The Ocicat Club
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SCHEDULE THE OCICAT CLUB 6th CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW (Under the Rules of the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy) To be held at Eynsham Village Hall, Back Road, Eynsham, Nr Witney, Oxon OX29 4QW On Saturday 1st October 2011 SHOW MANAGER Mrs. L. Ashmore 7 Ledstone Road Sheffield S8 0NS Assistant Show Managers Mrs. J. Keates Mr I Macro Emergency Number on show day: 07871 801143 Entries close 5th September 2011 THE OCICAT CLUB President: Mr Desmond Morris OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS 2011 Chair: Mrs Valerie Donlon 24 Lyndham Avenue Stapenhill Burton-on-Trent Staffs DE15 9BQ Vice-Chairman : Mrs Manuela Croft Trophies Secretary Mrs Valerie Donlon Honorary Secretary Membership Secretary Mrs Rosemary Caunter Woodlands Mounters Lane Chawton Alton Hampshire GU34 1RZ Tel: 01420 82957 Honorary Treasurer Mrs Lorraine Parry 33 Barley Close Glenfield Leicester LE3 8SB Tel: 0116 2321137 COMMITTEE Mrs Jacky Atkinson Mrs Mavis Ives Mrs Jane Keates Mr David Parry (Welfare Officer) Tel: 0116 2321137 Mr Owen Maudlin Mrs Stacie Shorten Co-opted: Mrs Anita Bryce Mrs Monika Maudlin Mr Ian Shorten WEBSITE : www.ocicatclubuk.org Webmaster: Mrs Stacie Shorten SHOW MANAGER: MRS L . ASHMORE 7 Ledstone Road Sheffield. S8 0NS Tel:01142 586866 e-mail: [email protected] Schedules available from & all entries to be returned to: ASSISTANT SHOW MANAGER: MRS. J KEATES 11 Bridge Close Bursledon SOUTHAMPTON, HAMPSHIRE SO31 8AN Tel: 023 80403426 e-mail: [email protected] JUDGES: Mrs B Shingleton Mrs C Jones Mrs D Harper Mrs M Smith. BEST IN SHOW – Ocicat ADULT Mrs B Shingleton KITTEN Mrs C Jones NEUTER Mrs C Jones OVERALL Mrs D Harper BEST IN SHOW – Ocicat Classic ADULT Mrs D Harper KITTEN Mrs C Jones NEUTER Mrs C Jones OVERALL Mrs B Shingleton NON PED AND PED PET BIS PED PET Mrs M Smith NON PED PET Mrs C Jones OVERALL Mrs M Smith Duty Vet: Caroline Blundell, BVetMed, CertSAM, MRCVS assisted by Liz Howes VN The Oxford Cat Clinic Please note that judging will start at 11am and vetting in will be open between 09:00am and 10:45am. 1 SHOW RULES, PROCEDURES AND REGULATIONS The Show is held under the Rules of the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy and is open to all. A Copy of these Rules is obtainable from the GCCF Office at, 5 King’s Castle Business Park, The Drove, Bridgewater, Somerset, TA6 4AG. These Rules must be read by all, for they are not repeated herein, but will be strictly applied. Ignorance of any rule will not be accepted as excuse of their breach. The Committee reserve, to themselves, the right to: a) Appoint other Judges should those advertised be unable to fulfill their engagement and to appoint further Judges should they be required. b) Fix and limit the number of exhibits at the Show. c) To accept or refuse exhibit entry without giving reason. d) Cancel, amalgamate or divide classes. e) Publish a Catalogue of the Show containing information as to the exhibits and names and addresses of exhibitors. f) Disqualify cats entered into the wrong classes by the exhibitors. g) Retain a percentage of the entry fees to cover essential expenses, in the event of the Show being cancelled for any reason. h) No other animals or pets will be allowed into the show hall other than exhibiting Cats, Kittens and Neuters. I) The Show Manager reserves the right to pass on any charges incurred to Exhibitors whose cheques are returned unpaid or ‘Referred to Drawer’. A fee of £15.00 will be charged and entry withdrawn from the show until full payment is made. j) No Cats/kittens should be left unattended in cars. Any such act which could be detrimental to the welfare of the cat(s) could result in disciplinary action. k) Cats/kittens should not be offered for sale at this show, any such act which could be detrimental to the welfare of the cat(s) could result in disciplinary action. l) Fresh water and adequate clean litter must be provided for each exhibit at all times. ELIGIBILITY OF EXHIBITS TO ENTER THE SHOW PEDIGREE SECTION: All Cats, Kittens and Neuters of breeds recognized by, and registered with the GCCF, (except those registered on the Reference Register) are eligible for entry in the competition. To be effective for entry all registration and/or transfers must have reached the GCCF Office at least 21 days prior to the show. No cat or Kitten, entire or neutered, born after 19.10.71, with one or both parents, grandparents or great-grand-parents unregistered shall be eligible for entry into Open Classes. Cats which are not normally resident with their registered owner should be transferred into the ownership of their keeper if they are to be shown. Exhibitors are reminded that in the event of rejection, all exhibits in the same registered ownership may also be rejected and clearance may be required for both households. NON-PEDIGREE SECTION: All unregistered Cats, Kittens and Neuters of unknown or unregistered Non- Pedigree parentage are eligible for entry in the Non-Pedigree Section. All Non-Pedigree cats over nine months of age must be neutered. GENERAL GUIDELINES ON ENTERING SHOWS Where possible, always complete your show entry form from your GCCF registration document (i.e. Registration or Transfer Certificate) for the cat that is to be exhibited, printing the details carefully to avoid any misinterpretation of your handwriting. If you have not received your registration document at the time of entry, complete the show entry form with the details from the pedigree, giving the first choice of name if it is a non-prefix registration, and put RAF (Registration Applied For) or TAF (Transfer Applied For), or both, in the Regd No box. It is wise to enclose a stamped self-addressed acknowledgment postcard with all registration and transfer applications, particularly for cats entered for shows, so that you know that the application has been received by the GCCF. Try to keep a copy of your entry form – then, when you receive the registration details and number, check these against the entry form and notify the Show Manager(s) in writing of any differences in the details as well as giving the registration number, if applicable. This may not be in time for the printing of the Show Catalogue, but the Show Manager(s) should attach your letter to your entry form which will save unnecessary notification of discrepancies when the show is checked. All Catalogue errors are checked against the original entry form and any exhibitor’s letters are used for reference. Show management’s are 2 permitted to accept corrections, at their own discretion, up to the close of the show (on show day); such a change must not be a change of exhibit. If you are entering several cats from your household and the registered owners (exhibitors) differ within that household/family, check with the Show Manager(s) whether using one entry form is acceptable or not and, if it is, indicate very clearly which exhibitor owns which cat, ensuring all owners sign the entry form. It may be less confusing and more acceptable to the show Manager(s) for each owner to use separate entry forms, but joint owners of an exhibit/exhibits should always use the same form and both must sign. STATUS OF ERRORS – WHAT TO EXPECT MINOR ERRORS – These warrant a notification for your reference if the error occurs more than once and it is apparent that registration details were available at the time of entry or before the date of the Show. Continuous repetition of the same error after notification will be referred to the Executive Committee. Examples of minor errors include: (a) spelling errors (b) separation of cat’s names that should be one word, and vice versa (c) administrative/breeder’s prefix omitted from, or partially incorrect name given for exhibit (d) overseas title preceding the name of an exhibit, sire or dam etc (e) full breed number known but not given (f) Sire and Dam reversed or named incorrectly (g) breeder joint when single, and vice versa INCORRECT DATE OF BIRTH – This is usually classed as a minor error unless it affects an entry into classes based on age groups when it could warrant disqualification of the exhibit from such classes; but if the incorrect date of birth affects the age suitably as a whole, then the exhibit will be disqualified from the Show. N.B. AGE LIMITS: Kittens – not less than 14 weeks and under 9 calendar months on date of show. Adults – not less than 9 calendar months on date of Show. INCORRECT NAME OF EXHIBIT/OWNER/BREEDER – If registration/transfer details were obviously available at the time of entry or before the date of the Show, disqualification is inevitable. The following discrepancies are those which usually arise. EXHIBIT Totally incorrect name REGISTERED OWNER/ EXHIBITOR Joint when they should be single and vice versa Declaration not signed by registered owner(s); N.B. The exhibitor(s) must be the registered owner(s) of the cat and not necessarily the person who actually takes the cat to the show BREEDER Totally incorrect name or names N.B. The breeder of a cat is always the registered owner of the dam on the date of the cat’s birth. REGISTRATION/TRANSFER NOT RECEIVED BY GCCF 21 DAYS BEFORE THE DATE OF SHOW – These entries will be disqualified. Remember the effective date of all registrations and transfers is the first date of valid receipt by the GCCF, and if you enclose your own stamped addressed acknowledgement card with your application form this will be stamped with the GCCF Office date of receipt.