DATED MATERIAL Directions: Redmond, WA 98053 6011 196 c/o Silkenfest Lori Silvestri INTERNATIONALSILKEN WINDHOUND SOCIETY Camping Lodging: Follow dirt road to the clubhouse The Polo Field is down a dirt road in the trees on the right just before the 288th Street intersection, and will be marked wi light in McKenna (Exxo From signage. Follow dirt road to the clubhouse left onto 8th Ave. Go 5.2 miles and (just after crossing 288th St.) turn left into the entrance south on Pacific Ave approximately 5 miles to the Roy “Y” and bear right on WA From Early Entries close Monday, May 26, 2013 at 9:00 PM at the FTS’ address the the Day-Of-Trial Entries close 9:00 AM at the FTS’ table the day of the trial Red Lion th (no hookups) is allowed on the field at no charge. South North Ave NE OFFICIAL PREMIUM LIST - - Take I From I Inn, 2300 Evergreen Park Drive n station) on Hwy 702/352nd St. Go 5.3 miles to flashing yellow light and turn left on 8th Ave. Go approx. 3.5 miles. - - 5 exit 88A (Tenino exit) and follow to Yelm. Turn right at the stop light and follow to McKenna. Turn right at stop 5 take exit #127 (Hwy 512 Puyallup exit) towards Puyallup. Take the Pacific Ave exit ( . SW, Olympia, WA 98502 (360) 943 - 507/Spanaway McKenna Hwy. Go 1.2 miles and turn slight - INTERNATIONAL SILKEN WINDHOUND SOCIETY 4000 to the Polo Field on a dirt road marked with Monday, June 2, 2014 Silken Windhound National Specialty ASFA LURE COURSING TRIAL Region 1 th Hwy 7) and turn right. Go Tacomo Polo Fields – 29125 8 Ave S., Roy, WA Early Entry Fees: $20 First entry, $15 all additional, same owner Day oF Trial Entry Fees: $30 per hound All early entries will be eligible to win a $25.00 cash gift card. The winning entry will th signage. be drawn during the trial. Permission has been granted by the American Sighthound Field Association for the holding of this event under American Sighthound Field Association Rules and Regulations. Debb Meyer, Chairperson, ASFA Scheduling Committee Go to www.ASFA.org for the latest Rulebook, Policies, Contacts, Clubs, Trial Schedules, Trial Results & much more. INTERNATIONAL SILKEN WINDHOUND SOCIETY All first time entries MUST include a copy of the hound’s registration certificate. The entry for each hound entering for the first time MUST include a completed & DIRECTORS: signed ASFA Certification Form or Waiver Form (with proof of title) and a copy of President ....................................................................................... Jerilynn Adin Safran the hound’s registration certificate (ASFA certific ation waived for Single Stake Vice President ............................................................................................. Iola Stetson entries only). Recording Secretary .................................................................................. Kathy Leach Corresponding Secretary ......................................................................... Cindy Wolpin STAKES OFFERED: Treasurer ............................................................................................. Denise Carvalho Open Stake: Any eligible Silken Windhound, excluding ASFA Field Champions of Members at Large: record. Int’l Delegate ................................................................................................ Gill Grist Field Champion Stake: Any ASFA Field Champion of record. Registrar ................................................................................. R. Lynn Shell-Whitlock Veteran Stake: Any eligible Silken Windhound whose age is at least six years. Points Founder .................................................................................................. Francie Stull go toward V-FCh or V-LCM titles. Singles: Any eligible Silken Windhound including those disqualified to run in other FIELD TRIAL COMMITTEE: stakes. Each hound runs alone. Not eligible for Best of Breed or Best in Field. Field Trial Chair: Karen Sanders Hounds are eligible to earn TCP and CPX titles from the Singles stake. Field Trial Secretary: Lori Silvestri – 805-235-3938, [email protected] Kennel Stake: An entry shall consist of two Silken Windhounds, designated at time Huntmaster: Judi Robinson of entry, in one of the regular stakes being owned and kenneled by the same Lure Operator: Aaron Swepton person. Field Clerks: Jolene Hicks, Patricia Hill ISWS ConFormation (Bench) Stake: An entry shall consist of a single hound with Paddock Crew: Jason Holmberg, Tammy Mills proof on file with the ISWS of a conformation championship. Inspection Committee: Barb Franklin, Jackie Koski, Melissa Bancuk Best in Field will not be offered. JUDGES: CONDITIONS OF ENTRY: Ann Chamberlain – Myrtle Creek, OR All entries must be one year or older on the day of the trial. Stakes will be split into Jill Bryson – Hailey, ID flights by public random draw if the entry in any regular stake is 20 or more. Bitches in season, lame hounds and hounds with breed disqualifications will be excused at RUNNING ORDER: Open, FCh, Veteran, Single roll call. Spayed, neutered, monorchid or cryptorchid hounds without breed TRIAL HOURS: 8:00 am until completion disqualifications may be entered. Hounds with breed disqualifications are not ROLL CALL: 9:00 am - any hound not present will be scratched. eligible to enter except in the Single Stake. Hounds not present at time of roll call AWARDS: will be scratched. All hounds will run twice, in trios if possible, or braces (except in Rosettes will be offered for all placements: BOB (Purple & Gold), High Scoring Singles the Single Stake), unless excused, dismissed or disqualified. Certification runs will (Navy & Gold), First (Blue), Second (Red), Third (Yellow), Fourth (White), NBQ (Dark be offered before the trial as time permits. Green); Nonstandard stakes: Kennel and ISWS Conformation (Bench) Stakes EQUIPMENT: ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Battery powered, DRAG lure machines will be used, with backup equipment on site. Only purebred Silken Windhounds individually registered with the United Kennel Club The lure will consist of white plastic and/or fur strips. (UKC) and/or International Silken Windhound Society (ISWS) may be entered. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Late, incomplete, unsigned or unpaid entries will not be accepted. Substitutes for A $5.00 penalty will be collected for any loose hound not in competition, and from lame or in-season hounds will be allowed if substitute has the same owner and field any person not cleaning up after his/her hound. No alcoholic beverages will be secretary is notified before close of entries. permitted on the site during trial hours. Persons exhibiting unsportsmanlike CertiFication runs will be offered before the trial at the cost of $15.00 per dog. You conduct detrimental to ISWS, ASFA, Tacoma Polo Club, any hound or person will must pre-arrange certification runs with the Field Secretary (email OK - first come, be asked to leave the trial site and may be subject to Further disciplinary action. first served) and must provide your own by-dog. We cannot guarantee that time will allow for more than a few qualifying runs. For that reason, please make every effort Food: There are no restaurants close but lunch will be catered in. Please see the to qualify your dogs before SilkenFest. SilkenFest premium to order and pay for lunch. COURSE PLAN: VETERINARIANS: The club reserves the right to alter the course plan as required by weather and/or field Spanaway Veterinary Clinic (~8 miles from field) conditions on the day of the Trial. Course will be reversed for finals and runoffs at the (253) 537-4356 16920 Pacific Ave S., Spanaway, WA. www.spanawayvet.com discretion of the judges. Animal Emergency Clinic (~18 miles from the field) 55 55 60 (253) 474-0791 5608 S Durango St., Tacoma, WA. www.theaec.com 55 135 Electronic Entries and Payment 55 In 2006, ASFA Operational Policy #287 was revised as follows: 45 “Fax and email entries may be accepted by Field Trial Secretaries, but only in such cases as 45 50 payment (e.g., by Paypal or similar service, or by credit card) is received at the time the entry is submitted.” 50 75 75 60 Please read the following instructions carefully: s/f 1. Send entry Fees via Paypal. 815 yds ü Send all PayPal payments to: [email protected] Allagante Windspirit Barbados Memorial Trophy: ü Payments made through PayPal must include a 3.5% surcharge to cover PayPal fees In addition to its beautiful logo and evergreen setting, Silkenfest ü Include a copy of your PayPal receipt with your entry for it to be considered complete. 2014 will be notable for the inaugural presentation of ISWS’ first perpetual trophy: The Allagante Windspirit Barbados Memorial 2. Your entries MUST be submitted on official ASFA entry forms. You may use your own pre- Trophy. This trophy will be awarded at Silkenfest annually to a filled official ASFA entry forms, the generic MS Word or PDF versions available on the ASFA Silken Windhound that excels both in Lure Coursing & in website (http://www.asfa.org) or the entry form available in the premium list to fill out on Conformation. your computer and then print off and sign by hand. Then scan the hard copy with your original signature to submit via email. My Bados (ISWS CH, ICKC Int’l CH, UKC GrCh Allagante Windspirit Barbados ISWS FCh, LCM, SRC, ORC, ASFA FCh) excelled in many arenas; his breeder described him as an ‘everything’ dog. 3. Email your completed entry forms and any required documents (e.g. scanned copies of He earned multiple titles in both performance & conformation before his 4th birthday. certification/waiver and registration papers for FTEs) to [email protected]. Your entries MUST: Among all these talents, Bados’ forte was lure coursing. He made the ASFA top 20 in 2010 after only 3 months of competition. For the breed, he was ranked #1 by ASFA in 2011, #2 in 2012, #3 ü Be sent AFTER payment is completed per instructions above. at the time of his death this past October. He even finished 2013 ranked at #7. Bados was ISWS’ 4th Lure Courser of Merit out of only 5 or 6 in the breed, and currently he is #2 on ASFA’s ü Contain an original signature (NOT a typed signature in lieu of original).