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And nearly forgot! The litter brother of Graceful Chimes and Chimes @ Midnight, Maida at 22lbs also ran the fastest time of the day at one of the few Champs that he attended.

You have such short memories. Tex's mother,W.C.R Ch.Sp.Ch.Vet. Crown Graceful Chimes ran the same distance in 8 .79 seconds @24lbs and her litter sister, Chimes @ Midnight and the same weight recorded 8.78 seconds. Steve Bryant's 18lb bitch Agile Dream also ran the distance twice at under 9...

Sorry, the date had to fit in with The Polo club, West Somerset WRC calendar , committee members and memnber's holidays, and the slipper's commitments. At this time of year it was going to clash with something! Have a good day which ever event you attend.

We wish to announce the next event of the Venture Sprint Club. It will be a 200m sprint at the Taunton Vale Polo Club using the facilities and permission of West Somerset Whippet Racing Club. Proceeds in aid of West Somerset WRC. The Slipper will be Mel Nichols as usual. Home made...

Thanks to everybody for coming and braving the sunshine and showers. We had a full card of seven stakes of Greyhounds, ten stakes of Whippets and three stakes of lurchers. Everybody who was expected turned up - well done. The rain cleared, and the sun came out. We picniced on the grass and...

The postcode for the field is : GL12 8LB The event will also be signposted. See you there!

There is a large card for next Sunday's meeting, (76 slips), so PLEASE arrive by 9 00a.m. First brace in slips is 9 30. We shall be on the field for 8 00a.m. and the refreshment wagon will be there for early breakfasts! The location is stunning, and the track looks perfect after the rain. All...

We are holding a Hill Sprint at Wickwar in South Gloucestershire on SUNDAY JULY 12. This is a re-run of the November meeting which was cancelled because of the state of the field. We did receive lots of entry for the November meeting. We are contacting people to see if they want their entries...

We held a very successful fun dog show last Sunday on Taunton Polo Ground. We had two show rings with judges Stephen Colson for terriers and Ian Adamson for running dogs. There was an agility course and fun racing trials up the track home made refreshments, pet supplies and greyhound rescue...

Reports recently sent to Affliated Club Secretaries for the meeting on the 24th. Report from Mary Lowe, Colours of litters from Alamo Flier, to follow article on colour of whippets. M_Lowe_interim_report_220409_1.0_1_.doc Vensuter_Alamo_Venture_1_.doc whippet_colours.doc

Thanks Rob and Kay for great pictures of our Connie and Reg in the n/e 28 final.

Well done Julia today wish i'd been there! Jason well chuffed. See you at the next champs with 'H' Vicky x

Thanks Barabara for the results. Dont forget Wheatroyd Constant Chimes and Wheatroyd Gambler Boy, first and second in the 28lb final - Connie getting fastest time of the day! A good day's racing for everyone and congratulations to all the winners. Thanks to the WCRA for an excellent meeting -...

I also want to thank West Somerset for such a great time. We had some good racing and it was pleasure to see so many puppies and young dogs trialling and having fun. All Jack's pups looked impressive, especially Bentley who ran his little socks off, much to the delight of Claire and her Mum...

The first race meeting of the season is on Sunday. Please enter the polo ground by the Orchard Portman gate as the sheep are on the field by the usual entrance.

The Venture coats are designed to open at the front so they can be taken of easily when the dog is being put into slips or into a trap. Sue will renew the velcro fastenings for you to save you having to buy new coats. Give her a ring.

I inspected the field this morning at 8 00a.m. and whilst the track is in good condition access to it is impossible. Even Bob found it difficult in his 4 wheel drive. As rain is forcast this afternoon and tonight here,when the condition of the field will further deteriorate then we have no...

Yes , I knew Billy well and have a bitch out of the last litter that he and Linda bred. She is a daughter of Linda's W.C.R.Ch./Fed Ch Magic Trick.Although she raced occasionally, she was more at home on the coursing field and is still at 12+ an ace ratter. She is the mother of W.C.R.Ch, Sp...