Race Meet In Enniscorthy !

[Martin Tucker]

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The eagerly awaited meeting in Enniscorthy will take place on Sunday 2nd November (sorry John !)

So for those of you that were disappointed last time, or want to compete this time, please forward your entries to me as soon as possible and I will forward them to the organisers.

As in Roscrea, there will be 2 classes, one for lurchers and another for small dogs (whippet type) plus consolation racing for those beaten in the opening round !

Promises to be another top class days sport.

Please support this event.

 

[stormydog]

Martin can you provisionally book my 2 in please ? i need to see if i can get a swap in work. Hopefully ill get something sorted. those boys are looking another crack at my girl arent they :thumbsup:

ps you mentioned about £50 entry per dog...winner take all. hope that still applies

 

[Martin Tucker]

No John, I think it will be a €10 with the winner getting a couple of hundred for his troubles and the runner up, something worthwhile !

 

[coatsy]

No John, I think it will be a €10 with the winner getting a couple of hundred for his troubles and the runner up, something worthwhile !

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all the best ok luck to all taking part :luck:

 

[kirsty17]

in for 1 hell of an early start in the mrnin!!! me n dad n mi cuzins headin dwn so well b leavin here bout half 5 a think!! shud b as gud as te rest of the race meets weve been at this yr..so hpe all goes well!! :cheers:

 

[fra]

Any results??? Who won the lurchers and who won the small dog Whippet Type??

 

[Martin Tucker]

John Maher`s young dog SCOOBY beat Shane Lees BLACKY in a very close main final ! The two sem finals and four quarter finals were also won by less than a length ! John Carrols GINGER just got up to beat Martin Kennys MURT in the consolation final.

TWO very unwhippet size and type dogs contested the `small` dog final and it was John Maher again who landed the final with his BLACKY just getting the better of Billy Harpers pup DANNY BOY in another thrilling final. Both of which would have showed up well in the main event ! It was a pity they were let run, both big dogs, as they both won their semi finals by large distances and wasn`t really fair on the 16 other whippet type/size dogs that competed.

However it didn`t detract from another cracking day, well run on a good honest field with 50 dogs showing their paces.

An excellent first meeting of this type staged by the Enniscorthy lads, who all appreciate and enjoy watching their dogs compete. They all supported the event, some knowing they had no chance, but they wanted to take part. The right attitude in my book !

 

[chill36]

John Maher`s young dog SCOOBY beat Shane Lees BLACKY in a very close main final ! The two sem finals and four quarter finals were also won by less than a length ! John Carrols GINGER just got up to beat Martin Kennys MURT in the consolation final.
TWO very unwhippet size and type dogs contested the `small` dog final and it was John Maher again who landed the final with his BLACKY just getting the better of Billy Harpers pup DANNY BOY in another thrilling final. Both of which would have showed up well in the main event ! It was a pity they were let run, both big dogs, as they both won their semi finals by large distances and wasn`t really fair on the 16 other whippet type/size dogs that competed.

However it didn`t detract from another cracking day, well run on a good honest field with 50 dogs showing their paces.

An excellent first meeting of this type staged by the Enniscorthy lads, who all appreciate and enjoy watching their dogs compete. They all supported the event, some knowing they had no chance, but they wanted to take part. The right attitude in my book !

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why dont they just run unders and overs? :wacko: a few clubs over here run under 21`s for the whippets aswell :thumbsup:

 

[billyboy45]

John Maher`s young dog SCOOBY beat Shane Lees BLACKY in a very close main final ! The two sem finals and four quarter finals were also won by less than a length ! John Carrols GINGER just got up to beat Martin Kennys MURT in the consolation final.
TWO very unwhippet size and type dogs contested the `small` dog final and it was John Maher again who landed the final with his BLACKY just getting the better of Billy Harpers pup DANNY BOY in another thrilling final. Both of which would have showed up well in the main event ! It was a pity they were let run, both big dogs, as they both won their semi finals by large distances and wasn`t really fair on the 16 other whippet type/size dogs that competed.

However it didn`t detract from another cracking day, well run on a good honest field with 50 dogs showing their paces.

An excellent first meeting of this type staged by the Enniscorthy lads, who all appreciate and enjoy watching their dogs compete. They all supported the event, some knowing they had no chance, but they wanted to take part. The right attitude in my book !

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OK Martin.You've annoyed me now.You come up here for the last 2 years,and beat 17 inch whippets,with Ernie,who is ,as you've said yourself,just a hair under 23 inches to the shoulder.How many times did he run in the under 21 inch whippet racing. Not a word said,from me about this,as i classed him as a whippet,no matter what his size.I think you too,have said on here on many an occasion,that he is a full whippet,and if he had to race against small whippets,then so be it.I did ask for Danny to be put in the big class,but was told that since he was only a 12 month old pup,that he would be in with the smaller dogs,as there would be a few more pups his size and weight in the same class.Size did not matter in the class,as it was for whippet type,which means that Danny,being bred from a 17/18 lb whippet,and one of you're own greyhounds,thus leaving him whippet type,fitting the bill exactly.Pity everyone was afraid of Trouble though,leaving her to run with the greyhound types,as we all know who would have run away with the contest,big time.Oh and she is whippet type,and just under 23 inches. I was told that she was in the whippet type class,as that was what i entered her in,then for some reason,she was kept out,and put with the big stuff.How do you think i felt,when after 6 weeks of getting her ready for this,i found out no sooner than when i arrived there,that i had wasted my time.Anyway,ive been told that she will be in the right catagory,on Paddy's day.Will put the pix on later,as ive loads to sort out.

 

[rodders]

I'm a bit confused,does that mean if your dog is not tiny,it runs in a class for any size dog :blink: you'll have to get yourself over here Billy,you can run Danny Boy with non ped whippets :thumbsup: non ped description 'whippet type in appearence'bet Danny boy looks more whippet type than our Harvey :- "

 

[Martin Tucker]

Your talking cr*p now Billy ! The small dog stake was for small, light dogs like 16 of the 18 that contested it ! Ernie is 31lbs, slightly built and a bit leggy, not 40lbs + and built like a mini-greyhound ! I said to you Saturday night that your lad was in the wrong class !

I didn`t arrange the meet and the organisers came up to both me and Mark (the other beaten semi finalist) and apologised that the two big dogs were let run and it wouldn`t happen again !

You make out that Ernie has been competiting week in week out up North winning all the time against Whippets ! He has run 5 times in two years winning twice ! He ran at Shanes Castle last year and won the Whippet section, which I feel he is entitled to be in ! Why should I run him against `big` dogs ? He raced MISS TORI three times last year and each time she beat him well. Different type of dogs, at least 15lbs + heavier, bigger and stronger and faster. The difference between him and the whippets up the North is speed, not size or weight.

I only want to run the dog for the purpose he was bred for and enjoy it for that ! That`s why I love these meets, good craic and sport and why I don`t bother supporting the shows up North as there`s too much time with no racing, all showing.

TROUBLE ran really well in her two contests, but I wouldn`t put her in a small dog class looking at her and she ran real well to beat MURT in her opening course so you would have to say she was in the correct class for her ability.

I`m not going to get in a slanging match over this, we all know what is meant by `small` dogs, perhaps `light` dogs would be a better name for it.

A great days sport yesterday with some cracking buckles throughout the day with three as good a buckles as you would wish to see in the three finals.

The big thing from my point of you is the support these meetings get from the owners, proper dog men and fair play to you Billy for travelling down to support it and not for the first time either and i`m sure not the last !

 

[billyboy45]

Thing is Martin,as you say.You weren't running the thing.Danny looks nothing like a greyhound .Not like a few i could mention here.This was Kirsty's 1st time to race her pup for real,so please don't label him to me,as he's not mine.He belongs to Kirsty,and she was over the moon yesterday,so please don't try to take her wee bit of glory from her.I will do all i can to make this boy a championfor her,if at all possible.But then,that's my duty,to both my daughter,and the lad who bred him.As for what Danny was racing against,we will see,when i put up the pix.One of the dogs in the small dog competition was Teddyboy,who came from me,and is owned by one of the lads who ran the racing.Teddyboy is same size as Danny,and heavier.I did hold my hands up,at the event,and said that Danny was 24 inches tts.,,but the one who beat him,is much bigger,and a known racer,as he's done pretty well for his owner.I didn't enter Danny in the small dogs,he was put there by Mickey O Rourke and the lads who ran the thing.As for Trouble.No,she was not in the right class,just because she beat Murt,and would have went further,had she got away level,and had 5 more yrds to run,as she powered by her opponent,after coming from behind,when they hit the hill,and going 4/5 clear,between the line and the bails,which were another 10 yrds from the line.But that's racing,and as the saying goes,the race was 275 yrds,and not 276.Maybe next time,she will be in the right class,with that extra 100 yrds that she wants,so that she has time to get into top gear.Trouble is also whippet like,and 22/3/4 inches tts,as you yourself whitnessed,when i measured her in front of you at one of Roberts shows.This is not none ped racing,so hight is what matters mate,and not weight.As Ernie is just a fraction under 23 inches,he is,like it or not,(in lurcher racing terms)under 23 inches,same as Trouble.She may be faster than whatever was in the small dogs yesterday,but she was smaller than at least 70% of them, in that class.But as was also said,this was their 1st effort,and i realy enjoyed it,as did Kirsty,and my nephew,who took some crackin photo's,to go with mine,for on here.He had never seen a dog run after anything other than a car wheel,till yesterday,and i think he might just be back.We arrived home at 11 pm ,after leaving the field at 18.20pm.So after 10 hours behind the wheel,altogether ,im still knackered.

 

[stormydog]

BEFORE I VENTURE DOWN AGAIN TO DARKEST SOUTHER IRELAND CAN I PLEASE HAVE THE SIZE CATEGORY CLARIFIED ?

WHAT ARE THE SIZES...MY DOGS ARE 22 3/4" AND 27" ARE BOTH MINE IN BIG DOGS OR ONE OF EACH AS MAYBE IM WRONG HERE BUT DANNY RACED AGAINST COLT NOW HES IN SMALL DOGS :wacko: :wacko:

SO WHAT HEIGHT IS THE CUT-OFF LIMIT AS IF THIS IS THE CASE I MIGHT LET CHINA IN SMALLS THEN.

BILLY DO YOURSELF A FAVOUR AND STOP BRINGING EVERYONE ELSE INTO THIS WITH YOUR SLIMEY COMMENTS .

MARTIN PLEASE CLARIFY THIS AS IM SURE THERES A FEW UNDER 23" DOGS UP HERE WOULD LIKE TO RACE DOWN SOUTH IN THE UNDERS ONLY THE DIFFERENCE IS THE "SMALL DOG CLASS" IS REALLY SMALL AND AROUND 21" (WHIPPET TYPES) NOT 25" AND 50LB+ :wacko:

 

[Debbie b]

i hope you don't mind me having a say, i find the way you race very confusing, do you race on weights or heights, over here we race in heights, wouldn't it benefit your race go'ers if you had height classes and then there would be no arguements, as all dogs would be measured on the day for all to see and then you could get on with the racing with everyone equal, we have under 21" which could cover the really whippet sizes, under and over 23", its a shame when racing turns in to a tit for tat game, same over here as well, at the end of the day it's the racing that counts and the love of watching the dogs run,

 

[Martin Tucker]

Both your dogs John would be running in the big dog section ! There again you `could` run China in the small dog section and win by a distance ! !

40lb + dogs no matter how tall that have ability will always beat a 30lb dog the same height and i`ve no problem with that, but what the lads were trying to do was run 2 stakes with dogs of similar ability and size and the big dog section worked out terrific !

TROUBLE beat MURT by half a length in the 1st Round and was then bet half a length by EMMA in the 2nd round who in turn was beat a length by JOSIE in the quarters who lost to BLACKY by half a length in the semis who in turn lost to SCOOBY in the final by a half a length ! GINGER beat MURT a length in the Consolation final !

All the dogs and contests were outstanding with at least a dozen of the 32 dogs all in with a chance of winning !

Your dog and John Mahers dog won each of their contests in the `small ` dog section by a least 8-10 lengths and they both produced a great buckle when well matched in the final. Only a neck seperated the two beaten semi finalists ERNIE and BUTCH when they have met on THREE previous occasions !

Ernie won his earlier 2 rounds by 2-3 lengths on both runs, so they all seemed pretty well matched.

I enjoy watching two evenly matched dogs battle it out and there was plenty of that on show on Sunday !

I`m not going to comment any more about this matter as it doesn`t achieve anything !

Best of luck next season Kirsty with DANNY BOY as I have more than a passing interest in him as it was me that sent his dam WADDLE OFF to Gary Farmer. She being a litter sister to my old crack sprinter NANDROLONE !

http://www.greyhound-data.com/d?z=GC1DYb&d...olone&x=33&y=11

 

[billyboy45]

BEFORE I VENTURE DOWN AGAIN TO DARKEST SOUTHER IRELAND CAN I PLEASE HAVE THE SIZE CATEGORY CLARIFIED ?
WHAT ARE THE SIZES...MY DOGS ARE 22 3/4"  AND 27"  ARE BOTH MINE IN BIG DOGS OR ONE OF EACH AS MAYBE IM WRONG HERE BUT DANNY RACED AGAINST COLT NOW HES IN SMALL DOGS  :wacko:   :wacko:

SO WHAT HEIGHT IS THE CUT-OFF LIMIT AS IF THIS IS THE CASE I MIGHT LET CHINA IN SMALLS THEN.

BILLY DO YOURSELF A FAVOUR AND STOP BRINGING EVERYONE ELSE INTO THIS WITH YOUR SLIMEY COMMENTS . 

MARTIN PLEASE CLARIFY THIS AS IM SURE THERES A FEW UNDER 23" DOGS  UP HERE WOULD LIKE TO RACE DOWN SOUTH IN THE UNDERS ONLY THE DIFFERENCE IS THE "SMALL DOG CLASS" IS  REALLY SMALL AND AROUND 21" (WHIPPET TYPES)  NOT 25" AND 50LB+  :wacko:

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Slimey coments about what John.Or where are you going to now.Ive brought no one into anything,so i don't know where you are coming from.Yes,Dany raced against Colt.I was the 1st to hold my hands up down south,and say,there and then,that my dogs were in the wrong catagories.Hey,i didn't put them there,or haven't you read that and just jumped in the deep end,like i used to do.Maybe youve forgotten,but when Danny raced against Colt,it was me who entered him in the overs,as that was where he should have been.I could have had him in the pups race,as he was eligible for it,but like Colin,and Big Ian,i did the right thing,and kept him out.If you have a gripe about Danny,then take it up with his owner,not me.The lads who ran the thing down south,are those who are at fault for where Danny ran,not me.There is a program made out,and there is nothing anyone can do about it.There was no size or weight limit,Just greyhound types,and whippet types,with the odd rough coat,who were 27 inches tts.And i did go to them about this,on my arrival in the field.So come of youre high horse john.Now can we leave it at that,as i dont know why i have to defend myself here,for summit i had no control over.

 

[stormydog]

BEFORE I VENTURE DOWN AGAIN TO DARKEST SOUTHER IRELAND CAN I PLEASE HAVE THE SIZE CATEGORY CLARIFIED ?
WHAT ARE THE SIZES...MY DOGS ARE 22 3/4"  AND 27"  ARE BOTH MINE IN BIG DOGS OR ONE OF EACH AS MAYBE IM WRONG HERE BUT DANNY RACED AGAINST COLT NOW HES IN SMALL DOGS  :wacko:   :wacko:

SO WHAT HEIGHT IS THE CUT-OFF LIMIT AS IF THIS IS THE CASE I MIGHT LET CHINA IN SMALLS THEN.

BILLY DO YOURSELF A FAVOUR AND STOP BRINGING EVERYONE ELSE INTO THIS WITH YOUR SLIMEY COMMENTS . 

MARTIN PLEASE CLARIFY THIS AS IM SURE THERES A FEW UNDER 23" DOGS  UP HERE WOULD LIKE TO RACE DOWN SOUTH IN THE UNDERS ONLY THE DIFFERENCE IS THE "SMALL DOG CLASS" IS  REALLY SMALL AND AROUND 21" (WHIPPET TYPES)  NOT 25" AND 50LB+  :wacko:

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Slimey coments about what John.Or where are you going to now.Ive brought no one into anything,so i don't know where you are coming from.Yes,Dany raced against Colt.I was the 1st to hold my hands up down south,and say,there and then,that my dogs were in the wrong catagories.Hey,i didn't put them there,or haven't you read that and just jumped in the deep end,like i used to do.Maybe youve forgotten,but when Danny raced against Colt,it was me who entered him in the overs,as that was where he should have been.I could have had him in the pups race,as he was eligible for it,but like Colin,and Big Ian,i did the right thing,and kept him out.If you have a gripe about Danny,then take it up with his owner,not me.The lads who ran the thing down south,are those who are at fault for where Danny ran,not me.There is a program made out,and there is nothing anyone can do about it.There was no size or weight limit,Just greyhound types,and whippet types,with the odd rough coat,who were 27 inches tts.And i did go to them about this,on my arrival in the field.So come of youre high horse john.Now can we leave it at that,as i dont know why i have to defend myself here,for summit i had no control over.

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Firstly billy..."Danny looks nothing like a greyhound .Not like a few i could mention here."...whats that supposed to mean ?? i know you too well billy :thumbsup:

secondly i havent said anywhere i have a problem with danny...how many times have i told you and kirtsy how much i said the dog was a cracker ???! all ive asked is for clarification about heights as this race baffled me. i couldnt give a fuk who races what dog in what class...but im sure theres a few who would. i could go on all day on this but f*** it enuffs enuff. this k9 lurcher crap is pure wank! im going to give you lot a break as ive seen enough shit here to do me a life time. ive my first grandson due any minute so i dont need to read any bollox on here..and unlike loads on here i have a life.

 

[billyboy45]

BEFORE I VENTURE DOWN AGAIN TO DARKEST SOUTHER IRELAND CAN I PLEASE HAVE THE SIZE CATEGORY CLARIFIED ?
WHAT ARE THE SIZES...MY DOGS ARE 22 3/4"  AND 27"  ARE BOTH MINE IN BIG DOGS OR ONE OF EACH AS MAYBE IM WRONG HERE BUT DANNY RACED AGAINST COLT NOW HES IN SMALL DOGS  :wacko:   :wacko:

SO WHAT HEIGHT IS THE CUT-OFF LIMIT AS IF THIS IS THE CASE I MIGHT LET CHINA IN SMALLS THEN.

BILLY DO YOURSELF A FAVOUR AND STOP BRINGING EVERYONE ELSE INTO THIS WITH YOUR SLIMEY COMMENTS . 

MARTIN PLEASE CLARIFY THIS AS IM SURE THERES A FEW UNDER 23" DOGS  UP HERE WOULD LIKE TO RACE DOWN SOUTH IN THE UNDERS ONLY THE DIFFERENCE IS THE "SMALL DOG CLASS" IS  REALLY SMALL AND AROUND 21" (WHIPPET TYPES)  NOT 25" AND 50LB+  :wacko:

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Slimey coments about what John.Or where are you going to now.Ive brought no one into anything,so i don't know where you are coming from.Yes,Dany raced against Colt.I was the 1st to hold my hands up down south,and say,there and then,that my dogs were in the wrong catagories.Hey,i didn't put them there,or haven't you read that and just jumped in the deep end,like i used to do.Maybe youve forgotten,but when Danny raced against Colt,it was me who entered him in the overs,as that was where he should have been.I could have had him in the pups race,as he was eligible for it,but like Colin,and Big Ian,i did the right thing,and kept him out.If you have a gripe about Danny,then take it up with his owner,not me.The lads who ran the thing down south,are those who are at fault for where Danny ran,not me.There is a program made out,and there is nothing anyone can do about it.There was no size or weight limit,Just greyhound types,and whippet types,with the odd rough coat,who were 27 inches tts.And i did go to them about this,on my arrival in the field.So come of youre high horse john.Now can we leave it at that,as i dont know why i have to defend myself here,for summit i had no control over.

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Firstly billy..."Danny looks nothing like a greyhound .Not like a few i could mention here."...whats that supposed to mean ?? i know you too well billy :thumbsup:

secondly i havent said anywhere i have a problem with danny...how many times have i told you and kirtsy how much i said the dog was a cracker ???! all ive asked is for clarification about heights as this race baffled me. i couldnt give a fuk who races what dog in what class...but im sure theres a few who would. i could go on all day on this but f*** it enuffs enuff. this k9 lurcher crap is pure wank! im going to give you lot a break as ive seen enough shit here to do me a life time. ive my first grandson due any minute so i dont need to read any bollox on here..and unlike loads on here i have a life.

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Unlike loads on here,i have a life.

Then live it John,and don't go getting yourself all worked up,over summit that you weren't involved in.And John.If i have anything to say,Ill say it.And if you know me,you know i'll say it.Now forgetting the Crap,as you call it.Gave youre daughter,my regards,when you can,and im sending her all my best wishes for what lies ahead of her.Hope (and pray)that all goes well,and you will soon have summit more important than dog racing to think about.Hopefully we can all meet on the line somewhere,as i want to see that wee bitch of youre's beat us by that distance,ha ha.The bit about Danny looking nothing like a greyhound,and not like some i could mention on here,doesn't even involve the northern dogs.And yes,quite a few did look like pure greyhounds,but if there's as much as 1/16 of anything else in there,then there not.Aint that right.

 

[Macha]

well, I wasn't there but I have a complaint because I saw the photos; the dogs weren't muzzled. I haven't heard that any dogs got bitten, but I have seen that happen a couple of events and I do think muzzles should be required wear for all the dogs competing.

 

[Shadow-Hunter]

well, I wasn't there but I have a complaint because I saw the photos; the dogs weren't muzzled. I haven't heard that any dogs got bitten, but I have seen that happen a couple of events and I do think muzzles should be required wear for all the dogs competing.

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Yes Macha good point just a few weeks ago we all saw a dog geting attacked no muzzles on them!!!