Well the first Master Mc Grath Challenge is over and John Humphries bitch China is the champion.
Congratulations to John, to Rose McCoy (almost literally a short head behind) and to Shane Lee for qualifying two dogs in the final. Also to all the dogs that qualified all over the UK and our thanks to those who turned up to race on the day and took the result so sportingly.
I would like to thank our line judges Tom Fulton, Chairman of the Hunting Assciation of Ireland, Billy and Darren. We did have the technology of a photo finish but had decided that judging would be by a three judges majority decision.
The Master Mc Grath racing and a number of the other fair highlights will be on www.fieldsportschannel.tv at 7.30 on Wednesday night and on www.dogandcountry.tv on Thursday night at 7.00pm.
Now the Great Game Fairs of Ireland Show rolls on to Birr for the Irish Game & Country Fair on the 27th & 28th August.
Shane Lee and the Rosscrea team will be running the racing on Saturday for the ROI Terrier, Whippet & Lurcher Championships AND the first heat of the 2nd Annual Master Mc Grath Challenge - Shane will have the honour of hosting the first new qualifier for the 2012 final at Shanes Castle. This time the distance will be over 200 yards.
And of course apart from the ROI Terrier, Whippet and Lurcher Championships Birr will host the last heat and the final of the Five Nations Lurcher Championships with a prize fund of over €1500 on the Sunday.
Albertj
Congratulations to John, to Rose McCoy (almost literally a short head behind) and to Shane Lee for qualifying two dogs in the final. Also to all the dogs that qualified all over the UK and our thanks to those who turned up to race on the day and took the result so sportingly.
I would like to thank our line judges Tom Fulton, Chairman of the Hunting Assciation of Ireland, Billy and Darren. We did have the technology of a photo finish but had decided that judging would be by a three judges majority decision.
The Master Mc Grath racing and a number of the other fair highlights will be on www.fieldsportschannel.tv at 7.30 on Wednesday night and on www.dogandcountry.tv on Thursday night at 7.00pm.
Now the Great Game Fairs of Ireland Show rolls on to Birr for the Irish Game & Country Fair on the 27th & 28th August.
Shane Lee and the Rosscrea team will be running the racing on Saturday for the ROI Terrier, Whippet & Lurcher Championships AND the first heat of the 2nd Annual Master Mc Grath Challenge - Shane will have the honour of hosting the first new qualifier for the 2012 final at Shanes Castle. This time the distance will be over 200 yards.
And of course apart from the ROI Terrier, Whippet and Lurcher Championships Birr will host the last heat and the final of the Five Nations Lurcher Championships with a prize fund of over €1500 on the Sunday.
Albertj
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