The show of the month, probably of the year, must be the East Midlands Diamond Jubilee championship show. The show completed an excellent celebratory year for the club and what a great entry and atmosphere it had for exhibitors and spectators alike. I am grateful to Janet Higgins, who sent me some interesting details on the show. The entry was 270 dogs making 306 entries pretty evenly split between the sexes. With entries of 33 and 26 in the limit classes, it was reminiscent of days gone by.
The silent auction organised by the club to support Leicestershire SBT Rescue raised a total of £524 which, with the monies received with entries made a grand total of £568. The rescue stallholders reported good takins of around £200. Janet wants to thank, on behalf of all the committee, al those clubs and individuals who supported the club by way of generous donations. As a result different ceramic gifts were awarded to all prize winners from first to fifth in every class. The £50 raffle was won by one of the guest stewards, Mr George White.
In the interval there was a marvellous parade of champions with 26 taking part and each of them receiving a special diamond jubilee rosette. Janet adds the interesting statistic that these animals between them had won 109 CC’s and 72 RCC’s. The audience was very enthusiastic and appreciative of this display. Among the audience were a number of overseas visitors and each was invited to the hospitality room and presented with gifts of a 2010 mug, coaster and catalogue pack as a memento of the show. At the end of the show Alan Hedges (dog judge), Dave Lee (bitch judge) and Derek Smart (Referee) were each presented with commemorative diamond jubilee gifts.
DCC and BIS was Scarlet & Reids’s Ramblestaff Ebenezer Good (Ch Stormbull Solo ex Ramblestaff Off the Richter, and RDCC Samby & Frost’s Sunnystone Wizard of Oz (Int/Aus Ch Koendidda Umrum x Steel Magnolia). Both of these came out of the limit class.
BCC & RBIS was Frankland’s Alwych Tiger Lily (Ch Alport Fire Cracker ex A Lady Marmalade) from junior bitch and RCC Jackson & Whitehouse’s Ch Bourtie Wot a Steal (Ch Stormbull So Wot ex Ch Bourtie Steal the Limelight) from Open Bitch.
BP, on the Referee’s decision, was Davidson’s Waystaff Dutch Minister (Northpoints Dutch Courage at Waystaff ex Ch Waystaff Strikes Again) and BPB was Simpson’s Briganah Breaking Dawn (Ch Carnig Positive Profile ex Briganah All About Eve). BV was Lay’s dog Ch Carnig Positive Profile (Ch Beebeemi Claudius ex Eaststar Some Might Say).
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