Early entries close 6:00 p.m. Thursday, Oct 8, 2009 at the FTS’ address. Day-of-trial entries close 9:00 a.m. at the FTS’ table the day of 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. Denise Como, Chair, ASFA Scheduling Committee Western Washington Whippet Association Beth Levine PO Box 458 Sultan, WA Dated Material No one will be allowed on the field without the express permission of the field chairman, except the appointed field committee. A $5.00 fine will be charged to anybody caught not picking up after their dog or leaving garbage on the field. Anybody exhibiting unsportsmanlike behavior will be excused from the field and may be subject to further disciplinary action. These rules will be strictly enforced. Driving Directions: From the North: From I-5 take exit #127 (Hwy 512 Puyallup exit) towards Puyallup. Take the Pacific Ave exit (Hwy 7) and turn right. Go south on Pacific Ave approximately 5 miles to the Roy "Y" and bear right on WA-507/Spanaway McKenna Hwy. Go 1.2 miles and turn slight left onto 8th Ave. Go 5.2 miles and (just after crossing 288th St.) turn left into the entrance to the Polo Field on a dirt road marked with signage. Follow dirt road to clubhouse. From the South: Take I-5 exit 88A (Tenino exit) and follow to Yelm. Turn right at the stop light and follow to McKenna. Turn right at stop light in McKenna (Exxon 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. The Polo Field is down a dirt road in the trees on the right just before the 288th Street intersection, and will be marked with signage.. Follow dirt road to clubhouse. ASFA Region 1 TWO ASFA ALL BREED LURE FIELD TRIALS Saturday & Sunday, October 10 & 11, 2009 Roy Polo Field, Roy, WA Entry Fees: Early entry:$18.00 first hound, $16.00 second hound, and $14.00 each additional hound of same owner. Day-of-Trial:$22.00 each hound Online entries: add 2.9% + $.30 to total entries to cover paypal fees ASFA regulations prohibit the field secretary from accepting conditional entries, including phone, unpaid, or non-certified or non-waivered FTE (First Time Entered) entries. Completed entries, with fees, must be received by Early Entry deadline. Certification runs will be offered AFTER the Saturday trial only, at the cost of $5.00 per dog. You must provide your own by-dog and pre-arrange certification runs with the Field Secretary. (Hounds certifying may enter the Sunday trial at early-entry fee only if paperwork is received at the secretary’s table by 9:00 a.m. Sunday, Oct 11.)

All entries must be one year or older on the day of the trial. Stakes will be split into 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 roll call. Substitutions allowed only if received by close of day-of-trial entries. Spayed, neutered, monorchid or cryptorchid hounds without breed disqualifications may be entered; hounds with breed disqualifications are not eligible to enter except in the Single Stake. Hounds not present at the time of roll call will be scratched. All hounds will run twice, in trios if possible or braces (except in the Single Stake), unless excused, dismissed or disqualified. Battery- powered DRAG lure machines will be used, with backup equipment on site. The lure will consist of white plastic strips and/or fur strips. A $5.00 fine will be collected from the handler of any non-competing hound running loose on the field during the course in progress, and from any person not cleaning up after his/her hound. No alcoholic beverages will be permitted on the site during trial hours. The Field Committee reserves the right to alter the course plan as required by weather and/or field conditions on the day of the trial. Persons exhibiting unsportsmanlike conduct detrimental to WWWA, ASFA, Tacoma Polo Club, Roy Polo Field, any hound, or other person will be asked to leave the trial site and may be subject to further disciplinary action. Western Washington Whippet Association Judges Ann Billups, London Road, Cottage Grove, OR Beth Levine, PO Box 458, Sultan, WA Mike Savage, PO Box , Spokane, WA Rosettes awarded for all placements, 1 st through NBQ, Best of Breed, and Best In Field, for all breeds. Prizes awarded for 1 st placements, BOB, and BIF for all breeds. Trial Hours: 8:00 a.m. Day-of-Trial Entries Close: 9:00 a.m. Trial Roll Call: 9:00 a.m. (Early inspection will be conducted after the start of trial hours and before the official roll call time – you are encouraged, but not required, to inspect your hounds early; hounds not present by the completion of roll call will be marked absent.) Regular Stakes All hounds entering Open, Veteran or Limited stakes for the first time must include a completed certification form or waiver (all breeds) and a copy of the hound’s registration certificate with their entry (waived for NGA Greyhounds only). OPEN: Any eligible sighthound, excluding ASFA Field Champions of record. FIELD CHAMPION: Any ASFA Field Champion. VETERAN: Any eligible hound whose age is at least 6 years, except Irish Wolfhounds whose age shall be at least 5 years, and Whippets and Rhodesian Ridgebacks, whose age shall be at least 7 years. LIMITED: Any eligible sighthound of a Limited or Provisional stake breed that has met certification requirements. SINGLES: Any eligible sighthound including those disqualified to run in other stakes. Not eligible for Best of Breed or Best in Field. BEST IN FIELD will be offered. General Rules & Guidelines President Mary Downing Vice President Susan Manthou Secretary Peggy Hewes Treasurer Janis Castle Board of Directors Mr. Chris Downing, Beth Levine, Jeanette Dorsey Field Committee Field Chairman Kendra Tripp home: / Field Secretary Beth Levine home/cell: / Lure Operator Aaron Swepston, Rob Nichols, Denny Smail Eligibility: Only purebred Afghan Hounds, Azawakhs, Basenjis, Borzoi, Cirnechi dell'Etna, Greyhounds, Ibizan Hounds, Irish Wolfhounds, Italian Greyhounds, Pharaoh Hounds, Rhodesian Ridgebacks, Salukis, Scottish Deerhounds, Sloughis, Whippets and Provisional breeds, if any, may be entered in the regular stakes. Limited stake breeds, if any, may be entered in Limited Stake. Limited breeds currently include purebred Chart Polski, Galgo Español, Magyar Agar, Peruvian Inca Orchid and Portuguese Podengo. All entries in the regular stakes shall be individually registered with AKC, UKC, NGA, FCI, an ASFA-recognized foreign or ASFA Board approved registry, or possess a Critique Registration Number (CRN) from SPDBS. Limited and/or Provisional stake entries shall be individually registered with the appropriate registry. A photocopy of acceptable registry must be submitted with a hound’s first ASFA field trial entry; this requirement is waived for hounds registered with the National Greyhound Registry. Eligible Breeds and Registry WWWA accepts electronic entries and payment! Please see enclosure for instructions.

Potluck There will be a potluck lunch both days. Please bring a dish to share. We will offer prizes for best dish, so make ‘em good ones! Water and shade are available on site. The closest restaurants are approximately 10 miles from the field. Electronic Entries & Payment Send payment via Paypal to All forms of Paypal payments, including credit cards, are accepted. To offset Paypal’s fees, you MUST add 2.9% + $.30 to your entry total. The easiest way to calculate your fees is to multiply your total entries by and then add $.30 to that total, rounding to the nearest cent. For example, if your total entries come to $34, to calculate the paypal 34 x = = $35.29 total to submit via paypal Your payment and entries WILL NOT be accepted if this additional fee is not included! Save your Paypal receipt (i.e. the confirmation you receive from paypal)! (see below…) Your entries MUST be submitted on official ASFA entry forms formatted to print on standard 8½ x 11” paper. You may use your own pre-filled official ASFA entry forms, the generic MS Word or PDF versions available on the ASFA website ( or the the entry form available in the premium list. You may fill in your entry forms on your computer or print them out and fill them in by hand. Per ASFA regulations, your entry forms must include your original signature (not your typed name in lieu of signature), so either way you MUST print your forms, sign them manually, and scan them back to digital format (PDF or JPG please). It is your responsibility to ensure that your scanner is set correctly to produce final output at the correct size. This also applies to any required documents, e.g. signed certification/waiver forms and copies of registration papers for FTEs. Forward your Paypal receipt to and ATTACH your completed entry forms and any required documents (e.g. certification/waiver forms and registration papers for FTEs) to that . Your entries can’t be accepted if: a) your entry forms do not contain an original signature; b) all associated paperwork (e.g. certification forms/waivers and AKC registration for FTEs) is not included; c) attached entries and related documents are not submitted on official ASFA entry forms and sized to print at 8½ x 11”; or d) your is not correctly date/time stamped before the Early Entry deadline (6:00 p.m., Thursday, April 9, Receipt of all electronic entries WILL be acknowledged by the FTS. Sorry, electronic payment is for early entries only. We cannot accept credit card payments the day of the trial. Questions? Contact Beth Levine at or All questions WILL be answered In 2006, ASFA Operational Policy #287 was revised as follows: “Fax and entries may be accepted by Field Trial Secretaries, but only in such cases as payment (e.g., by Paypal or similar service, or by credit card) is received at the time the entry is submitted.” Please read the following instructions carefully: Course Plans The club reserves the right to alter the course diagrams as required by weather and/or field conditions on the day of the trial. Saturday 835 yards Accommodations Camping (no hookups) is allowed on the field at no charge. Prairie Motel (~13 miles from field) , 701 Prairie Park Ln., Yelm, WA Motel 6 (~17 miles from field) , I-5 at Exit #129, 1811 S 76th Street, Tacoma, WA Veterinarian Spanaway Veterinary Clinic (~8 miles from field) Pacific Ave S, Spanaway, WA Directions from the field: Turn right on 8th Ave. Go 5 miles and turn right on WA-507. Go approximately 1 mile and turn left on WA-7. Go 1.3 miles to clinic. Hours: Saturday 8-6, Sunday Animal Emergency Clinic (~18 miles from the field) S Durango St, Tacoma, WA. Directions from the field: Turn right on 8th Ave. Go 5 miles and turn right on WA-507. Go approximately 1 mile and turn left on WA-7. Go 5.2 miles and take WA-512 onramp westbound towards Tacoma. Go 2.5 miles and turn right on S. Tacoma Way. Go 2.8 miles and turn left on S. 58th St. Go.1 miles and turn right on Durango. Go.1 miles and look for clinic. Hours: 24 hour emergency care.