Early entries close 6:00 p.m. Thursday, October 21, 2010 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 Premium list approved: September 9, 2010 Nothwest Rhodesian Ridgeback Club 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. ASFA Region 1 ALL BREED ASFA LURE FIELD TRIAL Saturday October 23, 2010 Meadowbrook Farm, SE Park St. & Boalch Ave SE, North Bend, WA Entry Fees: Early entry:$18 first hound, $16 second hound, same owner, $14 each additional hound, same owner. Day-of-Trial:$25.00 each hound 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 before the trial, limited to 6 runs, at the cost of $10.00 per dog. You must pre-arrange certification runs with the Field Secretary (first come, first served) and must provide your own by-dog. Hounds certifying may enter Saturday’s trial at early-entry fee only if paperwork is received at the secretary’s table by 9:00 a.m. the day of the trial. Directions to the field: From the West: Drive east on I-90. Take Exit 27 Snoqualmie/Snoqualmie Falls). At the off- ramp stop sign, go left under freeway. Stay in the right lane, go straight thru roundabout. Take the Snoqualmie/Snoqualmie Falls left-turn lane. Continue downhill past Snoqualmie Hospital (on your left). Go straight thru traffic light at SR202 (Milk Barn on left). Pass Mount Si High School (on your left). Turn right at the stop sign (Park Street). Continue east on Park Street (school & ball fields on right). Meadowbrook Farm begins here. Look for LC sign on right. From the East: Drive west on I-90. Take Exit 31 (North Bed) and turn right on North Bend Blvd Continue thru traffic lights and thru downtown North Bend. Bear left as the road (SR202) turns and continues west. Proceed over the bridge and turn right on Boalch Ave. Proceed on Boalch Ave (funeral home on right). Proceed west over small bridge. Meadowbrook Farm starts here. Look for signs on left.
Conditions of Entry 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. 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. Hound certification runs will be offered before the trial (see front cover for details). Additional Information A $5 penalty will be assessed for any loose hound on the trial site not competing in the course in progress. NWRRC requests that everyone pick up after their dogs and leave no trash on the field at the end of the day. No alcoholic beverage will be permitted on the site during trial hours. Persons exhibiting unsportsmanlike conduct detrimental to NWRRC, ASFA, Meadowbrook Farm, or any other person may be asked, at the Field Committee’s discretion to leave the trial site. Persons exhibiting abuse or mistreatment of any hound on the grounds during trial hours may be asked, at the Field Committee's discretion, to leave the trial site. Any hound that displays any uncontrolled aggressive behavior toward any person or hounds on the trial grounds, except hounds competing in the course then in progress, may be excused from the field for the day, at the Field Committee's discretion. Judges (* = provisional) Christie Beetz, PO Box 1371, Hollister, CA Ann Chamberlain, N. Myrtle Rd, Myrtle Creek, OR *Avery McLeod, 222 Oyler Rd, Ethel, WA Ribbons 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: 7:00 a.m. Certification Roll Call: 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 Offered 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 STAKE: Any eligible sighthound, excluding ASFA Field Champions of record. FIELD CHAMPION STAKE: Any ASFA Field Champion. VETERAN STAKE: Any eligible hound whose age is at least six years, except Irish Wolfhounds whose age shall be at least five years, and Rhodesian Ridgebacks and Whippets whose age shall be at least seven years. Points & placements go toward V-FCH & V-LCM titles. LIMITED STAKE: Any eligible sighthound of a Limited or Provisional stake breed that has met certification requirements. Not eligible to compete in Best of Breed or Best in Field. SINGLES STAKE: Any eligible sighthound including those disqualified to run in other stakes. Not eligible to compete in Best of Breed or Best in Field. BEST IN FIELD will be offered. Northwest Rhodesian Ridgeback Club President Simone Alberts Vice President Debbie Brower Secretary Teri Kruse Treasurer Pat Hess Board of Directors Bruce Hubbert, Joe Piott, Sue Trilling Field Committee Field Chairman Alice Walls, , Field Secretary Beth Levine, , Lure Operator Phil Allen, Bill Eligible Breeds and Registry Only purebred Afghan Hounds, Azawakhs, Basenjis, Borzois, 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, are entered in the Limited Stake and currently include purebred Chart Polskis, Galgo Españols, Magyar Agars, Peruvian Inca Orchids, Portuguese Podengos and Silken Windhounds. 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 the SPDBS. Dogs with an Indefinite Listing Privilege (ILP) or a Purebred Alternate Listing (PAL) from the AKC shall be considered registered with that body. 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 Greyhounds registered with the NGA registry. Equipment Battery-powered continuous loop lure machines will be used, with backup equipment on site. The lure will consist of white plastic and/or fur strips. Course Plan (reversed for finals) The club reserves the right to alter the course as require by weather and/or field conditions on the day of the trial. The course will be reversed for finals and again for run-offs or at the discretion of the judges. 660 yards
Early entries close 6:00 p.m. Thursday, October 21, 2010 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 Premium list approved: September 9, 2010 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. ASFA Region 1 REGIONAL INVITATIONAL ALL BREED LURE FIELD TRIAL Sunday October 24, 2010 Meadowbrook Farm, SE Park St. & Boalch Ave SE, North Bend, WA Entry Fees: Early entry:$20 first hound, $18 second hound, same owner, $16 each additional hound, same owner. Day-of-Trial:$27.00 each hound 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. Nothwest Rhodesian Ridgeback Club Beth Levine PO Box 458 Sultan, WA Dated Material Directions to the field: From the West: Drive east on I-90. Take Exit 27 Snoqualmie/Snoqualmie Falls). At the off- ramp stop sign, go left under freeway. Stay in the right lane, go straight thru roundabout. Take the Snoqualmie/Snoqualmie Falls left-turn lane. Continue downhill past Snoqualmie Hospital (on your left). Go straight thru traffic light at SR202 (Milk Barn on left). Pass Mount Si High School (on your left). Turn right at the stop sign (Park Street). Continue east on Park Street (school & ball fields on right). Meadowbrook Farm begins here. Look for LC sign on right. From the East: Drive west on I-90. Take Exit 31 (North Bed) and turn right on North Bend Blvd Continue thru traffic lights and thru downtown North Bend. Bear left as the road (SR202) turns and continues west. Proceed over the bridge and turn right on Boalch Ave. Proceed on Boalch Ave (funeral home on right). Proceed west over small bridge. Meadowbrook Farm starts here. Look for signs on left.
Judges Christie Beetz, PO Box 1371, Hollister, CA Ann Chamberlain, N. Myrtle Rd, Myrtle Creek, OR ASFA provides ASFA medallions for each Best of Breed winner and rosettes for all placements, 1 st through NBQ, Best of Breed, and Best In Field, for all breeds. NWRRC offers prizes 1 st placements, BOB, and BIF for all breeds. Trial Hours8:00 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.) Northwest Rhodesian Ridgeback Club President Simone Alberts Vice President Debbie Brower Secretary Teri Kruse Treasurer Pat Hess Board of Directors Bruce Hubbert, Joe Piott, Sue Trilling Field Committee Field Chairman Alice Walls, , Field Secretary Beth Levine, , Lure Operator Phil Allen, Bill Eligibility for the Regional Invitational Any hound that has earned at least 1 ASFA point is eligible to enter. For a Limited Stake or Provisional breed to be eligible, the entered hound must have received a placement, with competition. All points or placements must be earned by the closing date of the event. Any hound entered in the Single Stake does not need prior ASFA experience. An eligible hound may be entered in any number of Regional Invitationals. Only purebred Afghan Hounds, Azawakhs, Basenjis, Borzois, 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, are entered in the Limited Stake and currently include purebred Chart Polskis, Galgo Españols, Magyar Agars, Peruvian Inca Orchids, Portuguese Podengos and Silken Windhounds. 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 the SPDBS. Dogs with an Indefinite Listing Privilege (ILP) or a Purebred Alternate Listing (PAL) from the AKC shall be considered registered with that body. Limited and/or Provisional stake entries shall be individually registered with the appropriate registry. Regular Stakes Offered OPEN STAKE: Any eligible sighthound, excluding ASFA Field Champions of record. FIELD CHAMPION STAKE: Any ASFA Field Champion. VETERAN STAKE: Any eligible hound whose age is at least six years, except Irish Wolfhounds whose age shall be at least five years, and Rhodesian Ridgebacks and Whippets whose age shall be at least seven years. Points & placements go toward V- FCH & V-LCM titles. LIMITED STAKE: Any eligible sighthound of a Limited or Provisional stake breed that has met certification requirements. Not eligible to compete in Best of Breed or Best in Field. SINGLES STAKE: Any eligible, including those disqualified to run in other stakes. Not eligible to compete in Best of Breed or Best in Field. BEST IN FIELD will be offered. Special Stakes Offered KENNEL STAKE: For two hounds of the same breed, designated at the time of entry, entered in one of the regular stakes, owned and kenneled by the same person. BREEDER STAKE: For two hounds of the same breed, designated at the time of entry, entered in one of the regular stakes, bred by the same individual. NOTE: An owner/breeder may have more than one entry in the kennel or breeder stakes as long as the two hounds comprising each entry are properly identified at the time of entry. A hound may only be part of any one kennel and one breeder stake entry. Please send in Breeder/Kennel Stake form indicating pairs along with properly marked entry forms and fees. American Sighthound Field Association President Jeff Lipps 1 st Vice President Dean Wright 2 nd Vice President Russ Jacobs Corr. Secretary Ping Pirrung Rec. Secretary Karen Frederick Chief Financial Officer Gary Roush Regional Directors Vernon Staack (Region 1), Christie Beetz (Region 2), Peter Lowe (Region 3), Jack Downing (Region 4), Josie Haumont (Region 5), Gayle Kytta (Region 6), Sandra Moore (Region 7), Don Ewing (Region 8), Richard Whritenour (Region 9), Sam Parsons (Region 10)
Conditions of Entry 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. 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. Additional Information A $5 penalty will be assessed for any loose hound on the trial site not competing in the course in progress. NWRRC requests that everyone pick up after their dogs and leave no trash on the field at the end of the day. No alcoholic beverage will be permitted on the site during trial hours. Persons exhibiting unsportsmanlike conduct detrimental to NWRRC, ASFA, Meadowbrook Farm, or any other person may be asked, at the Field Committee’s discretion to leave the trial site. Persons exhibiting abuse or mistreatment of any hound on the grounds during trial hours may be asked, at the Field Committee's discretion, to leave the trial site. Any hound that displays any uncontrolled aggressive behavior toward any person or hounds on the trial grounds, except hounds competing in the course then in progress, may be excused from the field for the day, at the Field Committee's discretion. The club reserves the right to alter the course as require by weather and/or field conditions on the day of the trial. The course will be reversed for finals and again for run-offs or at the discretion of the judges. Equipment Battery-powered continuous loop lure machines will be used, with backup equipment on site. The lure will consist of white plastic and/or fur strips. Course Plan (reversed for finals) 725 yards Potluck There will be a potluck lunch both days. Please bring a dish to share. The closest restaurants are approximately 5 minutes from the field. Please bring your own water and shade. Photographer Les Korcala of Dog Action Fotos will be on the field taking photos of your hounds. Photos will be posted after the weekend at Dog Friendly Accommodations Motel 6, th Place NW, Issaquah, WA, I-90 at SR 900, Exit # RV Parking Blue Sky RV Park, nd Ave. SE, Issaquah, WA Snoqualmie River Campground & RV Park, SE 44th Place, Fall City, WA Camping (no hookups) is allowed on the field at no charge. Veterinarian VCA Alpine Animal Hospital, NW Sammamish Road Issaquah, WA Directions: Northbound off Exit #17 of I-90W
ASFA Regional Invitational Kennel Stake Entry Breed: _______________________________________________________ Breeder(s): ___________________________________________________ Hound #1: Call Name: ____________________________________________________ Registered Name: ______________________________________________ Owner(s): _____________________________________________________ Hound #2: Call Name: ____________________________________________________ Registered Name: ______________________________________________ Owner(s): _____________________________________________________ Please include $5.00 per pair of hounds for EACH non-regular stake entry. Must accompany official entry forms. ASFA Regional Invitational Kennel Stake Entry Breed: _______________________________________________________ Breeder(s): ___________________________________________________ Hound #1: Call Name: ____________________________________________________ Registered Name: ______________________________________________ Owner(s): _____________________________________________________ Hound #2: Call Name: ____________________________________________________ Registered Name: ______________________________________________ Owner(s): _____________________________________________________ Please include $5.00 per pair of hounds for EACH non-regular stake entry. Must accompany official entry forms. ASFA Regional Invitational Breeder Stake Entry Breed: _______________________________________________________ Breeder(s): ___________________________________________________ Hound #1: Call Name: ____________________________________________________ Registered Name: ______________________________________________ Owner(s): _____________________________________________________ Hound #2: Call Name: ____________________________________________________ Registered Name: ______________________________________________ Owner(s): _____________________________________________________ Please include $5.00 per pair of hounds for EACH non-regular stake entry. Must accompany official entry forms. ASFA Regional Invitational Breeder Stake Entry Breed: _______________________________________________________ Breeder(s): ___________________________________________________ Hound #1: Call Name: ____________________________________________________ Registered Name: ______________________________________________ Owner(s): _____________________________________________________ Hound #2: Call Name: ____________________________________________________ Registered Name: ______________________________________________ Owner(s): _____________________________________________________ Please include $5.00 per pair of hounds for EACH non-regular stake entry. Must accompany official entry forms.