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CH
Honey Pot Summer Solstice is now co-owned with Donny
McVay of Sundown Kennels and will hopefully become our
first dual show/field Champion!
Summer is now
pointed in the field and on the bench!
CH Honey Pot Summer Solstice "Summer" runs with the pack
at the NBC Triple Challenge! Places 5th on the bench
(out of 30)
The
NBC Triple Challenge is held annually at historic
Institute Farm, Aldie, Virginia on the first weekend of
May.
Judging of the Three hour Stakes class,
1999.
Three
hour Stakes Class - The purpose of the three hour stakes
is to further evaluate the hound's field ability as well
as its ability to cooperate with packmates and
contribute to the work of a pack afield. Judges are
again using the desirable and undesirable traits as
expressed in the AKC rulebook when evaluating the
hounds. It is also worthy of note that, in order to
successfully meet the physical demmands of the large
pack format of the stakes class, the beagles need to be
in peak physical condition and possess sound running
gear coupled with truly functional conformation. Judges
observe the pack from horseback, while handlers and
gallery follow on foot. Top placing hounds may be
required to run for the entire three hours, while those
hounds not needed for further evaluation may be ordered
up by the judges at any time. Again, high scoring hounds
in each variety are recognized and all hounds are placed
1st through last and credited with points based on their
ranking.
NOTE: All thirty hounds are cast at the start of the
stakes, hunted and judged as one large pack.
~ Summer and Dave
at Aldie warming up for the NBC Triple Challenge ~
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