EntriesacceptedforTerrierbreedsonlyAugust18,2018 EntriesacceptedforallbreedsonAugust9,2018. PREMIUMLIST AKCAllBreed FastCoursingAbilityTest HousatonicCairnTerrierClub AKCMemberClub October34,2018 WednesdayOctober3,2018Event#2018077513 WednesdayOctober3,2018Event#2018077514 ThursdayOctober4,2018Event#2018077515 ThursdayOctober4,2018Event#2018077516 TRIALLIMITOF80ENTRIESPEREVENT DAYOFTRIALENTRIESACCEPTEDASSPACEALLOWS Entriescloseat6:00PM,September22,2018 atthetrialsecretary shomeorwhenentriesarefull. InTheNet 798AirportRoad Palmyra,PA17078 HousatonicCairnTerrierClubOfficers PRESIDENT...RobertChagnon VICEPRESIDENT...IleneKaplan TREASURER...JuneChagnon RECORDINGSECRETARY...DayleReynolds TrialChair IleneKaplan,1556BakerAve.,Niskayuna,NY12309 5184669667kaplani@union.edu TrialSecretary ChingYaoYu,P.O.Box305,Damascus,MD20872 2406684080ching@cyu.com FieldCommittee IleneKaplan,HeatherMuir,MaryAnnRobertson RobertandJuneChagnon,KarenandChingYaoYu LureOperator ChingYaoYu SafetyBriefing Coursingisanathleticactivitythatcantaxadog sphysicalstrength.dogsthat areoverweightand/oroutofconditionmaybeatgreaterriskforinjuryand exhaustion.theinspectioncommitteehastheauthoritytodisallowadog s entryintoatestand,insuchinstances,applicableentryfeeswillberefunded. Atrollcall,alldogswillbemeasuredbyawickettoverifyhandicaps.Bitches inseason,lameandunfitdogswillbeexcusedwithentryrefunded.pleasedo notbringbitchesinseasontothetest.
EntryFee $25.00perentryperdogpertest (Includes$3.50AKCrecordingfee) DayofTestentriesare$30.00foreachentry,andwillclose30minutespriorto rollcallatthefieldtrialsecretary stable.dayoftestentriesacceptedasspace allows.astandbylistwillbecreated,andthesedogswillbeallowedtorunif timepermits.entrieswillbeacknowledgedbyemailiflegibleemailaddressis providedinentryform.entriesmustbereceivedbyseptember15,2018. MailentriespayabletoHCTCto: ChingYaoYu,FTS POBox305 Damascus,MD20872 ConditionsofEntry DogsmusthaveanAKCregistrationnumberandbeatleastoneyearofage onthedayofthetrial.dogsmayonlyrunoncepertest.onedogperentry formpertest.allentriesmustbeaccompaniedwithachecktobevalid.a returnedcheckisnotavalidentry.therewillbea$35feeforareturned check. Entries received by phone, text, or email will not be accepted. Incompleteentriesorformswithoutsignaturewillnotbeaccepted. Fast CAT events are open to all dogs at least 12 months of age that are individuallyregisteredwiththeakc,recordedinthefoundationstockservice (FSS) program, individually registered with a foreign or domestic registry organization whose pedigrees are acceptable for AKC registration, dogs grantedapurebredalternativelisting(pal)number,dogswithakclimited or Conditional Registration, or dogs enrolled in the AKC Canine Partners program.dogswithbreeddisqualificationsandmonorchid/cryptorchiddogs areeligibletoparticipate. Atrollcall,alldogswillbeexaminedfordisqualifications.Bitchesknownto be in season are not to be brought to the test. At inspection, bitches in season,lameandunfitdogswillbeexcusedwithentryrefunded. Hours Groundswillbeavailablenolaterthanonehourpriortotrialhours.HCTC willdoitsbesttoaccommodateexhibitorswithconflictsinothervenues,if any. However, exhibitors must notify the Field Trial Secretary of possible conflictsandmustworktheirdogintotherunningorderduringtheregular testschedule.itisalsotheresponsibilityofeachentranttotrytobeready whentheirdogiscalledtotheline. TrialHours WednesdayandThursday:9:00AMuntil3:00PMorallrunsarecompleted. RollCall Youmaycheckinforinspection30minutespriortothebeginningofeach trial, or throughout the event. Every dog must pass through roll call inspectionbeforerunning.dogswhomissrollcallwillbeskipped,notmarked absentimmediately,andthenextdogwillbecalledtotheline. Prizes HCTCwillofferalightblueflatribbonforapassingqualifyingrun.HCTCwill offerbluenecksashesateachtrialfor: Fastestinunder12 class Fastestin12 to18 class Fastestin18 orgreaterclass. HCTCwillhavealimitednumberofnewtitlerosettesavailable. Housatonic Cairn Terrier Club will award a clip leash for the fastest Cairn TerrierforeachtestonWednesday. Border Terriers will have separate rosettes for the top 4 fastest Border TerriersforeachtestonWednesday,sponsoredbyGailWarnick.
WhatistheFastCAT? FastCATisatimedstraight100yarddashfordogs.Dogsareheldatthestart lineandthecoursinglureisactivatedpromptingthedogtofollowchasingit tothefinishlineandintoacatchpen.thecourseiscompletelyfencedand dogsarerunindividually.dogsaretimedwhentheycompletethe100yard dash.thetimeisconvertedtomilesperhour(mph). FORMULA:204.545/RUNTIME=MPH MPHXHANDICAP=POINTS(ROUNDEDTONEAREST0.01) Basedonthedog ssizeatthewithersahandicapisappliedandpointsare earned: 18 orgreater=handicapis1.0 12 uptolessthan18 =Handicapis1.5. Below12 =Handicapis2.0. MPHXHANDICAP=POINTS Titlesareearnedatspecificpointlevelsandthehighestsuffixmayappear afterthedog sname: BCAT=150points DCAT=500points FCAT=1,000points FCAT#=Eachadditional500points Top20byBreedbyYear TheAKCFastCATwebsitewillfeaturetheTop20fastestdogsbybreed.Dogs mustcompleteatleast3qualifyingrunsineachcalendaryeartoqualifyfor thetop20.thestandingswillbeupdatedaseventresultsareprocessedat https://www.apps.akc.org/apps/fastcat_ranking TrialSiteDirections FromtheNorth (NorthernNewJersey/NewYork/WilkesBarre/Scranton) Interstate78WesttoInterstate81SouthtoExit29aRoute934Southto Route322WesttoRoute117North. TurnrightonAirportRoad. FromtheSouth (Baltimore/York) Interstate83NorthtoRoute322AtHarrisburgtoRoute322EasttoRoute 117North. TurnrightonAirportRoad. FromtheEast (SouthernNewJersey/Philadelphia/Reading) PennsylvaniaTurnpike(Interstate76)WesttoExit266toRoute72Northto Route322WesttoRoute117North. TurnrightonAirportRoad. FromtheWest (Ohio/Pittsburgh/Carlisle) PennsylvaniaTurnpike(Interstate76)EasttoExit266toRoute322Eastto Route117North. TurnrightonAirportRoad. MotelInformation DaysInnHershey 360W.ChocolateAvenue,Hershey..7175342162 ComfortInnHershey 1201MaeStreet,Hummelstown 7175662050 EconoLodgeHershey 115LucyAvenue,Hummelstown..7175332515 HolidayInnHarrisburg 4751LindleRoad,Harrisburg.7179397841 RedRoofInnHershey 1806E.ChocolateAvenue,Hershey.7175331234 NOTE:Somemotelsmaychargeapetfeeorhavelimitsonsize.
NoticeToAllExhibitors All exhibitors must be responsible for cleaning up after their dogs on the motel, RV and trial grounds. Motels require that dogs be crated when unattended.anydamagestomotels,rvsitesorthetrialsitecanresultin disciplinaryactionbytheeventcommittee.itisexpectedthatexhibitorswill cleanupimmediatelyaftertheirowndogsandstronglyencourageothersto dothesame.allowners/exhibitorsshouldbeawarethattheentiremotel grounds and RV sites are considered within the trial grounds. You will be responsible for all damage to your room/site and may be subject to disciplinaryactioninaccordancewiththerulesoftheakc.anyabuseofthe groundswillbebroughttotheattentionofthetrialgivingclubanditsevent Committee.Anyexhibitor sentriesmayberefusedforpreviousmisuseofthe motelorrvfacilities.thisisanakcsupportedmeasure. HCTCTrialInformation Dogsshouldbewarmedupbeforeandcooleddownafterrunning. ALLDOGSRUNATOWNER SSOLERISK Allentriesmustbe12monthsofageorolderonthedayofthetest. AllAKCrulesregardingsportsmanshipandconductapply. Thisisarainorshineoutdoorevent.Pleaseplanaccordingly.Pleasebring yourownshade,chairsandwater. An electronic timing system will be used. An electric, continuous loop, plasticstripluremachinewillbeused. Theshowgroundsarenotcompletelyfenced.TheFASTCATcoursewillbe fenced. Onsitebathroomsareavailable. Dogsmustbeonleadorcratedunlessrunning. A$5finewillbeassessedforanyloosedogonthefieldnotcompeting,or anexhibitorcaughtnotpickingupaftertheirdog. Youareresponsibleforcontrollingyourdog(s)andchildren. Each dogrequiresanindividualentryformforeacheventin whichitis entered. Bitches in season and lame dogs will be excused. Entry fees will be refunded. TheHuntmasterisresponsibleforfieldsafetyandtherefore he/sheis in complete charge of all dogs and handlers on the field. In service to this responsibility,he/shehas theauthoritytostopthe lureinanypotentially dangeroussituationandsignalthehandlertoretrievethedogonthecourse. PersonsexhibitingconductdetrimentaltotheAKC/HCTC/anydog(s)/other person(s)willbeaskedtoleavethetrialsitebythefieldcommittee,maybe disciplinedbytheakc,andentryfeeswillnotberefunded. Noentryfeeswillberefundediftheeventcannotbestartedorcompleted byreasonofriots,civildisturbances,fire,extremeand/ordangerousweather conditions,anactofgod,publicemergency,actofapublicenemy,strikesor anyothercausebeyondthecontrolofinthenet,ortheeventhostingclub. Housatonic Cairn Terrier Club, its agents, members, representatives, volunteers,etc.,assumenoliabilityorresponsibilityforanyloss,damageor injurysustainedbyexhibitors,handlers,ortoanyoftheirdogsorproperty and further assumes no responsibility for injury to children or spectators before,during,orafterthisevent. CourseMap Redboxisapproximatelythelengthoftheentirecourse.Dogswillrun100 yardswith40yardfinishareapastthefinishline.coursewillbefencedin. Yellowcircleistheexitdoorfromthemainbuilding.Pinkboxandorange circlewillbethecheckinareas.noparkingpermittedonthegrassanywhere ontheproperty.youmustparkintheparkinglotandnotblockrvaccess.
Official American Kennel Club Lure Coursing Entry Form Amount of entry fees enclosed: $ Call Name Full Name of Dog Please Separate My Entries. AKC Rules, Regulations, Policies and Guidelines are available on the American Kennel Club website: www.akc.org AGREEMENT