Cashel Local Stakes

 Working Members

The working members was won by Dave Hickey and Christy Ryan with Alarm Time.........he put up a good show all day........well done.  Always nice to see these two win.

The Final....Alarm Time and Hack Up Cuokoo

 

Christy Ryan

The Club might consider extending the seating for next season.

Alarm Time

BRETT CUP

For two course Duffers,  ..... this was a win for a game little World Class bitch called Mary Kates Coin.................she certainly followed the hare!

Owned by Joseph Riodan but handled by the Morrissey Family

AnnMarie and helper

 

 

Young Meaney ....Thurles CC hare catcher of the year!

CASHEL FINAL DAY

Yet another enjoyable days coursing..........Is it my imagination or are the hares better this year!

Judge Liam Kelly.........

MORRISSEY ALL AGE CUP

This was a very close run Cup............id tend to think that a bit of soft ground 3/4 of the way up the track had a effect on a couple of courses ....including the Final of this Cup.
Runner up Shoestown Blue had just taken up the lead when he met this patch and lost his action only for Donard King to surge ahead again

The Final....Donard King just up

Donard King is by Why Tanard moon out of Long Acre bred by the Doyles from Freshford and won a trial stake at  Ballymena last year.

DERBY TRIAL STAKE

Winner Moot Point....ru  Curragh Kanu

A nice win this for Moot Point .......a Matt Hyland son of  Miss Preston..........Miss Preston being a sister to Oaks winner Quality and Gold.. Trained by Mick Donavon and owned by Sir Mark Prescott.  Matt Hyland is having a sensational start to the season

 

 

 Moot Point

OAKS TRIAL  STAKE

Winner Smokey Aoife........ru     Jumbos Bla

Tom O`Dwyer won this one with Smokey Aoife..........shes from a Smokey line that goes way back to Minty Flavour.............amazing to still be winning with a line you have had for so long!

A daughter of Murtys Blaze...........the first ive seen. Not very big but full of go

 

Smokey Aoife takes the final from Jumbos Bla

And you all though Hare Boxes were for putting hares in!!

Some of the lovely workers

 

Slipper Richie Brannigan

Regional Results

Curran All Age Cup

Winner Gingerbread Lad ...ru  Dale Husky

                                                              Gingerbread Lad

                                                                              Dale Husky

All Age Bitch

Winner.....Ashwood Dee .......ru  Tromora Ocean

Ashwood Dee goes to slips with Skimcoat Butt Butt

Derby Trail Stake     

                                                                            

Winner.... Curious Man.......ru  Polar Twilight

  Curious Man leads Drimeen Rodger


Oaks Trial Stake

Winner......Helens Diva........ru Rhuta Bridge

James Curran Memorial & Ned Quinn Bitch Stake

Brickfield Bono
Gifted Hero

Gingerbread Lad
Breskamore

Dale Huskey
Carrolsoriental

Kick Me Inn
Trial Balance

Old favourite Kick Me Inn ............nice to see him out again

Breskamore  ran super first course.......favourite for the cup

Meets  Gingerbread Lad first thing

Bitches Cup

Ashwood Dee
Vacume Duchess

Atlantic Ashmore
Cillowen Pearl

Tromore Ocean
Code Supreme

Cooga Candy
Ocean Liar

Favourite.......Vacume Duchess and Bambers Hawkeye

 Owen Doyle slips Ashwood Dee in the bitch stake

Richie Quinn, Richard Quinn and Owen Doyle

It was good to see new faces Slipping today......Richie Quinn is sidelined with a bad back and this gave him the chance to oversee  young slippers throughout the day. Always on hand to help out.

Owen did a excellent job slipping the main stakes and Richies son,  Richard Quinn stepped in to slip for the first time in the Working Members. well done lads!

One good idea was a screen brought across everytime the slipper decided not to slip,  on a sub standard hare.

Its not unusual to see dogs run offcourse after watching a bad hare go up before them.....full marks..........  be good to see this brought in everywhere.

Joe Shanahan, Eamonn Quinn, Jacko, Brendon Quinn,David Byrne,

Just some of the excellent hare paddock stewards...........first class job boys and thanks for the soup!!...

and finally its time for the rest of the workers to go home

lovely day.........thankyou

REGIONAL

First of all I would like to thank this club for a lovely day.........a very friendly club........well run with some of the best hares ive ever seen..............Those that were worked by the dogs were up to the job and strong enough to make a escape..........excellent!!

Derby Trial Stake survivors

Polar Twilight
Josies Jewel

Annies Blondie
Ballyrock Beano

Atlantic Hunter
Kilpeacon Cargo

Kick Me Out
Curious Man

Atlantic Hunter  leads Fishermans Johnno

Litter brothers Atlantic Hunter and Kick Me Out are going well in the Derby Trial stake by Matt Hyland out of Vacume Inn................Kick Me Out is 2/1 fav.

2/1 fav  ..Kick Me Out

Oaks Trial StakeSurvivors

Kiltannon Lass

Helens Diva

Shamakia

Coolbally Castle

Brencal lake

Tommys Time

Maureen Rua

Rhuta Bridge

Talented young slipper Owen Doyle slips Coolbally Castle in the Oaks TS...........This is his second outing this year and by the way he slipped today were going to see plenty more of him

Helens Diva is 6/4 fav

2nd rd Survivors

Lively Swing
Ashtown Rusty

Bugseys Boy
Glenlea Bex

Thriller May
Bye

Lively Eoin
Doctor Tom

Upper Cuts
Kilpeacon Cadet

Mailroad George
Keirans Castle

All the Ditches
Matt Max

Hes Only a baby
Cree Bridge

ALL AGE BITCH

Feora Time
Tipsey Woman
                                                                                                                                                                     Beautiful Sunset
 Whiteseone River                                
                                                                                                                                                                  Inspiring                                                                                                                                  
Pumpkin Lady                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 Coolagown Acre                                                                                                                                          Mother Knowsmost                                                                                                                                                               

BALLYHEIGUE 1st rd RESULTS

 DERBY 1st Round Survivors

Isnt He Swift
Lively Swing

Ashtown Rusty
Moylands Legacy

Bugseys Boy
Ballyverry Denny

Glenlea Bex
Ballyglen Paul

Fann Linn
Amyville Patch

Homestead Kerry
Thriller May

Lively Eoin
Howya Cutting

Doctor Tom
Big Twist

Upper Cuts
Gallant Panache

Kilpeacon Cadet
Derheen Run

Mailroad George
Finding Caesar

Keirans Castle
Reenroir West

Captain Matty
All the Ditches

Misty Torres
Matt Max

Windfarm Express
Hes Only a baby

Isitamonster
Cree Bridge

Self Indulgence

Well Coursing weather is here.....ill have to dig out the winter coats as it gets chilli standing taking photos.

Rain on the day is a real pain as worthwhile pictures become difficult..........and the camera costs a few bob.  Best not get it too wet!

Time creeps by and  we have runners entered for Crohane...next weekend.....so im starting to get nervous.....lol


The old girl Brats Delight is out in the All age bitch..........third season now , but shell give everything shes got and have fun doing it.  Love her,  shes a great character and hates to be beaten ....even up the gallop.
A word of warning to any hare going up in front of this runner.....Move it!  shes one lady that means buisness!!!

In the Oaks Trial Stake im hoping my new pup Bless will get her first outing...........educational this one , as shes had  tonsills out and her blood has been wrong...... so hopefully theres  more in the locker.

Lest hope for a bit of fun and a safe return home

WHAT IS COURSING

 Sadly many lies are put about by the anti Coursing brigade and the press and media seem to be happy to print these lies.

So lets deal in some facts...........

Coursing is highly regulated........it is over seen by Goverment rangers and in order for coursing to start 3 goverment Licences must be sought

It is not run by bunch of " blood thirsty maniacs" going out a doing what they wish!!

But by rural family comunities ...........very much like the GAA

After getting these Licences it does not end there..............there is endless paperwork filled out by every club..................before...........during ..........and after a meeting..............These are endorsesd and ratified by Vets and Wildlife Rangers.

Coursing Clubs do not sell hares to other clubs at the end of a meeting!!

Hares are released back into the wild after every meeting  under the supervision of Wildlife Rangers.
and all relevent paperword to endorse this is kept by these rangers.

Every single hare that is captured is tagged and accounted for!............this information is supervised by the Wildlife Rangers.

All Hares caught by the clubs are wormed and treated for bacterial infections that are endemic in the wild hare.

The farmlands that hares live on are maintained by coursing clubs to discourage poaching  and to keep foxes down.............these are the biggest killers of the Irish Hare

Coursing is a fantastic Family hobby............children love it and enjoy the healthy outdoor lifestyle it gives them...........

A attack on Coursing is a attack n the rural way of life and a real threat to the incomes of the many industries that rely on the incomes it brings in..................50 million euros a year is spent.........mainly in rural Ireland in support of coursing

Teenagers shouting there family dog home.................there are plenty of other things these young ladies could be upto.............but coursing keeps families together

COURSING DEBATE

 There has been a coursing debate on Limerick radio............it will be rerun tonight at 12.00

 Tune in........you can call or text in your support.......they are reading out the publics reaction through out the day

      Call.....061 461995,.........Text 085 1719595........email.....mail@live95.ie,

http://www.live95fm.ie/95fm.asx

Is there any end to the lies these people come out with!..............she even had the nerve to say that numbers at the clubs were dwindling...........lol

These are the people that are the backbone of our sport..............Standing in all weathers!

Dwindling crowds........I dont think so!

This is only half of them!

And the weather was dreadfull..................many more in cars

The ESCAPE

 At the recent Hare Seminar we had a very interesting talk by Aiden Supple about the the best way to make a Hare Escape.

I must say I found this very interesting.........Ive noticed many dogs pile into the flat escapes........moreso on the short fields.

We were told that a easy way to make them is with four "builders panels"......these can be ordered from the Creamerys.  Above is a diagram of how to set them up.  There needs to be a "gap" of 10" underneath to allow the hares escape.

 

And here Aiden is showing the angles to place the panels.

At Glin we saw this style of Escape in action............I must admit it worked very well.............very few hares turned back once in the escape............and there were far fewer dogs smashing into it.   In the main they run down the side as they pulled up.

This is the finnished escape.................as you can see all upright poles are well padded with straw..............The bottom has Thick foam protection.  Aiden said that he used a thick layer of straw and found it as good.

 

 Above the green , foam filled section,   I noticed that black, sorbo rubber matts had been fastened to the panels............giving more protection and making a neat tidy finnish.

The escape in action

And heres a close up look at the "white fella from Borris in Ossery" making good his bolt for freedom!

And heres some of the working members from Glin..........theres a couple of happy faces there as the local boys did good!!

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN A PHOTO

All photos in this blog are for sale.   I take photos of every course, so if I attend a meeting theres a good chance ive a photo of your runner.   If you see me and want  photo of yourself and your dog . Or even your children that can be arranged.  Just ask!

You can contact me by Text.....phone.....0872712156..........email......yvonneharrington@live.ie  or through the comment button on these pages.  personal messages can be left in the comments as they are not automaticly published........only with my permission .Dont forget to leave a contact number

Please let me know if you have a runner you wish to have a picture off

My next meetings are

 Saturday.....Regional
 Sunday .......Cashel
 Crohane
 Fermoy
 Gorey Sat
 Thurles Sun

One to watch out for

This lady ran with great promise in the Oaks at Glin...........Ballybrack Heidi

missed out on a FINAL spot by a whisker

ORDER OF RUNNING

Regional
Sat 10th and Sun 11th October in Clarina.
Patrons please note that coursing will commence at 11.00am on both days.
Judge: Tony Reddan; Slippers: Owen Doyle & Richard Quinn jnr;
Sat 11.00; Start with Derby Trial Stake, Oaks Trial Stake and Curran All Age Cup. After interval resume with first round of Ned Quinn All Age Bitch Stake, second round of both Trial Stakes and conclude with the first round of the Working Members Stake.
Sun 11.00; Start with second round of Working Members Stake, first round of Gerry Garvey Memorial Stake, first round of Mid West Lifts Stake and complete card.

ORDER OF RUNNING

BALLYHEIGUE 25th Anniversary Meeting
Fri 9th, Sat 10th & Sun 11th Oct at Dreenaugh
Start 11.30am on Fri and Sat. Start 12 noon on Sun.
Judge: Gerry Mulcaire; Slipper: Sean McAuliffe;
Friday 11.30am: Twice through Derby Trial Stake and Once (after interval) through All Age Bitch Stake.
Saturday 11.30am: Twice through Reserve Oaks Trial Stake, Derby Trial Stake and White Sands Hotel Cup and Once (after interval) through Two Course Duffer.
Sunday 12noon: Start with Two Course Duffer, Working Members No Course, Working Members Two Course, All Age Bitch Stake, Reserve Oaks TS, Derby TS and White Sands Hotel Cup.


 CASHEL
 Sat 10th and Sun 11th October
Coursing will commence at 11.00am on both days
Judge: Liam Kelly; Slipper: Richie Brannigan;
Sat 11.00am: Twice through Derby Trial Stake and Oaks Trial Stake. Once through All Age Cup.
Sun: 11.00am; Start with Working Members Stake, Two Course Duffer Stake and complete card.
Important Notice; Due to ongoing road works those travelling to the Cashel coursing meeting this weekend should take the following routes.
From Dublin/Portlaoise: Take Exit 8 on the Cashel Bypass. Follow signs that say Detour for New Inn and then follow sign posts for coursing field.
From Cork: Take Exit 9 on Cashel Bypass and then follow sign posts for coursing field.

BETBROWNE

I see Betbrowne  has started to put prices up for Clonmel 2010...........You can check these out as they qualify in my link section...........interesting !...........its a good site