Our latest Breed Information and Snoopy Fun Day was held on Sunday 30 May 2010 and it went very well. I have to report that despite the gloom and doom weather forecast for the day, once again the Bureau of Meteorology was way off the mark. Up until Friday 28th May, the weather forecast was for heavy rain periods, and strong winds. In fact the forecast was so bad, that our “Rescue Roundup” was cancelled by Gwenda (our Rescue Coordinator). This event had been widely advertised, and at last count, Gwenda had around 70 adults, lots of children, and around 56 rescue beagles coming to the event, which was to take place after the Snoopy Fun Day at the same venue. In order to be able to contact all those coming, Gwenda made the decision on that Friday to cancel the event due to the weather forecast.

And what happened? The Snoopy Fun Day went ahead (we had booked the undercover ring in case of inclement weather), and it ended up a fine sunny day! At 10.00am, it appeared to be rather a poor turnout, but by 11.00am when the games were scheduled to start, it was fine and sunny with just a light breeze, and suddenly there was quite a crowd of around 60 people, and up to 40 Beagles. So the day was quite successful, and some of the games were conducted in the grass rings at Castle Hill in the lovely sunshine.

Meeting & greeting!
 

Our Publicity Officer, Ross Reid, was taking lots of photos, and the crowd got to fever pitch in the “fastest eater” competition. In fact, there were so many competitors, we had 6 heats, with 6 greedy Beagles in each heat. All the place-getters in the various competitions were officially photographed on the Club’s dais. Unfortunately, there is insufficient time to present our full report on the Snoopy Fun Day in this month’s Harking In, but stay tuned for the July edition.

Thank you to all those on the Committee who helped out on the day, especially those who prepared talks; Bev James who spoke on health issues, John New on our walks, Sue Bownds on showing your Beagle, and Carole Woolcock on grooming. Sue also (despite not being in the best of health) organised all the games, which were very popular.

The Speakers
Robert Lucas [Welcome]	John New [Sniffing Around Sydney Walks]	Sue Lindsay [Cootamundra Weekend]	Sue Bownds [Showing]	Bev James [Feeding & Health issues]	Carole Woolcock [Grooming]

Our refreshment bar was manned by Carole Woolcock, and Dave and Cris Baldry arrived early to help set up, as well as Don James who had already brought the Club’s trailer up to the pavilion before I even arrived.

Dave Baldry did a great job as a linesman and judge in the “fastest eater” competition, as there were some very close “photo finishes”. There were a few fussy eaters, but some of those beagles were like industrial strength vacuum cleaners. I believe the Club made around $80 on the raffle, and there were quite a few donations as well. The Club offers a special membership price at the Snoopy Fun Day, and 3 new members took advantage of that.

Robert Lucas
President

Thank you also to Ross Reid, our roving reporter for the morning – a job well done!

The Games

Waggiest Tail	Shiniest Coat
Owner/Beagle Look-a-like	Best Trick

Fastest Eater
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
Heat 5
Heat 6
Final	The Winners

Best Fancy Dressed Beagle
The Winners
1st	2nd	3rd	4th

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