Highworth show - 1st December 2012

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THE SOUTHERN HAMSTER CLUB

Presents an open show under NHC rules on Saturday 1st December 2012
at Highworth Recreation Centre, The Elms, Highworth, Nr. Swindon, Wilts, SN6 7DD

Show Entries and Sales must be received by 9.00 pm Wednesday 28th November.

Show Secretary:Lisa Lipski email: [email protected]

Please make all cheques/postal orders payable to the SOUTHERN HAMSTER CLUB. All labels are to be collected at the show. No hamster to be removed before end of the show (except Pets) without Show Secretary’s permission. All hamsters to be benched by 10.00am, judging starts at 10.30 am prompt.

Syrian Section (to NHC Standards) Judge: Sue Carter

Short Hair Straight Classes
1. Golden
2. Cream
3. AOC Male
4. AOC Female
5. Patterned (Banded, Tort, Dom Spot etc)
6. Satin

Long Hair Straight Classes
7. Cream
8. Self (Black, White, Sable Etc but excluding Cream)
9. AOC Male
10. AOC Female
11. Patterned (as class 5)
12. Satin

13. Rex (to include satin, patterned, short & long hair)

Duplicate Classes All Hamsters to be entered into one of the straight classes before duplicating
14. Junior (all Juniors to be under 16 yrs)
15. Novice (owner first year of membership)
16. Intermediate (owners in second year of membership)
17. Small Hamstery (owners of 12 or less Syrian Hamsters)
18. Young Stock (aged 6-16 weeks for Campbells and Winter Whites and 8-16 weeks for all other species)
19. Breeder (exhibitor to have bred Hamster)
20. Members Points Class (points go to annual award)
21. Grand Challenge

Special Class
23. Non-Standard (both Long and Short Hair, hamster can only be entered into this class)

Dwarf/Gosh Section (to NHC Standards) Judge: Jean Tye

Straight Classes
D1. Normal Campbell
D2. Argente Campbell
D3. AC Self Campbell (Albino, Black & Dove)
D4. Mottled Campbell (Black, Normal, Dove & Argente Mottled)
D5. Normal Chinese
D6. Dom Spot Chinese
D7. Normal Winter White
D8. Pearl Winter White
D9. Sapphire Winter White
D10. Normal Roborovski (to be in Syrian show pens)

Duplicate Classes (all classes-criteria as for Syrians)
D11. Junior
D12. Novice
D13. Intermediate
D14. Small Hamstery
D15. Young Stock
D16. Breeder
D17. Members Points Class
D18. Grand Challenge

Special Class
D20. Non-Standard

Pets: Judged on tameness and condition. Entered in their cage or suitable travelling box. Judged at 2.00pm. £1 per entry.
P1. Male Syrian Hamsters
P2. Female Syrian Hamsters P3. Dwarf Hamsters
P4. Rabbits and Guinea Pigs P5. Other Rodents (to include Rats, Gerbils, Jirds, Mice etc)

Entry Fees: Straight Class (1-13, 23 & D1-D10, D20) 25p per entry. Duplicate Classes (14-21 & D11-D1 5p per entry.

Show Pens: Limited number for hire. £1 each. Must be ordered with entry (please put number required and state Syrian or Dwarf). No more than 2 Dwarf Hamsters per show pen. Borrower to supply shavings for short hair Syrians & Dwarfs or wood based cat litter for long hair Syrians. Please remove all contents and label before returning at the end of the show.

All main show hamsters to have a small amount of fresh fruit or vegetable and a small dog biscuit (supplied by the club)

Sale of Stock: (under NHC sales rules) From 10:30am to 4pm only. All stock to be healthy & aged 5 weeks to 10 months old. Seller must provide boxes for their removal and cards giving date of birth etc. and the seller’s name/phone number (please put your name on your boxes). The Sales Manager may refuse to sell stock without giving a reason. Minimum of 20% of sales to be donated to SHC. All sales must be booked in with Mark Harris, Sales Manager on 01264 737414

Directions:

From M4 J15: Follow A419 (Cirencester). After about 2½ miles turn left (A361 Burford/Highworth). Go under bridge and follow A361 for 3 miles (1st roundabout, 1st exit- 2nd roundabout, straight over –3rd roundabout, 1st exit.) Go up the hill in Highworth, past garage, straight over roundabout and immediately turn left opposite The Fox pub. Recreation centre is 100 yards down to the left.

From M5 J11A: Follow A419 (Cirencester/Swindon). After about 20 miles you come to long steep hill (Blunsdon) with traffic lights at the top. Go straight over lights and take 1st Left, by The Cold Harbour pub to Highworth (4 miles). When you come to the traffic lights in the centre of Highworth, turn right, after about 100yds turn right opposite The Fox pub. Recreation centre is 100 yards down to the left. There is large car park at the rear.

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[vicky1804]

Yey I'm coming to this one, will be my first ever show, Looking forward to meeting everyone even if I am a little nervous

[Knotty]

We're going!! Second hamster show in the same amount of months!!

Can't wait to see all of the little hams and get our new little one

[Vectis Hamstery]

It was a lovely show yesterday and good to see everyone before the long winter break. Well done to Lisa on her first show sec!

I took 8 Chinese and a Syrian.

Ryde, Persil, Star and Copper were unplaced this week, but not right at the bottom.
Lympy - 3rd SH AOC female
Seven - 4th normal Chinese
Alvie - 3rd dom spot Chinese
Queenie - 1st normal Chinese (out of 16!), 2nd MPC
Eponine - 1st dom spot Chinese, 3rd grand Challenge, 1st MPC

On the way home, I acquired some pet fancy mice, but I was good at the show this week and there were no new Vectis hamster additions!