For formal correspondence to The Bloodhound Club
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Please note that in response to the BBC TV Panorama programme in 2008,
in which no reference was made to bloodhounds, the Kennel Club General Committee has insisting
that all breed clubs adopt the code of ethics, starting with the same first ten points, so the The Bloodhound Club Code of Ethics has been revised. |
This page points to the next Bloodhound Club events
- The next event to be organised by the Bloodhound Club, is the Autumn Championship Trials
- to be held near Lewknor, Oxfordshire, from the 18th to 22nd October.
- (The ABB trials are a fortnight before this at Mindrim, Northumberland.)
- The Bloodhound Club Autumn Open Show, will again be held at Baginton.
- This will be judged by our Secretary, Fiona McKenzie (Moorlander),
- and held on the 7th November.
Other forthcoming events:
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Recent Events:
The Bloodhound Club is Celebrating
50 years of Championship Shows
with the Golden Jubilee Weekend
held Friday 4th June to Sunday 6th June. inclusive,
at Marston Farm Hotel, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire.
The major event was the Championship Show judged by James Edwards, from the USA,
whose Best in Show was Sue Emrys Jones' six year old Champion Marksbury Wistful
(Her 27th CC and 23rd Best of Breed).
For further results see the Show Page
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In absence of a correction/apology to the blog post
"why they felt so unkind and petty minded as to leave out 2 principle winning hounds."
the pictures from the unofficial photographer, of RBiS & BoS, have been on the show page since 12th June,
with more pictures there in the Judge's Report. > > > >
By 18th of June these had been successfully read by numerous individuals in the UK,
and the records show that visitors from Belgium, Canada, The Czech Rebublic, Hungary, Italy,
The Netherlands, South Africa, Sweden and the USA, had also downloaded these photographs.]
Sorry to say that the special site for the event at www.goldenjubilee2010.com appears to have been abandoned Rather like http://www.clikpic.com/abb/ :-(
Meanwhile, we have results of the World Show with pictures submitted by a member on the Members Page :-)
| The Spring Trials were held from 15th February at Temple Bruer, Lincolnshire. | |
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- The AGM was held at Baginton, on 7th February.
- Members present suggested that the report resulting from the recently commissioned survey
- into health and inbreeding of Kennel Club registered bloodhounds, should be published
- on the web site.
- This is available to read as a PDF, here.
- The AGM was followed by the Spring Open Show, judged by
- Bri Cappello, of the Austrian & Swiss Affix Nineveh.
- Bri's Best in Show was Powell's Trailfinder High Flyer and her
- Reserve Best in Show was the Best Puppy; Manley and Burnside's Trailfinder Kitchener.
- For Bri's report, see the Show Page.
- The first event for 2010, was the Millvery Trophy Stake, where lines are 8 hours cold.
- This was held on 24th January at Loseley Park, near Guildford, Surrey.
- The Stake was judged by Barry Alan, who awarded the trophy to
- Robertson's WTCh. Trailfinder Endearing by Floralis (Bouquet).
- (for more details see the trials page.)
Mike Herwin was compiling Bloodhound Pedigree Database, with 5-generation pedigrees, and further information.
Click here for President, Mrs. Bobbie Edwards' introduction to the Club
and link to her account, written in 2000, of the
History of the Bloodhound Club
For the Golden Jubilee Celebrations Mac Barwick gave us an update he entitled:
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE BLOODHOUND CLUB
According to Edwin Brough the Bloodhound Hunt Club was founded in 1902, after a
failed attempt to oust the old committee of the Association of Bloodhound Breeders
and take it over. The president of the new club was the Earl of Cardigan,
and its secretary was Mr Harold Stocker. The most well-known breeders
associated with the new club were the Oliphants, of the Chatley kennel.
The ethos of the club clearly emphasised the working qualities of the Bloodhound,
aiming to hold annual meetings for the hunting of the clean boot, and promoting
special show classes limited to hounds holding a Certificate of Merit for tracking.
The first trials were held on Salisbury Plain over three days in May 1903.
After the First World War the activities of the Bloodhound Hunt Club were fitful,
but Mrs Elms of the Reynalton kennel appears to have restarted it as the
Bloodhound Club in 1937. Again, like the Association of
Bloodhound Breeders (ABB), it was hard put to it to recover from the
Second World War, but with thanks to Mrs Elms' determination
(and maybe her hatred of some members of the ABB) it was renewed, under the
Presidency of Viscount Chelmsford, though probably with fewer than
12 members. A further period of difficulty followed the death of Mrs Elms,
but by 1960 the Club was making good progress, under the same President, and
with R S Townson MRCVS (Kelperland), as Chairman.
Since then, many officials and committee members have worked hard for the Club,
but perhaps none more than Bobbie Edwards, who was secretary in the 1970's.
As well as organising Trials and Shows she produced well-filled and entertaining
monthly newsletters, which kept members fully in touch with Bloodhound activities
and encouraged them to feel involved. Bobbie is presently the President of
the Bloodhound Club and still plays an active role in Bloodhound affairs.
According to the 1985 book Lily Hylden, now known as Lily Ickeringill of the
famous Brighton Bloodhounds that celebrated its Kennel Centenary last year
was among the named exhibitors at the first show. Also Miss Edna White,
who is still a member as listed in the Bloodhound Club's present Membership list.
Bobbie told me that the first few shows from 1961 were combined with the
Bassett Hound and Beagle clubs. As the three breed numbers grew
Championship Certificates were then awarded by the Kennel Club in 1964.
