[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Futurity/Maturity Entries
- From: TISHW@xxxxxxx
- To: Lindenhillgsd@xxxxxxxxxxx, ELG440@xxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:28:34 EDT
In a message dated 3/21/2008 10:14:54 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
Lindenhillgsd@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
Many clubs have moved their shows to the three months that are essentially
the Futurity Season, of course this is a boon when you have the Futurity,
but on the off years, you are stuck competing with all the other clubs that
now have shows on the same dates and close enough to cause your(and their)
entries to drop. The exhibitors, running on the discretionary income now
This is true but there is another contributing factor to the problem. Clubs
had back-to-back shows with another club in their region. In Northern VA in
the Spring, Eastern VA in the fall. In ABQ in the spring, in Amarillo in
the fall. Now clubs can have both specialities in their name on one weekend.
This doesn't apply to NoVA/East Va but in the case of Sacramento I believe
they are having 2 Sacramento Spec. shows and 2 Reno Spec. shows. Central NM
does 2 shows in the spring. Amarillo has since gone out of existence so there
is no show over there in the fall.
In the fall the specialty clubs want to have their shows prior to the
National so that dogs needing to finish before the National can enter. They
also
do not want to compete (at least in some areas) with the Canadian National or
the American National. That leaves September and maybe a week in October for
good weekends. Summer in many areas is too hot.
And of course there are the All Breed shows to contend with for dates. I
happened to notice in the Gazette (now that I am back in VA) that the Old
Dominion Kennel Club show which used to be a large 4 show circuit with other
all
breeds in the No VA area is now being held over in Maryland on a different
date in April. I'm wondering what happened there.
Bottom line is changing dates is difficult for most clubs. It's hard to
find weekends when there is no conflict with a specialty club or all breed
club
within 200 miles (even in New Mexico).
Tish
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