Only for the handlers!! Neither as a breeder, nor as an owner, did I ev= er receive any of the money!! It was handed to the handler, in the ring= , in a sealed envelope....CASH. And yes, in those days the classes WERE= large and the envelopes contained correspondingly large sums. Paula, 28 days and counting ----- Original Message ----- In a message dated 9/16/2007 2:17:15 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, = foxtrotgsd@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: Has any thought been given to returning to awarding the 1-4 placings a = percentage of the entry fees for that class? I know it's been a long ti= me since this was done, but it seemed entires were larger and, of cours= e, the pay outs were kinda nice :-) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================