Silverwood
Guidelines and Rules
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I. ELIGIBILITY
- For American Bred Bull Terriers as defined earlier. The following shall
be eligible to enter the competition if owned by a full non-probationary
member in good standing of the Bull Terrier Club of America, Inc.
A. Any Bull Terrier which has completed the requirements for an AKC, CKC,
or a Mexican KC (FICI) Championship prior to entry closing date.
B. Any Bull Terrier winning BOV, BOS, WD, WB at a ROM show where ROM points
are awarded to the Bull Terrier.
C. Special Entry Request - Any American Bred Bull Terrier not otherwise
qualified may request a "Special Entry". In addition to the
regular entry form and fee, a nonrefundable application fee of $50.00
(total fee of $80.00) and a request for special entry must be submitted
to the Show Chairman by the entry deadline.
D. Silverwood Trophy winners are ineligible for subsequent Silverwood
Competitions.
II. JUDGES - Three
Silverwood judges will be selected by the BTCA Board after hearing recommendations
from the Judges Selection Committee.
A. The Board of Directors will select the three Silverwood Judges in executive
session so that there can be discussion of qualifications, etc, without
discomfort to those being considered or their friends. If a Board Member
is being considered, then that member will also leave. As a systematic
way of determining class assignments, the Board will assign the reference
number 1, 2, and 3 to the selected judges.
B. An officiating judge shall not own, co-own, or exhibit any entry at
that Silverwood. An exhibitor may not exhibit under a judge who bred the
entry, owned the entry within the past twelve months, or who has handled
the entry during the past twelve months. An exhibitor who co-owns a dog
with a judge at Silverwood may show any dog under that judge, with exception
of the dog co-owned by the exhibitor and the judge. Any other possible
conflict of interest should be brought to the attention of the Show Chairman
for referral to the Board. The BTCA Board will determine whether, in fact,
a conflict exists and will then rule accordingly. Any Board ruling will
be final.
III. JUDGING PROCEDURE
The Silverwood Competition is judged by a panel of three judges.
A. CLASSES - There will be
four. Colored Dogs, White Dogs, Colored Bitches, and White Bitches. After
entries have been received, the Show Chairman will make assignments based
on the class size and reference numbers assigned to the judges. Judges
1 and 2 will judge the two largest classes. Judges 1 and 3 will do the
third class and Judges 2 and 3 the fourth. If classes happen to be equal
in number then Whites and/or Bitches will be assigned first. Judges 1
and 2 will award the major trophies. In each case the unassigned judge
will serve as referee if needed.
B. CLASS JUDGING - Each judge will examine each entry individually and
then both judges will stand together while each entry is gaited. When
this preliminary judging is completed, each judge will submit on their
card the number(s) of the entries which they wish to reexamine in the
final round of competition. In a class of 21 exhibits or more, the judges
will select from two to five entries for the final competition. Each judge
will list only entries which in their opinion are at the pinnacle of breed
development, and in which they are truly interested for one of the top
placements. Judges will be aware that a great deal of significance is
attached to the final round and only the very top entrants should be so
rewarded. This selection process will result in a minimum of two and a
maximum of eight or ten entries (depending on class size) which will return
to the ring for final judging. Each judge is required to write a critique
of each entry he or she selected for the final round of competition. With
all the class entrants in the ring, the steward will combine the numbers
from the judges' cards and read in ascending order the entry numbers which
will return for final judging. Results of each judge's selections from
the various rounds will be posted after completion of all competition.
C. FINAL ROUND JUDGING - Best and Reserve of each class will be awarded
first. Then the four winners will be judged together in the ring for the
Silverwood Trophy. The judging order will be (1) Silverwood Trophy, (2)
Lovell Trophy, (3) Brigadier Trophy, and (4) Best of Opposite Variety.
(After the Silverwood Trophy winner is chosen, the Reserve Dog or Bitch
to the winner in the classes will enter the ring to compete for Runner-up
(except in the case of a referee decision).
D. CONFERRING - Judges are not to confer in the preliminary round. The
judges are encouraged to confer in the final and trophy rounds. At no
time during the judging of any class will either judge confer with the
referee of that class.
E. REFEREE - If the two assigned judges disagree between two entrants
for a class or trophy placement, the referee will enter the ring, judge
those two entrants, and render a decision which will break the tie. The
entrant not chosen is automatically reserve for a class win or any final
placement.
IV. ENTRY PROCEDURE
A. Entrants are responsible
for obtaining entry blanks from the Show Chairman early enough to meet
the entry deadline. Entries for the competition must be filed with the
Show Chairman no later than the entry deadline.
B. A nonrefundable entry fee of $30 will be due for each entry and must
accompany the entry. Non-US entries must submit fees by US Dollar Money
Order, or Certified Check in US funds. Payments via MC, Visa, Amex and
Discover are accepted.
C. Membership of the owner in the Bull Terrier Club of America is a prerequisite
to entering the competition. Co-Ownership must be a matter of record or
applied for with the AKC, CKC or Mexican KC(FICI) as of the date of the
Silverwood entry. The member must have full membership, not just applied
for. The entry must be signed by the BTCA member and that member's address
given.
V. ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES AND
POLICY
A. It is the desire of the
BTCA that every known owner of a possible entrant be notified of this
competition.
B. Any possible relationship between an entry and a member of the judging
panel which might constitute a conflict of interest, or any protest, must
be brought to the attention of the Show Chairman immediately, but no later
than two weeks after the show. In the event of a protest, the Directors
of the BTCA will consider the matter and render a decision which shall
be final.
C. The Silverwood Competition shall be held the day before any specialty
competition.
D. Judges of Silverwood weekend specialties may NOT observe the Silverwood
Competition.
E. An AKC approved judge may only exhibit animals that he is a recorded
owner of. Revised March, 2009
PURPOSE
AND RULES GOVERNING
THE
SILVERWOOD COMPETITION
The
purpose of this competition is to bring together at one time in one place
America’s
outstanding Bull Terriers so that their virtues may be assessed and appropriately
recognized. In this situation breeders will have an opportunity to inspect
America’s top Bull Terriers and talk to breeders from other sections
of the country. They will be able to relate their own progress to the
breed as a whole and make decisions concerning future matings that should
move the breed forward at an accelerated pace. It is hoped that through
this activity better understanding and closer cooperation will develop
throughout the entire Bull Terrier fancy.
The
Silverwood Competition is only for AMERICAN BRED Bull Terriers. American
Bred is defined as follows: animals conceived and whelped on the North
American Continent, Hawaii, or offshore islands. These animals must be
produced as a result of a mating from a bitch that is bred, conceives
and whelps the resulting animals in the aforementioned North America.
The mating can be as a result of a natural mating or by artificial insemination,
or any method of breeding that is currently recognized by the American
Kennel Club for the registration of purebred dogs. The sire need not be
in North America.
THE
FOLLOWING AWARDS WILL BE MADE BY SEPARATE VARIETY:
Best
and Reserve of Each Sex (8 total awards)
THE
ABOVE WINNERS WILL COMPETE FOR THE MAJOR TROPHIES:
Best
American Bred Bull Terrier – The Silverwood Trophy – presented
by The Bull Terrier Club (England); to be held for one year.
Breeder
of the Best American Bred Bull Terrier – The Ch Bramblemere Gay
Carolynda Trophy – presented by the Bull Terrier Club of America,
Inc, in memory of George C Pinque; to be held for one year.
Runner-up
to the Best American Bred Bull Terrier – The Lovell Trophy –
presented by the Bull Terrier Club of America, Inc, in memory of Lavender
Lovell; to be held for one year.
Best
of Opposite Sex to Best American Bred Bull Terrier – The Raydium
Brigadier Trophy – presented by The Bull Terrier Club (England)
in memory of Gladys M Adlam and Jessie Bennett; to be held for one year.
Best
of Opposite Variety – presented by the Bull Terrier Club of America,
Inc; to be held for one year.
Best
Second Generation American Born Bull Terrier – The Irene Mann Trophy
– presented by Cecil Mann in memory of Irene Mann. To be won by
the Silverwood Trophy winner if eligible. Both Sire and Dam must have
been born on the North American Continent. If the Silverwood Trophy Winner
is not eligible it will be won by the Lovell Trophy winner if eligible.
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