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The
British Collie Club Speciality Event
- Rough Collie of the Year
 The
three judges who officiated, left to right: Mrs Peggy E M
Bailey, Mr Peter Chave, Mrs Margaret Wildman
This
event is held every year by the club when all the previous
year’s CC winners are invited to compete for the clubs
title Rough Collie of the year
The event is held at the Quality Hotel, Penkridge, Staffs,
I was invited to be on the panel of three judges to judge
and select the overall winner.
On arrival the committee had the main exhibition suite set
out with a good covered ring lovely table decorations, complete
with coffee and snacks. We were then interviewed by the Show
Manager and briefly outlined the procedure, we were placed
on three separate tables and judged the dogs first followed
by the bitches.
Mrs Margaret Wildman (Wildax) was the first to judge, then
Mr Peter Chave, followed by me Mrs Peggy E M Bailey. Each
exhibit was judged in turn and individually marked out of
a hundred, the marks then totalled to select the overall winner
and runner-up.
The Master of Ceremonies for the event was Mr Alan Staniland
who with the rest of the committee looked very smart, the
ladies dressed to perfection and every gentleman sporting
a red bowtie. We started with the dogs, some nine entered,
all were in tiptop condition and after our marking we had
a tie for third and fourth place that ended a run off.
 The
British Collie Club’s Rough Collie of the Year, blue
merle dog Mrs Anderton’s Ch Karaua Blue Kontention and
runner up the tri colour bitch Mr D Round’s Jasand Panama
Hatty
The first place and overall winner was Mrs V Anderton’s
Ch Carava Blue Kontention, second placed dog was Mr &
Mrs Kitchen’s Ch Jasand Somethin Blue for Seriema. These
two blue merles present a lovely picture of outstanding breed
quality. Third place dog was Vonarkle Gold Dust and the fourth
place dog was Lingwell Lone Piper, both lovely sable and white
males.
While we were judging the committee organised a table quiz
based round the names and or pedigree of each exhibit, this
created more than a passing interest for the audience and
quite good fun when it came to marking papers and the eventual
prizes to winners.
Then on to the bitches, some ten entered again all in good
condition, and again a tie for third and fourth place which
needed a run off. The first place bitch and the eventual runner
up for the club’s Rough Collie of the year was Mr D Round’s
tricolour Jasand Panama Hatty, second was Mrs G Harris’
Carriswillow Legacy, Third was Miss A Grainger’s Ch Samhaven
Forgotten Charm and fourth was Mrs R Cozen’s Vonarkle
Victoria at Bhyllsacre, the line up of these bitches was a
joy to behold.
Then followed the announcement that Ch Karava Blue Kontention
was the British Collie Club’s Rough Collie of the year
so that Jasand Panama Hatty was the runner up, many photographs
with a quite lovely presentation to the three judges.
This was a very nice event the whole thing expertly managed
by the committee, unfortunately Peter and I could not stay
for the evening meal and the disco but we are reliably informed
that all was OK.
On behalf of Mrs Wildman, Mr Chave and myself, we wish to
thank the British Collie Club for the invitation to judge
this very special Rough Collie event.
Peggy E M Bailey
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