Look!! A small track 'reject' grey gets to do a historical challenge--we should all be so lucky! And with the current state of coursing in England IF you can at all make it over this year, it would be a good thing to do! The Dava is gone and Waterloo as Waterloo is fading :-(
Ta Carol--cheering Evie on!!! And happy to see another small 'un!! The rescues around here are HUGE! At 12:28 PM +0000 1/12/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In what may be an historical first, the Waterloo Cup Committee has >bestowed a returned nomination on an American Greyhound, Cashel's >Evening, owned by Cindi and Phil Allen of Bothell, Washington. "Evie" >is all NGA, bred by Anne Sheridan, but never made it past the >training track. Cindi and Phil adopted her directly from the >breeder. The four year old 45 pounder has earned her lure coursing >Field Champion title and is pointed in open field coursing in >Wyoming. Her photos and pedigree can be found at >http://www.greyhound-data.com/d?z=gjtQhL&d=cashel%27s+evening > Cindi began the quest for a nomination in 2003, and her >persistence paid off. Just after Christmas, she was informed by Cup >Secretary Diana Brodie that the Committee had nominated Evie to run >in the Waterloo Cup. Knowing that Cindi might need a little advice >from an American who had been there, Diana put her in touch with me. >I spoke on the phone with Cindi, who told me that she is a total >newcomer to British coursing and driven meetings, and had seen no >more than still photos of it. I gave her an overview of the sport and >will be sending her some video of it to watch. > Since her husband is not able to make the trip, Cindi is >traveling by herself with Evie, first to Paris, and then on to >England. She will handle Evie herself at the Waterloo Cup, and I have >pledged the assistance of our American contingent and perhaps a few >of our British friends. Cindi said that the enormity of the task >ahead of her has begun to sink in, and I told her that she is indeed >a brave and gutsy lady for seeking the nomination and handling Evie >herself. > Though Cindi readily admits that Evie is a dark horse runner, >this is a great "Cinderella story" that will be yet another reason >that this year's Waterloo Cup will be special. Stay tuned. > >John P -- Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness! ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> In low income neighborhoods, 84% do not own computers. At Network for Good, help bridge the Digital Divide! http://us.click.yahoo.com/S.QlOD/3MnJAA/Zx0JAA/PJ_qlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA_Coursing/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
