1990 American Whippet Club Annual Page One

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Lily is pictured going Best in Show at Huntingdon Valley Kennel Club under judge Eleanor Rotman, after winning Best of Breed at the Eastern Specialty judging under Kent Delany.

We believe “OLIVER”, at 7 months of age, is the youngest whippet champion in the history of the breed in the U.S. He was shown a total of 5 times to finish his championship. He won a major his first weekend out from the puppy class and the next weekend shown won three 4-point majors, three Best of Breeds and three Group placements, all from the puppy class. The weekend after he finished, he competed at the A.W.C. Southern Specialty weekend, making the cut at 7 months of age in a huge specials class and winning his sweepstakes class. He has been shown a total of 4 more times since the Southern Specialty, winning 2 more Best of Breeds, 2 Best of Opposites and another Group placement, all at 8 months of age! One of his Best of Breeds was under breeder-judge Margaret Newcombe of PEN NYWORTH fame in an entry of 32 whippets. We believe his TOTAL SOUNDNESS, lovely balance, and beautiful breed type has carried him through at such a young age. “OLIVER” and his “Klassmates”, who have both won 5-point majors as puppies (see inside), have made many fans in and outside the whippet fancy and a repeat breeding MAY be planned for 1991.

But the biggest thrill by far is that “OLIVER” is our fifth generation breeder-owner-handled champion! When my parents, Rudy and Arlene Kuper, got their first whippet in 1965 and bred our first champion 2 years later, I never dreamed that I would show five generations of champions and be into my fourth decade with whippets! The love and companionship the whippets have given me throughout the years have meant more to me than all their show wins combined.

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Flagship champion of this breeding and always owner-handled, Digger finished his American Championship with three majors. Thank you Mrs. Wear, L. Masley, B. Krause, R. Tongren, L. Riddle, I Speight, and E. Stevenson. He finished his Canadian Championship in five shows with two BOB's and a Group 3.

Digger completed an ASFA Field Championship in seven trials, including an exciting 40 point maximum first place. He was pointed and BOB in his only Canadian lure coursing trial. Digger is running for an LCM.

Digger earned a C.D. in his first three trials and now is training for Open. He needs one more leg to complete his C.D. in Canada.

Kudos to breeder Barbara Pendergrass and the owners of Digger's seven champion siblings:
Ch. Rafina Lowenprinz, - Grazi Mi Amore Ferrari, - Freudian Slip, - Rosett of Charlemagne, - Trivial Pursuit, - Fairlights Emily, and - Sunkrist Nina Ricca.

Owners: TOM and IRENE NELSON
Co-trainers: Rocky and Cookie, MinPins, They keep him in line.

1990 saw significant progress in the fancy. Some long-standing problems have been resolved and for some we have not yet found solutions.

Not only has out membership increased, but the active participation of the members has been most gratifying.

One of our most notable successes was the 4th National Specialty in Palo Alto, California. The addition of the Top-Twenty competition was enjoyed by all. The Futurity continues to be well-supported and this year saw the addition of the Maturity Class. As we increase the number of activities associated with our National Specialty, I want to stress the importance of attending the Annual Meeting. This is the membership's opportunity for expressing their concerns regarding Club matters.

I was pleased to be able to attend three of the regional Specialties and having viewed the entries, I feel the breed has made considerable progress and is in good shape.

The Board of Directors that you elected is very capable and has been working very diligently on your behalf. We have increased the number of Board meetings and are in continual communication with one another.

In April 1990, an AWC tile plaque was carried aboard the space shuttle, which deployed the Hubble Telescope. Hopefully, we will be presenting that plaque to the Dog Museum in April 1991 during the National Specialty week in St. Louis, MO. Sincere thanks to Astronaut Steve Hawley for letting the world know that Whippets do indeed travel the fastest and farthest of any dog!

1990 was saddened with the passing of several long-time friends of the fancy - Ann Gallup Marsh, Bill Dresser and P.J. McClure. They will be sorely missed.

As I have traveled around the country, I am continually impressed with the friendliness exhibited by the people in our breed, and the willingness to share knowledge with each other. Hopefully, we will continue in this manner as it can only help in preserving the breed we love so well.

Looking forward to seeing everyone at our 5th National Specialty and Annual Meeting in St. Louis in April.

Pictured above are two outstanding youngsters out of Ch. High Flyer Puddle Jumper by Ch. Plumcreek Jumaco Austin.

They have been making waves in their limited careers and should really make a SPLASH in 1991.

Remember that old adage about a picture being worth a thousand words? Enough said... Except.. . Splash has a new and exciting litter by Ch. Saxon Shore Amber Waves.

They will debut at the 1991 Futurity, and start making their own ‘splash' later in the year.

IDOVER
Elizabeth Smith
25510 Carmel Knoll Drive , Carmel , CA 92923 (408)625-0366

In Loving Memory

“Jack” began his serious show career at the age of eight. Shown locally and sparingly, he finished easily, winning on his own merits - movement and conformation. Pictured above, shown first time as a special winning BOB under Judge Kathleen E.S.Andrews. A line-bred Magnet breeding is planned for Spring ‘91.

P. Whittington
14200 Old Hanover Road , Reisterstown , MD 21136
(301)833-6754 (home) (301)222-7554 (work)

“STELLA” is shown here completing her Championship, handled by co-owner, Randy Ramsthaler. Dress Circle is pleased to announce that Stella - Ch. Dress Circle Stars and Bars - and Roger - Konza Copilot - are expecting the patter of many little feet, due New Years Eve.

Stella is owned by:

Pat Dresser
DRESS CIRCLE KENNEL
1462 Granger Road
Medina, OH 44256
(216) 239-1829

Randy Ramsthaler
323 Vine Street
Ashland , OH 44805

AMIR Jim & Betsy Prior, 28221 Patti Lane, P.O. Box 1607, Romoland, CA 92380. (714)928-4429

ANTARES Karlene Kahlstrom, 434 S. Valley Center, Glendora, CA 91740. (818)335-8149

BRIARTHORN Russ & Vicki Thorn, 3308 Elkins Dr., Arlington, TX 76016. (817)274-3998

CASINO Mike & Sue Weilbacher, RR2, Box 95, Columbia, IL 62236. (618)281-8166

CHAPARRAL Connie & Jack Eaker, 1373 Old Mill Rd., McKinney, TX 75069. (214)548-0363

CIMCO Carol & ‘Tiny” Simmons, P.O. Box 1077, 6150 Half Mile Rd., Theodore, AL 36590. (205)973-0002

DEVONAIRE Heather Dansereau, RR#2, 1733 Centre Rd., Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8N 2Z7 (416)659-1188

DRESS CIRCLE Pat Dresser, 1462 Granger Rd., Medina, OH 44256. (216)239-1829

FALLOWFIELD Connie Brunkow DVM, 905 Waynetown Rd., Crawfordsville, IN 47933.

GOLD DUST Joan & Bob Goldstein, 5 Klinger Lane, Warren, NJ 07059. (908)561-3833

HALMARQUE Marilyn Rew, 8336 Clinton Ave. 5, Bloomington, MN 55420. (612)888-9274/ 888-6124

HIGH FLYER Erma & Ralph Kovach MD, 6671 Gates Mills Blvd., Gates Mills, OH 44040. (216)449-3318

JET SET Phil Whittington, 14200 Old Hanover Rd., Reisterstown, MD 21136. (301)222-7554

MIKATER Suzanne & George Olmsted, Rt. 13, Box 270, Evans Rd., Hendersonville, NC 28739-9813. (704)692-3738

NORTH POINTE Mark Callahan & Doug Moore, 37 Marshall Ave., Akron, OH 44303. (216)762-9399

PARIS FARM Sharon Sakson, 222 Chilton Way, Fairless Hills, PA 19030-3306. (215)943-7025

PAWS N'OAKS Jim & Suzanne Burens, 1069 Waverly Heights Dr., Thousand Oaks, CA 91360. (805) 497-6189

RENPARK Irene K. Cetta, 548 Hill St., Lebanon, PA 17042-2945. (717)273-9442

RIALCEL Pam, Kathy &Tim LeClair, 784 Rojean, Ellisville, MO 63021. (314)391-0648

RUNAMOK ACRES Frank & Linda Zaworski, 16920 Harlow Ave., Shakopee, MN 55379. (612)445-9436

TROCHEE Jerry & Terry Floyd, 2342 Pinestream Ct., Lawrenceville, GA 30243. (404)963-6377

WATCH ME Jeanne Williams, 36 lnnisbrook Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89113. (702)367-3645

WHIPPLETREE Sharon & Ellen Kirley, 68 Randall P1., Springfield, MA 01108. (413)733-0444

WHIPPOOR WILL Barbara Henderson VMD, 16200 Burtons Lane, Laurel, MD 20707. (301)490-6598

WHIP TON Don & Sue Gerber, 12975W. Chenango Ave., Morrison, CO 80465. (303)973-0768

WYNDSOR Jean & Vincent Balint, 2037 San Luis St., Fairfield, CA 94533. (707)425-3314

Jessica moved to Canda - and moved again with her new family. As a result of all this moving, she was shown little in 1990, but is pointed in Canada (and the U.S.) and has a BOS from the classes in Canada (and a BOB from the classes in the U.S.).
Watch for her to be out more in 1991 - shes a moving ‘experience!

Owner
Yvonne Lawrie, LARMAN
1ó72 Con 6, Niagara On The Lake , Ontario , Canada LOS 1JO

Muddy feet. . . if you showed dogs in Ohio during the summer of 1990, you got wet, as a result of our wettest year on record (over 70% of the weekends had rain). On this day, Jay stepped over the puddles and skimmed the mud and was rewarded with BEST OF WINNERS by judge Jon Cole. We look forward to better weather in 1991

pictured here at 6 months of age winning
BEST IN FUTURITY
under breeder-judge Bo Bengtson in 1986.

breeders:		owners:
HIGH FLYER Erma & Ralph Kovach, MD 6671 Gates Mills Blvd. Gates Mills, OH 44040 (216) 449-3318	DUNBERRY Wendy Clark 110 Tibet Road Columbus, OH 43202 (614) 268-1848	Robin Shaw & Erma Kovach

Owner
HIGH FLYER
Erma & Ralph Kovach, MD
6671 Gates Mills Blvd.
Gates Mills, OH 44040
(216) 449-3318

breeder: Diane Bleecker, Morshor

CH. RENSOC SOLAR FLYTE TOM COLINS

(Ch. Morshor Appraxin Dan Ready ex Ch. Ayslin Keighley of Rensoc, 7-5-83)

Following his retirement from the show ring, Colins sired the 1987 AWC Futurity Winner, Ch. Wolfram Appraxin Benciala, then took time off for some “FUN IN THE SUN”

Now Colins is back as sire of two strikingly beautiful litters of brindle partis, whelped 11-8-90:

Litter #1 - Dam: Wolfram's C'Ealed With A Kiss
(Ch. Appraxin WW Snap Dragon x Wolfram Rensoc Almost N Angel)
3M 2F

Litter #2 - Dam: Woodsia Appraxin Dragon Lady
(Ch. Appraxin WW Snap Dragon x Sporting Fields Nabisco)
2M 4F

BOTH LITTERS ARE 1991 FUTURITY NOMINATED

BREEDER
Carole L Greene,
Wolfram Whippets and Borzoi
24731 Sprague Road, Columbia Station, Ohio 44028
(216)235-4776 residence or (216)734-1440

(Ch. lnxs Victor X Wolfram Wynmore Bengal Lady, F.Ch.)

“Annie” has the wonderful Whippet nature that wins your heart. She is shown winning BOW from the Puppy Class at Lorain County KC's 8/12/90 show. Thank you Judge John Wood.
Watch for these littermates:
Wynmor A Hot Wire placed second in her large class the the Midwest Specialty
Wynmore A Zip Strip, pointed as a puppy, placed well during the Midwest, and, entered in 4 events, has 3 firsts, a BOB and needs 1 point for his ASFA F.Ch.

	Wynmore Whippets Carola K. Beranek 8345 Branch Road Medina, Ohio 44256 (216) 667-2590

AMERICAN WHIPPET CLUB
EASTERN SPECIALTY

1990 was a busy year for the East Region, with our full compliment of Supported entries. These were Champlain Valley KC in Vermont, Delaware Valley KC in Pennsylvania, Kanadesaga KC in New York, and Somerset Hills KC in New Jersey. My thanks to the folks responsible for organizing these affairs - Dale Healey, Estelle Lyon, and to Stacy Davis, who was in charge of trophies for two of the supports as well as the Eastern Specialty.

We had a special treat the night before our Specialty with a Pre-Show picnic at SPORTING FIELDS. Our thanks to Donne Butt and Debbie and Tony Giles for their hospitality.

The Specialty was held with Huntingdon Valley KC in Ambler, PA on June 2, 1990. There was an entry of 145 Whippets in 212 entries, with Mr. Kent Delaney judging the Breed and Mrs. Mary Dukes judging Sweepstakes.

BOB, GROUP I, BIS	CH. BOHEM MOONLIGHT LULLABY owner: Mrs. Elizabeth S. Smith
BOS	CH. SPORTING FIELDS KINSMAN owner: Mrs. James Butt and Mr. & Mrs Tony Giles
WD & BOW	UNICORN WHIPPOORWILL QUINCY owner: D. Berger & B. Henderson
RWD	LOCAR MARTINI ON THE ROCKS owner: C. Curry
WB	MORSHOR RIPSHIN ADRIANNA owner: D. Bleecker & T. Kirstein
RWB	SPORTING FIELD WINSOM WON owner: D. Butt, D. Giles & J. Farrell
BlSweeps	CH. SPORTING FIELDS KINSMAN
BOSSweeps	GOLD-DUST'S GILT TRIP owner: J & B Goldstein

Come share another fun weekend in Pennsylvania in June 1991 when our Specialty will be judged by Mr. Doug Arthur and Sweepstakes will be done by Ms. Donna Kelley. The Supported Entry the following day will have Mrs. Joan Goldstein as the judge.

T.J. spent the summer in Canada where he compiled quite a nice record.
Shown 17 times as a Special:
12 - Best of Breed
14 - Best Puppy in Group
2 - Best Puppy in Show
6 - Group II
1 - Group III
2 - Group IV
T.J. will be back in Virginia in 1991 to begin his American career.

HER CHAMPION GET - FIVE IN 1990
OH. RAFINA FREUDIAN SLIP - Hartig & LaBelle
CH. RAFINA LOWENPRINZ - Roswell
OH. RAFINA ROSETTE OF OHARLEMAGNE - Wayne & Pendergrass
AM.OAN.CH. RAFINA AOE IN THE HOLE, F.OH., O.D. - Wilson
OH. RAFINA TRIVIAL PURSUIT - Pendergrass
OH. RAFINA GRAZI MI AMOR GERRARI - Sherman & Ritchie
OH. RAFINA SUNKRIST NINI RICCI - Pendergrass

And waiting in the wings...
Her new babies by “Oscar”, whelped 7-16-90, to make their debut at the 1991 National.

PENN HARTIG AND PAT LaBELLE
51831 M51 North, Dowagiac, MI 49047 (616)782-7290

“Vivian” finished with three majors. She also has to her credit a BOS Sweepstakes win (AWC Supported Entry) and three BOB's over specials. Her kennel-mate, Affinity Hard Hearted Hannah, (Ch. Affinity Windrose Kemo-Sabi x Ch. Affinity Overdressed) went BOS over specials (3 point major) under Eugene Blake at Minnesota River Valley KC, September 1990.

In Vogue Whippets
Ruth Logue
2610 Pleasant Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55408
(612)871-2887