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The UICL awarded beautiful prizes. This is the Perpetual trophy for Best in Group (three) at a UICL show, the “Challenge
Moyen Age”. In 1962 won by Eta Pauptit (Afghan Hounds) and in 1972 by Tim Teillers (Salukis).
Prior to the annual UICL races, the In a rancorous action, a proposal was
meeting of the UICL racing committee as piloted on the agenda of the general
well as the annual general meeting took meeting of the FCI in 1961 in
place. The plans for the coming years were Helsinki/Finland. It stated that the
determined there. UICL was cancelled as an affiliated
member because clubs could not be a
In the beginning of 1961, dark clouds member of the FCI. UICL representative
gathered over the close cooperation Arthur Egle from Switzerland was
between the FCI and UICL. The UICL rushed over to the meeting in Helsinki
statutes were changed so that Belgium and to turn the tide.
France, being the founders, no longer had
a veto on decisions. France in particular The decision was postponed, also
had problems digesting this and looked for because a couple of countries among
which the Scandinavian countries and
revenge. the Netherlands did not agree with an
immediate dropout. A solution had to be
found.
