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THE FALCONCRAG TROPHY
BY KATH CLARK - UK
The Falconcrag Trophy was donated to the To celebrate, Pam donated this lovely
Club by our Chairman Pam Marston- trophy to be awarded to Reserve Best in
Pollock of the famous Falconcrag kennel Show. I asked Pam how she had come
back in 2016. about acquiring the figurine and this is
what she told me:
As a bit of background, the Sloughi Club
had not held a stand alone show for many “I bought the model in a flea market in
years. Pam was on the Committee for Germany. I also have the porcelain version
Hound Association and the Club was a tad which is modelled by Nymphenburg which I
disgruntled when the judge we had took as payment for a real live Whippet also
requested (Gabriele Schroeter) was in Germany!
selected for another breed and our judge When I decided to give it as a trophy, it was
was a “tag on” to another breed and a lady because of its likeness to the breed, and I
who had never judged a Sloughi before. decided a stand for it should be made of
Honister slate to represent Falconcrag and
Pam spoke up on our behalf and Hound the back piece is shaped to represent the
Association offered us the chance to run fells.”
our own stand alone show alongside
theirs, with Gabriele as our judge.
The winners are: