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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:
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