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rOLLING FORK BEAGLE CLUB

ROLLING FORK BEAGLE CLUB

FIELD CHAMPION TRIAL

March 20, 2026

Entry Fee $25.00

HEADQUARTERS & RUNNING GROUNDS: 724 Beagle Club Lane Cecilia, KY.

Elizabethtown KY I-65 to exit 91. Follow signs to 31 W bypass. Once on bypass go 1,7 miles to Hwy 1357 (St John Rd,) Go west on hwy 1357 10 miles to Beagle Club Lane turn right go 1 mile to Clubhouse.

CLOSING & DRAWING 8:00 A, M. Prevailing time.

HOUNDS WILL BE SEXED & RUN TOGETHER

Judges: Bitches Don Thompson & Chuck Poczik. Dogs: Chuck Shuler & Jim Garard.

Prizes: Plaques to 1st place, rosettes to 1st thru NBQ; plus 50% of entry fees after

Expenses returned 40, 30, 20, 10% to 1st thru 4th place

Earn Points Toward The Purina Field Champion Award.

Trailer Hookups Motels Nearby Plenty of Kennels

Breakfast and Lunch Will be Served each day

HOUNDS FED BY PURINA DOG FOOD

Note: Rolling Fork Will Hold Midwestern Derby Qualifying Trials on Thursday,

March 19, 2026

Clubhouse phone 270-862-4881

Steve Redmon Field Trial Secy.

Phone 270-547-0378

MIDWESTERN FEDERATION

MIDWESTERN FEDERATION OF BEAGLE CLUBS

IN MEMORY OF BOB COIL

72nd ANNUAL DERBY & FUTURITY STAKES — March 21-22, 2026

HOST CLUB — ROLLING FORK BEAGLE CLUB

Clubhouse Telephone — (270) 862-4881

RUNNING GROUNDS & CLUBHOUSE: 724 Beagle Club Lane, Cecilla, KY. I-65 to exit 91 in Elizabethtown, KY. Follow signs to 31 West by-pass. Go 1.7 miles to Hwy 1357 (St John Rd). Go west 10 miles to Beagle Club Ln. turn right and clubhouse is one mile at end of rd.

DERBY JUDGES: Jim Garard & Chuck Shuler Males; Don Thompson & Chuck Poczik Females..

FUTURITY JUDGES: Chuck Poczik & Chuck Shuler Males. Don Thompson & Jim Garard Females;

DRAWING & MEASURING: Drawing for all classes at 8:00 a.m. prevailing time on the dates listed below. Derbies will be measured in 2nd series; Post entered Derbies will pay an entry fee of $40.00. Measuring for futurities will be from 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. on the day the class is scheduled to run.

DERBY RUNNING ORDER ENTRY FEE: $25

Bitches & Dogs .......................................Sat., March 21

Earn Points Toward the PURINA Derby Award

FUTURITY RUNNING ORDER ENTRY FEE: $25

Bitches & Dogs ...................................... Sun., March 22

Earn Points Toward the PURINA Futurity Award

DERBIES WILL RECEIVE LICENSED WINS AND POINTS

PRIZES FOR DERBIES: Plaques to 1st place, rosettes to all places and NBQ: 60% of entry fee returned 35, 30, 20, 10 and 5%.

PRIZES FOR FUTURITIES: Plaques to 1st place, rosettes to all places and NBQ. Prize money will be 40% of entry fee divided 40, 30, 20, & 10% 1st thru 4th.

THE AUCTION SATURDAY AFTERNOON helps the “Ladies of the Midwestern” continue their very successful efforts to ensure you having a well-fed bunny for your hound to run. All donations for the auction are much appreciated. Contact Vicki Marsh at (859) 462-6535 for information. Thanks to all of you who so graciously donated items, time, and effort in the past!

BANQUET ON SATURDAY NIGHT: Tickets will be available from the Banquet Chairperson to be held at the Rolling Fork Beagle Club.

ANNUAL MEETING — Friday, March 20, 2026 beginning one hour after the last brace is run. Held at Rolling Fork Club.

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MOTELS–Nearby in Elizabethtown

Preston Greenwalt, President Vicki Marsh, Secretary/Treasurer

Phone: (302) 235-3492 Phone: Cell: (859) 462-6535

35250 Skeeter Bit Ln Laurel, DE 19956 273 Schanding Ln. Falmouth, Ky 41040

Purina will feed the hounds.

ATTENTION FIELD TRIAL SECRETARIES IN WESTERN PA.

The West Penn Association Derby Qualifying trial and Eastern Federation Qualifying trial at Old Town on Saturday, February 7, 2026 has been cancelled and will not be rescheduled.

· The UBC/PA Assoc. qualifying trial at New Eagle on Sunday, February 8, 2026 has been cancelled and will not be rescheduled.

· The West Penn Association Derby Qualifying trial and Eastern Federation Qualifying trial at Spring Church on Saturday, February 14, 2026 has been cancelled and will be rescheduled to Friday, April 3, 2026 (Good Friday) after the License trial on that date.

Thanks,

Bob Kerr

by Wayne Potts

Part 1 of how I got into beagling.

I grew up in a small town in York County Pa by the name of Hellam Pa that was in a country setting my father always had a Basset Hound or a beagle that he used for hunting. When I was old was old enough, he would take me with him and that was my introduction of the hounds. When I was old enough to hunt by myself, I would come home from school grab a shotgun and a dog walk across the street to the fields and hunt pheasants and rabbits.

A friend of my father bought a beagle pup off a farmer near us by the name of Blessing later in life I would find out he was a Beagler. The pup turned out to be one of the best rabbit dogs I ever hunted with. Her name was Nellie she had an all-white face that was easy to see, but she was shot and killed by a hunter while chasing a rabbit that was not in our hunting party.

So, for several years I did go hunting as I joined the Marines and got married and started a family. My work took me to many places, and I ended up in Hermitage Pa. I heard of a Beagle Club in Sharpsville and went and watch some dogs and knew I wanted a beagle but at the time was living in an apartment and could not make it happen. I got a job offer in Hazleton Pa and moved there.

I saw an ad in the local newspaper for a beagle for sale that was started and running and I bought her name was T and L Molly, she was bought from Butch Erwin who went by the kennel name Ferrwood Beagles. Butch took me to Carbon Beagle Club where I became a member and would later become the President of that club. Molly was out of Del-Hart Ringwood and placed in several trials and that was when I got hooked. Molly was bred to Duck Creek Rambo who was owned by Danny Venn. I later sold her to Joe Brady, who ran her in two couple trials.

Part 2 to be continued later.

West penn association

WEST PENN ASSOCIATION

Derby Qualifying Trial Schedule

February 2026 - April 2026

Start Time: 8:30AM

Entry fee: $8

***Sat Feb 7 Old Town-Canceled***

Sat Feb 14 Spring Church - Canceled***

Sat Feb 21 Bakerstown

Sat Feb 28 Salem

Sat March 7 Coraopolis

Sat March 12-15 West Penn Licensed Trial

@Bakerstown

Sat March 21 Franklin Twp

Sun March 22 Hilltop@Bakerstown

(this will be run after Bakerstown UBC/PA trial)

Sun March 29 New Eagle

(this be run after New Eagle’s UBC/PA trial.)

Snow Date: Sat. April 4, 2026

Sat., April 11, 2026

Please Note: Qualifying trials are run by size

West Penn Association Winner Stakes

AKC Derby Licensed Brace Trial

Hosted by: Spring Church B. C.

April 25-26, 2026

Closing and Drawing: 8:00AM at the clubhouse

Entry Fee: $20 for qualified dogs; There is an $8 processing fee per non-qualified dog. A non-qualified dog is a dog not entered into a West Penn Association derby qualifying trial.

Judges for both classes: ??

Prizes: $100 payback per class plus Rosettes to all places and NBQ.

Running Order:

Combined Males Sat., April 25, 2026

Combined Females Sun., April 26, 2026

Headquarters and RunningGrounds: Spring Church Beagle Club

Breakfast and lunch served daily.

Beds available at the club. Contact Ken Dworek (814-541-9970) for reservations.

Robert Kerr Wayne Koelsch

Cell: 412-760-6915 412-720-0647

Email: rjkerr42@gmail.com