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Ballywalter Game Fair Events
CLAY PIGEON SHOOTING
Organised by the Ballycranmore & Kircubbin Clay Pigeon Club in association with BASC
Game Fair High Gun Challenge over both days : Bettinsoli Shotgun sponsored by Donal Mc Cloy Guns Unlimited & the John
McClelland Memorial Trophy
Bang on Target! Some of the team from Ballywalter with BASC Director Tommy Mayne, David Robinson (one of the sponsors) and Game
Fair Director Albert Titterington launch the prize fund for the clay shoot which is expected to top £3,000 (cash and prizes)
SATURDAY
Top Gun: £100 sponsored by Irish Countrysports and Country Life
2nd: Hunters Jacket sponsored by Firefly/Jack Pyke
3rd: £50 sponsored by Irish Countrysports and Country Life
SUNDAY
CLASSIFIED
1st: £200 sponsored by Irish Countrysports and Country Life
2nd: Watch sponsored by Gardiner Bros (RRP £250)
3rd: Hunters Jacket sponsored by Firefly/Jack Pyke
4th: £50
UNCLASSIFIED
1st: £200 sponsored by Irish Countrysports and Country Life
2nd: Watch sponsored by Gardiner Bros (RRP £250)
3rd: Hunters Jacket sponsored by Firefly/Jack Pyke
4th: £50 sponsored by Irish Countrysports and Country Life
The prize fund is still being added to including Vouchers for Dinner from the Wildfowler Inn, Greyabbey. These and other
prizes will be notified on the day.
PLUS
Top four guns overall qualify for All Ireland Game Fair Championship Final at Shanes Castle.
Top four unclassified shooters qualify for the Barbour All Ireland Novice Game Fair Championship at Birr.
Also see the MUZZLE LOADERS shoot clay pigeons with their antique weapons.
TERRIER & LURCHER EVENTS
organised by the Mid Antrim terrier & Lurcher Club sponsored by Redmills, Premier Events Catering, and Irish
Countrysports and Country Life magazine
MAIN ARENA DISPLAY - 12.30
Show Starts 1.00pm
Prizes include Trophies & Rosettes each class
OVERALL CHAMPION
£50 Cash plus Specially Engraved Champion's Tankard
CHAMPION TERRIER, LURCHER & WHIPPET
Engraved Champion Tankards for each plus £50 plus Bag of Dog Food
The Champion Lurcher qualifies for the Redmills Five Nations International Lurcher Final at Birr Castle on the 29th August
(and some travel expenses payable at Birr) and also receives four tickets to the Birr Castle Fair and a year's subscription
to Irish Countrysports and Country Life magazine. The Prize fund for this prestigious final will top €1,000.
Great Game Fairs of Ireland Directors Philip Lawton and Albert Titterington together with host Lord Dunleath and some appropriately
dressed ladies and gentlemen launch the two international lurcher championships.
RACING - the launch of the REDMILLS Master McGrath Challenge to find the fastest lurcher in the UK and Ireland
The winner and runner up (any size) will qualify for the final at Shanes Castle again with a prize fund in excess of
€1,000. The winner at Ballywalter receives a tankard, four tickets to Shanes Castle, a years subscription to the Irish
Countrysports and Country Life magazine and the winner and runner up receive a specially commissioned qualifying scroll designed
by Ingrid Houwers.
The winner at Ballywalter, the first qualifying event, also receives £50 sponsored by Premier Event Catering.
There will also be the normal over 23"; under 23" Lurchers, Whippet & Terrier Racing
Top Dog in each class £20 (sponsored by Premier Event Catering) Trophies, Rosettes & bags of meal
Other prizes will be notified by PA at the demonstration at the Main Arena at 12.30.
Good Parking beside the rings and race track WITHIN the main Fair.
IRISH DUMMY THROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Organised by Comber Wildfowlers Association & Sponsored by Charlie Keenan Countrywear (Big Bill Outdoor Clothing)
A new FUN competition with two ADULT categories: DISTANCE and ACCURACY and a CHILDREN'S Accuracy.
Top prize over two days the BIG BILL WATERPROOF suit RRP £100.
REAL INTERNATIONAL GUNDOG TESTS
It is our policy within the GREAT GAME FAIRS of Ireland to stage both enjoyable North v South gundog matches AND also REAL
International gundog events bringing in top teams from both the UK and Europe. For Shanes Castle we will continue the international
theme with gundog teams from Wales, all over the UK and from Holland. For Ballywalter we launch a REAL international retriever
test with team from Denmark. We are indebted to sponsors FEEDWELL for facilitating this international competition.
The Danish Gundog Team Saturday
SPANIEL TESTS (contact William Thompson 028 90962441) sponsored by Redmills - 9.30 am On Main Gundog Course
Spaniel: Puppy, Novice and Open tests organised by the Antrim & Down Springer Spaniel Club contact
Willian Thompson 028 90962441. Prizes for each test 1st £40, 2nd £25 3rd £15. Plus bags of Redmills Dog Food
for the winners.
Top spaniel goes on to meet the top retriever on Sunday to challenge for Top Gundog Overall and win a DT Dog Box
sponsored by Gilbert Irvine.
RETRIEVER TESTS (contact Johnny Rea 028 258428)
Novice Test (sponsored by FAVOUR) Meet at Gundog Car Park 10.00 am sharp SATURDAY
Prizes include prize money sponsored by Irish Countrysports and Country Life magazine 1st £40 ; 2nd £25 and 3rd £15 plus
bags of Favour meal to fourth.
Sunday
A REAL Retriever International Challenge sponsored by Feedwell Dog Food sponsors of the REAL international Retriever Challenge at
Shanes Castle.
The Ulster Select Team (Captain: Johnny Rea) will meet Teams from the ROI (Captain: Laurence Hennessy) and a team from
Denmark (Captain: Ms Marianne Ankjaer). Prize money for Top Team £100 bags of meal from FEEDWELL. 9.30 start.
Sunday afternoon Open Retriever test (sponsored by Feedwell)
Prize money 1st £40, 2nd £25 Third £15 sponsored by Irish Countrysports and Country Life magazine and bags of Feedwell Dog
Food to fourth place.
EACH ENTRANT FOR THE OPEN TEST RECEIVES a 2.5KG BAG of FEEDWELL.
The top four dogs qualify for the ALL Ireland Game Fair Championships in Gundog Handling at the Fair at Shanes Castle on the 26th June.
AND on SUNDAY at Ballywalter THE Top SPANIEL and Top RETRIEVER will run off for TOP GAME FAIR GUNDOG and win a DT Dog Box
GUNDOG SCURRY
Organised in aid of the Ulster Select Gundog Team (contact Johnny Rea)
Good prizes with the top four dogs going forward to Shanes Castle and the Irish Scurry Championship final.
ANGLING COMPETITIONS, COACHING & DEMOS
The Angling competitions are organised by Angling Director Mark Patterson and GAIA ponsored by Atkins Angling, Loop
Tackle and Shimano/G.Loomis.
The Game Angling Instructors Association (GAIA) will be running the angling related events at this year's Ballywalter Game and Country Fair.
APGAI Ireland will also be in attendance at the Fair in Fisherman's Row.
GAIA is the largest instructors' association in the UK and Ireland with over 400 members in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland as
well as having members throughout Europe and our qualifications are recognised world wide. GAIA is committed to providing excellence
of instruction and coaching in fly casting, game angling and fly tying in all areas of the sport, from river to lake to stream and sea.
All GAIA instructors/coaches are qualified and undergo continuous professional development to ensure their skills are developed and
maintained to the highest of standards.
Demonstrations will be carried out by Charles Jardine, Leslie Holmes and Gary Bell, who hold GAIA's highest qualification of Advanced
Professional Game Angling Instructor (APGAI). The event will be coordinated by Mark Patterson, APGAI, who is GAIA's regional
representative in Ireland.
Great Game Fairs of Ireland Director And Ballywalter Arena Director Philip Lawton who himself is no slouch with a fishing rod casts his
eye over angling arrangements for Ballywalter with Gordon Nesbitt (sponsor) and Mark Patterson.
Charles has agreed to get into the spirit of the fair, which will have a Victorian theme, and perform his casting demonstrations in
Victorian garb with vintage tackle. There will be a dedicated area set aside where GAIA instructors will be giving demonstrations in
single handed casting, double handed casting and fly tying.
They will also be running a trout fly casting competition with separate sections for female and novice casters as well as an open
section for the more experienced casters. The top 4 competitors in the open and novice section will qualify for the all Ireland
Championships at the Birr Castle Country Fair in August. The prizes for the casting competition have been generously donated by
Atkins Angling, Loop Tackle and Shimano/G.Loomis. You will find Atkins Angling on fishermans row and they will have a full range of
Loop tackle on show.
Experienced instructors will also be offering instruction throughout the fair. They will be able to offer instruction to complete
beginners all the way through to experienced anglers who want to brush up their casting as well as being able to offer mentoring to
anyone aspiring to become an instructor.
Glenda Powell, no stranger to the Great Game Fairs of Ireland, will also be entering into the spirit of the Victorian theme in
appropriate period dress and gracing the main arena with demonstrations.
The top four novice casters qualify for the Barbour All Ireland Game Fair Novice Fly Casting Championships at Birr Castle and the
top four casters overall qualify for the All Ireland Allcomers Game Fair Fly Casting Championships at Birr Castle.
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