North Tipperary Agricultural Show
Schedule 2017
At NenaghShowgrounds,
Bank Holiday Monday 7th August, 2017.
All entries close finally on Friday 28th of July 2017
after which no entry will be accepted.
No Exceptions
All correspondence should be addressed to:
The Secretary,
North Tipperary Agricultural Show Committee,
Pearse St, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary.
All phone queries should be addressed to:
086 – 8348578
or emailed to
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NOTICE TO EXHIBITORS
Judging will begin punctually.
Horse classes begin judging at 11.30 sharp for Youngstock, Brood Mare and Foals.
Judging in the main marquee will begin at 10.30 a.m.
Cattle judging will begin at 12 noon.
IN THE EVENT OF THE SHOW BEING CANCELLED THE SHOW OFFICE WILL REMAIN OPEN FOR 5 WORKING DAYS POST SHOW DATE FOR COLLECTION OF REFUNDS
All applications for Allotments and trade Exhibits in grounds should be made to the Secretary not later than Friday July 28th 2017. No entries can be accepted unless accompanied by a full remittance for the total amount of entry fee payable.
N.B. – PLEASE SEND IN YOUR ENTRIES EARLY.
PHONE ENTRIES ARE NOT ACCEPTED.
No entries will be received after Friday July 28th 2017.
The North Tipperary Agricultural Show is a member of the Irish Shows Association.
FUNDAMENTAL RULES
NOTE - Exhibitors are requested to read carefully the following rules, under which conditions entries only are accepted.
1. The Council reserve the right to amalgamate or cancel any class in which sufficient entries are not received and prize money will not be paid unless entries are received from more than one exhibitor.
2. Entry forms to be accurately filled up in every particular must be lodged together with the full amount of Entry Fees on or before Friday 28th July, 2017. Any wilful misstatement in the Entry Form shall disqualify the exhibitor. No Phone Entries will be accepted. Many office hours have unfortunately been wasted in the past on taking phone entries from people who never turn up.
3. All stock etc, must be the bona fide property of the exhibitor at the time of entry.
4. All stock must be classified by age, which will be calculated from the 1st of January of the year of birth.
5. Brood mares entered as in foal only: certificate of service must be lodged along with Entry Form.
6. In sheep classes, date of shearing must be given on Entry Form.
7. Every bull shown must be secured by means of a ring in his nose, and other cattle must be led by a halter and kept under control.
8. Printed numbers will be sent to each exhibitor two days before the Show. All exhibits bearing their number must be on the grounds at 10.00 a.m. Only two persons will be admitted with each animal.
9. If any groom or herdsman be absent from his animal at the time of adjudication, or when the horse is required for jumping, the animal will be liable to be excluded from the competition. And the Council reserve the right to remove from the grounds any animal that they consider is not under proper control.
10. Each Exhibitor of an animal to which a prize has been awarded must be prepared, when required by the Council, to make a statutory declaration that the conditions and regulations affecting such animal have been complied with, otherwise, the prize shall lapse to the Council.
11. Any objection to an award of the Judges must be lodged with the Secretaries within ONE HOUR after the Judges have given their decision, and in the Jumping Competitions, within Fifteen Minutes after the award has been made. Each objection to be made in writing, fully stating the reason, and must be accompanied by a fee of €25, which may be returned if the objection is sustained. No objection will, under any circumstances, be considered unless made in accordance with above rule.
12. No person shall enter the space enclosed for the adjudication or hold any communication with the Judges or Stewards, and no person shall act as Judge or Steward in a ring who is an exhibitor in any one of the classes under adjudication in that ring.
13. All horses shall be subject to the opinion of a V.S; if required and all animals entered in classes where height is a qualification. Certificate from a Veterinary Surgeon must be produced to Senior Steward. Certificates can be obtained free of charge from Official Veterinary Surgeon in the Show Grounds.
14. Exhibitors are to understand that, although reasonable precautions will be taken to ensure the safety and welfare of the exhibits, the Council will not be in any way responsible for accidents or loss of any kind in connection with the show, and all exhibits must be entered entirely at owners risk.
THE SHOW COMMITTEE WILL NOT IN ANY WAY BE
RESPONSIBLE SHOULD ANY ACCIDENT OCCUR TO ANY
PERSON ATTENDING THE SHOW OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE
TO CARS, VEHICLES OR THEIR CONTENTS.
15. The Council reserves to itself the right of determining all disputes as to qualifications, etc; and the decision of the Council will be final in all respects and in all cases.
16. The Judges shall not award a prize unless there is sufficient merit, and no second prize will be awarded unless there are three or more entries, the property of different owners.
17. The Council delegates full powers to the Stewards to enforce all the foregoing regulations.
18. Implements - All persons or firms sending implements must give a list, and state space required, to the Secretary, on or before 28th July in order that they may be inserted in the Catalogue. Machinery can only be put in motion with the permission of the Stewards specially appointed.
19. In the Horticultural Classes, all vegetables must be washed, trimmed and cleaned, and must be grown by the exhibitor and in his possession for at least two months previous to the Show. The Council reserve the right to inspect the gardens of any exhibitor either before or after the Show.
20. The Horticultural Hall will be open to receive exhibits from 8am to 10am on the morning of the show.
21. The Committee reserve the right of declining to receive any entry and of returning the fee, without being liable to any claim for compensation.
22. All sales must be affected through Secretary. The Seller must pay the Council five per cent commission.
23. The Horticultural Hall shall be closed to the public at 5.00 p.m. Delivery Cards will be sent to exhibitors in horticultural section, and no exhibitor will be allowed to remove exhibits unless Delivery Card is produced to the Steward in charge.
EXHIBITS MAY NOT BE REMOVED PRIOR TO 5PM.
24. No person will be allowed on the Show Grounds to sell Fruit, Sweets or Ice Cream, etc; unless by permission of the Council. Authorised persons will be supplied with Official Badges, and any person found acting in contravention of this rule will be prosecuted.
25. To determine the highest number of points in any section, the following scale shall be used: First Prize counts 4 points; Second Prize 3 points; Third Prize 2 points; and Reserve 1 point.
CUP WINNERS shall at the time of receiving the trophies, sign a receipt for same and an undertaking to return those not won outright, in a clean condition, to the Society, at least two weeks before the date which they are offered for further competition.
PRIZE MONEY will be paid to all winning competitors on Show Day. Exhibitors of animals will receive their winnings at the same time that they receive their rosette. Winning exhibitors in the Horticulture Hall will receive their prize money from the Senior Steward when they remove their exhibit from display.
All prize money must be collected on Show Day.
North Tipperary Agricultural Show
of
Horses, Cattle, Ponies, Dogs, Poultry
Industrial and Horticultural Exhibits
Exhibitors please note any re-arrangement of Classes. All exhibits
must be ready for judging not later than 10a.m in the Horticultural Tent.
N.B. In all horse and cattle Classes 5% in the EURO will be deducted
from prize money for the I.S.A. Championship Fund.
General conditions and rules govern the All-Ireland Championships.
Horses
Ring 1 - Youngstock
JUDGING STARTS AT 11.30am SHARP.
Additional prizes may be awarded at the discretion of Committee on recommendation of Judges.
N.B. BREEDING OF ALL ANIMALS TO BE SHOWN ON ENTRY FORM.
Class 1: Yearling Filly, Colt or Gelding. Entry fee €15. 1st; €120, 2nd; €70; 3rd; €50.
Kilclareen Cup for Champion Yearling.
Class 2: Two Year Old Geldings & Fillies. Entry fee €15. 1st; €120, 2nd; €70; 3rd; €50.
Trench Memorial Cup for Champion 2 y.o.
Class 3: Three Year Old Geldings & Fillies. Entry fee €15. 1st; €120, 2nd; €70; 3rd; €50.
The Lee Perpetual Cup for Champion 3 year old.
Class 4: Ridden Hunter– lightweight hunter to carry up to 13 stone. Entrants cannot enter Class6.
Entry fee €15. 1st; €120, 2nd; €70; 3rd; €50.
Class 5: Ridden Hunter – medium heavy weight hunter to carry over 13 stone. Entrants cannot enter Class 5
Entry fee €15. 1st; €120, 2nd; €70; 3rd; €50.
€50 awarded to the highest placed Irish Draught (I.D. number must be included on entry form)
O’Sullivan Perpetual Challenge Trophy for Champion Ridden Hunter.
RING 2 - BROOD MARES and FOALS
N.B. FOALS MUST BE LED AT ALL TIMES
Judging starts at 11.30 a.m. sharp.
It is essential that IHR Nos. of mares be stated on entry forms and names of their sires. For foals, the name of sire and foals I.H.R. No. should be shown.
Entry Fee €15 per Class.
Class 6: Broodmare that is either stinted or has foal at foot, likely to produce high-Class hunter
1st; €120, 2nd; €70; 3rd; €50. (€15 to groom of winner)
Jerry Carey Cup
Class 7: Half Bred Broodmare, any age that is either stinted or has foal at foot, calculated to produce heavy-weight hunter. 1st; €120, 2nd; €70; 3rd; €50.
Jubilee Cup
Class 8: Filly Foal, progeny of Mare in Classes 8& 9. 1st; €100, 2nd; €60; 3rd; €40.
Class 9:Colt Foal, progeny of Mare in Classes 8 & 9. 1st; €100, 2nd; €60; 3rd; €40.
Toomevara Cup for champion foal.
Class 10: Irish Draught & Appendix Draught Mare1st; €120, 2nd; €70; 3rd; €50; 4th; €30; 5th; €20.
**** Class 10 not eligible for entry in class 17.
The Tipperary I.D.S. Cup .
Class 11: Foal of Mare in Class 10 eligible for R.I.D. Registration.1st; €100, 2nd; €60; 3rd; €40.
Corbett Cup
Qualifier Class 12: THE IRISH SHOWS ASSOCIATION & MOUNTBELLEW SHOW SOCIETY PRESENT
The Traditional Irish Sport Horse Foal All Ireland Championship - part of the Horse Sport Ireland National Showing Championship series.
Prize Fund €2,500
Sponsored by Malthouse Bar & Restaurant, Briggs Fashions & Ganly’s Hardware (all of Mountbellew)
RULES AND CONDITIONS
1. Entries are confined to: Foals eligible to be registered if not already Registered in the Irish Horse Register with the breed codes ISH or ID.
2. Foals must be sired by a Stallion that is classified in the Irish Sport Horse Stud Book as either Approved / Preliminary Approved / Supplementary Approved / Recognised / Preliminary Recognised / Not Approved 1 (NA1) or a Stallion that is classified in the Irish Draught Stud Book as either CLASS 1 / CLASS 2 / RID (GB) / RID (Can) / Grade 2 (GB).
3. The class is also open to Weatherby’s registered animals, progeny of Weatherby’s Thoroughbred Stallions that are not classified in the Irish Horse Register as Not Approved 2 (NA2)
Warm Blood Breeding not acceptable in this Competition.
4. Two foals : one Filly and one Colt from selected shows may qualify, provided the judges and the ISA agree the standard is high enough.
5. Foals must be led at all times.
6. Exhibitors to both the qualifier and the final must have the Mare’s passport ready for inspection prior to entry to the judging ring, “if the Foals passport is not to hand”. Failure to comply with this rule will lead to immediate disqualification.
7. Passports and Microchips should be read by a Vet at the Final
8. Foals qualified for the Final are not eligible to enter any other class at the show in which the final is held other than qualifying classes for other Finals.
These rules should be read in conjunction with the General I.S.A. Rules.
Prize Fund for Final:
Colt : 1st € 400 2nd €250 3rd €150 4th €100 5th - 8th (Inc) €50
Filly : 1st € 400 2nd €250 3rd €150 4th €100 5th - 8th (Inc) €50
Entry fee to qualifying show €10 to Final €20
Colts and Fillies will be judged separately at the Final
Sir Henry Grattan Bellew Silver Salver will be presented to the overall Champion Foal. A replica of the Salver will be given to the winner, the Runner-up foal will receive a Cup
A prize will be presented for combination of best turned out foal and most suitably dressed handler.
FINAL: MOUNTBELLEW SHOW ------Saturday 16th September 2017
Qualifier Class 13: BANTRY SHOW SOCIETY PRESENT
The Bantry Show I.D. Foal Munster Championship
Prize Fund: €2,000
RULES AND CONDITIONS
1. The aim of this championship is to encourage the breeding of Irish Draught Foals.
2. The Championship is open to all foals eligible for R.I.D. status.
3. One Foal to be selected at each qualifier. A second foal may be selected at the discretion of the judges
4. The Dams passport must be produced for inspection at the qualifying rounds and at the final.
5. The foals passport must be produced at the final.
6. One of the judges at the qualifying shows to be from the Irish Draught Horse Judges listif possible.
7. Foals competing at the final are ineligible to enter any other class at Bantry Show
8. There will be separate classes for colt foal and filly foals at the final.