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Alabama Open Eight Hour Hunt
By Jonathan A. Blakeley, JBlakeley@alfains.com
The Alabama Open Eight Hour Hunt for 2012 is now in the
books. We had a wonderful hunt. We had hunters from four
different states: Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi and
Kentucky.
The Good Master above was good to us all in a great way.
The rain held off until after we had all left Ft. Payne, AL on
Saturday. We had a lot of good running, on yotes, grey fox and
some reds.
This hunt was run under Master's GTP rule format.
Master's Affliation dues paid. Leaderboard fee paid. We had
79 hounds at this hunt.
Side note: It took 465 to win first place. It took 300 to get
in Top Ten.
Another side note (9th-12th) all had 300 points each, and
the computer broke the last two places by time.
This was a great hunt and great fellowship had by all.
Thanks to Bobby Cleghorn for serving as Master of Hounds.
Thanks to the judges who helped score these hounds.
Thanks to Specialty Feeds for donating five bags of 24/20
Value Pack to be given away to the winners.
We look forward to seeing everyone at the next hunt.
FIELD TRIAL
GTP Winners: 1. Ch. K&J Champ (Canoy's Matt Liquor ex River
Road Bad Girl), Merl Hogue, Liberty, KY; 2. Summey's Dandy D.
(D&S Mighty Man ex Summey's Shelby), Hopewell Springs Kennel,
Madisonville, TN; 3. James's Razor (Dash 4 Cash ex Fred's Peg),
James Edwards, Carthage, MS; 4. Summey's Cupid M. (East Coast
Dylan ex Summey's Anna M.), Hopewell Springs Kennel; 5.
Howell's Ginger (McGovern's Sticker ex Philyway's Loretta), Cody
Howell, Center, AL; 6. Ch. Top Flite Dot (Ch. Gunstock Casper ex
Dottie Hellums), Top Flite Kennels, All Over, AL; 7. Lil Buck's Dixie
(Hartwick's Mo Pad ex Hartwick’s Peanut), Lil Buck, Smithville,
MS; 8. Rooster (Short's War Emblem ex Hightower Baby Dolls),
Johnnie Gray, Little Bean Hollow, TN; 9. Leg (Boone's Reuben ex
White's Ruby E.), Dale Edwards, Elmore, AL; and 10. Echo Candy
(Macon's Drum B. ex Macon's Candy), Echo Kennels, Echo, AL.
Combination: James's Razor, James Edwards.
Best Mouth: Top Flite Cheeta, Top Flite Kennels.
Classiest Hound: Top Flite Flirt, Top Flite Kennels.
BENCH SHOW
Best in Show: Lori Darlin, Merl Hogue.
Best Opposite Sex: James's Razor, James Edwards.
Male Class: 1. James's Razor (Dash 4 Cash ex Fred's Peg), James
Edwards; 2. Ch. Hogue's Drive On (Waco Kidd ex Holbrook's Pearl),
Merl Hogue; 3. Ch. Flip's Go Jo (Cane Creek Zeus ex Mtn. Top
Candy), Flip McGee; 4. Short's Dealer (D&S Gambler ex Short's
Holly), Short Brothers Kennel; 5. Salyer's Outlaw (Salyer's Rowdy ex
Ch. Sayler's Hope), Red Devil Kennels; 6. Summey's Dandy D. (D&S
Mighty Man ex Summey's Shelby), Hopewell Kennels; 7. Lil Buck's
Hammer (Wheel of Fortune ex Harwick's Amy), Lil Buck; 8. Paladin
(Birch Creek Tennesse ex Short's Katrina), Short's Brothers Kennels;
9. Rock ‘N Roll (Waco Kidd ex Train Reck Buttons), Lee and Lee
Kennels; and 10. DHK's Jumper (Pinedale Swiper B. ex Ch. Hound
Hill CiGi), Dixie Hill Kennels.
Female Class: 1. Lori Darlin (McMillan’s Jr. Bates ex Hogue’s Lil
Beth), Merl Hogue; 2. Penny (OV's Rowdy ex OV's Daisy), James
Edwards; 3. Short's Ace (D&S Gambler ex Short's Holly), Short
Howell’s Ginger, left, owned by Cody Howell, Center, AL, won fifth
place, and Lil Buck’s Dixie, right, owned by Lil Buck, Smithville,
MS, won seventh place.
Summey’s Cupid, left, and Summey’s Dandy D., center, both
owned by Hopewell Springs Kennel, Madisonville, TN, won fourth
and second place, respectively. Rooster, right, owned by Johnnie
Gray, Little Bean Hollow, TN, won eighth place. Pictured are the
Summey boys, the Short brothers and Johnnie Gray.
Ch. Top Flite Dot, owned by Top Flite Kennels,
All Over, AL, won sixth place
Ch. K&J Champ, left, and Lori Darlin, right, both owned by Merl
Hogue, Liberty, KY, won first place and Best in Show, respectively.
Pictured with Merl Hogue is the rest of the “Kentucky Mafia,” who
came to support the Alabama Open Eight Hour Hunt in February.

Brothers Kennels; 4. Summey's Liberty A. (D&S Mighty Man ex
Summey's Shelby), Hopewell Springs Kennel; 5. Ch. Top Flite Dot
(Ch. Gunstock Casper ex Dottie Hellums), Top Flite Kennels; 6. Kate
(OV's Rowdy ex OV's Daisy), Dixie Hill Kennels; 7. Slone's Beulah
(Gayhart’s Buddy ex Gayhart’s Drizzle), Red Devil Kennels; 8.
Hogue's Fancy (Risner's Drinkin Whiskey ex Phillips’ Jon), Merl
Hogue; 9. Floyd’s Pistol Annie (Howard Bo Doofus ex Dwayne’s
Sarah), Red Devil Kennels; and 10 Summey's Mighty Girl C. (D&S
Mighty Man ex Summey's Shelby), Hopewell Springs Kennel.
Best Pair and Best Pack: Owned by Hopewell Springs Kennel.