by Mark Davis » Sun 12 Oct 2014 8:46 pm
Rule 49 - Championship Stake. a minimum of 8 BONA FIDE EXHIBITS and at least 6 different owners to COMPETE before the event can be recognized as a Championship.
The key words in rule 49 are bona fide exhibits and compete.
To me bona fide means genuine, but of course there are many more interpretations, ie. presented in good faith, without deception or fraud.
Exhibit - to present for inspection, something that is exhibited
Compete - according to our rules you are not a competitor, until you take the lead of the dog at the pegs at which point you are in competition.
Maybe this trial should be referred to a higher authority.
Mark Davis