Fleece Competition, Show and Sale 2012
We are accepting entries into the fleece competition for Saturday, June 2, 2012. We will judge in a range of categories. Fleece must be from the current 2011-12 shearing [no more than 15 months of growth]. The animal must be owned by the exhibitor. Each fleece must be skirted and free of chaff, burrs and second cuts. Fleeces should be in a clear plastic bag, untied, clearly labeled with the exhibitor number [assigned at check-in]. The exhibitor is responsible for entering the fleece in the correct class. The judge reserves the right to move fleeces to the appropriate class and to combine classes if there are insufficient entries.
An entry tag will be filled in and attached to each fleece at check in.
Competition Fleeces:
Check in for competition entries: Thursday, 3pm - 7pm; Friday 1pm - 4 pm; Saturday 10am - noon.
Competition fleeces may be offered for sale.
Sale Only Fleeces:
Check in for sale-only entries: Thursday, 3pm - 7pm; Friday 1pm - 4 pm.
Sale only fleeces will be open for sale Friday 1pm-4pm, Saturday 10am - 4pm. Sale fleeces should be in clear plastic bags. The fleece must be skirted. Especially dirty fleeces will not be accepted.
Sale:
The price of the whole fleece is set by the exhibitor at check in and cannot be changed later. There will be a 15% commission collected by HHFF on each fleece sold. Every effort will be made to safeguard and care for any entered fleece, but we assume no responsibility for damaged, lost, stolen fleeces.
Judging:
Judging begins 1pm Saturday.
Judge: George Harrell
Entry fee: $3.50 per fleece
All entries must be pied up between 4pm and 5pm on Saturday. Any fleeces left at the close of the show will become a donation to HHFF.
Ribbons and Premiums:
1st Place: $6
2nd Place: $4
3rd Place: $2
Best of Show: Trophy
Classes:
Divisions: White, Colored
If there are more than 5 fleeces of one breed, then they will form their own class.