Lone Star 5000 Plus Friday night

Iola, TX – Friday night at the Lone Star 5000 Plus saw 218 hounds leaving headquarters in search of Texas raccoons that translate to PKC gold. With a guaranteed $100 cast win, the event is unique in all the sport in that regard.

While the Pup Derby finalists elected to hunt the final, the Open Event final four had difficulty deciding to hunt or split the purse. With $2000 in added purse to tantalize the finalists, they first decided to hunt for it. After one hour of competition, the split apparently looked more attractive and split they did. Here’s the way they finished Friday night:

Friday, January 9, 2004
Pup Derby
$500 Added Purse
64 entries
Winners

1st – Joe
Gerald Turner, owner
John Colson, handler

2nd – Diamond
Doug Compton, owner/handler

3rd – Holly
Holly or Van Meter, owners
Roger Van Meter, handler

4th – Sally
Richard Lambert, owner
J.R. Depriest, handler

Friday, January 10, 2004
Open Event
$2000 Added Purse
154 entries
Split Winners

4th – Jess
Kirby or Meyers or Corky, owners
Corey Tiesdeiter, handler

4th – Gator
Eddie Harris, owner
Ryan Crowson, handler

4th – Henry
Caldwell or Caldwell, owners
Justin Caldwell, handler

4th – Carmen
Paul or Wright, owners
Ray Paul, handler

Congratulations to the winners on Friday night. As this is being posted, I am awaiting the news of the Saturday night winners. With 186 hounds hunting Saturday night, the 2004 PKC Lone Star 5000 Plus finished with 69 more entries for the three nights than the event drew in 2003. The Lone Star association is to be congratulated on an extremely successful PKC event. Watch this spot for the Saturday night winners.

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