Friday Night Futurity Report

Despite a night that all those in attendance at the PKC Futurity hope will not repeat itself, a night in w hich a handler and a top coonhound were lost, 244 hounds hunted in the second night of qualifying and sixteen of them emerged victorious after the late round to advance to the semifinals tonight.

As if the death of W. E. "Earl" Beck, Jr. was not enough, Merlin Hershberger's Bear, Jr., a top-winning Black and Tan pup was killed on the highway on Friday night. Bear, Jr. had won the Blue Ribbon Event this year in LaGrand, Iowa and was a much-heralded young hound. Our sympathies go to Merlin in the loss of his dog Bear, Jr.

Here are the sixteen winners from the Friday night hunt that will advance to the semifinals tonight:

Buster
Shawn Gillespie, owner/handler

Hostess
Smith/Cannon/Deaton, owners
Ronnie Bone, handler

Max
Eric Lowe, owner/handler

Chase
Greg Steinmentz, owner
Jeff Nelson, handler

Jack
Harrell/Perrin, Jr., owners
Ryan Kipworth, handler

Rowdy
Clyde Treadwell, owner
Chris Neff, handler

Max
Todd Armes, owner/handler

Ride
Carnegie/Williams, owners
Tony Harper, handler

Floyd
Kern/McPike, owners
Dustin Kern, handler

Image
Harold Jewell, owner/handler

Grace
Rummel/Day, owners
Charles Rummel, handler

Coal
Harwell/Rogers, owners
Tommy Harwell, handler

Quick
John Roe, owner
Mike Newton, handler

Power Pack
Martin Spears, owner/handler

Clovis
Gary Sharp, owner/handler

Tequila Sunrise
Lynch/Hopkins, owners
Ashley Hopkins, handler

The 2001 PKC Futurity Purse has been announced as follows:

First Place - $12,000
Second Place - $5000
Third Place - $3500
Fourth Place - $2500
Fifth through Eighth Place - $1200
Remaining 24 hounds - $500

Stay tuned for the Final Eight and Final Four determinations which will be posted tonight right here on PROHOUND Online.

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