One hour hunt draws 68 hounds

St. Leon, IN - The turnout for the Labor Day Classic "kick off" in St. Leon was overwhelming to say the le ast. There were many predictions as to just how big the turn out would be. Most said 30-35 entries. All were astounded when the parking lot and the long driveway filled completely. They were literally "parked down to the highway”. We put sixty-eight hounds in the woods, seventeen full casts. Not bad for a one hour hunt on a Monday night! All casts but one scored on coon and not one question was brought back to hunt director James Tirey. The top four cast winners chose to split at $290 each and the remaining thirteen cast winners each took home $54.62 for their efforts. Here are the final results.
Photo shows the following dogs, left to right:

4th Split- Kojak
Clayton Sprowls owner
Dennis Wilson handler

4th Split- Dan
B/B owners
Michael Toombs, handler

4th Split- Stylish Henry
Burgess/Burgess, Jr. owners
John Burgess handler

4th Split- Country
Darryl Newton owner
Ronnie Bone handler

Cast Winners

CW- Jerry Moll, owner/handler
CW- Rat, Chester Cooley owner, Jimmy Barger handler
CW- Abbey, Gary Sender
CW- Joker, Leon Childers owner, Scott Engle handler
CW- Sue, Ricky Powers owner, Bryan Adams handler
CW- Rat, Brian Flannigan, owner/handler
CW- Dixie, Bobby Bussel, Brian Fay handler
CW- Raven, Alvin Tarver, owner/handler
CW- Pride, Massey/Lampman owners, Wayne Massey handler
CW- Wendy, Dake/Selby owners, Justin Dake handler (youth)
CW- Whitey Gal, Burgess/Burgess owners, Jeff Ricklefs handler
CW- Bozo, Dan Worsham, owner/handler
CW- Daisey, Dan Karshner owner, Jerry Watts handler

The clubs in the area surrounding the upcoming PKC Labor Day Classic will be hosting the remaining "warm up" hunts this week in preparation for the gigantic PKC Labor Day Classic in North Vernon, Indiana:


Tuesday, August 27th
Bear Creek CHA (only 40 miles Southwest of Saint Leon)
Cross Plains, Indiana
$50 Open Event w/ $250 A/P "Sponsored by the American Cooner"
Deadline 8:00 PM, One Hour Hunt

Wednesday, August 28th
Shelby County Sportsmans Club (only 53 miles Northwest of Cross Plains)
Shelbyville, Indiana
$60 Open Event w/ $1,000 A/P "Sponsored by many individuals"
$60 Pup Derby w/ $250 A/P "Sponsored by Black Gold"
Deadline 7:00 PM, Two Hour Hunt
Special note: There will be a pork chop dinner served with all the fixins' starting at 5:00 PM.

Then it's onto North Vernon for the rest of the weekend, only 46 miles South of Shelbyville!

For more details, see page 18 and the club directions section in the August PROHOUND. If you would like to join in sponsoring any of these events or have further questions contact: Jerry Moll (812) 852-4010 or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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