West Lafayette, OH – The McVay Memorial Hunt Weekend has been kicked off with 30 puppies participating in the Pup Derby. With wet rainy weather the lighting and thunder it did not dampened the spirits of those in attendance at the 6:00 am deadline. As the day progressed the skies cleared and the weather cooperated. The Youth hunt will be held this afternoon and tomorrow starts the two rounds of qualifying for the Memorial hunt. There also will be a bench show along with an unprecedented raffle giving away roughly $30,000.00 in prizes.

Winning 1^st place was Ranger Rick owned and handled by Tom Miller.

Here are the pup winners along with the final four.

Final Four and Placement
Dog….Owner….Handler
3^rd Hunter….Randy Miller….Randy Miller
4^th Duce….BJ DeWeese…. BJ DeWeese
2^nd Petey….Kevin Weaver….Manuel Dalton
1^st Ranger Rick….Tom Miller….Tom Miller
 
Semi Finalist
Dog….Owner….Handler
Chenoweth Fork Blaze….Kenneth Wilburn…. Kenneth Wilburn
Hunter….Randy Miller….Randy Miller
Duce….BJ DeWeese…. BJ DeWeese
June Bug….Bob Syrews….John Hill
Petey….Kevin Weaver….Manuel Dalton
Moon….Ought Six Kennels….Jeffrey Roberts
Ranger Rick….    Tom Miller….Tom Miller
Clover….Josh Davis….Josh Davis

Congratulations to all of the Pup Derby Winners!