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Constitution
By-Laws
Policies and Procedures |
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SECTION 2.0
REQUIREMENTS |
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(updated
01/01/06, supercedes 01/01/05) |
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PDF version of Section 2 |
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2.1 |
Requirements
for Whippet Racing Association
Racing |
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Any group or club interested in
participating in the WRA sponsored
Racing and the Whippet Race Champion (WRCh)
programs must demonstrate to the
National Race Director the ability to
fulfill the requirements of the program
as listed in The Official Rules and
Regulations, by: |
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Conducting a qualifying WRA Race
Meet. |
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Have sponsored National
Point Racing under the rules set
forth by the AWC prior to 4/10/96, and
within two years of the request. |
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Have been granted a waiver
of the requirement for a qualifying
meet by the NRD using the
below listed criteria. |
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2.2 |
Requirements for a Qualifying
Whippet Racing Association Race
Meet. |
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The group or Club
requesting a qualifying WRA Meet must sent the request to the NRD at least
60 days in advance of requested date, in writing, although initial contact may
be by telephone. The Group or Club requesting an approved WRA Meet must hold at
least one (1) successful Qualifying Meet. |
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The Group or Club must
have a minimum of fifteen (15)
adult Whippets starting in the
first race program. |
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There should be four
complete race programs.
Three programs would be
acceptable only in the event of
severe weather or other racing
conditions that would make
further racing hazardous to the
Whippets and/or their owners.
The reduction to only three
programs must be with the
approval of the RRC or his/her
representative at the qualifying meet, or the Race Secretary for said meet. |
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Results of the race meet must be
sent to the NRD within two weeks, with a
copy to the RRC. |
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The official qualifying race
meet must be free of written,
factual
complaints to the NRD. |
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The group or club
requesting permission for a WRA meet must show they are
capable of
operating a race meet under WRA Official Rules and Regulations. |
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Following compliance
with all of the above requirements, the NRD will then notify the group or club
of official approval to hold WRA Race meets and of their acceptance as a WRA
member Club. At this time the new Member Club will be asked to inform the NRD
of the identity and location of its Member representative. |
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2.3 |
Requirements for granting a
waiver of the requirement
for a Qualifying Meet |
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Has an experienced Race
Secretary. |
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Either has other trained
people to do the necessary
work within the club, or a
guarantee of help from
trained people from other
clubs who will also help
train the host clubs workers
at the meet. |
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The National Race
Director, or another
individual appointed by the NRD, must attend the race
meet to observe. Based on the observer’s report the NRD may grant or deny
permission for further Race Meets or require a Practice meet before another Race
Meet may be held. |
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2.4 |
Scheduling of Approved
Whippet Racing Association
Race Meets |
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Any approved group or club
must write or otherwise communicate with the RRC having jurisdiction, requesting
race dates at least sixty (60) days in advance of the proposed Official Race
Meet. The RRC will give preference to clubs that asks for dates on which they
traditionally hold race meets. (The number of weekends into the year will decide
what is the traditional date for a race meet.
NOTE: those clubs that have meets tied to a specific holiday weekend(s) shall
also be allowed to request that holiday weekend although it might not be the
corresponding weekend per the AKC scheduling calendar for any particular year). Otherwise the RRC is to disapprove a date only for
reasons of date conflict. All other problems or questions on race dates must be
handled directly by the NRD.
Any approved group or club
must write or otherwise communicate with the RRC having jurisdiction, requesting
race dates at least sixty (60) days in advance of the proposed Official Race
Meet.
The RRC will give preference to clubs that asks for dates on which they
traditionally hold race meets.
The number of weekends into the year
(see the corresponding dates table, in the race meet
section of the website) will decide
what is the traditional date for a race meet, with the following exception: |
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Those clubs that have
meets tied to a specific
weekend in a month, or a
holiday shall be allowed
to request ONE weekend,
per year, that might not
be the corresponding
weekend per the
corresponding dates
table, for any
particular year. |
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Otherwise the RRC is to disapprove a date only for
reasons of date conflict. All other problems or questions on race dates must be
handled directly by the NRD. |
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Announcements of an approved
Whippet Race Meet should be
made at least thirty (30)
days prior to the event.
Should a cancellation be
necessary, ALL ENTRANTS must
be notified by letter or
telephone by the local Race
Secretary. The
Registrar/Recorder must be
notified as soon as possible
of a cancellation by the
local Race Secretary.
Announcements of an approved
Whippet Race Meet should be
made at least thirty (30)
days prior to the event.
Should a cancellation be
necessary, ALL ENTRANTS must
be notified by the local
Race Secretary.
Any means possible may be
used for notification as
long as all entrants are
notified. Notification
may be carried out by, but
is not limited to, letter,
telephone, e-mail, or
instant messenging.
The Registrar/Recorder must
be notified as soon as
possible of a cancellation
by the local Race Secretary. |
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No Member Club will hold WRA
race meets on more than four
(4) weekends per year
within a radius of one
hundred (100) miles of one
another. (Each weekend may
contain one or two WRA
meets, for a maximum of
eight WRA meets per club per
year.) |
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Weekends when race meets are
held in conjunction with the
AWC National Specialty or an
AWC Regional Specialty, and
held on a weekend other than
one of the traditional
weekends used by the host
club, will not count against
the limit of four weekends
per year with WRA racing.
Weekends when race meets are
held in conjunction with the
AWC (American Whippet Club)
or
NWCC (National Whippet Club
of Canada) National
Specialty or an AWC
or
NWCC Regional Specialty,
and held on a weekend other
than one of the traditional
weekends used by the host
club, will not count against
the limit of four weekends
per year with WRA racing. |
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A Member Club may hold
two (2) Race Meets in
one weekend. |
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Two (2) Clubs may have
meets in conjunction
with each other on the
same weekend if the race
meets are no more than
fifty (50) miles from
each other.
Special permission for a
greater separation may
be given by the NRD in
some cases if requested
by both Member Clubs. |
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Regardless of
regional boundaries,
WRA race meets may
be held on the same
weekend provided the
meet locations are
separated by a
driving distance of
400 miles. (For
convenience, a
computerized mapping
program may be used
to determine driving
distance.) |
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No scheduling of a WRA meet will be allowed on the same day as any AWC Regional or National
Specialty within the same region, unless in conjunction with that Specialty. |
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2.5 |
Running an
Official Race
Meet |
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The Group or
Club must have a
minimum of 15
adult Whippets
starting the
first race heat. |
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There should be
four complete
race heats.
Three heats
would be
acceptable only
in the event of
severe weather
or other racing
conditions that
would make
further racing
hazardous to the
Whippets and/or
their owners.
The reduction to
only three heats
must be with the
approval of the
RRC or his/her
representative
at the
meet, or the
Race Secretary
for said meet,
and with a 2/3
or greater vote
from those in
participation at
that meet.
UNDER NO
CIRCUMSTANCES
WILL 2 PROGRAMS
EVER BE
CONSIDERED AN
OFFICIAL MEET. |
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3 |
Checking dogs
in, refer to
section 3.2 |
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Setting the
board, refer to
section 5.3 |
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Reporting
results, refer
to section 2.6 |
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2.6 |
Reporting
Results of an
Official Race
Meet |
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By the end of
Tuesday immediately
following the
completion of the
meet, the approved
group or club
operating a WRA Meet
must enter the
results for the meet
in the meet
reporting section of
the official WRA Web
Site. |
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Once the Race
Secretary has
entered the results
and checked for
errors he or she
will notify the
Registrar/Recorder
by e-mail or phone
that the rusults are
ready for
verification. |
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The Webmaster will
provide the location
of the website,
login information,
passowrd and
instructions for
reporting results
and use of the web
site to all Race
Secretaries, the
Secretary/Treasurer,
the
Registrar/Recorder,
the Awards Chairman
and the NRD. |
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2.6.1 |
In the event
that the
official Web
Site ceases to
exist or is down
for more than
two weeks the
following
procedures will
apply. |
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By the Monday
immediately
following the
completion of
the meet, the
Registrar/Recorder
must receive the
results of the
meet by phone,
fax, or e-mail
(as detailed in
section 2.5.1
below. Within
two weekes
following the
race meet, the
approved group
or club
operating a WRA
Meet must send
the complete
results of the
meet to the NRD,
the
Registrar/Recorder,
and the Regional
Race
Coordinator. A
sample WRA Race
Report is shown
in
Figure 1.
These results
should include
the following
information.
By the Monday
immediately
following the
completion of
the meet, the
Registrar/Recorder
must receive the
results of the
meet by phone,
fax, or e-mail. Within
two weeks
following the
race meet, the
approved group
or club
operating a WRA
Meet must send
the complete
results of the
meet to the NRD,
the
Registrar/Recorder,
and the Regional
Race
Coordinator. A
sample WRA Race
Report is shown
in
Figure 1.
These results
should include
the following
information. |
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Number of
Whippet
adults, and
puppies
starting. |
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Registered
name of each
starter, its
owner, and AKC Registration
papers included for the first time entered (FTE) Whippets. |
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Individual
points, and
placement
earned by
each
Whippet. |
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Placement or
position,
with race
points
earned, of
each Whippet
in each race
or heat.
A photocopy
of the race
results
sheets for
each heat,
copied from
the results
board, is
the
preferred
way to do
this. |
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Names of
Whippets
eligible to
receive WRCh or WRChX (National) points with the names and
complete address of the owner(s). |
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Disqualifications
and
scratches. |
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Any other
information
needed to
properly
award WRA Title
Points. Sending of the above information is compulsory, and it must
be sent to the NRD, the RRC and the Registrar/Recorder in writing within
two weeks following the meet. Failure to supply this information could result
in points being withheld. This information is needed in order for all to
maintain proper grading records. The NRD will send all race reports to
all RRC at year end. |
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2.6.2 |
Per Capita
Payment and
Grading
Guide
Information. |
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The local Race Secretary
is to send
the per
capita fee
for all dogs
who started
the meet,
and the
$2.00
registration
fee for any
dog not
previously
listed in
the Grading
Guide to the
Registrar/Recorder,
along with
the final
report and
any
registration
papers
collected.
This
requirement
covers both
adult and
puppy
racers. |
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The Registrar/Recorder
will be phoned or faxed with the information necessary to complete the Grading
Guide no later than the Monday following a race meet. This is in addition to
the requirement for sending a written record to the NRD, RRC and Registrar/Recorder.
The
Registrar/Recorder
will inform
the Race
Secretaries
which
information
is necessary
to be phoned
or faxed for
the Grading
Guide. |
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The local Race Secretary
is to send
the per
capita fee
for all dogs
who started
the meet,
and the
$2.00
registration
fee for any
dog not
previously
listed in
the Grading
Guide to the
Registrar/Recorder,
along with
the final
report and
any
registration
papers
collected.
This
requirement
covers both
adult and
puppy
racers.
All records
and fees
must be
received by
the
registrar/recorder
within
fourteen
(14) days or
be
postmarked
within ten
(10) days of
the Monday
following
the race
meet. |
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Once a year WRA will
celebrate a National WRA Meet. Member Club(s) are encouraged to volunteer to
host this Meet and submit their request to the NRD by the same time rule
proposals are due. When more than one host club location has been received,
Club Members will be allowed to vote to determine the National Meet location.
If no club requests to host the National Meet, then the NRD may solicit a host
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2.7.1 |
Seniors and Legends
Classes |
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In addition to the
regular puppy and adult classes held at the National Meet, the host club is
encouraged to have the special classes of Seniors and Legends. The Senior Class
is for dogs at least 9 years of age, and the Legend Class is for dogs at least
11 years of age. These classes will run once, unless there are over 6 entries.
It there are over 6 dogs entered in the class, then they will run twice, and the
winner of the second race shall be declared the winner of the class. Entrants
in these classes will NOT count toward the number of adult starters, for the
purpose of awarding Championship and National Points.
In
addition to the regular puppy and adult classes held at the National Meet, the
host club is encouraged to have the special classes of Seniors and Legends.
The criteria
for eligibility to run in either of these classes is that the dog has, or will
have attained the age limitation as follows:
If the national is held prior to
June 30th that the dog will have turned either 9 or 11 prior to June 30th of
that year.
If the national is held after July
1st, that the dog will have turned either 9 or 11 prior to December 31st of that
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Seniors will be for dogs that either are 9 years of age or who will
turn 9 years of age within a maximum of 6 months after the date of
the national. |
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LegendLegends will be for dogs that either are 11 years of age or
who will turn 11 years of age within a maximum of 6 months after the
date of the national. |
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Legends and Seniors classes must run at least 100 yards, but can run
any distance from 100 to 200 yards at the owners discretion. All
owners must agree on any variance of distance.
These classes will run
once, unless there are over 6 entries. It there are over 6
dogs entered in the class, then they will run twice, and the winner
of the second race shall be declared the winner of the class.
Entrants in these classes will NOT count toward the number of adult
starters, for the purpose of awarding Championship and National
Points. |
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The Lure Coursing,
Oval Racing, Exhibition Racing of AKC registered Whippets, or other breeds must
not interfere with the conduct of an official WRA Race Meet. Nor may such
events be advertised or construed as part of the WRA race program. |
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Official Entry Blank
for Approved WRA Race Meets |
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A sample
official WRA
entry blank appears in the Appendix. The official entry blank must be sent to
the local Race Secretary, with all the information requested on the form, by the
entrant. Grade and average information will be taken from the grading guide if
one is available. If a Whippet is first time entered (FTE), it should be so
noted in the average column. All titles that each Whippet has earned should be
noted on the entry form, and check, cash, or money order should be included for
entry fees. |
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Alternately, the Quick
entry form, also found in the Appendix, may be used. This Quick Entry Form will
contain the Club Name, Date of the Meet, Name of the Race Secretary, the dogs
Call Name and Registered Name with all titles, the Owners Name, Class (Adult,
Puppy or Veteran), whether FTE (yes or no), the required disclaimer of
Liability, the Owners, or Agents, Signature and address. |
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The following statement
must appear on all entry forms returned and must be signed by the actual owner,
or the owner’s agent, of Whippet or Whippets entered.
“I
and my heirs, legal representatives and assignees shall hold harmless and defend
________________(Name of Club), its officers, directors, committeemen and
agents, from any claim arising from participation in this event. I agree
to abide by the Official Rules and Regulations of the Whippet Racing Association
during the period of this race meeting.
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Actual Owner of Whippet or Owners Agent
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The recommended
closing entry dates for clubs and groups sponsoring WRA meets should be 7 to 10
days prior to the approved race meet. |
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