NY is better ...I MEAN DIRECTIONS (5/3 and 5/4):
Here are the directions to the NY trial:
From the WEST: take route 17 east to I-81 South until exit 1. Then take Route 11 south and follow the signs
From the NORTH: I-81 South to Exit 1 (kirkwood/conklin). take route 11 south (past the rest area on your left) and turn left on Randolph Road... and follow the signs!
from the EAST: Routh 17 West to 81-S and woah exit 1 and get on route 11 south until you find randolph road where upon you will turn left (the only possible choice), signs will be posted
from the SOUTH: i-81 north to the great bend exit, then follow route 11 north to randolph road (turn right!) there will be signs, I promise.
*from NY/north to the trial: you will go in to Pennsylvania on the way to the grounds*
Its the Broome County Beagle Club on Honey Hollow Road. There is a split in the road at one point, keep right; we'll have a sign there anyway.
the club is on both sides of the road, don't park on the side of the clubhouse, park on the side with the barn.
there are a couple hotels in great bend and if you want a hotel closer to binghamton I hear the Del Motel is a good choice.
see you there!
alright, it looks like it might be rainy this week so bring your rain gear.
We'll have breakfast and lunch but you're on your own for dinner.
yeah the town is windsor, but the closest "real" town is great bend, pa.
Sam or Ben,Sam i know you are really in charge of things so i'll ask you,do you have a address for the club on honey hollow rd. or is there no number at all? i'm going to program it in my GPS and was wondering.i'll be there with Ike on Saturday,he will be going with Keith Kurtz after the hunt.
Sam and Ben hope the hunt goes good.I myself have to work this weekend so will not be attending either trail sorry.I must finnish a fireplace by sunday because the people order flooring in on monday.Have fun hope to see you at the next one Kevin
Thank's Ben and Sam for a great hunt. And a big thank you to the Broome County Beagle Culb. Your food and hospitality was great. It was nice to see so may people and dog's show up foe a east coast club hunt. Thanks to the guys from Michigan who made the long hall out. We know how you will be feeling tonight and tomorrow.
Hunt Results
Thanks to everyone who came to the trial, we had a great turnout.
5/3 33 entries total
Open: 1st Bullet's Blossom, Karl Price
2nd Papa Franks Bit-O-Honey, Keith Kurtz
3rd Tibbar Kurli, Dean Wickwire
Champ: 1st Leo, Ben
2nd Kurtz's Sir Maxwell Duncan, Keith Kurtz
3rd Georges Daisy, Scott George
5/4 26 entries total
Open: 1st Blossom, Karl Price
2nd Olive, James and Melissa Phelps
3rd Ellie Mae, James and Melissa Phelps
Champs:1st Georges Daisy, Scott George
2nd Squirt, Tim Bishop
3rd Leo, Ben
5/3 Bench:
Best of Show: Riley
Best Female: Lucky Mae, Joe and Kyleen Stoebenau
Best Puppy: Vivian, Tim Bishop
I want to thank everyone in the Broome County Beagle Club for thier hospitality, the fine meals and allowing us basset folks the use of the club house and running grounds. and to Ben and Sam for all the hard work and effort to put this fine hunt together. Had a wonderful time and we made it home without any problems. Once agian thankyou all for a fine hunt.
A special thankyou to Frank Blockston. Marshlands Backroads Hunter finely opened on track I guess being around Frank for 1 hour even Hunter was not able to keep from talking. Frank I will be waiting for the bill oh we never discussed your hourly rate. It was good seeing you agian Frank its been along time hope to see you agian soon.
i also would like to say a very good job was done by the NY crew for a well run hunt.I have not been to Broome County Beagle Club in about 30 years, and for the most part it still looked the same except for the tree cutting that was done on the grounds. Sam or Ben if one of you would PM me i have a ? 4 u. Billy