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The
Oklahoma Koi Society invites you to attend its 8th Annual Koi Show to
be held September 4 & 5, 2004, in the
Centennial building at the Oklahoma
State Fairgrounds in Oklahoma City. The
show is indoors and Air Conditioned.
Our members work hard each year to improve
our show and create a pleasing atmosphere to view some of the highest
quality
koi in the nation. In addition to a fabulous show, visitors can see and buy
products from some of the best Koi
related businesses in the U.S. and hear
seminars from some of the foremost authorities on koi.
In
the interest of the best conditions for the health of the koi, our show will be
held in the English Style format.
The English Style segregates each owner’s
koi into a separate show tank. All koi entered will receive the highest
level of
care throughout the show. A standard-setting water treatment program and
highly-experienced team of koi
handlers insure that the koi receive the very
best care during the show.
Our
Koi Judges will be Mr. Masaru Saito of the Shintaro koi farm in Japan and Alan
Coogan from the UK.
Tim Waddington
& Harvey Leeming of Infiltration UK will return this year to assist with the
check-in and koi handling team.
Peter
Waddington’s new book, “Koi2Kichi”, should be available by showtime, so
check back with us or our club web site,
http://www.oklakoi.org ,
For news on the
book’s availability at the show. If the book is released as planned,
Tim
Waddington will have the first copies available in the U.S. on hand.
The
usual Awards Banquet has been replaced with a more informal dinner on Saturday
evening at the Hilton Garden Inn.
We realize that a long awards presentation can
become tedious for some after the show on Saturday night, so we invite you
to
attend a more relaxed dinner with some light entertainment.
Awards
will be presented Sunday morning at 11:00 in the seminar area at the show.
A Koi Auction will be held Sunday afternoon
around 1:00pm after the
awards ceremony. This is a fund raising event for the club and a opportunity to
buy some very nice Koi.
The
show hotel will be the same as last year, The Hilton Garden Inn at 801 S.
Meridian, OKC. Ph 405-942-1400. The hotel is located
¼ mile south of I-40 on
Meridian blvd., on the west side of the road.
From the airport, continue North on
Meridian Blvd.
The
sizes and classes for the show will be as follows:
Size 1: Less than 26cm (10.23 inches)
Size 2: 26 to 33cm (10.23 to 12.99 inches)
Size 3: 33 to 40cm (12.99 to 15.74 inches)
Size 4: 40 to 49cm (15.74 to 19.29 inches)
Size 5: 49 to 54cm (19.29 to 21.25 inches)
Size 6: 54 to 61cm (21.25 to 24.01 inches)
Size 7: 61 to 68cm (24.01 to 26.77 inches)
Size 8: Over 68cm (26.77 inches)
Classes:
Kohaku, Sanke, Showa, Utsuri, Bekko,
Hikari Moyo, Hikari Muji, Hikari Utsuri, Ginrin “A”,
Ginrin “B”, Doitsu
“A”, Doitsu “B”, Tancho, Goromo/Goshiki, Asagi/Shusui, Kawarigoi
Prizes: Grand
Champion, Reserve Champion, Male Champion, Mature Champion (sizes 7+8),
Adult
Champion (sizes 5+6), Young Champion (sizes 4+5), Baby Champion (sizes 1+2)
Best
in Sizes 1 thru 8, Best in Class, AKCA award, Show Chairman’s award.
Rules and Regulations:
1. Check-in of koi
begins at 1pm Friday until 6pm and resumes 7:30am Saturday until 10am.
2. Judging begins at 10:30 Saturday morning.
3. All fish shown must be the personal property of the registrant.
4. Owner must not derive significant income from selling fish. This is a show
for Hobbyists.
5. Owner must provide a suitable tub and koi net for each tank.
6. Entrant must remain with fish until their fish have been benched &
released into tanks.
7. FISH will be released only by the Co-Chair, Michael Kimberling, after the Koi
Auction ends on Sunday.
8. All FISH must be claimed by 5:00 pm Sunday. Oklahoma Koi Society will not be
responsible for fish
not claimed by the end of the show.
9. All fish will be examined to be free of disease, deformities and significant
injury in order to be
entered. The judges may
forgive temporary injuries.
10. Only judges, show committee, and fish handlers will be allowed inside the
show area.
11. All Gin Rin and Doitsu fish SHALL show in A OR B classes except for Shusui.
12. Decisions of the show committee are FINAL. The show committee will make any
decisions not
covered by these
rules. Any protest or inquiry must be made in writing to the show committee
within
30minutes after judging is concluded.
13. Grand Champion koi are not eligible to enter in the following year’s show.
TANK Reservations:
Due to the English
style show we need to know how many show tanks to set up.
Theshow guidelines for tank capacity are 150 total inches of koi in an 8 foot
tank and 90 inches of koi in a
6 foot tank. 6 foot tanks are not suitable for
koi larger than 25 inches. Please add up the total length of
all the koi you intend to bring before you reserve a tank. Contact
Michael Kimberling with your tank reservations.
Entry fees for
the show are $100 per 8 ft tank or $75 per 6 ft tank.
Banquet tickets are
$25 per person, payable at check-in. Please notify Kimberli Downs at
kimberlid@afsimage.com or
405-360-6614 if you plan to attend the banquet so that seats can be reserved.
If you have any
questions, please e-mail or call Show Chairman Darryl Welch, welchskoi@yahoo.com
(405) 293-9000 or Co-Chairman: Michael
Kimberling, m.kimberling@cox.net
(405) 447-9207