<!--[if !supportLists]-->1. <!--[endif]-->Age Limit for all hounds will be 2 years old at the conclusion of the series. All hounds will have to have been born in August of 2009 or later.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->2. <!--[endif]-->There will be a 17” Height Limit.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->3. <!--[endif]-->Numbers will be given on a first come, first serve basis. However nobody will be given more than one single digit number.
Judging Guidelines
(The following rules are to be explained to all judges prior to trial by the Master of Hounds and a representative from Foxbeagle.Net)
<!--[if !supportLists]-->1. <!--[endif]-->Cast time will be at daylight unless otherwise specified.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->2. <!--[endif]-->The hunt will be 3 hours.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->3. <!--[endif]-->Role Call is Mandatory.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->4. <!--[endif]-->All hounds will be ran in one-class.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->5. <!--[endif]-->Most scores will be Speed/Drive. If a hound is missed in a crossing the following hounds will not be scored. If a hound is missed due to unclear numbers, the following hounds will be scored. Hunting and trailing points will be added into the Speed/Drive score for the hound’s total.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->6. <!--[endif]-->True scoring will be used. All hounds will be scored as they cross.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->7. <!--[endif]-->The most 1st place crossings will break all ties. In the event that the 2 tied hounds have equal 1st place crossing, then the 2nd place crossings will break the tie, and so on.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->8. <!--[endif]-->The Master of Hounds will appoint a home plate judge who will check the cast area 3 or more times during the hunt. Hounds will be scratched accordingly.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->9. <!--[endif]-->A “Grace Period” of 15 minutes will be given at the start of each trial. No scratching will be done during this period; however, scoring should start immediately.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->10. <!--[endif]-->Once the original “Grace Period” of 15 minutes expires, all hounds returning to cast will be scratched. The judge should allow the hounds a few minutes to continue on. All scratched hounds at the cast area should be crated.
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Height Guidelines
<!--[if !supportLists]-->1. <!--[endif]-->The height limit for the FoxBeagle.Net Summer Derby Series will be 17”.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->2. <!--[endif]-->Hounds will be measured in a normal relaxed posture. They will not be posed in a show stance or with legs stretched out. Front legs must be vertical. Back legs may be slightly pointing backwards.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->3. <!--[endif]-->Hounds will be measured behind the withers with a common measuring device. The hound may touch the device but must not lift it off the table.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->4. <!--[endif]-->Any questionable hound can be measured before the hunt at the discretion of the owner. If a hound measures out after the hunt the entry fee WILL NOT be refunded.
Awards and Titles
<!--[if !supportLists]-->1. <!--[endif]-->A Top Twenty will be awarded.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->2. <!--[endif]-->A Classiest Hound and Best Mouth will be awarded at each hunt.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->3. <!--[endif]-->Each placing hound will earn points towards being named the Foxbeagle.Net Summer Derby Champion
<!--[if !supportLists]-->4. <!--[endif]-->The first place hound will earn 20 points; the second place hound will earn 199 points and so on until the twentieth place hound earns 1 point.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->5. <!--[endif]-->The hound with the most points at the end of the Series will be named the Foxbeagle.Net Summer Derby Champion.
Affiliations
The FoxBeagle.Net Summer Derby Series is not and will not be affiliated with any current or future trial association. It is an entity unto itself and will only be affiliated with the FoxBeagle.Net website and its sponsors. Attendees will be expected to hold themselves to a standard of behavior befitting a first class event.