ne for the Friday events in Du Quoin. Huge crowds flooded the headquarters building and everyone seemed to be relishing that old Walker Days spirit.

By 6:00 PM the entry takers were working the cramps out of their fingers, the hunters clad in froglegs and hunting togs, and the guides were at the ready for night number two of 2002 Walker Days.

The Open Event drew a whopping entry of 231 hounds. When the Pup Derby entries were totalled, there were 124 youngsters to add to the tally. In all, 355 hounds left the fairgrounds for spots such as Salem, McLeansboro, Tilden, Harrisburg, and other locations in southern Illinois to vie for a coveted Final Four spot by the 3:00 AM deadline.

OPEN EVENT
231 Entries
$1200 Added
Winners

1st – Abbey
Black and Tan female
Cary Stender, Iowa, owner/handler

2nd – Moe
Walker male
Charlie Parsley, Ohio
Jeff Osborne, handler

3rd – Molly
Walker female
Allen Wilson, Ohio, owner
Chris Allen, Ohio, handler

3rd – Ann
Strickland/Cramer, South Carolina, owners
Ronnie Smith, Illinois, handler

PUP DERBY
124 Entries
$1000 Added Purse
Split Winners

4th – Mister Jack
Walker male
Phil Griffeth, Roodhouse, IL owner/handler

4th – Shawnee Ck. Homer
Walker male
Clyde E. Gross, Falmouth, IN owner
Keith Holly, Rienzi, MI handler

4th – Hardwood Jammin’ Jessi
Walker female
Richie Foster, Jonesboro, AR owner/handler

4th – Iron Mike Tyson
Walker male
Logan Julien, Amsterdam, MO owner/handler

The dogs are in the boxes of pickups sitting quietly at motels, resting up for the final night on Saturday.
Bench show enthusiasts are arriving for the PKC/Purina National Bench Show tour show today at noon.

We’ll have more to come from the last day of Walker Days as results become available.

Photo Caption: The Pup Derby winners on Friday night. Left to right: Keith Holly, Phil Griffeth, Richie Foster, and Logan Julian.

“All the winners. All the time.”

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