The Greater Chicago Whippet Club will holding their fall race meets on
September 3 & 4 2022 NOTE! THIS IS THE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY OF THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY WEEKEND!
There will be one WRA meet each day.
Pre entries due Wednesday August 31, 2022 to Paula at luvwhippets@att.net
*Please include owner’s name and email, each dog’s registered name, call name and titles.*
TWO SETS OF POINTS ON ONE WEEKEND!!
PERMISSION TO CROSS POST IS GRANTED.
*MEET LOCATION!* River Road Park, 1895 River Road, Kankakee, IL 60901.
Park District phone is 815-939-1311 for information or questions.
Trackside parking and camping is allowed. Please set up closer to the dog park where the finish line will be for line judges.
If the ground is soft and vehicles leave ruts, parking must be on the road, not the grass.
Contact the park if you are camping overnight.
**River Road Park Directions**
Take I 57 to South Schuyler Ave, US Rts. 45 & 52, and Exit North. Go
North about 1 mile to river Rd.(Also known as County Road 40) and turn
to the Right, East. Go about 1 mile to S 1500 E Rd. and turn Left,
North. Go about 1/2 mile and make the first left turn. Go to the
field on the left just as the road ends.
Whippet measuring and inspection will begin at 8:30 A.M. with races
beginning immediately following the draw of the races.
Bitches in season and lame whippets are ineligible to race in WRA meets.
Pre-Entry fee is $10.00 per dog per day with a $30 limit per kennel
for pre-entries each day. (A kennel is defined as dogs brought and
handled by one family and owned, or co-owned, by the members of that
family. Entries which are e-mailed then paid on the day of the meet are pre-entries. Post entries will be
$18 per dog with a $54 kennel limit each day. Any entry not received
by 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, August 31 will be considered a post entry with any additional
amount for late entries collected at the day of the meet.
Send ALL Quesions and Entries To:
Paula Streicher
luvwhippets@att.net
Registration with the WRA:
All entrants must be registered with WRA. If your dog is not
registered before the meet, bring a photocopy of your dog’s
registration papers and $5 per new dog to the race meet (this is in
addition to the entry fee for each dog).
Pre-registration may be sent directly to WRA so that it
arrives at least two weeks before the date of the race meet you desire
to enter.
The person entering a hound for racing must be the actual owner, or
agent of the owner, or in possession of papers transferring said
ownership to the person entering the hound.
All racers will run with both Muzzles and Numbered Racing Blankets.
Whippets will run 4 heats of races with up to 6 whippets in each race.
All whippet races will be from a starting box.
A Porta-Potty will be provided. Water to cool the dogs will be
provided. There is no electricity at the site and NO SHADE in the parking area, so bring SHADE, water,
chairs and whatever else you will need for a day out.
Motor Home parking will NOT be allowed at track side if the ground is soft enough to leave ruts.
If that is the case, RV parking must be roadside.
If the ground is firm enough to not leave ruts, trackside motorhome camping is allowed.
There will NOT be a POT LUCK LUNCH either day. Bring your own food and plan to eat on the run.
Local Motels which take dogs:
(As always check with the hotel to make sure their policy hasn’t changed.)
Country Inn & Suites
380 South Cypress Dr.
Manteno, IL 60950
815-468-2600
Fax: 815-468-2367
Manteno is 8 miles north of Bourbonnais and right on I-57. The motel
can be seen from the interstate.
Super 8
1390 N. Locke Dr
Bradley, IL
815-939-7888
$15 per dog pet fee per dog
Any size dog allowed
Americas Best Inn & Suites
1500 N. State (IL Rt. 50)
Bourbonnais, IL
815-401-5043
Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites
62 Ken Hayes Dr.
Bradley, IL
815-932-4411
Camping
KOA
425 E 6000 South Rd.
Chebanse, IL 60922
815-939-4603
20 min south on Rt 52 and 0.3 mile on 45/52 from the junction of Rt.
45 and Rt. 52
Tent camping
$24.41 with no water or electricity
$27.41 with water and electricity
Trailer or RV
32.41 with water, electric & sewer
29.41 with water & electric only
45.41 for a cabin with AC & heat. No water or sanitary facilities in the cabins.