Friar Tuck Resort - Catskill, NY
October 13th -15th, 2000
Alrighty then, let me tell you a little about the famous Friar Tuck Resort. For starters, it’s located on the Hudson River in the beautiful Catskill Mountains, just off the NY Thruway, and about even with the Connecticut-Massachusetts borderline. This means it will be readily accessible from those places where most of you reside.The Tuck has rambling, well-groomed grounds and luxurious accommodations. The rooms are clean, modern and spacious. We are the primary guests and have the best rooms in the house. Our package includes a three-day, two-night stay, Friday welcome reception, Saturday awards banquet, plus full breakfast buffets. Also, if so inclined we have full access to the indoor pool, fitness center and enormous jacuzzi. (not to mention tennis and bocce if the weather is unseasonably warm). We also are entitled to enjoy the nightly entertainment - i.e. the floor-show in the Monk's Lounge.
If you can access the web, look for a sneak preview at www.friartuck.com. Members who have stayed there on previous occasions say it will be ideal for our Autumn Mog 2000 and the cost will be lower than last year’s event in response to popular demand.
Festivities will begin with a Welcome Reception on Friday night as Moggers trickle in from their journeys with tales to tell, no doubt. Look for Debbie Perman who is acquiring some new shirts and such for our regalia booth, plus some new surprises.
John Jennings will be setting up the Concours on Saturday morning at the lovely lawn near the duck pond. Once again a popular ballot will determine the class winners.
Jim Nichol will host the touring section on Saturday afternoon through the splendiferous fall foliage of the Catskills Mountains. His expertise in this area and reputation for clean well-checked-out events promises some genuine fun for all.
On Saturday night a reception will precede the Awards Banquet and during the banquet we will conduct both our traditional silent and noisy auctions. Scott Willoughby has consented to be our auctioneer again this year and that's something to really look forward to. Reminder: we are soliciting your Morgan-related items for this year's auction. I know it will be hard to match the generous donations we had last year, but we have to try. Please contact Joe DeLuca at 973-598-0697 if you have something to contribute.
On Sunday morning after breakfast, Fred Cohen will be conducting the gymkhana in the parking area next to the duck pond, followed by awards for that event - a fitting end to a fun-filled weekend.
A lot of Morgan 3/4 Group members have put forth a great effort to make this event a big, friendly success. We hope you will be able to join us for a wonderful getaway weekend.
Joe DeLuca
Autumn Mog XXII Director
THE CONCOURS:
This year we will follow the same popular choice format as we have for the past three Autumn Mogs. It is quite popular, successful and fun. Each Morgan registered will receive two ballots in the registration envelope. We will have Early and Late 4/4, +4 and +8 classes. We'll need at least three Morgans to make a class. Less than three of a kind will be grouped into a Special Morgans Class.
Previously first placed Morgans will graduate to Premier Class from which we will, by popular vote, choose this year's Best of Show. If not chosen Best of Show after two Autumn Mogs in Premier Class, a Morgan will return to it's normal class on the field and again be eligible for 1st, 2nd or 3rd in class.
Previous Best of Show winners will be displayed in Preservation Class for the next three Autumn Mogs it attends. Preservation Class is not judged, but all Morgans that are shown will receive a trophy as a token of the Morgan 3/4 Group's gratitude for showing a Morgan to which we can all aspire. After three Autumn Mogs in Preservation Class, the Morgan will return to it's normal class on the field and again be eligible for 1st, 2nd or 3rd in class.
Who keeps track? We all do. Let's keep it a ladies/gentleman's agreement.
Good luck to all!
Bang on!!!
John Jennings