broken a dinner plate at 100 yards with a Whitworth rifle. Traditional fowling has always been a feature of the Ballywalter fair with a su- perb displays by the Strangford Lough Joint Council and the Edgar family and of course the unique punt gunning demonstration on the lake. Last year’s demonstration was carried out by Andy Scullion and this year will be carried out by Liz and Mark Edgar.
Children The Edgars’ Punt
The Great Game Fairs of Ireland have always had a family focus and apart from the ‘family friendly’ discounted ticket offers to provide economy family entertainment over our three events, the Ballywalter Fair has a host of attrac- tions to entrain and educate the whole family especially the children. There are huge oppor- tunities to see and in most cases handle all sorts of animals including ferrets, falcons, sea life and even pythons and spiders! And great opportunities for historical interaction with ex- perienced re-enactors; displays of vintage cars,
carriages and old military vehicles as well as the children’s area with the usual amusements and
of course the huge array of main arena attractions and events. Main Arena
In the main arena several historical dis- plays will include the Victorian Poacher plying his long netting trade, the ever popular muzzle loaders who will also shoot clay pigeons with their period pieces, a large range of Napoleonic fire- power; cavalcades of horse drawn vehi- cles and vintage vehicles and of course Georgian theatre.
These will combine with gundog, horse and hound, dog agility, terrier & lurcher and fal- conry dis- plays, plus the Cochise Horses and the inimita- ble Keith Mathews Dog Guru training class – this year with prizes for the best child, lady and gent handler being sponsored by Countryside Alli- ance Ireland – so bring your dog along to help improve its behaviour and your handling skills and you could both be walking away with some silverware!
Vintage Cars at Ballywalter Napoleonic Firepower I Shoot and Fish E-Zine March 2012 42
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