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The 2024 BSI Weekend – Awards and Honors

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“a brief review of what had passed” [THOR]  </h4><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS4_3aDGLowqkV-x0WJxjs-QBO_oR6HhrUwszO9AP-hq6640YBGiC0yexdq2p11w1ryWkQR_3LGJXwZIpFgrVRlMghuX7RZw91vXZhP5FuIrWM-UdffVeRtHhqaCQ2fAZq7CS4DnI6I7ociVoedOwpeCmWZxlBEXpcv1cGEfwlQb2y6tvvnTPq3J44UIqb/s2048/BSI%20Class%20of%202024.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1271" data-original-width="2048" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS4_3aDGLowqkV-x0WJxjs-QBO_oR6HhrUwszO9AP-hq6640YBGiC0yexdq2p11w1ryWkQR_3LGJXwZIpFgrVRlMghuX7RZw91vXZhP5FuIrWM-UdffVeRtHhqaCQ2fAZq7CS4DnI6I7ociVoedOwpeCmWZxlBEXpcv1cGEfwlQb2y6tvvnTPq3J44UIqb/w640-h398/BSI%20Class%20of%202024.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Photo credit: Will Walsh  </span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div>As chronicled in the <a href="https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2024/01/episode-280-bsi-weekend-recap.html" target="_blank">latest episode of I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere</a>, the 2024 BSI Weekend happened in New York City from Wednesday, January 9 – Sunday, January 14, 2024.<div><br /></div><div>It was the BSI's largest dinner to date, and some 300+ Sherlockians descended on Midtown Manhattan to celebrate the 170th birthday of Sherlock Holmes and the 90th anniversary of the <a href="https://bakerstreetirregulars.com/" target="_blank">Baker Street Irregulars</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>For the purposes of this update, we're focused on the accolades from the weekend, which happened over a series of events.</div><div><br /></div><div>On Thursday, January 10, the <a href="http://acdsociety.com/">ACD Society</a> held its annual meeting at the Mysterious Bookshop, which once again included the running of the Wessex Cup, with 16 entered horses, all designed by Peggy McFarlane, BSI ("Violet Westbury").</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div></div><div><h3>Doylean Honors</h3></div><div>The ACD Society also had a more august role, which was the conferring of its annual <a href="http://acdsociety.com/" target="_blank">Doylean Honors</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfVaY99UFtbUg5oqgBeqpnMSkNMHDGFDhKh9HsAXQDaui3lWckPjceIACjChc4My3jMx-soyHqlHBDUNVknElDz6Q4iVUwswtmXp-ygz7LujNevjUUwYTRVWaiHmSA2llMtg0uCuPzFRJoTW5UY4mp8lbHFCkUPjki3WrJaZnp5vs-HhBe-o3jk1IRLw/s616/ACD%20Society%20Doylean%20Honors%202022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="616" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfVaY99UFtbUg5oqgBeqpnMSkNMHDGFDhKh9HsAXQDaui3lWckPjceIACjChc4My3jMx-soyHqlHBDUNVknElDz6Q4iVUwswtmXp-ygz7LujNevjUUwYTRVWaiHmSA2llMtg0uCuPzFRJoTW5UY4mp8lbHFCkUPjki3WrJaZnp5vs-HhBe-o3jk1IRLw/s320/ACD%20Society%20Doylean%20Honors%202022.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><br /><b>For Lifetime Service:</b><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/my-favourite-sherlockians-3-brian-pugh-steve-emecz/">Brian Pugh</a></li></ul><b><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div>For excellence in the "Fiction and Poetry" category:</b><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://belangerbooks.com/pages/about-us">Derrick Belanger</a> for the short story "The Joyce-Armstrong Confession" in <i><a href="https://amzn.to/4b6uFV5" target="_blank">Steel True, Blade Straight</a></i> (Belanger Books)</li><li><a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/m/david-marcum/">David Marcum</a> for the short story "Fate's Brushes" in <i><a href="https://amzn.to/4b6uFV5" target="_blank">Steel True, Blade Straight</a></i> (Belanger Books)</li><li><a href="https://www.leemurray.info/">Lee Murray</a> for the short story "Māoriland Blue" in <a href="http://acdsociety.com/bjg/1/bjg1.html">The Terror of Blue John Gap Project</a> (ACD Society)</li></ul><br /><b><br /></b><div><b>For excellence in the "Visual Arts" category:</b><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.europecomics.com/author/vincent-mallie/">Vincent Mallié</a> for the illustrations in the graphic novel adaptation of The <a href="https://store.magnetic-press.com/products/sherlock-holmes-a-study-in-scarlet"><i>First Adventure of Sherlock Holmes: A Study in Scarlet</i></a> (Magnetic Press)</li></ul><br /><b><br /></b><div><b>For excellence in the "Scholarly Writing" category:</b><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.napier.ac.uk/people/emily-alder">Emily Alder</a> for the article <a href="https://muse.jhu.edu/article/901285/summary">Arctic Ghosts: Whale Hunting and Haunting in Arthur Conan Doyle’s "'The Captain of the “Pole-Star'"</a> in <a href="https://victorianstudies.indiana.edu/victorian-studies-journal/index.html"><i>Victorian Studies</i></a> (North American Victorian Studies Association)</li><li><a href="https://edinburgh-conan-doyle.org/douglas-kerr-2/">Douglas Kerr</a> for the article <a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/03061973231175839">Arthur Conan Doyle, Eugenics, and the Hand of God</a> in <a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/home/LAH"><i>Literature & History</i></a> (Sage)</li><li><a href="https://sentry.rmu.edu/web/cms/Pages/faculty-profile.aspx?iattr=111507">Sylvia A. Pamboukian</a> for the chapter <a href="https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-16000-4_3">Dying Game: Unrepentant Outlaws in Christie and Doyle</a> in <a href="https://amzn.to/48YKNWT"><i>Agatha Christie and the Guilty Pleasure of Poison</i></a> (Palgrave MacMillan)</li></ul><div><div><br /></div><div>To watch the entire ceremony (about 45 minutes long), visit <a href="https://www.doingsofdoyle.com/" target="_blank">Doings of Doyle</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3>Susan Rice Mentorship Award</h3><div>On Friday at the Gillette Luncheon, the assembled diners bore witness to the latest recipient of the Susan Rice Mentorship Award.</div><div><br /></div><div>The <a href="http://www.vincentstarrett.com/blog/susan-rice-mentorship-award" target="_blank">Susan Rice Mentorship Award</a> was established in 2022 to recognize the activities of a member of the Sherlock Holmes community who has been a mentor to others, in the spirit of Susan Rice.</div><div><br /></div><div>This year's honoree, announced at the William Gillette Luncheon, was <b>Francine Kitts, BSI</b> ("Lady Hilda Trelawney Hope").</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDKr8r8tGQ6PlYbI5XYrc5DqdrQlWDVJ9fzSbiD5fmIeAeVG6Il1UcNRDV1uLZL10B1jOifBo-BGh45-ft5TSsvtxEpjPqOSOt5Q7hblIpUioKdYKaPGr2SDCLY_CJOt_tlmsugB8gE6jr2P8EQ-e3ZQXML3F4gSxMTtcqHjpTK-UmvxLhlvXw6tpPsZHu/s2048/Francine%20Kitts%20receives%20Susan%20Rice%20Mentorship%20Award.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1458" data-original-width="2048" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDKr8r8tGQ6PlYbI5XYrc5DqdrQlWDVJ9fzSbiD5fmIeAeVG6Il1UcNRDV1uLZL10B1jOifBo-BGh45-ft5TSsvtxEpjPqOSOt5Q7hblIpUioKdYKaPGr2SDCLY_CJOt_tlmsugB8gE6jr2P8EQ-e3ZQXML3F4gSxMTtcqHjpTK-UmvxLhlvXw6tpPsZHu/w640-h456/Francine%20Kitts%20receives%20Susan%20Rice%20Mentorship%20Award.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Ray Betzner presents Francine Kitts the award (photo credit: Will Walsh)</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div>The inaugural award went to <b>Peter Blau, BSI</b> ("Black Peter") and the second annual award went to <b>Evy Herzog, BSI </b>("The Daintiest Thing Under a Bonnet").</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3>Plaudits From the BSI Dinner</h3><div>As ever, the swirling curiosity and interest are centered on the Baker Street Irregulars annual investitures of new members. But before that, we were greeted with other substantial news.</div><div><br /></div><h4><i>The </i>Woman</h4><div><i>The </i>Woman, an honorific given to the spouse of a Baker Street Irregular was announced at the pre-dinner reception. This year's honoree was <b>Pamela Wampler</b>, wife of <b>Steven Doyle, BSI</b> ("The <i>Western Morning News</i>"). She was toasted and introduced by <b>Mark Gagen, BSI</b> ("Sir James Damery"), after which Pam gave her own good-spirited remarks.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ9h0oX9ir-nJyrX6NE7hjMReToNI-rLiDf5zqN1vl0BeWnjo9jF_SY4szk3UTMw83_4TXR_JObMOISytphPqAIKHNMveGGny3D3reIcKBdyyQpEoqUuwIa1bzSYwNqjwytCoX0g6lt2Ylce2CqNrS8oa-DQYXOSmBMeoWHawAqQxyIXdv4U4jxviKfkG3/s2048/The%20Woman%20-%20Gagen%20toasts%20Wampler.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1606" data-original-width="2048" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ9h0oX9ir-nJyrX6NE7hjMReToNI-rLiDf5zqN1vl0BeWnjo9jF_SY4szk3UTMw83_4TXR_JObMOISytphPqAIKHNMveGGny3D3reIcKBdyyQpEoqUuwIa1bzSYwNqjwytCoX0g6lt2Ylce2CqNrS8oa-DQYXOSmBMeoWHawAqQxyIXdv4U4jxviKfkG3/w640-h502/The%20Woman%20-%20Gagen%20toasts%20Wampler.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><h4>The Morley-Montgomery Award</h4></div><div>Each year, one article in the <i><a href="https://ihose.co/BSJ" target="_blank">Baker Street Journal</a></i> (as determined by a panel of judges) is chosen for the <a href="https://bakerstreetirregulars.com/2001/05/01/morley-montgomery-award/" target="_blank">Morley-Montgomery Award</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>This year, the award was given to <b>Eric Scace</b> for his article “Five Quarter Centuries of Confusion Over the Missing Three-Quarter,” concerning the nuances of Victorian telegraphy that appeared in the Spring 2023 issue of the <i>BSJ</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Eric's partner <b>Jessica Schilling</b> won the 2020 Morley-Montgomery Award for her article “Just His Type: An Analysis of the <i>Découpé </i>Warning in <i>The Hound of the Baskervilles</i>.” This makes them the first Sherlockian couple to individually hold the award.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3>The Honours List (Investitures)</h3><div>And then we arrived at the announcement of the latest investitures into the Baker Street Irregulars. Membership is granted by <b>Michael Kean, BSI</b> ("General Gordon"), who serves at the BSI's "Wiggins." Each member receives an investiture — a phrase from the Sherlock Holmes canon that is significant or in other ways meaningful to that person.</div><div><br /></div><div>The BSI's Class of 2024 is:</div><div><div><ul><li><b>Rudy Altergott</b> — "Old Patrick"</li><li><b>Derrick Belanger</b> — "The Board Schools"</li><li><b>Tom Brydges</b> — "Waterloo Bridge"</li><li><b>Fabienne Courouge</b> — "Henri Fournaye"</li><li><b>Daniel L. Friedman</b> — "Sir Leslie Oakshott"</li><li><b>Chuck Kovacic</b> — "Baker Street"</li><li><b>Stephen Chahn Lee</b> — "Alex MacDonald"</li><li><b>Danna A. Mancini</b> — "McMurdo"</li><li><b>Maxine H. Reneker</b> — "Lomax, the Sub-Librarian"</li><li><b>Olivia Rutigliano</b> —  "Lady Alicia Whittington"</li><li><div><b>Jessica Schilling</b> — "The Queen's Shilling" </div></li><li><div><b>Robert Sharfman</b> — "Killer Evans"</div></li><li><b>Liese Fabre</b> — "Mrs. Farintosh"</li><li><b>George Schwartz</b> — "The Alpha Inn"</li></ul></div><div><div><br /></div><div><b>Otto Penzler, BSI</b> ("The King of Bohemia") received the Two Shilling Award, for service above and beyond.</div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We're pleased to note that five of the recipients above have appeared as interview guests on I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere. This doesn't mean that IHOSE confers shilling-worthiness on guests, but it does indicate our producers' good taste.</div><div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" data-dashlane-frameid="9961" data-dashlane-rid="6cd9bf7809444fcd" data-form-type="other" height="192" mozallowfullscreen="true" msallowfullscreen="true" oallowfullscreen="true" scrolling="no" src="https://play.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/29105948/height/192/theme/modern/size/large/thumbnail/yes/custom-color/414851/time-start/00:00:00/playlist-height/200/direction/backward/download/yes/font-color/FFFFFF" style="border: none;" title="Embed Player" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="100%"></iframe></div><div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" data-dashlane-frameid="10088" data-dashlane-rid="9d06a7ae07d9f1e9" data-form-type="other" height="192" mozallowfullscreen="true" msallowfullscreen="true" oallowfullscreen="true" scrolling="no" src="https://play.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/21783176/height/192/theme/modern/size/large/thumbnail/yes/custom-color/186935/time-start/00:00:00/playlist-height/200/direction/backward/download/yes/font-color/FFFFFF" style="border: none;" title="Embed Player" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="100%"></iframe></div><div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" data-dashlane-frameid="10143" data-dashlane-rid="a7f9a36873682494" data-form-type="other" height="192" mozallowfullscreen="true" msallowfullscreen="true" oallowfullscreen="true" scrolling="no" src="https://play.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/27767196/height/192/theme/modern/size/large/thumbnail/yes/custom-color/c00505/time-start/00:00:00/playlist-height/200/direction/backward/download/yes/font-color/FFFFFF" style="border: none;" title="Embed Player" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="100%"></iframe></div><div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" data-dashlane-frameid="9980" data-dashlane-rid="de50a5bd3058cd02" data-form-type="other" height="192" mozallowfullscreen="true" msallowfullscreen="true" oallowfullscreen="true" scrolling="no" src="https://play.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/25345944/height/192/theme/modern/size/large/thumbnail/yes/custom-color/767761/time-start/00:00:00/playlist-height/200/direction/backward/download/yes/font-color/FFFFFF" style="border: none;" title="Embed Player" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="100%"></iframe></div><div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" data-dashlane-frameid="9984" data-dashlane-rid="f245978cd3412241" data-form-type="other" height="192" mozallowfullscreen="true" msallowfullscreen="true" oallowfullscreen="true" scrolling="no" src="https://play.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/4045502/height/192/theme/modern/size/large/thumbnail/yes/custom-color/6c081f/time-start/00:00:00/playlist-height/200/direction/backward/download/yes/font-color/FFFFFF" style="border: none;" title="Embed Player" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="100%"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>It is difficult to capture all of the activities of the BSI Weekend, due to so many small groups branching out to honor their own traditions, including named events such as ASH Wednesday, Lost in New York with a Bunch of Sherlockians, and the ASH Brunch. Not to mention other events like the Vendors Room, the BSI Reception.</div><div><br /></div><div>A comprehensive report of the events will be in the Spring issue of the <i><a href="https://ihose.co/BSJ" target="_blank">Baker Street Journal</a></i>. Check your subscription to make sure you're on the list!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>As ever, the game's afoot!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div>

The 2024 BSI Weekend – Awards and Honors

“a brief review of what had passed” [THOR] Photo credit: Will Walsh As chronicled in the latest episode of I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere...

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Episode 280: BSI Weekend Recap

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“those week-end parties” [SOLI] </h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNLiv31AeZJ5dYAvInJiva6LQXffuVFA4F36fODGq_FLEoY6VxH0yJhvZQ2w8GcuvPH4k2R4I8SpR_B2UjEi4Wgu2Rggy759Yn-ME2ppLXkhk8Sgl9fLNh_CCi1s85HFJ9CPiSBPdTIfyBVVuhdsVyY6Avue47P3gYN_PqkSGqIWDDi6NXwMS-WIswBbLl/s1438/ihose280%20wide.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1078" data-original-width="1438" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNLiv31AeZJ5dYAvInJiva6LQXffuVFA4F36fODGq_FLEoY6VxH0yJhvZQ2w8GcuvPH4k2R4I8SpR_B2UjEi4Wgu2Rggy759Yn-ME2ppLXkhk8Sgl9fLNh_CCi1s85HFJ9CPiSBPdTIfyBVVuhdsVyY6Avue47P3gYN_PqkSGqIWDDi6NXwMS-WIswBbLl/w640-h480/ihose280%20wide.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div><p>The Baker Street Irregulars just marked their 90th anniversary with the BSI Weekend, filled with events for Sherlockians of all kinds.</p><p>If you weren't able to make it to New York — or even if you were! — tune in to hear about some of the events, people, books, and more that were part of our experience. 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Episode 280: BSI Weekend Recap

“those week-end parties” [SOLI] The Baker Street Irregulars just marked their 90th anniversary with the BSI Weekend, filled with events for...

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by Scott Monty

Watch the Wessex Cup Live

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“the favorite for the Wessex Cup” [SILV]  </h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwWhA5tWobbyUdVJQFUpYZF2HkWh_eOBfUlQvs8I1WIO6o8AOxtpu0ijS_6-PXtRTELggLlfJyMUxnFrf1-EKVlwR-dJt1DFP5i53VWyz2bFB2usVN6w5Bb26moe7bIvNYJ_SJIklQz9c83-5GjhYCr5y-gyyQ0GOLo-3JE1xI1XEB65cxHI5lWBOyTMLV/s1325/Wessex%20Cup%20PinkUn%20header.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="994" data-original-width="1325" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwWhA5tWobbyUdVJQFUpYZF2HkWh_eOBfUlQvs8I1WIO6o8AOxtpu0ijS_6-PXtRTELggLlfJyMUxnFrf1-EKVlwR-dJt1DFP5i53VWyz2bFB2usVN6w5Bb26moe7bIvNYJ_SJIklQz9c83-5GjhYCr5y-gyyQ0GOLo-3JE1xI1XEB65cxHI5lWBOyTMLV/w640-h480/Wessex%20Cup%20PinkUn%20header.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>One of the more whimsical events during the annual <a href="https://bakerstreetirregulars.com/bsi-weekend/" target="_blank">Baker Street Irregulars Weekend</a> is a recent addition: the running of the Wessex Cup. It's a horse race named after the iconic race that the eponymous missing horse was scheduled to run in "The Adventure of Silver Blaze."</p><p>Now, before you wonder where a horse race might be staged in Manhattan, let us spoil it by telling you the horses are not actual equines. In fact, they're toy wind-up horses with mini-figure jockeys, festooned with custom items made by Peggy McFarlane, BSI ("Violet Westbury").</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiydr0q8Ms8P9olAvXjv04O7aiRzsCMS_jVDPOX3G-wLyTziNHgbeRaVOilj9xewUpcuhk-JilDlszYj90uSCSppXPQO5qD2V8MtYI9x4crwAjwrySPzKv-nC3twm7k1dTPaNT25Got8v9ix1henO6CIQuReSKsQTRNpwVg4Bt0BNF5XMO7gHAOTvMGAe1p/s741/Wessex%20Cup%20Mavis.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="626" data-original-width="741" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiydr0q8Ms8P9olAvXjv04O7aiRzsCMS_jVDPOX3G-wLyTziNHgbeRaVOilj9xewUpcuhk-JilDlszYj90uSCSppXPQO5qD2V8MtYI9x4crwAjwrySPzKv-nC3twm7k1dTPaNT25Got8v9ix1henO6CIQuReSKsQTRNpwVg4Bt0BNF5XMO7gHAOTvMGAe1p/w640-h540/Wessex%20Cup%20Mavis.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Mavis, owned by Madeline Quiñones</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>And the action takes place on Thursday, January 11, 2024. Details below.</p><p>All of this is made possible under the auspices of the <a href="http://acdsociety.com/" target="_blank">ACD Society</a> and organized by Ross Davies, BSI ("The Temple"). Last month, interested parties were able to <a href="http://acdsociety.com/Cup/Stables2024.html" target="_blank">purchase a stable</a> and claim their place in the Wessex Cup. </p><p>For those present in New York City for the BSI Weekend, the race may be seen in person, hosted by Otto Penzler, BSI ("The King of Bohemia") at <a href="https://www.mysteriousbookshop.com/" target="_blank">The Mysterious Bookshop</a> — on January 11, 2024, starting at 11:15 a.m. sharp.</p><p>If you're not able to be there, the event will be carried live online. You can <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSct6N2LAvUdjLIuA3hGV8ORZKi4-b49_0Jym_ioLFLQI0n-bg/viewform" target="_blank">register to watch by filling out this form</a>.</p><p>The second annual running of the Wessex Cup is accompanied by the third annual <a href="http://acdsociety.com/Honors/Honors.html" target="_blank">Doylean Honors</a> to recognize exemplary contributions related to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in the categories of fiction and poetry, performing arts, scholarly writing, and visual arts.</p><p>It promises to be an exciting and fun event. Hope you can take part in whichever format works for you.</p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Related:</h3><p>Listen to our interview with Ross Davies, Cliff Goldsfarb, and Ashley Polasek on All Things ACD:</p><p><br /><iframe title="Embed Player" src="https://play.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/18334391/height/192/theme/modern/size/large/thumbnail/yes/custom-color/414851/time-start/00:00:00/playlist-height/200/direction/backward/download/yes/font-color/FFFFFF" height="192" width="100%" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen="" webkitallowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" oallowfullscreen="true" msallowfullscreen="true" style="border: none;" data-dashlane-rid="5c9ae66507d8b6b5" data-form-type="other" data-dashlane-frameid="4711"></iframe></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>