GRCN first test of 2010

The open winners & judges, from left: Johnny Pallister, Sarah Coomber-Smith, Jim Christon, Lord Crathorne, Brian McDonnell, David Dugdale, Kevin Churnside, Andy Jardine, Margaret Pearce & John Lees.

By Jennifer Hay

Wednesday, 14 April 2010

The Golden Retriever Club of Northumbria held its first working test of 2010 on April 4 at Crathorne Hall, Nr. Middlesbrough, by kind permission of Lord Crathorne.

The judges were Sarah Coomber-Smith, Jim Christon and Brian McDonnell for the novice, with Johnny Pallister making up a fourth in the open.

To see the full report and pictures, they will be published in the gundog update pages in the magazine.

RESULTS
Novice
1 K. Baines with lab. Leadburn Hector of Breckonmuir

2 M. Nelson with lab. Leader Blue

3 John Lees with lab. Kenocto Major Mace

4 P. Holmes with lab. Jodies Star

Open
1 Andy Jardine with lab. My Sprintime Jazmine

2 Margaret Pearce with lab. Claybeck Tweed of Esmoro

3 Kevin Churnside with lab. Claybeck Beth

4 John Lees with lab. Delfleet Huckleberry

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