United Retriever Club North Midland Area gun dog test

United Retriever Club North Midland Area gun dog test

The North Midland Area competitors at the end of what was a very rainy afternoon.


By Phil Wagland

Wednesday, 29 August 2007

The North Midland Area of the United Retriever Club held an open working gun dog test for a.v. retriever at Rother Valley Country Park, by kind permission of the Rangers.

There were 42 entries to be judged by Arthur Hewer, Godfrey Lowe, Sue Lowe and Elaine Whittaker.

The weather was cool and cloudy with persistent rain in the afternoon. The morning retrieves included a double mark on the lake, a mark and a blind from plantations, and a blind across the lake.

In the afternoon there was a walk-up in rough grass with marks front and rear, a blind along a valley, and a mark across the River Rother.

Prizes were generously sponsored by Alpha.

RESULTS
1. Peter Bills with lab.d. Creazanbre Gypsy (owned by P. & J. Bills)

2. Mick Newsam with lab.d. Hatchfield Breeze

3. Phil Wagland with gr.d. dog Pebbletoft Rock

4. Scott Marland with lab.d. Clayton Brook Rayn

CoM Alan Richardson with gr.d. Gortons Eye of the Storm (owned by A. & J. Richardson)

CoM Anne Crookes with gr.b. Millrythe Adelaide of Moscargrange (owned by S. & A. Crookes)

CoM R. Agent with lab.d. Kenmilquin Clary Knight


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