RETRIEVING AUSTRALIA FORUM

These trials went off without a drenching, just some light drizzle on Sunday. The entry was very good and the Society thanks everyone who entered. You may recall that we had to cancel these trials last year for lack of entries. Thank you to our judges Joe Law, Graeme Parkinson and Ron Cooper.

SATURDAY 24 MARCH
Novice
1. Lindenlake Black Mist (A. Higgans) - Lab B - 133pts
2. Adderslot Bridget Jones (V. Jones) - Lab B - 114 pts
3. Kazia King George (P. Hamson) - GSP D - 99 pts

Restricted
No finishers

All Age
1. GrRTCh Kadnook King of Kanbera CM (R. & P. Tawton) - Lab D - 140pts
2. Coalsgarth Tassie Fern (J. Lynch) - Lab B - 131 pts
3. GrRTCh Kaemajae All Black (J. Vella) - Lab D - 130 pts

SUNDAY 25 MARCH
Novice
1. Kadnook Kwik Sand (R. Tawton) - Lab D - 151 pts
2. Gamefinder Indiana (G. Griffiths, HDL C. Griffiths) - Lab B - 133 pts
3. Kazia King George (P. Hamson) - GSP D - 131 pts
4. Adderslot Bridget Jones (V. Jones) - Lab B - 124 pts
5. Corinthas Nite Staa (A. Higgans) - GSP B - 122 pts

Restricted
1. FTCh Deiforti Rosi NRD (R. & J. Goody) - Pointer B - 128 pts
2. Ch Ashlaren Oxford ET (C. Davis, HDL A. Rowlands) - Wei D - 127 pts
3. Majoley Aim High CD NRD (V. Jones) - Lab B - 110 pts
4. Hanafor Rousel Vieri ADX CD JDX (L. Sedgman) - HungVizsla D - 95 pts

All Age
1. GrRTCh Kadnook King of Kanbera CM (R. & P. Tawton) - Lab D - 147pts
2. GrRTCh Kaemajae All Black (J. Vella) - Lab D - 135 pts
3. Coalsgarth Tassie Fern (J. Lynch) - Lab B - 125 pts

I've taken these results from my catalogue. Please feel free to correct them if I have placings or points wrong.

Congratulations to all the winners, placegetters and finishers. And particular congratulations to Joe Vella and Blackie who were awarded a perfect score on the last run in All Age on Sunday.

It was good to see the Gundog Society's newest Life Member and Vice President Maureen Cooper running 2 dogs in All Age and a dog in Novice after a long bout of medical treatment.

Thank you to our Trials Secretary, Flo Tidswell, for another trial well planned and executed and to the property owners who were (as always) helpful and supportive. Must be the GSPs they own !!!

Peter Serle
Member, Retrieving Trial Sub-Committee
The Gun Dog Society

Thank you, Peter. Was wondering how long it would take me with these numb fingers! Just a few additions...

4th in All Age on Saturday was:

RT Ch Kadnook Tanks Aheap (R & P Tawton) Lab D

and 4th in All Age on Sunday was;

Coalsgarth Wild Penny RRD ( Mrs M Cooper) Lab B

Novice on Sunday is in error with the second and third placings. Second was Paul Hamson's GSP with 133 pts and 3rd was Carol with her Lab B on 131 pts. This mistake was not discovered until after presentation and the handlers have been informed..

Also Jack's Fern is a RT Ch but this was a catalogue error.

I must add a huge thank you to Peter and Flo for working BOTH Days in All Age, it was a great effort from them and very much appreciated by us as four of us at All Age were also running in Novice which left the stake rather depleted for helpers!

Maureen

Lovely to see the Pointer winning Restricted - hope she is coming to Benella at Easter?