RETRIEVING AUSTRALIA FORUM

The Working Gundog Club of NSW

Date: 27 & 28 May, 2006
Venue: Marulan Area

Judges:

Saturday, 27 May, 2006
Novice (am) Joe Law
Novice (pm) Graeme Parkinson
Restricted Joe Law
All Age Joe Vella

Sunday, 28 May, 2006
Novice Maureen Cooper
Restricted Maureen Cooper
All Age Geoff Cole

Novice Stake:
- Official entries (as per Rule 37) are confined to Gundogs that have not won any Stake other than two (2) Novice Stakes ( Beginner’s Tests excluded).
- The Club allows dogs that are no longer eligible to run in Novice to participate as non-competing entries providing that they have not placed in a Restricted or All Age Stake.

Restricted Stake:
- Official entries (as per Rule 38) are confined to Gundogs that have not won three (3) Restricted Stakes or an All Age Stake, or have been placed first or second in a Championship Stake.
- The Club allows dogs that are no longer eligible to run in Restricted to participate as non-competing entries providing they have not placed in an All Age Stake.
- Should a scheduled Restricted Stake receive insufficient entries (less than 4 bona fide exhibits and at least 4 different owners), the stake will become a Sweepstake.

Restricted Sweepstake:
- Confined to Gundogs that have not completed an All Age Stake. (A win in this event does not go towards an RRD title).
All Age Stake:
- Confined to Gundogs that have won a Novice Stake or have placed first, second or third in a Restricted Stake (as per Rule 39).

Awards: All Stakes – Rosette 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place.

Entry Fees:
Novice $14.00
Restricted/Restricted Sweepstake $18.00
All Age $20.00
(Cheques should be made payable to: “Working Gundog Club”)

Entries Close: 5 May, 2006
Please include a stamped SAE with your entry. Directions to the trial site will be provided with confirmation of your entries. Camping will be available on or near the trial site.

Trial Secretary: Mrs Mary Law
63 Lakeview Drive, Burrill Lake 2539
Phone: (02) 4455 6350
Fax: (02) 4455 5962
Mobile:0408 287 645
Email: jlawaus@bigpond.com

Trial Manager: Jason Ferris/Jack Lynch

Vetting: 8.00 – 8.30 am.

Please note that the Working Gundog Club of NSW is trying out a new approach to "value add" to our trials for novice competitors. On the Saturday of our May trial we will run two novice stakes - one in the morning and a second one in the afternoon. Combined with another novice on Sunday, this will give a total of three novice events over the weekend, and should hopefully make the travel a little bit more worthwhile.

I would be interested in feedback about the idea now, at or after the trial.

Cheers, Jason

President, Working Gundog Club of NSW

Jason, Feedback on the "double header" idea - a great move. This has been done several times in past years. The United Gun Dog club used to do it. I remember Geoff Cole and Jack Lynch judging about 5 years ago.
I recall going out in the first round in the morning and winning in the afternoon. Provides an opportunity to run the dogs under different judges on the same grounds and fine tune handling in areas a handler may come unstuck or nervous and forget.
Unfortunately we can'e make that weekend (work committments), but would definitely support it otherwise (and in the future if Andrew's dog is still in Novice).

Jason - colleen and i will be there. It will be good to run, so many runs in the one day. If the dog co operate that is. looking forward to the day.

WGC Trial Results for Sat, 27 May:

Novice: Judge – Joe Law (am)
1st: G.Cole Truclass Rough Diamond (Lab D) 152 pts
2nd C Davis Aust Ch Ashlaren Oxford ET (Wei D) 138 pts
3rd V Jones Adderslot Bridget Jones (Lab B) 131 pts
4th M Cooper Aust Ch Coalsgarth Kahlua (Lab B) 126 pts

Novice: Judge – Graeme Parkinson (pm)
1st M Cooper Aust Ch Coalsgarth Kahlua (Lab B) 129 pts
2nd V Jones Adderslot Bridget Jones (Lab B) 96 pts
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Restricted: Judge – Joe Law
1st Wayne Outtrim Warwiba Braveheart (GSP D) 148 pts
2nd L Frawley Fieldclass Kestrel NRD CDX (GR B) 119 pts
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All Age: Judge – Joe Vella
1st Gr RT Ch Kadnook King of Kanbera CM (Lab D) 130 pts
2nd RT Ch Kadnook Tanks Aheap (Lab D) 127 pts
3rd RT Ch Coalsgarth Tassie Fern (Lab D) 110 pts

WGC Trial Results for Sun, 28 May:

Novice: Judge – Maureen Cooper
1st: T Higgans Corinthos Nite Staa (GSP B) 146½ pts
2nd V Jones Adderslot Bridget Jones (Lab B) 130 pts
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Restricted: Judge – Maureen Cooper
1st W Outtrim Warwiba Braveheart (GSP D) 142 pts
2nd L Frawley Fieldclass Kestrel NRD CDX (GR B) 137½ pts
3rd F Tidswell Adderslot Crackers Annie (Lab B) 136½ pts

All Age: Judge – G Cole
1st Gr RT CH Kaemajae All Black (Lab D) 133 pts
2nd RT Ch Kadnook Tanks Aheap (Lab D) 126 pts
3rd Gr RT Ch Kadnook King of Kanbera CM (Lab D) 105 pts

The aggregate novice winner was V Jones' Adderslot Bridget Jones (Lab B)

I neglected to mention that Wayne Outrim's wins in restricted on both days with his GSP Warwiba Braveheart gives Charlie his restricted title (from three starts). Congratulations Wayne and Charlie.

Cheers, Jason.

Jason Ferris wrote:Please note that the Working Gundog Club of NSW is trying out a new approach to "value add" to our trials for novice competitors. On the Saturday of our May trial we will run two novice stakes - one in the morning and a second one in the afternoon. Combined with another novice on Sunday, this will give a total of three novice events over the weekend, and should hopefully make the travel a little bit more worthwhile.

I would be interested in feedback about the idea now, at or after the trial.

Cheers, Jason

President, Working Gundog Club of NSW

Thats a fantastic idea Jason,
I hope victoria follow suit small numbers in the field of late all 3 runs finshed before lunch time wich would allow another trial .
I'm all for it!!

Fantastic effort Wayne.
3 wins from 3 starts is a tremendous effort.
Gail

Double ditto, Gail. Well done, Wayne and Charlie. It's a great result.

It was a good weekend for GSPs across the country.

Congratulations to you, Gail, and Lotti on your All Age wins in SA. And to Jadine and Magnum on their second place in All Age. We have a soft spot for the Oakridge dogs, owning one ourselves (Magnum's dam).

And in Novice, congratulations to Tony and his bitch on placing first in NSW and to the other GSP placegetters - Neville and Kara (another Oakridge girl) in SA and Darryl and his Brysnif dog and Alan and Romeo in Qld.

Christine & Peter

Congratulations to the GSPs! Especially Wayne - what an achievement but now the hard work starts. There are considerable disadvantages in getting through Restricted too quickly!

Congratulations Wayne and Charlie on gaining your RRD so quickly, well done. Good luck with All Age, your boy sure is keen, which is great to see, I love these enthusiastic GSPs!

Joanne

Just wanted to say thank you to all who helped me when I was judging at the trial, I know I said thanks at the trial but many of you really gave that bit more help due to my sickness and also in the ACT too. Operation day is end of June and hopefully only a small cut and not the big one! 2004 I drowned my truck, last year Kahla had 12 puppies and this year I get appendicitis!!! Maybe I will get a full year in next year!!!

Maureen