ACT Gundog Society May 2004 Trial

[Jason Ferris]

The ACT Gundog Society Inc will conduct Retrieving Trials for Gundogs
on 8 and 9 May 2004

Where: Canberra (Point Hut crossing area)

Judges:
Saturday
Novice Stake: Mr R Tawton (ACT)
Restricted Stake*: Mr. R Tawton (ACT)
All Age Stake: Mr. G Tawton (NSW)

Sunday
Novice Stake: Mr G Parkinson (NSW)
Restricted Stake*: Mr F Pensko (ACT)
All Age Stake: Mr J Vella (NSW)

* The Restricted Stake on both days will allow dogs who are ineligible to run in Restricted (3 wins) but have not completed an All Age trial to run in Restricted both days as non competing dogs. Please mark your entry clearly NON COMPETING. Dogs who run non competing are not eligible for any places or trophies and entry costs remain the same.

Entries Cost:
Novice Stake $13.00 (ACT Gundogs Soc members)$15:00 (Others)
Restricted and All Age Stakes $16.00 (ACT Gundog Soc members) $18:00 (Others)

Entries Close: Monday 19 April 2004
No late entries will be accepted

Entries close with:
L. Frawley
4 Shiels Place
CURTIN ACT 2605
0418 246 700

Vetting /Check in: 08.00 - 08.30 am both days

A STAMPED AND SELF ADDRESSED ENVELOPE SHOULD BE INCLUDED WITH YOUR ENTRY FOR DETAILS, MAPS ETC

Trial Manager: P. Tawton
5 Rowell Place
WESTON ACT 2611
Phone/Fax: 02 6288 9997

The Saturday night dinner will again be on. It will be held at Bob and Pam’s residence 5 Rowell Place WESTON on the Saturday evening Cost will be $12 pp. BYOG. IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND PLEASE INDICATE WITH YOUR ENTRY TO HELP WITH CATERING NUMBERS.

Catering will not be available on the trial site.

[Prue Winkfield]

Congratulations to ACT Gundog Society Hope you get enough people for the Restricted - the way to go!

[Jason Ferris]

Results from the ACTGS trial
with thanks to Allan Heath and Kate Ord for the photos.

Saturday 8 May 2004

Novice
Judge: Robert Tawton
1st: Joe Vella's Kaemajae The Trump 156 points
2nd: Jason Ferris' Beereegan Kemi Kemi 145 points
3rd: Teresa Parkinson's Terraway Firebird 133 points
4th: Flo Tidswell's Adderslot Crackers Annie 122 points

From left: 4th, 1st, 3rd and the judge. Absent: 2nd

Restricted
Judge: Robert Tawton
1st: Teresa Parkinson's Terraway Total Eclipse 127 points
2nd: Laraine Frawley's Granble Fieldgold Grail 115 points
3rd: Wayne Parkinson's Terraway Moonshine 105 points

From left: 1st, 2nd, 3rd and the judge.

All Age
Judge: Gareth Tawton
1st: Jack Lynch's Lowther Breeze
2nd: Joe Vella's Kaemajae All Black
3rd: Graeme Parkinson's Kadnook Captain Midnight

From left: 2nd, the judge, 1st. Absent: 3rd


Sunday 9 May 2004

Novice
Judge: Graeme Parkinson
1st: Teresa Parkinson's Terraway Firebird 120 points
2nd: Christine Hicks' Miamba Bomborra 104 points
no other finishers

From left: 2nd, the judge, 1st

Restricted
Judge: Fred Pensco
1st: Robert Tawton's Kadnook Tanks Aheap 138 points
2nd: Teresa Parkinson's Terraway Total Eclipse 112 points
no other finishers

From left: 1st, 2nd. Absent: the judge!


All Age
Judge: Joe Vella
1st: Gareth Tawton's Kadnook Pride ov Erin points
2nd: Robert Tawton's Kadnook King of Kanbera points
no other finishers

From left: 1st, the judge, 2nd

Here are some other photos from the trial

The trial grounds



Christine Hicks' curly Miamba Bomborra 'Dyce'


Teresa Parkinson's lab Terraway Total Eclipse 'Jock'


Bulletin board members Kate Ord, Teresa Parkinson and Viv Jones (with Teresa and Wayne's dogs) prior to the start of the trial


Wayne Parkinson and Terraway Moonshine 'Whisky'

[Lynne Strang]

Well done, Jason. The report looks great. Its interesting for us in WA to see photos of the placegetters-handlers and dogs - as we don't meet them at trials. The site looks beautiful too.
Lynne Strang

[Brian McMillan]

Fantastic Fotos, Jason! I really enjoyed seeing everyone that I've had the pleasure of reading about. It really looked like a wonderful event; makes me look forward to our trial season, which is about 5 months away.

Brian

[Prue Winkfield]

Congratulations everyone who placed and to the club which obviously put on a most enjoyable weekend. The photos are fantastic!

[Gareth Tawton]

Congrats to all the winners it was a great weekend. Just a little results mistake. 3rd Place in the AA on Saturday was Graeme with Major not Graeme with midi. As the judge of this stake it would also be worth mentioning that 6 points seperated the top 5 places with Joe Law and PK and Jack and Jill unlucky not to be higher up as their dogs did some great work for 4th and 5th place. There seems to be so many great dogs in AA at the moment.

Gareth

[Gareth Tawton]

As people see the photos of this great site. It is hard to believe that just over a year ago that entire property was decimated by the bushfires. The propert owner lost most of his stock, all fences, several sheds and equipment. The only things left standing was his house. For most of last winter the little stock left forced to feed on the road sides arounf Canberra. Since then we have been in the grips of one of our wirst droughts and the paddocks are a dust bowl. Yet Peter was still happy to let us on his property and drive around his drought affected paddocks.

Gareth

[Julie Cramond]

Congratulations everyone.

The photos were excellent.

It looks as though the weather was better than it was in my neck of the woods.

Wayne, you must get the photo of you and Whiskey enlarged. It is gorgeous.

[Wayne Parkinson]

Hi Julie.

You no doubt noticed that Whisky was talking to me when that photo was taken.
All the way back to the pegs he was at me.

"Why didn't you remember where the last bird was?"
"Why didn't you put your trialing jacket on?"
"Why didn't you let Teresa run me"

Sometimes I wish that damn dog couldn't talk.

Wayne P.