The Golden Retriever Club held a Novice & Restricted trial for the second year, this time on the Hotham River at Crossman. Two days before the event there was wet stuff from the sky. Yes.....it rained !! Suddenly, we went from some pools of water, to the river flowing and having risen several feet. Also, this made the initial run selection dubious. Out came the waders and a couple of us ventured across the river to set out throwers. In the end, everything worked out, although there were some delays in altering Novice runs. A huge thankyou to Jean and Dave Henderson, Carolyn Read and Caroline Sheridan for coming down purely to work in the trials, and to Donna Blackman for her day as Chief Steward.
GOLDEN RETRIEVER CLUB OF W.A.
May 22nd, 2011
JUDGE: MRS MAGGIE HANKINSON
NOVICE:
Dogs Entered: 13 Started: 13 Finished: 10
1st: Boomermagic Halloween Hero QND(Lab. Ret. Dog) Allan Bartram 169 points (And Hurray, this was their NRD title; congratulations)
2nd: Ch Zirius Fox in Sox QND(NSDT Ret. bitch) Zoe Slights 169 points
3rd: Moralana Coopers Rose QND (Lab. Ret. bitch) Lynne Strang 168 points
In fourth place was Ironbark Stop Press and Cheryl Wood with 166 points.
RESTRICTED STAKE:
Dogs Entered: 11 Started: 11 Finished: 6
1st: Boomermagic Trick or Treat NRD (Lab. Ret Bitch) Ann Graham 166 points
2nd: Winterset Moonlite Gambler NRD (Golden Ret. Dog) Kerry Webster 154 points
3rd: Boomermagic Halloween Hero QND (Lab. Ret Dog) Allan Bartram 147 points
In fourth place was Ch Fionavar Red Hot Gamble and Iain MacDonald with 143 points.