RETRIEVING AUSTRALIA FORUM

Calling all TAS RT Championship observers and correspondents…
…don't miss the last BIG hoo-rah for the year!

This thread has been opened for anyone willing and able to make progress reports from this weekend’s (1-2 Nov) Championship Trial and keep the rest of us informed.
Follow the action here, or alternatively die-hard Facebookers can leave well wishes and progress reports at https://www.facebook.com/groups/retrievingaustralia/.

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All the best to the organisers and to everyone entered in the trial from Retrieving Australia.

LIST OF ENTRIES (not in running order)
Karl Britton & Red | Gr RtCh_Acolon Prince of Cypher (Imp UK), LAB (D), VIC: FINISHED
Greg Playdon & Carbo | Nat RtCh_Adderslot Carbo, LAB (D), VIC: Out Run 2
Russell Whitechurch & Chief | Gr RtCh_Adderslot Chief, LAB (B), VIC: Out Run 3
Vic Ayres & Honcho | Adderslot Honcho (AI) RRD, LAB (D), TAS: Out Run 5
Sid Drew & Remi | Consanridge Lordsa Leepin RRD, LAB (D), TAS: Scratched
Bill Hepburn & Tucker | Elloesse On Fairburn NRD, LAB (D), TAS: Out Run 2
John Stott & Sedge | RtCh_Kadnook Dreams Edge, LAB (B), VIC: FINISHED
Kerry Webster & Ticket | RtCh_Mhadaidh Especially Hot CM CD HTM.I DWDF.S ORA , GOLD (B), WA: FINISHED
Dale Marshall & Max | Redcypher Raging Thunder RRD, LAB (D), TAS: Out Run 1
Noel Eltringham & Fyn | RtCh_Reveirter Loch Fyntalloch, LAB (B), VIC: Out Run 4
Noel Eltringham & Moose | Gr RtCh_Reveirter Swan Hill, LAB (D), VIC: Out Run 4
Andrea Hepburn & Bella | RtCh_Sandfordbell Belladonna, LAB (B), TAS: Out Run 5
Gareth Tawton & Hallie | RtCh_Tirnanoge Hallies Run, LAB (B), VIC: Scratched
Gareth Tawton & Eva | Watermark 'N Farmer's Little Darlin' (IID USA) (Imp USA) RRD, LAB (B), VIC: Scratched
Gareth Tawton & Texie | RtCh_Watermark Texan Midnight Runner (Imp USA), LAB (B), VIC: Scratched
Josh Wells & Sam | RtCh_Wilgunndi Naden Brook, LAB (D), TAS: FINISHED
Graeme Allen & Missy | Winterset Mist And Shadow RRD, GOLD (B), SA: Out Run 5

See final results

First Run , triple mark, walk from pegs, stop half way fire at left mark at 40 mark, within 5 seconds second mark at 60 mtrs to right side, 3rd through middle at 90 mtrs, order of pickup left, right , middle

Did not start - Sid- Gareth

13 starters

Lost Dale- Max
All other dogs finished first run

Second run
Walk up out to left-50 mtrs- 2nd bird long mark 130 mtrs
-3rd bird double fall at 50 across creek in to a low tussock area
Pick up long mark double fall then walk up bird

First dog up is number 6
Noel- Fyn--no bird- breeze is increasing to 10-15 kmh

Order of pick up was long mark- walk up bird- then double fall
Karl -Red completed

Wondering who is now judging as Ron couldn't make it?

Lost on second run
Bill-Tucker
Greg- Carbo
10 dogs still competing

3rd run
Double blind and a mark
Leave dog in blind, walk to pegs, fire at two blinds- call your dog, fire at mark at right side 45 degrees to blinds.

Send dog for left blind, which is across a deep ditch across tussock back through a ditch on to a bank.aprox 80 mtrs from pegs,then pick up mark out right side aprox 120 mtrs from pegs, last blind through a
Last bird is a blind, straight ahead of pegs through deep ditch 10 mtrs wide, through light cover into heavy cover to a dead tree, bird placed under a branch aprox 70 mtrs

First dog for run 3 is Graeme and Missy- completed the run

3rd run- lost Russell-Chief

Paul Littlejohn is the judge.
Final two runs at Wisedale- lots of water

Dale - please can you tell us who is left in?

Left in after day 1.
9 dogs

John Stott and Sedge
Graeme Allen and Missy
Kerry Webster and Ticket
Noel Eltringham and Moose and Fyn
Vic Ayres and Honcho
Josh Wells and Sam
Andrea Hepburn and Bella
Karl Britton and Red

4th run
Double blind and mark, place dog in blind, fire at both blinds from pegs
Long blind at 142mtrs, directly in front of pegs, second blind at 115 mtrs on dam edge to right side.
Mark is on left on inlet of dam.
Order of pickup is long blind through 60mtrs of water on to heavy tussock area back 82 mtrs to base of dead tree, directly in front of handler, second bird is mark at 98 mtrs , left side of pegs ,across splashing water and dam tussocks, back on to land and heavy tussocks to clearing to bird,
3rd bird is a blind long swim in to splashing water at 45 degrees to right of pegs, last 30 mtrs through light cover to blind
1st dog up is Andrea and Bella