UGS – Spaniel Field Trial Results 2009/10

Another year over I am sure they seem to get shorter. We again
ran four Spaniel Trials this year, two Novice Stakes and two Open
Stakes, and I am pleased to say that I had plenty of support at
these trials, a big thank you to all those who helped steward, game
carry, make lunches etc.

The hard winter caused problems for a lot of societies and we had
to postpone our Novice Cocker Trial due to the predicted heavy
snow. Many of the competitors had queried this decision on the
evening of the 17th December but as history now shows us the
heavy snow was correctly forecast. The snow claimed another
victim in the postponement of the Cocker Championship which
was inconveniently rescheduled the day after our rescheduled
Novice Cocker Stake causing a number of dogs and our ‘A’ panel
Judge to pull out as they were now travelling to the Championships
that day.

Steve Parker

Open Qualifying Springer Spaniel Stake
Wretton Shoot, Norfolk
by kind permission Mr Peter Rushbrook
Tuesday 3rd November 2009

We had heard about a new shoot that had been taken over by
Peter Rushbrook at Wretton. The fields which had been
uncultivated for many years looked ideal for spaniels and other
societies seemed equally impressed as a number of bookings went
in for early season trials.

Early reports however were not good and an Open Stake a few
days before ours managed only seventeen birds, so naturally I was
cautious. However, after the initial teething problems with this
fantastic spaniel ground, Judges Paul Rawlings and Guy Stubbings
had some sorting out to do with fifty birds shot over some excellent
dogs.

The rain was torrential and Mark Polley’s team of guns shot
superbly, as they did last year, in this very demanding weather. A
fine performance saw Mr Bailey’s dog take the trial on ice and with
a win the previous month made the dog up.

1st – Mr J. Bailey with Countryways Judy of Sliabh
2nd – Mr P. Avery with Deepfleet Yew Buster
3rd – Mr R. Loomes with Melchbourne Melle
4th – Mr G. Devine Jones with Deniro Dream
CoM – Mr S. R. Bates with FTCh Sodburyvale Dula

Open Qualifying Cocker Spaniel Stake
Hargham and Quidenham Shoot, Norfolk
by kind permission Mr Philip Milburn
Thursday 17th December 2009

We beat the weather by one day when our Open Cocker went back
to Hargham again this year. The trial was held in big bracken
bottomed woods which caused a problem with birds running on. The
woodcock sat tight as always and caused the demise of a number
of dogs due to the sharp shooting of John Keegan’s team of guns.

Judge Robin Laud working with ‘new to the panel’ Lynn Randall
however proved to have a much better marking ability than the
dogs, walking out to pick a number of supposedly unpickable
woodcock with just the aid of his stick.

The super breeding line of Peter Jones Maesyddewen dogs came to
the top again taking three of the top four places.

1st – Mr G. Beeton with Maesydderwen Sizzle
2nd – M. & P. E. Jones with Maesydderwen Supremacy
3rd – Mr C. J. Turner with Sandlewood Sam
4th – Mr M. Wills with Maesydderwen Sublimity
CoM – Mrs L. Hudson with Timsgarry Eagle
CoM – Mr A. Creed with Jaspers Black Riddle
CoM – J. Thompson with Mynyeldmawr Sasha
CoM – Mr S. Light with Coklebelshays Rusty Tin

Novice AV Spaniel Stake
Brook Farm, Cuffley, Hertfordshire
by kind permission Mr David Thomas
Wednesday 27th January 2010

The fantastic trial ground at Cuffley welcomed us and John
Keegan’s team of guns again this year. Unusually no cockers had
entered this year although they have been holding their own at a
number of other Any Variety Trials this year.

Wendy Knight and I had a difficult job separating the Trial with
some excellent dog work and plenty of game coming to hand. A
number of excellent hunting dogs left the Trial with nothing, due to
sloppy retrieving and poor handling on blind retrieves – something
a little work in the summer will definitely see these dogs winning
Novice Trials next year.

Mr Makepeace won on ice with an excellent display of hard hunting
with little whistle and natural game finding – you didn’t need to tell
this dog where to hunt!

1st – Mr P. Makepeace with Eva Von Diesel
2nd – Mr R. G. Chapple with Belvden Fifty Acre
3rd – Mr R. F. Button with Sunnymead Smudge
4th – Ms E. James with Shauoakwest China
CoM – Mr W. Greig with Cheweky Jewel
CoM – Mrs Hood with Druimmuir Dane of Dunhamswood

Novice Cocker Spaniel Stake
The Orsett Shoot, Essex
by kind permission Mr Mark Polley
Thursday 28th January 2010

Our rescheduled Cocker trial by kind permission of Mark Polley who
also supplied the guns. As mentioned, due to the rescheduled
Cocker Championship, we had lost a number of dogs but with a bit
of phoning around, with even me running a very overweight puppy,
we ended up with fifteen dogs.

Plenty of rabbits, woodcock partridge, pheasant and a lone
moorhen for our winning dog gave a nice mixed bag again this year
and our late replacement judges of Terry Baker and Frank Geraghty
had difficulty choosing between the top two dogs who were run off
in light bramble to give us the overall winner.

Tony Beckett, who kindly stewarded, lost his top set of false teeth
and gave me and the farm manager a shock whilst out lamping the
following night as a big dog fox gave us a cheesy grin before
disappearing into the big wood!

1st – Mr J. Chenery with Ghost Wood Tree Creeper
2nd – Mr J. D. Sowerby with Kirkstall Amethyst
also Guns’ Choice
3rd – Mr J. Keegan with Satcumo Raven from Geordieland
4th – Mr J. F. Luxford with Kenmillix Bouncy Boy
CoM – Mr N. Gregory with Ladecourt Quantum
CoM – Mr J. Sait with Louies Dream

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