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Labrador Retriever Gun Dog Club
The judges & winners (from left): Peter Darton, Peter Hammond, Kevin Doughty, Ron Jeffery, Mick Newsam, Laura Hill, Mike Tallamy & with Jenny Hankey kneeling. Pic: Terry Bailey
By Gaynor Bailey
Friday, 04 January 2008
The Ampton Shoot, Great Livermere, Suffolk was the venue for the Labrador Retriever Club's all aged stake by kind invitation of Peter Hammond and Mike Scales's party of guns, who shot extremely well throughout.
Judges Kevin Doughty, Mick Newsam and Peter Darton lined the gun dogs out in sugar beet but, as there was very little scent, dogs were struggling to find birds, particularly if they had run, so picker-up Stan Harvey was kept busy.
The weather was fine and there was a really good atmosphere amongst the competitors, each commiserating when anyone was out.
Several were lost through first dog failures and, on the whole, the marking was not quite as good as it might have been but Peter Hammond's Upcountry Hawk of Strammers showed the field how it should be done with some extremely slick work.
Ron Jeffery's Tweedshot Rio of Gablescroft was also going well, but the judges had made up their mind by lunchtime and declared the trial to be over.
Andy Charteris from the generous sponsors Gilbertson and Page limited, kindly presented the prizes.
RESULTS
1. Peter Hammond with Upcountry Hawk of Strammers
2. (& Best Looking Dog) Ron Jeffery with Tweedshot Rio of Gablescroft
3. Laura Hill with Octavia Jobeshill
CoM. Mike Tallamy with FTCh Mansengreen Bizzy of Brindlebay
Guns' Choice: Jenny Hankey with Ardmuir Lady's Smock
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