RETRIEVING AUSTRALIA FORUM

ENTRIES CLOSE FRIDAY 24th SEPTEMBER 2004

THE IRISH WATER SPANIEL CLUB OF VICTORIA inc.

Incorporation Number: A0027542X

(Affiliated with the Victorian Canine Association)



RETRIEVING TRIAL FOR GUNDOGS

To be held under the Rules and Regulations of the Victorian Canine Association.

A copy may be inspected at the office of the Secretary of the fixture on the day of the trial.

SATURDAY 2nd & SUNDAY 3rd OCTOBER 2004





TRIAL MANAGER: ERIC DELL Ph: (03) 5346 1437 Mobile: (0419) 551 596 or (0438) 461 437



LOCATION: Phone the Trial Manager during the week prior to the Trial for directions.



JUDGES: SATURDAY 2nd SUNDAY 3rd

Novice Stake: Mr Jack Montasell Novice Stake: Mr.Gareme Allen (S.A)

Restricted Stake:

“Ian Wakefield Memorial Stake” Mr Wayne Poholke

All Age Stake: Mr. Noel Eltringham All Age Stake: Mr Wayne Poholke



ENTRY FEES: Novice Stake $15.00 (Non-Members) $12.00 (Members) – Includes VCA Levy,Cat

Restricted Stake $16.00 (Non-Members) $14.00 (Members) – Includes VCA Levy,Cat

All Age Stake` $18.00 (Non-Members) $15.00 (Members) – Includes VCA Levy,Cat



EQUIPMENT FEES: Equipment Fee of $7.00 has already been included in Entry Fees



ENTRIES: Accompanied by Entry Fees) to be sent to Trial Secretary:

PAUL DELL 13 Nebel Street, Lalor, Vic. 3075 Ph: (03) 9402 5009 or Mobile: (0407) 550 990

NO LATE ENTRIES SHALL BE ACCEPTED



VETTING: All Stakes (both days) 7.15 am - 7.45 am



START: SATURDAY 2nd SUNDAY 3rd

PLEASE NOTE TIMES All Age Stake 9.00 am All Age Stake 8.00 am

Novice Stake 8.30 am Novice Stake 8.30 am

Restricted Stake 9.00 am



TROPHY LIST: Trophy and Sash for Winners and Placegetters.





CATERING: IWSCV will be catering for Breakfast and Lunch on both days.

Saturday Night Tea Available at The Little Hard Hills Hotel.



CAMPING: On-site camping is available from 3.00 pm Friday 1st October 2004



DRAW: There will be a public draw for the running order on Tuesday 28th September 2004 at 8.00 pm at the home of the Trial Secretary.



QUALIFICATIONS: A ‘NOVICE STAKE’ is a stake confined to gundogs that have not won any stake other than one (1) Novice Stake, Puppy Stakes and Beginners Stakes excluded.



A ‘RESTRICTED STAKE’ is a stake confined to gundogs that have not won three (3) Restricted Stakes or an All Age or been placed first or second in a Championship Stake.



An ‘ALL AGE STAKE’ is a stake confined to gundogs that have won a Novice Stake or have been placed first, second or third in a Restricted Stake.



SHOOTER’S LICENCE: At all Retrieving & Field Trials conducted in Victoria, a competitor MUST produce a current shooters licence at vetting, or they WILL NOT be permitted to compete at the trial.



TRIAL VENUE: Properties used for Trials are private properties and MUST NOT be revisited after the trail.

No person is to use a vehicle on the trial site without approval from the Trial Manager.



CONDITIONS OF ENTRY: 1. Separate entry form required for each stake.

2. Residents of Victoria must be financial members of the VCA Inc. to exhibit, judge or officiate.

3. Competitors must produce a current Shooters Licence at vetting or they will not be permitted to compete.

4. Bitches in oestrum will not be permitted on the trial site.

5. Competitors may be obliged to steward etc on the day at the request of the Trial Manager.

6. ALL DOGS on trial site must be on a lead at all times (except when competing or being exercised), the lead must be held in the hand or the dog tethered.

7. TRIAL VENUE forms part of conditions of entry.

Does anyone have directions to the Vic IWS trial this weekend?

Leanne - it is at the quarry - Singers Lane (or Rd) Take Colac Road from Ballarat and it is on the right after Napoleons and before Enfield. It is in the Vic Country Roads.

Thanks Prue.

An interstate trialler was mentioning last weekend that it is common practice in the other states for competitors to enclose a stamped self-addressed envelope with their entries and the Trial Secretary sends out directions to the trial.

I think this is a great idea and don't know why we don't do it in Victoria.

Does anyone else think this is a good idea?

Hi Leanne
in Tassie we have to include SSA envelope not only for directions but for our numbers (which are still used down 'ere). It also serves as a good means of communication for catering etc.
cheers
Susie

Hi Susie

It sounds like a great idea to me. It would also lift some of the burden off the Trial Managers the week prior to the trial when everyone's ringing for directions. As if they aren't busy enough the week of the trial!

Leanne

Hi Leanne

The return envelope is widely used in NSW and around here it is usually the trial secretary and not the trial manager who sends out the envelopes - which leaves the trial manager to concentrate on getting all the gear together and liaising with property owners etc.

On a related point, I find the "LOCATION: Phone the Trial Manager during the week prior to the Trial for directions" section of some trial schedules to be quite challenging when travelling interstate for a trial. It is difficult to know from this which part of the state the trial is being held in. I think it would be great if to give a region on the schedule e.g. "Braidwood area" if the property information isn't available.

Cheers, Jason.

Hi Jason

I agree 100%. That was one of the points raised the other weekend. I think it has just become standard practice in Victoria and no-one has bothered to change it. It does make it challenging for interstate travellers.

Hopefully some Trial Managers / Secretaries will read this and give it some thought for their next schedules. I know at times it isn't possible but there are quite a few trials where at least a general area could be given.

Leanne

Has anyone got the results for this trial? I know there were seveal QCs given out - would it be possible to list these as part of regular results? Nice bit of encouragement to people.

Prue,

Not sure about all of the results but I think these are the All Age Results, someone correct me if I am wrong as I only heard them second hand.

Saturday:
1st Jim Hargreaves & Kato
2nd Rick Johnston & Will
3rd Russell Kennon & Keita
4th Peter Doley & Nick

Sunday:
1st Jack Montasell & Rusty
2nd Jim Hargreaves & Kato
3rd Russell Kennon & Keita
4th Noel EltringHam & Tike

If this works, herewith the results courtesey Jack M

The Irish Water Spaniel Club of Victoria – 2nd and 3rd October:

Novice – Judge Jack Montasell
M Sewell Goorambat Hide Nseek – Golden Dog 142
R&M Kennon Beeregan Merin Merin – Lab bitch 138
B Kennedy Dinigold Fair Dinkum -Golden Dog 137
K&N Eltringham Terraway Avalanche- Lab Bitch 132
G&A Playdon Torlum Highland Flyer-Flat Coat Dog 132

Restricted – Judge Wayne Poholke

R Drew Beereegan Secret Formula- Lab Bitch 140
D Smeaton Beereegan Buloke- Lab Dog 128
P Winkfield Yorifeld Swamp Lily – GSP Bitch 126
H Pownall Winterset Blue Moon NRD-Golden Bitch 124
A Yeomans Reveirter Kwik Dee Dee-Lab Bitch 124

All Age – Judge Noel Eltringham

J&A Hargreaves Winterset Moon Shadow RRD-Golden Dog 138
R Johnson RtCh Kadnook All Stoked Up-Lab Dog 135
R&M Kennon Beereegan Gunbower-Lab Bitch 122.5
P Doley RtCh Winterset Liege CD-Golden Dog 121

Novice – Judge Graeme Allen (SA)

Kadnook Kennels Kadnook Turn The Page- Lab Bitch 148
R&M Kennon Beereegan Merin Merin- Lab Bitch 141
M Sewell Goorambat Hide Nseek-Golden Dog 139
H Eley&D Mottram Ch Torlum Dalziel CD ET –Flatcoat Dog 132

All Age – Judge Wayne Poholke

J Montasell RtCh Kadnook Rusty Nails-Lab Bitch 144
J&A Hargreaves Winterset Moon Shadow RRD – Golden Dog 138
R&M Kennon Beereegan Gunbower – Lab Dog 135
K&N Eltringham RtCh Reveirter Jet Kite- Lab Dog 134
C Curtis Zenzen Mi BB RRD- Lab Bitch 134

I have just put in awards and titles as they appeared in the Catalogue

PS to my previous message - the winner of the Restricted Stake (Rod Drew) wins the Ian Wakefield Memorial Perpetual Trophy which was donated by Kadnook Kennels. Each entrant at the trial also received a leaflet containing some of Ian's poems - a lovely thought.

Did Jack's All Age win with Rusty give him his RT Ch title too?? If so, very well done to Jack! Just great to see someone who has been in the trialling game for so many years still able to title dogs and wondering just how many dogs he has now titled to RT Ch as well as FT Ch. Not many competing in both aspects of gundog work.

TTFN
Maureen

Maureen - Rusty got her title by coming second at the SA Championship so this was her second AA win. Jack also has a young bitch in Novice - hope I can still do that when I am into my 70s! Prue