RETRIEVING AUSTRALIA FORUM

Run 5
Double Mark double fall. Quail is double fall
Out
Colin & Eva
Allan & Finn

Kerry & Whizz
Kerry & Ticket
Maggie & Glory
Through Into run 6

Last run is a triple Mark
Kerry & Whiz up first & are through.
Kerry & Ticket up next & are through also.
Maggie & Glory final one & through also.

RESULTS
1st Maggie & Glory
2nd Kerry & Ticket
3rd Kerry & Whiz
Well done to the girls!!
Veteran Glory
Best Non Champion Ace

Congratulations Maggie & Kerry. Great reporting Judy thanks.

Congratulations Maggie. Shame you didn't make it for the national !!

Gareth

Congratulations Maggie & Kerry, well done girls!

Congratulations, Maggie and Kerry, well done.

From the description, it sounds like the dogs and handlers were well tested. Well done, Ely Johnson. Congratulations to Maggie and Glory, Kerry and Ticket and Whiz.
Lynne Strang

Just to add to the description of runs. Run one, all three pickups were out of sight of the handler. Run two, dogs could be seen to each item of game. Run three, Marks were retrieved beyond the sight of the handler, line to blind was possible and kept the dog in sight. Run four, clear mark falling out of sight of handler, with a rabbit crossing in front of the dog on its way to the mark. Both mark and wounded rabbit retrieve were out of sight of the handler. Blind required dog to be controlled close to line. Run five, one mark enabled dog to be seen to the fall, Go bird mark was sighted for short time above trees and was not visible from the f.p. Double fall bird thrown across face of the dog as they crested a rise, with it falling out of sight to the handler. Run six, Triple mark, two short marks visible to handler for pickup, middle long mark out of sight on the retrieve. Hope this gives a little insight into how difficult the terrain was.

Photo here is of the placegetters of the W.A. State Championships with the judge Ms Eleanor Johnson.

Kerry is correct in saying the terrain was testing, but the marks were clear and offered ample opportunity for dogs to show their marking ability . The runs were exceptionally well planned and thought out which made this one of the best Championships I have attended. My congratulations to Eli Johnson who as the judge had the foresight to select really good solid testing runs . The variety of wonderfully presented game added to the event . All in all a great and enjoyable Championship . Allan

THE FULL LIST OF AWARDS AS FOLLOWS:-

1st Place - 287 points - Gr R T Ch O Ch Altiquin Glory RE ADM ADO JDM JDO TD (Imp Irl) (Lab B) - Owner/Handler - Maggie Hankinson

2nd Place - 273 points - R T Ch Mhadaidh Especially Hot CM CD HTM-I DWDF-S ORA (Goldie B)- Owner/Handler - Kerry Webster

3rd Place - 248 points - R T Ch Truclass The Whizkid (AI) (Lab B) - Owner/Handler - Kerry Webster

No further finishers.

Best Veteran - Gr R T Ch O Ch Altiquin Glory RE ADM ADO JDM JDO TD (Imp Irl) - Owner/Handler - Maggie Hankinson

Best Non-R T Champion - Adderslot True Boo (AI) RRD - Owner/Handler - Judy Pannett

Highest Scoring Golden Retriever - R T Ch Mhadaidh Especially Hot CM CD HTM-I DWDF-S ORA - Owner/Handler - Kerry Webster

Highest Scoring Labrador Retriever - Gr R T Ch O Ch Altiquin Glory RE ADM ADO JDM JDO TD (Imp Irl) - Owner/Handler - Maggie Hankinson

Team of Three Dogs - R T Ch Boomermagic All Saints Eve CDX RE ADM ADO JDM JDO - Handler -Colin Hankinson
R T Ch Mhadaidh Especially Hot CM CD HTM-I DWDF-S ORA - Owner/Handler - Kerry Webster
R T Ch Truclass Ruff Diamond - Owner/Handler - Kerry Webster

Judge's Awards - R T Ch Boomermagic All Saints Eve CDX RE ADM ADO JDM JDO - Handler -Colin Hankinson
R T Ch Boomermagic Halloween Hero - Handler - Allan Bartram

Thanks to our Judge - Eli Johnson, Trial Manager - Ray Johnson and their team of stewards (Anne Cameron, Dave Boswell, Manfred Meerkotter, Mark & Kirsty Jackson, Dennis Graham, Mike & Glenice McClure, Catherine Thorburn) for an extremely enjoyable, well planned and organised Championship with lots of variety in both runs and game. The generosity of the property owners for their permission to use this beautiful new site is greatly appreciated.


Thanks also to Sandra & Kelly Ingraham & Bryan Hall for their awesome catering both on site and for our State Dinner.

Thanks to the sponsors, Black Hawk & Pemberley Wines and all Trophy donors as well as Rust Art for creating the trophies for the place getters

Thank you to Marilyn Dawson for braving the wet and windy conditions to provide photographs of the first day of the trial
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and to Colin Hankinson for photographs of the presentations.