by Jessie Hughes » Sun 12 Aug 2018 7:21 pm
Unfortunately typical Meningie weather - the farmers love it when the triallers come to town as it always seems to rain ! We had a short hail storm at vetting on Saturday morning then rain off and on. The wind reached high speeds whilst Mark Stockdale and Lowther Swift were competing in the afternoon and their perseverance was commendable - we were all having trouble standing upright and the dog kept working. This was coupled with another rain storm during which Alan Christmas and Rob Dolphin were stuck out on throwers while the rest of us took cover and the trial was stopped until it passed. That was Saturday, weather wise Sunday was much kinder to all. Thank you to every-one who helped on the week-end, your efforts are greatly appreciated by the competitors as well as RAFT Advisory Panel.
Thank you to our sponsors Cobber made by Ridley (supplied by Daish), Silver Eagle Outfitters, Four Legs Therapy, Hungarian Vizsla Club of SA Inc., Golden Retriever Club of SA Inc., Gundog Club of SA Inc, Weimaraner Club of SA Inc., Lynette Lennell & Rob Dolphin and Silabar Kennels. Also to breed supporters German Shorthaired Pointer Club of SA Inc and Labrador Retriever Club of SA Inc.
12 dogs started, 7 finished. Judge Graeme Allen (SA)
1st place GR RT CH KADNOOK DREAMS EDGE John Stott Lab Bitch and Highest Scoring Labrador Retriever 304 pts
2nd place TIRNANOGE STANDING OVATION Mr R & Mrs P Tawton Lab dog and completes Stan's RT CH 277 pts
3rd place NAT RT CH GR RT CH ADDERSLOT CARBO Mr G Playdon & Ms A Malinin Lab Dog 276 pts
4th place ADDERSLOT DIGGER RRD Mr G Playdon & Ms A Malinin Lab Dog 271 pts
Also finishing:
LOWTHER SWIFT Mr M A Stockdale Lab Bitch 231 pts
TIRNANOGE LEXI ROONEY Mr M A Stockdale Lab Bitch 258 pts
RT CH INKALINE PHOEBE Mr R & Mrs J Johnston GSP Bitch and Highest Scoring GSP 253 pts
Highest Scoring SA dog and handler:
NATIVERUN ANGUS Lab Dog and Ray Ashenden
Congratulations to all.