NSW Gundog Society MARCH Trial TARANA

[Peter Butterfield]

Posted on behalf of...

THE GUNDOG SOCIETY INC.
Affiliated with Dogs NSW

RETRIEVING TRIALS
19th and 20th MARCH 2016
TARANA NSW

JUDGES: SATURDAY 19th March 2016 | SUNDAY 20th March 2016
NOVICE: MR. JOE VELLA NSW | MR. RAY TEMPLE NSW
RESTRICTED: MR. JOE VELLA NSW | MR. STEVE BATH NSW
ALL AGE: MR. RON COOPER NSW | Ms. HELENA CORNELIUS NSW

Novice Stake - a Stake confined to Gundogs that (to the date of the Trial) have not won any Stake other than four (4) Novice Stakes (Beginners' Tests are excluded) or have (not) gained Championship Points and/or been awarded an AARD title.
Restricted Stake - a Stake confined to Gundogs that have not won five (5) Restricted Stakes, or have (not) gained Championship Points and/or been awarded an AARD title.
All Age Stake - a Stake confined to Gundogs that have won a Novice (Stake) or have placed first, second or third in a Restricted Stake

PLEASE NOTE: If one Judge is judging two stakes at this Trial, on the same day, then Competitors cannot enter the same dog in both stakes.

RETRIEVES: Novice: Single Mark Retrieves not exceeding 100 metres on land or in water. Restricted: On land or in water, including at least one Blind Find Retrieve. All Age: On land or in water including at least one Blind Find Retrieve and a test for steadiness in the Hide. (There will be 3 runs for each Stake unless otherwise stated at start of the Trial)

TROPHIES: ALL STAKES: Cash & Sash 1st 2nd & 3rd Place Novice: Sash 4th Place
Entry Fees Novice: $18.00 Restricted & All Age: $20.00
(All cheques must be made out to The Gundog Society Inc.)
(No payments by EFT except with the prior consent of the Trial Secretary)
(Only official entry forms accepted and please enclose a stamped self-addressed envelope with your entry)
Directions to the Trial site and Camping will be provided with your numbers.

Entries Close: 9th March 2016 Draw: 11th March 2016 at 8pm at the Trial Secretary’s home

Entries to Trial Secretary: Peter Serle, 285 Red Hills Road, MARULAN NSW 2579 Telephone: 0412 361 743 Email: psgee@optusnet.com.au
Trial Manager: Member of the Trials Committee

Vetting: 7. 30am. Vetting Officer: TBA

DOGS NSW REPRESENTATIVE: A member of the R.A.F.T. Committee.
These Trials are run under the Rules and Regulations of the A.N.K.C. & Dogs NSW. It is a condition of entry at all Gundog Society Trials that handlers may be asked to Steward at their respective Stakes. The Society is grateful for your co-operation.

IMPORTANT - It is a term and condition of entry to any trial conducted by The Gun Dog Society Inc. that a person who enters a dog in a trial or handles a dog at a trial does not return to the property on which the trial is conducted or visit that property before the trial without the prior written permission of the Trial Secretary. Any breach by any person of this term and condition will automatically bar that person from entering any trial conducted by The Gun Dog Society or handling a dog at any such trial for 5 years.

[Lara Preston]

Can someone from the club please advise why we cannot enter 2 stakes under the same judge? The ANKC rules clearly state that my dog is eligible to enter both, so why will my entries be refused? Is that legal to refuse an entry? After all the trial is being run under the ANKC rules and regulations isn't it?

Many thanks

Lara

[Robert Tawton]

HI Lara,

I am not aware of the rationale underpinning the advice you have received, but a possible explanation could be that the Judge may be planning to "build on" his Novice Runs to make them in to appropriate tests for the Restricted Stake. For example, the addition of a Blind Retrieve to one of the Novice Marks might be used to create a Restricted Stake test. If this was to be the case, a dog that was competing both Stakes would have a significant advantage over dogs only competing in the Restricted Stake. Trial grounds with limited scope, a short supply of equipment and/or a limited supply of Stewards are some of the possible reasons for adopting the approach outlined above.

Kindest regards, Robert Tawton