2010
VCOI Spring Walking Field Trial
Gingrich-Bush Plantation - Winnebago, IL
March 22-23, 2010
The
unofficial start of the Gingrich-Busch Walking Trial began with
a great work crew on Friday Evening May 21st. Chairs, tables,
water troughs and other miscellaneous equipment were dusted and
polished for our morning start time of 8:00 AM. When Saturday
rolled around the trial was delayed an hour due to a thick blanket
of heavy fog. At 9:00AM we were able to start with the first brace
of Amateur Walking Derby. Congratulations to Joe Cronin with his
dog Gabi on his first field trial placement. The next event was
Open Gun Dog followed by Open Puppy. Farrah’s Legacy handled
by Mike Dalby earned a first place in her first field trial. We
finished the day with Amateur Limited Gun Dog. Dinner was a catered
affair of ribs and chicken followed by a club meeting which ended
the day around 9:00 PM. The next day started on time but promised
to be a hot one… Open Limited Gun Dog was the first stake
followed by Amateur Walking Puppy. Phil Stout of Clinton, Louisiana
handled his dog Nate to a first place finish. Amateur Gun Dog
was run after lunch and it was in 90+ temperatures in the shade.
There were 17 entries in this stake. Congratulations to Jim Gingrich
and Rex for earning the final points needed to earn his Amateur
Field Championship. The last stake of the day was Open Derby which
was won by Annie handled by Ron Chenoweth.
I
would like to thank our hosts for the event Jim, Carol and Brian
Gingrich and Jim and Linda Busch. Our judges for the trial were
Paul and Phyllis Katzell, and Debbie Lynn… they did a fabulous
job through the extremely hot temperatures and the dust. A special
thank you to Mark Spurgeon for stepping in at the last minute
to judge our final stake of Open Derby., John Leid for his wonderfully
air conditioned truck that ran dogs and handlers back and forth
on the courses. If anyone was lucky enough to win a first place
at this event please say a special thank you to George Haines
for his creative thoughtful trophies and Mary Haines for making
sure every winning handler had a phone in their plaque. Good job
to our first time handlers of JoAnne and Jeremy Weber with Juno,
Rob Struthers with Angus, Janice Hemauer with Gemma, and Todd
Brady with Moose. I hope you enjoyed your first event and look
forward to competing with you in future events. Thanks to our
Line Marshalls Brian Johnson, Joe FitzSimmons, Nancy Browne, Rob
Struthers, and Joe Cronin. The last thank you goes to Jaden who
with Eric Kliefoth was our bird planter extraordinaire.
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Submitted by Michelle Princer; Field Trial Secretary
Amateur
Walking Derby
1. Bravo Haulin’s Stage Winner (Brie); Jim Gingrich
2. Shawnee’s Red Lioness (Sage); Joe Fitzsimmons
3. Midnight Run’s Gabi (Gabi); Joe Cronin
4. Wiki Wiki Tiki Man JH (Tiki); Chad Chadwell
Open
Gun Dog
1. Burr Oak’s Quarterback (Rex); Brian Gingrich
2. Abby Rose Johnson JH (Abby); Brian Johnson
3. Wegler’s Kember Kayla (Kayla); Greg Wegler
Open
Puppy
1. Farrah’s Legacy (Farrah); Mike Dalby
2. Winddance Natural Resource JH (Nate); Phil Stout
3. Crimson’s Twenty Gauge Dakota (Dakota); Mark Spurgeon
Amateur
Limited Gun Dog (retrieving)
1. Gretta II JH (Gretta); Mike Dalby
2. NGDC FC/AFC Rolling Rock MH, CGC (Rock); Mike Dalby
3. NGDC FC/AFC Burr Oaks Old Number Seven (Jack); Gingrich
4. FC/AFC Sir Rustis Ferrous Oxide MH (Rusty); Mike Dalby
Open
Limited Gun Dog
1. FC/AFC Sir Rustis Ferrous Oxcide MH (Rusty); Mike Dalby
2. NGCD FC/AFC Rolling Rock MH CGC (Rock); Mike Dalby
3. 2XNGDC DC AFC Crimson’s Twenty Gauge Ruger SH (Ruger);
Mark Spurgeon
4. NGDC FC/AFC Burr Oaks Old Number Seven (Jack); Gingrich
Amateur
Walking Puppy
1. Winddance Natural Resource JH (Nate); Phil Stout
2. Crimson’s Twenty Gauge Dakota (Dakota); Mark Spurgeon
3. Wegler’s Kember Kayla (Kayla); Greg Wegler
4. CK Penny (Penny); Ron Chenoweth
Open
Derby
1. CK Rugers Red Label Ann (Annie); Ron Chenoweth
2. Don Juan De Busz (Donner); Brian Gingrich
3. Winddance Natural Resource JH (Nate); Phil Stout
4. Pele’s Wiki Wiki Hawaiian Punch (Pele); Chad Chadwell
