The sun shone, there was a gentle breeze and our dogs ran happily over this superb ground, by kind permission of Mr R Avery.
Twenty one novice handlers entered and thoroughly enjoyed the three excellent tests, judged by Sue Lowe, Andrew Baker and Martin Eveleigh. We thank our judges and helpers for making it such a brilliant day.
Test 1 was in a plantation of young trees on a shallow incline. A shot was fired and a mark thrown to the left in the saplings. The second retrieve was a blind. Although it was about 50 yards up the avenue between trees immediately in front of the handler, this proved to be quite awkward with the dogs pulling to the left.
Test 2 was a double mark. The first dummy was thrown into trees to the left and the second into the rape field to the right. The latter mark was retrieved first.
Test 3 There was a mark into the lake and a shot was fired to indicate the position of a blind along the side of the lake to the left. The mark was collected first and only a few dogs were enticed into a second swim rather than running along the bank.
Our judges took seven dogs through to a two dog walk up on gently sloping grassland. There was a 70 yard straight mark for each dog.
Results:
1st Kilnpotlees Harris Hawk LR B John Cardno*
2nd Henwinshire Harbor Lass LR B Robert Robinson
3rd Lyalvale Meg LR B Ray Newell
4th Laurinco Red Flame of Hollowgate LR D Janette Sayer
CoM Pechasi Hazel Star LR B Philip Bell
CoM Thorneyview Harold of Brunbois LR D Jean Cochrane
CoM Tanyrhallt Gamalt LR B Stephanie McBride
*awarded the Lincolnshire Area Shield for Novice Dog/ Novice Handler