Judges and Award winners at Edwinstowe Cold Game Test
The Open Cold Game Test at Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire was held on 7th September by kind permission of Mr Robert Bealby. The judges were Mr Philip Smithies and Miss Sharon Kitson. The weather was sunny and ry, totally unlike the Bank Holiday. The ground comprised a sugar beet field bordered by stubble, and the tests were orchestrate by Chief Steward Mick Newsam. Many thanks were due to the helping guns, throwers and stewards who ensured the handlers and dogs could experience trial-type conditions. After three retrieves in the the morning walk-up, a third round gave two more retrieves in the sugar beet. The standard was high and the judges then called in seven dog for a mock drive, followed by blinds at a distance across the undulations of the stubble field. The prizes were then presented by Club Vice President Elaine Welburn.
1st: Norman Allen’s LR D Borough Hill Blaze, 2nd: Charlotte Smith’s LR B Derrity Rose, 3rd: Peter Orwin’s LR D Rudby Rusty, 4th: Geoff Dobb’s Woodcockhill Madoqua, CoMs: Russell Hodgen’s LR B Partridge Flush of Russjancoe, Penny Marriner’s LR B Cherry B Lady, Caroline Hewison’s FCR B Maddistream Indigo Jack at Casblaidd.