27TH NOVEMBER 2021 - WESTERDAKE, YORKSHIRE By kind invitation of Mr & Mrs Richard Findlay and members of the Westerdale Shooting Syndicate JUDGES:- Glyn Coupar
RichardsKing
Marion Cairns
Paul Hasney.
STEWARD OF THE BEAT: Mr Richard Findlay
CHIEF STEWARD: Teresa Middlewood
RESULTS :
1st Christine Spalding with Lab. D. Ashport Brody 2nd Sinead Wilkinson with Mekoro Make No Promises 3rd Casper Jonsen with Lab. D Jogolo Echo At Gypsy Bridge Guns Choice:Jane Jacob with GR.D. Dunmar Carn Mor
Westerdale Field Trial Report The Vale of York Working Retriever Club held its 12 Dog Novice AV Retriever Field Trial at Quarry Farm, Westerdale, nr Whitby, by generous invitation of Mr & Mrs Richard Findlay, his family and the members of Westerdale Shooting Syndicate. Our judges for the day were Glyn Coupar, Richard King, Marion Cairns and Paul Hasney. Following the horrendous weather forecast on Friday for the following day in the Northeast, and after considerable deliberation, it was decided that the Trial should go ahead. It is with huge thanks to all competitors, judges, guns, helpers and beaters alike for making the audacious journey to Westerdale yesterday morning and for making it a day to remember. Whilst there was a smattering of snow over the tops we were very pleased to see that any snow which had fallen through the night had cleared by the morning, leaving us just with winds and rain to contend with! The weather meant Guns had a formidable task, which they all grabbed by the throat, expertly putting down enough birds to satisfy the required retrieves. The beaters – including young family members of Guns and beaters – also did a sterling job of encouraging the game to fly when I am sure all they really wanted to do was hunker down in cover. We ended up with 3 dogs successfully achieving 5 retrieves and this allowed the judges to make their decisions and the awards were as follows. 1st Ashport Brody handled by Christine Spalding 2nd Mekoro Make No Promises handled by Sinead Wilkinson 3rd Jogolo Echo at Gypsy Bridge handled by Casper Jonsen Gun’s Choice went to Dunmar Carn Mor handled by Jane Jacob Many thanks again to our host Richard Findlay and the Members of Westerdale Shooting Syndicate, to the judges, beaters, helpers and of course the competitors who allowed us to carry on with the trial and even better have a successful outcome. Finally, our thanks go to our sponsors Skinners Pet Foods for their continued support. Kind Regards and hope to see everyone in 2022 Teresa Middlewood and Lucy Eggleston
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