November 22 - 26, 2010 by Leslie Andreas
From left to right, Terry Maxwell with the 2010 ABC National Amateur All Age Champion, Maxwell's Blew By You II, Tom
Robin, Judge Mike Aldritch, Jerry McGee with the runner up, Ru Jem's A Touch of Bourbon, Warren Montgomery, Ruth
McGee, Judge Stan Williamson, Judge Alan Powell, Tom White with 3rd place, TJ's Single Shot of Scipio, Steve Ralph,
Margaret Horstsmeyer, Ray Trimble and Brisco's Mr. Stub, Wade Haines, and Mary Jo Trimble.
The American Brittany Club National Amatuer All Age Championship was held over five days, November 22nd to
November 26th. One of those days, Thanksgiving, was a day off from the trial due to cold and constant rain that would have made for miserable conditions for contestants, officials and gallery riders. We had all manners of weather during those days, with hot and humid weather at the beginning of the week, affecting several dogs badly, to pouring rain, but for the most part, it was pleasant, just right to get the best out of the dogs. The courses were in wonderful shape, with obvious work by Red Bailey and Larry Mcanally. A drought had made the thick ground cover of other years dry up and yield a better view of dogs running edges in the distance, and also showed which dogs were going to the edges rather than just randomly running. There was still ample cover to hold birds, with feed strips and the ample natural multiflora of the area. I do not recall ever seeing so many birds found in this championship. Coveys were large, and flew easily. The number of birds seen meant that few dogs went the hour without bird contact. From 48 starters with one scratch, 31 dogs had bird contact, and 16 of them had multiple finds, including the winning and placing dogs. Most of the dogs that went birdless either hit the wall in the humid first morning, or were ruled out of contention. Lick Creek was dry early in the week, but had a bit of water in it by Friday after steady rains. It was a stark contrast to last year riding around in wonder at the 20 foot high watermarks in the trees.
Putting on an event of this magnitude with workers spread all over the United States is quite an undertaking. Steve Ralph was the field trial secretary while field trial chairman, Tom White organized from California. Field trial committee consisted of Tom White, Margaret Horstmeyer, Steve Ralph, Hank Hartnek, Joyce Miley, Tom Robin, Lisa Pollock, Ray Trimble,
Tom Milam and Warren Montgomery. Tom Robin was the stake manager, and his wife Judy, was the hospitality and calcutta person. Jack Murphy was the course marshall, while Tommy Thomas was the marshal coordinater. Nancy Clendenon was in charge of the auction. Mary Jo Trimble drove the roads and watched for traffic while the running was in progress. Donna Pride Ed Kostka and Darlene Dow served coffee and pastries at break time.
Linda Milam and Donna pride helped out with the calcutta. Bill Hancock pitched in on the auction with the local brothers that always do the show. Red and Larry, as always, drove the dog wagon and were there when we needed them. Ron and Judy Button served meals all day long from the clubhouse, and fixed us all a Thanksgiving feast on Thursday night. If there is anyone I missed, I am sorry, but know that you were needed and helped pull off a successful trial.
Judges were Alan Powell from Georgia, Mike Aldritch, New Mexico and returning from last year Stan Williamson, Illinois.
Alan was accompanied by his wife Eugenia, who rode most of the braces. They were offered up many fine performances and had much to discuss at the end of each day. There was a lot of second guessing the judges after the placements were made, but there was no doubting that we saw a lot of quality performances which made the decisions difficult.

Purina and TriTronics again sponsored this prestigious trial with fine products given as prizes and financial support. Our sport owes so much to the generosity of these fine companies who have made it possible to hold not only the National
Championships but many other hour championships in recent years.
Tuesday night there was a party, as is custom, to celebrate the previous years champion, TM's Tennessee Twister, hosted by her owners Paul and Lisa Pollock and Brook and Kyle Caviness. With a National Amateur Champion bitch and two ladies that have believed in her and one that handled her to this great win, it was only natural that the color scheme was pink! "Sway", the star of the show, had her likeness on glasses and placemates, as well as her very own crossword puzzle! An open bar for a happy hour, followed by a delicious steak dinner and when that was over, tables were pushed to the side to open a dance floor. It was a memorable event, with a live band, the Ozark Mountain Drifters, playing a wide variety of danceable music. There was a large turnout and it would be an understatement to say a good time was had by all. Some may have regretted it the next morning, but everyone was at the line or on the dog wagon on time. The social aspect of the Nationals are what set it apart from just another trial, with people coming from all over the United States and
Canada to visit old friends and view the year's top dogs.
The winner, Maxwell's Blew By You II, call name "Chuck", owned and handled by Terry Maxwell, is a true amateur dog having been bred and trained by Terry as well. Chuck repeated his win of 2008 ABC National Amateur Championship, with another powerhouse performance. He not only had skill and style, he had a lot of luck and a handler that believed in him. Chuck and his bracemate, Starlight's Blazing Sirius, ran in "lucky” brace 13, released on the hill behind the former
Cartmell place onto course one, under an overcast sky on Wednesday morning. He was spotted to the right through the timber by one of the judges a few minutes after breakaway, going hard and forward. We did not see him after that and did a major portion of the course with no dogs in front of us, with his bracemate also misplaced. We had crossed Lick Creek and still no dogs in view. The clock was running out, and the judges informed Terry that he better produce the dog or else..... Terry rode fast and forward with faith that the dog would be out front, and shortly we heard the distant cry of point. It took us a full two minutes to reach the stylish dog on point, standing tall pointing into a bramble bush, just down the road from the metal gate. A covey was flushed at 24 with all in order. Turned loose, Chuck took a sweeping cast along the right hand tree line, and was going with purpose to the front. He handled kindly and applied himself well and was rewarded with another find at 50, equally high and lofty in style, with his generous length of tail straight up and his muzzle lifted to drink in the scent from the birds. He was turned loose from this to show us a hard going finish suitable of a champion.
The runner up, Ru Jem's A Touch of Bourbon, owned by Jerry and Ruth Mc Gee and as always, handled by Jerry, is another totally amateur trained and handled dog, with a record of two consecutive years of being the Purina All Age
Brittany of the year. "Chug" as he is called, was turned loose on Friday also on course one, and was soon out of sight.
Chug was next seen at the White Post and from there on, he hung on to the right edge of the cover mostly out of sight, but handling sweetly for Jerry. At 36 Jerry called point near the Old Corrals. Chug was intense on the left while his bracemate, Megasmoke Limited Edition, stood proudly on the right. A big covey was flushed between the two for a divided find. Chug was wide to the left through the Hayden Camp area, and when the usual end of course one was reached, they had to bend and run down the chute to the left to use up the remaining time on the clock. Right at time,
Chug put the brakes on for a flawless find with a back from his bracemate, making a pretty picture.
Third place dog, TJ's Single Shot of Scipio, owned by Tom White and Margaret Horstmeyer, and handled by Tom, performed a smooth hour punctuated with two finds, and a very wide and flowing race on course number 2, Tuesday afternoon. "Emme" as she is called, has now placed 5 times in Booneville, and with this placement and her performance in the National specialty once again was the ABC dual dog winner as well as the Christy's Feather Duster winner for top bitch in competition at the 2010 Brittany Nationals.
The fourth place dog, Brisco's Mr. Stub, is owned and handled by Ray and Mary Jo Trimble, and handled by Ray. Stub ran the 6th brace on the first day, and tackled the Number 3 course with a purpose. This is the toughest course to show a dog on, but birds were out to feed and Stub was out to find them. He and his bracemate Chief's Nubbin's My Lil Lady had ten finds between them (one a divided find) and Stub had a stop to flush. It was very close between the these two dogs, but Stub was slightly more forward in his applications according to the judges and just edged out Lady. Their races were not as big as the dogs placed above them, with all that birdwork.
Day one is overcast but muggy with humidity. Even at 8 o'clock in the morning, the heat is oppressive. The courses are in the best shape I have ever seen them, drought is a good thing! The creeks are dry and the river is low.
The original brace 1 contained a bitch in heat who will be run as a bye dog as brace 25, and with a known scratch in brace 3, there will be a complete brace, with dog b from brace 1 moving down from that brace, to incomplete brace 3.
Brace 1# Blueridge Grounds Keeper-"Dub" handled by Terry Maxwell and Terra's Cabo Wabo "Sammy"-handled by Tom
White. It was hot and humid already at 8 a.m. Dub went straight off the breakaway and did not make the bend, while

Sammy was handy in front. At 7 the call of point came for Dub. He was a long way off and not really intense when we got there. This was scored as a non-productive. At 21 as we cut to meet the normal course, Dub again pointed near the Lick
Creek crossing. With a second barren stand, Dub was picked up. Sammy had not met his handler's expectations and was up minutes later.
Brace 2# Wimberley Jim Dandy handled by Francis Clausen and Maxwell's Gunsmoke-"Pete" handled by Kent Patterson
Dandy was the dog from original brace 1 that dropped down to take place of scratched dog Crossland's
Charlie. Breakaway just beyond Lick Creek. Dandy was here to run, and was seen sparingly but in the right places in the early going. He eventually was gone long enough the judges handed Francis his tracker. Pete started well, taking the lines at a good pace yet handling like he was on a shoestring. He tired badly in the cotton fields and had a big flat spot.
Once Kent got him to a pond, and let him take a dip he rejuvenated somewhat and began moving out and hunting again.
At 59, Pete pointed near a culvert just across the old 109 crossing. Kent could not flush birds and sent Pete to relocate.
He stopped again, and while Kent was trying to flush, birds flushed out the other side of the culvert where they had run, flushing behind the dog with all in order.
Brace 3# Prime Time Outlaw Johnny-"Cash"-handled by Herb Rea and MTB Emme's Cabo de Scipio-handled by Tom
White
Cash ran an exciting all age race most of the way around the course. He needed scouting, and was a bit rough in handling response, but showed the ability to go the front and grab an edge and take it to conclusion at top speed for the first 50 minutes. He had less drive in the last 10 minutes but still was trying hard. No bird work on his part. Cabo was also fast and going to the cover. He was a bit of a handful today and a few times went his own direction, which was not always the preferred way, but there was no doubt at any time he was hunting for birds. In the bend approaching the parish fields----he disappeared while taking the outer edge all the way around, and at 18 point was called. He was high at both ends for a very pretty find on a large covey of quail. At 26 he spun into a tight coil near the small pond to the left of the road. His intensity and manners were perfect as Tom flushed a single quail. Cabo continued to dig into the cover and challenge the tough parts of the course for the remainder of the hour.
Brace 4# Marjo's Red Rum-"Johnnie"-handled by Joe Luisi and KD's Slip and Slide-"Splash"-handler George McCann
Johnnie vanished early and was ruled out of contention. Splash applied himself to hunting at moderate range, affected no doubt by the humidity. He made the hour with no bird contact.
Brace 5# Diamond Hil Deuces Gone Wild- "Cooter" handled by Lisa Pollock and TJ's Prairie Blizzard- handled by Jessica
Carlson. Two former winners of the woman's handler award were braced together, but with only the two ladies competing this year there will be no award given out--a minimum of three female handlers are required before the honors are doled out. Both dogs had trouble lining out after the breakaway, with first one, then the other returning to the handlers for water. The humidity was hurting them. At 17, at the same culvert that Pete had his birdwork at this morning, Cooter pointed and this time birds were more co-operative, flushing on the same side that Cooter was pointing on. The next action was near the small pond, where Blizzard had a good find on a single at 41. At 43 Blizzard pointed near an old feeder but no birds were raised. He then took the right hand side of the course to the old 109 crossing all the way around in one big smooth move. Blizzard finished off much stronger than he started. Cooter was getting hung up behind and finally caught the front across the old 109. At 59, he pointed with high tail and a large covey was flushed for him.
Brace 6# Chief's Nubbin's My Lil Lady-handler Frank Campbell and Brisco's Mr. Stub handler Ray Trimble. Anyone that doesn't think there are birds on these grounds should have followed this brace! Lady is a very quick moving little bitch and Mr. Stub has matured into a hunting machine. Couple that with the warm sun late in the afternoon, and birds moving to feed and we were in for a lot of action. The first point was called as someone in the gallery spotted Stub standing in the corner of a hedgerow as we turned a corner. Ray was quite aways ahead and it took him some time to get back there and by the time he did, Stub had corrected and moved on. As we rode to catch up Stub swung right and as we approached Mario's Hill, he had pinned the covey that stays in that area. Lady was next to score with a covey find at 25, followed by another covey at 30. At 37 Stub was buried in a big thicket, birds flushing in waves, as Ray approached, again as he shot and then still more as he took Stub out. At the far side of the same thicket, Lady had stopped. Handler thought she had stopped to honour the shot, but as he approached her to release her, three birds rose in front of her. At
42 the dogs were found side by side standing-Ray flushed the birds, and Frank elected to take it as a back. Stub scored again at 50. Lady added finds at 54 and 58. In between that Stub had a stop to flush in some tall weeds. My ears were ringing from all the shooting going on.
Dogs posted for the day- MTB Emme's Cabo De Scipio, Chief's Nubbin's My Lil Lady, Brisco's Mr. Stub
Day 2#
Brace 7# TLM Freguent Flyer-"Jack" handled by Tom Milam and Dakota Luke handled by Dick Mantler
At 5 minutes scout called point in a small tangle of briars in the first corner. His handler Tom showed up and discovered it was the other dog, so Dick had to return from far out front. There were claims of a woodcock seen leaving, but Luke took

a couple steps during flush and showed us that he did indeed have quail in front of him. That was the end of his national amateur championship bid. Jack had a stylish find at 13 on a nice sized covey. He again stood high at 17 with all in order. At 43, he was buried in a thick jungle on point, with the handler having the pleasure of trying to flush something in front of him. Considerable time was consumed in the attempt to produce birds. Luckily judge Powell spotted a covey walking out the far side and handler was instucted to fire and go on. Jack took the left edge of the Parrish field. His race was a little erratic, but he slugged his way to a lot of objectives. At time, he again pointed, with handler unable to flush him a bird.
Brace 8# Tsunami-"Sue" handled by Francis Clausen and Trademark's ATM "Cash" handled by Wade Haines
It appeared we had some contenders when this brace left the line. Sue and Cash went straight to work, hitting the lines at top speed. Cash crossed over to the front after a big swing in Hayden camp, while Sue hit the front edges and stayed on them. At 8 Sue was on point, with Cash failing to back and ending up in front of her. Sue remained intense and stylish through flush of the covey. She cast off from here going strong to the front. We crossed the bridge and she continued to run in championship form. At 24, she had another find on a single with pretty posture. She took off with speed and purpose and swung to the left as we approached the old 109 crossing. We did not have her once we crossed the road and as we turned to swing right, we held up in hopes that she would appear. After some time, a gallery member yelled
"there she is" indicating they had seen her run down the edge of 109, and Francis rode hard to connect up with her. At 46 minutes we had the call of point, and rode over to have a non-productive stand. Sue was put across the road after this and rolled on strong along the left hand edge for the remaining time. It was a strong performance marred by her long absence.
Brace 9# Just As Well Be The Gunner handled by Stanley Truksa and Wayside's Blueridge Runner handled by Tom
Longfellow. Gunner and Runner took off with speed. At 11 Gunner was seen chasing a large covey of birds, and 30 seconds later Runner came out of the same spot chasing a straggler from the same covey. Short brace.
Brace 10# Havapal's Renegade Billy Boy handled by Tommy Thomas and Windy Hill Ben handled by Brian Hendrickson
Cast away from the hill on course one, the dogs both headed up the right edge of the woods. There came a call of point from Billy's scout from that far edge, echoed by a call of point further back from Ben's scout. The official parties tried to find a way through the woods and/or a dog on point and/or a scout. Didn't happen..... No one was calling point anymore and we all eventually found our way back on course. Billy was back out front, and Ben was misplaced. Ben eventually was ruled out of contention. Billy had birdwork at 38, and went about 20 feet after release and locked up. No birds were produced and relocation was unsuccessful. Billy took the left edge coming up to Hayden camp to finish the hour.
Brace 11# TJ's Single Shot of Scipio-"Emme" handled by Tom White and TJ's Thunder handled by Bob Rankin
Emme and Thunder both got to work right away. Emme was way out front and going places, while Thunder got on the right hand edges and took them well. Through the riblin knoll area, both dogs were flying around the edges to the front.
Tom White spotted Thunder on point at 12, while riding to look for Emme. A covey of birds flew as we rode to him. Thunder was intense with butt high, head low with birds right in front of him. All in order. At 26, Emme pinned a covey in the parish fields. A large covey rose to the left of her as we approached but there were more flushed by Tom when he got there. She displayed good style and manners. Emme continued to run strong while handling for Tom at all times. At 45, she jammed to a stop along a ditch with a single flushed for her. At 50 Thunder pointed a very large covey. At 54 Emme stood in the same place that Sue had her non-productive that morning, with Tom spotting corn on the ground in front of her. Once we crossed the old 109, Thunder had his 3rd find on a covey off to the left. Thunder appeared to be tiring, while Emme was still kicking out strong as the hour concluded.
Brace 12# Kinwashkly Roscius Zoomer handled by Allen Norman and Tub O Tee handled by Dave Lincoln
Breaking away on course 3# Zoomer took a big lick on the left side, crossed to the front and headed to the open field called the upper woods crossing to the right that would take him off course. His scout rode for him and pulled Tub with him, so we had to wait and have both dogs gathered and put back on course. At 13, point was called for Tub on one side a line, but when judges were in place, Tub was seen moving, and ended up standing on the other side of the line.
Meanwhile birds were seen in the air, with Dave flushing one in front of Tub. Zoomer scored on a covey at 26 with proper manners. Both dogs had their moments but neither was challenging dogs that had already run as far as race went.
Dogs posted for day 2# TLM Frequent Flyer, TJ's Single Shot of Scipio and TJ's Thunder
Day 3# Weather included overcast, hot and sunny, and overcast again with light sprinkles of rain, a bit of everything.
Brace 13# Starlight's Blazing Sirius-"Si" handled by Tommy Thomas and Maxwell's Blew By You II-"Chuck" handled by
Terry Maxwell. Si and Chuck blazed down the hill off course 1 breakaway. Both dogs were out of sight and Lick Creek had been crossed with no clue as to where they were. With the clock ticking, Terry rode hard to the front and a distant call of point was heard at 22 minutes. We rode all the way to the metal gate and down the gravel road to where Chuck was standing on point. Incredible piece of work! Si was still absent at this time, and Tommy was given his tracker.

Chuck was a powerhouse front running dog, now being seen every few minutes and definately under control. At 50 as we approached the twin ponds, Chuck scored another find with his usual high at both ends style and intensity. He showed his championship form by staying forward with lots of gas left.
Brace 14# Jo-Lockapex Dark Roux Gumbo handled by Dave Lincoln and Kinwashkly Dakota Molester handled by Ken
Seivert. Roux is a tall white and liver male with Lester a small orange roan male, immediately swung along the right hand side of the course taking the lines. At 5 Lester crossed the road and hit scent for the first find on a single that barely cleared the weeds. Once catching the front, Lester wheeled into a point at 10 with a nice covey flushed for him. Roux showed briefly at this time, and both dogs were with us when we crossed the old 109. Lester took the edge all the way up then decided to go backwards, and Roux had disappeared in the backend of this field. Scouts were working hard, but we got a long way forward and a lot of time had passed before Lester showed up for some water. Judges were just about to end the brace, and did hand Dave his tracker. Lester was slower than he was before his disappearance, but valiantly tried to do his job. He took the right hand swing all the way around and showed up at old 109 road crossing at 12 0'clock to us. Just across the road at 50 he pointed the reliable covey that is usually there. After that he went up the left edge and disappeared into the woods. Judge Stan waited til scout produced him after time.
Brace 15# Windtuck's Rocket's Red Glare handled by Tom Milam and TM's Tennessee Twister-"Sway" a.k.a. "Squishy" handled by Lisa Pollock
Sway took off with gusto, going along the left hand edge with speed and determination. She was making a valiant attempt to repeat her victory here last year. At 12, in a known covey location, she pointed without results. Rocket was also running well, with a sweet handle. At 18 point was called for Rocket. Riding to the find, Tom's horse hit a hole and handler hit the ground hard. To add insult to injury, Rocket went with his birds. When its not your day, Tom, it is really not your day. We are glad that nothing worse than bruising occurred. Sway had gone hard across this field to the front and disappeared into the woods. With her scout out looking for her, and the clock ticking the judges informed Lisa she had better go look for her dog. She did come back from the dog out front and almost as soon as she had her on course, she had a covey find at 39. At 42 she had a second find with good manners. Released from this and three minutes later, she was standing again. Lisa saw an armadillo scurry away as she approached, but was committed to producing birds. She was unable to flush anything and with a second barren stand, Sway was up.
Brace 16# Carolina Sea Biscuit-Francis Clausen and Shamrock's Sirius-Wade Haines Biscuit was to join the ranks of dogs who ran out of contention. Si was doing a workman like job, but appeared to have sore feet. At 25, he pointed into a thick tangled bush, and Wade was unable to produce anything. Sent to relocate, Si took a few steps up and tightened up again. This time, birds were flushed. A few minutes later Wade voluntarily picked up Si, who had slipped a pad.
Brace 17# Adios Shaq Attack handled by Bo Ackerman and HalJa's Smarteyes Joker EZ Ace handled by Steve Ralph.
Shaq took off for the right edge which he took all the way to the front, and Ace tackled the more open field as we approached Hayden Camp. At 4 minutes, Shaq came out of the trees with an armadillo to give to his handler. Ace came over to see if he could get in on the fun, and spotted a second armadillo, which he caught. We now have two dogs running around shaking armadillos and Lisa Pollock is cheering them on in revenge for what one did to her dog! It was quite entertaining, but the handlers thought otherwise and got them off the trash distraction. At 8 Steve called point, but
Ace showed his youthful enthusiasm by taking the covey out in front of everyone. Shaq continued to speed to the front, with a smooth gliding gait. He was frequently out of sight, but never for long enough to be a problem, and showed up where he should. He was gathered and put across the bridge with ease. At 22 he pointed a covey with good manners.
Sent on, he continued his ground covering effort. As we crossed to the loop, he ducked into the woods and with his scout was not available, and high potential to lose him, the judges sent Joe Luisi in as a substitute scout. We weaved through the loop, and as we entered the woods in the closing minutes of the brace, Shaq came down the treeline from the right.
He pretty much had to have gotten there on his own, which was a superb feat. He was watered, and ran out the clock moments later.
Brace 18# Lost Creek Timber Ridge-"Rowdy" handled by George McCann and Hi Proof Whizki handled by Leland Dye.
Rowdy had a short brace, pointing and taking out a large covey at 6 minutes. Whizki was not punching as hard as he usually does, due to a recently diagnosed illness. At 19 he had a non-productive, and a few minutes later, his handler voluntarily put a rope on him.
Dogs posted for day 3# Maxwell's Blew By You II and Adios Shaq Attack
Thursday's running would be cancelled due to rain, very cold rain at that. Friday was beautiful, blue skies and moderate temperatures.
Brace 19# Ru Jem's A Touch of Bourbon-"Chug' handled by Jerry McGee and Megasmoke Limited Edition-"Ted" handled by Tom White. Breaking away down the hill, both dogs went strongly to the front. Ted was seen to the front going hard, and Chug was out of sight until the White post area. Once he was in touch with the handler again, he swung along the right hand side, while Ted was taking big moves on the left. At 36 point was called by Jerry near the old corrals with both

dogs standing 15 feet apart with a big covey between them. Both dogs ran well through Hayden Camp, and needed to be turned to do the chute along the river to remain on their side of the river and get the full 60 minutes in. Ted scored a find at 58 in a feed strip with proper form. Chug was flying forward, giving a strong finish, and had a find right at time with good manners. Ted arrived in time to back properly.
Brace 20# TLM Commanche Chief-original handler Tom Milam replaced by Jack Murphy and Dakota Alley Cat-"Tiger" handled by Bo Ackerman. Chief's handler was still ailing from his fall, and Jack Murphy stepped in to run his dog. Tiger is an 11 year old veteran who still has power to spare, but is a little deaf. Tiger is retiring from competition with the Nationals after a very good career. He was last seen far to the front before he joined the ranks of out of contention dogs. Chief did a pretty nice job for his strange handler, with a find at 42 on some wild flushing birds.
Brace 21# Micro T Dave Lincoln and Broadway Joe VI-Bill Haynes. T did not have his program together today, challenging his handler by going his own way and not wanting to listen. Dave voluntarily picked him up after about 25 minutes. Joe got on deer early and was gone a long time. He was a bit tired when he returned but not so tired he couldn't find birds. He had nice style on a find at 22. He added another good find at 28. He made the rest of the hour at a moderate pace.
Brace 22# MTB Cabo Rita de Scipio-Tom White and Ru Jem's Fistfull of Dollars-Jerry McGee. Rita was fast and happy but tended to make lateral moves. She had a pretty find at 20. Rita had a non productive stand at 23. At 37 she pointed in a big mott, with the intial flushing attempt being unsuccesful, she was relocated. She was stopped when a quail flew into a tree unseen by handler, who did not fire, and voluntarily picked up his dog. Dollar is a young hard going dog who vanished early, showed up nicely a few times before extending his absence to an unacceptable length of time.
Brace 23# Early Times- handled by Bo Ackerman and Joker's Jackpot handled by Steve Ralph. Earl ran a big all age race, seen just often enough, always on the edges. Jack also ran a championship type race, for the first 55 minutes. He did tire the last 5 minutes as we approached the old 109 crossing, but I have a feeling that we will hear from this young dog again in the future. Earl was ordered up with only a few minutes left. No birds were found by either dog.
Brace 24# Sigbritt's The Diamonds In Me-handled by Ed Kerr. Diamond is the bitch originally drawn in brace 1, dropped to run by herself due to being in season. As is often the case, she was not quite herself. She stopped as birds flushed to the side and rear of her at 2 minutes out with handler firing. Going on, she exhibited a beautiful smooth gait, but was erratic in application and was picked up early in the hour to end the 2010 National Amateur All Age Championship.