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American Brittany Club - American Kennel Club American Brittany Club Quail Classic The American Brittany Club Quail Classic was held at Camp Robinson Wildlife Management Area, Conway Arkansas, October 25-29, 1999. Central Arkansas Brittany Club was host for this event. Daleand Rene Pool and crew worked hard to make this a quality event. They offered a steak feed on Wednesday evening for the participants, and everyone enjoyed the evening visiting. Purina has again been a sponsor of the American Brittany Club events.They donated product, hats and informational materials for the entrants. We certainly appreciate Purina's continued efforts to support our field trials. Trail Blazin' Innovations was gracious enough to donate the gifts for the judges. The judges for this event were Dewie Warren of Hopkinsville, KY and Al Mueller of Wentzville, MO. These gentlemen rode for five days, being attentive throughout the stake, in spite of the unseasonable conditions. The weather has not cooperated this fall, rainfall has been very limited, creeks were dry and ponds had little or no water in them. Dogs were watered frequently with water carried by the handlers. Conditions were hot, dry and dusty. The grounds have been groomed nicely by the Arkansas Game and Fish Department but without the normal spring burnings, areas that were not mowed were very tall and heavy. Without a heavy frost to date, leaves were still on the vegetation, making visibility dificult. "WINNING BEGETS WINNING". That statement appears to hold true. In viewing the two genertion pedigrees of the placed dogs, sire, dam, grandsire and granddams are Hall of Famers, National Champions, multiple hour winners, in other words dogs with credentials; Rimarda's Gambler, Rebel Jac's Hammering Hank, Beans Blaze, Blaze and Lobo's Evil Roy, Microdot., Rambling Rose VIII and the list goes on... First place was awarded to current National Champion Gambler's Ace In The Hole. Rocky is a seven year old white and orange male by Rimarda's Gambler x B-Bar-K's Jamie-Lyn of Auten. His proud owners are Ed and Donna Janulis of Illinois and his handler is Chad Holman. Blaze's Ramblin Mo Man garnered second place. Mo is owned by Don Lewis of San Angelo, Texas. He's a three years old by Silver Lake's Wishes Blaze x Rambling Rose VIII and was handled by Rob Rohner. Third place was White Out handled by Chad Holman. He's an almost all white four year ol whose pedigree shows Rebel Jac's Hammering Hank as sire and Scatts Rambling Jill as dam. The owner is Dr. Ron W.Harling of Holley, NY. Tejas Iron Mike was awarded fourth place. Mike, sired by Shasta's Spike from Evil Roy x Highpoints Sillo-ette, is a four year old liver and white whose happy owner is Tom Graves of Houston, Texas. He was handled by Rob Rohner. OAK GROVE PATCH OUT (Reisner) - MOKAN RAZZLE DAZZLE (Rohner): Patch make some nice casts handling kindly. At 13 point was called by the scout, near the edge of the woods, without birds being produced. He hunted the thick cover to no avail. Razzie was the wider of the pair, last seen making the turn from Clinton Road along the base of the mountain. We crossed the mountain at 30, she was not returned to judgement. WILDWOOD TENN. CHIP (Pulliam) - MAKE MY DAY DUDE (John): The dogs worked the cover using the edges. Both dogs crossed the mountain together. Chip hunted the area maintaining the front. At 38 Dude had bird contact in a feed strip and was leashed. Chip continued to hunt the hour but was not rewarded. RAMBLING ROSE VIII (Rohner) - SHAMBO'S DARK SHADOW (John): We turned loose at the fish pond, making the turn, deer were sited in the woods, both dogs came forward. Rosie, being wider, took some riding to contain her. At 40 she was out of pocket, returning to the front on her own. At 46 point was called for Shambo, even with lengthy flushing, no birds were produced. Both dogs went over the hill, Rosie to the right deep into the woods and not returned to judgement. Shambo was out of pocket as we traveled northeast and turned back toward the barn. He was not seen until after time. GAMBLERS ACE IN THE HOLE (Holman) - TEQUILA'S TJ MAX (John): Temperature was warmer, conditions dry and dusty. Dogs worked forward on the edges. Max pointed along a mowed strip at 18, and after an extensive flushing attempt he was sent on; as the gallery left the area several birds were sited. He became somewhat erratic in his application and was up at 40. Rocky's pattern was forward, maintaining the same pace throughout the hour. It appeared that his hour was to be barren. He crossed the road headed through the woods before the mountain crossing. When judges called time, the handler went to retrieve the dog. Moments later handler could be heard calling point. When we arrived Rocky was buried in a large thorny thicket. Handler had a tough time getting into the cover to flush, but birds were finally produced with all in order. BUDDY JAC (Holman) - HANGING JAZE HOWLALEWYA (Schroeder): Released from the top of the mountain, both dogs make some nice moves around the course. Early in the brace Jac pointed in a weedy feed strip without birds being produced. Luke continued his forward race. Neither dog had bird contact in the hour. SCARFACE (Budd) - SHE LOVES TO FLY (Rohner): Delta, wider of the pair, was a handful to keep site of in the heavy cover. At 22 point was called forToby at the edge of a thicket. He suffered a breach of manners and was leashed. Midway in the brace Delta was out of pocket. In the handlers absence she returned to the front on her own. Confused when she couldn't find her handler she was leashed. BRISCO'S BUDDY BOY (Trimble) - THE PRAIRIE TORNADO (John): Both dogs worked the cover getting wider. Twister was last seen at the mountain crossing and not returned to judgement. Brisco was out of pocket at 45 and not returned until after time. SHAMROCK'S MISSOURI MAGIC (Holman) - DE CARTIER'S BEN JAMIN (Harris): Both dogs began this brace by showing us their heels, using the terrain. Ben's scout called point near a large thicket. As we approached he indicated that birds had left, handler sent the dog on, a lone sleeper flushed and Ben wanted a closer look. Mo was working at a moderate range when point was called at 54. He was standing at the edge of a thicket along the road. After flushing thoroughly, he was relocated but without reward. FARTHER OUT ACE (Capstick) - BLUERIDGE'S GRANDMASTER B (John): Ace covered thecourse in a fluid, forward pattern, reaching in his searchfor game. Bud hunted the course but was somewhat erratic at times. At 15 point was called for Ace. He stood high and tight pointing into a small sweetgum clump. Handler searched extensively but without results. Both dogs went the hourwithout bird contact. WOODEDGE DREAM (Milam) - Streigne Magic (Self): This first brace after lunch was to be hot and very dry. Cody being wider of the two, made some nice moves in spite of the heat. Both of these dogs tried to locate birds as they worked the cover but neither was rewarded. HANGING JAZE TEXAS REX (Schroeder) - CHARLIE MACK'S A DAN SPARKS (John): Away, going into Dead Horse corner, point was called for Rex at 4. He stood high and tight, pointing into a small grass mott at the base of a lone tree. A nice sized covey was flushed with all in order. Charlie was out of pocket at the mountain crossing and not returned to judgement. Rex finished the brace at moderate range. REBEL JAC'S HAMMERING HANK (Holman) - LEA'S RUNNING JAY HAWK (Rohner): Hank ran a good race, punching the cover to locate game. Jake became lateral at times as he dug into the cover. At 40 he pointed a large covey located in a thicket. At 57 point again was called for Jake. He stood at the edge of a thicket, handler had a hard time getting into the cover to flush game, but out they came. Hank was out of pocket just before time but returned in the grace period. Wednesday morning's temperature was in the low 50's with patchy fog that we rode in and out of on the first course. LANE'S END BOWTIE ANNIE (Holman) - RATTLER HILLS TENN. RAMBLER (Rohner): Annie was working the edge of the woods when point was called at 12, handler relocated her without any luck. She worked the cover being lateral at times. Tee ran a forward race, hunting the cover. Neither dog had bird contact in the hour. COURTLAND REX (Pool) - AJAX VII (Holman): Both dogs hit the cover early on. Rex had a snapy way of going as he worked the terrain. At 27 he pointed high and tight, standing in a mowed area, handler flushed, relocated, but to no avail. Ajax was the wider of the pair. At 45 his handler called point in the woods. After an extensive flushing attempt he was relocated. The dog worked a large area moving across the road, moving in tall grass, a single flushed in front of him. Handler fired and took him forward. The handler just mounted when Ajax pointed at the edge of the road toward a small bush. Handler stepped down and a covey flushed. Rex suffered another barren stand and was leashed early. BLAZE DAKOTA TRUCKER (Rohner) - ALDO'S SUGAR AND SPICE OF GIBSON (Holman): Trucker had a strong forward race. He hunted the cover being out of pocket briefly. He always showed to the front. Gibby didn't get on track today and was leashed at 50. At 58 point was called for Trucker as he stood at the edge of a sumac thicket in tall weeds. Handler searched the area but without any birds. HANGING JAZE HARDTACK MACK (Schroeder) - DAKOTA COPPER NICKEL (Rohner):After lunch the temperature had warmed quickly. Mack ran a moderate race without bird contact. Duke was out of pocket at 15 and not returned to judgement. RIMARDA'S MAD MAX (Holman) - bracemate was scratched, so he ran as a bye. Max ran a moderate race. At 39 and 44 he pointed and was relocated extensively but to no avail. At 48 he had anoter barren stand. JEROB'S MAGIC TRADEWINDS (Holman) - BLAZES' RAMBLING MO MAN (Rohner): Breeze was wide from the start. She was out of pocket at the fish pond road crossing. Mo began at a moderate range, building throughout the hour, running an intelligent race. At 21 he pointed on the creek side of a heavy thicket. Birds struggled to fly out of the dense cover creating a lot of rustle. Breeze was not returned to judgement. Mo continued a strong race to finish the hour. EUCHEE ROCKY (Budd) - WHITE OUT (Holman): These dogs began a strong forward race using the country. Whitey's application was a bit erratic at time in maintaining the front. At 36 he was seen standing near a thicket, handler indicated that the birds had left and sent the dog on. He worked the area, moving along the edge of tall brush, pointed and several birds flushed with all in order. Rocky ran the hour showing to the front without bird contact. Whitey was a bit slower at the end of the hour. COURTLAND PAUPER (Wylie) - TEQUILA'S JOKER (John): These dogs worked the edges of the thick cover. TJ being the wider of the two. At 21 Pauper pointed in a short grassy area just before the mountain crossing; as TJ made his way to the handler, he traveled through high weeds. He jumped out of the cover and failed to see the dog in time and was leashed. Handler released his dog from horseback and went on. At 50 the dog left one of the few ponds when birds flushed in front of the handler. Pauper was seen standing toward the direction of the flushed birds. He was fired over and sent on. He finished the hour hunting the cover. BUDDY'S SPECIAL DELIVERY (Holman) - HANGING JAZE HERCULES (Schroeder): The morning was warming quickly as we started this brace. JR was running an aggressive race showing forward. His color made him hard to see in the cover. Herc ran the edges looking for birds. At 32 JR pointed into a thicket near the path. At the flush and shot he had an extended mark of the birds and was leashed. After being watered Herc was catching the front, passing the area where the covey had been flushed from, a sleeper flew, he stopped, was fired over with all in order. He slowed to hunt and was leashed at 45. RAMLIN WILLIE (Rohner) - BUDDY'S TRUCKER EXPRESS (Trimble): After lunch the conditions were very warm, dry and dusty. These dogs did a good job maintaining a forward race. Willie was the stronger of the pair. Trucker pointed at 17 in tall weeds, however no birds were produced. They finished the hour using the country without any bird contact. WINDAGAIL'S HIGH HAND (Holman) - SPRING VALLEY BANDIT (Milam): Away into Dead Horse Corner both dogs hit the woods. As we approach the top of the mountain Sherman was sited on point at 3 on the edge of the road. Handler flushed a covey with all in order. Bandit made a wide swing before crossing the mountain and had to be gathered up. Sherman was out of pocket after the crossing and not returned to judgement. Bandit continued to work at a moderate range. At 53 Bandit suffered an unproductive. Sent on, he pointed at 56, handler put a covey to flight with all in order. JIM DEBOB'S MISS T'S A DAN D (John) - WINCHESTER OF HANGING JAZE (Ackerman): As we crossed the creek behind the barn Misty pointed on our left in a feed strip. Several birds flushed and at the shot more birds came up. Chester failed to back the situation and was leashed. Misty continued at moderate range and was leashed early. LIGHTNING'S BISMARK (Rohner) - COMMANCHE STAR OF DMR (Milam): Star was the wider of the pair, being a handful to keep track of as she covered a lot of country. Mark dug into the cover, showing to the front during the hour. Neither dog had any bird contact. EVIL ROY'S SONIC BOOM (Budd) - WINDAGAIL'S LAST TRADE (Holman): Both dogs started with reaching ground races. Early in the brace Chip had an unproductive in a known birdy area. Boom made several nice casts being out of pocket occasionally. Chip was leashed at the second unproductive. Boom finished the hour without any birds. MARQUIS OF TAYLOR (Wylie) - TEJAS IRON MIKE (Rohner): Early in the brace Marquis was not working to potential and was leashed behind the barn. Mike continued his forward application. His scout called point at 35. As we rode to the find, he was silhouetted atop a ridge on our left. His posture was tail high and staunch. Handler flushed the birds as Mike remained tight. Sent on, he worked to the front. At 58 the handler called point, Mike was standing at the edge of a very large brushy mott. As the handler approached, birds lifted, he was fired over and taken on. As time was called he popped out of the cover to the front. ABSOLUTE PROOF (Budd) - BLAZING REBEL JAC (Holman): This pair was away after lunch, into the wooded areas, returning near the pond. They continued being forward to the mountain crossing. After we crossed, Jac worked on the left and Hank off to the right side of the course through the woods. Jac had slowed his pace and was leashed early. Hank finished the hour without birds. PILOT PECOSO PRIETO (Rohner) - THE TIME MACHINE (Holman): They made forward casts in their search for game. At 28, near a pond, handler called point for Trip but no birds were produced. Pec has a nice fluid way of going as he dug into the cover. Trip pointed at 37, handler checked a brushy area to no avail and leashed the dog. Pec was checking some heavy cover when several birds lifted, when he turned, many more came out. He was leashed for breach of manners. OPEN LTD. ALL-AGE - (57S) QUAIL CLASSIC Judges: Dewie Warren & Al Mueller st1 NFC/DC/AFC Gamblers Ace In The Hole by NFC Rimarda's Gambler x FC B-Bar-K's Jamie Lyn of Auten o Ed & Donna Janulis, h Chad Holman nd2 Blaze's Rambling Mo Man by DC Silver Lake's Wishes Blaze x NFC Rambling Rose VIII o Don Lewis, h Rob Rohner rd3 FC White Out by NFC Rebel Jac's Hammering Hank x Scatt's Ramblin Jill o Ron Harling, h Chad Holman th4 FC/AFC Tejas Iron Mike by FC/AFC Shasta's Spike From Evil Roy x Highpoint Sill-o-ette o Tom Graves, h Rob Rohner