Thread: Trial Reports.

The Northern Ireland Pointer Club – Open – Pointer & Setter – 28th September 2013

The Northern Ireland Pointer Club held an Open Stake for Pointers and Setters on Craig’s Moss Glarryford with the permission of The Glarryford Gun Club and local land owners. Conducted under Kennel Club Field Trial Rules and Regulations the judges for the day were Dominic Goutorb from Derbyshire and local lad Robert Simpson. David O’Neill was the steward of the beat. The main quarry expected was pheasant but snipe were also likely and maybe even woodcock. (Patricia Wood won this trial one year with points on pheasant, woodcock and partridge.)
The day was bright and sunny but prevented from being warm due to a wind steady in both direction and strength. Nearly a perfect day for the job.
Result :-
1st F.T.Ch. Ballyellen Cara Bill Connolloy’s English Setter bitch handled by Gerald Devine.
2nd F.T.Ch. Ardclynis Caitlin Laurence McAlister’s Pointer bitch.
I think most people had these two at the top but maybe a few had them reversed.

Alex.
Ran well enough to please me. Covered sufficient ground at a reasonable pace and ended up with a tricky find in ground our brace mate had done. A hen bird in a patch of heather no bigger than half your table top and sitting there bobbing it’s head up and down. Dropped to shot and cleared his ground.
Basso.
Got a heavy bit of ground but stuck manfully to his task and ran good lines. He even tackled the heavy ground just off the edge while our opponent bored up the beat.
Sophie.
Messy as the other dog was very slow in roading on it’s two false points and then to add insult to injury Roy fell into one of the wee narrow drains.
None of these dogs got another run and before you ask, I don’t know.

A well organised event, well stewarded and run in good sport. All the dogs ran well and were obviously hunting. A nice day to be out with the dogs.

Gerald is definitely the man to beat just now. This might take his open stake wins into double figures for the year, if he isn’t already there.