Monday, September 20, 2010

Results, pictures - Arcadia FTC Fall Trial

ARCADIA FIELD TRIAL CLUB
HOLDS ANNUAL
FALL FIELD TRIAL


ROBERT ECKER TAKES FIRST
IN OPEN SHOOTING DOG;

BILL WHIGHAM TAKES FIRST
IN AMATEUR SHOOTING DOG



Robert Ecker, left, accepts the blue ribbon from chairman Richard Giuliano for winning the Open Shooting Dog stake.


EXETER, R.I. — On this last weekend of the summer – and it was a beautiful one – Arcadia Field Trial Club welcomed a total entry of 66 dogs for its annual fall field trial on Sept. 18-19, 2010, at Arcadia Management Area.

Arcadia offers a variety of situations for dogs to run in. There are huge open fields where they can show their speed and ability to hang onto an edge. There’s low, thin, brushy areas where you can see easily see a dog working closely. Then there’s the heavy cover where they have to show their ability to hunt very closely. Islands of pine trees dot the landscape, along with clusters of Russian olive bushes, and low scrub oak. It has to be a versatile dog to handle these varied situations.

Getting ready to run.


On Saturday, the first day of the trial, the weather stayed cool and overcast. It was a pleasant day for walking and running dogs.

First place in the Open Shooting Dog, out of a stake of 24 dogs, went to the first dog in the first brace, Neel’s Oneeyed Jack, a setter male handled by Robert Ecker. Jack had four finds and a powerful, forward race.

Robert Ecker on the line with one of his 15 dogs. That's a lot of walking, Robert! :-)


Second went to Foxfire, a pointer female handled by Robert Ecker. Foxfire, out of the fourth brace, had two finds. Third went to Richfield Charlie, a pointer male owned and handled by Richard Giuliano. Charlie had two finds and a forward race and was the last dog in the last brace of Saturday’s stakes.

There were lots of clean dogs in this stake and they were separated only by race. The first place dog ran stronger, faster and with more animation.

Bill McNamee was ready to ride anywhere and everywhere to scout a dog for whoever needed.

Honorable mention to Richfield Silver Lining, a pointer male owned and handled by Claudia McNamee.

Claudia McNamee did her share of scouting when she wasn't running her own dogs. :-)

Open Shooting Dog judges were Dave O’Brien and Mitch Swierczynski.

John Capocci, left, and Richard Giuliano, along with judge Mitch Swierczynski, watch two dogs working in the Open Shooting Dog stake.

First place in the Open Derby was Blackhawk Headliner, a pointer female handled by Robert Ecker. The pointer had three finds and ran a strong, forward race. Second went to Rock, a pointer male handled by Richard Bembenek, and third went to Chance, a pointer male owned by Mike Nemeschek. Open Derby judges were Dave O’Brien and Mitch Swierczynski.

First place in the Open Puppy was Yank’s Bucky Boy, a setter male, bred, owned and handled by Frank Skut. Second was Richfield Jenna, a setter female bred, owned and handled by Richard Giuliano. Open Puppy judges were Bill McNamee and Janice Gregory.

Frank Skut, right, accepting the blue ribbon for his win in the Open Puppy stake.


Sunday’s amateur stakes kicked off under sunny skies but very chilly conditions.

In the Amateur Puppy, winners were the previous day’s Open Puppy winners in reverse. First went to Richfield Jenna, and second went to Yank’s Bucky Boy. Amateur Puppy judges were Bill Bonnetti and Paul Kelly.

Richfield Annie with a find in the Amateur Shooting Dog stake.


In the Amateur Derby stake, only one placement was awarded and that blue ribbon went to Belle, a pointer female owned and handled by John Capocci. Amateur Derby judges were Bill Whigham and Janice Gregory.

Claudia McNamee wrapped up the Gun Dog stake by taking first and second placements with her Brittanies Luc de Roidelechasse and Gates of Waccabuc, respectively. Both dogs had two finds. Luc added two nice relocations where the birds were running and a stop-to-flush.

Amateur Gun Dog judges were Bill Bonnetti and Paul Kelly.

In the hotly-contested Amateur Shooting Dog stake, 16 dogs were vying for the top placements.

Dave Calcagni walks in front of Rocco to flush the bird.

Fox Cobble Jack, a pointer male owned and handled by Bill Whigham, took the blue ribbon. Second place went to Richfield Charlie, a pointer male owned and handled by Richard Giuliano, and third went to Yankie’s Ginnie Girl, a setter female owned and handled by Frank Skut.

Elizabeth Calcagni gets ready to run Gabby in the Amateur Shooting Dog stake. Dave gets to scout this time.

The second and third place dogs had four nice finds each. While Jack had three finds, it was his style on point — with intensity and a poker-straight tail — that set him head and shoulders above the others.

Amateur Shooting Dog judges were Richard Bembenek and Jim Curtin.

Rear, from left, Amateur Shooting Dog judges Richard Bembenek and Jim Curtin, and Dave Calcagni. Front, Elizabeth Calcagni with Dixie and Richard Giuliano with Richfield Charlie.


In one of the more interesting braces of the weekend, in Sunday's Amateur Shooting Dog stake, Iron Lady, Bill Bonnetti's setter, was running with Richard Giuliano's Richfield Annie. When the bells stopped, handlers darted into the woods to find the dogs on point - looking like Dr. Doolittle's Push-Me-Pull-You. The dogs were posed on a knoll nose to tail, each looking in the opposite directions. Who was pointing? Who was backing? Who knows. "Let's get 'em outta here,'' the handlers concluded.

Have you seen this one before? Iron Lady, left, and Richfield Charlie. Who was pointing? Who was backing? How can you tell? :-)

The Arcadia Field Trial Club thanks Pennsylvania pro Robert Ecker for bringing 15 of his top-notch dogs to support this trial. And thanks also go out to the many amateurs who turned out to run their outstanding puppies, derbies, gun dogs and shooting dogs in this two-day event.

Thanks go out to all the judges for donating their time, undivided attention, and horses. Thanks also to Frank Skut for driving the truck to retrieve handlers in a timely fashion at the end of each brace, to John Capocci for handling the majority of bird planting, and to field trial chairman Richard Giuliano, who ran the trial without the help of his wife, Monique, who was feeling under the weather. Best wishes for a speedy recovery, Monique. It took four of us to do the work you usually do!

Bill and Claudia McNamee's horses get ready for the long ride home.

Saturday, September 18, 2010

Complete list of winners - Arcadia (RI) Fall Trial


WINNERS ANNOUNCED
AT ARCADIA (R.I.) FIELD TRIAL CLUB'S
ANNUAL FALL TRIAL

SUNDAY STAKES
Amateur Puppy
1. Richfield Jenna ESF Giuliano
2. Yank's Bucky Boy ESM Skut

Amateur Gun Dog
1. Luc BM C. McNamee
2. Gates BM C. McNamee

Amateur Derby
1. Belle PF Capocci

Amateur Shooting Dog
1. Fox Cobble Jack PM Whigham
2. Richfield Charlie PM Giuliano
3. Yankie's Ginnie Girl ESF Skut

SATURDAY' S STAKES
Open Puppy
1. Yank's Bucky Boy ESM Skut
2. Richfield Jenna ESF Giuliano

Open Derby
1. Black Hawk Headliner PF Ecker
2. Rock PM Bembenek
3. Chance PM Nemeschek

Open Shooting Dog
1. Neel's Oneeyed Jack ESM Ecker
2. Foxfire PF Ecker
3. Richfield Charlie PM Giuliano
Honorable Mention: Richfield Silver Lining PM C. McNamee

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Running Order - Arcadia Field Trial Club

ARCADIA (R.I.) FIELD TRIAL CLUB
ANNOUNCES RUNNING ORDER
FOR THIS WEEKEND

EXETER, R.I. - Twenty-four dogs are vying for the top prize in Saturday's Open Shooting Dog stake at Arcadia Field Trial Club's annual fall trial this weekend (Sept. 18-19, 2010) at Arcadia Management Area. (directions at bottom of blog) On Sunday, 16 dogs will compete in the Don Jones Memorial Amateur Shooting Dog stake.

Order of running for the weekend follows:

SATURDAY (Stakes start at 7 a.m.)

Open Puppy
(Judges: Bill McNamee, Janice Gregory)
1-1 Yank's Bucky Boy ESM Skut
1-2 Richfield Jenna ESF Giuliano
2-1 Mimo ESM Scarpelli
2-2 Hard Tellin' PF O'Brien

Open Derby
(Judges: Dave O'Brien, Mitch Swierczynski)
1-1 Hold Em Molly PF Ecker
1-2 Richfield Almond Joy PF Giuliano
2-1 Schwenksville Reggie PM Ecker
2-2 Remi ESM Fragomeni
3-1 Chance PM Nemeschek
3-2 Buck PM Capocci
4-1 Lookout Prime Time ESM Ecker
4-2 Rock PM Bembenek
5-1 Celtics Sidebar ISF Ecker
5-2 Belle PF Capocci
6-1 Black Hawk Headliner PF Ecker
6-2 Bye

Open Shooting Dog
(Judges: Dave O'Brien, Mitch Swierczynski)
1-1 Neil's One Eyed Jack ESM Ecker
1-2 Yankie's Ginnie Girl ESF Skut
2-1 Porter Meadow Elroy PM Ecker
2-2 Brady PM Pacitti
3-1 Slim Jim PM Ecker
3-2 June PF Stolgitis
4-1 Foxfire PF Ecker
4-2 Patch PF Pacitti
5-1 Class Act Liz PF Ecker
5-2 Jill PF Breveleri
6-1 Richfield Gypsy Rose PF Ecker
6-2 Finn PM McNamee
7-1 Irving's Wicked Tina PF Ecker
7-2 Lucky PF Capocci
8-1 Grouse Woods Reece ESM Ecker
8-2 Speck ESM Scarpelli
9-1 Elhew Signature PM Ecker
9-2 Lexi PF Breveleri
10-1 Cas Tiny PF Ecker
10-2 Richfield Silver Lining PM McNamee
11-1 Scott ESM Scarpelli
11-2 Alder PM Breveleri
12-1 Matt PM Pacitti
12-2 Richfield Charlie PM Giuliano

SUNDAY (Stakes start at 7 a.m.)

Amateur Puppy
(Judges: Bill Bonnetti, Paul Kelly)
1-1 Richfield Jenna ESF Giuliano
1-2 Mack ESM Clark
2-1 Richfield Polly ESF Giuliano
2-2 Yank's Bucky Boy ESM Skut

Amateur Derby
(Judges: Bill Whigham, Janice Gregory)
1-1 Richfield Almond Joy PF Giuliano
1-2 Belle PF Capocci
2-1 Buck PM Capocci
2-2 Bye

Amateur Gun Dog
(Judges: Bill Bonnetti, Paul Kelly)
1-1 Yank ESM Skut
1-2 Luc BM McNamee
2-1 Gates BM McNamee
2-2 Whitey BM Hayes

Amateur Shooting Dog
(Judges: Dick Bembenek, Jim Curtin)
1-1 Finn PM McNamee
1-2 Floyd PM Kelly
2-1 Rocco PM D. Calcagni
2-2 Lucky PF Capocci
3-1 Bo PM McNamee
3-2 Jack PM Whigham
4-1 Dixie PF E. Calcagni
4-2 Richfield Charlie PM Giuliano
5-1 Iron Lady ESF Bonnetti
5-2 Richfield Annie PF Giuliano
6-1 Gabby PF E. Calcagni
6-2 Yankie's Ginnie Girl ESF Skut
7-1 Buck PM Cavanaugh
7-2 Lynyrd ESM Forsyth
8-1 Aldo PM D. Calcagni
8-2 Jake ESM Forsyth

Monday, September 13, 2010

Connecticut's John Malone wins in Canada

Region 13 Ch. East Coast Pete with scout Dave O'Brien. Owner/handler John Malone is 6th from right.

EAST COAST PETE
WINS REGION 13
AMATEUR SHOOTING DOG CHAMPIONSHIP

CLINTON, Ontario - East Coast Pete, a pointer male owned and handled by John Malone of Bolton, Conn., and scouted by Dave O'Brien of Marlborough, Conn., was named champion at the Region 13 Amateur Shooting Dog Championship held this past week at the Hullett Wildlife Area, Clinton, Ontario.

The championship was hosted by the Ontario Bird Dog and Conservation Association.

Judges were Randy Hopkins of Ashville, Ohio, and Tim Tufts of Orono, Ontario.

Central Conn. results

WINNERS ANNOUNCED
FOR CENTRAL CONNECTICUT
BIRD DOG CLUB'S
ANNUAL FALL TRIAL


SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn. - Ragged Hill Danny, a setter male owned by Harry Townshend and handled by Bruce Jacobs, took the blue ribbon in the Open Shooting Dog stake at Central Connecticut Bird Dog Club's fall trial held Saturday, Sept. 11, at Flaherty Field Trial Area. Second place went to Pete, a pointer male handled by Vinnie Ballester. Jack, a pointer male owned and handled by Ed Marin, took third.

In the Open Derby, first place went to Kelly, a pointer female handled by Kevin Stuart. Second went to Danny, a pointer male handled by Gene Casale.

Dixie, a pointer female, handled by Stacey Goodie, took first place in the Open Puppy stake.

In the Amateur Derby stake, first went to Rock, a pointer male, handled by Richard Bembenek; second went to Henry, a pointer male handled by Stacey Goodie.

Friday, September 10, 2010

Central Conn. Fall Field Trial

RUNNING ORDER ANNOUNCED
FOR CENTRAL CONNECTICUT
BIRD DOG CLUB'S FALL TRIAL

All stakes will be held on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010
at Flaherty Field Trial Area, East Windsor, CT

OPEN PUPPY
1-1 Dixie PF Goodie
1-2 Mark PM Ballester

2-1 Rex ESM Ballester
2-2 Bye

OPEN DERBY
1-1 Ragged Hill Billy ESM Jacobs
1-2 Kelly PF Stuart

2-1 Danny PM Casale
2-2 Exc. in Motion ESM

3-1 Will PM Ballester
3-2 Bye

OPEN SHOOTING DOG
1-1 River ESF Brian B
1-2 Uno PF Goodie

2-1 Jack PM Marin
2-2 Ragged Hill Danny ESM Jacobs

3-1 Wing PF Braman
3-2 Jenny ESF Brian B

4-1 Pete PM Ballester
4-2 Elhew Dance Fire PF Jacobs

5-1 Amy PF Amilco
5-2 Sue PF Marin

AMATEUR DERBY
1-1 Will PM Marino
1-2 Rock PM Bembenek

2-1 Henry PM Goodie
2-2 G ESM Gustafson

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Smith OSC Classic winners

WINNERS NAMED
IN INEZ C. SMITH MEMORIAL
OPEN SHOOTING DOG CLASSIC


EAST WINDSOR, Conn. - Snow Warning, a pointer male handled Luke Eisenhart, was top dog at the Inez C. Smith Memorial Open Shooting Dog Classic held this week at Flaherty Field Trial Area. Snow Warning ran in the ninth brace and bested a field of 72 dogs.

Second place went to Erin's Sky Dancer, a setter female, also handled by Luke Eisenhart, and third place went to Calico's Big & Rich, a pointer male handled by George Tracy.

The weather was hot and humid each day of the Classic.

Judges were Steve Merton of Manchester, Conn., and Kevin Stuart of Schenectady, NY. The Inez C. and Elwin G. Smith Shooting Dog Classics were presented by the Pittsburgh Field Trial Club and Associated Field Trial Clubs of Connecticut.