Tuesday, March 31, 2015

TRIAL CANCELLED



SOUTHERN
 NEW ENGLAND
FIELD TRIAL CLUB
CANCELS
 SPRING TRIAL
IN R.I.


The snow won't let go at Arcadia. 

EXETER, RI -- In a winter that just won't let go, the Southern New England Field Trial Club's annual spring trial, set for April 3-5, 2015, has been cancelled due to an overwhelming amount of snow at Arcadia Management Area. 

Chairman Tim Cavanaugh was notified by the RI DEM's Fish & Wildlife Department that the roads into Arcadia Management Area are impassable and the grounds still mostly snow covered.

Plans are being made to reschedule the trial. Stay tuned. 


Escaping the Cold!


MORE NORTH
 MEETS SOUTH!

Photo of  I'M EARL by CHRIS MATHAN


     Earl and Margaret Drew, formerly of Massachusetts, now residing in North Carolina, also made the trek farther south this winter! They stayed with George and Mary Tracy in Hurtsboro, Ala., escaping the formidible amounts of snow that blanketed New England, and the colder-than-usual weather in North Carolina. 

     While they were in Hurtsboro, they trained and ran their pointer, I'm Earl, in the National Amateur Free-For-All at Sedgefields Plantation, near Union Springs, Ala. Eighty-three dogs were drawn and, happily for Earl and Margaret, I'm Earl made the hour and didn't get lost! He had one back and a large covey find on wild birds. 

     He also got to have his picture taken by master photographer, Chris Mathan, of Maine, who was also down South escaping the rotten New England weather!

     Good to see all these local folks on the road!


Monday, March 23, 2015

Drawing Tuesday for Region 1 Walking Championship


DRAWING TUESDAY
FOR REGION 1 
WALKING
 CHAMPIONSHIP



The snow's gone, the roads are clear and the grounds are dry! Don't forget to enter your dog in this weekend's Region 1 Walking Championship! Drawing is Tuesday at 8 p.m.


NORTH 
MEETS 
SOUTH

Photo by CHRIS MATHAN / STRIDEAWAY

Region 1 Trustee Elias Richardson, of Uxbridge, Mass., escapes the wicked winter weather in New England to attend the Southeastern Open All-Age Championship, held on Abigail and Chickasaw Plantations, near Albany, Ga., this month. Here, Richardson (center) chats with Tommy Davis, right, with Dr. Ron Deal, left, and Luke Eisenhart in the background. 


Thursday, March 19, 2015

TRIAL CANCELLED


SOUTHERN
NEW ENGLAND
FIELD TRIAL CLUB 
CANCELLED


Southern New England Field Trial Club's spring trial has been cancelled due to an overwhelming amount of snow at Arcadia. Trial may be rescheduled. Stay tuned. 

Saturday, March 14, 2015

SNE Woodcock Championship Cancelled




SOUTHERN

 NEW ENGLAND
WOODCOCK 
CHAMPIONSHIP
CANCELLED


EXETER, RI -- The Southern New England Woodcock Championship and Joel Collier Derby, originally scheduled for March 20-23, 2015, at Arcadia Management Area, have been cancelled due to heavy snow cover.

For those familiar with Arcadia, here's a picture of the gate after you take the left past the former Camp E-Hun-Tee, now the RI DEM Fish & Wildlife Education Center. Roads are neither plowed nor passible.