Category:NEFRA

Our August working test was held at the Syteh Shoot, by Weston Park by courtesy of Mr C Cornes and the gamekeeper Mr K Adams.  The venue was idyllic and the weather was kind, if a little warm.  The judges were Mrs F White and Mrs C Wood for puppy and novice and Mr J White for open.

Puppy (13 entries)

1st Mrs J Egginton –  Pajanbeck Born Free
2nd Miss J Matthews – Eskmill Nymph
3rd Mrs R Cartwright – Roseberri Ruffle
4th Mrs J Egginton – Pajanbeck Prince of Thieves

Novice (33 entries)

1st Mrs D Brooks – Gilduffe Fane of Castlerock
2nd  Mr G Ellison – Blackflight Henrietta
3rd Mr B Jones – Benvellyn Athena
4th Mrs J Morgan – Be Smart at Hillwolf
COM Mrs D Brooks – Steelriver Mystic Rhythms of Castlerock

Open (12 entries)

1st Mr M Saunders – Coalport Celtic Charmer of Roaninish
2nd Mr V Orme – Hartshead Blaisden Ebony of Elmstock
3rd Mrs M Wood – Moatwood Prisma
4th Miss N Colson – Brave Bassanio of Windyhollows

Attended by over 120 people this event at Salmesbury on 11th June 2000 was unbelievably successful.

Events included barbecue lunch (cooked by Reg & Sylvia Bunting with help from Gary Whiting), scurry (won by Chris Hewison & ‘Jed’ and Carl Swift & ‘Sophie’), trimming demonstration (by Jenny Bird), Cornish cream teas, a specially commissioned millennium cake (made by Val Orme), photo competition (judged by Julie Condron and Helen Ladley) won by Marianne Street – the winners made it into the NEFRA calendar, KC Good Citizen Tests (also assessed by Julie), gundog training demonstration and a millennium draw which raised over £1,000 for Dogs for the Disabled. Included in the raffle were 40 prizes including a dog run, a TV, a doll’s house, and a millennium tapestry made by Elaine Whiting with help from Susan Horsman.

Peter Forster held a gundog training session.

There was a match judged by Joyce Ryder – Sandra Rees’ ‘Marsha’ won the veteran class and Robert Slack’s ‘Kyle’ won Best Puppy

The Association held its open show on 6th May 2000 at Woodford

JUDGES
DOGS Mrs Pat White (Kysheemy)) BITCHES Miss J Condron (Hofwarth) JUNIOR HANDLING Gill Walker (Myhills)

Best In Show was awarded to Colson’s Windyhollows Nelly Moser
Reserve Best In Show went to Colson’s Windyhollows Gypsy Moth
Best Puppy went to Bird’s Shiredale Lord of the Rings

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Dogs

Minor Puppy – 1st Joyce’s Stranfaer Hercules

Puppy 1st Bird’s Shiredale Lord of the Rings (BPD, BPIS)

Junior 1st Bellamy’s Suskim Parsley at Lathkill

Special Yearling 1st Colson’s Windyhollows Tumbling Ted

Novice 1st Whitefield’s Astramist Ambassador

Graduate 1st Shaw’s Tanglebrier Torrent

Post Graduate 1st Lynott’s Wistosa Rhythm n’ Blues at Avening

Limit 1st Hall’s Ghilgrange Magic Magician (BD, BOS)

Open 1st Showell’s Fossdyke Bronze Justin

Veteran 1st Showell’s Fossdyke Bronze Justin

Special Liver 1st Colson’s Windyhollows Tumbling Ted

Bitches

Minor Puppy – 1st Joyce’s Stranfaer Spruce Goose

Puppy 1st Bird’s Shiredale Vanity Fair (BPB, RBPIS)

Junior 1st Forster’s Wizardwood Celtic Charm

Special Yearling 1st Colson’s Windyhollows Nelly Moser  (BB, BIS, BL)

Novice 1st Orme’s Elmstock Enchanting Dream

Graduate 1st Jones’ Benvellyn Athena

Post Graduate 1st Brown’s Hazlemere Choisya

Limit 1st  Rees’ Verdant Treacle Toffee

Open 1st Colson’s Windyhollows Gypsy Moth (RBB, RBIS)

Veteran 1st Rees’ Verdant Treacle Toffee

Special Liver 1st Colson’s Windyhollows Nelly Moser (BB, BIS, BL)

Brace 1st Forster

Junior Handling
6-11 1st Nina Townley 2nd Sarah Trevor 3rd Julia Nicholson
12-16 1st Samantha Moult 2nd Laura Townley 3rd Lindsay Trevor

Our March working test was held at St Helens for puppy, novice and open.

Puppy

1st Miss M White’s Weinbridge Argo
2nd Mr S Burns’ Blackthorn of Hardybank
3rd Mrs J Egginton’s Pajanbeck Prince of Theives
4th Mrs M Ward’s Parsifal Picture

Novice

1st Mrs Cherry Wood – Soft Breeze
2nd  Miss N Colson’s Brave Bassanio of Windyhollows
3rd Mr P Egginton’s Windyhollows Skylark to Pajanbeck
4th Mrs P Colson’s Windyhollows My Prayer
COM Mr B Jones Tornado Tom of Benvellyn

Open

1st Mrs P Robertson- Heatherbank Chief of Warpersmoss
2nd Miss N Colson – Windyhollows My Prayer
3rd Mr P Forster – Wizardwood Tawny Tamarind
4th Miss N Colson – Brave Bassanio of Windyhollows

The Association held its open show on 7th November 1999 at Normanton, Wakefield

JUDGES
DOGS Mrs Karen Joyce (Stranfaer)) BITCHES Mr Chris Atkinson (Seganti) JUNIOR HANDLING Samantha Moult

Best In Show was awarded to Townsend’s Steeplehouse Chipper
Reserve Best In Show went to Colson’s Windyhollows Tumbling Ted
Best Puppy went to Jury’s Bel Fire at Torwood

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Dogs

Minor Puppy – 1st Bellamy’s Sumskin Parsley in Lathkill

Puppy 1st Forster’s Wizardwood Celtic Swing

Junior 1st Colson’s Windyhollows Tumbling Ted (RBIS, Best Liver)

Special Yearling 1st Burrough’s Elmstock Midnight Legend at Rokaness

Novice 1st Whiting’s Spenbeck Zazu

Graduate 1st Ladley’s Eskmill Moonraker

Post Graduate 1st Malkin’s Steeplehouse Ashe

Limit 1st Geoghegan’s Hightarn Rambler by Fenfleet

Open 1st Townsend’s Steeplehouse Chipper (BIS)

Veteran 1st Bellamy’s Falconcliffe Pagent

Special Liver 1st Colson’s Windyhollows Tumbling Ted (RBIS, Best Liver)

Bitches

Minor Puppy – 1st Jury’s Bel Fire at Torwood (BP)

Puppy 1st Bunting’s Mossdew Black Satin

Junior 1st Donnelly’s Eskmill Nemesis

Special Yearling 1st Donnelly’s Eskmill Nemesis

Novice 1st Matthews’ Eskmill Nymph

Graduate 1st Garnett’s Ribertoft Black Vanilla

Post Graduate 1st Watson’s Here Comes The Rain

Limit 1st  Brook’s Gayplume Dream Along of Culmquill

Open 1st Colson’s Windyhollows Gypsy Moth

Veteran 1st Watson’s Torwood Bizzie Bee (RBIS)

Special Liver 1st Colson’s Windyhollows Nelly Moser

Brace 1st Kennedy 2nd Tate 3rd Whittaker

Junior Handling
6-11 1st Lucy Tate 2nd Nicola Lockett 3rd Joseph Tate 4th Sally Pulling
12-16 1st Vicky Egginton 2nd Alison Collins 3rd Merrisa Pilling 4th Sally Damms

Our August working test was held at Crathorne, by the very kind permission of Lord and Lady Crathorne. Tests were held for puppy, novice and open.

Mrs Roz Townsend and Mr Howard Brown judged the puppies in the morning and novice in the afternoon, Mr Gordon Cripps and Mr Harry Stangoe judged the open test in the morning and the novice dogs in the afternoon.

At the end of the day each judge was presented with their own engraved goblet to remember the day.

Our thanks go to Joe and Jackie Mescus for all their hard work in cooking and serving lunch and to Bob Kitching for buying in the provisions and providing the means to cook them.

Puppy (22 entries)

1st Mr Jeff Lewins – Torwood Mannerly
2nd Mr John Ellison – Blackflight Henrietta
3rd Mrs Dorothy Brooks – Steelriver Mystic Rhythms of Castlerock
4th Mrs Mary Ward – Parsifal Powderbox

Novice (23 entries)

1st Mr Aldo Harkin – Fenstorm Lucky Dip
2nd  Mr Paul Egginton – Windyhollows Skylark to Pajanbeck
3rd Mrs Sheena Wells – Gilduffe Irish Mist
4th Mr John Taylor – Lady Sarah

Open (10 entries)

1st MrSteve Burns – Field Maple
2nd Mr Peter Forster – Wizardwood Water Wraith
3rd Mr David Showell – Blithdale Tawny Willow
4th Mrs Pat Robertson – Heatherbank Chief of Warpersmoss

NEFRA had a first on the 11th May 1999. A show match held with the Irish Setter Breeders Club, North West Region Social Group at Winwick, near Preston. The judge was Mrs Margaret Hibbs and 32 dogs in total were judged.  Best In Match was the flatcoat Carroll & Ryder’s Jaskar Strathmore Water and Reserve Best In Match was the Irish Setter Burrenmist Lord of the Dance.

Everyone attending the evening said what a nice social event it was.

Audrey Forster

The Association held its open show on 1st May 1999 at Newstead Miner’s Welfare

JUDGES
DOGS Mrs Liz Geoghegan (Fenfleet) BITCHES Mr G Nicohls (Weaverdale) JUNIOR HANDLING Kelly Holland

Best In Show was awarded to  Branston’s Cleovine Irish Lace at Delanegie
Reserve Best In Show went to Kitching’s Clowbeck Dark Spruce
Best Puppy went to Colson’s Windyhollows Nelly Moser
Best Veteran in Show went to Branston’s Cleovine Irish Lace at Delanegie

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Dogs

Minor Puppy – 1st Egginton’s Pajanbeck Prince of Thieves (BPD)

Puppy 1st Whittaker’s Bramatha Hot Chocolate

Junior 1st Hewison’s Casblaidd Don’t Pay the Ferryman

Special Yearling 1st Garnett’s Riberot Moss Campion

Novice 1st Cooper’s Billowen Magic At Midnight

Graduate 1st Hall’s Ghilgrange Magic Magician

Post Graduate 1st Romeo-Dieste’s Goldingale My Choice for Hopevalley

Limit 1st Hughes’ Kitching’s Clowbeck Hobson’s Choice (BD)

Open 1st Johnson’s Lindcoly Wayfarer of Downstream

Veteran 1st Showell’s Fossdyke Bronze Justin

Special Liver 1st Colson’s Windyhollows Tumbling Ted

Bitches

Minor Puppy – 1st Colson’s Windyhollows Nelly Moser (BPIS)

Puppy 1st Emblen’s Dunctonwood Catch the Wind

Junior 1st Brook’s Gayplume Pretty Smart of Culmquill

Special Yearling 1st Brook’s Gayplume Pretty Smart of Culmquill

Novice 1st Tate’s White Lodge Willow

Graduate 1st Well’s Gilduffe Shannagh

Post Graduate 1st Bunting’s Mossdew Black Magic

Limit 1st  Rees’ Verdant Treacle Toffee

Open 1st Kitching’s Clowbeck Dark Spruce (RBIS)

Veteran 1st Branston’s Cleovine Irish Lace at Delanegie (BIS & BV)

Special Liver 1st Colson’s Windyhollows Nelly Moser

Brace 1st Tate 2nd Whittaker 3rd Jones Res Goulette

Junior Handling

7-11y 1st Sarah Trevor 2nd Lucy Tate 3rd Isabelle Nowicki Res Joseph Tate
12-16y 1st Samantha Moult 2nd Vicky Egginton 3rd Lindsay Trevor

Our March working test was held at St Helens for puppy, novice and open.

Sally Collins & Pat Robertson judged the puppies, Brian Holmes and Terry Bailey judged the open test in the morning and the novice dogs in the afternoon.

Bob Kitching provided a judges lunch with beef casserole in the cricket pavilion.

Puppy (10 entries)

1st Mr Terry Sparkes – Georgeous Lady of Churchwood
2nd Mr D Showell – Gayplume Dark Delusion by Cleovine
3rd Mrs J Morgan – Be Smart at Hillwolf
4th Mrs J Hewison – Casblaidd Dutch Courage

Novice (19 Novice)

1st Mrs Audrey Williams – Gaewill Sunshine
2nd  Mrs J Hewison – Casblaidd Bridget
3rd Mrs D Brooks – Gilduffe Fane of Castlerock
4th Mrs J Morgan – Wolfhill Quest for Fame

Open (7 entries)

1st Mrs Val Orme – Hartshead Blaisden Ebony of Elmstock
2nd S Burns – Field Maple

Our first event of 1999 was a seminar held on 20th February at Kirk Deighton.

Our speakers were Mr Frank Kane, whose subject was ‘Construction and Movement’ and Mr Bob Allen on the Breed Standard and Stewarding.  In the afternoon we had 18 dogs with their handlers for their handlers.  They very patiently allowed everyone there to go over them and make their own notes.  After tea we had six championship show judges who assessed three of the dogs each and gave a verbal commentary on them.  It was interesting to see the difference in approach shown by the various judges.

It was most enlightening and we all, even the championship show judges, should have learnt a lot.  It is so important that we all keep open minds and continue to widen our knowledge of our breed even if we never intend to enter a show ring or compete in the field.  It can only enhance the pleasure of owning a flatcoat.

Audrey Forster 1999