12 DOG NOVICE FIELD TRIAL - WENTWORTH ESTATE

5th November 2022

Woodnook, Wentworth Park. Wentworth. Rotherham. S62 7TF.

12 dog Novice Stake. 

By Kind permission of The Wentworth Park Shoot.

Judges. 

Mr D. Haycock. ( A) 2624             Mrs S. Hales Lowe (B) 3173

Mrs E. Parish ( NP5010)              Mr S. Probert ( NP4006)

FT Sec Report.

Three Ridings Labrador Club held a 12 dog Novice Field Trial at Wentworth Park, South Yorkshire on Saturday 5th November.

At 05.30 that morning I remembered the mud needed washing from my wellies and stood at the kitchen sink reflecting back on the Covid times, the shortage of imported game and now the need to remind competitors of the on line information and their personal responsibilities for the control of Avian Influenza. This is the new norm!

Chris Flintoft, Head Keeper of the Wentworth Park Shoot was most efficient and professional in organising and providing Bio Security for the event and had to delegate the job of Steward of the Beat to Stan – We were in safe hands.

The club has no record of having held a driven trial before but members came forward to volunteer to mark down and carry game. Judges Dave Haycock, Sue Hales Lowe, Eden Parish and Steve Probert had no difficulty in providing accurate marks for a wide mix of competitors. The supply of game was plentiful, but presenting it to the guns from unseasonably heavy cover and a still heavy leaf canopy was difficult. 

When a request for volunteers was made members immediately came forward to help bolster the beating line and after 3 drives we finished the trial with one bird to spare!

Always good to have guns that can put game down and the team led by committee member Brent Booth did a great job and joined in the event with interest. We ran in dry comfortable conditions and when thanks were given to our host, sponsor’s, helpers, guns and judges the forecast rain made a poor attempt and failed to spoil a great days sport

1st Finefields Goose, owned and handled by Simon Capstick

2nd Stauntonvale Cheetah of Cockle Creek. Owned by David Wall, handled by Nathan Laffy

3rd Isle of Man Gypsy. Owned and handled by Steve Townsend.

Guns Choice Sorrelcott Nabraska of Brynambor. Owned and run by Chris Gore, running in his first retriever trial. 

He now knows how far it is from Hampshire to Gods County!