1984 United States Open Brittany Championship
By John Webb
La'Jean's Johnnie of Connie, coming seven year old, orange and white male, decisively topped a field of 42 Brittanys to be named champion of the 22nd U. S. Brittany Champ-ionship. He is owned by Jim and Janet Chase of Deerfield, 111. and was ably handled by Jim Holman of Whitting-ton, Ill. Johnnie gave a mature all-age performance, always to the front, handling well and showing both good bird sense and style. His pedigree shows multiple winner Jacque of Connie as sire and the legendary Ban Dee as grandsire on his dam’s side. Both these dogs have been strong producers with multiple winning get.
Count Geoffrey was runner up for the second consecutive year. His owner, Sue Hansen of Las Cruces, New Mex., was in the gallery to see her handsome dog run. He was sired by Ban Dee out of a Gringo de Britt bitch. He, too, was impressive with his ease of handling and style on his birds.
The annual Monday night dinner has fast become a happening. Forty people participated in the fellowship and good food. Jim Askins of Albuquerque, New Mex., says that the smoke brisket is worth the trip. This dinner was prepared by John and Judy Webb, Barbara Wade, and Mary Linda Johnson. The camaradarie felt here sets the pace for the entire trial.
It was nice to welcome Doyle Bradford, former president of this Campionship, back afer a several years absence to Pennsylvania. Diana Kubitz of Michigan, Al and Sharon Van Vieren of Indiana and John and M. E. Mercer of Miami, Fla., must get the awards for coming far. This was a repeat visit from all of them. Texas had the largest number of supporters— Bob Duffy, Bunny Brown, Bill and Sharon Young with son Eric, Bill Gerrard and Cliff Hahn. Francis Classen came from Kansas; Don Miller and Jim Askins from New Mexico. Jud and Linda Little, Dub Emde and Mrs. Star Taylor represented Ardmore.
Other Directors present that shared in the work were Rick Smith and Lloyd Manck. Rick again drove the dog wagon and both marshalled and reported the Derby. At his side and always a great helper was young Craig Smith. If he was not assisting in the dog wagon he was out riding and watching the dogs.
Professional handlers attending included Lyle Johnson and Al Gorrow from Kansas; Loyd Budd, Iowa; Vic Carrington, Texas; Marc Appleton and J. K. Fields of Oklahoma. Jim Holman was in attendance after an absence of several years. His dogs not only won the Championship but also the Victoire Derby Nationale. It was a pleasure to have his son Chad who represents the third generation dog trainer in the family. He too is a fine handler and excellent scout that contributes to the family success.
Leon Wilcox of Hartshorne, Okla., and Bill Norvell of Richardson, Tex., were our able judges. Pat Wilcox’s dog, Pat’s Babe Chigger, recently won the Region 8 Amateur Shooting Dog Championship for the second consecutive year. Leon has spent the last several hunting seasons on leases in South Texas. He knows a good bird dog. Bill Norvell has been active in Brittany field trialing for twenty years. He and Brandy’s Bullet were something to be contended with during the late 60s and early 70s. They won the Brittany National Amateur Championship in 1973. Not only has Bill been active in trialing but is an avid hunter and excellent shot. He knows how to evaluate an all-around bird dog.
The Running
The U.S. Open Brittany Championship was begun March 19. A big storm had rolled through the Texoma area. The morning was brisk, cold, and the winds were about 20 mph out of the northwest. The chill factor was quite low. The temperature was about 40°. The qualifying series was run counterclockwise from the barn.
Dee’s Summer Sunset (Holman)—Badland’s Sierra Sam (Gorrow). The dogs broke away and went south from the barn. By 20 both dogs had been actively scouted and both were running well. At 21 Sunset came on point in heavy buffalo grass near the lake. Birds were produced all in good order. At 25 birds were seen to rise in front of Sam and he found himself on the check cord. By 35 we were in the big fields and Sunset was making a long cast that was enjoyed by all. She handled well, but by 55 she had shortened somewhat and was still working her objectives well.
Way Kan Duke II (Gorrow)—Kentucky White Lighting (Holman).—Away at 8:35 with the conditions the same with overcast getting heavier. Judge Norvell rode up a single bird at 15. Both dogs were making moderate casts. At 1 8 point was called for Duke in heavy cover on a finger near the lake. A single bird was produced with good manners. At 20 Duke suffered a temporary loss of manners as a single quail was seen to rise. At 17 Judge Norvell rode up a nice covey of about 20 birds not far from where Duke had his find. By 35 the dogs were deep in the bear trap with Tuck continuing to hunt well with moderate cast. At 45 Tuck made a very fine long cast to the front. He then went into a finger and required scouting. This brace ended on one of the fingers.
Sniffin Toby (Budd)—Cam’s Sham (Appleton).—Down at 9:55. At 22 Sham made an enomous cast to the north in a big field where he was in clear view most of the time. Toby was also making a long cast to the west. At 28 Sham pointed, very tight, but no birds were produced, the dog was sent on and the gallery rode up a large covey of birds. By 35 Budd has not caught up with the gallery or the front dog. At 40 Sham again went on point in extremely heavy cover near one of the tongues of the lake next to the water, showing good style and very tight on point. He was again relocated with no birds produced; however, again the gallery rode up the birds as the dog moved on. Sham continued strong to the end while Toby had found an early retirement. Wind was really playing havoc with the scent cones.
Bullet’s Iron Mike (Gorrow)— Dec’s Gee Jay Stockmoor (Fields).— At 19 Mike came on point near one of the lake lingers, with a rabbit being produced. Stockmoor failed to honor and was picked up. At 25 Mike pointed with nose into the wind, after relocating he came sharply on point again with a large covey of birds being flushed. At 35 Mike stopped somewhat hesitant. Gorrow dismounted. The dog never really sharply pointed. Gorrow remounted and went on. By 45 Mike had shortened although the cover was high and tight. All in all, Mike turned in a well-run course.
By fifth brace we had had lunch, the weather noticeably deteriorated and it was considerably colder and the wind was harder from the north.
La’ Jean’s Johnnie of Connie (Holman)—Ace Deuce (Johnson).—At 5 Deuce came down on hard point with good style with Johnnie honoring. Birds were produced. At 8 Deuce again pointed again with Johnnie again honoring. Birds were produced. All this bird work was following the tremendous cast that Deuce had immediately after the breakaway. Johnnie ran big but not as big as Deuce. At 8 Johnnie came on point very stylishly with head and tail high in fairly heavy weeds. No birds were produced. The scout found Deuce on point in heavy cover near the lake margin, she too took an unproductive. By 35 Deuce continued her good run requiring considerable amount of scouting. At 50 Johnnie was making game and had a nice find, all in good order. Deuce kept up her good pace and point was called at 50 with a nice covey produced. At 48 Johnnie made a really fine cast in one of the big fields. At 52 Johnnie pointed in a heavy plum thicket; again his with tail and head high. It was virtually impossible to get the birds to flush and they did not. At 52 Deuce was found on point but no birds were produced. At 56 she pointed with a nice, wide, spread-out covey produced all in good order. The relocation was particularly nice. Deuce’s owner, Bob Dyer, drove in from Colorado to see her run and was well pleased after this brace.
Jubilee Tailwind Toby (Johnson)— Drifter’s Dusty Dude (Carrington).—At breakaway both made really nice cast with both needing scouting. At 24 Toby pointed with good style near the cattails at the edge of the lake. No birds were produced and he was relocated. The handler could not raise the birds. At 52 the gallery rode up a single, Toby continued to make good long casts. He had seemingly not slowed a bit. Dusty was erratic between several long casts with cross running. Both ended the hour birdless.
Jug (Holman)—Jones Bonine Zacharia (Gorrow).—A covey was ridden up at 2 by the gallery with no dog involved. At 20 both dogs were running nicely Jug indicated point in heavy cover near the lake on one of the fingers. On relocation no birds were produced. At 34 Jug had shortened and appeared fatigued. Zach was still laying it down. Both were hunting the edges well; however, neither had birds.
At the conclusion of the first day’s running, Ace Deuce was named top dog of the day.
On March 20, the second day of the qualifying series, temperature was near freezing. The wind was absolutely still, it was crystal clear and an absolutely gorgeous morning.
Milligan’s Ozark Radar Drifter (Gorrow)—Jazz de Campo (Appleton).—At 9 Drifter came on point in the
middle of the field. A large covey was produced all in good order. At 1 1 just at the crest of the hill going into the heavy cover, birds were seen to rise in front of Jazz. At 12 Drifter was lost. He was found some 10-1 5- minutes later buried up in cattails along the edge of lake. A nice covey was produced all in good order. Drifter finished the hour bird hunting.
Bayou’s Lonesome Sue (Appleton)— Markar’s Jac’s A Dan D (Holman).— By this time the temperature was still close to freezing with a 5 m.p.h. wind and crystal clear. Ice was on the ponds. By 10 Sue’s ear was bleeding and she was retired, at 25 Jac was hunting well and to the front. As we approached the hilltop pond, eight young deer were sighted but Holman was able to control the dog. At 28 Jac came on point in heavy cover near a ravine. No birds could be produced. At 55 jac pointed in buffalo grass in a large field, a nice covey was produced with good manners. At 59 near the water, just out of the woods, Jac had a nice covey find with good manners.
Tu Tu II (Askins)—Kinwashkly Brown Sugar (Fields).—At 22 both dogs were motoring with casts far to the front. At about 40 minutes Tu Tu was not handling well and was retired. At 45 Sugar continued to run very well with nice sustained casts. Sugar slowed near time and had failed to point birds.
Brookie Lynn (Budd)—Sir Brandy K (Young).—Brandy took off with one tremendous cast from one hill far to the top of the next and required considerable amount of scouting. At 15 Brandy had been making a big
long cast far to the front. Lynn had been making moderate to good casts and handling beautifully. Lynn had a low spot at 30 but Brandy showed no sign of fatigue. At 35 both dogs made a good cast to the front. At 53 Lynn pointed with head and tail high. Brandy established his own point in front of the other dog. A single bird was produced. A minute later Brandy, in close proximity, pointed and two birds were produced.
Jacks or Better (Budd)—Rock of Connie (Chad Holman).—After lunch we began across large fields to continue course. The dogs seemed to split with Rock going to the right and Jack to left. Both dogs were lost. Jack was later found but had been gone 30 minutes. Rock was located after about 20 minutes and continued to the end, fatigued. He may have been on deer.
Markar’s Bet I M Magic (Holman)—R Lucky Brandy Bazooka (Johnson).—The southerly wind was probably 30 m.p.h. with white caps on the lake; the temperature was warmer, near 60°. By 10 both dogs had been fairly active, running good objectives. Magic started to lengthen his cast. At 23 the scout found Magic on point on a lake finger, an armadillo was produced. At 32 Brandy swam the channel in the bear trap and got on the island that was inaccessible to the handler. While on the island Brandy made a long cast in full view of the judge. He swam back, handled well and finished to the front. Neither dog had birds.
First Place Jake (Fields)—Cast A Britt Crystal (Johnson).—We started at the cedar-plum finger heading north into a heavy wind with the temperature about 60° and sky partly cloudy. By 8 minutes both dogs had been running in the large fields making very wide casts. At 25 Jake was found on point by his scout in extremely heavy briars, after a relocation no birds were produced. At the same time Crystal was noted to be clear across a large finger of the lake probably 300 yards but was still taking direction from her handler. She was brought back to gallery by her scout. At 35 both dogs were running very well with no apparent fatigue. Neither dog had birds.
Tuesday end, at the barn, Markar’s Jac’s A Dan D was posted top dog of the day. The third day’s running, March 21, the temperature was in the low 30s, crystal clear and a beautiful morning.
Radar’s Buc Shot de Ranbo (Gorrow)—Squire Wheels (Budd).—At 5 Squire came on point just below the fault, with a single bird produced all in good order. At 25 Squire again established point; Buc honored but no birds were produced. At 35 Squire pointed in an open field of buffalo grass pointing into the direction of a brush pile. He showed much style with head and tail erect. A nice covey was produced with excellant manners. By 48 we were being treated to some big long casts by both dogs. At 60 Buc came on point in think plum bushes and briars. He was released for relocation and again no birds.
Oakenshield’s Flashback (Gorrow)—Count Geoffrey (Appleton).—The temperature slowly moderated, little wind, beautiful weather. By 10 minutes both dogs were running well, canvassing the strips. As we crossed the granite fault we were greeted to a large number of ducks sitting quietly on the lake which was as smooth as a mirror. At 30 Count came on point down on the tip of one of the fingers in the heavy canes. He showed considerable class with high head and tail. A moderate size covey was produced, all in good order. At 31 Flashback pointed near the lake with a nice covey produced; he could have shown more style. At 33 he again established point near the lake in heavy cover and was rewared with another covey. At 48 Count was running one of the points clear to the end and the scout found him on point. A covey was produced all in good order. At 58 Count had counted to run strong and to the front, hunting. Flashback was not with the gallery. At 59 Flashback appeared to the front somewhat fatigued.
Royal Britt Starbuck of Auten (Johnson)—Balkaneau Horizon Topper (Gorrow).—At 15 Buck came on point; one bird was ridden up by the gallery, several more birds came up nearer the dog with the dog giving an exaggerated mark, and was credited with a stop to flush. By 25 Topper had made a tremendous cast, probably three-quarters of a mile to the front, seemingly under control. At 42 Topper indicated point, a little loose, no birds could be produced, even after relocation. At 48 Buck pointed near a deep ditch in cover, birds were produced with dog showing good manners. At 49 Buck again pinned a welllocated covey with good style, and a large covey produced. Gorrow called point at 51 near some large rocks; Topper took another unproductive.
Duke of Brittmont (Holman)—Senator La Belle (Budd).—This brace was released near the oil well, with the course heading west. The temperature about 60°. Both dogs required heavy scouting through the heavy part of the course through the fickle finger. At 42 Holman called point for Duke at the very end of the fickle finger and raised a nice covey. Senator hunted the hour but was birdless.
Orange Krush (Gorrow)—JK Flash Boomer (Appleton).—This was the first brace after lunch. It was getting quite warm, nearing 70° very little winds, still crystal clear. At 23 both dogs had been running wide with extensive scouting. Boomer came on point in the bottom of a ravine, birds were produced all in good order. At 55 Boomer was found standing in a heavy plum thicket; he was relocated but still no birds. Both dogs continued the hour.
Overland’s High Card (Carrington)—Far Out Scarlett Angelina (Holman).—With 35 minutes into the brace both dogs had run steady with some good casts. At 41 on the cedar point finger Ace came on point with a nice covey produced and good manners. Both dogs had continued to run moderately well with both slowing slightly due to the intense heat. At 44 Ace went approximately 100 yards from the his last find and immediately pointed with good style and a nice strong covey was produced with good manners.
Sulaine’s Man (Appleton)—Gringo’s Touch of Class (Johnson).—It is quite hot, near 80°, with bright sunshine. At 15 both dogs have been running well, Man having the edge. At 35 Man was picked up for having his mind too much on rabbits. TC finished the hour to the front and strong but was not able to find birds today.
This was the conclusion of the qualifying series. Count Geoffrey was named top dog of the day for Wednesday and Ace Deuce was named Top Qualifier.
Championship Finals
Thursday morning, March 22, about 40°, overcast with the weather changing, wind was about 15 m.p.h. out of the east. The course was run counter clockwise.
Milligan’s Ozark Radar Drifter (Gorrow)—La’ Jean’s Johnnie of Connie (Holman).—By 7 Johnnie was being scouted in a point near the lake, Drifter was being scouted in the cover near the ledges. At 18 Johnnie pointed in fairly heavy cover near the lake; after a relocation birds were produced. At 28 Johnnie again established point with good style and a single bird is flushed for him. Johnnie pointed again at 40, in the middle of a field of buffalo grass. A large covey was produced, manners were excellent. Judge Wilcox and Gorrow rejoin the gallery. Drifter was lost at 8 and could not be found. By 53 we have seen some really nice running out of Johnnie both in distance and in running objectives. He had run a very intelligent course. At 58 Johnnie was found on point. A rabbit was produced and time was called.
Squire Wheels (Budd)—Count Geoffrey (Appleton).—By now it had warmed up a little with the wind out of the south about 10 m.p.h.; the humidity was fairly high. At 7 Squire was in the woods being heavily scouted, Count is making a nice cast straight ahead. At 20 Squire abruptly stopped as a single flew and he was put on the check cord. The gallery rode up a nice covey feeding at 26. At 40 Count came on point with a good covey produced. Birds were in the oak grove near the old bed springs point. At 56 Count has maintained a consistent but not spectacular race.
Overland High Card (Carrington)—Royal Britt Starbuck of Auten (Johnson).—We put on the ground just below the pond at the edge of the bear trap. The sky had become more cloudy, the wind was higher out of the south southeast. At 3 Buck had a stop to flush. At 23 Buck came on point in an open field. A single was produced. Buck made an exaggerated mark, probably acceptable. At 22 point was called for Ace with a rabbit being produced. Buck pointed in a ravine at 43 near the east side, birds were produced. Ace was running very well, making good smart cast. At 47 Buck pointed into a grassy hillside; a single bird was produced. At 53 Johnson called point again but no birds were found.
Duke of Brittmont (Chad Holman)—Ace Deuce (Johnson).—At 30 Deuce came on point with great style, however, no birds were produced. At 33 she again came on point again with great style but handler waved off the point. At 46 Deuce came on point in the next field beyond a big ravine where a big covey was produced, all in good order. Duke ran a busy but short course. Deuce required extensive scouting.
Oakenshields Flashback (Gorrow)—Brookie Lynn (Budd).—The temperature was quiet warm; the wind was up to about 20 m.p.h. from the south. At 47 Flashback had been running a busy but not spectacular course, fatigue had set in and he was 90 percent used up. At about 27 Lynn had a nice find on one of the finger lakes but had a temporary lapse of manners and was picked up.
Markar’s Jac’s A Dan D (Holman)—Bullet’s Iron Mike (Gorrow).—By 11 both dogs were far ahead doing a nice job up a treeline ditch probably 200 yards. At 20 Mike came on point in an open field of buffalo grass; he was standing tall, looking good but then lost a little bit of composure and no birds were produced. At 42 Mike again pointed, showed good style, a nice covey was produced. At 53 Dan D seems to be running stronger with some good casts but did not find birds.
Ardmore, Okla., March 19
Judges: Bill Norvell and Leon Wilcox
UNITED STATES OPEN BRITTANY CHAMPIONSHIP
[One-Hour Qualifying Heats; One-Hour Finals]—42 Brittany Spaniels
Winner— LA’ JEAN’S JOHNNIE OF CONNIE, 130188, male, by Jacque of Connie—Smokestone Dan Dee. James and Janet Chase, owners; Jim Holman, handler.
Runner-Up—COUNT GEOFFREY, unreg. male, by Ban Dee—Gringo’s Tumbleweed Sal. F. V. and P. S. Hansen, owners; Marc Appleton, handler.
VICTOIRE NATIONALE DERBY CLASSIC
By Rick Smith
Franklin County Bandit was named the winner of this stake and Minnie Ha Ha Tammy was named runner-up because of the maturity they showed in their races, their fine handling, hunting in the right places and display good bird sense. There may have been dogs that ran bigger and harder but did not get it all together to show the maturity and the all-age potential of these two.
Franklin County Bandit is owned by Harry and Mary Jo Wirth of Cartersville, Ill., and was handled by Jim Holman. Tammy is owned by Richard Culbert of Sioux Falls, S. D., and was ably handled by Lyle Johnson. Both of these fine young dogs were sired by Harry Wirth’s winner Allair’s Evereddy from different dams.
It is evident that this stake has become the premier Derby stake. The handlers are skilled and the caliber of dogs that they are bringing are excellent. The dogs run big, wide, and hard and are well conditioned. The Brittany Derbies still lacks a few more years before they are consistent hour dogs. We now have our all.-age as good, strong hour dogs. But with the demise of the National Futurity, this is the No. 1 stake for Derbies.
The Derby this year was fortunate to have Bill Trabue of Newalla, Okla., returning as judge. He was assisted by Jerry Foster of Wewoka, Okla. Both have spent many hours training dogs and were very attentive to our young Derbies.
Several new faces appeared for this prestigous stake. Kraig Staton of Mo., a second generation trainer, came down with Everett Davis. Everett is a very serious amateur who is always competitive. Mike Nichols brought Robert Caroll and Randy Veuleman with him from Louisiana to root his team on.
The Running
The first brace broke away Thursday afternoon at 2:00 going counter clockwise from the barn. Pixie (Kraig Staton)— Minnehaha's Tammy (Johnson).—Both ran strong, wide with not too much handle or direction on Pixie. Tammy started well and went on point at 12, under a tree, about 300 yards out. She released and moved on with no sign of birds. She continued her good range and speed. Tammy had birds at 26, hesitated for a split second, went through them with Johnson calling her back. She stopped and he fired over her. Tammy continued her race strong, wide pretty good purpose. The course made a U-turn and it put her off to the side, which was not her fault. Tammy shows great potential. Pixie finished extremely strong and wide but with limited handle. She had a strong hour, good speed and lots of bottom.
Bozo (K. Staton)—Far Out Dandy (Holman).—Conditions were extremely windy and fairly warm. Bozo ran a strong hard hour with good hustle, good ground speed, handling well but did not have birds, he still had a lot of bottom left at the end. Dandy had a good find at 15 and was fired over. He was handling well but not ranging as far as Bozo. Bozo has a lot more ground speed and a lot more range.
The Magic Moment (Holman)—Buckshot Bandit (Appleton).—Breakaway began a the barn at 7:30. Both started very well, with a good breakaway. At 15 Magic was on deer and did not return to judgment. At 23 Bandit pointed, looked real good, feathers up, trying to locate the birds when the gallery rode up a nice covey. Appleton fired. We then entered fairly heavy cover down by the fickle finger, Bandit fussed around quite a bit with ground scent. We were heading into the wind and he started quartering and slowed up. He did this for about 10 minutes. Because of stronger, solid hour races already shown by several dogs the judges ordered him up.
Brewington Brinnie (Budd)—Doctor Zeek (Watson).—Conditions seemed ideal for running an hour stake, overcast, a slight breeze, and damp. Both broke away together, down a tree line, faded out of sight over a hill. For the first 7-8 minutes all enjoyed looking as we made a slow bend over to another treeline, heading into the wind. The dogs started to quarter. Both dogs are not competing and at 25 the judges asked them up. Both were attractive moving dogs with good ground speed but not the range.
Franklin County Bandit (Holman)—Doctor Bill (Appleton).—Both dogs broke away well, directly into the timberline, dropping into the draw where the birds should be, staying in the draws and running them to the end. We made a left turn going through Manck’s crossing and had a hard time getting them around because the lake comes up through there and cuts the dogs off. Bandit came around and shot up a draw about 200 yards in front, doing a real nice job. Holman sent out his scout who found Bandit on point. As Holman and the judge were riding to the dog, the birds flushed and flew over their heads. When they arrived, the dog was moving. Holman dismounted and fired. Bill was pulled through the cut and shot to the front. Both dogs showed potential and should be future all-age competitors. Holman was to the left with his dog dislocated until he showed to the front, running strong. Bandit was going for all of it though not as wide as some we have seen but had a lot more purpose. He looked like a fine all-age potenial dog that could come back and compete in the Championship next year. Bill was hunting strong, still has a lot of stamina but he didn’t have the range that was needed at this time.
Magic Man (Gorrow)—Far Out Bandit (Holman).—Both were running well, wide and with handle, exceptionably well for Derbies, as well as hunting in the right spots. Far Out messed with twitty birds a couple of times but was not penalized. Both showed good all-age potential, continued strong to the 40-minute mark. Far Out had birds; Holman called point, and when the judge got there the birds were flying, the dog moving. Holman brought him back in and fired. Magic Man and Far Out finished the hour well, had the type of race they were looking for and on any other day probably would have had a piece of the action.
Countess Ruffian of DMR (Appleton)—Diggins Darlin’ (Gorrow).—At 13 D D pointed a covey where the bulldozing has been done and a bunch of dead brush has been pushed. This was a good point. Both continue to run strong, with Ruffian hitting the cover extremely well. Bunny Brown was in the gallery along with her parents Harold and Carol Brown to see her dog run. Harold is the president of the American Brittany Club and they drove up from Ft. Worth for today’s running. This was one of the best combined braces of the stake, both dogs ran and handled well. They finished the hour strong but Ruffian was birdless.
Shelly Christine Ann (Budd)—Tel Vez Patsy (Holman).—Patsy’s owner Staples Garret was in the gallery to see her run. Both dogs had a good start, hitting the cover well. By 25 both had slowed and neither had birdwork. They were retired at 30.
Copper Nugget (Appleton)—Tivo’s Flashy Timber (Gorrow).—Don Miller of Albuquerque, N. Mex., Nugget’s owner, had ridden all week to see the all-age dogs and then enjoyed the Derby. Both dogs at breakaway got turned around and headed into the bear trap. It took 7-8 minutes getting them lined out. both showed their youth, never getting lined out and earning an early leash.
Milligan’s Drifter (Nichols)—Dave O Ben (Davis).—These two dogs were both handled by very capable amateur handlers. Ben, a very attractive moving dog, broke away hard but in the wrong direction. He did not want to handle this day and was picked up. Drifter remained down until about 45 and was also retired. The both were running hard but with little direction.
Cody’s Little Duster (Gorrow)—Super Chubbs (Appleton).—The pair had an impressive start, running well. Chubbs made the hour but was tired the last few minutes, and was birdless. Duster handled well, sometimes ran a little immature, chased a deer at 40 and did not return to judgment.
VICTOIRE NATIONALE DERBY CLASSIC
judges: Jerry Foster and Bill Trabue
[One-Hour Heats]—22 Brittanys
Winner— FRANKLIN COUNTY BANDIT, unreg., male, by Allair’s Evereddy—Deacon’s Sister Dixie. Harry & Mary J. Wirth, owners; Jim Holman, handler.
Runner-Up— MINNIEHAHA'S TAMMY, unreg., female, by Allair’s Evereddy—Sacogewa Charbonneau. Richard Culbert, owner; Lyle Johnson, handler.
