Updates for Dec. 20th/ Natl. AM. Quail Champ at Ames

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Updated December 20, 2005
ATLANTIC COAST OPEN SHOOTING DOG CHAMPIONSHIP
Hoffman, NC—The Atlantic Coast Open Shooting Dog Championship was held December 6-11 at Hoffman, NC. The winner was Private Ryan, white and tan setter male owned by Mrs. Inez Smith of Wexford, PA, and Waynesboro, GA, and handled by Harold Ray. Runner-up was Rowan’s Elijah Craig, pointer male owned by Fred Rowan of Atlanta, GA, handled by Doug Ray. There were 53 entries.
Judges were Jimmy Edmundson of Winterville, NC, and Donnie Faust of Lamar, SC.
In the Open Derby (24 entries), first was Bridges Lake Pat, pointer female owned by Tim Moore of Colquitt, GA, handled by Doug Ray. Second was Cassique’s First Born, pointer female owned by Fred Rowan and handled by Doug Ray. Third was Tom, handled by Mike Hester. Judges were Donnie Faust and Mack Hilliard.
— William Sanderson

BENTON COUNTY OPEN ALL-AGE
Walnut, MS— First in the Benton County Open All-Age was Whippoorwill Wild Agin, handled by Larry Huffman and owned by Dr. T. L. Terlep and Dr. J. D. Huffman. Second was Poison, owned and handled by Tommy Davis. Third was Whippoorwill High Rise, handled by Larry Huffman, owned by Chuck Bolton and Dr. J. D. Huffman. There were 50 entries. Judges for the Open All-Age were Marty Rhinehart and Stan Howton.
In the Open Derby (40 entries), first was Survivor’s Little Bill, owned by Blake Kukar and handled by Bill Hunt. Sean Derrig won the other two places, second with Erin’s Little Engine and third with Erin’s Final Justice. Judges were Larry Huffman and Marty Rhinehart.
— Piper Huffman

M. F. FERGUSON SHOOTING DOG CLASSIC
Ardmore, OK—The tenth running of the M. F. Ferguson Shooting Dog Classic was held December 12-14 at Ardmore, OK. Taking the top honors was Broadway Knockout, pointer female owned by Brad Calkins of Denver, CO, and handled by Chuck Taylor. Pointer male Concho Kipp placed second for owner John Benoist of Aledo, TX, and handler Frank Ford. Kansas Express Rob, pointer male owned by Devoe Treadwell of Wichita, KS, and handled by Taylor, was third.
The Northwest Oklahoma Derby Classic had an entry of 10 dogs. The winners were: Quail Alley Rose, pointer female owned by Kenneth C. Raney, Jr. of Richardson, TX, and handled by Frank Ford; Joe’s Buck, pointer male owned by Gary Young of Erick, OK, and handled by Dan Hendrickson; Political Sadie, handled by Tony Falley.
Judges were Pat Morgan of Arcadia, OK, and Conrad Plevnic of Terrell, TX.
— Pat Kammerlocher

NATIONAL AMATEUR QUAIL CHAMPIONSHIP
Grand Junction, TN—The National Amateur Quail Championship was held on the Ames Plantation in Grand Junction, TN, and drew 48 entries. The stake ended on December 10.
Winning this prestigious stake was House’s Delta Dawn, white and liver pointer female owned and handled by Joe Don House of Clinton, KY. She had three quality finds with a strong forward race. Runner-up was Tennessee Titan, owned and handled by Gary Lester of Gracey, KY. Titan had four finds and a race that was always to the front. Judges for this event were as advertised, Weldon Bennett of Tennessee and Charles R. Jackson of Texas.
— Alan Powell

OZARK OPEN SHOOTING DOG CHAMPIONSHIP
Conway, AR— After looking at the 42 contenders, Judges John “Buzzy” Daugherty and John Dubson announced the Champion to be Blackhawk Jet, and after a 20-minute callback series, Elhew Hannabell was named runner-up. Interestingly, the “royal” pair were drawn together and competed in the 16th brace of the stake.
The other contender for the runner-up slot, Rockacre Blackhawk (sire of Jet), ran in the 17th brace. Blackhawk Jet, owned, trained and handled by a very happy Robby Robinson of Dardanelle, AR, found quail twice in his hour and was relentless in his ground race. Elhew Hannabell is owned by Drs. Thomas and Robin Morgan of Colorado Springs, CO, trained and handled by Shawn Kinkelaar. She honored her bracemate early on, had her own covey find, and thrilled us with her race. In the callback she went into the woods and didn’t come out until she had found birds.
— Pat Kammerlocher