 January 10, 2007
Dear Club Members:
Here are the details about the Club
Fun Trial and Holiday Party on Saturday, February 2, 2008. We hope
you plan to attend!
Club Fun Trial:
Place:
Jerry Day and David Didier’s Farm. Directions =
Day-Didier
Farm.
Time:
The trial will start at 8:30 AM
– please show up a little early.
Cost:
$15 per dog
Judges:
Jerry Day and Stuart Gray
The Fun Trial competition will test
general retriever skills, including marking and blind retrieve
skills, based on field trial and/or hunt test concepts. We expect
to complete approximately 3 separate series. All dogs will compete
on the same set-ups; however, adjustments to the set-ups will be
made for the Junior Category (dogs under the age of 2 years old).
If you have a dog under 2 years old, you may opt to compete either
in the Junior or All-Age category.
To enter, please
email the following information to me (stuart_gray@homedepot.com)
by or before January 25, 2008:
Your name:
Dog’s name:
Dog’s Age:
Competition
Category: All-Age or Junior
The cost per dog is $15.00. Please
mail your check to my address below – please make it payable to
“Atlanta Retriever Club.” If you wish to pay cash, please let me
know, and we’ll make arrangements for such.
Stuart Gray
6747 Gunstock Lane
Tucker, GA 30084
If you have any questions, please
email or call me (770-908-0270 (h); 770-384-2836 (w); 678-799-2821
(c)).
Please note --
Entries Close on January 25, 2008. On that date,
we will be ordering flyers, so please email or call me by or before
that date if you plan to participate.
Holiday
Party:
After the Fun Trial finishes, we will
reconvene for a club-sponsored meal, club meeting, the Fun Trial
Awards and Annual Club Trophies.
Time:
after the Fun Trial – (approximately
4:00 PM)
Place: Golden
Corral – Newnan, GA – from Moreland, take I-85
North to Exit 47. Turn left at the end of the ramp and proceed
under the overpass and up the hill. Approximately ½-1 mile up the
hill you will see Golden Corral on the left hand side of the road.
Annual Club
Trophies:
Each year we award Club Trophies. If
you want to be considered for any of the trophies, please submit
your accomplishments to Jane
Sutter,
mjsutter@bellsouth.net or 770-979-9596. As a reminder, our club
trophies and requirements are as follows:
-
Greenwing
Highpoint Derby Dog – awarded to the ARC
member whose dog accumulated the most points in licensed derbies
for the year 2007.
-
Rowdy’s Rocket
Master Hunter Award – presented to the ARC
member whose dog earned the accumulated the most master qualifying
scores in 2007. This award is presented in memory of a wonderful
dog owned by Carolyn & Brian McCreesh.
-
John Minchew
Memorial trophy – in memory of our
friend & member John Minchew, who trained and campaigned his own
dogs. This award is given to the ARC member whose dog earned the
highest number of amateur points for 2007, accumulated in the
trials held in the former Southeastern Retriever Council.
-
Starrsville
Trophy - awarded to the member whose dog
earned the highest all-age point total for 2007. This includes
open and amateur points accumulated in US field trials, and
includes points earned with a professional handler.
Also, winners of last years’ trophies
need to ensure the trophies are at the Club Meeting.
Annual Dues
Reminder
Lastly, since we are in the new year, please complete the attached
form and send in your annual dues. We look forward to another great
year with each of you!
Membership Renewal Form.
Please come out and join us on February 2nd – this will
be a great event!
Happy Training!
Best regards,
Stuart W. Gray
President, ARC
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