The following Field Trials will be held under Kennel Club Rules and Field Trial Regulations

Field Trials 2008

Stake R1. 2008
Open Qualifying Stake for AV Retrievers. Limited to 24 Dogs
Date   Friday 17th & Saturday 18th of October 2008
Venue   Nr Lydney, by kind permission of Tony Curtis
Judges   Mrs. Heather Bradley. Mr. Graham Roberts. Mr. Vince Mitchell and Mr. Basil Smith
Entries   Members £30, Non Members £50. Administration Fee, Separate cheques please as payment of non-returnable Administration Fee of £2.00 must be included with all entries
Closing Date for Entries   Monday 15th of September 2008
Draw   Tuesday 16th Sept 2008 at the home of the Field Trial Secretary (Retrievers)
Prizes
Winner – The Perpetual Trophy, Crystal Tumbler, Prize Card plus £30.00
Second - Prize Card and £20
Third - Prize Card and £15
Fourth - Prize Card and £10
Guns Choice - The Brockweir Tankard and a Bottle of Port
Notes
1. Entry Fees will not be refunded if a dog is withdrawn after Friday 12th October 2007 unless a Veterinary Certificate is provided to the Field Trial Secretary (Retrievers) within 4 days of the date of the Trial being held
2. This Stake carries an A Qualification for the 2008 IGL Retriever Championship

Stake R2. 2008
Novice Stake for Retrievers. Limited to 12 dogs
Date   Friday 5th of December 2007
Venue   Nr Lydney, by kind permission of Tony Curtis
Judges   Mr. Graham West. Mr. David Field. Mrs. Diana Wiggin and Mrs. Annie Wales.
Entries   Members £20, Non Members £50. Administration Fee, Separate cheques please as payment of non-returnable Administration Fee of £2.00 must be included with all entries
Closing date for entries   Monday 24th of November 2008
Draw   Tuesday 25th of November 2008 at the home of the Field Trial Secretary (Retrievers)
Prizes
Winner - The Evenlode Trophy, Crystal Tumbler, Prize Card plus £20.00
Second - Prize Card and £15
Third - Prize Card and £10
Fourth - Prize Card and Rosette
Notes
1. Entry Fees will not be refunded if a dog is withdrawn after Monday 1st of December 2008 unless a Veterinary Certificate is provided to the Field Trial Secretary (Retrievers) within 3 days of the date of the Trial being held, or a dog has qualified out of Novice
2. Any dog drawn to run, or subsequently offered a run from the list of reserves in Novice R2 will not have preference in the draw for Novice R3

Stake R3. 2008
Novice Stake for Retrievers. Limited to 12 dogs
Date   Friday 12th of December 2008
Venue   Nr Lydney, by kind permission of Tony Curtis
Judges   Mr. Brian Gregory. Mr. Sid Saterley. Mr. Leigh Jackson and Mr. Graham Bird
Entries   Members £20, Non Members £50. Administration Fee, Separate cheques please as payment of non-returnable Administration Fee of £2.00 must be included with all entries
Closing date for entries   Monday 24th of November 2008
Draw   Tuesday 25th of November 2008, at the home of the Field Trial Secretary (Retrievers)
Prizes
Winner - The Ashford Trophy, Crystal Tumbler, Prize Card plus £20.00
Second - Prize Card and £15
Third - Prize Card and £10
Fourth - Prize Card and Rosette
Note
1. Entry Fees will not be refunded if a dog is withdrawn after Monday 8th December 2008 unless a Veterinary Certificate is provided to the Field Trial Secretary (Retrievers) within 3 days of the date of the Trial being held, or the dog has qualified out of Novice

General Notes and Conditions of Entry for all Trials

Please note alteration to condition number 15

1. Definition of Open Stakes [ref: Kennel Club Field trial regulations J.2.d. (1) - A Stake in which dogs have the opportunity of gaining a qualification towards the title of Field Trial Champion or towards entry in the Championship or Champion Stake for its breed and in which entry is open to all dogs of a specified breed or breeds, it may be limited to a prescribed number of runners, in which case these shall be decided by a Draw conducted in accordance with regulation J.6.g. so that preference is given to previous performance

2. Preference in the draw – Open Stakes
(a) Members dogs which have gained a First, Second, Third or Fourth Award in a 24 dog Open Stake or First, second or Third Award in a 12 dog Open Stake or First Award in All Aged or Novice Stakes or a Second Award in an All Aged or Novice Stake if gained prior to 1 July 1993
(b) Non Members dogs with the above Awards
(c) Members dogs which gained other Awards
(d) Non Members dogs which have gained other Awards
(e) Other dogs

3.Definition of Novice Stakes [ref: Kennel Club Field trial regulations J.2.d. (2)] - A Novice Stake is a Stake that is confined to dogs that have not gained the following Awards
(a) First, Second, Third or Fourth in 24 dog Open Stakes
(b) First, Second or Third in 12 dog Open Stakes
(c) First in All Aged or Novice Stakes or two Second Awards in All Aged or Novice Stakes if gained prior to 1 July 1993

4. Separate cheques for Administration Fee and Entry Fee for ALL entries

5. Separate cheques and Entry Forms are required for each dog entered, except in the case of Substitute dog(s)

6. A stamped, addressed envelope must accompany ALL entries to qualify for entry into the draw

7. Failure to comply with the Conditions of Entry at points 3, 4 and 5 above will result in entries NOT being included in the draw

8. Originators of any Entry Form(s) received that fail to satisfy the Requirements of Entry into the draw will not be informed of the results of the draw. Results of the draw will be notified by post in the stamped, addressed envelope included with entries

9. Incomplete or illegible Entry Forms will be automatically excluded from the draw

10. Perpetual Trophies are to be retained for a period of one year, or until the corresponding Stake in the season following the award, and are the responsibility of those Members to whom they are awarded until the safe return to the appropriate Field Trial Secretary. Additionally, it is the responsibility of Members awarded any Society Trophy to complete any engraving that may be required

11. Telephone, facsimile or late entries will NOT be accepted

12. Should a dog be drawn to run in a Stake and then withdraw for any reason the Owner may run a substitute dog in its place provided
(a) The substitute dog has gained a qualification for the equivalent preference in the draw AT THE DATE OF THE DRAW
(b) The substitution is notified to the Field Trial Secretary 5 days prior to the date of the Stake
(c) Details of substitute dog(s) MUST be included in the Entry Form for that Stake and MUST be clearly marked as Substitute

13. Should circumstance so dictate the Society, in consultation with the Judges, may alter arrangements as necessary. Such changes and the circumstances surrounding them must be reported to the Kennel Club at the earliest opportunity

14. The Society may reserve to itself the right to refuse entry, except that this shall not apply in terms of the preference in the Draw Regulations [ref. J.6.g.]

15. Bitches in season and non-competing dogs will not be allowed in the grounds of the Trial

16. All Competitors, Stewards or other Members of the Society attending a Trial will be under the direction of the Chief Steward

17. Unless approval is agreed with the Field Trial Secretary (Retrievers), prior to the date of the Trial, NO spectators are allowed at any of the Society’s Retriever events

18. The Bristol & West Working Gundog Society cannot accept responsibility for injury, loss or damage to persons, dogs or property however caused

19. The Society reserves the right to withhold Entry Fees in the following circumstances
(a) Members drawn to run in the Stake withdraw from the Stake, unless a Veterinary Certificate is provided within 4 days of the date of the Stake
(b) If when offered from the list of reserves a Member refuses the offer of a run unless a Veterinary Certificate is provided within 4 days of the date of the Stake

20. Where a dog is jointly owned, all owners must be members

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