Field trial results for IRWS

[Thomas&Merete-Kennel Alvertoppen]

Many IRWS around the world attend Field trials. Here you can post your results, and the judges critics.

[Fiorella Mathis]

No it is in big flat plains, no mountains like in Ireland. Speed and concentration is required plus a lot of nose as the wind can change any minute.
Fiorella

[Christiane Lohmann]

FT on the continent are different as there is the most dangerous animal for trialers, called THE HARE ! Especially in spring season they sometimes are on honeymoon and regard setters and pointers as possible brides. So brave setter gallops on the field and is now and then followed by hares. This makes it very difficult to concentrate on any bird finds. To train a dog to go BIG and FAST AND ignore those hares is sometimes difficult. ;-)))
Another difficulty are roedeers in some areas.
The wind felt very much the same in Ireland, Norway, Germany and Poland....

regards
Christiane

[Margaret Sierakowski]

Thanks for the report on the field trial, very interesting to read, as walking behind the judges one doesnt get to see everything.
Taking off your official hat, it would also be good to hear your less formal impressions of the dogs and the weekend in Ireland .
It was great to meet you face to face at last, after so many years of knowing you only through the internet

We have a lot of hares in Scotland too, although the deer are a bigger hazard on the Wicklow mountains. I think one spectacular run during the trial on Sunday may have had something to do with a deer :))
Margaret

[Christiane Lohmann]

Judge’s report



Irish Red & White Setter Club

OPEN STAKE ON GROUSE (under FCI rules)

for Irish Red and White Setters

Sunday, 14th September 2008 – WICKLOW MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK



Judges: Mr. T. Fox / Mrs. Christiane Lohmann (Germany)



1st brace

(4) IRWSD CRAIGRUA KOBIE (Craigrua Brou – Lusmagh Polly) 06/02 – V. Flannelly

(2) IRWSB DEARGBAN BELLA (FTCh Silent Seeker of Shannonbally – Bishopmill Bronze Quean) 03/04 – T. O’Leary



KOBIE starts fast, but takes his time to get himself free from his brace mate. Good style, good and fast runner, could make better use of the wind and have a better pattern.

BELLA takes the chance and shows right from the beginning a perfect pattern with high speed, great style and she takes the ground far out to both sides. Runs out of sight over a ridge and is little later found on a firm point. Produces grouse and is steady to wing and shot. Nicely controlled by the handler with very little use of the whistle. This is exactly what I came to Ireland to see.



2nd brace

(9) IRWSB PALLAS GREEN HARRIET (Harry – Craigrua Goldie) 11/05 – J. Sheridan

(8) IRWSD CRAIGRUA KANSAS (Craigrua Osprey – Craigrua Danusa) 08/06 – D. Linton



HARRIET shows a breathtaking performance, taking all way up the hill and back with very good style and tremendous speed. Could cover the ground more thoroughly and have a closer pattern, but makes very intelligent use of the wind. She needs to have too much whistling to have her come back from her far beats to the left hand side. Great will to go.

KANSAS needs some time to free himself from his brace mate and start his own job, but then works out nicely with great gusto and style. Lacks a bit of a system yet, but makes very sensible use of the wind.



3rd brace

(1) IRWSB BAWNRHU GLENCORA (Craigrua Kobie – Bawnrhu Misty) 08/04 – D. Byrne

(3) IRWSD CRAIGRUA RASTAS (Craigrua Rascal – Kilteel Holly) 10/02 – V. Flannelly



GLENCORA goes out in a powerful search with good range and correct use of wind. Takes a firm point and produces grouse. Steady to wing and shot. Clears the ground nicely, but has no more finds. Has another short point, but continues when she is sure there is no birds.

RASTAS is taking his time to start an independent search, but has some nice casts. Good style and high speed. Needs to get a better system in his pattern and gain more experience on how to use the wind. He fails to back his brace mate.



4th brace

(10) IRWSB CRAIGRUA LUCKY (Dunbarra Jack – Craigrua Firefly) 04/02 – J. Sheridan

(11) IRWSB PEPPERSTOWN POLLY (FTCh Rushfield Rascal – Lusmagh Polly) 97/01 – M. Ruymbeke



LUCKY has an excellent search with high speed and great style. He keeps good contact with the handler. She back casts but shows her bird sense. Finds a snipe but has no chance to point it.



POLLY has a good run with good range and nice style, but back casts on both sides several times. Two firm points but did not produce any birds,



5th brace

(13) IRWSD BENWISKEN BRENDAN – V. Flannelly

(7) IRWSD CRAIGRUA OSPREY (Craigrua Aran – Craigrua Danusa) – D. Linton



BRENDAN is not developing a fluent search but his handler uses the whistle too much which does not help. . Would have liked to see him given more ‘free rein’ Showed short glimpses of great style with a ‘will-to-go’.

OSPREY is fast and far ranging with good system. Responds to the whistle of his brace mate handler and back casts several times. Firm on point, but did not produce any birds great performance otherwise.



6th brace

(12) IRWSD DALRIACH GARRYOWEN (Dalriach Lord Decider – Dalriach Bruar) 05/04 – M. Ruymbeke

(5) IRWSB CRAIGRUA DARLENE (Craigrua Raceaway – Craigrua Susan) 10/04 – V. Flannelly



GARRYOWEN starts off in a sound and professional search with good range and great speed. I like his steady way of working for his handler. Makes sensible use of the wind and covers the ground with perfect pattern. What a pity his handler hurt his knee and couldn’t run him in the re-call. I would have liked to see him on birds.

DARLENE is a fast and far ranging bitch with great style and power. Covers her ground with a good pattern, but I would like to see her hunt with a little less influence from the handler. No chance on birds.



Re-Call

1st (10) Lucky – (5) Darlene

Both bitches are cast off downhill and start with high speed. Lucky flushes grouse by literally running into them on her first cast to the very far right side. Again she had the idea where to go and find grouse but had bad luck today.

Darlene is stopped and picked-up.



2nd (5) Darlene – (2) Bella

Darlene continues with Bella and both are a fantastic brace. Very competitive and totally in control. No finds.



3rd (1) Glencora – (8) Kansas

Both start off with high speed and stamina. Well in hand, competitive and totally in control. No finds.



4th (9) Harriet – (7) Osprey

Here we have two excellent examples of Irish Red and White Setters hunting. Harriet is fighting hard for birds and somersaults on very heavy ground. Is up in a instant and continues hunting. Again she takes very big casts out to the left hand side. Osprey improves very much in pattern and use of wind and shows a fantastic search. Both would have deserved to have a find.


RESULT:



1st Winner EXCELLENT - (2) IRWSB DEARGBAN BELLA– T. O’Leary

Winner of the IRW SILVER TRAY and “Verein für Pointer and Setter/ Germany”- tile



2nd Place EXCELLENT - (1) IRWSB BAWNRHU GLENCORA – D. Byrne



Best young RW “Kastberg Silver Plate award” - (8) IRWSD CRAIGRUA KANSAS – D. Linton





My special thanks to the IRWS-Club for inviting me to judge in the Wicklow mountains. The gallery had IRWS-fanciers from Sweden, France, the United States and Germany, whom I know enjoyed the day.

I was surprised by the high quality of the dogs and found every single one to be a joy and pride to own. All had fantastic style, great passion and the way they ran over this rough ground made it look very easy. I would have gladly brought home every one of them

regards Christiane Lohmann

[Thomas&Merete-Kennel Alvertoppen]

Thank you Christiane for your detailed report. It was very interesting reading!

[Christina Phillips]

Thank you for sharing, very interesting.
By chance, are there any photos available, would love to see,
Christina

[Thomas&Merete-Kennel Alvertoppen]

Saturday 28th september Tobbogan's Amazing Skadi got her first FCI FT-result. It was a 3rd placing on a forest trial (Open class).

This is the first Open Class FT-placing on forest trial for the IRWS in Norway (ever).

[Margaret Sierakowski]

Fantastic! Congratulations!
Margaret

[Thomas&Merete-Kennel Alvertoppen]

Thank you! This is how the "forest" terrain looks like:

[Margaret Sierakowski]

Fabulous. Where in Norway?
Margaret

[Thomas&Merete-Kennel Alvertoppen]

It was up in the mountains (400 meters above sea) on Stord, an island on the western coast of Norway, just south of Bergen:

http://maps.google.no/maps?f=q&hl=no&geocode=&q=&ie...

[Susan Stone]

Thanks for the photo - it really is a stunning and impressive landscape! Would love to be there...