THE INTERNATIONAL GUNDOG LEAGUE RETRIEVER SOCIETY Schedule of the 91 st Retriever Championship Lauder, Borders, Scotland, TD2 6QY

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1 THE INTERNATIONAL GUNDOG LEAGUE RETRIEVER SOCIETY Schedule of the 91 st Retriever Championship 2013 To be run under the Field Trial Regulations of the Kennel Club Limited and Rules of the International Gundog League Retriever Society at Lauder, Borders, Scotland, TD2 6QY On 25th, 26th and 27th November 2013 by kind invitation of Mr W Young Snr, Mr W Young Jnr and Eskdale Shooting Services The Meet on the first day will be held off the A697 (TD2 6QY) please follow the IGL road signs The Meet will commence at a.m. Registration on the 25th November 2013 will be from 07:45 a.m. JUDGES Mr M Bettinson (1836) Mr J D Castle (1845) Mr N Carville (2615) Mr G Bennett (2713) The International Gundog League Headquarters: Dryburgh Abbey Hotel, St Boswell, Melrose, Scottish Borders, Scotland, TD6 0RQ. Tel:

2 Officers of the International Gundog League (Retriever Society) PRESIDENT Mr R W Parker DEPUTY PRESIDENT The Duchess of Devonshire DL VICE PRESIDENTS The Duke of Marlborough The Duke of Wellington KG, LVO, OBE, MC, DL. The Earl of Leicester Miss A. Hill-Wood TREASURER: Lady Hugh Smith SECRETARY: Mr P Wainwright THE COMMITTEE Mrs J Coley Mr G Cox Mr J Halstead Mrs J Hayes Mr D Hales Mr H Paterson Mr A Rountree Mr G Searle Mr J Stubbs Mr A Thornton Mr R Webb Mr P White Mrs R Wise Entry fee All Trophies are held by the recipient for one year only. At the Judges discretion Diplomas of Merit may be conferred on Competitors having achieved that status. Prizes 1 st nd 75-3 rd 50 Trophies THE RETRIEVER TRIALS CHAMPIONSHIP CHALLENGE CUP (Presented by Captain A. Glen Kidston) Won outright in 1987 by Mr J Halstead running F.T.Ch Breeze of Drakeshead and re-presented to the Society for perpetuity. THE LADY AUCKLAND MEMORIAL SALVER is awarded to the winner of the Retriever Championship. THE KINGSFORD-LETHBRIDGE TROPHY is awarded to the breeder of the winner of the Retriever Championship. THE HIWOOD CHALLENGE TROPHY THE IGL PRESIDENT S TROPHY To be won outright by the Winner of the Championship THE F.T.Ch. ULSTARE STYLE CHALLENGE TROPHY Presented by Mrs June Heywood-Lonsdale to the dog placed second. THE LORNA COUNTESS HOWE MEMORIAL TROPHY Presented by the Scottish Field Trial Societies and awarded to the best dog entered by an owner wholly resident in Scotland; the dog must win a prize or Diploma of Merit to be eligible.

3 THE CONDITIONS FOR THE 2013 RETRIEVER CHAMPIONSHIP WILL BE AS FOLLOWS: To compete in the Championship: dogs must have obtained one of the following qualifications during the current qualifying Field Trial Season 1 x A Qualification or 3x B Qualifications (a) 1 st in Open (two day) Stake, 20 or more runners (b) 2 nd in Open (two day) Stake, 20 or more runners (c) 1 st in Open (one day) Stake, 10 or more runners = A = B = B REGULATIONS The current Champion is entitled to defend the title. The current Irish Champion is entitled to compete. If a dog that has already qualified for the Championship and qualifies again at a subsequent Trial the qualification will not pass to the next dog in order of the awards at that stake. No substitution of any dog that has qualified will be permitted. There is no maximum numbers of competitors that are allowed to compete, providing they have attained the above qualification. The Draw for the Championship will take place on the 14 th November 2013 at 19:00hrs at the Secretary s residence. For those trials that have not taken place by this date, the organising Club/Society name will be inserted in the draw. Any dog qualifying via the B route after the draw has taken place will be added to the end of the official running order. All dogs that have qualified must be registered at the Kennel Club Ltd. in accordance with Kennel Club Ltd. regulations for Classification and Registration B. Any dog that has qualified and is resident outside the United Kingdom must have obtained and been issued with a Kennel Club Ltd Authority number to compete prior to entry into the Championship. An entrant found not to have complied will be excluded from competing in the Championship. Should circumstances so dictate the Society, in consultation with the Judges, may alter arrangements as necessary. Such changes and the circumstances surrounding them will be reported to the Kennel Club Ltd. No modification may be made to this schedule after publication except by permission of the Kennel Club Ltd and the International Gundog League Retriever Society, followed by advertisement in appropriate journals or Society s website should time permit. Judges at this Championship are prohibited from entering a dog that is recorded as in their part or full ownership. A credit will be given in the programme for those Judges dogs and any other dogs that have gained a qualification to participate but are not competing. A competitor whose dog is entered in a Kennel Club Ltd licensed event should take all reasonable steps to ensure the needs of their dog(s) are met, and should not knowingly put their dog(s) health and welfare at risk by any action, default, omission or otherwise. A breach of this regulation may be referred to the General Committee for disciplinary action under Kennel Club Ltd Rules and Regulations. The following statement applies to all that leave dogs in their vehicle whilst attending this Championship whether a Competitor or member of the Gallery. Please ensure that dogs that are left in a vehicle even at this time of year have adequate ventilation to prevent the build up of temperature placing the animal at risk. Should a dog found to be in distress, forcible entry into the vehicle will be considered without liability for any damage so caused. Please forward all communications to the Honorary Secretary: Mr Philip Wainwright, 25 St Peters Crescent, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 4XA Tel no: Please ring between 8.00 p.m p.m. secretary@iglsociety.org.uk

4 Please Note: Due to the limiting hours of daylight at this time of year it has been agreed with that we will shoot through to finish approximately at 1:30-2:30pm each day. We would suggest that you provide yourself with some refreshment that can be eaten in the field. Light refreshment, by ticket only, in the form of soup/bread and a sports bar for the competitors and workforce will be provided at the end of proceedings on the first and second day. Please take care when you enter the field for the car park to the meet on days one and three as access will be off the A697, which is a fast moving road. Members of the Press The Society has adopted a greater control on those members of the press that wish to enter the line during the Championship. Those wishing to apply for press passes must have applied prior to the event by writing or ing {secretary@iglsociety.org.uk} to the Secretary a month before the date of the event. To this end to ensure that those applying to enter the line must be in possession of a letter of identity from an accredited shooting or gundog publication that they are representing. The Society will only allow two members from each publication {ie photographer and correspondent} to be allocated with press arm bands. There will be a Press briefing on the first day approximately 30 minutes prior to the commencement of the welcome announcements to which all are required to attend. Any person having not registered with the Secretary or Press Steward will not be allowed into the line. On each of the days all those that have applied must contact the Press Steward to register and receive an arm band; this must be worn at all times. The arm band must be returned to the Press Steward at the end of each day. The Press will not have access to the forward gallery as this is reserved for competitors that are due to go in to line, the Press must keep in close contact with the Press Steward as it is their responsibility to ensure that are available to enter into the line at their allotted time. The number of Press and the time allocated in the line will be at the discretion of the Judges/Steward of the Beat and representatives of the Society. Any member of the Press that in the opinion of the Judges/Steward of the Beat/Chief Steward or Secretary is deemed to have obstructed the proceedings or is encroaching on the ability of the Judges or Competitor to view or handle the dogs will be asked to leave the line and will have their press pass revoked. The use of flash photography in the line is strictly prohibited irrespectively of the light or weather conditions. The only video filming during the Championship in the line or forward galleries will be carried out by the Society s accredited film company (Paul French Video) Any person found to be operating non approved video equipment will be asked to leave and return to the public gallery, this also applies to all in the line and forward gallery whether officials, guests, competitors or press. The Society may at its discretion refuse entry to any future Retriever Championships to those that in the opinion of the Society have not complied with these requirements. Sponsors of the 2013 Retriever Championship Dryburgh Abbey Hotel Graham Cox

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