Gallery Comments |
Gallery Comments
We interviewed a variety of stake officials, competitors and observers in the gallery during the fifth series to get their thoughts on the progress of the National Open. We hope their comments add to your enjoyment of WRC's coverage of this year's Championship Stake.
Kathy Berdan - Marshall:
"Every National has things to work out as it progresses. The officials and workers are doing a good job of managing the Open - it is going very well."
Scott Harp - Professional trainer,handler - competitor:
"It has been very difficult for this early in the trial...it the most difficult I have seen...the tests are doable , but tough."
Lynne DuBose - Amateur trainer.handler - competitor:
"The Open is going very well, very well run, excellent views of the tests from the gallery...the third series seemed to much tougher than the judges may have anticipated...callbacks have been based on performance...the fourth series marks were good... tough but efficient."
Charles Tyson - Amateur trainer/handler - competitor:
"The grounds are excellent...enjoyable place to run...gallery positioning has been wonderful...the third series water blind was much tougher than it appeared at first glance...more like an eigth series water blind than a third series test...the marks have been very straight forward."
Jerry Patopea - Professional trainer/handler - observer:
"It is off to a good start...nothing cheap in the tests...the judges used the available light very well...the dogs could see the birds and the guns well...it was good to see a challenging water blind."
Verdell Matter - Traffic
"The National is going very well...fewer cars after each series."
Ben Vallin - Professional trainer/handler - bird thrower:
"The blinds have been straightforward...nothing complicated or tricky...the marks have been difficult but very doable."
Martha Russell - Amateur trainer.handler - marshall:
"Wonderful...great to see a substantial water blind...in a National there is often neither the time or the inclination to do a really substantial water blind."
Mike Kammerer - Field Trial Chairman - landowner:
"The National is going wonderfully; very smoothly...we have been blessed with great weather and outstanding workers...the blinds have been good, but tough...the marks are solid, but wide open."
Angie Becker - Professional trainer/handler - bird thrower:
"Very well organized...extremely fair...technically correct...the judges showed the competitors what they had to do and they went about doing it."
Mike Lardy - Professional trainer/handler - competitor:
"So far there have not been much in the way of marks...I expect some very tough marking tests coming up...the third series water blind was very challengling...you really had one chance to get the cast off the second point, if you didn't get that cast there was no second chance to recover."
Ed Aycock - Captain of the Guns:
"Very Smooth...very cooperative mechanically...fifth series blind was a little light...thrid series water blind was the toughest since 1988...the kind of good, quality water blind we just don't see."
Chris Ledford - Professional trainer/handler - competitor:
"Fair, but hard...fourth series was a good set of marks...expect to see much tougher set-ups coming up."
Tony Snow - Gunner:
"The National is going quite well...mechanics have been great...third series was more difficult than orginally anticipated...a fine water blind...callback numbers are about where they should be."
We interviewed a variety of stake officials, competitors and observers in the gallery during the fifth series to get their thoughts on the progress of the National Open. We hope their comments add to your enjoyment of WRC's coverage of this year's Championship Stake.
Kathy Berdan - Marshall:
"Every National has things to work out as it progresses. The officials and workers are doing a good job of managing the Open - it is going very well."
Scott Harp - Professional trainer,handler - competitor:
"It has been very difficult for this early in the trial...it the most difficult I have seen...the tests are doable , but tough."
Lynne DuBose - Amateur trainer.handler - competitor:
"The Open is going very well, very well run, excellent views of the tests from the gallery...the third series seemed to much tougher than the judges may have anticipated...callbacks have been based on performance...the fourth series marks were good... tough but efficient."
Charles Tyson - Amateur trainer/handler - competitor:
"The grounds are excellent...enjoyable place to run...gallery positioning has been wonderful...the third series water blind was much tougher than it appeared at first glance...more like an eigth series water blind than a third series test...the marks have been very straight forward."
Jerry Patopea - Professional trainer/handler - observer:
"It is off to a good start...nothing cheap in the tests...the judges used the available light very well...the dogs could see the birds and the guns well...it was good to see a challenging water blind."
Verdell Matter - Traffic
"The National is going very well...fewer cars after each series."
Ben Vallin - Professional trainer/handler - bird thrower:
"The blinds have been straightforward...nothing complicated or tricky...the marks have been difficult but very doable."
Martha Russell - Amateur trainer.handler - marshall:
"Wonderful...great to see a substantial water blind...in a National there is often neither the time or the inclination to do a really substantial water blind."
Mike Kammerer - Field Trial Chairman - landowner:
"The National is going wonderfully; very smoothly...we have been blessed with great weather and outstanding workers...the blinds have been good, but tough...the marks are solid, but wide open."
Angie Becker - Professional trainer/handler - bird thrower:
"Very well organized...extremely fair...technically correct...the judges showed the competitors what they had to do and they went about doing it."
Mike Lardy - Professional trainer/handler - competitor:
"So far there have not been much in the way of marks...I expect some very tough marking tests coming up...the third series water blind was very challengling...you really had one chance to get the cast off the second point, if you didn't get that cast there was no second chance to recover."
Ed Aycock - Captain of the Guns:
"Very Smooth...very cooperative mechanically...fifth series blind was a little light...thrid series water blind was the toughest since 1988...the kind of good, quality water blind we just don't see."
Chris Ledford - Professional trainer/handler - competitor:
"Fair, but hard...fourth series was a good set of marks...expect to see much tougher set-ups coming up."
Tony Snow - Gunner:
"The National is going quite well...mechanics have been great...third series was more difficult than orginally anticipated...a fine water blind...callback numbers are about where they should be."
