DOGS, TRAINERS WEATHER THUNDERSTORMS AT TRIALS

JACKSON -- Dog and trainers had to weather heavy rains and thunderstorms during a recent weekend, but completed the Southeast Missouri Quail Unlimited and Bird Dog Association, Inc. trials, held at Meier Hunting Club near Jackson.

Classes and winners were:

Open Puppy Stake (Bob Catlett Traveling Trophy): 1. Jack, a pointer male, handled by Dr. Dennis Montgomery; 2. Hi Tech, pointer male, managed by Charles Duren; 3. Sugar, setter female, shown by Dick Fortner.

Open Derby Stake (Elmer Brese Traveling Trophy): 1. Suzie, a white pointer, female owned by Dan Hampton and run by Gerry Glasco; 2. Babe, pointer female, by Tom Mofield; 3. Buck, owned by Hampton and run by Glasco.

Open Shooting Dog (J.R. Wood Traveling Trophy): 1. McKinney's Hot, a tri-colored setter male, run by Ken Waldron of Jackson; 2. Freckles, setter female, owned by Robert Heggemeier and handled by Roland Jones, Nashville, Ill.; 3. Stephen's Super Sport, pointer male owned by Stephen Smith and run by Gerry Glasco of Marion, Ill.

Amateur Puppy (Jerry Kilgore award) 1. Lance, run by Matthew Waldron; 2. Katie, a pointer female, run by Karen Meier; 3. Vince, pointer male, run by Brock Ruess.

Amateur Shooting Dog (Leonard V. Waldron Traveling Trophy): 1. Bozeann's Little Rebel, a tri-colored setter male, run by Ken Waldron; 2. Hicks Rolling Rock, setter male, run by Ken Waldron; 3. Buddy, German Shorthair pointer, run by Dr. Bob Ruess.

Amateur Derby Stake (Ray W. Grace Traveling Trophy: 1. Hawky, tri-colored setter male, run by Ken Waldron; 2. Sue, setter female, Matthew Waldron; 3. Minne, German Shorthair female, by Ruess.