Deep South Brittany Championship Association

2002 Free-For-All Champion

By Kent D. Patterson
Shambo's Dark Shadow

This year's champion was found in Shambo's Dark Shadow, a liver and white male that is no stranger to the winner's circle as he has annexed titles such as the 2001 American Brittany Club National Open All Age Champion and Runner-up in the 2001 U.S. Open Championship. Owned by Philip Dangerfield and campaigned by professional trainer Jim John of Yates Center, KS, he is a strong contender each time down as he consistently performs at a high level. The runner-up was Walker's Gunner an orange and white male owned by Jerry and Diana Kendrick of Grovetown, GA. Campaigned by professional trainer Ben Lorenson, Kid is another brittany that has been in the National spotlight as he captured the 1997 American Brittany Club's National Amateur Championship Title. Both dogs were braced together in the championship series. The following is an accounting of their hour.

Shadow and Kid were away from Safford Road in the Suttle 40 with Shadow taking the right edge to the corner with Kid crossing diagonally. Shadow made an extreme cast to the woods edge and out as Kid was on the right side of the course as we headed toward the hay bales and on toward the lake. Ben had his hat in the air at 12 for Kid on the right edge with a covey raised and all manners in order. Shadow was on the left margin as we passed the lake with Kid on a deep cast to the north. Both dogs were collected and taken down the hill toward the Suttle Place where Shadow headed to the western edge of course 1 and rimmed in eye-catching fashion leading to a find at 31 near the Suttle Place. Jim flushed birds going in and coming out with Shadow maintaining a lofty pose. Kid had crossed the big field and disappeared into the pines where he was found standing in the saw-tooth oaks at 38 with Ben flushing a single. Shadow stopped on a single as he was coming up a line of broom sedge at 40 with Jim sending the bird toward Hwy 21. We had both dogs through the gap toward Safford Road and found them standing side by side on an island of cover near Safford Road at 48 with both handlers firing as Jim kicked a single out. Both dogs moved well through heavier cover below the well pasture with Shadow being the wider. Both finished strong back toward Hamilton Road with Shadow on a line near the Sedgefield fence and Kid standing birds on a hill near the tractor shed with all manners in order at time.

RESULTS

Alberta, Al., February 9-13
Judges: Dennis Hood and John Henry Kitchens

Deep South Brittany Free-For-All Championship
[45 min qualifying heat] [1 hr championship heat]
50 Brittanys

Winner
Shambo's Dark Shadow
Brittany Male
by Cam Sham's Shambozo
X Starr's Aapricot Lulu; o Phillip Dangerfield, h Jim John

Runner-Up
Walker's Gunner
Brittany Male, by Chikamin's Mr. Walker X
Rimini's Blaze'n Chick; o Jerry Kendrick, h Ben Lorenson

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