Deep South Brittany Championship Association

2003 Free-For-All Champion

By Kent D. Patterson

Keystone's Double Shot

The judges were given the ability to brace dogs called back for the championship round and there was a reason they braced Keystone's Double Shot, owned by Dr. Ken Cherry of Warriors Mark, PA and The Time Machine, owned by Tony Vescoso of South Lyons, MI. Professional trainers Ben Lorenson and Chad Holman had showcased their charges with confidence as both dogs did exceptional work in the qualifying round. The judges and gallery wanted to see them head to head. Trip took the 1st round as he was named Top Qualifier. On Sunday, Shooter turned the tables with a reaching, flowing, front-end hour. Trip was right there and at the conclusion of the hour everyone was wondering which way the judges saw it. Here is an accounting of their battle.

Trip started with a monster cast deep to the east then swung to the front as Shooter stayed on the eastern edge of the course, took the woods cut and was last seen headed on an extended cast toward the saw-tooth oaks. Trip returned from his original cast 10 minutes into the brace near the Tower of Power as the faint cry of "Point" was heard for Shooter far to the south. His original cast took him deep into course 3 where he was found standing statuesque on a feeding covey. Trip made a cast toward the lost pasture with Chad calling point at 25. No birds were produced and we had both handlers back together as we headed toward the limestone gully. Both were showing their wheels with Shooter probing a pocket of cover to the north and Trip flashing on a hill near the lake as the gallery continued to whisper. Both dogs were strong along the Sedgefield fence and punched through the Hamilton Gate as everyone prepared for the final 15 minutes. Trip went up to Hamilton Road and nailed the ever-present covey at 40 as Shooter had the hammer down going long on a north-south tree line. Released from Hamilton Road, Trip circled behind the new Bramlett house and pinned a large group of birds at 48. Both dogs still had plenty of jump as we went over the hill toward the well pasture with Shooter finishing up a line toward the equipment shed as Chad worked to get Trip out of cover along the well pasture fence.

RESULTS

Alberta, Al., February 4-9, 2003
Judges: Bob Bonner and Doug Vinzant
Deep South Brittany Free-For-All Championship
[45 min qualifying heat] [1 hr championship heat]
72 Brittanys

Winner
Keystone's Double Shot
Brittany Male, by Tequila's Joker
X Shady's Chick-N-Little; o Dr. Ken Cherry, h Ben Lorenson

Runner-Up
The Time Machine
Brittany Male, by The County Lawyer
X Jerob's Magic Tradewind; o Tony Vescoso, h Chad Holman

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