Everett Skehan interview with Colvin Davis that appeared in the June 27th issue of the American Field Colvin Davis and his wife, Mazie, have been a highly successful team on the all-age circuit for many… 
Lexington Jake by William Harnden Foster Champion Tarheelia’s Lucky Strike was sired by the great New England producer, Lexington Jake, whose owner Mrs. Jeanette R. Shaw from New Hampshire, maintained a fine breeding kennel. I…
From the American Field Report of the 2005 National Championship: The roadway to the afternoon starting point was jammed with vehicles, a Percheron-drawn gallery wagon, riders and roadside fans awaiting the start of the sixth…
Open All-Age Winners From left: Omen, first, with Bill Rayl; Vineland Kate, second, with George Moreland, and Endurance, third, with E.L. Baker. Standing: Hal Davis, reporter; Jerry Chasteen, treasurer; Casey Black, judge; P.E. Hunt, manager,…
I met Warren Sims for the first time at the Maine Bird Dog Club’s spring trial on their Brownfield grounds just south of Fryeburg, Maine in 2000. I didn’t have a field trial dog yet...he was to come that summer, a six month old pointer male who just happened to be a half brother to one of Warren’s dogs, Ch. Holy Smoke...
Excerpt from the 1998 North American Woodcock Championship Report The sexy redhead in the fur coated seated at the head of the table in the chair reserved for the guest of honor was happily dining on…
In the halcyon days of trainer and owner relationships there were some memorable and unique dramas and some essences of very close friendships that have largely gone unnoticed. One that comes to mind immediately because…
Hall of Famer, Jack Harper’s remarkable autobiographical memoir as well as bird dog training manual was published by Cass Hill, Inc. in 1983. Jack traces his life from his birth in Texas 1902 through his…
Red Water Rex catapulted himself into the national spotlight with a spectacular triumph over a record field of eighty starters to take the coveted Continental Open Championship
By Tom Word I loved Ted Baker like all of us ‘Cause he loved us in spite of us He gave us a place that was ideal To run the Sunshine and the Florida for…
