Archive: Field Trial Personalities

1960 Field Trial Hall of Fame

The four inductees in the 1960 Field Trial Hall of Fame were Raymond Hoagland and John S. Gates and the dogs: Becky Broom Hill and Lester’s Enjoy’s Wahoo. Here from the American Field August 20,…

One That Runs Away But Not Quite

Class — “One That Runs Away But Not Quite” 114 Years Later Albert Frederick Hochwalt, Dayton, Ohio, 1926 This seems an appropriate place to include A.F. Hochwalt’s definition of a “class dog.” He always insisted…

Chesley H. Harris Revisited

Last month Mazie Davis and I were traveling north on Route 21 through Hayneville, Alabama. Just north of town, Mazie pointed to a driveway on the right with a broken-down brick entryway. A columned white…

For Colvin Davis it’s the Love of Running Dogs

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…

Sir Lancelot ~ 2005 National Championship

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…

1960 National Championship ~ Home Again Mike

….or Episode in the Corn Bottom Home Again Mike by Iwan Lotton Read the entire report for the 1960 National Championship: 1960 National Championship_Home Again Mike Home Again Mike posed by owner W. C. Jones…

Tapestry of Tradition ~ Continental Field Trial Club Celebrates Ninety Years

Tapestry of Tradition_Linda Hunt_1984 This article by Linda Hunt appeared in the 1984 issue of the American Field For up-to-date winners of the Continental Championship, see Continental Championship Timeline Please subscribe to the American Field…

Er M. Shelley Master Dog Trainer

Er M. Shelley_Master Dog Trainer By James D. Nunnally Er M. Shelley If you keep an eye out on out-of-print book sellers like Alibris and AbeBooks, you can still find originals of these books. A…

Judges and Judging

From the 1979 Christmas Issue, reprinted from two years earlier, esteemed all-age handler John Rex Gates discusses judges and judging: 1977_AF_Judges and Judging_JR Gates The Texas Squire, 1972 National Champion. The Edwin Brown pointer is…

Fred Arant, Jr. — Rebel With A Cause

This interview with Fred Arant conducted by Everett Skehan appeared in the March 29, 1997 issue of the American Field. For accomplished field trialer Fred Arant, Jr. a lifetime with bird dogs has been rewarding…