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…
Albert Frederick Hochwalt, William F. Brown Throughout all of history in general there were always important influencers who shaped our world. In the early days of our sport, Albert Frederick Hockwalt was one such character.…
Fundamentally, the real purpose of field trials is breed improvement, and the elevation of pointing dog performance in the hunting field… Among the vast number of outdoorsman interested in bird dog competitions, there are some…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
