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… 
Reporter, Albert Hochwalt and former editor of the American Field, Bill Brown Hochwalt felt that a field trial judge was in supreme command at all times and should exercise his prerogatives to keep things under…
During the 2012 National Championship, Dr. Terry Terlep introduced me to Dr. Dorwin Hawthorne from Inola, Oklahoma. Dr. Hawthorne and I sat for a while in his truck at a road crossing waiting for the…
During the summer months — June and July — back in the 1930s, the dean of field trial reporters, Albert F. Hochwalt, who by his writing and reporting, guided field trials and influenced how field…
Ben had again agreed to be a field trial judge as a substitute for a last minute withdrawer. He hated to judge, but he always ended up enjoying the last minute assignments. But this time…
Editor’s (Karoleigh Nitchman) Note. Dr. Alvin H. Nitchman of Hurtsboro, Ala., has successfully competed in field trials since he joined the English Setter Club at age sixteen in 1930. Several multiple champions have carried the…
