GWPCA - NATIONAL
fiELD fUTURITY
RULES - GWPCA
QUALIFICATIONS The National Field Futurity is only open to properly nominated German Wirehaired Pointers which have been properly registered with the American Kennel Club. Nomination procedures are as follows: ,. A litter of GWP"S can be nominated for up \0 90 days after the whelp date. 2. An individual GWP from an unnominated litter may be nominated up \0 (, months after the whelp date. 3. Renomination of any GWP must be done prior to it's first birthday. 4. Owners of GWP litters are strongly encoul"ilge.c!\<;Ls~!,dthe names, addresses, and phone numbers of individuals purchas ing pups \0 the Treasurer of the GWPCA so that thellew owners may receive a packet of information about local clubs, breed activities, the GWPCA and the National Field Futurity. The nomination fee shall be $20.oli and the ren~tionshan~
$10,00 (Subject to change by the GWPCA Board of Directors.)
Litters whelped after July 1st of one year and on or before 'lJn.e 30th of these<;ond year, shall b~ eligible to run in the Futurity to be held in the fall of the third year. Dogs l1!'dbitlnes Willbe betw~en sixte"n'and ,twenty-eight InC!f1thsof age. nominations may be made by completing the official nominating form and submittiF18the'$20 ,00 fee. Upon rece!J>tof the Nominating form and fee, The Futurity Chairman will £erwarit,.!!,~Ren~~iO.i~"onns tothe·.appl.i~t;." . PURSE "+>720' "'",i;,;~~~t,,1 '" ..... ~-> The purse shall consist of all nomi~()nirenomination, and entry fees, less the. expenses o(the stak.~"AIIl""nies shall be divided between the first three placeme"tsa~orall1g to the ff>UOlN~g:~~lJ)~L . '. " •.. '. "';i""" 50% to FIRSTPlAOE-· .•... '. (60.% to the owner arid 40%10 the nommator) 30% to SECONDi'LACf . (60% to the.Owner and 40%.to the nominatOr) 20% to THIRD ,PlAC£. • ':.•(60% to the 'o\""er and 40o/~t~ the nominator) ~.w
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BRACING ' .•.•..... '. y.;:.> .. L" .•••• f.e! A minimum of thirty minutes shall ~allotted for each brace in the series. A minimum oftwo seHes and a maximum of three series shall determine ~e placements'. Th." length of additional ",,'ries ~II be decided by the judges. Second and third series dogs shall be given a minimum of fortY-f!v~minut~ :r~ between. braces unJess pennissionfot a shorter, timep<;"iod is agreed to by the handler. The final series shall include a shoot-~retrieve'with shootlng done by official guns. The fina Iser:;,esshaJIbefordogs which, in the judges' opinion, are in placement cont!'"1ion ... '" •
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Game birds, the likes of which are native to the area and grounds where ihe futurity is nm, shall be used th~pughoui the stake. A minimum of three Such gaine birds shall.&. placed immedi"Je1y prior to eachbrilce 'of thefirstseri~. The .fir:stseries shall be a single course without bird field. A blank gun shall be fired by the handler on all bird contacts during.all s~rieS'prior to the final
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Entry forms shall be mailed to all nominations at least 60 days prior to the running of the stake. The close of en!J:iesaild the drawing shall be the same dateas the close of entries for ~e GWPCA National Field Trial. The Chainnan and any interested parties may attend the drawing at such time and place as designated by the Chairman. The Futurity shall be run in conjunction with the German Wirehaired Pointer Club of America National Field Trial on such date as selected ,byihe Chairman, the National Field Trial Convnittee and the Board of Directors. JUDGING Judges shall be selected by the Chairman, the Field Trial Committee and the Board of Directors. Judging emphasis is to be placed on dogs that show a keen desire to ,hunt, which are bold 'anilindependent, have a fast and yet attractive style of running and demonstrate intelligence in seeking likely bird objectives. All placed dogs MUST point staunchly, Must make a reasonable retrieve, and should show a willingness to handle and please. Ifatall possible, all placements should be awarded. Birdlessdogs may be called back at the discretion of the judges. Four placemet1ts may be awarded. Howev~r,only Mt through third shall share in the purse. HANDLING Horseback hand lers must use horses strictly as a conveyance. The pace of the handlers shall be set by the marshal. Before leaving the directed route, handlers must seek pennission of a judge. Scouts may only be sent upon pennission of a judge. Scouts may help locate a dog, but shall not be used to bring the dogs to the front or otherwise handle dogs. Infraction of handling rules may be grounds for a lower placement or disqualification. GOVERNING RULES Except as otherwise noted herein, the rules for AMERICANKENNELCLUB, Pointing Breed Field Trial, Open Derby Stakes apply. Copies of the most recent AKC Field Trial Rules may be obtained by writing to:
AMERICAN KENNEl CLUB 51 MADISON AVE. NEW YORK, NY,10010 (ATTENTION FIELD TRIAL PLANS)