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field trial history

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A Celebration of over
90 years of
 Field Trial History 


The working side history of the club is perhaps better glimpsed in the catalogue of winners of our Perpetual Field Trial Trophies. 
 
Please enjoy reading through the award registers which have been documented since 1909, even before the club was registered.
 Some extremely important owners have taken part in our Field Trials (or their dogs at least), including H.R.H. Queen Elizabeth!
It is interesting to see the emergence of successful kennels/owners over the years and we hope that you will enjoy looking through the lists and recognising names from your own dogs’ pedigree. 
Unfortunately, some of our trophies are unaccounted for due to them not being returned or forgotten about in a cupboard somewhere.  
A prior lack of traceability was highlighted in our full audit in 2012, and it would appear that some are sadly destined never to be presented again.  
If you know the whereabouts of any of the club trophies, please let us know as we’d love  to have them back to present to future worthy winners.
 We hope you enjoy some of our history in Field Trials.

Click Here to see some of the background to the individual trophies being presented
No. 1 - The Lord Joicey Handler's Challenge Cup (1909) - currently Ford Novice Trial
No. 2 - The Labrador Challenge Cup  - currently Eggleston Fell Novice/All Age Trial Winner
No. 3 - J.B. Attey Memorial Trophy - currently  Two Day Open Field Trial
​No. 4 - Col. Lord Joicey D.S.O. Memorial Trophy - currently Ford Novice Winner
No. 5 - J. Upton Smith Memorial Trophy - currently Eggleston Fell Open Test
No. 6 - Dunidea Plate - currently Wemmergill Novice Guns Choice
No. 7 - The Col. J.W. Sale Tankard - currently Two Day Open - Guns Choice
No. 8 - N&D LRC Guns Choice Tankard - currently Ford Novice Trial
No. 9 - The Vice Chairman's Cup - currently Winner Open Test
No. 10  Normanby Cup 
No. 11 The Wolviston Cup - currently Stretalam Park Open Test Winner
No. 12  Windlestone Trophy - currently Wemmergill Novice Trial Winner

We have many other trophies that are awarded but the above are the most historic in existence for Working event awards. 
Our grateful thanks to the talented photographers who have provided the images for this website.