By; kind permission of His Grace The Duke of Devonshire
Kindly sponsored by
‘a celebration of Irish Setters for all enthusiasts’
For accommodation in the area please refer to yorkshire.com, search ‘places to stay’. As the Championship is taking place in August over a weekend it is strongly suggested to book early to avoid disappointment.
Programme of Events:
Friday 5th August 2022
Open Confined (Couples) and Solo Trails for Irish Red Setters organised by the IRSC
Meet the Village Hall, Bolton Abbey, North Yorkshire, DB23 6EX at 8.30 am sharp– see Map on the Facebook page.
- Confined stake run in solo with award of CACT
- Confined stake run in brace with award-CACIT
Saturday 6nd August 2022
Day 1 of European Championships organised by the IRSC.
Meet at the Village Hall, Bolton Abbey, North Yorkshire, DB23 6EX at 8.30am sharp– see Map on the Facebook page.
- Confined stakes run in solo with attribution of CACT
- Europe Championship Confined stake run in brace with award of CACIT. Stake only open to dogs who have already obtained an excellent award in a open or confined stake or a CACT in a solo stake or a classification in Winning Class.
- CACIT Run Off
Gala Dinner at the at 8pm at a venue to be decided.
Sunday 7th August 2022
Day 2 of European Championships organised by the IRSC.
Meet at the Village Hall, Bolton Abbey, North Yorkshire, DB23 6EX at 8.30 am sharp– see Map on the Facebook page.
- Confined stake run in solo with award of CACT
- Europe Championship Confined stake run in brace with award of CACIT. Stake only open to dogs who have already obtained an excellent award in a open or confined stake or a CACT in a solo stake or a classification in Winning Class.
- CACIT Run Off
Judges:
The Trails for the week will be judges by a team of international judges including Jim Sheridan (IRL), Lionel Gay (FR), Guido Orsan (CH), and Wilson Young (UK)
The no of judges required will depend on the entry received.
ALL Entries on the attached entry form to MS JEAN BROWN, Low Shaw Cottage, East Woodburn, Hexham, NE48 2SW, UK.
jean.brown@northumbia.ac.uk, mobile: +447775974708
Entries close on Tuesday 20nd July 2022
All competitors and spectators attend trials at their own risk. All owners and handlers enter dogs at their own risk. All dogs, unless under a judge’s instructions, must be on a lead.
The Irish Red Setter Club reserves the right to refuse entries.
No training is to take place on any of the trial grounds. Anyone reported doing so will be excluded from the remaining or future IRSC events
Join us to make this a great sporting occasion!
IRISH SETTERS EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP
ON GROUSE
1 – The objective of the European Championship is to provide a competition for dogs who have distinguished themselves in terms of their game finding ability, gait, style, stamina, their readiness to receive and retain training and their potential to breed great field trial and high-level hunting dogs.
2 – The European Grouse Championship will be run in couples on GROUSE. This competition will be organised according to the FCI general rules and conditions included in the field trial international rules for the classical pointing breeds, under licence from the IKC, with the support of the KC.
3 – The European Championship will be held over 2 days and a CACIT will be applied for on each day.
4 – Dogs will represent the origin country of their owners who must have owned their dogs for at least 6 months prior to the date on which the competition is held. Owners may have their dogs presented by handlers from countries other than their own country.
5 – Participation in the European Championship is open to any Irish Setters who has a field trial award with:
- an excellent in OPEN AND CONFINED COUPLE COMPETIONS under IKC & FCI Rules
- a 1st, 2nd, or 3rs in Open and confined competitions under KC rules
- or a CACT in solo
- or for Scandinavian countries awards 1st to 3rd in “Winning Class”
6 – Any dog judged to be inadequate in terms of gait or quartering or who have committed other offences (false setting, refusal to back, barking, chasing etc.) will be eliminated from the competition.
7 – Derogation: Nations with a low rate of working dogs have the possibility to enter a maximum of two dogs either if they do not fulfil the above mentioned awards conditions.
Three possibilities:
| 0 qualified dog | = | 2 dogs proposed by the official breed club |
| 1 qualified dog | = | 1 dog proposed by the official breed club |
| 2 qualified dogs | = | 0 dogs proposed by the official breed club |
8 – Judges will be selected from countries that award CACIT. In the case of 2 stakes, there will be 2 judges selected from 2 different countries and in the case of only one stake, there will be 3 judges from 3 different countries.
9 – Points will be granted for each result according to the following schedule:
| CACIT | 20 Points | 1 EXC | 12 Points |
| RCACIT | 18 Points | 2 EXC | 10 Points |
| CACT | 16 Points | EXC | 8 Points |
| RCACT | 14 Points | TB | 4 Points |
After the 2 days of competition, the winner and runner up in the European Championship will be determined on the basis of individual classification and associated points. Dogs must have at least been awarded an excellent award. In the case of a tie, a barrage will be held. Three judges from three different countries will judge this barrage. The organising country will appoint the senior judge.
10 – Due to the ideal location and the density of the wild game the IIRSC has decided that the European Championship will be held in the UK. The competition may only be held in another country with the approval of the majority of the IIRSC at the meeting of the International Club of the previous year.
11 – Entry Fees for the European Championship will be €20 (or STG£ equivalent) per dog in 2022 for organisational costs. This amount may be revised at the annual IIRSC meeting for the following year.
13 – The Irish Red Setter Club will collect the financial contribution and entry fees from the other competing countries. The club will also provide secretarial services, programmes, stewards of the beat and meals. Accommodation and meals for judges will also be organised by IRSC for the days on which they officiate. Judges will be provided with bed and breakfast, lunch and dinner on these days.
14 – The organising country will provide cups for the winner and runner up in the European Cup.
15 – Solo trials will be run in conjunction with the Championship, the dogs will be run singly and must be under 5 years of age. If they have an award of excellence in Open or attained a CACT (including RCACT for females) in Solo they are excluded from the Solo trials regardless of age.
16 – No Training is permitted on the Bolton Abbey Estate. No Exceptions!
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