2023 ENGLISH SPRINGER SPANIEL NATIONAL AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2023 TO CONCLUSION | ENTRY FEE $325.00 | 1 POINT
Running Order / Callbacks / Placements
PLACEMENTS
1st: FC AFC Jaegercourt’s Faithful Brewser
O/H: Jeffrey Miller
2nd: AFC Windrifts Shiloh SH
O/H: Ray Hankins
3rd: FC AFC Pheasant Feathers Oh So Sharp
O: Dean Reinke/Catherine Lewis
H: Dean Reinke
4th: FC Crosswinds Shimmering Grace
O: Stavros Akkouris
H: George Akkouris
CERTIFICATE OF MERITS
FTCH AFTCH UK Domina’s Phoenyx SH
O/H: Jeffrey Cubitt
FC AFC Leeds Ride The Wind
 O/H: Bob Merrill
Big Meadow Bear Paw
O: Thomas Nichols/ Daryl Roth
H: Thomas Nichols
FC AFC Prairierose’s King Ragnar
O/H: Kevin Martineau
AFC Salty Shores Primrose
O: Gary Fluckiger
H: Gary Fluckiger/Paula Fluckiger
Guns Award Sponsored by ESSFT.COM
AFC Windrifts Shiloh SH
O/H: Ray Hankins
2023 National Amateur Champion
NAFC FC JAEGERCOURT’S FAITHFUL BREWSER “BLUE”
Owner/Handler: Jeffrey Miller
Notes from the Trial and Catalog
Personnel
Thank you for volunteering!
PRESIDENT
CRISTY JOY
FIELD TRIAL CHAIRMAN
RAY JACK AND COLLIN PICKREL
FT SECRETARY AND TREASURER
ELAINE O’KEEFE
JUDGES
TODD STELZER – WISCONSIN
JERRY BARRETT – WISCONSIN
Committee Members – Ray Jack, Co-Chairman; and Collin Pickrel, Co-Chairman, Committee: John Dunn, Dean Reinke, Joe Eischen, Steve Stelzer, and Josh Riddle
Gun Captain -Dave KruseÂ
Gun Team – Alex Stewart, Chip Bunker, Donny Pyle, Kevin Stewart, Mike Young, Rex Humston, Trent Bosse, and Will Pick
Head Marshal – Lisa Pyle
Marshal Team – Amie Pollack, Deanna Keller, Jeanne Nabity, and Sue Jack
Bird Planter – Kyle Stremle
Bird Steward – Monty Kayes
Bird Supplier – Sure Shot Gamebirds
Catalog Advertising – Camie Barrows
Clothing & Merchandise – Hailey Rivera
Fund Raising – Jill Hibbard and Jennifer Sherman
Hospitality – Mike Ayars and Wendy Kozal
Judges Steward –Â Â Steve and Phyllis Beyer
Photographer –Â Katie Gorecki
Shuttle Coordinator – Brice Guile
Steward of the Beat/Grounds –Â Collin Pickrel
Veterinarian – Countryside Veterinary Clinic, 316 Grove Street, Fullerton, NE 68638, (308)536-2262
Welcome Letter
Schedule
Sunday: November 26, 2023
Arriving at the 2023 NAC
 10:00 AM Training Day starts – $20/bird
 4:00 PM NAC Delegates Annual Meeting
 6:00 PM Welcome Celebration Party with a Silent Auction at the River’s Edge Convention Center in Columbus Nebraska
During the Welcome Party – Calcutta Auction
Monday: November 27, 2023
Day 1 of the NAC
8:00 AM Competition Land Series 1
6:00 PM Banquet with Live and Silent Auction at the River’s Edge Convention Center in Columbus, Nebraska – $60/person
Tuesday: November 28, 2023
Day 2 of the NAC
8:00 AM Competition Land Series 2
6:00 PM President Celebration Party – Rocky Mountain Interclub party at the Kingdom Outfitters near Fullerton, Nebraska
Wednesday: November 29, 2023
Day 3 of the NAC
8:00 AM Competition Land Series 3
6:00 PM Celebrate Nebraska’s local food and drink gathering at the Kingdom Outfitters near Fullerton, Nebraska $30/person
Thursday: November 30, 2023
Day 4 of the NAC
8:00 AM Competition Land Series 4
Dinner on your own in the area
Friday:December 1, 2023
Day 5 of the NAC
8:00 AM Competition Land Series 5 and Water Series
Awards Ceremony crowning the top four (4) English Springer Spaniels in the United States
Maps to the Grounds
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Grounds Report
ON THE LOOKOUT FOR MEAN SEEDS!
Delegates Meeting
4pm Sunday, November 26th, 2023
The Ramada by Wyndham Hotel and River’s Edge Convention Center
265 33rd Ave, Columbus, Nebraska 68601-6403o
$75 per club
National Championship Amateur Stake $325.00
8:00 a.m. Monday, November 27, 2023
ENTER ONLINE AT HUNTSECRETARY.COM
ENTRIES WILL CLOSE WITH THE FIELD TRIAL SECRETARY AT:
1st Entries Close: November 09, 2023 11:59:59 PM Eastern Time(ET) on Huntsecretary.com.
2nd Close November 16, 2023 at Midnight Eastern Time (ET)
Dogs must have been awarded one point since INSERT DATE to qualify for entry. Dogs earning their qualifying points in a trial held between INSERT DATE and INSERT DATE will be allowed to enter the trial only if their entry is received by e-mail no later than 6 p.m. CST on INSERT DATE.
For those who qualify after that date, enter by contacting Elaine O’Keefe via email at [email protected] by 6:00 P.M. CST INSERT DATE.
The running order may be adjusted at this time to accommodate the late entries. Payment for these entries must be received prior to the start of the trial.
THIS FIELD TRIAL IS HELD UNDER RULES AND PROCEDURES OF THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB.
OPEN TO ANY ENGLISH SPRINGER SPANIEL SIX MONTHS OF AGE OR OLDER WHICH HAS EARNED ONE (1) OR MORE POINTS IN AN AMATEUR ALL-AGE STAKE AT AN A.K.C. LICENSED OR MEMBER FIELD TRIAL FOR ENGLISH SPRINGER SPANIELS BETWEEN THE DATES OF November 20th, 2022 (inclusive) AND November 16th, 2023 (inclusive) OR HAS EVER PLACED FIRST IN THE NATIONAL AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP STAKE FOR ENGLISH SPRINGER SPANIELS OR PLACED IN THE 2022 NATIONAL AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP STAKE FOR ENGLISH SPRINGER SPANIELS.
Lodging
The Headquarters –  Ramada by Wyndham Columbus Hotel & Conference Center – housing is active. Please call and say you are with the National English Springer Spaniel Event at (402) 835-4350
Ramada Inn in Columbus – The River’s Edge Convention Center –Riversedgecolumbus.com  is secured at $109/night, dogs are allowed in the rooms. There is a dog airing area, park and it is adjacent to the Loup River.
Ramada Inn and River’s Side Convention Center, 265 33rd Ave, Columbus, NE 68601
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Judges Biographies
Jerry Barrett
My involvement in Springer Spaniel field trials began 25 years ago when I set out...
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Todd Stelzer
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NAC AWARDS
TO THE WINNER:
- The title of “National Amateur English Springer Spaniel Field Champion”
- The title of “Amateur Field Champion”
- The English Springer Spaniel Field Trial Association National Amateur Challenge Trophy
- Trophy for Permanent Possession
- NFC/NAFC/CNFC Saighton’s Scud National Amateur Challenge Trophy. To be retired by three wins by the same amateur handler.
- The Talbot Radcliffe, Esquire Challenge Trophy. A perpetual trophy to be awarded annually to the breeder of the winning dog.
- Standard A.K.C. Rosette
FOR SECOND, THIRD AND FOURTH PLACE WINNERS:
- Trophies for permanent possession
- Special AKC Rosettes with Medals
- Â
TO THE NATIONAL AMATEUR HIGH POINT DOG:
- Parent Club Award to National Amateur High Point Dog sponsored by Pro-Plan Performance
OTHER TROPHIES:
- Don Cande Memorial Trophy for Best Looking Bitch
- Gunners’ Award for the dog, in the judgement of the guns, “the dog they would most like to hunt over”. Donated by ESSFT.COM.