Challenge Cup

The Great Lakes Challenge Cup

This is the fourth annual Challenge. The Challenge is a club event intended to be fun, competitive, and a little different from what we do most of the time. Unlike most of what we do in HRC, on this day, dog/handler teams will compete against one another to earn the title of Top Dog in GLHRC! Set up and scoring will be "similar" to what you may have seen on the Super Retriever Series on television.

NOTE: This event is intended to be competitive, but fun! Handlers will keep perspective and remember that this is a club social event, not a Super Retriever Series qualifier!

General Information

When:      July 11, 9:00AM
                 Please Note the Change! I'm Sorry for the Mixup!
Where:    Luterville (Home of Steve and Sue Luter)
                29162 52nd St., Bangor, MI 49013
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Format: There will be three stakes in the challenge.

Challenge Cup

Open event for the GLHRC's "Top Dogs"

Junior Challenge

Slightly simpler challenge event for younger dogs
Dogs may not participate if they have any Finished passes

Super Singles

100 yd. single mark, fastest retrieve takes all!

Cost:      $20 entry fee for Challenge Cup
               $10 entry fee for Junior Challenge
               $5 entry fee for Super Single

Prizes:   Challenge Winner - Traveling Trophy with name engraved
               Junior Challenge Winner - 50% of entry fees and bragging Rights
               Super Single Winner - 100% of entry fees

To Enter: RSVP to Chad Miller to tell him you are planning to attend and which stake you will enter!

Challenge Cup Specifics

The day will consist of two tests. One water, One land.

Distances or difficulties of the test elements will exceed what is legal in Finished testing.

Example: Quad marks, extended distances, multiple birds in the air at a time, poison birds, etc.

Each test will also include a "Challenge Event." This will be a single feat the dog must accomplish or be assessed a 10 point penalty. The Event will be unique to the situation, but may include such descriptions as "dog must past between these two trees on way to right hand mark," or "dog must enter the water on that mark," or "dog must pick pick up the shortest mark last." Since there is no "pass/fail" in this competition, not performing the "Event" is at the discretion of the handler depending on each team's strategy, but will cost the team a penalty.

Rules and Scoring

Unlike the SRS, we will not be assessing "Major Faults" for a 5 point penalty. Our goal is to eliminate the need for "judgement" and simply "keep score." You will be scored based on how quickly and efficiently you pick up the birds. Points will accumulate as follows:

Any whistle blown                                          = 2 points
    Note: In this scoring system, casts given without a whistle incur no penalty.
Failure to complete the "Special Event"           = 10 points
Failure to pick up any individual bird               = 20 points

Tiebreaker: In the event of a tie in points, the dog who completes the test in the least time will be declared the winner.

Junior Challenge Event

	This event will be designed for those dogs that don't feel ready to take on the big tests, but still want to compete.
	Event will consist of three single marks run from the same line.
	Time will be kept and the dog that picks up all three marks in the least elapsed time will be declared the winner.
	Handlers may restrain dogs at the line and will not be required to fire a gun.
	Handlers may signal for each bird as soon as they are ready to be most time efficient. Handlers may not signal for a bird before their dog picks up the previous bird.
	Marks must be run as singles. Handling is permitted, but will count against time.
	Time will accumulate from the launch of bird #1 to the delivery of bird #3.

Super Singles Event

	One, single mark - 100 yards - Mark will fall in low/no cover and will be clearly visible from line.
	Dogs will be timed on round trip.
	Clock begins when dog passes through the "gate".
	Clock stops when dog passes back through "gate" with bumper.
	Delivery, style, bird handling, butterfingers handler, etc. will not be judged.
	"SPEED WINS!"

What Now?

RSVP to Chad Miller to tell him you are planning to attend.