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1 UKC Field February 2022 1A Newsletter by United Kennel ClubFebruary 2022 Issue No. 1fieldUKC Hello everyone, my name is Domenick Muoio. I am the new UKC Hunt Test and Field Trial Program Manager. My role here with the United Kennel Club is overseeing and managing our Hunting Retriever, Upland Hunting, Elite Shed Dog, and newly acquired American Field understand there may be a few questions associated with the acquisition and we are here to help answer them and make sure the transition is smooth for everyone.

2 We will use this platform to keep our American Field participants and Field Dog Stud Book customers informed with updates of the move, answer FAQs, and give you all valuable tips to ensure you get the most efficient service possible. I look forward to meeting many of you at upcoming events across the MUOIOJOINS UKC TEAMIf you have any questions, feel free to reach out to the UKC Hunting Ops team via email at or call us at (269) 343-9020. UKC Field February 2022 3 Featured on the Cover: Ch.

3 Lester s Sunny Hill Jo | Photo Credit: Jamie EvansPage 5 National Free-For-All ChampionshipJudges declare Woodville s Yukon Cornelius winner of the 2021 running in Greensboro, Month sFEATURESPage 8 Purina All-Age Brittany AwardsRu Jem s Last Penny and Blew Me Away honored as the 2021 Award 9 Alabama Field Trial ClubMisty Morn Masked Man wins the annual James R. Page Memorial Amateur All-Age 11 Associated Field Trial Clubs of FloridaThe annual Super Bowl trial was held in Punda Gorda, Florida, December 12 Lee County Field Trial ClubDominator s Rogue Rebel wins this National Championship Qualifier at Showtime 13 Delaware Pointer & Setter ClubThis Southern Bird Hunters Association event was held in Petersburg, Delaware, on December 5.

4 Hello, Field Trial Community!You are reading the first issue, released digitally as a complimentary publication. In the coming months, subscribe to have it delivered to your door! If you continue to prefer to read it online, that s fine too. It will remain available each month as a PDF for easy access. Subscription details will be coming soon. Stay tuned! For now, enjoy. Browse these pages to get a feel for what The Field will offer each month. In the all-new monthly newsletter, you can expect the upcoming event ads, post-event recaps and results you enjoy most.

5 The newsletter will also be a place to scout out up and coming stud dogs in the coming months, view kennel ads, and read articles of interest. A monthly section, written by UKC s Field Trial Program Manager, Domenick Muoio, has all the important news and update core to your involvement with American Field events. Our goal is to continue the works of The AmericAn Field and provide the latest news on sporting dogs and field trial competition results. The United Kennel Club is committed to the American Field legacy and will work for the betterment of the field trial Like what you see?

6 Share the link with a , questions, comments, or ad submissions?Contact Gina Smith Email: I ve had the pleasure of working with so many of you over the yearsand will continue to offer my assistance. Feel free to reach out, I d like to hear from you! field A Newsletter by United Kennel Club UKC UKC Field February 2022 5 The 2021 National Free-for-All Champion is Woodville s Yukon Cornelius, four-year-old tri-colored setter male handled by Mark McLean and owned by Carl Owens of Charleston, S.

7 To an article by Ben W. Pugsley in the 1963 Christmas Edition of The American Field, four setters had won the National Free-for-All since its inaugural running in 1916. Candy Kid was the first, winning in 1918 on the Bell Estate in Lowndes County, Ala., handled by Ches Harris. Jay R s Boy, handled by Ed Farrior, won in 1919 and 1920, and Shore s Ben, handled by John W. Martin, won in my research is not remiss, no setter has won since 1921, which makes Woodville s Yukon Cornelius the fifth setter in 10 years to win this endurance stake that requires an extreme race while showing a true bird exhibited true stamina and never lost his style or speed in the hour-and-a-half callback even after having run in the qualifier earlier the same day.

8 He ran the last brace of the finals turned loose in Black Bottom Pasture at three in the afternoon with bracemate Marques Armed Robber (Henry). His owner, Carl Owens, was in the rimmed Black Bottom Pasture before crossing Germain Creek. Both dogs quickly disappeared into the big open fescue field and as the gallery entered the field, the two dogs were going out the far end to the left, but the course was turning to the right. The handlers got both dogs back at 11. After emerging from the Wild Woods chute, Cornelius was near the top of the hill hunting the edge of a feed strip in high speed.

9 The dogs popped out from the left of VIP pond and then disappeared over the hill above Show Bottom. All in the gallery were waiting with anticipation for the call of point from the big tree near the graveled road that leads to the water tower. Sure enough, it happened at 30 minutes when both handlers called point. Armed Robber stood atop of the hill on the opposite side in the feed strip and Yukon Cornelius was pointing along the lower end of the feed strip out of sight from each other. Both handlers flushed in their respective locations and birds were in front of both dogs.

10 The two shots echoed in the heavy then crossed the gravel and both dogs took the left edge. Not much could be seen but they evidently took Gum Springs Bottom because as the gallery neared the road, the dogs popped out on the left. Shortly after, at 47, a raised hat was seen just above the curve of the hill. Everyone cantered to the bottom of the field below the hay barn. There was Yukon Cornelius, statuesquely standing in the shadows of a big oak tree with a focused stare and straight-up feathered tail.