2025 TRIAL OF CHAMPIONS

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About the Trial of Champions:

April 5th and 6th, 2025
Hosted by the EB Club of Illinois     UKC IL-700
Open to all UKC registered pointing breeds
Open Wild Brace both days - 8:00 AM CST
Open Liberated Solo - to follow on Saturday
Open Liberated Brace - to follow on Sunday
Gun Liberated Solo both days - 8:01 AM CST
TAN and WRT will be run on both days.
Entry Fee: $50 per run - $30 per TAN and WRT 

Prizes:

Personalized Champions Jacket for Overall Winners in

Open and Gun Classes 

Plaques for 1st in each battery

First-place and second-place patches

Rosettes

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This trial will run on farms comprising CRP, field edges, creek bottoms, and ag fields of Central IL. The courses will be continuous. Entries will close on March 29th, 2025, or when filled. Entries will only be taken by mail and with full payment. These field trials shall be conducted according to the applicable rules of the United Kennel Club.

 

Entries into the Trial of Champions events will be filled with Grandchampions first, then Champion, Champion Wild, Champion Liberated, Trialer, Gun, Hunt, TAN/WRT, and no titles. The number of times a dog has achieved the title (Example: Gun 3) will be used if needed to split ties for entry.

 

Contact Clint LaFary at surledelavankennel@gmail.com or 309-231-8868 with questions.

Mail entries and payment to Field Trial Secretary: Suzanne LaFary, 1598 Towerline Road, Delavan, IL 61734.  Checks made out to Jamin Carr.

Meet at 1598 Towerline Road, Delavan, IL at 7:15 each morning.  

Judges:

Carr, Jamin - TAN and WRT

LaFary, Clint - GUN

Clark, Joey - OPEN

Dinsmore, Mark - OPEN

Zeigler, John - OPEN and GUN

Shipp, Leslie "Bud" - OPEN and GUN

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Please note: We will allow UKC-approved recovery collars to be used for your dog's safety.  This is the UKC rule change announcement in regard to this topic.

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Pointing Dog Field Trial GPS Announcement
December 15, 2021

Source: Todd Kellam
Email: tkellam@ukcdogs.com

Effective January 1, 2022, the UKC Pointing Dog Program will permit the use of GPS recovery collars at all UKC licensed pointing dog field trials per the discretion of the host club. If a club elects to allow participants to use GPS recovery collars during an event, the guidelines for Electronic Retrieval and Communication Devices at Recognized Field Trials, established by Field Dog Stud Book and American Field, updated August 31, 2021, must be strictly adhered to. United Kennel Club offers the above change to the rules solely in the name of safety to our performance canines. At a time when the use of this technology is so readily available and prevalent in our performance dog community, it would be a disservice to the safety of dogs to not afford host clubs and trial participants this opportunity. 

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The club will provide lunches each day. On Saturday night, we will have a get-together at my house. Please feel welcome to bring a 6-pack, bottle, and/or a side to pass. This will be an opportunity to relax and enjoy the company of others attending the trial.  

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Dry camping is allowed at 1598 Towerline Road, Delavan, IL 61734, starting Friday, April 4.

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Pekin and Lincoln both have several hotels to meet your overnight needs.  

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Some notes of interest:

- We will use UTVs and 4-wheelers to shuttle people in and out of the fields. No long walks or waiting in the field!

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- We have a few training days in January, February, and March to help you prepare for the trial. At no cost to you!

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We are also hosting a handler's clinic in March. This is an excellent opportunity to understand better what the judges seek. We hope it will help you feel more comfortable and willing to give UKC field trials a chance—at no cost to you!

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Cost to attend. We take pride in offering you great judges, awards, and experience at the lowest possible cost. While some clubs charge $50-$70 for TANs, WRTs charge only $30. We hope this encourages new owners and young dogs to get started! We also still charge $50 for each run in the trial. Other clubs are charging between $60-$80!

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- We will NOT have any auctions or fundraisers to bleed more money out of you!

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Vet care:

Green Prairie

(309) 247-3231

30 US HWY 136
San Jose, IL 62682
United States

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