Double Handle 59. Rain's Bases Loaded, Grand Slam QA2, "Slam" BLM, Jim Beck

Came to the line at 2:05 pm

Shorty - Straight to his bird!

Right Retired -  Over the middle of the small pond and straight to the fall area, missed it, out for a loop or 2 around the blind then back in for the bird.

Right Flyer - Up the hill to the gunners, worked the area hard and deep behind the guns, would not give it up, handled off the hill and out to his bird.

Left Flyer - Handled to this bird.

Double Handle - 24. FC Lock Five's Tangled Up In Blue, "Tango" BLF, Mark Medford

Owners: Mark & Suzanne Medford
Open Stats: 1st placements - 1; Other placements - 4; Career Points - 13 

11:12 am

Right Flyer - Tango came across the field in front of the guns and started a hunt left of the fall. She hunted left and deep then came back to the bird.

Short Retired - Up the levee and cross the pond to get over the point, Tango went straight to her bird.

Left Flyer - Tango went over the levee and crossed the pond getting wide left. A quick whistle put her on the bird.

Long Retired - Going out for the bird, Tango got caught up at the blind for the short retired and had to be handled to her bird.

 

 

Double Handle - 10. FC Tiger Mtn's Pale Rider, "Ghost" BLM, Mike Taylor

Owner: Nicole Taylor

Open Stats: 1st Placements - 5; Other Placements - 21; Career Points - 65.5

8:45 am

Right Flyer - Ghost went up the hill and hunted the left of the guns. He came back out into the fall area and got his hen.

Short Retired - Ghost got up into the pond and hunted short on the far shore just right of the fall. He got back in and swam to the left. Getting back in to the pond again and to the fall area he could not find the bird and started to go to the flyer. He was handled back down to the bird.

Left Flyer - Out to the flyer fall area and with tight loops he got his bird.

Long Retired - Ghost took a good initial line but veered left going up the hill and got very deep left to end up behind the left flyer guns. He had to be handled back across the field to his bird.