First Week of Running
February 11 - 16, 2008

          

  Spalding Labs - Fly Control
Brace Dog Owner Handler
1
2/11/08
a.m.
weather

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B B's Pike Bill Bruce
Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Ray Warren
South's Late Night David J. Dickey
Augusta, Georgia
Rick Furney
Crisp and clear.  B B's Pike had two finds.   South's Late Night had one.  They shared two others.  Late Night had two unproductives; Pike had one and backed one of Late Night's unproductives. Both dogs finished the three hours. In summary, B B's Pike had four finds, one back and one unproductive. South's Late Night had three finds and two unproductives. 
2
2/11/08
p.m.
weather

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Shell Creek Coin David O'Connor
Flint, Texas
Steve Hurdle
Whippoorwill Wild Agin J.D. Huffman, Michigan City, Mississippi & Terry Terlip, Boston, Georgia Larry Huffman

Shell Creek Coin had two finds in the first 30 minutes; sustained an absence after, and Steve Hurdle called it at :86.  Whippoorwill Wild Agin had ten finds and a stop to flight, and finished the 3 hours.

2/12/08
a.m.

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Morning running cancelled due to rain.
3
2/12/08
p.m.
weather

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Short Skirt Jimmy Honea
Oakfield, Georgia
Robin Gates
Cedar Oak Bee Sting Tom Honecker
Findlay, Ohio
Tom Honecker
Short Skirt and Cedar Oak Bee Sting released under overcast skies; 42º.  Short Skirt had one find and two unproductives.  Bee Sting had one find; picked up at 1:18, Short Skirt at 1:29.
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4
2/13/08
a.m.
weather

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Funseeker's Rebel Frank & Mercy Fonseca
Miami, Florida
Andy Daugherty
Black Range David O'Connor
Bullard, Texas
Allen Vincent
Cold with a spit of snow for Funseeker's Rebel and Black Range. Rebel had one find and two unproductives; picked up at :32. Black Range was taken up at 1:41
5
2/13/08
p.m.
weather

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Flatwood Silver Dr. Everett Crouch
Jacksonville, Florida
Robin Gates
Lester's Snowatch Gary Lester
Gracey, Kentucky
Gary Lester
Flatwood Silver had one find, a back and an unproductive.  Picked up @ 1:40.  Lester's Snowatch tallied two finds, a back and an unproductive.  Picked up at 2:30.
6
2/14/08
a.m.
weather

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Taylor's Custom Made Bobby & Kim Taylor
Pottsville, Arkansas
Fuz Smith
Amariage Fred Corder
Corinth, Mississippi
Randy Downs
Crisp & clear. Taylor's Custom Made had one find, sustained an absence and was taken up at 1:42. Amariage was credited with one find; taken up at 1:34.
7
2/14/08
p.m.
weather

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Top Crude Stuart English
Bixby, Oklahoma
Allen Vincent
Phantom's Last Dime Ralph Berryhill, Larry Lee & Larry Carter
Lakeland, Georgia
Andy Daugherty
Top Crude had seven finds, an unproductive, one point where handler did not flush, and finished the three hours.  Phantom's Last Dime was absent at 20; handler conceded at 55.
8
2/15/08
a.m.
weather

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Erin's Bad River Sean Derrig
Bannockburn, Illinois
Sean Derrig
Miller's On Line Mike Furney, Panama City Beach, Florida & Chip McEwen, Alva, Florida Rick Furney
Mid-40s to start. Erin's Bad River had two stops to flush, one find and an unproductive. Miller's On Line was out of contention at 60.
9
2/15/08
p.m.
weather

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Spectre Pete Herb Anderson
Dayton, Oregon
Rich Robertson
In The Shadow Carl Bowman
Louisville, Kentucky
Robin Gates
Spectre Pete had two finds and an unproductive; was picked up at 2:29.  In The Shadow had an unproductive, a back, and was picked up at 1:43.
10
2/16/08
a.m.
weather

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Tekoa Mountain Patriot Eric M. Mauck
Boring, Oregon
Eric Mauck
Whippoorwill War Dance J.D. Huffman, Michigan City, Mississippi and Glen Crutchfield, Germantown, Tennessee Larry Huffman
Tekoa Mountain Patriot had one unproductive; the setter and Whippoorwill War Dance were picked up at 1:15.
11
2/16/08
p.m.
weather

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Harpeth Valley Hawk Dr. Ben Griffith & Martin Clayton
Franklin, Tennessee
Ray Warren
Prairieland Pride Robert G. Cook
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Randy Anderson
Overcast; threat of rain.  Harpeth Valley Hawk notched eight independent finds, one divided and one back.  Prairieland Pride had three finds, one divided and two backs.  Both finished the three hours.

February 18 - 20, 2008
Second Week of Running

Brace Dog Owner Handler
12
2/18/08
a.m.
weather

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Redrock High Country Lori & Doug Steinshouer
Reno, Nevada
Lori Steinshouer
Clower's Thunder Strike Torben Hansen
Reno, Nevada
Colvin Davis
Crisp and Clear.  Redrock High Country was credited with a back, but picked up at :27.  Clower's Thunder Strike had four finds, but two unproductives and was up at 1:37.
13
2/18/08
p.m.
weather

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Whippoorwill Firebox Earl Connolly
Memphis, Tennessee
Larry Huffman
Hat's Off Burke Hendrix
Hernando, Mississippi
Steve Hurdle
Whippoorwill Firebox was taken up at :45.  Hat's off had one find; taken up at 1:26.
14
2/19/08
a.m.
weather

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Hytest Skyhawk Jack Elliott
Knoxville, Tennessee
Ray Warren
Gamemaker Fred Corder
Corinth, Mississippi
Randy Downs
Hytest Skyhawk had two finds and a back and was picked up at 1:03. Gamemaker had nine finds, an unproductive, and finished the three hours.
15
2/19/08
p.m.
weather

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Miller's Total Eclipse Don Stroble
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
Randy Anderson
White Powder Pete Bert Wimmer
Rockville, Indiana
Colvin Davis
Miller's Total Eclipse had one find; picked up at 1:21.  White Powder Pete tallied ten finds and finished the three hours.
16
2/20/08
a.m.
weather

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Cherokee Gunfire Gary & Sally Lockee
LaGrange, Tennessee
Mike Matney
House's Snake Bite Don Faller
Springfield, Illinois
Andy Daugherty
Cherokee Gunfire had one unproductive and was picked up at 1:21. House's Snake Bite suffered two unproductives and was picked up at :52.
17
2/20/08
p.m.
weather

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Lester's Absolute Rick Stallings
Montgomery, Alabama
Colvin Davis
Heyu Two Pete Preston & Patty Trimble
Norman, Oklahoma
Allen Vincent
Lester's Absolute had one find; picked up at 1:20.  Heyu Two Pete had a back; picked up at 1:29.
18
2/21/07
a.m.
weather

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Mega Diamond Bob & Sarina Craig, Hatchechubbee, Alabama & John Sayre, Richmond, Indiana Andy Daugherty
Strut Tommy Davis
Albany, Georgia
Tommy Davis
Mega Diamond had an unproductive; picked up at 61.  Strut tallied four finds, but had two unproductives.  Picked up at 1:41.
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Brace Time Temperature Conditions Wind Pressure Relative Humidity
1
Back
2/11/08
a.m.
8:02 26.2° Mostly Sunny ENE 5 30.27 62%
11:02 46.6° Sunny SE 2 30.2 46%
2
Back
2/11/08
p.m.
1:21 58° Sunny S 4 30.13 38%
4:21 Not Available
3
Back
2/12/08
p.m.
1:18 36.9° Rain NW 3 29.82 96%
2:50 35.9° Cloudy NW 2 29.81 98%
4
Back
2/13/08
a.m.
8:10 21.3° Cloudy NW 6 30.07 94%
9:50 22.9° Cloudy N 1 30.08 94%
5
Back
2/13/08
p.m.
1:19 27° Cloudy NW 1 30.08 83%
3:50 29.7° Partly Cloudy NW 3 30.09 77%
6
Back
2/14/08
a.m.
8:11 25.3° Sunny N 5 30.2 94%
9:50 33.1° Sunny S 5 30.19 84%
7
Back
2/14/08
p.m.
1:14 51.2° Sunny SSE 5 30.12 50%
4:15 Not Available
8
Back
2/15/08
a.m.
8:03 43.3° Sunny SSW 1 30.26 48%
11:00 57.7° Sunny WNW 3 30.27 71%
9
Back
2/15/08
p.m.
1:15 62.7° Mostly Cloudy WNW 2 30.24 59%
3:45 61.4° Cloudy WNW 2 30.23 60%
10
Back
2/16/08
a.m.
8:02 36° Overcast Calm 30.21 81%
9:15 39° Partly Cloudy NE 5 30.18 75%
11
Back
2/16/08
p.m.
1:12 52° Overcast E 5 30.26 62%
4:15 59.1° Overcast SSE 7 29.92 70%
12
Back
2/18/08
a.m.
8:05 37° Mostly Sunny WNW 1 29.99 73%
9:45 41.8° Mostly Sunny W 7 29.91 58%
13
Back
2/18/08
p.m.
1:12 47.6° Mostly Sunny N 7 29.94 39%
2:50 45.8° Partly Cloudy N 15 29.97 42%
14
Back
2/19/08
a.m.
8:05 35.7° Mostly Sunny NW 4 30.2 78%
11:05 40.4° Sunny N 7 30.16 49%
15
Back
2/19/08
p.m.
1:19 47.5° Sunny WNW 5 30.25 38%
4:19 48° Sunny Calm 30.18 36%
16
Back
2/20/08
a.m.
8:05 49.2° Mostly Cloudy S 3 30.11 55%
9:30 54.2° Cloudy W 3 30.13 48%
17
Back
2/20/08
p.m.
1:13 58° Mostly Cloudy SE 2 30.12 42%
2:40 57.8° Cloudy WNW 6 30.11 46%
18
Back
 
8:07 34.4° Cloudy E 5 30.08 63%
9:50 38.9° Partly Cloudy E 1 30.04 63%