Super Retriever championships on ESPN - 06/28/05
Newberry dog has its day
Sam, a 6-year-old black Lab, wins Super Retriever crown
By JIM McLAURIN
http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/sports/11982676.htm
WHAT: Super Retriever Championships
WHEN: Sunday, 7-9 a.m. (tape)
CHANNEL: ESPN2
In the final round of the Super Retriever Series at Hot Springs, Ark., Richard McDonald stood poised on the edge of the blind with Sam, a 6-year-old black Labrador, by his side. The competition had narrowed to two dogs, and the other one, a Lab named Achilles, already had his turn.
At a signal, McDonald and some helpers stationed within the man-made marsh at Oaklawn Park made a racket with duck calls and fired a couple of shotgun salvos; the helpers then threw decoys into the marsh, simulating birds being downed by a hunter.
What happened next will one day be passed along as legend in retriever lore. At McDonald�s signal, Sam took off and brought back a bird. Then another, and another and another. In this toughest of tests against best-of-the-best competition, he was charged with a scant six penalty points.
Sam, a 6-year-old black Lab, wins Super Retriever crown
By JIM McLAURIN
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WHAT: Super Retriever Championships
WHEN: Sunday, 7-9 a.m. (tape)
CHANNEL: ESPN2
In the final round of the Super Retriever Series at Hot Springs, Ark., Richard McDonald stood poised on the edge of the blind with Sam, a 6-year-old black Labrador, by his side. The competition had narrowed to two dogs, and the other one, a Lab named Achilles, already had his turn.
At a signal, McDonald and some helpers stationed within the man-made marsh at Oaklawn Park made a racket with duck calls and fired a couple of shotgun salvos; the helpers then threw decoys into the marsh, simulating birds being downed by a hunter.
What happened next will one day be passed along as legend in retriever lore. At McDonald�s signal, Sam took off and brought back a bird. Then another, and another and another. In this toughest of tests against best-of-the-best competition, he was charged with a scant six penalty points.