The Bloodhound Club Kelperland Trophy Stake

Four hours cold over 2 miles

The best of the year's Senior working hounds are invited to compete for the Kelperland Trophy. The Stake is open to all Working Trial Champion bloodhounds and the present holder of the Kelperland and Millvery Trophies.

Eligibility in each year is determined by the hounds winning the 1st or 2nd prize in the Senior Stake at Championship Trials for Bloodhounds held by the Bloodhound Club (BC) and the Association of Bloodhound Breeders (ABB).

2000

The Kelperland Trophy Stake 2000 was held on Sunday 28th January 2001 in Derbyshire.
The Stake Judge, Peter Hill, was unable to award the trophy.

The Palace, near Shottle

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1999

28-Nov-99: Watlington, Oxfordshire

It was milder in the South, than last weekend in Scotland,
. . some rain in the night, no frost. Although clouds 
remained overcast, we were spared any down-pours while 
the five hounds competed in this four hour cold Stake.
 
However, the conditions were worsened by force 4 winds, and
despite tree-lined fields, the turbulance created, 
confused most hounds and handlers.

As in the previous weekend, Robertson's Bora excelled, and 
was awarded the Kelperland Trophy, by the Judge Sue Richards.
(no relation to David who was handling both Estelle and Myrtle)

1970	Col. & Mrs. E.A. Seymour's Barsheen Cassius
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Previous Winners of The Kelperland Trophy Stake
Qualifying Year
1971	Mrs. A. Panton's Barsheen Raven
1972	not awarded
1973	Mrs. M.J. Rawle's Ch. Barnspark Dilemma
1974	Mr. & Mrs. H.H. Edwards' WTCh.Sanguine Saturn
1975	Mr. & Mrs. H.H. Edwards' WTCh.Sanguine Saturn
1976	Mr. P. Hill's WTCh. Podlea Quirinus
1977	Mr. P. Hill's WTCh. Podlea Quirinus
1978	not awarded
1979	Mr. & Mrs. C.G.E. Pedlar's Sherlock Jailer
1980	Mr. & Mrs. M. Mulcahy's Gloverndale Honeybun
1981	not awarded
1982	Mr. P. Hill's WTCh. Podlea Quirinus
1983	not awarded
1984	not awarded
1985	not awarded
1986	not awarded
1987	Mr. & Mrs. Wain's WTCh. Harlebe Ragwort
1988	Mr. & Mrs. Wain's WTCh. Harlebe Ragwort
1989	Mr. K. Harrison's Tibbie Dunbar
1990	not awarded
1991	Mr. C. Avery's Barnaby Rudge
1992	Mrs. H.B. Sands' Barilla Malmesbury
1993	not awarded
1994	Mr. & Mrs. D.C. Richards' Chasedown Vespers
1995	Mr. & Mrs. N. Foster's WTCh. Sherlock She's Magic
1996	Mr. & Mrs. D.A. Robertson's Taliesins Royal Gold
1997	Mrs. S. Stendela's Millvery Renegade
and now
1998	Mr. & Mrs. D.C. Richards Ch. Brighton's Myrtle of Chasedown
1999	Mr. & Mrs. D. Robertson's Sanft Bora

1998

The Stake was again held near The Lee, Buckinghamshire. This year the Stake was judged by the ABB Secretary, Leonarda Pogodzinski, on Saturday 5th December 1998.

The two mile / four hour cold lines all held scent (one rather too much). It was a windless day, and the clear sky produced a hard frost that did not thaw until the afternoon. The early linewalkers didn't need a torch since the fields of Buckinghamshire were floodlit by moonlight. Although no 2nd and 3rd places were awarded, apparently, three hounds could have won the trophy. (The judges report appeared in the BC Gazette p.55)

On this occasion, only one hound completing the line within fifty minutes, and the trophy was awarded to this:
Richards' Ch. Brighton's Myrtle of Chasedown.

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1997

Kelperland Trophy Stake 1997
The official report of the 1997's Judge has not yet been published, so here's a report from one of the line walkers:
Held near The Lee, Buckinghamshire Sat 6 & Sun 7th Dec.'97 This year the Stake was judged by Clive Pedlar.
Nine hounds competed, a record perhaps? There were no lines on Saturday afternoon, since he had a double-booking! He was playing in a children's pantomine pm & evening (some people have lives outside bloodhounds?).

Some years ago the original Kelperland Trophy was lost, and so a replacement was bought, (thought by some to be a great improvement). Then the original turned up, and instead of replacing the new one, the Committee decided to leave this one to be awarded to a hound at the discretion of the judge for an "outstanding performance". For the second year running, the judge awarded this to the winner. There were no second placings or Certificates of Merit.

The winning hound, Stendela's Millvery Renegade, wasn't particularly fast, but he was enthusiastic, and exceptional in speaking to the line, virtually throughout.

The Stake wouldn't have been possible but for the stalwart management of Jo Franks, who roped in her family to walk the early lines in the dark.

‘Falcon’			Kelperland Winner
with handler Jim Jennings			l=>r: BC Chasedown Cup for Best Working hound of 1997, Current Kelperland Trophy (base at engravers!), original Trophy.

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