J. Earl Root, left, president of the Missouri State Field Trial Association confers with trial officials at the drawing of the Mississippi Valley Gun Dog Classic.
Pussy Willow Lou was the winner of the Missouri Open Derby trial, for 2-year-old only, in the recent field trials held at the August A. Busch Memorial Wildlife Area at Weldon Spring under joint sponsorship of the Globe-Democrat and the Missouri State Field Trial Association.
White Knight's Bullet was awarded The Globe-Democrat Trophy as the winner of the Missouri State Open Field Trial at the Busch Wildlife Arena near Weldon Spring.
John Powell, Rolla, Mo., and his two setters, Mr. Spike and Hi Ho Dan, are entries in the Mississippi Valley Gun Dog Classic scheduled for Mar. 9. Mr. Spike, a 9-year-old male setter, won the inaugural running in 1952 and repeated again in 1954.
Heart Throb, a four-year-old male setter, poses with his trophy and owner, Al Boland of St. Louis, after winning the Mississippi Valley Gun Dog Classic yesterday at the Busch Wildlife Area, Weldon Spring.
Member of the Central Missouri Bird Dog Club who have entered their dog in the Mississippi Valley Gun Dog Classic, a presentation of the Globe-Democrat and the Missouri Field Trial Association, which starts tomorrow at August A. Busch Memorial Wildlife Area, Weldon Spring, Mo.
A strong contender for the championship in the inaugural Missouri State Open Field Trial Championship is Armed, shown with his handler, Howard Kirk, Macon, Miss., after a fine run yesterday at the Busch Memorial Wildlife Area at Weldon Spring.
Merry Apple Jack (left), a female white and liver pointer, showed top-notch form yesterday as she went through her paces in training for the Missouri Open Championship Field Trial which will start tomorrow at The Busch Wildlife Area at Weldon Spring, Mo.
Little Pistol, the winner of the Globe-Democrat and Missouri State Field Trial Association's cosponsored Missouri Open All-Age stake yesterday, is shown with his handler, Bert Black, who guided the quail question over the courses at Weldon Spring.
Accepting trophies as owners outstanding dogs in the Missouri State Open Field Trial yesterday at the August A. Busch Wildlife area in Weldon Spring are Dr. Roy Johnson (left) of Ferguson and John J. Stark, Girard, Kan. (right).
Zev's Peerless Don poses with his handler, Bill Bradbury of Kirkwood, after winning the Mississippi Valley Gun Dog Classic yesterday at the Busch Wildlife Area in Weldon Spring.
Three leading contenders in the Missouri open classic, which began yesterday at the August A. Busch Memorial Wildlife Area, Weldon Spring, are shown with their handlers. From the left are Samuel G. McCleeney of Warrensburg, Mo., president of the Missouri State Field Trial Association, with Kjering; John Parker of Leroy Kan., with Wonnie's Ricky III, and Howard Kirk of Panola, Ala., with three-time champ Hall's Stonecraft Babe.
