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Monday
- Pre-trial social and Dinner with
calcutta.
Story behind the plaster cast (pictured above left). It
is owned by Tim Carrion.
As the story goes, Walter Carrion sold some dogs to the Kelsey Wheel Company
that would not make it in Field Trials in the mid '60's. The molding is a
reproduction of an original wooden carving by the Cree Indians. Only 3 molds
were created. This mold was given to Walter Carrion in appreciation for
going to the hunting lodge for several weeks to teach the Cree how to handle
the chesapeakes. It is the opinion of the ACC Field Trial Committee
that this be offered to the Retriever Hall of Fame and they are working to
do that.
The oil painting (pictured above right) is the symbol of the ACC. It was
painted in 1954 by a 3-4th cousin of my father. This same picture is the
cover of Eloise Heller's 2nd book. Tim Carrion offered this paint at
the ACC Field Trial for sale. The painting sold for $2000 at silent
auction on Wed. night. Congratulations to the new owner.
IA note from Time Carrion - It is with great pride that I offered these
items. My father and 4 other CBR's owners founded the Maryland Retriever
Club in 1944. Few people can claim over 60 years of dedication to Field
Trials. The founding members of the MD RC were: Walter Carrion, E.V.
Weems, Isabelle Owens and Wilson Davis.
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