C'mon G-man, in what lifetime is a Derby Judge given even remotely the same consideration as an Open . That's the most outrageous statement I've ever seen you make. "just show up about noon Sat, set something up and run the dogs". Does that statement ring a bell with you? It should.
We ran four series, a single and three doubles, so the dogs picked up seven birds instead of eight. The last series was "dictated" by the Gestapo, and the weather, due to the Open right next door and you know that.
Was I, and my co-judge, happy with it?? No way. Did the contestants have complaints? Probably, and also probably justified. Regardless of what we tried to do, we still lost the grounds, didn't we?
You do the best you can with the available resources. The Open screwed EVERYTHING up by blocking the ONLY entrance to the whole damn place, ALL weekend.
"This is where you will run your water and ALL vehicles must park off the grounds and the handlers will have to walk their dogs to the line so as not to interfere with the Open."
OK, now I'm through venting about that deal. Onward and upward.
Jerry