CHAPTER 14
RULES FOR
RETRIEVER TRIALS
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SECTION 4. In stakes for Retrievers the order of
running shall be decided by lot at the draw with dogs
handled by the same person being separated when pos-sible
to that extent necessary to avoid delays in the run-ning
of the trial. The Field Trial Secretary and the Field
Trial Committee shall be responsible for ensuring that
the conduct of the draw is public and that the place
assigned to each competing dog is determined by ran-dom
chance insofar as reasonably possible.
In any stake carrying championship points the
Judges shall impose a system of rotation that will be
applicable to all contestants and will take effect immedi-ately
following the completion of the first series. The
objective of the rotation is to spread the burden or ben-efit
of running early equitably among the competing dogs.
The Judges shall select the particular system of rotation
or be used, and the system selected shall be publicly
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announced by the Judges and/or Marshal before the com-mencement
of the stake to which the rotation will apply.
Insofar as practicable dogs shall be run in the order
of the draw, or in the order of the draw as rotated in
stakes carrying championship points; provided that
departures from the order of the draw are permitted:
(a) When in the opinion of the Judges or the Field
Trail Committee such will result in a reasonable or
desirable saving of time in the conduct of the trial, pro-vided,
however, that whenever decisions regarding a
change in the running order will affect two or more
stakes, the Field Trial Marshal may overrule the judges
and/or the stake marshal and make the final decision as
to such changes in the running order, if any, or ?
This subsection contemplates that the Field Trial
Committee will be responsible for providing effective means
of communication between and among the stakes so that
decisions about departures from the order of the draw that
have an impact on more than one stake can be made, and
conflicts resolved, with proper attention to the priorities
among stakes and to the overall needs of the trial. The
authority of the Field Trial Committee to make the final
decision on departures from the running order in one stake
which may adversely impact another stake shall be exer-cised
by the Field Trial Marshal.
(b) When in the opinion of the Judges such will avoid
unfairness or prejudice to any competing dog resulting
from an event which has occurred in the particular stake.
Notwithstanding the first sentence of this Section 4,
any club may, at its election, provide that the order of
running in any one or more stakes at a trial shall be in
the order of the draw beginning with the dog with the
number given at the draw which corresponds with the
last two digits (including digits, if any, to the right of the
decimal point) of the closing Dow Jones Industrial
Average (the ?DJIA Number?) on the Tuesday immedi-ately
preceding the trial or, if the New York StockExchange is not open for business on such Tuesday,
then on the most recent day prior to such Tuesday when
the New York Stock Exchange is open for business, and
continuing thereafter in numerical sequence. If the DJIA
Number is 00, the dog given number one at the draw
shall be the first running dog. If the DJIA Number is
greater than the number of dogs entered in a stake, the
number equal to the number of dogs entered in such
stake shall be subtracted from the DJIA Number and
such stake shall begin with the dog with the number
given at the draw which corresponds with the number
resulting from such subtraction (the ?Second DJIA
Number?) and continue thereafter in numerical
sequence. If the Second DJIA Number is greater than the...................
