Steven Bright is hosting the February club trial on Saturday , February 21, 2009. Sign up starts at 8:00 a.m. and run time at 8:30 a.m. Signs will be posted. If you need more details, contact Steven at 910-770-2020. Directions are as follows:
From Whiteville: Travel 3.5 miles on 701 By-pass and turn left on Bill Hooks Rd. Go straight at the stop sign for 2.5 miles. Turn into Red Apple development.
From Clarkton: Travel 5 miles on 701 By-pass and turn right on Bill Hooks Rd. Go straight at the stop sign for 2.5 miles. Turn into Red Apple development.
There will be no club trial held due to the AKC Hunt Test held in Linden, NC on March 21-22. Directions to site can be found on Entry Express.
Tommy Wallace is hosting the April club trial on Saturday, April 18, 2009. Sign up starts at 8:00 a.m. and run time at 8:30 a.m. Signs will be posted. If you need more details, contact Tommy at 843-455-1085. Directions are as follows:
From Lumberton: West on NC 41/NC 72 W 2nd St toward N Water Street. Turn left onto Martin Luther King Dr/Martin Luther King Jr. Dr/NC 41/Fairmont Rd. Continue to follow NC 41. Turn slight right onto NC 41/New St. Turn slight left onto NC 41/Main St. Continue to follow NC 41 (Crossing into South Carolina). Turn slight right onto Richard Temple Blvd/SC 41 S. Turn slight right onto SC 9/ W 3rd Ave. Continue to follow SC 9. Go approximately 2.5 miles; on the right you will see a green and white sign with 2160 on it and LRRC signs. You are there.
From Whiteville: North on James B. White Hwy. N toward US 74 BR E/US 76 BR E. Turn slight right onto W Washington St/US 76 BR. Turn right onto N Powell Blvd/US 701 BYP. Merge onto US 74 W/US 76 W toward Chadbourn/Fair Bluff. Turn right onto NC 904. Turn left onto NC 41 (Crossing into South Carolina). Turn slight right onto Richard Temple Blvd/SC 41 S. Turn slight right onto SC 9/W 3rd Ave. Continue to follow SC 9. Go approximately 2.5 miles; on the right you will see a green and white sign with 2160 on it and LRRC signs. You are there.
Shelley Schilling will host the May club trial in Rocky Point, NC on May 16. Sign ups will start at 8:00 a.m. and run time at 8:30 a.m. For more information, contact Shelley at 910-231-2471. Directions are as follows:
Take I-40 to Exit # 408 Highway 210. Head east toward Hampstead on Highway 210. Go about 2 - 2 1/2 miles and trun right on Mooretown Road. The farm is at the end of Mooretown Road. There will be signs posted. These are the same grounds the Carolinas Retriever Club held their hunt test on this past weekend. Lunch will not be provided (there is a Wendy's, Subway, etc. close by).
Emory Bullard will host the June club trial on Saturday, June 20, 2009. It is to be held at the Allen Brother's Hunting Preserve in Bladenboro, N.C. Sign up starts at 8:00 a.m. and run time at 8:30 a.m. If you need additional information, contact Emory at 910-876-4128. Directions from the Wilmington, Elizabethtown, Whiteville, and Stedman areas to the test site can be found in the June LRRC newsletter.
Seth Thompson is hosting the July LRRC trial on Saturday, July 18, 2009 at Wellon's Farm in Linden, North Carolina. Sign up starts at 8:00 a.m. and run time is at 8:30 a.m. If you need additional infformation, contact Seth at 919-868-1733.
Directions: On I 95 ,exit onto Exit # 73 at Dunn. Travel north on Hwy. 421 (toward Ervwin). Turn on Hwy. 217 South; travel approximately 6 miles. After crossing the Cape Fear River, the test will be exactly 4 miles after the bridge and the headquarters will be at the barn on the left.
Emory Bullard is hosting the August club trial on Saturday, August 15 at the Allen Brother's Hunting Preserve in Bladenboro, NC. Sign up starts at 8:00 a.m. and run time is at 8:30 a.m. If you additional information, contact Emory at 910-876-4128.
From Elizabethtown: South on NC 242/S Poplar Street/US 701 toward Mill Street approx. 1.7 miles.Turn right at NC 87 approx. 6.1 miles. Slight left at NC 41 approx. 1.9 miles. Turn left at NC 410 approx. 3.2 miles. Turn right at NC 1124/Singletary Mill Pond Road approx. 2.1 miles. Slight right at Cabbage Road/NC 1122; Allen Brother's is on the left approx. 0.7 mile.
From Wilmington: Take US 74/76 West for approx. 30.5 miles. Turn right at Green Swamp Road N/NC 211 and take NC 211 to 211 By-pass approx. 27.9 miles. Turn right at NC 131/NC 410 approx. 1.2 miles. Slight left at Cabbage Road/NC 1122 - 2.7 miles and look for the Allen Brother's sign.
From Whiteville: Head North on US 701 and stay on US 701 until 701 joins 131. Turn left at Bladneboro Road/NC 131 and travel approx. 9.2 miles. Turn right at S Main Street/NC 131/NC 242/NC 410 and follow NC 131/NC 410 approx. 2.7 miles. Slight left at Cabbage Road/NC 1122 approx. 2.7 miles. Allen Brother's is on the left
Ikie Guyton is hosting the September 20, 2009 club trial at Lu Mil Vineyards, 438 Suggs Taylor Road, Dublin, NC.
From Wilmington: Hwy. 87 North to Dublin. Turn right on 4th street beside the Family Dollar Store. Go 1/2 mile; turn right; go 1/2 mile on Suggs Taylor Road. Follow signs to back of property.
From Fayetteville: Take Hwy. 87 South to Dublin. Turn left on road beside Family Dollar Store in Dublin. Go 1/2 mile, turn right; go 1/2 mile on Suggs Taylor Road. Follow signs to back of property.
From Lumberton: Take Hwy. 41 North to intersection of Hwy. 410 (about 15 miles). Turn left; go one mile. Family Dollar Store, across the road. Turn right then left as above. Call Ikie at 910-863-3473 with any questions regarding directions.
No club trial held due to AKC Hunt Test being held in Rocky Point on October 10-11, 2009. Details can be found on Entry Express.
Steven Bright will host the November club trial on Sunday, Novermber 15, 2009 in Whiteville. Sign up starts at 8:00 a.m. and runt time is at 8:30 a.m.; lunch will be served.
Directions: Take the Red Hill Road exit off Hwy 74-76 ( 1st Whiteville exit from Wilmington, 3rd Whiteville exit from Lumberton). Turn right at the stop sign (White Hall Road), travel approx. 1 mile and turn right onto Od Wilmington Road. Travel approx. 200 yards and turn right on the gravel road with a red gate (Steven's place). Call Steven at 910-770-2020 if you need more travel instructions.
Emory Bullard will host the December club trial on Sunday, December 20, 2009 at his place: 500 Abbottsburg Road, Bladenboro, NC. Sign up starts at 8:00 a.m. and run time is at 8:30 a.m. If you need additional informration contact him at 910-876-4128.
From Wilmington: 74 West to 211 North. Turn left on Twisted Hickory Road in Abbottsburg. Go across railroad tracks and take first right onto Old Abbottsburg Road. Go 1 mile; pond is on the left.
From Lumberton: 211 South to 211 By-pass to 211 South. Take a right onto Twisted Hickory Road in Abbottsburg. Go across railroad tracks and take first right onto Old Abbottsburg Road. Go 1 mile; pond is on the left.
From Elizabethtown: Take 242 West to Twisted Hickory Road. At Whites Crossroads, take a left. Go to Abbottsburg. Twisted Hickory Road will cross over Highway 211. Once you cross 211, go across railroad tracks. Take first right onto Old Abbottsburg Road. Go 1 mile; pond is on the left.
From Whiteville: Go 131 North; when 131 splits from 701, go about 7-8 miles. Take a right onto Old Abbottsburg Road. Go 3-4 miles; pond is on the right.
