The Purina Top Coverdog of the Year Award   

 and it's

    Companion Derby Award  

                                                                 In Honor of                               

        William Harnden Foster             

Awarded Annually to the Top Dog In Grouse and Woodcock Trials

 

 

Pennsylvania Open Grouse Championship

 

   
1947 Pennsylvania Grouse Championship Title Withheld 1947 Pennsylvania Grouse Championship
1st - Hall's Black Rocket - ESM   O/H - Mrs. A. A. Hall / Gene Galloway
2nd - Dudey Mac - ESM  1 Pointers O/H - J. C. Williams
3rd - Hall's Gay Rocket - ESM 11  Setters O/H - Mrs. A. A. Hall / Gene Galloway
Judges   Judges
C.W. Harrigan, Walter Bublitz, & C.R. McWilliams   C.W. Harrigan, Walter Bublitz, & C.R. McWilliams
   
   
1948 Pennsylvania Grouse Championship No Winner 1948 Pennsylvania Grouse Championship
Winner -  Declared Ru. -
Owner -    Owner - 
Handler -   3 Pointers Handler - 
Judges  11 Setters Judges
   
   
   
   
1949 Pennsylvania Grouse Championship   1949 Pennsylvania Grouse Championship
Winner - Sam L's Skyhigh - ESM   Ru. -
Owner - Sam Light  2 Pointers Owner - 
Handler - Larry Tuttle 10 Setters Handler - 
Judges   Judges
Dell E. Todd, C. Ray McWilliams, & C. W. Harrigan    
   
   
1950 Pennsylvania Grouse Championship Title Withheld 1950 Pennsylvania Grouse Championship
1st - Sam L's Skyhigh - ESM   O/H - Sam Light/ Larry Tuttle
2nd - Fiora Sky - ESF   O/H - Sam Light/ Larry Tuttle
3rd - Sky Chip - ESM  1 Pointers O/H - W. H. Brush / W. H. Brush
Judges  13 Setters Judges
J. C. Williams & Charles H. Elder    
   
   
1951 Pennsylvania Grouse Championship   1951 Pennsylvania Grouse Championship
Winner - Skyrocket Pride's Hank - ESM   Ru. - Mistress Pretty Bones - PF
Owner - E. G. Smith  4 Pointers Owner - J. H. Powers
Handler - Gene Galloway  14 Setters Handler - Larry Tuttle
Judges   Judges
Jay C. Gilford & Joseph C. Williams    
   
   
1952 Pennsylvania Grouse Championship   1952 Pennsylvania Grouse Championship
Winner - Trebor's Duchess - ESF   Ru. -
Owner - Leonard Sasso  5 Pointers Owner - 
Handler - Dewey Duffee  9 Setters Handler - 
Judges   Judges
James S. Goodwin & Charles H. Elder    
   
   
1953 Pennsylvania Grouse Championship   1953 Pennsylvania Grouse Championship
Winner - Sam's L Hadaway - ESM   Ru. -
Owner - Sam Light  3 Pointers Owner - 
Handler - Rich Tuttle  9 Setters Handler - 
Judges   Judges
James S. Goodwin & Harold Specht    
   
   
1954 Pennsylvania Grouse Championship   1954 Pennsylvania Grouse Championship
Winner - Pucketty Villiage Boy - PM   Ru. -
Owner - E. D. McKean  6 Pointers Owner - 
Handler - Gene Galloway  13 Setters Handler - 
Judges   Judges
Charles H. Elder & William H. Brush    
   
   
1955 Pennsylvania Grouse Championship   1955 Pennsylvania Grouse Championship
Winner - Orchard Valley Skylight - ESM   Ru. -
Owner - Mrs. R. P. Hapgood Jr.  6 Pointers Owner - 
Handler - Rich Tuttle  11 Setters Handler - 
Judges   Judges
George M. Crangle & Herman Specht    
   
   
1956 Pennsylvania Grouse Championship Title Withheld 1956 Pennsylvania Grouse Championship
1st - Sam's L Elias - ESM   O/H - Sam LIght / Rich Tuttle
2nd - Hilltop Nip - PM  9 Pointers O/H - Leonard Niederriter
3rd - Orchard Valley Skylight - ESM  7 Setters O/H - Robert Hapgood Jr. / Rich Tuttle
Judges   Judges
William T. McCarty & Herman Specht   William T. McCarty & Herman Specht
   
   
1957 Pennsylvania Grouse Championship Title Withheld 1957 Pennsylvania Grouse Championship
1st - Coquette - ESF   O/H - Mrs. K. R. Shaffer / Rich Tuttle
2nd - Pucketty Villiage Tom - PM  4 Pointers O/H - E. D. McKean / Gene Galloway
3rd - Tancanhoosen Hunter - PM  11 Setters O/ H - L. F. Bissell / Carl Beattie
Judges   Judges
Paul J. Treadaway & Herman Specht   Paul J. Treadaway & Herman Specht
   
   
1958 Pennsylvania Grouse Championship Title Withheld 1958 Pennsylvania Grouse Championship
1st - Possessive S - ESM   O/H - A. I. Undercoffer
2nd - Tancanhoosen Air Flight - PM  5 Pointers O/H - L. F. Bissell / Carl Beattie
3rd - Pennsylvania Babe - ESF  15 Setters O/ H -L. W. Anderson
Judges   Judges
Herman Specht & Robert G. Wehle