The following was posted on the original EJRTC website:

This is the fun stuff.  The purpose of a trial is to promote the versatility and working aspects of the Jack Russell Terrier.  EJRTC has sponsored an annual trial since 1995 and is planning to have four in the year 2000.  The first will be TUX and TAILS, a premiere event, on the weekend of  March 25th and 26th in Scottsdale, Arizona. This will be a sanctioned trial. The second event will be a fun day, June 10, 2000 in Yorba Linda, California.  The time and directions are below for this event.  A sanctioned Trial will be held in California in September, 2000.  The exact date, time and place to be announced.  We are also planning a Fun Day open to all Jack Russell Terriers at Farr West Kennels in the Ogden area of Utah, in June of 2001.  The exact date and time to be announced. If you would like to receive a trial booklet or more information, please call JoAnn Stoll at 909-763-4128 or e-mail us at Englishjrtc@cs.com

TRIAL RESULTS FROM THE TUX AND TAILS EVENT IN SCOTTSDALE

GO TO GROUND CLASSES

OPEN PUPPY ~ 4 To 6 Months ~ Bailey of JRS ~ Owner ~JRS Jack Russell Terriers                                                                              PUPPY CHAMPIONSHIP ~ Bailey of JRS ~ Owner ~ JRS Jack Russell Terriers

NOVICE ADULT ~1) O'Reilly~Owner Jeanne Nickison, 2) Wylie of JRS~Owner JRS Jack Russell Terriers,  3) Scampi~Owner Brian and Elmarie Cullingworth, 4) Farr West Napolean~Owner Jim and Sally Parcher, 5) Elk Creek Santana Star~Owner Jim and Sally Parcher, 6) Star Valley Aggie~Owner Maura Isaacs, 7) Elk Creek Suzie~Owner Brian and Elmarie Cullingworth, 8) Elk Creek Son of a Doc~ Owner Frank and Rita Scherer

OPEN ADULT:  1) O'Reilly~Owner Jeanne Dickison, 2) Elk Creek Santana Star~Owner Jim and Sally Parcher, 3) Wylie of JRS~Owner JRS Jack Russell Terriers, 4) Farr West Napolean~Owner Jim and Sally Parcher, 5) Elk Creek Suzie~Owner Brian and Elmarie Cullingworth, 6) Scampi~Owner Brian and Elmarie Cullingworth, 7) Elk Creek Son of a Doc~Owner Frank and Rita Scherer.

CHAMPIONSHIP CERTIFICATE:  1) Elk Creek Foxy~Owner JoAnn Stoll, 2) Star Valley Zoie~Owner Michael and Avril Black, 3) Star Valley Jane~Owner Michael and Avril Black, 4) Elk Creek Tinky~Owner JoAnn Stoll, 5) Polzin Farms Kaitlyn~Owner Dana Arambula.

FLAT RACING

PRE-NOVICE PUPPIES:  1) Lazy B Bar S Chewey~Owner Frank and Rita Scherer, 2) Lazy B Bar S QB~Owner Frank and Rita Scherer, 3) Snowey~Owner Brian and Elmarie Cullingworth.

MALES OVER 1 YEAR ( First Race)  1) Wiley of JRS~Owner JRS Jack Russell Terriers, 2) O'Riley~Owner Jeanne Dickison,         3) Farr West Napolean~Owner Jim and Sally Parcher, 4) Elk Creek Rio of Vista Real~Owner Kelli Van Liew 5) Captain James T Kirk~Owner Kelly Waller.  SECOND RACE:  1) Lazy B Bar S Samuel~Owner Frank and Rita Scherer, 2) Spike of JRS~Owner JRS Jack Russell Terriers, 3) Scampi~Owner Brian and Elmarie Cullingworth.

MALE RACE OF CHAMPION:  1) Wiley of JRS~Owner JRS Jack Russell Terriers, 2) Lazy B Bar S Samuel~Owner Frank and Rita Scherer

FEMALE PUPPY - 6 to 9 months ~ 1) Bailey of JRS~Owner JRS Jack Russell Terriers, 2) Visa Real's Rowdy Roxie~Owner Kelli Van Liew

FEMALES OVER 1 YEAR:  First Race :  1) Elk Creek Santana Star~Owner Jim and Sally Parcher, 2) Elk Creek Foxy~Owner JoAnn Stoll, 3) Angel~Owner Janet Cole, 4) Aggie~Owner Maura Isaacs, 5) Star Valley Sophia~Owner Beulah, 6) Lazy B Bar S Fuzzy~Owner Frank and Rita Scherer  SECON RACE:  1) Elk Creek Cotton~Owner JoAnn Stoll, 2) Star Valley Abagail~Owner Beulah, 3) Elk Creek Suzy~Owner Brian and Elmarie Cullingworth

FEMALE RACE OF CHAMPIONS:  1) Bailey of JRS~Owner JRS Jack Russell Terriers, 2) Elk Creek Santana Star~Owner Jim and Sally Parcher, 3) Elk Creek Cotton~Owner JoAnn Stoll.

STEEPLE-CHASE RACING

FEMALE PUPPY ~ 6 TO 12 MONTHS:  1) Bailey of JRS~Owner JRS Jack Russell Terriers, 2) Vista Real's Rowdy Roxie

FEMALES OVER 1 YEAR :  1) Elk Creek Santana Star~Owner Jim and Sally Parcher, 2) Polzin Farms Kaitlyn~Owner Dana Arambula, 3) Angel~Owner Janet Cole, 4) Abigail~Owner Beulah, 5) Elk Creek Katie~Owner JoAnn Stoll

MALES OVER 1 YEAR:  1) Wiley of JRS~Owner JRS Jack Russell Terriers, 2) Elk Creek Rio of Vista Real~Owner Kelli Van Liew, 3) Captain James T Kirk~Owner Kelly Waller, 4) Farr West Napolean~Owner Jim and Sally Parcher, 5) Lazy B Bar S Samuel~Owner Frank and Rita Scherer, 6) Spike of JRS~Owner JRS Jack Russell Terriers

RACE OF CHAMPIONS:  1) Baily of JRS~Owner JRS Jack Russell Terriers, 2) Wiley of JRS~Owner JRS Jack Russell Terriers, 3) Elk Creek Santana Star~Owner Jim and Sally Parcher

CONFORMATION

FEMALE PUPPIES 4 to 6 Months:  1) Star Valley Molly~Owner Michael and Avril Black, 2) Lucky~Owner Brian and Elmarie Cullingworth, 3) Lazy B Bar S QB~Owner Frank and Rita Scherer, 4) Snowey~Owner Brian and Elmarie Cullinworth

FEMALE PUPPIES 6 to 9 Months:  1) Elk Creek Tally~Owner JoAnn Stoll, 2) Elk Creek Ritzy~Owner JoAnn Stoll, 3) Vista Real's Rowdy Roxie~Owner Kelli Van Liew, 4) Elk Creek Fuzzy~Owner JoAnn Stoll

FEMALE PUPPIES 9 to 12 Months: 1) Elk Creek Mitzy~Owner JoAnn Stoll

JUNIOR FEMALE 1 to 2 Years:  1) Elk Creek Tara~Owner JoAnn Stoll, 2) Star Valley Abagail~Owner Beaulah, 3) Lazy B Bar S Fuzzy~Owner Frank and Rita Scherer, 4) Elk Creek Suzy~Owner Brian and Elmarie Cullingworth

SENIOR FEMALE- 2 to 3 Years:  1) Star Valley Kate~Owner Michael and Avril Black, 2) Elk Creek Santana Star~Owner Jim and Sally Parcher, 3) Elk Creek Dutchess of York~Owner Fred vad der Wal

VETERAN FEMALE Over 3 Years:  1) Lindsey~Owner Frank and Rita Scherer

BEST FEMALE:  1) Star Valley Kate~Owner Michael and Avril Black, 2) Elk Creek Mitzy~Owner JoAnn Stoll, 3) Elk Creek Tally~Owner JoAnn Stoll, 4) Lindsey~Owner Frank and Rita Scherer, 5) Elk Creek Tara~Owner JoAnn Stoll

MALE PUPPIES 4 tO 6  Months:  1) Elk Creek Dally~Owner JoAnn Stoll, 2) Farr West Jackson~Owner Jim and Sally Parcher

MALE PUPPIES 9 To 12 Months:  1) Elk Creek McCloud~Owner JoAnn Stoll

JUNIOR MALE 1 to 2 Years:  1) Farr West Napolean~Owner Jim and Sally Parcher, 2) Lazy B Bar S Samuel~Owner Frank and Rita Scherer, 3) Scampi~Owner Frank and Rita Scherer

SENIOR MALE 2 to 3 Years: 1) Elk Creek Rio of Vista Real~Owner Kelli Van Liew

VETERAN MALE Over 3 Years:  1) Elk Creek Son of a Doc~Owner Frank and Rita Scherer

BEST MALE:  1) Elk Creek McCloud~Owner JoAnn Stoll, 2) Farr West Napolean~Owner Jim and Sally Parcher, 3) Elk Creek Son of a Doc~Owner Frank and Rita Scherer, 4) Elk Creek Rio of Vista Real~Owner Kelli Van Liew

FAMILY CLASS:   Scampi and Elk Creek Suzy plus their offspring Snowey and Lucky ~ Owner Brian and Elmarie Cullingworth

                              

   A trial is separated into three parts:  Go to Ground; Racing; and Conformation.

GO-TO-GROUND:

   This is a simulated hunting exercise to test the gaminess of the terriers.  Long, narrow, tunnel-like three sided liners are provided with caged rats at the end.  (Humane treatment of the rats is mandatory.)  The terriers are judged on the way they work the quarry.  They are timed from the start to see how quickly they "find" the quarry.  Go to Ground is not a race and the object is for the terrier to follow the scent of the rat to the end of the tunnel.   Once there, they are further timed from one to three minutes, depending on their level (novice or advanced) on how they "work" the quarry.  They must be locked onto the quarry by digging, whining and barking or death-stare.  At this point they are judged on their intensity to work the quarry and, by EJRTC trial rules,  a death-stare is not sufficient to win Go-to-Ground.  They are disqualified if they lose concentration on the quarry within the allotted time frame.

RACING:

   This is a test of their speed and agility.   The race course is 150 feet in length and the terriers chase a varmint tail down the course.  The first terrier through the hole at the end wins the race.  The terriers are muzzled and race six at a time.  We do flat racing as well as over hurdles.

CONFORMATION and FUN CLASSES:

   Conformation looks at the working structure of the terriers and is judged according to the EJRTC Breed Standard.  Functional conformation is judged rather than perfect conformation.  The terriers have to possess the attributes and gaminess required to be working terriers.  It must be remembered perfect conformation is useless to a working terrier if the will to employ the hunting instinct is not present.

   EJRTC also sponsors fun classes for the novice handlers and children, encouraging their participation.  These include trick and costume classes which are loved by all.

   Obedience and agility are also important parts of the trial.  They encourage a trainable working terrier.  Agility is a lot of fun for handler and terrier, alike, as the terriers maneuver over, under and through obstacles of all kinds.

   Jack Russell Terriers are not foo-foo dogs, and our trials are not beauty contests.  Since so many of the dogs we have today are not hunted as they once were, the trial gives them an opportunity to put to use the instincts and working traits for which they were bred.  Come out and enjoy the day with us, whether you have a terrier or not.