Hunting: Hare hounds protagonists for the first appointment on the island of Elba with Hunting Trials on Hare organized by Pro Segugio.
The tests on hare were held on the Island of Elba on February 22,23, 24 and 1, with the XNUMXst Elba Island Trophy as a prize. The judges Bianchetti, Boiocchi, Butini, Fusar Poli, Montanari, Pescatori and Righi have been called to judge. The contestants and judges were all hosted at the Le Calanchiole village in Capoliveri and this common accommodation was very popular because it allowed to live the three days all together with moments of relaxation exchanging views or walking along the coast and the beach below.
Elba presented itself to the Guests with sunny days disturbed by a light north-easterly breeze which, especially on the first day, prevented the dogs from having an olfaction useful for carrying out good shifts. The test grounds overlooked the crystal clear sea illuminated by a beautiful sun. All the heats took place on free land suitable for hunting with a good presence of hares and this aspect guaranteed a strict selection of the subjects in the competition. The dogs for these tests must be well trained and in possession of all the hunting skills necessary to reach the hunt for hares which, knowing the hunting pitfalls, implement all the tricks before the final throw.
Present at the appointment are some of the best known names in the world of bloodhounds, Brambillaschi, Vanessa Butini, Giglioli, Mattei, Montersino, Petruccioli, Pizzetti, Rovini and many others. Six heats in each day, three of wetsuits, two of couples and one of single that in the three days of competition changed zones and judges in rotation. In the single class from the first day the race was between the Italian Segugia pr Moira di Mattei and the Italian Segugia pf Samba di Signorini with the deserved victory of the first with constant results over the three days.
In the couples class the race on the last day of testing, given the previous results, had to be resolved between Agostini, Butini Vanessa and Rovini. Agostini won the Trophy, with an excellent round of the Italian seguge Pr Fly and Frana, surpassing all the others in the general classification. In the premier class, where some of the best Italian wetsuits competed, after two days with the same number of EXCELLENT results, Giglioli's pack of Italian bloodhounds was deservedly ahead.
On the last day all the other competitors were still in the running for the Trophy, but despite meeting both Giglioli and the others past, no one manages to classify themselves contrary to the Montersino suit that sports a textbook shift with the assignment of the CAC to Indio and the Res.CAC in Rina, where the Judge's report reads “Homogeneous and of a good type, corrected to the loose, after an extensive and meticulous search they encounter passed on the edge of a medium mountain road bend, highlighting it with good voices. They pass in the direction of a ridge fortified by junipers and mastic trees, where they advance, accentuate the voices and shortly after a few meters from the dogs the hare starts. The suit promptly arrives on track and shows off in a fast, precise and persistent sequel with the resolution of multiple fouls on road bends. Particularly in the last phase Indio and Rina stand out. ".
Particularly nice is the sentence of the companion Williams who with the colorful Ries language (Rio Marina) external "But this hare will take a moment from when his head is spinning ... ... .."
In light of these results, mathematics ruled Montersino's victory in the 1st Elba Island Trophy cat. Mute. After the award ceremony, the whole caravan moved to the port of Portoferraio waiting to take the ferry, an opportunity, in the short wait, to admire the Medici bastions that dominate the bay while in the distance you could see the famous castle of Volterraio, all ready to compete in the days following the Veltro Corrente where Montersino will repeat itself with another CAC.
The Pro Segugio dell'Isola d'Elba thanks the Judges, the Competitors, the Companions and all the competent Bodies who have allowed the excellent success of the event and make an appointment on the Island of Elba for the next Hare Test on 23,24, March 25th and XNUMXth valid for the Etruscan Trophy, for the qualifications of Toscana d'Eccellenza and for the regional qualifications of the Italian Championship of Monte Cucco (PG).
Tests on hare "TROFEO ISOLA D'ELBA" - 22/23/24 February 2012
February 22 2012
Single category
Judge Righi
1st cl. MOIRA sipr ETC. 160 by Mattei Umberto
2nd cl. SAMBA by POMPIANO sipf MB 158 by Signorini Giorgio
Couples category
1st battery - Fishermen Judge
Not classified
2nd battery - Judge Bianchetti
1st cl. FLY and FRANA sipr MB 150.5 by Agostini Lelio
Mute category
1st battery - Judge Montanari
Not classified
2nd battery - Judge Butini
1st cl. VALENTINA-LISA-INDIO-TROTTOLINA-RINA sipr MB 151.6 by Montersino Cristian
3rd battery - Judge Boiocchi
1st cl. SCILA-ROMINA-SIBILL-CRISTAL sipf ETC. 167 by Giglioli Gianfranco
23 February 2012-02-26
Single category
Judge Bianchetti
1st cl. MOIRA sipr B 141 by Mattei Umberto
Couples category
1rd battery - Judge Boiocchi
Not classified
2st battery - Fishermen Judge
1st cl. ZURICH and GIOIA sipr ETC.161 by Butini Vanessa
2nd cl. MINA and CALLAS sipr MB 150.5 by Rovini Alfiero
Mute category
1st battery - Judge Montanari
1st cl. VALENTINA-LISA-INDIO-TROTTOLINA-RINA sipr ETC.165.5 by Montersino Cristian
2nd cl. MIRO-AMBRA-ROMINA-ZERO sipr MB 151 by Rongoni Federico
2nd battery - Judge Fusar Poli
1st cl. INDIA-IDA-YALA-NORA ariegeois ETC. 161.25 by Pizzetti Bonfiglio
2nd cl. FRITZ- BRUNA-SIRA-GIOIA-TINA sipr MB 158.8 by Giovanni Petruccioli
3nd battery - Judge Butini
1st cl. SCILA-ROMINA-SIBILL-CRISTAL sipf ETC. 166.25 by Giglioli Gianfranco
2nd cl. PLUTO-ERCOLE-DUCA-BACCO-DIANA sipr MB 158.6 by Brambillaschi Gian Luca
February 24 2012
Single category
Fishermen Judge
1st cl. PELO sipr MB 159 by Mattei Umberto
2nd cl. MOIRA sipr MB 157 by Mattei Umberto
3rd cl. SAMBA by POMPIANO sipf B 143 by Signorini Giorgio
Couples category
Judge Bianchetti
1st cl. FLY and FRANA sipr ETC. 166.5 by Agostini Lelio
2nd cl. ZURICH and GIOIA sipr MB 155.5 by Butini Vanessa
Mute category
1st battery - Judge Montanari
Not classified
2nd battery - Judge Fusar Poli
1st cl. VALENTINA-LISA-INDIO-RINA sipr ETC.CAC 182.75 of Montersino Cristian
2nd cl. MIRO-AMBER-ROMINA-ZERO sipr ETC. 161 by Rongoni Federico
3rd battery - Judge Boiocchi
Not classified
WINNERS OF THE "1st ISLAND ELBA TROPHY"
Single category
1st cl. MOIRA sipr by Mattei Umberto
Couples category
1st cl. FLY and FRANA sipr by Agostini Lelio
Mute category
1st cl. VALENTINA-LISA-INDIO-TROTTOLINA-RINA sipr di Montersino Cristian