Mr. Albert Winslow

(1914 – 1995)

Mr. Winslow campaigned tirelessly to promote the English Cocker breed and particularly the field/working lines of the breed. He owned one of the last remaining field trial English Cocker kennels in the country in the early 1960’s.

Mr. Winslow was an active English Cocker Spaniel Club of America member and an active field trial competitor and promoter of field/working English Cocker Spaniels. He was a successful handler as well as coordinator of events and communicated on behalf of trialers with the ECSCA. Mr. Winslow served as the ECSCA Field Trial Committee Chairperson from 1954-1959 and then again in 1962. He was also the author of the first Working Certificate for English Cockers in 1959, with hopes that prior to a bench championship being awarded, the dog would need to show its merits in the field. This did not happen although great effort was put in by many in the ECSCA. This did lead into the modern day Working Dog certificate which is still earned by English Cockers all over the United States.

Mr. Winslow is most noted for his determination to maintain a “separateness” between the American Cocker breed and the English Cocker breed. He was the strongest advocate for listing each dog’s specific breed in field trial catalogs in order to promote the separation of the two breeds. At this time it was not required by the AKC. In 1955, the Albany Spaniel Field Trial Club at their fall trial (Oct. 8-9, 1955) printed the first cocker field trial catalog with breed designation listed for each dog.

Mr. Winslow ran many field/working English Cockers in field trials beginning in about 1950 through 1962. His most notable dog was:

NFC FCC Greatford Meadowcourt “Pin” (import)

“Pin” won 10 Open All-Age stakes between 1954 and 1956. He won the 1955 National Championship and took 2nd in the 1956 National Championship. He was also the recipient of the Cinar Trophy in 1954, 1955 and 1957 as the High Point English Cocker in the East. At this time “Pin” was handled by Jasper Briggs, son of Tom Briggs who the Cinar Trophy memorialized. In 1958, “Pin” finished the National Championship field trial and was handled by Mr. Winslow throughout the event. At the 1958 NCC, an Amateur Shooting Dog Stake was held after the completion of the Championship and “Pin” and Mr. Winslow won that event.

Mr. Winslow was an important part of the history of early field trial English Cockers in the United States and his passion for the breed and the sport is to be admired.