by Haley Gray | Jul 9, 2025 | Distinguished Persons
Barbara and Cary have cemented a foundation in this sport for many people who are active and trialing today. These two individuals became a driving force in the MSFTC, mentoring dozens of people not just in Maine but throughout the Northeast. They were well known... by Bethann Wiley | Oct 12, 2021 | Distinguished Persons
ELLA B. MOFFIT1889 – 1945 In 1925, Mrs. Ella B. Moffit, who is often described as “a sportswoman from Poughkeepsie, New York,” made two major contributions to our sport. First she organized the first field trial club for Cocker Spaniels in the United States... by Bethann Wiley | Oct 12, 2021 | Distinguished Persons
Mrs. Gladys F. Harriman1896 – 1983 Mrs. Gladys F. Harriman, who along with her husband E. Roland Harriman owned Cinar Kennels in Arden, New York, was the first person to produce field-bred English Cocker Spaniels here in the United States that achieved success... by Bethann Wiley | Oct 12, 2021 | Distinguished Persons
Keith Erlandson 1931 – 2004 Keith Erlandson, of Wales in the U.K., was involved as an active trainer and field trialer of both English Cockers and Springers from 1958 to 1991. He made up over twenty British field trial champions; he won the British Cocker... by Bethann Wiley | Oct 12, 2021 | Distinguished Persons
Lawrence R. Macqueen 1903 – 1979 Larry MacQueen was one of the foremost professional trainers and handlers of spaniels in the early era of cocker trials. In 1954, he accomplished an almost impossible feat: he won the Springer National Championship and then, two... by Bethann Wiley | Oct 12, 2021 | Distinguished Persons
Elias C. Vail 1890 – 1961 Elias Cornell Vail was one of the most respected and well-known trainers of gun dogs in the first half of the twentieth century. At his Elcova dog training facility —- the name derived from the first two letters of his full name (El co...