Hartwell S. (Bucky) Moore

Huntington Bay, Long Island NY

Hartwell S. (Bucky) Moore was a leading contributor, participant and supporter of the Cocker National Championship Field Trials from their inception in 1953 to the last National held during the first generation in 1962. A 1956 Field & Stream Magazine article states that “the successful running of this year’s Cocker National was due to the unflagging perseverance of Henry Berol, Jim Greening, Hartwell (Bucky) Moore, Evelyn Monte & Dean Bedford”. Hartwell S. (Bucky) Moore was involved in hunting, field trialing and gunning over Cocker Spaniels since the late 1940’s. He was an early member of the Cocker Spaniel Field Trial Club of America and worked to support the clubs efforts to develop Spaniel Field Trials in the early days of field trialing. It should be noted that Bucky devotedly served the Cocker Spaniel Field Trial Club of America in almost every capacity. He was Club President, Club Director, Field Trial Chairman, Field Trial Gunner, Field Trialer and many more positions that were beneficial to the Club. Bucky even recruited his father Robert Moore to become a devoted member of the Cocker Spaniel Field Trial Club of America, serving as Field Trial Steward, Field Trial Committee Member and as a Field Trial Gunner. Bucky campaigned several successful dogs in field trials winning both Open and Amateur local events as well as Open and Amateur National events. He was a well-known spaniel field trial judge, judging both Cocker & Springer Nationals as well as many local trials. Bucky was a true believer in the idea that a great field trial dog should be a great hunting companion. He and his best friend Peter Garvan (Cocker Hall of Fame Inductee) would take their Field Trial Champion dogs on many hunting trips for grouse and woodcock in the Adirondack and Catskill Mountains as well as pheasants on Long Island. Bucky was an avid field trialer, judge and gunner traveling with his dogs to trials across the eastern and mid-western region.

Bucky represents a true amateur who succeeded in the Field Trial world while competing against a collection of the country’s wealthiest people who had huge kennels full of dogs, professional handlers and kennel managers. He was also highly respected as a judge, gunner and competitor and was part of a driving force behind the Cocker Field Trials and Nationals in the late 1940’s 1950’s and 1960’s.

Besides hunting and field trialing Bucky was also an avid sailor and yacht racer. He won the Commodore Curry Cup in 1961 and 1967 with his sailboat the Mavoureen IV. He was a charter member of the Star Fleet Yacht Racing Club in Long Island NY.

Accomplishments:

1950 Springer Spaniel National Championship Judge

1954 Cocker Spaniel National Championship Judge

Cocker Spaniel National Gun Team Captain 1953, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1962

Springer Spaniel National Gun Team Member

Cocker Spaniel National Committee Member 1953-1959

1960, 1961, 1962 Cocker Spaniel National Co-Chairman

Avid Field Trialer of Cocker Spaniels

Cocker Spaniel National Champion Winner

Won more Amateur Cocker Spaniel National Championship Shooting Dog Trials then anyone in the history of the sport

Multiple High Point Dog Winners

Early Cocker Spaniel Field Trial Club of America Committee Member and President

Committee member for the 1st Cocker Spaniel National held in 1953

1961 Best Amateur Handler Award in Cocker Spaniel National Championship

Dog Accomplishments: 

FTCH Feller’s Freckles owned and handled by Bucky

1951 High Point Dog Cinar Trophy Winner

1952 High Point Dog Cinar Trophy Winner

1956 Sports Afield All America Shooting Dog Award

1955 Amateur Shooting Dog National Championship 2nd Place

1956 Amateur Shooting Dog National Championship 1st Place w/Feller’s Freckles

1958 Amateur Shooting Dog National Championship Winner)

NFTCH FC Berol’s Buckaroo owned and handled by Bucky

1961 National Cocker Spaniel Champion

1961 Amateur Shooting Dog National Championship 1st Place

1961 National Championship Best Amateur Handler Award

1959, 1960, 1961 Amateur Shooting Dog National Championship Winner

Retired the American Spaniel Club Challenge Trophy (3 wins by the same dog)

1960 High Point Dog, Winner of Cinar Perpetual Trophy