Am. Can. Bda. Ch. Cummings' Gold-Rush Charlie, OS, SDHF
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Gold-Rush Charlie was the foundation upon which Gold-Rush Kennels was
established. In his brief two-year career, Charlie became the greatest winning Golden Retriever of all
time; his best in show record stood for more than twenty years. He is still the only Golden Retriever
to be named Top Sporting Dog (1974) and the highest ranking Golden based upon dogs defeated per
year (Canine Chronicle, April 21, 1995). This achievement is all the more remarkable because his records
were set at a time when there were far fewer shows and fewer dogs. Charlie was co-owned by Mrs. R. V.
Clark, Jr. of Middleburg, Virginia, and handled to his championship by Mr. L. C. Johnson and to his
record breaking career by Mr. William J. Trainor.
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Ann's story of Charlie's show career.
His show record includes:
- 42 All Breed Best in Shows
- 105 Group Firsts
- 67 Other Group Placements
- #1 Golden Retriever in 1973, 1974 & 1975
- #1 Golden Retriever at the GRCA National in 1974
- #1 Sporting Dog in 1974
- Best of Breed at the Westminster Kennel Club, 1973 & 1974
- Defeated over 34,000 dogs in 1974
- Earned over 1,000 Hall of Fame Points
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Charlie was a large powerful dog with
heavy bone and a flowing coat, a magnificent
full ruff and long arm furnishings. He
had a broad skull, short muzzle, steep
stop, round eyes and close-fitting ears and
a kindly expression. He was also highly intelligent.
Charlie was a wonderful companion for all of his 12
years and possessed an ideal Golden temperament.
This temperament has become a Gold-Rush Hallmark.
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Having sired 59 champions, Charlie has significantly influenced many breeding programs and the breed itself. His champion offspring, many of whom became famous in their own right, are:
• 1. Ch. Wochica's Gold-Rush Bonanza, OD
2. Ch. Sandy Hill's Wochica's Jenny
3. Ch. Wochica's Golden Pumpkin
4. Ch. Wochica's Hickory Whisper
5. Ch. Wochica's Gold-Rush Banner
6. Ch. Combo Gold Rush of Golden Pine
7. Ch. Golden Pine Angel's Seraphim
• 8. Ch. Gold-Rush's Great Teddy Bear, OS, SDHF (1978 GRCA Nationals BOB)
9. Ch. Goldwing Rhythm-N-Blue
• 10. Ch.-OTCh. Russo's Gold-Rush Sensation
11. Ch. Russo's Pepperhill Poppy
12. Ch. Jungold's Gold-Rush Callie
13. Ch. Stone's Gold-Rush Shiloh
14. Ch. Highgate's Gold Rush Rogue
15. Ch. Valhalla's Amber Velvet
16. Ch. Valhalla's Dogo Dancer
17. Ch. Ranchero Gold-Rush Sundancer
• 18. Ch. Gold-Rush Skyrocket, OS
19. Ch. Gold-Rush Razzle Dazzle
• 20. Ch. Goldwing's Tiffany, OD
21. Ch. Goldwing's Temerity, CD
22. Ch. Golden Pine's Just-In-Time
23. Ch. Goldwing's Pink Panther
24. Ch. Goldwing Royal Elegance, CDX
25. Ch. Gold-Rush's Gold Dust Barney
26. Ch. Southern's Gold-Rush Traveler
27. Ch. Southern's Gold-Rush Willow
28. Ch. Ashlyn's AJ Golden Boy
29. Ch. Ch. Ashlyn's April Love
30. Ch. Gold-Rush Brigadier
31. Ch. Sandy Hill's Gold-Rush Jodie
32. Ch. Gold-Rush Ginge Binge
33. Ch. Gold-Rush Orange Blos'm Spec, CDX
34. Ch. Spannen's Kimberlin
35. Am. Can. Ch. Bonnie Island Gold-Rush Carla UDT*, Can. UDTX
36. Ch. Mercer's Sweet William
37. Ch. Ashwel's Gold-Rush Logan
38. Am. Can. Ch. Country Sun's Ms. Cricket
39. Ch. Golden Kelby Dustan
• 40. Ch. Gold-Rush Sweet Betsy
41. Ch. Golden Pine's O'Luv Amaretto
42. Ch. Gold-Rush Centennial Chipore, CD
43. Ch. Gold-Rush Midsummer Dream, UD
44. Ch.-OTCh. Gold-Rush Wild Trout, UD
45. Ch. Great Gatsby of Gold-Rush, WCX
46. Ch. Jungold's Gold-Rush Candida
47. Ch. Gold-Rush Prospector
48. Ch. Gold-Rush Chance for Mirkwood
49. Gold-Rush Palomino Pony, UD*
50. Ch. Wochica's Gold Dust
51. Ch. Starkins Dan-D-Dan Dazzler
52. OTCh. Jim-Jam of Fairlawn Acres
53. Ch. Spannen's Kolby, CD
54. Ch. Starfarm Wingfield Sumburst
55. Ch. Chalfont's Lady Kelly
56. Ch. Goldwing's Cadillac Jack
• 57. Ch. Gold-Rush Colchis Super Chief, CDX
58. Ch. Teakwood's Farm Russo's Troy
59. Edenfield's Starfarm Kylene, UD*
* = A dog holding a Utility Dog or Utility Dog Tracking title is the same value as a Show Champion.
• = Owned or co-owned by Gold-Rush
Charlie's champion descendants, owned or co-owned by Gold-Rush, include:
1. Ch. Gold-Rush Alltheway, OS ("Tank")
2. Ch. Calicos Challenger of Vanreel ("Challenger," "Cally Wally")
3. Ch. Gold-Rush Copper Lee SDHF (1980 GRCA Nationals BOB) ("Copper")
4. Am. Bda. Ch. Copper Lee Gold Rush Apollo OS, SDHF ("Apollo")
5. Ch. Gold-Rush Little Bear ("Little Bear")
6. Am. Can. Ch. Gold-Rush Matt Dillon ("Matt")
7. Am. Can. Ch. Gold-Rush Mr. Briggs BOSS ("Briggsy")
8. Ch. Gold-Rush Ms. Disney ("Disney")
9. Ch. Gold-Rush Peg O'My Heart ("Margot")
10. Am. Can. Ch. Gold-Rush Osprey Lucky Charm ("Osprey")
11. Am. Can. Ch. Gold-Rush Pelcorp Uncle Sam ("Sam")
12. Ch. Gold-Rush Riki Tiki Tavi ("Tavi")
13. Ch. Gold-Rush Salute's Royal Flyer ("Flyer")
14. Ch. Gold-Rush Dance With Me ("Kelly")
15. Ch. Gold-Rush Rugby Challenge ("Rugby")
16. Ch. Gold-Rush Standing Ovation, CD ("Bravo")
17. Ch. Gold-Rush Tahitian Taffi ("Taffi")
18. Am. Can. Gold-Rush Tory Chief ("Blakie")
19. Ch. Gold-Rush True Gold ("Gold")
20. Ch. Highland's Gold-Rush Flash ("Flash")
21. Ch. Gold-Rush Lightnin', OS ("Lightnin' ")
22. Ch. Lizzie's Gold-Rush Echo, OS, SDHF (Top winning Golden in 1985) ("Echo")
23. Ch. Sir Maxwell Lee of Gold-Rush ("Max")
24. Ch. Vanreel's Max-N-Mom Effort, OS, SDHF ("Tinder")
25. Ch. Vanreel's Essence of Gold-Rush, OD ("Tess")
26. Ch. Westben Oak Ridge Cadet ("Dillon")
27. Ch. Westben's Dancing Bear CDX, OS, ("Dancing Bear")
