Excerpts from write up of 2003 All-America Prairie Championship by John Criswell as published in 9/20/03 American Field
"Over the last six renewals of the All-America Fred Dileo has been in the win picture five times, four with the champion, twice with the runner-up.
A majority of the ownership of Just Wait- three of the five- were horseback on a hot afternoon on that first course this year, no doubt unhappy with the draw in the afternoon heat and gale wind.
Jack & Tracy Haines and David Suitts of Colorado were on their horses at the afternoon starting point, while co-owners Robin Suitts and Dr. Hunter Wilcox of Virginia missed it. Dileo had but one other dog remaining in the lineup and his others had not scored.
Suitts had especially enjoyed seeing the vastness of the course the year before but could not have expected to see the large, handsome white pointer Dr. Wilcox bred have the find he did. Or ignore the heat and wind as he did. Dr. Wilcox bred Ch. Delta Lady to Ch. Peacher's Fiddling Ace to get the July 15, 1998 litter. It is a combination pedigree with a NSTRA champion, and a scattering of individuals more closely associated with lesser venues. But also with Miller's Silver Bullett, the important sire Fiddler's Ace, and a statuesque white dog, First Edition, that was the result of breeding Ch Librarian, Fred Arant's remarkable performer, to My Main Man. You even get some H.R. Owens in Fast Knight. And, of course, Harold Peacher's Elhew Dolly. Add Endurance through Evolution and Redemption. Just Wait had won the Tar Heel Open All-Age Championship at Hoffman and was runner-up in the Garden State Open Championship – vastly different places than the challenging one which lay ahead.
From the afternoon starting point heading west there is soon a gate into the larger pasture, a second gate much further on, a couple of ridges and ponds and a very far ridge where the course turns south. You can see it all, with smeall waves in the prairie all along. “There he goes, there he goes” was the gallery chorus. Just Wait went straight away to that most distant rise, seen a dot, a fast one until he topped the third ridge and did not reappear. Dileo rode there, went over and came back on the horizon to raise his cap. That opening cast had consumed 25 minutes, to give some idea of how far he traveled on the sustained cast, so much with an unobstructed view. The day before Bir Buggy Jack had an unproductive in the area but this time when the judge got there, and it was a very long ride, the dog was standing in a swale to the left near the small pond which the course crosses and he had game. It was perfect, remarkable, broke way out of sight. He had gone there all on his own, far, fast and pointed the game with high style, manners perfect. From there he went far south on the distant course and flashed back toward the east, coming with ten minutes to go to an area where his game bracemate, the setter Sunrise Gold Swansong, had pointed near the pasture south fence. While Robertson flushed (he had seen birds pitch in the area but got nothing up) Dileo held Wait for the last five minutes, and time expired. His feet and legs were sore for the win picture next day, and he had to be scratched from the Southwestern. Years ago Tommy Long came hurrying by me at Mortlach, Joe Odom distantly calling point. “Come on, let's go see a field trial find.” A Rambling Rebel stood a grand statue. Just Wait's was also a field trial find."
