SHEEP DOG TRIALS.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 13746, 30 May 1910, Page 8

SHEEP DOG TRIALS.

Till HI) DAY

The Sheer , Dog Trial:* «<re α-atiamjj n. Saturday, tho liinnit;; ofl . ' the I..!;).■!■< beau," louumi and cimipiclo.t." JV ther whs again lu-autifullv lino Use Mr H. Oi. Wliters's isob. amt tho same l:Rv:ns v.-on the IL-iulintr an! Varum* CiTt* thus citrnol oil tho doul-ir. Mt £V* Clarke's Gael, hist year's urrr: WdSs*£j Mr W. Griovcs's Miok thir.! M-, B. T ciss iln.k a Marihoronuh .iv;, !our& VS Mr W. Carney's listli I'hc t«j¥* r.umccl dos* oil ex.-cllom > t ,-rk. and have iK-rn liishor in the \n\zo list jjt (lilini; to put she shrrp tiioljjtjJi,

V. 14. .Htitrky'a Sharp put h>, jw through t!io iust pair n[ poi.'s luit liiled . get tne sheep «cro.- s tho <1 \ h just b«p s i •A. Cameron a Piper, working in gCO«| «,!, unci msder perfect tomnuml, took (he (tJL through tin nrs-t mid seromi polej tnd «, working ,'hem steadily up, fcut \iite w cailed iKjuro the scckiul p >lc« v\ tfr e xtichtA A lurpinV Stoti forml h, 4 sheep UirwS the nrs-t i> u '.r.s and acres 4 the. oitch. &• missed tho second pol,*, 81ll j Jl, o lun ' ™* BIVCII up- Th..«. Wliitc, Torry wr.rktrf y% till he negotiated Hie lirst a:id woud t>ota but the shoo,, afterwards , p !,t , n d > mem urinsmoy could not he got agoin. K. W. 'I rotter's Glen lo«t com mil of his eiipcp «(ter passing the first iwlc, p , Lung s Clyde boon had tho jhecp ihnnk Vγ , nrB J r .P° ,M . b »t Sot into tmi.fclo.uS ditch The second poles were afterward* «* go luted, but the shei.p parsed above the W poles just before .the ca J| „{ tame I £ 1-orrwters Bemi did not R et hi. ,|,cr P offJh, ' oL|.dd^^^^^ u ■- a W Ine sheep were wo!! taken Um,,,~h , h fSJ J 11. Wrwhts Don took lm, F h C ep ~„ vW ■ well, thougj, not working too » e || « n d« ' maud. At the top poles he ncarlv "p* lut run by scttin 8 ' ahead of tho S ], C ep and «££ * managed to get them through! Tim"'ofa50sec. A\. Gncvo's Mick did v round performance, working :n (food tht - jnd well under command, and completed|C ful. course m eniin Ssec. P. Burko's took his sheep thiough tlio f.rst two stw • poles, and then one eheop left it. the run had to bo abandoned. H. G. W»t«£ ' 800 worked his shcop nice U J fining through; though keeping rather far oJt waa under good command, and, makiDfraoi mistakesj completed Iho full oourw in ££ , 49.cc. W. W. Little's Foam worked a jXS ; way off his shcop, but got th-ni well U »T the top poles, when one ot the hlieep left tU ' others and passed »ielnw the top iiolot.ud tho run was abandoned. A. S. H. JlcKw. rows Help took his sheep through the *i»t " poles, but failing to turn them in time, Ifccy " passed above the second poles, and the-doi ' was called off. James Earshman's Tos» l*t V his Rheep get awiy after pultine ■dhtm \ througli the first poles. H. Tregonine's Jwk ■ took ins cheep tJirough the first ijo.ch. tad , as they were passing through :h e second-a " gunshot was fired 1111 tho gully, and the dpg '» ran back to tho iing. He "was sejit onl" again, but tho -hecp had wandered away, *ndthe run had to be given up \V. Bitieil'i * Keep had more idea of heading than hunting - ;" away, and split the sheep after getting them '' through tho first poles, and brought out , ;" nearly back to the. yitrd. J. U. Purdne't '-' Scott took the she«n through the first poles, missed the second, polos, and then hunted t tho shrep downhill. H. ( T. Little's Ltddle''.' worked well till he got tho *heep through'!])* v first poles, and then became raah and jpoilt' ■ his run. 11. Kraser's Gift took the ebisep'-' throngh the first poles, but worked rsablf, JJ and though ho got tJioni through the ?eoon(! "I s poles they split on approachiti? the fo|i V poles, and only ono went through. o«i>. .*" Lang's Boxer kept too ..far off his sheep tad'/. made little noiso, but comple-tcd tho council 1 ' jnaking a lucky turn as tho sheep *c» t -1 about to pass above the- top poles. TilM(*v\ CiHin 51sec. A! TurpinV I3ruce nover pot h:i'" : 'sheop away. J. W. Clarko'b Gaol, last year , * \ winner," took: his shoep fasl through the flotf v ami Kccoiid poles, and on appriiachiUK tfr,.' , top polios ilu f-heep «"ivi(ird, luit wrri- K'j&* '- put'her again, t-nd thi> <our-<> 'vat u-nipttsi'' in smin 12ser. Jas. Earshmiin's Scott,. KfEt ing with 100 littlo noiso, and not well und«t • command, took tho sheep through the SxAand second poles,, but on approaching-Ifi* i , last pair tho dog look; a wrong turn >»4 crossed, but recovering tho sheep he put tjteitt through. Time, Cinin SSscc. Jon. Kv*n**».''. Bob ntiHsed tho first,, poles and in turniiif tho sheep Jio brought them back to the holi ~£• in<i yard. P. Hichardsoh'e Roy did excellent'" work till _»bout half way .between tho eeconiV :- end third poles when he mado a rush Kid*' ran through- the ehenp. They got off a good) 1 ' line, but were turned; and they ran tbrangli,/tho final poles, tho time being tiniin -IShk."" , A good run wee spoilt by th 6 ono .take. Jas. Karnhman'e Glen refused.to'gefc-': to work. Vt. Cutncfa Lassie did » rerylS steady performance right through, ahowtnff' ;" good etylo, but was allowed to take tho ebc*p '-\ too high up, and they paeaed just above, tho , j top polc3, and thus spoilt an excellent chance.*" of « placo in Iho prize list. ' .-' ', Tho following: was the result:— -- .' > CLASS lI.—HUXTAWAY WITH SLEWj-'v-, about 500 yds. First priso £12, champion -V . sold medal value £3, and challenge' /,- trophy presented by Meesrs i'letcber, ;* Iliunphreya and Co,; second prize, e;_-\ third prize, £3; fourth prize-, £2; wuiC'-* fifth prize, XI, and club certificates. Tua*, ,- Oinii). Points—Huntaway 6, tuidor ooai"* mand .10, noise 8, stylo 6—30 poiu(.s, H. O. Waters'n Bob—6, 9, 8, 6—20 pojnte. ■t | (iine, 6min 49bcc .. .. -.. Ij-i j J. W.,'Clarke's Gael— s, 9, 8, G—2B points. i'-v,J Time, Smin 12se<J ... .. .. 3"> W. Grieves Mick—s, 3, 8, 5—27 points. Time. Smiu ssec .. .. .. 3--< ' B T. Francis's Rock—s, 9, 7, 0—26 points. ' ? ' Time, 7min 27eec .. .. .. if. W. Carney , !! Lassie^—s, 8, 7, 5—25 points. \'- '• Time, 7min 42sec .. .. .. *, The next 'highest dogs to ecoro were:—£;' A. Cameron's Piper. 1, 8, 7, 5—24 points;:'' H. Jack, 4, 0, 7.. 3—23; F.""* - Kichardson'e Itoy, 3, 8. 8, 3—23; 'R. W.'Trot.-''; ter'e Quad. 4. 8. 7. 2—21; J. H. Wrighfi.,- v Storm. 3, 6, H. 3—20. ,7' A shopherde' race, for which there waa"*l - i larpc <nit.ry. was wonky D. Brown, T. 3lo>'■;, I .Kay. being scoond,. and. J. S. Sim, junr./""' sUiird. . Three, hearty cheers were for fte" ,' jV^gp.'Air W. O. Rutheffoid. and a euccee* .« meeting wao brought to a. close. X - -