WORKING GUN DOGS

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21123, 26 March 1934, Page 15

WORKING GUN DOGS

-- -♦-- ■ - CANTKKIJI'UV CLUIVS FIKLI)| TRIAL Til. I.i'.-t tiaal of the Mason was ; held by the Canterbury Gun Dog Club j on Mr lloskins's property on the Sel- j wyn river during' the week-end, when j six (togs competed in the puppy class \ and Kt in the open eke. . There were i'lk'i'Y I'l.At'.S i\l. I'.'iersen .. I aluadi.r ('., - .■ ef Col.-mo 1 T. Brad.sha\C- Cockei- Spaniel. < dinner 1' Mis 1). M Mei-tae's Springer Spaniel. 1,,-idy CoriiwaM . Ol'l'.X CI. \SS C. V. Mcß. ath's l.ihrad.ir cii I'ai.,pey 1 Major lhin'.er-l.ilai.''.s Siirmger Kajah of Broomhouse . . 2 Mrs D. M. McHae's Springer Hope of Cornwall . . 3 ('(imments on the Puppies in the puppy class the strong wind, ma e shooting diflicult and many bird.- ■ were missetl. 1-' 'l'l'iircolt'.' Coclter. Pietisant Heatiy. ra'.i m to shot fast, but on rran the bird, picked up well, but was 1 slow to ci'osu water mi return. Re-' tricved well. 'l'. Bradshaw's Cockei', Gunner, showed excellent control to three, missed birds, Requires more experience to be a good one. Mrs K. Cooper's Springer. Lonesome "i Sandhurst, wa.- under good control but laded to mark, and we.-- slow In take the v .iter. Retriev; d well but no' to hand. Mr.- K. Cooper'- Springer. Solitaire of Sandhurst, is a nice four months' puppy not under pcrfc.t control yet. ran m t-v .shot an i retrieved only fairly. Age will improve him. Mrs I). McHae's Springer, Lady , Cornwall, was steady on the mark but i ili.l net ;ee t'.ie bird, and was .-low' to lake the water. Rotnevii wcik I M Petersen's Labrador, Caesar of Coleiiso, was very steady, went out fast, was good in the water, and | found quieklv; relieved perfectly and I to hand. A 'verv eoed do- ' ] i The Open (lass Mr.. Coope.'.. Spruun r. 1.,-i-. .ic ot ; S.-mdlmi '. vva nek •-11.::: ii • ■ in tier i in'., bud. an : i;a. in . a n-r s, ,-n.i, eontiol la:Mm..! linniei -Blau . mmo, led Spi lll.tei'. Kaiah -a' Ike ml'.oiise w P \ . i-v ,1- idv. i'o...d in water, marlast and re;n, ved well A htile : ley., but a i-ood one T. I'.l'il' i.-li.l W ':-. I'' -la.l i.llNi.i'S, WIS not 100 ili'tnlv en lit" mail-:, but re tricved well, and wa,. good .n the water l-'ied 'rruscoit'.s Curly Retriever.; I Bon. was very steady, good m the I water, last; picked up well, and re- | tricved to hand. j T. Blumskv's Cocker. Bonny of Clifj ton, was very steady, bill failed to mark a ditlicult bird. Slow at the watt r. but rt trii \ed m-isy. A. Markers i.abrador. Roe, was fairly steady, but had a long bed which he tailed to mark, and was some time finding. Picked up well and retrieved neatly. D. ft I. Mcßae's Springer. Hope of Cornwall, was very steady, fast, good in the water, and retrieve! to hand. \V. R. M. Irwin's Springer. Paddy, wa; steady, but ran in lo shot; was good in water and retrieved well. J, Petersen's Labrador. Caesar of Colenso. ran in to Hope of Cornwall's bird, otherwise an excellent performance.

(. . V. Meßeafli s Labrador, eh I'nmpr\, u,is perleetlv shad',, found welly a an.! iv'.i-i.nod pa, !'<<-!!>-. ' ; ? A I>. Me'-Vatrjeil's I'nrh tVlra-N er 'i I.Vai, v.-a- ( |!,,1.' :Uaii>. : :m.ml hi the r (. iiai; - So. a; ■■;■!. Wo/,; ■...,-. i h.e. b7:'a ' Wna'd .eVd iV'.'i'i'. >a H v'.'n. ' <.;. Ha!!'- Sra iii'.:.->. W.i.-I !,.,. f;.i.-K. ' \-a,. aKo Meanv >-o Mia Me' n; h ai ..a ! ea:-\ luiil, a ,' i.ea-d I- reti ie\,- !< haial lite 1..MK1 '» *■■.*. 1 (in.:- wi-:v ..uh-iaiuliiia. C. X. Me- ; B<a:h's ah I'eia.pey worked well urrior perieet control, (trapped to shot, and I retrieved quickly to hand. ! Major Huntor-Biair's Springer, Kajah ! of Iji'iHiniraiusa, .-luiWi d thai he was an ; excelit p.t worker, bcatina iv.s cruuna ■ pai urtly la whistle, very .-icarly to a unsaid ' bird. a:.d dropmd t a sh-t. . 1 -i'.-t In t!K' wanner mi ,-tvie anal speed j U. M alalia':. Spnnasa, Hone id' Cornwall. was not quite a.s steady c as the ih-.-t and second (logs, but put r up a flood performance. In the absence of both Mr J. Mont- , fiomory and Mr G. D. Mcllraith, Mr A. K. Sei-kci oir.ciated as judge and ' ' Mr E. Jamieson acted as judi;e\ steward. The prizes wore urescnP'd by Mr (.. r.ilHdilT. A motion of svre.pathy with tl-.e relatives of the late Mr L. Brunton, n < prominent member of the club, was ; \ carried on Mr BiltelirT's motion. | \

i no nisi prize in ootn classes wan a i as,, of ua spoon? presented by Mr P. Wilson and Mr W. R. M. Irwin. The .-croud pr-y.e to each class was 10l I'd pn . etcrl l.\ Mr '['. Bradshaw, the linn: ]a .c !>f n-j, a ',lb bag of dog bi elm- IV.' ena,: (,y Spralts, Ltd.