WAIKARI DOG TRIALS

Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23319, 3 May 1941, Page 6

WAIKARI DOG TRIALS

YESTERDAYS ♦ EVENTS The Waikari' dog trials were continued yesterday, when class' n; and the H. x. Little memorial cup competitions were completed.“ and a commencement made with the huntaway. class. This will be continued this morning and^. should .be completed in the afternoon. The weather was nne until late the afternoon, when a cold wind sprang up Awith a light showerThe judge (Mr C^ 6 ron). ln hls comment on the work ln class n, sald the heading and pulling was far ahead of .that on the two previous occasions on whicjvhe had judged at the Waikari trials; Most of the dogs headed correctly attd pulled bn Qtilte a good line. Not many yarded, but In his opinion this was duo more to the touchiness . of the sheep, than. to. tacfe of quality on the part of the dogs. As an Indication of the! closeness work there was only, hall a point first two dogs, and one point covered the next three, , , . In the Little memorial cup the judge said that the competition was most interesting, as again very few Pohitsseparated the competing dogs, riad the win ning dog failed to yard he would have been out of the picture. .. ... . A commencement was made wUh cl ass Ul—the huntaway—in the late afternoon. The judge commented that the of the work so far was of a very high standard. showing definite ImprovemfM in hunting style on the work last year. The following are the details.— CLASS ll—Heading, Bringing Bac£,and Yard (Open). First *ll, second £6, third £3, fourth £1 10s, fifth £l. Sixty-nine entries. ... , R. M. Wilson’s Hope (57J points) .. J J. T. Matson’s Dick (57 points) - * T, Brankln’s Spot (54J points) •• J E. Rutherford’s Joe (61 points) . * M. B. Leslie's Rain (53J points) .. . •• J Maiden Event, run in conjunction (first £5. second £3. third £1 10s. fourth 10s)E. Rutherford’s Joe (54 points) 1, M B. Leslie’s Seed (52) 2. J. Pickerings Glen f52) 3, H. Trumper’s Moss, (481) 4. . District Event (first £4, second £3, third £2. fourth £D—J. Pickering’s Glen (51 points) 1, H. Trumper’s Moss (fU) 2. R. L. Symonds’s Lu (48) 3, J. Cooks Wait (47) 4. H. T. LITTLE MEMORIAL CUP, Open to four leading dogs in classes I and 11. Points already scored to be added to run-off. „ _ Run- Prev.

i off. pts. T’tl. R. M. Wilson’s Hope 64 114 178 c. H.' Smith’s Moss .. 64 1071 171} T. Brankin’s Spot .. 611 1071 16B J. T, Matson’s Dick 921 1122. 1651