ELLESMERE DOG TRIALS

Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23330, 16 May 1941, Page 12

ELLESMERE DOG TRIALS

CANTERBURY CHAMPIONSHIPS The Canterbury Collie Dog' Clubs’ 'Association's open championships, were commenced yesterday ln cpnjunction wlth the Ellesmere Club’s .trials bn' the'' ' usual ground. Mr J. W. 'i Graham’s , property,: Ahurlri. Tal Tapu. The day was beautifully "fine; and lor an opening : ,dfly: there was >a - good attendance of the public. ■ , • ■ : Entries- were very satisfactory conaldefing the number of trial dog ■ owners who, are, engaged , in military duties,, totalling in the: three, champlbhshij) jevents malely ISO? head.; The, opening class-rthe huntaway—which., was completed,, had 'an entry? of 37. As twill be ’seen', 'from', the points> scored in the club- run, : some. CXtj; ceptlonal work was shown?' '.one''’ dog- 1 -'!!, .White’s Laddie—scoring- the possible; 1 with? •another point covering; ,the next’ two placed doEs. ' Two rem'at'kably; consistent performance-were registered! bythe-wln* net- of ;®dh; Minor—with 'SB and sa'ipolhts-respeCtlyely in the: two runs, the second dog ibeing mnly a polnt aWay/.The dogs in the tun-off failed first; displays.:-,;/ "V •- ,-i X > There 'are 63 .entries in.; the heading and holding/Un? the' -ring class, and thwe., 15 ; made,? thdlr ■; tuna'yesterda^.-lTm^^eYantf should :and.a. commericeiherit .made; with class .**, - The Judge. .is-Mr ; .W. Grlevp, ;of : -Ghrlsi- v church. The sheep for;tlie , ; trials: are, helng lent by Sir ■ R. Heaton Rhodes, and Mr. J., W. Graham. The following are the details 1 of yesterday’s class';— • , Huntaway, with Slew ~ (open).—H, White’s Laddlp.6o points, 1; H. L? Scott’?: Dick, 59i points, ,2; C. H. , Smith’s Bill,: 59, points. 3; W. Ross’S Don Minor, 58 points. 4;. 8.. Turpin’s Topp„s7i points, 5; T. Rankin’s Twepd. 57 points, 6. . . • - ; ! W. Ross’s Don Minor, pre. run 58, ch.i run : 59;' total, points; U7 f , 1; C. H. Smith s; 581U159;. 2; .O. S. Jun„? 112, ,3i 'HirL/ZSCOtt’S Dick,: ;59J, 49—, 1081.- 4; H. White’a' taddie,-gO. 44—104,. 9.