SHEEP DOG TRIALS

Press, Volume XCV, Issue 28268, 4 May 1957, Page 2

SHEEP DOG TRIALS

Outstanding Work In Yarding • i

Some outstanding Performance vere seen in the yarding events 1 vhen the Canterbury provincial V heep dog championships were con- ' inued at Pyramid Valley, Waikari’ yesterday. Conditions were reason- ! ibly favourable, and although there i vas a strong wind for most of the iay, dogs apparently had no diffi- j iulty in hearing commands. 1 The yarding and straight hunt*-' iway events, held yesterday, anfl . the run-offs for district and prcWjn- ; -ial championships will be held to- > lay. , I' The general standard of wort: in the yarding events was not good, i ’xcept for the two top dogs, W. S, iazlett’s Moss and T. Barwell'e 1 ’’rim, said the judge. Mr P. Gibb, of 1 kelson. Moss was outstanding on he hill, losing only one point there, h ind two and a half points in work," n the yard. Trim lost most of hie. joints on the hill, but made them. 1 up on the flat. - < Mr Gibb said that the sheep work- < “d quite well yesterday. A high standard of work was seen J in the huntaway events, and com- I. petition is likely to be strong in ••the«« run-offs today, according to the > fudge, Mr D. Sutherland, of MeRae s Flat. Some of the dogs may!, nave lost points through having to* I vork sheep that were too stiff, he l * said. Contestants in the run-off for the < warding events today will- be: W. I S. Hazlett’s Moss, T. Harwell’s Trim,,'! R. M. Wilson’s Trump, W. Gebbie’s? leorge and Dick, and W. E. Hax- 1 .ett’s Ray. i Six dogs will contest the run-off . for the huntaway event. They -are:'} K. Harrison’s Spark, E. Brown's Lo-J nond, P. Gibbs’s Roy, D. Parson's M Bruce, C. Chambers’s Rod, and Wai E. Hazlett’s Joe. » tl The run-off for the Inch Cup win J be contested by W. Chim’s Sue, C,jl Martin’s Gl4n and T. Gorrie’s Dtek.l The' Little Memorial for yardlngL will be run off between T. E. Bar-1 well’s Haig, H. Inch’s Speed, Bar-' 1 well’s Trim, and H. C. Sidey’s Odd. 4