DOG TRIALS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 9 March 1927, Page 10

DOG TRIALS.

MAN GAMIN G 1 MEETING. OPENED THIS MORNING. ■Sheep dog trials constitute a sport which is not only oi : interest to settlers in. a district such as th'at behind EiLtharo —Mangaimiugi, Takou and Omoana —but is also of practical usefulness, because the majority of the «settlers are sheep farmers. It is, therefore, not to lie wondered; at that the annual trials of the Takou-ELth'am Club, which opened this morning, drew a record number of entries from local enthusiasts and from Die ‘,‘doggj men all up and down the coast. These should make the meeting one of the (jest yet held by the club. The course, too, is a good one, and. popular with sheeip dog owners, being at Manganiingi, just off the main highway, and accessible easily by good road from Eltham and other centres. The club has allotted, as usual, generous prizes for the different events, totalling £l3O in addition to many valuable trophies. This naturall j has been a factor in securing the' very satisfactory total of entries' in. all classes. The general conduct of affairs has been under the control of the populai secretary (Mr P. R. Drown), his assistant (Mr Forrester), and energetic committees. Everything was arranged in first-rate order, and the officials did all in their power to ensure that the meeting would go without a hitch. Another feature was the fact that the judging was in the bands of an esteemed and experienced man like Mr W. B. Grant, of New Plymouth, a successful former competitor and a sound judge. , Excellent catering arrangements were made bv the Marble Bar, Stratford, under the general direction of Mr F. Vincejit, and these gave every satisfaction. The novice class was the first run. It brought out a lot of roiing competitors. and was specially interesting because it brings'out the champions of the future.

TO-MORROW: PEOPLE’S DAY. Thursday is the People’s Day for the trials. There is always a great crowd of visitors from Bltham - and other parts on this occasion. In the evening will he held the annual concert and! dance in the Man gaming! Hall. An excellent programme has been premred, and the music for the dance will be in the capable hands of Boulton’s orchestra from Stratford.