EGMONT SHEEP DOG TRIALS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 23 March 1922, Page 4

EGMONT SHEEP DOG TRIALS.

PEOPLE'S DAY. The fine balmy weather that succeeded the storm of the previous night at-' tracted a large crowd to the scene of/ the dog trials, and it was recorded that the largest attendance was present which the club has yet had. The work of the crack dogs in the Short Head was kept for the afternoon, and everyone present thoroughly appreciated1 their hne display of sheep yarding. Mr1 J. R. Corrigan's Marvel w*as quite too' goo(T for Mr Snowdon's pet sheep, and yarded it in almost as few min-' utes. ■ I _ X ne. club are much indebted to the Manaia ladies for their work in the refreshment tent, and feel gratified that they secured the satisfactory sum of over £30 towards the Russian Famine' Relief Fund. They also thank the gentlemen of Manaia and district for much help. . i The-woric of Mr R, Hicks as official timekeeper, and Mr A. L. Campbell as flag steward—they have both acted for many years—was of great service both - to the judge and to the club. It is interesting to record that so far as the committee are aware only three of the original members of the club who were members way back in 1901 were present this year—Messrs B Lysaght (patron), J. H. Baker (president), and W. B. Grant (judge). The secretary returns special thanks to the Press for much cordial assistance The Tongahoe Cup has now been won outright by Mr M. M. Scott, who won it in 1914 with Sweep, in 1920 with Lad, and 1922 with Swift. It is a coincidence that old Sweep was entered for this year's trials, but died I betore the meeting. t Additional results are as follows: } Class. ll.—Heading about 400 yards, i bringing back, driving through one set < *o£ hurdles 9ft apart, aiid drive 50 1 yards to pen and yard.. Total points, I I 1..P. H, Tocker's Jed: 10, lf> 8, 3,' i 110, 0, 12i 60. .''■'■] 2, M. O'Shajiuesay'g Belle: 10, 11." s 8, 3, 9, 6, 12; 597 - j 3. M. M. Scott's Swift: 10, 11, 7, 3 ' i 10, 6, 11; 58. ' ' '| ! , i\ RJ' Tid<Jy?B GyP:'9> 10 > 8, 3, 9, 1 6, 11J 00. - i Judge's comments: i Jed—Cast to right; good line; good «i head; good pull; steady drive and yard- 1 ing very good. j < .Belle. —Cast to right; good head;' ' started and pulled sheep straight and J steady; driving and yarding good. < i Swift.—Cast to right; sheep moved i off good line and good head; pull; good ] line- steady- a bit slow getting control ] of sheep to hurdles; off line to hurdles: ] good work at yard. ] Gyp.—Cast to right; headed a little j close; started and pulled sheep; good 1 line and steady; good work driving and ' yarding; a bit slack at yard. Ij Class II A., Heading about 400 yards, ' bringing back, driving through one s.et' s of hurdles 9ft apart, and drive 50 yards': ] to pen and yard. For novices over 20 ] years of age and dog! SioYi&rsL***1 *■■*•■.'■ a-o-\ J. Hawken's Lass: 8, 9, 5, 2, 8. 6, 9;' j total 4/. ■ / . 'Til I ■■ Judge s comments on huntaway i winners:— j Wag—Huntea ihrough all stages of 1 course in good line and command, and I lair style in quick time. ,< ■ Shep—Hunted -through first flags; 1 govd line; good noise; bad turn at' 1 second s flag; just got through second I and third flags; good style; keen and i clean in his turns. ;< Black—Lost time getting through ' f Hags; man afraid to let dog on to i sheep; fair noise and style. ] Boy—Off line to third flag; good i dog rather careless and slovenly t in his work and very slow getting ] through the flags. ° € SPECIAL PRIZES. j I Winners of the special prizes were * as follows: — . , j . Tongahoe Cup, value £10 10s, for' t maiden dogs scoring most points in! 3 Single dog events—M. M. Scott's c Swift. , ■ | x ,Bennet£ arid Sutton's Cup, value £5 t os, for competitor scoring most points1 p in Classes I and lI—M. M. Scott's t Swift. . I Scoffi Bros.' Cup, value £3 Bs, for G "Jogs scoring most points in Class ll— i n A. J. Corrigan's Wag. ! J A. J. Corrigan's Cup for competitor' + scoring most points in Class I—H., G BucMey ys Hemp. . ! £ Mr. A. J. Corrigan undertook a chal-' v kenge to yard a pet isheep in ten i + ' mmutes with his dog Marvel, and :. accompHshed the feat easily in the Z "ecord lime of lmm T7sec. \