WAIKOUAITI COLLIE DOG TRIAL CLUB.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13263, 20 April 1905, Page 5

WAIKOUAITI COLLIE DOG TRIAL CLUB.

Officers.—President, Jfr A. S. Orbell; vicepresidents— Messrs T. Mackenzie, M.H.R., H. Buckland, and 0. 'T. Evans; lion, secretary, Mr I''. 11. Ward; assistant secretary, Mr P. G. Wilson; lion, treasurer, Mr Jos. M'Crill; time-, J keepers—Messrs Anderson. Luscombe, Jaa. Matheson, P. Heckler, J; Hallum, H. S. Allcock; flag steward, Mr 11. T. Heckler; General Ccnnniltee, all members of (he club; Ground Committee-Messrs Orbell. M'Gill, Anderson, 11. Heckler, and Ward; Works Committee— Messrs 11. Bel!, 11. Al'eoel:, 11. Calbraith, C. Ilalhim, Thomson, and Anderson; Pretest Committee—Messrs Orbell, Anderson, A. Heckler 11. Hecltler, and Ward: judges-Messrs W. Dal- • gleish (Puenm), and R. Scott (Kyeburn). The second annual trials of the Waikouaiti Collie Dos Club were held on Mr i'oster P. Neill's Tumni -Estate on Tuesday and Wednesday, 18th and 19th inst. The , ucnlhe.r was vorv cold on tho first day, biifc fine weather Favoured tho second day's proceedings, and the goodly number of 'farmeiu present showed that tho club's efforts are ' gaining in nopularity with the farming community. The entries showed an improvement on tho?e oF last year, and the various events were watched with keen interest by (he spectators. The ground over which the dogs worked was "tricky," owing (o tho fact that two gullies had "to be crossed f ill cases whe.ro the sheen wore refractorv and the dogs not under control. In this way quite a inimlx?r of dogs failed to coma up to their owners' expectations. Where ' owners had their dogs under complete control they worked them on the face of the opposite ridge, thereby keeping them in sight all the time; but when a dog allowed ■ his she-jp to get behind the ridge he was generally considered to be out of the running. The slice]) in several instances proved too much for their drivers, refusing to bo driven and butting the dog vigorously at times. In other eases dm sheep ran hack to the yarded flock, and all attempts to drive them over the. course proved futile. These events were seized upon bv the amused spectators as good opportunities to nrofter ironical advice to tli". embarrassed dog- ' owner, who invariably joined with the others in tho general laugh against himself. In the maiden event Mr T. D. ll'Lean's Hemp had a somewhat easy win. scoring 36 points out of a possible 40 lioints. He ■ :•' took a first-rate " east." and did enmo very ■fine work at the. yards, lwating a field of ' 15 —of which number only six managed to yard their sheen. In tlm "long haul," Mr George Ross's Fly did some excellent work, and oiled up the points rapidly for enm--mand and bringing sheep to ring. Tho merit of tin's win may be gauged by the fact that- only four dogs out of"17 entered succeeded in bringing their charges to the ring, Class 111, Open Huntawav, brougtit' out 19 competing dogs, and the winner turned up in Mr R. R. Pollock's Clyde, whoso performance in this event will long be remembered by those who wore present. In this event the sheen were liberated from a pen at tho word "Go," and were to 1* driven across a gully, turned at right angles, and driven between two flags, on for about five chains in a straight line, passing between two more flags, to turn sharply to the right and finish between two more flags a similar distance away oil the face of . a hill. At tho word of command Clydo drove his sheep between tho first and second flairs, and when turning: sharply to tho right, the sheep headed straight back to the flock pen behind the starting point. His chance of oven getting the sheep away from the pen wa.s considered very remote and any chance of winning was doomed impossible, as one of the sheep got through a fence, leaving two on lira other side. With all tho odds against him except time, Mr Pollock kent his dog going, and after jumping the fence three ur four times Clyde succeeded in getting his three sheep together and heading them for tliei finishing flags, where they negotiated the winning line by a fluky run, thereby leaving Clyde tho winner with two minutes .to spare." ho being the. only dog to complete tho. task, heating the second dog by 10 points. Mr Pollock was loudly cheered at the conclusion of the event. The following are the results: — MAIDEN HEADING, BRINGING BACK, • AND YARDING.—For dogs that have never won money at a public trial. About quarter of a mile. Time allowed,. 12 minutes. Points; Heading, C; bringing' back, 10; work at yards, 10; command, 10; actual yarding, 4;— total, 40 points. First prize, £4; second, £2 ]osr third, £1 10s. Fifteen entries. Mr T. D. MacLeod's Hemp, 36 points .... 1 Mi It. 11. Pollock's Don, 31 points .. .. 2 • Mr 11. J. Heckler's Turk, 29 points .. ..3 Also yarded: P. Heckler's Eoy 27 points, Mr Ward's Eos 3 2G points, Mr M'Eae's Wag 25 points. LONG HAUL (Open). About half a mile. Time allowed, 15 minutes. First prize, £G; second, £3; third, £2. Seventeen entries. Mr George Ross's Fly, 32 points .. „ 1 Mr T. D. MacLeod's Don, 28 poinls 2 Mr R. R. Pollock's Don, 20 points .. .. 3 Mr J. Hunter's Mysie also brought to ring. HUNTAWAY (Open). About a quarter of amile, l'iino allowed, 10 minutes. Points: Huntaway, 10; slewing. 10; noiss, 10; trader • . — command, 10; — total, 40' points. First prize, £1; second, £2; third, £1. Nineteen entries. Mr R. E. Pollock's Clyde, 35 points ..1 Mr ,T. D. MacLeod's Don, 25 points .. 2 Mr F. H. Ward's Glen, 23 points .. ~ 3 The remaining dogs failed to qualify. The winning dog has 15 wins and numerous seconds to hi 3 credit, and is conceded to bo the best worker in the colony in this class.. Consolation.—Mr R. R. Pollock's Little Pearl, 36 points, 1; Mr E. Pollock's Gilt, 27 points, 2; Mr G. Malleoli's Watt, 26 points, 3- ' : Special Prizes—Mr E. Scott, 2gs for dog under besi command in Maiden event—Won by Ur P. D. MacLeod's Hemp j Mr J. M'Crill, Ig tor (log securing most points in Maiden event, Jog to be the bona lido property of a resident in Waikouaiti County—Won by Mr H. J. Heckler's Turk; Mr A. S. Orbell, 2gs for dog makmg fastest head and haul to ring in Class ll—Won by Mr T. D. MacLeod's Don; P. Hayman and Co., trophy for dog best suited for mustering in Class lll—Won by 'Mr F. H. Ward's Glen- Mr H. Buck-land, Ig for dog securing most points in Huntaway class, dog Lo be the bona fide property of a resident in IVaikouaili Countv—Awarded to Mr P. H. ftard's Glen; Messrs Ahlfeld Bros, special arize, Mr I!. R. Pollock. The judges had difficulty in making :lie awards in the various classes, their de. visions neing. received witK&ut demur, and ' lie controlling officials performed their luties with praiseworthy despatch. Mr F. 1. Ward proved a courteous and obliging ion. secretary, and tho various committees ivorked hard to make the club's fixture" a'' ■uccess. The wants of the. inner man vore provided by Mr Valentino in a mar)uee on the ground, and proved most iceeptable. During the afternoon a number if visitors watched tho proceedings, amongst vhom were a number of ladies. Tho club's annual dinner was held in the )ddfcllows' Hall, Waikouaiti, on Tuesday, md proved a most onjovablo and successful unction. A sheep-gue.=sing competition was held luring tho trials, and tho winning guesses, vere:— J. Mathe6on, 1311b (live weight): '. Bell, 1311b; A. Murray, 1321b. Th( '/eight of the sheep was/13Ulb.