TAIERI COLLIE CLUB.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19500, 8 June 1925, Page 11

TAIERI COLLIE CLUB.

The beet of weather prevailed for the annual trials of the Tuieri Collie Club, which were concluded on Saturday alternoon at Mosgiel. All the arrangements worked very well, and the trials were looked upon as being highly satisfactory in every wav. The results were as follows: MAIDEN—HEAD, PULL, AND YARD. About -tOO yards. First prize £5, second prize £3, third prize £'2, fourth prize £l. Eighteen entries. —D. Fletcher, Finegand, Baiclutba, 27 points, 1; J. A. Murdoch, Toiro, 25 points, 2; F. Harris, Nightcaps, 24 points, 3; A. M’Millan, Pukeraugi, 21 points, 4. LOCAL-HEAD, PULL, AND WARD. About 40 yards. First prize £2, second prize £l, third prize 10s.—F. Burnet's Sam, 20 points, 1; A. Gibson’s Storm and A. Stevenson's Tip, equal for second and tuird MAIDEN HUNTAWAY, Slew Between Three Sets of Flags. Irirst prize £3, secad prize £2, third prize £1 fourth prize 10s. Fifteen entries. —J. Pollock, Oamaru, 26 points, 1; J. M'Lennan, Mataura, 22 points, 2; D. M’Rae, Middlemarch, 21 points. 3; A. Soott, Burnside, 20 points, 4. ALL-COMERS—HEAD, PULL, HOLD IN THE RING, AND YARD. Abont 650 yards. First prize £l2, second prize £6, third prize £l, fourth prize £2. Thirty-throe entries.— J. Pollock’s Don, 36 points, 1; G. Maze’s (Balclutha) Tui, 35 points, 2; A. G. Millet’s (Clifton) Foyle and John Anderson’s (Kurow) Hemp, equal for three and four. OPEN HUNTAWAY, SLEW BETWEEN THREE SET-S OF FLAGS. First prize £S, second prize £5, third prize £3, fourth prize £l. Twenty-one entries.—A. T. Miller’s (Clifton) Snub, 32 points, 1; J. Watt’s (Warepa), Ben, 31 points, 2; John Anderson’s Flag, 30 points, 3; A. K. Kennedy’s (Palmerston) 20 points, 4. DRIVING AND YARDING. THROUGH POLES, MALTESE CROSS, AND YARD. First prize £5, second prize £3, third prize £l. Twenty-two entries.—G. Maze’s Tui, 27 points, 1; G. Maze’s Don, 26 points, 2; M‘ M’Lennuu’s (Gore) Spring, 25 points, 3. Special prizes were won as follows: Mrs Ainge’s cup, value £5, to bo given to the local competitor gaining the largest number of points at the trials with one dog. To be won twice, not necessarily in succession.—F. G. Burnet, North Taieri. Mr A. P. Gibson’s cup, value £5 ss, to the first prize winner in the All-comers. To be won twice, not necessarily in succession.— 1(, Oamaru. The Conn cup. value £5 ss, to the competitor gaining the most points in huntaway events. To be won twice, not ncceasar’ly in succession.—John Anderson (Kurow), who has won the prize, outright. Mr F. A. Choyne’s gold medal, value £3 3s, to the competitor gaining the largest number of jioints at the trials. —Alex. Scott (Burnside) 175 poins. Mr D. Wilson's gold medal, value £3 3s, for unplaced competitor who had the largest number of points at the trials. —J. S. Waddell (Waikaka Valley). 153 points. The eheepguessing competitions resulted as follows First day, P. A. Watt (Warepa), correct weight guessed, 821 b. Second day, R. E. Hyde (Dunedin), correct weight guessed, 831 b. . . The distance stepping competition was won by A E. Gawn (Five Forks, Oamaru), who guesswi 28yda Ift Sin. The correct distance was 28yds Oft 4in. There aro nearly 100 quarries on the Isle of Portland (England), all Government property. Seventy thousand tons of stone is raised from them annually. He (whose motor car is stuck on high roadl : “ Dash ! She; “ What’s the matter, darling? ” “Short circuit! Confound it!” “ Well, can’t you screw in a longer one?”