THE COLLIE DOG.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21032, 22 May 1930, Page 13

THE COLLIE DOG.

TRIALS AT GORE. (Fbom Our Own Correspondent.) _ GORE, May 21. ihe twenty-fifth annual trials of the G.ore Sheep Dog Trials Club were continued at the Gore racecourse to-day under boisterous weather conditions. 1 The driving and yarding competition, which was run the first day, provided some interesting work throughout, and the placed dogs put up very creditable performances. The result'Was as follows * DRIVING AND YARDING, distance about 450 yards. Time, 12min. First £o, second £3, third £2, fourth £1 Points: Driving 6, command 6, style 4, yarding 4. P. A. Whyte’s Tunney/ 4J, 54, 4. 4 19 points . .. j J. R. Anderson’s Maid.'s/fii'V 4 ‘ 18J points • i |, 2 D. J. Watson’s Gyp, 4J, 54, 34,’ 4—l vi points .......... 7. 7’ 3 P. A. Whyte’s Free, 44, 54, 3, 4—i? points . ; 4 Also competed: E. M'Lood’s Tippy and D. Murdoch’s Blue, R. Anderson’s Scot, L. A. Charleson’s Skip, C. K. M Kay s Maud, J. R. Anderson’s Bruce Maid, and ban J. Allan's Don, J. s! Waddell s Bob, E. . J, Cowie’s Mack, R. J, Anderson s Don, and S. G. Inder’s Tyne. f r « ve tbe brst Poles and the hist half of the cross,in good style. The dog did very firm work in negotiating the second half of the cross, and showed ve ry Steady work throughout. Maid negotiated the/first poles after trouble, and got through the first half of the cross in good style and the second half after the second attempt, ihe dog yarded, and the performance was fairly good throughout. ~ Gyp made a fair drive and negotiated the first'poles. She split the sheep at the cross, but went through the first in fair style. She allowed the sheep to .get away from the cross, but eventually put

tiiem through the second half ia aood be J^rded> and her command M -s*® i made f K° od drive through the first poles and negotiated the cross In ya?ds Bt shp B , hee P at yards. The dog did fair work throughout. Second Day. LONG FOR ALIrCOMERS. Head, null, held in ring and yard; about half a mile. Time, 12 minutes. First £lO. second £5. third £2. fourth fl. ‘ n ] s ; Heading 8, pulling 8, com- - B', “oWmg in ring 4, style at jards only 4, yarding 4—total 36 R. Anderson,s Scot. 61, 6}, 61, 4, 31, _ 4—3l_pointe ... .. .. t C - ¥ aud . 6, 71, 61, s’ r points .. .. 2 J ’ Sweep, ®i. 61, Si, t, . , itv * —points .... .. " a E. MLeod’s Nellie, 6,6, 5i 44' 4 —291 points .. ’ ’ 4 ai on e ’ s . Spot * 6 « 7 A 61, 11. 3}, 4—29 points .. ' g Flv l P e^“P eted: ,E. MXeods Tibby’and n D i ck and Glen. J. S. addell s Bob, R. J, Anderson’s Don, L;_Av, myt e ® Tunney, J. R. Andera J. Allan’s Don, P. A. Whytes Free. D. J. Watson’s dyp, Vvf-, P w d^ B „ Sn^ p and J. Kaliahan s Waddell, D. Murdoch’s Blue, L. Tip° h 8 Sklp ’ and I> - Murdoch’s

_ Scot was cast to the right, and ran out well, making a good head. H e lifted the f£*f p fa ?rly steady and pulled in a .good s &r" d - w ;¥ aud cast to the left and run out wide at the start, and made a close dean head but failed to stop She st^rt 1 \Vi h ? U - gl f a b i fc ra£b the Stvle '^ d n he d f j irly well in tte ri«EMvle at the yards was good and command very good. Time, Bmin 29sec Sweep was cast to the right and ran sheep si sbtly before heading, but lifted very steadily. Palled very steady in good line until near the tiZ He nas inclined to dive at sheep before entering the ring, but held weU afterwards. Style at yards very good- and command good. Time. lOmin Afcel in <TrJ le as ,. c^ t 1 on “e right, but came cast subtly and set sheep before steadFv a cl a „ lr h , e , a 4 and bfting sheep f-lfnl } ‘t She Pulled in good lirie, but r 6 °V nd he j d ln rin 8 firmly. Her at . /he yards was excellent and command faig. Time, 9min 25sec. Spot was cast to- the left and went Hp rn 7 before making, a fair head, rJUai? * a lendld Pull until near the jards, but allowed sheep to get out of * be o r ‘ n ? several times. Styll at yards uas fairly good. Command good at

. Murdoch’s Tip made the fastest b® ad > accomplishing the feat in Imlo