POVERTY BAY SHEEP DOG TRIALS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12770, 23 May 1912, Page 4

POVERTY BAY SHEEP DOG TRIALS

The annual trials of the Povertyjjay Sheep Dog.Club 'are. being^fayprea'*v?ith glorious,weather. and aire creating a considerable amountof interest amongst' the shepherds .of tlie di^trifat' and otjiers .litter estedjn the handling of sheep. Quite a large number of people attended .the gathering yesterday afternoon and Witnessed the interesting work" of the dogs, the majority of whom were „m splendid command. To one South Island visitor the work done by tKe dogs.was quite a revelation, the opinion being expressed that the. contestants as a whole were-a very fine class, and could give points to ; the dogs of the South, whilst the manner '■' m which some of tnem brought their'} , sheep down the steep face and held^ih'em m the narrow ring gaye evidence of tlie splendid' training they had received/ At" dusk last evening the* first class 'had not . been completed! and the trials were ad- • journed till thiq morning, being 'resuihed ' r _ at"B o'clock, and by' 9.30 the-'c&ss' -jra's '' finished., Mir 'Russell's adjudication -was then made known, the placed >dpgs being: .-'".:" ; ,'•'"V*','* <•'*'*;"..-■•;'■;'"' '. Mr M. Sullivan's Rag (29ptsj ... 1 \ Mr H. J. Kent's Scott. (28pts) ... 2 Mr G. Hintdri's Skipper {2fpts)... 3 /:' Mr G.: Rogers' Maid) (26pts).■'.,. '4 ■■*' . The winner, Rag, worked exceptionally • well m every-respect. Scott, theosec^hd dog, which was one point behind piagk completed the'couffee m the fastestJtiine. Following are-the details of "the points ; scored by the various competitors; 'as re- .' corded by the, judge i~ I.;' V ( Class I.—Head, .bring back, ami hold until udge is satisfied.' About TOO yards. Ttpre^Vio minutes. Ist prize £6 and gold taeialo 3nd prjze £4, 3rd prize £2 10s, 4th: prize £l. sth ... jirtze 10s, prize sh. .Points: Head 10, bring ■? back 10, command 6, hdltl 4.i '. ,

i. In class 2, it was required that three sheep should be driven through three sets of' flags, the course being .short, But * a Very tricky one, and after two hoqi*' work onhp three out of 15 competitors had -succeeded m finishing m the . :i-e---quir«d time; 15 minutes. - "^ i Fine' weather prevailed for the second ■ day. of 'the Poverty Bay Trial GWs annual tl-ial. There was r ano attendance ot about AO, which increased considerably during the Afternoon. The sheep were fit, a nd' gave the dogs a good if&i. The course* lor '.'class n., huntaway work, was between three sets '•, of ' flags, placed at various intervals ; oii the' hillside, the tota-V length ofv the course being about 400 yard*. Three sheep! were hberated at the foot Ofi the hill, and the dog had to take them through the flags directed by his master, who um i tt vemam at the bottom of the hill.' Up to tho luncheon adjournmeht about half the competitors had tried their dogs, only three succeeding, m .getting their sheep over the entire length of the course. These were : Messrs J. Dunlop (Don), T. W. Martin tßock), and J. T, Herbert (Darkie). .fifeWal managed to get. one ov two sheep through flag. On the whole, .-the judge did not think the work 'done Vas , of a very high standard. Ml\,R. Read's learl was /m the lead m the 'matter' bf points, with several others clos© vp v

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