SHEEP DOG TRIALS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19892, 21 March 1939, Page 10

SHEEP DOG TRIALS

WAIMATA MEETING MAIDENS WIN ALL EVENTS TWO TO ROGERS! ROGUE The success of maiden dogs was - most marked at the Waimata sheep ' dog trials on Thursday, Friday and : Saturday, and the 'first places in all three events were filled by maidens, Syir. E. (Rogers' Rogue securing a double win. The trials' were held' on Otonga station in hot' and dry conditions. Good entries were attracted, but the standard of work was not high. The judge, Mr. W. Hall, Matawhero, remarked that the work was the poorest he had seen at Waimata, and even the performances of the placed dogs were not always of a very high standard. The dogs which secured the greatest success were of the light, type, with the exception of the winner of the two hunts, and apparently the trials came at-an offperiod for dogs, for usually some excellent work is seen at Waimata. The Open Champion Cup was awarded to W. Barton's Don, which also secured the local championship. Barton also won the Maiden Cup for Classes two and three, the cup for most points in all maiden classes and also the Open Points Cup. The awards were as follows: — CLASS I, LONG HEAD (Maximum points: Head 22, pull 22, hold 6; total 50). P. Murphy's Speed- 21, 20J, 3£, total 54 points ".'..., 1" C..J. Hyland's True—-19. 20J, 4£; total 44 points 2 J. Greenstreet's Maid—2l, 18, 4 total 43 points _..,.:. 3 H. Morice's Spot—l9J. 18, 4; total 41£ points 4 D. Cranswick's Dictator 2nd —20, 174, 4; total 41£ points 4 CLASS 11. ZIG-ZAG HUNT (Maximum points: Hunt 24, style 12, noise 9: total 45). E. Rogers' Rogue—22, 12, 8; total 42 points 1 W. Newman's Dick—2l, 12, 8; total 41 points 2 C. J. Hyland's Tip—2lJ, 11, 7; total 39* points 3 W. Barton's Jim—2o, 11, 8; total '. 39 points 4 F. Monk's Storm—2o, 12, 7: total 39 points 4 CLASS 111, STRAIGHT HUNT 5. Rogers' Rogue—2o, 'l2, 8; total 40 ooints 1 C. J. Hyland's Tip—2l, 11, 7; tqtal 39 points 2 -,V. Newman's Dick—l9J, 11, 8; total 38£ points 3 S. Monk's Storm—l9|, 11, 7: ' total 37J points 4 CUPS AND TROPHIES Cups and trophies were won as follows: — Class Cups.—Class I: P. Murphy, Tokomaru Bay. Classes II and III: E. Rogers. Local heading cup.—E. Robinson. Open Championship Cup.—W. Barton's Don. 110 points. Local Champion in Classes I and II. —Mrs. Tombleson's cup, W. Barton's Don, 75 points.