WORKING COLLIES

Southland Times, Issue 19822, 19 March 1926, Page 6

WORKING COLLIES

WAIAU CLUB’S ANNUAL TRIALS. GOOD WORK IN ALL CLASSES. The Waiau Collie Dog Club held its annual meeting on Mr Carnegie Gardner’s property, commencing on Wednesday. The trial ground was an ideal one, and the sheep, with the exception of an hour in the late afternoon, were always easily picked up, while a scarred face prevented the dogs from having an easy task coming in. Apart from its value as a trial ground, the jutting limestone and native bush made the course a picturesque one. In such splendid surroundings it is not to be wondered at that the trials were a great success, and the band of willing officials, headed by the president (Mr C. Gardner) and the secretary (Mr J. McLean), who travelled a long distance to assist, worked enthusiastically to make the trials a success. The sheep, kindly lent to the club by Mr C. Gardner, were recently purchased at Redcliff, and they thoroughly tried out the dogs that went out for them. Throughout the day only one competitor, Mr J. B. Purdue, yarded his sheep, the others finding the animals too restless to handle successfully at the yards. Mr Purdue was given a good reception when his dog succeeded when the others had failed, as it was the last run of the event. THE HUNTAWAYS. The two huntaway events and the local heading event were completed yesterday when the trials were favoured with another good day. The maiden huntaway class was an exceptionally good one and the judge, Mr T. Prendegast, remarked that it was the best maiden huntaway class he had judged. Many of the competitors were novices at the sport, but they all put up creditable performances and the class of work augurs well for the future welfare of the club. The first run in the open huntaway resulted in a tie between Messrs A. Miller and F. Harris and, as the event carried a silver cup the competitors decided to run again. However, in the run-off the latter owner struck some difficult sheep and his dog failed to complete the course. This left Mr Miller a good chance and he made no mistake with the handling of his dog and sheep, putting up a finished performance. PRESENTATIONS. In the afternoon Hon. Sir C. J. Parr, Minister for Education, paid a brief visit to the trial ground, and a special run by Mr A. Miller’s Snub was staged for his benefit. It was the first time that Sir James Parr witnessed a dog trial, and the work done by the dog was a revelation to him. In commenting upon the performance he said he was greatly pleased with the exhibition run, being impressed by the intelligence of the dog. It was the first time he had seen a dog trial and he would be able to tell his English friends of the sagacity of the dogs in New Zealand. He was pleased to be present to hand to Mr Miller the silver cup won by him on the previous day, and in doing so wished the winner the best of luck. Mr Miller’s reply was brief and in conclusion he wished Sir James long life so that he might work successfully for the Dominion.

When the local event was concluded the president, Mr C. Gardner, called upon Mr J. W. McLean to present the McLean Cup to Mr Miller, who won the open huntaway. The speeches were brief and in handing the cup over Mr McLean hoped that the winner would make an effort to retain the cup next year. Mrs J. W. McLean presented the gold medal donated by her for the maiden huntaway to Mr D. McLaren. Cheers were then given for the winners, supporters, secretary and president and the trials for 1926 concluded.

Results:— Maiden Pull; points: heading 10, pulling 10, command 8, ring 6, total 34: — R. Gardner’s Rob 9,8, 7, 5—29 .. 1 E. K. Sim’s Tweed 9,9, 7, 3,-28 .. f P. Ryan’s Help 8,9, 7, 4—28 .. f t Tied for second place.

Als ran —J. Paterson’s Glen 14, F. Winter’s Chance 26, J. Capil’s Clyde 26, P. Gardiner’s Spot 23, D. Crow’s Scot 17, J. Kane’s Tweed 21, T. Reidy’s Rock Junr. 20; J. Capil’s Sharp 23, P. Ryan’s Fan 24, J. McLaren’s Don 22. The winner went out on the right, making a good cast. The sheep were headed nicely and, although some noise was heard at one stage, the pull was a good one. Bob’s style was good and, when approaching the ring, good command was noticeable. By quietness in the ring Mr Gardner helped considerably and the sheep settled very quickly, the dog having no difficulty in holding them. Tweed was hunted out on the right and, after heading, lifted his sheep in a careful manner. The pull was executed without any bustling. However, he did not work so well at the ring as the winner. Help was a trifle behind Tweed in the pull, but made up any deficiency by better work at the ring, which kept him up to second place. Long Pull; points: head 10, pull 10, command 10, hold 5, work at yards 5, yard 5, total 45: A. Miller’s Kip 10, 10, 9,4, 4, 0—37 f J. B. Purdue’s Sweep 8,8, 8,4, 4, 5,-37 f J. B. Purdue’s Don 9,8, 8,5, 5, 0—35 3

fTied for first place. Also ran—T. Reidy’s Rock Junr., R. Gardner’s Bob . 29, P. Ryan’s Help 30, J. Capil’s Jock 27, T. Reidy’s Athol Jet 34, A. Miller’s Foil 32, T. Harris’s Storm 33, J. McLaren’s Don 25, J. White’s Sweep, J. McLean’s Nell 25, A. Miller’s Snub 30, F. Winter’s Jed 24, J. Kane’s Tweed. Kip made a good clean head in Imin 20secs, lifting the sheep without any rashness. The pull back was completed in a straight line, and the ring was reached in 4mins. When working in the open Kip was always under good command, and answered every whistle. The sheep were held firmly, while at the yards Kip made good work, but failed to yard the sheep. Sweep did not head so brilliantly as Kip, and took 2mins 20secs to lift the sheep. The pull was made in a good line and the ring reached in 4mins 50secs. The work at the ring and yards was good and, with 2Qsecs to go, Sweep yarded amid applause, thus finishing a good run for his popular owner. Don was worked by T. Harris, and headed well in Imin 15secs, the lift being clean. He got a little off the line coming in, but reached the ring in the good time of 3mins 30secs. He worked well at the yards and in the ring, and just failed to finish the run by yarding. The remaining competitors put in good performances, and failures to head were few. All round the work was even, and some useful dogs were run out. Double Pull: points: first head 10, first pull 5, second head 10. second pull 10, command 10, hold in ring s: A. Miller’s Snub 8,4, 9,9, 9, 4—43 1 T. Harris’s Storm 8,4, 8,8, 8, 4 —40 2 T. Reidy’s Athol Jet 8,4, 8,7, 8, 4—39 3

Also started—F. Winter’s Jed 35, J. B. Purdue’s Don 38, R. Gardiner’s Bob J. McIntosh’s Don; J. B. Purdue’s Sweep 30, J. Capil’s Jock 31, W. Ryan’s Fan, T. Harris’s Storm 40, L. Ryan’s Help 27, J. McLean’s Nell 12. Snub had some difficulty in picking up the sheep which had disappeared over the ridge. The first head was completed in 2mins 45secs, a second pull sending the sheep over the hill in 4mins. The second head was smarter and in 4mins 50secs. Snub had the second lot headed for the ring. The first batch was gathered and the ring reached in 7mins 30 secs. Holding the sheep well in the ring, Snub completed the course in Bmins 40sec8. Storm went out well and headed the first lot of sheep in Imin 45secs, the pull being completed in 2mins 15secs. The second cast was a good one and the sheep headed in 4mins 40secs. The work of bringing the sheep together was good, and the ring was reached in 7mins 15secs, the run being completed in lOmins 30secs. Athol Jet lifted the first lot of sheep without any bustle in Imin 20secs, but a little slackness in pulling brought the time to 3mins ssecs before the sheep were sent across the line. The second head was by a long set and smins 45secs had expired before this .ahpep .mss lifted to tta.iHjjj.to . XtojLto

was slow but straight, and the work of bringing the two lots together was completed in 9mins 50secs. Good work in the ring concluded the run, which was finished in 13mins 30secs. Some of the competitora in this event had a bad light to contend with, which did not assist them in their efforts. The general work was good, and the command over the dogs of a high standard throughout. MAIDEN HUNTAWAY; (hunt 10, noise 10, command 10, slew 10). D. McLaren’s Dick, 8,8, 9, 9—34 .. 1 C. Mills’ Joe, 7,7, 9, B—3l ’ P. Ryan’s Fan, 8,7, 8, B—3l .. .. T Also ran—G. Bennet’s Rough, F. Winter’s Jed J B. Purdue’s Ned, 22; I. McKenzie’s Mac 27, J. Capil’s Sharp 22, J. McLaren’s Bob 23, R. Dick 28, J. McLaren’s Tyne 30, J. Kane’s Jock 29, I. McKenzie’s Nell 28, N. McGregor’s Tip 30, W. Monte’s Sweep 27. The winner went to the first poles without any rashness, and the sheep were through them in Imin. 40secs. Under good command and displaying plenty of noise, the slew to the second poles was well done, and the sheep hunted through in 3min. ssecs. Going to the final set of poles the work was consistently good and with a good punch at the finish the run was , competed in smin. Joe was rather quiet in moving out but worked with more noise when slewing for the second poles, where the time was 4min. 50secs. Another good slew was made towards the third poles and the course was .completed in smin. 50secs. Fan did fine work throughout her run, and her style was good. The work of these three dogs was good, the winner putting up a good run in command of a novice owner. OPEN HUNTAWAY ; (hunt 10, noise 10, command 10 and slew 10). A. Miller’s Snub, 9,9, 10, 10—38 .. 1 F. Harris’s Kuri, 9,9, 10, 10—38 .. 2 J. Capil’s Mac, 9, 9', 9, 10—37 .... 3 Also ran—N. McGregor’s Tip, T. Reidy’s Joe, J. McLaren’s Bob, 21; G. Bennet’s Rough 25, J. McLean’s Tyne, W. Monk’s Sweep, 21; C. Mills’s Joe 33, I. McKenzie’s Nell, J. Kane’s Jock, 27; D. McLaren’s Dick, 28; J. B Purdue’s Ned, J. Capil’s York, R. Gardner’s Dick, P. Ryan’s Fan, 30; F, Winter’s Jed 28, I. McKenzie’s Mack. In the first run out Snub made the first poles in Imin. 20secs. and always under good command and displaying plenty of noise, she carried the sheep easily to the second poles in 4min. ssees. Hunting in a good line, the final poles were reached in 6min. 2secs., and the course completed in 7min. ssec~. A good performance in every way. Kuri went out to the first poles slower than Snub, taking 2min. 15secs. Better time was made to the second polee, both command and noise being good. Better time was made and two good slews saw the course finished in 4min. lOsecs. In the second run for first place, however, Kuri struck bad sheep and failed to qualify, while Snub put up another splendid run, punching the sheep over the final rise in 4min. J. Capil’s Mac was unlucky to strike two such good runs as he did work above the ordinary. LOCAL EVENT; (head 10, pull 10, command 10, hold 6). M. Mowat’s Tip, 8,8, 7, 5—28 .. .. 1 J. Patterson’s Glen, 8,7, 8, 3—26 .. 2 E. K. Sim’s Scott, 9,7, 7, 2—25 .. 3 Also ran—O. Gardner’s Fee 22; J. O’Brien’s Mack, J. McLaren’s Jumbo, P. Gardner’s Spot, 18; R. Gardner’s Bob 24, I. Mclntosh’s Don 24, J. King’s Nell 17. Tip headed in 2min. after a wide run out, making a little noise after lifting the sheep. The pull in was a little erratic at the start but the dog settled down and reached the ring in smin. 3secs. He held fairly well and was finished in 6min. 30eecs. The second dog was hunted out wide and headed in 3min. 7secs. The sheep were lifted quietly, but the pull was a little rash, the sheep being split. The ring was reached in 7min. 15secs., and the run completed just on time.