SHEEP DOG TRIALS

Southland Times, Issue 21089, 22 May 1930, Page 8

SHEEP DOG TRIALS

SECOND DAY AT GORE. ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. The 25th annual trials of the Gore Sheep Dog Trials Club were continued at the Gore racecourse yesterday. The weather was very boisterous throughout the day and conditions were just as unpleasant as they were pleasant on the opening day. Excellent entries were received and in the Long Pull event 23 competed as compared with 15 last year. Throughout the competition some very fine work was witnessed and the performances of the placed dogs were all very creditable. The winner was found in Mr R. Anderson’s (Kauana) Scot, who put up a good run and gained 31pts. He was closely followed by Mr C. R. McKay’s (Waikaia) Maud, who also put up a good run. The veteran enthusiast. Mr J. B. Purdue (Nightcaps) got third and fifth money respectively with Sweep (31pts) and Spot (29pts), and the fourth position was filled by Mr E. McLeod’s (Mataura) Nellie with 291pts. In the event for dogs that have never won in open company there was an entry of 16 as against 18 last year. The work in this class was fair and Mr L. A. Charleson’s Skip perfomed well and gained first over Mr E. McLeod’s Tibby by half a point. The third and fourth placed dogs put up fair performances. In the Huntaway 12 competed as against 9 last year and the work throughout was of a very fair order, the winner, Mr E. McLeod’s Barney, being outstanding. Mr J. J. McNoe’s wethers again ran strongly and the club is very much indebted to him for the use of his sheep. The work of the judge, Mr David Morgan, Te Houka, was again very satisfactory and his decisions rfiet with universal approval. The assistant judge, Mr John S. Smith, also carried out his duties in a very efficient manner. The officials of the club are to be complimented on the manner in which they carried out their duties under unpleasant conditions, and with Mr J. S. Waddell as president everything passed off very pleasantly. The 1930 trials can be written down as one of the most successful fixtures held in the history of the club. The secretary, Mr J. L. Matheson, carried through his duties in a most obliging and efficient manner and patrons were well catered for. The result of the guessing competition for the cake donated by Messrs Matheson and Meldrum was announced during the afternoon, Messrs A. P. McKenzie (Heriot) and A. G. Copland (Gore) tying for the prize. A guessing competition was also held for the live weight of a wether, and the winner turned up in Mr Duncan Kerr, Gore, who assessed the exact weight, 1111 b. The results of yesterday’s competitions are as follows:— LONG PULL FOR ALL-COMERS. Head, pull, hold in ring and yard, about half a mile. Time, 12 minutes. First £lO, second £5, third £2, fourth £l. Points: Heading 8, pulling 8, command 8, holding in ring 4, style at yards only 4, yarding 4 —total 36. R. Anderson’s Scot 64, 64, 64, 4, 34, 4— 31pts 1 C. R. McKay’s Maud 6, 74, 64, 3, 34, 4 —3O4pts 2 J. B. Purdue’s Sweep 6, 64, 64, 34, 34, 4—3 opts 3 E. McLeod’s Nellie 6,6, 54, 4,4, 4— 29pts 4 J. B. Purdue’s Spot 6,7 J, 6J, 14, 34, 4 —294pts 5 Also competed: E. McLeod’s Tibby and Fly, R. Anderson’s Dick and Glen, J. S. Waddell’s Bob, R. J. Anderson’s Don, P. A. Whyte’s Tunney and Free, J. R. Anderson’s Fan and Bruce, J. Allan’s Don, D. J. Watson’s Gyp, J. B. Purdue's Snap and Rock, J. Kallahan’s Waddell, D. Murdoch’s Blue and Tip, L. A. Charleson’s Skip. Scot was cast to the right and ran. out well, making a good head. He lifted the sheep fairly steady and pulled in a good line, a little fast at the start. He held very firm in the ring and his work at the yards was very good. Command was very fair. Time, smin 54sec. Maud was cast to the left and ran out wide at the start and made a close clean head, but failed to stop. She pulled well although a bit rash at the start and held fairly well in the ring. Style at the yards was good and command very good. Time, Bmin 29sec. Sweep was cast to the right and ran out wide, set sheep slightly before heading, but lifted very steadily. He pulled very steadily in a good Inie until near the ring. He was inclined to dive at the sheep before entering the ring, but held well afterwards. Style at yards very good and command good. Time, lOmin 40sec. Nellie was cast on the right, but came in on cast slightly and set the sheep before making a fair head and lifting the sheep steadily. She pulled in good line, but was rather slow and held in the ring firmly. Her work at the yards was excellent and command fair. Time, 9min 25sec. Spot was cast to the left and went out nicely before making a fair head. He made a splendid pull until near the yards, but allowed the sheep to get out of the ring several times. Style at yards was fairlv good, command good at distance, but not so good at hand. Time, 7min 29sec. D. Murdoch’s Tip made the fastest head, accomplishing the feat in Imin 20sec. HEAD, PULL AND YARD. For dogs that have never won in open company. Distance about 450 yards. Time, 10 minutes. First £4, second £2, third £l, fourth 10/-. Points: Heading 7, pulling 8, work at yards 6, yarding 4, command 6, style 4 —3spts. A. Charleson’s Skip 64, 6,4, 4, ss, 2% — 283pts 1 E. McLeod’s Tibby 6,6, 4,4, 5, 3— 28pts 2 R. Anderson’s Dick 6,6, 2J, 4,4, 24— 25pts 3 E. McLeod’s Fly 5, 54, 3,4, 44, 2— 24pts 4 Also competed: E. McLeod’s Rock, J. B. Purdue’s Rock, J. Kallahan’s Bess, J. McCallum’s Storm and Sleet, J. S. Waddell’s Bob, J. R. Anderson’s Bob, E. J. Cowie’s Mack, C. R. McKay’s Kep, G. A. Nelson’s Tip, F. Gerrard’s Don. Skip was cast to the right, went out very wide rat start, made a splendid head and stood. He made a good lift and pulled very steadily out of line and split the sheep at the yards: The dog showed very firm work' at yards. Time, 7min 48sec. Tibby was cast on the left and headed on the right very rashly. She pulled fairly steady out of line and split the sheep at the yards. Time, 3min 46sec. Dick was cast to the right and crossed, but made a fair head. He made a fair pull throughout, being a bit fast at the start and split the sheep at the yards. Style at yards was only fair, the man doing most of the work. Command fair. Time, 6min 20see. Fly was cast on the right and went out fast on a wide cast. She set the sheep and made a fair head and stood and rung the sheep. She pulled rashly and out of line. Work at yards fair and command fair. Time, 4min 43sec. HUNTAWAY. Dog io huntaway and slew and bark as directed by judge. Points: Huntaway 8, noise 8, command 8, slew 6, style 8 —3Bpts. First £5, second £3, third £l. ■ E. McLeod’s Barney 6,7, 64, 5, 6— 30Jpts . 1 J. R. Anderson’s Joe 5,5, 5,-3, 4—22pts 2 J. S. Waddell’s Gyp 54, 5,4, 3, 4— 214pts 3 Also competed: J. McCallum’s Storm and Matagoury, F. Gerrard’s Pup, J. Kallahan’s Bess, R. J. Anderson’s Don, G. A. Nelson’s Fly, J. B. Purdue’s Boss, R. J. Anderson’s Nell and R. Gibson’s Don. Barney hunted through first and second poles in fair style. The dog was inclined to run off the sheep a bit. He got through the last poles and showed a fair hunt. Noise and command fairly good, slew and style fair. Joe hunted through first poles well and the second poles on the second attempt.

He showed very good hunt, noise and command fair, slew medium and style fair. Gyp got through the first poles in fair style, but missed the second and last poles. This dog showed very good hunt, noise good, command fair, style fair and slew medium. SPECIAL PRIZES., One guinea donated by the president for dog gaining most points in Maiden Huntaway.—E. McLeod. Box of tea presented by Messrs J. Brownlie and Sons for fastest head in Long Pull—■ D. Murdoch. Goods value 10/6 donated by United Trading Company.—J. S. Waddell. At the conclusion of the trials the president (Mr Waddell) thanked the judge for his work and the satisfaction he had given with his decisions. He also thanked the competitors who came from a distance and helped to make the trials a success. He thanked the Gore Racing Club for the use of its property, Mr J. J. McNoe for the use of his sheep, and Mr R. K. Dodds for the use of a horse for carting the sheep.