DOG TRIALS AT CROYDON

Southland Times, Issue 23793, 15 April 1939, Page 21

DOG TRIALS AT CROYDON

EVENTS FOR SECOND DAY MR J. B. QUEALE’S BESS WINS OPEN HEAD The Gore Sheep Dog Trials Club’s annual fixture was continued yesterday, the weather again being ideal. Two events, the open head, pull and yard event, and the maiden huntaway event, were completed yesterday and a start was made on the first championship event, the long pull, for allcomers. The meeting will conclude today when the two championship events will be completed. The other championship event is the open huntaway. Mr J. B. Queale, of Lochiel, who has been having a successful run with his dogs this season, secured his first win for the meeting yesterday when his dog, Bess, scored a clearcut win in the open head, pull and yard event. Mr J. Milne’s (Otautau) May, five points behind Bess, was second. Half a point separated Mr J. McCallum’s (Ryal Bush) Ben Lomond, which was third, and Mr D. J. Watson’s (Lochiel) Millie, which was fourth. The maiden huntaway event was won comfortably by Mr J. Brown’s (Mandeville) Sharp, Mr R. C. Kerr’s (Waikaia) Wag being second and Mr J. Milne’s (Otautau) Meg third. Mr Kerr’s Star was fourth in this event.

There has been a big number of spectators at the trials on both days and it is expected that a big crowd will attend today for the championship events. Results are as follows:—

HEAD, PULL AND YARD EVENT (open). First prize £4 and Brownlie Cup to be won twice in succession or three times at intervals, second £2, third £l, fourth 10/-. Time, 10 minutes. Points: Out run, 15; pull, 20; work at yards, 9; command, 10, yard, 6; total, 60. J. B. Queale’s (Lochiel) Bess, 14, 18, 8,9, 6-55 • ' 1 J. Milne’s (Otautau) May, 13, 15|, 7i, 8, 6-50 2 J. McCallum’s (Ryal Bush) Ben Lomond), 13, 16, 7J, 7,6-49 J 3 D. J. Watson’s (Lochiel) Millie, 13, 15, 7,8, 6-49 4 Also ran: G. Barclay’s Smart 39, E. P. Healy’s Lass 34, J. W. Gardyne’s Lad 47, and Rock 32, G. P. Johnston’s Southern Cross 38J, and Ben Lomond 25, J. McCallum’s Tip 39, E. W. Anderson’s Moss 37, J. Milne’s Cap 7, W. Butson’s Guy 35, J. D. Smith’s Nell 41|, P. White’s Roy 45, J. B. Queale’s Roy 42J, J. Waddell’s John 18 J, R. C. Kerr’s Dot 30, J. Henderson’s Chief 35, L. A. Charleson’s Sandy 37. Bess, cast to the right and made a good fast run out and a good head in 2min 49sec; she was a little rash at lifting the sheep but made a good pull afterwards to yard in fair style in smin 14sec. May, cast to the right and had to be redirected several times through overrunning her head slightly; she lifted well but allowed the sheep to drift off the line in the pull. She was a little jumpy at the yards; she eventually yarded firmly in 7min 20sec. Ben Lomond, cast to the right also but ran too straight; he slightly moved the sheep in heading closely in 2min 51sec; he made a fair lift, was rather rash and fast in pulling, but yarded firmly in Bmin 21sec. Millie, went out slowly on the right on a fair line to head in 3min 27sec; she lifted slowly allowing the sheep to drift in the pull; the sheep got well past the pen, the dog having to recover before yarding in fair style in 9min 28sec.

MAIDEN HUNTAWAY EVENT. For dogs that had never won a first prize in a huntaway event. Dog to huntaway and slew, and bark as directed by judge. First prize £3 and Corcoran Cup to be won twice, second £2, third £l. Time, 10 minutes. Points: Hunt, 25, command 10, noise 15, slew 10; total, 60. J. Brown’s (Mandeville) Sharp, 23, 9L 14, 8-54 J 1 R. C. Kerr’s (Waikaia) Wag, 22, 8, 15, 7-52 2 J. Milne’s (Otautau) Meg, 20, 9, 13,

7-49 3 R. C. Kerr’s Star, 18, 8, 13, 6-45 4 Also ran: J. Morrison’s Sharp 30 and Sweep —, D. Lawlor’s Kate 30, J. Henderson’s Rock —, and Spy 17, J. Waddell’s Clyde 43, E. Anderson’s Rose 42.

Sharp, started off well hunting past poles in good style and taking good care of the sheep between first and second poles; he continued hunting well through third poles to complete in 6min ssec. Wag, started well, hunting firmly past first poles; he was rather rash between first and second poles; he made a fair hunt, but showed weakness in slew between second and third poles. Meg, hunted well but weaved sheep a little past the first poles; she hunted on well with very stiff sheep between first and second poles and was rather lucky getting the sheep through the second poles; the sheep were very slow and the course was not completed.