MASTERTON COLLIE CLUB.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8154, 8 June 1906, Page 6

MASTERTON COLLIE CLUB.

ANNUAL TRIALS. , The annual sheep-dog trials of the Masterton Collie Olub were».com pleted, yesterday, at Lansdowue, under favourable auspices. Keen interest was ovoked in the trials, which were altogether a great success. Mr J. Miller's Black won Miss E. Mcllale's gold medal, valued at £2 2a, given for the best Dog bolonging to a drover residing in the Masterton electoral district for six mouths nr'or to the date of the Trials and scoring the most points at the Trials. Mr J. Patterson's Tyno won Messrs Walsh and Mowlam'a silver modal for the second best Dog. A special prize of £2 2s for the bestlooking comnotitor at the Trials was won by Mr J. L. Patterson, of Masterton. The prize was awarded by n committee of ladies. The following are the results:—

CLASS 11. Hunt-away (open), belwoon two sets of liana one chain apart, and then to top flag, about 300 yds from starting point. Time allowed, 12miu. Points: Htiut away, 8; stvle, 0; noiso, 0; command, 10. First prize, £l2 mid Mr F. S Cooper's gold modal valued at £2 2s; second, £5; third, £3: fourth, Messrs C Smith's trophy; fifth, Wairarapa Farmers' Co-operative Association's trophy; sixth, Mr G. Townsend's trophy (pair of spurs).

Mr D. McDonald's Scott; hunta'way 7, style 4, noise G, command 9; totul 2G; Lime, Grain Bseo Mr R. Pirie'a Darkie; hunt away 4, style 4, noise (J, command 8; total, 22; time, 11mm 31seo

Mr J. Patterson's Tyne; huntaway 9, style 4, noise 5, command 8; total, 21; time,

12mir* ... 3 Mr W. McFarlane's Bess; huntaway 3, style 3, noise 3, command, 4 total, 13; time; omiu loseo ... 4 Mr W. McFarlane's Moss; huntaway 3, style 3, noise 3, command 4; total, 13; time, smin 51sea ... 5 Mr J. Brown's Fleet; hunt-away 3, style 1, noise 3, command 4; total, 11; time, llmin 7sec ... 6 Scott kept too far off the sheep while bunting, and was a little rush. He had a fair style. ■■ Darkie ran a bit wide in turning, and kept too far off his sheep hunting. Tyne went through the first and second flags and headed the sheep near the top flag, and only got the sheep to the blueaums on thetop of the bill when time was up. Bess went through the first flags very rashly, but was not under good command, and missed the second flags, and hunted the sheep away to tbe right. Moss went through the first flags? but missed the second flags, and hunted tbe sheep to the right. Be was r&sb, and not under very good command.

Fleet went through the first flags and then headed the sheep. He missed the second flags, and was very raqb and had no style or command.

CLASS 11. Beading, Driving and Yarding.— Open only to competitors residing within the boundaries of Wairarapa, Masterton and Pahiatua Electoral Districts. Head and bring back 200 yards, drive through ring, drive (75 yards) through one set of hurdles 8 feet apart, drive 75 yards, and yard in a pen of 4 hurdles (one hurdle to be used as a gate and may be used as a win 6 ). Dog and worker to keep behiud sheep and follow them through hurdles. Time allowed, 12 minutes. Points: Beading, 7; bringing back, 7; driving, 8; yarding, 8; command, 10. First prize, £lO and Mr F. S. Cooper's gold medal (£2 2s); second, £o\ third, £2; fourth, Mr J. W. Uochrane's trophy; fifth, Mr F. 3. Dupre's trophy. D. McDonald's Lad; heading 6, bringing back 4, driving 8, yarding 8, command 10; total, 37; time, &min 50seo 1 D. Monro's Glen; heading G, bringing back 4, driving 7, yarding 5, command 8; total, 30; time, lOmin Gseo ... 2 Nigger; heading 7, bringing back 6, driving 7, yarding 0, command 8; total, 28; time, 12 min ... 3 F. W. Jones' Labra; heading 6j bringing back 7, driving 4, yarding 0, command 9; total, 26; time, 12min ... 4 J. Miller's Black; heading 4, bringing back 3, driving 6, yarding 5, command 6; total, 24; time, 10mm lOseo ... 5 A. McHardy's Trust; heading t>, bringing back, 4 driving 5, yarding 0, command 7; total, 22; time, 12min ... 6 Lad oast to the left, and beaded quietly iu 40seo. He was a little noisy on tbe face of the hill while "polling." Be went through the ring and through the hurdles at first attempt, and yarded in good style. He was under good command. Ulen cast to the right, nnd headed a little rash in 42soc. He was very noisy while "pulling " Be overran bis sheep while "pulling" through the ring, and went ve'ry wide in the turns. He went through the hurdles at the second attempt. Nigger cast to the right and headed quietly in 54sec. Be ovenan his eheeD while "pulling," and was very wide at turning. Be went through the hurdles at the second attempt and had a very good style at tbe pen. Labra cast to the left and headed quietly in lmin 18sec, She went through both the ring and the fhurdles at the first attempt, but only got the sheep to the yard when time was up.

Black cast to the left, went out badly, and headed rashly in lmin 2Gseo. He was rash and noisy while "pulling," and also at the ring. He went through the ring and hurdles at the first attempt. He was noisy •at the pen and had a poor style. Trust oast to right, and beaded a little rashly*in 40seo, He was aioisy and rash while "pulling."