CHRISTCHURCH SHEEP DOG TRIALS.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14974, 22 May 1914, Page 4

CHRISTCHURCH SHEEP DOG TRIALS.

FIBST DAY.

UNPLEASANT WEATHER CONDITIONS

- The Christchurch Shec? ScS Trial Clua commenced their eighteenth gnnuai trials at tho usual grounds, Caefcmero Bills, yestcr»day. The weather waa very bvistorous, aid the eon-west pale during the sight had giro tho hills a slight celling o: snow, cud the vrind had blown down tho caterers' largo marquee. Tbc-re were hail squalls during tha day, and tho conditions generally wero very *ry"ss;, hut tho wcrk had to bo gone on with. The attendance -was limiUd alraost to competitors aad officials of the olab. Mr *""*"• O. Rutherford, of Montrose, again acted as and the other e-fficiate were: —Timekeepers, Messrs Greo. Murray-Ayne'.oy, S. M. D. Hortea. asd Captaia McUa.n; £»5 stewards, Messrs J, Evans aad D. McLaughlin, and the lotting out of tho sheep was in tfc-a hscis of Messrs A- H- Jermiaja and G. McLaughlin. The sheep were a. strong lot of merino wether?, bred on Cl&verJcy Statiac, Kaikoura, and were, kisdi? tent *cr tbo, occasion by Mr J- GUJanderi, o: Wadciugton, tbo scarcity of marines making it difficult to secura sheep for the trials. The work done by tho dogs was not very sat factory, the majority of iboro failirg to bring thuir cheep down og tha hill, and only three dogs completed tho full course and penned tnoir abecp, several others failing to yard. , Tho trials will be continued tcoUy, aad ;«i the evening tbo annual .social to competitors will be bold in the Zetland Hot*!. The Hetdinrj, Bringing Back, Holding in the Ring, and Yarding Oairs was first commenced. The first dog to sua was J Morgan's Jot, wnicb west out won iv Sinin Tsec, and did sood work in getting tho sb*ep clear o! some rocks. The dog-was a-bit unfortunate in bringing back the. rest cf tho "-ay, and split and lest tho sheep beforo getting on ta- the ilat. T. Shcr-dar.'e Tib weut out fas', a llttis 20sec,._ws9 * bit inclined to rush the sheep, ar.d ait»r cleverly negotiating tho rocks, ho"split Una sheep.'but recovered them again. Tho »heep v.-ere" then brought bark ia a good line to th© ditch, the do; rusniws -rid* at the turnip. Ono of tho sheep stopped in the ar.d lost its ntaiee, and.the mn had to be abandoned. J- B. Purdue's Glen took 2min lts?*o in going: out, *r.d obeying command* saved a cross in headin.tr;. 3.3 the cheep were work- :« 3 away up the hill to tbo kit. The sheep wero brought tacit to tbo rid»e of rock* that proved a, testing point tor to many of tbo does, and cm this oceans ws* fat*l to Glen, 01 the 6 beep lodged tlter-iieo'vcs securely, and the dog wa«s called oh". A. Uouiist-on's Clyde went out weil, and beaded quietly in Imin i7zac. tha shv*cp bavin:; stood almost ivjK-re they aid born left. The shec? wero brought back slowly for a tin a, and then as the dog began to push 'them c. little faster ono id! into a water-course, and was unable to get up and i-r.jc-in its matas. Tbo run »'w. therefore, chsr-doned. J. Vorrcsier'a .Novas crossed in hc-adinc. the sheep being rounded in Sin in 15scc. Tbo dag h.-.d <tr>me Inck in getting the sheep off the rocks, b-.;t soon, after Sfnarated there eonsnl-etely, and was called off. W. La:n«dcn'* Lochiel Speed Trent, out in Imin ICfcec, and brought back very quietly on a ;*cod Hue, tbo cheep ocniiri? istraigb*. into the ring, but tho ,},&% worked too vrido. zr,d did net them. At tho yard the dag ran very kj'ud at tbo turns, and though tbo sheei kepi fairly r-nirt. tho efforts to pen there wore- net successful before time was called. J. Vt, Pollock's Bob, a previous T\-ir.r.cr at tbs trials, had to make a fairly long bead, and turned the cbe-cp in Cmin lOsec. Thoy n-*r» brought back very steadily, and hchad then; in tha rin?iaSmih SrJsec. where trior were be.d with one break away, Good work was done at the yard, and the shewn irero accnrcd in loinin cs«ar.. Tho perionnance vaa a good nilround one. and 6boTrtd that tho dot; has not lost hrU eld form. G. JrcAngMrie's T;. - n« baaded in Imin aSscc, and showed more* of tho stylo of a- ar.d barked a £ood doal in bringing back. Ho kept cioee to j tbo Bhe*p, and brought them down fairly ! fait, and on a erood lino, right into the rir.%, i which was reached in Cnrin oSsec The iheep i-wero allowfd to (secapn ires*, the once. At tbo yard ibc dog did not s'uow auy ttvle, but after a gocd many attempts, tha sb*v-,i wer* finaily penned ia. 14min <sfoc. V/". Hobir.son's Jem mado a vide. cs*t, and becded in 2min Msec, and tho sheep wcj# brought down in a goqd line, tho doa: forcing them freely. The. shc«-p -n-ci-o %r<U t.e.i in Ui« rinr;, which wan reached in Srain ISsec. At tho yard tho doe -raaa fairly efoady. but iaclirtcd to frighten tbo ehcep. and failed i<y pen. It. B. Poifock's Tio yent out, d-aiing a, hca-.-r hail er.uall, and look 2min IGsec to bead the «bcc>. They d-d not run well toother, and th* run wa« ei-t-en up while the sheep T? C r-3 etiil among the rock 3. J. 3 Purduo'a Lochiel Ken made a good head ia Imin 50s«c, the ehe?p not burnig moved. The aboop wero broueht bark on a good lino, the dog keeping them -well in liana, out running unneceesarily -wide nt timo?. Tho ring vp* reached in (jain of*'-'----and wero held with ono break away. Tho sneep wci-e ultimately panned is 12ra"in Slaec, though tuo do 7 d:d not ah<rv tin too well sit tho yard. R. VC. Trotter's Littlo Lady only managed to .head two cf he.- E i,coo, 05*, fcwakisg a-way, and th« run vras, tbVrcfni-e siven up. S. Kennedy's Boss Junr. last year a winner, had the bad luck to lose his sheep, two of tbeai racing away o-m tha hill as ho was approaching to head thcra, and ti. do?' waa called off, though ho had followed and recovered tho two cheep A drenching rain, and bail smiajl was. th™ prevailing. V. Chartres's Mo«s went out very alacrfly, and not obsyinK eomrnands, ho crossed in beading, and took Sruin swo to round tbe ebcep. Though not keening a x-ery gcod line, the shc-r-p wore brouyh't back w«ll, and wero placed in tbe ring in Omfn itwf-c, from wbicb .they were allowed to break out once. At tho yard tho dog rv not eteady er.oush, though, he sowed soaro style, and failed to p«n,tao sliaep before'timo was called. J. E. V. Chapman,"junr.'a, Help went out slackly, and got beyond tbe fiheer,. After hf-adm? them in 35asc, ho raced tbt-m. and divided them, and was unable to got them together again. The dog waj called off, after b« had brought down two of the sheep, W. Grieves Caab failed to head his sheep, as they divided beforo hu reached tbein, two of the-ro bolting away. B W. Trotter's Border Chiel went out a bit alack, and headed in 2min Sitae After getting tho sh«-p off tbo rocka, h« crcsstd in sslicrapting 'o turn them, but liaaL'y he got them clear. A lot cf timo was wasted in bring ing back, for though tho sheep wero kept:on a good line, they were worked very elowfe*, and wrre not placed in the ring until 13miii COcjpc had elspsed. Thoy v?l-to hold without a break. Time was called I*-*----fojo the -sheep w-aro brought up to the yard. J. B. Purdue's Lochiel Don, though scut out by tho left, taado a very wide, cast to tho right, and being brought- back, be in he«din?, and saoir aftcrwaida lost ono of hi 3 sbtep, sr.d tb«s run wao abasdan<;d. J. VV, Pollock's Sharp went out' well, but was a !itt!« time ia sighting lbci ebe*p, aad hi headed tbeai in 2min sstc, tbo having stood well. In bringing back, the sheer* divided, but. ip,-ore got. vcgelhcr apain Iho dog worked well, sad brougnt tho cheep into the ring in grain Dosec. They wero he:d w.thout a.-break. At tbo ya-d the dog ran very wide, aad though ono aneep ran in once, be failed to sccaro the. lot bo'ore timo was called. J. Chartrca'a Border Mow went out well, and headed the sheep in 2min Gsec, but, thoy then broke clean a>way, aad the dog was called off. "VV. Kobicson'o Chiel kept a gocd line in going out, and headed in Imin Slsce. Ue tu«n rushed the sheep, aad divided them, but tbey came together again. Tho dog barked a gocd deal, but did sot work tho aheop woll. cad osoe ran right round them. Too oheeo made a eUnd at the end of the ridgo , 0 f Mc^- 3f ac< j $ os faued to move them, tho owner icaving the ring. H. T. Little's Jack v.-on; on> ■» bit alack, and as tho dog approached the ebcep thoy bolusd away and divided, the deg fai'inT to recover them. H. C. Watora's Scott went out fast, but wide, but when he' got above the sheep he was some little time in sighting them, and did cot head till 3min 2Ucc had elapsed, lie ooon afterwards split and lost his shoop. B. U\ Trotter's Storm vent ottfc slowly and headed is Srnin rXsec. Ths sheep were worked very quietly down hUI and brought into the ricff in 9rain SOsec, where they wore nicely held. At the y*ro tbe dog ran about wide and never get tha sheep into position for penning, and time was oatled. J. 13. V. Chapman junior's Tip missed the aheep in going out, and had to cross in heading them. tb» sheep havin<* bolted to the left <m tie dog approaching them. He headed them in emm aisec. The cheep were brought hack steadi'y on a long but clear course above the racss, and tha ring was not reached before time waa called.