DOG TRIALS.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18426, 6 July 1925, Page 4

DOG TRIALS.

ASHBURTON CLUB. The Afliburton Collie Dog Club's third annual trials were concluded on Saturday in line but cloudy weather. The nidging was carxicd cut by Mr 11. T. Little of "Woodgrovc, to the satisfaction of all concerned. The cups in classes 1 and 3, heading and bringing back and holding in ring and heading, pulling to ring, drive and yard, which were won by S. ij. Barclay's Chappie and C. Stringfcilow's King respective:}', weie picscnted to tho cwners by Mr Litt.o on iSatutchy morning. • Tho prize-money attracted large cut no? in each class, bui. the 'weather prevented many from attending. Saturday was taken up with the competition for Ir-cul dogs, there being 17 entries in tho event. Itcsuiis: CLASS 4—Local Dog?. • District limit to be from llakai.ii to Kangitiita- rivers. Three sheen to be drivr-n through tw> sets rf hurdles nn;i ysrded. Time lifilit, S minute'. First prize £6, second ft. third {■■J, fourth ■£!. Point a: First hurdles .i, second hurdles 5. slyle S, command If), yard (3: total, 31. ('. Strinefellow's Mobs, 5, 5, 8, 10 G —34 .. 1 3. Barclay's Chappie, 5, 3, P, 9. fi—ill •• - K. MeLeunan's Mess, 5, 5, !!, S, 6—.10 .. 3 C. Johnstone's Bess, -1, 5, 5, 8, 6—£S .. -1 Moss went thrcugh his obstacles and penned without ■hesitation in 5 minutes. Alter careful work Chappie went ihroudi the- first . hurdles and drove quietly io the .second hurdles, evound which the sheep Went once. On getting liis sheep through he mo.de a- straight line, to his pen, doing the i'lb right oil time, lie ehewed a very c-arc-iid sty.e! • ...

"With'devor work thiough the first hurdles, Moss went practically straight through the second and iiiade a. good line to tho pen, where eiw cl the. trio went round before the .tate was cpened. After a little the i.\v managed to per hi> sheep in Inun 4osce. Bess over-ran her sheep through tho first hurdled but. brought them brick and pulled to second hurdles, missing on the first Rttenipt. After getting through e.lie got badly off the line to the pen, and on going twice round eho split the sheep rn two occasions. Brss over-ran too much, but she did her lob faster than any other dog during the meet ire, her time being 3min l'2see. Tho 'trials concluded with a, .Mveepstake (.-liort pull -md vard), for which there were, twelve entrips, an.l the results were:—D. Mackintache's Sharp 1, D. Mackintoch-e's Bruce 2, J. Henderson's Jved 3. Tho following special prizes have, been allotted and there are still seven more to bo awarded:—Bcst team of four dogs, the property of one. man, in classes 1, 2 and 3 (fit): J Anderson's Koy, Hemp, V> innio and Flag. Itaiden dogs scoring most points in classes 1 and 3 (£2 2s): H. Martins Lassip Dog ui'der best command in class 2 (pipe 10s l«o): J. Anderson's Flag. Dog making mcst noise in c'a«" a (two silver-mounted vases): u. Anderson's Flag. Dog scoring highest agS re°ato in classed 1 and i! itrophv it Is): C. Strin"fellow'a King. 67 points. Fastest uncrossed head in das; 1 (pipe £1): b. S. Barclay's Chappie. Most silently-woiked clog (.pipe ios 6c1): Morton's Lassie. Dog cotunlCting in quickest time (<s 6d): C. JohnItono's Bess. Dog under best command in class 1 (trophy 10s (id): C. Stnngfellow s Moss.