GUN DOGS

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 85, 12 April 1937, Page 6

GUN DOGS

HUTT VALLEY TRIALS

6 SUCCESSFUL OUTING

About forty entries were received for the gun-dog trials conducted by the Hutt Valley Kennel Glut) .on' Mr. Ongley's property, at Waiwetu on Saturday afternoon.- The property is ideal for trials of this kind, as there is plenty; of-water and ■ obstruction, an well: as open land, such, as would be met under actual shooting conditions.

Among those competing : was., the Minister of Public Works (the Hon. R. Semple), who entered.,two dogs, a Labrador retriever and a pointer.1 Most of the dogs entered were-English and Irish setters and Labrador retrievers, .but there were also .two pointers and a curly-coated retriever, a brown curly-coated retriever, and a. springer spaniel, in the trials. A number of new dogs were entered in the trials for the first time. The weather was beau-tifully-fine-and the outing Was enjoyed .by a large number of people. In the open .water .trial competition was very. keen, and .all the dogs did well, .there being .very- little between the first and last dogs. 'The judge was Mr.1 E. Hall. '■" ',■■■' • ■ : At the conclusion -of 4he trials Mrs. G. F. V. Ansori, wife of the president . of.. the, club', presented , ; the' ..ribbons to the' owners .of the various dogs. , Results were as" follows:— ' ■ Open Land Trial,—Mr!: A." Flu,nket's Irish setter, Redstone Tawa, 96 p.oints, 1; Mr. P. R. Rose's Labrador, Shotover Shiela,. 90 points, 2; Mr.. H. - Searle's English setter, Belgium Mick, 82 points, Open, Water Trials.—Mr. Plunket's Redstone Tawa, 98 points,!; Mr. Rose's Shotover Shiela, 95 .points, 2; Dr. G. F. V. Anson's Labrador, Jill, 90/ points, I Novice Land Trial.—Mr. Searle's Belgium Mick, 80..points, 1; .the.Hon. R. Sernple's Labrador, Ben. 77 points,- 2; Dr. G. F. V. Anson's Jill, 75 points, 3. ■..■■■■

Novice Water..Trial.—Dr.-.G. F. V. Anson's pointer, Joe,. 75 points, 1; Mr. Plunket's Irish setter, Star of Cree, 2.

Best Puppy.—Mr. Flunket's Star of Crea, 1.