GUN DOG TRIALS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 15 April 1940, Page 9

GUN DOG TRIALS

MASTERTON MEETING. AN INTERESTING DAY'S SPORT. | The Wairarapa Gun Dog' Club hi Id la trials meeting nt the properly rl. 'Mr H. Nee (Opaki Road: yesterday. Entries from local dogs were very good, with several from Wellington land Lower Hutt. I There was a thrilling finish in the I Open Aggregate in which Mr G. F. [Birkett's Irish Seiler. "Basilio Belle." and Mr M. A. Rawlins's Labrador Re[trlever. "Cleopatra May." tied for first place with a total of 172 points. In line run-off the Labrador secured a (narrow victory in a gruelling test. I The judges were: Mr C. E. Grey, I open and novice events; Mr W. H. Trengrove. puppy events; Mr J. l.Bouzaid, limit events. 1 The shooting was done by Messrs R. I Buick, J. Curtin and R. V. Mason and I was of a high standard. I Results were as follow': I Open Land lit) entries!. —M. A. I Rawlins’s Labrador Retriever. Cleopatra May. and R. V. Mason's Labrador Retriever, F.T.CIi. Silky Sue (equal, with 80 points) 1: J. Curtin's Labrador Retriever, Rose of Tralee, 79 points. 3: G. F. Birkett's Irish Setter. Basuto Belle. 78 points. 4. Open Water (10 entries). —G. F. Birkett’s Irish Setter. Basuto Belle, 94 points. 1; M. A. Rawlins’s Labrador Retriever. Cleopatra May. 92 points. 2; R. V. Mason's Labrador Retriever, F.T.Ch. Silky Sue. 87 points. 3. Grand Aggregate (open land and open water, for Mr J. Bouzaid’s trophy).—M. A. Raw'lins’s Labrador Retriever. Cleopatra May. 1; Mr G. F. Birkett’s Irish Setter. Basuto Belle. 2. Limit Land (6 entries!. —J. Curtin’s Labrador Retriever, Rose of Tralee, 93 points. 1; V. Wright's Irish Setter. Barry. 85 points, 2; G. F. Birkett's Gordon Setter, Basuto Bracken. 73 points. 3. Limit Water. —A. Mclvor's C.C. Retriever. 82 points, 1; V. Wright’s Iris!) Setter. Barry. 73 points. 2: O. Hurney's Labrador Retriever. Tararua Sam. 71 points. 3. Novice Land—R. Salisbury's Irish Setter. Redstone Queen Sala. 67 points. 1; J. Bouzaid’s Springer Spaniel, Dinkie, 62 points. 2; W. Harding's C.C. Retriever. Maestrae, 60 points, 3. Novice Waler. —O. Hurney’s Labrador Retriever. Tararua Sam. 84 points. 1; J. Bouzaid’s Springer Spaniel Dinkie. 73 points; P. Churcher's Cocker Spaniel. Rusty. 3. Puppy Land.—W. Harding's C.C. Retriever Maestrae,, 76 points. 1; C. Walker’s Labrador Retriever Lass, 60 points, 2; P. Churcher's C.C. Retriever. Rip, 3. Puppy Water. —W. Harding’s C.C. Retriever, 49 points. 1; C. Walker's Labrador Retriever. 38 points. 2: P. Churcher s C.C. Retriever, 21 points.