WITH GUN AND DOG
TRIALS AT MASTERTON GATHERING OF HIGH GRADE COMPETITORS. NOVELTY EVENTS POPULAR. In connection with the gun dog championships held at Masterton dur- =- ing the weekend, when nine scheduled ■'s events occupied two days (detailed retn suits of which were published in ie the “Times-Age” yesterday), the occais sion will go down as a red letter day e, in the history of the sport, particularly ’ in regard to the second day. The 5- novelty events were in particular very te popular with the large attendance of s, spectators. v The club was favoured on the open- •- ing day by the weather, which was tr cool with a steady breeze. This made e the conditions ideal for the gun dogs. >- Thus the land sections of all events s were carried out with precision, and the judges' task must have been made - a little easier with the wind in a e steady quarter during these events. n The second day was reserved for the s water sections, and the sun bathed the e beautiful picnic ground at Mrs Waro dell’s property, making a very fine - setting. n There was a large attendance at the e trials, and the visitors showed deep i interest in all events, appreciating the 1 splendid performances of the various dogs. ? In addition to the yeoman service 1 rendered by the Wairarapa Gun Dog > Club executive, under the popular - president, Mr W. Harding, the work I of the ladies’ committee, capably or- ; ganised by Mrs Harding, was outstanding and, in providing morning and afternoon tea and luncheon to officials, competitors and visitors, they f earned the appreciaion of all concerned. It was a hard and strenuous ’ task ably accomplished and the untiring efforts of Mrs Harding and her
! helpers in catering for such a large number reflected great credit upon ■ them. The official guns, Messrs C. E. Grey, H. K. Smith and J. Curtin, carried 1 out their special duties with credit and the field trial captain, Mr J. Bouzaid, performed his duties in a ’ manner that earned the approbation of all concerned. The strain of the championship events over, a spectacular race, resulting from a sporting challenge, was then conducted, the teams of four dogs aside being representative of all clubs participating. After the opening heats had eliminated four dogs, the remaining four—all Labradors—lined up together on the river-bank. And so they entered the water almost abreast to race for a solitary bird thrown from the bridge. The winner turned out to be the veteran Field Trial Champion, Silky Sue, owned by Mr R. V. Mason, of Masterton. It was a most popular win, and the event on the whole caused considerable amusement and excitement. A pleasing feature was the appearance of two young handlers running promising puppies in Miss J. Hanley and Master E. Hamill. They showed by the handling of their pups that they had not failed to watch how more experienced owners of gun dogs went about the work, and the club wish them every success and offer them encouragement in the work. Another novelty event was sponsored by the club’s capable patron, Mr C. E. Grey, whose curly-coated retriever Bess was among the outstanding “also-rans!” Before the gathering terminated, the club’s president, Mr W. Harding, thanked all concerned for the manner in which they had assisted to make the championship meeting so successful. He especially thanked Mrs Wardell for the use of such an ideal ground and said that the locality would be reserved for championships in future, as Mrs Wardell had given the club the necessary permission for such. The trophies were then presented by Mrs Harding to the various successful competitors, and cheers) were exchanged. Although a large number of cars surrounded the one-way bridge, the No. 1 Patrol Officer of the Wairarapa A-A., Mr Beere, had no difficulty in handling the traffic successfully. The club’s thanks are due to him for his presence on the concluding day of the trials.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 24 September 1940, Page 9
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