Poukiore Collie Club held another successful trial over the weekend.
Stuart Bradley's magnificent lambs on the heads tested a few dogs out - however, for the longhead on Saturday, the lambs came very good, resulting in some high scoring runs.
There were a lot of new faces at the trial, and many maiden men and women with maiden dogs entered because of the excellent cash prizes sponsored by C R Grace.
Female competitors featured in the finals of all events at Poukiore.
Intermediate dogs won both heads and the straight hunt and it was left to a maiden dog to take out the zig-zag hunt.
Wade Clare, from Feilding, and Trac won the longhead, while Graham Wellington with Seamus from the Parapara/Makirikiri club won the shorthead with Wellington's dog Rachel in second place. Rachel is now the leading heading dog in the centre with 24 points while Steff Tweed's Grit is the leading huntaway on 14 points.
Fourteen-year-old Phoebe Smailes from the Ruahine club leads the huntaway section of the Mackintosh Shearing Young Guns series with only the Moawhango competition left today and tomorrow.
The final runoff for the top Young Guns takes place at Ohingaiti on April 7 and 9.
Phoebe with her dog Sage gained their first open place at Poukiore, placing fifth in the zig-zag hunt which was a great effort working with difficult sheep.
Many Wanganui centre competitors also attended trials outside the centre in search of those elusive points. John Batley from Moawhango won the longhead at Rangitaiki with his intermediate dog Pam - great reward for a man who attends all our centre trials and any others he can get to.
Results
Class 1: 1, W Clare & Trac 98; 2, G Wellington & Frecko 97.5; 3, M Sugden & Rob 96.5; 4, W Schmidt & Dream 95.5; 5, J Smailes & Fig 95.25.
Intermediate: W Clare & Trac 98. Maiden: M Loye & Beck 94.
Class 2: 1, G Wellington & Seamus 92; 2, G Wellington & Rachel 89; 3, J Smailes Fig 88.5; 4, W Falkner & Silk 87; 5, S Tweed & Peter.
Intermediate: G Wellington & Seamus 92. Maiden: B Gilbert Joe 51.5.
Class 3: 1, A Lock & Sally 96; 2, W Clare & Barney 95.5; 3, L Masefield & Monkey 95; 4, T MacDonald & Mouse 94.5; 5, P Smailes & Sage 93.
Intermediate: A Lock & Sally 96. Maiden: A Lock & Sally 96.
Class 4: 1, S Phelps & Forge 91; 2, G Carrington & Night 89; 3, G Guiniven & Dark 87; 4, T Macpherson & Chime 86.5; 5, S Duncan & Bruce 86.
Intermediate: S Phelps & Forge 91. Maiden: G Carrington & Night 89.
C R Grace Maiden Man/Maiden dog competition.
Class 1: 1, M Loye & Bec 94, $ 250; 2, L Masefield & Nell 47,$150.
Class 4: 1, T Sidney & Jack 72, $250; 2, P Smailes & Sage 47, $150; 3, D Smailes & Miranda 41, $100.