Wales Farmer 16 SHEEPDOG TRIALS March 2013 Tim’stimecomes in final
■ North versus south brings nursery trials season to an exciting close
I. B. JONES’S Tim was crowned champion at the All- Wales nursery sheepdog trial final held at Llanafan Fawr,
Builth Wells. The final is the culmination of the
nursery trials season and sees north pit- ted against south in abattle forteam and individual honours. The course wasset in asquare, flat
field, wherethe land sloped down to the point of lift. The Beulah Speckled Face yearlings could be testing, but they worked well. The judges –Rob Lewis and Bryn
Davies –
gaveI.B.and Tim aclean out- run and lift. They took three points off the fetch, sevenoff the drives, gave them aclean shed and took one mark offatthe pen. In the team standings,the south won
on 235 points,with the north scoring 316.
PICTURES:
k9tales.co.uk WORKING DOG: I. B. Jones’ Tim was crowned champion at the All-Wales nursery sheepdog trial final held at Llanafan Fawr, Builth Wells. Results
NORTH WALES NURSERY FINAL, Gelli Fowler Farm, Brynford 1, K. Evans (Libanus) Moss, 13; 2, G. Dermody (Nantwich) Vic, 16; 3, M. Ll. Evans (Llanfachreth) Non, 17; 4, H. Evans (Talybont) Lad, 20; 5, G. Dermody (Nantwich) Baledmund Sam, 21; 6, K. Evans, Caleb, 25. The North Wales team to compete at the All Wales Nursery Championship: M.Ll. Evans, Non; H. Evans, Lad; C. Roberts, Groesfaen Roy; G. Ll. Jones, Spot; M.Ll. Evans, Meg; H.J. Francis, Sky; T. Evans, Spot; H. Lloyd, Juno; P. Williams, Lad; R. Owen, Moss; E. Griffith, Sweep; M. Ll. Evans, Clwyd Fly; A. Davies, Casie; H. Roberts, Meg; A. Gilchrist, Lad; Reserve, J. D. Jarman, Pero.
TEAM LEADER: The South Wales nursery final team shield was won by Glamorgan and was presented to their team captain Robert Ellis. Robert was also placed third overall with his dog Jack.
FIRM BUT FAIR: The task of judging the South Wales nursery final went to Gwynfor Thomas (left) and Emyr Lloyd.
SOUTH WALES ASSOCIATION NURSERY FINAL, Llanrhidian, Gower (Emyr Lloyd and Gwynfor Thomas) 1, A. Blackmore (Ledbury) Rosewood Cap, 3; 2, M. Owen (Llanarthne) Nidderdale Moss, 5OLF; 3, R. Ellis (Nantymoel) Jack, 5; 4, I. B. Jones (Capel Bangor) Tim, 9; 5, A. Blackmore, Rosewood Rose, 10; 6, S. Harden (Pembroke) Queen 13; 7, L. Howells (Port Talbot) Zac, 14; 8, M. Owen, Bryn, 18; 9, P. Tomkins (Llandrindod Wells) Bryn Dau Dash, 19OLF; 10, B. McConnell (Login) Sky, 19; 11, L. Harries (Crymych) Jet, 20; 12, K. Evans (Libanus)
FINE RUN: South Wales Sheepdog Trials Association nursery champions, Angie Blackmore and Rosewood Cap. Angie was the team captain for Glos/Gwent and lost only three points with Cap in the penultimate run of the day at the competition held at Llanrhidian, Gower.
Moss, 21; 13, M. Ellis (Port Talbot) Roy, 24; 14, C. Gordon (Gower) Cap, 25; 15, P. Tomkins, Bess, 28; 1st reserve, J. Davies, Nell, 29; 2nd reserve, D. L. Evans, Don, 29. Team result: 1, Glamorgan, 68; 2, Pembrokeshire, 90; 3, Carmarthenshire, 100; 4,
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Ceredigion, 105; 5, Radnorshire, 128; 6, Brecon, 132; 7, Glos/Gwent, 156.
ALL WALES NURSERY CHAMPIONSHIP, Llanafan Fawr, Builth Wells (Rob Lewis and Bryn Davies) 1, I. B. Jones (Capel
Bangor) Tim, 11; 2, K. Evans (Libanus) Moss, 12OLF; 3, R. Ellis (Nantymoel) Jack, 12; 4, C. Roberts (Groesfaen) Roy, 15OLF; 5, M.Ll. Evans (Llanfachreth) Non, 15; 6, C. Gordon (Gower) Cap, 17. Team result, 1, South Wales, 235; 2, North Wales, 316.
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