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Dublin Man ExhibitsSheepdog Trials Big SuccessThe Texas Sheepdog Trial held at Mozelle, Saturday, April 2, was hailed abig success as amateur and professional stockdog trainers from all over Texascame to compete for the seven coveted awards. Contestants couldn't haveular dog “Tio in the main event, racking up 39 points, only 6 points behind the grand champion. Tio has become quite a threat to sheep dog trainers across the U. S. Drawing what was probably the five wildest sheep of the hundred delivered to the grounds, Tio moved with the caution off tlt; iasked for and received a«more beautiful day to have their best sheepdogs demonstrate their natural instincts and abilities which have been perfected through many hours of instruction.Dublin' s own Henry Spurger exhibited his pop-the slyest fox, pushing the sheep only a few inchro at atime, when necessary, to avoid flushing them and causing them to leave the predetermined course. In the eyes of this writer and many spectators, Tio put on the most brilliant of allperformances.Winners in the 4‘Open event were Preston Robinson, San Saba, Texas with Sweep, First; Pope Robertson, Elgin, Texas, with Gail, Second; Pope Robertson with Lash IB,Third. The Winners Circle of the Open Ranch class found Bob Childress, Ozo-na, Texas with Ben, First; Bob Childress with Nan, Second; David Sargent with Rory, Third. Bob Childress came back with Nan to place first in the Ranch class; David Sargent, Second with ‘ 'Rory'', and David SargentcapturingLiza.Third with4 If fCORRAL SHEEP-Henry Spurger and his impeccable dog, Tio corral five wild sheep after several hair raising minutes of maneuvering the sheep through the various panels along the course at the Texas Sheepdog Trials held Saturday April 2, at Mozelle. kVrlt;‘IC ■-vI • • rA.h\-•** -'t.r *• - ' 4 A.A»:f ;I'rt-Uifh0• r- il.iiVhaiiu:nV' ! „ ,V *O■» i. r*jtK■vr#iA* i* *' *.I-v t.'rywmmm4'.'y.V• i91„ f*.V1TRIAL WINNERS-Winners of the sheepdog trials held at Mozelle, Texas are from left to right, Pope Ro jgrtson with Lash” and “Gail , third and second, respectively, in theOpen class, Bob Childress, flanked by his two sons, with “Ben”, first in the “OpenI 4Ranch class ands ii 4Nan. First in the Sweep, first in the Open class.i iRanch class, Preston Robinson withwmmwmWkwmmiiilmtmmmammmiSHpiW
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Dublin Shamrock News
Dublin, Texas, US
Sun, Apr 10, 1977
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