A little bit of family assistance for Wairoa sheep dog trialist David Scragg and Chook after their win in the North Island zig zag hunt sheep dog trials champions overflow at Lochinver Station on Thursday. Photo / Supplied
A Northern Hawke’s Bay farmer has actually put a few of the Cyclone Gabrielle crisis behind him for a week by winning his very first North Island or nationwide sheep dog trials title.
David Scragg won the zig zag hunt overflow with Chook on the 4th day of the North Island champions at Lochinver Station, on the Rangitaiki Plains, in between Napier and Taupo, on Thursday.
It was just in 2015 that Scragg reached an overflow at the island or championship games for the very first time, completing runner-up with Flow in the North Island straight hunt champion at King Country station Meringa, where he then ended up fifth in the nationwide title overflow won by Wairoa clubmate Ned George and Sprocket.
It was at the Wairoa club trials 2 years ago that Chook initially won a trial for Scragg, as a first dog.
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Two years previously, in 2019, spouse Rebecca included in an especially historical minute in the century-plus history of island and nationwide sheep dog trials champions as one of 3 ladies in the South Island zig zag overflow, in which Poverty Bay trialist Jo Waugh ended up being the very first female to win an island or nationwide sheep dog trials champions title.
Chook was among 5 dogs Scragg required to the trials at Lochinver, and likewise anticipates to have the 5 at the South Island and National champions beginning on May 22 near Balclutha, while Bex Scragg had 3 on the Lochinver courses however will not be contending in the south.
David Scragg was the only Hawke’s Bay trialist amongst the 7 in Thursday’s zig zag overflow, however the area was represented in all 4 title overflows.
The other 3 titles were picked Friday, with Mohaka club trialist Tom Manson and Chief 5th in the straight hunt won by Liam Park, of Tokirima (King Country), while Bob Bruce, of Te Aute club, was runner-up in the long head with Ruby, beaten just by North Canterbury trialist Neil Evans, of Omihi, with Smoke, and Waikoau trialist Kevin O’Connor, with Jax, was 4th in the brief head and backyard overflow won by Waikato trialist Leo Jecentho, of Karioi, with Tess.
