118 The Collie or Sheep Dog. 



similar entertainments, as may those of the North Western 

 Counties Association, which follow : 



LLANGOLLEN SHEEP DOG TRIALS RULES. 



i. All Dogs entered for the Local Stakes must be on the 

 ground at 8.30 a.m. Those for the Cambrian Stakes at 9. 30 a.m., 

 and, except when competing, must be held by cord or chain, 

 under penalty of disqualification. 



2. No Dogs, except those competing, will be allowed on the 

 ground. 



3- Any dog that injures a sheep will be disqualified, and the 

 owner of the dog will be liable for tiie damage. 



4. No one will be allowed with the dog competing except the 

 man working him, and he will be placed where the Committee 

 direct. 



5. The Committee, with the assistance of the Judges, will 

 decide the time to be allowed to each dog. 



6. The Judges have the power of ordering up as soon as they 

 please any dog that commits a flagrant error, and their decision in 

 all cases shall be final. 



7. In case of insufficient merit, the judges are empowered to 

 withhold the prizes according to their discretion. 



NORTH WESTERN COUNTIES SHEEP DOG TRIALS ASSOCIATION 

 REGULATIONS. 



All dogs entered must have been not less than three months 

 the bond fide property of the Exhibitor, and, except when com- 

 peting, must be held by cord or chain, under penalty of disquali- 

 fication. 



Any competitor five minutes late after his name has been called 

 will be disqualified, and his Entrance Fee forfeited. 



No dogs, except those competing, will be allowed on the 

 ground. 



If three or more competitors so desire, the names of the dogs 

 will be publicly drawn the day before the meeting actually takes 

 place, and the dogs will be run in the order drawn. 



If the entries exceed the number that the Committee consider 



