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can be ran in one day, the Committee will draw by lot the dogs 

 to be excluded in any stakes, but every possible effort and 

 arrangement will be made to run all the dogs entered. 



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

 Owner of such dog will be liable for the damage. 



Any competitor disobeying the Judges or any of the authorities 

 will be disqualified. 



No person will be allowed with the dog competing, except the 

 man working him, and he will be placed where the Judges direct. 



The Judges will decide as to the time the dogs will have 

 allotted to do the work set out, and have the power of ordering up, 

 as soon as they please, any dog that commits a flagrant error. 



In cases of insufficient merit, the Judges are empowered to 

 withhold the prizes according to their discretion. 



The prize for the best-looking dog or bitch is only open to 

 those who have competed in the trials to the satisfaction of the 

 Judges. 



The decision of the Judges shall on all points be final. 



No dog entered for the Champion Stakes will be allowed to 

 compete in any other class. 



No dog will be allowed to compete in the All-aged or Local 

 Stakes that has won a first prize given by this Association. 



No dog will be allowed to compete in more than one class, 

 except for the best-looking, and those entered in the Local 

 Stakes. 



Entries accompanied by the fees, must be delivered by post 

 or otherwise, to one of the secretaries. 



Entrance Fees for dogs not drawn, or rejected for any reason 

 before the trials, will be returned. 



In this chapter an endeavour has been made to convey 

 some idea as to what trials with sheep dogs are, especially 

 to those persons who are unacquainted therewith, and 

 who may be desirous of introducing them into some 

 locality where hitherto they have been unknown. The 

 rules, too, of the leading associations are printed for a 

 similar purpose, and I hope the whole may prove of interest 



