BevLive: EID Classic, Day 2

It got to be another scorching day here. It cooled off last night helped by a good steady wind but at 5:00 pm today it's got to be at least 90 degrees with that very hot sun you only get out west. No wind today which makes the running easier and the heat worse.

We ran the P/N first this morning. Esther ran much better. She was a little over flanky at the start and we missed the fetch gate. The rest was very good. Especially nice was her much-improved manner of handling the sheep. Much less weaving around behind them and more direct push. She finished up 5th for the day and 4th overall. A very competitive class here should be a really good nursery next week, especially when Amanda, Viki Kidd, and Kate get here with their very tough young dogs.

Hemp had a really clean run early in the open that I was very pleased with. Mirk ran in the serious heat along with most of the open. He was a bit unfortunate in his draw but he again spent too long getting the sheep started on the top. I'm getting a bit concerned about this. I can see from the blog that Kate and Amanda have their dogs well tuned and half my team just isn't performing that well. I need to get Mirk going better for next weekend and my first run up against my rich sister, Amanda, or she will clean my clock.

So at the end of the day I got no day money but managed to get both dogs in tomorrow's double lift. We are starting at 8:00 in an effort to get as many run as possible before this really punishing heat sets in. I surely enjoy a chance to work on both my turnback and my international shedding skills. It's a real treat to do so with both dogs.

Scott Glen, Chris Jobe, and others

Scott was again the day winner with Maid. I believe Lee Lumb was second. Stormy had a good go with Roy but no shed. He is in the double lift tomorrow. Wish us luck.