BevLive: Finals, Day 3

A really hot day. We thought yesterday was hot, but this was even hotter. Last night was hot so we didn’t even get the cool morning. Word was that we were at 97 degrees in the afternoon.

As has been the case this week the running started out very nice and then got quite rough. All day there were dogs that showed they could handle any sheep. The running smoothed in the hottest part of the day which as it turned out was fortunate for me since that was when Mirk ran. When the running smooths the sheep are still tricky but less determined in their obtuseness.

Mirk and I had a good go with a tough time getting our single as our singled ewe kept cutting back around a very hot Mirk. We finally got it and ended up with a 160. Amanda and Roz ran just before us and had a hard go on her fetch. She got things going better on the drive and finished with a 152. The high score of the day was again Robin French who scored a beautiful 185.

Tomorrow is the last day of the preliminary. The top 40 scores from the four days will run off for the 17 spots available on the final, double lift day. Currently 144 is 40th I think. It looks as if many of the 150s will end up in the semi final after we finish tomorrow.

Tonight was the ABCA meeting. Tom Wilson was inducted into the Hall of Fame amidst the heartfelt congratulations of his very many friends. The chairs of the local committee pled their case to the ABCA for some financial support for local Finals committees beyond the registry’s current donation toward the prize money. Only time will tell if they have heard the plea of the handlers to invest some of our registration fees in our Finals.