1961-01-28 — Page 11

The last word in A VILLAGE OF GHOSTS

obedience

SOME weeks ago in this column, a description

of obedience trials was given. For those, of you who have never seen such or the almost in- credible work of the Sheepdog, there will be a chance shortly to see the former plus criminal work, right here in Hongkong. Try not to miss this interesting and instructive demonstration.

For the Arst me in the helory of Hongkong. polico dog trials were held in publie un February 9, 1000. This suc cess in to be repeated this year On January 31 at Hengkong Stadium under floodlights from 0.15-0.10

(Tickets pm. $5-3-1 available at Moutries),

An Air Vice-Marshal P. K. Holder D.S.Q., D.F.C.. then Air

Hon Oficer Commanding, kohg, inted at the tline.

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"In this Colony, as in fact all over the world. police dogs play an important part in the protection of public property and the appre

henston of crimluais,

Because of their ability to detect intruders at a range of several hundred yards by wind scent they are of neces- alty used mainly at night and as such the general public, beyond knowing that palice dogs are used, do not mor- mally have an opportunity to see them in action.

Lonely

The work of the dog haulier in a lonely one as

w antics are carried but during the haura of dark- neas, even though he atti 7:03 to groom, feed and con- tinue to train his dog dally, you will therefore be cur- prised to know that all the handlers are volunteers for thete duties and will notice the affection between man and dog. Dogs are never

arsel punished for mistakes invariably are rewarded for good discipline and ability.”

Last year three dogs cach were entered by the Army, HAF and the Hongkong Police Forta The dog that lost lest points by deducting_from per- feelian, won the Champion's" embroidered cont.

The first inst of the Trin to be held in the evening be- fore the pubile was obstacle Jumping. The task was to leave the dog in the sitting position and walk to the opposite end of a line of four obstacles consisting of hurdles, which were three feet high and eight yards apart.

The handler then had to call his dog who had to jump the hurdles and finish at the heel position. The test

then con

Know Your Dog

By H.M. HOWELL

taued over the long jump and window jump. The long jump was nine feet in length and the base of the window three foot six inches high.

Last year Simion, the 'RAF dog which every competitor secretly feared, absolutely re- fused the leng jump and the window. This was mɔat

Ut fortunate, but it could have happened to any ene of the competitors. He subsequently nut on

really good performance in his criminal work, losing only one and a half points, a wonderful recovery, but hot enough to make up the lee- way just.

The next set of tests were on criminal work, and hair the points in the competition were to be given on the results.

"Blackie"

At that point the Police Force dog "Blackie" led by 13 points over his team-inate “Mujar.” who had a point lead over Army before the public arrived, when dog "Will," who was 3 points

Part of the trials were hoki

the first points judged were for #eneral condition, grooming and appearance.

atead of the third Police dug "Texon." The remaining 5 with the exception of Simon, were all together and only 10-15 points

on behind.

This nexi tests were walking to heel and the food Aest. In walking to heel the

dog had to walk to heel free,, with the handler taking lelt. right and about turns on com- mand from the Ring steward,

Food test

The dog had to sit at every hast position, keeping its hond slightly in front of the handlers left khco and stuylag close to El side.

The food test was carried out

Jr. conjunction with this test. A quantity of meat was placed on the ground and hunders had to walk past it within t distance of two feet.

The day walking free, had to show to dedre to eat the food, and was made 10 -He down near the food at least twice during the teat,

The Recall on the March was next. In this the handler hadd to leave is dag in the sitting or down position, and walk for not less than 30 peces. Whilst still walking and on

a signi from the Ring steward, the bandier had to call his dea which had then to go at spoed to the handler's left side and walk heel. The handler was then instructed to hall, where- upon the dog had to sit at the handler's side,

As was remarked last year, some really good work was veen, but even better was to follow. Then we saw un- doubtedly the best day work that had ever been seen in the Colony carried out under flood. Eghting, and I doubt very much if anyone will ever see iho ko again, either here or elsewhere.

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Army dog "Spike" was the first dog to run, and whint a run, per- fect co-operation between man and dog, a really first class ex- hibition.

The first test was attack un- der pressure. The handler was patrolling a given area when the 'criminal' broke from cover.

The handler released his dog and ran in. The dog attacked and held the criminal by the arm. The criminal resisted vio- lently firing blanks and trying to free his arm from the dog's grip. The handler approached, ardered the criminal to stand still, and when he did, called the dog off and to heel.

The handler then had to search the criminal leaving his dog on guard in the 'down' position. The search took not less than 15 seconds, during which time the dog watched very, very closely.

Seized

During the search, the cri- minal attacked the handler, but before he could do much damage or escape, in went the dog and

again scized him by the arm. No word of command was given by the handler, the dog knew il was his duty to protect him and probably resented the blow dialt his handler more than the handler himself,

As soon as the handler had recovered and was in a position to be of help, he again ordered the criminal to stand zull When he did so again the deg was colled off and to heel. Again the dog was put оп guard over the crimina).

The handler then went off in repert that he had made ar ar-

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rest. Quite confluently he left his dog guarding the prisoner and made his way to the nearest telephone. He was delayed for some seconda and while he was! away. the criminal made break for it.

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held on waiting for

Again the dog seized him and handler's return. Despite his struggles, the criminal was unable to escape.i The handler returned and the dog, on command, released the criminal and returned

10 his handler.

.The criminal was then escorted to the mock guard room about EO yards away. The dog remain- ed outside watching while the handler deposited his prisoner in safe custody and then returned to his dog.

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A different demonstration was then put on by three teams while the judges added up the points gained during the competition. The public was kept advised of each team's aggregate points for the RKSPCA Challenge Shield, while the names of the Arst three of the nine dogs were also marked on a board which was Invisible to the contestants.

History

was

1 is history now, but the look handler Pat Kai-ko's face when his dog "Blackie" nominated Police Dog Champion for 1060 will long be remember- ed. The second prize went to Army dog "Wil" handled by L/Cpl. Jawis RMP and third to Anny dog "Spike" handled by

Cpl. D. Fisher RAVC,

Thanks to close support of "Binckie" by his team-mates the Police were also awarded the HKSPCA Challenge Shield for the highest aggregate number of points,

This year an added feature for the delight of children as well as adults will be the Benting of Retreat by the Hongkong Police Band under floodlights and be fore "Castle Battlements". About : 1,800 seats have been allocated to under-privileged children who will no doubt be thrilled.

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habitants habitas” NABITA) Kingishalat hita keta KWEN GİRSİN

(London Supraor

Cobham, Survey,

THE people of Cobham claim that their village has the most unusual ghosts in Surrey—a blue donkey, a sword-swishing field-ingrshal, a small boy and several hermits.

The donkey, : it la sald, han loner swishing bis sworl. often been seen near St Villagers say his ghost stil dods. Andrew's Church,

A party of bellringers claim to have en it recently. One of them sald "We laughed it off, of coursy,"

The

feld-marshal has bien heard but not seen-near the adjoining village of Downside, He in sald to

Legonier was buried in Cub- ham churchyarti, and there is a

10 memorial him in inster Abbey.

False ruins

West-

Miss Tirth Andsley; a former the ghost of residents of Cobham's 10th- Jean Louis Legonier, a French century Church Site Huguenot who Joineri tho

borough nade him marshni.

Bouw,

• A blue donkey

• A sword-swisher

Roaming hermits

locked door would sometimes mits stil roam at night through be found open..

the ruins of the groitos, -

"I remember our Russian borzol suddenly howled and rched cut of the house,"

Pain's HI,

Mr Hamilton spent vast sum on building false "ruins" in the érouida, including Roman mausoleum, complete with and- 1811- hugo

qua keulptures, aftars, Karco-

on eccentric banker Ried of a woman lying on a stone

villagers.

utmosphere, Bay

English Army and fought he has no doubt that it is haunted century house at Cobham where phagus and a mutilates Agure ['countrymen to well that Marl- She says: "Most of my family Charles Hamilton lived, als hus mattress.

ccrie acid, have reen a ghost thera, 1. re- an

member secipg, a small while fignare what I thought at first Legonier ved at Cobham to be my brother in pyjamas, Park, Downside (now insurance "Other strange things used to efflers) and was said to keep'a happen-always on the second harem there. One of his popu- of the month. Heavy footsteps lar pastimes was reaming the reheed on the stairs and a pad

The semaphere tower, high up and lonely on Challey Heath, Mr Homliton, con of the sixtlı-1s said to be haunted, too. Earl of Abercorn, used to vay Villagers claim to have heard hermits to live in artificial

many atrage neises there. crowley he bulit in the grounds, People ray these her- -(London Express- Seroles).

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