SOUTHLAND NOTES. By Unite.

Otago Witness, Issue 2308, 26 May 1898, Page 35

SOUTHLAND NOTES. By Unite.

Inveeoaegill, May 21,

Since my last budget the canine fancy in Southland has been on the increase, several very good dogs having recently been brought into the district.

Messrs Betts and Royd hav,e every reason Lo feel satisfied with the result of the visit of

, their collie bitoh Renfrew Madge to ' Mr' 'George Moffet's dog Helvellyn. The litter (which contained three dogs and four , "bitches) is a very good one, the youngsters \ showing great promise. Several of these j puppies have already changed hands, a dog puppy marked like his sire becoming the property of John Edmond.

Messrs Brodie and Dunlop sent their cocker spaniel bitch Waihopai Baudrons to visit the imported crack ohampion Brunton Ben at Melbourne last month. I am sorry to have fco report that the bitch missed. ' A breed that is almost totally neglected in Southland, the Gordon Setter, received a much needed revival by the introduction by ,Captain Gardiner, of Birchwood Station, of a dog and bitoh from well-known Victorian breeders." Tho- dog jis by Mr W. E. Body's Duribar Spark cx >. Mr i Gallagher's champion -.'Opic ."Maid -of Honour,' and - the bitch by - OMrF.'W. Uaddon's Heronwood Bertram ex .'^hV'Bame owner's Heronwood Bertha. - ' A.- Masters has a very good litter from hxa -fox terrier bitoh Neidpath Dorcas, by Mr A. G. Macara'-s, dpg Dusky Boy. , Mr George Double has acquired from Mr F. Eogen, Evansdale, two of his well-known rough-coated collies, First Gun and First Faith. '^ _ Mr George "Moffett has purchasd from Messrs Harrison and Horrax one of their best .- brood bitches to ' mate 'with "his dog " Hel'yellyn.- Heatherbell,. the bitch in question,' was expected to arrive at the Bluff to-day. > Brodi'o and-?Dunlop report the' fol- . Jowing sales -recently': The - bitch Waihdp'ai Barkjf, ,-in."' whelp Ito /champion vyaihopai JSignal, to Mr, E: t Gallagher) Auckland; a dog ;,and-'-a;,r,bitch' 'try'-'cha'nibJori^ Gainsb~orougli: Comet ex Waihopai --Bachles to Mr John Christie,, Long Beach, Southland, and Mr E. Robertson, Tb Rotf, Tafanaki;- respectively ; and a dog by champion Wailiopai Obo sx Minaj© to Mr Smeaton, Dunedin. •--air F. 'Snowden has purchased the wellknown ' Victorian-bred Airedale terrier bitch champion Queensbury 'Duchess. At a meeting held last week the committee of the Southland. P. P. and D. Society appointed Messrs Hl.H 1 . Sogen and P. S. Brodie as judges to officiate at the forthcoming show. Mr. Rogen will judge ; 'greyhounds and terriers; Mr Brodie all- the other breeds.,'