THE KENNEL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIII, Issue 8, 10 January 1902, Page 3

THE KENNEL.

(BY CANIS.j

During- the week I paid a visit —a very pleasant one indeed—to the Hazelmere poultry farm and fox terrier kennels, owned by Mr G. R. Hutchinson, and I must say at once that it is probably the best appointed place of the kind that I have ever seen in Australasia, which is saying a great deal, as I have previously seen most of the principal poultry farms and dog kennels in Victoria, N.S.W., and Tasmania. Mr Hutchinson has ievery convenience to ensure success. There are altogether on his run, I believe, about 20 acres, which speaks for Itself. I was just as much interested in his magnificent this is not a poultry column I must revert this is not a poultr ycolumn I must revert to the terriers. Tho first to be trotted out was the imported champion linden Larceny, bred by Mr W. Hamilton,, of Sydney. This dog shows a lot of charac- ', ter, and has a splendid coat, and has won numerous prizes in Australia and Auckland. The next that came before my no-

tice was the latest importation, the bitch Linden Lessiu, by eh Vlvisco—Deverl, who is in whelp to Mr Hamilton's new English dog Dancing Buck, which only recently landed in Sydney at a cost (to be particular) of £104 IS/4. Lessee is brimful of character, and with good luck this litter should furnish Auckland with fox terriers at the very top of the tree. Mr Hutchinson is also expecting a litter from Hazelmere Hesper, another very good quality bitch shown to me. The sire of

these is Linden Larceny. This mating combines the blood of the two. most nofed English breeders' yards, viz., Messrs Vicary and Redmond. Mr Hutchinson also showed me a good bithch by his old champion Hare wood Terror, now the property of Mr W. B. Hall, another of our well-known fanciers. She will in due course be mated with Linden Larceny Through the above it will be seen that Auckland, by Mr Hutchinson's agency, bids fair to he the leading city of New Zealand in the fox terrier line, and fanciers generally should be pleased that Mr Hutchinson, who for several years went out of the fnney. has taken it up again with more vigour than ever. Tito Masterton A. and P. Association have issued for their coming show, a very fair schedule of nineteen classes for dogs, including bull dogs, mastiffs setters, fox terriers, Irish terriers, spaniel.;, greyhounds, harriers, and beagles; there is also a special class for collies in regular wbrk.

There will shortly arrive in Australia, new blood in the bull dog fancy, ana some of it the best procurable In' England. Mr J. Maude, of Melbourne, who went Home with over £1000 worth or commissions on his book, writes to n Wellington correspondent as follows:— I have bought four bull dogs; one lvtch, winner of two first and eight special prizes at the Bull Dog CSlub's Show, Birmingham; another winning 10 guinea eun. Crystal Palace at the South London Bull Dog Club's Show. one. of the best doft-s in England: also an extra good young puppy."' The above list should place a choice of blood within the roach of the most enthusiastic fancier of tinnational breed, and if all goes well witn the expected new arrivals, bull dog me__ wilh have the chance of an object lesson in this special breed. which> will be worth twice the money spent from ar* educational point of view alone.

The "New Zealand Field" says:—There is still plenty of excitement in the doggie world; and things in general promise to be still more lively with the advent of the new year. We understand that three exhibitors were reported by the Vigilance Committee for not register ing the transfer of their dogs before exhibiting them. The executive of the N.Z. Kennel Club, when the charges were brought before them with the explanation given, very wisely, we think, exonerateel them from all blame, anc; thus enabled them to claim any prizes and eertilicates their dogs may have won.

We have lately heard that a private individual has, since this meeting of tlic N.Z. Kennel Club, usurped the power of the Vigilance Committee,- and has lodged a protest against one of the dogs in question on the ground of the transfer not being registered. This protest is all the more absurd as at the time it was lodgetl, there was, we believe, no such book in existence as a transfer register of the N.Z. Kennel Club.