THE KENNEL.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 9990, 21 March 1898, Page 7

THE KENNEL.

By Terrier,

«• Weekly Press and Referee. • Messrs IJ. .tlie and _)uniop have sent their Cicker Spaniel bitch, Waihopai Baudrons, b y eh Gainsborough Signal (imp.), ex eh. Gainsborough Midnight (imp.), on a visit to ~ i u te. t Melbourne importation, Burton We hr:ir lii.it Mr C Houlker has sold his mooth Fc-v-twner bitch Handicraft iar '.he bstantuil sum <>f £150 to Messrs Toon an \ Jfhomus<- v '*' o * ue purchasing for an AmcticiifiU This -°°d bitch should do well S-» Atl.ii.tic.-'Stock-keeper. ' It is soiiu'wluil remarkable that, so 'a: _s accounts of the present English show _eahave been received, the sensational Ci*lV !; champion Ormskirk Wellington, wmn-r f six chaii'.>- : u"*hips m suctes-ijon, and purhased I"'' H"-' highest ever paid lor a doe has not I- en exhibited during the _ngr .1' wint*-''. his kennel companion, Cliji.i • iiSouthu'irl Periciition. whom Emerald T_a dcfe.itt'd. securing principal honours It is sii,'intie;iia, however, that while t'.-i----tetiou is advcrli>cd at a Ygs fee, Emeralds fi-nire i« h_i-d at lOgs. ;I" \\ .ittlobaik " in the " Australasian ), ,„_ informed by Mr T. Gallagher that rfbss recently sent a pair of Gordon ~3.t*r ouppies, aa v present to Mr James GardiL Bivchwwid Station, bouthland, >./. The' dog is by Mr W. E. Body's Dunbar Soark— Mr Gallagher's Champion Opie Maid of Honour. The bitch puppy is by _]t f \V. Huddon's ilcronwood tier tram the same gentleman's Heronwood liertiia. As these puppies arc well-bred animals their appearance in Southland should iieip to make this very clover breed ot sporting do"-s very popular in the district tliey aie uoini! to. . . The " Field, m referring to Liverpool Show- says: "The Collies, as is usual here 'made a great show, nine appe_._ii£ in the open competition for clogs, bit Ormskirk Emerald, ia full coat, <_ul held his own, though lie had a strong .ippo.ivut in Mr Power's young black, white _i.l urn Banvell Masterpiece, who made a > cry good second; next to these came Mr '.'aroold's Randolph, who was shown in wonderful coat, but is not quite so clean in skull as either of the before-named t .._ This dog, after Masterpiece had beaten 1. ci ggain in limit and puppy dogs, carried off first in novices and maidens. In oitcU.s Mi 'fait had quite a held day with i_iaw Queen, who, with the exception of being just a triile wrong in ears, is an c-xceid-uigly good Collie; her head is much superior to that of Mr Tusker's Tha-:a, _ho was second and certainly wants suostance; in the latter point Mr Grimshaw's Ku.tu* stone Beauty, a largo black, tan and _•'>__, with massive (.oat, who was third, oeits her. The above kept their positions throughout all the adult classes tor their sex, whilst amongst the remainder Mr T. H. Stret.ih had a very neat one in Ormskirk Silver Queen, who was second in puppies to Thalia. The championships for roughcoated Collies went respectively to Ormskirk Emerald and Wishaw Queen, and those for smooth coated to Mr A. Dunmore'B Irthlingboiough Village Boy and Village Girl but the latter was beaten in the class in which she competed by the dog Gold Nugget In Fox-terriers both varieties were well represented, the competition in the principal classes being keen and interesting. The wire-haired variety were the first to claim Mr Alfred As .ton's attention. Commencing with the open, Mr Raper made a good start with Go-Bang, who again cleared the decks, and later on secured a couple of ■pecials in addition to winning the championship for the beat dog. The "Stock-keeper," iv remarking on the same show, says: —" Fox-terriers also provided a sensation, Mr Houlker upsetting a few ' certs,' but a curious matter occurred over Barkley Ben. The winning novice was priced at, £100- when entered for the •how; a post or so after, this was cone cted, and the secretary instructed to make the price in the catalogue £200. By some means or other this alteration was not made, and the dog appeared looking well, made many friends, and was claimed at the £100 by the smart Bradford division. His owner, however, declined to: let him go for the £100, and before many hours were over }jad invoked the aid of his solicitor, and iorbade the committee to hand over the dog to the claimant under the threat of all manner of pains and penalties. How the matter will end remains to be seen, but it opens up a nice point for the lawyers, and certainly Mr Swingler has a good fighting case. We understand that Mr Swingler's representative was allowed to remove the dog from the show." Whether it is advisable to name favourite animals of the female persuasion after notable women of the time is of course a matter for you and somebody else to dispute about. This form of nomenclature has, however, its distinct disadvantages. As a sample take the retrospect on "Chows" in a late number of the "Stockkeeper." The writer observes, "Then we havo Mi Hi, a taking dog, but long in the back, as are Ellen Terry and Madame Patti. It is interesting to hear that in a litter from Mi Hi and Madame Patti three out of the five puppies were smooth (one with a red tongue), while the remaining two were very good roughs in all points." Quite interesting, but all round decidedly rough on the ladies whose names have been thus pirated.

t Though the importations of Fox Terriers into Australia have been very numerous (says "Sir Bedivere"), only approached, in fact, by those of Collies and St. Bernards, there is,owing to the popularity of the breed, a strong request for the services of good stud dogs, especially if such embody the most fashionable strains. The bulk ol Fox Terriers imported *nto New South Wales have been from the kennels of Mr Robert Vicary, who, with Mr F. Redmond, may be credited with being at the head of the British Fox Terrier fancy. The importations from the latter's kennels have conlisted only of Dusky D'Orsay, by Champion B Orsay ex Dusky. Bee, which, together With some of his New Zealand bred progeny & Diversion (also from the Redmond Kennels), made their advent into New South Wales last year. The character of these Terriers is such as to create a demand for a stronger infusion of the Redmond strain, and no doubt a stud dog of Dominie and, say, Donna Fortuna extraction would do good stud service here. Dominie has two of his progeny located in Australia at the Present time, viz:, Mr W! Beilby's EiTs Renown and Misa i_ena, but they are only representative of the Redmond kennels on their sire's side.

I have referred in previous issues to the »teat importation of Fox Terrier, by Mr waves, of Ashburton, for this colony. From *n interesting account of a visit to the Svd«>v Quarantine Station, made by a Daily lelegranh" reporter, I extract the following which is sure to be interesting to many of tt y readers:—A few of the dogs are well •wthy of special mention. There is a bru * of Fox Terriers, dog and bitch, imported by Mr S. H. Graves, New Zealand, which are reported to be of the far-famed Vicary (Newton-Abbot, England) strain, J»u there can be no doubt that their delineahon gtamm them as Vicary blood. The dogs black and tan head is very reguiarly -*Jmt all round, possessing capital head of good length, just a wee bit lumpy in front of the skull, but the correct thing in ears, e yes, nice body, legs, feet, and front, with excellent coat,"at present ou the cast; while he displays both character and quality, a combination so hard o produce. He is cerwurfy on the big side, which fact would alWort suggest that England appears desirous *° get rid of all hfcr big ones of this breed, »ot, of course, after all, the matter of size Ipronded it is not over 201b) is a matter of opinion. The bitch is also black and tan •harked on the head. She is a bit timid just j_°* ? and does not altogether take to the in-* jetton of strangers Her head-piece is of length, and in our opinion better l £*n the dog's, being cleaner and better chiselled all round; her ears might loose lost a shade in size, but her eye is the orthodox thing. Her present shyness, of course, Rives her on first sight the appearance of **"*!? & bit long in body, but she is not so oß ut, and being a young bitch she will improve much in this directjon. Her legs, feet, and front are very good, and her coat could not very well be improved upon, being pi good length, dense, and.! trong, remind"»g us much of that of Mr Muses' Eggesford * oiler (imp.), another of tht Vicary strain, now in West Australia. Everything taken •mto consideration Mr Gra.es should be proud of his purchase, whie-h we have no doubt will lend a helping h.nd to the improvement of the breed in New Zealand. -They are by Champion V'enio and Visto respectively, therefore their J 'reeding apeaki «w i-seli.