KERNEL NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 21819, 7 September 1934, Page 2

KERNEL NOTES

[By Tail-wagger.]

Owners are reminded that entries for the Wellington Kennel Club’s annual show are due to close on Friday, September 14, with the secretary. Miss F. Duff, Box 607, Wellington. Dogs are to be benched by 8.30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 3. Judges for the various sections are: Mr G. R. Hutchinson (Auckland!, terriers; Mr Norman Wade (Auckland), toys and bulldogs; Dr A. C. M'Killop (Christchurch), sporting dogs; and Mr H. Hinchliff (Wellington), non-sporting dogs. No Jess than seven specialists’ clubs have donated cup and trophies, the Wellington Bulldog Club having a very fine list. The various secretaries and their addresses are: —The New Zealand Collie Club, Mr C. W. Hall, 19 Clevedon road, Otahuhu, 8.E.7, Auckland; New Zealand Cocker Spaniel Club, Mr A. S. Dawick, Box 353 Palmerston North; New Zealand Toy Dog Club, F. Laws, “ Rangatira,” 49 Cuba street, Wellington ; Wellington Bulldog Club, J. W. Telford, 32 Moxham avenue, Hataitai, Wellington; South Island Bulldog Club, H. S. Mitchell, 313 Pages road, New Brighton, _ Christchurch; Wellington Provincial Fox Terrier' Club, S. G. Radford, 5 Paterson street, Wellington; and the Dominion Setter Club, Frank Paines, 509 Cornwall road, Hastings. In addition to these specials the Wellington Club itself has for competition something like six big cups and just on sixty trophies and half-guinea specials. The prize-money is on a percentage basis —4O per cent., 20 per cent., and 10 per cent, for first, second, and third respectively, the club taking the remaining 30 per cent.; and there must be two or more entries before any prize-money is paid. The classification is enormous, there being ten classes for each sex, not including brace, team, and litter classes. A “ selling ’ class has also been introduced this year, the conditions stating, “for any breed of dog, the committee to have the right to sell any dog at the price stated on the entry form.”-

The annual general meeting of the New Zealand Kennel Club takes place on the first night of the show, when Mr Norman Wade, of Auckland, will preside over what promises to be one of the largest gatherings of delegates in the history of the club. ' The meeting this year is of more than ordinary interest to local fanciers, who, will await blip governing body’s final decision r© the “ affiliation ” question with more than usual feeling. The third annual show of the N.O. Kennel Club has come and gone, and the quality and quantity of the entrants proved that this is one of the South Island’s most popular shows. ' Their choice of judges, too, was to be commended, and there is no doubt that it bad a very definite bearing on the number of entries. “ Outside ” judges may bo a little more expensive than the local variety, but it is rare to find a club out of pocket afterwards, and the Oaraaru Show this year proved beyond doubt that the policy of going afield for judges is a sound one. The next important factor in making a show a success is the club’s executive, the North Otago Club being singularly fortunate in theirs, in that they appear to have a happy knack of making everyone feel welcome. In so far as awards went, the chief among them went to outside exhibitors —several members of the local Fanciers’ Club and Kennel Club doing particularly well. Best exhibits in show was th© recentlyimported Borzoi, Boyarin of Addlestone, belonging to the Messrs Austen, while best opposite sex turned up in Mrs A. Jory’s imported collie, champion Backwoods Flower. Best toy in show was Mrs W. Bain’s Goldbrook SungloWj the same owner’s Pom. puppy, Goldbrook Gold Star winning the toy puppy stakes. _ These three latter dogs were all exhibited at the Dunedin Fanciers’ Show last June, their first appearance in this part of the world, when their- wins were—for the collie, runner-up to best in show ; for the Pom., best toy and best toy puppy for the young one. _ It is pleasing to see them going outside and winning practically similar honours, thus confirming the opinions, already given, of their superiority over others of their kind. Several other Club Show winners went on to Oamaru, to find themselves still carrying ofi “ red ” tickets. These included Mr Lindsay’s samoyed puppy Polar Venture and Mr F. G. Zaffer’s dog Snow Chief, Mrs Brack’s pair of West Highland white terriers and bulldog, and Mrs Leckie’s collie Rajah of Lochiel, who now requires only one more point to win his championship title. Another. Dunedin _ winner to gather up a championship point at North Otago was Mrs M. E. Reid’s Labrador, Don Cmsar of lyanhoe, as also did two Christchurch visitors—Mr S. Manson with his curly-coated retriever Tipo, and Mr N. S. Brosnan with his now famous and all-conquering “ Renwick ” cocker spaniels. _ One of the most popular wins of the “ meeting ” was that _ of the smooth fox terrier Merry Chimes, bred and owned by the exhibitor, Mr T. Allan, of St. Kilda. Merry Chimes was eventually made best smooth fox terrier from her sister, Mr W. Henderson’s All Clear, a half-sister, Mr J. Curie’s Gaysome, and Mr S. Brown’s Whangarei Cloud, the last-named being a big winner here last June. Mrs Wall, of the Mahaki kennels, in Martinborough, has now returned to New Zealand from the Old Country, and some of the best terriers to be seen out here are now in quarantine, having been purchased by Mrs Wall while away. There is a quartette of the newcomers, the hitch, Signet \\ildflower, and the dogs, Bowes Bindle and Stocksmoor Smart Set being three of them. While at Home Mrs Wall also purchased a Welsh corgi bitch, but she was left behind to be mated before leaving. These little _ dogs are very popular in England, just now, both types being liked equally. How two types came to exist does not seem very clear; one is called the Pembrokeshire and the other the Cardiganshire type These little dogs are a wee bit like an Alsatian in expression, having prick ears, hut there the resemblance ends, for their legs are only a little longer than a Scottie’s, and their tads are ent short. At least, this is so in the latter type, whose coats are short, the former having rather long coats and long, bushy tails. - Mr Alex. Smith, who imported several cairns some time ago, has now brought out a Scottish terrier —Oastlemuir Duchess. While in quarantine, Duchess whelped a big litter of nine puppies, six of which are being reared. These should he eagerly sought after when, and if, they are over mad© available, as they represent some stout blood lines. , ~ Mr F. Wilson, of Onehunga, the owner of Shildon Gowie, one of the most popular stud dogs in New Zealand. lias now got a beautiful young bulldog in quarantine. He is a white with light fawn markings, _ and is just over ten months old. He is by one of the most famous bullies alive to-day— Ch. Pugilist—and, is ex Princess Pugilist. Cb. Pugilist is considered by many buliie enthusiasts to bo about the finest specimen of his breed ever to have lived, and if his son is anything like

him ha should make a grant killing out here. This pup’s sister was sold to go to America at seven weeks for the highest price ever paid for a pup of that age..