KENNEL NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 22595, 12 March 1937, Page 2

KENNEL NOTES

[By Tail-waggeis.]

The Otago Kennel Club’s first ribbon parade for 1937 will be bold in the Regal Skating Rink on Monday next, commencing at 8 p.m. with . a grand parade of all. dogs. Each exhibitor will be given a number, and patrons will be asked to vote for the dog which in their opinion is the best in the parade. This will be the first occasion on which the public has had the opportunity of judging the dogs as they appear in the ring, and when the winning number is announced later in the evening it will be interesting to note how the judgment of the voters compares with that of the official judges. Entries are already coming in freely, and a good evening’s entertainment is assured.

At the last monthly meeting of the Dunedin Fanciers’ Club’s kennel section some fine cups were presented for competition at the June show. In addition to that presented by Jensen Brothers for best collie and the one given by Mr M. G. Austen for best terrier there is now one for best opposite sex in show, one for best toy, another for the winner of the ladies’ class, and several other big cups, yet to be allocated. No less than 14 small cups have been presented, and there are promises of more yet, all awaiting allocation to different breed classes.. As the club already has nearly a dozen cups on its list this year’s schedule should be most attractive.

As the D.Y.B.S. Club show has now been abandoned the puppy and novice ribbon parade, to have been held in conjunction with it, has now been postponed until Saturday, April 10. Admittance will be free, and the venue will be advertised later.

In addition to being made best in show at Wellington last week, Mrs Ewen’s imported Scottish terrier, Crich Creation, was fortunate enough to bo selected to fiU a similar position at Auckland the previous week. Mr Robb, who is on holiday in the North_ Island, writes to say that Crich Creation is a very attractive dog, put down to the minute, and deserving of his wins. Writing further of Wellington, this owner says that there were over 60 cocker spaniels benched, Mrs Lacey doing most of the winning with ch. Rowdier As You Like ’Em, Mr and Mrs Wheeley made the trip from' Christchurch with their new coloured dog, Radiant Reflector, and several Derby bred blacks, but the only one to catch the judge’s eye was Derby Sally. A Dunedin-bred Borzoi was also competing, but failed to hold his own on this occasion, while the well-known Old English sheepdog, ch. Opihi Rupert, belonging to Mr F, G. Seville, of Fairlie, was voted the most popular dog in the show, thus winning Mr Barton’s special prize of £4 4s. One or two South Islanders, however, did manage to win a big cup or two, so perhaps, taken all round, our dogs are not so bad. All the same, I have seen a contingent from the South Island do a lot better than it did last week.

In Airedales things got a bit mixed apparently, as the imported bitch, Aislaby Ella, beat her kennel mate, Towyn Rightaway (imp.), but when it came to the stakes classes she went down a couple of places; thus in the terrier stakes Crich Creation (imp.) was first, Towyn Rightaway (imp.) second, and Talavera Graceful (imp.) third; while in the ladies’xlass Graceful whs first, with the Airedale bitch second. This bitch had already beaten Rightaway, and he, in the terrier stakes, had beaten Graceful, so it follows that the Airedale, Aislaby Ella (imp.) should have won the ladies’ class. Graceful (a wire fox terrier) is the property of Mr W. M. Jack, of Christchurch, while the Airedales Towyn Rightaway and Aislaby Ella belong to Mr and Mrs Nowell Izard, also now of Christchurch, but recently of Wanganui. In the open stakes (all breeds) Crich Creation was first, followed by, Talavera Graceful and ch. Bowdler As You Like ’Em. Mrs Lacey’s cocker, while the Grand Jubilee Puppy Stakes went .to Mr A. I. Rattray’s buthe, Regal Young Nugget from Christchurch, followed by Mrs B. Smith’s cocker and Mr Trengrove’s Irish setter Redstone Boza.

In. smooth fox terriers Mr E. A. Hopkins won the special for best of the breed with York Sailaway, Mr H. Hinchliff winning most of the other specials in this breed. In setters (any variety) Mrs K. Rod (Irish) was first. Mr D. Sutton (English) second, and Mr R. Plunkett (Irish) third. The annual general meeting of the Dominion Setter Club was held _at Hastings on February 19. Considering that most of the 44 financial members are scattered all over the country, the attendance was really good. The club has now been in existence for about four years, and has two successful field trials, and allotted to various clubs eight big ribbons, a clock, three silver cups, and £lO 13s 6d in cash specials —a good record in view of the very low_ annual subscription (2s 6d). In addition this young club has an excellent credit balance, and is in a sound position all round. Officers for the eiisuing year were elected as follow:—Patron, Mr T. W. Munro; president. Mr G. A. Dunlop ; vice-presidents—Messrs N. Wade, D. T. Sinclair, G. I, Murphy, and W. Holt; hon. secretary and treasurer, Mrs Dunlop. As the annual > subscription is only a modest half-crown, I would like to see some of our local owners and breeders of setters join up and get the club to suppe-t our show, which it would do willingly, and I am sure put on a special prize or two worthy of competition.

That the late Mr C. Court-Rice, who died recently in Sydney, was well remembered in England in spite of the many years he spent in Australia, is evidenced by the eulogistic reference to him in the-December issue of the ‘ Kennel Gazette,’ the official organ of the Kennel Club of England. Mr K. G. Oliver, a member of the committee, in a five-column retrospect, pays tribute to Mr Court-Rice’s activities in England. Ho was bon. secretary of the old English Mastiff Club from 1888 to 1897, and is still quoted as one of the world’s authorities on the breed. One mastiff he.bred, Frigga Secunda, won the 40guinea cup for mastiffs six times and retired from the show bench unbeaten.