KENNEL NOTES

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVII, Issue XLVII, 9 November 1912, Page 8

KENNEL NOTES

{Fanciers are invited- to forward notes for insertion in this column, and also to ventilate any matters connected with the ©port. of views ex- ■■ pressed here will also be welcome. Comments should be sent to "Bull Dog," care "Mail" Office. (By "Bulldog.")

It is understood that a large number of local fanciers are sending their dogs to the Wanganui Show, which takes place this month. Record entries have been received for this year's show, and competition promises to be very keen indeed. Entries for the Egmont Show, which will be held in Hawera on Nov. 20. h and 21st, close with the Secretary, F. G. Treweek. Hawera, to-day. Challenges have been granted by the Kennel Club for Field Spaniels (any variety), and Airedale Teriers. The clasification provided in the schedule is very good, and in addition to very liberal prize money, a. large number cf good specia.s are td lor competiton. Ihe sttwar-as are all aog tanciers, and exniDitors can rely upon their dogs getting every attention. j.t is only necessary to that Air Paul ifunttr is acting as judge. Mr A. G. Beits' en. iNewcaetle Wakeup, one of the best H.'Z,. Fox Terrier bitches, is busily engaged rearing a tine litter of puppies by Belvoir. These should be aoout the right age for the next season's Produce Stakes and shows. A Nelson lady is making inquiries in Auckland as to the cosfc-of a pair of wue haired Fox Terriers, it beinsj her intention to take up this variety. This is good news, because there are no-wires la the district worthy of the name. This variety is becoming very popular in other parts of the dominion, where there are fanciers who have spent large sums.in importing some good doge from Redwood and other breeders in Eng; land.

..A Napier man has quite recently forwarded one hundred guineas to the Duchess of Newcastle, one of England's most successful breeders of this variety, asking her to send him the best young dog she can for the, money. This to some may seem a large sum to pay for a Foxie,"but to set anything like her best it would need to be from £3OO fupv wards. ; ' . In fact it is well-known that a breeder in England "turned down" a genuine offer o? £IOOO for a pair of Foxies, but whether they were wires or smooths 1 forget for the moment; and further his refusal was justified' by the amount of money he afterwards made from the pro geny of the same pair of "aristocrats." - In shape and conformation the wire Fox Terrier is the same as the smooth, the only difference being in the coat,, which when of correct texture is of the strength (almost) of pin -wire, and is very dense, just like a door mat.. In character the wires have, if anything, more "devil" in them than the smooths, itmay.be this last fact that makes wires very popular with the ladies, in fact two of the most successful fanciers in England are ladies. -, ,- Irish Setters are making considerable headway in Nelson and Blenheim, and with the advent of plenty of new V.ood should become still more popular. Messrs O'Neill and Daines, Blenheim, ■ had some recent importations acill in quaran-, tine. =.•''•' ; -A- well-known. Stratford fancier writes : —Canine owners desirous of speedily becoming multi-millionaires, accomplish, tnis laudable desire by exhibiting idcecssfully at tne near approaching Stratford show to .be held this month. Air Harry .Pike had the misfortune to lose one of His greyhound puppies, a dog, this week, through an attacK of distemper. -. daughter-: "Oh, father, buy this lor me j it s only £SO, and it wou.d do for a watcn dog iur you wnen its not out witn me."- Jjather: "Nay, by gum. If 1 paid £bu for a dog, its me'tuat'would be the watch-dog, hatching it." A-labourer living at Pyrmont, near Sydney, was walking close to a fence <uvidihg his home from his neighbour's. The latter's dog jumped up and bit the labourer; taking a piece of nesh from the side :of his nose. .Result: A court action with verdict for the plaintin. for £(4 O. - Probably the largest dog in Australa'sia is the imported Great Dane, Chirgwin, owned by Mr Silas Beebe, of Cunningham - street, Northcote, Melbourne. Chirgwin stands 35 inches high at the shoulder, and weighs 13 stone "12 lbs in working condition. Mr B«Hebe, who i 3 the recognised authority oh this breed in Australia, has. a fine mate for Chirgwin, Princess Alice. Both these animals were personally selected by their owner when in England. From the progeny of this pair Mr Beebe has outcrossed with Wirth Bros.' imported (from Germany) Great Dane, Brutus von Lichtenrode, there being three dog pups from this mating, the mother being Lady Northcote (Chirgwin-Princess Alice). , .-This breed is now very popular in Vic- '. toria, and •Mr William Langdon, of Fitzroy, Melbourne, who already has a well-bred pair of Danes, is at present negotiating for another couple of these dogs from a leading English kennel. .. In a Victorian Police Court amuse- ' roent was • a-sleeping bulldog. The offending, canine was with some difficulty ejected from the building. The importance of educating dogs to behave well, in the show ring, especially terriers, was once more demonstrated at pur local show. When the terriers were being judged, several first-class animals absolutely- refused to show, which,. of course, did: not help them to gain high r positions in the prize list. It is said that Mr C. Johnston, of Stratford, has the distinctive honour of holding the world's record for size of box in which he sent his Greyhound, Blue Stream, to'the Dominion Show. It measured lift long by sft wide. The rail-way-men's remarks were well earned and' fully appreciated by the listeners. "Put in a hare and let him have a course." "Give yer 5s 6d for the box ; my fowlhouse got burnt down the other day, and I've got a hundred fowls," were tat a few of the remarks passed. Mr Johnston has lately purchased a promising Greyhound puppy by Blue Cap 11., ex Miss'Abductioiu .'"lf-any of the lower animals bear about them the impress of the Divine harid," it is found in the dog. The connection between man and the dog no lapse- of time no- change of circumstaucesi no! infliction of evil can dissolve." — Ycraatt.' We hear that Mr W. J. Harper, of Auckland, purposes retiring the Irish Terrier, Champion Lurgan Teefy, from the show, bench. With a record of 23 firsts, 24 I specials, and five challenge wins.-the son of -Champion Towers Barney 'and jiurgan I>inen can afford to retire,, and he will doubtless add fresh laurels to-his name as a sire. Recently h:s daughter. Peggy Prye, won again at Napier,while one son went through his clar*es at Dunedin, and another did the same at Oamaru.