AUCKLAND KENNEL CLUB'S ANNUAL SHOW.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1289, 12 November 1896, Page 18

AUCKLAND KENNEL CLUB'S ANNUAL SHOW.

The fifth annual show of the Auckland Kennel Club was a decided success. In the cocker spaniel class Messrs Brodie Dunlop, of Invercargill, took first and special with Waihopai Obo, and in the black field class Mr F. Rogen's Squire Wilson took first and special. All the various classes were well represnted. The photographic competition held in conjunction with the show was very successful, Mr F. J. Denton, of Wellington, taking first and highly commended in the section of dogs in show position from fanciers' point; of view, and first and second, dogs in any position. Mr W. C. Chatfield, highly commended. JUDGE'S REPORT. Mr Cox reports on the show as under: — In framing my report on the above show I must first compliment the Auckland Kennel Club on their excellent arrangements and accommodation provided for the specimens, which, on the. whole, were a most creditable lot, and will compare favourably with any other show of the size. Collies and bull dogs were a long way above the average, and greyhounds, fox terriers, and poodles showed particular merit in the leading specimens. With a little more time I have no doubt this show will be the leading one in New Zealand, and I would suggest that steps be taken to bring your rules in uniformity with those of the other colonies, and so strengthen the canine fancy throughout Australasia. St. Bernards, 10 entries : Brutus, 1. A fair young dog, rather light in bone and build, good in coat, deficient in head properties, being rather weak between the eyes and nose. Nelson, 2. A fair stamp of d®g, shows age very strongly, is almost past showing. Fritz, 3. A big well-grown dog, good iu bone, but very flat in colour, being more of a mergl than the true fawn which is preferable. He is also very deficient in head. Nero, highly commended. Has been a fair dog, but his years put him out of court. Bruno, commended. Wants time. No awards wore given in puppy classes, owing to want of merit. Greyhounds: Open class, bitches— Jeanio Deans, 1. A beautiful brindie and white, showing good body, drooping shouldors and quarters, well ribbed up and standing on the best legs and feet, in fact, a typical specimen of her class. Dogs over one year: Master Sydenham, ]. A tremendous specimen of his breed, very well-grown, but too large for my liking. Open class, bitches: Black Bess, a fine specimen, good in all points, but unfortunately suffering from canker. Kosoleo, highly commended, decidedly weedy. Puppy dogs: Donald Dinnie, 1. A very promising puppy. Nirarod, commended. A little cropper, just over distemper, bad in feet. Greyhound classes as a whole are particularly good, and the winners could hold their own anywhere in Australasia. Deerhounds, one entry: But was too yoiing to express an opinion on. , Pointers : Open class, dog—Shot, 1. A good all-round dog, but a very peculiar head; too prominent about the eyes. Don, 2. A fair dog, carries his tail badly, and is decidedly on the common side. Dandy, 3. A light of other days, too old for the bench. Setters (English) : Snipe, 1. A very fair do°", badly shown, wants a lot more grooming, the occipital bone should be more developed. The other awards were withheld for want of merit. Open class, bitches : Duchess 111., 1. Owing to want of condition this bitch did not show well; like all other setters in the class, she is weak in head, but shows better feathering and style than the rest. Bessie Glencho, very highly commended, was a well-shown bitch, carries a sheep's tail, which put her out of court. Netter, commended, very weak all round. Open class, dogs, were only a fair lot, and will not warrant any special attention. The same remarks apply to Irish setters. Gordon setters: Both ' champions were very old dogs. Open

class, dogs: Powder, 1, a good all round dog, getting rather lippy. Punch and Heronwood Luck, 2 and 3, only fair dogs, the whole class wanting in head properties. The bitches and puppies are of an inferior class. Collies, open i Dogs, were a strong class in point of quality. Selwyn Laddie, 1, is a really beautiful specimen, having a fine head, well carried ears, good body, nicely rounded quarters, on good legs and feet. He is inclined to be soft in coat, and not of a talcing colour, but still is far ahead of any other in his class. Picton Great Scott, 2, a good dog, but disgracefully shown. Gflenelg, 3, a big dog, with profuse coat of good texture, but plain in head. Open class bitches Moa Bell of Wyoming, a daughter of Chas. Onnskirk's Amazement, Is rather a taking bitch, decidedly open in coat. Picton Frolic, 2nd, was badly shown, but will beat the former when in condition. Lady Juno, very highly commended, was too fat. Novice class dogs and bitches Avere a repetition of the open dogs. Puppy class, a very strong class : Selwyn Laddie and Picton's GreatT Scott have been commented on before. Rocco, 3rd, a good puppy, but will improve with age. Selwyn's Scott and Mostyn's Main were good coated dogs, but very plain and faulty in head. Open class bitches —Picton Frolic, Ist already referred to. Thelma, 2nd, a very pretty bitch, well shown, but is decidedly on the light side. Renfrew Minnie, very highly coLimended, was shown too fat. Puppies under six months —Astonishment, well named, will be heard of later, if I mistake not. There was only one entry in Champion Cocker Spaniels, Waihopai Oho, a good dog, but badly shown, being too curly in coat. The cocker spaniels were a very medium lot, and will not bear comment, the same remark applying to field spaniels. Bulldogs, champion class: One entry. Crib, a good specimen, but wanting in substance and very stilty in gait. Open class bulldogs : All good. Peter Jackson, 1, a well-grown dog, showing plenty of substance, but not bowed enough in the fore legs. Smiler, 3, only a puppy, but with time should beat the first and second. Open bitches: Lady Jackson, 1, a fine specimen, would hold her own anywhere. Norah, 2, shows too much daylight, but otherwise a good bitch. The bulldogs, on the whole, were the most even class in the show. Bull terriers, two entries: Both deficient in head, being a long way too short and thick, but good in other points. Airedales, one entry : A nice type of dog, but too soft and open in coat, and carries too much whisker. Fox terrier, champion—Harewood Terror, Ist: The best all-round terrier in Australasia that I have seen, but is getting a little cheeky with age. There was only one other fox terrier worthy of mention, Treason 1, with age should make a nice bitch. All the other specimens were short in coat and head and full in eye. Irish Terriers: Young Jack, 1. A nice style of dog, hard in coat, good colour, but carries his ears badly. Bitches: Jess, 1, the only one worthy of mention and the best Irish terrier in the show. •. Only one Skye terrier in the show, and he in very bad condition ; faulty in ears. Kough coated and toy terriers were very poor and hardly worthy of mention. Poodles : These were a long way above the ordinary specimens usually seen at shows.

Mr Robertson exhibited a very fine team of six pugs. They were a well shown class, but all too large and not sufficiently wrinkled in face ; the curl in the tails of the first and s(CDnd were particularly good. In teams class of sporting dogs Mr Hutchinson, of Kyber Pass, won easily with his fox terriers; Mr Turvey winning in the non-sporting division. Mr Hutchinson was also successful in winning the prize for the best dog in show with Harewood Terror, and also for the greatest number of points gained by any single exhibitor. Four couple of foxhounds exhibited by the Pakuranga Hunt Club were a source of great attraction.