WELLINGTON DOG SHOW.
(Pie United Press Association.)
WELLINGTON, August 29. The sixteenth annual show of the Wellington Kennel Club was opened to-day by Lord Ranfurly. There was ah excellent show of greyhounds. Cocker spaniels were a fine lot, probably tho best over exhibited in Wellington. Collies were fairly strong, but mastiffs and Newfoundlands have gone from bad to worse. Setters appear to be on the up grade. Wanganui Ranger, tho winner of the open class for English setter win* TJ? ,T dl admi ''«l by the judge. M Donald s Ruapehu, winner of the maiden bitch class for collies, was a particularly good animal. In smooth-coated and boarded collies the judge could not see his way to make an award owing to want of'quality, lerriers wore fair all round, but most were wire-haired. Fox terriers were over sized. Bulldogs were fair. Tho following are winners in the open and challenge classes:— Greyhounds, Leslie's Advance; English setters, Sinclair's Wanganui Ranger: Irish setters, Sinclair's Hero II; Gordon setters, Mrs Rowes Ruby Twist; cockers, Lover, sedgfts Papanui Rufus; field spaniels, Daness Drawn Blank; collie dogs, M'Dona'da Makaraka Ranger:' collie bitches, MDonalds Miss Marvel and Horrax's Hempie (equal); fox terriers (dogs); M'lntoshs Maes Toa; bitches, Wareham's llixie; Irish terriers. Hendrieksen's Tiger; Airedales, King's Ilobson's Choice; bull terriers. Bailie's Ctesar: bulldoSs, Wick ; ham s Idalo; bitches, Waller's Vanity. Sinclair's Irish terriers were first for the sporting team.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 12445, 30 August 1902, Page 8
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