THE KENNEL.

Otago Witness, Issue 2572, 1 July 1903, Page 57

THE KENNEL.

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— A case of what is considered ectopic-jfc-tatt'jn, or at least one of e.\Cn\-utecine fivtui. ha^ been dit-covpred in an imported Yoik-hire terrier, Emmet\ille Flosb, the piojicrty of Mr >f Hughes, of Sydney. For the pa-t 14- months chia bitch, who has not biftl Pincf> her arrival in Australia, has had what her owner and professional men to whom he showed her considered a tumour. Thmkrig it probable that this wa* the cause of her apparent sterility, Mr Hughes had the bitch operated upon by Mr Love, of Rediern, with the r<>-,ult that what proved to be a foetiii* fell froai the abdominal cavity, where it had lam quite un»ttach>xl either to the walls or any organ Although it i- not difikult to find parallel ca?es to this ntont interesting occurrence, it is sufficiently unusno-l to command attention. Far the past 70 year-, at a-1 events, there has always been some doubt as t'» whether these phenomena are due to the crape of an ornm into the cavity of the abdomen, and its flubsequent development, or to ruptnrc <>f the uterus and the escape of the mature fmtu-. if?etf. As in this particular case the 'cctiis was perfectly developed, c. en to the toe-nails, the latter is probably what occurred, for the fact that the uterus -trowed no sign of rupture tells iw nothing, a r ratrix being formed only iv c .insequenee of th» r-xternal atmo-phero acting on ? -oic The only real question 1-, a-> to uh-Mi tl'i- fevtua was conceived. EiTm t\ i lie Flos? l:a'! a litter prior to arrival in Australia, and although sbe has b. en subsequently in?tr<-l. it is probaWe tLat the fcetus which has been removed v;as one of tho htfer referred to. Anyhow, Mr Huffbes h?.s reason to Ik* hopeful that lus b-tt'h may v<"t rt-pay him his out'ay by bre-ed'ng a litter of champions

— Tin Invh Terrier.— The fnl]o«mz i< n cf>ndpn-atii)n of the report of Dr R. P>. Carey, the poou'ar and able ben screta'y of thi' Trish Terrier Olub, and i> well north th° ppri'-sal of a" intere=i.ocl in the br- e rl ■ - '"I see nothing to make me rlnngo- wy opinnin, expressed la-t year, that we aio 10-iiiij the o'd true type : we f>"e bui fru i.ow en the bf-ni li po--e*=inf! the (OMoft varininty e\p-o--i n AgTin, I iinist iliutt .ituntiun to ('..it-. In (lie fii->t (jU( <*, m ¥ -£■*•• too fc.v with real hard wire cost.- — '\ hibfors qmtf ffirg. t that th-j mil of an In-'i t^rvit-- be di ii-e as well a, biokon; au'l i. ro.-dlj. -o many liow appear at -.how wj palnal«'y deprived of the r.oat- that na-U'e (fa\e the-ni tl>at it i* impu ! « > bh to say whether, if tbt-e coats were not re ipoved, they would he <-how lM>nrii -pec' men-* at all. For thr-se rc-asons I think breeder- -hou'd pay morp attention - o th<* kind of coat posse=--ed by the c'oj? they may u-e a-, a taking care to ascertain that it ie a natural, not a made. ccat. I |

have no hesitation in saying that this practice of trimming and removing the coat is most obnoxious to all true fanciers, aad the almost universal extent and impunity with which it is done, I have no doubt, ke?p3 many from taking up the breed; and if allowed to continue will prove most detrimental to the interests of the breed. The next point that appears to me to call for attention is size. How few dogs we see at present on the bench that are not well aver our club standard weights. This is not as it should be, and I repeat that some steps should be taken to direct the special attention of our club's judges to fhia point, as I have often drawn their attention to this point without any apparent effect."

—It is possible for a bitch to conceive to two tlogs who serve her at different dates, but it is a rare occurrence. As a rule, when conception takes place the womb is hermetically sealed, and not subject to any further impression.

—An Irish terrier has made two trips without instruction or invitation — each of over 100 miles; and on both occasions from totally different directions — to visit a former owner — the head co .stable at High Wv> aombe (England). The first" visit was made shortly after being parted with,, and the second three years subsequently.

— A writer to a contemporary, speaking of a toy Yorkshire terrier says:-f-"He is but a scrap, much too pfecious to risk showing, and on that account he will, I fear, never- make the acquaintance, of fchs public except through the newspapers,- He is 3lb in weight, a. beautiful tan,, but leads such a happy-go-lucky, free life that he- will nev- be acen with the long, sweeping coat which can on'y be obtained by the glass and grease ointment.

— A French writer makes the sweeping assertion that next to women there is nothing so agreeable, so fascinating, or so necessary to the comfort of man as the rlog. Elo is the comoanitm of h ; s walks, the participator in his joy= and amii«Ptnents t a silent but tender sympathiser in his sorioivi He converses with him by means of the eyes, and no woman ever spoke more p'oquontly or bewitehinzly by thp-->e sparkling and thrilling orbs than clo n = he. The movement of his caudal appendage, which can express joy, sorrow, and anger, _rt another means of holding conversation with his master or mistress, and wftich he uses freely. — Two, 100-guinea challenge cupa, offered for competition by the St. Bernard Club (England), and now hell by Dr Inmon, can never be won outright by anyone, as they are perpetual challenge trophies, and can, only be held by the winner or winners until such time as they are next offered ' for competition.

THH NEW ZEALAND KENNEL CLUB.

Dear Terror,— By the lust issue of the official organ of the New Zenliuid Kennel Club I see that at the usual monthly meeting- of that body the president's motion (of which he had -pre-* viously given notice) to grant trophies at th» various shows Held b> affiliated clubs was de> feated by what appears to have been a direct negative. Of course the several delegate* re* pieaent-ing the various affiliated societies are in a'much better position to know the financial stats and inner workings of the governing body than any outsider (co matter how well informed) can. be, and as I read the secretary's notice ol the above meeting the -reason given for rejecting Mr Bannister's (the president) motion was that it was no part of the duty cf the New Zealand Kennel Club to give trophies or medals, which prerogative should be left entirely to the specialist, clubs or private donois, but that the duty of the New Zealand K.C. was in its own domain analogous t-j that of the metropolitan racing clubs— viz., to make the rn'.es to govern dog shows and to see that those rules are properly, consistently, and impartially carried out; also, as a final court of appeal between exhibitors and show committees. With this all fanciers must of necessity agree, or the fancy will in a short time return to that state of chaos from which, it has only in the past few years been extricated And if it 11 irue (as I have been informed) thai all affiliated clubs, no matter how small or how large their members&ip may be, pay the same affiliation fee, then it must be apparent to all that no one club should be allowed to dominate in th-> councils of the g< verning body. That this has been the case in tho past the following extract -from the Dog Owners' Annual for 1898 (written by Mr J Angiu Hamilton, who visited New Zealand at thai time) will, 1 think, be sufficient evidenre. Mr Hamilton says —'-The Wellington Kon-iel Club rivets attention b-f the high pitch o: its efficient management and the conduct of iN dfygy affurs. It is thp cuief of all the afnlia'ed societies, ard is to all intents the New Zealand Kennel Club personified." If this was the ca«e only five years since it must be patent to all that the same danger exists at the present tune, but thiu can be easily o\(.rconie bj the various affiliated bodies selectv lug gentlemen to represent them on tho New Zealand Kennel Club who aie not members of the local club Had the motion of Mr Bannister (who 13 a vite-president of the Welling,ton X C.) been carried, it must have led to a. great deal of ill-feeling being engendered; for, as it has been said that "a corporate body has no soul," it may well be surmised <,liat a kennel club or society has no memory, for the club oi society may have changed its secretary (who is, in fact, it 3 brains) half a. dozen times in as many years, and the kennel clubs in tho four chief oibos would very likely feel aggrieved (ie fact, I believe some of them have already claimed to be tbe first considered if trophies are given) if Palmeraton North, Wanganui, Masterton, and Cartertou were s.electe<3 as the First clubs to receive trophies, forgetting that Auc-kland, "Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin have been all well catered for lr the ■last, while Tke clubs previously mentioned Ijs'-p never reVeited a penny fiom the New He*' and Kennel Club, although payvu? the v-m<* afS'iation fees. And when we consider the in.. iriT in which the donations from the Xcw ZcVa.i;d X C. were tl-en a' located (r>aJlieuUily by the Wellington X.C) it shows the utter ab urditv of repeating them, and the cf.n-»umnrate ignorance of do^cie affairs in N"ew Zca'and of the- gent'eman who proposed to L'lin give such trophies. H d this gentleman, •.ho at p-c«>cni holds the highest position in tV ke' i.el i\orld of New. Zenlurd, been at i'l <r";\i»r<»nt with the hn'or of the New /^al.ir 1 X C, he would have refrained from r-er brMiging such o nation before it. Tho fn"owi ••; list, taken at random, of shows which li-.m- in the past received donations pnd 1)-r>trrs from the New Zealn-ad K.C. will, I i v ii'ik. bear out what I Ijaee stated, and is r oite recent enough *or the varions secretaries ii venfy or contradict as seema advisable to tli.-"-! —In IS9O a special for besl sriorting-clog i ■ th? phow wa« given at Christchurch; 1831, „-£./- ,\ io' b*3t no-n-<snorting c'o^ ir «how at C l-"-'-trhurch; 1892, Chri>stchurch. <?pc*ißl for \fi>l sporting dog or bitch, won by BrnckenK"ld hounds, as team prise, one entry, 1832, Owned in. silver cup for best St Bernard: 1?93, Dti'-edin, twe cups, value £•< 4« e?ch, for West St. Bernard in th" show , 1893 fb'ebn;:>Ty 3 „r<?4). Wellington, New Zealand X.C --perial for the mo-it fancied dog <v t'i^ she \, "to be

chosen by the visitors from first-prize -winners only by ballot; the dog securing the greatest number of votes will be deemed to be the most fancied dog in the show, and will win the New Zealand K.C. trophy;" 1893 (November 17 and 18), Wellington, first prize for mastiff £1 1%, Newfoundland £1 Is; 1892 (February 6 and 6), Wellington, New Zealand K.C. trophy of £6 6s, given as first prize, value £2 2s, English setter dog, £2 2s first prize Cocker spaniel (dog or bitch), and £.1 2s first prize Irish terrieT (dog or bitch, three entries) ; 1893, Auckland, New Zealand K.C. special, value £6, won by Clumber spaniel (four entries) ; 1804, Christchurch, £2 2s given as team prize, won by fox terriers; 1895, Auckland, special for best dog in show.

I need not take up any more, of your valuable space, though the same could be contimied sd nauseum — always the same shows getting the money and misusing it, though Wellington is an easy first at this game of using the New Zealand K.Cf specials to pay their prize money, though the most fancied dog in the show chosen by visitors is about as low a use as a ■special from the governing body in the kennel •world could be put to. And during all the time this money was being lavished on St. Bernards. Clumbers, nno. Irish terriers the -New Zealand Kennel Club had a meeting once or twice a year, and to-day if you write to -the secretary for the pedigree oL,a dog registered only four or five years since his reply .■will be he cannot find it. Does the vice-presi-dent of the Wellington Kennel Club wish to return to those halcyon days when the New Zealand Kennel Club's specials paid the prize money for three or four of the plasses, or does lie wjsh for a happy Teturn of the days spoken of by Mr J. Angus Hamilton, "when the Wellington Kennel Club was in fact, if not in name, the New Zealand Kennel Cli»b" ? It is foi the affiliated societies to see that this does not take place; and this can only be done "by getting gentlemen not connected with the Wellington Kennel Club and who have no axe to grind to represent them on the New Zealand Kennel Club Executive.— l am, etc., Phobatitm Est.