THE KENNEL.

Otago Witness, Issue 2675, 21 June 1905, Page 35

THE KENNEL.

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[Fanciers and breeders «f Sons are cordially inritei to coo. tribute items te this column. " Terror " will eaaearoitr t* make kii department as interesting and up-to date as possible, but in order to do this he must h*ve the co-ooeration of his readers he«oe be tiusts thi? invitation will he cheerfullj responded to ] —By the Moeraki Mrs Kernott, of "Wellington, has received from Sydney a nice bulldog puppy, about 11 monfins old, specially selected for her by Mr Court Rice. This pup will prove a great attraction at the Wellington show. — I also hear that the crack bulldog Battle Royal is under offer to a leadingfancier of Dunedin, and ther» is every probability of his being located, in this city. — I notice that the Wellington show has been fixed for Wednesday and Thursday, August' 3o and 31. This will be interesting news to southern fanciers, as it will enable them to get their dogs away on the Friday, and not have to stay over Sunday, as in previous years. — Mr Clifford Bramah has been appointed sole judge of all classes at Wellington. As my readers will remember, it was originally intended to give Mr Bramah only non-sporting classes. — A strong team is leaving here for Invercargill, and will, no doubt, account for most of the principle prizes. Mr J* R. Hayne is taking a team of no less than six dogs and bitches, comprising Zealandia King, Zealandia Perfection, Zealandia Star, Zealandia Hero, Zealandia' s Bride, and Bell. Mr T. Hide will be represented by Linden Laura (the crack New South Wales bitch), Linden Lionel, Togo, and Geisha. These probably constitute the strongest foxterrier team in the colonies, and should have no difficulty in being amongst the money. —Mr Alex Begg will 15e represented by some two or three puppies by Roslyn Renneil, ex his Wishaw bitch. These puppies, although s little on the young side, are full of promise, and if they oan only overcome nervousness will take a lot of putting down. —Mr E. Webster will also I>p represented by bis imported Glendon bitch, and a splendid wire-haired puppy, of which I hear great reports. — Mr T. Hide has decided to offer a gold medal for the best fox-terrier pnp, the progeny of his stud dogs. In the event of hi.<? own exhibits taking fircfc prize the medal will go to the second dog. I learn from Messrs Jansbn and Clarke, Wellington, that Ch. Alra Melody, an Irish terrier bitch, left for Sydney on a visit to the noted dog Kilca3t. This is good news to Icigh terrier fanciers here, as the breed

has undoubtedly been badly in need of new blood of quality. The following is the. pedigree of Killcash.

— The committee of the Kennel Club of England recently gave a most important decision with reference to estimating the number of prizes, which must closely affect show committees when preparing their schedules and definition of classes. The committee was asked whether a puppy which had won in a puppy class was eligible to compete in a novice class at a show the definition of which was as follows: — "No first prize-winner under Kennel Club rules can compete." The first paragraph of Kennel Club show rule 4-, which is as follows, was read. — "A win in a puppy brace', or team class, or in a class not open to all exhibitors, shall not count." The decision of the commitee was that all definition must be subject to Kennel Club show rule 4. and this regardless of the fact that under Kennel Club show rule 8 committees may make such classification as they may think fit. — The entry for the Prahran show held last week included 456 dogs. The entries were as follows: — Borzois, 5; St. Bernard**, 2 ; deerhounds, 14 ; bulldogs, 42 ; pointers, 54 ; setters. 43 ; spaniels, 34 ; bassets, 2 ; collies. 58 ; dachshunds, 12 ; bull terrieis, 10; fox terriers, 32; Irish, 25; Scottish, 6; skyes. 9; black and tans, 3 ; rough coatd. 47 ; Yorkshires, 4 ; toys, 3; pugs, 13; Pomeranians, 7; Japanese, 3 ; any other variety, 3 ; pairs of puppies. 6; brace classes, 10^ — total dogs, 456. From the above list it will be noted that collies top the list with 58. while pointers run a close second with 54 (says "Hotspur" of the Leader). It is pleasing to note the capital entry of sporting dogs all round, and the display in pointers, setters, and spaniels should form a notable collection. Bulldogs, the national breed, number 42, and the best in the State will be on view. Fox and Irish terriere should make a nice show. One of the most interesting features will he the judging of the brace classes for sporting and non-sporting dogs, and the special for the best dog of all breeds in the show should take a lot of picking. — I fancy that. New Zealand sportsmen could often supply items of equal interest to the following, contributed by a correspondent to the Australasian. If so they are oordialiv invited to do- so for the edification of Witness readers of Keamel notes : — "During a recent holiday I was invited to accompany a couple of friends o>n a quail-fthoctiner excursion, a few miles this side of the Murray. There were three dogs —viz., a Gordon setter, an English setter, and a liver and white pointer bitch, the latter, feeing about eight months old. Tho Gordon setter followed Ihe buggy out to the shooting ground, which was about 10 miles distant; but the other two were carried in the trap. A start was made immediateily or arrival, and it was my first experience of spoa-tingf dog's working in the fields. I was simply amazed at tho cleverness of the animals, the" two Getters belonging to ona of the sportsmen, and the pointer puppy to tho other. The mo sefciers oorered ihe ground in front of the owner closely, and if either made a 'set' th& other stood motionless until the 'Greener' was discharged. TOi© pointer puppy was a little wild at starting, hut soon dropped down to lier work, and <:he afterwards performed like a veteran. Some of 4he ground we went over was thick stubble and 1 thistles. and several birds were lost to the view of the sportsmen, and could not be found. Nothing was lost, however, as the dogs always 'set' the apparently lost game. There were many pretty siehts during the day. which made pictures that would have gladdened the ere of a sportsman. Often the three dogs 'set' ot the sam© moment, and a picturesque snapshot could easily have been taken, so rightly did the doge stand. The two setter dogs were" well trained, and did not attempt to mouth the birds, but the puppy, as it was only her second appearance in the field, was inclined to rush the game. All the- does during the day received whippings for misconduct, but they did not sulk for their castigation. and' worked steadily on At intervals they were calked into heel, and affectionately patted, and they seemed thoioughJv to understand ijheii* owner was well pleased. Shooting was kept up till about dusk, and the- sportsmen had put tin their °uns for tho day, when the Gordon '.-,et' aga ; n. Of course the shooters could not resist the invitation, and another quail was the result. While we were discussing the matter, the Gordon again signified, with the result that thei other gun added ono moie item to tho baa:. The afternoon was very warm, yet the dog* kept io tlieii* work with the gieatest apparent delight, the Gordon on the whole shown? tihe best ability a.nd endurance of the trio. On tho icurney home all the d>os>s followed the buggy, and as they passed several largo daim on the way they all plunced in and had a good bath and drink. The bag comprised about 30 braos of quail, mid several hares and rabbits. the latter being taken principally for food for the do«s. The puppy was very tired alter the day's outing, and was slad of a rest the wbole of the next day. The ether two dogs, when the Runs were brought out to bo cleaned the following morning, barked with deligiht, and api>eared quite eager for another day's outing." — Four hundred pounds it the record price paid by an American fancier for Champjon Tip. the celebrated Iribh terrier, and winner of the Tung'- Cup at King's Lynn last sear. .«».

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