FANCIERS’ COLUMN.

Otago Witness, Issue 3610, 22 May 1923, Page 42

FANCIERS’ COLUMN.

Tho Otago Witness has been appoiL/ed the ofBU cul organ for the publication of announcements 9t the Dunedin Fanciers’ Club. i’HE KENNEL, By Terror. Fanciers and brooders of dogs are cordially i»» Fitod to contribute to this column. “Terror” wtfl Radeavour to make this department as interesting •nd np-to-datc as possible, but in order to do this he must have the co-operation of his readers, hence he trusts this invitation will ba cheerlully Set ponded to. ciers’ Club Show, to be held next month, only two classes are provided for retrievers —i.e., dogs or bitches, puppy and dogs or bitches (open). Some keen retriever fanciers in and about Dunedin are expressing dissatisfaction over this limitation, and have expressed their determination not to show. —-The balance sheet presented at the annual meeting of the Kennel Club, ling

land, in March last for the year 1922 is suggestive of big business. Office expenses are put down as £3:6 3s 7d, postage and telegrams £485 6s 4d, rent £BOO, rates and taxes £3lO 10s 6d, salaries and pensions £5103 2s 3d, stationery £782 4s sd, printing £755 2s 4d, servants’ wages and office cleaning £2OO, law charges £135 11s 7d. Other items make the total expenditure £9981 7s 6d. On the receipt, side licenses and extra fees brought in £1479 2s, pedigrees £SOO 11s 6d, prefixes £15113 6s 6d, registrarion £5404 18s, change of name £577, transfers £1767 7s 6d, enquiries £165 4s. Other items bring up the total receipts to £11,761 15s Bd, providing a credit balance of £I7BO 8s ,?rl on the year’s transactions. H.R.IJ. the Duke of Connaught continues to honour i.iO c.uj as preside,.)r : , this being his nineteenth year in this office. It was decided at the meeting that no dog can compete as a novice that has won a first prize in any novice eiabs at any show whatever. The entries fer the Brit'sh Terrier Club fellow, to be held in Victoria Park, Adelaide, is reported to have been a record for Adelaide. The Origin of the Kelpie —The following particulars by Robert Kaleski are taken from the Agricultural Gazette, New South Wales: “For some years I, like many others, believed that tlreye were a cross of the smootll-haired collie and dingo, but after making exhaustive inquiries find that they originated thus: —About 1875 Mr Allen, of Jeralderie, imported a dog named Brutus and a bitch called Jenny from .Scotland, pr ck-eared, smooth-haired, black and tan collies. One. of their progeny was a dog called Moss, a black, prick-eared dog, with white blaze on chest. Mr C. J. W. King, than managing Woilengough Station, Humbug Creek, Condobolin, had a fine prickeared black and tan bitch called Kelpie, also the progeny of Brutus and Jenny, which he mated to Moss, and one of the pups went, as usual, to the owner of Moss, Mr P. J. Cox, of Murengrien. This pup was called Barb —he was a black dog with prick ears. Mr Oox gave him to a colou. ed man, who sold him to Mr Edo’.s, of Burrawon g Station, where Barb got many good pups, and the progeny was called after him. Mr A. E. MT.eod, of Wilgar Downs, tells me, in an interesting letter, that they (himself and Mr King, nephew of the owner of Kelpie), have always kept the strain pure, tabulated pedigrees, and have never used any outeross. He says that they always sell a coloured pup, as they find them too rash for show work. It will thus be seen that the barb and kelpie did not originate with the dingo; but I think myself, from careful observation, that some of their descendants, in careless hands, have got a cross of dingo through them. I am experimenting with a couple of barb hitches now, crossing them with a fine pet dingo I have, to see what they will produce, as I know fiom experience that the dingo cross lias produced some splendid workers. The wild head, coat, and brush of the kelpie may be due to a fox cross, as the gypsies cross with him in England notoriously.”

—Mr Freeman Bloyd, a one-time well known English fancier and breeder, who is now described as probably the greatest American authority of the day on the sporting spaniel, lays particular stress on the demand in his country for the British spaniel, with special reference to the springer. To quote Mr Lloyd: “Up to a cquple of years ago the great majority of sportsmen in America and Canada had no iaea that there was such a useful dog in the world. . . . There are five millions of men and women who shoot game with tne shot-gun m the north of this continent arid all these, hud they the chance, would like to own a thorough and everyday working spaniel who would hunt on land arid retrieve from water.” All of w.tich means that the man who can market a f, nd well-broken spaniel need have DO difficulty ill securing a customer oversea*. toe springer is the most popular at _ the moment but there is little doubt tmat steady, reliable workers in cockers and modern holds wovnd find favour --It seems that French bulldogs are going strong in Germany now. At the general meeting of the" French B >lldog Chib in Germany, which took place recently the question arose as to whether I'lencn bulldogs in future should not be j mi god by specialist judges onlv. in order to attain uniformity of type. What the present-day French bulldogs lack is the short compact body, strong bone, and a sound front, m conjunction with the correct deptn and width of chest. SHEEP DOC TRIALS. banana—May 21 and 22. WAIMATE DOG TRIALS. WAIM ATE, May 14. The Waimate Sheep Dog Trials, which commenced on Thursday morning, were brought to a conclusion on Saturday. The trials were held on Mr E. C. Studhoime’s property on Gorge road, and there was a good attendance. Mr J. Anderson, of Kurow, made a very satisfactory judge, and the trials were successfully carried cut under the direction of the president (Mr J. M‘Xay, jun.), and tho secretaries (Messrs A. J. M‘Rae and J. Hqdgen). Delay was experienced in the of the trials, a heavy fog at times preventing the carrying on of the work. The following are the results: GLASS 1. —Head, bring back, and yard; time, 12 minutes. Points: Head 10, bring back 10, yard work 7, actual varding 4, command 9; —total. 40. I -’I r P. MTlae’s Scott (Waihao Downs), 9, 10, 5,4, 9 j’ 37 2—Mr E. Dunstan’s Tweed (Haka), 9, A 4, 6 •• •• 36 3 Mr E. MtLeunan’s Moss (Timaru). 10, 8,5, 4, 8 35 4—Mr P. Kane’s Bustle (Ngapara), 9, 8,6, 4, 7 34 6 Mr F. M'Eae’s Ned (Waihao Downs), 8,9, 5,4, 7 33 6 Mr J. Trotter’s Bobs (Kurow), 8, 8,5, 4, 7 .. ’ 32 7 Mr M'Gimpsey’s Don (Haka) 31 ® Mr A. J. M'Rae’s Roy (Waihao Downs) 31 Thirty-seven dogs competed in this event. CLASS 2.—Head., bring back, and hold; time, 12min. Points • Head 12, bring back 12, ring work 6, command 10; —total 40. 1— Mr F. Kane’s Rain, 11, 12, 6, 10 .. 39 2 Mr D. M'Gimpsey’s Lass, 11, 12, 5, 10 38 3 Mr P. Kane's Bustle, 10, 12, 5, 10 .. 37 4 Mr J. Smillie’s Palm, 10, 11, 6, 9 .. 36 5 Mr R. Trotter’s Mons, 10, 10, 6, 9 .. 35 s—Mr P Kane’s Rock, 11, 11, 5, 8 ..35 7 Mr M"Lennan‘s Moss 34 8— Mr P. Swaney’s Corby 33 There were 37 entries in this class. CLASS 3. —Hunta-.vay. Time, 11 minutes. Points: Hunting 10, slewing 10, noise 10, command 10; —total, 40. 1— Mr K. Trotter’s Star, 10, 10, 9, 10 39 2 Mr G. Keefe’s Bob, 10, 9, 10, 9 .. .. 38 3 Mr D. M’Gimpsey’s Fly, 10, 9, 10, 8 37 4 Mr J. D. M’Rae’s Bob, 9,9, 10, 8 .. 36 5 Mr D. M‘Gimp3ey’s Sharp, 8,8, 10, 8 34 6 Mr R. Trotter's Tip, 8,7, 10, 8 .. .. 33 7 Mr A. Simpson’s Chance, 7,7, 10, 8 32 CO U RSI MG MOTES. By Terror. There will be a departure from the custom of judging the greyhound courses in the Australian Waterloo Cup at Warwick (Queensland) this season. The judge will be situated on a stand erected in the centre of the ground. It will be 35ft high, giving him a full view cf tho competing dogs. This system of judging has been tried in New South Wales, but has been replaced by the judge following the dogs on horseback, the latter being now practically adopted by all clubs. The third greyhound sale held in London this season took place at the Barbican Repository, when the catalogue showed 123 lots, principally saplings specially bred for sale, with a iew running dogs and brood bitches. A large company was present, including the Earl of Scfton, who purchased four saplings, three being by his own dog, Staff Officer. The puppies sent from Lord Dewar’s kennel fetched only moderate prices: Dome 14gns, Dansant 13gns, and Draft and Din llgns each. Mr W. Hey worth's smart bitch puppy Helvetia, divider of the Border Union Oaks and Windiell Slakes, quickly ran uu to 9Pgns,_ at which price she was bought in. Her sister, Nigeria, in whelp to Harmonicon. went to Sir D. F. Gooch at 45gns a bargain. The puppy Versatile Amv from Dr V, F. Allen’s kennel, was bought in for 35gns. The above were the princiDal prices realised. Messrs Cooper and Brown sent up three brood bitches, but only one, Nature’s Charms, in whelp to Derringer, changed hands. Mi* J. Read giving cOgns. Bun Biter, the property of the laie George Coke, was cheap at. 18gns. especially as she is in whelp "to Sarmonicen; tne purchaser was Mr G. H. Blvthe Mr Henry Sawtdl sent two good-look-ing litters up for competition, but onlv nvo of those by Staff Officer-Me’ksham Neil changed hands, f. vo brindled IW-hos p-o.ne fo, ; Mgn.s rMr J. Read) and 26 ms IVt - nrrulge). The best-looking dog was 'ought .n at 200 ens. The next litter, bv Jules Mu. mm. also did not reach their 01 7° st oaRPS was evidently three figures. \ fitter of six sent hv Mr Ton Crariick. of Sherhourne. hv Gros Ahu —Ties tin, realised ,a total of 3*o6gns. the best price being given for a nice ,v,e,l„ brindled dog hv Air E. M. Cross™ Sir J. Humpbery ho-gbl a good-looking sanhng. by Fme Fight—Fearless Future for 37gns; and Air A, W. Dravson a M, o jj dog.' the pick of the litter, hv Hnrmonicon —Discord, for 6"~ns. A litter of six by Beverloo made 98gns: the Furl of Sefton giving 26g>'s for a wldto-and brindled bitch, and Mr Wall 29gns for a dog the same

colour. Four by Husky Whisper II Sneezer II made 103gns; Mr J. Jarvis 4-Ogns and Mr J. R. Wright 25gns, giving top prices. Mr G. Mayall gave 38gns for a Jemador bitch; Mr Gaunter 35gns and Mr Barlow 27gns for similar ones. A litter of six by Jules Alumni—Spring Chicken II totalled 75gns; and the same number by Modern Adonis, sent by Airs Burls, 72gns (best to Air Taylor &)gns). The three sold by Staff Officer —Girrout were: Karl of Sefton, ,72gns for a red dog 671 b weight (eleven months); Mr A. W. Grayson 66gns, and Air Taylor 50gns for a hitch. The Earl of Sefton gave 40gns for one by the same sire ex Belhamton, and 150gns for a fawn dog ex Bywell Bride. SHEEP DOG NOTES. By Terror. Air A. A. Fullerton, who acted as jvidge at an Australian Sheep Dog Trials, said that he viewed trials from a different standpoint to horse-racing, coursing or any like sport, and before giving some illustrations of wonderful work performed by the sheep dog, he said: —“The sheepdog is a national asset, and the general public did not seem to be inclined, or ready, to link up the trials with our great industries sheep and wool. Throughout the length and breadth of Australia we had rmllions of sheep, and this ever-moving mass representing so much capital, was what we derived our great revenue from. Thig moving mass was controlled the whole year round by our faithful friend—the sheep dog. Life on the big, outside stations would be almost intolerable, and an industry would be almost impossible t 0 carry on, were it not for the sagicity, faithfulness, endurance, and the indomitablo courage of the sheep dog. Only those who had spent long years in the outside country knew what the dog meant to the man who controlled sheep. One only had to give a matured, well-bred dog a lap of water, and an encouraging word, and if. would stick to him through thick and thin when man and horse failed him. It yas truly man’s most faithful friend. Tie could speak from experience, because he had passed many years in New South Wales, and knew what these dogs could do and what one could not do without them. ST. BATIIANS CLUB. Tho first annual meeting of tho newlyformed St. Bathans district Collie Dog Club was held at St. Bathans on May 10 and 11. The club was fortunate in having glorious weather, and had large entries in each event. A keen working committee had all arrangements well in hand—the various events being run off promptly, and to the general satisfaction of all the competitors. It is fortunate for the club that they have access to most suitable grounds for their meeting, and the site was favourably commented upon by several of the visiting competitors. The luncheon booth was run by a committee of ladies, who worked hard to make a success of their department, and their efforts contributed greatly to the enjoyment of the meeting. Mr W. M. Wilson, of Palmerston, acted as judge, and h.s decisions gave every satisfaction. For its initial effort the club is to be congratulated on the manner in which the trials were conducted, and for the most successful results, the presence of a number of well-known trial competitors being very gratiiying to the promoters. At tbe conclusion of the meeting the special prize of a ten guinea silver cup, presented by Air H. B. Campbell, St. Bathans, for best mustering team was presonted to the winner, Mr D. G. Aiatheson, of Shag v alley station, by the president, Mr Wm, Pyle. The following are the results: — Class I. —Short Pull and Yard (open) ; first prize, £8; second prize, £4; third prize, £2. —J. Donald’s Alack, 38 points, 1; A. Aubrey’s Jed, 34, 2 : D. Youngs Help, 32, and D. G. Matheson’s Moss, 32 (equal), 3; 17 competitors.

Class II. —Long Pull and Hold in Ring; first prize, £IU; second, £5; third, £2 10s.--C. M. Al'Erlanes Speed, 33 points, 1; W. Shaw’s Sharp, 32, 2; W. Pringle’s Dick, 31, 3; 15 competitors. Glass 111. —Maiden Huntaway and Slew; first prize, £o; second prize, £3; third prize, £2. —W. Shaw’s Flo, 43 points, 1; J. M’Aughtree’s Tip, 42, 2; M. Waldron’s Stump, 52, 3; 16 competitors. Glass IV'. —Open Huntaway and Slew; first prize, £10; second prize, £5; third prize £2. —D. G. Aiatheson’s Roy, 39 points, 1; J. Donald’s Toss, 38, 2; H. Waldron’s June, 34, 3; 14 competitors. Special Prizes. —Air H. P. Campbell’s 10-guinea cup for best mustering team (one header and two liuntaways), won by D. G. Aiatheson, with Moss, D!'k and Roy, Mr Wm. APConnocnie’s watch lor Ma.uen competitor securing niest points in Maiden Huntaway was won by J. Wheeler, with Mick. WAITAKI SHEEP DOG TRIAL. This trial was helij, at Hakataramea in good weather, and there was a large attendance of visitois. The following are the results : Class I.—Head, Bring Back, and Yard; about a quarter-mile. First prize £ls, second £3, third £5, fourth £2, fifth £l. Points. —Heading 9, bringing back 12, stylo at yarding 5, work at yard 7. coml inand 7. Time, 12 minutes.—J. Anderson’s Hemp, 34 points, time, 9rnin 20see, i: i'. Kane’s Rain, 32, time, llmin 45sec, 2; G. Keefe’s Spring, 31, time, llmin SOsec, 3; P. Kane’s Rock, 30, time, 9min 45sec, 4; D. M Gimpsey’s Don, 29, 5. Enthusiasts will he glad to learn that the winner was the well-known dog trial judge. Glass ll.—Huntaway \ and Slew; about a quarter of a mile between three sets of flags, about two chains apart. First prize ■jjib, second £B, third £5, fourth £2, fifth £l. Points. —Huntaway 10, slewing 11. noise 11, command B.' Time, 12min. —d! APGimpsey’s Fly, 38 points, 1; G. Keefe's Bob, 36, 2; R. Smith’s Clyde, 34, 3: J. Welsh’s Lance, 33, 4; J. Trotter’s Tin 32 5. '

Class IV (Special).—Short Pull and Yard. For twelve picked dogs from Glass I. Time, 7min. Trophies valued at £3, £2, and £l’ Dogs selected: G. Keefe’s Tui and Spring, P. Kane s Bustle and Rock, R. W. 'j rotter’s Mods, A. Aubrey’s Reef, J. Anderson’s Hemp. W. Al'Kenzie’s Kep, D. Al‘Ginij>sey’s Don, E. Dunstan’s Gyp, j. Pollock’s Don, W. Aubrey’s Help.—G. Keefe’s Spring, 18 points, 1 f J. Anderson’s Hemp, 17, 2; P. Kane’s Rock, 15, 3.