KENNEL NOTES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 3, 26 January 1899, Page 3

KENNEL NOTES.

fßv Sirius in "Canterbury Times."]

Mr P.. Wark has sold the rough-coated Colhe Riniu Rex to Mr Thompson, representing Messrs Maw, Son and Thompson, and the dog go«s to Sydney by the s.s.' Mofcoiß to-day. Rirnu Rex is by" Champion Young England, from Champion Ormskirk Stella (both imported), and won Eeveral first prizes at Dunedin and Wellington, including the Wellington Kennel Club's Produce St-'k<«;. He is an immensa coat-carrier and has great substance, qualities which should ledomencJ hia* as the proper stud doc to use for Palmbearer bitches. Mr L. D. Borsdorff, of Melbourne, owner of Palmbearer— " the- best Collie dog yet imported to the colonies"— is on his way to England. At one of the farewells to which he was subjected . in Melbourne, he said he would have a good look at the English Collies, and might bring a good one back with him. I do not think the fact has been published that Mr Borsdorff on seeing a photograph of Miss Askew's Ormsbearer (of whom Palmbearer is the fire) wrote asking for a price to be put upon the young dog, but the reply was that no money would tempt the owner. Mr Spencer Vincent, High Street, Christchurch, has joined the ranks of fox terrierdom, having purchased f conn MV R-. Triggs, Wellington, two fashionably bred puppies by Toreador, one from Regalia, and the other from; Caste-. "■ Poultry and Dog Gazette" reports that Mr J. N." Williams sent to Mr M'Culloch, Waipawa, New Zealand, per the s.s. Oonah, a very nice Irish terrier puppy by Con the Shaughraun. Hie annual meeting of flhe Kaikoura Collie Dog Club was helH on' Jan. 14. The club lias about £10 in the bank. A programme of the usual three competitions, with prizes of £6, £3, £2 and £1 in each event, and; ai. farmers' s-weepstake,. was adopted for the meeting en Queen's Birthaay. Mr W. Rutherford was elected judge. A sheep-dog trial club has been formed at Blenheim. I hear from Mr Triggs that he has bold 0 Mr J. Salisbury, Ngatimoti, Nelson, the fox terrier bitch Caste, by Neidpath Danger, from Regalia. This is a nice terrier, and should breed a good puppy. In order to make room for his new importations, now on the sea, Mr Triggs wishes to sell Regalia, a terrier bitch such as is seldom to be met with ; also a nice dog puppy and a really good bitch puppy by Torcartor, from Caste, six weeks old, and: a nice- bitch r.uppy, all white, by Toreador from Regalia, seven weeks old. These should command the attention of fanciers. Mr Triggs has definite advice of the bitch he has purchased from Mr F. Redmond. She is on board the Pakeha, due in Auckland next week* She was served by Don Ca?--s-ario before she left Great Britain, and the progeny will' be born at sea. The bitch has been registered in the Enslish Kennei Club's Stud Book as Dusky Delicia. J In a private letter to a. correspondent in New Zealand, Air P. Redmond says he >* breeding his champion bitch-Donna Fortuna again to Daddy, with the object of obtair.ing another terrier equal to Don Cses&rio. The well-known fox terrier bitch Turmagant, by Dusky D'Orsay (imp.) from Diversion (imp.), which was sent over to Sydney to visit Donatus, has, I am informed by her owner, missed. Mr Woodward, of Wanganui, has purchased the young fox terrier bitch Tangent., by Darkie Dominie (imp.) from Regalia, in whelp to Mr Triggs's winning -.'puppy Trickster. This is a splendid line of blood, and I hope to see this enthusiastic fancier leading a good one or two into the show rings next year. Ail these sales and others show that the fox terrier, which suffered a period of ostracisation at the hands ot the public in New Zealand, is rapidly returning -\o favour, and who have the ritrht. material tell me they are unable to meet tho demand for young stock. The fox terrier in England still holds top place, and there is no evidence of diminution of the interest taken in the breed ; in fact, prices keep up, and it is reported that good bitches are practically unobtainable. It is rumoured, that the fox terrier bitch Old Diversion the dam o£ so many cracks, has produced another good one by Darkie Dominie, in -the shape of a young bitch now nine months old. Mr Triggs thinks this puppy is no wise inferior to Treason.. whieL made' things merry here and annexed several championships in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. The annual sheep clo<r trial in connection with the Takaka Collie Club came off on Jan. 7, and was very successful. The results were as follow : — Puppy Stakes — E. Windle's Moss, 1 ; W. Petterson's Over. 2 ; E. Haines's Help. 3. Huntaway— G. Coppie's Fly, 1 ; F. Barnetfs, 2. Cup (huntaway, bring-back and varct) — TC. Fosser's Fly 1 ; J- Franklyn's Joe, 2 ; F. Windle's Knot. 3. Hurdles and Yard— J. Franklvn's Joe, 1 ; H. Rose's Smart. 9 ; J. Rose's Dick. 3 Stop. Bring-back i^d Hold in Rins — J Smith's Nipper, 1 ; W. Mattie. 2: J. Rome's Dick, 3. Best-trained Dog— Franklyn's Joe. A pair of Borzois have be<m imported to Melbourne by Dr Charles Ryan. They are from the Czar's kennel. Tho e«iit colho e,ir case, Panmure Gordon v Walker and Montgomery, was heard in the Court of Session at Edinburgh on Dp". 15 and 16. The pursuer is president of the Scottish Kennel Club, and the defenders were joint owners of a young prize c/>Uic. dog called Sonlhfield Rig.htaway, which the pursuer purchased from them on Jan. 3, 1898, for £100, and in this action he asked repayment of the price and £10, the cost incurred in keeping the dog. It is aveired by the pursuer that the ears of the dog had been manipulated so as to cause the tips to drop, and that this had been done by attaching small pieces of metal' to the ears. In consequence of tin's he said' he had been deceived as to the quality, class, and condition of the. dog. The defendants denied that the sale of the dog was effected by misrepresentation or concealment. Amongst other " witnesses Mr Thomson Gray was called, and said he would not give a prize to a dog with prick cars. Professor Owen Williams said the use of weights for improving the carriage of the ears was fakinV. Mr Panmure Gordon said he considered he had- been defrauded. He bought the dog on his show record, believing lie !i;'d won those prizes without any artificial ■nanijwlation of .the cars, and had he known iliat the dog had had his ears ' artificially manipulated he would never have offered .0100 fcr him; he would not have taken a v'tvEf wicli " faked" cars i:s a gift. He bslicved that the dog had won the prizes at the shews mentioned in the papers in- his liftiniul 'jimdition ; he never saw the dog rriiT to purchasing. On examining the dog he f?:sc:>v-fl-cd that it- had bs3ti a dog with I'iii.k 'jars and manipulated ears, and a dog fhe't oujihr, never to have laken a prize. Nobody could have touched the ears without seeing that a fraud had been perpetrated, and ■N.ne with .the object of deceiving the judge, 1 lie bnver, and the public. He consequently resolved to return the dog, and demand back its price. The defenders refused to tal-p it back. Mr A. J. Sewell, M.R.C.V.S., said such action was not faking, but tampering with intent to deceive, and produced a stuffed Collie head showing correct and pricked car. This model was of great use dining the hearing of the case. Mr G. R. Krehl said in spite of the practice being recommended and pretty, it was improper, not fraudulent, that term being too strong. Mr H. Ainscough, who had given the clog prizes, said, the ears were correct at Glasgow, or the 'dot' would not have received first, He said if he had known its ears were weighted, he vniyht have put the animal behind another which was otherwise equal. Witness said tlio practice was fairly common, and ar>I pearsd not to be considered serious. Mr Walker, one of the defendants, said the practice was universal. He said the dog's ears were too low when exhibited as a pup, and after six months went up. He had read articles in papers on weighting ears, and ';een it done. Collies' ears should be only the least bit turned on tip, and all exhibitors weighted the ears of prick-eared dogs After further evidence for the defence the case was adjourned for a eek - when counsel i would be bearcv