THE KENNEL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16496, 5 August 1921, Page 3

THE KENNEL.

AMONGST THE CANINES. (By ‘‘GREYHOUND.’’) Mr« George Lewis’s Pom bitch Avonor Marigold, has a family of five orange sable puppies by Avonor Desert Gold. They are a very even lot, and look most promising. Mr G. Osborne, of Addington, has purchased Woolston Scotia, a nice young Airedale bitch by Ck. Wairiki Warrior, ex Brook aide Lady. His old bitch, Addington Dart, has been mated to Mr T. Gibson’s Alisa’s Warrior. While in Christchurch; Mr Sam Grabtree visited the Avonor Kennels, and with a view t<? keeping her Poms up to their usual high standard, Mrs George Lewis commissioned Mr Crabtree to secure in England a first-class show and stud dog. A brood bitch is also to be sent out as soon as the embargo is lifted. Mr T. Wilkinson, of St Albans, has mated his Pomeranian bitches. Abberley Gipsy and Abberlev Flossie to his own dog, Admiral Beatty. Gipsy is by Avonor Coogee, and Flossie by Ribblesdale Gold Spec.

311‘s George Len-is, of the Aronor Pomeranian kennels. was \‘el‘y success—ful at both Dunedin and \Vellington with her home‘bred bitch, \Veybridge Theda. At Dunedin, Theda. won the special for best toy in the show, while at ‘Vellington slre took both the best Porn and best toy prizes in the show. Tn addition she won t~he-‘ladie§’ class. toy bracelet. and variety toy class. Theda was placed second in the Grand Challenge Stake, and finished up by winning the cup for the best non-sporting dog or bitch. This makes the sixth successive win of the non—sporting cup that Mrs Lewis has scored at \Vellington. . The committee of the Canterbury Kennel Club met last \Vednesday evening. The sub-committee appointed to revise the schedule reported that they had struck out the classes in which there was no competition, and put in a few variety classes that are likely to draw big entries. The schedule as amended “as paissed. After a great deal of discussion, it was unanimously decided to invite )lx- XV. C. Leveraedge to judge all breeds at, the November show.

G. and I“. E. Biltnlifi have sold a. nice wire fox terrier dog puppy by (Eh. Glenmore Bristlcr ex Belle, to Dir D. “had, Aellburton.

The next commigtee meetfng of the Canterbury Kennel Club will be held on “'eduosday, August I'7. 'i {- 'Mr Holland Bunkley, centributor 9f

“fox terrier facts" to “Our Dogs.” speaking of kaleidoscopic changes talk ing place under rliffvrcnt judges in re-:-.p€‘.(ft to the competition in nires‘ refers to the fall of Barry Beu’itt'liing Girl from tho proud pre-eminmme of the heroine of all the first. classes at Kensinmon to the icy isolation of the “very highly offended " at Cardiff. Wifh the smuo field taking; the judging square, and [lO also (liver-ts attention to l‘lppiug )lonaloon‘s fall from the proud pinnacle of «‘liallcngo winner at Leices-a tier to tho lowly reserve at, C-artlji‘l= with her former Victim “top dog"—or. rather top bitch—wait the latter salulxrious city. I have used )lr Buckley‘s own terms in the foregoing. but T think all kennel men will agree when he adds: “Tt‘sull very puzzlin, but». also, if the truth must be told. fascinating: to mere onlookers. who are told by maxim. that they ‘see mnst of the _smme.’ " As onlookers it must he vor)‘ puzzling indeed to those. who are (-nntcmplarinp; importing dogs to New Zealand, as no doubt, many are (10“. tnmplming doing after listening: to .‘lr Sam Crabtrce's advice.