KENNEL CLUB

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 122, 25 May 1937, Page 15

KENNEL CLUB

An executive meeting of the committee of the Wellington Kennel Club was held recently to consider several suggestions involving amendments to its past practice in show-running, to its show schedule, and to its catalogue. J[t is desired to make the coming show, which is set down for October 6 and 7. as attractive as possible. It .was decided to charge the same entry fees as for the last show, but to do away with the percentage system of paying out for prize-money and to revert to the earlier method of nominating definite amounts for bree dclass, variety class, and ladies' trophy class prizes. In future miniature cups donated as special prizes will be engraved, and special two-day show passes will be "available to ' the husbands and wives of exhibitors at a cost of Is. Complimentary morning and afternoon tea tickets will be sent for the first day of the show to ar exhibitors coming from a distance of over 30 miles.' ■ • . ■ Toy dogs, It was decided, need not be -benched on the first day of the show. It was decided to delete the "selling" class as a.variety class and to include it as a stakes class. The variety classes were curtailed in order to allow for the stakes classes being extended to include:—(a) Grand puppy stakes; (b) grand novice stages; (c) sporting stakes (excepting terriers); (d) nonsporting stakes (excepting terriers and toys); (c) terrier stakes (excepting toys); (f) toy dog stakes; (g) selling; (h) grand challenge stakes. It is expected that a parade will be held about the end of June. Specialist clubs are being asked to forward suggestions for consideration relative to the appointing of judges. Nominations are desired. Mr. H. O. Saunders was accepted as the delegate for the W.D.C. Spaniel Club, so that the affiliated specialist clubs are now fully represented. A severe cut on the left leg was received by Terence Hawkins, a messageboy, of 325 The Esplanade, Petone, when the cycle he was riding was involved in a collision with a motor-car in Cuba Street, Petone, at about noon yesterday. He was taken to hospital by the Free Ambulanr