KENNEL NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 21747, 15 June 1934, Page 2

KENNEL NOTES

[By fiiL-waaciiK.l

Ere these notes appear in print the much-discussed Dunedin Fanciers' Club’s 1934 show will be an accomplished fact. The judging will be practically completed, and with the exception of the few disappointed ones, everyone will be happy. For the members the running of a show is a strenuous and tiring business, although it is on the secretary’s shoulders that most of the 'responsibility rests. In the case of the Fanciers’ Club its president, too, is always prepared to shoulder his share of the work and set a good example to the members. However, the sure knowledge that all the extra work entailed this year is going to result in n successful function for the club is sufficient reward.

A score of toy dogs grace the benches this year, an unusually large number for Dunedin, and Alsatians, conies, and Labradors are also strongly represented, and Scottish terriers are to the fore in quality as well as quantity. For obvious reasons cockers are present in fewer numbers than usual, but the best in, the country has been benched, there being no less than lour full champions. Mrs Arthur Nicholl, of Ashburton, has her famous imported blue-roan dog, Champion Cobnar Pip, on exhibition, for the benefit of those cocker enthusiasts who are so keen to see this much-discussed spaniel. She has also entered the wonderful winning champion, Remvick Gleam of Fenscroft, the bitch that, after winning in many shows in I\ew Zealand, went to Australia to win golden opinions of herself at the Sydney Royal and other big shows. Bulldogs are also entered in force — Christchurch, Oamaru, and Balclutha being represented, as well as Dunedui. Whippets, too, have turned up in fairly strong numbers, there being a nice silver cup for the best of the breed. „ , ~ Last Saturday afternoon, at Mrs Austen’s invitation, the writer paid a visit to the “ Leith vat ” Kennels to inspect the inmates, more especially the newest arrivals, the Borzois. These two hounds are magnificent creatures, the bitch being of a most equable temperament. Her colouring, too is very pretty; her body is nearly all white, with two or three small patches of a warm reddish shade, which colour also adorns her head. Having been accustomed to living in a house she is quite at home among human beings, and indeed is quite “ cOy ”at tunes. Her breeding is above reproach, her pedigree containing no less than twentyfour champions, some of thenv England's foremost wolfhounds. ‘ amenta of Addlestone.” as she is known," is by Gordey of Addlestone by Chack Kozafi of Shay (recently become a champion), ex eh. Aureola of Llanfair. Her dam is ch. Zavist, by Tzigmi Tiran, ex ch. Marie of Addlestone. The dog is, perhaps, not so instantly charming to the eye as his mate, but he is. obviously the more perfectly proportioned animal and show dog of the two. His body is also all white, but he has scarcely any markings at all, his beau however, being shaded in very light brindle. Like the bitch, lie has fine dark eyes and good legs and feet, although to get the latter into good trim after the long sea voyage, much work, preferably on the road, is indicated. This fellow, Borgarm of Add estone. is also bred from the best the Old Country .can produce. He is by Ch Podav-of "Notts, ex Ch. Aureola of Llanfair, Ch. Podar being by the aforementioned Ch, Chack - Kozak of Shay. Unquestionably, these beautiful are aristocrats to the tips of their toes, and looking at them one unconsciously pictures “ ancestral ha I s and vast parks. One wonders how thej will fit into life in this country. Apparently it is thought that they will become very popular, as there is a re-cently-arrived pair in Hastings, a champion bitch in Wellington,, and a doer in the Waikato, whose owner, it appears, is importing a bitch in whelp These dogs have a marvellous turn t of speed, and it would be most interesting were there enough of them about to hold occasional coursing meetings. - While at the “ Leithval kennels I bad an opportunity to study Kidiet of Bisto imp., the wire-haired Fox Terrier. A fine bitch this, she has only two points to go to her championship. Just at present she is being reserved tor breeding, and the Messrs Austen hope soon to be the proud possessors of a first-class litter of puppies by Castlecroft Snowstorm hnp._ . A recent Australian visitor has booked a puppy from this lot. Mr and Mrs More, of Macandrew Bay, have a nice little family of puppies in their kennels just now. As is apparently the “fashion” in the- doggie world this last few months, there is a preponderance of females of the stronger sex the ratio, in this instance, being 3to 1. The dam, Kowhai Bonny Morn, is a well-bred North Island product, and this is ; her first litter. The Sire is Evesham Eric, also a North Island purchase, and a well-bred, good-looking dog. Unlike a great niany of our local Fox Terriers, which are inbred to a most alarming degree, these puppies are notarial, and should prove a splendid outcross for Dunedin fanciers of the breed.