KENNEL NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 22465, 9 October 1936, Page 2

KENNEL NOTES

[l!}- Tau,-wacceh.] Coniine; show <1 :iLo.s am! judges aro : Onto 1)0r 21, Alarlhorough K.C.. Mr P. W. Willson ; October 21, 22, Hawke's' Bay A. ami P., Alcssrs . Solor, S. H. Rastall, and A. (1. Betts; October 27 and 28. Poverty Bay A. and P., Mr P. Naylor; October 28 and 29, Carterton P. and A., Messrs A. S. Brown and A. Birkett; October 80 and 31, Hamilton K.C., Messrs N. Wade and G. Taylor; November 5 and 0, Manawatu K.C., Messrs G. Taylor and W. Fraser Diirward; November 7, New Zealand Toy Dog Club, H. Hinchclilf; November 12 and 13, Canterbury K.C., .Mrs F. E. Biltcliff, Mr G. Biltcliff, and Dr A. C. APKillop. The 1937 season commences with the Dannevirko A. and P. on February 9 and 10, with the West Coast people coming in at about the same time.

At the Jiorowhonua show a couple of weeks ago Heatherlea Brenda look the honours in open Scot tie bitches. Until quite recently Brenda was owned and shown by Mrs R. IV. Brown, of Dunedin, who obtained her from -Mrs Spiers, of Oamaru, who bred her. This little Scottie is one of the best fronted low-to-ground terriers seen about lor a long time, and if she were as good in one or two other respects she would bo very hard to beat. Two other South Island-bred dogs to win at the same show were the West Highland white terrier Barrington Trixie, and the Labrador, Lady Lass of Ivanhoe, while the challenge pair in rough-coated collies, Glenrossie Noble Defender and Glenrossie lienee yUloree, are from the well-known Lochiel Jleve d’Or, bred in Dunedin.

South Island dogs usually do well for themselves in northern show rings, and this success has encouraged two Dunedin breeders to try their luck at the coming Hawke’s Bay show. Air AI. G. Austin has decided to make the trip, taking with him his imported Scottio dog, Leithval Heather Harvester, and Airs Bracks’s little grey Cairn ch. Rosemoyno Beau Brunnncl. As the annual meeting of tho N.Z.K.C. is to bo held during the show time a big influx of visitors is expected, with a consequent heavy entry of dogs, so that any cards tho two southerners may get will be well earned, in all probability. As neither has yet been beaten by anything of his own breed it is to be’ hoped that both return victorious.

Air Pollard, of the Storm wire fox terriers, reports further sales from his kennels—viz., the dog, Storm Autocrat, to Air Kinmont, of Alaori Hill, and tho bitch, Storm Annabell, to Mr Wilkinson, of the same district. He also advises that ch. Storm Sagacity (imp.) is by English and Continental ch. Talavera Pegasus (litter brother to ch. Talavera Jupiter), and that her dam, Wollescoto Colleen, is by the great Talavera Simon. Colleen is also tho mother of ch. Flornell Spicy, ch. Bit of Halleston and Littleway Crusader, best of all breeds at the jingo Aladison Square Gardens and Chicago World’s Fair shows in 1933.

Mrs Phillips is now eagerly looking forward to tho first of her new purchase’s progeny. These will he from Ra Whitinga Desert Girl, a _ greatcoated miniature by Ra Whitinga GoldiCj ex Goltlbrook Orange Glory. Tho sire, ch Little Gold Sunshine Billy is also a beautifully coated Pom., and* is a real miniature; in fact, 3Hb to be exact, while ho has innumerable wins, including several best-in-shows to his credit. Another of Airs Phillips’s matrons, Orange Lass, has visited tho. Lochleven Kennel’s other stud dog, Ra Whitinga Goldie, and if tho owner can get another litter like Lochleven Billikist and company, she will hold a strong hand when tho southern show circuit begins again next May.

Mrs Shaw’s nice brown retriever, Master Roy, has become very popular with breeders since his show bench successes began to bring him to public notice, two visitors to him just recently have been Mr Weir’s Juno and Mr Mix’s Nellie. From the former Mrs Shaw hopes to get something for herself for next year’s shows.

Mr G. W. Nelson, of Bclleknowcs, has purchased from Mr G. Phillips, of Kaikorai, the young Cairn dog Lochloven Doran Balm. This dog is by Mrs Bracks's ch. Bosemoyno Beau Brmnmel, whom ho strongly resembles, from Dochos of Invergordon, and gives promise of developing into a very nice dog.

Mr and Mrs N. Izard, of the Huntspill Airedale kennels, Wanganui, are back from England, and have with them a pair of young Airedales from Lieutenant-colonel and Mrs G. Hayo’s Aislaby kennels, near Rugby. They are both by ch. Aislaby Aethling, the outstanding Airedale of the moment at Home. Aethling is the first.dog to be best in show at the national Airedale championship show two years in succession. He was also best in show at the Midland Airedale ch. show, and best terrier at Crufts last year, so that Mr and Mrs Izard have brought hack stock sired by a good one. Mr J. Mitchell had his nice young Dalmation bitch at the ribbon parade a couple of weeks ago, and attracted a considerable amount of attention with her. Unfortunately Mr Barton lost his shortly after its arrival from Australia; otherwise it would probably have been present also. Mrs E. Littlewood, of Whangarei, is the only breeder in Now Zealand at present of these attractive dogs, so it is to bo hoped that Mr Mitchell will go to the trouble of breeding a litter now and then. In her kennels Airs Littlowood has the imported dog Pan and the Australian-bred Springmead Snow Queen and some very nice young stock from the pair.

A writer in the ‘ Australian Dog Fancier ’ says of tliis breed: “ Glad to sec the Dalmatian increasing in popularity. Until comparatively recently this breed was almost unknown; in fact, there wore none to be scon in Australia. If my memory serves mo right, t think Airs .Hirst, owner of the 1 Springmeacl ’ kennels, was the first one to introduce for should i say reintroduce) them in 1930. Mrs O’Driscol), of Queensland, later imported Gowarth Maria and Gowarth Eclipse, both good winners in England. AI ore recently there were some imported by Airs James Alacdougall, owner of the Korchula kennels, and now residing at Toorak, Victoria. When I speak of the Dalmatian 1 always imagine and visualise him ns a rare dog which steps gracefully out of some old English coaching print into your heart. Eighteenth century illustrations picture him trotting nonchalantly under the fore axle or pole of a coach or carriage, more inches from the flying hoofs. To ho sure, the modern motor car makes it impossible as a feat of to-day. So strong is the insUnct for their traditional place in the scheme of things that Dalmatian puppies wobble gallantly towards tho first carriage or motor car they see, as a duckling lakes to water. At any rate, a hundred generations of jealous care over tho master’s horse have left the Dalmatian a priceless heritage of fidelity to trust, ami make him a fine allround companionable dog. A study in bhvk and white, clean-limbed, dignified, and intelligent, here i; a deg to put out vein- lic';;’iia,.i; cy;; every