AUCKLAND KENNEL CLUBS' ANNUAL-SHOW.

Otago Witness, Issue 2892, 11 August 1909, Page 35

AUCKLAND KENNEL CLUBS' AN NUAL- SHOW.

• The eighteenth show of the Auckland Kennel Club was held on Friday and Saturday, July 30 and 31. His Excellency Lord Plunket opened the chow. Lady Plunket, who accompanied his Excellency, was piesented with a fawn pug dog by Miss Stopford, daughter of the president of the club, as a memento of the occasion, the dog's name being changed from Te Papa Rua to "Olaud-e-boye," Lady Plunket's birthplace. The show was a record one in th< number of exhibits, close on 300 dogs being benched. The arrangements were very complete-, ths benching good, and the exhibits well attended to in ths matter of food, water, etc. The judges were as followe : — Dr Stopford, greyhound*, bull terriers, St. Bernards deerhounds, and' borzois; Mr J. Dewhurst, retrievers, Airedaks, and Irish terriers; Mr 11. J. Pany, setters, pointer?, Dalmatians, and ppanieU ; Mr Geo. Read, collies; Mrs S Johr.-on (Palmerstoi) North), bulldog ; Mr G. R Hutchinson, fox t-oirier-, skv<> terrors, anJ Ckotti.~h t€,ner.-; and Dr J Y. Baber, dan die dinmonths, Australian terriers, poir.eramians, black and tan terriers and chowchows. St. Bernards. — This noble breed was represented by four splendid animal that • Gtuact-ed ccl^'dcKible att-entioa. and should

go far towards making this variety more popular. Greyhounds. — Three entries. The winner was strong, well iset up, and had good legs and feet. The others wero fair. Deerhounds. — Nine entries, all of high quality. Mr Thos. A. Skuse's dog pup Highleadon Blue is a dog of great promise. With his fine head and splendid bone, good coat, he will be- valuable as a eire. Borzois. — Five entries. These dogs are beautiful creatures, and may take tho placeof collies. Judging by entries the latter arc falling away in public favour. The borzois, with his long, fine head, splendid limbs, end graceful carriage should rank as tbe king of large dogs. Curly Retrievers. —Dog puppies, on© entry; a puppy good in legs, feet, and coat, with nice head Doga, novice, one entry; dull in coat, to hea-vy in bonei, and apparently not well. Dogs, open claes. Winner too heavy in head and too short in face ; second, won in novice dogs ; third, too light in eye, otherwise very fair. Puppy, bitches, one- entry; a fine little bitch promising well. Bitches, open, ono entry. A nice bitch, with the exception of eyes, which are tot> light in colour and lack expression. Retrievers.— Flat-coated, three entries. Firat v*ry fair specimen, with good coat and carriage, but too light in eye; third, only passable. No. 2 prize awarded. Th© only other dog in the_ class had a short, thick head, that put him olean cut. English Setters.—^Twenty-one- entries in all classes of all ages, colours, and qualities. The winning dogs in each class were of good quality and type. Irish Setters. — Five entries, all good, especially the winner in the open class Gordon Setters. — Seventeen entries in all classes; some real good doge. Rich in coat and colour. Pointers. — Thirty entries in all classes, and the quality generally excellent. Collies. — Rough-coated colonial-bred dogs, three entries. Winner rather heavy in head, with good carriage and lovely coat; second had beautiful ears, but heavy in head and inclined to dome 6bull. i Dogs, open. Same dogs first and second in this class, there being only the two entries. Bitches, colonial-bred, two entries. The winner, Lady Ormskirk, had a splendid head and grand action, but wee shown in poor condition, with coat very thin amd falling out. The second, Sefton Faoicy, was a black and white bitch, with a lovely coat, but failed in action. Smooth-coated collies were not represented. The collies as a whole were disappointing, and it could not be for went of inducement to chow, as there were as many special prizes as dogs ohown. Spaniels. — Black cocker. Thirty -nine entries in all classes. These classes took some time to judge, snd in many cases it was difficult to separate the animal. The quality generally was excellent, and the judging pleased the majority. Spaniels, cocker, any other colour (seven entries), came in for a share of patronage. Field spaniels, though poor in ■numbers, with only four entries, wre rich in quality. Bulldog. — Puppfes. Three entries. — The winner, a brinaie pup, had a- good head and oh&3t, and was well set up. The other two were only 'air. Nov'ce Five entries.—The sanre dog, Muggins, who won in the puppy elasß, scored again. The second dog, Burbastk Bosca, was very fair in legs and body, but failed' in head. The third, Gladiatoi. had too much daylight undor him. New. ZeaSand-bred. Four entries.— Bluestome, th«j winner, is a dosr with a splendid head and good chest and legs, with. Muggins second and Burbank Bosca third. Open Class. — Greensoone. a fine, low-set dog. with grand hear and body ; Bluestone eecond and Muggins third. Bitches w^re well represented in all classes. Mr" F. E. Watson's Done being the pick of the bunch Bull Terriers. — Twelve entries in all classes, the quality shown being very good. Mr F. A. Hills's bitch Sweet Nell was a typical bull terrier. She won i/i the novico bitch class, and only missec 1 pride of place in the open claw through lack of condition. Airedale Terriers. — One entry, of poor quality. Fox Terriers. — Smooth, dog- puppies. Eight entries. The winner. Glonmore Oxona, was a grand little dog of rood carriage and fin-o alert appearance. Blowhard Boance, th\ second dog, was rather heavy in ears; Akarama Paddy, third, nice dog, but too high on leg. In the maiden dogs, Blowhard Bounce wa? first, with Akara,r*a Spot second *nd Akarane Paddy third. Dogs, novice -Eleven entries. — Tho winner, Blowhard Bunkum, was a well-set-up doff, bufc rathor houndy in head and a trifle lippy (almost overhanging lips - like a spaniel) aa»d heavy in tone : second. Glenmoro Oxont, with Blowhard Bounce third. Dogs, colonial-bred. Seven entries. — Blowhard Bunkum first. Akarana Ability, a splendid little dog, every inch a terrier, with grand head, and carriage, his only fault being his tail, which was rather low-set where it ioins the 'body. I prefer him to Blowhard. Bunkum. G!«nmore Oxona third. Dogs. N.Z.-bred. — Blowhard Bunkum first, Akarana Ability second, and Glenmore Oxona third. Dogs, open c\w*. — Blowbj.rd Bunkum first, Akarana Ability second, amd Blowha.rd Bounce third, with Glenmore. Oxona very highly commanded. Why the positions of Blowhard Bounce, who was v.h.c. 'n the two previous classes, and Glenmore Oxona, who wa3 third in the two previous classes, was reversed I do not know. Fox terrier bitch puppies'.— Blowha-rd Bonny, a very fine little bitch, first; Akarana Amiable second. a>nd- TMeiwnore Hope third. Wahroonga Amazement, v.h.c. was rather stocky, but may grow into a first-class bitch. Bitches, maiden. Seven entries. — Bell Bird, the winner, had good care and splendid carriage, but was just a shade short in face. Wahroonjra Amazement eecond and Selby Supreme third. Bitches, novice. Eisrht entries.— Blowhard Bustle *irst, Blowhard Bonny second, and Glenmoro Hope third. Bitches, colonia!bned. — Samp first And- second as previous ola.=«. with Napier Snowdrop third. Bitches. N.Z.-bred. — Same three first, s<v?oTirl, and third as in lest class. Bitches, open c-ldv-. Twelve entries.- Blowhard Bustle nr*t, Dewdrop 2. and Doublefece 3. Blowhard Bustle is a very fm<» bitch, but lacks expression. Dow drop's* oars aro badly set, and rathor heavy. Doubleface very fair. Wirehair fox terrier doer puppies. Three strips. — The winner, Bardolph, was a grand little dog- of .great promise ; "Bogy (.vond and/ Armagh Advocate third. Dogs, Novice. One entry, Bardolph. Dogs, colonial -bred. Two ©ntriea. — Blowhard Brurs, a dog with a pood coat and head, inclined to be heavy in tone, and a trifle

' weak -in jaw, beat his son Bardolph for fiisS - place. Dogs, N.Z.-bred Two entries.— Sau:e dogs a*, in previous class. ; Dogs, open. Three entries. — Blowhard Briggs first, Cottesmore Admiral - (a 6ple«did dog with . a batter head than- ' winner, bufc too leggy) was second, andBardolph third. Wirehair fox r^rriei-s, : puppy bitches. Three entries.— Blowhard * \ Brush, a splendid little terrie with good; coat, head, and carriage, first, with Borax, of Scind© second; third not placed. Bitches, Maiden, one entry, Blowliard l Brush. Bitches, Novice. Three entri-js. — - Exactly the same as puppy bitches class, with same result. Bitches, colonial-bred. Two entrios. — Samo winners — Blowhajd* Brush aoid Borax: of Sciaide. Bitches, N.Z. _ bred. — Same two again Bitches, open. — • Same two, sanie position. Irish Terriers.— There wei< numerous 5 entries in all classes, and the quality ■'-_ throughout was very good. I don't think ■ I have ever seen so many dogs together" ' with so few duffers among them. In tho . dog puppies there were nine entries. Kin Billy was placed first, Billy Grogan secontf, and Armagh Acheron third. Doge, maiden. Three entries. — Armagh Acheron first, Terry second. Does, novice. Nine en- , tries. — Armagh Acaero' first, Terry eecond. Kaikoura Knight third. D 073 ,. colonial-bred. Five entries. — Ponsonby - Provost first, Ponsonby Puzzler second, Terry third. Dogs, X.Z.-b/ed.— Same J first and second as last class, with Kackoura Knight third. Dogs, open. Six : entries. — Ponsonby Phenomenon first. Lur- £j pan Lconey second, and" Ponsonby Puzzlei* '^ third. The winner had a splendid head- 5 and coat, but was too big. The secondi dog was a trifle too fine in the loins, but. otherwise better than the winner. He had! - lovely ears, and looked well on the bench, but was a bad shower in the tins;. PuppT. - bitches. . Five entries. — Sally Grogan first, with Spuds second Spuds was a grand __ "bitch, but too big. Sa-rah Kidd was very }" fair, with the exception cf her ears, which _ wero too coarse, and might have bc««".' given a nlaee. Bitches, maiden. Th.veo , entrie-. — Rosemary first, Ponsonby Playful and Sarah Kidd passed over. Bitches, novice. Seven entries. — Eess-o'-the-Barn first, Ro3em*.ry second, and Sally Grogan third. Bitches, colonial-bred.- Two en- ' . tiies — Bess-o'-the-Barn and Ponsonby Playful. Bitches, N.Z.-bred. Four entries.— Whareroa Imp. first, is a bitch with goctl head, lovely ears, and legs and body that is almost perfection. She has a srcod hard coat that might be a little darker. She doas not show well in the riu?. Armag'i Accrue, second was too broad in the r-ea**, , and the carriage of hsr was wron» Blazer " Grogan, third, was too bie by far, het only good point being her head. Bitches. -.; open. — Bess-o'-the-Barr first, Rosemary * second. Wharerce Imp third. The winner has- a splendid head, but was c oft in coat, "' light in eye, and had too much daylight ' under her- Rosemary, flthough crood in nead and -<y»at. was too heavy and stodgy ~ in front. Whareroa Imp dic-uld have won. Skve Terriers. — Six entries, of good * quality, j Scottish Termers. — Six entries Australian Terrier*. Four entries. — T ; is Trimrj^er in Cie open cliu^- was frho Deit little dog of his kind I have se?n in New Zealand. Svvdney >Siilki«»=. six entries. arf> anonhpr variety of Australian terrier, one black-and* tan and the other silky bhie-and-tan.-Pomeranians. — One entry . Pugs. — Fawn. Nine entries in al! c'o?se3i the mia'ifv being- good rhrouorhcur. Pujjs. t * Black. Five entries — Th«-e liltle dogs wcr« very pretty, and will, I think, become popular. Black-anfl-TaTi Terrier*.— Six entries o.' all size* and shades of tan. The judges are to be complimented foi , passing dogs without living in avvar^ where they considered the quality ■n-a'? no* good enough, and although I did nor so* - eye-to-eye with tibem in every fMsc, I am , convinced that withholddnsr prize* wheifl duality does not mwit it is fo th<> <rood • ->f the farcy, and that breeders will havo reason to be thankful to those iudcf? who have courage enough to pass a dog that ha* . no claim to a prize. I * :