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FRANKLIN WINTER SHOW Judge's Remarks on Some of the Dogs. The judge of the dog section, Mr. T. H. Bevin, of Auckland* in conversation with a "Times" reporter, stated that the quality of the dogs was good. It was a good showing considering it was the first show of dogs. The exhibits were well benched, and for this great credit is due to the chief steward, Mr. W. H. Thomas. The Ladies' Bacelet brought out 13 contestants, and resulted in Mr. Norman Wade's Hazelmere Levinside being first, Mr. J. C. Hardy'.s Briar Bickford second, and Mr. S. S. Saulbrey's Weeley Steadman third. The English setters were not too well represented, although the dogs were of good quality. Mr. Saujbrey's Weeley Steadman has a nice head, good flews and coat, but lacks in brisket. Hs is only a pup, but is the making of a good dog when matured. Mr. Edward Murrane*s Gibraltar was showing signs of old age. His teeth were bad. He beat Weeley's Steadman in body and bone, while his fore face was a very nice colour, and was very prominent in the dome. Wolverhampton Lass was good in flews and brisket, but fails in tail and carriage, She is the makings of a nice li;ttle bitch. Retrievers: Mrs N. L. Higginson's Patea Jock was too heavy in the skull, too short in stock, too loaded at shoulders, good in cure, and a good body. He carried too much condition. Mr. G. Wright's Skipper bad in tail carriage. Curls are too loose. Irish Setters: Mr. M. H. Thomas' Young Rheola was a nice little dog; Hghlt in skull, weak in flews, good body and coat, show carriage was good. Mr. G. N. Simms' bitch was a nice little thing, but rather light in colour, weak in fore face. Mr. E. Curnow's Floss was bad in tail, and tips of ears, was better in coat than Mr Simms' bitch. . Mr. T. E. McMillan's Dink, a Gordon Setter pup, lacks in tail, car-

riage, and feathering, weak in news. Rather a nice little dog. The same owner's Gordon was very badly marked in forefeet, the black should on no account run into the tan. He was also shorten stock, and lacked in feathering. Mr. J. H. Langley's, The Digger, was an easy winner, and well deserved his challenge. Mr. Henry Murrell's pointer, Belle, was a nicely-shaped little bitch, light in eye, weak in skull. Mr. C. E. Adams' Cocker Spaniel was good in eye, a nice coat, but short in foreface. Mr. Eric Hay's Silver Swank was long in body, but had a good coat. He showed very well. Mr. F. S. Miller's Waiuku Lass was the best Cocker Spaniel in the show, but she had rather too much condition on the day. Mr. A. Perry's Pomeranian Bayfield Buffie was bad in ear carriage. Mr. Geo. Hunt's Jubilee Prince was nice in coat. He did not show himself well. The little fellow was suffering from a chill in the hindquarters . JP»' Mr. A. Perry's Genely Sable BHf was a nice little rauiiature PomeraniPugs: Mr. Hugh P. Cullen s pugs were nice in foreface, and were well wrinkled. Both were bad in ear carROSS SMITH'S OWN STORY I TOLD IN DETAIL FOR THE FIRST TIME. When on March 30 Sir Ross Smith brought the famous Vickers-Vimy aeroplane lightly to earth on the Point Cook aerodrome, near Melbourne, he completed in safety the most wonderful voyage in the history of aviation. With a crew of three he had piloted the machine not only half round the world but more than half l'ound Australia in addition. How wonderful was the achievement, and what it involved in hardship, risks and pluck, will be gathered from Sir Ross Smith's Own Story, which is now appearing in "Life," under his name. Sir Ross Smith is about to start on his Australian lecture tour, but this is the first time that the actual story is related in any detail. The May issue of that bright monthly, "Life," not only comes out' in spite of the strike that is holding up the printing trade of Victoria, but announces a fine new programme of features, of which Ross Smith's Own Story is only one. Others deal with various phases of sport, by leading champions, and still others with special articles on health and business. The quality of the Ross Smith story may be judged from the following extracts:— A FKOZEN LUNCHEON. "About 1 p.m. 1 suggested to my brother that we should have some sandwiches for lunch. On taking them from the cupboard we discovered they were frozen hard; fortunately we carried a theianos flask of hot coffee, and the piece-de-esist-ance was a few sticks of chocolate, which was part of our emergency rations. I have never felt so cold or miserable in my life as I did those few hours. My diary is terse, if not explicit:— "This sort of flying is a rotten game. The cold is hell, and I am a silly ass for having ever embarked on the flight." But the day's flight ended in a safe landing at Lyons, and Sir Ross writes:— "We had flown 510 miles on a day officially reported 'unfit. for all flying.." Furthermore, we had convinced ourselves that by careful navigation, we could fly anywhere in any sort of weather, and. what was still more, we had gained absolute confidence in our machine and engines. SHORTHAND. THE WORLD'S CHAMPION RECORD. The winner of the Shorthand Wri-' ter Cup and the title of Champion 1 Shorthand Reporters of New York 1911, 1912, and 1913. and of the world's shorthand championship „old| medal in 1914- similar contests were not held duiiing the war—Mr. Na- \ than Behrin, a Pitman writer, recent- j ly created a world's record in anopen competition held under the auspices of the Society of Certified Shortahnd Reporters of New York by writing at the rate of 322 words a minute. This remarkable achievement was made in the presence of; shorthand writers, and Mr. Behrin! was the only writer to qualify in the 1 final test, iii all the history of shoit- r hand (comments Pitman's Journal) 1 this is the first time that over 300. , words a minute on court testimony have been written and transcribed publicly before an officially organised! shorthand body.