KOPUARANGA SPORTS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10000, 22 March 1910, Page 3

KOPUARANGA SPORTS.

The following nominations have been received for the running events at the Kopuaranga sports on Easter Monday: 100 Yards. —J. Berry, F. Kilmi - ster, W. Parker, A. Rippon, R. McKenzie, P. Hopkins, F. G. Nielsen, J. A. Kjestrup, W. Bannister, W. J. White, F. Ball, H F. Bil-ling-ton. A. E. Wilton, C. Willacy R. Wilson, H. McLachlan, N. W. Fly, T. D. IVlcLßchlan. 220 Yarda. —J. B«;rry, F. Kilmi lister, W. Parker, A. Rippon, R. McKenzie, P. Hopkins, H F. Billing ton, F. Bail, W. Bannister* W. J.. White, R. Wilson, A. E. Wilton, C. Willacy, P. A. G. Nielsen, H. McLachlan, N. W. Fly, T. D. McLachlan. » 440 Yards —J. Berry, F. Kilmister, R. McKenzie, J. A. Kjestrup, H. K Billington, F. Ball, W. Bannister, D. -J. Clow, W. J. White, A. E, Wilton, C. Willacy, F. A. G. Nielsen, T. D. McLachlan, N. W. Fly. 880 Yards.—J. Berry, F. Kilmister, R. McKenzie, J. A. Kjestrup, T. Miller, W. Bannister, D. J. Clow, P. S. McDonald, W. J. White, A. E. Wilton, C. Willacy, F. A. G. Nielsen, D. G. Stewart, 1. D. McLachlan.

One Mile.—F. Kilmister, R. McKenzie, J. A. Kjestrup, T. Miller, D. J. Clow, P. S. McDonald, F. A. G. Nielsen, D. G. Stewart.

CONTRASTS IN DOGS, GREAT ANIMALS OF 13 STONE AND MITES OF 5 FOUNDS. LADY JUDGE HECKLED. .Between Bayardo tne mastiff and Pretty Jatie the unclassified novice, who were first and last on the list at the great dog show at Birmingham, says the "London Daily Mail," over 1,100 dogs were catalogued. -They constituted the best dog show, with one exception,' of the year, and quite filled the hall, the annexe, and the | galleries of Bingle.y Hall. In the extreme corner upstairs, the room recently allotted .to fat ducks , and turkeys, was situated ttie most interesting of the judging < rings. Princess Toussoun was making her debut as judge. It has happened not once or twice that judges, especially lady judges, have been "barracked" or heckled by disappointed competi • | tors. It was hoped that Princess Toussoun, who worked with admirable thoroughness and skill, would be free from this imposition. But the hope was not fulfilled. She was qui'.e vigorously heckled, and not a little upset at the treatment. It is hoped that some drastic steps will be taken in future to hedge the dignity of the judges.

BEAUTIFUL PEKINGESE.

Amone the Pekingese—-the beauti-, ful and intelligent toys originally smuggled from the royal palace in Fekin—the Princess gave highest honours to a representative of the most remarkable kennel in England. Some few years ago Lady Deceis set up a Pekingese kennel at the cost of £l,floo, being content only with dogs of royal stock. From this kennel, now worth many thousand pounds, two dogs have won sixteen championships. On Wednesday Manchu Chengtu brought himself level with his stable companion by winning his sixteenth championship, and high honors went to the ingeniously named Chiki, one of the best of the. younger dogs, and the only quite tiny dog— : she weighs t>£lb— that ever won a championship. • As one looked over the edge of the balcony, Immediately below the smalj dogs' arena was benched a supreme contrast to Chi-ki, a huge St. Btinard, probably the best in the world, certainly much finer than any of the Swiss dogs. This "more than human creature," as someone said, weighs, between 13st and 14st, and another, only eight months old. weighed 3 ost. One could not quite span the head between ear and ear, and the Itgd are nearly as wide in girth as a pony's. J Charupiun Destyiy Duffryn is priced | by Mr D. W. Davies, his owner, at j £SOO. Like the St Bernards, the big I and.quaint Newfoundlands were ail bred in England. I

DOG.TO PULL A F RM CART. The most unusual class in the show was the Great Danes, to which special prominence was given. Theje huge beasts, stronger in iheir way than anv European flog, generally used abroad for drawing carts, are growing much more popular. The import-from Germany is growing considerable, and the dog in increasing in size, Mr Fox's Viceregent of Redgrave, the pick of the show, could, according to his master, "puli a farm cart." When unchained he very nearly knocked his master down, and '.stood quite six feet high on his hind legs.