Kennel Notes.

Digger (Invercargill RSA), Issue 4, 9 April 1920, Page 11

Kennel Notes.

Ve have to hand the explanation tendered by the Dunedin Kennel Club with regard to allotment of challenge certificates. The secretary writes as follows : — The Executive Meeting of the N.Z. Ken- ! nel Club is not held until 2nd; or 3rd month of each year at vrhich meeting they allot the challenges for the shows talcing 1 place after that date. Therefore the list sliown in the "Witness" as being allotted to my club will not be competed for until | the fxrst sliown held after the allotment. When securing a.fHli ation we eiideavoared to have some challenges allotted for competition at our r,ecent show, but were told the challenges were only once per ani num. The list shown in the "Witness" can only be added to the schedule of the first show which we hold after Ihe date of allotment and this in all probability will be February, 1921, and until then the challenges allotted to my club will hold good. The above explanation calls for no comment as the position is quite clear .so now Irish terrier and cocker faneiers can look for ward to Dunedin Kennel Club's 1921 show and do their beet- to vin a challenge. Faneiers in the South are well catered; lias two clubs in action — the Dunedin hasg two clubs in action. — The Dunedin Kennel Club and the. Dunedin Faneiers • Club. The former has ' just had its first show and only interests itself in dogs while the latter the long estabhshed club is more of a:i all rortnd sbow ha vin ; dogs, poulti'V. pigeons, canaries, cats, etc. The Kennel Club- has fixed on Carnival Week as its show date, uhile ihe Faneiers Club generally® holds its: fixtore in June. Mr S. C. Crisp is to judge all brceds of dogs for the Faneiers Club, three im.iths hense. He has had Home Count/y experience, and may' be depended tipoo 'to sort them out fairly well. The latest bulldcg to let go his hokl on life is "Awa Moa." Th's dog has had a very gcod rafl and has succeeded in winning at least one braclet, as well as putt:n i down nearlv everything. that he xnet in his own breed. We never cohsidered him a ctack-a-jcck as he was very difiicient in under-jaw, and also too henvy in quarters. He had no roach to speak of ei'.lur. His strcng points were gocd ears

and wrinkled, massive bone. and " vcry cloddy. He was a niee size and very active though had not the de ued bulldog gait. Mr Huttons' "Lady HaJsay" was a more desirable type of bullv, lier general ^appearance as a specimen of the breed leffc very little to be desired. She was eertainly. the best oi her kind produced in the South Island for many years. Her death was a blow to her owner who was lookiug forward to breeduig one from her to take her place. Mr Gibson has sold ■ his " Inaek cocker "Maismore Prifiee," to Mr .Campbell of South Dunedin. We IhdpV that aitbther . ; cocker farreier has been launched mto the game. The demand for- cockers at present is faiily keen, but the would-be purchasers are st-uimed when asked a fiver for a pup. I would advise some of fchese ehaps to go in for breeding white mice- of something" of the kind, and drop the notion of having a pedigree dog. Mr \V. Henderson, of Dunedin, is on - : the warpattr again. His winning bitch. "Peg % My Heart," has a litter by champion "Professor." The above is a fine comhination of blood and a good one 1s liable to ti.rn up at any minute. Mr Henderson has a few defeats to wipe oft so let us hope that he has struck cil this time. Mr T. W Richmond, of "Sperydon" prefix, is endeavouring to produce something in the nature of a high flyer from his '"Spreydon Dolly," by "Rocklyn Laddie." "Rocklyn Laddie" is an imported blueroan dog but is not up to our expectations Better ones have been bred by Mr Spedding though "Laddie" may eire something good. He will never beat anything hot on the bench. Mr Biltcliff is wiring with his airedales and no wonder. What would some of our local faneiers be up to if they caught £200 for one of their own production "Waitaki Warrior" changed hands at the record price and now figureg on the bench in AustTalia. Christchurch is the home of airedales

in New Zealand, and no doubt Mrs Bilt--cliff has been the means of many a man fivading himself with an airedale in the back yard. Mr R. J. Sinclair, also of Christchurch, has a very fine kennel of the breed. He has done a lot of winning during his short time in the fancy. He has the knack of - of spotting a good one. The Invercargill Kennel Club is no longer asleep. The committee is very much alive and the generoas support being given encourages them greatly in view of the coming show. Anyone wishing to become a member of the club will be attended to by Mr J. A. Lea. Faneiers wishing to help to make this column a real stimulus to the hobby are asked to forward any happenings or rnatters of interest to "Spaniel," care of "The Digger," Box 310, Invercargill.