New-York tribune., 1901-02-11
MRS. GILES TALKS on DOGS
IN HER KENNELS SHE WILL TRY TIE
EXPERIMENT OF INOCULATION
FOR DISTEMPER

"An Englishwomen are fond OF outdoor sports
Il is in the blood" said Mrs. OuEhton Giles yes
terday TO Tribune reporter.
Mrs. Giles is IN this country, II win he remem-
bered, by invitation OF the Rhode Island Kennel
Club. al whose coming bench show she viii act
Judge. AT her home. RadnaEe Farm House, in
the Chiltern Hills. Berks. England Mrs. Giles has
kennels that are famous among sportsmen all over
the world Her specially is the beagle.
life in England is different" Mrs. Giles con-
tinued Here people so to their country houses
for two OF three months in the summer. There
we spend most OF the year in them on account OF
the sport. Many OF the English women are ex-
cellent hunters, and they ride almost by nature
Every county has its pack Of hounds, and sport is
so universal that women bred in the atmos-
phe-e. and naturally interested IN dogs nearly
70 the same degree as the men Many women IN
society have taken up breeding, for the love OF
dogs anG think that the fact is Of Importance as
they usually DO il from the scientific standpoint
Not long ago there effort made form
an amateur breeding association, which brought
up the question: What is amateur breederT
Some tried answer II by saying that only those
who never disposed OF dog for money could be
called amateur sporting paper was appealed TO
for a specimen list Of amateurs and gave the
names OF the Duchess OF Newcastle. Sir Humphrey
de Trafford and myself. Well Of course, we have
70 sell our dogs the kennels would be overrun.
thar the money side OF the question Is not be
taken the only side The test is whether one
is breeder merely for trade purposes OF primarily
for the sake OF personal interest. After all IL is
not difficult 10 make the distinction. know
OF no woman who makes the breeding OF hunting
dogs business but there many who
raise toy dogs IN a small way occupation.
One cannot have kennel on the large scale neces-
saTy for sporting breeds unless she has an estate
OF considerable size"
Mrs. Giles says that IL would be a great mis-
fortune 70 the farmers II the love OF sport should
die out IN England. There is sometimes hue and
cry about damage done 20 fields by huntsmen GAL
Looping over them, but in fact the nUnr Is an i'm
mense advantage 70 the farmer as II insures him a
convenient and speedy means OF disposing OF his
produce. The average yearly cost OF good hunt
ing pack is about "a 600. Now il is easy 10 see how
valuable that IS 10 the farmers"
Mrs Giles is interested IN dogs from the scientific
standpoint and says, although she has taken
many prizes with beagles and whifIets that the
Ject for which 10 spend much time and money.
one point IN which she is interested Is the
possible value OF inoculatiOa for distemper. An
English physician OF prominence has developed a
serum that Is 10 be tested in her kennels Il may
lose dogs. she said but n win be IN good
cause. distemper is such evil. II IS much Ike
most everything depends the nursing. Il is
possible 10 give individual attention pet or
two but quite Impossible when whole kennel is
attacked II the experiment OF incubation proves
successful IL VIII be immense boon 20 all lovers
OF dogs"
An interesting fact mentioned by Mrs Giles IS
hounds IS English woman-Mrs. Ohphant. OF
Chatiey House, NOrton-st., Philip. Bath II was
from her that Mrs. Giles received the first blood
hound that she owned. The gift resulted in her
adding several and she thinks seriously OF raising
a kennel
Mrs Giles is the guest OF Mrs L. NJ Moeran. Of
famous Blenheim Champion Rolls. the winner OF
many prizes IN England.