Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-10

Demldoff. The krauS brothers have
been the foremost promoters of the
breed in this country, but good speci-
mems are owned by George j. Gould,
William c. Whitney and others, aside
from the Thomas kennel. In the early
days OF the breed in England and the
United States it suffered from false
statements that it was cruel, treacher-
Gus and unreliable, but the bad reputa-
ton has long since been lived down..
At the first Brooklyn show, some ten
years ago, to quote the late H. w.
Huntington, to prove the falseness of
the charge of ferocity, one exhibitor
put his little child into the stall of
every BorZoi benched. "Childlike" to
quote this account, "he pulled their ears,
thrust his chubby fists into their
mouths. walked on their feet, pulled
their tails to his hearts content, finally
closing the scene by selecting one
beautiful white bitch as his especial
favorte and falling asleep with his
head across her loins. The bitch, from
time to time, would raise her head
gently lick the face of the sweet young
sleeper, then sleep herself"
The discoveries of the Yale fancier in
Russia will be news i'll Great Britain
ana Germany, as well as to our experts
In the breed. This is because in 1895,
the car sent a lot from his kennels to
one of the great English shows, and,
with the exception of one, none could
compare with the specimens bred in
England; and this was also found to be
the case later with Molodetz and Ovid
alska, presented by the car to the
Prince and Princess of Wales. The real
Borzoi is used in the steppes of Russia
for hunting the wolves, and it has only
been within twenty years that, aside
from the field, the breeders Of the in
terror began to pay attention to the
preservation of the true type. But for
this resolve the old type would have
died out, for the tendency in breeding,
as the Yale man puts it, had led to a
general spoliation' of the race. The
regeneration, the faults being still ex-
iStent in the kennels of the car and of
the st. Petersburg breeders, mas been
accomplished by the grand duke and
Mr.. Boldareff. The mode of regener-
alton was brought about by a direct
out-cross. The native stock was cross
cd with the hounds from the Crimea
and Siberia, and the progeny that
reverted to the ancient type were re-
served as the parent stock; and after
twenty years the grand duke has re-
created the ideal breed. But even to-
day the true type is held only in the
two kennels" said Mr.. Thomas, as he
stood by his dogs at the Brooklyn
show, land 1 began my negotiations
with the grand duke with some
trepidation. To my pleasure. however.
was met by M. Dmitry Waltzoff, an
expert in the breed who showed ne
the kennels OF the grand duke.
as fine a collection of dogs Of any breed
as l have ever seen, and through his
Introduction l met Mr.. Boldareff. AZ
ter terminating my search for the
ter terminating my search for the
Rorzoi my friend and ] Travelled ex-,
tensively through Russia and to Te-
heran, in Persia. where we were SO for
tinate as to arrive on the morning of
the shah's birthday and to witness the
festivities. In Russia, although jour-
rcying in places often regarded by
Americans as wild and lawless coun-
tries we had a most pleasaIt and
peaceful journey. To show the mis-
that are spread abroad
regarding Russia, We were in one town
on the very day that the London Times
printed a photographic account of
there, but, in truth, the place
was as quiet as a country graveyard
hero in our own land"
The dogs that were shown in Brook
lyn with such success were the white
and brindle Bristi, from the kennels OF
the grand duke, by AlmaZ, winner of
the gold medal in single and team
classes at Moscow, out of Pitacha, and
with every sire and grandsire a silver
medal winner at the same show. In
the Boldareff kennels, Mr.. Thomas
bought the silver medal white bitch
Sorva, by Liouzvezny. winner Of the
great silver medal, and in team, the
gold medal for coursing., In addition to
this pair Mr.. Thomas brought out as a
gift from Artem Boldareff the bronze
medal bitch Artamanka by Koptchick,
thrice a silver medal winner, and con- T..
sidered the best all white dog in RUS
STA. IS
1T was a great satisfaction to me to
secure such fine types" added the col
leg;an, land what increases the obliga-
ton is know just what their breeding
Is anu L nave seen MANY OF Cnelf pro-
gcnitors and kin s..5 -
Wolves are common on the steppes Of
Russia, and the finest show dogs are
not exempt from hunting them. ALI
though. according to Captain Charles
G. Treat, United States army, in hunt
ing jack rabbits and coyotes in Kansas
the 3orZoi in tackling put their forelegs
out of danger and slide up to their
quarry pushing themselves along on
their chest with their hind legs, their
head protruding and swapping in snake
like fashion, the hounds of Russia are
not taught to kill. There the method
of hunting is in connection with pack
of fox hounds, which drive the wolves
from the woods. The hunters ard the
BorZoi are waiting. twenty making a
hunt. The Borzoi are held in couples,
like greyhounds, on the leash, which
are Slipped when the wolf breaks over,
the hunters following on horseback.
When the first Borzoi gains the wolf, he !
Knocks it over with his shoulder, and q
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