New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-15
Marking Mel Has Become
Property of Mrs, A.
Mcclure HALEY.
EXPECTED TO SWEEP
ALL OTHERS ASIDE
His Price in English Kennels
Was S2,500-Many Fanciers
Tried to Buy Him.
Bv HENRIETTE UNDERHILL.

BY HENRlETIE UNDEhhiLL'
Hark! bark! the dogs 40 bark.
Marking Mel is coming to town. The
parks arc canine protests against the
Injustice Of having TO compete with
Mel. but if report speaks truly these
protests will turn to walls OF despair
when the little Celestial dogs view
their adversary.
Marking Mel. when he reaches this
country. will become Marking Mel OF
Llenru6, for it is none other than MIS-;
A. Mcclure HALEY who has secured
the prize, which was considered almost
unattainable. The price which MIS-
Kennedy accepted for Mel was SI,5Oo'
hut this was not T. o. b., and as nego-
tiations were carried on by the aid OF
cable messages and Mrs. HALEY TOOK
the trim TO England especially TO bring
Mel to America, Mrs. HALEY says that
she will undoubtedly find that she has
parted with $4,000 before the wonder
full little Pekingese spaniel is hers. =,
More than one American fancler had
tried 10 buy Marking Mel during the
summer, but il was not until war was
declared that Mrs. Kennedy considered
parting with him. Mrs. HALEY was the
teristic initiation Immediately secuIeu
an option on the prize.
Marking Mel is now only fourteen
months old, and owing 70 the deartn
of dog shows in England since he ar
rived at his majority he never mas
been shown save as q puppy. -,
The first time Mel was shown MISS
Keith Wright placed him first in g
class of nineteen puppies; AT Meis
second show he was first choice under
Mrs. Sealy Clarke, and here he won
reserve challenge eeruncate. MS
third trial was made under MRS; her
hert and this eminent judge Endorsed
the judgment of her contemporaries.
Major Beecher is the foremost Judge
in England. and when Mel passed pc
fore him in the big show he won SIX
6rsts and was reserve TO Champion
Kat-zu Of Buroerop ana OhalHPi
Chuty Of Alderbourne.
These are the only dogs IN Engiand
,,bicb ever have beaten Mel, and II
,,nst he borne in mind that ne was
a. that time only ten months old and
Marking Mel is a bright red dog
citb an absolutely fat head, extreme
liz large, dark eyes, and Is quite noSe
lie is verv bowed, with snort,
.obhv bodv. wonderful feathering ana
nlrme that covers his back.
l. Is natural that Mrs. Kennedy
.bonId enthuse over her dog, but All
U,bo have seen him indorse her opin-
ion. that there is nothing IN America
10 compare with him.
Marking Mel has beaten SIX chslh-
pions in England, including champion
yennv Of WestlecOtt, Champion TOW
bury Ming and Champion NalAlns
Went. the last named being his parent
Wei's noother is Lady Yen Chu. de
is half brother TO Miss NJ. L marry
recently imported Pao Kuri, which ne
viii meet al the coming Peklngese
how Al the Plaza. About the TWO
,aost formidable Pekes in America are
Pc and Yung Wen-ti, owned by MIS-
Al Holland. and their meeting al the
plaza show will furnish plenty Of eN-
citement for the fanciers OF the Celes-
tiaI breed. Marking Me's former own
or had 2 bet of $50 that when Mel "as
two years old he would have beaten
anv dog in England, and now ne Is
leaving for America with two SUN u"-
beaten, Kotzu and Chuty., ,.
Mrs. HALEY has long been oevotea
10 the breeding Of Pekingese Spa'iIeI
and she has owned some OF the oesI
% America. II was she who discovered
Snr Of Ilenrud, one of the most famous
Pekes that ever came TO America ana
in his campaign he became Triple
champion, the only one IN the country;
Quite recently Miss HALEY decided
- disnose of a number of her dogs ana
Sun was sold TO a California tancler'
No sooner had he reached his new
home that his former owner iouna
that she could not get along Witnou ~
the little Chinese pet and she trleo 10 10
INV him back at an advanced prlce. IL
80 ~ vain. however, as his new own
er was not slow to recognize MS
In the Llenrud Kennels is young
son ~ Champion Sun OF LlenIuo'
cur,s Omen of Llenrud. His mother
nos Saidee Weaver. Suns Ouen Is d
,ror+bv successor to his father. He Is
i;oht red with black mask, has
sbor+ nose. splendid head and carries
q dense coat. He is only nine months
Old hut he has all Of the poise OF
dog three times his age. Ouen IL a
light mite, tipping the scales al JUST
sup's Ouen has q little brother, which
promises to make him look 70 MS
iaurels in few months. ms IS sun ;
Son of Llenrud, a three months oIo
puppy, with ali OF the i'9i ~ 80
bryonic champion. He IS IKE MS
father. beautiful shaded ssoIe,
In the kennels are about fifteen ma
irons and the same number OF puppies:
Thew include every color, from wolf
sables to parti-colors.
When Mrs. HALEY was asked tne
ususl question: ais there money IN
breeding fine Dogs" she laughinglly re,
piled: "Well, think there must be.
know there are several thousands OF
my money in it. but is there money to
be taken out Of it? That is anotner
question. and / should say decidedIy
not. | reckoned up roughly the o'her
DAY and found that | was s4,OoO'poore,r
than when | started. But II IS worth
it without a doubt In no other way
could / have got so much pleasure toT
the same amount Of money"