New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-29
Type Perpetuated Without
Change Since Before
Christian Era.
KNOWN AS BOARHOUND
IN NATIVE COUNTRY
Greatest Kennel in United States
Is That of John Bohrer, at
Lynbrook, Long Island.

BY right of noble lineage, of great power,
OF beauty and dignity the Great Dane is
Justly entitled to be known as the most
imposing Of the canine species.
The Great Dane is really the boarhound
in his native country, and is essentially
sporting dog; the fact that there are no
boars to hunt has rather forced the
melancholy Dane" into the ranks Of show
beauties, and he has come 10 be listed in
the collection of transporting dogs
Old coins and prints carry the breed
back hundreds of years before the Chris
tan era. There is little change in his APP
pearance; the old prints show the same
large. long headed powerful dog Of the
proportions and type Of the present day
favorite.
No German palace or castle is consid-
cred complete without one or more OF
these powerful and imposing CANNES the
breed being an especial favorite with the
Iron Chancellor" the late Prince Bis
marck. who made them his bodyguard
and constant companions. With such an
tecedents II is little wonder that the
Anglicized boarhound has assumed tow
ard his contemporaries gracious toler-
ance which has earned for him the
sobriquet Great Deign."
Nowhere in this country can finer repre-
sentatives of this ancient and noble breed
be found than in the Bohrer Kennels, at
Lynbrook, Long Island
John Bohrer came into the limelight of
T. Great Dane world in the latter part
of 1912, when he imported from Germany
the beautiful harlequin dog Champion
Gerd Won Grumbach Gerd was allowed TO
remain in the Bohrer Kennels only few
weeks When Morris Kinney spied him
nothing would do but he become an in
mate of Kinnelon Just what Mr.. Kinney
paid for this European champion Is not
known but it was said to have been the
largest sum ever paid for dog of his
breed, the amount reaching into four
figures.
Mr.. Bohrer's next importation was
Champion Nelly Walters. wonderful
harlequin matron Her hr8 American APP
pearance was at the Westminster Show,
where she secured winners. Again Mr..
Kinney set his heart on the BohTer Great
Dane, and again he paid a record price
TO add her to his string Still determined
to h We the best, Mr.. Bohrer imported
wonderful fawn dog. FEEDER Won Dornburg,
which was Immediately purchased by
James Montgomery. Of Chicago.
The latest importation by this aggress-
i've Great Dane fancier is a splendid dog
Alison Won de Rhoen, which now stands
al the heal Of his strong kennel. Alison
is an enormous, outstanding fawn dog
with the best head seen in years, long and
nerfectly balanced. grand stop and to-
ta1Iv lacking in cheekiness, that fault OF
ca many Great Danes OF the present day.
lie has a wonderful deep set eye giving
him the desired fierce expression, so sell
dom seen. His long, Beautifully archeu
neck his deep chest and straight back
and exceIently coupled body mark MN
as one of the best fawn dogs in the coun-
try to-day. Before Alison departed from
the Fatherland he defeated all the Ger
man champions, and he certainly should
he a great acquisition to the breed in TINS
country.
Next in importance on the list IS Faust
Won Dornburg. a large impressive brindle'
with an excellent body and good neck
and boasting the bluest blood of German
dogdom in his veins. Faust has wonder
full limbs, and is as sound as bell. lie
is noted as producer Of type. and