The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-16
BREED OWES MUCH
TO NELLCOYE GAMIN
French Bulldog Fancicrs All
Recognize Value Of Dog
Which Died Recently.
SIRE or MANY WINNERS

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establishing the desired type In a GER
lain variety. \ foS years ago the
Boston terrier Sulliyan's Punch dtd
more than any other one animal 10
establish the type wanted for That
breed. and In many other cases when the
type desired was hard to obtain. and
no dog seemed able to transmit with
any degree Of certainty Il uniform type,
some particular dog appeared on the
scene which could and did bring type
out TO "A marked degree and by CON
slstently throwing puppies OF the de-
sired quality put the breed In ques-
ton on u higher plane than before.
II is doubtful IL there has ever been
q dog IN any breed which did as much
To- forward the interests of II breed and
establish 81 uniform type than the late
Champion Sellcote tianin did for the
French bulldog. About u dozen years
ago It was practically impossible to md
a dog of that breed which Mould with
any degree Of certainty TRANSMIT, is
good qualities to it, progeny. There
were many high class show dogs, but
the offspring Of these would either he
lacking In shortness of forcface and
layback or would lack bone AMI sub
stancc.
When Samuel Goldenberg hroueht out
che great Nellcotc Gamin breeders AZ
once TetbkllL'u lntt ntTt WIS ~ upk
which had tho type and quality which
they had hccn striving for years to OBJ
tain. The rurdy Brothers of Boston were
among those who saw the possibilities
in this dog and they AT once s;US that
n he would transmit his quality with
any degree Of certainty he would be
the leading stud. as well as show dog.
IN this country. Consequently they pur-
chased this dog for n yum said to be
a Ill. - --..
cral shows offered him at public stud.
From the start Champion Nellcotc Ga
min demonstrated that he could. and did,
transmit, his good qualities TO his on
spring and at once he became the most
sought after sire In this country. Breed
ew from all over the country came
to mate their best females with him,
and a host Of champions M winners
were soon credited TO him as a sire.
Probably the first dog Of note which
ne sired was the famous Champion
Gamin H.. n dog which went right to
the front of the lot when brought out.
This dog was winner at the Westminster
several years AGO. where he was pur-
chased by Mr.. Van Nordeu for a sum
said to be $4,000. 4 few months later,
while en- route from his kennel to the
Danbury show. Champion Gamin II. died
OF suffocation, and "A great dog was lost
to the fancy.
Shortly after his happened Grant
hoffman of Brooklyn brought Out two
dogs at the annual speciality show Of the
French Bulldog club Of America. and
n of them. Champion iamins Riquet.
went right through his Glasses and cap
tured winners. His litter brother,
Champion Hunks Request. was the run-
ner up. and both OF these dogs caused a
furore In French bulldog circles at the
AtFaa Ar >.s y, - ctsil rxr.na AN~s,~ k,,v
Hunks Request has cone to England.
where. according to an international
Judge. who was over In his country 10
visit the recent Westminster show. he ID
the leading dog at stud in his new homo.
and the type Of the Trenches IN the
British Isles has become infinitely bet
ter since the acquisition Of this one dog
Champion Nellcote Gamin was the sire
OF this pair. so TO him must go the
credit for bringing the type up TO its
present high standard. not only over
here but In England also.
The next bright star that ppear red
On the French bulldog horizon was
Champion Pourquoi Pas. also a son OF
Gamin. This dog ENJOYED n most sue.
ressful show career and then surpassed
II by his ability TO sire progeny that
could go out and win and which wer.
Of the same desired type.
After Pourquoi Pas came the great
eat dog OF them all from n show stand
point. Champion Dr. DE Luxe and from
an obscure beginning he quickly wen
to the pinnacle of fame as the leadins
show French bulldog Of his time. No
only as a show dog did he excel. but h,
also sired many puppies which wer'
OF the same high degree Of type nos
sessed by himself Among them wa,
Jolie File, a little bitch tina undoub,
edly would have mad a great nam,
for herself had II not been for her un
timely death.
Next came Champion Noswal NaboI
and he came out about tho same tim,
a. DR.. De Luxe. Nabob quickly wen
Z his championship and has beef
called the greatest Frenchis Of all tim
by many Judges. He Is somewhat bull
lier In type han his sire Gamin. and |
extremely short In foreface. but a glanc
will suffice to show the student q
French bulldog Affairs that he II O
the Gamin strain. Not only did thes
Sons OF Gamin lead all others at IN
largest shows but they soon came Z
he front az sires Of progeny. whic
also went to championships and di
big things.
Pourauoi Pas is the sire OF the tw
dogs Champions Gamin's Rival an
Pars1ue. Roth of these dogs are tn
leading producers In the stud at tn
present time. amin's Rival
prominently mentioned as the lead
ing French bulldog sire before tn
public at the present time and with tn
passing of his illustrious grandsir
Gamiii, he was at once hailed az tn
dog to take the late champions place
In order to show the remarkabl
ability of Gamin and his sons and CRANE
sons TO transmit a certain true type a
need be said Is that the big majority {
the leading winners on the bench 10
'day in this breed are grandsonS {
gre"at-grandsouS of Gamin. His nam
led the prize lists for years and whe
age took it, toll and the old dog WI
retired from active competition his sor
and grandsons at once filled las p'at
at the head. At the present time chan
MON La France Model owned by Rob
ert Scott of New York, JoufIlu, owne
by Mrs. -. Robertson, Gamin's Riva
Jr., bv Hugh W. Jackson and Gamir
Rivals sou by Fred pDffct, are leadir
their classes, while Mrs. Mabel Riddle
has Just brought out "A future WHINE
fl Iiaworth Pixie. which ais" trace
back to the old dog and which viii tai
Some beating at summer shows.
Nircillc. owned 10y John II. fiaslai
which Won q championship at th" Il
fixtures and which has proven a matr,
able to transmit her uiali,y. also "o.n
from the iHWin strain. aud To m"nti'
all Of the winning Froich bulldogs viii,
have come from THIS gvaih dog Wuu
be to M u small sized book,
thtt IN 4 nl.t. IL, t,At.,-, /.