Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-20

His short, Satlny coat requires pra
intelligent pet. In addition, he
makes a good watchdog and is
death on rats and small vermin
At least, that is what his ad-
mirers say His rapidly growing
popularity would indicate there is
great truth in their remarks.
The known history of the whippet
dates back about 100 years. How
ever. like many another dog de-
veloped by the poor man of Eng
land, he did not gain official rec
ognition until many years after
he was well established as a sep
arate breed. 1t was not until 1891
that the English Kennel Club rec
ognized that breed. Separate classes
for whippets were first assigned at
the Darlington show of that year.
Bred With Terriers.
When bull and bear batting were
outlawed as the national sports of
'merrie England" the miners and
millhands of Yorkshire and North
cumberland devised a sport called
rabbit batting. In this sport a
number of rabbits were released in
circular Enclosure and a num-
Der of dogs were turned loose with
them. The dog which snapped the
most rabbits was acclaimed the
victor.
For this so-called sport small
greyhounds were in demand. In
order to add the necessary punt
tive urge, terriers of various sorts
were bred with the greyhounds.
It is said that Manchester terriers,
old English white terriers and
Bedlington terriers were all tried
In the early efforts to develop a
speedy dog with an instinct to kill.
It was not until the English Whip
pet Club was formed for the pro-
motion of the bench type whippet
that the Italian greyhound was
used to add refinement and grace
to the rough and ready golfers
snap dog"
1t was probably due to the ef-
forts of this organization that rab-
bit batting lost popularity and that
whippet racing on 20O-yard
straight course was started. This
soon became a favorite pastime in
the mining and milling sections OF
England and caught on rapidly in
some sections of this country.
Champion.
It is believed that whippets and
whippet racing were first introduced
into this country by the factory
hands of Lowell and Lawrence,
Mass, many of whom came from
England. However, Baltimore Is
probably now the greatest center
81 the whippet fancy, with Cleve-
land second. On the day before
Morris and Essex this year, there
was an intercity whippet match
on the Giralda Farms estate. Both
Whippet races and bench show were
held with Baltimore fanciers COM
ing out the victors in both.
One OF the prominent fanciers
from Baltimore is Herman S, Duker,
whose Champion Miss Pantalettes
illustrates this article. Fourteen
RAebSSNs
best OF breed, often going from
there to a group placement. Many
more times she has placed winners
and best of winners. Among her
best of breed victories has been one
1T Morris and Essex. The other
three times when she was shown
at this fixture. she had to bow to
her own dam, Oh. Thelma OF
Meander, also owned by the Dukers.
Fine Racing Body.
Pantalettes is a nicely marked
fawn color and white. In outline
she might serve as a model Of the
standard. Her head is long, lear.
clean cut. free from stop and cheek
mess. She has bright, dark eyes:
neat, small ears, properly "rosed;"
good, white teeth and even mouth.
A long, well-arched neck fitting
smoothly into oblique shoulders; a
deep chest and fairly we'll sprung
ribs, and longish back with very
we'll arched, powerful loin, make up
4 racing body. The legs are long
and straight, while strong pasterns
and cat feet with powerful hind
quarters and we'll let down hooks
make up the racing gear of the
fastest dog for its size in the world.
Dogs vary from IS to 20 inches and
weigh from 10 to % pounds, al
though the lower limit Is very rare.
This Is the time Of year when
hunting fever and field trial fervor
reach new highs. Naturally, interest
In hunting dogs is keener than ever
at this time. In September 1.255
dogs were registered in the Field
Dog Stud Book. The largest num-
Der, SAB, a. usual, were pointers,
There were 487 English settlers
registered during the month and
112 Irish settlers.
The roster was swelled by several
breeds not usually associated with
the sporting fraternity. among them
one Boston terrier and three chow
elbows. The inclusion Of q cross
bred setter leads one to wonder at
the purity of pedigree Of some OF
the dogs in this registry.
If a cross bred setter may be
registered in the Field Dog Stud
Book. when will a stud book be
started that will register such
typically American hounds, some
of them of known pedigree for
several human generation, as the
Walker hound, the redbone hound
certain strains of coon hound, and
many others that have their local
fame and history?
The seventh annual field trial OF
the Connecticut Spaniel Field Trial
Association will be run over the
grounds of the Ingham Hills Game
Farm, Saybrook, Conn, on Octo-
Der 81, November ! and 2. Entries
close Wednesday. There are nc
post entries. The entry fee is SIC
in each stake. There will be five