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hen I first started to include the older critiques in <strong>BTM</strong>, I think I Wmentioned that the ones I had were from from the early to mid 1990’s. Well that is now not the case, I’ll explain … A few months ago Mrs Clemmit, who is a long time fanatic of the breed, very kindly supplied me with some older show catalogues and a scrap book full of critique cuttings from very old issues of Dog World. These are from even further back than everything I already had, maybe even a good 15 years further back, and believe me there are some very interesting goodies amongst them. So what I thought I’d do was start featuring all the older critiques etc from Mrs Clemmit, before I get back to the 1990’s ones, - to try to keep them in some kind of rough order. I’ll say right off however, ‘rough order’ are the key words here, they look to be from the same era but there’s no chance whatsoever they’ll be featured in exactly the right order as most have no dates on them. So we’ll start with a bang, and where better than a Bull Terrier Club Trophy Show, - this is the 1979 event with the added bonus of the Open Show critique as well. Maybe if you go back far enough in your own dogs’ pedigrees, you’ll find some of those mentioned here … Many thanks to Mrs Clemmit for her generosity, if readers are even half as interested in Bull Terrier history as I am, then what she has supplied will come as an absolute treat. Without any further ado … Bull Terrier Club Open & Trophy Show 1979 Event. The Bull Terrier Club held an Open Show at White Waltham Place. Mouths on the whole seemed to be improving which cannot be said for movement, which was almost universally bad. I have always felt that a sound temperament was essential in a Bull Terrier and this Show and the Trophies which followed it were remarkable in that there was not one single argument between any two dogs in the whole day. Obviously a very good sign. Unusually for these times the bitches in the show did not match the dogs. Best in Show and Best Puppy: Lordsfield Bombadier Of Brobar Best Opposite Sex: Kemishford White Flame Beginners Dog (9 Entries) 1. Keilty’s Kelmasons Kaspian, - Large white carrying a bit too much weight, slightly ticked coat. Good mouth, fairish head, moved reasonably well. 2. Gaskell’s Dajans Bergamot, - Tiny b/br only 7 months old, very sound. I hope he will body up. 3. Haydon’s Oldscriven Alardo, - Well presented brindle, goodish eye and head. Movement only fair. Puppy Dog (4 Entries) 1. Miller’s Lordsfield Bombadier Of Brobar, - Easily the star of the show for me, very handsome white 9-month-old with tan head patch, good mouth, lovely head with plenty of downface, front impeccable. A bit straight in the stifles, could have a slightly cleaner neck. Moved well in front, less so behind. Showed outstandingly well. 2. Thomas’ Jobrulu Amaracus, - Tiny white, Page 12 - Bull Terrier Monthly Issue 90 A Blast From The Past very well presented and handled, mouth sound. Modest head. Reasonable movement. Maiden Dog (17 Entries) 1. Miller’s Lordsfield Bombadier Of Brobar. 2. Caro’s Harpers Helve, - White, good head, but not in the class of 1. Mouth good. Good front movement, only fair behind. Nicely presented. 3. Youatt’s Kearby’s Skidoo, - Red, superb coat, in sparkling condition, good head, correct mouth, nice wicked eye. Rather short of bone and straighter in stifle than I like, movement erratic. Novice Dog (12 Entries) 1. Miller’s Lordsfield Bombadier Of Brobar. 2. Mitchell’s Jobrulu Dandylion, - Very attractive heavy white. Did not seem too interested in showing for his handler, kept his ears down most of the time. Very good ample bone and muscle. Head good, lacking fill below the eyes, but with a superb wicked eye. Movement better than average. 3. Caro’s Harpers Helve. Undergraduate Dog (14 Entries) 1. Mitchell’s Jobrulu Dandylion. 2. Caro’s Harpers Helve. 3. Youatt’s Kearby’s Skidoo. Post Graduate Dog (13 Entries) 1. Mitchell’s Jobrulu Dandylion. 2. Youatt’s Kearby’s Skidoo. 3. McCombie’s Moatvale Moonglow, - Very neat well presented white. Modest head but with a sound mouth and good eye. Movement well above today’s average. Open Dog (7 Entries) 1. Youatt’s Kearby’s Skidoo. 2. Monaghan’s Geham Starshine, - Huge white with tremendous head. Spoiled by being markedly undershot. Solid bone, plenty of power and type. Erratic movement. 3. Barks’ Delmoreh’s Invincible, - B/br, nice body, beautifully presented in good coat. Fairish head, moved reasonably well. Beginners Bitch (13 Entries) 1. Kenway’s Jobrulu Xquisite, - Neat white, lovely head and eye. Coat rather ticked, would not co-opearate with her handler at all. 2. Kielty’s Kelmasons Kaystar, - White, reasonably good head. Front not her fortune. Nicely presented. 3. Dorgan’s Abraxas Grand Rose, - Matronly looking bitch carrying far too much weight. Good head and eye. Modest movement. Puppy Bitch (10 Entries) 1. Findley’s Leyfinds Bright Eyes, - Very smart brindle, superb head and eye, only 7 months, moved very well, in superb coat, well presented. 2. Graham-Weall & Vick’s Phidgity Phatastic, - Rather gangling puppy with head and eye patches. Fairish head, good mouth. Refused to co-operate with her handler. 3. Kenway’s Jobrulu Xquisite. Maiden Bitch (11 Entries) 1. Findley’s Leyfinds Bright Eyes. 2. Wooff’s Silver Birch Sally’s Belle, - Huge white rather long in the leg. Good head, sound mouth. Head appeared small in relation to the large body. Moved well, lively temperament, showed to perfection. 3. Graham-Weall & Vick’s Phidgity Phatastic. Novice Bitch (12 Entries) 1. Vick & Whiteman’s Harpers Handmaid, - Lovely white with two black eye patches. Not terribly keen on the show. Lovely head. Only fair movement. 2. Bell’s Gehan Gladness, - Very typy large white, goodish head and eye, plenty of body, well muscled. Fair movement. 3. Wooff’s Silver Birch Sally’s Belle. Undergraduate Bitch (19 Entries) 1 and 2. Repeat of above. 3. Kenway’s Jobrulu Magnolia, - Very typy lively bitch, although she would not use her ears, movement a bit erratic. Good head, but mouth not perfect. Post Graduate Bitch (9 Entries) 1. Kenway’s Jobrulu Magnolia. 2. Week’s Ajestaweek Dainty Jester, - White, good head and eye, sound mouth. Very straight in the stifles, but movement only fair. 3. Haydon’s Oldscriven Ballidu, - Gay bitch, full of type. Did not use her ears, movement erratic, mouth not perfect. Open Bitch (11 Entries) 1. Whitehead’s Kemishford White Flame, - Very sound, honest, large white, good head and eye, mouth sound, good front. Movement only fair. Could very well breed something good. 2. Larkin’s Booksale Bullace, - Very pretty little white. A little bit short of bone, front not too good. Probably the best head amongst bitches here, with a magnificent eye, moved reasonably well. 3. Smith’s Jamases Pert Pancy, - Impeccably presented white, goodish head, sound mouth. Only fair movement. J.B. Law (Judge) REGENT TROPHY I much enjoyed judging with Mrs Schuster. We were of like mind looking for the same virtues. We first went over the dogs. Ch. Brobar Backchat is a lovely type, standing still. It was unfortunate that we were unable to assess his movement due to lameness behind. Ch. Kearby’s Jacobite Of Geham also has a great head, and very short back but his movement and mouth peg him back in this company. Moatvale Knight Valiant has a super head but his quarters are too light to balance it, he lacks bend of stifle, hind movement not good. Ch. Barrowboy Of Badlesmere was Best Dog and BOS. He is a well balanced dog, well put together and moved well. Compared to his rivals his head is not outstanding, but is still a good strong head with a good eye and perfect mouth. I have never seen a better line-up in depth than the bitches. We had no hesitation in giving the Regent Trophy to Harpers Holiday, a quality, beautifully balanced girl, lovely classical head, good neck and front, short back, very good
quarters, very shapely body, good mover. Ch. Brobar White Satin Of Meregis, another top class bitch, failed slightly to the winner in lay of shoulder and length of back. She moved well behind. Ch. Souperlative Silhouette is a grand heavyweight, not as shapely or as good mover behind as Holiday. Harpers Hotgrove At Lenster - Holiday’s sister - is another beauty, again not quite her equal in shape or movement, but what a triumph to breed two such good bitches. Happy Hippolyta, not quite such a classical head, super front, still immature in body moved well behind. Souperlative Swiss Miss is a very pretty quality bitch standing still. I have only criticised these lovely girls in comparison with the winner. The only real fault with all of them is the classic one, - they are not mine! It was a joy to go over them which I shall always remember. Mrs Schuster and I judged the Charlie Girl Cup for Best Mover. Curraneye Jackie Boy Master came from the Ormandy Jug (Dogs) to win. He is a true free mover who really uses his hocks, striding out to cover the ground well. This is an example of the movement all breeders should be aiming for. M. Treen (Judge) It was a great pleasure to judge this trophy with Mrs Treen and it is always pleasant when one is in agreement on the placings. We judged the four dogs first and the winner was Ch. Barrowboy Of Badlesmere, a heavyweight white with a good, strong if not spectacular head , excellent eye, straight front, correct mouth and has well-made, strong quarters, in first class condition. Moved well if a trifle wide behind. Next the bitches - these were indeed something, what a line-up! The final choice was between Harpers Holiday and Ch. Brobar White Satin Of Meregis. The winner, Harpers Holiday, is a really beautiful little bitch, so well balanced, nicely filled head, good profile and eye, neat ears, extra short back and well shaped quarters. When she settled put on a very good show and moved up and down so well, a real pleasure to watch. Ch. Brobar White Satin Of Meregis, is an elegant bitch, clean well-filled head, good neck and shoulders, nice bend of stifle and beautiful white coat, moved quite well but lacked the sparkle of Holiday. Barrowboy and Holiday then met and the winner of the Regent Trophy was Harpers Holiday on her overall quality and balance. Congratulations to her owner, Mrs Carruthers-Smith and her breeder Miss Vick. Barrowboy winning the Coverwood Trophy for Best Dog. The Charlie Girl Trophy for movement went to Curraneye Jackie Boy Master, who put on his usual good show and really strides out with drive. Joy S. Schuster (Judge) ORMANDY JUG (Dogs) I enjoyed judging with Mr Gordon Smith from Canada and we were in complete agreement all the way. Our winner, the br/w Moatvale Knight Valiant, is an outstanding dog of great quality, of medium size, he excels in breed type, has a beautiful head, fill and turned, with good length. His mouth is so fractionally wrong as to be negligible. He has a short back, is well put together and very shapely. Front and hindquarters decent. Hind movement not good but I think his handler moves him too quickly. Would like to see him pay more attention and really stand up and show. Runner-Up the b/br Ch. Kearby’s Black Buck, always a favourite of mine and an excellent example of breed type, short and square, well made and a good mover both ways. His head is strong and well filled but lacks the profile of Knight Valiant. If he had a correct mouth he would indeed be very hard to beat. Sadly, the beautiful white Ch. Brobar Backchat went lame, otherwise he would surely have been in contention. However, on the day, it was two coloureds at the top, a rarity indeed. Phyllis Holmes (Judge) I consider it a great honour and a privilege to have been invited to judge the Ormandy Jug for Dogs. Adding to this honour was the opportunity of judging with the distinguished Mrs Phyllis Holmes. The exhibits varied a great deal in that we had some with very few faults and not great virtues and some with outstanding virtues and rather obvious faults. My co-judge and I had no difficulty deciding on Moatvale Knight Valiant for the winner and Ch. Kearby’s Black Buck as runner-up. Knight Valiant has an exceptional head, one of the best I have seen. He has a straight front, good bone and a very short, strong backline. He is extremely typy and all Bull Terrier. I would have liked better rear movement and his mouth was slightly off. Black Buck is another typy dog. His head though was not quite as exceptional as the winners. His rear movement was better but his mouth was incorrect. Gordon R. Smith (Judge) ORMANDY JUG (Bitches) I do not think that there can ever have been a better line-up for this Trophy, each and every one a truly lovely animal. My co-judge and l were agreed that the decision lay between four animals; Happy Hippolyta, Ch. Brobar White Satin Of Meregis, Harpers Holiday and Ch. Souperlative Silhouette. In these we had a wide variation in maturity, Hippolyta and Holiday was standing next to Silhouette and thus accentuated this point. Happy Hippolyta has beautiful lines, a lovely neck, filled and turned head. She needs to body up a bit and maturity will help a lot. She moved well. Harpers Holiday was the star girl, an absolutely enchanting, eye-catching bitch, lovely head, wicked eye, dead straight front and very good movement when her owner managed to control her properly. We moved her several times but it was not until later in the Regent Trophy that Holiday decided she knew all about it and showed how well she can move. She still has a young and immature look but would, I feel sure, have carried the day given another two or three months. Ch. Brobar White Satin Of Meregis has a mature and finished air, a lovely head and neck and moved really well. I find her short on the leg and rather long in back but a truly lovely bitch nonetheless. Our winner was Ch. Souperlative Silhouette, a mature bitch with very good bone, exceptional spring of rib and powerful quarters, strong, filled head with a nice turn and a perfect mouth. Her shoulders are not as good as Holidays, her head is stronger although not as dramatic. Carrying just the right amount of weight, she is at the peak of her maturity. On the basis of this finish and maturity, we agreed that Silhouette should be awarded the Bitch Jug. We disagreed over the runner-up, I felt very strongly that Holiday had every positive virtue and lacked only a little bit of weight and the accompanying solidity that comes with maturity. Her ultra short back and perfect balance compared favourably with the rather short legs and longer back of White Satin, again maturity came into it. While I preferred Holiday, Mr Horder chose White Satin. The referee gave the vote to Harpers Holiday and after seeing her subsequent performance in the Regent Trophy, we were both satisfied that justice had been done. I cannot remember any occasion when so many truly exceptional animals have had to stand unplaced. All are blessed with many positive virtues and in these days when we have so many mouth problems, it is noteworthy that there was not one bad mouth among them, all have perfect scissor bites. M. O. Sweeten (Judge) Having attended many Trophy Shows over the years since I was a boy, I was very honoured indeed to judge the 1979 Ormandy Jug for Bitches with Mrs Sweeten. What a task this turned out to be, with the most superb lineup of bitches that one could wish to see. After examining the exhibits in turn and then watching them move, my co-judge and I were in full agreement in narrowing down the field to four. Happy Hippolyta, a really top quality bitch with outstanding virtues, was for me today just shaded by three other contenders that we had selected. Harpers Holiday, superb youngster with well filled head and very good profile, nice neat ears, good length of neck, well laid shoulders, short back, good angulated quarters. Although she was asked to move altogether eight times for my co-judge and myself, not once did she move with drive, yet when Mrs Holmes, the referee, asked her to move, she really showed us how well she could perform. This great little bitch I felt was like a top prize winning rose whose final petals had yet to unfurl to display her ultimate charms. I feel sure that another three or four months will make all the difference. Ch. Brobar White Satin Of Meregis is yet another outstanding bitch with beautiful well filled head, good eye, ear and expression, good lay of shoulders and topline, very strong hindquarters with bend of stifle, showed and made the best of herself the whole time in the ring and, when asked to move, did so with drive and trueness both ways. Dog and handler performed as one unit the whole time in the ring. My co-judge and I were in full agreement that the winner of the Ormandy Jug was Ch. Souperlative Silhouette, beautiful top quality bitch with a punishing strong well filled head, good eye and expression, strong powerful neck flowing into a superbly balanced well muscled body with correct angulation, her heavy round bone and beautiful front proved to be every bit as good moving as standing. My choice for runner-up was Ch. Brobar White Satin Of Meregis, but my co-judge preferred Harpers Holiday and the referee agreed. Harpers Holiday then went on to win the Regent Trophy. My congratulations to her breeder and owner. L. M. Horder (Judge) Bull Terrier Monthly Issue 90 - Page 13
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