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EDITORIAL

We have been asked to provide more pedigrees. This we would like to do, but have to point out that full five generation pedigrees take up quite a bit of space. We have, however, the greatest sympathy for those seeking to increase their knowledge of the nearer ancestors of our Salukis and will do our best to provide as much information as possible.

To be of real value a pedi- gree must not only be accurate, but should give a mental picture of the hounds involved so that faults and virtues may be weighed against each other in the select- ion of breeding stock. This latter knowledge is far more difficult to come by, making the breeding plans of newcomers something of a lottery. We hope that our more experienced breeders will find time not only to lend photographs, but also to give word pictures, for the buil

ding up of a fund of information which will help the breed by helping its present and future guardians.

C.J.A.

CONTENTS

Club Report

Working Trials? Speed Marks

My Californian Visit

Salukis of the Past

Pedigrees

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Hounds thr‘ the Letterbox Calling all Artists… Freyha

Some photographs 1947

Rescue Fund Home wanted Records

INDEX TO ADVERTISERS

Abbott

Angel Baker Bataeff Kendall

10-11

VOR 18

Trendells Ltd

end-paper

Long Lucas

We very much regret that, owing to a technical hitch over translation, we have had to hold over to the next issue the report by Miss A.v.d. Putt- en-Middeldorp (of the Nederlandse Saluki Club) concerning her visit to Crufts. We apologise to the writer.

June Applebee

Editor

Officers and Committee 1970/71

The Annual General Meeting of the Saluki or Gazelle Hound Club took place on 14th March 1970. The officers and committee members for 1970 are given below (committee members are given in alphabetical order as agreed at the meeting).

PRESIDENT

VICE PRESIDENT

LIFE VICE PRESIDENT

HON. VICE PRESIDENT

Mrs H.M.Parkhouse

Mrs H.M.Baker

Mr H.Parkhouse

Mrs G.M.Angel

HON. SECRETARY

HON. TREASURER

COMMITTEE

HON. SECRETARY COURSING SECTION

COURSING SUB-COMMITTEE

Mrs J.McLeish

Mrs C.Mooney

Mr L.S.Abbott

Miss C.J.Applebee

Mrs A.Henderson

Miss L.M. Long

Mr T.Thorn

Lt. Cmdr. D.W.Waters

Mrs H.Waters

Miss V.Watkins

Mr D.J.Wieden

(Chairman)

Mr J.Boutflower M.R.C.V.S.

Mr L.S.Abbott

Mr B.T.Barnes

Hon. Miss S.Fellowes

Mr M. Lyne

Mr G.Mounsey

Mr E.Tebbs

CHAMPION

KNIGHTELLINGTON

IBRAHIM

The latest

Knightellington

Champion

to add to the

Knightellington

Stud Team of

KNIGHTELLINGTON

CASPAH

KNIGHTELLINGTON

DJAHI

Photograph by Pearce

and KNIGHTELLINGTON ESMAIL, all at 35 gns to approved bitches.

Mrs H.BAKER, FOXHOLD FARM, NEWBURY, BERKS.

MAZURI

SALUKIS

MAZURI SEDEKI TISA (right)

By Ch. Sedeki Mazuri Badshah

Ex Ch. Sedeki Ajman Arjimand

Siring winners in every litter.

AT STUD to a few approved bitches

Also at Stud

the winning smooth grizzle

GHAZALA CASSIUS, son of the only

smooth champion in England, Ch.

KUMASI KOMMANDAN, and

Drawing by Margaret Baker

GHAZALA MISSERYAH, feathered cream imported from

Bahrein.

Mrs Gwendoline M.Angel, World’s End Farm, Aslacton, Nr. Norwich, Norfolk. Tel. Tivetshall 272.

Salukis of the Past

Gwen M. Angel

My post bag brings in many requests from Saluki lovers, but

a favourite question concerns the old pre-war dogs, what colour were they, and what did they look like? Going back at random I have picked out a few to describe to you here, and hope to give you details of others from time to time, not necessarily show dogs, but certainly hounds which have left a mark on the breed through their progeny.

SARONA KELB is too well known to need much comment. He was a handsome dog, a black and tan with profuse feathering, and was much larger than the majority of Salukis in this country at that time. He was born in Damascus, sired by a tall feathered black and white parti-colour named SELEUGHI, his dam, BAALBEK, being a tiny smooth grizzle. Kelb was imported into England by Brg. Gen. F.F. Lance in 1921 when he was about two years old. Contrary to the general supposition he was not the first Saluki to become an English champion, this honour was held by his daughter, CH. ORCHARD SHAHIN, a white and black parti with abundant feathering. Kelb quickly followed her to his title and became the first dog champion and second Saluki champion. Other SARONA names we find in our extended pedigrees are SARONA JESS, black and tan smooth; SARONA PETRA, white and black parti; SARONA MARDUK, another parti; CH.SARONA SIRDAR, golden; CH.SARONA MUZBAT, red; SARONA GULBAZ, black and tan; CH.SARONA GULSHERE, very dark grizzle; CH.SARONA GULAB, grizzle. Mention of black and tans is a some what elastic description and covers black and cream, or silver, or light fawn which all come under the same heading for classification.

The third Saluki champion was another dog, ZOBEID, owned by the Hon. Florence Amherst. He was tall, fine boned, and a rich clear red in colour, similar in type to the late CH.KNIGHTELLINGTON VANDAL, whom most of you will remember when he was being exhibited by his owners, Miss Kean and Miss Mackenzie. AMHERSTIA SHAFIQ was a small dainty little dog, very fine boned and light in build. He was the real sand colour, which we seldom see now. AMHERSTIA DIKHAN, owned by Miss Desborough, was a handsome dog, a slightly heavier type, cream and well feathered but not often shown as he lost one ear in early puppyhood.

CH.ZEBEDEE EL KIZIL, bred and owned by Mrs Cecil Franklin, was a rich red-gold with very abundant feathering which he seemed to pass on to his offspring, as most Salukis carrying Zebedee blood at that time were very heavy in coat. My own MAZURI AHMENZULLAH was one of his sons, and I often had to strip out some of his fringes to make the hair lie flatter. Ahmenzullah was golden.

Mrs Parkhouse’s CH.NAL JANZI, white and red parti-colour,

was another hound with abundant feathering. Bred by Mrs Michelmore he went to the ‘of Shammar’ kennels while still a junior. Mated to my

SHEBA MAZURI in 1938 he produced such an outstanding litter that we repeated the breeding in the following year. Janzi passed on his good qualities to his puppies, all of which inherited his perfect feet with the long feathered toes, his wonderful coat and fringes, and his very endearing temperament.

pedigrees

Pedigrees

Mrs G.M.Angel sends us the following appeal regarding

‘Recently I was shown a pedigree issued to a new Saluki owner, who described it as “just a dirty piece of paper”, and could I do anything about it? When I came to write it out again on a proper form I found it to be so full of mistakes that, unless I had known most of the dogs in it, I might have been dealing with another breed. CHs to denote champions were dotted here and there, and in two instances were added to the names of hounds which had never even been shown!

Our Salukis, with pedigrees going back for thousands of years, are surely worth carefully recording for the past four or five generations! do please type or print your pedigrees in block letters, taking care to check and double check the names and spelling. twenty or thirty years time someone will be looking up a Saluki’s ancestors, so let your pedigrees be something worth keeping and worth looking at.

Sire

Middain of Grevel

(formerly Middain of

Ruritania)

Semil Surif

Abu Kaff

Dam

Barlu

Semil Shefa

Sarawan of Ruritania

Tazi of Ruritania

Orchard Tayar

Sama

Fetnah of Greyhill

Above is that part of the pedigree of Mrs du Boulay’s first Saluki Edebsiz Dayak Ister (Shyne) which Miss Long has been able to trace through the records that she holds. Can any reader supply any further information?

Last summer I was lucky enough to be invited to visit California to judge the Salukis and Irish Wolfhounds at the Santa Barbara show. This was a very exciting invitation as I had never visited the West coast of the North American continent and was likely to either; after some hesitation and wondering whether the family and dogs could possibly do without me, I accepted.

was never

Both Canadians and Americans are known as some of the most hospitable people in the world and there was certainly no lack of this commodity.

I took the Polar route direct to Los Angeles, hoping I might see a few Polar Bears but no luck! and was met at the Air port by Cynthia Wood and Dale Duffy who kindly drove me out to my hotel at Santa Barbara. Next day I was picked up by Dale and taken Fascinat- to lunch at Cynthia’s famous stud of five-gaited horses. ing place, lovely loose-boxes and exercising yards all under cover,

The mares and so beautifully cool even in the hottest weather. foals were a short distance away at another stud, we also went and saw these.

I had been told before I left England that one thing I must see in Santa Barbara was the old Mission; Cynthia said that she thought her local knowledge needed brushing up, so we both went. It is one of the very beautiful old Spanish Missions, of which there are several down on the West coast, built originally by the Spaniards and cherished through the years by Protestants, Jews and Catholics alike.

The day before the Santa Barbara Show there were races for the different running breeds in the park adjoining the Show ground; the Whippets had a straight track but as the Salukis find that sort of racing rather boring, a circular track with jumps was organised, which made it more fun for the dogs and the spectators.

Show day arrived, cool and rather blustery.

Salukis out in force, nearly one hundred dogs and bitches; the Champion class at the end was fantastic. Twenty-six Champions came in one after the other, each trying to look just that much better than the one before twenty-six Champions plus the best of winners and all one

The bitch Mumtaz had to pick out was just one dog and one bitch. Mahal I made Best of Breed, was very stylish,

was very stylish, not very big and very

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The Salukis I saw compare very favourably with ours, some of them seem far larger but they are well balanced and in the main sound. There are also the finer quality ones which on the whole I thought moved better than do ours of this type. In between these come the slightly larger more robust type, well balanced and sound.

In the States showing is far more serious than it is here. Here we show mainly on loose leads and like our dogs to look relaxed; there they are mainly shown by professional handler’s who like them to be on their toes all the time, and I understand that the judges consider it very ill–mannered if they are not.

The day following the Show I left Santa Barbara for Los Angeles and Topanga Canyon which is the home of the Srinagar Salukis, and from there we spent a very pleasant evening at the home of Mr and Mrs Cassady and the Casa Dee Salukis, at, I think, San Bernadine (my geography got a bit mixed up at times). Mr. Cassady’s great hobby is trees and he has many rare specimens in his garden.

From there we went up to Dr. Lucas’s cabin in the woods above Lake Arrowhead, a very beautiful area and a great Ski resort in the winter. On the way back to Topanga I visited the lovely home of Mrs Kay Finch, Crown Crest Kennels, perched at the top of a canyon at Corona Del Mar overlooking the Pacific Ocean. There I saw Afghans, Salukis and one Whippet and hundreds of trophies, ceramics and paintings, in the main done by Kay and her family.

Another day I spent with Mr Paul Pilat and his Irish Wolfhounds, Mrs Allann from Further North and her Deerhounds were staying with him for the Santa Barbara Show. His home is further inland and so much hotter. When it became cooler in the evening they took me and the hounds to the desert to watch the hounds course Jack Rabbits, we saw one or two Jacks but it really was too hot The desert is a most for the dogs and they weren’t interested. forbidding place covered with horrible prickly bushes. We finished the evening eating at a Mexican restaurant.

Another evening was spent with Marlys and Wayne Jensen and, of course, the beautiful Mumtaz Mahal with whom I was allowed to share the sofa. I was also delighted to see Knightellington Djado who I last saw when he was about six months old. There I saw some older dogs who had till then only been names to me and some very promising puppies.

At Srinagar I saw so many Salukis of all ages, some visiting, some residents, that I rather lost track. The puppies were very sweet and many of the older dogs wandered in and out of the house much as mine do and shared the seating arrangements with a horde of humans who were also there! These few days with Winifred Lucas, her family, her friends and her dogs ended a very. happy visit to California.

MONAB SALUKIS

Photo: William P. Gilbert

TAHAWI FAROUK (Bred by Terry Thorn)

Super quality puppies now available.

PAUL and MONA BATAEFF, R.R.#2. GOSHEN ROAD, LITCHFIELD, CONNECTICUT

CONNECTICUT 06759

U.S.A.

EXHAFER

Paul Bataeff handling Ch. Monab Habibi.

PAUL and MONA BATAEFF

R.R.

GOSHEN ROAD,

LITCHFIELD

CONNECTICUT 06759

U.S.A.

MOZAM SALUKIS

Photo. by Evelyn M.

Sire

Shafer

Ch. Tahawi Farouk

(by

Ch. Tahawi Dikhan ex Destona Zorina of Windswift

Dam

Tahawi Halima (by Ch.

Sheikh Zendi ex Tahawi Athena)

OUR SALUKI AS WE SEE HER

REGAL, FAITHFUL,

OBEDIENT &

INTELLIGENT

COMPANION

TAHAW – YENNELLA

FEARLESS GUARD

Bred by: –

Mr. T. Thorn

Dam: –

Ch. TAHAWI

Sire: –

BELINDA

Ch. KNIGHTELLINGTON

CASPAH

Proud Owners: –

Mr. & Mrs. Kendall

“Sleepy Hollow”

Fairfield Avenue,

Horley,

Surrey.

THE BEAUTIFUL HUNTRESS THAT IS SWIFTER THAN THE EAGLE

WITH THE HEART OF A LION.

Hounds thro’ the Letterbox

Mrs du Boulay, Peterborough, writes:- ‘I wonder if most Salukis still really talk. My Shyne, born in 1934, certainly excelled himself. Since then I have never had a Saluki with such a vocab- ulary. He would go for a walk with my husband and usually run ahead and arrive home first; then I would ask ‘where have you been?’ and he would sit down, throw back his head and howl the more questions I asked the more he talked and this would continue for at least ten minutes until my husband arrived home, and he would say ‘I see that you are still being told what went on during our walk.

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My Kirawan was the most intelligent Saluki I ever had. He turned on taps and if one shut him in a room he would take the door knob in his mouth, turn it and free himself; he also pushed open windows and jumped into the house. The funniest thing was when my Bedlington terrier would not ‘perform’ before retiring Kirawan would go from tree to tree showing the Bedlington how it was done until the message was received. He (Kirawan) had a wicked sense of humour too. Once when we were going to a show in the very early hours he took my purse out of my bag. We were all desperately searching in the garden by torch light and to our relief we found it hanging on a tree – all this was watched by Kirawan who was really enjoying our panic.

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Why did I choose a Saluki? I fell in love with the name which to me is magic. I knew nothing of the breed except that I had seen a few pictures and to me they looked the personification of grace and beauty which no other breed possessed. When I bought my Saluki he was unlike any other dog I had ever had · difficult, aggravating, disobedient yet sweet, loyal andessentially a one woman dog and therein lies the charm. I named him ‘Shyne’ after the song ‘Shine through my dreams’ and he certainly shone through all my dreams.’

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Miss Jesson of Beaminster writes:-‘I was most interested in the letters on obedience and the progress that people have made with their hounds. I always use a choke

I always use a choke chain not only for classes but when going in the town etc. so it is connected with authority (mine) and obedience (theirs) I hope! None of them, with the exception of one puppy, have acknowledged a collar and lead, much less resented them, they have simply ignored them. Folly would respond to ‘Heel’ even on a not-going-to-be–caught day; if one stood still and said ‘Heel’ firmly she would come slowly in and round to heel and could then be caught easily enough. May I suggest to those in difficulties the useful word ‘Wait’? This can (easily?) be taught on a lead or line out for any walk by letting the dog walk at the full length of

the lead, saying ‘Wait’ and checking the dog, gradually walking up level with him and pausing to admire the view, praise the dog etc; and then walking on and repeating the exercise a couple of times. Eventually one can pass the dog, walk round him etc., till the moment comes one day when free in the field one says ‘Wait’ as one advances slowly towards the dog and one stretches out one’s hand to snap on the lead and guess what? – the dog is still there! remains a never failing source of wonder that it works. Better, how- ever, the compromise that produces the bird in the hand than the attempts at perfection that produce nothing.

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Verse?

There once was a deadful Saluki Who liked to get thoroughly muki

He rolled in the mud Whenever he cud

So his owner was not very luki!

This

Mrs James of Southampton sends her version of the ‘Saluki as I see it ‘I borrow the words of the Bard ‘Age cannot wither nor custom stale their infinite variety.‘ Sometimes perverse, always beautiful. The affection, loyalty and intelligence offered by a Saluki cannot be equalled by any other breed.’

Mrs Barrett of Morpeth sends a photograph of Cassima

(Knightellington Ibis) who, as reported in our last issue, was travelling with her owner on the train that crashed last summer.

Mrs Mander of Meriden, near Coventry owns two Knightellington Salukis and writes – ‘I believe my two hounds, though of different breeding, are both related to two of the dogs shown or mentioned in the last issue of the magazine. My red bitch K.Iola is probably litter sister to Mrs Barrett’s K.Ibis; also I have K. Jezabel (bl/tan) litter sister to K. Jethro belonging to Mrs Flicka Anslow. A small world! My two hounds have been attending

obedience classes for some time but could do with a lot more training, but we have had to miss some classes because someone ran into my parked car and left us without dog transport for a while. Jezabel is very flighty and goes off on jaunts on her own given a 12inch gap in the gate, so she cannot be allowed out off the lead at the moment. We have an acre of garden and eleven acres of fields and one day I hope to have the lot fenced as it is one of my delights to see these hounds going at the second of their two speeds flat out! (The first being stop!)” Mrs Mander says she will be happy to hear from

any Saluki fanatics who care to write or telephone. Her full address is ‘Whitestitch’, off Maxstoke Lane. Great Packington, near Meriden, Coventry. CV7 7JW. Tel: Meriden 362.

Regarding the Afghan racing notes that were included in our last issue a letter has been received from Mr Margrain, the editor of The Irish Afghan News Sheet, who gave some later information on their experiences – ‘The racing of Afghans here is, of course, an innovation. At first I really wanted to see whether an Afghan would make a good racing dog, but the reason for continuing is simply because they enjoy it so much. Of the eight hounds so far raced only three have immediately ‘caught on’ to the game of chasing the ‘hare’. The rest have taken two or three outings to get used to the idea. Now, even when girded in racing colours, which, incidentally, proves a great help to the more heavily coated dogs, and started from traps, all the hounds are unstoppable. While waiting for the Greyhounds to complete their programme we find the Afghans completely absorbed and very excited by what they see on the track. The difference in behaviour between Greyhounds and Afghans is quite startling.

The former are thoroughly indifferent to other dogs racing, while ours immediately jump to the wall barrier and stand on their hind legs as soon as they hear the sound of the lure. After halfeaddozan outings to the track they have retained their original excitement and

this shows no signs of flagging. On the track not only do we find a difference in the Afghans in strength, speed etc, but also in intelligence. Two of them already show a great deal of expertise when running out from the traps by immediately dashing for the inner rail and not the outside where the ‘hare’ tracks.

tracks. I suppose I could sum it up by saying they quickly adjust themselves to an unnatural situation and thoroughly enjoy this kind of game.

Calling all Artists……

We have been offered a prize for the best drawing of a Saluki (full length) done by a reader. Please send your entries in black and white on paper 5ins by 4ins; it is realised that this is not very large but we hope to be able to print all the entries in our next issue and ask readers to vote on them. Closing date 31st July 1970. Salukis seem to inspire their admirers and owners to rise to artistic heights (when they don’t inspire them to profanity!) so there is no need to be shy of sending in your entry.

FREYHA

Ch. Burydown Freyha died on Christmas Day 1969. As she was a considerable winner in her day we thought it might be of interest to readers if we gave some facts about her. Mrs Waters has kindly provided the following details.

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Freyha was born on 12th May 1955. Her name means ‘The Joy- Bringer‘ in Arabic and this she did, every day of her life, by her beauty and gentle, affectionate nature. In most people’s opinion she was not only an outstanding specimen of her breed but of the dog world of her generation. She won 16 C.Cs, and in 1963 when she returned to the ring after a spell of maternal duties she carried all before her, winning nine C.Cs in a row culminating in Best Bitch and Reserve Best in Show at Crufts 1964, after which she was retired

Her record is as follows her except for the odd veteran class. C.Cs we re won at Birmingham National 1956, Paignton 1957, S.K.C. Edinburgh 1957, Crufts 1959, City of Birmingham 1959, Blackpool 1960, Paignton 1960, W.E.L.K.S. 1963, Blackpool, 1963, Paignton 1963, City of Birmingham 1963, S.K.C.Edinburgh 1963, L.K.A. 1963, Birmingham National 1963, Richmond 1963, and Crufts 1964. This included being Best of Breed nine times, Best in Show at The Hound Association Show (no C.Cs) 1963, and Reserve Best in Show City of Birmingham 1963, Edinburgh 1963. and Crufts 1964.

She had five litters and reared all sixteen puppies. her first litter, mated to Sakkara Tequil, she had six puppies which included one English and one American Champion.

Champion. In 1964, mated to Wellington Krim, she had five puppies which included two English, one Australian and one South African Champion.

In the coursing field she won the Kerrison Open Stakes in 1960, the Cleve Open Coursing Stakes in 1961, and three veteran coursing stakes in the season 1963/4.

Sire

Bury-down

Uki

Pedigree of Ch. Burydown Freyha

Biwakuf von

Sonnenheim

Ganetti von Arabien

Knightellington Eaglet

Dam

Burydown

Saladina

Talla Hinna Anida

Salem von Gildehof

Ganetti von Arabien

Mario von Bergman

Gherizza al Aufud

Knightellington Daragi

Knightellington Barake

Mazuri Meuzzin

Zomahli Adina

Photo. M.H.B.

Photo. by Sally Anne Thompson

Ch. Burydown Freyha at ten years of age

(left) Mrs Barbara Odell (judge) and the Best

In Show at the Club Sanction Show 1969, Amena Rigbyhall Anhur.

CH. SHEIK ZENDI (10 C.Cs)

BEDOUIN

SALUKIS

AGAIN TO THE FORE

Three of Zendi’s daughters have already won in 1970.

AMENA JOY (Miss M.Long) won the Res.C.C. at Crufts under Mrs E. Skelton-Fortune, and the C.C. at Manchester under Herbert Essam; she also became the youngest Saluki to gain the Junior Warrant.

BEDOUIN DAHILI (Mr P.Yardley) won Best Hound and Reserve Best in Show at Taunton under Harry Jordan.

BEDOUIN DAMARIS (Mesdames Lucas & James) won Best Hound at Romsey

under Mrs Catherine Sutton.

In addition CH. BEDOUIN CALIPH won the Res. C.C. at Crufts and his 21st C.C. (a breed record) and was Best of Breed at Manchester.

Mrs E.M.Lucas, 150, Pitmore Road, Allbrook, Eastleigh, S05 4LT, Hants

THE AMENA SALUKIS

Photo. by Pearce

Amena Rigbyhall Atum (at 16 months) Reserve C.C. at the

Club Championship Show 1969

It all began on 7th November 1954 when a golden puppy of eight weeks arrived to take over our home. He was Ch. Sovereign of Daxlore, and now, 151⁄21⁄2 years later, we have his great grandsons and great grand- daughters here delighting our lives (and winning prizes as well!)

The fifth generation (all being well) will be born in early May. Three of them are booked but we hope to have one or two more for sale to the right homes, preferably in this country because we like to be able to keep an eye on their welfare.

Amena Baron, litter brother Pedigrees and fees on request. approve the bitch’s pedigree.

We have seven dogs at stud headed by Ch. to the Cleve Cup winner Amena Valhalla. Fees are sensible (£10-£25) but we must

The two youngsters Amena Bjonarrie Ali (Ch. Knightellington Caspah) and Amena Rualla Khallil (Ch. Knightellington Djahi) are particularly int- eresting as their dams are the litter sisters from the Lebanon Bjonarrie Ferial and Falha Rualla of Fenbourne respectively.

The Amena Salukis are owned by Miss Mary Long

(more than ably assisted by Mrs Long) at

HIGHVEER, ELM LANE, LOWER EARLEY, READING, BERKS: RG6 2UF

Telephone Reading 81765

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1947

1947 was a year of renewal and of regaining ground lost in the war years. The result was that much space was given to news of litters bred, sales, wins in varieties and the putting on of breed classes at shows, all subjects which we now tend to take for granted and which are no longer ‘news‘ except to those immediately concerned. Nevertheless, as part of the more recent history of Salukis all these do have their interest, so we make no apology for including them.

There were only three championship shows with certificates for Salukis, and it is intended to cover these separately. However Salukis were entered in variety classes, and, in addition, some of

The big the open shows began to put on breed classes for them. winner in varieties was still Mrs V.Riley’s silver grizzle Mazuri Narjan. Always immaculately turned out and a well-trained but natural showman, he succeeded in winning in 1947 five Best In Show awards together with a three-figure total of other prizes at limited, open and championship shows.

Other Salukis won prizes at shows (other than championship shows) and the following is a list of their names. It is roughly chronological and not necessarily exhaustive).

Turkuman Oasis Palmtree, bl/tan dog, (Miss Juliette de Bairacli-

Levy)

Zahara Zuleika

Mazuri Esther bl/fawn bitch Mazuri Mushlaani

Zomahli Zandia

Miss Vera Watkins

Miss C.J.Applebee

Mrs D.Midgley

Mrs Deegan

Kweka (bl/tan bitch) and Bariza El Hor (red bitch) Mrs Greatrex Arrabelle El Hor (bl/fawn) and Zahara Lotus Bud Mrs Coston Mazuri Kiraben bl/white part: dog,

Zahara Musk Rose

Mazuri Onda bl/tan bitch

Mrs G.M.Angel

Mrs Franklin

Mr Dennett

Zomahli Zulshere and Kirkheaton Ben Ghazi

Bedazalve El Hor cream bitch Camila, Zeki and Sara of Shammar Fukara of Shammar

Goldendawn Nadir Nar (b1/tan b) Kirawan

bl/white parti: dog

Mrs Pearson

Mr Ottoday

Mrs Parkhouse

Mr Buglass

Mrs McLeish

Mrs du Boulay

There was some n news from overseas. Mr Raymond Hook, of Nairobi, who already owned a smooth saluki bitch called Mala of Doonholm, imported a smooth cream and white dog puppy from Major Moss of Bexhill–on–Sea.

Mrs Mooiman in South Africa had imported Bahram El Hor and Zomahli Azekah. Azekah had six puppies to Bahram, who won Grand Champion and best of breed certificates at Johannesburg and Pretoria. Mazuri Orno (bl/wh parti), owned by Miss Eta Pauptit of Holland, won the open class and best of breed at Amsterdam international show in March. Orno sired his first litter, seven puppies to a

red and white bitch of pure Sarona strain; two were red, four red and white parti: and one blue (grizzle?) and white parti:.

Mrs Knapp, Ohio, U.S.A., mated the two imported Salukis mentioned in an earlier issue. The dog Ch. Abdul Farouk was mated to Diamond Hill Scherezada, and the bitch Lady Yeled Sarona Ramullah to Ch. Jilfran Val Malik C.D.Ex.

In October Edward K. Aldrich (jun) of the famous Diamond Hill Salukis, Rhode Island, U.S.A. died suddenly, and Mrs Knapp wrote ‘It is a blow to Salukis here, and there is no one that I can think of who can anywhere near take his place. Time will tell its effect on the fancy in general.’

Lord Amherst presented to the Club a painting done in 1913 of the late Hon: Florence Amherst’s Saluki Sultan, a sand–coloured hound with well-feathered but short–feathered ears. Sultan was a son of Marjan and Nejer. Mated to Barg he produced Kim and Kitsia who were the parents of Shems-ud-Din. Shems-ud-Din mated to Talj produced the bitch Amherstia Omara whose name occurs in the majority of pedigrees bearing the Amherstia strain.

A link with pre-war Salukis was broken with the death of Mrs Langier’s black/tan Nal Mabub (known as Socks). Mabub was bred by Mrs Michelmore being by Sarona Rasim (grizzle) ex Ch Nal Wahdi (red). Nal Wahdi and Ch Nal Janzi (red/white parti) were litter sister and brother being by Orchard Hadji (bl/wh) ex Ch Safari (red). Other hounds born pre–war and dying during the year were the silver and white bitch Silver Sylph of Lynne (Mrs Parkhouse), Mazuri Binzuka (Mrs Angel), Kismet (Miss Straaten) and Nablous Selma (Lady Gardner).

Mr 0.Wilmot wrote of a nicely feathered biscuit coloured dog living on the Isle of Wight. By name Broxa he was then ten years old and had been given to a Mrs Marshall on the Island in 1940 by an officer who said that some military friends of his had brought the hound back from the east.

Mrs Angel with Mazuri Bedouin and Mrs Riley with Mazuri Narjan were the stars of a television programme ‘Picture Page’; while Mrs Coston’s Abou El Hor (bl/tan) and Mazuri Delilah (golden) took part in the film of ‘The Ideal Husband‘, made at Shepperton.

Mrs McLeish was granted the prefix El Kharram. She lost the imported dog Mahomet El Tewfik with heart and lung trouble at the early age of eight.

At that time it was still possible to change a dog’s registered name completely, and Mr P.R.Gosheron changed the name of his bitch from Toksowa Fata to Binte-el-Abermaide.

Mr R.Cherrill’s 19month old Zahara Zylda caught two harest

in twelve minutes all by herself.

More litters were bred, and details of some of them are

given here:

Mr Mellor’s Zena Dar El Ouard (Mazuri Bedouin ex Zahara Lotus Bud) had a litter by Mrs Coston’s Mazuri Esfahan (bl/wh parti by Jason ex Mazuri Miriam), from which Mrs Parkhouse bought two black and tans which were registered as Mustapha and Mahama of Shammar. Mrs Armstrong’s Mazuri Nebrendha (golden by Mazuri Ahmenzullah ex Chandra Vali) had a litter of eight to Mazuri Narjan. From this litter Mrs Hunnybun bought a silver and white bitch called Ishtar.

Mrs Angel’s Mazuri Erizada had a litter of ten to Narjan, all were black with white fawn or tan markings. Mrs Riley had Mazuri Rebecca from this litter.

Narjan also sired eight puppies to Miss Pamela Woodward’s Zomahli Chrallah. Miss Woodward registered the affix Shazaan. Mrs M.Pearce bought two dogs Sultan (cream) and Sirocco (gold), Miss Eta Pauptit (Holland) bought the grizzle bitch Griselda, and Mr Bannister of Bridport bought Salotus.

Mrs Pearson bred a litter by Zomahli Abdulla ex Mazuri Chai-Binte and puppies went as follows – Mr J.Sorbie the fawn bitch Zomahli Darisha; Miss K.Christmas Zomahli Deborah; Miss G.Moody the fawn dog Zomahli Darian; Mrs Irene Taylor Zomahli Daniel; and Miss Pamela Morris the fawn dogs Dhielan and Dhalarga.

Lady Gardner’s Knightellington’s Barake had ten puppies to Knightellington’s Daragi.

Miss V.Watkins bred her first Saluki litter nine puppies by Knightellington’s Salah ed Din ex Zahara Zuleika.

Other hounds to change hands were Dasha El Hor (bl/fawn) from Mrs Coston to MissFarrow of Kenley.

Bariza El Hor from Mr Cassels to Mrs Greatrex. Later, owing to domestic difficulties Mrs Greatrex parted with her to Mrs Pearson, and at the same time sold her cream bitch Griselda Anida to Miss Applebee.

Mrs Wyatt repurchased the golden bitch Wylands Feola (The Mahdi of Knightellington ex Mazuri Deborah).

Mrs Charles Buist bought the red bitch Knightellington Salem from Lady Gardner.

Mrs McLeish bought the red/white parti dog Zahara Zafreet from Mrs Franklin.

Mrs Gedge of Mundesley bought Mazuri Khalad from Mrs Angel. Mrs Coston bought Goldendawn Sihraheff (Goldendawn Ra’ad ex Zahara Felicidad) from Miss Eaton.

Mr O.Wilmot took a B1/tan puppy from the litter sired by his red-gold dog Kharif Zobaa. The dam, owned by Col. Wingate, was of Goldenda wn Knightellington breeding.

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Miss Handscomb-Edge bought the fawn dog Khali of Gaza from Major Bransby-Williams. Khali was by Mazuri Bedouin ex Caroline of Gaza.

Miss Straaten had Knightellington Eaglet (white and cream) from Lady Gardner.

Despite the increased availability and use of anti- distemper inoculations another severe outbreak hit Saluki breeders. in December. Mrs Parkhouse lost the two young hounds Mustapha and

Mahama. Mrs Angel lost eleven hounds and had Mazuri Kiraben critically ill. Miss Watkins lost four puppies but managed to save Zahara Zuleika. Mrs Pearson had a bad outbreak but managed to pull hers through.

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Dime Pearce

CRUFTS C.C. WINNERS

1970

Mr Terry Thorn’s grizzle

dog Ch. Tahawi Euripides

(also B.O.B.

By Tahawi Mazurka

Ex Springbarn Jessamy

EVERFRE

PANDOR

Mrs Barbara Abbott’s smooth

parti bitch Hasana Sharqi

By Ghazala Calaphas

Ex Kumasi Qamriya

Judge

Mrs Eileen Skelton-Fortune

HASANA SALUKIS Wassall Mill, Ebernoe, Petworth, Sussex.

Rescue Fund

Our Secretary, Mrs Joan McLeish, asks us to remind members that this Fund exists to help Salukis in need of a home. She will be glad to receive donations for the Fund, of course, but she would be particularly pleased to hear from anybody able and willing to give a home to an older Saluki, since it is generally the older hounds who are in need. Also, of course, anyone who knows of a Saluki in a Lost Dogs Home or whose owner has to get rid of him should contact Mrs McLeish (Grove House, 4, Watton Road, Knebworth, Herts: Tel: Knebworth 2158) giving full details, so that a new home may be found. It is to be hoped that there will be no repetition of the case last year of the young Saluki put down because the owner wanted to go on holiday.

Home wanted

Due to domestic difficulties the owners of Springbarn Ashkarani have to find another home for her. She is a golden/cream feathered bitch, born in September 1965, by Springbarn Ashkar ex Knightellington Gazela. She is not used to children. She is at present with Miss Penny Batty, (to whom applications should be made) Wood Farm, Whiteoak Green, Hailey, Witney, Oxon. OX8 5XP. Telephone Ramsden 216.

Records

Miss Mary Long has very kindly offered her records to those anxious to trace pedigrees. Enquiries, with a stamped addressed envelope please, to Miss Long or to the Editor, stating the name (s) of the Saluki (s) for whom pedigrees are wanted. Miss Long’s address is Highveer, Elm Lane, Lower Earley, Reading, Berks. RG6 2UF.