Ch Specks of Mountfort
was the father
of (photo 3) Ch Eltham Park Eureka
(Family 11). I mention the dogs dam site with Family number to
emphasize that all Lines and Families are closely linked together.
I have found a little story about Eureka who as a puppy was named
Peter Pan of Mountfort, and he had been on many hands before
he at the age of 9 months was bought by the well known Collie
and Sheltie breeder Mr Pierce. He renamed this promising puppy
Eltham Park Eureka who developed into a sure winner where ever
he was shown. He won at Crufts in 1926 and he won his title in
early age. When looking through what's written about him it seems
as his faults must have been few - the only thing mentioned on
the negative site is that he had a rather short tale. From photo
he looks very Collie-like. Ch Eltham Park Eureka showed good
results at stud - this is well shown in the English Charts. Tracing
back the Norwegian owned CC winners the "branches"
coming through Eureka's two sons: The tricolour Ch Max of
Clerwood and the sable Eltham Park Evolution.
Ch Max of Clerwood's
mother Melitte of Clerwood, tricolour, Family 3, was a results
of a litter brother and sister mating (Redbraes Rollo and Redbraes
Magda, both tricolour) whose father was Chestnut Rainbow - "Ancestor"
on Line CHE. The reason why I'm telling about Line CHE and some
of the Families in my presentation of Line BB is like earlier
told: To emphasize that all Lines and Families are linked close
together.
Ch Max of Clerwood is the great grandfather to (photo
4) Ch Kinnersley Gold Dust (Family 5) "who was
a lovely rich red golden sable with a full white collar, a very
nice size and balanced all through; a dog that should have won
today", as Felicity M Rogers (Kennel Riverhill) wrote in
her book in 1974. She told that this dog won best of breed at
her first judging appointment.
Gold Dust's son Fydell
Startler (Family 12) was a tricolour but had so little white
that he nearly was black & brown. He was small and stocky
with a lovely head rather like Ch Uam Var of Houghton Hill
(Line CHE). Startler was shown before the war and won CC
after the war was over which was good going and showed his lasting
qualities. He won his second CC in the age of ten years.
Fydell Startler is sire
of Ch Helensdale Bhan (photo 5)
(mother: Helensdale Gentle Lady, Family 13) - who become a well
known name on Line BB. Bhan was a mahogany sable, a small dog
and very attractive to look at but not a good mover. Bhan sired
three champions and five CC winners. By far his best son was
Ch Helensdale Ace (photo 6)
who really put his stamp on Line BB - and through his daughters
who can be found in many of the Families.
It is a funny story bundled
to how Ace "got his pedigree" as the combination was
not planned by his breeder. Bhan got out by a mistake and mated
his dam, Helensdale Gentle Lady, and the result was only one
puppy in this litter - Helensdale Lone Star - who lather was
renamed Helensdale Ace. Ace was glamorous personified, in spite
of his crooked white blaze. He was the colour of his dam's sire,
Ch Nicky of Aberlour, who also had quite a big blaze.
Miss Felicity Rogers (Riverhill)
writes in her book: "You could pick Ace to pieces as he
was full of faults but he'd still come back at you and knock
you for six. His personality and glamour were so terrific you
couldn't see anything else while he was in the ring. At his first
show, when he was only just six months, he won the puppy class.
His sire won open but it was Ace who got the CC and his dad had
to be content with the resCC."
The English Charts shows
that Ace sired 10 CC winners and 10 Champions. Ace was a fiery
red with a good deal of white and he passed his colour and markings,
including his crooked blaze, on to his sons and daughters. It's
told that Ace was monorchid as was the case with so many show
dogs and stud dogs under and after the war - mentioned are: Ch
Exford Piskiegye Taw (CHE - 9) and Ch Viking of Melvaig (CHE
- 9), Ch Orpheus of Callart (BB -16), Ch Riverhill Rikki (BB
- 24) ) and Ch Francis of Merrion (BB - 9) (grandson of Ch Helensdale
Bhan) who is the father of Ch Heathlow Luciana who is the mother
of Ch Jefsfire Freelancer ...
Ace got a most tragic
end of his life as he died from an accident poisoning only in
the age of seven. His son (photo 7 - below) Ch Laird of Whytelaw
(Family 8) is father of N Uch Monarch of Monkreddan who come to Norway in 1964.
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