Correspondent wrote to me the T day asking if I could find a dog of a rather exclusive breed for about 10s. He had one of the same kind already for which he wished to get a companion, and he had read my advice to exhibitors, proffered soon after the war began, to sell their surplus dogs for a moderate sum rather than have them destroyed. Many of them, to whom money was not of particular moment, gave numbers away to people who were glad to have representatives of leading strains. It is not all breeders, however, who can afford to be so.generous. (They may not be desirous of making a profit out of their kennels, but they do like to see their hobby about paying its way. moderate price to them for a well-bred dog from an accredited strain would be anything from 5 guineas to 10 guineas. Before the war upset all our calculations by bringing shows to an end they would have asked much more. I had to inform my correspondent that I knew of no one who would be prepared to accept his 10s., which was not more than the price of a mongrel. Ordinary dog lovers who are not familiar with the cost of running a kennel, have no idea of the expenses. The stud fee alone may range from 5 guineas to 10 guineas, according to the breed, and sometimes it is much more. Even these amounts do not Area Details were only a shadow of their former selves and, but for the good play of their halves, the score might have been greater. Garside, as left half, did well to hold Silberstein, the Maccabi left wing, while Howes was very strong as centre-half. Details fielded two reserves, Brown and Goodman.
Sadler was well blocked ey Wind and could do little to help the other forwards. The Jewish team played well, every player did his best and it is difüeult to say who was the best, although H. Meyer, their diminutive left half, gave MacKenzie no leeway, with the result thet the right wing found it almost impossible to break through. Engel and Lambert, the Maccabi backs, played well and their hefty kicking saved their goal from falling on more than one occasion, Maceabl:—Cohn, Engel, Lambert, Levy, Wind, H. Meyer, E. Meyer, Stein. Rosenzweig, Maerishel, Silberstein.
Area Details:—Evans, Brown, And-rows, Garside, Howes, McBride, Mac-Kenzie, Phimister, Sadler, Weir, Goodman.
The Play The game started with the Area Details attacking and Sadler received a good centre from MacKenzie, but he was pushed from behind a few feet off (he penalty area. The centre-forward took the shot, but it sailed over the bar. The ball was returned into play and Howes passed to Goodman. The winger centred to see Sadler direct a grounder just wide of the goal. Silberstein streaked along the line, but mis kicked and Garside cleared. The ball went to Goodman and the winger lost it to Levy, who passed to E. Meyer.
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