Word: mellenthin
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Dates: during 1940-1940
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...spaniel. The terrier, four-year-old Nornay Saddler owned by James M. Austin of Old Westbury, L. I., had been judged best-in-show at 51 U.S. shows, a record no dog has ever approached within sniffing distance. The cocker, four-year-old My Own Brucie owned by Herman Mellenthin of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., boasted no such record but was judged best-in-show (over 4,456 rivals) at the Morris & Essex last summer...
...then "move." He stared at one, then another. Whenever he looked at the terrier, the terrier fans in the galleries nearly bit each other with anxiety. When he looked at the cocker, the cocker fans' hackles rose. Finally Judge Milbank stepped up to My Own Brucie, handed Owner Mellenthin the best-in-show rosette. "He was in the most beautiful bloom," said Judge Milbank. "He is a real champion...
...responsible for developing the American cocker (the English cocker is a slightly different type) to its present state of near-perfection is My Own Brucie's owner, 52-year-old Herman Mellenthin. A lover of cocker spaniels since 1895, when they were larger and lazier. Breeder Mellenthin established a kennel in Milwaukee 33 years ago, moved it to Poughkeepsie five years later...