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Sent From (Definite): DBE, Lady Blanche Gordon-LennoxSent To (Definite): Edward NettleshipDate: 16 Jan 1911
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Sent fromDBE, Lady Blanche Gordon-Lennox
16 Jan 1911
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‘Dear Mr. Nettleship,
I am very glad to give you what information I can – “Ah Cum” & “Mimosa” were imported by Mrs Douglas Murray – I saw Ah Cum, & mated him with 2 Goodwood bitches “Meh” & “Queenie”. The result of the finish was “Goodwood Lo” & the second “Put Sing” the sire of “Goodwood Chun”, so you see these two have practically sired nearly every dog in the country. I have never bred anything which varied in colour from our original golden sable & chestnut – with black points “Ah Cum” was also chestnut. The original Goodwood dogs were imported from the Summer Palace in 1860, & would have died out had it not been for my accidental meeting with “Ah Cum” I have never heard of any trace of an albino, in our strain of course what I hope may be bred some day is a pure white with black muzzle, nose & eyes which would be lovely, but so far the few white or cream ones have not black muzzles. The breed as I mentioned, had been kept going at Goodwood since 1860, but as no-one took much interest in them (until I did), they were never registered or pedigrees kept. If I can tell you anything further please ask me – have you any albino in Pekingese?
Yrs very truly,
Blanche Gordon-Lennox.’
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Sent toEdward Nettleship
16 Jan 1911
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‘Dear Mr. Nettleship,
I am very glad to give you what information I can – “Ah Cum” & “Mimosa” were imported by Mrs Douglas Murray – I saw Ah Cum, & mated him with 2 Goodwood bitches “Meh” & “Queenie”. The result of the finish was “Goodwood Lo” & the second “Put Sing” the sire of “Goodwood Chun”, so you see these two have practically sired nearly every dog in the country. I have never bred anything which varied in colour from our original golden sable & chestnut – with black points “Ah Cum” was also chestnut. The original Goodwood dogs were imported from the Summer Palace in 1860, & would have died out had it not been for my accidental meeting with “Ah Cum” I have never heard of any trace of an albino, in our strain of course what I hope may be bred some day is a pure white with black muzzle, nose & eyes which would be lovely, but so far the few white or cream ones have not black muzzles. The breed as I mentioned, had been kept going at Goodwood since 1860, but as no-one took much interest in them (until I did), they were never registered or pedigrees kept. If I can tell you anything further please ask me – have you any albino in Pekingese?
Yrs very truly,
Blanche Gordon-Lennox.’
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