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Henk ten Klooster's Blog – November 2009 Archive (4)

Digging up golden Irish setter history (2)

Near to all mysteries of Menaifron history are cleared.

The gg daughter of Edgar Rea, first breeder of Menaifrons (starting in the twenties last century) asked information to pass this on to (g)children. Your help was asked – thanks for the few responding but it is luckily not needed anymore.

Medals of Rea’s winning Irish setters in his gg daughters home now have faces with a lot of stories. She is delighted with them. Many gaps in official recorded history… Continue

Added by Henk ten Klooster on November 29, 2009 at 5:32pm — No Comments

A puppy to start 2010 update There She Is

Can't win this

Ears can fly

Wait for me

Gogogo

Holiday on ice

Who… Continue

Added by Henk ten Klooster on November 29, 2009 at 5:30pm — 11 Comments

Harry’s history continues after death

Just a short note for those loving red and red and white Irish setter history. The legendary Dutch Irish red and white setter Harry from red parents died last week eleven years of age.

Harry’s history continues as maybe next week his pups will be born in Ireland. It is a repeat of the combination that gave Irish field trial champion Pallas Green Harriet. Good news after sad news for Harry’s owner Gerard Mirck and breeder Joop Harms plus Harriets trainer/owner Jim… Continue

Added by Henk ten Klooster on November 29, 2009 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Digging up golden Irish setter history –help needed

Your help is needed to dig up some golden Irish setter history.

Recently a great grand daughter of the first breeder of Menaifrons, Edgar Rea, asked me to send some old material on this once famous dual kennels. This "to pass on this history to (grand) children."

Questions rise, like where does the name Menaifron comes from, what happened with kennelbooks when the second breeder Mary Holt (for a… Continue

Added by Henk ten Klooster on November 27, 2009 at 4:27pm — 4 Comments