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afghanhoundtimes.com User Login Home Register Community Forum Members Pages Forgot User Name | Forgot Password | Update Your Registration | Create A Members Page | WESTMINSTER KENNEL CLUB 1934 (Author Steve Tillotson, May 2011) WIRE PHOTO "BEGUM" WESTMINSTER BOB 1934 ORIGINAL CAPTION: "ALONE IN HER CLASS----'Begum' occupied a very special place at the 58th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Show at Madison Square Garden, New York City, February 13, for she was the only Afghan hound to be exhibited. She is a magnificent speciman of the breed, however, as the picture shows. She is owned by Mrs. Philip Conne of Chicago and New York.", Begum (USA) Vintage Wire Photo Dated 2/13/34. Begum was born 1932/02/11 and was brown or cream with fawn markings. Begum was bred by Mr E Abrams (de Flandre Kennel). Mr Abrams got his kennel name from his English imports. He imported several "Flandre" afghans bred by Mrs M B Cooper (UK - Flandre), added the "De" to create his American version of the kennel name - De Flandre. Mr Abrams was one of the earliest enthusiasts in the breed having got involved as early as 1927. Despite this early enthusiasm, none of the De Flandre Afghan Hounds contribute to the pedigree history of the breed. Mr Abrams bred a few generations and then the kennel lapsed. At the Westminster Kennel Club show in 1934 there was just ONE Afghan Hound entered. The next year (1935), there were FOURTEEN Afghan Hounds entered. This is a measure of how rapidly the breed become established in the USA. Credit should be given to Mr Abram for his endeavours which undoubtedly helped bring the Afghan Hound breed to the attention to the public, especially on the east coast. . Begum was not his first Afghan exhibited at Westminster Kennel Club. He imported the dog Barakhan de Flandre from Mrs M B Cooper in England (later owned by W D. Goff) and this dog (the only Afghan Hound entered) won open dog, winners dog, and best of breed under Judge Anton A Rost at Westminser KC in 1930. So Mr Abram can claim having won best of breed at Westminster for the years 1930 and 1934. Barakhan left a brother behind in England by the name of Nush-Ki Of Ruritannia who was the 9th Afghan Hound to be made up a Champion in England. As you can see, Begum and her family were verrrrrry early examples of the breed in the USA Below is the pedigree of Begum. USA. Pedigree of BEGUM (USA) Parents Grandparents Great-Grandparents Great-Great-Grandparents Kush De Flandre Mustavi of Ghazni Khan of Ghazni Parent Not Recorded Parent Not Recorded Rani of Ghazni Parent Not Recorded Parent Not Recorded Cupra Bm Drinkwater Geufron Baluch Bm Taiza Bm Nurm Bm Oolu Bm Ooty Bm Pushum Bm Blodwin De Flandre Mustavi of Ghazni Khan of Ghazni Parent Not Recorded Parent Not Recorded Rani of Ghazni Parent Not Recorded Parent Not Recorded Tarza Baluch Bm Taiza Bm Nurm Bm Daghai Bm Ooty Bm Pushum Bm Begum (USA) Vintage Magazine Photo Dated 1935 ORIGNAL PHOTO CAPTION: "ALONE IN HER CLASS----'Begum' occupied a very special place at the 58th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Show at Madison Square Garden, New York City, February 13, for she was the only Afghan hound to be exhibited. She is a magnificent speciman of the breed, however, as the picture shows. She is owned by Mrs. Philip Conne of Chicago and New York.", Steve Tillotson, May 2011 Related content: Westminster 1927/8 Major Bell Murray/Westminster 1924 Early Afghan Hounds Origin Of The Afghan Hound Library Of Articles/Main Menu Toolbar GoTo Whats New