APPENDIX III. 



The Silver Black Fox Breeders' Association of Prince Edward Island 



STANDARD BRED REGISTER 

 Rui,ES OP Entry 



1. (o) For the purpose of establishing a standard of breeding for Prince 

 Edward Island Silver Black Foxes, any silver black fox bred and held in 

 captivity in Prince Edward Island prior to June first in the year 1910, shall be 

 considered FOUNDATION STOCK, and shall be eligible to registry in the 

 Standard Bred Register, provided that each parent was a true silver black. (&) 

 Any silver black fox bred in captivity after 1910 shall be eligible to registry in 

 the Standard Bred Register, provided that the sire and dam were mated previous 

 to June first, 1910, and produced a litter of pups that are registered as Foundation 

 Stock, (c) Any native Prince Edward Island ranch-bred silver black fox shall 

 be eligible to registry in the Standard Bred Register provided that for three 

 generations all members in both the direct and collateral lines are true silver 

 blacks, (d) Any silver black fox shall be eligible to registry in the Standard 

 Bred Register whose progenitors for three generations are true silver blacks and 

 whose sire or dam is a Standard Bred Registered fox provided that either the 

 sire or dam in each mating in the second and third generation each is a Standard 

 Bred Registered fox and that for the three generations all members in both the 

 direct and collateral lines are true silver blacks, (e) Any silver black fox whose 

 sire and dam are recorded in the Standard Bred Register shall be eligible to 

 registry in the Standard Bred Register. 



NOTE A : By the term " Native Prince Edward Island Silver Black Fox," 

 shall be understood a silver black fox that is exclusively the descendant of 

 those foxes native to the Province, or, of those that were owned and held in 

 captivity in the Province, prior to June first, 1910. 



NOTE B: No fox shall be described as silver black whose coat shows red 

 or rusty hairs. 



NOTE C: When registered Sire or Dam is reached give Registration Num- 

 ber. It will not be necessary to give any further information about the breeding 

 of registered progenitors. The Registrar shall demand all necessary certificates 

 of Breeding. 



2. Blank forms will be furnished gratuitously to all applicants. The require- 

 ments of the blanks must be complied with. Nothing will be required that is not 

 essential and all " Little Things " must be in their place. Applicants should go 

 no further in filling the blanks than they can substantiate by competent evidence. 

 All crosses must be clearly established. Any attempt at fraud in the near or 

 remote crosses will he promptly exposed when detected. When a pedigree is 

 forwarded that runs into that of an animal already registered, don't fail to refer 

 to that animal and show the relationship. Three or four good names should be 

 selected for each animal in the order preferred, and the first one not already 

 taken will be accepted. 



3. The application must be written in ink, and must state: the name and 

 registered number of the sire and of the dam, if recorded, and any natural 

 markings and abnormalities. The application must state under what rule the 



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