For U. S. Sires

Both delicate and practical in its requirements for native citizenship, the U. S. Government ignores the place of conception, demands only birth on U. S. soil* Well beyond it went the American Kennel Club, meeting last week in Manhattan, in revising qualifications for the ''American-bred" dogs. Under present regulations the pup has only to be born in the U. S. of a dam U. S.-owned at the time of her mating. Many a U. S. fancier buys a bitch in Europe, breeds her there, takes her home before her time (63 days). "After Feb. 7, ruled the Club, both mating and whelping must take place in the U. S. Hoped for is a greater use of U. S. sires, the development of a truly U. S. strain in breeds now chiefly foreign-blooded.

Making few other drastic changes, the Club whipped its cumbersome code into shape, gave it an index.

* A child born abroad of a U. S. father must be registered at a U. S. consulate.

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