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This particular page started June 15 1998 Last update June 15 1998

CHART POLSKI

During the World Show 1998 in Finland, I met this Chart Polski from Poland. I think his name is PL Ch Jantar Celerrimus (Tierzaj-Sybir X Zuleika Celerrimus) owner Marta Masternak in Poland. It is her on the photos as well. When I told Marta there are around 400 CP in USA, she said "oh, we don't have that many in Poland!"

Sorry for the poor photo quality but the digital camera I had borrowed for the World Show was rather hopeless...

The Russians that I met, claim that the Chortaya and the Chart Polski are identical and the same breed. This breed is somewhere around 150 years old and a mix between Greyhound and Borzoi. This is vehemently denied by the Polish people I talked to, who say the Chart Polski was first mentioned in old annals as far back as the 14 and 15 hundreds. They also deny any connection to the Borzoi. But they said something I did not know. There used to be a longhaired Chart Polski as well! During the beginning of the 19th century Poland decided to try to breed to a standard and the longhaired variety was considered inferior and is now bred out of the lines.

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