“Sable Chief”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

Sable Chief became well known for his immense size and dignified demeanor.^[4] At 3 years of age he weighed 150 lbs.^[5]^[4] During ceremonial events, he would march at the front of the band, keeping in step throughout,^[6]^[4] and he would stand at attention during the playing of the Newfoundland National Anthem.^[4] He was regarded among the troops as a general morale booster, and visited wounded soldiers.^[4] Sable Chief was outfitted with a collection box at events to raise donations for the British Red Cross Prisoners of War Fund.^[4]

Sable Chief was a pure-bred Newfoundland dog,^[7] and by WW1 this original strain of the breed had become rare in the colony.^[8] He was the same lineage as Bouncer,^[1]^[2] the Newfoundland dog accompanied by a dog-cart, presented by the children of Newfoundland to the Duke & Duchess of Cornwall and York (later George V and Queen Mary), during their visit to the colony in 1901.^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]

The organizers of Newfoundland Week (22-29 Sept 1917) arranged for the Regimental Band to travel from Scotland to visit London to represent the colony, especially to represent the 1st Battalion, which at that time was engaged in the Battle of Passchendaele in West Flanders. The band performed at least two concerts a day^[13] accompanied by the Regimental mascot, led by Pte. Hazen M. Fraser. On 27 Sept 1917, Sable Chief was photographed in the Forecourt at Buckingham Palace with L.L. Worthington after the bandmaster had been decorated with the Royal Victorian Medal by George V.^[14]

The next month, Sable Chief accompanied the band and a detachment from the 2nd Battalion of the Newfoundland Regiment to march in the procession at the Lord Mayor's Day show on 9 Nov 1917 in London. The detachment of more than fifty men was led by Major John W. March, M.C.^[15]

The mascot attended the Freedom of the City ceremony in spring 1918 with the Guard of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment and Lt. Col. B.J. Barton, D.S.O. at Winchester, England during inspection by The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn.^[16]

In spring 1919, a vehicle struck and killed Sable Chief in the road at Hazeley Down Camp,^[17]^[18] and he was given to a taxidermist for posterity. Currently, other than his pelt, it is not known where the remains are located. Sailor became the next mascot of the Newfoundland Regiment.^[19]

Initially, Sable Chief was on display in the office of Sir Edgar Rennie Bowring (1858–1943), the first High Commissioner of Newfoundland to the United Kingdom (London, England).^[20] When The High Commission was abolished in 1934 after Newfoundland began self-government and its dominion status was suspended, the mascot was shipped to the Great War Veterans Association of Newfoundland. After Confederation, it was placed on display in the Canadian Legion Club^[21]^[22] where veterans were permitted to pet its head and coat.^[23] For decades, Sable Chief was posed in military-related photographs.^[24] In Sept 1964, on the 50th Anniversary of the departure from St. John's of the first contingent of Royal Newfoundland Regiment, Sable Chief was placed on a carpeted platform in the observatory of the Confederation Building (St. John’s, NL) as part of the WW1 collection for the opening of the military museum, officiated by Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood.^[25] Over time, the condition of his pelt deteriorated and he was moved to a storage facility.

Judy Ferguson initiated a fundraising campaign and on 28 Jun 2006 she presented a check to curators for restoration of Sable Chief to enable him to be viewed again by the public.^[26] Significant work was completed on his pelt, and he was placed inside a sealed clear case for further protection.{{cn|date=February 2019}}

Sable Chief is currently on display at The Rooms, the Provincial Museum of Newfoundland and Labrador (St. John's, NL).{{cn|date=February 2019}}

References

1. ^¹{{cite news |last=Herder |first=R.B. |date=2 Oct 1954 |title= Britain was at war, and Newfoundland responded with five hundred volunteers |newspaper=The Evening Telegram |location=St. John’s, Newfoundland |pages=12–13 }}
2. ^¹{{cite book |last= Skirving |first= Harvey M. |title= Scrapbook 2 |url=http://134.153.184.110/cdm/compoundobject/collection/archives/id/6457/rec/18 |location= Archives and Special Collections. Memorial University. St. John’s, NL |pages=184–185 }}
3. ^{{cite web |url=http://gencat1.eloquent-systems.com/webcat/request/Action?ClientSession=1ee7a2b4:15d49ca73e2:-7fc5&UniqueID=6000_3355_2&TemplateProcessID=6000_3355&PromptID=&ParamID=&TemplateProcessID=6000_1051_1051&PromptID=&ParamID=&CMD_(DetailRequest)[0]=&ProcessID=6000_3363(0)&KeyValues=KEY_98421 |title= Newfoundland Regiment Officers and Camp staff with Governor Sir Walter Davidson and Prime Minister Sir E. P. Morris. Pleasantville Camp. Sept. 1914 (St. John’s, NL). The Great War photograph collection. Pleasantville. Collection MG 110, Item F 30-26 |publisher= The Rooms Archives (St. John’s, NL) |access-date=16 Jul 2017 }}
4. ^¹²³⁴⁵{{cite book |author= |title= Royal Newfoundland Regiment Scrapbook - Book 1 |url=http://134.153.184.110/cdm/compoundobject/collection/archives/id/5047/rec/2 |location= Archives and Special Collections. Memorial University of Newfoundland. St. John’s, NL |pages=41, 167, 220, 222, 224, 256, 258, 275, 280}}
5. ^{{cite news |author= |date=1 Nov 1917 |title=Sable Chief celebrates in London |url=http://collections.mun.ca/utils/getarticleclippings/collection/daily_star/id/14261/articleId/MODSMD_ARTICLE5/compObjId/14271/lang/en_US/dmtext/sable%20chief |newspaper= St. John's Daily Star |location=St. John’s, NL |page=1 |access-date=14 Jul 2017}}
6. ^{{cite journal |author= |title=Sable Chief, Mascot of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment|url=http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/cns_veteran/TheVeteranvolume10no3May1935.pdf |journal=The Veteran Magazine |volume=10 |issue=3 |pages=70 |location=St. John’s, NL |publisher=The Great War Veterans’ Association of Newfoundland |date=May 1935 |access-date=4 Apr 2017 }}
7. ^{{cite news |author= |date=10 Oct 1917 |title= Newfoundland Week |url=http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/compoundobject/collection/telegram19/id/12203/rec/3 |newspaper= Evening Telegram |location=St. John’s, NL |page=4 |access-date=14 Jul 2017}}
8. ^{{cite book |last=MacPherson |first=Harold |date=1937 |title= The Newfoundland dog. IN: The Book of Newfoundland, volume 1 |url= http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/compoundobject/collection/cns_tools/id/45755/rec/17 |location= St. John's, NL |publisher= Newfoundland Book Publishers, Ltd |pages=133–140}}
9. ^{{cite book |last1= Wallace |first1=Donald Mackenzie |last2=Prior |first2=Sydney |last3=Martino |first3=Eduardo de |date=1902 |title=The Web of an Empire: a diary of the imperial tour of their Royal Highnesses the Duke & Duchess of Cornwall & York in 1901 |url= https://archive.org/details/webofempirediary00wall |location=London, New York |publisher=Macmillan and Company, Limited |page=433 }}
10. ^{{cite book |last=Harvey |first=Moses |date=1902 |title= Newfoundland at the Beginning of the 20th Century: A Treatise of History and Development |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vlxAAAAAYAAJ&source=gbs_navlinks_s |location=Newfoundland |publisher= South Publishing Company |page=57 }}
11. ^{{cite news |author= |date=9 November 1901 |title=The home-coming of the Duke & Duchess of Cornwall and York |url=http://www.lookandlearn.com/history-images/U188058/Children-of-Newfoundland-presenting-the-Duke-and-Duchess-of-Cornwall-with-a-Gift-for-the-Royal-Children?img=3610 |newspaper=Graphic. Vol. 64 (1667) |location=England |page=605 |access-date=30 Mar 2017}}
12. ^{{cite web |title=LabradoodleMix |url=https://labradoodlemix.com/ |accessdate=4 February 2019}}
13. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/sgc-cms/histoires_de_chez_nous-community_memories/pm_v2.php?id=exhibit_home&fl=0&lg=English&ex=00000530 |title=World War I. A Commemoration of Residents from Trinity and Area. Lester-Garland House Trinity, Newfoundland and Labrador |publisher=Community Memories. Virtualmuseum.ca |access-date=20 Jul 2017}}
14. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.heritage.nl.ca/first-world-war/gallery/royal-newfoundland-regiment/britain.php |title=Royal Newfoundland Regiment: Britain |publisher=Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Web Site |access-date=20 Jul 2017}}
15. ^{{cite news |author= |date=17 Nov 1917 |title= Led Overseas Troops |url=http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/compoundobject/collection/daily_star/id/14409/rec/18 |newspaper= St. John's Daily Star |location= St. John's, NL |page=12 |access-date=15 Jul 2017}}
16. ^{{cite journal |author= |title= The Duke of Connaught inspecting Guard of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment April, 1918, at Winchester, England on the occasion of his receiving the freedom of the city |url=http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/compoundobject/collection/cns_veteran/id/3647/rec/17 |journal= The Veteran |volume=1 |issue=2 |pages=34 |location= St. John's, NL |publisher= Great War Veterans' Association of Newfoundland |date=April 1921 |access-date= 17 Jul 2017}}
17. ^{{cite news |author= |date=20 May 1919 |title= Regimental Reunion |url=http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/compoundobject/collection/telegram20/id/1311/rec/5 |newspaper= Evening Telegram |location=St. John’s, NL |page=8 |access-date=15 Jul 2017}}
18. ^{{cite journal |date=July 1923 |title=Reminiscences of the Second (Reserve) Battalion by No. 142 |url=http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/compoundobject/collection/cns_veteran/id/26363/rec/19 |journal=The Veteran, 1923-1924 |volume=3 |issue=2 |pages=9–16 |location=St. John’s, NL |publisher=Great War Veterans' Association of Newfoundland |access-date=16 Jul 2017 }}
19. ^{{cite news |author= |title= Unveiling of Newfoundland’s national war memorial and the Haig week celebrations |url=http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/compoundobject/collection/cns_veteran/id/4672/rec/18 |newspaper= The Veteran, 1924-1925, vol. 4 (Oct 1924) |location= St. John's, NL |pages=49–50 |access-date=14 Jul 2017}}
20. ^{{cite news |author= |date=4 Nov 1949 |title= Bonavista South Notes : Sable Chief |url=http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/compoundobject/collection/westernstar/id/21595/rec/1 |newspaper= Western Star |location= Corner Brook, NL |page=20 |access-date=14 Jul 2017}}
21. ^{{cite news |last=Ryan |first=Don W.S. |date=Jul 1950 |title=Sable Chief in plastic. |url=http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/compoundobject/collection/guardian/id/5465/rec/2 |newspaper= Atlantic Guardian, vol. 07, no. 07 |location= Corner Brook, NL |pages=45–46 |access-date=14 Jul 2017}}
22. ^{{cite news |author= |title= Atlantic Guardian visits the Canadian Legion, St. John’s Branch |url=http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/compoundobject/collection/guardian/id/5465/rec/2 |newspaper=Atlantic Guardian, vol. 07, no. 09 (Sept 1950) |location= Corner Brook, NL |page=16 |access-date=14 Jul 2017}}
23. ^{{cite book |author= |title=First World War Veterans Feted by Legion Officers. Royal Newfoundland Regiment Scrapbook - Book 3 |url=http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/compoundobject/collection/archives/id/4110/rec/14 |location= Archives and Special Collections. Memorial University of Newfoundland. St. John’s, NL |page=49}}
24. ^{{cite news |author= |title= The Canadian Army Activities in 1956. Special Recruits Course No. 3 |url=http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/compoundobject/collection/dailynews/id/6567/rec/13 |newspaper=The Daily News |location=St. John’s, NL |page=63 |access-date=15 Jul 2017}}
25. ^{{cite book |author= |title= Life-like displays at military museum. Royal Newfoundland Regiment Scrapbook – Book 2 |url=http://134.153.184.110/cdm/compoundobject/collection/archives/id/4653/rec/1 |location= Archives and Special Collections. Memorial University of Newfoundland. St. John’s, NL |page=194}}
26. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.ncanewfs.org/history/pages/sablechief.html#.WWdk7k2WzDc |title= In the Nick of Time: Restoring Sable Chief |last= Ferguson |first=Judy |access-date=13 Jul 2017}}