There was no BEST IN SHOW award in 1923. The American Kennel Club barred interbreed competition for 1923 except in the Miscellaneous Class. Comprehensive new rules for Group & Best in Show judging were adopted effective for 1924.
The six species in the genus Didelphis, commonly known as large American opossums, are members of the Didelphimorphia order. The genus is composed of cat-sized omnivorous species, and are recognized on their prehensile tails and the tendency to play possum when cornered.
Be ye wise as serpents . The ancient serpent-god of the Gnostics from the East was Serapis. The various spellings of the name Serapis are Sor-apis (ÏÎ­ÏÎ±ÏÎ¹Ï, Attic/Ionian Greek), Sarapis (ÏÎ¬ÏÎ±ÏÎ¹Ï, Dorian Greek), Serapin (Greek á½ÏÎ¹Ï), or in Hebrew Seraph.he Latin word corresponding to Greek Phosphorus is âLucifer.â Phosphorus (Greek ÏÏÏÏÏÏÎ¿Ï PhÅsphoros), a name meaning âLight-Bringerâ, is the Morning Star. The serpent is the symbol of wisdom, knowledge and Gnosis. The Serpent was venerated in Egypt as an emblem of Divinity, an oracle, and as a god.