Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-05-24
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larHoefS-rAI $5O,0OOIb Pet--hTr
| Bergh, SqueIched--The; C0nine
..Carnivai-A Money Hunt. :. :.
PTO tie Editor . Of the Observe. ger.
pea NFw YoRE, May IL 1877.
Presumably for the purpose Il;
ofcreatiug a reaction of pub.
lie feeling in their ,favor at Ia
moment when their race is be-
ing made the subject of severe
legislation, as well as to demon
tstrate to the tyrant man their
dignity and Importance, the ca
nine aristocracy have thisweek
been in Congress assembled.
The place of meetingIwas, Gill
morefs Garden, and the full h.
tle of the assemblage The First
Annual New . Y ork Bench
Show ofiDogs. 1T is rather Gu
rious to note how surely prcse-
cutiqn ,epgendeFs sympathy.
Two months ago it did not seem
as though there was a, soul IN
PtOwfp except Mr. Bersh who
could be- called a friend Of the
dag, The sahiiflfatiou of the
Xhols tribe, seemed to abe de-
Ananded, and blood-thasty or
64nances were proposed for its
repression. No sooner, how
ever, did the dog law pass, pre-
scribing collaIj license, muzzle
and a fouF foot string for lead
ing in the street, or else instant
death, than the tide seemed to
turn and one began to hear less
about "the useless and danger
IONS nuisance, "lantl more about
"map's faithful ,fiiend:"1 TO cap
the climax the Westminster
Kennel Club got up the. show
Just CLOSED, and then The re-
vulsion was complete. $50
43The collection of dogs con
tanned about twelve hundred
animals, comprising pretty near
ly every known variety from
the giant Ulm and St. Bernard
breeds down to thelfiE black
and tan weighing a pound or.two
and So "fineJy bred," technical
ly speaking, as to be almost
hairless and constantly SILVER
ing. . Hunting dogs were nat
urally most largely represen-
.teA.and included most Of the
valuable animals. Many of
these were ticketed 81 900, a
. few $1,000, one orItwo $4,000.
and upon one deefhound bred
in Queen sVietoria's kennels
Was fixed the astounding, price
of 10000 pounds sterling, or
Soc, ,000, in gold. 1t ia calcuIa-
ted to ergender respect in the
beholder to interview dogs who
represent in theirf0wn shaggy
persons more money than most
of us are likely to ever gethold
of; but SO far as my experience
goes, these canine princes are
Just as affablerand, even demon
strative in their treatment of
visitors as though they couldn't
raise money to pay a license fee
and keep out Of the dog, catch
er's hands, a,ss t34!sm 81
la The exhibition was a success
financially, and still, more so in
point of interest. Between
two and three thousand dollars
were given as prizes in the
shape of money, silver cups,
guns, ETC., and something of a
balance will be turned over to
Mr.. Bergh, who intends to use
it in carrying out his long cher
ished plan for a Home for sick
and homeless dogs. The. at
tendance was, a jam from be-
ginning to end, and its decided
ly high-toned character fore
BODIES an increase in the dog
fever, which hasaIready become
epidemic among onr upper ten.
The show had many ludicrous
features, but nothing fbnnier
than an episode on Tuesday af-
ternoon when the above named
benevolent gentleman tried to
make a speech to the company
assembled. OF course, the nu-
merous purps who either didn't
like their temporary quarters
or whose feelings were hurt BY
their masters dcsertion gave
constant vent to tIteir woes in
deafening chorus Of howls
and yelps. When ,Mr.,=Bergh
opened his mouth to speak the
Pandemonfum OF sound swelled
mp with ten-fold violence = He
Itriediogo on withliisi speech
but the cIamee of his ungrdte-
! fnl constituents ) reduced his
rhetoric TO dumb show. Three
or four times a aarllin thetumult
encouraged bim 70 lToeeed.
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