The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-08
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P. T. BARNUM'S SUCCESSORS.
IHE UESTMINsTER KENvEL CLUBA
INNJiL BENtU sHOW.
The Created Dog Exhibition the World rves
saw Hed'"m umtdonc In the lrIppodrorns
a Dog story OF Considerable Altitude.

a Dog story OF Considerable Altitude.
Few traces Of It's recent occupation ara
LETT in GilmOrc's Garden. beyond the few blus
section bunners nuttcrng on tall posts here
and there. and a ring of earth whore the horses
rranccd. the clowns grimaccd. and the queens
Of the arena smirkod. But not all the beasts In
the mcnagcrc-cvcn with IIamiItons elephant
on the rampage-and Glmore's famous band
TO aid them. ever raised such an unearthly din
rs did the occupants Of the vast enclosure last
evening. Onc-third Of tho entire number Of
dogs entered for the bench show" were In
their kennels. Tint mcant. about 500 dogs. and
each one of the 500 lifted his voice in vigorous
protest. Some strange dogs that were led in
while the canine uproar was at It's height wcni
almost wild with combatve fury. others cow
cred TO the ground and crawed in abject terror;
dogs. evidently. that had not lost any fight and
were not trying to llnl any. But the quetoa
dog. once placed in his stall, Joined his voice to
The kennels run m around the vnst oval oi
the entire interior ~ IN" llppodrome. below
tne boxes; There double row - rnds al
about the interior ~ this -pacc. including five
siNth- Of II. and in all. niiordiug accommodate
tion for l5O0 dogs. or the occupants Of the
stalls. only the tiers ana pointers rujrrci wrrc
h.rs or the toy dogs. none had been entered
~ 10 o'clock except two or three Japanese and
King Charles spnuicls. Several fine lnastiiM
werr n,reaiy in place. and many other rare and
fnncy breed dogs.
IN all. however. only n small number Of ths
very iiue dogs werr put in thus cnrly When
tho exhibition + complete it will include n large,
number Of choice specimens than any prcrod-
Ing display has lna@trl. Among it, entries viii
he found grent minority Of the accredited per.
feet types Of full-hrcd dogs. of almost every
cln-- and species known In the world
This evening Mr.. Bgr,h will lecture. Misc
Benlamin Will show up her troupe of perform
ing dogs. and the band will play. The show
will 10" open all dav.
Among logs ON show will he many valued nj
from tjuOO To- 10000 each. ihree worth clO. 900
each. and "a number TINT. from Tho caialo~uc's
r ports arc simply priceless. OF the small fry,
cheap dogs worth only from 500 to 81 900 each,
thero are about nine hundred.
Last evening tho Hlppolrom' was occupied
chiefly hy exhibitors ana att "udant7 Z tting
ready Tor to-dny's show. and their swapping of
pedigrecs and their dog stories were -tupc'ying
10 outsiders. Thcre wis one quiet. ,ad-farrd
man who listened for "a long time T. some oi tho
wonderful narra lions about the fcnis " othnt
peoples DOGS. and then h"N ~ back to where
hr hf- n lrnn. knowing sort ~ % ,ir- r % q ILL.,
nud i'nn.d up a.;liu-t the wnll Co. i'iuk Whom
tn" crowd am" along on H. tour oi orii.a in
sp'" "tuu hr -uil; "G"utlrn.Nn. tNNt hit ~ -
min'. and she's thc best field dog IN tho world,
although -ho isn't tho pr iti0-i. And I'll tell
Nou what her strong suit b.. She'll cu around
e. every other fellows game hlg on the sly
steal ont an the birds. and slip them into her
mn-i r., game bag; and that's what | call
bully dog