The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-18
LADIES PETTING THE DOGS.
AT WHIT CIGEs THEY ASSEMBLED
MOST AND THE LONGEST.
Pugs Receive their share of the Pokine and
FondIing. hut the Bulldogs aud the HioOd-
hounds Excite the Greatest Admiration.

Pugs Receive their share OF the I'Oklng ana
FondIing, hut the Bulldogs aud the Blood
hounds Excite the Greatest Admiration.
There was no falling off in the attendance |
AZ the doc show last evening. ThrOngs OF clc- |
gautly dressed ladies and gentlemen promo
nadcd MP and down the oboug avenues. uokcd. |
po,tcd and carrsscd their favoritcs. and |
lUvishol cneomiums upon the ncatncss and |
good taste everywhere visible. Around GER
tain kennels where dwct the favoritics
were clusters Of fair visitors who WED
with each other in attentions to the
shaggy occupants Ono radiontly attircd
lady actually fed her several pets with dainty
broilcd mutton chops. which she produced
from a lunch basket. Next to the pugs and
Japanese dogs. the greatest iavorites with the
ladies' wore the savage beauties Of the bun typo.
Duke the black muzzied veteran with legs
akimbo. and cruelty suggestive mouth. was the
centre Of constantly changing throng that
pattcd him on the head and strokcd his back.
Joseph l. and Crib. who lodged next him.
barkcd the whole evening. It was fine sight
To- sec an unsuspccting elderly person lean up
against the cage and then. ut tho first furious
Growl. jump several feet to tho right with the
agility OF an acrobat
Froiic. the pretty greyhound mother with her
playful mousc-colorsd puppies, was another
leading attraction. She WIS is tame as q Kitten
and visitors iondlcd her without stint. A third
group WIS never weary Of gazing at the cnor-
nous Silcrinn moodhounds. Bruce and Alma
| During the day the pair paced their pondcrnus
cage with the fretiul uneasness of Bengal
| tigers. Tho sight Of a passinlihound invari-
| ably rouscd them TO fury. causing them 10 tug
| and strain at the bars barking furiously. At
! times the female would get her head betwccn
tho iron rods in her struggles To- get out The
| graceful white and brown pointer. Nellie No.
| 164l has a pcnchHnt for shaking hands. The
| thirtecn-weeks- pug puppy. little Nell. with
| the blue ribbon tied around her mock, was pcttod
| by everybody. "A late rs 10 L. VI. the avenues
were still crowded. and the popular interest
| showed no dlminutiun.
The remaining prizes wore announced in the
| afternoon, In the special prizes, class a Tor
| Kennel Club Of st. Louis. Mo. cane of viiorl-
! Gus. Their champion was tho pointer Bow.
| The pr,2e was the Parker gun. valued at $500.
and won ~ Scnalon at the Boston bench show.
In c,",s b. for the b'st brace Of pointers over
30 pounds. without regard 10 scx. ihe
$50 for their " entries. Bow and sl@Saior.
In class c Edmund Orgills Belle and Rose took
| tho $50 prize for the hest brace of pointers
under 80 pounds without regard to sex. Joseph
| was awarded $50 n the hest and only poiui.r
| dog In Glass D. This class Was ouen To pointer
| dogs. any weight. to Do shown with two Of their
get, :, Y. Hammonds Psyche lsprins.
pointer bitch with two 81 her progeny.
The prize was $50. The premium for the best
M2s awTarped 70 Mo seaeaa aT Kim BloGmne
burg \. y, ~ Class c. Yam l"ngerke, hrolh-
d ns YER TcrsG w p W KY US ary barnlss i"r
the lost setter bitch of amy strain bred IN
the United state. was awarded To samuel
u. Raymond's Nhodorck phu Norris
Plains. y. j. receiycd the solid silver cup.
tho United States. Tho Same gen,leman's
/ Young lnVeriek carried or the $50 pr2' H- th"
best English settar dog with two II her got
Another ~ His entries. Fairy. re,ei,'d the $50
prize IN Glass X. as the best English ssiter with
George " Inuicnnor,er agent Of the Fort
Washington Kennel. lH.. Was awarded the 500
silver eup lor me ncsi dirrl"y"l ~ ionn s.