New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-29
PRIZES AT THE DOG snow.

VISITORS INTERESTED ~ TIE AWARDS
o>.r. vyov,x'- op1%loS OF IHr JUDGES--How THr
Dogs TAKE rtTIR CoNFNrMENI "F HE
MOST INTERESTING EXHiHuIoNs.
s'You are bc'trI'n ',iu said a woman dressed IN
black addrcs.ing her pet. which she "'S leading
frnr The Judges ring i'm the American Institute
building Yesterday. II thos' ugy men 10 Jnhgr Z"
the contrary. Come alorg per, you ar, my , ""n
LITTLE dear all he same The woman TOOK h'I iilt"
dog into her arms and marched OF with u; Win
movement in her gait that was INTERPRETED NY tn'
hystaudcre n expressing decidedly uniaN"rahlc
opinion 81 the Judgment of the committee referred
TO- The objects Of the fair competitor Indignation
were too hu,iiv engaged Win spnngihI d"R- na'h
down and sraightcnug ont Their tails To o'Nf'' TIC
Meanwhile the visitor, were sirollIng through The
louy ,isI,. and viewing the prize dogs aud other
an,rIs "a they rrclinrd i'm their kennels tugged
NJ their chains IN vain effort 90 gam their liberty
Two DAVIS of confinement had made many 81 them
less FESTIVE and some were even tr~ign"i. lh" e-
suit was very much less nuir' All saw" lew oil inc
most ferOciOus Court"d familiarity and rcc'IN'l
friendly pats on the head from every ainlIhR Nlf'
tor who passed by. For the most part the larger
dogs masifis. 81. Beruarls and bcr0hunds REFINED
at full length on their straw beds, ana could not no
induced 10 get up even by q punch WIN hl'h'
The award Of prizes in the judges nngS excited
UT, AT interest. and the examination of the com
pefiug animals was watched by a large crowd OF
persons who elbowcd each other at the crcuiuicr-
cncc Of the ring and crancd thcl1 necks - ~e over
each others heads one of the most interesting eN-
hihitions was the inspection Of the InsccllahrnIs
class. which included a number oil b,ithuhiSi
several terriers. several French porllr-, ana
others not rcgulary cla,@,d Conspicuous among
them was Faro. Danish hon dog owned by \
Palclford Of Philadelphia. He is said 10 have been
owned once 10y the Empires oi AueTil, ana tooh tho
first prize al the Vienna Exhibition IN SIS. He has
a smooth reddish coat somewhat Ike the nAhtlH IN
appearance. but with "a trimmer hgufr. Ills keeper
said that the grntlcnrss of his disposition was IN
proportion To his giant s1e IN" different charaG-
tcrstics of the several dogs wcrc made
more apparent By contrast. Tho p00dlcs and
terriers bobbed and frskcd about, the giants
stood quiet with a. dignhcd ar OF ~
for their keepers 10 keep them ont OF each others
laws The competition OF the pug% skycr and
Yorkshire terriers was eagerly watched especially
! Thr attcndmncc. which was much larger during
the morning and afternoon than III either of the pre-
yous DAYS was still greater last evening. nth to-
/ ward the closing hour the aslcs wcrc throngcd.
| 4 large bloodhound and a monster Ncwioundland
slipped their lrl,hcN and created some '"stfrna-
tion among iInd visitors by bounding through the
| crowd followed 10y their puIsucTs. Among the
visitors of the day Lester WallBck, Samuel j..
1ilden, Judge Lawrence and sheppard Knapp. ono
of the leading features to-day Will parade OF the
| prize dogs of all CLASSES.
The awards of the special prizes were the leading
| feature Yesterday. the first awards being made by
| the Westminster Kennel club for dogs that have
| run and been placed III any Of the field trials that
have been held in America. They were ~ follows:
Pointer dog-snvcr, medal to Baronct owned by
POINTER bitch-silvcr medal 70 Belle, owned by d. F..
setter Silver medal TO Thunder, owned By A. H..
| Moore. Philadelphia.
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! owned BY :. L. Speir Brooklyn.
Irish setter dog-silNcr medal to A. H. Moorc's Bcrk-
| ley.
Kennel-Enclish settlers consisting Of not less than
1ycSilycr medal to A. H. Moore lflceftr' Thunder,
| Lung May, Lass OIONrc. Lady LayerOck and Rosy
Kennel-Irish setters-silycr medal 10 Elcho Rose Ma
reen Larna and Fanny Fern, owned by william Jarvis,
| ClarcmOnt, y. II.
Back-and-tan Setter-slver medal 10 Glen, owned by
| Henry V. Aten, New y Ork.
Kennel Of Smnlslzc Pointers, consisting " not lcs-
| than nvc-silver medal 20 kennel owned by Edmund
| Ortl, Brooklyn
than ve-sivcr medal 10 kennel owned by Toledo Ken
| Eneilsh Setter Doc-Ca,h prize s25, N Warwick,
| owned Nv H. W. Gansc, Wilmington Del
Irish Hctter Dog for Sud-Cash PRIZE, f25, To foot,
| owned by Toledo Kennel Club
The following prizes were offered by A. II. More,
| of Philadelphia:
MastiG. dog or bitch--A placque valued AT 500 to
| Creole owned by G. 4. Mason.
Trace of English Settlers, regardless OF scNirizc a
handsome silver cup, value $50. To Pontiac and Petrol
| owned by John G. Higgins. Delaware
Field spaniel, dog or htch-A silver cup value 50. o
Goctrr spaniel dog or bitch-Handsomc silver cup
value s25 10 Brag owned by j. OTIS Fellows, liomclls
| vile, y. i.
fancier Of rcyhounds offered sol id silver cup,
n he known as the Chicago Field cyhound Cup 10
hc awarded 10 the best greyhound dog bitch that
has taken the first prize at Springfield, New-fork,
| St Louis, Philadelphia Baltimore, Boston, Detroit
ST Paul Pittshurg-the owner oil the winner 10 Otter
| il for competition at subsequent bench shows. The
| winner was Prairie Girl owned 10y l.. {. f. Late
Chicago Illinois. A silver medal to he awarded 70
the best bcrghund, dog or bitch, went To Carlo
owned by p. Lorillard ~ Co., jersey CITY.