New-York tribune., 1884-10-25
sboulder. The injury will oonane Mr. Mclean to
his home for some days.
DOCS AND THEIR OWNERS.
CLOSE OF THE GREAT SHOW.
AMUSING iNCIDENTs-CANINE PRECoCiTf AND
FEMININE FONDNEsSs.

AMUSING rNcIpENrs-CANNE PRECoCrTY AND
FEMININE FONDNEsss.
TR. uon-sporting dog show at the Madison
Square Garden closed last evening nS !, smnnciai
success hat as the Westminster Kennel CluD dlu
not give the show for the purpose OF making money
long time urged TO give an exhibition of non-sport.
ing dogs and now they have given one. the irst
ever held in America and good one Ins nue Is shc'r
The Judges and managers of dog show nave
hard time of it. As first prizes are not awaT%ea va bc
number of Fkickers" who think that but for some some
absurd prejudice on the part of the judges their
apoor dear darlngs" would certainly nave oecd Se,d
ome Of the @ managers to TnInuNr reporter yester
day how childish people are oyer their aoes. IA ~
man came TO me yesterday ana sad iVu i, nniv nni
not gve% e my fr the he dog was
dcvontly thankful that he was the only ono III ms ms
class glad TO see that the breed was was r",, aYnr
ins ing out for more 0s'y''O0A"S ''".'
Tho Great Danes have been more or less trouble
some YER since the show opened One day, 1t was IN
The morninp and few people were In the Garlen,
Ureat Dane got away from keeper who was leading
him into the ring and went up alnohS 's i, s' III IA
dozen attendants at once suirounhed nm, Dut he
was so bir and seemed to be In such bad temper
that none of them dared 10 touch him, and ne nnde
for The door. The door.keepcr grabbed him, bnt
could not hold him, and he went ont into Fourth
ave The dogs owner now appeaied on the scene
The Great "Vy ana sG,gS Stams min s
who had A sniall Scotch terrier on exhibition, ASKED
petiuissinn ~ take II home for the neht linr
tpnunsi was eiautrd aud she started home WIN
hot net Eoon shp returned tn the ballpn ~
tears and saii that as Hhp phs GUESSING, Mhuisuh
suuara the ipttipt got away from her hhl ran on
foaip NJ tho mHsi interesting inna ~ the sluW were
the kma thaips hranirls, 10 The httreiirhvrd
eve they are exceedingly like the Japanese shiinHi
these dogs vera originally ~ soirwha larger hife
aud we're spoltlng dogs, bit they have been hirh
So line that they have nov heeme honhtholl pe'7'
their place being taken by the cockef ep9nel,,
Aiways u snail dog they were used 20 hnht
wooIrock and such game, as they could 90 through
tho underbrush with facility, When the Merry
Monarch took tho beautiful simplcton lheiest
stuart, Duchess of kiohmond, out into windsor
Forest to show her how we'll he could SHOOT wood
cock il such dogs these that flushed the game
for him. IN l.,
There was fine ST. Bernard dog named Barry, IN
the show, who has attracted much attention.
Barry was lbrcd in the Alps and Is remarkable
on account of the achicvemcnts OF his lathcr. Old
Barry" who belonged to the " pions Monks OF ~.
Bernard" and is rcputcd to have rescued the young
gentleman who walked up the mountain one stormy
night shouting ExcclsOr!" One legend SAYS that
" Old Barry was shot by an Englshman whom he
tried to rescue but who did not comprehend the
situation. Another legend is that "Old Barry
died of chagrn at finding that the man was an
advertising agent. and that Excelsior was
patent material for stuing beds.
Last evening there was parade of prize winners;
The dogs were taken out in classes and lei around
the ring py attendants Then came the performing
dogs. and after that the people wandered about as
usual looking at the dogs until the electric lights
went out, and the first transporting dog show was
at an end.