New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-07
noes OF HIGH DEGREE.
OPENING OF THE NETWORK BENCH SHOW
..pxs OF INFINITE vARIETY-"A CASE OF

..pxs OF INFINITE vARIETY-"A CASE VI
wfElryrn-soME OF TIFF PRIzE-wINNERs.
MI o,cbtb animal bench show, held under the
.rsnices of the Westminster Kennel Club. was
onened AT the Madison Square Garden yesterday.
There was light sttendencG IN stcTpnon large
number Of people visited the Oaruen ana ~ ti'c
son-aye. entrance there was constant s.tean ="
carriages arriving and departhS oyer 10y and
dogs the flower of England. Ireland, Cana9a anu
this country, made the vast building lesonhu W.
their velps and barks as they expressed IN canI'g
language their opinion OF me snow Snir receIying
prizes There was the short, snappy oaIk w "
toy terrier the deep bay the hounG ana ng t%nn
eroa. voice of the st. Bemards. NOW anu thc !
too an English mastiff would send deep hot e
through the uproar aud then turn Srouiu Snu
10 sleep in a dignfed manner as n ~ Jt There
of the whole business and wanted qniet. ls'io
were all kinds ol dogs that were ever lcau vi . -
books or dreamed of in dreams mere WIZ - II
ss o eonob 10 draw a cart. There were dogs
S;fb so mnch hair that their owners had 10 Tie IT'D
tons around them to tel IN wsI' p Pab hair at all
Some dogs had their kennels gorgeously nI'eu ~,
Others had TO be content win ,h pare ,a p'ne
case with a glass front IL was upnolsteicu III
vine-coorcd satin and macrame. An OIIellai
lamp hung from the ceiling. IN one GV'pc a lined
wine case with the lid thrown back. III was llieH
with united wine-cOlored satin, STUDDED WI, WIN
Cilt-headed nails. pug bitch ana thIee L.ile
nnnnies were comfortably ensconced on the saIll,
snd only left il TO eat from decorated china pave
s nd an S5t from cut-glass bowl Across the box
was Inscribed in gold "A Case OF M!hlne' Near
This happy and arStocratlc family, venus ucd
,ifnl Joronesc Spanie weighing only four pounds
-four ounces looked with wonder on inc tnIohS vi
admirers that constantly stood IN front oil NJ III
mel In orc place whlte poou,,e, 49,, MLH n; &C.
trimmed IN frills and hOUnces. proudly held up us
left fore leg which was enCrced Win e9iu o !
let. Several large dogs WIN huneIS W y 49, thcT
eyes had the inscription "DdngerOuS U ~ I 5
Kennels. They exceedingly qule, In,S "r u,,,,
Cerous Ones aud seemed 10 conSlner tne NS dii
-. q 1 a
oA the ua .sers-by a. an injustice WniCn couIu oHIg
b. borne hy silent contempt. Possibly lhey WeIIS9
,peditotinG on the manner in when they Wodld
make up for lost time when the snow was oS'I,
and an unsuspectng public once more AZ lncH
mercy Many toy terriers ana u,'n,hu.INr ~,
dressed In TsthctiC blankets, looked proudly gu
The scene and evidently were vain of tlelr hnery
sud thanked the dog star that they were hoU 50
ill-hehoved as some other dogs jley knew or
NJ Eno collection Of St Bernard dogs. entered
bv the Rev j. Cumming Macedonia OF illl6re House,
Cheshire England. was much admired me iaige
dog, they were and they were valued AT q hne
price several Of them estimated 70 De W9iiu Goct
81 600 each. The value ~ which some OF the dogS
IN the show were estimated was much hlgher lilah
this even. Archibald Rogers haa que 'Iclo
named Surlur a beautiful decrhound, which was
valued IL $4,000. 4 remarkably me sinootlI1
coated i. Bernard dog, named sultan. Is exhibited
bv Master james Ii. Hyde, Of West lslIp Long
Island This dog purchased IN SWlt]eri'nJ
1aSt SIMMER when a puppy; he took the second
,ri,e @,'onrs All the dogs of his class in Munich.
Master HYDE also exhibits fine, long-coated -.
Bernard bitch, DaunaI who took the second prize
lasf wear Y.
Ibe "ointfrscut tered by the Neyersink Lodge Ken
nels had over their kennel display OF silver cups
won by them III field trdlS Many OF the dogs Oh
far and high descent had their vedlSIees tackeI up
over them aud if the New-lork College OF Her
sllry had not come 10 an uutmey end. they would
doubtless have had their coats o-arnis emOlIznneG
there also Inside 81 an iron railing at the let OF
tic Garden the Westminster Kennel CLUB mas on
exhibition some beautiful pointers, among whlcn
are the noted Sensation aud Bang Bang. several
dogs were sold, but none viii be removed unti me
show is over John &. Heckshcr bought the set
ter bitch, Rosa T., before she was judged she TOOK
second prize in her class, greatly 10 MI h'Cksner
Eati>factIOn who was thcrcupon congratulattd ON
bis friends on being good Judge Of a dog Rosa
+ Will hereafter he known as Lady Helen
Ia the evening there was larger crowd present
than during the afternoon, and the exhibition
gwen bN The performing dogs IN The ring IN the
centre OF the Garden furnished much amusement.
The other dogs looked at the performance with an
expression which sand as plainly as words, Circus
dogs as I'm ahvei we'll, neverW and now and
Then tfcy sicnifiod their dIsapproval Of the pro-
Ccedngs by snort, savage harks. Inc prizes
awarded were rs follows:
Champion mlstiG doss-Medal 70 Neyison, owned by
Charles H. Mason, of Hghga,e House yorkshire Eng
land Champion luastin iChes-heial 10 ioiy warden
a. Aslmort kennels. Dorchester Mass Mattlh d9gS-
Ilr,t prize to Harry Hils Dan. Nas'ih hcheS-rirSt
pie 10 A. Grants Regina. Mastih puppies FIRST prze
Shches-Prze to Bellies Pride owned T. g. Davey. of
Ontario Canada hal9h99 tnSsa S''o of patcp
k l. English setter dogs-Fi,t prize to T. c. Lewis's
Rock Tug'isn setter biiches-Fir>t prize to Dishing
Belle Of IN ST. George kennels English setter puppies
does. II and under i months oId-tIst Pi1e to
- RI
!. j. senian's Ciiuey Carer. English setter pup
Pp PIT " pTiz. to T. H. Essou's Pho6ls Cham
pion Irsn settlers. dors-Pnze - leho, IT,, owned by
ter. ricncs-rrze 10 ". kcmbe LentS Irx. IRISH set
ter does-first prize 20 u; W: Harris JACK. irli;1
h. er.'s IRISH Chief. ChImpon held spanlels
dosa or h,ehe. over - pog Rid esrio 70
over .. romds-Fns prize TO critic OWED by Wnches-
- ttl,u ~ i
n H. Cocker sparies Diver and black. undcr2s pounds
-Fiist PIKE 10, Iee.lcs;s Glass, OWED by b
OF any other color, under % ronnds-trst
Old First piile to Elacs Tomr1ie owned by W
to Vinegar. o. the Essex Comfy Hunt ken
mes. foyLouds-Frst Pile 70 Nimrod
Bas-et loluds-iIist Inize TO ". H. Chamber
lam, Nemour, tchsbundes-First prize TO W. b.
Vo.el,tng's Gretchen.
To-day at 10 q. m the uointcrs, grey hounds, deer
hounds and Italian grcYhOuuds viii be judged, and
at O'Clock the L. Hcruard7 and Irish settlers. At
ring ard al : o'clock there viii be a performance
OF tIck dog, and Icuioycrs.
Among thosc who visited tie show yesterday
General and Ms Alexander c. webb, the Marquis san
mazmo Of Ialy NJ l99se' Il, nj sma Mrs ;ohT ~.
lace Mrs Alfred Noupg-, MI. James Hartman, Miss
Mr.. r. Cornell NJ and Ms. Rives, Mics Work, Ms
" Brceso smith. Mis- Leayt Mrs. Marshall o. Roberts,
ihc con cS koodri. Baron Won Haamon Aasasi Bel
mont IT,. Center Hitchcock 4. wright sanford, j. II.
Bradford C. Fellows Isaac Townsend, Mr.. ElyGoddaId,
T. GRAY Griswoi. g. G.. Peters J.. Berry Wall ". Riggs,
J. J. Brecsp Johl o. iIame., j. Ouo Bonner j. coleman
Dray ton and g. Creighton Webb.
AFIAW Is THE GERMANICS MAIN SHAFT.
TIE engineer 81 the White Star Steamship Ger
manlc, which was 20 sail on Saturday next, on Mon
dav discovered "a Gcicct IN the main shaft. He
ported tie fact. and r. j. Corti,. manager OF the
line determined not 10 run any risk of accident by
the breaking Of The shaft He has Informed the
100 passengers vino had purchased tickets for the
Gerinauc that she Will not sail until repaired. and
that their money Will he refunded or they Will be
fot y,Itlrd on the Baltic of the sGuic line winch