Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-29

CANINE CELEBRlT1ES.
The Neg shsw Opened with . Chsrus
ei Helps.
HALF MILLION polIAks WORTH or Docs ASSEM-
sLED At TIE WASHINGTON Liaar INFANTRY Ar
Noxy-soNI or I'm FAMOUS AxNAIs-Row THE
SNOW ARRANGED, ETC
singular chorus greeted the ears OF persons
passing the Washington Light Infantry Armory
this morning. II was the barking and yeiping OF
several hundred dogs that had Just been placed on
the benches The deep hoarse bass Of the deer.
hound, the shrin treble OF the spaniel and the
hoarse bark OF the mastin mingled together
in a. discord that was sweet melody
TO the ears OF the dog fancier. 1t was
the opening OF the annual bench show Of the
Washington Kennel Club, which viii last four
Gay GAYS Inc benches are arranged In rows across
ehe spacious hail. In the center Is a large en-
which the dogs Are brought one BY one for iSspec
and 81 ". q P pn
Club. and Mr.. Jas Watson OF the Philadelphia
dress; the curtain rose unexpectedly at 10
O'CLOCK .nis morning. An night long and all the
morning the dogs were arriving In crates and
boxes or at the END OF strings held py small boys
THE DOORS OPENED.
Tney were nearly all in their places at 10 O'Clock
when the doors were opened to the public. Even
the dogless man, who never owned or dreamed OF
sought, when in Washington, some legal means or
suppressing the dog, could not have helped making
some exclamation OF pleasure upon entering the
nan To-Day. The sleek skins, the beautiful colors
the nne form, the lustrous eyes the littleness OF
Tue ttle dogs, ana the bigneSS OF the big dogs all
Appealed to the interest and the admiration OF the
SPECTATOR. These dogs represent the upper-ten OF
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES in their way. They have all
the aristocratic features OF senderness decacy OF
eT,0l' ana graee-tne development OF many genera
lions OF high breeding.
There were 2l0 dogs on the benches to-day. At
,ease, Iney were not all on the benches for so
some OF them had to be provided for on the floor
until benches could be constructed for them. Each
aas sr Mat,s compartment to himself and Is
LAS oeo OF straw and bowl Tor water.
Mr. cHILDs' BULL DOG.
Among the dogs that arrived this morning was
Mr.. Geo. W. Childs bull dog, Primrose. While a
place was being prepared for him, Primrose was
tied a. TO one OF the legs Of the table in Manager
HAIRS ONCE and there he made the acquaintance
to Mr.. Childs BY Henry Irving, the actor. He was
member OF Mr.. Irvings company for sometime
SnG p,syeG prominent part in ..The Vicar OF
long pedigree, and has had the honor Of appear
ing before Queen Victoria. Primrose is considered
one OF the hnest specimens OF English bulldog In
ene world He Is of duiiish white color, and has q
vicious looking lower jaw. Manager Hail dis
coursed eloQuently on the intelligence OF the bull
or oGs 70 STAB pc rSs might leave my
II and the dog would not trouble you" he said,
'but II LEFT my watch or money, or anything OF
value, ana you attempted to take II he would y at
HE would know the value Of the thing9" sug-
gested The STAR reporter
81 don't know; ] suppose instinct would tell
him." said Mr. Hail
The 2lo dogs collected together in the Armory
ha an maa cash Saluaion
the company valued at $4,000
FAMOUS Dogs
Among the notable dogs are the Royal Duke, the
champion Gordon setter from W. Hammets Tioga
Kennels valued at SIC, 600, and Vic, Gordon set
yer from the same Kennels, valued as highly as
e Royai Duke; pundse beautiful roughcoated
valued at q. 500 Ivor, collie belonging TO Miss
Helen Wyman; Major H. a collie pup, belonging to
to J. F. McFladden. valued at s.. 600. ana X. a
Mac Murray's black and tan terrier jack valued at
1000. Jack, ny the way, is dlmlnutive fellow,
who has evinced talent for mathematics. lie can
add and subtract with greater facility than the
educated hog ever showed under the
most mos favorable N condition. .How much are
barks. alive from twenty?" and Jack banks nj
Teen times. Two dogs that attract the notice OF
ladies' ladies are 7. w; spratley's Japanese spaniels
Mikado and Yum Yum. They have beautiful coats
OF white with black marks A Mexican hairless
dog, pink and liver COLOR the only one OF its KIM
1t is owned by c. Lehman. Italian grey hounds
slender creatures that have been reared in the lap
Of luxury, owned by Miss Annie Cresweu ana Mrs.
tine st. Bernard, Bess, owned by Theo. Wasseo-
bach, is nursing litter OF pups. These
p9ps n wave special Interest because their
They, however, nestle timidIy against their
mother, and seem totally unconscious of the us
unction they have inherited from their sire. Ja-
cobs Bros. have their huge dog Nance among the
81. Demands. Deer hounds, shown by Miss SaIlie
Wood and Mrs +. B. Lorng, also attract much at
johns champion pointer, Frirz F. S. Webster's
pointer, Prince Don; John Firms pointer, Beauty
81 D. w; Oysters poin.eI Tsie Doe and many
the greatest ia Glen-kOck. Glen-Rock is an Eng.
lish setter and the dog-fanciers are enthusiastic
Ssseete svery Grained 1er; down IKE
attitudes drive the dog man and the the
dog woman, too, wild with rapturous delight. He
being ssesa as az ans sss
bench on which the pugs are shown is point OF
great attraction. w. Traver, E. W. Jester, Benz.
this class.
TIE EXHIBITORS.
The exhibitors are Mrs. E. s. Allen, Miss Flor
ence Bayard, JAS F. Barbour, Chas E. Barber, II.
e. Barrett, Mrs Nelson Brown, Harold Binney,
Mrs. j. B. Baggett, Miss L Blackboard, r. Claugh-
ton, Jno. Clark Miss Annie Creswel, A. b. Christ,
Cronnin, Frank Dole, Philadelphia; Allen Dodge.
Washington; II: NJ. beAtley, I. J. Farley, Albany
john run, W. n. feTBuSOn, EDWARD GO0ey, j.. G.
Hutchinson, +. HerzOg, Chas. Hot, Walter Ham,
NETT Philadelphia; Mitchell Harrison, Philadel-
phia; b Howard, Miss A. Hudson, r. Edwin
Klotz, DR.. c. Kirk, Phla c. +. Key, c. S. Keller,
DR.. W. c. Kempton, Thos. 8. Kempton, Mrs A. NJ
Kramer, Philadelphia; Miss NJ. Ii. Langley, Mrs
+. B. Loring, j. W. Lyons B. F. Lewis, Phiiadel-
phia; c. Lehman, c. w. LittleJohn Leesburg Va:
DR.. w. II. Martenet, Baltimore; DR.. T. A. Mallory.
L. Martenser, Samuel Morgan, Riverton Va; Ed
Maher, Philadelphia; ID. r Mickey, II. b. MencS-
can, Baltimore; COL I. @. Morrow, j. F. McFadden
Philadelphia; q. f. McEvoy, W. Murdock, II. A.
McMurray, Mrs. b Miller, Jr., Benjamin Miller, j
+. Mcguire, Wash. Nailor, +. B. Noyes d. VIM
oyster, c. II. Offut Chas Porter jr, philadelphia
+. PitZer, II. POtDury, w. w. Robertson Berkley
Va. j. j. Rupn. y. Z. Rabbit, j. II. Saville H. A
Smith. b. Sprague, Prof sheldon, Prof. Schuyler
Berryville, Va; j. j. Snelierberg, Philadelphia
Richard Smith, T. w. Spratley, DIR. A. Snowden
Alexandria, Va; W. r. Traver, r. s. Webster, J.
H. WinslOw, Philadelphia; l. Wasserbach, G. n
Wormley, I. R Wlngrove, Baltimore; James E.
Wilkinson, Baltimore; John Wanstall, Miss Sallie
man, Baltimore. The Associated Fanciers of
Philadelphia and Tioga Kennels OF PHILADELPHIA
are also represented. There Is troupe OF Trained
dogs on hand to show what dogs nave accom-
plished in the terpslchorean and dramatic line
They belong to Prof. j. w. Hampton, and VIII
give performances every afternoon and evening.
PRIZES AWARDED TO-DAY.
The following prizes 1t the dog show were
awarded to-day: Pointers. class 81, first prize,
c. A. LttleJohns Champion Fritz; class
"a. nrst prize, Ed. Godeys Peter White:
class a. first priZe. John Efun,a Reaufv