St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-21

year. Entries have been made
from every quarter of the American
continent, and the management of the
show are receiving encouraging sup
port from all parts of the state. The
success of the exposition is therefore
practically guaranteed.
Perhaps of all exhibitions of live
stock that of dogs is the most interest
ing to the public generally. 1t is only
the privileged few who can indulge i'll
the pleasur, of owning prize animals
of the bovine and equine species, but
the many may possess dog equal to
figure favorably at local shows. There
is also more common understanding of
the dog than any other animal,
the great variety of types max
ing them deeply interesting collec-
ton when housed under one roof
from the dreamy-eyed. silken-haired
toy terrier to the huge, bouncing St.
Bernard, with his intelligent, noble
looking head. The vagaries Of people
are typified in the class of dogs which
receive popular favor. Here in the
Northwest sporting dogs have the gen.
eral run, and some of the finest animals
in the show this week will be found
benched among the classes devoted to
the pointer and the setter. They will
really be the feature of the show, as,
among the more important kennels of
the district, special attention is being
paid to the breeding of
THESE CLASSES OF DOGS.
A well-trained dog is sportsman's
delight, and to the sporting instinct of
settlers in the Northwest is largely ac-
countable the prepOnderanceo of sporting
dogs. OF the transporting animals the
st. Bernard is most largely in demand,
and of all dogs he is the hest companion
and protector of children-the most
noble, reliable and magnificent.
There are many other fine specimens
of the sporting and transporting dog,
but those mentioned are chiefly popular
in the Northwest. EastwardS the pO-
pular taste is more diversified, and the
terrier dogs are held in high estimation.
These dogs have for many years been
the leading classes in all the world
wide shows, and for sporting and house
dogs they are particularly adapted.
Irish terriers are the latest rage in the
old countries, but the smart bodied,
sharped featured fox terrier cannot be
excelled among the whole canine
classes. These terriers bring more
money in England to-day than any other
breed, and some of the best blooded ami
mails of their type have been imported
into New York at enormous prices. A
number of TINS class of terriers are
being exhibited by st. Paul gentlemen.
The number of exhibits at the exhibit
ton this week is close upon three hun
bred. and a summary of the dogs en-
tered is here given. There are two and
twenty mastiffs, including the champion
dog and bitch, Wacouta Nap and Wa
couta Rose. Wacouta Nap was Or
iginally the property of the WacOuta
kennels. of st. Paul, but is now owned
and exhibited by Barker Woodcock,
proprietor of the ST. Joe kennels, of
Niles. Mich. Wacouta kennels, now
of Chicago, are showing Lord Raglan =
a fawn dog, with black points, four
years old. imported from England only
two months ago. The Films kennels, of
st. Paul, of which Paul III. GOtzian is
proprietor, exhibits COrsair, a local
prize-taker. DR.. George B. Ayres, of
Omaha, Neb., comes to the front with
Edwy, a year-old dog he recently i'm
ported. The dog has already secured
a first and special prize at Kansas City,
and is by Champion Orlando-COunteSS
of Woodlands. Charles E. Thompson,
S. w. Freeman, w. G. Whitehead, H. l..
Alexander, w. W. Thomas, Hagbarth
Sahlgard, of St. Paul; DIR. Aldrich, of
Minneapolis, are among the local ex-
hibitOrS
IN THE MASTIFF CLASSES.
Thirty st. Bernards will be benched,
and all but one are in the open classes.
Lady AthOl is the exception, and is the
| only entry made in the champion
classes. There is good class of rough
coated st. Bernard dogs. The Cough
cura Medicine company, of Eau Claire,
Wis, enters Otto 2nd-a dog possessing
| the largest bone and strength of any
| st. Bernard in America.
FoIko end, from the Hiawatha ken
| nels, of st. Paul, who took first prize at
last years show and also at Milwaukee.
| is once more to the front. Jesse III.
Soule, of Saltwater; Mrs. IL. Ratf-
| jens, A. III. Wilder, of st. Paul, and
| HerZog Bros, of West st. Paul, also en-
ter dogs in this class. Among rough
| coated st. Bernard bitches there are
| ChequaSset Minna, which was pur-
chased by the Hiawatha kennels of
Massachusetts. The Hiawatha kennels
also bench Earle and Bsrrina, and the
| Coughcura Medicine company enter
| Noble Ida, recent importation. Venus
and Merchant Princess. Jesse III. Soule,
| of Saltwater, is prominent exhibitor
of st. Bernard puppies, though the
classes generally are not particularly
| strong.