Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-09
following days races viii be sold each
night at the Ballard House.
THE BEscH.sHo TO-DAY.


The newest and most novel feature OF
the whole Exposition will be the bench
show, which begins to-day in the yellow
building with the red cupola. Such ex-
hibitions have been given around the
country. but never IN Richmond before.
Visitors 10 this building to-day viii
see about flee hundred dogs, and some
OF them are the most celebrated animals
in the world. Here can be found Gloster,
the famous English setter. belonging 70
Mr.. James l.. Breeze, OF Tuxedo Park.
The Graphic kennel. Syracuse, West
and Chestnut Hill kennels
have arrived. and Little Boy, the most
noted black-and tan in the country, sits
in one OF the benches. The second
biggest St. Bernard dog in the world,
owned by Alexander
NJ. Hughes, Of New York, came yester-
day evening. Mr.. Hughes also sends
Lady Alice. The smooth-coated ST.
Bernards of the Hospic kennels of New
Jersey came yesterday. Among this
string is Hector, who has won about
thirty prizes. Hector came from Swift
zerland, where he was used in the Alps
by the Monks. The smooth-coated St.
Bernards, by the by, are used in that
country IN preference to the rough-coats
because the snow and ice does not cake
on their backs 30 readily.
+. II. Morris, Of England, enters q
celebrated pure-bred Newfoundland fe-
male. There are very few pure New
fonndlands in this country. he also en-
teIs a string of spaniels.
II. w. Huntington, Of Brooklyn,
shows q fine kennel, in which is Cas-
sandrs, a noted prize.
T.. w. Durkee, of New Yor6, has en-
tered some fine settlers.
l.. NJ. Oldham, of New York, puts in
a string Of sporting spsniels.
Mr.. Phpbus, Of the Somerset ken
nels of New Jersey, exhibits big string
of imported bbagles.
Dom Pedro, a rOugh-coatSt. Bernard,
and Little Lou, which has taken forty
seven prizes, and the English hound,
Belle Woodbrook, were brought in by
w. Stewart Difenderfer, of Baltimore.
Mr. Richard Cromwell, of Baltimore,
sends the Countess Of Devonshire, a
Gordon setter.
DOG MEN.
Among the dog-fanciers here are
Lorenzo Daniels, Of New York Mr..
Nelson. of Syracuse Kennel Club; DR..
Cryer, OF Philadelphia August Bel
mont, Jr., of New York James Morti-
mer, Of Westminster Kennel Club A. G.
Colonel Skinner, OF 7Urf,
FTeld, and Fdrm; +. +. Schellhoss,
Judge of the beagles Harry Malcom,
Judge OF the Gordon settlers; j. NJ.
Tracy, Judge OF the English settlers.
PROMINENT EXHIBITORS.
Frank Thomson. vice-president OF
the Pennsylvania railroad Lewis A.
BidelI. of Philadelphia, and Mitchell
Harrison, of Philadelphia, are among
the dog exhibitors.
The list of Richmond exhibitors in
cludes Thomas Boiling, John Adams,
BENJAMIN L. August, w. Il. Pearmap,
+. G. Pelouse, John Wright, John 8.
Wise, Henry A. Wise, NJ. A. Jones,
Henry Owen, and j. b. Anderson, (both
of Manchester G. w. Allen, Ii. j.
Casey, Alley Farmer Of Manchester, W.
T.. Grant, Joseph Bryan two fine beagles
that belong to G. II. Getzendanner, OF
Stanton, who is now in Europe) George
B. Gaines, John G. Hagan, Conway
Myers (greyhound), ID. j. O'Neiil
pointer, and Mrs. Il. A. Trench French
terrier.
W, ". Scott, of Gordonsville, sends a
fine dog.
PABADEs.
There will be parade in the prize
ring of the prize-winners tomorrow
night at 9 o'clock, and every succeeding
night this week, and tonight there will
be an array in the prize-rlng of the fox
hounds that will be run in the fox chase.
Gosters bench is nicely carpeted.
One of the largest mastifis IN the world
will be seen in the show to-day. II be-
longs to Mr.. Marose, OF Massachusetts
KINDS.
There is n larger collection OF settlers
and pointers than OF any other, but
about forty-fve breeds Of dogs can be
seen. They embrace mastitls, st. Ber-
nards, Newfoundlands, English blood
hounds, Great Danes. Chesapeake Bay
dogs, deer hounds, greyhounds, fox
bounds, pointers, English, Irish, and
tan settlers, spaniels. collies,
poodles. set-hounds, Dachshunds.
beagles, bulldogs, terriers, pugs, toy
spaniels, and Italian greyhounds.
THE HOUSE.
The building is admirably adapted to
the purpose. SO dog men say. 1t Is well
ventilated and of sufficient size.
The dogs are on benches which run the
length of the house. They have backs,
and each dogs apartment IS separated
rom the adjoining ones by wire screen
ing.
The animals are all that should be de-
sired 10y the most fastidious canine
taste. Their apartments are filed with
fresh straw, and water and food is fur
lished them in abundance. But despite
lll that they howl and yell and make
4 great noise that can be heard for some
outside the building.
CAPTAIN WISE.
Hon. John S. Wise-in leather leg.
yings, corduroy pants, red vest, and
black coat-seemed in his glory yester-
day. He directed the placing Of all the
and he deserves much credit
Tor the lively interest he has taken in
the show. Had it not been for him the
public would have been deprived Of
what is likely to be one of the most
additions to the Exposition.
The admission to the dog-show is only
% cents.
THE FOX-HUNT.
The first fox-chase will be ridden to-
morrow morning. The riders who will
participate will meet at the headquarters
II the Virginia Field-Sports Association,
IN Ninth street, at o'clock with their
lorses. All who join in the hunt are ex-
,ected to wear red badges, which will
% furnished on application to Mr.. Bar
on II. Grundy, the secretary. at the
association rooms. Members of the as
will be required to pay one
lollar each; other hunters from Virss
mia two dOllara each SDOrtsmen from