Morning journal and courier., 1888-04-14
THE BENCH SHOW

To be an Exhibition of Prize Winners
 Enough Entries Received to Test
 the Capacity of the Rink.
 Those having full information regarding the canines that are entered for the bench show which opens at the rink next Tuesday morning stated before the entries closed that 75 per cent. of the dogs at the show will be prize winners. Now that the entries are closed and the secretary and president of the club have had more time to examine the en- try blanks which have been received, the statement has been made by those who are posted that 95 per cent. of the dogs entered are prize winners. Certainly the show will
 be fine one. Several of the dogs that will
 be at the rink next week have won first
 prizes at the recent large bench shows where
 such large number of valuable dogs were
 entered that the competition was close. The
 American Mastif clubs cup, valued at
 $150, for the best American bred nnastif dog
 or bitch exhibited at the recent bench show
 in Boston was won by splendid specimen of
 the breed, ''Sears' Monarch" :" from the Wyo-
 ming kennels, Melrose, Mass. MT. Charles
 H. Mason, who judged the mastifs at Bos-
 ton, gave g very high compliment to the
 winner of the cup. "Sears' Monarch" who
 
 winner every time he has been exhibited, will be at the coming show.
 Frank Dole has five dogs entered at the show, among which are several canines who captured first prizes at the recent bench show in New York MT. Dole's prize-winnin ng
 bull terrier Count" died during the New York show before the judging. The first prize, which Mir. Dole expected to win with 'sCount," was won by another of MT. Doles terriers.
 The officers of the club have accepted all the entries that the rink will accommodate, and have returned several entries that could have been accepted. Preparations for the benching, which will be done by Spratt's patent system of New York, will be com meneed to-day in order that dogs may be re- ceived at the rink during Monday evening. A few pretty puppies of the cocker spaniel i breed are to be offered for sale at the show. A few Buddington terriers are. entered for sale.
 One of the dogs that will be sure to attract much attention at the show will be Mir. Por- ter's recently imported bull dog f'Lion, who
 has won in England and America about twenty-two prizes.
 At the show every patron will receive a very pretty card souvenir, fine photo of some noted New Haven dogs, executed by Frank A. Bowman, the artist photographer. A large collection of these photos have been provided by the club for the show. Among the dogs thus shown are the following fine specimens of the canine race that are seen in New Haven: Captain Fred Peck's English setter, Miss Trowbridge's ! pointer, J. T. Benham's cocker spaniel, Lieutenant Newcomb M. Bassett's dog, Giles Thompsen's, Foster s. Bassett's, Rev Dr. Todds famous theological dog Patrick, with it's head cooked on one side as if con scious of his fame, Ed. Porter's pair of white bull terriers, MT. Porter's fine prize. ! winning bull dog, Will Fishers dog, Dexter
 R. Hubbard's pug dog Moe, Miss Justine i Ingersoll's fox terrier, or. Doolittle's rough ! coated St. Bernard, Charles T. Wardi ! coach dog and various others; also John R | Mills fine cat born On board ship in mid | ocean, and other animal pictures.