New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-19
DOGS IN THEIR KENNELS
THE SHOW BEGINS THIS MORNING.
PREPARATIONS OF THE WESTMINSTER CLUB
SOME OF THE FINE ANIMALS.


PREPARATIONS OF THE WESTMINSTER CLUB
SOME OF THE FINE ANIMALS.
The last wheel of the female bicycle riders had
scarcely ended its weary circle in Madison Square
Garden Saturday night when the carpenters began
their work of preparation for the thirteenth annual
bench show Of the Westminster Kennel Club All day
Sunday and yesterday the blows of hammers and the
noise Of workmen filed the old garden. BY noon yes
terday the immense building had taken on another
form in its interior arrangements and everything was
ready for the big dog and the little dog the bad dog
and the good dog The first animals to arrive in
search Of kennel honors the Stanton geyhounds
on Saturday Close upon the heels of these followed
the Dalmatian coachdogs early yesterday, while di-
rectIy behind them the various dogs from the
Canadian kennel During the afternoon the handsome
brutes began to appear in goodly numbers. wagon
after wagon drove up 10 the Twentyseventh-st. en-
trance, and immense mastifs came leaping down, or
seecoated spanIels bounded gracefully to the side
walk to swell the numbers Of the fast-lnoreasng
prize-seekers
There wss however, general air Of detection about
the dogs whom they had been fastened in their narO"
prisons and left to await the coming Of companions I'LL
misery or Of friends Their feelings were expressed IN
as many ways as there was breeds Of dogs me
mastfs and the St. Demands sat erect and dignneo'
evidently disconsoate, but too proud to show their
upon the sides Of their kennels and looked about VIII
their intelligent eyes for some sympathetic friend
while the smaller dogs whimpered mournfuly espe-
cialy night drew on and the few people who had
been around in the day began to leave the place 1t
was noticeable fact that few II any toydogs were In
the Garden yesterday.
The management Of the kennel show have spared
no efforts to make this exhibit success. There are
many more entries this year than last. and for this
rcfa koa haau 10
There has BEEN however, no curtailing of the ring
space. The practical difference between the centric
space of this year and that Of last is that hec are
more divisions to be devoted to the different classes
The increase entries however, has made It neces'
sary TO provide some additional room other than on
the main floor. 1t not considered advisable TO
ako away any Of the space in the galleries. for the
view Of the ring from the seats here Is fully as good as
from the floor itself, II not better For tho smaller
dogs however, there has been provided kennel room
In comfortable.room the Madlson-ave. entrance.
Among the dogs which arrived and were placed IN
their kennels yesterday were George and H. b..
CromwelPs mastG The Lady Clare J. L. winchePs
Merlin; Charles c. Cooks Moses; j. L. Wlnchels
Lady Gladys; John p Haine's St. Bernard Lohengfin
Victor Joseph; John P. Hane's vix zug and Dlnah :;
Lieutenant A. Wards Leo "; L. s. wilmerdings
Lady Marchioness Edwin Bpughs Barnaby, John
E. ThayePs hve deerhounds; L. W. SINNERS deer
hound George StAnton's greyhound Fleetwood !;
tho Westminster Kennel pointers; Edward
Dexter's Pontiac; E. W. Durkee's settlers and
spanlels and John E. Thayer's bulldogs.
Among other exhibitors Geraldyn Redwood
p. l.. Drayton W. Cochran Sanford, f. l.. Pupko,
+. L. Lewis, T. w. Durkee Frank windhoE, Max
wenzel, S. b. Duyea, Arson p. Pond, James b. Bios
som, Wendell Goodwin, George Z. Pollock Robert
Millbank, A. c. wilmeriing, DR.. W. I. Klchel, Arthur
Wallace, James NJ. Waterbury, jenkins Van schack,
Clarence L. Collins, Trenor L. Park, II. e. Sawyer,
II. Leroy Jones, Dr. L. r. Brown, W. f. Hobble, August
Belmont jr., Frederick Hoey, James A. Burden: Ir.,
w. H. Vanderbilt, John T. l. Granger, Prescott law
renee, r ID. Morgan, s S. HOwland, Arthur Wellesley
Webster, II. T. Belmont, G. y. HillhOuse, Edward
Kelly Mrs. Robert c. Cornell. Mrs Palmer, Mrs FRO
ment Mrs. T. A. Maitland, Miss Taller, Miss Mary
K Jones' Mrs. Francis A. Stout Mrs. Charles Wheat
leigh Miss Marion +. Bannlster, Mrs. Walter HaVN-
hurst, Mrs. A. ". Lancy, Miss Edith NJ. Van Buren,
Mrs. T.. A. Thomas, Mrs. James @. Blaine, IT,, MIS-
Helen Dauvray- ard, the MarQuise LAMA ana Miss
Marguerite Lewis. 80,
The show begins this morning Tho admsS = ~
be so cenis IN the day time and 81 at night.