New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-12
AND RAPID JUDGING

BUILDING EXCELLENT ARRANGEMENTS
AND RAPID JUDGING.
The fourteenth annual bench show of the West
Minister Kennel club opened yesterday at the Amcri
can Institute building with display of 400 of the
finest dogs in the United states. oi inc
dogs presented for admission TO the building, twenty
six failed 10 pass the physical examination oi 'ic
veterinary surgeon. on the long rows OF benches
which formed the great hall Of The Institute building
into ai,lcs the l4OO dogs when tile show opened
Yesterday morning and mp and down among them
passed a constantly increasing tnong Ol people
There were dogs of all sorts, from the PRIZE blood
hounds mastifs and great Danes 10 the tiny toy
terrier which would get lost in the pocket Of great
coat Now and then down tie aioles would pas
russet-clad attendant leading dog to or from the
'ud,inc ring Then a whole breed of dogs chained on
the benches would get up and bark IN choiuS' Inc
trottmg Of an unusually small dog up and down the
massage seemed % be particularly offensive 10 the
larger breeds and while little pug would trot alonG
with the utmost complacency, the great Danes and
u,astifs would howl with jealous rage. Nothing
peases the large dogs so much "a 10 be noticed To
zee affection and admiration wasted ON little dos
is something they cannot stand without protest
Amid A babble of sounds, IN which the voices Of men
and the barking docs blended into one wave of
sound that could be heard In Third ave. the Judging
was gong on rapidly IN the eight judging rings.
II was around the southwest corner of the hall that
the women who visited the show found the most
interest for there assembled those small spcci-
mems Of the canine race which looked if they had
lust stepped out of picture books ought 10 Doe com
posed OF porcelain and used rs mantle ornaments,
The Blcuhcim spaniel Grcuobe had box fitted mp
in blue and gold. and in II salmon coiorcd ball
for him TO play with when lie tired of watching the
other dogs. The Italian greyhound cupid. belonging
10 Miss Edith VI. Van Buren,. also had his quarters
deliberately upholstered in blue, and II. l.. Hurds
Mexican dog Plppo made himself comfortable ID a
f.oll -off Gins
same color "A, the uphoc,n- Of hi, ncichbors' rest
lng places. Near ly were several Chihuahua dog
first cousins to the Mexican hairless breed, but not so
common. A little further down the aisle were KING
Chirlc~ ~paucls. looking as II they had just run down
from Whitehall and the Court of thc stewards 10 have
a look at a nineteenth century doc show, and would
20 ucht back arau. opposite stretched a lons line
Of finely bred IRISH settlers and while tie women ad-
ncd tie pets the left tier escorts turned t" look
with critical admiration ou these beautiful specimens
At tie end OF The Aall were several specimens Of
siberian wolf dogs breed until recently unknown DO
tins country. II these Ivan, tom Tie kennels Of tie
Gar. attracted the most attention. Tie display Of
great Danes is especially fine TN, year and non
expert is unable tell which OF the huge animals 10
admire most. The Baron Paul Vei;nghofs dOs
Trust i an especially fine animal. Edward Kclly's
Great Caesar also much admired. The great
Danes, spite OF their size, have dOcle look. and do
not regard the passing stranger with THAI suspicious
CLEAN Of the eye with which the ma,tif is accustomed
TO look all people with whom he is not personally
acquainted The display of ma,tIfs Is large and cX-
ccent. one o. the most popular breeds with the
yesterday the st. LcrnaId, Of which there
large exhibit Of te smooth and rough coated kinds
the show. The judges III the various GLASSES began
work the eight judging rings as soon the show
opened Yesterday, aud Kept al II until dark.
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