The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-15
CANINE -FOUR HUNDRED.
To be Interviewed by McAllister's at
the Coming Show.
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New YORK, Feb. 14.-One Of Gotham's
great society events is the dog show. This
has invariably been held under the aus
pieces Of the Westminster Kennel Club, and
it has grown in Importance year by yenr
until now nearly all Of New York's society
leaders are seen there admiring the dogs
and criticising each other.
The show will DO held in the Madison
Square garden on Feb. "a, %, 20 and 81
The club has determined this year that the
exhibition shall Burpass any previous event
OF the kind, and the acknowledgement offered
to owners of valuable dogs includes so
many unusual inducements that the honor
and the special prizes are not the only in
ducements to be considered. Many OF the
dogs must come from distant states,
and the money prizes rarely
pay the expenses of transit, but the
honor Of prize taken In New York is very
attractive, and there will be In Madison
square garden this year greater and more
notable assemblages Of canine aristocracy
than were over seen before. Many of the
finest dogs to be procured in England, Rus
STA and Germany will be on exhibition side
by side with the pride of American kennels,
and may find themselves outranked In the
contest for the enterprise and skill of the
American BREEDERS have gone as far as it ia
possible and at the New York show there
will be specimens which cannot be sur
passed.
There will not be many of the last field
trial winners at the coming show, not be-
cause a good share Of tho winners came
from England, but from the fact that the
dreaded distemper has carried off two or
three of the most noted dogs, and others
are only just recovering. There will be fu-
ture winners on hand, though. George Jar
Wis will have his brace OF pointers, which
he intends TO run in the trials next year.
"Ladn has already won first at New York,
being successful in the puppy class last
year.
1t Is in the Irish setter ranks that more of
''the coming" will be beard Of. At the last
show, principally through the efforts of MIR.
Louis Coutoit, the Irish Setter Club was re-
organized. This lead 10 much talk. but the
action 10 TO come this present year. Mr..
Coutoit and others will then bring forward
their winners at the coming show and con-
vince those who sneeringiy talk Of the work
of the gallant redsn In the field that no
pointers or settlers OF any other named color,
or in fact any other dog whatever. can
stand against their "Oirishmen."
What will the Gordon setter men do
then3 They have suggested Home Rule"
But Minstrel" Eudora," ''Shanmore,"
VIDA and similar names have been given
to the new aspirants, and under such will
they be entered for the coming show. That
the judges will give the blue ribbons TO
these seemed TO be q certainty from their
breeders confident bearing when / visited
his kennel not many miles from New York.
and the pictures of these handsome animals
seem 10 impress many with the idea that q
degree Of perfection has been reached far
ahead OF anything in the past. Glencho,
Elcho, Bruce, Berkeley were built ON fine
lines, aud the present champion, Elcho, Jr,
was thought to be the acme. But for beau
tiful outline aad perfection of color, devel-
cpment and carriage, the coming show will
mark new era.
The English mastiR comes first on the
premium list. and is in for a grand list OF
special prizes, as well as the usual cash pre-
miums. There Is the Westminster Chal-
lenge Cup, valued at $500; and the Taunton
gold medal for the best American bred
mastif, with a cash sweepstake In addition.
The Clubs Silver Challenge Cup, valued at
$50, is also offered for the best one owning
America as his or her birth place. The
club has put up silver cup valued at 800
for the best dog, native or imported, and
another for the best bitch, besides which
the Old English Mastif Club offers q cup
for the finest specimen.
st. Bernnrds, though, will come in for
greater share OF admiration il the prizes
are fewer, for it Is within the last few days
that Sir Bedivere has been purchased from
England at price said to be $1,000. When
it was announced that Emmett, the actor,
had given &, 900 for the renowned Plinlim-
mon, the American public was surprised
and inclined to be incredulous, but Sir Bed
ivere at 50, 500 is a bargain. IL was Anieri-
can enterprise whicn secured him after
$1,000 had been offered and refused. This offer
was made by q Scotchmau, but this GENTLE
man is bound for foreign tour, and when
the dog was for sale no was not buyer, 80
K. B. Sears of Melrose, Mass, dropped In
and secured the prize. In England he won
everything, and viii undoubtedly renew
his snccesBtul career in America That he