The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-18


At the last bench show of the Westmin-
ster Kennel club there were over 200 entries
of exhibits in the collie classes, which was
an unprecedentedly large showing. Many
of the exhibitors came from Kansas, ILL.,
nois, Canada, Kentucky, Delaware and
New England. Two successful breeders
are Mrs. William Yardly. of Connecticut,
and Mrs. E. NJ. Jarrett, of New York state.
The kennels containing the largest num-
Der of prize dogs of any in America are
stocked with animals mostly purchased
from the famous Chestnut Hill kennels,
which were going out of the business.
Among the great dogs are Roslyn Wilkes,
FURRY II and Clifton Hero. The former
is bright sable in color and has a white
collar. He was bred by J. Pierpont,
Morgan, the millionaire banker, in June,
$780, and passed into the hands of the
Chestnut Hill kennels; thence he passed
into the hands of his present owner. He
is winner of prizes in Chicago, Washing
ton, Boston, Lynn, New York, Pittsburg
Baltimore and Wilmington Heis beau
tiful and intelligent animal, and yet he Is
not trained to guard sheep. He is a
bench dog, not field dog What IS the
difference?
A great deal, and not such great deal
after all. He ought to be a good sheep
dog, and it is not his fault that he is not.
He was selected because he possesses all
the points which should combine in the
making of first class sheep dog. He has
the strength, beauty, stanchness, speed
and endurance that experience has taught
breeders must belong to a superior field
dog.
Among the other great dogs belonging
to these kennels FURRY Ii and Clifton
Hero rank in the first class. Each has won
prizes-the former in Liverpool, Cleveland
St. Louis and Milwaukee, and the latter
in Boston, Newark, Philadelphia and New
York The Squire, FURRY Ill and Roslyn
Dandy are also famous dogs.
Let me describe one of the most famous
establishments for the breeding of collies
in America-kennels that have become ia
nous within the past three years when the
new houses were erected. An ideal place
on Long Island for a dog farm was select
ed. To the north there stretches away for
miles the level plains covered with stubble
and low brush and Astounding in quail
The breakers find this OF great value, for
this establishment is almost as widely
known for its pointers as for its collies,
and these pointers are not only prize win
ners at bench shows, but also in field trials,
and they are well broken. Back of the
kennels is long yard inclosed by wire
fence.
In this the collies take their daily exer-
else. There was time when the collies
were trained there to herd sheep, but of
late that branch of the business has been
abandoned. The method of housing dogs
in these kennels is new, and combines
many improved features. The building
consists of two large rooms, separated by
high partition. The ceiling is over twenty
feet high, and the ventilation comes from
windows just under the caves. The floor
is straw covered and OF concrete. The
drainage is perfect, and the floor is as dry
as a bone Around the rooms is row of
benches, standing about two feet from the
floor. Small partitions divide one from
the other On these the dogs lie, except
when they are out of doors or down on the
floor bounding like rubber balls to the
ends of their chains and back again.