The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-25
OF HIS
Raper Pronounced Some
nongrels Thoroughbred.
- Ne DECIDED a WAGER.
- r,ssf That He Cosld Not 1ea1 -.
- from MongreIs Nr. Dos
.ealy's Trap Caught Him.

.Af1ify Of Mr. RAper TO judge St.
--s aoes has been called in question
-. s;~,tisEea exhibitor in the ysceat
.har. and defended by members Of
100 CIa,, but the following COM
--.;.sf;on from Mr.. Donnehy. Who 10
1870 : member Of the club no . dissas-
s@I Exhibitor. shonld settle the question
a. competency O. Mr.. Rsper and At the
- ,;me %. an end 10 the correspond
- The letter ID as follows:
500 Ep:roR: So much has been said
- q. svsra.rs Of The prizes 1t the seattle
- RATA bench show without getting n
A--sFs !, tbs eocosnnt, and 20 much hes been
~ $50 VI Rspsf "a . Judge. thss ! cannot
~ssss sx<a Of . sserisce. from telling the
s,rsh "a dospg wtas 10 IN my power q right .
~sn.e q wevsas iss repetition.
Tvp ia4.gpans at the way tee psisss were
-..s~d- nd % confident that Mr. Ksper wss
-. s~~sfsY With the points Of = 3. Bernard
-I~0.eds : wager TO officers OF the Kennsi
- 90 I could produce . dog half New
s-~sss,A which Mr. Rspes vouid pforource
s.A~ershheed ST Bernard. To settle the mat
- - IL tie presence Of President Collins.
=. xuh. end Superintendent Jones, OF tae
- n, Hsp~. wss called, and when asked,
-ouaoed ry deg Don ssnrho u-Hquest:oaaoiy
s.ll bsou,ed 80 bernard. can produce proof
- nm ssncho Is cut of . registered 81
nrrsrd bssch BY . mong.eI, mostly sewfozad-
had and psss setter
II, Eapss gsss Don sancho v H. c. with 70
e.,,s 81 ssecsa prize, and Nr. Kirby having
s.lteA - return he dog, I rseelved . check for
- avrsd. Ns. Rsper spent at ieass seven
rfausss dse4dins which he should give second
81 Alton III. n Den ssncho. and IL appeared 70
800 - veil - myself that II he could dnd
srsreres be vas Inclined % throw the former
- Nth Y. H. c. NJ. RspeY also asked In the
rne Aos old Pin Monarch was, when his
lsa1,es, Nj. Carter. stated him 20 be
= months; thl., To ons Of the mem
m ol the club, seemsd too high. whsn
- skorted, No. be il not, he's only "
Vhersas - IL 81 months Old. a. his pedigree
- she csfaA gus will show. A judge IL ex-
hessd 70 judge . dog ~ be sees him In the
dse, and nos - he may Be expected To TO IN
= future, which action Was evidently In
tn4ed by trying 70 lower his age In the eyes OF
- Judge. IL Vas the most extraordinary piece
8 Judging I ever witnessed. This 10 Lot the
0Iy m sstake made by Mr.. ksper In the =. Der.
pasd class. and ! make this exposure with
pasmision Of Mr.. Douglas. who exhibited the
hseh Jane Eyre. After prizes were awarded
n. Rsper's attention was particularly caiiei 10
his bitch. snd he looked her over carefully.
He spoke OF her points in detail, mentioning
svsssi - good which would properly rule her
at Of the 81 Bernard class, pronounced her an
0eeiieas bitch and nn9aessionably . thorough
1sed &C Bernard. Now for Ter pedigree Jane
Ere 10 BY my dog Don sancho out of . New.
IsandIand bitch owned At Fairhaven. the breed.
iDe done In my presence. She 10, therefore. one
quarter ~ Bernard and t~hres-auartsrs plain
1ng mixed with Newfoundland and setter.
~. Rsper's reputation stands too high 10 at.
tribute dishonesty to this action, bat that undue
has been used aud . wish 70 please
- club, with the idea Of Q future visit to seat
q. together with q want OF knowledge Of the
psints OF the 81 Bernard breed Of dogs are. the
nost charitable constructions I can put upon
IT'S most extraordinary piece OF judging.
No naa will run down his own dog to
pasase another unless he has some objective
point In view. Ny object Il TO encourage the
bsstsf strains of dogs aad let the best dog win.
whether he belongs to . memhef OF the club or
m oussider. aud to show that ! am perfectly
ctstaeefested in tho matter l have willingly
oerfsaeed 4 !avorite animal to the interests Of
euss!es aud fair play. Personally ] got all !
sEpse,ed In ifss for Theophania and more than
~ due for Don ssneho. 50 that l can hardly be
Looked upon at . dissatisfied exhibitor.
saoaId the same judge come Ia Seattle again.
] have saEgested 10 Mr.. Douglas that We enter
N8 W stiE a. Wv 49,
- with a little dve for thu coat. we might
hspe 10 carry Of honor which only such .
iUass might confidently b expected % bessow.
r. ". poSsRfiy.
On the same subject Mr.. Twcedie writes
neaIn:
10 rHs EpfToR-ln snswer 10 letters from
Kirby and Mr.. Dunn. which have appeared
b your issues OF Monday aud Wednesday, |
begin by Masking two corrections in that
ssa by Mr.. Kirby. First. by informing him
applause At the ring hide 70 not By any
means an unheaSd-of thing. but 10 resulas
vveyy day occurrence, and II Mr.. ki.b, haz evei
ss,eaded largo dog shows before he muas have
H. Again. the applause was not from
Ne mem b OF the Kennel Club, for they were
No tasy at the time. Aad lastly. Ar ksray Ia,
hea misiuiotmei. In a. much that the Kennel
Club hss not = membership OF over lea. but 10 a
ssasll hand OF twenty. ten only OF whom Arc
sctve xoskers.
Mr. nann writes that 90 10 able To eco the 81
sasssse that Alton has over Pin Monarch one
must kaow q dogs head from his tail. II such
IL necessary thea I have lots 60 learn and 20
wisi many other isuciers around Seattle. IL Mr.,
Dunn was present At tho judging aud during shs
chow think he would write that the general
opinion sss that Mr.. Rst~r had male . good
and cosrsc, aeeision. tor that wss faost certainly
TIE rssvaiiing impression. Yours,
r. A. TwxEptG