New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-20
nocS TROOP INTO THE GARDEN
,,,,p SHOW BEGINS IN THE BIG
AMpHITHEATRE TO-DAY.
REPRESENTATIVES, OF MANY BREEDS
APE ALREADY on HAND-rHE EXHIBITION
no LAST FOUR DAYS.

TO LAST FOUR DAYS
. scuare Garden a busy and noisy
.,.orllv Preparations were being made for
- ol.r Of the eighteenth annual bcncA Snow
'.lo- he auspices Of the Westminster Kchne! Cluo
- lie beean 10 arrive in The forenoon Late III
r,ernoon they came in g:el; numbers ara by
.o,ock in the evening noar.y all Of those when
- 80 hc exhibited not owned in this city were
i" 49,. Garden Most Of the owners who i've In this
d. rear fl preferred to bring their dogs In at
~ Las, moment. ana many animals VII. not De
ICED On the benches until to-day
rssre were enough logs present. however 10
-. ,,.ues exceedingly lively and Interesting
~av came in al, sorts OF vehicles and on foot; some
'r,.iy y.Yapped in Blankets. others without any
- nrotcct.on than that supplied by their long
e.a hair they were 2 splendid lo the aTis'ocTacy
- 1oglom Most Of them had been careiu4ly p1eA
. hiring out the finest points Of the br>eds 10 W.i'h
.Soy hl,oneod. nearly all had pcdisrees extending
h,c; for generations and many we're proudly heF-
s;aed in the catalogues as the winners oil h""e'o""
prizes. . ,.. ,,,,,r
No liner 10, cf dogs is 10 be saon in THIS country
,t,n tbos, watch are brought together at the Nes'-
,,i.s,er Kennel cubs show each year. Lovers oil
doos ran feast their eyes at these shows ND'u'
ev,rv variety n which a person IS Nk'!y 70 be IN
,cree.od is n exhibition. The Specials; Cub to
,c6 n.nv Of tie exhibitors be.ons, has seen TO 1t
en-, the thorough5rcds are worthy Of admiration
a,d useful to study for fine points.
\ CANINE ORCHESTRAL
There WAS yelp'ne and barking aAd bowling and
having and about as many other varieties OF do2
l,~.-,ar. as tnere were ways In whicA the waters
,,ent Gown AT Lodore. May OF the animals al
-ea.v had barking acquaintances with the other
dogs near them. They had met before al o'hef
shows Unlike the commonly accepted version Of
tie result Of awarding the prizes AZ baby SHOWS the
rO,bous and medals and decorations which some
had won ana some mad lost On previous occa-
slons aroused no neariburnngs or anl!nos1tles
They greeted each other warmly, and 50 far IS
mere human observer ccad discern the conversation
ras not allowed 20 flag Those who were not already
ACQUAINTED with cacn other established friendly
relations Introductlons were not necessary The
fact that any dog was there entitled him 10 recog
,i,ion from In. most exclusive and expensive
Alrker
Che small dogs VIII he in the main hall this year
Last year they in the room at the right OF the
entrance. Two of seats have been taken out
behind the boxes. AMI E" the space thus cleared
around the hall are -, b,Gches, cages AMI dainty
spartments of all f.alr FOR the small pets These
- "nrecicuscs r;iic,les furnished the short STAG
cato soprano notes or The grand canine chorus.
Among the 20 u nc, exhibitors, managers Ken
mel bys ana priy wsner who RaS coln1 to
decorate the apartleNts Of their favorItes: Ihey
aSd snctt uxuries and we're busy engaged in
irg their pets comfcrtaDie
SOME OF THE TREASURES.
Tho official catalogue shows 100 classes and 1874
entries. Among The dogs which arrived yesterday
was J. l.. Wnchel's splendid mastiH Beauforts
Black Prince. lie has already won In the challenge
class at New-York and Saratoga. Ten other mas
tiff, were among the early arrivals. Among the
shaggy ST. Bernards. Mauprat gazed at the onlook-
ers with a placid benevolent expression. On the
puppies bench cr' OF Mauprat's sons. Ben Ad-
hem II. fi-c your st.r. Tkere were three broth
ers that would attract attention anywhere-Sir Ell
Cred Bedivere General Victor Joseph and General
Je Hooker. They were all Uttered on March j. 1872,
Of Sir Bedivere, who is quoted at $4,000 in the
catalogue, ard Lady Bess.
Every class we'll represented bloodhounds.
5reat Danes Newfoundlands. Russian wofhounds,
greyhounds. foxhounds. rerievers pointers settlers.
spanies. coes. poodes bulldogs. darling. ugly
brutes" young woman characterized them; ter
rers, beagles. pugs Esquimau dogs and mis-,
celaneous class of curious and valuable animals.
The exhibition will open this morning and con-
time four days. Professor" j. F. Hampton 8
trained dogs will give exhibitions daily. The Of
fccrs of the Westminster Kennel Club j. G..
X. Duer. president; Robert c. Cornell. vice-presi-
dent; Thomas II. Terry secretary; F. o. De Luce,
treasurer.