New-York tribune., 1895-02-10
LUCKY DOGS ARE THESE.
ANIMALS OF HIGH DEGREE COMING TO
THE GARDEN.
THE SHOW PROMISES TO Re THE GREATEST of
THE KIND EVER HELD IN THE cITY-MoRE
r>.rp,r-c Avn LARGER PRIZES.

The Westminster Kennel Clubs nineteenth an
nual dog show. which will open at 'he "au'so''
Square Garden February l9. promises 10 eAoeen
in interest any previous show OF the kind IN TINS
city For years the bench shows al the "a'ue"
have been features. growing In popular iaVor year
by year each show being patronzed ny the gem
eral public. and by society people IN particular
with greater liberality than the previous o"e'
When the officers OF the Westminster kenhei 'i"o
began the preparations for the coming snow 'hey
thought the hard times might have the erect OF
drawing off much OF the patronage and reducing
the number OF entries. They were both pieased
and surprised. therefore. when great nuInper OF
special prizes offered by clubs In every part
Of the country. These prizes. added 10 the hst
offered by the Westminster Kennel Club. were men,
toned in The Tribune last Sunday. and attracted
the attention OF thousands OF persons owning val
liable dogs. The result has been that the entries
for the coming show have exceeded In numDer
these Of any previous show in this country, and
even those OF the biggest dog shows held In Lon
don.
So many dogs have been entered for competition
that II has been necessary TO add several classes
for the coming show and there will be about 2+O
classes in all. Every species OF booded dog VIII
no on exhibition There will be over ZOO dogs In
the show from present Indications. and a number
OF them will be dogs recently Imported
MASTIFFs
There will be keen competition for the prizes OIL
English Mastifr Club. In Glass No. l-chaiienee
dogs-George w Glazier's Ingleside Minting Will
compete with j. l.. Winchels Beauiorts Black
Prince In Class No. 2-challenge bitches-"iii ap
near Dr. c. A. Lougest's Lady Diana. the winner
OF the first prize in the open class al ias' year
show The open classes for mastns In the coming
show will he large and we'll filled and there - 10
be a special class for mastin puppies
ST. BERNARDS.
fea
OF bench shows in recent years. and many owners
~ CT Rernards have entered their dogs for the
coming show on account OF the special prizes
offered by the ST. Bernard club OF America Inc
great Sir Bedivere. OF the Argyle Kennels ana
Frederick Schmitts Otos and Roland. jr. VIII
be in the class for rough-coated cha"ehse
dogs while the class for rough-coated chai-
lenge bitches will have f.. II. Moors Lady
Livingston. Colonel j. Rupperi's Miss Anna
and the Argyle Kennels Rustic Beauty. In
the open class for rough-coatei dogs VIII
be many valuable animals. including hd"ar"
Booths Duke OF Lincoln; G. \. Pratis lie Prince
the Gramercy Kennels Demetrius and burgess.
and Halls Ardmerc. Le Prince IL a dog recently
imported. and has won several nrzeS IN n'"s'"n' ~
rourh-coate bitches Colonel Rupperts Royal
Duchess. the winner OF the second rrize IN that
class last year; heads the list Of ,H entfcs nnsrs
are two well-hllel classes OF rough-coated puppes
In the class for smooth-coated. challenge
Sss SGss anil %iil 9''S.r pea Pratt. Alton II colonel
Rupperts Empress OF conioocook y
erick schmi,ts Ieegarde viii be IN The class ass toI M
smoo,h-coated Challenge bitches rherG VIII ,ns Ds
bitches and for puppies class 40. ls-noEi,eI sl,s,
rough and Tmsoo'h f0a.a u he EdwarT Booth.
Kngstonan Guide. J; + Lntzs "ach E,inan man
River Prince There VIII bc a large class Of nov
Princess Eulalie. OF the Gramcrcy kennels
BLoODHOCNDs.
In Class No ep-bloodhounds challenge dogs
there have been entered J. l.. wncheiIs Victor
and Or g. A. Lougests Belhus. the winners of
the first and second prizes In last years shos Dr.
Lougests Kawoen Is entered In the chale,gr
dogs d.aS and bitches each having four entrc' and
there is added class for bloodhound puppies IN
which j l.. Winchells Jason ~ entered.
GREAT DANES
Major Mckinley. from the South Bend Kennels.
ard Paul Ciagstone's Stanley have been entered in
Glass No 25-Great Danes-chslienge dogs There
are two ~ell-hlled open classes Tor Great Danes.
dogs and bitches sna among lhs aos' Faes, X
There is also wcil-nlled class for puppies OF the
same breed
NrwrorxD1ANDs. woLFHovNDs AND
DEERHOUNDs
Glasses 40 % to 70 will include fair number Of
Nevfoundlands Russian ~olfhounds and deer
hounds Charles s Hankss Colonel bel'z is en-
tered in the chailenge class for wolfhounds Among
,hs entries In tho open classes FOR deerhounds are
Rnhert " Waiker's stag and +. r. Boswor'h's Kelpy
GREYHOvNDs
There ar. hve well-hll"d classes for grey wounds
In the open class for dogs there are twenty entries
J. L. Kernochans iornPPe Is among ,hem t. Mr. Mr.
Kernochans Lady ffefs'h'il u hH'o '"''''' ~ '''
open class for bitches.
FoXHoUNDs
There were no entries In the challenge class for
English foxhounds at last years show. but In that
class for the coming show have been cn'erch j.
Smiths NeNation ana H. ipanhei hvsi,'rS r., T.
are few entries In the classes Tor Nm'''''" i"A
hounds ,,,>.rrrc
There viii be- a large exhibit Of pointers In The
chow Among the challenge dogs -nfty-hv" pounds
and over-win be George Jarviss ihd Of oi h~n, I'M
winner Of several first prizes There have Den
many entries IN the open class I2I oFs ogs o nnder
nftv.nve pounds entered the liemistsaah arm
,h,p In the next class -chaIlenge bitches under
MY pounds viii be- T g. Davey M'ss hu,mHi I'M
and q " Lovclls Wild Lily There are wei
nlled classes for novice dogs ana P"pp'S " INC
breed.
ENGLISH AND IRISH Settlers.
Some of the classes for English settlers viii be the
largest In the show and there VIII be- seNeral ars"
classes Of Irish settlers also Among the dogs IN me
snanIons Inchiaun. Townsend Sharpl"sss barney
jr and f. &. Fowler's Kildare ana puA' ''''"''
GORDON Settlers.
There are 1--WE entries in Class No Se-Gordon set
ters challenge dogs-and among the ah''n''S W." "
Miss S. 4 Nickersons Count Noble anu II IT, .. w.
Dixon's Leo n. In the next class. ior .naneis'
bitches viii be James u. blossoms hraInrl ., ne
and Flomont. and three other entries NJ. III
he several wcll-nlled open classes lot uYsH ail'
bitches of the breed. and puppies an" "o'''e
bitches.
SPANIEI.S.
| The entries for the show include fairly gooh fN-
hibits of Irish water spanies. clumber spah'eis'
field spaniels and cocker spaniels. The classes ior
cocker spanics well nlled ana some V, ' .ne
bitches 10 be exhibited I'm the open class ait "eN
imported. Among the cocker spaneis IN .ne I'M
Riack Duke and the dog Pickpania. from the CON
cord Cocker Kennels.
COLLIES.
There have been many entries OF coiiies on ac-
count Of the handsome prizes offered ny the 'oiI'e
Club OF America. Among the rough CONES CONES IN tne
challenge lass for dogs VIII be NeiIspouInr,
charlie from the Chestnut HIS henneIs, anu