The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-19
BOW vows POW WOW
Successful Opening of the
Nineteenth New York
Bench Show.
ST. BERNARD RIVALS
How the Kennels Are Arranged
Who the Judges Are in the
Various Classes.

NEW YORK, Feb. 10, 1895. The nine
( teenth annual Bench Show of the West
Minister Kennel Club commenced at Mad
ison Square Garden this morning. There
were more dogs on exhibition than in
any previous show The well known
dogs of the various classes. adorned with
the blue ribbons and the challenge medals
won sssrissg the past three OF four years
at the Westminster Kennel Clubs shows
We're very much in evidence Sir Bedi-
we're, the champion st. Bernard, was
easily the best dog of the kind in the
show this morning. although c. A. Pratt.
the owner Of the Argyle Kennels, Of
which Sir Bedivere is king. was anxious
" awaiting the arrival of the Duke of
Lincoln. who is on the steamship Cali
loo, to see if the winner of forty-five
prizes in England is likely to prove a
foeman worthy of the greatest rough
coated st. Bernard ever -benched- This
pair will not clash in this show. Sir
the Duke of Lincoln is in the open class
for rough-coated dogs.
The entries in these classes are very
Iarge-far in excess of those of previous
years The ST. Bernard classes are the
terriers are next in popularity. The ex-
hibit of smooth and wire-haired fox ter
riers is unusually good. A grand array
of pointers is on exhibition.
There are some superb collies and the
competition in their class will be very
keen. They are not as many in num-
bers as in previous years.
The Irish and Scotch terrier seem to
aOT.c
and better dogs in these classes than
usual.
In the toy classes Japanese spanieIs
and Yorkshire terriers predominate.
The ST. Bernards are arranged each
side the. central avenue TO the centre,
where six rings have been placed in
which the judging viii be done. The
ST. Bernards are fanked by Great Danes
mastiffs, greyhounds and wolf and blood
hounds. The continuation of the avenues
from the judging rings to the Fourth
avenue side of the building Is taken up
with collies, settlers, pointers, bulldogs,
hounds, dasehunds and shepherd dogs.
A large number of dogs. chiefly set
ters, spaniels, pointers and terriers are
chorus was a strong one this morning.
small dogs objected to the presence of the
larger breeds and barkad threateningly
at them without a single intermission.
The only dignifed dogs in the show are
the St. Bernards and Great Danes.
The show was well patronized during
the morning session. and the indications
are that it will be the most successful
yet held.
The judges who will officiate are:-
st. Bernards. Newfoundlands and pugs
Miss A. II. Whitney, Lancaster, Mass.
Mastiffs, greyhounds, Great Danes, Rus
sian wolfhounds, poodles, all terriers ex-
cept fox terriers, Basset hounds, Das-
chunds. whippets, ItaHaS greyhounds,
shipperkes, toy spaniels and miscellane-
ous-Mr. James Taylor, Manchester,
Eng.
settlers. Chesapeake Bay dogs, English
retrievers-Mr. John Davidson, Monroe,
Mich.
Fointers-Mr Charles Heath. Newark,
spaniels Except toys)-Mr. E. NJ Old
tcoilles"Dr. L. C. sauveur. Crestnut
Hill, Pa.
Fox terriers and old English sheep
dogs-Mr. R. F. Mayhem, New York.
Beagles-Mr. Joe Lewis, Moodus,. Conn
Boston terriers-Mr. c. F. Leland. New