Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-19
MEET OF THE KENNEL CLUB
State Fair Comes in Contact with a Counter
Attraction.
HUNDREDS OF DOGS UPON THEIR BENCHES
Great Array of Canine Pets Placed
Upon Exhibition to Compete
for the blue Ribbons
and the Prizes.

The Omaha Kennel club may well be
proud of its second annual bench show. 1t
is a highly creditable affair from any stand
point of view, and will compare favorably
with the colossal displays made every fan
in the larger metropolitan cities in the coun.
try. The place Of exhibit, Creighton hall,
corner Of Fifteenth and Harvey streets,
could not be more admirably arranged for
the convenience of both visitors and ex-
hibitors, and the management has evinced
rare tact in the work of preparation.
The doors were thrown open at 8 o'clock
yesterday morning, and this was the signal
for the Inauguration Of a canine bsdlam. There
is a very labyrinth of dogs already on hand,
and when all are ensconced in their places
this evening they will furnish the g%randest
exhibition ever seen west of Chicago. There
are hundreds Of cosy kennels tenanted by
canine aristocrats, and they al seem vieing
with each other in the matter OF making
themselves heard. superintendent Mason has
paid the ~strictest attention to the sanitary
necessities Of the show. Every dog that has
gone into the hall has passed through a rigid
examination at the hands of competent veter-
inarians. This, of course, is to prevent dan
ger Of the dogs on exhibition being taken i'll.
BENCHES WELL FILLED.
The success of the show is a %foregone con-
clusion, as any one will perceive at a glance
on entering the hall. They will BE- gree ed
by a chorus of yelps from 800 shaggy, smoo h
coated, bow-legged, pug-nosed, rei-eyed and
bushy-tailed candidates for prizes. There is
no denying the merit Of the exhibition in the
point of rare and royal breeding. Possibly
the grandest features of the show are the
lockwood bloodhound kennels, the St. Ber-
nards, mastiffs, Great Danes, Newfoundlands
cookers, hunting dogs and span,els.
The ceremonies yesterday afternoon, when
the bench show was formally opensd,
were quite simple. President Whin-
merry introduced John Davidson Of
Monroe, Mich, and he will be the
sole Judge OF the merits OF the entries. TIL
judging is all done in a special department
by Itself. Evenings there will b. parades by
the dogs and a performance by those cunning
beasts that will amuse and intere t the'mulii-
tude. There will be no band of music in the
hall. A Sousa march played by even so grsat
a band as the Second Infantry would sound
like the rasping of a bow of horse hairs in a
roSin box in such a mighty tumult OF yelp
as rises from the long rows of pine benches.
Roger ID. Williams Of Lexington, KY, is
on hand with a string of bloodhounds that
cannot be duplicated in the country. They
include Jack Shepard, Imp. Buccaneer,
Vigilant and Imp, Lady Marjorie. There
is also the biggest st. Bernard in the coun-
laid down upon the scales and it
tasked the muscularity of two
robust attendants to remove him. There is
also a splendid show Of mastiffs and Great
Danes, shaggy wolf hounds, rare cookers
and Chesapeake bay dogs, famous for their
powers of endurance in the water and re-
t~rievlng. Then there are beagles, Bedlington
terriers, black and tans, Blenheim terriers,
bull dogs, bull terriers, clumber spaniels
collies, dachshundes, dandy dinmonts, deer
hounds, English Gordon and Irish settlers
pointers, field spaniels, foxhounds, fox ter.
riers greyhounds, Irish terriers, Irish water
spaniels, Italian greyhounds, King Charles
spaniels, poodles, pugs, Scotch and skye ter.
riers, toy dogs, Yorkshires and no end of the
different breeds of CANNES that will try fol
the blue ribbons. Perhaps the most ludicrous
on hand are the Yorkshires. They are 81
covered with hair that 1t is difficult to tel
head from tail. They are little better thar
veritable ball Of long, silky hair. The show
will be open day and night from now Oh uHti
the end of the week,