Evening star., 1896-02-19
NEW YORK BENCH SHOW.
A Larger List of Entries Than Ever
Before.

Before.
NEW YORK, February 19.-The twentieth
annual bench show of the Westminster
Kernel Club opened in Madison Square
Garden today, and will be continued until
Saturday night.
Former exhibitions have begun on Tues
days and ended on Fridays The rules of
the American Kennel Club prohibit the
coEfining CT the dogs for more than four
days, and the management decided to open
the show this year on day later than
usual in order to take advantage of WASH
iugton' s birthday, when large attendance
is likely.
1t was generally supposed that there
would be considerable falling off in the
entries this year on account of the poison
ing of King Charles and Japanese spaniels
al the last years show.
Supt. Mortimer ard all the other gentle
men who are interested in the exhibition
were agreeably surprised when it was
found that the eLtries this year, both in
number and quality, far exceed those of
previous years.
In the toy classes especially there is a
very marked increase.
The total number of entries is 1910, made
Mast:fs 12; ST. Bsrnards, 129; blood
he ounds, IL; Great Danes, 40; Newfound-
lands. 4; Russian wolfholinds, s; deer
&c Lids, g. greyhounds, 22; foxhounds, IL;
=,
lish settlers, 80; Irish settlers, 80: Gordon
settlers. Gs; spaniels, Including Irish water,
cltmoer field ard cocker, 14s; rough col
Ees, III: smooth co!liss, 3; bobtailed English
stGep dogs, y; poodles, So; bulldogs, 7i Bos-
ton terriers, 81; Bassett hounds, >; Dachs-
hunds, %; beaslas. 10; fox terriers, smooth
and wire. lo1; IRISH terriers, IL; black and
tan terriers, %; whippets, Z; white English
terriers, 13; Dand.e Dinmonts 6; Bedinston
terriers, Is; Scottish terriers, 80; Skye ter
r;ers, Z; Yorkshire terriers, 10; Tey ter
riers, .; pugs. p; toy spaniels, 81; Schip-
perks, ,; Italian Sreyhounds, s; mscellane-
Gus, ~.
In the St Bernard class the spectators,
particularly the children, Will miss Sir
Bcdivere, the magnificent specimen that
attracted so much attention in former
years. as the big fellow is dead. His de-
mise Will give a CHARGE to some of tho
other exhibits, which mad no chance while
Sir BediVere was alive
Mrs. S,nythe of Philadelphia or Colonel
RUPERT of this city very likely to
furnish the winners this year.
Among the new exhibitors is Richard
Croker, who shows Pandora. a smooth
coated orange and white ST bernard TIE
leading exhibitors in the mas.if classes
Will be DIR. G. A. Louges % Boston and
J. l.. "inchell. Fair Haven. Both of these
gentlemen will also show English blood
hounds. the former showing a new dog
SIMON De l1lidbury and haven, While Mr.
Wnchell will be represented by Jason, who
made such favorable impression On dog
fanciers last year.
In the weight pointer class George J..
Gould is a prominent exhibitor, with such
sood entries as Lady Cay Spanker and
Rldgeview Comet and the English, Gordon
and Irish settlers are well to the fore in
the number of entries, and perhaps the
best class OF all will be that for Irish set
ter bitches. There are fourteen entries in
TINS class and eight of them have won
first prizes.
Among the Great Danes will be found a
western dog, Sextus Brutus, who will be
pltted against Major Mckinley, who cap
tured championship honors last year
A new class has been arranged this wear.
1t Is for French bulldogs, which are
smaller and lighter than the English breed,
and they are all exhibited by ladies'