The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-20
NEW YORK'S DOG SHOW.
Owe 1000 Animals, some OF Them Mo-
ted Prize Winners, on Exhibition.

NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-The twentieth on
nual bench show of the Westminster Ken
mel Club opened in Madlson-square Garden
to-day and will be continued until Saturday
night. Former exhibitions have begun on
Tuesdays and ended on Fridays. The rules
of the American Kennel Club prohibit the
combining OF the dogs for more than four
days, and the management decided to open
the show this year one day later than usual
in order to take advantage of W~ashington's
birthday, when a large attendance is likely.
1t was generally supposed that there would
be a very considerable falling or of en-
tries this year o n account OF the poisoning
of King Charles and Japanese spaniels at
last years show. superintendent Mortimer
and all the other gentlemen who are inter-
ested in the exhibition were agreeably sur
pr.sed when it was found that the entries
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 IL
1,610, made up as follows:
Mastiffs, Is; st. Bernards, 12e; bloodhounds.
IL; Great Danes. 40; Newfoundlands. 4; Rus
sian wolfhounds, s; d~eerhounds, 6; grey
hounds. p; foxhounds. II; Chesapeake bay
Irish settlers. So; Gordon settlers, IS; s~paniels,
including Irish. water Clumberdeld and
cocker. l4Si rough eollies III; smooth col
poodles. Sc; bull dogs, 70; Boston terriers,
s: Bassett hounds. 2; dachhunds. &c: beagles.
-; fox terriers. smooth and wire. Isl; Irish
terriers, IS; black-and-tan terriers. %; whip
pets, z; white English terriers, 13: Dandio
Dinmonts. s; Bedlington terriers. IS; Scot
fish terriers, 30; Skye terriers, z; Yorkshire
terriers. j.; toy terriers, 3; pugs. p; toy
spaniels, 50; Shipperkes. 2; Italian grey
hounds, s; miscellaneous. 20.
In the st. Bernard class the spectators.
particularly the children, will miss Sir Redi-
we're, the magnificent specimen that at
tracted so much attention in former years,
as the big fellow is dead. His demise will
give a chance TO some of the other exhibits,
which had no chance while. Sir Redivere
was alive. Mrs. Smyth. OF Philadelphia. or
Colonel Rupert, OF this city. are very likely
the new exhibitors is Richard Croker. who
shows Pandora, a smooth-coated orange and
The leading exhibitors in the mastin class
are DIR. c.. A. Longest OF Boston, and ]. L.
Winchel, of Fairhaven. Both of these gen.
tlemen also show English bloodhounds. the
former showing a new dos, Simon de Laud-
bury and kaween while Mr.. W!nchell is
represented by Janon, who made such a
favorable impression on dog fanciers last
year.
In the weight pointer class George J.
Gould is a prominent exhibitor with such
good entries as Lady Gay Spanker and
Ridgeview Comet. 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 setter bitches.
There are fourteen entries in this class, and
eight of them have won first prizes. Among
dog, Sextus Brutus. who win be p.tted
against Major Mckinley, who captured
championship honors last year A new
class has been arranged this year. IL is for
lighter than the English breed. and they are
all exhibited by ladies'. The garden doors
and the show will close at IL o'clock each
night.