The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-08
OUR CANINE VISITORS.
the City of Conventions
in Kansas,
is This Week Entertaining Some
of the Nobility
In the Dog World Beautiful St. Der
nards, Great Danes and Colies
All Make the Air Vocal

Topeka's first dog show started off
this morning with fair weather. a big
crowd of visitors, and an infinite
amount Of canine yelping.
The scene at the show today was one
Of busting activity. Dogs of all sizes.
shapes. kinds and breeds were being led
in and put in their places Here some
dog of exclusive canine society was
making his toilet while his bench com
paniOn dozed the hours away. Owners
and handlers were here and there
brushing the kinks out of the long hair
of the St BenardS, and Great Danes
walked heavily along as they were led
from one stall to another. The scene
was one of interest
Here some of the most aristOcratlc
CANNES of the west are gathered. As
one enters the room at III East Sixth
street and walks along on the east side
of the building he is greeted by the in
tellgent lOAs Of the massive St Ber-
nards. Women patted the huge heads
of the Alpine life savers. Col Ajax, a
2-year old smooth coated St. Bernard,
lies on his bench midway of the build
ing with his head between his paws.
He is the largest dog at the show, and
weighs 200 pounds.
Topeka is a great place for Great
Danes and St. Demands and the en-
tries in these clesses are equal to those
in a show where 500 dogs are exhibited.
In the st. Bernard class there are 26
entries.
on the west side of the building the
Great Danes attract attention. Osce-
ola Bey, who got q ribbon at St Louis,
peeks around the corner at Julius Caes-
sar and Beau Brummel. Eulaie is
there but Grover Cleveland can't be
found IOaa, the largest female Great
Dane in this country disports her Law
ender coat near the puppies O'Trilby
and o 'Queen, winners of first and sec
Ond in the puppy class at the St. Louis
show. The monster CANNES of this
breed used to be used in Europe to
hunt wolves and also the wild boar, 50
That aristoeratic English Blenheim
spaniel. Bobby Burns, has nothing to
do but sit in a small glass case and
disport his petite beauty His pretty
white coat and orange ears would at
tract attention anywhere. t'Her face
is her fortune" can truly be said of
Bayswater Nell. u imported English
bun dog, also belonging to James Cole
Of Kansas City. She is small. Dat in
grim Visaged war; she would have but
to present her ''wrinkled front" to win
the day Her front lower teeth pro
ject out two inches further than n II
nose, and they are kept continually in
evidence because her upper lip is tight
" drawn back across her wrinkled
phiz.
As Mr. Cole is going to judge the
show none of his dOge are entered
but are on exhibition. W it'll white
coat Of the softness and luster to have
been made at the Peabody silk station
Miss Jennie, English setter easily wins
your heart She took first at st. Louis.
Dinah and Dude are two English wa
ter spaniels in Mr.. Coles exhibit. while
the Duke Of Wellington is an English
bull terrier who took first at Toronto
oh, Don't You Remember" Capt
Jos. Waters Lapland dog? He is in
back corner but he is not obscure and
alone. 1t is thought he viii take the
prize in his class. He is the only one
Two English coach hounds are in the
back part. This breed. with its smooth
white coat, spotted with black. is sell
dom seen at shows. Near them two
thoroughbred black Cocker span
iels, 28 pounds in weight, are benched.
On the other side, Dude the rat kill
err" hides his ugly bun dog mug be-
hind muzzle Then there is a tiny
Mexican dog of the Chihuahua breed,
and near him the hairless Mexican
doctor dog" is encased in his petite
blanket He cures neuralgia.
More dogs We're being brought in
all through the day, and by tonight
every bench viii be occupied. Tonight
at O'Clock Judge Cole vii begin his
work, and he viii be at it until 10 ty-
ing ribbons on the winners He viii
begin with the St. Bernards and judge
the big dogs first The awards viii be
made every evening of the show.