The times., 1897-12-01
At THE CANINE CARNIVAL
Society Turns Out to the ShOw
at the Riding Academy.
STORIES ABOUT THE PET,
\ Chorus Of DOGS of High and Low
Degree Mingled With the Chatte
of Monkeys Some of the local ana
Visiting Prizes That Entertained
the Visitors.

A large part Of society visited the doc
show last night Il was the first evening
OF the fourth annual show Of the Washing
ton City KennelClub and the Riding Aca-
DENY in which the canine carnival is in
progress was comfortably fnlea by people
v no like dogs.
Th- patrons declared their enjoyment Of
the event ly pettng the dogs, saying
sweet things tc them IN baby English ana
feeding them candies and peanuts The
dogs testified their approval Of the pro
ceediugs with howls Of satisfaction. There
was a dns which has shattered the nervesor
every cat in The neighbnrhoOd of TW enty-
second and 7 streets.
There was one exception TO the general
delight. II is hard to find a rule without
an exception. This exception was star
Star is Il Iittle Iiyer-compleNioned coc ker-
spaniel owned by Edwin Schmid, Of Wash
ngton. His value is put down IN the
catalogue, hut Star entertains the impress
sion that he was undervalued. Well, the
fact of the matter is that star is home
sick lie is dfsguSted with the show
business, and has no sympathy for the
vain and foolish dogs who have set them
selves up 10 be looked at. star wh.ned
and howled all night, and would be CON
soIed only " hen the gloyed hand Of some
lovely maid would caress his liveT-coIored
skin. As soon as the careSs would SUB
side Star would IA ke to tears and lamenta-
tions.
one Of the II ost independent GCgs in The
show is Tommy Tickle. he IS White bull
terrier witbpink haloS oSaroundlustrousbro
eyes. He las a good o.Oe, which te uses
TO advantage. ard lis teeth spIear TO re ~
excellent reEair. He baTkS a great .leal
and although his manner caunot lie called
exactly toious, ii is somewhat Suggestive
! Of violence. HcapIears to cherish icsire
TO 5cin issue with any other dog III the
SHOW. There arese seycralother dugs upthare
who have evinced a disposition 10 meet
Tommy Tic5le. tut tie managers OF tie
! show have been altogether too slow ii { T.
ranging meeting.
4 iUlg further along the iiHe is another
bail terrier ansv e7ine TO tie name IF SAN
! dow and who recognizes TO ether auth hlrity
/ than Mr. Charles +. Dubois, lis owler.
He has heen "a sting an anxious eye at
/ Tommy Tickle, and his attendants have
! taken slt. trs IlttA IN itls tliAlii'
| SanlOw Inoks like sort OF a raX meat
/ dog, and has manner is exceedingly sb-
rUpt. on the other side of fhe hau is a
! dog il marked contrast with sandow. lie
1 is known among his doggy fnenls Us
| Prince Kari II. He is a black ana tan
and is owned by DIT. e. 7. Hancock ol
| Washington. Kari is not half 50 big as
his name. He is decidedly pretty aid
appears conscious Cf IL. He has a .e
| mariSabIe endowment Of ear and AN TX
tcnSive growth Of tgil His body is veil
/ small ana this dog Looks as though ne nas
d tea -aEd-to7st digestion, suffers from
stro.5es OF dyspepsia and eats pickles lie
| fore bTeakfas-. lie is nervous and cas It'd
ious and sleeps on silk ped.
one of the pruadesU dogs is Marksuan, a
! huge Russian wolIhound that boasts he was
bred by Count sgIogsnroff. He has taker
prizes for beauty ia a number Of cities. and
attempts 10 make the other dogs admit il