The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-21
The KENNEL SHOW.
Plenty Of Entries are Being rlade Big List
of Prizes.

From present Indications the coming
Bench Show promises 10. be a grand sue
cess. The entries are pouring In from
the best kennels in the country
George Gould's celebrated pointers will
be exhibited but will not compete rs one
Of the judges is Mr. Gould's manager.
The special prizes offered are as follows:
for its members: First, the Vento Chal-
lenge Cup, value 10o for tho best Dach-
shund in the show; second, the Klein
Breeder Trophy. value 500, for the best
Dachshund under Is months, sbred, owned
anu exhibited by member; third, Club
Challenge Cup, value $50, for Lest Amod-
can bred Due shund bitch; third, CLUB
Challenge Cup, valuc $50 for the best
American breed Dachshund bitch.
j. Dahforth Bush, of tho Wilmington
Kennel Club, offers IS in gold for the best
bull dog in the show.
J. Writ Willis, Of ths Wilmington KEN
mel Club offers n box Of cigars, value So,
for tho best Irish terrier in the show.
II. b. MacNair of the Whining Oh Ken
mel Club, offers Us in gold for the best fox
terrier in the loaa. classes,
Alfred D. Peoples, of tho Wilmington
Kennel Club, offers II handsome collarand
chain for the best cocker spaniel in the
local classes.
Inv t,Niss MUuuV'tlll Aeunpl oltfS II
handsome silver medal for the best speci-
men any breed in the local classes.
john Lorillard Arden offers a cup for the
best American bred bull terrier, dog or
bitch, in junior classes.
William 5. Gartner offers silver medal
for the best brace Of bull terriers.
Tho American Kennel Club offers ono
years subscription to the American Ken
mel Gazette for the best local specimen ex.
hibited in each of tho following breeds:
st. Bernards, setters, spaniels, fox terriers,
Irish terriers, toy spunlels.
Spratts Patent (America) Limited, Of
ters ono twenty five pound box of their
biscuit for the best local specimen exhibit.
cd in each of the following breeds: St.
Bernards, pointers, settlers, spanies, fox
terriers, Irish terriers and miscellaneous.
Tho club has added to its priZe list the
following senior classes, for dogs and
bitches, and the first prlze in each viii be
asilyer medal St. Belnards, pointers, Eng
llsh settlers, Irish set crs, cocker spaniel,
collies, smooth fox terriers and wiro-hair-
ed fox terriers.
A prize of rs and second prize of 81
VIII DO Rlven for great Lanes in the junior
class.
Silver medals for first prizes and bronze
medals Tor second prizes will be given for
tho winners Of following classes. For
cocker spaniel", puppies, dogs and bitches;
Tor collies, puppies, dogs and bitches; for
smooth fox terriers. puppies, dogs and
Ditches; for wirc-haircd fox terriers, pup
pies, dogs and bitches.
A 1lrst prize of s6and second prize of
Vt VIII be given for lightweight bull ter
rlers, Junior, dogs and bitches A silver
medal is offered rs the pize for toy
spanials, senior, dogs ld bitches.
The following classes have been changed
to read as follows: No. AZ, cocker spanicls,
black, free for all, IS and bi ches, first
priZe, 81: second, IA; No. 10, cocker spun-
iris, any other color, free for all, dogs and
bitches, first prizr, 81; second. g.