The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-25
noes snRK A rARERELn
cioss sr the ApuuaI Besch SHOW At saaaisen
Square Garden.

Square Garder.
When the clock struck the hour before mid
night last night cvcry dog at the Westminster
Kennel Club bench show. except the Schip-
perkos, which are not blessed with such ap-
pendages. wngRed their tails with JOY. But
until that hour, from the early morning, there
had been tho largest attendance of the week
and by far the most fashionable. A mild sonsa-
tlon was created by tho benching Of the mastif
Black Peter, who had arrived late on
Wednesday night from England. He 10
the property Of tho Boston amateur. DR..
c. A. Longest. who already has $780, 900 invest
cd In bloodhounds and mastiffs. Unlike Black
Prince and Black Prince Brampton. the best two
nastiffs ever seen in this country, the new dog
IL q dark brindle instead of q fawn color. Black
Potter has won many tirsts both in Germany and
England. Ho has never met Peter Piper, the
dog who beat Black Prince when he was sent to
England. but George Roper says tho new i'm.
portatlon 10 the better Of the two. DR.. Longest
10 inclined to DO skeptical on that point, but he
is very sorry that Black Petor was not here In
time for tho Judging.
Among the breeds only represented by a dog
or two were the English fox hounds. There
were only two entered, and those by q man who
uses them TO chase rabbits over the snow and
who has never heard Of an aniseed bag. The
heavy swolls who stood before the pens. en-
thralled In admiration, talked Of runs with the
hounds, stiff fences, and rough bitches in Q
grass country, but the two hounds never wagRod
an car.
Not so many years ago silky lapdoes or dainty
Italian greyhounds wore the only breeds, in
fashion for women, and n girl would be spoken
OF with raised eyebrows at the sewing circles or
tea parties who would walk abroad guarded by
o bull terrier or mastif. This prejudice 10 now
as out Of date among women as hoop skirts. In
the list OF some 700 exhibitors In the back OF
men. and no doubt, some who. showed in the
name Of their kennel have been missed. Mrs. f.
Sem led the, sex with twenty-three entries Of
pet dogs. nearly all winners Of prizes, but she 10
Q professional vendor and is aided by her hus-
band. Miss Anabel Green and Miss Grace
Huntington, who showed field spaniels and
French bulldogs. had the most entries. and,
aside from the professional fancies, they each
won more prizes than any women at the
show. Some of tho blue ribbon winners
among the women were Miss A. Victoria
Miss Anabel Green, in field spaniels; Miss
Bowers. with Munito In tho poodle class; Mrs.
Esther d. Deffley. with Banker In Boston ter.
rlers; Miss Lillian G. Moeran, in smooth coated
fox terriers; Mrs. 9. A. MCGOWAN, with Skye
terriers. and Mrs. T. Earl Shreve. with Blen-
helm spaniels.
A large percentage Of the dogs benched are
owned in tho suburbs above tho Harlem. For
the half hour after IL o'clock the station at
little dogs and their keepers. The commuters,
who usually play cards in the baggage cars,
were crowded out by the swell dogs. The next
show on the circuit is Baltimore. The fine collie
puppie. Ravenstone Beauty, IL to be shown
there BY Bob Armstrong.