The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-27
WOMEN IND PRIZE DOGS.
PLEAsURE AND PROFIT Nv 4 KEN
NEL OF TBORoUGHBREDS.

bred dogs. At the Dog Show that closed on
Thursday eighty OF the 875 exhibitors were
women, and they won nearly all Of tho prizes
for pet dogs and a fair number OF the $1,000 In
awards In regular Glasses, both for sporting and
transporting breeds. Not more than twenty Of
the women exhibitors were the breeders of the
dogs they benched. The others may DO in.
cluded among the future customers Of the
girl or mRtron who sets up a kennel.
In social degree the dog breeders ranged
from the wives or daughters Of million.
aires to women who were regularly In
tho business. Many Of the former maintain
well.equippcd kennels and employ n kennel
manager and helpers, while of the others some
have achieved success with n kennel in q city
back yard. 1t is to tho woman in the suburbs Of
acity or in the country who lie seeking an Gun.
ployment that will bring in a sure fund OF pin
money without requiring too much time from
the regular household duties that dog raising
might be suggested as an occupation.
In England the breeding OF fine dogs Ia fol-
lowed extensively by women and is a recognized
means OF auRmenting a small income without
any loss OF position. A kennel may DO kept up
and dogs even advertised for sale by n woman
without impairing her standing in society,
while to open q shop might be ruinous. In the
breeding OF fine dogs the En%glishwoman has the
support OF n strong organization, the Ladies'
Kennel Association, which holds an annual
show limited to exhibits bred by women, and is
dogs at other shows. In the Grand Council are
the Princess OF Wales. Lady Algernon Gordon.
Lenno;x' g snd d the Countess Of Lonsdaie. The
ham are well kept up. She breeds collies,
caniche poodles. and daehshunds,. and sends
tion. Her house dog is the Japanese spaniel.
Many Of the old English breeds, notably
us show dogs but for the Ladies' Kennel Asso.
citation, In this country its place to an extent
Is filled by the american Pet Dog Club Of this
women. The President is Mrs. Horace Stokes
and the Secretary Mrs. Walter Stanton. Tho
French bulldog show, but when first ORGANIZED
sUmo at sth tS SeaIFs en nSS I've Iyso Sine h som " S9 s5S Of Ats Its
were benched. but 1t was not n. pecuniary
success and the members had to make up a big
deficit. Ultimately the club hopes to have u
branch in cverycity. and to have IL circuit OF shows
open only to dogs owned by its members That
good stock is owned among the mcmbers was
shown last week in the judging for the specials
offered for the best sporting and non:sDorting
the American Pet Dog Club. The prize for
sporting, dogs was won by Miss Anabcl Green's
black field spaniel ~ardleworth sweep and the
corded poodle Prince. both winners Of prizes
in onen eompetition Tor their breeds.
Few OF the members OF the American Pet Dog
all raise a few dogs OF their favorite breeds each
ecubOn. n 3 u RUE tuty are buyers rainier IMAM
producers of fine stock. Many do not exhibit
at all, and nearly all say that they do not care to
sell. The attitude of woman in this respect is
different in England. where IL is The boast OF the
Ladies' Kennel Association that its spring show
attracts fanciers from al parts OF the world as
has probably the best kennel. She raises field
spaniels that win wherever lbcnched in this
greyhounds. Miss Grace Huntington has a fine
kennel OF Boston terriers. Mrs. Walter Stanton
has both French bulldogs and Blenheim spaniels.
IrS linrHrn SfnkRa hAa AnlInln Rrinr apI
poodles. Mrs. Anstey's Tetsan kennels are
filed with King Charles and Ruby spsniels.
bulls. dachshnndc. and poodIos; Mrs. Charles
Beach to Blenheims and Mrs. w. r. Mckee to
In CHANGING over the Westminster show cata.
logue ii Is apparent that women have a diversi-
fsd taste in dogs Many. Ike Mrs. J. l.. Ker-
ferent sort each year. recruits for the muster OF
their canine pets ut their country houses. The
toy bulldog. Mrs. Howard Sellers of Philadei.
BB"nr "a' Mrs Il s"i I. G Earl f ssrev oa OF T EeDfS OF eH M'lb.
,ts nr Bienhsdim s. Mrs; F. /. slssai Sc ssG noo "
9. Gulliver OF Tenafy shovel poodles.
Miss Lillian Mocran won a third prize with
wire-coatcd fox terriers priced at 300 and
larger breeds the specimen seon was usually the
pet OF the family. like Olga NJ. the Russian
Goor%o Go thst has Woo %oIot for m several years for 2 r
entered in the name Of Mrs: Gould. for the
handsome creature is tbs daily companion OF
the ,nsmes Of their male relatives Makes
of women exhibitors at any show. Few OF the
women named would sell any of their dogs.
e s5,iiii; f ii the T pss G issss n mnrPed Of flor sp. snis';. e sDS
the women who patiently sat on guard before
the glass houses of their dogs were elatod or de-
nraGGn1 AZ fhn GhnNr ~ aRnl > aud oNrlt
10 tho number of sales they made. Many OF the
rich women who have kennels take the sensible
view reg riding sales that it is better to sell the
surplus stock than to drown il.
A kennel OF large dogs. as collies, mastiffs. or
stab Gern of as m rs as i" h6rst troupe Gon TO conduit a. ia a
woman who takes up dog breeding TO make
money will probably choose one Of the smaller
iels. and with care they will repay attention.
The japanese are very hard TO breed small. and
4 large will not sell well in this country, al.
though size Is not such u handicap in England.
Judging 6y fhe accounts printed Of Mrs;
ia EnrlSnd : S AND a .nat a SGS held sevs to be S,n rhs oG tn
weight. Aside from tho toy spaniels and toy
black and tan terriers there is no great compe-
was not a single Chow Chow ut the last West.
minister show and only two Pomeranians. now
e%essfuiiy By Women. There was only one DSandio
Dinnont benched: one Welsh, and not a
,,BEp ps w of she m hsSIin sHipGva terrier Tho az Yor BREEDS
delicate when young. but there Is n keen com-
petition in them. and n good sort brings a high
price. The only advice worth taking is to take
up but one variety at the start, and to work and
study to gain a kennel that will contain the best
type OF the breed. Each breed is judged at the
shows by a scale of points. Take Japanese span.
iels. for instance. After the statement that the
weight should be from four to nine pounds. the
smaller the better, the standard OF points IL:
Head, size and shape OF skull, 10; shortness OF
face and muzzle. 10; width of muZzle, 8; eyes,
10; ears, 10; coat and markings, 10; legs and
feet, 10; tail, 10; size and symmetry, 20.
The woman who takes up a breed must study
the points until, as the fanciers say, she can
carry the type In her eye. In this country books
have to be relied upon to a greater extent than
in England. for ten shows are held there to one
in this country. and the women arc able to
study tho varieties. by, observation. Still
there are nearly n hundred shows held in
the United States every season. each OF
which affords opportunities TO study the
types of CANNES. The parent stock obtained
by importation, of purchases from breeders
here. women should succeed who will do
vote an ordinary amount OF care TO the kennel.
The best Dandie Dinmonts In England are bred
by n woman who has received ms high AS $500
for a prize winner. She keeps her dogs in sep.
arate boxes In n Rlass-inclosed room beneath
a.. 40 80. a. anH 81 bon Attu. IN "a ,,,,V. sa.y..