The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-30

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Yre-eh bulldog Ciub NJ ODDS with the wests
minister Racn.
A merry war IL threatened In dogdom. Tho
French Bulldog Club has withdrawn ts specials
fsam tho premium list OF the coming West
minister Kennel Club show, and. furthermore,
the club win hold an invitational bench show In
tho SUI, Parlors Of the waldorf.Astoria on
Lin ,oln's birthday. The prize list for this
private enterprise wat sent out yesterday.
There will DO eight classes, including
two winners classes. and four special classes for
cups donated by individuals. Entries must DO
all in on Friday, tho day before the Westminster
Kennel Clubs close. Tho deduction Is that tho
members OF the French Bulldog Club will not
enter at tho Westminster show. although they
deny any intention OF boycotting II. The gist OF
the matter is the old trouble between the bat
car and the small or rose ear types OF tiny
bulldogs.
The first class Of French bulldogs ever seen in
this country was at tho Westminster show in
1896. There were thirteen exhibitors. nearly
all Of whom were prominent society women.
Tho prizo winners were Mrs. J. f. Smith-Had-
don's Biblot, Mrs. Frederic Nelson's Belle
chose, and Mrs. J. L. Kernochan's Margot. All
had the iaring bat ear. George Roper, who
Judged them, said then that he had never seen
such dogs in France and that this type OF eur
was all wrong.
Thereafter. until the time OF the last West.
minister show, n sharp controversy ragged
among critics regarding the proper type
of ear. When the show opened about tho
same dogs that had been seen In the pre-
vious year were lined up on the benches,
but among them wero two small-eared
specimens. Regent Street Swell and Mira.
owned by George Work. They swept the board
Of prizes. Roper was again tho Judge. and as
much opposed to the bat ear as at the other show.
Then W. W. watrous, John r. Buchan. Rich
ard II. Hunt. George ". Phelps. and others.
formed a French Bulldog Club. 1t decided that
the bat ear was tho proper type: and sent to
France, for light on tho point. 1t has since de-
leading French dog clubs, where tho English
standard, MS understood by Roper, Is the ortho'
e %ss Gnsi tn s Sennei Gu Club ' arr pISmin two ,, Classes ses
for French bulldogs. one to be judged according
the other for those judged by the standard OF
the French Bulldog Club Of America. 1t was
thought that this would leave room for all to
come in.
II would DO unfair to our Judge; !. D; Faux
dog Club last night, ito compel him to judge
under a double standard and consequently our
club has withdraw its special prizes for the
refused to abolish the class for the wrong type"
At the Union Club G lorge de Forest Grant,
Secretary Of tho Westminster Kennel Club.
said:
at is the first I have heard Of the Waldorf.
Astoria show. and 1t should be q very pretty
function. We have no hard feelings against tho
French bulldog men for withdrawing their
specials. In Offering the two classes We have
been acJuated by a genuine desire to give to the
admirers of zach type u chance to exhibit. l
still think both classes will fill with a goodly
number of entries"
The Waldorf Astoria show lacks the official
Endorsement of tho American Kennel Club. but
as no admittance foe is to be charged this Will
not disQualify the exhibitors. The French Bull.
dog Club has also withdrawn its special offered
for Boston terriers and transferred 1t to tho
premium list OF the New England Kennel
Club Show. to be held at Boston the week be.
fore the New York show. This was not a
friendly act" said one ~faucier. whatever the
other differences may have been." Meanwhile,
society women who own French bulls are puz-
zling whether to be faithful to the old show or
to take up the new one.