New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-23
GREAT DANES POPULAR.
THEY WIN MARKED ATTENTION AT
THE DOG SHOW.

ANIMALS WITH MUCH IMPARTIALTY--
PEARY's EsoUIMAU DOG KoLO-THD
COLLIE CLUB OF AMERICA
ELECTS OFFICERS
Despite tho time Of the year the dogs'ar Is In
the ascendant, which means that the annual bench
show of the Westminster Kennel Club is prosper
Ing at tho Madison Square Garden In AL probable
ity people visited the Garden yesterday
morning. afternoon and evening than ever before
attended n dog show In this city. This Is doubt
less due in some degree 10 tho fact that yester-
day n holiday. and the Dog Show vas one OF
the holiday attractions: 1t is TO 10 inferred that
1t also betoiens increase In the interest the pub
lie feels In tho exhibition OF wcll-brcd dogs.
A majority OF the visitors yesterday were women
and they wero Interested spectators. They petted
the dogs with much impartiality. the ugly English
bulldog with his urdcrsho; teeth receiving as much
attention IS tho handsome and massive 81 bernard
or the diminuiivc and dainty COX terrier Many chill
drcn visi ed the show IN 'he morning hours. ana
the greatest attractions for them were the small
dogs The performances Of The trained Great
Danes also delighted ,ne children. and the bis dogs
really did wonderful things
There was not 50 much noise in the Garden yes
terday CO on the opening day OF the show The
dogs were moro accustomed to their surroundings
and to the excitement Of bens the objects OF such
unusual attentions The sgns warning visitors not
to Ia nde the dogs much Of the deac-letter
cass as ever. and there were few dogs winch
inclined to resent being pe'ted. Lieutenant
Pcarys Esquimsu dog Kolo. which the explorer
brought with him from the frozen North. attracted
much attention. but there were few VINO were in
clned to approach close to him. as the beast did
not look at all socabl,. The crowds about the KEN
nels OF the big dogs increased as the day passed,
and II the interest shown by visitors IS any cri-
terion Great Danes are coming rapidly into laVor'
Irish terriers are not so numerous az the show this
,,cr, la vpar
falling off Of nteres, in this intelligent and at
tractive animal.
The tier of toy dogs and freaks OF one kind
and another was crowded with visitors almost all
day and the exhibits OF this sort OF canine properly
is larger this year than heretofore. Inc new
foundiands shown arc few in number. and as was wa:
the last year Of inferior class There Is rarely
a good showing made in this class Of dogs az ne
show, and those who know what noble oeast t tne
which he seems 10 suffer
SOME OF THE AWARDS.
The Judges hao busy day yesterday. Their
labors ended. however. late In the Afternoon win
the exceptc.. Of one or two special prizes which
will be awarded this morning. As result OF the
awards the kennels blossomed out with announce
ments OF the approval OF the judges and the dogs
which proved fortunate surrounded by admir-,
ing groupi. The experts were present IN torce, ana
Which ,hey made The iaymen who know a good
dog when they see him. without knoWHs Wny ne
pie who don't know good dog from poor one
but who love dogs In general outnumpe'ed All the
The Collie Club Of America held meeting In the
morning aud reelected It's oihcers' as , io,,o"1
Pierpont Morgan and James Watson; secretary and
treasurer. james Watson: Executive CommIt'ee'
stewart, ". r. Ford H. Jarrett. +. NJ; Mcwilams'
Robert McEwcn James A. Long ana e. ,o y: sorp Re-
nards D. T.. Wat,rs's Lady Kenmore received the
G G1qa ahd th6 WcsnnsS Kennel club prizes
four dogs were taken by dogs entered py - ~
The The dos dogs entered by G. H. Mantler took the
Westminster Kennel Clubs Pre- for me ocs Ioof
the best American-bred foxhound. 49,. r.,..o,
As was expected z; 4 FairbaTn. Fay Templeton
Among the winners Of the Brokaw challenge
cups for g0n enSr %ere rado and four pointers en-
tered by George J; Could roo mo-. rr,ror,coa ,,s
The collie club Trophy, valued at $500 for the
best Amercan-bred collie. went to Henry Jarretts
The grand trophy. valued at $50 for ne best
bulldog in the show. was taken by e. X Austins
Orient Don.
SOME OF THE PEOPLE WHO SAW THE DOGS
The attendance OF society people yesterday was
very large Some OF those who visited the show
were Mr.. and Mrs. Prescott Lawrence, Mr. ana
Mrs Peter Cooper Hewitt. MI ana MIS- wafer
\ Eldridgc. Miss Tolfree Miss Evelyn Burden. Mr..
and Mrs r. W Kingsley, James W. Appleton.
Miss Katharine Garrison. Daniel Lord. Willard
Ward Mr. and Mrs Ernest Adee, Siuyvesant Pilot.
= Delano Weekes. Nine. Nordca. Miss Mary Shea
Miss Maud Livingston. William Tiffany MI and
Mrs Perry Tiffany MIR and Mrs. Walter G. Tay-
Tor Mr. and Mrs J. Richard Steers. MI and Mrs
stephen H. Brown Miss Edith Black Mr. and
Mrs. George A. Morrison. Mrs. Frederic Goodridge'
Miss Caroline Goodridge and her dance John a.
lam Mrs panforl Knowlton. Miss Madeleine
Knowiton Mrs G9urtand. Moss MIS- M Mos dDd Nas
Henri PAYNE whitney Mr. ana Mrs. Pau Gilbert
Tbebaud' Nj ana AIRS. William z: u. stokes; Mr
and Mrs F;hen Wright Nj. and Mrs. Joel Rath-
hone. percy Turnure Mrs Toer Mrs. Jules Reynal'
AIR ana Mrs ]. Ellis Hoffman. W; Bourke Cock
Tan t;eorre W De witt. Mr.. and Mrs Morgan
lnrnH" iIonorc Potter Miss Elizabeth Sends, MI
and Mrs Clarence Whitman. Mr.. and mrs. Ger
.iSy, Red,ord Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Cass Ledydrd
Wr and Mrs John +. Cowdin. Orme Wilson FRANK
lin & Pummer and Winthrop Rutherfurd