The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-19

The homebreds are expected 10 make an
unusually strong impression among the collies.
for Henry Jarret has som OF Champion CHRIS
toPher's produce above the usuat in mort, and
.: plerpont Morgan. who won every FIRST and
second competed for two years ago. four silver
and Hornpipe. both American bred, will bench
bitch by Champion RuGord Ormondo-Cham-
pion Chorlton Phyllis, and also the homebreI
Seton Hero Barwell Mystery, in the puppy.
novlce. limit, and open classes. K. VI.
s AiGdll7s'3 GrSSigst tone H ifrRiSFEm m tRe " tcst' c G@f,
eyer bred in, this country, At the last show
Henry J@arret's puppies Wellesbourne Eclipse
Kennels "a Hall ADMIRAL, Heather Mint ana
but MIR. MorGan's dogs We're not b%enchcd: This
year: in addition to the home-breds already
Seton Hero, Rufrord Ormonde and ChHrlt6n
PHYLLIS. and he has also entered three new i'm
expect the collie classes to produce unusually
close contests The Morgan importations that
arrived on the Germanic Feb. T. were Ormskirk
big. racy sable and white. in excellent coat. and
possessing the best Of heads and ears.
old; is. a large and impressive sable
and white. Connie, was only benched three
e eials' and IN dE the q enp f Irfba estE 81 fF fSe n 6Tesd f af b Sns:
fries: the same number of flrsts and specials,
With the champlonship cup for best OF any
total Of prizes and specials. with another cham
pionshipc cur at Liverpoola few days before sail
sold the noted Ormskirk Emerald last year for
$500. tho record price in the breed. The
swept all before her at the last Crystal Palace
show. London and who won four tlrsts and
several specials the only time shown in this
tered. on a cablegram from Mr.. Morgan. but IA
yet this one has not arrived. Rufford Ormonde,
three times. cost Mr.. Morgan $1,000, and he
paid 3. 300 for Seton Hero. He is sqid, BY tho
English sporting journals to have paid $4,000
r.. A, Alger, Jris. Rensal's Dandie yonn and
Viii vi RR have to Gfi ace new 9q rivaIs IN AZ /. t =. N IsSF IdT%
George Raper'S Iyet Rustic, the lattcra massive
sandow. The strongest kcnneI. in st, Bernards
together more OF the breed than anyowner has
ever benched in this country, and the lot con-
tSains many a mot noted " winners; La Priqneess won
place he has chsntEell Prince Marysie-
Longest's brlndle mastiT that arrived too late
for Judging at the last show. will face the
did mask, in spite OF rather coarse quarters,
eshould bring him to the front Toy bulls and
? large entry. which proves the bat ear is the
leading type In fashionable favor, and the saucy
ton. will, be seen in strength. The Meadow
mere and Hunnewell poodleS. Of other house
qogs, VIII again he rivals, while the toy and pet
breeds Will all DO represented by star speci-
mems. Pugs, aside from the toy sort, seem to
be passing from favor, for the entry is very
In sporting dogs. despite the presence Of
many importatlons. our homebred field span
to hold their own, and each type has a big rep
Tesentation. Beagles viii also be Il strong class,
trial Winners AiaTnGsT at hiisS VIZ Hom PpstHS5 KS eea(1 d hSla
not neglect he sport Of running II pack in the
old style. will. again, have some Of very high
MORT i'm the RINGS Inn ntinng vii mt 1A,y
lie into the dachshund classes. Ightieid Diana
helms, one Of the new corners. and the other dis
will again include Sando Won Inn and Brun-
hide Bismarck,
Irish terriers. but. with the collies. the fox ter
Fiers are expected to furnish tho hardest prob
le y st i9p the talent to solve, AID there will be
At the last show Norfolk Veracity and Warren
Knockout and Nora the wires. New ones from
abroad and a couple of homebreds, about which
a promlnent kennel maintains an air of great
mystery, are 70 lgurc in the classes, Most
conspicuous o hig Of the arrivals G s2monE the Wires
mond Gypsum. The former is a mar
vel OF concentrated energy. perfect IN
fSS eaad. t 9@Sf faint nHd tan 'e q ith e" lace, T banke a E l9y tGy
black of the forehead. giving to 90 Bang an
expression of sharpness and dash seldom seen
Gypsum showed nearly ms well ms the dog
when seen on the ,Cymrtc Thursday morning,
~ AbNhN- WV anu hil''hubN anu MIRA ill MS
string, q; NJ. Cnrnochan will undoubtedly again
capture the winners priZe in both sections oi
the w~ire-haired division. Another fox terrier
that frolicked about the steamer. Claude Du-
val, will be, a conspicuous factor among tho
smooths. He Is as noted at English shows as
his namesake,. was among the, daredevil.
"stand-and-deliver" knights Of the old high
way. In carriage. body and bone Claude DUynl
will be difficult to beat. while his white
coat, is hard and close and his head.
as lovers OF tho type have often AS
eerted in England, is the ideal OF beauty.
In the female division of smooths there are
some notable new ones to be punched. but the
rollIcking and jaunty Warren Sentence will
give a hard race to all, The attention given
to the imnortations and their prices in all breeds
must not be taken TO mean that a dog lack
ing these essentials has little chance at a bench
show. Each Judge carries his ideal in his
mind and selects from the candidates before
him the dog that comes nearest to his view Of
and ave and picked III for $50 at an Adiron-
dack camp, beat all the hlgh-priced bull ter
riers three years ago, and the annals OF the
Westminster show contain many such in
stances. one OF the charms OF a bench show,
pc % o knrsn rncn. Is the mnnnrLniMIN Or ~