New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-19
MANY VALUABLE PET DOGS
OVER ONE THOUSAND ALREADY EN-
TERED FOR THE SHOW.
ONE LITTLE FELLOW IL FAMOUS FOR SAVING
SEVERAL LIvEs-ANoTHER is so TINY
THAT HE CAN REST COMFORT
ABLY IN A wINEGLAss.


THAT HE CAN REST COMFORT
ABLY IN A wINEGLAss
The American Pet Dog Club. in conjunction with
the Collie Club and the American Spaniel Club.
Will hold its annual bench show in the Metropoli-
tan Opera House on Wednesday. Thursday and
Friday. November 20 and 30 and December l.
There have been more than one thousand en-
tries. making the largest number Of entries ever
received by pet dog exhibition. and the second
largest ever received for a dog exhibition Of any
kind in this country.
TIE platform that is used for the Charity Ball
and similar occasions will cover the seats Of the
opera house and the floor will be built up with
kennels.
The officers of the Pet Dog Club are Mrs. waiter
Stanton president Mrs. Robert X Pritcharo'
secretary and Mrs Horace Stokes. treasurer
Schuyler C. Hodge the superintendent is the only
man to hold an official position
The entries have been restricted field spanels
cocker spanies water spanies. coes. poodes
bulldogs French bulldogs. bull terriers Boston
terriers dachshunds beagles fox terriers. Irish
terriers Scotch terriers. Clve6ale terriers. black
and tan terriers Yorkshire terriers. toy terriers
King Charles spaniels Blenheim spanies. japanese
spaniels ruby spaniels. pugs Maltese terriers ano
Skye terriers. No dog larger than a collie VIII
have a place in the Metropolitan Opera House
kennels Even he is considered rather large Tor
pet dog show.
The American Pet Dog Club is eleven years old
and numbers over ninety members. The actual
work OF building up the club has been done by the
women. although it has many men on its list Of
members Dog fanciers are rigidly excluded from
membership.
one hundred and fifty cups and trophies and $1,000
In money will be distributed this year G. M
Carnochan. Of Riverdale-on-t the Hudson. offers 800
for the best wire-hared fox terrier. S. c. Hodge
tor tha hog grpyb
Walter Stanton offers s5 for the best Maltese ter
rier and Mrs Clement Guion a cup for the best
American bred poodle. Prizes are also onered by
the Ladies' Kennel Association, OF London, or
which the Princess OF Wales is the patroness; the
Toy Spaniel Club. of England Mrs. Moses Taylor
j. Perpont Morgan, Mrs Jefferson Sehgnan ana
Mrs William Greene.
Mrs Horace Stokes offers SO for the best Mexi-
can hairless dog. and Mrs. J. Anthony Wikens
makes a similar offer for Maltese terriers. Anna
Held opens competition for stage dogs ana oHers
a liberal cash prize for the best dog OF any class
owned by an actress Anna Held states that the
Judges should base their decisions not so much on
points as upon degree of intelligence.
Among those who have been admitted to member
shin in the club this week Mrs. Richard Hard
ing Davis and Mrs. Moses Taylor Mrs Davis VIII
exhibit her pet bulldog. Woodcote Jumbo
The smallest dog OF the exhibit Will be Jefferson
SeliRman's dog Tiny which is said TO be the small
est dog in the world. Tiny can sit comfortably
in a wine glass Marie Tempests Japanese spaniel
will probably be the next smallest. Two dogs from
the Klondike which have been trained by Siwash
Indians will be among the most interesting features
OF the exhibition.
Among the spanies will be Blenheim from the
kennels OF the Duchess Of Marlborough, and an
other which is owned by Mrs. Bernstein, OF this
city Mrs J. ". Currier. OF Dunton, y. Y, will
exhibit her japanese spaniel Kiku. which signifies
in Japanese chrysanthemum. Four ruby spanlels
belonging TO Miss Claire Darling. OF Netherwood,