Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-03-02

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his death the little fellow suffered intense
agony and he died in that condition. Boons-
boro Times. But as it turns out he didn''
swallow it.-ED. CLARION.
Dog Show Letter.
Last week marked the 23rd Annual Deg
Show of the Westminster Kennel Club, and
all New York, or at least large part OF 1t
went to the dogs. This does not mean that
at no other time do New Workers 60 to the
overwhelmingly Gotham affords unsur-
passed facilities for this undesirable pilgrim
age and the principal concern of those not
on the inside is how not to go to the dogs.
But the majority Of those who went last
week came out with clean conscienccs and
pockctbooks but slightly depleted, to say
nothing of fund of interesting information
and positive enjoyment. Madison Square
Garden was crowded from morning until
night and even that immense enclosure was
insufficient at times to properly: accommodate
the throng. And as for the dogs, they were
out in force, 1900 of them, oil sizes, all ages,
all kinds, from the tiny Toy Terrier, Little
| Wonder weighing scarce pounds and
valued at $1,000, to Jas. Mitchels great st.
Bernard, "Duke of Manchester" who tips
the scales at $50 pounds and measures " feet
from tip to tip. There were smooth and
rough coated st. Bernards, masti1s, great
Danes, greyhounds, deerhounls, bloodhounds
bulldogs, collies, beagles, pointers, settlers,
dachshundcs, Dalmatians, Pomel amans. pugs,
poodles, black and tan terriers, fox,
| skye, Welsh, Boston, and Scotch terriers,
Sc, &C., ad lib, and handsome and
aristocratic lot they were, with manners
for the most part unexceptional. Their
owners were as proud as hen with a new
brood of chicks, and surrounded them with
every attention and luxury. Some of the
big fellows had special Wallets who groomed
and fed them, kept a jealous eye over them,
and scarcely left their side during the whole
week. The king Charles spaniels had each a
glass cage about 20 inches square furnished
with silk cushions and open at the top. They
were friendly little company, only too glad
whenever they had the chance TO step out
on the shelf and with many waggings testify
their appreciation of the caresses showered
upon them. The japanese spaniels were less
demonstra;ive and seemed to consider life
something of struggle, submitting with
expressive dsdain to the petting that was
theirs by right Pugs were not numerous,
Dame Fashion in her usual arbitrary manner
having pronounced them not exactly an fat
this year. But if they have declined In pop
ularity they certainly have not In price, as
the Eberhart Kennels "Trilby" a diminutiye
buff colored maid valued at $4,000 proves.
But it was the big dogs that drew the crowd.
And superb collection they were, with L..
Prince, Jr., Duke and Black Peter at 10000
each, leading the professions and Fernwood
King $4,000, Sir Brutus $4,000 and scores OF
others ever the $1,000 mark. Anything
among the big dogs under couple hundred
dollars was commonplace. The Russian
wolfhounds attracted a great deal of atten-
ton, perhaps because they are novelty and
perhaps because with the sharp muzzles,
keen small eyes, and rough grey hair which
bristles out in every direction as if they had
been first shaved then covered with glue and
stood in front of a winnower blowing loose
patches of hair over them at the rate of 40
miles an hour, they were the most outlandish
specimens in the show. But their deep chests
and long 1.-the bodies and strong, clean cut
limbs: prove that they are built forus The
colies were plentiful and of the finest, J..
Pierpont Morgan sweeping the board with
his recent mportatlons, which compelled tine
admiration of thousands, And bulldogs
the ugliest and wickedest looking beasts in
the show, with tempers however surprisingly
better than their looks, for they not only
permitted but seemed to enjoy being handled
| by those bold enough to do so. Demon" a
| $40, 900 beauty (?) with little red eyes, pro-
truding lower jaw, vicious mouth, and bow
| legs, was the center of attraction, while VIM.
Marks'"Duke Of Laddin's Rock" pure white
was the most comical fellow in the lot as he
sat up and extended his paw to all corners
with perfectly diabolical red mouthed grin.
He was so internally ugly that he was pretty.
The crowd surged slowly up one aisle and
down the next, the dogs submitting to the
inevitable with infinite grace. Indeed many
of them seemed to enjoy it, one magnificent
St. Bernard pup about 100 lbs in weight, in
marked contrast to most Of his breed, who
seemed decidedly bored by the whole per.
formanle, extended his paw to all and seemed
perfectly happy when some one would shake.
1t was evidently his first appearance. 1t was
the little fellow who crayed attention, and
particularly the Cocker Spaniels, who never
seemed satisfied unless some one was pulling
their long, silky cars or patting them on the
back Unlike the majestic St. Bernard they
had no lordly dignity to MAINTAIN, and were
Just as frolicksome and attractive as any or
dinarily wel.fed and wellkept little dog has
right to be.
Most of the people were content to regard
the Bulldogs from respectable distance, a
tendency which was confirmed by their grim
appearance and by the cautIonsry signs at
the head OF every aisle, altho in point of fact
they were no less responsive to advances
than the others. The children were out in
force and made themselves at home lmmed.
lately. All or any kind, it was all the same
to thom: so long rs they could have sleek
head to shake, or soft coat of hair to smooth
the wrong way. it matters not whether it
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