New-York tribune., 1901-12-19
DOGS SUCCEED BICYCLES.
THE SHOW OF THE LADIES KENNEL
ASSOCIATION HAS ABOUT TWELVE
HUNDRED ENTRIES.

Dogs succeeded bicyces-and most welcome
succession it was, too-yesterday. when the hrs'
exhibition of the newly formed Ladies' Kennel AS
sociaton Of America opened at Madison Square
Garden with a good sized entry list and fair at
tendance. Nearly twelve hundred dogs were
benched and the judges started in early in the
day to get their work out of the way. The first
days Judging was not the most interesting as
much of it devoted settling preliminary
classes, and the big prizes of the show will be
awarded to-day.
The entire floor of the Garden occupied by
the benches and the asles that separated them, and
exceeding care and good judgment have been exer-
csed by the managers of the show in the manner
of benchng. There some innovations to be
seen, among them being the manner in which the
benches for the toy terriers rallied off from the
public. that it is impossible for the casual spec
tator to caress annoy the animals This will be
likely to detract for many persons from the
pleasure of the show. for many dog lovers like to
fonde and play with their fevortes, and most OF
the dogs seem Ike it. although it cannot be
said that it does them much good None but the
toy dogs so fenced off, however.
The show is curiously uneven one, in point of
view of the excellence of the exhibits. The ST.
Bernards unusually weak and proftless
lot and Miss Whitneys troubles with them should
not be extreme. The Great Danes a trife bet
ter but much. On the other hand, there has
been such fine showing of Irish terriers
in the Garden the there at present. This
breed appears he rapidly increasing in popularity
and the breeders defining the type more ac-
curately with passage of every season The
growing importance of the breed is eminently
justified, faithful and companonabe
beast prize at dog show than the
typical Irish terrier.
One of the promising Irish terriers in the
show L Loring Brooks's Iroquois Middle. who
got prize in the class for dog puppies
terday. He is by Iroquois BenCher. The latter dog
got into a fight with his brother. Iroquos
Mixer. before the limit class judged, and had
his foreleg so badly Chewed that the dog that
chewed It beat him for the first prize.
The Croker family is well represented by its
in classes for bull terriers and for bull
dogs. but Rodney Stone is not there. There mas
been intimation that the owner of katerfelte
afraid send his dog against Rodney Store.
the Croker champion, but katerfelte Is at the
Garden and Rodney Stone IS not.
The pointers not a large class. nor 4 paricu-
larly strong one the absence of George J. Gould,s
strong kennel being decidedly felt. Frank F. Dole
is we represented here. his Canadian Dexter being
placed first among the limit dogs under ffty-ffve
pounds. DR.. c. y Longest is again of the
appear frequently among the winners. Black Beauty
being an especially good one The sane owners
bloodhounds captured about all the first prizes
awarded in those classes yesterday. That beautiful
dog the Russian wofhound is present in good
numbers q the Garden, and Is among the most
admired animals there.
Another weakness is 10 be observed in the class
for collies. Here the absence of J. pierpont Nor
able defect. however, IS one which IS common now
adays 10 all dog shows and that Is In the New
foundlands. Only dog Of this breed Is entered
in the show. There only two or three usually
odd that this magnificent breed Of animals should
be in this country, and that when a Ne"-
foundland is seen he is seldom OF the Landseer
type This class 1t would seem. ought TO be cut