New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-10-05
PURE BRED DOGS ITS FAD.
LADIES' KENNEL ASSOCIATION To HAVE
FINE EXHIBIT MRS KERNOCHAN
PREDICTS SUCCESS

We are an organization Of women interested IN
nc breeding and exhibiting ~ pure bred dogs
-al' NfS James IT, EernoChsn. president Of the
ladies' Kennel Association ~ America. referring
N the second annual bench show Of the association
~ he held IN Madison Square Garden on October
y ?" - inclusive IT part Of effort spread
knowledge NJ and interest in dogs araong women
Last year We gave the second largest dog show in
tho country. and this y-s~ going try to do
even better Now. IN this dog show going
to hold We shall try 10 show people how good an
exhibition NeV-York women can get up We want
~ make u pm event In the dog world. That is one
reason why We are giving such large classihca-
uou and So many prizes. n is a reason, too why
We have asked several English dog experts to come
over ana judge for as. II wasn't that the Ameri-
can men did not know enough to suit us, hut We
wanted the help of some rev men.
English women have two kennel clubs Of their
own There is the English Ladies' Kennel AssoCia-
ticn, upon whose constitution and bylaws our own
is modelled. and the Ladies' Branch OF the English
Kennel club Both have been very nice To us in
sending special prizes cups. etc. but do not eX-
pect any of their members over to visit our show
this year, although one came over last year.
MRS KERNOCHAN's PETS.
My own entries will he in three classes. have
( long owned French bulldogs for pets. and shall
exhibit three-Folette. Miss and Kitty FreEch
bulls intelligent and faithful companions
| At my kennels, The Meadows i'm Hampstead Long
Island have gone i'm a good deal lately for smooth
| couies Those dogs used very largely IN North
| ern England and i'm Wales for sheep dogs. on &C
! count Of their intelligence in handling sheep Al
/ present have six puppies and three coiheS- ne
! latter / shall eXhibit-Redcar Lasse. traWIor"
! Merle and Warren May. The first two nave peeu
| shown a good deal in England. I shall also enter
| six irish terriers among them the three cham
! plous-Inveruess Shamrock. Red Gem and laWtoh
| Belle
| Il have Won a great many specials and prizes
| with them / won the COnnausht shield, offered pS
81. T-4dia Association OF England lne
shield offered by the Ladies Branch OF the Empire
Kennel Club in 1891 and the Alexandra star gwen
by the Queen through the Ladies Kennel AssociH-
| tiou of ENGLAND. At the summer show or the
| Rhode Island Kennel Club. recently held IN Ne"
mort I won a cup for the four best irish terriers
! exhibited and first prizes with my collie CRAWFORD
| Merle and ms French bulldog Foiet'e'
! THE widespread interest I'm dogs IS shown py
: the large number Of entries Last year w '0
our show the week before Christmas. and II sur
! ferad somewhat from that fact BY holding II III
October we have hoped to popularize H. AS II Is. u
will be the first big show of the autumn ana many
imported dogs that have never been SHOWN III '''
country will be exhibited.
EVERY Dog HAS HIS DAY
-r,,.-,. dog is said 10 have his day remarked
Mrs Kernochan renectvely; lust now terriers
and to, dogs seem to having their day II the al
| fe,tions Of women. Spa1iels and Pomeranlahs aIe
| favorttes with most women who laheS uoe'
| Poueranians. in particular. are coHliuB y, -,
front In Europe there IL 10Y cog 80 -,
| rornparativey unknown here-the Brussels fr''loi-
! II is very small weighing not over -FOUR OF "'e
mounds and is red like tiny irish terrier eAIep
| that ~ is uudershot-that is. has It's Io"er ID"
| -,,.-t,rs bevord the upper. II has rather large
ewes and a round skull. Some Of these are seher-
| ans. shown by the Swiss Mountain Kennels
| IF women understood better what Fascinating
r.,st,sas or entertainment the breeding OF dogs Is
an, sure more Of them would so in for it. Apart
| ZION, IN. money side OF IT, there is the pleasure
ana varied interest OF the occupation which can
| not he oyerstated .
| S1-,tv h. looking forward with the keenest In
| tarast the show wealth OF entries IdL I
excess of hat was offered by the association last
| ,ear has been provided and the list which closed
| on O.ton-r T. includes remarkable number OF ca
l nine aristocrats. The premium list comprises 80