New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-31
RACING WITH DOGS.
At HEMPSTEAD.
Kennel Association ShOzC attracts
Smaller attendance Than First Day.

The threat Of rain the polo matches the races
and the patriotic ooservances incidental TO Memo
rial Day combined make yesterday at the LADIES'
Kennel Association bench show IN HeT1pste7d
something OF an antclin1dx in comparison with
tho brfrancy 81 the opening Gay instead ~ me
crowd that had been anticipated. the gate
amounted to hardly "a fourth as much IS on ne
dav previous As for the farmers Of Freeport-
Mfneola and the ueiehboriug hamlets who had
heard Of TN. boom I'm the livery business or Friday
and FASTENED 90 Hampstead with al me morse
flesh and vehicles they could muster they "e-s
sadly disappointed at the meagreness OF the mar
vest.
At the show the whlppet races. which were run
of in the middle Of the afternoon. were quite tae
star attraction. Everybody FL the grounds Hooked
or 10 the driveway leading from james +. her-
nochan'g house to his group Of yellow and "ai-s
farm buildings. in the rear. and. sitting on ais
board fence. or hanging over It, they Watcned ne
curious racing Of the miniature trotter7-
Whfppet racing is a novelty in this country
C'oYnparatfvely few whtppets are oWne1. anu "iltI
racing has been done with them has been condiet-
a g., >. o,i ,ri,a+e u-av Yesterdays races we're
the largest public event Of the kind. IT IS said that
has taken place In the United states Novelty
then counted for much. Then there Wa -
fascination OF the tiny creatures therlseiFVs WIN
their eager sensitive faces and the sheer <'-3 %
their delicate tense bodies. The handlers. or
trainers were an entertaining feature each neat
Running down the track waving wnlie towers.
handkerchiefs and tablecloths at the dogs anu
calling shouting them 70 excite lh1l. ot.7.-
ton. they presented a persDirng target Ior no
gibes of the crowd
Two events were scheduled 10 take place 4I'fe
was the Meadows open handicap for purse OK
$50 and there was the Meadows special haL-d-fp
open only TO members Of the Amateur N--sr7L
Racing Association Of America. for q silver tryyny
cup. James Mortimer was the judge anu - a
TSo1IteIIe the handfca pper. The early heats were
marked by considerable confusion. anG -e,t-d- %
the dogs were finally withdrawn, nav WIS ---L
found TO be overweight The special handlcstP ~
eventually called off. The feature OF the day We
the phenomenal running Of Little Pet. entered 9y
cap Little Pet weighs but seven and tEreei-.--
pounds and is dencateIy built. 70 the extreme %
emaCfatiOn. Her speed was equaiied py hei .'7.' w.
She made some splendid bursts or Speto ~N@'
evoked admring applause from the onio4Ae---
No sensational safes were reported at me snow
Richard II Hunt whose French puildJ5-. are :
fea ture Of every bench show 1ered DOLtS- o. 7diA
to have refused offer Of Sl-JH fJr MS T. l--'--
bulldog Dick de ia Mare II a. q d9{gLo-i W
Newark thought s1.0t0 enough for bis nil5e-
uOnth-od Rodney Smasher- the sum oE-FeH -'R
him BIZ Mrs. Edward Z. Swift. of this cly- ,- -,
The ISp challenge cup, pf-~eilt9' p -
TIOIIins collie OF either sex neiDH-i--s
to a member of the Ladies' kennel Assoc ION,
Iassfe Mrs. ksrnOchan also took three Hi-l~ ~
three seconds with her smooth colIies. "hltt e
Newton Abbot kennels won nrst On Jhr Si.''. n
coIIies (vyinuersl class with Champion doTrl9l
TIRES blue ribbons with his superb rglsn come
White Oak Puritan. Mrs Thomas FL Ferry 90 ~
ried off the Terence MulvaUey cup pT-Sr- .t' -
Miss II 4. SeccOmb for the best Boston l--'t-55
dog with her Beans III also n HrSI anu III
award with the same dog Miss Alice BrL,'l.Elt
lucky n winning three hrSt% Win htI lSo7-'.t
terriers. Most of the more important OF l4'T 1s0
cfaIs were awarded ate in the afternoon