The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-24
A"GARDEN PARTY" DOG SHOW.
NEW DEPARTURE OF THE LADIES
KENNEL ASSOCIATION.
Whipprt Racing Another Novelty to Be
Introduced at the First Summer show
on Grounds OF Mrs. James L. kernOChan
Many Fine Animals 10 No Benched.

introduced AT the First summer Snow
on Grounds OF Mrs. James L. kernOChan
Many Fine Animals TO No Benched.
Hampstead will be the mecca Of the
admirers Of fine dogs OH next Friday and
Saturday. when the first summer show OF
the Ladies' Kennel Association Of America
will be held on the grounds Of the president,
Mrs. James l.. Kernochan. The dogs will
be benched under canvas, and with the
decorations and trim lawns and flower
plots the show will be somewhat Of great
garden party, like many Of the open-air
shows in England. The deep bass Of the
big dogs and the shrill barks Of the little
ones, however, will he the only music,
and to the fanciers it will equal any highly
Wanted orchestra. A string or brass band
is out Of the question, as the dogs Will not
brook any opposition in the musical way
The entries, l,043, representing $50 dogs.
will make the show as important AZ the
fall exhibitions Of the L. h. A. At Madison
Square Garden, but as is befitting its more
informal character, the women will take a
more active part in the management, both
as judges and ring stewards.
Whippet racing, a novelty here, will
be an extra attraction on Saturday. when
handicaps will be decided under conditions
to attract both the amateur and professional
owners of the fleet little dogs. The events
will be the Meadows Special H indicap,
open to all members of the Amateur Whip
pet Association of America first prize q
silver cup, and an open handicap first
prize s35, second SIS and third IS. The
races will be at 200 yards, and the dogs
will be handicapped by weight, dogs over
81 pounds not being allowed to compete. d.
H. SxytH hn a
starter and James Mortimer the Judge.
The benching will show a great array OF
fox terriers, a newcomer Icing NanGee
Seabreeze, owned by &. X. Harley OF San
Francisco, smooth dog, just from England.
where, as Richmond Slabreeze, II won at
The wired Dated division win be repre-
scented by entries from the kennels OF Mrs.
German Hopkins and q. NJ. Carnochan.
Mrs. Kernochan will show her famous Irish
terriers; Foxhall keene. the Grassnere
Kennels and Matthew Morgan will show
kennels, and Mrs. II. T. Foote Scottish ter
riers, and the Misses de Coppet " elsh ter
riers The Boston terriers will lie the
heaviest class, with nineetty-eight entries
the exhibitors including Mrs. d, T. Blod-
J. b. Dale and the Sac husett Kennels. The
from Paris, c. s. Tits Coquette, and OF her
exhil itors will be Mrs. Van Rensselaer,
kennedy, o. H. P. Belmont, DIR, H. I. Foote,
and tie Aquehung Farm and Mentone KEN
nels Mrs. G. NJ. (arnochan will show a
| new japanese spaniel, iapi, and curiosity
| will be Mrs. Benjamin Guinness's Pekinese
Pekin Chang Dandie Dinmont terriers
! only represented at the New York show
| by Mrs. Coleman's string from Canada
! promis to lee ome cpular again. and Mr.
and Mrs. Trowbridge Martin will bench
some good ones.
Mrs rrowbridge Martin will also show
/ the noted old English sheepdog Pattord
Bob Winthrop Rutherfurd will also show
his string, and rev exhibitors will lie Mr.
and Mrs. w. c. Eustis, their last including
! Billion Bob and Lady Godiva:, Pomeran n
ians will include very brillia nj -coe lee
black, a winner abroad. ca He'd Fox Hill
Dandy, and tie Ashton Kennels, Yetsar
| Kennels, Swiss, Mountain Kennels ane
Mrs. Sem will show their different special
ties in toy spaniels: The Mea dowinere
strength. Miss May Bird, J. H. Winchel
md r. ID. Winthrop will benth blooGhounds
Miss Bird will also show Russian wolf
hounds, with Miss Esdden and O.. II. P
Belmont. I here will be a great collection
of bulldogs end bull terriers tent he'd, a lsc
the cream of the collies from dozen kennels
and the sporting spa MEL. setter a nd pointer
Gle sses will be quite IS strong 80 at any
city show. DR.. Mots6 honi@ her will brint
string of famous da hshunds. and among
the st. Rerne rtls WI tier johnson will beroi
Elniord Belle, of which much is expected
The Mea dows, where the show will bt
held, is wit hin short drive of the Hemp
stead railroad station.