New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-30
FIRST OUTDOOR DOG SHOW.
One Thousand Persons at Hampstead to See
CANNES of High Degree.

Ones first thought was It's the circus come to
town From under the immemorial NAPLES of
Hempstead's pleasant old streets the view Of the
grassy meadow, with the white canvas doTnes rts-
ing beside James L Kernochan's big yellow house;
the traps driving nerrily up; the women with toy
dogs in their running about deckhands in the
white ducks and blue jerseys of the Ladies Kennel
Association OF America Oh, ii all very merry
and brave and gay. From the shade Of a little
grove an orchestra played MIR. Dooley' and won't
You Come Home, Bill BaiIey?" The dogs sent up
their high. glad staccato chorus. "A fresh wind
played among the blue and red ribbons that soon
began blossom canine and human breasts, as
the judging began. And over all was the Long
Island sky. auspiciously blue and sunny.
II the first open air dog show ever held In
America People went about congratulating one
other on the success Of the affair-for everybody,
even the stern and upright judges acknowledged
that II a very good show and great
cess
Mrs James L. Kernochan. the president, was the
very pulse Of the machine. During the morning
she was running hither and yon, q big brown
linen apron tied over her white duck skirt, and
wearing a blue and white striped shirt waist red
gloves two diamond pins in the shape OF dogs and
a white hat. Mrs. J. E S. Hadden went round
all day in a gray riding habit Mrs. r. F May
hew, of Stapleton. who was prominent as q judge
OF fox terriers. wore white linen and panama
hat Miss Moeran wore pongee Newmarket,
with collar Of burnt orange velvet over shep-
herds plaid gown. Indeed shepherds plaid had
the call as sporting toys for a woman. and there
were times when the field was obscured by these
animated checkerboards.
Others who were present were ". C. Whitney.
who is entertaining q large house party for the
show: Mrs Gushing, Of East Williston, who gave
a dinner Of twenty covers last night for Miss
Moeran who is Of house party; Mr.. and Mrs.
O. H P Belmont Mrs. Pen. Miss Cameron. Mrs.
Carter, Of No. 237 Fifth-ave-; Mrs Newton Ben
nington Of Bensonhurst; Miss Clover Boldt, Mrs.
H T. Blodgett, of Hohokus. n. j.; Mrs. William
Bloodgood Miss Bird. Of Westbury; Mrs. W. P
BIRD Of Garden City; Mr.. and Mrs. c. N. Car
nochan. Of Neutrality-suspicious.; the Misses B
and c. Coppet. Mrs. H. T. Foote, Of Rochester;
Miss Frances Hadden, Mrs NJ. Johnson, Mrs H.
Van Rensselaer, Kennedy. Of Hampstead; Mrs D
W Evan Mrs J J. Vatable. Miss L. Alger, Mrs
Henry G Trevor Of Southampton: Mrs. Thomas
Hastings Mrs Benjamin Guinness, Of Douglas
ton Long Island: Mr.. and Mrs Richard H Hunt,
who exhibited French bulldogs S prominently at
the Ladies Kennel Association show last ian IN
the Garden; Mrs Reginald Brooks, Mrs. THOMAS
Hitchcock and Mrs. Jack Brazier .,..z ,.,s
itors The cream of the Westminster bench show
was entered-that is TO say, the best dogs IN the
country We're there In bulldogs there were such
dogs as Champion IveI Doctor and Champion Rod
new Rosidore who was eventually beaten by his
nine-months old son, Rodney smasheI MIS-, l.
She also made her debut as judge Mrs E s
her Irish terriers. buoogs Alre4als iaIes y1as
Scottish terriers ne d5 IN his class New
TiIg entered bT M Merritt of Boston made
ne cbannion Miss Alger practically took every
H. fo- french poodes her acquisition, Sin
had the Sailor, proving marvellous dog Mrs
blue rb6ens in S sand s 9so eH M9P
Est With the only re feefch lot Of
smooth coated collies. and q five pound Irish tecs
eraa+ interest Dollar the $1,000 white French
Bulldog of o. H. P Belmont. won two hrsIs anu
visitor Needed at least pair Of eyes at the
each ear to cover judging. WHICH vent ao on N
six rings roped off on the gTass IN te afternoon
when men and women alike sat on the grouno oi
c Te qudgee Of the show are as follows St Ber-
nards deerhounds all settlers; oo $3.50 Bnsto1
IeIb erriers selling classes and mixed specials
IFS bioodhounds Great Danes Russian w ond
hounds greyhounds foxhounds Basset hounds ana
MISCELLANEOUS classes James Watson. aaGkeIiSacA
n. J.; pointers c W Psyne kingston, Penn:
coiIies NJ NJ Palmer STAMFORD Conn., peli Mrs.
F1eff Mathew stapleton. staten Island; FTenen
bulldogs Mrs Ps sEb6i SeYork: beages
Thomas shallcross Providence +. j. a PldGh y
terrieT vs. PT " Hadiey. New-York and whippets
4 Boutelle. Providence, r. ~, s+-r with.
william oConnor Of South Boston was seE osfog
distressed TO md that d his g0 Oh his arrival
ti1ed him from Boston at O'clock y eseero1 4eo
SAID NJ aiI9 zach Hampstead before clock
his morning. His box did not get mere 9o ~ and at
ana h+,o11 Of pile Of trunks He was sunoSaesgn
ThsIl Iner nv the Grassrnere Kennels he ha'
Are and had to be sent nohe. +he e+a+jon--to
20 ss attrfbuted his unhappy lnolspos and
r "a 5ogqies were overcome by the hea5Si go
esSed hacks Of cold cloths on the heao ssu here
H. N The face TO revive them OF Is and
@ he rIr Of scraps between inimical Coz nv
~, made a point Of speaking as thsg t
I'D af the top Of their lungs every tIie tbe $50
r.. tie lVeliest set-to took pace on u-ae a
But s InT II one Island City This train We q
nenai for the dogs and their owners, CSf~sfiane
Pt5 are not allowed in the cars w. 1uf of
,r@ Tong Island Railroad 4estetteas obfect
on liz IN Mrs KernOchan. VINO ~ a Wv
. 5ratior 10 the trainmen OF hEr aronl
OF adoi io1,ed 70 Sin where it lsteth theIh- INV
were aseTeers were Challenger. MIS- n ~ little
the 100 ST Bernard. and CrickeT pts ~
rnings s[ 80 ov,ned bv Mrs. Herbert 7 FooiT, ~, el
hlack anu The two dogs got rliXeG I.eI LII
aa 10 pull them apart Chaenger ar6eT
tresSes Ia hetween his Jaws snd Ihs ,iIied
rlct2st aiIgs TJled him the ma Ger ne 49,
"a or Cricket's tail Twas a EStS bpsrds finally
rel as IL stood SOME u IN
derad the belisereills- ,eciaI nriZes will be
Io-ddagg among these are The EaIy ST Dgy II
a. efon.ad nv ~ =. Whitney NJ. .iio,e cleo de
pTesSnIss Challenge cup Mrs Eata6e the Bythe
MacEay S.aIIenee Cup the SUFFOLK aho i 80 PAI
er9 Guns both Of h offered by MFS Mrs Thomas
mont; the Hastings is Sands point Challenge Cup.
fssred by the Ladies ken me, or tan OF these