New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-05
THE PARIS DOG SHOW.
Popularity Of French Bulldog
PoodLes out of Fashion.
Paris. Nav d

Paris May Il.
Never before has Paris had dog show as
nod as the one opened on Saturday last by
9-ss,aent Lou5et in the Orangery Of the
Trneriss Gardens. The Introduction Of an off,
.,.l stud book has done wonders toward de-
,-.,oning French CANNES, ard the present ex-
,fai-ion contains over fifteen hundred specimens.
r-bA dogs are well cared for and are Gagged IN
.+esd OF benched, is the custom elsewhere.
The bow-vows are placed IN large. spacious
borss covered with wire MEETINGS, and are pro-
,1ded with plentiful supply Of clean straw and
.-.sh water. IN the afternoon the large com
,,ft.e chambers, the restaurant and the vast
,lcture gallery are transformed into tearoOrs,
There hundreds Of smart Paris.ars are served
18th tea and toast There are lectures by mem
hs-s Of the French saint-Hubert Club on the
ore Of dogs and on field trials. The terrace is
covered with large Enclosures containing packs
=, hounds from the great hunting regions Of
rance Each pack is attended by its piqueurs
and by hornslnen wearing the gorgeous Hveries
., the hunting establishments or the Marquis de
r,Aigle, Of the Prince Charles de la Tour
5'Auvergne Of the Marquis de Champagne, of
-ba Baron de Segonzac and OF the Duchesse
srTJzes Music Is provided by the assembled
bo-ns u the cors de chasse, and n the middle
NJ the show is large salon" or picture gallery.
with excellent paintings, pastels and sketches OF
bounGs. dogs and hunting scenes. Among the
artists who exhibit this year are NM. Hermann
rkon. Rottg. Paul Tavernier. de la Gandara.
Cor1te Rene &c Beaumont and de Ia Croix-
The superb packs Of hounds, beagles and te-
kels make q most imposing appearance, and
attract the public more than anything else, but
me great feature for amateurs this year is the
French bulldog. which has become al over the
world the prime fashionable favorite The first
g- els mas bzrA q
homne, ex Phanun. by RaSUs out OF Mira
Borhorrne IS really : splendid animal, dark
brindle, nearly black il color, with 4 white spot
on the chest. Altogether, sixty French bulldogs
are exhibited. each Of which is o; distinguished
pedigree Owing 70 the trend OF fashionable
taste g fairly good French bulldog now easily
fetches 5000 francs OF $1,000. There are over
q hundred fox terriers, which, after the bull
dogs, seem 70 come next in favor. The sheep
dogs Of the Beauce and the Brie make mag
niacent show. and their average price has risen
in the last three years from s. or so 10 500.
The fascinating little buff coIored Brussels grif-
fons are gaining in popularity. and q moderate
y well pedigreed dog Of this class is estimated
az So00. There is 4 good show OF lapdogs. es-
peciaIly Of those little '.papllons" that one sees
so frequently in the eighteenth century portraits
By Natter. who was fond OF placing these
merry featured pets with bright hazel eyes and
black and white coats. in juxtaposition with the
dainty gowns and pink flesh OF the grandes
danes OF the period.
Poodles seem 10 have gone out OF fashion. and
the number on show is insignificant There are
some excellent Chow-Chow dogs. belonging TO
the Comtesse de ChOet Among the most pleas
ing OF this class are Generate Kouropatkine, by
Sweep out Of Che-Hl, and Vladivostok, by Sun
Yat-Sen. out OF HaiphoE& Among the curl
osities in the snow is a strange Russian sheep
dog without tail and with long dark brown
hair. When he shufles along in his cage he has
the appearance Of q bear, or. as American
visitor remarked, resembIed beast OF the
Apocalypse. The sporting dogs are as strong
as usual, with the exception Of the almost for
gotten retriever. The pointers numerous
and OF good quality. There are some very fine
Gordon settlers and Irish settlers. The French
spanels are as popular ever before. Alto
gether. the thirty-fourth Paris Dog Show is q
great success. and the efforts Of the Prince de
Wagram, president OF the Society for the In
prOvement OF French Dogs. and his energetic
colleagues are reaping their rewards
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