New-York tribune., 1905-02-17
HUNTING SET ON HAND.
JUDGING FOYHOUNDS.
Middleser Hunt Wins Special Prize
Spider IN Sherif's Hands.

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The hunting set and their friends were out in
force yesterday on the last day of the annual Dog
Show OF the Westminster Kennel Club at Madison
Square Garden The occasion was the appearance
In the ring of fouc packs of foxhounds the prop
erty Of recognized hunt clubs. for special prize
Of $3.50, or plate to that amount, offered by the
Westminster Kennel Club. AS a spectacle the
showing OF these dogs was a feature of the show.
and the biggest afternoon crowd of the week
in attendance
Viewed from the gallery the scene was a most
attractive one In the spacious ring in the middle
OF the Garden were the four packs of foxhounds of
five couples each. shown by the master OF fox
hounds and huntsmen in hunting costume-the regu-
lation ''pink'-and representing in miniature the
muster of the packs in the open field. About the
ring nve and six deep were the enthusiasts of the
hunting set, who watched every move with critical
eye as the packs We're put through their PAGES
Convergng from the ring were the long rows of
benches, with the aises crowded with women IN
gay attire and men in more sonlbre hue engaged
in close study Of their particular favorites
The Middlesex Hunt Club, of South Lincoln,
Mass. Won the coveted prize. with we'll trained
and even lot of hounds has been seen in the
Garden in recent years. A Henry Higginson NJ.
r H. showed them to advantage and had them
under perfect control The pack made up OF
English foXhOundS The competitors with the Mid
desex Hunt Club were the Meadow Brook Hunt
Club. P. F. Collier, NJ. F. H; the Norfolk Hunt
Club. II. G. Vaughan. NJ. F. H. with packs OF
English foxhounds. and the Radnor Hunt Club. J.
R. Valentine, NJ T. H. with a pack of American
foxhounds. To the novice there little to choose
between them All the packs good, but the
experts agreed with the judge, Arthur Maxwell, in
placing the Middlesex pack first The packs were
judged chiefly general conformation and ap-
pesrance, leveness and control
P. F. Collier who has succeeded Foxhall p
Keeno as master Of foxhounds at Meadow Brook
handled the famous pack of bitches which won
last year. He showed them with skill and the
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telligence with which the hounds answered every
call The Meadow Brook Hunt had to be content
with the reserve however.
W. G. Rockefeller owner of FateIess, which won
the chief honors at the National Beagle Club field
trials, at WeStbury, last fall, the judge for
the special prize of S1O0 plate of that value for
the best pack of beagles Give couples), which were
also shown by the master of hounds in hunting
costume. The judging of two packs for this prize
also proved popular with the crowd. The COM
petitors were the Windholme Har-iers Harry T.
Peters master Of hounds, and the Somerset Har-
rers. Georg7 B. Post jr., master OF hounds. Harry
T. Peters. who has this prize five years in
succession, again yesterday. with a draught
OF five couples made up entirely of American Ken
mel Club champions of record 1t was the best
trained and finest collection of beagles ever shown
in pack. and it has taken much time and care
to get such fine lot together George b. Post
jr.. making his first appearance as a COM
peutor in this class, and handled his pack well
with the assistance Of TWO amateur whppers-n.
Up TO the hour of closing the crowd surged up
and down the aises, and gathered about the popu
lar dogs. In every respect the show has been the
most successful the history of the Westminster
Kennel Club. The dogs benched were Of a unj
formly high average, and the attendance was so
large as 10 make walking about difficult at times.
The popular breeds, as shown last night by the
number of people around the benches. were the
bulldogs Russian wolfhounds Boston terriers St.
Bernards. French bulldogs and fox terriers
The novelty breeds and toy dogs were also IA
vorites. particularly with the and children.
The chow elbows in particular, were looked for by
every visitor. These Chinese dogs which are bred
at home for table delicacy. still this
country. With head and shoulders like a mini
ature lion. and the expression Of monkey, they
could not fail 10 attract attention. Among the
most popular dogs in the show were Rodney
Smasher the champion bulldog; Colonel Monte
and King Richard, Boston terriers: Richelieu first
in the winners class for French bulldogs; Wandee
Doris and Wandee Knight. which carried all be-
fore them among the fox terriers; Historian the
Irish terriers and the best novice dog in the show
ParboId Purity, J. p. Morgans great collie; York
Sceptrc, the Airedale terrier, Judged be the best
bitc OF any class the show, and Champion Alta
Bruce, the big, rough coated st. Bernard
Spider. Che bull terrier which there is a
question of ownership again In the public eye
yesterday. Hayward McAlpine. the Princeton stu
dent who lost him in New-YorB last July, got out
writ Of replevin, and Spider is in the Gus
tody of the Sheriff until such time the question
of ownership between Mrs. Catherine Lenz, who
exhibited him at the show. and the who
claims him be settled in the courts Spider
was removed from the Garden yesterday.
Champion Celtic Badger, winner among the
Irish terriers in the last two years. was missed
/ when this class was judged although his name
appeared in the catalogue. 1t appears that he got
10 New-York too late to be judged. he held
IN and DELAYED many hours by the custom officials
al Rouses Point on his way here from Canada.
A special customs regulation seems to have beer
violated in the retention of the dog according to
the Westminster Kennel Club officials, who.
through efforts made in 1893. arranged TO have
dogs. for show purposes included in the act which
provides that:
Animals may be brought into the United State,
+omnorar rilv for period not exceeding six months
for the purpose of exhibition or competition fol-
nrizes offered agricultural or racing associa
lion but a bond shall be given in accordance with
| regulations prescribed by the Secretary of tht
! Treasury.
II would have been interesting to see how Celtic
! Badger shaped up with Historian, which carried
| all before him at this show for which s2OOO was
/ Maid the highest price record for dog of thi:
! breed
! The Westminster Kennel Club has dismissed tbs
protest os John c. Sullivan against the Boston
fake tall and the incident is closed unless Mr.
! Sullivan appeals to the American Kennel Club Il
! reopen the ca on the ground of evidence.
at O'Clock and distributed close to s2hp5j TO tbs
winners in the iS9 classes.
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