Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-01

he would like me to write out my sagges-
tons and submit them. After my inter-
view a letter was sent TO the American
Kennel Club for Information, and the sec
rotary OF the club IN the week following
the publication OF the prospective change
In this column went TO Washington. The
only change likely to be made from my
suggestion to Mr.. Melvin will be the
strfcting the issuing of certificates to the
American club, which, ! venture to say. is
not the most advisable thing to do. as II has
little check upon the pedigrees of foreign
dogs, whereas the books of such club as
the English club are much more compre-
hensive and the facts of pedigree much bet
ter known. The wish of all hands is that
II may not be held necessary TO have num-
bers for past generation dogs, and that
suggestion of mine viii In all possibility be
carried out and become the law about July
!. as l am now advised by Mr.. Melvin.
Spaniels Given to Perry.
In return for the foregoing information
should be extremely Obliged for any infor-
nation regarding the spaniels which were
given to Commodore Perry as gift to the
President of the United States from the
japanese emperor. Commodore Perry, in
his official report of his visit to Japan. says
that he was given -four small dogs of a
rare breed" and two Of these are illustrated
in the report published by the government
large quantity of rice, to the number of
hundreds of bags, and dried fish, also
formed part of the imperial gift In addition
to many beautiful and valuable presents
There seems to be no record of what be-
came of these dogs, whether they died or
what happened. The method of reaching
Washington from Japan at that time was
to go to San Francisco. thence to Panama
and across the isthmus. proceeding from
Colon to New York. That trip occupied be
tween three and four months The war
ships came via Cape of Good Hope.
The Peterborough Hound Show.
One of the most fashionable gatherings in
England is at the annual hound show at
Peterborough. where entries are made from
almost all the best hunts in England, fox
hounds, barriers and beagles being the
breeds exhibited A partial copy of the Pc
terborough show is to be given at the Mid
dleseX Hunt kennels, at South Lincoln
Mass. The committee in charge of the ar
engagements consists of MeSsrs. r. +. Per
kins NJ f. H., Brunswick Foxhound Club;
a. Henry Higginson, NJ. f. H., MiddIesex
Hunt, and Charles w. Reyes of East Pep
perelt, Mass. The grounds at Lincoln are
being laid out so as to be as nearly copy
of the Peterborough arrangements as pos
sible. There viii be judging ring, 45 by IS
feet, with a boarded or "iagged' center
space, IS by 90 feet, on which to stand the
hounds for Judging. The classification will
be for both English and American hounds,
and 1t viii follow the Peterborough divis-
ions as nearly as possible The show will
ing will be done by Messrs. /. w CampbeIl
and Frank Sherman Peer.
Harley to Give Up His Terriers.
1t will surprise terrier men to hear the
very authentic information that Mr.. C. K.
Harley is to give up his Wandee kennels of
fox terriers. 1t is about four years ago that
the east was astonished by the appearance
of a San Francisco exhibitor to whom
money was a secondary consideration in his
quest for the best obtainable in fox ter
riers. Stanley LOOMS came from England
purposely to take charge of the Pacific
coast combination of worldbeaters, and had
an almost invincible lot of wire-haIred ter
riers, including the great Raby COastguard
whose prefix was altered to Wandee.
Loomis came on from San Francisco each
spring and showed the dogs from New
York till Atlantic City show and then hur-
ried home for the fixtures on the coast.
When Charley Lyndon left the Norfolk
kennels of Toronto on the retiring of Mr.
Gooderham from exhibiting Mr.. Harley
made a change. and Lyndon went to San
Francisco, Loomis remaining in the east
last year and taking hold of Major Car
nochans Cairnsmuir kennels. Lyndon came
east In time for the late New York show
and then said that he was going to San
Francisco from Buffalo, but would be back
again as soon as he attended to necessary
business there. 1t now appears that his
mission is to close up matters with Mr..
Harley and probably take over the entire
kennel preparatory to the sale of the dogs
The quality of the dogs is best shown, by
the late successes of the young terriers bred
at the kennels, and with such a future as
was promised in that direction 1t is a mat
ter for great regret that the kennel is to
be dispersed. Only another instance, how
ever of lack of the true fancier's spirit and
the fash in the pan exhibitor we have with
US all the time, and who gets to the front
with money and when tired OF the passing
hobby gives 1t up.
The judges for the St Louis show of
April % to % are Maj. J. NJ. Taylor Mr.
]. Cole of Kansas CiCty and Mr. John A