Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-15

larger field generally than such places as
Lynn. Lawrence or New Bedford.
The lesson to be learned from the data
thus set forth Is that at places where a
money show would not be remunerative,
one-day Saturday fixtures heid at enclosed
places where there Is stabling, such as at
trotting tracks. or where a tent can be
erected. or where shelter can be given the
dogs in a grove, Is the lire along which
progress can best be made at the least
probability of rtiinous loss. such as must
have been entailed at some shows where
as high as S1.50o In prize money was Of
fered and ELECTED an entry of only about
$50 dogs. Only an aspirant to the state
legislature could afford to back a show
like that.
The Pittsburg Show.
After many vicissitudes the Plttsburg
show was held last week at the new build
ing. the old city hall having been burned
down and causing a change OF program,
after which came the sudden death Of the
secretary, Mr.. f. G. Stedman. The entry
was fairly good. but the show committee
should have learned that the low average
of four entries for i3S classes Judged by
Mr., Mortimer is falling off from what
they should have. Mr.. Mortimer is The
most popular judge we have, but there is
limit to the drawing power of the most
popular one after he has been at four pre-
ceding shows.
Then it comes down to the dogs exhib-'
itors know he likes He had a good entry
in collies and pretty good in bulldogs. and
taking those out of the remainder OF his
I'D classes averaged little over three to
the class. Quite new man was cried for
settlers and pointers Mr. f. G. Taylor OF
Philadelphia. and In his pointers and Eng
Hsh settlers he averaged 81 for Is classes.
That Is about what Mr.. Mortimer can do
when there is any uncertainty about what
his dogs will be and how they will be
placed but when his opinions have been
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his entry drops down to those ne likes The
committees and not Mr. Mortimer are to
blame for such falling off in entries as
caused by too much repetition of even the
most popular judge in the country.
There was nothing sufficiently novel about
the Judging to merit attention in a special
manner The pointer bitch Coronation. which
was beaten at Detroit by Topsey s..
here placed ahead of the Ohio bitch There
was some sharp competition in Pomerani-
ans. Mrs Smyth Of Germantown winning
In the bitch classes with Lady DENLY,
Pittsburg-bred one OF high class. The
best dog was Redcroft Darby. owned by
Mrs. Macdonald of Toronto, whose hus-
band Is well known as the breeder and
exhibitor of wire haired fox-terriers, with
the prefix Aldon. The Buffalo-owned
Great Dane puppy Taurid vom Inn did even
better than at his home show and won in
all classes. This is said to be the most
promising young Dane ever seen in this
country. The 'vom Inn should be dropped
Sander that came from Inn had the sufffx
but dogs bred in New York state are not
from the German town and might get
more appropriate name, such as Meteor
of Buffalo for this son OF Meteor Won Inn.
The Mineola Show.
The Ladies Kennel Association Of
America will hold Its annual summer show
on May 81 and % at Mineola, the dates
being changed, it is said. in order to get
the opportunity of having Mr. George RAJ
per Judge while on his way home to Eng
land from San Francisco.
Some five years ago the kennel world was
startled by the announcement that young.
BoStonian had engaged George Thomas at
a salary Of 5000. house, coal service
morse and buggy and kennel help all added
grand new kennel was built and a con-
tract was signed for five years. The con-
tract was Cancelled a year later and a
good sum was paid to attain that end. Now
we have another 5000 engagement Mr. ].
Scott McComb of Dobbs Ferry N Y be-
Ing the party of the first part and George
Porter party of the second part. This is
also for i've years. and Porter hereaft er
will handle no dogs except for Mr. Nc
Comb. Let us hope this contract will last
the time out Field and Fancy is of the
opinion that this presages the purchase
of the entire kennel of the English fox
terrier breeder Mr.. Francis Redmond
There Is every prospect that Mrs James
L. Kernochan will again take to exhibiting
Irish terriers. and it is understood that she
has an order with her old commission
agent, Mr.. Raper, to get her something
capable of renewing the reputation of the
old Hampstead kennels
The death is reported of the welI-known
winning Dalmatian champion ROckcliffe
Goidspot one OF the very few liver-spotted
ones in the country.