Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-06

ber Of hounds caaied for 10 not too great
for any hunt to supply.
Although they hare had dog shows On the
OF developing Judges stiI exists and shows
have to go to much expense to get ofdcials
from this side of the mountains. At show
held at Los Angeles last fall local talent
was resorted to. and the press unanimously
decided that worse judging had never been
seen at a coast show. One reason that
might be assigned for the preference for
or the acceptance Of awards by eastern
judges Is that there is a natural aptitude
to believe that man who has had the OPP
portunities afforded of keeping up to his
work by seeing so many shows and good
dogs must necessarily know, whereas each
exhibitor out there is likely to think he
KNOWS as much. or maybe little more.
than any of his fellow-exhibiters, and he
therefore considers the judge weak one.
hence the growl OF the man who does not
win.
Shows in the Coast Cities.
There are quite number OF shows dur
ing the present month at coast cities, and
at each of them there is 10 be iEnportations
from the east. Maj. Taylor of Rutherford,
\. j.. is to take the whole show at Van
couver and all but terriers and coiles at
Portland. The excepted classes so to Jack
BRADSHAW, the English professional handler
of San Francisco, and coed judge of 4
dog, particularly terriers and greynounds.
l have just seen a note from Bradshaw.
written after the. earthquake: Whole town
gones many fanciess hard hit, but no
deaths. Ne show here"
Mr.. James Cole of Kansas City and
very sound judge is down for Seattle. The
only coast judge, outside OF Bradshaw, Is
II. T. Payne of San Francisco for Victoria
show, under Canadian club rules. Payne
is under the ban OF the A. x. c. for refus-
ing to substsntiate charges made some
years ago against Mr.. Mortimer, and as the
Canadian Kennel Club accepts a. *. c.
rulings as TO suspensions AMI disqualif-
cations. Mr.. Payne has no business N the
ring as 4 judge.
The next new breed to catch the judges
eye VIII doubtless be the Peikinese spaniel.
We have had two on exhibition.
but net at any time has there been a large
enough entry TO Go them justice in bring
ing tie breed before the public a recent
mention of some Pekinese spaniels owned
in Philadelphia has resulted in my receiv-
ing al least dozen photographs of Peki-
nese owned in Philadelphia and New York
city and some of their owners tell Of others
owned in various cities, so that ere long
we may expect to see this very novel lit
tie Gcs exploited in the way it deserves.
The Fekinesc Spaniel.
The Pekinese spaniel is the quantest OF
all TIE toy spanes and has pecaliaritles
possessed by no other toy spaniel. He is
a dumpy little fellow. for all the world
like man with short handy legs. when
you look at him head on. HIS head is
quite the pug order, in fact there is
smooth variety ths. s. n pug to all intents
and purposes and ii from two of these
smooth pugs taken at the sack of Pekn
about 1850 that the crack pugs shown in
England and this country have descended.
In place of the round dome skull with
low set on ears of toy spanielS this
dogs head is quite fattish across the top.
but with good rise of brow and quite
wide. 1t is a bulky looking head and its
size coupled with the width and prom
inence of the chest and brsket adds to
the dwarfy appearance which the short
handy legs complete. The back is rather
long and the tail turns up over the back
and is profuSely feathered. The name should
also be heavy. the ears we'll feathered and
as much full as possible. They vary in color
from black to fawn or~bfscuit color, the
fancy in England being for rudy fawn
with black about the face.
The closing out sale of the Lawson kennel
of bulldogs and spaniels, which is announced
for next month, is no surprise Men who
jump in and buy the winners at big prices
| have so far never lasted long. and may be
expected to get out soon as they feel the
gait of opposition. Mr.. Lawson has how
ever, been more of a slayer than the usual
prize winner buyer.
The Wissahickon Show.
The news from Wissahickon show is ex-
ceedingly scant far, but 1t is known that
Mr.. Burrell, manager of the GreyStone ken
mel, is to judge collies, and if the rest of
the judges slate is up to this mark Of capa-
bility it will draw another record entry for
an outdoor one-day show this year This
show holds the record for its last years
show.
The show of the Ladies' Kennel Associl-
ton of Massachusetts is this year to be held
for the benefit of the floating hospital fund
of Boston. We all know the good done by
these floating hospitals, and dog owners
will not find a better place to spend a dol
lar or two than in entering at shows of this
character. even If they cannot exhibit. The
show IS to be held at Auburndale Mass
and Tom MddIebrooke is superintendent
ALT belmont of Devon, Pa, Is to show
that good Irish terrier Selwonk Kudos
which won first at Philadelphia last Novem-
Der in good class of dogs. He is a much
improved dog from what he was when he
was winning SO many prizes two years ago.
A catalogue of the st. Louis show just to
hand gives the first days awards. There
were 56S dogs benched, and not as many
supposed would he the case great major
ity of sporting dogs Mr.. Joseph A. Ora
ham wrote me ten days ago that there was
no interest in anything but shooting dogs
numbered les all told. The total Of the
terrier classes was 1s0 There We're as
many collies as English settlers, and the in
dication is that the views of western au-
thorities on dogs do not keep up with the
times in the growth of the interest in dogs
other than those used for shooting and
seeming. Father O'Gorman was down to
judge Irish terriers.
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