Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-06
TRENTON WILL HAVE
FINE DOG SHOW.
Fair Association Realizes That
Canine Exhibition is Now
Almost Essential.
By JAMES WATSON.

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Trenton Fair dog show. which win be
held during the last week In September.
| 10 IN better hands this year for support
OF exhibitors. and Mr.. T. N. Oldham VIII
superintend. SO that the probability II that
We win have some Innovations. for MI.
Oldham Is one who notes the trend of
things and does not need to have an Idea
dynamited into his head. as some do who
persist in dormant conservatism or stick
| ing to customs out OF date. From what
can learn. Trenton win support the Amerf-
| can bred idea. and to that class money
prizes will be given, and one other, prob
ably the open class.
The prize money viii not be less than so
to the class. and the entry fee may be one
dollar. Trenton is admirably situated for
a dog show. being easy to reach. with
that desirable close connection between
railroad and fair which does away with
the annoyance of a hack trip out into the
country The Trenton people were long
time realizing that the dog show was an
essential to the up-to-date fair. but II mas
now become permaneney.
The only judge spoken OF SO far Is the
Princess De Montglyone for eollies, as star
attraction. The Princess De Montgfyone
was quite the leading collie exhibitor some
three or four years ago in England. nav.
ing Champion Barwell Masterpiece and
these went later on to Belgium to be ex-
hibited at shows there. and the English
quarantine regulations put stop 10 tneir
going back to England On one OF the
occasions when Mrs. Chapman, then Mrs
Oughton Giles, visited this country, 1t was
the intention of the princess to pay Visit
at the same time, but at the last moment
this had to be given up owing to the going
wrong of some domestic arrangements IN
the ladys Belgian residence
Good Entry for Toledo Show.
Tom Middlebrooke Is extremely happy
at present over the good entry for the
Toledo Club show at Swampscott. Within
touch of three hundred dogs in what
few years ago would have been an utterly
impossible time of year is something quite
rema rkable. 1t was show got up In rather
a hurry, but l do not know that II Is es-
sential to decide things months ahead OF
show for people like cakes hot from
the griddle and not cooled Off to sodden-
ness. Pointers are a good entry Tor MT.
Ienoir. who knows the breed well. Boston
terriers are close to the hundred mark. as
might be expected so near headquarters.
but French bulldogs at twenty-five Is strlk-
ing to those who are not alive to changes
in the current of events. The trench pull
dog Is not now a coming breed; 1t has ar
rived and II its speed is kept up for little
longer the Bostons Will have to look to
their laurels as the record entry breed at
eastern shows Among the terriers .ne
Irish lead Airedales by two dogs Dali
matians are another good entry OF eleven
dogs Collies are good, but bob-tailed sheep
dogs suffer owing to the absence OF the
strong Garland kennel, an absence the cause
for which is much to be regretted.
News reaches me of move on the part
of some Connecticut dog men for club
to take up in their state the work which
the Bay State Club has done for Massa-
chusetts The matter is still in embryo
a. present but the names mentioned as
likely to DO sponsors make already some
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necticut no end of good towns for shows.
and a state organization to make Sc
iections of likely places and show to ioca!
fanciers how to run a perpetual round OF
events Is possible. all within easy dis
lance of each other and within reach or
the New York morning trains. in addition
to being not out of reach OF Boston on the
east and Philadelphia and Washington on
the south by reason or through trains.
Friction in Massachusetts,.
Speaking Of the good work of the Bay
State Club, 1t Is pity that there should
be any friction in Massachusetts, but there
is Mr.. Middiebrooke was the man who
made the Bay State flourish and then came
one of those little nothings which should
have been smootbed out, but 1t grew, and
the Bay State went it alone, while Mid
dlebrooke became free lance. The split
has progressed far as to have opposi-
ton judges, and 1t is now said that Mr..
Mortimer is held down by the Bay State
people and MiddIebrooke cannot get him
for watervIle after the announcement had
beer made. The result Is that the Maine
people Will have Mr.. Oldham again. for he
is to judge at Bar Harbor, which follows
the Swampscott fixture.
Not much information has come to hand
this week from the shows to the west
ward Batavia keeps adding to its special
prize list and the support this show Is
receiving from speciality clubs is surpris-
ing The bull TERROR club has just con-
tributed three specials; the Airedale club
offers one for the best Airedale, American
bred including Canada. The toy spaniel
clut. has added three cups. and Mr.. Robin
sen gives much silverware for Boston ter
riers A three-point show looks a posi-
bilfty at Batavia. The result of the Wis
sahickon show of last May was the turning
over of $500 TO the local chidren's charity.
This Is not quite so large amount as the
home benefited by a year ago, but on this
occasion the club gave $3.50 prize money for
American bred dogs. and the torrid weather
experienced at the late show undoubtedly
kept many away who would otherwise have
been contributors to the gate receipts.
However, It is nice little addition to the