Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-29
NEWS OF THE
FALL DOG SHOWS
Predicted That the Season Will
Be a Busy One and an
Interesting One.
> BY Dr.. James Watson.

| News OF the fall dog shows Is coming in
| apace now. and that the season will be a
1 busy and interesting one is certain The
| first of the premium lists circulated the past
week was that of the Toronto show, held
| in connection with the great dominion fair,
| which is stupendous gathering and eXhi-
| bitfou Managers of some of our fairs
| think they have got annual displays that
| are big, but Toronto can give cards and
| spades to any fair have been to south of
| Niagara. This is the sixteenth annual show,
| so the premium list says, but there was one
| that does not seem to have been counted
| which took place the year the exhibition
was started in 1880. Big "a. d. Stewart
was the secretary, and John Davidson and
| I did the Judging. Everything was new and
| but a coming shadow of what has been de-
veioped since that time. After that the
| dogs were left out, and 1t was not until
| 1880 that the show was revived, ana since
| then 1t has grown, in keeping with the ex-
hibition itself. 1t is the lists in which the
owners of the best American and best Ca
madam dogs meet to decide supremacy, ana
| is the one event which calls the best of our
dogs across the border.
This year there is sure to be large entry
| from the states, as the prize list is the pest
| issued by the club. and better than that or
any show of which particulars are yet
1 Forthcoming for the month OF september
| The prizes in the classes are all cash, and
| amount to S15 for each class, and the entry
| is but 81, with the privilege of entering the
| same dog in further classes at halt Zee.
| This is exceedingly liberal. Another attrae-
| ton is the excellent list of judges. There
| are but six altogether. but any lack OF
quantity is more than made up by quallty.
| There is but one Canadian MT s"eetnafn
| of Toronto who is not likely TO have much
| trouble in attending to bloodhounds. as
| there are very few in Canada. Mr.. Sweet
nam has specialized in this breed for sew
eral years. and at one time was president;
/ or working head, of the Canadian Kennel
! Cl,fb The other five judges are all from
| the states. DR.. Jarrett of Philadelphia is
| to take collies, which he knows as wen as
any man in the country; old English sheep
| dogs and Airedale terriers. The latter
| breed he has also touched, as has almost
| every Philadelphia dog man, to be In the
| local fashion.
| Mr. w T. Payne of Kingston, Pa, little
| older looking now than when his youthful
appearance caused him to be told at the
Bellevue, during one of the early Philadel-
| phia shows, that he would have to take his
| soda water without germ-killer, Is to take
sporting spaniels, and no man knows them
better which is why some people who can
| win under spaniel club judges do not show
| under Mr.. Payne and the few who have ms
| ability and strength in the ring. Mr.. Payne
has long been a leading exhibitor, and his
|
/ the prefix of Midkif. Major Taylor of
Rutherford, N. j., is the oldest Judge of
| dogs now in harness, and he still retains his
| popularity with pointer and setter exhibit
| ors who swear by what the major does or
| tells them about their dogs. Charley Lyn-
don is to take all terriers except Airedales
and bull and his selection Is excellent
one He has only judged fox terriers on
| one occasion before this, and that was at
Atlantic City some years ago. His connee-
| ton with Mr.. George Gooderham's Norfolk
kennels fox terriers is part of the history OF
1 the breed in this country, and his later
| connection with the lately disbanded Wan
| dee kennels is also well known. while his
ability to breed high-class fox terriers has
| long been recognized as second to none. In
one sense, his long location at toronto, ne
| may be put down a Canadian, but he Is
| now q Staten Islander by residence. Last
| ly, but by no means least we have Mr. c:
| H Mason of New York as the all-round
nudge An admirable selection of a man
| who but for sinister influences would be
seen in the ring more frequently hereabouts
| than he is. The best ali-round judge
have and a man who can truthfully be
said to be on fishing expedition when he
| is Judging. Toronto show takes place in
| the usual first week of September, and the
| one drawback to 1t is that It lasts five
| days. or from Monday till Friday.
| The late closing at Toronto will make it
| hard for New York dogs to get home in
| time for Cedarhurst on the Saturday. but
the Toronto officials are very good in &C.
| commodatfng those who have engagements
at the Saturday shows which are prevalent
| In September. Mr.. John G.. Bates Of the
Cedarhurst L. l., club has been busy man
of late, and has evolved list of judges
which will set owners guessing to where
they will be at. His list Is a long one, and
SO Is the classification, with its valuable
| list of special prizes
The Cedarhurst list of judges begins with
A. D. Lewis for his old breed, coiies. He
was down to judge at Atlantic City. but
could not get there and was substituted, SO
| his opinions on present collies are unknown
A good selection this. II. T. Peters has
four breeds which viii all be small In the
way Of entries The only one he has had
before is bobtaiied sheep dogs. Mr.. J. b.
Thomas, jr., has judged Dalmatians lately,
and his ideas are therefore known pretty
well. Tommy Holden for bull terriers is
| another good choice. He was out at Bos-
ton. but he y practically new man and