The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-21
NEW CLASS AT DOG SHOWS.
AMERICAN KENNEL CLUE RE-
VISES BENCH RULES.

Graduate Class Now Added Betw cen Limit
and Open Divisions Entries I'm Novice
Glasses Must Give Name Of Breeder
~-SamOyedes Latest 4 Foreign Breed.
An entirely new class 10 provided for In the
American Kennel Clubs revised rules govern
ing dog shows They g~oiinto effect on jan
uary !, and the Westminster Kennel Club show
at New York In February will be the nrst big
fixture at which the new classiicationwil be in
effect. The classes have been the puppy,
novice, limit. open. winners and miscel-
laneous. The new classification Is for puppy.
novice. limit. graduate. sopen. winners and
miscellaneous. The graduate class 10 the
addition.
The conditions OF the puppy class are I'M
changed. To the novice class, which this
year became open only to American bred dogs
never having won a first prize at any recog-
hized show. wins in the puppy classes ex-
cepted, the clause il added. THE entry blank
must state the name OF the breeder and the
words. Bred In the United States"
A change in the conditions of the limit class
is having been recorded Champion az a
substitute for having acquired the title of
Champion Taey now read the limit class
shall be for all dogs never having won four first
prizes In said class at any recognized snow,
shall be eligible to this class. The graduate
class fits In between the limit and the open.
The conditions rad; The graduate class
prizes in limit class at recognized shows, but
no dogs having been recorded champion shall
The new rules state the open class shall he
for all DOGS Of any age over six months. The
clause rescinded is n prize winner shall be
debarred from competing"
A change in the conditions OF the winners
class Is the dropping OF the clause A dog that
prior to January ! 1900, may have won in the
winners class under the ten point rule, shal!
qualify az a champion upon the compilation OF
ranged to read, The winners class shall be
open only to winners OF first prizes in any
three OF the before mentioned classes, one of
which must be the open class. The winners
onired three classes are also divided by sex.
Winners classes cannot be allowed where two
OF more breeds are c9meei1sd; The Judge
should he be of the opinion that there is no dog
Of sufficient, merit to justify such award.
or dogs having been placed second to the win
ner in any. OF the classes must be brought
NAMING dogs in said winners class. No class
winner can be withdrawn or withheld from
competition in the winners class. No entry
fee shall be charged for said competition in
The winner Of ten points in this class.
under three different judges lat least three
points of which shall have been won at one
show. excepting: however. e five point
will be sufficient. will. thereby become a
champion Of record. be SO registered by
book viii be entitled TO an A, X. c. cham
pionship medal. Duplicate medals for cham
pions cannot be issued.
The revision Of the rules. which must he
published in the premium list Of every show.
S ys5Ss td mf t6S re~R < z nE ndor4emep FG and Rh PEo ,
changed; Ai.OoodoG show lisa five point show.
the gradatiOns running TO one point for a
show having less than $50 dogs. A new adj
denda 20 Rule ? is:
dictlOn I'm all States west OF the eastCIly boundary
of Montana. Wyoming. Colorado ana New Mexico;
All applications for membership and dates and all
communications should be addressed TO the secre-
'arIyn Of said paGi nc, ady hS |. eG p.nInt siy,sorv com
mlttec to be rated a follows: 4J0 dogs or over, fve
points: 800 dogs and under an. four points; 300 dogs
and under 800, three points; 100 dogs and under 200,
two points; under 100 dogs, one, point
A win at a speciality club show. confined
to lis own breed. viii count four points, as
before. The list OF recognized breeds is cut
which are provided for IN the divisions, OF
English toy srsniels by color, The addition
listed to twelve. The breeds are divided,
for special prizes. into sporting, transporting
guidance of clubs it is ordered that the CLASH
hcation must be arranged ana published
order Of large dogs; ., medium sized dogs;
B.. small sized dogs; 4, cage dogs:
sGm9yeGdf,s ord the newest S,Ssdt S ed iSs Pm to the
western si6Tia. The Eassian name for i6s
used by Lieut., Peary on his furthest north
record. The Car OF Russia and King Ed
ward have kennels OF the breed, but i is a
is owned by the Princess de Montglyon at
Cold spring !. l. She will bench SaTSSyeddss
giving week for the first time in the United
States. one Of her dogs, Champion Moustan.
OF Russia. who received It from pr. Nansen.
Three classes for, Samoyedes have been
At one Of the earlier sportsmen's shows
in Madison Square Garden Lieut. Peary had
an exhibition Of Arctic clothing, boats. sleds
and dogs, but these were Of the North Amer
lean Esquimau breeds; These types. the
Huskies and Malimuths. are frequently
banched in the miscellaneous class at the
same general amily. when fully established
here may lead to a regular classlication
maky OF Russia. in a monograph on the Laika
breed, mentions ten subdivisions. Those OF
Cheremess, Zoriau and NOgool, and OF siberian
Russia the ,yarletss are the Sainoyede'
nqstIah, Bashk,r Tnngpse ana Chooktfh.
out doubt of the same breed.
The Siberian. Samoyede,' states, the Prin-
all Of the Spit breed, he has wolf ears and a
tail curlcd over the back. White Is the COM
mon color. but there are sometimes patches
Of black ard reddish gray. one of the notable
black marked dogs was Luska. owned Ply
King Edward when Prince OF Males me
a pet OF the Car of Russia, is wholly white.
NV Champion Moustgn i also all white.
expedition and has been exhibited. since
! obtained him from the Grand Duke Nicholas,
all over Europe, Moustan - now aged. but
The general appearance of the Snmoyede
Is, aside from color. i~dentic9l with the North
American Esquimau. The dog il OF medium
size. from sixteen 10 twenty-five inches at
the shoulder. and u weighs from tfty-six TO
siNty-scven pounds. The fur is thick aud
quite long, but not lying close to he body.
The tail H. strong and heavy coated. but
without feathers, and carried cprled over the