Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-16
LIGHT WORK FOR
SHOW DOG OWNERS
Reply to Recent Criticisms Re-
garding the New Rules of
the Kennel Club.
By James Watson.

By James Watson.
This week promised to be a light ono
| for show-dog owners, preparatory to the
strenuous ones which follow, but at the
| last moment two added starters" made
| their appearance. Batavia has not, there
| FORE the field to itself, though the new
shows were so little known that when
| entries for Batavia closed there was no OPP
position, and good and satisfactory en-
| try was the result The new shows are
Westminster County Fair at White Plains
| Tuesday to Friday, and a one-day show
| for the Bostonfan division at South Franz
| ingham. The latter show is worth noticing
on account of its record of engaging its
| manager on September 8. issuing premium
| list on the 7th, closing the entries on the
| 18th and holding the show on the 10TH
Westchester show would have had better
support had 1t been given greater publicity,
| as good prizes are given, and Mr.. George
Porter has knowledge enough to make one
Of the best judges possible. Mr. Porter en-
joys an 5000 salary for looking after Mr..
Stewart MeCombs Rowsley kennels at
Ardsley. with emoluments which make a
decent salary Of themselves.
During the past week the premium list
was issued for an American Kennel Club
SAOw 0I 1Siu6hohiptohs La SVhAOStAoh Will
the annual Industrial exposition. Mr.. John
Brett will again occupy his position Of sew
eral years and award the prizes. Entries
close on Monday, September IT. On the
same day entries close for the Methuen
show. to be held on the Merrimac Valley
Country Club grounds at Methuen. This
promises to be one Of the best of the sea-
sons outdoor shows in the Boston district,
where they have been SO numerous of late.
The full list of judges has been belated and
| Is as follows: DR.. William Jarvis. settlers
and pointers: Philip French. Airedale ter
riers; Alex. Goode. Boston terriers; Emil
Guignon. French bulldogs; James Watson.
the remainder Of the classes. AS this IS
an entirely new slate from any presented
this year for Boston. owners and managers
anticipate nentry Of over 500 dogs and
| three-points show.
In the same week with the Methuen show
but beginning on the 25th, the Trenton
show will attract New York and Philadel-
phia dogmen. The entry closed on Wednes-
day last, and 1t Is announced that there
are about 800 dogs entered. Trenton will
| accommodate owners OF dogs entered at
| the Methuen show by allowing them to
leave in time for the judging at Methuen.
Brattleboro show, which will be judged on
Wednesday OF the same week and continue
over Thursday. will also similarly accommo-
date the Methuen managers, who had to
advance their show one day, after all the
arrangements had been made, and encroach
upon the other preceding shows.
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The attention Of exhibitors Is called to
| three closings OF entries during this week.
| The twenty-ffth show in connection with
| the old-time Danbury fair, q record which
| entities this show to rank second only to
the annual New York show, both as to
total and having no break in the series.
takes place in the usual first week in Octo-
Der, and entries close on September Is An
| improved prize list Is announced for this
quarter-century show, ana long list or
| judges announced. The strongest opposi-
ton to Danbury will be the York. Pa, show,
which Is being strongly worked UP In the
Philadelphia district and will draw entries
| thence which would otherwise go to DAN
bury. Ben Lewis, a standby at the Connec-
ticut show for twenty years. Is to go to
York, and so will ALI belmont with his
string, leaving Danbury to the New York
professionals. York has good prize list.
with well-selected lot OF judges, and en-
| tries close on September 20. With the
Brockton show in the same week. the New
Castle show in west Pennsylvania will not
coast towns but it promises. nevertheless,
| to lead all others in the matter of entries.
and, if 1t does so. 1t will demonstrate the
rapid westward growth Of the show-dog,
| together with the great increase in the
| number Of exhibitors.
The show Of the Cedarhurst Club at Law
renee. L. l., was one Of the plainest DEM
onstrations Of the change In the clientele
of the dog shows since the Inauguration
of the one-day summer shows. It had an
entry of over 500 dogs. and just about a
dozen of these were shown by profession
ais, while those they did show, although
well-known winners. failed In many cases
| to defeat those Of the amateur exhibitors.
very large number OF ladies entered and
| showed their own dogs and as the advent
of a lady with a dog is no longer an occa-
| sion for tremors on the part of the judge
they have to take what is due their dog,
just like the men folk.
Il \
The consensus Of opinion at Cedarhurst
was that it was the best of all the one-day
shszEs- held in the New York district, and
there was but one fault in the entire show,
| and 1t is one not confined to that show
alone. but is seen at nearly all first ventures
when the entry Is large. 1t is the giving
| too many classes to one judge. Like the
| chain which is no stronger than it's weak
| est link, the judging of show takes the
| time that is occupied by the judge who is
| longest at his work. Mr.. Mortimer was the
| first to begin. at half-past 10. and it was
| dusk and half the exhibitors gone home ere
| he had finished. Exhibitors who have been
! abroad and know how one-day shows are
managed in England placeLthe blame for
our slow judging on the delays in getting
| the dogs into the ring for the judge, and
this is undoubtedly correct, but another
difficulty in our permitting OWNERSHIP bench
| their dogs together and thus mixing the
| numbers up. In England this is not per-
| mitted, and when attendant is sent for
349 he knows where to find it, as it will be
between 34S and $50. Here if the breed
! is a large one. with perhaps fifty dogs
| entered, number 349 may be anywhere from
| 325 to 375. and the benches have to be
searched two or three times in order to
| make sure that the dog Is absent. Our
| dog shows are getting to be SO much of a
| business when it comes to the one-day
| show that to facilitate matters and have
good season the benching in proper rota-
ton will become necessity. 1t was per
mitted or encouraged In order to allow of
decorating the benches. but that Is not at
tempted at one-day shows and the visitors
devote their time mainly to watching the
| Judging