Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-21
CURRENT TALK OF
THE KENNEL CLUBS
Coming Dog Show at PhiIadeI-
phia - Increase of the
Pekinese SpanieIs-The
PapiIIon, or Squirrel
Spaniel.
By James Watson.


If by some unlucky turn of the wheel it
ever behooves Mr.. S. Boyd Carrgan to
seek employment his vocation should be
that Of press agent, for he is the best pro-
WIDER of real good news in connection with
the Philadelphia Dog Show Association that
any club has ever had. A year ago Mr.
Carrigan was the teasurer and we saw but
little of him till it came to the fourth day
at the Philadelphia show, when the ghost
walked and the pleasant smile was always
there with the money, making it an extra
qualification to those who had drawn prizes
out of the lucky bag. Mr.. Price having re-
tired from the secretaryship, Mr.. Carrigan
was forced into the place not at all willing
ly, because it meant devoting time II the
work was to be done. Lucky indeed was
the club to overcome his scruples for he
has set the pace for other clubs to drag
after in their sleepy fashion and imagine
that one unwieldy, long notice in one week
will give the publicity and serve the pur-
pose of dozen notices with the same
news divided up into readable size and
only whetting the appetite for more Two
months ago we had the first gossip as to
the appointment Of some four or five
judges, headed by the Princess de Mont
glyon for collies. By threes and fours the
complement of officials was finally COM
pleted and the full slate announced a week
ago. No sooner had the extra-excelent list
been duly discussed than we have what Mr.
Carrigan is good enough to call a synopsis
of the premium list. This gives us the
total number of classes for each breed and
leaves us to guess and think over what the
changes from last year may be. Comparing
the totals for the breeds with last years
premium list, 1T looks If the following
will be about right. There seems to be
slip of the typewriter copy with regard
to the cash prizes, for the one 1 have re-
ceived says prize money throughout in all
puppy and open classes, $40 for first So for
second and medal for third" No men
ton is made of novice or limit classes but
as these last year had SIS $40 and So and
the puppy and open classes were as they
will be this time, we may assume that
there will be no change in the other and
better-flling classes. The mixed breed or
variety classes which this club was the
first to inaugurate in this country but which
it gave up last year, have been again open
3D. and there will be four of Them one
open to all dogs, another to all bitches,
the third for the best brace and the fourth
for the best team of four.
Changes in Breed Classification.
The changes in the breed classification
are as follows: ST. Demands have been in
creased from four classes to nine for
roughs and four added for smooths, a we'll
merited increase in view Of the new i'm
petus given to the breed in the Philadel-
phia district. Great Danes have the old
ten classes, for ever since the Monticello
kennels day this breed has been we'll
catered for at this show. Deerhounds have
been increased from one class to four and
one class for bloodhOundS has been added
Russian wolfhounds have again eight
classes, but greyhounds have been cut to
two. a number also given to foxhounds.
Beagles have been increased from ten to
eleven classes, a puppy class having been
added. Pointers now have two American
bred classes, increasing the total to thirteen
classes. A similar addition has been made
in English settlers, making the total eleven
classes. Irish settlers have been reduced
one-half, to four classes, the support hav-
ing been meager Of late years Gordons
have the old four classes, but collies have
an increase of four classes to a total of
fourteen The additions are two American
bred, one veteran and one Merle class.
Smooth collies seem to have been left out
this time, but bob-tailed sheep dogs have
gone up from four to eight classes. Dalma-
tianS are also increased to eleven by the
same additions. Bulldogs have two Ameri-
can-bred classes and two weight division
classes put on, and the total Is now thir-
teen. elbows have been doubled by the
division of sexes, and poOdles go up one to
the total Of five classes. Irish water span
iels seemed to have been left off. and, II So
1t should be remed1ed, as there Is within
hail Of Philadelphia the best kennel of the
breed We have ever had in the east. Clumber
spaniels and field spaniels have each four
classes, which is a cut Of four for the
latter. t'f f---a - -
Cocker spaniels have always had wealth
Of classes, but here we have two added,
making the high mark Of the show with
twenty-one classes. French bulldogs have
two American bred classes tackled on and
the total Is now ten, and deservedly so.
OF course, with Philadelphia as the hotbed
of the Airedailes, an increase was expected,
and we have two American-bred and two
bred by exhibitors. while the puppy class
is divided, making the increase five and
the total classes fourteen. Bull terriers
have been locked one of the weight classes
and reduced to ten classes. Boston terrier
puppies have been divided and the total of
the classes is eighteen. the top mark for
terriers A puppy class added tot dachs-
hunds raises that breed to nine classes,
while . reverse deduction in fox terriers.