Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-27
DOGS AND WOLVES 4
ARE NOT RELATED
NO RELATION between
DOGS AND WOLVES
Notes Of the Coming Bench Show in
Madison Square
Garden.


By James Watson.
No statement made in the Dog Book has
received more attention from critics of that
work than the claim that the dog is not de-
scended from the wolf, but is distinct
species, as 1t is also from the fox. Nat
uralists, basing their deductions on bones,
have held otherwise. For a mere dog man
to combat learned naturalists were perhaps
somewhat risky, but letter in a recent is
sue of the English kennel paper, Our Dogs,
gives very great support to the claim of the
author of the Dog Book. -
Mr.. Francis T. Smith, at one time In
charge Of the geological gardens at Man
chester. England, tested the matter very
thoroughly and relates his experiences. 1t
may be well to state that one of the most
frequently quoted authorities In support of
the wolf theory was the late A. Bartlett,
for many years the Superintendent of the
London geological gardens. Mr.. Smith is
related to Mr.. Bartlett and knew him init
mately all his life and alleges that, first of
all, when Mr. Bartlett was at the Crystal
Palace he claimed that the dog was de-
scended from the arctic fox, but later
changed his opinion and set up the wolf
claim, but never at any time did he expert
menf In crossing the dog with either wolf
or fox. Mr.. Smith did, however, and with
the following results:
At Manchester they bred a number of
wolves, and gradually the descendants be-
came came quite tame.so much SO that Mr..
Smith had one which followed him about
the streets like an ordinary dog, and was
SO devoid of vice that the children played
with him. When the wolf was eighteen
months old several attempts were made to
mate him with dogs
The deductions this practical experimenter
draws Is that wolves and dogs are not re-
lated, the differences being that wolves
yxyhi hor
the wolfsh, unpleasant odor, and 1t is only
with the greatest difficulty that they will
interbreed, while their progeny are sterile.
some years ago 1t was not at all uncom-
mon to half half-bred collie puppies from
dingo sires at the Philadelphia geological
gardens. but 1t Is not known whether the
progeny were productive. Presumably they
might be, for the dingo is not a wolf
Claims have often been made Of cross
breeds between wolves and dogs, and about
ten years ago there was on exhibition at
one of the Philadelphia dog shows a black
animal Of moderate size, about that of a
large chow, which was claimed to be such a
haif-bred animal. At that time there was
no mention OF any wolf smell, and 1t was a
harmless animal and quite house pet, be-
ing taken about the streets like an ordinary
dog.
very good collie puppy passed through
New York last week from the kennels of
the well-known Hugh Miller, whose Park
hills have won many prizes. This young
dog Is by Parkhill Pilgrim, one of the most
successful Of the new sires in Scotland, and
his destination was Toronto, whence he will
month. He is tricolor. with tan head and
all black body, white collar, legs and feet.
and has a wealth of coat. The collie men
who saw the cog when in New York passed
success in this country.
Mr.. Mortimer. the New York dog show
superintendent, has received a cablegram
from Herr Ulrich that he will be unable to
ms Ia MI cd wi, 20
and Judge the Great Danes and dachshunds
at Madison Square Garden. The former
breed will be taken by Mr.. ]. Blackburn
Miller, who has always had ecellent sup
port at this show. while the dachshunds
have been given to the English Judge, Mr..
Arkwright, who at one time was promi-
nently connected with the breed in Eng
land. Mr.. Arkwright Is expected to have
a large entry of pointers. as he has been
prominently connected with this breed for
many years, and his book on THE Pointer
standard work on the breed Mr.. Ark
wright has offered a copy OF the de luxe
edition special prize for pointers
An important addition to the dachshund
Senior. who offers extra $40 to each
Of the ten classes opened for this breed.
Other additions to the New York prize list
are cup for the best bull terrier puppy
bull terrier club medal. The Greystone
collie trophy offered by Mr.. H. INTER
myer A silver cup given by Mr. s. H.
Brown for the best kennel of six cookers,
and IS to the reserve dog in all the field
spaniel and cocker winners classes. Three
new classes have been opened one for limit
Of American-bred pointer dogs, another for
bitches and the third for japanese spaniels
over seven pounds. The pointer prizes are
guaranteed by the pointer club and Mr..
F. 8. Sternberg does the same for the Japa-
nese class.
Mr. Charles E. Mather, the well-known
master nf fOXhOundS of PhiladplDhfQ ha
consented to judge the packs of English
foxhounds, the judging Of which is always
feature at Madison Square Garden, as
the packs are brought into the ring with
hunt uniform. So also with the beagle
packs, the judging Of which follows that of
the foxhounds.
Mr. Murray Bohlen of Chestnut Hill has
added to his kennel Of Clumber spaniels the
crack dog of the Tilley Bros collection in
England. Mr.. Bohlen has been unopposed
in Clumber spaniels for some years now,
but in dachshunds he has keen competi-
ton on the part of DR.. Motschenbaker and
Mr.. and Mrs. Kellar, who have strong
kennels
Many important clubs, members Of the
American Kennel Club. have been disfran-
declining to receive dues rendered him
after January 1. The Bryn Mawr Club
is one of them and the Bull Terrier Breed
ers' Club is another. The latter club
claims that no notice was taken Of the
notification of change Of address and dele
gate, and If the bill for dues was forwarded
1t was to the wrong person. Mr.. Belmont,
in supporting the secretary. says he has no
authority to receive dues, while those whose
dues have been refused assert that the
practice of twenty years of accepting dues,
even when the annual meeting was in prog
ress, made that a rule. by custom. which
prospect is that the fur will fly when the
annual meeting comes on.