Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-20
THOUSANDS TO Be
GIVEN IN PRIZES
Premium Lists Circulated for
Coming Dog Show in Mad
ison Square Garden.

NEW YORK, January 19.-Premium lists
of the Westminster Kennel Clubs dog
show, to be held in Madison Square Gar
den on February L. H. IA and -, have
just been published and are being scat
tered to the four quarters of the CONT
nent. Glasses to the tune of 597 have been
arranged for every breed recognized by
the American Kennel Club and the money
distributed for the regular classes amounts
10 nearly $4,000. This is in strong con-
trast to the cash offered twenty years
since which then was 81 400. Besides the
$4,000 in cash there is more than $4,000
offered in special cups and prizes in gold
galore. Taken all in all, never before has
so bounteous a bill of fare been presented
to exhibitors.
The bench show committee, comprised of
William Rauch. Richard II. Williams, Win
throp Rutherford and Harry T. Peters, has
spread out its classes with no nfgSardIS
hand-so much so that in the more popular
breeds it is possible for d tip-top youngster
to win $50 in regular prize money, TO say
nothing of a cabinet full of cups and com
of the realm in specials and produce stakes.
The speciality clubs have played no in
significant role in the offering of prizes,
and If any particular organization deserves
praise it is the Irish Terrier Club. which
offers $500 in cash besides NUMBER Oh
handsome trophies.
Breeds most literally considered are:
colles. bulldogs. Airedale terriers, fox ter
riers and Irish terriers, all of which can
boast an innovation in a Junior class for
each sex the conditions of which are for
animals over six months and under eighteen
months.
Other breeds with which the committee
has dealt with free hand are Great Danes,
Russian wolfhounds pointers. English set
tiers. cocker spaniels. beagies, old Englsh
sheep dogs, Dalmatians. bull terriers
French bulldogs, Boston terriers and POM
eranans
In pointers and English settlers classes
have been provided for dogs that have been
placed at any public field trial IN the United
States or Canada while in few cases
classes have been guaranteed In English
settlers George G.. Thomas, jr.. of Phlia-
delphia guarantees two limit classes Tor
animals bred here. The Collie club guaran-
tees classes for veterans more than hve
years of age. and open classes for blue
mcrles, divided by sex. Additional money
for smooth and wire fox terrier puppies
has been guaranteed by Winthrop Ruther-
furd. while the Pomeranian Club guaran-
tees some of the classes for Pomeranians
Cups to be won outright are offered by
Richard II. Williams the president OF the
club; Center Hitchcock, the vice president;
Robert v McKim, II. X. Knapp, William
Rauch, Winthrop Rutherford. Harry I.
Peters Gen. Fitzgerald. Frank r. Hitch
cock Thomas Patton, S X. de Forest, Wal
ter Ferguson. jr.. l.. S. Thompson, Lewis
A. EIdridge, 3. r. Kittridge. Harry Payne
Whitney. c. NJ Chaplin. Andrew Miller, g.
p Hopkins. Roswell Eldridge. r. s. Steers,
Samuel T. Peters and the Charles S. Guthrie
memorial cup.
In addition the Westminster Kennel Club
offers $50 or plate for the best pack OF
English foxhounds, the same for the best
pack of American foxhounds, as well as
$40 or plate for the best pack of beagies
Other cups for hounds are offered by the
masters of foXhounds associa tons. The
Ladies' Kennel Association of America IS
prominent in its list of specials and cups,
and as man forty are offered by the OF
gauiZation.