The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-09-27
THE DOG SHOW
The Best Exhibit Ever Seen
i'm Town.

? ing feature and one that draws a
class of people who formerly knew of
the Valley fair by hearsay only. The
show this year was larger than ever
and the crowds that thronged the tent
Wednesday and yesterday and sur
rounded the rings during the judging
are proof enough of the value of the
bench show. Over 200 dogs were
benched in the large tent near the
poultry building, and the exhibition
surpassed its predecessors in quality
as well as quantity. Boston terriers
were a show in themselves, between
60 and 20 specimens competing, while
the Cocker, collie and pointer classes
were also large and full of quality.
DIR. William Jarvis famous Irish
setter CHI. Shan Law again won pre-
mier honors, carrying off the trophies
for the best dog or bitch in the show
open to all and the best owned by a
member of the kennel club. Second
to him came the dainty Boston terrier
Lovey Mary owned by Mrs. Fred
Reiser of Roxbury, Mass. The best
novice of any breed went to the Bos
ton Sir Charles, owned by Robert
Johnston of Swampscott Mass, while
Mrs. J. A. Dallen of Boston won the
cup for the best puppy with Dallen's
Spider of the same breed.
ST. Bernards, wolfhounds, grey
hounds, American and English fox
hounds were small classes and the
awards themselves tell story enough. |
Pointers were very good, II. a. Wal. |
dren of East Greenwich, X. l., taking |
winners with Peter Stirling and Lady
Seaskin r. l. Holbrook of Towns
bend showed two good ones in Sena-
tors Dixie and Imperator's Queen,
while f. L. Perry of Brattleboro
brought out a promising puppy in Rip
Rap's Pete. The English setter
classes proved to be a killing for
Evans Brothers of Townshend who
showed a handsome string of field
dogs good enough to grace any bench.
Their Tony's Glen and Maplehurst
Bessie went through to winners.
Cocker spaniels saw some warm com
petition with a number of locals. Sill
yer Lake Kennels of Barnard made
fine exhibit and won a majority of
the prizes in the bitch division, while
Miss Bertha White of Pawtucket took
several blues. Horace S. French g
Sandie won first in open dogs (other
than black and E. b. Smith first in
limit (any solid color except black.
Three local dogs went against each
other in the puppy class, d. J. Stolte 8
Red Speitz defeating Frank Piper
Gazabo the Buceaneer and L. B.
Smith s Red Robin. Collies were a
handsome lot, Revere Kennels Oh.
Southport Pendragon and Glenmary's
Prima Donna taking winners. c. G.
Paine of East Bethel showed two nice
ones in Mountain Yellow Bird and :
Mountain Witch, the latter getting re-
serve winners in the bitch division. :
Three bulldogs shown by Kay :
Duekworth, kennelman for Reginald :
Vanderbilt attracted as much atten !
ton as anything in the dog tent. The
trio is as good as any in the country
and the best of the three, Portsmouth 1;
Handsome, won the cup for the best 7
American bred in the transporting
classes. j. G. Estey won everything :
for Airedale terrier dogs with his
Royston Briar and Royston Bristles, :
while w. j. Burgess went to the top
in bitches with Princess Royston
Tess, beautiful specimen particularly
strong in head and coat. There were
but four full terriers but two of
them, Edgewood Aristocrat and Sey-
mour Belle, were animals of more
than ordinary quality. French bull
dogs were few in numbers but excel
lent in quality, Mr. and Mrs. Z. W.
Il will Rpa alyau
side Prince Ripp and John N. Cham
pion in bitches with Mira Louise.
The Boston terrier classes brought
,ut the real competition of the show,
md Fred A. Bearse of Springfield,
Mass, who awarded the ribbons, was
given a stiff task. Mrs. +. A. Dallen
If Boston won first in puppy dogs
with Dallen IS Spider, while Mrs. M. K.
Callahan of Woburn with Tanner Boy
ook the blue in the novice light
weight M. F. Doherty's Lucy won
he middleweight novice and Robert
Johnston s Sir Charles the heavy
weight Dohertys Chauncy Boy came
nut ahead of all weights with Mrs J.
Y. Champion s Ellsworth Fiji reserve.
zee 7. Gray's bitch puppy Peggy
Thumb went through to novice and =
init light weight being beaten in the fl
pen by Mrs. Reiser's Lovey Mary A
Who afterwards took winners from u
yuelta Primrose and Vuelta Flora, re- d.
erve going to the last named. In W
he class for local bitches j. 2. Fer 81
tier s Baby Blue beat Mrs. Fred b. la
)avis's Peggy and Rafter's Lady B
rice. N
In foxterriers Winthrop Rutherford D
bowed Warren Campaigner, after
yard winner of the novice sweep
takes, and in Scotties Hazelcroft
and Grafton kennels divided
onors. w. o. Amidon of Hinsdale eq
nade display of eight Pomeranians to
hat proved one of the features of al
he show, and there was a much bet b
er show of toy spaniels than usual. 81
'wo Yorkshires and half-dozen Grit H
on Brunellois completed the toy di- tn
ision. an
All of the exhibitors who attended co
he show, and they were more than TO
90, spoke in highest terms of the tl'
,ay in which it was managed. So F..
apidly were the classes called We'd of
esday that all the judging was COM Pa
leted by O'Clock. Superintendent at
/ II. Welcome naturally bore the pc
runt of the work, but he was ably ha
SISTED by W. H. 0'Connor, represent in
40 the Austin Biscuit company, w. ais
! Gessner of the Sanitas company, DO
ON Middlebrooke of Boston and sh
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