The evening world., 1908-02-12
BEST BOW WOW EXHIBIT
EVER HELD IS NOW ON.
There Are S. Different Breeds,
Including Every Size,
Shape and Color Known
to Fanciers, From TOYS to
Great Danes.

son Square Garden to-day when It was
announced that Commissioner Bing-
hams dog seuuhs would arrive to-mor-
row night ani give a demonstration of
their superiority over the "maleractors
of great wealth" OF their species who
have been monopolizing attention be-
cause OF the amount OF money they rep
resent.
Such stuck-up NUTS" scornrully
yelped dainty lilliputian In the concert
hall. The idea! Why, my maid tells
me they cost only 3lo!"
But Lieut.. Wakefield will run the
ganut OF 1900 protesting canine voices
and put his dog detectives through theiI
PAGES just the same. The patrician ami
mais, who will be temporarily in the
background. will not be at liberty to
start anything" even II they didn't
know how very vulgar It is TO mix up
with creatures that work 70. a living,
for they will be properly restrained.
Hence the large crowd that will GER
tainly witness the first public demon
stration of New Yorks dog squad can
depend on It there will be nothing more
serious than a snubb!ng. II will be the
feature of the thirty second annual
bench show of the Westminster Kennel
Club, which began yesterday and lasts
four days.
Largest Show on Record.
1t is the largest dog show on record
and had an encouraging opening. Those
who couldn't understand the dog YER
nacular as given in the flfty-seven va
rieties OF yelps. barks. whines and
srowls found the friendly wagging of
tails good substitute. And the babel
of sounds did not represent a wider
OF canine nature than the
appearance of the specimens themselves.
There We're all sizes. shapes and colors.
There would be no way for the lay
man to tell that some of them were
dogs We're II not for the labels and the
assurances OF the keepers. They are
all well-mannered and wigwag a well
come to persons of high degree as well
as those who come In on passes.
The main floor Is devoted to the larger
breeds. and the aristocratic terriers.
Boston terriers have the south gallery
while English and French bulldogs and
Scotch and Welsh terriers are sprinkled
the north gallery. The little
fellows are content in the warm concert
hall.
There are l04 in the toy varieties, rep
resenting all colors from ebony to
white. The Russian wo!fhound group
is the best ever seen in this country.
Keeps Seventeen Experts Busy.
Seventeen experts have been engaged
to award the prizes, many of the ex-
ait!ts being put through their wrinkles
in six rings, occupying the main floor.
sporting dogs had a large share of the
programme yesterday. and the disap-
pointed animals themselves did not
make moro noise than some OF their
owners AT few of the awards.
Later in the week there Is to be q
competition for foxhounds in which
licked lot of the Grafton Hunts hounds
a!ll show against the best American
,oxhounds. American hounds will COM
pete among themselves. and the Eng
lish likewise.
A feature OF this year SHOW are the
Irish wolthounds. which have not been
seen In this country for many years
y
ticed that Esqunaux dogs ace SHOWN
in six classes this year. where formerly
they were so few they We're in the mis-
ccllaneous class. An exhibition in har-
ness will be given Friday.
There are, to be exact zoos represent
tatives Of ilfty-nve breeds on exhibition
Iuis year. and the quality Is higher than
ever before. The fomeranians carried
of the honors so far as the women
v ere concerned yesterday
and bark their Jealousy of the favored
little coter!e which occupied exclusive
quarters in the salon al the west end
OF the balcony, but the yelpins. was
OF no avail. as the attention of the
beautifully gowneu women was centred
on the high bred bits OF exGuis!teness
that came in the Pom" class.
judges Go to Tiny Coss' Homes.
ALI of yesterday and until closing
am. last night was taken 10 with the
juQgIng. a ring on the main floor was
used TO judge, the large dogs. while the
medium sized ones were taken INTO
rings in the imprOvised balconies over
the boxes. The little fellows had to
be kept in their own warm rooms and
classes OF dogs are shown by Inc cata-
logue, but when they are classified still
further by the judges there will be 59j
Beautiful little specimens Of Pomer-
anians were shown oy the Misses cham
plon. Among them was Silver ErIIis
The only smoky dog ever shown. So
MAS a winner in Il class Of seven, e'.r s'.re
Miss Anna Sands's Tom Patch nj,
attracted the admlring gIanees Of many. !,ny-
Miss sturRls vas very PROUD ~ -.
Gt,nge sable dog POM and Dragon "er
Ia the bloodhound classes ten. ar,
some fine dogs and there is A m,1c,,
better showing than usual " smooth-
coated 81 Eernards The Great G,,,,
classes have flled Well D"'1
The usual fashionable t..DnD r,.
ercd for The first day lunch. "HN FAIL
ma, come TO. be an Institution, Amsnntn,ss !
those around Tie tables Eest-Iiny ~ ~ ~
william G. Poakcfcllgr, TIcoGI5a ~" ~"
t,lmau Henry jarrett. Jus.nS u u
Thomas. ir samuel T. Peters -. -.
l. P,rklus. i: us s. .Taub NUg..IIIs.vi
B,.mou. Winthrop Eu n,rford - ~ ~
APPLETON and n X RooIgood' =. "
FrI'Z k.r-cEnaHw. VINO came here as
0aciallg from I"s.u o. iuds. tho grtS,
Dane ana panASnunl classes. repGrlei
.t. "I- grryI HHr" bora vs.. ''I.' N.
values at 800 hrokn away while h,.ty
taken 20 I've Garden Yesterday and Ir9
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