New-York tribune., 1908-02-13
KEEN FIGHT FOR BLUES
DOGS DRAW BIG CROWD.
Many Surprises Crop Ont IN Max
ing the V0Rous 4zc0rds.

cha sacord 6av of the thir.yssecond 2hhuai siio"
81 the Westminster Kennel Club and as tfe IAN
c.srs were enforced by holiday seekers the aisies
ae.uee- the benches and around the big judging
ring in the centre Of the building were pacheu
almost 10 the point OF discomfort both aitei'ooh
and evening The children were out IN noiipeis i'i
.be afternoon and they divided their attention oe
.u,een the kindly ST. Bernards and the hiipu'lans
4, -he concer- hall Some Of the more precocious
youngsters found their chief pleasure IN ciose
proximity to the Irish and terriers in the hope
perhaps Of seeing scrap winch these H''ie
fellows did not hesitate TO invite
Collie lane bulldog and Boston terrier ahes
were the points Of greatest crush outside OF the
CONCERT hall which IS set apart for the popular
Por,aeranian and ether toy breeds All Things con-
sdered the ugly bulldog. with his undershot jaws
and his distant cousin the Boston terrier. were the
centre Of interest the majority Of those present
although the friends of The field dogs. Russian woii
hounds and snappy terriers rallied 10 their laFor
stes in force and made & brave show
while The biggest part Of the crowd was made up
Of casual visitors the fanciers hand 10 a
man and hung focr and Eve deep bout the Judging
rf.g and hovered some particularly good dog
of one breed another. These were the criuo1i
ones who talked of the substance, size or coat OF
the dogs and found fault with the placing Ihere
seemed 10 be less faultfindins than usual however
as the judges did their work wei in wedding out
The culls and awarding the blue TO those who most
deserved them
There were no exciting incidents out OF the ordi-
nary unless the efforts of two terriers to chew
each other UP could be called such Some Of the
dogs hrooked the constant restraint and got ugly.
causing little screams OF fear SO Up from some
women who wanted TO Ie too friendly II is not
safe TO pet and fondie strange dog. no matter
how quiet and peaceful he may look but so lar as
could be learned nobody got bitten for their pains
10 make friends The judges got through a large
part Of their work by O'Clock. but most of them
viii be busy up to Friday, many special prizes
must be awarded
Samuel Unter,nyer. in the absence Of J. Pierpont
Morgan who sold his dogs last year. did not have
the iooked-for clean sweep in the collie classes
He DID show The Squire OF Ty1ton which carried
ell before him q year ago, and depended on South
port Sculptor. which wen in the winners class for
dogs Here. however his success ended, as Will
lam Ellery's Valverde Faultess carried all before
her among the dogs of the opposite sex, and
thereby hangs tale.
w E. Mason Of Southport. England. sold South
pert Student and Ealverde Faultless to Mr.. Ellery
for price said to be sseee under the guarantee
that they would --in at the present show Mr. Ma
brought them 10 this country with two or
three of his own dogs. arriving here on Saturday
He showed them himself, and while NalveTde
Feultiess more than came up TO expectations and
won right through to winners. Southport Student
proved a grfercus disappointment and did not
finish better than third in any class shown and, TO
oonplicate matters. placed under Mr.. Mason's
Southport Supremacy, which was second 10
the Canadian dog Nishaw Chance in the limit
class for dogs.
Southport Student is the winner Of two
hundred first prizes in England, and when Mr..
Mason sold The Squire of Tytton Mr.. Inter
u1yer last year for $500 he thought he keep
ing the better dog. 1t is said that the appearance
OF Southport Student led Mr. Untermyer to with
draw his champion from competition. When
Southport Supremacy. valued at $500. beat South
port Student OF which much expected, Mr.
Mason shook his head in puzzled way, while
scrne of the fanciers looking did not hesitate
to criticse the placing of DR.. Henry Jarrett. the
judge. Nalverde Faultless a sable and white
bitch was true to type and showed 10 such good
advantage over the best that Mr.. Tntermyer could
send into the ring that her victory made up to a
large extent TO Mr.. Eliery for the disappointment
in the defeat of Southport Student The latter
may atone his defeat later, he is unquestionaby
a high class dog and may not have recovered fully
from his recent trip across the ocean.
Winthrop Rutherfurd made a clean sweep in the
smooth fox terrier classes. Warren Blue Blood. a
Cog Of high quality and character. in the
open aid winners classes for dogs, while Warren
telneoy. which earned the distinction d year ago
Of being Judged the best dog in the show of any
breed. was first in the open and winners classes
for bitches. Mr.. Rutherfurd's Warren Rarity also
got the reserve in the latter class. Warren Blue
Blood was making his first appearance in the East
He raised in California and was bought re-
Gently by Air. Rutherfurd for l,elo He is consd-
cred perfection by fanciers than any fox
terrier shown here in years, and are already
1roclaiming him the probable champion Of the
show.
Mrs. A. Henry Eigginson had the same success
An the classes for wire haired fox terriers Her
LhocIHe Prevent won IN the open and winners
classes for dogs, being placed G. NJ Carno-
chans Cainsmur Ortheris in the latter class In the
classes for dogs of the opposite sex Mrs Hie
ginson had the satisfaction of carrying off the
hcno-s with GradInira, imported from England last
month This dog has many prizes abroad
where she is considered the equal OF ST. Anne's
Rosemary. famous winner. Mrs Higginson is
said to have paid S5eo for Gradrnira
A new fashion was established among the Boston
terriers. when SQuanturn Punch, owned by the
sQuanturn Kennels placed first in the novice
class for dogs big field and earned the re-
serve in the winners class TO George S Thomass
Sir Barney Blue Squaatum Punch is pure white
with the exception OF a brindle patch over one
eye Heretofore the accepted color has been brin-
die, with white points. but. as fancier ex-
planned there reason to discriminate against
white dogs simply because they few and far
between The new aspirant for championship hon
is almost three years old one OF the best
specimens Of the breed shown in some time Sir
Barney Blue. which all coners includ-
ing some previous winners. is practically true to
type. and Mr.. Thomas values him highly. He is
q young dog, being scarcely seventeen months old.
and his appearance IN the ring an unpleas-
ant surprise 10 those owners who had expected 40
carry OF the chief honors.
Yankee Doodle Darling. a nine-1lonths-old puppy
owned by NJ j. Mulcahy. OF Peabody Mass fur
nished an even bigger surprise among the dogs Of
the opposite sex. She right through from
puppies 70 winners with a rush. being placed over
some previous winners.
DR.. William Jarvis Of Caremont N H. showed
his champion Shan Law in the Irish setter classes
and got the coveted blue in the open and winners.
The Shady Lane Kennels scored with Ruby Ross
more wei pointed. rich coated dog the classes
sor the opposite
George c. Thomas. jr. furnished surprise in the
English setter classes with Governor Frank son
of champion Deodora Prince which won the chief