The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-09
LOCAL PRIDE" CUP FOR BEST PUPPY Beautiful Silver Cup is Gift
 of Board of Trade
 President POLITICIANS GIVE PRIZES

l Not the least conspicuous of the
 many handsome trophies which will
 figure in the competition at the con- l ing show of the Bridgeport Kennel l Club is the splendid token from the Board of Trade. President Fred Enos having taken the initiative with the result that there will be offered an unusually fine silver loving cup to be known as the Local Pride" cup and which will go to the winner in the class for the best local puppy shown in the exhibition. Recognizing the i'm portance of the undertaking which the Bridgeport Kennel Club has assumed the enterprising head of the Board of Trade resolved that the city's fore most civic body should be represented with suitable emblem in view of the fact that the club proposes to make the event an annual institution in the life of the busy Park City. The trophy will soon be ready for exhibition.
 Of fully as much import. perhaps, is the gift of Mayor Henry Lee who has donated special prize to be known as the Mayors Cup'' and which be- hibitor must be won three times by the same person. The trophy is to go to the best local dog in the show, It is not required that the same dog shall be the three times winner to cap- ture the cup.
 Others who have donated beautiful cups are:
 General Henry A. Bishop for the best sporting dog in the show.
 Collector John M Donnelly for the best sporting dog shown opposite in sex to the winner of the Bishop cup.
 City Clerk EFT. Buckingham's trophy goes to the best transporting dog in the exhibition.
 For the best non-sporting dog shown opposite in sex to the winner of the Buckingham trophy the Victor Ken nels will give handsome cup.
 William B. Burnham's cup goes to the best terrier and the Windsor Hotels cup to the best collie.
 Fairchi1d & Sons and Davis & flaw ley. we'll known local jewellers have each donated a handsome cup The F'airchild offering goes to the best To- cal dog of either sex. toys excluded
 The Davis & Hawley cup will be- come the possession of the exhibitor of the winner in the class of the sex opposite to the winner of the Fairchild offering.
 Former Mayor Frank E. clark's cup goes to the winner in the class of pointers of either sex.
 The D. D. Smith cup is for the best toy or either sex owned and exhibited by the owner who must be a lady,
 The best Boston terrier in the show will ge the handsome cup given by J. William Deane.
 Mrs Frank J. Mulcahy has donated d nandSOme silver cup to be known as the Champion Little Bill cup and goes to the best toy spaniel, donor not to compete and champions barred.
 Mrs. George B. Hairs cup will go to the best Pomeranian puppy
 Two cups in addition to other prizes have been given by Mrs. F. l.. Schu- bert of this city. The. Champion Son. ney Bruce cup is for the best toy dog in the show and the other cup goes to the best toy spaniel.
 For the best collie shown by a mem Der of the Cretona Collie Club of New York. William Kistner. proprietor of the Clydesford Kennels has presented a beautiful cup.
 The best Boston terrier in the show will also be the winner of a handsome cup donated by the Amazon Cafe of this city.
 The cup prizes comprise only a. DOT t1on of the trophies for in addition to | those above enumerated there will be | many handsome gifts to say nothing of the cash prizes which will be many | and substantial.
 The show will be held at the Park | City rink in State street near the Winter Quarters. Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 | and and as it is the only exhibition | at that time that has the official sane ton Of the national authorities many | of the best dogs in. the country are | to be brought here. The premium list | and entry blanks are to be distributed 1 the latter part of this uaek