The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-13
END OF DOC SHOW
1t Will Close Tonight at the
Auditorium.
Five Dogs Appear Last Night
Without Entrance Cards.
BY THE CANINE STORK.
Countess Badge Is Mother of
Little Blue BlOOds.
Completion of Prize Awards by
the Judge.
BY THE CANINE STORK.

|
! Last night was a big night at the
! Topeka Kennel clubs dog show and
! there were more spectators in the
auditorium than at any former even
! ing this week. The judging of dogs
! and awarding of prizes and special
| trophies were finished last night and
much interest was manifested in the
| several events. The dog show will be
brought to close tonight. One Of
the principal features of the exhibi-
! tion tonight will be a grand parade of
| all the prize winners with their rib
| bons and other regalia, and an exhibit
| of the various trophies offered at this
| show.
There was f1utter of excitement
| among the crowd in the auditorium
| last night when it was learned that
ave highly bred puppies had gotten
| entered. These five puppies were
found in the stall occupied by the
beautiful collie, Countess Badge,
owned by A. P. Chacey of this city.
and investigation reveaIed that the
| canine stork had paid a visit to Mrs.
| Countess Badges stall and had left
the quintette of beautiful little
The news of the canine stork's visit
to Mrs. Countess Badges temporary
home was rapidly spread about and
from all over the auditorium the male
and female dogs were barking their
congratulations to the proud mother
as she lay in her stall with the five
little collies nestled up against her
with their eyes still closed.
But Mrs. Countess Badge was
scarcely more proud over the event
than Mr.. Chacey's fine collie,
Olympian Clinker, the dog that won
first prize in the limit class against
Tyttonian Leader, the $4,000 collie
And Olympian Clinker had reason to
the quintette of baby collies, and his
glad bark sounded high above the din
raised by the rest of the CANNES. No
doubt if he could have gotten loose
from his chain he would have gone
about setting up the cigars to the
rest of the dogs at the show.
The mother dog and her newborn
puppies were taken in charge by the
owner and by George Burghart who
was Immediately given the title of
DOC" and more comfortable rest
ing place was fixed UP for the mother
dog and puppies in one of the side
rooms of the auditorium. When seen
by a State Journal reporter today
doc" Burghart gave out bulletin tt
the effect that his patient and all tn
little pups are in splendid con
dition and that the Countess Badge
and all her little badges will soon
be able to be up and about. Doc"
Burghart is to receive his pick of the
litter as a reward for his care or the
mother and her puppies and he is Civ
ing them much attention.
In Ladies' Glass.
One of the most interesting events
of the show was the exhibition of dogs
in the ladies' class. The Fraternal
Order of Eagles, roost So, oHered a
cup for the best ladies' dog shown ana
some particularly fine specimens were
oh n event
and the cup were awarded to the
Italian greyhound, Candy, owned by
Mrs. B. Russum of this city. The sec
ond honors were awarded to Boston
terrier Vuelta Monarch, owned by
Mrs. E. ]. Hayes of Chicago, and the
third prize was given to Mrs. Harry
Steinberg's handsome collie, Diplomat,
also owned in Topeka.
The big sweepstakes trophy, the
white Loaf cup, donated by the
Interoceap Flour Mills company for
was awarded to the big st. Bernard
Prince XII, owned by Prof. E. c.
Lindemann of Boulder, Colo. This
cup must be won three times in order
to be retained permanently. Prince
XII also won the Brattleboro special |
prize offered by the Valley Fair Ken
mel club of Brattleboro, Vt, for the
best American bred dog in the show
which desires to put it UP until the |
Brattleboro show of this year, when |
it will go to the dog winning it the |
greatest number of times.
The cup given by the Topeka Ken
mel club for the best bitch was award |
ed to the fine English setter, Lady |
Coles Star, owned by J. A. Kort of |
Kansas City. Lady Coles Star also |
was awarded the Topeka Kennel club |
cup for the best English setter in the |
show.
James Cole of Kansas City won the |
prize offered by the Topeka Kennel |
club for the largest string of dogs |
exhibited at the show. Mr.. Cole had |
no less than fifty-six dogs, all highly
pedigreed and of various breeds.
Shawnee Chief Prize Winner.
Shawnee Chief, owned by S. F.
Hogue of this city, won the c. E.
Jewell cup for the best pointer in the
show, and Trelawney Sylvia, owned |
by G. D. Trench of Chicago, was
awarded the Topeka, Kennel club cup
for the best collie. The cup offered
by Crosby Brothers for the best Irish
setter, was won by Rex, owned by E. |
]. Mann of ST Joseph, and Prince |
owned by Mrs. G. E. Stewart
of Kansas City, won the local clubs |
cup for the best poodle in the show
During the judging Friday afternoon
and last night the following prizes were
awarded in the Irish terrier section:
Open dogs-Dr. D. d. O'Gorman, Celtic |
Bard, first. Local dogs-Mrs. A Hodgins,
Barney, first Winners-1Celtic Bard. first.
C1arissa- This dog also won firsts in the |
limit and open bitches classes.
The prizes in the black and tan section