The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-11-27

Orld's champion i'm jumping. "A VIM
Ter of prizes in other contests. The
program was divided into three parts.
The first included following with
leash and without; lying down at
command or walking in the direction
pointed out; refusing TO touch food
thrown 10 he dog in the presence or
absence of his master and finding OBJ
Jects s8fidden at q distance or concealed
in the earth The first prize for this
part was a gold medal.
The second part of the program in
cluded high and long jumps. The third
part demanded guarding anything
given. even when the master walked
away; defending the master from
sudden attack without being asked TO.
ard ceasing on command; rushing at
man, but stopping at a call before
reaching him; discovering a man who
had hidden himself, and barking to in
form the master. chasing a man
toward the cabin who shut himself
into il; jumping through the window
and holding on To the man when he
rushed out, in spite Of pistol shots,
attacking prisoners who tried 10 es-
cape. Medals of gold, silver and
bronze were offered for this part
There was a third part-shOrt scenes
acted for the amusement of the public
such as the drunken farmer saved
by his faithful dog. The honest
farmer returns from market with his
pocket fun OF money, stops in a cafe,
drinks too much and displays his
money TO the walters, who station
themselves on his route to waylay
him. There was also an attack upon
a diligence while on the road. 1t was
10 be stopped by criminals who terri
fled the passengers and tried TO rob
them, but fortunately the latter were
accompanied by brave police dogs
This program was we'll carried out III
the presence of a large assembly
standing ali around outside the fence
which encircled the field, while those
who paid more had seats near or upon
the long stand. Each dog in turn was
put through the series of tests, and
the courage and intelligence shown by
them won hearty applause from the
crowd If a dog accomplished the
leap, additional bars were put into the
frame, to see how high he would go;
and there is no doubt that a garden
fence, or even the high walls so COM
mon in France, would easily be scaled
by these dogs in pursuit of a fugitive
The part of a criminal was taken by a
man whose getup provoked laughter,
he wore such stout trousers. such a
tough jacket, such thick gloves; but
he had need OF all this protection from
the dogs when they fixed their teeth
and chung 10 him. He would shake
them and run and whirl around until
ne lifted them bodily from the ground
ard the dog stood out horizontally be-
yond him, all four feet in the air; yet
nothing loOsened their grip.
Some feats seemed to me more re-
markable than others, among them u
see the food thrown TO a dog and have
j. lie on the ground quite unnOticed
until the master gave it 10 him. The
eagerness with which the dog then
snapped it up was the best evidence
of how severe test his previous alb
stention had been, and to see a dog
directed against a man running away
in the distance and recalled in mid
course by a shout from his master;
to see their absolute indifference tC
noise OF repeated shots and TO powder
smoke was also surprising.