The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-17

- a rubbing together Of noses. wagging
~ tails and perhaps a whine Of joyous
greeting
Dogs Of good show manners do not
delight to lark or bite. az tho hymn has
u. vet they furnish a. useful lesson in
department to children a. any Of good
I'r NattS's Scrapp"rS IN" steamboats,
going and returning AfterN ard are float
ing dog shows IL - not so pleasant to
get away from country show ~ rail
unless there are special dog trains or
cars The exhibitors swoop aboard with
their many dogs. TO the dismay Of timid
passen gers, and the journey Is one Tong
wTangle hetween the owners. handlers
and the train crew. The fanciers assert
that show dogs have rights a. passen gers
BEYOND others Of their breed: conductors
and brakemen class blue ribbon CANNES
~ just dog Numbers IN the persons Of
the fanciers usually prevail, they gain nm
munity and liberation for their dogs and
the train crew leave with the honor- u a
drawn battle.
Notable al the open air shows IL the
prominence of the gazehounds. the dogs
that hunt mostly by sight and the revival
- in step with the increasing Use of them
as house and outdoor companions A.
yet the prices Of Scottish deerhounds,
Russian wolfhounds. Irish wolfhounds
and greyhounds are low in comparison
with bulldog. fox. Airedale and Irish
terriers. or even the Scotties and their
cousins the white West Highland ter
riers Mazda, the favorite OF Sir Walter
Scott in the most famous Of Scottish deer
hounds to nineteenth century readers
Of fiction and biography, but the breed
has an ancient history. and according To
the English authority Rawdon y Lee
probably the earliest mention 10 in Hector
BOece's History 81 scotland a peculiar
work. inasmuch a.. originally written IN
Latin and printed in France, Is2s-27.
IL was translated into English by royal
command IN 1891
The breed has baen kept pure in Scot
land. although now bIt seldom used for
deer stalking or cour-ing deer No dog
IL more faithful or more dignified. yet
companonable IN manners They are
usually bryndle ~ various shades. bhIe
or fawn. with shaggy. hard coat and
dark colore.i almond shaped eyes Thirty
inches at the shoulders il the height
Of . male dog. the wei ght between eighty
and ninety pounds. 4 bitch IL not quite
80 tall or heavy Two ~ the he-t known
amateurs 81 the breed have their kennels
in New Jersey. one being kept a pure
strain for thirty years and the Other
going in for the type about ten years ago
OF late the Scottish deerhound has won
in many classes from all varieties for
special prizes
There are many exhibits 81 Scottish
daarhounds in a small way as IN all breeds
This 10 true also % Russian wolfh ound-.
in which twenty five years ago "A Penn
svIvania amateur had the largest kennel
There ar. .nOtAbl. kennels now Rt Bath
Beach and Oakdale. H. / hut the present
vogue 81 tho BorZOi ~ chiefly due 20 a
New York amateur who has his kennels
IN Connecticut IN 1898 and 1914 he jour
nsved 60 the hest kennels 81 Russia for
Russian wolfhounds and through i'm
porfations fixed a definite type here
quite distinct and an Improvement ~
the earlier types that came 20 this country
by way ~ England From Iess than
twenty AZ the New York show prior to
1908 the number benched in 1908 was ios.
and eighty -four last year.
The punishing power in IN. chase.
although 10 II an ahectionate and quiet
dog In general. IL the greatest merit Of
the Russian wolfhound. In Russia he
will overtake and s~izr = wolf by the
neck. hanging on with bulldog tenaoity !
until the hunters. who are on horseback. !
rome up They areihunted there in trios.
and this partnership will hold the biggest |