New-York tribune., 1911-02-14
DOGS "SCRAP' FOR BLUES
Annual Show in the Garden
Breaks All Records.
RIG CROWD THR0NGS AISLES
poston Terriers and Mincing
"Poms" in High Favor
with Fanciers.

r,sai~ temporary h'ii' d" +i"''0'i "f'"'
:. yesterday tor tho thirty-ffth an
.vbibiiion Of tho Westminster Kennel
d, could we'll be called the big
t1s .,,- on earth" of its kind. as all rec
,ers broken in the number Of entries.
.e. the class end quality Of the dogs
has rarely. If ever been equalled
"a. counfrv. From the time tho doors
=" o,ened in the morning until the last
-.r.rs uassed out late IN the evening.
80 between the benches were al
' ,,,rassa ablc. It vas the biggest open
-, I'm the history OF the club, due
Ne n the fact that it was a holiday
more rersons had 2 chance 20 Indulge
2oi ,,r4ness for mans best friend.
w go be-an their duties one might
,oso~.-as carly as 10 o'clock I'm the
'.,,,rz In eleven rinss. and they worked
r. I'D much dispatch as was possible
Ia long after o'clock IN their efforts
s,oorato what in their opinion were
80 dogs in the various breeds and
,i,, the coveted ribhous-blue. red
rouov. The awards on 'he whole ap-
- a., -1eet with the general favor 81
.,rcisrs who early found plac" ~
.~v.i5es. and stood two and three rows
r,os. of the day. There was some az
80 of opinion among IN" sNhlpi'o'S.
.,.r, a,rays rs. When sorH pet tna'
h.e, carefully groomed and preparH1
-. utmost care and patience Is over
-. there is bound 10 he some disssus
-. Little or no crUmbling of seri
'''I....,. o.as heard. however. As ma
% ,,os4 who show dogs have learned
,. ..c.ct tho bitter with tho sweet saws
~, themselves with tho ott-repea'e1
-. The best Go not always carry OF
The blue ribbon. .....a,- ,t,o
a. ,bo iudges Yesterday were me
.rfrl Great Danes, the huge and NihoN
,.-,ords the fun coated collies, the
- bvu terriers. the miuc'ng rome
- ,.l,ed ~, some the puffballs Of dos-
- .be sleek Boston terriers when
u.... sbo,-, in greater numbers than any
49, tros5 and which appeared TO ho'd
V',., ,.,u.rd Mace i'm popular fancy.
- we're benched I'm much the same
q. the rrevioYs show. The ois
-. e,,oh as the ST Bernards. Great
ns,ss and Russian wolihoonds' co',u
,,rr5 At the Madison avenue enu ol '"e
c,rder. while the terriers ana 'ol"eS
=. the Fourth avenue end, separated 80 ~
,n..s bv the main judging Enclosure vi
,dAi into eight rings. in the centre i"'
,.nsogs c.sre IN the 9th street gallery
- ,ne gostop terriers and French bull
docs held forth on the 18th street SIDE each
.tb Judging pen Of It's own.
rbe pnmeranians and toy dogs held court
a.. ..e concert hall. and this room was AL
zoo small ~ accommodate the women ana
,o,,o me, who crowded I'm 10 admire the
,rt0e dears" and to congratulate or COM
,,tesrata with the exhibitors as fortune
srnrad or not i'm the awarding Of the blue
rihtons
II the owes ~ the iayman every Pome-
ranisr looked ike every other Pomeran'ah'
ana every -. Bernard looked Ike every
ether s. bernard. but the discriminating
Judges were there 10 separate the wheat
ron the chaff. so to speak and TO dispense
ne ribbons without fear or favor To the
6isin,erested onlooker the faces Of the eX-
NbHors. as they entered the ring with great
expectations or left 1t with blasted hopes
we're a fascinating study Some went IN
all smiles and came out all frowns' some
went En- ali carEestness and came out
benignant: some went in worried and ner-
,ous and came out more worried and eS-
cited So 30 went while over all was heard
babel of tongues the deep toned bay OF
me te dogs being almost lost in the weak
though sharp treble Of the smaller dogs,
which Insisted on making their presence
.lt Il was music 10 the ears Of the fan
esrs It was bedlam to the ears Of those
WHO went only 10 look on.
Mrs Reginald T. Mayhem was the Judge
Of the Pomeranians. and she went about
her work In such buslnesslike way that
her awards carried conviction TO the on
boxers Mrs. c. Steadman Thomas had
the satisfaction Of seeing Endcliffe Raven
carry of tie chief honors among the dogs.
and incidentally Mrs William Gamer Wied-
sseim, a daughter OF the late Senator FL
sins, mad the modification OF seeing Ofley
Kew Marco beaten by Raven in the win
-LelS class
Hew Marco. It big winner abroad, was
recently imported TO this country. at
cost Of SZ.0Co. but those who know Pome-
'anians, while admiring the little fellow,
oid not hesitate 20 applaud Mrs. Mayhews
cecision IN giving Raven the coveted rib
bon Kew Marco is a black dog Of good
type but DO has round. fun. brown eye
instead Of an almond shaped one, which Is
not according 90 the Hoyle Of dOgdom.
Further than that. his coat while profuse
vas rather thin. and this counted against
lin IN competition with Raven, which is
l1dged by many about the best black dog
l'ihs. Raven has such a short back that
DIS tan curls over and almost touches his
a'ad. making him look almost like pouter
Pssoh Ne is fun Of quality and has char
se'sr all the way through Raven was I'M
ported 10 this country last November. and
"oie blue ribbon winner at other shows
vas shown in the Garden for the first time.
Among the bitches Pom Patch Belper
Ios''e owned and shown by Miss Anna
Ssnds, carried on the chief honors. She
a0' only beal Oakhiu Poppy and Mrs. II.
tT'er's Deli,sh in the open class for black
oss under eight pounds. but was placed
'e Endclihe Sable Duchess, owned by
~s' Thomas, IN the class for winners
ne quality of the dogs may he indicated
y The fact that Delilah. which won at
'hlaoephia. where she beat Atom Gem
'n"og others, was placed third in her
as" Tossie was In excellent coat and so
us 70 type that Mrs. MAYHEM had little
'sncy In making the award, even over
n brilliant little sable as Duchess
Fh was greatly admired by every
Vn1n who got d peep AT the ring. 4 num-
o' sood judges expressed the opinion
'' u class and quality the Poms as
spoe were the best ever shown IN this
'ooniry
,,AN 4 Scnmar showed Dare Sable
f' and won a blue ribbon in the limit
-, Tor dogs under eight pounds OF any
A.. except black. brown or chocolate The
fellow boasts Of a wonderful coat OF
NnuFe hard 10 get. and further, he is