New-York tribune., 1911-01-19
IMPERIAL DOGS ON SHOW
pekinuese. from Peking, Strive
for the Blue Ribbons.
AWARDS MEET APPROVAL
post of Admirers Turns Out to
See the Snubnosed Little
Fellows Parade.

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O. host Of admirers Of the imperial
trsa5 A platform had been erected in the
..,tre OF the ballroom and on this the
.,nny little snubnosed. Celestial CANNES
"a court. while Mrs BENJAMIN Guinness
S,s,srsed the ribbons and prizes.
--,a uIatf0rm was banked with paImlike
.l,rrs. which the initiated called asbestos
nd 81 smaller trailing vine which looked
,r.a water cress, but was sometng else
=, the LETT OF the platform was cunning
,,,,ls pagoda. the temporary home OF Mrs
Morris M4udy's dogs.
Despite the harmony OF their surround
trgs more detected looking lot Of dogs
would be hard 20 find Each visitor who
rossed the little cages looked 10 the i'm
rrisoned ones like a possible liberator. and
the sad-eyed captives would sit up and beg
pathetca,y 20 go home. Most Of the dogs.
however enjoyed being or parade before
TIE Judge and kept their owners busy on
the other end Of the leash. until it was
hard 20 tell whether the women were lead
,1g the dogs W vice versa.
Pekngesy dogs We're formerly known only
within che imperial palace al PekiDr
China. The first specimen brought into
England was O gift 10 the late Queen Vic
toria. 70 was difficult 10 obtain one. ex-
cept through royal favor. either in England
or China To own a Pekingesc became a
mark II distinction.
Mrs Guinness judged seriously, and she
seemed to ind 10 no easy task. for she
called in n. J. Hardy 20 help her ut one
lime until "a general hum Of dissatisfaction
caused her q. abandon the plan Another
thing which occurred IN the ring and which
uas quite Unprecedented was the introduc-
iion 0t q catalogue in the judging Mrs.
Guinness used one in her Judging instead
o. the usual list Of numbers 20 determine
he winner. but taking it al in all there
was little l-satisfaCtiou with the judging
Mr. Pau. Sorg seemed 20 DE well versed
n the ways " the Pekiugese pet, and she
stood .l front Of her collection dispensing
Information and calling each dog by name.
ru an easy task 10 perform when one
comes 90 N8g--u-Gan Broadoak Farima, or
Xoo-In-Gaa sl-Mar-Ti
Mr. Mo~r.. Mandys dogs in their pa
yola attracted considerable attention from
LIE spectators. but II seemed 10 be not
enough 20 suit the champion, Tsang Of
Dowushre. Tor be decided 20 become his
own press a-eut. Waiting for q good Cp-
portunity De advanced on Chang Foo OF
U0wushre. and attempted % steal his bis
cut This was TOO much for the peaceful
Chang. anu "a battle royal ensued, which
proved far more interesting than anything
watch was going on in the ring. Mrs
Msndy rushed 90 the rescue and tore them
aslHisr i.s- lu time 70 prevent Tsang from
eyes
In az adjoining cage was little Lit Ting
u Down hire the smallest specimen In this
0snt-y Although she is nearly two years
Gl she weighs only a trire over two
pounds and Is such % shy little thing that
Cs does not show well Lit Ting has =
psst little face, bat she i- 4ulL- osershad-
SCI uy her sEOwy cOL-psn.Jn. Pao Sheng
g Dowusl.re, which is one Of the finest
A. most valuable dogs iu the country, for
sa,ch $50 Las been refused
lslR- " DOWuslirc won all OF the blues
naI was expected OF him. and then carried
away ,.r champion ribbon IN .he winners
t-ss
When 1rs 81 T. Harbys Nowata Mn
q. took r.a reserve boz this class be de-
ieatel D.lalI.. ais erstwhiIe victor When
ue rivals r.r iu 'le LU.- class DOrdndO
va la fine rer-.e. and ag did q marathon
tFolIG -.a platform, which decided the
t-ltest g.. ... favor NoWat1 Min Chi did
10. 'ei.s- defeat, however, and Mrs GUM
lss Was ..-..- q. reverse her decision in
NoEaia 1l.u .4 won "a notable victory
go -e defeated Mrs. G0OdsOu Ai-Gee-
l4iHille y. HlElsIa winner at the toy
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Ft-t"lJ.s divided themselves into two fac
Sl."'' l.g N.N-.. Min CHS and tie ants.
~ Al-,Tres had their innings. however. IN
Slasa ~ t1T American bred bitches. for
-.'. A--lr--Eul defeated Mrs uarbys
lowers '- li7-'. va .-S' -0'
Among ,aose present were Miss Anna
SS,''-' ..ss Cornell. Bryce, Miss Elsie De
'..- pts j. d. LlJraun. Mrs Charles
S... DIS Patrick Campbell. DR. NJ y.
f.g.. a4-ss --.-. H0Uiey Miss Elsie
n Ais Eaa Sgrg Mrs i. :. Allard,
-S 2 ~ A Chase. Mrs. Charles i. Dur
A.s - . Dyer. Mrs. James Watts
nsI,-I MIS- Howard EIe~y Miss Edith
.a. Christopher Wyatt Mrs Her
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