New-York tribune., 1911-02-16
DOGS DAY NEARING END
Big Show in Garden Will Come to
a Close This Evening.
IRISH TERRIERS IN RING
Marksman Carries Of the
Honors After a Tilt with
Some Strong Rivals.


Success was stamped all over the thirty.
fifth annual show OF the Westminster Ken
mel Club at Madison Square Garden yes
terday. The dogs, or at least those who
had their day, as every dog must. accord
ing 10 .he proverb. we're decorated with
the coveted ribbon and the fanciers who
crowded the aisles last night could pick
out the winners without being experts
on the points Of every breed. The dogs
whose benches were fairly lined with blue
ribbons proved the centre Of interest and,
strange TO say, they accepted tho homage
as regal persons should. without tho faint
est show Of excitement or emotion. Their
less fortunate brothers. however. kept up
the never ceasing barks and yelps when
have made the Garden yeritabe bedlam
since the show opened on Monday.
All the regular classes we're disposed OF
when the judging was given over for the
day The Irish terriers were among the
last TO claim attention, in view OF the fact
that Robert Weary. OF England. was be-
hind the other judges in his schedule on
account of his illness on Monday. The
sprightly, "scrappy' little fellows, when
are so well named, were good lot. ana
Mr. Weary appeared to relish the task or
wedding out the culls and decorating the
ones which, in his opinion. were worthy
Of the honors He picked out J. r. thorn
dike's Thorncroft Narksman, two-ysar-
old dog, as tie best Of the breed, placing
him over Blarney Authority. owned ny
John q. Bates. in the all-importani CLASS
for winners. The latter carried OFT blus
in the open class when opposed TO nam
uion Thorncroft Sportsman. Mr.. morn
dixie counted ON Sportsman carrying AL
before him as he has at many other shcN''
but when he was beaten in the oper class
he sent out his kennel mate, Narksmen'
which had won in the limit class TO 90 Dat-
tie with Blarney Authority, and had the
satisfaction Of getting revenge when t1e
class for winners was judged. Marksman
,s remarkably true to type and quickly
earned a place at the top, where he be-
longs. ..,..
In the class for bitches Andrew Albright
ir showed BaughfeI Peggy in the novice
class and carried off a blue ribbon. she
showed so well that Mr.. Albright did not
hesitate 10 send her out in the winners
class against Champion Blarney lene'
which had been decorated with blue IN
] y
not misplaced, and Peggy, after tyins 10
pick a fight with her opponents cat'o
darcing out Of the ring with another blue
ribbon 20 her credit.
The field dogs were fairly suons io'.
! A newcomer carried off the lion snare oi
the ribbons among the English settlers 10
the delight of his owner, Charles Lep'
Homer. I.ansdowne Noble went righ'
/ through from limit TO winners WITHOUT ue
feat and is marked for a champion. MS
success was the more remarkaoie III aS
r,ucb as he is only six months old, having
been whelped on August IL last year. one
fancier remarked: There's dog that VIII
4 s.and nicking to pieces, and is destined Tor
| ereat things. as he has scarcely fault or
a hIenish." Mallwyd Sidar, jr.. another
MUMMY. about eight months old, owned oy
t7rIiott Kelly was placed second In the VIM
ners' class, which indicated clearly thaI
some of the old champions are outoreedlns
| themselves.
Gordon settlers are losing their hold on
nonular fancy The classes were small. W
those shown Sir Gordon proved the pest
with carlo second. Harvey Ladew was tho
chief exhibitor OF Irish settlers and carried
off the bulk of the ribbons. ST. Patrick
| r,lsinor won the blue ribbons In both the
oren and winners classes for dogs. with
CHAMPION Heir-at-Law second. st PatrleH
is now six wears old. which indicates that
the Younger dogs are not up 10 the stand
ard in this breed Among the bitches Nv
I,adew's Elsinore Moire proved the best
The noodles made a sorry showing They
vera few in number and poor IN quaiitN.
Charles d. Bernheimer actually withheld
the blue ribbon in the open class for dogs
because of the fact that the two shown
did not come up to the standard. y. t.
Trevor's Dinah W. was more fortunate.
She was so true to type that blue rioooa
was awarded. even without competition.
II was cause for comment among the
,anciers of old English sheepdogs that
for the first time home breds were placed
over the ones imported from Great Britain
Dr and Mrs. Carl a. Clemons saw Baby
lon Sandy, a son Of Reginald vanderbilt
famous Sandy Point Rags. sweep rlght
through the classes from novice to VIM
ners. Mrs II. W. Rerryman's henni
Blnkers earned the ieserye ribbon Inc 1.
competition was none too keen, put baoS
Ion Randy was a credit TO the breed.
Colonel Jacob Rupert. Jr, was so I'M
pressed with the me showing OF ~. ber-
OariS when ne NlSilFu AItf oil'N VA
dav that he has decided TO take up the
breed once more after lapse OF several
wears NJ n. Thiman, an oldtime oreeder
and we'll posted fancier, has been comlnls-
stoned nv Colonel Rupert 10 buy him four
ar ave OF the best dogs that can be found
Colonel Rupert was one or the leadnS
fanciers IN this breed several years ago
md sim holds the record Of paying the
highest price, when he gave 1880 for three
does-Scottish Prince, Aristocrat and Alto
nette.