Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-27
GREAT DANE VICTOR
Champion HeIios Won Wurttem-
berg Wins Dog Show Honors.
EXHIBITION IS ENDED
ENDED
Large Crowd Witnesses Final Award
of Prizes-Event Most Sue
cessful Ever Held.

With the award Of prizes to the win
ners amid the din Of hundreds of bark.
ing dogs and, in the presence Of a large
crowd. the second annual bench show of
the Washington Kennel Club was brought
to an end last night. That it was the
most successful dog show ever given in
the National Capital was the opinion ex-
pressed by the dog lovers Of the city.
Thousands Of persons visited the Arcade
during the three days of the show to
pay tribute to the aristocrats of dog
dom occupying the benches.
The prize winners were led into the
ring by their exhibitors last evening to
receive the prizes, which were presented
by DR.. Cecil French. president Of the ken
mel club, and by Mrs. Charles A. Wat
son, wife of the clubs secretary. There
was much applause for the winners.
The final judging event of the show
was the judging of the winners for the
unclassified special prizes. which took
place yesterday afternoon, and which
brought together in the ring the
finest dogs in the show of all breeds.
Ben F. Lewis of Lansdowne, Pa, acted
dog in the show went to Champion
Helios Won Wurttemberg, owned by Karl
Bjurman.
Other Specials Awarded.
The other unclassified specials were
awarded as follows:
Gait & Brothers grand challenge cup,
for best bitch in show, won by Vickery
Blue Bell, collie, owner vickery Kennels.
Spratts Patent Limited. plate for best
brace of one breed, won by Greystone
Patriot and Greystone Clean, collies,
owner Samuel Untermyer.
West Philadelphia Doglovers' Associa-
ton medal, to club members only, for
best dog, won by Little Doctor, Boston
terrier. owner Herman Bennung.
Adolph Loehl, challenge cup, for the
best dog or hitch in the show, owned by
local exhibitor, won by Lansdowne
Larry Lynn. bulldog, owned by Charles
A. Watson.
John Evans cup for best dog or bitch
exhibited by member of Washington Ken
mel Club, won by Tillie NJ, cocker span
iel. owner Emory M. Wilson.
f. j. Stellwagen cup for best dog or
bitch bred and exhibited by member OF
the Washington Kennel Club, won by
Tillie NJ, cocker spaniel. owned by EN-
DRY NJ. Wilson.
M. Goldsmith & Son cup. offered for
best brace owned and showed by local
exhibitor, won by Euripides and Zienap,
foxhounds, owned by Andrew ]. Cum
mings.
Harris & shafer cup, offered for best
team of dogs in the show, won by Bite
South Shore, Dickes, Myra South Shore
and Rosette II West End. dachshunds,
owned by Mrs. A. Hungerford.
The Shaw & Brown Company vase, for
best brood bitch, won by Parkwood Cute,
q 10
Reid S. Baker, brownie camera, for the
best local dog or bitch shown by a girl
under seventeen years Of age, won by
Bruce, Scottish terrier, owned by Allerton
Cushman.
The G. Harris White Company. base ball
glove. for best local dog or bitch shown
by boy under seventeen years of age,
won by Booths Driver, beagle, owned by
r. C. Booth
Washington Chamber of Commerce cup
lady. won by Lansdowne Larry Lynn,
bulldog. exhibited by Mrs. Charles A.
Watson.
julius Lansburgh. gas dome. for best 10.
cal puppy. won by Parkwood Cute, beagle,
owned by Mrs. Louis Turner.
Berry & Whitmore cup, for best local
team. won by Hilarious, Euripides. lie
nap and Big Priciella, foxhounds, owned
by Andrew ]. Cummings.
L. E. Smoot, .$15 for best setter dog OF
bitch, won by Albert's Pride, English set
ter, owned by DR.. James e. Hair.
DR.. Cecil French, cut glass, for best
stud dog. won by Champion Helios Won
Wurttemberg, Great Dane, owned by
Karl Bjurman.
The Saks Fur Company, fur garment
for the most popular local lady exhibitor
won by Mrs. Thornton o. Crown.
The success Of the show was due largely
to the efficient work Of the bench show
committee, Emory NJ. Wilson. chairman
and John F. Slaven. Edward A. Conroy
and Charles A. Watson, secretary. The
show was admirably superintended by
George F. Foley, who has had charge OF
many Of the big shows Of the country.