Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-04
LISTS ABOUT READY
Dog Show Premiums to Be An
nounced Tomorrow.
MANY ENTRIES EXPECTED
Cooperation Of Big Kennels in Cap.
ital Exhibit Is Assured.
SPECIAL PRIZES PLANNED
These Will Be Distributed to Wash
ington Owners Displaying
Their CANNES.
PLANNED

The premium lists for the big bench
sho" which is to be given by the Wash
lnston Kennel Club at the Arcade. 14th
street and Park road. April "A, % and 26,
Will De ready for distribution tomorrow
ana the bench show committee Immediate
~ Will begin to receive entries for the
many classes. The show promises to be
the finest bench show ever held in the
National Capital. both in point Of the
number of entries and also of the quality
or the dogs shown, 1t is said. The COM
mittee in charge expects that the entry
list will reach and probably pass the 800
mark.
sanctioned by the American Kennel
Club. which insures the interest and CO.
operation of all the big kennels and spe-
cialty clubs of the country, the show will
receive entries from all the large cities
Guiding New York, Philadelphia, Balti-
more and Boston. The headuua rters of
the Washington Kennel Club is at AIS.
the Evans building.
Washington Exhibit.
The committee Is making a particular
effort to interest the local dog owners
IN the show. There will be special
classes for local dogs Of every kind of
breed. and more than 100 special prizes
already have been donated by the dog
IanclerS and merchants Of Washington
10 be competed for by local dogs The
specially clubs, consisting Of the breed
ers and owners OF various breeds Of dogs,
nave added another hundred special
prizes. In addition to these the clubs
VIII offer $1,000 in prizes for the regular
money classes.
The committee is impressing it upon
dog owners in Washington that it is not
necessary that dog shall have a. pedi-
gree to be entered in the show.
Most of the special prizes will be Of
fered for local dogs. There will be a
local class for every breed shown. Many
OF these special prizes are handsome sill
yer cups ranging in value from $25 TO
500 To stimulate the interest Of the
woman dog owners of the District special
prizes will be offered for the dogs ex-
hbited by Washington women The
Chamber of Commerce has authorized an
appropriation of so as prize for the
best dog shown by a local woman.
Among the members Of the Kennel Club
who are taking much interest in this end
of the show are Mrs. Larz Anderson,
Mrs. Augustus P. Gardner, wife of Rep
resentative Gardner of Massachusetts;
Miss Beatrice Dulin, Mrs Angus Nc
Sween and Mrs. Francis Kendall. who
owns a famous kennel at Lexington,
Mass
Judges Selected.
The judges selected for the show in
clude some of the most prominent dog
owners and expert judges in the country.
The breeds they will judge and the judges
are as follows:
st. Bernards-Miss Gertrude Davis of
Red Bank, n. j. Miss Davis owns the
Hercuveen Kennels, the largest kennel of
st. Bernards, and the finest, it is said
ever gotten together in the world
Great Danes-Dr. J. Fletcher Lutz. Of
Glen Rock. Pa. who is recognized
authority on Great Danes.
American fox hounds-John c. Bent
ley of Sandy Spring, Md. Mr.. Bentley is
fox hunter and is well known the coun-
try over as expert on hounds.
Bulldogs-E. \. Boyer of Germantown.
Pa. Mr.. Boyer has judged bulldogs at
most of the big shows in the country.
Boston terriers-William ]. Green of
Philadelphia, recognized authority on
this breed.
Pomeranans-Miss Ida Roberts Pat
ton of Philadelphia. Miss Patton is well
known in society in the Quaker city and
owns and breeds many fine Pomerainians.
All other breedS-Ben +. Lewis of Lans-
downe Pa. who is the best known pro-
fessiOnal Judge of dogs in America and is
equally we'll known On the other side of
the Atlantic, where he has acted as judge
in many Of the big shows.
j. F. Foley Superintendent.
The show is to be superintended by
George F. Foley of Lansdowne, Pa. Re-
Gently he has superintended the Pitts
burgh and Baltimore shows.
The kennel club is Offering a handsome
silver tea set to the woman selling the
largest number Of tickets to the show.
The Saks Fur Company has donated a
valuable fur garment to be given to the
local woman exhibitor receiving the great
est number of votes cast by those at
tending the show.
Club are: President. DR.. Cecil French;
vice president, Edward A. Conroy; secre-
tary Charles A. Watson; treasurer, John
0. Evans. The bench show committee
consists of Emory M. Wilson, chairman;
John F. Slaven, Edward A. Conroy and
Charles A. Watson, secretary.