New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-23
Easily the Attraction in Closing
Session of Exhibition at
Grand Central Palace.
CHAMPION BULLDOG is ILL
Prince Albert Will Be Rushed to
Home Kennels on Fast Train
No Money Tempts
Owner to Sell.


entered 10y y. Henry Higginson NJ +.
H.. of South Lincoln. Mass. had the
rims to themselves when ii came to jude-
Ing the packs for the special prize Of
fcrcd by the Westminster Kennel CLUB.
There was nothing worthy 10 compete
with them. so the entry was divided into
TWO packs of five couples each. being
shown by Charles Norris, the huntsman.
and Harry Brown. the whip. The pack
composed of bitches won, while the dogs
received the reserve ribbon.
The English hounds were the first in
the ring. following in the huntsman
and whip who added a touch of the
spectacular to the scene. being in regu-
lation hunting costume. pot hats. scarlet
coats white breeches and shiny black
boots The dogs were under perfect con-
troll. well matched, and their heavy boned
bodies glistened under silky coats OF
black and tan that caused the CROWD
along the rail to applaud their good APP
pearance.
In contrast the American hounds did
not appear nearly so we'll when they
later entered the Enclosure. There were
special prize, and the pack of the Pied
mont Hunt of Middleburg, Va. rather
easily carried off the prize by defeating
the pack of the MiddleburS Hunt. the
latter getting the reserve. There was
lively bit Of scrambling as the Middle
burg Hunt pack entered the ring LOT
many of them failed to follow -. {.
Sands. jr.. NJ. +. H, through the gate
The stragglers lost themselves among
the spectators. so that Malbon Rlchard-
son the whip, and several of the at"
tcpdants had to drag them inside by the
uapc of the neck. They were an III as
sorted lot with dark tan and white mark
ings. lacking the bone and substance or
the English hounds. The crack OF the
masters whip seemed TO terrify them
and even the winding of his horn failed
to stIl their fears.
As the ring was well filled with prlNlo
legged spectators, the most umld ones
hid among the skirts of the women, ana
fl REQUIRED Il lot of hauling and rauons
of liver before they lodged in their pen
Then I'D ShadweIl, the Piedmont hunts
man. trotted i'm at the head of his PACK
lie sounded his horn Justify. while b. w.
HoxaI the whip kept the hounds fairly
we'll together. The five couples were well
matched. liver colored with splotches oil
white about the neck. They were trlhe
afraid of the crowd, but were so mani
testify superior that the judges had no
difficulty in making the award.
The splendid beagles of the Wheatley
Harriers, entered by II. 6. Phipps, won
the prize for packs IN their division, with
the Westchester beagles taking the re-
serve Both packs were shown by the
huntsmen dressed in bottle green coats.
white breeches and CATERS. The two
packs of five couples each behaved ad-
rnirabIy. Arthur Little acted as hunts
man for the winners. while E. $. Reynal
acted as huntsman for the Westchester
pack. with Tom Waller as whip.
There was "A remarkable turnout Of
fashionable folk of the hunting clubs to
watch the judging OF the foxhounds, and
the Palace was more crowded than on
any other day Of the show. The an
nouncement was made for the board OF
governors OF the Kennel Club that the
attendance had been of record proper
tons for the four days. While the final
tally was not officially completed, IL was
reported that the entries Of the Nlckery
Kennels. of Evanston. H.. had carried off
the major share of the prizes, with the
MiddleseX foxhounds of South Lincoln,
Mass, a close second. Altogether $14,-
900 in cash prizes was divided. and 500
600 in plate and special prizes.
Next TO the judging in the ring the
4.A In
Prince Albert, the wonderful bulldog,
which on the previous day had been
crowned the best Of any breed In the
show. Throughout the entire afternoon
there was a bevy of admirers about his
bench on the second floor. which seemed
10 make Prince Albert bit peevish and
he finally turned his back and went to
sleep.
Alexander II. Stewart. his owner, said
that the dog was plainly showing the
effects Of the excitement and was RAPID
~ losing weight He had made arrange
ments to rush the dog through to his
kennels in Chicago. aboard the Twentieth
Century Limited to-day. Because of a
rule Of the New York Central Railroad
Prince Albert will travel as excess bag
gage. but will be carefully watched by
special attendants throughout the jour
rey.
The manner in which the dog has acted
and his falling off in weight have greately
worried Mr.. Stewart and his kennel
master, George Abbott They sent out
10 A special invalid kitchen and had fresh
eggs, milk and choice beef specially pre-
pared TO tempt the appetite Of their royal
charge. but with little or no encourage
inent Mr. Stewart emphatically stated
that Prince Albert would get a long rest
and would not be shown again this sea-
son.
During the day Robert Lobban, Of
Newark, ~ j., the owner Of Deodora
Monarch. the dog that carried off the
special prize in the show for the bulldog
with the most perfect head attempted TO
purchase Prince Albert. He had been
offered more than $500 for Deodora Mon
arch, and his proposition to Mr.. Stewart
was to turn Deodora over to Mr.. Stewart
with as much cash again as he had been
offered In exchange for Prince Albert. IL
was a trade equivalent 10 $1,000 but IT
DID not tempt the Chicago fancier. a
wealthy resident Of Pittsburgh. who re-
fused has name. told Mr.. Stewart to
name his own price, but this likewise was
refused.
Miss Marian Kennedy provided an cpl
rurean feast for her pomeranian Black
Prince that set the crowd a-fiutter as
they watched the deicacies disappear.
Boned chicken and soft boiled eggs were
the chief bits that the dog aristocrat en-
nd he fnnrOiIQblV aUnrpciato1 tho