New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-16
DOCS OF HIGH DEGREE
hundreds Will Be Benched at
Local Show This Week.
NEWCOMERS ARE POPULAR
cerman Sheepdogs Increase in
Entries Over Last Year from
Seven to Seventy.

~ If the leading features of the an
80, bench show Of the Westminster Ken
-, club. which will be held at the Grand
,,.n,rsl Palace on February 10 TO %, and
-, ,,ronises 10 draw the greatest num-
NJ Of high class dogs ever seen together
: .,is or any other country. will be the
:. ,,,,ar sheepdogs. which have jumped
-, .evsn entries last year to seventy
a.. Gar a remarkable increase in popu-
srity. 1910.
rho reason for this sudden popularity
s probably owing to tie fact that this
breed is used for police dogs, and people
want an. animal that is trained and intel
ugent TO a high degree. Among the lead
inc exhibitors will be Thomas i. Ryan,
NTH oak Ridge Alaric. Flora and Rosa
son Metzendorf: Mrs. c. L. Hardy, with
ten dogs Annie Tracy, with Lucas; Will
lam Neuhoff, Of Harrington Park, with
hire dogs: Frank Spokesman, of Green
Sich. Conn. with six. and Mr. and Mrs.
II. Throop. with four The contest in
this class is likely 10 be close.
II
| ,,,ract attention is the Shetland, which Is
i dwarf collie. and some good ones will
| no shown by j. G. Sherman. Mrs. T. ID.
l Nechesney. Mrs Kenneth McNurrish and
Miss j. Fritz The breed is new to the
! show.
The place Of honor in number of entries
| this wear goes TO the bulldog. the largest
| number in years being on the list This
is somewhat surprising. i'm view of the
fact that the splendid importations of
| Arnold l. wson We're known before the
entry list was opened. and seems to argue
that the owners Of American dogs are not
afraid TO tackle the English champions.
Sealyham terriers will have a fine show
ing. and the judges will not have an easy
TASK with the breed There will be some
noble dogs among them. for Mrs. Alfred
Il ] du Pont Will show ten. including Ne
Imonr Bowler Cloud. Geranium. Fancy.
Crack and Empress. bred by the Duchess
Of Hamilton and the Duchess of Teck
and imported by Mrs. du Pont; Mrs. ;.
Willets will show Tar. recent impOrta-
ton August Belmont. jr.. Fran. Lorette,
Mr.. Dcoley and Sexa.
| Pointers will be- well represented tbs
! YEAR. and there are some fine specimens
among them. August Belmont will show.
| among others. Champion Mallwyd Jen.
| RAYMOND Belmont. Lady Clifford and
Magistrate Cornell Franks Masterpiece
| In the English setter classes there Will
be some fine dogs Frank Reilly. the field
trials expert. will be there with his win
ners. Paul verdayne and Rhodanide, ana
IL. H. Phelps will show his noted iieid
trial winner. Gloomy Gus.
Prominent among the Irish settlers sill.
be Dakota Bert. Richvood's Roy ana
Claire, belonging to Walter McRoberts.
| Of Peoria. H.: chief Red Jacket ana
Maurice II. belonging to Miss Grace Nj.
Bedford: Champion Ruminathy Rue ana
Sir LANDER, Of Montreal, the property OF
J. C. Hanna. OF Montreal, and Chando.
4 Of R~W. Crenzbaur.
There will Doe finer lot OF ST. Bcr-
yards than usual. among them oeins
1 Young stormcr. Splendidus. queen Hf
| Pearls and Princess Nan, belonging to
| Colonel Jacob Rupert. jr.
| In the list will be added as celebrity
| Agawa Duke. a dog of great prominence
| in Canada. belonging TO +. and y. Steu-
| art. Of Montreal.
Prominent among the Great Danes VIII
| be Gerd Won Grunbach. imported by the
| Kineto Kennels. of Butler, y. j.. at
cost Of s., go: Hector Grassi's Harras Won
Rhein. Bella Won Linmatquai. and Wotan
III, the Glenmere Kennels's Prince Nee
req OF Glenmere. and the noted winner,
Champion NOhl'S Vulcan, belonging 10
the Vulcan Kennels.
In the Russian wolfhound classes the
largest exhibitor will be the Valley Farm
Kennels, which has an entirely new lot
Mrs. p +. Matthias will show the noted
Canadian winner. Caerhysddu Elkd'
bringing him from Montana. Among the
Irish wolfhounds Will be Bromore. belong
ing 10 George Gordon Moore. 'of ST. Clair,
| Mich. and Rebel an imported dog be-
longing 10 Master J. u. Leary. Of New
| York Among the greyhound exhibitors
\ viii be Winthrop IcK.m, A. 3. Maclay.
Mrs. ". Haley I'iske. the Cluny Kennels
sndF. ". Briggs.
OF American Soxhounds there will b.
large exhibit BY the Piedmont Hunt
os,virgnia, and d. c. Sand, of Upper
wife. Va. while A. II. Hginson, NJ L. H..
ofthe Middlesex Foxhounds. and j. Wat
soA Webb NJ. +. IL. OF the Shelburne.
Vi Hounds, will show English fox
hohnds There will be many others il
mi pack classes. entries for which have
n3 Yet closed
golies will, as usual. attract good
detl Of attention and there are many
gotd ones on the list. including several
neSly imported dogs Many well known
Champions VIII be seen in the old English
sHepdog classes. the exhibitors includ-