The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-24
RICHMOND TO HAVE
ITS F|RST..OOG SHOW
WILL DE GIVEN UNDER AUSPICES
OF THE KENNEL
CLUB
NUMEROUS ENTRIES
LANsDowNE KENNELS TO PLACE
SIXTY ON EXHIBITION AND
MANY OTHERS WILL SHOW.
VALUABLE PRIZES

Richmond Is to have its first real
dog show-its first show given under
the direction of kennel club--since
1882, when the inaugural dog show
at the Virginia State fair next month
Is had under the auspices of the
American Kennel club. This means
that every branch of the dog family,
from all parts of the United States
will be seen here durin6 the week of
October 9Th George +. Foley. super
intendent and secretary of the show
Lansdowne, Pa.
Great interest lie being taken in
this show not only by the lovers of
fine dogs. but by the professional men
and business interests of Richmond
who have contributed a large number
OF special prizes to the list of pre-
Fmiums. which will be awarded own
ers OF the best dogs. Many of the
extra prizes are In special classes and
are to be awarded to local dog own
ers. large number of whom made
entries before the list closed last
night. The prize list embraces ST.
900 given by the State Fair associa-
ton and about seventy-fve prizes do
mated by local interests
Large Variety of Dogs.
The judges are among the best
known and the most competent in the
country. They are DIR. T.. Lester. of
Montpelier Station. Va, and DR. J.
f. DeMund, of Brooklyn. n. Y. The
showing and judging will he in &C
cordance with the rules of the Amer
lean Kennel club governing dog
shows.
An idea II the great variety of dogs
to be exhibited Is to be gained from
the classes assigned to the judges. DR..
Jones will Judge bloodhounds, Irish
wolfhounds, Scottish deerhounds.
greyhounds. foxhounds. beagles.
Dachshunde and Dalmatians.
DR. DeMund will judge ST. Ber-
nards, great danes, Russian wolf
hounds, pointers. English settlers,
Gordon settlers. Irish settlers. sport
ing spaniels. whippets, eollies, Ger
man sheepdogs. Belgian sheepdogs,
old English sneepdogs. poodies. chow
elbows. Doberman pinschers. bulldogs,
Airedale. terriers. bullterriers. French
bulldogs, Boston terriers. foxterricrs,
Scottish terriers. Sealyham terriers,
Irish terriers. West Highland white
terriers. Welsh terriers. dandie Din
mont terriers. black and tan Man
chester terriers. schipperkes. Pome-
ranians, English toy spaniels, Jap
anese spaniels, PekIncese, toy p0odIes,
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toy black and tan terriers. griffons
bruxellois. Chihuahuas, Italian grey
hounds, miscellanee us classes, un-
classified specials.
Come From Big Show.
Many Of the dogs from 3istan'
points will be brought to the Rich
mond show direct from the Interstate
fair at Trenton. \. J., which concludes
two days before the Richmond show
open. The local show will begin on
Tuesday. October 1th. and will run
through Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday. one exhibitor alone. r. +,
Lewis, Of the Iansdowne Kennels.
among the famous In America, will
bring sixty dogs
The Richmond show bench con
mitee is headed by G. n. Cook as
chairman. The committeeman who
have arranged the show and who will
be in charge are George r Hogg, w
Gay Smith. J. Marvin Luke. $. f.
Tilitt. Polk Miller, Howe Totten. w
Earl Miller. Stewart Weiss. A. F.
McrrfSette r NJ Wilson