The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-27

spirit pervading the Grand Central Pal.
ace yesterday. when the curtain was runs
down on the most successful show Of
The Westminster Kennel Club. than VA
noticeable on any other day since the
choicest dogs OF America invaded the Pal
ace last Monday. The camaraderie Of the
hunting field supplanted the keenness Of
the kennel world and with foxhounds,
barriers and beaGles disportins In the
ring memories Of many a lively chase
after fox. hare and rabbit were brought
70 mind by the hunt crowd. which pre-
dominated at the morning and afternoon
sessions.
Honors for the day went to the Middle
sex Foxhounds. Of which A. Henry His-
ginson 10 master. The New England dogs
swept the individual prises In the morn.
Ing and In the afternoon carried on the
$3.50 special for drafts of hve couples from
the Brandywine pack. which had Charles
Mather In command. These were Eng
lish foxhounds, a similar competition for
American foxhounds being confined to two
packs, one of dogs and the other OF
bitches, entered by the Piedmont Hunt.
d. c. Sands, Jr., the Piedmont master,
directed both packs. and the Judge chiv-
alrously rewarded the female of the spe-
cies with the first prize.
Harriers were shown for the first time
In this country In packs and both first
and second places went to the Milibrook
Harriers. shown by Il. II. earle. In the
smaller edition OF the foxhound the Ave
couples OF dogs beat the pack composed
Of bitches but both were evenly matched
hounds under good control. The big prize
in bsaNies went to the Wheatiey pack. OF
which the polo player. J. s. Phipps. u
master, which beat the Somerset pack OF
George Il. Post, though many considered
the latter had the advantage In bone
The ring. which had been kept strictly
private for Judges and officials while the
regular dog classes were being considered
Yielded to the desire OF the many sup.
porters OF the hunt present yesterday, and
while the packs were showing their PAGES
on the soft tanbark line Of chairs
around the inside Of the enclosure VIA,
occupied by the privileged members OF
not move a step without brushing agains,
q man or woman used to flying fences II,
the wake Of the hounds. while sprinkl I'd
around were masters OF the differen,
hounds. sometimes seen In the act OF
keeping the vigorous hounds in control
and at all times keeping a keen eye or
the movements of the dogs Of their owr
or rival packs Among the leaders Of the
chase noticed were d. c. Sands, Jr.
M. r. II. Piedmont J. ID. Thomas. NJ. r
H. Aiddieburg; II. I. Nichols, VI. +. II
Meadow Brook: Oakleigh Thorne. NJ r
II. Millbrook A. Henry HiEginson. NJ. +
H. Middlesex Z. c. earle. once master
Of the Late Westminster Hunt; DIR. z
Lester Jones. NJ F. H. Virginia: j. Wat
son Webb VI. +. II. Shelburne: Charles
Z. Mather. N. r. II. Brandywine.
Al packs had to be shown with mas
Ter and huntsman In hunt uniform. mos,
Of these runpAng to red. but there were &C
80 anA
the hariers came IN a decided change In
the sartorial appointments Of those ir
charge Of these willing hunters. One pack
was controlled by master and whips ir
cutAway coats OF oxford gray. breeche.
Of Q lighter gray and shin leggins. tn,
whole surmounted by a black velvet cap
II bore out the rule that you may wear
rying the hare.
The hounds had been placed as near
the Judging ring as possible. still the
little trip from the pens to the rims
vas not unattended with excitement and
the spectators were kept on the move
while the packs were making their short
runs. Huntsrnan or master led, dragging
his whip along the noor. and In nearly
every instance the dogs showed their
perfect training by following in COM
pact mass which occasionally meant the
bowling over of any sleepy individual
case a straegler should break away the
whips were behind TO coax him back into
line, % that all bundled into the ring
massed a. soiidly as the old time football
player.
Outside of the performances OF the
packs there was considerable interest IN
the individual successes of the dogs. the
Niddlesex Hounds scoring here without
q break. There was one class In which
0iddlesex was out of competition. and
that was where the master OF the pack
4. Henry Higginson, had presented S2t
for the huntsman Of the pack making
the greatest number Of home bred entries
Ct English foxhounds. The conditions
called for the exclusion Of Middlesex and
the prise went to w. H. Thompson. the
hNntsman OF the Brandywine Hunt.
Charley Morris. huntsman OF tbs
Niddlesex, had his turn. which he richl,
deserved. In the next special. In whicf
Mn. Henry Higginson gave silver horr
for the huntsmsn Of the pack Showing
the best home bred hound of any age oil
sex entered In the English foxhount
classes. Morris might have won with an,
one Of several dogs. a. he has been bus,
for years building Up the Middlesex PACK
with home breds. but ne selected tn.
year-oid Starlight and proudly carried
the horn before the show was over.
This was the nrst time Morris hat
gained such distinction. though for year
- has been identined win the MiddleseI
pack. The winning pack contained anon
others Ranger. which won as the best fox
hound. and Rally. which took a simila
honor among the bitches. According 4
the huntsmen these dogs do not stand ou
when the pack Ia hunted. Every dog doe
his part and there u no pack leader.
Though the Wheatley Kennels carried
on most Of the plums In the beagle classes
the chief award. that for the best OF tn
breed, fell to Somerset Waterman, q gran.
specimen and equally at home in the feel,
or on the show bench. George Il. Pos
bought Somerset Waterman In Englan,
within a year for 336 and with him bea
dogs some OF which cost nearly ten time
that amount.
In spite Of the late arrival OF two of tn
Judges from England the awards wer
made on schedule time The specials wer
concluded late on Wednesday and
marked programme containing all tn
plscinss with the exception Of the spe
ciais and foxhound classes was on sal
yesterday. There was little fault foun,
with the judging. and what little Their
was generally COLD be traced to q beatel
competitor or an interested handler. Eithe
that or the man making the award ha,
some good reason for upsetting previou
Judgments Altogether the show will g
down In history as the best Of the thirty
sisht held by the Westminster Kenne
Club