The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-26

Mrs. Tyler Morse's old English sheep
dog, Siumber, inactive during the ordi-
nary classes OF the Westminster Kennel
Club show. woke up In time yesterday TO
enter the ring before the supreme Judge.
Midgeley Marsden. and 20 impressed the
expert from Nhaley Bridge. England,
that she emerged crowned az the best OF
any breed In the show. Placed In reserve
was the wire haired fox terrier vickery
Fast Freight. owned by the Vickery Ken
neis Of Chicago, and which on the first
day Of the show had beaten the renowned
Aatford Vic in the special for the best
fox terrier In the show.
The award which crowned Slumber
queen Of the show was made at 4 o'clock
In the afternoon. when the attendance at
the Grand Central Palace had reached the
high water mark for the day. Though
Slumber's first victory had been scored
Q little earlier in the day I'm the variety
class for dogs and bitches that have won
the title OF champion Of the A. h. c., her
supreme triumph was not attained until
tho unclassihed special. which allowed
winners of nearly every description and
lot In the previous champion, the bulldog
Strathtay Prince Albert
There were thirty-fivc dogs in the ring
representing a majority OF the breeds
catered to by the Westminster Kennel
Club. and every breed had its partisans
as the handsome specimens were paraded
around the largo centre ring on the first
floor for the inspection of the judge
Strathtay Prince Albert, after UNFOLDING
his supremacy among tho bulldogs had
q host of friends. but II could not be de-
MED that there was danger for the cham
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appearance Of the pride OF the Tyler
kennels. Every move OF the handlers was
watched with interest by the spectators.
who stood three and four deep around
the ring. But the judge went about his
work deliberately and studied each point
and defect before dethroning Strathtay
Prince Albert and placing Slumber on the
throne, with Vickery Fast Freight next in
line OF succession. Mr.. Marsden said
af:erward that Strathtay Prince Albert
would have been third II third ribbon
were called for. He had no fault to find
with him as a bulldog. but could not over
look the sterling qualities of the dogs
he placed first and second.
For Slumber the adjudicator from
across the water had unstinted praise.
"She is the best English sheepdog l ever
saw" he said, land l doubt II there
ever has been better one. Her coat Is
wonderful and no fault can be found
with head. bone or body. In fact she Is
= us near to perfection a. II Is possible
for n dog to be-"
Mr. Marsden. In placing Fast Freight
second. confirmed the judgment OF Win
throp Rutherfurd, who had been subject
to some criticism for placing the Vickery
Kennels entry over the latest English
marvel, Matford Vic. The latter did not
appear In the big class, bu; Mr.. Marsden
said that In the condition the two dogs are
IN to-day he surely would rule as did Mr..
Rutherford. I'm time. however. Matford
Vic IL hound to beat the dog" concluded
the English judge.
Before the variety classes came up for
discussion the sensation OF the day WAS
provided by the judging OF the Sealyham
terriers, in which another English judge.
W. r. McCandish OF Redditch. turned
previous adjud,cations topsy-turvy with
his awards. In making his awards In the
open classes the judge was at least con-
sistent, for he favored low fronted dogs
with badly bent pastern. though fanciers
here insist that the breed. being terrier
one, calls for standard Including a
strong straight front. In the shuttle follow
ing the Introduction OF the new idea, such
noted dogs We're left without cards as
Mrs. NJ Holmes-Wiilets's Champion
Locust Lone Star. Tyler Morse's Champion
The Varmint and the recent importation
from England the Greenwich Kennels Two
Centurion.
SOIne OF tne uHklnu Critics went so raf
as TO say that Mr.. McCandlish never had
Judged the breed abroad. but the judge
mad good reason for the type of dog
selected. He said that, as the Sealyhan
was a dog that was intended to go to
ground. he should possess some OF the
characteristics Of other dogs OF the same
utility, such as the dachshund
Great interest was taken in the variety
classes, with which Mr.. Marsdens labors
commenced. He first called for sporting
dogs and bitches OF any breed except ter