The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-25
PICKED UP ON A STROLL
AROUND THE CORRIDORS
Fair Enthusiasts Establish a
Peacock Alley on Third
Floor Of Palace.

Peacock Alley at the show Is on the
third floor Of the Palace. Here between
two rows Of daintily housed toy dogs In
the front Of the building there 10 a con-
tinuous swish Of skirts and a chatter Of
musical voices as the merits Of the pets
are discussed The mere man who wan.
ders into this sacred precinct almost As
quickly wanders out again unless he be
one Of the white coated attendants.
Away at the end Of the alley 10 benched
one Of the smartest littlo Poms ever seen
here In Mrs. r. f. Mayhew's Fox Hills
Phyllis. This chocolate beauty won In
the class for puppies and beat her male
competitor for the best puppy OF either
sex In spite Of the fact that she had been
In this country only week and sadly
needed tuning up.
There was q reversal Of previous judg-
Ing which none could cavii AZ when Mrs
J. Pultx's st. julien was placed first In
the open class for Poms with Georges w
Quintard's Ridgeway Smasher, his con-
queror at Boston. only third. ST. Julien
continued winning until he was adjudged
the best In the show. while Ridgeway
smasher was 40 upset that he became Ill
and had to be removed from the show.
Young Gold Spec. the startling orange
colored dog that won at the recent spe-
clalty show. had to lower his colors to
st. julien.
The pet dogs are not the only ones on
which money II lavished. George. w.
Qulntard's wire haired FOX terriers. about
q dosen. are all arrayed in spotless white
coats, with the kennel name Ridgeway
In black scroll. These simple coats cost
I'll each, which made one woman who
deals extensively In dogs remark: II
think I will 70 In for selling dogs coats
instead OF dogs. II seems there must be
more profit in It."
Another victory for homebreds was
scored In the Feke division when Mrs.
Thomas J. Hudson Of Philadelphia showed
Sun Flo and took the honors in the win
ners' class for bitches from Mrs. r. T..
knights recently imported Tyt See OF
Egham In the dogs, Mrs NJ. Il. Harby's
Chu Yen Of Toddington went through from
limit to winners with success. The Pekes
were Judged by Mrs r. p McGrann.
Trouble in Mexico did not prevent the
Chihuahuas having the best entry In years.
This Is the hairless Mexican dog. and one
of the spectators said they reminded him
OF September Morn" The blue ribbon
went to Mrs Daniel Burt Decker OF Utica.
with Beautiful Lady.
Theatrical folk were strongly in evil
dence and mostly were to be found on the
third floor Here was benched Miss Billie
Burke's Boston terrier Webbs Marvellous.
He was a typical Boston. but had 10 yield
first place In the middleweight open class
to Bostonla Model, connecticut dog.
Joseph McAlcensn. an uncle OF the
champion high diver Arthur McAleenan,
was dominant In Irish wolfhounds. He
went clean along the line with Sewry
Kathleen Mavourneen. particularly long
nosed animal resembling the greyhound
type more than the rest Of those entered.
r. r. Lewis. Jr.. was the whole thing in
greyhounds. sweeping the boards in the
dog classes with Lansdowne Butcher Boy
and with champion Artemis In the meet
ing OF those OF the opposite sex.