The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-04
SNOW CAUSES DELAY
TO JUDGES AND DOGS
Philadelphia Bench Show Hard
Hit by StOrm-Classes
Go Over for Day.
FRENCH BULLS FINISHED
POOdles and Chihuahuae Also
Judged-Many Take Issue
With One Award.
FRENCH BULLS FINISHED

Pan.Apri.PHiA. March s.--stormbound
Judges and dogs delayed In transit played
havoc with the opening day'e programme
Of tho third annual show Of the Kennel
Club Of Philadelphia, which began three
day fixture At Horticultural Hall here
to-day. An entry Of 7S5 dogs promised
well for the success Of the show. but at
the time set for the beginning OF the
judging 200 dogs were missing from the
benches. and telegraph and telephone mes.
sages were re.orted TO Ia n vain attempt
| TO locate possible prize winners
Ono by one Judges began to drift into
the hall, and AT half past o'clock start
wns made In the judging. two OF
the I'VE rings being utilised for the In
spcction OF three breeds. This was nearly
| Ave hours later than the time set, and
| the management decided to carry over
! until tomorrow the bulk OF the pro-
gramme arranged for day. leaving the
second days Judging TO be done on
| Thursday. instead Of having only fox-
hounds passed on at the hnal session.
The breeds Judged this afternoon were
/ French bulldogs, In which Jules rerond
| made the awards. and poodies ana chi
| huahuas, with James Watson as adjudi-
| Gator. The entries were light IN
these CLASSES. and oil the important en-.
tries had arrived. with the exception OF
I Mrs Arnold Lawsons New York Cham
pion Sikdars Princess which was con-
| sidered too valuable an animal to send
out into the stormy world In search OF
! further honors
Among the earliest arrivals this morn
ing was Sir william Savory and Holland
Buckley, who came from England es-
pecialiy to judge at this show. The
Baronet and his sporting friend were In
New York when the baby blizsard hit the
| country. They took no chance OF nisa'n6
the opening OF the show for which they
had crossed the Atlantic. They left New
| York al 10 o'clock last night and were
safely landed here at 4 40 this morning.
Not 20 bad" said Mr.. Buckley. after
ne had thawed out at the show In the
afternoon.
The Enw,ishmen were pleased with the
dog. that were benched. especially the
sporting spaniels. in which they were par.
ticulsriy Interested and which Sir william
savory will judge Tomorrow.
| Other Judges who came through on more
or less delayed trains this morning were
Or. John Il. DE Mund, Charles q. Hopton.
Freeman Lloyd and Jules Ferond. but
many OF the adjudcators failed to reach
the building In which the show was held.
Lord Lytton. who 10 hero In quest Of
racquet honors. was at the show with his
wife and the afternoon and evening ses-
s!ons had n fair attendance Of the society
element from the environs OF the city.
| Among the noted kennels which could
not deliver their dogs to-day were II. II.
Throop. Scranton. Pa. shepherd dogs J.
w Minturn. Syosset. l.. T., Pekes and
bulldogs Titanla Kennels, Erie, Pa, wolf
! hounds N!ckery Kennels, Evanston. Ill.
AIredaies and Irish terriers; Harry Rush
ton, Asbury Park. N j., bulldogs, and
Miss Mary Henderson. Flatbush, toy doss.
Mrs Holmes Willets and Miss Theodore
wilbour arrived late In the afternoon. only
to And the judging had been deferred.
In French bulls the honors In dogs wen'
, to Mrs. Howard Sellers's Hugo Of Mil
bourne, which made Its nrst win In the
novice class and then after skipping the
limit and open was placed over Mrs
Edward Atkins's lie Merveleux In the win
ners class for dogs.
, Not all the judges agreed with the hisi
, degree handed out to Hugo Of Millbourne
He 10 a large and rather coarse black
!, with Q shallow face. In fact one OF TN
, down faced kind. He scored heavily IL
thought that Mrs Arnold Lawson's Nos
wal Nlmrod. which was beaten by l.
Merveleux In the American bred limi
, and open classes. was the best OF IN
trio. This IL compact brindle. will
. nne head and face, but the pasterns ar
:, weak and counted heavily against him
The winners award In bitches was tnkei
4 by Bourbon Kennels American bred Co
4 ouette De Bourbon. coquette came from
/. Plainffeld for the show and took thre
blues, missing q fourth by not snterinl
o In the open, which went by default. owl
= TO the absence Of SlkdAr's Princess. whicl
!. had scored the othera out.
In poodles II. q. Trevor's Judge W
q sailed majesticaliy through the dog classo
from puppies to winners, with the excep
e ton OF the novice. In which he was no
O entered.
v In the winners class for bitches MI
, lTrevor's entry. Tuckahoe. had to be con
e tent with reserve 10 II. w. shepherd
v Jewelette Entries OF T. ]. McGovern an
d Mrs. Edna Craig Lark divided the honor
r. In the chihuahua classes, the former win
ming winners dogs unopposed with Cham
n pion 0oldbug. Mara Rosa swept all III
d frst prises In the bitches classes. beatin
10 T. J. Mctiovern's Bonita for the winner
u award. The awards:
e. pooDLEs.
a so DGs t Anna NJ, ciyao': buster Limi
Jgdss oHs s.. 'SaE o'f sa., .sds
etc, Ncyics q rrsvors s Tus nS. no rS
5 ti%st r1H Winer. ' j.wei.,,. RsssrS
FRENCH BULLDOGS.
Hs%ssG' s.il:r st'' agse q aSsSrs; A%.,
q, vsleur Limit. lie Marveleux Open l.
m Marveleux. Winners Hugo Of Miiibourn
!" Reserve, lie Msrvsieux.
Bitches, Puppien--Mr:. X. Balls u. r.;
hi June. Novice Mrs Edward Atkins's POI
e. saire. American bred. Bourbon Kennels
Coquetts de Bourbon. Limit CoQuette d
i. Bourbo Winners. couauetts de bourbon
- Reserve, Porssire.
70 CHIHuAHuAs.
o. Dors Open--T. j. McGovern's Champio
er Coldbug Winners. Champion Codbus.
~ Bitches. Novice--Mrs. Edna Craig Lsnk
OF Mara Poss. Limit. Mara Posa. Open. Mai
A Posa. Winners Mara Poss. Reserve. 7.
~ McGovern's Bonita.
N Kennedy Tires, but So Docs Barn
:. Tom Kennedy and Jack Burns did
nv little one act comedy entitled staying Il
~, ten IN the main bout at Browns Gyr
a. nasium last night. The ringsids criti
'' gave Kennedy the verdict for his abili
A, to hit often. though not hard. Kenns'
~, landed blow after blow. with hardly
=" return. After eight rounds Of this Ke
n. nedy was 80 exhausted from punchiI
al Burns that II Burns had not tired al