New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-20
DOG SHOW FOR RED
CROSS WAR FUND
Arrangements Completed
for Affair To Be Held
in list ArmOry.

The preliminary committee 10 ar
range for a dog show in New York to
aid the Red Cross war funds has COM
pleted its labors, after six weeks work.
The fixture will be known as the Char
ity Dog Show and will be held in the
list Regiment armory. Park av. and
Saith st. on Friday and Saturday, March
10 and 20.
1t will be an American Kennel Club
show, and it has the Endorsement Of
the Westminster Kennel Club, the Long
Island Kennel Club, the Nassau County
Kennel Club and the various specially
clubs in this city and throughout the
country. The entries will close on Sat-
urday, February q.
A permanent organization TO conduct
the show and disband after the event
has been formed. 20 be known as the
charity dog show committee. The Off
GERS are: President, Theodore Offer
man; first vice-president, Alfred b.
Maclay; second vice-president. DR.. John
f. De Mund; third vice-president, John
+. Collins; treasurer, John G. Bates,
and secretary, James X. Warehouse.
The bench show committee TO be in
actual charge consists of W. Ross Proc
tor, of the Sealyham Terrier Club of
America; A. Clinton Wilmerding, one
OF the best known cocker spaniel fan
ciers in America; John G. Bates, of
the Irish Terrier Club of America;
John F. Collins, president of the Bull
dog Club of America DR.. John T.. De
Mund, of the Russian Wolfhound Club
and one Of the best known all around
amateur judges of dogs in the United
States; James K. Warehouse. of the
Boston Terrier Club of New York; DR..
L. II. Berendsohn, president of the
Maltese Terrier Club and an authority
on all toy breeds, and Theodore Offer
man, ex-officio, the international au-
thority on the Airedale terrier.
With none but experts in the man.
agement. it is intended 10 give a show
of national scope, not only to reveal the
widespread interest of amateurs in all
breeds of thoroughbred dogs, but also
to garner a tribute in aid of the Red
Cross work which will be worthy of
the cause and expressive of the SYM
pathy of all who breed, show and love
the dog in all parts of the United
States. A guarantee fund has been
subscribed by the committeeman to
meet all the expenses. Mr.. Bates, the
treasurer, III Broadway, has this mat
ter in charge All the net profits will
be devoted to the Red Cross.
There will be no money prizes, but
there will be handsome and valuable
trophy for the first prize winners in
every class. There will be full CLASH
fication of all breeds. The judges will
be amateurs who have the Endorsement
of the specially clubs devoted TO the
breeds in which they officiate. The
manager and show secretary will be
Wilbur II. Purcell, 90 Broadway, who
will send GU. the premium lists, which
are now in course of preparation, and
with whom the entries will close.
Aside from its central location, the
fist Regiment Armory has been Sc
lected for the show on account of the
great area of floor space-45, 900
square feet. II will afford ample room
for various new. spectacular features
and the benching of the large classes.
Whippet racing, if found feasible.
will be tried, and there will be repro
ductions in miniature of field trials and
open air competitions. -------