New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-26
ENGLISH BULLDOG
HABIT IS INSIDIOUS
One Good Dog Deserves
Another Seems To Be
Fanciers' Motto.
MRS. c. N. pLATT HAS
STARS IN KENNELS
Career of a Remarkable Puppy
Cut Short by the Claw
of a Lobster.

yq,st whose Kennels at Astoria, LONG
island. house 50 many sood American
hroeas. started IN with the Idea OF own
,ne tust two English bulldogs; but Eng
,,sh bulldogs are insidious things, ana one
olC-.,-s decides to keep az least two out
OF the nrst litter
Ae there In no race suicide among hhs-
ush BULLDOGS. one can readily see that II
one keeps the choice Of each litter II Is
ncs long before real kennel Is thrust
,oon one without having really uieo 10
achieve r.
Tha nucleus OF Mrs. Platt's Kennel Is
vVN.,hvvood Trusty. better known ms
Resvtv. a handsome brindle and white
,,otron now six years old. Beauty Ger
ta,nly has done her duty in addine TO the
kenneis. Her next family will be oN Lore
brilliant. the heavyweight which Robert
Iobban imported for the Westmins'e'
Kennel Club show.
One Of Beauty's most promising puppies
IS Astoria Trusty. a fallow and white ten
months-old youngster BY King Astoria
who is also her brother. In the Kennels
sre several adorable puppies ranging from
ten weeks 70 twelve months, but the
flower OF the flock died two days ago' and
all because he never would learn that
eluttony is one Of the seven deadly sins
The deceased. which was by Baron
Teesdale ex Lady Pitman. was beautiful
nd. with a black mask, but his pleasure
in Nfe was eating Mrs. Platt was after
him continually TO keep him from eating
pins. tacks. rugs and other things or a
palpably indigesuble nature.
About a week before he died Baby
hlched a lobster claw from the Persian
cat. and without even saving Thanks for
the lobster" swallowed IL whole. An au-
topsy revealed the cause OF his death
when the lobster claw was found sticking
in his little stomach. The BABY was only
FIVE months old. but he had already won
two blue ribbons.
The handsomest dos IN the kennels is
Baron Teesdale, a brindle and white
beauty. which tips the scale at sixty-three
hounds The Baron seems quite unaware
Of his enormous bulk and insists or sit
ting in the laps OF visitors. Another one
Of HIS cunning ways is 70 put his front
feet on ones shoulders.
This is all in play and while he may
inadvertently knock YOU down and
trarple you i'm the dust. he is as gentle
as a kitten. The Baron is now four
years old. he IS by Coadjutor and Lady
OF Teesdale.
Among the matrons IS Lassicat.
which was catalogued at the Palace show
AS Tassicat. Lassicat was chosen as the
winner OF the limit class for bitches I'M
der forty pounds TO do this IL was
necessary TO beat Thomas ". Lawson
Dreamwold Dairy Maid. Lassicat is a
light brindle. pied. with q beautiful face.
She was first choice at the recent match
Of the Bulldog Breeders Association.
Toll Bar Molly IS a good one which was
overlooked at the big show because she
refused 10 eat properly and put some
flesh on her ribs At present she is in
much better condition and is very
handsome young natHon. Her head is
practically perfect Lassicat was bred
nv Mr.. Covington. She Is by Bullion
duchess Clenora. Toll Bar Molly Is by
P-idgewood Mayor and Bridgewood Girl
Another good one is Waldemar Prin-
cess by Woodcroft Bishop and Moston
Rovanna- Princess would have been
chosen as the best American bred at the
recent Palace show II It had not been
FOR Mrs. Drew's Gaby Deslys, when
carried of frst honor.
wroxham Silent Marquis IS another
me Of the heavyweights which grace the
pls+t Kennels. he is a big handsome
fellow not quite so heavy as Baron
Tsesdale. but looking larger on account
~ being e. trife higher off the ground
Neither the Baron nor the Marquis cares
about shows and they go through their
mart Of the performance in & ha1f-
hearted way, which seems TO say: NO
blesse oblige, you know"
one must not forget Ped RodderE IN
counting up the celebrities- She Is
handsome red matron. which was one
~ the first in the kennels. Rodders was
bred by Mrs Fife. She is by Champion
Mohsmmed's Son and Princess Merlin.
English bulls are not the only pets in
the Plat establishment. There are some
wonderful red, shiny roosters, Maltese
and Persian cats and last but not least,
TWO tailless Schipperkes. The little Ger
man dogs are the property Of Miss Ma
tale Platt, who is now eight years old.
Little Miss Platt became a fancier two
years ago and is entirely devoted 10 Tu-
dor and Cluppie.
Elizabeth. aged four, is also fanc1er,
but she prefers English bulldogs. and
owns two Of her own.
Elizabeth says that as soon as she IL
old enough she is going to have the finest
English bulls in the country and is going
10 make clean sweep of the blues. Like
a true American she does not approve of
imported champions. but intends 20 breed
all OF her own.
II the little Miss Plat does not lose her
enthusiasm within the next few years.
she will give American fanoiers soma
thing to worry about in the show ring.