The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-04
JUDGES CLEAR DECKS
FOR VARIETY CLASSES
Ladies' Kennel Association
Show Opens ut Mineola
With Fine Exhibit.
TUG OF WAR ON TO-DAY
vickery Kennels Send Twenty
one High Class Dogs on
From Chicago.
TUG OF WAR ON TO-DAY


show of the Ladies Kennel Association
opened here to-day at the Fair Grounds
and will continue over Tomorrow. Several
OF the general class we're passed on but
the great tugs Of war will come to-
morrow, when most OF the champions Of
the East and the best OF the middle West
will meet In the variety classes. Twenty
nrst class exhibits have been sent from
the Vlckery Kennels OF Evanston. Ill.
and the majority OF these are International
winning tsome champions) Airedaies. fox
and Scottish terriers. The English judges,
Midgeley Marsden and John Holgate. will
make the awards In the variety classes.
To-day they complained that the dogs.
particularly Airedales. were not being sent
In fast enough. and II was twilight before
Marsden had got half way through his
dog classes. James W. Springs orchard
Knoll ln.perlalist and NicAery kennels
Lodestar being considered the best and
second best OF the American breds.
The rough ST. Bernards were headed by
the highly typical Hercuveen Night Watch.
Il dog with rare type OF head and
expression. He beat In niassiveness the
rather short bodied valdls Wolfram.
Jacob Rupert. Jr. gained the plums In
bitches with a handsome brace. but In
smooths the White Star Kennels had its
own way with Dolly La velta. Blood
hounds were poorly represented. Pointers
were representative and the good Bob
Gee could not be denied. He Is all d
pointer. stylish. shapely and a good
shower August Belmont, Jr's Bracken
is a mice white and lemon but with hardly
enough of type about his head.
The English settlers would be hard to
.val ,.sI.
dons had only one entry. Young Dermott
and w. Ziegler's Stewartstown Rose are
first class Irish settlers and were put
down In rare form and feather Mr..
Ziegler Is showing very strong team
of gun dogs from the Great Island Ken
nels. There was nothing to come near
Thomas Z. Hunters high quality sable
and white collie Seedey Sterling. \
handsome, good coated sable dog Is Mrs.
Andrew w. Ford's Chappaaua Sable. a
dog however. not very handy with
his ears.
The old English sheepdogs had Morris
kidneys Night Rider ahead and over
Mrs. Tyler Morse's Champion Brentwood
Hero. That Is making history, Night
Rider. as before pointed out In THE Sun
is a coming dog and scores decislvely In
texture OF coat. Both dogs are pretty
well ahead of all their breed. no matter
where they might come from. These dogs
will figure prominently In tomorrow s
competition.
The competition In French bulldogs re-
solved itself into the old struggle between
Dr. De Luxe and Champion Gamin's
Rival The all around compactness OF De
Luxe gave him the win. but Rival Is a
rare good dog The English Toy Spaniels
were not numerous, the Van Heusen rep
resentatives being absent. and the win
ners class for King Charles was drawn
blank.
The PekinZese took a lot OF Judging
There was large entry. Mrs. NJ. r..
Harley retained her lead with the well
coated and good headed Champion Novata
! Chum OF Egham. The pugs were only
moderately represented-a handsome and
historical variety that appears to have
nearly dropped out In America. w. But
Ter Duncan was the only exhibitor of re-
trievers and her Alma Is rather small as
show specimen.
Charles Ludwig again led in Great
Danes with his handsome black and white
| harlequin colored dog Ludwig's Predor
| So good was the condition OF the Close
/ burn deerhounds that the Judge, Mr.
Marsden. cumplimented Mrs. Amy X
Easton on their faultless form. They
/ won In both sections.
The Pomeranlans were interesting and
Parkneuk Blackthorn stalled on all com
petitors. The new dark horse" Ofey
Style which arrived on Sunday, failed &c
score over Miss Marion Kennedy's Sham
rocks Boy In the limit class. under
pounds and black. But 1t was a close
call. George w. Quintard scored popu'
lar win with the very smart and compact
wire haired Raby Dazzler.
/ In Scottish Terriers the Closeburn Ken
nels were successful with the small, wei
made Claymore Commander, scoring II
his size over the more powerful Carly
! Bird Troubadour.
There was change in the judges. DR.
c. Y. Ford taking the Chow Chow classes
assigned TO DR. J. w. Decker and w. Gun
ningham took the place OF II. r. Littlefelt
among the English bulldogs.