New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-25
Business Hats in New Jer-
sew Town While Public
Watches Trials.
DINA Won BURN WINS
GREATEST APPLAUSE
Village Fathers Well Pleased and
Purchase Two of Famous
German Breed.

Apparently imperyious to mud puddles
md deluge was the crowd which gathered
in the plaza in front of the station AT
Ridgewood y. j.. yesterday afternoon to
watch the trials of the German police
dogs. With such celebrities of the canine
world as Dina Won Burn, Cant. Minka,
Teddy, Rex and Wotan it is not wonder
fu, that the greater part of the population
turned out to witness the exhibition. The
plaza was roped off and the crowds lined
up three deep. most o. them getting their
first impression of the famous German
breed All business was suspended and
before the trials were finished the crowd
was augmented by every grocery boy,
butcher boy and messenger boy in town.
Following the test the Police Depart
ment OF the town of Ridgewood purchased
two of the dogs, Dina Won Burn and
Cant.
Dina Won Burn was the bright particu-
lar star and she displayed wonderful sa-
gacity and training. Along the edge OF
the crowd stood peaceful collies. scrappy
fox terriers, benevolent st. Bernards and
Just plain hound dogs watching the per-
Torrance with envious eyes. IL was plain
that each felt that he had missed his vo-
cation.
The dogs are the property OF L. |. de
Winter. whose Winterview Kennels house
some Of the finest dogs in the country.
Mr.. De Winter was assisted by j. F.
Volckman and d. Getler.
Daniel A. CARRIER, Mayor OF Ridgewood,
and Peter +. Pulls, who Is chief OF police,
had visited the Winterview Kennels at
Gutenberg early in the week and they
were so impressed with the performance
of the dogs that they invited all who were
interested to witness the exhibition In
their home town.
Dina was tried out first. One OF the
men donned a heavy padded suit TO pro-
tect himself and then attempted TO escape
after Mr.. de Winter had set Dina on
his trail Although he fired a pistol nj
her several times. Dina held on until
commanded by her owner 10 release the
man. When he went for half mile
through the woods, and Dina was set
TO trail him. there was a riot among the
dogs which were kept back; they felt that
Dina was coping" all of the honors.
Finally Wotan broke loose and set ou'
after the culprit. and there was scam
per for safety By the spectators who did
not know that a police dog will attack
only the man he is sent TO capture. In
each case the dog brought back the man
she was sent TO trail, even when the trail
was crossed several times by other per-
sons. Dina found and dug up buried
goods, restored lost handkerchiefs and
finally arrested" a local policeman,
which might be called retribution.
Mr.. Pulls says that he expects the
mere fact of having the dogs in the po-
lice station will so intimiGate the culprits
who have heard of their wonderful pow
ers that there will be no need of having
him there. This is often found TO be the
case In German towns where the dogs
are used. All of the dogs which were
exhibited yesterday are imported. with
the exception of two youngsters. named
Teddy and Rex They are litter broth
ers, year and a half old. and the per
feet image OF their famous mamma,
Herta Won Ehrengrund, who is well Oh
toward her second championship. Herta
is now owned by j. B. Throop; she was
purchased by him a short time ago from
the Winterview Kennels. Herta is hand
somer than Dina. but she is not any more
clever. and In Dina's vocation that Is
really what counts. Dina is compare
lively small and black. while Herta Is
sable