The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-11
CALIFORNIAN TO JUDGE
AT PEKINGESE SHOW
Miss Lydia Hopkins Will Make
Awards at Hotel Plaza i'm
November.

The annual show of the Pekingese Club
Of America promises to be y more fash
ionable event than ever this year IT will
be held on November 30 at the Hotel
Plaza. The Judge will be Miss Lydia
Hopkins of Sherwood Hall, Mcnlo Park
Cal. well known admirer Of the breed
and only daughter OF Timothy Hopkins.
whose beautiful estate OF Sherwood ls
we'll known as one of the show places
OF the coast.
Miss Hopkins Ia president OF the Pacific
Toy Dog Association and owns about 200
Pelcingese, Pornera,ians and Brussels
griffons. Each morning the kennel doors
are opened and out dash the dogs and
they are at exercise for two hours under
the charge of kennel maids II viii he
interesting to note that the Judge for the
Plaza show In n young lady who takes
great interest in art designing. She has
modelled some medals and tokens ot
Chinese designs, and they are much
valued by the owners of Pekingese dogs
that have won them.
AS a Judge Miss Hopkins has said that
type-the type of the Pekingese dog
IL the only matter that appeals to her
There Is no one particular feature in the
makeup OF a Pekingese dog or bitch on
which she places an especial veaue. Sho
is really not a faddlst In any way. to use
her own words. There Is no quality
more important than any other quality,
and an all round. well balanced dog Is
the Ideal one for Miss Hopkins. who is
enthusiastic over coming TO the East to
make the awards at such an important
show
This year the ballroom at the Plaza
IL TO be specially decorated for the
Pekingese show. The key OF AL the
adornments will he Chinese In character
There viii be a display OF the gay colors
favored In the Orient. and flowers will
he everywhere. These arrangements Will
be in the capable hands OF Mrs. Morris
Mandy. Last year several OF tho dogs
were exhibited in tiny pogodas, and one
Of these owned by Miss Elsie de Wolfe was
much admired. There were costly en-
broideries and the dogs lay on fabrics
Of antiquity and great value. Green and
gold we're the predominant colors and
gilt figures of dragons were much In evil
dence.
1t would appear. however. that the Chi
nese decorations AZ the California shows
have far surpassed those in New York
but IL Is likely that the tables will be
turned next month. The value o; the
prizes offered at the Peingese club show
far exceed in value and beauty those
Of any other speciality dog club In Amer
lea. Tho enormous solid silver vases pre-
scented AZ trophies by the la;c J. Plerpont
Morgan and by James Gordon Bennett are
the most remarkable and costly Of their
kind. The Morgan cup has nearly been
won outright by Mrs. NJ Hardy.
Recently new dogs have been purchased
in England ut large cost. and these viii
be seen in competition At the Plaza. There
are scores OF exc llent specimens already
in many Of the kennels and the American
bred puppies OF this year will make
capital show IN November G. q. Hopton
will superintend the show ms usual. /;
Is generally the custom OF the club 20
invite some one from England TO make
| the awards ut this show. This year. how
| ever, on the suggestion of Or. Mary
| Cotton, one of the earliest owners OF
| Pelingese in the United States, II was
resolved TO ask Miss Hopkins TO oiilciate.