The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-22
Bcst In United States Will Vie
With European Champions
for Blue Ribbons.
JUDGES ALL ARE NOTABLES
Fancicrs Come From All Parts
to Make Awards-Marsden
Supreme Judge.

nual bench show OF the Westminster Ken
mel club will open In the Grand Central
Palace tomorrow and continue until
Thursday might. IT will be international
In character as recent importations OF
champions from Great Britain and con-
tinental Europe viii raise the standar I'd
above any other show In the history OF
THE Westminster Kennel Club.
Apart from the excellence OF the dogs
that will be seen at the Westminster Ken
mel Clubs show Tomorrow the Judges are
not without interest outside the doggie
world. Mrs. w. A. Lee Of Toledo. Ohio.
who will adjudicate on the 81. Bernards.
has been consistently breeder OF what
has been called "the Holy Breed" Years
and years ago every one was mad on
st. Bernards and America bought the
best on the market Plinlimmon came
here first, md then followed roughs and
smooths, including Sir Bedwerc and the
smooth Watch. The type and the mark
ings Of Marvel. the son Of Champion
Pouf, may still be seen In the faces and
on the legs OF the leading st. Bernards
In America DR.. Roberts's Pouf through
Marvel always got St. Bernards with
spotted or licked legs, not unlike those
that will be observed on certain spaniels
and settlers. The rules Of the ST. Bernard
clubs say that rough coated 81. Ber-
nard should be lat or coated. Pour
was q small and broken coated dog. But
he will remain as the sire OF deep faced.
highly typical dogs OF his kind. Mrs. Lee
has been able TO produce very big dogs.
Her kennels prefix is Alta" She has
bred some OF the biggest and best dogs OF
the st. Bernard breed ever known.
Mrs. r. 7. McGrann OF Lancaster. Pa.
u q member of good horse" family.
She was one Of the first to import
Pexinyese dogs. a variety practically Az
Al.a Al.,fNx a
will have big classes to Judge. There are
all sizes OF these fashionable dogs from
the big, square skulled. long coated and
heavy boned dogs TO the little sleeve
specimens, the last mentioned sort OF
variety for women OF quality.
Gen. Roger d. Williams Of Lexington.
Ky. needs no introduction to the Amer!-
can public. He comes from a stock that
has made history. But the old hunting
Instinct of the early settlers in the South
and elsewhere Ii apparent In the man
who will look after the bloodhounds. otter
hounds, Irish wolfhounds. greyhounds.
Eskimo dogs and whippe,s at this weeks
show. Gen. Williams Is hound man to
his heels. He Is an author OF works on
hounds and huntirg.
DR. Henry Jarrett OF Chestnut Hill. Pa.
IL certainly one OF the most interesting
men In the American kennel world. jar
rett Is an Englishman and when Mitchell
Harrison OF Chestnut Hill. Pa. started the
game of purchasing high class coiiies
J Jarrett was his chosen adviser. Mr. Harri-
son gave $500 for Champion Christopher
at the Collie club show In the Central
Hail, Eolburn, London. Before that Har-
rison had acquired other high class dogs
jarrett, besides being Judge OF dog.
Is now one OF the best known practical
men OF his profession. He will pass on
collles.
G. T.. Esgert OF New York. who will
Judge the Great Danes. Is very fond OF
a blk and active dog. He has no in
cliration toward color. He likes boar
hound that 10 able to travel and kill-or.
at least hold OH at the finish. Away from
the boar hunting idea, ne says. there can
be TO better friend" to n man In trouble
than the Great Dane. He IN a powerful
beast" he said. "A man has no chance
with him"
Charles @. Hopton will Judge the Rus
siaA wolfhounds. poodles and toy poodles
Iopton is Londoner and good Judge
of dog. His prefix Rodney" Is very
we'll known. and that comes from that
part Of Islington. London, where the Rod
ney Arms 10 popular.
A man OF considerable experience Is
Il l. Mackenzie OF Motherhood. ". j..
who will Judge the Scottish deerhounds.
~ bis name proclaims. Mackenzie Is of his
clan-and high at that! Before coming to
America Maokenzis was q district in
Upocter Of the Royal Irish Constabulary
" Ireland. He had deerhounds In Ire
land. a. no had IN Scotland. There 10
little or no difference between the old
WolSdogs or deerhounds OF New Hibernia
and Old Hfbernts. The long dogs the
strong dogs, tho harsh coated dogs, the
strou1 tawed dogs, the feet dogs were
SApe In those countries to keep the wolf
from the fiocks-and It may DO the door.
VIII Nichols. huntsman for the Mon
tyeal Hunt will judge the foxhounds.
the barriers and the beagles. He Is to
have . good lot to look over. II IL the
huntsmans oath that no likes timber.
he likes bone. and he will want his
hound with bone as big below the knee
a. above It He knows fully we'll that
the strength Of the pastern is the hounds
mainstay. Damn YOU" he will exclaim,
~ Q hound is sound In his pasterns
you can't break him down. A nat footed
man doesn't strip we'll"
Nichols knows his business and the
hound show on Thursday will be a good
one.
Dr. e. Lester Jones. Montpelier Sta
ton. Va. who will Judge the American
foxhounds and American foxhound packs,
has always been associated with hunting
hounds. and II. NJ. Posten Of Wiikesbarre.
Pa. will have a good lot of gun dogs
to look over.
l. Farewell OF North Toronto. Canada,
must be greeted with an excellent entry
OF cocker spaniels There Is n disposition
from sporting point OF view to make
the cocker spaniel too fanciful. too toy
ish. The Canadian idea IL that a cocker
spaniel should be an active, on the leg
working spaniel He ought to he at least
4 sportsman's dog, rather than my lady's
mp dog. Elliot Cowden I'd OF New York.
well known beagler. will Judge the
bcagies both singly. In couples and in