New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-12
Walter Stern's Beryl and
Olivia Are Considered
Finest in World.
PAIR SWEPT BOARDS
IN ENGLISH SHOWS
Earlybird Kennels Contain 9th
ers, Foreign and Homebreds,
That Are Stars.

Plenty Of enthusiasm. the wherewithal
10 indulge ones fancies and knowing just
what one wants do not always insure
success in the dog world. 4 fancier can
not order dogs as he might suit Of
clothes. In the acquisition of champions
Il means "watchful waiting" and know
INK Just when 10 buy.
II is by this method and by employing
cnissaries whom he considers the best In
.he country that Walter Stern. owner OF
the Earlyblrd Kennels has managed to
collect the finest string Of Scottish ter
riers In the world, or, il that phrase Is
TOO sweeping, at least string winch IN
cludes the finest in the world.
This no one can doubt when he con-
siders that Mr.. Stern has within the last
few months added TO his kennels Cham
p,on Earlybird Troubadour formerly
champion Erus Troubadour; Champion
tarIvbird Olivia and Champion Bapton
Beryl.
Nowhere in the world Is there finer
Scottish terrier than Beryl, unless, indeed
IL be Olivia. Each has been beaten just
once in England, and 1t was case oil
simply turning the tables When the
two Young matrons met in the show ring
Of rhe tender age of seven months, Olivia
was the Judges choice. The second meet
ing was at the Crystal Palace show when
both had graduated from the puppy class
Here Barton Beryl came into her own
and left the red ribbon for her rival
Mr.. Stern's first choice was bapton
Peryl. and he believed that he had Sc
cured the first Scottish terrier in the
world When he heard Of Olivia he
thought perhaps she was just as good'
and TO be on the safe side he purchased
her. too.
Mr.. stern entered both of the young
niatrons at the recent show OF the west
minister Kennel Club just to see what
Y F. McCandlish, who is the greatest
English authority. would do about IT.
Mr.. McCandlishs choice was Baptoh
Eeryl. with Olivia in second place. Had
he Judge been j. y. Reynard, who is
conceded TO be the best OF all judges III
the native land of the Scotties, lie would
undoubtedly have chosen Olivia. MI
stern himself does not know which nc
prefers.
I'm speaking of Olivia in THE Kennel
Gazette" Mr. Reynard said; In cham
uion Romany Olivia / found bitch OF
superlative quality and she was put
down in splendid form. Looking at her
run face. one might have thought that
she was a little full in the eye. but this
vas more apparent than real, as she
happened to De a shade bare Of hair
.round the eyes. AS she walked round
the ring and one got a side view of her
9 thought she was absolutely perfect.
n competition for the gold medal for
.hc best dog or bitch after careful con-
sidoration / awarded the prize TO Ro-
many Olivia. her general contour pleas
ng me better than that of Meriewood
Laddie."
As a puppy Bapton Beryl defeated
many of Engand's champions twice
lowering the colors OF the mighty glad
iator OF the show ring. Keppoch Dugald.
BeIyl is from the kennels of j. Deane
Willis, which. under the management of
Bert Hankinson, have produced some Of
the best Scotties in England. She is by
Bapton Norman and Bapton Bertha Oil
via, formerly owned by Miss F. Mac
Kenzie She is by Ornsay Leader and
Romany Leader.
At the same time that Beryl crossed
the ocean came Troubadour. a Bapton
Norman dog. which was bred by w. L.
McCandlish Troubadour was first choice
in dogs, but in the final competition he
was beaten by the incomp arabic Bapton
Beryl
These two recent importations of Mr..
Stern's have the distinction OF having
won their American championships in
twenty-seven days. Mr.. Stern had planned
to do It in seventeen days-that is. If the
Judges liked his English dogs as we'll as
he did. Unfortunately. they made their
appearance at the Newark show, which
lost a point through the storm that
delayed so many OF the entrants. they
had the same experience at Philadelphia,
which left them two points short or their
championship. In less than a month,
however. Beryl and Troubadour added
the coveted title 10 their American
names.
Now Mr. Stern Is going out after cham
picnships for olivia and Daligan. the lat
ter also a recent importation. Daligan has
been shown twice and has beaten several
American champions. His first appear
snce was under George Roper at Dan
bury and his second urder George Sedge-
wick. jr., at Albany. Daligan is By Orn-
say Jackie and Doris
The importation Of England's best has
temporarily eclipsed the homebreds in the
Earlyblrd Kennels. although they are
among the best in the country. In the lot
are Earlybird Alaric. by Earlybird Dun
robb and Earlybird Flame; Earlybird
Jackdaw. Earlybird Braeken Earlybird
spug, Earlybird Maggie. Earlybird Swirl,
Colne Invasion and Ornsay Anna.
Jackdaw. which was so much admired
Al the Palace show. was sold 20 Miss
Mai Watson. A number OF other matrons
vent to ]. ". ellis. Of Rochester. In the
Kennels at present arc number Of
Youngsters OF which Mr.. Stern expects
great things. There is a litter by Dun
iobb which has for mother the at
traciive Swirl. and another lot belong 10
Maggie Their father is Foxhills symbol.
which formerly belonged 10 Mrs. Reginald
r.. Mayhem.