New-York tribune., 1915-03-14
Brilliant Outlook for the
Exhibition To Be Held
in Armory.
PATRONESSES ARE
HARD AT WORK
Actresses and Singers Volunteer
for Service-Famous Dogs
on Big Entry List.

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Only superlatives ill do justice to
the brilliant outlook for the Charity
Dog Show, 10 be held on Friday and
Saturday in the 71st Reg meEt Armory,
Park Avenue and 34th Street.
Next TO the Westminster Kennel
Club fixture il will be the largest dog
show ever keid in the United states
and the greatest ever held for charity
IN the world Fanciers of every degree
have done their part In making bum
per entry. The owners, breeders, ham
dlers and trainers have shown the same
Z spirit in donations Of money and tro.
: phies, and when the doors arc opened
for the muster of CANNES on the VAST
drill hall, all that will be left for the
dog lovers and the public to do Will be
TO assure big attendance.
The entries, at 50 each. or s0 for the
variety classes, represent l,9oo nomlna-
tions, and what stage folk dub "a big
date" will insure return worth whlie
10 the four bencSciaries-Ma Mitch
Cls Committee on Unemployment, the
New York Association for Improving
the Condition Of the Poor. the Brook
lyn Association for Improving the Con-
dition Of the Poor. and the State Chari-
ties Aid Association of New York.
For the only time in the annals OF
Manhattan open dog shows there ls a
board Of patronesses who are working
10 gain q success from the society and
box Office end. The patronesses are
Mrs. Charles Seymour Whitman. Mrs:
John Purroy Mitchell, Mrs: W. Russell
Grace, Mrs. G.! Owen Winston, Miss
Anne p. Tracy. Mrs. B. II. Throop, Miss
Anna Sands, Mrs. Reginald Vanderbilt,
Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish. Mrs. Payne Whit
ney, Mrs. Henry ". Taft, Mrs. Ulysses
6. Grant, jr.. Mrs Herbert W. Harri-
man, Mrs. Elihu Root, jr., the Misses
Beatrice and Gertrude de Coppet, Mrs.
George y. Pratt, the Misses Maud A.
and Marion Kennedy. Mrs. Roy A.
Rainey and Mrs. Haley Fisk.
Whitman Honorary President.
Governor Whitman is honorary pres
ident and Mayor Mitchell honorary vice
president. but, on second thought, II
was decided not 20 form a board Of
honorary presidents and not 70
print a list Of donators in the cata-
iogue, a Difference 10 some who prefer
20 do good by stealth and would blush
even TO find their names linked with
famous dog show.
But full publicity Is TO be given TO
the statement OF all money received
and paid out in conducting the first
Charity Dog Show. A motion to this
effect was adopted at the last meeting
Of the committee, with the conviction
that it is the right Of every one who
has helped in any way TO know exactly
what has been done with the money.
In the the street scene O. Watch
Your Step" a bulldog poster Of the
Armory dog show will be displayed and
a further proof Of the interest Of the
theatrical and musical world IN the
benevolent project Is that bevy OF
actresses and singers will be volun-
tcers to aid in the bestowal of the gift
dogs among those who attend. The
thoroughbred dogs donated as gifts are
a Sealyham, Chow, toy black and tan,
Airedale and Schipperk,.
Each Of the five women TO judge has
gained a splendid entry. The English
TOYS. japanese spaniels and Bruxellois
criffons will greet Mrs. VI. Thorpe, who
also has strong array OF Pomeran-
ianS.
The l.nerican record entry for
"Pekes." l42. will confront Mrs. Carl
Fhlermann, jr., while Mrs. +. A. Dal-
len has an entry of 115 Boston terriers
and Miss Anne Tracy has "a nomina-
tions of German sheepdogs. There are
seven hundred exhibitors, of whom
fully $50 are novices 10 the show
game. The handlers, as the men are
termed who go through the circuit OF
shows for a livelihood with various
strings of dogs, tho property Of differ
ent owners, have forsaken the show
scheduled for Columbus, Ohio, with
money prizes. 10 compete for the
trophies and ribbons in Sweet chari-
tvs name
This group who have increased the
entries by more than two hundred IN
cludes All belmont. c. c. White, John
Cassiday, Ben Lewis, James Worthing-
ton, J. /. rockingham. T. II. Addyman,
l.. Nj. Hancock and the two Canadians,
Robert Irvine and Bert Swami.
Entries of ]. b. Hosford.
Among exhibitors who may be men
toned are |. b. Hosford. of Chapel Hill,
y. j., who returns to the St. Bernard
fancy after an absence OF some years.
His rough-coated specimens include
Queen Hercuveen and Lady Rose, and
among smooth he will show the very
typical Sir Rodman and Lady lsa-
belle. Jacob Rupert, jr.. will exhibit
his full list Of champions, and the
Judge. Amzie s. Dodd. will show his
White Star Kennels string for exhibit
tion only.
Old English sheepdogs will be well
represented by twentv-one entries, and
the competitions will be more open
than usual to homebrcds. rs Mrs. Tyler
Morse is not exhibiting her great
string Of champions. Mrs. Morse -
the donor Of spccial trophy for the
best transporting dog or bitch, terriers
barred The withdrawal is for kennel
,, 81 N
armOry shows most earnest friends.
The other donors OF unclassiGcd spe-
cials are contendcrs with many entries,
but. OF course. not for their own cups.
II. X. BloodCood, for instance, en-
ters his Mepal Kennel field and cocker
snaHels. Franklin l.. Hutton and Mrs.
Hutton send many elbows from their
Win sum Kennels. and Harry T. Peters.
who gives n trophy for the best ter
rier. toys barred, has entered the
Windholme Kennel Dalmatians, elbows
and Scalyhams.
/. II. Vests Bradbury trophy for
the hest doc owned by resident OF
Vrooklvn viii bring out close con-
test, as more than 200 are eligible.
The varied conditions OF the specials
given by the Hotels Manhattan, Bllt-
more. Gregorian. Park Avenue and
Bresln also have insured keen CON
tests. The cups and trophies, except
from the specially clubs. are all to
he won outright They will be on view
in bic mahogany showcase and no
greater or more artistic collection Of
silverwork has ever been gathered for
anv dog or horse show in this or any
other city.
Mrs. A. o. Van Heusen has entered
every dog she owns in her zeal, and