New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-09
ARMY OF DOGS
GATHERING FOR .
MINEOLA SHOW
Exhibition To Be Held. by
Ladies' Kennel Club
Lure for Fanciers.
THOUSAND CLASSES
WILL BE JUDGED
Many Persons Of Prominence In
Society World Will Aid in
Making Affair a Success.

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The dog show 70 be held at Mineol..
Long Island, on June 3 and (. unse,
the auspices Of the Ladies' Kennel Club
Of America. is attracting wide intar.s.
among the fanciers Of Canada and thu
Eastern States. The fixture will .aks
place on the fair grounds, which should
Pfcrd \ most delightful setting. Then.
too, many persons Of prominence in the
world Of society will lend their aid In
making the show a success
There are $50 regular classes 20 IA
judged. which is more than 200 in ct.
cess of the premium list AZ the ls..
Westminster Kennel Club dog show.
and there will be more than 600 m.
classified and classified special prizes 70
be awarded.
A first claim on attention il an arrav
OF fifteen variety classes, with fou-
prizes Of $40, $40. So and SO in eaeb
while there also are money prizes ~
$40, s. and 81 in each Of the omen
classes, and in each and every class "a
supplement the honorary ribbons when
there are four or more entries s. will
be given 10 the best entry.
To round out the competitions and
r1aintan the excitement from every
possible angle, there will be team and
brace classes in all breeds. which will
be sweepstakes for the entry fees. But
unless tho entry is sent in on Thursday
no dog may figure in any Of the classes.
new class has been formed since
the announcement Of the regular list.
10 be known as No. 303A. and 70 bs
for the best couple Of beages OF A.
teen inches and under in height. A
correction in the specials Of the Afro
da.. Club Is that Harold Obers orizs
for the best bitch bred by the exhibitor
Is bronze model of an Airedale. not a
medal, as stated on the prize list
Among the unclassifed specials tina.
are certain 70 be holly contested ara
Mrs. Tyler Morse's cup for the best
toy OF any breed, open 20 all. and the
Spratts 500 plate for the bes. brace
owned by one exhibitor in any breed
The many rich prizes of the Ladies'
Kennel Association Of America are in
this highly coveted category. They in.
clude several $50 cups given By the
Ofhcers and other individuals and lead.
ing resort and city hotels. besides
the Council Cup for the best dog or
bitch of any breed owned by a mem.
. Der, TO be won outright previous win
ners barred. II has been in compet-
. ton since 1907, and is trophy re-
garded as highly among fanciers as
, the winning OF Derby among turf.
men.
. Mrs. Tyler Morse won il last year
with the old English sheepdog Vanity
and the Red Brook Kennels in 1918
with the French poodle aladdin
, The members of the council are the
officers of the Ladies' Kennel Assoeis.
} ton, Miss Anna Sands, president; Mrs.
J H. VI. Hartman. vice-president, and
Mrs. Perry Belmont, treasurer, to-
|. gether with Miss L. Alger, Miss Bird.
Miss NJ. Bullock, Miss D. B. Champion.
Mrs. j. G.. Butcher, Mrs. s. l.. Fuller,
Miss Grace, Mrs VI. T. Hardy, Mrs.
c. B. Harmon, Mrs. W. r. Grace, Mrs.
G.. n. Pelk, Mrs. c. r. Scott, Mrs judah
II. Sears, Mrs. Moses Taylor and Mrs.
W. c. Weiderseim.
Nearly all of the council members
keep up large kennels as amateurs and
also exhibit at the leading Eastern
and Western dog shows. To return the
compliment, the men who are at the
head of the other shows and own ken
nels always strain a point 70 have
some entries at the MlneOla feminine
event
, There is no expectation OF any fall
p ing off in the entries on account OF the
foreign wars, and the early letters In
dictate the presence Of as many dogs a:
customary. II not an increase, from all
parts OF the United States and CANADA.
, Rumors are rife of several mporta'
tons OF British champions IN dferen'
breeds. especially for the Ladies Ken
mel Association show. The home crop
of puppies will be greater than ever
p for United States fanciers are now
raising high class specimens IN many
more breeds than existed In the lim-
tied canine roster known 10 Americans
until this decade. ,,,,
. DR.. Henry Jarrett, OF Chestnut hiIi'
Penn, is TO judge the heaviest string
of breeds. and two noted English eh'
perts have the next heaviest allotment
of tasks. Holland Buckley, OF Burn
ham. England, who will handle nesry
all the terriers, is 20 make his bow IN
: America, and l.. p. {. Ashley. o. Lon,
; don, who was here last in 1903, VIII
, judge Old English sheepdogs, bulldogs
poodles, fox terriers, Pomeranlahs'
q Pekingese and other breeds. 81,
william Faversham is 10 Judge pun
= terriers. Prior TO 1900 the actor was
> one of the leaders in this breed 10
this country. and first benched dogs
brought over by him from Eng and ana
; later some winners bred az his own
kennel at Atlantic Highlands: sn
Brice, Butcher. Admiral Mele and Lacy
Marlborough were among his imported
winners.
Mr.. Faversnam's benching end ws
during the years Of hottest compeuuon
among bull terriers, and while few o.
the owners ne opposed are still eA-
) hibiting in the breed his reappearahes
as a Judge will be Of special interes"
as he has never lost his appreciation
of good bull terrier and has kept ID
touch with all the changes m type.