New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-07
Managers of the Coming
Show Pleased at Gener-
Gus Support Given.
BANNER ENTRY BY
MRS. VAN HEUSEN
y. d. Mills To Be Represented
by New String of Imported
Irish Settlers.

Another Five Point dog show Is
coming. This maximum for a cham
pionship, hitherto held only by the an
nual exhibition of the Westminster
Kennel Club, has been attained by the
Charity Dog Show, which is TO take
place at the Fist Regiment Armory,
Park Avenue and Thirty-fourth Street,
on Friday and Saturday, March 10 and
20.
Under American Kennel Club rules,
q dog which gains ID points in win
ners' classes, under three different
judges, and wins at least three points
Of the total at one show, becomes a
champion of record. Every show has
a rating according TO the actual num-
Dor Of dogs benched for competition,
$50 dogs or under being one point and
, 900 or more five points.
with the mails from some distant
Kennels still 70 DC heard from, the
sctual benching of dogs for the Char
ity Dog Show is 800, which by dupli-
cation means All entry of nearly 5000.
That the maximum aimed at would
be so far surpassed was great sur
prise and qualification to the managers.
Each committeeman has made an entry,
and this mas been one marked factor IN
increasing the total, but the greatest
credit is due TO the generous support
Of amateur fsnciers In all parts OF
the United States and from Canada.
The benefciaries Of the show will
he the Mayors committee on unem-
ployment; New York Association for
Improving the Condition of the Poor,
Brooklyn Association for Improving the
Al 80.
Charities Aid Association of New York.
There also will be about two hun
dred dogs at the armory for exhibit
ton purposes only, this section includ-
ing the kennels of Mrs. Malcolm Straus,
William Ziegler. il, AMI Dodd and
others who are to judge and are de-
barred from competition. The prizes
Of cash and in trophies have been aug
mented daily since the publication OF
the premium list. The cups VIII be
placed on view as soon as chey can be
assembled IN some prominent show
window.
Tho American Seslyham Club is the
latest organization to add special prizes,
its trophies including the time-honored
Presidents Cup and two new ones,
the Secretary's cup, given by w. ROSS
Proctor for the best Seslyham Ameri-
can-bred, and the Greentree trophy
given nv Mrs. Payne Whitney for the
best bred by the exhibitor.
The banner entry has been made by
Mrs. A. O. Van Heusen of Chow elbows
from hor famous Grcenacre Kennels.
To name few other large exhibitors
aside from the officials. Paul ID. Mliis
enters his new string Of imported lrlsh
settlers. George a. Ellis sends Enghsh
sotfors. and r. b. Chase, who was TO
have Judged the setter classes but WIN
drew i'm favor of William Zlegler, ,Jr"
so that he might enter his string, mas
kent faith by sending great line oil
champions.
Large nominations in their special
tics also have been made by Harry
r Peters. II. X. Bloodgood, j. A. Con
vcree. Oliver Hartman, Mr.. and Mrs.
y ! Throop. Mrs c. Hslstead Yates
and the Oakridge Kennels, MI ana
Mrs. Vernon Castle, NJ. RobeTt
Guggepheim, Thomas j. Hunter X; D
Vicdemann. |. b. Hosford, Mrs
Thomas Hastings, the Misses Men
nedy, Rowland p. Keasbey, schuyler
/ Parsons, jr., Mrs. Roy A. Ralney,
Mrs II Mex. Pultz, of Washington,
ID &. who sends Pomersnians, and
George W. Quintard with his phenom-
enal string of wire haired toX ter
licTs.
Unless the task Of Judging so many
dogs in two days proves too cum
bersome, the afternoon and evening
features will include police dog trlals
and exhibitions by performing dogs
The city department classes, an IN
novation. have closed with gratiy-
ing entry, and all the variety, and IN
classified specials also have filled wei;
Arrangements have been completed
for the gift contest by which fo9r
thoroughbred dogs of different breeds
will he presented each ga! 10 INC