The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-06
ODD SHIFTS MADE
BY ENGLISH JUDGES
Buckley and Ashley Reverse
Each Others Decisions at
MincOla show.
SPECTATORS MYSTIFIED

TWO English Judges L. & Nstley and
Holland Buckley made the judging of
the unclassified specials one OF unusual
Interest to the ringsiders on the fnal
day OF the Ladies' Kennel Association OF
Americas show at Mineola on Thursday
and Friday. Few other shows In the
history OF bench shows have been more
replete with upsets to previous placings
and defeats for prominent winners
In the transporting dog or bitch class
che outstanding reversal Of previous
Judging was when the English bulldog
Woodend Joan, placed fourth in the
regular classes judged by l.. c. Ashley.
captured the blue, defeating Oak Wal
f1irty Westali, the winner In the regu-
lar bulldog classes and which had
caused quite a Juror by being placed
over champions oak Mana. Florence
Phunda. Dreamwold Juanita. Crissie
Denton and Woodend Joan. In Mr..
Astley's opinion F1irty was superior 10
all Of these. but when in the variety
class under Buckley and Ashley the
former picked Joan for first. claiming
her to be the best bulldog he had seen
IN some time and one of the best fronted.
ekulled. boned n headed specimens
ne has ever seen. Ashley bowed to this
decision and Joan won the blue with
the reserve winning English bulldog
ftrathtay Knowle Monarch second and
Mrs. Tyler Morse's Old English Sheep
dog Vanity third.
The best sporting dog was VI. 7. Man
cams English setter shown by Ben
Lewis. John q. kent's winning grey
hound Master Butcher was second. with
Mrs. Walter Slmmons's Irish setter Mid
wood Red Jacket third. The class for
toys brought out a superb collection OF
Pomeranians and Pekingese. the win
ner's Pomeranian dog Ridgway Choco-
late Drop capturing the blue. with Miss
Marian Kennedy's Glorious Apollo sec
ond and Mrs. A. l.. Hollands Pekingese
Cairnwhin Tinto OF Hydegree third.
After the show Judge Buckley declared
Apollo the best Pom In the show. Ashley
liked Chocolate Drop better, saying he
was OF sound color and one OF the best
bodied and coated dogs he ever had
seen.
The breeders class was headed BY
Mrs. Tyler Morse's Old English sheep
dog Conqueror; Mrs. Henry T. Prices
Cairn terrier Peter Piper was second,
and Or. ]. F.. Hairs's English setter
<lbert's Lady Dilwyn third.
The show wac noted for the number
81 new ones that were introduced to the
circuit. A fine lot of Airedales were
brought out. Chicago scored well In
dogs with Alex S.ewart's grand young
American bred Young King Nobbler hrs,
American bred. first limit and reserve
winner TO Hillcote Kennels Champion
York Ryburn well and the bitch Brier-
gate Brightlight. owned by Brier9ate
Kennels. repeating her Long Island Ken.
rel Club performance and winning In
bitches. The American bred class
brought out some corking home breds
and the competition was keen.
Wolfhounds were good and the winner,
Ostrov ONalley Farm. has never been
beaten. she is as near perfection as Is
possible to get and has a wonderful out
line. Her sire. Zycion OF Perchina, is
the greatest producer in America and
the high quality Of the Russian wolf
hounds now being shown Is largely due
90 this wonderful dog. The best OF
opposite sex to Ostrov was Sayad
C'Valley Farm. a son OF Zyclon.
Walter Creuzbaur. secretary OF the
Irish Setter club OF America. who
BANDED out the ribbons in the Irish
Setter class. had the finest collection OF
this beautiful breed that has been seen
IN a ring in some time. Mrs Walter
simmons Wildwood Red Jacket. the win
ming dog at Long Island Kennel III
and Philadelphia shows. repeated. and
BY his win acquired the points neces-
s1ry Tor a champion. In bitches
the Lismore Kennels carried away both
winners and reserve prizes with Lis
more Deirdre and Lismore Macree, who
are litter sisters. Deirdre also attained
her championship by this win. Cham
pion m Colleen. shown for specials
only. IL the dam OF the two winning
bitches and Of the second open dog.
Iismore Herman. Colleen and her son and
two daughters mad one Of the hand
soonest exhibits in the show. A bitch
that Nigh have done better had she
been shown in better condition. was the
Garden winner. Miss g. l.. Turnbulls
Highway Cora. a high quality setter.
Mrs. Mary Winthrop Turner. who
vac down TO Judge the French bulldog
classes, was unable to attend and
Thomas Grisdale was the unanimous
choice Of the exhibitors to take Mrs.
Turner's place, Pourquoi Pas Rival
and The Doll Girl continued their long
list OF successive wins and were best
dog and bitch respectively. the reserve
winners be!ns Grant Notman's Savior
friar and Haworth kennels's Haworth
Ilrcielle.
To prove the growing popularity of
the Sealyham terrier required only a
glance at tie ring while these classes
were being Judged. The spectators were
lined up three deep and interest was
marked. The open class. which wa won
by w Ross ProCtor's international
champion. lvo Carodoc. brought out the
finest spec.ments of the breed in the
world. Effingham Lawrence's Temper
dnce. Greenwich kennels's Champion
Greenwich Ivo Centurion. Tyler Morse
champion The Narmit, Greentree Ken
nels's Sir Roger. Mrs. J. A. Burdens
Woods!de Corker. Walescott Kennels's
Nalescott Sonny Peter and Hubert
Thipps's Scout all being specimens of
marked quality, which afforded close
competition.
In gr~eyhounds the Lewis entries from
Iansdowne CLEANED up. Champion Lans-
downe Butcher Boy defeating his illus
frious son. Master Butcher. owned by
John q, Kent, for the winners dog prize,
while Champion Lansdowne Artemis up
held the honors Of this kennel by de-
feating the contestants for the winners
bitch rosette. A strong field Of pointers
faced Mr.. Wakefield. the Judge who
chose Runnymede King as best OF the
dogs over the Bob White Kennels's Bobs
White Pam. In bitches the Runnyn.ede
Kennels repeated with Champion Wild
acres Victoria over Bob Whites Belle v.
The Wheatley Kennels brought out a
fen-months-old puppy in the beagle
classes named Nagabond. which went
from puppy to reserve winners, defeat
ing Belray Cromwell. a prominent win
rer at man shows, n only taking
second place TO Somerset Waterman,
This kennel also sprang n surprlse In
the novice class for bitches when
Wheatley BEAUTY won throuoh ~.