New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-28
LITTLE FAULT
FOUND AT The
BIG DOG SHOW
Acceptance of Rulings a
High Compliment to
American Judges.
GERMAN SHEEPDOG
WELL REPRESENTED
Slumbcr's Failure to Repeat as
Best Dog in Show Made Up
by Feminine AdulatiOn.

"I have never attended a Westminster
Kennel dog show in my life, and have
been exhibiting regularly now lot
eleven wears. at which ! heard less
f.yl.endirg with the decisions Of the
,rdges than 81 the show Of last week
Tycrybodv seemed 20 take the ru!lhEs
OF t.c Judges with good grace ana 'he
No, who always Is ready 10 tell yoI
.y,ha, I would have done II / had hefn
Judging was pieas.ngly conspicuous pS
Tho man who made this statement
,.osterdsy had more than score OF
Jogs bcrchcd in the Garden last Week
and saw some OF his favorltes deiea'eu'
vet he was satisfied that the Judges
had done their work capably AMI WIN
out fear or favor ,o..l
.r,orq all the exhibitors at the Garcen
sboy which closed on Thursday nlghN
and is Il high testimonial 70 the Nuti -
can Judges who presided IN d" VIC
classes. u-...,.;rs4er
INV, vss held IN the Grand Central
pslsco there were many foreign Judges
m the rings. and they were Ioohtu
mon as necessary 10 tone up the
stoy, But the worS done last WeeA
nv the "made IN America adJuG'0h-
tors Of the breeds has done much "
remove that feeling. ru
There was a notable showing OF the
GREAT German sheepdogs, more man
eovertv specImcus Of this hardy oIeeu
heing benehed, including some OF 'ie
greatest winners from the otneT sue
~ the Atlantic. Mrs {. halsteHu
Yates. who showed the entries rom
the oak Ridge Kennels OF NIrSlh'a'
belonging 20 Thomas r. Ryan scoIeu
remarkable series Of victories WIN nel
bome.bred dogs and bitches.
With Oak Ridge Prinz Oscar wheipeo
in Nav. 1914. Mrs. Yates won the cup
offered bv Mrs. Benjamin II. hroop
for the best dog of either sex ored ~
the exhibitor This same doR' nov W
A year old, also won the SloV prize shu
cu, offered by j. Montfort Schley lot
the best American bred male dog anu
half dozen other cups and medaIs'
NJ Yates was more than satisfied
NTH the manner In which her AmeTl-
can bred dogs held their own against
tho finest of the imported strain, since
pcr object IN breeding the German
sboopdogs is 90 raise the quality OF
the breed m this country.
BENJAMIN H. Throop, the secretary
OF the German Shepherd Dog CluD OF
America. was one Of the mos. enthHsi-
,eti~ admirers of Mrs. Hates's Oak
Ridge entries. and. although ms own
Unmarried dogs had met with fstterlng
success al the hands OF William Neu-
bof the Judge, he said he envied her
the success she mad attained IN breed
irg her winners.
Rarely has finer lot Of collles been
ecen at any show than those bencheo
~ the Garden last week, and the cream
OF these were the dogs ownec by
Thomas p. Hunter, Of Pennsylvania
Champion Seedley Stirling repeated
his great victory Of last year at the
Westminster show. when he won the
mic for the best dog or bitch OF the
breed IN the show, and Mr.. Hunte: 3
famous Knockaydc dogs also met with
GRATIFYING success IN their classes. In
the opinion of H. b. Hungerford, the
Judge and other expert tancleTs VINO
thronred the ringside when the colhes
were being shown, the quality has rare
In, Il ever, been surpassed 20 his
country.
when "a dog wins the proud title OF
"bcst dog boz the show. Of any breed Of
either scE.' that particular breed l'
worth mention. Champion Mauor1
Vic. owned by George W. Qulntard
which won this signal honor for the
virc-haircd fox terriers. IT,, according
% Dr. Henry Jarrett, VINO judged tol
the "best ln show probably the most
nearly perfect dog no this country II
not iu the world.
"Matford VIC is as nearly perfect as
"a dog can be- was the way Dr. Jar
rett described Mr.. Quintard's little
champion. and surely that IS praise
enough for any dog. Wire Boy OF
Paigntou, another imported wire
haired terrier belonging TO Mr. GUM
tard. was very close second 10 his
kennel mate, and his coat was even
more "wiry" In texture than MRtford
Nic's.
The showing in this breed was nota-
BILE, almost every one Of the siXty-odd
entries being above the average IN
conformation and very true 20 type.
Oh. Slumber, Mrs. Tyler Morse's fine
Old English sheepdOg, which was
crowned the best dog In the show IN
1914. was again a competitor, but was
forced 70 step down in favor Of other
breeds when IL came to the premier
houors this year. II she failed 10
catch the judges eye in this class,
Slumber was the centre Of an adoring
group Of women on the last day Of the
show. and was petted and Rugged by
several hundred feminine admirers as
she sat majestically in her stall.
Those spic and span little canine
dandies, the Boston terriers, brought
out one OF the biggest entries IN the
show. more than one hundred dogs be-
ING henched. Out Of this grand ar
raw John Dietschler's wonderful little
bitch. Rexcelia, was the winner Of the
bloodhound Challenge Cup for the best
Boston terrier IN the show. ReNcel 10
was the only entry Mr.. Dletschlcr
showed, but u was agreed by iancleTs
If tbs breed that he had certainly
.-i.4 . GOOD o,e N carry his cOlOrs.