New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-25
Highest Honor for Wire
Haired Fox Terriers of
Quintard Kennels.
RESERVE TO WIRE
BOY OF PAIGNTON
Crowd Five Deep at Ring in the
Garden when DR.. Jarrett
Hands Out Ribbons.

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haired fox terrier, Champion Matford
Vic. was crowned the best dog Of any
breed. sex or age, at the Westminster
Kennel Clubs Show IN the Garden yes
terday. and as If this was not sufficient
honor for the Quintard kennels, the
same owners wire-hsircd star WIRE
Boy Of Paignton, was placed reserve 10
the winner by DR.. Henry Jarrett VINO
vas Judging in this all-important con-
test for the famous Spratt Trophy
SIXTEEN dogs were led into the maIn
ring and formed in circle unner 'he
sYneryis,on Of James Mortimer, the Su-
nerintendent Of the show and SHOWN
tro-o coaet 10 coast as the SILVER klng
Of the dog world. -
Tho Tingside was thronged I'VE deep
- sncc-ators when DR.. Jarrett
s.cDped into the Enclosure ana raced
the notable array Of canine blue blood
The general opinion OF those IN the
audience seemed TO be that the award
would be a walkover for Mrs. lFler
Norse's famous Old English sheepdog
Champion Slumber, which won the
S9ratt Trophy al the Palace last year
Formidable Candidates for Honor.
But there we're other formidable can
RI dates for the chief honor Of tho show,
ro-abIv the great English bulldog
Champion Strathtay Prince AlDer''
which was Judged the best IN the snow
.r 1913. and Mr.. Quintsrd's latest I'M
por-etiou i'm the wire-haired fox terrier
breed. Wire Boy of Paignton, which
won over Champion Rsby Dazzler, from
.Fe same kennels, on Tuesday.
Great Danes. st. Bernards, German
.tccrdocs. collics, bull terriers, nus
s,qn wolfhounds, English settlers, Eng
N,b fovhounds, clumber spaniels, Are
dales. elbows and Boston terriers were
,rorr those who we're entered Tor the
tiobost laurols Of 1915, and each had
lccn Judged the best OF the breed IN
nr jarrett went about his work
,,Irrly. hut with remarkable rapidlty,
and II did not take him long TO weed
,-. The possibilities for the final
awards. When be stopped before Stun,
Tor. ran his hands through the Olo
English shccpdoC's shaggy coat, felt OF
his body and lifted his head and peered
into the wonderful dogs eyes many
wbirpered that it was to be another
triumph for Mrs. Morsc's entry
Finally Or. Jarrett called Slumoer'
I.r Ouintard's two wirc-halred terriers
ard Harold Obcr's Alredale terrier
Champion BinEloy Blossom, 10 me
centre nlatform and started once more
10 60 over them. point for point. Hav-
irg nasscd this scrutiny. the four sur
,iyors were trOttcd back and forth pc
f,re the Judge. and then Dr.. Jarrett,
spparently having made up his mlnd,
called for the ribbons.
There was a moment Of silence as
the Judge fumblcd with his catalogue
and the names Of the winners were
written down. Then Dr.. Jarrett turned
10 Mr.. Ouintard, who was showing Mat
ford Vic. and handed him the winners
ribbon. 4 storm of applause rlppleo
along the ringside, which broke IN a
whole-souled tribute as Dr. jarrett
presented the reserve ribbon 70 Mr:
Quintard's other entry, WIRE BOY OF
PaigntOn.
There we're many present VINO re-
D,cmbered how Matford Vic had not
even qualified for the Spratt trophy
isst vear as on that occasion he was
beaten for the best of the breed by
Vickery Fast Freight, the Chicago
owned dog. Il seemed TO be the gen,
eral opirion that Matford VIC had
come into ms own yesterday and that
his victory IN Americas greatest dog
show was m line with his brilliant rec
ord. Mr.. Qumtard's dog, with the SIN
cle exception Of last years Westmin-
ster Kennel Club show, has never been
defeated, either in Great Britain or
this country.
Field Day for Quintard.
Outside of his overwhelming sue
cess for "the best in the show Mr..
Quintard kept up his remarkable rec
ord Yesterday by going through the
variety classes in one, two, three or
der. In the transporting class, for
dogs and bitches Of any breed except
TOYS, Mr. Quintsrd's famous bulldog
bitch. Woodend Joan. beat out Robert
Lobbsn's great winner Deodora DRUID.
In the terrier class, for dogs and
bitches Of any breed except toys, the
Young fancier's Wire Boy walked of
with the blue ribbon, and lastly, in the
champion class, for dogs and bitches OF
any breed that had won the title OF
champion under A. X. c. rules, On.
Natford Vic presaged his greater tri-
umph by getting the blue.
Dr. Jarrett gave II as his opinion
that Mr.. Quintard's two wire-haired
fox terriers were as nearly perfect as
II is possible 10 breed, and undoubtedly
the finest specimens in the world to-
day. He said he had given Matford
Vic the winning ribbon over Wire Boy
on general formation of body and head
and the set Of the stern, although Wire
Boy was in better coat yesterday than
his kennel mate. There was little 10
choose between the Quintard dogs, he
said.
The morning hours at the Garden
we're taken up with the variety classes,
and the different breeds in the ring
offered a fine contrast in types TO the
experts. John q. kent's greyhound,
Master Butcher, won IN sporting classes
with terriers barred, beating out the
pointers, Lou Dillon, ID, and Great
island Gay Rush.
A. G. Hooley had q difficult task in
the English and Gordon setter classes,
but his award OF the blue 70 DR.. James
r. Hairs new importation, Albsrts
Mallwyd Mixture, as the best OF the
English settlers met with universal APP
proval. This dog is as grand speci-
men as ever left England.
Mrs. Yates Well Pleased.
One OF the exhibitors who expressed
herself as wholly satisfied with the
weeks awards was Mrs. {. Halstead
Yates, owner OF the Oak Ridge Ken
nels. Of Virginia. Mrs. Yates showed
her own Dalmatians and the great Ger
man shepherd dogs Of Thomas +. Ryan,
and she said that the showing OF the
German breed, with twenty-one spe-
Gals and numerous hrstS and seconds.
was a great triumph for the home bred
dogs bred in the Oak Ridge Kennels.
II was her ambition. Mrs. Yates said.
20 improve the American-bred dogs OF
this breed, and she believes a great
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