The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-06
SUCCESS ATTENDS
GRAVESEND SHOW
Long Island Kennel Clubs An
nual Fixture Is as POpu-
lar as Ever.
CROWD SEES JUDGING

Inc members OF the LDnk lslPrlu htU-
mel Club. and especially those who take
n particularly active part In the affairs
Of this enthusiastic Organization. have
good and sufficient reason to feel proud.
Their fourteenth annual show held at
the Gravesend r~acetrack. Brooklyn. on
Monday was an unqualified success. Too
much praise cannot he given to Or. r.
II. Berendsohn. the chairman OF the
bench show committee. and his most eff
fcient aids. William Bruggeman. II. W.
W. 7. Drew, W. VI. Jones. Charles A.
Kelly, Ava b. Rosenberg. Robert +.
Smith and r. I. Hamm. The success OF
the show was in a great measure due
10 their untiring efforts. though the
hearty support of their fellow nher
was a factor that CAMEO be overlooked.
The entries showed a slight falling
OF from last year. but the quality OF the
dogs was exceptionally high. and IL the
classes were smaller the tasks OF the
judges were not lessened thereby. The
Judging Of the variety classes. which
we're placed By DIR. De Nun was
watched by hundreds. and probably at
no other time during the show was so
much interest displayed. A number OF
reversals kept interest at high pitch.
The mos; prominent was the placing OF
Or. De Mund in the Sealyham terrier
class when he selected W. Ross Proctor's
Champion CESSNA as best OF the breed
over the same owners Champion Two
Caradoc. In England the bitch was
placed over this dog By a number OF
judges, but in America the dog had hero
tofore defeated her on every occasion
that they IA met.
In the variety class for terriers Mrs,
Roy Rainey's wire haired fox terrier
Riddy OF Holyport won over n strong
field. defeating George W. Qu!ntard's
Champion Wire Boy OF Paignton. John
G. Bates's Irish terrier Champion Blar-
ney Buttercup. Hillcote Kennels Alrcdale
terrier Champion York Ryburn Swell
and the killearn Kennels Dandie Din
mont Champion killearn Kiltie. B.ddy
Of Holyport IL two and one-half years
OF age. She was winner at Washington.
where she also annexed the special for
best OF her sex in the show winner at
Baltimore n reserve for best dog or
bitch in the show. Purchased by Mrs.
fIainey while In England eighteen
months ago Biddy has the distinction ~
being the only dog, with the exception
Of Mr.. Quintard's Champion Matford
Vic. tina has taken Wire Boys measur
4l AllAF 'bhElhls
OF all those who were handing ~. the
ribbons the one who held the least TO be
desired position was Mrs. Madge Thorpe.
Who placed the Pekingese %spaniels. As
ia the case nine times out Of ten these
classes wre the best filled In the whole
catalogue. but Il was not their rumbe
that made the task OF placing them
so hard From dog puppies 20 open
bitches there was not a class that did
not AFFORD an opportunity for some good
hard thinking. Mrs. Thorpe is to he
congratulated upon the way she got
through the work.
Bulldogs. under Mrs William T Drew
OF DEewsione Kennel fame. were strong
both II quantity and quality. Goswell
Monarch completed his American cham
pionship without meeting defeat ard
has wuE a blu every time he set foot
in the ring. His win was a remarkable
one, as he oefeated among others the
Dreamwold FARMS Champion Certaur.
Rockcllne kennels Champion Crissie
Denton and Dreamwoid Farms Cham
pion Juanita.
Aireda.es made a grand showing and
were ably Judged by the popular Chi
c1go farSier Charles Perrin. Best dog
went TO tn" famous Champion York
Ryburn Swell. Briergate Kennels won
IN bitches with Briergate Bright Light,
A beautiful headed one tNat should not
be long in winning her championship.
Irish and FOX terriers We're also fine
classes and We're better both in NUM-
bers and quality than is usually seen.
Frank Minard drew a good entry OF
French bulldogs and placed the large
classes in a way that called forth ad-
miratior. The dog winner. Fred Pof-
fet's P~ourquo. IA Rival. made his cham
pionsh!p. as did the bitch. Fred l.
Hamn's The Doll Gil This show made
the fourth fixture AZ which The Doll Girl
was winner in her sex and then placed
bes: OF breed over the dog winner. the
other shows being Philadelphia. Roches
ter and Belmont Park.
In Boston terriers two good Young
dogs were brought out in Mrs. n. n
Dunn's Some Nohby Boy. a fine son ~
Champion Some Boy aul Monte Carlo
Derby, the latter winning frs; puppy
and tirst novice. Edward Joyce OF Law
renee. Mass. won the special for bas;
OF the breed with the aptly named So
c!ety Bud. a high quality one who won
over N" dog winner George + Parker's
clifton Star by the narrow.st % mar
gins.
In the PomerlrIa7 classes Fairfax
Kennels won with Champion Ashton
Wee oliver N tn. winners dog class.
ard in bitches Fairfax Wee C5rse-
queuce. 4 riae-months-old daughter OF
Wee divers. went from puppy to re-
serve winners and won MINI special
prizes. Wee Oliver is still keeping mp
his wonderful record as a sire and every
pup shown that he has sired has been
winner or reserve winner, which is 4
record that few stud dogs can boast o.