New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-18
JUDGING SYSTEM
AT DOG SHOW
TO BE CHANGED
One Judge to Handle Un-
classified Specials at
Southampton Club.
OBJECTIONS TO
THE JURY SYSTEM
Too Many on Committee Have
Ideals as to Type, and Com.
promise to Break Deadlock.

There is not a ripple Of discon.en,
over the decisions or management %
the second annual dog show Of the
| Southampton Kennel Club-that is
aside from the usual groans from hard
| losers-which went IT with such
dash a week ago yesterday at the
Meadow Club. But decided change
is to be made in the Judging system,
according 70 those in close touch with
the committee. IL will be TO have the
unclassfed specials awarded by sin.
gle judge instead of by jury Of the
experts.
Should variety classes be added 20
the premium list, a change that is
also under contemplation, the same
individual will judge them. One Of the
objections to the jury system is tina.
in the multiplicity of ideals it is viz.
tually impossible TO reach a verde.
! between specimens of the breeds tina.
| have hot following, and as com.
promise the prize is often handed 20
| the representative Of some little fan
cied breed The winner is mentally
| branded as inferior to his ideal in the
race by each Of the jurors, but he
votes for it as the only possible way
Of breaking a deadlock.
This accounts for the best" honors
SO often handed to little known dog
TO the exclusion Of great canine cham.
pions of popular breeds at many shows.
Last in the circuit of nearby shows
that begin in the fall, the SoU,hamp.
| ton summer fixture comes when type
has been well established among the
| show candidates As only amateur,
Judge, the show is largely a review o.
the placings by both the professional
ard amateur experts, and the winners
classes at Southampton are often called
the doggy amateur championships. The
single judge next year, whoever he
ray be, will be an amateur. but il ig
| possible that an amateur from abroad
may wear the ermine.
There were five on the Jury this
time-Mrs. F. Y. Mathis, H. X. Blood.
good, Theodore Offerman, L. Z. Chase
and J. Sergeant Price, jr. Il could no.
be said that they got in each Others
way; instead, the fiye-cornered angle
of judgment seemed 10 be a depressing
one for the experts. Each seemed mjro
inclined to seek the background in.
stead of the limelight, as though fear.
ing to be charged with oyerassertiye.
ness by their friends, and il was "By
your leave" or IF | may be permitted
to say" or 81 beg pardon" in a sort Of
chorus throughout the making OF the
awards as the quintet moved about the
ting among the dogs of many breeds
The only time when any Of the judges
put their hands on a dog to test the
coat was in the comparing of the bull.
dogs The final placing was satisfae-
tory enough, with the wire-haircd fox.
terrier Guycroft Salex as the best dog
and the bulldog Crissie Denton for The
best of the opposite sex, yet II must be
said that Mrs. Tyler Morse's Old Enc.
.ish sheepdogs were rather harshly
treated. Her Ch Slumber, winner as
the best in 1914, never appeared %
better advantage, and the entire string
was in the pink of condition.
During the week the Southampton
Kennel Club will give a dinner TO tha
local committee in recognition Of -
good work in making the local classes
leading feature of the dog show. There
are thirty-four members on the COM
mittee, and the dinner will be the las:
official act in connection with this
years show. Frank F. Dole, the 81.
perintendent, and his aid, Walter John
son, are to attend as special guests.
A novelty of the miscellaneous
classes was the pair of sheepdogs Of
the Maremme, exhibited by the Whit
ney children, Joan and Jock. They are
as big as Great Danes, but more &C.
tive in movement, with coats OF pare
white as profuse as on an Old English
sheepdog, but they are not bobtails, as
IN that type, but carry their flags very
gayly. They are the descendants OF a
group of five sheepdogs Of the Ma
remme shown by Mrs. Payne Whitney
al a Westchester Kennel Club show
some eight years ago in the Garden
and a beautiful and companonabls
breed. Few of the Southampton VS.
itors knew what breed they were with
out the aid of the catalogue and e1'
cept in the Whitney kennels, II Is
doubtful if there are any specimens o;
the Italian breed in the country.
In taking Mrs. Mex. Pultz's place IS
judge of the Pomeranians and the rush
to join the jurors for the unclasslhed
specials Theodore Offerman mislaA
the placipgs in winners classes ioF
Airedales and fox terriers until too late
TO add them to the telegraphed results
In response to a request, they are nov
published, as follows:
Airedale terriers (dogsl-Won hy r ? Hestt
Gee'ong Cadet reserve Cos Cob Kennels NiNla
Gold, NTH. Btches-Won by A BuftensaNt
Skibo Miss. reserve. W ~ Joless Cess -
Patricia
Fox terriers tsmooth: docs l-Won By Mr.. !.
La Roche's oxford storm cloud. reserve C. = -
Phzeum4yer', Niols Nickel Plsie Bitches-Nca y
~. l. Hastings oxford Pauline. reserve. {. a va
PnZcnmaJer's Dangling Plum.
Fox terriers tWires. dogSl-Won by M.
Raneys Guycro't SslcN. reserve. VI. Kerr :,
Giles Young Slanmcr Bitchrs-N0n Do nH.
Clayton, Leeds WALTZ Dream. reserve. Ms.