New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-26
MIDDLESEX PACKS
CARRY OFF HONORS
Victory of Plover a Popular One
al Westminster Kennel
Club Fixture.

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grcsque close, and the attendance "@'
thc largest Of the week. -
Charles Mcneil. former VI. r. H.
o. tho Grafton FoNhourds, IN ing
land. was the judge Of The ioHHoena
packs. and Dr. +. Lester Jones preS'u-
ra over the beagle pack.
The big centre ring was suTrouhoCC
lv hundreds of persons as '4E' MV->e'',
stcpped within the IncIosure ana
shook hands with james MORTIMER 'he
,,,crirteDde7- Of ;Fc show. Men and
women who are noted as Uders 10
Tos-r. rainad admttarcc 10 the sa-
rvea 0rcrsnct- Of the show ring ana
,st .r chair. along the inside railing,
ua.re others. not so fortunate IN nav
Ing tie open sesame 90 the charmed
circle. clung 60 any vantage point tney
could find outside.
At the given signal the packs were
coed from the temporary kennels IN
,}o four corners Of the ring and pa
radcd before the oulOokers The brll-
isrrv bucd hunting costumes of tre
masters and the huntsmcu, red, green
and mink. the sounding Of the horns
and The having OF the hounds sent
,rru through the spectators and
I-ought % mind the sight OF the
hounds in Iul cry after the hunted
me famous Niddlesex Hunt was rep
resented by both q dog and q bltcnt
prck. A. Henry Higgnson, the VI. /
u showing the former, and {. Morris
,bo buntsmau. the bitches Other PACKS
mat strove for the prize OF Sl5U IN
,asb or plate, offered by the west
Minister Kennel Club, were the Ohe-
shire Hunt. shown by +. n. Ooter,
worth. huntsmau. and the PACK owned
Wv Major ". a. Nadsworth ana S"O""
by George Poole, hun'sman'
The MIddleseX packs were bolh gu
vorb In bone, coat and ieye4hes,s' anu
're control exhibited by Mr.. hlEeIn-
SON and his huntsman was feinaIh-
able. After the packs had IN !HIi5
fled past Mr.. Mcneil, WIN ~. t,5i
,osos close % the ground, II IN IuH
gr,. aft,r their quarry, the Judge con-
f,rrcd with Nh Mortimer ana IheR
bsoded the latter the ribbons.
Doing his hat M courtly fash loh'
Mr. Mortimer smiliugiy presented NJ
ITrpiDson with the blue ribbon LOT VIC
- shown by him, and 70 MOTIFS
80 the second ribbon. The master
"f the Middlesex Hunt then lli'eu il3
r1Dter's horn 70 his lips ana S0uhueu
o. Mast. the pack plungiEg anG leap-
iry about him as though Keen iot the
chase. .-;r, and
..rr-y lot as they trctted INTO wy
rrrr. needing every beck ana ca. IL
-beir masters. Every doe was -,
formed. sturdy and ilt, Dun d. -.1.'- -ls
- tbo onlookers rather expected 'He
mack shown by RAYMOND BelInSE..' 80
1erson. from the Bel-Tay beae''t' ~
49, ~ avs. award. Dr.. Jones' now,
- af.sr due consideration, decIotu
49, of the Somerset oeaGles,
.povn bv F. Floud, the huntsinaA, Gnu
,rcsentel the latter with the "l'''"e
Sec Srecisl interest attached to the ju I,
oS the fox hounds earlier IT 'h'
IaT es n was expected that the u.TI5
D'r, ~ the Judge. Mr.. McNelIi' "oulu
ro,,re once and for all question Una, ina
So. hon vcXing American ana Ing
i..t b.1ts-nen for several years.
T.-ciers in this country have man
- tLa+ the front legs OF inc
t'rTEs should be straight as gun
I,r,ei. oxccut at the knee JOINT w4eIe
49, 's "a SLIGHT break 10 the Inc, "hle
-. me contention o. Lng!sh nuH's'
.., mat the best type IS "hht Is
grouyn as the exaggerated 'front.' ~
Which this break is entirely done away
"' Cbo,les G.. Hopton and other Eng
,..A brceders IN this country nave
,,a;-tained that the exaggerated IRON
;s an acknowledgement and iha' tIS
..ralcbt front American hound sHoui"
be the standard. ,,->..,, .u.-d.
Therefore. when Mr., McNeIli aware
% tho first honors to fIoVe'' entsL,u
,y Major Wadsworth M the Heh'S'e
Jrrt mack the American breeders eN-
'r,.5 PIoyer won the silver plate ioi
I've hest English foxhound in the SHOW
Tho rrize offered by Mr. hlGc'"soh
Tor the best hound brel pJ an
exhibitor. and the Mrs. a. henry mig
OirsoD silver horn for the hu,''IH"n
of the pack showing the bes' hou II'.-
George Poole, hurteman or the G'H'see
usck and the man who reared vac VII III.
ming dog, smiled broadly ana pi0Uu'S
,,ren he was handed the horn,
The MddlcseX pack, WIN MI. Hts
,irrou In the ring, walked OH WIN one
William Rauch cup for the best cog,
with Brockleeby Workman hISt anu
Viddlesex Ranger IN reserve; rover
u course. won the OakleiGh IhoI"
cup for the best bitch. 5000,
The Niddlescx pack, with MiddleSeR
Natty and MiddleseX Starting, won the
silver plate for the best couple, Tor
the hest two couples and the best hve
couples In the classes all the PACKS
gained honors. with the MlddleseT and
Genesee slightly leading J. Watson
Webb's entries.
Tho closing day Of the show brought
byr4reds Of dog lovers TO the little
stsu occupied by Ch. Matford Vic,
George ". Quintard's noted wire
haired fox terrier, which was judged
the hest dog in the show on Wednes-
6av Everybody wanted 20 stroke VIC
snd ask his opinion Of the other dogs,
hut the little king Of them all seemed
wearied By too much attention and
spcnt most Of the time trying 70 sleep.
Wire Boy Uf PaicntOn, Mr. gum
tsrd's other wire haired terrier, VII ch
was given the reserve ribbon 20 MAT
ford Vic. was the subject OF story
that held great interest for everybody
II was said that Miss NJ. (. Lewis.
the Devonshirc fancicr. who sold the
dog 20 Mr Quutard's agents has re-
Gently been selling out her entire ken
mel for the purpose Of raising money
FOR the English Red Cross Work.
prominent German-Ameriean living IN
Chicago tried 70 buy Wire Boy and
made Miss Lewis fattering offer She
wrote back and said her idea in sell
ing was TO aid The English Red Cross
and that II the Chicago man would pay
50 300 for Wire Boy she would give
twice that sum TO the cause.
Much as he desired the dog, the Ger
man.American baked at this and an
swered that his syfnpsthies were pro
&C.,. - thnrcfnre he would not be