The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-18
WESTMINSTER SHOW
Is SURE OF SUCCESS
Entries Now Number Nearly
600 and Three Point Rat
ing Is Almost Certain.
MANY PEKES TO BE THERE

Ohicers and members Of the westches-
Ter Kennel Club are eratined by the sup
port accorded their fourth annual show
which takes place at Gedney Farm.
White Plains, n. T.. Saturday. June ~.
There are nearly six hundred dogs en-
tered and the prospects are that the
coveted three point rating will be real
ized.
The policy adopted by this club has
met with the approval Of fanciers and
the generous offer Of all specials open to
all and money given In the American
bred classes has been an incentive TO
fanciers making liberal nominations.
Mrs. G. Davies Tainter and Mrs.
George II. Pell are members OF the COM
mittee in charge of this show. with
George Greer. who Is chairman, Frank
a. Bach. John q. Bates. o. Carley Har-
'riman. Alfred n. Maclay. Tyler Morse.
George " Quintard. J. Macy Willets ~
Howard Willets. president of the club.
All have worked hard for the completion
of a successful show. The largest en-
tries are in Pekingese. Pomeranians, hos
ton terriers, sporting %spaniels. CHOW
elbows, Airedales. French bulldogs ana
fox terriers. while that noble breed the
st. Bernard will be found in larger num-
bers than is usually the rule at the one
day summer show.
Mepal. Brookside and Cassilis kennels
have nominated big strings Of cocker
~spaniels for Judge Dr. r. M~oore-Smith's
inspection. Rockclire Kennels. Astoria
Kennels. Mrs. william T. Drew and w.
r.. oakley have literally supported the
English bulldog Judge. Dr. Roy Peck OF
Springfield. Mass. Mrs. Edward Cecil
Waller will make her b as Judge AZ
an \. *. e. show on this occasion. taxi
ing chow elbows and toy ~poodles. and
the entry accorded her is far In excess
OF that usually seen at the one day
open air shows. The G~reenacre Kennels
have made a liberal entry as have sew
erA other prominent chow fanciers. To
digress a bit from the subject, II seems
a fitting time to say that chow fanciers
have not approved OF the policy adopted
by most clubs OF having an all roundef
take over the chow classes and the
entry made for Mrs. Waller shows that
they will support a breeder-fanci.r
Judge,
The large entry OF 81. Demands is "A
compliment 10 Mrs. Nina Dodd. who rs
to Judge that breed. while the big turn
out of Poms was to be expected when
Mrs. Frank T. Clarke was named as
the arbitrator. A pleasing feature OF
the show will he the number OF new
exhibitors and Of exhibitors who have
come back" after an absence from the
show ring Among these Will be Ed
ward Browning. with great Danes and
chow elbows Mrs, Il. n. Barnum. Lime
Rock, Conn. chow elbows; Theodore
Sponheimer OF Scarsdale. Irish settlers
Mrs. G.. L. Justice. 81. Davids, Pa.
d~achshunds. and Miss Edna Louise
Thomas. elbows.
The showing OF the beagle packs In
hunt preparedness will be a spectacular
innovation. The little hounds will be
shown py tine masters. who viii I've la
full hunting regalia and equipment,
forming a sporting scene appropriate In
the suburban surroundings.
Among those who have nominated
their best are Alfred Il Maclay. Red
Brook Kennels John -. Bates, Mrs.
May II. MacCurdy. William Drew. Mrs,
NJ. {. McGlone. Mrs, George H. Pell.
Mrs. G.. Davies Tainter. Mrs. Henry
Sampson, Martin $ Baldwin. Daniel
Lynn. George r. Preston. Mrs. l. X.
Lincoln. Mrs. b., H. Rerend~ohn. Mrs.
Alfred ~ Smith. benjamin ". Throop,
J. A. Burden. Miss n e. Neise, Mrs,
Ashton Cross. Surrey. England Mrs,
Peter Menges, Mrs, Olivia Ceder, Mrs
Hartley Williamson. Patrick Tully. Har-
vey :, l.aCeV, WEI Jones, AVA fNoseil-
berg, Mrs. T.. s. Allard. Mrs. Roy A.
Rainey. George Quintard. Mrs. &. y.
Platt. Paul Scardon. William Burton
shaw. Scott Libby. Mrs. A. :. White
sell, Mrs. n. II. Dunn. James r Water
house. O. Carley Hartman. Hildreth
X. B~loodgood, J. Macy Willete, George
Greer and Robert a Scott.
The handlers will be there with their
best strings. All belmont. Charles
Davis. Frank Addyman and Ben Lewis
having made large enNies. All that will
be needed 10 make Saturday, June "a.
a red letter day In the history OF
the Westcheesr club will he good
weather. and because of the EFFORT put
forth by the officials Of that club all
fanciers are hoping Old Sol will smile
his prett!est on the fourth annual show
~ thts a,ccesssnl Climb