The sun., 1916-04-09
Big Dogs POPULAR
AT CHICAGO SHOW
Smaller Varieties Not So Much
in Evidence as at East
ern Fixtures.
WIRE HAIR IS BEST or LOT

csgo Kennel club. which was held IN
that city recently. was one of the most
successful affairs ever held by tho Windy
City club. While tho show was not "a
record breaker in number of entries the
quality of the exhibits and the large at
tendance set "a new mark. Chicago has
rapidly come 60 the front In the doggy
world and to-day some OF the biggest
and best kennels IN this country are
owned In or about that city. The show
Just past marked u new era in Chicago
kennel AFFAIRS. as many new exhibitors
were among those taking All active In
terest In the fixture and Chicago society
turned out In forco In support Of the
gate.
Among those responsible for tho sue
cessful affair were John &. Eastman,
president OF the club. aud his able az.
sistants. Nelson NJ Lampert. James \
Pugh. George +. Harding. George Men,
neberry, Henry l.. Hertz. William Hale
Thompson. William G. Thorne. Dr. Cert
Franklin and a. w. Gates. the hard
working superintendent Of the fixture
Among the Judges were Dr. John u. de
Mund OF Brooklyn. who had a number of
breeds and who assisted Dr. u. -. O'tior-
man and William Mulford III Judging the
unclassified specials y. Mcclure HALEY
Of New York Judged the French bull
dogs and several of the toy varieties.
while Arnolt Lawson of Egypt Mass
passed on the English bulldogs
The unclassified specials brought to-
gether keen competition, and the honor OF
being selected as the best dog Of any
breed In the show went to the wire
haired foNterrier Nickery Greenbauk
Selection. owned by the Nickery Ken
np NJ Pa rrtn OF 4, all
known TO local fanciers. az he has been
exhibited In the East several times and
Is always prime favorite because of his
great type and high quality. His win
al the Chicago fixture was a popular
one.
Peet OF opposite sex to best in the
show was the scottish terrier Bapton
Beatrice. owned by Miss Jean Crawford
OF Chicago. which was closely pressed
by the Nickery Kennels sterling little
wire bitch Champion Vickery gypsy
Moth.
Frank Addyinan won the special for
the best bird dog with his well known
Pointer Champion watlands Wisdom.
while the bcs, American bred dog or
bitch in the show proved to he the collie
knoclSla! d" King slam. Best Great
Dane WAS o. Carley Harrmans Succa-
bone Pyra. which was also strong
contender for tine hest American bred |
honor. Clontarfs Nadmcn. the Ph.ladel |
plta show sensation. was tho best Rus
sian wolfhound and Teckl-hcin Traun
the best Of a big field of ,iac'lshundc.
Mr.. e. y Lunt's recently imported |
collie Alstead Parbo,d pros idont con-
tinued on his way TO a quick Champion |
ship 10y anusNing winners IN dogs of that |
breed, while the same owner scored In |
the opposit" sen with Alstead Ccutian |
In German shepherd dogs the Elmvew
Kennels lei in dogs with tn. we'll known
winner Harry Won Sah.tdl. while Luke
". Swank won best IN bitches with his |
oakridgc Frigga Won M4gdenberG.
bulldogs We're strong claSs md
we'll Judged ny Arnold Lawson IIc
placed Alex Stewards Strath,"y knowlo
Monarch as the best male and the same
oun ner's Strathtey Thornwood Kitty hcst
bitch
Probably the hottest corner IN the
show wer. the Air.dslo terriers. "a Chi
"aso is centre "t AIredale breeders. |
The Californian Crack shot. owned hy
John Williams. WAS best puppy. and tn"
international champion Norl, Eyburu
Swell tho winners dog IN bitches an
upset occurred when the judge placed |
otto W. Lohuanus Chesuvy Npuiuu.
Winners over the Nivkery Kennels Wick |
cry Aintn Gem There did not seem 10
be any one AT the rings!de who WAS Will
ing 10 concur with this placing, a. A'nan |
Gem is generally conceded TO bee the best |
OF these two bitches. Dr. +. \. Fisher |
owner OF the Normandy Kennels Of Chi |
cigu, which is the leading kennel de- |
voted t. the French bulldog in III" West. |
was the winner In that breed, his H. |
bella getting the special for best bitch. |
y N"w York Boston terrier proved |
supreme, as Ralph CahiI's Grown Prince |
IL. wac placed .as the winners dogs ~ |
sIuuo'h foxtcrrfcrs the Westminster VIII |
ucr Sabine Rapture. had an easy time |
winning, while IN wire hairs tho Wick
cry keni.l. led with their Grccnbank |
Selection. which eventually was placed |
best IN the show.
Ths Irish terriers werc ably judged |
Icy br, u. y. oGorraI, and he placed |
the NckerY Kennels Nickerv Master
Key best, with hiS kennel mate, Vick- |
cry Demon, reserve The toy breeds |
we're not ~ numerous as tho larger
varieties. and the Western dog fancy
does not take a.s kindly TO tho small lap |
dog varieties H. 1t does to tho larger
terriers and bulldogs.