The sun., 1916-03-05
COMPARES BRITISH
AND AMERICAN DOGS
Writer for English Kennel
Paper Praises Those
Bred Here.
DOESN'T LIKE RINGS

| Among the new faces seen NJ I'M
| Westminster was that of walter ii
Reeves. the English kennel writer an,
all round Judge. who came T. thi!
| country last August to assume the man
| agement of the Vickery Kennels at Bar
rington. III. Mr.. Reeves has been ac
tive In the dog game since he was i
years of age ant fourteen years age
he went on the stan OF the illustrated
| Kennel NcWs. one of Eneland's leading
/ kennel journals lie has judged at prac'
tcally every large British show OF
| more than one occasion. and has alst
| ofYiciated at shows In Germany. France
Holland and some OF Americas biggc',
fixtures when lie was brought over &c
| act as all rounder As an all round
| Judge Mr.. Reeves has no peer and h,
| IL "A recognized worlds authority OF
| the terrier and bulldog.
When asked for his opinion ~ the
! dogs he saw here in America Mr.. Reeves
said that he was greatly impressed with
! tho nrn quality of all the do.s. aud
| especially the terriers. He said. 81 have
never seen a collection OF terriers the
equal of those entered at the West
minister this year. and ! believe that
collectively they are better than any
10. | have ever seen In England" He
declared that although he did not fol-
low the Judge. Mr. Rutherfurd. IN some
rf his 'pllclngs he thought him most
pa.s,akinr. but greatly handicapped 10y
the smallness of the ring. He thought
that the management OF the Wcstmin-
ster made a mistake IN not providing
larger rings because. ne said. NO man
can Judge n terrier properly when they
are crowded right on top Of him. The
dogs could not he moved properly and
had no opportunity TO show as they
should"
Asked about wycollar Roy. he said
'ha. he had known the dog in England
and hat he looked as good here as he
did on the other side. and that he was
a grand type of terrier. shown in great
form and rare good one. Rahy
bazzler. reserve TO Wycollar Boy, he
thought had improved vastly over his
English form and Grcenbank Selection.
he said, 10 his mind was the creates.
wire "" have over here.
smooth FOX terriers were n disappoint-
mefI< to lim, and America seems 10 him
10 hate struck the same had vein that
has bAen exp.r enced In England He
saws that the smoo,ha do not compare
with The wirss Il legs and feet and Will"
the wire VARIETY has made marked
progress for the last six or seven years
'he smooths have gone backward The
neglected and II Il had not been for
the patronage of Mr. Rutherfurd and
Mr. Farwell there would he no smooths
of any consequence In this country.
Reeves claims that America has pro-
duced the greatest two smooth fox ter
r'ers ever seen. the dogs in question he
ing Champion Sabine Rarcht and Cham
tipn Ferne Farwel Is the breeder OF
both ~ these dogs. In wires the .oppo-
the front with surprising rapidi'v This
Eng'ishman thinks that with the stock
which We have IN this country. II will
NOT he long before English breeders
vii, be looking 10 us FOR their stock.
Airedales. he though. were a long way
above the average and he thought iha.
The puppy Polam Maxim, which JUS
got over from England. made rather
good impression. although ne was some
what scentical as to whether or no; his
Under size will keep him back He
thought that Kenmare ConJurer was a
very unlucky dog not TO win and No
night have easily had that position,
N'vksrv 1.odestar, which he ru' best
~ all M chicago four wears ago was a
dog which he considered much under
"lt-i by the judgr The puppies
brought out We're exceedingly good IN
h's op'rion and the Irish terriers held
about 'hr Same position here 'h.v hold
IN England. as the bitches seem 70 y"
v.rv ruch hotter than the dogs In both
countries.
He thought 'hat The new Scott!e
coopueror. was a wonderful dog. and
SAID that when ha f-s' saw him IN Eng
ard he considered him the host dog ~
'Na hreed no had cvar seen He was
particularly pleased that his opinion was
verified when the dog Went 20 winners
and q looks A., y Ne would have as
bright career over here as his famous
sire. Rar,on Norman. and MS great SIS
Ter the International champion Rapton
Reryl A dog that d!i no; fare as we'll
a. hs might was Master Wullr, III.
American bred, which he said certainly
should have hern IN the money.
Bulldogs were An even break with ire
dogs seen In England Sealyham ter
-ers are quite as good ~ -tncy have
there, and the future Of the breed is as
sured because Of tho fact that American
breeders are using their bes, stock as
breeders.
'avorah'y IN every way with the bes,
show IN England. the Kennel Clubs
Show AT Crystal Palace" was his .inal
which lie supplemented by |
adding except In the rings" lie con
sidrrcd them unfair "a tho dogs and the
exhibitors ~ well a. to Tho public. and |
said that II there were fewer rings the |
Judging would hr completed sooner and |
there would not hc the Grumbing AZ tho |
awards that il consequent on the hur-
rird manner OF making the awards a, |
this show
He also brought out the fact that not |
only did the dogs and the exhibitors
Suffer from this small rifg idea but the
public could not So" the dogs Judged |
and the Jam and the blg crowd around |