New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-21
Record Entry and Big Crowd
Mark Opening of An
nual Fixture
By FRED HAWTHORNE

The forty-frst annual dog show OF
the Westminster Kennel Club, the
greatest event of its kind in this coun-
trv, got under way at Madison Square
Garden Yesterday morning under most
favorable circumstances. 1t was
"howling success" in every way. There
was a record number of dogs benched
and barking, bigger crowd than ever
before graced the opening day OF the
show filed through the gates, and the
quality of canine blue blood shown was
never higher, in the opinion of those
patriarchs of the kennel world whose
ssy-so is all-suflicient.
AS an instance of the steady Gimp
toward perfection in breeding In dif-
ferent classes, 1t was declared that the
Boston terriers, 156 in number, rep
resented the best quality ever seen at
any show in this country.
A Perfect Head
Cunningham's Ringmaster, owned by
Andrew j. Cunningham, which carried
of the first place in winning dogs, was
declared by Mrs. +. A. Dallen, the
Judge, to have a perfect head. In tact,
IL was on his head that Ringmaster
won over Limit, Jr., owned by W. r.
Gregg. Limit seemed bit too racy
in outline and was placed In reserve
to Ringmaster.
The whole Garden sounded dog,
spoke dog and looked dog yesterday
Every available bit of space not aoso~
lutely necessary for walking room was
occupied by kennels of large and
small dimensions. Even the concert
hall upstairs was tenanted by
CANNES. but these were of the smaller
breeds, Pekingese, Pomeranians, Jap
anese spaniels and the like, and they
were housed in royal style.
Mrs. R. T. Harrison's Japanese span
iels had reserved kennels OF plate
glass walls, with silken cushions,
CIoisonne china dishes and electric
lights. and they will remain as long
as the show lasts, the envied of all the
other dogs in the concert hall. Lead
ING a dogs life is a worthy ambition
for any young man, it would seem, now
xii the veterans of the dog world
were at the Garden. greeting old friends,
exchanging gossip and preparing them
selves for the great events IN the snow
ring.
Exchange Grip of Welcome
Champion Midnight and Champion
Slumber, the wonderful Old Engilsh
sbeendogs formerly owned by the late
Mrs TYLER Morse, but now shown by
the Beayer Brook Kennels, held out
their great paws solemnly as they rec
oonized old acquaintance filing past
and exchanged the grip Of welcome
George W. Quintard, who sold out
HE entire kennel of wonderful wire
haired fox terriers some months ago,
could not forget his little friends, ana
was continually hanging about MRS
Row A. Rainey's kennels, where Cnam-
MON Natford Vic, who won the supreme
reward for "best dog in the snow last
year, is now quartered.
Mrs. Rainey has a remarkably me
lot Of the wire-haired variety benched
this week, and IL may be that Matiord
Vic will again show his quality over
every other dog in the Garden. Mat
ford Vic is not saying anything about
that, however.
The Submarine Dog
Tho only dog that ever travelled un-
der the surface OF the Atlantic ocean
and lived 20 tell the tale IS one OF tne
attractions at the Garden TINS week.
Alstead Seedley Satisfaction. a rough
collie IL the name Of this individual
and when the visitors at the show heard
Of the manner in which Seedley had
reached this country his kennel was
surrounded ten deep.
Seedley was imported from Germany
three weeks ago, coming under the
ocean by one OF the German U-boats
and landing in New London. That
travelling under seas is no hardship on
a dog Of healthy constitution he proved
Yesterday By winning the cup for the
best Of the breed in large and highly
rated class. The submarine hound IS
owned by the Armstrong brothers, OF
Railway, M.
The winners in the various classes
were:
BLOODHOUNDs JUDGE. " W LACY
Clsss ] (uouos dog and bitchesl-rirst. James
W. Heury's hAdgs.
Czsss 3 iope' DOS AID biichol-Rirst Mlss
Afny T. B2nham's Roar Upto1I.
ClsSs 4 fyinners. dog and mchesj-Fifst Miss
Amy T. Boohsfn's HoAT Uprosf. reserve. james
". Helry's 1adgs
NAsrTPYs JUDGE ~ W LACY
Class nhnii. dog and bithssl fitt, W n
and T. y FoiYeifs Queen Bess seoOitd. Charles
W Dickinsorl's PTisn u Wingnsid
Cif- f0psn dogs ard bi,rlssl--fifst vs.. "
" DifhHsou's Pdsm ~ Wingisld
Cia@ p lsinnors. doss and bitoh~j -FlnL ",