New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-23

The largest crowd that has attended
a Westminster Kennel Club snow III
thirty years focked to Madison square
Garden Yesterday TO take look at the
1000 dogs on exhibition. The throng'
which appeared early in the day, took
more than look. It stayed and stayed
and was constantly augmented by nun
dreds Of other lovers Of dogs.
A feature of the day was the sale put
through by Mrs. NJ. +. Hardy OF her
Pekingese Nowata Swinley Ii Lien TO
Mrs. A. L. Holland, the purchasing
price being $4,000. This was said to be
a record figure for a dog Of this type
Nowata was adjudged the best OF the
breed in the show, and also carried OF
the laurels as the test toy of any yari,
ETY.. Mrs. Hardy bought this animal
along with Nowata Pao Pey Of Nestle-
colt, in England, for $1,000.
1t was learned through the dog
statisticians that the smallest dog III
the show is Mrs. Vernon Castles run
chinello, which weighs six ounces ana
measures three inches at the shoulder,
The largest dog exhibited was COlonei
Jacob Ruppert's Boy Blue, which tips
the scales at 240 pounds and Is ~
inches tall at the shoulder.
RAYMOND Belmont took fancy 70
Mary Montrose, an English pointer
which has shone IN many field trials re-
Gently and has captured several rlD-
bons in the present exhibition. II was
reported that Mr.. Belmont offered So
900 for the animal. but William Zieg-
Ter, ir., the owner, had only smile for
his answer.
A Singing greyhound" was discov-
cred in Lansdowne Stormcloud, owned
by Z. F. Lewis. jr. Lansdowne, accord
ing to the diagnosis made, has range
of eleven notes. There is lots of eH-
preston, too, in every tone. from the
low whine to the high. shrieking yelp.
The "singer" attracted large gallery
all through the day and night, ana
never showed a sign of hoarseness.
Colonel Jacob Rupert is scoring
heavily with his ST. Bernards. The
Yankee baseball magnate won ten blues
and seven specials. He met with sur
prise in one instance, however. A
short time ago he gave away Snowdrlft.
one OF MS Jugs VI tHt iouSh NNNN'N
variety, to a friend, who made the Gus
tomary promise of good home for the
St. Bernard.
The friend certainly kept his prom
Use, for so we'll did the dog prosper
under his care that he decided to enter
him in the Westminster show. The OPP
posing entries in this particular class
were two of Colonel Ruppert's st. Ber-
nards. Snowdrift won the eye of the
Judges and carried off the blue ribbon.
When the judges had finished their
task Wednesday evening more than half
of the classes had been handled. but
they were still far behind their sched'
ule, and yesterday the burden upon
them was especially heavy. To-day
will be "hound day. and will mark the
end of the exhibition.
The summaries follow:
S-sPoRTING CLASS
Dogs and bitches Of any kind. except TOYS tchsm-
pions barred First. Ridgclsh Hero tOld English
sheepdog) J PiOrkOyeski, Por Chester. y. Y. sec
nnd Dresmwold Dohnds lbulldog). Dreamwold
Farm. TDpt Mass. third Strathtay White Light
(bundogl. Alexander II. Stewart Chicago
Glass Goa ltoy class. dogs and bitches o; any
breed champions barred -FirSt, NOwata Swiniey
Ii Lien (Pekingese). Mrs. NJ. T.. HARDY New York
second. Tim Yee hung o. Aldereourle tpehngesel
Goldbeater POme.anian). Mrs. W. Wylie Nueland.
Canada.
Glass as tpuppies dogs)-Fr,. Wocdside Pep.
James A. Burden; Westbqry. y y second CrsT.
third. BrookWood Cargo. W. Ross Proctor. Nes
Class ass american bred. dossl-Fint Hemlock