The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-19
KENNEL CLUB WILL
PASS ON UNIT PLAN
New system OF Awarding Champion
ships Is Chief Topic Before Meet
ing of 4. *. c.

View. York, Dec, is.--Arter six.
months trial 81 two radical innova-
tions. tie breed UNFIT idea. as tho
nucleus of championship points. and
the licensing OF Judges, the discus
sion OF the value of these changes
promises 20 be the most important
matter before the delegates at tomur-
roW quarterly meeting OF the Amer
lean Kennel club Every dog club in
the country viii be represented or
send proxy. while the associate sub
scribers, who number 225 men and
women who own kennels or man
age them. VIII be represented ty two
delegates, A. c. ,Hooley noted for
English settera, auG Francis G. I.Eovd
who s9eeializes ip Scotch terriers
There are fa5 dog show or kennel
clubs entitled TO send delegates
The license committee believes that
the unit plan Of hestowine points to
ward championship ~ destined TO
be Of greater benefit 10 dog. breeders
than 10 grant points on the aggregate
henching at chow, which was the
plan discarded,
a dog must gain fifteen points 70
become an American Kennel club
champion. Under the old plan. IL
hut one dog was henched IN breed
II would gain. II there was a winners
clasa, all the points 2 show was on
/ titled to by it's total benchsnE. The
new plan gives the minimum count
Of one point In a certain thirty-sevcn
/ breeds on q. henchtug of bat one dog;
In eleven other breeds the minimum
award requires but two benchings in
four breeds, three benchings; I'm thtr~
teen breeds. four benchinga. in three
! :. -.
! breeds, SIX henchinrs In only two
! other recognized breeds is p bench
! ing or SIX required 70 gain one cham
pionship' point kisedaje terriers. IN
/ which eight, and Boston terriers, in
which ten must nc henched.
The position OF the Am eficen Ken
mel club IS that Il a breed is so weak
NJ show that the herchiuRe ere not
lup 20 this allotment, 81 IS not entitled
to even one point toward Il champion
ship, The opponents OF the change
assert that Il will KIN the show cir
cults SIS there is no longer an Lnceu-
tts'ga f8E ~ Z ygse' 20 sSYssf =. $sz>ga1
The small shows, as there ia no as,
surance that IT'S breed will have
enough benching 70 make 2 victory
count anything toward a champion
shin.
! The opposition eIairns II f. already
manifest that the new plan WIN ruin
the Far West and Southern ,showF
which depend sn the touring dogs for
an entry, and. az the latest proof, it
wifi be stated that the Boston show
which uaed 10 he "a three~dny affair,
with money prizes and a three-Point
value toward a championship, is to
/ ne held next, on January /. as a one
! day show for only ribbon prizes,
| The other point 20 be thrashed out
! is whether anything has been gained
/ by requiring judges 60 he licensed
| The A. X c position is that IL
cense. as with the registration asked
/ az gentlemen riders hv the National
Steeplechose end TTuut association
! is merely to more quickly FIX the re
/ sponsibilitv In cases where the rules
I may not ha followed The license
hoard does not assume 10 pass on
the knowledge, status experience, or
ability Of the licensed tudres. except
that no show superintendent or pro-
fesstonal handler may he licensed az
fudge.
The opponents NAV be divided into
threc groups one group maintains
that q is unjust 70 debar Ms a fudge
ANY competent amateur or profess
sionaI except ~ the case Of proved
charges os unfa irness or dish ~ esty.
The second groun IS made UP Of
small but very important coterie of
amateur Judges. who believe that ar
ter their. years or voluntary labor IN
uplifting the standards oe dog breed
Ing it ts almost an inpertinence TO
aek them TO apply for license, while
"a the third eroup are those who re-
gard the action as an unwise exer~
else Of Rutocrat'c p0Wcr ard the sup.
preston Of Individual prerogotivee
hy the American Kennel club