New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
Queen Alexandra Respon-
sible for Interest Shown in
This Breed of Dogs
By !. S. Mitchell =

years they have been the leading at
traction at ire annual exhibition OF
the Westminster Kennel Club at Madl-
son Square Garden. which opens on
Wednesday, and, if anything, the breed
will be heavier this year than ever.
To place sketches of Russian wolf
hound of fifty years ago, some of which
are still extant beside the photo of
Champion Nadmen, for example, would
easily demonstrate that they are two
totally different animals in size, shape,
coat, head markings and other points.
Another feature which is clearly
brought out is that the repsent day
wolfhound is a cross between the Irish
wolfdog and the Scottish deerhound.
Nadmen possesses the terrific gripping
jaws and long head of the wofdog,
while the body bears all the marks of
the 1.-the, powerful deerhound.
Old Dog Much Smaller
The old Russian wolfhound was much
smaller, shorter of body and with a
head that meant cowardce, as the jaws
were weak, with needle pointed snout.
When used in the chasing of the wolves
in Russia the old dog was found TO be
lacking in courage and had not strength
enough to tackle the wolves in the
open.
What brought the Borzoi to the
front, both here and in England, was
the patronage of Queen Alexandra. She
took e great fancy to the dog and
owned string of fine specimens of the
breed. When she took her daily walks
around the royal grounds at Windsor
she was all the time accompanied by
one and sometimes two of these great
dogs. Of course, when the Queen set
the pace, q lot of society women were
bound to initiate her, and that was the
fad which chiefly accounted for the
popularity of the Borzoi. AT one time
came here from England, but now it is
quite different, for there are a number
OF kennels all over the United States
breeding tiptop exhibition dogs.
Champion Nadmen was developed at
the Delaware Valley Farms, Titusville,
n. j., where Manager John f. Crangle
houses the largest kennel of wolf
hounds in America. 1t is historic
site, too, where Crangle holds forth.
for it was on that identical spot that
George Washington crossed the Della
ware River the night before the battle
OF Trenton, and it happened to be
Christmas night, 1776.
AS sort Of an attraction aside from
the regular exhibits Crangle has
trained q wonderful team of wolf
hound high jumpers, and they will per-
form In the ring every evening. To
see one of these great big dogs in full
coat spring a full IL feet into the
air is something never dreamed of in
the domain of the dog, and that is
what is claimed for the Delaware VAL
ley Farm team.
In all ffty-seven different breeds
will be represented, as we'll as variety
and miscellaneous classes; or, in other
words, dogs that have not yet been
standardized by the American Kennel
Club, and the collection made an
actual of 1856 dogs for an entry of
2,6O3. The entry is not q record one,
but the fanciers and thoae interested
In dogs agree that it is really wonder
full IN times of war; but the fact that
the proceeds will go to the Red Cross
has helped the show greatly as most
of the exhibitors have sent in the
names of their dogs out of a purely
patriotic motive.
Curious Representatives
Included in this vast array are some
curious representatives of dogdom, and
they are of all shapes, sizes and
Welghts, from the great, laundering ST
bernard, usually around 200 pounds,
to the wee Chihuahua, about the size
IMAM three pounds. Very often these
little dogs are smaller and their own
eis nave been known to hide them in
SIDE their muffs when travelling about
from place to place.
But of all the oddly constructed
cannes billed for the show the strane-
est is an Alaskan Eskimo dog named
VOL, and the property of Miss Mabel
!. Rose. The dogs most notable pecu-
marty IS that he has double ears, Civ
ing him the faculty of being able to
hear the bowling of wolf miles awav.
and at night when the dog sleeps
buried IN the snow the double flap COW
erlng will guard the inner drum of the
ear from the cold These dogs are
most valuable to the inhabitants of the
hlondlke and other snowbound regions
IN hauling sleds and fighting wolves
whenever the opportunity offers.
VI the long list of breeds the Boston
ierrler, native production, leads the
way with total of 1853 dogs, contrib
utlng no less than 200 entries. Fore
most among the lot are Highball Sensa-
,lon and Sonnie Punch, the latter said
ny experts to be the best type ever
SHOWN before the public. He is owned
by Walter II. York, of Haverhill. Mass
Inns season he won at the Boston sne-
clalty show, and was placed as the hest
OF all breeds at Worcester and Lowell
Hlghhall Sensation needs onlv five
points more to make him champion.
Inc St. Bernards, always the crs,,
feature of the show, are expected 70
Drlng about the top notch contest Of
the exhibit. Colonel Jacob Ruppert
mas entered d string of ffteen p' for
thirty-elght entries, and amonr tbar,
are ar, On Boy, the novice dog, shown for
lhe hrst time, and who is expected to
90 wonderful things. and there 10
.nampion Boy Blue, the great winner
ot 4as' year. Just now there is a SORT
OF pfemonition among the fanciers that
tolohel Ruppert's cracks are not poing
10 nave matters their own wav tn e
slme' Tor Miss Caroline B. Trask. Of
can francisco, is coming all the way
with PAIR to try her luck.
a Consistent Winner
One is dog named Cragwood Rem
Barry, and be has won wherever sh own
and the bitch is Mezzo Luna Oueen Of
the Alps. How they will figure win
the judges nobody can now tell. but a
shrewd critic of the breed made tho
remark yesterday that Miss Trask
wasn't bringing her dogs $500 miles
on any haphazzard game, and that she
was well aware what she had to race
in Colonel Ruppert's string.
The toy breeds have shown grand
entry list, especially the Pekingese.
which will be made more attractive this
time by the appearance of Phantom of
Ashcroft, for which Eldridge Gerry
Snow recently paid the record nrica IF