New-York tribune., 1918-02-21
Cragwood Ben Barry Tri-
umphs Over Oh Boy
Afon Squib a Victor
By J. S. Mitchell

nual show of the Westminster Kennel
Club. For first day tho attendance
was bumper, a big crowd of the en-
;i,usiasts and amateur critics having
paid their way in long before the judges
began their work
No doubt the fact that the en.ire
profits will go to the Red Gross had
something to do with swelling the
crowd but anyway love for the dog is
strong in the hcars of New Workers
;,nd residents of the suburban districts.
In all tifty-sevcn breeds were benched,
and along with these there were num-
ber of curios IN the shape of variety
and miscellaneous classes.
The first real sensational contest OF
;he day occurred when James Cole, OF
Kansas City, took ring No. to pass on
the St Bernards in authorization Of
the tilt between Colonel Jacob Rup
pcrts string and San Francisco candi-
dates. owned by Miss Caroline b. Trask.
the ring was surrounded five deep long
before the judging began.
Strikes 4 Snag
Oh Boy, the young dog. was selected
20 bear the brunt of the battle for the
Rupert kennel, and he went through
the novice. American bred and limit
classes but he ran into snag when he
struck the open class. There ne met
Champion Cragwood Ben Barry, the
Trask entry. AS this dog was led into
the ring there was a buzz of admiration
all around. for no grander marked
specimen of the st. Bernard has ever
been seen in the East.
After surveying the five candidates
IN the walk-around the Judge ordered
Oh Boy and Cragwood Ben Barry on
the stand. Then he Began careful ex-
animation of both their points He
studied their coats, heads. legs, eyes,
tails. fore and hind quarters. and every
point. AS the head markings are re-
sponsblc for a majority of the points.
Cole regarded their facial appearance /
long and deliberately. Finally he hand /
ed the blue to Alf belmont, who showed /
Cragwood Ben Barry, and the rooters
for Oh Boy gasped.
The winners class came on without /
thc dogs leaving the ring, and Cole !
quickly handed the parti-colored rosette
to Cragwood Ben Barry. The points on
which the San Francisco dog cXcelled /
were better facial expression, smaller
and nicer set-in ears and a more pro-
nounced jaw. He is slightly taller than
Oh Boy, and while the San Francisco
dog might not weigh as much as his op-
ROutIS ne 10 dll annual VI SDIeuOlQ DONc
and muscle.
Cragwood Ben Barry is three quar-
ter orange tawny, with the white mark
lngs at the critical points-that is. the
white line from the top goes clean
through to the shoulders, and this is
cne of the features so highly priced by
the monks of St. Bernard
the Rupert string met with bad
luck in the classes for dogs. the sue
fhn ri oh o-I,
counterbalanced the reverse of Oh
BOY. Bo Peep, a beautifully marked
bitch, and of splendid conformation,
went through with flying colors as
It were. from the limit to the win
ners' class, and secured the crown
for her sex. The reserve to Bo Peep
was very fine bitch named Bulgaria
belonging to the Rupert exhibit
Mczzo Luna Queen Of the Alps, owned
Rupert entries in the classes for
smooth coated st. Bernards swept all
before them.
Another Victory for West
In the afternoon the grand climax
OF the st. Bornards came when Crag-
wood Ben Barry and Bo Peep met to
decide the best of the breed in the
show. Once again Cragwood Ben
Barry scored over the best shown by
Rupert. and he will carry home to
the Pacific Coast the Gould Challenge
Cup and the Secretary's Cup, both of
fered for the best st. Bernard in the
show. Another test remains for the
Californian dog, and that will occur
will meet Champion Boy Blue for the
long list of unclassified specials
AS was expected, the classes of Rus
sian wolfhounds proved highly in
teresting, and the ring wherein Vinton
j. Breeze made the awards was crowd
ed. Champion Clontarf's Madam.
the winner of last year, and owned by
the Delaware Valley Farm, met his
Waterloo in the classes for dogs at
the hands of Ostrand OValley Farm.
dog belonging to the Valley Kennels
of this city. The hero of a year ago
got no better than a white streamer.
Ostrand O'Valley Farm sailed
through to the winners class, where
he was decorated with the rosette, but
MS superiority was cphemeral, for
soon after he had to bow to the win
ner,s bitch. She happened to be Miss
Balkcrif Of Delaware, who was placed
over the dog as the best of the breed
She brought Joy to the heart Of John
r.. Crangle, as she is the property of
the Delaware Valley Farms, of Titus
vile. n. j.
A class of dogs which attracted con-
siderable attention, although few in
number were the Irish wolfhounds.
The best of the breed happened to
he huge canine named Dromore,
owned by George c. Moore, Of this
city. The dog is full three feet tall
and ferocious looking enough to fght
anything from rat to a tiger.
The classes of Poms. Pekngese.
Maltese, and other toys were benched
in the Concert Hall, and over these
Charles G. IIopton had the rather dihi-
cult task of awarding the ribbons. The {
Poms were the first to take the stand
for treatment, and the most notable
feature about the classes was that Hop
ton made some reversals of the nlac
lngs by Captain A. II. Hall at the Pom
SHOW in the Waldorf Astoria a week
ago.
Imported Dog Victor
The newly imported black dog named !
Afon Abdula, shown by Miss Elsie a
liydou, won in the limit class, and =
also took the special cup for the hest -
;oated Pomeranian. In the winners E,
lass, the versatile Atom Squib came to {
he front again. and captured the
'rown. with Mrs. 0. +. Lakeland's Mine +
,old Glory earning the reserve. /
Where Judge Hopton reversed the
work OF Captain Hall in the most glar
ng fashion was in passing on the class
or the best Pom in the show, ire
pective of sex. A week ago Captain I
iall picked Mrs: o. f. I.akelands Pio- a