New-York tribune., 1918-01-27
Many Special
Prizes Offered
ForDog Show
Mrs. Charles S. Guthrie
Heads List With Silver
Cup for Settlers

Advance entries have been coming In
for . week at the oh1ce Of the West
minister Kennel Club, but tomorrow
the rush and hustle Of closing up the
biggest dog show in the world will
begin in earnest As usual, the exhibi-
tion will be held in Madison Square
Garden, opening on Wednesday, Feb
rusry 90, and closing on Saturday, Feb
rusry %. 1t is unusual in the forty
two years of the fixture to devote the
profits to charity, but an exception will
be the donation OF all the profits this
year to the American Red Cross.
All entries close tomorrow, but those
bearing that postmark will be received
for q reasonable period. Under no
conditions, however, will an entry be
accepted after tomorrow, and when
the clock reveals midnight has been
passed by even second oil new en-
tries are banned for the year.
There are no loopholcs or back door
entrances, by which procrastinating
owners, agents or handlers may work
An entry through after the specified
time. for Superintendent Gall has no
fsyorites to play in that respect. There
is but one Interpretation OF the Amer.
lean Kennel Club rule as to the closing
Of entries by the Westminster Kennel
Club. and it is to refuse all entries not
received on time.
Large Entry Expected
The outlook is for Q large entry, de.
spite var conditions, in all breeds, IS,
besides being for the American Red
Cross, it will be the first Westminster
Kennel Club show at which the unit
system will govern the championship
points to be gained in every breed. In
other years, whether one doy or Afty
appeared in breed. the Westminster
was always q five-point show as to
championship points.
Under the new rules there must be
a minimum entry Of five different dogs
to make breed worth five points tow.
ard a championship, while in the pop
ular breeds the number named to count
five points reaches a maximum Of
hundred for Boston terriers. fifty for
French bulldogs and Pekingese and
sixty-fve for Aircdalc terriers. In
brief. this year and hereafter, dog
may gain five points only by defeating
a worthy field Of its breed rivals; unit!
the change the aggregate entry settled
the points to be won, so that dog
when absolutely having no competition
whatever in its breed.
Donors Of special prizes this year
include an unusual number Of society
women. and they are patfonesees OF
both the large breeds and toys. their
incentive being to add distinction TO
the American Red Cross Dog Show.
Mrs. Charles S. Guthrie, in memory Of
her husband, who was Westminster
rovnrpnr Oiroc oi1ror r,1n fop fha /
best English setter in the field trial
class.
Other feminine donors and the
breeds in which they have given cups
for the best include Miss Caroline B. !
Trask, st. Rernards; Mrs. Oscar Vos, /
Russian wolfhounds; Mrs. Thomas P.
Hunter. coIlies; Mrs. "; 6: Nichols, |
min a. Throop, jr., German eheepdogs.
Other Prize Donors
In addition there are Mrs. Warren
Edward Clarkson, Mrs. E. c. Waller,
Mrs. ]. z. Adams and Mrs. f. X. Lin
coin, Chow Chows; Miss Marion du
Pont and Miss Constance II. Russell,
Dalmatians; Mrs. George H. Pell, Bos-
ton terriers; Mrs. D. W. Evans, Miss
Fanny Brooks and Mrs. Sherwood Hall,
jr., Scottish terriers; Mrs. Clifford B.
Il0GiuVus w SSt AlSulduuSS WIS. oy lie
Whitney, Mrs. Rodman Wanamaker,
Mrs. John Philip Sousa and Lady Ham
ilton Lang, Cairn terriers; Mrs. John
c. Liggett, Manchester terriers: Miss
Anna Sands, Mrs. B. G. Work, Mrs
Ogden Mills. Mrs. F. w. Vanderbilt,
Mrs. de r. NJ. Hollins and Mrs. ". c.
Wihderscim. Pomcranians; Miss Ellen
?. Latin. English toy spaniels, and
Mrs. NJ. NJ. van Beuren, Pekingese.
Delaware Valley Farm, Of Titusville,
n. j., which swept nearly al! the
classes with Russian wolfhounds at the
last Westminster show, will again
make 9 large entry. John r. Crangle,
the manager. has formed a team Of
high jumpers from his blue ribbon
stock, and they will give exhibitions Of
fence-clearing IN the Garden each
evening.
Trick jumpers are usually half
breeds, with more or less greyhound
blood, but each Of these Russian wolf
hounds has a long pedigree, and is a
famous bench show winner, worth fully
$1,000 at the lowest One pure white
hound will jump fourteen feet without
apparent effort.