New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-09
100000,
Dogs at Show
To Be Benched
1850 Entries for Annual
Exhibition of the Vest
minister Kennel Club
By !. S. Mitchell

Three million dollars worth of dogs
will be benched at the forty-third an
nuai show of the Westminster Kennel
Club. and formidable as the figures APP
pear the estimate is considered a con
servative one by the connoiseurs and
the management. In all there is a total
of 1853 entries for 1858 dogs, and
when it is considered that q big per-
centage of these dogs are worth in the
neighborhood of $4,000. and even more.
it will be understood what an amount
of money is involved
To the ordinary man or woman this
value of pure bred dog is no more
than the unkept NUT that scampers,
around the streets, but let any one tryd
to purchase show dog and he or she-
will Quickly find out the real price or
a specmen of any of the breeds. ~
Should there be any one doubtful OF
the statement they are at liberty to.
visit Madison Square Garden on thsz
18th, goth, 21st and ed of this montaH
and they will find that an offer of
$1,000 for some of the tiny pets would,
be about as effective as to try to stem.
the Hudson River with a pitchforK'
The proceeds OF the show this year,
the same as for the last two years.,
will go to the Red Cross.
Popular Breeds Strong
Numerically all the popular breeds
have maintained their accustomed
strength, but this time the high entry
prize falls to the wire haired fox ter.
riers, and with eighty-iiYe dogs there
is total entry OF 1879. In tho number
Of dogs nominated the Boston terriers
lead with a total of 1913, but the collecs-
ton, good as it is, only yielded an en-
try of 1877, which is long way short,
of the display made by the wires"
For a splendid all-round entry the
elbows are in for brilliant showingm
as there are ninsty-nine dogs for a
total OF 143 entries, and this shows the.
growing popularity of the edible dog
of the East"
Owing chiefly to his use during the.
war the shepherd dog has come in for
lot of notorlety, with the result that
the breed has produced no less thsrl-
1919 entries, while the collies will be-.
represented with an entry of 1870. The,
Airedaie terriers have topped the col--
lies with one entry, the Bingley Of 9TH
er days showing well in the hunt forr
popularity with 1871. -
Tive other breeds to tally beyond tha1
century mark are the cocker spanicls,r
with 100, and the Irish terriers, withs
lO4, and this is one OF the be% entries
ever made for dogs from the Green
| Isle -
The variety classes have been pat
ronlzed to the extent of 1I9 entries,
and like the show last year. this de-
partment is bound to produce some or
the real novel features of the show
All the big breeds have shown Up WE'LL
and, although the war ntersered witlie
the development of a few, the big
dogs did fairly we'll.
In the st. Bernards there has not
/ been any new candidates in the KEN
nels supported by Col. Jacob Rup-'
pert. so there will be no great CON
test like that of year ago, when Oh,
Boy met Champion Cragwood Benz.
Barry in the tussle for the best of,
/ the breed. In all there are nineteenI
St. Bernards, twelve Russian wolf
BOUNDS and forty-one great Danes. n
No less than twelve of the last
named breed average $50 pounds, orr
in other words, about ton of dogs
This dozen has been entered by Fran.
els X. Bushman, the moving picturo,-
actor, and they will be brought TO the,
Garden in special express car from
/ Riderwood, Nd.
rleIu Dogs Ftentffui ."
Those who delight in the field dogs
will have plenty TO look at among their
favorites, as there is an entry Of
ninety-nine in the English settlers. a.
fact which demonstrates that the gun
dog is in no fear of becoming ex-r
tinct- Pointers have been nominated
to the number of Sd, Irish settlers to
the extent Of 43, beagles 81, grey
hounds rs, but there is a slackening OF
rr%,-,
success of Haymarket Faultless, thess
bull terrier which landed the prize as
the best of all breeds in the show last
year, gave great boost TO the breed,
and the result is that there is an
try Of ninety-six in the approaching
exhibit, and exactly the same number
has been Tailed for the bulldogs.
! In the toy dog department, which
will again occupy the concert hall. the
various breeds have shown no falling
off. Two Of the heaviest are the Pekes
and the Poms, and as Mrs. Frank T.
Clark will have the task of passing on
2 these she will be presented with r.
: string OF Ill contestants. Such rare
5 breeds as the Maltese and the York
! shires will earn their share of noto-a
: riety.
: With her choice collection of Nal
? make strong bid for the honors. In
the unclassiied specials Mrs. Rossman
will show brace Of tiny Maltese
weighing only three pounds apiece
Mrs. William n. Thompson, the
breeder Of the Yorkshires, will be on
! hand with her champions, and unless
, something unforeseen turns I'D she
viii go away with the lions share
of the ribbons. Mrs. o. E. Lakeland, Of
, Summit, N. j., has given her string of
Poms special preparation, and she is
sure TO come in for her share of the
ribbons and the trophies.
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