The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-16
DOGS TO HAVE THEIR
INNINGS THIS WEEK
Thousands Of Them to Aid
Red Cross at Westminster
Show.
CHAMPIONS TO COMPETE
1Taymarkct Faultlcss and
Phantom of Ashcroft Among
Those Entered.
CHAMPIONS TO COMPETE

rings In this city this week. From the
tiny Pomersuian to the giant st. Ber-
nard he will gather by the thousands
IN Madison Square Garden, where the
Westminster Kennel Club will hold it's
forty-thlrd annual exhibition. He will
come from practically every State In
the Union and from all parts OF Canada
and Mexico as well as several European
countries.
His trip will be for double purpose
to help the American Red Cross and
10 seek honor, fame and prizes for him
self
For the show which will begin
Wednesday morning and end Saturday
night 2,56s entries have been made and
IS per cent. o. these have been made
by Canadian and foreign exhibitors As
a magnet to attract tho best specimens
IN dogdom the Westminster Club and
it's friends have hung up more than
$4,000 worth OF prizes, and they have
had the desired effect. for practically
every champion in every breed has been
entered.
Among them are r. II. Elliottc Hay
market Faultless. tho Canadian bred
bull terrier which won the crown last
year, and E,bridge Gerry's Shows Phan-
,om Of Ashcroft. the little English bred
pek'ngese which was reserve TO Hay
market.
The owners of Newmarket md
Phantom are confident of victory. Each
says his champion ia in prime condition
and better than when he went before
the Judges at the Westminster last year.
judges Are Popular.
The decision in tho class which will
al NlA =.
handed down by Harry T. Peters Theo-
dore Offerman and J. willoushby Nit
chell. three of the most famous amateur
fanciers In the country. Each Is an
expert on all breeds and each has the
confidence OF all lovers OF the sport.
Resides the class which will decide
the title these noted Judges will hand
down many other verdictS Two OF the
many prizes they will award on Wash
ington's Birthday are those for classes
OF dogs shown by their owners In the
uniform OF the army, navy. Dir or
auxiliary forces Of the United States
or allied countries. Both of the cups
are gifts OF the Westminster Kennel
Club. One will he for dogs shown by
men. the other Is for women. The
contrast Of uniforms. chevrons. insignia.
hralds and buttons will he a novel fea-
ture of the show.
To touch the high spots In the canine
congress- Airedaies, the biggest OF the
terriers, have mustered l31 entries. with
nearby and Tong haul" exhibitors about
equally divided.
Mrs. Anita S. Baldwin o. the Anclia
Kennels, California, has entered three.
They are the imported Whiteberk Ty-
rant. never seen in the East, and two
homebreds. Ethna OF Anckil ard Venice
dor. Mrs. Anita Baldwin. although
maintaining the largest kennel OF show
dogs on the Pacific coast. han never
bsnched any OF her champions az yet at
the Garden. The entries have been made
by her manager. Chris Shuttleworth, and
II is said the dogs will surely come on.
Canadian entries include champion
Polam Maxim and Parkton Sweet Olive
owned by Norman Mackenzie Of Humber
Bay. OntarIo Frederic C. Hood with
champion Elma Primus and six others
and George S. West are among the Boa
ton exhibitors, whi.S Laurence Tobin
who has York Safety First, will be q
Philadelphia exhibitor.
Airedales owned by exhibitors In this
vicinity which will be in the fray are
MILFORD Woods Brookhaven Laddie,
winner at the Garden last year In the
puppy novice and limit classes for dogs
and The Joker. the first son of Brook.
tered among the youngsters are James
w. Balls Geelong Gladiator and puppies
bred by Tyler Cruttenden and J. Robin
eon Beard.
100 Wire Haired Foxes.
Wire haired fox terriers. with 100 en-.
tered, have the largest nomination of ali
the breeds. Mrs. Roy A. Rainey. owner
OF the greatest kennel OF the breed, how.
ever. Is not showing because OF q family
bereavement, but she has given a prize
or $50 FOR the best team OF terriers bred
and owned by the exhibitor. indicative
or her interest In the fixture ana f.
American Red Cross work.
Among the exhibitors OF the wires will
% Capt Q. A Shaw Mexican OF Boston
with fourteen. headed by his home bred
champion. Prides Hill Tweak EN-
george ]. Wilcox OF Plttsburg: Miss
Eean q. H!nkle Of Oslersville, Mass.
@rs. A D. Tappan. Miss r. Adams Nc
Nahili and Lieut. Harvey s. Iadew.
A newcomer will be II. @. SalsinEer OF
Detroit with two youngsters of gilt edged
penlsrees, Catch Me. by Oh. Short Cir
cut bred by Capt. Herbert Hughes. and
trter Me. bred by Thomas Griffin OF
Westbury. and sired by Mira Rainey's
en- Wireboy OF Paignton.
There are sixty-nine entries of smooth
toS terriers, new exhibitor beine
George G. Sinclair OF Toledo, Ohio. with
your bred at the Sabine Kennels, Texas
j r. FarIck OF Manchester. ". H, nomi-
mates eight. including ch. Barnard Chief
On. sabine Rapture and CHI. Sabine Fern.
IKE. Others TO bench the smooths will
ne Il II. Ingwersan and J. W. Weinberg
BON Chicagoans; Daniel f. Lynn OF
Port Huron. Mich. : Mrs. c. T. Courtney
OF San Francisco and Mrs. J. T. Able OF
T'ppan, ~ Y.
New exhibitors In Irish terriers are,
MT and Mra Jrancis s. Peabody oil
I!pHale, III. who showed hunters. al
the Garden In November AMI won with
Ned Heart and Great Heart In regular
classes and In the high jump. both clear.
Ing six feet, nine inches. They will alsc
chow Sealyhams against Mrs. Payne
whitney, Eningham Lawrence, w. Ross
Proctor Jr.. Mrs. James Mclean and
James A Burden. who 10 benching al
he Woodside Kennels.
In Scottish terriers the Walescott Ken.
rels OF Bernardsville. n. J.. with nine
Including CHI. Walescott whim. a greai
home bred. and Mr.. and Mrs Sherwood
Han OF Winchester, MasA, arc the
heaviest nominators.
Four Feminine Nominstors.
-Four feminine nominators Of wes
Highland white terriers are Mis-,
Claudia L. Phelps of the Rooster Ken.
nels. Miss Marguerite Van Schaick Of
Huntington. l.. l.; Mrs. vinton Breeze
OF Caldwell. N. j.. and Miss Catherine
'iingworth OF Philadelphia. Exhibitor
OF Cairn terriers Include Mr. Harry n