The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-03
WESTMINSTER SHOW
BACK TO GARDEN
To BE Held in Madison Square
Structure During Lincoln's
Birthday Week.
BY FRANK II. DOLE.

I am pleased to announce that the
Westminster Kennel Club will forsake
the Grand Central Palace and return to
Madison Square Garden for It's next
bench show. 1t will be held during Lin
coins Birthday week. under the same
superintendent, George w Gail, and
with William Raucb as chairman Of the
bench show committee. It must be
nearly his silver jubilee in that respon-
sib'e position.
The selection Of judges is now under
way, and as "a burnt cat breads the
fire." there is little doubt that care viii
be taken TO select those who are quite
unsmirched with scandal, doggy or
otherwise. 1t is pity that the Ameri-
can Kennel Club debars professional ex-
perts and handlers from acting as
judges. for they are men who know
dogs thoroughly and II is an education
to exhibitors TO have their dogs Judged
by them believe the Westminster show
win be the greatest In its long history.
The Canadian situation.
Whether there will be a large entry
from Canada at the Westminster Kennel
Club show depends upon the action
taken by the United States Treasury
Department, which, under the present
Jules. has practically banned dog shows
the Dominion at American dog shows.
That a bond has TO be given for the
value of the dog Is not the complaint so
much as the delays in getting the dog
back TO Canada and the extra expense
incurred by the men who enforce the
Treasury Department customs laws, who
are termed throughout the Dominion. in
plain words, to be "grafters and thieves"
The Canadian Kennel Club has laid
itc e,taN h0fOra
mel Club with n statement that Cana
dams will find 1t impossible to bench
their dogs at shows in the United states
unless q change Is made in existent
methods. At the quarterly meeting on
September 81 the matter was taken up
and after discussion referred to the
law committee, with instructions to do
all in it's power to obtain a revision
and more favorable provisions from the
United States Treasury Department.
Not to change the law will be a loss
to the United States now and in the
long run benefit to Canada. Unless
there is q guarantee OF the quick re-
turn of their dogs and a reduction of
the present costs, all Canadians except
few rich men will have to cut out
American dog shows. At no time has
dog breeding been so prosperous in
Canada and we need the dogs from the
rivalry in the classes and to teach our
owners the points In which the Cana
dams are beating them--if they beat
them.
II the United States remains a closed
land, the Canadian owners will give
more support to their local shows. which
will increase and multiply for the future
benefit of the Dominion. The reasons
why the Canadians excel as dog breed
ers are because they have at their
shows the benefit as judges OF pro-
fessional handlers from this country.
men who know dogs thoroughly and
how to place them right. irrespective of
the person on the leash, and also be-
cause they have inherited their love of
the dog from British forebears. They
love to breed dogs. and the owners pay
more attention personally to the details
of kennel management than American
kennel owners do. BY all means repeal
the ban against Canadian dogs
AN the profits from the inaugural
show of the Tuxedo Kennel Club are t.
be donated to the Tuxedo Hospital II
Will he held on October 90. In the Tux
edo Club, which for sweet charity's