The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-07-25
NEW DOG SHOW
RULES MAKE A HIT
Kennel Club for Fairfield
County, COnn.-Judges for
Long Branch Show.
ny FRANK II. DOLE.

No announcement has made such
big hit among the clubs that give dog
shows as that made last week, on the
suggestion of DIR. John II. De Mund,
that the American Kennel Club intends
soon, he believes. to make II no longer
necessary to publish the full text Of the
rules and conditions governing dog shows
In each and every premium list. The
custom Is as ridiculous as 1t would be
for the owners Of baseball team to
print the full rules Of baseball on every
score card or to have racing and trot-
ting associations print the full rules Of
racing In every book Of stake conditions.
The custom 10 a survival from the kin
dergarten days OF dog shows, and an ex-
penslve one in these days, when the cost
OF printing and mailing the premium lists
is four to six times more than 1t was In
1913.
Every person I have met connected
with dog shows has expressed an In
dorsement Of the proposed change.
may also say that shortly the constitu-
tlon rules and bylaws OF the American
Kennel Club will soon be revised by a
special committee. with the view OF cut
ting out the cumbersome red tape and to
condense and clarity the text The
change will assume the proportions of
reform, and is urgently needed now,
when the American Kennel Club may be
regarded as being in a process OF recon-
struction to bring 1t up to the times.
An objection to the plan I have pro-
posed for district health inspectors for
dogs and kennels to be under the con-
troll and backing of the American Ken
mel Club is made by New England
critic. who seems an adherent TO red
tape. 1t was that the American Kennel
Club has no authority TO take any part
In the care or management of kennels.
Well, II this is true, and doubt 1t, the
rules should be changed In the proposed
revision to make the American Kennel
Club not only a critic OF kennel health
but responsible to the Government for
the sanitary management OF kennels
maintained by it's members and clubs.
If this matter Is not taken In hand by
the American Kennel Club 1t will soon
| be taken over by the Department of
Agriculture, which has from similar
laxity already in Canada pushed aside
| the Canadian Kennel Club in certain
national affairs. At this time, when
there Is a countrywide demand for the
elimination of mongrel dogs that kill
sheep and spread diseases among
humans, the American Kennel Club
should do its part by an action that will
Head TO a better sanitary condition In
breeding kennels. In my opinion, the
way to do this Is by establishing local
| health inspectors.
| 1t Is apparent, from facts brought to
my notice by many and which are also
! doubtless In the possession Of the Amer
| lean Kennel Club, that the signed state
ment on the ENTRY blanks that the
owner certifies his dog has not had dis
! temper nor has there oeen any distem-
per in his kennels for six months, have
often been signed with a mendacious
pen. The dog owners have taken false
witness and by doing so have helped the
spread of dlstemper This Is but one
reason why district kennel health in
spectors are needed. II the owners are
not to be depended on as a class to stop
the ravages OF mongrei and i'll kept dogs
on the farms and elsewhere the Amer
lean Kennel Club should step into the
| breach.
New Dog show in Connecticut.
On Labor Day there will be a dog
show on the grounds Of the Wee Burn
Golf Club, Noroton. Conn. that will
stand for the last word in perfect day
OF enjoyment and of advance for dog
owners. Besides the dog show there
will be an amateur circus ana carnival
| Of field sports to make the affair
memorable. I saw DR.. Carl Martin win
the first championship " the Connecti-
cut Golf Association over the Wee Burn
course, beating the favorlte, young
Charles H. Seely, who lived near the
links. and 1t will be an admirable place
for the dog show and games.
The show will be under American
Kennel Club rules, which has already
recognized the new organization. It
is officially the Fairfield County Ken
mel Club, and among the prominent
members are l.. L. Delafield, the presi-
dent; A. d. Tappan of the Renard Ken.
nels of fox terriers, who will be seere-
taryS Cyril Crimmins, NJ. NJ. Palmer.
the Russian wolfhound breeder. and W.
H. Zeigler, Jr., who owns the Great
Island Kennels Of pointers
southampton Entries Heavy.
Entries postmarked yesterday. no
matter when delivered, will be valid for
the Southampton Kennel Club Dog Show
on Saturday, August T. The advance