The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-26
WITHHOLD NEWS OF
A. K. C. MEETING
Important Kennel Develop
ments Certain, but Publicity
Is Deferred.
BY FRANK r. DOLE.

/ by FRANK r.. DOLE.
| Not word has been made public re-
garding the proceedings at the quarterly
meeting of the American Kennel Club
last Tuesday. although there are unques-
tionably many developments seethng.
The star chamber. pol cy Of the organ
lzaton. is foreign to the spirit Of the as
ISOLATION and did not exist as long as
Major August Belmont was the presi-
dent. 1t is actuated by the spirit Of
! boy who SHES a stone at a window pane
and then runs to hide himself. About
year ago it was voted to have the min
utes Of each quarterly meeting revised by
the publication committee before being
/ given out to the press.
! There was a nominating committee
/ appointed. and 1t Is on the cards that
! there will be a new president elected at
the annual meeting in February. l UNI
! derstand there are changes and improves
! ments to be made in the makeup and
scope Of the American Kennel Club Ga
sette. Louis Lewis tells me that since
! December he has had charge OF the adj
vertiSing department and that he ant CT
pates in a short time the publication
committee will turn over the greater part
of the editorial work to him.
The Late Reginald r. Mayhem.
Mrs German Hopkins walked with
| Mrs. Reg maid F. Mayhem at the funeral
of her husband, the prominent writer on
horses, dogs and golf who was buried
from St. George Chu~cN. Hampstead, L. l..
on Wednesday. Mrs. Hopkins. whoseo
husband was for many years the kennel
manager of Mrs o. II. p. Belmont, Is
very old friend of the Mayhews. Among
the few moUrners in the rlace were John
White. the field trial expert Mrs. John
Stuart Petit, formerly Miss Marion Ken
needy; Walter b. Johnson F. A Steiner.
! Gurnev c. G"e ard myself.
Reginald # MAYHEM was an adopted
son of Henry NJ yhew, one of the three
brothers who founded the successful HUI
morous Journal London Punch. He was
educated at the public schools and at
Cambridge University, where he rowed
in the varsity crew OF 1875 His mother
| by adoption had the best kennel of pugs
in England. and young Mayhem early
became a dog show exhibitor on his own
account, his first fancy being the Old
| English shcepdog Later he turned to
fox terriers. and when he came to this
country to live some thirty years ago
he brought over several good ones with
which he won at New York and else
| here
The best dog he ever owned was the
wire haired fox terrier Hands Up. Tho
late G. NJ Carnochan imported from
George Raper in England the wire
Go Bang and the smooth terrier Claude
Duval, paying for the two the then rec
ord price OF $4,000. This was about
twenty years ago few months later
Mr. Mayhew bought bitch in whelp to
Go Barg for FOO and in the litter born
at Mr. Mayhew's place on Staten Island,
was the fne snecmen Hands Up. He
won al before him as Puppy at New
York Boston and wherever shown and
was then sent 10 England. where. after
UNDERGOING the long quarantine and
isolation of the Journey. he was bro'ght
out and won the highest honors Tor the
breed at the Crystal Pa'ace and Crufts
.hows before being reshipped to this
country.
AS racing reporter for THE NEW
YopK HERALD Mr.. NayNcw welded
trenchant pen. One afternoon at tho
New York Jockey Club course IT Norris
Park the veteran trainer Wyndham
walden felt so INDIGNANT over critl-
cism that without a word OF warning ne
struck Mr. Mayhem a tremendous DOW
with his heavy cane. Your aee protect9
YOU. sir" said Mr. Mayhew. without
raising his hands TO defend himself. Tho
ards fined Mr. Walden $500
January Speciality Shows.
Two Of the most fashionable and best
attended speciality shows OF the winter
will be held on successive days in Janu-'
arv AT the Waldorf Astoria. On Janu-
arv % the Pomerarian Club will hold its
fixture. which will be for the benefit OF
the New York Women's Animal League.
ladies on the Executive Board Of the
league will work with the officers OF
the Ponneranian Cl''b to forward the
success OF the exhibition. Mrs. Speyer,
president Of the Animal League. has do
mated a handsome trophy and there are
1875 special prizes TO be won outright in
addition 70 three money prizes In every
class. II is expected that at least twenty
imported Pomcranians will make their
American debut. and there will be as
many new American bred candidates, so
that the Judge. Vinton T. Breeze, VIII
have his work cut out.
Two DAYS before. In the same show
place. J. Robinson Beard OF Lucknow
Farm will be the judge at the speciality
show OF the American Spaniel Club. Elk
ceutionally liberal cash specials and
handsome trophies have been offered TO
be won outright In the regular classes
the three prizes will be Of $40. 81 and SO.
There Is absolutely no hook worm nor
has there been FOR two or three years in
his part OF Texas" writes F. II. Far
well OF the Sabine Kennels. Orange.
Texas. He is M a loss 20 know how the
report originated as his dogs are all In
iuaty health and for the last year have
won against the best terriers In all
parts OF the United States.
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