New-York tribune., 1920-02-12
Novice Second
To champion
OfAiredales
Who Cares, Benched for
First Time. Gets Reserve
Prize; Rupert Dogs Win
BY Ray Mccarthy

By Ray Mccarthy
In spite of the adverse weather con-
ditions, or rather traiac obstacles, the
fcrtyfourth annual dog show of the
Westminster Kennel Club at the Grand
Central Palace got off to an auspcious
start yesterday. BY night things were
in excellent shape. Most of the dogs
counted on TO appear had arrived and
everything pointed TO the greatest ex-
hibition ever held by the Westminster
Club
Scattered about on the first three
spacious floors of the building are
dogs of all breeds in go classes. More
than 2.1o0 cannes have entered and
actually 1000 dogs are on exhibition.
These are being judged in sixteen rings.
The recent snow storms have delayed
the arrival of many dogs entered in the
show Due to these conditions the
judging was postponed nearly two
hours, but once started the awards were
determined quickly but with fairness
and accuracy.
Record Crowd Attends
One of the features OF this years
show is the noticeable improvement in
American-bred dogs. which are show
ing TO far better advantage than ever
before. Throughout the day and even
ing there was constant flow Of
record attendance, which included many
persons of social prominence. Every
one of the sixteen rings were sur
rounded by closely packed audience
while the CANNES were being judged.
surprise occurred in one of the
carly classes judged when who Cares"
an Alrda ie terrier owned by Wilford
Wood. OF Brooklyn, carried off the
reserve prize in winners dogs, thus
placing next TO the champion, Polam
Maxim
The achievement of Who Cares dupli
Gates that of his sire, Brookhaven Lad
die, which two years ago was entered
for the first time, and although only
eight months old. as is Who Cares, he
placed next to the champion Abbey
King Nobbler.
The first winner among the Cana
dian exhibitors was r. Scott Wilson. of
Ontario. Canada, whose The Hummer.
a we'll named and sturdy speciment of
bulldog puppy. carried off the honors
in his puppies class The closest COM
pet.tor was the New Jersey entry Mag
net Ginger, owned by Thomas j. Par
yin. Of Newark, which was second
Rupoert's ST. Bernards Win
~Ho0N trrport half owner Of the
New York Yankees baseball team, car
i.-t e., sn ,ne nonors again with his
- i7iuaIds. His Oh Boy easily cap
turcd the first prize in winners dogs,
w"s Judged to be the
best of the winners pitchers. The base
=, ...o= ="ate Mas been breeding and
<. si..aiting the Monks breed for twenty
ive years with wonderful success.
In The smooth fox terriers the West
walked off with most of the honors,
the winners, dogs. going to Sabine
Rollway, owner by Z. II. Ingwersen, of
Chicago. and the reserve was the Sa-
bne Rifle Ball, owned by George c.
Sinclair, of Toledo, Ohio. The classi-
cal Sabine Fernlike, owned by Thomas
Rice ,arick, of Manchester, N. H, was
awarce~ Ine prize for the best of the
winners. bitches.
lrlsn terlleIs, with the largest entry
in the breed in years, were judged by
Blarney's x.W onderful Biddy, imported
three months ago and unbeaten since,
took winners bitches, while the i'm
ported Double Shear, owned by Mr.. and
Mrs. Stuyvesant Peabody, of Hinsdale,
Ill.,, was the best dog. Blarney Beck
site Begorra, the Batcss importation,
which landed here ten days ago, was
cent back through lack of coat.
Eskimos Big Attraction
One of the big attractions of this
years show is the appearance of eight
Eskimo dogs. This breed was first ex-
hibted two years ago with one dog.
Last year three were shown, and this
year there are eight. The wire-haired
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considerable attention from dog experts.
This breed of dogs was first imported
to this country fifteen years ago and
It Is rapidly displacing the pointers and
other breeds of hunting dogs which
lo'rarlv prevail ed.
4 large throng watched F. H. Farrell,
master of the Orange Kennels, at
Orange, Texas, pass on the fox terriers
al ven DroKe out IN applause at his
placings. Farrell made his first APP
pea,ance in New York yesterday as a
Judge of the fox terriers, the breed he
has helped during the past twenty
dog bred in America.
Vincent I. Pisarra Of Closter, N. j.,
scored the premier honors in the dog
winners of Russian Wolfhounds, with
MS well known champion Blistai. This
specimen was bred in Russia by man
named Fress Renis. the suffix accord
ing to a continental custom standing
for the initials of the breeder.
One of the largest breeds, the shep-
herd dogs, was we'll judged by the
young Brooklyn expert. A. A. Rost. In
winning dogs he gave the best place to
Champion Artus Mercedes" owned by
the Lewano Kennels of Hampstead, l..
l., and in bitches he placed in first class
Iarina of Winterview, owned by the
Winterview Kennels of North Caldwell,
n. j. The bitch award was we'll re-
ceived, but in the dog classes the ring
watchers said the winner of the spe-
cialty show at Mineola in October, Mrs.
James r. Potter's Prince Frederick,
owned in Great Neck, l.. T., was some
what overlooked.