Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-08
DOC Shows FINAL
EVENT MILITARY
Army and Navy Officials at
Observation-Disclosures
Prepare for Judging.

Today Is military day" at the dog
show Of the Washington Kennel Club.
in the Coliseum. above Center market.
which is to come to q close tonight
with the judging Of the Anal breeds.
Army and Navy officials and their
wives visited tho show today. many of
them being owners OF dogs on exhibi-
ton.
The rain today seemed, to put no
damper whatever on either the at
tendance or the spirits OF the dogs.
The 400 or more on the benches were
in good voice.
Perhaps the vocal display at dog
persons who are not of the fancy.
and certainly the dogs are not falling
down on their reputation as noise
makers.
The show record for expert barking
went to the bull terriers. according
show. Those white fellows. always
the favorites Of the discriminating,
showed their mettle time after time
The entrance OF q dog Of any breed
upon a leash led by its master was
always the signal for a great Juggling
at chains by the pure white bull ter
riers Then such q din OF barking
was let loose as could be heard. clear
out on Pennsylvania avenue.
IT was remarked that no matter
how many times some other dog went
by on leash, the bull terriers were
always ready to give vocal express
sion to their displeasure at seeing one
OF the canine race out on the floor.
Whenever the barking bull terriers
sounded the alarm. that started all
the other dogs in the big bench show
yelps. ki-yis. barks. bow-vows and
woof-woofs Of every pitch and key
sounded on the air.
Interest In Chow Chows.
vying with the interest in the Bos-
ton terriers. which represent the
largest single entry. the chow elbows
attracted a great deal Of attention
from visitors to the show today. The
exhibition Of elbows is declared to be
the finest ever seen in the east.
Robert Banshliker's great bulldog
Boltonia Bulwark. which won irst
prize last night in it's class. and is
declared to have cost $4,000. was a
great favorite today.
corps Of attendants was on hand
today to give every dog in the exhi-
bition every care possible, and in a
large anteroom dogs were being
bathed and groomed for the final
ting the dogs in condition for the
Judging arena proves an interesting
one to spectators.
The use Of small manicure scissors
to clip the mustanches OF the Boston
terriers and other breeds excited gen
eral interest among spectators. This
process was submitted to by the dogs
with great good will and good-na.
tured tolerance. as much as II they
said: We'll. this is one Of the things
we have to put up with in this sor,
Of thing"
shamus o'Brien. the tremendous
Irish wolf hound. only one of his kind
in the show. Is generally proving the
most popular dog in the show. His
good nature is only exceeded by his
size. and he is always ready to re;
spond to a pat on the head. He hal
proved the great favorite Of children
and "grownups" alike.
Awards made today were as fol.
lows:
Collies-Puppies. John Wells Sim
gular's Bondsman. first; novice dogs
Miss Emily E. Turner's Spring Hill
Plain Jim, first; American bred, John
Wells singular's Bondsman, first
limit dogs. tri-color, Singular's Bonds
man. first; open dogs, tri-color. Sim
gulars Bondsman, first: limit dogs. Miss
Turner'S Spring Hill Plain. Jim. first;
winners class. Singular's Bondsman
first: Spring Hill Plain Jim, reserve
winner.
Collies, local-Miss Gretchen Wahl's
Arcadia Wonderful. first; Mrs
Charles Mayors Joftre. second
James A. Callan's Rex, third.