New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-02-13
Cocker Spaniel
Champion Dog
Of1921 Show
u;dk;ff Seductive, Owned
bv W. r. Payne, of King
ston, Pa, Takes sprast
Trophy in Final Awards
rress Crowd at Ring
rhyongs Hoot, Hiss and APP
MAUD as Judges De-
eide Between Favorites
Bv Harriette Underhill


r.vwood Broun once remarked that
.1.sv knew anything about acting
..,ov. and those who did were wrong,
- we are inclined to believe that the
80 nay be said Of dogs, or perhaps
should say of dog judging. 1t was
.,,ty generally understood yesterday,
:, Madison Square Garden that Phan-
=. Of Ashcroft, q Pekinese which
:, entered for specials only, would
:, the champion prize for the best
3,of the year. What was the aston
'..-snt of the wise ones then when
.ocker spaniel, the first of her
,.,.d was chosen for this honor, de-
s.s,sd all Corners and walked off with
- Suratt trophy This was Midkif
S,Saetive, q black and white bitch be-
"ngine 10 ". T. Payne, Of Kingston,
o. Seductive had been an easy win
-s,ip her classes and there was no rea-
,no why she should not have been 8
,,oS bet for the finals, only no one
seemed to have thought of her. They
..d decided in their own minds that
.Ss Peke, or the bull terrier Haymar-
s,t Faultless, would be tie winner, as
!. was three years ago.
On that occasion Charles Hopton and
yiuton Breese were judging. Mr..
Breese was all for the bull terrier and
gouton for the Peke, so the referee,
George Thomas, was called in. He de-
:ided in favor Of Haymarket. During
he Judging the crowd round the ring
sjde hooted and Kissed and applauded
* they never have done before, and
sImost the same thing happened again
Yesterday when the judges had the
sogs in the ring for the final compe~
sition.
yisr. Seductive had TO compete with the
Irish terrier Barney Beckside Begorra,
he old English sheepdog Doreda
Warland Strategy, the ten-months-old
Boston. Mosholu Buddie Blink; Cham
zion Cock O. the Walk, Auburne
Beetle, and a half-dozen others. The
elimination trials didn't seem to have
eliminated very many of the contes-
tants and it was a perfect victory for
the mild-looking little cocker. Charlie
Hoptcn was again the judge. He Of
SEATED with Norman K. Levire.
The crowd which attended the open
ing day of the show, and which was
proclaimed the biggest On record, was
doubled yesterday. One could not move
save in packs--a sort of community
moving. Instead of going up in the
balconies and looking down into the
ring thereby getting a perfectly good
view Of ell the proceedings, people
herded like sheep around the main
ring, vainly fancying that they might be
able to push through and catch &
glimpse Of the people who we're stand
ing like a fence about the ring. 1t had
been rumored that the championship
would be awarded early, and every one
came early, although they could not
hope to avoid the rush.
As a matter of fact, it was past 6
o'clock when the man with the mega
phone called out Special 60, for the
lest in the show!" 1t is strange what
a lot Of time judges seem to be vast
ing after the regular classes are
judged. OF course, they are selecting
dogs for the unclassifed specials, but
their name is legion, and to the IN
initiated it looks as though nothing at
81 was happening.
The packs were not judged this year,
50 that picturesque spectacle was elm
mated. Usually, on the final day, the
red coats and white breeches Of the