The New York herald., 1921-07-31
WHIPPET RACING IS
RETURNING TO FAVOR
Meet Of Eastern Dog Club of
Boston Indicates Revi-
val of Sport.
By FRANK r. DOLE.

Whippet racing has been taken up
again by the Eastern Dog Club OF Bos-
ton. and some Of the best whippets i'm
ported from England took part in the
racing on July at Richardson's track
In North Andover, Mass. The feature
Black Prince and James Gilligan's
Tommy To make this event the more
interesting there was a wager Of $500
q side.
A large crowd of enthusiasts watched
the two whippets, and Black Prince. one
of the best whippetS ever brought to
this country and winner Of the big match
race at Readville. Mass. IN October.
1919, was the favorite. This time how
ever, he was defeated by Tommy. who
took the last two OF the three heats.
The first sprint went to Black Prince
easily as Tommy got away very slowly.
The second heat was exceptionally close,
but on the last jump Tommy managed
to get his head and neck over first. The
Anal went to Tommy just as easily as
Black Prince had taken the first heat.
AS will be remembered, 1t was ter
rihcally hot on the Fourth, and many
spectators believe that Black Prince felt
this more than the winner. They are not
at all certain that Tommy can repeat
when the pair run in the American
Derby at Hamilton on Sept. 2. the day
before the fox terrier show.
Both dogs, 1t is reported. ran excep-
tionally true. and the starting by Nat
Edmond and judging by T. Dickson
Smith won the approval Of the specta-
tors. The whole event was a big boon
to whippeting.
This Is fascinating sport, and I
have hopes that 1t may become popular
all over the country. There are no
better dogs than the English whippets.
Not only are they the fastest thing alive
of their inches but make ideal COM
panions. They are always with you and
never away. To become a really popu-
lar sport, whippeting must have the
support Of all classes. 1t can never be
a success II 1t Is confined only to people
of wealth. 1t must be taken up by the
middle class who own no expensive ken
nels nor engage kennelmen to handle
their dogs.
To really get into the sport one should
take a whippet into his home and keep
him as q member of his family. There
he can get the real training he needs IL
he Is walked. A good racing whippst
should walk at least ten or twelve miles
a day. Incidentally, If any one Is
troubled with insomnia and needs gen.
eral building up there Is no better way
10 get IL tHaH take up WnlppetlnB. by
the time a man has walked a whippet
dozen miles. besides taking care of
him and feeding him, he should be able
to go to bed and sleep like top
The second annual show OF the Fair
field County Kennel Club on the
grounds Of the Wee Burn Golf Club at
Noroton, Conn, on Labor Day, Sep
tember s. Is to be for the benefit of the
Stamford Hospital. Last year this
show was a great success and the Off
cials of the club have reason to believe
it will be duplicated this year. Eigh-
teen breeds will be shown and there will
be money prizes in every class. The
premium list is to be issued this week
when the list of judges Is completed.
Officials of the Fairfield County Ken
mel Club are Edward II. Delafield.
president William Ziegler, Jr. vice.
president; Cyril Crimmins. treasurer. and
Archie d. Tappan. secretary; and the
bench show committee includes Mr..
Crimmins, Mr.. Tappan, NJ. NJ. Palmer.
J. Robinson Beard and A. c. Patterson.
The entry fee is SO and the entries close
August 22 with Frank +. Dole. r. zoe,
1451 Broadway. New York.