The New York herald., 1921-02-23
BOSTON HAS ITS
BIGGEST DOG SHOW
Champion WillOwbrOOk Rock
Wins Over One Hundred
English Settlers.
BY FRANK r. DOLE.

Special Despatch to THE NEW YORK EnRALp.
BosToN. Mass, Feb. 22.-The ninth
annual dog show Of the Eastern Dog
Club, held in the grand hall OF the
Mechanics Building, opened with a
record breaking attendance and II was
difficult to get through the aisles from
early morning on. One Of the largest
entries was the English settlers. There
were hundred shooting dogs benched
and they ranged from show champions
to the typical New England setter, which
is the best hunting dog of them all for
this part Of the country. The judge,
James Anderson of New York, stuck to
the show type right along. much to the
discomfort of the local setter owner.
The Willowbrook Kennels with cham
pion Willowbrook Rock took winners.
He is a very high class setter and won
easily Bitches were also good col
lection, and the Willowbrook Kennels
scored with Southboro Saffron. The
special for best English setter in the
show went to r. f. Mahoney OF Pitts
burg, Pa, who showed champion Lans-
downe Radiant. She was in tiptop form
and handily defeated both the winning
dogs and winning bitch.
American foxhounds, ably handled by
w. C. Baldwin of ottawa, Canada, found
A. b. Elcock's Big Dipper the winning
dog. He is a big. outstanding hound and
scored a bit in condition over the reserve
winner, z. G. Reuters Lonesome. which
is a splendid hound with good legs and
feet, but was shown much too thin for
the bench. though just right for a work
ing hound. The bitches averaged better
than the dogs, and Jack Mansfield s
Thelma Lee won. She is black, white
and tan with good legs and feet a clean
neck with splendid hind quarters. The
reserve winner was Mr.. and Mrs. j. A.
Woodbury's Comedy. Thelma Lee also
won the special for best foxhound in the
show.
Collies had the largest entry that has
graced This show in many years. They
were Judged by Albert Payson Terhune
of New York, who handled his classes
like q veteran. The sensational puppy
winner at New York, Mrs. Florence B..
Illchs Starbat Strongheart. ten months
old, went straight through from puppies
10 winners. He afterward defeated his
kennel mate. Alstead Attractive, for the
special for the best collie owned by q
member Of the Collie Club Of America.
The winning bitch was II. P. Eushaw's
imported Earnscliffe Laund Likeness.
Pomeranians were Judged by George
y.
pert. The winning dog. Mrs. r.. II.
Curry's Hamilton Boy, was put down
just right and scored over the reserve
winner. Mrs. A. Marie Lejon's Skylark Wee
Blacltie. Jr The winning bitch was Mrs
r. j. Reean's Chestnut Blossom.
Sporting spaniels were judged by Mr..
George Greer Of New York. The win
ming dog of any solid color was Napal
Kennels Nupal ErslSine and the reserve
winner was the same kennels Nupal
Mimic. In bitches the winner was Cas-
sils Kennels Ringwood Volga, beau
tiful spaniel
Fox terriers we're judged by W. p.
Wolcott of Boston. and in smooth dogs he
made that sterling good terrier, Frank
lin ]. Willock's Maxim Perfection. win
ner. with RI. II. Earnshows's American
bred Earnscliffe Senator reserve winner.
In bitches the winner was Percy Rob-
erts's Baughfell Blaze, and she blazed
through her classes In easy fashion. In
wire haired fox terriers there we're many
upsets In the New York and specially
club Judging The winner turned up In
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. w. Newton's Chap
paque Boatsman. with Phillip Dana s
Lancastriana Redledge reserve winner.
The winning bitch was Major Herbert
Hughes's Gailarch Clip and the reserve
winner w. II. Shortts's Forrest City
Vanity Fair. Why G.. III. Gilliland's 8
Aberfoyle Truelac Tidbit, the winner of
special for best fox terrier in the show at
New York, did not go higher was the
wonder OF many of the experts present.