The New York herald., 1921-01-30

chusetts already has started activities
| Tor its annual show by securing the
services of G.. Muss Arnolt, the cele-
brated expert, as judge for all breeds
For the last few years the L. X. c. has
mad bad luck in the way of weather. SO
the board of directors decided to change
the date for this years exhibit to June
~. This Is the date of years ago. when
the club always was blessed win fine
weather.. The following officers were
elected recently for the ensuing year:
President, Mrs. w. ". G.. Clark: first
vice-president, Mrs. John Russell Glad
ding; second vice-presldent, Mrs. e.
Gerry Snow, Jr. treasurer, Mrs. Winans
burnett; secretary, Mrs. c. A. A. Orcutt
The board of directors are Mrs. Watson
Coleman. Mrs. p. ]. Norton, Mrs. A. T.
Iukey. Mrs. s. Sternburg and Miss
Elizabeth Harding.
BY Way of Explanation.
Mrs. T. ]. r. Hor of Plumpton Plains
has drawn my attention to the statement
that Mrs. Michael Van Beurens Chang
Ohio Of Sunnyfield Farms was Ineligible
to enter in the class for American dogs
at the recent Pekingese show, as the
rules of the American Kennel Club pre-
cluded champions from competing in
such classes, and that Mrs. Van Beuren
entered her dog as champion. The
fact of the matter was that Mrs. Van
Beuren did not enter her dog as cham
pion, and as long as she did not see
no reason why she was not entitled to
make the entry and capture the prize.
1t is something worth knowing that
Mrs Alfred Godsen is owner of the
Oldest Pekingese champion in America
and the dog which introduced the true
Chin red color to America. The name
of the dog Is Ai-Gee Chinnie, is yet
alive at the age of ii years, and Incl
dentally is the founder of the glorious
red strain which has made modern
Peke so attractive.
The case at the Poultry Show last
week where an exhibitor painted one OF
his birds reminded several OF the poul-
try people, who are also dog fanciers.
OF some instances where dogs have been
dyed to deceive judges at shows and
to hide some fault in the makeup OF
the dog. The current issue of the Amer
ican Fa,icier tells good one about the
late Jim Mortimer, for years manager
of the Westminster Kennel Club Show,
as follows: Zone of the prominent eX-
hibitors Of Boston terriers in the Middle
West told us recently how he fooled the
judges with u Boston that carried Il
white tip on its right ear. The exhibitor
knew that without-the white tip the dog
could not go to the top, while IL the ear
was perfect in color the dog would be
very hard one to stop. So he eradicated
the fault after much tinkering with dyes.
A Dyed Dog.
."On the bench the dog was perfectly
marked specimen of the breed. In the
kennel run the flyer carried the white
tip very prominently. One day a fam
cier happened TO stop at the kennels to
look over the dogs. He recognized the
star of the kennels and noted of course
the white tip on the right ear. And he
concluded quite rightly what happened
to that white tip before each show.
"Soon after the dog was taken to a
show, where the late Jim Mortimer
judged the breed. When the dogs were
assembled In the ring Mortimer singled
out the dog and examined it's ears very
closely. Apparently he found nothing
wrong. So he took out a handkerchief.
moistened 1t and began rubbing the left
ear vigorously. The exhibitor laughed
loudly.
Mortimer, angry. asked: What are
you guffawing about?
"Why, I'm laughing at you,' replied
the exhibitor, because you're rubbing
the wrong ear
"After that Mortimer could not start
rubbing the right car, so the exhibitor
got away with it."