The New York herald., 1921-04-17

from first to last the entire pack Ia one
unit working for the huntsman.
The other outstanding feature Of this
years field trials was the splendid clafs
OF men and women that came to every
meet. 1t was a most exhilarating spec
tacle to see there fine types pf sports
men enjoying what is certainly cne of
the choicest lnorsels OF the outdoor
pastirnc. Nobody wants to decry the
bench show game for a second. but 1t
cannot FOR moment be compared with
to-days display of the fiold trials.
How different it was twenty-five or
thirty years ago when few intrepid
souls organized the beagle trials at the
WheRtley Hills. l'hese spor ting men
were grippcd by the idea that the news
paper men were bent upon stealing tile
dogs, so the scribes had no chance of a
scrap of news. One day the managing
editor of one OF the leading dailies told
his man that he must get a story or get
fired. The scribe was equal to the de-
mand, for he wrote a yarn entitled
"Smsct on the Wheatley Hills." which
was so good that the city editor put 1t
on the front page and the man saved hts
job. To-day matters are different. as
the reporter il treated courteously and
is not Stunned like a viper, nor Is he
suspected of having designs toward
stealing any Of the dogs.
note with surprise that the Morris
County Kennel Club. which is to hold
It's annual show on the Morris County
Golf Club grounds on May 81, has
omitted two OF the most popular breeds.
the Boston terrier and the Shepherd
dog. in it's official announcement of the
selected classificatfons. II would be inter-
esting to know why these two were
ignored In all fifteen breeds are TO be
Judged, as follows: Airedales. whippets.
cocker spaniels, Irish terriers Welsh
terriers, Chows, Dalmatians, Old English
sheen dogs, wire-haired fox terriers,
beaglcs, Scottish terriers. Cairn terriers.
Sealingham terriers. West Highland
whites and Pekingese. The judges in-
clude George s. West. e. S. Macomber,
William T. Wolcott Mrs. NJ. r. Sexton.
Theodore Crane. Shaw McKean, Edward
". Carrie, Theodore Offerman. Vinton
Breese and Effingham Lawrence.
Proceeds to he Donated.
In conjunction with the Morris county
show the Cnirn Terrier Club will hold
its annual speciality exhibition and Theo-
dore Offermen Will judge. As usual the
Morris county club Is Offering 30, ~
and III money prizes IN edcH cidss' o
sac special for the best In each breed
and $50 for the best of the opposite sex
i'm each breed. In addition, there will
be the presidents cup for the best In
the show, and several others The
regular lawn fete will be another fea-
ture and the proceeds are TO be donated
to the Visiting Nurse Association OF
Morris county. as was the case q year
ago.
The show. beyond question, will be
one of the best OF the year and Will
receive the support of the best OF the
exhibitors.
A net collie dog came to the rescue
the other day OF the 4-year-old son OF
CLYDE Scott Of shady, W. Va. who was
attacked by an infurlated brood SOW.
After the SOW had escaped from It's pen
ana had torn tho legs Of the child IN
several places the collie attacked the
pig and held on until tho boys mother
rushed into the field and carried the
child to safety. The collie. unwilling
to give UP the fight. and the SOW. wild
with anger. kept at II until the dog was
killed. The SOW also was badly mangled
by the dogs teeth.