The New York herald., 1922-02-16
Crowd Elated When One of
Favorite Breed Is Adjudged
Best i'm Garden.
GREYHOUND Is RESERVE
Lansdowne SupflOwer Second
Only to Frederic Hoods
Wonder Dog.
BY FRANK r. DOLE.

BY FRANK #. DOLE.
Boxwood Barkentine, a wonderful
American bred Airedale, was crowned
King of Dogdom yesterday afternoon
ut the greatest show TIE Westminster
Kennel Club has had in many years.
The reserve was the veteran i'm
ported greyhound Lansdowne Sun
flower, the heroine of more than fifty
shows and keen contender for stellar
honors on several occasions at the
Big Show.
The decision making Barkentine a
monarch was popular one. 1t pleased
all present, including the experts. be-
cause he is real good, sound, honest
American bred.
When the judges declared him the
best dog of any breed, color or sex the
Garden rang with applause. Few pres
ert had eyer seen him before and only
n handful of experts knew his fine inti-
mate points. But he was an Airedale,
a popular. real mans dog, and he was
an American bred. and from the time
lie entered the ring until he was
crowned he was the favorite.
Boxwood Barllentine is owned and
81 man who has been a keen student of
the Airedale for many years His ken
mel has produced more winners than any
breeder l know. Barkentine is only
20 months old. He has a wonderful
lead. His ears have been criticised in
some quarters, but in my opinion they
are the kind an Airedale should have
lie has a splendid muzzle good and
strong under jaw. the kind that can
do the work an Airedale terrier is sup
posed to do. And an Airedale can do
all any other dog can do and little
more.
Hise Fine Feet and Legs.
Barkentine has gun barrel legs of
good size. straight and true. His feet
are splendid, not fiat and open but
real compact with sound pads that can
work If necessary In any sort of going
He has fine neck, without bit Of
coarseness. and it is strong throughout
His shoulders are set properly, not
cumbersome but clean. His back is level
his chest of good depth and he has an
unusual spring of ribs. There is plenty
of strength and thickness in his hind
quarters and not once while he was in
the ring did he lose his nerve or become
excited.
There were 106 Airedales on the
benches at the show and Barkentine's
victory puts the breed back where is
belongs-at the head Of the list
A young Englishman named Emmet
Warburton showed him. and no Aire-
dale was ever put down in better bloom.
His coat fairly glistened, he had the
real Marcel wave. In fact he made the
impression on a ringsider that the man
who got him in that condition must
have owned beauty parlor in Boston.
Not once did he lower his little tail,
and when he walked he strode in a
majestic manner
Sixteen representatives, the best of
their breeds, were brought into the ring
for the coveted event, and the dogs and
judges had the pleasure of showing in
the most spacious and best ring ever
used at a dog show. Heretofore the
ring had been long and narrow. This
time 1t was almost square, and the dogs
could be moved back and forth and up
and down and always had plenty of
room.
Another good feature was the con-
crete flooring on which they were
shown. 1t made an ideal ground for
the dogs, as the specimen with poor
feet or weak pasterns was not able to
cover the defect.
The judges were three men with al
most lifelong experience in Judging
Two were professionals, Messrs Muss
Arnolt and Vinton Breese, men cool,
Keen and relentless whether judging the
dogs OF friends or foes. That is their
reputation. The third was Theodore
Offerman, an amateur and a product
of New York, a man who from early
boyhood has been a lover of dogs and
who has done more than his share to
place the dog game on the high plane
1t Is to-day. His dgnified manner had
charm which added to the surround
ings of this American classic.
Crowd Surrounds Ring.
To see the king crowned the spec
tators were jammed several deem around
the ring. others were standing on benches
and in the galleries.
or the sixteen dogs which entered the
ring all but seven were quickly yeeded
out The first dog to be put through
his PAGES was Barkentine. The crowd
greeted him with much applause and the
dog seemed to enter into the spirit of
the occasion. Next came the wire haired
fox terrier Miss Springtme owned by
Homer B. Gage of Worcester Mass She
showed better than at any time during
the week, but seemed fated not to i'm
press the judges the way she was ex-
pected to. She is one of the highest
class dogs of any breed that ever walked
IN the Garden show ring and time will
bring her great record
Following this little miss came
Lansdowne Sunhower. shown by y. f.
Lewis. Jr., whose wife owns this pretty
slim animal. Sun1ower was asked to
walk, but was so anxious to show her
good points that she trotted Then came
mat great shepherd Champion Dolf Won
Dusternbrook, owned by p. A. b. Wide
ner. He. too, came on the run and
seemed pleased to think he was the one
shepherd out of three the judges left in
the competition.
following the shepherd came the chow.
ii Ping Tow. owned by the Greenacre
kennels. He walked very prettily. He
was In full bloom, has a wonderful coat.
put II shades bit. A chow. to be trul,
great, must be of a solid color not
streaked. He should be either red
cream, black or blue. and when II comes
down to keen competition dog with
shaded coat is always handicapped.
Then followed the second wire haired
fox terrier to survive the wedding out
process. Boatmans Selection, owned by
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ w. Newton OF this city.
The competition was bit too keen for
him.
An American bred now appeared In
the Irish terrier Blarney Thorncroft
Redlight, shown by her owner. John c.
pat IL I ,s.,t.