Evening star., 1922-10-22
KENNEL AND FIELD
by GEO. H. KERNoDLE

Possibly the greatest entry of high
Grass shepherd dogs ever seen at one
snow were in competition at the
eighth annual specially show of the
shepherd Dog Club of America. held
in New York on Tuesday and Wed
nesday of this week. DR.. Roesebeck
of Hanover, Germany, did the jude-
ing and his selections were popular
without exception. None of the
threatening tactics were employed ON
dogs of either the puppy or novice
classes, and an interesting and help
full feature of DIR. Roesebeck's work
was the individual pointing of every
dog, regardless of its chance to
place. Each exhibitor was handed
a card signed by the judge showing
just what classification his dog had
received The classifications were
excellent, very good, good. satisfac-
tory and zero, it being understood
that any dog which received the last
classification was unfit for breeding
If the judges of all breeds would
take the trouble in this way TO let
each exhibitor know his dogs real
worth from an experts viewpoint it
would not be long before a decided
Improvement would be seen in the
general lineup of show dogs
At the close of each days Judging
all the competing american cham
plons were brought into the ring and
the grand champion for the year WAS
selected. The honor of grand cham
pion went 10 International champion
hamilton Erich Won Grafenwerth
while international champion Gerri
Won OberklaIum !'Ii was placed re-
serve. The grand champion bitch
was international champion Joselle's
Debora Won Weimar. who far the frs;
time defeated the reserve winner in
ternationa1 champion Hamilton Ami
Won Humboldtpark.
First fall trial. of the MARYLAND
Field Trial Association Will be he'll
next week, October 26, -, %, at NJ
Ladys Manor, in Baltimore county.
at which many local field followers
are expected. Among the local dogs
entered are the setter derby. Twin
Pine Zero, and the all-;aGe pointer
Trimble's Frank. owned by the Twin
Pine kennels of KenSington, Md.
Frank Burroughs Of Washington vii!
be represented by his white. black
These dogs will be handled by Will
liam Riggs of Rockville, Md.
At Englewood last week Mrs r. c.
Birney's ASpin Hill Debutante won
first novice and first limit. her Aspin
Blink Brigand won second limit and
her Aspin Hill Pop Step won first
puppy.
At the Bronx show Aspin Hill
Debutante took first novice and first
limit. Aspin Blink Brigand third
limit and Aspin Hill Pop Step first
puppy
At Germantown Aspin Hill Debu-
tante went through first novice. first
winners. Aspin Blink Brisand won
second limit and Pop Step Won first
puppy, first novice and first limit,
narrowly missing reserve winners
over Aspin Debutante.
G. II. ChfId's bull TERROR Lady Law
ender annexed five points toward her
championship by winning the Amer
ican-bred, limit and open classes ut
Englewood and the Bronx and fol-
lowing. this by going to winners. At
Englewood she was declared best of
breed over the noted winner. champion
Attire Supreme. At Germantown the
same bitch won first American bred,
but was placed fourth in the open
class.
DIR. ]. K. Frieott's Brigadier. shown
by Child at Germantown. won first
American-bred and first limit.
Frank r. Leach's bull TERROR New
coin Melody won second novice at
Germantown, his Newcoin Privateer
won first puppy and the special for
best. puppy dog or bitch. while his
Artesian Ensign was forced into,
third open by Fieldstone Gentle
knight and Gwent Graphite. two of
the fastest show dogs in the ring.
Wire-haired terrier puppies, Rough
neck Rowdy and Johnston's Rowdy,
owned respectively by Miss Gretchen
wahl and Mrs. r. II. Johnston, were
unfortunate in the Philadelphia Fox
Terrier Club show and the German
town show is being, pitted against
dogs much older and naturally more
mature. Despite this handicap, Mrs.
Johnston's Rowdy was placed reserve
at the fox terrier show.