The New York herald., 1922-05-25
]. G. BATES RESIGNS
FROM KENNEL CLUB
Also Hands in Judges License
Mrs. Roy Rainey Objects
to Amateur Judges.
by FRANK r. DOLE.

John G. Bates, because OF his inabil-
ity to agree with the present policy OF
the American Kennel Club In regard
to judging, has resigned from the IL
cense committee Of the club. He has
also. handed in his judging license. This
action will como as surprise to all
who are interested In deg affairs and
who looked upon Jchn q. Bates a.
one of the leading lights In kennel
doings.
1t is not, however. q great surprise
to those who know MIR. Bates we'll and
realize how he chafed under present
conditions. They understand what he
means when he said yesterday. in ex-
planning his resignation, II tried to do
my best, but l could not bring myself
to believe in the autocratic manner IN
which the kennel club and the license
committee have been acting. could
not play follow the leader to such a
policy.
Internal Differences.
II realized that was at cross pur-
poses with majority OF the committee.
have always been ready to do what !
thought would best serve the advance
nent of dogs. Such advancement GER
tainly could not be aided by internal
differences. !, therefore. felt 1t best to
get out have resigned from the
license committee and have handed
back my judging license. There is no
question that the way things are being
conducted is detrimental to dog shows.
Under such conditions ! am better
through"
For more than twenty-five years Mr..
Bates has been deeply interested in
dogs. He took them up in 1895, and
has not only been a big importer and
breeder of Irish terriers, but he has
also been prominent in the advancement
of the show game. He has been the
prime mover in some of the best shows
in the country. including the big charity
show staged in the Seventy-frst ReEi-
ment Armory in 1915 and the dog shows
at Cedarhnrst, L. J.. in 1905 and 1906.
In the latter year he was made gov
ernor Of the American Kennel Club. In
recent years fe has been the leading
spirit behind the annual show at Nor
ristown, N. j.. where he now lives. He
is member of the New York Stock
Exchange and member OF its trial
board.
Mrs. Rainey Dissa atished.
Second only to the resignation of Mr..
Bates as surprise TO dog fans VIII
come the word that Mrs. Roy A. Ralney
prominent in society and owner OF the
largest kennel of wire-haired fox terriers
in this country, feels the judging situa-
tion is such that she cannot show her
dogs. Mrs. Rainey always took great
pleasure in showing and was regularly
counted on for a large entry OF her
breed at Eastern shows. She showed
fifteen at the Westminster this year.
| Her failure to show at the Nassau
county exhibition attracted attention
and when questioned she said: 'I'vs
become thoroughly disguised with thu
game on account of the judging. Wher
they stopped breeders from judging they
made it extremely difficult to get com.
petent judges If breeders do not know
the animals they raise who does?, Az
for barring those who sell dogs. who
that has much to do with them, does
not? Few people who breed can keer
all they raise and they can hardly bs
expected to give their dogs away.
certainly sell dogs. To be sure 1t II
not a profession with me, but believe
they have as much right to take III
my license as some that have been re,
called.
Tn these days fox terriers and other
breeds are being judged by those who
know nothing about them. It takes ths
heart out Of a person to see such q
condition. One cannot be expected Il
pay good money for q fine dog and ther
show him under an incompetent Judge
1t might mean his defeat by dog moi
half so good''