The New York herald., 1922-01-21
.MEPAL IRENE BEST
COCKER SPANIEL
Wins Over 100 Specimens at
Annual Speciality Show on
WaldOrf-Ast0ria Roof.
BY FRANK II. DOLE.

BY FRANK II. DOLE.
The fifth annual speciality show OF
the American Spaniel Club was held
at the Roof Garden of the Waldorf
Astoria yesterday. The judge was Mrs.
Haley Fiske OF Bernardsville, n. j.
Mrs. Fiske has long been identified with
the merry little cocker spaniel and by
her judging showed that she had a keen
eye in making her awards. There were
over one hundred spaniels entered. and
there was not poor one in the col
lection.
Mrs. Fiske went for n spaniel a bit
on the leg, more like the spaniels in
England. She stuck closely to that type
from beginning to end, the special for
the best in the show being won by the
red and white cocker spaniel Mepal
Irene, owned by the Mepal Kennels of
New Marlboro, Mass. Irene has a
splendid head, nice ears, plenty Of
feather. with wonderful straight 'front.'
plenty Of bone, level back and good
hind quarters. Although she was shown
just trife light, she defeated her one
hundred competitors quite handily. She
previously won winners in the parti-
colored bitches.
The reserve for second best in show
also went to Mepal Kennels with their
black winning dog Mepal Erskine. This
is a very typical cocker. just a bit
heavier than Irene. He also has a
good front, straight bone and moved
well. but Irene scored over him for the
best. being just trife more clean cut.
The Brookside Kennels showed a
wonderful Clumber spaniel. Hempsted
Silome. She is a big one, weighing close
to 20 pounds, has good head, big bone,
and looks the part of workman.
The awards:
Irish Water spanieIs-winners, dogs
Howard Willets's Gedney Farm Poor Pat.
Clumber Spancls-Winners, dogs-Brook-
side Kennels Hampstead Silome.
Cocker Spanels-Puppes. dogs (ary solid
color)--Mrs. Miilard Wallis Bardu, first r.
Novice, dogs (black)--J. Hills Baby Grand,
first; Cassilie Kennels Don Durbar. second.
American bred. dogs tany color)-Mepal
d. Crawford's Brookside Boiver, second.
Limit dogs (black)-Mepal Kennels Me-
pals Erskine. first; J. Hills Baby Grand.
Open, dogs tblack)-O. B. Eark's Pleasant
Hill Ecco. first; J. Hils Baby Grand,
second.
Observation-Disclosures Kennels Robinhurst Ru-
bicund. first; Il. +. Keasbey's Saybrook
Limit. dogs (any solid color other than
blacl)-R +. Keasbey's Saybrook Gamble,
first; Robinhurst Kennels Roblnhurst Come
Open, dogs (any solid color other than
blackI-R. p. Keasbey's saybrook Gamble.
first Rcbinhurst Kennels Robinhurst Come
Winners. dogs (any solid color)-Mepal
Kennels NfopaTs Erskine, first; Q. Il. Hark'
Pleasant Hill Ecco, second .
Puppies dogs fpart-coor)-E >. Maconl-
hers Waycross E-Racer, first; George Sais-
burg's White Chief, second.
Novice, dogs (parti-color)-E. s. Macon
hers Waycross E-Racer, first' Cassiiis nen
paIs' I2usty of CasSilis, second.
Limit dogs (parti-color) )-Cassiiis kennsis
Neri of Cassilis. first; l.. Rees's Rees Mel
Nir, Omen dogs tparti-color)-Ca Kennels
neis' Neri of Cassilis. first; l.. Reess hees
wv Winners, dogs tparti-color)-- Ken
neis' Neri OF Cassilis, first; L. Rees's Mel
nniors. dogs and bitches (any. color, one
"a Two Years old)-Mepal Kennels Mepal,s
Ersiline. first ~. HIPS Baby Grand. sesomu,
Veteran Dogs (any color, oyer hior,s nysss
champion Jim Grow ILL.,. first; Brookside
Kennels Broolssde Bouncer, second. nv =,
Puppies, Bitches tany solid coior,MW M ~;
Srais Mrs r. oNMo4H Moffts Rowclffe Fig. ssc0na
Novice. Bitches C,lacD-M r. Meiien- n.
thin's Princess Marie, first; L. Nee'
American Bred Bitches (any color.
Brookside Kennels Brookside Leila, frst'
Mepal Kennels Clelia. second. - u..,,,s
Limit Bitches tback)-O. B. Hark ;
Marie % Durbar. first Mepal Kennels
Omen. Bitches (blacl)-O. y. Hark's Pleas.
ant lin Marie. first; Cassilis Kennels
Ringwood Volga, second.
Novice. Bitches tany solid color otner
than ack)-Brookside Kennels Romance.
first; Robinhurst Kennels Ropinhurst
Rapyglo second.
Limit, Bitches (any solid color other than
blaclx)-Brookside Kennels Lucknow Lustrc'
first H. ". MeTavey's Easter Blossom, sec
ond. -,
Open, Bitches (any solid color other than
black)-cassilis Kennels Champion Del
phine, first; Brookside Kennels brooksiae
Audrey. second. - ~
Winners. Bitches (solid colors)-o. B.
Harix's Pleasant Hill Marie, first; Cassiis
Kennels Rngwood volga. reserve.
Puppies, Bitches (parti-colorl
Kennels Mora Vista Poppy. first; III. r..
McTaveys Miss Trouble H.. second
Novice. Bitches lparti-colorl-Brooksid
Kennels Mora Vista Poppy. first i. Rees's
Reess Sylvia. second: ..,,,
Limit, Bitches (parti-color)-Cassilis Ken
nels' l<itsey OF Cassilis. first; Brookside
Kennels Salvafe, second.
Open. Bitches tparti-colorl l-Mepai Ken
neis' Mepals Irene. first. Brookside Ken
Open, Dogs and Bitches. Bred by Exhibit
tor (any color)--Mepal Kennels Mepar $
Erskine. first: Mepal Kennels Mepar
Florize, second.
Veteran Bitches (any color. over seven
years of age)--Cassilis Kennels Champion
Delphne, first; Brookside Kennels Brook
side Leila, second.
Brace (any solid color)--Cassilis Kennels
brace first: Mepal Kennels brace, second.
Team (any solid color)-Won by Mepal
Kennels team.
Brace (parti-color)- )-won by Mepal Ken
Team (parti-coior)-wo by CassIlis Ken
nels' team.