Evening star., 1922-07-02
W,dhq Kids eeorc Career Among the Canine Champions

| chances Our kennels" had agains'
the other kennels.
One day Miss Dorothy came to the
stables with "Mr wyndham. sir" and
seeing me chained up and miserable
she takes me in her arms.
| You poor little tyke," says she
ITS cruel to tie him up so; he's eat
ing his heart out, Nolan" she says
II don't know nothing about bull ter.
riers." says she, but ! think Kid.
got good points" says she. "and yol
three legs on the Rensselaer, cup now
and I'm going to show him this timt
so that he can get the fourth. and il
you wish, I'll enter your dog. too
How would you like that, Kid?" say.
she. How would you like to see tn,
Maybe. you'd meet pal or two" say
she. 1T would cheer you up
wouldn't it. Kid?' says she.
| Mr.. wyndham. SIR" laughs ant
takes out a piece of blue paper, ant
sits down at the head-groom's table
|
your dog, Nolan?" says he. And Nolar
says. THE man 1 got him of told m,
he was q son of Champion Regen
Royal, sir But it don't seem likely
does it?' says Nalon.
TT does not" says Mr.. wyndham
SIR" short-like.
| Sire unknown" says Mr.. wynd
ham, SIR" and writes it down.
Date of birth?" asks Mr.. wynd
ham. SIR"
| "I-I- unknown. SIR" says No
Ian, getting very red. and 1 drops m,
head and tail. And MIR. Wyndham
sir" writes that down.
Mothers Manner says "Mr. wynd
ham. SIR"
"She was a-unknown," says til,
master. And I licks his hand.
Dam unknown" says Mr.. wynd
ham, SIR" and writes it down. TheI
he reads out loud: Sire unknown
dam unknown, breeder unknown, dat
of birth unknown. You'd better cal
him the Great Unknown" says he
Who's paying his entrance fee?"
Il am says Miss Dorothy.
|
TWO weeks after we all got on ;
= train for New York; Jimmy Jock
and me following Nolan In the smok
| ing car. and twenty-five of the st
Bernards, in boxes and crates, and OIL
chains and leashes.
But hated to go. ] knew I was NJ
show" dog, even though Miss Doro
| thy and the master did their bes
to keep me from shaming them. Fo
before we set out Miss Doroth.
brings a man from town who scrub
bed and rubbed me. and sand-papere,
my tail and shaved my ears with tn
masters razor, so you could most Sc
clear through 'em, and sprinkles M
over with pipe clay, till 1 shines lik
Tommy's cross belts.
Upon my word" says Jimmy Jock
when he first sees me. What a swell
you arei You're the image of you
granddad when he made his debut a
the Crystal Palace. He took fou
firsts and three specials" But 1 knew
he was only trying to throw hear
into me.
We came to a Garden, which 1t wa,
not. but the biggest hall in the world
Inside there was lines Of benches {
few miles long, and on them sat ever!
dog in the world and they was al
shouting and barking and bowling 81
vicious that my heart stopped beat
ing. Jimmy Jocks was chained jus
hehind me, and he said he neve
seen so fine a show. That's a no
class you're in. my lad" he says
looking over into my street, wher
there was thirty bull terriers. The,
was all as white as cream, and eacl
so beautiful that If 1 could hav,
broke my chain I would have rul
all the way home and hid mysel
under the horse trough.
All night long they talked and sang
and passed greetings with old pals
and the home-sick puppies howle,
dismal.
Next morning, when Miss Doroth.
comes and gives me water in a pan.
5egs and begs her to take me home
but she can't understand.
Then suddenly men comes hurryinf
down our street and begins to brusl
the beautiful bull terriers. and Nolai
rubs me with a towel and Miss Doro
thy tweaks my ears between hel
gloves. SO that the blood runs to 'en
and they turn pink and stand VI
straight and sharp.
Now. then, Nolan" says she, keel
his head up-and never let the judg,
lose sight of him." When 1 hears tha
my legs break under me. for 1 know
all about judges. Twice the old mas
ter goes up before the Judge for tight
ing me with other dogs. and the judg,
promises him il he ever does it agail
he'll chain him up in jail. knew he't
find me out. A judge can't be fooled
by no pipeclay. He can see righ
through you.
THE judging ring where the judg
holds out was so like ightinl
pit that when / came in it and fint
six other dogs there L springs into po
sition, 80 that when they let's go
can defend myself. But the maste
smooths down my hair and whispers
Hold ard. Kid. hold ard. This ain
fight" says he. Look your pret
test" he whispers. please. Kid
look your prettiest," and he pulls m,
leash tight.
There was millions of people a
watching us from the railings. an,