The New York herald., 1922-02-13
WORLDS BEST DOGS
ON GARDEN BENCHES
Westminster Kennel Clubs
Annual Exhibition Opens
This Morning.
TEN RINGS FOR JUDGING
Visitors Will Have Plenty of
Room for Inspection. Though
Dogs Are Crowded.
TEN RINGS FOR JUDGING
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The Westminster Kennel Club show
which opens in Madison Square Garden
this morning promises to be a wonder If
the activity yesterday attendant on get
ting ready for this doggy classic is
any indication. From early morning
until late at night exhibitors were on
the scene getting their pets in place put
ting them through their PAGES and gos-
siping over the show
This gossiping included the walls or
some of the exhibitors whose dogs are
this year benched in the basement. Even
the old exercise ring has been used for
this purpose. The layout in the main
anlphitheatre is admirable with slight
decline to the center of the auditorium
and with wide spacious aisles in which
visitors will have plenty of room This
roominess, however, offers little balm to
the owners of the 400 dogs which have
been relegated to the cellar
As was said In THE HERALD of yester-
day the show officials tried their best to
make some arrangement which would
obviate the use of the basement Plans
OF all sorts were drawn in an effort
10 overcome what was admitted to be a
hardship on the exhibitors, but no other
way out was found I was told last
night that representative of one of the
specially clubs called the American Ken
mel Club and asked IL it would not be
possible to intervene and compel the
show officials to give its breed. with one
OF the largest entries in the show, place
on the main floor.
More Dogs Than Room.
One Of the worst of the hard ships
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lies in the fact that it leaves no stalls
In which to confne the dogs at night
In past years it has been customary
for an exhibitor with large string
of dogs to hire a stall for the duration
OF the show. In this he could house
his dogs at night, give them special at
tention and greater comfort and have
them in good shape for their appear
ance in the ring. The crowded condition
has prevented this, but nobody regrets
1t more than the officials of the show,
who saw no other way out without
hopelessly inconveniencing visitors.
Exhibitors from all parts OF the
country continued to arrive in a steady
stream throughout the lay. Many had
come Friday for the speciality shows of
terriers and collies on Saturday. Most
OF those interested in other breeds how
ever did not get in until to-day All
comers were greeted by Drs. Frank and
Geo. Miller, Official veterinarians of the
show who were on the job first thing
yesterday morning and remained busy
throughout the day and well into the
night No dog entered the Garden
without the most thorough examination.
The inspection this year has been more
careful than ever because of the cramped
cond itions.
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carly is Mrs. Anita Baldwin, owner OF
the Anoakia Kennels of Santa Anita.
Cal. She had made the trip across the
continent with a party of friends in
one private car. while second carried
her dogs. These include the old Eng
lish sheepdogs, Good Morning and
Moonlight. both in rare good form. She
also brought three Airedales including
Warland Ditto, which on Saturday
took winners, dogs. at the Airedale spe-
cialty show. He is sure to go strong
in the big show.
California Well Represented
California is well represented this
year. Mr.. Irving Ackerman of San
Francisco made the trip specially to
show his five high class fox terriers.
Another Californian is John Matthews.
Jr., formerly of New York, who has
some fine bulldogs. and sent a man
on to New York especially to handle a
pair of them for him at this show
Among the Canadian exhibitors who
were in the Garden yesterday are
Joseph Russell of Toronto. who has
some very good Airedales w. j. New
ton Of Ottawa was on hand with his
dandy fox terrier bitch Salextra John
Miles of Toronto. the well known bull
terrier exhibitor. has a young fellow
under cover with which he expects to
make a big showing. Mr.. Miles came
here once before with dark horse"
in the bull terrier Inferno and cleaned
up with him. He showed me his new
youngster yesterday and he impressed
mo even more than Inferno.
All breeds at the big show are strong.
Owners of those defeated at the spe-
cialty shows on Saturday are sanguine
They believe their luck may turn under
different judges. No doubt there will
be some reversals.
There are two wire haired fox ter
riers In the show of which very little
nas been said. but which are really two
~ the greatest dogs ever imported
They are Welsh Scout and Miss Spring
time a pair shown in England by
George S. Thomas and sold by him to
Homer y. Gage Of Worcester. Mass.
This pair took the highest possible hon
ors in England during the last two
rated best In the show.
English Judge Here.
j J. IIolgate. the English expert who
arrived on the Baltic just in time for
The show. said II they were set down
IN as good form when he last saw
them in England an occasion on which
they swept all before them at the Ma
iional Terrier Show. nothing would
stop them. I asked him what he thought
Of their chances for the brace prize
and his answer gives tho English view
of our method of brace judging here
I agreed with him when he said ION
our side it's the individual that counts.
r one dog Of the brace should be first
and the other fourth, they would have
no chance in the brace class As
pair is judged here. however. for SINH
larity ia conformation and coloring a
log which may have been rated only
yery high class In competition may be
placed over winaers. 1t strikes me II
isn't quite right"
Judging starts promptly az 1890 this
morning. This year Is the first ! re-
member when there has been Judging
I'm the evening at the New York show.
rhe officials. however considered that
rs this was a holiday, It would be we'll
20 give visitors at the show an inter-
rscmg evening. Every Judge has sent