The New York herald., 1922-03-05
All Dogdon1 Interested
in the Judging Question
Fancers Disagree Over Licensing Rue-Instance
Pointed Out Where Arbiters Are Unfamiliar With
Breed They Judge
by FRANK +. DOLE.

! Dog fans on the Pacific coast are
deeply stirred over the judging problem.
had a long talk with Irving Ackerman.
one of the leading lights in the dog
world and one who since boyhood has
worked for the good of the game. He
the game for money. lie seemed to
think the situation In California unusu-
ally sad. The Golden Gate Kennel
| Club. as was predicted, has found 1t
necessary to advertise for good judge.
This Golden Gate Club has paid its
fine for allowing Jack Bradshaw to
judge at its last show while holding a
superintendent's license. The club also
paid Mr.. Bradshaw's fine 1t was quite
apparent the Kennel Club did not view
tho extenuating circumstances which
appear to have justified the club in using
Mr. Bradshaw as judge. The scheduled
official was sick in bed, the judging had
been put over day, and all the ex-
hbitors wanted Mr.. Bradshaw. AS
THE New YORK HERALD said at the
time--a statement that has been wild dely
quoted in the kennel publications--the
Golden Gate club acted purely for what
it considered the best interest OF the
game. Still rule is rule and must be
respected.
In commenting on the situation. Mr..
Ackcrman said. What are we going to
do? You would think from some Of the
letters / have received from influential
people in the dog game regarding this
case that the Golden Gate Kennel Club
had committed murder. 1t seems to me,
at that. the American Kennel Club lost
sight Of how few OF us stuck together
and gave shows in competition with the
independent club that grew out of the
celebrated Ellery case.
who Shall Hold License.
I'm that fight against the Independent
organization We lost thousands OF dol
/ lars. Now ! want TO see IL II can't be
arranged so that we can have some un-
licensed judge handle our show. We
can't fool exhibitors on the coast with
Judging OF the type that has been seen
in some places In the East. This So
called judging is simply a farce do
not think that any member OF the license
| committee should hold judging license.
II makes II difficult for him to deal
properly and justly with the cases COM
ing before him"
cannot agree with Mr.. Aokerman on
this point. think the dog game needs
every competent judge II has George
Foley, manager of the kiwanis Kennel
Club show at Hartford this week. told
me he considered the only hardships in
the recent revocation OF licenses came
from taking up the licenses of George
Thomas and Mcclure Haley. The others
do not matter"
AS Mr.. Foley said this. thought.
What n poor student of the situation.
which has brought about the putting up
OF men and women to judge breeds
about which they know nothing. What
great injustices TO exhibitors and general
harm to the dog game can be done by
judges who do not know the breed under
thern.''
one case was recently brought to my
attention OF woman who had long been
Interested in Scottish terriers being
given that breed and Cairn terriers TO
iudge at show. As she came into the
building this woman met a friend lead
| ing n Cairn terrier. The judge said.
What a funny little Scottie that Is.
never saw one like him before"
Her friend replied, why, that isn't n
| Scottie. It's Cairn terrier. And the
Judge replied. 1T looked like Scottie to
| me and q very poor one at that"
The friend said, That's funny when
\ you are down TO judge Cairn terriers"
4 The judge refused to believe this until
sho saw the catalogue, and then she said,
'We'll see about that"
\ She went Immediately 10 tho supcrn-
tendent and asked him how y happened
che had been put down 10 Judge Cairn
terriers without her krowledse or con-
sent. The Official said: "Oh, Won can