The New York herald., 1922-03-04
Ii PING TOW Is BEST
CHOW AT BALTIMORE
Mrs. David Wagstaff Puts Him
Over Big Field-Peabody
High Scores.
Ky FRANK r. DOLE.

BALTIMORE. Nd. March 3.-The ninth
annual all breed show of the Maryland
Kennel Club opened at the Fifth Regi-
ment Armory here to-day More than
500 dogs were benched This entry,is a
record breaker for this city.
The most interesting feature was the
judging Of Chow Chows. which was
done by Mrs. David Wagstaff of Tuxedo
Park, ~ y. All the leading kennels
were represented, and competition was
exceptionally keen. Mrs. Wagstaff,
however, Was equal to the occasion ana
handled her classes in an expert manner.
Winner dogs went to the Greenacre
Kennels entry. Greenacre Ii Ping Tow,
which was put down in good form. The
reserve winner was the local dog, Babu,
owned by DR. William S. Bauer. Babu
Is not out of his puppyhood, and when
matured will take lot of beating. In
bitches the winner was the typical red
champion Windholmes Wanlung. the
property OF the Banbridge Kennels of
Brooklyn, y. Y. She is a beautiful red
of the correct size for her sex. Reserve
went to another local entry, Flu Pah Din
H.. also owned by DR.. Bauer. She is a
nice sort, sound in every quarter but a
bit shy Of coat.
The special for the best Chow i'm the
show brought together the winning dog
and winning bitch, with the honors go
ing TO Ii Ping Tow. The judges reason
for placing Ii Ping Tow on top was that
she believed the dog was a better size
better in head and shown with more coat.
New York went strong in Boston ter-
riers. That typical medium sized dog
Lillis Peabody High. owned by Mrs.
NJ. z. McGlone, easily captured win
ners. He has a wonderful head nice
level back. short body, bit on leg, but
classy just the same. The winning
bitch was Shields Girl. owned by
Thomas L. Shields. She is very at
tractive female with beautiful color and
markings, but rather light in bone. This
must have counted against her when
she competed with the winning dog.
which was best of the breed by a safe
margin.
Pekingese brought together the best
lot Of dogs ever seen on this side of
the Mason and Dixon line. They were
judged by Mrs. Madge Thorpe. the well
known English expert. whose decisions
created some little comment, but on the
whole she placed them according to the
standard.
The winning dog was the recently
imported Wee Chi of Trafford Wu Kee.
owned by Mrs. Harry l.. Sears Of Mil
burn n. J. He is a beautiful red sable
with flat skull. nice face. shown with
loads of coat. just a trifle long in body,
but a high class specimen. Winners
went to the local entry. Tout of China
town, the property of the Wonsan Ken
nels. She is beginning to show her age.
however and acted rather stale and
listless in the ring. The dog easily won
the special for best of the breed
Great Danes had a large collection.
This breed is evidently coming back
into it's own and a few shows of this
caliber will send the Denmark speci
men back to his former prestige of
century ago. The winning dog was
Charles Ludwig's Eris Pfaff. He Is a
big. outstanding dog, dark brindle, won
derful body, big bone and displayed
more than usual soundness on the
bench
In bitches n smashing specimen was
exhibited in Myers Lady June, owned
by J. Harry Myers of Bayside. y. Y.
She Is a nice sort. red brindle and has
all the characteristics that are essen
tial for high class bitch.
Russian wolfhounds were judged by
c. G. Hop.on and a lot of typical dogs
faced this expert. The winning dog
was the Almadin O'Valley Farm, with
the opposite sex honors going to the
local entry Kolpic of Penwood. She is
a fine specimen. but was defeated by
the winning dog for the banner spe-
cial.