Evening star., 1933-04-22
DOG SHOW FINALS
BEING HELD TODAY
Largest Field of Contestants
Visited by Mrs. Roosevelt
and Miss Macdonald.

The largest field of dog show con-
testants ever gathered in Washington
is bidding for new honors on the final
q pat on the head and blue ribbon
last night at the hands of Mrs. Frank
lin D. Roosevelt.
The First Lady and her house guest,
Miss Ishbel Macdonald, visited the
show at the Washington Auditorium
about $50 O'Clock, accompanied by the
Presidents private secretary, Miss Mar
garet lie Hand.
Greeted by Committee.
The visitors were greeted by the Dog
Show Committee, headed by Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph O'Hare. 1t was an en-
Donald. but a familiar scene to Mrs
Roosevelt, who had entered two of her
own dogs in the show. Major, a Ger
man police dog, and Meggie, Scottish
terrier.
Daughter of the late Elliott Roose-
velt, sportsman who loved to hunt
above everything else, Mrs Roosevelt
wore to the show her necklace. brace
let and brooch of gold-mounted tigers
claws that were momentos of her
fathers early hunting expeditions
Asked for the STORY" of the unusual
necklace, Mrs. Roosevelt said:
These are claws from tigers my
father shot in India when he was 21
He brought them to my mother as an
engagement gift and inherited them -
Among several persons who asked
Mrs. Roosevelt for an autograph was a
small colored boy, scarcely knee high.
He summoned the temerity to stand in
front of the First Lady as she advanced
down corridor.
Mrs. Roosevelt smilingly acuuiesced,
and the child darted of into the crovsi
with the priced signature, laughing Ti.h
glee.
Much interest was evinced ino Presi-
dent RooSevelt's newest pet, y. ey Ire,
an old English sheepdog Wit. a shaggy
white and brown coat. Ms. Roosevelt
said this dog would be -ent to Warm
Springs, Ga, because ie was afraid
Major would make We unpleasant for
him at the White HJuse.
5SS Dors Shown.
The show, whi.n closes tonight, with
q record entry list of 588 dogs, Is the
fifth annual affair put on by the Ma
tional Capital Kennel Club and pro-
ceeds will go to the benefit of the Almas
Temple of the Mystic Shrine fund for
a hospital for crippled children.
Among local winners yesterday was
the toy poodle of Bertha D. Sabine CT
Takoma Park, D. c., and the Samoyedes
OF Mrs. Sidney c. Graves of WASH
ington.
Other popular dogs at the show we're
the Scottish terriers Of S. S. Van Dine
of Baltimore, writer of mystery stories
and breeder of dogs as hobby. One
OF his dogs, Heather Reveler Of Spartan,
received champions ribbon in the
judging yesterday.
Among the winners adjudged yester-
day were:
Briards, Marquise De Montjoy, owned
by Mrs. George w. Jacobs, jr., of Nor
ristown, Pa
Cairn terriers, Treblig Ideal, owned
by Amy L. Bacon. North Hackensack,
NJ.
Toy poodles, La Rex Doll Little Boy.
owned by Bertha D. Sabine, Takoma
Park, D. c.
French bulldogs, Guntar Pourboire.
owned by Wrisley Brown. Washington.
Poodles, Nymphe Jason, owned by
Mrs: Whitestone Walker, Bedford Hills,
NY.
Saint Bernards, Rasko v. d. Reppich-
Waldeck. owned by Waldeck Kennels.
Airedales, Warland Protector of Shell
terock. owned by S. NJ Stewart, Mont
clair. N. j.
Old English sheep dogs, Downderry
Irresistible, owned by Mrs. Lewis Roes-
Ter, Great Darlington, Mass.
Bull terriers, Brendon Boomerang,
owned by z. Platt Bennett, Wilkes
Barre, Pa.
Shetland sheep dogs, Ariadne of Ana
hassitt. owned by Mrs. William F. Dreer,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Saint Bernards (smooth), Saint John
deck Kennels.
Brussels Griffons, Gamin Of Wind
beam, owned by Windbeam Kennels.
Miniature Pinschers, KONG Heinzie-
mannchen, owned by Mrs. Henrietta
Proctor Donnell, Larchmont. N. Y.
Chihuahuas. Toya Preciosa, owned by
Mrs DonneL.
Standard Schnauzers, Brodick Castle
Rogue. owned by John c. Wilson, New
Kerry blue terriers, Ben Edar Blaise.
owned by DR.. Edward R. Cunniffe. New
York City.
Irish terriers, Clover Patch Happy
Warrior, owned by Miss E. M. Freret.
Harrington Park, N. j.
Dandie Dinmont terriers, Aud Pep
per o. the Ark. owned by Buccleuch
Kennels
Keeshonden, Guelder Smut of Schaal,
owned by Mrs. Jennie Schaal, Trenton,
N. j.
Samoyedes, Balkasa of Rurik, owned
by Mrs. Sidney G. Graves, Washington.
Welsh terriers. Galan Kola Of Scots
ward. owned by Mrs. c. B. Ward, Flor
ham Park. N. j.
West Highland white terriers, Hazel
dene Laddie, owned by Malcolm Clark,
Staten Island, N. Y.
Sealyham terriers, Pinegrade Pref
erence, owned by Pinegrade Kennels.
Scottish terriers, Heather Reveler Of
Sporran, owned by S. S. Van Dine Of
Baltimore.