Evening star., 1940-04-21
A Dog Lovers Notebook

A dog show, like birthday, brings
some surprise packages. Entries are
now closed for the National Capital
and Old Dominion events. and the
last days of intensive grooming and
preparation are here. Several local
fanciers are so hush-hush about
something new" that you can
almost hear the cellophane rattle.
Great days, great doings, soon to be
over!
Some local exhibitors and their
dogs are already in the South on
the new circuit. 1t opened yesterday
at Charlottesville, Va. with DR.. c. R.
Davis, vice president of the Ma
tional Capital Kennel Club, and DR..
w. r. Compton of Arlington among
the judges, and a number of ex-
hibitors from both local clubs. S. A.
Woolner, with his new smooth fox
terrier. son of the great Cham
pion Nornay Saddler; the Mansfield
Saints, Mrs. L. M. Locas, only
Virginia breeder of Kerry blue ter
riers; Mrs. Jere Mackle, with her
Cairns; the Beech Tree Farm Shet-
land sheepdogs. the Gordon Bartons
with their new boxer and others
are now hitting one show or another
or the entire group. The Norfolk
event is tomorrow; Richmond. Tues
day and Wednesday; Washington
Thursday and Friday; Alexandria
Saturday. and Pikesville, Md, a
week from today.
Two outstanding figures of the
dog world are expected here for the
week end shows They are Capt
will Judy, editor and publisher OF
Dog World, and Mrs. Alice Rosen-
thai, "impresario" of Dog News
Capt. and Mrs. Judy will drive on
from Chicago and will be house
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. "A. w. Schar-
field Of the Old Dominion Club
Friday night they will be guests at
the dinner to be given by the Ma
tional Capital Club in their honor
and for judges of the show. Mrs
Rosenthal will come from Cincinnati
for briefer time and also will be
entertained locally. While the dos
magazines always cover our shows
this is the first time the editors
have planned to attend the events.
Acting on the we'll established
principle that dogs draw children
as molasses does flies, the Old Do.
minion Kennel Club announces that
every adult buying an entrance
ticket at the gate next Saturday
may bring in one child free OF
charge. Admission is 81 and the
grounds will be open from 9 am
on. with judging starting at 10. The
club also has invited youngsters
from orphanages in and near Wash
ington to attend the morning ses-
sion Of the show as guests of Old
Dominion.
The novice training class, held at
the Alexandria baseball park last
Sunday, drew large group in spite
of icy winds. The class will be re-
peated this afternoon. A. S. Gardi-
ner, jr., of the Old Dominion K. c.
will be there from 2 pm. on and
all who have entered in either or
both Of the shows will be welcome.
A fine chance to learn how to pose
and show your dog to best advan-
tage! The park is on Route l, almost
into Alexandria as you come from
Washington by the old road. Turn
right at the bridge and there you
are!
A Washington champion invaded
the New York-New Jersey show ter
ritory recently and returned with
the best Of breed award. The dog
Dalaky Kennels st. Bernard Ch
Deane O. Waldeck. The show-that
of the Kennel Club of Northern New
Jersey, at Teaneck.
Down near the Capitol, a printer
who is also lover of bulldogs COM
bines his work and his hobby with
out neglecting either. In the long
room behind the front ONCE, sur
rounded by whirring presses, an in
closed pen holds four perfectly ac-
cilmated bulldogs. It holds them In
theory, that Is. for more often they
are out and under the feet Of the
hurrying men who have learned to
dash safely back and forth when q
big Job Is In the the machines. The
pen where the animals are sup.
posedly "at home" contains Mugs
Gorgeous, her daughter: Major, her
son, and Pickle, son Of Gorgeous
Earl E. Holmes, proprietor Of the