Evening star., 1940-04-07


| The pink and yellow folders, repre-
senting months of hard work on
the part of members of the Ma
tional Capital and the Old Do
minion Kennel Clubs, in selecting
judges, securing trophies and rais-
ing money, also contain the entry
blanks for the use of prospective
exhibitors. Now the clubs buckle
down to the final splrt, in which
entries are gathered in and the
last details Of the show ironed out.
The National Capital show will be
held at the Riverside Stadium,
April Is and 26; the Old Domin-
ion show at the municipal ball.
park grounds, Alexandria, Va,
April 81.
Each club offers a substantial
sum in cash prizes-and one of the
attractive things about dog show
is that the money is spread out
thin" Both clubs give IS for best
of breed in every breed having six
or more entries, with liberal class
money. Both clubs encourage To-
cal entries. the National Capital
giving the Tony Wakeman Sterling
Silver Trophy" for best in every
local class unless otherwise covered
Gordon Hittenmark, the radio an
nouncer, offers silver plated tro-
phies for the Old Dominion show
in each local class with two or
more entries, for both sexes.
The first closing date on Ma
tional Capital entries is April Is.
For the Old Dominion. the prelim-
mary date is April II. Entry blanks
are obtainable at leading veterina-
rians and pet shops and from men,
bers of both clubs.
! Officers who can give informa-
ton and help prospective exhibitors
in making their entries are the fol-
lowing: For the National Capital
Club-Gordon Louk, president; DR..
Charles R. Davis, first vice presi-
dent; Fred L. Sherry of Falls
Church. Va, Bench Show Commit
! tee chairman; D. Hunter Smiley.
Munsey Building, secretary. and
Mrs. Jere Mackle, treasurer.
For the Old Dominion Kennel
Club George Berner, president;
Mrs. r. c. Birney, vice presi-.
dent; A. D. Mansfield, treasurer;
Mrs. r. L. Scaggs, secretary. Ray
mond L. Scaggs is Bench Show
Committee chairman telephone,
Marlboro 9O.
The judges slate for the Old
Dominion Kennel Club show is
one of the most complete ever
listed by this organization. Matt
Korshin is scheduled to do best in
snow and the sporting group, as we'll
as all the breeds not assigned to
other judges, which includes the
whole sporting group, except point
ers Ito be judged by Frederick Reu-
teri and all settlers (to be judged
by Harry Hunt, IV. The hound
group is to be judged by Rudy
Engle, as well as all the breeds
in the group except Scottish deer
hounds. and borzoi Ito be judged
by John Herrick). The working
group is down for Mrs. Engle. In
this group, Rudy Engle will do COL
lies and Shetland sheepdogs. Rob-
ert Kerns will take care of Dober-
man pinschers, Mr.. Korshin will do
the boxers, eskimos, Samoyedes and
giant Schnauzers, and Paul Blass
will do the balance Of the breeds.
With the exception of airedales,
smooth fox terries, Scotties and
West Highland whites Ito be judged
by Mrs. NeaD and wire hairs (to be
judged by Hugo Rutherford), the
entire terrier group will be judged
by MIR. Korshin, with group honors
being sorted by Mrs. Neal. The
entire toy group is slated for John
Royce. The transporting group is
to be judged by Harry Brunt and
Henry Neitzel (for Boston terriers),
Arthur Forbush (bulldogs and
French bulldogs, Mrs. Neal (poo-
dles) and Ralph Spike (chows).
Mr.. Korshin will Judge the re-
mainder Of the group.
The National Capital Kennel Club
held its monthly meeting at the
Lee House. April /. the president in
the chair. As the last meeting be-
fore the show, that event was dis
cussed In detail and . number Of
new members were ALSO received.
These present were reminded Of
the Kennel Clinic" to be held
Friday evening, April IL, ct the
Lee House at Sis. Members of
other clubs and Ill Interested III
pure-bred dogs are invited to at
tend this lecture by Z. w. Leach,