Evening star., 1940-04-14
Among the Dog Oevners
Last call for show entries!

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Last call for show entries!
The final closing dates: National
Capital. Thursday, April 18; Old
Dominion. Saturday. April 20. So
lose no time filing out your blanks
and sending them to the George
Foley Organization, 1000 Ranstead
street, Philadelphia. The shows on
April 25-26 and on the 9th both
have fine premium lists and both
offer special prizes for local dogs In
all breeds.
Remember that, to be entered, a
dog must be purebred but need not
be registered. If you do not know
your pets pedigree. simply enter his
name as listed" and add "particu-
lars not known" Then add Is cents
to the g fee for class enrolment.
The National Capital Kennel Club
offers an innovation for obedience
test enthusiasts. Any dogs entered
In breed classes also may be entered
in the obedience tests of the April
25-26 show without the payment of
an additional fee. This should
guarantee q particularly fine entry
for the National Capital obedience
tests, and as many local dogs land
their ownersD have been toiling
manfully at the Sunday morning
classes Of the Capital Dog Training
Club, Washington entries should
place high, no matter what the COM
The Old Dominion Club offers two
special aids to would-be exhibitors.
From tomorrow until next Saturday
Mrs. A. S. Gardiner, Jr.. will have
an office at Schmid's Pet Shop. 7l2
Twelfth street NV, to help I'LL out
blanks or to advise any who tele-
phone Metropolitan 7113.
She urges those who want to con-
suit her to come early In the week,
to be sure the blanks are in order
and mailed in time. Then, today
and next Sunday, special novice
training classes" will be held at the
base ball grounds on Route /, Just
before you enter Alexandria coming
from Washington. Al Gardiner will
he on hand from 2 to 1 pm, as win
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Scaggs. All
will be glad to advise prospective
exhibitors and to coach them In
handling their dogs.
The Old Dominion show, since 1t
Is held in Alexandria, has the ad-
vantage Of southern rating, q more
generous awarding Of champion
ship points as based on the number
Of dogs entered IN q breed. AS of
tomorrow, the American Kennel
Club has raised the rating for this
geographical division in five breeds,
including bull dogs, foxhounds,
Great Danes and cocker spaniels,
and has lowered it in nine. including
Airedales, elbows, pointers, settlers
and Scottish terriers. In the diVi-
sion under which the National Cap
ital show in Washington comes, the
point rating also has been raised on
fve breeds, including dachshunds
and Welsh terriers and lowered on
Is. among them Airedales, chows,
collies, settlers and Irish terriers.
The April issue of the American
Kennel Gazette gives the new official
ratings on breeds where changes
have been made.
A young Boston terrier champion
has come out of the west to make
his home here. He Is Oh. On My
Way Again II, and Is domiciled
with Mrs. Matilda Ramey at Upper
Marlboro, Md. The youngster won
the final points for his title at the
Exposition Dog Show in San Fran
cisco last summer. A son Of Oh. On
My Way Again by Raemer's Lady by
Chance, he Is q nicely marked spec
linen Of 15h pounds.
Launched by 4 dinner at the Met
ropohtan Club given by Keith Mer-
rill, the Potomac Boxer Club has
just come into being with 18 MEM
bers, al local breeders or fanciers
Of this increasingly popular dog.
This showing ID . real cause for
local pride. considering the COM
parative scarcity Of the breed In
this country. At the organization
meeting tllg following officers were
elected: Nm. Jouett Shouse, presi-
dent; Miss Elizabeth Lennon, vice
president, and Il. Comdr. r. ]. jon
dreai, secretary and treasurer.
The dignity Of the meeting was
somewhat 3hattered by the brief
presence Of g1n S-week-old puppy,
brought BY A1fs. alaouse. The dam
u her ulef ~. Zwettlerhetm, I'm
ported befof4 the outbreak of war
and TO which %he American Kennel
Club has only Int granted registra-
ton b(caue n thu difnculty Of se-
curing rapeks Iuer was bred b Emt1
q HinGhen411e, owned by Lady
I&wis Of Warrington, and the seven
pups ~ ba1ns given . country
htang1ng up at WoR Trap Farm
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