Evening star., 1942-02-02
BY r. r. TAYNTON.

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Stuart Richardson. started the new
show year by capturing best dog
In show. all breeds. at the 29th an
nual show of the Maryland Kennel
Club in Baltimore yesterday.
1t was a closely contested duel
between the Irishman and Tom
Gately's spectacular wire-haired
terrier, Boarzell's Brightest Star.
Star had to beat the stiffest COM
petition in her group of any Of the
six flnalists. but finally got the nod
over a very flashly Airedale, a top
Kerry blue and number Of other
well known terriers. Another dog
that put up a stiff fight for top
honors was Mrs. l.. A. Slesinger's
boxer, ch. Overture of Mazelaine.
For the first time at any show.
the newly inaugurated groups and
best in show for local dogs was tried
out. This is a proceeding that will
have to have many wrinkles ironed
out before 1t can be successfully in
corporated in licensed show pro-
cedure.
Reversal in Judgment.
In at least one group, the non
sporting, there was a distinct re-
versal of Judgment. The local chow
chow was placed fourth in the regu-
lar group. The best of breed bulldog
did not place at all In the local
group, a locally owned bulldog which
was defeated for best of breed,
placed best local non sporting dog,
over the chow chow. To make the
story more interesting, the same
bulldog was picked by Joseph P.
Sims, best in show Judge, as best
local dog in show. He is very at
tractive, very sound. fawn colored
dog named Springlake King John
and is owned by Carey Lindsey of
Owens Mills, Nd.
The transporting group saw
Harvey J. Browns little. black schip-
perke climb into distinguished ranks
when he placed second in the
group. This was q big win for q
Washington dog.
Washington Dogs Do Well.
Washington-owned dogs were
among the important winners at
the Baltimore dog show. In boxers,
particularly, Washington seems to
be forging to the front. Winners
dog and best of winners in this
breed went to Frank Adams Vet
eran of Mazelaine, while winners
bitch went to Keith Merrill's South
downs Vous. In the various classes
in this breed ribbons went to Mrs.
Jouett Shouse's puppy, American
Flyer Of Wolf Trap; Gordon Bar
tons bitch. Baloran Bravenhartz
Katinka: Mrs. Justine Wards
puppy. Advance of Dorick, which
took first in a large class, and Keith
Merrill's Dinky.
In German shepherds, Edmund
Parry's Eden of Parrylin was win
ner's dog and best of winners, while
his Eve Of Parrylin was reserve
winners bitch. DR.. William Comp
tons Mark Of Clarandall made his
debut in the conformation classes
by taking reserve winners dog, and
capped that by qualifying for his
third leg on the Companion Dog
title, and scoring first in the novice
B class. Al GARDENERS Airedale,
Kay's Princess of Renidrag, was
winners bitch in that breed Mrs.
Martha Halls Irish setter, ch. All
tram Moon Prince, was best of
breed.
In cocker spaniels, always the
most hotly contested competition,
winners bitch, parti-colors, went to
DR.. Charles r. Davis Boban's Vic
toria. First in the puppy dog GLASS.
black, was Harry Lustine's Forest
Manor Top Hat.
Belinda Is Winner.
In bulldogs, DR.. John Elvin's Be-
linda, the beautiful model, was first
in the open class. James Aliens
Bona Dea was reserve winners
bitch. r. w. Lyons Lonarch Tug
son was second In the open class.
Mrs. Richard Birney's Boston ter
rier, Aspin Hill Honey Dew Boots,
was reserve winners bitch.
Ribbon winners In collies from
the Washington area were James l..
Flaherty's puppy. Tokalon Black
Fury; Mrs. Andrew Charters Blaze,
Beech Tree Farms Beech Tree
Trail Blazer. The same Kennels
Shetland sheepdog. Michael of
Beech Tree. was reserve winners
dog In that breed. Morris Bass
ford's Doberman Pinscher, Rex of
Northwind, took q ribbon in the
open class.
In a very large novice A obedi-
ence class Mary Edith Gregory's toy