Evening star., 1953-05-24

Some of the entries didn't
have tals to wag but 321 pets
We'd for prizes in the Tailwaggers
Clubs annual pet show at the
Woodward & Lothrop Bethesda
store, Wisconsin and Western
avenues. yesterday.
Cats, birds, fish and dogs
some purebred. some not-were
on exhibit. There also was a
snake. a guinea pig and a honey
bear.
There was both comedy and
tragedy at the show.
Tiny Jan Swanson, 6, unin-
tentionally provided the comedy
when she couldn't make Cappi,
her pet collie. perform In the
obedience contest. Jan, who
weighs As pounds, couldn't con-
vince Cappi, 80 pounds, she
meant business. When Cappi
refused to sit, Jan tried without
success to push him. She won
fourth prize anyway.
There was sadness at the fish
judging. Bobby Smith of 5310
Yorktown road. Bethesda, was
carrying his pet guppy to the
smallest fish contest when he
dropped the jar. After q long
search the guppy was finally lo-
Gated but too late to save his life.
Bobby was given a consolation
prize.
The most unusual pet prize
was won by Clearcoat, honey
bear, owned by Paul Gardner,
10. Of 217 Raymond street, Chevy
Chase. Paul said Clearcoat came
from South America and lives
mostly on bananas and grapes.
The honey bear nosed out a
tour-foot corn snake. Husky,
owned by Robert jerks, 13, of
631O Ridgewood avenue, Chevy
Chase and Arkansas, a soft
shell turtle owned by Hugh Frost,
"A. 1901 Jocelyn street. Chevy
Chase.
Cal Persons trained dogs
Phyllis Wright with her wary
dog" Storm and Pick Temple. the
teleVision cowboy. entertained
tine crowd.
Results were:
Costume Class.
MOST unuSual-1nky and FLUFFY (dogs)
owned by Joan Baroeau 45l3 Dalton
road, Chevy Chase, and Marie Koepenick,
1909 Dalton road.
Eileen o'Brien. 42O9 Glenridse street
Bes! combination--Topsy and Mopsy
trabbits). owned by Barbara Ann Ford.
4S4S Rodman street NV.
Trick Glass.
MOST unusual trained pet-Butterball II
icatl owned by May Bates, 9l07 Lindall
Best trick dog--D sktppy owned by
suzanne gaaII pShIN Schubert: 1i112 Valley View
~ owned by 5SG9 tUsaS
second place NV. and Duke, owned by
Carol Anne Then. 640O Landover road.
Obedience Glass.
Mary Ann Diehl, 11OO9 Midvale place,
Kensington; third, Sandy, owned by
Loves Loves searies' 3los North Hampton
Most Unusual Pet.
First. Clearcoat: second, Husky; third.
Arkansas.
DOGS.
Largest-First. Colonel. owned by Jim
my Fisher. 1857 Stevenson place. Chevy
Chase; second. Mars, owned by JEFF ia
cobs. 1888 Forty-seventh street NV;
third Rusty, owned by Mary Elizabeth
Schulleio 1925 Huntineton street NV.
Smallest-First Sunny Boy, owned by
Ann Reilly. 42"2 Ei3hteenth street NV;
second. Wiggles. owned by Carla Wise,
270S Holly street. Alexandria: third,
Pepe. owned by Mary Sanders. 4616 But
terworth place NV
sandra Shaw. 1915 Shomona road
Paula Murphy. 4919 Albemarle street
NV: third, POGO. owned BY Charles
WESTON. 4S45 Hawthorne street NV.
by hGnssss Susan Ward. 500 south South Twenty
fifth street. Arlington: second6 pufIy, .S
| owned by Joyce Ward; BOOB South
Tyenty-1ifth street ArlinEtoin; oia, taiFa; aiod
Whitley, owned yr5oyay BY Terry Tnien' $500
Oldest-First. Jitters 1O. owned by
! Paul Gardner. 217 Raymond street
Chevy Chase; second, Colonel; third,
'ut Best pa.r-First. Jo 10 and Marian.
owned BY Linda Kefauver. 4s4s Upton