Animals: Dogs

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Best Dog in Show. Champions of six classes paraded circumspectly. They were Blue Dan of Happy Valley, champion setter, owned by Dr. Arthur Allan Mitten of Philadelphia; Sealand Career, owned by Miss Viola Proctor, the best Pomeranian and best toy dog; the best greyhound, and best sporting dog Gamecock Duke of Wales, owned by George S. West; William Cornbill's Boston Terrier, Imogene V., the best non-sporting dog; and Gunar von Hollergarten, Harkness Edwards' Great Dane, best working dog; and best terrier, the fox terrier, Pendley Calling.

The crowd was rooting for Blue Dan, captivated by his high head, beautiful mottled marking, the set of his legs, and the silky spray of undercoat that showed like lace on his broad chest and tapering underbody. The judge was watching Blue Dan closely, but he said afterward he did not like the way the English setter moved from the shoulders down. After the dogs were lined up he took clean-lined little Pendley Calling out and gave her the blue. It is the second year in succession that Pendley Calling has won the highest honor that a dog can win in the U. S. Said Owner John Bates: "That's enough for her. Now she will have a chance [to] pass her qualifications on to her progeny." Blue Dan was second, and then the greyhound, Pomeranian. Boston, and Great Dane in order.