Crowd; 150 Dogs Entered: in Competition enn: literally went to the dogs yesterday as the first comic dog show to be held here got under way. before 300 spectators at the vacant plot of ground opposite the Country Hospital in Great. Western Road. The show, staged for the benefit of the Shanghai Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, was a howling success, as far as the 150 canine entries were concerned, and netted a total of $1,300 for the S.S.P.C.A.
Dogs of every description, from features of the watchman when the
judging enclosure on his breast was even reflected on Maid their judge pinned the second-prize ribbon
the features of his canine counter-
Star of the Show Without a. doubt the star of the entire exhibition was a quiet little dachshund, Fritz, belonging to Mr. R. D. K. Süby. Fritz was the first en-competition. The winner of this contest was a cool Sealyham who remained in the official begging position for the duration of the contest munching biscuits which were being tendered to him by an obedient master.
Pudgy, owned by Mrs. Norman Hart-Baker, won the blue ribbon as the cutest pup, but he was closely followed by Mr. P. Blown's Dusty Who won second prize. Optics that would have done credit to any glamorous screen star won first prize for Laddie Boy, tender-eyed Sealyham owned by Mrs. H. Tipolt, in the competition for the dog with the most sympathetic eyes while Mrs. J. R. Monchatre's Diane was a close runnër up. In the family group con-lest the blue ribbon went to five English black-and-tans owned by Mr. and Mrs, M. Glasfield while second prize went to a family of four West Highlanders entered by Mrs. H. W. Maxted, The affair lasted about two hours and was so successful that the SS.P.C.A. is planning to hold a similar show next Spring. At the conclusion the society expressed its gratitude to the public for turning out with their dogs and making the
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