. The dogs of Boytown . eering, and the boys heardvery little complaining or rebellion against the de-cisions of the judges. Dog fanciers are, for the mostpart, good sports. The Airedales were judged among the first, and asusual the Willowdale dogs, skilfully exhibited by TomPoultice, bore off their fair share of the honors. Soonthe Boston terriers were called for. This was TheronHammonds big moment, and when Alert was awardedsecond prize in the novice class Theron was warmlycongratulated by friends and strangers alike, for therewere a lot of good dogs shown and, as Mr. Hartshornhad said, Aler
. The dogs of Boytown . eering, and the boys heardvery little complaining or rebellion against the de-cisions of the judges. Dog fanciers are, for the mostpart, good sports. The Airedales were judged among the first, and asusual the Willowdale dogs, skilfully exhibited by TomPoultice, bore off their fair share of the honors. Soonthe Boston terriers were called for. This was TheronHammonds big moment, and when Alert was awardedsecond prize in the novice class Theron was warmlycongratulated by friends and strangers alike, for therewere a lot of good dogs shown and, as Mr. Hartshornhad said, Alert was in fast company. Rover, as Darleys Launcelot of Middlesex, had aneasier time of it, for only eight Old English sheep-dogs were benched and none of the famous kennels THE TEST OF REMUS 271 were represented here. There were only three dogsin the novice class, and as the other two were second-rate dogs, Rover won first place. He also won thirdin the open class, but was beaten out by better dogsin the winners Old English Sheepdog Hamlet, however, didnt win anything. His fore-legs werent straight and the judge took special note ofthem. He had better dogs against him, and the betterdogs won. It was a fair contest, but Herbie wasbitterly disappointed. Never mind, Herbie, said Jack Whipple, con- 272 THE DOGS OF BOYTOWN solingly. I bet Hamlet is a better dog to own thanany of them. Thats what I said about Remus whenthey said he hadnt any nose. And Herbie, not to be outdone by the younger boy,plucked up spirit and bore his defeat manfully. It was a two-day show, and the judging of the birddogs, hounds, and some of the other breeds was putover to the second day. Ernest and Jack, therefore,still had their exciting time ahead of them, but thewhole party was tired with so much walking aboutand watching, and they were glad to turn their dogsover to Toms care and return to the hotel, withanother day of it before them. Have you told us about all the breeds there are ? *asked Ern
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