Westminster Fun Facts
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Facts and History found at westminsterkennelclub.org
1877
The First Annual New York Bench Show of Dogs, given under the auspices of the Westminster Kennel Club,
drawing an entry of 1,201 dogs.
The show is such a hit that it is extended to four days to accommodate the overwhelming public interest. The gate for the first day of the show is estimated as high as 8,000. On the second day, 20,000 spectators attended, a number matched on the third day and providing the impetus to add a fourth day.
1888
With her assignment of 117 St. Bernards at Westminster, Anna Whitney becomes the first woman to judge a dog show in America. It would be 1901 before another woman judges
any dog show in the U.S.
1909
Ch. Warren Remedy, a Smooth Fox Terrier, is awarded Best In Show for the third consecutive year, a feat not duplicated since at Westminster.
1910
A class is offered for the first time for Fire Department Dalmatians, won by Mike of Engine Company 8 of 51st Street.
1933 -
A German Shepherd belonging to New York Yankee great, Lou Gehrig, is among this year’s entries. “Afra of Cosalta” takes second in the Open Bitch class; Gehrig goes on to some success on the baseball field instead, finishing with a .340 lifetime batting average as one of the most beloved
Yankees of all time.
1969
Best Junior Charles Garvin,from Columbus, Ohio
1989
A red Doberman Pinscher bitch, Ch. Royal Tudor’s Wild
as the Wind CD, becomes the first dog with an obedience title to capture Best In Show
Oldest Dogs To Win Best In Show
2009 – Sussex Spaniel – 10 years, 2 months, 10 days old
Youngest Dog To Win Best In Show
1929 – Rough Collie – Exactly 9 months Old
Only 8 Breeder-Owner-Handlers Have Ever Won Best In Show at?WKC!
The Years…
1918 · 1921 · 1940 · 1941
1945 · 1957 · 1969 · 1983
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