He was the top-ranked dog for the past two years and has now won the Nonsporting group three consecutive times.

On Monday, in capturing the nonsporting group, he gained the 229th group victory of his career.

Mr. Sajovec said that each of the three facilities averaged 11.3 nonsporting events per year.

After winning the nonsporting group at the Garden, Penny, as the dog is known out of the ring, remained busy.

Nonetheless, behind the banner-waving crowds and the beer parties, Paris will continue to lead a very active nonsporting life.

In a return to propriety, the nonsporting group title was retained by its defending champion, Ch.

Spotlight's Spectacular, from the nonsporting group.

Most economic studies indicate that two such arenas in such close proximity to each other and competing for the same nonsporting events, would be doomed.

Still, it is thought to be one of the most-watched nonsporting events in the world, and it is also broadcast over the Internet.

Spotlight's Spectacular, a 3-year-old Dalmatian known as Penny, won the nonsporting group.

Plenty of women and men will want to watch the game; these fictional heroines offer relief to the viewer in a nonsporting frame of mind.

He also took 110 group awards, more than any other nonsporting performer and received a Ken-L Ration award.

Last year, the judge of the Nonsporting group chose Treson the winner, declaring that he exuded "poodleyness."

John Walsh's revelation was that there was no need to accommodate the nonsporting masses; he was looking for hard-core fans who could keep up.

The nonsporting group included some fairly unfamiliar breeds, among them the schipperke and the shiba inu, but the familiar Dalmatian won.

Lov-Chows Risen Star, the chow chow who won the nonsporting group, was no shoo-in.

Chaminade Larkshire Lafitte, of Westlake Village, Calif., was the nonsporting winner.

Big Night for Beamer The 3-year-old bichon frise was selected as best in the nonsporting group by Warren Uberroth.

There were only eight nonsporting events, or one-fifth of the 38 trade shows, conventions and consumer shows that the Jets predict they will book into the stadium every year.

Ale Kai Mikimoto On Fifth, or Miki, a 6-year-old standard poodle, was a repeat winner in the nonsporting group.

Lynn McReynolds, a Discovery Channel spokeswoman, said the documentary attracted the highest number of viewers of any nonsporting event on cable so far this television season.

Officials here are scratching their heads at Mr. Zoffinger's words because both he and they know that two nearby arenas competing for the same nonsporting events could never survive.

Those groups included the toy and the nonsporting groups, filled with poodles, Shih Tzus, Chihuahuas, Pekingese and other primp-heavy fan favorites.

La Marka Nini Oscura, owned by Edward Jenner and handled by Allan Chambers, was the nonsporting winner.

Next Jan. 1, the newest breed, which has been assigned to the nonsporting group, will become eligible to compete for breed, group and best-in-show honors at A.K.C. events.