There was no BEST IN SHOW award in 1923. The American Kennel Club barred interbreed competition for 1923 except in the Miscellaneous Class. Comprehensive new rules for Group & Best in Show judging were adopted effective for 1924.
The six species in the genus Didelphis, commonly known as large American opossums, are members of the Didelphimorphia order. The genus is composed of cat-sized omnivorous species, and are recognized on their prehensile tails and the tendency to play possum when cornered.
In ancient natural philosophy (Empedocles and Democritus) eidos was interpreted almost exclusively as âimage.â Parmenides, however, regarded it as the essence, or truth, that is visible in one way or another. Platoâs eidos had different meanings, such as âthe external,â âthe internal,â or even the characteristically Platonic âsubstantial idea.â Aristotle used eidos to mean âformâ as well.