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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Amu, 12, 18K8. 



THE PITTSBURGH DOG SHOW. 



nHE eleventh annual Bench Show of the Western Pennsyl- 



irgh 



huildii 



y Citv, Pa., Inst 



in has given. The 



just across the 



•elHigbtedafid \ 



.vimaii appeared delighted with Hie 



vania Poultry 



week. \v is one of ilu- 1 

 show was held in tli 

 river from Pittsl 

 calculated for the 



r ilj.it.-W. Kn.mtli. 

 throug of \ isikus 

 tion. 



The extra Champion class for English and Irish Metiers we 

 believe to be wrong. The best interests of breeder and ex- 



liii..t ir will i?'t be advS d by cheapening Hie highest honor 



to be. achieved upon tbe bench. I .ei as have bat qi I ■ 



pion in eaoh otass until a better one shall fairly earn the 



title. Tlie rule requiring fl dog to wm two lir-l priaesat first- 



el:,-, snows bei heiselif " 



class is one that should 

 association in the country. 

 Major J. M. Taylor, of Lexington. Ivy., judged the setters. 



adopted by every bench sh 



.Mr. Jan 



Mortimer, of 



judging was 

 cd to Major 

 . and Cor this 

 his decisions. 



|...,ir.. i ■•. <|i:miels .1 m.I foxhound: 

 New York, judged the r ■ 



not satisfa. I.m . a- u-u 



Taylor. Wa know hu.i 



reason we «ere greitlj 



He undoubtedly had his reasons Coi placing his dogs as lie did, 



These reasons we failed tb comprehend; nor did we succeed 



in obtaining f retro aim any satisfactory explanation of the 



ma I tor. 



Mr. Moitine-i- handled most "i in~ olasses in n manner 

 that showed him to be a, capital judge. His decisions, with 

 tew exceptions, were heartily indorsed by hnth exihitors and 

 the public. The society are under great obligations to Mr. 



Mortimer for so m piai.lv filling the place made vacaut by 



the illness ..i Mr. iCuk. who telegraphed at the last moment 

 hi= inability to be present. On Thursday evening Gen. J. B. 

 Swcitzer. in behalf of the associate. n. in well chosen words 

 presented. Major Taylor and Mr. Mortimer with magnificent 

 gold-headed canes suitably engraved. Following are our 

 comments upon the dogs. 



ENGLISH SETTERS. 



Class l. extra champion English setter dogs. Thunder, 

 the only entry, was absent. In class 2, for hitches, Petrel II 



bitch 



s the only one el 



class, was traiisf.-rred to the ope 

 ing well, although not quite 

 English setter d,, ■>. was w 

 good form, altl) 

 ingtou. Spark 



although heavy in wneip. \-iiu 

 brought out some verv good 01 

 fairlv entitled to the place, 

 second, had no business here. 

 that his eyes are very bad. 

 eii.it a), and this is about all tl 

 is Hal -ribbed, with an ordinal 

 hiiii 



11.. v 



hi 



best, 



■:1s ■■in..- 

 1 II. 

 (las-:;. I 



J'et 



a at Wa.-li- 

 ...king well 



1 Sultan, who was 



ius a good head. > 



coat and I'eath. 



i be said in hi 



, He 



: !" ; 



: lie- 



Ho 



I ll.'i 



,-U BhO 



Ih 



body, legs &ud feet His qui 



him to sec ,n. I phi 

 in capital eondil 



not in prime cond 



third, and Don .hi 

 wa- not well 



ragged 

 , wdere tuey 

 s continued, 

 been placed 

 lital (log and 

 ;, with good 

 u'rly entitled 



pulled him Hi 

 there was l 



rough. Aside from ill. 

 othing remarkable in 

 i belter, with Verv few 



u'll . 



up-t a nd'ing animal, all 



net in form more than any 



3 smaller than him, and a little 



hucrinhrad. She has Oceii mint-, 

 deficient in leather, but otherwise i 

 i.-r her a very hard bitch t 

 who was given second, is a very nice 

 oaiiv she should have been coi 

 111! Who was third, should have beet 

 not quite at her best, but well di-serv 



not much to choose befrw 



Daisy Qn 

 Daisy Queen 

 tiful mover. 

 her the pla< 

 her best. 'I 



h ib- 

 id ha 



I.av. -i-a.-i. 

 hi lie dog PUPPJ 

 voung dog, and if 

 again. Napoleon 

 and well deserved 

 vhc, is quite a go 



Who W.IS Ullll'-tlee 



an he. The bitch 



aU of tat 



well placed, exct 



is rather small, l 



a stayer. Take them a 



grand lot, and would ( 



show. The bitches wei 



The Irish setters wen 

 not half mi in;: 

 pion class Berkley was 



V he 



ivhu at least 



inal. but in this coui- 

 l with vhc. Petrel 

 'en send. She- 

 he place. There 

 vho won fourth, and 

 we rather preferred 

 ;ood formandabeau- 

 but not enough to lot 

 ell. although Hot i 

 veil bestowed. Vi 



•cp, 111.! 



bake that the society cannot afford to repeat. In the cham- 



n tA« .7rt~ ..1-. ■ - !?"•*./» 1 ■-.-,■ ™.l..s ....%.. In f !,,*» nlnos hnrg lost "V Car, 



iiould have 



i dog class King B. 



this class here last j 

 king well, but 

 ;ss faults. Don 



ml hi 



nlv 



was the 

 open dog class, 

 he received, h 

 She wasi 



irlv 



it. In the bitch class 

 show 



sl,, 



vas entitled to his tirslai 

 the bitch cla: 

 ell show,, an 



i legs and he 

 text day and 

 i.K K..MH. II 

 i the 



h tithe 

 dess Bang was given first, 

 auite n nice animal, but not. 

 . good as la II i I., who won second. Although just pfl her 

 puppies and not in the best ol condition, she should have 

 beaten Counter n :lll: .. .-asiiv. buck was iii splendid condition 

 and well d.. 'serve.,! her viie. We also liked Cremorne, who was 

 eiven he. better thun Chess, who was vhc. The puppies were 

 lightly placed. Primrose, who 

 got viie . is a little one oi great promise. She will be heard 

 from again. 



IRISH WATER SPANIEL'S. 

 There were onlv two present Mike, in the champion class, 

 ' me. Polly Wog, in the open class, is a fair 



specimen, 



sry good c 

 ', bo 



open 

 nail a body for his legs. 



spaniel; 



edict was a 

 i capital fo 



ehampi 

 .■11 dosei 



Ibi 



black field 

 id it all his own way; lit 

 tries in the champion c 

 in the black class under 

 civ good one. In the I 

 . iWncll Hubv won first 



• 2*lbs. He 

 on. In the 

 i., Hornell 

 WD. There 



lb. 



shown, and 



FOXHOUNDS. 

 There was but one foxhound among tlie thr 

 he was placed second. 



BEAGLES. 



There were three good ones in this class; we thought them 

 well placed. 



11F.M IM.EliltKD BEADLES. 



Major, who was given first, is a capital spec 

 who was given second, was the onlv other ei 

 She wasclearlv more dachshund than beagle 



bed, i hrown ..in. The puppies were all good 

 We thought Music, who received c. a very pr 

 think that she will be as good as any of the class 

 ladofhcrnow Clipper. 



the class. 

 mid have 



II placed. 



ising one, and 



act year, 



., _inoticed, 



t Dink well of, but he is too young to compete with the 



ll.u.'llsJIIUNDE. 



There ware only two shown. They were rather pretty, but 

 too small. They' were properly placed. 



F0X-TERU1KHS 



The .fox-terriers were a grand lot. They were few in num- 

 ber, but their quality was excellent. Champion " 



,thers. 



nlv cu- 



bit 



! hi 



y bitch 

 » finely, although 



nlv three in I he open 

 splendid form aud 

 , is too largo, tint he is very 

 a. . Nailer, vhc is also a nil 

 iieh we imagine beat him. 

 e that we havi 



•civ 



tampion class. 

 ivy to show w. 

 iss. Joker, who 

 lastly. Lancelot, 

 well made up an 

 ce clog. He is a little off 

 The bitch class brought 

 Dia: 



rst, 

 quite a 



fox- 



il. She 



Viola, 



i the end of her nose to the tip of hei 

 ■ I ■ i - s condition, but easily 

 . is a x, n lair animal. Si, 

 o well as .Nellie, who was unnoticed. AVarren 

 easy win in the puppy class. She was not. 

 well as when at Washington. We hope that 

 out all right, as she is a wonder, but we fear 



sh'e.\v ill', ... 



that she will not mature well 



iJlifcYflOKN-ns 



were not a good class. They were rightly placed. 



MASTIlTK. 



The display of mastiffs was very fine, aud in quality much 

 the best that has 1 

 was first ill iheihv I 

 breed. He stands m 



aim 



t he lm 



e,, t , 



1st : 



lis him he will be heard from 

 ond. is also a capital animal 

 toyaj Blue, Jr., who was given 

 llso though, well of Premier, 

 Icred him entitled to at least 

 bettarthan the dogs; nearly 

 ■ v.- Hi- average. They were 



rith those of i 



od. although there were 

 r. In the. extra chum- 

 rv. lie was in capital 

 bitch class. Biz was the 

 i class, He was looking 

 e bitch class, was not in 

 • of puppies. The 



whi 



the 



llg tit 



ght, he 



-ill i 



gpet „- 



of them. I 

 tvpe and proper color, 

 jr. musing animal, and 

 heard from again. In 

 As w -aid of h-r a yea 

 She was very wellsli. 

 •ajiital animal. She 



lor the best 



'idition except her coat. 



There were two good puppieSj with not much to choose be- 

 tween them. 



taiKDo.N MF/mcns. 



The t'Jordon s.-t pi ■';■-- Were a failure, only three in 



i -ful chest and go 



in t 



lis country. 



Nevisot 



. who 





d specimen 



of 



his 



noble 



V-l V, 



o inches at 



the 



sh( 



ilder 





very well sh 

 Euglaud. T 



irk 





sider- 



■ in 



wh 





f?ht 



■nil-, the eqa 



ll D 



Nt 



Vlsoll 



h 



mdsuiorefle 

 1. Ting, wh 



lilt 

 -1, I' 



lie 



is el 



he. i's 





le bane and 

 ,t and taU. 



Be' 



scle 

 Hi' 



pow- 



me ot 



defoi 

 . He 



with 

 I feet, 



head a 

 should 

 pat 



Duke. 



althc 



his 



' age, 



but her day 



movers wo ever saw. Sandy, who 

 like for the place; his wonderful i 

 him through. Ouido, who was vhc, 



is a capital dog ami was well shown. 

 n anything like t hat of Robin Adair he. v 

 nil— 1 first Talisman, who was also 

 1 Of. He is quite a good one. although 

 ditiou. Lad .,• KM... who was lie . wa 

 y deserved his ribbon. Zulu Princess, 

 lied all before her. she is a capital 



. . itilV head in the i 

 in bone, with light-c 



i we thought should 

 He has an oxcel- 

 igh he is ralhet 

 tail badly. Bob 

 thout a single mastiff chai - 

 bitch class, although she is 

 She has a wonderful 

 over and she 



iniinal. Cleo- 

 rith the finest 

 d a trifle light 



m second we did not 



t undoubtedly pulled 



Quid have been second. 



Had his carriage 



Hide 



rt.'i 



v ha 



thought 

 iot shown in good 

 looking well and 

 in the bitch class, 

 litch. as good as 

 1. and lona, vhc, 

 ore both very good, with not much to choose between 

 icin. Klvaway and FloBsie were each lie; both were 

 it of condition, but well deserved the place. There 

 ■ re three very good puppies shown. Donald, who 

 on Drst, has a wonderful coat ior his age. which uu- 

 jitbtedly carried him through, Kitty Mack, who won 

 cond, also has u good coat and carries herself well, but, 

 fa Donald, she is off in head. Fly, vhc, has nearly as good 

 coal a- the others, and a iiiik.Ii better face. She also moves 

 ,11. and we fancied her the best of the lot. The others were 

 io young to compete with these. 



BULLDOGS. 



Romulus was the only bulldog shown worthy of mention. 

 He is a remarkably powerful, well-made animal throughout, 

 " id well muscled. Sir Archer, who was 

 1 not have been noticed. He was, perhaps, 

 who is more of a terrier than a bull. 

 compete, was in fine condition. 



st in the class. He 



muscle. White Silk, 



log, showing a little 



little too much 



vhc, is a fair 



Maud Bennet. who 

 i coarse tail. 



ties in this cla 

 ry Owen, who 

 ' ired b 



.IUERS. 



3, the best of which 



iron first. He is a. 



Our old favorite 



Mack, the only o 



There were several vark 

 was the Irish terrier Car 

 grand dog, and was great! 



Kelpie, a nice little Daiidie Diuinotit, well deserved hor 

 second. The others we did net fancy. 



SKTE TEKRIEUS. 



the champion class, was looking bet- 

 hiin last, although he still lacks in 

 coal. Pepper, who won first ill the open class, is a fail- dog, 

 but too large, and rather light iu color. Judge, who won 

 second, was looking well. We thought him fully the equal 

 of Pepper. Flirt, who was vhc, was all out of condition. 



YOKKSHIRE TERRIERS. 



This was a fair class, and "we thought them properly jilaeed. 



PUGS. 



In the champion class, George again defeated his old rival, 

 Roderick, but ho had not much to spare, as Roderick was in 

 very good condition and showed up the best that we ever saw 

 hini. George paid a graceful compliment to his worth by 

 presenting him with a magnificent basket of flowers. The 

 open class was divided into a dog and bitch class. Sambo, 

 who won first, we do not like for the place so well as Joe, who 

 was placed second. Joe has much the best hea 1. but was not 

 shown in good condition. Effie, who won first in the bitch 

 class, was looking her best. She is a capital animal. Vixen, 

 who won second, is also very nice, We also liked Diana, 

 Who was vhc. Nearly all of the others were not in good cou- 



mucb the best of, it as 

 e to him ; both ore very 



aeter i 

 itolr 



er, she has r 

 Dollv Var 



acap- 



lldge. 

 willi- 



rd t 



i Baltii 



of the fact that they 

 ... of" the ty jie caii.il for by the. standard 



aflopti i bv the society, W* thought it very singular that they 

 should fall to appear. Mr Malcolm Informed us thai his dog 

 Malcolm was very i '• andtnat he did not dare to leave him 

 more i han "lie day o. ai I, -ud I le -:,ow and t hat I he other ex- 

 hibitors from Ball in....- ,v|u-ed to --i id their dogs unless he 

 could take car' ol ll on .luring the -l'o" 

 POINTHmS. 



The pointers were not. quite up t" the average of last year. 

 This was no doubt owing to the classification which jilaeed 

 the la cge and small m one class. This we believe to be a mis- 



_ liked her exceedingly; she isareaTgoi 

 out doubt will make a capital brood bitch, 

 also he, is good in body, legs and feet, but rather weak in 

 head. She will show better next year 



ST. BERNARDS. 



Bonivord (rough-coated) Was the. only St Bernard shown. 

 lie is ■ -inqilv grand, and oue of the best we have seen. 



N E W FO UNDL ANDS. 



Mayor of Bingley of course captm-ed first, 

 second is a Newfoundland and a verj prdi 

 Man. who was vhc, is too small. He' is of 

 i coat is of the best. 



There were five, pnppi 

 f erred to a puppv class. They were 

 ,-as givi-n first, being the. best. 

 COLLIES. 



capital lot. Hex was the only one to 



Duke, who was 

 using one, too. 

 ,d type and 



exceedingly well b 

 he., is a very fair 



class, and they \vei 

 not a good lot. Lioi 



The collies were i 



S °L cVwh' 



Vortigom, who wou first, had 

 Reveller, who got second, is vor. 

 good dogs. 



TOY TERMERS L'.NDER 5 LBS. 



Flora, who won first, is a tan of no particular breed: she is 

 a very pretty toy, but we much preferred for first Pip, a nice 

 black and tan. who got vhc 



KING CHARLES SPANIELS. 



There were no entries in this class. 



ITALIAN liltF.VMOCNDK. 



first went to Verona, a nice little fawn. Beauty, who was 

 given a special medal, would have shown much better had he 

 been iu good condition. He is the idol of his little mistress. 

 and it was the unanimous verdict that the medal was well 

 bestowed. 



POODLES, 



There was but one iu the large class, Morio. He was bred by 

 tho Czar, aud is a very good specimen of the Russian. In the 

 class under 251bs. there were four nice little whites shown. 

 Bess, who won Ui st, is very good, with closo curls. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



Thm, were only two shown in ibis class, both boarhounds. 

 Captain, who won first, has not much to recommend him 

 except his size; he is not well formed and stands badly on his 

 legs. Elsa, we thought, should have been first; she is very 

 well formed although too small. 



SPECIAL PRIZES. 



Some dissatisfaction was expressed at the mannor in which 

 the specials were awarded. The chief cause of complaint is 

 that under the system adopted here the prize is liable to go to 

 an inferior animal, owing to the neglect, through ignorance 

 or carelessness, of the exhibitors to enter for it. The result is 

 thai the public, who do not understand the matter, arc de- 

 ceived regarding the merits of the animals shown. While 

 vers loatli to advocate anything that would cut off a source 

 of income generally very much needed by the association 

 holding shows to insure then, against loss, we can but believe 

 that hfmosi ease- the special prizes should be absolutely free 

 and that only the best animals exhibited should receive them. 

 Take, for instance, special E, for the best English setter, dog 

 or bitch, entered in the oijen classes. There were only four 

 dogs eligible to compete: Prince first in the dog class; Dido II. 

 first in the bitch class, and Count. Jr., and Queen Petrel in the 

 puppy classes. Neither of these were entered aud the prize 

 was given to" Petrel III., a capital animal, it is true, but she 

 was only third in her class and consequently the prize did not 

 go where it properly belonged. . 



There were several similar cases. We only give this to ulus- 

 trato the matter, aud trust that all associations holding bench 

 shows will give the subject careful consideration. The first 

 speoial was the Bench Show Derby. This was a decided suc- 

 cess, and reflects great credit upou the society. There were 

 forty-one nominations, eight of whom put in an appearance. 

 There was not a bad oue in the lot. Many of the decisions m 

 the specials of course followed the awards in the regular 

 classes In these cases we will make no further comment. 

 In class T, for the best cocker or field spaniel, Hornell Ruby 

 was given the prize. This was a wrong decision. Beuodiet 

 was ckarlv entitled to the cup, as he is nearer perfection as 

 a field spaniel than Ruby is as a cocker. In class C C, for the 

 second best mastiff, Turk was rightly placed ov 



appear in the champion class, lie was in good condition. In 

 the open dog class Robin Adair won first. He has rather a 

 lioor eye and was lucking iu top coat, but otherwise he is a 

 capital animal, very well put together, and one of the best 



. E E, for the best 

 was on easy winner. Tho 

 class CC. 'The mllowiu' S] 

 publication in the pivi. 

 bowl, given bj Messrs. -i 

 i'a.. forth. ' 



ollii 



0. I'al'lv, 



Creole. 



bitch, Princess 

 iv" be said of Diana, in 

 ire received too late for 

 7 V, a solid silver punch 

 11 & Co., Philadcljihia, 



__iall pointers. There were two 

 entries, Mr. A. 11. Moore's Lady Romp 11. ami Countess bang, 

 and Mr. i:. N Appold's Bravo and Lill II. The first named were 

 given the prize, which should have gone to the other brace. 

 W W, a solid silver water pitcher, by Messrs. Bailey, Bank 



