March 20, 1884.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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NEW HAVEN DOG SHOW. 



THE first annual bench show of the New Haven Kennel 

 Club, held at New Haven, Conn., last week, was a decided 

 sue ess. There, were three hundred and eight-five entries, and 

 only about a dozen of them were absent. There were quite a 

 number of puppies shown, which brought the total above four 

 hundred. There was a very good showing of local dogs, fully 

 one-half of the entries being f rom New Haven and immediate 

 vicinity. The building is very well adapted for holding a 

 show, being large, well lighted and ventilated. The benching 

 Of the dogs was admirable; the large dogs were in roomy 

 stalls which extended clear around the sides of the hall, mak- 

 ing a very attractive appearance. There were three double 

 rows of benches extending nearly the length of the room, 

 with wide alleys between, giving plenty of room. Many of 

 the stalls were"tastefullv draped and decorated, adding not a 

 little to the attractiveness of the show. The managers are 

 entitled to a great deal of credit for the very excellent manner 

 in- which they conducted the show. No labor or expense was 

 Spared to make the exhibition satisfactory to all, and We 

 heartily indorse the many encomiums that we heard bestowed 

 upon the managers for the excellence of the arrangements. 

 The attendance, notwithstanding the bad weather, was very 

 good indeed, and it gives us pleasure to anuouuee that the 

 balance was on the right side ot the books. The club intend to 

 hold a show each year, and without doubt they will receive 

 the cordial support they deserve 



The judging was generally satisfactory, although a few mis- 

 takes were made. Mr. James Watson judged the pointers, 

 setters, spaniels, greyhounds, deerhounds, foxhounds, beagles 

 and dachshunde, and Mr. James Mortimer the remaining 

 classes, except the trick and retrieving dogs, which were 

 judged by Mr. J. R. Pierson. In commenting upon the dogs 

 we have indulged in no spirit of fault finding, but have en- 

 deavored to point out their faults for the bee c fit and instruc- 

 tion of those of our readers who have not had the experience 

 necessary to form a correct opinion. 



MASTIFFS. 



Champion mastiffs had only one entry, Mr. Mason's Novison. 

 He was looking very much better than we liad ever seen him, 

 and barring the rather unsightly protuberance on his nasal 

 bone and his habit of knuckling over, he is a very fine dog; he 

 has filled out wonderfully. 



In the open class for dogs, Mr, Burgess's Hero had virtually 

 a walk over, as there was nothing in the class that could get 

 near him. He has a very good skull, ears well carried, and a 

 square muzzle, good color and mask. His faults are a slightly 

 tucked up appearance, and he falls away a little under the 

 eyes and has a greyhound tail, but, taken altogether, he is a 

 very fine animal. 



Agrippa ; second, is a well shaped but small dog, with a 

 plain head and rather a light eye. Surrey, he, is a large 

 dog, a little smutty in color, rather leggy aha short in body. 

 Romeo, a, possesses some good points. He shows age 

 and was in poor shape. The others call for no special com- 

 ment. 



In mastiff bitches., Dutchess, first, is a good roomy bitch, 

 rather light in bone and has a had eye. Juno, second, has a 

 very good skull and muzzle, and is of good type but is under- 

 sized and out at elbow. Queen, vhc, is a fair bitch and will 

 improve, we think, with age. 



The only entry in puppy class was absent. 



ST. BERNARDS. 



In champion rough-coated St. Bernards, Bonivard, the only 

 entry, was shown in the pink of condition. He is a very typi- 

 cal dog, good in coat and color. He has that benign expres- 

 sion of countenance w r hich should characterize this noble 

 breed of dogs. Bonivard also won the special prize for the 

 best non-sporting dog in the show. 



In the open class (dogs) the Chequasset Kennel's Hermit beat 

 the Clovernook Kennel's Samson in head, bone and coat. His 

 worst faults are his light body and rather badly-carried tail, 

 he is also rather straight behind. Samson, second, has a 

 weak, bitchy head, and is a trifle too curly in coat; he, also, 

 has a ring tail. He is, however, a five young dog. Felix Men- 

 dlessohn (vhc.) has good coat and bone, but a rather weak 

 head and bad ears. Buke (he) and Guy (c) were very bad 

 in head properties, and looked more like immense collies than 

 anything else. They should not have been noticed. In 

 bitches, Mr. Hearn's Gertie, a very well made, roomy bitch, 

 of good color, won easdy, all other Uwards being withheld. 

 In rough-coated puppies Schoonhoven, a seven-months old 

 puppy of good bone and size, coat and color, was an easy 

 first, "the other entry only getting a c. 



There were no entries in the champion smooth-coated St. 

 Bernard class. 



In the open class (dogs) Alexander, a fair dog, with no es- 



Eecial merits, was the only entry. He was awarded first. Li 

 itches, Juno, an undersized bitch, was awarded second prize, 

 the first being withheld for want of merit. In puppies, Billy, 

 a rather plain puppy, but with good coat and immense bone, 

 won over Eckhardt^ who was given second. 



BERGHUNDE. 



There was but one entry in the berghund class, a fair New- 

 foundland in looks ; in fact he was better than any in the 

 Newfoundland class. The award was properly withheld. 



NEWFOUNDLANDS. 



First and second prizes were withheld. Jack, who was vhc. , 

 is of good size, which is aboufc all that can be said in his favor. 

 The others we did not consider worthy of mention. 



BLOODHOUNDS. 



As there was nothing in the class that had any pretention 

 to the name, all prizes were withheld. There was a very good 

 TJImer in this class — Dink. The nearest approach in looks to 

 a bloodhound was Trump, a cross between the mastiff and 

 foxhound. 



GREYHOUNDS. 



The managers were very liberal with the greyhounds, 

 dividing the class into two champion and two open classes. 

 There were eight entries, six of them receiving prizes. Four 

 Brats and two seconds were awarded which should certainly 

 satisfy the owners, especially when we take into account the 

 quality of the exhibit, which was not of a high order of merit, 

 Friday 7 Night had a walk over in the champion dog class, He 

 staked liimself a few weeks ago and w T as in very bad condi- 

 tion. Fan also had a walk over in the bitch class. Sbe was 

 in elegant condition, and except that she is a bit too small, is 

 about as good as we have. In the open dog class Doubleshot, 

 who was given first, was in good condition. He has not suf- 

 ficient greyhound character to win in a good class. Dell, who 

 was second, should have been first. He is a good specimen 

 with a good and well balanced head, a magnificent coat and 

 shapely body. He is a trifle weak and straight behind, and 

 has a bit too much hair in his tail. Dorothea, who won first 

 in the bitch class, has a good head and a deep chest, and was 

 in good condition. She is a trifle too wide in front, and might 

 be better behind. Lufa, wrongly entered as Lupa, was given 

 second; she should have been content with less. She lacks 

 quality, and is light with very straight stifles. 



DEERHOUNDS. 



The deerhounds were very good all through, Lance, who 

 was the only one in the champion class, is a very good speci- 

 men with no weak points. His shoulders and feet are capital. 

 Roy, who won first in the open class for dogs, is a fan- animal 

 lather out of condition. Fleet, who won second, we liked full 

 as well for fust. He kas a good head, and shows much quality. 

 Roderick Dhu, he, is also fairly good, except in coat. Blake's 

 Loma II., who won in the bitch class, has a good head with a 

 long clean jaw, and is an animal of much quality. The same 

 may be said of Thayer's entry of the same name, who won 



second; she is very near the winner. Thora, unnoticed, also 

 shows lots of quality, but shows mange and want of condition. 



POIXTERS. 



We expected to see a good showing of pointers, as there are 

 many owned in this portion of the State, but they failed to 

 put in an appearance in sufficient numbers to fill the classes 

 as they should hare, been tilled, and the showing was rather 

 ordinary, although there were some good one 

 the champion class, Peter Black, Knickerbocker, and Lassie 

 were the only ones to compete, Rhona being absent. The 

 Westminster Kennel Club, who.own Lassie, declined the offer 

 of a separate class for her, preferring defeat rather than to win 

 without competition., and the three were judged in one class, 

 and the pride of place whs given to Lassie. Some one raised 

 the point that the class was understood to have been divided, 

 and the two dogs were then compared, and Knickerbocker 

 was also awarded a champion medal. Lassie was shown in 

 fair condition, She is quite a good bitch with a fair head. 

 capital fore legs and feet, good back, quarters and stern. She 

 is a little weak and straight in stifles, and a trifle throaty. She 

 is also growing old. Knickerbocker was not in first-rare con- 

 dition. He has a fair head) good chest and plenty of bone; he. 

 is a bit wide in front and might have a better back and stifles, 

 Peter Black is a fair dog with good legs and feet, he was looking 

 well, but was soft. In the open class for dogs over 50 pounds 

 first went to Beaufort, who was decidedly the best in the 

 class. He was not in nearly so good condition as when at 

 Washington last year, having but recently recovered from an 

 attack Of inflammation of the bowels. Although his coat was 

 in good condition, his eyes were not bright, and he did not 

 carry himself in the faultless style he affects when a < 

 Zeb, who won second, is rather a taking dog at first glance. 

 He stands straight on a good set of legs and moves very well, 

 he has rather a plain head, and might be better in shoulders, 

 loins and tail; his coat looks well, bid is rather long. Bravo, 

 vhc, was very well shown, he has plenty of bone, and good 

 legs and feet. He is a bit heavy in head, throaty, and out 

 at elbows. Bud, he, is a fair dog s with good legs and feet, 

 he has a fine head, except that his ears arc set on too high, 

 he is also a trifle weak in stifles. Jimmie. also he, we 

 liked as well as any in the class, except Beaufort. He. has 

 a fair head, a good coat and tail, and the best of legs and 

 feet; he is a trifle wide in front, and has a light eye, 

 which detracts somewhat from his good looks. We also 

 liked Fritz, unnoticed, for the two letters, he has a fair 

 head with good shoulders, legs and feet, he is a bit 

 snipy, and might be better in tail and hindquarters. 

 In the small dog" class there were but two entries, both very 

 bad ones. The first prize was withheld, and the second should 

 have been also. There were three entries in the large bitch 

 class; none of them were first rate. Lady Gleam, who was 

 placed first, is hght in bone, wide in chest and coarse in tail. 

 till, who won second, we liked better for first. She shows 

 considerable quality, and has capital legs and feet and a good 

 loin. She is also wide in front, a bit snipy, and has a coarse 

 tail. She was well shown. Mab (he.) is a fair specimen only, 

 with weak hindquarters. In the small bitch class first was 

 given to Lady Bang. She has a good body, legs and feet. She 

 is a little too round in skull and carries her ears badly. She 

 is also throaty, and might be better in tail. Moonstoue, who 

 won second, was not in good condition. There was not much 

 to choose between her and Polly (vhc), who has a good head, 

 legs and feet. She is a trifle wide in front, and might be 

 better in shoulders. She did not show at all well. Bertie 

 (he.) is a fan- looking bitch, with no very good or bad points. 

 In the puppy class, Lady r Nixon, who' won first, is quite a 

 pretty bitch, with a good body, shoulders, legs and feet. She 

 is a bit snipy, and might be better in tail. Lennox, who was 

 second, is a big fellow, a bit lathy and coarse. He has plenty 

 of bone, and may improve with age. 



SETTERS, 



Lava Rock, the only entry in the English setter champion 

 class, was absent, in the open dog class, Yale Belton, who 

 won first, is quite a nice dog; his head is fairly good, he has 

 plenty of bone with good legs and feet, and good quarters. 

 His tail is also good; he was in good condition, except that his 

 coat was rather short. He is a bit wide in front, and docs not 

 move quite so free and easy as we like to see. Jester, who 

 won second, is a very goost-looking dog, with good shoulders, 

 legs and feet and tail; his head is fair, but a trifle heavv; he is 

 badly undershot, and was in very bad condition. Pride of 

 the West, who was vhc, we fancied for first place, He has 

 the best head in the class; his shoulders are fair, and he has a 

 good chest and quarters, with the best of legs and feet; he has 

 a nice coat, aud was in fan - condition. He carries his tail too 

 high, which is about the worst fault. Royal Sultan, also vhc, 



fot all that he deserved. He was not in good condition. 

 'rank, who was he , is a useful-looking dog, "with plenty of 

 bone and capital legs and feet. He is rather plain in head and 

 heavy in shoulder. Tom II., who was c, deserved another 

 letter. He has a good head, plenty of bone, with good legs 

 and feet. He might be better in hindquarters. There were 

 a number »f useful-looking dogs in the class that we have 

 no doubt are capital workers, but they are not quits 

 up to bench show form. In the bitch class, Blue Belle won 

 first. She was in her usual good form, and, as usual, was 

 shown a trifle too fat. She has capital sh< adders, plenty of 

 bone, with good legs and feet. If her head were as good as 

 the rest of her, she would be hard to beat. Alice Dale, who 

 won second, is very close to the winner. She has a very sweet 

 head and is good all over except that her elbows set too far 

 under her, and her feet turn out a little. The remainder of 

 the class we did not fancy, although, as in the dog class, many 

 of them looked like workers. The puppies were a fair lot and 

 well placed except that we should have given Bess, in the 

 bitch class, another letter. She is a very nice little thing, and 

 we shall expect, if she goes right, to see her beat the winner 

 next year. 



Champion black and tan setters brought out three good ones. 

 Turk, who won the first prize, was looking better than we ever 

 saw T him. Argus was also looking well. Ho is but a trifle 

 behind the winner. Trump is also a capital dog, but he begins 

 to show his y r ears and was not in good condition. In the open 

 dog class. Glen, who won first, is a big upstanding dog of good 

 form. He moves very well and was entitled to the place. Gem, 

 second, and Chris, vhc, are both fair specimens with not much 

 to choose between them. The bitch class was poor. The first 

 was withheld, and second given to Clip, who is only a moder- 

 ate specimen ; none of the others were Worthy of mention. In 

 the puppy class there was a litter only twelve weeks old that 

 look promising, but they were too young to be shown, the 

 only other entry was given the prize. He was only fair. 

 There were no entries in the champion Irish setter class. In 

 the open dog class, Dash, who won first, is rather a taking dog- 

 to look at. He has a fair body with good legs and feet, He is 

 very dark in color and has a Gordon head, and carries his tail 

 too high. Second went to Dick, who is a fair dog with good 

 body, legs and feet. His head is not first-class, and his ears 

 are "set on too high. Rory O'More, Jr., who was given vhc, 

 was the most typical Irish dog in the class, and should have 

 been first. He has a good head, is fairly- well formed, of good 

 size and color, and has erood legs and feet. He was not shown 

 at his best. Red and Roe, both he, w-ere ordy moderate. 

 Many of the others were quite fair animals, but more of the 

 English than Irish type, and not deserving mention in an Irish 

 class. The bitch class contained nothing remarkably good, 

 neither did the puppy class; we thought them as well placed 

 as possible, 



SPANIELS. 



There was only one entry in the Irish water spaniel class. 

 He was rather a lisjsnjl-looking dog of no particular breed, 

 aud fhepnw was properly withheld Benedict was alone, in 



the champion class for field spaniels. He was not in his usual 

 good form. In the open class, first, second and he. went to 

 three fair Clumbers; Punch, who was first., beat John Halifax 

 in bone, otherwise they were nea.rlv equal. Vesta, he. is a 

 very promising puppy.' C. went to Beauty, a liver and white 

 with rather a pleasing head. She has a curly coat and is a 

 bit leggy. The others were a poor lot. There were no entries 

 in the champion cocker spaniel class. In the open dog class 

 first went to Obo II., a first-class little (Jog. Ht was shown a, 

 bit too fat and was a little off in coat. Sport, who won 

 second, is a liver With white on his breast, He is also 

 quite a cocker with a capital coat. He was timid 

 in the ring, and did not show well. The others 

 were not worthy of mention. Fido, who was entered in tins 

 class, is a fair Irish water spaniel, and wotdd undoubtly have 

 secured notice had he been in his proper class. In the bitch 

 class, Blaekie III. had an easy win. She is a. very well-formed 

 bitch, with a splendid coat. "She has a light eye, and stands 

 just a bit high on her legs. Queen, who was second, looks as 

 though she might be a very fair animal when in condition. 

 She was nursing a pretty fitter. Suwanee, he. is very pretty. 

 with a good head. She is very light built and was short of 

 coat. The puppies were a grand lot. Helen, who won first- 

 bids fair to tuni out a nice one. She is of good shape, with 

 capital legs afid feet and lots of quality. Her coat is a little 

 curly, but she may outgrow this. Sambo, who was second, 

 except that he is a trifle crooked in front, is very good, ne is 

 rather large for his age, and will probably outgrow his - 

 Darkle II., who was vhc, is well formed, and has a fair coat. 

 She is a trifle too high on her legs. Dandy Zulu, he, is also 

 well formed, but was badly shown. 



FOXHOUNDS. 



The foxhounds that wore noticed were a workmanlike look- 

 ing lot, but not quite up to the form called for by the standard. 

 Jerry II., who won first, is about the stamp of dog that New 

 England fox hunters secure when they can, and keep when 

 ' them. There were no entries in the puppy class. 



BEAGLES. 



There were only two beagles shown. Both were fair ani- 

 ma Is. They were property placed. 



DACHSHUNDE. 



There were three entries in this class, only one of which 

 was a dachshund. He was quite a fair specimen and entitled 

 to his prize. The others were properly unnoticed. 



FOX-TERRIERS. 



The fox-terrier classes did not fill well. Richmond Olive 

 was absent and Vixen had a walk over in the champion class. 

 This is an honor that she is not entitled to, and how so good a 

 judge as Mr. Mortimer could bestow a champion prize upon so 

 worthless a specimen, we cannot understand. She is very thick 

 in skull, wide in chest, out at elbows, very poor in coat, and 

 has bad open feet. In the open dog class, Lancelot, who won 

 first, is a veiy showy dog. He is just a little too high on his 

 legs and was not in goood coat. Nip, who won second, has a 

 good coat and fair legs and feet. He is a trifle thick in skull, 

 wide in chest, and his ears are set badly. In the bitch class, 

 Jaunty, a very moderate specimen, was given second, first be- 

 iug withheld." In the puppy class, Clover Belle won first. She 

 is a fair specimen with good coat, shoulders and feet. Rascal, 

 who won second, we do not like. He is coarse and out at 

 elbows and will be too large when matured. We liked Boxer, 

 vhc. , better for the place, although he is nothing to brag of, 

 being leggy and with a poor coat. The others were not 

 worthy of mention. 



COLLrES. 



The show of collies was very fine. Robin Adair had a walk 

 over in the champion dog class. He was very well shown, 

 except that he was short of top coat back of his shouldere. 

 Zulu Princess, the only entry in the bitch class, was absent. 

 In the open dog class first went to Bruce, a nice dog with a. 

 good head, body and coat. Hiram, who was second, has a 

 profuse coat which is of good texture. He has a fair head 

 with rather heavy ears. He was much too fat. Brack, who, 

 was vhc, is a well-made dog, except that he is a trifle too, 

 close coupled. He has a good head and w^ell-carried ears. 

 Rokeby, he , is a nicely colored sable with a good head nnd coat. 

 He is a little sway-backed and might be better in shoulders. 

 Donald, he, and Sandy, e, are quite fair little dogs, rather 

 light in coat. Both have the domed skull that we often see 

 in the progeny of Marcus. In the bitch elass, Iona won first. 

 She has a nice head and is w r ell formed, but she was in very 

 bad condition, and should have given place to Jean, who was 

 second, or to Fairy, who was vhc Between these two there 

 was not much to choose, both are nice bitches. We also liked 

 Winnie,, who was he She has the best head of the lot. She 

 has but just arrived from England, and was all out of con- 

 dition, and with no coat. She is a little light in bone, but 

 when at her best the others must be in good form to beat her. 

 The puppies were more than an average lot, even the un- 

 noticed ones were fairly good. We thought them well placed. 



BULLDOGS. 



Tippoo, the only entry in the champion class, is a very good 

 specimen. He has a good skull, ear, stop and chop. He is just 

 a bit pinched in face and a trifle long in body, and was shown 

 too thin. It will take a very good one indeed'to beat him when 

 he is at his best. In the open dog class, Boz, a very good one, 

 captured first. There was not much to choose between Ham- 

 let second, and Viscount and Moses, both vhc, all were fairly 

 good. In the bitch class, Sweet Briar had a walk over. She 

 is a good bitch, with rather a plain face and is a little short, 

 of lip. She also won the special for the best bull, dog or bitch, 

 Boz being absent on account of sickness. 



TERRIERS. 



There were no entries in the champion bull-terrier class. 

 There were ten in the open dog class, tour in the bitches and 

 two in the puppy class, with only three bull-terriei s io the 

 lot. Grand Duke, first in the dog" class, is a very fair dog ex- 

 cept that he is faulty in stern. Little Maggie, is also a very 

 pretty one, with rather a ftdl eye. Fan C. is only fair, the 

 others were a wretched lot of ill-looking, scarred brutes., most 

 of them, judging from then- appearance, are well acquainted 

 with the mysteries of the pit. In rough-haired terriers Patsy „ 

 a varmint looking customer, deserved his first, the only other 

 entry receiving a c The black and tan terriers, with the ex- 

 ception of Minnie Warren, were a bad lot. Minnie, who was 

 only a fair specimen, was given vhc, the other awards being 

 withheld. Irish terriers had but one representative, a poor 

 one, and the prize was properly withheld. There were several 

 pretty little silky-haired toys in the Skye terrier class, but not 

 a Skye among them, aud no awards were made. 



PUGS. 



The pugs were also very poor, with not a really good one 

 among them. There were no entries in the champion class. 

 In the open dog elass the best one was given a c. . which was 

 enough. In the bitch class. Beauty won first. She is a nicely- 

 formed little bitch, but smutty in 'color. None of the, others 

 were more than middling. 



YORKSHIRE TERRIERS. 



There was but one in this class. He was only a moderate 

 sxiecrmen. 



TOT TERRIERS. 



The to % y terriers were fair only, and properly placed. 



KING CHARLES SPANIELS. 



First prizfi was withheld. Jack, who was given second, is 

 too large and was in bad condition. 



ITALIAN GREYHOUNDS. 



First should have been withheld in this class also, as the 

 winner, Top, is coarse, although he has rather a nice head. 



MISCELLANEOUS CLASS. 



In the miscellaneous class, under SJ51ps., first went to Mee 

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