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FIXTURES. 



BWTJCH SHOWS. 



April 22.-Tne St, Louis Gun Club's Bench Show, St. Louis, Mo. 

 Entries close April 14. J. >I. Munson, Secretary. 



May 0. 7. 8 and 9.— Tlie Westminster Kennel Club's Eighth Annual 

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THE CLEVELAND DOG SHOW. 



TELE second show of the Cleveland Bench Show Association 

 ■was held at Cleveland, O., last week. Like all of the 

 shows superintended by Mr. Lincoln, it was well managed, and 

 we are pleased to add, pecuniarily successful. The number 

 and quality of the dogs was not quite tip to that of the show 

 held two years ago. There was a notable falling off in the 

 English setter classes, while the pointer classes showed an im- 

 provement. The Irish setters were well represented, many of 

 the best in the country being present. The black and tan 

 setters were a mixed lot, with only two or three moderately 

 good ones. The spaniels were fairly well represented, as were 

 the beagles and fox-terriers. The collies were very good, both 

 in numbers and quality. There was a meagre showing of 

 large dogs, nearly all of the classes having but one or two 

 representatives. "The ladies' pets were out in force, and proved 

 to be one of the most attractive features of the show. 



A large number of the stalls were tastefully decorated, 

 many of them displaying handsome boquets and wreaths of 

 choice flowers. The building is rather small, and at times was 

 uncomfortably crowded. 



The judging was done npon a raised platform in the center 

 of the building, affording the spectators a good view of the 

 proceedings, which were watched with great interest, which 

 often manifested itself in applause, as some favorite was given 

 the blue. Major Taylor and Mr. Mortimer handled their 'dogs 

 very nicely, and not much fault can be found with their 

 awards. Mr. Munson was not quite so happy with the pointers, 

 and some of his decisions were decidedly wrong. Major J. M. 

 Taylor passed upon the merits of the setters, and Mr. J. M. Mun- 

 son upon the pointers. Mr. J. F. Kirk was expected to judge the 

 remaining classes, but business engagements prevented his 

 presence, and Mr. James Mortimer very acceptably filled his 

 plaee. In commenting upon th» dogs, we deem it unnecessary 

 to repeatour description of those that are well known. Many 

 of the animals in a large number of the classes were sadly out of 

 condition, both in flesh and coat, and quite a number were af- 

 flicted with mange and should not have been shown. The spe- 

 cial prizes, which were very valuable, as well as handsome, 

 were open to all, unless otherwise specified, and in most cases 

 followed the awards in the regular classes. The performance 

 of the trick dog was very good and afforded much amusement 

 to the spectators. The Association will not hold a show next 

 year, having an understanding with Pittsburg to alternate 

 with them. It having been fully demonstrated that both 

 Cleveland and Pittsburg can hold successful shows, it would 

 be much better for each to hold them annually, as we are sure 

 that both larger and better entries would follow. 



SETTERS. 



The English setters were not so well represented as they 

 were two years ago. Major Taylor's Lit was on exhibition. 

 She is net a bench show winner, but the fame of her victory 

 last winter over the celebrated Grouse Dale secured for her 

 quite an ovation. Royal Ranger had a walk over in the cham- 

 pion dog class. He has settled together and improved in form 

 since we last saw him. although he was shown in very bad 

 condition, which was in part due to his having been hunted 

 until recently. He was also suffering from mange. Dick Laver- 

 ack, the only other entry, was absent, as were all of Mr. 

 Davey's entries. In the bitch class, Nellie May, who was in 

 capital condition, won over Lady May, who was not at her 

 best. Nellie May is a sweet little bitch, with no very weak 



Eoints. She lacks a little in bone. Lady May is also a capital 

 itch, rather above the medium size, of good form, with plenty 

 of bone. "We thought her deserving of the ribbon, not- 

 withstanding her feet were not so good as Nellie's. 

 In the open dog class, first went to Count Glad- 

 some, a very nice upstanding dog of much quality. He 

 was not in good condition. Laverack Chief, who won second, 

 is also quite a good dog. He was in even worse condition than 

 Count. Don, who was placed third, has not the quality of the 

 others, although he is a well put together useful-looking dog. 

 Chief Justice, he. , is a big workmanlike-looking animal, with 

 plenty of bone. He was shown too thin and soft. Napoleon, 

 c, we liked for the three letters. He is well built, with a fair 

 head, and has capital legs and feet. He looks all over a work- 

 man. We also liked Brandon, unnoticed. He. has not a first- 

 class head, but has a good ehest, back, loin, legs and feet; be 

 was not in good condition. None of the others were worthy 

 special mention. In the bitch class, first and second went to 

 Mr. Hartley's Queen Alice and Daisy Queen. Both deserved 

 their honors, although they were all out of condition. Daisy, 

 who won third, was the only one left worthy of notice. She is 

 quite a fair animal. Dan Voorhees, in the dog puppy class, 

 was an easy winner. He is a very promising youngster, with 

 a nice head, and will probably be heard from again. Don, who 

 won second, is a fair animal,' but a bit big and inclined to be 

 coarse. There was but one entry in the bitch class, Countess 

 Floy. She is very pretty, and well deserved her ribbon. 



The Ir.sh setters, although only about about half as numer- 

 ous as the English, were far ahead of them in quality, Glen- 

 cho, who won iu the champion class over Chief and Norwood, 

 was looking better than we have ever seen him. He has filled 

 out and overcome much of his leggy appearance, he has also 

 improved in stifles, as we predicted, and we doubt if a better 

 representative of the breed can be found, Chief was very well 

 shown. He is also a hard dog to beat. Norwood we liked very 

 much. He is a capital dog, but was not in so good condition 

 as the others. Biz was absent. In the bitch class, Trix 

 furnished quite a surprise party to the friends of Lady Clare. 

 When both are at their best, there is not much to choose be- 

 tween them; but Loth were out of condition, owing to the 

 cares of maternity, and Lady Clare had a little the worst of it. 

 In the open dog class Snap, who was second at New York last 

 year, was placed first. He has improved and was 

 very well shown, as were all of Mr. Pierce's dogs. 

 Mickey C, who won second, is also a very nice animal, with 

 good head, chest, legs and feet, and a good flat coat. Mc- 

 Cullough, vhc, is of good type, but was sadly out of con- 

 dition. Chief II., c, is also well shaped. He was also in bad 

 condition, and carried his tail too high. Conn, unnoticed, has 

 a good head, and is well formed. Had it not been for his 

 wavy coat he would probably have been noticed. In the 

 bitch class, Reeta, the winner, had it all her own way. She 

 was in good condition, The threo others were fitter sisters. 

 All of them are very fair animals, of good form, but a little 

 under size. We thought them well placed, Glenmar had an 



easy win in' the puppy class. He is wonderfully developed for 

 a six-months puppy, and is as hard as an old dog. If he goes 

 all right he will be good enough for almost any company. 

 Book, who was given second, is big and eoarse/and should 

 not have been noticed. Elcho IV., the only other entry, is not 

 entitled to his name. He is a cross-bred and solid "liver in 

 color. 



The black and tan setters, with the exception of three 

 or four, were a poor lot. Rupert II. had a walk over iu the 

 champion class. He was not in very good condition. He has 

 a good head and chest, with very rich tan markings; he might 

 be better in stifles. There were no entries in the bitch class. 

 Dark, who won lirst in the open dog class, is quite a fair ani- 

 mal. There was not much to choose between him and Mr. 

 Brown, who won secoud. Jefc, who won first in the bitch 

 class, is also a fairly good animal. Nell, the only other entry, 

 was very badly out at elbow, and the second prize was prop- 

 erly withheld. First was withheld in the puppy class, and 

 second might have been also and no injustice done, as the 

 winner was rather weedy and decidedly curly in coat. 

 POINTERS. 



The entries in the pointer classes were just the same in num- 

 bers as two years ago, while the average quality of the ani- 

 mals was an improvement. In the champion large dog class 

 Faust was given the pride of place. He was looking very well, 

 considering his age, and is still a grand dog, although he has 

 grown throaty and shows his years. Brownie also shows age, 

 and was not well shown. Knickerbocker w r as looking better 

 than when we saw him last. Vande vert's Don, the only 

 other entry, was absent. Marguerite II. was alone in the 

 bitch class. She is quite a good bitch, and deserved her 

 honors. She has a good body with a straight back, a nice tail, 

 with good legs and feet. Her head is quite plain, and she 

 might be better in stifle, and greatly improved in condition. 

 In the champion small dog class Jet had a walk over. He is 

 too long coupled and light in bone to win in good company. 

 There were no entries in the bitch class. In the open large dog 

 class there were three moderate specimens, with not much to 

 choose between them. Joe, who won first, has a 

 fair head, good chest and shoulders, and good fore- 

 legs and feet. He is a bit leggy and lathy, and weak in stifles. 

 Jacob, who won second, should have been content with third 

 place. He has a fair head, but is coarse and has no quality ; 

 he is also leggy and lathy, and has a coarse tail. Ruff, c, we 

 liked as well as either of the others. He has as good a head 

 as either, and is much better formed; he has a good chest, 

 body, loin, legs and feet ; he is a bit wide in chest and of as 

 ugly color as we ever saw. In the bitch class Countess Vesta, 

 who was given first, is far from being a good specimen. She 

 has a fairish head with a good loin and quarters ; her ears are 

 set on too high and her shoulders are bad ; she is out at elbow 

 and her fore feet are close together, giving her a very awk- 

 ward appearance in front: she is also swaybacked and has a 

 coarse, badly carried tail. Belona, who was second, should 

 have been first; she clearly outclassed the others; she has a 

 good head, body, legs and feet and tail ; she is a little too wide 

 in chest, and was not in good condition, having just weaned 

 her litter. Fan II., vhc, we liked for second place; she is a 

 fair specimen, with no glaring faults. Musette, he, received 

 all that she deserved; her head and eyes are bad. 



In the open small dog class King, who won first, is a very 

 good specimen of the old style pointer. He has a fairly good 

 head, except that the occipital bone is not well developed. 

 His neck is elegant and well set on. He has a good loin and 

 quarters, fair legs and good feet. He is too wide and round 

 in chest, and is a trifle too closely coupled; he is also let down 

 just a bit behind the shoulders. He was in beautiful con- 

 dition. Bang Bang, who w r on second, was clearly entitled to 

 first, notwithstanding the bad condition in which he was 

 shown. Iu no point except in condition was King his superior, 

 while in most points that enlightened breeders deem of vital 

 importance, Bang Bang was far ahead of him. Mr. Munson 

 claims that Meteor is very near perfection. Now we venture 

 to say that there is not a prominent pointer in the country 

 who approaches Meteor in type so nearly as Bang 

 Bang. Donald II., vhc, is a fine big dog and shows 

 considerable quality. He is a trifle lathy and a little 

 too straight behind. The others that were noticed were 

 perhaps as well placed as was possible, except that 

 Match, unnoticed, should, if the judge was right, have had at 

 least vhc. He resembles the winner in f orm more than any in 

 the class, and well deserved a place. In the bitch class there was 

 not much to choose between first and second, both are quite 

 good. Lady Croxteth had a little the best of it in head, but in 

 other respects they are nearly equal. Rose II., vhc, is fairly 

 well formed, but she has a bad head, and is too wide in front. 

 Dora, he, is quite a nice bitch, and gives promise when 

 matured, of turning out a good one. Dora, unnoticed, is also 

 quite good, and deserved the three letters, although she has 

 just weaned her litter, and was not in good condition. The 

 dog puppy class brought out two good ones. Both are well 

 formed and promise well. They were very well shown. The 

 bitch class was not quite so good, We thought them properly 

 placed. 



SPANIELS. 



The Irish water spaniels were particularly good. Barney 

 was alone in the champion class. He has been at work and 

 was not in his usual good condition. In the open class, first 

 went to Ponto, a very nice specimen of excellent type, but 

 rather small. Patsy O'Connor, who w r on second, is also a cap- 

 ital dog. with a very good coat. He carries his tail badly. 

 Aleck, vhc, has a good coat and plenty of bone. He is well 

 formed, but is too square on muzzle, and a little off color. 



Benedict, the only entry in the champion field spaniel class, 

 was absent. In the champion cocker class, Bene beat the only 

 other entry, Hornell Dinah. Bene is a very nice little bitch, 

 with plentv of bone and a capital coat. She might be better 

 in head. Her ears are also a trifle short. In the open class 

 for field spaniels, Hornell Maggie won first. She is a very good 

 bitch, but was not in first-class condition. Burdette Bob, who 

 won second, we did not like so well. He is too high on his 

 legs and has not a good coat, and, judging from the many 

 scars he carries, his disposition is not of the best. 



Cocker spaniels, other than black, was a poor class. Nellie, 

 a black, was ruled out on account of her color, and Hornell 

 Rattler, the only one left worthy of notice, was given first. 

 He has a good head and good length of body, with plenty of 

 bone. His ears are rather small, and set on too high. Macduff 

 and Queen Ann are both toyish in appearance and curly in 

 coat, and not deserving the he. they received. In black 

 cockers, first went to Hornell Silk, a capital little dog, with a 

 good coat and body and plenty of bone. He is just a bit high 

 on his legs. Rosa, who won second, has a good body and a 

 fair amount of bone. She is weak in head, and her coat is 

 slightly curled. Hornell 101 is good in body and bone, but has 

 not a good head. In the puppy class, Ross, who was first, is 

 a nice black, with good body and bone, but a bad coat, which 

 may improve with age. The second prize was withheld. 

 Nellie, who was he , got all that she deserved. She is well 

 made, but is too small. 



FOXHOUNDS. 



Ringwood was the only entry in the champion foxhound 

 class. He was looking well, and deserved his medal. In the 

 open class Ringwood II. won first. He has a good head and 

 shoulders and plenty of bone. He is just a trifle slack in loin 

 and might have better feet. Gabriel, who won second, has a 

 good head and ear and lots of bone, and a capital set of legs 

 and feet. He is a trifle throaty, and is not good in back and 

 loin. Sport, vhc, is a good stamp of dog, but is too straight 

 in shoulder and moves badly. Leader, he, has plenty of 

 bone, but has a poor head and ears, and lacks quality. 



BEAGLES. 



Rattler, who won in the champion class, was not looking his 

 best, Lill, the only other entry, is a good bitch. She is a bit 



short in ears and begins to show age. The open dog class was 

 very good, King Pat, who was placed first, is a very nice little 

 dog with a good head and ear, deep chest and good feet. He 

 seems a bit weak at knee joints. Boxer III. . whs was second, 

 has good bone legs and feet. He is only fair in head and body 

 and carries his ears a trifle high. Deli; vhc. , has a good head 

 with lots of bone. He is out at elbows, and has "too fine a 

 coat. Minstrel , e, we liked for a better place He is a grand 

 httle dog with first-class body, legs and feet. His head is a bit 

 heavy, and we do not quite like the hang of his ears. He was 

 suffering from mange, which undoubtedly Bethimback. There 

 were three very good ones in the bitch class. Mischief, who 

 won first, has a beautiful head, good ears, which are nicely 

 carried, good bone, legs and feet; she is a trifle weak in loin. 

 Bonnie, who was second, is a very sweet little bitch of much 

 quality ; she is rather light in build. Lill II. , vhc. , is very well 

 made, but is a bit too high in her legs, were it not for this 

 fault she would have been a good second. There was cnly 

 one entry in the puppy class, quite a promising youngster. ' 

 DACHSHUNDS* 

 There were only three in this class. Prince, the winner j i a 

 very good specimen. He has a good head, with good length 

 of body, plenty of bone and crook. Brunhilde, who woo sec- 

 ond, is not quite so good as the winner in length of bodv or 

 crook. Waldman K., vhc, We liked better for second plane, 

 although he was not in good condition. 



FOX-TERRIERS. 



Fennel had it all his own way in the champion dog class, 

 out-classing Dick, his only competitor, at every point, in the 

 bitch class, Thistle was also an easy winner, beating Ruby hi 

 bone and coat. Lyra was absent. In the open ' dog class, 

 Vakeel, who won first, is a very taking dog. full of character. 

 He has a good head, with nice, well-earned ears, a good neck 

 well set on to good shoulders, and a dense coat. He is slightly 

 out at elbow, and might have better feet. Belvoir Jim, who 

 won second, is also quite good. He has good shoulders, legs 

 and feet, and looks like a workman. He is a bit thick in skull, 

 and stands a trifle too high on his legs. Greek, vhc. , is a nice 

 little dog all through, but rather too small. Grip, he, re- 

 ceived more than he was worth. He lacks character, has large 

 ears and open feet. Pouf, c, should also have been unnoticed. 

 He is large and coarse, with a poor head and is short of coat. 

 Village Belle, who won first in the bitch class, is all over a ber> 

 rier, and the only one in the class that the judge noticed, a 

 decision with which we agree. First was withheld in the 

 puppy class; second was given to Vixen, a very moderate 

 specimen. 



GREYHOUNDS. 



Spring Ouster was the only greyhound present. He shows 

 age, but deserved his ribbon for his good back, loin and quar- 

 ters. 



DEERHOUNDS. 



There was but one entry in this class, Garfield, who was 

 given first. He is a magnificent dog in front, and not at all 

 bad at any point, except that he has a bad tail which he carries 

 much too high. 



MASTIFFS. 



Lion, the winner in the champion mastiff class, is a well- 

 made dog with a good skull and legs; he moves very well. He 

 falls away below the eyes and is off color, and has too much 

 white on chest and feet. Tiny, the only other entry, we 

 consider a much better specimen, but he was in wretched con- 

 dition, and should not have been shown. Agrippa, the only 

 entry in the open dog class, well deserved his prize. He has a 

 good head, and is well formed, with lots of character. He is 

 undersize, which is his most serious fault. There were but two 

 in the bitch class. Cleopatra, who won first, has developed 

 into a grand animal. She is well formed, with a good head 

 and muzzle, and is full of quality. Duchess, who won second, 

 is also very good, but does not show quite the quality of the 

 winner. 



ST. BERNARDS. 



Otho, the only entry in the champion rough-coated dog class, 

 is of immense size and bone. He has a massive head and 

 stands 38 inches at shoulder. He was very low in flesh, which 

 gives him a leggy, gaunt appearance. Lady Abbess, by mis- 

 take, was entered in the champion class, but was transiVrred 

 to the open class. In the open dog class, Hermit was alone 

 He well deserved his first. He has a massive typical head 

 and plenty of bone. He is rather light in body, and was out 

 of coat. Lady Abbess, who won first in the bitch class, was 

 in much better condition than when we saw her at London last 

 fall. She has a good body, bono, coat and color, and is nicely 

 marked. She might be more massive in head, Santa, who was 

 second, is of good size and bone, but has a very poor head and a 

 badly carried tail. There were no entries in the smooth-coated 

 champion dog class. In the bitch class Daphne was alone. 

 She has a good body with immense bone and a very good 

 coat, she might be better in head and taiL In the djpen dog 

 class Bishop, quite a nice orange and white dog, easily won 

 over his kennel companion, Bonhomme, who is disfigured by 

 having a pig jaw. Chartreuse, the only entry iu the bitch 

 class, was given first. She has a nice head and good body but 

 is a httle short of bone. 



NEWFOUNDLANDS. 



The Newfoundlands were a poor lot. Watch, the winner, 

 is fairly good, with a good body and coat. He is deficient in 

 head and lacks bone. Mackaboy, who won second, has a good 

 coat, legs and feet, but has a poor head and is slack in loin. 

 York, vhc, is an immense dog, and except that he has a re- 

 triever coat he was the best in the class. The. others were un- 

 worthy mention. 



COLLIES. 



Rex and Lome were the only competitors in the champion 

 dog class. Rex winning the medal, Except that Rex is just a 

 trifle better in head and ear, we thought Lome the best. He 

 is fully as well formed, and has a better coat. He did not 

 carry himself so well as his stylish rival, which we presume 

 lost him the race. Lassie had a walk over in the bitch class. 

 She was heavy in whelp, and did not show to advantage. The 

 . open dog class was very good indeed, with not a bad one in it. 

 yarrow, the winner, does great credit to his sire, Rex, He is 

 a very handsome, stylish dog, with a beautiful head and 

 ears, good legs and feet, and lots of bone and 

 a very graceful mover. He was trifle short or 

 undercoat. Hiram, who won secoud, has not improved in 

 condition, being as usual much too fat. There was not much 

 to choose between the others, all of them were good with no 

 glaring faults. The bitches were also a good lot and deserved 

 their awards. Fairy, who was first, was in excellent coat. 

 Flyaway, second, has greatly improved and, bub for her light 

 coat would have made it very warm for the winner. The 

 dog puppies were a promising lot, with not much between the 

 three that were placed. We fancy that Roy, who was placed 

 behind the others, will show them the way next year. Nan- 

 nie O had no trouble in winning over Olive, her only competi- 

 tor in the bitch class. Olive, however, is very promising, and 

 may do better when mature. 



BULLDOGS. 



Boz the only entry in the champion class, was not at his 

 best, 'in the "open dog class, Brimstone, placed first, has a 

 good skull, but is rather plain in face and has a terrier body 

 and tail. The second prize was properly withheld, as were all 

 prizes in the bitch class. 



BULL-TERRIERS. 



In the large class the first prize was withheld, and no great 

 injustice would have been doue had the same been done with 

 the others. There was but one-entry in the small class. Little 

 Maggie, quite a nice little bitch of correct type. 



WIRE-HAIRED OR SCOTCH TEHKJ EES. 



In this class Heather, a very good bitch, with a eat- 

 rier head, beat Tarn Glen, who is a very typical dog, but not 

 quite up to the winner in head. The others were all good and 



