FIXTURES. 
BENCH SHOWS. 
Dec. 16, 17, 16 and 19.—Third Bench Show of the Southem Massa- 
chusetts Poultry Association, Taunton, Mass. Wm, C. Davenport, 
Assistant Secretary. 
Dee. 30, 81 and Jan, 1, 2, 1885,—Bench Show of the Meriden Poultry 
Association, Meriden, Conn. Joshua Shute, Seeretary. 
Jan, 10 to 14, 1885.—World’s Expasition Bench Show, New Orleans, 
a. Mr. Chas. Lincoln. Superintendent. 
Jan. 27, 28.29 and 30.—Annual Bench Show of the New Brunswick 
Pouliry and Pet Stock Association. Mr. H. W, Wisson, Secretary, 
St. Johns, N. B, 
Mareh 3, 4, 6 and ti, 1885.—Seécona Annual Bench Show of the Cin- 
cinnati Sportsman's Club, Cincinnati, 0. Charles Lincoln, Superio- 
tendent, 
FIELD TRIALS. 
Noy. ——Third Annual Trials of the Robins Island Club, Robins 
Tsiand, L, 1, Open to members only. Mr, A, T. Plammer, Secretary 
Noy. 17—ixth Annual Trials of the Hastern Field Trials Club, at 
High Pot, N. 0. W. A. Coster, Secretary, Flatbush, L. I. 
Noy. 17.—Virst Annual Trials of the Wisher’s Island Olub, Fisher’s 
Tsland. N. ¥. Opento members only. Mr. Max Wenzel, Secretary, 
Hoboken. N_ J. 
Dee. 2.—Second Annual Trials of the Pacific Coast Field Trials 
ue abt Walltown Timber, Cal. N. E. White, Secretary, Sacramento 
al. 
Dec. 8 —Sixth annual Trials of the National American Kennel Club 
at Canton, Miss. D. Bryson, Secretary, Memphis, Tenn. 
Dec, Jo.—Southern Sporismen’s Association Trials, Canton, Miss. 
Mr, 0. is, Renand, Secretary, New Orleans, La. 
A. Ke R. 
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Registration fee (25 cents) must accompany each entry. No entries 
inserted unless paid in adyance. Yearly subscription $1. Address 
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of entries already printed 1644, Volume, bound in eloth, sent 
postpaid, $1.5°, 
THE NEW YORK NGN-SPORTING DOG SHOW. 
‘HE first annual fall dog show of the Westminster Kennel 
Club, held at Madison Square Garden last week, although 
devoted mainly to non-sporting dogs, was a decided success. 
After a hurried glance at the dogs, we stated last week that 
the quality of the exhibit was better than we had before seen. 
A careful examination corrohorates this opinion, and we con- 
pratulate the breeders and owners of the animals shown upon 
the manifest improyement that has- been wrought within the 
Ho few years. This improvement extends to nearly all 
reeds, but is more apparent in the St. Bernards, mastiffs, 
eollies and fox-terriers; each of these classes made a yery good 
show of itself. Mr. Lincoln never managed a show to the 
better satisfaction of all concerned than this one, The bench- 
ing of the dogs was admirable, the open benches being a great 
improyement upon the old style where each dog was ina 
stall by itself. The wire cages in which the small dogs were 
shown should be adopted by every show; they are open on all 
sides, and visitors have a much better view of the dogs than 
under the old plan, Better progress was made on the first 
day with the judging than has usually been the case. A still 
further improvement is called for, and we hope that the man- 
agers of all bench shows will seriously consider this question 
and decide to haye all judging completed on the first day of 
the show. 
One of the most important objects of the dog show is the 
education of the public as to the points and characteristics 
peculiar to each breed, and in no way can this object be 
attained better than by placing before them as early as possi- 
ble the official opinion as ‘to the relative merits of the animals 
exhibited, 
The weather during the show was very good, except that 
thers was one rainy evening, Tiie attendance was not up to 
the mark of the spring shows, although it was very good and 
we presume sufficient to meet the expenses. AU of the judges 
examined their dogs very carefully, and we are sure that their 
decisions were vendered impartially. Some of the decisions 
we could not agree with; our reasons will be found in our com- 
ments upou the dogs. 
Mr. James Mortimer, of New York, judged the mastiffs, St. 
Bernards, fox-terriers, sheep dogs, bulldogs and bull-terriers ; 
Mr. J. F. Kirk, of Toronto, Ont., Newfoundlands, black and 
tan terriers, hard-haired Scotch terriers, rough-haired terriers, 
Dandie Dinmont terriers, Irish terriers, Bedlington terriers, 
Skye terriers, Yorkshire terriers, toy terriers, King Charles 
spaniels, Blenheim spaniels, Japanese spaniels, pugs, Maltese 
terriers and Dalnatians; Mr, Joseph Ki, Peirson, of Bucking- 
ham, Pa., greyhounds, deerhounds, Italian greyhounds, and 
miscellaneous classes,and Mr. John G. Heckscher,of New York, 
oodles, 
y MASTIFFS—(MR, MORTIMER). 
These grand dogs formed even a better class than thoge on 
view at the National Breeders’ show, but they were scarcely 
handled in the same masterly manner. The judge, however, 
got through his work fairly well. Inthe champion dog class 
Hero Il. had a walk-ovyer, anu his condition is better than we 
have seen it since he made his debut at the New Haven show 
Jast spring. Like hissire heis a big dog, witha good coat 
and color, and he stands well on his forelegs, which could be 
improyed by more strength. He is not short or square enough 
in head, and is a trifle heayy in ears; he is also slack behind 
the shoulders, faulty in the pasterns, too thin in tail, and in- 
clined to he leggy. In the ladies’ class Dolly Varden had to 
stand doywnand make room for Princess Royal, a decision 
which we indorse. Dollyis not dark enough in muzzle or 
ears, neither is she blunt enough in muzzle. Her eyes, too, 
are light in color, and the superabundancs of dewlap is a 
serions blemish. She is onthe small side, but stands on the 
best of lees and feet, and has a fair good body. Princess, who 
by the way is a full sister of Dolly, has altogether a di flerent 
type of head, and his a better head. She toois not sniii- 
clently dark in muzzle or ears, but is shorter and bluoter in 
muzzle. But for being too much “dished” she would have a 
very good head. There is too much dewlap, but not so much 
as seen in her sister, and she is a bigger bitch, has fair length 
of body, aud moves well. ‘She was not in good condition. ~ 
Homer, in the open dog class, repeated bis Philadelphia 
victory, and was well placed; he was fully described in our 
Jasb issue. Next to him came Zulu, a dog with an entirely 
different type of head, and one we do not like. He is frog 
faced, has badly carried ears, and not being a big dog, we fail 
to see why his fairly good body should have got him so high 
ou the list, After Homer we preferred Hector, ford Crom- 
well, and Hildebert. The last named is a fairly good young 
dog, a little leggy al present, a bit dished in face, and faulty 
in carriage of tail. Heywas not even commended, though he 
is decidedly better than others more fortunate. Hectoris a 
nice little dog, good in coatand color, He has a good skull, but 
it is not blunt enough in muzzle. neither does he carry his ears 
comme il fault; we could also improve upon him at his 
shoulders and pasterus. Uford Cromvell is spoiled by his very 
bad eyes, and though his muzzle is deep itis long. Heis on the 
small side, and should be exhibited in better trim. Dan, c., is 
fiddle faced. Agrippa is good in body, but he lacks size, and 
is long in muzzle and faulty im ears. Duke of Kent is good in 
legs, feet and body, but he is snipy, heavy in ears, throaty, 
coarse in coat. and shortin tail. Dred lacks character, he is 
far too long from eyes to nose, and has little girth of muzzle, 
a. 
_ FOREST AND STREAM. 
his ears are badly carried, Heis a fair sized dog and received 
his ecard on this account no doubt. 
Inthe next class Lorna Doone, a handsome daughter of 
Crown Prince and Ilford Baroness, scored an easy win, and 
the issue was never in doubt. She is too small ever to 
be a really first class specimen, but she is a good bitch. 
Little fault can be found with her nice massive head, full of 
mastiff character as it is. Her color is of a high order, the 
black markings being dense in color and correctly distributed, 
True she is light in eyes and a trifie slack in the back, but 
these faults almost sink into insignificance alongside her many 
good qualities. Such is the good-looking daughter of the great 
Crown Prince. Queen II. came next, followed by Lorna 
Doone’s sister, Liberty. A very critical report of these 
hitches appeared in our last issue. / We would have given the 
third prize to Aydah instead of to Liberty, for reasons given 
jn our report of the National Breeders’ Show, Hebe is a nice 
type of bitch, but much too small. She has a nice, well- 
wrinkled head, the appearance of which is not improved by 
her heavy ears. Monmouth Mee did not deserve a card, being 
a poor specimen throughout, and net at all the equal of Juno, 
placed on equal terms with her, or Fairy, also commended. 
Juno has fair good head and ears, but is too small, whereas 
the daughter of Beau and Stella is a big bitch, too long in the 
muzzle, a bit light of bone, and high on the legs, 
Tn the class for puppies under twelve months, the. first and 
second prizes in each class were awarded to the Winlawn 
Kennel, decisions we donot indorse. In the first place, these, 
puppies weve entered as a litter in Class 5, and, seemg that the 
rules of dog shows distinctly state that entries cannot be 
altered after they are received by the secretary, we fail to 
see why two of them were on the first day of the show trahs- 
ferred to Class 6 and awarded the prizes in that class. In the 
second place, the entrance fee for a litter of puppies is 55, and 
if the puppies we allude to were allowed to compete separately 
the fees would be $12 for the four puppies and $5 for the bal- 
ance, making in all $17. £417 were not paid at the time the 
entries were made (in accordance with the rules of the show) 
we cannot ses thatthe entries were valid. The dissatisfaction 
expressed was loud and prolonged, and we are certainly of the 
opinion that rules are useless unless enforced, or if they are 
carried into effect in some cases and disregarded in others. 
Tt is impossible for exhibitors to lodge a protest, seeing that 
one of the rules of the show requires that protests be lodged 
“immediately” after the awards are made, and immediately 
may be construed as meaning before the dogs leave the ring. 
It is to be hoped that the new association will take hold of 
such questions and bring impartial legislation to bear on them, 
The prize winners in the class for dog: puppies are little else 
than dwaritsif five months old, as represented in the cata- 
locue. They are light in eyes, heavy in ears, and domed in 
skull. By far the best dog im the class was Vulcan, he. He 
has a fair, good head, but isa bit heavy in ears; color, coat 
and bone good; legs, feet and body also good. Though but 
four months old, heis three times the size of either of the® 
winners. Leo IL did not deserve the vhe. card, haymg a bad 
head and ears, and by no meansa faultless body. The winning 
bitches have the same faults as the dogs, and outside the ques- 
tion of the legitimacy of the entries. we do not think they 
sien have beaten the entries of Mr. Gregg or that of Mr. 
ead, 
ST, BERNARDS—(MR, MORTIMER). 
A really good lot of St. Bernards faced the judge. The St. 
Bernard classes are now coming to be well filled, and seeing 
that the breed is not an easy one to adjudicate upon we would 
suggest the advisability of appointing a special judge. Strong 
classes call for the appointment of judges who haye made a 
specialty of such classes, or for men who haye owned, bred 
or successfully exhibited in them. That the judge worked 
hard and conscientiously we firmly believe, though several of 
the awards were not well made. The champion rough-coated 
class brought out the three cracks—Duke of Leeds, Bonivard 
and Hermit. Boniyard (the best of the lot) was withdrawn, 
and his kennel companion had no difficulty in beating Hermit, 
who was not inthe best of condition. e hasa fair good 
head, lots of bone, and stands on the best of forelegs and feet, 
but he has light eyes, is faulty in loin, and does not move well 
behind. The Duke is a big, fine dog, and claims a4 pair of fore- 
legs and feet of the correct pattern. He has a good head, 
which, however, lacks expression, and he carries his tail too 
high. We would also prefer him with more coat. Neyerthe- 
less he takes rank among the best of his brethren, and is 
worthy his distinguished position. 
Gertie, in the corresponding bitch class, had matters all to 
herself, Lady Abbess heing on yocation; she is a nice bitch, 
good in length of body, legs and feet. She is a bit cheeky, 
suipy, carries her tail too high, and would be none the worse 
with more coat. 
The open dog class introduced to us a truly grand dogin Mr. 
Fred W. Rothera’s Otho. Heis one of the grandest fronted 
dogs we haye ever seen, His head is a study and his forearm 
we have never seen surpassed, he is also an immense upstand- 
ing dog. His faults lie behind his last rib; he stands too 
straight behind, and carries his tail, which is not long enough, 
too high; afew inches more in length of back would also im- 
proye his appearance. Heis only a young dog and being of 
such large PE EOn ORE he is not yet at his best, and will not be 
until he is three years old. We predict for him a brilliant 
future. Cesar, faulty at both ends, came next, followed by 
Dare, a well built young dog, possessing capital legs and feet, 
but snipy and light in eye. Samson took the reserve card, he 
and Cwsar were fully described in our last, as was also the 
he. Rene, Bernard is faulty in loin, coat and stifles. 
Rhona won again for Mr. Hearn in the next class, a decision 
we cannot indorse. In the first place she is undershot (a seri- 
ous fault), is short in head and heavy in ears; her hindquart- 
ers stand considerably higher than her shoulders, and she car- 
ries her tail too high. We should have placed Stella first. She 
is goodin body, legs and feet, and is a taking-looking bitch. 
She carries her taila bit high, is snipy, and would be im-) 
proved by more coat; her gait, too, is not of the best, but we' 
thought ber points the best bitch in the class. Empress does 
not possess the necessary markings for a winner, is plain in 
head, light of bone, and would do with more coat. body 
and hindquarters sheis good, Regie is light of bone, snipy, 
out at elbows, slackin back and faulty in feet, hind parts 
fairly good. A much better bitch is Norah, c., with her fairly 
ood head and general proportions, She is light of bone and 
er mariings are not good, but she deserved a better fate. 
The rough puppies were not good classes. Bonaparte has 
some food legs and feet to egmmend him, but how about that 
tail? Vilibusteris a well-grown youngster, faulty in muzzle 
and tail. Joyeaux must have considered himself in luck’s 
way with the vhe. card; he was not, in our opiuion, worth 
notice. Esme, the winning bitch, is never likely to develop 
into a show dog, and the same may be said of Spiranza, The 
prizes should haye been withheld in this class. 
The smooth-coated champion Don Il. isa very good dog; 
good muzzle, body, legs, feet and size, His high-carried tail 
is his worst fault, and we would prefer him shorter on the leg, 
and with a stronger forearm. : 
In the bitch class Leila of course won. She isa magnificent 
specimen, and the St. Bernard does not live in-America that 
can beat her, Her head is perfection; we have never seen its 
equal, and in body, legs, feet and size she has few equals. We 
fail to see more than one fault in her—a badly carried tail. 
St. Botolph in the epen dog class deserved the winner's card. 
He is good in head, legs, feet and body, but is a bit straight 
and weak in the stifies and faulty in tail. Verone, placed 
second, we thought very lucky. He has just a fair head and 
lenty of bone, but is Hollow in the back and crooked in fore- 
egs. He was notin good condition. Royalist we do not like, 
though he is of fair size and stands on good legs and feet. 
We do not like either his head, tail or stifles. Second prize 
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Was, iN our opinion, easily secured by Guard. He has a good 
body, fair head and ears, aiso good legs and feet. He curls ~ 
his tail, which is his worst fault, Ginck is too small. Don 
Pedro is good in body, legs and feet, but faulty at both ends. 
In the bitch class Daphne won first, and we venture to say 
will never again repeat the performance oyer stich a bitch as 
Her Majesty, who had the easiest possible win. This is a 
really good biteh and beats Daphne all over, excepting im 
bone, and in this respect Daphne has the best of it, She beats 
Daphne all to pieces in head, ears, body, tail and size; there 
was nothing in the class to approach her let alone beat 
her. Nestor, in the dog puppy class, should have won easily 
enough. He is good in body, legs, feet and color, but is fine in 
muzzle and straight in the stifies. The winner has a plain 
head, carries his eats badly, and lacks St. Bernard character, 
Rector II, has the fault of his sire, but he is a big, well-grown 
puppy, possessing a good body. We preferred him to the 
winner. We do not know why Valentine, Jr., got a ve. card. 
He has a very bad head, ears and hind parts, and is cock- 
eyed. Weshould not have given him acard, lon is straight 
and weak in stifies and is undershot, which we believe to be 
yery serious faults. As the winning puppies were only two 
months old, we will not enter into a criticism of them. 
NHW FOUNDLANDS—(MR. ETRE), 
We are sorry to find these handsome and intelligent dogs 
not to be making the shghtest improvement, and on this occa- 
sion there was not a good one on view. Major, the winner, is 
ot fairsize and has a good coat, but his ring tail and faulty 
head will keep hith backin good company. He shows the. 
haw, which isa serious fault, Sam is too curly and carries 
his tail up too high, and Benis notashow dog. Juno isfauity 
in head and ears, and Nellie is much too curly. Jumbo has a 
grand dignified head, but itis not the head of a Newfoundland. 
The awards in these classes were properly distributed, 
GREYHOUNDS—(MR, PHIRSON). 
In the class for champion dogs there was the usual meeting 
of Friday Night and Bouncing Boy, Friday Night won, but 
we cannot tell why, seeing that the same judge put Bouncing 
Boy before him last spring. The decision is the more unac- 
countable when we eall to memory the fact that when 
Bouncing Boy won he was in yery poor condition, only 
haying left the steamer a few days before he was 
shown, whereas on this occasion he was looking well. 
Perhaps the judge will kindly explain the inconsistency of the 
award. There were no champion bitches, and in the open dog 
class the blue ribbon was given to Dell, who lacks liberty be- 
hind and is not good in head. Master Donald, strong in head, 
heayy in shoulders and straight behind, came next, but we 
preterred the vhe., Doubleshot, notwithstanding his bad feet 
and lightness of bone, The class was a poor one. In the bitch 
class the recently imported Mother Demdike had a clear win, 
and although she is a good bitch, and is unquestionably 
the best of her breed in the country, we must con- 
fess that she does not fulfil oir expectations. She has 
a splendid head, which could only be improved below the 
eyes, and there but a trifle. Her eyes might, to advantage, be 
smaller and darker. She has along, well shaped and well 
placed neck, but we would like to see it a bit cleaner, In chest, 
loins and feet she is very good, and she shows considerable 
muscular development behind; her tail, too, is first-class, and 
her gaitis perfection, and unless she can go out of slips at a 
rattling pace, her looks belie her. Her worst fault is a defi- 
cieney of bonein the forearms, and she is a bit flat in the 
back. Begonia came next, but we do not know why, for at 
the last New York show the same judge withheld the prize 
from her for want of merit. On that occasion School Girl 
won, now School Girl is put behind Begonia, though shown in 
better condition. The judge will perhaps explain his reasons 
for reversing his decisions. Honor Bright was outclassed in 
this company. Outside the question of her size, she is plain in 
head and heavy in shoulders. 
DEERHOUNDS—(MR,. PEITRSON): 
The champion class was divided for dogs and bitches, Roy 
and Lorna II. being the winners. Roy is faulty in ears, ex- 
pression, bone, second thighs and coat. He is just a fair speci- 
men. Loma II. lacks size, is faulty at the shoulders and stilty 
behind; legs, feet, coat and head fairly good. In theopen dog 
class Mac had an easy win, and is the best dog in the country 
that we have seen, He is a bit weakim the pasterns and would 
do with another rib. We did not like Bruce for second, as he 
is soft in coat and weak in the quarters. Our choice was 
Spring, vhe., who has a fair, good head, but is a trifle soft ih 
coat and light in second thighs. Borva is short in coat and 
woolly, and not entitled to the vhe, card. The bitches and 
puppies were a wretched lot and call for no comment. , 
FOX-THRRIERS—(MR. MORTIMER), 
In the champion dog class old Brokenhurst Joe was awarded 
the prize. In our opinion he should never have been 
entered for competition, let alone haye been awarded the 
prize. Hvery dog has its day, and Joe has had his. In 
loins and hindquarters he has gone all to pieces, and his mouth 
is finished. His faulty feet and lack of bone—faults of his 
youth—have been intensified with age, and he should be 
withdrawo. To perform the work of a terrier a dog must 
haye a sound mouth to commence with, or how can he draw 
his gaime? Dogs should be judged according to what they are, 
not what they were or what they should have been. Joker is 
growing cheeky and lacks expression. His legs and feet are 
good. No champion bitches were shown. In the open dog 
classy premier honors were given to Belgraye Primrose, a de- 
cision we cannot indorse. He stands on the best of legs and 
feet, and has plenty of bone, but his long, open coat, plain, 
expressionless face and badly carried ears and tail should 
always keep him back in good company. Scarsdale, placed 
second, was in his proper place; and then followed Raby 
Tyrant, who should have won with consummate ease. As one 
of the best judges in the country put it, ‘he is worth more 
than all the other dogs in the class put together.” A full deserip- 
tion of this doz and Scarsdale appeared in ourlast issue. Butt 
has seen his best days, and was not worth a card in his present 
condition. Warren Jim is too leggy and long cast, faulty in 
feet and wanting in expression. In head and coat he is fair] 
good. Grover is a weed and did not deserve his card in suc 
company. Dick is too Jarge, short in face and wide in skull, 
His legs and feet are good. Brokenhurst Spice [has a plain 
head, but his legs, feet and coat are the correct thing. Sancho 
did not deserve a card, being soft in coat, leggy, shallow, 
sheepish in éxpression, and faulty in loins. Jack, not noticed, 
ig a better dog, though he is strong in skull and weak in jaw. 
We do not like the winner in the bitch class as she is prick 
eared, plain in head, and slack in the back. Viola, placed 
second, is too light, wide in chest, round in skull, and long in 
back. She does not carry her cars well, but we think her a 
better bitch than Dance. Clover Belle is long in the back and 
weakin jaw. Jaunty, one of the best in the class, wags not 
noticed, Vixen did not deserve a card, she has some nice 
black and tan markings which appear to have covered a mul- 
titude of faults. This was a poor class: Whitethorn beat 
Tyke in the wire-haired Class, and properly so. Heis at present 
out of coat, is cheeky, a bit light of bons, and not so good in 
feet as he should be, but he won well, Tyke has grown all to 
piceae and is not the Tyke of old. The puppy classes were a 
ailure both in numbers and in quality. As will be gathered 
from our criticism, the fox-terrier classes were not well 
judged, 
SHEEP DOGS—(MR, MORTIMER). 
The collies were a grand lot all through, many of the best 
kennels being well represented, Mr. Mortimer handled them 
fairly well. In the champion class Robin Adair was alone, 
Lorne hot putting in an appearance, We first saw Robin at 
Washington, in March, 1854, shortly after his arrival in this 
country, and although he was not in good condition, we 
