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[March 26, 1885. 



with a small head and badly carried ears. She is also rather 

 light in bone and is a little out at elbow. Bertha, the only un- 

 noticed one in the class, was in very bad condition. She is not 

 a show animal. 



The two winners in the puppy class are of the litter that 

 won at New York at the Non-Sporting Show. They are com- 

 pact and well formed of much the same type. Both are si nail 

 and have, light eyes, and lack depth in muzzle. Gnrth, vhc, 

 is tbe largest mastiff for bis age that we ever saw. He has a 

 good body, but is too long in face and carries his ears badly. 

 Druid, also vhc. , has a fairly good head. He has a light eye, 

 and js too small: he also stands bad iu front. Hubert, lie, has 

 plenty of bone aud good legs and feet. He has heavy ears 

 which are badly carried. Bumoht, c„ has a fair head, put is 

 sway-backed and shallow m middle ; he. may improve. Wilbur, 

 unnoticed, is a poor specimen with no mastiff character. The 

 classes all through were very good and properly judged. Mr. 

 Porter informed us that he had interviewed every mastiff ex- 

 hibitor present, and that one and ail expressed entire satisfac- 

 tion with the awards, 



ST. BERNARDS- iilfi, WATSON). 



There were, eighteen St. Bernards shown. None of the cracks 

 wore present and there was nothing very remarkable among 

 them. There were no entries in the champion classes. In the 

 open dog class first went to Bene, a small dog with a fail- 

 bead ; he is a trifle slack in the back. Barry, second, has a 

 surly temper: he also lacks coat and has a" curl v tail. St. 

 Elmo, vhc reserve, is a big dog with a fair head and good 

 bone; he is poorly marked and moves bad behind. Prince, 

 vhc., has a good head, but is a bit slack in the back and faulty 

 bine, Dare, he is el good size, but has a light eye and 

 faulty markings; he also moves stiff behind. Hermit was about 

 the best in the class, but he was disqualified for mange. 



First was withheld in the bitch class. Second went to Venus; 

 she is of good size, but of bad color and has a sour expression. 



In the puppy class first went to De Ette; she has good legs 

 and feet with pienty of bone; she stands too low at shoulder 

 and is too fine in muzzle- Rajah, litter brother to De Ette, 

 received second. "We liked him full as well for first; he is a 

 fair dog with good legs and feet; he carries his ears rather 

 badly- Ouisa, he, also of the same litter, is as good as either, 

 except that she has no white, on chest or neck. Pope, he. , also 

 of the same litter, has the same fault as to color and is not so 

 good in head. Ernst was the only smooth-coat entered. Tbe 

 first prize was withheld and he was given second. He has an 

 ordinary head and is lacking in character; he also has a ring 

 tail. 



NEWFOUNDLANDS— (ILK. WATSON). 



Ten of the eleven entries put in an appearance. Hum, drat 

 in the dog class, was looking well. Second went to Major, a 

 but with an ordinary head and with white on 

 Sliest and toes. Ben, vhc., is a nice looking animal, but he is 

 too curly aud has white on his chest. Bruno, he. .is also ton 

 curly. Noble, he, we did not see. The bitches were not first 

 class; Juno, drat, has a sour expression, and is faulty in ear 

 And tail. Fan, second, is Bather small and carries her ears 

 badiy, she might be better in shoulders and head. 



GREYHOUNDS— (MR, DA V 1DSGN / . 



Tb© greyounds were better than we have ever before seen 

 together. The improvement within a few years has been 

 marked, aud with tfie good atikaaais now in the country it 

 should be still more so in the future, Friday H ight won over 

 Bouncing Boy in the champion class - , both were in good con 

 dition. Friday is a very fair dog, he fa a trifle coarse in head 

 and tail. Bouncing Boy is also a good-lookuig animal, but lit- 

 is too long coupled, a bit flat in bad;., and faulty- in stifle. These 

 faults would tell against him when sent out of ?lips more than 

 cho3e of his competitor, 



In the open dog class Mr. Smith's recent importation , cham- 

 pion Memnon, made his first public appearance in this coun- 

 try. He is all over a grand dog, his head is yierfeet except 

 that it might be a bit better below the eye. He has a beauti- 

 ful neck, capital shoulders, back and quarters, with perfect 

 legs and feet: he looks a trifle high, but a little more length 

 of body wotdd correct this. His tail is perfect, except that he 

 has had the misfortune to have the end of it frozen, His win- 

 nings on the bench are too numerous to mention here; he also 

 has a good field record, having been in iStfl the runner up for 

 the Waterloo Cup, and winner in other events. 



In the bitch class, Begonia was placed over Mother Dein- 

 dike, a decision that we cannot indorse. Begonia was in ele- 

 gaut condition, while Mother Derndike was hardly out of sea- 

 son, and in consequence she. was soft and did not move with 

 her usual grace. Still her rare good form and evident quality 

 should have given her an easy win. 



In the dog puppy class first went to Highlander, a fair 

 puppy, but rather coarse. Schoolboy, second, is round in 

 skull* a bit dish-faced, and straight behind. He has a good 

 back and may improve. Stormy night, vhc, and Harlequin, 

 he, have too many structural faults to ever win in good com- 

 pany. Paris, e, is leggy, straight behind and weak in pas 

 terns. The bitches were a very promising lot; Hawthorne 

 Belle is very pretty. She has a good head but is a bit straight 

 behind. Haulee, second, has good legs and feet. She is rather 

 shallow in chest but may- improve. Honey Bee is a very fair 

 puppy, but a bit coarse". With the exception of first in the 

 open bitch class we thought them very well judged. 



DEEHROUNDS— (MR. DAVIDSON) . 



The deerhounds were a fair lot, Nearly all of them are well 

 known and need no description here. Mac, winner of first in 

 the open dog class, was better shown than we ever saw him. 

 Perth, winner in the bitch class, is only eleven months old; 

 she promises well. Blithe, vhc, was iu poor coat and. in bad 

 condition. They were all well placed. 



POINTERS— (MR. DA VIDSO N ) . 



The pointers were a fair collection. Donald 11. won iu the 

 open dog class. He was in much better condition than we 

 have ever seen him. He is several pounds heavier than when 

 last shown, and has taken his place in the large class, where 

 he properly belongs. Rattler, second, if in good condition, 

 could easily beat Donald. He is a large dog, with plenty of 

 bone aud substance. He was shown too fat, and we doubt if 

 ho was ever gi-oomed. He is a handsome animal, and if prop- 

 erly shown but few can beat him. Knickerbocker is failing 

 behind and should be retired on his honors. Sancho, he, we 

 thought well of. He is quite a f ah- dog, with fan- head and 

 shoulders, good chest and loin, aud fairly good legs and feet. 

 He did not show at all well in the ring or he might have re- 

 ceived another letter. Pete, also he, showed well. He is a 

 little too wide iu front and a bit out at elbow. Zeb and Don, 

 both unnoticed, are a workmanlike-liking brace, and no fault 

 could have been found, with the judge had he given them each 

 a card. 



In the bitch class there was not much to choose between 

 first and second; neither are. Brst-.class. Lucille, first, has a 

 fair head, legs and feet. She is round in chest and lacks 

 quality'. Flirt, second, is light of bone. Jessie, he, got all she 

 deserved. She loots fairly well, but is round in chest and too 

 light in muzzle. 



In the small dog class first went to Bon Ton, winner of first 

 at the National Breeders' show last fall; second going to Robin 

 Adair, who had the same place at the same show. Bangor, 

 vhc, is a useful-looking dog with plenty of bone. Ned, he, is 

 also a fair dog, and deserved his card Fritz, e, won the prize 

 for the best trick dog. his performances were wonderful. 

 Snipe-., unnoticed, won first at' New York five years ago. He 

 was out of condition and shows age. 



bhe bitch class Rosa received first. She is a very sweet 

 bitch and, wag in elegant condition: her head might be im- 

 proved, and she is a trifle straight behind. Otherwise she is 

 very good. Mistrel, second, is aJao very pretty. She was 

 Lady Bang, vhc., was looking fairly well. Lady 

 Esabel, he, got afi she deserved, Nellie, c, was well shown. 



In the puppy class first went to Lou, a very promising puppy ; 

 she is too young to criticise further. It is 'next to impossible 

 to judge a pointer puppy properly, as they change so much 

 from week to week. The classes were judged, perhaps, as 

 well as possible. 



ENGLISH SETTERS— (MR. WESTCOTT). 



There were forty-nine entries iu the English setter classes, 

 only two of which were absent. There was a great improve- 

 ment over last year. Plantagenet was alone in the champion 

 dog class, he was not at his best as he has been at work among 

 the briers and his coat and feather were not in show con- 

 dition. 



In the open class Rockingham carried off the honors. He is 

 a recent importation and this was his first appearance before 

 the American pubhe. He is a very handsome blue belton, of 

 medium size, with a good lengthy head, that might be a little 

 cleaner cut below the eye; his ears are set on just a trifle high, 

 he has a good neck, except that he is a bit throaty, capital 

 shoulders, back, loin and quarters; his legs and feet are very 

 good, his feet are rather large, but they r are thick through 

 the pad, with well arched toes. There is just a sus- 

 picion that his elbows are out but it is very little; 

 he has pienty of bone and shows lots of quality. We examined 

 him very carefully, and though we greatly admire Foreman, 

 we were compelled to admit that he is not quite the equal of 

 the winner. Foreman won second easily. His coat and 

 feather were not in first-class condition. Mack B., vhc. re- 

 serve, was looking well, although his coat is not yet right. 

 Yale Belton, vhc, was well shown, except that his coat has 

 not improved since last year. Pride of the West, lie, was not 

 in good condition, had he been, we fancy that he would have 

 received another letter. Prince Phcebus, unnoticed, was 

 taken out of the ring as soon as first and second was decided, 

 and failed to get a card which he possibly might have done 

 had he remained. There were a number of others in the class 

 that looked like good serviceable animals: four of them were 

 commended and not much fault could have been found if two 

 or three more had been noticed. The class was well judged. 



The bitch class was not so well handled. First went to 

 Princess Phoebus, the winner in the puppy class at New York 

 last year. She has not improved, on the coutrary she has done 

 the reverse. She has a good body and feet and a nice straight 

 coat; she is snipy, fight in bone, a bit short in back and her 

 elbows are too much under her, one foot is turned out aud her 

 tail is too short ; she should have been content with the. throe 

 letters. Forest Dora, second; Lady May, vhc. reserve, and 

 Blonde II., vhc, are all good with not much to choose between 

 them. Lady May should have been first, and equal second 

 would perhaps have been about right for the other two. The 

 others were well placed. 



In the dog puppy 7 class first was very properly withheld and 

 no injustice would have been done bad the second beep also. 

 The bitch class was a trifle better than the dog. Hazel C. we 

 Liked about as well as any, but she is too young and small to pass 

 an opinion upon. She is very pretty and promises well. There 

 was nothing in the class that was mature enough to warrant 

 giving an opinion as to then- merits. 



BLACK AND TAN BETTERS— (MB. WESTCOlT). 



The black and tan setters were a mixed lot as regards t\ pe. 

 The quality was better than the average that we usually see. 

 Turk won in the champion dog class over Argus; both "were 

 looking weU. In the opeu dog class first went to fiem, He 

 was iu fair condition. Thorn, second, is a very fair big dog, 

 with a Gordon head. Dick, vhc. and reserve, is rather a nice 

 light weight. Chris, vhc, is also good, but has poor tan. 

 Glen II, is a big dog; his coat was poar. Ben aud Richard, 

 both c ... were in bad condition, ana both were lacking in tan. 

 In the bitch class there were three fight weights, all good. 

 Edith, the winner, is very well formed, and of good coat and 

 color. Dora, second, is not far behind her, with a good head 

 of the English type. Rhoda is also a nice bitch. In the puppy 

 class, first went to Argus II., a good-looking big one. and sec- 

 ond to Madge, a very nicety-made, well-marked^ligbt weight, 

 Topsey's Boy, vhc. and Topsey, e, deserved their cards. We 

 thought the class well judged, 



IRISH SETTERS— (MR. WKSTCuTT). 



The Irish setters were a grand lot. There were forty-three 

 entries with only three absentees. Glencho was alone in the 

 champion dog class. He was not in his usual good condition. 

 He was shown too low iu flesh. In the open dog class first 

 went to Elcho, Jr. ; he was in good condition and greatly im- 

 proved since last year; his fitter brother Bruce won second. 

 He is a tirst-class dog all round. Blarney, vhc. reserve, is also 

 very good. He is not yet mature, and his color is not yet 

 right He will improve in this respect, and when he fills out 

 we stud 1 look for him among the winners. Chief, Jr., vhc. , 

 deserved his card. Rocket, also vhc. , is a coarse dog, and 

 should have, given place to Rory O'More II., a nice dog, well 

 worth the three letters. Chief 11., he, is also worth another 

 letter. The class was a rattling good one. 



The bitch class was not so good, although there were several 

 very good ones in it. Faun won first; she was looking well; 

 her most serious fault is in her tail. Reeta II. won second, she 

 has good coat and color but is not a typical Irish bitch, she 

 should have been content with vhc. Lorna, vhc. reserve, was 

 not well shown; she is well formed aud has a perfect tail, her 

 head is not a good type, and she should have exchanged places 

 with Hazel, he ; she is a good bitch all over. Jessie, vhc, we 

 thought good enough for second place, although she was not 

 in first-class condition. Norine O'More, vhc, we. failed to find 

 in her stall, she made a good appearance in the ling and looked 

 worth her card. Nana, he, and May, e, were very lucky. 

 Zelda, vhc, has good coat and color but is too short in head. 



The dog puppies were nothing extra, nearly all of them 

 were big and leggy. Age will undoubtedly improve them, 

 but we doubt if anything very wonderful comes out of it. 

 The bitches were better. We fancied Bawn, vhc. reserve, as 

 well as any. She is of good type, and if nothing befalls her 

 she will do to show again. Next to her we preferred her half 

 sister Rory Kate, vhc. M'liss, the winner, was better shown 

 than the others, but she is not so well formed. Jessie, second, 

 is a big bitch, but not so well put together as some of the 

 others. 



SPANIELS— (MR. WATSON). 



The spaniel classes, with the exception of the Irish water 

 spaniel, were well filled. There was only one in this class, a 

 moderate specimen, with a poor head and not enough curl in 

 coat. There were six Clumbers entered, one of them being 

 absent. They were a fair lot and properly placed. 



The field spaniels were a very good lot. Benedict was alone 

 in the champion class; we never saw him looking so well. Iu 

 the open class Newton-Abbott Lady was placed first. She is 

 a broody-looking bitch, with plenty of bone, good legs and a 

 capital coat. Her head is fair, but she is faulty iu eye and 

 muzzle. She is also overshot and coidd be improved in fe.et. 

 Blacit Prince, second, we liked better for the place. He is 

 well-formed and has a good, flat coat, and has no glaring 

 faults. He stands a trifle high, and has a fight eye and is a 

 bit fine in muzzle. His coat was in grand condition, but he 

 was shown a trifle thin. The remainder of the class were well 

 judged. 



The cocker dogs, liver or black, were a splendid lot, and as 

 well placed as possible. The bitch class was something won- 

 derful. Such a oeautiful lot were never before seen together. 

 We examined them carefully, but failed to discover any errors 

 in the decisions of the jude e. Miss Obo II . did not arrive until 

 after the judging was over. She is a capital bitch, and had 

 she beeu on time and not overweight she would undoubtedly 

 have been well to the front. 



The "any other color" was' a poor class, we thought them 

 well placed. The puppies were nothing extra. In the dog 

 class we should have reversed the position of first aud second. 

 Black Joe. the winner, is snipy. throaty, leggy, and straight 



behind, and is no more than fairly good in other respects. Og, 

 second, is by no means first-class, but he has a fairly good 

 muzzle, good body, legs and feet, his ears are not well placed, 

 and he has an ordinary appearance. The bitches were not 

 much better than the dogs, we thought them well placed. The 

 classes all through were very well handled and no bad mistake 

 was made. 



FOXHOUNDS— (MR. DAVIDSON). 



There were twelve foxhounds shown, aud there were half as 

 many different types. Forester II. won first, he was the only 

 one shown that approached the type of the English foxhound, 

 nearly all the others were a workmanlike looking lot. We 

 thought them well placed, except that we should have given 

 Jerry, he, another letter for his gamy looks. 



BEAGLES— (MR. DAVIDSON). 



The entry of beagles was not large, but thev made up in 

 quality what they lacked in number. ' In the dog class first 

 went to Rattler. He has grown throaty and was shown too 

 fat. Gyp, second, is well made, but too big. Leader, vhc, 

 has a good head. He is out at elbows and has too fine a coat; 

 he was shown too fat. Mike S., also vhc, is a well-made, use- 

 ful-looking dog; he is a trifle shallow in chest and has too 

 small ears. Lu the bitch class Minnie was placed first; she was 

 looking fairly well. Busn, second, is fairly good. She would 

 be hard to beat if she was all right in her forelegs and carried 

 her ears properly. Maid, vhc. is a nice bitch and deserved 

 her card. Jenny, also vhc, has a beautiful eye and good ears. 

 She is well put together, but is faulty hi head. Diana and 

 Pansy, both he , are fairly good. The classes were well judged . 



DACHSHUNDE— (MR. MASON). 



There was only one entry iu the dachshund class; he was 

 awarded second, which was all that he deserved. 



FOX-TERRIERS— (MR. MASON). 



There were thirty -one entries in the fox-terrier classes, three 

 of which were absent. There were no entries in the champion 

 classes, but many of the best dogs we have were entered in 

 the open classes. Raby Tyrant was placed first. • He was 

 looking well and won with ease. That the decision was cor- 

 rect the burst of applause from the many fanciers surround- 

 ing the. ring is ample proof. Scarsdale,, 'second, was closely 

 pressed by Lancelot, vhc. reserve, a well-bred dog, with 

 capital legs and feet. He stands a trifle high and is growing 

 heavy at the shoulders. He should do well with weedy 

 bitches. Ned, vhc, is a game-looking dog, aud has some ter- 

 rier character. Iu body, legs and feet he is fairly good, and 

 his ears are small and well-placed. He is wide in front and 

 faulty" from eye to end of nose. Young Jocko, he, has a good 

 body, is of the proper size, and carries his ears well. He is 

 weak in muzzle and out at elbows. Boxer, e, distinguished 

 himself once or twice as a puppy, but he has grown big and 

 his clay is past. 



In the bitch class Richmond Olive scored an easy- win as 

 she is able to do in almost any company ; except that she is a 

 trifle cheeky not much fault can be found with her. Lyra, 

 second, was well placed; she is a smart little bitch, just a 

 bit too loug; she is a little snipy and might be improved in 

 coat. H r e preferred Nannie, vhc, , for the place except that 

 her teeth are gone, otherwise she is better than Lyra. Clover 

 Belle, also vhc, was in good coat; she shows character, but is 

 too long in body, has not a first-class head and is a bit slack in 

 back. Clover Blossom, unnoticed, was badly shown; she is 

 short iu face aud too wide in front. 



In the dog puppy class, an unnamed sou of Scarsdale and 

 Frisciila won. He carries his ears better than he did at the 

 Fanciers' show, and is growing the right way; he will doubt- 

 less be heard of again. Surprise, second, had a great advan- 

 tage over the winner in age, but the little one fairly won the 

 right, surprise is very well bred and is good in body, legs 

 and feet; he is heavy in ear and stands too high on his legs. 

 Gay lad, he, is too weedy and lathy to make a first-class ter- 

 rier. In the bitch class, an unnamed sister of the winning dog 

 was first.. She was much the best, although she is not first- 

 rate, being heavy in ear and too long coupled. The classes 

 were very well handled, and so far as we could learn the de 

 cisions were indorsed by fanciers of the breed. 



COLLIES— (MR. MASON). 



There were thirty-seven entries in the collie classes with 

 four absentees. Ben Nevis scored an easy win in the open dog 

 class; he has greatly improved in coat and loiu since we saw 

 him at the National Breeders.' show last fall and showed up in 

 grand form. Argyle, equal second, did not quite come up to 

 our expectations; he has improved, but lacks expression and 

 is faulty in ear and tail. Brack was placed equal with him; he 

 has the* same faults as Argy r le, but in a less degree; we think 

 him the best of the two, although he was not at his best. 

 Hiram, vhc. reserve, was as usual in good coat; we do not like 

 his head, and his stifles and gait are bad. Laddie, vhc, 

 lacks expression and lacks coat. Shcp, also vhc, is a fail- 

 looking dog, but faulty in head and hindquarters. Shep, he, is 

 also faulty in head and lacks expression. Guy, also he, is 

 heavy in head and lacking in coat. Glencoe should have been 

 content with e ; he is only moderate. 



In the bitch class first went to Fairy. She has lots of collie 

 Character, and but for her faulty ears and tail she would 

 be a hard bitch to beat. Lady Bess, second, is a nice bitch 

 with a good head; she was not in full coat. She carries her 

 tail like a setter instead of like a fox. Nannie 0., vhc, was 

 luckv. She is not nearly so good as her sister Fairy, being 

 stilt v, faulty in ear, and lacking in coat; the two letters would 

 have been sufficient in her case. Jean, also vhc, is young and 

 lacks coat. She may improve in this respect, but she will 

 always carry too short a tail. Nancy and Queen should have 

 been in the puppy class. 



in the dog puppy class, Kolly B. won first; lie is a very tak- 

 ing-looking dog. and was well placed. He has plenty or coat, 

 and is good in frill. His top coat is too soft and his ears are 

 too large. He is also too straight in stifle. Joe Nettles, second, 

 seemed on the bench to be the best in the class, but he is faidty 

 behind, which we presume set him back. Dandie, vhc. reserve, 

 is a nice puppy; he is faulty in stifle and tail. Gem, the win- 

 ning bitch puppy, is a very promising one, She is the best iu 

 Mr. Lindsay's exhibit. Her ears are uot carried just right, 

 but in other respects little fault can be found with her. Stella, 

 second, made a very good fight for first place. She is a fair 

 good one, but her fox-terrier ears aud faulty tail lost her the 

 place. Lothian Maid was also lited very much. She has a 

 very sweet face, but is too full in brow, and if she matures 

 well she will do to show again. Foxie, he, is pretty, but 

 faulty in ears and tail. The classes we thought well judged. 



BULLDOGS— (MR. WATSON), 



In the champion bulldog class Tippoo was alone. He is a 

 good dog, but is a little light in bone aud stands a trifle high; 

 he also might be better in feet. In the bitch class, Bellissima, 

 the only entry, was absent. In the open dog class, Robinson 

 Crusoe had an easy win; with a better roached back and his 

 elbows thrown out he could uot be beat. Boxer, second, is 

 pinched in muzzle, flat in back and faulty in feet. Grip, vhc, 

 has too small a head for his body; he is also flat in back and 

 long in muzzle. Rhodora had all to herself in the bitch class. 

 She is a capital bitcfi, with lots of character and few faults. 

 The quality of both classes was good. They were well judged. 



BULL-TERRIERS— (MR. MASON). 



The bull-terriers were a better lot than we generally see 

 together. Young Bill won first. He was badly shown; his 

 years are many and he should retire from the show bench. 

 Saxon, second, has a good skull, a capital body and powerful 

 quarters: fie has an ugly patch of tan on his head, is a bit 

 weak in jaw and has a bad tail. Dan, he. has a fair middle 

 but is faulty at both ends. Dick, unnoticed, may be good in 

 the pit, but is far from bench show form. Young Royal was 

 disqualified for a faked tail. 



