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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[April 16, 1885. 



ENGLISH KENNEL NOTES. 



XXVIII, 



THEY say in the clubs that the new Kennel Club secretary 

 is a Mr. Aspinall, who was formerly ' 'something in the 

 city." an accountant, I believe. This is a new departure, 

 though not quite unforeseen; whether the choice of a purely 

 business man as opposed to one possessing a knowledge of dogs 

 and their owners will prove satisfactory time alone can show. 

 It used to he one of former secretaries' duties to manage the 

 club's London shows, for which they were paid some £80. Mr. 

 Aspinal] will probably delegate the task to Mr. Edwardes, who 

 has before been the. working manager. This will not make 

 any monetary difference to Mr. Aspinall, as I understand that 

 he will be salaried at a rate to include the "bye-sums 1 ' that ac- 

 crued to the late secretaries. Roughly speaking, the pay is 

 £200 a year. 



The few members who use the Kennel Club house for social 

 purposes must be heartily pleased and relieved that the election 

 is over. They say the steps were blocked with hungry appli- 

 cants; this goes to show that secretaries are more plentiful 

 than housemaids. 1 hear that each member of the committee 

 was flooded with epistolary and verbal applications. One of 

 them, a married man, ou coming down to breakfast, quite 

 blushed as he followed the severe gaze of his spouse to the big 

 buijdle of correspondence by his plate. He quickly regained 

 bis self-composure on remembering that there is only one 14th 

 of February in the year. Among the eager aspirants were, I 

 believe, a gallant military captain, a gallant civil "capting," 

 a limb of the law, Mr. Boardman, the head clerk, and a north 

 country reporter. Among those who had no chance were Mr. 

 Felix, of London; Mr. George Wilson, of Huddersfield; Mr. 

 Carew Gibson, of Littlehampton; Mr. Emmerson, of West 

 Kirby ; Mr. William Page, of Leadenhall Market, London, and 

 bis friend, Mr. Fred Gresham. 



1 am astonished that so little notice has been taken of the 

 peculiar food given to the dogs at Hauley show. From all 

 accounts its effect upon the poor brutes was disgusting to a 

 degree. Visitors to the show say the stench was unbearable, 

 and exhibitors state that on their return home the dogs' 

 hampers were found to be in a filthy condition. As the feed- 

 ing arrangements of Hanley show were not intrusted to 

 Spratt's Patent, I consider these disclosures the finest adver- 

 tisement for their well-known biscuits that the firm ha,s ever 

 received. Dictum sapienti sat est. 



"Lillibulero" being as strange to "Spratt's Patent" as the 

 man in the moon, the above can be accepted for disinterested 

 testimony to merit. I am happily unable to profit by a puff, 

 but when the reporter of the Live Stock Journal goes out of 

 his way to praise biscuits, benches, collars, chains and straw, 

 people'"take it for what it is worth"— and that you may be 

 sure is something to the -writer. 



It is said that Mr. Mackie, commonly called Captain, as he 

 has the command of a yacht, intends paying the States a visit 

 with his team of Scotch terriers, alias die hards. You will be 

 glad to see him, for ho is a hearty and frank good fellow, 

 much respected in his own country, and esteemed by whom- 

 ever he meets. His unvaried success on the show bench has 

 not succeeded in diminishing his popularity. Fanciers are 

 surprised to understand where and how he got together such 

 a redoubtable kennel. The owner of that typical hard-haired 

 Scotch terrier, Ashley Morag, Mr. Adamson, of Aberdeen, will 

 have to put on his thinking cap to keep up with the breed. 

 Messrs. Ludlow, of Norwich, and the Constable of Norfolk, 

 Captain Paynton Pigott, where are they? 



Mr. Geo. Lowe has written a valuable paper upon lemon and 

 white pointers. "Leatherhead" (his nam ae ^tt??ie) is always 

 readable and instructive. Mr. Lowe has noticed an increase 

 of late in dogs of this color, and gives it as Mr. Whitehouse's 

 opinion that "the lemon and whites of a fitter are invariably 

 stouter workers than the liver and whites of the same family, 

 and that from puppies they are always pluckier." While 

 mentioning the correct shade of color required in a lemon and 

 white pointer, he falls into an error in describing the "hare 

 pie" of the foxhound, which he says is a "mixture of yellow 

 and gray hairs ;'" that is a "badger pie." The hare pie is a 

 mixture of tan and black hairs, and as the coat changes the 

 hues become very rich, at times nearly pure black, and then 

 nearly all tan. Mr. Lowe repeats a belief that is now pretty 

 generally accepted, that our modern pointer is the result of a 

 cross between the foxhound and the Spanish pointer. To 

 obtain these bright lemon and whites my own experience 

 w r ould guide me to breed from the old livers in preference to 

 black and whites like Dr. Salter's. The black would be likely 

 to make the color too deep and to even produce hare-pie 

 blends. 



It would be a sensible step on the part of the Kennel Club 

 to make Mr. Lowe absolute editor of the Gazette, for he 

 thoroughly understands dogs, and can write about them. The 

 present editing of the paper exposes both incapacity and care- 

 lessness. In the current number Ave have an article on toy 

 spaniels headed "Points of Toy Terriers." 



Mr. Carew Gibson is bankrupt, so we may hope to have 

 seen the last of him in kennel circles. He used to describe 

 himself in his advertisements as ' 'master of hounds," but I am 



punish „ . 



know earlier the nature of revelations that have smce reached 

 me. I should have felt it my duty to stop his career short and 

 sharp. Mr. Gibson is well connected and should any of his 

 friends happen to read and object to these remarks I will 

 simply invite them to obtain a satisfactory explanation of the 

 collie "dog Donovan affair. 



While on painful subjects I will just give breath to a rumor 

 that is already on wings, referring to certain shady tricks 

 being performed on the credulous and unwary by a man of 

 some reputation in the doggy world. If I have to take up the 

 task of censor it will not be to hurt a man's reputation with 

 vague surmise but to blast his character with irrefragable 

 facts. 



The Irish red setter is the last breed to be honored with a 

 specialist club. The club has been started in Ireland by a 

 few resident breeders, who have with very Irish humor in- 

 vited the Rev. R. O'Callaghan to join in the English interest. 

 Well, now, who would have thought O'Callaghan was not 

 Irish and that the volatile naval chaplain was an Englishman! 



Mr. Whittle's case furnishes another warning against im- 

 petuously rushing into print. "Corsincon," in commenting 

 upon Mr. Whittle's letter of Feb. 26 (Forest and Stream), 

 has fully borne me out upon the subject of veterinary sur- 

 geons. There is all the difference in the world between a V. S, 

 and an M. R. C. V. S. The first is a description by sufferance 

 of the college, the second has the relative value of a medical 

 degree, as in order to obtain it a man must go through a 

 course of education and pass an examination. I gather from 

 a letter in the Stock Keeper that the little man is wrath with 

 ••'Corsincon." Did Tom Hood foresee this dispute when he 

 wrote : 



"Sure Mr. Whittle 

 Loves thee but little." 



But they are more likely to drink than fight when they meet. 



It is nice to know that Mr. Whittle is pleased with the 

 "-jocular style" of my letters, and so gracious to concede that 

 I 'am "a good sort of fellow, "and that "he trusts he and I 

 will be none the less friends." Thank you, not so chummy as 

 that, and since I gave him the chance of writing that artful 

 little puff of his canine wares, I hope he will continue his 

 subscription, bearing in mind that I gossip to amuse you MOW 

 faire rire; poiir vous ennuyer if you lifce, but never with a 

 'wish to give pain or do harm. 



Messrs. Jeyes, manufacturers of disinfectants, have ottered 

 to provide shows with a bath of their liquid in which bo im- 

 merse dogs that on arrival are found to be lousy. Mr. Dalziel 

 has properly condemned such an undertaking on the part of 



show officials. It is the owner's place to see his animal in a fit 

 state for exhibition, and the manager's duty to turn it away 

 at the gates if it is suffering from anv form of infectious 

 ailment. 



I was not surprised to see the corrections in respect to Mr. 

 Wm. Graham, of Belfast, and "the great faker." He is too 

 good a man of business to do anything that was not straight 

 and just. As for the Irish terrier Garryowen, I am assured 

 that he is an honest dog. Would that— but no. 1 am nearly 

 finished, so will close without invidious philosophical compari- 

 sons. L.ILLJBDLERO. 



March 21, 18H5. __ 



THE BOSTON DOG SHOW. 



THE New England Kennel Club's first annual dog show may 

 fairly be said to have been one of the most successful ex- 

 hibitions of the kind that has ever been held in this country. 

 It dawned with bright prospects and closed with brilliant 

 promises for the future. 



Boston is a doggy city, but this of itself was not sufficient to 

 insure success, it was from the sister States that the main 

 support must come: and as these are never behindhand when 

 men of honor, independence and ability are appointed to pass 

 judgment on the dogs, it was not likely they would respond in 

 any half-hearted manner. The selection of judges means 

 either the life or death of a dog show. A man does not care 

 to enter his dogs for competition when he knows long before 

 the show is held what the awards will be; but if he sees that 

 men of independence, -whom neither fear nor favor can influ- 

 ence, are to be the judges, he not only enters his own dogs, 

 but persuades his friends to enter theirs. The old system of 

 "running" dog shows is tottering to the grave; its days are 

 numbered, and neither the wailings of a disappointed minor- 

 ity nor the frenzy of a Punic press can save it. Judges no 

 longer dream of rising with the lark (while the innocent ex- 

 hibitors dream of blue ribbons, silver cups and leather medals) 

 and sauntering off to a show, catalogue in hand, to take down 

 the numbers of dogs owned 'by .jolly good fellows" and 

 "friends of the club." The independent press called for a 

 change and the public were not slow in according support. 

 The result is already apparent. A glance down the benches 

 tells one there is some consistency in the awards; and though 

 there are times (and always will be) when exhibitors and 

 judges do not agree, the former feel a certain amount of con- 

 fidence in the judges, knowing well that if errors are made, 

 they are nothing worse than errors of judgment. That there 

 were several mistakes in awarding the prizes is beyond con- 

 tradiction, but they were not of the sort we have had to allude 

 to more than once during the last few years 



The club accepted more entries than Music Hall is capable of 

 accommodating, and consequently the dogs had to be judged 

 in a large room in the basement by electric light. It is well 

 nigh impossible to judge of the color of Irish setters, for in- 

 stance, in such a light, and it is only fair to suppose that under 

 other circumstances several of the decisions would be reversed 

 by the same judges. If a more suitable building can be found 

 next year, it is to be hoped the club will secure it. 



Another word of advice to the New England Club. Never 

 again allow exhibitors to bench together entries made in dif- 

 ferent classes. It is wrong in the exhibitor to ask such a 

 favor, and it is wrong in a club to grant it. Every clog should 

 be benched in the class to which it belongs, and neither mem- 

 bers of the club nor anybody else should be permitted to bench 

 dogs except in the classes in which they compete. It is by 

 comparison that persons are enabled to judge of relative 

 ment, and the convenience of the public should at all times be 

 consulted. Another mistake is the benching of any breed of 

 dogs in different parts of the building. Some of the exhibitors 

 objected to their dogs being in the gallery, at least we were 

 told so, and to oblige them the club put itself and everybody 

 else to trouble. There were Irish setters in the body of the 

 hall and Irish setters in the gallery, pugs up-stairs and down- 

 stairs, beagles benched next to bulldogs up-stairs, and beagles 

 next to fox-terriers down-stairs. So confusing was this, we 

 may safely say, that had the show been three days instead of 

 four, it would have been impossible for us to have printed a 

 reliable report unless we had followed the example set by a 

 contemporary and appealed to exhibitors and judges for notes. 

 This is not a desirable practice, as some men are apt to under- 

 rate an opponent's dogs or overrate their own, or perhaps 

 both, and especially when the reporter makes himself respon- 

 sible for anything they may say to him. As to the judges, it 

 is not very probable that they would point out their blunders, 

 even if they were satisfied they had made any. Therefore a 

 report gleaned from such sources cannot be always trust 

 worthy, but it may sometimes serve as a blind to conceal a 

 reporter's ignorance. It is impossible, within our limits, to 

 detail all the good and bad qualities of the dogs mentioned. 

 Tne public is best served by calling attention to faults and it 

 is the object of a report to thus indicate what is to be avoided. 

 When a dog is not spoken of as bad therefore it may be in 

 f erred that he is good. 



The management was in the hands of John Read, who had 

 considerable experience in Mr. Lincoln's time. Of all the men 

 we know he should be the best fitted for the post. A hard 

 worker, always civil and never negligent of his charge, he 

 earned a kindly word from all. The dogs were supplied with 

 clean straw every day, and the benches as well as the floor 

 were thoroughly disinfected. 



Mr. Watson, owing to illness, was not present; and his absence 

 called forth expressions of regret from many a friend. The 

 classes assigned to him (tov terriers excepted) were carefully 

 judged by Mr. Kirk, Mr. Barlow took the toys. 



There was a meeting of the A.K.C. on the evening of the 

 second day of the show. It must have been galling m the 

 extreme to the New Haven and Montreal delegates when an 

 adjournment was voted until the Cincinnati show. It is to be 

 hoped that notwithstanding the inconvenience certain gentle- 

 men are put to, they wfil deem it wise to be present, no matter 

 how many ad joumments are called or where the meetings are 

 held. New Haven, Boston, Philadelphia, Montreal and Balti- 

 should be represented by five delegates (not by proxy) even if 

 the meetings are ordered to San Francisco. 



To the New England Kennel Club we tender our sincere thanks 

 for their courtesy and kindness during our very pleasant visit 

 to their first annual show. 



Last week we gave a full list of the. awards, several of which 

 were made so late as noon on Wednesday, and the Forest and 

 Stream was as usual ahead of all contemporaries. 



Following are the awards in the special classes that were 

 not received in season for publication last week: Best York- 

 shire terrier (three), Bill. Best Beddlington terrier Lilhe. 

 Best Clumber spaniel. Romp. Best Skye terrier, Souter 

 Johnny. Best black and tan terrier, Bessie. 



MASTIFFS— (MR, DUDLEY). 



In champion dog's Hero II. was alone, A big fine-looking 

 dog, faulty in head, tail and back, too leggy, heavy m ears, 

 and lacks true mastiff character. Champion bitches, Dolly 

 Varden alone. A fair good bitch, faulty hi muzzle, markings 

 and eyes, besides which defects she has a superabundance of 

 dew lap. The open dog class was a compliment to Mr, Dud- 

 ley There were twenty entries and the class was as good as 

 the same class at New 'Haven. Ilford Caution, vhc. and re- 

 serve, is a big dog with a good head and plenty ot bone, but 

 he is bad in loin and cow-hocked, also heavy in ears. Turk, 

 c, is a big dog with a wolfish expression and head. Rosco, 

 vhc has fair size but is plain in head and heavy of ears. 

 Prince Waldemar, the winner, is a nice little dog and was 

 shown in excellent condition. He has a pretty good head that 

 would be improved by more depth of muzzle, beautiful small 

 black ears, a good back and strong quarters, also straight legs 

 and good feet. Faults— light eyes, too short a barrel, a short 

 tail and lightness of bone. Ilford Cromwell, second prize, was 



not looking quite so well as at New Haven. He is too long in 

 the muzzle, but it is deep and square in the right place, his 

 eyes are light, and like his sire he gets his tail up too high. 

 He beats the winner in length, size and strength of limbs, and 

 is his equal in head and tail, but the Prince is a taking, catchy 

 lookmg dog whereas Cromwell is not, but he grows in favor 

 the longer you look at him. We shall expect to see the de- 

 cision reversed, when Cromwell puts in an appearance in as 

 good condition as the fawn. In the corresponding bitch class 

 one prize only was awarded, and that to the recently imported 

 Bal Gal. She is a good-sized, broody-looking bitch, a trifle 

 long of face and slack in back. Fly,' c, has the same defects 

 but more pronounced and she is light of bone. Mastiff puppies, 

 under twelve months, dogs, were a wretched lot. The winner 

 is not a mastiff and therefore should not have beeu noticed. 

 Tony, second prize, although fight of bone, leggv, shelly, open 

 in feet, and long in face, is a better dog, and so were the three 

 11 months old puppies. Minerva scored an easy win in the 

 bitch class. She is a compact little bitch, too small for the age, 

 light in eyes and more underhung than we like. Hero II. beat 

 Prince Waldemar for the special prize, a decision we cannot 

 indorse. Hero beats Prince at two points, eyes and size, but 

 nowhere else ; at all other points Prince, beats Hero. Mr. Dud- 

 ley is a painstaking and consistent judge and a gentleman we 

 are pleased to see connected with dog shows, but we cannot 

 agree with some of his awards on this occasion. 



ST. BERNARDS— (MR. DUDLEY). 



In the open rough-coated dog class Csesar, -v he. , is faulty at 

 both ends, but good in bone, legs and feet, He was not in 

 good condition, his coat being soft and fluffy. Rodney 

 has size enough to recommend him, but is very snipy, faulty 

 in eyes, and lacks character. Prince, c, shows too muchberg- 

 hund and too little St. Bernard, and should not have been 

 noticed. Leo, vhc. and reserve, is a big, handsome dog, but 

 not a St. Bernard. He stands on the best of feet and has capi- 

 tal legs, but his color and markings are against him, and he 

 is short and rather slack in the back. Jack, he, was in luck's 

 way. He is a curly, snipy dog-, with no claims to be a St. 

 Bernard, beyond being entered in the St, Bernard class. 

 Romeo, first prize, should have been content with a much 

 less distinguished position. He is a little short-faced, cheeky 

 dog, sour in expression, pig-jawed, straight behind, light or 

 middle and ring-tailed. Hermit, second prize, should have 

 been first beyond doubt. His head is above the average, he 

 has lots of bone and stands on the best of legs and feet. He 

 is faulty in eyes and loin, and does not move well behind. 

 Cfesar was our choice for second honors. In the correspond- 

 ing bitch class, Empress, he, has a long, wolfish face, and is 

 short of coat. Cadess, vhc. reserve, is of bad color and her 

 ears are badly placed. She has a fair good head. Heidel, e, is 

 also of bad color, and has a long, snipy face, Baronne, first 

 prize, is short of coat, and her head is not massive enough. 

 She has good length of body, fair good legs and feet. Stella, 

 second prize, was our choice for first. T3hc is full at the cheeks 

 and would be improved by more coat. She carries her tail a 

 bit high, and does not move as well as we would like to see her. 

 The classes for rough-coated puppies were both indifferent. 

 Julian, first prize, will never make a good specimen. His head 

 is very poor, and there is a decided lack of St. Bernard char- 

 acter all through him. The other prizes were withheld. The 

 winner in the bitch class will never distinguish herself in a 

 class for aged do«s. She is snipy and faulty behind. Miss 

 Otho was not worth the second prize that was awarded to 

 her. She has a shocking bad head, and the only redeeming 

 qualities are good feet and plenty of bone. In the open class 

 for smooth-coated dogs, Savoy, he, was lucky to get a card. 

 He is of poor color, has crooked forelegs, and is plain all over. 

 Grant, vhc, lacks size, is light of middle, carries his ears badly 

 and is snipy. Ion, vhc., was not worth a card. He was hi 

 very bad condition, is faulty in muzzle and carriage of cars, 

 straight behind and is underhung, Veronne, first prize, is a 

 long way removed from first-class form. His head is by no 

 means typical, and ho is hollow in back aud not very straight 

 on his forelegs. He has plenty of bone, his best point. Men- 

 tor, second prize, is light of bone, snipy and faulty in ears. 

 The bitches were no better than the dogs. Avis, vhc. , is plain 

 in head, faulty in pasterns, and is small. Lotta is of better 

 size, but is snipy, light in pasterns, a bit slack in the back, and 

 carries her tail too gaily. Wanda, first prize, is a compact 

 one, but is plain in face, slack in the back and faulty in car- 

 riage of ears. Snowball, second prize, is of the same type, 

 but not so good in markings. She has the same faults as 

 Wanda, There was only one smooth-coated puppy, and he a 

 poor specimeu. Romeo won the special for the best rough- 

 coated specimen in the show. We thought Hermit fairly en- 

 titled to it. In the smooth-coated department Veronne was 

 successful. The St, Bernards were a poor lot. 



NEWFOUNDLANDS— (MR. DUDLEY). 



We cannot follow the judge in his awards in the open dog 

 class. First was given to Sam, who is faulty in back, curly, 

 bad in tail, and is on the small side. Besides these faults his 

 mouth is not good. Away in front of everything in the class 

 stood Bruno, the second prize winner. He is a big dog, with 

 good legs and feet and plenty of bone. He carries his tail too 

 high and is too curly in coat. Second prize should have gone 

 to Goliath, who was not noticed. His head and ears are 

 faulty, but bar that he was the best dog in the class. Charley 

 has a fair good coat, but is too much of the Spitz type. Noble, 

 vhc. and reserve, is small and curly and has a very bad tail. 

 Jalma is a little dog, faulty in tail, ears and shoulders, and 

 marked "dangerous." A bad temper is one of the worst 

 faults a St, Bernard or a Newfoundland can have Jumbo, 

 he, is small, curly, short of coat, aud faulty at both ends. 

 Rocks should have been vhc. at least. He is a big dog, with 

 a fairly good front and a straight coat, in bone and feet he 

 is also good, and he was in good condition. He is too leggy 

 and does not move well behind. In the bitch class Fly was 

 alone and received the blue ribbon. She is a long way re- 

 moved from first-class form, being much too small, early and 

 slack in the back. The puppies were a wretched lot. Evan- 

 geline was the best of them. 



POINTERS— (MR. APPOLD). 



Although the entries in these classes were fairly good, the 

 quality of the exhibits was not what w T e expected to see. Mr. 



diner wren mm in seveitu ui uiBumnnuum ,'•*,;% :,i 7 

 never saw a judge work harder, and we reel confident that 

 his next attempt will be more successful. Tn the champion 

 dog class Sensation was alone, and with the exception that 

 his color is washed out he was lookmg well. There were no 

 champion bitches. In the open dog class for large dogs Rex, 

 vhe, has fair good head and ears, but is faulty from the hock* 

 down, does not move well behind and is heavy atthe shoulder 

 Dash is a big, houndy, coarse-looking dog 



throaty and shallow. He deserved a card. Dick has heavj 

 shoulders and is faulty in lorn and tad. _ Toots, vhc. and „ 

 serve was the best dog in the class. He is ti?,itvy at U»tta=U- 

 dersand knuckles over a bit at times; fair good head, bone, 

 feet coat, color and stern. Donald, second prize, is a catch, - 

 looking dog, but won't stand pulling to pieces. He is fight 

 of bone leggy, bitchy in head, carries his tail high, 

 and is faulty in shoulders and feet He was m his 

 ridit place, "and William Ted should have been next. 

 In the corresponding bitch class, which was not a good one, 

 Flirt was placed first, a position she was not entitled to. olie 

 is light of limb, coarse in tail, snipy and very throaty. 

 Lucille, vhe, from same kennel, should have been hist, bheis 

 a bit. heavy at the shoulders, and a trifle coarse perhaps all 



