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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[May 28, 1885. 



selected there remained very good classes. In the dog puppy 

 ClaSS Storm Petrel, winner of second at New York, was placed 

 at the Lead, and Fairy King, a son of Foreman's, came next. 

 Rowdy and B Her, both c. are not quite up to the others. In 

 the hitch class the judge got all astray. Dame Petrel, much 

 the best in the class, was given only he. She was looking 

 well except that the hair has been clipped from her flank, 

 giving her a tucked up appearance. Lady Rock, placed first, 

 is rather a moderate specimen ; her head is not first-class and 

 her ears stand out and are small and set on too high; she has 

 a fair neck, good loins, less aud feet. She is a trifle wide in 

 froqt and might be better in bone and tail. Nancy Dawson, 

 placed second, was perhaps entitled to the place, although 

 there was not much to choose between her and Lady Rock. 

 Hastv. viae, was very Juekv; she is far from first-class and 

 her feet should have prevented her from being notieed. 



IRISH SETTERS — (MAJOR TAYLOR). 



The Irish setters were not so good an average lot as we ex- 

 pected to see, although there were many fiue specimens pres- 

 ent. In the champion do - class, Blcho, Jr. was alone, as was 

 Lady Clare in the bitch class, -^he was looking fairly well 

 except that she was a little off in co.or. In the open dog 

 class. Chief was placed over Blarney. This should have been 

 reversed. Both are capital dogs and were, looking well. Blar- 

 ney is better iu head and hind legs, aud Chief beats him in 

 color and back, but Blarney is more the type of an Irish clog. 

 Roland, third, we do not like so well as Bruce, vhc. Roland 

 is coarse in head and straight in stifle, otherwise he is good. 

 The bitches Were not of so good quality as the dogs. We 

 thought them well placed. The puppies were nothing extra. 

 Gerald was the best of the lot. 



GORDON SETTERS— (MR. BERGEN). 



The Gordon setters were not numerous, but of better quality 

 than we have seen for some time. In the champion dog class, 

 Argus, in good condition, beat Gem, his only competitor, not 

 at his best. In the bitch class Lady Gordon was alone; she 

 was looking well, in the open dog "class, Royal Duke came 

 out in capital condition and won the prize. " Little Boy was 

 placed second ; he has a very good coat, of nice color, is* good 

 m bone, and snows quality. He is weak in head and too light 

 in muzzle; his tail is too loa<? and badly carried.' Flash, third, 

 has improved somewhat in appearance. Rex, vhc, has a fair 

 head and body, wi h good boue, legs and feet; he was in poor 

 coat and color, and has a coarse tad. In the bitch class 

 Rhoda was placed first. She is heavy in shoulders and 

 light in head and prices her ears at times. Jennie, 

 second, is rather a nice bitch of heavy type. She is a 

 bit round in barrel and too wavy in coat. Lady Bislow, 

 thud, was in good condition and deserved her prize. The 

 classes were well judged. 



SPANIELS— (MR. DAVIDSON). 



There was only one Irishman, but he is quite a nice dog- 

 might be closer in curl to advantage. The field spaniels were 

 a poor lot. Coalev, the winner, is light of hone, not clean 

 enough in head, leggy, and faulty in coat. Jack, the only 

 opponent, is very leggy and has a bad neck. Of the two cham- 

 pion cockers under twenty-eight pounds, Helen was much the 

 best. Hornell Silk, curly and short in back, is well known. 

 In the open class Brahmin was well placed first. He stands 

 too high on the legs, and is light of bone and middle. In head 

 and coat he is fairlv good. Hornell Jock is also too long on 

 the legs, short in back, and faulty in muzzle. In coat, legs 

 and feet he will do. The winner in the bitch class is faulty in 

 head, eyes and coat, and her opponent is lacking in head, 

 shoulders and ears. In the class for cockers other than liver 

 and black, Hoinoll Sunlight is light of bone, snipy and snort 

 of coat. Wanda T. is 'deficient iu head, coat and bone 

 Othello, in the puppy class, promises well. He has a good 

 flax coat, nice legs and feet, and by no means a bad head. He 

 is a bit leggy, but will let down with age. Minnie is a long 

 way behind him iu good looks, being much too curly. Mr. 

 Richardson's team of Clumbers had a walk-over for the 

 honors. Newcastle, long and low, is much the best dog we 

 have seen in the country. Poor Bateman had the misfortune 

 to lose one of Id's ears. He slipped his collar, went off on a 

 ramble, aud returned minus a piece of the organ of hearing. 

 He was last seen in the company of a bull-terrier, and it is 

 thought the latter relieved him of the ear in settlement of an 

 old account. These classes were carefully and well judged by 

 Mr. Davidson. 



FOXHOUNDS— (MR. STOVELL). 



Three packs of foxhounds of five couples each, with one or 

 two single entries, made up the exhibit. They were shown in 

 a circular enclosure of wire, in the center of the building, sub- 

 divided into kennels to accommodate each pack. The space 

 was entirely too conti acted, crowding the dogs too much, and 

 thev did not show to advantage. The first pack in order of 

 merit was that of the Chichester Hunting Club, of Linwood, 

 Delaware county. Pa. This was a very sorty lot of hounds of 

 1 .he true old Southern tvpe, large in size, heavy iu bone, long 

 pendulous ears folded at the tips, deep set eyes, showing the 

 haws, square cut muzzles, and lips deeply flewed. The judge 

 very properly selected these as winners of the special for the 

 best peck, but as two of the dogs had been emasculated the 

 contesting clubs entered a protest on the ground that they 

 were not perfect dogs, which protest the Kennel Club sus- 

 tained. Unfortunately none of this pack were entered for the 

 ir dividual prizes, and therefore this meritorious lot received 

 no recognition. The contest for the special, therefore, nar- 

 rowed down to the two remaining packs, the Rockland Hunt 

 and the Silver Brook Club, of Wilmington, Delaware. There 

 was not much uniformity in either of these lots, the dogs 

 varying in size and type. The Rockland was chosen as the 

 best. In the open class for dogs first went to Lead, a large 

 red and white dog, with good body, legs and feet, but whose 

 sour face and defective carriage of ears were objectionable 

 features. Stormer, the winner of second, is a fair dog but 

 troubled with the same faults as Lead. A commendation was 

 given to Dash. This dog was a mongrel and unworthy of 

 notice. In foxhound bitches first went properly to Roxey, a 

 good bitch whose head and ear is of the best; second to Doxey, 

 a bitch built on speed lines, but very weak in ear; and third 

 to Margai et, her counterpart, but not quite so good. For the 

 best couple of foxhounds Lead and Doxey received the club 

 prize and special. The Rockland pack got the special for 

 the lest pack, while the Silver Brook pack was awarded 

 a special prize for the second best. The entire ei»=s was 

 as well handled as was possible under the circumstances, 

 for owing to the fact that the rings were occupied by the 

 other judges, the hounds had to be adjudicated in their 

 kennels, a very difficult task. 



BEAGLE-"— (MR. SLOAN). 



The beasrles w° " ^Pit»l class. The influence of the Beagle 

 ( c lllh ' ; _ u^Sigxeit, and we no longer see the list spoiled by a 

 medley of nondescripts partaking largely of foxhound and 

 other crosses. Exhibitors have learned that under the stand- 

 ard of the club such dogs have no chance of being placed. 

 There were no entries in the champion class. In the open dog 

 class over twelve inches, Rattler III. received first award. He 

 is a neat white, black and tan dog, with good head and well 

 hung eai s He is rather long cast and does not carry his tail 

 as well as he might. In other points he is a very taking dog, 

 and was deservedly first. Rover, another white, black and 

 tan, got second. He has a wonderfully good body, compact 

 and cobby; he carries his ears well, bub they would be im- 

 proved bv being a trifle longer. His only Other defect is that 

 he is slightly out at elbow. Third went to Duce, a good little 

 dog of very" nice type, who, with his mate Frisky, vbc, were 

 a weh-matched couple. They would be improved by a little 

 more length of ear and a better carriage of tails, but in bodies, 

 legs and coats, were up to the mark. Grand Duke, vhc. was 

 another good one, just a shade long in body and not quite as 



fine in beauty lines as some of the above mentioned, but made 

 up of the stuff for a workman. Monroe, a useful-looking dog, 

 is short of leather and his ear thick and boardy. These, with 

 a tendency to open feet, are his worst faults. In bitches over 

 twelve inchss, Mischief was first, and by odds the best. She is 

 gobd in all points, and clearly outclassed her competitors. 

 Veta, white, black 'and tan, loaded with fat to the extent of 

 deformity, was second; she shows lots of breeding and in 

 proper form would do herself credit. Blue Maid, blue mottle, 

 is fairly good with nothing pronounced about her. She was 

 awarded the thud prize. Lucy, mottled black, white and 

 tan, plain l< oking. large (in fact we thought her above the 

 standard height), was outclassed, as was Belle, the other con- 



Forest and Stream, but we may say that his only defects, 

 apart from his uu fortunate color, are too great breadth of 

 skull and weakness of muzzle. In other points he is nearly 

 perfect, and he may be accounted the most perfect dwarf 

 beagle that has ever appeared at any of our bench shows. The 

 dog was shown in g^and form. Marchboy II , winner of 

 second, an excellent puppy, was heavily handicapped in 

 meeting such a dog as Bannerman, of course an undeveloped 

 puppy coidd have no chance ; a year hence he can enter the 

 lists again on more equal terms. Beagle bitches, under 12 

 inches, brought out three. First went to Bunnie, 

 a little beauty, full of breeding and quality. Magnet, black, 

 white and tan, another nice one. got second: 

 there was very little between these two bitches. Flirt, win- 

 ner of third, we did not like particularly well, her light bone 

 and thin tail are against her. Puppies had only one entry, 

 Fair Maid; she was awarded the prize, but hardly deserved 

 it. The special for the best beagle in the show was won by 

 Bannerman, as was also the Beagle Club Cup for best under 

 twelve inches. Rattler HI. won the Beagle Club Cup for best 

 beagle over twelve inches. There were two other specials, one 

 for best couple imported English beagles, the other for the 

 best English beagle bitch under twelve inches. This latter 

 prize went to Blue Maid, a bitch over twelve inches, while the 

 brace prize should seemingly have gone to Marchboy II. and 

 Magnet, both imported and both winners of second prizes. 

 Instead of which the cup was given to Blue Belle and Blue 

 Maid, the former unnoticed and the latter winner of a third 

 prize. The judging in the regular classes was so consistent, 

 and the breed so thoroughly well handled that we are at a loss 

 to understand these discrepancies in the award of the two 

 specials referred to. 



BASSET HOUNDS (MR. STOVELL). 



Sport, the only entry, was vhc. The judge considered the 

 breeding of this dog as very questionable; if Nemours is the 

 type there is certainly a difference. 



BENCH LEG BEAGLES— (MR. STOVELL). 



Ranger got first, a very fair dog, but deficient in crook. 

 Punch, second prize, has better bent forelegs, but is deficien ; 

 in head properties. Judy is very little behind the others. The 

 class was fair, and well judged." 



DACHSHUNDE— (MR. STOVELL). 



Waldiue, black and tan, first; Driver, fallow red, second. 

 Neither is a typical specimen. They were rightly placed. 



WHIPPETS— (MR. STOVELL). 



The winners are not typical specimens. Whip has prick 

 ears and is faulty in head, hut he looks like galloping. Jack 

 is light of bone, faulty in head, and too straight behind. In 

 the bitch class, Sallie is light of muzzle and faulty behind. 

 Maggie was absent when we made our call, Nigger is round 

 m barrel and heavy in shoulders. Nell has a bad head and 

 shows too much terrier, and too little grey houn d character. 



BULLDOGS— (MR. BARLOW). 



These classes were very well handled, and Mr. Barlow has 

 shown himself an excellent judge of bulidogs. In the cham- 

 pion class for both sexes, Mr. Thayer's great bitch Belb'sima 

 was alone. From stop to tip of hose she is a trifle too long, 

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

 In the open class for dogs, the whelpish-looking Romulus 

 beat his younger rivals. Remus is a promising pup, but is too 

 narrow in front and was not well shown. Cribb is pinched in 

 muzzle and wanting in depth. His body hangs well, but his 

 ears are inclined to prick. Punch is not up enough in face, and 

 his shoulders are not well thrown out, neither are his legs 

 well put on. Toper is a mongrel. Britoinai tis, a grand bitch, 

 stood out in bold contrast to the others in her class. She is a 

 bit tucked up at the shoulders, but has a magnificent head. 

 Bonnie Duchess and Juno were outclassed in such company. 

 The former is light in skull and faulty in muzzle, deficient in 

 bone, and her body does not hang we'll. Juno is leggy, faulty 

 in skull, muzzle and color. 



BULL-TERRIERS— (MR. BARLOW). 



Victoria, the handsome and well-known, was alone in the 

 class for champions, and Dutch, Jr., the patched son of Old 

 Dutch and Nell, repeated his New York and Toronto victor- 

 ies in the open dog class. The Earl, a bit faulty at both ends, 

 came next, and Saxon, another patched dog, was next on the 

 list. ''Cheeky and faulty in tail," says our note book. Nipper 

 was lucky in getting a c card. Among the bitches, Gipsey 

 was the winner. She is faulty at both ends. Young Venom, 

 placed second, should have been first. That wall-eye is against 

 her, but ib is more than counterbalanced by Gipsey's patched 

 and weak head. The winning puppy is faulty below the eyes 

 and is coarse in tail. 



BLACK AND TAN TERRIERS— (MR. BARLOW). 



There were only three entries, and Queen, shown in beauti- 

 ful condition, scored a very easy win. She is weak below the 

 eyes and lacks substance. Beauty is faulty in head, legs and 

 tail, but is fairly good in coat, color, legs and fee*. Old Vtw 

 tigern had the champion class all to himself. We never saw 

 Lim looking better. 



EOX-TERRIERS— (MR. BARLOW). 



Baby Tyrant and Richmond Olive represented the cham- 

 pion^ on this occasion, and in the open class tor dogs bpice 

 'cored a very easy win. This dog is six years old, not 

 five *« entered in the catalogues. He is a good, game-looking 

 terrier, rather high on the legs and long in coat. His mouth 

 is going, and we would like him better if his hocks were nearer 

 to the ground. Scat sdale, well known, was away behind his 

 distinguished kennel companion, and so was Surprise, who is 

 coarse in muzzle and heavy m ears, besides being in wretched 

 condition. Nick is faulty "in skull, ears, eyes, bone and coat. 

 Crisp is whee -backed, leggy and coarse m skull, but on the 

 top of these faults he shows considerable terrier character. 

 Bi uce is faulty in head, wide in front, long between the coup- 

 lings, and light in coat. Phantasy, winner of first in the bitch 

 class, is light of bone and soft in coat, but she shows a lot of 

 terrier character. Jaunty is faulty in ears, skull, chest, bone 

 and coat. The winner in the puppy class is a rare bred oue, 

 a bit heavy in ear aad thick m muzzle. She is good in body, 

 legs and feet, but would do with more bone. Belvoir Scamp, 

 good in head, but faulty in body, and Rustic Flash, were placed 

 equal second. Dan is coarse in skull and light of bone. They 

 were well handled. 



OTHER TERRIERS (MR. BAROLW). 



In the class for Irish and rough-haired terriers, Gem, faulty 

 in head and color, was first, and Sir Garnet, big and soft in 

 poat, second. Mustard, he, is a poor Irishman. Beresford, 

 the winning Bedlington, is faulty in head and coat. He stands 

 too low on his legs. Sting is long, low, faulty in head and 

 soft in coat. Young Sting is faulty in head, tail, coat and 

 eyes. Mr. Sanderson's kennel of Skyes took all before them, 

 being longer, lower and better in coat than their opponents. 



The Yorkshires were as usual a poor lot. Charlie, the winner, 

 is short of coat and tan. Togo is long cast, dark on the back 

 and lacks tan on head and legs. Mr. D. is faulty in coat and 

 color, so is Lady, and the same may be said of Mistress, Mary 

 and Daisey. The toys, rough and smooth, were poor classes. 

 Romeo, better in coat and color than Pawsee, shotdcl have 

 won first. 



PUGS— (MR. MORTIMER). 



In the champion class for dogs, Joe beat George. The latter 

 seemed to have the call among the talent. Effie was 

 absent from the bitch class. Bradford Ruby won easily 

 enough in the open dog class. He is looking very light 

 and requires rest. Tn-T'u, heavy of ears, small of eves, 

 and not straight on his foreoius, oama next, and Punch, the 

 fortunate winner at New York, took third. Smut, shown in 

 wretched condition, did not deserve the he card, aDd Harry, 

 long in face, heavy in ears, leggy and faulty in tail, got at 

 least two letters more than he deserved. Miss Kitty, small in 

 skull and faulty in mask and ears, won in the bitch' class over 

 Flossy. The latter is faulty in ears and tail. The puDpies 

 were a wretched lot. 



KING CHARLES AND BLENHEIM SPANIELS— (MR. BARLOW). 



Otto, the winner in the King Charles class, lacks skull and 

 is too small in eyes. He is leggy, curly and is not of good 

 color. Prince is snipy, curly and small of eyes. Chappy was 

 about the best of the,Blenheim3, but is faulty in head. Rubes 

 is faulty in head, ears and coat. Charlie has a poor head and 

 small eyes. Daisy is faulty in head, eyes and coat. 



ITALIAN GREYHOUNDS— (MR. MORTIMER). 



Only four were shown, and Fanny was much the best in 

 head, ears and size. 



POODLES— (MR. MORTIMER). 



Jack, a good dog, took first, and for second we preferred Jet 

 II., who is closer in coat than Sabot. 



MISCELLANEOUS CLASSES— (MR. MORTIMER). 



In the heavy-weight class a boarhound, shown in good con- 

 dition, took first, and third was given to a very poor re- 

 triever. He has a bad head and veiy light eyes. We failed 

 to discover the merits of the second prize winner. Li the light- 

 weight class Napoleon was a long way the best, but the judge 

 gave first to a big, long-faced specimen, and to make matters 

 worse, said that Prince Charles spaniels should be entered in 

 the King Charles class. He never even turned up the ears to 

 see if the underside had the necessary markings. Napoleon 

 beats the winner in skull, muzzle, eyes, ears, body, coat, frill, 

 feather, markings and size. Dog shows become a farce when 

 such decisions are made. The skull of a toy spauiel should be 

 high and full, the stop well pronounced and the muzzle short 

 and blunt, the eyes should be large, dark and mild in expres- 

 sion, the ears long and set low, body compact, legs short and 

 well feathered. In size the dog should not resemble the Irish 

 water spaniel. A toy dog is a little dog. 



ADDENDA TO AWARDS. 

 Following is a list of awards in addition to those published last 

 week: The mastiff puppies were divided into dog and bitch classes. 

 In the dog class David was ttrsc, Xsrxes seudnrt, Brother vhc. and 

 Hero be. Iu the hitch cla*s Minerva w.-.s first. Dora second, and he. 

 was given to A. D. Campbell's Z)e (Homer— Z.xrai. In die deer-hound 

 class first went to J. E. Thayer's Bran, misprinted 1-iravo. In Eng- 

 lish setter dogs J. C. Johnson's Duke of Devon < D6neaaier-Fa.nl 

 was rejudged and given vhc. In English setter dog puppies Fai'-y King 

 is owned by F. E. "Levi's instead of the Biackst.uie Kennels. In bitch 

 puppies, first, Jos. Lewis's Lad,y Rock [Royal Rock— Nellie); second, 

 R B. I'en.-e's Nancy Dawson (Emperor FrHd— Mollie); vhc.., Dan 

 O'shea's Hasty; he.. Kctneoeas Kennel-.' Dame Petivl (Don Juan— Peti el 

 ID.). In champion Irish setter dogs Dr. Win. Jarvis" Eleho. Jr., 

 won. In Gordon setter bitches Dan O'Shea's Dell was wrongly 

 credited with winning vhc. In liver or black cocker .spaniels second 

 went to Hornell SpameCClub's Hornell Jock (A.K.R. 1877), and 

 in bitches second went to N. Lewi-'s Virginia. There was but 

 one enrrv in Ihe B.isset hound class, J. V. Heidrich's Sport: 

 he was given vhc. The bench-legged beagle invar Is were given la -J. 

 week under the head of B:user hounds. " Sport, vlie... stioul I read 

 Judy. In Yorkshire tenners, dver S pounds, L. S. Boraet's Paul was 

 commended. Tr.e special awards followed the decisions on the open 

 el J.sses in most cases. The special for the best kennel of five English 

 setters was won by the Blackstone Kennels, beatiui' iheRaiieocasand 

 Goodsell kennels'. The Goodsell Kennel should have won the 

 prize for the best stud dog. with one of his get, was won by 

 Rancocas Kennels' Dashing Monarch with Blackstone Kennels 

 Plantagenet against Foreman with Fairy King, Prince with Fairy 

 III.. Flash with Rhoda, Don Juan with Stem Petrel, Chief with 

 Chip, and Elcho, Jr.. with Bruce. The Chichester pack of fox- 

 hounds were disqualified and the Rockland Hunt pack were awarded 

 the prize, and the special for the second best pack went to the Silver 

 Brook pack. The special for the best mastiff, dog or bitch, was won 

 by C H. Mason's Nevisou. Paul Gladstone was awarded the special 

 for the best English setter. There were several better ones and the 

 prize should have gone to Rockingham or Fairy HI. 



THE CHICAGO DOG SHOW. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



The entries for the Illinois Kennel Club's first bench show of 

 dogs are coming in at a lively rate, and from present appear- 

 ances it will be the largest ever held in the West. 



The club has made additional classes for Gordon setter 

 bitches, beagle bitches and Irish water spaniel puppies. They 

 also offer a special premium of §50 cash for the best kennel of 

 St. Bernards, to consist of five over one year old. An entry 

 fee of $5 per kennel will be charged each entry for this special. 

 The same on like conditions for mastiffs. Also $25 cash for 

 the best kennel of greyhounds, to consist of not less than fivo 

 over one year old. A good list of specials has so far been 

 offered by other parties. 



The committee on special prizes are canvassing for the 

 same, and will he able to secure a large number. 



Mr. Hugh Dalziel having been compelled to return to Eng- 

 land, Mr. J. F. Kirk, Toronto, Out , will judge in his place. 

 The list of judges is as follows: Major J. M. Taylor, Lexing- 

 ton, Ky., setters, pointers and Chesapeake Bay dogs; Dr. E. 

 C. Franklin, St. Louis, Mo. , cocker spaniel classes, to be judged 

 under the standard of the International Cocker Spaniel Club, 

 and Mr, J. F. Kirk, Toronto, Ont., will judge the remaining 

 classes. 



All the railroads running east from Chicage will carry dogs 

 to and from the show free when crated or boxed, and in 

 charge of owner or care taker. The New York, West Shore 

 & Buffalo Railroad running east of Buffalo, will do the same. 



L. F. Whitman, Supt. 



DEATH OF LEICESTER. 



THE champion English setter dog Leicester died on Tues- 

 day, May 19, aged nearly thirteen years. lie was one of 

 the most famous dogs in the"country, aud his name is a house- 

 hold word among sportsmen throughout the land. His win- 

 nings on the bench have been many and valuable, but the 

 chief glory of his name rests upon a more enduring founda- 

 tion. The blood of the dead champion coursing through the 

 veins of his numerous descendants is a far more valuable and 

 lasting monument than the highest honors of the show bench 

 can establish. Leicester was imported by Mr. L. H. Smith, 

 of Strathrov, Canada, in 1874, and sold by him about six years 

 ago to Mr. A. H. Moore, of Philadelphia, who owned him at 

 the time of his death. His winnings on the bench in England 

 and America are appended. 



English Bench Winnings in 1871: first, Glasgow; second, 

 Wolverhampton: third, Crystal Palace. 



American Bench Winnings.— 1 875 : First, Memphis. lbib: 

 Second, Chicago. 1S77: Championship and stock dog cup, 

 New Yoik. 1878: Championship and stock dog cup, St. Lotus 

 and Baltimore. 1880: Championship aad stock dog cup, St. 

 Louis. 1881: Championship and stock dog cup, best English 

 setter, second best setter any strain, and special with Berkely, 



