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FOREST AND STREAM. 



(May 13, 1886. 



content with he. even in this company. Kick of Naso, second, 

 showed more pointer character than any in the class, he should 

 hare been first. Puck, winner of third, is fail* in shoulders, 

 chest and fore feet. He is weak in head, with ears set too 

 high ; he has a deformed last rib, is weak from hocks down, 

 and is not straight hi front; he should not have received a 

 card. Bang Grace, reserve, was worth the place; he has 

 filled out and improved. Castor, vhc , was one letter higher 

 than lie. deserved. Tom Peter, he, was the second host in the 

 class. He is quite a fair all round dog, with no serious faults 

 except that he is a trile weak iu head; he. was in working 

 condition Slam Bang, be, was lucky. He is bad in head and 

 ear, very throaty and only passable'at other points. Doctor, 

 the best in the class, was ruled out as over weight. He has 

 a fair head, good shoulders, chest, loin, legs and feet, and a 

 good tail. In the bitch olass first went to Keswick II. A de- 

 scription will be found of her in our report of the Cleveland 

 show; we had a better- opportunity to see her move here; 

 her gait behind is very bad and indicates weakness. For this 

 reason we should place Blonmo, winner of second, over her; 

 the latter is a nice little bitch, good in body, chest, legs and 

 feet and tail. She is a little off in head and might be better 

 in bone. Jill, placed third, was worth about he. She is fairly 

 well formed, but is weak in head, a trifle wide in front, and 

 lacks character. Ion. reserve, should have been third. She 

 is fair in head, shoulders and chest, and very good in loin, 

 bone, legs and feet. She is a bit wide in front and straight 

 behind. Next to her we liked Youug Beulah, vhc, a nice 

 lemon and white, with a pretty head, good body, chest, legs 

 and feet; her ears might hang better, and she is a trifle wide 

 in front and coarse in tail. Lalla Rookh was loo king well and 

 deserved her card. Happy Medium, also vhc, was looking 

 fairly well. Virginia received the three letters, but with her 

 poor head and bad condition he would have been sufficient. 

 Jane, he , is a pretty bitch, well worth her card. Beldame, 

 c, would not have disgraced another letter. In the dog 

 puppy class, over 12 and under 18 months, first went to Con- 

 solation, winner in the open class. Rosedale, second, is 

 not a good one. His head is only fair, with too small 

 eyes; he is slack iu back and has open feet. Nixon, 

 reserve, is a big, coarse dog, not square enough in muzzle, 

 too wide in front and straight behind; he is fairly 

 well formed, and deserved second. First prize should 

 have been withheld. Ros, vhc, is a fair looking dog, 

 weak in muzzle, with bad eyes and lacking in character; he 

 also had a tumor on his chest. Queen Fan was alone in the 

 corresponding bitch class. She is a nice little bitch, a bit 

 weak in head, with good neck, shoulders and body, and fair 

 legs and feet. In the class for puppies under 12 months first 

 went to Penelope, a handsome, fairly well-made one with the 

 best of feet. She promises to turn out something good. We 

 liked Sir Anthony better for the place; he has the best head 

 and shows more quality than any in the class. He is a very 

 promising youngster. He is a trifle faulty in should er3 and 

 tail. His litter brother and sister, Beau of Portland and May 

 F., respectively vhc and he, are also nice puppies, and worth 

 their cards. Two of this litter, also entered, smothered in their 

 box on the way. Monte, placed second, is quite pretty and 

 promising; he is a bit lathy, but has plenty of bone and may 

 come out all right. Virginius, vhc, is also quite promising. 

 Taken all through, the puppies that were noticed were a very 

 fair lot, 



ENGLISH SETTERS— (MR. DONNER). 



There were 103 entries this year, against 76 last year and 

 154 two years ago. The average quality was better than last 

 year, and take them all round they were a fair lot. In the 

 absence of Mr, Wilson, the regularly appointed judge, tue 

 managers appointed Mr. J. O. Donner to act in his place. 

 Mr. Tallman, although perfectly satisfied so far as the other 

 classes were concerned, objected to him as judge in the cham- 

 pion dog class upon the ground that he had previously judged 

 the dogs entered, and that the result was a foregone conclu- 

 sion. Although visitors are entitled to no voice iu the matter, 

 the selection of judges being entirely within the province of 

 the committee, ' the managers, however, allowed the com- 

 petitors to select a judge that was mutually satisfactory, and 

 they agreed to abide by the decision of Hon. John S. Wise, who 

 decided that Foreman was entitled to the blue. He was in 

 better form than we have seen him this year. Rockingham 

 was also looking well and should have won. Old Thunder 

 was shown, but not for competition. He carries his years 

 well and was fat, but showed lack of grooming. Mr Donner 

 took the remaining classes, and with two or three exceptions, 

 handled them very well. In the open dog class, Rock, winner 

 of third last year, was placed first. He was shown a trifle low 

 in flesh and his coat was not at its best, neither did he move 

 at all well. G-us Bondhu, looking better than we have ever 

 seen him, was placed second. He is better than Rock, and 

 should have had the place. Mack B., third, and Mandan, re- 

 serve, are also better than Rock He should have been con- 

 tent with the reserve card. All are well-known. Bob White 

 and G-len Rock, both vhc, are also well-known. Count 

 Ranger, also vhc, is a taking color, and has good 

 loin, legs and feet. He is rather plain in head apd 

 a bit shallow in chest Patch, he, is fairly well made, 

 with good legs and feet. Buckeye II., also he, is rather a nice 

 dog with a plain head. Clyde T. abo received the two letters ; 

 he is a fair specimen with an ordinary head and straight 

 stifle. Shot, c, we failed to find in his stall. Dan, c, is a big 

 dog with many good points; he would not have disgraced the 

 -two letters. Carl Dale, also e, deserved his card for his good 

 head. Prince Imperial, Prince Jester, Roderigo and Knight 

 •of Snowden were absent. The bitch class brought out two 

 good ones in Daisy and Cora of WetheraU. Daisy, placed first, 

 is a very taking looking animal; she has a nice coat and is of 

 good color, with a beautiful neck, the best of shoulders, good 

 chest, bone, forelegs and feet, her ribs are just the least bit 

 too much sprung, giving her the appearance of being slightly 

 round in barrel ; her head is not a good one, too short in skull 

 for width, too full in cheek and lacking in stop; she might be 

 better just behind top of shoulder and has a weak spot at 

 back rib; there is not bend enough at hocks, which are nob 

 quite clean enough; she also carries her tail badly; she shows 

 lots of quality, and take her all round she is a very nice bitch; 

 the faults mentioned, except in head and tail, not being great 

 in degree. Cora, placed second, should have been first, as she 

 is the better bitch; she has a wonderful head, good neck, 

 shoulders, chest, back, loin, legs, feet and tail; she is well 

 balanced and moves easier than Daisy, she is out of coat and 

 the lack of it on her chest gives her the appearance of beng a 

 bit leggy; she is not quite so well sprung m ribs as we 

 like to see; she has recently arrived from England and 

 -was not in first-class form ; should she show up m good 

 shape next year we shall look to see her sweep the deck. 

 Rosey placed third, was in better condition than at Cleve- 

 land and deserved her place. Dashing Belle, reserve, was 

 looking well. Bess M., vhc, is well made, but coarse, dies- 

 ten, also vhc, was shown too thin; she is well formed, with a 

 plain head. Daisy Laverack, weU known, also received the 

 three letters. Leindor, heavily marked with black, was he ; 

 she received all that she deserved. Mirth Elgin, a very fair 

 lemon and white, also received the two letters, as did old Cor- 

 nelia looking very well for her years. Alice Dale received 

 onlv a single letter; oneoreven two more would not have been 

 out of place. Drucy, unnoticed, did not show up at all well. 

 She is a very well-made bitch, with capital legs and feet; she 

 is a bit plain in head, but just about as good as any of the 

 vhc 's Addie M., also unnoticed, was nearly as good, and 

 Fannie M. we thought worth a card. Lillian was absent. In 

 the dog puppy class, over 12 and under 18 months, 

 first went to Draco, a good-looking son of Dash III. 

 Ned, placed second, has a plain head, but otherwise 

 he is quite fair. The reserve went to Prince Dash 

 winner of first at Newark. He was looking fairly well and 



came very close to the winners. Druid's Rock, he, was shown 



The class for dogs and bitches under 12 months was better in 

 numbers and contained several quite promising ones. First 

 went to Daisy Foreman, greatly improved since New Haven, 

 where she received vhc. Countess Leah, placed second, is a 

 nice bitch, a bit shallow in chest. Reserve went to Chintz, a 

 well built, rather coarse dog, not in good condition. G-ath 

 Dale, vhc, promises well and was worth his card. Prince 

 Rockingham, also vhc , was lucky by one letter. He has a 

 good coat, a moderate head, good legs' and feet and loin. He 

 is too straight behind and has a broken tail, and wants a year 

 to mature. Lulu also received three letters. She is well 

 known. We hired Rock Glen, he He also needs a year to 

 fill out, when we shall expect to see him higher up. There 

 was nothing alse in the class that calls for special notice. 



BLACK AND TAN SETTERS— (MR. GLOVER). 

 There were 88 black and tan setters entered with three ab- 

 sentees. In the champion class ArgU3 was absent, and Royal 

 Duke had a walkover. The open dag class was a more even 

 looking lot than we have seen in tho ring in some time. Mont, 

 winner of first, is a new comer. He is a nice dog, with a fair 

 head, well put together, with good coat and color and capital 

 legs and feet. Second and third went to Phil and Don, both 

 well-known. Tney were looking well. Friedlander's Don, 

 reserve, is a fairly well-made dog, with good head, legs and 

 feet. Bruce, vhc. won third here two years ago. He has 

 grown coarse and his coat was not in good condition. .Tim 

 he, has a good head and lots of bone. He is heavy at 

 shoulders and out at elbows, and might be better in feet. 

 Dasn, e, is fairly good with a sour expression, and a little off 

 iu color and markings. Macbeth, also c, is a nice-looking dog 

 with a fair head. He is a trifle shallow in chest. The bitches 

 were not so good as the dogs. First went to Madge, looking 

 better than we have over seen her. Jip, winner of second, is 

 a moderate specimen with too much tan on head. Cremorne, 

 winner of third, was vhc. at Newark. Perley won in the 

 champion class here two years ago. She has grown wide in 

 front and does not move well. She was shown too fat. There 

 was nothing else in the class worthy notice. The puppies 

 were not a very good lot. The winner has a fair head with 

 plenty of bone and good legs and feet. l£ he goes all right he 

 will do to show again. T hese classes were well judged. 



IRISH SETTERS— (MR. GLOVER). 

 There were sixty-seven Irish setters entered, seventeen less 

 than last year. All were present except four. In the cham- 

 pion dog class Elcho, Jr. beat Blarney and Chief. All were in 

 good form. The famous Berkley, looking very well, was also 

 in this class, but not for competition. In the bitch class Reefca 

 and Trix were not for competition, leaving the battle to Molly 

 Bawn and Faun. The former won and soon afterward 

 changed owuers. The price paid was $400. In the open dog 

 class first went to Bruce, looking his best. Burke, winner of 

 second, has greatly improved since test year. He is a bit wide 

 in skull and lacks stop, but otherwise is quite good. Third 

 went to Tim, notwithstanding his bad condition. We should 

 like to see this dog in good form, as we think him about as 

 good as the best. Glenclaire, vhc, is a grand young dog not 

 yet fully mature; he was several pounds heavier than at Hart- 

 ford, and was greatly improved in appearance. We thought 

 him fully as good as Burke, and had he been given equal second 

 with him, no fault could have been found. He has not quite 

 stop enough and carries his tail too high. Gerald, also vhc, 

 beat Glenclaire at Hartford, but cannot do it when they are 

 in equal condition. Chief II. got all he deserved. He is not 

 quite up to the others. Glencho Boy, he, is better than Chief 

 H. , and might have exchanged places with him. Patsy also re- 

 ceived he, just about his place in this company. Glen Elcho 

 and Pat Glencho, both he, were well placed. In the bitch 

 class first went to the well known Hazel ; she was looking well 

 and deserved the place. Lorna, looking well, was second. 

 Rue, placed third, we thought good enough for second. She 

 has a nice clean cut head and has no serious faults. She is a 

 little light in color, but as she is only a year old she will un- 

 doubtedly improve in this respect. If nothing befalls her we 

 shall expect to see her well to the front another year. Jessie, 

 looking well, was given vhc. Rose of Killarney, also vhc, 

 was lucky. She is a pretty little bitch, but not good enough 

 for such company. Daphne and Nellie, both he, are much 

 better and fairly deserved another letter each. Bessie Glencho, 

 also he . has a good head and deserves the card. Nellie Husted, 

 unnoticed, should have been in the money. Meg, e, is too short 

 in head. Youbee and M'liss were absent. The dog puppies 

 were a very ordinary lot. The two winning bitches promise 

 to make something good. Mr. Glover handled these classes 

 fairly well. 



CHESAPEAKE BAY DOGS. 



There was only one entry in this class and she was absent. 



SPANIELS— (MR. KIRK). 



The spaniel classes filled unusually well. There were seventy- 

 nine entries, with only six absentees. The Irish water spaniels 

 had one representative — a poor specimen. The Clumber 

 classes were well divided up, there being a champion class and 

 an open class for dogs and one for bitches, but the Clumber 

 men did not support them as expected, there being only five 

 entries. Newcastle took his champion honors easily; he was 

 looking well. Punch, second in the open class, had, to our 

 mind, a clean win over Bateman, who got first; Bateman's 

 short body and short ears handicap him; Punch is improving. 

 In the bitch class Tyne received first over Kolena, a very small 

 specimen, poor iu head. The class for champion field spaniel 

 dogs contained but one entry, Black Prince ; he was in good 

 show form. The corresponding bitch class contained only 

 Newton Abbot Lady; she was looking better than we have 

 ever seen her. In the open class for dogs and bitches Black 

 Beau, Jr. , won, under his new name. Second went to Dash 

 II., a much improved dog from his Jast year's form; his ears 

 are a bit short and body perhaps a trifle long in the wrong place, 

 but otherwise, if shown in better condition aud with his tail 

 docked, would press the winner closely. Reserve went to Lady 

 Abbot; she. would be improved with a little more substance; 

 she has a nice coat. Jim, vhc , is light of eye and high on his 

 logs, but has an unusually fine coat. Hornell Mikado is a 

 black and white with many good points; we have criticised 

 him before; he got vhc. Black Joe, he, is short-bodied and 

 high on the legs. The class for champion cockers contained 

 four entries. Black Pete won hands down. Silk is much im- 

 proved. Marion and Brahmin were shown well. In the open 

 class for dogs, liver or black, first went to Doc; we have 

 described him before. Obo, Jr., received second, and Ned 

 Obo vhc. We do not agree with the judge in this decision. 

 Oho, Jr., is short of ears and out at elbows, while Ned is a 

 compact little dog, with plenty of substance, a good coat and 

 a fair head, barring his being undershot. Sweep, he, 

 has a nice coat, but ears set on too high. Hornell Jock 

 is poor in head, In the bitch class Woodstock Nora was 

 placed over Miss Obo H., a mistake, we think. While 

 Nora beats Miss Obo a bit in body, the latter's beautiful 

 head should have carried her through. Good bodies are easier 

 to breed than good heads. Vhc. reserve went to Suzette, a 

 nice bodied httle bitch, but a little weak iu the head and lack- 

 ing substance. Belle, vhc. , has a poor head. In the class for 

 other than liver or black first was won by Little Red Rover. 

 He made his debut at Newark and improves on acquaintance. 

 Second went to Hornell Belle III. Her body is good, but her 

 head is bad; her coat is good, but rather short. Don, vhc, 

 deserved his card. He is a bit high and off in head. Prince 

 Hal., c, should have fared better, and Blarney, a liver and 

 white of the workiug type, should have had a card. The dog 

 puppy class contained several good ones, and was well judged. 



Premier honors went to Doc, Little Red Rover and Hornell 

 Mikado coming next in the order named. They all were in 

 the open classes. Gath we did not think much of, and Romeo 

 might have had another letter. In the bitch puppy class 

 Woodstock Nora won, with Suzette second and Lady Abbot 

 the reserve. They are three nice puppies and were well to the 

 fore in the aged class. Vhc. went to Young Belle. She is good 

 iu body, but high on her legs and snipy. Juliet, he, is hi°h 

 but has a fair head. Vere, c, lacks substance. Takinsr the 

 spaniels all in all, they were a fair lot, with many individual 

 good ones. The number entered has never been equalled in 

 this country, 



FOXHOUNDS— (SIR BACHE CUNARD). 



There were fourteen entries in this class, which was divided 

 into dogs and bitches. They were the best lot we have ever 

 seen here. The Essex County Hunt showed a couple, the 

 Meadow Brook Kennels two and a half, and the Montreal 

 Hunt two couple, all typical hounds, and a workmanlike 

 looking lot they were. Those of the Montreal Hunt were in 

 the piuk of condition for work, with muscles as hard as iron. 

 The others had more flesh and were perhaps in better show 

 form. The dogs were well placed. Airy, vhc, is a bit 

 between couplings and too flat-ribbed or he would hai| 



better placed; his head and stem are about as goodH 



Iu tho bitch class Scandal, winner of first, is not so good 



chest and stern as Hasty, placed second, but has a trifle the 

 best of her in head. The legs and feet of all the winners were 

 well worth studying, as better are seldom seen. 



BEAGLES— (DR. DOWNY). 



There were thirty-one beagles entered, with five absentees. 

 This number has been exceeded but once, in 1881 there were 

 thirty-six entries. The quality all through was better than we 

 have before seen at New York. In the champion class Little 

 Duke won over Bannerman and Mischief. Both of the former 

 are getting soft in coat and need a season's work. In the open 

 dog class Rattler, well-known, was placed first. Racer, Jr., 

 winner of second, is a very nice puppy. If he improves as he 

 ought he will beat anything in the class next year. Trailer, 

 looking well, except that he was too fat, received third and 

 Leader, in good condition, was vhc. Both of these dogs are 

 well known. Jupiter, also vhc, is a nice dog, with a good 

 head, except that it is too coarse below eye, good body, coat 

 and loin and excellent legs and feet. Tony Weller, unnoticed, 

 deserved mention. With the exception of a little too much 

 length between couplings, he is a fair little hound. The bitch 

 class brought out the newly imported Myrtle. She has won 

 several prizes in England, among them is a first at 

 the Crystal Palace. She is the best importation we have 

 seen. She is weak in head, too small in eyes and ears 

 and not quite right in coat. Otherwise she is very good 

 indeed. She was shown too fat. Jessie, placed second, 

 crowded the winner closely. She has a better head and is 

 about as good in other respects. Chase, looking fairly well, 

 made a very good third. Virginia, vhc, is quite a fair bitch, 

 except that she is too snipy. Vixen, he. we thought just 

 about good enough for another letter. Rye, unnoticed, wo 

 also liked for the three letters. Except that her ears are badly 

 carried not much fault can be found with her. Magnet, also 

 unnoticed, was heavy in whelp and should not have been 

 shown. There was not much to choose between the two pup- 

 pies, neither are good, Theo, the winner, is bad in head and 

 bowlegged, while Belle is round in barrel and a bit sway- 

 backed. The classes were well handled. There were four 

 basset hounds shown. Bortrand and Nemours, both well- 

 known, were first and second. Jacques, unnoticed, was 

 worth a card. 



DACHSHUNDE— (DR. DOWNY). 



There were ten entries in this class, which was divided. In 

 the dog class, Rubenstein, the Hartford winner, was much the 

 best in the class. He is a long, low dog, good in crook, bone 

 and skin, and above the average in head. Downy, placed 

 second, is quite a fair dog, too tight in skin. Diana, the win- 

 ning bitch, also won at Newark. The quality of the class was 

 above the average. 



FOX-TERRIERS— (MR. W. RCTHERFURD). 



There were two entries in the champion class, Fennel and 

 Belgrave Primrose, aud the judge, true to his old love, gave 

 the prize to Primrose. Fennel was shown much too fat, but 

 we cannot indorse the award. Richmond Olive was alone in 

 the bitch class. The open dog class was above the average, 

 and contained some good specimens, Bacchanal, first prize, 

 occupied the position he should have held at Boston and Hart- 

 ford. He is the best dog in America. Valet, second, is a 

 nailing good dog without any conspicuous fault when ex- 

 amined point by point, but when taken as a whole he is found 

 very lacking in* terrier character. It was the same with old 

 Rattler; nobody was able to find a very weak spot in him, 

 but he was never quite a "terrier." Shovel, third prize, is 

 faulty in skull and stands too wide in front, but he shows far 

 more true terrier character than his kennel companion, and 

 we would have placed him second and Valet third. Rustic 

 Flash, vhc. and reserve, has a bad eye and is too big and coarse. 

 Regent Vox, vhc, is leggy and light and faulty in head. Raby 

 Jack; vhc, is well known. Mixture Agent is long cast and. 

 faulty in skull. Banquo, he, is too big and faulty in skull and 

 eyes. Somerset Mike, he , is faulty in head and lacks char- 

 acter. Spot, c, was out-classed in such company. Regal, e, 

 is faulty before the eyes, has poor feet and a sleepy expression. 

 Clover Turk, he, is too big and is faulty in bead, ears, and 

 expression; his legs and feet will do. Diadem, first in the 

 bitch class, i3 a recent importation and is backed by a first 

 class English record. We expected to find a much better 

 specimen. She must have been at her best when a 

 puppy or from that time up to two years old. 

 She has grown very cheeky, is a trifle round in skull and does 

 not carry her ears at ah well. Her feet are by no means 

 first rate, and she is light in bone and faulty in eyes. She is 

 of nice size, has a good body, a working jacket, carries her- 

 self well, and is a terrier. Marguerite, second prize, was fully 

 described in our Hartford report. We would have placed her 

 third on this occasion. Delta, third prize, is a wrecfc and 

 should not have been noticed for the very simple reason that 

 a broken up dog without a tooth in its mouth is incapable of 

 doing a terrier's work. What Delta once was, and what she 

 now is, are two very different things. We would have placed 

 Nina, vhc. and reserve, second. Clover Fidget, he , is light in 

 bone, faulty in feet, wide in front and does not carry her ears 

 welL Clover Belle, vhc, faulty in head and ears, is well 

 known. Lulu, he, is light in limb, faulty in body, and defi- 

 cient in character. There were eight entries in the class for 

 wire-haired dogs and bitches and the quality was fairly good. 

 Bundle, placed first, has been a good bitch, but her day is 

 gone, and ber bad mouth should have put her back Trophy, 

 second, is fairly good, faulty in loin, wide in front. He should 

 nave been first. New Year's Day, vhc., would have been our 

 choice for first, bad he been in condition, but he was in poor 

 form, having left most of his coat in Philadelphia. Mystic has 

 a bad mouth for a youngster, and is not straight in front. 

 Clover Turk, he in the open class, was first iu the puppy, 

 and Cocaine, faulty in head and ears and light in middle, was 

 second. Yankee, c, was much the best puppy in the class. 

 He is rather too cloddy all over, but was away ahead of the 

 rest. Mac, c, is a big leggy dog, with bad ears and eyes, and 

 he shows very little character. This was a poor class. JNeuie 

 was much the best of the bitches. *he is rather light of liinb, 

 wide in front, and faulty io expression. The others are not 

 deserving of notice and the class was about the worst we have 

 ever seen at a large show. 



COLLIES— (DR. DOWNEY). 



Much dissatisfaction was expressed over the awards in these 

 classes; but with the exceptiou of the absurd decision in 

 favor of Robin Adair over Royboy, we faded to find more 



