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FOREST AND STREAM. 



IJciy 1. 1S86. 



thick-set, pew rful animals, deriving their food naturally more 

 fro bold attack of larger animals, and tearing the flesh from 

 and gnawing the hones of dead carcasses than on their speed 

 or hunting powers. Their limbs are characteristically short 

 and sto it, with powerful muscles to move such pow rful short 

 lever«. * * * * All mastiffs should be moie or less heavily 

 wrinkled about the face, the hps pendulous and having a cer- 

 tain amouut of dewlap; the ea>s, although they should not be 

 set so low as in the hound and should be free fmtn any folding, 

 need not be so small as the fancy dictates. * * * A round, 

 medium-sized or even thick, heavy ear, is not at variance with 

 purity of mastiff typo, and when the face is heavily wrinkled, 

 dewlap pronounced and lips characteristically pendulous, the 

 ear will generally be larger and have more leather about it 

 than modern fa^e'y dictates. Of late years tiie pendulosity of 

 the lips is a characteristic that has been lost sight of by the 

 majority of breeders; in fact, some who set themselves up for 

 judges, have condemned this oft-mentioned characteristic of 

 the i ace, which has been ver\ mucii lost through the intro- 

 duction of vertragal blood through the boarboundcro s. The 

 stern in the mastiff need not necessarily be earned down, as 

 the modern fancy dictates, for, although a decided improve- 

 ment, we see in the Assyrian scu'p.ures the tail crooked over 

 the back, the same in the Tibetian and in the older pictures of 

 the English mastiff. * * * The coat of the mastiff varies 

 greatlv according to c'imate and housing, and sooner marks 

 the country the animal belongs to. The colors vary, and 

 formerly the breed ran all colors. It will readily be seen 

 mere height is at variance with the true type: weight and 

 general massiveness being far truer characteristics." 



A BIG RAFT OF DOGS. 



THE New York Sun of June 24 reports: 

 "Sergeant Darcy of the Long Island City police was 

 aroused from a reverie on Tuesday evening by a medley of 

 yelps and howls outside the door of Police Headquarters. A 

 moment later a queer, elderly little woman burst on his vision, 

 and he rubbed his eyes to make sure that what he saw was 

 not the baseless fabric, of a nightmare. The presence of Police- 

 men Conroyand Dunn reassured the Sergeant. Following- 

 fhe queer little women were thirteen dogs, of several different 

 sizes, muzzled and unmuzzled, attached to a stout cord which 

 she held in her right hand. On one arm she carried a water- 

 ing can and on h^r other arm two satchels. Her left hand was 

 engaged, also, holding a bag and an apronful of yelps and 

 squeals that added to the intermittent howling of the thirteen 

 dons on the string. 



"The little woman dumped out the contents of her apron 

 upon the floor. They were six pups, aud the thirteen dogs 

 immediately surrounded them. Then she turned the bag 

 upside down and ten more chunky little fellows, with 

 eves fast shut, rolled out and over one another like a lot of 

 rubber balls. Barks and howls and yelps were as thick as 

 mosquitoes in Jersey tor a minute or so. When the little 

 woman had got things calmed down she made herself sure 

 that the animals were all tuere. She then told the Sei geant 

 that she wanted lodgings for herself and bench show. 



"She said she was Loretta Whitman and that she had just 

 come from Bosion. The infant dogs, she said, had come into 

 the world on the way. She had missed the irain for Eastport, 

 L. I., whither she intended to go and dispose of the pack of 

 setters, for such she declared the pack to be. The Sergcaut. 

 suggested that she suould t ike the pack to a livery stable. 

 She said she thought the station house would be the safest 

 place for the animals, and she offeied to pay for their lodg- 

 ing. The sergeant finally consented to allow the dogs to re- 

 main in the corridor without pay, and when he learned that 

 she was going to stav with the dogs he offered to rig her up a 

 bed. She refused his offer and slept all night in a chair with 

 the dogs surrounding her. She remained in the station until 

 noon yesterday, when she put the pups away m bag and apron 

 and started for the Long Island Railroad depot, followed by 

 Policeman White and the thirteen grown dogs on a string. 

 The depot master attempted to put her out of the waiting 

 ro m, but she sta\ed there all the same. She said she would 

 pav passenger rates for her dogs if it was necessary. She 

 dropped the bag in her excifemeut, and it began moving 

 arouud li> e a new kind of an animal without head or legs. In 

 grabbing for the bag she spilled the six pups out of her apron. 

 They ail began to cry and then all the big dogs began to howl. 

 She was soon mistress of the situation again, however, and 

 then she resumed negotiations with the Long Island Railroad 

 Companv. The depot master told her that her dogs could go 

 in the freight car for §7.25; but she would not have them go 



the case: 



"Long island Citv talked about nothing yesterday except 

 the strange Loutta J. Whitham and her tribe of twenty-nine 

 dogs, which created a profound sensation Tuesday night, and 

 afforded widespread amusement on the following day. About 

 Eeven weeks ago Dennis McMahon, a lawyer, of No. 261 Broad- 

 way, was info med by a former neighbor that a strange-loot;- 

 ing woman, ac .-ompanied by a number of dogs, had been 

 making inquiries a^out him in Morrisania, where he formerly 

 lived. Mr McMahon was somewhat surprised, but soon dis- 

 missed the matter from his mind. One evening a few days 

 later, while he was tailing his ease at home, his son told him 

 that a queer woman, w th a lot of dogs, wanted to see bun 

 Mr. McMahon could not remember any female acquaintance 

 who was largely addicted to dogs, but he decided to see the 

 woman. 



"He found at the door a slender woman, not very young, 

 but not iil-lookiug. She was surrounded by thirteen dogs. 

 She 1 joked hungry, as did the dogs. Mr. McMahon, being a 

 practical philanthropist, took the woman and the dogs into 

 his house, and fen the lot. He learned that his principal guest 

 was Loutta J. Whitham, the daughter of a woman who some 

 years before had been employed at his summer home in 

 Southern Vermont The mother was somewhat demented, 

 but had proved herself a faithfid servant. Loutta had heard 

 of Mr. aud Mrs. McMahon from her mother, and had deter- 

 mined to visit them. Neither Mr. McMahon nor his wife were 

 willing to turn the woman out of doors, so thty had comfort- 

 able quarters prepared for her and her dogs. The next day 

 Loutta a>sisted in the household duties, >.nd proved herself 

 very useful. She was an inte.luent woman, but on the dog 

 question she was evidently a little off. 



"Mrs. McMahon determined to keep the women and get rid 

 of the dogs, but she was soon convinced that Rachel weeping 

 for her chddren would be a cheerful person in comparison 

 with Loutta J. Whitham weeping for her dogs. Mr. Mc- 

 Mahon and bis wife strove to put up wLh the dogs, i.ut the 

 latter oecame uuruiy. They arose early in the morning and 

 bowled aud then sat up late at night and howled. This an- 

 noyed Mr. McMahon. They had the impudence to bark at 

 their benefactor in his own house. Mr. McMahon said this 

 was unkind. Finally the belle of the tribe gave birth to a 

 litter of nine pups. 'Mr. McMahon said this was past endur- 



"H • told the dog-loving Loutta that the dogs must go, either 

 with or without her, as she might elect. She wept and said 

 that she could not part with her family. Mr. McMahon gave 

 her S5 and told her she could go to a little place of his near 

 Eastport. Long Island, and live there with her dogs. On 

 Tuesdav Loutta and her o. ravan set out for Eastport, where 

 they are probably now enjoying themselves. Mr. McMahon 

 says that when Loutta left his house he book a census of her 

 dogs and found the sum total to be thirteen more or less grown 

 animals and nine blind pups, and he does not know how she 

 managed to swell the number to twenty-nine on her way to 

 Long Island City. 



WARWICK DOG SHOW, 



THE fourth annual exhibition of sporting and non-sporting 

 dogs was held at Warwick on April 28, 29 and 30, in the 

 large exhibition hall belonging to the society. This year the 

 total entiy amounted to over 1.600. which is the largest ex- 

 hibition we have attended, and. taking the quality of exhib- 

 its into consideration, the best show we have seen. Yet in a 

 number of instances some of the varieties were not equal in 

 merit to some other shows which have been held; for in- 

 stance the pointers and setters were not equal to what we 

 have seen at Birmingham and other shows, while the quality 

 of the St. Bernards and collies were quite bevond the average. 

 The building is the best adapted for a dog show we know of, 

 with plenty of ground for exercise, and as it is only a three 

 days' show, with a very obliging committee, who allowed all 

 exhibitors at a distance from Warwick to leave on the last 

 day at an early hour to enable them to get home the same 

 night or, in the case of Scotch and Irish exhibitors, early the 

 following morning, we never heard exhibitors express so 

 much satisfaction with the management of anv show; and 

 we believe, from the feeling of a'l classes of exhibitors, the 

 Warwick show is likely to hold its present position as the 

 best show in England and the most popular with exhibitors. 

 There was on the day previous to the openiug of the show 

 some attempt at holdiug bloodhound trials, which we are 

 sorry to say resulted practically iu a failure. 



The judging was carried on in nine judging rings, under 

 canvas, in the grounds attached to the building, and some of 

 the classes were judged in the open, so that with so many 

 classes judged at once it was difficult to sec half that was 

 going on. However, as the person leading each dog had a 

 card with the official number of the dog attached to the front 

 of his coat, we found it a great assistance, and think if other 

 societies would make a similar arrangement they would be 

 couferrin : a great boon to the press and the public. Messrs. 

 Spratts were as usual intrusted to look after the exhibits, and 

 everything necessary to their comfort was done in the firm's 

 best style. 



The judges were: Mr. Beaufoy, bloodhounds and mastiffs; 

 Mr. Gresham, St. Bernards; Mr. Farquharson, Newfound- 

 lands; Mr. Groom, Great Danes; Mr. Jackson, bulldogs and 

 black and tan terriers; Mr. Lort. deerhounds, greyhounds, 

 pointers, setters, retrievers, Scotch terriers, beagles, barriers, 

 Airedales and otterhounds; Messrs. Dockrell and Mercier, 

 collies; Mr. Redmond, smooth fox-terriei s; Mr. Field, wire- 

 haired fox-terrie' s, Irish terriers aud of d English terriers; Mr. 

 Lane, Dandie Dinmouts, Dalmatians, Bedlingtons, Skyes, 

 foreign dogs and selling class; Mr. Jones, basset hounds and 

 dachshunde; Mr Sheffield, pugs; Mr.Whiskin, Welsh terriers ; 

 Mr. Percival, bull-terriers, white English terriers, poodles, 

 Pomerauians, Bleulitriin, King Charles spaniels and toys; 

 Messrs. Willetts, spaniels. 



As usual bloodhounds were the first on the list, and good 

 classes The young dog Cromwell, which won at the last 

 Crystal Palace show, w».n in the open dog class. His pedigree 

 and history has been pretty well before the public. Crom- 

 wed is no doubt one of the most typical of hounds, but small. 

 His sister was first in the open bitch class. She is also small, 

 but typical. 



St. Bernards were the feature of the show. Bayard and 

 Save, in the challenge class for dogs, the latter not tor com- 

 p tition. so the former wou, and he seems to have taken a 

 new lease of life and here looked better than we have seen 

 him for years, llfreda, looking remarkably fresh and well, 

 had no opponent in the next class. However, she afterward 

 won the 100-guinea cup for best bitch in the show, and we 

 think correctly, being larger, more level, better made and a 

 better mover than La Mascotte, the winner in the open bitch 

 class, in open dogs, rougn-coated, first went to that grand 

 young dog Duke of Marlborough, who was looking better 

 than we have seen him. He is a graud, large, up-standing 

 dog with good feet and legs, moves well, is good in head and. 

 expression with the best of color and coat. Next came 

 Hesper. a puppy just under 12 months. He is certainly one 

 of the best we have seen, aud we consider him a much 

 better dog at the age than Plinlimmon. We would prefer 

 him to have a better carriage of tail. He shows great quality 

 in head, has immense size, good body, color and coat with 

 straight legs and good feet, and stands a good thirty-f our inches 

 high (some say thirty-five inches). Should he go on well we 

 look forward to see him upset mauy of our best dogs if not all 

 of them. Next came Pour, a wonderful bodied dog possessing 

 great bone and most typical head, but rather light in color, 

 large in ear and standing much tower than the other winners. 

 Fourth. Sailor, sire of the youug doe: Hesper, is a good bodied 

 dog with a good coat and very good in head, he is not quite 

 strong enough in pasterns and lacks color on body, owing to 

 which he vbc. and reserve Macgregor might have been piaced 

 over him. Sir Henry, vhc, who first made his appearance 

 at heffield in the puppy class, aud for which his owner relu-ed 

 £200. was we think fairly beaten. Yet he is a long way over 

 the average, being good in coat, color, size, bone and but for 

 a rather tine muzzle equal to any. He is by Save ex the well 

 known Bessie II. Tempest, vhc, is small in face and lar^e in ear, 

 wants large muzzle and would be improved if darker m color 

 In b.tch clasi hrst went to the well known brmdie an 1 white 

 La Mascotte, upon this occasion looking her very best. Her 

 coat, color and condition could not be better. Meatia possesses 

 good bone and is of good type. Gloriaua, who did so well at 

 the St. Bernard Club show came tuird here, but we expect to 

 see her much further forward before long. Fourth went to 

 Bernartiine, the Birmingham winner, looking wtdl; she is of 

 good color and coat a„d just right in bone. In rough-coated 

 dog puppies first went to Hespe> , second in open class, and 

 next to mm came another remarkably large fine young dog, 

 Prince Battenberg, but not so good in face as the winner, la 

 bitch puppies we li^ed the he. Princess Battenberg, who is 

 too smaJt in head and muzzle, but wed made, with the best 

 of feet aud legs, good body and good coat of a rich orange 

 brmdie with good markings. The winner in this class is the 

 winner at London, Carmehto, a grand bitch, but too long m 

 face Pleoua, second, has a better type of head than the 

 winner and rather the most bone, but is not so large. The 

 smooth variety container some good .-pecimens some of which 

 were rather lough in coat, Victor Emanuel was absent. As a 

 class they were not equal to the rough specimens, which seem 

 to be the most popular. . 



In the challenge class for mastiffs King Canute was not for 

 competition, so the strife lay net ween M.ximiUan and Mont- 

 gomery, the latter winning owing to tj r pe of head. Ibis dog 

 has continued to improve, and on this occasion looked better 

 than we have ever seen him. In the challenge class for 

 bitches Cambrian Princess, with a litter of puppies on her, 

 loontd remarkably well and, we think, correctly beat Gris- 

 elda, who is a really good bitch. She might be better in 

 head. Only three brindles were shown, a poor lot. 1 ue win- 

 ner was the best, and we admired his coior more than any- 

 thing else. In open dogs, any color, Beaufort, a good fir.rt, 

 afterward beat Montgomery for the challenge cup. 1 ford 

 Chancellor has a good head, good feet and legs, but possesses 

 throatiness to an extraordinary degree. Victor Hugo is larger 

 than the winners, but plain iu bead and not possessing the 

 same character, imperial Chancellor, we suppose, by meas- 

 urement would about beat any in the class; but taken alto- 

 gether he is outclassed, being quite too long m face and bad 

 behind. In bitches Lady Clare won, being shorter in face asxd 

 more typical than Princess Ida, second pr.ze, who is just laige 

 enough in ear and stands higher on the leg than the winner. 

 Rosa Bonheur, rather dull in color, is largeof ear and small in 

 size. The Princess, vhc, reserve, has a smutty-colored face and 

 fight eye, but is typical and moderate in size. Lady lsaoei 

 was entered, but absent. In puppies, dogs and bitches, first 

 went to a large, strong young dog, Minting, by -Maximilian ex 

 Cambrian Princess, llford Chancellor, second in open class, 



coming second, while Charley Wood, brother to Minting, run 

 the second prize winner very close. Mr. Wilkins's young dogs 

 are good in size, the winner showing the most bone and skull. 

 Charley Wood also possesses considerable quality and bone, 

 with the best movements of the pair. Rosa, vhc and reserve, 

 is good in bone and body; good in bead, but too light in ma«k, 

 with very large pars, and is too light in color. In the novice 

 cl ss there was nothing particularly good. Some of the win- 

 ners we e in the open classes. 



In deerhounds Bevis I., looking, upon this occasion, as fresh 

 as a two-vear old, beat Clausman in t^e challenge class. Mr. 

 Lort, evidently g^iug for qual ty, and we may say he very 

 consistently carried out his ideas through the other classes, as 

 he wfnt for dogs with style and svmmetry in preference to 

 S'ze and substance. The'pnppy classes were small. The win- 

 ner in dog puppies may develop into a good one, should he 

 not get a set back. 



The bulldog challenge class contained three, but the fight 

 lay principally between Grabber and Rustic King, the former 

 winning We hold an opinion in favor of Rustic King, yet 

 we admit there is room for two opinions; they are. both good 

 dogs. Grabber is better in ears, should u rs and stern, while 

 Rustic King is best in turn up, stop, skull and bone. How- 

 ever, we could not agree with the judge later on when he 

 placed the sma 1-sized British Monarch over Rustic King for 

 a special. Queen Mab won in bitches and the challenge cup 

 for best bitch, while Grabber won the challenge cup for the 

 best dog. British Monarch won a special prize for being the 

 next best to the winner of the challenge prize. 



Bull-terriers container! nothing special. Trentham Dutch, 

 in the absence of Queen of the May, wou in the challenge 

 class. He is a real good made dng, but his head is rather 

 coarse. In the next class Young Pharadox won and is now 

 growing into a good dog. Bonny Princess made a good second. 

 The next diss was veiy moderate. We preferred Magnet II. 

 to any in the class. 



In white English terriers Leading Star, unnoticed, was the 

 best in the class. 



Basset hounds were a good collection, and as usual Mr, Jones 

 gave general satisfaction. Mi - . Wyndham Carter had a good 

 entry, but we found seven of them marked absent. 



Pointers, as a collection, were only moderate, not up to 

 Birmingham form. In the open dog class the young dog Naso 

 of Upton won easy, being a good way ahead of anything in 

 the ckv-s. We have reported upon him before. In the bitch 

 class the winner. Devon Fan, is a good one all through, except 

 her head, which is too short, but she is .rood iu body, feet and 

 legs and general character; her conditiou mignt have been 

 betrer. 



In the challenge class for English setters there were only 

 two. Count Howard, looking well, won easy. We have 

 always spoken well of this dog and, bar nis being small, we 

 think him about the best all round we know. In the open 

 class Prince Rupert, the Birmingham winner, won. Tuis dog 

 has had a very up and down career since his first appearance 

 at Birmingham. He is rather leggy and his feet r_ight be 

 better, yet when in condition, he is a dog possessing a good 

 deal of quality. Cobalt, secoud prize, is too heavy in head. 

 Sir Talton. he, bar being small, was about the best setter m 

 the class. The winning bitch is only moderate. Her coat is 

 rather curly. She was catalogued at £20, more than her value 

 we think. * Second prize is too small. Black and tan setters 

 were a bad lot In puppies equal first went to Ulverston Don 

 and Yankee Chief, the former rather leggy, the latter a good 

 made one, full of style, might possess more quality in head 

 and ears. He was claimed by a well-known fancier who con- 

 siders him a bargain at £20. The Palace winner, Eden Rock, 

 getting vhc. here. 



Nellie, shown in high condition, won in the challenge class 

 for Irish setters. In open dogs Grouse XIII. (the dog we 

 noticed at the Palace where he had slipped his collar and was 

 trying his utmost to get it on again) was first ; he is plain in head, 

 go'od iu body, legs and feet, with good coat, color and style. 

 Secoud went to Lismoie, a fair dog, lacking in style and not 

 showing enough liberty and ga'lopmg qua ities that are so 

 characteristic of the true Irish setter. We think Rory, he, 

 might have been a step higher. Bitches were a very nice, 

 level lot, Irish Kate, th9 Birmingham winner, coming second. 

 She is full of quality but small. Muffett and Mrs Evish- 

 anoran might have been given vhc. The winner in the puppy- 

 class is promising and may render a good account of himsHf 

 a"ain. Mr. Wilson's team of Irish setters won the team prize, 

 with Mr. Shirley's retriovers getting the reserve number. 



In the challenge class for Irish water spaniels we found 

 .Lady and Hilda again, but on this occasion the property of 

 Capt Thomas. Ladvwon; we always fauci^d Young Hilda 

 as best. In the open class, dogs and bitches, Capt. Thomas 

 won first and second with two specimens above the average of 

 what is going these days, and the class was also better all 

 through. . 



In the challenge class for Cl umber spaniels, Psycho, now 

 about ten years old, won, and he is. in our opinion, the best 

 type of Cl mber going. Second went to Boss II.. w ho is plain. 

 We preferred Tower, who is looking rather seedy. In the 

 open class Home's Honesty won well. He is good in head, 

 low on the legs, with a good bodv which might be longer. 

 We thought the same gentleman's Hotpot, equal third, the 

 second best, being of the correct type, but not properly fur- 

 nished at present. His coat and featbei was rather better 

 than the winner's. In the bitch class we could not follow the 

 judge, but the class »as very poor. Bar being small, we 

 thought Ladv Gaunt, unnoticed, the best type of Clumber. 



iu the challenge class for Sussex or liver we p> eferred Guy 

 to Bachelor HI., who won. In the next class Don Gi .vanni is 

 light in eye and coarse. Bridford Laddie, first, is long and 

 low. Bridford Dallia, equal second, was the best in the class. 

 Maubert, he, is another good one. In the next class 

 Rustle is short in body First went to Bridford Naomi, the 

 best we have seen for years. 



In challenge class for blacks Squan and Solus were equal. It 

 is strauge that the Messrs. Willetts have on several occasions 

 placed dogs equal with Solus, while for a period of over two 

 years and a half Solus has won under every person except the 

 Messrs. Willetts, who have neve'- placed a dog over him but 

 several equal with him. In the open class for black dogs, 

 Newton Abbot Darkie won. He is long and low with crooked 

 le°-s. Th- same remark applies to Ins kennel companion Victor, 

 vhc The secona priz.\ Fu. Be, is too curly. In the next class 

 for black bitches, Beverley Rhea, equal third, is a very nice 

 puppy by Keno. Newton Abbot Princess, winner of second, is 



b In tu^iog and bitch other than black challenge class, second 

 went to Easten's Bruce, low on leg but coarse. Fanciful, the 

 winner, is good all through and a clear winner. Lass of 

 Devon, some fancied, should have been second In the open 

 class lor dogs other than black or liver, we thought Sir - Gar- 

 net should have-been first or second instead of equal third. 

 Counsellor, second, seemed done up. There were only two in 

 the corresponding bitch class, the. winner is not a good one 



Obo hud i nothing against him in the cbalilenge class for 

 cockers, and only, two cocker dogs were in the next class, 

 neither possessing much quality. The bitcb class also had 

 but two, but of better quauty than the dogs. The winner is 

 well known, her worst fault is too much width in front, lu 

 puppies the class was divided, first in dogs went to a good 

 spaniel the property of the Earl of Warwick, but he « neither 

 black nor bla.-k and tan. Fust m bitches weDt to Bridford 

 Naomi, also first in Sussex bitches, and the best we hay© seen 

 for a long while. No less than eleven teams of spaniels com- 

 peted: the winners were Mr. Bryden's team of five and we 

 consider they won correctly, being much the most level lot and 

 all possessing considerable merit. Hbkh* 



lnthe challenge class for collie dogs Rutland and Dubl n 

 Scot were absent Charlemagne won over Eclipse and SJly 



