March l, 1888. J 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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winners in the bitch class are well known to our readers. 

 Rhona, third prize, is a very poor specimen; in fact, not a 

 show hitch. She is small, bad in color and in head, and has 

 few redeeming qualities. For the place we preferred Flora 

 II., vhc; but she is not a good one. This was a poor class. 

 Almost all of the puppies had been removed by the time we 

 called to take our notes. We do not know anything of the 

 first and third prize winners in the class for smooth-coated 

 dogs, but Alps, second prize, is not, we fear, a St. Bernard, 

 but a mastiff, and a poor one at that. The prize should have 

 been withheld. 



BLOODHOUNDS— (MR. W. K, TAUNTON). 



Mr. Brough showed the only entries in this class, and 

 Barnaby, a good specimen, was an easy winuer. His head, 

 while not up to the -form of, for instance, old Hollo's, is 

 good, and his ears are well set and of good length, but do 

 not hang as close to the face as they ought to. In body, legs 

 and in feet he is much above average, and is a well-bred 

 looking dog, showing much quality. Bumiston is a poor 

 specimen. He is flat in head, has poor ears, flat loin, crooked 

 forelegs, aud bad feet. We have him down for third prize, 

 and if he won it he certainly got what he did not deserve, 

 Duchess of Ripple is a better specimen; better in head, ears, 

 body, legs and feet. Matchley Venus, while too wide and 

 flat in head and defective in feet, is a fairly good bitch, but 

 not up to the high-class form of many of the bitches Mr. 

 Brough used to exhibit fifteen years ago. 



NEWFOUNDLANDS — (MR. W. K. TAUNTON). 



This is always a bad class at New York. Tasso, who was 

 first in 1884, again found his way to the front. His head is 

 only fairly' good, hut he has neat eyes, good forelegs, and 

 Wet) -formed feet, which, however, should be larger. In 

 hindquarters, tail and in coat he is much below winning 

 form, and is not a big dog, Don Pedro, Jr., is very defective 

 in head, light in eyes, straight in hocks, and has a short and 

 badly carried brush, aud a very curly coat. Pascha, first at 

 Waverly, is not a good oue. 



GREAT DANES— (MR. W. K, TAUNTON). 



Emperor Nero, first prize, is a dog of good size, but his 

 head is not first-class and his hind parts are defective. 

 Chancellor, second prize, has a better head than the winner, 

 hut he lacks size. Neither is first-class by a long way. 



DEERHOUNDS— (MR. DAVIDSON). 



Mr, Thayer as usual carried off nearly all the honors in 

 these classes, winning in both of the champion classes, first 

 and second in the open dog class, first in the bitch and 

 second in the puppy class. All are well known except the 

 latter, a small but typical bitch. Odin, winner of third in 

 the dog class, looked a fair specimen in the ring; we failed 

 to find him in his stall. Royal, vhc, is a large, well-made 

 dog, with a long and soft coat. Olga, winner of second in 

 the bitch class, is a nicely made bitch of good size, plenty of 

 bone, a fair coat and good legs and feet. Pride of the 

 Heather, c, was all out of condition; when right she will 

 make it very warm for the winners. Three promising imp- 

 pies were shown: Robin Adair, winner of third, carries his 

 ears badly and is loosely put together. 



GREYHOUNDS— (MR. DAVIDSON). 

 In the champion dog class, Balkis, looking well, was 

 placed over Memnon. The latter should be retired: his 

 mouth is goue and he shows his age at other points. We 

 could not quite follow the judge in placing Mother Demdike 

 over Lancaster Witch. The same judge placed Witch first 

 at Boston last year when not in as good form as here, while 

 Demdike has certainly not improved. Aside from the win- 

 ner in the open dog class, there was nothing worthy of notice 

 except Hector, who had the most wonderful ears we ever 

 saw on a greyhound; but as they were not greyhound ears 

 he did not score. The four puppies that received* notice were 

 quite fair. Highland Laddie, winner of third, we thought 

 about as good as any; he certainly had the best of it in head, 

 back, and legs and feet, and was but little behind at other 

 points. 



POINTERS — (MR, DAVIDSON). 

 The display of pointers was very complimentary to the 

 judge. There were 150 entries, including 14 owned by the 

 club. Among the latter were much the best lot of young- 

 sters the club has ever shown. The quality of the classes all 

 through was much superior to anything we have ever seen 

 at New York. Mr. Davidson is a good judge of a pointer, 

 and the classes were much better handled than they have 

 been at this show for several years. In the champion class 

 for large dogs, Bracket, looking fairly well, was placed over 

 Robert le Diable, the latter obtaining second prize. In the 

 bitch class, Revel III. was alone, the only other entry being 

 absent. Revel was far from being at her best. She was fat 

 and soft, and the cares of maternity have told upon the 

 symmetry of her form, she is also growing throaty. When 

 she was beaten for the special prize for the best pointer, judge 

 and spectators were surprised and disgusted to hear from the 

 lips of her owner profane expletives that no "Gentleman" 

 would utter under any circumstances. In the open dog class 

 first went to Fritz, a well-known winner. We never saw him 

 looking so well. He was perhaps a trifle light in flesh, but 

 as hard as nails and in elegant form. He also won the special 

 for the best pointer. Like his sire, Beaufort, he is not so 

 attractive in appearance at first glance as some of the others, 

 but a close examination shows him to be a pointer, and a 

 rare good one, too; he is too straight behind and might 

 stand better in front, for these reasons we prefer Bracket 

 for the place, although there is not much to choose between 

 them. Lad of Bow, looking fairly well, was a good second, 

 with old Bang, looking his best, third. Go Bang, winner of 

 second in the B. F. T. C. Derby last fall, was only able to 

 secure a e.; he was not at his best. In the bitch class Lass 

 of Bow had an easy win; she is a very nicely put together 

 bitch, weak in head and muzzle, her ears are badly 

 set on, and her tail is not quite straight; she is very 

 good in chest, back, loin, legs and feet. Lady Snow, 

 looking her best, was placed second. Juno, winner of 

 third, is quite a fair bitch, a bit long coupled and not 

 quite straight in front. In the champion class for small 

 dogs old Donald was alone. He was looking well aud de- 

 served his ribbon. Queen Bow, the only entry in the bitch 

 class, was absent. The open dog class brought out a brace of 

 good ones. Freedom, winner of first, is a very nice little dog, 

 very good at all points except that he is a trine short in head 

 and a bit too wide in front. Brake, winner of second, is a 

 fine upstanding dog of very taking appearance. He has few 

 faults and shows lots of quality. He is a trifle short in head 

 and his ears set too high, he is also tucked up in flank and 

 would show to much better advantage were he a few pounds 

 heavier. This would place him in the large class, where he 

 properly belongs. Ned B., winner of ttr.'rri, has improved 

 since last year but is not up to the others. There were several 

 in the class that were just about as good as Ned. uo less 

 than four getting the three letters. In the bitch class first 

 went to Queen Fan, the winner here last year. Chicago Fan, 

 winner of second, we failed to find in her stall. Flirt, win- 

 ner of third, occupied the same position at Waverly last 

 fall. There were several others in the class that are above 

 the average, but we noticed nothing that promises to be- 

 come first-class. The winning puppies are all promising 

 and taken as a whole they are a better lot than we often see 

 together. 



ENGLISH SETTERS— (MR. DAVIDSON). 



That Mr. Davidson is a good judge of setters goes with- 

 out saying, and we are not disposed to criticise his decisions. 

 It is impossible for any one to go through a large class of 

 dogs in the limited time ordinarily devoted to them in the 

 judging ring and grade them just to a hair in order of merit 



Where two dogs are very nearly equal, the best judges often 

 disagree as to the relative positions they should occupy on 

 the prize list, and so long as no glaring mistakes are made 

 these differences of opinion in reality amount to but little. 

 In the open dog class Count Petrel, first, and Roger, second - 

 both good ones — were very nearly equal in merit, Roger is 

 rather short in ear, and consequently not quite so taking- 

 looking in head as Count, which was probably the turning 

 point, as in other respects there is not much 'to choose be- 

 tween them. These two were the pick of the class, and we 

 saw nothing else that promises to make a world-beater, 

 although there were several that are above the average in 

 quality as well as good looks. The bitch class brought out 

 a very nice lot, and the average quality of the class was bet- 

 ter than we often see. First went to Haphazard, winner of 

 third here last year. We then said of her that she should 

 have, been first, and gave our reasons. Second went to Lady 

 Suffern, looking well. After these, came several that there 

 was not much choice between for third place. Mr. Davidson 

 finally decided in favor of Passion, an old favorite of ours. 

 She was looking her best. We thought highly of Gleuoma, 

 vhc. She is a bit weak in head, and was shown too light in 

 flesh.. Next year, if she goes all right, we shall expect to 

 see her higher up in the prize list. The winning dog and 

 hitch puppies are a very promising pair from the same lit- 

 ter, and are a credit to their sire, Rockingham. Could they 

 exchange heads it would be an advantage to both, While 

 the bitch has a capital head, it is a bit strong for her sex, as 

 that of the dog is a trifle weak for his. Taken altogether, 

 the puppies, although not strong in numbers, were of excel- 

 lent quality, with scarcely a bad one in the lot. 



IRISH SETTERS— (MR. DAVIDSON). 



These classes were fairly well represented and a nice even 

 looking lot they were, Tim. looking well, carried off the 

 honors in the champion dog class, as did Laura B. in the 

 bitch class. In the open dog class first went to Keumore, a 

 nice little dog of good color. He is a trifle plain in head and 

 stands a bit low iu trout. Otherwise he is fairly good and 

 shows up in the ring for all he is worth This dog "was pro- 

 tested as having been shown here last year in the puppy 

 class as Andy. He was also protested in the puppy class as 

 being over age. The matter is in course of investigation and 

 the result will be made known when a decision is made. 

 The open classes brought out nothing new in the way of 

 prizewinners,. Only three puppies were shown, Keumore. 

 the winner in the open dog class, was also first in the puppy 

 class. Second went to Rory O'More IV., a coarse, light 

 colored dog, not a good one. The only bitch shown is just a 

 fair specimen. 



BLACK AND TAN SETTERS— (MR. DAVIDSON). 



These classes were an imorovement upon any that have 

 recently been shown. Royal Duke, the hero of the disas- 

 trous Columbus fire, defeated old Argus iu the champion 

 dog class. In the bitch class Madge, well known, looking 

 better than we ever saw her. was a bit lucky in catching 

 Hose all off in coat and looking rather seedy, as had the 

 lai ter been all right the decision might have been different, 

 in the open dog class first went to Beaumont, recently im- 

 ported; he is a large, well-made dog, with lots of bone, good 

 loin, quarters, legs and feet; his hocks are well bent but not 

 clean; he might be better in tan, and his head, although 

 fairly good, has rather an inexpressive appearance, Gordo, 

 winner of second, is a big, strong dog with a good head; he 

 will probably show up better next year, as he is not yet 

 mature. Pedro, third, is also a large dog, above the average 

 in quality. In the bitch class first went to Roxie, we'll 

 known; she w r as looking well; none of the others were close 

 enough to her to make it interesting, although all that 

 received notice were above the average that have recently 

 been shown. Countess of Devonshire, c, was all out of con- 

 dition and was nursing a large litter. She looks to be a 

 very good one, and will undoubtedly rank higher on the list 

 when shown in proper form. The puppies were a very fair 

 lot, showing a great improvement over those of former 

 years. 



FOXHOUNDS. 



There was not an entry in the foxhound class. The 

 exhibitors last year lost a large number of young dogs just 

 after the show, and did not choose to risk it again. 



CHESAPEAKE BAY DOGS— (MR. DAVIDSON). 



A capital workman-like looking team of ten of these use- 

 ful dogs was shown by the Mr. Pollock of the Palmer's 

 Island Kennel Club. Only two, a dog and bitch, were for 

 competition, the remainder were for exhibition only. The 

 class was by far the best that has yet been shown, all were 

 typical and well worth a long study. The club take a great 

 interest in these dogs, and have offered for next year's show 

 a prize of §100, in cash or plate, for the best specimen of the 

 breed. It is to be hoped that this offer will bring out an 

 entry that will be worthy the prize and a credit to the breed. 

 R ETRIE VERS— (MR. DAVIDSON). 



The class for English retrievers brought only one, a moder- 

 ate specimen, and a mongrel with a decidedly spaniel ap- 

 pearance. 



SPANIELS— (MR. WILMERDING). 



There were 99 entries in the spaniel classes with only three 

 absentees, although four others arrived too late for the 

 judging. Mr. Wilnierding may well feel proud of the con- 

 fidence shown in his judgment by his brother fanciers. He 

 handled the different classes very nicely and made no serious 

 mistakes, placing the dogs as nearly right perhaps as was 

 possible with the limited time at his disposal. There were 

 three entries in the Irish water spaniel class; one was a 

 mongrel and one was absent, although he turned up later, 

 which was unfortunate for him, as he was clearly the best. 

 In the champion Clumber class, after a careful examination, 

 the well known Johnny was awarded the prize over equally 

 well known Newcastle, both were looking fairly well but 

 were not quite up to their best. There was only one entry 

 in the open dog class, Duffer, a son of old Trimbush. He is 

 a fair specimen, a trifle light in muzzle and short in body. 

 Tynewas alone, the other two entries arriving too late. 

 They 'are promising young bitches. 



In champion field spaniels Compton Bandit, not in good 

 condition, had an easy win over Little Red Rover. There 

 was no entry in the bitch class. The open dog class was a 

 very good one. First and second went to Mr. Oldham's re- 

 cently imported Newton Abbot Darkie aud Newton Abbot 

 Lord. Darkie is a capital specimen, fairly long and very 

 low, with good ears well set on, good eyes, feet and a nice 

 coat; he carries his tail well and Was shown in prime con- 

 dition. He might be improved in muzzle and length of 

 body. Lord, also a very good one, beats Darkie in length of 

 body, but he is a trifle overshot and looked somewhat tucked 

 up. He will undoubtedly improve in appearance upon his 

 present form. Dash II. came third; he was second here two 

 years ago; he was not looking his best. Shady, vhc, was 

 second at Boston last year; he does not improve, There were 

 two good ones in the bitch class. The winner, Newton Ab- 

 bot Jubilee, and Bridford Negress, -winner of second. The 

 former was in capital form; she is a tine bitch, long and low, 

 with good legs and feet and a beautiful coat; she is bad in 

 jaw, which detracts from her appearance. Bridford Negress 

 appears to be a first-class specimen, but she was heavy in 

 whelp and not in good coat or condition. We hope to see 

 her at her best, when, we think, she will be hard to beat. 

 Bridford Ruby, winner of third, was also in bad condition; 

 she has a good head but is too high on her legs, and carries 

 her tail too high. 



Champion cockers brought out Brant and Doc. The 

 former won.but had Doc been in good condition we fancy that 

 the result might have been different, as the judge spent con- 

 siderable time over them- In the bitch class Juno W. was 



alone. She was shown in wretched condition and the judge 

 sent her out of the ring, but afterward relented aud gave 

 her the prize. The open class for black or liver dogs was a 

 good one, every one receiving notice. The winner, Von Obo, 

 is a bit long for a cocker, but otherwise he is a very good 

 one, with good head, ears, legs, and feet and coat. Jersey 

 II. made jfc uncomfortably close for the winner; he is a very- 

 good one. Master Shina has gone back on his form of last 

 year, but was still good enough to get away with the re- 

 mainder of the class. The bitches were none of them won- 

 ders, although they were a nice even lot. We liked Busy, 

 second, and Biette, third, full as well for first as the winner', 

 although there was not much to choose between them; all of 

 them are fairly good. Bridford Gladys is a small field 

 spaniel with a beautiful head, long in body and low on the 

 leg. Her foreleg.* are bad and she was shown much too 

 thin. Mr. Laidlaw purchased her and we should not be sur- 

 prised to find her well to t he front at future shows. 



There were four reds and one cream in the "any other 

 color" class. All were by Obo II. and out of three different 

 bitches. Can any one tell us why these colors come from 

 blacks? All of them seem to lack somewhat in substance 

 and are not quite right in skull. First went to Silver King, 

 the cream, a good little dog except as noted. In the bitch 

 class first went to a litter sister of the winning dog. She is 

 better in head than the dog and fairly good in body. The 

 puppies were a very good lot; nearly all the winners were 

 also noticed in the open classes. 



COLLIES— (MB. L. P, 0. ASTLEY) , 



The collies, taken as a whole, were probably the best lot 

 ever seen in an American show. Scotilla, rather light in color, 

 won, and in Dublin Scot's absence there was nothing in the 

 class within forty points of his form. Iu the bitch class 

 Flurry II. fairly smothered Lady Ellis. The latter is a nice 

 bitch, but has no business alongside of the Chestnut Hill 

 crack, There were nineteen entries in the open class for dogs, 

 and Bendigo, an overrated son of The Squire and Bertha', 

 was placed at the head of affairs, ft is quite probable that 

 he was a good-looking puppy, but he is certainly not a. first- 

 class dog, and those who snipped him to America evidently 

 kuew what they were about. He was sold before the close. 

 Of the show, it was said for $1^500, which was about five 

 times more than his value. He is growing coarse in muzzle, 

 and was shown with little more hair on him than is often 

 seen on a snioothcoat, In body, legs and feet he is excellent, 

 and his ears are shperb, The standard calls for coat and 

 frill, and assigns 20 points for same, and it is self-evident 

 that a dog not haviug these essentials cannot be typical. 

 We do not care how many prizes Bendigo won when he was 

 a puppy, he is not a "good one." Roslyn Sensation, second 

 prize, is a very promising puppy, he has a collie's coat, good 

 front, and is well put together. He is not first-class in stifles 

 or in hocks, but the slight weakness he shows may be out- 

 grown. We would have placed him first notwithstanding 

 Bendigo's record, which with us counts for nothing. Doc 

 Halm, third prize, is probably better now than he ever will 

 be. We fear his head will develop coarseness. Carriage of 

 ears not quite right. Good body, coat, legs and feet. Hocks 

 might be much better, Brush carried too high. David, he. 

 is a fine young dog defective in head. Gilford, vhc, and 

 Bute, he, are both faulty in front. Bertha, the dam of 

 Bendigo, was first in the bitch class, and also won the 

 special for best in the show. She has a better coat than her 

 son, but it is not first-class, and we thought her very lucky 

 in being placed over Scotilla and Flurry II. If these dogs 

 meet again in the judge's ring we shall expect to see Bertha 

 behind her kennel companions. Roslyn Vera, second prize, 

 is a rather promising puppy, by Dublin Scot. Dahlia, third 

 pri ze, is not first-class either in head, ears, or in coat. Lorna 

 Thorpe, he, is well known. Colina was third in the puppy 

 class a year ago and was fully described iu our report. She 

 has not improved on her puppy form. Doonholm, first in 

 dog puppies, is a very promising youngster and a great credit, 

 to his breeder. He is good in head, ears and in coat, and 

 much better than average in body, legs and in feet. He was 

 very closely pressed by Roslyn Sensation, and it would be 

 hard to say which will make the better dog. Volunteer, 

 third prize, was much below the winners, especially in head 

 properties. Roslyn Vera, second iu the open bitch class, was 

 a good winner in the bitch puppy class. We did not exam- 

 ine the second and third prize winners. Ladybird, in the 

 class for smoothcoats, was far away best. She has fairly 

 good head, good legs and feet, and capital tail. Her shoul- 

 ders are not right and she is light in bone. Spot, second 

 prize, is not good either in head or ears, and his legs might 

 be very much better than they are. Taffy, third prize, has 

 defective head and ears. 



POODLES— (MR. L. P. C. ASTLEY). 



Styx first, Brigand second, and the rest nowhere, was the 

 order of things in this class. Mr. Sanford's grand dogs look 

 not a bit worse than they did when imported, and their 

 condition does much credit to their keeper. 



BULLDOGS— (MR. LIVINGSTON). 



The bulldoes were few in number, but excellent in 

 quality. Mr. Livingston handled them very well. In the 

 open dog class, first went to Merry Monarch, well known, 

 Panther, placed second, is a very good one, and it is a ques- 

 tion if he is not better even than Monarch. He is certainly 

 lower on his legs and equally as good as Monarch at other 

 (joints. The bitch class brought out the recently imported 

 Dolores, a very good one. She had no trouble in capturing 

 the ribbon. 



BULL-TERRIERS— (MR. W. E. LIVINGSTON). 



Jubilee, well known, had the champion class for dogs to 

 himself, Mr. Dole's good dog Count having died on the 

 morning of the first day of the show. He will not be easily 

 replaced. Maggie May was also alone in the champion class 

 for bitches, and like her kennel eotnpaniou Count was look- 

 ing well. Cairo, the great English crack, was first in the 

 open class. He has gone all wrong in head, is very cheeky 

 and cannot beat a good one. Grabber and Tony, second and 

 third, are well known. A nice specimen is Little Dorrit, 

 first in the open class for heavy weight bitches. Her eyes 

 are not good, being too full. Little Flirt, first in the light 

 weight bitch class, should have exchanged places with 

 Venus, second prize. The former is full in cheeks and iu 

 eyes, dish-faced, out at elbows, and is not straight in front. 

 She was in poor condition. Venus is by no means a good 

 one, being full in eyes, out at elbows and coarse in tail. 

 She was in good condition and was clearly best in the class. 

 The first prize puppy is not a good one, being defective at 

 both ends. 



BASSET HOUNDS— (MR. ASTLEY). 



Nemours was the only entry in this class. He was looking 

 well and deserved his ribbon. 



DACHSHUNDE— (MR. ASTLEY). 



There was a fair showing of dachshunde, with the well- 

 known Rubenstein first in the dog class. Super bus II. made 

 a very fair second. Linda V., in the bitch class, is a very 

 good specimen, with a good head, and much better than the 

 average in skin; she was also fairly good in crook. 



BEAGLES— (MR. WAKEFIELD). 



The beagles were conceded by all fanciers of the breed to 

 be tne best collection ever brought together. A more sorty 

 lot we never saw together, and one could easily believe wlieh 

 the dog class came into the ring that each animal had been 

 selected for the purpose of forming a typical pack. The 

 Beagle Club is entitled to much credit in accomplishing the 

 result obtained, and it is to be hoped that other specialist 

 clubs will profit by the example. Mr. Wakefield proved 

 himself to be. an excellent judge by handling them in first- 



