March 8, 1888.] 



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MR. E. H. MOORK'S MASTIFF DOG "MINTING.' 



likely to be heard from again in fairly good company was 

 Little Boy. He is a bit plain in head and his eyes are not 

 right. His forelegs are not quite straight and his shoulders 

 are not what they should be. He is a useful looking dog, 

 showing more black nudtan than Gordon character.' The 

 bitches. Roxie excepted, were a very poor lot, and so were 

 the puppies. 



FOXHOUNDS— (MB. J. K. STOVELL). 



The dog class contained two entries and the judge dis- 

 qualified Pilot for lameness and gave second prize to Brag — 

 all he was worth. He is plain in head, has badly sprung 

 ribs, light flat loin, light quarters, Hat feet, ears not very 

 well carried, poor brush, in fact is a lathy, leggy dog, show- 

 ing little, if any, foxhound character. Three very poor 

 bitches were shown and the judge wisely withheld the blue 

 ribbon and gave second to Biz, coarse in head, light iu bone, 

 big in feet, deficient in brush and hollow in back. Taken 

 altogether these were a wretched lot. 



SPANIELS— (MR. FELLOWS). 



Two Irishmen were shown, and Barney O'Connor was far 

 ahead of Jess. He is rather coarse in head, and not good 

 either in color of eyes or in ears; neither is his topknot first- 

 class. In body he is better than average, but, should show 

 more power, especially in quarters, and would be improved 

 by more bone. He is not in very good coat, and will, of 

 course, look better when he is in' full bloom. Those who 

 have kept dogs of this breed know how difficult a task it is 

 to keep them in tiptop trim. Jess, second prize, is defective 

 in head, eyes, ears and in forelegs. The latter are not 

 straight. She would not be a winner in good company, 

 Only one Clumber was shown, the long-legged Johnny, and 

 Mr. Fellows was on the point of withholding the prize for 

 want of merit. No fault could have been found had he done 

 this, for Johnny is a very long way removed from 

 high-class form. His head is defective, especially in 

 stop; body much too flat; limbs very high for a 

 dog of his inches, feather very scanty, expression en- 

 tirely wrong. We always knew that the owner had meas- 

 ured Johnny with a very elastic tape, aud therefore had Mr. 

 Diffenderffer measure him under his beagle standard meas- 

 ure with spirit level on top, so that no mistake might be 

 made. The dog was measured in the presence of three wit- 

 nesses, Messrs. C. H. Mason, F. F. Dole and John Lewis, who 

 can all testify that the exact height is 19 I-16in., and not 

 18in., as stated by the owner. The dog's weight is not titfibs., 

 but 57lbs. in fair good condition. There was only one entry 

 in the champion class for field spaniels, aud as the dog was 

 not eligible for competition therein he was disqualified. Mr. 

 Charles M. Nelles is the owner. 



"The Show Cocker Must Go. 



(He's too long and too low). 



The short-legged cocker can sit on a bench, 

 And display his fine feather all day; 



But he can't hunt grouse nor the royal woodcock. 

 Because he ain't built that way. 



The long body and the short leg, 



And the dog that loves the house, 

 Have had their day and must give way 



To the dog that can hunt the grouse." 



The judge kept fairly well to type in his awards in the 

 field and cocker classes, but we think attached rather more 

 importance to short legs and long backs than any other 

 judge we have seen. Mr. Fellows knows what, a good 

 spaniel should be, and he did not keep his friends in doubt 

 on that score, but at once went to work to pick out the right 

 sort for the ribbons. In the open class for field clogs New- 

 ton Abbot Darkie, the lowest and longest dog we have ever 

 seen in this country, was properly placed first, and his ken- 

 nel companion, Newton Abbot Lord, second. The last- 

 named is longer on the legs than the judge liked, but has a 

 good head and plenty of length. Beau, third prize, is very 

 defective in head but has a fair Sussex body. The 

 winner stood out in bold relief from the balance of 

 the class and is a good one. In bitches the judge 

 was not long in selecting Newton Abbot Jubilee 

 for premier position. Doubtless her very short legs and 

 long, low body proved too much, in Mr. Fellows's opinion, 

 for her three longer-legged opponents. She is faulty before 

 the eyes, not straight m frout, and is defective iu feet; but 

 in other respects is a very hard bitch to beat. Newton Ab- 

 bot Darkie easily won the special for field spaniels. His 

 prominent defect is his hindlegs, which are not strong. Doc 

 beat Brant in the champion cocker class, probablv through 



being a little shorter on the legs and more chunky in build. 

 He shows rather more true character in head than Brant, 

 nud is certainly an improved dog. In the open and puppy 

 classes the judge was very persistent about having shortness 

 of leg with plenty of length. There was nothing in these 

 classes quite up to the form of the old champions. 



COLLIES — (MR. DENMS). 



The Chestnut Hill Kennels saved these classes from 

 mediocrity and made a splendid entry. The judging was 

 carefully and well done but we think the judge would have 

 done even better had he removed his kid. gloves. It is im- 

 possible to gauge the quality of a dog's coat with a gloved 

 hand. Scotilla, Flurry II.. Roslyn, Sensation. Doc Hahn 

 and Flurry III. are all well known and pending the Boston 

 show it will be best to say little in regard tolhe position 

 held by the others. There are a number of good youngsters 

 out this year and their good and bad points will 'be alluded 

 to on a future occasion. They have been carefully jotted 

 down in our note hooks. 



BULLDOGS — (ME. MORTIMER . 

 Robinson Crusoe was properly given the prize over his 

 brother Merry Monarch, and the peerless Britomartis was 

 alone in her class. We thought Sandy, first, iu the open 

 dog class, a very lucky animal; he is plain in head and has 

 a terrier body, and his legs are not well set. Tostig. while 

 not a good one, is a better dog, and we liked Cribb equally 

 as well. Dolores outseores Soudan in head, especially in lav- 

 back and wrinkle. We cannot agree with a Western paper 

 in its statement that his ears are large: they are small but 

 badly carried. Gypsey Girl, the only puppy shown, may be 

 heard from again. 



BASSET HOUNDS AND DACHSHUNDE— (MR. STOVELL). 



There were but three entries in the two classes, and Ruben- 

 steiu was far ahead. Hilda is not his equal either in head, 

 length or in skin. 



BEAGLES — (M R. DIFFENDERFFER). 

 These classes were brimful of quality., with Bounce, Lou, 

 Chimer, Jupiter, Marion B. and Jessie, all well known, the 

 winners. We liked Marion B. for first place in the bitch 

 class. She is much better thatl the winner in coat and in 

 brush. Royal Krueger, first in the puppy class, is a very 

 promising youngster, and unless something happens to him 

 will make a name for himself. Mr. Diffenderffer handled 

 the classes well, and appeared to be thoroughly at home with 

 them. 



FOX-TERRIERS— (MR. MORTIMER). 

 The entry iu this class was small considering the induce- 

 ments offered in the way of special prizes. There were not 

 more than 20 dogs shown in the eight classes— a very poor 

 showing. The awards iu the champion classes was simply 

 a repetition of New York, but in the open classes for dogs a 

 bad.blunder was made in placing Warren Discord, an over- 

 sized, cotton-wool coated, thickheaded, bad-eared, deaf and 

 crazy puppy, over that sterling terrier Raby Mixer. We 

 have never seen or heard of a more peculiar decision, and 

 hope we may never see another like it. Bitches were 

 properly placed, Rachel being far ahead of her kennel com- 

 panions, Verdict and Blemton Brilliant. Verdict has im- 

 proved very much since we last saw her, having fined down 

 in Bead. The dog Warren Discord was promptly disquali- 

 fied, aud so Mr. Thayer got what he was fairly entitled to in 

 the first place. 



OTHER TERRIERS— (MR. MORTIMER). 



Jubilee, with the Sansom street polish on him, had the 

 bull-terrier class all to himself. The open class for heavy- 

 weight dogs was represented bv The Baron and Young 

 Count, both well known. The latter should have been first. 

 The Baron appears to be stone deaf. Duchess of York, who 

 has a butterfly nose, should not have been placed over Miss 

 Nora, who is not quite so good in head but better in body 

 and shown in splendid condition. Little Dorritt, a smart 

 one, had no opposition in the light-weight class. Only two 

 puppies were sh own and they were properly placed. Neither 

 will be up to high class form. 



Black and tans were a wretched lot of four. Safety, first 

 iu bitches, has a very weak head, and Sir Wallace, second in 

 the clog class, is very wide iu front. Neither is up to show 

 form. Irish were a good class, and it was a close tiling 

 between Breda, Tiny, Greymount and Dennis. The last 

 named was bred in t his country and is a credit to his breeder. 

 Border Wang, shown at New York by F. R. Hitchcock, 

 should have been disqualified at Philadelphia, where he was 

 shown by the Hempstead Farm Company. Jim was the 

 only good Skye shown, and Yorkshires as usual were a poor 

 lot. Both the winning toys are defective in head. 



PUCiS— (MR. MORTIMER). 



Thanks to Dr. Cryer this class was well represented. Max, 

 Bessie, Dude, Othello and Vesta make a team which auy 

 man might feel proud of. Clio is very defective in fore 

 face. Daisy has bad head. Bradford Rowdy has good skull 

 and wrinkle, but is long in muzzle; he should have been 

 first m the puppy class. Au Jo, the winner, has a wretched 

 head, white nails and bent and bad feet. 



TOY SPANIELS— (MR. FELLOWS). 



The winners in the King Charles are well known; they 

 were in good condition. Joan of Arc and Grand Duchess, 

 t he winning Blenheims , are also old faces, and were properly 

 placed. The two Prince Charles spaniels are defective in 

 head and in coat, and are too large. 



Charles H. Mason. 

 Following are the corrections of last week's 



LIST OF AWARDS. 

 In rough-coated St. Bernard dogs, bitches and puppies, Centaur, 

 Corretto and Daisy are owned by E. H. Morris. 'instead of E. H 

 Moore. In small pointer hitches J. M. Baker's June Devil was 



l ii n n i i t iV y~wL±±. a.,, Luiiminuu uuu-ierrier 



dogs h . I . Dole s Jubilee won. Somerset Kennels' Stinger was 

 second instead of equal first. 



SPECIAL PRIZES. 



Kennel of mastiffs, E. H. Moore. American bred, E. H. Moore's 

 Duchess. Kennel rough-coated St. Bernards, Hospice Kennels: 

 smooth-coated, Hospice Kennels. Puppy owned m Maryland, 

 W. S. Diflfenderffcr's Lord Hector. St. Bernard sweepstakes 

 Miequasset Kennels' Cbequasse-t Norman. Kennel of pointers, 

 Chiton Kennels. Best pointer, Chas. H. Mason's Beaufort. Best 

 English setter, Blackstone Kennels' Roval Albert. English setter 

 sw< eps takes, J.B. Ma'oney's Sleeping Beauty. Kennel Irish setters 

 T. Thompson. Best Irish setter, same owner's Mollie Bawn. Gor- 

 don setter, W. Hammett's Royal Duke; dog, the same; hitch H 

 F . Smith's Roxie. Gordon sweepstakes, J. L. Campr ell's Becky 

 ( '. Sharp. Kennel field or cocker spaniels.C.M. Nelles's field spaniel 

 flog, h. M. Oldham's Newton Abbot Darkie. Pupnv sired bv Doc 

 (f . M. Shaw's .1 ersey Boy. Cocker exhibited bv a ladv, Mrs. J. M 

 Sul lender, Jr.'s Dick. Kennel collies, Chestnut Hill Kennels. 

 Challenge collie cup. Chestnut Hill Kennels' Roslvn Sensation 

 Collie sweepstakes, the same; brood bitch, same owner's Flurry II 

 Kennel beagles, Somerset Kennels. Brace puppies, E. R. Cole- 

 man's Marion B. and Miss Maine. Working beagle. Somerset 

 Kennels' Bounce. Dog owned by member of Beagle Club, A. L. 

 Borley's Chimer. Bitch, same conditions, same owner's Lou 

 Peagle sweepstakes, Mrs. J. O. Fellows's Roval Krueger. Ken- 

 nel fox-terriers, Blemton Kennels. Fox-Terrier Club challenge 

 cup, Blemton Kennels' Rachel. Brace over lf'*nos., same owner's 

 Lucifer and Rachel. Tomboy stakes, same owner's Blemton 

 Brilliant. Pug owned by a lady, Miss Jean J. Strother's Au Jo. 



MINTING. 



T/VTE give this week a picture of Mr. E. H. Moore's mastiff 

 1 T dog Minting, winner of the champion prize at Phil- 

 adelphia last week. He was whelped May 25, 1885, and is by 

 the well known champion Maximilian and out of Cambrian 

 Princess. Minting is the best specimen of the breed in this 

 country, if not in the world, and we have no doubt that he 

 will be of great benefit through his progeny in improving 

 the looks of our show benches in future years. 



KENNEL MANAGEMENT. 



$3?" No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents. 



C. H. G., Chicago.— For canker in the ear: 

 R. Tr. opii 



Bromo chloral aa 3 i 



Aq ?y 



Mix. Big. A few drops in the ear night and morning after 

 cleansing and drying. 



NEW HAVEN DOG SHOW.-New Haven, Conn., March 

 7.— Editor Forest and Stream: The fourth annual show of 

 the New Haven Kennel Club will be held at New Haven 

 Polo Rink, April IT to 20 instead of on March 27 to 30, as an- 

 nounced. This change was necessary because the polo 

 season does not end until April 7. Premium lists will be 

 issued this week and will be mailed to all. As the space in 

 the rink is limited and as the managers will not allow any 

 crowding, it would be well for intending exhibitors to send 

 their entries in at an early date, as the club reserve the right 

 to return entries made when the limit has been reached. A 

 large line of special prizes will be given, a list of which will 

 be published in the papers together with a list of judges. 

 Entries will close April 5.— E, Sheffield Porter, Sec'y. 



