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my pen. Volunteer, nasty yellow eyes, stop not well denned 

 no eyebrows, pointed muzzle, ears badly set and not well 

 carried, throaty, chest not deep enough, tail long and coarse 

 and not well carried, loin flat, legs not well set and not 

 straight, feet turning outward, lacks character, a very poor 

 specimen. Random Clover does little credit to her dis- 

 tinguished sire, Graphic, flat-sided, light in bone, color of 

 eyes too light, straight from the hocks down, tail too long, 

 shows quality, shown in wretched condition. I gave the 

 special for best dog to Brake, and for best bitch to Juno S. 

 SRTTER8. 



These were good classes; in fact, the quality was quite as 

 good as at New York and Boston. Rockingham, Royal 

 Prince II., Cora of Wetheral and Daisy Foreman repre- 

 sented champion English dogs. Rock and Prince were in 

 excellent condition, but Cora was short in coat and Daisy 

 Foreman hog fat. I have never seen the last named so badly 

 show n. Sh-was always light in bone and a bit monkey- 

 faced, and of course these defects are intensified hy every 

 ounce ©f unnecessary weight. Light-limbed, small-headed 

 dogs should be shown on the. light side, not fat as pigs. 

 There were nine entries in the open class for dogs, two of 

 which, Royal Kent and Phil Warwick, were absent. Roger, 

 the unlucky but handsome son of Count Noble and Queen 

 Meg, scored his first win. Mr. Donner gave him a c. card at 

 New York last year, when he should have been a very easy 

 winner, being many points the best dog in the class. ' This 

 year, at the same show, Mr. Davidson placed bim second, in 

 my opinion to a much worse specimen, and Dr. Jarvis put 

 Dad Wilson and Gus Bondhu in front of him at Bos- 

 ton. At the last named show he stood out in bold 

 relief from the rest of the class, and Dad Wilson had 

 no business whatever alongside of him. With a little 

 more length and cleanness of head and neck, a bet- 

 ter carried stern, darker eyes, and a somewhat better coat, 

 Roger would be the best setter in America. As it is he is 

 few points behind the best of them. Dick Beltou and Fairy 

 King had a very sharp tussle for second place; it is a close 

 thing hoi ween them. Dick Beltou is a big useful-looking 

 son of Yale Beltou and was shown in excellent condition — 

 cheeks too prominent, color of eyes too light, stop not very 

 well defined, eyebrows should be more prominent, expres- 

 sion not just right, ears fairly good, excellent neck, elbows 

 not set quite straight, but not bad, free and well-placed 

 shoulders, strong forelegs, feet should be more arched, good 

 back and chest, loin strong, but longer than I like! falls 

 away too much from the hips down and "would be improved 

 by more length between hips and set of stern, stifles too 

 much in, causing the hocks to be thrown out a trifle and legs 

 when brought forward not working quite free of the body, 

 tail carried too high, coat free of curliness, but a trifle 

 woolly, legs and feet well feathered, shows lack (slightly) of 

 true character. Fairy King, third prize, -was first at Staf- 

 ford Springs last year. He is an orange beltou, of catching 

 appearance, and with the exception of being rather soft, was 

 well shown; skull well formed, muzzle not quite clean, but 

 much better thau average, color of eyes a shade too light, 

 ears rather wide and not carried quite close, neck should be 

 lighter, excellent chest, flat, but strong loin, good hind- 

 quarters, excellent flag well carried, shoulders heavy, fore- 

 legs not well set, elbows not straight, forelegs not straight, 

 feet should be more arched, too wide in front, good coat, 

 moves well, shows quality; a rather undersized, but useful- 

 looking dog. Duke of Wellington, vhc., is coarse in skull 

 and not clean cut in muzzle, stands down a trifle at the 

 shoulders, back rather hollow, poor expression; useful, per- 

 haps, if hot very ornamental. Pride of Orleans, c, stop 

 should be deeper, eyes not right, a plain head, shoulders 

 heavy, stands over some at the knees, loin and quarters 

 might be better, stands on fairly good feet, not a very free 

 mover. Forest Planter, he, fairly good head, throaty, el- 

 bows very much out, flat loin, forelegs not straight, long 

 and straight from the hocks down, stern too high. Yale 

 Belton, unnoticed, is a wreck of bis former self, being lame 

 behind, bad in coat and red in skin. I won't call it mange, 

 but if ne were my property I would want a separate kennei 

 for him. Bitches were a good class of twelve, the quality 

 being quite as good as at New York. Haphazard, that should 

 have" been first at New York, 1887, and also first at Boston, 

 1888, won cleverly from her kennel companion, Calico, a 

 bitch of similar type. Haphazard is well known to your 

 readers, a sweet little bitch, not perfect in legs or feet, nar- 

 row iu quarters and defective in tail. (The Chicago Letter 

 Press says it was a close thing between her and Blue 

 Nell at Boston, because Blue Nell was "low in flesh." 

 Wide instead of close, I should imagine. The patent medicine 

 man who collected the notes on sporting dogs at Boston for 

 Jim the Penman should attach his name to his reports and 

 not make the Babylon novice shoulder the blunders of two. 

 A queer "staff" that, Mr. Editor!) Calico is an undersized 

 but smart bitch. ; muzzle below the eyes not quite clean; 

 stop should be deeper; cheeks a trifle prominent, and Indent- 

 ure up head not well defined; good chest, which would be 

 improved by more spring in ribs behind the shoulders; fore- 

 legs not quite straight; feet rather flat and turning outward 

 slightly, they should point straight ahead of the dog; 

 shoulders well placed; good loin and quarters; tail rather 

 too long: coat somewhat short and showing curliness; shows 

 quality. Dixie B., third prize, is a bitch of altogether dif- 

 ferent' type from Haphazard and Calico. She is longer in 

 head, neck and body, and stands over much more ground. 

 Cheeks rather prominent: muzzle longer than I like and not 

 just right in formation: color of eyes too light; ears might 

 be closer, neck long but uot clean; chest capacious and well 

 formed; a trifle low behind the shoulder tops; loin too long 

 but not weak; excellent shoulders; legs not quite straight, 

 but strong; good feet; strong, well-formed quarters; tail 

 too long; not well shown; a bitch of good size and showing 

 quality and breeding. Pearl Belton, vhc, undersized and 

 rather* weedy; hocks too straight; out of coat; shows quality. 

 Empress Eugenie, vhc, was described in my Troy report. 

 Sparkle, he., cbeeE.s and muzzle not clean cut, ears badly 

 carried, expression sour, forelegs not straight, coat in bad 

 condition, shows good breeding. Mena II,, he, cheeky, 

 light in color of eyes, ears not well carried, forelegs not well 

 set, light in bone, weak in knees, feet flat, very throaty, 

 condition poor. Ruby R., c, coarse iu skull and muzzle, 

 defective in feet, good in body and quarters, condition low. 

 Countess Veda, p., apple-headed, muzzle not right below the 

 eyes, neck heavy', elbows a trifle out and legs not quite 

 straight, hocks only moderate, coat excellent, condition bad. 

 Blue Nell, uunotiee'd, bad eyes and expression, short ears set 

 high, bad behind, heavy in shoulders, small and weedy, not 

 ■a show bitch. Nancy Dawson, unnoticed— nasty light eyes, 

 bad expression— a plain head, feet of wretchedly bad forma- 

 tion, a catchy-looking flat-catcher. Of the four puppies 

 shown Belle was clearly the best, but will never be up to 

 high-class form, muzzle weak, ears rather short, light in 

 bone, legs not well set, not quite straight in front, but 

 should improve, narrow quarters, hocks too close, good 

 middle, shows quality. The second and third prize winners 

 are defective in head,* eyes and expression. The third prize 

 winner is of catchy color, but is not nearly so truly formed 

 as the second prize winner, Specials for best dog and 

 bitch went to Rockingham .and Cora of Wetheral. 



Royal Duke, Beaumont, Vic and New York Belle have been 

 fully described in my previous reports. Since you published 

 my letter about Beaumont and Little Boy, it has dawned on 

 the bagman judge and on the doctor (?) who report for the 

 Letter Press that Beaumout is a good one, and on Satur- 

 day next we shall probably be solemnly informed that 

 he is a wonderfully improved dog, and that he should 

 have been placed over Royal Duke tor the special, I with- 

 held second and third price's in the open class for dogs. 



Tony is sour in head, has bad shoulders and feet turning 

 outward, is light in bone, straight behind, and was shown 

 soft and fat. Black Thorn, catalogued at $35, would be a 

 dear dog at that figure. He has a long plain head, bad eyes, 

 and his color is all wrong. Merle, third prize, is not a good 

 one. Muzzle should be deeper, ears set rather high, legs not 

 set quite right, feet only fairly good, too small and weedy 

 and of English type, coat flat, color good, but there is too 

 much of it ; an undersized specimen. Puppies a bad lot, win- 

 ners defective in head and poor in color. Glen's Girl, un- 

 noticed, is a black and tan English setter. Royal Duke, better 

 in head, eyes, expression, coat and color, and in much better 

 condition than Beaumont, beat him for the special. 

 Beaumont is of better type than Royal Duke, and as 

 1 said in my report of the Philadelphia show, will 

 be very nearly the best Gordon in America when he is shown 

 in tip-top condition. This statement was ridiculed by the 

 Letter Press, but the crooked organ (?) will fall into lineprob- 

 ably this week. Twenty Irish setters were shown and the 

 quality was above average. Nellie, first in champion class, 

 is well known to your readers, and full descriptions of Ned' 

 Trojan, Rory O'More and Molly can be had by reference to 

 my report of the Troy show. Bern a and Lady Fawn were 

 noticed in my Philadelphia report. Had Lady Fawn been 

 in good condition 1 would have placed her over Berna, as 

 she is a better bitch. My Troy notes on Trojan, Rory 

 O'More and Mollie were copied by the Letter Press of April 

 14 and given to the public as original. Redstone, first in 

 open dog class, is a big slashing fellow, rather wide and flat 

 iu skull, not sufficiently deep in stop or clean in the muzzle. 

 With the exception that he is short in neck and too leggy he 

 is good in other respects. Larry S. was absent. Gleninar 

 II., he, has fairly good head, eyes too light, ears not quite 

 right, neck too short, light behind and too straight, leggy, 

 light iu bone, feet not first rate, condition low. Coghlan, 

 he, skull heavy, color of eyes too light, too much feather on 

 ears, loin flat and rather' light, stands back at the knees, 

 feet not very good, rather leggy, light behind, too long and 

 light from hocks to ground, good tail, beautiful color, good 

 coat, a dog of good size. Lady Clare, he, in open class 

 for bitches, head flat, muzzle not quite right, light in bone, 

 feet defective, knees weak, tail too long, stands rather low 

 in front, color not rich. Belle Ida, he," coarse in head, ears 

 too short, rather light in bone, good legs and feet, color not 

 good, coat in bad condition. Fawn, unnoticed, snipy, weedy, 

 undersized, coat and condition bad. Lizzie, unnoticed, 

 wretched head and eyes, curly, not a show dog in any one 

 point. The first and second prize winning puppies may be 

 heard from again, although I doubt if either will ever be 

 first-class. The winner is better in nose, eyes', set of legs 

 and in quarters thau the second prizewinner, although 

 hardly as good in head and position of ears. Rose, third prize, 

 will never be any better than she is to-day, head weak, eyes 

 light in color, ears not quite right, but may improve, 

 weedy, straight behind, lacks character. Mollie had no 

 trouble in winning the special from Nellie, Neither is first- 

 rate in forelegs or in feet, but Mollie is decidedly better in 

 head and in color and, when I had weighed up their good 

 and bad points, I found the Troy bitch ahead and with sev- 

 eral points to spare. 



SPANIELS. 



These classes were carefully handled by Mr. Hemingway, 

 who is undoubtedly one of our best judges of field and 

 cocker spaniels. The quality, excepting in the Irish and 

 Clumber classes, was excellent; not up to Boston form, but 

 much above average. I gave you a very critical report of 

 the classes at Boston, and, as most of the winners at that 

 show were winners here, I will not occupy more space than 

 is absolutely necessary. Of the field spaniels shown Newton 

 Abbot Darkie, Newton Abbot Jubilee, Newton Abbot Lord, 

 Jerry, Jet, Lady Abbot, Beau and Bridford Ruby are well 

 known to all spaniel men. Pearl Lake Obo, unnoticed in 

 the open class dogs, has cocker head, light eyes, ears 

 set high, and is as curly as a retriever; not a show dog. 

 Black Flash, second in open class for bitches, has light eyes, 

 cocker head, is very curly, and was shown heavy in whelp. 

 She stands on good legs— her best point. One Clumber, or 

 rather white dog with lemon markings, was shown, and first 

 and second prizes were properly withheld. Bad in head, 

 body, legs and tail. Jess, first at Boston, represented Irish 

 water spaniels. Cockers were a strong class. Among cham- 

 pions were the names of Miss Obo II., Chloe W., Obo II. and 

 Shina. Chloe W., in the absence of her kennel companions, 

 won, and later on in tlie day took the special for best cocker 

 in the show. This is the bitch I placed first at Boston, the 

 bitch that, according to the Letter Press and Jim the Pen- 

 man, should have been placed behind Dolly Obo. Baby Obo, 

 third at Boston, was the only entry in the open class for 

 black dogs. Bitches were a good class of nine, headed 

 by Beatrice W. and Dolly Obo, both highly commended 

 at Boston in a stronger class. It is a close thing between 

 them, and of the two I prefer Beatrice W., who is better in 

 head, set of ears, forelegs, and in coat. Dolly Obo is 

 underhung, a bad defect in a spaniel. Riette, third at New 

 York, was third here, with Nellie, first at Hartford, vhc. 

 Flossie K., vhc, has fairly good head, eyes a shade too light 

 in color, forelegs not well placed, stifles not quite right, 

 curly, stands too high, in fact is too large. Cleopatra, he, 

 light eyes, field spaniel head, ears too high, thin tail, good 

 ears, much better than average in legs and feet, good coat, 

 is larger than I like. Mooress, vhe, snipy, eyes and ex- 

 pression not quite right, a trifle out at elbows, coat showing 

 curliness. Jennie, reserve, a trifle snipy, stop not quite 

 right, eyebrows should be more prominent, color of eyes too 

 light, forelegs did not appear to be right, but the bitch was 

 very heavy in whelp and this may have caused her to stand 

 badly on them. Lady of Learning, second at Boston, and 

 Dora, first at Hartford, were first and second here. Pete, 

 unnoticed, is faulty in muzzle, has bad feet, is very curly 

 and much too large. Puppies were a good class of seven, 

 with Novel, a fairly good one, an easy winner. She is a 

 trifle full in cheeks, her muzzle would be improved by more 

 depth near the nose, and her ears are set rather high. She 

 has considerable white on the breast, but in other respects 

 is a good one and should be heard from again. Bijou, placed 

 second, is not right in muzzle or straight" in front, and was 

 badly shown. Lillie, third prize, is not a good one, but was 

 properly placed. She is underhung, has Roman nose, light 

 eyes, bad stop and lacks character; good legs and feet are 

 her redeeming features. Obo B., he, has small yellow eyes, 

 weak face, is light iu bone and bad behind. Strong limbs is 

 her best point. Chip, vhe, is neither a field or cocker, and 

 is, of course, defective in head. She is also light in bone 

 and her eyes are not right. 



FOXHOUNDS. 



This was one of Mr. Elmore's classes. Jewy II., who was 

 given second prize, was the only one shown. He is too short 

 m the legs, round in barrel, wide in front, not first-class in 

 legs or in feet, and has a poor brush; his head is just fair. 



BEAGLES. 



Little Duke, Twinkle, Lou, Royal Krueger, Racer, Jr., 

 Frank, Leader, Una and Elf are all well known. Rob, com- 

 mended in open dog class, is snipy, light in bone, loin and 

 quarters, and has poor brush, I am not a beagle man, but 

 he would uot be my choice. Little Duchess, third in the 

 bitch class, might be better in head and in carriage of ears, 

 is throaty and longer in body than I like, stands on fairly 

 good legs and feet, has good brush and fairly good coat. I 

 claim to know as much about beagles as Whitford knew 

 about pointers, or Mortimer about the classes he has judged. 

 Our records as breeders, owners and exhibitors are about 

 one and the same thing— won't stand close inspection. 



DACHSHUNDE, 



Only one entry, a very seedy specimen, weak in head, light 

 in bone, leggy, bad in crook and tight in skin. I withheld 

 the prize, 88; which is far more than the dog is worth. 

 BASSET HOUNDS. 



Bertraud, Cosette and Baylio's Basset were the entries, and 

 Mr. Elmore had an easy task, I do not consider any one of 

 them first class. Bertrand is rather plain iu head, the bitch 

 is leggy and light in bone, and Baylie's Basset has a very- 

 plain face. Old Model would have out-classed, any of these; 

 still, they are fair, 



COLLIES. 



There were twenty-five entries in this class and the qual- 

 ity was above average. Scotilla, Jersey Lass, David, Clip- 

 per, Royal Monarch, Flurry III., Lorna Thorpe, Glen Rosa 

 and Lady Watson are well-known to your readers. Roder- 

 ick Dhu, unnoticed, in the open class 'for dogs, won first at 

 Philadelphia last year under Mr. Terry's judgment. He 

 is prick-eared now and was then, as I pointed out in my re- 

 port. Glendale, vhe, is not first-class in head or in ears, 

 has bad shoulders, not the best of legs and feet and is all 

 out of coat. Lorna Thorpe, third in the open bitch class, 

 has not improved in coat, which is too short and woolly! 

 Glen Rosa was clearly the best of a fair lot of puppies. She 

 and Royal Monarch, second prize, were fully described in 

 my Boston report. Lady Watson, third prize, was first at 

 Troy. Jane of Castle Rock, vhe, has tairly good head, 

 although her muzzle is a trifle blunt and her eyes a shade 

 too light in color, ears should be more erect, good body, legs 

 and feet, beautiful long brush, well carried. Princess, he, 

 is full in brow, light in color of eyes and does not carry her 

 ears sufficiently erect. She has good body, limbs and puppy 

 coat. Winsome Lassie, he, is not good in eyes, forehead, 

 ears or expression, and her coat should be harder. Guy 

 Feathers, he, is rather short in head, round in eyes and his 

 ears and forelegs could be improved upon. 



BULLDOGS. 



This was a most excellent class. All of the winners are 

 well known to the readers of Forest and Stream. They 

 are Robinson Crusoe, Merry Monarch, Britomartis, Carmen, 

 Quasimodo, Lion, Beatrice, Soudan and Thespian. I gave 

 the special for best of these to Britomartis, who beats her op- 

 ponents in head properties and in body as well. 



TERRIERS. 



I. have taken so much of your space for my comments on 

 the pointers and setters that notes on the remaining classes 

 must be brief. In fox-terriers Mr. Thayer's well-known team 

 swept the boards. The champion bull-terriers Jubilee and 

 Maggie May are old faces. Jubilee was in very bad 

 condition and Mr. Dole must look to him or he will' have 

 mange in his kennel. Sensation, first in the open class for 

 dogs, is a light-weight, face rather short and cut away too 

 much just before and below the eyes, a trifle cheeky, chest 

 too shallow. In other respects he will do. First in puppy 

 class went to Mr. Dole's Starlight, not a crack, but points 

 the best in the class. Her ears are uncut, and her head to a 

 novice would appear shorter than it is, but careful inspec- 

 tion shows her to be vastly better than the rest of the class 

 in head properties. She stands on a rare good set 

 of legs and feet, carries a rather coarse tail well and 

 is not yet matured in body or as good in coat as she 

 will be. Countess, placed second, is a trifle under- 

 hung and rather coarse in muzzle. Duchess of York, 

 placed third, has a butterfly nose and weak snipy muzzle, 

 the worst defect a bull-terrier can have. A fighting 

 dog must, above all things, possess power in the 

 punishing department, or how can he be a good one:- 1 The 

 late Jim Hinks, the best judge of a bull-terrier I have ever 

 met, could not tolerate a weak, snipy-faced bull-terrier, and 

 none but the most ignorant of judges would encourage the 

 breeding of dogs that have this defect. Judgment must be 

 used in mating this bitch; she has fairly good body, legs and 

 feet, and a beautiful coat. Royal Rose was absent. Star- 

 light repeated in the puppy class. Dennis and Breda Jim, 

 the only Irish terriers shown, were placed as at Boston; they 

 are weli known. Skyes were the best lot I have ever seen in 

 one class in this country. Kirkella and Claymore, first and 

 second at Troy, and described in my report of that show, 

 held the same position here, and Gladstone Boy was a good 

 third. He would have been second but for his weak jaw, not 

 sufficiently erect ears, rather soft coat and uneven body 

 color. He stands plenty high enough, but is a fairly good 

 one — not a crack, though. Kyle Haken, vhe, is neither a 

 prick nor a drop-eared specimen; stands a trifle high, might 

 be better in head and coat, incisors should meet. Countess, 

 vhe, soft iu coat and too high, is well known. Oniy one 

 Yorkshire, a toy, was shown, and it is up to the usual form 

 of Yorkshires as shown in this country; coat much too short, 

 head and leg color all wrong, body color too light, coat not 

 straight. 



PXJGS. 



This class was well handled by Mr. Peck, who made his 

 debut as judge. Dude and Max, the winners in the cham 

 pion dog class, are well known, especially the latter. This 

 was the first time I have had an opportunity to give Dude a 

 careful examination. What queer reports have been written 

 on the little beggar! His owner must have tittered many a 

 time when reading them. Miss Whitney is the only writer 

 that has supplied a critical description, and as she has 

 owned and bred good dogs, her opinion will, and ought to, 

 carry weight. Jim the Penman has not been trapped this 

 time. I gave him the following as my report on the breed 

 at Philadelphia, and the best he could do at Boston w r as to 

 copy: 



0. H. Mtmni'd report on puy* at Jim the Penman's report on -pug* 

 PhllaelcpMa. at Boston. 



Thanks to Dr. Cryer this class Max and Bessie, in the cham- 

 was well represented. Max, pion classes, and Dude. Otheilo, 

 Bessie, Dude, Othello and Vesta Vosta, Myrtle and Saliie. in the 

 make a team which any man open classes, were a team which 

 might feel proud of. the most enthusiastic lover of 



pugs might well envy. 



Funny, isn't it, Mr. Editor? Do you wonder that I am 

 getting tired of writing reports for our bagman judge? I 

 cannot agree with Miss Whitney that Dude has good mu zzle 

 and defective skull, but in these days it is a treat to find 

 any body that has an opinion and the courage to express it, 

 without poaching the columns of Forest and Stream or 

 any other journal. In my opinion Dude's most prominent 

 defect is in muzzle; it is too small in proportion to the size 

 of his skull, and is pointed; the lower jaw in particular is 

 narrow, not nearly sufficient depth or width of muzzle, 

 small button ears well carried, fairly good eyes, plenty of 

 wrinkle, splendid chest, light quarters, hindlegs much too 

 straight, especially from the hock down; tail fairly tight in 

 curl, DUt carried in a line with center of back, it should lie 

 close to the quarter- coat longer than I like, good legs, nails 

 and vent not quite black, terrier feet (I prefer the hare foot); 

 a compact, gay little dog of the right size exactly, and not- 

 withstanding his defects (no dog is without), a good one. 

 It is much easier to breed a good big one than a good little 

 one. and Dude is a credit to his breeder and owner, Dr. 

 Cryer. The giant Othello is well known. Like Comedy, he 

 is truly formed, but much too large. I don't like a large 

 pug. The first and second prize bitches in the open class 

 are defective in head properties. The other winners have 

 been out before. 



TOY DOGS. 



Mr. Philips won all the prizes for toy spaniels with 

 Roscius, Graud Duchess and King Pippin, and Cupid, Miss 

 Van Buren's Italian greyhound, had a class all to himself. 



n addition to the defects in him noted in my Boston report, 



