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beauties, though Faith, but he, with her nice useful size, 

 3Xcellent feet, good coat, and style, we liked as well as any- 

 Ifflng in the division; Ivy then scored another win: and in the 

 curly-coated division A utley Sultan, a well known winner, 

 unfortunately died on his bench prior to the judging. Black 

 I Pearl of Kiunoul, a pretty bitch, good in curl and other 

 •particulars, but oversized in ears, was placed at the head of 

 la good class. Our selection would have been Black Prince II., 

 Ill 'dog excelling in body, coat, legs, and feet, and style, though 

 I the judge put him back on account of his stern, which was 

 i carried rather gaily; still he can beat all in the class, this de- 

 Ifect thrown in. Gloom is another good dog in body, curl, 

 land other respects, in head being least perfeet; Lord Nelson 

 I is being overshown, and requires a rest; and Nina perhaps 

 I owed the rather more backward position than she is accus- 

 ■isomed to to deficiency in bloom. 



I Naso of Upton beat Nan and Barton Belle in champion 

 I pointers, though the latter might have been placed over Nan 

 I tor the reserve, as showing the more quality. Carlo III., a 



I lemon and white, dog, who won at Darlington in 1886, came 

 H first now in open dogs, and he is a good-looking one, though 

 I he has grown thicker at his shoulders: behind him came 

 I Squire of Upton, a leggy, light-eyed dog, who took third; the 

 \ orange and white Forest King second, and others well known 



i on the show bench. Forest Lilly, a lovely old lemon and 

 I white bitch, showing age, and very wide in front, won in her 

 I class justly, for those behind her possessed as bad faults as 

 I she, and were not as good in other respects, notably Lady 

 I Longsdale, third prize, who has very bad feet; Nannie, ser- 

 I ottd prize, who is very low at her shoulders; and Isabel, who 

 I is smart and full of quality, but still wide in front, and not 

 I nearly so good in head as the winner. 



I The challenge class for setters was an unusually strong 

 1 one, containing as it did Count. Howard, Belmont, Sir Tat- 

 I ton, Old Sting, Nellie, and Young Rock. There is no deny- 

 I ing the fact that the first named was the smartest, gayest, 

 I and, on Wednesday at any rate, the best dog in that ring— 

 I indeed, we never saw him look so well. Sir Tatton did not 

 I move by any means brightly; Sting seems to have gained a 

 I uew lease of freshness; Nellie, the Irish bitch, was all out of 

 I coat; Young Rock has gone all to pieces as a show dog, and 

 I we took the Gordon Belmont to be the second best dog in the 

 I ring, Mr. Chapman won all the leading prizes in Cordon 

 I Betters with two and a half brace of beauties, though the 

 I winning dog, Heather Boy, is at present thin, flat-sided, and 

 I short of muscle behind, though no doubt, when fully devel- 

 I oped, he will require an extraordinarily good clog to boat 

 I him. On Wednesday, Bang was the better animal of the 

 I brace. The open English dog class was chiefly notable for 

 I general and uniform excellence rather than for any great 

 I merit possessed by any individual. King Mac with his wide 

 I front, was lucky to win, and our choice was Saxony, a nice 

 I all-round dog, good in every way, and with no really bad 

 feature about him, and about the best legs and feet of any 

 i animal in the class. Blue Dash II., a well known dog, was 

 second; and Osman IV.. who has gone off considerably, 

 1 third; while Barton Ranger was quite out of coat. The win- 

 ning bitch Min, though small and in bad coat, abounds in 

 quality, so she won, with Allie, well known, next, and 

 others not so good further back. The Irish setter dogs were 

 again an equal lot, a son of Frisco, Meddler, winning; he is 

 a fair color and just a fairly average dog. berry I I. showed 

 badly; Robin II., second prize, is almost the counterpart of 

 the winner; and Rash is the rather coarse dog that won at 

 Darlington; Rory is notable for his great length of leg, and 

 he was in thin condition, as was Mr. Wilson's young dog, 

 Who is rather too much of the English setter style in all but 

 color to please us. Mischief, the winning bitch, who ap- 

 peared full of life and go, is sister to the winning dog, and 

 both the other prize winners here have, if we mistake not, 

 previously appeared in prize lists. Solus met and beat Glen- 

 cairn in 'challenge spaniels, a division we could not find 

 fault with; but in the Clumber class we did not like Duke 

 V., second prize, who is wide in front, and lacks type; the 

 winner, Keber, was rightly placed, though he is dark in his 

 markings; still his bone, length and style were better than 

 anything else in the group. Clover was second best, though 

 certainly not in show form. A good bitch is the black Bel 

 lona, and she beat Darkie in all but coat and the latter is 

 not quite nice in her head; Victor has grown too curly in 

 coat. The class for Sussex or liver-colored spaniels was a 

 fairly good one, though Victoria, third prize, appeared to be 

 nearest to the type of the old Rosehill Sussex strain. Two 

 prizes for teams of sporting dogs were won, the one confined 

 to members of the Scottish Kennel Club by Mr. Whitelaw's 

 wonderfully even lot of wavy-coated retrievers, and the open 

 one by Mr. C. H, Beck's three pointers. 



The collies, 190 entries, were, as we have already hinted, a re- 

 markably good collection, and Dr. James took infinite pains 

 to place the prizes correctly; and on going carefully over his 

 awards, congratulations on the excellence of his judging 

 may well be given. In the absence of Mr. Panmure Gordon, 

 be awarded all t he prizes. The first in the catalogue was the 

 15-guinea medal offered by Mr. Gordon for the best dog that 

 had never won a first prize at a kennel club show, and owned 

 by a Scotch exhibitor, a member of the Scottish Kennel Club, 

 and this, in an even class, went to a dark sable three-year-old 

 Scotland Yet. He is not a big one, but of a nice working size, 

 good in quality and amount of coat; there is not too much of 

 it, and his legs and feet are capital; his look-out and expres- 

 sion are those of a true collie, and although in the open class 

 he only came third, he is a better dog than either The Scott 

 or Stout, placed over him. The latter is a wonderful ani rnal 

 in the way of coat and frill, but for ordinary purposes as a 

 sheep tender he would be useless, and The Scott, rather of 

 the stamp of Scotland Yet, is not nearly so good in expres- 

 sion, Stont never placed his ears well when he saw him. 

 Mr. Gordon's valuable medal, for the best bitch belonging to 

 a Scotch exhibitor, went to Moonlight, sister to the winner 

 in the dog class. This bitch is one of the best we have seen, 

 excelling "in head and ears and feet; her coat is fairly good, 

 and again not too profuse; and she is a big strong bitch, 

 combining both show properties and working characteristics. 

 We do not know whether she has previously won, but have 

 \ not the slightest doubt she will be at the head of many a 

 class in the future. 



The champion collies were nothing particular, but the 

 open dog class was a fine one of twenty-eight entries. The 

 best nave already been mentioned, and, after them, Tyne- 

 holni, a handsome black and white, with an excellent coat 

 and beautifully intelligent look-out, should have come; in- 

 deed, before Stout his place might have been, and he is an 

 old strain which modern crosses are driving out of the land, 

 excepting perhaps where work is required more than actual 

 color. Flock, fourth prize, is an enormous black and tan, 

 often a winner; and though Lord Rosebery, who had the 

 reserve, only, is rather curly in coat, his type and character 

 are sufficiently good to counterbalance such a comparatively 

 slight defect." Young Flockmaster is light in eyes and 

 heavy in head, and his sire, though looking well, was quite 

 outclassed. Don Pedro is a nice sable dog on the small 

 side, and the breeding of Clydesdale Trumpet, by The 

 Squire— Bertha, should denote some excellence, which he 

 undoubtedly possesses. He is rather light in bone, and his 

 coat is perhaps a trifle open, but he is another shepherd's 

 dog who looks like being able to gallop around a flock of 

 wild Scotch sheep. In bitches. Moonlight again won, with 

 Coiia Lass second; just a fair sort. The puppy Sweet Mer- 

 maid next, and followed by Sweet Lassie. Cinderella, now 

 in good coat, a wonderful bitch in many ways, but jnst lack- 

 ing galloping appearance, should have had second. In the 

 next class, for dogs that had never won four first prizes and 

 confined to Scotland, Clydesdale Trumpet was placed too 

 low with he, as was Tweed VIII., another old-fashioned 



black and white of the proper type throughout. The win- 

 ners here, as in the corresponding class for bitches, have 

 already been noticed, excepting Gorgie Lily, a nice orange, 

 and white bitch, and followed the previous awards. The. 

 class for smooths was a fairly good one, the winners being 

 pretty well known, and there were two well-filled classes of 

 pifppies, which contained many that had won earlier in the 

 day. 



Fox-terriers were numerous enough, but of no great qual- 

 ity, and all those in the challenge classes looked more or less 

 seedy. In the open one for smooth dogs, which had twenty- 

 five entries, Brokcuhurst Risk, wearing fairly well, won 

 over liaby Hazard— the latter a. terrier we always liked, and 

 one that, we fancy, will not deteriorate with age, as many 

 do. Ebor Jewhilly, third prize, is a common sort, with a 

 long head anil fairly straight limbs, but he lacks dash and 

 character. We prefer the white clog Douglas Jester far be- 

 fore him: indeed, the latter ran the two leaders hard. He is 

 narrow in front, has nice bone, is sprightly, and possesses 

 small ears and a good coat; his slight fault lies in some bull- 

 terrier appearance about the skull, which a larger dab of 

 color than that on one ear would take off. Tyneside Lad is a 

 big-eared dog of fair quality; TlolmOeld Wonder is over-sized 

 and leggy; Ebor Star has a coarse, thick head, and, though 

 a Lerrier and game-looking enough, he does not possess t he 

 class of Pickpocket, who was placed below him. Air. Scott's 

 two sons of Darlrie's are. lair terriers, but too full in the 

 cheeks. Richmond Splice, the winner in bitches, is un- 

 doubtedly of high class when in form, which she was not on 

 Wednesday; so that she should have been placed down, even 

 out of the prize list; her coat stared, and was rough-haired; 

 her beautiful little ears were never carried straight at all. 

 Still, the class was not a, good one. Douglas Bloom, a fair 

 white bitch, was second; a white ticked, rather commonish 

 sort, Ineheape Belle (sic) being third; a black-headed, weak- 

 jawed, light-boned bitch, Ebor Enchantress, having fourth. 

 The tan-headed Bridle IV., though rather short in head, was 

 one of the best fox-terrier bitches on the benches, and she 

 should have had third prize; Silhouette, with vhc, has ears 

 lite those of a hound — worse we never saw on a fox-terrier. 

 Radical, who won in rough dogs, is a tan-marked puppy, 

 with an excellent coat and a long punishing head; he is 

 good, too, on his leg, but will, we fancy s grow too big, for he 

 is quite size enough now, though but a little over ten months 

 old. Barton 1 iroome, late Darky Broom ; who is not so good 

 as once, and Bedford Bob, followed, with more moderate 

 ones still behind. Ebor Wyke, the winning bitch puppy, 

 possesses a nice head, but her body might be transferred to 

 that of a smooth terrier, and no one would dream that it 

 had belonged to a so-called wire-hair. The puppy class 

 awards followed much those that had been made in the all- 

 aged ones, excepting that the winning puppy at Manchester, 

 Richmond Nymph, again scored, and she was far ahead of 

 all her opponents. 



Bulldogs are Irnuch better than are generally found in 

 Scotland. In dogs, the well-known Rabagas just won from 

 Ginger II., a very good bodied dog, quite heavy enough be- 

 hind, and not deep or wide enough in bottom jaw. Earl of 

 Haddington is pinched in face and nose, and he is still a bit 

 light, in bone and body, but considerably improved since we 

 saw him at Newcastle. Young Baron recpiires rest, as he is 

 now in poor condition and form. In bitches, Rustic Model, 

 who improves with age. won very easily from Young Rocket, 

 who is plain in head and lacking wrinkle. Priestless is very 

 leggy and plain in face, and therefore should have been 

 beaten by Angus Doddie, who is lower on the leg and much 

 more typical in body; her head is faulty, no doubt, but no 

 more so than the bitch placed over her. 



In bull-terriers the winning bitch, Dinah, is fair in body, 

 but has not an extraordinarv long head, still it is typical, 

 and she won well from White Chief, whose, defects are large 

 eyes and a long back. Khedive we almost liked better, for, 

 although a bit weak in iaw, he has the correct eyes and a 

 better shaped skull, and in body properties he beats his more 

 fortunate, rival. Satyr, well-known, is showing age, and has 

 grown very coarse in "skull, and lippy. Edinburgh Bob, he, 

 is moderate, he falls away very much under the eyes, and 

 his skull is wrong in form; he has fair bone and body. Sir 

 Michael II., is too long in back, and his light eye further 

 detracts from his character. 



In black and tan terriers, Halifax General, although a bit 

 coarse, was no doubt the best dog in the class; be is, or 

 would be, thickly breeched, but to all appearances part of his 

 hindquarters have been trimmed. Lord Clyde has improved 

 very much since he was at Newcastle: he is not yet quite 

 straight in front, otherwise he is a well built little dog, and 

 there is not much fault with his head, which is both long 

 and typical in form. Old Wallace, who wears 'very well in- 

 deed, was placed third, the reserve goiug to Emperor, who 

 has a long, well-shaped head, though it lacks substance, and 

 would better grace a dog of 41 bs. less weight. Kenwood 

 Queen, now returned to her wonted form and color, easily 

 secured the head honors in her class, and also the special. 

 Leonora, a well-made bitch, fairly well marked, but a little 

 faded in color, won second. Esmeralda, a small but typical 

 bitch, should have been noticed. Halifax Rose is a bit 

 cheeky, and has open feet; her color is good, and she is well 

 divided in markings. Of white English terriers, White 

 Rose, notwithstanding her plain skull, won well, beating 

 Evol in muzzle, body and bone. Juno is much too large— a 

 remark equally applicable to Diamond, who has a short, 

 thick head. 



In the pug dog class, Swagger, who is not good in coat or 

 condition, won, though Loris is, to our mind, better, being 

 larger in skull 'and ueater in ear than his more successful 

 opponent. Stately, a typical-headed one, took third honors; 

 he is deep and square in muzzle, well defined in stop, and 

 has a good-shaped skull; he lacks wrinkle. Lindon, a good- 

 shaped dog, lacking substance before the eyes, held reserve. 

 Halifax Jim is much too large and coarse; and Peter II. 

 possesses a similar fault. Dr. John, with the exception of 

 color was much the best of Linton's trio. In bitches, Set 

 just won: she has a slight pull in head over Queen Rose, 

 both of which are well known. Laurette, the next best, is 

 pinched in face. The others were outclassed. 



In Bediington terriers, dogs, Taxman, a new blue, dog, 

 perfect in size and color, is probably a little better in body 

 than Humbleton Blue Bay, who has a longer and rather 

 more typical head than the winner, whose eyes are placed 

 rather wide apart, and his skull is a little too flat at the 

 base. Judge Da v, a large, coarse-beaded dog, had no right 

 to beat either Rarshaw Piper or Stonehouse Fiddler, both of 

 which are. much smaller and more typical. But for his very 

 light eyes, which considerably detract from his character, 

 the liver CullercoatLad is quite a nice one. Langside Queen, 

 a fair stamp of bitch, won in her class, but Danley Queen 

 must be considered lucky; she is too large, and her coarse, 

 flat skull should have prevented her beating Vendata, the 

 second best in the class. Border Queen, placed third, was m 

 her right place; she is out of coat just now, otherwise a 

 capital stamp. 



In the first class of Irish terriers the cropped Carry tore! 

 should not have beaten that beautiful bitch Norah Tatters, 

 with her lovely ears and fine expression, especially as the 

 dog is developing, or rather has developed, width of chest 

 with increasing age. In the open dog class some fail-quality 

 was forward, and an excellent uncropped dog, Ballyhooley, 

 by Bachelor, from the bitch that should have won in the 

 challenge class, separated Mr. Graham's brace. His coat, 

 head and ears are all good, but, as at present he is only seven 

 mouths old, he may become too big, and a well-furnished 

 puppy is never a favorite of ours, and this is one. Barney 

 II. is" terrierlike; Remotion particularly long and good in 

 head, but not of great excellence elsewhere, And in bitches 



we were treated to a winning bitch, sheeted; this was Lot- 

 tery, and, as the dam is said to lie Linen, her owner perhaps 

 had a liking to patronize something of the same kind. 

 Graceful and Breda Tiny won rightly enough, and both have 

 recently been critised in these columns. In the puppy divis- 

 ion Ballyhooley, mentioned already, scored, and it was pleas- 

 ing to see Mr. Graham coming second with a, fair dog, Breda 

 Czar, wlio had won third in the open class, and excels in his 

 small, well-carried ears. 



These classes of Irish terriers were fairly good, and the 

 Scotch terriers were about the same, though the natives 

 would scarcely care about seeing the leading prizes monopo- 

 lized by Southern admirers of the breed, especi ally as an 

 Englishman was the judge. It was no fancy that led us to 

 see a tendency to breed these terriers with long narrow jaws, 

 and some of those that received honorable mention here 

 were far from as varmint-looking as they should be. Dun- 

 dee was absent, and Ailsa II. had a walk-over in the chal- 

 lenge class; while Highland Chief, who has lost his puppy 

 coat, and is thereby considerably improved since we last saw 

 him, won in open dogs; still he is not quite low enough on his 

 legs, for the Scotch terrier is now required to lie as near the 

 -round as the Dannie or Skye terrier. Dumbarton, equally 

 well-known, was second; and Athole, rather too full in the 

 eyes, came next; still the coat of the latter is good. Kil 

 d'arry, reserve, has nice ears, and we liked him as well as the 

 winner of third prize. Thorn is not straight in front. Many 

 of the dogs in these divisions which had received cards of 

 honor were without them over the benches. Glen Guin, the 

 successful bitch, is a dark-colored one, with a long head 

 and weak jaw, not at all the right type; and Brenda, second 

 prize, is again weak in jaw, and not so good in terrior ex- 

 pression as Glengyle, third prize, whose jacket is too glossy. 

 The reserve, Uddingston Beauty, has a fair coat, but her 

 ca rs are t oo big, and she lacks jaw power. Mr. Astley was 

 all astray in the semi prick-eared division, for the best in 

 the class was Blair Athole, a grand one all round, in body, 

 coat, character, ears and other essentials; he got he. The 

 winner, Dirk, is a very moderate sort, and Young Bon Ac- 

 cord II., third prize, is worse than ever— wide in front, a 

 great white chest, and of no type at all. Glen Leven is a 

 huge, overgrown puppy, with a big, good head; he had 

 second prize, though in; was not accorded a card of honor in 

 the open class; Scotia has drop ears, and Cora crooked fore- 

 legs. A good puppy won in the young division, and he was 

 claimed at 10 guineas, a, brother to Highland Chief coming 

 second to him. 



Skye terriers were throughout fair classes, and the awards 

 appeared well made. No great wonder in any of the divisions 

 was forthcoming, and a strange absence of fawn-colored 

 specimens prevailed, hard grays of different shades now be- 

 ing all the fashion; and the drop-eared division was not 

 nearly equal to the prick-eared ones as far as quality was 

 concerned. The Clydesdale or Paisley terrier classes filled 

 fairly well, and. the type of this new variety is fairly well 

 established, though Lome of Paisley is much darker in color, 

 and not nearly so straight in coat, as Bannockburn, first 

 prize, and Nelson, who had second honors. 



As usual the Danclie Dimnonts formed one of the great 

 features of the show, but there was nothing present of extra- 

 ordinary merit that had not been out before, and Mr. Stordy 

 astonished some exhibitors by the way he upset previous 

 decisions. Tweedmouth was in full coat, and had no oppon- 

 ent in the challenge class, and in open dogs the little weak- 

 jawed Otter won, and also took the special for the best 

 Dandie in the show; he is of nice type but too small through- 

 out, and by no means fitted to compete successfully with his 

 namesake. Thorwald, second prize, is of much similar type, 

 low on his legs and with a well-shaped back; and Cracker, 

 third to them, is well known— a fair little dog. Little 

 Pepper, c. the Barn Elms winner, is a grand dog thoughout, 

 bigger than those already mentioned, but. by no means over- 

 si zed; his jaw is strong and powerful and his body well 

 shaped; he is just a little softinhis jacket. Then the jjeserve 

 went to a bigger clog in Bruce, a very good-headed on" with 

 excellent eyes and a proper coat; but, if he be right, the 

 winners are wrong, for they are not a bit like each other. 

 Ilatteriek is a. nicely shaped dog, with a soft coat; Piucher is 

 tan marked and of a bad type; and Tiger, vhc., appears 

 to be a better dog than ever he was. excepting, of course, his 

 mouth; both Prince John and Lad 6' Kyle were worth cards. 

 The bitches were a rather ragged lot, most of them being out 

 of coat. Moray Lass, the successful one, stands on unusually 

 short legs, and evidently being in pup makes this even more 

 apparent;' she. is fairly typical, but we dared scarcely have 

 selected her for leading honors, which would better have 

 graced Newton Lass II., who, the stronger in jaw, was her 

 equal in body, shape, and a most sprightly looking bitch 

 withal. Village Queen, third prize, was out of coat; Rachel, 

 vhc, looking bleary and Bedlingtonlike about her eyes; and 

 My Mary, the Warwick winner in 1886, was best in the lot 

 had her coat been harder. 



The mustards were quite a fair turn-out, the winner being 

 Hero, a dog with a white breast, and certainly not at all the 

 same type as Otter. Heather Sandy was perhaps the best 

 colored dog in the class, and the commended Edenside the 

 best all-round specimen. Heather Peggy, second prize, was 

 in the prize list at the late Kennel Club show in London. 

 The puppies were rather notable for their numbers than 

 their qualify, and Sandy 111. had a fair win. second going to 

 Fritz II., who had received a simple c. in the open dog class. 

 Several specials were awarded, they being mostly confined 

 to the club and to Scotch exhibitors, Mr. J. Clarke, taking 

 that for the best brace, and Dr. Haddon the one for the 

 second best brace of either peppers or mustards. 



The toy classes for both terriers and spaniels contained 

 nothing choice after the winners, generally well known; but 

 Mr. Bruce, as usual, showed some beautiful Italian grey- 

 hounds. The dachshund class needs no comment, this being 

 a (h>g the canine Scotchman has evidently no fancy for. 

 The variety class was a poor one, the Pyrenean dog Bil- 

 lion dividing leading honors with a good black Pomeranian. 

 There were selling and several puppy classes, the latter for 

 litters, the whole of which obtained a good, entry; and the 

 exhibition throughout, including the attendance of visitors, 

 and everything else, must be pronounced the most successful 

 ever held under the auspices of the Scottish Kennel Club. 

 The official awards will be found in the November A. K. R. 



RETRIEVING WOODCOCK. — Editor Forest and 

 Stream: Is there anything disagreeable to a puppy in the 

 taste of a dead woodcock? I have no trouble in making my 

 young dogs retrieve a partridge, but they will only carry a 

 woodcock a short, distance without dropping it, or else drag 

 it gingerly along by the head or feet.— C. [Many dogs do 

 not like the taste of a woodcock, and it is only after a num- 

 ber have been killed over them that they take, kindly to 

 them. When your dog finds the dead bird walk away from 

 him as though you were unaware that he had found it, and 

 he will probably bring it all right. Reward him with plenty 

 of praise and petting when he brings it and he will soon do 

 the work cheerfully.] 



NEW ENGLAND KENNEL CLU.B.— Editor Forest and 

 Stream: The New England Kennel Club at their last meet- 

 ing, held Oct. 13, elected the following gentlemen to serve 

 as a bench show committee for 1888: Messrs. F. B. Fay, E. H. 

 Moore, J. W. Newman, Jean Grosvenor, F. M. Curtis and J. 

 II. Long. The first four named were of last year's commit- 

 tee. At the first meeting held by the committee Mr. F. B. 

 Fay was elected chairman, E. H. Moore treasurer and J, W. 

 Newman secretary. It was also decided to hold the next 

 bench show of dogs in Boston, April 3, 4, 5 and 6, 1888.— J. 

 W. Newman, Secretary, 



