March 81, 188?.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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CAMERON' 3 RACKET. 

 ffipm the Anuricttn Kfyinel Register, Man-It, Wav. 



CAMERON'S RACKET. 



[From the American Kennel Register.] 



OUR illustration this month represents the white, black 

 and tan beagle dog Cameron's Racket (A.K.R. -1010), 

 owned by A. C. Krueger, Wrightsville, Pa: He was bred bv 



Following is a list of the judge*: St, Bernards, Mr. K. E. 

 Hopf: mastiffs, Mr. Cbas. E. Wallack; pointers and setters, 

 Mr. Jacob Penz; spaniels, Mr. S. R. Hemingway; collies, 

 Messrs. A. S. Apgar and James Mortimer; beagles and 

 basset bounds, Mr. N. Elmore; Skye and Yorkshire terriers, 

 toys. King Charles and Blenheim spaniels, Mr. Colin D. 



(Jen, R, Rowett, well-known as a successful breeder. Racket > Anderson; remaining classes. Mr. J. F. Kirk. Veteriuaries. 

 was whelped March 4, 1881, and is by Rally (imported Sani— Messrs. H". Clay Glover and W, H, Arrowsmith. 



1 ' ST/ EEKNABPS— (ME, HOPF), 



-Rosey). Rosey _ 

 full sister to Rally. Racket, it will be seen, is full of the 

 blood of the Rowett strain. He has a magnificent bead, 

 good eyes, and beautiful, well bung ears that spread over 

 16in. He has a grand chest, capital legs, with plenty of bone 

 and substance throughout. He has been shown but once, at 

 Cleveland, last year, winning first and the special prize, a 

 silver cup, of the American-English Beagle Club, for the 

 best dog in the open class, and was also one of the winning 

 kennel. He is also the sire of winners, among them is 

 Schellhass's Trailer (A.K.R. 2525). 



THE NEWARK 56(3 SH^VV- 



THE third dog show of the New -Jersey Kennel Club Was 

 held at Newark; N, J.j last week. The show in many 



iff cfcttd we regret to say that the 

 al'e out of pocket several huuflieVl dollars.- The mem- 



t'estfects wi? a VVy'y d 

 club al'e out of pockc. 



bers of the club worked hard and deserved success, bfit a dog 

 Show costs money i and unless the public will turn out t o See 

 the d,cigs-,.lp3S nulst, be the result. As we stated last week, 

 the benching by Sprdils Parent Was very attractive in ap- 

 pearance, but several changes are required to make the 

 system perfect. The first thing to be attended to' 3& the re- 

 iii oval of the sharp points of metal that are on nearly eVery 

 line i'f the jjartitinnsj we noticed several dogs that had been 

 Out by them, one at least severely. £o'me or the exhibitors 

 complained of the draught of air through the open parti- 

 tions, and others that the clogs were more quarrelsome wan 

 tinder the o}d system; the latter did not strike us as being 

 Ettd ta-'e, The dog's were certainly more noisy than at any 

 show we remember. Experience Will undoubtedly suggest 

 other changes. The feeding dishes are a great Improvement, 

 as are the metal cards to designate the prizes. 



The judging in some of the classes caused considerable 

 dissatisfaction, but as is usually the case those who had the 

 least cause to find fault were the loudest in abusing the 

 judge. The experienced exhibitor has become used to it and 

 we begin to think rather likes it an account of the fun he 

 has in showing Up the errors: While deeply sympathizing 

 with the judges aud profoundly sorry to disagree with them 

 We must nevertheless dissent from some of their decisions, 

 our I'eUsohs for so doing will be found 

 the dogs. There was considerable eonfu 

 lessness in placing the numbers on the w___ 

 nttmber of instances the judge was obliged to go over the 

 class a second time in order to straighten the matter out. 



A special prize for the best dog in the show should never 

 be given, as it is always very unsatisfactory; at Newark it 

 was simply a farce. Instead of following the usual course of 

 bringing the best of each class before the full board of 

 judges and haviug the matter decided by them, all of the 

 judges except Mr. Pentz were absent and the matter was 

 urged upon him, and Mr. J. E. I. Grainger, who had judged 

 none of the classes, was appointed to assist him. After boil- 

 ing the matter down to two dogs, a pointer and a setter, the 

 judges failed to agree, and Mr. Orgill, after much urging, 

 consented to decide between them and gave his vote to the 

 pointer. The prize is offered for the dog that comes the 

 nearest perfection, no matter what his breed may be. Now, 

 there were at least a dozen dogs in the show that under the 

 conditions are better entitled to the prize than the winner; 

 a number of them were not even taken into the ring. The 

 list of good dogs was a long one. Commencing with the 

 catalogue the rough-coated St. Bernard Duke of Leeds, the 

 smooth-coated Leila, the greyhound Mother Demdike, the 

 deerhound Chieftain, the pointer Naso of Kippen, the Eng- 

 lish setter Cora of WetheraL the Irish setter Tim, the cocker 

 spaniel Miss Obo II.. the collie Flurry II., the beagle Camer- 

 on's Racket, the bull bitch Britomartis, and the fox-terrier 

 Richmond Olive, are all more perfect specimens of their 

 several breeds than is the winner of his. We have devoted 

 space to this matter, believing that special prizes of this 

 nature -can serve no interests of the tveeder or exhibitor. 



The showing of St. Bernards Was very fine, many of the 

 best specimens in the country being present. Nineteen of 

 the 57 entries were the property of the judge and were not 

 for competition. Duke of Leeds, looking well, carried off 

 the honors in the rough-coated champion dog class, and his 

 kennei companion Rhona had a walk over in the bitch class. 

 In the open dog class, the recently imported Sir Charles was 

 placed first, with Cyrus, Bosco II. and Rene, all well known, 

 following in the order named. We were greatly impressed 

 with the ftke of Sir Charles, aud at first glance thought him 

 a very easy winner, but a close examination showed that he 

 is not nearly so good as we thought him. His head lacks 

 St. Bernard character, he is too narrow in chest and his fore- 

 leg's are not quite straight; his body is short for so large a 

 dog, he 1« light in quarters and has a bad coat. Cyrus, placed 

 second, has gi'eatlv improved: his head and feet will never 

 be first-class" but his body is grand. Bosco II.. placed third, 

 has a capital head and good coat, but is light in body. There 

 was not much to choose between the three. We preferred, 

 however, Cyrus for first, Bosco for second and Sir Charles 

 for third. Rene, well-knowu, was placed fourth. In the 

 bitch class first went to Beda, a nice-bodied bitch with a 

 good coat and nice tail carried too high. She has a mastiff- 

 like muzzle and is underhung, which gives her a bad ex- 

 pression, She also might be better in forelegs and feet. 

 Empress, second, and St. Bride, third, might have changed 

 places. There is not much to choose between their heads; 

 both are faulty, but St. Bride is the better in many other re- 



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ner of second, is too young to show; he is light of limb but 

 may improve. Bepp'o, third; is too round in skull and weak 

 in 'muzzle: he does not carry his ears well and is not flat 

 enough in coat; his forelegs and feet are fairly good. There 

 was but one entry in the bitch class, not a good one; and she 

 was given he. 



In the smooth-coated champion clashes the well-known 

 Don II. and Leila had no competitors. In the open dog 

 class the small but typical Rigi won with ease. Second 



second being withheld. Neither is up to .first-class form. 

 Adonis, the winning dog puppy, is rather promising; he is 

 fairly good in head and body, with legs and feet above the 

 average. Jupiter, winner of second, also promises well. He 

 is slightlv underhung, a bit short in back and his tail is 

 curled. Prince E., third, is good in body but too round in 

 skull and has badly carried ears. There were no bitch pup- 

 pies shown. 



MASTIFFS— (ME. WALLACK). 



The mastiffs were few in number and lacking in quality. 

 There were no entries in the champion classes. Ilford Cau- 

 tion, looking well, outclassed the others in the open dog 

 class. Chinalette, winner in the bitch class, is a big bitch 

 fairly good in skull and body, her muzzle is too long and 

 lacking in volume; she is also light in bone and might be 

 better m feet. Wacouta Rose, winner of second, won first 

 at Buffalo. Regulus, the winning dog puppy, has improved 

 somewhat since last fall and bids fair to turn out a fair dog. 

 There was nothing else in puppies worthy notice. 



NEWFOUNDLANDS — (ME. KIEK). 

 Two Newfoundlands only were shown. Of these, Follie, 

 not a good one. was much the best. Flora, given second, 

 was not worth a card, she has a retriever head and a curly 

 coat. 



GEEAT DANES— (ME. KIEK). 

 This class also had but two entries. Don Carson, winner 



of first, won second at Buffalo. Rex. winner of second, has 

 a passable head, but is too small and light in bone. 



GBETHOTjNDS— (MR. KIEK). 

 Only seven greyhounds were shown in the. four classes 

 Mother Demdike. looking fairly well, was aloue in the 

 champion class. In the open dog class Pembroke, the 

 winner, is well known. Hector, winner of second, is a big, 

 leggy dog, too long and light in loin; vhc. would have been 

 enough for him. Sister in Black, looking fairly well, was 

 alone in the bitch class. St. Leger and Stormy Day, first 

 and second in the puppy class, are promising youngsters; we 

 pref erred the latter for first % place. 



DEEEHODNDS— (ME. KIEK). 

 Chieftain and Perth, both well known, were alone in the 

 champion classes. In the open dog class Bras, first, should 

 have exchanged places with Highland Laddie, winner of 

 second. The latter is a grand cTog with few faults, while. 

 Bras is faulty in shoulders aud too flat in ribs. In the bitch 

 class first went to Ramona; she well deserved the place. 

 Only one puppy was shown, Brenda; too short in head and 

 weak in chest to compete in good company. 



POINTEES— (MU. PENTZ), 

 In the champion class for large dogs Robert le Diable had 

 a walk over. He was shown too tbin and was not looking 

 nearly so well as when at the field trials last fall. Although 

 his cdat was bright and his flesh hard, he was lacking in 

 muscle and his loin showed decidedly weak. Meally, the 

 only entry in the bitch class, was absent. In the open dog 

 class Nick of Naso was properly placed first. He was in 

 good condition and looking better than we ever saw him. 

 Nick came to the show to defend the honor of his kennel, 

 fearing that the other dogs might get away with Jimmie, 

 but when Jimmie's number went up for second, Nick was 

 ready to eat himself for having stood in the way of his 

 redoubtable friend. Captain Fred and Tammany, respec- 

 tively third and fourth, comprised all in the class worthy 

 notice. Joe, vhc, is coarse and bad at nearly all points and 

 should not have received notice. All of these dogs have 

 been previously described and are well known. Tammany, 

 although he has gone the wrong way, should have been 

 second, with Fred third and Jimmie fourth. In the bitch 

 class first went to Phyllis. We have seen this bitch twice 

 before, but did not handle her. Had we done so, we should 

 have called attention to her deformed breast bone. Had Mr. 

 Pentz handled her as he should have done, we are sure that 

 she would not have won. She is a good-looking animal but 

 her deformity should have kept her out of the money. Lady 

 Snow, placed second, was well shown, as was Temptation, 

 third. Kate VIII., placed fourth, was much too fat. but. 

 notwithstanding her condition she should have been first. 

 She shows more pointer character than all the others. 

 Temptation was the next best one, with Lady Snow very 

 near her. Bracket, looking well, was alone in the champion 

 class for small dogs. He did not compete for the specials. 

 The bitch class had no entries. In the open dog class Naso 

 of Kippen made his first appearance in public and scored 

 an easy win. We first saw him at our office last fall, 

 and again at High Point during the field trials, and 

 were very favorably impressed with him. A careful ex- 

 amination proves him to be even better than we thought 

 him. His faults are few and not serious, his eyes are a trifle 

 small and not quite dark enough in color; he is also a trifle 

 throaty and a bit coarse in tail, his feet are rather larger 

 than we like, but the pads are of good thickness and the 

 toes are well arched. His head is good, as are his shoulders, 

 chest, back and loin, his quarters are capital and his legs 

 are first-class. He was clearly entitled to the special prize 

 for the best pointer. Second went to Naso of Devonshire, 

 rather a well made dog, with a poor head and coarse tail; 

 he was in capital condition. Naso Boy, third, has a fair 

 head, with good legs and feet; he has light eyes, flat loin 

 and a long, badly carried tail. Bon Ton, well known, came 

 fourth; except his bad head, he was better than the last two. 

 Rip, vhc, is about the worst Rip that ever received a card. 

 Hector, he, is much better, as he has a fair head and good 

 legs and feet. In the bitch class first went to Glauca. She 

 is- a fairly good bitch, rather plain in head and too wide in 

 chest; she is also too round in body and a trifle out at elbows; 

 she has fair legs and feet, and a good tail not well carried. 

 Penelope, winner of second, should have been content with 



