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FOREST AND STREAM. 



(March 51, 1887. 



the three letters, which'she deserved for her good quarters, 

 legs and feet. She is too weedy and snipy to get into the 

 money. Modesty, third, although not in good condition, is 

 far ahead of her. Dress, vhc., deserved her card. Queen 

 Bow, he, is better than any in the class, although Glauca is 

 very close to her. Kent Queen, c, should have been higher 

 up; she is not good in head and forelegs, but otherwise quite 

 fair. Jessy Bang Bang won first in dog puppies. He has a 

 poor head with small ears that are set on too high; he is also 

 slack in the back and is light in bone. He should have ex- 

 changed places with Pomery Sec, winner of second, a better 

 dog in head, neck and quarters, and with more quality. 

 The third winner was winner of second in the aged class. 

 There was not much to choose between him and Jessy Bang 

 Bang for second place. Mayflower, winner in the bitch 

 class, has improved, and was much the best in the class. A 

 very moderate unnamed One was second. Maindell was 

 lucky in having no competition for third place. 



ENGLISH SETTERS — (MR. PENTZ). 



There were three good dogs in the champion class. Fore- 

 man, looking very well, carried off the prize. He was a bit- 

 lucky, as both Rockingham and Plantaganet are better 

 dogs. Rockingham, notwithstanding his lack of coat and 

 flesh, was hard as a board and should have had the prize. 

 In the open dog class first went to Royal Prince IT., a catchy- 

 looking dog with a good head and chest. His eye is a trifle 

 light, his ears are not well carried and his neck is too thick 

 and short; his shoulders are a trifle heavy, and he might be 

 better in stifles, pasterns and feet. About third would have 

 been enough for him. Royal Albert, his litter brother, was 

 placed second. He is the better dog and should have been 

 first. His head is good except that the skull is a trifle too 

 round and his muzzle is not quite clean; he is good in ears, 

 neck and chest, and shows considerable quality. His ribs 

 are not sprung quite as much as we like, and his quarters 

 drop a trifle too much. He was not in good condition, and 

 will probably improve in loin and quarters with proper care- 

 Pride of Dixie, placed third, won second at Buffalo. He 

 should have been content with the three letters in this com- 

 pany. Rollo, the winner of fourth, is a much better dog. 

 We' liked him for second place. His head is a trifle plain 

 looking, but aside from this he has no very bad faults, and 

 is one of the best movers in the class. Gene, unnoticed, is 

 about good enough for fourth place. He is a fairly good 

 dog but did not show up well in the riug. In the bitch 

 class, Cora of Wetheral had an easy win. This is the first 

 time that she has been shown in good condition; she came 

 out in grand form and won the special for the best English 

 setter. Mavis, placed second, should have changed places 

 with Daisy Foreman, winner of fourth. Mavis is snipy, 

 slack behind the shoulders and bad in her feet. Princess 

 Belton, placed third, is fairly well formed, but does not show 

 much quality; her head and eyes are not quite right, and 

 she does not move well. Daisy Foreman, fourth, 'was the 

 second best in the class; she was well shown. Countess, vhc, 

 is of fair shape, but her wild eye, snipy muzzle and poor coat 

 Avere hardly worth the three letters. With the exception of 

 the winning bitch the puppies were a poor lot, and she must 

 improve to win in first-class company. 



IRISH SETTERS— (MR. PENTZ). 



Chief just managed to beat Blarney in the champion dog 

 class, and Molly Bawn won in the bitch class over Hazel 

 and Trix. The latter begins to show her age. In the open 

 dog class all of the winners are well known except Kerry, 

 the winner of second. He is a good-looking dog with a nice 

 coat of good color; his head is heavy and his eyes are bad, 

 while his forefeet turn out so much that he is almost de- 

 formed. His full brother Donigall, two years younger, is a 

 cripple from the same cause. Tim, placed fourth, although 

 not in first-class form, was easily good enough for first place, 

 and just about good enough to have won the special. Bruce, 

 looking w r ell, should have been second instead of third, and 

 Gerald^ winner of first, was the third best, with Banker a 

 good fourth. Begorra, he, has been hunted until recently 

 and was not in show form. We failed to find Bessie Glencho, 

 winner of first in the bitch class, in her stall, aud only saw 

 her in the ring. She has a good head and a nice coat of 

 good color. Yoube. second, is not so good behind as she 

 was. Nellie, third, has greatly improved, and looked about 

 as well as any in the class. Fourth was withheld. J essie, 

 he. was good enough for the place. Ready, vhc, was 

 rightly placed, she is well made but too small. The winning 

 dog puppy has a nice coat of good color, but will have to 

 improve at many points to win in good company. The win- 

 ning bitch is quite promising, with good chest, back, loin 

 and quarters. She is a trifle wide in skull, and her coat is 

 not straight about her neck; it is of good color and may 

 come straight with proper care. 



BLACK AND TAN SETTERS— (MR. PENTZ). 



Argus, looking better than we have seen him for some 

 years, beat Nora in the champion class. In the open dog 

 class first went to Don, winner in the puppy class here last 

 year; he has a fair head, chest, back and loin and good coat; 

 his forelegs and feet are faulty and his quarters are too light. 

 Gazette, placed second, is a fairly good dog; his eyes were 

 poor; he lacks stop, is a trifle flat in loin and light in fore- 

 legs; he is fairly good in chest, body, quarters and feet, and 

 has good color and markings. Edo, third, is not a good 

 specimen; he is faulty in head and feet, light in bone, leggy, 

 and has a curly coat. Phil, vhe, we failed to find in his 

 stall. Unless he has gone wrong since last year he is close 

 to the first two if not ahead of them. Roxie, the winning 

 bitch, is plain in head, flat in loin, light in quarter, and 

 stands too low in front. She has good' legs and feet and a 

 good coat. She won the special for the best Gordon bitch, 

 but should not have beaten Nora, a better bitch. The ot hers 

 in the class were not up to show form. Rose, winner of third, 

 was second at Buffalo, Topsy, vhe, was not worthy notice; 

 she is round in barrel, and her front legs come out dose to- 

 gether. Only two puppies were shown, both bad ones. 

 SPANIELS — (MR. HEMINGWAY). 



In champion field spaniels Newton Abbot Lady won over 

 Compton Bandit; both are excellent, specimens. Bandit has 

 the best of it in head and feet and length, but is not quite so 

 low, and his coat was not quite up to the mark; he should 

 have won, however. In the open class Rob, the winner, 

 looked well in the ring, but we failed to find him in his stall 

 and consequently have no notes on him. Newton Abbot beat 

 the others in the class easily for second place, Nonesuch, 

 third, has gone wrong in forelegs and is rather light in bone. 

 In the champion class for cockers Shina won over Brahmin 

 and Marion, both excellent specimens; she also won the 

 special, which should have gone to Miss Obo II. In the open 

 dog class, liver or black, Doc and Brant were given equal 

 first; Brant is the better dog aud should have been first with 

 Doc second. Ned Obo, looking well, was a good third, and 

 Dixie, quite a fair puppy, should have been fourth. Miss 

 Obo II. had an easy win in the bitch class; she was in good 

 form and is about as good as we have. Widow Cliquot, 

 placed second, was looking fairly well. Lady Pluto, winner 

 of third, is fairly good, with head a trifle heavy for a bitch; 

 her muzzle is not deep enough and she is not quite straight 

 on her forelegs. In the ''any other color" class first went to 

 Don, looking well. Fanny, second, has a good body but her 

 muzzle is short and pointed, and her ears are not right ; she 

 is also light in bone and stands too high on her legs. The 

 puppies were a better lot than we generally see and nearly 

 all of them received mention. Newcastle was alone in the 

 champion class for Clumbers. The open class brought out 

 two newcomers in Johnny and Drake. A cut of them ap- 

 peared in Forest and Stream some months ago. All four 

 of the entries were of the same litter. Mr. Richardson, the 



owner of Newcastle and Tyae x very gracefully handled 

 Johnny in the ring and landed him a winner, Drake coming 

 second and Tyne third; Johnny was shown in capital con- 

 dition: he is a very handsome dog. His head is too much of 

 the setter type; not full enough at brow; he is much too high 

 on his legs and is short of feather on his forefeet. Drake is 

 lower on his legs and better in head than Johnny, but his 

 eyes are bad and his expression is not good; he is also rather 

 light in bone. 



COLLIES— (MESSRS. APGAR AND MORTIMER). 

 Repmied fry Mr. C. H. Mason. 



I will comply with the request of your kennel editor and 

 send you a few lines on the collies at Newark. Pray remem- 

 ber, however, that "Shadow" is not the only man that is 

 being hard worked. Throwing up coppers is a new way of 

 finding out who is best qualified to wear the ermine at an 

 important show; yet that is how Mr. Mortimer got the ap- 

 pointment at Newark. Many of the collie exhibitors wished 

 to appoint a collie judge to fill the vacant place, but the 

 Broadway firm insisted that Mr. Mortimer would be the 

 right man in the right place. The wily penny favored Mr. 

 Mortimer and so the valuable collie sweepstakes and other 

 prizes were decided by a judge of collies and a judge of bull- 

 dogs. It is unnecessary to say this is all wrong or that the 

 action of the Collie Club was severely censured. Suppose 

 Mr. Barlow and Mr. Mortimer, appointed to judge bulldogs, 

 Mr. Barlow an absentee, and a friend of Mr. Apgar insist- 

 ing upon having that gentleman appointed in Mr. Barlow's 

 stead. Whatw T ould be said? Mr. Apgar has never owned 

 or taken an interest in bulldogs, and Mr. Mortimer has 

 never owned collies or been in any way identified with the 

 breed. Or how would it look if the owner of a few third- 

 rate native foxhounds should insist that I be appointed to 

 decide the native foxhound sweepstakes. Aud how did it 

 look when Mr. John E. Graiuger . coolly strutted into the 

 judges' ring at Newark to decide which 'dog was the best in 

 the show? Such things look exactly what they are— rot. 

 I have explained how Mr. Mortimer got into the judges' 

 ring at Newark and I hope "Shadow" will tell us how Mr. 

 J. E. Grainger got there. New York, I am told, lias estab- 

 lished the very dangerous precedent of allowing men to 

 appoint themselves judges. It is soon enough for a man to 

 judge when he is wanted by exhibitors. Thisstatement will 

 be verified sooner than some persons expect. 



Taken as a whole, the classes were away ahead of anything 

 ever seen in this country. Robin Adair being entered for 

 exhibition only, left Roy Boy a walkover for the champion 

 medal. Had Mr. Terry's dbg competed the result would 

 have been the same. Roy Boy, while not first-class, is far 

 better than Robin in head, coat aud quarters. Lady of the 

 Lake, a bitch of more than average merit, although not first- 

 rate either in head or coat, placed the champion medal for 

 bitches to Mr. Terry's credit; and then came the non-cham- 

 pion dogs. It was a splendid class of twenty-five entries, 

 Dublin Scot, the well-known Irish champion , being among 

 the number. As this dog is out of coat I will not criticise 

 him beyond saying that he is a good one, Glenlivat, Mr. 

 Watson's grand young dog, was not only lame but was in 

 bad form, and should never have been sent to the show. 

 His condition was a sad misfortune, as there was nothing to 

 beat him for the sweepstakes had he shown up as he did 

 at Buffalo. Scotilla, by Dublin Scot— champion Flurry, 

 a rare bred and good-looking one, was in my opinion 

 a very easy winner. He has a very nice head, almost 

 perfect ears, superb mane and frill, profuse coat, not 

 quite straight about the quarters; body, legs, feet and 

 tail much above average — a very grand dog. Scotson, second 

 prize, has not improved since I placed hint first at Waverly 

 last fall. He is not so good in head as he was and carries 

 his ears badly at times. Clipper, third prize, is in great 

 form just now, and I like him best of any for second place. 

 His tail is carried much too high and his ears are not quite 

 right; he is also rather short between the couplings and 

 lacks size; shows character and quality. Nullamore was Mr. 

 Apgar's choice for fourth prize, Glengarry Mr. Mortimer's. 

 The latter has grown very strong in head and his coat has 

 not hardened. Nullamore is well known and was fully de- 

 scribed in my report of the Buffalo show. Seeing there was 

 no probality of the judges agreeing, Messrs. Peshall, Shot- 

 well and Wenzel requested me to settle the disputed ques- 

 tion. This I refused to do, and Mr. Kirk was called into the 

 ring. He incurred the displeasure of No. 44 Broadway, but 

 gave the prize to the better dog, Nullamore. Shirley, he, 

 is a promising young dog, rather soft in coat at present and 

 not quite clean in head. I would have given him another 

 letter. Strephon has improved immensely in coat; he shows 

 considerable collie character and is an excellent sire. 

 Robin Hood is too soft in coat. The judges had not pro- 

 ceeded far with the open bitch class before it was apparent 

 to the onlookers that there would be a hitch in the proceed- 

 ings. This proved to be t he case. Mr. Mortimer wished to 

 give first prize to Lady Ellis (Hempstead Farm Co.'s) and 

 Mr. Apgar cast his vote for Flurry II. AU I need to say is 

 that Flurry II. is a superb specimen— the best bitch ever ex- 

 hibited in this country — and that between the two there is 

 no comparison. Flurry II. beats Lady Ellis in every point, 

 The fight for second place really lay between Helen and 

 Clifton Maid. The latter is growing rather coarse in head, 

 and Helen is too soft in coat at present. Both are good 

 bitches. Mavis, a well-bred one, was vhc. Her owner aud 

 myself are never likely to agree about her merits excepting 

 for breeding purposes. She is very slack in the back, and 

 her forelegs and shoulders won't do for me. Rutland Maid, 

 he, is too small and cloddy; her head is just fair: she has 

 plenty of coat and an excellent brush. Daisy Dean, vhe, is 

 too soft in coat for a show bitch. Spoiled Miss should have 

 been noticed. She is a much better bitch than Daisy Dean. 

 This was an excellent class. The Chestnut Hill Kennels made 

 a clean sweep of the puppy prizes, winning first and second 

 in each class. They are a nice even lot, butfthere is not hing 

 among them up to the form of Scotilla or Flurry II. Scottish 

 Hero, first in the class for dogs, is a sable and white of more 

 than ordinary merit. Skull rather round; ears not well 

 carried; eyes and expression good; body and quarters fairly 

 good, forelegs and feet very nice: tail rather short and carried 

 very badly. Dublin Scot, Jr. , second prize, is a trifle round 

 in head, muzzle might be longer; expression not quite right, 

 ears not carried sufficiently erect, loin flat, shoulders, chest 

 and quarters fairly good, stifles nicely bent, good brush; legs 

 and feet all right, mane and frills scanty; coat on flanks too 

 short and soft; should improve. He is better than the aver- 

 age, but will probably grow too strong in head. Karo, 

 third prize, is heavy in skull; ears small, but not well 

 carried; eyes rather light: back, chest and loin fairly good, 

 hocks rather straight, forelegs not set on quite right; coat 

 rather soft, should improve; brush carried too high; shown 

 much too fat; properly placed. Scot's Bairn, first iu bitches, 

 shows her good breeding. Skull and muzzle fairly good at 

 present; ears small, but not w r ell carried; expression good, 

 chest, back, shoulders, quarters and hocks all fairly goodi 

 frill and mane scanty; coat too soft, will improve; brush 

 fairly good; shows quality. Hazel Thorpe made a good 

 second. Chas. H. Mason. 



BKAGLES— (MR. ELMORE). 

 The beagle classes were the best that we have ever seen, 

 both in number and quality. Rattler III. was alone in the 

 champion dog class, Little Duke, the only other entry, being 

 absent. Myrtle also had it all her own way in the bitch 

 class. Brush failing to put in an appearance. The open dog 

 class 7t&B ajiot om every jjjg receiving at least a he Cam- 

 eron's Racket won well, also winning the special for the 

 best in the show. Rattler, placed second, and Trailer, third, 

 are well known, The latter has grown heaw and is a trifle 



[ out at elbows. My Maryland, fourth, is also going wrong, 

 although still a good dog. Goodwood Rattler'and Jupiter, 



J both vhe, are well known. Chirner, also vhe, is a recent 

 importation. His head is too heavy and he is a trifle too 

 long behind; he is otherwise good and a w T ormanlike-looking 

 hound. Kino and Little Prince, both he, are w r ell-kn own. 

 Look, also he, we do not remember to have seen before He 

 is fairly well formed, but weak in muzzle, very throaty and 

 a trifle out at elbows; his tail is a bit too long and he might 

 be a shade shorter in body. In the bitch class first went to 

 Lou, a very handsome little bitch; she is somewhat snipy 

 and out of coat, otherwise she is very good; she was shown 

 too fat. Krueger's Dot, second, is not quite so good in ears 

 as Lou, but decidedly better in muzzle and coat and full v 

 her equal m other respects. There was not much to choose 

 between them, we rather preferred the latter. Gip, third, is 

 snipy and throaty, but otherwise very good; she deserved 

 the place. Thorn II. is in whelp aud was not iu show form; 

 her head lacks expression and her ears are a trifle short and 

 pointed, otherwise she appears to be a nice little bitch: she 

 should, however, have been content with three letters and 

 given way to Jessie, vhe, she has a better head and her 

 equal in other respects. All of the others in the class re- 

 ceived vhc. Melody, Trinket, Vixen, Betty, Virginia and 

 Nellie are well known. Dot III. is too broad m skull, 

 throaty and a bit loaded in shoulder. Blue Bell is not good 

 enough to rank with the others and should have had one 

 letter less. She is off in head and coat and out at elbows. 

 Vickey is a nice little bitch with lots of quality. She does 

 not carry her ears just right and is a trifle too long cast. 

 The winning puppy is a promising little dog. We liked 

 Whisper, winner ot third, for second place She is good in 

 body, legs and feet and has a capital coat and brush; she is 

 off in muzzle and carriage of ears. Tick II., second, is 

 snipy, throaty and is not quite straight on his forelegs. 



BASSET HOUNDS — (MR. KIRK). 

 The two entries in this class were foxhounds and the prizes 

 were withheld. 



I' OX HOUNDS— (MR. KIRK). 



The only entry in this class was a very indifferent dog of 

 harrier type. 



DACHSHUNDS— (MK. KIRK). 

 First in this class was very properly withheld. Waldman , 

 winner of second, is of good color, but deficient in ear and 

 crook. 



PUGS— (MR. KIRK). 



Bradford Ruby was alone in the champion class. We found 

 it impossible to get many of the small dogs out of their cages, 

 and consequently could not compare, them. We therefore 

 shall not comment upon them. 



BULLDOGS— (MR. KIRK). 



All the winning bulldogs are well known and need no de- 

 scription. Hillside was disqualified upon the ground that he 

 had been castrated. His .appearance indicates that such is 

 the case. Two years ago we noticed this, but upon inquiry 

 were assured that the operation had not been performed: and 

 we now believe him to be in his natural condition, notwith- 

 standing that Dr. Glover and two or three others have de- 

 cided that he has been castrated. Doubtless his owner will 

 take measures to decide the matter at an early day. 



BULL-TE ['.EI ERS — ( M li . KIR K ) . 



Count had a walkover in the champion class, Victoria 

 being absent. In the open class, over 251bs., Maggie May 

 scored an easy win. Judas, placed second, is too thick in 

 skull aud too iippy. He should have exchanged places with 

 Count, third, a better dog. There were only two in the small 

 class. Silver, the winner, is too light and' shows too much 

 of the terrier. In the puppy class Young Count was placed 

 first, second going to Queen Bess, a nice bitch with a fairly 

 good head, capital legs and feet. She is a bit lippy aud a 

 trifle long cast. Beauty, winner of third, is not a show dog. 



POX-TERRIERS— (MESSRS. L. & W, RUTHERPDRD). 



In the champion classes Belgrave Primrose and Richmond 

 Olive had walkovers. The wiuners iu the open dog class 

 were all at Newport last September, and were then placed in 

 the same relative positions that they occupied here, with 

 Luke, the winning puppy at Newport, reserve. Among the 

 new ones we noticed Little Swell, e He is a smart little dog 

 and would not have disgraced the three letters. In the bitch 

 class some of the Newport winners were absent. Safety won 

 first at both places, and Marguerite, third at Newport, was 

 second here, with Verdict, a very terrier-looking bitch of 

 nice size, third. Mr. Hopkins, who has charge of the Blem- 

 ton Kennel, is deserving of much credit for beautiful condi- 

 tion of his dogs. The first and second puppies in both classes 

 are owned by the Blemton Kennel, and as they were removed 

 from the show soon after the judging, we had no opportun- 

 ity to examine them. 



Eleven wire-hairs faced the judge and the class was 

 divided. Trap, in good coat, won in the dog class, but was 

 closely pressed by the second prize winner, Trophy. He is 

 better in head and show's more character than Trap, but is 

 not so good in coat and is too wide in front. New Year's 

 Day, placed third, was out of coat. Meg, the winning bitch, 

 is about the best of the lot; she shows character and is good 

 iu body and quarters; she is a bit cheeky, stands over just a 

 trifle at knee and is a little soft in coat. Tiny Todger, sec- 

 ond prize, was not at her best. 



BLACK AND TAN TERRIERS— (MR. KIRK), 



Prince, a fair looking dog, was awarded first. We failed 

 to find him or his stall and only saw him in the ring. Second 

 was withheld. Sprite, a nice little bitch, is clearly above 

 the Tib. limit and deserving of notice. Bench show com- 

 mittees should either raise the limit of weight in this class 

 or instruct their judges to award prizes to deserving ani- 

 mals that are outside the prescribed limit. Exhibitors thai 

 enter their dogs in good faith are entitled to fair treatment. 



IRISH TERRIKRS— (MR. KIRK). 

 Geesela, recently imported, had no trouble in getting 

 away with first. She is a capital bitch of nice type, just a 

 bit high on her legs. Greymouut, winner of second, is a 

 capital dog with a too profuse coat, his legs are not quite 

 clean enough. Bryan Borru, third, is weedy and lacks char- 

 acter, his coat is shaggy aud much too long and soft on 

 head. 



DAN DIE DINMONTS — (MR. KIRK.) 

 Meg, looking fairly well, was alone in this class. She is 

 well known as is Rocks, the only one shown iu this class for 

 Bedlingtons. 



SKYK TERRIERS— (MR. ANDERsoN). 

 Lady Kate, the winner at Buffalo, was placed first, 

 Countess, winner of second, is too large and short of coat. 

 She has a good head. Towzie, third, is also too large. She 

 has a coat of good texture, but it is hot long enough. 



YORKSHIRES— (MR. ANDERSON). 

 The Yorkshires were not a good lot. We thought them as 

 well placed as possible. Dolly, the winner at New York last 

 year, did not arrive until after the judging was over. 

 TOY TERRIERS— (MR, ANDERSON). 



The classification of toys was peculiar, to say the least. It 

 reads "any w eight," while "under Tibs." is the proper word- 

 ing. The winner is 3 if not 41bs. above this, and conse- 

 quently is not a toy. ?vlouspy, second, and Minnie Warren, 

 third, might have exchanged' places. The latter is the best 

 in body, color and markings. These dogs were in the cata- 

 logue as weighing ajtf and l.'jTbs. respectively. This we 

 should judge is about one-half of their weight. 



