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ing well, was worth another lettter. In the dog puppy class 

 first went to Monarch, third in the open class. Ilford 

 Caution II., placed second, is a fairly good puppy, off in 

 • ears and not straight in forelegs. Lady Dorothy won m the 

 hitch class, second going to Duchess, a nice bitch, not so 

 good either in head, ears or legs as the winner. 



ST. BERNARDS— (MR. MORTIMER). 



All of the Hermitage Kennel entries were absent. In the 

 champion class for rough-coated dogs Merchant Prince was 

 placed over Otho, his only competitor. The former was 

 looking better than we have ever seen him, although he was 

 not quite right in condition. Otho was also looking fairly 

 well. He is much better in front than Prince, but the latter 

 beats him behind. Miranda, looking well, was alone in the 

 bitch class. In the open dog class first went to Sir Charles 

 and second to Bosco II. For reasons given in our report of 

 the Newark show, we should place Bosco first with bir 

 Charles second and Hadjar third. Alvier, he., a better dog 

 than Eiger, reserve, should have exchanged places with him. 

 In the bitch class Swiss Beda well deserved her first, Recluse 

 placed second, was in no condition to show; vhc. was about 

 her place. Nora, third, was entitled to second place Bon- 

 nie, he, a well made bitch, fairly good in head, body and 

 limbs, should have been third notwithstanding her washy 

 color. La Duchesse, c., should have been higher up. The 

 first and second winners in the dog puppy class were removed 

 from the show before we had an opportunity to examine 

 them. Princess, the winning bitch, has good limbs and 

 plenty of size. She is rather light in head, but will proba- 

 bly improve. Francis, second, is fairly good in head, body, 

 legs and feet, aud has plenty of length, her worst fault is a 

 long and pointed muzzle. Milly Rose, third, is good in 

 back, loin, quarters and tail, her head is not good and she 

 has a sheepish expression, she is also light in limbs and 

 washy in color. In the champion class for smooth-coated 

 dogs Hector was alone. This was his first appearance in the 

 champion class, and he well deserved his honors. In the 

 open dog class first deservedly went to Montrose. Wotan, 

 second, should have exchanged places with the small but 

 typical Rigi, placed third. Wotan is also too small, he is 

 faulty in skull, with a moderate muzzle, and his legs are not 

 quite straight, he is fairly good in body. In the bitch class 

 first went "to Gip, not good in skull, too light in eyes and a 

 trifle slack in back, she is good in chest aud has fair legs and 

 feet. Queen of Sheba, second, and Kader. third, are well 

 known. First was withheld in the dog puppy class. Earl 

 King, second, was removed before we saw him. Lord Snow- 

 den, com., has too much coat for the class. In the bitch 

 class Topsy, the winner, is blind of one eye, her chest, back, 

 loin, quarters and coat are fairly good; she is bad in head 

 and her ears and tail are not very well carried. Apollona, 

 placed second, is much the better of the two; she is fairly 

 good in head and of better type and sound, 

 ULMERS— (MR. BARLOW). 



Don Ctesar, placed first, has improved and was looking 

 well; Ctesar coming second. They were given equal first at 

 Providence. Both are grand dogs. There was nothing else 

 in the class worthy notice in such company. In the bitch 

 class first, went to Juno, described in eur Buffalo report. 

 Big Kate, placed second, is not very big and not nearly so 

 good as the winner. She has a fair head, but is too wide in 

 chest and is not quite straight on her legs. Tiger, the win- 

 ner of third, is fairly good in body but not first-rate in head. 

 NEWFOUNDLANDS— (MB. BARLOW). 



The Newfoundlands were a poor lot. Folly, the winner in 

 the dog class, was the best: he was vhc. at Buffalo. Bruno 

 II., winner of second, is fairly good in head, but is hollow in 

 back and his coat is not straight. 



DEERHOUNDS— (MR. DAVIDSON). 



With the exception of Dr. Clyde, absent, and a foxhound 

 puppy, all of the entries in the deerhound classes were owned 

 by Mr. Thayer. There has never before been seen in this 

 country so' grand a showing of this magnificent breed. 

 Although all in the champion aud open classes have been 

 frequently shown, they have not previously been shown 

 together. ' In the dog puppy class Robber Chieftain was the 

 only one shown. He is a very promising youngster of good 

 size, plenty of bone and a good coat, Both of the bitches 

 arc also promising. Theodora, the winner, is of good type, 

 with a fairly good head and a capital coat. She is racy 

 looking, but a trifle light at present. Lorna Secunda, placed 

 second, is stouter than the winner, but does not show so 

 much quality. The classes were well judged. 



GEEmOUNDS— (MR. DAVIDSON). 



Champion Memnon had a walk over in the champion dog 

 class. Hismouthisgoneotherwi.se he was in good form. 

 Mother Demdike, looking well, was also alone in the bitch 

 class. Balkis, the Providence winner, had an easy win in 

 the open dog class. Peacock, placed second, is rather a nice 

 brindle shown in elegant condition. He is not quite right 

 in shoulders and forelegs. Pembroke, third, well known, is 

 quite as good as Peacock, and in equally good condition can 

 beat him. Joe Jumper, reserve, is not a show dog. He is 

 very coarse, has a bad head and neck, is straight behind aud 

 lacks character.. Lancashire Witch, in the bitch class, was 

 away ahead of the others; both of them are light and weedy 

 — not show animals. The two dog puppies shown will not 

 develop into future winners, both are deficient in character. 

 CHESAPEAKE BAT DOGS— (MR. DAVIDSON). 



There were six of this breed shown, five dogs and one 

 bitch. All are well and strongly made, and looked a work- 

 manlike lot. Four of the dogs are litter brothers. Rum, the 

 winner, has a good head with a very intelligent and wide- 

 a-wake expression. His color is a " sedge-brown without 

 any white. He has a thick coat, wavy on his sides, but 

 tightly curly on his back. He has powerful legs and is a 

 very easy mover. Rock ; second, is a smaller dog than the 

 winner but very much like him in type and coat. He is also 

 narrower across the head, more pointed in muzzle and has 

 a white patch on his chest, He also moves nicely. m Un- 

 doubtedly, many duck shooters would not place Joe, winner 

 of third, over Rex, given vhc. on account ot his color, which 

 is too light, but the judge evidently preferred the better 

 foi-m of Joe to the better color of Rex. The latter is faulty 

 in head and back, and didnot move near so well asthe others. 

 Sport, gi ven an equal second, is a well-put-together, power- 

 ful dogi with a very short and thick coat of rich seal-brown 

 color. Ripple, a very compact, workmanlike looking bitch, 

 was awarded first prize in the bitch class. She is of good 

 coat and color, except that she has a white frill and white 

 toes. She is undershot and begins to show her age. She is 

 the dam of the four brothers in the dog class. 



POINTERS— (MR. DAVIDSON). 



The display of pointers was by far the. best that has ever 

 been seen in this country. Four well-known ones, all look- 

 ing well, were in the champkm class for large dogs. Beau- 

 fort, not at his best in coat, was rightly placed at the head. 

 Although a taking-looking dog and one that every judge of 

 the breed admits to be a good specimen, one is not so 

 greatly impressed with his many good points until he is 

 placed beside a good dog and the two are carefully com- 

 pared; it is then that Beaufort shows up just whathe'is, the 

 best dog. Robert le Diable, greatly improved since the 

 Newark show, appeared to be confident of victory. Graphic 

 was also looking fairly well, although not fully recovered 

 from his injury. Nick of Naso, for the first time in this 

 class, found himself in pretty hot company. Mea-lly, look- 

 ing well, was alone in the bitch class. In the open dog class, 

 Lad of Bow was shown for the first time in this country. 

 He is a fine upstanding dog with a very good frSnfc^ a deep 



chest, fair quarters, good tail, legs and feet. His eyes are 

 too light and his ribs might be better sprung; he is also 

 rather light and flat in loin. A good dog and an easy winner 

 Tammany ivas placed second, he has grown coarse and 

 throaty. Sachem, winner of third, we liked fully as well as 

 Tammany; he has a nice head and good body and carries 

 himself very nicely, he might be better in forelegs, stifles 

 and hocks. Cully, reserve, is much the same stamp as 

 Sachem, but not quite up to him in head. Songo, vhc, has 

 not greatly improved since we saw him at New naven last 

 year, he has filled out but is not quite right in his forelegs. 

 William Tell, Capt. Fred and Dick were in too good com- 

 pany, and could only get he. each. Two or three others that 

 were unnoticed could easily get cards in an ordinary class. 

 In the bitch class Patti M.; tilled out and much improved, 

 was placed first, with Kate "VIII. second, she was shown a 

 trifle better than at Newark, but was not at her best. Daisy 

 Ranger, reserve, might have been higher if her feet were 

 good? Sal, he, was nursing a young litter and not in show 

 form. Belle Randolph, com., we failed to find in her stall; 

 we remember her as quite a fine bitch. Phyllis, first at New- 

 ark, was unnoticed. In the champion class for small dogs 

 the well-known Donald, although nearly ten years old, was 

 placed over Bracket. Donald has been a capital dog and is 

 now far from being a bad one, but age has told upon him; 

 his eyes are dim, his once wonderful quarters are shrunken, 

 and his forelegs are getting shaky. Bracket, although 

 shown too thin, was looking well and we thought him just 

 about good enough to have won. Robin Adair, also entered 

 in this class, was at home nursing wounds received from a 

 bigger dog. There were no entries in the bitch class. In 

 the open dog class Naso of Kippen was clearly entitled 

 to his first. Bowdoin, placed second, was second in 

 the puppy class at New Haven last year. He has 

 has improved, but shows in his quarters that, he has not 

 had the proper amount of exercise to properly develop him. 

 Third went to Beppo HI., a good dog with a fairly good 

 head, beautiful ears, good coat and color, and with consid- 

 erable quality. His eyes are too light, and his ribs might be 

 carried further back and better sprung. He is a trifle flat 

 in loin, and his quarters, although well turned, arc rather 

 light. He has a good tail, legs and feet. Van, com. at 

 Providence, received the reserve card, with Pommery Sec 

 vhc. Several of the others in the class we failed to find in 

 their stalls. Iu the bitch class first went to Queen Bow, he. 

 at Newark and second to Glauca, first at the same show. In 

 our report of the Newark show r we said, "Queen Bow, he, is 

 better than any in the class, although Glauca is very 

 close to her." Third went to Lass of Maine, rather a 

 good bitch, with a good loin and capital legs and feet. 

 She is a trifle round in body and wide in front, and a 

 bit straight behind. Daisy A., reserve, was second at 

 Providence. Bonauza,|imnoticed, must have escaped the eye 

 of the judge. She is quite a nice bitch, and should have 

 been well up in the list. Lady Maine, vhc, is but little be- 

 hind her sister, Lass. Kent Queen and Tuck, both he. 

 deserved their cards. Model Doodle, also he, we didnot 

 see. Penelope, c, would not have disgraced another letter 

 or two. There were several others that in an ordinary class 

 would have received notice. In the dog puppy class, first 

 went to Fashion, a very promising youngster, he is a son of 

 Champion Donald and out of Revel III. , a well-bred one 

 and good-looking; he is too light in eyes and not square 

 enough in muzzle, and not quite straight on his forelegs, 

 but he may improve in this respect with age. Donald TV., 

 his litter brother, was placed second, he is very near the 

 winner now, and if he goes all right will be able to give him 

 points next year, notwithstanding his bad color. Third 

 went to Pommery Sec and reserve to an unnamed son of 

 Naso of Kippen, not a good one. Glen Graphic, vhc. was first 

 at Providence. In the bitch class Revel IV., litter sister to 

 the winning dog, was placed first. She is a nice bitch, 

 with lots of quality. Except for her too fine muzzle; her head 

 is good; she is fairly good in chest and back, has nice shoul- 

 ders, good quarters and capital feet; she is rather long and 

 flat in loin ; she was quite sick with pneumonia after the 

 judging, but appeared to be better on the last day. Lass of 

 Maine, third in the open class, was second, with Frivolity, 

 litter sister to the winner, third. She is a pretty little bitch 

 with a great deal of quality; she has a fair head, good 

 shoulders, chest, loin and quarters; she might be better 

 sprung in ribs and has a malformed tail. Lady Maine, re- 

 serve, and Belle of Maine, vhc, made up the class, which 

 for quality we have never seen equaled. All of the classes 

 were very well handled. In the exceptions noted the differ- 

 ence is so slight that au honest difference of opinion can 

 easily be excused. 



KNGLISH SETTERS— (MR. DAVIDSON). 

 These classes were well filled and the quality was up to 

 the average seen at our large shows. That they were well 

 handled goes without saying, as Mr. Davidson knows a set- 

 ter and seldom makes a mistake. Rockingham, somewhat 

 improved since Newark, reversed the decision there by beat- 

 ing Foreman and Plantagenet in the champion dog class, 

 and his kennel companion, Cora of Wetheral. scored her 

 first win in the bitch class. All of the winners in the open 

 dog class are well known. Royal Albert scored another win, 

 with his brother, Royal Prince II. second and Gus Bondhu 

 third. The latter was our choice for second place, as he is 

 much the better in feet and pasterns and shoulders. Rollo, 

 reserve, has grown quite thin since he was at Newark. Pride 

 of Dixie, looking well, was vhc Rock Bondhu, also vhc. , we 

 could not find. Count Paris, he, we well remember as a good 

 winner here five years ago; he was badly shown and has a 

 curly coat. There wereseveral unnoticed ones in the class that 

 were good enough for one or two letters had the judge been 

 short of good specimens. Daisy Foreman, looking well, won 

 first in the bitch class. Lou Gladstone, placed second, is a 

 nice |looking, well made bitch with a fair head and body, 

 and very good quarters. She is light in eyes and might be 

 better in feet. She also stands a trifle low in front. Eudora, 

 third, is also quite a fair bitch. She has greatly improved 

 since we saw her two years ago, having filled out in loin and 

 quarters. She is not so good in head and muzzle as the win- 

 ner, but very near her at other points and ahead of her in 

 feet. Mavis, looking well, received the reserve card, with 

 Daisy, the winner at New York last year, vhc. She was 

 looking fairly well. Princess Novel, also vhc, is too plain 

 in head to get higher up, her good body ; legs and feet gave 

 her the card. The puppies were just a fair lot, with nothing 

 remarkably good or promising. 



IRISH SETTERS— (MR. PIERCE). 

 Nearly all of the winners in the Irish setter classes are 

 well known. Mr. Pierce handled them very nicely. Elcho 

 Jr., looking well, scored another win in the champion dog 

 class, as did Mollie Bawn in the bitch class. Tim was again 

 to the front in the open dog class. Bruce was placed second, 

 but after the judging it was found that he was entered not 

 for competition, and Dash, winner of third, was moved up 

 a peg, and Kennerson's Tim, vhc, was advanced to third 

 place. The latter is a fairly well made dog with good coat, 

 body, legs and feet; he is heavy in head and shoulders and 

 has a light eye. In the bitch class Nellie, third at Newark, 

 was placed first. Lulu HI., greatly improved since we last 

 saw her, was second, with Daphne third; the latter was well 

 shown and deserved the place. Syren, vhc, is growing old. 

 Loo, entered not for competition, somehow managed to get 

 a vhc. card. Yoube was transferred to the champion class, 

 Lorna was absent, and Jessie was not for competition. 

 There were no wonders in the puppy classes. 



GORDON SETTERS— (MR. PIERCE). 



There were 16 entries in the Gordon class with only two 

 absentees. We thought them as well placed as was possible. 



Nearly all of the bitches were shown so fat that it was im- 

 possible for the judge to pass upon their relative merits. 

 Royal Duke was placed over Argus in the champion class, 

 both were looking well. Nora won in the bitch class. In the 

 Open dog class Tom II. was first and Mont second, both are 

 well known. Dash, placed third, is a fair dog, with poor 

 color, a light eye, and is too straight behind. Dick, vhc, is 

 well known. Phil was absent. The bitches appeared to be 

 quite a fair class, but nearly all of them were too fat for one 

 to form a correct opinion of. The dog puppies were a poor 

 lot, and the prizes were very properly withheld. Only one 

 bitch was shown, she is small but quite promising. 



SPANIELS— (MR. W1LMEEDING). 



Mr. Wilnierdiug is a good judge of spaniels, and made 

 but, few mistakes. Only two Irish water spaniels were 

 shown. Both are well known, as are the winning Clum- 

 bers, except the first prize bitch, which we failed to find in 

 ber stall. The field and cocker classes were well filled. 

 Nearly all the winners we have described before. The judge 

 placed Shina over Miss Obo II. in the champion class for 

 cocker bitches. Both are capital bitches. Shina is too light 

 in muzzle, and turns her toes in when she walks. Miss Obo 

 II. is far better in head, although she is a bit heavy in skull. 

 She was also off in coat. We thought her just about good 

 enough to beat Shina, notwithstanding her lack of con- 

 dition. In the cocker bitch class we noticed two puppies 

 that are very promising. Dolly Obo, vhc, is the better of 

 the two, although the other one, Roxy, was placed one 

 notch above her. The judge got them all right in the puppy 

 class, where he probably paid them more attention, as they 

 are too young to compete in the aged class. If they go all 

 right, both of them will beat the ones placed over them out 

 of sight next year. In the dog puppy class Moral II. should 

 have been placed over Popinjay, the winner of first. The 

 latter is heavy in head, underhung, and is not quite straight 

 in his forelegs. Aside from this decision and the placing of 

 Shina over Miss Obo II. the classes were well handled. 

 BEAGLES— (MR. SCHELLHASS). 



There was a very good showing of beagles, many of the 

 best known ones being present. Mr. Schellhass has had con- 

 siderable experience with the breed and took a great deal of 

 pains to get them right, and in most of the cases he did 

 fairly well. Some of his decisions, however, were not quite 

 satisfactory. There is not much to choose between Little 

 Duke, the winner inthe champion dog class, and Rattler III. 

 The latter has the best head, while the former is the better 

 at other points. In the open dog class Racer, Jr., he. is a 

 better hotuid than Leader, reserve. Van, he, and Rip, e, 

 were lucky to receive cards in this company, both are off in 

 head, coat and tail and are coarse and lacking in quality. 

 Iu the bitch class Zulu, reserve, is long cast, deficient in 

 muzzle and short iu coat, not so good a bitch as Thorn II., 

 he, although the latter was heavy in whelp. The two win- 

 ning dog puppies are very promising. The bitches were not 

 nearly so good as the dogs. 



BASSET HOUNDS — (MR. BARLOW). 



Only one very moderate animal was entered in these classes 

 and the prize was very properly withheld. 



DACHSHUNDE— (MR. BARLOW). 



These classes were fair in quality, we thought them well 

 judged. 



FOXHOUNDS — (MR. DAVIDSON). 

 The foxhounds were few in numbers but very good in 

 quality. A very workmanlike looking lot with capital 

 legs and feet. 



COLLIES— (MR. DENNIS). 

 The collies were a capital lot and Mr. Dennis handled them 

 very well indeed. In the champion dog class Glengarry was 

 placed over Royboy. There is not much to choose between 

 the two, Royboy has the better head and harder coat, while 

 Glengarry is perhaps superior in other points enough to over- 

 come this. Neither of the champion bitches was in good 

 coat, the winner having a trifle the worse of it in this respect. 

 The winning dogs in the open class are well known. Several 

 of the unnoticed ones were worth cards, among them was 

 Karo, a nice dog that would not have disgraced the two let- 

 ters. In the bitch class the judge caught on to the good 

 qualities of Spoiled Miss notwithstanding her bad color, 

 and placed her over both Helen and Lady Ellis. Helen in 

 good coat can" beat her, but her coat is now soft. Clifton 

 Maid we could not find and conclude that she was absent. 

 Aside from the winning dog and bitch in the puppy classes 

 there was nothing remarkably good. 



POODLES— (MR. BARLOW). 



The poodles were not a first-class lot. Caro, the winning 

 dog, is not good in color and not close enough in curl. 

 Beauleau, placed second, is well known. The bitches were 

 both too open in coat. 



BULLDOGS— (MR. BARLOW). 



All of the bulldogs are well known. Mr. Barlow disquali- 

 fied Hillside upon the ground that conqietent authority had 

 decided at Newark that he had been castrated. The matter 

 was referred to the veterinary in charge, Dr. Al Watts, who 

 made an examination and unhesitatingly pronounced the 

 dog all right. Hillside the next day proved that the decision 

 was correct by serving champion Britomartis. The class 

 was rejudged after Hillside was pronounced eligible, and he 

 was awarded second. 



BULL-TE BRIERS— (MR. VAEICK). 



There was a nice lot of bull-terriers aud Mr. Varick han- 

 dled them very well. All of the winners are well known. 

 FOX-TERRIERS— (MR. BARLOW). 



There was a good showing of fox-terriers with nothing of 

 note turning up as a new comer With exception of placing 

 Cornwall Duchess over Verdict in the bitch class, we thought 

 the classes well handled. Mr. Lever judged the wire-hairs. 

 Only three were shown. Both the winners arc well known. 

 Spot , winner of second in the bitch class, is off in head and 

 light in bone. 



TERRIERS— (MR. LEVER). 

 Mr. Naylor showed four Scotch terriers, one in each class, 

 and scored four firsts, which the dogs deserved. Only four 

 Irish terriers were shown, Greymount, winner in the dog 

 class, much the best. There were also but four Dandies. 

 Pansy, the winning bitch, has a capital head and is good in 

 body. She was the" best of the lot. No Bedlingtons were 

 shown. In black and tan dogs the winner, Vortex, is of 

 good color and has the best of legs and feet. He is a bit 

 faulty before the eye and in chest, and his thumb marks are 

 not well defined. In the class under 71bs. there was nothing 

 very good. 



In Skyes our old friend champion Jim, looking well, had 

 no trouble in disposing of the others in the dog class. In the 

 bitch class first weut to Lass o' Gowrie, shown too thin. 

 Countess, second, is too large; she should have exchanged 

 places with Lady Kate, although the latter is too small. 

 There were quite* a number of Yorkshires shown with sev- 

 eral fair specimens, but as a rule, short coats a,nd bad color 

 prevailed. The judge placed them about right. 



PUGS — (MR. MORTIMER). 



There was a large class of pugs, with seyeral good ones in, 

 but the everage quality was not very good. Bradford Ruby, 

 looking well, won over Young Toby and Max in the cham- 

 pion dog class. Santa Clans, winnerjin the open dog class, is a 

 fair dog of good size, a bit long in muzzle, loose in coat and 

 his tail is not well carried. Rob Roy, placed second, is not a 

 good one; he is much too large, smutty on head, is long in 

 muzzle, poor in wrinkle, and has hazel eyes. Buff, third, is 

 much the better dog. Othello, vhc, is better than he looks, 



