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and would do with more bone above them; good feet; color 

 on legs and quarters too light, a large dog carrying more 

 lumber than we like to see. It was a close thing between 

 these three dogs. Glenchovic, c, is faulty in head and eyes 

 and is rather coarse. Laura B., the first prize bitch, was 

 carefully criticised in our Pittsburgh report. Nellie, second 

 prize, was at Boston, where she took first. Lady Fawn, third 

 prize, has a good muzzle and fairly good skull to commend 

 her. Bessie Glencho, vhc,, was described in our Newark re- 

 port. Irish Laddie, the first prize dog puppy, was first at 

 Newark and Boston; he won easily here from Nicho. The 

 owner of the last-named dog is going the right way to get 

 himself into trouble. The animal entered as Nicho is not 

 Nicho, neither did he win first prize at Buffalo. Laura 

 Townsend, in the same ownership, .should also be disquali- 

 fied for iucorrect description. She did not take first prize at 

 Buffalo. This sort of thing must be stopped, and the Phila- 

 delphia Club must protect its patrons as well as itself. 

 Louisa, second prize, is not a good one. 



GORDON SETTERS— (MB. BERGEN). 

 These classes were not well represented. Royal Duke, 

 Nora, and Roxie are much better than the average, but are 

 not first-class specimens of the breed. They have been fully 

 described in these columns and are well known to our 

 readers. The winners in the open class for dogs are a long 

 way removed from first-class form, and would not be noticed 

 at a show like Birmingham. Alp, first prize, is dished 

 before the eyes and heavier in skull than we like, eyes rather 

 light, good ears, neck short and not clean, back, chest and 

 loin fairly good, quarters light, hocks not well bent, flag 

 fair, shoulders, legs and feet above average, color light, coat 

 not flat, feathered below the hocks. Bob was second. Head 

 fairly good, stop not well defined, muzzle not cut clean below 

 the eyes, ears fairly good, eyes light, ribs not well sprung, 

 loin light, stifles and nocks straight, shoulders fairly good, 

 good legs down to knees, pasterns not upright, good feet, 

 stands too low at the shoulder, color fairly good, not a show 

 dog. Dee, vhc., is very deficient in head and coat, The pup- 

 pies were a bad lot — not show dogs. 



SPANIELS— (MR. WEST). 

 The entries in these classes were light, but the quality was 

 fairly good. Patsey O'Connor, described in our Pittsburgh 

 report, made an example of his opponents in the class for 



dished; ears very short and placed high on the head; light 

 eyes; body very short; loin flat; stifles and hocks faulty; 

 very light of bone; knuckles over; skin tight; coat not very 

 good; color and markings very poor. Flirt, second prize, is 

 of similar type and has the same faults; she should not have 

 been noticed. The next best specimen in the class to Ruben- 

 stein was Ruby, who got a vhc. card. 



BULLDOGS— (MR. BARLOW). 



Tippoo, Rhodora, Hillside Josephine and Carmen (formerly 

 Paili i were Mr. Thayer's winners. Tippoo, who was shown 

 in poor condition at Pittsburg, has not improved and needs 

 rest. Gimlet, second prize in the open class for dogs, is a 

 promising young dog. Skull for a puppy large and well- 

 formed; good eyes and ears; plenty of depth in muzzle; will 

 grow more up-faced with age; body not first-class at present; 

 fair good legs and feet. 



FOX-TERRIERS — (MR. KELLY). 



Lucifer, who is vastly superior to Belgrave Primrose and 

 Spl auger, showed them a clean pair of hocks, aud Safety, 

 looking very well, was alone in the corresponding class for 

 bitches. It is a pleasure to note the condition Mr. Belmont's 

 dogs are now shown in as compared with their wretched 

 form last year. We cannot indorse the awards in the open 

 class for dogs, which were as follows: Bacchanal first, Raby 

 Jack second and Raby Mixer third. It is always a close 

 thiaig between Bacchanal and Mixer, and we think the 

 former's cankered mouth should place him behind Mr. 

 Thayer's dog. Baby Jack should have been third. It is un- 

 necessary to call attention to the good and bad points of 

 these dogs, we have done that so often. Diadem is a better 

 terrier than Richmond Myrtle. The latter is not very good 

 in front, but beats Diadem behind. These were the only 

 two shown. Lady Warren Mixture, first in the puppy class, 

 was quickly claimed by Mr. Rutherfurd at catalogue price, 

 |35 — a very cheap bitch. She is very nice in front; ribs not 

 well sprung and quarters light; coat rather open at present. 

 This bitch should improve and be heard from again. Of the 

 twenty-three fox-terriers entered only fifteen were shown, 

 and we think the fox-terrier men might have given the judge 

 a better entry. But things are no longer as they once were, 

 and a judge must be known, or he cannot draw a large entry. 

 OTHER TERRIERS — (M R. BARLOW). 



All of Mr, Dole's entries were absent from the bull-terrier 



THE BENCH SHOWS. 



DETROIT. 



WE HAVE received the premium list of the Michigan 

 Kennel Club's inaugural dog show, to be held at De- 

 troit, Mich., May 34 to 27. The first premium offered is for 

 "English setters, extra champion dog. " Whatever that may 

 mean we fail to comprehend. The rules of the A. EL C, un- 

 der which the show is held, make no provision for any such 

 class, on the contrary, Rule 10 expressly forbids it. This 

 rule says: "Dogs that have won in a champion class shall be 

 continued in said class." No construction of this rule, com- 

 patible with common sense, can justify any legerdemain 

 that removes a good dog from a champion class in order that 

 not so good a one may win the honor. The managers of the 

 Michigan Kennel Club undoubtedly have been badly advised, 

 and the proper thing for them to do is to at once cancel the 

 extra champion classes and thus save the local delegate to 

 the A. K. C. the trouble of enforcing Rule 22 of that Associ- 

 ation. The prize in champion classes for English and Irish 

 setters and pointers is $15, with #10 in the others, and $10 

 and $5 in the open, except in a few minor classes, where only 

 one prize of $5 is offered. The puppies in the more import- 

 ant classes receive $7 and $3, the other classes $5. There are 

 138 special prizes offered, some of them quite valuable, and 

 several others are promised, probably enough to bring the 

 number up to 150. — : — 



SAN FRANCISCO. 

 At the regular monthly meeting of the California Kennel 

 Club, held m San Francisco April 13, the executive commit- 

 tee was empowered to make arrangements for holding a 

 dog show at as early a date as they may deem advisable. 



ST. PAUL. 



St. Paul, Minn., April 21.— Please make dates for our 

 show read as follows: Sept. 13, 14, 15 and 16. We made dates 

 12 to 17 for local clogs only.— W. G, Whitehead, Sec. 



STAFFORD SPRINGS. 

 The show of the Stafford Kennel Club will be held at 

 Stafford Springs, Conn., Oct. 12 and 13.— R. J. Hicks, Sec'y. 



PITTSBURGH. 

 The signature of Mr. Chas. H. Mason should have been 

 appended to the Pittsburg show report in our last issue, 



Irishmen, and Duchess IL, well known to our readers, 

 should have been second. King Marsh, second prize, is a 

 very poor specimen of the breed. He has a bad front, is of 

 poor color, and his coat is not right. Johnny again beat 

 Drake in the Clumber class, and we are solemnly told that 

 this is quite right because Drake is good in body, "but his 

 head is quite domed." It would spoil a great deal of fun 

 w T ere we to inform the unfortunate gentleman, who has never 

 seen a typical Clumber, why Drake is a much better dog 

 than Johnny. Bob had the champion class for field spaniels 

 to himself, and in the open class for dogs Newton Abbot, 

 the Buffalo winner, was well ahead of Bonanza. Critic and 

 Lady Abbot was the order of things in the bitch class. 

 Brant, Ned Obo, Little Red Rover, and JunoW., all well 

 known, won the cocker prizes. Only two puppies were 

 shown. The winner Midnight II. will not make a good one. 

 Very weak and pointed muzzle; ears short; eyes rather 

 light; back, loin, quarters and chest fairly good; forelegs 

 straight, but light of bone; coat just fair; rather weedy. 

 FOXHOUNDS— (MR. HOFFECKER). 

 Three classes were provided and there were three entries, 

 but Gypsey was the only one present— not much of a com- 

 pliment to the judge. She is a very ordinary specimen. 

 Her head is the best part of her; chest shallow; loin flat; 

 shoulders badly placed; legs not straight and very light of 

 bone; feet not first-class; tail not well carried; coat and brush 

 poor. 



BEAGLES, BASSET HOUNDS AND DACHSHUNDE.— (MR. ASH- 

 BURNER). 



The winners in the beagle classes have been fully de- 

 scribed time after time in these columns. The ouly new 

 one was Stovella, given third prize in the open bitch class. 

 She is not a good one. Head moderate; muzzle coarse; ears 

 badly carried; too wide in front and out at elbows: legs and 

 feet fairly good; coat rather soft and brush very poor. 



Ele, the only Basset hound shown, is not a show dog, being 

 deficient in head, ears, body and limbs; her coat and tail are 

 by no means first-class. 



The judging of the dachshund class is fairly entitled to 

 precedence as the worst on record, and the awards in the 

 English setter and mastiff bitch class at Pittsburgh must 

 make way for stranger things. Here is another illustration 

 of a judge undertaking to pass on a breed he knows nothing 

 about, and, as usual, the exhibitors are the ones to suffer. 

 Rubenstein, unquestionably the best dachshund ever ex- 

 hibited in this country, and thres times more valuable than 

 all of his seven opponents, was not even commended. We 

 have seen better dogs than Rubeustein, but he is a good one, 

 and the dog has not been shown this season that can ap- 

 proach him in good looks; skull a trifle fiat; muzzle might 

 be longer and more tapered; ears much above average; eyes 

 a shade too light; body of great length and well let down: 

 crook much above average, but not quite first-class; coat 

 and skin excellent. Gretcheh, first prize, is not r. show dog 

 and should not have been noticed. A standard would have 

 to be specially prepared to admit such a specimen into a prize 

 list. Head very wide and flat; muzzle short, weak and 



classes. The winners, Baron, Mark-Eyed Victor, White 

 Violet, Modjeska and Bess are well known to our readers. 

 Modjeska has a wall-eye, and w r e would have placed her 

 behind White Violet and Bess. Geesela once more beat Grey- 

 mount in the Irish terrier class, and Mr. Sanderson's well 

 known Skyes Jim and Lass O'Gowrie were well ahead of 

 their opponents. Yorkshires were a poor lot. The first 

 prize winner's coat looks suspicious and we would advise the 

 owner not to exhibit her again in like condition. Jennie, 

 much too dark in color and very scanty in coat and faulty in 

 hindquarters, should have changed places with Lady, vhc. 

 The latter is too light in color; in fact, she is neither a blue 

 and tan or a silver; still, she should have been second. We 

 liked Queenie, the second prize toy better than the unnamed 

 winner; not so good in coat, but much better in head. 

 PUGS— (MR. BARLOW). 

 Max, Doctor, Othello, Buff, Vesta and Psyche are known 

 to your readers. Duke, second prize in the open class for 

 dogs was, by permission of the veterinary surgeon in charge, 

 removed from the show before we had a chance to examine 

 Mm. Yuma Yuma, third prize in the bitch class, should have 

 been placed over Vesta, who was badly shown, thin as a rail. 



OTHER TOT DOGS— (MR. BARLOW). 



Banjo (this dog, like Mr. O'Shea's Irish terriers, has more 

 than one name) was the only entry in the toy spaniel class. 

 The Italian greyhounds shown are much too large, and in 

 good company would not receive mention. We don't know 

 what the fair owners would think could they see a Bankside 

 Daisy or a Molly. C. H. MASON. 



Some of the special awards as published last week were 

 misleading, as it was not stated for what they were intended. 

 Below will be found a complete list: 



SPECIAL PRIZES. 



Kennel of rough-coated St. Bernards, Hospice Kennels; smooth, 

 same; greyhounds, C. D. Webber; pointers, Clifton Kennel; English 

 setters, Blackstono Kennels; Irish setters, Chestnut Hill Ken- 

 nels: beagles, Woodstock Kennels: collies, Chestnut Hill Kennels; 

 pugs, Dr. M. H. Cry or ; best rough-coated St. Bernard, Hospice 

 Kennels' Otho; Newfoundland, W. W. Silver's Folly; greyhound, 

 C. D. Webber's Mother Demdike: English setter dog, Blackstone 

 Kennels' Foreman; bitch, J. S. Clarke's Mavis; Irish setter, owned 

 in Philadelphia. Chestnut Hill Kennels' Mollie Bawn: Gordon 

 setter, E. Maher's Royal Duke; cocker spaniel in open class. Fay 

 & Baxter's Ned Obo; beagle dog in open class, Woodbrook Ken- 

 nels' Chimcr; bitch, same kennels' Lou; fox-terrier, owned by a 

 member of the Fox-terrier Club, Blemton Kennels' Lucifer; pug, 

 dog or bitch, shown with two of their progeny, Dr. M. H. Cryer's 

 Dolly, with Max and Doctor: deerhound. J. E. Thayer's Chieftain; 

 collie dog in open class. Chestnut Hill Kennels' Dublin Scot; 

 hitch, same owner's Flurry IL; dog puppy, owned by a member of 

 the Collie Club, G. A. Smith's Scotia; bitch puppy. Chestnut Hill 

 Kennels' Scot's Bairn. 



THE IRISH SETTER CLUB. — Hoboken, N. J., April 

 24.— Editor Forest and Stream: Please to call a meeting of 

 the Irish Setter Club for Tuesday evening, 8 P. M., May 3, 

 rt Madison Square Garden. Urgent business requires the 

 attention of every loyer of the breed. For the committee, 

 Max Wenzel, 



THE AMERICAN MASTIFF CLUB CUPS. 



WE give this week cuts of the challenge cups given. by the 

 American Mastiff Club for American-bred mastiffs. 

 There are three cups. The largest for the best dog or bitch 

 bred in the country: it is open to all. Two cups of the 

 smaller size are offered for the best dog and bitch respectively, 

 owned by members of the club. 



The cups originally intended to cost §150 and $100 have cost 

 nearly twice those amounts. They are of solid silver and are 

 manufactured by the Gorham Manufacturing Company of 

 this city. In artistic excellence the cups surpass any bench 

 show r trophy heretofore given in this country. Only one of 

 the smaller cups is shown; the other is like it with the ex- 

 ception of a different portrait. The cups will be first com- 

 peted for at New York, where they will be on exhibition. 



MADGE AND THE MOUSE.— Editor Forest and Stream: 

 I have often read in your paper peculiar incidents, such as 

 known facts of cats taking care of birds, etc. Briefly let nie 

 relate my little story: A field mouse had got into my 

 kitchen, and by some bad luek in seeking about for food or 

 shelter or both, the other morning had tumbled into a wash 

 tub which had some four inches of water in it. I knew 

 nothing of the circumstance until my Clumber bitch (18mos. 

 old), as I went through the kitchen, drew my attention by 

 whining to the tub. I passed on without further notice, but 

 seeing her impatience, standing over it, I said, "What is it, 

 Madge?" when she immediately put her head into the tub 

 and carefully drew out, without injuring it in the least, in 

 her mouth, the unfortunate drowning mouse, and laid it on 

 the floor in a fainting or half gone state. She did not 

 attempt to hurt it, but only stood over it and looking at me 

 and Avhining. I took the poor little animal up on a sheet of 

 paper and put him out by the root of a tree in the sun, with 

 a few crumbs of cheese on the paper. In an hour he was all 

 right. But I can't help thinking, as the bitch is in pup for 

 the first time, the maternal instinct was asserting itself, 

 unknown to her, and she could not bear to see the little 

 mouse in trouble in the water, and so carefully lifted it out. 

 Was it not strange? — F. H. D. V. (Ottawa). 



LITTLE RED ROVER —Editor Forest and Stream: In 

 your issue of this week, in prize list for Philadelphia you 

 give Mr. Laidlaw as owner of cocker Little Rover Rover, 

 second prize dog. Kindly correct this, as I have owned him 

 nearly a year, and entered him myself in my own name. — 

 Chas. M. Nelles (Brant Cocker Kennels, Brantford, Can- 

 ada. [Our correspondent probably means Little Red Rover 

 instead of "Little Rover Rover. " The last recorded sale of 

 the dog was by Mr. Kelly to Mr. Laidlaw, and in lack of 

 any record of sale . to Mr. Nelles or any particulars in cata- 

 logue, we presumed he was still owned by Mr. Laidlaw.] 



"THE HISTORY OF THE MASTIFF," by M. B.Wynu, 

 is the best book on the subject, and should be carefullv 

 studied by mastiff fanciers. ' 



