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FOREST AND STREAM. 



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ter than we have before seen him. We preferred Rocking- 

 ham for first place. Royal Prince II., transferred from the 

 open class, was in good condition, In the bitch class, Cora 

 of Wetherall won easily. In open dogs, Rollo, who won 

 first, has already been described. He was entitled to third. 

 First ought to 'have gone to Roger, who got c. He has a 

 short head and light eyes, but good neck, shoulders, legs 

 and feet, gooft back, loin and stifle, and well-sprung ribs, 

 with fair depth of chest. Prince Royal EL, second, 

 has a fair head and neck, good feet, legs, shoulders and 

 loins, and his ribs are fairly well sprung, but his chest is 

 not deep enough. We thought he deserved a reserve card. 

 Second ought to have gone to the unnoticed Dashing Rover, 

 whose good head, neck, shoulders, feet and legs, fair back, 

 loin, thighs and stifle should have carried him so far, not- 

 withstanding his rather flat ribs. Pride of Dixie, third, was 

 in bad condition. He has been already described. He did 

 not deserve more than he. in such company. Blue Dan, he., 

 was in fair condition, and deserved another letter. Cecil, 

 vhc., deserved his card; 349 in this class was a pointer. In 

 the bitch class first went to the Blackstone Kennels' Lulu. 

 She. should have had a vhc. card. Daisy Foreman, often 

 described in our reports, got second, and Ave thought 

 deserved the place. Third went to Haphazard, a better bitch 

 than either of the foregoing, who should have had first 

 place. She has a good head and neck, fairly good chest, 

 shoulders, feet and legs, but is a trifle low in the back with 

 rather flat ribs. Coat and color good. Chautauqua Belle, 

 vhc, ought to have had the reserve card. She has a flue 

 head and neck; good chest, shoulders and back; fair legs 

 and feet; is a trifle flat in ribs and droops a little in quarters, 

 She will probably be heard from again. Third prize should 

 have gone to Saddlebags, unnoticed, whose fair head and 

 neck, fairly good shoulders, chest, legs and feet, well sprung 

 ribs and good back and loins ought to have brought her over 

 the lucky ones that came in ahead of her. Wee Clara, bad 

 at both ends, deserved her vhc. card, and Lady Rock, c, was 

 certainly entitled to another letter. Tn dog puppies West- 

 moreland, second at Pittsburgh, took first. He was the best 

 of the lot. Second went to Bravo, a strong, fairly good 

 puppy, correctly placed. In bitch puppies LadyRockiug- 

 ham deserved the first, which she got, but Donna, second, 

 was far too liberally dealt with, as she is a bad one. 



[IRISH SETTERS— (MR. PIERCE). 

 In champion dogs first was given to Blcho. Jr., who is 

 well known. He was shown in good form, Second was 



fiven to Tim. The awards were correct. In champion 

 itches first went to Mollis Bawn, often described. She 

 should have been content with second place, and Laura B., 

 transferred from the open class, ought to have had first. 

 Zella Glenduff took second. Open dogs were a poor class. 

 Begorra, first, fairly deserved his prize in this company, but 

 the same cannot be said of Glencho's Boy, second, whom we 

 should have placed third. He has a coarse head and neck, 

 good shoulders, back aud loins, long, poor legs, with good 

 feet, coat and color. Bismarck, third, is a better dog. His 

 head, though rather heavy, is well shaped, and his shoul- 

 ders, legs, feet, back, loius and quarters are good; stifles 

 well bent; his color is poor. Chief II. well deserved his 

 card. Open bitches were a poor lot. Lulu HI. , the winner, 

 has a fairly good head and neck, with shoulders too short and 

 upright, fair legs and feet, good back aud loins, fair quarters 

 with excellent coat and color. She was properly placed. 

 Second went to M'liss, a large, strong bitch, good in color 

 and coat. She got all she deserved. Noreen I v., third, is a 

 strong, good bitch, but rather coarse. Bessie Glencho, vhc, 

 is weak in head and very leggy. Nellie Husted, vhc, has 

 been already described. Irish Laddie, first, and Andy, sec- 

 ond, have been described before. They were proper! y placed. 

 Chieftain, vhc, is weak in head, with got>d shoulders, legs, 

 feet, chest, back and loin; his color is good. He deserved his 

 card. Jack Malone, he, is a strong, coarse puppy, in poor 

 condition. Ruby Glencho, first in bitch puppies, has not a 

 good head and neck, but her shoulders are excellent, and her 

 feet, legs, back, loin, quarters, stern, coat and color are good. 

 She deserved her place. Red Belle, second, is weak in head 

 and a little light in bone, but has fair neck, shoulders and 

 chest, and good back and loin. She is light in color. Hazle- 

 nut III., third, has good head and neck, poor legs and feet, 

 is light in chest, has fair back and loin, poor thighs and 

 stifles, good coat and color. 



BLACK AND TAN SETTERS— (MR. PIERCE) 

 In champion dogs or bitches Royal Duke, already de- 

 scribed, was shown in good condition and had a walk over. 

 In open dogs there were but four entries. Don (Day's), first, 

 is a dog of few weak points and has excellent coat and color. 

 Don (Friedlander's), second, has neither the form nor color of 

 the winner. His tan is too dark. He deserved the place. 

 Bruce, third, has grown too wide in front and has lost 

 his form. We would have given him a reserve card and 

 third to Bush, a strong coarse dog lacking qual- 

 ity. In bitches first went to Madge. She has a 

 good head and neck, fair shoulders, good legs and feet, 

 good back and loins and a fair chest; she is too light in 

 thighs and her tan is too dark. Vic, second, has a flat skull 

 and wide eyes, not a first-rate neck, shoulders heavy, feet 

 and legs good, back and loin good, coat on stern curly, tau 

 rather dark. Jessica, third, is weak in muzzle, has fair skull, 

 heavy shoulders, good legs and feet, good back, loin, color 

 and coat, but bad tail; deserved vhc. Rose, vhc, already 

 described in previous reports, deserved third. The only 

 entry in black and tan setter puppies, dogs or bitches, is too 

 young to express any opinion about. He took first. 



SPANIELS — (MR. WINSLOW). 

 There were seventy-five entries in the spaniel classes, a 

 slight falling off from last year, whereas the entries should 

 have shown an increase. Messrs. Willey's and Hemingway's 

 good dogs were conspicuous by their absence. In fact, the 

 American Spaniel Club was but poorly represented, and tak- 

 ing them all in all, the quality was the poorest we have ever 

 seen upon the show bench, considering the number of entries. 



The Irish water spaniels numbered four. PatsyO'Connor 

 and Coleen O'Donoghue were the best in the class. 



In the clumber champion class Newcastle and Johnny 

 faced the judge. The former won. Johnny was shown ih 

 much improved form. He has in a measure lost his tucked- 

 up appearance. We have described these dogs before. In 

 the open class Drake was an easy winner. 



In champion field spaniels Compton Bandit had a walk- 

 over. The open dog class witnessed some very peculiar 

 judging. Blue Peter, one of the best in the class, was almost 

 entirely overlooked. He Avas meted out to him. He should 

 certainly have been second in the class, and but for his poor 

 condition, his shortness of head and his front legs, which 

 were a bit crooked, we would have placed him first. Newton 

 Abbot, in the pink of condition, took premier honors, with 

 Nig, a nice, well-made little cocker, overweight, second. 

 This was wretched work and clearly showed the judge's 

 inability to handle the classes. Nig is a typical cocker and 

 should never have been entered in this class. Donuil Dhu, 

 third, we have described before. Dash II., he, a good long- 

 bodied dog, ears a bit short and not quite right in muzzle, 

 should have been nearer the top. He might have had third 

 place and Donuil Dhu the reserve card. His tail needs dock- 

 ing. The bitches were not a strong class either in quality 

 or numbers. Lotta was placed first. She is not a clinker. 

 Woodstock Nora, second, belongs properly to the cocker 

 class, where she won everything last year. Lady Abbot, 

 third, we have described before. She did not show well in 

 the ring. They were placed right. 



The class for champion cockers was headed by Brant and 

 Doc, with Little Red Rover, Hornell Silk and Brahmin 

 bringing up the rear. Brant took the ribbon with Doc 



pushing him in great style. Shown in smooth coat aud in 

 better trim we believe Doc would win. Wherever there 

 were three entries in a champion class a silver medal was 

 given as second prize. In this instance it went to Doc, 



Class 65, for liver or black dogs, was another class badly 

 handled. Though with far too much coat, and aflat, spread- 

 ing foot, Master Shina, second, was a clear and easy winner. 

 He is a good little dog, taking him altogether, and will be 

 heard from again. Hornell Jock got the reserve card. Jet, 

 vhc, should have been satisfied . with one letter. Cocker 

 bitches were led by Belle, an easy winner, with Compton 

 Gladys second. She is poor in head and high on her legs, 

 but has a pretty coat. Queen Oho, third, is snipy in muzzle. 



A new pair of reds were brought out by Mr. Laidlaw, in 

 the other color class. Robin, first, was the best. He is high 

 on his pins, short of ear and lacks feather. Rory, reserve, 

 should have had second, and Hornell Fancy third. Fancy 

 is good in body, low on legs, but is short in the back and 

 faulty in head. Little Red Rover, looking well, but appar- 

 ently close, to the limit of weight, was transferred to the 

 champion class. 



The puppy classes were, with few exceptions, a weedy lot. 

 Robin was again to the fore in the dog class, with Nonesuch 

 close at his heels. The latter will let down with age aud 

 improve generally. Dixie got the reserve card. In bitches 

 Bella Keno won handily. Black Princess has many bad 

 points. She is bad in muzzle, ears set on too high, eyes 

 light, and high on legs. Topsey, he, and Mopsey, c, arc- 

 two promising puppies. This should have been reversed, as 

 the latter is much nearer the ground and equally as good as 

 the former in other points. Pixie, c, was deserving of better 

 notice. 



COLLIES— (MR. TERRY). 

 The quality of these classes was better than last year, but 

 the entries were rather light. The judge entered twenty- 

 five dogs, and as most of them were absent, it looked as if 

 they were put in to pack the catalogue. Scotilla was the 

 only dog shown in the champion class for dogs, and his ken- 

 nel companion, Flurry II., represented the ladies. Dublin 

 Scot won in the. open class for dogs, and Strephon was sec- 

 ond. We liked Snrbiton, who is rather strong in head, 

 equally as well as Strephon. The judge has always shown 

 a weakness for soft coats, which will also account for Nulla- 

 more taking the reserve card and Scotson only being com- 

 mended. Luella and Spoiled Miss, first and second in the 

 bitch class, are well known. The award in favor of Gem 

 over Clifton Maid was a bad blunder. Gem has a soft coat. 

 Both bitches are well known. Puppies were not nearly so 

 good as we expected to find. Lorna Thorpe, first at Provi- 

 dence, was best of the lot. Mr. Terry's way of handling a 

 dog does not give one much confidence in his ability, but he 

 may have been a little nervous, which would easily account 

 for bis awarding several prizes without even having felt the 

 dogs' coats. 



POODLES— (MR. PIERSON). 



First in the class for black dogs went to Styx, a truly 

 grand dog, well built, good in head and ear and superb in 

 coat, excepting that it is getting a bit rusty. Brigand, not 

 so good in coat as his kennel companion but an excellent 

 specimen, was second. If those who took exception to our 

 comments in these columns two years ago will compare 

 their dogs with Styx and Brigand, they will find ample proof 

 that we were not far wrong when we said their exhibits were 

 "not first-class." Only one black bitch was entered and we 

 did not see her. Caro, the Newark winner, was first in the 

 class for dogs or bitches of any other color. He is not up to 

 the form of Mr. Sandford's cracks. Morton, second prize, is 

 fluffy in coat and short in ear; not a good one. Daisy, third 

 prize, is a little mongrel and should not have been noticed. 

 This was a poor class. 



BASSET HOUNDS AND DACHSHDNDE — (MR. BARLOW). 



'There were two entries in the Basset class. We failed to 

 find Bergman. Bertrand, well-known, took the prize. There 

 was no fear that Mr. Barlow would repeat the Philadelphia 

 blunder and place Gretchen and Flirt over Rubeustein, The 

 latter, of course, won with consummate ease, and was at 

 least twenty points a better dog than anything in the class. 

 Polico, not a good one, was second, and third was given to 

 Gretchen. It would have been better to have withheld sec- 

 ond and third prizes for want of merit, as outside of Ruben- 

 stein there was not a show dog in the class. Waldman, un- 

 noticed, is a better dog than Gretchen. 



BEAGLES— (MR. STREETER). 

 The beagles showed a decided falling off in number from 

 the exhibits of previous years, and could not be compared 

 with most of the recent shows. The quality of these classes 

 was not up even to Hartford's display of this breed. As Mr. 

 Ashburner at Philadelphia, so did Mr. Streeter, the judge, 

 make a number of blunders, which are bound to prove detri- 

 mental to the beagle interest in general. We cannot approve 

 of this experimenting with judges, for generally the exhibi- 

 tors suffer by it. We have a number of judges who have 

 proven that they fully understand the breed, and under 

 whose judgment the right dogs and type are placed where 

 they belong. It is but fair for exhibitors to refuse to enter 

 their dogs under these "experimental" judges as they did at 

 Philadelphia and again here. In the champion classes the 

 judge could not go wrong, Little Duke having a walk over 

 and Twinkle beating Bush, and should also have beaten 

 Fitzhugh Lee for the special; Rattler, vhc, should have 

 beaten Trailer for second place. We must congratulate the 

 owner of Trailer on his success in getting his dog over 

 the affection from which he suffered at Hartford, and which 

 necessiated his removal from there immediately after the 

 judging. He was apparently yet in low spirit here, for it 

 was only wdth the aid of a piece of meat that he would show 

 to advantage. Racer, Jr., should have exchanged places 

 with Leader, and Tony Weller was good enough for at least 

 two letters. Goodwood Rattler should have had another 

 letter added. Duke, the remaining entry in this class, is a 

 poor one, bad in forelegs, decidedly out at elbows, open feet, 

 long cast, weak in loin, poor coat and brush, and decidedly 

 off m head and ears. In the bitch class, Ave think Jessie can 

 just beat the winner, both are well known, as are also the 

 next two, Trinket and Melody; Lizzie, deficient in drop, has 

 rather short ears Avhich are badly carried, eyes small, out at 

 elboAvs, light of bone and deficient in coat and brush. In 

 the puppy class only one entry was present, who received 

 the award. This puppy has been described in our report of 

 the NeAvark shoAv, and has not improved since, then. 



FOXHOUNDS— (MR. STREETER). 



In this class the judge came nearer the mark. Rebecca, 

 commented upon in our report of the Boston show, Avas the 

 best in the class and received the award. Dashwood, third, 

 might have exchanged places with Vinegar, second, whose 

 mouth is entirely gone and who shoAvs age. Dancer and 

 RingAvood are both very good hounds; the former should 

 have had reserve added to his vhc, as he beats Ringwood in 

 head, coat and feet. Gipsey is long cast and stands too low 

 on her pins and lacks in coat and brush. Dan, the remain- 

 ing entry, looked a fair specimen of a harrier. 



BULLDOG8 — (MR, BARLOW). 



Robiuson Crusoe and Boz competed in the champion class 

 for dogs. It is a close thing betAveen them, and Crusoe Avon. 

 They are good ones. Britomartis, the queen of the short- 

 nosed race, had no competition in the corresponding bitch 

 class. The first and second prize Avinners in the open class 

 for dogs are well known. Bruce, third prize, is not a first- 

 class specimen. Hillside, Tom Ball and Boz II. were 

 absent. The winner in the bitch class is faulty before the 

 eyes. Carmen, second prize, has been previously described. 

 Rose is not good in head. Josephine was absent. Gimlet, 



first in the puppy class, was fully described in our Philadel- 

 phia report. He beats Rocksie and Monarch in front. The 

 class was not a good one. 



BULL TERRIERS— (MR. BARLOW). 

 Cairo, the great English champion, made his first appear- 

 ance on the bench in this country and Ave. venture the opin- 

 ion that notwithstanding his excellent record he is an over- 

 rated dog. We think when he Avas a young dog he may 

 have been one of the very best of his breed ever seen, but he 

 is groAving A r ery cheeky and he ahvays must have been a 

 trifle faulty before the eyes. With the exception that his 

 back is rather slack he is a grand dog behind the head. He 

 was in very bad condition, and had the judge pegged him 

 back on that account heAvould have been indorsed by us. 

 Tony, second prize, is also a new one aud is a dog of more 

 than ordinary merit. He has a nasty coarse tail, his worst 

 fault; is a trifle full in cheek and rather lippy. He, too, was 

 in no condition for the bench. Silver and Judas, well known, 

 were in good coudition, and seeing that bull-terriers and 

 Avhite English terriers above all others must be in decent 

 condition to compete for a prize Ave would have thrown 

 Tony and Cairo out and left Judas and Silver to fight out 

 the battle. First in bitches went to Bonnie Princess, a new 

 one and a good one. She is rather full in cheek and not 

 quite right before the eyes; back a trifle hollow and fore- 

 legs not quite straight. The second prize winner was de- 

 scribed in the Hartford report. Our choice for first was 

 Grand Duchess, avIio got vhc. Three of the six puppies en- 

 tered were absent and Queen Bess, Avho has been very un- 

 lucky all through the season, scored her first Avin. She was 

 second at Newark and Providence. 



FOX-TERRIERS— (MR. PERCY REED). 

 The quality of these classes was excellent throughout and 

 the judge did his Avork in a most consistent way. We can- 

 not agree with several of the awards, but iu each case there 

 was plenty of room for difference of opinion, as the dogs were 

 very close together in points of merit. Valet, Lucifer and 

 Old Royal were the pick of the champion dog class, Splauger 

 and Belgrave Primrose being outclassed in such company. 

 The blue ribbon Avent to the good-headed sou of Venetian. 

 We are not disposed to caAdl over the decision, as there is 

 lots of room for difference of opinion. Valet beats Lucifer 

 in head, muzzle and eye. Lucifer beats Valet in loin, short- 

 ness of back, size and coat, and shoAA'S more character and 

 quality, and for these reasons Avould we have given him the 

 prize. First in the bitch class went to Safety, but Richmond 

 Olive is so vastly superior in legs, feet and bone, that we 

 thought her just about good enough to Avin. Safety has the 

 pull m head, and is of better size and has more liberty. Raby 

 Mixer, Bacchanal and Raby Jack were again present in the 

 open class for dogs. At Philadelphia Mr. Kelly gave Bac- 

 chanal first, Raby Jack second and Raby Mixer third, and 

 in our report of the show we said that Mixer should haA r e 

 been first, Bacchanal second and Raby Jack third. Mi'. 

 Reed indorsed that opinion, but gave Raby Jack only 

 commended, Earl Leycester, also A\ r ell-knoAvn, being third. 

 Warren Jim, Shovel and General Grant, all Avell known, 

 Avere commended. Shovel continues to thicken in head, and 

 Earl Leycester is a better dog to-day. We thought the class 

 A r ery nicely handled. In bitches, R.ichmoud Dazzle, of nice 

 quality and character, was well placed first, and Diadem 

 was next best, AA r ith Mr. Rutherfurd's Philadelphia pur- 

 chase third. We heard some "kicking" over the decision, 

 but had Ave been judge the dogs Avould have been placed 

 exactly in the same order. The owner of Verdict is over- 

 rating her. She is not so good in head as she was and is 

 likely to get worse. Flame, vhc, is a daughter of old Bel- 

 grave Joe, and should prove a valuable acquisition to Mr. 

 Kelly's kennel. Cheshire Laddie, first in the class for wire- 

 haired dogs or bitches, is about the best dogAA r e have seen in 

 this country. Trap, well-known, was second, and Bristles, 

 described in our Buffalo report, Avas third. We did not see 

 Meg and conclude she was not shown. We Avere unable to 

 deA'ote more than a very short space of time to the puppies, 

 and as the competition was close and keen it will be better 

 to leave them over until Ave can do full justice to them. In 

 dogs Mr. Belmont was first Avith Result, a son of the Eng 

 lish champion Resolute, and the Messrs. Rutherfurd were 

 second and third Avith Warren Spider and Warren Swagger. 

 Mr. Thayer, with Shameless Mixture and Sandy Mixture, 

 had to take a back seat, which he could well afford to do, as 

 the prize list will show. 



OTHER TERRIERS— (MR. BARLOW). 

 Bessie, in a poor class of black and tans, made an example 

 of Lady, who is very faulty in fore face, wide iu skull and 

 not good in tail ; coat, color and markings better than the 

 average. Harry O., vhc, is not good in head. Boxer, first 

 prize in the Scotch and hard-haired terrier class, is a cross 

 betAveen an Irish terrier and a Scotch terrier, and . should 

 have exchanged places Avith Highland Laddie, a fair die- 

 hard . Dandies Avere a poor lot and the prize withheld. 

 Three Bedlingtons Avere shown and were placed as at Hart- 

 ford. Geesela Avas again first in the Irish terrier class. The 

 first time this bitch Avas shown we said she was the best 

 ever exhibited in this country, and the clean sweep she has 

 made of the prizes this spring goes to indorse that opinion. 

 Eileen, second prize, is of nice type, but not so good in head 

 as Geesela, Skyes were poor. Lass Q' GoAvrie scored an 

 easy Avin over Ben, who is faulty in head and too short in 

 body. 



TOY DOGS— (DR. CRYEE). 

 Yorkshires, as usual, Avere a poor lot. Sir Colin, first 

 prize, was about the best of them. Too leggy, body color 

 too dark, leg color good, head color not clear, short of coat. 

 Dick, second prize, is not a good one either in color or quality 

 of coat. Lancashire Star, vhc, gets Avorse with age and was 

 neA'er first-class. In bitches, Dolly, second at Boston, was 

 first and Beauty second. The latter is fairly well put 

 together, leg and head color much too light, coat not quite 

 straight. She has better length of coat than the majority, 

 but is not a good one. First and second in the toy class went 

 to a couple of little mongrel blue dogs. We would have 

 giA'en the prizes to the best of the black and tan terriers. 

 Pugs were not Avell represented. Victor, not first class in 

 head and deficient in markings, size, coat and carriage of 

 ears, was first. He is good in wrinkle and better in muzzle 

 than the balance of the class. Jumbo, Jr., is of better size 

 than the winner, but is long and pointed in face, ears too 

 large and not well carried, trace not Avell defined, stands 

 doAvn at the shoulder and is not straight in forelegs, nails 

 not black and color not good. Yuma Yuma, for once in a 

 time, Avas made happy, and there was peace in the pens of 

 the pugs. Yum Yum, not good in head, Avas second, and 

 Flora, described in our Boston report, third. What's That 

 was not shoAvn for competition. Tootsie Sloper, first in the 

 puppy class, is fairly good in body and limbs but deficient in 

 head properties. A poor lot. These classes were well 

 handled. The winners in the toy spaniel classes are Avell 

 known and have been fully described. The competition 

 betAveen Roscius and Milwaukee Charlie was keen, and 

 Boston, who is in luck just now, won. Charlie never looked 

 better in his life. 



ITALIAN GEEYHOUJJDS — (MR. PIERSON). 

 Only two were shoAvn, but the judge got wrong. Cupid, 

 placed second, should have Avon. Fanny was all out of coat . 

 MISCELLANEOUS, OA7T5R 25LBS. — (MESSRS. BARLOW AND 

 PIERSON). 



This class was badly judged. Sir Lucifer, first prize, and 

 well known, was as good as anything in the class, and after 

 him or on equality with him should have been the smooth- 

 coated sheepdog Earl Percy II. Carlo, given third prize, is 



