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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[June %, 1887. 



these is more generally recognized in the south of England, 

 the second in the north. The third breed [Mr. Houpt's], 

 which seems chiefly to come from Hanover and adjacent 

 countries, is distinguished by its snipy jaws, broad, flat 

 head and small size. It has never found acceptance with 

 judges, who prefer a dog that looks good for work. Dis- 

 missing this last, then, we find two distinct types, easily 

 distinguished." 



Mr. Houpt will kindly note that Mr. Lovell "dismisses" the 

 Houpt type of dog, which is precisely what I did in my re- 

 port - .. "The dachshund proper," continues Mr. Lovell, "as 

 it would seem from old engravings, was a hound in minia- 

 ture. * * * The head of the hound is long and narrow, 

 the skull coiiical, with the protuberance strongly marked, 

 though I have never seen it actually peaked as in the blood- 

 hound; no stop, the ja w long and very strong, the teeth long, 

 the canines curved, the eyes of medium size and somewhat 

 deeply set, ears loug, fine, set on somewhat low and further 

 back than in any other breed * * * the skin over the 

 head not too tight, the forehead being wrinkled when the 

 dog is excited. * * * The loin is light and well arched; 

 the muscles of the hindquarters should have immense de- 

 velopment. The forelegs are very thick and muscular, 

 bending in so that the knees nearly touch and then again 

 turning out, so that a Hue dropped from the outside of the 

 shoulder will fall just outside the feet. * * * The coat 

 must be short, fine and as thick and close as possible, the 

 skin very thick and extremely loose. * * * In height the 

 dachshund ought not to exceed lOin. at the shoulder, and a 

 dog of that height and 40 or 42in. long, should weigh SOlbs., 

 the bitches being lighter than the dogs. At the same time 

 many of our very best specimens are a little more than this 

 both in size and weight. The prevailing faults in this breed 

 are too great thickness of skull, combined with ears short 

 and badly placed; the jaw is very weak; in fact, not one dog 

 in ten has a good level rnouth, while many have a lower jaw 

 like an Italian grey hound and cannot crunch an ordinary 

 chop hone. Others get out at elbows from want of exercise 

 or from weakuess, while some have kness bent over, a great 

 defect." How much does this leave of Mr. Houpt's dogs? 



Now, let us see what Mr. Hutton says in his article in the 

 same book. I know this gentleman well, have seen his best 

 dogs a hundred times or more, have judged several of them, 

 and know what his views are just as well as I know my own. 

 "One of the pioneers of dachshund lore in England was Mr. 

 John Fisher, who has had much experience as a breeder and 

 as a judge. Mr. Fisher's unrivalled old dog Feldmann was 

 also the pioneer of his race on the show bench in this coun- 

 try, in the days when even the judges had to be educated 

 and enlightened as to the breed and utility of such an ani- 

 mal. * * * Now, as to what a real dachshund should or 

 should not be like. He should be a hound in all houndlike 

 points, the peculiarities of the breed only excepted — i. c, he 

 must have a hound's head, set on a very long body on very 

 short legs, and the forelegs must be crooked or bandy with- 

 out being much out at the elbows or knuckling over at the 

 knees; the extreme length from the nose end to point of stem 

 should be about four times the height at shoulder, and the 

 animal should be massive, or, as some of us would say, 

 clumsy and cloddy in appearance; in short, a big dog in small 

 compass. The head should resemble somewhat that of a 

 foxhound, but must not be of so decided a type as seen in the 

 bloodhound." There is nothing in this to show that Mr. 

 Hutton wants a dachshund with a head like a toy French 

 poodle. I do not hesitate to say that Mr. Hutton would turn 

 out of the ring such dogs as Mr. Houpt exhibited at Phila- 

 delphia, and I am quite surel know what Mr. Fisher's course 

 would have been, for I have had the pleasure of judging -with 

 him, and I think the last Sunday he ever spent from home 

 was with me. As an all-round judge of horses, cattle, dogs, 

 poultry, pigeons, cats, etc., John Fisher had few equals. The 

 able article on foxhounds by "Vert" in "British Dogs" was 

 written by him. 



Mr. Hutton tells us that old Feldmann was the pioneer of 

 his race on the show bench in England. So he was, but he 

 was not bred by Mr. Fisher, and I thiuk I know how he 

 found his way into the Wood House Kennel. Mr. Thomas 

 Fisher, a son 6f the old gentleman, was steward for Prince 

 Edward of Saxe Weimar, and the dog was a present to him 

 from the royal kennels. No wonder he was so highly prized 

 in the Fisher household. He was a beautiful fellow, long, 

 low, excellent in coat and perfect in limb. I did not like his 

 head so well as some of the dogs more recently exhibited by 

 Messrs. Arkwright, Lovell and others, but that he was a 

 grand dog is beyond dispute. The last time I saw him on 

 the bench was in the spring of 1871, but he was shown a few 

 times after that. I tried to get a sou of his, butthe best Mr. 

 Fisher could do for me was to let me have a young dog by 

 Festus, who was Feldmann's best son. This was a grand 

 young dog and Mr. Fisher considered him quite as good as 

 Festus, and wrote me to that effect. After having carefully 

 examined such dogs as these, could anybody truthfully say 

 that Mr. Houpt's dogs were anything but mongrels? 



I have already occupied too much of your valuable space, 

 but Mr. Millais is such an excellent judge of bassets and 

 dachshunde that I must trespass still further on your in- 

 dulgence aud ask that you allow Mr. Houpt the benefit of 

 his opinions. He writes in Vero Shaw's book: "That there 

 are dogs, and, alas, too many of them, with fine bone, terrier 

 sterns, terrier heads aud light, crooked legs, I will not deny; 

 but at the same time I say they are mongrels, * * * The 

 dachshund proper is a hound, and a little beauty, too. It 

 is very easy to breed a terrier from a hound, but it is im- 

 possible to breed a hound from a terrier. * * * The head 

 of the dachshund should be conical. * * * The ears are 

 set on low, and hang like a hound's; they ought to reach 

 some way over his nose. * * * On no account should the 

 joints at the ankles have a forward bend, * * * The skin 

 should be loose all over the body, so that on grasping the 

 hound you find you have a handful of skin. * * * Color 

 is an essential matter to the dachshund. I myself care little 

 whether it be red, black and tan, or chocolate'and tan, but I 

 will have a good color." Are Mr. Houpt's dogs beautiful 

 little hounds, or weak-headed weeds? Mr. Houpt tells us 

 that Vero Shaw, of New York, considers "conical head and 

 long ears are very faulty." Perhaps he does, but Vero Shaw, 

 of London, dissents from his views as follows: "For our own 

 part we are certainly in favor of the type supported by 

 Messrs. Lovell and Millais. * * * We consider that type 

 — the hound type— has been proved to be in existence for 

 centuries." 



If one of the results of this letter is the drowning of Mr. 

 Houpt's dogs and his appearance at our shows next spring 

 with a string of dachshunde proper, I shall feel that my time 

 and your space have uot been wasted. Charles H. Mason. 



A DOG'S FATE.— Saco, Maine, May 25.— Last winter a 

 young setter dog disappeared from his home in Biddeford, 

 and although a thorough search was made, no trace of him 

 was f ouud. The night after his disappearance a heavy snow 

 storm set in, and this was followed soon after by others. At 

 the time no particular notice was taken of the storms, but 

 later developments showed that the secret of the dog's dis- 

 appearance lay hidden in the beautiful snow. This spring, 

 wiule men were working on the track of the Boston & Maine 

 R. K. west of Biddeford, they discovered the missing dog's 

 remains. He had evidently attempted to crawl under a 

 barbed wire fence and had been caught by the back by the 

 barbs and held in such a, manner that he couldnot get either 

 ahead or back. When found his legs were stretched out at 

 full length, and his back was badly lacerated. The poor 

 creature was headed toward home and was probably caught 

 on the day of the snow storm and buried alive.— C. 



DETROIT BENCH SHOW. 



[From a special correspondent.] 



DETROIT, Mich.— The first bench show of the Michigan 

 Kennel Club has passed off very smoothly, and the 

 managers have scored a credit mark. They had much to 

 contend against, for the building was much too small, every- 

 thing crowded, and the stalls took up so much space that 

 unless the dogs could be seen when in the judging ring they 

 could not be critically examined at all. The rings, too, were 

 not large enough for some of the classes. The managers 

 were conspicuously polite and mindful of the pleasure of. 

 visitors. They did the best they could with their restricted 

 space. Among those in attendance was Mr. Chas. Hanitch, 

 a representative of the Southern Ohio Bench Show Associa- 

 tion, which is to give a show at Dayton next September, 

 The judges were: 



Major J. M. Taylor, Cleveland, O., English, Irish and 

 black and tan setters and pointers. 



Major J. M. Taylor and J. F. Kirk, beagles and foxhounds. 

 J. F. Kirk, Toronto, Can., all other classes. 



ENGLISH SETTEES. 

 In the champion dog class Paul Gladstone, alone in his 

 class, was shown in good condition. In bitches Juno A. was 

 in good condition and Leddersdale in fair condition. Both 

 are good bitches of entirely different types, the judge pre- 

 ferring the smaller and finer of the two. There was quite a 

 good open class of dogs with few absent. Roderigo, the 

 winner, deserved his position; his head is not the tvpe we 

 fancy, being a little too short and fiat in skull; his neck also 

 is not thin enough, and a little too heavy, and his coat 

 coarse; those are about the only faults we could find in an 

 otherwise extraordinarily powerful, well built, medium sized 

 dog; and we cannot understand why Paul Gladstone could 

 beat such a dog as Roderigo for the special prize. Keystone, 

 described in your Pittsburg report, we thought unworthy of 

 notice in such a class, and for the place would have preferred 

 Little Dan, a handsome young dog with good head and neck, 

 good shoulders, chest, legs and feet; good back; fair loins, 

 quarters and stifles and fine stern, with a silky flat coat. 

 Dude, already described in your reports, was well placed, 

 owing to the bad condition of Mingo, who iu equal condition 

 we think can beat him. Blue Joint we would have given 

 another letter; he is a little long in body and a trifle crooked 

 in hough, but a dog of a good deal of quality with a silky 

 flat coat. Dover we thought worthy of notice, and Knight 

 of Snowdon we thought merited some notice, being shown 

 in fine condition. The bitch class had a number of very fair 

 bitches. Lady Rock, improved in condition, the winner, has 

 been already described in your reports. Cambriaua we would 

 have preferred for the position, who is a bitch of great power 

 and quality; she is a trifle full below the eyes and a little 

 flat in skull; with good neck, shoulders, chest, legs and feet; 

 good back, loins and quarters; fair stifles and stern and fair 

 coat. Forest Fern deserved third place. She is a little coarse 

 in head, but otherwise a very fair biteh. Blue Cubas we 

 thought merited three letters, and in good condition would 

 trouble that class, but unfortunately, like the others from 

 the same kennel, she was shown in* poor condition. Cana- 

 dian Lassie we thought might have had another letter, as 

 also others in the class. Inthe dog puppv class we did hot 

 fancy the winner Claude, he is short in the head, round in 

 the barrel, and straight behind, although a muscular little 

 fellow. We much preferred Forest Sport, who has a beauti- 

 ful, long, clean head, good neck and shoulders, strong good 

 legs, and fair feet, good back, quarters and stern, and flat, 

 silky coat, although a little flat and lathy now. Frank Ber- 

 win, winner of second, and Forest Sportsman we considered 

 more typical setters than the winner of second. In the bitch 

 puppy class the winner, Eclipse, is quite a good puppy, her 

 worst fault being in head. 



IRISH SETTERS. 

 Elcho, Jr., in champion dog class, was shown in fine con- 

 dition; and in bitch class Zella Glenduffhad improved since 

 shown at New York. In open dog class. Max, winner of 

 first, is a very good dog and deserved his place. Earl of 

 Bantry we favored for second place; he has a much better 

 head than Glenduff and is quite his equal otherwise; aside 

 from that, we thought this class correctly judged. In the 

 bitch class Flame, a little faulty in head, deserved her posi- 

 tion. Glenduff was correctly piaced in dog puppy class ; he 

 has already been described. Bitch puppies were correctly 

 placed, Mona being in much the best condition. 



BLACK AND TAN SETTERS. 

 Royal Duke, alone, in champion class, was shown in good 

 condition. In the dog class Don, already described, had an 

 easy win over Dashing Count, also previously described. 

 The class was correctly judged, as were also the bitches. 



POINTERS. 



Champion King Bow, in fair condition, and Lady Mac- 

 beth, in good condition, were alone in large champion 

 classes. Champion Robin Adair and Patti M., also well 

 shown, were alone in small champion classes. Lansdowne, 

 winner in large open dog class, is an excellent dog, a trifle 

 faulty behind, but entitled to the position. Patterson has 

 much pointer character, but lacks the quality of the winner. 

 This was a good class or large pointers, and, we thought, 

 correctly placed. Mollie Faust, first in bitches, is a good, 

 large bitch, showing much quality. Queen was shown in 

 fine condition, and has been previously reported upon. This 

 class was properly placed. The small dog class exhibits 

 were properly placed. Among the small bitches the winner, 

 .1 uno S. , we thought entirely the best pointer in the show ; 

 her head is a little faulty and neck a trifle thick at setting 

 on of head. Aside from that she is as perfect a pointer as 

 we often see, and combines power, symmetry and quality 

 throughout; we thought her entitled to the special for best 

 dog or bitch in the show. Second, Hyppolite, is also an ex- 

 cellent bitch, showing much quality, and merited her place. 

 This was a good class and, we thought, properly placed. In 

 dog puppies, the winner, Storm Bow, and second. Crow Bow, 

 are large, handsome, well-formed puppies, and merited the 

 awards; they were properly placed. The bitches were fair 

 puppies and properly placed. 



IRISH WATER SPANIELS. 

 Patsy O'Conner, winner in champion dog class, has been 

 often described in your reports. The two entries in open 

 class, fair specimens, were properly placed. In bitch class 

 Chippewa Belle, although badly out of coat, should have 

 exchanged placed with Coleen O'Donoghue; winner of first. 

 The winner in puppy class has been already described, and 

 was entitled to the*position. 



SPANIELS. 



Theclass for field spaniels, dogs, had no entry. The win- 

 ners in the bitch class Avere correctly placed. In cocker 

 champion class, other than black. Little Red Rover was the 

 only entry and took the prize. He has previously been de- 

 scribed, as has Brant, the winner in black champion class. 

 The awards in the large open class were rightly given. In 

 small dog class, Obo II., the winner, and Dixie, he, have 

 been described in former reports; the ribbons were correctly 

 given out. Of the bitches we cannot write. They could not 

 Be exa mined in the confined space of the stalls, and when they 

 were in one ring the pointers were being judged too. The 

 same may be said for the puppy classes. 



BEAGLES. 



In champion class, champion Bonnie, first, and Rattler, 

 second, have already been described. There was little choice 

 between the winners in the open large dog class; the bitches 

 were a good lot and got their deserts. The small dog class 



had only one entry. The bitches were a capital collection. 

 Roxy was heavy in whelp; we liked her for first instead of 

 second; she seemed to us the best of the lot. She is quite as 

 well formed as the winner, and has more bone and substance 

 and a better coat. Racy, unnoticed, we should have given 

 second place. Foremaid has not so good head nor coat as 

 those mentioned, and she is lacking in bone. The puppies 

 we thought rightly judged. The beagle classes brought out 

 m the exhibit of Mr. John Bross, of Dexter, Mich., a kennel 

 of beagles probably quite equal to any in the country. This 

 was Mr. Bross's first appearance as an exhibitor. 



FOXHOUNDS. 



Roxey, Mr. O'Shea's winner in the champion class, is well- 

 known. The open dog class brought out probably the best 

 display of American foxhounds, and shown in the best, con- 

 dition of any exhibits made by an individual in the history 

 of American bench shows. This was the kennel shown by 

 Mr. H. E. Cook, of Hillsdale, Mich. We thought them well 

 placed. Brave, the winner, is a magnificent hound, of beau- 

 tiful style and proportions. The bitches were also a grand 

 (•lass, but we cannot agree with the judges in the awards. 

 Spotty was our favorite for first place: she is uot a large 

 hound, but level and beautifully proportioned, with fine 

 style and carriage. Yum Yum we liked for second place, a 

 level, powerful bitch, with much substance. We preferred 

 Wild to the winner. Throughout they were a beautiful lot, 

 quite equal to the dog class, and proved one of the principal 

 attractions of the show. Mr. Cook has a kennel of foxhounds 

 that he may well feel proud of. 



ENGLISH FOXHOUNDS. 

 The winner of second in dog class, Sportsman, is a fair 

 hound, but showed himself badly; and in the bitch class 

 sec ond went to Romade, an ordinary specimen only. Puppies 

 formed a good class and the awards were given justly. 



COLLIES. 



Scotilla, alone in champion dog class, is well known; there 

 were no entries in the bitch class. In open class the winner 

 is well known, and with the others has been described. In 

 bitches, first went to Bonnie Brae, an excellent young bitch. 

 Spoiled Miss took second. She has been described already. 

 Garrick in dog puppies is a good one. and deserves his 

 a ward, as did Jess in the bitch class. 



MASTIFFS. 



The mastiff prize winners have all been described in re- 

 ports of previous shows. Awards in the puppy class seemed 

 to be correctly made. 



ROUGH-COATED ST. BERNARDS. 



In champion dog and bitch classes Sir Charles and Swiss 

 Beda were alone. The judge erred in giving the ribbons in 

 the open class. Had jar, vhc, was much the best in the 

 class. Julien, the winner, was reported on at Buffalo. In 

 the bitch class Pliuthia has a larger head and more correct 

 markings than Noma, but Noma has the better body, stands 

 on good legs and feet and was in better condition than the 

 prize winner, whose place we think she should have had. In 

 the puppy class, if Monte Cristo was good enough for first, 

 Cora, unnoticed, ought to have been given second. 



SMOOTH-COATED ST. BERNARDS. 



In champion smooth-coated dogs Montrose was the only 

 one shown; there, was no entry in the. bitch class. The open 

 dog class brought out Darby, a cream dog, whose like we 

 have never seen before. In bitches first went to Queen of 

 Sheba, with Joan, Darby's sister, second. 



NEWFOUNDLANDS. 



The winners are all well known and have been described; 

 we thought the puppy awards correctly given. 



ULMERS. 



Don Caesar and Juno were alone in champion classes; they 

 have previously been described. Brock, winner in open dog 

 class, is an excellent specimen, and in our judgment merited 

 his prize. Caesar, well known, wasshown in poor condition. 

 Paula, first in bitch class, is strong, of good proportions, 

 stands well on her legs and shows much character; she de- 

 served her position. Belle, second, was iu poor condition, 

 nursing a litter of puppies, and out of show form. The 

 puppy class was rightly judged. 



DEERHOUNDS. 



Mr. J. E. Thayer's entries were absent, and the exhibits 

 were only fair specimens. The awards went where they 

 were deserved. 



GREYHOUNDS. 



Memnon, the only one shown in champion class, is well 

 known. Bob, a good dog, given first, deserved it, and the 

 other awards were correct. Belle, in bitch class, took first; 

 she has been described. The puppies were well judged. 

 CHESAPEAKE BAY DOGS. 



There was but one entry. Rex. He was given first prize, 

 but is not a first-rate specimen. 



BULLDOGS. 



Mr. Thayer's dogs were not shown. First in open bitch 

 class went to Mope, the solitary bulldog in the show; she is 

 of middling quality only. 



BULL-TERRIERS. 



Count and Maggie May, well known, were alone in cham- 



glon classes. The open class winners, Young Count and The 

 aron, have been described. The puppy prizes were with- 

 held. 



FOX-TERRIERS, 



Champion Fennel was alone in champion dote class, and 

 the champion bitch class was empty. We did not see the 

 open class entries out. The dog puppies were a poor class, 

 first withheld and second going to Mischief, a strong, coarse 

 puppy. Bitch puppies were of inferior merit also. 



SCOTCH TERRIERS. 



Glenlyon was much the best in his class. He has been 

 described in your Boston report. Glen Gow was properly 

 placed, Glengarry lacked in substance. The decisions in 

 the bitch class we' cannot indorse; both have already been 

 reported on before. 



DANDIE DINMONTS. 

 In the dog class Bobbie Burns scored a win, but we should 

 have put Cromwell, second, ahead of him. Both are good 

 ones. Pansy, described in Boston report, was correctly 

 placed first in bitch class. 



OTHER TERRIERS. 

 First and second Irish terrier winners have been fully de- 

 scribed in reports of earlier shows. We agree with the judge 

 in his Skye and Yorkshire decisions. In Bedlingtons, Rocks, 

 given he, we preferred for first place; he is a powerfully and 

 symmetrically built dog. Belle deserved her second prize. 

 PUGS. 



In champion classes, champion Joe and Bo-Peep, well- 

 known animals, were alone. The open dog class prizes were 

 well adjudged. In bitches, Frankie O, given second, we 

 thought the most perfectly formed and marked bitch in the 

 lot; the rest, were properly placed, as were also the puppies. 



TOY SPANIELS. 



There was but one King Charles, and Little Ban jo was the 

 sole representative of the race of Blenheims. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



Sir Lucifer scored another win and waeged his bob-tail 

 with pride. Second went to something new in the line of 

 canine miscellanies, Sandy, catalogued as a Russian re 



