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[Feb. 28, 1889. 



known. Dam, Juno. Csesarj another of the unnoticed 

 division, is an undersized, spike-nosed, light-eyed, coarse- 

 • coated yellow dog. Date of birth, breeding and pedigree 

 unknown. He will doubtless beget puppies that will baric 

 as loudly as other puppies. Lyon and Tiger, both unnoticed, 

 are also registered dogs of unknown pedigree. Dotrs like 

 these prove a means of educating the public. Lion (Jur- 

 gens'i, Thor and Lord Brougham are not show dogs, 



Bitches were a nice even lot with the Melrose Kennels well 

 to the front. In this class Mr. Marshall did not place his 

 dogs so well. First prize was given to The Lady Coleus, and 

 we indorse the decision. Muzzle lacking iu depth and 

 width, stop not quite right, good skull, ears light m color, 

 face should be more wrinkled, underhung to a considerable, 

 extent, throaty, stout, cylindrical body, of true formatiou, 

 limbs well set, would be improved with more bone, good 

 stern, hocks too straight and not quite clean, moves well. 

 A good-looking bitch, with excellent coat and showing- 

 character and quality. Countess of Dunsmore, second prize, 

 got more than she was entitled to. Foreface somewhat loug, 

 but not pointed, skull and muzzle should be wider, ears of 

 good quality hut too loug, forehead fairly well wrinkled, 

 nice black points, excessively throaty, good between the 

 extremities, light behind and showing slight weakness, 

 stands on proper forelegs aud feet, coat better than average, 

 does not move well behind. A bitch that has a uumber of 

 defects and shows character and quality withal. We would 

 probably have placed her third. The Lady Phyllis, placed 

 third, is also a new one, and like the first and second prize 

 winners is sired by the English champion Beaufort. We 

 thought her over-rated in the company she met. Head small 

 in proportion to size of body and lacking more especially in 

 depth, ears small aud of good quality but not quite black, 

 bead only fairly well wrinkled, stands too low at the 

 shoulder, massive body and good leus and feet, would be 

 improved by more bone, coat as good as average. A speci- 

 men that shows her good breeding. Fourth prize went to 

 that sterling combination of quality— The Lady Dorothy. 

 She was shown too light in flesh, butfortrue mas'ti CO proper- 

 ties she had no equal. We did uot notice anything wrong 

 with the hindleg that showed lameness last year, and our 

 decision would probably have been The Lady Coleus first, 

 The Lady Dorothy second, Countess of Dunsmore third and 

 The Lady Phyllis fourth. Mayflower, that won first last 



fear iu this show, was vbc. Her condition was not good, 

 f this bitch will breed she should be very cheap at the cata.- 

 logue price of *150. Her dam, Cambrian Princess, had but 

 few equals, and her sire, old Beau, was a dog of sterling 

 worth. Lady Gladys, vhc, is not black in nose and her 

 muzzle lacks volume; her ears are fawn, which does not add 

 to her appearance: she shows character. This is not the old 

 champion of the same name, and the keepers of the stud 

 book should have refused the entry. Medusa, he, is small 

 in head, narrow in muzzle, defective in ears, rather light iu 

 bone, somewhat coarse in coat and undersized. Wanda, 

 also he, is plain in head, light in eyes, heavy in ears, and 

 not quite straight in front. Lucy, he, is well known, as is 

 also Boss Lady Clare that took c. The company was too 

 select for them. 



Pharoah Queen was sibout the best of the very ordinary 

 lot entered in the novice class. Skull fairly good; muzzle 

 not sufficiently blunt; head fairly well wrinkled; rather 

 short in back; not quite straight in front and light in hone; 

 bindparts defective, beiug too light from bins to hocks and 

 showing slight weakness; a trifle leggy; good coat and color; 

 does not travel well behind, A bitch of averacre size, aud 

 showing character notwithstanding all her defects. Count- 

 ess, a daughter of Homer, made a good second. She is 

 neither first-class nor very defective in any point, but is too 

 small to compete against the cracks. Due of York, third, 

 was not on the bench, aud we did not see him. Friar, vhc, 

 is a big, characterless red dog, with white on underpart of 

 body, long, boundy ears, straight hocks and nasty shallow 

 head. We thought him lucky. Hollo, he. lacks in volume 

 of muzzle and skull; head not well wriokled; body tooshort, 

 light in bone; wrong in feet. With all his faults he is a 

 better dog than Friar. As many of the puppies were re- 

 moved on the second day of the show we had no opportuni- 

 ties of comparing, and shall say little about them. Gurth, 

 first in the class for dogs, is too young to criticise with cer- 

 tainty of being right. He has a head of average merit, and 

 is fairly good in body andlimbs. but his ears are decidedly too 

 large. Mr. Rothermel's entries iu this class are all bad in 

 ears and not first-class in head. Linden King, third prize, 

 if slightly peaked in skull, rather loug in ears aud not first- 

 class in other respects. He should develop into a dog of 

 more than average merit, but we feel positively sure that 

 he will never render a good account of himself when shown 

 in a strong class. Rex, he, ib smutty in color audhas large, 

 badly carried ears, yet he shows character. Lady Gladys, 

 that we have already described, was first in the correspond- 

 ing class for bitches, with Tigress, from the same keunel, 

 second. The last named has a Dudley nose, and is minus 

 black points; color of eyes light; muzzle too small in pro- 

 portion to size of skull; body truly formed; stands on strong, 

 sound legs and proper feet; shows character. Helen, third 

 prize, is off in ears and her head will never be iu the first 

 class. The same may be said of Medea, vhc. Baby Bunt- 

 ing, he, canuot possibly develop into a show dog. Muzzle 

 very shallow; ears large; skull better than muzzle, but not 

 first-class. Her body is the best part of her. Juliette, un- 

 noticed, has a bad head, eye and expression, is not straight 

 in front, and lacks depth and width of body. April Queen, 

 also unnoticed, is leggy and light, and has a plain head, 

 Mrs. Browning's Lucy is peaked in skull and large iu ears. 

 She has a fair body and plenty of bone. Mrs, Browning 

 showed another Lucy in the open class for bitches. Mastiff 

 pedigrees will be so badly mixed in a few years that the stud 

 books will be valueless, in fact, the less a man sees of them 

 the better it is for him. The Mastiff Club's challenge cup, 

 for the best mastiff bitch the property of a member, was 

 won by The Lady Coleus, beating the Lady Clare. There 

 is plenty of room for difference of opinion over this decision. 

 ST. BERNARDS— (MISS WHITNEY). 

 These classes were well filled and the quality throughout 

 was as good as we have seen at any show in this couutry. 

 There is, however, no getting away from the fact that 

 although the entry was very large and a number of the dogs 

 good, there was not a really first-class specimen in the show. 

 This statement will not meet with favor from a number of 

 St. Bernard men with whom we are acquainted, but its 

 strength will be found should they attempt to disprove it. 

 Where, may we ask, was there a Leila? Otho, Ben Lomond, 

 Burns, Hector and several others are what may be rightly 

 termed good dogs; but we look for a higher standard of ex- 

 cellence, knowing that these dogs were not brought into 

 competition with la crcme de la crSme of the St. Bernard 

 world. 



Of the three entries in the challenge class for rough- 

 coated dogs one of these, Duke of Leeds, was absent, and 

 his old competitor, Otho, had not much trouble in beating 

 Barry II. The winners in the corresponding class for bitches 

 are well known, and the competition was interesting. We 

 have seen Gemma I. looking much better than she did on 

 this occasion, and we would have given our vote in favor of 

 the Melrose representative, who was well shown. Compe- 

 tition in the open class for dogs was close and exciting. 

 The cause of the hubbub was the meeting of Ben Lomond 

 and the Western crack Burns. Lysander, too, was expected 

 to render a good account of himself. Mr. Sears pinned his 

 faith to Plinlimmon, Jr., and the Hospice Kennels did uot 

 despair of the chances of Alpine Chief, while the Contoo- 

 cook Kennels looked to Kastlehorn II. to repeat bis Boston 

 victory. Quite a number of otners in the class showed more 



than average merit, and takeu as a whole it was the best 

 class of roUgh-coated dogs that we have seen iu America, 

 After spending more time than we thought was necessary 

 to reduce the dogs to a quartette, the painstaking judge got 

 Ben Lomond, Burns, Plailimmou, Jr., and Lysander weeded 

 out from the rest, and after a most careful and searching 

 examination of each one placed them in the order named. 

 Ben Lomond is a handsome and exceedingly catchy-looking 

 dog. His rich orange color, and markings white as driven 

 snow, good size and superb coat, average forelegs, good feet, 

 fairly good body and excellent brush, will always win for 

 him a host of admirers. The appearauce of his head would 

 be decidedly improved by black facings and orbits, but its 

 formatiou, while not perfect, is decidedly tetter than aver- 

 age and may be called good, although it is uot quite first- 

 class. In eyes and expression he might be much better, and 

 the failing here is evidently a legacy from Smith's old 

 Barry. The chief defect in his head is an absence of suffi- 

 cient depth, both through skull aud muzzle, aud if his eve- 

 brows were a trifle heavier and his eyes better set he would, 

 we think, show more character. He has neat ears, a lengthy, 

 strong neck and head that is well set aud well carried. He 

 is good in body, but would be bettered by additional length 

 and massiveness, and his hindquarters would he improved 

 by width, aud his hocks by strength and more bend. He 

 does not use his hindlegs in very good style, but he stands 

 well and has unquestionably a grand apnearance. Taken 

 all in all he is one of the very 'best dogs of his breed that has 

 ever been exhibited in this country. We are inclined to in- 

 dorse the decision in his favor, but cannot for a moment 

 uphold the groundless statement of many that he won 

 "way off, with many poiuts to spare." Looking at 

 dogs and not at owners we find Burns better in forma- 

 tiou of head, decidedly longer iu body and more truly 

 formed between the couplings; but he does uot stand 

 well in front, is much too straight behind and moves 

 off his hiudlegs with a decided straddle. If he could 

 exchange his rusty color for the burnished orange and 

 the white of alabastfne hue of his competitor, we have an 

 idea that some of those who seemed in a great hurry to hoist 

 Ben Lomond's number would have been equally as anxious 

 to have called for Burus's. They are good dogs," and the one 

 that wins does it with a very narrow margin to spare. 

 Given a good head the third prize winuer would beat either 

 Hen Lomond or 1 iurns, but he fails just where a dog of this 

 breed must be fairly good to compete successfully in good 

 company. The excessive wrinkle on his head only adds to 

 his otherwise rather houndy appearauce, and we thought 

 him in the right place, closely pressed by Lysander, whose 

 good top won him a host of friends. Unfortunately, he is 

 wrong ou his legs all around, aud the redeeming features 

 were not sufficiently manifold to pull him through. Kastle- 

 horn 11. and Alpine Chief, both vhc, are well kuown to our 

 readers. Chief's washy color is dead againt his chances of 

 winning when he meets a good class, but he is a dog of 

 rather nice type; whereas Kastlehorn n. is a bit plain. 

 Fonthill Hector, vhc, lacks in depth of muzzle — a rather 

 plain head. He is also leggy, but stands on strong, straight 

 legs. He will do better when he is put in show condition. 

 Macduff, vhc, stop not deep enough; muzzle too light; ears 

 not well carried; not sufficiently massive; not quite straight 

 in front. Sir Phillip, vhc, not clearly cut below the eves; 

 stop not sufficiently defined; forehead too prominent; head 

 would be better if blaze were not so wide; stern carried too 

 high; undersized; not in good condition. A useful, second- 

 class dog that may be heard from again. W. Scott, vhc, 

 head and muzzle lacking in volume; bad eyes and a wolfish 

 expression; massive body; good bone: not quite straight in 

 front; coat curly; good hindquarters. Ivanhoe; vhc, very 

 defective before the eyes, his most prominent defect. Bruce 

 II , he, slightly uuderhung; not quite right in muzzle; 

 light in body; uot first-class in hindquarters' ring-tail; 

 uudersized. Huguenot, he, fairly good in head; eyes not 

 right; good ears; uudersized; light in body; coat scanty. 

 King Cole, he, light eyes; wrong expression; bad head; 

 truly formed body; left ear badly carried; wrong markings; 

 not a show dog and very lucky in receiving mention. LeRoy, 

 he, skull too wide; muzzle small iu proportion to volume 

 of skull; bad ears; the left always wrongly carried; brow 

 too prominent; uot straight in front; light iu middle: tail 

 not well carried ; an undersized and plain-looking dog. 

 Carlo EL, he, not a good head; wrong markings; poor legs 

 and feet; undersized. Vindex, he, fairly good in head 

 properties; bad behind; not sufficiently massive in body; 

 curly coated: a light-built specimen. Prince of Orange, he, 

 stop, eyes aud carriage of ears not correct; body decidedly 

 better thau average; markings not quite right; light iu I 

 hindquarters; coat showing curliness: an undersized speci- 

 men, Adonis, e, expression not good,: plain in head; body 

 lengthy and well formed; markings defective. Leo X., c, 

 poor head and expressien; bad ears; washy in color; coat 

 not in good condition; undersized: lacks character; not a 

 show dog. Jovis, e. light eyes: defective ears; wretchedly 

 bad head; good body: not a show dog. Egan's Barry, c, 

 head very defective; ring-tail; fairly good body and liinbsi 

 An uudersized and plain-looking dog, Alert, he, long aud 

 light in muzzle; roach ed in back; bad behind; not at all a 

 credit to his sire, Save, who was a really good dog. Sheila, 

 he, wretched head, which attracted far less attention than 

 his handsome collar. 



The bitch class was decidedly above average, but we failed 

 in finding a really first-class' specimen. Several new ones 

 were brought out, including Saffron, Lady Wellington and 

 Lady Aveline. Saffron won, but she was very closely pressed 

 by Lady Wellington. Both have been prominent winners 

 in England, but we must say that we look for something of 

 better quality than either. We will take Saffron first; Skull 

 and muzzle should be more massive; foreface rather longer 

 than we like; eyes showing too much of the haw; fairly good 

 ears; stands too high behind for height at shoulder; bbdy of 

 good length, and would be improved by more substance; 

 Tight in bone; stands on bad feet; hindquarters should be 

 stouter and back stronger; excellent brush; nice straight 

 coat; a fairly good specimen. Lady Wellington : Stop should 

 be deeper; face below the eyes should be more clearly cut; 

 skull excellent: muzzle, first-class but tor the defects just 

 noticed; ears not well hung; grand, massive body; stands on 

 excellent legs and feet; fairly good behind; coat not in good 

 condition and showing slight curliness; tail not well coated; 

 a massive specimen that, when shown in good condition, 

 will, we think, beat the winner. Recluse, well known, was 

 third. Lady Aveline, fourth prize: Snipy; defective in ears; 

 a rather sheepish face; lengthy body; uot straight in front; 

 rather light from the hips down; coat not quite right. Not 

 a specimen that can beat a really good one. Miscabel, re- 

 serve: Head fairly good; ears not quite right; lengthy body 

 of fairly good formation; bad tail; quite as good as the fourth 

 prizewinner. La Ouchesse, vhc, needs no description, being 

 well known. Madoken, vhc: Stop not quite right, other- 

 wise a fairly good head; lacks black facings and orhits: fairly 

 good in body; not in good coat; in fact, not quite in show 

 condition. Tenia, vhc; Cheeks too prominent: muzzle en- 

 tirely wrong; light eyes; massive frame; straight behind; has 

 a short ring tail; coat inclined to be curly. Lakme, vhc: 

 Cheeks prominent; ears badly carried; fairly good in muzzle; 

 mailings not correct; an undersized specimen whose best 

 points are behind the head. Monastery Nell, he : Fairly 

 good in head properties, but not first-class; straight behind; 

 an undersized specimen that was worth another letter. 

 Beda, he, second! at New York last year under the same 

 judge, and fully described in our report, was surely worth 

 at least another letter. Empress, he, well known and worth 

 another letter. Chrysa, he: Bad head; undersized; plain; 

 light in color; not nearly so good a bitch as Beda. Kate, c: 



bad eyes; sour expression; not good in markings: not straight 

 in front; light iu hiudparts; a white and brindle showing lit- 

 tle character. Lady Gay, e: A plain-headed and undersized 

 specimen, B'auchou, e: White head; wall-eye; hound ears; 

 not a show bitch. 



Puppies Avere more numerous than usual, but showed a 

 decided lack of character throughout, iu fact, there was not 

 a fairly good one in the show, and we begin to despair of any 

 one breeding a dog that can compete successfully agaiust 

 the imported ones. Montrose won in the dog class. There 

 is already a registered dog of this name, and the owner 

 should be compelled to find another, notwithstanding the 

 fact that the stud book committee accepted it. Head very 

 coarse; good bone and fairly good body. A specimen that 

 when matured will probably take rank with the highly 

 commended division. The second prize winner was early 

 removed, as was also the third prize winner, and we did not 

 see either. Boucicault, vhc: Wretchedly plain on head; 

 will never develop into a show dog. Othello, he: Snipy, 

 wrong in stop, sheepish; not a show dog. Don Roderick, c.: 

 A snipy, plain-headed puppy, poor in color and wrong in 

 markings. Glacier, e: Bad head, color and markings; not a 

 show dog, and never will be. In bitches Lady Aveline, 

 fourth iii the open class, won first, followed by the snipy, 

 light-boned Lady Beauty, whose main charm is in her name' 

 Our notes on Lady Agnes, the third prize winner, are as fol- 

 lows: Wretchedly weak head, straight behind, small feet; 

 uot a show dog. Blanche Hector, vhc., is another poor one. 

 Head shallow, bad eyes and expression, ring-tail. Duchess 

 of Albany, he, is a bad puppy with a good name. Prin- 

 cess, he, is washy in color, very defective in head and al- 

 together unpromising. Virginia Queeu.c, was very lucky 

 io receiving mention; bad at both ends. Victoria the Great, 

 e: A great deal of name and very little pup. 



The challenge class for smooth-coated dogs brought out 

 Rigi, Victor Joseph and Hector. Hector, in very poor con- 

 dition, had to give way to his less typical competitor Victor 

 Joseph, who was shown in the pink of condition. Our 

 opinion of these dogs is well known to all readers of Forest 

 AND Stream. A good dog out of condition cannot beat a 

 fairly good one that is shown in tip-top shape, and we in- 

 dorse the decision. In the corresponding class for bitches 

 Daphne fairly beat Tbisbe. Beauchamp was the winner iu 

 the open class for dogs, but he had a verv narrow squeak. 

 He. held the same position at New Bedford. Excellent 

 muzzle; cheeks rather too prominent: correct ears; good 

 eyes and expression; excellent forelegs and feet; body rather 

 short and would be impi'oved by massiveness; hindquarters 

 light in proportion to foreparts; coat too long for a smooth 

 and too short for a rough-coated specimen, and giving him 

 an equal right to compete in either class. In other words, he 

 is neither a rough nor a smooth-coated specimen. Nevis, a 

 son of Victor Joseph, was second. He is cleaner in cheeks 

 and better below the eyes than his siie, in fact he has a 

 better head; good eyes and expression; neck strong and of 

 sufficient length; straight forelegs and excellent feet; would 

 be improved by more bone: back rather hullow; hindquar- 

 ters fairly good, although the hocks are not quite right; 

 bone would improve him: stern carried too high; moves 

 fairly well; a good second-class dog that might have ex- 

 changed placps with the winner. He is only twenty months 

 old. Adonis II., third prize, cheeks too promiuent; muzzle 

 slightly pinched near the nostrils; expression not quite 

 right; fairly good ears; shoulders defective; crooked iu 

 front; massive in body; ringtailed; moves fairly well; a 

 low-standing and rather plain specimen. Sir Rogers, fourth 

 prize, rouud in cheeks; faulty behind; would be improved 

 with more bone; not a good one. Nigel, reserve, head fairly 

 good; neck showing excessive throatiness; not straight iu 

 front; ring-tailed; straight behind; moves badly; above 

 avei-age iu size. Barry; vhc, was third at New York last 

 year. Pluto, vhc, cheeks showing fullness; muzzle lacking 

 iu volume; ears not quite correct; straight behind; good 

 coat; a dog of average size. Lord Hector, unnoticed; was in 

 poor condition. Don, he: Plain head; wrong expression 

 ears not well carried; light in bone. Monitor, he: Cheeky; 

 rather light iu eyes; truly formed iu body; straight behind; 

 undersized. Sam, he: Right ear defective in burr; plain 

 in head; wrong in markings; bad expression straight lie- 

 hind; undersized; lacks character. Montreux, c.T Head 

 slightly defective; straight behind; high tail; good color 

 and markings; uudersized; a better specimen than Dom 

 Mars, e: Weak in foreface; lacking in depih of head; good 

 in color: uudersized; lacks massiveness of bodv. 



First in bitches was won by Burton Belle, a daughter of 

 the English champion Guide. Good head, yet not perfect; 

 excellent ears; very bad behind; loin not very strong; cor- 

 rect legs and feet; a trifle leggy; would be improved by 

 more substance; good Stern. Monastery Myrtle, second 

 prize: Muzzle should be deeper and blunter; color of eyes 

 rather too light; skull and ears fairly good; forelegs not 

 quite straight; back rather hollow; body stout aud lengthy; 

 good stern; coat rather too long; would be improved by 

 more bone. Monastery Mercedes, third prize: Rather long 

 from the eyes forward and muzzle not sufficiently deep and 

 blunt; head hicks volume all through; body lengthy and 

 well formed; thighs too light; hocks not strong, coat should 

 be shorter; an undersized specimen that shows good bread- 

 ing through all her defects. Meadowthorpe Nora, fourth 

 prize: Head jtist fair; ears rather large; coat too long; 

 second thighs light; tail too heavily coated, in fact it re- 

 sembles too much the tail of a rough-coated specimen. We 

 thought she crowded the third prize winner. Alpine Queen, 

 reserve: Cheeky; muzzle too small; neck showing excessive 

 leather; straight behind; coat too long; not well shown. 

 Abbess, vhc: Not clearly cut below the eyes; expression 

 not correct, ears not well carried generally; forelegs not 

 straight; knees weak; body fairly well formed; better than 

 average in hindquarters; does not stand well; average size, 

 Elsie, vhc; Full in cheeks; coarse in head; undersized; 

 hardly a show dog. Lola, he: Head coarse; ears not well 

 hung; head markings not perfect; fairly good iu body; ex- 

 cellent legs and feet; coat very coarse; badly shown. 



Puppies were a poor lot as usual. Mr. Draper won first 

 with a well grown one that stands on good limbs, but his 

 head will not do. Victor Van, secoud prize, is defective in 

 head; washy in color; wrong in expression and will not 

 make a show dog. St, Michael, third prize, has a wall-eye; 

 bad muzzle and expression; washy color and is straight be- 

 hind. Trojan Towzer, from the same kennel as the winner, 

 took the reserve. He has the same defects as his kennel 

 companion. Prince William, vhc: Is snipy and sheepish 

 looking; he will not develop into a show dog. Alaric, vhc: 

 Brow too prominent; ears not well carried, but should im- 

 prove; coat too long; will not develop into a show dog. 

 Guide II., he ; has a wide muzzle, but it lacks depth; we do 

 not think that he will be heard of again. Baehe, he, was 

 in very bad coudition or would have doubtless been higher 

 on the list. Robert Elsmere, e, is of similar type to his 

 kennel companion Alaric, and he may develop into a better 

 dog. First in puppy bitches was given to Veneta. We 

 thiuk she is better now than she will be six months hence. 

 Her head looks like going wrong. Flora Hector, from the 

 Hospice Kennels was second. She is poor iu color, plain in 

 head and was badly shown. Thisbe Wagner, third prize, is 

 only fair in head and might be very much better in mark- 

 ings. Her body and limbs are promising. Linda, vhc, is 

 defective in head, but fairly good in body. Beauty, he, is 

 beautiful iu— name. Burton Belle and Ivanhoe, first and 

 third in the novice class, have already been noticed, and the 

 same may be said of W. Scott. The red i-ibbon went to 

 Roland, a sour-headed fellow that is not one of our sort. 

 BLOODHOUKDS— (MR. DAVIDSON). 



There were four entries in these classes. Premier III, 



