Feb. «8, 1880.] 



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scored an easy win in the dog class over the unmatured 

 youngster, Barnaby Scott. Ho is a black and tan, with a 

 head possessing more than average merit, being fairly well 

 peaked, clean rat, and otherwise a decided improvement on 

 what we have found in other dogs of the breed that have 

 been exhibited in this country. Its most conspicuous fail- 

 ing is lack of wrinkle, and in this respect he is certainly very 

 deficient. In body, hindquarters aud shoulders he is very 

 much above average, but his feet could be improved upon, 

 and be lacks in bone. The second prize winner maybe 

 heard from again. He is a black and tan with good bone, a 

 well knit frame and excellent legs and feet. His head is not 

 lean enough for our fancy, and his ears at present do not lie 

 close. He should develop into a useful sort, but will never, 

 we think, be first-class. First in bitches was won by Bar- 

 naby Nell, a litter sister to Barnaby Scott. We thought the 

 judge right in placing her over her dam. Ripple Buxom. 

 She has promising bead, excellent wrinkle, good shoulders, 

 the right sort of legs and feet and looks like developing into 

 a good one. Ripx>le Buxom has beautiful ears and the best 

 of legs and feet. She is also a stout-built bitch of a very 

 Ugeful sort. In head, and wrinkle we could improve 

 upon her. All of these dogs were exhibited by Messrs. 

 Brough & Wiachell. 



NEWFOUNDLANDS— (MR. BAILLIE). 



There were eight entries in these classes, and one New- 

 foundland, Meadowtborpe Prince George, who was fully 

 described in our Buffalo report. He is a good dog, without 

 being quite a first-class one, and can show a clean pair of 

 heels to anything of his breed in the country. 



GREAT DANES— (MISS WHITNEY). 



The quality in these classes was better than we usually 

 find, but there was not a really good one in the lot. First 

 prize went to the red, or fawn dog Triton. Head should be 

 longer and cleaner, with better expression; neck not quite 

 clean; hody cylindrical as seen in the mastiff; back rather 

 hollow instead of being well up; loin should be more arched; 

 hindquarters fairly good; stands on clean, strong forelegs 

 and the right sort of feet; coat excellent; moves well; size 

 above average; symmetry not of a very high order. Saltan, 

 second prize: Cheeks too prominent; eyes light in color; 

 expression not correct; throaty: not straight in front, but 

 strong in bone; feet well formed, but turning outward; ribs 

 not well sprung and loin not sufficiently arched; back ribs 

 should be deeper, extending further backward; a doe of fair 

 size and average quality. Rauiyr, third prize: Weak head; 

 very throaty; light in bone; fairly good in body; undersized; 

 lacks character; not a winner in good company. Bella, a 

 red or fawn bitch, scored in the next class. Head fairly 

 good in outline, but too small; throaty; free, well-placed 

 shoulders: good legs and feet; light iu bone; well formed 

 body; a second-class specimen. Irene, second prize, is a blue 

 mottle that is little, if any, inferior to the winner. Her 

 white nose, defective muzzle and rather full forehead were 

 probably the points that put her back. Wolga, third prize, 

 is an undersized light brindle, rather weak iu head, a trifle 

 light in bone and somewhat deficient in hindjjarts. The 

 judge overlooked the black dogs shown, on the ground that 

 the color is not a legitimate one. We will have something 

 further to say on this subject on another occasion. 



DEERHOUNDS— (MR. DAVIDSON). 



Mr. Thayer, as usual, took all the awards iu the champion 

 classes with his splendid team Chieftain, Highland Laddie, 

 Wanda and Ramona, but in the open class for dogs his 

 beautiful Robber Chieftaiu, that is shedding his coat and 

 was shown too low in flesh, bad to give way to Meadow- 

 tborpe Factor, a good-looking dog barring his rather plain 

 head. Robber Chieftain has all the best of it in head, is 

 better in shoulders, hocks and quality of coat. We would 

 have placed him first. The winner returned home with the 

 Hillside Kennels' dogs, and he should do a lot more winning 

 for his popular owner. Fergus, third prize, seemed all 

 tucked up. He was described in the report of the St. Paul 

 show. The other entries in the class were a long way below 

 the form shown by the first and second prize winuers. First 

 in bitches went to O'.ga who was placed behind Theodora at 

 the same show twelve months ago and by the same judge. 

 When Theodora Avon and Olga took second we indorsed the 

 decision; and now that, Mr. Davidson has reversed it we do 

 not indorse him. Both bitches were in good condition; and 

 if Theodora was good enough to win in 1888 she is good 

 enough to win in 1889. Pride of the Heather. Highland 

 Lassie and Lady Dare, the. other entries in the class, are old 

 faces. Only one puppy was shown. He is weak in muzzle, 

 light iu bone and does not stand well; in other points he 

 will do, but he never will be a shoiv dog. 



GREYHOUNDS— (MR. DAVIDSON). 



Balkis, Memnon and Lancashire Witch were the en tries in 

 the challenge classes, and of course took the prizes. The 

 placing of Memuon over Balkis was. we think, an error of 

 mdgment. Caliph's once great son has lost his mouth, he 

 shows no muscular development, and is in poor condition 

 generally. Fortunately somebody got the numbers mixed, 

 and Balkis will go on record as having won the prize. He 

 was clearly entitled to it, for Memnon was in no condition 

 for the betich, aud was merely entered to make up a team of 

 four to compete for the kennel prize. We feel quite sure 

 that if the judge had examined the does more, carefully he 

 would have given the blue ribbon to Balkis. First iu" the 

 dogs (open class) was given to Meadowtborpe Douglas Flem- 

 ing, who was not in fit condition to be shown. We would 

 have turned him out of the ring. Second went to Fleet- 

 wood, whotook first in the puppy classlast year, and between 

 this dog and Highland Chief it was a very close thing 

 Highland Laddie, who is also known to our readers, made a 

 very good vhc. Prince, c, is not a show dog. In bitches 

 Dora scored first in a very poor class: head round; muzzle 

 cut away below the eyes; shoulders rather heavy; rather 

 flat-sided; strong in loin' good, powerful quarters; hocks 

 defective; stands good on forelegs and feet; not a show bitch. 

 Highland Lassie came next: weak beforethe eyes; ears well 

 carried, but rather large; neck fairly good; ribs not suffi- 

 ciently sprung; loin flat; hindparts too straight; stands on 

 beautiful legs and feet; coat and tail rather coarse; an un- 

 dersized specimen. Gyp, third prize, is not a show bitch, 

 and we would have withheld the prize for want of merit. 

 Headlong, but very plain; ears too large; slab-sided; lathy; 

 leggy; light in bone; bad in feet; moves very queerly behind; 

 bad hocks; lacks power all over. 



POINTERS— (MR. DAVIDSON). 



The Westminster Kennel Club exhibited ''not for compe- 

 tition" a useful-looking lot of seven. Of these Bang-Bang 

 and Naso of Kippen were in bad condition, and showed 

 signs of having been recently dressed with mange cure. 

 Next came the Graphic Kennels, also entered "not for com- 

 petition." They were in elegant condition, a credit to their 

 keeper. There were three entries in the challenge class for 

 heavy weight dogs, and of these but one faced the judge. 

 We had heard all sorts of rumors about Graphic's condition. 

 He was blind in one eye, and had gone wrong here, there 

 and everywhere: in fact, we were to look out for a wreck. 

 In justice to the owner we will say that we have 

 seldom seen Graphic looking better. He was neither 

 blind nor a cripple, and we doubt if the pointer lives that 

 can beat him to-day. In the bitch class the truly formed 

 and sturdy Meally was unopposed, and in the open class for 

 heavy weight dogs that really good specimen Duke of Ver- 

 non, whose points good and bad are by this time well known 

 to our readers, scored a very easy first. Second prize went 

 to a new one, Pontiac, a splendidly bred one, not quite clean 

 below the eyes, and muzzle not sufficiently square, a rather 

 weak foreface, good skull, neat ears, very throaty, neck 



would be improved by more length, wide in front, shoulders 

 heavy, good bone, feet better than average, pasterns sloping 

 too much, formation of chest very defective, good loin, 

 stifles and hocks; a hardy-looking second-rater showing 

 coarseness throughout. We thought the judge gave him 

 more than he was entitled to in this company. Our choice 

 for the place would have been the fourth prize winner, 

 Brake. Freedom, who took third, was first last year. We 

 thought him in his right place here. Tory White, vhc, is 

 only fair iu head, has light eyes, is throaty, a trifle leggy, 

 lacking iu substance, and neither strong in loin nor in 

 hindquarters. Sachem, vhc, deserved his card, Coroner, 

 Scott and Master McGrath are not show dogs. Baug, c, 

 was out of condition; he is a better dog than the second 

 prize wiuner. N. J. Dash, Jimmie and Trinket's Cash were 

 absent. First in bitches was won by Mr. Chas. Heath's 

 Bloomo, a well bred one that is not up to high class form. 

 She was first at Richmond, but we do not think she has ever 

 been described. Skull rather wide, muzzle lacking square- 

 ness ; ears of good quality and well set, but the left not well 

 carried, eyes too light, throaty, rather wide in frout, set of 

 forelegs not first-class, body fairly good, a trifle straight in 

 hocks, good feet, rather light in bone, fairly good in stern, 

 She had not much trouble iu beating Devonshire Countess, 

 but she is not iu the same class with the good ones. Devon- 

 shire Countess aud Nell, second and third prize winners, 

 are well known. Belle Randolph, vhc, while not by any 

 means a crack, should have been higher on the list. Lady 

 Snow, Ruby and Daisy Ranger have been criticised time 

 and again iu these columns. Ion, fourth prize, has a good 

 head, and stands on truly formed legs and feet. She is very 

 throaty, and much too wide in the chest. The quality in 

 this class was not. of a very high order. There were no 

 entries in the challenge class for light weight, dogs, but the 

 bitch class brought out a couple. Juno S. and Queen Fan, 

 the former of which won with very many points to spare. 

 Both are well known. 



The light-weight class for dogs showed some quality, and 

 the competition between the first and second prize winners 

 was very close. King of Kent's victory over Duke of Hes- 

 sen was a popular one, but those who stated that the doe 

 won easily, did not, we feel sure, give themselves the trouble 

 to carefully examine Duke of Hessen. Mr. Hitchcock's doe 

 has decidedly the best of it in head, shoulders, forelegs and 

 in feet, also in set of legs. In spring of ribs, loiD, strength 

 and symmetry of hindquarters, and in carriage tail Mr. Dex- 

 ter's son of Priam and "Kent Baby holds a clear lead. There 

 is plenty of room for difference of opinion about these dogs, 

 aud, as the judge had better opportunities of examining 

 them than we had, it is possible that if we were called upon 

 to decide the question we would cast our vote for King of 

 Kent. Fashion, third prize, was first at Buffalo. Ned B., 

 fourth prize, is also well known. Bon Ton, vhc, is of wrong 

 type and too closely resembles bissire, Sensation, who would 

 not be in the highly commended division in these days. 

 Glaucus, he, has developed into a coarse dog. Naso of Troy, 

 c, while rather weak iu head, has good legs and feet, and 

 might have been raised a peg. First iu the corresponding 

 class for bitches was given to Revel VI., a rather good-look- 

 ing daughter of Donald and Revel III. She is a white and 

 liver, lightly ticked, and is good in coat and color; good 

 skull and muzzle; color of eyes rather light; ears not perfect 

 in fold; neck throaty; good chest; average shoulders; excel- 

 lent forelegs and feet; stifles and hocks not perfect, yet not 

 bad; second thighs light; tail of good formation, but not 

 correct in carnage; a bitch showing character with quality. 

 Lady Norrish came next; weak in foreface and not square 

 enough; cheeks too prominent; ears not well carried gener- 

 ally; neck rather coarse; good shoulders: excellent feet; 

 would be improved by more bone; is a trifle leggy; a white 

 and liver bitch showing character with quality^ yet not up 

 to high class form. Stella (Hitchcock's) took third, and we 

 thought her rather lucky, as she was out of condition and is 

 weak iu head. Mayflower, he, we thought, deserved another 

 letter. Stella (Bellman's), vhc, is full in cheeks, light in 

 eyes and wrong in stern. Lapf ord Pearl, unnoticed, although 

 leggy, deserved a card. As very many of the puppies were 

 removed on the second day of the show we must pass the 

 classes. 



ENGLISH SETTERS— (MR. DAVIDSON). 



Rockingham and Royal Prince II., both in good form, 

 won the challenge prizes for dogs, and the beautiful Cora of 

 Wetheral was unopposed in the corresponding class for 

 bitches. In the open class for dogs the English crack, 

 Count Howard, won, and also secured the special for the 

 best setter in the show. We have always held that a first- 

 class dog would beat either Rockingham or any other Eng- 

 lish setter in this country that we have seen. Count 

 Howard is a first-class specimen, and the position which he 

 held on this occasion goes to show that the dogs which have 

 been exhibited axe unable to hold their own when brought, 

 into competition with the typical. The wiuner is not per- 

 fect in head, yet it is a good head. We would like to see a 

 little less width iu skull, a, cleaner muzzle and more de vel- 

 opment of occipital bone. He also shows some jowl. With 

 the exception of these defects, none of which are very con- 

 spicuous, Count Howard is a clinker, the best English 

 setter that we have seen in America. Roger, another good 

 one, was second, with Cincinnatus third. The last named 

 is of different type. He is a white, black and tan, showing 

 much quality, and has the appearance of a goer. Head 

 clean and showing character aud quality, but a trifle bitchy; 

 ears nicely set; ribs should be more sprung; good shoulders,' 

 legs and feet; back, loin and chest rather light; stifles 

 should be more out, with hocks not so wide apart; stern not 

 straight; rather leggy; substance throughout would im- 

 prove him. Fourth prize was given to Liudo, a son of old 

 Gladstone. He stands on most excellent legs and feet, and 

 is decidedly above average in head. He falls too much from 

 the hip. is not first-class in chest and might be stronger in 

 loin. He is also throaty, rather leggy, and is not good iu 

 tail. Pride of Dixie was vhc, as usual. His plain head 

 will always put him back when he meets a good class. Fluke, 

 vhc: Shallow in muzzle; light in eyes; set of legs not 

 correct; is not quite straight in front; light behind. Peveril, 

 vhc. was first in the puppy class last year. He is fairly 

 good in head, better than average in limbs aud has a work- 

 manlike appearance. Manitoba Gladstone, he, was in good 

 condition; we liked him better than Pride of Dixie. Sylvan, 

 he: Fairly good head; light eyes; legs not well set and not 

 quite straight; loin flat. His head is the best part of him. 

 Meadowtborpe Heather, he: Head decidedly above average; 

 color of eyes too light; rather throaty; shows character- 

 wrong behind; moves stiffly. Don Petrel, c: Light in bone; 

 poor feet; loin flat aud light; ribs not very well sprung. 

 Gloster II., c.: Plain in bead: shoulders badly placed. We 

 looked for a better class, and are of Mr. Davidson's opinion 

 that the English setters are not being improved. With 

 Count Howard and Roger out of the class they would have 

 been anything but a good lot. Princess Beatrice and Hap- 

 hazard, that were first and second at Richmond, won the 

 prizes here, but exchanged places. At Richmond it was 

 Haphazard first, but Mr. Davidson preferred Beatrice. It is 

 a very close thing between them. We will reserve our 

 opinion until we have better opportunities of examining 

 them. Haphazard has the better top and Beatrice all the 

 best of it in legs and feet. Chautauqua Belle, third prize, 

 must have been very closely pressed by Calico, vhc. Both 

 are well known and need no description. Stray Shot, he 

 is plain in head and light iu eyes. Maud Foreman, he, is 

 not good in muzzle, her elbows are not just right, and she is 

 not quite straight in front nor perfect in loin. Her con- 

 dition was against her. Frolic Bondhu, unnoticed, deserved 

 mention. She is not good in head, but possesses good points. 



We did not see any of the prize winning puppies. Don 

 Quixote and Donna Juauita had been removed long before 

 we came to the class. 



IRISH SETTERS— (MR. WENZEL). 

 Chief, Tim, Rosie and Bonnie were exhibited by the judge 

 "not for competition," and the challenge class for dogs 

 contained Gip, Elcho, Jr., and Blaruey. All were looking 

 well. The New Hampshire dog won with something in 

 hand. He beats Blarney more especially in head, shoulders 

 and set of forelees. There were two entries in the bitch 

 class, and if Mr. Wenzel had been appointed to select the 

 worse of the two be could not have discharged his duties in 

 a more competent manner. Nellie was placed over Mollie 

 Bawu. It is scarcely necessary to say that Mollie is all over 

 the better specimen. First in the open class for dngs went 

 to Dick Swivel ler, a dog with an averaee front, but very de- 

 fective behind the back ribs. Desmond II., second prize, is 

 all wrong in head. Dee, third prize, was second at the same 

 show last year. He is not first-class in head, is light in eyes 

 and might be better in hocks. Iu chest, loin, back and 

 quarters he will do. The best part of him is behind the 

 head. Eleo, fourth prize: Head not clean; neck heavy; shows 

 character. Patsy, vhc, was the best dog in the class, bar- 

 ring his size. Ned, vhc, is well known. Dock, vhc.: Head 

 only moderate; not quite straight in front; light in loin: 

 si imii too high; eood color. General Burnaby, vhc: Head 

 just fair; back flat; slab sided; too straight behind; short 

 from hip to tail; good color; body should be deeper. Red- 

 stone, he, is well known and is abetter dog than General 

 Burnaby, Rex, he, got more than he deserved. He has a 

 wide, coarse, flat head, is straight behind and wavy iu coat. 

 Glencho III., unnoticed, while not first-rate in head, is a 

 very much better dog than Rex. Chief II., high com., is an 

 old face. Rory O'More IV., c, is coarse in head and light in 

 color. Red Belle, winner in the bitch class, is known to our 

 readers. Winnie II., second prize, was not on the bench 

 when we called. Grace, third prize, was rot deserving of 

 the award. She has just a fair head, but is flat-sided, bad in 

 legs and altogether wrong in feet. She shows weakness in 

 kuees, is light iu ber thighs, not good in hocks, wrong in 

 tail and a very poor specimen generally. Bessie Glencho, 

 M'liss, Elsie II. and Lady Fawn are all better specimens. 

 Maid, fourth prize, was also rated too high. She is curly in 

 coat, wrong in hiudfeet, rather flat-sided, and not the equal 

 of some of those placed behind her. The best specimen in 

 the novice class was Redstone, who took third. 



GORDON SETTERS— (MR. DAVIDSON). 



Little Boy and Don, both in good condition, took the chal- 

 lenge prizes for dogs. Beaumont was absen t and Royal Duke 

 not for competition. The corresponding class for bitches 

 brought out Rose aud Roxie. Rose is a very poor specimen, 

 and Roxie must have won with a very large number of points 

 to the good. Open dogs contained fourteen entries and com- 

 prised representatives of all types. Meadowthorpe Heather 

 Harold by some persons is considered a very good specimen. 

 We think it high time that somebody produced a dog of 

 better type than he. Muzzle should be deeper and squarer; 

 skull fairly good; well set ears; throaty; legs not first-class; 

 weak in Knees; feet fairly good; loin flat; ribs should be 

 more sprung; thighs light; tail not very well > arried; coat 

 better than average; lackstrue character. A winner in a weak 

 class. Meadowthorpe Heather Roy, placed third, was first 

 at Richmond.^ Leo B., second prize, although a long way 

 removed from first-class form, was about, as good as anything 

 iu the class. Ronald, fourth prize, is hardly worthy the 

 name of the beautiful champion of days gone by. He is 

 passable in front, but his hindquarters will not do for us. 

 The others were a medley lot of all types, sizes and shapes. 

 Bright, c, is uudersized, broken in coat and bad in head. 

 Ben, vhc, is light in tan, cheeky, sour and raw-looking. 

 Kent IV., vhc, is wrong before the eyes, rather sour in ex- 

 pression and straight behind. Ned, vbe, is straight behind, 

 would be improved by more bone, is a trifle leggy and lacks 

 power behind the short ribs. His head is the best part of 

 him. In bitches the peerless Belmont distanced everything 

 in the Gordon classes. She is not perfect in foreface and 

 could be improved upon in two or three other points, but 

 taken all in all she has no equal in this country. Jesse and 

 Becky Sharp, second and third prize winners, may be passed, 

 as every exhibitor of the breed knows them well. Meadow- 

 thorpe Blossom, fourth prize, is wrong in forelegs, light in 

 quarters and not good in neck. In other points she is above 

 average. Venus, vhc, is shallow in muzzle and undersized. 

 Princess Rose, he. is wide in head, coarse, and lackingin size. 

 FOXHOUNDS — (MR. DAVIDSON). 



The English hounds were a splendid, even lot, and were 

 about properly placed. The winner of third was as good as 

 anything in the class, but bis age and condition set him 

 back. He was badly affected with mange, and should have 

 been removed from the show, as was the bitch Passion, 

 from the same kennel. The winning bitch had the best 

 head of the lot, but was not as good in body as some of the 

 dogs; besides that, she was very wide in front and out at 

 elbows, and deficient in coat and brush. In the class for 

 American dogs, the judge, we think, made a mistake, as the 

 winners of first and second are not the right type. The 

 third winner and Mount were nearer the correct type, and 

 we preferred them to the winners of first and second. In 

 American bitches only two were shown, and these were rare 

 good ones. Would like them with more substance and 

 better coats aud brushes. They were properly placed. What 

 a motley lot these American hounds are at a show com- 

 pared with the grand and uniform English hound. Would 

 it not be a move iu the right direction for American fox- 

 hound men to get up a standard for these hounds? Then 

 only can they expect to develop a defiuite type. 



CHESAPEAKE BAY DO OS — (MR. CLARK). 



There were nine entries in these classes, and all were 

 present except Polly, the winner in the bitch class here last 

 year. We expected that the very liberal special offered by 

 the Palmer Island Club would bring out a much larger 

 entry. In the open dog class first went to Rum, and he also 

 won the special. He is well known. Bounce, winner of 

 second, is a well made dog, but under size and lacking iu 

 bone. Sailor, placed third, is a typical dog of good size, and 

 with excellent legs and feet. He and Bounce should have 

 changed places. In the bitch class Ripple, placed third, 

 should have been first, as the others are too small, and were 

 not in good coat or condition. 



RETRIEVERS— (MR. DAVIDSON). 

 There were two entries in this class, Meadowthorpe Dia- 

 mond aud Meadowthorpe Pearl. Both are defective in head 

 and coat, and would not be winners in good company. 



SPANIELS — (ME. LTTCKWELL). 

 The judge commenced by turning Rover out of the ring 

 for waut of merit, and Nellie was only deemed worthy a c 

 card. Irish water spaniels are always a weak class at New 

 York, aud fanciers of the breed never look for good ones. 

 The Kerry Gow was absent. Clumbers had only two entries] 

 one in the challenge and one in the open class. Both should 

 have been turned out of the ring for lack of condition. 

 Compton Bandit and Miss Newton Obo were unopposed in 

 the challenge classes for field spaniels. Banditwas looking 

 fairly well, and Miss Newton Obo was not at her best. 

 Gleneairn, Messrs. Oldham & Willey's recent importation, 

 won very easily in the next class from his kennel companion, 

 Newton Abbot Lord, who is well known. Gleneairn is a 

 long, low, stout-built dog, with great bone aud a very hand- 

 some outline. His head shows slight coarseness, his shoul- 

 ders are not well placed, and he does not stand very well in 

 front. His coat at present is not in good condition, and wo 



