March U, 1889.] 



FOHEST and stream. 



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NEWFOUNDLANDS— (MR. MORTIMER). * 

 There was only one Newfoundland in the class, Meadow- 

 thorpe Prince George, but Mr. Hudson put in a little black 

 mongrel that was given bench room and added one to the 

 list of entries. Second prize was of course withheld for 

 want of merit. 



BLOODHOUNDS— (MR. MORTIMER). 



These classes brought out the same entries as at New 

 York. Barnaby's Nell, second in the bitch class, being de- 

 cidedly better in head and wrinkle than her dam, Ripple 

 Buxom, and quite her equal in other respects, should have 

 been first, This breed is new to most of the .judges in this 

 country and blunders may fairly be excused, 

 GREAT DANES — (MR. MORTIMER). 



Lady Bess, first at Troy, and described in our report of 

 that show, was the only Great Dane shown. Sponge, her 

 only competitor, is a mongrel. 



DBEBHOUNDS— (MR, MORTIMER). 



The challenge class for dogs and bitches was represented 

 by Ramona and Highland Laddie, which were placed as at 

 Troy. Clansman, formerly Meadowthorpe Factor, that was 

 first in the open class at New York, scored a very easy win 

 for his new owner, Mr. Thaver. Second was given to the 

 Somerset Kennels' Olga. It showed bad taste to briug this 

 bitch into the ring. We are informed by the person who 

 had charge" of the Somerset Kennels' dogs that the Somer- 

 set Kennels are owned iu part by a member of the "West- 

 minster Kennel Club, and as pointed out in the introductory 

 an employee should uot be permitted to judge dogs owned 

 by his employer. This bitch was first at New York. Third 

 was given to Duncan, that should have changed places with 

 Pride of the Heather. These doss, which are owned by Mr. 

 Thayer, are well known to all admirers of the breed. Norval, 

 that was given he, should have been ordered out of the ring; 

 he was a bag of boues. Malcolm, first at Troy, was the 

 only puppy shown, and won. 



GREYHOUNDS — (MR, MORTIMER) . 



The gallant and sturdy Balkis was without competitors in 

 the challenge class, and the open class fur dogs and bitches 

 brought out the New York winners Meadowthorpe Douglas 

 Fleming, Fleetwood and Highland Chief. We stated in our 

 report of the New York show that Meadowthorpe Douglas 

 Fleming had no business iu his present condition to beat 

 either Highland Chief or Fleetwood, and we are glad to see 

 that the criticism was not uuheeded. Puppies brought out 

 a real good one in The Bard, a well-grown and developed 

 youngster that, unless something befalls him, will do some 

 winning uext year. He was sent out of the ring with a c. 

 card, and when his owner asked the judge for au explanation 

 he replied that he had a short neck and bad legs and feet. 

 He has a long and most elegantly formed neck and stands 

 on the very best of legs and feet. Taken all in all, he is the 

 best greyhound puppy we have seen in America. Bootblack, 

 his only competitor, will never develop into a show dog. He 

 is plain in head aud lacks liberty all over. 



FOXHOUNDS— (MR. TALLMAN), 



Roseville Rover, favorably described in our Troy report, 

 and Clonmel Rakish, another winner at Troy, were property 

 placed first and second. Bye, third prize, is a new one* 

 Good head, ears long aud of nice quality, but not lying 

 close; throaty, not straight in front, average feet, a bit light 

 in bone, chest should be deepen also back ribs, loin light aud 

 flat, second thighs not well developed, coat and brush better 

 than average, looks like a cross between the English aud 

 American hound, aud is not as stout aud sturdy looking as 

 We want in a dog of this breed. Lady, he, light in bone, 

 weak in head, throaty, not straight in front, legs uot well 

 set, light in bone, stern too long and badly carried, poor 

 coat, not a show bitch. Bounce, uunoticed, is plain in head, 

 crooked in front, wrong in shoulders, flat and light iu loin' 

 long-cast, in fact, not a show dog in any point. 



POINTERS— (MR. TALLMAN). 



The challenge class for dogs contained only the West" 

 minster Kennel Club's entries, Naso of Kippen and Lad of 

 Bow, the former a wreck of his once great self. On his body 

 were a number of bare patches, his coat was open, coarse and 

 dry, and the little there was of it was badly stained with 

 mange cure. He should have been ordered out of the ring. 

 Lad of Bow, while not in the same wretched condition^ 

 showed traces of having been treated for the mange. He 

 was placed first, aud we heard a number of admirers of the 

 breed say that he had uo business to beat his kennel com- 

 panion. In placing him first Mr. Tallmau was right, the 

 only mistake being in noticing Naso of Kippen at all.' In 

 the corresponding class for bitches, Lass of Bow, in better 

 condition than her kennel companions, was rightly placed 

 over Queen Bow. These are a couple of useful, second-class 

 bitches that are well-known to our readers. Pontiae and 

 Brake, in the open class for dogs, held the same position as 

 at Troy, The more we look at these dogs the more positively 

 certain are w T e that Brake is the better, and more than that 

 very decidedly better. Bang, third prize, is of better type 

 than Pontiae; in fact, he is a better dog, but on this occasion 

 he was not in good condition and was rightly placed third. 

 Victor the Blue Stocking, vbc, is coarse in skull, shows 

 some jowl, is too short in muzzle, stands wide in front, is 

 not first-class in stifle, and might be much better in set of 

 stern. We would have turned him out of the ring without 

 notice, not on account of his defects, but because we do not 

 approve of awarding honors to dogs that as soon as they 

 leave the ring must be dressed from nose to tip of stern with 

 mange cure. Sachem, vhc, is a full brother to Victor the 

 Blue Stocking, beiug by the lamented champion Beaufort 

 out of Zuba. He, too, was uot in good condition. Doctor, 

 he, has the following defects: Light eves; muzzle too 

 shallow; brow too full and stop uot well defined: throaty 

 not quite straight in front: legs not well set: light in 

 quarters; too leggy: not a show dog. There were four 

 entries in the bitch class, but as two of these were absent 

 the competition was narrowed down to Golden Rod and 

 Westminster Sal. The former is owned by the Bryn Mawr 

 Kennels, tbe latter by the Westminster itennel Club We 

 cannot indorse the decision in favor of Golden Rod. This 

 bitch is well known. We would have turned her out of the 

 ring in quick time. Like her kennel companion, Victor the 

 Blue Stocking, she had to be treated for the mange. West- 

 minster Sal, defective iu head, legs and feet, aud not first- 

 class behind, was good enough for first. 



In the light-weight class for dogs King of Kent, fully de- 

 scribed in our New York report, scored a very easy win,' and 

 Forest King, described in the Troy report, was second, with 

 Greenbush Boy third. As this l'ast is a new one we will 

 give his defects: Eyes yellow; muzzle lacking iu depth aud 

 neatness; ears of beautiful quality, but set too high; neck 

 somewhat heavy: feet inclined to turn outward; set of legs 

 not quite correct; loin flat and rather light; hocks too 

 straight; tail rather coarse and not carried straight; lacks 

 style, character aud qual ity. Sancho. vhc. . A bit course in 

 head; not clean iu muzzle; set of legs not right; not straight 

 in frout; fiat in loiu; tail not well carried; lacks character, 

 quality aud' true pointer finish. He is a white and lemon 

 dog of rather catchy appearance and was not in very good 

 condition. Fashion, vhc. is well known. This dog has 

 deteriorated. Hickory's Stauuch, be. is a black, white and 

 ticked. Defects: Eyes too light; throaty; light in loin; tail 

 too long and thin at the root; light iu quarters- lacks true 

 pointer character. Freedom, Bruce Beaufort aud Naso of 

 Troy were absent. There were six entries in the correspond- 

 ing class for bitches, but only two were shown. Stella, first 

 prize, is a weed, and Wanda, placed second, is a well-known 

 third-rater. A little contretemps occurred over the judging 



of the two puppies. The owner of Criss had asked permis- 

 sion to take his dog home on the ground that it was sick: 

 tbe veterinary surgeon after examining the pup pronounced 

 it well and sound, The judge withheld first prize for want 

 of merit, and as Criss bad won first at Troy Mr. Thacher, 

 his owner, asked for an explanation. Mr. Tall man replied 

 that the dog was sick and in an uufit condition to take a 

 prize. We were pleased to see that one of them understood 

 his business. Second prize was given to Lenox, whose 

 owner informed the judge in the ring that he did not care 

 for red ribbon and begged to return it. 



SETTERS— (MR. TA LLM A Is | . 

 The classes for English setters were not well filled and 

 the quality was decidedly worse than we expected to see. 

 Royal Priuce, well known, was the only entry in the chal- 

 lenge class, and of the. seven entries in the open class for 

 dogs, but five were shown. Lindo, second at Troy, was a 

 very easy winner, with the black and white Dan second. 

 Head too heavy, stop uot clearly defined, shows slight full- 

 ness before tbe eyes, ears wide and short, expression not 

 correct, a coarse bead, neck heavy and not clean, loin flat 

 and rather light, feet uot first-class, hindquarters rather 

 narrow aud lacking in power, quality of coat not first-class; 

 a specimen lacking quality and true character. Count 

 Henri cks, he, is an old face, and Ghost, he, has the follow- 

 ing defects: Skull wrongly formed, brow and stop very 

 faulty, a plain head showing wrong character, feet too 

 small, elbows not in good position, narrow behind, swings 

 a bad stern. Jim, unnoticed, is a yellow dog. In bitches 

 Zona, that was second to Princess Beatrice II. at Troy, was 

 here given first after a sharp tussle with Chautauqua Belle, 

 who was third at New York. The Pittsburgh bitch loses 

 in head, but has all the best of it in neck, behind the shoul- 

 ders and in legs aud feet. Pearl Bondhu, auother old win- 

 ner, was third, with Frolic Bondhu, first at LTtica, and 

 vhc, at Syracuse, he Her defects are: Plain head, throaty, 

 bad feet, light loin aud wrong set of ears; she might also 

 be better in coat aud hindquarters. Judy of Troy, vhc, is 

 defective iu eyes, stop, muzzle, neck, 'forelegs and coat. 

 Puppies were a miserable lot of four, and the first prize was 

 very properly withheld. Jess, that was given second, is bad 

 in eyes, snipy and light iu bone; she will never be a show 

 bitch. The special for best in all classes was given to Zona. 

 The way that Mr. Tallmau placed his dogs in these classes, 

 while hardly being a fair test of his ability as a .judge, leads 

 us to think that with a little practice he 'will make a good 

 judge. 



Blarney, Laura B. and Nellie took the prizes in the chal- 

 lenge classes for Irish setters, and in the open class for dogs 

 the order was Desmond II. first, Ned secoud, Dick Swiveller 

 third and St. Cloud vhc. These were the only competitors, 

 and as they have all been recently described in our columns 

 all we need say of them is that with the exception of St, 

 Cloud, who was not in good coat, they were well shown. In 

 bitches Cora B. and Fannie, shown' by Mr. Hudson, were 

 early disposed of, and the 'well-known Lou III., Bessie 

 Glencho and Lady Fawn were left to fight out the battle. 

 Bessie Glencho, who has just raised a litter of puppies, is at 

 all times a light and weedy bitch, but on this occasion she 

 looked even worse than she did at Troy, and we would prob- 

 ably have placed her third. Lou III.' beats Lady Fawn in 

 head, neck, position of shoulders aud in color, but is not her 

 equal in other points: there is very little to choose between 

 them, and consequently lots of room for difference of opin- 

 ion. Of the nineteen puppies shown twelve were entered by 

 Mr. Hudson. Iu dogs Mardo, first at Troy, scored again 

 here, and Rex, who is only fair in head and not first-class on 

 his pins, was second, with Frank Mayo, a four-months 

 youngster that looks like improving, third. We stated in 

 our report of the Troy show that Effie, winner of third 

 prize, was a better specimen than Lexie, placed second. 

 Effie was here given first, with Lexie third, and Miss Mouse, 

 that lacks in head, second. We judge it was quantity 

 rather than quality that caused the management to divide 

 the class. 



Little Boy and Don repeated their victories in the chal- 

 lenge class for black and tan setter dogs, while Roxie, 

 entered among the doss, was considered good enough to ha ve 

 a special class provided for her. We stated in our report of 

 the New York show that. Leo B , who was given second 

 prize, was as good as anything in the class. Mr. Tallman 

 brought him to the front on this occasion and gave second 

 and third to the other New York winners, Meadowthorpe 

 Heather Harold and Meadowthorpe Heather Roy. Ben, 

 vhc, is not a show dog. Defects: Bad mouth; muzzle 

 not deep enough and not clean; sour expression; light be- 

 hind; not correct from hips to stern: knees and feet very 

 defective; color too light. Royal Duke, Jr., he, is light in 

 loin, carries a high Hag. is not straight in front, has poor 

 feet, stands over at the knees and is undersized. Duke II., 

 unnoticed, is light in eyes, wide in skull, wroug in muzzle, 

 defective iu shoulders, out at elbows, wide in front, stands 

 over at the knees and is wrong in tail coat, Duke, also un- 

 noticed, is very throaty, heavy and coarse in head, heavy in 

 neck, flat in loiu, wrong iu carriage of tail and light in color. 

 Meadowthorpe Bellmont, that needs rest, was best in the 

 bitch class, but the judge got all wrong when he placed 

 Meadowthorpe Blossom over Becky Sharp. Blossom was 

 first in the puppy class at Troy, and Becky Sharp, who was 

 in elegant condition, is too well known to need description 

 Meadowthorpe Blossom was the only puppy shown. 



SPANIELS— (MR. WILMERDING). 



In the challenge class for spaniels, dogs and bitches over 

 281bs., five were entered and one shown, Newton Abbot Lad- 

 die. He was first at Buffalo, London. Syracuse and Rich- 

 mond, 1888, and also first at New York and Troy this year. 

 There were two entries in the class for field spaniel dogs. 

 Considerable time was spent over Gieucairn aud Newton 

 Abbot Lord, aud at oue time it looked as if Newton Abbot 

 Lord would be the winner. The judge appeared to detect 

 something wrong in Glencairn's shoulders, aud devoted the 

 greater part of the time to a consideration of that part of 

 the dog's anatomy. Glencairn eventually proved the winner, 

 and iu our opinion he Avas many points ahead. In the bitch 

 class it was again Bridford Gladys and Lady Abbot. New- 

 ton Abbot Skipper and Bridford Ruby took the prizes in the 

 classes for field spaniels other than black, and Patsy O'Con- 

 nor wou in the class for Irish water spaniels; they had no 

 competitors. Iu the challenge class for cockers those old 

 competitors Miss Obo II.. ChloeW. and Doc agaiu faced the 

 judge. We have been strumming it into spaniel men for 

 the last two years that neither Chloe W. nor Doc. are within 

 ?r an &£? mts , of Miss 0bo ' s form ; but notwithstanding this 

 Mr. Wilmerding has on three or four occasions placed Doc 

 over Miss Obo We are pleased to find that at this late hour 

 in the day he has come over to our way of thinking. Miss 

 1 ™ wifch m any points to spare. Between Doc and 

 Chloe VV . it is a very close thing, and we were prepared to 

 see either of them win. On this occasion Doc, probably on 

 account of his having been considered better than Miss Obo 

 took second Chloe W. is as good as he. In the open class 

 for dogs Jersey, Giffee and Max were placed in the 

 same order as at Troy; they were the only entries 



In the corresponding class for bitches Dollv Obo, placed 

 first, with her undershot jaw and monkey 'face, had no 

 business whatever in frout of either Beatrice W or Sen- 

 sation. Hornet, too, was overrated. We thought it a very 

 ^l os l th J Dg betwe , en Beatrice W., vhc, aucl Sensation', 

 third; these were the pick of the class. That Dolly Obo is a 

 cocker behind the head nobody will deny, but her narrow, 

 pinched, shallow and underhung jaw is not to be tolerated 

 in a dog or this breed; and wheu a specimen with such 

 defect is brought into competition with fairiy good ones, 



she should be pegged back. Sensation is not altogether of 

 true tvpe, whereas Beatrice W. is handicapped wit h nasty, 

 gooseberry eyes. Hornet, that took second, is well nigh as 

 crooked as a dachshund in forelegs, aud, like Sensation, she 

 is too long in body. Tbe decisions, we were told, were gov- 

 erned in a large measure by what the judge considered 

 "type;" and as'the awards in favor of Dolly Obo showed 

 that "type" behind the head is in Mr. Wilmerding's opinion 

 of vastly greater importance than "type" in front of the 

 neck, he should, to have been consistent, have placed Dolly 

 Obo first, Beatrice W. second, Zelia II. third, Sensation 

 fourth and Hornet fifth. The judge should know that it is 

 far more difficult to procure a good head in a dog of this 

 breed than it is to get a good body. We are altogether 

 opposed to sacrificing true character in head for a short and 

 chuncky body. Lady of Learning and Goldie, both well- 

 knowu winners, were the only decent specimens in the 

 class for cockers, dogs and bitches, of any other color than 

 black. Puppies were a wretchedly seedy lot, with Hornet 

 many points ahead. 



COLLIES— (MR. MORTIMER). 

 With oue or two exceptions the dogs shown in these 

 classes were also shown at Troy. Scotilla and Bonny Brae 

 represented champions; and Scotilla, in elegant, condition, 

 outclassed his competitor. The open class for dogs was 

 badly judged. Far View Donald, that was third at New 

 York, was given first. His very catchy color and markings, 

 it could not have been anything else, won him the prize. 

 Clipper, that was second at New York, is a vastly better 

 dog in head, ears, mane, frill, top and undercoat, and should 

 have won, with Meadowthorpe Jura and Roslyu close up 

 for second place. Why Far View Guy Maunermg and Far 

 View Douglas were given he and e, respectively, is one of 

 those things which we are at a loss to understand. They 

 are both terribly plain in head, wrong in ears and short in 

 coat. Sir Walter Scott, that was given he , is a vastly bet- 

 ter specimen than either; in fact, there is no" comparison be- 

 tween the three dogs, He was fourth at New York. Nulla- 

 lnore and Reality deserved their cards. In bitches first was 

 given to Metchly Surprise, a decision we cannot indorse. 

 Jakyr Dean, first at New York and described in our report, 

 of that show, was decidedly the best of the class. Metch- 

 ley Surprise is wrong in carriage of ears, light in boue, not 

 quite straight in front, detective iu hocks' and hind feet and 

 very soft in coat. Our report of the Troy show has it that 

 she has a plain head. She has a fairly good head aud an 

 average body. Collie Belle, described in our Trov report, 

 should have been second, with Metchley Surprise third. In 

 the puppy class nothing was in it but Jakyr Dean and 

 Meadowthorpe (-lip: the last named was third'in the puppy 

 class at Troy. 



POODLES— (MR, MORTIMER). 

 Frome, that took second, was the only one shown. It is a 

 vprv poor specimen, being sadly deficient in coat and bad in 

 head. 



BEAGLES— (MR. TALLMAN). 



Little Duke and Bounce were the competitors in the chal- 

 lenge class. The prize was awarded to the last named, who 

 is very plain in head, wide in front and lacking iu quality.. 

 Little Duke, that is well known, was our choice for first.* 

 The open class for dogs and bitches was a good one and was 

 divided. First in dogs was given to the Somerset Kennels' 

 Storm. He is too fine in muzzle and rather flat in skull; 

 does not stand quite straight in front, but has good bone 

 and feet. He is also too wide through the chest and lacks 

 liberty behind. We liked Frank ITorest for the place. This 

 dog needs no description. Third went to Tony Weller, that 

 was crowded by Racer, Jr. Both are well knowu to our 

 readers. Cloud, fairly good in head, excellent in shoulders, 

 forelegs and feet, but rather long-cast, and neither first-class 

 in stern nor coat, was about the best of the. bitches, but we 

 thought Belle of Woodbrook inferior to Twinkle, beiug 

 throaty, not straight in front, not quite right iu set of legs, 

 too wide iu front, rather long-cast and narrow behind and 

 only just fair in feet. Banner Queen, third prize, is too 

 weedy for us. Yardsley Boy, the only puppy shown, is 

 rather long-cast and not just to our liking in head. Belle 

 of Woodbrook was entered as having won first at Boston, 

 1887. Here there is a mistake. 



BULLDOGS— (MR. MORTIMER). 



Mr. Thayer took the challenge prizes with Britomartis 

 and Robinson Crusoe, and in the open class Rabagas, who 

 is now almost equally as well known as Mr. Thayer's cracks, 

 was the only entry worthy of notice. 



BULL-TERRIERS— (MR. MORTIMER). 



The judging of the challenge class merits severe criticism. 

 Jubilee, in nice condition, was properly placed first, but 

 Lady Tarquiu. in a terribly mangy condition, should never 

 have been allowed to enter the show, let aloue to receive a 

 prize; her joints were red-raw, about half of her coat was 

 gone and she was so lame that she could hardly be made to 

 w 7 alk across the ring. It was uot much of a compliment to 

 the judge to send into the ring a dog that was in such a 

 beastly condition. The open class brought out three well- 

 known winners, Royal Rose, Marguerite and The Earl. 

 They were properly placed, with Royal Rose well ahead. 



FOX-TERRIERS— (MR. MORTIMER). 

 Three nailing good ones were shown in the challenge class 

 Result's handsome daughter Rachel, Splinter's redoubtable 

 sou Lucifer and New Forest's stylish daughter New Forest 

 Ethel, After the judge had cast a cursory glance over the 

 three the blue was given to Rachel. The judge must have 

 a peculiar knowledge of fox-terriers, to be able to judge a 

 class like this iu three minutes, which was the exact time 

 taken to arrive at a decision. The open class for dogs was 

 brim full of quality. Raffle of course won and second was 

 given to Hillside Dandy. The. last named is so vastly 

 superior in nearly every point that, notwithstanding his 

 puppyhood, he should have scored a very easy first. Raffle 

 was described in our New York report. In addition to the 

 defects therein noticed he is undersized, not first-class in 

 his hindparts and not a good mover. Hillside Dandv is the 

 best puppy we have ever seen bred in America, and with 

 ordinary luck there is a brilliant future before him. 

 Blemton Volunteer, that was secoud to Reckoner at Troy, 

 was placed third. Here again Mr. Thayer was badly used, 

 for Reckoner undoubtedly should have been third. The re- 

 serve was given to Blemton Coronet, who is also inferior to 

 Reckoner. He is cheeky, faulty before the eyes, light in 

 bone aud loiu and^not first-class in coat. We were disap- 

 pointed iu Shepherd Lad, that took c. He is neither first- 

 class in head, ears, neck, feet nor shoulders. Banquo, e, is 

 too large, wide in front, coarse in neck, but better than 

 average in head: he does not stand right on his forelegs. 

 First in bitches was given to Blemton Consequence, who, 

 behind the head, is a remarkably smart terrier, although 

 she might stand better in front. Warren Sparkle, second 

 prize, was sent home before we had au opportunity to ex- 

 amine her. Verdict, Princess and Frtiulein Mixture, that 

 were third, reserve and vhc, have all been described in these 

 columns. The puppy class was the best in point of quality 

 that we have, ever seen in America, and the judging- was the 

 worst. First was given to Blemton Ravager, a dog with a 

 beautiful body, excellent coat and the best of legs and feet, 

 but with a head that will always put him back when he is 

 sbown in a fairly good class under competent judgment. If 

 he had a fairly good head we would pass him as a sood one; 

 but the very most that can be said of his head is that it is 

 uot the head of a show dog. He is big' enough already 

 The two best puppies in the class were Warren Bluffer and 

 Hillside Dandy; the last named is more matured, was in 

 better condition, showed himself decidedly better when 



