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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[March 21, 1889. 



UTICA DOG SHOW. 



THIS little affair was the second annual exhibition of the 

 Fort Schuyler Kennel Club and it was held on the 12th, 

 13th, Uth and 15th inst.. in Mechanics' Hall, Utica. The 

 hall is not at all well adapted for a dog show. The location 

 can hardly be called fashionable, the building and the 

 entrance have not a very taking appearance, and to make 

 matters worse, the hall, which is on the third floor, has been 

 used for cheap concerts, dancing and so on. No wonder then 

 that the better class of people boycotted the exhibition, or 

 that the attendance was very largely composed of the rougher 

 element. Those who did come to the show seemed to take 

 but little interest in the exhibits. In fact, it was quite clear 

 to everybody that a large majority of the visitors were there 

 to see Professor Parker's performing dogs and not to study 

 the dukes of dogdom. The professor's audience was largely 

 composed of childreu and we regret to say that many of these 

 were decidedly lacking in quality and good manners. 

 Fortunately they cleared out when the last fence of the pro- 

 fessor's dog steeplechase had been knocked down by a clown 

 poodle. Nobody missed them, and the tired dogs were 

 again given a chance to hear their own more musical voices. 



Notwithstanding that entries were accepted up to Satur- 

 day, the 9th inst., they were very light and the quality in 

 many of the classes was poor. There was room for 400 to 500 

 dogs. The exact number on the benches Wednesday after- 

 noon was 160. Of these the decrhouiids, pointers, 'setters 

 collies, bulldogs and fox-terriers showed a decided falliugoff 

 in quantity and quality. Mr. Thayer's splendid kennel was 

 not represented, and we missed the faces of nearly all the 

 men who may be considered the hone and sinew of dog shows 

 in this country. A Chicago paper attributes the scarcity of 

 entries at the shows to other than the real cause. Does any- 

 body suppose that Mr. Thayer's dogs were not entered be- 

 cause "both exhibitors and dogs had already endured two 

 shows in two consecutive weeks ?" Mr. Thayer could, if he 

 had wished, have entered twenty-five dogs, and good ones 

 too, without showing one of the team he seut to New York 

 and Troy. That exhibitors have had to "endure" much dur- 

 ing these past few weeks cannot be denied. For further 

 particulars we refer the reader to our comments on the 

 judging of fox-terriers at New York and Albany. A man 

 who will silently "endure" such judgiug as that knows 

 nothing about dogs; he should get out of the fancy. To 

 support shows that encourage such palpably unjust and 

 ignorant decisions would be equivalent to driving a knife 

 into the very bowels of the dog interests of this country, 

 and for this reason alone good dog men have made up then- 

 minds to "endure" no more. So modestly, feelingly and 

 pathetically does the Chicago reporter explain away the 

 falling off in the entries at Albany that if we did not 'know 

 him to be unconscious of the facts and the. truth we might 

 have believed him in a position to account for the very small 

 number of dogs shown since Troy. Mr. Tallman was again 

 a judge and superintendent. It is not probable that he will 

 again fill the two offices. Exhibitors are opposed to the 

 principle, and dog show managers are beginning to realize 

 that dog shows without exhibitors are rather tame things. 



Spratts did the beuching and feeding: their work, as usual, 

 was of the best. Mr. Tallman was courteous and attentive 

 to his charge. The management was good. It is no fault 

 of ours that we are unable to give an exhaustive and critical 

 report. We could not find the dogs to criticise. 



MASTLFES — (MR. MORTIMKB). 

 The challenge class for dogs and bitches brought out 

 Minting and W acouta Nap; the last-named has no business 

 in company with the Melrose crack, and was beaten by 

 many points. Moses, the other entry in the challenge class 

 betook himself to the ©pen class, where there was actually 

 no competition, and of course took the prize. Mastiff breed- 

 ers will do well jp remember that this dog has won a num- 

 ber of prizes which never would have fallen to his share if 

 he had been shown under good judges of the breed, Sears' 

 Monarch and Agrippa were absent from this class We 

 stated in our dispatch from the Albany show that the mas- 

 tiffs were badly judged. The judge was evidently of our 

 opinion, for when Boss Lady Clare and Pharoah Queen came 

 before him at this show, he reversed his decision at Albany 

 and placed Boss Lady Clare over Pharoah Queen. Both 

 dogs were in the same condition as when they were shown 

 at Albany. We are quite satisfied if we can correct blunders 

 before they have had a chance to do much harm, as in this 

 case, and we hope that when Sears' Monarch aud Moses are 

 again brought before this judge he will give the prize to 

 Monarch. It is only by giving the prizes to the best that, 

 dogs can be improved. Lady Coleus aud Lady Phyllis, win- 

 ners at New York, were first and second here, the Boss Lady 

 Clare third and Pharoah Queen vhc. The other vhc. in the 

 class, Ilford Claudia, is too long iu face, large in ears 

 crooked in front, decidedly weak in right pastern, bad in 

 feet and not good behind. 



ST. BERNARDS — (MK. MORTIMER). 

 Barry II. was alone in the challenge class for rough- 

 coated dogs, and the bitch class contained the well known 

 winners Miranda aud Gemma I. We stated in our report of 

 the Troy show that Miss Whitney was wrong in placing 

 Gemma I. over Miranda. Here Miranda was placed first 

 and Gemma I. second. Ben Lomond, in the open class for 

 rough-coated dogs, towered over Mount Sion III. and beat 

 him by very many points. These dogs were at Troy. In 

 the bitch class the order was the same as at Troy, Saffron 

 first, Recluse second and Queen third. Ruth, third at 



in fact she is not a show bitch. Mercedes, c, is wrong in 

 markings, small in feet and plain in head. Bernaline II. 

 second in the puppy class at Albany, was the only puppy 

 shown here. Rigi, Daphne, Lola and Apollona were the 

 only smooth coats shown, with the exception of Prince 

 Wentworth, shown in the puppy class. This dog was re- 

 moved shortly after the judging and we did not see him. 

 the entries in these classes, like those in the mastiff classes, 

 luive been the round of the shows and it would be a waste 

 of space to criticise them again. With the exception of 

 Daphne, whose blood needs looking after, all were in fairly 

 good condition. 



KE WFO rarXLANDS— ( MR. MORTIMER) . 



Meadowthorpe Prince George outclassed his two competi- 

 tors, Carlo and Prince II. Carlo is a big dog, with a pass- 

 able head, average legs and a fairly good body. He is all 

 wrong in eyes and has a short curly coat. Prince II., that 

 took third prize, is decidedly better in coat than Carlo, but 

 his long, characterless head will always seal his fate. 



COLLIES— (MR. MORTIMER). 



With the exception of Scot's Jack, third in the open class 

 for dogs, there was nothing new in these classes, in fact 

 only nine dogs were shown in the four classes provided. 

 This new dog, Scot's Jack, is a sou of Dublin Scot and Line 

 Dean II. He is heavy and coarse in head, does not get his 

 ears up, is wrong in shoulders, not perfectly straight in 

 front, too straight behind, does not move very well and has 

 a rather short brush. His coat, while long, is not of cor- 

 rect texture. He has plenty of bone, stands over lots of 

 ground, has good feet, and not h withstanding his many de- 

 fects shows some character, but very little quality. The 

 blunder of placing Metchley Surprise over Jakyr Dean was 

 repeated in the bitch class. We have seen it written by the 

 judge that Jakyr Dean is not so good in head as Metchley 

 Surprise, and that she is not in good condition. One bitch 

 is in as good condition as the other and we do not hesitate 

 to state that the first time that they are brought before a 



competent judge of the breed Jakyr Dean will win, and win 

 easily, 



O K K RHOTTN DS — (MR. MORTI ME li) . 



Only one entry in the three classes that were provided, 

 Olga that took hrst held the same position at New York. 

 GREYHOUNDS — (MR. MORTIMER). 



All t he entries in these classes have been recently described. 

 In the regular classes they were properly placed, but in 

 awarding the special to Highland Chief over Cassandra and 

 Balkis the judge clearly showed that he is not at home with 

 the breed. Between Balkis and Highland Chief there is 

 little to choose; close examination shows Balkis to be the 

 better dog. Cassandra, however, is better than either of 

 them and should have won. She beats Highland Chief in 

 muzzle, skull, eyes, shoulders, legs, feet and iu bend of 

 hocks. In our opinion of the relative merits of these three 

 dogs we are indorsed by the owner. Avho values Cassandra 

 at $600, Balkis at 1850 and Highland Chief at $250. It took 

 the judge exactly one minute to judge this special. It 

 would probably have taken us a half hour, in which time 

 we would have been positively certain that Cassandra was 

 a handsome winner. 



POINTERS— (MR. TALLMAN). 

 There were four entries iu the challenge classes. Queen 

 Bow took the only prize. In the class for large size dogs 

 Bang, Sachem and Victor the Blue Stocking, shown at 

 Albany, were the only competitors. Bang aud Blue Stock- 

 ing are not in show condition, and we would have turned 

 the last named out of the ring without a card. Bang, too, 

 is not at present, fit for the show bench. When this stout- 

 looking son of Bang and Luna is at his best he can give 

 points and a beating to Sachem and Victor the Blue Stock- 

 ing. Golden Rod was the only exhibit iu the bitch class. 

 Her skin was looking somewhat better than at Albany, but 

 9he is far from being iu show condition, and we would have 

 withheld the prize. Only two faced the judge in the light- 

 weight dog class, these were Forest King, third at Troy, and 

 Bing, a rather weedy, flat-sided and light-eved son of Naso 

 of Kippen. Wanda, first in bitches, and the only poiuter in 

 the class, was second at Albany, There were 'no puppies 

 shown. 



ENGLISH SETTERS — (MK. TALLMAN). 

 Her.- I here were only nine entriesiu four classes, and, with 

 the exception of Zach and Eph, first and second in the 

 puppy class and Pride of Dixie II., second in the open dog 

 class, all are well known to our readers. Pride of Dixie II. 

 is a rather oarse white, black and tan by Pride of Dixie. 

 Defects: Skull too heavy, muzzle well formed, yet having 

 the appearance of being slightly weak— this is owing to the 

 heavy proportions of the skull— eyes showing the white and 

 having a wrong expression, forelegs badly set, knees show- 

 ing weakness, feet not first-class, loin not nicely turned, 

 coat a bit wooly and nut straight enough, does hot stand 

 well in front, In other respects he will do. Zach is a big, 

 strong, coarse puppy, with rather plain head and bad eyes 

 He may make a field dog. but the show bench is not for him. 

 Eph is all wrong in head, has short wide ears and does not 

 stand straight iu front: he cannot possibly develop into a 

 show dog. Blarney, Laura B., Dick Swi'veller, Desmond 

 II., Kenmore, Cora B. and Lou III., winners in the Irish 

 setter classes, have all been described. Simon, vhc. in the 

 open class for dogs, is a simple-looking dog without a pedi- 

 gree. He is very plain and coarse in head, light in eyes, 

 not quite straight in front aud wroug in set of ears. We 

 thought him lucky, but, as it has become the fashion to give 



much higher between the ears. In stop and in muzzle below 

 the eyes she is also defective, and her ears are all wrong in 

 carriage. She shows some throatiness. is too heavy in shoul- 

 ders, rather flat in ribs, not just right in knees norperfectly 

 straight in front and would do with more power behind the 

 hips. Notwithstanding all these defects she is a broody- 

 looking specimen that shows some quality. Fan, vhc. in 

 this class, is coarse in head, throaty, underhung, light in 

 eyes and not quite first-class iu color. She is, however, a 

 fairly well built one. The only puppy shown was second at 

 Albany. Four Gordons were shown in the three classes 

 provided. These were Little Boy. Don, Leo B. and Becky 

 Sharp. We need only say of them that they were in good 

 condition. 



SPANIELS— (MR. MORTIMER). 

 With the exception of a few of the puppies there was 

 nothing new in these classes. Hornell Fancy, that was 

 second m the class lor cocker bitches of any other color than 

 black, is growing very homidy in head and her excessive 

 wrinkle is not a cocker attribute. Lady of Learning, that 

 was third, is a better specimen. Hornet had a rather easy 

 win in the puppy class, but the judge went all wrong when 

 he placed Fanny Stubbs, third prize, over Marko, vhc. 

 Fa nny Stubbs has a collie head and will never be a prize 

 winner under a j udge of this breed. Marko is better in head 

 and body, and equally as good in legs and feet. Patsy 

 O'Connor and Captain Muldoon, both well-known Irish 

 water spaniels, were the only entries. 



FOXHOUNDS— (MR. MORTIMER). 



Here there was only one entry— a lathv, crooked-legged 

 specimen that is also lacking in coat and brush. 



BEAGLES— (MR. MORTIMER). 

 There were two entries iu the challenge class, Little Duke 

 and Bounce. The latter of course won, but it seems to us 

 that Little Duke is a decidedly better specimen. Better in 

 head, better in size and truer to type, The open class for 

 dogs was fairly slaughtered. Storm, first prize, is owned by 

 the Somerset Kennels. How any man can measure this dog 

 so as to make him stand under lain, is .something we must 

 leave to the owner of elastic tape to explain. He stands 

 fully 15J£in., has a very plain head and is of harrier type. 

 Royal Krueger, that was second, should have been a very 

 easy winner. Racer, Jr., and Racket II. are also better 

 specimens. Belle of Woodbrook, that was first in bitches, 

 is not nearly as good a specimen as. Cloud, that was second. 

 Both were described in the Albany report. Baby W. , third 

 prize, is wrong before the eyes and has chorea. ' Old Betty, 

 that was vhc, is truer to type than anything in the class, 

 but she moves badly behind . Kate W. , who took the reserve, 



other entry in the class, is long-cast and gets her' brush up 

 too high. 



BULLDOGS— (MR. MORTIMER). 

 Two were shown in the four classes provided. Rabagas, 

 in good condition, won well from Lion, who has gone all to 

 pieces since he changed ownership. Both dogs are well 

 known. 



TERRIERS— (MR. MORTIMER). 

 The challenge class for bull-terriers contained only one, 

 the mangy Lady Tarquin, that was handled by the lucky 

 Phebus, who is manager of the Somerset Kennels. She 

 should have been sent out of the ring without notice. In 

 the open class lot dogs The Earl, that is well known, won 

 very easily, and second was given to Spivens, that has a tan 

 ear. rather full cheek, and short, lippv muzzle. His tail had 

 been faked and he should have been disqualified. Dauntless, 

 the only puppy shown, is light before the eyes, not quite 

 right in knees and coarse in stem. Her ears have been 

 badly cropped, and we fear that she will never get them 

 up. In the class for black and tan dogs Buffalo General 

 and Sir Wallace, that were first and second at Albany 



held the same positions here. Only one bitch, Meers- 

 brook Maiden, was shown. She was given first and 

 special for the breed, a decision which will never be 

 indorsed by those who have any knowledge of the breed. 

 Her great English record won her the prize. She 

 has twenty firsts and seconds iu England to her credit, 

 and as no English judge would ever award prizes to a black 

 and tan and white, black and tan terrier, it is positively 

 certain that the bitch was faked when she was shown in 

 England, She has a large white spot on her breast, and. as 

 every one who understands the breed is aware, this is a dis- 

 qualifying point. For the benefit of the judge and others 

 who are not posted on the breed, we quote the following 

 from "The Book of the Dog": "The smallest spot of white 

 is an absolute disqualification, so particular notice must be 

 taken to see that no dishonest staining has taken place. 

 The chest is by far the most likely place for it to appear. 7 ' 

 "Stoneheuge" says: "The color and markings (value 25) are 

 in this breed — which is now essentially a fancy dog — import- 

 ant. No other color than black and tan or red is permissible; 

 the least speck of white is fatal to winning chances, and it 

 is in richness, contrast and correct distribution of these that 

 excellence consists." The owner of Buffalo General, that 

 was first in the dog class, should have put in a protest and 

 claimed the special prize. 



Fox-terriers were not a good lot, Lucifer, first in the chal- 

 lenge class for dogs and bitches, being the' only really high- 

 class specimen shown. Veronese. Blemton Trump and Shep- 

 herd Lad, first, second and third in the open dog class, have 

 been recently described. Blemton Brilliant, tEat was first 

 in the puppy class at Philadelphia last year, was alone in 

 her class. She is still faulty before the eyes, not good in 

 coat, light in bone and not quite right in front. She is a 

 merry, showy bitch that will do some winning when the 

 cracks are not shown. Vignette, first in the puppy class, is 

 sheepish in head, has large, badly carried ears and is all 

 wrong in coat. In addition to these defects she is rather 

 light in bone and undersized. Blemton Trump, second 

 prize, was vhc. at Albany. He is a better terrier than 

 Yignette aud should have won. Dennis, Breda Tiny and 

 Breda Jim held the same positions in the Irish class as they 

 did at Albany; and Kirkella, first at Albany, was the only 

 Skye shown. 



TOY DOGS— (MR. MORTIMER). 

 With the exception of the third prize winner in the open 

 class for pug dogs there was nothing new. This dog, Koko, 

 is much too long in muzzle, not quite black in nose, deficient 

 in carriage of ears, light in color of eyes, straight in hocks, 

 whit e in nails, rather long-cast and decidedly too large. Dr. 

 Cryer as usual captured nearly all the prizes with his well- 

 known team. Rocsus and King Pippin, whose faces are 

 familiar to all who attend the shows, were the only toy 

 spaniels shown, and Cupid was the only Italian greyhound 



MISCELLANEOUS — (MR. MORTIMER). 



Here, the judgiug was sensational in the extreme. First 

 was given to Sir Lucifer, the well-known bobtail sheepdog. 

 He is shedding and we have never seen him so badly shown 

 as on this occasion. Flora, that is said to be a Great Dane, 

 was given an equal second with George, a Dalmatian. The 

 placing of these dogs over Cotswold Jocko, was as great a 

 blunder as we have ever seen committed. Jocko is one of 

 the best wire-haired terriers in this country, whereas neither 

 George nor Flora would take a commended card in fairly 

 good company. Flora is not a show dog in any one point. 

 She is very wide in front, out at the elbows, crooked in legs, 

 thi-oaty, wretchedly bad behind, has a short ringtail, is 

 wrong in head and eyes and is undersized. George is plain 

 in head, wrong in carriage of ears, throaty, light in bone, 

 shallow in body, not first-class in loin and quarters, onlv 

 moderate in feet, and has white head and muzzle and black 

 ears. Surely a Dalmatian with these defects should not be 

 placed over a fairly good specimen of any breed. The mis- 

 take of placing that bad Bedliugton. Punch, over Cotswold 

 Jocko was again repeated. 



Following is a list of the 



AWARDS. 



MASTIFFS.— Challenge— 1st, E. H, Moore's Minting; 2d, St' 



Pharoah Queen. Kennel prize, E, H. Moore. 

 ST. BERNARDS.- -Kough-Coated— Challenge— Dog: 1st, W. 



Bitch, *: 1st and 2d, E. H. Moore's Saffron aud Recluse; 3d, J. & 

 A. Marshall's Queen. Very high com. (two) and com., J. W. Dun- 

 lop's Mayflower, Ruth and Mercedes Puppies: 1st and two 

 specials, C. O. Davis's Bernaline 11.— Smooth-Coateu— Chal- 



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Puppies: 1st and two specials, J. W. Dunlop's Prince Wentworth. 

 Kennel prize, E. H. Moore. 



NEWFOUNDLANDS— 1st and special, J. & A. Marshall's 

 Meadowthorpe Prince George; 3d. J. F. Lewis's Carlo; 3d, D. A. 

 Carter & Son's Prince II. 



COLLIES.— Challenge— 1st and Collie Club medal. Chestnut 

 Hill Kennels' Scotilla; 2d, W. D. Hughes's Bonnie Brae.-OPEN— 

 Dogs: 1st and Collie Club special, J. Watson's Clipper; 2d, Chest- 

 nut Hill Kennels' Roslyn; 3d,Miss Jennie Cackett's Scot's Jack. 

 Bitches: 1st and 2d, Chestnut Hill Kennels' Metchley Surprise and 

 Jakyr Dean: 3d, Dr. H. S. Quinn's Collie Belle. Wil/pptes: 1st, 

 Chestnut Hill Kennels' Jakyr Dean. 



DE ERHOUNDS.— 1st, G. S. Page's Olga. 



GREYHOUNDS.— Challenge— Doe: 1st, H. W. Huntington's 

 Balkis. Bitch: 1st, H. W. Huntington's Cassandra.— Open— Dops: 

 1st and special, H. W. Huntington's Highland Chief; 2d, Dr. G. 

 Stanton's Fleetwood; 3d, Hornell-Harmony Kennels' Hazelhurst. 

 Bitchex: 1st and 2d, Hornell-Harmony Kennels' Harmony and 

 Lady Olivia. Puppies: 1st and special, Hornell-Harmony Ken- 

 nels' Fannie M. Kennel prize, Hornell-Hai-mony Kennels. 



POINTERS.— Challenge— Dog: Absent. Bitch: 1st, Columbus 

 Kennels' Queen Bow.— Open— Large— Dogs: 1st and 3d, Bryn 

 Mawr Kennels' Bang and Victor the Blue Stocking; 2d, Chestnut 

 Hill Kennels' Sachem. Bitches: 1st and special, Bryn Mawr Ken- 

 nels' Golden Rod.— Small— Dots: 1st, J. & A. Marshall's Forest 

 King; 2d, Bryn Mawr Kennels' Bing. Bitches: 1st, Stratford Ken- 

 nels' Wanda- 2d and 3d, withheld. Puppies: Absent. Kennel 

 prize, Bryn Mawr Kennels. Largest number of entries, R. E. 

 Westlake. 



ENGLISH SETTERS.— Challenge.— 1st, F. Leonard's Royal 

 Prince II.— Open— Dogs: 1st, Mt. Washington Kennels' Lindo; 

 2d, E. W. Hubbard's Pride ot Dixie II. Bitches: 1st and special, 

 Mt. Washington Kennels' Zona: 2d, Peet & Lyons's Chautauqua 

 Belle; 3d, Columbus Kennels' Pearl Bondhu. Puppies: 1st and 

 special and 2d, Dr. J. H. Glass's Zach and Eph. 



IRISH SETTERS.-ChallenGb- Dogs: 1st, E. W. Clark, Jr.'s 

 Blarney. Bitclm: 1st, Kildare Kennels' Laura B.— Open— Dogs: 

 1st, W. C. Hudson's Kemnore; 2d, C. T. Thompson's Desmond 11.; 

 3d, P. Camolos's Dick Swiveller. Very high com., J. Owen's 

 Simon. Bitches: 1st, Columbus Kennels' Lou III.; 2d and very 

 high com., W. C. Hudson's Cora B. and Fan; 3d, W. W. Kendall's 

 Madge Glencho. Puppies: 1st, W. C. Hudson's Rex. Kennel 

 prize, W. C. Hudson. 



GORDON SETTERS.— Challenge— Dogs: 1st and special, S. G. 

 Dixon's Little Boy; 2d, W. E. Rothermel's Dou.— Open— Dogs: 1st, 

 H. C. Biddle's Leo B. Bitches: 1st, J. L. CampbeR's Becky Sharp. 



FIELD SPANIELS. — Challenge — 1st, Oldham & Willev's New- 

 ton Abbot Laddie.— Open— Dogs: 1st, Oldham & Willey's Glen- 

 cairn; 2d, Woodstock Spaniel Kennels' Bridford Gladys. 



COCKER SPANIELS.— Challenge— 1st, Oldham & Willey's 

 Miss Obo II.; 2d, American Cocker Kennels 1 Doc. — Open— Black— 

 1st, Oldham & Willey's Dolly Obo; 2d, American Cocker Kennels' 

 Hornet; 3d, Hornell-Harinony Kennels' Hornell Martha. Very 

 high com., Woodstock Spaniel Kennels' Giffee. — Other than 

 Black— Dogs: 1st, Hornell-Harmony Kennels' Hornell Dick. 

 Bitches: 1st and 2d, Hornell-Harmony Kennels' Hornell Velda 

 and Hornell Fancy; 3d, Oldham & Willey'a Lady of Learning, 



