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tiers, a fairly good skull, average amount of bone, good color 

 and coat, and she moA'es well. That she will win other 

 prizes if shown is a moral certainty, but when she gets into 

 select company she will, we think, 'he defeated." The. bitch 

 is but twelve months old, yet we think that she will never 

 be better than she is now. ' The more cheek muscle she puts 

 on, the worse she will seem to be in muzzle, which is already 

 too small in proportion to the size of her skull. The Lady 

 Beatrice, he, was second at Troy. Empress III. and Prin- 

 cess Beatrice, reserve and vhc., respectively, are well-grown 

 young bitches that lack iu head, ears, eyes and shortness of 

 limbs. Madge Minting was decidedly the best of the three 

 puppies that were shown. Lady Pamelia is faulty in fore- 

 face, light in eyes and she is throaty. It is not at all prob- 

 able that she will ever be a winner in the class for all ages. 

 Taken altogether these classes were well judged. 



ST. BERNARDS— (MR, GRESHAM). 

 The quality of these classes was about the same as at New 

 York. Otho', looking fairly well, was the only exhibit in the 

 challenge class for rough-coated dogs. Gemma I. and 

 Miranda were the entries iu the corresponding bitch class, 

 and the Arlington representative was again a winner. It is 

 a close thinp; between them, but in their present condition 

 we prefer Miranda. The open class for dogs was a large aud 

 strong one for this country. Ben Lomond, iu faultless con- 

 dition, won easily enough from Monte Rosa and Plmlini- 

 mon, Jr. The description of him in the New York report is 

 correct in one and every particular. Monte Rosa, second 

 prize, was not in good condition, being light in flesh and 

 showing indications of having recently shaken off the trouble 

 from which he suffered in the winter. Notwithstanding 

 that be was free from mange and in fi fty per cent, better con- 

 dition than a number of animals that were squeezed into 

 the prize lists at Albany and Utiea, a protest was lodged 

 against him on the ground that he was mangy. This was 

 overruled, aud rightly so; but Monte Rosa should, we think, 

 have been pegged back and the award giveu to Plinliinmouj 

 Jr., that -was "third, or to Scotch Bonivard, that got the 

 reserve. Our opinion of these wiuners has been expressed so 

 often that we need only say that Plinlimmon's houndy head 

 is beaten out of sight by Scotch Bonivard's fairly typical 

 one; and that in body, legs aud feet Scotch Bonivard' loses 

 to Plinlimmon in the same proportion that Bonivard gaius 

 in head. Kastlehorn II., vhc, is well known to the St. Ber- 

 nard fancy, aud need not agaiu be described. Alpine Chief, 

 vhc, is another old face. Gruss Bayard, he, was described 

 in the Lynn report. Huguenot, a, is fairly good in head but 

 bad iu eyes, narrow in front, light iu loin andnot well shown. 

 Merchant Prince, c, is fairly good in front, but wrong 

 behind. We thought him worth at least another letter. 

 Count, c, is not good behind aud is small in proportion to 

 size of his skull. We would have given him he. Tasso. he, 

 has been before described. Wallace IT-, unnoticed, is not a 

 show dog in any particular, and the same may be said of 

 Pedro, that was also unnoticed. Don Ca?sar, another of the 

 unnoticed division, is coarse in muzzle and was shown lame. 



Saffron and Lady Wellington, first and second in the bitch 

 class, held the same 1 positions at New York, on which occa- 

 sion we criticised them fully. Third was given to the Gal- 

 axy Kennels' Una. Head fairly good, but lacking somewhat 

 in size and a bit full in cheeks; muzzle would be improved 

 by a little more depth; eyes, ears aud expression much above 

 average; shoulders and position of forelegs not quite right; 

 good, massive body; coat showing slight curliness; feather 

 aud brush not quite first-class: minus dew claws; a long, low 

 and roomy specimen, of better than average size. Duchess 

 of Heathfield, reserve, is rather coarse in head, wrong in 

 markings, straight behind andnot good in coat. Recluse, 

 vhc, is well known. Florida, he, was described in the Lynn 

 report. Stella, he, is not right in coat and is cheeky and 

 defective below the hips. Chrysa, c.,is plain in head and 

 undersized, and is not right behind; she stands on good 

 forelegs. Linda, e, is not first-class at either end. and her 

 coat is wrong. Yum Yum, e. is pointed in muzzle, wrong 

 in ears, slightly cow-hocked, not good iu tail and out of 

 coat; she is good in legs and feet, and fairly good in body. 

 Juliet, unnoticed, is small aud plain in head and short in 

 cars. Alpine Maid is defective in head and was not in good 

 condition. Puppies were not a good lot, and none of them 

 Avill be heard of in the future. 



Hector, that has recovered from the trouble that laid him 

 low at New York, won the challenge prize for smooth -coated 

 dogs without opposition, and later on iu the day secured 

 the special for best smooth-coated dog or bitch of all classes. 

 Daphne held the same position in the bitch class, and took 

 the cup for the best American-bred smooth-coated bitch. 

 The open class for dogs found the New York winner, Beau- 

 champ, an easy winner. The Earl got second prize. De- 

 fects: Forehead too prominent and the whole head too long 

 and narrow, color of eyes too light, stop and below the eyes 

 not nicely chiseled, would be improved by width of chest 

 and massiveness of body, hocks a trifle in and second thighs 

 rather light, coat rather too long, stands back a trifle at the 

 pasterns; a large dog that stands on good feet and moves 

 fairly well. Duke of Brunswick, third prize. Defects: 

 Muzzle somewhat shallow, aud lips not well hung, expres- 

 sion rather sour, slightly underhung, chest too narrow and 

 legs not in good position, does not stand perfectly straight 

 in front, the feet having a tendency to turn outward and 

 pasterns not sufficiently erect, quarters light and hocks 

 straight, is .rather light in bone. Winchester, reserve, has 

 not improved much on his puppy form. Albert Plinlim- 

 mon, unnoticed, is a well-bred one, bad at both ends. The 

 balance of the class were not a good lot. All of the winners 

 in the bitch class are well known. They were Burton Belle, 

 Monastery , Myrtle and Monastery Mercedes. Chequasset 

 Chartreuse, vhc, is not good in head. She is also light in 

 bone and neither first-class in legs nor feet. Puppies were 

 as usual a weak class, and it looks now as if St. Bernard 

 breeders in this country are unable to produce a good puppy, 

 either rough or smooth. Earl aud Duchess of Heathfield, 

 the first and second prize winners in the novice class, have 

 already been described. We like Kastlehorn II., third 

 prize, about as well as either of them. Princess Gilda, 

 he, is wrong in foreface and slack behind the shoulder. 

 NEWFOUNDLANDS— (MR. MASON). 

 New York Lass was the only one in this class to put in an 

 appearance, and she was given first. This was a streak of 

 luck for her, as Prince George turned up afterward, but was 

 too late for the judging. 



DEEEHOTJNDS— (MR. SMITH). 

 There were seventeen entries in these classes, all but one 

 owned by Mr, Thayer, and a grand lot they were. The 

 order in the challenge classes was Chieftain, Highland Lad- 

 die and Bran in the dog, and Wanda and Ramona in the 

 bitch class. In the latter award it was touch and go, as 

 the; judge hesitated some time before giving his decision, 

 and had he reversed it but little fault could have been 

 found, as Ramona is certainly a grand one. In the 

 open dog class, the judge made a mistake in placing 

 Clansman over Robber Chieftain. The latter is not 

 first-class at all points, but he has that high-bred, aris- 

 tocratic appearance so characteristic of the breed, with- 

 out which the deerhoundis simply a "big dog." Clansman 

 lacks this essential quality, and, although Targe and well 

 formed, he does not come up to our idea of what a first-class 

 specimen should be. He is also coarse and plain iu head, 

 and does not move with that natural dignity we are accus- 

 tomed to see in first-class representatives of the breed. The 

 judge probably thought that there were but two prizes to be 

 awarded in this class, which will account for the vhc. given 

 to Duncan. Berga and Pride of the Heather were the win- 

 ners in the bitch class, Theodora and Lorna Secunda were 



marked absent in the judge's book, and as Highland Lassie, 

 also entered in this class, did not receive mention, we con- 

 clude that she was also absent. We failed to find her in her 

 stall, as well as the other entry, Bones. We did not visit 

 the deerhound ring until the judging was over, and the two 

 puppies were about to be returned to their stalls. A short, 

 examination of them showed that the bitch, placed second, 

 is away ahead of the dog in merit. The latter is a big fel- 

 low, but not a promising one; his mouth alone will prevent 

 his winning in good company. The bitch looks small beside 

 the dog. but she is well formed, full of quality and bids fair 

 to turn out something that will do credit tn the kennel she 

 represents. 



GREYHOUNDS— (MR. SMITH). 

 With the exceptiou of Cassandra and Balkis there was 

 nothiug good in these classes. The winner iu the open class 

 lor dogs is a well known third-rater that need not be 

 described again. Second prize was withheld for want of 

 merit, and we would also uave withheld the third prize, as 

 Ned is coarse in skull, weak in muzzle, large iu ears, wrong 

 iu set of legs, crooked in front, weak in knees, straight iu 

 hocks, slab-sided, shallow in loin and light in bone. Eph, 

 e, is wretchedly bad in shoulders, legs and feet and very 

 light in boue. He should not have been noticed. Bess was 

 alone in the bitch class. We do not know why she. was 

 given a e card, as she was, leaving out of the question her 

 numerous defects, wholly unfit for the show bench. The 

 well known winners Douglas Fleming, 1 bizelhust and Har- 

 mony were entered, but not sent. 



CHESAPEAKE BAY DOGS— (MR. W1NSI.OW). 

 This class was assigned to Mr. Mason, but he refused to 

 judge them upon the ground that he was not familiar 

 with the breed, and for some time it looked very doubtful if 

 any one could be found to pass upon their merits. Finally, 

 however, Mr. Winslow kindly consented to act, and after a 

 careful examination placed Romp, Rum and Ripple in the 

 order named, the other entries being absent. Our choice for 

 first place was Rum, with Romp second and old Ripple 

 third. There is no recognized standard for the breed, and 

 there seems to be more of a difference of opinion among 

 breeders than there should be. We have conversed with 

 many fanciers of the breed, and, while they do not agree in 

 many points, all appear to think alike in .some respects, and 

 we are pleased to note that the points insisted upon by all 

 as most essential are those that are most important for him 

 to possess, when we take into consideration the character of 

 the work he is expected to perform. All with whom we 

 have conversed upon the subject agree that the Chesapeake 

 Bay dog must first of all possess a stout heart, or, as a recent 

 writer puts it, "grit," and we are assured that it is very 

 rarely that a well bred specimen is deficient in this respect. 

 Added to this he must have the size and strength absolutely 

 necessary to force his way through the mud and dense reeds 

 and grass of the duck marsh and rough water often tilled 

 with broken ice. It is also all important that his coat be 

 impervious to water. His legs must be heavily boned and 

 his feet large aud somewhat spreading. Taking this for a 

 standard, and ignoring all the nice distinctions as to exact 

 shade of color, curl of coat, etc., that are bones of conten- 

 tion among fanciers, we select Rum for first place, as his 

 good size, heavily boned legs, good feet and fairly good coat 

 are much better as a whole than the same points are in 

 Romp. She may have a trifle the best of it in coat, but if so 

 it is very slight, while in the other points he is far ahead. 

 Indeed, Ripple has the advantage over Romp in size and 

 substance, but she is getting old, her coat is not iu good con- 

 dition, and her mouth — never good — is now very bad. Romp 

 is a very nice bitch of fair size, well formed, "with a good 

 coat and is well bred, being full sister to Ripple and four 

 years younger. 



POINTERS— (MR. WINSLOW). 



In quality these classes were better than last year, aud, 

 taken as a whole, they were well judged. Nick of"Naso was 

 abseut from the challenge class for heavy-weight dogs, and 

 Graphic and Lad of Bow were thus left to fight out the bat- 

 tle. Lad of Bow has youth on his side, but Mr. Heath's dog 

 is decidedly the better specimen, and the issue was never in 

 doubt. The corresponding class for bitches contained two 

 good ones in Meally and Lass of Bow. Both are well known 

 and have been fully described in these columns. Meally 

 does not stand as true in front as she once did, aud she has 

 gone a bit wu-ong in feet. We cannot agree with the judge 

 that she has grown throaty and coarse in tail, for she has 

 always had these defects. Lass of Bow has the best of it in 

 head and neck, and also in feet and set of legs. In chest, 

 back, loin, stifles, bone, strength, hocks, position and car- 

 riage of stern, action and true pointer character, Meally is 

 decidedly ahead, notwithstanding that she begins to show 

 age. We would have placed her first on this occasion. 



Duke of Vernon was absent from the open class for heavy- 

 weight dogs, and the competition was quickly narrowed 

 down to those old competitors. Brake and Pontiae We 

 have always insisted that Brake was the better dog, aud we 

 are glad to at last see him occupyiug the position to which 

 he was fairly entitled at Troy, Albany and Lynn. Beaufort 

 H., that was fully described in the Lynn report, was far be- 

 low the first and second prize winners in point of character 

 and quality. Jiminie, the Jersey brown dog, was absent, 

 aud Tory White was transferred to the light-weight class. 

 Peter, vhc, is coarse in head, wrong in carriage of ears, 

 leggy, throaty and coarse throughout. A c. card would 

 have been a plenty for his good legs and feet. Prince, he, 

 is not a show dog. and the judge must have been in a gener- 

 ous turn of mind when he gave him the card. Ranger, un- 

 noticed, is long and houndy in ears, coarse in head, bad in 

 eyes, and lacking in quality throughout. First in the open 

 class for bitches was won by the now well-known Belle Ran- 

 dolph, whose condition reflects the greatest credit on her 

 owner. We have previously pointed out every defect there 

 is in her. Devon Nell, placed second, is a better type of 

 large-size pointer than Belle Randolph. We would have 

 placed her first, notwithstanding that her condition was not 

 of the best. Westminster Sal, third prize, is a very poor 

 specimen. Defects: Brow too full; stop not well defined; 

 gooseberry eyes; hang of ears not correct; muzzle below the. 

 eyes not clearly cut; throaty; not perfectly straight in front: 

 feet defective, "being too small and inclined to turn outward: 

 a trifle slack in back and too round in barrel; loin flat; tail 

 too long and not well carried; hindfeet close together when 

 in action; position of forelegs not perfect; a coarse specimen 

 that is beaten out of sight by a good one. Rosa Croxteth, 

 vhc, is throaty, bad in eyes," not first-class in head, leggy, 

 light in bone, and neither first-class in legs nor feet. 



Naso of Kippen was alone in the light-weight challenge 

 class, the only other entry, Bang Bang, being absent. It is 

 a pity to see this grand little dog shown in such poor con- 

 dition. Surely he is worth proper care and attention. Queen 

 Fan, a champion in name, but not in looks, was fortunately 

 unopposed in the corresponding bitch class. She is a ter- 

 ribly bad one that will be defeated the first time she meets 

 a pointer. The open class for light-weight dogs showed 

 some quality. Duke of Hessen, who was second to King of 

 Kent at New York, came out in better condition than when 

 last shown, and won. Behind the withers King of Kent is 

 decidedly t he better dog, but iu front he loses to Duke of 

 Hessen, who has a much better muzzle, straighter legs and 

 cleaner shoulders. As stated in the New York report, there 

 is lots of room for honest difference of opinion in regard to 

 their merits. Third prize was given to Sir Anthony, that 

 was fully described in the Lynn report, and the- reserve card 

 was given to Tory White, that was given first at Rochester. 

 Here we cannot agree with the judge, as Tory White is 

 much the better in head, ears, shoulders, back, loin, hind- 



quarters and carriage of tail, and shows far more true 

 pointer character than his more fortunate competitor. We 

 feel quite sure that if the judge will give them a more care- 

 ful examination next time he will coincide with our opinion 

 and give his vote for the son of old Tammany. Sir Guy, 

 he, is coarse throughout and stands badly, Sir Bang, he, 

 is good in ears, but bad in head, and like nearly all of Bang 

 Bang's get, is very throaty. LaunceJot, vhc, is a better dog 

 than Sir Anthony, that was third. A careful description of 

 this dog was given in the Lynn report. In bitches, Bloomo, 

 the New York" and Troy winner, and Stella, that was third 

 at New York, got a step higher and was second, while Sally 

 Bras* II., who was fourth at New York and second at Troy, 

 was third. These bitches are well known, and all we need 

 say is that Stella has improved considerably ou her New 

 York form. Naso's Belle, reserve, was, we think, Avrongly 

 placed over Daisy A. and Daisy. The hist named is mos't 

 decidedly a better bitch, and Naso's Belle is not at present 

 in show condition. 



Dare-Go, first in dog puppies, is the best we have seen 

 shown by Mr. Parker. If all goes well with him he will be 

 heard from again. Westminster Cafco, second prize, is a 

 bad one. Defects: High-set ears, bad eyes, throaty, long 

 light loin, big feet, moderate stern. Will never be a show 

 dog. May-Go is not so good iu hindquarters as her kennel 

 companion Dare-Go, and will not be his equal when devel- 

 oped. Westminster Ben and Daisy Goldwin were absent 

 from these classes. Sir Hector, first iu the uovice class, is a 

 coarse dog and was in bad condition. He was described in 

 the Lynn report. Spot Dash should have been an easy win- 

 ner, with Say seeoud aud Sir Hector third. Say is not quite 

 a show bitch, but she is better than Sir Hector. All are in 

 the same ownership, so that the placing of them did not 

 matter in one sense. Westminster Cato. who was second in 

 the puppy class, was outclassed. The special prize of $35 

 offered by the Westminster Kennel Club, douors not to com- 

 pete, was won by Duke of Hessen, owned by Mr. F. R. Hitch- 

 cock! The kennel prize was awarded to 'the Westminster 

 Kennel Club's team, consisting of Ladd and Lass of Bow, 

 Naso of Kippen and Westminster Sal. Mr. Heath's team 

 was made up of Graphic, Meally, Bloomo and Sally Brass 

 II, Graphic had had no trouble in beating Lad of Bow, 

 and the judge must have considered it a very close thing 

 between Lass of Bow and Meally, because when these bitches 

 met at Richmond he gave first to Meally over Lass of Bow. 

 We. therefore cannot exactly see how Naso of Kippen, with 

 his coat all stained with mange cure, and Westminster Sal, 

 that is not a show bitch, could be considered better than 

 Bloomo and Sally Brass II., that were shown in faultless 

 condition. Mr. Winslow spent a lot of time over the class, 

 and in our opinion he got wrong at the finish. 



ENGLISH SETTERS— (MR. MASON). 



There were forty-three entries in the English setter classes, 

 and all were present with the exception of Roger, Katy 

 Berwyn and the puppy Prince Victor. The quality in the 

 aged class was very good, as a glance at the prize list will 

 show. Mr. Mason, it is well known, is not disposed to be 

 very liberal with recommendation cards, and as only six of 

 the party escaped mention, he evidently thought, well of 

 them as a whole. In the challenge class for dogs, Rocking- 

 ham, looking fairly well, had rather an easy win over Royal 

 Prince II. Neither is good in shoulders, but Rock has the 

 best of it in this respect, as he can gallop While Prince can- 

 not. In the bitch class the order was, Cora of Wetheral and 

 Daisy Foreman. Both were looking well. Count Howard 

 fairly distanced his competitors in the open dog class. He 

 was a trifle thinner in flesh than when we last saw him, and 

 has improved iu coat. Lindo, greatly improved, was placed 

 second, with Gus Bondhu third. Gus was looking well, and 

 is carrying his years bravely, ne also secured the stud dog 

 prize, and his daughter Belle won second in the bitch class. 

 Reserve went to Royal Kent, that was commended here last 

 year. It will be remembered that we had a good word to 

 say for him then, aud thought him badly treated. He has 

 just returned from a winter's hunt in the South, and was 

 not iu show condition. His good head, chest, legs and feet 

 w r on him the place, in spite, of his ragged coat and lack of 

 flesh. His kennel companion, Kent II., in even worse con- 

 dition, was given vhc. This dog is not yet two years old, 

 and if he comes out next year in good form he will undoubt- 

 edly be higher up. He should not have been shown in his 

 present condition. Pride of Dixie II. and Bow Bondhu, 

 both vhc, were respectively second and third at Lynn. 

 Prince Gladstone, he. was second at Philadelphia last year 

 under the name of Blue Prince. Storm, also he, has 'just 

 a fair head with good legs and feet. He is weak in loin, 

 straight behind, and was shown too thin. The remaining 

 he card went to Foreman, Jr., a nice little dog with a fair- 

 looking head, very well carried. We had no opportunity to 

 examine this dog closely, as lie was out of his stall when we 

 called. Only one commended card was given. Jeff P., the 

 winner of it, is a fairly well-made dog, short in bone and 

 with a curly coat. In the bitch class Princess Beatrice II. 

 had au easy win. Second went to Belle, a very nice bitch 

 that will do to show again. She has a good head, 

 nice shoulders, good chest, body, legs and feet. She 

 is not cut out enough below the eyes, her eyes are 

 too light, and she was also a little short in coat and 

 feather. Third went to Eudora, an old favorite of ours; 

 she was looking well. Zona secured the reserve. This 

 bitch has greatly improved in condition, notwithstanding 

 the knocking about she has had at the different shows, and 

 her handler deserves great credit for bringi ng her out in such 

 good shape. Chautauqua Bell, vhc, is well known. Queen 

 F,, also vhc, is just a fair bitch with good loin, legs and 

 feet, she is not clean cut under the eye, and is too round in 

 body. Lady William, he, is not good iu head and might 

 be better in chest: she is good in body, loin and quarters, 

 legs and feet, and is one of the best movers in the class; she 

 would not have disgraced another letter. Royal Myrtle, also 

 he, we liked as well as Lady William. She is plain in head 

 and short iu coat, but in other respects she will do, and she 

 looks every inch a worker. Next to these two we liked 

 Princess Novel. She was shown too fat and soft. Lassie 

 Bondhu also received the two letters. She is a catchy-look - 

 iug bitch wi th rather a plain head, and i.s not quite straight 

 in front. Silk was alone in the commended division. She 

 is good in loin and feet and has fairly good legs. Her ears 

 are wroug aud she is too straight behind. In the unnoticed 

 division Mollie is bad in color and worse in head. Quail is 

 too small and her head is also against her, aud Blue Bessie 

 is all wrong in shoulders. The winning dog puppy was 

 lucky, as he would hardly get into the money in a fair class. 

 He has good legs and feet, but is not up to show form in 

 other respects. He does not stand straight iu front and is 

 too straight behind. Glen Belton, second, has a wretched 

 head and is leggy and lacking in substance. The bitch 

 puppies we did not see, as they were taken home before we 

 called at their stalls. Hector II., winner of first, we did not 

 see, as he was taken out of the show sick, shortly after the 

 judging. Second went to Royal Myrtle, already described. 

 Ponto, winner of third, is a big, strong dog. and looks a 

 workman. He is coarse in head and has a curly coat. 

 IRISH SETTERS— (MR. MASON). 



There were fifty-eight entries in the Irish setter classes 

 with nine absentees. Tim, looking fairly well, had no 

 trouble iu defeating Blarney in the challenge class for dogs, 

 and Laura B. got away with Nellie in the corresponding 

 bitch class. The open dog class brought together a better 

 lot than has been seen this year, and the judge took consid- 

 erable time before he got them placed to suit him. The 

 winner turned up in Sunset, a new-comer and'a good one, 

 too. He is a nice upstanding dog of good size with a fair 

 coat of good color, Hjs head is about as good as any, and 



