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[April 25, 1888. 



weight dogs. This good little dog is still in bad condition 

 as regards coat. Queeu Fan, that is not a show bitch, had 

 the corresponding class to herself. What a farce it seems to 

 allow a specimen like this to walk away with a prize of $90. 

 Why not withhold the prize for want of merit? Duke of 

 Hessen distanced his competitors in the open class for dogs. 

 Next came Vauderbilt. that has already been described in 

 these columns, and then ou equal terms followed Ned B. 

 and Fashion, two well-known faces. No fault could have 

 been found had Ned B. chanced places with Vanderbilt. 

 Spot Sting, vhc, is throaty, wide in front, wrong in shoul- 

 ders, not straight in front, moderate in feet and only just 

 fair in other points. He certainly got all he deserved. Bang 

 Soy, vhc. lacks in head, stifles and set of forelegs. Gambol, 

 vhc., is throaty, plain in head, not quite right in hang of 

 ears, carriage of tail is not correct, color of eyes too light, 

 flat in loin»and light behind. We did not think him worth 

 a vhc. card. Bruce Beaufort, c, lacks in head, neck, loin 

 and set of legs. The Strand, unnoticed, is a tan dog. 

 Stratford Joe, unnoticed, has good legs and feet, an average 

 head and by no means a bad body. He should have had 

 a card. Luck of Donald, unnoticed, was not in good 

 condition. First iu bitches was won by Lady Tam- 

 many, a poppy of some merit. She is light in eyes, 

 rather too wide in skull, slightly dished in muzzle, 

 not quite light in carriage of » ars and is a bit leggy. In 

 other points she is promising. She also won in the puppy 

 class and took the special for the best puppy of both classes. 

 Flirt, second prize, was described in the Chicago report. 

 Mayflower, third prize, is an oldtimer that is well known. 

 Mollie Beaufort, c, is a better specimen than Penelope, 

 be, Carolina, vhc. Alameda II., be, or Princess Bans, c. 

 She was first at Buffalo and need not be described. Caro- 

 lina is very bad iu head, wrong in color, light in bone, flat 

 in ribs, bad in feet. Alameda II. has wide skull, yellow 

 eyes, bad hocks and is light iu bone and shelly. Penelope 

 is well known. Priucess Bang is washy in color, dark in 

 nose, plaiu iu head, wrong in shoulders and set of legs, not 

 quite straight in front and lacking iu character. Tory Tan- 

 ner, first in dog puppies, is a coarsish youngster that stands 

 ou good legs and feet. He is coarse in skull, throaty, not 

 quite right in set of legs and has Kippeu eyes. West- 

 minster Cato, second prize, is well known. The Beau, 

 third prize, is all off in eyes, neck and loin. Sport D., un- 

 noticed, is very plain in head. Lass of Beau, second in the 

 bitch puppy class, is light in eyes, not quite right in stop, a. 

 bit off in set of legs and is not of great quality. Tempta- 

 tion II. lacks in brow, eyes, knees and true pointer forma- 

 tion. The judge, who made his debut at this show, made a 

 fairly good iuipressiou, 



SETTEES — (MR. OHL). 

 Rockingham and Count Howard were the entries in the 

 challenge class for English setter dogs. As the son of Bel- 

 thus and Bess was only to compete for specials, his kennel 

 companion, that was in fine condition, had a walkover for 

 the prize. In the next class for the tender sex the beautiful 

 Cora of Wetberal, with her lovely quality, was unopposed. 

 The open class for dogs brought out anew one iu Sir Tatton, 

 that has been a well known winner over the water. He is a 

 blue belton, with left ear and an inch around it black, and 

 right ear black, with white on the fore edge, his body being 

 beautifully flecked and legs ticked. He is sired by the prince 

 of stud dogs— Sir Alister, and his dam is Belle of Furness. 

 He has a really good head that could only be improved by 

 being a bit. cleaner below the eyes, a trifle deeper in stop and 

 a little more pronounced in eyebrows. His eyes are a couple 

 of shades too light, but barring these failiugs. none of which 

 are of a pronounced character, it is a beautiful front, and 

 the elegant formation and set of his ears lends a further 

 charm to it. He has a neck that is well turned, showing 

 plenty of length from occiput to withers, but it is unfortu- 

 nately marred by excessive throatiness. We heard exception 

 taken to nis shoulders, which are long, clean, beautifully 

 placed, fine in the points and well up at the withers. They 

 play on a most superbly formed chest, which is little super- 

 ior to his back and loin. The set of his forelegs, which by 

 the uninitiated is mistaken for a wroug formation of the 

 shoulders, is not just right. His quarters and second thighs 

 are well nigh all that could be desired, but his hocks would 

 be improved by more bend. While his forelegs are not per- 

 fectly straight they are decidedly better than average; iu 

 fact, they are good legs aud are supported by the very best 

 of feet. An almost perfectly formed and beautifully carried 

 stern is another point in his favor. He has plenty of 

 strength and bone for a dog of his inches, and while his coat 

 is not at present in good condition, we are quite sure it is of 

 first quality. His worse defects are lack of size, throatiness 

 aud a rather shuffling gait. Taken all in all, he is a 

 grand little dog— one of the very best ever seen iu this 

 country, aud a dog that should largely contribute toward the 

 improvement of the very ordinary-looking setters that are 

 raised in America. He is not quite a Royal IV., but when 

 he shall be in full coat and hard flesh, only the very best of 

 setters will have any chance alongside of him. In compe- 

 tition for the special prize for best English setter dog ne 

 was placed over Count Howard. This decision we cannot 

 indorse. Dogs should be judged as they are; and a judge 

 goes out of his way when he says that one specimen will be 

 better than auother when his condition shall have im- 

 proved. Liudo was second, as usual, and Clipper W. was 

 as good as anything for the third place. He is a white, 

 black aud tan, good in color and with these defects: Stop 

 not very clearly defined; forehead rather too prominent; 

 lips not quite right in hang; eyes and expression not all 

 that mind could wish; ears well set, but rather short. 

 Taken all in all this is not a bad head, although it is a 

 rather bitchy one. SeUpf legs not just right; does not stand 

 perfectly straight in front; shoulders not bad, yet not per- 

 fect; loin would be improved by more arch; tail somewhat 

 long; quarters rather light; hocks showing slight weakness 

 and rather close when in movement; coat should be longer. 

 A dog that would have made a better bitch. Pie shows 

 quality. Wayne Buckellew, vhc: Light in loin; not quite 

 straight in front; feet only moderate; head only fair; 

 throaty; moves wrong in front: shows some character. 

 Blue Eagle, vhc: Coarse iu head; rather short in neck; 

 light and flat iu loin; light behind; strong in bone, but not 

 quite right in front. A dog that will look much better 

 when he is shown in good condition. Rocket II., he: Coarse 

 in head; legs not well set; fiat-sided; narrow behind and 

 straight in hocks; coat not right. Cloud, lie: Nasty, sour 

 head; light f yes; not good in ears; short in coat; shoulders 

 not right ; plain iu hocks. His body the best part of him. 

 Princess Beatrice II. was away ahead of everything in the 

 bitch class, and Zona and Chautauqua Belle came next in 

 order, properly placed. Foreman's Pride, vhc: Not quite 

 right below the eyes; feet not perfect; ears and lips not first 

 class; throaty; body and stern the best part of her. Cornelia 

 G., vhc: Defective in stop and below the eyes; rather 

 cheeky; muzzle not clearly cut; ears only fair; not quite 

 straight in front; light in hock bone; tail not just right; 

 short in feather; uudersize. Puppies were a weak class ot 

 four. Taken altogether we thought these classes well 

 j idged. 



The judge clearly proved by his decisions in the Irish set- 

 ter classes that he was not at home with the breed. He 

 commenced proceedings by placing Desmond H. over 

 Blarueyin the challenge class for dogs. Admitting that 

 Desmond II. is the better iu shoulders, set of legs and in 

 feet, we fail to see how any judge that has even a smatter 

 ing knowledge of the breed could have permitted these 

 points to outweigh Blarney's better head, better bone, bet- 

 ter size, better body, better hindquarters, better hocks 

 batter coat, batter color and better movement. In the bitch 



class Mr. Thompson had again the pleasure or displeasure 

 of seeing bis Nellie placed over a specimen that can beat her 

 all to pieces. We refer to Laura B. The decision is too 

 ridiculous for us to condemn. We will leave it to condemn 

 itself. The judge guessed Larry S. for first in the next 

 class, and bis splendid bark and loin, good body, excellent 

 coat and color, and fine condition fairly entitled him to the 

 place. Dick Swiveller, that is far more typical in head than 

 Larry S., but weak iu his hiudparts, was about as good as 

 anything for second place. Judge, third prize, got more 

 than he deserved. Defects: A shade coarse in skull and 

 not just right in stop or below the eyes, muzzle too wide 

 and neither deep nor clean, hang of ears not perfect, neck 

 clean, but rather short, stands too close in front and would 

 be improved by more spring in ribs, slants too much from 

 the hips back, thighs light, only fair in stifle movement, 

 light jn hock bone, stands too high behind, knees showing 

 slight weakness, back a trifle hollow, should have more 

 feather, stern carriage uot merry. A specimen showing 

 little symmetry. Redstone, vhc, is well known. We 

 would have placed him third. Gem., vhc: Not good 

 in loin, too flat in ribs, fairly good in head, wrong 

 in front. Head and tail are the best parts of 

 him. Don II, he; Moderate head, bad eyes, short, 

 leggy, not good in color: wrong type. Lance, he: 

 Head only moderate; straight behind; shows age. Jack 

 Malone, e, is a better dog than Don II., that was he First 

 in bitches went to Chipeta, a new one so far as we remember. 

 She created a bit ot furore, which we think will soon die 

 out. Defects: Not clearly cut below the ej T es; eyebrows not 

 nicely defined; muzzle should have a cleauer cut aud neater 

 appearance; color of eyes a shade light; just a fair head: 

 average ears; loin scarcely sufficiently arched; shoulders 

 should slant more and be set further back; feet not perfect, 

 but not bad— the left is better than the right: legs might be 

 better set; hocks should be more bent. A handy-looking, 

 second-class bitch of useful size. Bessie Glencho, tucked-up, 

 light in bone and all gone on her forelegs, should have given 

 way to Cora B. and Kate, that were given equal third prizes. 

 We would have placed Cora B. second. Rate has these de- 

 fects: Muzzle very weak; forehead too prominent; eyes too 

 light and with a rather wild expression; light behind; hocks 

 too close; set of legs not quite right; hocks should be lower; 

 light in bone, shows slight weakness in knees and stands 

 back at pasterns; feet not right and inclined to turn out- 

 ward: color a shade too light; stern not well carried: a 

 specimen whose body is entirely too heavy for her limbs. 

 Jessie, vhc, has, we think, been described before. Belle 

 Ida, vhc, lacks in head, ears and position of forelegs. Her 

 body is the best part of her. Leda Glencho, he, is coarse in 

 head, knees are not quite right, shoulders are only fair, coat 

 not in good condition. Is rather doggy. Luray III., c, is 

 undersized, weak before the eyes, feet inclined to turn out- 

 ward and forelegs not in good position. Puppies were a 

 very weak class. 



In the challenge class for Gordon -setter dogs, Beaumont 

 was rightly placed over Little Boy. It has always been a 

 mystery to us how Little Boy ever beat Beaumont, and we 

 have maintained since the first time they have met that 

 Beaumont is a decidedly better specimen. Little Boy took 

 his defeat as little boys usually do. He barked, he snapped, 

 he gnawed at his chain, refused to take his food, upset his 

 drinks, looked daggers at the management, growled at the 

 judge, bared his teeth at Beaumont, showed all the white of 

 his cock-eyes, and was finally taken home, as we suppose, to 

 be locked up in the nursery. In bitches, Roxie fairly out- 

 classed Rose. The open class for dogs contained a couple of 

 rank bad ones in Dixon and Dom Pedro. Dixon, first, is 

 light in color, has black toes— we do not mean by this that 

 the toes are penciled as they should be, but that the black 

 spreads down the sides of the toes, which is wrong. No 

 thumb marks; skull much too heavy for his muzzle; goose- 

 berry eyes; throaty; flat ribs; light loin; light quarters; 

 straight hocks; nice stern; light in hock bone; wretchedly 

 bad in feet— they are too small by half; coat of good color, 

 but too open; feathered below the hocks and scanty in 

 feather of forelegs; short between the couplings; lacks true 

 character. The prize should have been withheld. Dom 

 Pedro, second, is a black, tau and white dog. Head coarse 

 all through; ears too high; throaty; chest should be deeper; 

 falls a little behind the shoulders: flat iu loin; elbows out; 

 not perfectly straight in frout: straight in hocks; hocks 

 should be lower: coat ou quarters rather curly; moves very 

 gingerly behind; better than the first prize winner, but a bail 

 one. In bitches, Vic was properly placed first. Becky Sharp, 

 vhc, should have been second. The placing of Katie B. 

 over this bitch was a farce. Becky Sharp is worth as many 

 bitches like Katie B. as would reach from New York to 

 Philadelphia. One is a show bitch, the other is not. Becky 

 Sharp is well known. Katie B.'s defects are as follows: 

 Color too light; thumb marks not clearlv defined; stop not 

 right; coarse below the eyes; round in skull; has nasty yel- 

 low eyes; muzzle weak; hang of ears not correct; shallow in 

 chest; flat in loin; shoulders too forward; stands over at the 

 knees; light in bone; light in second thighs; weak in hock 

 bone; weedy; coat open and wavy. We shall be very much 

 surprised if any of the puppies that were shown are heard 

 of next year. 



FOXHOUNDS— (MR. BOTER). 

 Here there was a very large entry of very ordinary look 

 ing animals. Browser, first in dogs, is good in head and 

 ears, throaty, badly sprung in ribs, light in loiu and quar- 

 ters, cow-hockedj wroug in carriage of stern, legs not well 

 set and feet turning outward, feet of defective formation; a 

 dog whose head aud ears are his only good points. Rattler, 

 second prize, is good in head and ears, but is throaty, splay- 

 footed, flat-sided, light in loin, straight in hocks, weak in 

 thighs; light in bone, weak in pasterus and wrong in set of 

 legs. First iu bitches was given to May, that is not nearly 

 so good a specimen as Music, that got vhc : She is pig jawed, 

 light in bone and very weedy throughout. Fannie, second 

 prize, is plain in head, short in ears, wrong in eyes and ex- 

 pression, not good in hang of ears, light and flat in loin, 

 light behind, Stands low iu front, is slightly hollow in back 

 and not right in coat or brush. We could not follow the 

 judge in his awards in these classes. 



SPANIELS — (MR. HEMINGWAY). 



Patsey O'Connor, Duchess III. and Captain Muldoon, 

 first, second and third iu the Irish water class, were the only 

 entries, Patsey outclassed his competitors in head, ears and 

 expression. 



There was only one white and lemon dog in the Clumber 

 class. In a class of Clumbers proper it might take a he 

 card. 



Among the field spaniels Glencairn, Newton Abbot Lad- 

 die, Bridford Gladys, Miss Newton Obo, Newton Abbot 

 Lord, Lady Abbot, Newton Abbot Skipper, Newton Abbot 

 Don, Bridt'ord Kuby and Bridford Lady need not be des- 

 cribed. Rochester Priuce, that was second in the open class 

 for black dogs, is rather coarse in muzzle and his head is 

 more of cocker than of field type. He is badly underhung, 

 is too light in eyes, throaty, a bit down in back, throws his 

 feet outward and is very curly in coat. Miss Bend Or. that 

 was second in the open class for black bitches, was fairly 

 outclassed by Newton Abbot Lady II. She is too wide and 

 flat in skull, weak and pointed in muzzle and has nasty yel- 

 low eyes. She stands down a bit behind the shoulder, car- 

 ries her stern too high when in motion, is not quite right in 

 knees, is a bit woolly in coat and appeared to be lame in one 

 hip. 



The challenge class for cocker dogs brought out those old 

 competitors Doc, Hornell Silk, Brant and Jersey. Brant is 

 blind, or nearly so, in one eye and was soon out of the race. 

 Doc proved the winner. We thought his curly coat and 



rather slack back should have put him behind Jersev, that 

 is hardly his equal in head. Miss Obo II. and Chlbe W. 

 were worthy representatives of the softer sex and the open 

 class for dogs was made conspicuous by the absence of good 

 ones. Dick was rightly placed first. Muzzle not right below 

 the eyes and not square enough in profile; body wide, but 

 not deep enough; cut up in loin; rather light in thighs; tail 

 too high; texture of coat not quite the thing; body rather 

 too long for a cocker; throat too heavy; hocks too straight. 

 A rather oversized dog that is decidedly straighter in front 

 than most of the prominent winners. King Bee, second 

 prize, was not on the bench. Black Dan, he, is defective in 

 head and coat. In the bitch class Hornet, Bessie W. and 

 Homell Martha, first, second and third prize winners, are 

 well-known. It was a close thing between the first two. 

 Smug, vhc, is a bit off in muzzle and is not just right 

 iu elbows. She is also too long in body. We were unable 

 to find Miss Topsy, that was vhc. Little Dan and Robin, 

 first and second prize winners in the class for cocker dogs of 

 any other color than black, need not be described. There 

 was very little quality in this class. Hornell Velda. first in 

 bitches, held the same position at Utica. La Tosca, second 

 prize, is a nicish puppy, barring her undershot jaw. Pansy 

 W., third prize, is not right before the eyes and is longer in 

 body than we like. Puppies were not a brilliant lot. Pansy 

 W., that was placed behind La Tosca in the open class, was 

 put over her in the puppy class. While this sort of thing is 

 all wrong we have a profound respect for a man who, when 

 he finds that he has made a mistake, has the courage to 

 correct it. Brant's Girl, third prize in this class, lacks in 

 muzzle and loin. She is also too leggy. Smut II., vhc, 

 while not right in muzzle is a better specimen than Brant's 

 Girl. 



COLLIES— (DR. GRAY). 

 Seotilla, Dublin Scot and Clipper represented challenge 

 dogs. Seotilla, that is vastly better than either of his com- 

 petitors, won very easily\ In bitches Bonnie Brae was out- 

 classed by the typical Flurry IH. In the open class for dogs 

 the Boston awards were repeated. Maney Trefoil taking first, 

 Charleroi II. second and Roslyn Sensation third. Fordhook 

 Squire, vhc, pricks one of his ears and gets the other too 

 high. He has no undercoat, and his top coat, although of 

 good quality, is too open. His legs all around might be bet- 

 ter. Taken all in all, he is a dog that shows quality and 

 good breeding, but is not a show dog. Bevis, vhc, lacks in 

 expression and carries his ears carelessly. His coat is too 

 open. Lochgarry, he, has drop ears, is rather coarse in 

 head, straight and heavy iD shoulders, wide in front, straight 

 in hocks and not first class in coat. Glencairn, he, is off in 

 ears. This was a fairly good class. Jakyr Dean, first in 

 bitches, is well known. Countess of Dalkeith, secondprize, 

 is a little bit plain in head, her ears are rather large and are 

 not sufficiently erect. She is a strong, useful-looking speci- 

 men of fairly good type. Wild Rose o' the Thorpe, third 

 prize, is decidedly better than average in head and muzzle, 

 but is much too straight in stifles and hocks, and her coatj 

 while hard, is too open, the undercoat being scanty. Welles- 

 bourne Flurry, he, may yet prove the best collie in the lot. 

 Elsie Scot, vhc, lacks in ears, coat, set of legs and in back. 

 Lady Mall, vhc, is defective in coat, ear?, formation of eves 

 and would be improved by more bone and undercoat. Adila 

 Doon, vhc, is wrong in ears. Nellie Scot, unnoticed, was 

 worth a card. Puppies were nor, strong in point of quality. 

 The special for best collie of all classes was awarded to Seo- 

 tilla. We would have given it to Many Trefoil. 



POODLES— (MR. WATSON). 



Pierrot, first in this class, is a fairly good specimen of 

 the corded variety. He has not the length of coat that is 

 seen in his sire, Styx. There is no reason why he should 

 not do some winning when the cracks are absent. Athos, 

 second prize, is light in bone, flat m loin, leggy and wrong 

 in coat; it is too short for a corded and too long for a curly, 

 and, instead of being densely black, is intermixed with 

 grey. Lady, he, is neither corded nor curly, and General 

 Boulanger, that was also he, is likewise off in coat. 



BULLDOGS— (MR. DEVILLE). 



Britomartis and Robinson Crusoe accounted for the chal- 

 lenge prizes and the bitch took the special for the best of all 

 class-es. In the open class for dogs Monarch VI. was wrong- 

 ly placed over Lion; both are well known. Prince, unno- 

 ticed, is bad in stop, not well up iu face and is also long- 

 cast. Thespian proved an easy winner in the bitch class. 

 Gypsey Girl, second, is rather long in foreface, which is, 

 however, fairly well turned up. She is also rather long-cast! 

 stands too high, carries superfluous flesh behind, and would 

 be improved by more bone. Columbine took the puppy 

 prize without competition. 



BASSET HOUNDS — (MR. STEVENSON), 



Labette, a well-known second-rater, was first in a very 

 weak class. The second prize should have been withheld. 

 Ned, that took second, is one of the queerest looking ani- 

 mals we have ever seen in a dog show. He has a tail like an 

 English setter, coat like an Irish teirier, and head— well, like 

 a crocodile. 



1) At' 11 S 1 1 UNDE— lMR. STEVENSON) . 

 Here there was very little quality. Croquette, first prize, 

 while not first-class in head, all wrong in crook and only 

 moderate in coat, was the best of the lot. Waldman, second 



Erize, is weak in jaw, light in bone, not good in crook, too 

 igh on the legs, moderate in coat and not loose enough in 

 skin. Waldme, he, is bad in head and is leggy. Mermaid, 

 vhc, is not a show bitch. 



BEAGLES— (MR. HALLET). 



The winners in the challenge classes, Little Duke. Myrtle 

 and Twinkle, are well known, and the same may be said of 

 Royal Krueger, Racer, Jr., and Tony Weller, the winners in 

 the open class for dogs. Plunger, vhc. in this class, is 

 neither first-class in head nor in ears. His legs are not put 

 on right. Roland, unnoticed, is far too large and coarse for 

 a show dog, and the same may be said of Nero, that was 

 also unnoticed. In the open class for bitches Una, that took 

 first, must have been crowded by Elf, that was placed 

 second. The winner is rather flat in skull, pointed in muz- 

 zle, not quite first-class in ears, hardly straight in front aud 

 the set of her forelegs might be better. She shows some 

 quality and is fairly good in coat and brush. Elf is well 

 known. We liked her for first place. Blanch, third prize, 

 is weak in foreface, not quite right in hang of ears, rather 

 flat in skull, not perfect in feet, a trifle light in bone and 

 might be better both in coat and brush. Flora V., vhc, is 

 unctersize, soft in coat and throaty; she stands on good legs 

 and feet. Stella, he. is throaty, long in body and not right 

 between the eyes. Her tail, too ; might be better. Little 

 Duchess, e, fails in muzzle, which is snipy, and in ears. 

 She is too large and coarse throughout. Maud, e, lacks in 

 head, coat, neck, ears and width of chest. Oakview Dinah, 

 first in puppies, was sent home before we called at her stall. 

 Tonnie W., that was second, has already done some winning 

 and has been described in these columns. 



POX-TERRIERS— (MR. RUTHERPtrRD). 



Valet, Lucifer and Bacchanal made a creditable showing 

 in the challenge class for dogs, the son of Splinter and 

 Kohinoor standing out in bold relief from Valet, that was 

 second. The peerless Rachel represented the ladies, and in 

 the opeu class for dogs Raby Mixer, far ahead of his com- 

 petitors, won easily enough.' Veronese, second prize, was 

 described in the Utica report. Blemton Ravager, the chump- 

 headed wonder, that won the Apollo stakes at Albany, and 

 was criticised on his merits in one paper, was rather lucky 

 in getting third, because Reckoner, vhc, and Blemton Vol- 

 unteer, vhc, are quite his equals, and if his age is considered 



