Feb. 20, 1890.1 



FOREST AND STREAM, 



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the lovers of this handsome breed, and we have no doubt 

 that with harmonious action, seconded by judicious breed- 

 ins, the club will at no distant day succeed in its cherished 

 purpose, and that we shall soon see the Gordon setter in a 

 better position thaD he is at the present day. The entries 

 were not so numerous as those of past years, and as was the 

 case with the English and Irish classes, not many new ones 

 came to the front, and as a whole they were uot a good lot. 

 Dr. Glover, although laboring under the disadvantage of a 

 very bad light in which to examine a breed of this color, got 

 through his classes in a very satisfactory manner. Differ- 

 ence of opinion will always exist among experts as well as 

 amateurs, but so long as no serious blunders are committed 

 these differences should in a great measure be overlooked, 

 or at least be discussed in a sensible manner, and in no case 



"should they be allowed to make mortal foes of rational men. 

 The question of type has in the past been the "burning 

 question" among fanciers of this breed, and it is sincerely 

 to be hoped that the members of the club are now as one on 

 this vexed question and that the association may prosper, 

 and by a judicious course bring out a better lot of 

 clogs than we have been accustomed to see in the 

 past. In the challenge dog class Beaumont, looking 

 well, was placed over Little Boy, who was not quite at his 

 best. In the bitch class Bellmont had no trouble'iu beating 

 Becky Sharp. Reserve went to the pretty little Madge, too 



. light in bone and weak in forelegs to get higher in. this 

 company. Roxie was not for competition. In the open 

 class for dogs Dixon, the winner at Philadelphia last 

 year, was placed at the head of affairs. We do not 

 like his rather pointed muzzle nor straight hiudlegs, 

 otherwise he is good and a very taking looking dog. 

 Second went to King Item, the winning puppy at Philadel- 

 phia last year. He has improved considerably, but not 

 enough to make him a good one; his head is good and that 

 is about all that we can say in bis favor; he is shallow in 

 chest, low at shoulder, weak behind and a very bad mover. 

 Zatigo, placed third, is a much better dog at every point ex- 

 cept in head, which is heavy and coarse, his body, chest, 

 legs aud feet are good and he moves very nicely. Tyras, 

 placed fourth, also beats the winner of second at nearly all 

 points; he has a good head, nice color and markings; he is 

 too cobby and straight behind. There was nothing else in 

 the class remarkably good. Jessie, with her good head, 

 body, legs and feet and nice color, won in the bitch class, 

 with Countess Roxie second. This is quite a fair looking 

 bitch with wretched shoulders. "Vic III., placed third, is a 

 well made bitch, off in head and poor in tan. Fourth went 

 to Countess Flo, good in head and color; she is too light, and 

 her shoulders and forelegs are not just the thing. A poor 

 class. The two dog puppies do not give much promise of 

 future usefulness on the bench. The winning bitch puppy 

 is quite young, she is well formed, well marked and very 

 promising. In the novice class first went to Chandos, a big 

 rather good looking dog, coarse in head, with good legs and 

 feet. The others were entered in the regular classes. 



FOXHOUNDS— (ME. DAVIDSON). 

 The foxhounds were a grand'pack of sixteen, with not a 

 bad one in the lot, and the display of shoulders, legs and 

 feet was a study well worth the attention of the breeder. 

 We did not critically examine the individual specimens, but 

 have no hesitation in saying that abetter and more sorty 

 pack has never been seen at New York. 



SPANIELS— (ME. A. C. WTLMEEDING). 



Mr. Wilmerding must have felt exceedingly gratified with 

 the support he received from the spaniel men, the entry 

 being 120 all told. His work was done carefully and sys- 

 tematically, and was the subject of as little criticism as that 

 of any judge. He began with the Irishmen, about which 

 there could be but one, opinion as to first — Patsy O'Connor, 

 who, although not a first rater, made a show of Countess of 

 Bendigo and Capt. Muldoon. Clumbers led off with Boss 

 11 1. . and after him five it required agood deal of imagination 

 to believe, belonged to the same breed. Boss III. is the 

 best headed Clumber we have seen for a long time, and 

 Messrs. Bates & Geddesare to be congratulated on this acqui- 

 sition to their kennels. In champion field spaniels Newton 

 Abbott Don beat his kennel companion N. A. Laddie very 

 easily. They are too well known to criticise. A new dog, 

 Baron, was away out in front in the black dog dog class. 

 He. is a high-class dog— good head, ears neatly set on and well 

 feathered;~wonderful substance, excellent legs and feet, and 

 true carriage of stern. Bolus, second, is thick and short in 

 head, aud his ears are set on too high; fair in body and legs. 

 Compton Brigand is a plain dog, sadly deficient in coat. 

 Darkness had a clean win in black bitches aud the class was 

 exceedingly well bandied. Liver dogs found Newton Ab- 

 bott Skipper at the post of honor, to which he was fully 

 entitled. Don II., second, fails in head, is flat-sided and 

 high on the leg. Napoleon, third, was off his bench when 

 we visited it. The only other class was below the average. 

 Newton Abbott Valor is an immature puppy, and it is 

 guesswork to say how he will go. N. A. Torso has a little 

 tan on his left foreleg feather and at vent, and it is a stretch 

 to consider him " other than black and liver," Adonis is not 

 a good field spaniel as they go nowadays. Mr. Bush should 

 get a better one. 



The much-discussed jersey led off with a win in the chal- 

 lenge cocker dogs. Mr. Willey had him in excellent con- 

 dition. Doc was not for competition, and Hornell Silk is 

 showing his age. Spaniel breeders are missing it in not 

 using this dog more. He is a son of English Obo, and 

 though curly in coat gets straight-coated ones, as witness 

 Bene Silk and other good winners, including the best cocker 

 in the show at Buffalo. This same Bene Silk we think 

 should have beaten Dolly Obo in challenge latches. Dolly 

 was not in show condition, her coat being lustreless, while 

 Bene Silk shone like burnished steel. We also like the 

 latter's head, Dolly Obo being stumpy in head. Rabbi, first 

 in open dogs, was in grand shape. He is thick and short in 

 head like a good many of the Obos, but he is excellent in 

 body and has good legs. Nebo, second, we did not fancy at 

 all fears small and set on high, hollow back and legs not 

 Straight enough. Black Duke would not show himself off 

 l or us, but he seemed decidedly better than Nebo, while we 

 certainly liked Yonug Doc, notwithstanding he is a shade 

 weak in muzzle — he will improve there. He is nice in body, 

 good coat, ears set on properly and true spaniel action of 

 stern. Brush has his ears a trifle high, but is a good cocker. 

 Piccolo is high on the leg aud small in bone. Bessie Beard 

 won in black bitches. We like her very much, and indorse 

 the decision. Novel is a nice-bodied little bitch, a little 

 short in head, and fairly beat Bessie W. for second. Mar- 

 guerite is strong in head; Woodland Sally a little too long 

 aud flat in ribs; Lady Nebo, light bone, a nice-shaped body; 

 Perhaps, long in coupling aud crooked in front. Brantford 

 Red Jacket was one of the spaniel sensations. Ho is a 

 mighty smart little dog, and yet we could not altogether 

 take to him. He looked too much like a terrier in his style 

 aud action to be true to cocker type. In color he is a chest- 

 nut red, his ears are a trifle too high, is a little slack in 

 barrel and carries his stern gaily, He won in this class with- 

 out difficulty. Cherry Boy we could not find. Red Doc has 

 been described, as have most of the dogs noticed. Tory has 

 a few tan hairs on forelegs and vent; we would not have 

 noticed himjin this class. L% Tosca, first in bitches, is very 

 hard to beat in body, legs and feet. Her expression is spoilt 

 by a hollow between the eyes. Luna we could not fancy for 

 second. She is badly out at elbows, hollow backed, high 

 tail, coat short aud in bad order. King Pharo's Sister C, 

 carries her ears badly and is too small. Juliette we fan- 

 cied for second place.— a nice little black and white and 

 ticked cocker, good head and true spaniei eyes and ears. 



Pansy W. is another of the off-colored blacks. To go 

 through the puppy and uovice classes would be but a repeti- 

 tion of what has already been said, there being so many 

 duplicate entries. 



CHESAPEAKE HAY DOGS— (MR. HKCKSHEU), 



The display of this breed was meagre, and the specimens 

 shown were not iu good condition. There were no entries 

 in the dog class, and but four in the bitch class, the well- 

 known Romp being absent. Polly, the winner of second 

 here last year, was placed in the same position this year, 

 first being withheld. Lady, the winner of first last year, 

 has gone the wrong way and could only secure a vhc. card. 



COLLIES— (MR. SHOTWELL). 



Without any hesitation we can emphatically assert that 

 the collies surpassed anything hitherto seen at an American 

 show, and the advance made since tast year's display at 

 Madison Square Garden was simply astounding. It was no 

 easy task Mr. Shotwell had undertaken in accepting the 

 position as collie judge, and in addition to have so many 

 exceptionally good dogs and all new faces to deal with, he 

 still further handicapped himself by keeping his ring 

 crowded instead of weeding out the inferior dogs. He then 

 began by placing his winners before making a thorough 

 canvass of those which did not impress him so much at first, 

 which is a bad plan, it being much safer to work from com- 

 mended upward. Though the way of beginning at the first 

 prize winner and going down the scale, and also keeping a 

 crowded ring, will account for some of the errors made by 

 Mr. Shotwell, yet it in no sense absolves him from placing 

 Charon second in the open dogs, Sky Pilot at the head of the 

 bitches, or putting Scotilla. over Flurry II. for the Presi- 

 dent's cup. He passed these dogs under a critical examina- 

 tion, and his placing them as he did is simply unaccount- 

 able. In the challenge dog class Scotilla beat Oharleroi II. 

 If the latter could only grow a coat such as we are told he 

 had in England, his grand collie character w ould more I ban 

 counterbalance what, he loses to Scotilla in his failing to 

 carry his ears up. Robin Adair was not for competition 

 and Clipper w^as absent. In challenge bitches Flurry II. 

 beat her daughter Flurry III. , and there was no error in 

 thai award. The open dog class was a scorcher and no mis- 

 take, there being over thirty dogs led iu for the four prizes. 

 First went to Roslyn Wilkes, a son of Scotilla and Bertha. 

 This dog's head and expression is a picture, the white hairs 

 on his blazed face running into the sable and adding much 

 toward the lovely expression. His ears are small, well- 

 carried; he has good legs aud feet, aud collie character all 

 over. His coat is not yet out, but he is only a puppy, and 

 he has yet time to improve. What there is of it is right. 

 Charon, second, had no business with anything above he. at 

 the very best. He is simply a well-grown puppy, but has not 

 a grain of collie character. Third went to Hempstead Zulu, a 

 truly grand dog. He takes looking over, as his color is not 

 exactly pleasing, but to a man who knows a collie this dog 

 will grow on him. He has a long clean cut head, not quite 

 so good in skull as Roslyn Wilkes (who looks the gentle- 

 man, while Zulu is the w T orkman). Ears a shade large, but 

 carried high and well clear of the head; good shoulders, legs 

 and feet; a nice length of body and the true collie twist to 

 tail. Will this dog grow a coat? that is the question. What 

 he has is dense and of the right sort, but it ought to be twice 

 as long. We have had no year for growing collie, coats, 

 hence it is hard to judge. Richmond came next. He has a 

 sour expression with a wild eye and a smutty face, which 

 only helps to make matterS worse. Outside of that he is a 

 well-built dog with a good quality of coat. The reserve 

 was given to Fairlie, who should have been placed before' 

 Richmond. He has a real collie "lookout," but he would 

 not show at all well on the chain, which was something 

 new to him. Scotilla IT. is a most aptly named dog, for he 

 is Scotilla all over again in general appearance, a trifle 

 larger in size, a little longer in body and more faulty in 

 tail. If Scotilla was properly placed by Mr. Shotwell as 

 the best collie in the show, Scotilla II. was badly used with 

 a vhc. Apart from that consideration we would have placed 

 him third. Roslyn Dandy was entitled to his card, and 

 Heather, unnoticed, was a little dog quite up to he. form at 

 any rate, and a great deal better than Scot's Guard, who did 

 have that honor. Glenelg, another unnoticed dog, was 

 certainly entitled to vhc, barring his slight roundness of 

 skull and full eye there is little fault to find with him. In 

 the next pen was Strathmore Ben, and it looked strange to 

 see him with he. and Glenelg with nothing. Roderick is 

 not a taking dog in color, his ears are heavy in leather, but 

 well carried; head of good length, but lacking in expression. 

 Maxwell w T as another overlooked one; he could be improved 

 in head, but in body, style and coat he is realty good. 

 Boskie is weedy. Lothian Guard, considering that he was 

 all out of condition from distemper, was given too much 

 with vhc. In the best of condition it is as much as he could 

 get in such company. Surbiton got nothing at all; surely 

 he was worth mentioning, and here is another one, Eugenie. 

 Admitting that the latter is a little strong in head and was 

 shown too fat, he is a collie from tip to tip. Orange Jim 

 has a liver-colored nose. Prince Charlie is wide, though 

 flat in skull, has a good lively expression and is taking in 

 color, a dog of good size, needing more depth of chest. 



There were a dozen better bitches than Sky Pilot, who 

 should never have got first prize. She is plain* in face, too 

 full in eye, and has a brow. Her coat looked all right, but 

 there was no under coat whatever. Zulu Princess Ik, being 

 placed second, was equally faulty. She was not even a good 

 puppy last year, and is not as good now as she was then. 

 The two best bitches in the class w r ere Bonnie's Baby, third, 

 and Roslyn Clara, vhc, and for third place w'e picked out 

 Cora II. Bonnie's Baby is a little better in head and ex- 

 pression than Roslyn Clara, but it is a close thing between 

 them. Cora II., if as good in head as the other two, would 

 smother them, for behind the head she was probably the 

 best bitch h» the show. Jeannette, fourth, has a fair head 

 and ears, a nice quality of coat and good understanding, she 

 was entitled to her position. Hebe of Nessel Doon is a 

 black and tan with a lot of quality, and her vhc. was well 

 earned, but Orange Girl is far too light in bone and weedy 

 for an equal distinction. Hero's ears were in bad condition 

 and she is yet short of coat, but she shows good breeding 

 and was properly recognized with three letters. Mermaid 

 is already getting thick in head, but she is good in ears, has 

 excellent legs and feet, and a perfect quality of coat. Noma 

 is a weak-muzzled toy. We could not see "anything about 

 Cressy's Mint which called for he. 



The Hempstead Farm Kennels showed several very nice 

 dogs,, of which Hempstead Ben was placed first, a most 

 promising youngster as to size and character, ears thou ah a 

 shade large and well carried. His trouble, is likely to be in 

 coat, which at present is open and curly behind the saddle. 

 Second to Charon, already described and who should not 

 have been placed. This would have let in Fairlie for second 

 and the third best was Lord Fauntleroy, a black and tan 

 with white markings, good in head and character, nice size 

 aud excellent coat, but lacking in carriage of ears. Climax, 

 reserve, is a litter brother to Charon, and like him Avrong in 

 head. He was well shown and has good coat and size. Our 

 notes as to Roslyn Exile seem a little mixed and we cannot 

 call the dog to mind. In bitches Bonnie's Baby was 

 properly first. Thistle Blossom, second, we thought was 

 lucky, Roslyn Parole, reserve, beating her so decidedly in 

 ears. Parole is weak-faced at present. Brenda is never 

 likely to be placed higher than here, where she got third, 

 for she is already strong in head for an eight months puppy. 

 The best of the Hempsteads w r as Mona, unnoticed, she being 

 a much nicer puppy than either Maid orLorna. Busy wants 

 time; she is a big bitch with good length of head, but rather 



heavy in ears. Lilian Redgauntlet also needs time, but she- 

 looks like training on into a nice one, and her faultless ears 

 both as to size and carriage will always tell with a. good 

 judge. As it was, we preferred her to Brenda, and the ques- 

 tion of place should have been between her and Roslyn 

 Parole. Lady Meg deserved her card, but Fancy did not, 

 while Miss Nancy is spoilt by a sour expression. 

 SP Nearly all the NoyiceClass candidateshave already passed 

 under notice. Placing Hempstead Ben over Roslyn Wilkes 

 in the dog class virtually decided the destination of the 

 Collie Club trophy and the club stakes, but it was a griev- 

 ous mistake and impossible to account for in any way. No 

 person could be more surprised than the Hempstead Farm 

 people; their eutries proved this, for if they had any notion 

 that Ben could compare with their Zulu he would have been 

 entered in the open dog class. Ben is a good dog, but when 

 placed against Wilkes he isu't in it, t hat's all. Phil, vhc, 

 is a plain dog, not particularly noticeable except for con- 

 dition. In Novice bitches, Roslyn Flirt should have been 

 second. The smooth-coats were better than usual, and 

 properly placed as to first aud second, but. Ladybird should 

 have been third. 



POOD1.ICS —(ME. HR('KSCIIEE). 



There were twenty entries in the poodle classes, four more 

 thau last year. Mr. Sanford's trio. Styx, Brigand aud Mar- 

 quis, had it all their own way in the class for black dogs. 

 The bitch class was a poor one. and the judge very properly 

 withheld first and second prizes, giving third to just a faii'- 

 looking one that may do better next year. There was but 

 one to show up in the other than black class, a very poor 

 specimen that the judge kindly gave he Floquet was 

 entered, and showed up the next day looking good enough 

 to wiu, but too late. 



(BDXLDOtlS— mi. POETEE). 



Rabagas and Portswood Tiger was the order in the chal- 

 lenge dog class, with Britomartis alone in the bitch class. 

 The open dog class brought a grand one in Harper, the Eng- 

 lish crack. He arrived the day previous to the judging, and 

 was soft and light in flesh; he is a bit plain in face and a 

 trifle small iu skull, but otherwise he is remarkably good: 

 he has plenty of bone, is well out at elbows, and has the 

 best bulldog gait that we have seen in a long time. Second 

 went to Monarch VI. He was in excellent condition, which 

 accounts for his greatly improved appearance. Third went 

 to Joker, a fairly good native; he is domed in skull and lack- 

 ing in muscle. Dimple, first in the bitch class, is a light- 

 weight and a very good one; with lots of bulldog character. 

 Naiad, placed second, is plain in head but otherwise good: 

 she has plenty of bone, is well out at elbows and was well 

 shown. Third went to the well known Thespian, not in 

 good condition. Bess, reserve, is not a show animal; weak 

 and pinched in muzzle aud heavy behind are serious defects. 

 First in the puppy class was withheld, and second given to 

 Badajos. A slight change in name would just cover the 

 case, his worst fault is bad jaws. 



BuXL-TKBRUiES— (MR. POETEE). 



There were no entries in the challenge class for dogs, In 

 the bitch class Starlight had no trouble in defeating Royal 

 Rose. The latter has grown lippy and was badly shown. 

 In the open class for large dogs Spotless Prince had an easy 

 win. He is a capital dog, a bit heavy iu head and long in 

 back and tail, and was badly shown. Don Pedro, placed 

 second, was lookiug well. Briton, third, is a very nice dog, 

 good body and legs; a trifle cheeky and weak in muzzle, 

 otherwise he is a better specimen than Don Pedro. The 

 bitch class brought out a rare good one in Queen Bendigo. 

 With the exception of too much stop, which 'is all wrong in 

 a null-terrier, she is almost perfection, and just about good 

 enough to win the special which went to Spotless Prince. 

 Second went to Rose, quite a good bitch except that she is 

 cheeky and too light in eyes. Enterprise, placed third, is 

 w r ell known. White Rose II. was given he. She is too 

 cheeky, full in eyes and light in bone for the show bench. 

 The light-weight dog class was small, but a very warm one. 

 Dusty Miller, placed first, is a very nice dog, but he. is too 

 weak in muzzle, full in eyes and light in bone to be placed 

 over the second prize winner Chesset's Flyer, a grand dog 

 all through, better in head, body and bone thau Dusty Mil- 

 ler, but not quite so good as he in tail. Dick, placed third, 

 is a little fellow with lots of terrier charaeter^a weak muz- 

 zle is his worst fault. The bitches were not so good as the 

 dogs. Grand Duchess, well known and looking well, had 

 an easy win. Luce, placed second, is a fair bitch, not showu 

 in first-class condition. Snow Queen, third, is not a show 

 bitch. The winning puppy is quite a fair specimen with a 

 good coat aud plenty of bone. He is a trifle weak in muzzle 

 and was shown too fat. 



BASSET HOUNDS— (MR. POETEE). 



There were eight entries in this class, with the well- 

 known Canace absent. This class was the largest that has 

 ever been seen here, and the quality was fair. First went 

 to the well-known Bertraud, shown too fat. Mr. Gilbert 

 also showed two of the get of the old dog, but they are not 

 up to his form. We thought Mauprat, unnoticed, should 

 have been in the money, as he is a well made dog with lots 

 of character, but an examination showed that he knuckles 

 over on one leg and is overshot. 



DACHSHUNDE— ( M R. POETEE) . 



There was nothing new in the dachshund classes that 

 was able to compete with the winners last year, which 

 were nearly all present. Ruben stein scored his first win in 

 the challenge class, and Superbus II. that was second to 

 him last year in the open class, had no trouble in securing 

 first this year. Thelma, the winning bitch last year in both 

 open and' puppy classes, was first in the bitch class. She 

 has improved in chest and substance, but is deficient iu 

 crook. Bessie K., placed second, is rather promising. She 

 was the only puppy shown. 



BEAGLES— (MR. SCHELLHASS). 



There were thirty-six entries in the beagle classes with two 

 absentees, making the largest showing of this breed that has 

 ever been seen here. The number of entries has never been 

 equaled but once, and that was nine years ago, but at that 

 show there were a large number of absentees. Mr. Schell- 

 hass is a very careful and painstaking judge, and he worked 

 hard to get them right, but we regret to say that bis success 

 was not commensurate with his efforts. 



In the challenge dog class Storm was somehow gotten 

 under the 15in. standard and given first. We have meas- 

 ured this dog more than once, but never succeeded in catch- 

 ing him when he was quite, down to the 15in. mark. The 

 n-incipal dogs iu all the classes have been so often described 

 :it these columns that it is unnecessary to repeat the criti- 

 cisms. We found uothing new worthy especial mention ex- 

 cept the winner in the "under tain, class," Blue Belle II., 

 one of the sweetest little bitches we have seen for a long 

 time. She was shown too fat and soft. We also found in 

 the puppy class that Lord Fauutleroy is a female, a state of 

 affairs that has long been suspected, but is now verified and 

 made public for the first time. 



FOX-TERRIERS— (ME. FRED. HOEY). 



Lucifer was not for competition, Mr. Belmont relying 

 upon Dusky Trap and Blemtou Rubicon to do the work in 

 challenge dogs. They did so, but not justly, for to our 

 mind Raby Mixer was a clear winner. Heald showed Mr. 

 Thayer's (log in the perfection of condition. We never saw 

 him looking better. His face is cleaner cut than it looked 

 before and he looks a terrier. He should have won. Dusky 

 Trap was light, he lacks bone and substa nee, is slack in 

 loin, feet bad and a poor set of tail. Rubicon was also 

 shown a little light. His skull is not right and he is too 



