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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[April 10, 1890. 



far as we could see, were sound aud with no very serious 

 faults. Dan Mylrea, placed first, is a new comer. He is 

 down m the catalogue as "date of birth, breeder and pedi- 

 gree unknown." He is a taking looking dog, good in 

 body, legs and feet, and with fair shoulders, chest 

 and loin. He is rather plain in head, a bit wide in 

 skull and his ears are set too high. Henmore Sham- 

 rock, second, is also a nice looking, well-made little 

 dog of good color and with capital legs and feet. He 

 is rather weak in head and muzzle. Huntington, third, we 

 failed to find in his stall. In the judges' ring he looked very 

 much like the two preceding. Sarsfield, Jr., placed fourth, 

 like those placed over him, is not first-class in head and 

 muzzle; in other respects he will do. Jacqueminot, reserve, 

 is half brother to Sunset, with much the same conformation 

 and a size smaller. Sunset, good dog that he is, was too 

 large to please the judge and had to be content with the 

 three letters. Blaze, also vhc., looked well in the ring, but 

 we failed to find him in his stall when we called. Redstone 

 and Jack Malone, respectively vhc. and c, are well known. 

 Sarsfield, a very nice looking little dog, received he. He is 

 too small and weedy for the show bench. The bitches that 

 were placed are all well known and have often been de- 

 scribed. There was nothing in the puppy classes that looked 

 like a future champion, but Irish setter puppies are so no- 

 toriously uncertain that it is guesswork at best to predict 

 their future. The winners in the novice class were all en- 

 tered in the open classes. They were properly placed. 



GORDON SETTERS — (MR. DAVIDSON). 

 The Gordon setters as a whole were not a good lot. In 

 the challenge dog class the judge went wrong in placing 

 Little Boy over Beaumont. Our criticism of these two dogs 

 has been often given and does not need repetition. In the 

 bitch class Bellmont was an easy winner over Rose, placed 

 second. The only other entry, Jessie, was absent. In the 

 open dog class Tyras. that was fourth at New York, was 

 awarded first, with King Item, that was second at New 

 York, next in order. Our criticism of these- two dogs in our 

 New York report was as follows: "Second went to King 

 Item, the winning puppy at Philadelphia last year. He has 

 improved considerably, but not enough to make him a good 

 one; his bead is good, andthat is about all we can say in his 

 favor; he is shallow in chest, low at shoulder, weak behind 

 and a very bad mover. * * * 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." We are glad to note 

 that so good a judge as Mr. Davidson indorsed this opinion. 

 Dan, placed third, is not a show dog. Dash L., winner of 

 fourth, is a much better specimen, but he shows age aud 

 was not in good condition. In the bitch class Countess 

 Roxie had no trouble in securing first. She was second at 

 New York and Chicago. Second went to Neva, the winner 

 at Worcester last year. Daisv, third, and Ven, fourth, re- 

 ceived all they deserved. Our old favorite Jessica shows 

 her nine years and could only get a reserve card. We 

 thought her just about good enough in this company for 

 third place. The puppies were nothing very remarkable. 

 The winning dog, if he develops in head andquarters, may 

 be heard from next year. Rexmont, placed second, was the 

 winner at Chicago, and the winning bitch, his litter sister, 

 also won in her class at Chicago. 



SPANIELS— (MR. WEST). 



Considering that the spaniels have been very well sifted 

 out the support given Mr. West was very complimentary. 

 The Canadian kennels were not well represented, but it is 

 a long way to send to Boston from the spaniel district of 

 the Dominion. In field spaniel dogs Baron well earned his 

 blue and the Spaniel Club trophy. Timbo, second, is too 

 high on the leg. In bitches the litter sisters Lassie and Miss 

 Ben d'Or were first and second. The latter suffers from the 

 drawback of a yellow eye. Lassie was shown in good con- 

 dition and was a clear winner. Jessie Stubbs is leggy and 

 Boodle is far from fiat in coat There was but one entry in 

 the two any other color classes. Flirt, a liver and white 

 bitch, off in coat and high stationed. She got second, first 

 being withheld. The only entry present of the two Clum- 

 bers was Lass of Beauty, small and quite wrong in head, 

 but she got first, all the same. In Irish water "spaniels it 

 was again a fight between Patsy O'Connor and Captain 

 Muldoon, and the military gent had to put up with second 

 place. 



Cockers began with a challenge class for all colors and 

 both sexes, in which three blacks, Doc, Jersey and Dolly 

 Obo, came together. The judge favored his old love. Doc, 

 who was looking better than at New York, and between 

 Jersey and Dolly Obo came the tug for second place. Owner 

 and judge pleasantly argued it out before the Forest and 

 STREAM representative after the jud ging. Mr. Willeysaid, 

 "If Doc is right for first, Dolly is the same type aud should 

 have been second." "I'll admit the type," replied Mr. West, 

 "but she is not in anything like Jersey's condition." "Well, 

 I'll acknowledge that," was Mr. Willey's rejoinder. The 

 well-known Rabbi won in black dogs. Black Duke, as 

 usual, would not show himself in the ring. It is a great 

 pity, for he is a nice dog. The other three were quite out- 

 classed, Prince Obo and Towser being light of bone and 

 leggy. In bitches, a good one made her appearance in Mr. 

 Willey's Little Nell. She is just about as good as has been 

 seen, and looks like filling out without going wrong. Of 

 nice size, good cocker shape, excellent coat and a head that 

 looks like lasting. Nice bitch as Black Duchess is, yet 

 Little Nell was far ahead of her. High Rock Jet is too high 

 and so are the others mentioned. In any other color cockers, 

 the reds had the money to themselves, but Mr. West 

 changed the New York order. Brantford Red Jacket is not 

 in the full flesh he was when he first came out, and his fail- 

 ings are all the more conspicuous. He is not of cocker type, 

 and Mr. West, starting with Cherry Boy for first, a good de- 

 cision, followed it up with La Tosca second and Red Doc 

 third. La Tosca is a nice cocker, but her head is not right. 

 Slick is a black and white, with particularly good quality 

 of coat, but she is beginning to show her age. La La, in the 

 novice class, is the only other one calling for mention. She 

 was shown by Mr. Frank Dole, who is getting quite an all- 

 round kennel together. La La had the bad luck to met 

 Little Nell and had to take second place. Lightness of bone 

 is her fault. 



BEAGLES — (MR. DAVIDSON). 

 The beagles were a nice-looking lot and of good average 

 quality. In the challenge class Little Duke, not at his best, 

 and Lou, looking well, were given equal honors. In the 

 open class first went to the well-known Racer, Jr. Rally, 

 placed second, occupied the same position here last year, 

 He was not in good condition and his coat was soft. Reserve 

 went to The Rambler, that was vhc. at New York. Little 

 Drive, vhc, we thought about as good as any behind the 

 winner. He is a bit plain in head and his ears are set on too 

 high, but aside from this he is a capital little hound, very 

 well put together, with nice shoulders and back, excep- 

 tionally good loin, plenty of bone, and he stands true on the 

 best of legs and feet; he also moves nicely and carries his 

 stem better than any in the class. Captain, he, is plain in 

 head, with ears too high; he also lacks substance and does 

 not stand true in front. Whisper, first in the bitch class, is a 

 well-formed bitch, with plenty of bone. She has a staring eye 

 and lacks expression. She was very closely pressed by 

 Merry Maid, second, with her nice head and good expression. 

 Tone, reserve, is of good type and is also good in head and 

 expression. In the puppy class first went to Topsy S., 

 one of the nicest puppies we have seen for some time. * She 

 is fairly good in head, has capital shouldex^s, is nearly per- 

 fect in body and spring of ribs, with loin and quarters much 



above the average. She also stands fairly true on good legs 

 and feet, and is very symmetrical. If she does not grow 

 coarse she will make it very warm tor the best of them next 

 year. Bessie, placed second, is a very nice puppy, well- 

 made and with plenty of substance. She is weak in head 

 and too snipy imuuzzlo. Ginx, reserve, and Bell Ross we 

 did not see outside the ring. Twint-o-ne, he, is weak in 

 h°ad and muzzle and lacking in expression. Twint Wo, 

 unnoticed, is much better, with a good head and plentv of 

 bone and substance, but is too long in the couplings. 



DACHSHUNDE— (MR, LACY). 

 Three dachshunde, all differiug from one another in type, 

 were led in to puzzle Mr. Lacy as to what to do with a poor 

 lot. Daisy B. did look a little like what a dachshund ought 

 to be, although she has a fox-terrier head and ears. Nierger 

 K. on the other hand resembled a Delaware Peninsula 

 "rabbit dog." 



FOXHOUNDS — (MR. DAVIDSON). 

 There were sixteen foxhounds shown, thirteen of them by 

 the Brunswick Fur Club. The classes were made for Amer- 

 ican foxhouuds, and the display was a very characteristic 

 one. The New England fox hiinter cares very little for the 

 looks of his pack provided they get there, and the dog that 

 can go and stay is the one that is bred to regardless of looks 

 or disposition; indeed, it is a very common saying among 

 the fraternity that a handsome hound is not to be depended 

 upon for hard work, and as a rule the stud hound is a very 

 iudift'erent specimen so far as looks go. While there is no 

 doubt that the so-called American hounds as a class are a 

 hardy race capable of doing a vast amount of work, it is 

 well known that they are far from beiug a sorty lot, and 

 that uniformity of type nor anything approaching it is to 

 be found among them. The Brunswick Fur Club has de- 

 termined to make an improvement in this respect, and they 

 are securing the best dogs from all sections with a view to 

 the selection of the very best for breeding purposes, and in 

 the end to establish a strain that will not only do their 

 work in a faultless manner, but be of uniform type. The 

 club has recently purchased in England a dog from the 

 Duke of Scarborough's pack, and if he proves worthy they 

 will use him in the stud. The dogs shown here are very 

 similar in appearance to the packs we have hunted with for 

 many years, no two alike, but all with the gamy appear- 

 ance that is so characteristic of the dogs that keep reynard 

 very busy from early morn to dewy eve, and when morning 

 comes again are both able and ready to repeat the perform- 

 ance. Mr. Davidson selected well-formed animals with 

 good legs and feet for the honors, and his decisions were 

 probably as nearly correct as could have been made by any 

 one. 



COLLIES— (MR. DENNIS). 

 There were a good many well-known faces brought in for 

 Mr. Dennis to look at and criticism on his classes will not 

 be long. Scotilla and Charleroi II., and Flurry II. and 

 Flurry III. were the order iu the respective challenge 

 classes. In open dogs Roslyn Wilkes was again first, with 

 Hempstead Zulu second. It is pretty evident that Zulu 

 will not grow a full coat; what a pity such a grand-headed 

 dog should have such a drawback. Scotilla II., still im- 

 proving, was third, and Prince Charlie, the black, white 

 and tan, was the last of the money winners. Reserve went 

 to Scotson, half brother to Scotilla. He lacks liberty, but 

 was shown in grand coat and condition. His pricked ear is 

 now all right. We do not question Mr. Fletcher's state- 

 ment that the hole in the ear was got in a fight, but it is 

 unfortunate the tooth should have gone through the ear at 

 that particular place. Moonstone II., a son of Scotson, is a 

 well developed puppy, light in color and we do not quite 

 like his expression. Scotland Yet is coarse in head and has 

 a sour expression. This is the dog whose faked ears made 

 such a hubbub across the. water about two years ago. The 

 cuts are very plain. In bitches we were introduced to a 

 surprise in the person of Roslyn Queen, by Dublin Scot out of 

 Flurry III. This is the best bitch yet bred at Cbestuut Hill. 

 She is excellent in outline, good shoulders, legs and feet, 

 aud particularly strong in quality of coat. She is yet a little 

 plain in face, birt should improve. Ears small and well 

 carried, almost too well in fact, and Jarrett may yet have 

 trouble with them. Bonnie's Baby was unfortunately too 

 late for the judging, or she would doubtless have been 

 second. Jakyr Dean, who got that place, is an old favorite 

 of the judge's, but we disagree with his putting her so hierh 

 this time. She is dead out of coat, and has "gone off very 

 much in head since last year. Miss Nancy, very much im- 

 proved since New York, ought to have been second. She 

 lacks quality, but was shown in good coat and condition. 

 Roslyn Exile, with his heavy drop ears, was a bit lucky to 

 get first in dog puppies, and should certainly not have been 

 placed over Queen in the novice class. Blair Athol, black 

 and tan, for some unexplicable reason was uuable to move 

 in the ring. He moved all right when we took him off his 

 bench, and Mr. Dennis, who was present at the time, said 

 he was an entirely different dog from when he was judging. 

 He is a little bitchy in head, as his sire was at his age, is of 

 good size and has plenty of coat. There were a number of 

 dogs from Montreal, but Mr. Duncan hasn't got the right- 

 sort to breed winners from. The best he could do was he. 

 for Reality. 



POODLES— (MR. MORTIMER). 



There were uine poodles shown. First and third weut to 

 Jack and Pauline, the winners of first and second here last 

 year. Jet, the winner of second, is only a year old, and his 

 coat is not yet well grown. He promises, when mature, to 

 be a good specimen. Tux, vhc, is also a youngster, but 

 will have to improve considerably to be in the first flight. 

 BULLDOGS— (MR. THATER). 



The first appearance of Mr. John E. Thayer in the capacity 

 of judge extracted the unusual compliment of indorsement 

 from a number of the bulldog men as soon as it was an- 

 nounced. That he was a thorough master of the situation 

 was apparent as soon as he began handling his first class, 

 challenge dogs. Portswood Tiger was properly selected for 

 first, with Lion second, while Hillside got the barren honors 

 of a vhc. Merry Monarch, the fourth entry, has gone off 

 very much since he was last out. Soudan was well ahead of 

 Carmen in challenge bitches. Harper, of course, won in the 

 open dog; class, but as the winners have been out so fre- 

 quently it is only necessary to give their order. Monarch 

 VI. was second, Oswego third, and Carisbrooke vhc. Fill- 

 more, bad in head and weak-faced, got vhc. A mongrel 

 terrier occupied the stall of Hodge. Dimple and Naiad 

 were first and second in bitches, the same as at New York. 

 Jack Horner, the winning puppy, is not likely to cause any 

 astonishment hereafter. 



BULL-TERRIERS— (MR. LACY). 



Cairo, who is lasting wonderfully well, beat Jubilee, who 

 has got very cheeky, and Royal Rose won from Marguerite. 

 Both proper decisions. A sensation in more ways than one 

 turned up in the dog class. The Messrs. Harris showed 

 their new dog Beryl and won first. We can only say that 

 we were told he is by long odds the best bull-terrier yet 

 shown, for he was kept off his bench after a protest for 

 deafness was made aud even after the protest was not 

 allowed he was not forthcoming during the time we re- 

 mained at the show, although we made several inquiries. 

 The protest was made by Mr. E. Sheffield Porter, and after 

 the dog had been tested in the evening of the first day, when 

 he gave every evidence of being stone deaf, the veterinary 

 decided to make a further test in the morning. The addi- 

 tional test was the firing of a blank cartridge in an adjoin- 

 ing room, whereupon Beryl jumped up and looked all 

 around. Such a test is valueless for the purpose of deciding 



under the present rule. It is not a question of whether 

 a dog can notice by concussion of the atmosphere, but 

 whether be can hear for the purpose of obeving orders. 

 When it came to judging the special the judge detected 

 that he was a deaf dog and gave the prize to Attraction. 

 Second in dogs was given to Diamond King, who needs 

 more bone and a blacker eye. Don Pedro, third, we did not 

 like so well as Harvester, who was shown in splendid con- 

 dition. Attraction won easily in the bitch class from Enter- 

 prise, with Queen Bendigo third. Thev are all well known. 

 Millstream is bad on her legs and too full in eye. My Queen 

 well deserved the reserve. In small size dogs and bitches 

 Mr. Lacy made a mistake in placing Chessett's Flyer over 

 Dusty Miller, who, except in forelegs, beats him almost 

 lointless. Mr. Dole showed a very promising puppy in 

 Protection, which looks at present like developing properly, 



BOSTON TERRIERS— (MR. SEABURY). 



The round-headed bull and terrier classes were well filled, 

 but as was the case last year there was no uniformity of 

 type either in the classes or among those selected for the 

 winners. These dogs appear to be great favorites in Boston, 

 and in many cases fancy prices are paid for them, and 

 possibly in time, if proper care is taken in breediug, they 

 may be brought to a more uniform type than they now are. 

 We shall not attempt a criticism, as our opportunity to 

 study the breed has been too limited. 



FOX-TERRIERS— (MR. MAYHEW). 

 With a new fox-terrier man in the ring, and a man not in- 

 cliued to borrow "tips" from any of his predecessors, a shake 

 up was not unlikely, and a shake up there was the first 

 time of asking. Mr. Mayhew bowled over Lucifer aud 

 Blemton Rubicon with Raby Mixer, putting Lucifer third 

 of the three. In speaking of' Mr. Thayer's dog at New York 

 we referred to his great improvement. He is no longer 

 leggy, while in head properties and terrier expression he was 

 an easy first. Lucifer's weakness of jaw is now more con- 

 spicuous, he is going off in front and is too heavy iu shoul- 

 ders. Blemton Rubicon knuckled over badly and is slack 

 iu loin, but he is a better finished terrier than Lucifer. The 

 lovely Rachel beat Richmond Dazzle in challenge bitches 

 quite handily. The Blemton Kennels scored again in open 

 dogs with Blemton Racket, who seems to have improved 

 since New York, especially in head. He has a nice body, and 

 his well-placed shoulders are particularly noticeable. Sec- 

 ond went to Suffolk Risk, rather light and looking shelly. 

 He would have a much smarter look if his ears were higher. 

 A son of old Scarsdale, Tramp, came in for third money. 

 His failing is size, being too small, but he is quite a terrier. 

 The well-known Blemton Volunteer, representing the Oriole 

 Kennels, got fourth prize, and reserve went to Reckoner, 

 who might well be retired now. Beverwyck Rebel is coarse 

 in head and long-bodied. His bone ishis'strongpoiut, while 

 it is Suffolk Coronet's failing. The latter is of nice outline, 

 but is soft looking. 



Bitches were a large class, but not so good to lead off with 

 as the dogs. Mr. Mayhew selected the smart little Suffolk 

 Rarity for premier honors. It is a pity there is not more of 

 her. Blemton Brilliaut's good body pulled her up into 

 second place. She is of better size than the winner, but is 

 wrong in head and front. The new named Empress, shown 

 as Corry I. at Chicago, got third. Although Incognita did 

 not show at all well, yet we preferred her to Empress for 

 third. Blemton Rapture could have done with more flesh, 

 she is also on the small order and lacks coat, the texture 

 being also soft. Rosa Canina audtfnid have both been de- 

 scribed before. Beverwyck Rebecca is big and common 

 looking. Blemton Racket won again in puppies, with 

 Blemton Brawler second. The latter is making up into a 

 nice terrier, and with a little improvement in bone and 

 body it will take a good one to beat him. Woodall Rustic 

 is large for his age, and will have to let down. He has 

 plenty of bone and substance and looks a terrier. The Hill- 

 side entries were not so good as they ought to be consider- 

 ing their high breeding. Blemton Toil was second to Suf- 

 folk Rarity in bitch puppies. Sh« does not carry her ears 

 right, is good iu body, aud may yet improve. 



The wire-haired division presented nothing new in the 

 money winners, Suffolk Toby and Suffolk Settler occupied 

 their New York positions as first and second, with Capsi 

 cum third. Blemton Racket won the Home Bred Puppy 

 Stakes, and Rachel the special for best fox-terrier. 



SCOTCH TERRIERS— (MR. LACY). 

 Lowrie Dunbar was all alone in his glory and got the blue 

 ribbon. 



IRISH TERRIERS— (MR. LACY). 

 Buruside won his first challenge class prize without oppo 

 sition, aud then came the new dog Mars at the head of the 

 open dog class. He is built on racing lines, is good in coat, 

 but wants a little of the dare-devil in face. In this respect 

 Shaun Boy beat everything in the show. He was well 

 worthy of a card, although his head is short and he is fully 

 wide in front. Expression is not recognized as it should be 

 by our Irish terrier breeders. Master Kildare II we took 

 no liking to, and Dick is too big and too woolly for an Irish- 

 man. Roslyn Murphy was a better one by a long way, but 

 he looks soft. Mr. Comstock had the hard luck to lose 

 Breda Florence a week before the show opened, and this left 

 the way open for Nora, a bitch of the right size with a 

 proper wire coat, though it is hardly long enough, and lai rly 

 good lookout. Next came Kathleen, second at Chicago. 

 She has filled out a bit, but will always be light in bone, 

 and she needs character in head. A touch of black around 

 the eyes and about the muzzle would improve her wonder- 

 fully. Little Vixen we could not find, and Eileen II. is light 

 and weedy. 



OTHER TERRIERS— (MR. LACY). 

 Border Wang was the only Dandie, and Meersbrook 

 Maiden was alone in the black and tan challenge class. In 

 black and tan dogs Kaiser scored an easy win. This is a 

 smart terrier with a long, clean head and a splendid eye; 

 one the proprietor of the Rochelle Kennels should have 

 bought pending his securing his ideal terrier. Rochelle 

 Knickerbocker is cheeky and too big in eye. Desdemona 

 was first in bitches, and Rochelle Nadjy was lucky to get 

 anything after the judge had detected her trimmed breech, 

 besides which she is weedy and bad in color of tan. Skye 

 terriers fouud Sir Stafford well ahead for first; second was 

 withheld, and third given to Gamp EL, an undersized drop- 

 eared terrier with a good length ot coat. Yorkshire terriers 

 were particularly strong. Bradford Harry had no oppo- 

 sition in the challenge class. In the dog class we could not 

 agree with Mr. Lacy's decisions. Lancaster Ben, which he 

 chose for first, is black-backed, and his tan is dark and 

 smutty, his coat also is scant and not long enough, lie 

 looks a good deal older than five years, for his muzzle is 

 quite gray. Toons Royal is a much better dog in color and 

 coat, and so is Prince Al. Harry is too light iu both blue 

 and tan. Three others of the old' style got no mention. The 

 North Fields Kennels were 1, 2, 3, in bitches, with three ex- 

 cellent specimens rightly placed. The under olbs. class was 

 another good one, and North Fields was again first and 

 second. Daisy, the winner, has a lovely coat both in tex- 

 ture and color. Fish Pool Gem is not so good in blue, but 

 she only failed in that when put alongside the winner. 

 Prince Albert was not well shown; his coat did not brush 

 out properly. 



PUGS— (MR. LACY). 

 Dr. Cryer took all four firsts with Max, Bessie, Bob Ivy 

 and Myrtle. Little Jewel was again second to Bob Ivy. 

 These have all beau describad before. Budge, the third dog, 

 is pinched in muzzle and his ears are large, He has a good " 



