Mat 1, 1890.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



29B 



WATCH. 



WE give this week a capital picture of the celebrated 

 smooth-coated St. Bernard dog Watch. He is the prop- 

 erty of Mr. John Poag, of Toledo, Ohio, who paid the very 

 large price of 900 guineas or about $4,700 for him. Watch was 

 whelped Nov. 9, 1887, and is by champion Guide and out of 

 Sans Peur. He is nearly white, with orange markings, is of 

 immense size and of majestic appearance. He was shown 

 but twice in England, both times at the shows of the St. 

 Bernard Club. In lb88, when 11 months old, he won first 

 and cap in his class and was reserve for the 100 guinea chal- 

 lenge cup. In 1889 he was first in the open class, and was 

 again reserve for the challenge cup. His first appearance in 

 this country was at Boston," where he won first in the open 

 class and the special for best rough or smooth. At Buffalo 

 last week he repeated his performance at Boston by winning 

 first in his class and the special for the best of either breed. 

 The cut is from, a sketch by Harry Tall man. 



SCHENECTADY DOG SHOW. 



{Special Report.] 



THIS was the first dog show given by the so-called 

 Schenectady Kennel Club, which is composed of two 

 men of this city and one of Albany. The dogs were a de- 

 cidedly poor lot, with the exception of the* Irish setters. 

 The management was the worst ever seen. The club ad- 

 vertised that the show would be governed by the. American 

 Kennel Club rules, and they were most shamefully ignored. 

 People would stand before the huge St. Bernard, look at 

 the number of his bench, consult their catalogue, which 

 would read beagle hounds, and those who knew no better 

 were satisfied. The feeding was done by J. A. Rickard & 

 Co., agents for Austin's dog bread. The attendance was 

 very small, the door receipts averaging $12 per day, and the 

 whole thins: was a complete fizzle. The officers were: C. W. 

 Cornwall, President and Secretary; G. A. Rose, Vice-Presi- 

 dent: T. J. Farley, of Albany, Manager. Mr. Jos. Lewis 

 judged all classes! 



MASTIFFS. 



In the open dog class there was but one entry and that 

 was absent. Bitches brought out Lilly which was awarded 

 first, she being the only one in her class. She is a poor 

 specimen, weak in back, large in ears and lacks width in 

 skull, and was in poor condition. In the puppy class there 

 was but one, Juno, a mongrel. 



ST. BERNARDS. 



These were a poor lot. The rough-coated class for dogs 

 contained Daniel, Kinglimmon and Webster. Kinglimmon 

 being absent, Daniel was awarded first, Webster next. 

 Neither was a show dog, both being wolfish in head and 

 undersized. Grover B. and Cleo, in the puppy classes, were 

 alone. 



NEWFOUNDLANDS. 

 Saucho Pedro and Rover were placed in the order named 

 jq the open dog class. The awards were correct. Flora, 

 the only one in the bitch class, received the award. She 

 was not in show condition, being altogether too fat. Don 

 ir? the puppy class should not have been recognized. 



COLLIES. 



In the open class for dogs, Dr. Cloud was first, Ship 

 second; bitches, Flossie first, Joe second; puppies, Jessie 

 first, Lassie Dorff second. Jessie will be noticed in good 

 company when a little older. 



GREYHOUNDS. 



The open class for dogs con I ained . two. Spring and Dou, 

 and they were plad'eu in lihe same order. Don is better in 



bone and muscle, but has a crooked leg. In the puppy class 

 Don Pedro was first and Gene second. 



POINTERS. 



In the open class for dogs Spock's Peabody was alone. 

 Bitches brought out Faustina and Fatinitza, and they were 

 placed in that order. The awards should have bee.n with- 

 held, as the tails of both had undergone an operation and 

 were bleeding. Daisy, in the puppy class, was alone. 



SETTERS. 



Out of five entries in the open dog class for English setters 

 but two were present. Sport left the judging ring with the 

 blue ribbon, Bob was second. In the bitch class Jessie was 

 alone. The catalogue showed ten entries in the open Irish 

 setter class. Pardo, a youngster of 13 months, was first, 

 and is a good one, although a trifle weak in back, which he 

 will probably outgrow. Mardo, a trifle too dark in coat, 

 was next. Beauty, first in the bitch class, is a real nice 

 little bitch, but was in no show condition. Jule Vernwood 

 was second, Nellie A. Van Allen third, and Nellie Husted 

 vhc. Gordons were a very weak lot. Snydeivfirst, Don 

 Juan second, and Kent IV. third. Kent and Juan should 

 have been reversed, as Juan is poor in coat, weak in loin 

 and has gooseberry eyes. 



SPANIELS. 



Cider was the only one in the open class. In the bitch class 

 Jessie was first. In puppies Pine Grove Bessie was first and 

 Prine Grove Gennie second and Gipsy third. 



FOXHOUNDS. 



But three were entered in the open dog class. Birgman 

 got first and Rover second. Jack, who was third, would 

 have made it very interesting for Rover had it not been for 

 his badly disfigured head. Blue was the only one present in 

 the bitch class, and Nero was alone in the puppy class. 

 BEAGLES. 



Don was alone iu the open dog class and received the 

 award, and Gipsy Queen in the bitch class. 



TERRIERS. 



In the bull-terrier class for dogs Jack was first. Mac, sec- 

 ond, was poor in head and chest, and the award should have 

 been withheld. In the bitch class Lathrop's Nellie took 

 first, Shaef er's Nellie second. Dick first and Dan second in 

 the puppies. In the three classes for fox-terriers there were 

 26 entries. In the open dog class Prince was first, Dauntless 

 Dan second. In the bitches Dorothy took first, Bessie sec- 

 ond, Pine Grove Dolly third. Dolly should have been placed 

 ahead of Bessie, she being a poor specimen. 



FUGS. 



One poor one. Sherry, coarse in coat, in head and badly 

 overshot. There were thirteen other dogs benched that were 

 not in catalogue, the most of them wearing the blue and red 

 ribbons. Lopis. 



TORONTO DOG SHOW.— Toronto, < April 21.— Editor 

 Forest and Stream: Kindly insert the following under your 

 list of dog shows to be held during the present year. 'Sep- 

 tember 15 to 18, International Dog Show under the auspices 

 of the Dominion of Canada Kennel Club, in connection with 

 the Industrial Exhibition at Toronto, Canada. The show 

 will be duly advertised in your paper as soon as the premium 

 lists are ready.— H. J. Hill, Manager and Secretary. 



TOLEDO DOG SHOW. — Editor Forest and Stream: The 

 Tri-State Fair, on whose grounds we expected to hold our 

 bench show during their fair, have decided not to give a fair 

 this year. On this account we will be obliged to give, up our 

 bench, show. — Toledo Kennel Co. 



CHESAPEAKE BAY DOG CLUB. 



\ T a meeting of the fanciers of the Chesapeake Bay dog, 

 XJL held in Baltimore, Md., April 17, a club was formed 

 under tke name of the Chesapeake Bay Dog Club. Follow- 

 ing is a list of the officers elected for the ensuing year: 

 President, Mr. E. L. Bartlett; Vice-President, Mr. J. O. 

 Norris; Secretary, Mr. J. F. Pearson; Treasurer, Mr. T. M. 

 Jenkins. Board of Governors, Messrs. J. D. Mallory, J. S. 

 Frick, H. Malcolm, J. T. Norris and W. T. Levering. Mr. 

 J. T. Norris was elected delegate to the American Kennel 

 Club. Following is the scale of points and description 

 adopted: 



Value. 



Head, including ears, lips and eyes 14 



Neck 6 



Shoulders and chest 14 



Back, quarters and stifles 14 



Legs, elbows, hocks and feet 14 



Stern 4 



Symmetry and quality 6 



Coat and texture of same 16 



Color 13 



Total 100 



DESCRIPTION. 



Head, broad, running to nose only a trifle pointed, but not 

 at all sharp; eyes, of yellow color; ears, small and placed 

 well up on head; face, covered with very short hair; neck, 

 only moderately long and with firm strong appearance; 

 shoulders and chest full liberty, with plenty of show for 

 power and no tendency to restrictions of movement; chest, 

 strong and deep; back, quarters and stifles, fully as much, 

 if not more, power than forequarters, and be capable of 

 standing prolonged strain, and tendency of weakness must 

 be avoided. 



Ducking on the broad waters of the Chesapeake Bay in- 

 volves at times facing heavy tides and seas, and in case of 

 following wounded fowl a dog is frequently subjected to a 

 long swim. The legs, elbows and hocks should therefore be. 

 short, showing both bone and muscle, and with well-webbed 

 feet of good size. The forelegs should be rather straight 

 and symmetrical. It is to be understood that short legs do 

 not convey the idea of a dumpy formation. The elbows 

 should be well let down, and set straight for development 

 of easy movement. The stern should be stout, somewhat 

 long, the straighter the better, and showing only moderate 

 feather. The Chesapeake Bay dog should show a bright, 

 lively, intelligent expression, with general outlines good at 

 all points. In fact, he should be a dog worthy of notice in 

 any company. The coat and texture should be short and 

 thick, somewhat coarse, with tendencies to wave over the 

 shoulders, back and loin, where it is longest. It must be 

 nowhere over one and one-quarter to one and one-half inches 

 long. That on flanks, legs and belly should be shorter, 

 tapering to quite short near the feet. Under all there should 

 be a short woolly fur, which should well cover the skin and 

 readily be observed by pressing aside the outer coat. This 

 coat preserves the dog from the effect of wet and cold, and 

 enables him to stand severe exposure, a shake or two throw 

 ing off all water. The color should nearly resemble wet 

 sedge grass, though toward spring it becomes much lighter 

 by exposure to the weather. A small white spot or frill on 

 the breast is admissible. 



Color is important, as the dog in most cases is apt to be 

 outside the blind, consequently too dark a color is objec- 

 tionable. The deep liver color of the spaniel makes a much 

 greater contrast, and is therefore to be avoided. The weight 

 should be about sixty pounds. Too large a dog is unwieldv 

 and lacks quickness of movement. Bitches are usually 

 smaller than the dogs, but necessarily so. 



