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FOREST AND STREAM. 



LMaech 5, 1891. 



The winner again in the ownership of the Hempstead Farm 

 Kennels. Both are well known and the decision was cor- 

 rect. The company was too good for Spot King. The next 

 class found the judge all at sea. He returned to the light- 

 boupd, light-loined and rather shallow-bodied tvpe, and 

 cleverly misaed the best bitch in the class— Sally Brass II. 

 Juno S., unnotieerl. should have been second. These bitches 

 are well known. The wiune.r should have been third, with 

 Sally Brass II. the easiest kind of a winner. The open liebt- 

 weight classes coutained nothing of correct type. There 

 were no Duke of Vernons, Revel III.s, Wooltaii Games or 

 Duke of Hes.seus, i'ti fact, unthidg of correct type. They 

 were nearly all of the light, shelly, no substance "order; and 

 as the Robert le Diable type 3'an riaht throtigh the classes, 

 no seriotts errors were jnade, in tnith the judging was vastly 

 ahead of anything I have ever seen Mr. Tracy do. Tribula- 

 tion, first in dogs, is an easy moving dog, showing quality, 

 and is a well-known wiuner in the field. That s^tructural 

 defects do not prevent a dog from getting to the front in 

 t he trials is evident. Defects: Head dished; muzzle lacking 

 in depth; set of ears not just right; rather light in middle; 

 inclined to stand back at pasterns; position of stern not 

 first-class. Inspiration, second prize, lacks the qxiality of 

 tlie winner. He has the dark nose and eyes of the Bang 

 Bangs, with a better neck than that dog'. Body shallow. 

 Gouri stern. Plenty of bone and correct feet. Roderick, 

 third prize, is much lietter in head than the second prize 

 winner, good ears, fair good legs and feet, rather light 

 loin, long tail and lackitjg in substance behind the short 

 ribs. Einstein, fourth prize, is rather wide in front, not first- 

 rate in shoulders or m loin and inclined to be straight 

 behind. Fair good hfad and proper legs and feet. Black 

 Spot Beaufort, he is rather coarse in head, bad in shoulders 

 and set of legs and stands badly. Ossining, vhc , is very 

 throaty, too fine in muzzle, ears not well hung, loin rather 

 fiat, tail not straight, good quarters, He has won several 

 prizes but is not a .show dog. Of the unnoticed ones, Tam- 

 many Hall is a pl.ain, coarse and wide-fronted specimen. 

 Hickury Sta unch is a white and black, very throaty, coarse, 

 and of wrong type, Bing of Kippen is throaty, coarse and 

 heavy where^he .should be light. I must not forget Bracket's 

 Lad, vhc. Pie is r.^ther strong in head, a bit wide in front, 

 hiKh in stern and rather light between the couplings! 

 Celso is a bit shelly in middle, defective in feet and lacking 

 in cb.vracter of head. A big class, but not a good one. Lass 

 of Kef t iir.sc in bitches was the best provided, and Concave, 

 second prize, could not beat her. The latter, a puppy, had 

 been sent home before I got a chance to inspect her.^ The 

 winner lacks in quality of head, in stop, below eyes, in c.olor 

 of eyes, loin, stern, position of hocks, spring of ribs, rump 

 and in set of forelegs. She can stand true in front when .she 

 likes, but don't often like; has good bone and typical feet. 

 She also shows some quality back of the head. Frivolity 

 H., third prize, lacks in lips, exoression, hang of ear.s, 

 shoulders, .set of legs and is not just right in stop. She 

 is of better type than the winner, but neither is fit for 

 good company. Lady Tammany, fourth prize, is light 

 and staring in eyes, a trifle wide in front, none too 

 good in shoulders and position of elbows and much 

 too small in feet. Good iir body and better than 

 average behind. Merry Legs, vhc, flempsbead Rose and 

 Tory -Jnno were not on the bench when I ca,Hed. IjovbU's 

 Miss Fancy Free, vhc, has good body, but is not typical in 

 other points. She ia a broody looking bitch. Daisy, c, 

 was wortii vbc, in xhis company: she has fair legs, .good 

 feet, plenty of bone and averase" body, but lacks in 'brow, 

 stern apd n,j;ifv qu:iiitirs- Tiuy, be, is big in feet, coarse in 

 head, light in bone ami wrong in hang of ears, Body and 

 quarters will do. Among the unnoticed ones are Doi-a B., 

 coarse and sour in head, wide in front and heavy in 

 shoulders. Louisa, a houndy specimen. Bella Bangs, a 

 chumpv-headed, coarse-sterned and poor-coated (at present) 

 specimen. Westchester Girl, sway-backed, shallow in head, 

 light in bone, wrong in position of elbows and not a credit 

 to her parents, Graphic and Juno S. Dog puppies were a 

 miserable trio. All prizes should have' been withbeld. 

 Daisy, second in bitch puppies, is described in the open light 

 weight class, llattie Vernon, mnner of first, is said to be a 

 good one, but as I did not see her I am not in a position to 

 say what Hh*3 is. Getting notes in these classes was the 

 hardest kind of work. The dogs were scattered all over the 

 place, and it is useless looking for refortn tintil some of the 

 clnb ruembers try their hands at reporting. Then, and then 

 only, will the press and the public get a say in the matter 

 and have the plea.sure of attending "a .show where the dogs 

 are benched as they should be — properlv. The best pointers 

 in the show were Duke of Vernon and E,evel III. 



ENGLISH SETTERS— (MAJOR TAYLOR). 

 (Report 7vy Mr. Mason.) 

 The quality in these cla,sses was about the same as last 

 year, excepting in the puppy classes, here there was consider- 

 able improvement. Unfortunately tbe awards in many 

 cases were of a most peculiar character, and 1 would be 

 gladly excused a criticism. Intense dissatisfaction seemed 

 to permeate the whole Garden, and this is to be regretted; 

 more especially is it unfortiiaate as this was the lirst time 

 the new standard had been pttt into operation at a promi- 

 nent show. Cincinnatus, according to Major Taylor's inter- 

 pretation of the standard, is the best, or at least very nearly 

 the best, English setter in America. He may be the best, 

 but men who iiave agreed to judge by that standard say that 

 the judge has failed to interpret its meaning properly, and 

 that they now believe it was intended to bring in such dogs 

 asthejitdge brought into prominence at this .show. Last 

 year Cincinnatus. judged by a man who has had a very 

 large experience behind good field dogs, took a vhc. card. 

 This year he walks off with the special for the bi^st li^ng- 

 lish setter in the show. Major Taylor says he won that 

 prize fairly and squarely under the requirements of tiie new 

 standard, while other judges say he could not have won it 

 under the new standard or tmder any other sta.ndard. This 

 goes to ,show that the .standard is U£eles,s, andinstead of bene- 

 fltingthe tareedit will work to itsd^'triment. Astandard that 

 is only uadersr.ood hj one judge and which that judge forgets 

 before he has judged three clas.ses, is worse than no standard 

 ac all. -If the new standard, before being adopted, had been 

 mailed to setter breeders and experienced dog fanciers 

 throuerhout the land, and they had been given time enough 

 to consider and carefully weigh every .suggested alteration 

 embodied in it, none but incompetent persons would have 

 agreed to awarding prizes to English setters with "bowed 

 .stifles" and skulls of a, "peculiar character." As a matter 

 of fact there is no breed of dog that has a skull of a less 

 "peculiar character" than the English setters, but as the 

 standard calls for "peculiar character" the judge has clearly 

 the right to award prizes for "peculiar character," and he 

 exercised that right at this show. Intelligent criticism on 

 the awards is most difficult when the critic must deal with 

 English setters and a standard for English setters on one 

 hand and Tennessee setters and a standard for Tennessee 

 setters on the other hand, so I will ask the reader's patience. 

 In the challenge class for dogs Count Howard, an English 

 .setter, was opposed by Cincinnatus, a Tennessee setter. The 

 latter won. Count has a fine English setter head with good 

 skull of true, but nofc peculiar character, excellent body, 

 ribs well sprung, a strong loin, good quarters, fairly good 

 legs and feet and a fi.ne coat. " Cincinnatus has a good 

 Tennesspe head, light and Ijitchy, rather flat ribs, a 

 light loin. hcetH t timing out, tail not carried straight, 

 short m coai and '(uiitlier, leggy. The Tenne.ss6e dog- 

 won. It is merely a matter of fazicy. Both of the exhibits 

 In the bitch class are of English type, the better one took 

 the prize, scoring in head, body, legs, bone and quality 

 throughout. The open class for dogs had a very large entry, 



more than half of them being Tennessee setters. Breeze 

 Gladstorre has not a Tennessee head, for it is broad, short 

 from ear to eye, and entirely different from that of the win- 

 ner in the challenge class. It is a head built on the old- 

 fsshioned pointer lines, thottgh of course lighter. He has 

 flat loin, is short in body and couplings, carries his tail very 

 high, and was not entitled to a prize under the Tennessee 

 standard. Matane and Reverdy were nearest to the correct 

 type. The former is light in eye, short in ear, has the same 

 type of head as Cincinnatus, rather light loin, no feather or 

 fringe, stifles and hocks not just right, a trifle throaty. He 

 should have been a veT,y easy wiuner. Reverdy, third prize, 

 should have been second. He resembles Cincinnatus ver.y 

 much in size, length atrd quarters, but is not quite so bitchy 

 in head; good bone, fair legs and feet, expression not very 

 good, ears not good in quality, correct coat and stern. Gath's 

 Mark, vhc, is co.wse in head, but his body, ribs, loin, length 

 aud size bring Mm into this class, and he should have beaten 

 Dan Gladstone, reserve, that is short in body, bad in head, 

 stern, ear and feather, aud not of true Tennessee type. Jean 

 Val Jean is leggy, not good in feet, falls away behind, and 

 is not (piite of the same type as Cincinnatus.' Andy, c, is 

 bitchy and plain throughout, Antonio, he, has plenty of 

 bone, good feet, a coarse head and average legs and feet. 

 Goth, c, is open and curly in coat, has fair good head, fore- 

 legs and feet, short loin, and falls away too much behind the 

 hips. The inconsistency of the award in favor of Breeze 

 Gladstone was apparent, but as it takes some time to learn 

 a new standard, I do not feel disposed to be severe on 

 the judge for having forgotten it before he had finished 

 judging the Tennessee half of the open dog class. Among 

 the English setters in this class were such well-known win- 

 ners as Sir Tatton, winner at Birmingham, Crystal Palace 

 and a dozen other large shows in England. He also won first 

 at Philadelphia and special for best setter in the show under 

 Mr. Percy Ohl, who is one of the new setter club's judges. 

 Major Taylor gave him a commended card. Royal Kent, 

 first at Ottawa and winner of several other prizes'; Roger, a 

 winner at New York and in the field: and Roderigo, a Ten- 

 nessee bred one, but a dog of correct type with the exception 

 of his head, which is a trifle iDitchy, were undoubtedly 

 the best English .setters shown. 'These dogs are well 

 known. I wottld have placed Sir Tatton first, Roderigo 

 second, Roger third, and Royal Kent fotrrth. Gale, c, has a 

 nasty sorrr head, light bone, light and flat ioin, and is not a 

 showdoij. Placing him equal with Sir Tatton was a royal 

 farce, (junnar, c, is weak in front of the ej'e, not straight 

 in front, short in neck, high in .stern, has some jowl, is 

 throaty, wrong in set of legs, sour in expresion, rather 

 straight behind, open and ragged in coat. iN'o standard that 

 was ever fashioned, born or hatched can place an animal 

 like this on equality with Sir Talton. Glen Belton, c, hasde- 

 teriorated considerably. He is not a show dog. Defects: 

 Head, neck, carriage of stern, set of legs, and not perfect in 

 qtiarters or in hocks, good coat. Fancy the owner being 

 able to advertise this dog in the stud 'as "equal with Sir 

 Tatton at New York, 1891." Truly a nice state of aifairs. I 

 am unable to say which standard was apiJlied to the open 

 bitch class, but I do know that the first prize bitch 

 had no right to win under the English setter standard and 

 that tbe Tennessee setter standard does not fit her. She ia 

 of extreme opposite type to Cincinnatus, being a bit 

 .spaniel-like in head, inclined to be cow-hocked, liglit in 

 bone, wrong in knees,, large in feet, not right in set of fore- 

 legs and coat not right at present. A broody-looking bitch 

 lacking i7j quality for the show bench. Bes.siB Avent, sec- 

 ond prize, is a short-coupled one with well-sprung ribs; she 

 cannot win under the English setter standard, nor yet under 

 the Tennessee, and is not a show bitch; in fact the only good 

 show dog from the Avent Kennels was Roderigo, a dog of 

 nice type and great quality. Be.ssie's defects are; Short- 

 ness in body and loin, light 'eyes, shallow muzzle and wrong 

 lip.«. She might also be much better in set of forelegs and 

 in carriage of ears. Myrrha II., third prize, .should have 

 won. She is worth a dozen Donna Juanitas and a shipload 

 of Be.ssie Avents. Good bead (though cheeks are a trifle 

 full), excellent chest and loin, stands on proper legs and 

 feet, fine coat, stern not well carried. A good bitch. Spectre, 

 vhc, is a promising youngster, and notwithstanding her 

 age, so vastly superior was she to the rest of the class that 

 site .shottld have been second. Good head, capital body, not 

 perfectly straight in front, plenty of jbone, well bent stifles, 

 too long in stern, nice quality, moves well. Haphazard, 

 unnoticed, is a well known winner and notwithstand- 

 ing her not very good condition should, 1 think, have 

 been third, with Blue Nell, a roomy, good-bodied, 

 iine-coated bitch, foitrth. She is a bit doggy in head, not 

 true in front, and does not move as well as she should 

 behind, but for type dogs like Bessie Avent, Lilly Bttrgess 

 and Fanny M. have no business alongside of her. Lilly 

 Burgess, fourth prize, Fanny M., vhc, a.nd Esther, c, are 

 not show dogs, though doubtless they are good in the field. 

 Bonnie Gladstone Girl, he, is not nearly so good a bitch as 

 Blue Nell that was chained next to her. Coarse head, sotxr 

 expression; not perfectly straight in front; long in tail; 

 ears not right; wrong movement; good chest. Canadian 

 Lass, c, is short and sour in head, short in coat, long in 

 tail, wrong in set of legs, and short in ear. Stray Shot, un- 

 noticed, though weak in foreface and not in the best of con- 

 dition, should have had a card. Hazel Kirk has gone off. 

 Donna, well-known, v/as surely worth a card, even though 

 she is fault.y in head, tail and width of chest. The judge, 

 who had evidently again forgotten the Tennessee standard 

 long before he reached the pufipies, did not attempt to find 

 it, and in dog puppies Glendon, by Rockingham — Donna, 

 was placed over Bohemian Laddie, by Dad Wilson— Bohe- 

 mian Girl. Glendon has a fairish head and good chest, but 

 lacks in neck (it is throaty), tail, set of legs and in quantity 

 of bone. Laddie has a very plain front. Beatt, third prize, 

 has promi.sing head, fair good legs and feet, and should 

 certainly have been second. Bounce, he, is plain in head 

 and leggy. He will not make a show dog. Bitch puppies 

 were a good class and brought out a very smart one in 

 Dimity, that got second prize. She was clearly ahead of the 

 winner, and if all goes well will be a hard nut to crack next 

 year. She beats the winner at both ends, has a lovely head 

 and is brimful of quality. Prima Donna, first prize, is long 

 in tail, rather shcrt in ear, not quite clean cut below the 

 eyes, legs not set just light; good body, feet, coat and qual- 

 ity. Spectre, unnoticed, and described in the open bitch 

 class, should, I think, have been second, with the winner 

 thiid. Gwynnie, third prize, is a short- legged, strong- 

 boned, but rather coarse-headed pup that will not improve. 

 She is as much like the Tennes,see type as a brick is like 

 cream cheese; but the Major had forgotten all about the 

 standard. Spook, vhc, is a better pup than Gwynnie, and 

 will make a better bitch. AVith the exception of a rather 

 plain head she is a good one. Druidess, he, "is not just 

 right in stop, is very throaty for a puppy and carries her 

 stern too high. Alma, he, is a better pup, notwithstanding 

 fullness below the eyes. She has good body and nice qual- 

 ity. Virginia Rockingham ia a white bitch, and lack of 

 markings is apt to give one a wrong idea of her head, which 

 is reall.y not badly formed: good body and limbs; worth vhc. 

 Brookside Maid is a stumpy-beaded, throaty youngster, that 

 cannot possibly develop into a show dog. The judge now 

 took up the Tennessee standard and awarded the kennel 

 prize to .1. M. Avent, who showed one fourth xnaze winner (a 

 good English setter dog), one second prize Teimessee winner 

 (not a show bitch) and two highly commended Tennessee 

 dogs (neither of them show dogs).' The Roaecroft Kennels 

 showed two first prize English setters, and two second prize 

 English setters. Three of these could beat the best of Mr. 

 Avent's kenpel, yet he got the prize. The decision caused 

 intense dissatisfaction, and the owners of the best kennel 



promptly lodged a protest. A friend of the judge informed 

 me, before the judging commenced, that the Major wa.s going 

 to rnaRe a record for himself at that show. He did it. 

 IRISH SETTERS— (ME, WEXZEL). 

 (Repofit hy 3fr. Mason.) 

 The judging here was ia marked contrast to that in the 

 English classes, and while there were some mistakes. Mr. 

 Wenzel got through his work without makins many glaring 

 errors, and his decisions were fairly well received. I cannot 

 say that there has been any improvement during the past 

 two years; and if the breed is not on the down line it most 

 certainly is not advancing. Typical heads especially 

 were few and far between, and bad loins, heavy fronts, 

 and light eyes were noticeable all along the line. Dick 

 Swiveller, at all times an overrated dog, so far as real merit 

 goes, wasrightly placed over Max A. and Desmond IT. in the 

 challenge class for dogs. The last named was not in his 

 best form, whereas Dick was in excellent condition. Max 

 A. ia a bit coarse in head, is not perfect in ribs, not first- 

 class in loin and is inclined to .stand back at tbe kue' s. He 

 stands over more ground than Desmond, beats him in head 

 and was in vastly better condition. A typical dog like old 

 Palmerston would just smother the lot of them, and the 

 class was much weaker than has often been seen at New 

 York. Tim, looking better than be ever did in his life, was 

 shown not for competition. In his present great form he 

 can romp right away from anv Irish setter on the benches 

 to-day. Ruby Glenmore and Winnie IL. both in good trim, 

 took the money in tbe bitch class, Mollie Bawn being un- 

 noticed. This decision I c.innot indorse. Mollie was light 

 in flesh and looked stale, but her vastly better type 

 all through, better legs and feet, stouter limbs and mora 

 typical head, should have pulled her through. First in the 

 open dog class went to Beau Brummel, the be,st in the lot 

 though by no means a flyer. Defects: Skull somewhat 

 coarse; expression rather .sour; neck a trifle Ihroaty; not 

 ju.st straight in front; too much drop behind the hips, hocks 

 too far from the ground and not sufliciently bent; would do 

 with more length of loin; might move better behind 

 and does not carry bis stern any too well, tfood chest, bone, 

 feet and color. Huntington, second prize, is not a good one. 

 Skull too heavy; muzzle lacking in quality; rather light in 

 bone; body and loin very moderate; straight behind; coat 

 showing cuuliness. Fine color; st.mds true in front; good 

 ears: proper feet. Henmore Shamrock, third prize, is coarse 

 in head and he throws out his feet in front. Good stern, good 

 color, nice straight coat and the grandest kind of a body. 

 Jack Malone, vhc, is growing coar.ser in head. Hector, vhc.: 

 Cheeks, stop, below eyes, position of ears not correct; not 

 quite straight in front; eyes a shade lieht; do with more 

 length and arch in loin; rather coarse all through, but useful 

 looking and strong in bone. Inchiqtiin, vhc: Head lacking 

 in length and neatness: skull fairly well up and ear.s well 

 placed; good legs and feet, but inclined to get over at the 

 knees; do with more depth of chest and width throushthe 

 back ribs; loin should be longer and mere arched; good bone; 

 stern carried too high; good coat; moves very well indeed; 

 correct color. Friar Tuck, vhc. is a shade light in color: 

 flat in skull; not just right in expressinn; high in ears; 

 rather straight behind aud not sufficiently arched in loin. 

 Useful looking and good in chest. Shamrock, reserve, 

 is coarse in head, rather short in loin and thickish 

 in shoulder, also very throaty for a young 6og Good bone, 

 legs, feet and color. Luzerne, he.,' is fairly a,ood between 

 coupling.?, but light in bone, rather coarse in head, hitrh in 

 ears, light in hocks, and he moves very gintjerlr behind. 

 Darragh Pat, he, is a bit coarse in skull, rather light in 

 eyes, flat in loin, rather shallow in middle, oulv fair in feet, 

 light in bone, stands back a bit .at the pasterns. Ears well 

 set and color correct. Minstrel, he, is plain in head and 

 much too leggy. Good legs, feet and color. Pickens, un- 

 noticed, is a better dog than Friar Tuck, that got vhc. 

 Good head, but expression, owing to size of eye, not correct; 

 too light in color; rather straight in hocks; too flat in ribs; 

 proper legs and feet. Tim's Dandy and Young Glencho, a 

 brace of thirteen months old dogs, are better than the 

 second and third prize winners, though of course not 

 fully matured. They were unnoticed.' Young Glencho 

 will likely beat all the class one of these days. I don't 

 know what Mr. Wenzel was doing to overlook them. This 

 was a large class, but not a strong one in point of quality. 

 In bitches it was a very close thiuEr between rhc first and 

 second prize winners. Mollie Asthore, the winner, has a 

 goodish quality of head that might be a bit cleaner in one 

 or two directions. Ears well formed and correct in set; 

 good neck; bone of good quality; not straight in front (a 

 bad faitlt); shoulders not quite the thiug, and elbows not in 

 good position; truly formed feet; excellent body, with 

 capital loin; good quarters; nice style, carriage and qualitv. 

 If I'ight on her legs would take a lot of beating. Eudora, 

 second prize, is good in body and very nice in front where 

 the other fails She has, however, plenty of defects. Lips 

 too tight; eyes a trifle small; good' body;" light in bone be- 

 hind; hocks not perfect; tail longer than I like; good feet. 

 Nora, third prize, is a shade light in color, has a fair good 

 head, average legs and feet, loin rather short and not jvell 

 arched, too short in middle, good shoulders, fairly good 

 behind and shovring quality. ISubv Glencho, re.serve, is well 

 known. Her good points are back of the occiput. Gladys 

 B., vhc , has a stumpy head that lacks qttality aud character, 

 bad feet, heavy shoiuders^ and might be much better in set 

 of foreleg-s. Body, quarters and color are her leading points. 

 Gracie, vhc, is fairly good in head, a shade light in eyes, 

 rather short in back, good in loin, long in tail, rather 

 straight in hocks, somewhat light in bone aud not strong in 

 character. Her feet are so bad thcit they alone would beat 

 her in good company; but this was not good company. Red 

 Belle, vhc, is an old winner. Hazelnut III., vhc, lacks 

 head quality, her feet are only moderate and are inclined to 

 turn outward. Body and quarters are the best parts of her. 

 Rye Lilly, fair in head, rather light in color, not good in car- 

 riage of ears, straight in shoulder and flat in loin, was worth 

 a card. Beauty T. is coarse in head, wrong in coat, rather 

 short in neck and too flat over the loin. Good quarters and 

 fine legs and feet. Daisy, he, lacks in .skull, lips, below 

 eyes, position of feet, length of loin, and would be improved 

 by more bend in hocks. Fairly good color and coat. Belle 

 Ida, first at. London and Toronto, was sent out without a 

 card, which was clearly an error, for she is vastly better 

 than a nttmber of the commended ones. Lassie S., c, is plain 

 in head but good in body and color. There was nothing very 

 gr eat in puppies. The winner in the dog class can be had 

 for $50 and may be less. He is rather coarse in head, shallow 

 in body and not quite first-class in legs and feet. I shall ex- 

 pect the unnoticed Youirg Glencho to make the best dog in 

 that class. The winner in the bitch class was first in the 

 open class. The judge discovered some merit in Tim's Dandy 

 by the time he got to the novice class, and placed him over 

 dogs that had won over him in the open class. 



GORDON SETTERS— (ME. GLOVER), 

 (Rejjort hy Mr. Mason.) 

 It is just ten years since 1 first took notes on the Gordon 

 setters at New York. The class at that time, while not 

 strong, was 50 per cent. Iretter than it is now, which gives us 

 some idea of the ability of dog men in this country to breed 

 dogs. There has been a steady decline all the time since 

 then, and a more miserable looking lot^ of characterless 

 animals than the Gordons shown at Nev.' i'ork, 1S91, 1 trust 

 it may never be my misfortune to .sec. There are more dog.s 

 than ha.ve been exhibited fit several other shows, but where 

 are the Gordons:^ Beaumont just simply tower.?- over the 

 rest of them, and a typical dog could .give Beaumont points 

 and a beating. Having won high honors on the beach in this 

 class and seen all the cracks of days gone by, it fairly makes 



