March 5, 1891.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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my heart, ache to look on these worthless fragments 

 of true Gordon type. But giving advice to the average 

 dog breeder is like pouring water iato a sieve. He wul 

 commence at fifteen and breed from a mongrel until it dies, 

 when lie will get another of the same sort and proceed as 

 before until his hair is gray. 



Beaumont, by long odds' the best dog in America to-dav, 

 was alone in. the challenge class for dog.s. He was well 

 shown. Becky Sharp, in the bitch class, had no trouble in 

 beating Madge, that must, I suppose, be a Goi'don, seeing 

 she is in the challenge class. King Item, first in the open 

 ciflss for dogs, was way ahead of the others. He is not fir.st- 

 olasa in liearl. i.^ wrona; from the second thighs down, in- 

 clined tu be throaty and lacks liberty behind: good leas, feet 

 and color, and fair in other points. This dog'has improved 

 immensely. He should do some more winning as Gordons 

 go in this country. Dou, second prize, is of entirely a differ- 

 ent type; long in face, light in eyes, only fair in legs and 

 feet, rather short in coat and feather, would be improved by 

 more depth of chest, and. might be much better in color: 

 not of coixect type. Tyrus, third prize, is a better type of 

 dog than Doc, and should have been .second. This dog is 

 well known. Comus. fourth prize, may just escape neing 

 classed as a cripple. vSucb a dog is worthless, and if there 

 was nothing better in the class the prize should have been 

 withheld. Gordon, vhc, while only fair iu head, light in 

 eyes, leggy, light and fiat in loin and not perfection behind, 

 is a better dos to-day than Comns; his type, however, is not 

 so good. Dtikemont, vhc, has an English head, is out of 

 condition, over at the knees, breeched, and not just right in 

 shoulders. He would have been a better bitch than dog. 

 Chandos is coar.se, plain, clumsy, straight in hocks, stands 

 wide iu front, is flat in quarters, and moderate in pasterns 

 and feet. Cliff B,, c. Is light in eyes, stilty and nar- 

 row in quarters; his best points are bone and coat. 

 In bitches Beemont, of better type than Fly, was rightly 

 placed first. She is good in color, flat in coat, correct in 

 stern and shows some quality. Head only fair, quarters 

 light, too narrow in front (not enough heart room), feet 

 inclined to turn out, rather throaty, a bit shallow in mid- 

 dle and too narrow all through. Fly, second prize, is 

 moderate in head, rather light in color, "a bit flat over the 

 loin and lacking in true character. Has better body than 

 the winner and fewer structural defects, at the same time I 

 think the decision a iust one. Vic, vhc . is a weedy b.ad one 

 of wrong type. Flomont, third prize, lacks in coat, has an 

 English head, is not right in color, rather straight in hocks, 

 too long in taJl, travels with feet turned inward, better bone 

 and body than the first and second prize winners, but not a 

 good one. Vic III., fourth prize, is better in body than any 

 where else. Sally Beaumont, reserve, has wrong type of 

 bead, is short iu ear and rather straight behind. Puppies 

 were weak, as usual. Winners in the novice class were 

 shown in the open class. 



SPANIELS— (MR. WILMEEDINO) . 

 (Report by Mr. Mason). 



There has been no improvement in these classes during 

 the past yea,r. The decisions were made in a painstaking 

 manner, and were well received. Very few mistakes were 

 m,ade, in fact I have never seen ilr. Wilmerding do so good 

 work. 



Newton Abbot Don, truer to type, especially in head, than 

 Baron, beat him and rightly so. Both are well known. 

 Compton Bandit, in terrible condition, should have been 

 left at home, and the .judge must have been in a charitable 

 turn of mind when be gave him the reserve card. Newton 

 Abbot Laddie, I judge, was not shown for competition. 

 The winning bitches are well known, First in the open 

 •class for dogs runs to the cocker type of head, which is wrong 

 in a field spaniel. Plenty of bone; not straight in front; 

 longer in legs than the second prizewinner, but better in 

 skull and eyes; goodste.ru; a few white flecks on body; good 

 ears. Bolus, second prize, is of cocker type in head, lightish 

 in eyes: toes in when in motion; not straight in 'front. 

 Echo, third prize, is somewhat leggy, not quite straight in 

 front, plain iu head, and would do with more coat, Comp- 

 ton Brigand, vhc, has the best head in the class, but 

 is leggy and light in the middle, not quite straight in 

 front, eyes rather light, good ears and position of same. The 

 winning bitch shows some quality in head, although in 

 skull she does not equal the unnoticed Clio, ' Good length 

 of ear, shoulder and set of legs not quite the thing, cheeks 

 and lips might be much better; would be improved by more 

 bone, stern carried too high, moves well. Dame Trot, sec- 

 ond prize, is too cockery in head and ber ears might be much 

 better. Feet not first-rate, stern too thin and not well car- 

 ried, tiood iu body, but her head spoils her for the field 

 class. Clio has a neat head, with weU'set ears, but is leggj^ 

 and carries her stern too high. Good legs and feet. She 

 should cei'tainly have had a card in this class. Miss Ben 

 d'Or, unnoticed, is going all to pieces. She was never good 

 in head, eyes and set of ears. Should not have been sho^vn. 

 The fir.st and second prize winners in the class for liver- 

 colored dogs are coarse in head. Don JI., that took first, is 

 light in eyes, very wide in skull, ttiroaty and not straight in 

 front, he also might be better in loin. Beau, in addition to 

 his coarse, plain head, is curly in coat. Properly placed. 

 Rosedale Dolly is supposed to be a black and tan. but where 

 the tan should come in the color is yellow. Wealc foreface, 

 feet defective, lacks character and quality. Patti, third 

 prize, is an overgrown cocker, and a. poor one at that. Say- 

 brook Chance, c, is not a .show dog. She has cocker head, 

 high-set ears, is of wrong type and very curly. There was 

 nothing really good in these classes. 



Challenge cockers found the old family party again on 

 hand. Jersey, an easy first, and Rabbi many points ahead 

 of Brautford Bed Jacket. I am disappointed iu the last 

 named. He is wrong at both ends. Novel and Bessie W., 

 first and second, in the corresponding bitch class, are of 

 better type than Bene Silk. It does not need MissObo 11. to 

 "beat Bene, lots of others can do that. There was nothing 

 very good in the open class for black dogs, but the competi- 

 tion between the first four was very keen. There could have 

 been no room for kicking whichever had won. Black Duf- 

 ferin, first prize, is not deep enough in muzzle and his lips 

 are not what they should be. He also lacks a clean- cut ap- 

 pearance below the eyes, is not all that could be desired in 

 forelegs, especially abont the knees, carries his stern too 

 M^h, and does not stand quite true at the elbows. He is 

 quite a young dog but I am inclined to think he is as good 

 as he ever will be. Obadiah, second prize, lacks in head. 

 Oban, third prize, is rather coarse in head and undershot in 

 the bargain, but from what I saw of him I like him as well 

 as either of the others. As these dogs were in the "cellar" 

 when I examined them, I do not care to express myself too 

 freely. Examining small black dogs by gas light might 

 easily mislead. Itis, however, safe tosay that they are very 

 nearly equal in point of merit. Jersey Obo possesses a num- 

 ber of good points, but bis long back is against him. and but 

 for that he would undoubtedly have taken first. He is not 

 quite straight in front, is too open in coat, throaty for a 

 youngstpT and not just what is wanted in lips. In hea'd, legs 

 ^md quality he beats the others, also in feather. Truffle, 

 he, is large, a bit coarse in cheeks and muzzle, not 

 good in eyes, leggy, light in bone, high in stern and 

 short in feather. Body will do. Brush W., vhc, is 

 small in eyes, not first class in feet or in pasterns, 

 slightly reached in back and not perfect in front of the eyes. 

 He has good legs and feather, and an average coat. Phil, c, 

 is shallow in muzzle and wrong iu lips, .tie is also leggy, 

 curly and faulty in set of legs. Nig W. and Brad, both he. 

 are below Mr. Willey's usu-3l form. Banjo, unnoticed, was 

 worth a card. Black Duchess, first in bitches, has a niceieh 

 quality ofJiead, not perfect iahang of Hps and. thither light ' 



in eyes, chest wider than I like from front view, coat rather 

 curly, .stands back a bit at the knees, good hehiud, with 

 proper quarters and correct carriage of stern, also right in 

 ears. Amazement, second prize, is also a bitch of far more 

 than ordinary merit, and one that will likely be heard from 

 again. She is beaten by the winner in stop, neatness below 

 the eyes, muzzle and one or two minor points, but .she .scores 

 in coat, chest and shoulders. Woodstock Birdie, third prize, 

 lacks in muzzle, straightne.ss in front, hocks, and her feet 

 are smaller than I like. She toes in con.siderably with the 

 left foot. Meg Obo, though not well shown, is so much 

 bett r than Woodstock Birdie that she should have been 

 third instead of vhc, in i'act 1 have t,n idea she may hustle 

 the others one of these days. She is not perfect in eyes, lips, 

 position of elbows, or in coat (at present), but there is a lot 

 of good iu ber. Midget, vhc, has considerable white on her 

 brea.st and chest, and I have my doubts about her being 

 eligible to compete in this class. Brantford Lass, he, is not 

 bad in head, but she is a bit high-stationed, not straight in 

 front and not quite straight in coat. Bandy, Cj is leggy, 

 plain and of wrong type. Canadian Girl, he, is big enough 

 and high enough, light in muzzle, back at the knees, rather 

 long in back and not quite true in front. She moves well 

 and has good quality of coat and feather. Blossom, c, is 

 not a show dog, being flat-sideri, moderate in head, light in 

 bone, and curly in coat. Beauty B., c. . wss lucky, because — . 

 Du.sty Dolly, he, has a rather nice quality of head, with long 

 ears. ISJostrils very small and she stands too high Idea, 

 reserve, is coarse in head, the muzzle being too wide and 

 cheeks too prominent. In hindquarters, bone, feet and car- 

 riage she will do. Meg Obo cau beat her. In the open dog 

 class for cockers other than black, Cherry Boy, rather plain 

 in head, but good in body and fairly so in leg.s and feet, was 

 the only decent specimen shown, and all other prizes should 

 have been withheld. King Pharaoh's Sister, nearly all 

 name and very little cocker, was the beat of the bitches. 

 Her head Is bad. Silverton, first prize, is a rusty black dog 

 with a funnel-.shaped head, decorated with yellow markings. 

 I guess Mr. Wilmerding got this class wrong end about. 



In Clumbers the Ottawa Kennels took all the prizes with- 

 out competition. Boss III. and Lady Bromine, the challenge 

 class winners, are well known. Neither is quite first-class, 

 but the bitch is much the butter. .Johnny Jo, that was 

 given first in the open class for dogs, in truth is not a show 

 dog, being all wrong in muzzle, .skull, expression, carriage 

 of ears, stern and character. He has a stout, strong good 

 body, is a most active dog and maybe an excellent fielder, 

 but he will not do for the bench. Fir.st in bitches was won 

 by Lady Snow, Mr. Mercer's recent importation, and she is 

 the only really typical specimen I have .seen in America. 

 This is a sterling good bitch, and when in good condition it 

 will need something of very high class to beat her. Lady 

 Belle, second prize, was beaten in all points by the winner. 



Irish water spaniels were weak in numbers and quality. 

 The first prize winner, although on the coarse side through- 

 out and open in coat, had a very easy win. Countess Ben- 

 digo, third prize, is woolly, plain in 'head and not up to 

 show form. Dot, vhc, has a very bad tail with curls all the 

 way to the end, a plain head and staring eyes. Romeo, he, 

 is another bad one, with heavily-coated tail, very wide front 

 and wrong character of head. 



FOX-TERRIERS— (ME. HOEY). 

 i Report liy 3Ir. Mason.) 

 There has been no improvement in this class during the 

 past year; in fact, one or two of the classes showed less 

 quality than heretofoi-e. Mr. Hoeyhad a full house when 

 he stepped into the ring to pass on the merits of Blemton 

 Rubicon, Raby Mixer, Splauger, Blemton A^olunteer, Luci- 

 fer and Dusky Trap, and the fearless and commendable 

 action taken by him to right one of the greatest wrongs ever 

 committed in the judges' ring will not be forgotten in many 

 a day. Two and a half years ago Blemton Rubicon, known 

 in the dog fancy as the "robber dog," made his first bow to 

 the public, winning three first prizes at the fox-terrier show 

 held at Saratoga, there beating Raby Mixer, Dusky Trap. 

 Blemton Volunteer, Reckoner, Luke, New Forest Ethel, 

 Blemton Consequence, and a lar^e number of other terriers. 

 Mr. Mortimer was the judge. Since then he has won the 

 highest honors on the bench in this country. At New York 

 last year Mr. Hoey placed him over Raby Mixer. I^ast 

 week in Madison Garden Mr. Hoey, amid a burst of ap- 

 plause, the like of which I have never heard at a doo; show 

 in this country, handed the blue ribbon to the handler of 

 Raby Mixer and sent Rubicon out of the ring without a 

 card. After the judging Mr. Hoey said to me: "I acknowl- 

 edge my mi.stake; he is not a good one." That is right, and 

 would it not now be a graceful and courteous act if the late 

 owner of Rubicon were to return to Mr, Thayer the prizes 

 won by the dog, prizes which all of us know he nevei- won 

 on his merits? It would heal old sores, blot out the past 

 and cause a better feeling all around. Commencing at 

 Chicago, 1889, I described the dog as a bad one— an 

 impostor — and I have never missed a chance to get 

 a whack at him. The criticisms which appeared in 

 this paper made enemies not only for the writer but the 

 paper as well. We were fighting in a good cause, and 

 though justice has been retarded it has come at last, and 

 from the Fox-Terrier Club itself. That is sufBcient. Let 

 strife and ill-feeling, if there has been any, be buried with 

 the dog. Heald had Mixer in great shape, and Hopkins had 

 evidently been at work on Dusk.y Trap. It was nip 

 and tuck, Mixer having all the best of it in front, and the 

 little dog outscoring Mixer behind. As the dogs appeared 

 to me from the ringside, I thought the decision a correct 

 one, and a further examination of the competitors strength- 

 ened that opinion. Public opinion, which, however, is not 

 always right, was with the judge. Lucifer, reserve, has 

 gone oft', but he is still a grand dog, and in body can give the 

 best of them points and a beating. In the bitch class, 

 Rachel, who is going in front, w&s rightly placed over Rich- 

 mond Dazzle, that was given second. Blemton Consequence, 

 that has often been placed over Dazzle, was here placed be- 

 hind her. Forest and STREAii hasalways said a good word 

 for Mr. Thayer's racy-looking bitch. The open class for 

 dogs was large and of about the same quality as last year. 

 Raffle again took first, and had I been judge would have 

 been very closely pressed by the third prize winner, First 

 Flight. He has a very neat and good head, perhaps lacking 

 a bit in expres.sion, beautiful ears, and he can stand very 

 true in front. He is a bit light all through, but shows nice 

 quality; has a good outline, good coat, and is a very 

 showy dog. Russley Joker, eoual second prize, is not 

 nearly so good a dog as First Flight, being infe- 

 rior in skull, mnzzle, expression, shoulders, coat and 

 length of loin (it is too short)j also iu movement. 

 •Joker is owned by Mr. Thayer, but is not one of his breed- 

 ing, Blemton Valonr, a young.ste'r from Mr. Belmont's ken- 

 nel, is not going to take the place of either Lucifer or Dusky 

 Trap. He has a white speck in theleft eye. and I don't just 

 know how many points to cut him for such a blemish. He 

 is a bit round and full in skull, which makes his muzzle not 

 look so good as it really is, and is also a bit cheeky for so 

 young a dog. Back ribs might be deeper to his advantage. 

 His coat is too long about the neck, but he stauds on the 

 very best of legs and feet, is very good behind, has a nice 

 outline, stands well and has a lot of devil in him. I think 

 him a better dog than Russley Joker, though not so good as 

 First Flight. Warren Laird, fourth prize, is longer in face 

 than is necessai*y, and he did not carry his ears right when I 

 had him out. Coat too soft and open, shoulders rather 

 heavy, mnscle not right, being too lumpy and bull-tf rrier- 

 like." Loin flat. Stands a bit down in the middle at times; 

 moves well. Blemton Victor II., reserve, is a niceishpuppy, 

 with, lair good head and ears, stands very true in front; 



might be better in feet, is a trifle leggy, but should come 

 down; too coaty about the neck. He can beat some of those 

 placed over him. Suffolk Risk, vhc, dissappointed me very 

 much. This is the first chance I have h'-^d to give him "a 

 really thorough overhauling. He has a plain sort of a head, 

 large feet, rather large ears, does not suit me hpbiiid., is flat 

 in loin, rather light in bone and off in coat. Victor 11. I 

 thought fairly outclassed him. I w-ould not hnve given him 

 more than one letter in this class. Baby Trigger, vhc, 

 lacks in head, is rather soft iu coat and is uot just right in 

 shoulders and position of feet. Hillside Regent has a very 

 plain head, is ratbi'r yhoifc in loin and is wrong in 

 hocks. He got all be dcaervcd. tftarden's -Jack, he, 

 is a well-known winner that found the company too 

 good for him. Hillside Mix,c, is cheeky, big in ear, wrong 

 in stern and soft in coat. ITill.^ide Dandy, c, has grown the 

 wrong way. Brokeuhni'.st Quick, he, is defective in head, 

 light in bone, not right in trout— tVipt iiiolnded — and his 

 coat is a bit soft. Col. Cody, c, has fair fjody and coat, 

 with plenty of bone, but his head i.s very plain. Endcliiie 

 Spice, he, is a useful looking one, faulty iu skull, hocks 

 and back ribs. Le Logos, he, is snipy and light in loin. 

 Warren Sabre, c, is not a show dos. Dominica, first in 

 bitches, is quite a nice puppy, with a fairish head, ears well 

 formed but carried wide as a rule, good neck, legs and feet, 

 a trifle low at shoulder, body only fair but ought to im- 

 prove, nice quality, coat should be denser, fairly good 

 behind, lacks some in character. This bitch will likely 

 improve Ebor Nettle, second prize, is well known. War- 

 ren Ja.gmin and Warren Cachet were placed too high. The 

 former has a collie face, with very badly (nirried ears, 

 which had been glued down and .stillshow- the effects. She 

 is also bad behind and too open in coat. Cachet is a very 

 poor specimen indeed and the Judge clearly overrated her. 

 Bad head, lieht bone, round ear.?, flat loin, poor coat, not a 

 show dog Warren Sequel, e. is simply not a show dog. 

 Resume, vhc , is all over a better specimen than the third 

 and fourth prize winners, albeit weak iu muzzle and rather 

 soft in coat. Dusky II., he, is bad in feet, toes in slightly, 

 has wrong carriage of stei-n. tTOod body, coat and "bone. 

 Rosa Casina, vhc, is way ahead of the third and fourth 

 prize winners. Princess, 'he, cau beat the third and fourth. 

 The two last named bitches are old winners and well known. 

 Tiara, reserve, Tunlaw Villanelle, he, and Verdict, he, can 

 any one of them easily beat third and fourth prize winners. 

 The judge, who took a lot of pains, seemed to get things 

 badly mixed in this class, but there were so many dift'erent 

 types before him that placing the dogs corrpctly was a diffi- 

 cult task. As very few of the puppies were on the bench by 

 the time I got to these classes I .shall be compelled to pass 

 them. Mr. Belmont was first in both classes with the 

 Rutherfurds second. It was a disappointment to me not 

 being able to see the winners, as Hopkins said he had some- 

 thing good. Raby Mixer downed Rachel for the special for 

 best fox-terrier in the show, but the decision leaves lots of 

 room for a difference of opinion. 



ST. BERNARDS— (MIS.? A^IXA H. WHITJTEY). 

 The fair judge had in the.se clas.ses a task set before her 

 more ditncult than she has yet had to conternl with. With 

 IT'ido.gs benched and 19,5 entries, it needed some onethor- 

 ou^hlj' conversant with the breed to place the awards with 

 satisfaction to herself and the expectant owners. That Miss 

 Whitney acquitted herself well is proved by so little grum- 

 bling being heard. It ^\ as undoubtedly the finest exhibition 

 yet seen in this country, and as we have Tiow pretty well the 

 best dogs from England, it would be uiliicult to find a better 

 lot of St. Bernards even over there. In the challenge dog 

 class two well known anim.als appeared— Hesper and Ben 

 Lomond. The latter's excellent coat and size were hardly 

 sufficient to offset Hesper's superior head, markings and 

 bone, so Mr. Sears's dog was aiven the ribbon. In bitches 

 Manon's superior head placed her in front of the well known 

 Miranda_. who certaiuly keeps her age well, her excellent 

 body and bone being .sufBcieut to pat her in front of Lady 

 Wellington for second place. Then came a class which filled 

 the ring, but head and shoulders above the rest stood Sir Bed- 

 ivere and .\lton. As this was an important class it was 

 doubly necessary that the lettered cards should have been 

 attached to the owners and handlers of the dogs, to enable 

 the visitors and reporters to distinguish one from the other. 

 Barring Sir Bedivere's intense look of quality and splendid 

 condition, there is little to choose between the two cracks. 

 Bedivere loses in length of body to the ol ber, and though 

 Alton has a little thebest of itin bone, Btili vere is straighter 

 in front. They are about equal behinci, tor chough Bedivere 

 shows a slight straightness Dehind. and when walking does 

 not move as freely as the other, still Alton's hock,'? bend in 

 just a little when standing still. Bedivere loses in hind feet 

 to the other, being fl'it and open, in body he gains some- 

 what by greater depth of chest: in head there is little 

 difference, except perhaps in muzzle, Avhere Alton may 

 lo.se slightly, though he gaius a little in skull, and to sum 

 them up Sir Bedivere's excellent condition and an art of 

 showing himself off and a diguitipd look that he has, which 

 I have never seen excelled, gained him the coveted ribbon 

 Shorn of the romance and sentiment which surrounds Sit 

 Bedivere, and which the tremendous advertising the dog 

 has had, condition will play an important part whenever 

 the two dogs meet. Alton took second. Prom Alton to Don 

 H. is a big stride, he is short in muzzle, ha^ a bad expression 

 which is not improved by his large and light-colored eye, he 

 is small, faulty behind, "has good bone and excellent' coat, 

 he is, of course, more furnished than Lord Melrose, whose 

 great size and excellent front is marred by straight stifles 

 and lack of markings, though his massive head and fairly 

 good expression might well have put him in the other's 

 place. The winner in this class last year could get no nearer 

 than reserve, his lack of shadings and light eye, long muz- 

 zle may have put him back, but he certainly has more St. 

 Bernard quality than the third prize winner, coat, bone and 

 legs excellent. In the vhc division Helfred lacks markings 

 and is long in head, though skull is good, Sir Marmaduke 

 is fairly good in head, faulty in front: Lothario lacks size, 

 but little fault cau be found with him otlierwi.se: Bruie was 

 lucky, as he is long faced, light in bone and faulty in body. 

 Sultan III. is too black in coloring and faulty in head and 

 body, not substance enough; Superbns has a Leonberg look 

 about him, lacks expression and markings, but has splendid 

 bone; White Chief has a fairly good head, though light in 

 eye and lacking in expression, has a gooil body and bone. 

 In the he lot were Marquis of StaS'ord, who is simply a big 

 white dog and as such does not siiow true St. Bernard 

 quality; Lakmond has good bone, is of nice type, but 

 hardly massive enough in heid; Bruno has too much 

 white on face and is curly iu co.at, bone excellent. .Jer.sey 

 Ben, of the commendeds, 'has no markings and Ajax is 

 narrow headed and long faced; Friezland Vizier is also 

 long in head, curly coated, but has nice markings. 

 Rihn is fiat-faced and faulty in eye; Grover. entered m mas- 

 tift's is only moderate. In bitches Ladies Livingstone and 

 Sneerwell are both good bitches and by their look of quality 

 and excellent coloring, they were put'in front, in the order 

 named, of the much vaunted Plevna. Though Lady Living- 

 stone turns one foot out now and then her good bone and 

 body and especially her excellent head just put her in front 

 of her kennel mate, who beats Plevna considerably in head, 

 which is faulty iu stop, long in muzzle and too dark in mark- 

 ings, in fact a rather plain head; she beats Sneerwell slightly 

 in depth of body and bone, but her coat is her worst fault, 

 and this will always put her back in close competition, as in 

 this case. Lady Melrose, like htr broiber, lacks shadings?, 

 otherwise is good in head, has excellent bone, is faulty in 

 front and is also a bit sharp behind and is now out of coat; 

 she, like her brother, needs time to fill up. Zenith, reserve, 



