March 8, 1892.] 



shoulder and coat not hard enough. Lady Vic stands out at 

 elbow a little, muzzle faulty before the eye, good coat. Daisy 

 II. is fairly good in head and true in front. With the excep- 

 tion of Rattler IV. the winners have all been mentioned 

 in novice class; he is dish-faced, nice coat, but seemed thin 

 and out of sorts ; Somerset Helen, third, stands on good legs, 

 but coat is not of correct feel and texture. 

 Beagles, under twelve inches. Clochette, a daughter of 



Mr. TV alter J. Comstock's "Crate." 



Blue Bell and Frank Forest, is a sweet little thing with a capi- 

 tal feel of coat and straight front. Bye II. is too fat, has not 

 stop enough, ears nicely hung and coat fairly good. 



Basset Hounds. 



Judge— Mr. B. F. Mayhew. 



The only one shown was Bertrand, getting old, and the 

 judge could do no better than second for him. 



H. W. Lacy. 



MastifTs. 



■Judge— Mr. George Baper. 



Commencing with mastiffs, Sears' Monarch, the only entry 

 in trie challenge class, failed to put in an appearance; the cor- 

 responding bitches failed to nil. Open dogs produced an 

 entry of nineteen, among which Beaufort's Black Prince stood 

 out in bold relief, a grand-headed fellow showing immense 

 mastiff character, his legs and feet are also strong and sound, 

 and his chest, broad and deep; he certainly is a little short in 

 back and underneath hardly covers enough ground, then bis 

 stifles are rather straight; with these exceptions he is a beau- 

 tiful specimen, and I predict he will have a brilliant future. 

 Merlin, the recipient of second money, shows considerable 

 character, his expression being excellent; not so massive in 

 skull as the winner, or so deep and square in foreface, and in 

 body he lacks the enormous depth of chest possessed by Mi*. 

 Winchell's favorite; however, in general shape and formation, 

 and in action and activity, he excels, and in the two latter 

 particulars he beat Hans Sachs, a very fair-headed dog, 

 rather light in eyes: this dog was shown in excellent con- 

 dition. Mr. DurKee's Melrose Prince is too short in body, but 

 his head is commendable, and he thoroughly deserved his 

 complimentary card, as did Cardinal Beaufort; a big-skrdled 

 dog, certainly, but very short-faced, and with moderate feet 

 and rather; light hindquarters. Arminius, he., is too long 

 and weak in foreface and his skull lacks massiveness, bis good 

 body qualities warranted his card. Duke II., a short-muzzled 

 dog, stood No. 4 on the list; be is rather pale in markings, but 

 possesses good bone and nice depth of chest and loin. The. 

 brindled Duke of York is cow-hocked and moves badly 

 behind, but his other good properties secured him honorable 

 notice. 



Hitches were an iudifferent collection, among which 

 Duchess secured the blue ribbon ; very good in general type 

 and character. Lucy II. fails in head, but her good body just 

 enabled her to beat the weak-faced Nellie, who lacks character; 

 and the brindled Lady Orson has gone all to pieces, her legs 

 and feet and action prevented her getting higher than fourth. 

 The prizes in dog puppies were withheld, and only third honor 

 was given in the corresponding class for bitches, that to 

 Thelma, who is too small and never likely to develop into a 



Mr. James W. Whitney's "Cardinal Beaufort." 



show specimen. In novices there was no denying the claims 

 of Grandee, who won comfortably, his opponents all were of 

 moderate caliber, as for himself, he has bad feet, rather pale 

 markings, and he wants more depth and squareness before 

 the eyes. Brun is faulty also in foreface and light in bone, he 

 has a good body and moves well. Of the rest, Lucy H. was 

 tbe best. The special for the best mastiff in the show was 

 easily carried away by Beaufort's Black Prince. 



Blood hounds. 



Judge— Mr. George Baper. 



In bloodhouuds, Mr. Winchell's Victor's grand head, well- 

 placed eyes, lengthy ears and immense loose skin enabled him 

 to beat Belhus .who has the better quarters, but his skull is 

 much coarser and he lacks the quality and high class char- 

 acter of the winner, Jack Shepara, not; 'shown in very grand. 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



condition, possesses a very fair head, good legs and feet and 

 moves well. Jack the Ripper, a very large hound, is generally 

 wanting in quality. In bitches there was no disputing the 

 claims of Judith, a beautiful bodied bitch standing on sound 

 legs and feet, and her head is very typical, although in wrinkle 

 and ears the winner in the dog class beats her, but in other 

 essential properties she scores all round, hence the award that 

 placed her ahead for the special for best bloodhound in the 

 show cannot be seriously questioned. Benison is small, 

 though she shows plenty of quality. She was the only other 

 competitor, for Delfan did not meet her engagement. 



Great Danes. 



Judge— Mr. George Baper. 



Great Danes were numerically a vei-y fair collection, the 

 majority were either undersized or coarse. In the challenge 

 class Melae, shown in excellent form, easily disposed of 

 Pascha, The Imperator being absent, a regrettable coinci- 

 dence. Pedro, a fair-sized brindle, very symmetrical in build 

 with excellent type of head and good legs and feet, won first 

 in the. open competition for dogs, beating Tirus II. both in 

 smartness and qnality; the latter, a big black and white dog, 

 is excellent in build, but rather coarse in skull. Cesar, a beau- 

 tiful type, was shown wretchedly thin, still his claim for 

 third position were substantial, for Marco has very heavy 

 shoulders and is not near so correct in head, character or type. 

 Tiras has awfully big, open and thin feet, otherwise he might 

 have got more than a plain commendation, for in some essen- 

 tial points he is quite commendable. Tiger's legs and feet are 

 indifferent and his eyes are too bold and prominent; he was 

 he, and so was the shapely Duke, a nice quality blue who 

 lacks bone and substance generally. Of the rest Cffisar, vhc., 

 and Pasha, vhc. , were the best. 



Lufra, shown in excellent form, carried off tbe blue ribbon 

 among the weaker sex. She is very cleanly built, showing no 

 undue coarseness, a typical-headed bitch with lengthy, arched 

 and very muscular neck, grand shoulders, very fair loin and I 

 strong hindquarters; her legs and feet are also very com- 

 mendable. Slightly bigger in stature is Flora Florida, but 

 her condition was not A L She droops away under the 

 shoulders, and does not move near so well as Mr. Jaggard's 

 representative. Quite a nice-bodied bitch is Nora II., and 

 she was exhibited in fine form; her head, although right in 

 type, is short, and her neck might with advantage be longer: 

 bone she has in abundance, and her feet are compact and 

 firm. Flora was certainly fourth best; she is light in lip and 



Mr. R, F. Mayhew. 

 Bassets and Beagles. 



her thin condition was against her, and this tended to make 

 her hindquarters look all the lighter. Another fair specimen 

 that suffered from want of flesh was Princess Use. 



In dog puppies Hannes could not be denied, his head is 

 already inclined to be coarse, still in type as good as any that 

 opposed him, and he beat the n easily in bone and body. Bis- 

 mark II. is a very nice type, but exhibited in poor form. 

 Third only moderate, and as he gets older tbe"coarser he will 

 go. Little comment need be made about bitch puppies, for 

 among the trio that came before me, only Countess possesses 

 any creditabl properties, and she, i am afraid, will never 

 develope into anything above the average. The special for 

 the best great Dane in the exhibition was awarded the chal- 

 lenge-prize winner Melac, Pedro easily securing the reserve 

 ticket. 



Barzois or Russian Wolfhounds. 



Judge— Mr. George Baper. 

 This breed, now fast becoming popular, did not muster in 

 great force. In dogs Leekhoi, a big upstanding dog, possess- 

 ing an excellent head, nice ears, good neck, well placed shoul- 

 ders and good legs and feet, won very easily; he is a little 

 flat-sided and would be better were his hind-quarters more 

 powerful and his coat finer in texture. Czar, who succeeded 

 him, i? coarse throughout, his neck being short and shoulders 

 loaded and heavy. Of the four bitches entered Modjeska, 

 who won premier honors at Albany and Birmingham, failed 

 to fulfil her appointment, the real issue therefore rested with 

 Svodka and Flodeyka, both the property of the Seacroft Ken- 

 nels, the former surperior in head, neck and general sub- 

 stance,scored well; her kennel companion is too short in head, 

 but her coat is admirable both in quantity and quality. The 

 special for the best dog was won by Leekhoi, that for the 

 best bitch by S vodka. 



Deerhounds. 



Judge— Mr. George Baper. 



Owing to a mistake in the numbers, Clansman was credited 

 with first prize in the challenge class, but in reality this honor 

 was awarded to Robber Chieftain, who is cleaner in neck and 

 shoulders and not so sluggish in action. In the challenge 

 bitch class Olga won somewhat easily over Wanda, whose 

 obese condition exaggerated her always rather heavy should- 

 ers. Both these bitches possess typical heads and good bone, 

 but under the circumstance and condition in which they were 

 exhibited I thought Mr. Page's bitch won with plenty to spare. 

 One of the most typical dogs in the show won first honors in 

 the opeu class, I refer to Hillside Warrior, a beautiful-headed 

 dog, with good eyes and expression, clean muscular neck, 

 deep chest and splendid legs and feet; he might be wider 

 over tbe hips and with advantage have more muscular thighs; 

 anyhow, be is built strictly on the right lines, shows consider- 

 able quality, without the least suspicion of any coarseness or 

 lumber. 



Hillside Raven, who stood No. 3 on the list, is a big, fine 



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raking brindled puppy, just a'trifle coarser in skull and not 

 so correct in eye nor so lengthy in neck, but slightly better in 

 hindquarters, where this dog particularly excels. Another 

 very commendable specimen shown by Mr. Page — I refer to 

 Argyle — was given third. Alko, not so powerfully built be- 

 hind as Warrior . is in every other essential his equal, and 

 there was not the slightest doubt about his being third best, 

 for Chief, who stood next in order, cannot compare in head, 

 his light eyes detracting much from bis character. An un- 

 fortunate coincidence occurred in this class. Mr. Larocque 

 had entered a dog and bitch, and by some oversight or care- 

 lessness the wrong numbers were placed on the chains, hence 



Messrs. Luckwell & DouciLAs's Ch. "Black Duke." 



be was not judged. However, the committee afterward bad 

 the class rejudged, and so well did he compare with Argyle 

 that he was awarded an extra third; he is slightly heavier in 

 hindquarters and stronger in loin, but in shoulders, neck and 

 head he loses considerably. A big, good headed dog is Alpine; 

 his hind action, however, 'is faulty. 



In bitches Hillside Romola scored easily. This is a most 

 handsome specimen, well nigh perfection, her most serious 

 fault being ber large ears and her color — a light wheaten — 

 does not at first sight show up her many excellencies. To 

 begiu with she has perfect bone, her legs being straight as 

 arrows. In head there is little room for complaint; her neck, 

 too, is powerful, yet clean, lengthy and well set on; sound 

 but sloping shoulders, behind which she shows immense power 

 aud substance, her ribs being deep and well sprung, and her 

 loins and hindquarters powerful; these good qualities, in ad- 

 dition to ber great size, placed her bang in front; in fact, she 

 afterward was awarded the special for the best deerhound in 

 the show, and I consider she richly deserved the honor. Her 

 sister, Hillside Sylvia, similar in color and style but rather 

 smaller in size and not so powerful in build, was placed second, 

 beating Hillside Ruth, a good coated bitch whose action is 

 commendable but her head and shoulders are inferior to the 

 winners. Dunrobin Lufra has deteriorated in legs and feet ; 

 her head, although rather short, is very typical in shape. She 

 was vhc, but Tbora was passed over, not being up to the ex- 

 hibition form. Bismark, a racy quahty-like dog built on true 

 fines, won first in puppies, he being succeeded by Fanny, who 

 is much inferior in outline and shape, and Malcolm, from the 

 same kennel, is spoiled by his bad legs and feet. Struan, he, 

 is light in substance, and Dansloy too small and weedy. The 

 Hillside TIemiels won all the specials. 



Greyhounds. 



Judge—Mr. George Baper. 



With few exceptions greyhouudswere not a brilliant group. 

 In the challenge class Gem of the Season, who never was 

 seen to better advantage, experienced no difficulty in beating 

 Highland Chief, whose shoulders have become loaded and his 

 feet are not so sound and compact as could be desired. This 

 dog suffered defeat when in competition for the best dog who 

 had. won a course at any public meeting in America or Great 

 Britain. Balkis, whose reputation is well known, proved too 

 many for him, beating Mm both in neck and placement of 

 shoulders, as well as in ribs and thighs; both dogs moved in- 

 differently behind. Spiuaway.was the only entry in the bitch 

 challenge" class, but she added further honors to her credit by 

 winning the special prize for the best bitch in the show. 



Open dogs found Ornatus, a very fair black and white dog, 

 to the fore; he was shown in nice condition and is a fair all- 

 round specimen, without particularly excelling in any one 

 point. The next best I took to be Pious Pembroke, almost as 

 good as the winner, certainly a little shorter in neck and 

 plainer in shoulders, but more perfect behind, with slightlv 

 better legs and feet. Oldstone, the recipient of the yellow 

 ribbon, is not lengthy enough in neck or clean enough in 



Mr. Almon E. Pitt's "Bonsor." 



shoulders, and judging from his general conformation he 

 would not go a great pace from the slips, although if sub- 

 stance is any recommendation he should possess stamina. Of 

 the rest Royal Crest was my choice; his neck is short and bis 

 shoulders too upright; generally a bit common. A dog that 

 has seen better days is Conspirator, whose legs and feet are 

 now faulty and his thighs are very light. 



Bestwood Daisy, a smart, showy brindle and white, shows 

 immense quality at the sacrifice of substance, nevertheless 

 she could not be denied premiership honors, for although Lily 

 of Gainstaoro exhibits more power and is larger, her legs and 

 feet are not so good and she droops away too suddenly behind. 

 Queen in Black and Drvtime were placed third and fourth in 

 the order written, the former's legs and feet had to a certain 

 extent given way, while Drytime did not appear to the best 

 advantage — a rare-bred bitch who, if my memory serves me 

 correctly, did well in the field. In dog puppies, a big well- 

 reared black and white son of Prince Albert and Grace Briant 



