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FOREST AND STREAM, 



[March 3, 1892, 



JOHN MOOREHEAD, JR.'S "STREATHAM MONARCH." 



easily secured the coveted blue ribbon. This youngster is well 

 reared and gives promise to develop into a good-looking speci- 

 men, but the same remark, I am afraid, won't apply to Sir 

 Regis, who on form to-day was unquestionably second best, 

 but with time and age he may develop undue muscle, for his 

 neck is somewhat short, and his shoulders heavier and 

 coarser than they should be. A nice puppy is Duke of Kent, 

 but spoilt in rearing, his rather weak pasterns and flat feet 

 prevented him taking a higher position. In bitches there was 

 no denying the claim of Princess Victoria, a handsome black 

 and white built strictly on racing lines, she sho ws plenty of 

 quality, too, and is more likely to improve than deteriorate 

 with age. Little Wonder, also a strapping sapling, requires 

 further time to furnish and develop, she is built on good lines, 

 possessing, as she does, capital shoulders, deep ribs, firm, 

 muscular loin and well-developed quarters. She won second 

 honors, easily beating Dolly Drake, a shapely black with 

 moderate feet. Charming May, reserve, is rather flat-sided, 

 and Poland Duchess, he, is too short in neck, while her fore- 

 legs are not particularly good. Mr. Purbeck took the team 

 prize. Several specials were won by Balkis and Gem of the 

 Season, while, as before stated, Spinaway disposed of all the 

 bitches in the competition for the National Greyhound Club 

 medal. 



English Foxhounds. 



Judge — Mr. George Raper. 



English foxhounds only secured seven entries in the two 

 classes, six of which were part of the Radnor Hunt. In dogs 

 then* Pompey, an excellent specimen with few faults, was 

 placed ahead", he is a size small, but his beautiful head, nice 

 shoulders, perfect legs and deep body with charming hind- 

 quarters, secured him the coveted card. Tester, also a good 

 hound, little inferior in build, but a little plainer in head, was 

 second, with Tapster third, a strong dog but rather coarse in 

 comparison. Flourish, who scored in bitches, was much ad- 

 mired, her head, both in shape and type, is lovely, and her 

 legs and feet quite commendable, she is built on racy lines, 

 showing a fair amount of substance, too, not quite so perfect, 

 however, in this respect as Bonnybell,' who loses to her in 

 head, neck, expression and character. Shot, a rare-bodied 

 bitch, was placed third; she is a beautiful mover and a rare 

 bound in the field, or her looks belie her, had she only a good 

 head and sounder bone she would take an immensity of beat- 

 ing. 



Harriers. 



Judge— Mr. George Raper. 



Harriers, of which just half a dozen were forward, and all 

 from the Pennbrooke Hunt, found the blue ribbon carried 

 away by Countess, a beautiful-headed bitch, whose good legs, 

 feet and shoulders, outbalanced the few points in which 

 Guilty excelled, and therefore warranted her being placed in 

 the highest position. Flourher ? like the former, is a little 

 deficient in head, not so wrong m formation, but too short. 



Poodles. 



Judge — Mr, George Raper. 



Styx, the only entry in the challenge class, did not meet his 

 engagement. In open dogs Fritz a shapely dog with im- 

 mense lengthy coat of sound color, had little difficulty in 

 placing first prize to his credit, and after he added further 

 honors to his name, winning as he did the special prize for the 

 best poodle in the show. Leon who succeeded him is a shapely, 

 typical specimen, hea vily coated tpo,buthiscoat is not so dense 

 in color. Tell, a very active shapely corded specimen, was 

 selected for third in preference to Darkie whose coat is more 

 profuse and longer, but it is unsound in color, a great fault. 

 Bodega, vhc, a good head dog; is rather leggy, and Toby"s 

 coat is hardly so close as it might be, in character and type 

 I liked him much. Only two bitches were forward. Czarina, 

 a nice specimen who won here last year again scored over 

 Topsy, whose head is not so perfect. 



Any other color.— All the winners in this class were white. 

 The first, Leo W. , is a sweetly pretty bitch in shape, make, 

 and texture and quality of coat, but in head she loses to both 

 Jack and Askiue, who took second and third prizes in the 

 order named. 



* Bulldogs. 



Judge— Mr, George Raper. 



These formed a remarkably grand group, the best lot that 

 has ever been got together in the States, thanks to the interest 

 of the American Bulldog Club, who liberally subscribed a 

 number of valuable specials. Owing to the absence of Har- 

 per, the competition in the dog challenge class was nil, Bo'- 

 Swain walking over for the money. In bitches Soudan was 

 opposed by The Graven Image, the latter scoring a decisive 

 victory. This bitch, although not very large in head, is well 

 finished, her muzzle being short and truncated, stop fairly 

 deep, skull tyoical in formation ; in general build and muscu- 

 lar development she possesses few faults. 



Coming to the open dog class the struggle for supremacy in 

 reality lay between Stanley and Pathfinder, who is at present 

 in poor condition, and to this fact his defeat is in a great 

 measure due. His f oi ef ace, as it always was, is very thin, 

 but his under jaw is well turned up and his stop deep and well 

 defined ; he has capital shoulders, too, and stands wide in 

 front upon excellent legs and feet, his worst fault being his 

 long back, here Stanley scored well over him; he is also deeper 

 through the muzzle and a trifle bigger in skull, and being in 

 better form, and all points duly considered, he left off a de- 

 cided winner. Handsome Dan, a showy brindle and white, 

 whose capital outline and style is catching, could not be 

 passed over for third. A fair-headed dog but not quite massive 

 enough in muzzle and rather short m skull, i, e., wanting 



length from eye to ear. Carisbrooke, a big-headed dog, 

 shown exceedingly well, is tight in skin and lacks finish in 

 face, his under jaw being too short and not truncated enough. 

 Monarch VI.. vhc, stands too high on the leg and his face 

 and muzzle are wanting both in width, depth and substance. 



Carrie, the winner in the class confined to bitches over 401bs. , 

 has many commendable properties. She is fairly well finished 

 in face, fairly broad in chest, with good bone and body; stern 

 is too long and very faulty in carriage. Magpie has just the 

 same fault, and she is not quite so correctly finished in muzzle ; 

 in most other essential properties there is little to choose be- 

 tween them. Lady Regent wants more wrinkle, and her 

 skull is rather short; her feet are also faulty; she is very 

 shapely, has good bone and a well-placed stern.' Lena Lang- 

 try has seen her best clays; always a fair-bodied bitch, but 

 although hei\skull is large she lacks looseness of skin, and 

 her under jaw should be longer. 



In the competition for dogs under 401bs., King Lud, re- 

 cently imported, scored a comparatively easy win : a very 

 good dog he is, too. Not only has he a large head, but it is 

 very typical in shape and formation; his chest is also wide, 

 his shoulders well placed, bone heavy, body short and well 

 ribbed; his stern, however, is an eyesore; not only is it 



Mr. Francis G. Taylor's "Breeze Gladstone." 



placed too high on his back, but it is very defective in car- 

 riage. Cardinal Wolsey, a short-faced dog' of fair make and 

 shape, is wanting in wrinkle, and poor old Oswego has shrunk 

 in head and body, and is only a patch of his former self. 



In the next class that good bitch Saleni had no difficulty in 

 securing the blue ribbon and afterwards won the special for 

 the best bulldog or bitch in the show, in addition to several 

 other extra prizes. Peckham Lass, who succeeded her, was 

 well beaten, not only in head properties, but also iu body. 

 The other competitors were very moderate. In puppies Nobby 

 Twist was a long way the best; he has a very faulty ear; 

 but wou easily here as well as in the novice competition; 

 also luckily came in for a fair share of specials, King Lud 

 was awarded the special for the best dog, his most dangerous 

 opponent being Stanley, who is slightly higher on the leg and 

 not so perfect in foreface. 



Bull-Terriers. 



Judge— Mr. George Raper. 



Bull- ten- iers made a capital display. In the challenge class 

 Prince Bendigo bad no difficulty in disposing of The Earl, 

 whose head is not so typical. In "the corresponding class for 

 bitches Enterprise scored decisively, winning well all round, 

 while in the open class (exceeding SOlbs.) that good specimen 

 Streatham Monarch won with a good balance in hand, being 



decidedly better in length and formation of head, not so dark 

 in eye as Carney but better nlaced, then in body and general 

 quality and style he has an advantage, points that afterward 

 enabled him to beat all the bull-terriers in the show, Carney, 

 who has done some winning, made a good second, he is a 

 showy customer and was put down in very good condition. 

 Whelati's Young Marquis, a good-bodied dog possessing plenty 

 of bone, is rather coarse in skull and lippy. Diamond" King, 

 vhc, also commendable for his excellent body propertiep. has 

 a long stern, which is carried too high and his eves are placed 

 too wide apart. Young Marquis falls off below" the eyes, and 

 his feet are thin and open. 



Bitches over 301bs. found Edgewood Fancy a good winner, 

 nice both in condition and shape of body and also typical in 

 head; she beat Queen Bendigo well in length and strength of 

 muzzle; the latter is a rare made one. Rose, res - erve, is 

 shapely in head, but her stem is very coarse and badly carried, 

 Winning Wagtail, a shapely, good-bodied bitch is a trifle short 

 in skull and too full in lips. Under 301bs.— Here Dusty Miller 

 got home in front of Tom Beverley, who is quite young, hence 

 unmatured. Slightly better in head properties than the win- 

 ner, but beaten decisively in body. Nettie, a small, nice 

 quality bitch, was given third, with Ideal reserve, the latter 

 nice in head and short backed, but her very coarse, badly 

 car lied stem detracts greatly from her character. 



Maggie Cline and Tom Beverley were placed in the order 

 written, in the novice class, while in puppies Viscount, a good 

 bodied son of Diamond King and Duchess, could not be de- 

 nied the blue ribbon. Edgewood Fly, a promising puppy, re- 

 quires further time to furnish. Mr. Dole's collection was 

 awarded the team prize, his lot being level and of commenda - 

 ble quality. 



Dachslmnde. 



Judge— Mr. George Raper. 



Rubenstein, deteriorated considerably, has grown wide in 

 chest and heavy in shoulder, and being also plainer in head 

 he was beaten somewhat easily by Wbidrush Rioter in the 

 challenge competition. 



Open Dogs.— Here Zulu II. scored well, better in head and 

 lengthier in body than any of his opponents, among whom 

 Superbus II. was the best, the latter, rather short in head 

 and not so low in the leg, was awarded second, with the good- 

 bodied and plain-headed Lorbass third. 



Bitches were a better collection, both more numerous iu 

 number and uniform in quality. The winner turned up in 

 Polly wog, a nice-headed bitch, good in crook and skin and 

 fairly lengthy in body, standing near the ground. Another 

 good red — I refer to Janet — was given second, very lengthy 

 and shapely, with characteristic skull and ears, "but a bit 

 snipy in face. Quite a good bicch was the third winner, Diane 

 von Beyenrode, not quite so long as either of those placed 

 above her, but equally low and quite as correct in" type. 

 Seiglinde, very low on legs, did not show to advantage, other- 

 wise she might hav.e done better; a real nice specimen, that 

 could not be induced to show herself. Thelnia, vhc, is rather 

 heavy in shoulders and shown in too obese condition. M.ss 

 Much, he , shows quality but is too short in body. Begonia 

 was far-away the best puppy. Mr. E. R. Manice secured both 

 the specials, one offered for the best brace and one for the 

 best team of f our. 



Fox-Terriers. 



Judge— Mr. George Raper. 



Fox-terriers were, without exception, the best group in the 

 show. In the challenge class for dogs all the celebrities were 

 present, there was Raby Mixer, Sfarden's Jack, Suffolk Toby, 

 Lucifer, Raffle and Blemton Victor II. , the latter, a home-bred 

 one, had youth in his favor, and after a careful searching, his 

 number went up, a decision that was favorably received : 

 other honors were in store for him, for in an after competi- 

 tion he won the grand challenge cup and other valuable 

 specials for the best fox-terrier in the show. Victor possesses 

 one of the best heads in the show, his expression is keen and 

 dry, both the face and skull nicely balanced and cleanly 

 chiseled, his neck is perfectly free from any throatiness, and 

 of moderate length, well let into clean 3 j et muscular shoulders 

 without being abnormally narrow in flout, he stands straight 

 and true, his shoulders being clean, back moderately short 

 and coat excellent, with advantage he might be more muscu- 

 lar in loin, a remark that applies with equal force to his hind- 

 quarters, which are a trifle light. Raffle was given second, 

 much the same dog as ever, but well beaten here in size, coat 

 and head action. Lucifer has deteriorated and Ualiy Mi'xpi- 

 Jooked coarse, but his condition was too obese. 



Iu bitches the struggle for supremacy lay between New- 

 Forest Ethel and Dona, the latter shown' in best form, had t\ 

 slight advantage in body ; Ethel looked stale and did not move 

 well at all, a fault that just enabled Dona to score. 



Open dogs found the recently imported Stardens King to 

 the fore; he was shown much too fat, hence looked coarse, 

 always a bit thick in head and soft in coat, faults now inher- 

 ited in a greater degree: however, his expression is correct: l\p 

 has immense bone and is very true iu front and sturdy in 

 build. Blemton Rasper, faulty in formation of skull, which 

 is too round, has rather bold eyes, but in shape and make he 

 leaves little to be desired, were his coat a trifle longer and 

 harder it would be better. Warren Daysman, a very showy, 

 well-mads, white puppy, could not be denied- third money: 

 granted he is a little weak before the eyes, but in other re 

 spects exceedingly smart and he showed to great advantage, 

 too. Raby Trigger, reserve, shown well, has improved un- 

 doubted]}' ; his expression might be keener and his coa,t harder, 

 Ebor Spendthrift, vhc, has gone off in head and did hot look 

 well. Painter is smart, but there is not enough of him. A 

 beautiful bodied dog spoiled by a plainish head is Victor 

 Vator ; ne was also vhc. , as was Dobbin, a fair-shaped dog, 

 snipy in muzzle, with rather heavy shoulders. Brokenhurst 



MR. CLIFFORD A. SHINN'S "SIR STAFFORD. 



