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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[March 17, 1893. 



Wonder, the noted field trial er. Now that the latter has put 

 on flesh, he is not by any means a bad looking pointer, is 

 stylish in action, head well formed, ears not carried quite 

 correctly, stands on good legs, is well ribbed and possesses 

 good propelling power behind. He is all black, so that the 

 eye does not at once take in his numerous good points, for 

 at first he strikes one as rather a plain dog, Axtell's King 

 Don occupied the same place that he did at Philadelphia, 

 Gun Gun, reserve, has good bone, but knuckles over at times: 

 his head has too much stop, but otherwise is well formed; 

 his peculiar tickings make him look something like a Dab 

 matian. Shot Echo, vhc, is not in the class with t,he others; 

 out at elbows, ears not carried close enough, light in eye 

 and needs more depth of chest, barring his throwing out of 

 elbows, his legs are good find he is well-ribbed. Those two 

 capital bitches, Lady Gay Spanker and Miss Rumor, occu 

 pied their Philadelphia positions, and the former afterward 

 divided with the fox-terrier Blemton Victor II. the special 

 for best sporting dog in the Show, Ridgeview Bagatelle was 

 third; it is a pity that a light eye and a rather dished, weak 

 muzzle should spoil an otherwise good head; she is well- 

 ribbed, stands on good legs and has good quarters and 

 hindlegs. Irene, reserve, is light in eye but has a good head, 

 good forelegs and is well sprung in ribs, but has not chest 

 enough to carry them, and quarters fall away too sharply. 

 TelieKent, vhc, has a stary eye, not enough chest, well- 

 sprung ribs, nice shoulders and stands on good legs, but 

 has a poor set-on of stern. la dog puppies a stylish young- 

 ster in Westminster Ralph won nicely from 'Gum Gum, 

 mention before. Ralph stands on good legs and feet, has 

 a nice head but body needs time, but quarters and set-on 

 and carriage of stern are very good. I trust that the club 

 will have better luck with him than with Westminster 

 Naso. Walstall's Dan, vhc, is a thick-skulled, coarse dog, 

 leggy and straight behind, Croxie Kent was the winnpr in 

 bitch puppies; she throws her elbows out a little and ears 

 are badly carried, nice skull, weak muzzle.* Mine, second, I 

 did not see and the others did not receive much commenda- 

 tion. Black Wonder won pretty easily from Gus Thomp- 

 son in the novice class; the latter has a stary eye, is leggy 

 and moves badly behind, is well-ribbed and has fair bone. 

 In the bitch class Black Wonder's Sister, a bit plain in 

 muzzle, won over Ridgeview Bagatelle; the former has 

 good body and quarters. Telie Kent, reserve, has been men- 

 tioned. Queeny II., vhc, is a gross coarse bitch with a fair 

 head, was shown too fat. Several dogs were marked absent 

 in these classes but were really prp.sent, but not being on 

 their benches when wanted the judging rightly went on 

 without them. This was, however, a little puzzling to the 

 reporters afterward. 



English Setters U ndue, Major J. M, Taylor) —These 

 dogs turned out iu force" though there was nothing very 

 striking throughout the classes, though many whose names 

 are familiar to us in the field were out in their holiday 

 clothes, so to speak. Cincinnatus was looking well in the 

 challenge dog class and Albert's Nellie was again in the 

 front in her class. The open class was a crowded one for 

 such a small ring, but the judge knew a good many of them 

 and so was able to handle them better than a stranger 

 would. Toledo Blade was soon picked out for first then, 

 Don Gladstone, who recently did duty for apicture of Hope's 

 Mark in a contemporary, getting second place; he is a 

 workmanlike-looking dog, head not stop enough but other- 

 wise well formed, stands on good legs and feet, body is a bit 

 plain and tail is carried too gaily. The Corsair is rather 

 broad in skull and muzzle not square enough, shoulders 

 heavy, body good but he stands rather wide in front: a 

 handsome dog nevertheless. Ightfield Rhewlas, reserve, got 

 his deserts this time, as I mentioned he should have had 

 more than cat Philadelphia. Antonio, vhc,, is not accus- 

 tomed to play second fiddle to any dog in the field, but as a 

 bench show dog he is not quite so high up, nor was he in 

 good shape; he is a bit heavy in shoulders, stands on good 

 legs and feet, but falls away too sharp in loin and quarters. 

 Sir Dixon, he, has a rather coarse, fiat, plain face, good 

 bone but wants more spring of ribs. The nicely- 

 formed bitch, Gossip, won in the next class; 

 she was in beautiful shape and has filled out nicely since 

 her first appearance at the trials at Lexington, N. 0. She 

 has a nice head, though muzzle is a little, pointed, a well- 

 ribbed body, is a bit heavy in shoulders, but otherwise little 

 fault can now be found with her. Peggy Dortch, second, 

 has a round, plain skull, needs more ribs, does not stand 

 true in front, but is a stylish mover. Laundress, third, is 

 rather long and weak in head, has a nice, front, is a bit long 

 cast in body, but is good behind. Prima Donna, reserve, 

 should ha ve been higher up; she was first at Philadelphia. 

 In the vhc. lot Belton's Princess has a nicely shaped head, 

 but is a bit plain in body, not chest enough, good bone, 

 Canadian Lily is well known. Winning Ways I could not 

 find, nor Lady Beatrice, Although there was a notice up 

 restricting the hours of exercise, the dogs were continually 

 being taken off their benches and put in the exercising in- 

 closure. Forest Heather got he again. Esmeralda^and 

 Fortune, of the Blue Ridge Kennels, arrived too late for 

 competition. Mecca won in dog puppies; he is too fine iu 

 muzzle and slack in loin. Monk of Teesdale is of fair type 

 but has the same fault as the winner in head. In bitches, 

 Lady Breeze won over Nellie of Trinidad, who is snipy in 

 muzzle and poor in front. Mecca won in novice dogs from 

 Brighton Boswell. Iu bitches Roi D'l won over Pleasant 

 Kelpie; neither will do in good company. 



Ikish Setters (Judge, Major J. M. Taylor).— Many of 

 the dogs in this breed nave been seen out so many times this 

 year it is only necessary to mention their positions. In 

 challenge dogs Seminole again won over Kildare, with 

 Elfreda the solitary representative of the bitch class. Duke 

 Elcho and Exile II. again fought out their battle with the 

 same result as at Philadelphia. Major Taylor indorsed Mr. 

 Tallman's decision in placing Noma over Edna H., they were 

 both described last week, and so was Alice Kent, who was 

 again in third place. Nugget, reserve, won the Irish setter 

 Derby last year, and is also a tair show bitch: rather plain in 

 head, not eoi-rect type, but behind that is built for work, 

 she is a little off -color. Flash Sarsfield, c, has little to 

 recommend her. Puppies, with the exception of Avondale, 

 were poor. 



Gordon Setters (Judge, Major J. M. Taylor).— In chal- 

 lenge dogs, Ivanhoe beat Beaumont, he has, I think, abetter 

 eye and is better in tan ; I have seen Beaumont looking much 

 better. Leo B., reserve, is as well known as the others. A 

 fine, lot of bitches came forward in the. next class, and it is a 

 great feather in Janet' n bonnet to beat such a lot of well- 

 known animals as Duchess of Waverley, Heather Bee and 

 Lady Waverley, placed in the order named. There is, how- 

 ever, no getting away from her sweet head, nice tan and ex- 

 cellent condition. In open dogs Rexmont, not correct in eye 

 but has a good head, not too heavy, nice body but might be 

 better in color, beat Heather I' oik, he has been fully com- 

 mented on before. Rex, bitch-headed and rather light 

 throughout; was third. King Noble, fourth at New York, 

 getting reserve. I n open bitch es the secon d New York wi u ner 

 won nicely from Maid of Waverley, who loses in head and 

 clearness of tan, has good legs and body; the well-known 

 Countess Roxie taking third; and Princess Louise, faulty in 

 head, tan and pencillings, getting the reserve, Waverley 

 Girl and Waverley Boy were placed as named in puppies, 

 and are two promising youngsters by Leo B, 

 _Chasafeake Bat dogs (Judge, James Mortimer). — 

 There were three Chesapeakes on hand, but all three were of 

 different types. The judge withheld first in each class. In 

 dogs I thought St. Peter, who was second, should have given 

 place to Billy, better in muzzle and closer coat. Rose, sec- 

 ond in bitches, has a weak,, snipy head. 



Spaniels (Judge, James Mortimer).— There was only one 

 field, and that looked more like a Chesapeake than anything 

 else, and prizes were withheld. In cockers, challenge class, 

 Rabbi again played second fiddle to Black Dufferin, who was 

 looking a little better. I Say and Amazement occupied their 

 usual positions in the next class, with Bessie W. and Novel 

 reserve and vhc. Fascination, holding himself well for a 

 pup, won easily from Adam, who is now a ''rounder." Oba- 

 diah, third, has a better type of head. Jersey Obo received 

 but vhc All these have been commented on repeatedly, 

 La La was rather lucky to find Eve absent, and so won with- 

 out competition. The only novice entry was not considered 

 good enough for a ribbon. 



Collies (Judge, James MM'timm;)-— Oolites were a fairly 

 good lot with Mr. Carswell's kennel well to the front as he 

 was last year at this show. There, were no challenge dogs. 

 Ormskirk Shep won the blue ribbon from Prince Wilkes, 

 whose only material fault is his large size and faultily-car- 

 ried ears; in true formation he bests the other dog, and es- 

 pecially in front and disposition; Dell Wilkes here took 

 third and was placed about right, his short face being 

 against him; Duke, reserve, has too much stop, a dense coat, 

 nice front and body but is rather plain in coloriug— black 

 and light fawn. Rosslyn Charles, vhc, isa handsome collie, 

 a little too much stop perhaps, but good in forelegs, lacks 

 undercoat and quarters fall away too sharply. Don Scott, 

 c, is light-boned and soft in coat. Nancy Hanks won in 

 bitches; she is a little ragged in coat, feet could be closer; 

 she has a nice head and gets her ears up well. Sadie Wilkes 

 is a trifle round in skull and not quite straight in front, and 

 is a trifle weak in back. Duchess of Fife, perhaps, should 

 have changed places with her. Lady Moll, vhc, is a little 

 weak in muzzle, has fiat feet, and is a bit short of coat: but 

 what there is is of good texture. Buzz was the only dog 

 pup, and was third at New York. In bitch puppies Duchess 

 was also alone; head inclioed to coarseness, rather faulty in 

 quarters but otherwise a nice puppy, Roslyn Charles was 

 the only novice entry. 



Poodles (Judge, James Mortimer).— Three fairly good 

 poodles were shown. Margat, the winner, is a handsomely 

 formed one, but a bit light, and not so good in formation of 

 head as Dick, the second winner, who loses, however, in loin 

 and quarters, where he is very plain. Paris, third, is well 

 known and rubs the others close. 



Bulldogs (Judge, James Mortimer) —A very fine show- 

 ing, with Pathfinder an easy winner over Handsome Dan, 

 who loses to the other in chops and layback. and is not so 

 good in depth or breadth of chest; nice body. O?wego, third, 

 is not broken up enough in face and is too terrier-like in 

 front. Trott, vhc, is too long in fore face, rather flat-ii bbed 

 and forelegs not straight in bone. Saleni was alone iu her 

 glory in the bitch class. 



Bull- Terriers (Judge, James Mortimer).— Carney and 

 Duchess of York were the only challenge representatives; 

 the latter was not in show shape. Streatham Monarch 

 walked away in the open dog class from Edgewood Flyer, 

 who needs a dose of kitchen physic, his light body showing 

 very tucked up now. Young Marquis, third, is cheeky, 

 short-muzzled, a little slack in back and heavy in shoulder. 

 Mr. Dick Bendigo is too coarse-fronted. It heavy weight 

 bitches, Edgewood Fancy, the New York winner, won well 

 over Maggie Cline, who stands a bit out in front, is weak in 

 muzzle, but has a nice body. Queen Bendigo and Lady 

 Vesuvius occupied their relative Philadelphia positions, 

 third and he In light weight dogs and bitches. Young Vic- 

 tor won with something to spare from Mr. Dick, too short 

 and thick in head and neck. Oxford, third, has a bad front, 

 poor loin and quarters, and a full eye. In puppies the win- 

 ners were Edgewood Flyer and Lady Vesuvius. 



Basset Hounds (Judge, James Mortimer).— A. nice row 

 of these quaint-looking hounds were on exhibitien. Curve, 

 the winner, has a nice head, could be better ribbed. Bow, 

 the second winner, is better in chest and front, and not so 

 fine in muzzle. Bent, third, has good length, but bead is 

 too fine in muzzle. Rowton Wags did not impress me favor- 

 ably alongside the others, is soft in coat and light in body, 

 wanting more ribs, 



_D Ac hshunde (Judge. James Mortimer). — Windrush 

 Rioter was on hand looking none the worse in the challenge 

 division. Zulu II., second, made another win in open dogs; 

 thi3 time over the short-faced Dach II. Venus II., the only 

 entry in bitches, was absent. 



Beagles (Judge, W. Stewart Diffenderffer).— The classes 

 were not very extensive and the judge had an easy task and 

 repeated his Philadelphia decisions in many cases. Tony 

 Weller beat June M. in challenge class, the latter was slack 

 in loin. Roy K. and The Rambler were absent. Tomboy 

 won again ;in open dogs, Brittle, the Boston winner, taking 

 second, pressed him close, he is fine in muzzle, but is very 

 cobby in body, with an excellent coat and good legs, Fairy's 

 Dee was vhc: he is commoner. This time the judge put 

 Daisy II. over Forest Queen; they both have soft coats, but 

 Forest Queen is better in body, bone and legs. The third 

 winner, not on the catalogue, was shown too fat and is wide 

 in front. Lady Vic was ae Philadelphia. 



Fox-Terriers (Judge, Janu s Mortimer). — Almost a repe- 

 tition of Philadelphia, as far as the dogs were concerned. 

 Blemton Victor II. scored well over the heavily-fronted 

 Starden's Jack in challenge dogs, and New Forest Ethel 

 tcok care of Blemton Brilliant. The dog class was warm, 

 and "our only German's" face was a study when he grasped 

 the red ribbon for Blemton Valor, Dobbin having been 

 placed over him on account of his (Valor's) mouth, in other 

 parts Valor is his superior. Ebor Spendthrift came third, 

 followed by Raby Trigger, vhc, a reversal of Philadelphia 

 positions. The Dean, e, is thick and chunky-headed. Only 

 two came on in bitches, and the winner was the now well- 

 known Damson, second going to Woodale Refusal, another 

 reversal, who loses in ribs aud front, but is better in head 

 than the other. In dog pups, Sparkler, a nicely built one, 

 won easily over the oft mentioned Harvard: the former 

 excels in body, head and feet. In bitches Woodale Damsel 

 was returned the winner Chinquipin; the former is not 

 quite true in front, but is a nice all white pup. Blemton 

 Valeria, light in body and weak in muzzle, won in the 

 novice class. She needs a little more beef, and Woodale 

 Damsel pressed her close for second, as she is better 

 furnished. 



Carlisle Vamp was the only wire-haired; is too short in 

 head, has a good coat and fair front, wants more bone. 



Irish Terriers (Judge, James Mortimer).— In challenge 

 class Pimmurry was alone. Open dogs, Hanover Boy did 

 the tumble act this time, Boxer IV. being placed at the 

 head of affairs, Hanover's light eye spoils him somewhat, 

 and when it comes down to fine points Boxer has the clean- 

 est head. Jack Briggs, vhc, and Dennis, Jr., he. has a 

 short, cheeky head but a good coat as a. redeeming feature. 

 The new bitch Crate made her first appearance here: she 

 strikes one as a little fine in muzzle and did not get her ears 

 down well; she has a good body set on good legs and feet 

 and will do her share of winning. 



Black and Tan Terriers (Judge, Jwim MorUmer},— 

 Beaconsfield Sul tan won again unchallenged. In the open 

 dog class Prince Regent just wins; he loses to the other, 

 Salisbury, however, in markings and condition. Merry 

 Monarch is weak in pastern, leg color runs in, is light in 

 body and was not in good shape, Louie, in beautiful condi- 

 tion, was again placed over Broomfield Madge, who is 

 beaten in tan, head and body by the other. Gypsy Girl had 

 to be content with vhc 



Dandie Dlkmont Terriers, etc. (Judge, James Morii- 

 •mer).— In challenge dogs King o' the Heather was alone 

 looking as usual. Sarah, the Chicago winner, was the only 

 representative of the open class; she is quite a nice terrier, 



with a good head and nice coat. In Skyes, Sir Stafford 

 farmed his usual place. Bruce was alone in dogs and Bessie 

 in bitches; the latter has a fair head and is g~ood in coat. 

 Kilstor was the only Scotch terrier. Strange to say, there 

 were no Yorkshire or toy terriers on hand. 



Pugs (Judge, Miss A. H. Whitney).— There were just 

 nine entries in this breed, and so their judging did not give 

 Miss Whitney much trouble. Robin Hood, the winner at 

 Philadelphia, was again chosen for first place in open dogs, 

 there being no challenge entries. Dandy, second, is long in 

 muzzle, and rather flat in skull. Lord Baltimore is now 

 well known and took third: he has as good a skxrll, if not 

 better, than any of them, and good depth of muzzle. In 

 bitches second was withheld, and first went to Dolly, who 

 if her muzzle was broader, would be a good one; she'has a 

 good skull. Tiney, third, is a little runt that did not de- 

 serve a letter. There were no puppies, and Dandy was the 

 only novice entry noticed, he took first. 



Toy Spaniels (Judge, James Mortimer).— The only King 

 Charles present was the well-known Calumet Bend D'or" 

 Blenheim spaniels had two entries, Tiney, mentioned at 

 Philadelphia last week, and Poodle, not so good in foreface 

 or coat. Italian greyhounds were drawn blank, and in Mex- 

 ican hairless Duke was the only Simon-pure, the others being 

 a chow-chow or something of a similarly edible nature. 



In the miscellaneous lot the smooth sheepdog Beauty and 

 a cracking good little very-light-weight bull-terrier, all 

 white, were given equal first; Chi getting second, and the 

 Pomeranian. Sheffield Lad, taking third. The specials not 

 judged at the time we went to press were as follows: 

 specials. 



Best dog puppy of any breed, owned by a resident of District of 

 Columbia, Geo. F. Polio* and 0. T. Daly's Lloodbound Belhus Jr. 

 Rest, sporting dog in show, divider! between Blemton Kennels' fox- 

 terrier BLpmton Victor II. and T. G. Davey's pointer Lady Gay 

 Spanker. 



POINTS AND FLUSHES. 



WORLD'S FAIR matters, in so far as they pertain to 

 the dog show, are progressing slowly, there being 

 nothing new except that the whole live-stock catalogue is 

 undergoing revision, and there will be some slight changes 

 in the rules relating to the bench show, and some rearrange- 

 ment of the prizes in some of the classes, which will not 

 change the aggregate of the money appropriated for the 

 bench show. 



It seems to me that a show which assumes to have inter- 

 national standing is altogether too calm and quiet at this 

 stage of what should be proceedings. I notice that in the 

 reports of the numerous specialty club meetings held at 

 New York during the bench show in February, there was no 

 reference to any action taken or intended to be taken re- 

 garding the World's Fair bench show; in short, the whole 

 matter was ignored entirely except that in one instance it 

 was announced that fifty ceuts would be charged for cer- 

 tificates. If it is important that the charges for certificates 

 should be settled at this time, it is quite as important that 

 the specialty clubs should announce their intentions. If 

 the matter had been pushed in a proper manner it would 

 seem that every specialty club in this country would have 

 announced its intentions at the late annual meetings. 



Speaking of specialty clubs, it is an unpleasant feature of 

 nearly all of them that they fall far short of their mission 

 and pretentions. They all announce gravely in their con- 

 stitution that their purpose is to improve the breeds of dogs, 

 etc., yet their acts are almost invariably opposed to their 

 pretensions. For instance, every medal or prize is iu most 

 instances restricted "to dogs owned by a member of the 

 club." In other words, the club is confined to the improve- 

 ment of the members' dogs; in short, while professing to be 

 improving the dog at large it is for the benefit of individu- 

 als. The dogs owned by members of a club may not con- 

 tain one high class specimen, yet a winner of a club medal 

 which is almost a gift, is paraded before the world as the 

 formidable winner of the club's medal; very rarely, how- 

 ever, is it mentioned in connection therewith that the com- 

 petition was confined to club members. It can be said that 

 any specialty club could not afford to give medals for open 

 competition. Then why profess on one hand that the im- 

 provement is for the dog at large when it really is for the 

 benefit and profit of members' dogs exclusively? There is no 

 little amount of humbug about most of the constitutions 

 and pretensions of many specialty clubs. 



CHICAGO, March 12. —It is very gratifying to notice the 

 general interest manifested in regard to the manner of 

 conducting field trials and the theory of the true principles 

 of a competition. Of more importance is the increase in the 

 number of field trial associations, local clubs springing up 

 here and there in places where they will accomplish much 

 good as educators of sportsmen and the improvement of the 

 held dog. Local organizations can cover a field almost en- 

 tirely untouched by the larger ones with greater benefit to 

 all: in fact, for novices, they would furnish a much -needed 

 school in what constitutes the requirements of field trial 

 competition. 



I notice, however, a tendency to undervalue the ideas and 

 rulings of the older associations by some of the younger 

 ones. Impulsive action on such matters may retard pro- 

 gress. 



Retrieving appears to be a matter of most general interest 

 in respect to whether it should or should not be recognized 

 as a competitive quality in a trial, or, if it isa competitive 

 quality, whether it should be insisted on in both puppy and 

 all-aged stakes, men of sound judgment and extensive ex- 

 perience holding conflicting opinions, some being for and 

 some against all or part. 



In regard to retrieving in the Derby, the experience of all 

 associations is most positively against it, and trainers and 

 owners are no less opposed to it, for the soundest of reasons. 

 In the first place, the making of a good retriever is the 

 work of two or three seasons, therefore it is absurd to 

 expect that a puppy can retrieve well in his first or second 

 season. Some owner may object to this on the ground that 

 he once owned a puppy which was a perfect retriever at the 

 age of three months. The simple act of picking up a bird 

 and fetching it to his master do not constitute a retriever. 

 While some dogs learn to retrieve much more quickly than 

 others, the time required to make a good retriever is never 

 less than two seasons; and, in the hunting experience of a 

 setter's or pointer's first year, no attempt should be made 

 to teach it. There are so many details, connected with hunt- 

 ing, which a puppy has to learn in his first season, that he 

 will make quicker and better progress if retrieving is left 

 out. Moreover, retrieving and hunting for birds do not 

 harmonize when being taught together. 



Setters and pointers are essentially pot hunters, nothing 

 iu hunting affording them so much gratification as the 

 actual capture of their prey. Hunting for mere sport as an 

 abstraction which has no dependence^on capture, a distinc- 

 tion in regard to men most unreasonably made by some 

 writers as distinguishing the sportsman from the pot- 

 hunter, has no consideration in the dog's field ethics. He is 

 out for pursuit with an earnest determination to capture, 

 the manner being of least consideration so that it is suc- 

 cessful. 



Incidentally it may be suggested that the dog's ideas are 

 right, for it hardly sounds humane or reasonable that, a 

 man, however costly his hunting equipments, would sally 

 forth with his energies bent on slaughter and call the wan 

 ton destruction of life sport. The manner in which the 

 game is killed should distinguish the true sportsman from 

 the game slaughterer; but to justify the killing, all men 

 should be pot-hunters, and in truth nearly all men are. 



Returning to the consideration of teaching retrieving iQ a 



