April 14, 1899,] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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two showed up, Cleveland being truer to the type of these 

 dogs which also seem to be an undecided quantity. The 

 winner is better and stronger in bead, muzzle especially, is 

 of the correct sedge color and has a dense water-resisting 

 coat. Wave R. is dark liver in color. 



Pointers (Judge, Jonn Davidson),— The judge mast have 

 felt gratified to receive such a representative entry, for 

 nearly all the well known cracks were on hand. The capit- 

 ally bui It dog Lyd of Kent won well from Pontiac, who, 

 with his heavy shoulders and thick neck, should have given 

 way to Tempest in the minds of many. King of Kent was 

 absent. Revel III. was unopposed in the ladies' division in 

 the absence of Lass of Bow. The New York winner, Duke 

 of Dexter, was the winner in the dog class. He is a bit 

 leggy, is rather pinched in nrazzle and his light eye spoils 

 his expression somewhat, otherwise he is well built. Dare 

 Go, heavy in shoulders and none too good in head, came 

 next, Count Graphic, in nice condition, was tbird; he is well 

 known. Devon Banner, not Ranger, as in catalogue, was 

 given reserve; he was at Washington; he is still light in 

 body, looks leggy and throws his elbows out in moving; his 

 head is fairly well formed. In the vhc. lot. Grandee is leggy, 

 rather straight-faced, stands on good legs, but falls away 

 too sharp in quarters. Spot R. is throaty, nice skull, but 

 muzxie not correct, rather scooped out, is wide in chest, 

 body fairly well ribbed. Hq,: Murat is not quite straight 

 in front; has a common, thick head and is loaded in shoul- 

 ders, good action. Van of Dare is faulty in head, heavy and 

 coarse, and rather straight in stifles. Nox, c, poor head, 

 shows the haw too much and is very light in eye and has a 

 butterfly nose, but his running gear is good. The sweet 

 he«dtd Patti proved the winner in bitches over Lass of 

 Kent; the winner is rather light-weight for this class and I 

 understand a protest was filed on account of her being 

 some pounds under 50lbs., but as it was not entered 

 till some thirty-six hours after the judging the 

 protest was not sustained. She beats Lass in head and 

 expression, hindparts, ears and muzzle; she is very straight 

 in forelegs, and was shown in tiptop shape. Ruby IV., third, 

 is Mr. Symouds's new bitch, shown altogether' too fat and 

 with evident signs of the coming litter to Naso of Stras- 

 burg; she has good legs, a nice head, though a trifle cheeky, 

 but her body one can tell little about at present. Peggie, 

 reserve, might be better ribbed, nice head, though ears don't 

 bang right, legs good, though a trifle long. Mam'zelle, 

 vhc, was the winner last year; her ears are wrong and muz- 

 zle faulty, good legs and feet. In light weight challenge 

 dogs Ossining was aione, and Belle Randolph, looking qui te 

 herself, was unopposed in the corresponding class. A crack- 

 ing nice dog in Arthur won for Mr. Heath in open dogs: his 

 eyes are rather large and light colored, and is a little too 

 much cut out before'tke eye, a little throaty, but has excel- 

 lent body, quarters, legs and feet, and was placed iu the ring 

 in beautiful conditition; in fact, all Mr. Heath's dogs did 

 credit to their handler, "Cy" Wilcox. Graphic Topic came 

 next: be has been mentioned before, and so has Mr. Con- 

 neli's dog Rock It. Ridge view Dazzle is another, and was 

 well placed. Grousedale, vhc, third at New York, would 

 do with a better head aud more rib. Skip, he., a black dog, 

 has a fairly good head, but is light behind. Dashing Gren- 

 ade, in the same division, is broad in skull. Bloom, the 

 winner in bitches, could be better in muzzle, feet are not 

 just compact enough and ears don't hang close; otherwise a 

 well-formed bitch, with sweet expression and lotsof quality. 

 Patti Donald's poor head handicaps her good body and legs. 

 Bronx Vajley Revel, third, is spoilt in head by a light eye. 

 almost white; fair legs and feet, body and hindparts her 

 strong points. Donna Diana of Alta Vista, I regret to say, 

 1 could not find at home. Ossining's Mash, vhc.. has "a 

 rather mean. Hat head, excellent forelegs and feet, and nice 

 fibs. Bella, vhc , faulty in head and front. Clancarty, he, 

 has a very poor head, and was not shown in as good shape 

 as she might have been. Lass of Kippen, he, has a fair 

 head, nice ribs, but legs could be improved. The puppies 

 were a fair lot. Pinckney, the winning doe, has good legs 

 and feet, is a little coarse in coat, but body well formed. 

 The winner in bitches, Wild Lilly is a promising bitch, nice 

 head and good bone. Mr. Heath's level lot won the kennel 

 prize. 



English Settees (Judge, John Davidson). — These 

 crowded the ring, large as it was, iu the different classes. 

 The handsome Kent II. was alone in challenge dogs and 

 Albert's Nelly, looking as well as I have seen this small but 

 well formed bitch, was also the solitary entry in her class. 

 The well known Corsair won this time, his general style 

 better suiting this judge's idea of an English setter. I liked 

 the second, Mr. Rapers new dog called Rockaway in the 

 catalogue, better in head; Prince L., third, is faulty 'in hind 

 parts, nice front and head. Royal George, reserve, was not 

 to be found; in fact, the way some of these dogs were 

 benched was a disgrace to any show: there was no attempt 

 at rotation, and in the pointer aisles it was even worse, there 

 being only two dogs benched consecutively in a long row. 

 Raven Oak, vhc , has not enough stop, ears not well set on, 

 eye light, and he needs more swell of "rib. Sir Frederick, the 

 unfortunate, was vhc,, and so was the well known Rowdy 

 Rod, whose short neck, heavy shoulders and plain head 

 could hope for nothing more. Norman, he, has a coarse, 

 thick head but nice body, legs and feathering. Warwick 

 Rake, he, was second at Albanv. Open bitches was another 

 grand class, the winner, Blue Nell, repeating her victory of 

 last year under the same judge; she was iu good form and 

 beats Spectre, who keeps pace with her "tail," in head aud 

 back only. Blue Jennie, third, is short iu body, head fair, 

 but ears not hung right. Queen Kent, reserve, is a little 

 pinched before the eye and bardly straight enough in front. 

 Lillian B., vke, not verv good in expression, not enough 

 stop, throaty, nice forelegs. Jessie Noble H. and Tan's 

 Lassie are fairly good, the former being rather heavy in 

 front and the latter is weak in pasterns, ears faulty and 

 muzzle plain. Nettie Morris is weak in pasterns but showed 

 herself very shy iy. In puppies Rosecroft Matador won; he 

 is open in coat, feet turn out, fair head, but light in loin 

 and body. There were two or three others preferable in the 

 class. Kent Noble, second, being better in legs and feet and 

 head. Victor Hugo, reserve, though a well formed youngs- 

 ter, is a bit coarse in head aud should stop growing, as he is 

 on the large size now. Doretta, the winner in bitches, had 

 gone home when I called; the others call for no particular 

 mention. The kennel prize went to Mr. Fred H. Clarke. 



Irish Setters (Judge, John Davidson).— These classes 

 were also well rilled, and with some of the best that we 

 have. In challenge dogs five noted ones were brought out: 

 only one could win, however, and that was old champion 

 Tim, who carries his years very well. He beats Duke Elcho, 

 reserve, in head and ear, but loses in condition. Inehiquin 

 was looking well. Champion Laura B. held sway in the 

 bitch class with none to oppose her. Pride of Patsy, second 

 at Chicago this year, was picked out the winner in open 

 dogs. He is cut out before eye too much, needs more rib, 

 Las good legs, color and coat. Roekwood Dandy, second, 

 was at, New York and Pittsburgh. He has only a fair head, 

 is thick iu neck and none too good in quarters. Kildare 

 Glenmore, third, is a dog of nice type of head, a bit weak in 

 pasterns and feet not true and is rather light in body. Exile 

 It., reserve, was the Washington winner. Blue Rock, vhc, 

 is a well-formed dog but rather large and coarse and a bit 

 strong in head. Sarsfield, Jr., vhc, fails away behind and 

 is flat ribbed. Montauk, also vhc, is faulty in quarters and 

 hind legs only. Rex S., he, was second at Pittsburgh and 

 there described; should have done better here. Hunting- 

 ton, he, has a fair type of head, not good enough in front or 

 ribs, color good. Sport, e, has not stop enough. Edna H. 

 won again in bitches, her old antagonist, Norma, being out 



°f the way, second going to the same kennels' Alice Kent, 

 whose name must be well known now. Maid of Borstal, 

 third, I saw last in a different role, trying to spot the elusive 

 quail at High Point, N. O; she turns her feet out a bit, has 

 a rather English type of head, a nicely formed body and fair 

 color. Mollie Asthore has a fair head and commendable 

 legs, though feet turn out a trifle. Bonny Kathleen, vhc, 

 is suipy in muzzle and body needs more rib, chest and 

 depth of loin; good color. Gynette is rather leggy and nar- 

 row-chested; her excellent type of head is her strong forte. 

 The others need no particular mention. Puppies had the 

 winner in Minnie L.; has a fairly typical head, good bone 

 and color, ears are not set on well and ribs need more swell, 

 but this, perhaps, will come. The kennel prize went to Mr. 

 F. C. Fowler's kennel. 



Gordon Setters (Judge, John Davidson).— Gordons 

 were surprisingly strong in local entries, the crack dogs, 

 however, being conspicuous by their absence. Medals'in 

 Ben"s idea don't pay the freight, or he could have helped 

 the quabty along wonderfully, Tyrus was the winner last 

 year and was alone in challenge classes; he is a bit straight 

 behind, but has a nice head and forepart, tan rich on head. 

 In open dogs Ranger B. beat Heather York in head and 

 body. Count Noble, a small-sized dog, with nice tan mark- 

 ings and good body was third. Dash L , reserve, is not a 

 good specimen and must be considered lucky. Duke O, 

 vhe, has a rather short, coarse head, good bone, but is a 

 bit straight behind. Rex was another vhc. dog; better in 

 head than the other. Gordon Grouse and Gordon Dash 

 were placed in the he lot; the latter is rather throaty and 

 faulty behind. Flomont and Countess Roxie were placed 

 as named, the balance of good looks being in Flomont's 

 favor. Lady Gordon, third, fails in muzzle, nice tan. Nell, 

 reserve, I did not like in head, eyes prominent and set too 

 obliquely, giving a peculiar Japanese look to the face. 

 Queen Noble, vhe, has a nice head, but could be better rib- 

 bed—but she is a well-known winner. Josephine II., light 

 of tan, broad in skull and throaty, was given two letters. 

 A promising pup in Duchess was the only occupant of the 

 puppy benches. 



Beagles (Judge, John Davidson).— -This was as usual an 

 excellent showing , a number of good typical dogs being on 

 hand. The gigantic Storm got in again in the challenge 



class, and having been pulled down in 

 ^^tak weight considerably, scraped under 



'-i the Join, measure, the one that was 



used, consequently when it came to 

 '•',.„ . correct formation Tony Weller was 



not in it with him, and Frank Forest 



has gone off in front and was lame. 



The charming Lou bad her class to 

 dH| herself. Anew dog came out in the 



next class. Pulboro Crafty, and won: 

 e is rather on the large size, has a 



well shaped head, too much hair on 



lips, looks as if he had brushed against 



one of Mr. Nutt's rough-haired beagles 

 mk. john read, sometime, is throaty, ears nicely 



hung, rather heavy in shoulders, feet a 

 little open, and could be better ribbed up, and should be 

 deeper in body, a bit leggy, but moves well and handles his 

 brush correctly, Puzzle, second, is coarse in skull, thick 

 ears, short, thick neck aud too much loose skin, being very 

 throaty, otherwise well formed, but a trifle large. Niagara 

 Boy, reserve, is coarse in skull and a bit out at elbow. Spar- 

 tacus, vhe, was absent, having been lost before I got round 

 to his stall. Thunderer, he, is too long cast, head long, 

 but has good running gear. Belle of Woodbrook, looking 

 very well, scored again in bitches, followed by Lufra, also 

 well known. Fanny, third, is cheeky, broad in skull aud 

 too fine in muzzle, wide in chest and soft in coat, heavy 

 shoulders and neck. Juno II., reserve, is only fair, and I 

 liked Marvel, vhe, better for the place, though plain in 

 head; and Fitzil,. he, we saw at Pittsburgh. Under 13in. 

 dogs, Clyde, much improved, but still light in body, was 

 alone. In bitches TopsyS., very typical, though not straight 

 in front, won nicely from Tony II.', too heavy in shoulders 

 and fine in muzzle. Forest Daisy, third, is too spiky in 

 muzzle and not straight in bone. Lonesome, reserve, beats 

 Ruby, vhe, in head and compactness of body. Thunderer 

 won in puppies, followed by Rattler, reserve going to 

 Mouche, weak in pasterns and a bit dish faced, good bone. 

 A nice beagle in Charm won in bitches; not filled out enough 

 in body yet, excellent forelegs, face a little long; the others 

 call for no particular mention. The kennel prize went to 

 the Somerset Kennels. 



Spaniels (Judge, John Da vidson).— There is little new 

 to be said of the entries in this breed, most of them have 

 been seen during the circuit. Beverly Negus, in challenge 

 class, was well placed over Newton Abbott Laddie, beaten 

 in head and length, but has the straighter front. In open 

 fields, Newton Abbott Farmer had no competition but was 

 well prepared. In bitches Nancy Lee Obo's fa.t body should 

 have thrown her out; Rosedale Bess, faulty in muzzle, good 

 front, came in for second; the position might have been 

 reversed. Challenge cocker dogs gave the judge plenty to 

 do between Cherry Boy and Fascination, the latter won 

 beating the other in head, but it is a mere touch, Boy being 

 a little higher on the leg and deeper in body, but then Fas- 

 cination is but a pup. Ch. I Say had a good time beating 

 Black Duchess. In open dogs first went to the well known 

 Jersey Obo, who beats Victor, second, in type, as be is 

 nothing more .than a small field spaniel, much too long in 

 body, head not a cocker's and besides too curly round ears 

 and neck; Black Baby had gone home when I came round; 

 Sancha Panza is high on leg and coarse in head; Ben Rabbi 

 and Brush both h.e, are only moderate specimens Wood- 

 stock Daisy, second at N. Y., wes placed over Woodstock 

 Dora who is a little longer in body and not so good in muz- 

 zle: Queenie W., reserve, was the Chicago winner and was 

 well up with the others, losing in front somewhat; Lady, 

 v.h.c , has too much stop and skull is too round; Beatrice, 

 h.e,isafair stamp, but too high in skull, rather light in 

 body and elbows should be truer; Bessie Beard deserved 

 better treatment than h.e, she was at New York. In any 

 other color, Bessie the winner, is faulty in muzzle, nice fore- 

 legs; Daisy, second, is too long in head and dip3 behind the 

 shoulder. Mike O'Donahue is a fair Water Spaniel, lacks curl, 

 coat too open, good topknot, muzzle faulty, good legs and 

 correct tail; Curley, is too flat headed, lacks topknot, tail 

 all wrong, a bad second; Fascination and Woodstock Daisy 

 made a good pair of winninjr cocker puppies. 



Dachshunds (Judge, John Davidson).— Zulu II. was a 

 good winner in a rather ordinary class of both sexes, fol- 

 lowed by Fraulein Waldrecb II., short in ear, fat, short 

 body, nice loose skin, crook and chest. Punch, reserve, is 

 very coarse in front and light behind. This denotes the rest 

 of the class. 



Foxhounds (Judge, John Davidson).— Nothing very com- 

 mendable about these, type being a mixture of English and 

 American. Dave Crockett is a well-built hound, that could 

 stand on better feet and is a bit fine in muzzle. Willie H. 

 loses in bone to the winner. Waltham Jewel, a well-known 

 winner on bench and field, was reserve. The others need 

 not be particularized. Modest Girl proved the winner in 

 bitches. She is a sort of heavy American type, with a good 

 hound coat and excellent pins. Madame Nordica, second, is 

 a light, weedy animal. 



Collies (Judge, James Mortimer).— Thin breed had a 

 good representation, though not up to the class of former 

 years us a whole. Roalyu Wilkes and Cora II. furnished 

 the winners in the challenge classes. Mo3t of the winners 

 in dogs are well known. Oruiskirk Shep again proved him- 

 self equal to the occasion, downing Renown, who is a bit 



coarse in head, but is fairly good behind it: Prince Wilkes 

 beats him in head and I like him better all round, barring 

 size. Royal Scot, reserve, has a poor expression, gets his 

 ears up almost prick and is rather broad in skull. Roslyn 

 Conway, looking better, I liked as well, if not better; he is 

 getting a nice coat now. Scotson, vhe, is a little coarse in 

 head, but has an excellent coat. Scotsman, he, the new 

 Canadian dog. is too high in skull, but has an excellent 

 coat and good legs. Robley, he, is wooly coated and 

 coarse in ears and head. Highland Floss, the winner iu 

 bitches, is a nice stamp, nice head and good dense coat, ears 

 well carried. The merle Blue Ruin, a noted winner on the 

 otheT aide, is a bit full in eye and high in skull, nice legs, 

 frill and coat, a very handsome animal, shown in nice trim. 

 Mother Shipton came in a. good third, her sweet expression 

 and collie character being very noticeable. Helen Douglas, 

 another new one of Mr. McEwen's, won well from Roxie in 

 head and coat in the puppy class; others were , small. 

 Seminole Kennels won the kennel prize. 



Poodles (Judge, James Mortimer).— Dexter had no diffi- 

 culty in beating Black Jack for his new owner, excelling in 

 head, cords and loin. Bean, vhe, is light in loin and wooly 

 coated. Bell, he, would do with more rib and a better coat, 

 smart action. 



Bulldogs (Judge, James Mortimer).— A small entry but 

 choice. Saieui furnished the only challenge entry and looked 

 none the worse for her narrow" escape. Pathfinder had no 

 difficulty in accounting for Handsome Dan, who in turn 

 beats Carisbrook in head and bulldog character, being more 

 broken up in face. Adiscombe Gipsy, owing to the death of 

 Carrie, had a bloodless victory. 



Bull Terriers (Judge, James Mortimer),— A rattling 

 show of these dogs faced the judge but of course many of the 

 winners are too well known to need description. Carney 

 had no difficulty in scoring over Prince Bendigo, who loses 

 to him in eye, muzzle and is heavy in shoulders and cheeky, 

 having gone off considerably lately. Streatham Monarch 

 was absent. Edgewood Fancy had an easy victory over 

 Marguerite, who has passed her prime. Edgewood Flyer, 

 getting in good shape, not so light iu body, was lucky in 

 meeting Diamond King in such poor shape after his narrow 

 squeak from suffocation: the dog could hardly stand up 

 and should not have been shown: he had a hard fight for his 

 life, but under Dr. Glover's doctoring he was in a fairway 

 to recovery when the show closed. In bitches, heavy 

 weights, Winning Wagtail put another first to her credit, 

 beating British Queen m front and ribs. In the light weight 

 dogs the New York winner, Dusty Miller, was again placed: 

 Slavin second, having a fair head, but is not good enough in 

 forelegs. Lumont Kit was the winning bitch; she stands a 

 bit out in front, and feet and pasterns could be improved. 

 Edgewood Flyer was the only puppy shown. 



Boston Terriers (Judge, Dr. J. S. Saunders).— This 

 was a regular field day for these dogs, their enthusiastic 

 admi rers getting together the largest entry yet seen of the 

 breed, but I do not agree with the methods used to display 

 this local breed; buuting and six-foot signs may do for a 

 circus, but are out of place in a dog show. One cannot but 

 admire Dr. Saunders' idea of merit; with such a large entry 

 there was lots of room for a distribution of cards, but this 

 judge was very chary of his commendations, giving vhe. 

 be and e to one dog only in order of merit, thus these cards 

 had as much significance as the prize cards. Tumbler, last 

 year's winner, scored equal 93, 1 believe, with Prince Walnut, 

 but the latter being brindle and white had to succumb to 

 the all brindle. Ben, third, is round in head and has a bull 

 front when he should be straight. Tom Sayres is a taking 

 looking dog, brindle and white and looks fit for business. 

 In bitches Miss Thora is a very natty youngster, beating 

 Daisy in head and front according to the standard, which in 

 some of the winners I could hardly follow. It strikes me 

 they require to breed more of the bull out of these dogs. 

 Nellie hardly has stop enough and looks plain in head to 

 some of the more finished specimens. Daisy, third, was last 

 year's winner. In the under 201bs. dogs Rossie Richards was 

 scored the winner over Grip and Groton Tiger came third. 

 The standard calls for a short, fine tail, but few of them had 

 more than a bull screw tail. The winning bitch Famous is 

 a very natty little lady, but has not the flat skull that is 

 called for. Trixy and Peg came in the order named and the 

 former is nice and straight in front with a well turned head. 

 Puppies were not so good. The judge scored the dogs' and 

 had a formidable task as the entries numbered about 60. It 

 would be interesting to know what their scores would be if 

 brought in a few hours after and the programme repeated. 

 If the standard is well defined comparison should be a much 

 easier and satisfactory way of judging. 



Fon- Terriers (Judge, James Mortimer).— Boston gener- 

 ally has a capital display in this breed, and this show was 

 no exception. New men are coming into the breed and help 

 to keep the interest up, no matter what the older exhibitors 

 may think about the decisions in the judging ring, and this 

 will always be the case in any popular breed, and especially 

 this one. If judges were all of one opinion then would it be 

 time to squeal in the interests of our bench shows. In chal- 

 lenge dogs, contrary to rumor, Blemton Victor II. turned up 

 as lively as ever, looking a trifle delicate, but no invalid by 

 any means, his kennel mate Lucifer coming next, a place 

 that Raby Mixer was entitled to, better in head and front. 

 In bitches Dona downed the crack Rachel, who did not look 

 as well as she used to. In open dogs, Starden's King, look- 

 ing well, won from Raby Pallisy, who is a trifle loaded in 

 shoulders, big in ear, nice long head, eye a trifle large, 

 pasterns could be stronger, but good in body and quarters, 

 plenty of coat but soft; just off the ship it was hardly a fair 

 show for him, in color he is all white; the puppy Vandal, a 

 very smart little chap, well deserved third honors, good 

 head, eye, front and coat, faulty in stifles and hocks. Dob- 

 bin came in reserve. Ebor Spendthrift and Brockenhurst 

 Tyke were the vhc. dogs, together with the good dog Blemton 

 Valor, whose eye and ground-down teeth should hardly put 

 such a good terrier so far back, as the points of the teeth 

 are the only parts gone, and he still can hold his own and as 

 much more as he could get hold of in a scrimmage. Blem- 

 ton Volo, he, is not straight in front, and Sashly Verderer 

 is too round in skull. Beverwyck Rebel, heavy in shoulders 

 and coarse in skull, might still have had another letter. Miss 

 Dollar could not be denied in bitches; Grouse II., a bit too 

 fat, came next, a little pinched in muzzle, ears not carried 

 close enough, good body and quarters; Spinster, well known, 

 was third. Dudley Toilet, reserve, is full in muzzle, fair 

 front, good body and coat. Woodale Regina we spoke of 

 before. Suffolk Teazle won in wire dogs over Risea, who 

 beats him in legs but is too round in skull, wide in front, 

 good coat and bone. Tic Tac, vhe, is not straight in front 

 and is snipy in muzzle. Vandal won well in puppy dogs, 

 followed by Beverwyck Punster, who afterwards won the 

 Apollo Stakes. In bitches the New York winner scored 

 well, beating Seacroft Boaster in head and bone. Blemton 

 Kennels worn the kennel prize, though with Dona, Starden's 

 King and Miss Dollar, to say nothing of the others, Mr. 

 Thayer had more than a look in. 



Dandie Dinjiont Terriers, Etc. (Judge, James Mnrti- 

 mer).— King o' the Heather turned the tables on Sir Robert 

 this time, followed by Heather Madge, vhc. ; but Sarah, with 

 e.isquiteasgoodabitch, better in arch of loin and stronger 

 head. Scotch terriers saw the new dog Kilroy win for Mr. 

 Brooks. This breed ;s making rapid strides. Kilstor, sec- 

 ond, loses to the other in bone and head, scoring in ear, eye 

 and short body, Scotch Hot, vhe, was the New York win- 

 ner. Kilbar, he, loses in body and head. 



Irish Terriers (Judge, James Mortimer).— A capital lot 

 of these daredevils; Dnnmurry being alone in challenge 

 class. Box IV. and Hanover Boy was again the order in 



