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FOREST AND STREAM. 



LSept. 24, 1891. 



presence of the New York St. Bernard Kennel added con- 

 siderable (jnality to the exhibit. Challenge rough classes 

 proved blank. In the open dog class Kingston Regent's ffood 

 quality, massive head, bone and good color could not be 

 denied', and he was au easy winner. The more one sees of 

 this dot< the more certain it is that he will prove a very hard 

 dog to beat in tlie very liest company; second went to 

 Hesper's Sou, a do^- of nice qnality, lacking in massiveness 

 of head and dark shadings, but well formed in body and 

 forelegs, hiijdlegs a little too straight, he is only 14 months 

 old and mil very 1 lively develop into a pretty nice dog; 

 Monk, third, is nicely marked but long in head, good bone 

 and shows lots of quality; Monarch, from the same kennel, 

 lacks blaze, is light in body, weak in pasterns, and bead not 

 short enough; Don Phylis, reserve, was at Hamilton; Bruce, 

 he., is suipy-muzzled and long-faced, his head is also almost 

 black; Oscar, iilso two letters, T did not see; Benmore, Jr., 

 lost a letter in this company. The order in bitches was the 

 same as at Hamilton, Republican Belle, Zenith and Glenisla. 

 Beulah, fourth, loses to the others in head, a very poor one 

 without blaze, though in body and bone she is vei'ygood; 

 Phyllis, reserve, is long in head but good in body; Daisy May 

 hardly deserved vhc, she is not much better than a coarse 

 collie, with very little St. Bernard type. Nora, he, is much 

 better, though faulty in head properties, snipy and so on, 

 but is fairly good behind that part of her anatomy. Nell 

 Maida, c, is of poor coloring and quality. Tlie puppy class 

 for dogs was a tiig one and .some fair stock was shown, the 

 winner turning np in Mr. J^ell's "pick up" at Chicago, Sir 

 John. He is a well luade dog, but on account of his twitch- 

 ing from ctiorea, .siidnhl have been put back. He will, per- 

 haps, eventually grow cint of this, as it has already left his 

 shoixlder, but a.s it is tlii.s infirmity should count against him 

 at present, HC lias a fairly good "head, excellent bone, is of 

 good size, nice foii.t, .and when filled out his body will be 

 good. Ilesi)cr's Sou, for Lhc reason stated, should have been 

 first; Don Phyli.s came third, reserve going to Kildonan, 

 showing very good bone lint not straight on his pins. The 

 other mentioired ones I did not see, they having been taken 

 out. Intiitch puppies Lady Maud, the winner, is too houndy 

 headed. Theljen, second, has only his nice body au<l legs to 

 recommeLid; lacks type, head very poor. In clutUenKe, 

 suHinths, cli. Hector had another lonely victory. By afooli.sh 

 mistake Othello, who could have taken second in tlie rough 

 dog clas.s, was entered in the snujoths, and the mistake not 

 being kuowu until the smooth class was called, he was 

 thrown out and did not conifxite at all. In open bitches a 

 very fair lot turned out, Lady Swiss, the winner, lacks 

 blaze, but is nicely found in body and legs. Dell, second, 

 T failed to see. Geinmi, third, is faulty in iiead and Nun 

 Nicer came fotirlh, though she deserved a higher place. 

 Nero, in dog pupi)ie.s, couid do no better than second with- 

 out competition; liody the best part of him even now. 

 Gemuii won without competition in her clas.s. The win- 

 ners in the novice classes hav(! all been described above. 

 Altogether this was the bi'.st lot of St. Bernards ever shown 

 in Canada, Mr. .1. S. Williams having four roughs, took 

 both those keunel prizes, but the smooths did not fill. 



BLOOnnOTfNDS-tCHAS. II. MASON). 



Only two entries, and Jack Shepard completely smothered 

 Beauty, who was far away from him in head, though nearly 

 as good in body and legs. 



SEWPOUNPLANDS— (CHAS. H. MASON). 



Champion Leo added another to his score, although far 

 from a good one. Major, second, loses in depth of muzzle, 

 but harl he had a little attention would be quite as good in 

 coat. Neither are really true types. 



GREAT DANES— (MISS ANNA IT. WHITNET). 



Thanks to the Wolverine Kennels there was quite a fair 

 showing in this breed dear to the hearts of the Germans. 

 Considering the great number of Germans in this country 

 it is a wonder the number of this breed shown is not larger, 

 though perhaps the difficulty in keeping them is the chief 

 obstacle with the majority. No entries in the challenge 

 classes. As was the case last year another exceptionally 

 good great Dane was shown in the open class for dogs; this 

 was Imijerial, a much improved dog since Chicago, though 

 he can still cai-ry many pounds more flesh. He was a great 

 attraction at the show; in fact the chief one; he is many 

 points ahead of Favor, tliis time in his right class. Brutus, 

 third, is light in body, st raight in stifles, has a fairly good 

 head and nice bone. Pa.sL-ha 11. was at Hamilton. Bis- 

 marck, c, has a bad head. Minerva's li^awn, in competition 

 with those of her own .sex, here took premier honors, Ultima 

 coming next; both were desciibed last week. They also oc- 

 cupied the same position in the puppy class. Siegfrieda, 

 faulty in head, vhc. 



RUSSIAN WOLFHOUNDS— (OITAS. H. MASON). 



Only three were entered. Valdemir had no competitor. 

 He is not filling out as he should do in body, neither is 

 Princess Irma, who beats her litter sister Modjeska in head, 

 size aird bone, the latter is better in loin, but loses again in 

 pasterns. 



DEEKHOUNDS— (CHAS, H, MASON). 

 The only one present was Silver Queen, short in muzzle, 

 heavy in shoulder, but otherwise fairly good; two other en- 

 tries were absent. 



OflKVHOlTNDS — (ClIAS. H. MASON). 



Though in uunil lers not as large as last year, still the qual- 

 ity shown was about the best we have,'East at any rate. 

 Gem of the Season had little difficttlty in beating the slack- 

 waisted champion Highland Chief in the dog challenge 

 class. Champion Balkis entered not for competition. In 

 bitches, champion Cassandra, whose six years or more of 

 usefulness are beginning to tell on her, was well ahead of 

 Spinaway in head and ribs. The next cla.ss was a repetition 

 of Hamilton as far as Ornatus and Pious Pembroke were 

 concerned, Mr. Pope's new dog, Old Stone, third, lo.sing in 

 feet, ribs and hindlegs. Highland Donald, gone oil" in front, 

 coming next: he is well known. Ranger had to put up with 

 three lettei'S this time. Dick, he, is badly pig- jawed and 

 longea.st. Bhrcher, c, be.st parts are ribs and loin; hind 

 parts, feet and pasterns faulty. An excellent class, showing 

 ■ lots of quality, and the awards were fully indorsed by the 

 running of the dogs in the races afterward, proving that 

 bench show form is compatible with good work in the field. 

 The bitch class was also good as far as the top ones wei-e 

 concerned, Bestwood Dai.sy and Lilly of Gainsboro being the 

 order for the money; the latter has the better head and is 

 stronger in loin and better ribbed, also more let down in 

 stifles; the names as given in Hamilton report should be 

 transposed. Bestwood Dai.sy is brimful of quality. Bert of 

 Fashion, a name dangerously near that of the rioted English 

 bitch, was third, but I did not see this one. Lady Langtry, 

 I'eserve, is weak in pasterns, light in loin. Grimsby Jess is 

 not of much account, while Elsie II., by her good front, 

 gained two letters also. Galatea, c, is heavy in shoulders, 

 not straight in forelegs and lacks rib development. The 

 puppies were divided. The winner in dogs, Misterton, has 

 a poor head, but is good in front; body needs time. Jack 

 took second; he was out. The winner in bitches was Bed of 

 Stones, Mi.ss Glendine coming second. She h a.s nice fore- 

 legs, but feet are ()i)en; ks a bit ovei'shot and light i n eye. 

 Though local entries were few, there was no mistake about 

 the quality of the American dogs. 



FONIIOIINDS— (.ions DAVIDSON). 



As usual in Canada, there were some fairly good English 

 hounds shown, the winner last year, (ieuiii.s, again licing 

 placed in the van, with Rouser, not so well-ribbed up or as 

 good in head, second; both have good hound coats. Preacher, 

 third, has splendid well-boned forelegs, but is snipy in muz- 



zle and stifles are not bent enough. Vexation, second last^» 

 year, was the only one in the bitch class; she is a bitch of 

 good parts. Classes were also made for American hounds, 

 several of those shown being weedy hounds and of the 

 English type. The winner in the dog class belonged to the 

 only and well-known Dan O'Shea, Ranger, better in legs 

 and feet, winning over Riugwood. Bingo, third, is more on 

 English type and a bit straight behind. Bruce, vhc, I could 

 not find. Dan also had the two winners in the bitch class, 

 Countess and Hasty, the latter a fair American. In har- 

 riers the winner is a fairly good one, though feet and pas- 

 terns might be batter. Tomboy is a foxhound puppy of 

 American type. In bitches Molly could do no better than 

 .second, very snipy and too long east. 



POINTERS— (JOHN DAVIDSON). 



A better lot than usually seen in Canada. Mr. Davey 

 .showed a very nice team, and as their breeding is tip top 

 there should soon be a good lot of pointers mnning round 

 his bailiwick. Challenge heavy bitches had champion Belle 

 Randolph, the winner, in Devon Nell's ab.sence. In heavy 

 open dogs Tempest beats Westminster Drake behind the 

 head. Revelation was the winner in heavy-weight bitches. 

 She is a bit straight-faced, but otherwise well formed, ex- 

 cepting a little weakness of pasterns, she was also too fat; 

 Ightfieid Madge, second, one of Mr. Davey's new ones, is ex- 

 cellent in front and bone. In challenge classes for light- 

 weights Pommery Sec and Fan N. won the prizes for Mr. 

 Hyland in their respective clas.ses. Both looked well. The 

 open litrht-weight dog class produced a few more entries, 

 and to Ossining went the blue ribbon; Shot, second, losing 

 in hindlegs and chest; Axtel King Don, whose front might 

 be better, and exiiression and muzzle hardly the thing, 

 otherwise fair, coming third; Save, vhc, is not abad stamp, 

 while Snipe, c, is too honndy-headed and throaty. In 

 liitches, that natty piece of dog flesh, Lady Gay Spanker, 

 true to her name, an elegant mover, was well in front; Miss 

 Rumer, second, is nicely fronted, though at times one elbow 

 goes out a bit, but little fault can be found with her; Phan- 

 tom, third, has been spoken of before. Lady Graphic, re- 

 serve, occupied an unusual place; in vhc, Dodo, is a bit 

 short in muzzle, feet open, and is a trifle long cast. In 

 novice clas.s the order was Ightfieid Madge and Dodo. Pup- 

 pies were fair, Bessie Girl being the be.st. 



KNULISH SETTERS— (.lOllN DAVIDSON). 



Mr. Davidson, as is generally the case, had a big welcome 

 in English .setters. As most of the dogs were commented on 

 in Hamilton report it is no u.se going over them again in 

 detail. Edgemark again proved himself a winner, and this 

 must qualify him for the challenge class; .second went to 

 Ightfieid Rliuilas, with whom little fault can be found, 

 might be a hit straighter in front, ears in carriage could be 

 improved; Viscount}, a little better looking as to coat than at 

 Hamilton, was placed third; Tony Glad.stone, reserve; Sir 

 Edward, vhc, have been spoken of before; Mount Royal 

 Stride is not straight in front, feet turn out a bit, but head 

 fairly good; B"'orest Tatton, he , loses in feet and loin and is 

 throaty. In bitches Nia was this time placed flr.st, shelooked 

 cleaner and in better shape, though still heavy looking and 

 moving queerly behind; Forest Heather, second, is throaty, 

 but otherwise well formed; Albert's Nellie went still a peg 

 lower to third place; Victress Lewellin, fourth, fir.st at 

 Hamilton, needs no further description; Canadian Lillie, 

 reserve, is hardly strong enough in muzzle, but in legs, feet 

 and body is still good; Monk's Fan, from the same kennel, 

 is a daughter of Monk of Furness, and is much of his type; Vic 

 is a bit wide in front and not ribbed up enough; Nora III. 

 again captured three letters; in the he. lot Forest Gladys is 

 a bit wide in. front, skull too thick and eye prominent. 

 Novice dogs had the same as above, excepting Toby, a large 

 well-made dog, heavily marked but well formed if he is a bit 

 coarse throughout. In novice bitches Victress Lewellin was 

 ahead, beating Qtieen of Fasldon in body; Vic, third, is only 

 a modei'ate one. In puppy dogs Field Marshall, the winner, 

 is long-cast, the others were fair, but most of them had been 

 removed when I took my notes. 



IRISH SETTERS— t-IOHN DAVIDSON). 



The dogs in these classes were fully up to the average, and 

 many of them had been at Hamilton the previous week. 

 Challenge classes were drawn blank. Seminole again 

 proved the winner in the open dog class, beating Parnell in 

 head and front, Glen Jarvis, now well known, coming next. 

 Dr. H., fourth, is a big, coarae-looking pup, leggy and hardly 

 showing quality enough. Erin's Lad is a promising pup, 

 nice head, and Larry, faulty in front, well deserved his let- 

 ters. Eleo, though lacking type, should have had another 

 letter, and Hiawatha, faulty in head and forelegs, and not 

 ribbed up enough, also took two letters. In open bitches, 

 Irene, the winner, is a nice setter; skull is a bit broad, but 

 otherwise she will do. Duchess of Avondale, second, is 

 throaty, but of fair type of head, a little long cast in body; 

 Goldsmith Maid is too fine in muzzle, and feet turn out a 

 bit; Rose Palmerstou I have commented on before. Nellie 

 D., vhc, is light throughoiat, lacks character in head, and is 

 faulty in quarters. Minnehaha, in the same division, is too 

 prominent in brow and needs more flesh. Aurora, he, is 

 now well known in these columns; Lady Alice is narrow- 

 chested, light in body and faulty behind, otherwise of fair 

 type. Novice dogs— Rufus, the winner, beats Erin's Lad in 

 head, and Rose Palmerstoh was again placed over Lady 

 Alice in bitches. Puppies were a repetition of other 



GORDON SETTERS— (JOHN DAVIDSON). 



The same old crowd, Dr. Dixon's team scooping in all the 

 money in the challenge clas.ses. Ivauhoe and Leo B. classed 

 as at Hamilton in dogs, and Duchess of Waverley, beating 

 Becky Sharp in head, in the bitch class. Two turned np in 

 open dogs. Clyde, the winner, beats Pendennis in coloring 

 and head. Dorothea, the winner in the bitch class, is light 

 in tan, faulty in muzzle, and was shown fat; she beats Annie 

 G ordon in head and ribs. The third one was a late entry and 

 not named. Miss Mulfit, fourth, is faulty in ribs and head, 

 and Cherry Ripe's light body and lack of rib could get her 

 no more than three letters. The puppy and novice classes 

 were filled by these previou.sly mentioued. Outside the chal- 

 lenge dogs there was little quality shown, most of the ex- 

 hibits lacking depth of muzzle and bone. 



COLUES— (JOHN DAVIDSON). 



The absence of the Chestnut Hill Kennels leaves compe- 

 tition in these classes more open, as, though the Seminole 

 Kennels showed some of the old winners, still they are not 

 put on the bench as they should be Conditioning collies 

 aitd keeping their coats in show fettle is an art not learned 

 in a day. Roslyn Wilkes not being for regular competition 

 let Ro.slyn Dandy in for the challenge dog prize, and in 

 bitches Metchley Surpri.se had a walkover. In open dogs 

 many of the dogs were reviewed last week, the wfnner, 

 Dowry, although well coated is very faulty in head, coarse, 

 light-eyed and short-faced: I liked the flamOton winner, 

 Metchley Wonder II., fourth, tor the place, he is truer to 

 type, though out of coat; .second went to the coarse Moon- 

 stone, spoken of at Hamilton; Sir Walter Scott II., barring 

 coat, should have been above him, "'Square Deal" Eberhart 

 having trained his tail "down to the ground;" reserve went 

 to Roslyn Conway, who, though out of coat, is better type 

 than some of those over him; Rowdy, vhc, got all he de- 

 served; Wait-a-wee, he , is too high in skull, faulty in ribs 

 and front; Toronto Wonder, same division, not straight in 

 front, lacking in ribs and soft in coat. The liitches were 

 only a poor lot. Masilla, the winner last year, wa.s absent, 

 and first went to Nancy, who has a soft woolly coat, is too 

 heavy in shoulders, and faulty in muzzle and ears; Dot, 

 small, but typical, should have won, is out of coat, but what 



there is has the right feel; Belle, third, excels in forelegs, 

 has a fairly good top co.'it, but no under; Reta, fourth, is a 

 little wastrel; Maid of Dundee, vhc, is light-eyed, bad head, 

 poor feet, and not deserviug a card. A poor class on the 

 whole. The novice class awards followed the opeu, Egling- 

 tou taking second here and Sir Walter Scott first. In 

 bitches, Fury, the winner, is nice type, might be better in 

 front; Heuther Bell, second, has a nice head but ears are too 

 big, is light in body; Bes.sy's poor head was counterbalanced 

 by her nice textiu-e of coat. The puppy winners have been 

 mentioned, with the exception of Scotilla IV., who won 

 nicely in head and coat. 



BULLDOGS— (CHAS. II. MASON). 

 This breed did not show up very well, though Bo'swain in 

 dogs and Bloater Girl in bitches were of a good sort and the 

 only entries. The latter was looking better than the week 

 previous. 



BULL-TEKRIERS— (CHA.S. H. MASON). 

 Nearly all the same dogs as at Hamilton, consequently, as 

 stated, a good. lot. Their positions, however, were reversed 

 in most cases. Dufl'erin was the only clialleuge dog and the 

 well known Starliuht also had her class to herself." In dogs 

 Irlr. Mason thought Topspa.rkle the best, bis coal, or lack of 

 it, not to mention his head, should have put lajn:i buck. 

 Duke of Wellington, a heavily boned ptip, came second; he is 

 good in front, that is all. Ben Battle, third, has a good eye, 

 but is short and heavy faced. Prince Bendigo, losing flesh, 

 was reserve this time. Common, King of Hearts, Watch- 

 ful Wagtail, formerly Little Donov.an, were all vhc, aud 

 are well known, and so is Muster Dick, he. Hoyal is more 

 of a business dog, and Bu.vton Baron, second. He loses in 

 body and loin, fair head. In bitches Grave Duchess won 

 again this year. Edgwood Fancy and Queen of the Dale 

 were botli put over her the week before; the latter is not 

 improving in condition. Heb, he, was in bad shape and 

 head is nothing extra. In puppies Duke of Wellington 

 rightly beat Belle of Kdgewood. Au excellent showing and 

 something Canada has not seen before this year. 



POODLES— (CHAS. II. MASON). 

 Only one entry in dogs, and that the "African poodle" 

 Friday. First withheld and second awarded and Frost, 

 though deserving a letter, was debarred from participating 

 in the spoils in the bitch class. 



SPANIELS— (A. CLINTON WILMERDING). 



Not "A. Clinton, Esq., Welmerding," as the catalogue 

 had it. Of coirrse Mr. Wilmerding's first appearance as a 

 spaniel judge in Canada was a .signal for a big turn out in 

 the spaniel classes, and especially in cockers. He had a 

 good light in the ring upstairs and rather upset some pre- 

 vious decisions. 

 An indifferent Irish water spaniel was given a second. 

 Clumbers saw the usual faces on the bench. Boss III. 

 had his challenge class to himself and well it was so; Lady 

 Bromine, the same, though not recovered, they are better, 

 but still should not be shown. In dogs it whs a tight go 

 between Johnny Junior and Darby; the latter's head is so 

 much.taetter type and front is so superior that Johnny's 

 good body can hardly counteract it. Lady Jo had the bitch 

 class to herself. 



Field spaniels, with Mr. Kirk an exhibitor, were better 

 off tor quality, Newton Abbott Laddie aud Bridford Ruby 

 each taking a challenge flr.st. In open black dog.s Rideau 

 Bob has good body, legs and fi^et, is faulty in skull and 

 muzzle, not square enough. Samson, second, is well known 

 and Brantford Mohawk I spoke of last week. In bitches 

 Rosedale Bess, a promising youngster, beats Rosedale Belle 

 in head and front. Liver dogs saw old Bea.u, the winner, 

 looking quite himself. Any other color was a mixed lot; 

 Fancy, first, is better in head and coat than Billy, though 

 the latter is better in front. Toby, third, is beaten in fore- 

 legs and is a bit leggy. Bob beat Rosedale Scamp in pup- 

 pies, but both want propping in front. 



The cocker black challenge dogs were a hot lot, and Rabbi 

 moved con.siderably up this time, going to the top of the 

 class, with Black Dixke second, the fatter beating old cham- 

 pion Brant in head. Miss Obo II. had an easy win over 

 Bessie W., both from the same kennel, in challenge bitches. 

 Any other colored challenge dogs were a gift to Brantford 

 Red Jacket, but King Puaroah's Sister is not up to chal- 

 lenge form, and a diploma would have suited her style of 

 head better. Open black dogs saw the well known Black 

 Dufferin a good winner, beating Oban in head and very much 

 in body and quarters. Dono, third, is equally as good as 

 the second winner and has improved. Black Brant, fourth, 

 I did not see. Obadiah, reserve this time, is au of fc-descri bed 

 dog. Brock, vhc, is too big and long in head. In fiitclies 

 I Guess, a .sister to I Say, whs put at the head nf affairs. I 

 like her better in body than I Say, has au excellent front, but 

 not so good in mu/.zle as the latter. Woodstock Cora no 

 doubt went over I Say on account of condition, coat, etc., as 

 she is not so good in head but has a nice body and is well 

 fronted, Cleo II. was described last week, and .so was Brant- 

 ford Flirt, reserve, and Brantford Topsy, vhc. Woodland 

 Susie, and Jealousy, he, may also be passed over with the 

 same remark. Any other color dogs hiid the winners in 

 Brantford Redman, described last week; he beats Nugget in 

 forefeet and behind to shoulders, which dip a bit. Bambo 

 and Rufus, third and fourth, need no further mention. 

 Molly proved herself supei ior to i^ady of Learning, the ma- 

 tron, in condition and body. Brantford Red Riding Hood, 

 a little long cast, came third, and Dolly Varden, fi-bm the 

 same kennel, could get no higher than fourth on account of 

 her legs, which are slightly out of fashion. Blushing Rose, 

 vhc, well known, aud Northern Queen, also, vhc, faulty in 

 head, too much cut out before the eye, completed the class. 

 The novice cla.ss awards were nearly all taken by dogs pre- 

 viously mentioned, though Ontario, a new face, third in 

 dogs, is too domy in skull, but has an excellent cobby body, 

 and Van Hood, vhc, is a little on the leg. The puppy win- 

 ners have also been described and their places can be found 

 on referring to the prize list, 



BEAGLES— (.JOHN DAVIDSON). 

 Most of the winners are well known, champion Royal 

 Krueger taking the challenge dog prize, aud champion Una 

 the same for her sex. Tricotrin again won in dogs, with 

 Roy K. second. Roscoe, third, is coar.se but is a good stamp 

 of working hound, a little lai-ge sized. Hornell-Harmouy 

 Kennels also supiilied the winners in bitches, \vith Klf; ,she 

 beats Rnliy iu head, body and front. Periwinkle, third, is 

 nice type," but lit;lit .-ukI a little out of shape, has a good 

 hound coat. King Krueger won in puxipies; is long in body 

 and large even now; he wins over Guy in muzzle, feet and 

 coat. The under 13in. class had one entry, AvaW. well- 

 known. 



EOX-TERRIERS— (CHAS. H. MASON). 

 A glance through the catalogue shows the names of nearly 

 all those at Haiiiilton the previous week, Dobbin being 

 about the only new face worth mentioning, Tne challenge 

 cla.sses did not fill. In ojien dogs the Woo<lale Kennels' new 

 dog made his fir.st appearance. He is a nice terrier, showing 

 lots of character, a fairly wtH-formcd head, though a little 

 too much stop, excellent front and good bone and coat, ears 

 well carried; he beats Bleniton Trump nicely, who in turn 

 was placed over Starden's .lack, re.serve going to Diver Third, 

 whose faults I spoke of last week; Painter this time doing 

 no better than vhc, as was Endclill'e Spice; Woodale Rival, 

 in the sa.me lot, i.s faulty in muz/.lr, a bit round iu skull yet, 

 trirlf long ill body bntriirt- and siiaimit in front. Nobody's 

 fJhild, he Those are with 1 he excepMun of Rival familiar 

 names now. Pepper is pinched in muzzle but coat of good 

 texture. In bitches first went to last year's winuerj Ebor 



