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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Oct. 15, 1891 • 



DANBURY DOG SHOW. 



ANOTHER pleasant little reunion of Connecticut fanciers 

 took place at tbis pretty town last week. The show 

 properly opened on Wednesday, Oct. 7, and closed on Satur- 

 day evening. There is always' a charm about the Danbury 

 Pair sliow. In the first place there is a deliciotis sense of 

 freedom from the trammels of red tapism so often encoun- 

 tered at these shows. The managers are obliging, courteous 

 and hospitable, and if the exhibitor does not win a prize it 

 is from no fault of these good people, as the judge must be 

 blessed with considerable firmness of character to withstand 

 their urgent appeals to not withhold this and that prize. 

 "Oh! gire them something, came a long way. perhaps, and 

 you know it costs money." Soinething like this was whis- 

 pered in my ears repeatedly. Still, it was a pleasant little 

 show, not s'o many well-known faces there perhaps as last 

 year, nor yet so many dogs, but still on the whole quite a 

 fair show. Frank Dole was there and winked the other eye 

 as be told me of his varied experiences amoug the dog men 

 of England during his summer trip. He had a good string 

 along with him as usual, aud after the prizes were awarded 

 he was busy trying to find out how much he had won, as 

 part of the entrance fee. five-eighths of one dollar, was re- 

 turned to the winner. As there were no catalogues printed 

 it made it difficult to find out who was in it, so to speak. 



Dr. Haire, Louis Contoit. W. H. Hyland and other 

 fanciers were present. Mr. Geo. E. Sears worked hard to 

 keep everything going smoothly, ably aided by Mr. Reed, 

 who worked like a Trojan to get the dogs into the ring. 

 The quality on the whole was about on a par with last year, 

 but until this show is held tinder the wing of the A.K.C., 

 and wins will count, they cannot hone to get the entry they 

 should have so near to New York. This verj^ likely will be 

 arranged for next year, when we shall expect to see a well - 

 organized exhibition. This year the long list of Canadian 

 shows also had a deterring eiSect on the handlers who had 

 expected to be present. As there were no catalogues, the 

 awards were taken from the secretary's books. 



MASTIFFS. 



There were no challenge classes in any breed. In the dog 

 class of the above breed three put in an appearance, but 

 neither of them would enthtis3 the heart of a connoisseur of 

 the breed. Scipio, getting au old dog now, added another 

 win to his list; never a good dog, he still had better type 

 and a head nearer the standard than Grover, who is long in 

 head and none too good in forelegs and feet, he, however, is 

 deeper in muzzle, better in forelegs and much better in body 

 than Kaiser MMlliam, who this time had to be content with 

 vhc. In bitches, Ethel beats Medusa in body, forelegs very 

 much, and skull, although she was shown in whelp and as 

 much too fat as the other was too thin. Pupijy prizes were 

 withheld, the only representative would have made a fair 

 greyhound. 



ST. BERNARDS. 



Three entries. The winner and only one present in dog 

 class was Le Roi, a well bred dog, but whose head was the 

 best part of him. Coat stary, and he might be better on his 

 pins. The bitch class produced two runts, snipy and far 

 from high class. First was withheld, and the judge, unable 

 to tell which was the worst, gave them equal second at the 

 earnest request of the manager. 



GREYHOUNDS. 



Mrs. Adam Forepaugh .showed a fairish one in the dog 

 class in Glyto, who beats Fido in head, neck and fore and 

 hiudlegs. Something better appeared in the bitch class with 

 Spinaway to lead off, she beating Topsey in head, shoTilders 

 and hind parts. Dr. Ivnox showed a very fair pup in Nellie, 

 which took the prize in its cla.ss. 



GREAT DAKES. , 



With the dogs from the High Ground Kennels on i and 

 there was, of course, a good show of this breed. The well- 

 known winner Paseha beating his kennel mate Nero in head, 

 cleanness of neck and body. Tigi, vhc, a savage one, had to 

 be judged in his stall. He was a fairish dog, peculiar in 

 color, a sort of liver harlequin, with drop ears. In bijbches 

 Flora Florida, not improving with age, scored over Lucy in 

 head, body and general quality^ Queen, a harlequin, getting 

 vhc. She loses in head considerably to the others, being 

 snipy. In New^foundlands no self-respecting judge could 

 give any prizes to the brutes shown, although urgently re- 

 quested and told "it was only Danbury," at which show the 

 opinion seems to prevail that everything goes. 



DEERHOUras, 



This breed showed up well, thanks to Mr. Davison's ken- 

 nel, his dog Brave scoring well over Douglas in bone, head, 

 ribs and loin. Two eight-months-old puppies were shown 

 in the bitch class, but their names I could not ascertain, the 

 winner beating in ribs, bone and head. These two also 

 took the puppy prizes. 



FOXHOUKDS. 



Nothing like the entry of last year. Frank, the only one 

 shown, but for his forelegs, which seem to run every way 

 but the straight one, is a very fair hound; so is Bess in the 

 bitch Glass, a hound more on 'the American type than the 

 other, stands true in front but was shown in whelp. 



POINTERS. 



This breed did not show up so well as last year, Dash 

 being the only entry in dogs; he is not a bad pointer, might 

 be better in forelegs and carries his tail high. Bessie was 

 the only one of her sex; she is a bit wide in front, snipy 

 muzzle'd and also carries her stern too gayly. The puppy 

 shown is snipy, light in bone and was very shy. 



ENGLISH SETTERS. 



Better classes in this breed than any other in the show, 

 about ten being entered and nearly all present. An old field 

 trial friend in Reverdy, now owned by Mr, Bossa, had a 

 sharp tussle with a dog called Rockford, that Frank Dole 

 handled, Reverdy beating slightly in head, ribs and loin. 

 Rockford is a more stylish dog and shows lots of (quality, 

 very like old Plantagenet in head, neck aud back. Canadian 

 Locksley, although a nicely formed one, has some weakness 

 in hind parts; he, however, beats the young Sir Edward, 

 vhc, in head and front considerably, who in turn beats 

 Count Robert in front and condition, the latter being very 

 thin and out of coat. Planet, he, is a bit lengthy, but head 

 and front fairly good; the others given c. had faults in head 

 and forelegs principally. Bitches had the winner in Belle, 

 who, though a little short in head, has a nicely formed body 

 and good, straight forelegs, of course more matured than 

 Dr. Haire's promising puppy Nancy, who beats her kennel 

 mate, Lady Likely, in head, bone, rib and loin. Both show 

 a good deal of quality, and are of the type of the well-known 

 Albert's Nellie, who was bred by the same kennel. In pup- 

 pies the Wild Crow Kennels showed two neat youngsters in 

 Clip and Sterling, the former being a better mover and 

 better in front and body. In bitch pupoies this kennel 

 showed a beautiful headed pup in Lornie Locke, and which 

 is also nicely formed otherwise. I could not separate her 

 from Nf'ocy, and 1 gave them equal first. Lady Likely com- 

 ing next. 



IEI.SH SETTERS. 

 Entries small in numoers, ))Ut of good quality, Contoit's 

 Sbanmore being alone in dogs. He is well known from 

 being on the spring circuit. In bitches that nicely formed 

 one, Bessie G-lencho, from the same kennel, in good shape, 

 won easily over Sport in color, head, body and general qual- 

 ity. A promising litter of very young puppies was shown 

 in the puppy class. 



GORDON SETTERS. 



Not a bad lot for a small show like this. Dickmont, a son 



I 



of Beaumont, won easily over Nip, who loses in head, mark- 

 ings, bone and coat. Dan, vhc,, is too curly-coated. In 

 bitches a pretty little short-headed, but nicely "foi-med bitch 

 in Montine won easily over Feathers, who showed very little 

 tan. 



COLLIES. 



These classes showed a great falling off from last year's 

 entry. No doubt the entry fee of $1 instead of free admis- 

 sion had something to do with it. In the dog class only two 

 were brought out, and these were poor ones, one especially 

 so, was pig-jawed and inclined to be i)rick-eared; and I mor 

 tally offended some one by not giving it first, because, for- 

 sooth, it had a pedigree "as long as your arm." Old George 

 Helli well's celebrated reply occurred to me at once— "Next 

 time you enter the dog bring the pedigree and leave the dog 

 at home." The winner was nothing to go into ecstacies 

 over either, as he had a habit of scratching the back of his 

 head with his tail, besides standing wide in front, and with 

 ears that would do credit to an Airedale. Then another 

 weedy looking black and tan one turned up in the bitch 

 class, so first was withheld and a second given. Puppy en- 

 tries were absent. 



SPANIELS. 



In the field division two fairish specimens came into the 

 ring. It was a close thing between the Sussex Fidele and 

 the black one, .Jet, the former just getting it by a straighter 

 front and better ribs and carriage of stern. In cockers San- 

 ford's Prince Obo is quite a nice red, good height from the 

 ground, straight in front and good type of head; he simply 

 smothered the other two leggy, weedy-looking specimens, 

 one shown with his tail in ail its undocked glory. Sambo, 

 a black and white, took second. Some nice little 'lalack pups 

 were shown. 



BEAGLES. 



In the dog class Mr. Scufate's dog, name not given, was 

 awarded the prize; it is a coarse dog, but well shaped, look- 

 ing a workman all over. Mr.s. Knox's Minnie Ginks, a typ- 

 ical looking little backwoods rabbit dog, is too lightly built 

 and snipy to deserve more than a second, if that, and first 

 was withheld. Minnie's accomplishments, however, lead 

 her to take a backward view ot life, for she is an adept 

 double somersault performer. 



BULLDOGS. 



With the. well known champion Harper on hand there 

 may be said to have been plenty of quality in the dog class, 

 he being the only entry. The old dog is improving with 

 age and is even better at elliows than he used to be; he was 

 in nice shape, too. A new one of Frank Dole's, Countess of 

 Norfolk, a nit flat-faced, but well out in front, was the only 

 representative in the bitch class. 



BUXL-TERRIERS. 



The quality class of the show, comparatively speaking. 

 In dogs Topsparkle beats Placid Jim in eye, body and tail; 

 Davison's dog, vhc, is .short and chunky in head, but beats 

 either of the other two in front, both being a bit out there. 

 Mr. Dole again claimed all the money in the next class with 

 the well-known Starlight, looking as fat as a mole, and 

 White Matchless, whom the former had no difllculty in dis- 

 posing of. A fairish pup in Edgewood Princess brought up 

 the rear of the bull-terrier classes. 



FOX-TERRIERS. 



Not as good a show as last year. Woodale Rifler won 

 hands down, and was the only terrier with pretensions to 

 form in the class. Beauty, winning second, is little if any- 

 thing better than Rabbi, vhc, both too coarse, cloddy, vride 

 in skull and front. In bitches, Fussie, a little heavy, but 

 not a bad terrier by any means, bit short of coat and coarse 

 in shoulders and head, was the only recipient of honors, 

 taking flr.st, other prize withheld. In puppies two poor ones 

 were shown, and in looking them over afterward, po.sitions 

 I found might well have been reversed, for the winner, 

 Randy Stanley, is very much out in front and bad in ears, 

 though Flirt is short in head and too coarse throughout, 

 but truer on its pins. 



BLACK AND TAN TERRIERS. 



A consignment from the Rochelle Kennels livened things 

 up a little in the terriers. The average Coanecticut fancier 

 o£ this breed has a vyry old-fashioned idea of what con- 

 stitutes a black and tan, and consequently the above kennel 

 had everything its own way. In dogs, Rochelle Salts— quite 

 the doctor's dog — was the only one in it, and he is notliing 

 to enthuse over, though not matured yet, justiu the hobblede- 

 hoy state; second prize was withheld from a dog showing no 

 tan, Avhose owner said it was wrongly entered, "should 

 have been in the black terrier class." The well-known 

 Broomfield Madge, light in tan aud spoilt ia cropping, took 

 the prize in the ladies' division; second withheld, and he 

 given to Nan, more of a big toy than anything else. Rochelle 

 Otero was practically alone iu puppies, beating Daisy in 

 head, tan and type. Dot and Tot are two promising little 

 apple-headed toys. 



The remaining classes having only one entry in each, it is 

 no use allotting separate space to them in this report. In 

 York.shire terriers Gip was not bad in color, but leggy, big 

 head, short of coat. Irish terriers were represented by 

 Biddy Mahone, one of those shown last year, a well made 

 terrier but plain-faced. Dachshunde were well represented 

 by Windrush Rioter, fresh from Canadian victories. He 

 seems now to be losing that suspicion of weakness in hind- 

 legs. Friday, Frank Dole's "South African" poodle, was 

 alone in his class— he needs a shave badly. Daudie Din- 

 monts were well represented by King o' the Heather, the 

 noted English winner. He loolss ragged in coat and needs 

 attention there. King Charles entries were absent; but one 

 Blenheim, Pearl, was on hand; it was of that breed and that 

 is the best I can say of it, too long-faced, .short iu ear and 

 out of coat. Dalmatian.s, Doyle's Cute is not a bad shaped 

 dog, but spots run in too much; they should be distinct. 

 Princess, entered as a Scotch terrier, was changed to the 

 Skye division, possesses a good coat and length, fair head 

 and drop ears. Second was given to a so-called retriever. 

 Jack, too open in coat aud bushy iu tail; first withheld. 

 Pug prizes were withheld, as the only specimen would make 

 a good small mastiff' pup. Some fair little six weeks old 

 puppies were entered and money piizes distributed among 

 them. In toy terriers first was withheld, for with all the 

 scope this class gives to the judge, he could do no better than 

 second for the black Dixie. Mr. Mead showed a nice little 

 Chihuahua, or what looked like one, and another of Mi^ 

 Mead's, Leo, supposed to be an Irish water spaniel, but, 

 looked more like a liver and white setter, brought up the 

 rear guard of the show in the misscellaneous class, except a 

 Siberian terrier that could not be found. H. W. Jj. 



LIST OF AWARDS. 



MASTIFFS.— Coffs: ist, G. B. Heftou's Scipie; 2d, Jos. Atchin- 

 Pon'M Grover. Very hitjh com.. Georpe E. Sears's Kaiser William. 

 Bitches: Isf, MissL. Lyne's Ethel; 2d, G. B. Hefion's Medusa. 

 Puppies: Prizes withheld. 



ST. BER NTABDS.— Dojys: 1st, W. B. Houseman's Le Roi: others 

 absent. Bitches: 1st wunheld; equal 2d, Arthur Rilter's Ravens- 

 wood Jaro and Afargarecta. 



GREYHOUND!?.— Dor/s; 1st. Mrs. Adam Forepaugh'a CIvto; 3d, 

 E. Atkins's Fido. Bitches: Isr. L. C. Whiion's Spicaway; 3d, Jof. 

 E. Elbe's Topsey. Puppies: 1st. Dr. Knox's Nellie. 



GREAT DANES,— Dog.'i; 1st and 2d, High Ground Kennels' 

 Pascna and Nero. Very high com., Johr Henderson's Tigi. 

 Bitches: Island 2d, Higli Ground Kunneis' Flora Florida and 

 Lucy. Very bigb com., Everett Tioe's Queen. 



NBWPOLTNDLANDS.— Prizes withheld. 



DEERE OUNDS.-Do(/s; 1st, G. Howard Davison's Brav-e; 'Sd, 



D. L. Biilinge'p Douglas. Bitches: lat and 2d, Davison's 



an d . FieppieB: l8t and 2d, Davison's and — — . 



POXHOUnT)S.— Dogs; 1st, Mrs. Tolman H. Bradley's Frank. 

 Bitches: 1st, W. H. Colepaugh's Bess. 



POINTERS.— Does: 1st, G. W. Forsytbe's Dash. Bitches: 1st,. P. 

 E. Roberts's Befsie Girl. Puppies: Ist, Gilbert Orres's Gilbert 

 Orres. 



ENGLISH SETTERS.— DofiTs; Isf, V. L. Bos»a'.s Reverdy; 2d. 

 Frank F. Dole's (agent) Rockford. Reserve, VVild Crow Kennels' 

 OaBadian Locksley. Very high com., 0. H. Birch's Tim and Dr. 

 Jas. K. Haire's Sir Edward. H^gh com.. Louis Conto't's Count 

 Robert and J. Pierce's Planet. Com., Joe Thomas's Jep and J. 

 Pierce's Sung. Bitches: let. J. Pierce's Belle; 'M and very high 

 com., Dr. Jas. IS. Haire's^Nancy and Lady Liljely.— i;^uppies — Drjgs: 

 1st fiTir] 2d, Wild Crow Kennels' Clip .and Sterling. Bitcltes: Equal 

 Ist. Dr. .las. E. Haire's Nancy nnd Wild Crow Kennels' Lornei 

 Locke; 2d, Dr. Jas. E. Haire's Lady Likely. 



IRISH SETTER S.-Dot/s.' 1st, Louis Contoit's Sbanmore. Bitches: 

 1st. Leu's Contoit's Bessie Glencho: 3d, G. W. Mead's Sport. Pwp- 

 p)ies: G. W. Mead's litter, no names. 



GORDON SETTERS.— Doers; 1st, Smith Bros.' Diokmont; 2d. 

 Augusta, Hull's Nip. Very high com., Mrs. Tolman H. Bradley's 

 Dan. Bitches: Ist, Smith Bros.' Montine; 2d, B. E. Roberts's 

 Feathers. 



COLLI ES.-Do-j,s; 1st, W. H. Perkins's Fordbrook Star; 3d, Mrs. 

 David Hull's Lothian Prince. Others absent. BitcJies: 1st, with- 

 held; 3d. C. H. Crandall's Flirt. Puppies: Absent. 



FIELD SPANIELS.-lst, Miss Lynes's Fidele: 3d, H F. Brown- 

 lee's J «^t. 



COCKER SPANIELS.— Dofifs; 1st, L. C. Sanford's Prince Obo; 

 3d, G. W. Mead's Sambo. Bitclies: 1st, L. A. Lory's Fidele. Pttp- 

 }He,v 1st, Dr. Brownlee's Dixie; 2d, L. A. Long's Daisie. Very- 

 high com., E. R. Rickett's Pippin. 



BEAGLES.— Dofifs; Ist, Scufate, Jr.'sdog. Bitcfies: 1st, withheld; 

 2d, Dr. Knox's Minnie Ginks. 



BULLDOGS.— 1st, Frank E. Dole's champion Harper. Bitches: 

 1st, Frank F. Dole's Countess of Norfolk. 



BULL-TERR lERS.-Doos; Ist and 2d, Frank P. Dole's Top- 

 sparkle ahd Placid -Jim. Very high com., Howard Davis's Ben- 

 digo dog. Bitches: 1st and 3d, Frank F. Dole's champion Starlight 

 and White Maichlpss. Puppies: Ist, Frank F. Dole's Edgewood 

 Princess. Others absent. 



FOX-TERRIERS.— 1st, A. L. Spencer's Woodale Rifler; 2d, W. 

 Storme's Beauty. Very high com,, W. H. Hayward's Rabbi. 

 Bitches: 1st. W. H. Hayward's Fussie; 3d withheld. Puppies: 1st, 

 Mrs. E. M. Baldwin's Randy Stanley; 3d, W. Mead's Flirt. 

 Others absent. 



BLACK AND TAN TERRIERS. -Doos; 1st, Rochelle Kennels' 

 Rochelle Salts; 2d, withheld. Bitches: Ist, Rochelle Kennels' 

 Broomfleld Madge; 3d, withheld. High com.. S. W. Bradley's 

 Nan. Puppies: l.st, Rochelle Kennels' Rochelle Otero; 2d, JoS. 

 Charter's Daisy. Com., S. W. Bradley's Dot and Tot. 



YORKSHIRE TERRiERS.-lst, T. V. Jones's Gip. 



IRISH TERRIERS.-lst, F. F. Dole's Biddy Mahone. 



DACHSHUNDE.-lst, Mr. Manlce's Windrush Rioter. 



POODLES.— Ist, F. P. Dole's Friday. 



DANDIE DINMONT TERRIERS.— 1st, E. O. Brooks's King o' 

 the Heather. 



KING CHARLES SPANIELS.— Entries absent. 



BLENHEIM SPANIELS.— Ist, C. E. Knott's Pearl. 



DALMATIANS.— lat, John Doyle's Cute. 



SKYE TERRIERS.-lst, John Norris's Prince. 



ENGLISH RETRIEVERS.— 1st, withheld; 2d, E, G. Thompson's 

 Jack. 



PUGS.— Dof/s: Prizes withheld. Puppies: Prizes awarded to 

 three in a litter. 



TOY TERRIERS.-lst, withheld; 3d, L. Poschsber's Dixie.— 

 Other than Bi^aok and Tan— Ist, G. W. Mead's Nellie. 



MISCELLANEOUS,— 1st, S. 8. Mead's Leo (water spaniel?). 



THE NATIONAL BEAGLE CLUB TRIALS, 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



As the time is now near at hand for the second annual 

 field trials of the National Beagle Club, I will, with your 

 kind permissiim, endeavor to make clear to your many 

 readers just, what this live club has already accomplished 

 and what it proposes to do in the future. I will then leave 

 it to the intelligent breeders and owners of beagles iu Amer- 

 ica whether or not it deserves their influence and support at 

 the trials this November. 



To begin with, on April, 1, 1890, there was no National 

 Beagle Club and I might, with equal accuracy, say no beagle 

 club at all, for although there was an organization called the 

 American Beagle Club, on the roll of the A. K. C. it was, in 

 all intents and purposes, an inactive member and had been 

 for some time. The causes that had led to its decadence, it 

 is not necessary for me to enumerate here, snfl3ce it to say 

 that one of the principal causes was the apparent lethargy 

 of the beagle men themselves and perhaps also the fact that 

 owing to the nature of its constitution and by-laws it was 

 impossible to hold meetings (which by the way, are the life 

 of any club) and discuss the best methods of procedure. 



But to resume. Several prominent owners and breeders of 

 beagles, after vainly trying to infuse some "go" into the 

 American Club, met, respondent to a call from one of their 

 number, at the time of the New ICngland Kennel Club Show 

 in April 1890, at Mechanics Hall, Boston, Mass., and then 

 formed the nucleus of what is now the National Beagle Club. 

 The new club grew verj; rapidly and prospered notwith .stand- 

 ing the dolefufprophesies of the wiseacres who Avould have 

 it that the N. B. C. was merely a bubble that would soon 

 burst and bring its members into disrepute. 



In April, 1891, just a year from its formation, its member- 

 ship was far greater than that of many clubs who had pre- 

 dicted its fall, and had distributed among its members in the 

 shape of special prizes, numerous silver urns, pitchers, cups 

 and trophies to the value of several hundred dollars, to say 

 nothing of contributing liberal cash specials at many of the 

 leading shows. It did this solely to encourage the breeding 

 of fine show dogs, but not content to have already done more 

 in one year for the breed than had been done before in a period 

 covering many years, it: apped the climax by holding a 

 public field trial for beagles— the first successful event of the 

 kind ever recorded; and this, too, in the face of such 

 opposition and discouragement as would have daunted men 

 of less determination of purpose. But the trials were held, 

 nevertheless, and conclusively proved to the world that 

 beagle trials were as feasible as those of setters or pointers. 



This fact proven, the general public began to assume a 

 a diflrerent attitude toward the club and think that perhaps 

 the club would amount to something after all; the one thing 

 that seemed in the eyes of many to be against them was the 

 fact of their having been refused admittance to the A. K. C. 

 on the grounds that there already was one beagle club as a 

 member. 



Many advised a change in the constitution, viz: striking 

 out the clause "The improvement on the bench" and leaving 

 it the "improvement in the. field," only, thus practically 

 making the N. B. C. a field trial club; but to this the club 

 would not hear and I think the president voiced the senti- 

 mants of all when he .said, "The N. B. C. has nothing to take 

 back. This club was formed for the improvement iu the 

 field and on the bench of the beagle hound in America, and 

 will enter the A. K. C. with its constitution unchanged if it 

 enters at all." 



In February it was suggested by the American Beagle 

 Club that a committee of the two clubs confer at the New 

 York show with a view to amalgamation. The sugge,stion 

 was favorably received by the N. B. C. and as a result of the 

 conference an amalgamation was effected under the name of 

 the Ndtioual Beagle Club, the A. B. C. accepting the con- 

 stittirion, by-la ws, officers, etc., of the N. B. C, and agreeing 

 to petition the A. K. C. to charge the name of the A. B. C. 

 to that of the N. B. C. and accept all oflacers of the N. B. C. 

 as then elected aud holding ofE^ce. 



This was in February last and the events which ha 



