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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Dec. 24, I89li 



FREEPORT DOG SHOW. 



ISpecnal RemrtA 



rpHE first annual show of the Freeport Poultry and Pet 

 JL Stock Association was held in the Opera House, Free- 

 poit. 111., on Dee. 10 to 14. The show was closed Sunday, 

 the 13th. It seems unnecessary to keep a show over Sunday 

 and commence again in another week. There reallj- can be 

 nothing gained by so doiug and it may be a detriment to its 

 success, as the break may cause the public to forget the 

 show, whereas if kept open four days in succession it is con- 

 tinually before tlie public. This closing over Sunday seem.s 

 to be caused more by the poultry fraternity than the dog 

 men. In f act 1 do not think poultry and dogs go well in the 

 same building. The Opera Hou.se was too small. T. Ellis 

 Taylor worked like a beavcf to make the show a .success. 

 He really attended to everj thing, Que attendant liad to do 

 all the ^vork for a few days, sweep the floor, cook the feed, 

 keep benches clean — or shoixld have done. Therefore, as 

 may be imagined, the show was not kept so clean as it 

 should have been, and an unclean dog show is not a pleasant 

 sight. Show committees owe these things to exhibitors 

 and should not forget that good clean bedding, plenty of 

 water and feed, etc., saves lots of future trouble^wueu dogs 

 go back to their owners' kennels. 



The show was not a .success financially, and the members 

 will have to go down in their pockets to the tune of about 

 •1400. Everything will be paid up, however. The residents 

 did not give the club the support they deserved, though the 

 press of Freeport did all that coidd possibly be expected, so 

 it could not be for want of reading notices. 



I'he entries were not large, tlie catalogue numbering only 

 114, with a few absentees. Nearly all the winners have 

 been commented upon before so often that it is not neces- 

 sary to give further notice at present. Mi-. Tim Donoghue 

 judged setter,?, pointers, beagles, foxhounds, and Tim is a 

 "slasher" on condition. H. L, (.ioodman judged the non- 

 sporting and cocker spaniels, etc.j and both judges gave 

 general gatisfaetiou. 



AWARDS. 



MASTIFFS.— Doijs.- 1st, Chaa. E. Bunn's Oimonde: 31 and very 

 high com., Colin C. McLain's Syrus and Sraosha. Bitches: 1st, 

 3d, and very high com., Ohus. E. Bunn's Sinaloa. Mattela, and 

 Lady Cobrey, Colin C. McLaiu's Armatl. Pupies: 1st and M, 

 Colin C. McLain'a Sraosha and Annati. 



tiRBAT DANEB.-D0!/.s; Isi. ,Tos. /iUigH.n's Grover Clevelanil. 

 Bitdm: ist, F. 8. AmleTaou'R Columbian Flora; Md, Gco.W. Olaj- 

 ton^sMiaca. I'linfirn: 1st, F. S. A.uilerson's Columbian Daphne-. 



ST. BERNARDS.- RoU(.ji-('OAii:iU- _Do(,s; Isl, W. C. Hickox's 

 Fernwood Bruce; :id, j)r. .John W. Diiulop's Othello. Vwybigh 

 com. r(^,herve, L. J. VVe-j 's AruuR. \''erv high com., F. S. Audoi- 

 soQ's Ivnigbt. tiiieliLi: 1st \^'l^ilt:■wu.tc■^ Kenurfs' Clara. 



ST. BERK^ARDS. -.SMOOi H-C<.ATEn- -CfiAT.LENi^E-lsr, P'ern- 

 wood kennels' l^ord Hector. —Di'EN—tsl. .South Bend K-enuels' Sir 

 Elrtrp-d. _ 



tiREYtKiL'^NDS.—ist, h\ S. Anderson's Kentucky Blue. 



BLOODHOL'NDS-tsi, R. Q-, H. Huntington's Jack Shepherd. 



FOXHOFNDS.— Itoa.v: M, John Spore's Queen. 



POINTERS —Challenge— 1st, G. U. Pal.st's Trinlier's Chief.— 

 OVKN— Dof/,?; lat, J. H. Winslow's Inspiraiion; :2d, J. G. Earle's 

 Chief Amo. Very high com.. AV. M. Brown's Sport. High com , 

 H. O. Tyler's Tramp. Bilclm: Very high com., W- A. Kintzel's 

 Nellie. 



7<:NGLISH SETTERS.— OHAi:ii,ENGE—Doj/s; 1st, Paul Gotzian's 

 Monk of Furuesa.— Open— Dof/,'*: 1st. Harry Korthwoofl's BfiDvlne; 

 -d, .Seiuiunle Kennels' Sir Frcderir-k. High com., .John Spore's 

 Pet, Bitches: 1st, Dr. .lohu A. Harlroan's Albert's JN'ellie; Sd. A. 

 •1. Klofanda's Paxie Maid. Very iiigh com. and reeervD, Paul H. 

 Gotaian'c Minnesota, Puppmr. let, T. EUis Taylor's BuBter 

 Billings, 



IRISH SETTEeS.--CHAT.L6>rGE-lat. Oak Grore iiei u-ia' Kil- 



dare.— 0?Bis-— Itogs; 1st.. Oak Grove Kenuelv i- ■■ . ■■ = r more; 



3d. Seminole Kennels' T^ord Ei',l.<>. B'lfi'cf i is; : ^ ^ -,_iilF;"s 



Elfreda; 2i and verj- high com,, L'aL Grovf, ilej^ie.:: ,a Belle 

 fi.nd. Aurora. Very high rom, and reserve, aemi^iuV K'^n'je's' 

 Bsssie Glencho IF 



SOSDON" SETTERS -Challenge— 1st, Dr. Samuel G. Dison's 

 Duchess of Waverly,—OPE,N— nogs; Ist, B.J', Lewis's Alp; 2d, F, W. 

 Ellis's Roger. BUchss: let. Dr. S. G. Dixon's CouutesH Richmond; 

 3d, W. N. GilberFs Queen ol' Shetland. 



WATER SPANIELS.-lst, Ed. G. Fink's Trouble. 



FIELD SPAKIELS.-CHALLBNGE-l8t, B. F. Lewis's Black 

 Diamond.— OPEX—Dog.s; 1st, T. Ellis Taylor's Kewton Abbot 

 Torso; 3d. Mrs. A. P. Smith's Arko. Bitches: 1st, Ancient and 

 Modern Spaniel Kennels' What Not. 



COCKER SPANIELS.— Challekge— 1st, Aucienr, and Modern 

 Spaniel Kennels' I Say.— Open— Do(;« Igt, J P. WiUcy's Jersey 

 Oho; 2d, Ancieutand Modern Spaniel Kennels' Gothamile. Bitrlns- 

 Isc, Ancient and_ Modei-u Kenuels' Lady Oho; ;2d, -L P. WiPpv'.i 

 Black Duchess. J:'iippir>^: Ist, Ancient and Modern Spaniel Ki-n" 

 uirls' Woodland Fete, 



r-i )LlT_E-3. -il fi,^ llfjuj i -DiiUs: ist^ .yeraiuoie. Kouaelis' Rortyn 

 L)ii udy. Biicn^e: 1st, SoQitnole Kennels'' MctchJeyStirpriae.-O-p^sr 

 --UOyi\ ISC, Semirioie L^.i^jtieln' Kovvdy ''n, tlarry .R, gnj,lth s 

 i-;riel:eu6t;jii!, nitshe - i - r -.^-^r/ .r -i Dot ; "Srl" P wrrv R 



^smith's Willis, Pup::' ' - ■ ■ ■ ..?i3' ScotUla IV,' 



BULLDOGS.— Osa::;^!:,:--- _v,r. ri^^warri^e Bnsvvaiu — 



O^m— Bitches: 1st, E. A. \VGuclv^ aiu s U ucbrisA i:,f Parma, 



BULL-TERPtlERS.-Doy,?; ist. &. W. Olavina's (Iliaiauqua 

 Sam. BttcUes: lat, G. W. Clayton's White Gipsy. P'uppks: 1st 

 and ad. G. W. Clayton's Chatauqua Sam and CUataaqua Bird. 



DACHSHUNDE.— Challei^ge- 1st. B. F. Lewis's Jill.— OPEjy— 

 Dogs: 1st. W^m. Loeffler's Huudeeport Bergman. Bitches: 1st 

 Wm. Loeffler's Lina K, ' 



BEAGLES.— Doffs; 1st, W. H. Child's Toney Weller. BUches- 

 1st, Middle ton Kennels' June M.; 3d, R. 0. Rinearson's Dottip R." 

 Very high com, and reserve, W. H. Child's Oak View Juliet' 

 Very high com., R. Engleman's Sadie and R. C. Rinearson's Bat- 

 tie R. 



SMOOTH FOX-TERRIERS.-Doos; 1st. R. E. Fishburn's Glen- 

 don Spark; 2d, H. Northwood's Painter. Bitches: Ist. Anglo- 

 American Terrier Kennels' Venus; 3d, G. R. Maiden's Auburn 

 Beauty. 



WIRE-HAIRED POX-TERRIERS.— Ist, Anglo-American Ter- 

 rier Kennels' Barton Sting. 



IRISH TERRIERS.— Ist. H. O'Connor's Galteee; 3d, Angle- 

 American Terrier Kennels' Bally mony. 



SCOTCH TERRIERS.— 1st, W. P. Frazer's Grey. 



DANDIE DINMONT TERRIERS.— 1st, H. J. Linzen's Border 

 Clinker II. 



SKYE TERRIERS.- 1st, Clifford A. Shinn's Sir Stafford. 



BLACK AND TAN TERRIER S.-lst, Angle-American Terrier 

 Kennels" Prince Raglan. 



POODLES.-lst, Mrs. W. P. Woodward's Pera. 



PUGS.— Challenge— Doffs: Ist, M. H. Cryer's Bob Ivy. Bitches- 

 1st, Howard Kenupls' Sateen.- Open— Xio !?.■<.■ 1st, Howard Kenl 

 nels' Penrioe; 2d. Mrs. M. M. Ballentinn'tj Rob Roy. Very nigh 

 com., Seminole Kennels' Kash, Jr. Bitches: Ist, Howard Ken- 

 nels' Lady Clover; 2d. M. H. Cryer's Cribbage. Very high com 

 Seminole Kennels' Little Duchess.— PupPiES-Uogs; 1st, Howard 

 Kennels' Penrice Boy. Bitches: Ist, Seminole Kennels' Little 

 Duchess. 



SPECIALS. 



Best brace English setters, Paul H. Gotzian's Elms Kennels- 

 best four Irish setters. Oak Grove Kennels; bes*-. four spaniels' 

 Ancient and Modern Kennels; best four mastiffs, C. E. Bunn's- 

 best four collies, Seminole Kennels; best four of any other breed' 

 Howard Pag Kennels; best litter of puppies, any breed, H. r! 

 Smith's; best four Gordons, Dr. S. G. Dison'e; best mastiff dog or 

 bitch, 0. E. Bunn's Ormonde; best rough-coated St. Bernaid dog 

 or bitch, W. C. Hickos's Fernu'ood Brucp; best smootb-coated St. 

 Bernard dog or biteli, Fernwood Kennels' Lord Hector: best great 

 Dane dog or bitch, Jos. Zilligan's Grover Cleveland; be.^t pointer 

 .1, H. Winslow's InspiratioB: "best Etiglish setter, Elms KpiKrela' 

 Monk of Furnes.'; bent Irish sett.^r. Oak Orov^ KciineltV Kiidarc- 

 oekar spaniel, Ancient and .iViodra-n Kennels' I Saj , best 



R. G. H. Huutington's bloodhound Jick Shepard; lisst sporting 

 dog or birch, J. H. Winslow's pointer Inspiration; best beagle. 



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Middleton Kennels' J\me M.; best St. Bernard bitch, Whitewater 

 Kennels' Clara; best bloodhound. R. G. H. Huntington's Jack 

 Shepard. Proprietor of Hotel New Clifton offers board and 

 lodgmg for the handler with largest number of dogs entered— 

 John H. Naylor and Ben Lewis "divided" with twenty -eight dogs 

 each. "iAOCOP. 



CHANGES IM THE RULES OF THE A K.C. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



The Canadian Kennel Club, ou my motion, adopted a nile 

 tmeomm only similar to Rule XTI. of the A.K.C., as it now 

 stands, but with this important difference, that while the 

 veterinarian is to be the sole judge in the matter of the con- 

 tagiousness of a disease, it rests with the committee to de- 

 termine whether the dog's condition, from any point of view, 

 unfits him from being on exhibition. 



It is only too well known that many veterinary surgeons 

 know but little about the points of dogs as breeds, that they 

 care little for shows, and in fact little for dogs as dogs (and 

 not "cases") at all, while the committee is usually selected 

 just because the members can appreciate all these things. 

 A dog may not be a meuace to the health of other animals 

 in a show, yet be in a condition calculated to do much harm 

 to dog shows, in fact liable to disgust the visitors to the 

 sbow, as witness several dogs the property of one kennel ex- 

 hibited at Hamilton and Toronto last September. Yet 

 these dogs were admitted to the .shows by the veterinarian 

 appointed. It is true that under a strict "interpretation of 

 the new rule these dogs could not be admitted now in a show 

 in the United States (much less in Canada), but a dog may 

 still, in .spite of the specification of eczema, as well as mange, 

 etc., be in a very unfit condition to meet the public eye, and 

 why should not the committee decide as to his fitness or the 

 reverse tor exhibition ? 



It seems a pity that section 5 of Rule XVII. was not 

 amended so as to exclude challenge dogs from the open class 

 in any case. 



It is to be hoped that in these rules the correct term 

 "veterinarian" will be substitiued for "veterinarv," which 

 is surely very questionable English. Upon the whole, the 

 amendments will probably be accepted as improvements. 



Wesley Mjtxs, M.D. 



DOG CHAT. 



A MATCH that would create a good deal of interest 

 among beagle men would be that between Frank 

 Forest, the champion of last year, and Tony Weller, who 

 occu]jied this position at the trials at Nanuet. Owing to 

 Frank Forest not competiDg, to give the others a chance, a 

 tueeting between these two admittedly-good dogs would be 

 very interesting and afford some good .sport. Though not 

 present at the trials this year oar kind friends kept us fully 

 jiosted as to v.'hat was going on and we cannot let the oppoi- 

 tunity pass to refer again to t he kind and more than liospic 

 able manner iu which all visitois and owners were treated 

 by that thoroughgoing sportsman Mr. H. L. Kreuder and 

 the members of his family. To say that the N. B. C. is 

 particularly fortunate iu counting such a man among its 

 members is but faint praise. 



We are sorry to hear from Mr. Benjamin Mctxinness, .fr., 

 that the idea of a Southern circuit of show.s has fallen 

 through, owing to the falling out of line of Augusta, Ga., 

 and Greenville, S, This will make it expensive for 

 Northerners to .¥.how at Charleston, S C, alone, but from 

 present advices we learn that several doga from the jN'orfch 

 wi.ll be on hand, thou,gh the show will necessarily be a sm-an 

 oue. Chg,rlestou show is from Jan. 5 to S. 



The Bar Hsrbcrr Kennels, Bar Harbor, Me., have bouglita 

 fine lemou and white bitch, 15 months old. by D'ake of Yer- 

 non out of Boski. she by Beaufort out of Zuba, by Braro 

 also the liver and white hi toh Meteor's Flirt (12, ro7i, si stei 

 to Nellie E. They have had r?oma correFpondence ivith the. 

 owner of the pointer Glenbeigh, with a view of purrhoHing 

 aud importing this noted English field trial winner, to be 

 used as a stud dog. 



At a meeting at Delmonico's Tuesday last it was decided 

 by a vote of 19 to 6 that the famed Meadowbrook hounds, 

 instead of being allowed to eat their heads oQ; during the 

 Long Island frosts, .shall be hunted at Asheville, N. C, ac- 

 (;ording to the Master, Mr, Thomas Hitchcock, .Jr.'s desire;. 

 They will therefore, .start at once for the new country, j.i.nd 

 as a iiiimber of subscriptiouii have ht^en received fiTun the 

 i^sheville sportsmen a brilliant season over a good cotiutry 

 and after the real - 'article*' is looked forward to. 



Mi% pariine, or Nrw York, ha.-i puLchaacJ froui ^ii . Lui- 

 E. McKlllop two young deerhoundsT of the old Olciigati v ,iud 

 B&dpuoch stvaius. Also one roucg Gord:;n stt Lc'i- by Bal 

 lochmyle Don out of Isell trwynne, winner of third at the 

 last Kdinburgh show. They sailed on the 9th inst. on the 

 S.S. Britannic. 



Among the new kennel advertisements this week we 

 notice that C. E. Lane has a rabbit hound for sale; Box 310, 

 Chesapeake retrievers; Prairie Mound Kennels, Irish setters; 

 J. Hope, a staghound and Sl<ye terrier; Wachusett Ken- 

 nels, Llewellin setter bitch; Wra. C. Avery, pointer bitch; 

 P. B. Echlin, St. Beroard bitches; Glenrose Kennels, adult 

 beagles and pups: Wm. Hamlyn, the St. Bernard Mount 

 Morgan, litter brother to Lord Bute. 



It is very interesting to read that Mr. Tom Smith, owner 

 of Duke of Maplecrott, disclaims all connection with the fic- 

 titious price of §7,500 that his dog was quoted at. It would 

 be interesting to know who answered Messrs. Reick and Rup- 

 pert's cablegram quoting that absurd price as "rock bottom." 



Mr. Cumming Macdona, well known as the father of St. 

 Bernardom on the other side, is now, Stock-Keeper says, the 

 Unionist candidate for Rotherhithe in the Brit}ish Parlia- 

 ment. Mr. Macdona has been a "Revei-end," a lawyer and 

 pretty nearly everything else during his career. 



There was not a very large attendance at the sale of fox- 

 terriers and St, Bernards in the American Horse Exchange, 

 New York city, on Tuesday afternoon last. Anyone ou the 

 lookout for bargains had here a good opportunity to get a 

 smart terrier or a fair St. Bernard at most ridiculous prices. 

 Among the Woodale Kennels' fox-tei-riers sold were VVoodale 

 Rival, by champion Splauger out of Blemton Crlitter, that 

 did some winning in the Canadian shows last September, 

 and -$35 was a small sum to give for a dog of his merit. 

 W^oodale Eeva, by Eric II. out of Fanny, brought So' 



Ino, by champion Splauger out of W^arren Lass, in whelp to 

 the noted Dobbin, was cheaply sold at 8'35. Baby McKee, by 

 champion Splaitger out of Warren Violet, a 'good brood 

 bitch, was ridiculously cheap at s;'20. Other smart, nicely- 

 marked terriers went for all the way from si to *15. Mr, 

 Keevau's welFbred St. Bei tiard.^ were .sold at real bargain 

 prices, Appolona, a well kni.wn Kiiiooth-ooat winner, tu-ing- 

 ing but =515. Then Prelatf., a ver.v tvpif-al little, dog, went 

 for_the very small figure of $^0. Rosebud, by Mont e Rosa out 

 of Kleine, was a bargairi at ?14. Storm Qiieen, a I ^-^2, went 

 dirt cheap, and Lady Han ley, though C}:' years old, was given 

 away at §7, We cannot but admire Mr. Keevan's candid 

 desci-iption of his dogs, so different from the fulsome and 

 misleading statem entsustiallyfoo Qd in an auction catalogue 



A man who formerly owned some setters was asked by a 

 tnember of the Park Lane Kennels why he did not show 

 something at the show, but he claimed he had nothing of 

 breed good enough. The miscellaneous class was suggested, 

 vvhen the man puzzled a moment and remarked, "That he 

 didn't think he'd show his dog in any 'mysterious' class 

 Just yet" 



Among the specials oft'ered at Providence was a set of 

 teeth by a prominent dentist to the best pixg in the show. 

 Evidently the pugs preferred trusting themseh'-es to provi- 

 dence than to the doctor's tender mercies, for ne'er a mig 

 put in an pppearance, 



Mr. J. Hope, of Philadelphia, Pa., tells us he is shipping 

 two Chesapeake Bay dogs to San Francisco, Cal., to-day 

 (Monday), adding, "through your valuable paper. I con- 

 sider your paper the best of all advertising mediums." Mr, 

 Geo. Crocker was the purchaser, 



Mr. John H. Naylor will visit the Nash-ville, Tenn., dog 

 show, which takes place Jan. 6 to 9, 1892, with a string of 

 dogs, and those who wish him to handle their dogs at "this 

 show can do so by advising him in time. 



Dr. Wesley Mills is bringing out a new work entitled 

 "The Dog in Health and Di.sease." The subject we hear is 

 to be gone into very extensively and will be published early 

 in the coming year. 



Undeterred by the fate of that interesting paper Gmiine 

 WorUl, a new journal, devoted to the kennel, poultry, pigeon 

 and pet stock generally will shortly be published from Man- 

 chester, England. It will be called the Britisli Fnjicicr. 

 Front page portraits will be a feature of the paper, and from 

 what we hear more attpution will be given to the reports of 

 shows; they will be fuller and more critical than is usually 

 the case in English journals. The first issue has a guarau- 

 teed circulation of 15 000 copies. A gentleman well known 

 to the fancy, Mr, Theo. Marples, will be the editor. The 

 proprietary is a strong one, consisting of nine of the 

 wealthiest and most respected gentlemen of the fancy, who 

 are thoroughly in earnest in making this new journal a 

 success. American correspondence will also be a feature of 

 the new paper, therefore the flrsfe number is anxiously 

 awaited. ' " 



W^e havereceived the premium list of the Charleston show. 

 We are soiTy to see, however, that the same otistakt; m made 

 again this year in devoting the most money to the challeugt'. 

 classes. Challenge dogs do not journey vtry far for a •t!,') 

 premium, and the money would draw a" better entry in the 

 open classes, where we see they give only and and 

 (iharge S3 entry fee. No show can expect to give k success- 

 ful exhibition on this basis, nor is it fair to the judge. The 

 classification is liberal, that is in amount of classes, nearly 

 all breeds being divided by sex in both open and challenge 

 classes. Entries close J an, 0 with Benjamin Mclnnes.s, 

 Charleston, S. C, who also is the veterinarian, Mr H, W. 

 Lacy is the judge. 



It was a great disappointment to Mr. Flyiwi, -^t 'iic '.Men 

 dyne Kennels, that he had not received b^.- < 

 Sedan from Mr. S. C Bradley before the i 

 although he had i-eceb ed y itk ers.m 

 tying him that ihe ■ : _ 



Bradley was away at c . /: 



aud lie had received w: . _ u - 

 This is rather toe valuable a biicti to lose or iia-' T . 

 come to. as iier meiitorious win in the Irish : .1 



Trials showed here to be oue ^srce^ticj-:.! m ^ . : 

 is about due in seasou h: - , ' , 



safety: Fo if by mistake 



and the finder reads thii i ll, _ i . . 



Flynn, Bristol, R. I , will be appreciatea. 



Although our time at the Pro%'idence show was limited, 

 still we cannot let the opportunity pass without tha7iklus 

 "Cousin" Walter J. Comstock for his kind hospitality ana 

 courtesy to the stranger in the town. Mr. Comstock has 

 jn.st received from Mr, Oeo. R. Krehl twogooil Irish terriers. 

 IBoxerlV. is a very typical one, by Jack out of Polto. His 

 head is near perfection, and he has one of the very best and 

 hardest coats ever seen un an Irish terrier. His legs and feet 

 are also excellent. He !ias beaten such dogs as Breadenhill, 

 Daniel IT,, Porn fret I'at aud other good ones. His .show 

 rei'.ord is as follows. Second, Crystal Palace- third, t'rufts 

 sliow: fourth, iSeifasi: fir^t, Uarlington. first. < ;li:.uce.ster, 

 aud two specials, secoiiii, Mauciiester: sacond , Leeds, third, 

 Liverpool , fourth, ivmitTei ncr Show. The otht't- dog, Han' 

 over- Boy, vva.? brouvUt out alj the ja.-,i: tvcnnt'l C litb show, 

 where he won fu-yt iu ooiipy el;i..ii, iirst m uovici' class, and 

 special for the best uucroi)ped pu[) iu the .show. He has per- 

 fect drop ears, splendid coat, and .good legs and feet. He is 

 by Apprentice Boy otit of Belmont. With tliese doga and 

 the bitches Mr. Comstock has, Dunmurry and the new one 

 Crate, the Park Ijane Kennels can put a very strong team of 

 Irishmen on the bench this coming .season. Crate is still iu 

 England "waiting," but whether bred or not Mr. Comstock 

 intends to have her over by the New York show, 



The late Birmingham show seems to have given rise to 

 more than the usual amottnt of complaints, both from ex- 

 hibitors and from the press. It does appear peculiar, that 

 with so many other good shows, that just for the sake of a 

 traditional prestige, exhibitors will put up at Birmingham 

 with impositions on both their pockets aud their good 

 nature that they wotild not stand an instant from any other 

 association. It is bad enough to have dogs remain away 

 from home for four or five days when quarters provided are 

 roomy and excellent for the purpose, but that English ex- 

 hibitors will send their dogs to experience discomforts and 

 dangers in the very cramped accommodations at Curzon 

 Hall for a period of nearly eight days, from time of start to 

 finish, is incomprehensible. Mr. Everett Millais deserves 

 the thanks of his fellow fanciers for the stand he took when 

 asked to judge at the show. He replied that if he judged 

 there he would only be conniving at a show system that was 

 distasteful to the great majority of exhibitors, etc. The 

 judging on the whofe .seems to have given rise to consider- 

 able .grumbling. The spaniel judge, Col. Le Poer Trench, 

 who is so well known in connection with Irish water spaniels, 

 comes in for some hard knocks, as, not being able to go it 

 alone, he had to continuallj^ reifer to the secretary of the 

 Spaniel Club for points and standards. He seems, irom his 

 report in the Ken )i.el (iazctte, to have gone for a working 

 sort of spaniel in the field aud cocker classes, and this may 

 have upset the feelings aud expectations of the worshippers 

 at the modern long and low shrine. 



St. Bernard classes at this show were principally note- 

 worthy owing to the appearance of a dog — Duke of Maple- 

 croft-^that utterly failed to set the beauties of our Sir Bedi- 

 vere and Princess Florence at naught. One good bitch came 

 out, called Lady Gyda, ll months old, and Mr. Bettertou 

 goes into .dcstacies over her iu his report, so she must be. 

 something a littk extra. He writes: -'Her muzzle and 

 HkxjM are veiy .-.'.oori, ..die has lots of bone and a well- marked 

 coat '• and Vidth good luck .she h.-is .H, career in front 



of her.'' She beat -Vudronieda, quitt a noted bitch. Tho 

 judge of Newfoundlands .^ays iu his report that there \va,s a 

 very fair entry of this breed, "but I was sorry to see so many 

 -with yellow eyes, large ears, and tails carried over the back." 

 This senaitive gentleman should take a look at some of onr 



