Sept. '^9, 189S.] 



FOREST AND STREAM!. 



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KINGSTON DOG SHOW. 



TvtL& pretty little town was the sceae of a goodly gather- 

 ing of botli Canadian and Araerican exhibitoris last week. 

 The show commenced Seiit. l!l an(] continued nutil the 3;?d. 

 It IS not explained why t ne Canadian show manac^ers luive 

 taken into their heads to onmnience their exbibitious on the 

 first day of the week, but it certainly is about the moat in- 

 convenient day for the exliibitors. For those <;oming a 

 distance it entails Sunday traveling, and this with dogs in 

 tow is not an unadulterated pleasure. The good old plan of 

 Tuesday to Friday, as lonu- as we are to have four days 

 shows, can not be imiiroved upon. 



As iHirfcber notes on the show will be found in "Dog Chat" 

 Twill merely remark here that the judues, Messrs. Andrew 

 Laidlaw, W'. Tallman and Dr. Wesley Mills did their work 

 in a conscientious, paiust«king manner, though the two 

 latter in sereral cases. In judging dogs with which they do 

 not pretend to be familiar, prn^d on tbs Hide of leniency* 

 and in terrier?;, breeds of dogs Mr. Tallinau does not feel 

 altogether at home in, the dogs were not placed as they 

 should have been, and in proper order will try and tell your 

 readers why. The dogs enteral -i^nml^ered :it;2, and consider- 

 ing that no"' puppy classes were ott'eiLd, the result was quite 

 gratifying, when the fact of another show, Grand Bapids, 

 being "held at the same time, is taken into consideration. I 

 will now pass on to a review of the awards in the order of 

 the catalogue. 



MASTlFKs— ./Jr. .l/lHs, ./(U/f/c— One entry, and this was 

 named Attraction, the winner at Toronto, she needs more 

 depth of body and her bead is not short or sijuaro enough. 

 I espected to see more and bet ter entries in this breed. 



ST. BERK"AKDfi—r>r. MiHA, ../!/(/(/(.'.— There are really not 

 Very many St. Bernards in Canadfci. and I was thex'efore not 

 surprised to tlnd pretty nearly the same faces, to a lesser ex- 

 tent, at this show. In the catalogue the t-oUgh and smooths 

 were classed to.eether) but this being obviously un.just, a 

 division was made. Aristocrat was again the solitary chal- 

 lenge entry. Then in open rough dogs Lord Melrose had 

 nothin.g to do but walk into the ring and out again for his 

 premier award; Baldus, the secoml winner, being a long- 

 faced, light-colored dog without type of any sort, be should 

 not have been mentioned as a proper St. Bernard, his sire is 

 unknown, and perhaps it is Just as well, but the catalogue 

 say.s plainly that he had a mother, and that is some comfort; 

 Oneida, his litter brotheri captured he, why, I cannot tell, 

 probably because he was even of a worse color than the other 

 dog, a sort of lightdivHr orange, a iight eyed, snipy-faced 

 dog; giving honorable mention to .such do.g3 is, I think, one 

 of the very reasons w^hy a judge should in some cases give n.s 

 a report of his classes. ' Mr. Marshall, when he put the gin 

 ger-raced C. O. D. back at i^ew York, told us that he thought 

 she was a freak of the albino order, this can be understood, 

 but the rub comes wdien the judge gives a dog a prize that 

 has no type whatever and shows some cross breed. lam 

 speaking now in a general way, not purposely at Dr. Mills. 

 Lady Grlariwyn this time occupied her proper place at the 

 head of affairs. Mi.ss Anne coming next, with Altonette 

 correctly placed third-; 1 think this bitch's head isimproviug 

 with age, and coiild she be .got into good coat and fill out 

 considerably in body she would rank well up, as her limbs 

 al'e capital and just what we want. I have been a little hard 

 on her probably, and had she not been the medium of a little 

 "squeezing" I should not have perhaps judged her from so 

 high a plane. With G-lenisla and Queen Vic absent, the 

 smooths came on and Melrose took one more step toward the 

 challenge row— the i'ea.5on he is doing Canada this fall. 

 Miss Alton took another blue ribbon, not "to tie up her 

 bonny brown hair" but with frn eye to challenge honors. 



GlSKYiloVNDS— Br. MiUs, ./«(/(/c.— Rather a drop from 

 Toronto and a falling oiS from last year, Mr. Purbeck's team 

 supplying four of the total .seven." Gem of the Season and 

 Bestwood Daisy win in the challentie class and Gem of 

 course was ungallaut enoughto go ahead of his kennel mate. 

 Pious Pembroke I think just about qualified for the chal- 

 lenge class in open dogs: he was in nice shape but his en- 

 tered competitor was absent. The hitch class gave rise to 

 keen competition, for Jetsam and Lilly of Gainsborough 

 fought their Toronto battle over again with Jetsam again 

 "thrown up" the winner, Lilly losing a good deal in skin 

 condition. Clio, third, was the winner last year, though 

 that is little commendation; she looked a light-waisted com- 

 moner to day. These were all the greyhounds entered. 



13p:agxes— IT. Tallina n . J iff/f/e.— After Toronto the classes 

 here looked mean. The challenge dogs had one entry. The 

 Rambler, a trifle big in head: he was round the shows last 

 spring. Open dogs introduced us to some new faces from 

 the '"Kreuder Homestead," toward which all beagle-eyed 

 owners will be turned next month, or .should be. Jack Row- 

 ell furnished the winner, a fair type; muzzle should be 

 sqttarer, skull of nice shape, forelegs, however, are not 

 straight enough, body is O. K, but coat soft. Ranger, sec- 

 ond, is big, and his muzzle is not strong enough, weak be- 

 fore the eye and forelegs are not straight. Bob Krueger 

 could not exiisct to do better with his round skull and 

 faulty front. Another from th^ R.oekland Kennel, Keenan- 

 uan, was returned the winner in the ue.vt class; she has 

 Some faults, too, despite her prominent position; her feet 

 turn out a bit. muzzle weak before the eye, nice body and 

 capital coat, a smart little hound with not enough brush. 

 Butterfly, the other entry, was absent. It is funny the merry 

 little beagle is not appreciated in Canada. In my trip into 

 the country I saw some very likely grt)und that a pack would 

 be sure to give a good account of themselves in. 



ENCtLISH Settees— H'. Tallman . J /cic/f .— Just a fair entry, 

 ISdgemark again being the only aspirant for challenge hon- 

 ors. The Toronto winner. Sultan, added another blue rib- 

 bon to his collar in the open dog class. By the way, his 

 owner writes me that an injustice was done his dog by the 

 reflection cast upon his parentage on the sire's side. There 

 was a mistake in the catalogue. Mr. Walsh now tells me 

 that the sire was bred Iw the Detroit Kennel Club, and is by 

 Kota, A. K. C. S. B. 3,4.54:. It would serve no good purpose 

 here to give reasons for any slight I may have cast on 

 the dog's parentage last week; suffice to say, the dog wins 

 ■on his own merits, .iand as his owner says, his "ped" is 

 "0. K., why, everything is all right again. Our old friend, 

 Ben Hur of Riverview— 1 know Mr. Taylor, his owner, did 

 not choose this name, Imt sincerely hope the name after this 

 may be allowed to relapse into innocuous desuetude; Locks- 

 ley IL, with his coarseness and .flat head, was some distance 

 behind in merit, though in third plwce; Hir Harold, vhc., is 

 faulty in head and running gear. Forest Louise was picked 

 out as the winner in bitches. She is nicely put to.gether on 

 good legs and feet, with a good quality head; Maid of Kent 

 was not far behind her. not so good in muzzle, and skull a 

 "little coarse, but not a bad head by any means, legs ana teet 

 of the best, no feathering and out ot coat. In novices ih) 

 the winners were the same as cnmniemed on; Earl he, is 

 big, lathy and rather of Irish appearance: Jack the Kipper, 

 horrid name for a dog that has the beniga countenance oi 

 ;an English setter, was also an entry. It does seem tunny 

 that some folks have not the slighte.st idea ot the proprieties 

 in nomenclature. ^ , ,t„ -r • i. 



Irish Settees- Tf. Tallma .Jitt/r/c— The Irishmen were 

 the best classes in the show, just about, and the challenge 

 class for dogs and bitches contained no less than eight en- 

 tries, thouen some were absent, and all present were at 

 Toronto. Of course the class was divided and champion 

 Tim had no chance to share the honors with any one In 

 bitches, however, champion Laura R., looking like a two- 

 year-old, disposed of Elfreda's i^ret-ensions onceniore. Then 

 came open dogs (t>). The issue was soon seen to he between 

 Pride of Patsey and Montauk, Jr., but was never in doubt, 

 Pride's good "head and body put Montauk a slow second. 



Stoco, third, has quite a nice head and Montauk only beats 

 him in body, good legs and feet. Ellfiin, vhc, was placed 

 over his kennel mate, Elfrus, this time; the former is not 

 square enough in muzzle and legs should be straighter. 

 Elfrus is a bit long cast and head needs better modeling. 

 In open (il), in the absence of Rose Sarsfieid, Olaremont 

 Heather was placed at the head of affairs, and over Irene, 

 too, a reversal of the Toronto decision that I think was jus- 

 titu'd. Tho\igh Clareraont loses in muzzle, she has better 

 body and running gear. The novice entries (5) have all been 

 written on with the exception of Madcap II., whose feet 

 come together in front and has a dorny, round skull. 



t:}(>iU)6j< Setteus.— IV. Tallraaii J\i<lije.—A poor edition 

 of Toronto; challenge class divided to fit, Leo B. taking one 

 diploma and Duchess of Waverly the other, it would be 

 almo.^.t an insult to either of thpm to speak of their appear- 



ance, they are sucli "regulars," but Leo B. wa.s in rare shape 

 and emphasized it by taking a "niu.scular" special. Open 

 dogs Cij, Mount Royal Hush though smutty in tan again 

 a.5serted his better quality over Duke of Wellington, whose 

 dark coarse head is against him, Mt. Royal Spruce is a 

 Roman-nosed weed and was left out in the cold through a 

 brother to the winner. In bitches (.5), Lad y Gordon^ added 

 another to her list and her g 



the honor. Princess Louise as at Toronto followed up 

 second, tan smutty and muzzle not O. K, Third went 1o 

 Mount Royal Wanda, who has not enough stop, and Floss 

 vhc, from the same kennel, has a similar fault in head and 

 tan is too light. Myra C. is small, light tan and faulty in 

 head, a good reniove from the winners. 



Poi:<TERS— II'. Tnlliiidii, .7 »r/,(/f:.— This bred did not show 

 up in any great numbers, nor yet was the quality anything 

 to boast' of. Mr. Davey's kennel was not represented— as 

 he remarked to me once, "He had sfot beyond the stage of 

 showing at little shows " Devon Nell was the only one to 

 uphold the challenge division and she is getting on in 

 years, but she has merited the honors of the past. Rock IT. 

 won again in open dogs <2], Donovan again pla.ying second 

 fiddle; both were criticised in Toronto report. The quality 

 in the bitch class (4) was hardly so good. Chaira proved 

 the winner, and she is by no means goods, muzzle snipy 

 and eye light, otherwise 'she is fairly good and won well 

 over juuo, who Is throaty and niuz:',le not of correct shape, 

 chest and ribs not developed suitiriently. Smut M., he, is 

 a dark liver, something of a commoner. IMvolity. I 

 thouffht. should have had at ipmm^ ttr^vp, letters till the judge 



(|uality, but is too slightly built, and very short of coat: 

 Metchley Bob, vhc, is altogether too thick in skull, nice 

 legs. Bitches (4) had Bertha II. for the winner; .she is 

 small and has too much stop, and does not stand quite true 

 in front; Crissey, second, from the same kennel, Seminole's, 

 has big ears, muzzle too .scooped out, is small-sized and out 

 of coat entirely, but shows a good deal of quality; Dudley 

 Chris is light in bodv, with a fair type of bead. 



BiTLl.DOtJS — IK I'aUman. J iidt:it'.~(J a\y two on the bench, 

 Carisbrook won in dog.s and I jiidy Venus in the other class, 

 both at Toronto. 



Biij.i, Terriers— li'. Tallman, Judde. — Quite a brave 

 show. Champion Starlight, looking a little gro.ss, was alone 

 in challenge division. The open class was a mixed one, and 

 the winner, Comet II., I thought should have given way to 

 the vhc. winner, Loumont Kit, as he has a eommonish 

 head, no chest, heavy in shoulders, a coarse dog. Chatham 

 Pf luce, second, has a better head, good e.ye, but is rather 

 cheeky. Grove Duchess, though thick and heavy in shoul- 

 ders, keeps her head well and is well shaped in body and 

 legs and should have been in front of the winners. The class 

 should have been just turned round. 

 I 1 + i„./r 1 a,ivr < ,„-,i,-,n aririBH F()X-Terriek.s— IF. Ta77y/( '(7), •/«'?(/(:.— Quite an entry of 

 ° JnnH ^f. i?tv f n 1 V enlit^ed he to tJ^^se dogs, with Blemton Trump the challenge winner. In 

 a- good quahty full entity do|s (7) the judge reversed the Toronto decision in 



ise as at Toronto followed up a fair i j^l^^.^^ blemton Rattler over Beverwyck Punster. There 



is little between them; both are high on the leg and rather 

 big, and both have the same fullness in skull. I like Pun- 

 ster better for the position; he is a little more the terrier. 

 Calchas, third, is faulty in front, ears large, light eye and a 

 rather coarse head, nice body. Seacrof t Bourbon and Rideau 

 Rivet are just ordinary and correctly placed. In bitches (7). 

 Grouse it. reversed Toronto awards by beating Hillside 

 Baroness; she loses a little in skull, but I think is more than 

 equal in bone, front and body. Seacroft Eu.ss has a nice 

 head, marred by peculiar marking; good body and ears; and 

 Dudley Slave, vhc, has seen her best day; snipy and ears not 

 well carried, body good, Damson, vhc, is round in skull 

 and ears not carried well. R,osa, Jr., he, is weedy. The 

 novice class had that smart youngster My Fellow for win- 

 ner. He is well ahead of Calchas in nearly every particular. 

 Suffolk Teaze, the wire, loses in head. In wifes that good- 

 headed Suffolk Trimmer was placed over the Toronto win- 

 ner, and I thought correctly so; the latter's head has no 

 length , and he is altogether too "fuzzy." Teaze was third. 



Scotch, Skve and Dakdie DraMOST Terriers— IF. Tall- 

 inan, ,/»r7f/e.— Sir Stafford once more graced the challenge 

 class without competition. Then came one of the nastiest 

 classes for a man to judge— fancy eighteen Scotch, Skye and 

 Dandies in one class', and sexes together. The judge should 

 have demanded a division by breeds instead of sexes; as it 

 was, some good dogs were bound to be left in the cold of the 

 vhc. crowd. After a lot of sorting the judge placed the 

 Dandie Roger first, but this place should have been reserved 

 for Amphion, as far as Dandies were concerned, better and 

 stronger in head, front and coat more than equal as Roger 

 is out at elbow. Scotch Hot came .second, but her muzzle is 

 too snipy. Endcliffe Maggie, third, one of the best-headed 

 Skyes, but out at elbow and short of coat. Reserve went to 

 Islay's Skye, who was in good coat, bit too straight in face, 

 but good in front; she will be well up in her own class: 

 then came a lot of vhc.'s, some of which should have been 

 m the money. Prairie Flower, a Skye. has a record on the 

 other side, but she is not strong enough in muzzle, and feet 

 come together in front. Heather Madge deserved more than 

 he, and so did Laird of the Heather, but then what could 

 the judge do:-' I would have placed Amphion lirst, May 

 second. Laird of the Heather, Endcliffe Maggie or Scotch 

 Hot. third, and the rest vhc. 



Irish, BEOLraciTON and Airedales— IF. 'i'</l?,7/wt/(-, Jadge. 

 —Another formidable looking lot by breeds on paper, but 

 luckily Irish terriers had the field to them.selvcs. Salem 

 Witch proved the winner where Jack Briggs should have 

 scored well in hand; the smutty-faced Hanover Boy should 

 have .given way to Gultees, who was a clear second, cleaner 

 in head and with better front, fair coat. Hanover Boy should 

 have been third and Salem Witch reserve, though too high 

 in skull and snipy in muzzle; an uncropped one. Commis- 

 sariat, reserve, is snipy. leggy and not .straight in front. 

 Tibbie, vhc, has quite a good head and deserved her letters. 

 With seven entries the class should have been divided. 



Black And Tan Terriers— TF. Tallinan, Judge— Sir 

 Wallace had no Sultans to bother him this week and 

 took the blue instead of the red. Sexes were undivided in 

 the next class (5), Salisbury proved the winner, though 

 Louie, vhc , should have had that position, and the dog 

 second, the bitch is better in head markings and tail and 

 general build; third went to Rochelle Topaz, who is much 

 too dark, this prize should have gone to English Lady, from 

 the same kennel, who beats in head, tan markings and body; 

 Lady Don, with rich tan and good head, legs and body- 

 quite a promising youngster— should have been close to 

 third; Rosette, second, should have had about reserve here, 

 too big, coarse in head and tan not defined enough on legs. 



Tor Sj'Aniels— IF. Tallman. .Judge— Toronto Royal 

 Duke, well known, was properly placed over Royal Roy, 

 faulty in tan but head well .shaped; Topsy, third, is also well 

 known and correctly placed; Romeo, the Prince Charlie, 

 though large, deserved vhc, but got nothing. 



PU(is-TF. Taliiiian, ./ adyc.-Bonsor and Bob Ivy met again 

 with the same result. In open dogs (4) Dixie could not be 

 denied, for Meddler, second, loses in muzzle and body. 

 Dandy, Jr., third, is too big in muzzle and very light in 

 fawn, besides he is several sizes too large. Bitches (4), Mid- 

 get won nicely from Mint, who.se muzzle is good, but skull 

 could be fuller to advantage. Miss Penrice is a black- 

 headed, heavy-eared puppy, and Baby Ruth is of the same 

 stamp. 



Foxhounds— IF. Ta7,ly/i (Ml, Judge— [2) Jip, that was at 

 Toronto, won with something to spare in head and front 

 over Curtis's Jack. 



Miscellaneous— Dr. MilU, Judge—Hem was a turn up. 

 First went to Fritz K., the dachshund, that is not a good 

 one by any means, too short-headed and bodied. Second 

 went to another dog ot Ben Lewis's, Biglow, the poodle, a 

 poor wooly coated sort. And third to a wheel-backed, coat- 

 less deerhouud, that a c. card would have been ample for. 

 Servanates, vhc, the wolfhound, shoirld have been well in 

 front of all, the dachshund second and the Pomeranian, 

 ,Iumbo, third. In bitches (4) the wolfhound Flodeyka 

 rightly won, closely pressed by Jessie Victoria, the dachs- 

 hund, with the whippet Boston Model, third, and a moder- 

 ate Yorhshire, Jenny, vhc. This class was all right. 



H. W. LAGV. 



SPECIAL. 



Handler with largest nnmber of f'oga— Ben Lewis; second, Geo. 

 S.Thomas. BrSt dog or bitch in Kiueaton or Froutenac county. 

 A. E. Elmer's Sir Wallace. Best Irish water spaniel (4) J. C. 

 Nichols's Marguerite. Best kennel of collies, Seminole Kennela. 

 Best mover snd dog with best limbs inmastiUs and St. Bernards, 

 E.H.Moore's Melrose. Best greyhound in open classes, A. W. 

 Purbeck's Pious Pembroke. Best beagle in challenge classes, 

 Ruckland Kennels' The Rambler. Best brace of fox-terriers, A 

 D. Stewart's Hillside Baroness and My Fellow. Best setter in 

 show, Francis S. Brown's Edgemark. Best kennel of Dandie 

 Dinmoats, E. Broolss. Best Irish sorter in novice and Kingston- 

 Kingston and Bancroft Kennels' Ma'icap 11. Best pointer owned 

 by member of Kingston Kennel Club -Kingston and Bancroft 

 Fennels' Bell Bird. Best Gordon in show, Dr. Dixon's Leo B. 

 Best cocker spaniel. Ancient and Modem Spaniel Kpnnels' Fascin- 

 ation. Best cocker in novi"e classs; Same kennels' Troublesome. 

 Best kennel. Ancient and Modern Spaniel Kf-nneL Bebt'f ox-terrier 

 owned in Canada in novice claas. A. D. Stewart's My Fellow. 

 Best black and tan terrier owned by member of K. K. C , A. E. 

 Elmer's Sir Wallace. Dog with best muscular condition, Dr. 

 Dixon's Gordon setter Lpo B. Bsst four setters in show, Seminole 

 Kennels' Irish setters. Best kennel of Scotch or Skye terriers, 

 Toons and Symonda'' Scotch terriers. 



Mr. G. Bell's Fascis ation, 

 Wluuer Spaniel Club Cup. Tofouto. IS! 



drew attention to her eyes, on one of which is a cataract, or 

 something of the sort, Avhich has, in a slight measure, re- 

 tarded the development of that side of the head; still an he. 

 would have done no harm. The novices were made up of 

 entries from the other classes, with the exception of Bell 

 Bird, third, whose thick skull and sour expression of eye, 

 heavy shoulders and drooping quarters, should hardly have 

 placed him over Donovan, vhc. 



Great Danes— I>r. Mills. J lulge —On\j one for compe- 

 tition and that was one of the Toronto winners, a poor one 

 all over, as stated last week. ^ -n. 



Spaniels — .A /I f7rcio Laidlaw, Judge—Mr, Laidlaw I 

 know is one of the oldest exhibitors, but I believe this was 

 the first time he had ever donned the .spaniel "ermine," and 

 he did good work with the material at hand, which was a 

 little mixed in type. Iri.sh water spaniels had the Toronto 

 winner Dan Rice again to the fore with no competitor. 

 Marguerite won easily fir.st in the female division, her better 

 head, topknot and capitally feathered legs being very notice- 

 able over Biddy Donnelly, who, though she sports the 

 cleanest tail, is deficient in other good points, such as 

 straitrhtness of forelegs, etc. Darby, the Toronto winner, 

 was the onlv Clumber present. , , . 



Field spaniels (3) found Queenie, a nice hver bitch, first, 

 being better in head and body than the Roman-nosed 

 Wonder, Sport, third, has a plain, toyi.sh head, and coat is 

 inclined to curl. . , ,, , 



Then came some quality m the cocker challenge cla.ss, 

 which was divided bv sex, Fascination winning in dogs and 

 Amazement in her division. Old ch. Brant was out for 

 specials only. In open, black dogs (2) Dono, a fairish sort, 

 spoken of last week, secured the ribbon over Jay Kay, who 

 has a better front, is plain in muzzle and high m skull, but 

 in body beats the other, and especially so in quality. In 

 bitches we were given a reversal, Rideau Flossie turning the 

 Toronto tables on Troublesome. I don't see how this can be 

 when condition and everything is counted. Flossie may be 

 of sterner material, but she loses to the other in muzzle 

 slightly, body, and especially coat: Voto, third, loses m 

 skull and front to the others; reserve went up over Molly 

 Bawn, who has a coming field spaniel head, no cocker type; 

 Lillie, he, has a poor head, round skull and muzzle not flat. 

 In any other color, challenge, ch. Red Jacket deserved his 

 ribbon, he looked brilliant. In the open dog class another 

 red, Red Obo, who is dish-faced and crooked in front, was 

 placed over a capitally made dog, a bit high on leg perhaps; 

 he was unfortunately found dead in his stall thethird morn- 

 ing of the show: Red Fellow, third, has too much stop and 

 is long in skull. In bitches (2) Cherry Ripe, rather toyish 

 in build, was placed over Lady, thus showing hardly a con- 

 sistency of type compared to other awards; of course. Lady 

 is more of the working type, but well built. >;iearly all the 

 novice aspirants have been noticed, and here Troublesome 

 winning, leaves her novitiate. 



Collies— IF. Tullmcm, -Jurtrjc— Not by any means so 

 good a gathering as at Toronto, and Roslyn Dandy, out of 

 coat, won the challenge dog prize, with kennel mate Metch- 

 ley Surprise the winner in her divi,sion. Then came a tug 

 in open dogs (6) between Wellesbourne Charlie and Gonrad 

 II. : both are well coated for the season and were put down 

 in splendid shape, but the "Toronto novice^' scores slightly 

 in head, better skull and more cleanly chiseled before the 

 eye. Conrad's body I like better. Charlie gets the verdict 

 on general style and action; it is very close, and condition 

 will always be an important factor between them; Samson, 

 third, is some distance behind, ears hang down, narrow- 

 chested, rather a well shaped head, but a bit common in 

 expression, in fair coat; Chi-ysolite, reserve, shows more 



