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FOREST AND STREAM. 



LOcT. 6, 1892. 



Kennels' crack team -witli old Tim and Laura B. each in a 

 challenge class, and well they looked, too. Open dogs (3), 

 Seminole Kennels' Montank Jr. had no difficulty in ac- 

 countine for Don H., heating in bead, front and body. 

 Pride of Patsey was entered but he had his hands full of 

 trouble with Kil'dare Glenmore up in the far JSfortb, and dur- 

 ing tbe judging a wire was received from Ben Lewis giving 

 the result in Pride's favor. Claremont Heather was alone 

 in bitches: she has be<=n recentlv described. 



Gordon Setters— J". OHs Fellows. Judge.— In challenge 

 classes Mr. Blossom's Heather York and Pioniont each took 

 a, blue ribbon under "our only German's" pilotage, who 

 seems, sad to relate, to be forsaking the legitimate in search 

 of the "beautifi;l." He also put Mr Blossom's Comus in 

 front, in the open dos class, beating Resmont, Jr., in shape 

 of head, the latter being too short in face, but better tan 

 than the winner, who bas not enough of it on muzzle, Rex- 

 mont is also wavy-coated, but stands on good legs, all round 

 the better one won. John Panckner's Rochester Bess was 

 the only bitch, and here Mr. Fellows, I thought, was again 

 a little'over anxious not to be too generous. This bitch has 

 quite a nice body, head a little heavy in skull, but of good 

 ontliDe, tan a trifle ligbt, anorl legs and an excellent mover: 

 with no competition desprved first easily. 



Spaniels— J'. Ofis- Fellows, Judge.— With the Spaniel 

 Club's Al classifi cation the entry should have been better, 

 and a spaniel man judging, too. Challenge fields, no go. 

 Ooen black does, E. A. Wilson's Brantford Mohawk alone, 

 well known. Next class was challenge cocker dogs, and 

 here Geo. Bell fared better with his second string than he 

 di'i further North with his company o£ stars. King of 

 Obos and Amazement were alone, each in their challenge 

 class, then bis Obadiah, that won fame when he sired Fas- 

 cination, won. unchallenged, in the open dog class. Another 

 skip and G. W. Poster's Busy F. is found in the any other 

 color bitches, and here Mr. Fellosvs's eyes fairly gleamed, 

 and a long pent-up ab-h-h! went out like a Inst chord, for 

 Busy was" one fashioned after those of his own heart — a 

 worker but a pretty one, too, a little plain in head, but a 

 'capitally made ijitch and excellent mover. This finished tbe 

 sp-iniels"— just fiv^ of them. 



C0LLIE.S— T. S. Belli n, Jndge.—Not very difficult classes, 

 one in each. Seminole Keuaels' Roslyn Dandy and cham- 

 pion Metchley Surprise for the cballenge winners and same 

 owners' CtuTsolite alone in open dogs, with Crissey, from 

 the same kennels, the winners of the bitch class, their 

 Bertha II. being absent. All the collies were from Seminole 

 Kennels and have all been seen on the benches. D.achshunds 

 did not fill. 



Beagles -.J Otis FcUoios, Judge— It did not take long 

 to do them, for it was just a walking in and out for the one 

 entry in each class, and the division was a liberal one. 

 Challenge class had Rockland Eeuupls' The Rambler, look- 

 ing in good shape. In open dogs Rockland Kennels' Jack 

 Rowett was also alon*'; he gets his stern upabic and muzzle 

 is long, otherwise a nice stamp. Same owners' Weenannon 

 showed a little temporary lameness, but took his blue rib 

 bon without cunipptition. 1 spoke of her at Kingston; she 

 has a fair front, is faulty in eye and brow. Rockland Ken- 

 nels' Duce, Jr., was ttiought only good enough for second, 

 first withheld, in dogs under loin ; he is pinched in muzzle, 

 weak in pasterns, nice body, but a poor shower, and allow- 

 ance should have been made. DiamondKrueger, entered in 

 the bitch class, was absent. 



Tbe bulldog benches were found empty. 



BiTLL-TERRiEiiS.— T. S. BcMIn, Judge— The quality of the 

 few entries on hand was quice appreciated, and we were 

 surprised to see John Morehead, Jr. 's Streatham Monarch 

 tur 1 up in the challenge class. He has got down to himself 

 again, and was looking better than two or three weeks since, 

 la open dogs (1), W. J. Higginson's Victor Bendigo, second, 

 was rather hardly dealt with, considering the stamp of bull- 

 terriers we generally see at small shows. This is a well-bred 

 dog, heavy in chest and shoulders, I'll admit, feet turn out 

 too, but his head is not a poor one and his ears are Al; he 

 .shows lots of quality and should have had tbe blue ribbon, 

 there being no other in the class. In bitches (2) we were in- 

 troduced to quite a smart terrier, a Bendigo bitch; good 

 head, excellent front, straight as a string, good quarters and 

 tail, but a trifle slack behiad the shoulders; feec could be a 

 bit closer and eye smaller and darker, and she would be a 

 first-ranke'-. Nellie Harper, vhc, same owner, is some dis- 

 tance behind: too much stop, not straight enough in front 

 and too heavy in shoulders, big eye and cheeky; still all 

 white. 



Fox Terriers— T. S. Bellin, Judge.— ^v. Bellin gave a 

 sigh of relief when these came in ana one could see at once 

 that he had struck his own street. No challenge entries. 

 In open dogs (?.) the old battle was fought over again be- 

 tween Mr. Rat^hbone's Punster and Mr. Banks's RatMer, 

 and this time tbe Albany dog .scored, cleaner in shoulders 

 and a little more the terrier, so the judge thougbt. In 

 bitches (3) first went to Mr. Kathbone's Moonray, who beats 

 Hucker's Yorktovva Pussy in head, body and front. In 

 the novice class (8) the same two cande out again. Wire 

 hairs saw some fairly good ones, nothing to boast about 

 though. In dogs (3) C. L, A. Whitney'.'^. .Tack Prompter 

 won nicely over Cnestnut Hill Kennels' Suffolk Trimmer, 

 beating in terrier character of head, expression and coat, 

 carries his ears better and is a better mover. Trimmer 

 excels the other in front, legs and chest, and wa.s filled ou' 

 better in body than in early part of the montli. In bitche.* 

 (2) H. W. Smith's Sister Trick and Cdestnut Hill Kennels' 

 Suffolk Tease were placed as named. Tease loses in head- 

 shorter— coat and carriage of ears to the winner. Jack 

 Prompter, Sister Trick and Suffolk Trimmer furuished the , 

 winners in the novice cla.ss Jack Prompter won the 

 special in dog division and Sister Trick that for best bitch. 



Black and i;an terriers were non eftt, and Irish terriers 

 might as well have been, the only entry being a weedy, 

 smutty-colored one: prizes withheld. Scotch terriers.— Tbe 

 only entry was W. S. Bemis's Gullnie, a bad 'un, snipy-muz- 

 zled and light throughout; the judge gave her a c. card. 

 Dandies no go. Skye terriers.— J. J. Hooly 's Nellie, the only 

 entry, had a fair coat, and that was all she had to recommend 

 her. Dot, Henry Dodd's Yorkshire, was one of the old sort, 

 and when I say the little tan she had was at the right end, 

 she has praise enough; she was given he. Of course there 

 were no Clyde^dalps; they were in the other field. 



Pugs— r. S, Bellin. Judf/c— Something better here, with 

 Seminole Kennt Is' Bousorln the challenge class. He beats 

 Jacob Brombach's Bradford Rowdy ail to pieces; better head, 

 body and front. The dog entry was absent. In bitches 

 Seminole Kennels' Midget was far too much for -J. Brom- 

 bach's Frisk, he; better in color, muzzle, bidy and tail. 



Toy Spaniels, J. Otis Fellows, Judge.— Jacob Brombach's 

 Duke of Wellington, first, was the only representative of 

 the King Charles, his coat is rather curly but he has a fairly 

 good head, nice rich t/:m and lots of co^t. The same owner's, 

 Golden Rod was the only Italian greyhound there, and she 

 is a bit large and coarse, out at elbow and too .scooped out 

 before the eye; she was awarded tbe blue ribon. Boston 

 Model was the last to appear and she is George Thomas's 

 whippet; she stands the racket Wcll. H. W. LACT. 



0ar Irish setter men can scarcely be accused of "mug 

 hunting." At Ottawa thpre were six Irish challenge entries 

 a,nd five of them froai the Oak Grove Kennel. Without any 

 injustice to any one the class might have been divided by 

 sex. Tbe priae was ij5. In the Gordons, with two entries in 

 the challenge class, Leo B. and Duchess of Waverly were 

 placed Equal first, but Leo B. got the special. The atmos- 

 phere is exceptionaUy frigid when "Ben" falls bshind. 



OTTAWA DOG SHOW. 



[Special.^ 



Owners did not patronize the Ottawa dog show so liber- 

 ally as last year and as a result the entries tell far shni-t of 

 the number that could have been taken. There were 193 

 entries with about 1.5 absentees and double entries. Taken 

 as a whole the quality was good, but the, judging was the 

 worst I have ever seen. .Mr. Corbett's debut as a judge was 

 promising, hut the other aspirant for judicial honors, Mr. ■ 

 Curtis of Simcoe, who judged spaniels, showed that a man 

 may own and breed dogs for a number of years and still 

 know very little about them. He spent twenty-three 

 minutes over two Clumber spaniels, Que.ster and Darby, 

 and then told me that, while he knew the former was the 

 better dog, he thought he was going to be blind and would 

 put him back on this account. He gave the crack dog Fas- 

 cination nothing in challenge cockers. It was universally 



Fox-Terriers at Rochester. "Which Wins ? 



agreed that Mr. Curtis was not a success as a judge of 

 spaniels. Dr. Wesley Mills, who was down to judge all 

 breeds outside of pointers, setters and spaniels, spent twc 

 days and a half in awarding prizes to 10.3 dogs. 



At J-2:50 P. M. on the third day the handlers decided thai 

 they did not care to wait in the ring any longer, and benched 

 their dogs, so some specials were not awarded. The dis 

 satisfaction was general over his decisions, and several new 

 precedents were established. Although advertised to judgt 

 Great Danes, Dr. Mills entered bis bitch Minerva's Fawn in 

 the challenge class. This class he got Mr. Corbett, the 

 pointer and setter judge, to pass upon. Fawn received the 

 blue, whereon her uwner resumed his place and judged th( 

 other classes for Danes. In black and tan bitches the Doctoj 

 awarded Eigiish Lady first, but about an hour afterward, 

 some one in the meantime having informed him that tht 

 "Lady" was deficient in "ivories," he ordered the class out tr 

 re judged. The handlers properly refused on the ground 

 that a judge's decision is final except in cases of fraud or 

 misrepresentation; that there had been neither of these, and 

 the award, being entered in the judge's book, the decision 

 was final. The committee met and ordered the dogs out, 



■iCDUfcs A't' ItOOIlESTEK. 

 r. S. Bellin. J. Otis FELLOWs;("triiole.'Dick"). 



but the handlers still refused, and so the matter rests. Mr. 

 Corbett, who judged pointers and .setters, did well. 



Troublesome, Mr. Bell's new cocker hitch, was protested 

 for being under weight. She weighed l%%\.bs,. The protest 

 was .sustained, but Mr. Wilkie. of Toronto, entered a pro- 

 test in Mr. Bell's name to tbe C. K. C, on tbe ground that 

 no limit of weight was given in tbe premium list, nor was 

 any mention made of the American Spaniel Club standard 

 in the rules. Tbe members of the C. K. C. executive met, 

 but no decision was arrived at, so the matter will go before 

 the full executive, and in the mean time the award stands, 

 Troublesome first 



Tbe show was well managed, and until the third and 

 foiu'th days, when more disinfectant could have been used 

 with advantage, it was perfectly sweet. Clean it was all 

 the time, attendants civil, food good, Mr. Geddes, the super- 

 intendent, received little or no assistance from his commit- 

 tee, and to him all the credit is due. Tbe representatives of 

 the press were forced to buy catalogues for the use of their 

 papers in setting up the prize list. This was not the fault 

 of the committee, the catalogues being published as a ven- 

 ture by Mr. P. G. Keyes. 



Among the visitors noticed were Mr A. D. Stewart, Ham- 

 ilton: Messrs. A. A. MacDonald, H. P. Thomi3son and A. 

 W. Wilkie, of Toronto; R. E. Elmer, King.ston; Dr. T. W. 

 Mills, Montreal, and Messrs. W, H. Middleton, J. Woifred 

 Wiirtele, L. N Bate, F. P. Robson, Dr. Hurdman, C. K. 

 Living, Dr. S. S. Davidson, of Ottawa, and many others. 

 Messrs. Ben and Joe Lewis, George Thomas, E. Booth, C. E. 

 Fenton and J. J. Spracklin. were all here with their strings. 



There were several sales made, the most important of which 

 was Ben Lewis's purchase of Mr. Geddes's good young 

 crcker Donovan, the winner of several prizes in the best 

 company, at a stiff price. 



Pointers— C. H. Corhctt, Judge.— The competitors were 

 all at Kingston. Devon Nell was alone in the challenge 

 class. Rock II. and Donovan were the competitors in toe 

 open class. Donovan is a poor specimen, with a bad head 

 and a body to match. Rock II. is rather cheeky, very square 

 at back of skull, heavy and coarse in head, very straight 

 behind, coarse in tail and with foxhound rather than pointer 

 character. He is a very strongly made dog, with lots of 

 bone and muscle, and good legs and feet, but is withal a 

 poor dog as a pointer. In the open bitch class the compet- 

 itors were placed in this order, Ghaira, Lord Graphic's Juno 

 and Frivolity, which is correct. All have been referred to 

 before. 



English Settees— 0. H. Corbett, JucZ(7c.— Edgemark, 

 alone in tbe challenge cla.ss, won. He does not improve in 

 bead, which lacks refinemen'. Sultan, now well known, 

 won w 11 in the open class for dogs. Ben Hur was second 

 and Tony Gladstone, third, rather coarse in head, was placed 

 over Kent's Rex, better. in head, but out of condition. 

 Locksley II. got he. He is very coarse in head. In the bitch 

 class Annie, good in bone, poor in head, long coupled, in 

 poor condition, and knuckling over when walking, was 

 olaced over Forest Louise, light in bone and open in feet, 

 but otherwise a nice bitch. This award might have been 

 reversed. 



Irish Setters- G. H. Cnrhett, Judge.— These made tbe 

 bpst showing yet seen at Ottawa; in fact, were a show in 

 themselvfs. With the exception of two local dogs, thei-e 

 was not a poor one in tbe classe.?. Tbe Oik Grove Kennels 

 furnished five challenge doas, and these, with Elfreda, mad^ 

 a grand lot. The judge selected Duke Elcbo for first place, 

 but it might better have fallen to Noma or Kitdare, for 

 Duke Elcbo has become coarse in skull. The open class for 

 dogs furnished two good ones in Pride of Patsey and Kildare 

 Glenmore. Pride of Patsey won well. He is light in color, 

 might be better sprung in ribs and carries his tail very high; 

 but in all other respects he is such an one as is rarely met. 

 His rival loses to him in bead, depth of chest, outline, etc. 

 Elfrin. reserve, and Elfrus, vhc, are still young and unde- 

 veloped. Bismark in open dots and Mona among the 

 bitches are very poor ones. Rose Sarsfield. first in bitches,' 

 wins well from Irene. She is beautiful in head and good 

 generally, though rather straight behind and light in color. 

 Irene loses in head, coat, outline and general quality. Pride 

 of Patsey was given the special for the best of the breed. To 

 place bira over all the challenge dogs and bitches was a bold 

 step, and only warranted after careful comparison. 



Gordon Setters— C EL Corbett, Judge.— With the ex- 

 ception of Royal Nibbs, a coaT.-<e and poor specimen, the 

 dogs shown were seen at Toronto and Kingston, and were 

 placed here in the same order. Lso B. and the Duchess of 

 Waverly were given equal firsts, and Leo B. the special. 



M. 



Spaniels— Mr. Curtis, Judge.— This broed shows quite a 

 falling oflE compared with former year.s- 77 in 1891. 33 in 1893 

 —in fact the small entry in the spaniel classes is largely 

 responsible for the reduction in the gross entry, when com- 

 oared with that of last year. Various reasons have been 

 assigned for this, but no satisfactorjf conclusion appears to 

 have been reached. There is little doubt but the selecfions 

 made by the judge at Toronto had a chilling effect upon 

 spaniel breeders, which will i-equire time and good work to 

 overcome. The judging here was on nearly the same lineSf 

 mly toys getting a look in. Thus does the evil that men do five 

 after them, if it were interrpd with their hones, the coming 

 year might be considered as "full of promise." 



Irish Water Spaniels had but one entry, Marguerite, 

 is well known, having made the entire Canadian cir- 

 cuit. 



(.ILUMBERS. —Challenge class had but a single representa- 

 tive, champion Boss IH., a wreck of bis former greatness, 

 in his present condition it would be unfair to this old vet- 

 eran to make any comments. Darby was placed first in 

 open class for dogs. He is wrong in bead, eyes too large 

 and full, nice bone, body and coat, a taking little dog, 

 rightly placed. Quester, better in muzzle than the winner, 

 eyes foo light, loses in body and bone, also in movement, 

 which is like that of a pacer. 



Field Spaniels.— In the open class for dogs Wonder, 

 leggy and crooked in front legs, body not well ribbed up, 

 pyps ligbt, was placed over that good little dog Corktown 

 Cupid, whose chief fault is in being rather small for the 

 class, however he cmothers his competitor in ciuality and 

 ought to have been placed first. Bounce, third, a coarse- 

 headed cocker with a white frill. In open bitches. Dot 

 Smirle, the same good little one she always was, beat Queen, 

 a very good type, eyes a shade light, out at elbows, and in 

 poor condition. This should have been reversed, as Dot is 

 but a cocker while Queen is a typical field .spaniel. 



Cockers —The cballenge class had four entries, and 

 champion Red -lacket won the coveted blue. He heats Fas- 

 cination in head, the latter's being round in skull, too deep 

 in stop, eyes prominent, and muzzle undprsbof; back of the 

 head it is a near thing between the two. Red Roland, coarse 

 in skull and muzz'e, crooked in front, and the old veteran 

 Brant were not "in it." The latter shows age.- The open 

 cia.ss for black bitches was a very good one. Troublesome, 

 the Toronto winner, was selected for first, but objection 

 being made on the ground that she was too small forthe cla.s.'-', 

 she was weighed by the committep. in thn presence of the 

 judge, and ju.st tipped the beam at W%\ha. Notwithstanding 

 this she was allowed by the judge to compete, and awarded 

 first. Rideau Romola, head too much of the Fascination 

 type, second; Molly Bawn, too light in eyes and coarse in 

 head, third; a protest followed and the' committee unani- 

 mously decided that Troublesome was not eligible to com- 

 pete as a cocker, being under stand-^rd weight. This gave 

 the others a move up all round. Vol o, vhe., is sour in ex- 

 pression, pinched in muzzle, and shown in poor condition. 

 Rideau Reine is a trifle cheeky, nice bone and feather, out 

 of condition. Red Obo, ears set high and crooked front legs, 

 was first in the open class for dogs other than black; Nerve, 

 second, is a black and white, domy in skull, undershot, and 

 does not stand straight in frint. Vic, fir.st in other than 

 black bitches was obesity itself, bone not too heavy, exnres:- 

 sion not unlike that of a beagle, feet turn out. Cherry Rijie 

 is a pretty little toy, not a cocker; Rideau RoMna is a nice 

 lilack and tan with a good head and expression, bone and 

 coat Al, should have been first. Novice class for dogs had 

 but two entries. Corktown Comet, first, a heavy-headed 

 dog, immense bone, coat wavy. Nerve, second, described 

 before. In the novice bitch class, Corktown Cleo, domv in 

 skull, nice eyes, muzzle undershot, was placed over that 

 good bitch Rideau Rhea, typical in head and character, good 

 body, legs not exactly straight in front. Rideau Romo, 

 wrong in head, ears rather short, did not show well. 



■judge's report— dr. WESLEY mLLS. 



I HAVE at tbe outset to thank the superintendent, ring 

 stewards and others for their courtesy and assistance, and 

 the exhibitors for their readiness in placing and moving 

 their dogs, thus assisting me TO get at their real qualities. 

 It was a'pleasure to find the show so clean and sanitary in 

 all respects. 



Mastiffs.— Mastiffs were not well represented, as only 

 three specimens competed, not one of these being flrst-cla.s3 

 or in thoroughly good condition. E^ufrid was the best of a 

 medium pair in the open class. He has a bad right eve, a 

 deformed skull, and is smutty in color in parts. 'His head 

 and form generally are. passably massive, his legs fair and 



