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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Dec. 15, im. 



pointed a single in sedate and was well backed by Lora. 

 Lad, going down wind, fiusbed a small bevy in thick cover 

 in a run. In open weeds, Lora pointed very nicely as the 

 result of an intelligent cast. The heat ended at 9;58. The 

 heat was an excellent one. Though Lad of Rush was de- 

 feated, it was done by one of the grandest field performers 

 of the season, if not the grandest. Lora had better judg- 

 ment, beat out her ground with skill, and was strong in 

 every detail of field work. 



Free-for-AII Stake. 



LExmc+TON, N. C, Dec. II.— The drawing of the Free-for- 

 All Stake took ijlace to-night. There are elpven starters, 

 drawn to run in the following order: Black Wonder with 

 Bettye B , Rowdy Rod with Lora, Pitti Sing with Maid of 

 Kent, Prawn with Orlando, HaiTy C. witb Rip Rap. Tre- 

 montabye. This stake has tbree prizes thi.s year, *.500 to 

 first, 1300 to second, and |200 to third, which is much better 

 than giving $1,000 to one, as heretofore prevailed. The for- 

 feit was $35, $25 additional to start. It will be Friday at the 

 earliest before this stake is decided. Eich heat lasts four 

 hours in the first series, after which the judges exercise their 

 discretion as to the rest of the competition. 



This stake began Monday afternoon at 12:54, Black Wonder 

 and Bettye S. starting the competition. The beat was re- 

 markably well run, both dogs sustaining their pace and 

 range well to the finish. In fact, they were going almost as 

 fresh and strong as at tne beginning^ Beftye was the better, 

 she ranging more systematically and with better judgment. 

 Black Wonder was not staunch on his points, nor did be 

 point with 'any firmness and style, and he required caution- 

 ing to keep him in line. He, notwithstanding, made some 

 willful flushes, and was at different times annoyinglv dis- 

 obedient. Still it was an excellent heat, full of dilieent 

 work and successful finding- The handlers were mounted, 

 which is a desirable innovation, since is it distres.singly 

 fatiguing to the handlers who are not physically strong, or 

 who have two heats to run in succession. The handlers 

 were separated a large part of the time during the heat. 



B. Waters. 



mel. each had a dog in the open class, Van's Orell, the lat- 

 ter'.? dog, beating Salvator. The winner was formerly 

 Faugh-a-Ballah, shown at Lexington, Ky., last fall. Van's 

 feet are thick through the pads, but toes not close enough: 

 he needs more rib and is plain in quarters, still he beats the 

 slim-waisted Salvator, whose feet are open and is too high 

 in skull, otherwise he is nicelv formed. The bitch class in- 

 troduced to us a good one, Viola, a bitch out of Verdure 

 Clad, by Brabazoun, bred and owned by Dr. Van Hummel. 

 She is a trifle small-sized, but behind the head one finds 

 little to quarrel with, but much to praise, very good in ribs, 

 loin and quarters, and especially broad in second thighs; 

 she is weak in muzzle and shortin head. Idle Wild, second, 

 is not in it with her, flat-sided, open in feet and not good in 

 head. 



Foxhounds. —Roger Williams's Ranger II., strange to 

 say in such a fox hunting country as Tennessee, was the 

 only one present, and he is not w'hat one might say is a 

 flyer on the bench, whatever he maybe in the blue gr i.ss 



NASHVILLE DOG SHOW. 



One of the most enjoyable little shows it has been our lot 

 to attend was concluded last Friday e%'ening at Nashville, 

 Tenn. With the organization of the Cumberland Kennel 

 Oo. recently, an account of which was published in FoRKST 

 AKD Stream at the time, it was only natural that the mem- 

 bers and others should feel like having a dog show. Fired 

 ■with enthusiasm in favor of man's best friend, siich men as 

 a rule can only find vent for their feelings in holding a .show 

 as the best and only means of doing mission work, as it 

 were, in the advancement of canine interests ai'ound them. 

 Too often, we are sorry to say, such efforts meet with poor 

 encouragement, and the going down into the pocKet to'make 

 good in cold dollars the losses they have incurred is apt to 

 strike a chill to their enthu.siasm that cannot be sufficiently 

 deplored. We sincerely trust that this will not be the case 

 with the good fellows of the Hermitage and Cumberland 

 Kennel Clubs. The latter is a company rather than a club, 

 and organized for the purpose of breeding and selling Great 

 Danes, pugs a,nd Italian greyhounds, the first named more 

 especially. J^ts members, in a great degree, also compose the 

 Hermitage K. C, which is a club formed for giving shows, 

 and is a member of the A. K. C. 



The officers of the club are: President, John W. Ful- 

 ghum; Vice-President.s, Gen. W. H. Jackson and Capt. W, 

 C. Smith; Secretary-Treasurer, Robert C. Stockton. The 

 show committee consisted of Mr. Fulghum, Frank Sea- 

 right, B. B. Allen, J. D. FriHzell and Mr. Stockton. W. C. 

 Rayen is the veterinarian and Harry L. Goodman, manager 

 of the Cumberland Kennel Co., superintended the show, 

 everything in this respect being left in his entire charge, so 

 that with the aid of Mr. Stockton he was able to give us a 

 show excellently arranged, well managed and orderly. In 

 fact, we were surprised on entering the building on Tues- 

 day moi-ning to find everything so neatly laid out. Of 

 course, with Spratts Co. doing the benching and feeding 

 this was to be expected, but still there are other and im- 

 portant items that must be attended before the wheels of 

 a show can run smoothly, and we might say artistically. 

 Catalogues, so well arranged and printed on such good 

 paper, as to call for comment on the part of the old-timers, 

 were on hand at the opening of the show, and the judges' 

 books, with tne judge's name in gold on the back, were the 

 best that we have yet seen. The catalogue was singularly 

 free fi'om errors and one's only regret was that so manv 

 of the classes provided had to be drawn blank, both the 

 liberal prize list and the well-known judges being entitled 

 to a better entry than 165. Many of these were absent. The 

 uncertainty and changing of judges may have had some- 

 thmg to do with this. Mr. Roger Williams, prevented 

 from being present owing to the sickness of his wife his 

 classes were taken by Mr. Davidson, which did not entail 

 much extra work on the latter. Mr. Frizzell was the ring 

 Steward, the judging lieing done on the stage of Amuse- 

 ment Hall, in whicu the show was held, and as a ring 

 steward he leaves little to be desired, getting the dogs in 

 qmckly and attending to details in a businesslike manner. 



The attendance was fair to middling, the evenings seeing 

 the largest crowds. The fair sex, for whose beauty Nash- 

 ville is so justly celebrated, turned out in force, and occupy- 

 ing seats in front of the stage, enjoyed the novel spectacle 

 which the judging afforded. The members of the chib, after 

 the first day, relied on their secretary to attend to the exec- 

 utive duties, and Mr. Stockton worked like a beaver havino- 

 a thoroughly just conception of his duties. Prize money 

 was paid by check Friday A. M., and really we feel that to 

 say any more would seem as if we were determined not to 

 tind fault. Nevertheless we must remark that the neatness 

 of the show was marred somewhat by the rough backs to the 

 benching along one aisle that had to do duty in the absence 

 ot part ot bpratts' fixtures. This was a contretemps due to 

 the carelessness of the Western Union Company, who when 

 Mr. Stockton wired Spratts for extra benching for forty 

 aogs that Ben Lewis was bringing, made the wire read four 

 instead of forty, which made a wide difference aud a slight 

 eyesore to the public, but the club had the courtesy to put the 

 boards behind their own dogs rather than the visitors'. With 

 these remarks I may as well give an account of the dogs that 

 were there. The list of awards sent by wire were published 

 ^^i^f'ib V\?°^;f -V?P Stream last week with the one 

 ™^u^^^lu^^**^^^- ^- ^- Huntington's Jack Shepard won 

 m bloodhounds instead of Bellhus, Jr., who was absent 



Mr. John Davidson was the first to enter the judging ring 

 M^we give his classes in rotation instead of in' the ordinary 



Mr. John, Dmn.dsoih, Judge. 



«^%^'^D ^"^™'^^^P*--'''^^ only entry in dogs was the 

 one Mr. Purbeck used to own. Philos IX.; he showed rather 

 ^tfn^ }^ pasterns, dirty m coat and his hocks turn in too 

 much for a good one. He is well coated and a dog more of 

 the Leekhoi type The bitch Kaluga is a poor sort, very 

 much out m front, knuckles over, open feet, and foreleg^ 

 ^^^nfit""^?^' "-^A'-^ ^"^1 ^° brow, not having the lovf y 

 ?^o?ill?l^an\Sll.^^ ^ ^••"--^ I--- Beerhound^ 



^^''e few in numbei, but there 

 rnvww."'" r f Pi-.esent that wmild "stand some beating" 

 anywhere. Champion Master Bich, looking as fit as a 



fn^ dirnoT'lni''''"''^^"?^"*^^' ^ dicky behind now 

 KP^nhim^n Hl?^ in spread of quarters as I have 



^^^a I j° ^^^^ P*^*- former partners in the Rock- 



^9oa-i.aii4seer Kennels, Roger Williams and Dr. VauS- 



SEC'T KOBGRT C STOCKTON, 



Nashville Dog Show. 



ranges of his native Kentucky; too long in body, back on 

 his pasterns, bad feet and is not ribbed up enough, rather 

 good head, neck and shoulders. This was the dog that 

 arrived too late for Brooklyn judging. 



PoiNTER.s.—One entry iu each class was the order here, 

 and all but two are dogs whose names are household words 

 in the fancy. Inspiration for challenge dogs. Looking bet- 

 ter than at Brooklyn, but would still do with five pourds 

 more fieah on him; Fan N. in challenge bitches; Rock II., 

 from Philadelphia^ in open dogs, these were all in Ben 

 Lewis's string. The bitch entry was absent, and the dog 

 puppy Oscar is quite a nice one by Ossian, good bone, well 

 formed body, good legs and fair head, but ears not well 

 carried. 



English Setttski,.— These classes tiu-ned out a little ^Mt 

 ter. F/dgeraark in challenge dogs was entered, but abi-tui , 



BliOODHOUUD -JACK SHEPABD, 

 Owned by Mr. G. H. R. HuntlngtOD, Chicago, lU .. 



Benzine being the only well known dog present, and in that 

 dog class be met a worthy competitor in Max Noble, a littla 

 long cast but nice head, good legs and bone, a trifle light be- 

 hind ; Benzine lost to him in neck and .shoulders, forelegs 

 and hind action. Direct was in poor shape, is back on pas- 

 terns and flat-sided. Mr. Shriver showed something better, 

 however, in bitches, his Nettie G., rather narrow chested, is 

 very good in body, and especially so in (juarters. ClenS., 

 second, turns her feet out and her head is only plain. Cos- 

 ette, vhc, stands on poor feet, has not enough stop, and is 

 plain in muzzle. A Gath's Mark pup out of Cosette, also Mr. 

 Shriver's, easily beat the coarse-headed Echo, from whom a 

 prize was withheld. Then two bitch pups by Gath's Mark 

 also from the Shriver kennel, completed the list. Rosa Bon- 

 heur is not much better than Glass ; both have good bone 

 but are deficient in squareness of muzzle. The kennel prize 

 went to Mr. Shriver. 



Irish Setters —The Irish cause was well backed up by 

 entries from the Oak Grove Kennel, in fact their seven en- 

 tries comprised the lot shown and were really put down in 

 full bloom. It reminded me of the old "Berkely" days in 

 1881, to see Ben at work on the reds with chamois and elbow 

 grease. In a challenge cla.ss of dogs with Kildare, Dick 

 Swivelerand Seminole entered the latter was the only one 

 out for the dollars, his color is hardly as rich as the others 

 and he stands a bit wide in front. Kildare and Dick Swiveler 

 were out for specials only. In bitches with Norna and 

 Edna H. entered, the latter was the only one to appear and 

 shining like a new dollar walked out with the ribbon 

 though she has a rather plain head. Open dogs had no en- 

 tries, but the bitch class contained Rose Sarsfield and Alice 

 Kent, both well known and at Brooklyn a fortnight since 

 Rose Sarsfield wins ea.sily in color and body, Alice has the 

 better head but both lose to a good one iu feet. Oak Grove 

 of course took the kennel prize. 



Gordon Setters.— The same old crowd. Of course Dr 

 Dixon la not to be blamed that he shows the same dogs so 

 often, but it would fdd a little to the interest in this breed if 

 there -w^xS a little diversion made. This eternal reipetition o( 



Ivanhoe, Duchess of Waverly, Duke of Wellington, Princess 

 Louise, etc., is getting tiresome, btit there seem to be no new 

 ones coming on fit to take their places. There i.s a wide 

 margin for improvement iuthis breed, especially in coloring, 

 for most of the tan seen lacks richness, is either too dark, 

 smutty or washy, Duke, who ran second to Duke of Wel- 

 lington in open dogs, has a better head, but has a light eye 

 and narrow front, the other is well known, and though he 

 loses in neck and shoulders to Duke, is better iu loin and 

 quarters, there is little between them. In bitches the well 

 known Princess Loui.se scores over Dago, from the same 

 kpr nel, in body, head and tan. 



Spaniels were poor— a nondescript lot. Many of the 

 classes were marked no entry. The one so-called Irish water 

 spaniel class was represented by a cropped -tailed dog with a 

 wavy coat, no pretensions to the breed at all; prize rightly 

 withheld and explanation offered to the owner. Ciumber.s 

 of course had no entry, but a liberal classification. Field 

 ^paniels also were non est, and the cocker challenge classes 

 had no aspirants for honors. Open dogs, any color, had 

 three entries, one absent. There was little type here, and 

 first went to Jacko, a dog whose legs would command ap- 

 "••eciative attention at Hornellsville, long in body also and 

 Just a fair head, but a rank bad cocker all round; second, 

 Bowman's Romeo, is curly-coated, long-faced— in fact, n. g. 

 Bitches had five entries, four present, Swiss Mountain Ken- 

 "pIs' Miss Waggles marked absent. The winner, Tess De 

 I LTrbeville, is not so aristocratic in form as in name, In fact, 

 [the latter part is the only noticeable oue from a fancier's 

 standpoint. She is a smart looking little thing enough, 

 but wavy-coated, what there was of it, and too long in iiody 

 Mate, second, is fat, but had pretensions to type, an all- 

 Mack with fair coat. .Juliet, vhc, is very poor, in fact, none 

 of them are worth criticising. 



Beagles— Quite a fine collection for a new country, with 

 two well-known dogs present, Ch. June M. was alone in 

 challenge class, and she looked very nice. The open dogs 

 brought out a really good, workmanlike dog in Cockrill's 

 Doctor, one of the best bodies goine, splendid bone, well 

 shaped and on fairly good feet, nice carriage of stern, skull 

 good, muzzle too long but fairly deep, ears too broad and 

 not very nicely hung, fair coat, a dog that if well bred should 

 'lo nicely with weedy stock; he is quite large enough. 

 Orane, second, is too large and coarse, especially in head, 

 but was fairly well put together and looked like pushing a 

 hare to extremities. In bitches, the well-known Parthenia, 

 picking up a bit, was easily winner; second going to Susie, 

 whose light body, lack of rib and soft coat were in strong 

 contrast ; Maggie is weedy all through. iViiddleton Kennels' 

 Snow was absent. Mr. J. R. Cockrill tuok the kennel prize. 

 This concluded Mr. Davidson's labors. 



Mr. James Mortimer, Judge. 



Mastieps.— I have seen many a worse lot at more preten- 

 tious shows. There were only four m-esent. with no chal- 

 lengers. In dogs the winner, a son of Beaufort and Vistula 

 IT., Beauregarde by name, is fal- too small in ear and not 

 carried right, a short, fairly well-formed head, muzzle not 

 deep enough, hind action owing to faulty hocks left Home- 

 thing to be desired : Robert E. Lee, second, is a bigger dog, 

 head not so typical as the other, fiat feet but has better bone 

 and is much better behind than the other, and therefore 

 superior in action. Taking character into consideration the 

 decision was right. In bitches our old Danbury friend 

 .tcored over Winnie B , a bitch by Ormonde out of Lady 

 (Jobrey, a poor-headed slack-backed one, with poor hind 

 action, nice ear ; neither are good in feet. No puppies. 



Great Danes.— An imposing collection, the Cumberlaud 

 Kennel Cc, and the Shoqnoquon Kenuels being the main 

 exhibitors. With Imperator absent, Melac and Pedro were 

 the aspirants for challenge honors. Melac had )ust as much 

 as he could do to pull in a winner. Of course Pedro's turned 

 in feet are against him, but he is much better in head and 

 arch of loin than the winner, but there is no denying the 

 latter's good legs, bone, ribs and .size; his bead does not im- 

 prove with age, expression heavy and head coarse. Pedro 

 was shown well, while Melac was oft' color. In open dogs 

 there was room for difference of opinion, a lot of undeveloped 

 dogs being brought forward. The winner, Theseus, is light 

 yet in loin and body, but .stands on capital legs, is of good 

 style and type throughout, though head will be probably on 

 his daddy Melic's order, and tail is too curled. Normao, 

 second, is an imi)orted red fawn, and not a dog that im- 

 presses one very favorably. His head Is short; throaty, is 

 rather flat in loin, ouarters and thighs good, also legs and 

 feet. Prince Leo, third, is rather straight-faced, is heavy in 

 shoulders, feet a little.open, nice body and bone. Anderson's 

 Sandor, 1 thought, hardly got his deserts. He has the best 

 and cleanest head In the cla.ss. nice long neck, fairly clean; 

 his ribs need more spring, and loin might be broader, but it 

 is well shaped. Bitches had six entries, one absentee. First 

 went to Minerva, a nicely turned bitch, hardly furnished 

 yet, legs fairly good and a head like the dog winner. She 

 stands bad on pasterns. Phtebe, second, dips a bit iu back. 

 I liked her, barring this, as well as the winner. She is bet- 

 ter on fept, but her carriage of stern is not so good. Char- 

 mion, third, is heavy in front, has open, flat feet, good body, 

 quirtersand loin. Zellar, vhc, a very light-colored bitch, 

 loses in muzzle, and is throaty, excellent forelegs and shoul- 

 ders, has, however, a rather plain, heavy look all through, 

 and did not show well, being in season. Jackson's Juno is 

 small, only a six months' puppy. In bitch puppies she won 

 over Halka, who is larger, of same litter, and, I thought, 

 better in head, legs and feet. Cumberland Kennels of course 

 took the kennel prize. 



.St. Bernarps.— One could not expect much so far from 

 St. Bernard centers, norAvas one disappointed, for there 

 were only two really good dogs, Casper and Lord Milton. 

 Casper, the winner, did not look so well as when I saw him 

 at Toledo years ago, and though he has a long head with 

 not enough stop, still he .shows quality and i.s well colored, 

 of good size, good bone, and nicely put together: in fact, I 

 remember that at Toledo he ran Plinlimmon, Jr., very close. 

 Fernwood Bruce, Jr., is light in body aud color, and coat 

 inclined to curl, he is 9mos. old only, faulty in pasterns and 

 feet, a little too much stop and inclined to dish-face, a nice 

 youngster of good size that is bound to improve, for he 

 shows quality. Count Bruno, third, has a plain head, hocks 

 too close and body not depth enough. Sir Barry Bedivere, 

 vhc, has not a bad head, fair front, coat curly, but has a 

 good deal of white. Bitches had three entries, and Silvern 

 returned the winner. They were a bad lot, the winner lacks 

 quality, and only one side of head is marked at all, body 

 nearly all white and long, feet open, but good bone, legs 

 and action, gooseberry eyes, head fairly well .shaped, but 

 common. Lady Watch, though lacking shadings, has a 

 fair head, hut loses in depth, rather short body, but well 

 ribbed. I thought she would have won on account of the 

 other's bad markings, a dog with only one side of head 

 marked lacks type and character. Lady He rbert, third, has 

 a flat, snipy head, faulty quarters and .stifle. Fernwood 

 BrucBj Jr., won easy in puppies. The bitch pup Princess 

 Josphme II. is plain in type, good bone and coat. Novice 

 '\vinB repeated. ^ 



In .smooth open dogs (2), Lord Milton was strictly ahead 

 of anything in the .show as regards head properties and 

 qualities. He resembles his brother Melrose to a T, but is a 

 size or two smaller. Prince Ivo is better in pasterns than 

 the winner, is rather roach ed-backed and has a long, nar- 

 row head, good bone. Prince Beno, given second in puppies, 

 has a weak head with no shadings, good legs and body' 

 Novice followed the open awards. 



NE"vypotiNDLANDc;.— Apooi'lot, In dogs the winner, Sur- 

 pass, has the shorter head^ but Jambo has a smaller 

 smoQtljer eay, cieepe? body, bigger an4 wore Iboue, Sport' 



