Jan. 13, 1893.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



35 



GLOVERSVILLE DOG SHOW. 



A 1 AJ'iTAL little .sho\v was held in rhe i-iuk at Gloversville. 



X. Y , .Jan. 3 to 6. This was the result of the eiithiisiastic 

 efforts of the good men and truewho make up the association 

 Icnown as the Mohawk A alley Poultry and Kennel Club. 

 This cluti was organized in 1891 as the result of a split in an- 

 other association, the party of the second part forming the 

 . New York and New England Poultry and Kennel Cliib at 

 Albany. 



Some peoide hav^i an idea, that dogs and chickens will not 

 mis-. This is true in the main, as we have found to our loss; 



fiirthcr. (logmen and chicken men do 7iot. as a. ride, amalga- 

 mate very lovingly. Glovei'sviili', howfvevei", seems to liave 

 lieen the exception to prove 1 he rule. "We nt'ver attended a 

 shov\" v\ here tJic lien enthusiasts and tlie dog cranks mingled 

 more freely, and many friendsliiits were made which are sn re 

 to redound to the I lenefit of both feather and fnr. Pei-haps 

 this good feeling arose tltrough the efforts of President X. E. 

 Bin nek. one of the foremost Itre.eders of game fowls in the 

 country, which led some one to get off a little joke, remark- 

 ing that ' thoiigh Mr. BInnck was not a dognjan, lie was game 

 and his hackle was the riglit color.'' To bring tlie boys to- 

 gether this gentlemnn gave a supper at the Alvord Honse on 

 VS'ediiesdav ex ening, at w hieh most of the exhifiitors did full 

 justice to the sood things provided hy Landlord Davis. The 

 poultry ontijigeuT was strongly represented, tlie few dog- 

 men present lieing completely absorbed in the crowd. 



We have not space to give tlie names of all, but those par- 

 ticularly Ivuown to us Avei'e Messrs. Fred Schmitt, Ed. Kosa, 

 George Ivosa. L AA'. Clute. K. M. Fenton. J. Otis Fellows. F. 

 \V. E, Clarke, German Hopkins, E. B, Elliott. 

 W. Tall man, ,r. TJ. Drevenstedt, K, T. Harri- 

 s(.)n. .k W. Miller, .Ja,mes W. (xreen, and about 

 twentv' oC the feathered fraternity. Mr. E. 



H. 'I'honipsori was installed toast master, fill- , 



ing the positi(ni very aecepta l:dy, .althongh he 

 .at first lU'olested his in.ability. He first called j 

 upon Mr. Blnuck. who spolse for tlie presi- i 

 <leiic.v, an office wJdch he has hlled foi- the last 

 two years. lie dwelt facetiously upon the 

 honiu-s and emolunTeuts ( ?) of rhe posit ion, all 

 of winch, lie fias ejjjoyi-d and soim; of which 

 he lias settled for. Insinnming up. however, 

 he found that the satisfaction derived from 

 association witli the members of the club had ' 

 more than cora])ensated for the labor involved s 

 .and tJie money expended. 



'Sir. E. C. liockeustyre then spoke about the | 

 "Freaks of Poultry," which peculiar .subject I 

 .seenuid to please inrmeusely, Editor lioss of 

 the Glover.sville StniifJurd then gave a ten 

 .minutes' discourse on things in general. As a 

 break in the ju-oceedings German flopkius 

 told us in his iidmitablc style ahemt the "Lad 

 that's Free and Easy," and was enthusiastic- 

 ally encored. Then IMr. Ben Thornton, not a 

 tiautam ^\■eigl^t in the fancy by any means, 

 told us. coulidentially, "How t was Duffed,'' 

 ^^'hich \\"as quite a personal affair. The toast- 

 masrei' tlieii called upon Mr. A. A. I'arker to 

 answer the question, "Is I\'ew Jersey Keally 

 in the United States-'" This point was evi- 

 dently settled in the affirmatiA'e, but '\\"hen Mr. 

 •fohn H. Warner w.ts ii.slied ro discourse on 

 the "Asiatic Classes." In- excused him. self on 

 the plea that his ton.stiliitiou was too weak to 

 admit of his speaking. Suhsequenr events 

 proved this to fie a eery frail excuse. Mr, F. 

 W . V,. Cl.irk then s].joke on ■Pogs in tieDeral, 

 and kox-1 erjiers in Particular," iu ,i quiet 

 and imjiressive inamier. Mr. E. B. Elliott, 

 by special request, .sang "The Jubilee," and 

 Mr. Gay lor. of Gloversville. spoke quite feel- ( 

 ingly on the "Absurdity (.f Prohildtion." » 

 Altogether it may be imagined that the j 

 gathering was an eujo)-able one, and towarcl ! 

 the "wee sma" hours" the early sleepers in i 

 the hotel were roused by the cheers which i 

 Were heartily given for the jn-esident and the j 

 club. ; 



Gloversville is a very interesting-, bu.stling > 

 little town of some 16,000 inhabitants, and is i 

 given over entirely to the manufacture of , 

 tfloves and the i^roduction of sole leather and 

 kindred commodities. lucidentallT (ilovers- I 

 viUe IS termed -'the Queeu Citv of tfie Adiron- 



daeks. ' The surrounding i eomitrv- and m 



tact all Fulton coujjty aboun.ds m'historical 

 relics. -Johnstown, three miles di.stant. is 

 headctuarters of one of the oldest Masomc 

 lodges in the couutry. its charter d.ating iroin 

 17bb, aud they still have the insignia ]ewels 

 presented to tliem by Ivmg (Tcorge 111.: then 

 there IS the old tort whjch was built in 1735. 

 besides many other unerestiug ob.iects which lead one to sup- 

 pose Oscar W ilde was not fully informed when he made his 

 lamous remark about the fack of i-iuns ui America Glovers- 

 ville does a -slO.OUO.OOO bu.smess m gloves and is evidently a 

 town mth a future, bome of the exhibUors spent a pleasant 

 afternoon m gomur through Mes.si's, Qiiackenlai-h's factm-y 

 where, under the .c-uidance of Mr. .A. \ . (^)uackenl>U'^h they 

 say the sixt-\' different processes thr(aiiih whieh tiie '-kin 

 must proceed liefore it becomes tfie hnislied kid of commerce 

 Iheweaiher at tdo\er.sville was m tensely cold and the 

 builduiK HI which t he show was held had been used as a 

 storage place tor skins, and unti I the stoves had been kept 

 tor a couple or days at te\ erhe^<l the atmosphere and the 

 Hoomig vi-ere chilling to a decree. I Jie benching was of the 

 old and primitive sort, ]nit sidistautial and clean. The dogs 

 ■were benched m the lorej.iart of the building, the chickens of 

 which there Avas an excellent eollecnou. coveringthe space in 

 the rear. A good-sized ring was inclosed at one side of the 

 hall tor the doa pnignig. Mr. F. B. Znumer. the secretary 

 was a laisy man aud was untiring m his efforts to make 

 every exhifacor ar home. He is the ownerof some workman- 

 like beagles, calluit;- his kennels the Debonair Beagle Ken- 

 uels. Mr. ttay HiUabrandt was the superinteudeut and kiqff 

 the aisles measuiably clean and the dogs well bedded The 

 feeding \\-;is cxceJlent. birratts biscnif:s being well prepared 

 with appetizing soup, - baijitas ■ kept the hall free from 

 offensive^ smells, the judging did not comnnuice till about 

 n. A. M..and Mr. (;. H. iMasou ofliciated as judge giving 

 with te^y exceptions, entire sati.sfaction. 



Ihe unmlier ot entries was there were about 15 ab- 

 sentees ;!]id some uuplieates. Ihe (p.iahty ot thedogs benched 

 was noticeable in a .show of this size, the beagle and fov- 

 li rrier ela.sses being espi.'eially good, and with the St Ber- 

 luud.-.. .-rcotch end Dandle Dmmout terriers, were the luinci- 

 I'hI ai tiaciiou:-,. ,>pamels. although few m number weiv 

 ' hoico. ^lauv. Ill tact most of rhi- cI.hssks liad lint , hip or 

 TWO eutrie.-. The (_ oiinect icut \ .alley. Eoeklaud Beagle 

 lolanthe. A\ aiikie and Heather, bwiss Mouiitam. Hell (rate 

 Mount Zion and Genroe Bell s. F. i' f)( Je s and Bever^^■yck 

 were the principal trenuels reprcented. The ludgmg of ^ the 

 classes Avas completed bv 1 1'. yi. and by lu P. M. most of the 

 nuuieroas specials Avere awarded, leaving a tew tor the next 

 mormug s work:. Many ot these specials followed the regu- 

 lar aw aids, but there were a tew that required careful ]udg- 

 nieut. T or instance, that tor best kennel 'in the show was a 

 hard nut to crack, iiiiatly narroAving down to a struggle be- 

 tween the bcoieh teiaaers bekmgmg to J\lr. Henrv Brooks and 

 the lolanthe Ivemit Is tox-terners: the toi'iner were a more | 



aoi'ty lot, but evijutually the menis ot Ripon tttortuor ajid i 



May Storm evidently pulled the lolanthe Kennels through 

 a winner. The cimipetitions for the best dog and be.st bitch 

 required considerable weighing. For the best dog Mrs. 

 8raythe's coming dog. Scottish '"Leader, llu; smooth bl Ber- 

 nard, finally proved the victor, and the ma.'-liff. Lady Coleus. 

 despite her rather poor condition, Avas chosen from a lot of 

 no mean competitors as the best bitch. 



T'he attendance tliroughoiit Av.as very fair and the show 

 seemed to take Avell among the local people. Mr. Ed. Rosa, 

 of Schenectady, acte<l elhcitaitlv as stiiward of the ring. 

 Among the dogmeu of the club' we may mention Ed. Rosa, 

 setters, hounds and beagles.; IJ. C. Alvord, Gloversville; F. V,. 

 Zimmer, Oloyers\ille. lieagles, etc.: .L>auan W. t.'Iute, Ball- 

 ston I ,a ke. N. Y.: George Rosa, Sche.nectadv. setters and 

 l.ieagles, and Ray llillabr.andt, of JohnstoAvfi. Mr. C. E. 

 Rockeiistyre acted as general superintendent, but his sympa- 

 thies Avere with the poultry section. The stalls were all 

 numbered and catalogue oi.it in good time, and on the ^vhole, 

 it \yas well arranged, with few mistakes. This was the Avork 

 of rile iiresident, avIui. aiuong Iris other duties, runs a. daily 

 and a v eekly ]iMper in .Johnstown. 



Mastiffs hail but two claimants for honors, a dog and a. 

 bitch: they were, however, good ones. The well-known .Lady 

 Coleus, ill the challenge class, made her first appiearan.ee 

 unrler her new ownership. I'hose warts on her bod.y seem to 

 lie increasing, and she was not in as good show trim as Ave 

 have seen her. King Caution, in the open dog class, Jms a 

 fairly good liead, a. dog above the average, ralker light in 

 bone and short in body, good action. He won here last 

 year. 



front .and faulty tail, (.'rook, but for the lack of tail tip was 

 an easy AAimna', a< he capitally made honiid all round 



with an excellent head and expression, he is a Walker hound 

 and said to be a .stayer. In bitches (6). Fly, the winner, lacks 

 bone but stands on good logs and feet, and is especially good 

 in quarters aud second, thighs, she'lieats Daisy Nightshade, 

 the latter's neck lieing short .aud not clean eucnrgh, skull too 

 ijroad, but the rest fairly good. .Fanny, third, is too short in 

 head, and but for a little weakness behind is all right. 

 Femur was absent. < )ne fair pup was shown but the other's 

 legs Avere all over the ring and tliere is no hojie for him. 



■pointers ca-mc, next, some individual specimens good, but 

 the majority only moderate. .\n old friend, kauri eel ot, was 

 the cluillenge y inner, and lie looked well, too; he is uot 

 square enough in muzzle ;uid loo heavy in shoulders for the 

 first flight. Thix'c appeared in i 

 fhike of .Iveiit Tk, Avho wa,S at \> 

 lioAA'ing him in another walk 



s W irle ii 

 loin aiid 



pen dr)gs the \vinrier lieing 

 AvtiJcket, and whose ])ieture 

 f lile, a.].)pears iu this issue, 

 cliest. his legs and feet 

 (uarlia-s, but his head is 

 ly to expect much more. 



J'o u el 1 st on e f ol 1 o w e d , 

 could lie better, good rib- 

 plain, ick C. took c. h 



\"esta f'. A^-on in liitclies over fiA'e opponents; Avith a nice 

 head, excellent ribs, cpiarters and hiudjiarts. her faults are 

 l.'ies not close enough tind ears liung a trifle wide. Countess 

 \'ernoii followed cln.se, she is ;i, little weaJ: in muzt/^le .and her 

 tail is short and (-(i.-irse. but gond front and well made body. 

 ]''atinit7;a. tliird, I would like better had she betvter pasterns 

 and feet, a scpuirer muzzle and a little n.-irrower in chest; her 

 quarters, too. are hiiilty. Luna T.. vlie., has a ])lain head 

 other faults, and Skylark, he, is too long-Avaisted and. 



amo.n_j . , , _ .....^ , .^..^vii^. 



In rough-coated St. Bernards the order was the same as I in lacf. light throughout, 'hie winning pup .Indge. has good 



bone and a fair liead. Ni.ira M., second, is too 



heaA^y in shoulders. 



The Euiili-h -c; i,'!' 

 able for any displa.^ 

 theT'e were some use I 

 No challenge eut,ries 

 Avere four ofi hand. 



division was not remark- 

 ■ f if great merit, tliough 

 ul anima.ls among them, 

 but ill o])en dii.gs there 

 Prince .L. tliis time got 



A. L. litlNCK. 



Presiilenfc;Moh)i,wk Vallev Houlti-y am! Kennel Chih 



last week at Pawtucket. the handsome Otishrst. Roland, .fr. 

 second; King Regent third, witli a better chest, head, bodv 

 and bo)ie than either, was as usual j)ut back tor his faulty 

 urulerstMudings. Kamehameha I., that qneerlv named dog 

 ol Ml ( I (h im u Is dwnt I hi k i> i inh m ihi V k ( 

 tliat when a dog s name is changed his former name shall 

 also lie given until he wins under his new name. l"c/7> .so,;i 

 I he sweet-headed I lorett e. thougli shoj-t ot coat Avith tier 

 good i-oloring. head, nice tvtie, fhoiigli afiit narro\\' in rniU'^zle 

 good chest, body and feL;.s. had. little difhcultA in beetiii"' 

 Lady Bountiful, who loses to her in front. Mrs. .Vickolson 

 wontlurd and reserve Avitli Mt. Zicai Leila ;i,nd I hora: they 

 are both almost white, excepting in heads, aufl Itoth lose to 

 the winner m boo y and head. Thora is a bit slack in back- 

 both well off tor bone and move Avell: their owner, how e\ er 

 should breed out of this wliitestoek. toomiuli ot i( i^^ d/ui"iM- 

 Otis to type. Queen Kate has black markings and that 

 won t do at ail. Jess Bedivere. the paip. dips m back a 

 bit, is open in teet, hue muzzle, but all white ^vith exception 

 of head and sjiot on rump 



Ihe smooth.^ came next: in dogs. Alelrose. though enter>^d 

 ^tavefl at home, and this left liarren honors for Scottish 

 Leader. Av ho was hi to l.>attle tor his lite, m elegant cmi- 

 dition, and it aviU take a crack-a-iack to beat him- his head is 

 tonmg down wonderfully, and exeejit A\ lien very excited has 

 lost much ot that squareness he used to have He quite 

 deserved the special tor be.st ill shoAv. In bitches, yqth Miss 

 Alton absent. Debonair Hope had the class i,i, her<eir- ^he 

 carries a good deal of coat for a smooth, as Avell as too much 

 \^hlte; she stands on good legs, but would do with more 

 bone, but >he is only )2 nimirhs old A'et. 



'S^itli a Greyhound tlub tudge up it is .surprismg that 

 more greyhounds did not show no. es[ieciallv as the N. C 

 offered one ot their handsome medals. ( IuIa' <ine entr-\ f_,arlv 

 Jane, aud she was so ordinary that ftrst was withheld she is 

 flat behmo, coarse talk with a brush like a beagle, a nice 

 head and le-ek, l.iut iitick of that is poor. 



In deerhoiuids one exfiected to see the Hillside Kennels on 

 hand, but tlie lolanthe Kennels turiiished the two entries 

 dog and lutch: they were both at Brooklyn. Duuslov was in 

 good coat, but Madge Mac Avas out ot it. hawing tiist Aveaiied 

 puppies. 



Although an ISj. G. C. medal and other specials were up for 

 Russian wolfhounds there was no entr\-- The bloodhound 



and ISewfoundland classes were also drav\-n blank. Then 

 came the American fox:hounds Avith three in open dogs 

 Brave s Boy, the winner, stands back on pasterns, toes not 

 lose uioiuh phui hi id thunt'i tin bod^ bur so) L m l jut 



his deserts; if st.-tndard. tyjie, welhfurnied 

 . head and good c-oat go for anything he was 



well ahead of tlie olheis; tliere is. howe\'er, 

 something cloddy about him rliat impresses 

 one with the fact that the second winner. Max 

 Noble, though .-i bit leggy, Avould range ail 

 round him in a ilay's work, this one has rather 

 a plain head, nice tiodv. limbs and shoulders, 

 but slioft uf co.-it. Choice Boiidhu. third, but 

 for a rather doniy skull, Avouhl ha.ye a, good 

 head. sho^\-s qua lity. goorl front, but- quai-fers 

 di-oop too inucli. 'Thick Bondhu, tic, is uot 

 furnished yet, lias a, head on the Irish typo 

 rather. There Avere three bitches Avith Flossy 

 Foreman an easy winner; good head, coat and' 

 legs. May Bondhu, second, should have more 

 stop, thoitgli head otherAvise well shaped, very 

 good fioue, thougli uot very strong J)ehind. 

 Daisy IJuckelleAv is narrow througjiotit, and 

 short of coat. Choice Bondlni was the win- 

 ning pup, with Nutmeg, cuarse in skull, 

 second, AAdiile Buck Bondlni came third, and 

 Fanchoii, reserve, is too fine in muzzle and not 

 qidre straight in front. 



There Avere lint two Irish setters, though 

 pretty fair ones. Mack D., the dog, is rather 

 strong ill liead, brojul, flat ear, and feet too 

 flat, tlie rest good, color rich, and an active 

 mover. .?vtaud is a big, Itut not a badly made 

 bitch, lacks deptli of muzzle and feet should 

 be];mt down str;iigliter. 



The only (Gordon, Jim .Jackson, should hav-e 

 more stop, good neck, lait slioniders straight, 

 quarters fall away teio shari.). fair tan." A 

 nati\e setter Avas shov\n. a big black and 

 white dog thfit " Billy" said had many of the 

 attributes of the old tribe. 



There was lots of quality iu the 8j»aniel de- 

 partment, though A\ilh tlie classiffcation and 

 bpaniel Club specials tliere .should have been a 

 bigger entry. Mr. lU'll furnished the chal 

 lenge Avinners AA ith the well knoAvn King of 

 Obos and ehamjuon I Say, though he had 

 only his second string out. Open l.dack dogs 

 liad only two entries. Aliddy Avas an easy 

 winner, a trifle long- in muzzle, nice .skull, 

 but too much hair on it. good cocker body 

 ^ and nice front, .-lay Bo^'. second, is domy In 



skull and muzzle not deep or square enough 

 good front, but bad behind, hocks weak and 

 light in lorn. Ihc bitch class was stronger 

 Miss W aggles improving all the time and in 

 ra,fe fettle; she is a nice type throughout, a 

 bit high in brow, but a, cocker all over 

 WooQ.stock Dora loses to her m nuizzle and 

 correct length ot body, also in sti-aightness 

 of forelegs. A\ oodstock Dais\ is bail in front, 

 too crooked, head a bit too long, excellent body, but not 

 quite fl u ( nou^h in ( o d Qutm ot '-ip ules usci\( a\ is 

 rather outclassed here: too long in muzzle and body .and 

 shoAvn fat. good legs and e<;at. 



In any other color open dogs. Chestnut, the shadow of his 

 Brookhn sell, w.as out of coat ttiid rough: he is onl\^ ur-^t oA'er 

 distemper; liCAVill look much lietter aiKither time yjroliably 

 in bitches a sAA-eet little Beauty avou easily: a rare little light 

 red cocker, excellent skull, muzzle tii.st a trifle plain but 

 oi lierw ise good .all rotuid; Busy, second, is jirooably .a good 

 held dog, as •■I ncle Dick states, but she is leggy, light of 

 lioiie. stop too sharp and coat inclined to curl 



Jud.ge and Dawn, ihe two C hesaueakes. Avere described at 

 Pawtucket last A\-eek. 



Inilldogs had one entry m each class, and both were de- 

 scribed at Brooklyn. Rustic bovereign was the dog- not 

 broken up enough in face, a bit idain ,-ind not out enough at 

 .shoulder. Magpie, the bitch, has a pretty good head good 

 lay back and cushion, skull Aviaild do with more A'olume- 

 nicely out m front, good legs, fair body and swing, long tail 

 Bull -terriers had three entries in dogs, led by Aristocrat 

 who somewhat easily deteaterl y\ (jodcote Seamji whose 

 thick, round skull aud cheek and poor condition ot coat Avere 

 agaiiKst him. He is quite as good on legs as the vAdnner 

 tiul coarse. Crib is not ot the correct color. That capital 

 bttle bitch, Edgewood A\ onder. is good enough for any 

 company ot her Aveight. but here she was alone. She might 

 be improved m muzzle. \\ oodcote t-icamp was the only 



puppy 



Dachshunds w en; 

 m the challenge ch 

 111 the o|je]i. He v. 



,\_ \-er\- niodef.;ii.,i- 

 j.irize. Ills wea k t 

 back ;(fe bad Ifiulr.' 

 Gleurose .txennrls. 



Bea^h rl I ^ b 

 a good lot. 1 he Ii 

 alone, then 

 Iwmtwo IS 



epreseiued by Mr. Man ice s pair. Ziduir., 

 s, and the yotmg dog. Don (v)uiyoteII 

 ■ ilescribed at Brooklyn, 

 ia.-.sei m liodeur was fa\'ored Avith first 

 1 . Ill of de])tb ot chist and shoit 

 A e c.vpeci, .soniethmg lieiter from the 



I Ihe I'.esi entries in the slnnv and were 



ambler led off in challenge class, being 

 jhampiou Lou, Tw uikle and TAvintAyo came iir 

 tting cloddy while Iwmkle shows age but is 



tjpical, though loaded in neck and staudmg too wdde in 

 fiont. Champion Lou won tairly all round, though the cold 

 puckered up her hinaiiarts Avorse than ever. The open dogs 

 showed fi\ e. Chimer Don and Jubilee Avere found to be OA^er- 

 size. Rocklaiitl Boy beats Forest Hunter in loin and coat 

 thoua,h m head and action the latter is superior; Boy was too 

 cold to .show himself, hoAvever. while Ransack- third got 

 jjcaud b\ ih( puU liii'ilmg linn loo loiighB hcisilittle 



P«a.h, .e.ond, op.u m ooat, lau head, th;o.t,, wxd^jn lou^ m h\ad, .A Mfd. buVk orp^s, U'Cuu 



