Feb. 16, 1893.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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whose head shoA\^ much more of the latter, but is too long, 

 though of good depth arid massive; his feet spread a little 

 but he has a good body aud chest, hardly wide enough, per- 

 haps, good height, bone and rich color. His fault lies iu 

 hindparts, though the legs are well-shaped, he turns the 

 hindfoet out so the hocks almost touch; this may be due to 

 the dewclaw. which should be removed and the dog "tui-ned 

 out to grass" for a time; he is only about twenty months 

 old and might get better there. Lord of Richmond, yhc, 

 has a rather sour expression, small eye, is a little tiat'-sided, 

 but makes up for this iu good bone and legs. Ben Maida, 

 vhc, is growing into a nicish dog, though too straight iu 

 stifle and plain in muzzle to hope^for higher honors; his feet 

 turn out a little, too, and his head should be shorter. 

 Wyoming Hesper has not improved on his Lewiston form, 

 out of coat and faulty fore and aft; his head is the be.st part, 

 but will look considerably better when shown in shape. Mr, 

 Booth has not had him long and received him iu very poor 

 condition. Santo, he, is also sltort of coat, his good legs and 

 body deserved the card. The Colonel, also he, lacks type, 

 has' plenty of bone and substance, but his muzzle very 

 snipy. Skamyl has a plain, common head and might well 

 have been left out. Tenny's bone and forelegs are his best 

 parts, no type nor quality; and Draco H. should also have 

 been left, alone, he scarcely has a stop aud is snipy. 



The bitch class (10) was better on the whole than the 

 dog division. Here a new one to us came out, Sir. Lewis's 

 lo, and she won well in body, bone, chest, action and every- 

 thing barring head, where she does not show sufficient CLual- 

 ity, has a A^ictor Joseph muzzle but fairly good skull; her 

 ears are also not, as a rule, imless very excited, carried close 

 to cheek; her coat and color are good, too, but when shown 

 she was very tangled and rough, but later in the show she 

 became much improved in this respect Alta Berna, second, 

 is another that luckily possesses good all round action, 

 thotigh feet turn out just a little; strong loin and quarters, 

 not enough swell of rib but good depth of body and a well- 

 shaped head, though muzzle is not deep or square enough, 

 nice ears, excellent carriage of stem, and if she had a ]iroper 

 blaze would run the winner. Reserve went to Lady Sneer- 

 well, Uwhose lowness of leg and Roman nose are somewhat 

 against her, but in body, depth of muzzle and massiveness 

 throughout and condition she can beat either of the other 

 two. Sadie, vhc, has not stop enoitgh and is also narrow 

 iu head; body, bone and legs are her best parts. Barone.ss 

 Streatham, in the same division, is a short-bodied bitch; she 

 dips behind the shoulder a little, head narrow and long, good 

 legs vnth plenty of bone. Kingstonian Beauty has lost coat 

 and bloom since we saw her last, bitt her good front and hind- 

 quarters, pleasing expression and good head, which might be 

 a little broader in skiill, nice ears, should have put her over 

 those just mentioned, Kingstonian Coujitess is not broad 

 enough in skull and should be deeper in muzzle, but shows 

 lots of quality; forelegs and feet good, excelleiit loin and 

 quarters, and when she is developed will be better in ribs 

 probably, nice chest, coat needs work on it, but all round I 

 like her better than any of the vhc. El Or, he , is houndy- 

 headed, and Rina I could not find. Shall have more to say 

 on this score later. The c. dogs did not deserve recognition; 

 most of them too long-headed and snipy. A houndy, snipy- 

 headed St. Bernard is an abomination as a show dog. 



The puppies were poor with the exception of Ashland 

 Jumbo, whose splendid skull makes his poor muzzle poorer 

 by comparison, he is a bit straight in stifle, too, otherwise his 

 legs are good and carries lots of bone. In the no\dce class 

 Altoneer had an easy win over Lord of Richnaond in a sort of 

 patrician and plebeian comparison. 



Smooth-Coats.— Old champion Victor Joseph was alone in 

 challenge dogs. Besides holding on well to this earth, being 

 now nearly nine years old, he has done his share toward im- 

 proving the stock of the country. He was well shown. In 

 bitches, Empress of Contoocook, more matronly than ever, 

 did not find Miss Alton ready to meet her, and so won a 

 bloodless victory. Nine dogs turned up in the open class and 

 the winner was not far to find, and this was Melrose, who Iirp 

 come back to form again and looking as Avell as ever; his lit- 

 ter, brother, Lawrence Garza (what a litter that was to be 

 sure, one meets one nearly everywhere somehow, aud they 

 are all good) is not so big as Melrose but of same tvpe; he is 

 not so deep nor massive iu head as his brother and his ears 

 are not so well hung; he would do with rib and toes open a 

 bit. Victor Jack, reserve, had he a blaze and better mark- 

 ings, would take some beating, as he is a good upstandinc; 

 dog, plenty of bone, good action, needs a little more flesh and 

 swell of rib. Ben L., vhc, carries his tail high, is narrow in 

 chest, in fact, narrow all through, plain head, not stop 

 enough, but faii-ly deep and carries too much coat for a 

 smooth. St. Michael, he, is plain in muzzle and expression, 

 ears don't hang well, lacks quality, feet open and turn out, 

 good body, and legs well oft" for bone. Liberty St. Joe, c, 

 was probably tm-ned down because of one side^ of head not 

 being marked, his muzzle is pinched, but he has lots of body 

 .substance aud good legs. Type must be upheld at any cost. 



In bitches (5 ) Be^legarde, who generally makes a pretty pic- 

 ture of herself on the bench, is well kuown,. but it is a' pity 

 she tries to excel a pug iu carriage of tail; but this is forgot- 

 ten when yoti look at her from the front. Columbia Venus, 

 second, should have more stop, and breadth and depth in 

 head and her ears do not hang close, nice body, and though 

 a bit straight behind she moves well. Pernwood Goldy, the 

 winner last year, is too long aud flat-faced, light in bone and 

 carries toii much coat; she got all she deserved. Rehne, vhc, 

 has a bad head aud did not deserve her card, though she is 

 a big bitch with good bone and legs, has an almost black 

 head, Sabah, also vhc, has a long, flat, houndy head, is 

 light in head and has too much coat round loin and quar- 

 ters; at most a c. card would have done for these. In this 

 class were entered two litters of puppies, one five months 

 old, the other just two months. This should be stopoed. E 



while 

 ■st four 



.3 follows: 



Rest sDiooth or rough dog, Melrose; ditto best hitch, lo, and 

 here, I think, thei-e was room for a dilTerence of opinion. lo 

 cannot come up -with Lady Livingston in head and quality; 

 in forelegs only is the latter beaten by the other, while Em- 

 press of CoiUoocock is probably beaten in size, bone and car- 

 riage of stcru, still her shape of head, qualitv and expres- 

 sion far exceeds the other. It was close, all points consid- 

 ered, but iu the condition they were ijut down, there should 

 have been little doubt in the matter, as far as Ladv Li\inic- 

 ston is concerned. Melrose won the medal for best smooth 

 American-bred dog, and Altoneer that for best rough dog, 

 same conditioDfi; Empress of Contoocock best smooth bitch, 

 and lo best rough Ijitch, aU these for American-bred. 



Zlooeem and Armeda took both prizes. The former is well 

 kno\>m and was well shown, and so ^vas Armeda, of whom 

 we wrote at Brooklyn show, w hen she took seooad 



Djseriiouxds (Boiicr I). WillUiiiis, Judge) —Only two pups 

 shown, Alice and Veronica. The former makes up in bone, 

 substance and coat what she loses in head and ears. Veronica 

 being longer in head than the winner, but not so strong in 

 "punishers." 



GnETHOTTNCS (Roger D. WaUams, Judqe).—MT. Williams 



IS -',■,•.•11 kuown as a competent and painstaking judge, aud 

 i w:'<,- i.e gets down to his work, literally getting on his 

 l.::iLL r I i ji ;i lid taking his cuat off, is quite refreshing to look 

 ac, ttioiigL ac limes a bit tedious, as I don't think our Ken- 

 tucky fric-i id misses a hair iu the examination of each doj;. 

 This judge has a correct idea of the importance and vtdue of 

 commended cards, aud is chary of spreading them round, too 



chary for exhibitors, probably, as there was a little grum^ 

 bling. There were no challenge entries. In open dogs (10) 

 Dr. Van Hummel showed Van's Peter, that won the Great 

 Bend Derby in '91. He is a capitally made dog, taking much 

 after his sire, Brabazoun, iu appearance and color; good 

 bone, powerful loin and quarters, nicely ribbed up, with 

 faudy good swell; strong, short loin, stand,s over a 

 good deal of ground, but still could be a little 

 more beut in stifles, good skull, but muzzle should 

 be stronger before the eye, and has a little too mUch stop; 

 ears well carried aud neck clean and long, set 07i good sloping 

 shouldei-s; well arched close toes. Touchwood, second, I 

 don't like so well behind, falls away in quarters too C[uick 

 and does not cover the ground the other does, neither is he so 

 good iu shoulders, but is better let down in hocks. Van's 

 O'Rell, vhc, is also a little light before the eye, and toes 

 should be closer and would do with nmre rib. 1 don't quite 

 like his hocks, but spread of qu.-irt^-'rs good and well clothed, 

 with muscle right down to second thiglis; good bone and 

 strong loin. King Dick is J;irge-sized, straight in shoulders, 

 big ears and open feet, but otherwise a po-werful hound and 

 would be just the dog for big game, as he fears nothing. 

 Don C. is just a fair sort. In bitches, though there were 

 twelve shown, many of them Avere very faulty in construc- 

 tion— straight stifles, weak hocks aud other grave faults in 



MB. ROGER D. ■mi.UAMS, 

 Judge ot Gre.vliouncis, etc., Chicago Show, 1893. 



this breed. The Nashville winner, Viola, proved the winner, 

 and, if she had a better head and cleaner shoulders, would 

 be hard to beat; as it is she heat no mean competitor in her 

 kennel mate, Verdui-e Clad, who is also faulty in shoulders, 

 but has splendid ribs and loin, good depth and breadth, and 

 is also very good behind, well muscled; her head is also 

 faulty, but she runs the winner very close. Lady Olivia, 

 vhc' is well known; she loses in arch of loin, faulty in 

 stifles and not strong enough iu muzzle. Innocence lacks 

 bone, is small, but shows lots of quality and has a rare 

 spread of quarters for size. These were all the cards given. 

 Dr. Van Hummel won the kennel prize. 



SAINT BROuil, L-iTE l).i-YLL:arLil-iD hKijr,il. 



O'fyaed by 2Ir.^. W. Smith, Worcester, Mass. 



Pointers (John Davidson, Judge).— The diflierence in 

 weight classification did not seem to make much difference 

 iu this breed, for the classes were all well filled, and the 

 quality quite on a par with former years. In challenge dogs 

 Inspiration was under the weather and prize was withheld. 

 In bitches two good ones came forward, the winner proving 

 to be Lady Gay Spanl-:er, -who excels her riA-al, Revelation, in 

 muzzle, sliouhlers. ribs, loin and set on of stern. In the open 

 dog class the winrier, after much sorting and scrambling in 

 the small ring, turned up ia Duke of Kent II., who seems to 

 hold a straight flush just at present. He was well put down 

 and showD liy Joe Le\\-i3. Another well known winner in 

 Glamor;2:an came next; he loses to the winner in muzzle; 

 feet, which are ilat and open, and hardly moves as well be- 

 hind as he should do: his body aud quarters are, however, 

 good, Westminster lirake, reserve, has developed a temper, 

 and was not shown iu full London bloom; his head is 

 getting plainer; other parts good. Among the vhc. lot we 

 found Rock II., well known and properly shown; Bruce D. I 

 could not find, nor -Boxer in the same lot. Devonshire Don, 

 he, is coarse, also straight behind, and is too weak before the 

 eye, otherwise he is fairly yrell formed. Pluto V. stands on 

 good running gear, but has a coarse head, plain iu expres- 

 sion, but outline good; he is a black dog, with hardly a true 

 enough front. Count Grover, he, stands with forefeet too 

 close, aud falls away too sharp m quarters, and should be 

 better ribbed. Ti]-) Top's brocxd skull and faulty carriage of 

 ears, too high, and hea\-y shoulders put him back, though he 

 has plenty of bone and suljsrance. 



The bitch class also contained more than the ring could 

 comfortably accommodate. It was a dilficult class to judge, 

 as there was a good deal of quality to tiie fore. Mr, Davey's 



capital bitch, Josie Bracket, is hard to beat, and though a 

 little throaty and hind quarters not just the thing, or, more 

 properly speaking, set on of stern not quite right, still she is 

 a well-formed bitch and will find herself well up in any 

 competition. Sail II. loses to her in head, front and body. 

 The reserve, Ightfleld Madge, has been repeatedly described. 

 Her excellent rib development cannot be passed over, but 

 she is plain in muzzle and her back is rather straight. Rose 

 Le He,s,sen, vhc, has bad feet, a short head, but good out- 

 line, if it had a little more stcnj, nicely sprung in ribs, and 

 deserved her letters. Buffalo Belle is a sort of blue belton 

 pointer, shot all over, no solid markings. She needs more 

 stop and is not correct in muzzle, while her eaa*s are big and 

 faultily carried; stands back on pasterns; good, straight 

 bone and plenty of spring of ribs. Dutcher was another of 

 the absent ones wen we came round. Glancarty, also vhc, 

 although not deep or square enough in muzzle, stands on 

 good legs, possesses good ribs, but her tail is too shoi-t and 

 thick. Fan Wild wood, he, was lucky, as she is light of 

 bone, leggy, in fact, shelly all through. Rosy P. stands 

 wide in front and faulty behind, but boasts some head 

 qualitj^ The winning dog pup had been sent home Ijcfore 

 we got to it, but there was little in the class to demand 

 much attention. Blaize M., second, throws her elbows out 

 in action and is a little too long in body. Scotty, Mr. 

 Daniels's bitch, was also absent. Mr. T. G. Davey won the 

 kennel prize. 



English Settees (John Davidson, Judge).— There was 

 scarcely the entry in this breed that we expected to see, but 

 perhaps the clashing of the field trials was in part the cause 

 of this. Mr, David.son was very much handicapped here by 

 the small ring. In challenge dogs Breeze Gladstone wa^ 

 alone and added another to his long string of firsts. That 

 sweet piece of dog flesh. Blue Nell, also had the correspond- 

 ing class to herself; she is getting throaty but she was in ad- 

 mirable show condition. Eleven appeared in the open dog 

 class, and the field trial winner, Paul Bo, captured the 

 judge's eye for first place; in muzzle he is not deep or sc[uare 

 enough, skull, eye and ear good, forelegs straight with 



Elenty of bone, but he stands a little back on pasterns; he 

 as plenty of heart room, good loin and quarters, but is a 

 little faulty in hind parts, too straight and flat from backup; 

 that he is a good one in the field every one knows, and the 

 structural faults noted do not interfere with his gait, which 

 is always a fast one. King Gladys, second, I wotild like bet- 

 ter were he straighter in front, but he is a good, strongly 

 made dog with a more than average good head; he is a trifle 

 straight behind and shoulders might be cleaner. True Blue, 

 reserve, is wide in front, head well shaped, but is one of 

 those that turn their thighs out and hocks in, which is not 

 the correct mode. In the vhc lot Pembroke's Blue Don 

 loses to a good one in skull, too round and full, feet should 

 be wider apart and he should be better let doyvn behind; he 

 was in nice coat and feather. Dad Wilson's Boy is well 

 known; looks good when standing but throws elbows out in 

 motion and hocks travel too close; his head is well shaped. 

 Max Noble is rather flat-sided, plain behind, stifle not bent 

 enough and his head is faulty, but his forelegs and feet are 

 good. Benzine is well known. Roger Gladstone, he, has 

 capital legs and feet, is faiiiy well ribbed, a little plain in 

 muzzle and not enough .stop. Druid Hill deserved his letters 

 and a bit more. 



In bitches (10) the issue lay betyveen Kate Noble II. and 

 Nushka of Elms, and though the latter's muzzle is weak and 

 long and she was out of coat, still her body and legs sufficed 

 to put her over Nushka, who is very small but well formed, 

 would do with more rib and a stronger muzzle; don't like 

 her action, but floor was slippery and one can hardly judge 

 of this. Reserve went to Bonnie Pegmatite, faulty m muz- 

 zle and front; GayZeU.vhe, has a big, coarse head, plenty 

 of substance and good outline. The others do not call for 

 particular mention. Monk of Purness Drake, the puppy 

 winner, is a well grown youngster, somewhat long-waisted, 

 has a well shaped, loug, clean head, if stop were better de- 

 fined; he should develop into a fair dog. His sister. Monk of 

 Furness Lill, -\vinning the bitch puppy prize too, made the 

 happy lookiug Tim Douoghue happier still. She is small 

 but better made all round than her brother, and the way she 

 was trained to show her maiden graces in the ring was won- 

 derful to behold. The other showed little quality. 



Irish Setters (John Davidson, Judge). — This was one of 

 the grandest classes of the show, both in nttmbers and 

 quality. The judge's patience here ceased to be a virtue, for 

 with seven challengiug dogs in the ring and the very bad 

 light, Mr. Davidson had his work cut out in this serious 

 work. Eventually Seminole Kennels' old champion Tim 

 scored again, and the biggest challenge class yet brought 

 together trouped out of the ring. Thev were all in good 

 shape, the rival kennels being out for blood. In bitches 

 Noma again caught the judge's eye, with champion Laura 

 B. and Rose Sarsfield in the ring. This bears out Mr. Tall- 

 man's decision at Brooklyn. The dog class proved the last 

 straw for Mr. Davidson, and he refused to go further unless 

 the ring yvas enlarged, so the partitions yvere taken down 

 and this allowed everyone some elbow room. It took some 

 time to pick the winner, and Pinglas proved his worth in 

 this respect. He is a little strong in head but well shaped, 

 quarters fall away too suddenly, but for bone, color, rib and 

 action he is hard to beat. Blarney, Jr., second, beats Sham- 

 rock Bruce in head aud hind parts. Montauk, Jr., vhc, I 

 thotight hardly treated, aud seemed to be well up with 

 second in head, legs, fullness of rib and color. Duke of 

 Kildare, vhc, is a little round in skull, good bone aud legs, 

 well ribbed, excellent quarters, a good mover and carries his 

 stern well. Tim's Dandy, one of Seminole's neyv purchases, 

 well deserved his letters, while Young Tim I thought hardly 

 treated with only a c. ; he was reserve at Brooklyn, Spot'em 

 has a rather coarse head and straight stifles. St. Elmo is 

 light iu loin, not enough rib, and toes are not close enough. 

 Bunch was shown thin and out of shape, his plain head is 

 also against him. Mark A. droops too much in quarters to 

 be a good one, and should have more bend of stifle. 



The bitch class was equally strong, with fifteen entries to 

 the fore. The nicely fashioned bitch Coleraine shows any 

 amount of quality and her head, though it might be stronger 

 in muzzle, is typical, she is capital in legs and body. Second 

 went to Oak Grove's Mollie D., who is faulty in luuzzle and 

 skull is a little too broad, but in other parts she is a nicely 

 turned bitch, a bit heavy, good color. Lady Aliller took 

 reserve; she has a plain short muzzle, but back of head she 

 has plenty of substance and is a Avell made bitch, of good 

 color. Lady Horst, from same kennel, has a i-ather good 

 head, but should be better developed in ribs. Nellie M., 

 vhc, yvas second here last year. Delphinne, vhc, has a 

 rather good head, muzzle could be deeper, well made in hind- 

 parts, good legs, feet and quarters. Claremont Heather 

 must have been overlooked to get an he; she beats some of 

 the others m head, front and color. Kate, he, is a good 

 bitch, plain in muzzle and not stop enotigh. 



A fair pup iu Sir Elcho, Jr., ys'on iu dogs, yvhile Red Rose, 

 a little fine in muzzle, but otherwise the right sort, took care 

 of the bitches. The benching of these Hish setters was very 

 confusing, hardly a number being in its proper place this 

 being on account of kennels benching together. Seminole 

 Kennels were on top this time in best kennel. 



Gordon Setters (John Davidson, Judge).— These made 

 a good showing. In a class of nine Heather Lad, there bein •y 

 no challenge class, was placed over Ivanhoe, who has long 

 had such an i nnin gs. The winner is a little full in skull 

 throaty, good tan, body needs better rib development- in thi.s 

 and in quarters and hindparts, espeeiallv legs, he loses to 

 Ivanhoe. He is short in neck, and leg tan" is a little mealy 

 Leo B. came reserve, followed by Highland Kent, yvho is a 

 bit out at elboyvs. and. stifles are too straight. Buck is rather 

 flat-backed, but hia rich tan, shape of head, ete., cannot be 



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