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[Mabch 2, 1808. 



do in growtli and development. Gen. Joe Hooker, c. , a big 

 fellow, lacks stop and has a very pale eye in a very dark face, 

 giving liim an unpleasing expression. Lord Leander, c, a 

 good tawny brindle well marked, strong and well framed, is 

 almost too finished for a pup. Here let 7ne apologize to 

 Bayonne Hector, who was quite dwarfed in the ring among 

 the older ones. Looking him over later in his stall alone, 

 he proved a very good pup, excellent in promise, bone, build 

 and last and most important, head. He should fare better 

 another time. The majority of the letterless contingent were 

 very poor in head. Brutus S. , he. , is of better quality than 

 he shows at first. In head and muzzle he scores more than 

 in size; his dull brindle body color is hardly relieved by his 

 good white markings and black facings. 



Of the nine entries in the cori-esponding class for bitches 

 one was dismissed and one. Jess Bedivere, was snowed up 

 and arrived too late for judging, and the others Avere a very 

 pretty lot. Lady Bess II., first, a daughter of Sir Bedivere 

 and litter sister of the handsome Generals, is what might be 

 expected from her breeding in bone, frame and quality too, 

 happily. Lady Charlton, second, a promising pup all 

 through, still wears her first coat and needs growing. Hero, 

 third, loses in head promise and is quite too fat; her coat is 

 like Lady Charlton's. Adiia, he, is much younger and con- 

 sequently hard to criticise— handsome and promising for 

 her months. Falicita, Duchess of Montreal, Daffodil and 



AKTMUK TRICKIS'K' "WINS WITH MR. MOOKE'S AiTOJf, JH. 



New York. Show, 1893. 



Lady Cora, c, all took their letter for general promise and 

 growth. 



Challenge Class, Smooth-coated Dogs.— Nevis and Scottish 

 Leader, well known and good in quality, met for the first 

 tiiQe. The latter won, excelling in all points, a wonderfully 

 improved dog in condition, coat, muscle and expression. 

 Nevis, now nearly six years old, is in better coat than hereto- 

 fore, and in exquisite form, gentle and winning in expression 

 as always. 



In the bitch class the sweet Empress of Contoocook, not in 

 best show form, won first, followed by handsome Miss Alton, 

 second, richer in color, a good orange, with orthodox mark- 

 ings and shadings, full of quality, taller, on the best of legs 

 and feet, but very low in flesh. Cleopatra, reserve, also rich 

 in color, shown rather heavy in flesh, must yield to the others 

 in quality. 



Open Class, Dogs.— All the 14 entries were present and 

 made a grand display in quality, size and beauty of markings. 

 Melrose, first, fine as he was last year, has improved greatly, 

 and though still lacking in depth of chest and loin, is so 

 great in frame and limb, so grand in head and beautiful in 

 expression that he easily won over his litter brother, Melrose 

 King, second, another good one of the same rare family. The 

 second prize winner, as perfect in markings as Melrose, 

 richer orange in color and very nearly his equal in .size, loses 

 to him in head and expression, is almost abnormally heavy 

 in brow and rather full in eye. He was hard pressed by the 

 beautiful, massive Patrol, third, in brilliant condition, a sa- 

 erb dog, showing the quality of sire and grandsire. In con- 

 ition he beats those above him, and in gu'th. In head pro- 

 portions, shadings and frame the advantage is with them. A 

 royal trio they are. Hercules, fourthj a newcomer, a little 

 lower in size, well built and firm on hxs limbs, equal to the 

 best in coloring, needs a little more depth of flew to match 

 his skull, and his eyes would be kinder if darker. Leicester, 

 Jr., vhc. reserve, strongly suggests his sire, but lacks his 

 grandeur of head, and is as yet too heavy in coat. Sir Rich- 

 ard, vhc, a tall, lithe, free moving young dog, oiange and 

 white, heavily flecked, lacks massiveness throughout, is sweet 

 in expression and symmetrical, but a little too much on rac- 

 ing lines for the rest of the company. Two years hence he 

 may be much better. Solace, vhc, another good one, of Swiss 

 blood, is of fair size, strongly built and finely proportioned, 

 rather fine below the eyes and inclined to fullness of cheek 

 muscles. Caesar, he. , like Sir Richard in build, is a peg lower 

 in head quality and rather straight in hocks. Carlo A., he, 

 beats him in size and symmetry, but has too thick a coat, is 

 weak in muzzle and carries his ears doubtfully. Kingston 

 Bosco, c, a son of Scottish Guide, without glaring faults, 

 scarcely rises above mediocrity, and Apsley, Leon and Benoni, 

 all of the same value from the bench show point of view, are 

 individually good enough to command attention. This chiss 

 was much more even in quality than the open class of rough- 

 coated dogs. 



Open class smooth coated bitches. A small and select lot 

 of the cream of the breed were there. Lady Alton, first, as 

 marvelous a surprise as Empress of Contoocook when she 

 made her debut, won her place readily. A wonderful young- 

 creature, great in size, beautiful in color and marking, 

 powerful in frame, true and strong in limb, and most typi- 

 cal in head, benign and gentle in expression; she needs more 

 flesh. Charmion, second, daughter of champion Jlesper and 

 Cleopatra, rich in color as the first prize winner and suggest- 

 ing both her parents in quality and beauty, owes her place 

 in no small measure to her exquisite condition, in which she 

 far excels her charming half sister Bellegarde, third. The 

 latter a smaller edition of Empress of Contoocook, is far too 

 lowinfle.sh to do herself justice. When in show form she 

 must be a difi:erent creature. Jixdith, fourth, the most won- 

 derful matron of her race now in this country, sweet faced 

 and gentle, of medium size, rather slight in frame and over 

 plnmp in body, white and orange with well marked head, 

 accepted her position with pride, as the parent of the first 

 prize winnei*. Lady Gwendolin, vhc. reserve, her half-sister, 

 is better in body and limb but loses to her in head. 



The puppy classes were almost blanks, only one dog, Boston 

 Boy, a son of Belisarius, a handsome fair specimen, appear- 

 ing, and his sister Miss Nellie, similar in quality, alone in 

 her glory also. Elma, a fair rough-coat, Avrongly entered in 

 this class was transferred and awarded he. 



The novice class, dogs, rough and smooth-coated, brought 

 out_ sixteen, a motley collection, nine of whom were un- 

 noticed. As usxial, quality lay among the smooths, and 

 Alton, Jr., first; easily led them all. A king among giants 

 in frame, height, length, with jjerfect limbs and feet, beauti- 

 ful in markings as the best, noble in head, with the true, 

 typical expression combtDing gentleness, intelligence and 

 dignity, he is a glorious specimen. Euerst Bismark, second, 

 a son of Charmion, is a medium-sized dog of good quality, 

 excellent in head, smutty in color, and lacking in collar; far 

 above the average in most respects. Plinlimmon V., third, 

 a son of Refuge II. and Cleopatra, a very promising pup, 

 already a large dog though less than eight months old, was 

 far above all the rest of the class in quality and equal to the 

 most mature in size. Wicland, vhc. reserve, was the first 

 rough-coat to win notice. A heavily built one he is, deep 

 brindle and white, with excellent limbs, good stamp of head 

 but too broad below the eyes and rather short and square; 

 stern in expression, due to lack of face markings. In better 

 condition she would show to more advantage. Mauprat and 

 Geo. T., he, have already been criticised. Eree Trade Tom 

 and Rolfe, he, both sons of Vindex, are handsome, heavily 

 coated fellows of medium size and some quality, a little in- 

 clined to cxirliness of jacket. Big White Eriar, he, with 

 only slight head markings enough to relieve him from the 

 odium of being self-colored, well deserved his letters, for 

 general proportions, quality, texture of coat, etc. Meldo and 

 Defender, c, two nice dogs of small size, fair symmetry, fiat 

 coat, good limbs and pleasant expression, were decidedly 

 better than those unmentioned. 



The novice class of bitches brought out thirteen, four of 

 whom were quite outclassed. Lady Alton, first prize win- 

 ner in the open class, took the highest honors here, followed 

 by the rough-coated Uarda, already better of her lameness. 

 Alberta, third, another rough, tall, but thin in flesh, showed 

 herself handsomely, and barring lack of massiveness 

 throughout and a little weakness in foreface and muzzle is a 

 good sort. Feuton Peggy, vhc. reserve, won her place 

 through her good quality, and in spite of her lack of size 

 and poor coat. In markings she is handsome, like most of 

 them. Nell Gwynn IV., vhc, has been criticised, and Lady 

 Sif, vhc, is very similar in beauty, size and symmetry, Avith 

 the same faulty muzzle. Princess Isabella, he, a daughter 

 of Vindex, is a big one, rich in color, A\dth too little Avhite, 

 too much curl in coat and somcAvhat coarse in head. Mis- 

 tress Lomond, c. , is hardly more than a promising pup. 



The New York Kennels Avon the special for rough-coats 

 AAHth the peerless Princess Florence, Sir BediA^ere, Marvel and 

 Kingston Regent, and as easily the Melrose Kennels claimed 

 that for smooths, also the club medals and those offered by 

 the Herald, Altoneer, a rough from the same kennels, tak- 

 ing the club medal for rougns. L^^arda won the special for 

 the American-bred rough-coated bitch, and the $500 chal- 

 lenge cup Avent to the wonderful Alton, Jr. The Duchess 

 Kennels' grand collection of bitches easily distanced all com- 

 petitors for Mr. Reick's piece of plate, and his incomparable 

 pair, Sir Bedivere and Princess Florence, won Col. Ruppert's 

 Viith equal ease. 



The club medal for the best in the shOAV was awarded to 

 Princess Florence after a close examination of her and_ Sir 

 BediA'ere. She comes nearer perfection than he in all points, 

 save in texture of coat and carriage of tail. In expression 

 there is little choice. 



Newfoundlands. 



(^Special Report by the. Judge.') 



Open class, dogs, nine entries, that really looked as though 

 they belonged to the breed, made a rare sight. Roscoe, first, 

 a son of the well-knoAvn Prince George and NeAV York Lass, 

 shoAvs his good breeding in every line. Taller than his sire and 

 not yet equal to his brother, Prince Hal, in depth of body, 

 he surpasses both in head, SAveetness of expression, massive- 

 ness of frame and brilliancy of coat, spite of evident lack of 

 grooming. A powerful young dog of excellent type is the 

 second prize winner. Prince Hal, only a step below Roscoe, 

 flatter in coat and lower on the leg. Prince George, third, 

 the sire, shows age, is growing gray in muzzle, lacks coat 



•ST. IIEB.XARD JL,OLA IV. 



Bred by Horace T. Leopold, Spalding, England. 



and shoAVS a little too much height of skull, but keeps 

 enough quality to stamp him of the best still. Mt. Vernon 

 Bull, vhc. reserve, of good size, is of another family, in head 

 lacking breadth of foreface and depth of muzzle. His good, 

 flat coat is a little rusty. Sailor Lad, vhc, is not so good in 

 muzzle, a trifle curly in coat and shows grayness. Satan, 

 vhc, is of good size for his age, less than one year, and 

 promises well, is somewhat undeveloped in skull and his 

 muzzle can improA'e. He needs grooming, as is the case Avith 

 Nero, he, who is behind him in shape of head and muzzle, 

 good in .size and fair in proportions. Prank, c, is too narrow 

 in skull and weak in muzzle. 



Bitches. — Troy Lass II., half-sister of the first and second 

 prize Avinners among the dogs, had no trouble in securing 

 highest honor. Not the largest, her proportions are admir- 

 able, her head broad and shapely, expression kind and gentle, 

 coat good and color bright. Lady Patch, second, cannot 

 equal her in any point save size, though a good one; is nar- 

 rower above the eyes and loses a bit in muzzle as Avell. New 

 York Lass, third, taller than those above her, carries her 

 years lightly, is in fine coat, strong and firm on her feet, most 

 pleasing in expression and presses the younger ones closely. 

 Brunette, vhc. reserA-e, a first-prize winner elsewhere, is not 

 equal to the best here, lacking quality in head by comparison. 

 Jezebel, vhc, a handsome Prince George bitch, is still only a 

 pup, and Uke her brother, Satan, promises to improA^e Avith 

 time. 



Every NeAvfonndland shown AA^as well built, sound and 

 strong in limb and free in movement. Only a few showed 

 any white, and that, a slight patch on chest, Avas not notice- 

 able. In coat there was a decided improA'ement, and also 

 there was a sad lack of grooming evident. Six of the fom-- 

 teen were of the Prince George family, the best strain we 

 have, far beyond all othei's in beauty, character and type. 

 All loA^ers of this valuable old breed OAve thanks to Mr. Mar- 

 .shall. He Avon the special for the best brace Avith Prince Hal 

 and Troy Lass II. 



Pugs. 



(Special Report by the Judged 



Challenge class, dogs. For the first time the well knoAvn 

 Bob Ivy, first, and Cashier, second, met in competition in 

 this class. The former scores in size, eye, shortness and 

 squareness of muzzle and coat. The latter takes defeat with 

 the same equanimity as victory, always jaunty and stylish, 

 with his inimitable tail in its perpetual exquisite twist. In 

 carriage of ears he leads the victor. In color and markings 

 there is little to choose. The corresponding bitch class was 

 a pas seul for lucky Nellie Bly. In color (clear apricot fawn), 

 beauty of coat and markings she aa'cII deserved her ribbon. 



With two exceptions the open dog class was the prettiest, 

 most CA^en lot I have ever seen here. The winners of first, 

 second and third Avere no ftirther apart than the fingers on 

 one hand, in size, shoAv form, beauty and texture of coat. 

 Under the trying conditions Dixie, first, carried himself 

 and his good little ears most nearly right, and .showed more 

 wrinkle. He AA'ould be improA^ed by more sharply defined 

 trace and black nails. Waddles II., second, is a trifle heavy 

 in fiesh, not quite true in one foreleg, could not be preA-ailed 

 on to carry his ears right. In markings the contrast was a 

 trifie brighter than Dixie; like him he lacks black nails. Lit- 

 tle Friz, third, elbows the others, but seems not quite their 

 equal in wrinkle and general style. Ivy Boy, vhc, re.serve, 

 loses to his kennel mate, the third prize Avinner, a little, in 

 carriage, ears and muzzle. Patsy Bolivar, vhc!,, has some- 



SI; BERN.-UJ,D JULUri!. 



Owned by G. P. Wlggln, Lawrence, Mass. 



thing the style of his father. Cashier, and is shorter in muz- 

 zle. In wrinkle he is excellent, as in head markings, but 

 loses to those above him in coat, show foi-ra and eyes. Tip 

 Top, he, was badly handicapped by his own lack of confi- 

 dence in the ring. Seen the day after, out of his cage and at 

 ease, he carried himself beautifully fi-oni ears to tip of tail. 

 Like Patsy Bolivar his coat is too heaATf; and he is behind the 

 others in quality of hend. Giitt' W., he, litter brother of 

 Patsy Bolivar, is not quite his equal in any re.spect. Beauty, 

 c.,is a beauty in coat, markings, wrinkle and eyes; quite 

 outclassed in all else. 



In open class bitches Sara Bernhardt, first, a tiny creature, 

 AA-ith all the style and airs of the great Sara, and like her, 

 not OA'erbnrdened with aA^oirdupois, led her class in head, 

 wrinkle, ears, muzzle and carriage. In coloring the con- 

 trasts should be clearer and she is, as usual, too low in 

 flesh, btit better in coat than we haA'e seen her before. 

 Midget, second, beautiful in color, is as much too fat as the 

 first prize winner is too thin; she scores handsomely in size 

 and general eifect, but show herself she would not for me. 

 Eastlake Sister, third, a very pretty little bitch and, like all 

 exhibits from this kennel, in exquisite coat, .shows her re- 

 lationship to Lord CloA'er in wrinkle and good head, but is 

 quite too much undershot. Mabel E., vhc. reserve, shown 

 rather heavy in flesh, hardly did herself justice and Avas sadly 

 out of coat; she should look better later in the year. 



Puppies, dogs and bitches. Midget Harry, first, is almost 

 too small, though his self-possession and strength suggest a 

 watch spring; in color a pretty golden fawn, his tiny body 

 is well -fronted, with a head quite large enough, ears well 

 carried, muzzle very short and as much wrinkle as there is 

 room for; quite a charming little fellow, too nearly a toy, 

 hoAvever. Cashier's Daughter, second, a well-groAvn, promis- 

 ing pup, looks like making a good one later, when her color 

 clears and family pride gives her the family style. Jane, 

 vhc. reserve, a very pretty daughter of Bob lA'y, was far too 

 shy to display herself; when more furnished and she acqidres 

 her sire's aplomb she should go higher. Toto, A'he, Tony 

 II., he, and Punch, c, all of the same litter, are at the 

 awkward age; all silvery favms, heaA-ily marked, Toto show- 

 ing the most quality and heaviest Avrinklc. 



AH the pugs were sadly at a disadvantage in haAdng to move 

 on so slippery a surface and in many cases their anxiety to 

 keep their footing rendered them obliAdous of all else. Bob 

 Ivy won special for the best in the show, after a critical 

 examination of Seminole Dixie. The kennel prize Avas Avon 

 by Little Fritz, Ivy Boy, jVHdget Harry and Eastlake Sistei-. 



AKSA H. WillTNEr. 



Mastiflfs. 



(iSpecial Report by the Judge.') 



The challenge class for mastiff dogs only tempted Beau- 

 fort's Black Prince, Avho gained a bloodless Adctory, and 

 later on beat every indiA'idual competitor in this group, 

 carrying off no less than five specials, and Avith the assist- 

 ance of his three kennel companions, Beaufort's Colonel, 

 Beaufort's Big Bess and Bess, Mr. Winch ell secured the 

 Westminster Kennel Club's special oft'ei' for the best four 

 exhibits. If my memory serves me right. Black Prince was 

 equally successful last year, since which time he certainly 

 has made no perceptible improvement, in fact he gives me 

 the imjiression of having to some extent deteriorated. In 

 hindquarters and moA^ emeut he has not in the slightest degree 

 improA^ed, and although his head is generally very massive 

 yet it somewhat lacks high-class type and character in these 

 essentials. I preferred Mr. Wade's Lady Coleus, Avhose 

 formation of head and general contour — ^notwithstanding to a 

 slight degree it lacks size and substance — is grand in 

 character, and in addition .she is very IcA'el and symmetrical 

 in build, and although beaten by Mr. Winchell's larger and 

 more massive representative she was in no Avay disgi-aced, in 

 fact, taking all in all, Avas very little his inferior. Of coui-se 

 she beat the Lady Dorothy decisively, especially in size and 

 substance, and grandeur of head, and a couple of specials 

 were placed to her credit, one for the best mastiff bitch in 

 the show and the challenge cup for the second best mastiff in 

 all classes. 



Coming to open dogs I considered Mr. Charles Wallack'a 



