FOREST AND STREAM. 



In dog puppies, Blemton Stickler succeeded in making a 

 successful debut. This yoimgster with luck should make up 

 into a good terrier, his head is lengthy and well balanced, his 

 expression certaialy might be keener, in n eck, shoulders, out- 

 line and finish he is taking, though at present he looks a 

 shade long in the back; but this apparent fault should be 

 obliterated when he is fully matured. Warren Layman is 

 built on hea^der lines; his skull is somewhat coarse, so are his 

 shoulders; therefore, with age he is not likely to make much 

 improvement; but here, with the exception of being a trifle 

 fat, he looked well and showed for all he was worth, which 

 Beverwyck Rex did not. The latter is a very shy dog in the 

 ring, and on the second day, when competing for a special, he 

 persistently refused to make an effort, and no inducements 

 on the part of his owner could tempt him to show, hence he 

 was beaten by the sturdy vSufEolk Regent, whose bone is im- 

 mense, his skull is a trifle coarse, and he was shown in rather 

 obese condition. Arrandale Mixture, vhc, who is too young 

 to successfully compete, is likely to develop into a shapely ter- 

 rier. 



Bitch puppies found Warren Regina and Blemton Vindex 

 ahead. Third ticket went to Hillside Serena, who was rather 

 shy, hence did not show to great advantage. She is vei-y 

 typical in make and shape, shows considerable quality, but 

 is not particularly pleasing in head. For reserve there was 

 nothing better forward than Hillside Pepper, whose jaw_ is a 

 bit weak and her coat is not very hard in texture; still quite a 

 useful youngster, and if her shoulders don't get loaded she 

 will prove a useful representative. Arrandale Sybil, vhc, 

 has a few good properties, though she appeared very green 

 and made little of the opportunity aifordedher. _ In both the 

 novice classes the awards were almost a repetition, many of 

 the same dogs competing, hence it would be superfluous to 

 again go into details, aslhe prize list will supply all that is 

 requisite. The special for the best dog or bitch in the show 

 was carried ofi: by Blemton Victor II. That for the best in 

 the open classes went to Miss Dollar. Blemton Stickler was 

 considered the best puppy, while HUlside Kennels exhibited 

 the best team. 



Black and Tan Terriers. 



(^Special Beport by the Judge.') 



In the challenge class Bi-oomfield Sultan, who has ruade 

 considerable improvement, won hands down from Prince 

 Regent and Salisbury; the former was shown rather thin, 

 while Mr. Dole's dog carried a little too much flesh; between 

 this pair, in their present coudition, there is mighty little 

 difference, the latter being paler in color and not quite so 

 true in markings, but slightly better in body and develop- 



BULIiDOa BO'SWAIK. 



Owned by lUwls Kennels, Chicago. 



ment behind. Queen III., in much best shape, won fir,st in 

 challenge bitches over Meersbrook Maiden, whose show days 

 are fast passing away; she was exhibited awfully fat and 

 moved badly behind, while Matchless at present, is 

 thin and out of form. Monarch, a nice-headed terrier, with 

 fair color and markings, might be truer in front, was the 

 only competitor in open dogs. In bitches four paraded, the 

 hea'd prize falling to the share of (Jipsy Girl, very neat in 

 style, but a little mixed in marldngs, a remark equally 

 applicable to Louie, who is rather coarse in head and badly 

 breeched. Rochelle Majestic wants more bone and a stronger 

 jaw, her color is very fair; she easily disposed of her kennel 

 companion Carmencita for thii-d place. 



Toys. 



(Special Beport by the Judge.') 



Smooth toy terriers secured an entry of nine, but with the 

 exception of Lady Clyde, who is a good specimen, all the rest 

 were much too short in face, full in eye and too round in 

 skull. 



King Charles and other toy spaniels were not conspicuous 

 for their numbers, though the majority of the competitors 

 exhibited merit. In King Charles (challenge class), the good 

 headed Romeo was alone, he is rather dark in color and a 

 bad mover, hence was beaten for the special by his kennel 

 companion King of the Charleys, who is much fietter in tan 

 and eyes and also in action. Yankee Boy, although not quite 

 so square in muzzle or so pronounced in stop is a very pretty 

 little dog, he beat Duke of Wellington easily for second 

 money, the latter's eyes are too small and his ears are very 

 short and devoid of feathering. In bitches Minerva had a 

 slight advantage in head properties and was equally good 

 othei"wise, therefore rightly placed before Mrs. Sinn's Lady 

 de Lena, who in turn beat Mr. Davis's Rose whose face is too 

 long and skull not massive enough. 



In Blenheims, Exeter Earl, a well known winner, had 

 much the largest skull and best foreface, but his coat was 

 not so profuse as that of Young Duke, who succeeded him. 

 Como, placed thir-d, is plain in head and a shade long in body. 

 In bitches last year's winner, Murilla, again scored, having a 

 superior head, not only larger, but shorter in face, deeper in 

 stop and better in formation of skull, than Tiuey, who had 

 to rest content with second position. 



There was nothing striking in Prince Charles or Rubies; 

 the winning dog, Pippo, however, is quite fair, but King of 



the Fancy suffered from a damaged eye. Ruby Prince is too 

 straight and long in face, and not qtiite right in body. In 

 bitches Mai-guerite, last year's winner, was absent, hence 

 the fight for premiership rested with Bell and Jenny Lind, 

 the latter Avinning somewhat easily in general quality and 

 type. 



The Japanese pugs or spaniels were not nearly so numer- 



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ous as last year. In the challenge class Kanki Poo, who was 

 shown in capital order, walked over for the prize, then in 

 open dogs a very smart and typical specimen, the property 

 of Mrs. Senn, was selected for the blue ribbon; he is very 

 shapely and has an exceedingly well feathered and well car- 

 ried tail, and his head, taking size into consideration, is 

 most commendable. Prince Yodo, who came next, is thin- 

 ner in coat and slighly longer in back, but quite as good in 

 head properties. Tootsie, the winning bitch, showed most 

 quality and style, besides she was in better coat and condi- 

 tion, and won well from Ki-Ku and Sotah, both of which 

 will appear to more advantage later on, as at present their 

 coat is scanty and short. 



Only three Schipperkes were on view, much the best being 

 Cople Sophia, who in make and shape ails little, and her 

 head is characteristic. Nuit is a trifle plainer and not so 

 well knit in body, while Sophia Dreiske has light eyes and is 

 very small in bone and weak in head. 



Miscellaneous. 



^Special Beport by the Judge.') 



In the miscellaneous class Boston Model, a very fair whip- 

 pet, was placed in the ascendency, followed by Mr. Joyce's 

 Mexican hairless bitch Jewell. Third honors were given to 

 Doe, a fairly good Maltese tei-rier, but rather over-sized. 

 Among the remaining competitors there was nothing that 

 called for special remarks or attention. Geoege Rapee. 



Great Danes. 



QSpiecial Beport by the Judge.) 



In the challenge dog class Melac of course had to beat 

 Pedxo, the latter having in fact nothtug in common with 

 Melac; what the winner is faulty in is head and neck, which 

 are too mastiff-like. Pedro is rather weak, thin, and beside-i 

 this, only a perfectly proportioned dog is able to beat the 

 excellent body and limbs of Melac, and especially so in limbs. 

 Pedro has nothing to stand on, and the horrid condition of 

 his tail should almost have debarred him, it being an eyesore 

 to everybody. 



The open class winner, Wenzel, is a great Dane in the 

 full meaning of the word and should beat a dog like Melac, 

 as he did, under any judge, who is not judging big dogs only, 

 and has the type oi' great Danes in his mind: a strong, yet 

 elegantly built animal. Wenzel has grand outlines all 

 through, esxDecially so in the beautiful lines of neck and pro- 

 file. He is not perfect by any means, but is as yet the most 

 typical great Dane we have here. He could be dryer in cheek 

 and is wrong on top of skull; his eyes are very bad in color, 

 but these are almost trifling defects, if one takes the whole 

 into consideration, which a judge has to, if he is not one- 

 sided. He beats the second, Hero, who is in many respects 

 more a dog of my liking, but his present gross condition 

 makes his shoulders somewhat thick and lumpy, as well as 

 shortens his neck to such a degree that in this alone he is 

 beaten by the winner; he is also somewhat wide in front, and 

 loses to the winner in trueness of front legs; has grand body 

 and is bettei in hindquarters than the winner, Avho is some- 



BtrLLDOGS aTA-\LEV, LEOKIDAS A:\D LL'C'/ GLI'iTEaS. 



0\rae(l by Mr. Dudley Wiuthrop, Westbuvy, C. 



what soft, having, I am told, only landed a couple of weeks 

 since. Hero ought to, in correct condition, beat Wenzel. 



The third prize, Apollo, is a nice dog all over, but on the 

 small side, but at any time I prefer a small dog of correct 

 shape and perfect limbs to a big dog whose principal recom- 

 mendation is size only, which has been too much catered to, 

 and if not stopped wiU make great Danes just as useless, 

 practically, as English mastiffs and St. Bernards, dragging, 

 nine out of ten times, their hind limbs along instead of'using 

 thein. Apollo could have better muzzle and is somewhat 

 thick in cheeks, could be deeper in chest, but has enough for 

 his size, he carries tad high. The illustration of this theory 

 is best given in the fourth prize winner, Hanley, a very big 

 dog, very faulty in forepart of head, as he is very wooden 

 and badly modeled in front of eyes; throaty and absolutely 

 condemnable in his hindleg action, being cow-hocked and 

 weak, and stern is coarse also. Master, vhc, is in no way 



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extra, but would in former years have been up in the money; 

 SD would Earl of Wurteinberg, vhc, and his kennel mate 

 Alexander II., he; good typical dogs in many respects, but 

 bad movers. Tyras is not worth the consideration he did 

 get, as his head is absolutely wrong, but he has a good 

 sound body and therefore ought to have had a consideration, 

 as also Duke, a nice typical blue, with correct type, but 

 short neck, clumsy, tight shoulders, and not straight in 

 front and a stUty mover. Harras, also vhc, barely deserves 

 his letters; he is just a fair dog, who is no credit to his good 

 sire Helios; has too much coat. 



The bitch class was all round a fair class, very even as a 

 whole, and like all of the great Danes, an immense improve- 

 ment since last year, and the correct estimation in this re- 

 gard was expressed by my esteemed predecessor of last year, 

 Mr. Raper, when he said there had m fact only two great 

 Danes been shown last year, whereas this year thirty was his 

 estimation, and this is "the best illustration of the progress 

 great Danes are making. The winner, Portia Melac, will be 

 the dissenting point, strongly used in any disagreeing argu- 

 ment; but if one leaves out size as first consideration, where 

 vdll one find a more typical specimen all the wa.y through? 

 My old favorite, Neverzell, would be the only one'at present 

 I know, that can run her close. She is beautifully chiseled 

 in head and all over; one ear is dropping, but as this is not a 

 constructural fault it would and should only count in other- 

 wise equal competition. She is abeautiful, rich brindle,in poor 

 coat, a real credit to Melac as a sire, but he must have found 

 just a right mate in Madge, and the purchase of her by Mr. 

 Goodman shows him to be a man who is well up in breeding. 

 Second went to Juno, who is on the same style as the third 

 prize dog; too small to be a first class one, but good in gen- 

 eral, and outside of her snipy muzzle and full cheeks is a 

 good, fair specimen, but will not hold her place if the fourth 

 prize, Hepburn Vera, will build up behind; she had, I under- 

 stand, left tlie steamer only three days before the show and 

 was very weak behind, and although by all means the best 

 in the class I cannot tolerate faulty movement, and especi- 

 ally beiind. Outside of this she is a grand specimen, of rich 

 brindle color, very good in head; a bit doggy; her immensely 

 square muzzle cannot be improved, good, well-arched, clean 

 neck and good body and front. She would have been an easy 

 winner had she been better behind; she is of immense size. 

 Minerva, fourth, is a dark brindle, almost black in stripes; is 

 a good ail round bitch, not thoroughly sound in knees; too 

 blocky as a whole and very medium in size; she is a half sis- 

 ter to the first prize w"inner, but cannot touch her superb 

 elegance and quality. Charmion, vhc, her litter sister, is 

 very much on the same shape, only coarser. Nora, reserve, is a 

 good specimen, too short in head and shown like a prize pig 



THE GRAVEN IMAGE. 



Owned by lUwlB Kennels, Cliicago. 



more than a great Dane. Phoebe, he. , got all she deserved. 

 Lufra is of the regular butcher type. The puppies were 

 nothing extra in any resiiect, fair specimens, with not mncli 

 to recommend nor to condemn. Pasha, first, could be im- 

 proved in character of head and will never make a good 

 j specimen, and the same maybe said of the second bitch, 

 same litter. Third, very bad tail curve, got almost too much, 

 and his coat and general appearance has not much of great 

 Dane character, even if his owner thinks, as he says, he and 

 Stella Avere the only great Danes in the show. I agree with 

 him if he says great mongrels. 



Dachshunds. 



(^Special Beport by the Judge.) 



i As a class, rather poor, except the winners, and outside of 

 I those I haA^e hardly seen a more common lot. The -winner in 

 j challenge class, dogs, Windrush Rioter, is a better dog than 

 Zulu II. in head, general type; is longer in neck and better 

 iji body. Second to Zulu, who is somewhat plain in head. 

 J anet had a walkover in her class and keeps her own well, 

 find could not be improved very much. In open class, dogs, 

 Jay, a capital specimen, liver colored, in wretched condition 

 and was very nearly getting beaten through it, but his cleaner 

 cut skull, ears, and especially his superiority in back, secured 

 him the ribbon over Tack, second, which is a very nice black 

 and tan, and to the winner only inferior to any extent in 

 back, which is too straight for my taste. Third, Don 

 Quixote, is a very nice little hound, not as clean cut as 

 those in fi-ont of him, specially so in leather and neck, head 

 is somewhat short and mde in skull. The vhc and he., are 

 a common lot, so much inferior to the winners that they can 

 hardly be mentioned beside them. 



The open bitch class brought out Jargonelle, who' is far 

 ahead of the others; good in coat and beats Jane Shore in 

 head, back, length and stern, in fact, everywhere. She is 

 nowhere in it with Jargonelle, and would have been beaten by 

 Pollywog, third, a much cleaner cut animal all the way 

 through, but for the latter's abominable fi'ont fish-legs, 

 otherwise she beats .Jane almost all round, and especially so 

 in condition. Mr. Manice had only enough superiority in 

 quality in his dogs to outweigh the wretched condition he 

 had them in, and I was tempted to deny him the wins more 

 than once on this point, but could not help acknowledging 

 their quality. The rest were nowhere, except a nice little 

 dark red bitch tliat I must have overlooked, she deserving a 



