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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[March 2, 1898, 



The. card, but I did not give it at all, evidently meaning to 

 do do so, but overlooked it. Mr. Manice won the challenge 

 cup with Jay, as also the kennel prize for best four. 



Basset Hounds. 



(Special Report by the Judge.') 



This breed had one, only a fair specimen, and it is \inf air 

 to the breed to vFithhold every prize and so I gave her second, 

 which I think is more than she is worth, only to encourage 

 the breed. She is a black, tan and white, too small, barring 

 color, not more than an enlarged edition of a dachshund, and 

 although closely related there is qiiite a difference between 

 the two. 



American Foxhounds. 



(Special Report by tlie Judge.')- 



This was a small but select class; only one doubtful speci- 

 men in it, a white hound with little head marking, Picket, 

 and good as he is, there is evidently some other blood than 

 foxhound in him, probably greyhound, as his square-cut, 

 prominent development of muscles below the hip indicate; 

 otherwise a very nice hound, but is beaten by the third win- 

 ner, Deacon, in hound character, who again cannot compete 

 agaiust the high quality of the second winner, Parson, a beau- 

 tiful specimen all the way thi-ough, and runs the winner of 

 first. Elite, very close; should be larger, otherwise there is 

 little to choose between them, for I do not fancy the stary 

 eye of the winner nor his flat skull over much. 



The bitch class had as first the best hound of the whole lot 

 in Femur, a truly lovely bitch, best in type and coat. There 

 is hardly anything that could be said to improve her; she 

 showed to be in whelp, too, but helped to make Dr. Thurber's 

 exhibit a really grand lot. The second winner in this class. 

 Modest Girl, is a very nice bitch, too, but shows a little in her 

 head that she is very near English blood, otherwise very good; 

 not so good in coat as winner. Third, Diana of Briarcliif, is 

 almost solid black, with little tan about her, and I fancy that 

 some outside blood is in her, too, though she is a racy enough 

 looking animal, but I do not like her color. 



[English Foxhounds. 



(Special Report hythe Judge.) 



Here had a beautiful lot of dogs and the three winners 

 run. each other very close. Somebody at the show asked me 

 the favor to let him see my catalogue and without noticing 

 it kindly lost the notes about this class, so I have to go over 

 them by memory only. First, Radnor Hunt's Specimen, is a 

 truly made hound all over, excellent in head proportions, 

 just what I fancy a hound ought to be. He has capital 

 limbs and I wish for only a bit more brush. Eather peculiarly 

 none of the other winners, and, in fact, hardly one in the 

 class had much. The winner beats second, Mr. Harrison's 

 Denmark, only in head, otherwise they are a grand couple. 

 Third, Rockaway Hunt's Warrior, is a somewhat coarse aui- 

 mal, not so good in head as his follower, Radnor Himt's 

 Pensioner, but he beats him decidedly in body, where Pen- 

 sioner appears stunted and needs decidedly more of it. Bar- 

 rister, vhc, is on the coarse side, as were all the rest of those 

 in the class. 



In the bitches there was such an even trio that there is 

 very little choice between them and my decisions may be at 

 any moment reversed without the slightest wrong, as It then 

 will rest entirely on condition and fancy. Fii'st to Radnor 

 Hunt's Daffodill, second to Radnor Himt's Poetess and third 

 to Mitchell Harrison's Rosemary. 



Harriers. . 



(Special Report by the Judge.) 



'-' lihad only one entry in each class and Mr. Harrison's dogs 

 got first in each, although I prefer the dog in head. 



G-. Muss-Aestolt. 



Pointers. 



(W. Tallman, Judge.) 



Probably never in the long list of shows held by the W. K. 

 C, always in itself closely affiliated with this breed, has 

 there been such a collection of these dogs as met Mr. Tall- 

 man. There has been such diversity of opinion heretofore, 

 and some of the sporting judges have not altogether ful- 

 filled their mission with that acumen which all exhibitors 

 seem to expect from a judge, that the comparatively new 

 judge was given a bumper entry to try his hand on. A sort 

 of "let's see what h,e'll do" feeling pervaded, and that feeling 

 did not diminish when it was seen that the ring was small, 

 and consequently the dogs crowded each other too much for 

 easy judging. The classes were "hot," and especially the 

 lightweight class, and though the decisions were well made 

 in some instances, certain it is, or must be, that the judge 

 overlooked animals that he had awarded prizes to at Brook- 

 lyn, and other good ones were not noticed. As we predicted, 

 the task of judging pointers and setters is too much for one 

 man at such a show as this. For instance, it required one 

 whole day to get through the pointers alone. 



In challenge heavy-weight dogs, with Lad of Kent, Pon- 

 tiac and Tempest in the ring, any one with half an eye could 

 see that George Jarvis had an air-tight grasp on first money, 

 Lad's better shoulders, body and action laying well over 

 Pontiac, who came next. Two well-known dames then 

 trotted out, Woolton Game and Revel III., when the latter's 

 age told on her, good and sprightly bitch that she is, with 

 all her years, losing to the other in ribs and neck, though I 

 like her forelegs and front better than W. Game's; Revela- 

 tion's plain head was against her in this company, but she 

 has better legs and front than either. In open dogs (17), after 

 mxich sorting, Ridgeview Panic was the lucky one; a son of 

 Tribulation, without many faults, there is nothing really 

 striking about him, he is fairly well made all round; Duke 

 of Kent II. has been a frequent winner lately and he comes 

 very near the winner, and in body I like him; Westminster 

 Drake, third, and well-known, is not good in expression and 

 was far from being in that elegant coat and condition we ex- 

 pect to see the Brighton Kennel dogs shown, and I don't 

 think he was in his proper place on this account; Hylas of 

 Naso, fourth, is thick and short in neck, rather heavy, coarse 

 head, and ears don't set well, otherwise fairly good; Bar 

 Harbor Sam, reserve, is not just straight enough in front, 

 weak in pasterns and not deep enough nor furnished suffi- 

 ciently in body, also his quarters lack that striking and 

 well-muscled appearance a pointer should have; Sanford 

 Druid, vhc, was probably set back on condition, for he was 

 not at all in good shape, he is not as he should be before the 

 eye, he is good in fi'ont but a bit plain in loin, a];good mover, 

 and when well shown will get much higher; Wantagh 

 Chief is plain and dishfaced: Devon Banger is stilty, pinched 

 in muzzle, stern set on too low, otherwise well formed; 

 Brooklyn Shot, c._, is faulty in front, plain in muzzle and 

 not enough bend in stifle. A dog that should have been 

 noticed and placed aboiit third was Bracket's Lad, who 

 shows lots of quality^, is a little hea"^^ in shoulders but his 

 well-formed head, ribs, bone and quarters certainly de- 

 served letters, and he is a better dog than either fotirth or 

 third in his present condition. Duke's Lad also deserved 

 something, for though a trifle coarse he is well formed, and 

 has less faults than some put over him. In bitches (ItJ) the 

 vdnner proved to be Josie Bracket, who fulfilled my predic- 

 tion made in the Chicago report, she was looking well, too. 

 Lady Tammany, second, loses in head to the other, and also 

 in ribs. Lass of Kippen, third, won at Pawtucket, while 

 Ightfield Madge, fourth, has also been fi-equently commented 

 on. She was in good shape. Snowflake, reserve, should be 

 closer n toes, her muzzle longer, fair body. Duchess of 



Naso, I thought, might have changed places with either 

 Madge or Snowflake as she is a better all'round made bitch, 

 and was a winner at Brooklyn. Westminster Gladys, he, is 

 showing gray a bit, but can give points to a good many in 

 shape of head, legs and feet. Sister Rap, he, has not enough 

 stop, stands back on pasterns, but legs are straight, body and 

 quarters were good. Molton Bee, c. is wide in front, a rather 

 plain sort, too high in brow. In light weight challenge dogs 

 Duke of Hessen was well put down ; in fact so well that he 

 won the special for best in show. Inspiration was absent. 

 Two good bitches were en tirely left over in this class, West.- 

 minster Ina, second at Brooklyn, who, though not in good 

 shape, deserved recognition, while Westminster Nan's 

 rather plain head is counterbalanced by her good points in 

 body and legs. In bitches that smartly made and sprightly 

 winner Lady Gay Spanker, very well shown, was rightly 

 laced over Queen Pan, who is ageing a bit. Then in open 

 ogs (17) came a number of well known faces, and the ring 

 was faill of them. First went to Arthur, the smart little dog 

 that won at Boston last year. He shows much quality; 

 might be better in forelegs, 'but otherwise it would be cavil- 

 ling to find much wrong with him. Second to Ridgeview 

 Donald, who loses to a good one before the eye ; his pasterns 

 are not strong, but his other good points give him the place, 

 despite size. Ridgeview Faust, thu-d, is too coarse in shoul- 

 ders, and pasterns are not above suspicion; muzzle not 

 squa,re enough, but beyond this he is well made. Rock II,, 

 foux-th, has become a household word, but still keeps his form. 

 Glamorgan, reserve, was about rightly placed. Grousedale, 

 he, brow too prominent, needs more rib development, stands 

 hardly true in elbow and his feet turn out a bit as well ; nice 

 strong loin. Touchstone, he, was at Gloversville, and Dash 

 A. was commented on at Pawtucket. Ben C. is only mode- 

 rate in head and light in body. The bitch class contained 

 some pointer!?— 23 in number — and many of them would be 

 more than well thought of if the others were away. After 

 much marching and counter-marching the pride of place 

 went to Patti, whose chief fault is in skull, though very 

 little, while her front is excellent and her well-shaped body 

 is carried with nerve and snap. Graceful II,, second, was 

 locked in her stall, and I could not get a good look at her. 



SCHH'PERKE COPLE SOPHIA. 



Owuea by F, W, Connolly, Boston, Mass. 



but she struck me as if her muzzle should besquarer, and her 

 pasterns stiller, and is large in body without being well 

 ribbed. I thought that Lass of Kent should have the place, 

 beating in head and body. Dame Bang, fourth, who made a 

 reputation in the field in Canada, is not very good in front. 

 Jingle Bells, reserve, is not deep enough in chest, nor as well 

 ribbed as the other ; head too blunt and square looking. I 

 liked Bloom for that position, for while she is rather weak 

 in head, still her other good points of body and leg cannot be 

 passed over, Ridgeview Venus has an excellent front and 

 expression, though a bit off in muzzle and ear. Betsy 

 Bracket, vhc. , should be stronger before the eye; could do with 

 more bend of stifle ; one ear is not well carried, good other- 

 wise. Bloom of Kent is another good one, a little ofl: in 

 muzzle and shown too light altogether. Miss Rumor was 

 rather out of place with three letters, though muzzle is 

 faulty and is throaty, her nice outline, neck, shoulders and 

 qxiarters especially, make hei more than fit to associate with 

 tne winners. Wild Lily is a sprightly little bitch, trifle light 

 and feet turn out, too. She deserved her letters ; she was 

 first at Pawtucket. Flora R., e, could be stronger in feet 

 and pasterns and has not enough stop. Most of the puppies 

 had gone home when I took notes, t3ut in dogs the winner, 

 Odd Fellow, is narrow fronted, and legs not just right, well 

 formed head, and nicely turned quarters. Ossining's Boy, 

 second, might well have changed places with Top Gallant; is 

 a well furnished youngster with a good head, neck hardly 

 clean enough. In bitches Lady Grace, also belonging to Luke 

 W, White, won first ; she has a nicely shaped head, but 

 needs more bend of stifle; the others had been sent home. In 

 novices, many of the awards followed the open class, Ridge- 

 view Panic w'inning in dogs over Hylas of Naso and Grace- 

 iiul II. in bitches over Dame Bang as before, Duke of Hessen's 

 good condition and front sufficed to beat Woolton Game in 

 the field trial class, H. AV. LACY. 



£ng:lish Setters. 



CfVilUam Tallman, Judge.) 



English settei's were remarkably strong, both in numbers 

 and quality. Mr. Tallman had a most difficult task, in the 

 open classes, to judge them accurately, owing to the small- 

 ness of the ring and the excellence of the competitors. He, 

 ho wwever, acquitted himself well, making but few mistakes. 

 Four dogs were entered in the challenge class. Paul Glad- 

 stone was for exhibition only and Toledo Blade was absent. 

 Breeze Gladstone won first place over Count Howard, the 

 latter a dog of merit, but losing quality with age, and gain- 

 ing in sourness of expression, Princess Beatrice was a good 

 iirst in the corresponding class for bitches, Cambridge was 

 second. She was out at elbows, and not in good condition. 

 She had canker in ears, which she carries indifferently well. 

 The third entry. Donna Juanita, was very close to second 

 place, if not quite. Thirty dogs in the open class appeared 

 before the judge. The remaining two entries, Paul Bo and 

 Ezra Noble, were absent. First prize was won by Real En- 

 glish, a remarkably handsome dog. He has a graceful car- 

 riage and a pleasant disposition. Feet and legs good and 

 shapely, and he stands squarely on them. Good, clean cut 

 head, ears nicely carried, body well ribbed, good back and 

 loin, well developed quarters, neck lean and of good length, 

 but slightly throaty, stern a proper length, well carried. He 

 has excellent symmetry. Sheldon, second, is somewhat too 

 short in neck. ' His feet and legs are good, ears set low; 

 strong back; muscular quarters; good stem; head fairly 

 good. He is a symmetrical, tidily built dog. Glendon, win- 

 ner of third, .shows throatiness, and his forefeet are too long. 

 He has muscular development of a superior order; head f auly 

 good; ears well set on; good stem and loin, and he is sym- 



metrically built. Fourth went to Antonio, a strongly built 

 dog, but coarse and inferior to Ben Hur of Riverview, which 

 was unnoticed. The latter was superior to several which 

 received vhc. Ben was a. trifle heavy in the shoulders, but 

 he stands squarelv on excellent legs and feet; has a good, 

 well ribbed body; head nicely shaped, and general symmetry 

 better than the average good dog. The reserve went to 

 Matane, His feet are a trifle large, but they are well shaped 

 and strong. He has a good head, bat is too flat in stop; 

 ears well carried; a lean neck of proper length; quarters 

 muscular, and general symmetry superior. He was shown 

 too thin in flesh. Sam C, vhc, is about an average specimen. 

 The Corsair and Reverdy, both vhc, axe coarse dogs. The 

 Sultan, vhc, is coarse in head, leggy and .straight in shoul- 

 ders. His'symmetry is fairly good. Of the three remaining 

 whichreceived vhc, The Earl has good muscula,r develop- 

 ment, a well turned body, nicely ribbed; a strong back, and 

 ears well hung. He has some throatiness; skull too round, 

 and muzzle too short. Prince Ben Ali has a light muzzle, 

 a plain head, good back, body, bone, legs and feet, and fair 

 symmetry. Rockingham, .Jr., stands badly behind, is too 

 light in eye, and his head is too narrow. He has a 

 good body, forelegs and shoulders. Joker, he, is an ordi- 

 nary specimen, and Pride, of Bronx, also he, was not in his 

 stall when I called to look him over. There were twenty-five 

 competitors in the open bitch class, of which Lady Dudley 

 was absent. First was won by Countess Zoe, a bitch of su- 

 perior qualities. Her head would be better if there was 

 more stop; ears well set on; she stands squarely on sound 

 legs; has muscular 'hindquarters; good neck," back and 

 stern, and she moves freely and gracefully. She is well 

 built and symmetrical. Prima Donna, second, is fairly 

 good in quality. She has a well-ribbed body, good legs and 

 strong loins. Her muzzle is too short, as is also her neck; 

 stem too long, and she was deficient in feather. Gossip, 

 third, is somewhat too heavy in shoulder; is a bit narrow in 

 muzzle; she has a lean neck; good feet, back, loin and quar- 

 ters. Countess Ru.sh, fourth, was shown too fat, which 

 marred her proportions. She stands squarely on good legs 

 and feet; neck well set on shoulders which are too heavy; 

 head plain. She is a good bitch. Laundress got vhc. re- 

 serve. She is a bitch of many good points, but shows coarse- 

 ness. She is too heavy in the shoulders and narrow in muz- 

 zle. She has good body, loin and quarters. Her kernel com- 

 panion. Belle of Blue Ridge, a large upstanding bitch of a 

 great deal of quality, I fancied much better. She has a well- 

 shaped and well-ribbed body; good head, legs and feet. She 

 was shown in too high flesh, and was not Lrw. from throati- 

 ness. Spectre, Myrrha H. and Katie Noble II., also re- 

 ceived vhc. Spectre has a badly cut foot, \\ hich may have 

 given her the peculiar ackward motion of the shoulders 

 vrhich she has when in motion. She is quite a handsome 

 bitch; is straight in stop; is a trifle throaty, and just a per- 

 ceptible bit cow-hocked. Katie Noble II. is a bit straight in 

 stifle, and was shown in poor condition. Her muscular de- 

 velopment is excellent. She was short of feather. Myrrha II. 

 is heavy in shoulders, plain in head and straight in stifle. 

 There were four— Doretta, Eastern Queen, Virginia Rocking- 

 ham and Daphne— which got vhc. The first-mentioned is light 

 in bone, and does not stand well in front. She has a good 

 body and loin. Eastern Queen was not on her bench wlien I 

 looked for her. Virginia Rockingham is symmetrical. She 

 has a light muzzle; shoulders well shaped; strong back; well 

 ribbed body. Daphne is a strong bitch, of average sym- 

 metry. Her ears are thick and not well carried. Cleopatra, 

 uimoticed, is a trimly-made, small bitch. She has well 

 made legs and feet, and was better than some of the bitches 

 which received vhc. The winners in the puppy cla-sses had 

 been removed from the show, after they were judged. 

 Therefore, there was no chance to examine them afterward. 

 Albert's Druid, vhc, was out of condition, but showed a 

 great deal of quality. Druid'.s Dick, the reserve, is coarse 

 and long cast. In bitches, Fanchon, third, was thin in flesh; 

 has a plain head; good legs and feet. May Win, vhc, would 

 undoubtedly have been higher if in better condition. She is 

 bright, upstanding, and well made. Nell of Lenox, he, was 

 out of condition. She is trimly built. Her muzzle is light. 

 Downings, first in novice class for dogs, is coarse. Sam 0., 

 thu-d, is a coarse dog. Novice bitches were but an average 

 lot. There were eleven entries in the class for dogs and 

 bitches placed at any public field trial in the United States 

 or Canada. Paul Bo, Toledo Blade and Cinciunatus were 

 absent. From a bench show standpoint, they had not much 

 claim to excellence. Antonio won flr.st, Tlie Corsair .second 

 and Cambriana third. They were shown in otiier classes, 

 and have been already mentioned. Rockingliam Kennels 

 took the prize for best kennel, and the Blue liiclKe Kennels 

 won the special prize for the best four which hayc ran in 

 any public field trial in the United States or Canada. Coun- 

 tess Zoe Avon the special for the best English setter, and 

 was very closely pressed by Real English. Rosecrof t Ken 

 uels wou the silver medal as breeder of the best brace shown. 



Irish Setters. 



CTF. TaUman, Judge). 



Irish setters were strong in numbers and quality. There 

 were seven competitors in the challenge class, all well-known 

 Avinners. Dick Swiveller was not for competition. Tim and 

 Kildare were first and second respectively, and Duke Elcho 

 was reserve. Pride of Patsy, Klildare Glenmore and Semin- 

 ole were the other competitors. There were three challenge 

 bitches, Norna, Rose Sarsfield and Laura B., first, second 

 and reserve, in the order mentioned. Sixteen dogs com- 

 peted in the open class, there being no absentees. The class 

 was a good one. Nearly all the dogs were in good condition , 

 the Oak Grove Kexmels being particularly noticeable for 

 good conditioniug and grooming. First went to Duke of 

 Kildare, quite a good all-round dog, though a bit round ia 

 shoulders. One foot turns in. His head is fairly good; he 

 has a well-shaped body; strong, muscular bade and quarters; 

 good legs and stern. Blarney, Jr., second, is inferior to 

 Duke in muscular development; his fore feet turn out, and 

 fore legs lack the symmetrical rotmdness and finish so ne- 

 cessary to a good form. Though a good dog, he is lacking 

 in general symmetry. Montauk, Jr., third, was better in 

 some respects than either first or second winner. He beats 

 Duke in color; stands better in front than either first or sec- 

 ond winner. He has a good head, body, back, legs and feet. 

 He is a trifle straight in stifle. I thought him better than 

 the second prize winner. Fourth was won by Kildare Du- 

 quesne; plain in head; neck a bit throaty. Body, legs and 

 feet good. The reserve went to Tim's Dandy, quite a good 

 dog. Young Tim and Nicho were vhc The former has a 

 long head, and is coarse. The latter is somewhat coar.se. 

 The open bitch class had thirteen entries. The Tviuner was 

 Queen A'^ic, an excellent bitch. Head clean cut; nieely car- 

 ried ears; lean neck; strong back and excellent legs and feet. 

 Second went to Fly, winner of first at Brooklyn. Belle of 

 Kildare was not in her stall when 1 looked for her. Fourth 

 went to the Marchioness, fairly well made bitch; good in 

 color; legs, feet, neck and fairly good head. Delphinne, 

 vhc. reserve, is light in muzzle; a, good bitch. Of the vhc.s, 

 Claremont Heather was too fat; she stands over somewhat 

 on ankles, and is light in bone. Nellie Hasted is short in 

 neck. Kathleen is a good vhc. bitch. Lady Noreeu, he, 

 has a coarse head; is about ordinary in quality. There were 

 eight entries in the dog puppy class; three were absent. 

 Clonmel, first, has a coarse head, and A\'as shov.-n too fat, 

 thereby aggravating a tendency to coarseriess. Second went 

 to a very ordinary puppy, Bantry, and thii-d to O.stler Joe; - 

 flat in ribs; head coarse," and quality inferior. There were 

 but two bitch puppies, Alannah and Daisy Redstone, respec- 

 tively fij-'st and second. Daisy is light in bone, color and 

 muzzle. Novice dogs were mne in number. JFixst, second 



