Maeoh S, 1893.1 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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and third were won hy Duke of Kildare, Blarney and Kil- 

 dare Duquesne, wliicli had also competed in the open classes. 

 Tippecanoe, the reserve, is large in ankles andlplain in head; 

 back, hody and fjnarters good. There were five novice 

 bitches. Queen Vic and Belle of Kildare_, competitors in the 

 open class, were first and second. Third went to Lady 

 Elcho night in color. Yonng Juno, reserve, is flat in body 

 and plain in head. There was but one entry, Rockwood 

 Dandy, in the field trial class. The Oak Grove Kennels took 

 the jyvize for best kennel. Seminole Kennels' Tim took the 

 special prize for best setter. 



Gordon Setters. 



(TT. Tollman, Judge,") 



Gordon setters were a superior lot. Five were entered in 

 the challenge class for dogs. Beaumont being sick, was 

 withdrawn. 'Ivanhoe was first, Leo B. second, and Rexmont 

 reserve. There were five bitches in the corresponding class. 

 Duchess of Wavcrly, first, Heather Bee, second, and Bell- 

 mont, third. All are well kno^Ti \^Tinners. Thirteen dogs 

 competed in the open class. First went to Ranger B. He 

 was shown in excellent condition— muscles hard and well 

 developed, and coat briglit and healthy, and indications of 

 regular exercise and good food. He has miiscular quarters; 

 a strong back; body well shaped; good neck and head. He 

 has a sour expression of face; stands over perceptibly on 

 knees; fore feet turn in, and his feet are thin and weak. " He 

 is deficient in feather, and b as a twisty stern. Still he is a 

 symmetrical dog, and has great muscular develox>raeiit. 

 Archibald, second, was not in good condition. His coat was 

 rough. Legs and feet good; head well shaped; shows some 

 throatiness. Doc, third, is flat in ribs and throaty. Head 

 fairly well shaped. Count Xolile, fourth, is good in head, 

 feet, loin, body, stem and quarters, and has fairly good legs. 

 The reserve, Robert Burns, has flat, ribs, and a leggy ap- 

 pearance, wLich is intensified by his thinness of flesh. 

 Comns, vhc , lias a coarse Lead and smudgy tan. He is or- 

 dinary. Duke of Wellington, vhc, has a coarse head, long- 

 ankles, smud.cy tan, and is somewbai <'()bby in build. There 

 were ten entries in the open class. Pirst ^^■ent to a remark- 

 ably symmetrical, muscular bitch, Lady Gordon. She 

 stands 'on excellent legs and feet; has a good body, quarters, 

 stern, neck, body and head. The tan is clear and distinct 

 from the black in her color. Prmcess Louise, second, is 

 plain in head, but otherwise is fairly good. She was shown 

 and won first in the late Nashville show. Third went to 

 Venus; out a bit at elbows; light muzzle, and ears not too 

 high. Sally Beaumont won fourth. She is deficient in 

 feather; light in muzzle; straight stop, and she had but little 

 feather. Katherine has a smiidgy tan, is throaty, and ordi- 

 nary in quality. The remainder of the class was ordinary. 

 There were three puppies, Robei't Burns, Fremont and 

 Roscoe. \\-inning in the order named. They were ordinary. 

 Four bitch puppies competed, of which Fairmont, Dundee 

 and Fenmont were the winners. Novice dogs had four, and 

 novice bitches five entries, nearly all of which competed in 

 the open classes. In the field trial class Ranger B. won first. 

 Count Noble, second, Flomont, third. Dr. S. G. Dixon's 

 kennel took the kennel special prize. Mr. Noyes Billing's 

 Ranger B. took the specials for the best Gordon setter. Mr. 

 Tallman managed his classes very well. He took plenty of 

 time; so much so sometimes that it seemed tmnecessarily 

 long; but he was handicapiDed bv a ring which was too 

 small for the large classes which he had to judge. The set- 

 ters of each breed showed improvement, particiilarly En- 

 glish and Gordon setters. B. Waters. 



Spaniels. 



(^Special Report by the Judge.) 



In challenge field spaniels, dogs, Beverly Negus, looking 

 fairly well, won with lots to spare from Beau, second; the 

 winner miich improved since Brooklyn, but should be shown 

 with a little more flesh on him. Beau is well known. In 

 coiTesponding bitch class Bridford Ruby, in better condition 

 than I have before seen her, was alone. She is undoubtedly 

 the best of her breed in America. In open dogs there was a 

 good class, all in splendid condition. Judex won with some 

 to spare from Warwick, scoring in head, muzzle and set-on 

 of ear; Warwick, in different shape to his wretched Brooklyn 

 form, scoi-es a little in coat, is too high in leg, has a good 

 body and tnoves well; Elcho, third, coarse in head and not 

 right in front; good body, feet and coat: Compton Brigand, 

 reserve, looking well, has filled out nicely, but loses to the 

 winner in head, body and field spaniel character. Beau Ba ron, 

 fourth, beating him in head, has a fair body, rather short in 

 couplings, shows a little of the cocker type. Bolus, vhc. is 

 very bad in head and front, but good body and coat. Sorry 

 Jake, vhc, loses to him behind the head; the latter will im- 

 prove. In open black bitch class Ace of Spades, in good con- 

 dition, thoxxgh heavy in whelp, won over Dame Trot, beating 

 her in head. Both are good in body and coat, but Ace gains 

 in front and behiiid. Rosedale Bess, third, loses to the win- 

 ners in coat, and is too high on leg; she has a fair head, but 

 does not move with so much spaniel character. 



In open li^'er class Queen won with very little to .spare 

 from The Shrew, gaining in skull, set on of ear, is better in 

 front, but losing in coat and body. Both are good in bono 

 and substance. Diana, third, loses to the others in little e:; 

 cept head. In other color dogs Newton Abbot Farmer ■n as 

 alone. He is well known, coarse in head and not right i i 

 fi'ont, has lots of bone, good coat and moves well. In fielu 

 spaniel puppies Fashion won, he will improve. Sorry Jaki 

 second, losing to the winner in head and field spaniel type 

 Kelpie, third, loses to the winners in legs and feet, body and 

 head. The others ia this class were overgrown cocker.?'. 



In challenge cocker dogs Fascination, in good condition 

 won over Red Jacket, second. The winner scoring in head 

 and set on of ear; both are not right in muzzle. Brant is toc: 

 well known to need describing; he carries his age well and 

 looked in better condition than I had ever seen him before. 

 In challenge bitches Troublesome won. This was not an 

 easy class to judge, the type was so dift'erent. The winner 

 shows marked improvement, has filled out nicely; she is de- 

 fective in muzzle, bub won well in hand. I know my decision 

 in the second award will be questioned, but to take the 

 Troublesome type and then jump from that to the I Say type, 

 would, I think, be inconsistent. The latter gains in head, 

 but is too long in body, whereas Novel shows much cocker 

 type behind the head. Novel showed Avell in the ring, 

 whereas I Say did not show her usual form, she gained in 

 condition, bu't was tucked up and stood higher behind than 

 in front. It was a close thing, and had they been alone I 

 would have been tempted to place I Say first. 



In open black cocker dogs my Brooklyn favorite won. He 

 shows much impi-ovement, and if he keeps on gaining \dll 

 run the best of them closely. A cocker, not quite right in 

 muzzle, he has a fair length of skull, fair eye, nicely set on 

 ears, good compact body, aliout right behind and the same 

 in front, good in coat and length of leg. He won over Black 

 Prince, second, in head, and onl\' lost to him a little in coat. 

 Brantford Jet, third, loses to the winner in general cocker 

 formation and is a little inclined to tlie tiehT spaniel tvpe. 

 King Raven, fourth, look well. I liked him better than 

 Donovan, reserve, who is coarse. Jay Kay, he, had he been 

 in better condition would laave stood much higher in the 

 class. He was much too light in flesh, and did not move as 

 freely as Pickgrania, vhc 



In open black bitches Realization won well in hand from 

 Tess, second. The winner is a new one, and shows mtich 

 quality and type, being a truly typical cocker in many 

 points, She is a well bodied, cobby little dog, with good 

 formation of skull, perhaps a little strong for a bitch, with 



ears'nicely'set on. There might" be "a trifle "more" length of 

 skull; eyes are good, coat excellent, body well ribbed, 'good 

 bone and substance. Ju.st coming off ship she seemed atrifle 

 weak in pasterns. Her front legs might be a little truer. 

 She is a good one, but may grow coarse, especially in head. 

 Te.ss, second, is a nice pup, showing much quality, nice'head, 

 coat, body, legs and feet. Miss Waggles, third, loses to the 

 winner in type, behind the head, but is a good headed'.bitch, 

 with nice muzzle. She .showed much improvement on her 

 Brooklyn form. Miss Chips, fourth, loses to her kennel 

 companion in head; .she will improve as she matures. Wood- 

 stock Dora I mentioned in my Brooklyn report; her condi- 

 tion was not so good here. The c. dogs were all very fair, 

 but some Avere shown too light in flesh to do themseh-es jus- 

 tice. Raven Belle loses to the winner in head and general 

 formation. This was a very strong class; with one or two 

 exceptions eA'ery dog could win in good company. Let us 

 make up our minds to work for the Mason type of" head, a a 

 Miss Obo TL, a nice, cobby, well ribbed body, good legs and 

 feet, not too low on tlje leg, plenty of bouri and sn,b:-,tance, 



COLUli; THB .SQUIRE. 



Owned by Seminole KenneLs, Chestnut Hill, Pa. 



and we will have Avhat the American Spaniel Club have been 

 looking for for a long time and are now on the homestretch 

 to get. 



In other color cockers, open dogs, Rollo won with little to 

 spare from Redfellow, second, who gained in head but has 

 the long body we do not \Tant in the cocker. Great Scot, 

 third, is much the same type as the second prize winner, but 

 not quite so good in head. In other color, cockers, open 

 bitches, first went to Cherry Blossom, who beat Brantford 

 Red Riding Hood in body; barring her head .she is a typical 

 little cocker; moves well". The second and third prize Avin- 

 ners show too nruch field spaniel behind the head. Ditton 

 Brevity, vhc, is not the right thing in head and bad in front. 



In cocker puppies the winners are entered and described in 

 the open classes, and in no^dce classes the same. 



Irish Water Spaniels. 



^Special Report bij the Judge.) 



Two entries, both good ones, especially the winning bitch 

 Marguerite. Shown in good condition she would be a hard nut 

 to crack in any company; at present her coat is somewhat 

 loose; she is light in flesh, but in skull, body, legs and feet 

 and topknot she is the best specimen we have had here for 



BEAGIjE CIIAJfflON FRAXK FOREST. 



Owned by Eocklana Beagle Kennels, Nanuet, N. Y. 



some time. She won over Dennis with plenty to spare, but 

 he will improve. 



In specials there was quite some competition for best 

 sporting spaniel. I finally gave it to Judex who I thought 

 showed more quality. Mr. George Bell's handsome team had 

 no difficulty in capturing the special for best kennel of 

 cockers and the same prize in field spaniels went to Mr. 

 Egglestone, who showed an even team of blacks. The iSlOO 

 cocker cup went to FascinatioUj he did not win ea.sily as his 

 two kennel companions and Swiss Mountain Kennels' Middy 

 were aU close up. 



In concluding my report I would say that at no other show 

 have I seen the spaniels shown in .such excellent condition, 

 for with the exception of a few shown too light in flesh, all 

 looked well. Much credit is due to Mr. Joseph Spracklin for 

 tlae manner in which he handled his dogs in the ring, and if 

 exhibitors would only encourage the dogs to show them- 

 selves, as he did, the judge would have an easier task to 

 make his decision. It does not help the dog any, if he has a 

 bad muzzle, for the handler to keep pulling on it to try and 

 get the lips into shape. It has always been my opinion that 

 handling of this kind calls the judge's attention more to the 

 defect, E. M. Oxdhasi. 



Beagles. 



(Special Report by the Judge.) 



Owing to the compulsory absence of Mr. Pottinger Dorsey. 

 for whose sad bereavement every one expressed regret and 



deep sympathy, the honor of judging beagles devolved upon 

 me. The collection, which had been attracted solely on ac- 

 count of Mr. Dorsey's long connection with the breed, was a 

 good one, and with the exception of the absence of one or 

 two smaller specimens, it was thoroughly representative. 



The challenge class for dogs broitght out Roy K., last year's 

 vsdnner, and Storm. The latter scores consid"erably in muz- 

 zle, skull, type and expression, as well as in front and car- 

 riage of stern. His defects are length of body and lightness 

 of ribs, points where Roy K. takes a lot of beating. The 

 Rockland representative, however, showed himself" badly, 

 which gave a somewhat easy victory for Storm. 



Five put in an appearance for the corresponding class for 

 bitches. After sorting them ottt, the blue ribbon rested be- 

 tween Belle of Woodbrooke and Lou, and finally fell to the 

 first named. The winner has the advantage inneck.^.shoul 

 ders and shortness of back, taking into consideration her 

 height from the groimd, She also showed herself to perfec- 

 tion. She is, however, a bit too strong in skull, although 

 possessing nice type and expression, and is badly out at el- 

 bows. L'ou was the superior in head and skull formation, as 

 well as in front, but she is far too heavy and loaded in .shoul- 

 ders, and too close to the ground for the length of her body. 

 Twintwo has plenty of bone a,nd substance and nicely carried 

 stern, but she is common in head and expression, as well as 

 being long in the body and close to the ground. Both June 

 M. and Betty E., the two other competitors, were out- 

 classed. 



Whalebone, the recipient of premier honors in the big open 

 (log class, had a somewhat handy win; he has toned dovm 

 .since his successful debut: last year and is a well-built hound, 

 w'\\\i a fairly taking outline and good carriage of stern, as 

 well as being well off for bone and substance; he could be 

 improved in formation of head and mttzzle, but his nicely 

 ^ot ears and good eye both help to improve his type and ex- 

 pression. Doctor, second, might be better in spring of rib 

 and not show so much daylight; he could also have more 

 power in muzzle, but he has plenty of bone of nice forma- 

 tion, a good top and carriage of stern, with nicely set, 

 quality ears; he showed himself for all he was worth. Mil- 

 lai'd, third, loses to his two more successful opponents in 

 substance a.nd general character, but he has a nice outline 

 and top, and is the best of movers. Juniter, reserve, is long- 

 cast and favors the coarse side; but for these defects he has 

 plenty of good about him, such as a nice top and carriage of 

 stern, well-set ears, and good bone and substance. Pulboro 

 Crafty, vhc, is plainishin head and expression, and shows 

 far too much daylight under him, otherwise he is a nice- 

 ioi)ped hormd, with the best of legs and feet. Trifle II., the 

 other vhc. dog, is nearly all white, which, perhaps, places 

 him at a disadvantage with his more gayly-markecl competi- 

 tors; he is of the correct type, with a good expression, nice 

 short back and good carriage of stern, but he could be im- 

 proved in frbut and formation of bone, added to which he is 

 loaded in .shoulders, and a bit light in loin and hindquarters. 

 Halcyon, he, could be better in head and expression, while 

 Joe showed too much daylight under him, and neither 

 Prince nor Chanter took my fancy in type of head or ex- 

 pression. 



Turning to the class for big bitches, Emeline, last year's 

 winner, had a A"ery handy "sdctory, possessing, as she does, a 

 beautiful head, with an intense type and character, a grand 

 neck, clean, well-placed shonlders and grand symmetry and 

 otttline. She is certainly one of the best hounds in the 

 country. She might be stronger in bone, nor does she show 

 herself to advantage. Charm, second, is a neat, nicely made 

 bitch, who loses to Emeline in high-class type and character. 

 Prudence, third, possesses the beautiful head and expression 

 of her dam, Sally Lee, but .she is unfortunately too long and 

 slack in body. Vick R., reserve, is a nicely-proportioned and 

 symmetrical hound, but her weak muzzle and general type 

 and expression prevented her being higher. Lufra, he., is 

 short and "chumpy" in head, while Fanny Racer, c, is but 

 a fair specimen. 



Forest Hunter, the winner in the class for dogs ISin. and 

 under, is a well-proportioned, symmetrical hound, with a 

 good carriage of stern, fairly good legs and feet, and much 

 better in type and character than Paderew.ski, who came 

 second. The latter is short and "champy" in head and lack- 

 ing in expression, bitt he is a good-bodied one, with a nice ■ 

 toi3 and outline. Yoitng Royal, third, is a toy, somewhat too 

 short in body and decidedly dull in eye, while he gets his 

 stem too much over his back. Apart from these defects he 

 is a good-boned and fronted little dog, vrith nicely set ears 

 and fair type aud character. Cry Baby, reserve, is too 

 srjnare and" .short in face and long in body,'while Hawk Eye 

 is but moderate. 



Heir, the winner in the small class provided for the oppo- 

 site sex, is a symmetrical, well-made little hotmd with nice 

 head a.nd expression and good legs and feet. She was shown 

 too high in flesh, which made her shoulders appear heaA^ and 

 loaded. Fanny Reed, second, ran the winner close, as she 

 scores a bit in head and expj-ession and is equally as good in 

 lont, but she lost decisively in loin and hindquarters. Zillah, 

 Miird, was handily beaten "by her two more successful op- 

 [M inents in general symmetry and otitline. 



'i'he puppies were liot a flattering lot. Cry Baby, the winner, 

 ' -iuff fortunate to beat Nora K., who refused to show herself 

 t all. The latter has a sweet head and expression and set of 

 tar, and when she gains sufficient confidence to put her tail 

 u]) will "smother" the winner. Naomi, reserve, also refused 

 o show herself, or she, too, might have been placed over Cry 

 Baby. 



I inquestionably the best class was that for hotmd s that had 

 Drcn placed in field trials. This brought out Frank Forest, 

 who never looked better in his life. His beautiful shape and 

 make, grand symmetry and outline and carriage of stern, to 

 say nothing of the substance and formation of bone, made 

 him an easy winner. His faults, which have been discussed 

 time and time again, are a slight cheekiness and rather jjrom- 

 inent eye, which mar what is otherwise a good hound; his 

 ears, too, are lacking in quality, and his elbows are what, in 

 fox-terrier parlance, wotild be termed "Clarkey." In spite of 

 these defects his wonderful bodyand grand proportions make 

 him about the best hoitnd in the country, and when it came 

 to the decisions for the specials for the best, the only contest- 

 ant to approach him was Emeline, who was a worthy second 

 to him. Her listless, apathetic air will, however, always be 

 a big handicap when meeting her stylish kennel companion. 



Wire-Haired Fox-Terriers. 



especial Report by the Judge.) 



Suffolk Toby, in old dead coat, but looking well otherwise, 

 was alone in the challenge class. 



In open dogs Saint Broom, tlie winner, was handicapped 

 by an old ragged coat, which, however, was of the con-ecfc 

 texture. He is a .er.and-bodied one, with a nice top and good 

 bone and front. He could be improved in expression, which 

 is somewhat marred by a light eye. Oakleigh Hornet, 

 second, who had the advantage over the winner by being in 

 good new coat, is almost as good in this property as cotild be. 

 It is of a hard dense nature, in addition to which he ha,s a 

 lean nicely chis.seled head of good expi-ession and character, 

 with plenty of bone and substance and a nice top. He is in- 

 clined to stand with his elbows "in," and might with jid- 

 vantage be longer in loin. Suffolk Billy, third, is soft in 

 coat, and on the oig .side, but otherwise he is a terrier all 

 through. Jack Trick, reserve, is very plaiit and common in 

 head and expression, he also lacks coat along his .sides and 

 on his hindquarters, which are too bossy and bull-terrierlike. 

 Dandy Jack, vhc, is not only wall-eyed, but he is a moderate 

 one all through. Saint Brittle, he, was dead out of coat, 

 besides which he was shown. too "flabby" and fat for a dog 

 of his stamp. 



