Sept. 9, 1893.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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F IXT U RES. 



DOa SHOWS. 



Sept. 11 to 15.— Toronto, Canada. G. A. Stone. SecV. Entries close 

 Aug. 31. 



Sept. 19 to 22.— Mount Holly. N. J. H. I. Budd, Sec'y. Entries close 

 Sept. 11. 



Sept. 19 to 22.— Rhode Island State Fair Ass'n at Narragansett Park, 

 Cranston. K. I. U C. Collins. Sec'y. Eutries close Sept. 4. 

 Sept. 2')-30.— Kansas Citv, Mo. 



Sept. !i(J to 29 — Ottawa,"Canada. Alfred Geddes, SecV. 

 Oct. 3 to fi.— Minneapolis K. C, at Minneapoliii. H. T.Van Duster, Sec. 

 Nov. 2] to 24.- New Jersey K. L . at Newark. Dr. W. F. Seidler, Sec. 

 Dec. 12 to 15.— R, I. Poultry and Pet Stock Ass'n, at Providence. 



FIELD TRIALS. 



Sept. 4 — Northwestern Field Trial Club's second annual trials, Man- 

 itoba. Tbos. Johnson, Sec'y, Winnipeg. 



Sept. 12.— Manitoba Field Trials Club^s Trials, Souris, Manitoba. E. 

 J. GallaugheJ-. S^c'y, Winnipeg. 



Oct. 30.— National Beagle Club trials, at Nanuet, N. Y. Geo. Laick, 

 Tarrytowu, N, Y., Secretary. 



Nov. 6.— United States Field Trials Club's Fall Trials, BickneU, Ind. 

 P. T. Madison, Sec'y, Indianapolis. 



Nov. 7.— New Kngljind Beagle Club trials. W, S. Clark, Linden, 

 Mass., Secretary. 



Nov, 7.— Iniernational Field Trial Club's Fourth Trials, Chatham, 

 Ont. W. B. Wells, Sec'y, Chatham. 



Nov. 15.- Ohio Field Trial Club's Second Trials. Canton, 0. C. V. 

 I.,ellinger, Sec'y. 



Nov. 20.— Eastern Field Trial Club's Trials, at Newton, N. C. Mem- 

 bers' Stake Nov. 16. W. A. Coster, Sec'y. 



1894. 



Jan, 39.— Southern Field Trial Club's Trials, New Albany, Miss. T. 

 M. Brumby, Sec'y, Marietta, Ga. 



Feb. 19.— United States Field Trials Club's Spring Trials, Grand 

 Junction, Tenn. P. T. Madison, Sec'y, Indianapolis, Ind. 



LEXINGTON DOG SHOW. 



The members of the Blue Grass Keunel Club can con- 

 gratulate themselves on a very much improved show over 

 their flrat attempt in 1891. The building in which the show 

 was held, Aug. 30 to Sept 2, is quite a handsome one and 

 could hardly be better adapted for a hot weather show. At 

 no time, although the weather Avas trying outside, were the 

 dogs unduly atiected. There were many windows and the 

 floor is hard earth, and this being kept well sprinkled was 

 refreshingly cool for the dogs, which were benched most of 

 them a couple of feet above it. The building is that used by 

 the Tattersall Co. for their horse sales, and the stands for 

 buyers.in front of the auctioneer's desk were used for bench- 

 ing the terriers, so that one could see the whole show from 

 almost any part, the others being benched in wings at each 

 side. 



One would not be doing his duty if attention was not 

 drawn to the haphazard manner in which the dogs were 

 benched and the go-as-yoti-please sort of way the dogs had 

 of putting on their tags. Many of the dogs sought variety 

 and did not corrfine themselves to their own cla>.ses and 

 breeds. When the anxious reporter would find a fox-terrier 

 among the collies, a Gordon among the Irish setters, and 

 this sort of thinu, while it added to the picturesqueness of 

 the show, it upset the harmony. But then how can one have 

 the heart to find fault when Roger Williams worked so hard 

 to straighten things out and please everybody. There was 

 hardly a foxhound with a number on it and it would have 

 taken a man gifted with clairvoyance to get a dog right that 

 had a wrong tag on and was in some other dog's place — 

 "because he fights." There wa.s no division between the 

 dogs, but there were few fights. ' The floors were kept clean 

 and tidy and the re was little smell. The feeding wa.s good, 

 Austin's dog biscuits being used mixed with soup, and 

 "Sanitas" was liberally applied on the smells. 



The judging ring arrangements might have been much 

 better, a small ring being set up with a lath fence, when in 

 front of the building there was an open grass lot of a couple 

 of acres, and if judging had been done there and admission 

 charged at the gates, the public would have been attracted 

 in passing to and from the Fair that was going on in the race 

 .track grounds a short distance away. This will probably be 

 done next year. As stated, Roger Williams was the life of 

 the whole concern, and he went about his duties as he does 

 his judging— with his coat off. Geo. Hill was always there, 

 and it was not his fault if things got mixed sometimes. One 

 cannot argue with men who don t understand bench show 

 formalities, and don't want to. Among the other workers 

 were Treasurer Fred.V. Bartlett, Vice-President G. K. Boul- 

 den and Assistant Secretary A. C. Gutzeil. With the irreg- 

 ularity of benching there \vere necessarily numerous delays 

 in judging, bttt this, on the whole, was well done by IMessrs. 

 Davidson and Wheeler. There was .some grumbling by the 

 regulars in some cases, and we have drawn attention to the 

 cause in the criticisms of awards. The foxhound exhibit 

 was, of course, a feature, and their melodious voices were 

 often a welcome note in the untimeful barking of other dogs. 



The attendance was better than in 1891, though far from 

 what it should have been, as the loca.1 papers did well by the 

 show. The club will probably have to shoulder a deficit, 

 though expenses were probably not very large. The entry of 

 hi>l will go a long way toward helping out, at 12.50 apiece. 

 Judging was concluded on Thursday afternoon. Among 

 those present were Dr. Sauveur, Dr. Hoyt, W. J. Porter, Al. 

 Kberhart, John Hawkes, A. B. Whitlock, Dr, Miller, H. L, 

 Groodman, J. Farley, Tom Blake, E. B. Elliott, B. F. J^ewis, 

 W, C. Goodwin, C. M. Carlin, W. Huffstetter, W. S. King, 

 Walker Brothers, Will Connors, J. Taylor Williams, .J. B. 

 Castleman, B. S. Coyle, J. W. Royster, Redd Brothers, 

 Bourbon Kennels, J. H. H. Maenuer, J. W. Walker, R. S. 

 Hatcher, and I think there were more local exhibitors than 

 at any other show I remember, and at the same time there 

 were more absent dogs— 114in all. fill-. G. Perrin, chairman of 

 committee, also took a great interest in the show, and Dr. 

 Smith, the vet, although one or two escaped him, sent back 

 several dogs that failed to pass muster. The criticism of 

 awards follows. 



Mastifi-'S {Frank C. WhcJer, Judge). — Ethel took care of 

 the challenge class, the only entry. In open dogs two very 

 ordinary dogs and one fairly good one turned up and the 

 latter won; his body is his worst feature; should be deeper; 

 his depth and squareness of muzzle is rarely excelled, skull 

 not volume enough in comparison, nice small ears, good 

 boue and legs, better than are generally met with; shown 

 thin. Chum, second, jmd Wafe, vhc, are both very poor, 

 but I thought Chum should have given place to Wafe, as the 

 hitter's head shows more mastiff character than the other, 

 which is a long, snipy, characterless one; inferior in body but 

 slraighterin front, as Wafe is somewhat bowed there; both 

 are local dogs. In the next class we saw a mastiff in every 

 respect, Minnie Beaufort, but she had no competition. Her 

 coat was out of order and her liindlegs are straight, otherwise 

 she lays over anything there. There was no kennel prize and 

 Minnie took the specials. 



St. Beknards {Frank C. Wheeler, Judge )— No smooths 

 were shown, and in this we are surprised. Southern people 

 who desire to keep this breed should turn their attention to 

 the smooths, they will undoubtedly stand the heat much 

 better. The roughs never can hope to put on the coats they 

 should have. I was surprised to see Ch. Pliulimmon, Jr., on 

 the bench again, although a shadow of his former self, and 

 his always faulty expression is not improving any, still his 

 grand frame and excellent legs will always bnng him to the 

 front row. He was shown thin. In open dogs the winner, 

 Beresford. had no great victory over Mose, both are shelly iu 



body, and with exception of a better muzzle tie winner has 

 no advantage over the others. The other entries, five, were 

 absent lo had a ramble in the bitch class, having only 

 Lady Challymeade and Lady Bute to dispose of, and this 

 she does easily in .skull, body, bone, action, etc. I like her 

 expression no better than I did at Chicago, it is still a trifle 

 Dully> li one could use such an expression, for a St. Bernard, 

 she had just weaned seven pups, but looked exceedingly 

 well. She afterward beat Pliulimmon, Jr., for special, and 

 this she, m the latter's present condition, can do. Lady 

 Challymeade, second, was out of coat, head is rather long 

 and should be broader and deeper throughout, a well-ribbed 

 bitch standing on good boned legs; Lady Bute is a plain- 

 headed shelly bitch; the card over Nellie might well have 

 been kept back, for she has a long, sour, mean head, siiipy, 

 and IS a sort of half-smooth, with good legs and fair body. 

 Dixie is all wrong and was nursing six pups who, judgiua; 

 by the smell in their neighborhood, will never see another 

 Blue-grass show. Beresford won again in novices, same 

 entries as open. There was no kennel prize, and lo won the 

 specials. 



Great Danes {FranJc C. mieeler, Judge).— This show will 

 be known m hi.story as the only one this year where Impera- 

 tor and Melac came as near together as they probably ever 

 will do. They each posed on specially erected benches at 

 each side the entrance. Imperator did' not think it worth 

 while to compete; besides, a possible defeat might dull the 

 luster of that 'diamond" collar. Anyhow, Melac as usual 

 came to the .scratch, but he was anything but the Melac we 

 have seen on other days. He is in Nashville summer condi- 

 tion. His bones spoke for themselves. Imperator, on the 

 other hand, was a little too gross, but I never saw him look- 

 mg healthier, and he is improved behind. Prof. Maenner, of 

 Baltimore, took a trip to the blue grass region and for com- 

 pany brought his new dog Moreau that is a nicely formed 

 dog from head back. He is not heavy, loin nicely arched, 

 good neck, legs in firont good, but hind should be more bent 

 in stifle; good .skull, but a little cheeky, and muzzle, while 

 well formed, is a trifle short. He is a nice type of dog, never- 

 theless. Jeff, second, I thought lucky; falls away behind, 

 flat lorn, throaty, plain muzzle and light eye. Norman, well 

 known, vhc, was beaten in condition by the second winner. 

 Caesar, yhc, is a big, coarse, heavy dog, with little to com- 

 mend him, bowed in front, throaty, etc., and did not deserve 

 his letters. Cumberland Kennels showed Zellah in the next 

 class and won; a rather plain lemon ice cream-colored bitch 

 that carries its tail faultily, curls it, is not true at elbows and 

 was shown fat, is straight behind and heavy in shoulders. I 

 thought Norinberger a better one, although faulty, in many 

 respects was in better condition and better head and body 

 Cumberland Kennels and Melac took all there was in the way 

 of specials. 



Newfoundlands {Frank C. Wheeler, .Judge).— One really 

 cannot agree with the decision here. The Cincinnati dog 

 Flora L. has not the slightest pretension to Newfoundland 

 form with the exception that she is black and not so curly as 

 some "Newfoundlands" I have seen. The Philadelphia dog 

 Carlo excels in head, boue, coat, legs and character, though 

 small and far from a good one. The other is snipy, long- 

 headed, sour expression, light bone and a mixed coat. Carlo 

 was said to have been lame when shown, but was not at all 

 so the next day, whtreas Flora could not put one foot down. 



Jack Shepard, the only entry in bloodhounds, was absent 



KnssiAN Wolfhounds {Job ii Davidson, Judqe).—A glance 

 at the catalogue gave promise of a fine di.splay'in these dogs, 

 but with nine of the Seacroft eutries ab.9entj Danieheft", be- 

 longing to Mr. Williams, was the only one of the race to 

 show up. He was dead out of coat, but is a rather well- 

 formed dog, straight in front, hardly depth enough of chest 

 for the breed, good quarters and nice scimitar stern; he looks 

 more of a bitch than a dog at present. 



Deeeuounds {Jo iu Davidson, .Judge).— Old champion 

 Olga seemed delighted to hear her name in familiar greeting 

 in this far-oft" country. She was not looking tiptop m coat 

 but ragged. Bruar II. is a strong, nice-made hound; good 

 coat; he had no competition. In bitches, Lassie Jean out 

 of coat, shelly in body, not true in front, a sort of "seen- 

 better-and-seen- worse" dog, upheld the breed for Lexington 

 and Mr. WilUams The kennel prize did not fill, and Olga 

 won the special. 



Greyhounds (Jo?in Davidson, Judge).— Master Rich did 

 not fill his engagement in the challenge class. Open do^s 

 .saw a big, well-made dog in Cheeky, said to be a half brother 

 to Young Fullerton, to the fore. He is heavy in shoulders 

 and wide in chest, but well ribbed and strongly made 

 throughout. The second prize winner is light iu loin and 

 not ribbed up enough, front good, but quarters fall away 

 too much, and ke should have more bend of stifle. Ingleside 

 vhc, I think was lucky to get one more letter than Jim Crow' 

 as the former is a plain dog, out at elbow, big, heavy ears' 

 badly carried, a dog of little character. Jim Crow, while he 

 could do with more rib and is line in muzzle and does not 

 stand square enough in front, is a better dog than Ingleside, 

 and especially so behind, where he is very good. The ladies' 

 division introduced us to a capital bitch and one that is sure 

 to place herself high iu the records in any company; her toes 

 might be a little closer and muzzle slightly stronger, and 

 that is about all the faulc one can find, beautiful ribs, spread 

 of quarters, nicely placed shoulders and forelegs li'ke gun 

 barrels; she could do with just a little more substance 

 throughout, though a bigger bitch than Bestwood Daisy. 

 Miss, second, loses con.siderably to the winner, and especially 

 in condition, being with whelp. Minnehaha, vhc, is a rather 

 nice bitch, nearly all white, a little straight behind, but 

 body, ribs and quarters are commendable, should be stronger 

 in pasterns. Nellie, he, loses in fore parts and ribs especially. 

 Kennel prize did not till and Maid Marion won the specials 

 easily. 



Foxhounds {John David-son, Judge). — It requires con- 

 siderable nerve to come down to Lexington and judge these 

 hounds. There are several packs around the city and natur- 

 ally each ardent hunter thinks his the very choicest. How- 

 ever, Mr. Davidson was very urbane and diplomatic, and if 

 he didn't please everyone he was so nice about it that no one 

 took offense, though the man from Michigan talked quite 

 some. Someone .said there was a special electric car waiting 

 to waft the judge up to Manitoba directly the judging was 

 over, but this must have emanated from Some jealous brain 

 as Mr. D. has distinctly stated that he fears nothing with 

 hair on it. However, to get down to business. Modest Girl 

 was alone in challenge class, and wa.s soon disposed of. Not 

 so the open class for dogs where there were thirty-six entries 

 and but four absent. These were judged in the grass in- 

 closiire behind the stables, and the sight would have charmed 

 the heart of any man however inexperienced he might be in 

 the world of sport. After the line up and the walk round. 

 Commodore, Kit, Frank II , Sam, and Prank were drawn 

 out of the ruck, and finally the ribbon fell to Commodore, a 

 nice type of American hound, good legs and feet, hardly rib 

 enough, and a bit long cast, but excellent action and car- 

 riage of stern; Kit, second, I think excels the winner in 

 body, but is not by any means so good in head^ being very 

 snipy, good bone, forelegs and feet, but' faulty in hocks; re- 

 serve to Frank, a hound more on the English type, and 

 judged iu that direction the best iu the lot; good running 

 gear, excellent body, and beautiful feathery carriage of 

 stern. He is a light English type of hound; as the cla.ss 

 was, I suppose, for American type the ^vinners were correct. 

 Frank II., fi-om the Bourbon Kennel, had he a better muzzle, 

 is a well made hoimd all round with excellent hound expres- 

 sion. Among the commended lot I liked Bob of the Redd Bros, 

 pack; he is a nice type of hound, though hardly rib enough, 

 and should be better bent in stifle. Sam, of the Covle pack, 

 has good legs and feet, but is faulty in head and body, and 



s more of a shaggy hound than any of friend Wiitlock's. 

 A lot of just ordinary hounds received cards that it would 

 be useless to particularize. 



The bitch class was a, hot one, and the entries numbered 

 thirty-six, too, with few absentees. The judge soon sorted 

 out Patsey Powell, Swift, Fanchon and Fannie Gay, and 

 after considerable work placed Patsey Powell, a queer name 

 for a bitch, first. Strictly speaking this decision is not con- 

 sistent, as this bitch is built on all fours with Frank, of the 

 Strodes Valley Kennels, and is not of the same type as the 

 second bitch from same pack, which is built more after the 

 style of the ^vinner in dogs. If the decision is correct, and I 

 see no reason why it should not be, as she comes nearer the 

 only standard there is for foxhounds, the English one, then 

 Frank should have won in open dogs. The winning bitch is 

 a capitally-made one and may be defined as Euerlish type on 

 lighter lines. Swift., second, also from the Strodes Valley 

 pack, is fine in muzzle, but in running gear cannot be beaten, 

 but loses in bone and substance to the winner, who is also 

 better ribbed. Fanchon, reserve, is light throughout, but 

 typical of the native hound; would do with more rib and 

 substance. Fannie Gay, vhc, is also a nice, typical hound 

 that well deserved her letters, if not more, as she is better 

 ribbed than Fanchon and equally as good elsewhere. Among 

 the two-lettered ones I liked Dolly, a black and tan hound, a 

 little big in eye and straight-faced, but back of this is a well- 

 made hound that looks like getting to the front. Topsy has 

 a very pleasing expression tiioua;h head should have more 

 stop and toes should be closed; a nice, all-round hotmd all 

 the same. The rest of those mentioned deserved cards, but 

 in many cases they were far from good on theii- puas: they 

 run to snipy heads, feet are open and ribs, which should have 

 a mce swell, were in many cases as flat as a board. 



In the special for best hound the judge showed his prefer- 

 ence for the English type in placing Patsey Powell over Com- 

 modore, and the division was right if the proper build of a 

 hound is considered. For best pack Strodes Valley Kennel 

 Club had a clear lead, for while they had a few culls, after 

 these were out they were a pretty sorty lot and more of 

 them than any other exhibit. There were novice dog and 

 bitch classes, but the awards all through were the same as 

 in the open. The puppies one need not say much about, 

 they were all three locals from Mr, Coyle's pack. Taken in 

 all the show of hounds was better than in 1893, there seemed 

 to be a more uniformity of type, the weedy ones having 

 been kept at home. A few more shows here will do a lot of 

 good for the foxhound, as far as type and good looks go, 

 these questions evidently not having been considered here- 

 tofore from a bench show point of view. Of course, this 

 will all depend on the judges, who must not be chosen in 

 any haphazard way. For instance, Redstone, the last show 

 winner, was nowhere this time and is distinctly as stated 

 then, not right type, he partakes more of the old Southern 

 hound, with bloodhound characteristics. 



Shaggt Fox-hounds {John Davidson, Judge).— Mr. Whit- 

 lock showed ten of these hounds, but the old sajang "WTiat'a 

 in a name?" does not apply herein its usual sense, for with- 

 out this name these dogs would have to go into the regular 

 classes. Some of them were as smooth as pointers. The 

 strain has been bred over thirty years by this kennel and the 

 roughness has evidently worn off. Clara II. , that won at last 

 show, had matters to herself in challenge class; hindlegs are 

 a bit straight, otherwise she is a likely type, with the best 

 head iu the strain. Ormonde won in dogs; he beats Wallace 

 in head; not so straight-faced, better loin and ribs. Rip, 

 vhc, is beaten in muzzle, body and hindlegs. Pansey, the 

 winning bitch, is a fair type of native hound that should be 

 truer set in feet and thicker through the pads; snipy in muz- 

 zle, good body, but short of coat. Whitey is open in feet and 

 should have more stop; otherwise a fairly well-built hound. 

 Fury, vhc, should be closer in toes and not turn them out, 

 but is more of the shaggy than any of them. White Eyes, 

 he, has what her name denotes, and this oddity runs through 

 the whole pack, originating from the Ben Robertson strain, 

 introduced to the keunel thirty years ago. White Eyes is a 

 nicely built hound, but a little out at elbow, has a nice head 

 of Clara's stamp, and though toes not close enough, should 

 have had more recosnition. 



Pointers {John Davidson, Judge).— T'heve were some fine 

 dogs here, Glamorgan being the only challenge representa- 

 tive, and was shown in anything but his usual bloom; hair off 

 ears and red skin behind. Open dogs saw the Indianapolis 

 winner. Rush of Lad, again to the front; his head is plain; 

 is throaty, but his legs and body are always to be considered. 

 Admiration, that was described at Philadelphia, came next; 

 better head than winner, but not .so good in hindlegs. Krupp, 

 reserve, is too heavy in brow and cut out before the eye, is 

 fairly commendable in body and legs, but his neck should be 

 cleaner. Hugh has a good set of legs, and body all right, but 

 head faulty, light eye, and has a piece off his tail, but be- 

 tween this dog and Judge II. we are uncertain, as numbers 

 were mixed, and we may have seen the wrong dog. Open 

 bitches had Kent's Pearl, whom diligent search failed to 

 find, but she was shown at Indianapolis. Verra, second, is 

 faulty in feet and pasterns; head would be good if it had 

 more stop and was squarer in muzzle; eye should be darker; 

 nice body. Nellos deserved her letters; muzzle should be 

 squarer and front better, but a fair one all round neverthe- 

 less. Pride of Kent has a light, shelly body, crooked fore- 

 legs ahd a stary, full eye; she also won'iu puppies. John B. 

 Castleman had the only kennel, and Rush of Lad came in 

 for specials. 



English Setters {John Davidson, .At(Zge).— There were no 

 challenge entries. In open dogs there were thirteen entered, 

 but some were absent. A strong, vigorous-looking, heavily- 

 built dog in Worsley Dude, from Harry Northwood's kennel, 

 just won from Paul Hill. Dude has a head somewhat on the 

 Count Howard order; he stands a bit bowed in front some- 

 times and is a Uttle throaty; otherwise good. Paul Hill has 

 a capital head and expression, though eye shows haw too 

 much; might be straighter in fore bone, though better in 

 front than winner, but not so well-ribbed. The well-known 

 Benzine came in for reserve. Buckeye Ben has a plain head, 

 with a big eye showing haw considerably, good bone and 

 front, but should be deeper in chest and more bent in stifles. 

 Sport, he., is very plain-faced. Cal, c, is leggy and has a 

 long, snipy head, no ribs to swear by, and is a plain dog all 

 through. In bitches, Flight of Riverview shows a lot of 

 quality, hardly clean enough in neck, and had she a better 

 swell of rib little fault could be found with her, as her legs 

 and feet pass muster. LadyRoderigo is a fairly well-formed 

 bitch without any glaring faults, muzzle might to advantage 

 be a little squarer. Nora Gladstone, vhc, has a rather com- 

 mon head and ears should hang better, in body and ribs she 

 is excellent. Lady Howard, whom 1 should have mentioned 

 as reserve, has a good profile, but head too narrow through- 

 out, shows quality, and is well up with the winner in body, 

 legs and coat, and shows more character than the second 

 winner. Lucy M. is a commoner. There were six absent in 

 this class and thirteen entries. Flight of Riverview took the 

 specials. The show of this breed was not so Kood as that of 

 1891 



IRISH Settees (John Davidson, Judge).— Ivish setters 

 were poor as a class in 1891, but this time there was little to 

 complain of in this respect when the Seminole Kennels 

 showed their strength. They of course supplied the chal- 

 lenge entries with champion Tim, the winner, and Pride of 

 Patsy in dogs and Eifreda in bitches; Laura B. was entered, 

 but absent. Tim never looked better, considering his age. In 

 open dogs the two juniors. Blarney, Jr., and Montauk, Jr., 

 and Young Tim fought it out again, and the decision was 

 as at Wlssahiekon with regard to the first two, Young Tim 

 coming in between. The Seminole dogs were well shown; 

 m tact all through Will Connors had his dogs in excellent 



