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challenge class. In open dogs (7) Runanam was lucky to 

 win. from Kilcree, who could do no better than third, there 

 were times when he showed himself sufficiently to secure the 

 verdict, he is by all odds the best in the class and was in good 

 shape. Wankie Ted is a nice young one, spoiled by a bad 

 front. Wankie Tarn is stronger in quarters and better muzzle 

 than Ted, but is not so good in eye and coat, and also has a 

 dachshund front. Jock's coat is his best feature. In bitches 

 Mr. Brooks swept the deck with Diana, Careta and Zembra 

 in the order named. Compton Belle loses in head and body 

 to these. Puppies saw Wankie Tam an easy winner. Wankie 

 Keujiels took the kennel prize. 



Skve Terriers (Mr. Davidson, Judge).— Sir Stafford and 

 Sir Thomas furnished the winners. We did an injustice in 

 our report of Lexington show to the latter dog, it must have 

 been another do§ we had in mind, as Sir Thomas is little if 

 auy inferior to his sire. 



should be longer; feet are faulty too. In novices Stardale 

 Belle won from Vixie, beating her in head and front and^ 

 body. Other award s follow open classes. 



The wires were an improvement. Partney Cornet, the new 

 dog, is heavily boned and coated, fair front and body, big 

 ear, skull a little coarse, beats Venom in head slightly; the 

 latter is not true in front and .should have more depth of 

 chest. Dark Eye, another new one, has nice ears, is a little 

 bowed in front, good coat and body. Tinder Box is an old 

 winner, that loses in head and front to most of the others. 

 Bruiser is light in body and round in skull. Bonnet was 

 clearly the best bitch; her fore bone is not clean enough, ears 

 not well carried and muzzle should be stronger, but a nicely 

 made bitch behind the shoulder. Suffolk Tassel came next 

 and My Queen brought up the rear; the latter loses in length 

 of head and front. N"o%nces followed the others. 

 The different breeds of pet dogs scarcely demand extended 



Black akd Tan Terriers (Mr. 3Iason, Judge).— With, notice. Yorkshires were poor with one exception, Minnie, 



MK. HARRY NORTHWOOD'S ENGLISH SETTER "WORSLEY DUDE.' 

 First, Lexington and Toronto, 1893. 



the exception of the challenge winner these were only a 

 moderate lot. Sambo, the winner, beats Oolah in body and 

 markings, muzzle and front, but showed badly. The Black 

 Earl, shown better than any other, is too full and round in 

 skull, markings good, shelly body and leggy. Rochelle Lord 

 is not straight inlfront, not flat enough in skuU, and was in 

 poor .shape and should not have been shown. Bob is light in 

 tan and out at elbow, coarse tail. Betsy, the winning bitch, 

 was distinctly lucky to win over Gypsey Girl, is a big, coarse, 

 cloddy bodied bitch, wide in front, and not in the best of 

 show shape; Girl is worth two of such stock. Grit, third, is 

 quite as good as the -winner, though faulty in loin, good 

 front and fair head. Topaz is a big-eared nicely marked 

 little thing, on the whippet order. 



Poodles (M/r. Mason, Judge).— There was nothing new in 

 this breed, Dr. Dixon taking most of the prizes, but two or 

 three of them were in poor show condition, scabs on some of 

 them, and should not have been allowed in the building. A 

 poodle coat covers a lot of sins, and should be carefully ex- 

 amined. Dr. Vair, long in loin, was in good shape and won 

 in what was said to be a Russian class, but he is more of a 

 French. 



Retrievers (Mr. Wihnerding, Judge). — The only entry, 

 Loyal, a pretty fair smooth, was sent out of the ring by the 

 judge as an ordinary black setter. Wether this dog was re- 

 judged or not we cannot tell. Several judges were asked to 

 do It, but I don't think they accepted. Mr. Wilmerding 

 candidly confessed he knew nothing of the breed, and did 

 not know he was to judge it. 



Beagles and Daceshunds (Mr. JCrueger, Judge). — The 

 dachshunds shown were not up to form. Fridawas the best, 

 beat Lenn in head and chest aud length, 



Beagles — The Horucll-Harmony Kennels brought out their 

 full strength aud saved the credit of the breed. In challenge 

 dogs over 13in., Tricotrin, who has filled out in body, is a 

 much improved dog. He beats Doctor in front and quality. 

 Champion Elf looked much better than at Elmira, is cleaner 

 round the neck and shoulders, and more after his Brooklyn 

 form. That good little dog Sherry beats his kennel mate, 

 Rodger W., in eye, ears, body and pasterns, but is beaten in 

 carriage of stern. Ilwaco, reserve, is a little leggy and long 

 cast, tail up, and forelegs should be straighter; sweet head 

 and ear, but little full in eye. The others need no mention. 

 In bitches, Daisy Corbitt is quite a good one, ban-ing she is a 

 little long cast. Pipelo, second, is not true in feet 

 aud loin is too flat, long body with no symmetry. 

 Snow Flake is another long cast one. LiUie, reserve, 

 has a pretty fair front, but flat ears spoil her 

 appearance, aud her miizzle is too fine and long. 

 Vashta, vhc, could be improved a little in front, body needs 

 furnishing; skull should not be quite so broad and muzzle 

 squarer, and ears do not fold nicely to the head. Tony Weller 

 11., light and shelly, was first in puppies, beating a sort of 

 beagle-basset. Champion Royal Krueger, champion Ava W. 

 looked well and filled their respective places in the small- 

 sized challenge classes. The winner in dogs was Little Won- 

 der, shown before; his head is the best part, legs not straight 

 and body should be deeper. Kester, second, is broad in front, [ 

 but better to-day than winner, also skull and muzzle. The j 

 winning bitch is snipy in muzzle, but very sweet in expres- ' 

 siou and has a good, cobby body. Evangeline is a nice sort, * 

 showing lots of (quality, but a little long cast, and loes should 

 be closer. Sly Lass, third, is light in body, faulty in ears, 

 fair front. Horuell- Harmony took the kennel prize. 



Fox-Tekuieus (Mr. Mason, Judge).— Qaaky Trap and 

 Blemton Trump came out for the challenge dog prize, and 

 Trump not showing himself, added to his rather coarse ap- 

 pearence and was smartly beaten by the older dog, who him- 

 self was not shown in very good coat. Grouse II. was absent 

 from her class. The new dog Holston won nicely in open 

 dogs, a little strong in skull, and should be longer iu muzzle 

 and is cheeky, good front and body, but scarcely enough ter- 

 rier character about him; seems to be a dog that has gons off 

 a little; Poveriua runs him close and beats him in expression 

 and character. Tom Tom has gone coarse in skull, nice ears, 

 good bone and front, and deser\ ing his position. Calchas is 

 coarse in head and cheeky now and heavy in shoulders, and 

 otherwise good. The winning bitch was the well known 

 Lady Roseberry, followed by Cambridge Girl, pinched in 

 muzzle and round in skull. Policy is a bit sti-aight-faced, 

 mtizzle should be stronger, faulty in body and big ear, fair 

 bone. Cairnsmuir Solo is hea\'y in shoulders and not flat 

 enough in skull. King Joe won in dog puppies; a fair sort. 

 Yixie, the winning bitch, is too wide in skull and muzzle 



who was the only one with a semblance of type, and many 

 awards should have been withheld.! 



Pugs (Mr. Mason, Judge).— Boh Ivy and Midget furnished 

 the challenge winners. A new one, Soyal Dusky, won well 

 in open dogs, gray muzzle, little coarse in coat, liice ear and 

 wrinkle, muzzle not deep enough, cobbily built, mixed in 

 color. Cherub II, winner in bitches, the "only one entered, 

 has a good skull and fair muzzle, no curl to speak of. 

 Banker II. has been spoken of before. The toy spaniels were 

 the winners of last year, most of them. Le Roi, by Royal 

 Duke, has a pretty good head, but muzzle should be shorter. 

 The Prince Charles is far too big. A nice little Italian grey- 

 hound in Dainty Lass was shown, a little full in skull, but 

 nice size and form. Miscellaneous awards were withheld, a 

 rather arbitrary proceeding, as the same judge had passed 

 dogs in much worse condition than two such well known 

 dogs as the white English terrier Blink Bonny and Boston 



cision, but Black Duke could not be denied, and amid much 

 excitement received the coveted blue, with the second edition 

 of King of Obos, second. Spaniel men wondered at the 

 change in this old timer. " What!" they said. "A new set 

 of teeth?" "Well, well, what will friend George be able 

 to turn out from his world-renowned cocker factory next ?" 

 But alack-a-day! subsequent demands for the recipe showed 

 that "Uncle Dick" had got the Bell entries mixed and 

 brought the wrong dog to the show, and the second prize 

 winner was Black Jacket, an unknown quantity, with noth- 

 ing but the afore-mentioned set of teeth. Mr.' Bell's atten- 

 tion being called to the case, he withdrew Black Jacket and 

 the award wUs cancelled. Black Duke, the winner, is well 

 known, a shy dog in the ring, he does not show himself to 

 the best advantage. He looked better than I have ever seen 

 him before, and the good work he has done in the stud, he 

 having sired Woodland Prince, Oban and many others, ^vill 

 always leave his name on the roll of fame as one of our best 

 cocker sires. In challenge bitches, I Say, not looking in her 

 usual good condition, was alone and added another blue to 

 her long string of prizes. 



In challenge cockers other than black that good red dog 

 R ed Jacket won well in hand from Red Roland, second, beat- 

 ing him in head, body and cocker character. In challenge 

 bitches other than black Jessie C. had a walkover. Open 

 dogs (black) competition was very keen and the issue long in 

 doubt. The judge finally selected Pickpania for first. Black 

 Dufferin second. Woodland Prince third, and Black Brant 

 fourth. The winner shows much quality, has filled out 

 nicely in head, and was properly placed first. The third 

 prize winner. Woodland Prince, should, however, in my 

 opinion have been a very close second, beating Black Dufferin 

 II. in head, muzzle, body, in front and behind. The last- 

 named is not right in skull or muzzle: his lips do not set 

 right, giving him a poor expression. Black Brant, fourth, 

 is a taking little dog of quite some quality, but loses to the 

 three first placed in head, body and front legs. Beau Kay, 

 reserve, ran him closely for fourth honors. In open class 

 black bitches competition was also very close. Rideau Reine, 

 Realization, Kitty and Cora II. were selected for the honors 

 in the order given. I looked this class over very carefully 

 and agree with the placing of the first three, but am of the 

 opinion that Cora II. should have given place to Lady Duf- 

 ferin, who more closely resembles the winner in head and 

 general formation. Realization is not at her best and did not 

 show to advantage, moving very sluggishly. Had she moved 

 freely and not been quite so heavy in flesh she would, I think, 

 have run the winner very closely. Kitty, third, is a good 

 little dog of much quality and moves well. She will, I think, 

 improve. 



In open class, other than black, Hamilton Jack was 

 awarded first, Red Obo second. Red Justice third and Gol- 

 den Rod fourth. The winner loses in head and body to the 

 second winner, does not move so freely and should have 

 been, in my opinion, second, with Red Justice third and 

 Brantford Red Star fourth; he beat Golden Rod in head and 

 front. In corresponding bitch class Tonito was selected for 

 first honors, with Bessie Warner second, Gipsy Queen third, 

 and Raglan Russette fourth. I cannot see how the judge 

 arrived at this decision. The issue, it seemed to me, lay be- 

 tween the second and fourth prize winners, the winner losing 

 to them in body, eye, legs and feet. Between the second and 

 fourth it is very close, but I think that although Raglan 

 Russette loses to Bessie Warner in coat and a trifle in head, 

 in other points she shows such excellent quality, nicely 

 ribbed body, better colored eye, good legs and feet and moves 

 so freely she should have won, with Bessie second, Tonito 

 third and Gipsy Queen fourth. In the novice classes the 

 winners are to be found in the open classes. In novice dogs 

 Woodland Prince, second, should have won over Hamilton 

 Jack, who was, I think, wrongly placed first. Cocker pup- 

 pies were not a very promising lot, but cockers change so 

 much in the days of their youth it is hard to say. Black 

 Dufferin, who was second in the open class, was first in pup- 

 pies. His head will, I think, improve as he matures. 



In Irish water spaniels the challenge dog prize was with- 

 held from Trouble, who, although shown out of coat, might 

 have had the ribbon. Although not altogether a good one, 



JOHN R, uUGHTONS GORDOK SETtEK "HEATHER LAD." 

 First, Lexington and Toronto, 1893. 



Model, the whippet, were shown in. It is straining a point 

 in the wrong direction. ShefBeld Lad, the "Pom!," was rel- 

 egated to the selling class, where he won. H. W. L.ACX. 



Spaniels (^1. C. WilmerdMg, JucJge)— [Special Report]. 

 In field spaniels, challenge dogs. Judex scored another win. 

 He looked weU and had no difliculty in beating Samson, who 

 had to be content with he, rather hard on him, I think. 

 No entries in correspondtug bitch class. Open dogs (black) 

 first prize withheld and second awarded to Pedro, a medium 

 specimen whose poor head and short, cocker body will al- 

 ways handicap him; Nig. third, shows no quality. In open 

 black bitches Mona was first and rightly so, beating Grace, 



%vith the placing of this class. Queen scored in head, muzzle, 

 set on of ear, legs and feet, about equal in coat, but losing in 

 condition. Any other color dogs and bitches, Workman 

 won with some to spare, beating Antique, second, in head 

 and set on of ear, both have well-ribbed bodies; Leslie, 

 third, is high on leg and coarse headed. 



In challenge cockers, only two entries, Black Duke and 

 King of Obos. The judge was very careful in making his de- 



he is above the average shown in this country, and shows 

 enough quality to entitle him to be more kindly treated. 

 We must encom-age this useful breed, and withholding the 

 ribbon on account of the dog not being in the best condition 

 does much to dishearten an exhibitor. In open dogs Musha 

 won, with second to Dan Price, who loses to the winner in 

 head, topknot, coat and condition; neither are good ones. In 

 bitches Shellia won, with Rose O'Neil second; both bad in 

 front; the winner gains in coat, head and curl. 



Two Clumbers were shown, one in each class. Darby yyin- 

 ning in challenge class and Rake II. in the open class. The 

 former is well known; Rake II. has a good body ana coat and 



property. 



The kennel prize was awarded to Mr. Laidlaw's team. To 

 my mind the more even team of blacks shown by Messrs. 

 Luckwell &• Douglas should have won. 



On the whole, spaniels were a fair lot, not showing much 

 improvement, but about holding their own. Mr. Wilmer- 

 ding, the everpopular, did well except in the cases I have 

 referred to. He did not "raise them up," as he was expected 



