Dec. 9, 1893.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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Victress Lewellyn ia quality, head and forepart oaly. In 

 open dogs (15) the well Jinown Glendon scored again, beats 

 Netherwood in hind parts, where he is plain, but head and 

 forepart generally are very good, though he's a bit throaty. 

 Robin Goch looking better than yet seen, in nice coat and 

 feather, is beaten in front by the others; they are three 

 handsome dogs. Deceive, well known, was reserve; he loses 

 in forelegs, and his head marks make him look a bit dished: 

 it's a good head though. The Earl and Viscount are both 



food dogs, but scarcely show the quality of the others; they 

 ave been out before many a time. Drake Lewellyn is faulty 

 in stop and droops in quarters a bit; otherwise a nicely 

 formed dog. Kent's Rex has a rather coar.=e head, but 

 should have been noticed for legs and body. Open bitches 

 (9) saw Domminuni a \vinner again ; she was out of coat, should 

 have more stop and she looks a bit wide in front; otherwise 

 a well made bitch, though she moves a bit close behind. 

 Monk's Nuu, second, should have a little deeper muzzle, 

 shows lots of qnality, and with a little more time in body 

 will beat the winner; she is shy yet, too. Prima Donna, 

 third, well known as a good one, is getting a bit throaty, but 

 was shown in excellent shape. Lulie, reserve, I would like 

 better if she were truer in front, is a bit out before eye, but 

 excellent in body and hindparts; out of coat. Lady Hope is 

 faulty in pasterns and feet, nice head, expression and body, 

 would do with more .stop, out of coat. A nice class, well 

 judged. A remarkable thing about these classes was the 

 fact that the lately deceased Rockingham and Donna were 

 responsible for the winners in each class; truly a remarkable 

 record. 



iKisn Settees {John Brett, Jiidge).— Take out Oak 

 Grove Kennels and quality was not very strong here. The 

 kennel named .showed five challenge dogs, and to Kildare 

 and Dick Swiveller fell the prizes in dogs, and of course 

 Queen Vic beat Noma in the bitch class; both looked, 

 though, short of coat. Queen Vic followed this up by win- 

 ning the Ashmont Trophy and dividing special for best in 

 show. In open dogs (7) the best was the well-known Erin's 

 Lad, but the Judge could do no better than second, with- 

 holding first, this seems a trifle hard, but holding the chal- 

 lenge dogs in his eye perhaps it was excusable, as Erin's 

 head is plain, and he is none too good behind; Denny third 

 has a big, coarse head. Bitches (6) were much better, the 

 well-known Lady Cleveland winning, though I liked Kate 

 quite as well, had she a little more .stop, she is nicely made 

 all round; Rosamond is a bit dish-faced and ears don't hang 

 well, good front and color; Lucy M. is not true in front, and 

 muzzle not square enough. 



GoiiDON Setteks {Juh n Brett, Judge). —Theve was little 

 new here, and clas.ses were not as large as they seemed, as a 



food many entries were N.F.C. Rexmont won in challenge 

 ogs and " the well-known Ladies, Gordon and Waverly, 

 have often been seen before. Then Duke of Wellington had 

 no competition in the dog class. In bitches (3) first went to 

 the well-known Katherine, who heats Bessie in front and 

 stern, but not in head by any means, in fact it is the best 

 head seen on a Gordon for some time, excellent expression 

 and if a trifle larger would be almost perfect, but she is plain 

 otherwise; Beauty is but a moderate sample. Mont Gordon 

 Setter Kennels had nine entries N.F.C. on account of their 

 owner being on the executive committee. Quite right Mr. 

 Morris. 



Beagles (Jos. Lewis. Jud(ie).—We are surprised that with 

 a good club judge and liberal classification, there was not a 

 larger entry, but suppose the field trials bad something to 

 do with it. ' In challenge dogs. Doctor and Roy K. met and 

 their placing is quite a matter of opinion, but I think Roy is 

 the more typical beagle, neither are good in head but Roy has 

 the better forelegs and shorter, more cobby head but loses a 

 little behind. Challenge bitches did not fill. Open dogs 

 over thirteen inches, (3) was a win for Lee HI. who with 

 more stop and squarer muzzle would be a good beagle, he 

 won pretty easily from Mr. Winkle who never did impress 

 us as favorably as does his owner. Trifle II. I thought, 

 though he lacks quality and is coarse in shoulders and skull, 

 could have come in .second, as he is.only beaten in head by Mr. 

 Winkle and excels in other parts. 



In bitches (3) Avrongly entered in under thirteen inch class. 

 Lady of Denmark is light in body, feet come together and 

 muzzle should be shorter, other parts good. Lucy S. is a 

 weedy rather leggy .specimen, her skull and ears are her best 

 points. Under thirteen inches challenge dogs had the vet- 

 eran, Frank Forest, looking a trifle light but in good health. 

 Champion Lou was absent. In open dogs (3) (small size), it 

 was not difficult to put Laddie first, he shows lots of quality 

 and expression, he could be improved with a cobbler body 

 and stronger muzzle. Harper fails behind, very weak, and 

 is coarse in skull. In corresponding bitch class, Baby Deane 

 won once more; she is a nice beagle and with a better muzzle 

 would be a very good one. Princess K. is spoiled by a weak, 

 poor head, but is good behind this, excepting coat, which is 

 too soft, forelegs good. 



Foxhounds (Jos. Lewis, Jxidge).—With Commodore win- 

 ning no fault can be found, for he excelled the others in 

 every point bnt ribs, and he was well shown, much better 

 than at Mt. HoUy. Buckshot, second, has a rather plain 

 head, but is well formed in body, legs and shoulders. Glen- 

 wood Belle loses very much to the others in loin and quar- 

 ters, but has an excellent, straight front, head needs more 

 stop and ceat is too fine for a foxhound. 



Dachshumds (James Alortirncr, .J i(dc/c).— Newark isaGer- 

 man stronghold and we were not surprised to see a lot of 

 dachshunds, but the terrier type prevailed and there was 

 nothing to touch champion Janet, who had the challenge 

 class to herself and never looked better. Tchyosaurus's cap- 

 ital long head and body and good forepart sufficed to beat 

 Faustus, though I should like to see less wrinkle. Faustus 

 is too coarse in skull and has too much stop, but beats the 

 others in bone and body and looseness of skin. Fitz has 

 scarcely crook enough, is light in bone, is a little too prom- 

 inent in brow, but shows a lot of quality. Nig, Jr., reserve, 

 is short-eared and shoj-t-headed, but is a nice specimen of 

 his typp. Pautus, vhc, I like better in length of body and 

 head, but is rather weak at the knees and ears are not set on 

 so well, and Pirshmau could well have had another letter. 

 It was a good class all round. Bitches (4) had Cherry for 

 winner; she is too full in eye and a bit faulty in miizzle, 

 and ears are flat and short, but her body is of good length 

 and has plenty of skin. Nellie is light in bone and knuckles 

 over, feet open and flat and faulty in tail. Dachsy, third, 

 has poor ears and is too flat in loin. Nellie, he, carries 

 her tail too high and has too much stop. 



Spaniels {James 21ortimcr, JuJi/e)— The entries were not 

 numerous, but there was a lot of qnality, The cockers 

 especially were good, and little fault can be found with the 

 placing. The Irish water spaniel, so-called, is something of 

 a spaniel and that's all. He didn't get anything. The only 

 Clumber has a pretty good head and nice body. In field 

 spaniels Newton Abbott had here to succumb to" Brantford 

 Mohawk, who beats him in head a good deal and front, but 

 loses in body and condition, II open black dogs I.')) the well 

 known Warwick again beats Echo in front and body, with 

 Sorry Jake coming between, all have been out several times 

 before. The bitch class was drawn blank, and in livers two 

 turned up. Ilfracombe, the winner, had a sore on eye and is 

 throaty, nicely formed head, good body, butis not quite high 

 enough on leg. The Shrew loses in bone and muzzle. 



CocivEKs.— Those two excellent cockers Middy and Miss 

 Waggles furnished the challenge winners, and with the ex- 

 ception of Middy being shov^li a littla light were in their 

 customary form. Open black dogs had four entries, and 

 first fell to King Raven, Jr., from the same kennel, shown a 

 bit fat his body looked dumpy, but is well formed, and with 

 a little more stop his head would be a good one. The well- 



known Jaj^ Kay came second. Woodland Count, third, is 

 too coarse in head, thotrgh its formation is good, nice coat 

 and feather. Wildflre, vhc, is also coarse in head, other- 

 wise he will do There were five in the bitch class; and the 

 well known Miss Phyllis, nicely formed all round, beats 

 Rideau Rhea in head, which should have more stop, but is 

 well formed from the head back, but not yet quite in the Swiss 

 Mountain bloom, though she shows feather and coat. Wood- 

 land Kitty is too full in eye and has a low, crooked front. In 

 other than black dogs (4) the good looking Othello was at the 

 head, with Brantford Rufus, the red, second, faulty before 

 eye and muzzle, and lo.sing in forelegs. Denver, third, is a 

 bit coarse in head, coat should be flatter, has a good set of 

 legs though. In the bitch class Ruth S., faulty in head, won 

 from Red Niobe, but it is a near go, there is "little between 

 them. Fan is too round in skull, in fact her head is plain, 

 her good body and legs will, however, always command at- 

 tention. There is little to choose between these three. Swiss 

 Mountain Kennels took the kennel prize without any 

 trouble. 



Collies {Martin Dennis, Judge).— There was not a very 

 strong showing here and the judging was not such as one 

 can commend. There is not much trouble in picking the 

 winner when Welleshourne Charlie and OrmskirkShep meet 

 in the challenge class and Charlie won. He was not in such 

 good coat as at Toronto, but had enough of it to carry him 

 over everything here. We were pleased to see old champion 

 Luella once more on the bench. Mr. -Jarrett must have quite 

 a company of old stars to draw upon ; Luella looked well, too, 

 and can down lots of them yet. In open dogs (4) the judge 

 was not quite so happy. There were only two in it, Prince 

 Wilkes and Yorkshire Surprise, and they should have been 

 just the other way. Prince's head is coarse compared to the 

 other. Both are well made collies, but neither have much 

 under-coAt, and Surprise gets his tail up too gaily, but his 

 head and ears should have pulled him through. Cawdor Dan 

 is very coarse in head. Bitches (3), Deepdale Madge, first; 

 should be a little stronger in muzzle; carries his ears well 

 and is nicely made, but soft in coat. Scottish Girl is scarcely 



is not as good in formation of head, but was in better condi- 

 tion, is more truly a curly, is a regular dandy in deport- 

 ment and is without such a fault of conformation as seen in 

 Rajah. 



In the open class for curly bitches, Mrs. Van Wagenen had 

 Rosa on exhibition, but as she did not consider the dog in 

 prime condition, criticism may be out of place. Dinah, first, 

 is a cobby, well coated specimen, bright, stylish and good in 

 his proportions. Victoria, second, has greatly improved since 

 the pet dog show, but is not equal to Dinah in curl, nor is she 

 as stylish and elegant, she was shown too fat, but in splendid 

 condition otherwise. Listelle, third, is a very pretty little 

 dog, cobby, well coated and has a gay carriage, and pressed. 

 Victoria very closely. Black Maria, reserve, is of this same 

 order, and scored over Jeanne vhc, for gay carriage, both 

 being abottt equal in other respects Juno, he, was only in- 

 ferior in build, therefore deserving his letters. 



In curly dog pups Mrs. S^an Wagenen again met the Mead- 

 owmere Kennels and had it not been for the fact that the 

 classification was again disregarded and her pups appeared 

 in coats of a woolly nature, rather long for curls, she might 

 have done better. ".Jumbo, first, is a bright, well-made ptip, 

 with a coat that showed evidence of care. Ami, second, was 

 selected as the best of the fair exhibitor's team, and though 

 about the poorest shown in the class, being very shy, he is 

 really a ptip of much merit, beating even Jumbo in shape 

 and length of head, as well as in eye; in body he was not as 

 well matured, and this, with his coat, prevented his taking 

 the blue. Nigger, third, is also inferior in these same re- 

 spects, yet he is a capital little poodle, with many good 

 points, and though more developed than Ami, and more cor- 

 rect in coat, still the other deserved second on head and eye 

 alone. Solo and Fidele, both V. H. C, also have good head 

 and are A'ery promising. Jabot and Paris, both H. C, were 

 the poorest of their respecti%'e kennels, but neither was un- 

 worthy of notice. 



Of the bitch curly pups Jeanne and Black Maria were 

 about on an equality, and Juno but a little inferior in con- 

 formation. 



CHAMPION 

 First Challenge Class, Newark Show, ISJS. 



up to Chestnut Hill form; should be longer in head, fair coat 

 and stands on good legs. Cawdor Mayflower has prick ears, 

 but a nice head, good length, shape and expression; short, 

 open coat. In puppies a most miserable andbarefaced attempt 

 at dropping the ears of a very good bitch was very apparent, 

 and after getting the vet's opinion that the ears had been cut 

 the judge should have withheld the prize. The bitch was 

 afterward protestea and disqualifled. Can't Tell, second, is 

 a rather plain sort; skull faulty, forelegs not the best, though 

 plenty of bone; good coat. She afterward stepped into first 

 place" Chestnut Hill Kennels took the kennel prize. But 

 how Prince Wilkes came to beat Welleshourne Charlie for 

 best in show is a puzzle— we give it up. 



POODLES {Edwin H. Morris, Judge) [Special Report by 

 the Judge].— In respect to both quality and quantity these 

 classes surpassed any previous exhibition in America. One 

 entry more and there would have been forty. In the chal- 

 lenge class Lion and Berri met, and were placed thus. Liion 

 was in capital form, allhongh less dirt and oil on his coat 

 would have been better. Berri was not in good condition, 

 was low in flesh, which made his length of loin and other 

 faults conspicuous. It is here, in a more cobby build, in 

 closeness of cords, in squareness, but not in length of muz- 

 zle, in a dignity of bearing, and in ear and eye, that Lion 

 beats Berri, and as condition on this occasion was also in his 

 favor, the win was an easy one. Berri's coat was more clean, 

 he has a longer muzzle, better skvtll, and were it not for a 

 certain stalehess, might in arch of neck and style make good 

 the other deficiences. Champion Dexter was for exhibition 

 only. 



In the open class for cordeds Bismark was the only one in 

 competition, and was given first. This dog is cobby and 

 stylish, but in bone, muscle, topknot and head he is not a 

 model. 



In the open dog class for curlies there was not a poor speci- 

 men, and Tabor, he is a bright, stylish, fair coated dog. 

 Nigger, vhc. , is rather better in loin and conformation gener- 

 allj*. Jumbo, reserve, is also good in these respects, and his 

 cm'ls are fairly close and thick. Max III. has that great de- 

 .sideratiim, brightness, activity and jiroudness of carriage, 

 but unfortunately on the end of his tail were cords; on his 

 body during the "judging was a flufiiy, straplike coat, and 

 his "expression and disposition were not in his favor; when 

 I took notes this dog appeared in excellent curl, and his 

 fair owner said, "Why did you not say you wanted curls, 

 for a bucket of water was all that wa"s needed." He also 

 needs more bone, which cannot be supplied in this manner. 

 Rajah II. is the' dog the judge put over Milo at the Pet 

 Dog Show, and in reversing his decision he was quite 

 aware of this. The classification at the former show said 

 '"other than corded," and be appeared in the newest Pai-isian 

 style with coat combed. On this occasion he had 

 a "close curly coat like that of a curly retriever rather 

 than of a poo"dle. It was a clever piece of work on the part 

 of the manager of the kennel in order to get the dog to fit 

 the classification, but the Frenchman who owned and exhi- 

 bited him at the Pet Dog show was more clever in one 

 respect; he trimmed his dog and kept him in motion so that 

 the faulty formation of the bone just above the hock could 

 not be detected. The short curls make this fault apparent 

 and do not suit his build; be.sides, the dog was evidently 

 recovering from some skin disease. Rajah though is an 

 excellent poodle, large, yet cobby, strong in limb, stout in 

 frame, yet active and bright, if not elegant in his new coat. 

 He is very good in muzzle, skull, expression and texture of 

 coat,^ Milo, fii-st, on theoiher hand, has too prominent an eye, 



PONTIAC. 



Cwnei by Mr. G. H. ThompiOB, New York. 



In the other than black curly class three excellent red 

 specimens were entered. Diamont, first, being unusually 

 good, with capital curly coat, good in texture, thickness and 

 closeness, in build and elegance, as well as shape of head, 

 beating Poo Bah, second, in proportions, coat, style, head 

 and expression. Vivette, third, is inferior to Poo Bah in- 

 mouth and expression; in build she has a slight advantage, 

 and there is but little to choose between them. These dogs 

 were shown in splendid form, as were most of the curlies. 



Diamont took the special for the best red and -Lisette the 

 special for the smallest, in the judging of which age had to 

 be considered, it being the intention to bring otit the small 

 order now favored in Paris. 



Bulldogs {Jaracs Mortimer, Judge).— There was a pretty 

 fair showing here and a new one made his bow. Leonidas, 

 looking well, took care of the challenge class dogs, no bitches 

 entered. In open dogs (5) a good one in Reve Royal, by 

 Rustic Swell, was easily first; good head, especially in skuU 

 and ear, shoulders well out, lots of bone and a nice tapering 

 body, with good swing, and is dark brindle in color. 

 Romance, shown at ProN-idence, was second and Governor, 

 probably better known to all the "boys" than any other bull- 

 dog in America, came in for third; we admire him for his 

 winning ways and not his good looks entirely— he has a 

 long head— has Governor. Bathos was on exhibition only 

 and looked well. Dolly Tester and Queen Mab furnished the 

 winners in the bitch class; Dolly loses the other in head, 

 body and bone. A promising pup in Daisy Belle took first 

 in puppies. 



Btjll-Teep.iees {James Mortimer, Judge).— There was a 

 mixed lot here, some of the best and a lot of others. Cham- 

 pion Attraction, looking well, was the only challenge entry. 

 In dogs Cordouna upheld his Providence form, beating 

 another good one in White King, whose broad skull, cheeki- 

 ness and long pasterns spoil an otherwise well-made dog; 

 he is also a bit faulty in hocks. Lord Blandford, third, was 

 at the Pet Dog show. Diamond King arrived too late for 

 judging. In bitches (3) Kit won again; she beats Edgewood 

 Fancy II. in muzzle, feet and loin, and is also better behind. 

 British Queen is not true in front, faulty in head, nice body 

 and condition. These were all heavy-weights. In light- 

 weight dogs (3) Ted Pritchard and Tarquin were placed as 

 named; Ted beats in head and front. In bitches (3) Newy, 

 coarse in head, was second at the Pet Dog show; she won, 

 but the others vrere too poor to count. F. F. Dole won the 

 kennel prize. 



There were no Boston terriers, although the club gave a 



special. 



Fox-Terriers {James Mortimer, Judge). — These classes 

 filled well, but the prizes went to old faces. Blemton Victor 

 II. furnished the only challenge dog, he was fairly well 

 sho^vn. In open dogs (16) first and second went to Blemtons, 

 Stickler and Rasper, the same as at Providence; they were 

 better in heads, cleaner in shoulders and had a little more 

 quality than the other winner. Tip Top, who was well shown. 

 Warren Layman was also at Providence. Blemton Rattler, 

 vhc, is also an old face; he showed too much daylight under 

 him and is full in skull. Raby Palissy, vhc, I thought a 

 better dog, his ears are big but" head good and shoulders 

 might be cleaner, but he's a terrier all over. Raby Domino 

 could do no better than he in this company; plain head, soft 

 coat. In open bitches (9) the Rutherford Kennels had their 

 revenge with Warren (Captions, and but for weak muzzle 

 and soft coat she is a nice terrier; the well-known Blemton 

 Vindex coming next, she struck me as a bit light all round. 

 Warren Dorothy next, faulty before the eye, good houlders, 



