Dec. 23. 1898.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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ring^ WHTe not served as well as they might have beeu; ia 

 fact the mnnagemeut was not such as one could wish in a 

 show of such pretensions. The attendants were not looked 

 after as well as they might ha%'e beeu, and though the aisles 

 were kept reasonably clean, there was a lamentable lack of 

 cleanliness in some of the stalls. There is no one iu a better 

 position to judge of tills than the reporter who has to take 

 dogs out of their stalls to examine them, he sees all of them 

 Bearly, one by one, and makes his notes accordingly. One 

 day not ten dogs were taken off their benches in the early 

 morning hours as they should have been, and clean straw 

 put in where needed. In some stalls we found wet straw 

 and "dead" feed to the depth of several inches, and the at- 

 tendants, when spoken to about it, covered them up with a 

 handful of clean straw and the eye was relieved, but not the 

 olfactories. 



The rijigs also were not cleaned up as they should be after 

 exercising hours. It is no ;^ood sprinkling disinfectant when 

 the cause for ill odors still remains and is not removed. 

 These are the little points which when properly attended to 

 proclaim good management. Mr. .John Read, a man who 

 knows this part of the business well, Avas on the ground, but 

 as he simply attended to Spratts contract in the affair, it was 

 not his place to interfere. Enough of grumbling. We do 

 not like the task, but feel constrained to allude to one other 

 feature that should be abolished, and that at once We 

 allude to the row of puppies that stretched across one end of 

 the ball, opposite the pet dog cages, a dii-ect and unseemly 

 insult to the feminine element that usually have to put in 

 most of their time with their nets. In this row of stalls were 

 pointer, dachshund, gi-eat Dane, fox-terrier, St. Bernard, 

 Irish terrier and cocker spaniel puppies, and any .show-goer 

 may imagine the atmosphere that pervaded their vicinity 

 wben not properly attended to. This was a direct menace to 

 the health of the show, and if serious mortality does not 

 result from it we are out in our reckoning. 



To turn to more pleasant features, we were agreeably sur- 

 prised to find that rotation of numbers in the stalls had 

 been in.sisted upon, and the visitors and others had no ditli- 

 oulty in finding the dogs they wanted to see. This might 

 just as well be done at every show. Mr. Goodrich, Mr. 

 Hagans, Mr. John Muuson and Mr. Joe Locke seemed to 

 have control of affairs, and gave the show their continual 

 attention, Mr. Locke acting as superintendent, though we 

 could find no official badges to guide us as to who was who. 

 Mr. L. F. Whitman was the "vet.," and attended well to his 

 duties. 



We cannot commend the auction sale adjunct to the 

 show, it brings a class of dogs, for instance those puppies, 

 into a show whose presence can well be dispensed with. 

 Another thing, sick dogs should be removed from the main 

 building, and not become an eyesore to passers-by. We 

 allude here more particularly to a field spaniel sent doAvn 

 -from Canada that was chained on a heap of old straw in one 

 corner of the building, and one ladv we know fed the dog 

 and bought meat for it for pure charity's sake. It was in 

 wretched condition, and had every appearance of having dis- 

 temper, though an old dog. 



A number of Western fanciers were to be seen round the 

 benches. Among them we noticed C. E. Bunn, H. A. John- 

 son, C. A. Pratt, A. Trickett, F. S. Anderson, F. Bedad, Mr. 

 Elliott, T. G. Davey, K. E. Fishburn, H. L. Goodman, G. A. 

 Buckstaff, C. G. Hawley, G. S Siddons, W. I. G. Massey, Dr. 

 Oliver, Dr. Withers, A. Marshall, W. Potter, H. Jarrett, H. 

 Lt. Hairmount, C. A. Taylor, E. A. Woodward, George H. 

 WTiitney.Tom Blake, Mr. Collins, Mrs. Lees, Mrs. Meachem, 

 Miss McCleary, Mrs. S. B. Davis and friend, etc., etc. 



The catalogue was neatly arranged. H. C. Tyler gave a 

 fair trick do,g performance. Spratts Co. fed and benched, 

 and Sanitas was used as a disinfectant, A marked catalogue 

 was issued on Fridav, and was a good work. 



Mastiffs (£. Ji. EtlloU, J udgt).— Once morehas the West 

 demonstrated its strength in this breed, and I think that the 

 display this time was even better on the whole than that of 

 February last. As at that show so in this, the burden of dis- 

 tinction lay with Mr. Bunn's team, and while most of his 

 older lot have settled themselves in the challenge classes he 

 has some good young ones to take their places. In the chal- 

 lenge classes Ormonde in dogs and Caution's Own Daughter 

 ana Lady Coleus, and Sinoloa and Ethel, in the other sex 

 were the entries. Ormonde looked well, and C. O. D. and 

 Lady Coleus were both very much improved in appearance 

 since I last saw them. C. O. D. has been almost completely 

 cured of the unsightly warts and sores she had in February, 

 and Lady Coleus is once more in her propar form and the 

 sore in her back dried up. It is an oft told tale between these 

 two bitches and the decision was about rightly given. In 

 open dogs (13), a new one by Beaufoit's Black Prince out of 

 Smoloa came up from the Peoria Kennel, Leamington, a 

 splendidly made dog, nice length of body, good legs, es- 



Kecially the hind ones, good depth of chest and loin and a 

 ttlemore flesh on the latter would have equalled Marquis 

 there; his head has much volume of skull and general ma.s- 

 siveness, good square deep muzzle, nice ears and quite enough 

 wrinkle, in fact he is a very good mastiff and between him 

 and Ingleside Minting there will be a struggle when they 

 meet, though the latter is a bigger dog. Marquis is also a good 

 one, but loses behind and in head to the other, he was at 

 Indianapolis; third went to Webster's Judge, a big plain 

 dog that was decidedly lucky, having little but bone and 

 size to recommend him, as his faulty ears and plain long 

 head though deep enough lacks character and he was 

 out of class with the other, besides, his forelegs are 

 out at elbow and not straight. Hossington, reserve, can lay 

 all over him for type; he is a brother of the first prize win- 

 ner and has a head built much after C. O. D.'s, but with 

 black facings, his head is scarcely strong enough for a dog, 

 but exquisitely modeled and very short in muzzle, his feet 

 are a bit open and he is a little slack behind the ribs, but 

 should be easily third. Baby Bunn is misnamed, as he is a 

 coarse-headed, very big-eared, ligbt-eyed dog, with little to 

 recommend but skull, and was not well shown. Ilford 

 Dates, also vhc, is another big, plain dog, ears not close to 

 head, long, plain head. Alarm, that did not get anything, 

 but can beat eitherofihe mentioned dogs except Rossington, 

 has a dark head, but with a little less stop his head~'is a 

 ood one, deep and square, stands a Utile straight behind, 

 at good forelegs and body, his rather smutty color is 

 against him at first sight. The bitch class (5j was scarcely 

 so good. The well-known Minna Minting had all she could 

 do to beat Eole in the ring, as she carries her ears faultily 

 and does not move well behind. Eole has a good head if it 

 had a little more breadth in skull, nice body, with capital 

 breadth of hips and nice legs. Persia, third, is rather long- 

 faced, but a fair bitch take her all round, should be deeper 

 and heavier in body. In fjuppies there was but one and the 

 judge was a bit hard in withholding first and second, as the 

 pup is a well-grown one all round; nice skull and legs, but 

 ears faulty; he should have beeu higher up. Ealderman 

 was entered iu open dogs, but the "vet." strained a point, 

 I think, and ordered him out for mange; the dog was not in 

 very good shape, but could pass, if not fit to show he 

 should have been removed from the benching. There were 

 no specials. 



Great Danes (E. B. Elliott, Jiuhje).— One can alwavs de- 

 pend upon a good entry of these dogs in the Windy'City, 

 thoucrh there is a lamentable lack of quality in the local 

 entries take them altogether. Many of t tie dogs are heavy, 

 .coarse, and without the symmetrical and agile appearance so 

 much admired in great Daues of the type thatshould obtain. 

 Ileal great Dane admirers mu.st be pleased at the advance 

 made in the breed lately, for there are now a number of dogs 

 that can be pointed to as exponents oi the better type; especi- 

 ally is this so in the matter of head and neck. There are 

 several men now coming into the great Dane fancy who are 



starting right and who are bound to ex^rt an ioflaeuce on 

 the breed if they stick to the style of dog they are com- 

 mencing with; such a kennel is Mr. Lawrence's. Still there 

 are a great many bia;nted notions to be eradicated before the 

 enthusiasts attain their object. For a first appearance as a 

 great Dane judge Mr. Elliott had a task set him that haa ap- 

 palled more than one. To decide upon the merits of Melac 

 and Imperator has always been a touchy subject, and that 

 Mr. Hagans should have waitedinlate years until his dog was 

 almost crippled before pittinK him against Melac was inex- 

 plicable. He simply courted defeat this time. Melac, Major 

 McKinley and Imperator furnished the challenge dogs, and 

 they were placed as named, the verdict being a popular one. 

 Imperator has an advantage iu head over the other two but 

 Melac was put down in such superb condition, better than 

 he ever looked in his life, and hard as nails, that he simply 

 made a show of Imperator's stilty and crippled action in 

 loin and hind parts; the dog seems all broken up there 

 though seemingly healthy as far as flesh and coat conditions 

 go. In open dogs (18) there was but really one in it. Earl of 

 Wurtemburg, a dog that Mr. Lawrence imported last spring 

 from Mr. Max Dietsch; his head is a capital one, nice length 

 and cleanly chiseled on a good neck well set, body excellent 

 had it a s"hade more swell of rib, capital legs, forefeet not 

 quite true, but an active mover and stylish withal; he is a 

 light brindle. In him the Kennel Lawrence should have an 

 excellent sire, especially when mated with the same type, in 

 which the kennel is strong in the female division. Second 

 went to the well known Hepburn Hero, who, of course, lost 

 from his faulty .shoulders and front; this dog has a capital 

 jaunty hind action, au action that is peculiar to the breed. 

 Lawrence Leopard is well named; he is a harlequin, faulty 

 in feet, which are too open, and a bit narrow iu chesty is 

 about all that can be said against him in an all round notice; 

 very nice head, but perhaps a little too much stop, very nice 

 eye, not a wall, like most of the color, beautiful ribs and 

 body and good front, barring the feet spoken of. Reserve 

 went to King William, whom I thought rather lucky, 

 as his head is not of correct shape, too much 

 stop, almost dish-faced, short neck and not clean 

 enough in shoulders; his good forelegs probably in- 

 fluenced the judge in his favor. Anderson's Sandor, 

 in the vhc. lot, is not improving. He is not true at elbow, 

 stop too defined, and with his faulty loin and poor tail he 

 could not hope to do better. Hero's body is his best part; he 

 is not clean enough in neck, and head too .short and thick. 

 Prince, he, is too broad in skull for correct type. The others 

 need no mention. In bitches (17) the judge had the hardest 

 task yet assigned a judge in this breed over here, but that he 

 acquitted him-iclf well cannot be gainsaid. One may have a 

 difficult task to decide when all are very moderate, but here 

 the winners were all very good and competition very keen. 

 With seven vhc. cards the judge evidently thought so, too. 

 The prize fell to Neverzell, she of the beautiful head; of 

 course there is ample defense for the decision, for her head is 

 a model; still, I think, considering the good lot of similar 

 typed bitches that followed her, body and condition should 

 have played a more important part in the result, as it evi- 

 dently did in Flora Belle's case. Neverzell is showing age; 

 her body was all too matronly, and had lost the beauty lines, 

 a,nd her bag hung down to her hocks nearly. Portia'Melac, 

 the New York winner, is not so cleau and refined in head as 

 Neverzell, especially in skull, but she is a well-made bitch 

 %11 over if her shoulders were a trifle cleaner. Then came 

 Senta, that we spoke so well of at Toronto; she is getting a 

 little faulty in skull, looks too short between eye and ear; 

 this is more apparent when excited, as her ears are too heavy 

 and she is patting on a little cheek; here is where she 

 loses to the winner, but behind that 1 think I like her 

 better than Portia, and much more so than Neverzell in her 

 present shape. Flora Belle loses a bit in front and tail to the 

 others, but had she not been in whelp she might have changed 

 places with the winner. As it is, I tuink Portia Melac should 

 have won, with Senta second and Neverzell third, and Flora 

 Belle in same place, reserve, as a penalty for showing a bitch 

 heavy in whelp. Among the carded lot, some of which could 

 have been left with a c. at most, when the style of the winners 

 is considered, I liked Norimburger's nicely formed body and 

 fair head. Bella and Phcebe both deserved their vhc; so did 

 Nellie B., whose head is very fair, but neck not clean enough, 

 and her bone is light and pasterns faulty. Nearly all these 

 were coarse compared to the winners. Flora A. was absent. 

 Flora, he, certainly did not deserve anything in a class like 

 this. Ruth is another that deserved her letters, as her head 

 approaches the correct shape. In dog puppies, Fritz, a fair 

 one, if he didn't turn his feet out and was not faulty be- 

 behind, took the prize from three othei-s. The winning bitch, 

 Cinderella, will scarcely get another first with any sort of 

 proper competition. All in all the cla.sses were well judged 

 St. Bkrnaeds {E. B. Ellinit, Jwdgc).— Excepting in the 

 rough bitch class, there was scarcely so good an all-round lot 

 as last spring, but competition in that class was very keen. 

 In challenge roughs the king. Sir Bedivere, made another 

 appearance, though I scarcely see the reason of allowing a 

 dog to fall from his mighty estate in this way. A horseman 

 would not think of showine a hackney, for instance, unless 

 his coat was in perfect condition, then why should a dog, just 

 because it is a crack, be trotted out because it isn't sick. St. 

 Bernards, that are a fancy breed, should be .shown in full 

 war paint, and it does positive harm to a show dog to show 

 it as some of the cracks of the breed have been shown lately. 

 There is nothing in the prizes to call for this anxiety to 

 beach, and no crack, not even Sir Bedivere, will draw the 

 crowd if he is out of shape, nor add anything to his reputa- 

 tion. Sir Bedivere is a much improved dog over his Mt. 

 Holly form, his coat is short yet, but looks started for some- 

 thing better, he is well and strong looking, and Arthur 

 Trickett has evidently been at work on him. Aristocrat was 

 outclassed in head and had not his full coat either. In open 

 dogs (11) competition was not very exhilarating, except be- 

 tween Lord Dante and Grand Master, placed as named; there 

 is little between them, Dante loses to the other in loin and 

 depth of body and straightness of forelegs and feet and 

 .skull, but is slightly squarer and deeper m muzzle, and I 

 think Grand Master shows a little more character. Prince 

 George, third, has an excellent front, but head should be 

 shorter, and lacks shadings; his body is a little lathy, he is 

 of good size, but out of coat; Sir John II. is a short dog with 

 poor expression. American Ctesar was lame, but should 

 certainly have had vhc; he shows lots of character and his 

 head is improving, great depth and fairly well formed, he 

 was also well shown in coat. Ia bitdies (10) there was a lit- 

 tle more trouble for the .judge, and I don't think, all thlno-s 

 considered, he did right iu patting Rustic Beauty first. One 

 can excuse a lack of coat to a certain extent, "but a show 

 dog's bones should be covered with a fair amount of flesh 

 according to the breed. The placing of Rustic Beauty first 

 in her present shape was a black eye for condition. That she 

 excelled the rest of the class in shape of head, expression and 

 general quality, and forelegs is easily allowed, but she is 

 dead out of coat and ragged at tail and very that, her good 

 frame was there and that's all. I know it vvas first or noth- 

 ing, and in justice to the others it should have been nothing 

 Sunray rightly came iu for second, stout of frame 

 and deep of body it is ditTicult to tell when she is in 

 whelp, and this time she stole a march on her owner 

 and whelped the third night of the show. AltaBerna, third, 

 is faulty in muzzle and stop, too much of it, was scarcely in 

 good shape but passable as far as coat went, just over nurs- 

 ing a litter. lo, vhc. reserve, had an unusual experience; 

 she looked tumbled in coat, curly behind, stood all over the 

 ring and is going very "bowy" in front, while she never had 

 a good head as far as type and expression go, she must be at 

 her best when she wins. Brighton Violette, vhc, shows 

 some character, good legs that might be stronger in hocks, 



tnil curls over and shown in poor shape. Feruwood Ro-f II' 

 should have more stop and depth of muzzle, is light in pas- 

 terns, good depth of body, a nearly all white bitch, .showing 

 some type. Lady Cavan, he, is a little houndv, not .straight 

 in front, a low .set, small bitch with a fair head if it was 

 broader, nice coat. Princess Hesper is light in body, but has a 

 good bead, nice type and markings, and takeii all roitnd 

 should have had another letter. Pilgrim Noble, third in 

 puppies, the other prizes being withheld, might ju.st as well 

 have been placed higher, as he is not a bad youngster. 



Smooth coat challenge dogs was another walkover for 

 Scottish Leader and as usual he was well shown. In open 

 dogs (4) Alton II., another of the wonderful .Judith litter, an 

 improved dog and looking much better in body than liis 

 brothers usually do, won nicely iu size, type and all round 

 quality from Billy, who lacks blaze and is faulty in ear, 

 good legs and bone, .should be deeper in muzzle and has not 

 much type. In bitches nothing touched Lady Judith, though 

 .she has too much coat for a smooth and is too white; she 

 gets her tail uii, nice legs and bono. Columbian Queen 

 loses very mxich in head, too flat-faced and fine in muzzle, is 

 slack liehind the .shoulder, thin, and tail curls up. Fernwood 

 Goldy is the truest and really only smooth in the lot, and is 

 much superior in shape of head and type to tlie second win- 

 ner; ears do not lie close enough, otherwise she is a nicely 

 made bitch all round, only losing in bone and breadth of 

 skull to Queen; she should have been second. There were no 

 specials so far as we could learn, at least not in the cata- 

 logue. 



Dekrhounds (B. B. Mlintt, Judge).— There was only one 

 full-grown one, the well-known Douglas and two very 

 likely pups were shown by Mr. Potter in dogs and "two in 

 bitches. Lorne, third to Rob, loses in ears, which are too 

 big and drooping. 



Grethouxds {George Wilson, Jttdge).— Considering that 

 Mr. Wilson is at home in this breed and a club judge, if we 

 rightly remember, there should have been a stronger entry. 

 Master Rich, not well shown, wa-; trotted out once 'more and 

 walked over again in challenge dogs. Competition in the 

 open dog class lay between Grand Fa.shion and Cheeky 

 Charley— by the way, we would like to see this dog's pedigree 

 set forth in the catalogue. We were told the pedigree had 

 been received, and the dog was said to be by Greentick, etc. 

 If this is the case let the dog receive his due." At Newark we 

 passed it over, though it is two months since the pedigree 

 was said to have been received. Fashion rightly won; better 

 in ribs and loin than Cheeky in his present off condition; 

 Fashion might stand over more ground, but is a well put up 

 dog; good legs and feet; bit strong in skull. Little Climber 

 won again in bitches; she is getting loaded in shoulders, and 

 unless well held up stands back on pasterns more than she 

 used to; from shoulder back she is, however, capitally made, 

 with a great spread of quarters and good muscling. Hasty 

 Pudding, second, loses very much in front and feet; she is 

 well ribbed, but falls away a little too sharp in loin and 

 quarters, coarse tail; she was put down in excellent hard 

 shape, and is well muscled. Chesterford Frederick, third, 

 has bad feet and pasterns and is faulty behind, is nicely 

 ribbed up, but should be cleaner iu shoulders. I liked Lady 

 Glendyue for the place; though faulty in front, she is better 

 than the other, and excels in hind parts, though she falls 

 away in loin too sharply. Queen, vhc, would do with more 

 rib; nice neck and shoulders. 



Americak Foshousds (George Wihson, Judge). — Mr 

 Pooler, owner of the noted Pooler strain, about farmed these 

 classes, and showed a nice stamp of hound with a good deal 

 of bone and depth, but still having the distinctive type of 

 American hound. A little more attention should be paid to 

 head formation, and I don't think that they would come far 

 from what, as far as I can make out, would about suit the 

 idea prevalent in forming a standard for American fox- 

 hounds. Commodore, well-known and well shown, proved 

 superior in front, shoulders and texture of coat to Pooler, 

 he being a little too fine in this respect. Ranter, vhc, turns 

 his feet out, but has good bone and body, modeled after the: 

 English form, good brush well carried. Rowdie, third, is 

 too full and coarse in skull, excellent forelegs, but a bit 

 straight in stifles, nice bone, but soft in coat. Colonel II., 

 who was not mentioned, I liked quite well, a good exponent 

 of the type, barring a snipy muzzle and too broad a skull. 

 In bitches (5) -Jennie won; her muzzle is snipy and she is a 

 little long cast, but stands on good legs and feet, and is a 

 nice stamp. Victor, second, is another good legged one 

 with a better than average head, but not so good behind as 

 the winner. Kitsey, third, Mr. Pooler says is the fastest 

 bitch he owns; she stands lower on the legs than the others, 

 is faulty in ears, her body is deep and low set but well put 

 together. Dart, unnoticed, is more on the English type, and 

 was the winner last spring under Mr. Davidson. 



Spaxiels (E. B EUiott, Judge).— In open dogs the entries 

 are Avell-known, Echo being at Newark show, while Newton 

 Abbott Torso has been repeatedly noticed. In bitches (2) 

 Dorothy, the winner last spring, again came to the front, 

 beating the other in coat, head and bone. 



In cocker challenge dogs champion Middy had only the 

 rough-looking Red Dock to beat; he might be in better coat 

 and flesh, .still looked well and polished. Lady Obo was 

 absent. Open dogs (7j was a fair cla.ss and first went rightly 

 to Pickpanta, who beats Woodland Count considerably in 

 quality and head, rib and coat. Count, as stated before, is 

 too coarse in head. King Raven, Jr., was shown a little 

 thin, but I thought he should have come in second; has a bet 

 ter head. Arnold's Dan, he, is a little long cast and light 

 in eye, but his bone, shape of head and coat deserved another 

 letter. Hindoo H. has a long slack back, crooked front, a 

 ragged curly coat and is not the type at all. In bitches I 

 can scarcely indorse the placings. Topsy S., the winner, is too 

 high in brow and forepart of skull, and so falls away too 

 much at base of .skull, she has good bone, coat and body, 

 and looks as if she would show sometime a much longer 

 coat than cockers have nowadays. Lady Dutt'erin, second, 

 has a nice front, but shows too much stop, and I don't like 

 her weak hind action, hocks too close together. Rideau 

 Rhea, third, was at Newark and should have been second. 

 Rath S., vhc, with fair head and sweet expression, nice 

 coat, good straight forelegs and action, and general cocker 

 type, I thought, should have been placed at the top though 

 she is a red. La Diana, reserve, is more on the field order, 

 excellent front, nice height, but a bit too big all round. 

 Woodland Kitty, he, is too full in eye and was not in very- 

 good shape, she is faulty in muzzle, too. 



Collies {George WlLso)l, Judge).— Quite a fair lot of these 

 but the prizes chiefly went to the Chestnut Hill and Chester- 

 ford Park Kennels. The former had Wellesbourne Charlie, 

 looking as fit as he could be made with lo.-^s of his usual 

 good cuat, and old champion Luella was again to the front 

 in her class. In open dogs (6) there was a great diversity of 

 type, Toronto VV^onder, looking simply elegant in coat and 

 mane, was well shown by his owner, wtio makes the most of 

 his good points and leaves the rest, such as faulty front, to 

 luck. Chesterford's Marvel and Hero were also out, and Mr, 

 Wilson plumped for the smaller of the two for secoud, pro- 

 bably carried away by his better head, but iMarvel is the bet- 

 ter all round dog as Hero is faulty and weak-looking behind 

 and altogether too small; these two looked much better than 

 we have ever .seen them shown before. Prince VV'ilkes came 

 in for third, but if Toronto Wonder was right P, VV, should 

 have been secoud. Marvel took reserve. In bitches type was 

 a little mixed, Adela Wonder, short of coat, top ana under, 

 nice carriage of ears, but rather small-siztd, won from Ches- 

 terford Hattie, too big in ear, nice head but a little too much 

 stop, light in bone, coat fair, of nice texture but no under- 

 coat. Biossom, third, I think was entitled to first. Wonder 

 beating her only in skull and strength of muzzle, but con- 

 sidering coat, ears, quality and legs and body she baa it. SUe 



