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her usual poor condition — coat rough and short; light in 

 flesh. 



All old faces in the open class. Warwick proved the. win- 

 ner, with Echo a good second. The former has lost much 

 of his coarse appearance of last year. Echo is also vastly im- 

 proved and was shown well. He has nice length of barrel, 

 good dark eye, good bone and substance, but lacks in stop ; 

 is a trifle 'full under the eye, and toes turn out slightly. 

 Sorry Jake is too light for this company, Beau was fat 

 enough to kill ; eye too full ; short-bodied ; domed skull. 



The bitches numbered two : Midnight III. smothered her 

 rival. The former lacks stop, has a Roman nose, is a trifle 

 out at elbows, but a good bitch that will be heard from 

 again. I withheld second, prize in this class and awarded 

 third to Greencroft Nellie— light build, small of muzzle, and 

 on the cocker order. The class for livers brought out a new 

 face in Colehill Rufus, vhc. This dog attracted my at- 

 attention at once, every inch of him being a spaniel, and his 

 every action being characteristic of the breed; but upon close 

 examination his numerous defects became too apparent for 

 him to claim honors higher than those bestowed. Well fur- 

 nished, grand coat, none and substance ; on the Sussex 

 order, but wretchedly crooked front legs ; thin through pads; 

 shows haw of eye and cheeky. There was little choice be- 

 tween first, second and third in this class. Gypsey Belle has 

 the making of a good bitch in her, and will improve and 

 show to greater advantage when better furnished; Old 

 Queen should be retired. 



In any other color, two very poor specimens confronted me, 

 and the best I could do was to award second and third, 

 withholding first. Romeo's horrible coat handicapped him, 

 but he is also not the type we are seeking. 



In puppies, Princess Bolus, by far the better one, is rather 

 nice; good length, fair mover, but trifle fine of muzzle and 

 light of eye. Will improve. 



Cockers. — Six entries greeted me in the challenge dog class 

 — all good ones. Brantford Redjacket received the blue rib- 

 bon, but he is aging perceptibly, and should be retired. His 

 chief weak points are a wideness of skull and ears a bit too 

 short. He was shown too fat. Othello, second, is an at- 

 tractive little dog; eye was rather full; stern carried too 

 gaily; muzzle not quite as square as it should be, but a dog 

 of nice size, good action, free mover, good legs, feet and loin. 

 Ears proper length, and set on low. Jay Kay out at elbow, 

 ear short, coat rough, muzzle too fine, poor condition. Jer- 

 sey Obo— too much length, gone in mouth, action bad, 

 wretched condition. Red Roland— nice body and coat, but 

 broad in skull, undershot, bad front legs. Middy — on the 

 small order; toes turn out; toyish. Challenge bitches. — Miss 

 Waggles and I Say claimed first honors, with matters rather 

 in favor of the former. Her open, loose coat, and front legs 

 being not as good as they might be, are her main faults. I 

 Say was not shown as I have seen her; coat rough, ears high. 



Black Duchess is a beautiful little bitch, but gray in 

 muzzle and gone in mouth. On the small order. Open 

 black dogs. — Donovan, to whom 1 gave first was sold and 

 taken away before my notes were made, but my recollection 

 of him is that he was a trifle light of eye and perhaps a shade 

 heavy of head, but a good, active, workmanlike little fellow 

 and the best in the class. Woodland Prince is a trifle plain 

 in head and full of eye, but good bodied, nice coat, legs, feet 

 and a good mover. 



Picpania, third, has gone off badly since Toronto, where he 

 received first, shown in bad shape, coat rough, ears too high 

 on head. Jumie II., was removed from the ring before I 

 could give him a card, also from his stall, so that I was un- 

 able to secure my notes. Commodore was a nice, compact 

 little dog, of free movement, but rather small and lacks 

 furnishing. Douglas— high ears, full eye, out at elbows, 

 toyish. 



Open black bitches. Rideau Reine, first, is a good little 

 bitch with nice feet, legs and body, a shade more squareness 

 of muzzle would improve her. Action and movement free 

 Lady Fidget— too wide in front, eye a bit full; a little out at 

 elbow; body and coat good Flossie Butler— toyish, oft' in 

 front. Modjeska— an attractive little bitch that will improve. 

 A free mover, but lacks stop, and a trifle out at elbows." 



In the class for dogs of any other color, Ned W. came to 

 the front easily, with Ked Justice second. The former's 

 color is poor, but his action pleasant; legs, feet and body 

 good; ears set a bit high; skull perhaps a shade too wide. 

 Red Justice— ears high, muzzle long, undershot. Chestnut 

 is a very taking little fellow, active and quick; eye a bit 

 light; expression not of the best; undershot. Shown in 

 beautiful condition. Red Obo— head short and thick; out in 

 front; good body; nice action. 



Bitches, any other color. Tanita, first, was much to my 

 liking. At Toronto last September she also received the 

 blue ribbon, but shows no improvement since then, in fact 

 was net shown here in here previous good shape. Could be 

 improved a trifle in muzzle; ears high; tucked up. A won- 

 derfully free mover, good cocker action, and subsequently 

 selected for the special prize for best moving spaniel in the 

 show. Mollie, second, is a nice bitch showing considerable 

 spaniel character; muzzle too fine; ears might be a trifle 

 lower. Red Rose, rather on the large order, was third. The 

 reserve card went to Bessie Warner, muzzle too fine; make 

 up rather light; eye full, an attractive and pretty spaniel, 

 however. Ruin vhc— too much drawn out; expression poor; 

 high stationed. Diana Miskill— ears not set low enough; 

 yellow eye. Maud S — thrown out — overweight. 



In puppies Cherry Boy II., very unlike his father, I had to 

 place first. This was not a very taking lot. The winner is a 

 nice bodied, active little dog, but lacks in head; ears a trifle 

 high, skull too broad. The winners in the Novice class have 

 ali been previously described. 



The specials were numerous, and as a rule went with the 

 awards in the regular class. The one for the cocker with the 

 best head, was a rather difficult matter to decide. I finally 

 placed it with Mr. Willey's Black Duchess. Although con- 

 siderably gone in mouth, and rather on the small order vet 

 hers is a head built on the right lines, pretty, and of proper 

 type. A. Clinton Wilmehding. 



Boston Terriers. 



Judge's Report. 



These terriers made a good showing, it being taken into 

 consideration that this is the first year classes have been 

 made for them in New York. Prince Walnut, winner of 

 first in the dog class, is a good specimen of a Boston terrier, 

 On the bench he seemed lacking in expression, but when 

 shown in the ring he was very smart looking. His skull, 

 muzzle and head are excellent and his color and markings 

 of the best. Barring a certain coarseness in his make up 

 Prince Walnut is a good one. Ned, winner of second, is on 

 the small side. His skull is good, but his muzzle is rather 

 weak, which fault he inherits from his sire. This little dog 

 had a splendid body, legs, tail and feet, and, had been in a 

 class for dogs of his weight, would probably have done better 

 Dixie, third, is on the toy order. There seems a tendency on 

 the part of some breeders to run to toy terriers, this, par- 

 ticularly in a breed like Boston terriers, should be avoided, 

 and unless a halt is called will greatly injure the breed. 

 Fifteen pounds should, in my opinion, be the minimum 

 weight allowed. Dixie, as well as Ned, inherits the weak 

 muzzle of his sire ; this, together with a poor tail, constitute 

 chief faults. Otherwise he is a good little dog, with lots of 

 style. Sir William got vhc. This dog just misses being a 

 really good one, but his head has an unfortunate drawn-out 

 look, due somewhat to its peculiar markings. His body, legs 

 and tail are very good, indeed. There were nine entries in 

 the bitch class. First went to Nankin, a capital specimen I 

 There is but little fault to find with her. She possesses 

 a, head very nearly perfection, with a short and square 



muzzle, without a wrinkle in it; skull broad and 

 flat, and well proportioned neck, shoulders and body. Her 

 tail is also excellent and she moves beautifully with any 

 quantity of style. Nankin also won the special prize offered 

 by the Boston Terrier Club for best of the breed in the show, 

 regardless of sex, easily beating Prince Walnut, first in the 

 dog class. Dolly, who won second, in open bitch, is a 

 mere toy terrier, and has no business outside of a glass 

 case. Still, what there is of her is good, and she easily dis- 

 posed of Peggy r who won third. Peggy is weddy and Aveak- 

 muzzled, but'showed herself well. Vhc. went to Cinney and 

 an he. went to another Peggy. Queen and Buzz could 

 win in any class of Boston terriers judged under the present 

 standard. Charles F. Leland. 



Bulldogs. 

 Judge's Report. 



T must confess I was a trifle nervous when I entered upon 

 my duties of adjudicating the merits of the 59 entries in the 

 bulldog classes, but Mr. Mortimer's presence in the ring as 

 steward was very re-assuring, and it was served without 

 any delay. 



In order to be consistent in my judging, I first picked my 

 dogs on general appearance, and after that paid most atten- 

 tion to facial properties ; the great characteristic of the 

 breed being a short face, with a broad, upturned muzzle. 

 I hope any exhibitors who were disappointed will attribute 

 any mistakes to my inexperience in the ring, and, perhaps, 

 a not too long acquaintance with the breed. The judging 

 is simply my opinion, and can be taken at its estimated 

 worth. 



The challenge class for dogs saw Leonidas, King Lud and 

 Pathfinder fighting their old battle over again, and the 

 little brindle carried off the palm. He was suffering from 

 an abscess on the jaw and was shown too fat entirely, so 

 there was very little to choose between him and Leonidas. 



In skull, foreface and wrinkle both dogs are good, Leon- 

 idas being a little longer between eye and ear and Lud 

 deeper in skull. Leonidas' face is badly twisted, and this 

 even extends to the eyes, which are not set in evenly. Both 

 dOgs have good bone, and stand wide on good legs, Lud 

 being a little the better in these respects, and he is much 

 lower to the ground and shorter in body. In stern both are 

 bad. Lud answers more to standard in being compact, 

 thickset and low, and is very smart in the ring, always on 

 the qui vlve, and his activity was in marked contrast to 

 the sluggish movements of the other two. 



Pathfinder, reserve, though beaten, was not disgraced, as 

 later on he won the club's mrdal fort best stud dog. He 

 looked well and clean. He has a wonderful underjaw, well 

 turned up ; but is thin through the face, and should have 

 higher temples. He stands wide on excellent legs, but is 

 very long in body. 



In challenge class for bitches, Saleni took first, but she 

 would not show at all until her handler took her off the 

 chain. She is very seedy looking, moves badly, and I think 

 her vision is defective. Unless she takes a turn the other 

 way her shows days will soon be over. She is a very eood 

 all around bitch. The Graven Image, second, is a nice little 

 bitch ; her skull, though small, is good in type, and her face 

 short, well-wrinkled and finished. Her body cobby, but 

 not cut up enough ; muscular development good. She was 

 very active, and I may have erred in not handing her the 

 blue ribbon. Dolly Tester, reserve, is a good stamp, but 

 out-classed here. 



The open class for dogs over 451bs. brought out eleven 

 candidates for first honors, and His Lordship was well 

 ahead. He was not shown in first-class condition and would 

 not move well, but when he settles down in the ring he 

 looks grand. He is of very even quality all through, and 

 his good points bear a symmetrical relation to each other, 

 none of them being unduly exaggerated. He could be bet- 

 ter in foreface and skull, and might carry his ears a bit 

 smarter, and his hind legs are crooked, making him wide 

 behind ; he has great bone, is low, well ribbed out and has 

 a good stern. In general character, I spotted Romance as 

 next best, but, upon comparing him with Found It, who got 

 second, I discovered exquisite quality in the latter. 

 He is a good-headed one, with a short, well-finished 

 face ; body good in outline, but flat ribbed and not let down 

 between his forelegs. He stands too straight and needs 

 more substance all through ; has neatly carried and wpII- 

 placed ears, a clinking back and good stern. Romance, who 

 is low to the ground, wide and big in skull, with lots of 

 substance before the eye, would have won third had it not 

 been for bis very hollow and weak back ; but he could not 

 bear the pressure of a few pounds there, and had to be con- 

 tent with reserve and make way for Reve Royal, not so good 

 a stamp, still a dog with character about him, as he has a 

 large skull, broad muzzle and short body; does not stand 

 well, is too much in the air, and carries his stern like a 

 ship's mast. Sheriff has a huge skull, a beautifully finished 

 foreface, very broad and deep, with good underjaw, all of 

 which are wot th studying. His ears are large and one but- 

 tons over; his forelegs are well boned, but, like his body, 

 are shapeless, and he brings his feet together. He is young 

 and will improve greatly. Cameron, also vhc, has a large 

 skull and fair foreface, but is in the air with a terrior-like 

 body. Handsome Dan, also vhc, is well-known as the Yale 

 boys' mascot. He is an attractive looking brindle and 

 white, and needs no comment, as his face is a familiar one. 

 Argonaut, a good bodied one, was also vhc; in fact, after 

 Found It, were six dogs hard to separate. He has good 

 wrinkle and stop, and a grand underjaw, but his skull is 

 too round and one ear buttons over badly. Good roach back, 

 neat stern and stands fairly well. Rustic Sovereign, a very 

 big dog with large skull, and is plain. Governor has a deep 

 stop, but legs and body of a terrier. Dr. Rush has a large 

 sk ull , i s frog gy and n ot typi cal . 



The heavy bitch class, over 40 lbs, brought out six, of 

 which White Venn had most claims for highest honors.' A 

 grand skulled bitch, with good foreface, plenty of wrinkle, 

 good bone, but long in body. Rosie, second, was shown too 

 thin and she is a trifle timid in the ring, Has good, all 

 around character, skull domed a bit, and I er chops [are too 

 pronounced and on bloodhound type. Miss Venn has good 

 skull, foreface and wrinkle, but is in the air. Lady Nan, 

 reserve, and TJikita, vhc, were close together. Nan has a, 

 long muzzle, but is good in wrinkle and dewlap and has 

 that good old property, i. e., the furrow traceable up the 

 skull. She is bang on her legs and long. Nikita, a cobby 

 little bitch, with good legs under her, is down- faced, but a 

 good stamp, nevertheless. Victress he is plain. 



In the open class, light-weight dogs were two hard ones to 

 separate— Nugget and Wal Hampton— the former won. He 

 has about the shortest face in the show, and a straight < dge 

 laid from underjaw to temples just touches his nose. His 

 stop should be better defined and his temples more promi- 

 nent ; good wrinkle and loose skin, ears very small, beauti- 

 fully set and carried, but skull much too short; high on 

 leg, but no higher than Wal, though he appears so on 

 account of his short body, which is too short and gives him 

 a pug character. He is also too straight in hind legs. Wal 

 Hampton is a good, all around dog ; face long and no lay 

 back, in which the winner excels. He was shown too thin, 

 which made him appear long in back, which is nicely 

 reached. Wrinkles, third, has a beautifully broken up 

 face, and, as his name implies, is well wrinkled ; has great 

 substance before the eye and good underjaw ; one ear is 

 badly buttoned over, which detracts from his good character. 

 He is high, not out in front, and body very moderate" 

 should improve. Taffy, reserve, is a very neat little toy^ 

 with plenty of good points about him. Heathen, a very 

 good stamp, and would have been higher but for his color — 

 black and tan. Mars is froggy and plain. 



Open bitches under 401bs. A "plum pudding" brindle 

 (supplied from Mr. Mortimer's vocabulary) was liberally 

 treated when given first but, she only bad one competitor, 

 as Haphazard was injured and withdrawn. I could not 

 resist the smile worn by Mr. Mason-Jones, on the other end 

 of Grace's chain, and, as 1 had become accustomed to hand- 

 ing him blue ribbons, he having shown His Lordship and 

 White Venn, I forked this one out to him. Queen Mab 

 was given he, lame behind, tail like a foxhound, and long 

 body with a hollow back. 



Dog puppies, a big class. The winner, Rustic King II., is 

 a well-grown puppy, well wrinkled and sturdy. If he im- 

 proves and does not get too large, should finish into a nice 

 dog. Counsellor, second, seven weeks younger than the win- 

 ner, is a very nice little fellow, short and low, big bone and 

 very promising. Robin Adair, reserve, is plain, but well 

 wrinkled. The remainder were very moderate. The winner 

 in the corresponding class in bitches was supplied by the 

 Woodlawn Park Kennels. She was only fair. Robin Rosa- 

 lind, is a very sweet little bitch ; the other two are very 

 plain. - 



In Novice dogs and bitches, Nugget first, Sheriff second, 

 Wrinkles third, Taffy reserve, all commented on before. 

 His Lordship won the Grand Trophy for best dog or bitch 

 in show, King Lud, in his present condition, not pressing 

 him very hard. His Lordship's owner should look after 

 him, as I am afraid he is the kind which goes to nieces 

 easily. Saleni won the Porter cup for best bitch; Rustic 

 King II. the Puppy bowl, Nugset the Sawyer cup, and 

 Handsome Dan the American Field cup. Graven Image 

 won the English Bulldog Club medal for second best bitch, 

 and King Lud one for second best dog. The Brace prize 

 went to His Lordship and White Venn, while Mr. Austin 

 pulled down the medal for best team, and his Pathfinder 

 won medal for best stud dog, with King Lud and Found It 

 shown as his get. Pathfinder's son, King Lud, also com- 

 peted for this with three sons, Nugget, Argonaut and Taffy, 

 all showing the grandly developed underjaw. 



E. A. Woodward. 



Collies. 



Judge's Report. 



Challenge class— dogs— First, Wellesbourne Charlie look- 

 ing very well, scored over Roslyn Wilkes in bone, size, sub- 

 stance, coat, carriage of ears and length of head. Roslyn 

 Wilkes, second, a nice, showy dog, was outclassed by Welles- 

 bourne Charlie. Ormskirk Shep, had to be content with 

 reserve, a nice little dog, full of quality. He is too small and 

 bitchy to win in hot company. 



Bitches— First, Highland Floss, skull might be flatter a 

 little full in eye, otherwise good in expression, body, coat, 

 carriage of ears and symmetry and an all-round good bitch. 

 Jackyr Dean, second, better in head, eye, bone, legs and feet, 

 undercoat and a better mover, but wanting in top coat, loin 

 back, and shown too fat. Flury III , reserve, a well known 

 winner, has carried everything before her in former years; 

 if shown in good condition can easily win first in" good 

 company. 



In Open class, dogs— First, Seftou Hero; a very attractive 

 dog, grand size, bone, symmetry, length of head, carriage 

 of ears, bone, legs and feet. Coat might be better, a bit high 

 in brow, but a good mover and unquestionably a good one. 

 Christopher, second, smaller than his competitor, was look- 

 ing very well, in coat, skull and expression he beats the 

 winner; he might carry his ears better. Woodmanstern Tre- 

 foil, third, a nice black, white and tan. A good one. Not so 

 good in bone as Christopher; full of character and carries a 

 coat of proper texture. Conrad II., fourth, a good specimen, 

 with good less and feet, nice size of ears, but could not get 

 them up in the ring. He lacks expression. Finsbury Dude, 

 vhc, is thick in head, good body and condition. Finsbury 

 Hero, he, full of quality; would have been placed higher, but 

 did not show well; seemed a little dull. Blizzard, vhc., a 

 nice type of collie, a little full before the eye, little thick in 

 skull, good fair coat, might move better. Jim Crow, vhc, 

 good head and texture of coat; in better condition should do 

 well in good company. Charlie Chris vhc, a son of Chriato- 

 her;a real collie with lots of character and expression, a little 

 small. Fergus Mclvor, he; good type of head, ears and 

 collie expression. Christopher, J. C, a little fnll in eye, fair 

 coat. 



Bitches, Charlton Phyllis, first, a good type of collie, excel- 

 lent expression, a little light in bone, ears mitrht be better, 

 but plenty of quality and shown in good form. Olive, second, 

 is a nice bitch, lots of quality, nice body, in good coat and 

 shown well. Iduna III., third, a nice type of collie, plenty of 

 coat of good texture and shown in exceptionally good form. 

 Ormskirk Susie, fourth, ahead of reserve, better in ears', 

 grand expression, possibly faulty in feet, a nice, active and 

 good type of collie; one that should do some winning. Lady 

 Fidget, vhc , the best of the vhc. 's, good legs and feet, sweet 

 expression, her greatest fault being one ear pricked, and she 

 is at present out of coat. Nora, vhc, nice quality, fair car- 

 riage of ears, they are a bit large, good legs, feet and tail; a 

 good mover. Ormskirk Julia, he, a very nice bitch of good, 

 type and well deserved her letters. Sweetheart, he, a good, 

 strong bitch, large size, good body and length of head| 

 domed in skull, heavy in ear, but a good, useful bitch as a 

 breeder. Mary of Argyle, he, is at her best now. Chester- 

 ford Hattie, reserve, an excellent type of collie, with good 

 head, expression, good body and legs. 



In dog puppies, Hempstead Trefoil, first, a fine son of 

 Woodmansterne Trefoil, full of character and should hold 

 his own in the best of company. Cragston Pinto, second, 

 possesses a head of good length, expression and carriage of 

 ears. Warwick, third, a nice type, full of quality. Glen- 

 fyne, reserve, son of that good dog, The Squire, is possessed 

 of a good head, plenty of bone, and carries a dense, hard 

 coat. Highland Bobbie^ vhc, another heavy-coated one. 

 The rest were a fair lot. 



Puppy class, bitches— Hempstead Dorothy, first, one of the 

 best bitches in the show ; a nice sable and white, with plenty 

 of bone, a lovely head, beautiful expression, small, perfectly 

 carried ears, nice body, legs and feet; has a fine coat of 

 proper texture ; this bitch is sure to be heard from again, 

 and should win in hot company. Olive and Iduna II. were 

 described in the open class. Cragston Queen, reserve, a good 

 type of bitch. Novice dogs, Hempstead Trefoil, first ; Rhod- 

 erick Dhon't, second, a fair type, with lots of good bone, 

 loses in head and coat. Conrad II., third, described before. 

 Bitches, the winners have all been mentioned. Cragstone 

 Snowdrop, vhc, a nice white bitch, one of the best of the color 

 yet seen in this country. Chesterford Hattie, vhc, described 

 in open class. The rest need no particular mention. 



Smooth Collies.— Blue Belle, first, better size and bone, 

 having a good length of head. Hempstead Belle, second,' 

 has plenty of quality. Blue Light, third, was outclassed. 



L. C. Sauveur. 



Pointers. 



Special Report. 



The pointer classes had a very large entry and the quality 

 was higher than shown in late years. In fact pointers to-day 

 in America are as a whole above the average of those in Eng- 

 land, though to our regret no startling good one has made 

 his appearance among the new dogs. 



Lad of Kent in challenge dogs easily defeated Tempest, 

 Robert le Diable, Pontiac and King of Kent not being for 

 competition. Lad of Kent, had he a better head, would com e 

 very near being as good as we have ever had for barring 

 slightly heavy shoulders, a rather thick and short neck and 

 feet that are a bit smaller than I like to see, he comes up to 

 the best. In challenge bitches Woolton Game won, had Mr. 

 Daley had Josie Bracket (her only competitor) in better con- 



