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[March 10, 1894. 



rest nowhere. This bitch is a good one, full of quality and 

 character, excellently proportioned, with grand hone for her 

 size, capital legs and feet and a good mover; she has too 

 much coat, but all the best smooths nowadays seem to suffer 

 from this defect. Sunol made a good second; she is just a 

 fair bitch, but lacks in head properties and character as com- 

 pared to Lady Judith. Fernwood Goldie, although present, 

 did not come up to the scratch and was not a competitor. 

 In puppies there were only two, but one was so bad that he 

 was rightly sent out without a notice, and the other, Fern- 

 Wood Columbus, a fine well grown youngster, with good 

 bone and substance, but shows the same lack of quality as 

 his sire and dam, Fernwood Bruce and lo do. Lady Judith 

 rightly captured the St Bernard club special for the best 

 bitch, her most formidable opponent being Sunray, and her 

 kennel companion Grand Master had likewise, no difficulty 

 in wanning that for the best dog. The kennel prize went to 

 the Fernwood Kennels over the Alta Kennels, but there is 

 room for difference of opinion here, but the judge gave it to 

 the winners because they were the more level lot. It is a 

 pity that Grand Master and Lady Judith had nothing better 

 than Santa Rosa and Juliet, shown in poor shape, to back 

 them up. 



Collies.— These were one of the best collections in the 

 show. In the challenge class Wellesbourne Charlie had an 

 easy task to defeat Sir Walter Scott III., who, although 

 never in the same class, has deteriorated considerably in 

 head and expression. In the class for bitches Flurry III., 

 quickly coating up again, had just as easy a task as her ken- 

 nel companion, Cora II. being her only opponent. In open 

 dogs Christopher scored an easy win. He is in grand coat 

 and condition and retains his head well. Toronto Wonder, 

 with enormous coat and grand coloring, could not be denied 

 second place, Orrne, third, is a nice quality-showing puppy, 

 with excellent ears and expression, good coat and action, but 

 he is decidedly cheeky, and will, I think, get thick in head 

 before long. "Curzon, vhc, has good ears and a fair head to 

 commend him, but in coat and body he is very faulty. 

 Heather, an old-fashioned black, tan and white, with a good 

 coat of right texture and fair ears, but a bad thick head and 

 poor expression, deserved his two letters. In bitches Ches- 

 terford Hattie was an easy winner; she was described last 

 week. Between Bertha II. and Chesterford Lilly it will 

 always be a close thing. Bertha scores in body, while Lilly 

 is far the best in coat, and in head and ears there is but little 

 to chose between them. Grange Nellie has gone all to pieces 

 and is now very thick in head, and her light-colored, full 

 eye makes her still more common. She has a good coat. 

 Her two dog puppies shown in open class are both good in 

 coat, but are coarse and common in head. Mattie II. is a 

 very poor one, with shocking ears. 



Fos-Teeeiers.— That good bitch, Grouse II., was the only 

 representative in the challenge class, and rightly won the 

 special for best in the show. In open dogs Avoudale Mix- 

 ture, a good "varmint" looking terrier, with good coat, fair 

 head and ears, nice front and bone, rightly won from 

 Poverino, who has thickened in head and loaded* up in shoul- 

 ders. Nabob, third, was very thin and light, but his good 

 head, ears and expression and coat were rightly recognized. 

 Hillside Royal was very hardly used with only two letters. 

 He has a good, clean, punishing head, good ears and coat 

 and a nice front; his legginess seemed to me to be his worst 

 fault. The wire-hair, Ebor Larchmont, too, might well have 

 had another letter; he is certainly thick in head and open in 

 coat, but he is a fair stamp otherwise. In bitches Chicago 

 was an easy winner; a nice quality bitch, with good terrier 

 character; a bit short in head and somewhat small and light 

 all over. Maple Leaf, second, has good bone, body and coat, 

 good legs and feet, but a poor head and badly carried ears. 

 Jess Frost, the wire-hair, came third; her thick head and full 

 eye must always tell against her. Richmond Jesmine is 

 very weedy all over; weak in head, light of bone, leggy and 

 too long cast. 



Poodles.— Only two put in an appearance, and the Russian 

 scored over the Frenchman, beating him decisively in head, 

 eye, ear and body. 



Bulldogs. — This grand breed had only two representa 

 tives, one in each class, Wal Hampton 'and The Graven 

 Image, but they proved to be the chief attractions of the 

 show. 



Bull-Teeeiers.— Champion Crisp was absent and left the 

 competition between the kennel companions Attraction and 

 Starlight, and the former's cleaner head and neck rightly en- 

 titled her to the blue. In open dogs Cardomia won with a 

 good deal to spare from that good little one Principio. Top 

 sparkle, third, has a good eye and expression and a long, 

 clean head, and had no difficulty in defeating the recently 

 imported Bellerby King, who is a poor one, cheeky in head 

 and weak in jaw, and does not get one ear up, In bitches a 

 very moderate one, Edgewood Modesty, had no difficulty in 

 scoring, as Dot is a round-skulled bad* one, with uncropped 

 ears. 



BASSET Hounds. — Two competed in the dog class but Bent 

 won very easily, scoring tremendously in head properties, 

 length, bone and crook, Fritz is a bad one, light in bone, 

 too nigh on the leg and short in body, with a poor head and 

 expression. Bet, the only bitch shown, is a nice, typical 

 bitch, with plenty of bone, good crook and body. 



Dachshunds. — Fritz R,, although in the challenge class, is 

 a bad one, and the judge, rightly withheld first and only gave 

 him a red ribbon, which is more than he could get in a 

 decent class. Jay, shown in poor condition and very shaky 

 on his pins, nevertheless is such a good-headed and typical- 

 bodied hound that he got the blue all the same. In bitches 

 Jargonelle, who had evidently only recently been attending 

 to a family, was so much superior to Nellie S. in type, bone, 

 length of body, looseness of skin and all round quality that 

 she easily scored. 



Skte Teekieks.— In the challenge class Endcliffe Maggie 

 and champion Sir Stafford met, but the champion had to 

 take a back seat this time. The bitch scores in head, size 

 and general character and was also in the best coat. In open 

 dogs Elphinstone noticed last week, wou as the only other 

 entry was a nondescript. In bitches Queen of the Skyes and 

 Princess May were placed in the order named as at New York. 



Black and Tan Terriers.— There being no challenge 

 class provided Broom Geld Sultan competed in the open and 

 of course made a show of the class. Gleuwood, second, is a 

 big dog inclined to coarseness, but is a good terrier, with good 

 length of head, capital eye and nice color and markings 

 Chesterford Victor changed places with Rochelle Oolah and 

 was this time placed over him. He scores in head and eye 

 and expression, but is not as good in body. In bitches the 

 Chesterford Park Kennels' two had the class to themselves. 

 This time Rochelle Mab was placed over Betsy, the Toronto 

 winner. The winner has the best head but loses in markings 

 and size to Betsy. 



Toy Terriers.— Only two entries and one was a nonde- 

 script, the other was of theusual black and tan, apple-headed 

 persuasion. 



Italian Geeyhounds.— These were better represented. 

 The winner was far the best in head of the three dogs shown 

 but lacks arch of loin. Between second and third there was 

 little to choose. Trixie, the winner in bitches, was the best 

 Italian shown; a really nice one of good size, and were it not 

 for her broken foreleg could win in the best of company. 



Pugs.— In the challenge class for dogs Curtis, a much- 

 improved dog, rightly beat Cashier. Curtis is a good-headed 

 one, but smutty in color and inclined to be leggy. Vega 

 was the only entry in challenge bitches; a good headed and 

 bodied little one that can holcl her own with the best. In 

 open dogs Drummer won, with Patsy Bolivar second and 

 Finsbury Dude third, but had the order been reversed the 

 decision would have been more correct. Drummer has a 



good, well -wrinkled head, but is heavy in ear and is beaten 

 very easily in other respects by the other two dogs who 

 were placed behind him. Dude was shown too light, but has a 

 good head, nice ear and is a capital bodied dog of nice size. 

 Boliver might also have carried more flesh and carries one 

 ear poorly, but in size, style and character he scores. Sir 

 Douglass is too large, has an excellent skull and wrinkle, 

 but is too long in muzzle. In bitches that grand bitch 

 Haughty Madge easily scored; it is hard to find fault with 

 her, except she might be a shade smaller and have a trifle 

 smaller ears. Lady Verne, second, should have given way 

 to Miss Decima in spite of the latter's poor shape. Lady 

 Verne has a good skull and fair muzzle, but a bad, light eye, 

 crooked front and poor feet. Mabel E. is excellent in body, 

 but poor in head. The puppies were poor ones. The Ger- 

 man-Howard Kennels won the kennel prize by the help of 

 Al Von, who was entered for specials only, but this should 

 undoubtedly have gone to the Rookery Kennels with Haughty 

 Madge, Finsbury Dude, Vega and Curtis. 



Miscellaneous.— Two really good dogs competed, and it 

 must always be a matter of the judge's individual prefer- 

 ence for the breed to decide between them. That good Irish- 

 man Jackanapes, looking really well, was placed over that 

 grand foxhound bitch Rosemary. Dewr, the Welshman, 

 was the other competitor. E. Baedoe Elliott. 



LIST OF AWABDS. 



MATIFFS, — Dogs: 1st Eberhart & Heywood's Tiger. 



ST. BERNARDS.— Challenge— 1st and 2d, J. B. Lewis's Fernwood 

 Bruce and Io. — Open — Dogs: 1st, Alto Kennels 1 Grand Master; 2d, Lee 

 .Chamberlaine's Napoleon. Reserve, 0. E. Caughey's Duquesne. 

 Bitches: 1st, Swiss Mountain Kennels' Sunray; 2d, J. B. Lewis's 

 Arline. Reserve, Alto Kennels' Santa Rosa. Very high com., M. O. 

 Gates's Victoria Fernwood, O. W. Van Essen's Laura C. and Alto Ken- 

 nels' Juliet. High com., W. G. Hetlick's Fernwood Rose II, and A. 

 T. Dempsey's Neulena.— Smooth - Coated— Open —Dogs: 1st, John 

 W. Fornoi's Lawrence Garza; 2d, J. C. Donnell's Rex Alton. Reserve, 

 Andrew Rogers's Casper. Very high com , Frederick H. Smith's 

 Noble. High com., Jas. W. Berry's Mountain Guide. Bitches: 1st, 

 Alton Kennels' Lady Judith; 2d, Swiss Mountain Kennels' Sunol. 

 Puppi$sl 1st, J. B. Lewis's Pernwoad Columbus; 2d withheld. 



GREAT DANES —Open— Dogs: 1st and 2d, Kennel Lawrence's Earl 

 of Wurtemberg and Lawrence L°opard. Reserve, Theo. Wolfram's 

 Count Frederick. High com., Dr. L. A. Anderson's Jeff. Bitches: 1st, 

 Kennel Lawrence's Portia Melac; 2d, W. F. Dorn's Kelpie. Very high 

 com., Theo. Wolfram's Francis. Puppies: 1st and 2d, Kennel Law- 

 rence's Lawrence Vera and Lawrence Minka. 



BORZOIS or RUSSIAN WOLFHOUNDS. — Challenge — 1st, and 2d, 

 Ohas. Steadman Hanks's Leekhoi and Vinga.— Open— Dogs: 1st, N. M. 

 Wanner's Leekhoi H.: 2d, Chas. Steadman Hauks's Col. Dietz, Bitches: 

 1st, A. E. Pitt's Zlobelis; 2d and high' com., Chas. Steadman Hanks's 

 Lady Dietz and Gipsey Queen. Puppies: 1st, Chas. Steadman Hanks's 

 Lady Dietz. 



GREYHOUNDS. — Dogs: 1st, W. G. Fite's Master Rich. 

 FOXHOUNDS (American). — Challenge— 2d, Seminole Kennels' 

 Ranger II. 



POINTERS.— Challenge —Dogs: 1st, A. F. Hockwalt and W. H. 

 Windle's Rush of Lad; Win. Ledyard's Tempest. Bitches: 1st, Geo. 

 W, Lovell's Wild Lilly.— Open— 55 lbs and over— Dogs: 1st, W. H. 

 Clark's Stanley; 2d, G. O. Smi.h's Molton Banner. Reserve, J. C. Kiu- 

 nane's King Hamlet. Very high com., B. H. Whiteley's The Sheriff. 

 Com., J W. Clabaugh's Spotter and J. G. F. Holston's Tip Top. Bitches: 

 1st, Rudy & Close's" Carrie G. — Under 55lbs. — Dogs: 1st, Netherwood 

 Kennels' Pddgeview Tenny; 2d, B. F. Seitner'a Dictator. Reserve, J. 

 L. Adams' Lad of Rush —Under 50lbs. — Bitches: 1st, J, G-. F. Holtdn's 

 Fannie Kirk; 2d, H. T. Schmitt's Pet S. Reserve, C. E. Connell's Fan 

 Fan II. Com., Dr. J. A. Hartman's Ohloe H. — Puppies — Dogs: 1st, G. 

 F. Mooney's Spotted Goat. Com., John Sebolt's American Boy. 

 Bitches: 1st, G. F. Mooney's Miss Drake. 



ENGLISH SETTERS. — Challenge — Dogs: 1st, F. G. Taylor's Breeze 

 Gladstone. Bitches: 1st J S. Hudson's champion Bohemian Girl.— 

 Open— Dogs: 1st, P. T. Madison's Rodfleld; J. S. Hudson's Pierce Hill. 

 Reserve, F. Pastre's McMurdo. Very high com., J. G. Fisher's Budd 

 Noble, F. G. Taylor's Ben Hur of Riverview, Netherwood Kennels' 

 Netherwood Nymrod, F. F. Dole's Young Howard, Chesterford Park 

 Kennels' Chesterford Surprise. High com., C. K. Rogers's Daniel 

 Boone, J. S. Hudson's (2) Apollo Hill and Monte Cristo III., Posten & 

 Co.'s Cinch. Com , B. H. Whiteley's Ightfleld Rhiwalas, J. J. Cairlo's 

 Dan C, J. F. Bell's Doctor W., A. E. Davis's Kent the Third. Bitches: 

 1st, Posten & Co. '8 Latonia; 2d, P. Demmel's Belle of Brownstown. 

 Reserve, J. S. Hudson's Arline Very high com., Posten & Co., Flor- 

 ence Gladstone, A. T. Dempsey's Donna Gladstone, Mrs. Dix's Brownie. 

 High com., Posten & Co.'s Speckle Gown, F. Pastre's Nellie Kitson. 

 Com., D. L. Smith's Jenn, H. Fitzpatrick's Del Elaster.— Puppies— 

 Dogs: 1st, C. W. Buttles's Rod's Tornado. Bitches: 1st, G. Battison's 

 Queen Emma; 2d, Chester Stands's Gypsey Queen. 



IRISH SETTERS.— Challenge— Do#3.' 1st and reserve, Oak Grove 

 Kennels' Kildare Glenmore and Seminole. Bitches: 1st, Oak Grove 

 Kennels' Edna H.— Open— Dogs: 1st, Kildare Kennels' Finglas; 2d, D. 

 Scobia's Dawn. Reserve. J. J. Scanlau's Pemberton, High com., C. 

 J. Pence's Rex Leroy. Bitches: 1st. W. H. Eakins's Bessie Finmore; 

 2d, Kildare Kennels' Ruby Glenmore II. Reserve, Dr. Wm. Jarvis's 

 Rosamond. Very high com., G, W. Lang'E Kildare Gladys Com., W. 

 Shaw's Forest Moss. — Puppies— Dogs: 1st, W. Kir by 's Kay; 2d. Kildare 

 Kennels' Kildare Odin. Bitches: 1st, Kildare Kennels' Kildare Ne- 

 ville. 



GORDON SETTERS.— Challenge — Dogs: l8t, Dr. S. G. Dixon's 

 Leo B. Bitches: 1st and reserve, Dr. S. G. Dixon's Lady Gordon and 

 Lady Waverly.— Open Dogs: 1st, J. R Ougbton's Heather Lad ; 2d, 

 Dr. S. G. Dixon's Duke of Wellington. Reserve, J. M. Loomis's Pride 

 of Finlay. Com., S. L. Siebolt's Pilot of Loraine. Bitches: 1st, J. R. 

 Oughton's D wight Eftie; 2d, Highland Kennels' Highland Yola. Pup 

 pies: 1st, J. R, Oughton's Dwight Effle. 



COLLIES.— Challenge— Dogs: 1st, Chestnut Hill Kennels' Welles- 

 bourne Charlie. Reserve, J. Hawks's Sir Walter Soott III. Bitches: 

 1st, Chestnut Hill Kennels' Flurry III. Reserve, Seminole Kennels' 

 ehampioD Cora II.— Open— Dogs: 1st and reserve. Chestnut Hill Ken- 



serve, Chesterford Park Kennels' Chesterford II at tie and Chesterford 

 Lilly; 2d, Seminole Kennels' Bertha II. Very high com , J. Hawks's 

 Grange Nellie, 



FIELD SPANIELS.— Challenge— 1st, B. F. Lewis's Newton Abbot 

 Torso. 



COCKER SPANIELS— Challenge— Dogs: 1st and very high com., 

 Swiss Mountain Kennels' champion Middy and Red Doc; 2d. E. M. 

 Fiske's Jay Kay. Reserve, C. F. Sacket's Othello. Bitches: Equal 

 1st, E. M. Fiske's Champion I Say and Swiss Mountain Kennels' cham- 

 pion Miss Waggles. Reserve, E. M. Fiske's Realization.— Black (not 

 over SSlbfl,)— Dogs: 1st and very high com., E. M. Fiske's King Kole 

 and Wildfire; 2d, Swiss Mountain Kennels' Douglas. Reserve, J. Ken- 

 nedy's Raven Chancel. Bitches: 1st and very high com., E. M. Fiske's 

 Fashion and Corktown Cleo; 2d and reserve, Swiss Mountain Kennels' 

 Lady Fidget and Dart.— Any Other Color fnot over 2Hlbs.)— Dogs: 1st, 

 Swiss Mountain Kennels' Dandy S. ; 2d, E. M. Fiske's Brautford Rufus. 

 Reserve, 0. T. Saekett's St. Lawrence Prince. Bitches; 1st, Swiss 

 Mountain Kennels' Ru .h S ; 2d, J. W. Ayers'sLady Silk. 

 IRISH WATER SPANIELS.— 1st, B. F. Lewis's Kitty of Cork. 

 FOX-TERRIERS.— Challenge— 1st, Charles Steadman Hanks's 

 Grouse H.— Open- Dogs: 1st, H. Leroy Jones's Avondale Mixture; 

 2d, Dr. Darby's Lansdowne Poverino. Reserve, F. A. Miller's Nabob. 

 High com,, James Ferris Belt's Hillside Royal and C. S. Hanks's Baby 

 Pallisy. Bitches: 1st, Leinster Kennels' Chicago; 2d, Hamilton Fox- 

 Terrier Kennels' Maple Leaf. Reserve, Woodiawn Park Kennels' Jess 

 Frost. Very high com., C. S. Hanks's Richmond Jestnine. Puppies: 

 1st, Hamilton Fox-Terrier Kennels' Maple Leaf; 2d and reserve, C. S. 

 Hanks's Seacroft King and Seacroft Trial. 



POODLES.— 1st, Dr. S. Nandain Duer's Bismarck; 2d, Eberhart 

 Pug Kennels' Moughlow, 



BULLDOGS. — Dogs: 1st, Woodiawn Park Kennels' Wal Hampton, 

 Bitches; 1st, Frank F. Dole's The Graven Image. 



BULL-TERRIERS.— ChALLKNQE— 1st, F. F. Dole's Ch. Attraction. 

 Reserve, Luzboro Kennels' Crisp.— Open— Dogs; 1st, Dr. Rush S. 

 Huidekoper's Cardona; 2d, Wentworth Kennels' Principo. Reserve, 

 F. F. Dole's Topsparkle. Very high com., F. L. Dover's Bellerby King. 

 Bitches: 1st, Frank F. Dole's Edgewood Topsy. Reserve, Harry 

 Fletcher's Dot F. 



BASSET HOUNDS.— Dogs: 1st, Doc Short's Bent; 2d, W. E. Cay- 

 lor's Fritz. Bitches; 1st, Doc Short's Bet. 



DACHSHUNDS.— Challenge— Dogs- 2d, L. O. SeidePs Fritz K. L — 

 Open— Dogs: 1st, Windrush Kennels' Jay. Bitches: 1st, Windrush 

 Kennels' Jargonelle; 2d, L. O. SeidePs Nellie. 



BEAGLES. — Challenge (15in.): 1st, B. F. Lewis's Doctor; 2d, Glen- 

 rose Beagle Kennels' Parthenia.— Open— Dogs; 1st, T. Zschetzsche, Jr.'s 

 Mogle. Bitches: 1st, Spring Hill Kennels' Actress. Dogs (13in.): 1st, 



Glenrose Beagle Kennels' Clarion of Glenrose;2d. E. Marshall's Adam. 

 Bitches: 1st, Glenrose Beagle Kennels' Cleopatra of Glenrose; 2d, Dr. 

 Short and E. Williams's Topsy Turvy. Com., L. Bierstead's Lady. 



SKYE TERRIERS. — Challenge —Dogs; 1st, H. R. Caner's Endcliffe 

 Maggie.— Open -Dogs: 1st, C. A. Shinn's Elphinstone. Bitches: 1st 

 and 2d, C. A. Shinn's Queen of Skyes and Princess May. 



BL4CK AND TAN TERRIERS.— Dogs: 1st, Dr. H. C. Foote's Broom- 

 field Sultan II.; 2d, S. D. Ripley's Glen wood. Reserve. Chesterford 

 Park Kennels' Chesterford Victor. Bitches: 1st and 2d, Chesterford 

 Park Kennels' Rochelle Mab and Betsy. 



TOY TERRIERS.— 1st, F. Rogers' Muggins; 2d, withheld. 



ITALIAN GREYHOUNDS.— Open— Dogs: 1st, Mrs. W. G. Benham's 

 Adonis; 2d, F. H. Hoy t's Roma. Reserve, P. H. White's Ingersoll — 

 Bitisms; 1st and 2d, F. H. Hoyt's Irene and Trixie. Reserve, Mrs. C. P. 

 Howard's Schalis. 



PUGS.— Challenge — Dogs: 1st. Rookery Kennels' Curtis; 2d, Eber- 

 hart Pug Kennels' Eberhart 's Cashier.— Bitches: 1st, Rookerv Kennels' 

 Verga.— Open— Dogs; 1st and 21, German* Howard Kennels' Al Von and 

 Drummer. Reserve, Eberhart Pug Kennels' Patsy Boliver. Very 

 high com., Eberhart Pug Kennels' Sir Douglas High com,, Rookery 

 Kennels' Finsbury Dude.— Bitches: 1st, Rookery Kennels' Haughty 

 Madge; 2d, Eberhart Pug Kennels' Lady Verne. Reserve, German- 

 Howard Kennels' Miss Decima. Very high com , German-Howard 

 Kennels' Penrice Queen. High com., Eberhart Pug Kennels' Mabel E. 

 —Puppies— Do^.s.- 1st, German- Howard Kennels' Young Penrice — 

 Bitches: 1st, German-Howard Kennels' Sateen II.; 2d,F. VV. Puderer's 

 Drummer Lilly. 



MISCELLANEOUS.— 1st, Woodiawn Park Kennels 1 Jackanapes- 2d 

 Chestnut Hills Kennels' Rosemary. 



SPECIAL PRIZES. 



St. Bernards.— Best kennel, J. B. Lewis's. St. Bernard Club medals- 

 Best dog, rough or smooth, Grand Master; best bitch ditto, Lady 

 Judith. Great Danes.— Best kennel. Kennel Lawrence. Great Dane 

 g.i'b s President's cup for best dog or bitch, Portia Melac. Russian 

 Wolfhounds.— Best kennel, Chas. S. Hanks's. Pointers.— Best in snow 

 Ridgeview Tenny. Best with field trial record, Lad of Rush Best 

 owned in Columbus, Pet S. Best puppy ditto, Spotted Goat. English 

 SerR-rs.— Best kennel, J. Shelley Hudson's. Best owned in Columbus 

 Latonia. Irish Setters.— Best kennel, Oak Grove Kennels. Gordon 

 setters.— Best kennel, Dr. S. G. Dixon's. Largest exhibit, Dr S G 

 Dixon. Best dog, Heather Lad. Collies.— Best "kennel, Chestnut Hill 

 Kennels. Cocker Spaniels.— Best kennel, Swiss Mountain Kennels 

 Fox-Terriers.— Best kennel, Seacroft Kennels. Best in show, Grouse' 

 II. Beagles.— Best kennel, Glenrose Beagle Kennels. Skye Terriers — 

 C. A. Shinn. Black and Tan Terriers.— Best kennel, Chesterford Park 

 Kennels. Italian Greyhounc?s.— Best kennel, Dr. F. H. Hoyt. Pugs — 

 Best kennel, German-Howard Kennels. 



The Handlers' prize, S60 to first, S40 to second, for the one bringing 

 gCeatest number of dogs was equal first $60 each, B F Lewis and 

 T. A. Howard. 



American Mastiff Club Meeting, 



The annual meeting of the American Mastiff Club was 

 held at the Madison Square Gardens, Friday 25, at 3:30 P. M. 

 There were present Dr. Derby in the chair, Messrs. At wood" 

 Boudreau, Cook, Glazier, C. A. Longest, C. N. Longest 

 Marshall, Mead and Stephenson. Treasurer's report was read) 

 approved and referred to auditing committee. By motion 

 it was ordered that the secretary's reports for the past two 

 years be printed. The secretary announced that the execu- 

 tive committee had selected for photograp&ingj Mr. Glazier's 

 Ingleside Minting, Dr. Lougest's Lady Diana and Mr. Higg's 

 Brampton Beauty, and that the photographing had already 

 been done at Sarony's, the two bitches being taken in a 

 group. As soon as proofs were received and approved the 

 printing would be ordered and the photographs distributed: 

 to the members by mail. 



The president rehearsed the action of the executive com- 

 mittee regarding the proppsed Columbian show. All the 

 club's cups and medals had been offered, and in addition a. 

 valuable lot of special cash prizes aggregating no less than 

 $350 which had been contributed by members of the club. 

 The committee had also interested itself to secure the 

 appointment of a judge who should be acceptable to all, and 

 through it sinfluence Mr. C. Court Rice, secretary of the Old 

 English Mastiff Club, of England, had been asked to come ■ 

 overaud judge the mastiff classes. For this occasion the 

 rules governing the awarding of some of the cups were sus- 

 pended, and all the special prizes, cups, medals and cash 

 prizes were offered open to the world. 



The president also stated that for some time the executive • 

 committee had been desirous of adding to the valuable list 

 of special prizes a replica of the famous bronze group show- 

 ing mastiffs pulling down a bear. This work of art, by the 

 celebrated French sculptor Barye, showed with remarkable 

 truth the mastiff as he existed sixty or seventy years ago. 

 and would make, an exceedingly striking and appropriate 

 trophy for this club. 



While matters which seemed of more importance had 

 been given precedence, this had been held in abeyance, but 

 the executive committee had lately taken it up, aud while as 

 yet a sufficient fund had not been secured for its purchase, 

 still he was happy to inform the meeting that a sum so 

 large had been promised by some of the members as to 

 place beyond, reasonable, doubt the early acquisition of this . 

 valuable trophy by the club. 



Mr. Glazier introduced a resolution leading to the appoint- 

 ment of a committee to secure for the club, to be held as its 

 property and offered as a special prize at the various shows, 

 a casting in bronze showing a typical head of the mastiff of 

 the present day. 



The membership of this thriving club is sixty-two. After 

 the election of officers the meeting adjourned. The list of 

 officers for the coming year is as follows: President, 

 Richard N, Derby; Vice-Presidents, Robert Lenox Belknap, 



.-, George i 



Stephenson, Charles C. Marshall, J. L. Wiuehell, W\ P. 

 Stevenson, Herbert Mead, James Lenox Banks ahd J. E. R. 

 Boudreau. Herbert Mead, Sec'y. 



English Prize Winners in Novice Classes. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



I would like you to inform me through your columns 

 whether imported dogs with a long list of winnings can 

 compete in novice classes under the A. K. C. ? Under the 

 C. K. C. they cannot. When one sees such Well-known 

 warriors as Cribbage and Janet competing in novice classes 

 such as Class 167, at the late New York show, it seeme quite 

 a surprise. I am not kicking because I was beaten, as it is 

 no disgrace to be beaten by such dogs, but is it reasonable 

 that dogs, champions of their breed in England, should com- 

 pete as novices out here? I was under the impression that 

 the A. K. C. passed a rule to that effect, but on looking it up 

 could not find it. Compton Keknelb. 



Compton, Que., Feb. 2G. 



[The new rule, XV., Sec. 3, reads: "The novice class shall 

 be for a breed for which a regular class has been provided, 

 and for competition in which a dog shall not have won a first 

 prize in an open or novice class at any recognized show." 

 The present reading of this rule is, to our mind, entirely too 

 ambiguous. We suppose it is understood to refer merely to 

 shows held nnder A. K. C. rules, the club at the time the 

 new rule was made having revoked the treaty with the 

 Canadian Kennel Club; and, as the A. K. C, does not recog- 

 nize English wins, the dogs that come over here must start 

 at the bottom of the line, and therefore are to all intents 

 novices until they win in our open classes. Still, this might 

 have been shown more plainly in the wording of the rule. 

 It does seem rather ridiculous and discouraging that a dog 

 with a big list of winnings at the best shows in England can 

 enter a novice class here; it frustrates the object for which 

 the novice class was made.] 



