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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[April 28, 1894. 



scarcely deserved his position, heavy shoulders, light ribs, 

 poor feet, short head and big ears are not to be commended 

 or desired; he is good behind, however. Pedro, c. K is fat, and 

 heavy in shoulders and not clean enough in neck. 



One can scarcely agree with the decision in bitches (6). 

 Hattie. another of the Gem of the Season— Rose breeding, 

 which Joe Lewis has been fortunate enough to produce, isa 

 very promising sort, but not yet furnished. Marguerite is 

 too small, faulty in front, well ribbed; she should not have 

 divided Hattie and the new importation, Southern Belle, 

 The latter, just off the ship, looked sleek and too fat, but 

 still her beautiful outline from head back should please the 

 eye of every greyhound man, well ribbed, strong, deep loin, 

 beautiful quarters and long, broad thighs, strong hocks and 

 good front and neck, sloping shoulders, though at present a 

 little heavy there owing to fatness, makes one pass over 

 a slightly plain head— little round and full in skull, 

 which her peculiar marking does not enhance. She is a 

 bitch that will be hard to beat in any company when in 

 proper fettle. She should have won with Hattie second and 

 Miss Dollar III. reserve, between whom and Marguerite there 

 is little comparison, should have been at least third. It was 

 scarcely fair to score Belle so hard for her sleek appearance. 

 Catchfly II., he, is weedy and snipy headed compared to the 

 others. Hattie rightly beat Dakota in puppies, better ribbed, 

 and in loin and head. The others were a poor lot. 



Wolfhounds. 



J. Otis Fellows, Judge. 

 The same old faces again, but the rest since Philadelphia 

 has done them all some good. The owners of the two princi- 

 pal kennels deserve every credit for the way they have sup- 



Eorted the shows this season and they should reap a goodly 

 arvest from their efforts to push this handsome breed to 

 the front. Argoss and Leekhoi once more faced each other 

 in challenge dogs and both were well shown. Argoss has 

 improved very much since Philadelphia and was again able 

 to hold his position, while Zerry repeated her former victory 

 over Svodka, who was also well shown. Poor Vinga, with 

 her bent leg, should not have been shown; the fractured 

 part has knit together well but the joint is quite enlarged. 

 In open dogs (4) the order was again Colonel Dietz and 

 Odrooski and Sorvanets, latter better shown than at Phila- 

 delphia, not so cloddy-looking, and Leekhoi II. reserve. All 

 have been repeatedly commented upon in these columns. In 

 bitches Irmina won, followed by Ymeika, who is a good all 

 round bitch barring her straight hocks, good body, loin and 

 front, feet could be closer, excellent coat and feather. Riga, 

 third, same stamp as the winner, is well known; loses in 

 depth and breadth to Ymeika, also in quarters and thighs. 

 Ylobellis, reserve, was hardly treated, I thought; a nice type 

 of bitch, good loin and body, better ribbed than the winner, 

 excellent front; she only loses in head, and no great mistake 

 would have been made if she had won, that is if the dog class 

 winner's type was followed. Olivia, the Philadelphia win- 

 ner, could do no better than vhc; her poor front is against 

 her. Lady Dietz was the only puppy shown. 



Newfoundlands. 



John Davidson, Judge. 

 A'poor lot as usual nowadays. Ponto, the winner in dogs 

 (4) is too long in head and it is not deep enough; light eye, 

 big ear, rather good coat. Cinders has a better shaped head 

 but a lighter eye and is cloddy in body. Jumbo, vhc. , is a 

 curly-coated fellow with a lemon eye, fat and snipy head; it 

 is no use giving letters to such dogs; they are not Newfound- 

 lands. 



Chesapeake Bay Dogs. 



John Davidson, Judge. 

 Dr. Bigelow made a brave showing in this breed, and with 

 one exception retrieved all the ribbons. Mr. E. Brooks's dogs 

 were benched N. P. C. Cleveland and Bigelow's Rose ac- 

 counted for the challenge classes. In open dogs (2), Rough 

 beat Deacon, though I should think the latter's better head 

 and harder coat should have pulled him through. In bitches, 

 Tivoli, the Saratoga winner, scored over the puppy Tucker- 

 man's Favorite, beating her in closeness of coat and slightly 

 in head, but types are so diversified in this breed at present 

 that it is risky work venturing a decided opinion on any of 

 them, though there is one thing certain, they should have a 

 crisp, wet-resisting coat and jaws long and strong enough to 

 grasp a refractory duck or gcose. In puppies, Favorite won 

 over a pretty little one in Otter Girl, that shows much 

 promise. 



Pointers. 



James Mortimer, Judge. 



The breed was well represented, and, while quality was a 

 little mixed, it was a representative collection, especially of 

 New England stock. The classes were well handled. Chal- 

 lenge dogs brought out Tempest, Duke of Kent II. and Duke 

 of Dexter; Pontiac N. F. C. Tempest won; a trifle better in 

 head, but loses in front to Duke of Kent. Lady Tammany 

 was alone in her class and was put down in good style. Open 

 dogs (13), heavy weights, brought out several well-known 

 winners. First went to Prince Regent, whose good ribs 

 neck, shoulders and skull are noticeable; he should be truer 

 in front and not so much cut out before the eye; nice bone. 

 Ridgeview Panic and Hylas of Naso were second and third- 

 these are names familiar to pointer men by this time. Budd 

 D. took the reserve card; he should stand stronger on pas- 

 terns, skull be a little finer and body deeper ribbed; muzzle 

 and hindparts good, and was well shown. King of Lynn, 

 vhc, should be longer in head, not so cut out before the eye' 

 which is light and stary; other parts good. Lord Bracket' 

 he,, would do with more rib and should be flatter in skull' 

 good bone, shoulders a trifle heavy. Robert S., he, has a 

 nice head and body, but is a bit coarse in shoulders. Ponset 

 vhc. , has a rather coarse head, brow too prominent well- 

 ribbed, but shoulders should be cleaner. Dare Go keeps up 

 well and is an old winner in this part of the world; heavy in 

 shoulders and throws out a little in front now. In bitches 

 (11), Kent's Belle took the blue; she is a nice, well-formed 

 bitch, might be a bit stronger in muzzle, and falls away a 

 bit behind. Kathleen Kent, second, has a clean, well-shaped 

 head, a little more back rib would improve an otherwise 

 good body. Bloomo II., well known as a good one, came 

 next, and Tempest Queen, reserve, is faulty in expression and 

 throaty, head fairly well shaped, nice body, feet could be 

 better, and is heavy in shoulders. Emblem, vhc, has a fair 

 head, but ears are not well hung; a rather plain bitch, faulty 

 in front. Belle Vernon, he, was out when I called. 



In lightweight challenge dogs (3), Rush of Lad took the 

 honors from Arthur, who has gone off from his youthful 

 form, though he beats the winner in head considerably, Lad's 

 being flat and plain, and a prominent eye does not improve 

 it, otherwise he is well made. Arthur is getting strong in 

 skull and is not right in front of stop, and pasterns should be 

 stronger. In challenge bitches (2), Wild Lily, a smart stylish 

 bitch, though losing considerable in substance and body to 

 Fan N., was in much better condition, the latter being shown 

 too fat. Open dogs had eleven entries and the winner was 

 not far to seek in Ridgeview Tenny, well known. Ridge- 

 view Douald from the same kennel coming second; faulty in 

 bone and muzzle. Chancellor, third, is rather plain in head 

 though fairly well shaped, good legs, shoulders and body' 

 Roderick, reserve, is a little flat in face and should be better 

 ribbed up, otherwise he will do. The vhc. dogs were Zack 

 Prince of Pontiac and Flintlock. Zack has lumps ou muzzle 

 near the eye and a rather poor head, good legs, fair body 

 Prince Pontiac has been described before and deserved his 

 letters. Flintlock not very well shown, throaty and muzzle 

 should be stronger, beyond this, little fault can be found 



Advance I could not find. Bitches had sixteen entries and 

 proved a. hard class to judge. The well known winner 

 Springside Nell was again to the front, followed by Devon- 

 shire Pearl, a nicely made lemon and white, elbows set a 

 little too close. Westminster Zoe, third, should be better in 

 feet, face a little flat, more stop and more rib would improve 

 her, otherwise well formed. Fan Fan II. is well known and 

 deserved her position. Jingle Belle is too prominent in 

 brow, a nicely fronted bitch with a good body. The he's 

 were Belle and Sarah, the latter is leggy, but they deserved 

 their letters. Two good dog puppies were shown by the 

 Springside Kennels, Faust and Tory, and placed as named; 

 the winner should be deeper in muzzle and a light eye de- 

 tracts from his appearance, but he beats the other in skull 

 and general formation of body. In bitches (9), Urada Kent 

 was placed over Daisy; winner is a well ribbed pup with a 

 rather nice head, beating Daisy in these respects. Springside 

 Juno, reserve, is a little one with a poor muzzle and light 

 eye, others not mentioned, not a good class. Tempest beat 

 Duke of Kent 11. again in the field trial class. 



English Setters. 



John Davidson, Judge. 

 These classes were well filled, and here and there a good 

 deal of quality was to be found. This year the N. E. F. T. 

 Club did not make a special display, but most of their dogs 

 were there just the same. Challenge dogs had two entries, 

 Monk of Furness and Kent II., placed as written; Kent has 

 the better head, stop more defined, and was in better coat 

 and condition, but loses behind somewhat. It was close 

 work between Blue Nell and Princess Beatrice in the next 

 class; Nell has the better shaped head, especially muzzle, 

 but loses considerably to Beatrice from loin back; the lat- 

 ter's gross condition probably accounted for her defeat. In 

 open dogs (25) there was lots of work for the judge, first 

 going finally to Cactus, a well-known dog with whom little 

 fault can be found, a strongly built one with a good head. 

 Harry L., second, is another good-headed dog, standing on 

 nice legs, would do with more rib and be stronger in hocks. 

 Dad Monarch, third, was a bit too fat, short neck, good 

 otherwise. Albert's Ranger was shown light in flesh, a 

 well-formed dog if better ribbed up, good shoulders, legs 

 and feet and coat. There were five vhc. dogs; Count Noble's 

 Boy well deserved his letters and so did the well-known 

 Robin Goch. Norma has a fair head, is a bit plain behind 

 and ribs should be better sprung. The Earl is well known. 

 Gasseau Orange Belton should have a deeper stop, was too 

 fat and is faulty in set on of stern, good legs and coat. 

 Albert's Garry, he, has a rather plain head, feet out a bit, 

 with more rib body would be good, deserved his letters. 

 Berkshire, also he, is not flat enough in coat, a little strong 

 in skull, but good muzzle, bone and legs and body. Druid 

 Noble I could not find. Critic should certainly have had 

 more than c , as he is nicely put up all round; he is a brother 

 of the winner. 



The bitch class (16) was another strong lot and here 

 Countess Zoe was shown a little above herself, but in fairly 

 hard condition; a little more stop would improve an other- 

 wise good head, good body, legs and coat. Albert's Moll, 

 second, has a fairly good head, beaten in coat, body and legs 

 by the winner, Toledo Queen, third, was at Philadelphia. 

 Monk's Mina is filling out nicely and shows lots of quality, 

 muzzle should be stronger. Countess Berkshire, vhc, is 

 faulty in muzzle, but otherwise nicely made. Blue Jenny, 

 vhc, is light in loin, in poor shape, good head. Madge M., 

 in the same lot, should have a better defined stop, plain in 

 muzzle. Among the he division I liked Flight of River- 

 view, who was hardly treated with but two letters. The 

 Duchess, he, is light in body, while Idol is too fat altogether, 

 good head, but throaty. Our Pet shows lots of quality, a 

 little heavy in shoulder, as she was shown too fat; excellent 

 head, legs and coat; deserved another letter. Harry L. won 

 in dog pups (12), with Sir Winford second; fair head and a bit 

 out in front. In bitches (12) Lilly L. scored, a very promis- 

 ing sort when body is filled out, nice head, legs and coat. 

 Reverdy's Leah is another good-headed one and so is 

 Monk's Lill, all the way from Hoboken. In the field trial 

 class Cincinnatus and Toledo Blade were absent, and this 

 left Our Pet the ribbon without a run. 



Irish Setters. 



John Davidson, Judge. 

 The classes were fairly well filled and the quality good. 

 Challenge dogs brought out Kildare, Inchiquin, Duke Elcho, 

 Kildare Glenmore and Seminole— a galaxy of Irish quality. 

 Inchiquin, reserve, was beaten by Kildare in head and front; 

 both were put down in rare fettle, and I never saw Inchiquin 

 looking better. In bitches Edna H. had a walk over, Queen 

 Vic and Norma competing for specials only; they were well 

 shown, as were all of Jos. Lewis's dogs. Open dogs (7) saw 

 Bob J. take the blue, his excellent color, good body and legs 

 scoring palpably, though head should have the occipital bone 

 better developed. Pemberton, second, rather plain in head 

 and feet should be truer, otherwise well built. Principal, 

 third, is too flat-faced and should be better ribbed up. Ruff- 

 dan, reserve, is light in loin, Roman nosed, should be deeper 

 in body, more stop, in poor flesh. King Grue, vhc , is coarse- 

 headed, and so is Phormio, he, and also light in rib. Shan- 

 don Belle, the winner last year, repeated her victory in open 

 bitches (6), a most meritorious triumph, as all the others 

 have taken ribbons one time or another. She is of a rich 

 color, feet turn out a bit and neck could be longer to advan 

 tage; nice head, and was in beautiful condition. Second 

 went to Ruby Glenmore II., repeatedly described, and third 

 to Maid of Borstal, another well.known animal, who loses 

 in head to the others. Alice Kent, reserve, would do better 

 if her head were more typical, a little plain. Rosamond, 

 vhc, I have spoken of before, nicely shown. Jessequin de- 

 served two letters. Puppy dogs had two entries, but Kildare 

 Odin was the only one to catch the judge's eye, and he took 

 first; ears set on high, rather good head, feet not truly set 

 on, a promising sort. Kildare Neville, from the same kennel, 

 took first in bitches, only entry; she is not up to much. 

 Finglas, looking well, took the field trial class prize on a 

 walk over. 



Gordon Setters. 



J. Otis Fellows, Judge. 

 Quality here was fair and entry good, but surprises were in 

 order all round and the old standbys had few collar decora- 

 tions of the usual color. To begin with Count Noble, shown 

 in faultless condition, threw down Leo B., who was mas- 

 querading under the name of Duke of Wellington. This 

 will be explained elsewhere. The charming Janet scored in 

 the next class (5) beating Fan, her kennel mate, and the old 

 winner. Duchess of Waverley and Lady Gordon. In open 

 dogs (7), the big ones went down again, but a little dog was 

 the order and this was found in Trim B., whose wide, round 

 skull and rather straight stifle are against him, nice body but 

 too small and light. Prince, second, is light in loin, turns 

 his feet out, flat plain head, light in rib, a small dog. Homer 

 S. , third, in spite of arather plain head should have won, as he 

 scores so in bone, body and legs especially; type and general 

 good build must not be sacrificed to size. A Gordon is a 

 heavier built dog than an English setter, and the winners 

 were smaller than is usually met with in the latter breed- 

 there is danger in rushing to either extreme. Heather Dash' 

 reserve, is slack in body, light in tan, fair head. Bitches (9),' 

 Fenmont won; is rather mealy on legs, poor in head compared 

 ci ady Maud » second, losing in stop and muzzle. Jessie 

 Noble, third, has little character, is mixed in tan and was 

 shown too fat. Belle O, vhc, body well made though light 

 fair head, should have more stop, small sized; Pocahontas' 

 vhc., with a little more stop has a good head, rich tan and 



good legs and feet, shoulders and body; should have been 

 higher up. Maid of Waverly was left in the cold. Belle of 

 Waverly gets her feet too close and elbows scarcely true, good 

 body and. coat, fair tan. Jolly G.'s time will come in the fall. 

 Lady Noble is not very good in front, and tan should be 

 warmer. Bobolink won in dog pups (3). Belle of Waverley 

 rightly won in puppies; the others I did not see — gone home. 

 Mr. Fellows stuck to his little ones all through, and as he re- 

 marked in his dry style, "I'm not judging lumber piles this 

 time," he must be praised for consistency at least. Count 

 Noble won in the field trial class. A petition was signed by 

 the New England breeders for Mr. Fellows to judge Gordons. 



Spaniels. 



J. Otis Felloivs, Judge. 



The entry was a good one, and many familiar faces were to 

 be seen, in fact, we were surprised at their presence, consid- 

 ering the pronounced views of the judge in certain direc- 

 tions. Whatever one may say about the correctness of the 

 awards, one must admit that with few exceptions the judge 

 did his best to get what he wanted. The ball opened with 

 challenge field dogs, Newton Abbott Torso having a walk 

 over, and so did Rosedale Bess in her class. Open dogs had 

 two, Echo and King Cassius, the former winning easily, 

 Cassius high in leg and curly-coated. Maid was the only 

 entry in bitches and took the blue; light in body, nice head, 

 but rather on the leg. In livers first was withheld from 

 Lord Kew, just a common sort. In any other color Romeo 

 could do no better than second, though he had the class to 

 himself. Then came the fun and the long faces. It started 

 when Middy and Jay Kay went down before Othello. This 

 latter is a bigger dog than the others, and though a trifle 

 long, is a well-built one. He is said to be blind in one eye, 

 and the other is none too good. Miss Waggles again beat 

 I Say in their class, the good-headed Black Duchess being 

 left in the cold. Thirteen trooped into the black open dog 

 class and three were absent. They took some sorting, and 

 when the smoke cleared away Adam and Woodland Prince 

 were counted equal for first place. This was wrong. First 

 should have been solely the Prince's property, for in addition 

 to filling the requirements of good length of leg and good 

 body, his head is so far superior to Adam's in type and qual- 

 ity that it more than offsets any little advantage Adam may 

 have in the former respects. Third went to Jumie IV., the 

 very antithesis of the other two, a little long in body and 

 light in flesh, fair head; a candidate for distemper. King 

 Raven, Jr., well known, took reserve. Jersey Nebo. vhc, 

 has a poor front and coarse head, nice, flat coat, a bit faulty 

 behind, droops in quarters. King Nebo, vhc, has a nice 

 front, full in skull, and more rib would even up a slightly 

 long body. King Cole has a crooked front, and is too round 

 in skull. Wyoming Obo is faulty in front and too high in 

 skull, otherwise all right. In bitches (12) the rather long- 

 bodied Fashion won, fair front, but should be more on the 

 leg to get so high up. Lisa, second, I liked better; although 

 scarcely made up, well formed all round, and shown in fault- 

 less condition. Cricket, third, has a pretty good front, too 

 prominent in brow, and loses in skull. Flossie Butter I must 

 have missed in the excitement; she won at Providence last 

 December. Topsy S. should have been higher up; she is a well 

 formed bitch, though a trifle shorter body would improve 

 her. Rideau Reine should fill the new conditions if she had a 

 better front; she has the type, too, and can beat the winner. 

 Cleo W., he, a nice-fronted one, a little full in skull, good 

 body, and should have had at least another letter. Dart, the 

 Chicago winner, in better shape, had to be content with he 

 Sunderland Bess, he, has white on feet and chest. Eugenie, 

 he, seemed in whelp; stands on good legs, nice head, and' 

 was well shown, Bim scored nicely in any other color dogs 

 (6), second going to Neda, not flat enough in coat, nice head, 

 feet come together, nice height. Brautford Rufus, which 

 should have been placed here, got third; he has been out all 

 the season. Red Obo, reserve, is a nice little red, a good 

 deal smaller than the winner. Brownie, vhc, was out of his 

 stall. Daisy Atkins, quite a small one, proved the winner in 

 bitches (10), losing in body and front to Hamilton Beauty, a 

 sweet-headed one, a bit faulty in muzzle Gypsey Queen, 

 third, had been taken away when I came round, in fact all 

 this kennel went home early. Ruin, reserve, stands well in 

 front, and if cobbier and better ribbed and not pinched in 

 muzzle, would be a good one. Red Niobe, vhc, was in Phil- 

 adelphia, a coarse-headed one, poor in front. In Clumbers, 

 Mr. Little had a glorious time, scoring everything without 

 competition. There were no challenge entries, and the open 

 class introduced us to Friar Boss, a good-headed one if its 

 base were higher, not quite true in front and should be 

 shown deeper in body, all round a good dog. Albert, second, 

 is light in body and muzzle, not deep or square enough, good 

 legs and coat. Prince Karl, reserve, is rather snipy, fairly 

 good on his pins and should be deeper in body. Rover was 

 absent. In bitches (2) Meta scored over Friar White; she is 

 excellent behind the head, which is not strong enough in 

 muzzle and too full and high in skull; was very well shown. 

 Friar White has fair head and front, length of body and good 

 coat; ran the winner close. 



Irish water spaniels only numbered three. Musha won 

 over Dan Rice but both had gone away to Canada before I 

 got round. Kitty Cork, reserve, we have seen a good deal of 

 lately. The kennel prize went to the Clumbers, whereat there 

 was much wailing and gnashing of teeth. We were glad to 

 see Mr. Little win for it saved a lot of kicking and pleased a 

 good fancier. 



Beagles. 



W, 8. Clarke, Judge. 



Mr. Clarke must have been pleased with the large entry 

 accorded him on his first public appearance, and on the whole 

 he acquitted himself well. Forest Hunter and Twintwo fur- 

 nished the only challenge entries; the latter I have not seen 

 looking better for some time. The Philadelphia winner, 

 Bowman, scored again in the large-size dogs (13), and as 

 stated, barring his front. — and he seemed better in this re- 

 spect^-he is a hard one to beat, and should do a good deal of 

 good for type crossed with some of those long-headed and 

 bodied ones. Diamond Forest, a large-sized one, is a good 

 sturdy hound, a trifle long, head well shaped, soft coat. 

 Puzzle, third, was the same last year, looked leggy, good 

 front, should be cobbier in body. Piper has improved a little 

 since Cranston show, is still leggy, and should be shorter in 

 body. Spartacus, vhc, is a good fronted one, long in head 

 and body, coarse in skull; flat ear and coarse in texture. 

 Rambler II., he, is not straight in front. In bitches (10) the 

 winner proved to be Mollie L., a bitch showing lots of qual- 

 ity, nice front and bone, head and body, a little long, other- 

 wise a well-built bitch that looks like work. Dorsey 's Wanda, 

 second, has a long, narrow head, and body should be cobbier, 

 nice earage and well ribbed, good shoulders. Gypsy A. , third, 

 is well known. Flash, reserve, is a well-made bitch showing 

 quality, trifle long in body. Blossom, vhc, should have more 

 substance and be deeper and shorter in body. Oracle and 

 Luf ra have nothing against their names. 



Dogs under 13in. saw a well put up little dog in Sport, the 

 winner, good front, nice head, but the same fault as most of 

 them in body. Dorsey'sBuck is not a show dog, too long 

 and light in body, muzzle should be squarer and forelegs are 

 not straight, he has a small flat ear and is too fine in coat; 

 he likes rabbit hunting though. Dandie, third, is full in eye, 

 nice skull, but weak muzzle, light in body, good front. 

 Clyde, weil known, took reserve, his worst faults are in 

 head, stop too prominent, body and legs good. Joe H, is 

 light in body, too much stop, good front and brush, could 

 be improved in leather. Little Lee, he, might have been 

 better treated. Though a bit light in loin, he is well ribbed 

 up, fair front and head shows lots of quality. In the bitch 



