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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[May 5, 1894. 



Z^ZZ LOS ANGELES DOG SHOW. 



CSpecial Report.) 



The sixth annual bench show of the Southern California 

 Kennel Club, held at Los Angeles, April 18 to 21, must go on 

 Tecord as another success. The entry, though not alargeone 

 —170— was made up of representative classes. The pointer 

 classes held their own. The St. Bernards, English setters, 

 fox-terriers, pugs and cocker spaniels have improved wonder- 

 fully in the last two years. The hall is very centrally lo- 

 cated, cool and well lighted. The attendance has been very 

 good and I imagine that the club will come out ahead. I 

 heard but very few complaints, and the majority of those 

 were without cause. The judges gave very good satisf action; 

 I find cause to differ from them in a few instances only, and 

 in those it is merely a difference of opinion as to type. 



Mr. G. L. Waring, of Riverside, judged fox-terriers and 

 bull-terriers; Mr. A. C. Waddell, of Coffeyville, Kansas, all 

 other classes. As is often the case, the preparations for the 

 show fell almost entirely upon one man. Mr. C. A. Sumner, 

 the secretary, has had almost entire charge of affairs and to 

 him must be given the credit for the success of the show. 

 Mr. Ingalls, the elected superintendent, was unable to attend 

 and a son of Mr. Sumner's officiated in that capacity. He 

 performed his duties well and gave very general satisfaction. 

 The dogs were well fed and well cared for. 



Mastiffs. 



This class as a whole were a poor lot in comparison with 

 Eastern dogs. Bishop, the winner, was the best in skull, 

 bone, back and action. Phillip, second, has the best front, 

 but is too high behind, light in eye and deficient in head. 

 Phelp's Bishop is too leggy, weak behind and in pasterns, 

 but has the most character, best mask and eye. In bitches 

 Fanny II. won, a second would have been more than she is 

 worth, small, weedy and snipy. Lomita Rex was alone in 

 puppy class and well deserved the blue. He is well propor- 

 tioned, sound and in prime condition, but, for a son of Ingle- 

 side Crown Prince he should show more skull. 



St. Bernards. 



A big improvement over former years. California Ber- 

 nardo, the winner in dogs, is the best in expression, charac- 

 ter, coat and limbs. Reglov, given third, is much taller and 

 larger in every way, equal in skull, but longer in muzzle; he 

 is straight in stifles. Both of these dogs are dark in head 

 markings. Leaving out the eyes, Reglov was a very easy 

 second. He is blind in one eye, however, and on this account 

 Mr. Waddell put Monk over him. Monk is a good type of 

 dog, a little chap, but with a good head of the Swiss type, 

 blocky but expressive, small ears, no blaze, good bone, bad 

 coat. I preferred Reglov for the position. In open bitch 

 class Tabitha was alone; she is a smooth-coat, or at best a 

 broken coat; very nicely marked, but small and weedy. A 

 finely-marked lot of puppies faced the judge. I never saw 

 more perfect markings and shadings, but the entire lot were 

 weedy. 



Great Danes. 



Titan and Marjel, last year's winners, were the only entries. 

 They are of the proper type, but rather small. In puppies, 

 Marjel's show more quality than Titan's. 



Foxhounds 



Brought out but two entries. Both are fair specimens of the 

 American hound. 



Deerhounds 



Only mustered two entries, Cervus and Flora. Both are 

 good. 



Greyhounds. 



The classes were small but very good. Skyrocket, the win- 

 ner of many a bard fought battle in the coursing field, was 

 again a victor. He is a very nice built dog all round. Pal- 

 con, his closest competitor, beats him in front and front feet, 

 is equally good in shoulder and hindquarters, has the best 

 skull, but loses to him in jaw, back, loin and neck. Donard 

 M., third, has a nice skull but is short and weak in muzzle; 

 lacks power; he' is lower in front and better in hocks than 

 Wallace but is shorter and carries a poor tail. Wallace Go, 

 reserve, is another good one, but is loaded in shoulders and 

 short in neck. The positions of these two might well be re- 

 versed, but both are faulty. In open bitch class the compe- 

 tition was again close. Pronto, the winner, took the fancy of 

 the judge; she has a nice head, good neck, front, depth of 

 chest, the best arched back in the class, but is light in second 

 thighs. Lady H. Glendynne, last year's winner, was shown 

 a little too fat and soft; she excelled in hindlegs and back, 

 has good head, shoulders and feet. Juno, third, has the most 

 powerful muzzle of the lot and is well arched but is too long 

 cast and straight in stifles. The puppies were very good and 

 promising, well deserving the ribbons. 



A so-called Russian wolfhound was given a second prize, 

 said to be bred by Lord Tennyson. If I mistake not it is a 

 cross between a greyhound and a wolfhound, it certainly 

 has no resemblance to any of the barzois that I have seen in 

 either England or America. 



Chesapeake Bay Dogs. 



A good specimen of a Chesapeake Bay dog won; Prout, the 

 well known winner. He is a bit wide in front and in poor 

 coat, otherwise good. 



Pointers. 



In challenge classes Sally Brass II. won in the over oOlbs. 

 ■class, Kankoo in the light-weight dog class and Amaryllis 

 in light-weight bitches. Sally Brass was shown in the best 

 condition that she ever was since reaching this coast. She 

 shows her age but little; Kankoo is a bit heavy in skull, but 

 his good square muzzle and well put up body will carry him 

 through a lot of trouble. Amaryllis has won now under 

 four different judges; her only competitor was Patti Crox- 

 texth. Amaryllis won with much to spare; she has one of 

 t he best pointer heads that I ever saw, good clean neck and 

 shoulders, good body, legs and feet, though she might be 

 improved in stifles, and has an excellent stern. Patti Crox- 

 teth is like the most of the Croxteth stock, very wide in 

 skull, loaded in shoulders and too "chunky" in build, not 

 rangy like Amaryllis and all other dogs that possess speed 

 and endurance. She has excellent feet and was shown in 

 prime condition. Amaryllis afterward beat Sally Brass for 

 the special. In open dogs, heavy-weight, Jap, the winner, 

 excels in head, neck and pointer character. Bob, second, is 

 a trifle light in muzzle and thick in skull and short in coup- 

 lings, but has excellent front feet and stern. Rush, third, 

 is throaty, a bit wide in skull and light in eye. Ben, reserve, 

 is too wide in skull and cheeky. In open heavy-weight 

 bitches Little Nell won; she is a Duke of Vernon— Sally 

 Brass pup, full of quality and pointer character, nice head 

 and neck and the best of feet; a little light for a heavy- 

 weight. Hornell Bess, second, was shown in fine condition, 

 though perhaps a little too fat. She is a good-headed bitch' 

 might carry her ears a little better, has good shoulders and 

 good body, but stands too wide behind. Flossy, third, has 

 a good square, deep muzzle, but was shown in whelp and 



onsequenclynot in condition. Open light-weight dog class 

 brought out five entries. J. H. Keifer's Baldy won, a son of 

 Idstone Bang. He has a square muzzle, but is too short 

 and wide in skull, otherwise he is a capitally put up do°\ 

 Benkoo, second, I preferred for first place. He is better fn 

 neck and head, is more of the rangy order and to my notion 

 a more typical pointer, with no great faults. Glenbeigh 

 third, was shown in fine fettle, but will never make a bench 

 winner. He is too wide in front, too straight in stifles and 

 short in head. Open bitches under 501bs. brought out five; 

 Kito won; she is wide in front, turns her elbows in too 

 much and was shown too fat. Tippetta, second, has not 



improved with age. She has grown a little cheeky and her 

 feet might be better. Nancy S., third, is only a puppy and 

 will improve. She has a nice type of head, a wee bit light in 

 muzzle, good neck and shoulders, but weak in pasterns and 

 has poor front feet. Belle, reserve, is slack in loin, ragged 

 in hips and was shown much too thin; her head, neck and 

 shoulders are excellent. Pointer bitch puppy class was won 

 by Lulu King Don. Arabella, second, was too young for the 

 class— a very promising puppy. 



English Setters. 



Not a good class. Prince Charles, the winner, has the 

 best type of head, but is coarse all through, ears too spaniel 

 like. Mercury, second, a son of Dick Bondhu, is too short 

 in head, is well ribbed up and has good legs and feet. 

 Stamboul, third, I would like better were it not for his flat 

 ribs. Cayador, reserve, is much too wide in skull, has bad 

 expression and stern; his ribs are well sprung, and legs 

 and feet good. Kash, vhc, who won under Messrs. Morti- 

 mer and Raper, was overlooked; he lacks setter character 

 and is very deficient in coat; had the judge handled him he 

 would have unquestionably put him higher, as he has very 

 few faults. In open bitches Countess Noble won with some- 

 thing to spare; while she might be lighter in skull and 

 longer in muzzle, taken all in all there is not a bitch in Cali- 

 fornia that can beat her. Diana, second, has the best head 

 in the class, barring the lack of stop, and has the best feet, 

 but stands poorly behind. Estrella, third, is of good type, 

 but very small and not right in head. The puppies were good 

 and somewhat resemble their dam, Countess Noble. 



Irish Setters. 



Dick Swiveler was alone in challenge dogs; his head was 

 never right and age has not improved it, lacks stop and is 

 too full below the eye, one of his pasterns shows weakness, 

 otherwise he holds his age well and was shown in prime 

 condition. I used to think him small when he was going 

 the rounds of the Eastern shows, but he seems to have 

 filled out and thickened with age. Lady Elcho was alone in 

 challenge bitches; I much prefer her head to that of Dick's, 

 as it is, to my notion, much nearer the proper type, but she 

 loses to him in body, back and loin, coat and color. Nemo 

 II., first in open dogs, is not so good in head as Sultan, 

 second, but beats him in body, is more developed, but in 

 legs and feet and coat they are about equal. Prince Doug- 

 lass, third, is very coarse and very large, but has a fair head 

 and good coat and color. Reporter of Glenmore, reserve, is 

 not a bad sort, good coat, body and legs, but deficient in 

 muzzle. In open bitches Queen of Kildare won; she is a 

 catchy little bitch with nice expression, too short in head, 

 but of good type, coat rich in color, but deficient in quantity, 

 well ribbed, and with good legs and feet; lithe as a cat and 

 a good mover. Lightning, second, is best in coat and condi- 

 tion, good length of muzzle, but not square cut, full in 

 brow and narrow at base, giving her an idiotic expression; 

 she is a bit sway-backed from maternal cares, otherwise 

 very good. Nellie is short in skull, too much on the English 

 setter order and has too much white on her. Glenmore 

 Clipper was alone in the dog puppy class; he is a very 

 promising youngster. 



Gordon Setters. 



In dogs, no entries. Gyp won first in bitches; she is too 

 light in build for a Gordon, has not sufficient depth of 

 muzzle, coat flat and of good texture, tan of the proper shade. 

 Lady Clara Jane, second, is a good bitch in very poor con- 

 dition, out of coat at present, but in condition an easy win- 

 ner. Roxie won first in bitch puppies; she is quite promis- 

 ing. 



Irish Water Spaniels. 



Barney L. first in dogs and Nellie first in bitches; both 

 good ones but shown too fat. 



Spaniels. 



In field spaniels Little Nell took a first and Miss Bertie a 

 second, but neither should have had anything; Nell is the 

 best, but she is not a field spaniel. The same may be said of 

 the dog puppy Fred. 



The cocker classes were the best ever shown in Los 

 Angeles. Woodland Duke won rightly enough, but King 

 Douglas, second, pushed him hard; King has the best coat 

 and is the more cobby, nearer the proper type of body, but 

 Duke beats him in head; King is also short in ear and was 

 shown much too fat. Dan Slater, third, is a big liver and 

 white of fair quality but not up to those placed above him. 

 In bitches Gypsey Jane won, she is a nice black, full of 

 cocker character, perfectly flat coat, very good skull and 

 ear, but a bit snipy. Sprite, second, is full of cocker charac- 

 ter, but shown in whelp. Woodland Red Queen, third, 

 should have changed places with Sprite, and Jessie V., re- 

 serve, should have been second; she is a liver and white 

 ticked bitch that is, in my estimation, barring color, one of 

 the best cockers on the coast to-day; barring a growing 

 tendency to snipiness in muzzle, I do not see a fault in the 

 bitch. Red Queen is very long and very snipy in muzzle and 

 much too small and toyish. Diana won in bitch puppies; she 

 is a black bitch with considerable character, too long and 

 snipy in muzzle and too long in body, otherwise good. 

 Woodland Red Queen took second in this class. Nina, third, 

 has a fine coat but is badly faced, toy spaniel type. 



In challenge Clumbers Bustler won; he might be larger 

 and is too short in skull and muzzle. Lady Florence, first 

 in bitches, is much too small and too much of a cocker type 

 of head, otherwise excellent. 



The one dachshund was a very good one; long, low, well 

 crooked and active, muzzle might be more powerful. 



Collies. 



Fordhook Bravo won in open dog class; he is quite typical, 

 has a fair outer and under coat, good muzzle, skull a bit 

 thick, expression good. Aunt Dinah, first in bitches, is a 

 very nice one, beautiful head and expression, but nursing a 

 litter of puppies and was out of coat. 



Bulldogs. 



A little French toy faced the judge, excellent in skull, 

 body, legs and stern, but not broken up enough in face. 



Pugs. 



Here we must beg to differ from the judge entirely. Bal- 

 maceda, first, should never have won the position, he is to 

 begin with far too big, has a good pug skull, but has not a 

 sign of wrinkle; his ears are good, but muzzle is too long, 

 toe nails pure white and feet poor. Royal Dusky, second, is 

 a nice size, full of character, nice coat, good skull and muz- 

 zle, splendid wrinkle and expression, nice ear, beautifully 

 curled tail, toes as black as ink, perfectly straight and sound 

 and an easy winner, or should have been. Whitten Punch, 

 third, has an excellent wrinkle, but is not wide enough at 

 base of skull and is too long in body. In bitch puppies the 

 very promising Victorina won first. 



One fairish Japanese spaniel won first without competi- 

 tion, and a nice little Mexican hairless won in its class also 

 alone. 



I append Mr. Waring's report of fox-terriers and bull- 

 terriers. He has neglected to speak of the Boston terriers, 

 and I am glad he has, as I wish to say that the specimens of 

 dogs that he gave the blue ribbou to are no nearer a Boston 

 terrier than a mastiff. They were pit bulls of pronounced 

 type, weighing probably 40 to 501 bs. each. 



The most pronounced victory in the specials was the win- 

 ning of S. M. Tonner's Amaryllis in pointer class. She very 

 rightly defeated Sally Brass II., Pattie Croxteth, Kankoo, 

 Baldy and Kioto for best light-weight pointer, and the above 

 named bitches for best light-weight pointer bitch. 



Namqtjoit. 



Fox-Terriers. 



Judge's Report. 



The fox-terrier classes were exceptionally strong, and cer~ 

 tainly comprised the best lot of dogs that have ever appeared 

 at Los Angeles. In the open dog class the duty of awarding 

 prizes was a difficult one, as several entries were very close 

 together, and the types rather divergent. Raby Rasper won 

 with a very small margin over Ford Veni. The former is 

 rather coarse, too thick in the neck, a little wide in front 

 (though on occasions this is not apparent). He has a good 

 coat— a trifle too abundant— excellent bone and good straight 

 legs, and capital feet. His head is good, though it might be 

 improved, being a trifle pinched below the eyes. His ears 

 are good and well carried; he stands beautifully, and has an 

 excellent outline, plenty of muscle, and particularly good 

 hindquarters and hindlegs. His eyes are good, but expres- 

 sion rather soft. Good depth of chest and well-placed shoul- 

 ders. He is a dog that must command attention, as he 

 stands so well and shows himself. Ford Veni has a better 

 head and ears than Raby Rasper; in fact, they are particu- 

 larly good. He, however, was very deficient in coat, stands 

 rather out at the elbows, and his hindlegs are too much bent 

 and carried too much under him. In all other respects he is 

 very good, and if he had a better coat the positions might 

 have been reversed. The third prize dog, Lomita Patch, is a 

 remarkably good shower, apparently very game, well-mus- 

 cled, compact, has a good head, ears and bone, and straight 

 legs and good feet. He is too wide in front, and is altogether 

 rather too round in the muscles— slightly on the bull-terrier 

 order. He wants more coat. Hampden Tip, reserve, showed 

 badly and was in poor condition. He is a good dog, might 

 be deeper in the chest, has a good head, with ears too large 

 and too widely set, and light eyes; but altogether a taking 

 dog. Blemton Reefer, vhc. , was in very poor condition and 

 looked a different dog to what he did last year. The loss of 

 part of one ear is sufficient to put him out of court in the 

 show ring— not as a disqualification, but because it so spoils 

 his appearance. He is a good-bodied dog, with a nice outline, 

 has capital coat, good legs and feet, is rather bitch-headed, 

 and a little high on the leg. His intact ear is badly car- 

 ried. That he is a good stock dog seems to be ap- 

 parent, as no better fox-terriers were shown than 

 Golden Gem and De Oro, two of his daughters. 

 Golden Gem, the winner in the open bitch class, is a partic- 

 ularly good one, but she refused to show herself to advantage 

 in the ring. Even this handicap was insufficient to prevent 

 any mistake being made as to her superiority over the others. 

 She is good everywhere and in describing her I found my 

 statements on an inspection that I made of her after the 

 j udging was over. Had she shown herself in the ring as she 

 did afterwards, I would, have awarded her the prize for the 

 best fox-terrier in the show. Her head is very good, her 

 small ears hang beautifully and not leathery, though they 

 might be set a little closer together. She has a good neck, 

 sloping shoulders, good legs and feet, the right width and 

 depth of chest and height of leg, a good outline to stern, 

 capital coat, but might be a little heavier and deeper at loin 

 with advantage. Altogether the best bitch I have seen in 

 California. Lomita Winefreda, the second prize winner, is a 

 different type; she is large and exceedingly game looking; 

 she has an immense advantage in the manner in which she 

 showsj has a remarkably good head and nice neck, well set 

 on; might be deeper in the chest and less round; has not the 

 best of legs and feet and a very bad tail carried over her back; 

 also a bad coat. Seacroft Myrtle, third, has a nice head and 

 well carried ears, a good body (perhaps a trifle long), a dis- 

 proportionately coarse tail, only a fair coat and pretty good 

 legs and feet. If she had an inch cut off her tail it would 

 improve her. Lomita Nettle, reserve, is large, too high 

 on the leg, not very good in the body, but has a 

 capital head and is game looking. Mission Belle, though 

 pretty, is too light. Gussie would probably have been 

 in the money if she had not shown so badly and thrown her 

 ears back all the time she was in the ring. Her head and 

 ears and body are good and her coat is right; she is deficient 

 in bone but her forelegs are straight; a nice little bitch that 

 spoiled her chances by her behavior. Bonnie Biddie, a good 

 bitch, refused to show herself. Nellie, first at San Francisco 

 1891-92, was passed over on account of her brindled markings; 

 apart from this she is a fair average bitch, good in the loin 

 and body with very good ears; too thick in the head and too 

 wide in the chest. The novice dogs were not a gaudy lot. 

 The first novice bitch carried her ears badly but was other- 

 wise fair. Bonnie Brush, first in dog puppies, is a nicely- 

 made little dog with good coat, legs and feet and a nice 

 outline; carries his ears too high, and is weak in jaw. It was 

 a close thing between him and Don Juan, who is a neat lit- 

 tle dog, fairly good everywhere except that he is wide in 

 front and his coat is not good. Lomita Spratt is too large. 

 The winner in the bitch puppy class, De Oro, is a good speci- 

 men. She possesses a very good head, ears the right size and 

 shape and well carried, a very good loin and is a good depth 

 all through, nice neck and good coat, tail and legs right but 

 the feet are not round enough. She ought to be heard of 

 again. Lomita Nettle was second and Bonnie Blot, third, 

 carried her ears badly. Sunset Vixen, reserve, is too much 

 of a toy. 



Bull-Terriers. 



Judge's Report. 



Chief, the winning dog, is fairly good ; his ears are badly 

 cropped, coming together at the tips; were they wider apart, 

 as they originally were, his appearance would be immensely 

 improved. Jumbo beat him m everything but head. Little 

 Starlight is a well-turned, good-headed bitch, is rather wide 

 in front and a little short in the leg. She beat the dog for 

 the special. G. L. Waking. 



LIST OF AWARDS. 



MASTIFFS. — Dogs: 1st, M. S. Severance's Bishop; 2d, G. J. Grif- 

 fith's Phillip; 3d, Mark Phelps's Phelps's Bishop. Bitclies: 1st, J. P. 

 Goytino's Fanny II. Puppies: 1st, Lomita Kennels' Lomita Rex. 



ST. BERNARDS. — Rouqh-Coated — Dogs: 1st, J. G. Barker's Cali- 

 fornia Bernardo; 3d, F. McCallister's Monk; 3d. Dr. A. T. Regens- 

 burger's Reglov. Bitches: 1st, Goucher & Aikman's Tabitha.— Pup- 

 pies— Dogs: 1st, C, F. A. Last's Pontiff: 2d, Goucher & Aikman's 

 Punch; 3d, Capt. F. B. Colver's Prince. Bitches: lst,C. A. Sheldnck's 

 Lady Thornton; 2d, Goucher & Aikman's Judy.— Smooth— 1st, G. W. 

 Lynch's Rover; 3d, M. E. Frazer's California Wonder. 



GREAT DANES. — Dogs: 1st, J G. Borglum's Titan. Bitches: lvt, 

 J. G. Borglum's Marjel.— Poppies— Dogs: 1st, Mrs. H. E. Small's 

 Figaro; 2d, Col J. G. Otis's Toro; 3d, F. R, Miner's Faust. Bitches: 

 1st, J. H. Outhwaite's Minijon. 



FOXHOUNDS— American— Dogs: 1st, T. Lowe's Dixie. Puppies: 

 1st, K. C. Klokke's Figueroa. 



DEERHOUNDS. — Dogs: 1st, J. E. Hoy's Cervus. Bitches: 1st, J. E. 

 Hoy's Flora. 



GREYHOUNDS. — Dogs: 1st. P. Curtis's Skyrocket; 2d, S. Tyler's 

 Falcon; 3d, H. McCracken's Donard M. Reserve, A. Barrell's Wallace 

 Go. Bitches: 1st, S. Tyler's Pronto; 2d, H. McCracken's Lady H. 

 Glendyne; 3d, T. Lowe's Juno.— Poppies— Dogs: 1st, S. Tyler's Oak 

 Glen Victor; 2d, H. McCracken's Midnight H. Bitches: 1st, Mrs. S. 

 Tyler's Oak Glen Victress. 



RUSSIAN WOLFHOUND.— 2d, E. P. Boden's Cossack. 



CHESAPEAKE BAY DOGS.— 1st, T. Higg's Trout. 



POINTERS.— Challenge— Dogs (under 551bs.): lat.E. K. Benchley's 

 Kan Koo. Bitches (over 501bs,): 1st. H. Vernon's Sally Brass II. 

 (Under oOlbs): 1st, Mrs H. M. Tonner's Amaryllis; 3d, A. B. Tru- 

 man's Patti Croxteth T.— Open— Dogs (over 551bs.): 1st, A. P. Kerck- 

 hoff's Jap; 3d, A. E. Messerley's Bob; 3d, H. E. Green's Rush. Reserve, 

 J. A. Silvers's Bob. Bitches (over 50Jbs.J>: 1st, Presidio Kennels' 

 Little Nell; 2d, J. H. Sammi's Hornell Bess; 3d, L. Simonson's Flossy. 

 Dogs (under 55lbs.): 1st, J. H. Kiefer's Baldy; 2d, J. E. Walker's Ben 

 Koo; 3d, Howard Vernon's Glenbeigh. Reserve, George A. Ralphs's 

 Grover. Bitches (under 501bs.): 1st, E. K. Benchley's Kioto; 3d, H. 

 Y. Evans, Jr.'s Tippetta; 3d, J. H. Sammi's Nancy S. Reserve, B. C. 

 Hinman's Belle.— Novice— Dogs (any weight): 2d, E. E. Sallady's Nig. 



