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FOREST AND STREAM. 



THE SPECIALTY SHOW. 



May 1 to 4. Entries 390; Dogs Benched 333. 



The members of the five specialty clubs under whose aus- 

 pices the dog show in Madison Square Garden which closed 

 last Friday night was held must feel proud of the result of 

 their efforts. Probably never have the breeds benched beeu 

 represented in this country by a better class of dogs. The 

 management of the farm show was extremely liberal in the 

 matter of prize money, the prizes being identical with those 

 given by the W. K. C. Then the different clubs devoted to 

 the breeds represented showed their esprit de corps with 

 such an array of specials that it must have been a very 

 unlucky specimen, indeed, that did not secure a piece of the 

 spoils. Further than this the members entered their very 

 best dogs, so that all that was requisite to chronicle a com- 

 plete success was crowded aisles, which means a good gate. 

 This part of the show, however, was somewhat of a dis- 

 appointment, though it was quite noticeable that when the 

 dog show commenced the building took on a more lively 

 appearance than when the farm exhibits were the only 

 attraction. The Farm show was something of an innova- 

 tion and the New York public, being a peculiar people, wait 

 for the bell-wether— society— to lead them. Once they hear 

 the tinkle of social success the masses flock and make the 

 occasion an excuse to see and be seen. Such was the experi- 

 ence of the horse shows and the W. K. O. dog shows, both 

 of which have now secured the necessary popularity. The 

 poultry show is in the transition state and the Farm show, 

 the youngest venture, has just experienced the chilly recep- 

 tion that the others did at first. 



The date selected was not the most propitious, for this is 

 the ragged edge of the season, society is feeling [blase and 

 sighing for the country and Europe, to which many of them 

 have flown, and others are busy in preparation. Still, a 

 goodly number of well known people dropped in from time 

 to time, and the management, far -from being disheartened 

 at the prospect of a finan- 

 cial deficit, pluckily an- 

 nounce that both the 

 farm and the dog shows 



will be repeated next 



year, and dates to this 

 end have already been 

 claimed. 



There is little more to 

 be said about the dog 



show than was told in 



last week's issue. The 



dogs seemed comfortable 



enough in the basement, 



and perhaps they were 



better off there during 



the extreme heat of the 



first two days than if 



they had been benched 



on the main floor. Still, 



the basement is a stuffy 



place at best, and with 



little air circulating, or 



ventilating conveniences, 



there was in some places 



a conglomeration of 



smells that was anything 



but agreeable at times. 



The first day a leakage 



of gas seemed to have a 



drowsy effect on some of 



the dogs, but this being 



early remedied and "San- 



itas" being freely used, -v-^,.^.-*^*^ 



the dogs did not suffer. 

 Spratts Co. did their ut- 

 most to hide the bare 

 walls with their lurge 

 enameled sign ?, and with 

 electric lights at every 

 turn the scene at times 

 was quite a lively one, 

 and the attendance dur- iBBI^BMWWM ff *— 

 ingthe last two days of 

 the show was fairly good. 

 Dr. Glover, as veterin- 

 arian, had little to do, as 

 most of the dogs were in 

 charge of their respective 

 owners and kennel men, 



but as usual he was attentive to his duties, for he is one 

 of the very few "vets" who have a just appreciation of their 

 position and its responsibilities. Mr. Mortimer, as manager 

 of the whole show, was a busy man throughout the week, 

 and had his mind fully occupied with his executive duties, 

 the conduct of which was very commendable. He instituted 

 Mr. A. M. Hughes as superintendent of the dog show depart- 

 ment, a position which the latter filled very acceptably, and 

 with a little more, experience he will no doubt be found an 

 acceptable substitute for Mr. Read, if he cares to take it up. 

 The judging was, with the exception of a couple of minor 

 specials, completed the first dav, and taken altogether there 

 have been few shows where less fault was found with the 

 judges' decisions. Some mistakes were made, of course, for 

 no judge is infallible, and if the exhibitor would now and 

 then review the situation calmly and "put yourself in his 

 place," many an unkind thought would be left unsaid. 



A number of prominent fanciers were present during the 

 show, in fact nearly all whose names are to be found in the 

 list of awards as well as a fair sprinkling of New Yorkers and 

 others whose fancy turns to pointers and setters such as 

 John S. Wise, A. C. Pickhardt, F. S. Webster, G. Muss- 

 Arnolt, W. Tallman, John C. Sharp, Edward Brooks, of 

 Boston; Warhani Whitney, of; Rochester, and F. C. Wheeler. 

 Spratts Co. deserve credit for the way in which they benched 

 the show, for in benching the St. Bernards they had to circle 

 one end of the basement, no very easy matter; their feeding 

 was as usual, good. The aisles were kept clean and the dogs 

 well bedded with clean straw, and two rings were provided 

 on the same floor for exercising purposes. Upstairs on the 

 mam floor five rings were set apart for the judging, that for 

 the St. Bernards being the performing ring, where there was 

 plenty of room to show them off. Spaniels and collies were 

 a little cramped for room. Before concluding this part of 

 our report a word is due to that good fancier Mr. Thos. H. 

 lerry, who assumed so much responsibility in the affair. He 

 was constantly in attendance and having fully recovered 

 from his painful illness, he was able to enter into the enjoy 

 ment of the occasion with zest and courteousness undis- 

 mayed by the halting public, and that his efforts will meet 

 with better appreciation next year is, we are sure, the wish 

 of all of us. 



St. Bernards. 



Sidney W. Smith, Judge. 

 Although there were only 81 entries altogether in this 

 breed, Mr, Smith, who came across the sea to judge, must 

 feel pleased to know that he had the best we have this sideof 

 the Alleghames pass before him. The occasion must have 

 been a pleasant one for him in that he met. once more sev- 

 eral iour footed friends whom he knew so well when on the 

 other snle— such as Rustic Beauty, whose curls he seemed 

 to wonder at, though Arthur Trickett had her looking bet- 

 ter than ever before; Scottish Leader, Eboracum, Florette, 

 bunray aud Sir Bedivere, whom he never expected to see 

 looking so well and hearty— nor did any one else for that 

 matter. In challenge rough dogs four trooped into the 



ring, but there was nothing to touch Sir Bedivere for first, 

 for he looked as well as we ever saw him, in fact, livelier and 

 more active than when he was first shown here, and the 

 question was which should come second. This honor fell to 

 to that genuine dog Kingston Regent, who was looking 

 really well, Albany air evidently having had a beneficial ef- 

 fect. This is, we believe, Mrs. Nicholson, his owners's near- 

 est approach to challenge honors, and she felt correspond- 

 ingly proud of her new purchase. Otos took reserve over 

 Altoneer, though the latter.lost no friends by the decision, 

 the latter scores very much in head and quality and type, 

 and is a good all round dog, losing only to Otos in size and 

 coat. In bitches (4) Rustic Beauty won over Lady Living- 

 ston, beating her in head and forelegs, though losing in 

 color and flatness nf coat. Between Sun ray, reserve, and 

 Miss Anna it must have been close work, the latter's sweet 

 quality offsetting to some extent Sunray's better bone and 

 size, but the latter as she gets older improves in expression 

 and head. Miss Anna never looked better. 



Rough open dogs (22), two of which, Lord Dante and 

 Grand Master, were absent, saw Eboracum the winner, fol- 

 lowed by Demetrius, who has a good type of head; might be 

 better in forelegs; good body, though not yet furnished; 

 better behind than his sire, Kingston Regent, but was not in 

 proper show condition, being short of coat. Ardmore, third, 

 might well have taken his.place; he has a better head, better 

 bone, excellent coat, and was well shown. Roland, Jr., our 

 opinion of whom is well known, was correctly placed; he 

 lacks the type and quality of the others. Imperator, reserve, 

 runs him close, a handsome dog, who with less stop and 

 more depth of muzzle, a little more rib and truer hocks 

 would be a good dog, as he was in the pink of condition. 

 Wach Erdman, vhc., was third at New York and Newark; 

 he is houndy-headed and light in rib, not much type. Ash- 

 land Jumbo, also vhc, should be deeper and squarer in muz- 

 zle, but has a very fair head, excellent skull, shows lots of 

 type, but has not filled out much in body since the fall; 

 another year will improve him. Vindex, he, good-headed 



C. A. PRATT'S SIR BEDIVERE. (Latest Photograph.) 



dog that he is, loses so much in hind parts and coat. Pontiff 

 II. shows a good deep head, which more stop would improve; 

 a little light in pasterns and faulty behind; good body, color, 

 markings and leg bone; should have had another letter at 

 least. In bitches Swiss Mountain Kennels were again vic- 

 torious with the typical Florette, who was well shown. 

 Royal Duchess, second, is a nice sort, beaten in coat and pas- 

 terns by the other, coat should be flatter. Mascot Bernie 

 runs up close; she shows lots of quality; a little straight- 

 faced, but good otherwise; she i* well known. Countess 

 Madge, sterling good bitch as she is, must always lose on 

 account of her too white face; she is the best in shape of 

 head in the class; she showed a lameness in the ring. Miss 

 Amanda, vhc, has beautiful markings, a nice quality bitch, 

 well deserving of her card. Alberta, he, deserves her letters, 

 though plain-faced, and as to Princess Wang, he, more stop, 

 flatter coat, more size and smaller ears would improve an 

 otherwise fair bitch. In dog pups Lord Ripon, first at Boston, 

 won. The other prizes were withheld. In bitches the well- 

 known Madame B was alone. 



Smooth challenge dogs saw Melrose King the winner, for 

 his only opponent, Scottish Leader, was lame, having been 

 injured in transit; he was also looking a little light in body, 

 this will be reversed probably when they meet again, as 

 Leader gets it in bone, legs, size and depth of head and true 

 coat. Empress of Contoocook and Miss Alton fought it out 

 again and the Boston decision was upheld; both were well 

 shown. In open dogs (9) of course Alton Jr. had things his 

 own way. Plinlimmon V. coming second, some distance be- 

 hind, rather plain faced, lacks shadings, fair bone, good body, 

 faulty tail, but a true smooth; Patrol, well known, runs him 

 close. Romeo II., fourth, has a rather long, homely head, 

 but deep, square muzzle, broad blaze and almost white body, 

 good bone. Victoria Colin, vhc. gets his tail up and is a bit 

 straight behind, rather bitch-headed, but nice quality. In 

 bitches (8) Lady Alton won this time, second going to the 

 equally well known Sunol, who was well shown. Pandora, 

 third, a very nice bodied bitch, good legs, head like her 

 mother's, Cleopatra, long, homely and narrow, but deep and 

 otherwise well shaped. Bellegarde, fourth, was rightly 

 placed. Neither of these bitches has the right type of head, 

 Bellegarde being too much on the bloodhound order; 

 she is well known; Miss Olive, he, deserved her letters, 

 and Donna Marie might have been mentioned, for' 

 barring head, which is hound v, she is nicely shaped, 

 and shows quality. Scottish Ruby and Lady Judith were 

 absent. In dog pups (4), Emperor of Contoocock won, the 

 others not being deemed worthy of recognition. In bitches 

 (3), Minka, second at the W. K. C. show, won over Virgie of 

 Contoocock. Both had gone when I c*rne to their stalls 

 Third was withheld. In novice dogs (12) the winners have 

 all been commented on. Among the mentioned ones, Nero 

 D. is faulty in ear and hindlegs; Percival is also faulty in the 

 latter respect; Duke Barry II. has not the best of dispositions 

 and I could not handle him. In bitches (8), three absent 

 Pandora was first. Princess Hepsey, second, coat should be 



flatter, nice quality. Princess Eulalie, the W. K. C. puppy 

 winner, third; nice body, coat and legs, head small, but 

 fairly well shaped, nicely marked if it had a better defined 

 blaze. Kingstonian Gloria, reserve, was too high and big, 

 muzzle not square enough, shows some quality. 



The struggle between Sir Bedivere and Alton, Jr., provoked 

 some iuterest, but the decision went to the rough dog, body 

 and hindlegs being better, though the smooth has the ad- 

 vantage in skull and depth and squareness of muzzle, 



Mr. Smith judged with consistency all through, and his 

 decisions were well received; the results differing little with 

 the placings made by some of the home judges. 



Collies. 



B. McEwen, Judge. 

 This was Mr. McEwen's first appearance in the ring in this 

 capacity and that he acquitted himself well, on the whole 

 was, we believe, the unanimous verdict. The quality of the 

 dogs shown could not be excelled in this country, and as 

 many of the winners have so recently appeared at the several 

 shows it is not necessary to go into any lengthy criticisms. 

 Sef ton Hero, Wellesbourne Charlie and Roslyn Wilkes was 

 the order in the challenge dog class, Hero scoring his first 

 challenge ribbon; he was looking well, beating Charlie in 

 cleanness of head and coat. In bitches Chorlton Phyllis won 

 rightly, getting it in size, coat, length, cleanness of head, her 

 ears might be better shown — she pricks them at times 

 Jakyr Dean, second, loses to Luella in expression and some- 

 what in shape of head, but is better in ears, the latter's being 

 a trifle heavy, and she is short of coat. 



In open dogs (14) Christopher, Gold Dust, Woodmansterne 

 Trefoil and Conrad II. was the money order. Christopher 

 was well shown and Gold Dust also looked better than be- 

 fore, with a good mane and frill; his head is improving with 

 age and will do to thicken a little more in skull. Trefoil was 

 looking in great shape, his coat is of excellent text ure and 

 taking him all round there are few to beat him, and no' mis- 

 take would have been made if he had been second, consider- 

 ing Gold Dust's faulty 

 hind parts aud loin, andi 

 in his present condition 

 he gives Christopher a. 

 close rub. Conrad II 

 made a good fourth; he 

 strikes me as getting a 

 little strong in head now 

 he was in fair coat. Hemp- 

 stead Rex, reserve, was; 

 at Philadelphia. Prince 

 w ilkes, vhc, deserved his. 

 letters; he is too strong 

 in head and heavy in ear 

 to cope with the winners.. 

 iifeshire Mark, vhc, has 

 a fairish head but is flat 

 in ribs and short of und 

 ercoat. Old Bendigo was; 

 looking well but is show- 

 ing his age. Blizzard and 

 Rhoderick Dh out are well 

 known. Hempstead Tre- 

 foil was absent. 



In bitches (17) the qual- 

 ity dropped a little, first 

 going to that sweet bitch 

 Hempstead Dorothy, that 

 swept all before her at the 

 W. K. C. show; she, how- 

 ever, was not looking as 

 well as when shown then;: 

 she is a well made bitch, 

 and if she holds her pres- 

 ent head will do lots of 

 winning. Lady Fidget 

 came next, with Glen 

 third; she carries her ears; 

 well and has a fairly good 

 head. Flora May was 

 fourth, she is a little 

 sharp faced, coat soft and 

 — short. Lillikulani, re- 

 serve, I did not see. Orms- 

 kirk Dollie, vhc, is a 

 sweet headed one, does 

 not stand true in front. 

 Lassie was at Detroit, 

 and Hempstead Bess and 

 . t . . „ . Ormskirk Julia were at 

 Philadelphia. Minnie Setton, he, is a pretty headed bitch, 

 full of quality with well carried ears, small and light of 

 bone. Princess Wilkes, like her mother, is heavy in ears, 

 also light body, fair otherwise. In dog pups (10), four absent! 

 first went to Hempstead Rex, pressed close by Cragston 

 Discretion, the rather coarse headed Boston winner Douglas 

 getting third; he excels both in denseness of coat, but the 

 others beat him in cleanness of head. Seminole Amazement, 

 reserve, is faulty in hocks, strong in skull, fair coat and con- 

 dition. Hempstead Con I could not find. Richmond Scott 

 is heavy in ears and poorly carried, too full in brow and 

 skull. Hempstead Dorothy, Lassie and Hempstead Bess 

 were the winners in bitches. In novice dogs (6), the 

 judge made a slip in putting Hempstead Rex first and Con- 

 rad II. third; their open class positions being reversed, 

 though in this class Cragston Discretion separated them. In 

 bitches, Lady Fidget, Gem and Flora May was the order and 

 most of the others have been commented upon. In smooths 

 first went to Bluebelle, who beats Hempstead Maid in con- 

 dition, head, ear and body. Blue Light, third, is wide in 

 skull and cheeky, and faulty in ears. The bobtails were 

 Herdman II. and Lord Mayor, both out before. 



Fox-Terriers. 



R. F. Mayhem, Judge. 



The different classes could not have been filled with better 

 quality, as all the well known animals were there, and the 

 judge had no easy task, and although he let one or two pass 

 him his work was, on the whole, well done. The principal 

 kennels took most of the spoils. In challenge dogs Blemton 

 Victor II., Starden's King, Warren Safeguard and Ripon 

 Stornier was the order, with Dusky Trap bringing up the 

 rear. They were all put down in excellent shape, especially 

 the three winners. In bitches Miss Dollar added another to 

 her score, but Warren Captious must have run Dona very 

 close for second money. 



In open dogs (13) the winners are well known. Blemton 

 Rasper, an all white dog, is soft in coat, a bit faulty in stop 

 and brow and a little more rib would improve him; a nice 

 terrier, though, all round Beverwyck Royalist I think has 

 the better head, but needs time yet to come to his feet. 

 Arrandale Mixture, third, has been repeatedly written up; 

 he was well shown. Blemton Stickler is another well known 

 face; he should be flatter in skull. Reserve went to Warren 

 Layman and vhc to Warren Tip Top, a bit heavy in front. 

 The others deserved their letters, though Warren Daysman, 

 c, should certainly have had mord; his good front offsets a 

 rather long body; his skull should be flatter. 



In bitches Dusky II. , Blemton Vigil, weak before the eye; 

 Warren Duty, who take her all round, beats the latter espe- 

 cially in body and expression, a»d Blemton Vindex were the 

 money winuers, and have faced the judge before. Beverwyck 

 Twilight, reserve, was at Boston; she is young yet, and her 

 skull has not shaped down. Verdict, he, is an old time win- 

 ner. In dog pups there must have been some change after 

 the awards and ribbons were given out. Hillside Domino 



