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Feb. 28, 1895. 
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FIXTURES. 
*£bench shows.; 
in ;/-7. 
;March 5 to 8— Chicago.— Mascoutah K. C, J. L. LincolnvSec'y. 
March 12 to 15— Denver.— Western K. C. Co., E. T. Weiant, Seo'y 
April 10 to 13.— Pittsburgh— Duquesne K.O. W. E. Littel, Sec'y. 
April 16 to 19— Boston.— New England Kennel Club. D. E. Love- 
and. Sec'y. 
April 17 to 20. Los Angeles— Southern Cal. Kennel Club. 
May 8 to 11— San Francisco. Cal.— Pacific Kennel Club. 
FIELD TRIALS. 
Sept. 10— Morris, Man.— Manitoba F. .T. C, John Woolton, 
Manitou, Sec'y. 
Nov. s.— ChaLham' Ont.-International F. T. Club. W. B.Wells 
Sec'y. 
much improved >ven on , his ^Providence^f orm, "[stouter ;^and 
sturdier, his only drawback being an excess of whisker, but 
this will be attended to before he makes another public appear- 
ance. Since wilting the above he wasshown at, the New Eng- 
land K. C. Terrier show and was put down in the orthodox 
manner. Wire hairs require trimming just as much as a man. 
There are not many of us who wish to go round with a shock 
of bail- like the up-to-date football player. Although Cribbage 
has occupied such a prominent position in "wire" circles, little 
has been written of his history and attainments. He first saw 
light in Mr. W. Carrick's kennels, Carlisle, England, April 4, 
1890. His sire was Trick and darn Carlisle Tinsel. On his 
dam's side his blood goes back to the crack Ch. Carlisle Tack 
and Vice, the mother of the noted Carlisle Tyro; in fact all 
through, his pedigree teems with patrician blood and bis ser- 
vices as a sire should prove invaluable in his new home. Nearly 
five years old, Cribbage stands . to-day _a, wonderfully well 
privilege. Mr. Hunnewell has'not dropped across many bar- 
gains in dog ;flesh, but Bruiser proved to be the one exception, 
his present owner buying him from Mr. Lindsay Hogg, after he 
had won several priV.es at English shows. Oakleigh Bruiser 
is by Dudley Rarity, out of Brunette, and is therefore strong in 
the new forest and Broom blood, consequently having a mix- 
ture of some of the best smooth and rough strains. On the 
maternal side he is a grandson of that good old terrier Brittle, 
of whom more anon. When he first appeared in America, Mi*. 
R. F. Mayhew, the fox terrier judge, wrote of him: "Almost as 
good in coat as could be, of a dense, hard nature, in addition to 
which has a lean, nicely chiselled head, good expression and 
character, with plenty of bone and substance, and a nice top. 
He is inclined to stand with his elbows in, and might with 
advantage be longer in loin." Bruiser should be most valuable 
on weak coated bitches, for.his coat is like pin wire, and what 
is of much..iniportauce Jhese^ days, is very.dense. He was 
The Hill Hurst Kennels- 
Hill Hurst is the name of Mr. Hunnewell' s country seat, sit- 
uated about two miles from Wellesley station, one of Boston's 
many picturesque suburbs. After a sharp drive in the keen, 
early morning air, we were quite prepared to carry out the 
first duty of the day — breakfast. A word or two about Hill 
Hurst, and we will walk across the lawn to the kennels. Mr. 
Hunnewell's house is beautifully situated on the crest of a hill, 
directly overlooking a large lake, a beautiful and picturesque 
sheet of water, at the other side of which rises the stately pile 
of buildings known as Wellesley College. In our many travels 
we have seen nothing to equal the picturesque peacefulness of 
this enchanting view from the windows of Hill Hurst, Park- 
like lawns surround the house, extending to the edges of the 
woods which cover some 300 acres. 
Lighting our cigarettes we strolled across to the kennels 
which are situated at the edge of ;the woods, about a couple of 
hundred yards from the home. All'was commotion as soon as we 
appeared. Pausing on our way Jong enough 1 o inspect an ice- 
house looking structure which proved to be a tenuis court, Mi*. 
Hunnewell being one of the acknowledged experts at this active 
game, we opened the double gates of the kennel yards. This 
gate within a gate is an excellent arrangement as any one wi'l 
imagine who has tried to keep half a dozen squirming terriers 
from escaping when the kennel yard door is opened. Before 
giving particulars of Ithe dogs we might as well describe the 
kennel buildings. These are said to be of Mr. Hunnewell's own 
designing, and as he had seen no other kennels when he built 
these, they may be said to be original. The main kennel yard, 
surrounded by wire fencing, eight feet deep, covers about au_ 
acre of ground, in the middle of which is a small cementedffiS 
pond, as shown in the picture. A very useful adjunct to any™ 
kennel. To^the right, before reaching the maiu kennel build- f 
ing, were three wire-fenced yards, running from small, lean-to ' 
kennels.^ In these are several pups both of poodle and wire per- 
suasion, and they extended us a noisy welcome. Arriving [at 
the main kennel the front door leads into a large room which 
contains an office on one side and cook room with stove and 
feed bins on the other. On the walls are hung pictures of dogs, 
show chains, prize cards, and the very artistic diplomas given 
by the Paris shows, where the poodles have won honors. An- 
other door leads into the six foot vestibule, dividing the range 
of kennel compartments. There are eight of these, four on 
each side, about 12x8 feet. Each compartment is fitted with a 
hinged bench, about a foot high, running along the sides. A 
door, at the end leads into separate kennel (yards. The front 
doors of the compartments are of solid wood and divided into 
two sections so that the top part can be opened to inspect the 
inmates. Inside the doors are wire doors, so that in warm 
weather the solid doors are swung open, and thus plenty of free 
ventilation is assured. All the flooring of building and inner 
kennel yards is cemented. A door at the back of the vestibule 
leads to the poodle kennels which are not so elaborate; similar 
in construction to those situated in the front part oPtke main 
kennel yard. Situated at the edge of the woods the buildings 
are amply shaded, and sheltered, and a number of trees in the 
main yard also afford grateful shade in summer time. At the 
far side of the big yard is a large boiler, inclosed in a little 
shed, a good arrangement, as nothing unsettles the dogs more 
than the fumes of cooking. Patrick Grady, with sundry help, 
has charge of the kenael. He graduated from the stable or the 
cattle section Wo forget which, but that Ins work is a labor of 
love with him is proved by the excellent care that he takes of 
his charges, and the cleanly manner in which everything per- 
taining to the kennels is kept. Since our visit Mr. Hunnewell 
has erected winter kennels, consisting of a glass enclosed piazza, 
reaching from one side of the main building. This affords a 
warm sheltered run for the puppies.^Many owners of .large 
HILL HURST KENNELS. 
preserved terrier, as good in head, eye, cheek and carriage as he 
ever was. His is one of those long, clean heads that may shrink 
but never grow coarse. He has the best of ears, well sprung 
neck, and typical front with beautiful legs and feet and his 
bearing shows him^to be game withal. > Since his advent in 
this country he has^carried all before him, acconrplishing the 
hitherto unprecedented feat of beating one of the best smooth 
dogs living. Among bis most meritorious victories before his 
importation may be counted the Prix d'Honneur, for the best 
sporting dog in the show at Antwerp, Belgium, beating fifty- 
three other first winners; another win to be proud of was when 
he took first and the Fox Terrier <"Uub Cup at the Oxford Fox 
Terrier Show at London, England, afterwards taking first and 
cup at Glasgow, Scotland, where he lowered Vice-Regal's vic- 
torious flag. As if this was not enough to satisfy the most 
exalted ambition he came over here and twice won the Grand 
Challenge Cup, given by the American Fox Terrier Club, for 
the best smooth or wire fox terrier, in the show, taking the 
honor from August Belmont's Blemton Victor II., who held the 
cup for three years previously. In color, Cribbage is white 
withjan on nead and ears, In England his list of firsts include 
such great shows as the Kennel Club, Birmingham, Darlington, 
Wolverhampton, Fox Terrier Club and Gloucester, etc. To 
give the whole list would occupy too much space. His last 
appearance in.*England was at Darlington, June 28, 1898, but 
being out of condition, the/ celebrated Prompter was, even with 
/\his handicap, in the opinion of many 'good judges, unjustly 
awarded premier position. Cribbage had already been pur- 
chased by Mr. Smith, aud came to this country with Surrey 
Janet in September, 1893. He was not exhibited until New 
York Sho w n , the" Jollp wing year, when he easily won firsts in 
open and novice, classes, and with Surrey Janet, took the wire 
haired brace^speciaPand those, for .best .^brace wire oi* smooth, 
best wire^ dog andjbest^wirejor^ smooth jiog in the show;_,this 
CHAMPION OAKLEIGH BRUISER AND CRIBBAGE— Hill Hurst Kennels. 
kennels know but few of their dogs personally, but Mr. Hunne- 
well is on intimate terms with all the grown dogs, knows their 
individual characteristic,aud takes delight in rambling through 
the woods with a score of them at his heels on the lookout for 
"chucks" or anything that may turn up in the way of varmin 
oi "work for terriers." 
Grady started the inspection by bringing out Mr. Hunnewell's 
first love, Oakleigh Bruiser, and his new crack Cribbage, which 
he recently purchased from Mr. H. W. Smith, of Worcester, 
Mass. Naturally these two rivals for the charms of the kennel 
talked to each other in an animated manner, but like many- 
readers of Forest aud Stream, they were "chained to business," 
and though they would dearly have liked a rough up, such 
specimens of the wire hair race are too valuable to be per- 
mitted this natural indulgence. There is a little of „the tuft 
hunter in nearly everyone's composition, aud so we naturally 
turned to Cribbage, the Sultan of the harem, and found him 
carried with it the Grand Challenge Cup, which had hitherto 
always fallen to a smooth. He follc?wed these successes np at 
Boston a few weeks later, again winning the Grand Challenge 
Cup. The specialty show in May also saw him a big winner 
and he won all put up for his breed at the Rhode Island Fair 
Show last fall. Since our visit he held his own at the N. E. K. 
C. Terrier Show, running Ch. Blenton Victor II. very close for 
best in show. 
Among the good ones he has sired is Curio, winner of several 
first prizes, and his get over here will, no doubt, be heard of 
before long, as several youngsters are making up very nicely. 
But Oakleigh Bruiser is all this time protesting, in canine 
fashion, that the pats and nice thiugs should not all go to Crib- 
bage, so we turn to one of the best wires seen on American 
benches before the advent of the Cribbage-Surrey-Janet string. 
Bruiser is a terrier all over, and pussies, rats and woodchucks 
would be mighty scared varmin if he could have his way all the 
time. He getsjt^sometimes and shows a scar or two for the 
whelped June, 2, 1891, and was bred by Mrs. Lee."_ Bruiser w*as 
not long in finding his way to the challenge class, and at 
Boston Show last year he attained Champion honors. In 1893 
he wou second at New York, to Daylesford Broom; firsts, Bos- 
ton, Newark, Rhode Island Fair Show, and Akron. Last year 
he began the season with first at Saratoga, then New York, 
Boston and the specialty shows, in challenge classes, and since 
our visit has added to his laurels firsts at Providence and second 
to Cribbage at the Terrier Show. He has sired some nice 
stock, stamping his get with his own good terrier character. 
"Bring out Janet," says Mr. Hunnewell, and out trips the 
best wire hair in America, to our mind, in Surrey Janet. She 
was scarcely in as flue trim as she appeared a month later, at 
the Terrier Show, having just weaned a litter by Brittle— what 
a combination of terrier character this mating should produce 1 
In the August", 1893, issue of the Fox Terrier Chronicle ap- 
peared an excellent biography of this beautiful terrier, in 
which we find this interesting news regarding Janet's very 
early life. A Mr. Harrold bred his bitch Jenny to Northfield 
Besom and three pups were born. Two were given away, and 
when Surrey Janet was well grown, Mr, Harrold, being anx- 
ious to dispose of her, offered her for the magnificent sum of 15 
shilliugs '$3.75), to several "cute" wire exhibitors, but they 
looked "askew." Then Mr. Mutter saw the bitch in the street, 
and looked, longed and never left her till he bought her, ana 
luckily so, for she proved the corner stone of the noted Surrey 
Kennels. Her first appearance was in June, 1892, at Harlow, 
and under Mr. Astley she won three seconds and first in 
Maiden class, successes that promised well for her future. 
Another show intervened, and then at Market Harboro, Mr. 
Redmond saw something to love, and she won m open and 
puppy classes. Then followed many winnings, imtil we find 
her at the Crystal Palace show with firsts in open and novice 
clases and a special. Different judges seemed to have had 
different opinions as to her merits then, for at "one show she 
could take a second and turn the tables on; her" victors at the 
next. But recovering her premier position an unbroken list 
of wins followed, beginning with Cruft's, where she also took 
the special for best rough in the show. Now she was in the i 
challenge ranks, and after winning at Bath and Preston shows, 
and Mr. Mansell having a commission to purchase the best 
wire bitch in England, he plumped for Surrey Janet, and she I 
became Mr. H. W. Smith's property. Under his name she won 
several firsts, notably at Leicester, under Mr. Vicary, beating 
the crack dog Jack St. Leger, and two days after she downed I 
Chammon Prompter for the special, at Darlington, a few min- 
utes after the latter had lowered Cribbage's colors. But her 
biggest triumph, and fitting close of her English career, was at 
Cirencester, where Mr. Hay ward : Field placed her first and 
special for best in show, rough or smooth, beating her little sis- 
ter Sister Mary aud several crack.smooths. One cannot better 
describe Surrey Janet than to quote the above journal: "A 
beautiful bitch of correct size, an extra coat of the right text- 
ure, a lovely neck and line shoulders and front, good bone, j 
and with the best of feet, and to add to all these, a varminty 
looking head, with perfect outline and ears and correct facial 
expression for a wire." 
"Now those critics over there said she was not right behind, j 
I'll show you that there is not a stronger or faster terrier in the I 
kennel," says Mr.JHunnewell. Suiting the action to the word, 
he threw a ball the length of the big kennel yard and Janet 
beat Cribbage in every race, showing not the slightest weak- 
ness in her bin. I legs. Surrey Janet was whelped Aug. 18, 
1891, In 1893 she came over with Cribbage, and her career 
since thne has been one series of victories, sharing with her 
kennel mate the brace prize specials, and winning all the 
specials for her sex at New York, Boston and the Specialty 
shows in 1894. 
Bushey Bramble, big with maternal anticipations, was next 
trotted out. She was due on Oct. 30, 1894, and there should be] 
a nice family growing up by this time. This bitch was im-J 
ported last summer, and was whelped Sept. 2, 1890. She is by J 
veins^ ex-Bramble, and is nearly smooth bred but is broken i 
rough to be a wire, her coat partaking of the wonderfully hard 
texture of her sire's, Her legs, feet, head and expression, bone 
aud quarters are her most noticeable points. In color she is 
white, with right ear black and left ear ticked, and a spot on 
stern, In England she won first at Leicester, Darlington and | 
Bavnet, in 1891; Barking, Kew and Enfield in 1892, and first at 
the London Fox Terrier Club Show, at Uxbridge, in 1893.1 
besides a number of specials. Since coming to America she 
has won first at Providence, only time show. She should makej 
a valuable brood bitch. 
One of the handsomest_wires ever exhibited on our benched 
