The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-03
BIG BULLDOG SHOW
/ SURE TO AID BREED
Joint Backing Of Rival Clubs
Makes It's Success u
Certainty.
ELECTION DAY CHOSEN

logs IN New York on election day in
tercst in the British national breed has
been increasing. AZ most Of the shows
for the past year or SO entries in this
division seemed 10 he falling or Mt AN
alarming rate and those on the inside
realized that something must be done
II the English bulldog was to regain Its
hiEh place in public interest.
Fanciers Of this type Of dog are busy
preparing their best show specimens
aud young homcbrcds 80 as to have
shcm 1T when i, is time for them TO
face the judge on election day. The
selection of Charles @. Hopton as the
Judge seems to meet with universal APP
prevail and indications point TO the
coming show being the greatest ever
held for the breed in this country. Many
now dogs will he brought out and the
best product OF the large host or Amer
tcan breeders will he on hand 10 see
II the American breeds have not reached
o stage where they can wrest highest
honors away from the imported speci-
mems.
The bulldog standard. under which
this show will he Judged and as APP
proved by the Bulldog club Of America.
In AS follows:
General appearance. aptitude. expression.
Hc.-The perfect bulldog must he OF me
oium sizc and smooth coat. with heavy.
thlck set, 10" swung body; massite' snort
iirnbs. Tho general appearance anu sttI-
sude should suggest great s,abii,y, yisor
eau,blc and kind. rcsoln,e and courageous
mot ylcion. Or SgS,s.siHe'' ana din ne
These attributes should be- countenanced
By tho expression and behavior.
,, GsiI-T his .'y'' os sTr t = lose J &ioin,eeI.
sliuining. sidewisc motion. giving the char
actcrisiic roll The action must. how
ever, he unrcstraincd. free and vigorous
Proportion and syIumetry-The points,
should h" we'll distributed and bear good
r.l,tinn one to the other. no feature being
On such prominence from either excess Or
lack Of quality that the animal appears
dci"rmel 81 lily prop"rtioned;
IunuDn," Of sex In comparison OF speci.
0,cns II different sen due allow ance should
b. made IN favor OF the bitohess. which do
to the sdinc degree OF perfection ana
grandeur as do tue dugs.
Sizc-1he Size tor mature dogs Is about
Atty pounds. Tor mature bitches about
forty pounds.
coat-rhs coat should be. straight. short;
rat. close. OF une texture, smooth ana
0lo.t'. 'ringc, feather or curb
Color ~ cuat--rhc color oi coat should
The variou, color. found In tho brr-,i arc
60 ne preferred IN III f~ol,owing. order: q,
rcd brinlir. 80 go. cher b%rindles, 90
srlid white. 80 80 III red. fsNn or fallcw.
60 piebaiI. go inferior qualities OF AL the
Net. pr-frc, r.ba,d is preferable 10
Q uuddy hrind'e ~ detective solid color.
SOLD biz K Is >r' uriesirab."' nu, not
craze. degree In ]pisbhll patches Ins
erNrdlcs. to he perfect. should have a me
roS, "nl cluaI I,gtn'Tn.' 'I and soiiha c,Ior,
. sniall white patch on The "hes; is NOT
ccnsidcrci d~otrineni"i IN p'snads me
pure color and - mmetricalIE distributed.
Skin-Thc skin should be soft and loose.
especial, at the head. neck and shoulders.
Wrinkle and dewiap-rhe head ami face
should he covered with heaNN Wrinkles,
AM At tho 'hg"t', from Jaw to chest. there
etouli hc 80" .u re p"ddI oG' to'ds. FORM
1nl III. ,lr.Itp
Skn the skull should be very large.
dos At mo shoulders, Viewed from the
shc skull. and also very broad and square.
rcsr very high and very short FROM, the
point Of tho nose 80 ortiput. the forehead
should he Nat tnpt rounded or 'domed },
neither too prominent or overhangins the
Chcek-rhe checks should be well
vcunded, protrudiug -ideNise and outward
Stop-The temples or frontal bones
a.: sn%ui hisn. ,s,tt.lns . N"iiew or groove be-
tween III" owes. TINS indentatiou or stop"
should ne hoih broad ana deep and eHtsnd
abe head vertically. being traeeable 70 the
Top of IA" skull
l.NNA anu 'N Fll'l~-- Nv : FfFN lApIl
She front. should be situated low down In
an. skull. a. far from III" ears as pos
straight Huc AZ right angles win nc stop
TheN should he quite In front of The head,
a. wide apart as possible, provided their
outer corners are within the outline Of the
checks when viewed from the front. They
shouid he quite round In form, Of mod
crate size. neither sunkcu nor bullying. and
in colo should he very dark. Tho I'D.
shoull cover thr white. 81 the cyeball when
.he dos Is loosins directly forward and
uha HI HlIHN me- 'l.tNA'
Esrs-Thc cars should h" set hirin in tn
bead. tho front inner edge Of each ca
Joining tho outline Of the skull at the tor
back corner = skull 50 as to place them
as wide apart and as high and As far from
BE- small and thin, The shape termed
crosse car is the most desirable. Th'
s.igc. tho upper front edge curvlng over
outward and backward, showing part 81
Che inside Of IN" burr, a,The ea.s snoulS
"l,utioucI" aud should never be cropped.
Face.Lhc ta,o measured from III
should bo extremely short, the muzzle beint
very short. broad. turned upward and var,
docp from the corner of the eye to tn
NoseLThr nose should he large, broat
and black, its tip being set back deepi,
Nottorn of stop, between the eyes. to tn
eip OF the nose should be as short. as pos
t.p Of the nose to Tho edge OF under lip
Tho nostrils should lee vide. large ans
flaCk, with a well defined line between
them. ,The particolor or butterfly nose
and the ncsh ,olo- or Dudley nose ar.
decidedly ohiect.piab bic, hut do not dis
uuslifv for comprtirionD
ChopS-Thc chops or "hews' should b'
chick, broad, pendant and very deep, com
rle,ely ovcrhanging the lower jaw at eacl
side. They join the uJier lip IN front ans
utmost or uuite cover the teeth, whicl
should he scarcely noticeable when tn
moutI Is closed.
Jaws-The LAWS should he massive, YER
broad. square and 'undershot,' the lowe
Jav projecting couslde bly, in front OF tn,
upper law and running up.
Tcefh-The teeth should H." large am
0'ronE. with tn. canine teeth or tusks wild
Apart AMI the siN small teeth in front. be
AZ cen the CANNES. In an even level row.
Neck-The neck should be short, Yer.
mick. deep aud strong and well arche'
shouldors-rho shoulders should he mus
rular very heavy. widespread and slant
tg outward. giving stability and grca
chest Tho .hcst should he very broad
Rrisket and body-The brisket and bod
shouli be very CipdCipus. With full sides
vel rounded ribs ana very drep from III
shoulders down 10 it, Lowest part, vher
g. Joins The chest. II should he well lc
down between tho shoulders and foreleg,
giving the dog "A broad low, short legge
sppcs renee. Tho body SHOULD he we
ribbed M behind with the belly tuckc
"'Rsck- n back should he short an
s,rong, very broad at the shoulders am
comparatively narrow at thu loins, The
should lo u slight fall I'm the back clos
behind tho shoulders Ilts lowest part
fhe top of which should he higher tina
elIe top Of the shoulders, thence curvin
again more -uiIcni" n tho tail, formlu
All arch "a N"'' distinctive feature of In
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