New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09
Brought from England

Brought from England
Covesca Lass was brought from Eng
49, where She had won everything be-
foro her. including the $3.50 challenge
an offered by the Kennel Club. Al
tboprh shown only twice here, at the
pgnburv and Hudson County shows, the
bitch has already established her clam
20 the championship, and IS without
doubt the finest type Of female ever I'M
ported from the Old World.
Covcsca Lass is by Rival Stone de-
scer6ant OF the great dog Rodney stone,
for which Richard Croker paid S5,OOO
20 Walter Jefries, a fancler VINO mas
apDlicd himself 20 the development OF
the Stone type for more than quar-
ter Of q century. One has but TO look
~ the ricturc Of Covesea Lass and
the Stone tyne reveals itself in the lay
hack Of the nostrils, the upcurve Of the
under Jaw. the width between the eyes
for character, the length from ear 10
ear for instinct and a width OF shout
der for muscular power.
Victor Ncrax is a brindle with white
markings, and is by I oil Bar Jack, out OF
Champion Chestnut Ginger The young
candidate has been shown seven times,
mostly as O puppy, and more than once
his quality has forced him out OF hls
class 10 compete against dogs Of all
aces ONLY nineteen months old, Vic
tor Nerax has already won in the spe-
cials and best dog of the show classes
twice. lie has scored victories at the
Woodmere. Wilmington, Belmont PARK.
Red Bank. Greenwich, Danbury and
Hudson County shows.
Experts and those who are keen on
tho best points of the bulldog have
long since agreed that the breed Is
really the fundamental dog and that
The strain is responsible for whatever
pluck and courage are seen in all other
breeds. A few Of the ultra conservs-
tive admirers Of the type-and perhaps
they are not very far wrong-have gone
so far as 10 term the specimen typ
ioally "John Bulls own dog" and as
truly British as the Union Jack. Per
hans these critics are right. for there
IS no question that the purest speci-
mems have come across the water.
Standard Color
A point. too. that has caused IN
limited discussion is what should be
the standard color. But il is curious
that the most liberal students Of the
class pay rather slight heed TO the
color. Black and white is the true
shade Of the Stone breeds usually, but
the cranks say that the good bulldog
may be any color. Brindle, red. fawn,
white and fallow have prevailed among
the big winners in bench shows, but II
IS always commendable that whatever
the doc might chance TO be the coat
should be fiat. fine ia texture and brill
liant In the prcdominating color.
Mixed and pied colors have been seen,
and in times gone by dark brindle was
very much iu vogue. Nearly twenty
years or so ago George Raper, the Eng
iist exponent of the breed, brought
over a dark brindle dog, and he swept
the boards in all the American shows,
his most pronounced victory being over
the $4,000 dog which McCreery brought
across for special show purposes. The
pair were exhibited at a specially fiXt-
ure in the old Logerett Garden, where
the judge Foxhall keene, pinned the
blue on Raper's dog.
Another characteristic Of the bulldog
Isl his weight, and judges, faneiers and
other followers Of the breed differ as
% what should be the proper thing.
or course, the bench dogs nowadays are
bred for no practical purpose, yet a
high degree Of muscular show is neces-
aary, and m that case dog Of around
hity pounds has been found 10 fill the
requirements.
I'm good health a dog OF that weight
will do almost anything, but he will
not be able TO acquit himself at bulls
batting The original sport for which
The bulldog was mainly developed.
Nowadays the main essentials Of the
show dog are centred in the markings
OF the head, neck and forebody, and
though judges slightly. differ. one
standard will be found 20 be effective
everywhere.
Ia the frst place, the skull must be
massive, and the more massive the bet
Ter. There was another and perhaps
common sense theory that in the good
dog the circumference of the head in
ront Of the ears should be equal 20 the
height Of the dog at the shoulder.
Square and Broad
4 when viewed from the side the skull
n sAould be square and broad and short
rom The nostrils TO the chin. Tn the
centre Of the skull there should be an
indentatlon. and the stop should be
deep and broad. A mark Of preference
on the forehead is a looseness of the
sH.h' Sho 10 DC materially character
tend 70 the sides Of the face.
The face itself should be short and
tho muzzle broad, short. with an nm.
ward turn, and il should be deem
from the inner angle Of the mouth
20 the angle Of the eye. A winning
point in the nostrils is that they must
be black and large, with clearly de-
lncd lire between them. The snout
should be well set back, almost on a
level win the eyes.
Square, massive jaws are the thing,
with the lower one projecting in front
~ the upper in a pronounced sweep.
and the chops. or hews, should hang
over the lower jaw, cut away in front.
but not enough 20 expose the teeth.
The eyes should be round, dark and
.idc apart and sunk well into the
kali The ears should be thin and
small. wide apart and set high on the
skuI stout strong muscular fore
Ices. with broad. deep shoulders. with
the legs having the most width at the
arms. are other winning points Of the
bulldog