April 2, 1903. 

 Mr. Fred Erh, Jr., LaFayettc, Ind. 



My Dear Fred: — Now that our show is over I feel as though we 

 should not let the opportunity go by of offering you, in behalf of the 

 Bench Show Committee of the Chicago Kennel Club, our sincere thanks 

 for the pleasure had in witnessing the exhibitions which you gave us 

 at our Dog Show on March 25, 26, 27, 28, at the First Regiment Arm- 

 ory, i6th street and Michigan avenue, Chicago. 



The work you do is certainly very interesting and demonstrates 

 what can be done by kindness with a dog. The spectators at our show 

 were very much pleased with your exhibition, and each and all compli- 

 mented us on having had the opportunity of seeing same. 



We sincerely trust that you will be successful in working up a nice 

 business in that line, for you certainly are deserving of it. At any time 

 we can in any way assist you we will be very glad indeed to do it. 



Thanking you again for your kindness and renewal of old friendship 

 between the writer and yourself, I beg to remain. 



Yours very truly, 



H. J. Cassady. 

 Sec'y Chicago Kennel Club. 



{The Enquirer, Cincinnati, O., Nov. 4, 1898 at the Cincinnati Club 



Grounds.) 



One of the features of the day's sport was the work of the three 

 retrieving dogs — Deuce, Jack and Pen. The dogs are wonders, and 

 their work was applauded as much as that of the shooters. 



(From the Sportsman, St. Louis, Mo., March 7, 1903.) 

 Fred Erb, Jr., came to St. Louis last Saturday for the purpose of 

 giving an exhibition at the Sportsman office of his method of making 

 dogs retrieve, that is, bring game in after same is killed, or in fact, 

 fetch anything that a dog can pick up and carry. 



Mr. Erb at one time was well known in trap shooting circles in St. 

 Louis. Though he gave up the shooting game some twenty years ago, 

 there are yet many of the older shooters who shot with him living 

 here, and they came to see him and renew their old acquaintance ; same 

 time were much interested in what he had to show them in the way 

 of a device for training dogs. 



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