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FOREST A1ND STREAM. 



ting horse. By the time they return home the kennel should 

 have been cleaned and tbe beds shaken up, so that they may j 

 have a comfortable nap it so disposed. At four o'clock they 

 should again be taken tor a walkabout the Bamo distance 

 along the hard road, aud twice a week, if pointers or setters, 

 have a breather in the open, to give thera their wind. Of 

 course, spaniels and covert dogs generally do not require the 

 same amount of galloping as "the former, but they neverthe- 

 less require their flesh being reduced, and their muscles and 

 feet hardened, aud this can only be done by j ad icious exer- 

 cise. Care, too, must be taken with their food, which should 

 be well boiled. Mr. Colquhoun recommend? as the best 

 food for preparing dogs, oatmeal ami potatoes, and all the 

 house scraps that can be obtained. This diet may be im- 

 proved, he said, with skimmed boiled milk, or the greasy 

 washings of plale3 added. General Hutchinson, too, perhaps 

 the most experienced of dog-breakers, aucient or modern, 

 attaches great importance to the conditioning of dogs used 

 with the gun. A good deal of iil-temper is evinced aud dis- 

 appointment felt by the master at the beginning, which is 

 generally the best part of the season, and is solely caused by 

 want of condition in the dogs. Your hunter, explains the 

 General, is not expected to go through a big run without a 

 previous course of tolerably severe exercise, "and "why ex- 

 pect it of your dog ? " Work on the road is particularly re- 

 commended by him also, and the hardening of the feet by 

 such exercise may be increased by washing them on the ani- 

 mal's return from exercise, with a strong solution of salt and 

 water. 



How many of our kennel-men and keepers observe any of 

 these rules in the management of their charges, or how many 

 masters trouble to give any instructions at all with reference 

 to the conditioning of their dogs? It is as cruel to give a 

 dog a hard day's work fresh from kennel, outside the walls 

 of which he has not been perhaps half-a-dozen times since 

 last season, as it is to take your hunter straight from the field 

 where he has been summering, and give him a " fast thing" 

 across country. The stiff-limbed, sore-footed, aud general 

 "screwed-up" appearance after a day's work which tl e po 

 dog, whose only preparation has been six month's confine- 

 ment in kenuel, must (as the poor beast hobbles .from bis 

 bench, and expresses by most unmistakable signs his eager 

 desire to again serve his master as well as his crippled powers 

 will admit) surely ba felt as a reproach by the latter for ne- 

 glecting such a common precaution as paying a little atten- 

 tion tolhe conditioning of his dogs. — Land and Water. 



Sale of Berkley.— Mr. John Fottler, Jr., of the Massa- 

 chusetts Kennel Club, has purchased from the St. Louis Ken- 

 nel Club their fine red Irish setter dog Berkley, by Elcho out 

 of Iioo II. Beikley is now a little over two years old, and 

 probably has as grand a record as any dog ever bred in this 

 country. His prize winnings embrace the following events: 

 At Field Trials, Hampton, Iowa, 1877, second prize, puppy 

 stakes ; at St. Louis Bench Show, 1873, first in open class ; 

 kennel prize with his dam, Loo II.; best brace with the same ; 

 special for best setter, any age or breed bred in America ; best 

 pair with his dam. Loo It; best setter bred in the United 

 States ; at Boston Bench Show, 1878, champion prize and two 

 specials; at New York Bench Show, 1878, champion prize ; 

 at St. Paul Bench Show, 1878, champion prize. 



Beekdin& for Sex.— A correspondent writing from 

 Richmond, Va., gives the following as his experience : 



Per contra about sexes. The last itch. 

 very beginning of the heat took the male 



once secluded. Eesult— eight whelps ; seven doi biteh. 



The last cow I had to calve ("a short-horn) took the male at 

 the last part of the heat. Result- a f> mule calf. Individual 

 cases prove nothing. Physiologists know nothing of the laws 

 governing sex production. M. C. E. 



Dbowned.— Mr. J. Hopkins Smith has had the misfortune 

 to lose his fine setter dog, Jet, purchased at the Minnesota 

 Field Trials, after winning second prize. Jet unfortunately 

 fell into an old well, and was not found until life was extinct. 



Sheep-Dog Tbials. — An association has been formed in 

 England, to be known as the Northern Counties Sheepdog 

 Trial Association, the object being to improve the breeding 

 and encourage the proper training of sheep-dogs. The Earl 

 of Bectior, who will be remembered as a large buyer at short- 

 horn sales in this country, has taken an active part in the 

 movement. It is proposed to hold the "trials" in each au- 

 tumn at some convenient place. We hope to see the day 

 when sheep-dog trials will be held in this country, and shall 

 be glad to render aid to any such movement as the one men- 

 tioned above. As we mentioned in an article week before last,an 

 American bred collie can now be seen caring for sheep in 

 Central Park. There are, doubtless, many such in the 

 country. 



St. Lotus Do& Show— St. Louis, Nov. 2.— The St. Louis 

 Kennel Club intend giving a grand bench show here in Oct. 

 1879, during "Fair Week" and on the fair grounds. The 

 Fair Association agree to erect a suitable building and fit if 

 up properly, and the club will pay the prize money aud all 

 other expenses, and take the entry fee3 and a small admission 

 to the show. The show will open Monday of " Fair Week " 

 ant! close Friday night following, and the dogs will be on ex- 

 hibition during daylight only. The judging is to be done on 

 Monday, if possible, not later than Tuesday, and the awards 

 made public at once. Kative classes, for field dogs, will prob- 

 ably be left out, and they will compete in the open classes 

 with imported dogs. There will be first, second, third and 

 fourth prizes in such classes. About $3,000 in cash prizes 

 will be given, and no special donations will bo asked of any 

 one. If any such are offered they will be received and added 

 to regular classes. The club is composed of eight members, 

 all rich men, aud they don't expect to make money by this 

 venture, but to foster dog breeding. Who will be the judges, 

 of course, is not decided upon, or even thought of yet. 1 am 

 at liberty to give you the foregoing information about the 

 coming show, for the Fair Association to-day concluded to 

 build the house for the purpose, and notified tie club ; and 

 one of the members told me all I have told you, I think 

 notices will be sent out very soon to dog owners — to feel their 

 pulse, as it were; for if the show can't be made a success in 

 the number and quality of the entries it will not be given. 

 The gate-money would, no doubt, be the same whether there 

 were few or many dogs ; but gate-money will not be the in- 

 centive, J. W. M. 



Hydrophobia..— Mr. Stanford, M. P., of England, has of- 

 fered a prize of i'lOO for the best essay on hydrophobia. The 

 prize is to be awarded by the Royal College of Physicians of 

 London, and the Marquis of Salisbury has instructed the Brit- 

 ish Minister at Washington to bring the subject to the atten- 

 tion of the Department of State, that the necessary publicity 

 may be given to the same in the United States, 

 must be delivered to the eoliege on or before Jan. 1, 1880. It 

 may be the joint production of two or more authors. The 

 questions which are thought by the college specially to re- 

 quire investigation are: The origin arid history of outbreaks 

 of rabies, particularly ia the 1'r.fied Kingdom and its depen- 

 dencies; the best inodc of prevention of rabies; the charac- 

 teristics' of rabies during life, and the anatomical and chemi- 

 cal changes which are associated with the disease ia its suc- 

 cessive stages, particularly in its commencement; the origin 



of hydrophobia in man; the chemical and domical id 



changes observed in the subjects of the disease, with special 

 reference to thi se hi 

 yipufl system nun In 1 ivai 



disease, particularly in its i arly .;.■■ - u n^iaoj.i in well 

 observed cases; tbe diagnosis of Ihe disease in doi ' 

 frorn conditions more or less resembling it; the alleged pro- 

 longed latency of the malady.; the effli 

 remedies and modes of preventing .hich have 



been proposed, and what plan of treatment, whether prophy. 

 lactic or curative, it would be most desirable to recommend 

 for future trial. 



—Mr. Jonathan Thorne, Jr., has presented to Mr. Wm. M. 

 Tileston his brace of fine Clumber spaniels, Tiimbush and 

 Faiiy. Trimbush was imported by Mr. Thorne in 1870, and 

 was purchased by him from Mr. Brailsford, the Duke of 

 Westminster's head keeper, who regarded him as one of the 

 best Clumbers in England. Fairy was bred by Mr. Thorne, 

 and is by Duke out of Floe, both bought by Mr. Thorne from 

 Llewellin F. Heaton, Esq., and imported to this country. 



—Mr. C. E. Lewis' setter bitch has been bred to Rob Roy. 

 Mr. Arnold Burses' newly imported setter bitch NilSBon 

 whelped on the 27th instant six bitches and two dogs, by Mr. 

 Llewellin 's Lofty. On the Oih instant Queen Mab whelped 

 four dogs and two bitches to Druid., 



—Mr. Luther Adams* English setter bitch Countess Ada 

 whelped, on Oct. lllh, eight puppies, five dogs and three 

 bitches, to Dash III. 



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Names Claimed.— Mr. G. A. Barber, of Packersville, 

 Conn., claims the name Beonie for his black, white and tan 

 setter puppy. 



Mr. Henry A. Wilson, of Silver Lake, Kansas, claims 

 the name of Grouse for his black, while and tan dog pup, 

 whelped June 13, 1878, out of H. T. Irwin's field trial bitch 

 France I. by C, N. Whitman's Pedigree, now dead. Also 

 the name of Lady I. for his red setter bitch pup, whelped 

 July 4, 1878, out of H. T. Irwin's Carrie I., by St. Louis 

 Kennel Club champion Berkley. 



Mr. T. H. Wyman, of Bebeo, Me., claims the name of 

 Dash for his liver and white cocker spaniel, whelped March 

 18, 1878, bred by Mr. McKoon, of Franklin, N. Y., out of 

 Bess by Captain. 



Mr. H. W. Huntington, of Brooklyn, claims the name of 

 Duke for a black and tan dog puppy, whelped Sept. 7, out of 

 Mr. Tileston's Lou by Mr. Jerome Marble's Grouse. 



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THE TREASURY REGULATIONS. 



AWAY back in 1793 and 184-8 our representatives in Con- 

 gress assembled, in their wisdom passed ''an act" for 

 licensing of American yachts at that time entitled to be en- 

 rolled as American vessels. The act was designed to facilitate 

 the ownership of yachts, thereby encouraging their construc- 

 tion and aiding in educating a large portion of the community 

 to a seafaring life, who t>therwiso might never have been at- 

 tracted to the deep. The intentions of our forefathers were 

 alike praiseworthy and to the point, aud in accord with the 

 spirit then animating them the well known subjoined act, 

 Chap. 141, sections 1, 2 and 3 of the laws of the United States, 

 was unanimously passed : 



An Act to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to license 

 yachts, and for other purposes— Chap. 141. 

 Sao. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of 

 oiivea of the United Statet of America, in i i 

 That the Secretary of the. Treasury is hen 

 causo yachts used and employed exclusively as pleasure ves- 

 sels, and designed as models of naval architecture, and now- 

 entitled t*-> be enrolled as American 

 terms which will authorize tbera to proeee.1 : 

 of the U. 9. without entering or clearing at thl 

 House. Bach license shall be in Buohioii 

 of 1 lie Treasury may subscribe, i 

 rolled and licensed si 

 dise. or carry passengers for pay. Aud 



il give bond in sac! i formsn 



iry of the Trea-', 

 , asel shad not engage in *ny unla n'ui trade, nor iu 

 anyway violate the revenue laws of the Doited States, and 

 shall comply with the laws in all other ies^ects. 



Sr.c. 2. And be it further enacted, That all such ve 

 shall, in all respects, except as above, be subject to the laws 

 of the United States and shall be liable to seizure and foifei- 

 isionsof tnis Act. 

 Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That all such licensed 

 yachts shall use a sigual of the form, size and co.ors prescribed 

 by the Secretary of the Navy, and the owners thereof shall at 

 all times permit the naval architects in the employ of the 

 United States to examine and copy the models of said yachts. 

 Approved Aug. 7, 1878. 



This act was in 1870 amended m Chap. 170, sec, 1, to the 

 effect that under the license granted in accord with the above 

 a yacht could sail by sea to a foreign port or ports, and in sec 

 2 that yachts belonging to foreign nations extending like priv- 

 ilege of entering or leaving any port of the United States 

 without entering or clearing at the Custom House thereof, 

 and without paying tonnage tax. In sec. 3 it was provided 

 that for ihe proper identification of yachts the Secretary of 

 the Treasury shall issue a commission, and that the latter shall 

 be a " token of credit" to any United States official and to the 

 authorities of any foreign power for privileges enjoyed under 

 it. In sec. 4, however, it is provided thai, any yacht upon re- 

 turning from abroad to a port of the United States shall make 

 due entry at the Custom House of the port at which she ar- 

 rives. This act was approved June 29, 1870. 



In complying with the above act the Secretary of the Treas- 

 ury issued in his regulations of 1874 a number of articles bear- 

 ing upon the documents which yachts are obliged to carry by 

 law. In Art. 58 he states that, pursuant to an act of Con- 

 gress Feb. 18, 1793, ss. 1 and 2, no license can be granted to 

 a yacht of less than 20 tons burden, and that before granting 

 a license the yacht must have been duly enrolled under exist- 

 ing laws governing the enrollment of vessels in general. Art. 

 50 requires the owner to execute a bond with one or more 

 sureties to the satisfaction of the collector, or proper officer of 

 customs in a penalty in each case in proportion to the tonnage 

 of the yacht, as set forth in article 35 of the Treasury Regula- 

 tions of 1874, In it the owner, with the master and one or 

 more sureties to the satisfaction of the collector of the district 

 making such enrollment, are required to become bond to the 

 Umled Statea : if the yacht shall be of burden not exceeding 

 50 tons, in the sum of four hundred dollars; if of burden 

 above rJO tons and under 100 tons, in the sum of eight hundred 

 dollars ; and if above 100 tons in the sum of twelve hundred 

 dollars. The. Secretary in Form No. 16 has issued the lega 1 

 shape into which the bond must be entered, and in Form No. 

 17 the regular license papers to be granted the owner after 

 having had the bond made out and the other provisions men- 

 n i i above properly complied with. In article 01 of the. 

 same regulations the yacht ensign is described as : Tbe Amer- 

 ican ensign substituting in the field a white foul anchor sur- 

 rounded by thirteen white stars in a circle, in lieu of a star for 

 each State. In article 02 the officers of the customs arc re- 

 minded that each yacht must have her name and the port to 

 which she belongs painted on her as required by existing laws. 

 These laws call for letters on the stern not less than three 

 inches in length ; penalty for non-compliance, $20. Originally 

 the law of 1793 read, white letters upon black ground, but in 

 the Act of June 23, 1874, the rule has been so modified that 

 colors are optional with the owner. Thi8 same article distinct- 

 ly states that, while amenable to the laws of the United States 

 in all general respects, the custom officers will not require duly 

 or clearance at the Custom House of yachts proceeding from 

 port to port within the United States (yachts of 20 tons and 

 over, presumably, as none of the above special regulations can 

 apply to smaller yachts, in consequence of the limits set by 

 the original Act of Feb. 18, 1793, still being in force, except 

 wherein subsequent legislation contradicts it). It is further 

 expressly stipulated that yachts must be provided with certifi- 

 cates of their enrollment and with their license, and such papers 

 must be exhibited upon demand of any collector, surveyor, or 

 inspector of customs, and examination of the yachts by these 

 officers submitted to for the due protection of the public rev- 

 enues. Yachts are not liable to tonnage tax, Act. July 14, 

 1870, see. 25. Article 01 of these regulations limits the period 

 of duration of a license to one year, and at the expiration of 

 that period it must be renewed. Upon enrollment an official 

 number is awarded to the vessel, and together with the tonnage 

 must be carved on the main beam, or the vessel will not be 

 recognized as belonging to the United States. 



Such are the various acts of Congress and the corresponding 

 regulations and interpretations of the Secretary of the Treas- 

 ury governing the ownership of yachts. It will be seen that 

 they are not only pretty thoroughly antiquated and difficult to 

 unravel, but that instead of fostering the interests for the ben- 

 efit of which they were originally framed they absolutely 

 hamper yacht owners and masters with a mass of more or 

 less intricate and inapplicable verbosity and red tape, the nat- 

 ural result of patching and tinkering a law devised a century 

 ago and which has so long become obsolete that a new one 

 should long ago have displaced it. Add to this the various 

 regulations of the Supervising Inspector of steamboats and 

 boilers, and no one cm wonder that the average citizen has 

 honored the laws regulating his pleasure more in the breach 

 than in the observance. 



xve for subsequent consideration a review of the 

 laws in their present state, what should take their place and 

 how the change can be brought about. 



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ij( Yacht Model.— We r.r; in receipt of a num- 

 f tbe new 

 yacht tfiuUne, of East Gloucester, Mass., as stated in these 

 columus. To all of them we answer that a number of gentle- 

 men, disinterested witnesses on the occasion of her trial, are 



