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THE PITTSBURGH DOG SHOW. 



Til E Pittsburgh Bog Show, January 13 to the 15th inclu- 

 sive, held under the allspices of the Western Pennsyl- 

 vania Poultry Society, opened with a total of tie entries in 

 all classes. Nearly all varieties of sporting and non-sporting 

 dogs were represented. The native English setter dog anil 

 puppy classes were the largest and best. The latter was con- 

 sidered to have been superior to any similar olass of last year's 

 occurrences. The premiums offered by the society in all 

 classes were the same— $5 to first, S3 to second and $3 to 

 third. The following are the awards : 



Imported English Setters, Dogs — George F. McLean's 

 American Ranger, first (only entry) ' bitches, Paid Hacke's 

 Dimple first, George P. McLean's While Star second (only 

 entries). 



Native English Setters, Dogs— J. Von Lengerke & Bro.'s 

 Jersey Duke first, and special cash premium of $30 and $10 

 for best setter, and for best native English setter from Pitts- 

 burgh Sportsmen's Association, and from Dr. H. H. Hostet- 

 ter; also Parker gun, value $75, from J. Bowen & Son, for 

 best setter; and hunting suit, value $35, from J. J. Snellen- 

 burg, for best native English setter. J. .T. Snellenburg's 

 Thunder second, and special cash premium of $10 from Pitts- 

 burg Sportsmen's Association for second best setter ; also 

 Clark & Sueider gun, value $50, from J. Palmer, O'Neil & 

 Co., for best native setter that has never taken a premium; 

 L. Givern's puppy third. Bitches, Philip Wolfender's Vixen 

 first and cash special of $5 from S. George, Jr., for best 

 native English setter bitch; J. R. Hayton's Floss second; 

 Von Longerke & Bro.'s Jersey Fly third. W. H. Mullin's 

 puppy, V. H. O.J D. D. Evans' puppy, W. H. Mullin's puppy, 

 and T. S. Kirk's Dash, H. O. There were 19 entries in abovo 



ClS .3. 



Irish Setters, Dogs— No entries ; bitches, Edward Gregg's 

 Nellie first and cash specials of $10 from Sportsmen's Asso- 

 ciation for best setter bitch, and $5 from Poultry Society for 

 best Irish setter bitch ; John Fawcett's Kate second ; same 

 owner's Nell third (only entries). 



Gordon Setters, Dogs— No entries ; bitches, L. R. Lind- 

 sey's Nimble first, Charley Illig's Floss second and cash 

 special of $5 from Frank Hutchinson for best native Gordon 

 setter bitch. The third and final entry in this class not being 

 a true specimen, being liver and white, there was no third 

 prize awarded. 



Pointers, Dogs — J. J. Snellenburg's Buttou first and cash 

 special of $10 from Sportsmen's Association for best pointer ; 

 from Poultry Society, for best native pointers, $5; also 

 special from W. E. Hague of silverware to the value of $50 

 for the best native pointer that has never taken a premium; 

 John Fawcett's Joe second and cash special of $10 from Pitts- 

 burgh Sportsmen's Association for second best pointer ; J. J. 

 Snellenburg's Fisk third. Bitches, J. B. Reno's Topsv first 

 and cash special of $10 from Sportsmen's Association for best 

 DOinter bitch ; G.H.Long's puppy second, Charles Richard- 

 son's Flora (?) third ind cash special of §5 from Society for 

 pointer bitches. There were seven entries in above class. 



Native English Setter Puppies— J. B. Reno's Count Dan 

 first and Sportsmen's Association cash special of $10 for beet 

 setter puppy; J. R. Steighton's Floss II. second, same 

 owner's Belton ill. third ; same owner's puppy, J. V. Urn- 

 stall's puppy, J. V. Steiner's puppy, V. H. O.; W. A. Given's 

 puppy, C. E. Clark's puppy, G. K. Andrews Daisy, H. C. ; 

 John Fawcett's Dan, Charles Illig's Rock (?), A. D. Ne well's 

 Tom, G. K. Andrews' Dick, O. Fourteen entries. 



Irish Setter Puppies— William A. Mcintosh's Biz first (only 

 entry). 



Pointer Puppies— John Fawcett's Nellie S. T. first and 

 Sportsmen's Association special of $10 for best pointer puppy, 

 same owner's Josie second, T. A. Long's puppy, third; Chas. 

 Illig's puppy, V. H. C. ; J. J. Snellenburg's puppy, H. C. ; 

 J. B. Richardson's puppy, R. M. Day's puppy, C. Seven 

 entries. 



The other sporting and non-sporting classes, for detailed 

 account of which we have not space, we're up to the average. 

 The first and second places in the native English setter class 

 were very closely contested between Jersey Duke and Thun- 

 derer, and was decided in favor of the best-conditioned dog. 



Among those dogs deserving special mention is an English 

 bull-dog, one of the most amiable (?) animals we ever wit- 

 nessed. He came there in a crate, and went away without 

 having been taken out to walk. They wanted a man from 

 the interior to take him out to be judged, but he " didn't care 

 to " he said ; " he was afraid some of the other dogs might 

 get after it and scare it to death, it looked so timid !" 



There was on exhibition the imported St. Bernard Bruno, 

 owned by J. L. Jones, of Pittsburgh. Bruno is of the true 

 color and form, is two years old, weighs 143 pounds, and is 

 an exceedingly handsome animal. 



Then there was an Irish setter entered by Mr. Gregg, of 

 Pittsburgh, that is deserving of notice on account of having, 

 we are told, a coat and color that is seldom equaled. This 

 dog, Nellie, who was first in her class, has many other good 

 points, and no bad ones, unless it were rather too fine a nose. 



Mr. John Davidson, assisted by Mr. ltobert Walker, of 

 Mansfield, acted as judges, and as usual gave almost universal 

 satisfaction. These gentlemen, where best kuown, are known 

 to be capable of judging correctly, and incapable of willfully 

 judging incorrectly, and are therefore appreciated by that 

 class of sportsmen who predominate hereabouts. 

 " Your correspondent, who is a stranger here, is indebted to 

 the officers of the society and to Messrs. Snellenburg and Da- 

 vidson for kindly assistance in making above report, which 

 has been unwillingly contracted in order to economize valu- 

 able space. A. 

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THE N. A. K. CLUB. 



Sr. Louis, Jan. 13, 1870. 



EmTOE FOREST AND STBEAM I 



Your criticism and the comments by the managing editor 

 on the National American Kennel Club are before me. You 

 say that " We have been accused by members of the N. A. 

 K. C. of being antagonistic to the Association, and it may not 

 be out of place for us here to stale our position in the premi- 

 ses. In the first place, we will say, that as far as members of 

 the club are concerned, or, for that matter, the club itself, we 

 have no antagonistic feeling whatever ; aud moreover, when 

 we are assured that the club is about to do anything that will 

 promote the well-being of all matters pertaining to the dog, 

 Or that it is able to do so, it will receive our heartiest sup- 



So far, so good. That is just what one would expect from 

 Oae of the leading sporting papers of tha country. I now ic- 

 ier you to the " objects " of the National American Kennel 

 Club, as published in the pamphlet juat issused by the N. A. 



itainifig the constitution, by-laws and bench show 

 rules. They are as follows : 



rS OF THE NATIONAL iMjjRICAN KENNEL CLUB. 



1. To promotoj encourage an/l improve the breeding of a superior 

 class of ilogs, aud rlieir exhibition and competiv* trial in me Held. 



a. To pablieli a Kennel Reglstei or Sine Bob* for [lie registration of 

 Pedigrees. 



8. To adopt limes and Regulations for eondueUng Field Trials and 

 Bcneh Shows, ami to promote uniformity aud concert of action among 

 local clubs and association*; Din- giving us a national uniform stand- 

 ard of excellence, both at Blows and trials. 



Now, judging the clubby its objects as published, doesit, or 

 does it not, look as if the club "was about to do anything 

 that will promote the well-being of all matters pertaining to 

 the dog ?" 



As to its ability to do so, of that, of course, you will judge 

 for yourself. But whether the club is able to accomplish all 

 its "objects " or not, one would naturally suppose that when 

 an association of men were making an honest effort to carry 

 out the "objects" as set forth, they would receive the 

 hearty encouragement and co-operation of every sporting 

 paper that was interested in the dog. I know of no one in 

 the club who does not agree with you fully in being "opposed 

 to anything that has for its ends or aims the furthering of the 

 interests of professional dog-breakers and dog-breeders, as 

 against those who breed and keep dogs for amusement only." 

 1 havo attended the Tennessee State Field Trials for three 

 years, and have seen gentlemen, who were not professionals, 

 run their dogs and win, and I never have heard a complaint 

 that a professional had any advantages over the non-profes- 

 sional. 



You object because Mr. Whit ford, a "professional," was 

 appointed one of the Committee on Field Trial Rules. You 

 will pardon me, sir, if I tell you the objection comes from 

 ignorance. Why, there are not a dozen men in the United 

 States that are fitted by experience at field trials and long 

 practice, with field dogs, who will give the time and are com- 

 petent to draw up a code of field trial rules. They have been 

 working on field trial rules in England and changing them for 

 the last dozen years, and still they arc not satisfied. We have 

 used two or three different sets of rules in this country. 

 Now, supposing Mr. Whitford to be a man of intelligence, 

 and willing to give the time to it, whom could we get better 

 than a man who has rim dogs in nearly every trial in this 

 country, and been a judge at one of them ? 



As to the resemblance between the National Trotting Asso- 

 ciation and theN. A. K. C, the only resemblance that 1 ever 

 knew to be claimed or expected will be found, as stated, in 

 Section III. of the "Objects" as published— i. e. , "to pro- 

 mole uniformity and concert of action among local clubs and 

 associations." Thatis claimed and enforced by the National 

 Trotting Association among its members. It could not be 

 enforced if desired by the N. A. K. C, as it is made up of 

 individuals and not of clubs and associations. The N. A. 

 K. C. is formed on a basis similar to that of the English Ken- 

 nel Club, and was never intended to be an association of 

 clubs. It was formed for the purposes set forth in the "Ob- 

 jects " as published, and I presume that you, Mr. Editor, do 

 not question the merits of those objects, or that great good 

 would be accomplished by such uniformity of rules and regu- 

 lations as set forth. 



Neither docs the N\ A. K. C. claim any right to supervise 

 or interfere with any other club or association, as you seem 

 to imply, except when a show or trial is advertised to be held 

 or a field trial to be run under the auspices of the N. A. K. 

 C. j then the association giving the show or trial have volun- 

 tarily for the time being accepted its rules and regulations. 



What you havo to say as to "National Associations not 

 likely to be a success " has no bearing that I can see, except, 

 as 1 suppose, you intended it should— j. e., to discourage your 

 readers from joining the club. Now, will you please ex- 

 plain what your Managing Editor means by saying "that 

 experience has taught us that permanent success holds to no 

 enterprise that is not legitimately constituted. As soon as 

 the self-styled National' Kennel Club thinks it wise to reor- 

 ganize in a parliamentary way we will recognize it and give 

 it our unqualified support ; but not till then?" How are we 

 illegitimately constituted, and in what sense are we organized 

 in an unparliamentary way ? 



Now, supposing, for the sake of argument, the club to be 

 illegitimately constituted aud " unparliamentary in its organi- 

 zation " (all of which I deny), if its objects arc worthy and 

 its motives good, why this captious opposition? What better 

 have you got to offer in ils stead? 



I know all the disadvantages under which I labor in a con- 

 troversy with the owners of a newspaper, but you will allow 

 me to say that, while our club would have liked you 

 with us in carrying on the work before us, still we do 

 not think our success or failure depends upon the ap- 

 probation of any newspaper, and wo much prefer your 

 hearty opposition to a lukewarm approval. You— the Man- 

 aging Editor— are so kind as to prophecy failure. 1 think 1 

 am in a position to know whereof 1 speak, and I not only 

 prophecy success, but go further and propose you this 

 wager: I offer you the bet of $100 that the N. A. K. C. has 

 more entries at its field trials next November than were ever 

 made at any field trial in America, the stakeholder to be in- 

 structed to give the loser's $100 to the Women's Christian 

 Home, in St. Louis, or to a similar institution in New York. 



Yours respectfully, E. C. Sterling. 



Mr. Sterling desires us to judge his club by its "objects.'' 

 We very much prefer to judge it by its acts, which we shall 

 do at a proper time. If we mistake not, it had " objects" 

 when it was. established three or four years ago. No one will 

 be lpuder in its praises than ourselves when it has ac- 

 complished any one of ils " objects." Mr. Sterling is wrong 

 in stating that we have made an objection to Mr. Whitford. 

 What we stated was that it was " perhaps unfortunate " that 

 he had been selected, and gave our grounds. We can now 

 give another, that is, the fact of his being a party to a contro- 

 versy over judging at the Minnesota Field Trials. What 

 we meant to infer by the club not being legitimately consti- 

 tuted was, that a few men forming themselves into a body 

 and styling themselves a "national" club were usurping a 

 title that by right should belong to a body differently consti- 

 tuted, i. e., that every section of the country or similar body 

 should be represented in the organization by accredited dele- 

 gates. The easiest way to re-constitute or reorganize, is to 

 drop the word " National." Then the club will stand in the 

 same. light as any and all other clubs. Thou all claims to 

 which it is entitled will be recognized and allowed among the 



fraternity of clubs ; but it cannot expect any greater latitude 

 than the rest, nor to be arbiter for them. A 

 club not interfering with other clubs 

 it is only necessary to point to a recei 

 paper controled by a late president of the club, in which 

 owners of dogs are advised not to exhibit at any show not 

 held under the auspices of Hie National American Kennel 

 Club. Mr. Sterling need have no fears regarding a " contro- 

 versy," nor will his §100 ever enrich aDy of our charitable 

 associations, unless indeed we can persuade him to voluntarily 

 donate it. 



FROM MR. DAVIDSON AGAIN. 



Editor Forest asd Stream : 



In reply to Mr. Morgan's letter in a Chicago paper of Jan. 

 18, if he can tell what Mr. Rowo did not say at the Minnesota 

 Field Trials he is possessed of remarkable power. His re- 

 marks about Prairie Belle and Friend I pass unnoticed) his 

 object evidently being an advertisement for himself, having 

 run them. As tor his shooting over the grounds preserved 

 for the field trials, 1 have very good authority for stating it 

 to be true, and when necessary will give my authority. lie 

 speaks of a proposition made by me to him to shoot for the 

 market. At St. Paul he asked me what I meant doing after 

 the trials were over, and if I was going direct home. I said 

 I did not care particularly for a week or two, when he told 

 me what he had been getting for his game, and that if I had 

 no objections we might go together and divide what we could 

 make. I stated that I bad no objections, pr< 

 find a place where game was sufficiently plenty to make it 

 pay. Circumstances which occurred prevented this, aud now 

 we are having our little shoot. About the birds which 1 sold 

 on the train i When I came into the baggage car to pav for 

 our dogs tho baggageman asked me what I intended doing 

 with them. I told him I meant to take them home il 

 He said they would Bpoil before going to Chicago, and that 1 

 had better sell them to him and he would give me so much 

 for them (I don't remember what). I told him to take them 

 and deduct his charges on our dogs aud give me the balance, 

 The reason he paid me so little was probably because they 

 might not be so good as those reared on preserved grounds. 



We will now attend to this hotel bill he paid for me at 

 Memphis. I was boarding a short distance iu the country, 

 and being in town one evening, Mr. Morgan invited me to go 

 and stay with him instead of going out lo'uiy boardi 

 I remained at the hotel that night with Mr. Morgan— not an 

 expensive one— by his invitation and left in the moraine, and 

 he paid the bill— at least, had it charged to himself. I 

 thought nothing more of it than that. Any man who would 

 invite another to his hotel to stay over night with him, and 

 after a lapse of over two years come out to public and state 

 that he had paid such u person's hotel bill, is well qualified to 

 shoot into the huddled covey, aud is, no doubt, a true sports- 

 man and gentleman. He also states about paying Mr. Benson 

 two dollars for his and Mr. Whitford's lunch. From this 

 it seems he has also bee u paying a judge's hotel b. II befi re 

 the running of the dogs. We may again hear of till 

 space of a few years. About what he had not paid when he 

 left. Sauk Centre he is quite silent, and mahea no mention 

 about the person from whom he and his companions hired the 

 horse and buckboard, and after abusing the horse, 

 even to pay the man his hire. This man drove i 

 days afterward and told us all about it. This is thi 

 you know, " Dick," who caught and lied up the 

 Duck, belonging to the St. Louis Kennel Club, intending to 

 hold on to her until paid for his horse and btickboi fl; but 

 she escaped, and ho was keeping a sharp look-out tor yoa and 

 her the morning we left Sauk Centre. 1 shot and 

 game, but not on grounds preserved for g field trial Imtnedi 

 ately before the running begun. During the miming 

 of the field trials I do not recollect of having said I had 

 put my foot in it, but I thought so more than a tew times, 

 from having anything whatever to do with them alter the' 

 first day. Juux Davidson. 



Monroe, Mk/t,, Jan. 18, 1870, 



Chicago, Jan, 17, 1879. 

 Editor Forest and Stream i 



With a desire to get any facts connected with .Minnesota 

 Field Trials from the parties who charge fraud, 1 b 

 to say a few words. Mr. Whitford has no reason to charge 

 anything that appears in papers over the Mm dt plume of 

 '• Shamrock " to Mi. Davidson. 1 couaidet myself response 

 ble for such articles as have appeared over that name in 

 Chicago Field. The statements made regarding l;: 

 score of Mr. Whitford I consider correct, for the re 

 the score was taken from the tent in which the jdi 

 their decision. It is not in ihe handwriting of Mr. Davidson, 

 nor Mr. Muliiken ; but, not being thoroughly conversant with 

 AVbitford's handwriting, before 1 said what I did, 1 compared 

 the writing with letters 1 had received Prom him 

 was correct, but still thought additional evidence would do DO 

 harm. I accordingly showed the score to Dr Rowe, who was 

 conversant with Whitford s writing, aud he at Ohce said it 

 was Whitford's writing; Now, as this score when correctly 

 added, gives Tempest i;:> points and Jennie 48, il 

 the way of proving fraud iu the ease of Tempest on M.. Da- 

 vidson. There seems to be a desire to ignore it. Put tin:-: Is 

 not all the evidence at hand. Mr. Lincoln, the a 

 the Trials, says he made the announcement of the winners iu 

 Nursery stakes from score reeeived from Whitford. It will 

 be noticed the so-called original score memorandum 

 ever it is called, places Tempest and Jennie the same as the 

 published score. There is but one-half point difference be- 

 tween them. Mr. Whitford will prubabH 

 hand Mr. Lincoln his score showing I 



How a judge can hand in such a score and then cry fraud is 

 more than J can understand, when iu a letter to me he Bays 

 he thinks Jennie got more for speed than she was entitled to; 

 also that one point wbb scored her to which he hardly con- 

 sidered her entitled. It has been urged, as oj 

 points in proving fraud, that I went hunting .viih John Da- 

 vidson, taking Tempest with me, which 1 have before admit 

 ted. Now it is an admitted fact that Mr. Whitford 

 Morgan were quartered and hunted together over 

 hunted in the Trials by Mr. Morgan :ul Friend 



— both winners, but 1 would not so far sink the character of 

 a gentleman as to intimate that their hunting together had 

 anything to do with their winning, as I have the sat 

 dence that they won honestly as I have that Tempest did. 



