Fkbhuart 10, 1881.] 



FOEEST AND STREAM. 



35 



iteas ir-tho Dublin 

 ■ iniUv.UY overlooked ; 

 tlticm. unfortunately, 



Fox terriers 

 dog clans five 

 the bost of a. i 

 prize, htrl the 

 a cup for Lest 

 ho must have 

 DorcaS, lorikii 

 best fox terrii 

 In the open d 

 observe that I 

 of one eye. 1) 

 brought his L 

 keiihur.-t St:n 

 Jack came no: 

 taste 



1 Vr 



tstered in enormous strength. In the champion 

 re entered. Brokeuluust Joe was picked out as 

 rb.oissa, "hen he took not onlv the champion 

 v Terrier Club challenge oup and Bihn c meiJal aral 

 iGoUi-haired fox terrier in tlie show. Altogether 

 i Some sixlv odd guineas for bis owner. In bitBh'cs 

 veil, to„l, the prize and a. cup tor the 

 it. i, owned by a member ol the Pox Carrier (Huh. 



inning to ahow ace and. being bimd 

 bailees were totally extinguished. Mr. liedman 

 ■ot into the ring in the pmk of condition, but Bro- 

 •fc-ved justa Bltlo too much for him. Richmond 

 iehtlv. but ITuutoii Dick im a bit too thick for 

 sclo behind. 



for Wasp, the fourth, be in bnt a toy, In tho oicr-eighteen-pound 

 dog Class we agreed with the decisions, but. would have liked 

 Backet to have been higher. :likI ,\c were surprised to lin.l Unit Vul- 

 can had been linn., Meed. Flieu in tin- bit, lev is, vclitccll polllels 



or under) that Bloom should win was a foregone conclusion, but 

 that the bandy Daisy should be placed next surprised . 

 and Beeswing were very much her superior in evorv way. Three 

 bad ones were shown in this class— Topev T.. a mere toy . i ansei . 

 beaglo-faccd : and Sirelua Nettle, whose loins are not of the best 

 by any mean*. In the over-seventceu-pouiid bitch class the winner 

 is' a bit too full in the oyc and Blossom, who took second, should 

 have beaten her ; the next best were Achievement and Natty. The 

 puppy dog elasH contained an immense lot of useless rubbish. Tho 

 winner, however— as we remarked upon him when dealing with 

 tLo Fox Terrier Produce Stakes last month— is very much out of 

 the common, Vishnu, placed second, is lather slack-loincd, bo far, 



bitch, who shows a deal of breeding. 

 a ■■■.•!> protty bitoh, bnt ns- 

 and Meg Monilios arrived too late foi i 

 for. although small, she Bhows blond, ai 

 have figured in the prize list. Cqu 

 Mover, both by Count Wind'em. who if 

 puppy class, are an smart a brace of yc 

 could desire to breed ; and Hum, pl«c< 



Joins, and was rightly passed over j but Danger decidedly deserves I 

 his card. 



Iu tho black and tan dog class Mr. J. Jacob's well-known Mar- 

 quis took tirst. his excellent body properties and ilat coat entitling 

 him to that rank above Young Jock, who was placed second, and 

 shows quiiitv, but who was much too tat. Grouse, a good dog I 



With excellent sh,, elder.,, came third, lies II 1 led stair, and 



Donald is rough-headed; but Lome, very highly commended, | 

 was in ttaa condition, and Beveral sportsmen tl 

 have u, in higher. Mi. \V, Itichardnou's Kal„, who won in bitohes, : 

 was perhaps the bes(-boihed one in her class, hut she li wedgy- 

 raced. and Busy, whp followed her, must bavi pr. --• ' her hard. 



Mr. E. L. Parson'* Bishop was wstj properly selected for first • 

 prize; (;,.:i.,i. ■union, c 1. is a big puppy with good bone, bnt. is ' 

 coarse-headed, and the very highlv commended Sir Dorriok is too 

 wedgys 



Iu Irish setter dogs, the good, flat-coated Garryowon beat Count 

 who wa« shown in capital condition. Dunkeitle h,.d. unfortunate- 

 ly, no feather, Whisper (1. was too ragged, and Frank had an 

 Open coal, which greatlv militated against his chances. Mr. T. M. 

 Hilliard's Tilly, the winner in bitches, was not entitled to that ! 

 place, as she has no bone ; Mary Mialaeo, the second, is very 

 small ; and theltev. t;. 0. Callahan'- 11- is andOrousi 

 show fur more quality, an 



therefore should have been ;:i the money, as there was no com- ! 

 parison between their stamp and ipiahlv and those of the winners. 

 Sheelah, the recipient of third, is a fair bit.ch. full of style, and 

 deserved her place : but Qnail II. is too ragged, sltlongh she is a 

 large and workniau-liUe-Iookiug bilch. The puppies we 

 specimens, being all Open coated, and mostly bad in front. 



Two champion black retrievers (wavy coated) appeared. Beu 

 and Mabel, and the latter, who has the be : i 



pri/.c Iu curb-coated black champions. Chicory, iu fine trim, 

 beat King CuTee and Monk. The open sroootii or wavy-coated 

 class (dogs) was not handled well, in our opinion. Zolsfonc, 

 placed first, has a good body, but a bud head ; and bis kennel 

 companion, Hui.-h. I, igV.lv commended, is a better dog, as is also 

 tho second prize taker, Moliuro II. who has a good body and 

 capital legs and ft, t. :. well-known good specimen, 



and Locke is also fair, but L« d. IX is too big a retriever. In the 

 bitch class Eloss came to tbefronl . -be is a tine bitch, with a 

 grand coat and good body und legs ; and .Mirth, v ho followed her. 

 is a niceish one, but is to., roimd-sl-nllcd. Whisky 111. was in good 

 form, Kathleen has a nice out, Sloe was not well shown, uud 

 Pegtop, although small, is a fair hitch. In puppies, Zelstono 

 again won. 



In curly-coated digs, we would have reversed tho^po.sitions of 

 King and" Sultan, ab the latter has a nicer head and closer curl than 

 King. Young True is a good-bodied dog, but looked a hit sour. 

 The bitch class was verv well handled, and tbo puppies, also left 

 nothing to be desired, the judge goiug m for body properties and 

 closeness of coat iu his decision*), i" the Other than black, the 

 well-known Garnet experienced but little difficulty in catching the 

 judge's eve, and lie is cei'tainlv the best specimen of his kind we 

 hiiveseen. It is u great pity 'he exemplifies so strongly tho un- 

 certainties of breeding. 



In Irish water spaniels the quality was decidedlv meagre, and it 

 was no great feather in Mickev t'ree's cap to take first, although, 

 as the breed goes, nowadays. Ihvic ,n lour of the dogs shown are 

 considi. red acceptable specimens. But we do not. as we will never 

 admit an open woolly-coated dog to be a liu.-bi.d Irish watel 

 spaniel. As things go the judges rightly gave their awards. 



Looby won n.adib. in the champion < lumber olass, audi iu the 

 open dog class, tbo'Ouko of Portland gave u, a treat in his Dash 

 II. and l; '. ill. I i.„ue, substance and 



quality, and we heartily thank hi- Grace for the rue sight he gave 

 us wii'h his strong team ol Clumbers. In the dog class under con- 

 sideration, Psycho had to be content with third place. In bitches, 

 the 1). ike again scored v, it.h Fairy a beautiful big bitch, Lance's 

 capital llal. coat placed her over I.ibnah and Lottie, l.il.nah shows 

 bom- ;,, r i substance, but lr- a little too mm h rag in her coat : bnt 

 she looks, nevertheless, and probably h. workmanlike in the field. 

 IntnebiaSB for the best team of spaniels, bis Qraoi snowed no 

 less than a. dozeu Clumbers— a truly grand lot. exceedingly lewel, 

 with tremendous thighs and loins. Only two or three of them 

 showed a little curl ; and wo can safely "say we have never seen 

 such a team before. 



In the Champion Sussex Special Class, cbampiou Rover LI. and 

 Maud were tho only two that were entered, and the bitch got the 

 award. We never liked her stvle of head, which is ton toyisb for 

 Sussex stamp, and Rover is far' better than iha is in .verv roapai t. 

 In the open dug ,.].,.. v Guess won. healing Oiuv, but both weic iu 

 good form. !u (lie hitch class, the toy-faced' and rugged-eared 

 Progress scored -, but we hk. d Merrythought and Romp better; 



and Cypres^, unnoticed, should have been amended. The 



black spaniel dogs (over 20 lbs.) were a good class : but Kaffir anil 

 \ r oung Bob II. were tho onlv two reallv in it for first place and 

 Kaffir's .Mat coat, which is a' miracle of neatness, gained him the 

 fiat. Brush and Bosco were wed shown and deserved equal thirds. 

 Ben. passed Over, is too leggv, and France, this time, was too 

 ragged and his coat too ciu'lv for a mention. In bitches, with first 

 and second wo thoroughlv agree, but Beatrice, who took third, is 

 short of feather and she wants more length of leather. We lilted 

 Snmttv vastly better and she should have taken her place. Bramble 

 was too leggy for show form. The class for dogs and bitches not 

 exceeding tw'ciitv pound:- was onlv fair, although Obo won well. 

 Tho other than black spaniels (any weight) had half a dozen en- 

 tries and of the class we liked best Alotizo. Lussnf Davon and Don 

 Pedro. The. first and last were placet I as named, but the Lass was 

 only verv highly commended. Must shows ton much curl for her 



s-, beat- 

 Teusle, 



1 Nouth'sand I hud to Ihe 



special notic 



much as. althou K )i she bad pin,), ed but two ot three 



days pr*vi- 



onsly, she looked almost as fit as ever, and the thii 



g appeared 



baidb credible. The puppies were smothered again 



hv Oaklev 



Topper, wheh we have alr'cadv mentioned in the open 



adult class'. 



so that the youngster scored two firsts and u cup at tin 



■ 



Balace-a good beginning this to a promising career, t 





Xellv III. was shown in a verv dirty state, which was 





bitch being smart. W Broad, Jr., was only commend. 









' In champion dachshunds Zigzag won. hi th„ opei 



black and 



tan dog class the winner was Handsel, who has good 



bone end D 



e uflxt, and 



III bit lee- 



was better : but Dietrich, placed third, is too leggy. 



Alma, who won. is a little too straight -a defect -lei 



ed bv Wild 



Had. Boylla is out at elbow and short-barreled, but lii 



ma has the 



best hone and a k ol the lot and should have won, 1 



uL she v. a^ 



highly commended. Fridaia too figbt-bonet 



. tun Graf- 



ina'has a nice coat and a good, long hack and desci-vei 



' 



place. In the class lor dogs other than black and tan 



the winner 



if bent forward in his crook, which is not the prop! 





stiang.. to say, the second had also Ihe same defect 





ba696t, With excellent crook. <>, tavia.' th. « inner 





class, wits wrong in her elbows, Olympia showed bom 



and r'lu.k 



exhibited better points limn the winner, onlv she was 1 



,,t in show 



ffjrm. i'bc I'uppies were a gootlish class as regard, d 



bodies and 



head properties, but most of the crooks were forward I 





Basset hounds had t«.. , lasses, but in the bitches Pa 





piHicd, and her immense tfnality was greatlv admired. 



H.r kernel 



companion, Fiho de l'aiis, had no difficulty 'in securing 



lii-st in his 



class, although Mr. 11. K. Muuroo showed a strong tea 



n of four 



Chi i were mostly high uud sholt-eaeed, however, but good behind 



In champion sheepdogs t'o.-ksie. .shown in as good a form nse\.-r 

 he ban appeared, took the prize. His coat and frill were admirable, 

 und we think that no cavilling could be indulged in ns regards that 

 decision. In the open rough- coated dog class Charlemagne and 

 Fox took first aud second, but Highlander, who came next, waa SO 

 well shown that be must have pressed the latter vtfCJ hod. Pi- 

 rate, highly commanded, is too weeny ; Bob Bruce is a in thick. 

 Mr. A-Lwiii showed a niceish puppy ui Bairn, but Mr. W ■ bb Pan 

 is loo long-eared. Bitches were a fair class, iu which Bel] III., 

 placed second, was rather handicapped bv lit r having no frill. 

 Lady K. i- a pretty bitch, but sl„ i- loo 1, -Id. and Cftledoilil 

 short of coat. Messrs. ('harles showed iu C.uy's Clitfe a w.,u.!ci- 

 fullv forward puppv, who tool, the prize in his class, beating two 

 good-coaled ones in Tim Major and (ley \- for Broadie, hi- bad 



icli to 



lid 



and 



Jewel. In the smootb-coated dog class Mr. W. W. Thompson 



owned three of tin four entries and his well-known Hawk won 



ital form, readily disposed of Lady and La6sie— the latter looking 

 a bit stale 

 | We shall conclude the account of this show in our next issue.] 



A riCTUKK OF THOKNTON'S DASH. 



I EF. other afternoon I dropped into ono of the many old book- 

 1 stores in Nassau street, and while looking oici Borne pictures I 

 chancd upon an old engraving, •2:"i;..\2o. of Col. Thornton's 

 " Dash," drawn from nature bv S. Gilpin and engraved bv 11 I'ul- 

 lard It was published FebruarJ 11,1788, by 8. Gilpin, k'uights- 

 bridge, and K. Pollard, 15 liravius Kow.Spn Fields, Loudi 



t uinetv-tb 

 two birds. I had it earef oily n 

 neatly framed, and now it ad, 

 enjiosity aud a valuable arqnisi 

 J value it for the following re 

 compare the modern breed will 

 leron Pointers, he says thai, p: 

 the first cross of the f..\houn 

 la-tlv. being a correct and orig: 

 fill dog, which sold for the the 

 emus of one hundred and sivt; 

 Burgundy, a hogshead of ch.r, 

 with tho stipulation that if 



.Id. It i 



mted , 



turned to his 

 broken log. 

 I have just 



and pleasure 

 mv sending 1 



worth 



■gant go 



t betel the dog he 



' pointing 



ii to Sir Kiclmrd Sy- 



mpiigne air 

 a pointei 

 mid he re 



is from Sow York. 



i Lakei itv. Minn 

 on think of this . 

 lit 



■ for fifty guineas, which took plai 



u is to chloroform her and send 'mid quiet 

 is her spirit to that happy hunting ground, 

 3int birds of Paradise In connection with 



state to vou that thu Cnitcd Express Com- 

 , thine like $i to sciul her ;,bout soventy 



AU Ipaid to have a full-grown pomtersent 

 sota, about 1,700 miles, was >:>. Now what 

 It cannot be avoided. B0 tjne imi-t. grin and 



from a friend of mine in lister dilute. N. Y., uud 

 hi says he is afraid that nil thu quail ure exterminated by the 

 scv.-ritv of the winter. Now this seems most strange to me. Inthe 

 tirst place, why should the Beverity of our present winter kill 

 more quail than the old-fashion winters we used to have thai were 

 so severe ? Now old residents will tell vou that on Long Island in 

 ■.,ar- back they had s„ows two and three feet deep, and that it 

 covered the grouud for months. But the quail thrived and Were 

 not killed, as sportsmen of that date will testify to the plenty Of 

 lb- buds aud the good shooting thev enjoved each year, and' be- 

 side, the Island was not as thicklv settled, and consequently there 

 should not have been s.. much grain for them or feed, er the same 

 to be covered up bv deep snows. And again, {n somi far Western 

 States, where they have nlwavs plenty of snow, thev have also 

 plentv of quail. I am a little skeptical on this head. 1 think that 

 trapping and shooting them huddled is far nearer Ihe truth and 

 secret. I am well satisfied on ono point, that all Ihe legitimate 

 shooting on the wing over points would never decreic 

 to such an extent as to gi\e ns anv fears foi a I'sinme of quail, or 

 tor thai matt, rot anv game bird." Well. I have spun mv scrap to 

 quite a length, and will close with the unfortunate news, more 

 anon. Wasbunoton A. Cosinn. 



JFtaOrush, I. J. 



THE FATE OF " HUNTER." 



Banoor. Mc. Jan l's. 

 I N the winter of 18GG-7 a party said to have belonged to the city 

 i ,., -■.,.,. ,.r v \,.,.i. „"....." ,t .on n i.„„...i ;.,. i', 



raving their ground the bound was nn.-cr. a 

 o found. A rewmd was ottered for his n ODvbl 

 r hi. u. but nothing definite was known of hit, 



on the"table as if he hod been 'taught 

 some one at Hie tabic '• tbij is a pet a 

 and th.- hound sympathizing, he n m 



cr.,.-e between them. The bound r. 

 was a great ftot with tliciu for about a 



aftei 



iid 



A tli: 



■lit til 



Horn, 



nth 



lOg 



the he 



a'fox. It would stem thai both bad entered the log and a- nun be 

 a with a difieront object and unable to retreat per- 

 ished from starvation. The hound always answered to the name 

 of Hunter. If this item should meet tin eve of the former owner 

 ol Hunter be can console himself with the "relleciion that bn died 

 with honor, true to his race, and in the arms of victory. I . ' 



NEW CHAMPION GLASSES NEEDED -The growing popu- 

 larity of certain strains of dogs, and the inter, -i which is now be- 

 ing takeu in their improvement makes it imperative lhai champion 

 clMsea should be established for several varieties that have not vet 

 received iu this ouut.iv the attention which thev deserve. This is 

 especially true with regard to the collies which aie fast becoming 

 ..!• at favorites with all our people. We are inclined to roeommend 

 at earning dog slows thu establishment of a champion clur.a for 

 collie clogs and bitches, and an open elms for the saim. It is a 

 mm i.e-t iiiji'.-ttce that dogs which havi 



. the 



lit!: 



eed II. and Box that have at the 



the 



claw 



i iavcr no I onlv with the farmer— to whom in- 

 ure indispensable- but with all flioso who wish 

 i animal that is not. a tov. und that possesses in- 

 i- high order We hope that at the bench thowB 

 ar such classes mav be established. The 



'ot 



hitherto niishown m a class ■vhioh oontaine one nr more well-known 



|,n/.c wiuii.i- has in the nasi drhncd maul owners 1 1 on. .-xllil_.il- 



from a dog lover's point of vi. w wo havu no doubt that it would 

 THE N"-\r <;t misionf. nr.AT. Pravulepc?-, i:. J.. S"eo.'2 



Edilur Forest nni Stream .- While 1 had fullv decided to avoid 

 r.nj and all newspaper controveisv regarding the llubin's Island 

 Field Trials, alter publishing mv challenge I fee] that in justice to 

 y,,iii Kennel Editor it is my duty to notice the arti-ie ot which yon 



paper publishing it bo kiudiv gi-.'.'s Jlr. Whilford the credit of writ- 

 f part of the article, except 



led trim to 



ion hiiuscll until the I'our.sr »MiSriii;w'« r. porter ca 

 be dissatisfied. Thai is absolutely not true for I bad 1 

 tion with him about it until long after the heat. The boat was a 

 long and good oue, and to mv prejudiced mind Nut was tho best 

 dog. while lo the prejudiced mind of the judges he was not. I 

 made no kick at the time although many of tho lookers-on did. I 

 am not much of a "equealei" tiuv wav. and should novel have leu 

 heard from regarding this heat had 'it not been for the barefaced 

 highway robbery perpetrated iu theSnuit-Seusationlic.it. Thai 

 was too much for any interested party to stand, and I simply ex- 

 pressed mv oi.iuion. and backed it up with an offer to run Ihe dogs 

 again for - 1,000. By the way in all of the articles published about 

 mo aud mine suico this challenge, have yon found anv acceptance 

 ofttr H. S Bi.ooimoon. 



AGE AND WEIGHT.— Bulwer, in one of his descriptions of a 

 heroine, a fair widow of great endurance, writes that "In rage was 

 between thirty and forty— that is she was thirtv-niiie years und 

 eleven months." We once knew a iadv of about 22(1 pounds who 

 always raid that " the last lime she had been weighed she tipped 

 tbosotdesal 125 pounds," but then as she had not been weighed 

 for some forty yen is her record went for naught Now, while wo 

 are glad to pifbhsh interesting phenomenal cases of the longevity 

 of life of tho canine race, and score the immense weights attained 

 bv th.- same r , psnaswn, we beg of our correspondents ta hi tweur- 

 ate in their ligming. tor bv "every dog has his dav, and the 



r doggy Old 



■spoil 



II Abb. I'.KACl. 



atiliy, Conn., Feb. 5— In reply to "L.- 

 was not aware that 1 had made tbo '-■ aa- 

 3g a new strain of beagles by using the 

 tH-in " hare," which others use and which I suppose is intended to 

 distinguish the larger from the smaller rabbit or basket beagle. 

 which is about tou inches in height, while mv pack of twelve aver- 

 ngo 18 10-1 2tbs inches. In color my beagles ore all whit,-, black 

 and tan (many of them mottled and ticked with same colors) and 

 tin- average' spread Of ears is about sixteen inches. N. I'.i.moiiii. 



COQKEB SPAXIF/L rcF.NNEL-c.W/1. Ani-i,ith. X. 11., Kb. 1.— 

 We wish to notify your readers that our kennel will hereafter be 

 known us "The Onnmiings Cocker Spauiel Breeding Kennel." 



C. B. Cumminos ami Son. 



KENNKL MANAlJKMKN'l. 



. «'.. ( Irs in! Hfii.lds.M lcli. — The licsl book glvlnc Inslrucl Ion how 



lic.vkel s;.;,-tllcls lor field work IsllllU-lllnsoli - •• l>o ■.11. 



mi furnish It. Kiil'IMi -■III ton, s:i.;r >: American, combining 



end hitch NIn and KM.- 

 in, mi lis oi,|, licit |n,^ net 1„ 

 bis lite. Ilo yull lllillk- lit 

 you advise me ... Like 1,1 

 shall 1 -el ,1 id. . 



Klsl'-'ls'-i :;'. ,',d red hi Color 



Charles He Jtougo, 61 Broad 8treet, New York city. 



