94 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



PttAKOH 3, 1881 . 



Class 86. Yorkshire) Terriers, Blue and Tan, over 5 lbs.— Dogs or 



bitebos, 810, sen. silver medal. 

 ■Class 87. Champion Yorkshire Terriers. Blue and Tun, under 5 lbs. 



-Dogs or bitches, silver medal. 

 Class 88. Yorkshire Terriers. Blue and Tan, under 5 lbs. -Dogs or 



bitches, Sift, S.5, silver medal. 

 Class 89. Toy Terriers, otl.ei than Yorkshire, under .", lbs.— Dogs 



or bitch," ash), silver modal. b 



Class 00. King Charles or Blenheim (Spaniels -Dogs or bitehes, 



fin, nil 



-or medal. 







° 



Class!)!. .Taps 



nose Spanie 



s-Dogs 



.r bitches, $11 



, silver medal. 



Glass 99. ThiJi 



an Grevhoui 



ib-Doe 



or hitches, .? 



0, silver medal 



Class 03. Misc 



ellaneona (o 



Foreign 



Oass)— Dogs 



or bitches, no: 



Bpeoifie 



1 in the ah. 



ra obni 



ioiition— 913, 



$10; *5| silvoi 



medal, 



liver medal 









Entries olos 



e April 11. 









NEWPORT DOG SHOW. 



'THE Bret annual Poultry and Beneh Show held under the 



»- auspices of the Aquiiineek Agricultural Society, was held at 

 Newport, R. L, on February 23. 21 and 25, 1831. The fol- 

 lowing is a. bnet ol the nile„ go:crni;u; the oxhihiti. m : 



r the 



lift? 



vulc 



sitrai 



e l'n 



icludes their food, water 



E\ 



1st b« 



supplied with collar and ebaiu. Exhibitor 



take home their dogfl alter 10 o'clock each evening, alter receiving 



penal m the Superintendent. The judging in all classes 



will be done by gentlemen competent for the position . Dogs will 

 be judged by rules of the Westminster Kennel Club, and poultry 

 by the American Standard of Excellence. Mr. Michael MoCart.y 

 will have entire charge of the dogs during the exhibition and Ill's 

 long experience well fits him for the position. The managers will 

 use. due diligence for the care and safety of all dogs exhibited, 

 watchman being on dutv day and night. 



Considering that very few dogs were exhibited which did not 

 belong to Newport, the show was really verv good. 'There were 

 about ninety entries, very m'ceb gotten tip. Diplomas were giv&n 

 for first and second prizes, biit no money. It is rumored that 

 there will be another show in September. The judges of setters, 

 pointers, foxhounds. New I'ounJI.nele. collies and spaniels, were 

 Messrs. Russell Forsyth and George L. Collins, of Newport, It, I. 

 and Dr. Handy, of Fall River. Mass. Of terriers, bull terriers, 

 and other non-sporting Joes, Messrs. Al. Walts and -lohn 1'. Bar- 

 nard, , I r., of Boston. Mass, 



The judges from Boston stated that the exhibition in some re- 

 spects exceeded any which have been given in that city for the 

 past two years, for quality, although, of course, the number was 

 much smaller. The show was governed by the following gentle- 

 men who constituted the officers and committee of the society : 

 President. Mr. Albert C. Landers; Secretary and Treasurer, Mr. 

 Melville Bull : Committee ol Management, Messrs. lames II. Htmi- 

 raett, Howard Smith, William 1 1. Green, John T. Trip, George P. 

 Lawton, H. 1'. Hamilton. Henrv T. F.aston and James A. Greene, 

 all of Newport B. I. 



The Brtieoii Kennel of Boston was represented by Mr John P. 

 Barnard, Jr., who exhibited three Enriiah' Bulldogs. Bonvbov, 

 Southbauk and Judy. A Yorkshire terrier weighing four pound's' 

 the property of Mr. Al. Watts, of Boston, attracted much at ten- 

 ia." ; its bail which touches the ground after being parted on the 

 baok, measures seven and a half inches in length: There was U 

 tch, Belfast, the property of Mr. H. Y. 



Bl; 



1 Eh 



'. Mas! 



Ml list of awards, the i 

 ing been omitted in many cases : 



s of the dot 



English Setter Dogs— 1st, Dash ,N. Hathaway, Fall River, Mass.); 



2d, R. 51. Luingstnn. New York ; 3d. Count Morris (A. Mer- 

 cer Pell. Newport, K.I.). 

 English Setter Bitches— 1st, Opal (N. Hathawav, Fall River, 



Mass.); 2d, Geo. L. Collins, Newport, R. I. 

 Gordon Setters— 1st, A. P. Faker, Newport, R. I. Puppies— 1st, 



Geo. L. Collins, Newport, R. I. 

 Irish Water Spaniels — 1st. SamT Engs, Jr., Newport, R. T 

 Cocker Spaniel Dogs— 1st J. E, Kline. Newport, R. I. 

 Cocker Spaniel Bitehes— 1st, J. E. Kline. Newport, R. I. Puppies 



—1st, J. E. Rime, Newport, R, I. 

 IHm Fogs- 1st, Sultan (A. V. Sehade, Newport, R. I.). 

 XJlm Bitehes— 1st, Tiger (A. V. Sehade, Newport, R.I."). Puppies— 



1st, Poppy f A V. Sehade, Newport, R. I.) ; 2d, Sam (Mr. 



McLcod, Newport. It. I.). 

 Newfoundlands— 1st, Ben!. Blivoii. Jr., Newport. R. I, 

 Fox Hounds— Dogs— 1st, A. Wilbor j 2d, JohuT. Tripp, Newport, 



Dachshunds Dog— 1st, Win, H. Mayer, Newport, R. I. 



Scotch Stag Hounds Fog— 1st to E." li. Harrington, Newport, 11. 1. 



Collie Dogs— 1st, Win. Maher, Newport, li. I. 



Collie Bitches— 1st. W. Andrews, Newport. R. I. 



Scotch Colliu Puppies— 1st, W. Andrews; 2d, Win. Maher. 



Welch Collie Bitches— 1st, Mrs. Lily S. Clymer, Newport, II. I 



Black and Tan Bitches— 1st, James R. Palmer, Newport. R. f. 



Kennel Terrier— 1st, J. Fox, Newport, R. I. 



Fox Terrier Bitches, with pups— 1st, B. Foxhall Keene, Nowport, 



Large Yorkshire Terriers— 1st, Arnold Freeborn ; 2d, P. Fagan, 

 Newport, E. I. 



Yorkshire 'Terriers— 2d, Miss E. II. Stiinson, Newport, R. I. 



Black Terrier Puppies— 1st, James Carey ; 2d, W. S. Cooper, New- 

 port. R. I. 



Blue Tenders— 1st, W. H. Dewiok ; 2d, James Carey. 



Toy Terriers— 1st, Robert Carey, Newport ; 2d, W. S. Coop, r . M, 



.Tai 



s Cai 



lia.l;.o.isUa.ii Hog— let, T. T. Bowler. Newport. It. I. 



Bull Terrier Etch, with pups— 1st, W. P Davenport, Newport, It. 



I. ; 2d, W. C. Davenport, Providence, R. I. 

 Bull Terrier Dogs— 1st. Wm. C. Davenport : 2d, WiUiam Slavin, 



Newport, R. I. 

 Miscellaneous Glass— W. P. Davenport, bull mastiff ; John Blnck, 



Newport, R. I., Swiss bloodhound ; Samuel McLeod, one-half 



St. Bernard and Newfoundland ; John Camdan, Newport, R. 



I., St, Bernard: J. P. Earlier, Newport, R. I , Newfoundland 



bitch with pups. 



POINTS FOR JUDGING THE POINTER. 

 [From Yero Shaw's " Book of the Dog."] 



The Head should be rather wide between the ears, and of sub- 

 stantial appearance. It should not be in one straight line from 00- 

 cipit to nose ; on the contrary, there should be a decided fall at the 

 stop, which should be weU developed, as also the occipital protu- 

 berance should be. 



The Muzzle should ho long, wide and blunt. 



The nose must be large and moist, not black, but dark liver or 

 flesh colored. A black nose is an especial blemish in a lemon and 

 white dog. 



The Jaws should be powerful, with tho tooth meeting evenly. 



The Lips should be f airly well developed, but not to any gre |l t. 

 extent, as hi the bloodhound. 



The Eyes.— Theeoior depeudsupon the color of tho dog, and are 

 therefore Bither dark or light, as the ease may be. They should be 

 moderately well devoiped, as a pig-eyed pointer is an abomination 

 few can stand. 



The Ears should hang fiat to the sides of the head, and be soft 

 and thin, low set on and long, may be to reach the throat. 



'The Neck should be arehed, and any dewlap is a serious fault. 



The Shoulders enodefa.i.o] v sloping, and well setup. 



Tho Chest must not be too wide, as if so tho dog'B pact will bo 

 injured. It should be very deep. 



The Body must be powerful-looking, and not too short, which is 

 a fault, and well ribbed ujb .Coins particularly strong, and a little 

 arched. 



Fore-feet round and compact. Many authorities express admira- 

 tion at the long bare-foot, but in our opinion there can be no 

 question but that the cat-foot is taunitelj preferable. 



Hind-legs should be very muscular in thighs, with stifles turning 

 out a little. Hocks powerful, and turning m«aia! very slightly, oil 

 account of the outward turn of the slide joints. 



The stern short, and Ihick at root, but gradually tapering to- 

 ward the tip. It must not be set on too low' down, and should be 

 carried straight out from the neck. 



The Coat should be soft, put ai the same time weather-resisting. 



Color is a point which has been already dir.oussed above. Though 

 many judges prefer to ignore the question of color, we are certain- 

 ly of the opinion that liver and a bites and lemon and whites are 

 by far the most preferable on the show bench, if only on amount of 

 their beauty. 



In General Appearance the pointer shonld show eveiv evidence 

 of a combination of strength and reliuerneut. A coarse-look, 

 clog should be avoided, as also should a light-boned one. for r 

 sons already given. 



According to custom wo append n 



Skull..... 



Nose, ears and eyes 



Noel; and shoulders 



Chest, depth and breadth . 



General appearance., 



for .ninoiNG eoiNrnus. 



disRUsted at Whitfot 



W., mid what he could do. 



of a "Western slough." I 



rain b. .-Vines; , 'I . ,"_; ', 



MORE COMMENTS. 

 ^ TniAi.s— Brooklyn. ; 



Y., Feb. 23.— I wa 



i W. for bit 



lift... 



ioul.es to 



. Tain., Feb. lli.-I have read with much pleasure the 



8 ; comments on "Jockeying at Field Trials " in the Forest 



and Stream of the 3d hist., and I thank the editor in behalf of all 

 honest sportsmen for his well said aud wall-timed remarks, and the 

 jmst rebuke he gave the dog-jockey .Wbitl'ord. I hope he will ham- 



11 such In lib, 



imphis, 

 genteel sportsman a s: 



ily trickeries of Wbilt'or 

 purged and purified utterly 

 scalpel of fairness, or else re 



run as between V.vo geutlcn, 

 plain no friend would throw 

 birds already found, but won 



of side runners, not wearing 



Feb. 10.— 1 think ■ 



Tl: 



•.ch ..the 





i have done the fair ama- 

 in writing up and down 

 trials shonld either be 

 uch felons cut off by the 

 tlie looker, who may then 

 to be 



aulas 



rside, it 



dog in ahead on another dog' 

 ause him to back or take the trail 

 thcr's laurels. I have heard others 

 lOmmeud your article and many copies have been mailed to the 

 mortsnieii of the land, owners of the soil. You may reasonable 

 «pect to hear a howling wail from the stricken ; the harder they 

 " ' ipeel the more painful the yell ; but go For' them whenever 

 " - and the larger portion of the sportsmen arc 



leeded 



villi von and the right. 



Memphis, Term,, Feb. 14.—] have he 

 press their thanks to you for your sbowi 

 way I he: -neaking trickery of V hitford. 

 know you are; sustained by those who ar. 

 by stainless livos. 



•ntlc; 



ire! I 



It may be agreeable 

 nbovo all frauds, pro 



GORDON SF.TTEHS -The origin of the setters goes hack to a 

 very distant period and one which it is rallier difficult to apecify 

 They were used (says La Basse Ctsur) long before the pointer's, 

 who were; not known very much before tho beginning of the cen- 

 tury, aud they appear to have ahvuys been taken great care of in 

 England. There nre many points of resemblsjjee between the set- 

 ters and oiu- large French spaniels and it is very certain that these 

 dog.- have Ibe same origin. By careful selection and judicious 

 pairing tho English have, however, succeeded in givingamore ele- 

 gant Shape, meire Bilkj hair aud. more than all, a keener scent and 

 a swifter pace- b. their setters than we om beiast. Half-bred set- 

 ters are very common in England. The best known among them 

 are the Gordons, the Laveraeks ami the Irish setters. 



The Gordon setters should be placed in the first rank, because 

 they appear to he called upon in our coimtrv to render moro ser- 

 vice than the- others on aeeoimt of the facility with which they can 

 accommodate themeelvo to our sports and to different ground. 

 Gordon sett, is „f pure breed are magnificent animals, vigorous, 

 very energetic and well made and thev unite' strength with great 

 elegance. Their hair, though rather 'cars.., is generally jess long 

 than that of tlie other setters and (his enables them to make their 

 way mow e-.it.ily among iho briars and furze ; while, at the same 

 time, as their feet an linn and well covered nilh hair, they do not 

 hurt theinBelves on the hard ami Unity ground which they have to 

 go over in the rougher -p.ul-. They are able to endure great fa- 

 tigue: aud Ihey can bear the intense heat of summer better than 

 any other kind of spaniel. The quest of the Gordons, though ex- 

 tensive and vein active, is wise anel prudent and is suited to the 

 nature of the country which wo live in. These .logs are usually so 

 mild anil docile that it is exceedingly easy to tamo them and most 

 satisfactory results an to be obtained by those «la. arc willing to 

 give:, little attention p. the business. 



Tho color of the; Gordons is a fixed ono. Thev are black and 

 yellow and many of them have a white mark on the chest. Bived- 

 ers appear to hove givon their attention for a long time toward 

 eliminating this white mark fre.ui the coats of then- dog.,. It is, 



black, yellow and white and that the while c..h.r is o.dv a sign of 

 greater or lebs purity of blood. We think, therefore, that it in not 

 reasonable to nttach so much importance to this mark, which is 

 cerlainly no ilistigurement to a lino animal.— Aire Stock Journal. 



GREATEST WEIGHTS OF DOGS— San Francisco, Jan. IB. -I 



am a great lover of tho elog anel endeavor to men (as far as mv 

 limited means will allow) the best specimens ol certain breeds. My 

 object in addressing you this note is to give the dimensions of a 

 splendid specimen I possess of the species known in natural history 

 as the "Croat Dane" (a smooth-haiod dog), but erroneously 

 claused at beneh shows as the "Siberian blood hound." I am anx- 

 ious to ascertain, through your Courtesy and columns, if any of 

 your many readers know of auv larger dog, of ni.v breed, ami if so 

 1 will be very much obliged if thov will -end me in- measurement. 

 The dog I refer to took tho tirst prize at the bench show in New 

 York in 18711. His name is " ISrneo." He slands 38 inches high at. 

 shoulder, 32 at the rump ; is (j feet 5 inches long from end of nose 

 to tip of tail. 42 inches round tlie girth and 13 inches across the 

 chest. Ho weighs, when in good condition, about 175 pounds. 

 Just now lie is in poor health; suffering from a skin disease. I 

 have tided all sorts of remedies— sometimes with success. He is 

 hot four years old and yet lib. front upper and lower teeth are en- 

 ing fast. I give him few bouoB and feed him on oatmeal mush, 

 soup meat and vegetables and cannot account for this loss. Per- 

 haps one of your readers who owus this breed may know what 

 causes it. I hear it is a peculiarity of the species. Bruce is tho 

 grandest looking dog I ever saw, gcntlo and active aud looks like a 

 young stallion when head and tail are erect. He goes into the 

 water for sticks like a Nowfounelland dog. 1 have seen indices of 

 big eiogs in your paper of the "Leouborg" breed, one of which 

 stood, if I recollect aright, Ml inches at shoulder. But I never saw 

 so large a dog, and now write to call out soruo information on the 

 subject. I am very fond of big dogs and want to own the biggest 

 and think we should do all in our power to imprc ve tho larger 



breeds in size and sagacity. A friend of mine is anxious to puif 

 chase an animal of this or any other good breed of grand propor- 

 tions, and perhaps yon can kindly aBBist Mm in Ms desire. 



Stuart M. Tayloii. 



NOTES FROM OUR FOREIGN EXCHANGES.— The well- 

 known smooth-coated St Bernard bitch Jura is dead. She was for 

 a long time the property of the late Miss Agiionlv. At the time of 

 her death Jura belonged to Mr. W. H. Gnddard, of Bar'-oH-in- 

 Furness. She was the winner of tifty-oue firsts and Vol ty-ninc sec- 

 ond prizes and was ten and a half voars old. 



It is said that the Rev. J CummOig Macdojja has withdrawn his 

 name from the list of members of the English Kennel Chip. 



On the 18th January a valuable Newfoundland bitoh belonging 

 to Mr. T. Louder T.rowm ;..!' Chardleigl, rtreru, e--ra, .el from a 

 crate in which she was traveling aud was lost in the snow. For 

 several days nothing was heard of the wauderer. but on Sunday, 

 the 25tb, two laborers, while passing over Beaminster Down, dis- 

 covered the poor creature in a snowdrift. The dog appears to have 

 been stopped, the chain attached to her collar having become en- 

 tangled in a large root, which, to gain liberty, she had bravely 

 gnawncd thcugh : out ■, in le uou ig this i he ?hai: i.es.sua i'r.r/.T 

 to the. ground within about six Hashes from the. collar, so the poor 

 annual was scuoeiv able to move. The men probed the snow with 

 a pick, but tlie clog, not hi. ing this mode of examination, °rowled 

 and showed her teeth. Theme::, terrified, |.rs.e-,..1ed to :,e min- 

 ster anel asked Superintendent WoHalt. to briti,, a son o, ...: n, r 



" devil," who was surely out on the Downs, Stiperintendeul. YIc- 

 Hale quickly comprehended the case aud, accompanying the men 

 to the spot, soon relieved the imprisoned dog, which was returned 

 to its owner, apparently none the worse for her six days' fast in the 

 snow.— Lioe 8lock Journal. 



Regarding the Alexandra Palace Show, a correspondent writes to 

 me: " I think the election of judges system should bo altered. 

 The Kennel Club Committee elected seven of themselvesas judges, 

 while eight others of them exhibited thirty-four dogs and won 

 •£60. It don't look well."- Sutios, in tiw Btoch-Keeper. 



The report and balance-sheet of 'the Fox Terrier Club for the 

 past year havo just bet:: issued and there is a balance of JMl!) lis. 

 7,i^d. to improve the fox terrier.— Tlte m>ok-Keewir. 



BENEDICT. -We had a look the other day at the I.aehme Ken 

 uel Club's recently imported black spaniel 'dog Benedict. Mr. G 

 D Maedougal kindly bringing him, at our request, to our office. 

 We found Benedict all that bad been claimed for him, and a re- 

 markably fine dog of his breed. He is about one year old. The 

 Lachino Kennel (hub imported him direct from (.ho kennels of Mr. 

 T. Jacobs, of Worlborough House, Newton Abbot, Devonshire, 

 England, which have recently been so succes-ful on the bench. 

 Benedict is own brother to Sepiaw and Lass if Devon, and brother 

 En blood to the magniflcont Kaffir, Zulu and Mr. A. H. Moore's 

 ' nported Dash. 



Subjoined we give the measurements of several celebrated Eng- 

 irds sinners, eootsaeted with those of Benedict: 



Brush Bo 



.- lie; 



no 



23lb8 



Weight lOlbs 321 



Height at shoulder, 15tn. lSi 



Length from tip of nose to set on 



oftail 38 35 32 gRW 30 20 



Length of toil 5 i G $% 13 13 



Length of head from tip of nose 



to occiput 9ei S 9)4 s?,, SH 8 



Girth of chest 2fi 21', 25 22 •$ n 



Girth of head l(i 1±>/ 17 15 14 lllo' 



Girth of nose half-wav between 



tip mid eyes ' {) 7> .; !l '; %U i 3 



Girth of forearm 7 fi'.r 7 - -, 



Height from ground to elbow...- _" '».. so- _ _ 



As isc shall publish at an earlv elate the onWfira on spaniels 

 from thu advance sheet- ..| Mr. Vero Shaw's '• Rook ol I Dog, 

 our readers will then have an opportunili ,.f s. eing irb 

 this breed, which of late voars has almost monopolizod the classes 

 poo. .1. d . d elog shows in' England for spaniels ..the, : 

 aud Clumbers. As a beautiful dog the black spaniel ranks verv 

 highly, while as a companion to tho sportsman ho is invaluable. 



PHILADELPHIA GOSSIP— Philadelphia, Fob. 28.— The report 

 is becoming epiite general that a dog show is to be held in Phila- 

 delphia under thu patronage aud direction of a canine lover in our 

 city, audouoof my informants oven went so tin- as to state that. 

 Mr. Chas. Lincoln would be tho Superintendent I give the news ■ 

 as I learned it— noton my onn authority. None of the Philadelphia t 

 Kennel I lub appear to know anything about it, nor elo [ think thev 

 will take a part, for the. exhibition given not long since al the In- 

 dustrial Art Building so thoroughly annoveel th. gentlemen of the 

 imittee em account of it- cndles, d. tail that it has several times 

 a declared that nothing would induce them to take an active J 

 part agaiu. Disputes aroac during the. exhibition, which were ex- ' 



ledingly distasteful to them, and they were forcibly e.bligod to re-' J 



nit unfounded charges Diado by dissatisfied exhibitors against the 1 



idges of their careful choosing* judges who wire :ietiin< ratui- 

 totisly fat least some of t.he:m,i and who.-e position in soeie'tv pre- 

 cluded any idea of unfair awarding 011 their part. This they K ;iy . 

 they did not expect, when the names of the commillce should have j 

 boon a guarantee that the judges acted according to then- honest 

 .lotions. Errors sh.mld not haw. be. u openly called frauds, as 



. well-managed bench show in this city. ' All that is ' 



UhMeadln ^ ' 



lie that the exhibition would bu such a one sh a ladv might at- 

 tend without elislate; for be- it known that a great port of the dis** 

 play of non-sporting dogs is made by the lair sex and the interest 

 taken by them and their lair friends in their pets 1 



Y400INATION— Piermont-on-Hudson— In voiir issue of De- 

 cember <J " Homo " writes that the French have recently inoculated 

 young hunting dogs with vaccine virus to protect the 

 ease (distemper) which elecimate-s Ibem when quite 

 has proven quite successful. The French can hard! 



!, tlie: 



; a pi- 



ll Laverae^ 

 Petrel] [I., 



p.-r. as that prince of sporlsmoii, Col. Hawkor, s 

 work, " Wild Fowling." I have elo eloubt but it 

 benefit as a preventive, having vaccinates! all 11 

 oue for the last ten years. Of those vaccinated 

 temper -. tho ono I neglected to vaccinate elied 

 have lately vaesomated Mr. V. Meyer's b.-autit 

 bitch puppy Rose Laverack, by Young Laverack 

 and his lemon and white pointer bitch Sm.wilak. 

 ot Girl The. mode of doing it is as follows ; 

 quills, which generally have directions f..r u-e. with them; but if 

 they have not. dip one in clean, cold water and lav if a dde- ; I hen 

 scarify the skin under the foreleg, close to the 

 prefer, the small knob in ibe ear. Eithei should be Scraped with a 

 harp knife until 11 very small quantity a 

 tho pores of the skin j then rub the com 

 have dipped in water on the scarilicel si.ifaee al out B union.- and 

 the job is done, not occupying more than three minutes' Hoe , 

 you expect a large e.,r. ..et ! :-. ... it. \ou will be d 

 may be a very little larger than tho place Boarified, but hot mi 

 and the pup will not mind it in the Iea-1. ■. - 



BREAKING DOGS WITHOUT A WHIP Au esteemed „. 

 respondent asks us if it is possible to tram dogs without the use of 

 the cheek cellar and whip, adding that he own- a dog that, has beenl 

 timid from his youth. We choose to reply in the words of a once 

 well-known authority. A pan _ 

 books gives our views in a nutshell. " If a de.g " ■;;■.-- I.e.'. -will 

 not stand tho whip, I cau do n.. thing with him. Assuredly, il he 

 cannot be brought to endure something under the- shallow of dis- 

 cipline, ho is utterjy out of the sphere of my sv.-tcro : and I would 

 acquire the credit by gene fously giving him aw. . 

 valuable kennels _of your gentlemen, ' whose breed n. 

 breaking in ; take' it all of themselves, but yon minit n 



