[Miu:on 24, 1881.] 



FOREST AND STKEAM. 



153 



iennel. 



CHAMPION RCBH. 



W 



E present to our readers i 

 Orgill's champion small 



This . 

 been bo frequently a 

 meut would appear n: 

 of being the typical 

 both for field and torn 



i this issue a picture of Mr. Edmund 

 ed lemon and white p"inter Bush. 



on the d; 

 fesBee that 

 ffissiag est 



side, Flake. 

 Strachan, o 



to the sportsmen of this country, having 

 A successfully exhibited, that further com- 

 uceessary. He has achieved the repnts Hon 

 mall pointer dog in America. Iu breeding 

 his pedigree would be hard to beat: 



side, Lilly, from a noted strain of field dogs 



isidered 



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 . Fli 



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On 



die 



j bred br Di 



A. Bussed 



most noted 



a bred 



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a grandson of Gec- .. 

 ids, and especially choHeli ror -ir I'ltd- 

 i Minister from England to the United 

 Strachan obtained him. This gentle- 

 :e painting of George, executed by Bispham 

 pleased to show to his sportsmen friends. 

 ures m the group 

 , inting quail, painted 

 ; :' • jLoiu for Dr. 8trachan and 



which has be'eu so extensively chro- 



moed all over the country. He was 



a .■-•;. tvlieh. eonipeet looking dog, 



vtighing about sixty pounds, and 



w.v-limsireof Dr. Strachan'S Flash, 



who was the sire of Flake, who, 



probably, was the most handsome 



small pointer ever exhibited in 



America. Flake when a puppy was 



presented by Dr. Strachan to Mr. 



William f. Steel, of Piermont, N. Y., 



for whom the Dr. had a great admir- 

 ation, believing him to be one of 



the very best dog handlers he had 



■ever known, combining patience, 



firmness, gentleuess and the judg- 

 .jnent which culture brings in an 



eminent degree, and it was under 



Mr. Steel's care that Flake devel- 

 oped into the fine dog ho was when 



:'n - 1 exhibited at the Westminster 



Kennel Club's firrt show, winning 



first in his class and running second 



to Snapshot for championship, al- 

 though acknowledged by Mr. Mac- 

 donna (v, ho brought out Snapshot) 



to he as handsome a small pointer aa 



he had ever seen. 



Dr. Strachan seeing Lilly for the 



first time at the Mineola Show,. 



strongly urged Mr. Orgill to breed 



her to Flake • he followed the ad- 

 vice and the result was one of the 



finest and most successful litters 



ever born— three of the progeny at 



least becoming champions, namely. 



Bush, Daisy and Pose. So much 



for goo'fl breeding. Flake and Lilly 



nero indeed a beautiful brace, and 



ftoul this union Mr. Orgill had 



the gratification of establishing that 



strain of pointers so familiar to 



small pointer admirers. 

 The subjoined list shows the prize winnings of Bush i 



1877— Baltimore— Puppy class, second prize : his litter sister, Rose, 

 taking first prize. 



1877— New York— Open class, under 50 lbs., first prize. 



1887— St. Louis— Open class, under 50 lbs., first prize. 



1877— Louisville— Open class, uuder 50 lbs., first prize. Also 



Bruce and Bob Rov, her sons, and by Daisy, her granddaughter. 

 She was the mother of mauv field trial" winners. 



It will thus be seen that on both sides Noma comes from a race 

 of winners, and no doubt we shall hear of her or her progeny in 

 coming field trials on this side of the water. 



WANTED, A WOODCHTJCK DOG. 



Ewf.moxt, Delaware Co., I'eun. 



"DBAs Sir— The farm is ovemmwith ground-hogs (woodchucks). 

 Last season it was bad enough— this year it will be worse, as none 

 were destroyed. They swarm all over the county and are becom- 

 ing a positive pest. Then- holes are in every field, and it is no 

 longer safe to run the mower without first going over the ground 

 to stake or mark the holes to prevent injury io the team, for if a 

 horse steps into a " hog hole ' there is a good chance of breaking 

 a leg. 



"What are we. going to do about it? We can't poison the little 

 brutes, for they cat nothing but vegetable food aud prefer growing 

 eln or if anvil:! g ..>,i\ i snppo-'' Pun.-; green rowed oyer- the 

 clover when' the dew is on would do the business, but it would 

 scarcely be healthy, for the cattle. So that won't do. Shooting I 

 have tried ; it is 'mighty long between shots.' They know all about 

 it and won't show a nose above ground after the first shot. Our 



mastiffs, or they resemble r 

 greyhound. By companso 

 different museums on piece 

 obtained respecting the vai 

 coidd be sure that the a 



fleet, slender hunting dog, such as our 

 i of the forms still remaining at the 

 s of pottery some particulars might be 

 loirs breeds of the early British dog, if 

 _. rtist did not use conventional or imag- 

 inary types of dog life. At this point the well-known passages in 

 il lassies v Jiit b refer to the excellence of the English dogs come 

 in. The. larger and fiercer kinds were much employed both by the 

 Roman sojourners in Britain and their countrymen at home in 

 ''basing the wild boar. Shepherd dogs, too, may have been needed 

 to tend the mngnug mmierus pivorum, of which Cresar speaks, in 

 our island. The luxury of the Roman capilol at York would be 

 almost certain to denlind the smaller breeds of pets,— The Aittf 



THE rUBE LAYER At. 'K SETTERS IN ENGLAND. 



BV "LEA.THFJinE.U>." 



who wanted to sell setters. I 

 a list for £■:/!'« Life of all I 

 purely bred from the strai 



i ceremonious way in which the 



to use of by advertisers and thoBe 

 mined three vears ago to collect 

 stteis that could be proved to be 

 in mentioned and described by Mr. 

 Laveraek in bis " Book of the Set- 

 ter." This list, I believe, had some 

 effect in warning people that set- 

 ters, because they were called Lav- 

 erocks, were not, necessarily of that 

 breed, and I know in soine cases, 

 when proof has been asked for, it 

 has been wanting, aud that the dogs 

 advertised as such had no more pre- 

 tentions to be called Laveracks than 

 Hereford cows had to be called 



lot admittir 



In 

 thou 



iy < 



lated to 



proved. 



equal right to clai 



doubtedly 

 Ukveraoks, bi 

 I think, ths 

 closely breed 

 might have i 

 purity bv the atui 

 cross ; and if that w 

 result would ultima 

 having the pure L; 

 such as we can fair 

 Etampcd out, A croi 

 mote, would not 1 

 thorough bred even i 

 or " Herd Books," and as xuere are 

 very good proofs that the Laveracks 

 belong to an old and distinct family 

 of setters, I think that on every 

 principle of breeding it should he- 

 guarded in just the same degree as 

 any other specified breed. I know I 

 shall be met with the argument that 

 other setters are a, good, but that is 

 beside the questio 



ed the 



, the "Stud" 



r best pointer 



of age. 



i also spe 



. - ; also special for best 

 .1 for best pointer uuder 



• 55 lbs., first prize ; also 



1*711— St. Louis- 



Hpooialforbest'pointi 

 1879— Philadelphia— Champion class, under 55 lbs., first prize ; also 



t ■■_■■ ■ j -.h ] fi.'i 1'i'r-i- ' semef n_ . g; vo 

 18S0— New York— Champion class, under 55 lbs., first prize ; also 



special for best pointer in show. 

 1881 — Pittsburgh— Champion class, under 55 lbs., first prize ; also 



special for best pointer in show. 

 In addition to the. above Bush has won several prizes in brace 

 and other kennel shows. 



NORNA. 



WE publish on this page the. portrait of the imported field trial 

 setter bitch Noma, owned by Mr. James H. Goodsell, of 

 this city. Noma, is a beautiful bitch, black, white and tan iu 

 color. She was bred by Mr. B. Lloyd 

 Furcell Llewellin, by whom she was 

 sold to Mr. Cnnnington. This gen- 

 tleman being obliged to give up 

 shooting owing to ill health, sold 

 'Noma to Mr. A. H. Moore, of 

 Philadelphia, from whom Bhe was 

 purchased by Mr. Goodsell. 



Noma is "out of Mr. Llewelleu'a 

 Nellie, by his Dan. She thus traces 

 her blood back through some of the 

 need eeloVnateiJ of Mr. Lavcraek's 

 iprize and field trial winners to 

 Ponto and Old Moll. Dash II , her 

 grandsire, was the sue of more win- 

 ners on the bench and in the field 

 than any dog that ever lived. 

 Among ttieni were Llewellen's Coun- 

 tess, Prince and Nellie, Garth's 

 Daisy, Bayley's Victor and Clara, 

 Wardlaw Bead's Sam, Pilkington's 

 ,Dash, Laverack's Cora, Field's 

 Bruce, and many others equally 

 well known. Mr.' Raymond's Pride 

 of the Bonier and fain; were also 

 Dash II. It is hard to say 

 ...jther this great dog was most 

 celebrated as a -prize winner or as a 

 sue of winners. Moll III, the 

 granddam of Noma, is as famous as • 

 a mother as Dash II. is as a sire. 

 'Bhe is the mother of Llewellin's 

 Countess, Prince and Nellie, Bayley's 

 Victor, Garth's Daisy, Read's Sam, 

 Raymond's Fairy, Blinkhorn's Vic- 

 tress and Scott, Dickens' Belle, 

 iLaverack's Cora, Llewellin's Daisy, and many others. 



Dan, the sire of Noma, is so well known to our reader's as to 

 need no long encomiums. In field trials he won first in the 

 Bradford Stakes at Shrewsbury in 1871, and first in the Bruce 

 Stakes with his brother Dick' at the same time and place ; he 

 'also won the champion at Shrewsbury in that year. He has 

 never been beaten in a competition in the field. Old Duke and 

 Rhoebe, the sire and dam of Dan, are especially well known as field 

 trial winners, and Bhoebe is often spoken of as the founder of the 

 field trial strain of setters. In the four years from 1870-1873. in- 

 iivc. the National Field Trial Champion Plate was won by 



MR. ORGILL'S POINTER RUSH. 



farm dog can't catch them outside, and he is too big to go down 

 the bole and drive them out. 



" Is there any breed of dog small enough to go down a hog hole 

 and with pluck enough to stav there until he drives the ' varavmt ' 

 out? 



" If there is such a breed I want it, and so do my neighbors. 



"B. W." 



The foregoing letter from a farmer friend recites a real 

 grievance, so I hove taken the liberty of forwarding it to you to 

 place before the readers of the Fobkst and Stream.^ 



And now, as to the kind of dog needed. Small size is the firat re- 

 quisite, else he cannot enter the burrow. Next comes gameness, 

 for the groundhog is a sharp biter aud m akes a brave fight when 

 in his stronghold. The next requirement is ability to punish the 

 vermin and make his quarters so hot that he will bolt out. 



Now, what breeds that are available in this country fill the bill } 



The Skye will not answer — he carries too much coat ; of a hot 

 summer day, underground work would almost stifle him and in wet 

 weather he would be loaded with mud. Dandies would answer, I 

 have no doubt, but no one breeds them here. Fox-terriers would 

 seem to be the dogs indicated, as their coats are right for the 

 work, their size suitable and thoy have the necessary gameness. 



They are classed at our bench shows as a sporting dog — why. I 

 never "could exactly understand, as no legitimate field work is of- 

 fered for them ; but if they answer for this they will earn the 

 name — and the blessing of every farmer iu this region. 



Will the breeders of fox-terriers take up this subject in your pa- 



'Uly i 



...die 



latter of r 



u-kable 



il a 



with the f.averacliB. It might he ... 

 could be improved, bnt I maintain that tin 

 of proof in this direction ; as granted th 

 may bo as beautiful as a pure ono, and be 



ticular.the proof that such merit is permanent must be tested by 

 future I reeding, such as breeding .a cross bred animal to a cross 

 bred ; and as regards setters, has that been successful either in 

 country or America ? I think not, though doubtless other 



crossed with 

 md all cattle 

 s to the short 

 •t of English 

 y an alliance 



the Laveraek 

 i a total want 



bred animal 

 yyery par- 



strains have been imp 

 Laveracks again, have as a matte 

 All setter breeders if they will I 

 victions. will, I think, corroborat 

 if the show lists and Field Trial.' 

 amined, it will be found that La 

 with success, as v '" 

 nothing loss than t 

 large show. The ' 

 simply because thev 

 those'who own thei 

 of those pastimes. 

 ' thi 



is, and these bred into the 



omve continued to improve. 



icknowledge their true con- 



u this opinion. At any rate, 



the last three vears are ex- 



j have had a good deal to do 



th the exception of old champion Banger, 



half Laveraek has won at a Field Trial or a 



stories Of the p me ones have been limited, 



ire very scarce, and as regards Field Trials, 



have not been as a rule the habitual patrons 



lid appear that last season 



first year that our Tram-u flam 1 



tried running the pure ones, and, bv-thi-bv, of their i 

 The success that followed the breed last autumn v 

 markable, as Thunder, a pure bred one, and his ih 

 Laveraek, also pure, were well in front for ev erv co 

 gaged in, the younger being second in the Ain't ric: 

 Derby. At New York, and also at PhDadelphia, the p 



had 



iwn breeding. 



• pr 



ut : 



the 



list, and 'in' England they li 

 been behind, either, 

 prizes at Birnnngbi 

 took five, and at t 

 lace, two out of tei 

 long odds, it urns 

 also, as the half 

 bred ones outnnmb 

 by at least thirty to 

 are not plentiful, it. 



the pure ones 



They 



append- 



MR. GOODSELL'S SETTER BITCH NORNA. 



par and let ns know if the dog has been used in this line and if he 

 his proved a workman ? 



If such are the facts, we will see the fox-terrier take the place of 



the farm cur, and the breeding of these dogs will receive a fresh 



impulse, as the demand for them in agricultural districts will bo 



almost unlimited. Lettjs. 



» ■»■ 



THE EABLY BRITISH DOG.— Dogs are frequently found rep- 

 resented on the Romano -Keltic pottery of England, especially on 

 Durobrivan ware. Thesi d 'es commonly fall under one of two 

 types— they are large and fierce, like our present bulldogs ami 



pensive to purchase, there are many 

 people who have a partiality for the 

 family, but with purses not suffi- 

 ciently long to get dogs and bitches 

 bred far enough away to breed to, 

 and then aa a matter of necessity 

 the progress in forming a kennel 

 is very slow. The p.ssseseo m of it. 

 good bitch is almost better than 

 owning a dog, as blood can be hired 

 or borrowed, but those owners in my 

 list are the most fortunate who own 

 representatives of both sexes at a 

 sufficient distance in their breeding 

 to allow a continuation ot the policy 

 to breed pure. 



Beginning with the dogs, I find I 

 can give a longer list than I could 

 three years ago, although there are 

 several death vacancies, the no- 

 table ones being Blue Prince, Mr. 

 Llewellin's Prince. Major Piatt's Dash and Mr. Sim's Dash. Others 

 are air.:. ...el ling . il.l . a! i.: if, eieh from recent inquiries I hear that 

 they are fresh and well, and so precious is the blood of some of 

 them that thev should bo bred to as long as there is a, chance of 

 getting produce. With these few preliminary remarks I give a list 

 of all the pure Laveraek dogs that are known to be in England 

 above the age of nine months, and I have taken some time and 

 trouble to make it as authentic aB possible. 



Mr. \Y. Bavley's lem w Victor (K, C. SB. 1,153.) bv Old Dash 

 -ml of Moll : whelped 186ft, 



