Ma? 13, 1881.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



293 



: ' When 



c princip 



a dog,"'aud 

 ( >n the 8ai 

 told that < 

 Of course 

 that deser . - 

 chittorling.' 

 The French language 



a liungr 



:rust, and "It 



g every one offers him drink." 

 losewhodo not «:uit. we Rre 

 >g, while tho |e«n ope -burns. 



ty pudding. It is u bad dog 

 ibsI?bb to tit- up a dog with a 



r barks e 



, and 



cj l one 



Bet |>a>i 

 so ia this 

 vay when 

 " A cat u 

 resent mi 



igulaily proline in sayings about dogs. 



s, but not every dog" bites that barks. 



Dagobcrt said to bia dog. This 



Ho is like the dog of Jean de 



" died. A do- may lock a{ a 



at 



itono heap, and do not 

 perhaps bceai 

 dung-bill. If 



dog at nine-pine, or when he is not 



advice recognized in different 



dog with a grand 



wolf t 



Tin* i 



A good do b ... 

 The bent of I'r 

 is well lmowi 

 Nivelle, which 

 bishop is like i 

 dog when the 



Two dogs to o 



it bad. You must tl 



the dog till you get to the i 

 dog till you are out of the village, j 

 cock are always brave on tli ' 

 dog by the ears is bitten it i 



used to submit to harsh trea 

 and with a bare head. Ho i 

 pecially if he comes in like 



wanted. Love nio, love my „ 



countries, but it is French to call the chief 

 collar. More curious is between dog am: 

 dawn in which objects can Bcarcely he <J 

 add several others from French sources; b 

 examples from elsewhere, and more? partii 



Here we find that some people should a 

 go over a dog they must go over tho tail, 

 saying, " When von have swallowed the" ox don't 

 tho tail." A German, like many mote, may be 

 weary as a dog, and, when he labors under a del 

 dog. That the dogs bite the hindmost is as t 

 aucc among ourselves. He is 

 a dog to draw out of the ovo 

 rests not with tho dogs how vr, 

 bare may run the fastest, but 

 .Nobody cares to own a dog wl 



When thev have nothing, the Pie 

 find tho dog in the pot. Tho bntcl 

 young dog. Tho Italian pay.-. Noil 

 tail; that a dog which barks never 

 and Woe to the skin of a snarling di 

 The Spaniard says, If you wish you 

 bread ; and yet he savs, When vonr 

 you, but for the broad. Ho thinks 

 ways dreams of hunting. 



Tho Turks hnvo a few good sayi 

 barks and the caravan goes by ; me 

 that, Tho dog which is led out. to 

 game The Arabs have oh 

 gato, and that a dog which ..„. 

 down. They think it a foolish thing to dn 

 bark yoursolf : but, having no great confidence in tl 

 say, Pat a dog on the jaws till you can muzzle 

 Chinese we learu that a dog which' raises its tad de; 

 also, that ho who beats a dog should think of its ir 

 rough and ready sayings of theirs are, that the dog 

 howls at the fleas, but the dog which is hunting does 

 and lliat it ia not dogs' fleas which make the oats cry 



ike a fuss nhoul 



itilutoc 



Ho not blame the ii 



1 horses shall die in tli 



the death 





had i 



dog to follow you give him 

 log wags bis tail it is not for 

 too, that a wie]] bred dog al- 



gs, one of which is, The dog 



3 noise is nothing. Another is 



hunt against his will takes no 



"lit- at bis 



i better 



do. 



which In 

 i teeth an 



THE AMERICAN COCKER srANIEL CLUB. 



To THE Members : 



New Yobk, May 7, 1881. 



Gentlemen— Tonr committee appointed at the adjourned, meet- 

 ing of the club, held at the American Institute Building, New V.-u-k- 

 eity, on the 29th of April, beg to submit the following Constitution 

 and By-Laws for the government of the club : 



For the information of those not present at the annual meeting 

 held on the 28th of April, your committee would state that the 

 standard of excellence, as "incorporated in the Constitution, was 

 unanimously adopted by those attending the meeting. The com- 

 mittee's work cous'sts of the Constitution and By-Laws other than 

 the standard. 



Tour committeo now requests all who desire to perfect then- 

 membership to forward the first year's dues of $2 to the secretary 

 of the committee. On the 1st of June a list of members will be 

 issued and the election take place of the first executive committee 

 of five, to bold office until the next annual meeting. This done, 

 the labors of your- committee will cease, and it remains in your 

 hands to assist them by your joining at once and getting as many 

 to become associated with us as possible. Yours respectfully, 

 J. L. Morrill, Chairman; A. MeColIom ; James Watson, Beoretary 

 Committee of Organization of the American Cocker Spaniel 

 Club. Secretary's address, P. 0. Box 2,950, New York city. 

 Constitution. 



ARTICLE r. 



JVaine, 

 This club shall be called the American Cooker Spaniel Club. 

 abticxe n. 

 Object. 

 The object ol this club shall be the encouragement of the breed- 

 ing of the cocker spaniel and the offering of special prises at bench 

 shows where the standard of points of this club is recognized and 

 the prizos are awarded by a judge approved of by the Executive 

 Committee of this club. 



ARTICLE ITI. 



Mem,l)er.ih)p. 

 This club shall consist of an unlimited number of members. 



Application for Membership. 

 - Any person desirous of joining this club must make application 

 to the secretary, inclosing -therewith the amount of dues for the 

 first year, which shall be returned in the event of the non-election 

 of the applicant. 



Election of Merribers. 

 The power of election shall rest with the Executive Committee, 

 a four-fifth vote being requisite to elect a member. 



The management of this club 'shall be intrusted to an executive 

 committee consisting of five momhei-s, who shall be elected at the 

 annual meeting, to hold officefor one year or until their BueeoBSors 

 are appointed. Vacancies- in the membership of the Executive 

 Committee, arising from any cause whatever, shall he filled hvthc 

 Executive Committee till the next annual meeting of the "club. 

 They shall from their number elect a president and secretary- 

 treasurer, who shall porforin their several duties an prescrihed by 

 the By-Laws, and generally such duties as pertain to their office. 



Annual Meeting. 



The annual meeting of this club shall be held at New York city, 

 on a day during the week in which the Westminster Kennel Club 

 show is held, and in the event of no show taking place, then at 

 sneb time and place as may be decided upon by the Executive 

 Committee. 



AETIOLE Tin, 



Special Meeting. 

 A special meeting of the club shall bo called by the Executive 

 Committee on tho written application of one-fourth of tho mem- 

 bers in good standing. , 



ABTIOLK IX. 



IHscipline. 



The Executive Cojumittee Bhall have power, by a four-fifths 



r^ the 



vote, to suspend any person from membership of this club until 

 the next meeting of the club who, in the opinion pi the COininittoe, 

 has heeu guilty of fraudulent or dishouorablo practices in connec- 

 tion with bench ehoWH or bold trials. 



abticli; x. 

 Standard. 



The standard of points of the cocker spaniel, as defined ami 

 dopted by tho club, is as follows : 



A cocker spaniel must not weigh over 28 lbs. nor less than 18 lbs. 



General Appearance, Svmnictrv, etc. (value 10).— A cocker span- 

 iel should bo eminently a woll built, graceful and active dog, and 

 should show strength without heaviness or chrmSIneaa. Any of 

 the spaniel colors is allowable, but beauty of color anil marking 

 must bo taken into consideration. 



Head (value 15) should be or fair length, muzzle cut off .-quale, 

 tapering gradually from the eye. but not snipv. Skull risum in a 

 graceful curve from the stop, 'and with the same outline at the oc- 

 ciput, the curve line being flatter bet still curving at the middle of 

 the skull. The head should be narrowest at the eves, and broadest 

 at the set-on of cars, and viewed from the front, the outline be- 

 tween the ears should be a uearlv perfect segmeutof o 

 stop is marked and a groove, i . . gradually becoming 



heaviness of (he large Bald flpftniS, but a light, graceful, well- 

 balanced head. Jaws l.vii, neiti. r under-hot nor Dig-jawed", teeth 



Eyes (value 6) round and moderately full. They should corres- 

 pond in color with the coat, 



Ears (value 10) lobular, set ou low, leather tine and not extend- 

 ing beyond tho nose, well clothed with long, silky hair, which must 

 be straight or wavy— no positive ourls or rmglels. 



Neck and Shoulders (value 10).- Neck should he sufficiently long 

 to allow tho nose to roach the ground easily ; Orbicular and' run- 

 ning into well-shaped sloping shoulders. 



Body(valuo lfi).-ltibs should be well Bpning i cheat of fair 

 width and depth ; body well ribbed back, short in the coupling, 

 flank free from any tucked-up appearance, loin slronpr. 



Length (value 5), from tip of nose to root of tail should be 

 about twice the height at shoulder, rather more than leas'. 



Legs and Feet (value 15).— The forelegs should he short, strong 

 in bone and muscle ; straight, neither bunt in nor out at elbows ; 

 pasterns straight, short and strong ; elbows well let down ; the 

 hind legs should he strong, with well-bent stifles; bocks straight, 

 looked at from behind and near the ground. 1'e.i -hnnld ho of 

 good size, round, turning neither in nor out. toes not I 

 -nig; the soles should he finni-hed with hard. horny pads, and 

 there should bo plenty of hair between the toes. 



Coat (value 10) should be abundant, soil and silk v. straight or 

 wavy, I :iit without curl; chest, legs a i . ..i !!..,. 



should ho no top-knot or curie I aji on top of bead. 



Tail (value 5) usually docked, tarried' nearly level with tho hack. 

 At work it is carried lower. ■■ .< us action which is 



characteristic with the breed. 



SCALE OF POINTS. 



General Appearance 10 Length 6 



Head 15 Legs and FeBt 15 



Eves 5 Ooat HI 



Gars 10 Tail ,-, 



Neck and Shouldors 10 — 



Body 15 Total.... list 



Airni'i.i.xi. 

 Amendments: 

 No addition, alteration, or amendment shall he made to 

 tho Constitution except by a two-thirds vote of the member/', pres- 

 ent or represented by proxy at there ting of tho 

 flub. No proxy to ob admitted unless it is specie 

 therein in what manner the vote shall be recorded. .'. 

 days notice of any such proposed change must be given to the Ex- 

 ecutive Committeo, of which duo notice shall at once be sent to thu 

 club incmbors. 



By-Laws. 



abticle i. 



Officers. 



The officers of the Executive Committee, shall bo a president and 



secretary-treasurer, who shall be elected at tho first meeting of the 



committee after each annual meeting of tho club, to servo until the 



next annual meeting. 



J)iUies of Officers. 



Section I, The president shall preside at the meetings of tho 

 club and Executive Committee, appoint all sub-committies, audit 

 and approve all bills, and order meetings of the committee when- 

 ever, in his judgment, he may deem it necessary. 



See. II. The secretary-treasurer shall keep the. minutes of each 

 meeting of the association and of the Executive Committeo ; shall 

 conduct their correspondence, and have charge of and he responsi- 

 ble for all books and papers. Ho shall also have charge of all 

 moneys belonging to tho association ; shall pay all bills, when 

 properly approved, and submit a report thereof to the eomnuttee 

 whenever called npou by them to do so. 



Payment of Sills, 



All bills shall bo presented to the President; and shall be audited 

 bv him. In ease of approval he shall atlix his signature aud date 

 of approval. After Buch approval the secretary-treaBiu-er shall bo 

 authorized to pay. 



Aimai.E rv. 

 Prizes. 



Sec. 1.— It shall be the duty of the Executive Committee to en- 

 deavor to obtain suitable classes for cocker spaniels at all bench 

 shows, and that at such shows as agree to abide by- the standard of 

 the club, and appoiuta judge appn.v. d by I In- committee, theeom- 

 mittee shall have full power to offer such prizes as they may deem 

 advisable in addition to those given by tho show authorities. 



See. 2.— That these prizes shall be known as " American Cocker 

 Spaniel Club Special prizes." 



Judges. 



See. 1. — A list of gentlemen competent and willing to officiate as 

 judges of cocker spaniels shall be made up by the Executive Com- 

 mittee, and the secretary shall, ou the application of the manager, 

 superintendent, etc., of any dog show, transmit a copy of said list, 

 and arrange, if desired, with the gentleman chosen therefrojD to 

 act as a judge at said show. That the expenses incurred by said 

 judge shall bo paid to him by tho show committee engaging him. 



Sec. 2.— The club judges shall not compete at, or bo interested 

 directly or indh-ectly in, the shows at which they officiate. 



Sec. 3. — The judge shall award prizes to dogs impartially aud 

 according to the order to which tho dogs approach perfection in 

 the type, formation and proportions fixed by the club as the true 

 standard of excellence. They shall not n.cogni/e any other type 

 or standard, and shall be amenable for their decisions to the com- 

 mittee of the clnb alone. They may withhold prizes, etc., if tho 

 specimens exhibited do not. in their opinion, merit the same. 



' Jims. 



Sec. 1. — The annual dues shall bo Ss2, payablo upon applica- 

 tion for membership, and thirty days before oach annual meeting 

 thereafter. No member whoso dues remain unpaid shall be enti- 

 tled to vote at the annual meeting. 



Sec. 2.— Any member in arrear for duos shall not enjoy any of 

 the privileges of membership until bi 



Sec. 3. — Any member in arrears for twelve ui< nths thereby for- 

 feits his membership, 



ABweiiE vs. 



Exp^tsl::. 

 All expenses incurred bv tho secretary-treasurer, or by any mem- 

 ber of the committee, for or on liehall Oi this club aud on tho au- 

 thority of the oi piniitlee, ihrll be defrayed out of tho funds of 

 this club. 



ARTICLE VIII. 



Annual Iiepnu 

 An annual report and abstract of accounts, duly audited by two 



members, together with the rales of this club, namos of members,. 

 committee aud officers, shall be printed and supplied to each mem- 

 ber of this club. 



ARTICLE IX. 



These By-lawH may be altered, amended or suspended by a ma- 

 jority vote of tbe Executive Committee, provided notice shall have 

 been given to each membor of -the committee of tho proposed 

 change. That such change must bo confirmed at tho nest annual 

 meeting of the club. 



A BULL DOG ROBINSON CRUSOE. 



T DST below Suspension Bridge is a small rock and stmd island, 

 " in Niagara River, which can only be reached from the high 

 bank, two hundred feet above, or through tho perilous rapids at 

 its- feet. About twenty-five years ago n man named Taylor fell 

 into the river at the Maid of the Hist landing, and by great effort 

 came down and landed on this island. 



About seven years ago a dog got into the c 

 landing, aud he, also, made his way to thiB 

 ' i:d on the island for noarlv two years, and 



jr. Flemmiug, of the United States Cusb 



irlv two veers a young man from Canada 



a rope ladder and landed safely 

 geable, and tb 



rrent at the above- 

 laud. This animal 

 as fed bv the late' 

 ns. At the end of 

 ventured over the bank 

 sland ; but the dog was 

 drawn up without hi]" 



Shortly after this there camo up a cold storm and the poor dog wa 



April 16. . 



te had \ 

 loath foi 



bun from the bridge, 

 twenty feetinto the p 



ing off as hundred-- 

 came to the surface- in 

 ho landed, shook him 

 him thi-i morning a 



>r Island has been uninhabited until Sunday, 

 i Niagara Falls was seen walking out on the 

 3d about one hnndied yards above the island. 

 laJl-aiZod bidl dog that he had sentenced to 



.iij; 



fhic-kei 



bridge he picked 

 ud, after patting him for a moment, threw 

 Down, down, he wind, two hundred and 

 irilous rapids below. But, instead of iloat- 

 of other dogs havo done— stone dead — he 

 d boldlv struck out for Taylor Island, where 

 icb* and lay down in the gun to dry. I saw- 

 id fed birn ; ho appeared to he as lively 



irance tho e has arrested tho attention of many eight 



C. E. Lewis. 

 >>i Bridge, \. !'. ' 



CA1TA1S MfJUl-RIXTB KENNEL. 



i to 



ii hav 



do better m the 



these parts than give a abort sketeh of the kennels' and -umund- 

 ings of Captain McMurdo, who, it will be remembered, roovtd bis 

 establishment this wilder from Campbell County to Shadwell, Al- 

 bemarle, some live miles from Charlottesville. 



From the Captain's windows wo look upon historic grounds. 

 Monticello. the home of Jefferson, crowns a lofty hill right in front 



it b 



wbilti 



nel stretch their legs before starting out for their daily instruction 

 stood tho house where the great statesman wae born. 



The kennels them^elw* me situated ou a 1>il- v.v lawn, with 

 enough; shade to keep off tho hot summer sun, while tbe cold 

 north winds aro intercepted by a mountain that riBcs immediately 

 behind the house. 



A more beautiful spot it would bo hard to imagine -. and when 

 ground is enlivened bv tho forms of ten or twelve of -ouio 

 of the best bred setters of the dav. ...ho havo '-dropped ii, th. n 

 tracks" to the down charge and are, watching with keen Cyofor 

 the signal from their master that releases them again, the picture 

 becomes a doubly charming oue. 



The healthiness, condition and high state of training of the in- 

 mates of the Captain's kennels are due to methodical and ju- 

 dicious feeding, to the perfect cleanliness in which they are kept, 

 and to the untiring and constant attention given them by the Cap- 

 tain himself. To say that he 'devotes himself entirely to his pets 

 would be a mild way of putting it. if, in short, ail' two-hg-,,i 

 youngsters got such care aud devotion from their pastors and mas- 

 ters as do these four-legged ones from theirs, parents and guard- 

 ians might well sleep easy in their beds. 



rarticularlv promising aro two bitches bv Gladstone out of 

 Slrather'B FvoaC and some pups bv Dash III. "Mr. Foster, of Leos- 

 l.ur ; .;, boo, has a very handsome lemon and white setter bitch with 

 the Captain, while a powerful black Hungarian poiuter from the 

 kennels, I believe, of I'rincc Esterhazy, is the one reprosentativ, oi 

 hiB breed. ItiNowoon. 



FAST AND SLOW DOGS. 



A FTER reading in tbe valuable columns of Fohest asd Stream 

 ■**- a number of lotters about field trials, fast and slow dogs. 



etc., it 



be held ou cnti 



really fast dog, 



airablo to encot 

 ill a! 



e the i 



.imio, i.vai mm muw uwlhi 



no of tho field trials should 



, to find a 



And, 



os I I 



rablc. it i 



dc- 



their breeding to a limited extent. 'Such dogs 

 i, and consequently rank first, hecaueo they 

 must not only have exti-aordinary speed, but also the finest of 

 noses, together with endurance and the other qualities that are re- 

 quired in good field dogs, otherwise they are valueless, aB any 

 sportBman would prefer a reliable slow dog to a blundering fast 

 one. For mixed ground extraordinary speed is useless, and an 

 active, busy worker, with a fine nose and all the other necessary 

 Qualities, ie the best stvlo of dog one can have. 



I have always found that I had tho most satisfactory partridge 

 (quail) shooting when hunting over a brace of dogs, oiic verv fast 

 and wide ranging, the other slower and prcttv elOBfi ranging, " The 

 former finds most of the coveys, aud the latter does the best work 

 in the woods and rough places. 



What any one can want with a really Blow poiuter or setter 1 

 can't understand, for if their hunting grounds consist of very 

 thick covers a brace of good spaniels will do better woik than any 

 of them. 



As regards putting a stop to jockying and field trials, I believe 

 we are entirely dependent upon the judges, who, if thev are the 

 right sort of men (thoroughly understanding the ways of birds, as 

 well as of dogs), can easily do so bv making an example of any 

 handler who does anything unfair, either to help his own or hinder 

 his competitor's dog. To watch some handlers ono would think 

 they were training their dogs— not showing wbal they had 

 taught them — so much whistling and shouting do they make. And 

 how this can be called bunting them " in all respects as in an or- 

 dmarv dav's shooting, ' is bevoud mv ll ken." 



ueh the dogs would be handled by their 

 y popi 



The proposed 

 uft-uers, might 

 he an induci 





.. let 



.rdd i 



i how to ha 



. to 



'■'.' Ointment Bonn 

 dge of the art of 



tun-'- resorted to for wa 

 training them. 



by piic.eutmg 

 rit of a proper 



Im:x. 



than I 



WHOSE DOGS?- To; Hand, Maine, April 20.— For a longtime 



oeei ..ml i. oHs, hav< ci m, -, , me oonecniinfc setters falsely 



Ben bred by myself, oi froi stock, and the 



number of rei>orts and mquiric- Lm r-. ;.c !■:.,.,; -1- 1 wish to 



answer to all by a s.,,gl reply, thrdugh I'omsr am. Stream, which 



I are of two uativi Btcains fcbe Irish reds' (Cora Q, 

 Oale, i 'overt, etc.) i.i.danoraugeaud white strain that I term tho 

 "Sargent" Btrain.il) compliment to Gen 1 1 oracn Binnoy Sargent, 

 of Salem, Mass., for whom the original tetter of this blood wis 

 imported, upward of thirty years, ago. As much care and precau- 



