314 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Mat 19, 1881. 



BLACK SPANIELS 



rueprtntPd from advance sheets or vero Shaw's " Book of the Do?," 

 furnished lo the Forest anii Sri-PAjr t>v Hie author, through 

 the courtesy Of Cas-cll. Petter, Giibmi ,v en., publishers, No. 586 

 Broadway, New York.] 



HPHESE engaging clogs have of late yearn almost monopolised 

 x the ClftSBOS provided at. flog flirav,: I'or spaniels niher than 

 Sussex or Clumber, and their popularity is still increasing rapidly. 

 As a beautiful dog, the blaok spaniel certainly ranks very highly, 

 while as the companion of the sportsman he is invaluable! 

 Opinions differ very considerably- upon the purity of the breed, 

 and even its most ardent admirers have in some instances been 

 brought to affirm thai, the black spaniel ia a monerel : others am 

 equally positive iu their assertions that it 

 but thai, mam- specimen 



Mr. A. W. Langdale h 



" This breed of spanu 



s written a 



10 thing. 



m unbrok. 

 s folio v/a i 

 most, popular and highly pr: 

 has in the last few "years been brought tip to a standard 

 lence such as lias never before been aimed at. A team 

 springers, for bo the large size of this breed are called, in 

 colored satin- like coats, on a bright, winter's morning, on 

 covered track, look lovelv ! I say the large size a 

 springers, and this ia Eo because of their peculiar n 

 among turnips, swedes or mangolds, where, directly they 

 of fur and feather, they jump about from ruck to 'ruck' 



aod. and 

 M excel- 

 of black 



tnent 



as then- 

 pet may 

 or babo 

 ioiied st 



obtsin 

 deal of 

 should 

 donhte,. 



been bc 



the bio i 

 secured 

 t 



get 



a. quite j 

 r brethren. 

 •t shooting, 

 ;hted or hit 



! to their Susses or more sombre Chi 



not favorite dogs for con 

 uiirfsmau to bo very ge>orl-s 

 for his quarry. They are i . 

 and 1 have seen some of the old-f ash- 

 game with scarcely a uote. Of late, to 

 rortness of leg, there has Hen a gloat 

 lie Mel. and Sussex breeds; and T 

 1. is not quite Ihe thing, still it baa ruir 

 iffeol. at seldom have there (if ever) 

 re public than have been shown at our 

 ire that Mr. Burdett first brought out 

 as from him that Mr. Phineas Bullock 

 orld-wide known kennel. Amoug this 

 ed beauties as were the admiration of 

 11 breeders, and Mr. Bullock knew it, and kept Ins breed lo hirn- 

 >olf. Old Bob, Flirt, and Nellie, to say nothing of Bruce, were, 

 indeed fine specimens— Nellie especially. By some of our most 

 id jndges this bitch was held lip as the beau ideal of the 



black field spaniel , she had a. lovely bend. 



n,l, ii 



Pearl -l 

 alluded t 

 tions. str 

 lock, and 

 always b 

 coat, but 

 Spuigin, 



othe 



ling of a 

 Dr. Ho 



e, Brush,' Block Pi 

 grand team Or hli 

 ilton's dogs were, 



ier bv the height and general i 



If, Mr. Randv and Mr Bunuer i 



mg the piineipal brooders Of blacks of late v 



Mr. T. Jacobs, of Newton Abbot, ha 



lid eyes., and I 

 ng I never aaw his 

 not shi'in. produced 

 i called Fern. How- 

 id produced at dif- 

 Bogent, Bruce 

 nee. Blauchette 

 sk cockers to be 

 vith few excep- 

 frere Mr Bul- 

 ling ring it was 

 by the 



lei'\ 



beneb. 



a. good a 

 dogB mo 

 why vro 

 like, B 

 for him 

 Hire, the 

 did good 



a dark 1 

 The dog 

 hocks." 

 Follov 

 the exne 

 Abbot; ■ 

 Jacobs' kennel 

 black spaniel v, 

 although so an 

 what he want-. 

 magnificent lis 

 are of the opir. 

 any way dissi 

 writes as follov 



Idem bred them, but alt' 

 rig of Mr. Bonner, that t 

 the fields than the shotf 

 n in the front rank as i 



- Dr - 



; said to 



witty 



arte 



. dog, and should be 



ill be : 



entleman keep.;- his 

 w bench, and that is 

 i often as wo should 

 end-black cross) won 

 dog Lawyer aa her 

 in ling sued (lip, who 

 on— in fact, as a stud 



..valuable as u mate 

 principal points that 

 Height at -.boulder, 

 weight, 40 pounds ; 

 -a little wave is ad- 

 ree from curl ; eyes, 

 les, and carried low. 

 , but not below his 



. YV. Langdale. the result of 

 'orlborough House, Newton 

 i, at the present time, Mr. 

 t the head of affairs iu the 

 rill be seen from his remarks, 

 •. has not, yet. quite obtained 

 h. ,. an and heard of his 



you, for 

 acquire. 

 What I 

 from raj 

 the 



tied with this really typical dog. Mr. Jacobs 



.nd successful exhibitor of spaniels, I freely give 

 it. of your readers, the little knowledge I have 

 t of bleeding and rearing of that useful animal, 

 not takeu from books or former writers, but 

 inte and experience, confining myself ehiefiv to 

 nable and handsome breed of black spaniel, 

 n written and said on the purity of the breed, 

 deprecating tne means I have adopted to produce them as caleu 

 lated to alter a presumed type, and frequeut missiles have been 

 hurled at. me and my dogs from behind the hedge. But where is 

 the pure-bred black spaniel so much lamed about? Proof of the 

 existence of the pure-bred one (if over there was one) has not been 

 forthcoming ; like most, other sporting dogs, they are the result of 

 different crosses. 



ny times from the most noted dogs and hitches 



I resent last. 

 Much has. b 



km 



., fchn 



stra 



i litli 



black spa 

 of blacks 



. and ha' 



always a. 



iUu 



i,ck, Mi 

 with long, some short, bodiesVand legs, curly, wavy, 8 

 all sizes and shapes. 



"What does Ibis indicate? Common sense tells u 

 with different types, varieties and colors some time or 

 have been introduced. I never can believe there ever 

 tinct breed of black spaniel, nor do 1 believe that the 

 distinct breed ; it is true we can trace them back for m, 

 tions. like we do the Laver'aek setter, but how were tl 

 in the first place? 



" We may keep to one strain for many years, and, ii 

 them a distinct breed, but what ikUie result? To pi 

 strain we must be couth nelly breoalPb ill and into one 

 til we get them difficult to rear, weedjjwid devoid of ■ 

 they become useless for the purpose &ey a.re requir 

 noticed the latter fault showing itself ixtwie Sussex), 

 breeders have to resort to the crossing -,, it\ another fai 

 may be of a different type or color ; by so wing you ra 



.in,! cry thai, your dogs are not pike. In spite of these 

 cries I followed my owii dictation ; my grea~iim v.ae to improve 

 the breed of spaniels. Purity of breed I \w\ foremost in my 

 ' ieh I do not consider I sacribeed when I 



dis- 



B thai 



have 



i a great 



bitches 

 cidedimpr 



ui.l. 



liv< 



lit, \'o 



iOlor Sussex, the 



a look at Kaffir, Zulu 

 1 did not rest liew 



anleri 



lilt of \ 



y judge 



,,,. 



int. 



I hav 



rd 1 hav 



liepi',, 1 . , i 



produced 



yet seen. I am g?ae 



marked out I'm- my beacon, viz: 



lee,i|,i'i eleu ,>;.— Ilea -.me temper T .-,..., »,.■... ,.,,.,1, to first : 

 breed from a bad-tempered sporting dog, every sportsmen knows 

 what a nuisance they are. 



" A long body, short legs, with plenty of bone and feather, a 

 perfect smooth., satin-like, coat, with no inclination to wave or 

 curl, moderately long, 



"Ears, covered with long silky hair (not ringlets), well set low 



I down, and hung close to the cheek ; small or narrow where they 

 spring from the head and large aud lobe-shaped at the baao, well 

 furnished with hair on the inside leather, 



" A long bead, not. snipy, or heavy like the Clumber ; dark, 

 pleasing eve— a. yellow eye denotes bad temper, therefore should 

 he avoided. 



"Level mouth, not pig-jawed or underhung, bnt I prefer the 

 termer fault to the latter, which prevails, I am sorry to see, in 

 some of our present show dogs. Breeders should avoid these as 



" A long neck slightly arched, well clothed with muscle ; strong 

 across the loins. 



"Bibs, well sprung, and barrel-shaped. 



"Belly, well clothed with long hair, aud not tucked up like the 

 greyhouud fa common fault). 



" Broad chest, well clothed with muscle and feather. 



" Feet, round, caWike, wi ! h a plentiful supply of hair between 

 the toes. 



" Tail carried iu a line with tlio hack. 



"Many have argued with me that by mating black with liver 



civ-or WO' lid Hinm- ilea blaeV Ulipom-. IM.-r'v .;r I .11 , ( V „ ,;': ; but being 



a breeder of pigeons for nianv years, and knowing the fact that by 

 mating a dun hen with a black dock, or vice r, -run, mu produce a 

 much "better black than by breeding !«o blacks together, I thought 

 if this held good with pigeons, why should it not with dogs ? I 

 therefore mated my spaniels as before described ; the result, is, I 

 have never seen one bad black, and have bred more than a dozen 

 litters in that way. 



TO BE CONTINUED. 



THE COOKEB STANDARD.— 

 Forest ar„l Stream : 1 notice in tl 

 SrauSAltthe published "American 



quite a few errors, omissions, ate. 

 me, as one of (he Cocker committ 

 as agent for throe others of said c 

 •■bo lied, in rather a delicate and __. 

 1 have written to the ones having it in < 

 see to its immediate correction aud full 

 shall await to see it appear in that fori, 

 nend iu my two dollars as a membor 

 opir' 



mklin, Del. Co., N. Y.—Mli!or 



ast issue of the Forest and 



Hiker standard." There being 



i it, this circumstance places 



hearing the proxies ai.d'vie.ws 



roittee while constructing the 



enviable position. Therefore 



' re after its adopt ion, to 



Bed publication, and I 



lore 1 sha.lt consent to 



aid club. I am of the 



Cocker oom- 



tention of 



if the club 



mittee were choaei 







,].,,..! 





not the it 



the general club w 











.-oidl'iil oi 



should refuse to a 











lodelod if. 



section, to suit tl 













tainly tncompeten 













to do it. Yet, nev 













that hot contest m 









form 



U il 'V H c ■ 



the. el nb, aud we h 



JU, and thus 



ou 









FollKSTANnSlMh 



■c-lv. 





fl, and the 



lug it in charge, 



l.ovn repn 



ieh 



trot 



1 the 



attending 



attending rnembei 



s of the clul 



j. — 



M. P 



McKr 



ON. 



THE ENGLISH FIELD TKIAL DERBY.— The draw for the Field 



Trial Derby will be held at the Ros 

 next Monday, at 11 p. m.. and it i 

 five wilt start, for the event, whit 

 running through — Tuesday and Y\ 

 lowing that ran this week at SI 

 Cambridgeshire to compete 



rdei 



:■ TLoi 



e No 



.,d Moif.i 



. Dual 



'. Dougla, 



S ben 



atin 



Lack of B: 

 John O'fil 

 Silk, Fred 

 division. 

 Albert Sol 

 Ml H. Grant, Ml 



ter, Mr. H. Browne, Mie II. Lowe, M: 

 tbat have, not appeared hi [uiblic yet 

 of Mr. Lloyd-Price. Of the ones that 

 fancy La Vole, WUdltose. John O'Gi 

 chances, and we estimate thi 

 pect to see a dark 



■ and Crown, Saffron Waldeu, 

 jpected that a field of fhiitv- 

 rill probably take two days in 

 esday. We hear that the fol- 



,-,-bi-.i'T in-., under orders for 

 iTole, 



fr< 



; Ditto, Ltki 

 the ' 



Will 



onels 

 ■. Mr. 



G. Brenis, 

 lr. Jon Piatt. Mr. J. H. Sai- 

 Bartram and several others 

 i'ora the formidable kennels 

 an at Shrewsbury we should 

 ijit and Moffat have ub good 

 the order named, but we shall 

 _ ne pointer division win; and to 

 select two, we should take. Mr. H. Grant's Garnet puppy, Will o' 

 the Wisp, and Sir Thomas Laniard's brother to Priam', namely 

 Gunner.— Bell's Life, April 30. 



SLIPS.— Mr. J C. Bishop's (Monsou, Maine,) beagle Thorn ran a 

 fox from Saturday morning until Sunday noon, in company with 



an old fox hound. Not bad for the gamey little dog Eighteen 



puppies iB big for one litter. Gypsie Queen, tin; dam, a fiun Irish 

 setter, is the property of Mr. J. C. Vance, Chattanooga, Te.iu. 

 Of the large number of dog- which have' been vaccina ted 1" V'- 



W. F. Steel, not one bos died from distemper The Mount 



Airy Konucl Club and (Tame Protective Association held its regu- 

 lar monthly mooting on May 2. when a, committee was appointed 

 to make arrangements for a dog show in Philadelphia iu the 

 autumn. 



MR. BERGCNDTHAL'S RAKE.-We have just received from 

 Mr. Bergundthal, Indianapolis, Bid., a photograph (cabinet size) 

 of his setter dog Rake (Dan-Ruby). When it. is considered how 

 hard it is to get a. pioture of a dog in a good position, the photo- 

 graph of Rake, who ia on a natural point, ia a good one. We take 

 pleasure in adding it to our collection. 



LOUISIANA FIELD TRIALS.— A field trial, in November, for 



setters and pointers owned iu the State of Louisiana, has been 

 decided on, and the arrangements for the running will be regulated 

 by the New Orleans Gnu Club. The following gentlemen have 

 been appointed to arrange and select prise?: Messrs. Edward Odell, 

 H. Fountain and J. K. Reueaud. This will be the first meeting 

 ever held in Louisiana, and under the auspices of such a well- 

 governed association as the New Orleans Gun Club, the trial can 

 not bnt be a success iu every way. 



ALEXANDER.— Mr. C. H. Mason has lost by death his grand 

 old bull-dog Alexander, who was found dead in his kennel last 

 Thursday morning. He had two fits the day before, and his 

 owner fully expected he would leave this world iu one Of them. 

 Alexander would have won at the late show but for his condition. 

 Ho was a most noted winner, having been awarded about fifty 

 first, prizes in all, many being at the best shows— three firsts at 

 Birmiiighr.nl, two at the Crystal Palace, first at Edinburgh, etc., 

 etc In body and color he had no superiors. His eye was a bit 

 too small— his worst fault. He had a perfect temper," was gentle 

 and kind with children, aud a most faithful companion. We feel 

 for Mi-. Mason's bad luck, but still he has Noble left him, a better 

 headed dog of rare pedigree. This splendid young dog haa been 

 placed in the stud, and breeders would do well to visit Hamilton 

 Park and take a look at him. 



K^EKNEL NOTES. 



NAM15S Claimbd. 

 Katt. p'SetU—XLx, i. K. Barton, Brooklyn, N. Y., 



-: Ier l.i , :.:] 'p j ,pr v 



■P, lie 5 the mime of 



ny Mr. II. M Uich- 



,\'oraRliue fKleho- 



... ..,«« &.— Messrs. H. P. and W. K. Holllday, Balne, Miss., claim the 

 eA (name of prince B. for setter puppy b.v Mr. D. c. Bar i undl a i fce 

 -~outof Phyllis. 



fJatslielor— The Lachlne Kennel Club. Whltestone. L. I., el aims The 



aj.i 'i b e'lielnr for liver eolnrej spaniel dog. ivbelptfl Maieli is ;iv 



Imp Benedict list special New York, ISSi) out of. Mr. J. Otis rilnws' 



Brilliant— The haehtne Kennel Club, Whitestone, L. I., claims the 

 name ol Brilliant tor bfack spaniel hitch, v, helped A.nrll 0, by Bene- 

 dict, nut m l. K. c-.'s Juno. 



. Start— Gen. W. P. TUton, ot Male.?, claims, the name of Start (or Ms 

 i en.iir.ii sep-.-.r bP.oh whs : p",-] i.nv. 4, iss.i ; breabv in c. 'i - brownell. 

 New Bediord, Muss, Si.art, is our of Maud and by Mr. Browuell'8 

 Dash, whotook rlrsiiireiiiiiiiu in bis class at the late sheer in New 

 York. She has been sent to Mr. Fred Tart,, or Dcdiiam, Mass., to be 

 educated. 



S'dly Jf.-Mr. J M. Mosher claims the t 

 and white cocker bitch bv vvlldntr out of Si 

 or Mr. J. Otts Fellows. 



Joe B-Mr. E. P. Welch, Nftv.rou i iiurl, Mess , claims the namo OI 

 Joe B. for red lush seller nog, v. Ire.p.-n ;\iigiis,i me issi, 6y ElChO 

 (Elcho-Rose) out, of May (l;nve,--v;nb : . ;., p,es,e,ii,e.l m htm b.v Mr. J. 

 W. Hell, Portsmouth, x h. 



BRKD. 



Sara BernhardUBrag—yLr. .T. Otis Fellows' cocker bitch Sara Bern- 



lianitio owner's black eeeln r Brag, May :>., 



' '''''e',i'.,-.s;,,i,,.,,v,,-jir \v. 'I'iiiieneri's iPonniencp, I;. I. ,;, setter bitch 

 .Isabella (Chester- Fannie II.), tnnnerlv Mr. .loliy 'Davidson's, winner 

 otsrp'.ipp;, sta.'o 'S, ilemphls, life. In Sele, .See ise, i e inn's r.hnT .len- 

 nle) April is. 



- Grouse- Dale—m: Chaa Louusbury's English setter bitch 



Thorite lo Grouse bale. May s 

 ,l/,i.]-g<,..,j.v,,„, -Mr. T. n. sma 



Nlven's Blossom, April 34. 

 Al.mft-H,.)Hf Jluler-Br, J. S. 



biirhiue Keniii'l club's Unnie 

 ; b,,/,e,',,-,e l v,s,,,,,-Mr. E. bins 



luge o -,-,' Tib-'i'i'. T. 



ld<t % Jr-,Toe, Jr.— M 



setter bitch Ida. Jr., 



i.flil Buck; lo Mr. ii. i 



llordon setter bitch Meg to Dr. 



i Irish terrier bitch Nnrah to 



o) to Dr. Ntvei 

 'en's Gordon se 



, ,,, - a..,,,, ■ The Balttmort 



Ftaiiiux-Derg- The' Baltimore 



HM-liern— Mr. Edward Tannei 

 ,ch Bell to the baltlinore Kern 

 /''«»•, j/- rc/m/.M*/.- -air. Thomps.- 

 ilry to Mr. de l.u'/e s ] ilinbush. 



in 



,.V,-.,j / ,-r_iir. .1 . W. Jackson s ( 



M h Nlli-g.T Has eight |ii.lp|lies 



(1 two hitches, whelped April 



bitch Sips . pie. 



ilgho-en pnppies, 



Irish Stock). The 



Bt&IL—toT. 8. 



i.lohll-oliX', Who!] 

 by Mr. K. (irgtll's 

 and white. 



sin p.ip'pl. ,, lien- 1 

 ./. ,o.iV-Mr. n. 



lck. 



it.) Gordon setter 



blossom, JlnyU. 

 r bnoiii aloll IU. to 



red Irish setter 



Max. 



t Bowling, Mich.) 



.vnnei I'luo's pointer ttftch Lilly to 



lennel Club's Flounce to Berg, 



t Washington, D. (',) red Irish setter 

 I C lun's Ucrg, 

 's (Philadelphia, Pa.) I'lundier bitch 



iSj La.) native black setter 

 nek and ihrce . ed sis dugs 

 iwner's red Irish .sen, .,■ Jog 



brindled. 



seue,. bitch Klrby, 



is. six rir-gs and five 



r 1)11. h Be (Sport- 



as and two bitches, 

 sh-De iware Hi lie) 



Term.) Irish setter 

 ivheiced jlay 1.1 

 Captain (imported 



nier bitch Blix II. 



ogs cad sis ' h , 



•nd white and liver 



mpotted bull tenia 



. 1 err. si Palmer, V 

 •c puppies May tl, nv 



r bitch Vln- 

 — B and three 

 ; white (Vith very dark liver 



T. Hammond's 

 nlc i, Ranger- Be-.sl wheloed eight 

 ,.e:, ■ croxteth. All of" them an 



markings. None for sale. 



Sat. kb, 



Spartan- l-],mib, l IT. \IHrJp-Mv. W. Tidlmau, ProYldence, R. L, has 



sold to Mr, T .!. Leonard, oi Brnvl.iu.ee, l;. !.. n black and hluesetter 



peepy eg e.par.i.j.a iPeni-el s Spo. c-S.iraiilmi's Lmreesi mil or owner's 



_ /;.(«./- 



Von. sho 





New Yorl 





Will.' K. 1. 





t'laxli- 



Hi. 1 



fSuaosho 



-Eh) 



1 Pn ,a' 



iJi- ho 



tda—M 



. K. 



iSnapisliij 



-LIP, 



b;, Bools 



i.im M 



bitch Lyn 



•ark, N. J., sold at (Mew 

 to Mr, Edwin 3. Ncal, 

 r York, a,nd one to air. 



-,i ipolnter smppy Flash 



is sold pointer puppy 



a-, a - i let eh puppy Ida 



v Yorl City, una sold lo 

 a white eoeeer spaniel 

 i - .,iu-i ,-ur. J. Symlng- 



io, has purchased m Mr. 



seller puppy Kiorfla, by 



jlCWOOd'H Velieg 1,'luile 



Canada, bus purchased 

 Ion stittcrprippy Frauole 



1 i '... u 



'11 lit I'.jsiii, .,.,,. 



Id 10 Mr. H.C. 



pry Juliette ,;Dr. 



v a. ii. Gr , ai London, Ont, has sold to 



.. se.neng, , en. i e .hi ip, -i roi.jreii pulnter 

 sa.-Molli .imn . re lemon juci ivlpic pni.iter bitch 

 l's ltose). 



f. y. ilnriiseri, neleetiee, e,[ass.. has solo toe 

 rll. (Dash-Fanny) to Mr. F. P. Magotm, New 



lepl.u 



i Mr. ' 



u. 



e's.Jei 



a., ha. 

 noy 



sum 



. Tiiiiej , Canandalgua, n. Y.,has 



ver and white cocker dog puppy by 



fp-Mr. .1 

 sold to Mr. Eugene W. Durkee, 

 puppy by Benedict out of Pane 

 leeefiKCT Whelp— Mr. Geo. 

 In ne 111. ill Mr. J. Otis Fellows, ; 

 Brag- out oirrlncess. 



Name Chanoed. 

 Ida to Gertrude— "Dr. A. McCollom, New York CIt.v, changes the name 



is." his pifi.ur.ir bl.eh pnpip... iiy bllaps^el ,j ;l ;i .hit inin ban In i.,-r- 



trude. 



Leah— Mr. Kathh' 



Pn 



Henry L. Zaysrs his Imijuried champlo 

 has ah-eady BOCured several arst prizes. 



5sn ted vi essrs L. 0. and 

 stiff bitch Leah, which 

 was a wanted the Orst 



