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FOREST AND STREAM. 
he Mmnel, 
Another Laverack.— We are informed that Mr. T. B. 
Farnsworth, of Paris, Ontario, is about importing the La- 
verack setter, Carlowitz. This dog is a prize winner, and 
is hy Pilkington's Dash out of Llewellin’s Countess. 
Rose, lately imported by Mr. Farnsworth from Mr. Pit- 
kington’s kennel (by Rob Roy out of Victress), has whelped 
six dog puppies, all of which are sold. 
Importation op Colley. —The City of Berlin, from 
Liverpool on her last voyage, brought a colley bitch, con¬ 
signed to Mr. James Cox, Strathroy, Ontario, She comes in 
whelp to one of the best dogs in England, and herself and 
puppies will be found useful In this country, as few, if 
any, well bred colley’s are to be found here. 
—The members of the Greenville (Pa.) Sportsman’s 
Club are in possession of a number of fine dogs. Mr. S. 
S. Hewitt, the president, is in possession of the fine im¬ 
ported Irish setter bitch, Flora, which has a litter of puppies 
by a dog presented to Judge Ingalls by Mr. Pope. Among 
other fine dogs owned in the place are J. F, Nelson’s Dash, 
Gordon setter, and Dan and Jim from Flora. J. T. 
Holmes’ fine thoroughbred pointer, Dick; H. E. Camp’s 
Laverack setter, Dash; C. Hobaugh’s Gordon setter, 
Shott, the largest dog, perhaps, in the State; G. Wick’s 
pointer, Ponto; M. Ilargen Brooks’ Gordon setter, Billy, 
three months old. 
—It will be seen among our kennel - advertisements that 
the famous red setter “Robinson’s Jack” is now advertised 
for stud purposes. Few setters of the present day are 
better known than Robinson’s Jack, and from him has been 
bred some of the beat specimens of stylish red setters in 
the country, and as he is a good field performer, has a 
finely feathered deep red coat, and plenty of size, bone 
and muscle, we take pleasure in recommending him to 
ose who are anxious to breed fine stock. 
—Mr. Miller Kelchem’s fine red setter bitch “Beauty,” 
by Wm. laves’ red setter Dick, dam Jemime, having been 
sent to us for the purpose, has visited Robinson’s famous 
red setter Jack, brother to Scott Rodman’s Dash. 
Mr. B. F. Dorreuce, ot Wilkesbarre, Pa., has received a 
very fine pup by Plunkett, out of Stella, for which pup he 
claims the name of “Sheila.” 
For Forest and Stream. 
DOCKfNp DOGS’ TAILS. 
BY IDSTOSI5. 
I READ with much interest in your paper of June 5th 
an article on the mutilation of dogs’ tails. I thoroughly 
agree with you that there are few greater deformities than 
a long or a ring-tail, or, let me add, than the screw-tail in 
the bull-dog. Several of our best strains of setters are 
made hideous from their length of stern, which is pro¬ 
portionately weak and wanting in muscular power and 
energy. 
1 believe that the word “ tail" is considered inappropri¬ 
ate to sporting dogs, and I once heard a young breaker 
corrected fo using that term by no less a person than 
"Old Bishop,” the Father of some of the best dog breakers 
in England. “Young man,” said he, “ a dog has a stern, 
a monkey has a tail." 
However, though contrary to Episcopal authority, let us, 
for this once, write of dogs’ tails. There is in one race of 
setters (the Gordon) the unmistakable “teapot" tail. 
Singularly enough this peculiarity, which has almost, died 
out, attaches itself to some of the best strains of Gordon 
ever produced. Some of the best working setters of the 
day have tails, I dare say, twenty inches long, with a hook 
at the end that you could open a gate with. 
Pointers don’t fail so much in this respect, and the 
blood of tbe champion Sanclio is very likely^to improve 
them. I don’t think that Sancho’s tail was over twelve 
inches, thick at the base and ending in a sting or fine 
point. It would have improved him h id he had three in¬ 
ches more, and that was the only point where improve¬ 
ment was possible in him. 
When I was a boy every pointer’s tail was cut, not cut 
hut docked. I have seen lots of pointers with tails not over 
four inches long. There was then, of course, no fine 
action, no lashing as they galloped like a fox hound, 
drawing a gorse covert, nor that magnificent attitude of 
the point carried out by the tail’s graceful undulating lines. 
Sheep dogs were eventually whelped—whole litters of 
them—with no tail; and I had one litter of pomteis 
■which were (several of them) tailless at birth. I have seen 
few setters deviate from the regulation length, except when 
their tails were too long, and I have never known them 
docked except ouce by mistake, when the lcennelman at 
Mr. Radolyffe's (the father of the master of fox hounds in 
Dorset, Irelaud), amputated tile tails of a whole litter of 
red and whiles, two of which survive on canvas at his 
house. 
The setter’s stern —one of his great ornaments—should 
he about fifteen inches long, with a thin fringe, deepest in 
the centre, and tapering at both ends. To take off a joint 
would interfere with this graceful line, and in Great 
Britain no dog would sell if thus improved. (?) 
It is not so many years ago that I battled strongly 
against cutting the ears of fox terriers. The eye of the 
public was so accustomed to “cropping” terriers’ ears 
that it was long before they would come to it, and even 
now bull terriers and Manchester terriers are thus dis¬ 
figured- But these two breeds are perpetuated by the 
faucier and cockney, not by the sportsmen. The pug 
also is exempt, and that long suffering “wafer” dog the 
Dalmatian. 
If my brother spoilsmen iu America will but breed from 
sliort tailed setters they will gradually diminish the tail; 
they wont by cutting off joints of it. And, besides, in dogs 
of mature age there is danger or cruelty, for there is an 
artery which must be cauterized. I went, some years ago, 
to a dog dealer’s yard where there was a hole in a door, 
the hole being stained pretty much with blood. “ What’s 
that,” I asked, and the boy said, “ That’s where master 
shortens the dogs’ tails accordin’ to the taste ’o customers. 
I goes inside and pokes the dog's tail through, master 
ketches it, and I bolts; then he shuts tlw' door and 
begins a cuttin’ and searin’, and tbe dog he can’t do nothin' 
but holler." Idstone. 
“Spring’s” Epitaph.—Editor Forest and Stream:— 
The following epitaph was copied, some years ago, hy a 
friend from the hoard over “Spring’s” tomb, iu the rear of 
the Park house, Newark, N. J. The author, “Matt Ward,” 
was an erratic genius in his time; and his efforts at dog¬ 
gerel verse show that he was not without fine sentiment 
and brilliant wit. The lines are so much better than the 
usual run of grave-yard poetry that I venture to forward 
them to you for publication, not knowing that they have 
ever found their way iDto print. J. W. Griggs. 
“Spring.” 
Died July 19th, 1848. 
Oil brute and monarch death alike will call, 
Doga have their day, and Spring hath had hia fall. 
Doctors hy barking, lawyers hiring thrive; 
Spring could do both, both could not make him Hvo. 
From Unman puppiCBbe had gifts apart. 
They heartless souls, ani. he a soulless heart; 
They, doomed to future life, meet death with fear, 
Bat he, more happy, sleeps forever hero. Matt Ward. 
Bench Show Points. —The points for judging pointers 
are as follows:— 
• the pointer. 
Head should be moderately loug, narrowing from the 
skull; the skull not too prominent, above the eyes, as this 
gives a heavy appearance; rather deep in the lip, hut not 
any flew, or very slight; nostrils open, with level jaw; 
eyes moderately bold; ears thin, set in to the head, just 
where the skull begins to recede at the sides of tbe head, 
hanging flat on the cheek; throwing tbe ears back so as to 
show the insides has a bad apperrauce, and too often indi¬ 
cates a cross; neck medium in proportion to.the head, and 
body Tather inclined to be loug, but not much so, thicken¬ 
ing from the head to the set-in of the shoulders; no loose¬ 
ness of the throat skin; shoulders narrow at the meeting of 
the bladebones, with a great amount of muscle, long in the 
blades, set slanting, with arm of the leg strong and coming 
away straight, and elbow neither out nor in; llie legs not 
great heavy boned, hut with great amount of muscle; leg 
pressed straight to the foot, well rounded and symmetrical, 
with foot well rounded, this is the fore-Icgs and feel; 
ehest moderately deep, not over wide, but sufficiently wide 
and deep to give plenty of breathing room; hack level, 
wide in loins, deeply ribbed, and with ribs carried well 
back; hips wide and full of muscle, not straight in the 
hock, but moderately bent; stifles full and well developed; 
the stern nearly straight, going off tapering to the point, 
set in level With the hack, carried straight, not above the 
level of tbe back; symmetry arid general appearance'racy, 
and much beauty of form appears to the eye of the real 
pointer breeder and fancier. The weights we consider best 
for different purposes are from 50 lbs. to about 65 lbs. 
Coat short and glossy, but a deal here depends ou condi¬ 
tion. 
POINTS lit JCIWlNO. 
Hoad...SO | Feet..10 
Neck.. 10 Loins...10 
Shoulders.15 Stifles. 5 
Leys.10 1 Stern.15—100 
The Centennial Bench Show.— Since the publication 
of the classes of dogs, more interest has been developed in 
this great show. The system adopted of giving the 
awards, has been favorably received by all breeders, aud 
many of the most noted dogs will be here. Cauada aud 
England will also send some of her choicest canines. The 
fox terrier class, a new feature at shows iu this country, 
will, it is expected, be well filled, as entries have already 
been received, and when this breed gets more favorably 
known, I expect they will become as great favorites as they 
are in England, for they are “as handsome as a picture.” 
The programmes will be ready about the Stli inst., and ap¬ 
plications foi them and forms of entry, will receive prompt 
attention. Entries close August 1st. Chas, Lincoln, 
Philadelphia, July 1st. Superintendent. 
RULE FOR DOCKING TAILS. 
Edina, Ivnox County, Tvlo., June 30 th, 1576 . 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
I eee that your article on tailing, or docking of dugu’ tails, lias called 
forth a reply from one who is evidently a sportsman. Now, this is as it 
should be, and I hope to hear more -on the same head- cxcubc the bull; 
bat I think yonr correspondent is too conscientious by half. X admire a 
long (not too long) willowy tail on a poiuter, bat if the end wore crook¬ 
ed I wonid not hesitate to remove it—the crooked part—if it were pos¬ 
sible to do so without making the tail too short. The following is a rule 
that I have adopted, and have always found it to work well. Where I 
hud that it is necessary to remove a portion of a dog’s tail to better his 
appearance, I stand the dog square upon his legs, take the tail, and 
measure down to the hock, and remove all over and above what will 
reach to the middle of tbe joint of tbo hock; in this way yon get the 
tail in proportion to the length of the due’s hack, and I think if this 
rale was more generally followed, we would see fewer hob tailed dogs. 
1 would like to hear more on this subject from you, Messrs. Editors, and 
Eportsmen generally. James Hcnnesst. 
Instrument to Measure the Velocity of a Pro 
jectile. —The Boulanger instrument which measures fhe 
velocity of projectiles may be briefly described as follows: 
Placed in front of the gun, at an interval apart, are t wo 
wire screens, so arranged that the projectile in its flight 
tears through them oue alter tbe other. From two mag¬ 
nets attached to the instrument hang two metal rodB, and 
the instant the first wire screen is lorn by the shot a cur¬ 
rent of electricity is broken and the first of these rods 
tails. As No. 1 is in the act, of falling, however, the 
second wire screen is broken by the shot, releasing No. 
2 rod, and this setsjiu^action a complete trigger which strikes 
No. 1 rod before it has yet completed its fall. If the shot 
has been slow in traveling from oue screeu to another then 
rod No. 1 has naturally enough nearly fallen its entire 
length before it receives a stroke from the trigger. The 
higher the mark is upon rod No. 1, or the more it has 
fallen, the less rapid lias been the passage- of the shot. 
After the mark is made, reference is made to a scale whore 
velocities have been calculated. 
§;t§timen 
CRICKET. 
Philadelphia, July 10th, 1876. I 
On Tnesday week the St. Georges Cricket Club of New I 
York, played a one day’s match with the Germantown, I 
and were almost as unfortunate as in their game with the I 
Yoimg America the previous day, the score being 76 to 106 
with only four wickets down. On Thursday the German¬ 
town Club was defeated by I lie Dorian of Haverford Col-j 
lege. The Dorian made in tbeir first inning 92 runs, 16 of 
which were by Baiiy, 23 by Nicholson, 15 by Crossman, I 
and 11 by Newkirk, (not Gut). The Germantown’s bad ■ 
trouble with their opponents bowlmg and fielding, and 
with Jno. Ilargreave’s 13, Welsh’s 17, and Brewster’s 9, 
made hut 68. 'The Dorian’s second inning was for 50runs. I 
Baiiy, Kimber, and Crossntanu, getting into double figures. 1 
The Germantown’s second inning w»s for 12 for 1 wicket,! 
when slumps were drawn. Being a one day match ihe* 
score stands: Dorian 92, Germantown 68. 
In the account of the match between tbe Germantown'] 
and Philadelphia last week there is a question of veracity! 
that lies between Sculls and the compositor. However, 
tike the man who swore that his horse was fourteen feed 
high when lie meant fourteen hands—if I wrote that Hoff-j 
man made 280, when his score was only 28 runs, I will, 
stick to it, “accuracy is the main point.” The seconds 
Eleven of the Merion played the St. Timothy, resulting in 
Morion 134, St. Timothy 30. The latter club made 143 for 
9 wickets on their second, but it was as most games nreJ 
a one-day match. 
—A return match between the Young America and Ger¬ 
mantown was commenced Friday last. The Young’ 
America completed their innings ou Saturday for 302 runs, 
made by some heavy batting, Dan Newhall making lOfia 
runs. The Germantown’s had not completed their innings 
when stumps were drawn. The game will be resumed on 
Saturday next, and will be played out—a much morej 
satisfactory plan than that of playing one day matches-J 
if indeed cricket is satisfactory at all with tlie thermometer) 
at 100° in the shade. The game bids fair to reverse tha 
result of the last one, in which the Gerraantowns were' 
victors by 22 runs after three day’s play. If finished I wilfl 
send you full score next week. Sculls. 1 
base ball—the professional Arena. 
The campaigu in the west has been made speciailjj 
interesting by the past week’s play which was signalized! 
by the defeat of the Chicago nine by the Hartfords in twoi 
out of the three games they played together. This leaves 
them with three victories to their credit, and three defeats 
charged to each as follows: 
May23.—Chicago vs. Hartford, at Hartford. 6 lo 4 
May 27 —Chicago vs. Hartford, at Hartford. 8 io 1 
July 8—Chicago vs. Hartford, at Chicago. 0 to 3 
Total.26 8 
May 25.— Hartford vs. Chicago, at Hartford.4 to I 
July 4 — Hartford vs. Chicago, at Chicago. 3 to 0 
July 6.—Hartford vs. Chicago, at Chicago. 6 to 3 
Total........IS 3 J 
The Chieagos had, up to June 10th, won 20 games anti 
lost 7; the Hartfords having won 24 and lost 6. Thu 
week the Chieagos play the Boston nine, and the Hart-1 
fords the St. Louis, anti these games will wind np tha 
western tour series. 
The second of the League pennant contests to July 10th 
inclusive, is as follows:— 
The Mutual-Louisville game of fifteen innings, with 
score of 5 to 5, is not counted in the above table. 
The summary of the above leaves the clubs occupying 
the appended relative positions:— 
Games Gaines GarneB 
Clubs. Fliijcd. Wim. Lost. 
Chicago. 33 26 7 
Hartford. 31 24 6 
St. Louis. 
Host 
Lot 
_mile.. 
Athletic.... 
Mutual... . 
Ciuciunati.. 
33 
16 
Total 
...260 
127 B 
The above include the drawn games. Tlio genera 
average of the League clubs to July 8th in first base his 
aud errors is as follows:— 
Club. 
Athletic. 
lloston. 
Chicago. 
«'indniiuti.. ..... 
llttf ifurd. 
Louisville. 
Mutual. 
Sr.. Loiiib. 
General average. 
Games. Av. IB. 
61 13 04 
51 H 55 
31 11 8* 
80 8 )0 
20 10 24- 
38 8 0? 
29 7 93 
30 9 47 
9 70 
Av, 
9 19 
31 03 
it will he seen that the ciub3 having the best average ij 
fewest errors are tbe Chicago, Hartford, and St. Loui; 
nines, the three clubs which lead, while the Athletics leac 
iu base hits, though seventh on the best in even games! 
These show pretty plainly that it is fielding which wius in 
the long run. 
The model games in July up to the 10th in which th< 
winning nines scored 5 runs and less, are as follows:— I 
July 1 .—Lowell, vs. LivcOakal Lyun. 5 to 3 I 
July 1.—Lawrence vs, Everet, at boston. 5 io 3 I 
July 3. - Chari or Oak v*. Ubude Island,si Brooklyn (10 las.) 2 to 1 I 
July d.—Mutual vs. Capilol City, m Indianapolis. 4 to t I 
July 4.—Hartford vs. Chicago, at C'hic»gu. 3 lo 0 I 
July 4. — LouL-ville vs. Mutual, at Louisville. . 4 to 1 I 
July 4.—New Uaven vs. Buckeye, ill Columbus. 4 io 0 I 
July 4 —Boston vs. St. Louis, at St. Louts. 4 to 3 1 
July 4,—Arlington ve. Cbel-ca, ittBrooklyn .5 lo 2 j 
July 4.—Laxlumon va. Americas, at Lcaunglin, Ky.S to 2 I 
July 5.—Fail River vs. Charter Oak. at Full River.5 to 0 I 
,Iulj 6. — t inoimiati vs. Athletic, at Cincinnati. 5 lo 2 I 
July 6.—Boston vs. St. Louis, at St.Louis (12 ins.).5 to 1 ] 
July 7.—New Duveu ys Cincinnati, st Cincinnati. 3 to 1 
JuJy 8.—Louisville vs. Mutual, at Louisville (IS ins.).... 6 to 5 
July 8.-Olympic vs Star of Covington, at Boston.5 to 4 
