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FOREST AND STEEAM. 



r>i:vrH of Mk. Lavt.kack. — The Inst issue of Hj6 LqndOO 

 ' ; -mUms mi announcement of the death of Edward 

 Laverack, the king of selter-taeeders. Mr. Laverack had 

 been almost at death's door for some time, and during that 

 period he had been kept in ignorance of the bitter contro- 

 versy wliich had been, and is still being, waged through the 

 columns of the Fichl regarding the merits of the strain of 

 Hitters with which his name is so elosely connected, and the 

 influence their- blood has bad on other strains when crossed 

 with it. AVe quote from the columns of the paper named to 

 show to what an extent the. blood of Mr. Laverack's strain is 

 diffused throughout Great Britain. A correspondent who is 

 taking a part in the tight, says: • 'Taking as my basis the 

 Kennel Club Stud Book,' which embraces all winners at 

 publie field trials and shows of any importance down to the 

 close of 1875, I find there are in all 219 English setters, of 

 which 103 are either pure Laverack, or, at least half-breed 

 Laverack. and 27 others are part Laverack, leaving but 89 

 wliich inherit no Laverack blood. Again, taking the records 

 of 1874 and 1875— I cannot give 1876, for the volume for 

 that, year is not yet published— it will be found that there 

 v. ere 69 winning English setters for those years, 42 of which 

 were either pure Laverack, or at least half-breed Laverack, 

 whilst 13 others inherited Laverack blood to some degree, 

 leaving but 14 outsiders. These figures would doubtless 

 have been still more in favor of Mr. Laverack's breed had 

 that gentleman ran his dogs at field trials." 



The person who, over the signature of "Setter," set 

 the ball rolling, and who, of course, is either Mr. Llewellin 

 himself or Mr. Buckle, may be said to have made a "pretty 

 kettle of fish" of it. In reply to one of his latest, which is 

 an attack on both Ranged and Plunket, Mr. Macdona makes 

 the following serious charge, which, if not disproven, will 

 probably convince. Mr. " Setter" of the folly of commencing 

 a newspaper war. Mr. Macdona says : "From the internal 

 evidence of ' Setter's' letter, displaying, as it does, an inti- 

 mate knowledge of Mr. Llewellin's kennel, I cannot help 

 coming to the conclusion that he may be able to recall the 

 condition upon which Plunket was sold, ' that I was to have 

 his stud services free.' The first and only application I made 

 for the fulfilment of this stipulation I was denied, until I 

 (foolishly, I admit) forwarded to Mr. Llewellin his own letter 

 to me, in which the stipulation above-named was expressly 

 made. That letter lias never since been returned. Plunket 

 was then, however, for that once, allowed to be put to my 

 Brosna. Music, was one of the litter; the puppy I sent to 

 Mr. Llewellin was another; but 'Setter' states 'it was shut, 

 as being useless.' I did not shoot Music, but won with her 

 the Puppy Stakes at Vaynol, and on the field of her victory 

 I presented her to the gentleman whoso kindly lent his estate 

 for the field trial." 



Since the above was written we have received the following 

 letter : 



Philadelphia, April 2L 1877. 



EdITOT: POP.EST AND StEEAAI. 



The sportsmen of our country will be pained to learn 

 of the death of Mr. Edward Laverack, the veteran breeder of 

 the noted strain of setters that bears his name. 



I am to-day in receipt of a letter from a bosom friend 

 ot Mr. Laverack, in v.hich he says; '-Perhaps even be- 

 fore vou recci.e this von Will have received the sad intel- 

 ligence of the death of mv friend, Mr. Edward Laverack, 

 who departed this life April 4, 1877, and was buried on the 

 7th in a village churchyard called Ash. about two miles 

 from his residence, Bro'ghall cottage. Mi-. Laverack's ken- 

 nel of setters was divided between his dear friend Mr. John 

 It Robinson of Sunderland wad his housekeeper, Mrs. 

 AVhitlmker. the latter selling Prince, Cora and Blue Belle 

 tn a Mr, Bowers. It was Mr. Laverack's wish that his friend 

 .J.-.hn E. Robinson should keep and continue the breed pure, 

 and the method of ins breeding was imparted to Mr. Robin- 

 son shortly before Mr. Laverack's death." Homo. 



THE SIRE OF ROB ROY. 



Hillsdale, Mich., April 16th, 1877. 



EpOTOK FOREST AND HTUKAM. 



"Vaquero," in your issue of the 12th, quotes from a letter 

 of Mr. Maedc.in's to the Fh-1,1 (London), in which he gives 

 Blue Dash as the sire of my Champion Rob Roy. I wish to 

 correct this, as it is an error that may make trouble in these 

 hen pedhrroe is so important. Bob Roy was sired by 

 Statter's (afterward Lav„rack's)Fred. heby Pilkington's Rock, 

 out of Laverack's Belle II. See errata of Vol. 3 English 

 "Kennel Club Stud Book," pedigree of Poke, Rap, Ruby, 

 imd Bpse, all brothers and sisters to Rob Roy. 



I do not intend to take, up the. cudgels for "Mr. Setter," 

 whoever he may be, but I will make the statement, and refer 

 your readers for proof of truth or falsehood to the three Vols, 

 of the Kennel Stud Book, that since the first appearance of 

 the Duke and Rhoebe blood in 1870, the dogs with those 

 strains crossed to the Laveracks have not only beaten the 

 pure Laverocks, but have now more prizes, both on the 

 bench and in the field, than the dogs of any other breed. I 

 will say also, and refer to the same authority, that old 

 Rhoebe is the dam or grand-dam of more prize winners than 

 any bitch ever known, so far as we have public record. No 

 other hitch can show tiureesons and a granddaughter, winners 

 lor i '•<!- • :■'-■■■ ''"'-' .»"■-'.■■.-.' of the innlerj '. ,'eoee -.•ci-Hp, ami 

 in her ease the sons were all got by different dogs, the high- 

 est possible proof of the good quality of the dam herself. 



It is but mere justice to Mr. Llewellin, to whom Mr. 

 Laverack dedicated 'his book, as one "who has endeavored 

 and is still endeavoring, by sparing neither expense nor 

 trouble, to bring to perfection the setter," to say that since he 

 obtained the Duke and Rhoebe blood, bo has bred and ex- 

 hibited more winners at shows and trials than any other 

 setter breeder in England during the same time; and further 

 than this, his kennel has produced more dogs that have won 

 both on the bench and in the field than have ever sprung 

 from anyone setter kennel. In proof of this I appeal to 

 the Stud Book and the reports of the London Field. Dis- 

 paragement of Mr. Llewellin's dogs should come from any 

 other quarter than from the owner of Banger, who has been 



, i tunes beaten by dogs of Mr. Llewellin's breeding, viz., 

 Laura, Druid, and Countess Bear, all descendants of the 



Duke and Rhoebe blood, and the latter n fifteen months 

 puppy, at the time she scored her victory. 



Aiinolu BmavKs. 

 Admitting the truth of Mr- Burges' remarks with regard 

 to the winning dogs from Mr. Llewellin's kennel, it appears 

 to us that in common with others who take up the cudgels 

 us partisans in behalf of that gentleman's strain of dogs, 

 that he entirely overlooks the fact that it was the Lever.ek 

 cross with the Duke-Rhoebe strain which produced the win- 

 ners. That is to say, does lie believe that dogs of equal ex- 

 cellence would have been produced except through the 

 medium of this cross? — Ed. 



The Use ok Canthauides.— A correspondent writes from 

 Bridgeport that he has had a sad and costly experiment in 

 the use of eantharides as advocated by "Dinks." Our corres- 

 pondent appears to have exceeded the dose mentioned in 

 the book. We do not»believe that the quantity would of 

 itself have killed the dog; there must have been some addi- 

 tional agency at work. However, we do not believe in 

 forcing nature, and would never advise such a course. 

 When asked the question, we merely consulted "Dinks," 

 Editor Forest and SibeaI*. 



Having read "Dinks' " prescription, viz. : seven drops tine- 

 ture eantharides twice a day until the effect is produced — 

 probably six days— and having a pointer bitch which 

 ought to have been in heat last February, from wliich I was 

 desirous to raise a litter, I resorted to the above deadly 

 poison. Monday morning, April 2d. I gave her eight drops, 

 mixing the same with her breakfast; evening of the same 

 day same quantity, and continued giving her eight drops 

 twice a day to Saturday morning, the 7th inst.. making just 

 five days. On Saturday, at 3:30 r. si., 1 let her out to have a 

 run. At 4 o'clock I left my house for a few hours. Re- 

 turning two and one-half hours later I found her in spasms, 

 lying on her side, with her limbs stiff', head and neck ele- 

 vated and stiff, eyes open, and looking natural. I com- 

 menced rubbing her with mv hand, and soon discovered 

 that when I rubbed her belly it seemed to ease her 

 pain. In a few minutes she was apparently all over it. 

 Having a high pulse and body very hot, I took her out of 

 doors, thinkingfresh air might benefit her. In about twenty 

 minutes more she was again in spasms. Taking her into my 

 amis I carried her into the house, and laid her on my own 

 bed. In a few minutes she was easier, and commenced to 

 lick my hand while I rubbed her belly. I eame_ to the con- 

 clusion that she had been poisoned with strychnine (as many 

 dogs have died in this town during the past few weeks said 

 to have been poisoned). I took her from my bed and laid 

 heron the. floor; then gave her an antidote containing one 

 teaspoonful of ground mustard and one of table-salt, in a 

 tumbler of cold water, producing no vomiting. Ten minutes 

 after the antidote she went into her last spasms, dying in 

 great agony. This is the first dog that I ever lost, and I 

 assure the readers of the Forest and Stream that this is my 

 first and last experiment in assisting nature with the aid of 

 tincture eantharides. 



Yours, truly, S. S. Pfase. 



—Mr. F. B. Farnsworl h of Paris, Ontario, writes us under 

 date of April 15, 1877, that he has just purchased and added 

 to his kennel the imported Field Trial setter bitch Livy, 

 imported from Mr. Llewellin's kennel, and from his great 

 stud dog Dan out of his Lill H. Livy is a blue-belton in 

 color, tend own sister to the famous Field Trial winners 

 Leda and Laura, also to Mr. L. H. Smith's Leicester. She 

 should be in season about the 28th of the present month, 

 and it is now his intention to have her warded at that time 

 by his imported Laverack dog Carlowitz, or by Burges' 

 Bob Boy. Carlowitz has received his visits recently from 

 the following bitches: Captain Littleton's (of Detroit), 

 Patsy; William A. Hopson's (of Detroit), Fanny: and J. H. 

 Caniff's (of Detroit), Maud. 



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THE PEDIGREE OF COLSORN'S DASH. 



New Vouk, AprilO, 1877, 

 Enitou Foukst ANn Si-beam. 



Some few weeks since, at your request, I gavs you the pedigree of 

 Mr. Geo. C. Colburn's Dash. Iu giving bis pedigree it was necessary to 

 allude to the lale Dr. Paul Mead's Dash, he being his gi-andsire. In 

 your last issue a correspondent signing himself «. takes exceptions, 

 aud says that I am in error, to which assertion I beg to differ with htm. 

 Now, Messrs. Editors, I will give you my authority tor stating whatl 

 did. Some four years ago, while in company with the Field .Editor of 

 one of your contemporaries, we called on Mr. Andrew Johnson, then 

 rusidiug in Houston street, and in course of conversation Dash was 

 mentioned, when he gave us his fuU history, and here it is: Mr. An- 

 drew Johnson having a red setter bi teh corning in season, he was desir- 

 ous of having her warded by as flue an Irish setter as he could pro- 

 cure. Hearing that aBritish officer, stationed in Canada with his regi- 

 ment, had brought over with him a braco ,of Irish setters, and was at 

 that time visiting a friend iu Albany with one of the dogs, ho requested 

 hia friend Mr. Kent, who had accompanied him on his numerous shoot- 

 ing trips, aud also bad broken some of his dogs, to take thejsaid bitch to 

 Albany, which he did, and there she was warded by the British officer's 

 dog. whose name was Dash. Mr. Kent having the bitch in his posses- 

 sion, and known as the Kent bitch, although Mr. Johnson was her right- 

 ful owner, was my reason for calling her ths Kent bitch. In clue course 

 of time she whelped, one of the progeuy being Dash, the dog in ques- 

 tion. When he arrived at a suitable age, he was offered to Mr. Henry 

 Marshall, of this city, who requested a trial before purchasing. The 

 trial took place in New Jersey, on Bnipe, but not proving satisfactory 

 to Mr. M., he declined taking him. He was then purchased by the late 

 Dr. Paul Mead, of Brooklyn, the consideration being a sum of money 

 and some merchandise. Mr. Johnson, hearing that Dr. Mead was so 

 elated over his purchase, proceeded, or waB about to proceed, to Brook- 

 lyn for the purpose of repurchasing, when he learned the Doctor hod 

 sold him to Mr. Benj. DoPoroat for S200, and who in turn sold him to 

 Mr. Francis H. Palmer, in whose possession he died. The above state- 

 ment came from- Mr, Andrew Johnson, who could and would verify it; 

 but ho is no more, having departed thiB life during the past winter at 

 hia country seat, Barnegat, N. J. But there are others who knew Dash 

 well as regards his breeding and his qualities in the Held, among whom 

 I may mention Mr. Robert Robinson, of Brooklyn; Mr. Stephen Putnam 

 and Henry Marshall, of New York ; Mr. Davis, a relative, I belli 

 Mr. Johnson, and to these geutlemen I won 



itfull; 

 hat tin, reddilli red that your 

 liical error, and was intended 



known as the Kent 



e being railed such; and the 

 i Dtlgh i-'red aud owned by 

 ■SOL 1 art. not aware of the fact, 

 ig him Paul Mead's Dash, not- 

 wiibstauuiuK ho w'le: OWnad auDseouently by Messrs. DcFon -st and 

 Palmer. F- B B 



ipondont I would also 

 correspondent 1 



toi fri.<;< red A 

 bitch, in i.e nru 



Mr. Andrew Jol 



THE CAUSE OF SHYNESS, ETC 



New Haves, Conn., April 21, 1877. 

 .Editor Fokest a>-d Stbtjaii . 



In the lastissneof yonr valuable paper I noticed an explanation, "The 

 Cause of Gun Shyness in Dogs." If yon And it worthy to publish my 

 opinion after forty years' experience with all kinds of sporting dogs, 

 the following in a true account of it: 



Greyhounds, after the fourth generation in their own family, be- 

 come sickly and nerveless, and of no more use to the sporting man. 

 Pointers and setters, after the fifth generation in their own family, are 

 worth nothing, as they become idiots, shy, and are unhealthy, 

 Hounds never after the sixth generation, as above. All progeny from 

 tbree-yearold dogs and fourteen months sluts are the best. No dog 

 after ninB years should be used for stud purposes; no slut after eight. 

 Fine English breeds of every kind of sporting dogs mature— Ihe male 

 at three, the female at two years of ago, and iu the third generation 

 must be changed in blood, otherwiso the doga will bo good for nothing. 



As good blood makes good quality iu my experience, good treatment 

 and good handling of a dog makes the best of him, and soinotimfs I 

 think it is a groat pity that many of the noble aud gentle animals runs I 

 sufl'er In the brutal hands of a stupid owner. 



Yours, very respectfully. Backwoodsman 



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PLUNKET AND HIS GET. 



Editor Forest akd Stream. 



1 notice in your article on the "Irish Setter," quoted from "Stona- 

 heuge," a mistake, not iu the quotation alune, but in the original article 

 as it appeared in the Field, which please allow ine to correct. "Stono- 

 henge" says Mr. Llewellin bred by Plunket "aeveral averago dogs, ono 

 Of Kate (of the Knight of Kerry's strain), including Kimo, Kite and 

 Kitty, while another litter out of Buckoll's Min contained Marvel, May 

 aud Knowing, etc." * * * This latter is an error, for Knowing was 

 by Plunkotout of Kate and «<;« out of Mlu. I take the liberty of notic- 

 ing this since Kitty was imported by mo in whelp to her own brother 

 Knowing. Respectfully, Most Clare. 



Ha and Mivw 



FISH IN SEASON IN MA V". 



Trout, 8almo fontinalis. 

 Salmon, Stilmo nalar, 

 Grayling, T/ii/maUus tricolor 



Salmon Trout, Salrno amjinix. 



Shad, Alosa. 



Land-locked Salmon, tlaliim <jluMri. 



FLIES IN SEASON IN MAY. 



Black May, No. 10.— Body, black ; feet, black; wings, grayish hyaline. 



Om Jiang, No. 10 and 11.— Body and feet, brownish yellow; wiogs, 

 yellow-gray. 



Great Dun, No. 9 and 8.— Body, purple brown; feet, gray brown; 

 wings, dark gray hyaliuo;~80tie, dark brown annulated with gray. 



Red Spinner, No. 10 and 9 Body, bright claret, ribbed with gold tin- 

 sel; feet, brick color; wings, gray hyaline; seta), pale brick color. 



Yellow May, Na. 10.— Body and feet, pale yellow; wings, pale yellow, 

 mottled with brown; setro, yellow. 



Coachman.— Body, peacock herl; feet, dark red hackle; wings white. 



Kingof the Water Same as quoon of the water, with scarlet body in. 



stead of orange. 



Gold Spinner.— Body, orange, ribbed with gold tinsel; feet, pale red 

 backle; wings, bright gray. 



Captain.— Body, posterior half, peaoock herl, antorjor hall, gray; 

 white feet: red hackle; wings, gray; setaj, scarlet green aud wood duok 

 feathers mixed. 



Soldier.— Body, crimson; feet, red hackle; winga, gray. 



Kingdom— Body, white, ringed with green; feet, peacock herl, and 

 red hackle; wings, gray, mottled with brown. 



Black Palmer, Brown Palmer, Red Palmer and Gray Palmer, are. made 

 respectively of the different colored hackles that distinguish them. 



Fish in Market.— The catch of shad in the North River 

 during the past week has been very fair, but the same can- 

 not be said of the Connecticut, when fisherman are not 

 making a dollar per day. Our quotations are as follows: 

 Striped bass, 20 to 25 cents per pound; smelts, 20 

 cents; salmon (frozen), 50 cents; Kennebec, 75 cents; shad 

 (southern), 30 cents each; native, do. -16 cents; Con- 

 necticut Kiver, 75 cents ; white perch, 15 cents per 

 pound: Spanish mackerel, 50 cents; green turtle, 18 

 cents: terrapin. $16 per dozen; frostfish, 8 cents per pound; 

 halibut 15 cents; haddock, ti cents; codfish, 8 cents; black- 

 fish, 15 cents; herrings, 5 cents; flounders, 8 cents; sea bass, 

 20 cents; eels, 18 cents; lobsters, 10 cents; scollops, $1.50*per 

 gallon; whitefish, 15 cents per pound; pickerel, 15 cents; 

 salmon trout 18 cents; Long Island trout, SI; Canada do. 

 60 . i hard shell crabs, $3.50 per 100; red snappers, 18 



0l lit-.. 



L.oin-Lo.jEED Salmon. — We have received a line Seboc 

 Lake salmon from Mr. Frank M. Ford, of Sebec, Maine, a 

 gentleman much interested in sport, and part owner of the 

 little steamer "Bippling "Wave," that plies on the lake. 

 This salmon is the first of the season, and a very welcome 

 friend at our table. 



Mr. Ford writes that he will take special interest in pro- 

 moting the comfort and pleasure of sportsmen the coming 

 season. The hotel will be well kept by Mr. H. B. Wing, late 

 of the Dewitt House, Lewiston, Maine, and will bo re- 

 modeled and enlarged. Teams will connect with the Bangor 

 and Pisquataquis Eailroad, four and a half miles distant, ft 

 is probable idso that one of the safety steam yachts adver- 

 tised in our paper will be purchased. There is a Newport- 

 rigged sail-boat and several large river boats on the lake. 

 The prospect for fishing is better this season than for a long 

 time. 



—The ice has broken up in the lakes of Maine and New 

 Brunswick. Land-locked salmon are now biting. 1 routing 

 is reported good in Wisconsin. 



—The St. Iphn's, "M. F . ■ — ' ' ' ' 



twenty-three g^il ; ' 



ice-fields, carrying about 4,01)0 men. Iu nldtt 



thirty-six sailing v' 



various ports of thu island, curry 



