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FOREST AND STREAM. 



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Special Meetink of the N. A. E. C. — In response to :i 

 call by llic president (at the request of several members) for a 

 special meeting of the National American Kennel Civil), a 

 meeting was held on Friday, May 11th, at 10 a. m., in New 



York. Dr. Jarvis was appointed secretary pro Urn. Dr. 

 Howe, in a few remarks, as editor ami representative of the 

 Chicago Field, tendered the pedigrees published by that paper 



fur the use of the club. 



After a thorough discussion by several of the gentlemen 

 present, in regard to the publication of a kennel register, which 

 would be regarded as authority and national in its character 

 by the sportsmen throughout the land, Mr. Raymond sub- 

 the billowing resolutions, which were voted npon and 

 unanimously carried : 



AVheceas, In the opinion of this meeting, it is desirable to 



expedite the publication of a Kennel ClubTiegister, under an 



authority that will both harmonize all fairly conflicting views 



and command the respect and elicit the cordial support of I he 



n throughout America. 



Resolved: That the tender of the pedigrees and kennel his- 

 tories published and possessed by the Chicago Field for the 

 use of the club lie accepted with 'thanks. 



Uetolved: That the Fokest axd Stream be courteously in- 

 vited to submit, for the purpose of such publication, the records 

 of pedigrees in its possession. 



Unsolved: That such publication by the club be' made by 

 some prominent and respectable publishing house other than 

 one connected with any of the sportsmen's newspapers. 



■Railway FaBBS roc Docs.— < >nee .nore we turn to the old 

 familiar theme of railway fares for dogs. The gem 

 alacrity with which the railway companies responded to Mr. 

 Lincoln's letter asking for free transportation for dogs to and 

 from the New York Bench Show, is Worthy of the thanks of 

 the entire community, and wc are happy to state that, with a 

 single exception, the orders issued by the superintendents were 

 strictly obeyed by the employe's of the roads. The exception 

 we allude to is the N. Y. Central & Hudson River Road. Not- 

 withstanding the letter of the superintendent of the road, which 

 was published in this paper, and in which it stated in the 

 most unequivocal terms that there would be no charge for dogs. 

 the baggage-masters insisted on being paid. Mr. Farrar, who 

 came all the way from Toledo, -was treated shamefully. On 

 both trips he was mulcted, and in going home $15 was de- 

 manded from him for his dogs. Perhaps Mr. Miller, of New- 

 burgh, was treated even worse, as his dogs were not even al- 

 lowed on the train, and he was obliged to send them down by 

 barge. We have yet to hear of any person who was not com- 

 pelled to pay. AVe would suggest to the committee having in 

 charge the Syracuse Bench Show that they look into this mat- 

 ter, otherwise there will be no dogs from here, at least over 

 that road. 



While on this topic there is one other point to which we 

 would like to allude. That is the fact that on the D. L. & W 

 R. 11.. the fare for a passenger from Newark to New York is 

 from 15 to 20 cents, and the company is responsible for damage. 

 while the fare front Newark to the Eric tunnel for a dog is 25 

 cents, and the company are not responsible. We ask. why is 

 this thus? 



the committee was that Paris won to 20 points against 16, and 

 we must in justice remark that whatever may have been said 

 to the owner of Rob Roy, nothing was said to the committee 

 about dividing the prize. We agree with Mr. Callender that 

 it was very hard on his dog to be judged against an English 

 setter, a dog of so different a type, but we do not see why 

 color should not have been marked in his favor. Color is a 

 distinctive mark in the Irish setter, and perfection in if should 

 count in his favor as much as anything else, linn O'Moore 

 has one of the handsomest sterns we have ever seen on u dog, 

 and -we certainly never saw a dog, out of the field, onj-y it 

 more gracefully. — En. 



—One of the attractions of the late bench show of do 

 the case of Greener guns exhibited by Mr. II. C. Squires, of 

 this city. This was the same case, and contained the same 

 guns as were exhibited by Mr. Greener during the Centennial 

 at Philadelphia. It contained, also, the silver cup won al the 

 various trials by this well-known maker. The caseahd con- 

 tents remain at Mr. Squire's store, No. 1 Cortlandt street. 



EDINBURGH DOG SHOW. 



[From out Speeial Cor respondent.] 

 Since 1377 commenced we have had large and good do 

 shows in all the three kingdoms. "Ve merrii 



Carlisle opcr.ed the ball, at which place the Bandit <• 



terriers were the pieee di frBsfefcwwse, no less than 85 of these 

 vaimint little demons, that K;ott has made immortal, putting 

 in tin appearance, the show being the first ever held tinder the 



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G U YON'S 



'KATE." 



The foregoing resolutions having been carried, further dis- 

 cussion took place in regard to the committee on the compila- 

 tion and publication of the National American Kennel Club 

 Stud Book. 



Mr. Smith, of Canada, desired all sectional prejudice and 



viper rivalry to be done away with; that the National 



American Kennel Club, likewise its stud book, should be free 



from even a taint of suspicion of being in the interest of any 



kennel or section of the country, or of any newspaper; and lie 



ight that unless such was the case its birth would be its 



death. Mr. Latlirop thought the gentlemen present were 

 proof that the club was not sectional in its character. 



Mr. Raymond moved that a gentleman from the West, one 

 from the East and one from Canada compose the publication 

 committee. Mr. Lathrop moved that Mr. Morford, of N. ,1., 

 be placed upon that committee in place of Mr. Bulges with 

 Messrs. Smith and Sterling, it being understood from Dr. 

 Rowe's remarks that Mr. Bnrges was willing to yield his place 

 upon the committee to an Eastern man, so as to remove all 

 sectional and newspaper jealousies. Both these motions, to- 

 gether with the amendment that Mr. Marford's not being a 

 present member of the club be waived, were carried. It was 

 moved and carried that the secretary protein, send proceedings 

 of the meeting to the sporting papers. 



On further business coming before the meeting, on motion 

 of II r. Raymond it was adjourned sine die. 



— We learn that Major Oeorge E. Alden has sold his fine 

 young orange and white setter Clyde, by Mr. Foreman Tay- 

 lor's celebrated Sancho, to Capt. Joseph E. Alexander, of 

 Savannah, Ga. Clyde was bred by Horace Smith, Esq., and 

 bids fair to be an exceedingly good dog with proper care. 



Gr vox's " Kate."— We print this week a portrait of the 



fine pointer bitch "Kate," the property of our correspondent 

 Col. Rowlings Young (Guyon). of Corinth, Miss. "Kate" be- 

 longs to that rare old breed which has been in the possession 

 of southern sportsmen for so many generations, and wcare glad 

 of the opportunity to reproduce her portrait, as it were, along- 

 side of dogs born in the north. The cut. is enlarged from a 

 pencil sketch made by her owner, and we await his commen- 

 dations of our artist's efforts. 



—William T. Evers claims the names Al. P. and Con for a 

 brace of red Irish setters, from the kennel of Mr. A. S. 

 Phillips, at Trenton, N. J. Sired by C. Z Miley's imported 

 red Irish setter Buck, lie by Hon. Ed. Moleyns Ruby out of 

 Fanny, by Luck ; dam A. S. Phillips' imported red Irish 

 setter bitch Maud. 



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—Mr. Jno. C. Devclin's red Irish setter bitch, ; Moyn," 

 v Mil.,'' at the kennel of Dr. William Jarvis, at Clare - 



iri nit. 



AN EPISODE OF THE BENCH SHOW. 



Albany, X. Y., May 15, lStT. 

 Editor Fouest and Stkeam : 

 In referenceto the sweepstakes trial (Special class 1 ) of last Thura- 

 ay. when after a most close examination and inspection of fifty-five of 

 le finest setter .logs, both from tills country and abroad, two of the 



j raises 

 red Iri 



:apt. Taylor, decided in favo 



of the 



ith's) Pari 

 f O'Moore 



elf), 



of each dog. The it.-iiii was as follows: That If there were two cups, 



oriftne SlSOcup us. atones Instead, lit- would divide It, hut on a eU 



technical points he decided in favor of Paris. His chief point in favor 



of Paris waa thai spina] cerebrum was a little better developed 



than in Kory. Dr. Sinuis afterwards confessed to me that he was not 

 ware that Rory was but 20 months Old, and supposed him at least as 

 ild as Pi -. and he also said that he still lacked a year's de- 



velopcmi-nt. or nil her that ho would continue to develope tor another 12 

 month, and that his developement would then be in full perfection. 

 Von arc aware Unit it is an unusual thing to find so close a competition 

 especially between the Irish setter (where color cannot be considered) 

 and the Laveraek. Not does it seem right to bring them together, but 

 von will find the above facts correct. Tfory O'Moore was also, as you 

 are aware, winner of the Drat prize in class 7. I am uot especially seek- 

 ing a notoriety for my dog, but f um proud of him, and tin 

 tie, and if you will make some mention of the above, as it is both deserv- 

 ing and worthy, 1 will be obliged to yon. W. N. Cat.i.ende 



111 reply to the above, our Kennel Editor says that in view 



of the fact that it was by his request that Dr. Straehan (not 



Strong) consented to act as referee, after the consent of both 



parties interested had. been oblaineil, be of course watched 



peelings with great interest AT* 



auspices of the Dandle Dinmont Club. Otild Ireland fol- 

 tewidclose on Carlisle, with a show almost exclusively made up 

 of Irish dogs, fewer specimens being sent across the channel I ban 

 at any Irish show I have visited. The Irish setters were the 

 most attractive classes at the Dublin show, ami a Very grand 

 lot they were. Scotland has now re-established its character 

 as a dog-producing and dog-loving land, which was in some 

 danger, no show of any size having been held in North 

 Britain last year. The fact, however, of the land having lain 

 fallow for a season has proved beneficial, as the show superin- 

 tended by Mr. Brown at his Royal Gymnasium. Edinburgh, 

 last week, was try far one of the largest and, in quality, much. 

 the best of any hitherto seen in Scotland. 



The entries numbered close on GOO, divided into 43 classes, 

 which were, with a few exceptions, excellent Mastiffs were a 

 strong class for Scotland, where they are not so much kepi or 

 bred as in England. The winner is a fine, massive animal, 

 pretty well ribbed home, large in bone and straight on his 

 legs, a great desideratum, these heavy dogs often getting a bit 

 era I i L es] ecially in their hocks becoming, as the "Maister 

 fQj the oldest English writer on dogs— so well ex- 

 presses it, "erompyng like unto an ox". " Colonel." the dog 

 we are describing, is also good in head, having a large and 

 broad skull and is neither too bullv nor too blood-hound-like 

 in muzzle. ' Dagmar. by Clue ipion Granby, out of Champion 

 Countess, has, as u bitch, i good head, and is altogetbj 

 grand fronted bitch, but her croniprag leeks kepi ,. 



the prize list, althouzh she cur can gi.v h-ii, 'J;m cid 3, je 



dogs three-quarters of an inch in skull. 



The St. Bernard class was a bur one. a I usluonably marked sen ol 

 Champion Thos. takimr premier honors over Oesler, who is one of 



the true to* but wa " ' tradition Ti, v, : m .,. 



wore good The winner, Mr. Howard .Map: 

 in, . i,_. ,:iychap. of a rusty black i 



bur paddles'. A. dozen deer 1 ,. ■■,, - il of which 



number we should have bad at least nity, which is little 

 creditable to the land of their birth tlinf all the prizes went to 

 Enslish exhibitors. Fred Gibson showed a young Gobah in 

 statue, in n ten months' puppy by Ca rrahatn 



out of Bob Nickall's magnil " dinner at 



Alexandre.-! I'alaee, Maidsione, Crystal Palace, Cork, and all 

 our best slows. The puppy Juglesidi stands nearly 31 mches 

 al shoulder measure, tl£ inches fron id of none, 



and is proportionate throughout. Greyhounds, another dozen 



ongh-haired 



