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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Aprtl 12, l£fj!8. 



important, for one at the great advantages Of the Gordon 



Bel tor is his acute scent , aud if the nose is contracted or short 

 lit loses this, advantage, as the Schneide nan membrane which 

 lines it. is tin' reason I'm- tins property.) The nostrils ought (" 

 be wide and always moist. The lips should ba square cut, 



but I'V DO means pendulous as in the bloodhound. Tin- eye 

 is rather large and colored according to r,he marking, UU1 



nevcrvelliov. 



Neck— Should lie moderately l..n- and well set into the 

 ■shoulders, but should be bv no means thick or throaty. 



Body ami Ku-s. -The body shoidd be moderately thick. 

 Which is accounted for by the war the ribs are sprung, 

 which should be in a gentle ctirve from the spine to 

 the sternum, and the back rib- should be carried 



aekness at the loin. It ai ill be seen from this that 



in the tendon setter lie ehest is not ucccssaril v so very deep, 



ShouujebS.— The shoulder-blades ought to be long, and 

 Mack and approach eael other over the back and 



go well forward, so as to clear the breast boue. 



Loin.— This ought to be particularly well developed and go 

 far up on the back ribs, but is rather ■■..!. is 11 gei to 



the hip bones. 



; bs, Stifles and Hocics.— The Quarters should be 



well developed, but by no means clumsy. The muscles should 

 standout clear under' the skin, and should be well attached 

 near the stifle joint, Which should be bent when standing at. an 

 angle Of about 130 degrees. Nothing is worse than a straight 

 stille. The hock should in all cases be its u.'ni'h -no hi 1 

 possible. 



Feet and Leus.— The feet should beround 01 1 A shspi 1, 

 well clothed with hair between the toes, which should stand 



up in tufts, giving a rather heavy appearance. Forelegs 

 should be straight with no inclination to le nil. and strongly 

 ■ 1 1 n 1 bone. Hind legs well bent forward. 



CoLOB.— Black and tan; the former of the crow black orpur- 

 plish Shade and very glossy: tin- latter us near mahogany as 

 possible, avoiding red. but I don't object to some white . .11 

 • •he. r and some of the black running into t he tan: still, if the 

 Colors ran lie kept distinct it is to count in the animal's favor. 



GENERAL Appearance of the, Gordon setter should be work- 

 manlike, to use a terrier man's expression. He should be gay 



and well-proportioned all through. His head, bodj and quarters 



should be in unison: none of them heavy-looking as compared 

 with the rest. General appearance. I think, is much over- 

 looked, not in this dog alone, but in many breeds. If is 



in general appearance to take into consideration 



ia.1 toi ■ hich the dog is required; for example, the mastiffs 

 duly is to watch over and .aire f..r Ins master's property, 

 Itly we losk to his inassiveness and powei ; the buil- 

 t rrier to his otiiekness to take hold of an adversary; and a 

 setter for his pOAVer to keep up a steady all-day gait', to find 

 game for his walking master. Consequently we want in the 

 l power of endurance, which b must _■• 1 alone by all 

 his parts being indue proportion, especial!} those parts which 

 he is called upon to use fur his master's benefit, lie musihave 

 Sufficient brain room to know what is wanted of him. and he 

 must have a body in proportion to carry out these wants. 



From these remarks the reader must have gathered that my 

 idea of a Gordon setter is one that is to be useful. I don't 



log that will have so much head, ears and shoulders 



to carry that he will not have sufficient power behind them 

 to carry out what the sensoriuni tells lum he ought to do. 



" ■■ nerai appearance I want the Gi trdon setter to he a dog 

 all over, aud to be both willing and able to do his master's be- 

 hests, aud this he cannot, do if he is too heavily built, nor. gO- 



iiflj to the' opposite extremity, oi being too light weight. For 



example, how much more valuable is :l large, well made, duly 

 proportioned horse, able and willing to do his work, over an 

 equally well-made and Avell-pr..]..,.! moii. Ismail horse; So it 

 is with me as regards th- 1 ■■ ■!■■ I. >:i setter. I want a good, big 

 dog, but I don't want a heavy-made ana for the best work ex- 

 pected of him. I think the weight should be for a dog from 

 sixty to sixty-five pounds, and for a bitch from forty-five to 

 fifty-live pounds, 



I hope I have not overdone the mark in this very long letter. 

 audi trust it will lie accepted in good faith as the result oi' 

 many endeavors to improve the Gordon setter. 



J. is. NlVEN. 



I.osdon, nut.. April 4, 1R88. 



IMPORTED STUD DOGS.— The grand dogs brought over 

 from England for the Pittsburgh and New York shows leave 

 now returned from the former place and are located at Stod- 

 dart's -in... 1 . ■■, -nwieh street. Thev are well worth the 

 attention of breeders, and as will lie seen by reference to our 

 advertising columns, they will be at the stud until taken back 

 to England. The dogs consist of the champion St. Bernard 

 rionivard. the champion mastiff Nevison, the bulldog Romu- 

 lus, collie Talisman and Irish terrier Garcyowen. Comments 

 on the dogs will be found in our report of the Pittsburgh 

 show. 



MASTIFF IMPORTATION-— The Riverview Mastiff Ken- 

 nel, of Clinton. Mas-., has just imported the tine large mastiff 

 Sir Anthony, E. K. C. S. B. 10.559. Sir Anthony is a lineal 

 descendant of Ltlkey's celebrated Governor, illustrated in 



Stoiiele I., of the British Islands." lie stands full 



thirty Iavo inches at the shoulder, and weighs, when in good 

 bench condition, two hundred pounds. Visitors tit the bench 

 show of the Westminster Kennel Club will have an oppor- 

 tunity of seeing this magnificent animal, 



MR. FRED W, GRANT'S KENNELS.— While in Boston. 

 recently, we visited the kennels of Mr. Fred W. Grant. He 

 is -. vera] fine specimens of the mastiff, aud a few of other 

 I. reeds. It is his intention, by breeding anil purchase, to have 

 one of the best kennels in the country. Judging from the 

 animals he now oavus and a knowledge of Ins views regarding 

 breeding, we have no uoubt of his success. 



MASSACHrsETTS KENNEL CLUB.-At the annual 

 meeting of the club for IMSM the following officers were .1 ■ '■ I 

 President, T. T Sawyer, Jr. ; Vice-Presidents, E, E. Hardy, 

 E. P. Brown: Treasurer, T. T. Sawyer. Jr.; Secretary. E. 1. 

 Forster. It is probable that no show will be given this year. 



SALE OF BLISTER AND SPRING.— Mr. Mortimer re- 



qiiesi s us to say that as. both of the dogs advertised by him in 

 FOREST and Stream have been sold, he trusts that the many 

 gentlemen who have written him regarding them avUI kindly 

 excuse him from a personal reply. 



KENNEL MANAGEMENT. 

 No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents, 



T. B.. Boston. Mass.— Show vour dog to Dr. F. Billings, veteraiary 

 surgeon, Park Square. 



A. L. I., Saybrook, Oorm.— Tour bitch tins epilepsy. Dash coin 

 water upon tier when she has a (it or put tier Head under a taue 1 tot 

 a. mpment or two. 



W, av. pe I... Manitowoc, Wis.— Your dose of turpentine .... 1 

 small; it is one-half to two teaspoon fids according t.i -|>-- and ,1 .- ,.■ 

 ih.- dog. Trram-n nut. of which the .lose is from llurc. 1 ■■■ -■ 

 grains. Ail worm aedici ■ •■ 1 iniretobe given fasting to produce 

 a speedy and successful r. 11 



1 1: ii.-Ttici' tbfeal 1 aj be, first, from eating carrion, ain> 



rept ily, p'-rli.ips, I..r which It a.-l'i s .■■. nl.-iil. ,-..-.■. ,1, 1 roe 



bad teeth, which should be cleansed bj brushing and % a 



mouth-wash made with tr. myrrh, which ■■,-. n \ ..-an put 1111 



foryou, or third, from a coii-lip.i' ' - . in ..■,,■! , ..r which 



give more vegetables and Ii b i . at 



W, E. H., Reading, Mass.— I have a floi-don setter a yen r 1 1. 1 n ■ 1 



old. for the past four or five weeks one eye has troubled him. It 



1 hy the lid becoming bare, about an eighth of 



an inch; it is bare ualf an inch now; at limes it looks 



and shiny, and d 

 eve hall leeks red. 1 



-.-11. Please tell me wha 



if : 



do 



ra eon. ask a medical friend as a favor to look the am 



e advanced age makes elu-ouic lung trouble seem very probable, 



A. A. H.. Charleston Depot. Mass.— 1. Are 



1 *-' J |.i..u.o.ir. 



non pumpkin seels I 



fern dog that has worms:- fi. Is pikar> g !:■ :i If it. is, how 



- l> Alls. 1. Pumpkin- Is are useful for tapeworm 



la. not know- ,.f their having oer-n given to dogs, 

 1011. The -eeds. a it two ounces, full (3 



nisi,,,, will, sugar, token tasting, and then followed 



feeling to ihe hand would he expo 



« hetl being rtq.i.ll-, all. d '■ ... 



■ in I. ■ .I i death ins. Your 1 



mild attacks, but followed by th. 

 iter, l- n-.-ti dysentery, then tvasthi 

 mation of the spinal cord. The 



OS . I., oi use in the Held rarel, 



0. B. C Trenton. N. J, My COC 



wlille out the other Joy for a Avail; 



her to limp, she I L 1 ■ • r tt] tde 



she could not reach it. She Uien 

 struck she held up. I <l mil bl 5BI 

 the leg a 



■■ f.-:i 1 



ules, foi 



lasted f. 

 much it 

 right. A 

 In the If 



removal of the ca 



healthy coudjtion 

 and hygienic sun 



euer after 



KENNEL NOTES. 



NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



ate of birth, of breeding or 9. D 



if death. 10, C 



...1 names must lie plainly written. 

 paper only, and signed wil b writer's 1 



nd residence of OAvner, 



or seller. 



h his sire and, dam. 



tli her sire anil dam. 



if dam. 



nmieation on one side of 



NAMES CLAIMED. 





white , 

 his Julio. 



Harney Mi ''■"/. BvPr.l 1; Ii II. \V.,,,, ,hi..,. u ha . f,.i i-.-d Irish 



seller dog. whelped Nov. ii. ISStJ, bylloilgillil (Joel— .Nellie llitlll- 

 wieki out of Floss II. 1 Kleho-Essieh 



;;. .-,.• .... ,, ' ■■ Hail. By Mr. .1. A. Keel; wood. West Medford, Mass., for 

 1,1.1 1 -1-; , o. Ii ■ 1 ■■ and tin English setter doe, whelped Nov. t;u. iss-j. i, v 

 Hashing i.. , m •' h.ii liruii.l ifJi-ni.l Nils-., to. 



1:. rev ■ ' ■■ ,: ' Mi .1 .'■ ih i.'kv, ..,!. \V. -- d .- l;..-r- 1 Mass.. ., 



white, w-io. j, d; n inU i.iifii-Ji Better hio-h wnelped Nov W, 18 i 



Jelpbia,fortv , 1 lei ■. I ;lfeb setter Mtehi -. heljwd Feb. gj. 

 iss.i, to haenpion Thunder ont oi Kate Jacl n. Bsnphi : 



and'hltiek and 111, English'setter bitch, w helped Jan'. U, lssti.'by .lark 

 IIoiitofSaonhoTI. 



anf'white 



Tweed II. . 



.I.:.- o' & 



Bv Air. T. T- 

 audtau English sette 

 Bake out of Phyllis. 



BOCket, By Mr, W. B, Ti 



and tan English setter . >r.. 



■ -Molly mil oi Nell Ki llj 



Jet. ' By Mr. 1 ' F S 



Qurdon setter bitch, wbel] 



oul of Dream. 



rtai/iiiaiul. By Mr. N. R. Connor, New York, for red Irish 

 dog, whelped Jan. an, 1SH3, by (iuess tChief— Tilly) out of 



AV.isbingtoii. II. C. for black, white 



..■J Nov. e:,. tsss. b T Wagu.-r,Kink 



Belfa,ti. 



l.ingtoii. II. ('.. for block and Ian 



ne t! 1878, by Mr. BEOwneJl'B Hash 



,../.,,./,„■,:,/, i.'ill.Mik,. mil. Kb 



Xneihiiiii-Siwi-e.K.1. Mr. Win. i'ierce's liver and white field spaniel 

 hitch Zoedone oMorfolk Jaek-llaz.-l Klrlte, 10 Mr. ,1. 11. AVinsloiv's 

 black li-ld spaniel Success if, ICC, S.I:. l{J")l\,. Feb, 31. 



Efaiae-o'H.rr.s... Air, j. Lvtle-.'s liver and white HcUed field spaniel 

 bitch Elaine i Nor. oik Jack-Hazel K.rkei lo Mr. .1. H. AVinslow's 

 Success, March *j. 



Clio-Snipe. Mr. J. P. Ti, Tier's (Salmon Fulls. N.H.I liver and 

 white ticked cooker spaniel hitch cho (Snip— Feather; to Snipe 



o-t/.o-.v Maul Ha.* ry's Hoy. Mr. F. Sower's (Tamnijuii. 1'a. 1 Eng- 

 lish setter bitch Gypsy Maid to llnvrv's Boy. Dash III.— Roxey), 

 April 5. 



"WHEbPS. 



£S= See instructions; at head of this column. 



Belle. Mr. It. 1!. Wilkins's . Albion 



.in.,.! , ■ 1;.. ,. ,1 ,1 st c 1 



liver and white i-ock.r 

 srn), March :.'i 



Intoh Gypsv, 

 cocker Rap. 

 late, Mis, 1 pointer bitch 



lOtoter bitch 



Fa'.. English setter iiitch 

 bitches by champion 



1,'lna It. Mr J. Ii. AVin.slows .Baltimore. Mil. black field spaniel 

 Hnnta.tii. Mr.' .1. K.'win-h .w ':,' l.v'r 'nii'd 'vyhpe cocker spaniel 



Belt U Mr. A. C. Krueger's i Wrights-, ille. Pa.) beagle bitch 



Belle II. 1 King-Bell.. 1. April I, my cue dogi. by Mr. N. Elmore's 

 Ringwood. 



SALES 



-Boss 1, by Air. aas. 



u-gh. Pa. 1. 



ped Nov, 33, 1883 



Rory <y More— Anne Boleyn irlielp. Bed Irish setter dog liy the 

 K..ic O'Mi ti- Ih t;vh (Albany, N. Y.jto Mr. A. A. Parker (Boston, 

 Mass.). 



f. ,■.'.' it. I.. ■tun.: and -he - t in ■■ men -, rs.old isr-ii si : v .11- Liih. 1. 

 hyMr.G.N. Appehl 1 Baltimore Md.,to Mr.'Wm Tallni.iu 1 Worcester. 

 Mtlss. 1. 



Blister. White bull. log, dvrs old Sir Anthony sister to lJuehessI, 

 hy Mr. ,Tas. Mortimer (Sew York) to Mr, J. E. Thayer (Boston, 

 Mass.). 



1 ■.■'. .. ...... .■/,.. 1 sr.nigr and wiiit-- English seller hitch, whelped Nov. 20. 



1881 (Druid— Pocahontas:,, bv Mr. T. V. Cunielh .Flat bush, L. I.) to 

 [figluaij I K-eii, 1 1 -oil, riaieli hit, si :e-- . 



Rocket. Black, white aud ran English s-ti-r dog, whelped Nov. ill. 

 ISM tWaguer Nell Kelly 1, bvMr. P."C. lltniley , Mariott. Jl.ise n h 

 W. R. Travel- 1Wasl1i11gt011.il. Co. 



Block-Trail. Black spaniel, wh.-iiy I Aug. ;, (Ss-3 iOIic- Chloe IX 1. 

 by the Hiver.-ide K'euiiei Club iCIarcmont. N". II. 1 to Mr. Geo. AV. 



chirk- an, I i 'efe. Dark liver cocker spaniel dog and bitch, whelped 



■'■ : :--. I'. . n-N. llie. liy Mr. R.il.erl AValk-er (Franklin, N.Y.I, 



BazelKirke. LiverandwMtetinked spjuiie] bitch ■ Shot-Fin 1. by 

 Mr. .}. H. WmslnAV (Baltimore, Mil. 1 to Air. c. E. -Volt; Schenectady, 



' Mi* English setter dog 1 Belton is .1,11, yy Ballan- 

 tine lAVi-ishingtouville. 0J tr, Mr. A, I I, C.-.t.l.u War.- aw . Inil.h 



PRESENTATIONS. 

 ^T" See instructions at head of this col,, mn. 

 Fraud. Lemon aud w bite English setter dog. whelped Oct Ki, 1SKS 



(Dirke-Jes_ . 



I'at CoHiiely, Jin 

 Itol y ',.■!!. By Ma.i. 



-' 1 t-.-o •:,••..■ ■■ oytsea £,icno ( ticno I 



i, i,,. m 1: , ig, , 1 njlore (Eory n'Mor.- 1 



Votl lulia. I.,,,,,,,,. By Col. C. C. Burd. Baton Rouge, La., for 



lemon and whit.- pointers tw,. bitches and one d..g, whelped Dee. ij, 

 issg bv champion Bow out of Mr. J. S. J -s's Julia. 



1 7,c /, 1 „•. '.", is. '.h-e- , 1. :.- .-, ,v |; 1, ■..,•. Ahirieita. I i . lor 

 dark liv.-t ,.-... Iter -pamels. dog and hitch, whelped Nov. It;, 1684, by 



D.lll Olll of Nellie. 



Elch; I'hnccanl licit /.•.--. By Dr. E. E. Nussle, Chippewa Falls, 

 Wis., for red Irish seller dog and bib-h, whelped Sept. [0, 1883, by 

 Larrv lElcho-R.-.-. oul of Red Hess Ring Bee— l'anuiei. 



Lady Antrim. By Mi. P. M. Morn. New V..rk. for orange and 

 ..! in F, -hsll s.-.er hitch, v, h.-lpe.l M a re h I'L 1*83. by his T.imlo 

 (Decimal Dasb- Silki out of Belle hr. Siraclmn s Don II. — lessi,,. 



Corrine. By Mr. Geo. T. Leach, New York, for red Irish s.-n.r 



bitch, AVhelped June 7, 1881. by Peter tWaddell's Pilot— Nellk it of 



imported Counl ess : ( -0111)1. Rose. — Mv 1m ',. -, 



BRED. 

 l^r- See {nstrwHons at head of this column . 



Floss ll.—Dntaiald. Dr. .1. K. HouseFs (WatsoutoArn, Pa. i red Irish 

 -.-I' : biiei, i-los's II. i Elcho-Elsie i tu his Douguld (Joel— Nellie IF.ti,- 



U '.i/iV„ //','!,'.>/' Dashing Bcncyn. Mr. .1, A. Rockwood's (West Mcd- 

 i,, i Mass i English —iter hitch Alav Iirutd i IirniJ— Nilssou; to Mr 

 A burg.-s - Dashing licrw.vn 

 Kah—Thnml.-r. Mr Herbert Smith's I Philadelphia. Pa.. English 



seller hitch Kate clack ll.-Sappo Hi lo champion Thunder. Jan. 8 

 A.C.. i tin,,/ ,\ohlc. Mr. II. Hartley's tPit tsburgh. p., ■ I .,: 1 



setter hitch Miss (Jock— Moll HI.) to Mr, D. 0. Sanborn's Count 



' Ftbi— Count .Vi.W'-. Mr. CM. Munhall's t Cleveland. O. i English 

 - i. -.- i . .-h Floy tRob lev Blanche) to Count Noble. April ti. 



H.,-1,:,; .Co,;,,, [',,„„■'" '.etc Air. D. 0. Sanborn's (D&WlhJK, 



,ii ib English setter bitch Dashing Romp i Dash II.— Noma) to his 

 Count Noble. April 5. 



Cornelia- -Thunder. Mr. L. Shuster, Jr.'s (Philadelphia, Pa. I Eng- 

 lish setter bitch Cornelia (Leicester— Dart) to champion Thunder, 

 March 84. 



,\v//,e- how. Mr. N. W. Ware's (West Point, Wtea.) liver and white 

 pointer bitch Nellie iTracy-AAuddell's fanny) to champion Bow, 

 March SS. 

 i,,;, So W . Mr. J, (i, Watson's bxwla, La.) liver and -white 



""''','," ,' . ' !:„'.',, , mi W P Ho - lin'sUvei i i ike spaniel hitch 



,'. -I to Air. J. II. AVin-h. - - rue. • --, . h.reh 16. 



".,-»-„(-. Mr. H. W. Gause's (Wilmington. Del. I English 

 setter bitch Ollie i Dan-Petrel; to his Want lok (Leicester- Petrel I. 



PUBLISHER'S DEPARTMENT. 



-When cleanliness, prompt action and general therapeutic results 

 .re desired. l;i!N-i:e.-'s i '..lecisE Pokoc-s I'lAsTirits are masters of the 

 ituation. They easily excel all other estei ual remedies." So writes 

 in e.ninen Western physician. For local rheumatism, toipid liver. 



Stables. St. 

 stock than 

 declare Hi 



short, to the i stables, what the ivh.hIv Si fflcs have proyed to 'the 



household. "Send for Veterinary Book and Home Manual.— Adc, 



lie 



At an earl 3 

 two men wh 

 shovel in the 

 buried a dog 



into custody. In the v orio 

 the prisoners, who gi trehis 



animal and he were const 

 other dearly. - 1 i I i '. 



brute in a box and took I 

 burial. Tears trickled dow 

 stoiy, but the Justice was t 

 posed.— New York Herald. 



policeman accosted 

 •entral Park with a 

 a that they had just 

 diceman took tliero 

 irt yesterday one of 

 ed Blaurock, of No. 

 ,■ brought th - .!..- 

 . time, lii-siii.l,the 



the bark to give it a decent. 

 ■ man's face as he related his 



, : Line of t-o was im- 



