■g 1883.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



309 



•njit. B, M. Thomas (Bli 

 •..', CocSEHa.— 1st, I. 



BEAGLE GOSSIP. 



■■■..■ ,v,.. / ,, s ( ,, n <] Sti-cun: 

 II. must be vrrv satisfactory to the admirers of the beagle 



IB the pi 



fail 

 -abbit 

 I: hunters, bo 



is country ata 



ted a 



id negroes. 



a for 



ihi. Puppies, 



Wee (Hunter, 



s, who had no claim to the name — entered 

 u maker? seeing their harvest, pushed their 

 »y judicious and timely advertisements, 

 'orsboth hare his breech-loader, because it 

 I know." Now, individually, such sports- 

 cstruetive tQgame, but when every city 

 its,, not;,.. M, .-ii. i -.■=. ,-n in the steady 

 - ,! rds, thus the matter i- -hnplv one ol- 



id lie 



■Id a 



lachi 



but the prluio one 



S.I. ,1. R. Wl, 

 8d, J. 7J. Mu 

 •1th, Tl, W.Vl 

 2(1 ami (111. I 



DAOHSSUNOE.— Q 



iv. .mi... Bitch,-:,: 1st 

 flops.' 1st. W, o. Hodg. 



Color- fellow: h 



therefore to cast around for 

 :e the place of the setter and partridge, hun- 



' rail to the shooting grounds, the fatigue and 

 jurney, the chance of bad weather, or of not 

 ugh to give tolerable sport, makes that sport 



ally burned the attention of shooters to other 

 L. such as can be had with a reasonable cer- 

 e. light of cost) and allowing the participant 



id weather. And just here is where the beagle 

 n to till the bill. Lepus ttulniticuf, is a shifty 

 rv prolific; doesn't care 'a batvboe, for deep 



nd cold: vou can't freeze and starve him out. 



ne. ii- two couples of beagles under your buggy seat, 



If you have no trained dog to worl 

 them tr. some, thicket, or clearing wl 

 hares, walk about leisurely looking- 

 when found, rouse him, mark the dr 

 the dogs to you, use a.s few words e 

 exciting the youngsters. Try to la, 

 words "seek nut," or something of 

 ■ting their attention bo the 



e the ha 



•an. 



rpur puppies with take 

 re you know there a re 

 jr "one in his "squat," 

 jt.ion he goes, then call 

 possible, this to avoid 

 them on by using the 

 nilar import, stooping 

 il and walking in the 



If they fail to respond to scent after workine- them along 



te, find another hare if possible, call up voiii-dogs, jump 



—") probably lose him 



mi' will likely make 



r the time, but it will give them an inkling of 



■ that practice makes 



, plenty, 



night hi 

 t it has il 



irk. 



i-ill 



lit , 



ddpl 



right i 



it, 



irt. 



kind of hound will do on a pinch to hunt hares, an old 

 iii ; ..-. n foxhound that will run slow frequently makes 

 a good rabbit-dog. Harriers, if to be had. would do well, but 

 ith the exception of the couple shown by Mr. Alirens, of 



Baltimore, 



have nevei 



Dackshu 



it the Centennial and Baltii 

 this country. 

 Iv suited for this 



nds. His 



ytn 



too 



>re bench shows. 



They 

 ich in- 

 dachs- 



g. and when 

 sding neither 

 usieal, being 

 sighting his 



ad, he 



not n 



!■!-, ear-splitting when he lets' 



t cannot be denied, however, that he is vorv eoKl- 

 il as he rims low and follows the foot.scent (wit/eriuig, 

 aus call it), he is always dead on the trail, 

 isetorbeuct i , . , i_le is an excellent hound for 

 ting; in fact ho will hunt fur of any kind. This 

 jlerably plenty in Maryland and Delaware. Gen. F. 

 of Jessups, Mu.] has a pack that is claimed to be 



Xpedlte the training of 

 is and serious ones, too. 

 being on the feed, clover 

 thiols bs are their favorite resorts. The hare 

 s food rests its body prone on the ground, 



h ot ih. dogs it scurries to cover, leaving 

 icentof its flying- footsteps; the young dog 

 ■dy trail and is wrought up to a pitch of ec- 

 ges and the pack hark to him ; they too open ; 

 iher. The puzzling labyrinth is beyond their 

 •avel; au old dog would circle, pick np the 

 t it oil'," but the steaming body has greater 

 lags :-; they are loath to leave "liuut- 

 late" and learning tic-grievous fault of being 

 ourids are freguently made, too tongtty by 

 US method: many hunters have a habit of 

 big to and urging their dogs when working 

 ms unduly exciting the nervous, high-strung 

 and quiet, work your dogs methodically and 

 ilauy seem to thiuk that in handling a pack 

 soessary to lill the woods with whooping and 



another fault common in beagles, and is 

 are than in any other breed of hunting dogs, 

 reditary; still,' in many cases, it can be over- 

 managed. Obesity is an infirmity in some 

 :>s. particularly those that are inbred; feed 

 Iv— avoiding milk and farinaceous food, and 



uples well mat. 

 ro couples will 

 ir will hardly g 



make a perfect. 



lerly mated; a 



ties of the sport. 



RnsTicus. 



: i',1, O.E. Harris (Las- 

 ( Sandy Want!; 2,1, H. 



", Davidson fill-, i ! '. 



d In, 



crooked legs, is the corn 

 breed and Alsace and La 



■lib.- 



a low dog with 



id i 



USclc 



TOT 



Walker ,--. 



y.vp.iErv —tst, :,i 



r'li. |i.",vii;I-'",'-:.:"';rt.' Miss £' tea 



Miss 'turn Tumi. Ptipptea; 1st. w. 



ml 3,1. Mrs, II. A. Foster , Bradford 



GIITard I Hugh, Rob Roy and Lord 



•<>,i Clnss: 1st, Mrs E. SI. Monek 

 '. Eopham , Flossy II. I; Sd. Mrs. L. 

 •s. E. Forder (Little Duke). Kino 



! BOUNDS. -1st, J, Boyle iBankside Daisy) iid, W. 



S.— Smootb-haihed.— 1st, withheld; 2d, lire, 0. 

 !U/i 3d, Mrs. M. A. Foster Dollyi. Any Otheii 



i. E. M, Tltor.ck- (Little .luinhr.,: -.',:!, Admiral Su- G. 



(hftaid (Katie)- 3d, Mrs. M. A. Foster (Prince Arthur). 



CHAMPIONS. 



Editor Foiv-I Mid Sir,:,,,,: 



In the last number of the Kimncl Register, my identity is 

 mixed up with that of Mr. Pottinger Doi-sey, of Frederick 

 eonntv. Md., who is the beagle breeder. I have never bred 

 beai 9i nd know very little about them. The Register 

 wants to hear from me what I flunk of the article on "Cham- 

 pi ( . ■ -- in its fust number. In reply I would say I 

 approve of it, but it does not co far enough. Not only ought 

 a dog T.o Win 'in the open classes at least twice, before being 

 eligible to entry in the champion class, but after winning once 

 hesnpuldbo required to hold the title according to the true 

 meaning of tin- word. He should have to win in the champion 

 clas= alat least three first-class shows before claiming the name 

 as :• fixi ..! honor. In this way only cau the title have any real 

 value, and the flooding of the. dog world with a lot of cheap 

 champions be avoided. I could cite numberless instances of 

 .-!.-,.-■- l.i.l'UiiL' lie- title that have won by simple walk-over, but 

 this might be construed into a personal a track on their owners, 



Ellicott City. .I nly 16. 



t:vcr in the champion business. 

 far more knowledge and ex 

 I posses, and I really think 

 on the subject. 



T. B. DORJfflST. 



BENCH SHOW AT MANCHESTER, N. E.— The managers 



,f the New England Fair. t.o be held in Manchester, N. 11., " 



id feet 



- ; ,l'.'.."i .r.i, muzzle square cut. lip„ slighth Hewed, skull 

 donn-d at occiput, and ears low-hung, long and pendulous. 

 Chi eyi are smaller than the English beagle, and lack the 

 pleadine'. wistftd expression; color, same a- English dog, coal. 

 the same. ■ oice deep, sonorous and musical, great stickers to 

 ijil . iiln.-K, ::: himters. obedient and companionable. 



Thee have been classed by some writers in this country as 

 being of dachshund origin. Tins is a mistake; there". -ire 

 striking points of variance. The voice is totally dissimilar. 

 thecal differs entirely in texture and quality, the style of 

 huuting-, character and disposition are utterly distinct, The 

 only point held by them in common is length of body and 

 curvature of leg. 



There are beagles and beagles, bur -ii,- b.-a^l. (referring to 

 the English dog) is the next to consider. 



Any consideration of what shoidd be the beagle, standard 

 and of the scale of points may for the present be post- 

 poned. Sufficient it is to say that more than one-half the 

 dogs called English beagles are veritable mongrels, all the 

 more showing the necessity of a standard for those who con- 

 In fact, little or no attention has been paid to breeding the 

 dog sYstemai icallv in this country, and with the exception of 

 Gen. Rowett and Mr. Elmore, there appear to be none promi- 

 nently before the public, whose stock will bear out their 

 claims. 



A few years ago the strain of Uen. Rowett. was justly cele- 

 brated, and swept the prize, list at every bench show where. 

 exhibited. They are workmen as well— sweet-voiecd. Staunch 

 and true runners. 



Mr. Elmore has turned out some very excellent specimens. 

 lie. has fixed m his tnind an ideal dog and is sedulously work- 

 ing to produce him in the. flash, and will I think succeed, if he 

 does not allow hims elf to be discouraged from further effort 



B ■ u '" aglea is a vexed question, from twelve to fifteen 

 inches, according to taste, and the country you hunt in, is the 

 useful range. Smaller than twelve inches' are unsuited for 

 rough country and wear and tear work ; over fifteen is- well, 

 a shade taller than we fancy, and might incur the suspicion of 

 a remote harrier or foxhound cross. 



Without touching on the coming standard, some points 

 may lie discussed that have a bearing on the hunting qualities 

 of the dog. 



it and foremost the feet and legs. No hound can run and 





Tie 



that he has a good stifle and true on his lib 

 hoeke.,1 look on him with distrust, body cobby -1 

 long lathy hound, besides not being 'the corr 

 won't, stand the rubs. 



A short ear with a pointed tip is accc 

 squeaking voice. Bo not hunt your 3-01 

 tongtiy dog is an unmitigated ntiisanc 

 stances, unsettling and fretting the o 

 teaching the trick. Running the. back t 



degs should be 

 nod and chests 

 le over at the 



1 and paddy hi 

 ground. See 

 itllegs. if cow 

 milt; avoid the 

 act type they 



lied with a shrill 

 ,-ith a babbler, a 

 ler any eiretim- 



Editor Forest (md St,:;,,,,: 

 As one of the unfortunate 

 aluable dogs from distemp 

 how in New York, I think 



DISTEMPER. 



ho have s 



that 



1 in 



lent of thisdisea 

 > prevent it. 

 ier, one would sup- 

 mid be thoroughly 

 One writer says, 



- to treat 



treatment as 



given in 'Th; 



by my family 



in, o-.:nd.. it,:,;! 



lies seemed to 



-ulually grew 



1 the time 



no e m -. in be used bv exhibitors t 



For a disease so common as dog disteur 

 pose, some rational plan of treatment w 

 understood and scientifically followed. 

 "Everyman of forty years 01: age shoidd ktitn 

 himself, and that dogs require nearly the sain 

 1,,'in." T i.:,'i"i't'ii'k to follow th.- lie-mieiioii., 

 Hogs of (treat. Britain and America,-' assisted 

 physician, who carefully examined the syrnpt, 

 by the lungs and heart. None of the remc 

 check lit" disease 111 ! it- shVlife-ir. but l,.-,lo,-, 

 worse, and all died in from three to four weeks fr. 

 the symptoms were llist observed, The. physi 

 interested in the case that he made a post-mortem examina- 

 tion of the last one that died. He found the lungs full of 

 tubercles, the heart badly clogged, and the liver, as well as 

 the entire alimentary canal, in a. horrible condition. 



R> was au actual loss to me of over $350. 1 hear of similar 

 cases all over the country, even experienced breeders like. M r. 

 Terry being sufferers. If this tiling is to continue, it will be 

 the end of "dog shows, for no person will subject valuable 

 animals to so great, a risk. Please give us light on the subject. 



J. D. s. 



Rahway, N. J. 



THE DOG OF THIBET.— In Forest and Stream of May 

 31, we published an article upon the Thibet, dog- stating that 

 a pair of them were on their way to England. Through the. 

 kindness of Mr. A. A. Howlett, we have received a very good 

 photograph of the docs and their owner, the. fount Szechenyi, 

 who is sitting with a dog at each side of him. They appear 

 to be about the size of Newfoundlands, which dog they greatly 

 resemble. 



SHEEP BOO TRIALS.— The Pennsylvania State Agricul- 

 tural Society will hold their annual fair about the last of Sep- 

 tember at Philadelphia. In connection therewith the.y will 

 have a grand trial of sheep dogs. Full particulars will be 

 given as soon as the arrangements are completed. 



JACK RABBITS FOR COURSING.— Mr. H. W. Hunting- 

 ton informs us that jack rabbits can be procured at small 

 expense. If any gentlemen would like to join him in the 

 venture he would be pleased to hear from them. His address 

 is 71 Division avenue. Brooklyn, N. T. 



1 ' '. Ebgsj thev generally g 



If caught in flagrant* detidtu 



re it up as they get expo 



ructions in training a young beagle, 

 ,' about the matter, his education is 

 that of the setter or pointer. I give 

 1 in tintH he Buds a better. First 



cord, K. 

 Of Hoslo 

 of We--.l 



template holdfl 

 a a part 



at thr 



1,1 dog ho 



up : 



all 



well. Of 



l-se th 



the 





the 



add to their pop'i teiv bank accounts 



hunting that yo 

 flcient iu the first season, such, for instance, a: 

 double," this is a question of experience and 

 looked for in perfection in a three-season dog. 



urkiug a 



only be 



ELMORE'S KENNEL.— Mr. N. Elmore, the noted breeder 

 of beagles, has received a draft of well-bred foxhounds, and 

 will devote a portion of his kennels to then- breeding. 



KENNEL MANAGEMENT. 



SE®** No Notice Talteu of Anonymous Correspondents. 



E. Lo Boston^ Mass.— Show your flog to T>r. F. Fallings, veterinary 

 surgeon, F.-irk Square, 

 Mistake, New York.— Breeding a bitch to 



closely, although the progeny may turn out 



StiBscniBER. Fairfield, Conn, -Give your .log a little lime water in 

 milk after feegiag. Dp not give rery much feed at a time. 



0,1.- 11,,. '('.. ', "ji'tiitcliiifatilespooafnl of cod liver oil three 



Flick FLICK, Hartford. Conn.— Dress thf 

 1,1 which add a little finely powdered chare 

 hio, from biting it, and t- rivi - hi™ auoccasi, 

 sails. 



S., Oatakul, N. V. -You probably did not 



9 with simple cerate, 



Muzzle him, lp keep 



small, lest of RoehellH 



coed lu getting rt.l ot 

 h two grains for cm-h 

 nut, following iu two 



ml danker Of the ear. 



it tr its of silver; 



'. apply the following 

 > niiii tincture arnica. 



t daily for one week, Fcf 



Wash 

 or and 

 . water 



s bud 



I give twice daily a lulilespooafui of cod liver 

 veetr 



-I. What is good to eon-eel the hart breath ot 



