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FOEEST ANDj STREAM^ 



23in.; girth of chest, 34ia.; girth of loin, S3in.; girth of head, 

 H-i'm.; girth of forearm, Tin.; length of head from occiput to 

 tip of uose, 1 1-lin,; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and 

 tip of nose, Gin. 



Field Total Dekbt.— The entries for the Fifth Field Tria 

 Derby Stakes for pointer and setter puppies bred in 1878, to 

 be tried on partridges in May (under the auspices of the 

 English Kennel Club), have closed with 121 subscribers, being 

 an increase of ftftyn over lust year. The following is a list 

 of those ranking nominations, with the number of dogs en- 

 tered by each: " P inters.— Mr. W. Arkwright, 5; Mr. J. 

 Bishop, 5 ; Mr. T. B. Bowers, 1 ; Mr. Staples-Browne, 2 ; 

 Viscount Downe, 8 ; Mr. Barclay Field, 4 ; Mr. T. E. Issard, 

 3; SirT. B. Lennard, 2 ; Mr. A. P. Heywood-Lonsdale, 4; 

 M. G. Lowe, 1 ; Rev. J. C. Macdona, 1 j Mr. O. Pilkington, 

 10 : Mr. Lloyd Price, 8 j Mr. S. Price, S ; Count G. de Pour- 

 tails, 1 ; Mr. J, If. Salter, 3; Prince Albert Solms, 2; Mr. O. 

 Watts,!; Mr. J. If. Whitehouse, 4; Total, 65. Setters.— 

 Mr. W. Allison, 1 j Mr. E. Armstrong, 3 ; Mr. G. Thorp Bar- 

 tram, 2 ; Mr. E. Bishop, 2 ; Mr. Elias Bishop, 5 : Mr. T. B. 

 Bowers, 2 ; Mr. G. Brewis, 2 ; Mr. Staples-Browne, 2 ; Vis- 

 count Downe. 1: Mr. W. Douglas Duncan, 3; Mr. 0. F. 

 Fauntleroy, 2 ; Mr. Barclay Field, 4 ; Mr. B. H. Purcell- 

 Llewellin,' 7 j Mr. A. P. Heywood-Lomlsdale, 4 ; Mr. It. 

 Low.', 1 ; Mr. J. G. Macdona, 1 ; Mr. G. de Landre Madona, 

 3; Mr. S. rJNott, 1; Mr. Parrott, 1; Major H. Piatt, 3; 

 Mr. S. E. Shirley, 4; Mr. T. Blatter, 2; Mr. J. Todd, 3; 

 Total, 57. 



A very pretty quarrel has arisen over this event, owing to 

 Mr. G. Thorp Bartram having entered some puppies with 

 pedigree unknown, against which objections have been lodged. 

 Mr. Bartram claims .that under the general rule, which states 

 that " every owner of a dog must give (if known) the name 

 of sire and dam of dog entered," not knowing the names of 

 sire and dam he cannot be compelled to give them ; while the 

 objectors point to a clause on the entry blank, which states 

 that persons making entries must give full particulars as to 

 color, marking, sex, pedigree, etc.; and another which reads: 

 " 1 make the above entries subject to the rules of the Kennel 

 Club and the special regulations of this stake. As Mr. Bar- 

 tram in a letter addressed to the Kennel Club states that he 

 has had the puppies since they came from the dam, it seems 

 very singular that he should not know their breeding. There 

 will he some very lively correspondence regarding this matter 

 in tho Field and other English sporting papers. 



The Bush Kennel Club. — The annual dog show of this 

 club will be held in Dublin on the 1st of April, and the prize 

 list is a most liberal one. Members of the Irish Kennel Club 

 are allowed to enter four dogs at half fees, and are eligible to 

 compote for two fifteen guinea cups. .£500 are given in prizes, 

 exclusive of extra cups. Some classes have four prizes given, 

 and none less than throe. Fox-terriers have eight classes al- 

 lotted them, in which four five guinea cups arc offered for 

 competition, together with the Fox Terrier Club grand chal- 

 lenge cup, value 50 guineas, and the I. K. C. challenge cup, 

 value 15 guineas, the judge selected for these classes is Mr. 

 T. H. Scott, who visited this country last year and judged at 

 Boston. In the other classes the followmg gentlemen have 

 been asked to officiate : Mr. Hugh Dalzie), mastiffs, St. Ber- 

 nards, Irish wolfhounds, bulldogs, dandies, Bedlingtons and 

 miscellaneous classes; Mr. S. E. Shirley, M. P., retrievers, 

 bull terriers, English setters and spaniels; Mr. Ktdgway, 

 Irish terriers ; Mr. W. W- Thomson, collies ; Mr. J. G-. king, 

 Irish setters. 



Fox HxiNirNO in Pennsylvania..— A correspondent writes 



from Hamorton, Penn., as follows : 



Our country is a great resort for numerous packs of fox- 

 hounds, some' perhaps the best in the State, and nearly every 

 day at this season of the year their music is heard over the 

 hills and through townships of Pocopson, Kennelt, Newlin, 

 Marlborough's and Bradford's. It is of no in frequent occur- 

 rence to get up two foxes the same day within short distance 

 Of each other. But few " bag " hunts are indulged in, foxes 

 being so plenty little difficulty is experienced in jumping one 

 any damp morning, and they make a far better run than those 

 that are dug out and kept up for weeks in confinement. 

 Frank Clayton's hounds, of Marshallton, take the lead in 

 the county, but we have numerous packs in our immediate 

 vicinity nearly equal for running. Biibtttah Boznai. 



February 4, 1879. 



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Spatjhg— LaJcevilte, Jan. 18.— Editor Forest and Stream.- 

 Every few weeks I see in your valuable paper a communi- 

 cation from some one asking foir information in regard to 

 canine ovariotomy ; also asking who can perform the opera- 

 tion and how it is done. I carefully read the article by 

 "South Fork," published in your columns several months 

 since, and having a litter of setter puppies (five of them of the 

 feminine gender), concluded to try to perform the opera- 

 tion as there described. It was a perfect success; all 

 five of the pups were operated upon and all got well in a 

 short time, leaving nothing to disfigure the animal or to inter- 

 fere with its motions. The puppies were about five week 

 old when the operation was performed. I have since operated 

 upon one at the age of three months with equally happy re- 

 sults. 1 shall not attempt to describe tlie operation, as "South 

 Fork" has already done it much belter tbau I could, but if 

 any brother sportsman has an animal to operate on and wishes 

 to learn how by seeing the operation performed, and will 

 bring it to me. I will gladly show them all I can. It is easy 

 enough after you know how. Litchfield. 



Box 20, Lakeoilk, Conn. 



Sook Milk for Worms.— With regard to sour milk tot 

 worms in dogs i I have noticed that all of your correspon- 

 dents that have said anything about it have agreed < m i ' 

 that it is very efficacious. Now I would like to disagree, 

 having tried it thoroughly, as have several of my sporting 

 friends, and found it. did no good whatever. I don't think 

 we will subscribe to that monument that Cyrus speaks of. 

 Left Shoulder. 



Cookru Spahirlb.— As owner and breeder of Gypsy, win 

 ner of first prize for cocker spaniels at Detroit, 1 was pleased 

 with your article on spaniels in your issue of 2d of January. 

 I am sure the useful qualities of good cocker spaniels only re- 

 quire to be more generally known among sportsmen to be 

 appreciated. Yours truly, E. T. 



Hamilton, Ont. 



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Monson Doo Show.— Monson, Mass., Ze6., 8.— Editor For- 

 est and Stream: Monson sportsmen's and Fanciers' Club will 

 hold a show in this place at Green's Hall, the 18th, 19th and 

 20th of the present month. Show is to consist, of dogs, fowls, 

 fire-arms, etc. The number and quality of entriesthus far are 

 sufficient to warrant success. C. R. K. 



—The red Irish setter bitch Bridget Plunket (Plunket- 

 Stella), owned by E. J. Robbins, of Wethcrsrield, Conn., 

 whelped on the 30th iust., 14 puppies; sire, Champion Elcho. 

 Bridget Plunket is one of a litter of 14 puppies, and, strange 

 to say, has herself whelped two litters, and only two, each of 

 14 puppies. _ l 



—Mr. C. N. Gibbs, of Northampton. Mas3., claims the name 

 of Tin Tag for his liver and white ticked pointer dog puppy, 

 four months old, out, of Fanny II. by champion pointer Snap- 

 shot. 



—Claude Guthrie, Esq., of Norwalk, Conn., claims the 

 name of Rake of Mallow for Irish setter puppy by Buck out 

 of Quail II., whelped Nov. 20, 1878. 



—In our issue of last week, Feb. 6, under " Names Claimed" 

 wo gave the name of O. R. Twain, of Painesville, Ohio, 

 when it should have been C. K, Tinan. 



—If your dogs are troubled with fleas, wash them with 

 Bapanule-as directed on the label. It has been tried and 

 found sure death to the vermin. The owners offer to refund 

 the money paid in every instance where it fails. 



THE PITTSBURGH DOG SHOW. 



.PiTTsmracm, Pa., Feb. 3, 1S79, 

 Editor Foeest and Stream : 



I see your correspondent, giving a report of tue l'ittshurgii Bencti 

 Hliow 10 one of your late Issues, mates Bonio mistakes wliloli I would 

 like to oorrect. In the llrat place it surprised me to see the dog that 

 took third premium reported as being a pup, when one gentleman 

 aaSed the owner the age, weiglit and name of the dog; and I think, 

 Mr. Editor, ttiat if the tape wa3 put on that lie would score closer to 

 Thunder than Thunder would to Jersey Duke. I think Jersey Bute one 

 of the finest dogs I ever saw, and I think the owner onglit to be proud 

 to have Buck a dog, even if he is a native. The dog I Bpeak of is ave 

 and a half years old, and Is the same dog yon were written to about 

 two years ago on account of liia noee having become hard and cracked. 

 Another thing which I wish to make known to you is that, according to 

 the rules of bench shows, the pure Laverack, Thunder, cannot compete 

 in the native clais, but It seems queer to me that he could take 

 special premium— thegun given by J. Palmer O'Nell & Co. lor the best 

 native dog in the show. I think also that yonr correspondent makes a 

 serions nilstaks when he saya that President Oregg's Irish setter bitch 

 was full in all points, except that she was a little light of nose. I 

 think that if she was to go to New York the prizes she would get would 

 hardly pay the freight. It is very easy to win without any competition, 

 and I think he ex iggorates a little when he says that the St. Bernard 

 dog Bruno weighed 143 lbs., when the gentleman taking care of the 

 dog told us distinctly that he had weighed him that day and he weighed 

 lalj^ lbs. It waa a pleasant surprise to us when we learned that Mr. 

 Davidson waa going to Judge, and I think that if the members of the 

 association would take a little more interest, anil not charge so much 

 for entrance, and get Mr. Davidson again for Judge, the show would be 

 a, great success. When a man enters h Is dog he pays $2 rot entrance 

 for a $5 premium, and 10 percent, for specials, which I think is too 

 mueb, for It costs about $15 to enter ; and if you happen to be so lucky 

 as to get second place you are only ont $12, and lhat is a good bit Just 

 now when a dollar In ab jut as big as a cart wheel. I hope they will 

 aeo to this and try and make It a little easier. Fair Fla 



GiUvnotTNDS vs. Retrievers. — A correspondent writes : 

 "In Forest aud Stream, of Jan. 30, 1 notice a communici- 

 tion from " O. B.," who wonders if any one has ever uced a 

 greyhound as a retriever. I have a dog (greyhound crossed 

 'with terrier; who retrieves very well ; have sent him into the 

 river to recover a friend's hat, in a storm, when the wares 

 would frequently wash clear over him, but he never hesitated, 

 and brought the hat in without tearing it in the least, not- 

 withstanding it was soaked through. 1 ordered him over- 

 board one day after a large river rat tbat was swimming 

 around in the dock. He swam to it, grasped U in bis mouth 

 and brought it ashore without hurting it. He is an excellent 

 swimmer ; in fact he quite astonished me, as I had no idea a 

 greyhound could be induced to enter the water. Sometimes 

 in warm weather he will jump out of the skiff, preferring to 

 swim after us to riding in the boat. A. A. B.' 



Camden, iv*. J., Jan. 31,11879, 



jfiw gumption?. 



VENNOlt'ri WINTER AlMAVAO AND WuATlTEK RECORD.— By 



Henry G. Vennor. Montreal : " Witness' 1 Printing 

 House. 1879. 

 The success of Mr. Vonnor in predicting the weather has long 

 beonBUek as to induce a very general faith among his readers. 

 Hia system is based upon careful records of tho past from which 

 approximately accurate forecasts of the future may bo made. 

 How he goes to work we will let him tell in hia own words : 

 " 17irat I exaniiue myself respecting impressions formed intui- 

 tively from recent out-door life. These I always find lurking in 

 some corner of my mind, and ready to put themselves into shape 

 whon called for. On aomo occasions ono or these in particular 

 will loom up definitely above all others, and urge strongly its 

 claims ; while at other times & number present themselves, all 

 equally plausible and likoly. In rare instances I search and find 

 no definite impressions formed, hut all alike faint and flickering, 

 aud I may state here that on such occasions I feel considerable 

 hesitation in hazarding a forecast. My first Btep, then, is to 

 write down on a shoot of paper, oft-hand, the main impression or 

 impressions which naturally occur to me. Tins is what some 

 have called ' guessing.' It may be so -,but if so, it is ' guessing' 

 baaed upon out-door— not closet— experience, and consists of 

 natural inferences from nature's laws. The forecast, however, 

 thus written down, is not yet to bo settled upon as the proper 

 one i other steps are necessary. The next is to draw up from 

 tk.ld'notea an abstract of the actual weather experienced during 

 the whole summer, noting carefully every leading feature. Has 

 it been a year of drought, rains, heat or cold? Has it been 

 marked by severe storms, or by calm equable weather? All are 



carefully noted, and average? are taken of temperature, rain fall, 

 storms, etc. Newspaper clippings, covering Hie length and 

 breadth of the Dominion, arc nuxt studied, and tho various 

 woatber items sorted and systematically arranged for further 

 reference. Now, from all these data, and guided by past exper- 

 ience in such matters, I write off another— a No. 2 — forecast, in 

 the preparation of which I do not allow myself to bo in the 

 slightest degree influenced by the first, or No. 1, forecast, Next, 

 setting these two forecasts aside and obliterating thorn entirely, 

 if possible, from my mind, a third is prepared in tho man ner fol- 

 lowing : Diagrams of the weather or some 30 years art) spread out 

 and posted up on my study wall. These at a glance show Ihe 

 general characters of the past springs, summers and autumns. 

 aud further, the winters which have followed those. The dia- 

 gram, say, of our last spring and summer, is in my hand, and the 

 problem to be solved is embodied in the qnestion now asked me, 

 viz. : What are our approaching antumn, winter and spring tot) i 

 like? Moat assuredly these will roserable in some respects Borne 

 of those which have preceded thum. Sitting dowu in my easy 

 chair in the niiddlo of my room, I gaze long and earnestly at that 

 terrible array of weather charts on my wall. No. 1 is the loading 

 impression intuitively formed, No. 2 consists of natural deduc- 

 tions from the actual weather experienced during the past season. 

 No. 3 is baaed upon analogy and a close comparison of former 

 weather charts. My manner of proceeding now is different in dif- 

 ferent cases. Are all forecasts fairly Bimilar ? Then I guide my- 

 self mainly by my first or loading impression. Are two, only, 

 alike ? Then I rearrange aud form those into one. Are all dif- 

 ferent? Then I depend chiefly upon that naturally deduced from 

 the action of the past six months. In this way are my general 

 outlines formed. Further details, which I have several tiuieB at- 

 tempted during the winter, have been chiefly deduced from the 

 comparison of tho woathcr charts of pact years, but this has been 

 found to be an insecure basis to build upon, and I have, as I de- 

 served to, failed repoatedly in these attempts. Bnt I here main- 

 tain that my general outlines for tho years 1875, '76, '77 and '78, 

 have been in the main correct, although 1 have ou several oc- 

 casions spoiled tho offeot of these by subsequent attempts to givo 

 them in greater detail." 



The Sailing Boat. By H. C. Folkard, Longmans, Green 

 & Co., London, England. Price $7. 



While the ground of yacht aud boat design has been pretty well 

 covered from a Bcieutin.0 standpoint by the excellent works of Mr. 

 Dixon Kemp, the fourth edition of Folkard's "Sailing Boat' 1 will 

 servo to supply the demand for a popular and historic account of 

 all the varieties of boats used throughout the world , civilized or 

 otherwise. Especially will his book be of service in originating 

 new ideas, or introducing in a modified shape the intuitive con- 

 structions of semi-civilized tribea. Whon we remember the,receut 

 attempts at bringing into favor the flying proa in the regenerated 

 shape of a " catamaran," as well aa tho probabilities of our adopt- 

 ing the bamboo stayed mainsail in deference to the acknowledged 

 superiority of the ancient Chinese custom, the many explanatory 

 and descriptive chapters, accompanied by numerous illustrations, 

 will be found of value in giving to the boat-sailing fraternity a 

 general bird's-eye view of all that haa been done, and even Sug- 

 gested, in the way of adaptations of model and rig to special pur- 

 poses. As the test is entirely free from anything approaching to 

 scientific or mathematical investigation, but is confined strictly to 

 verbal description, no ono will find trouble in following the author 

 throughout the work. Though the chapters on the modern Amer- 

 ican and British yachts and boats are perhaps a little meagre and 

 behind the day, those relating to boats of the ancients, of the Nile, 

 of the Mediterranean, Norway, Holland, China, Bombay, Malacca, 

 Polynesia, etc., form a more complete collection than elsewhere to 

 bo found. The last edition has boon materially enlarged, and 

 contains also a vocabulary of nautical terms, and some excellent 

 aud concise directions as to the management of boats under sail. 

 Camp Life in toe Wilderness. By Chas. A. J. Fsrrar 

 Boston : H. Williams & Co. 1879. 



Mr. Farrar has been a frequent contributor to the Forest and 

 Seream, and our readers are already familiar with his pleasant 

 style of narrating woodland adventures. The hook before ua is 

 made up of sketches which have already appeared in print, and 

 have been bo well received as to seem to deserve a more perma- 

 nent form. Tho pages will recall to those who havo visited tho 

 the Bangeley Bakes many pleasant days spent there, and those who 

 contemplate visiting the wilds will find in Mr. Farrar's little hook 

 much practical and useful information. 



Annuals ov the Grand National Oukuno Clu: os 

 America. For 1875-'6-7. 

 These substantially bound volumea contain a vast amount of 

 statistical matter aud information about the curling clubs, curling 

 rales, records of games, etc. There arc several pages of judi- 

 ciously selected literature pertaining to the sport, and the volumes 

 are invaluable to the devotees of this lively sport. They may be 

 obtained at tho " Scottiah-Auioriean" otheo, New York. 



Household and Farmer's Encyclopedia ; Or, One Hun- 

 dred Thousand Facts for the People. By Daniel U. 61m- 

 i'er. Archer Publishing Company: St. Louis. 1878 J 

 Sold by subscription. 

 The Household Encyclopedia is a book of useful information 

 about all matters of importance pertaining to the farm and house- 

 hold. The contributors are men of high standing in their respect- 

 ive fields, and the book may therefore be considered authority. 

 Tho topics treated of range from Law to Eiah Culture. 



—Mrs. E. J. Philbriok will shortly begin in the Savannah I 

 AVwn a story of Southern lifo entitled, " Warp and V 



THE FEBRUARY MAGAZINES. 

 The mid-winter number of Seribner'a opens with the third 

 paper of the serios devoted to American poets, the subj ect this 

 month being Emerson. The portrait and engravings which ac- 

 company the article are of equal merit with those which havo pre- 

 ceded. "TheTilo Club at Play" is illustrated with a score of 

 engravings byita members, aud is a thoroughly interesting article. 

 "The Glacier Meadows of the Sierras," "The Fortunes andMis- 

 fortunes of Co. C," a paper on " John Leech,'' with reproduc- 

 tions of his drawings, "Aerial Navigation," "Lusanity and 

 Modern Civilization," stories, poems and editorial departments 

 complete the number. 



