FOREST AND STREAM. 



47 



to, tenor, coniral!t. 

 Sound forth from lorty yelping throats, 

 iiarlng— 

 i - oJ spring— 



adiI Jute's i .he snug Mie leani'ls Uu sum , 

 " We'll run lur Ku.vuanJ'a Brash." 



ag pace, a rousing leap. 

 Soou bnug- in where, piled in a heap, 



■ iir' !:. yi ; 

 E ■ " ulng strife, 



Naught care iLey fur the Uru-h. 



'if; steed I jnmp, 

 Wiiip baoi ' Ung lump 



Of canine flesh. "Tub fox 11 a\ id I 



1 -lioui aloud, "The fox m ■ 

 Next wave tun trophy ovi i b 

 '• Hurrau for Reynard's Bruah ! I" 



For forest and Strewn and Sod and Gun. 

 EASTERN DOGS AMONG PRAIRIE 

 CHICKENS. 



THOSE sportsmen ■who think of going West to enjoy a 

 season among the chickens, and wlio Intend taking their 

 Eastern clogs with them, before engaging passage would do 

 well lo pause and reflect, for, just an sure as they take that 

 fine, high-strung brace of Gordons with them, just so sure 

 will they regret it during the entire Blay. 



In these modem times it has become a matter of very little 

 trouble io take yom dogs with yon from Maine to California, 

 and with but few exceptions we find the employees of the dif- 

 il mil ways, obliging and kind lo them, often bringing 

 them a part of their own meals. Eul.it is not of these things 

 I wish to speak, and in order to bring the whole matter to a 

 "focus," let me give yon a bit of my experience during last 

 summer and early 'all while ou a chicken shoot out in Minne- 

 sota with my irieud Tuff, our man, and two as nicely broken 

 keen n e n lie produced anywh ■ 



hundred miles of New York. Let me preface by saying that 

 my dogs were broken and had always been hunted in the 

 brush. Late in August we started West via tlie Erie Railway 

 to Buffalo ; and just here let me remark that my dogs were 

 never treated better auy where than by the old baggage-master 

 on our train. The system on the Lake Shoie was such as to 

 almost force i \i ish we had walked ; hut as that has noth- 



ing to do with our story I will leave that right away. Arriv- 

 ing in Chicago, tired, dirty and hungry, we quartered our man 

 null dogs at. the Commercial, where the very best care was 

 taken 01 them. 



On Sunday we had the pleasure of meeting our friend and 

 the most popular ofsp fting editors, Mr. Haiiock, visited our 

 kennel ami pronounced our brace fine ones, though 1 

 tioned the propriety of our bringing Eastern broken dogs 

 with us, which is a hint I soon was sorry I had not paid mote 

 attention to. 



That night we left Chicago, via El Roy, for St. Paul. At 

 St. Paul we changed to tbe Sioux Uty and St. Paul Railroad, 

 and at midnight, reached a town named Worlhiugtuu, in 

 : County. Here we put up at. the third Avenue Hotel, 

 where rooms had already been prepared for us. Through the 

 kindness of Mr. Simmons (our land a d J and Mr. White (a guest) 

 we were on the afternoon following our arrival furnished 

 with a wagon, team and driver. 



Three miles from town the dogs were put down, when 

 commenced trials and tribulations such as we were destined 

 to endure, during our entire visit, or rather during that portion 

 of the time which we used these dugs. Tiny Van io, they 

 ran over, they crossed inch others points and chased one old 

 cock bird about five milts. They wouldn't mind, they 

 wouldn't do anything wo^vanted them to do. Here 



yed dog ourselves and, 

 b I wen ty- five 



camp equipments and 

 ■al days. Bel 



us and accepted. This 

 nil bitch and a window 



1 of tl i .v before, 

 ake him with us. So, 

 • started on a trip dur- 



1 trip 



offered!. 



those do, 

 put do 



pretty ■' kettle of fLu." 



' I'd and chop-falle 

 buds, twenty of Which 1 



The next day we stai 

 every thing ui cei 

 ing the :■' of a dog 



dog, 1 ulf said, was a cioss between 

 Shutter, but remembering our expet 

 1 ' no haim 

 placing all three dogs in the wagon 

 eb our dogs were expecle 

 We put them down shortly alter lei 

 hopes running high, not half so hig 

 were running in less than a minuti 



Alter a half liour's hard work we thought we had things ail 

 right. One dug mil a beautiful point and tbe other saw it, bat 

 instead of backing, as I have seen him do a thousand times, 

 in across the other dog's point, and up fly at least 

 twenty-five chickens, all full grown. Tin- dug caught one by 

 iLid brought it to us in triumph. This performance 

 so demoralized the other dog that in less than a half hour we 

 were compelled to tie them both in the wagon again, aud fol- 

 low after our old lop-sided-laug-i " ,1- borrowed 

 '■ purp," who knew nothing but to find, point, fetch, and iu 

 feci bi have himself as a well-broken dog should. 



We camped that night near a la!. i with mal- 



lard and teal, with sixty birds bagged. Taking out as many 

 as we needed, the balance were presented 10 some farmers, 

 whose eyes said they would like them even though their 

 mouths did not. In return I hey sent us all the milk we could 

 use. Having disposed Of a very hearty auppsr we sLretched 

 out before our camp-fire (for the night was cool) and smoked 



ourselves into d 



Early the ni 

 '' BtUb . 



started <m 



the day 





ning we stationed ourselves by some 

 en fine plump mallard tiefi 

 1 become dry enough to walk in we 

 ;age, only to repeat our experience of 

 a worked even Harder to tret our dogs 

 tteir duty, and again failed as before. 

 After a tramp of three days and nights we reached town 

 ■■"'".., . 8SQ bird-, about 75 of Which we brought, 

 iu tor distribution among our new friends. Next, we tried out' 

 luck at a new settlement known as Rushmote's, whei 

 some nice bags and were well treated by Mr. Riisuuiore, who 

 had found the place only three months befuie. Our two 

 weeks flew by like the wind, with only a slight improvement 

 in our dogs, when a telegram from home called us to pack up 

 at once, which we did with sad hearts. 



Aud now in conclusion let me ask the intelligent readers of 

 FoBESI who, perhaps, have goue "through u like 



experience, why is it that our Eastern dogs, eapeciall 



in in the bush, as mine were, are of so little, account out 

 West? There ■ many hue: blooded dogs out 



there, but the vast majority of all the dugs we saw used were 

 mongrels, many of whom haven't the slightet 

 bird dog about them. Shepherd dogs, Newfoundland clogs, 

 i, hounds of every kind, pointers and Betters hunt equal- 

 ly well, and all can find more birds, endure more and give 



better satisfaction than our dogs upon which we have spent 

 our hundreds and who suit us exactly at home, but who 

 when brought in contact and competition with those curs and 

 mongrels, disgrace us at every turn, I do not write this to 

 begin an argument, but simply to get the opinion of some 

 older and more < •,,;;■; ieuced hunters than I. Therefore to 

 those contemplating doing as I did, let me beg of you to leave 

 3'onrEMteru-bnish-broken dog at home and save yourself dis- 

 grace in the eyes of your Western friends and §50 of good 

 money. Ivanhoe. 



P 



For Forest and Stream and Hod. and Oun. 

 DOGS-No. V. 



LLNESS and various other causes have prevented my con. 

 tinuing my contributions to Forest axd Stream, but I 

 hope now, D. V., to be enabled to continue my dog stories to 

 the end. 



Sentry, a splendid Newfoundland dog, was the property 

 of the writer — who never met with a more intelligent and 

 faithful animal— one who was always considered an import- 

 ant member of the household, and whose memory is still 

 treasured after a lapse of a quarter of a century, ne was a 

 pure Newfoundland, whose mother was purchased by the 

 captain of a vessel, and brought to the Island of Jersey — 

 where our hero was born shortly after her arrival. He was 

 ten months old when I purchased him from a shoemaker for 

 a sovereign. Having extensive stores on the pier, I had long 

 wished to have a good dog to watch the premises at night. 

 A short acquaintance with the animal soon convinced me 

 that he was no common dog, and I therefore took a pleasure 

 in training bim. He was soon taught to fetch and carry, and 

 being a large aud powerful dog it soon struck me that I could 

 easily make him useful. I commenced by teaching him to 

 follow me to market, and having made a purchase of dog's 

 meat he was sent home. On arrival at Nelson House, he 

 would place his basket on the ground, and bark for admit- 

 tance. Having satisfied myself after a few experiments that 

 he was perfectly trustworthy, either my wife or I could take 

 him to market and send him home with meat, poultry, etc., 

 all of which was duly delivered. He never failed for several 

 years, and no other dog ever attempted to meddle with hira. 

 iu fact he was the terror of all the dogs in town. My resi- 

 dence was about, a mile from my office, and Sentry was soon 

 trained to become a regular messenger, if I required any- 

 thing, or wished to inform rny better half that I had invited 

 some friend to dine or spend the evening a note, was fastened 

 to the dog's coliar and he was told to go to his mistress. Off 

 he scampered, and soon returned with" the answer or article 

 required. He was a splendid water-dog, but never had an 

 opportunity of saving life, which he undoubtedly would have 

 done. He had a strange trick, which formed no part of my 

 training, and on several occasions he raised the ire of owners 

 of other dogs on whom he practiced it. If I chanced to (ake 

 a si lull near the shore where other dogs were being exercised, 

 be would sit and watch the proceedings, until a dog swam 

 out and seized the stick his owner had thrown for him. The 

 moment that was done Sentry plunged iu, met the other doc 

 and, seizing him by the car, put bin head under water, holding 

 him there until he let go the stick, which was then seized by 

 Sentry and brought to me. I did all I could to break him of 

 this bad habit, but to no purpose — lie delighted iu it. Most 

 d g- on leaving the water shake themselves san eertmonie. \ 

 have seen ladies in light summer dresses thoroughly drenched 

 by the copious showers emanating from the shaggy coat of 

 a Newfoundland or poodle. My dog was taught good man- 

 ners; lie invariably retired to a convenient distance ere he 

 shook himself. He was an excellent watch dog, but quiet 

 and remarkably good-tempered. If a stranger "entered the 

 stores be would follow him, and if be chanced to put his 

 baud on anything, a sharp growl would warn him— Touch 

 not! But no stranger was allowed to leave the premises, 

 unless accompanied by myself, clerks or foreman. On one 

 occasion the foreman sent a man ou the office floor for a 

 shovel, which was at the further end of the store. He passed 

 ihe office door without cpeuking to any one, aud the dog 

 meeting him with the shovel seized and replaced it where, it 

 bad been taken from, but would not allow the man to leave 

 until some one in the office interfered. 



Sentry always accompanied me in my rides and drives. 

 One day when riding out to a distant part of the Wind, 1 

 passed a field where an old man was digging potatoes with a 

 fork. The dog jumped the hedge, and ran toward bim with 

 a view of recounoitering. The old man seeing the huge ani- 

 mal coming towards him, became alarmed, and raised the 

 fork in self-defense. The dog made a spring, seized the 

 fork by the handle, wrenched it from the man's hands, walked 

 off about an acre, laid down the fork, returned to the man, 

 seated himself on his haunches, and grinned at his opponent, 

 as thougahe would ask him, "Well, old fellow, what think 

 you of it now ?" Seeing the old man's alarm I dismounted, 

 e.ud soon convinced him of his error, as the dog had no in- 

 tention of interfering with bim. "Ah"' exclaimed the 

 farmer, to whom I was personally known, " I see it all now, 

 sir, your dog has more sense than I have." 



A noble trait in Sentry's character was that he never even 

 growled at a small dug, treating the snarling of every cur with 

 mternpt, or would he ever attack a large dog, but 

 woe to any who attacked Lim. He was no respecter of per- 

 sons, and settled bis likes or dislikes at first sight. No coax- 

 ing or feeding could induce him to be friendly once he had 

 for med an unfavorable opinion, nc would growl at persons 

 who often came to the house, without the slightest, provoca- 

 tion. He was a general favorite, yet his friendship was only 

 shown to a few. 



A widow lady named Rowcliffe, a particular friend, re- 

 siding a short distance from us, was admiring tbe dog, dur- 

 ing a morning call, she being one of those to whom be had 

 taken a particular fancy. And she proposed to our cara 

 her cook should save all bones and remnauts for 

 Sentry, if they were sent for. On hearing which I stated 

 that the dog could easily be trained to fetch his own pro- 

 visions. My plan was approved of but its practicability 

 doubted. On the day agreed I requested the servunt to give 

 Sentry his own basket, and as we walked along 1 told 

 him tevcral times, "Now, Sentry, remember Mia. Row- 

 e'nffe," a wag of his huge tail and wink of his keen eyes, 

 to understand, " All right, master!" Arrived at 

 I mug the side door bell, which was opened by 

 trusty Margaret, aud having duly introduced her to my com- 

 panion 1 explained my plan, which was that the dog should 

 go 



readily assented, being taken with the idea of witnessing such 

 wonderful sagacity. On the second day I again dispatched 

 tbe dog, telling him to go to Mrs. Rowcliffe, which he did, 

 put down his basket, barked, was admitted, and shortly re- 

 turned home with bis booty. Though the animal knew that 

 tbe contents of the basket were for him, he never presumed 

 to touch a morsel on the road. On one occasion when run- 

 ning up the steps he upset the basket, and immediately col- 

 lected the scattered fragments and replaced them. 



The dog was never chained, having the free run of the 

 premises, when at Nelson House, and never so far forgot him- 

 self as to run over the flower or other beds in the garden. 



The owner of the adjoining lot being about to build a cot- 

 tage, the masons arrived one fine morning, and were obliged 

 to mount, the pa'ty wall to place their scaffolding. This did 

 not meet Sentry's approval, and he barked and growled at the 

 men most furiously. I told them not to notice him and he 

 would soon be quiet, but on no account to throw stones or an- 

 noy him in any way, as he would be sure to bite the m in who 

 did it whenever he met him. On my return to dinner I 

 noticed that the dog's nose was cut, which 1 fell satisfied had 

 been done by one of the masons. The following day tho 

 mason passed the house on his return from dinner. Tho dog 

 was basking in the sun on the front door porch, and seeing 

 his enemy, he cleared the iron railingB of tbe yard, seized the 

 man by ihe throat and pinned him against the will. For- 

 tunately I witnessed the whole affair and rushed I o the rescue. 

 The man was not hurt, but dreadfully frightened, and ad- 

 mitted having cut the dog's nose with a sharp stone. After 

 that he used to walk round a quarter of a mile to avoid pass- 

 ing the house 'goiue to and from his work. 



Perce, Feb 10, 1879. Philip Vjbekt. 



(To be continued.) 



THE NEW YORK DOG SHOW. 



THE third annual dog show, held under the auspices 

 of the Westminster Kennel Ciub, will be given at Gil- 

 more's Garden' during the second week in April com- 

 mencing ou Tuesday, the 8th, aud continuing until Friday. 

 The premium list is now in the hands of the printers, and will 

 be ready tho last of this week. It contains several new fea- 

 tures, both as to rules aud classification. As to the latter, 

 separate classes are made for red and red and white setters. 

 A uniform set of rules have been adopted by the Westminster 

 and Philadelphia kennel clubs, and three members of the lat- 

 ter club in connection with three of the home club will act 

 as a committee of appeals. The Garden this year will be en- 

 tirely floored oyer, thus avoiding the dust of former years, 

 and with the beautiful decorations which will be left after the 

 Arion Ball will present a very beautiful appearance. Mr. 

 Lincoln will act as superintendent. 



A PLEA FOR THE NATIVE. 



Editoe Fobest and Stbkam : 



There bias been so much written about "blue bloods" and 

 "natives " by far abler pens than mine that it is with tear and 

 trembling I approach the subject, and were it not that I feel 

 lint great injustice is being done our gallant naiive 1 would 

 hold my peace. Now 1 am not a "native champion" only 

 so far as Ibis: when I see a good dug in the field, with all 

 that this implies, he is the dog for me, an I he alone can win 

 my approbation. I care not whether he came trora Lord 

 Loftus' kennel or was whelped in Pigtown alley, so he comes 

 up to my standard as a field performer. 



It teems to me that the " blue blood'' men are claiming too 

 much for their favorites. Let us examine some of their 

 claims to superiority and see how they compare, with the much 

 abused native. Their strongest poim. is "purity of blood," 

 which they are able to trace tack for fifty years or more in an 

 unbroken line of illustrious ancestors. Allow me to ask if 

 the dogs for Which they are claiming so much are any betier 

 in the held than old Pilot, Ponto and Moll, or many of their 

 descendants? I will answer this by staling that Ibe highest 

 praise that some of the famous breeders of the old country 

 can bestow upon a dog of the present day is that lie closely 

 resembles some favorite of their ear Ij days, 



Now 1 am as great an advocate of "purity of blood" as 

 Llewellin or Laverack, and the longer pedigree my dog has 

 the better am I suited, provided that said pedigree contains Ihe 

 names of those good in the field and none others. I (tan point 

 with pride to many a breeder iu this c mntry whose kennel 

 will compare favorably with any .in ihe worid as far as 

 "purity of blood" goes. Not, perhaps, for so many years 

 can they show you in black and white the names ot siie and 

 dam of years ago, but they have ever bred from the best and 

 never have used one that was not good in the field. 



Where can you find any better dogs for a season's work 

 thau the setters bred by old Ethan Alliu, of Connecticut, Mot- 

 ford, of New Jersey, or the Campbells of Tennessee? There 

 are mauy others who have been equally pains-taking and as 

 successful in giving us good working, well-trained dogs that 

 can stand a hard day's tramp the season through without 

 flinching. I mention these gentlemen because their names 

 are household words among sportsmen all ever the country. 

 It is an old saying and a true one, verified by the perform- 

 ances of many a generation of our grand native stock that 

 " blood will tell." 



Other points that the advocates of blue blood claim are 

 beauty of coat and form. The former I concede; tbe latter 

 I veiy much doubt unless you force me to adopt their stand- 

 ard, which I will cheerfully do when you will show me that 

 they caa stand up to their work through thick aud thin and 

 carry their beautiful forms to the front at tbe end of an ardu- 

 ous campaign. H. 



3 every other day with his basket, and on his barking he f sion with these iudefaiigable 

 as to be admitted to receive hy bounty. To this Margaret ' Fifteen years ago almost 



DEVONSHIRE COCKERS. 



Editob Forest and Steeam : 



Dear Sir— As an old lover of spaniels, I was much inter- 

 ested in your article touching that ancient In; 

 some weeks back. In the first place, 1 am in 



prised to find you refusing the responsibility. 



Devonshire cocker, I was raised to the gun upo i the.r native 

 hills, and through all the years ot my apprenticeship to the 

 sport shot to the tune of their merry music. Nothing came 

 amiss to them— black-game, phiasauts, wo." 

 snipe and hares were all found and brought to bag in succes- 

 ith these iudefadgable workeis. 



every one in Devonshire kept 



