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■ 30— English Setter Puppies over 6 monthB.— Dogs, 1st, 

 ■fltl; 2d, BilVer medal. 



• 31— Eoglish Setter Puppies over 6 months.— Bitohes, lot, 

 810 , 2d. silver medal. 



Class 32— English Setter Puppies under B months.— Dugs, 1st, 

 silver medal. 



Olftss 33— English Setter Puppies uuder fi months.— Bitohes, 1st, 

 silver medal. 



In classes 34, 35, 30, 37, 38, 39, -10,41, a white spot or frill will 

 lie allowed, but a black:, white and tan dog must go in the English 

 setter class, 



Class. 31— Champion Black and Tan Setters.— Bogs (Bee rule No. 

 fit, 1st. $35, 



Class 3o— Champion Black and Tan SetterB — Bitches (see. rule 

 No, G), 1st, 



Class 3<i— Black and Tan Setters.— Bogs, 1st, $30 , 2d, $20 ! 3d, 



Class 37— Black and Tan Setters— Bitches, 1st, $30 ; 2d, $20 ; 

 31, silver medal. 



Class 33— Black and Tan Setter PuppieB over 6 months— Bogs, 

 ist, 810 : 2d, silver medal. 



riasn sn -Black Rod Tan Setter Puppiea over fi months.— Bitches, 

 1st, gslO j 2d, silver medal. 



Class 40— Black and Tan Setter Puppies under 6 months.— 

 Dogs, lBt, silver medal. 



Class 41 —Black and Tan or Setter Puppies under 6 months.— 

 Bitches, 1st, silver medal. 



Class 42— Champion Rod Setters— Bogs (see rule No. 6), 1st, 



O ass 43-nhampion Red Setters.— Bitches (see rule No. 6), lBt 

 835. , 



Ulnae 44— Bed Irish Setters.— Dogs. 1st, $30 ; 2d, $20 ; 3d, silver 

 medal. 



Class 4(1- -Red Irish Setter Puppies over G months.— Dogs, 1st, 

 $10; 2d. silver is I 



Class 47— Bed Irish Setter Puppies over G months. — Bitches, 1st, 

 $10; 2d. silver medal. 



,-.<! Irish Setter Puppies under 6 months.— Dogs, Ist, 



mIv, 



ctM. 



Class 4!)— Red Irish Setter Puppies under G months.— Bitches, 

 1st, silver medal. 



Class 50 -Champion Red and White Setters.— Doge (see rule No. 

 6), 1st. $35. 



Class 51— Chatuplou Red and White Setters.— Bitches (see rule 

 No. 6), 1st, £35. 



Class 02— Red and White SetterB.— Dogs, 1st, $30 ; 2d, $20 ; 3d, 

 silver medal. 



Class 53— Red and White Setters— Bitches, 1st, $30; 2d, $20 ; 

 3d, Bilver medal. 



Class 54— Red and ^ liito Setter Puppies over 6 months,— Doge, 

 1st, $10: 2d, ailver medal 



Olaes 55— Red and White Setter Puppies over fl months.— 

 Bitches, 1st, $10 ; 2d, silver medal. 



Class 5G— Bed and White Setter Puppios under 6 months.— 

 Pegs, 1st, silver medal. 



Class 57— Ked and White Setter Puppies under 6 months. — 

 Bitches, let. silver medal. 



Class 58— Chesapeake Bay Dogs or Bitches.— 1st, $15 ; 2d, silver 

 medal. 



Class 59— Irish Water Spaniels.— Dogs or hitches, 1st, $15 • 2d, 

 stiver medal. 



Class 60— Clumhor Spaniels— Dogs or bitches, 1st, $15 ; 2d, 

 silver medal. 



Olaes til.— Cocker or Field Spaniels.— Dogs, 1st, 815 ; 2d, $10 ; 

 3d, silver medal. 



Class 62— Cocker or Field Spaniels— Bitohes, 1st, $15 ; 2d, $10 ; 

 3d, silver medal. 



Class 63— Cocker or Field Spaniels, Puppies.— Dogs or bitches, 

 1st, silver medal. 



Class Hi— Foxhounds. — Doga or bitches, best couple, $20 ; 2d, 

 $10 ; 3d, silver medal. 



Class 65— Beagles.— Dogs or bitches, let, $15 ; 2d, $10 ; 3d, 

 stiver medal. 



Class ijf, -Daschunde.— Dogs or bitches, 1st, $15 ; 2d, $10 ; 3d, 



silvt 



edal. 



Class 67— Eos. Terriers.— Dogs, 1st, S2(i ; 2d. silver medal. 



Class 68— Pox Terriers.— Bitches, 1st, $20 ; 2d, silver medal. 



I las, 69 -F"> Terrier Puppies.— Dogs, 1st, sUvor medal. 



Class 70— Fox Terrier Puppies.— Bitches, 1st. silver medal. 



Clae= 71— Collies.- Dug;, 1st, $16 ; 2d, 810; '3d, silver medal. 



Ciass 72— Collies. — bitches, 1st, $15; 2d, $10; 3d, Bilver medal. 



Clasn 73— Collie Puppies. — Dogs or bitches, 1st, silver medal. 



Class 71— Dalmatian or Coach Dogs.— Dogs or bitchea, 1st, $10; 

 2d, silver medal. 



Class 75— Bull Dogs. -Doga or hitches, 1st, $20; 2d, silver 

 niBdal. 



Class 76— Bull Terriers.— Dogs or bitehee, 1st, $20 ; 2d, silver 

 medal. 



Class 77— Bull Terrier Pnppies.— DogB or bitohes, 1st, silver 

 medal. 



iss 78-Bkye Terriers— Doga or bitchea, 1st, $15; 2d, 810; 

 3d, silver medal, 



ClaBB 79— Pugs.— Bogs. 1st. $20 ; 2d. silver medal. 



Class 80— Page..— Bitches, let, $20 ; 2d, silver medal. 



Class Si— Pug Puppies.— Dogs or bitches, 1st, silver medal. 



Class 82— Scotch TerrierB,— Doga or bitohes, 1st, $10 ; 2d, silver 

 medal. 



Clasa 83— Black and Tan Terriers over 5 lbs.— DogB or bitchea, 

 1st, $15 ; 2d, silver medal. 



Class 84— Dandy Dinmont Terriers.— Dogs or bitchea, 1st, $15 ; 

 2d, silver medal. 



Class 85— Yorkshire Terriers, Blue and Tan, over 5 lba.— Dogs 

 or bitclios, 1st, $15 ; 2d, 610 ; 3d, silver medal. 



isa SB— Yorkshire Terriers, Blue and Tan, not exceeding 5 

 or niches, 1st, $15; 2d, $10 ; 3d. silver medal. 



Olaes B7 —Toy Terriers, other than Yorkshire. — Doga or bitches, 

 1st. $15 , 2d, silver medal. 



Class 8S— Blenheim Spaniels.— Dogs or bitches, 1st, $10 ; 2d, 

 silver medal. 



Class 89— King Charles Spaniels. —Dogs or bitches, let, $10; 2d, 

 ailver medal. 



Class 90 -Japanese Spaniels.— Dogs or bitches, let, $10 ; 2d, 

 ailver medal. 



Class 91— Italian Greyhound.— Dogs or bitches, 1st, $10 ; 2d, 

 silver medal. 



Class 92— Miscellaneous Class.— Dogs or bitches not specified in 

 die above classification, 1st, $15; 2d, $10 ; 3d, ailver medal. 



EntriBS close March 23. 



Chas Lincoln, Supt., 



P. O. Bor 1740. 117 Pulton St., N. Y. 



For Forest and Stream and Hod and Gun, 

 BENCH SHOWS. 



HAVE they been beneficial in improving the canine race? 

 To a great extent I think they have, as it has largely 

 drawn attention to the loose manner with which brecdiug gen- 

 erally was being conducted, and has stimulated a greater ac- 

 tion and renewed exertion to improve what was really good 

 while a! the same tune it has brought together the best lrjok- 

 cimena in the country, and by comparison the inferior 

 ones baw been easl 'side and those of superior merit secured 

 '■ an honorable rivalry among breeders 

 from which good result must be realized, unless this rivalry is 

 parried to such au extent as to engender Ul feelings among 

 brother sportsmen. And those who do not accept the theory 

 of the advocates of some particular strain have in some in 



stances been personally abused for their ideas. Such things 

 should not exist, and every man who attempts to improve any 

 strain either by more careful or systematic breeding should 

 he encouraged. Let them try experiments the result of 

 which no person can foretell, as it. may result, in producing 

 something extra good ; and the result of such experiments acts 

 as a guide to others who are skeptical and do not like to take 

 the chances of a miscalculation. There has been at great ex- 

 pense some of England's finest stock imported into this coun- 

 try, both the Llewellin and Laverock setters. By breeding 

 them pure for those who rely upon pedigree, and by crossing 

 them with our old favorite strains, time will tell which is the 

 better way to keep up and improve the breeds, but we must 

 breed with judgment. Particular attention must be paid to 

 the results we desire to accomplish. If to produce an extra 

 field dog a different course may be required than if our aim is 

 to produce only a bench show winner, where the handsome 

 though worthless animal may win the larger share of the 

 prizes. I think it will be conceded that inbreeding natural- 

 ly impairs the intellect and physical stamina of a breed, yet 

 renders them more beautiful in many respects to look at, so 

 long as they live, which when it is carried to a great extent, is 

 not for a longtime. This great desire to breed lo prize win- 

 ners has not thus far been satisfactory in all cases, but I infer 

 it is to a lack of judgment in not considering carefully all the 

 mental and physicial faculties of both sire and dam and their 

 former progeny. 



When breeders shall more carefully consider these points, I 

 think instead of producing litters, a larger portion of which 

 die young, there will be an improvement, and instead of 

 breeding those physically wenk we shall breed stronger and 

 healthier litters, which can withstand a majority of diseases 

 to which all canines are subject. Let us have no contentions 

 as to the merits of one breed over another. Both may be 

 good, and discussions will not change the minds of practical 

 parties on the subject ; but by alt means give each breed a 

 chance to compete at bench show T s. Do not attempt to force 

 the native and imported to compete in same class, but let the 

 imported have a class by themselves, and include in that class 

 all the progeny where they are by imported parents, or the 

 progeny of the same on both sides. Let the natives have a 

 class that sball include nothing but natives, or those bred 

 either from native sire or dam, then we shall be able to plainly 

 see whether a cross between th3 native or imported can in 

 time even equal or surpass the imported stock. When the 

 native stock shall be so far improved as to he able to hold its 

 own in any class, then 1 would advocate one class ; but that 

 time has not yet come. Still I would be glad to see a sweep- 

 stake prize open to any strain, judged by the same standard, in 

 which all English sellers might compete on equal terms. 1 

 believe this would still further stimulate breeders to improve- 

 ment. There is occasional complaint that by the judging at 

 bench shows one gets a very incorrect idea, or, in fact, no 

 idea at all, what constitutes a winner, as prizes are awarded 

 to dogs of so many different forms. I should haruly expect 

 such remarks except from the superficial observer, as almost 

 any dog with a fine head and coat catches the eye at once ; 

 but to the judge who has to consider as well the feet, legs, 

 tail, loins, shoulders, etc., as the head and coat, it is entirely 

 a different thing. Each part is credited with a certain num- 

 ber of points, consequently the dog with inferior head and 

 coat may win over his competitor with the beautiful head, 

 etc. I have noticed this in several shows at which I have 

 been present, and heard the judge unjustly censured on 

 account of it. I have heard of dogs whose tails were 

 scimetar shaped and carried high winning prizes much to the 

 disgust of some parties who would point to that tail as a sure 

 cause why he should not have won ; but if for a moment they 

 would have considered that but five points were allowed, for 

 tail in a total of 100, they might, on examination, have more 

 carefully satisfied themselves that the judgment was correct as 

 given by the judge, and not have abused him unjustly. To 

 make our bench shows and field trials of benefit to sportsmen 

 generally, they must be conducted on honorable principles, 

 and all be equally well treated. They should not be the cause 

 of personal contentions and abuse amongst sportsmen, but all 

 should meet on friendly terms and strive for the improve- 

 ment of the canine race, having for their motto, "Let the best 

 dog win," no matter by whom or how bred so that he wius on 

 his merits. Shamuock. 



OUR LONDON LETTER. 



Enrron Forest ami Stream •. 



Not in the lifetime of the oldest dog alive has there been, 

 throughout the length and breadth of our land, so severe a 

 winter as that we now flatter ourselves we have got to the 

 lail end of. For well nigh a month the ground has seemed 

 sheathed in steel, and snow-clad ; thermometers haven't had 

 heart enough to rise much above zero, the wind has come 

 steadily out of the East and the sun has never once shown 

 face from behind the dull and leaden sky. Our hopes for bet- 

 ter things now lie in the fact that for the last eight-and-forty 

 hours we have been buried in a wet-blanket mist as dense as 

 .the jokes in the London weeklies, or the skulls of those who 

 Hell them. 



But what a time skaters have had ! While away up Korth 

 people have, as a rule, dispensed with wheels to traps entirely 

 and gone in for the good old-fashioned sleigh — the Ouly im- 

 provement to which I could suggest would be the employ- 

 ment of dogs instead of horses. Oh ! wouldn't my Hurricane 

 Bob and my youthful Briton tool a sledge along just: Talk- 

 ing of skating, by the way, reminds me of the fate of the Ros- 

 common hounds, who took to the ice after their quarry, and 

 two-and-twenty of whom are now food for the water kelpies. 



In the dog world, at present, everything is as dull as ditch 

 water, the show season being for a time over and the princi- 

 pal employment of the caninities for the next fewmonths will 

 be the manufacture of new breeds and ihe restoration of old. 

 Wo are a wonderful nation, we Britishers. Away beyond 

 the Tweed, notably in "Glaiska," they have man of straw; 

 we South-downs have papttfdogs. One wonderful specimen 

 is the Leonberg, who has been having an airing irt the sport- 

 ing press lor some lime back, tie is supposed to be a breed 

 between the Newfoundland, the wolf-hound and the St. Ber- 

 nard. You see, Gallic dintea est in partes ires, thr 

 and so is the Leonhcrg. I walked ten miles to see a pure 

 specimen the other day. I can't say I admired him, and 

 should think that half a dozen more cro3ses would improve 

 the beast. 



At the same kennels I saw (why, what do you think ?) a 

 St. Bernardm«. The groom, who did not, know me, assured 

 me they were, a distinct breed, and wholly different from the 

 common St.. Bernard. I thought about Maccnesar oil ano". 

 Ma< eassarine ; likewise, about tweedledum and tweedledee. 



Well, the Irisli terrier, a game little craft, ns you well 

 know, was originally built, in the yard of La Belle Sauvage, 

 from materials brought from Belfast, Dublin and the Cove of 

 Cork. Although there was much squabbling at the time over 

 every timber of ber, she was at last successfully launched, 

 and has since sailed away into the sea of public favor. But 

 the home rulers of " Ould Oirland " don't mean to rest con- 

 tent with their terrier, for here comes a bold Graham, like- 

 wise a doughty B. St. George, leading between them, set 

 upon springs and mounted on wheels, the bones of an Irish 

 wolf-hound. To these wheels the Graham calls aloud to 

 every mother's son in green Erin to put his shoulders, and 

 help to "resuscitate the noblest breed of dog that ever ex 

 isted." More power to them. 



But here comes strathbogie, that erst was Roving Scot 

 that once did " wave a blood-red sword at Alma." None of 

 your feather-bed sportsman is Bogle, None of your prick-lbe- 

 louse-and-jag-the-liea school like some men I could name, 

 whose puny frames have never been half a mile from a cow's 

 udder since they were whelpcdi Bui. a braw and brawny 

 cbiel is Bogie, and a bold front he shows, too, as he swings in! 

 to the ring, with bis new dog, the Kirkintullooh terrierC 

 Bravo ! Bogie. Caledonia forever I 



Probably the most fashionable non-sporting dog of the day 

 is the Highland collie, really good ones fetching from glS 

 15s. to double that amount and over. This fact is borne out 

 by another. The London dog-stealing fraternity have recently 

 turned their attention to the lifting of these wise and wonder- 

 ful animals, and it is now almost unsafe for any one to take a 

 walk with a collie at his heels. We have lately, however, 

 succeeded in lodging several of these dog fanciers 'in the stone 

 jug and, strange to relate (sic), the new penny organ of t.lto 

 rag-tag o-bob-tail society advocates the raising of a snbscrip 

 tion to float these scoundrels again on their exit from bondage ! 



An old woman verging on eighty received a term of im- 

 prisonment, with labor, for stealing a bit of bread for a starv- 

 ing child. Peace! we mean to hang ; but Ibe principal direc- 

 tors of the Present Glasgow Bank got off with eight months 

 jolly good living in jolly good rooms called, by courtesy, a 

 jail. It is said they will be allowed books to read, cards to 

 play, wine to drink and their dogs to keep thorn company. 

 We rrust it will be a warning to the wretches. 



Burglary is all the go now in England, Peace having made 

 it fashionable, and good house and" guard dogs have become 

 more valuable ;n consequence. 



Now, there is no road in the world more infested with 

 tramps than the broad road that, leads— not to destruction, but 

 to Bath from London. You cannot take your walks abroad 

 without being solicited for alms from laborers out of work, 

 poor women with babies, professional thieves, professional 

 beggars, lazy louts who wouldn't work if they could and your 

 regular swagsmen. These latter, when they visit a village, 

 are not long before they find out everything they want to 

 know about the inhabitants thereof. They get. to know your 

 habits of life, your goings-out and your comings-in, your bolts 

 and your locks, your forks and your spoons. 



I was extremely gratified one day last summer in listening 

 to a portion of a conversation. Listeners, tbey say, seldom 

 hear any good about themselves, and on the present occasion I 

 was no exception. There was no one at the roadside when I 

 got through the gap in the hedge and seated myself on the 

 other side and, as I was writing, they might have been talk- 

 ing as well as eating— for it was dinner time with the gentle- 

 men—before I became aware of their presence. One of the 

 speakers was a man of middle age, the other almost a lad 

 Tbey were by no means badly dressed, and I for one would 

 never have taken them for aught dishonest. 



"No, no Bill," the elder was saying, "I tell ye that crib 

 ain't worth cracking, and I've been longer in the world than 

 you. Ah ! yes, looks a nice little place, with all them trees 

 around it and the gent flies a flag 'cause he belongs to the 

 Navy, but bless yer innocent soul, Bill, he haint got nufflin 

 but 'is 'art pay. No, none o' yer silver-plated gents for this 

 child." 



" Besides," said the young one, " he keeps a lot°of wicious 

 dawrgs, don't he ?" 



" Dawrgs, you say ? Is it dawrgs, Bill ? Lor' bless your 

 wision, boy, I 'ouldn't be afcared to face a score of 'em. But 

 vot 1 say is this, the crib ain't worth cracking." 



At this period I sent two Newfoundlands through the gap 

 just to look at them. The cracksmen were both on their feet 

 iu an instant. " Ho ! Kreis Armight David!" exclaimed one' 

 and "Holy Moses!" cried the other. And when I passed 

 through a moment after I found the tramps had pitched the 

 remainder of their dinner to the dogs, which the dogs didn't 

 touch, of course. But as I passed on my way homewards I 

 couldn't help congratulating myself that, in times so trouble- 

 some, I was only a silver-plated gent and lived in a crib that 

 wasn't worth cracking. 



Verily, verily, dogs have their uses. 



Gordon Stables, M. D,, R. N. 



Twyford, Berke, England, Feb. 1, 1879. 



MONSON DOG SHOW. 



Editob Fobest and Stream : 



Mousos, Mass,, Pen. B9, 167a, 



The M, S. and F. Club held their exhibition ot fowls, dogs, fira-anns 

 and other animals Feb. IS. 19 and 20. Sporting and fancy-bred dog- 

 game and premium fowls and fire-arms were the mata features, although 

 other animate and petB were among the exhibits. Following is a list 

 of the entries : 



Dogs -6$; consisting of settere, pointers, foxhounds, Scotch deer- 

 boanilr, spaniels, Spitz, coach, bul'dogs, Newfoundlands, Iialtan grey- 

 nounds and black and tans. 



Ca(?-l3coopa; including 2 'coon cat?. Miscellaneous— i cinnamon 

 bear, l red for, l grey fos Gniaea pigs, Aurora rabbits, l pair 'coons 

 and 25 cages Canaries. 



Poultry- laa coops; consisting of red, white and blue pvlo<sB.B. 

 red, blaek hornet, ginger red, golden ducklings ; white, hlae! 



■lie, and gold and silver penciled Leghorns; light Br: 

 pattrl _'.•, buff and white Cochins, PlymonMi Bocks, Mnisrfcail Doml- 

 iana, wnttccroated black Polish, silver -,, 

 t i!-. ' loish creepers, Longs nn S Ereep c 



;:■.'.; by the it. S. mm F. rim,!. Harris I k - ni 



' '■■■ exhibition some of i . . . „. 



B.B. refl, silver anq golden fl 

 Georgians., golden and sliver laced ducklings, sllver-tuci .; seaUrigMP, 

 and a double-tailed white Leghorn cock entered by George Flint, i . 

 son, Mass., and a curiosity. One coop of white Hoilan I 



