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to mine, for I own dogs from imported stock that are the 

 equal of fmy " native " that I have ever seen, I will not say 

 better for fear of doing injustice to the faithful friends that 



i : jure are but few 

 of what can be strictly called natives in this country, and even 

 they came from imported ancestors. I mean by "natives,'' 

 dogs that have been bred for a number of years without an 

 infusion of Lm] When the breed has bei 



pure without cross with curs, they should equal (be imported 

 dog, but here is just where the trouble comes in, for but very 

 few can be reliably claimed as well or purely bred dogs. Un- 

 til of very late sportsmen paid but little attention to pedigree 

 or breeding, that is, the majority of them. Of course some 

 did, notably the breeders mentioned by " H.' r There is not a 

 particle of doubt, however, that the greater portion of hunting 

 dogs had some cur in them acquired in this country, and cer- 

 tainly they were not improved thereby. Many of the best 

 native strains had from time to time an influx of imported 

 blood, which was always mentioned with pride by their 

 owners. This in a very great degree has kept the native up 

 to the mark. It was always possible before the war to get a 

 good or very fair dog by those who were posted, but since the 

 war it roust he remembered that gunners have increased ten- 

 fold, consequently there has been a tenfold demand for dogs. 

 With increased knowledge of what constituted a good dog 

 through the medium of new papers devoted more to their in- 

 terest than that of the horse, sportsmen were not contented to 

 use the ill-bred dog that they knew the average setter and 

 pointer to be ; at the same time the few breeders of good stock 

 were little known, and possibly could not have supplied the 

 demand for dogs had they been known. They therefore 

 turned to the British Islands for their stock, and in my judg- 

 ment found exactly what they wanted. The English have al- 

 ways been noted for at tention to purity of blood. The original 

 native Stock came from England, and what more natural than 

 that the .sportsman should look to England for his new and 

 pure stock. The record of imported dogs at Field Trials 

 proves to me that, they are what their friends represent them. 

 My own experience, and that of many friends, prove them to 

 be first-class dogs in the field, which is the first consideration. 

 Why should not the imported dog equal the best of the 

 natives, and excel the badly bred ones. They are certainly 

 well bred, and it is ridiculous to suppose that a hunting 

 country like England has bred only for show purposes. 

 Wert: the imported dogs from which sprang our "native" 

 good for nothing, and did it take generations before they be- 

 perfect? and is there something in the nature of our 

 country that will make an improvement in the dog after seve- 

 ral generation 5 ? or has Great Britain allowed her dog to de- 

 generate while America has kept the breed pure ? All non- 

 sense, for all evidence points to Great Britain as the careful 

 breeder, and America just the reverse. 



Perhaps some importers who have dogs to sell have 

 cracked up their dogs too high, but what more natural ? It 

 is possible also that inbreeding has been practiced too much 

 in some strains to the detriment of the enduring and lasting 

 power of the dog, but the most of them are perfect physically, 

 and show as much endurance as the natives, with greater 

 speed. The American sportsman has never been noted for 

 dullness. He is fully capable of choosing the best dog with- 

 out, having the glimmer of blue blood affect him in the least, 

 and will always give preference to good blood, all other things 

 being equal." After all, it is merely a question of the 

 "survival of the fittest. " Through natural increase in numbers 

 the blue-blooded dog has fallen in price, and in a very short 

 time anybody that can afford to own a dog at all can afford 

 a "blue blood.'' The poorer dog will have to succumb, and 

 unless I'm not very much mistaken the " blue blood" will be 

 found on top of the heap. E. 



DEATH OF QUAIL II. 



New Toek, March 15, 1879. 

 Editor Fobbst asd Stbeau : 



My imported Irish setter bitch Quail II. died suddenly on 

 the morning of Feb. 32d. 1 gave her a bowl of gruel about 

 1 and hurried away. I had not the least suspicion that 

 anything ailed her, as the night before she was in first rate 

 health, never better. About an horn- after my folks tele- 

 graphed me that she was dying. 1 hurried home and found 

 her lying on her side, tongue protruding and covered with the 

 gruel. She must have dropped while in the act of eating and 

 immediately after my leaving her, about, three hours before, 

 as she was then cold." I sent her to the American College of 

 Veterinary Surgeons to ascertain the cause of death. The 

 following is n concise account of the post-mortem held by W. 

 J. Coatee, D. Y. B.i "On opening the right ventricle of the 

 heart a fibrinous clot was found adhering to the aunculo ven- 

 r valves, and on removing it a parasite (filaria immitis) 

 measuring twelve centimetres was found twisted around the 

 chords tendincaa, thereby producing syncope. All the other 

 .'.ere healthy. I am told this is a rare case, and that to 

 all outward appearances she was well up to the moment she 

 dropped dead. yours, etc., Edward Lohsiax. 



A Doo's Dea OTION. — A correspondent sends us the follow- 

 ing instance of a dog's devotion to bis master. The incident 

 is one of many to which public attention is drawn from titneto 

 time. New York papers have recently recounted the case of 

 a Long Island dog which persisted m_reinairiing upon its mas- 

 ter's grave during the severest colds of the present winter : 

 Bottasq, January 20, 1879. 

 Bdetob 1 beam: 



" John Cassidy. or DrjmuiondsviUe, was round frozen 10 death In 

 tbe road afeont a quarter of a mils from Chippewa last Thursday. HU 

 (log was frozen ana ae.tr by. Caastdy, it Is Bald, Inioibed too freely on 

 the aira or Decern tmereBaen till tils lifeless body was 



fenud." 



When a genuine lover of the noble canine race reads the 

 above item, clipped from one of Our daily journals, how forcibly 

 impressed he is at the unswerving fidelity shown by this 

 noble dog to hie wretched and depraved master. Still, many 

 people would only saj and never give the faith- 



ful dog a passing thought. If they did, it would only be to 

 wonder why the "fool of a dog" did not go home and save 

 himself. Under the impulse of a moment a man will risk his 

 life for a fellow man ; but it is doubtful whether you could 

 find one who would be willing to lie down in the road and 

 freeze to death, even to oblige 1 and dearest friend. 



A mother might do it for her child. Generally speaking, in 

 the human race, • 'self-preservation is the first law of nature.'' 

 In canine nature no fuch law is known in the well bred and 

 well educated dog. Someone has said, "Dogs tools 

 man, as man should look up to the Supreme Being." He has 



within his control their life and happiness, and even their 

 generation. He decides their lot in life and is justly respon- 

 sible for their good and evil qualities, and when he blames 

 or despises them for faults or imperfections, he stultifies him- 

 self. Dogs are naturally moral, and their virtues should put 

 many professing Christians to the blush. Unswerving 

 watchfulness, and unselfish devotion are 

 arits in which the majority of mankind fall far short of the 

 canine standard. The dog is resigned under suffering and 

 hardship, and grateful for benefits. Can all of us say we 

 possess these positive virtues ? There are big religious 

 lessons to be learned in these things. I would I had the pen 

 of "Podgers" to express my thoughts upon this subject. 



P. S. — A lady friend, who is a staunch friend of the dog, 

 says Mr. Cassidy's dog should be buried with masonic honors, 

 for is not one of the chief characteristics of the craft, 

 "Fidelity." She does not wish you to infer from this that 

 she could give a "fellow mason" the "grip" should she meet 

 one, for honestly her own knowledge of the mysteries of the 

 order was a ludicrous goat shown at a "Humpty Dumpty" en- 

 tertainment some time ago. J. B. H. 

 . — *». — . 



Boston Docv Show.— We have received tbe premium list of 

 the second annual dog show of the Massachusetts Kennel 

 Club, to be held in Boston during the first week in May. Tbe 

 crowded condition of our columns prevents us from publish- 

 ing it before next week. The prizes are on a very liberal scale 

 and tbe show promises to be ver successful. 



Dog Comabs. ^-Something new and extremely tasty in dog 

 collars consists of the celluloid collars now sold by Schuyler, 

 Hartly & Graham. Their beauty and elegance will recom- 

 mend them to prize winners at the comiDgdog show. 

 . — »_ . 



Eastern and Western Dogs.— Cleveland, Feb. 28. — Edi- 

 tor Forest and Stream: My experience has been through a se- 

 ries of twenty-five years, perhaps, with chicken shooting iu M in 

 nesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana and Illinois, during which 

 time I have taken out with me twelve to sixteen setters and 

 only one pointer — that one last season in Kankakee Co., 111. — 

 and during that time never had but two of the lot that acted 

 any differently from what any dog will act occasionally on 

 any large fresh game. One (a setter) not many years since 

 broke shot before he was ordered to retrieve, tbe chicken not 

 beiDg quite killed. That was the first and last time, and that 

 you might expect some times. Last fall the pointer broke 

 also, the chicken fluttering some, but he (the pointer) I did 

 not consider fully broken. I have always found dogs readily 

 useful to point the very first opportunity that presented itself, 

 back, drop to shot and retrieve as at home. Would say our 

 dogs here are broken in what you may call bush hunting, ex- 

 cept snipe, cock, grouse and quail. Our quail invariably go 

 to either brush, after the first rise, or standing corn, which is 

 similar or in most instances worse, as far as the dog breaking 

 is concerned. Must think that " Ivanhoe's " dog was " off " 

 a great deal, or the breaking was imperfectly done. I have 

 seen others with dogs in company that have not behaved well, 

 but think, with what experience I have had, it makes but 

 little or no difference what or where the dog, if well broken 

 and well hunted, except on snipe, he is at home in a very 

 short time. I have known a dog good on almost every other 

 game and not worth a cent on snipe. You rarely get a good 

 good snipe dog— one that will point every time, all day almost. 



Chubb. 



A Night Dog.— The first thing to be done is to obtain a 

 very large animal, whose growls alone are somewhat terrify- 

 ing, and whose size is bound to inspire respect. The object 

 is to break him to fly at any body, and to take his death, if 

 need be, rather than desert his master. You procure a prom- 

 ising puppy of vicious strain, and you proceed systematically 

 to tease him. The most effectual plan would be to bother 

 him at his meals, but that would be a mistake, since it would 

 interfere with his digestion, and consequently with his 

 growth. So you must give him a bone some hours after the 

 regular rer ast, and then proceed to pretend to take it from 

 him. He will get. angry and fly at you. Whereupon, haviDg 

 equipped yourself with the toughtest leather gloves, you are 

 to twitch his legs, his tail and his ears, hissing at bim till he 

 is beyond himself with passion. Having effectually sdured 

 his temper so far, you are to lead him out to a field in leash, 

 and set some stranger to trying similar experiments. This 

 fictitious enemy is to blacken his face, to crouch down, etc ; 

 and as the dog is meant to lay hold of him in a state of incip- 

 ient insanity, the confederate is strongly recommended to 

 wear his oldest suit of clothes, and pad them, by way of 

 further protection, with straw. Meanwhile the growing dog 

 is to be kept in seclusion and teased habitually. The final 

 stage of his education is to take him out by night, to let a 

 daring volunteer glide past an ambush by preconcerted ar- 

 rangement, and then to excite the animal, still holding him 

 by the leash. Should the leash slip or break, tbe man's pos- 

 ition would be awkward. Finally the man is to make a bolt 

 for a tree, when the maddened animal is let loose ; the man 

 by that time ought to be safe among the branches, but he is 

 to throw down a dummy presentment of himself, which will 

 be promptly rent to pieces.— Saturday Review. 



Dogs fob Tbnnessek— Nashville, Tenn., March 11— Editor 

 Forest and Stream : Captain J. H. Drew, of Maury County, 

 is about leaving for Europe, in company with Mr. Bishop, 

 of Cincinnati. Their intention is to import some of the 

 finest dogs that money will Buy. I understand that Mr. 

 Drew has $4,000 in hand to spend on his own account. The 

 fever for breeding fine dogs about here is very hot, and no 

 doubt it will result in our State adding fresh laurels to those 

 already won by increasing her numbers of dogs at future 

 bench shows all over the land. J. D. H. 



—Mr. A J. Hart, of Fannington, Ct., claims the name of 

 Roxy for his red Irish setter bitch pup, born, January 30, 

 1879, out of Bridget Plunket by Champion Elcho. 



—Mr. J. L. Locke, of Portsmouth, claims the name of 

 Dash Elcho for his red Irish setter puppy, by champion Elcho, 

 out of Rose, whelped Oct. 11, 1878. 



—Mr. Herbert F. Deane, of Boston, writes that imported 

 English setter bitch Bute (Royal-Nina) has whelped seven 

 puppies— five dogs and two bitches— by Sumner's Lelaps (Li- 

 eester-Doll), winner of first in imported English setter class, 

 Boston, 1878 1 there are six blue belton and one orange belton. 

 . — ». 



—Dr. Benton, of Ogdensburg, N. Y., will exhibit his stag- 

 hound at the coming dog show in this city. 



JPb %mn& of ffms. 



Nonet;.— Chess exchanges, communicatlona and solutions should h-- 

 addressed " Chesa Editor Forest and Stbeau, P. O. boxM, Wolcott- 

 Tiilc, Conn." 



Problem No. <1S. 



Motto :— He who dares these probs abusp, 



May Krup-gun, sword or pistol choose. 



White to play and glvemate in three moveB. 



SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS— NO. -Ji",. 



1—B-Q . B, 1— Pmovef 



2— R tks P 2— K move 



3— R mateB 



Game No. 107. 



The following game with Mr. Staunton may be taken 



men of Mr. Cochrane's style. The notes a 



White. Black. 



Mr. Cochrane. Mr. Staunton. 



1— P-K4 1-P-K4 



2— KKt-B3 2-P-Q4 (a) 

 3— KttksKP(b) 3— Q.-K2 



4-P-Q4 4-P-E - 



5— Q Kt-B3 (d) 8— P tKs K Kt 



a line sped 

 by the Londoi 



6-Kl its 6 P 

 7— KB-QB4 

 8-Caatlea 

 9-P-K S4 (f) 

 10— B P tka P 



6— Q-K B2 (e) 

 7— Q B-KS 

 8— P-Q B3 



9— P tks Kt 

 10-Q-Q2 (S) 



White. Mack. 



Mr. Cochrane. Mr. Staunton. 



11-KP tka P il-Btk- P 



12— P-K«(h) 32-','-' ' B3 ' 



13— Q-K Rich 13— 



11— QtksB M— KEli-K2CJ) 



16— 6- KB 15— Q IKs B 



IB— Q tka E 16-Kt-K B4 



17— Q,B-KH6{b) IT— Q-Q Km 



IS— Q tka Boh "8—1 



19— BtlrsQ 19— K Iks B 

 20— P-R Kti Surrenders. 



NOTES. 



(«) This form of defence used to be in fashion at the time this game 

 was played, but haa now been practically abandoned. 



(i) P tka P is slightly superior, and, at any rate, does not necessitate 

 tbe hazardous sacrifice to which White afterward resorts in order to 

 keep the attack in hand, 



(c) This move ia the main resource relied upon by the second player 

 in this form of opening. It apparently forces an equal position in any 

 ease, and aiao induces the delualve attack of Q-B5, which might catch 

 aonie weak, opponent, who would Und that after Black interposest.be 

 r-Kt3, and White's answering Kt tka Kt P, a piece ia lost by the reply 

 Q tk8 r ch, which enables Black to win the Kt with the Q, 



(tf) One of those brilliant inventions o£ Mr. C'ochraue's which he found 

 most suitable to his dashing style. -. Nor haB Black any means to avoid 

 the chillenge by P-Q B3, for White has now protected the K P against 

 being taken by the Q, and might safely reply with the sally of Q-K3 cli 

 We may state our belief that. White would gain a slight advantage in 

 position by simply playing the Kt-Kt4, whether Black answered by 

 taking the Kt, followed by exchanging Queens, or not ; but this move 

 was probably too dull for the spirited combative inclinations or Mr. 

 Cochrane. 



(e) In anothergame between the same opponents, published in the 

 "Chess Players' Companion," the following eoniiuuation arose : 

 White. Black. White. Black. 



Mr. Cochrane. Mr. Staunton. Mr. Cochrane. Mr. Staunton. 



7— P tks P 

 9— B-Q3 

 9-P-K B4 



6— Q-Q3 



T-g t.KS P 

 S— B-Q3 

 9— Q-K3 



I 10— P-B5 10— Q-K4 



I 11— Q B-K Bi 11— « tka Kt P 



12— BttwB 12— PtksB 



I 13— Kt-B7 ch 



And the game waa also eventually won by Mr. Cochrane. 



(J) Pursuing the assault at all hazardB io a most vigorous manner. 



(<7) When the pieces are not well developed the tQ has sometime] 

 proved a match for four pieces, lncludlug one R. Ia the present lu 

 stance White would have kept 11 formidable centre if Black had cap- 

 tured the B with the P and allowed the Q to be taken. Nevertheless, 

 we would have either adopted that expedient, or else QB3 in prefer- 

 ence. Black evidently overlooked the fine amp White had in store two 

 moves later on. 



(ft) A beautiful move, which recovers one of the pieces sacrificed, 

 with a full equivalent for the oilier. 



(0 Black could not well now givo up the Q by taking K P, e, g, 



12 , 12-Q tks K P ; 13-R-K so, 13— B tks B ; 14— R Iks Q oh, 14- 



Btks Q; IS— Q-K2 (threatening P-QS), 15-K-Q2 (If K-B2, Win 

 ceeds at once by Q-K B3 8h, winning tne Q. Kt. P ami the R) ; 16— Q-Q, 

 KtS ch, followed accordingly, either by Q tks Kt P, or Q-KS ch, or B-B ; 

 ch, winning ia each case. 



(J) Had he exchanged Queens, White would have still retained a 

 powerful game, with three well-supported Pawns for the piece. 



(*:) A beautiful finish to a nne game throaghout. Play as Black may 

 he cannot save the game. 



—At chess to play an useless move 

 Of hurtful consequence will prove ; 

 A skillful player, without design, 

 Shifts not a soldier from hi 

 Your time is short 

 With speed what 

 Of every move. 



Where you can best your King defend. 

 Place him in a well-guaTded square, 

 The most remote from hostile snare ; 

 And, above all, this a rule make- 

 Be not in too much haste to take. 

 With heedful eye your men 

 And with slow hand point out their way. 

 Your head BnggestB a scheme : look round. 

 Perhaps a better may;be; found. 



