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GI«88 57— Toy Terriers, rough or aniooth coated (not exceeding 5 

 lbs. weight)— DogB or bitches, 1st, *10; '3d, silver medal. 



Clasa 58— Blenheim, King Charles, or Japaueae Spaniela.— Dogs 

 or bitohea, 1st, ?10 ; 3d, silver medal. 



Class 69-Italian Greyhounds.— Dogs or bitches, 1st, $10 ; 2d, 

 silver medal. 



Class 60— Poodles.— Doga or bitches, let, $10; 2d, silver medal. 



CUbb 61— Miscellaneous (doga or bitchea).— The sum of $15 will 

 be given, to be awarded at the judges' discretion, for pnre breeds 

 of dogs whioh have not been assigned special classes. 



Class62— Trick Doga.— Doga or bitohea, 1st, S15 ; 2d, silver 

 medal. 



Class 63.— A price of $25 will be given for the best exhibit of 

 yard broken doga for field purposes. 



01&886B 62 and 63 will be judged by a committee appointed for 

 the purpose, and after, competitive exhibitions to be given on oaoh 

 afternoon and evening of the show. 



Winners of first prises oau have oupa instead of money, if de- 

 sired. 



SPECIAL PRIZES. 



Class A— Setter or Pointer (dog or bitch).— Grand Cash Prize of 

 9 500, contributed by members of the club and their friende. 



OlaBB B— Setter or Pointer (dog or bitch).— A vory handsome oil 

 painting of a sporting subject, framed, aize 44x56. Painted and 

 presented by P. W. Rogers, Esq., Artist, Boston. 'Value, $85Q. 



Note.— Dogs can compete in all special prizes for which they 

 are eligible, but the dog or bitch winning special prize A, will be 

 debarred from winning any other special prize; also the dog or 

 bitch winning special prize B, will be debarred from winning any 

 other special prize except, in the specials for braoea. 



ClaaB O— Native or Imported English Setter Dog.— A fine breech- 

 oading double shot-gun. Presented and manufactured by Messrs. 

 Parker Brothers, Meriden, Conn. Value, S200. 



ClasB D— Native or Imported English Setter Bitch.— One oase 

 of twenty-five pounds of Falcon Ducking Powder. Presented by 

 the Oriental Powder Co., Boston, Mass. Value, $23. 



Class E— Brace of English Setters, regardless of aes (aoo Rule 

 X0). — A pair of gold-mounted revolvers, pearl handles, with caBe. 

 Presented by Messrs. John P. Dovell &■ Sons, BoBton, Mass. 

 Value, 850. 



Olaas P— Native or Imported Irish Setter Dog.— A fine Fox's 

 patent breech-loading double shot-gun. Presented and manu- 

 factured by the American Arms Co., Boston, Mass. Value, 6150. 



Class G— Native or Imported Irish Setter Bitch.— One caBe of 

 twenty-five pounds Wild Fowl Shooting Powder. Presented by 

 the Oriental Powder Co., Boston, Mass. Value, $'25. 



Olass H— Brace of Irieh Setters, regardless of sex (see Rule 10). 

 —Bancroft's " History of the United States," 10 volumes, royal 

 octavo, extra bound. Presented by Meters. Little, Brown & Co., 

 BoBton, Mass. Value, $40. 



Class I— Gordon Setter Dog, Native or Imported.— A fine Daly 

 breeoh-loading double shot-gun. Presented by W. K. Schaefer, 

 Esq., Gun Manufacturer, Boston, Maes. Value, $100. 



Class J— Gordon Setter Bitch, Native or Imported, one collec- 

 tion of " Upland Game Birds and Water Fowl of the United 

 States." Presented by A. Pope, Jr., Eeq., Artist, Boston, Maaa. 

 Value, $25. #„ 



Claae K— Braoe of Gordon Setters, regardless of sex (see Rule 

 19), — A handsome silver vase. Presented and manufactured by 

 Measra. Shreve, Crump & Low, Jewelers, Boston, Mass. Value, 

 $75. 



Olaaa L— Pointer Dog. — A fine W . & C . Scott & Sons breech- 

 loadicg double shot-gun. Presented by Meaars. Wm. Read & 

 Sons, Boaton, Masa. Value, $150. 



Claae M— Pointer Bitcb, under 50 lbs. weight.— A portrait head 

 of the winner, to bo painted and preaentod by F. W. Rogers, Esq., 

 Artist, Boston, Mass. Value, $100. 



Class N— Brace of Pointers, regardleaa of aex (see Rule 10).— A 

 collection of thirty Heliotype Engravings, in portfolio, of Sir Ed- 

 win Landseer's Paintings. Value, $35. 



ClaBB O— Brace of Pointer Dogs (aee Rule 10), under 18 months. 



A case of Ornamental Birds. Presented by A. M. Tufts, Esq., 



Taxidermist. Value; $20. 



ClasaP— Spaniel (dog or bitch), of any breed.— A Mole's cele- 

 brated patent glass ball trap. Presented and manufactured by the 

 Baiavia Manufacturing Co. 



Olass Q— Fox Terrier (dog or bitch V— Portrait head of the win- 

 ner, to be painted and presented by F. W. Rogers, Eaq., Artist, 

 Boston, Mass. Value, $50. 



Class R Mastiff (dog or bitoh). — A cash prize of $25, contribut- 

 ed by fanoiers of this breed. 



Class S— St. Bernard (dog or bitch").— A handsome gold and sil- 

 ver medal. Presented and manufactured by Messrs. A. W. Mit- 

 chell <fc Co., Boston, Mass. Value, $25. 



Class T— Bull Terrier (dog or bitch).— A oaBh prize of $25, con- 

 tributed by fanciers of this breed. 



Class U— Png (dog or bitch).— A cash prize of $25, contributed 

 by fanciers of this breed. 



Class V— Yorkshire Terrier (dog or bitcb).— Al. Watts. Esq., 

 presents a handsome silver collar. Value, $25. 



Note.— All dogs competing for the Special Prizes, must pre- 

 viously be entered in the regular classes. The entrance fee for 

 speoial prizes (for which separate entries must be made) will bo 

 two dollars, same as in the regular classes, exeept in class A, 

 which will be $10. ^ 



IVANHOE AGAIN. 



Editob Fokest and Stream: 



It iB very evident, judging from the several letters written 

 in reply to mine on " Eastern Dogs Among Prairie Chickens," 

 that my experience was an unusual one in every respect. I 

 am glad such is the case, because a man might as well own no 

 dogs at all if he cannot take them with him. The dogs which 

 I took West with me 1 had always believed to be perfectly 

 broken, and since my return at no time have I had occasion 

 to be ashamed of them, nor do I recollect having even pun- 

 ished them once. Now it was because of this strange action 

 of well-broken dogs that I asked in my original article for an 

 explanation; but as no one seems to have had a like experience, 

 I must solve the problem as best I can. How much or bow 

 little of their wiidness was due to their being handled one 

 day that the first day) by a man who insisted upon their rang- 

 ing nearly a half mile away, I cannot tell. I accepted what 

 he told me as true, when be said it was the custom in that 

 country to hunt their dogs a great distance from the wagon. 

 Perhaps it was not quite a half mile, but it seemed nearly 

 that to me, for 1 had always hunted my dogs keeping them 

 well in. This man sent his bitch ahead, and, of course, it 

 was no trouble to get the dogs to follow. It was my Aral, 

 chicken shoot, and, of course, practically, 1 knew nothing 

 about it ; but I soon made up my mind that if mine was the 

 common experience of men going West with Eastern dogs 

 (which I was assured was a fact), I would in the future leave 

 my dogs at home when I should again go for chickens, and 

 should advise my friends to do likewise. Now, if 1 nave 

 made a mistake, as the articles of " H. W. A." and Lewis 

 W Sharpe would seem to indicate, I am glad to know it, and 

 shall act accordingly. The first thing a man would naturally 

 say after readiug my experience is, that my dogs were not 

 well broken. Now, right there is the mystery. I think a 

 man who has had an ordinary amount of experience among 

 bird dogs can tell a well-broken dog after shooting over him 

 for six months. That was my experience. For six months 

 or more I had shot over and watched those dogs with great 

 care and I could find no fault with them. And yet, right 

 on top of that experience comes the other, I did not under- 



stand it, and under the circumstances I do not see how I 

 could have understood it. If I have been lied to in reference 

 to the common experience of Eastern dogs in the West, that 

 is not my fault ; and while I am very sorry to have given so 

 much offence in writing what I did, I can only say that such 

 was my experience, whether common or not, and if those 

 who still take exceptions do not believe what I have written, 

 then I can only Bay they are entitled to their opinions, and 

 must not find fault if I claim the right to still cling to mine. 



Ivanhoe. 



EASTERN DOGS ON 

 CHICKENS. 



PRAIRIE 



"Mark, now, how plain a tale will put yon down." 



— Shakespeare. 

 Mokkistown, N. J., March 19. 1879. 

 Editob Fouest and 8tbeam : 



It would seem from the many letters In answer to " Ivanhoe," that 

 lie has placed himself In quarters uncomfortably warm. I too, have a 

 word to say, inasmuch as " Ivanhoe " haa not only offended the West- 

 ern sportsmen by hiB overdrawn tale, bnt, done a gross Injustice to 

 every Eastern sportsman who owns a dog that In the Held stands above 

 mediocrity. "Ivanhoe" advlseBidl Eastern sportsmen who contem- 

 plate taking a Western trip to shoot prairie chickens to leave behind 

 their brush-broken dogs and save $50 of good money. May I ask why ? 

 Simply because his dogs made a failure ! "Ivauhoe" Is rather arro- 

 gant In judging all Eistern flogs by his own. When tuts matter Is eare- 

 fnlly ciphered down, the answer will undoubtedly be that, In the first 

 place, "Ivanhoe's" dogs did not have the nose he claims for them ; and 

 in the second place, they wero not hair broken. "Ivanhoe" has 

 stepped upon delicate ground when he attempts to write on a matter 

 that has been so fully discuaaed through every sporting paper in the 

 land for years back. "Ivanhoe" haB drawn upon his iinagluary 

 powers at a time when ttiey failed aim, for In hla endeavor to more 

 highly Illuminate his picture, he has used colors that have stain ed his 

 canvas, as la particularly noticeable when he says that Newfoundlands, 

 hounds, shepherds and collies all work equally well on prairie chicken. 

 This, Mr. Editor, Is utterly false, and I challenge '■ Ivanhoe " to prove 

 It. I have shot considerably In the West aud never saw or even heard 

 of anch a thing. Saigon. 



As our correspondent takes exceptions to certain expres- 

 sions which appear in " Ivanhoe's " letter, he cannot expect 

 us to reprint them when they appear in his, even as quota- 

 tions. 



BENCH SHOWS. 



Editor Forest and Stream : 



All those intending to exhibit dogs at the approaching show of the 

 Westminster Kennel club should not fail to procure the rules that are 

 to govern those that Judge the dogs. If parties exhibiting doga and 

 expectlng.premlums would maKe themselves thoroughly familiar with 

 said rules there would be much leaa complaining as to the decisions of 

 an honest, competent judge, except by rings, who are never satisfied 

 unleaa they can control the judge and forestall awards, regardless of 

 gentlemanly conduct and the rights of others. 



There are acores of gentlemen who witnessed , at a large and success- 

 ful exhibition, conduct on the part of a prominent exhibitor that 

 ought to have deprived said exhibitor from all future participation In 

 shows where honorable competition is to govern. It will be a sad day for 

 our shows when they are abandoned to a ring governed by anch a rep- 

 resentative. It la to be hopod that every man who f eela an Interest in 

 the perpetuity of oar shows will frown upon, and resist snch corrupt 

 control. Mr. Editor, please allow me a suggestion as to offering 

 prizes: Prizes, it is fair to assume, are Intended to encourage breediDg 

 from the best stock, and thus improve In the only safe way on our 

 present doga ;— not only to improve their field qualities, but their con- 

 stitutions also, that oar doga may be able 10 endare hard work and 

 posseas slaying powers. Wtth this important point in view, prizes 

 offered for the dog or bitch showing the largest number of dogs worthy 

 of prizes from one or two llttere would bring out oar best stock. None 

 should be allowed to compete In thla claaa under nine months old or 

 until they are fairly matured. Tho exhibitors that show doga from 

 one or two Utters labor under great disadvantage In competing with 

 Brown, Jones or Smith, who have twenty litters or more -to select 

 from, and the pnbllc are misled by the awards as to who possesses 

 the best stock. Stantox. 



New York, March U, 1879. 



EDITOR FOREST AND STREAM : 



I wish to express my thanks heartily to the Forest and Stream 

 for the manly, honorable stand taken aud maintained In opposition to 

 the assumed dictator and his ring. Who la this •' big medicine man" 

 who proposes to lay down rules to govern the W. K. C. exhibition, and 

 set value upon prizes there awarded? What right has ho to alt In 

 judgment upon those who elect to exhibit their dogs under the rules 

 laid down, aud the judge or judges selected by Eastern clnbB 7 I have 

 written for six entry blanks for the coming show, and If your paper 

 baa suffered any loss of subscribers by the stand taken In opposition to 

 the ring let mo know, and I will take my coat off and go to work to 

 help repair the damage. From all that I can hear from reliable parties, 

 whose support and good opinion is worth the having, I am satisfied 

 your course meets with approval. Subscriber. 



A CANINE EPIDEMIC. 



Staunton, va., March 11, 1819. 

 Editor Forest and Stream ; 



Our aportlug dogs, both setters and pointers, abont here, old and 

 young, are being attacked by a serious epidemic Which no one seems 

 able to diagnose. It la not the ordinary distemper, as there is no dis- 

 charge from the nose, but It begins with a general lassitude and loss 

 of appetite and slight discharge from the eyes, which soon become 

 very .much luilamed, and In a few days tilled with the matter. When 

 fully developBJ the nervous system of the animal seems to be involved 

 as, in a large number of cases, spasms ensue at intervals of Si hours 

 at first, then more frequently until death followB. There Is more or 

 leBS coughing and sneezing all the time. In some cases there aeems 

 to be, in tho beginning of the diaeaee, a tendency to shake the head as 

 In canker; and they are very sensitive to the touch of the haud abont 

 the head and neck, crying out with pain when patted on the head, and 

 during the whole coarse of the disease there la great muscular agita- 

 tion with swelling of feet and leg-F, a sort of jerky motion with qnlok 

 respiration, and general symptoms of feverlahnesa. Several valuable 

 dogs have died In these spasms, and many more are suff erlog with the 

 disease In Its various stages. It does not seem to be contagious, but 

 purely epidemic, and only bird doga are attacked by it as far as I can 

 learn. 



Can you snggeBt a remedy lor it ? I have an Irish setter bitch, four 

 yearsold, that had progressed to the extent of having two severe 



spasms. I administered 10 grs. of Dover's powder, with * grs. of calo- 

 mel. She is now doing well, has had no return of the spasms, eats 

 heartily, but still lias a strange appearance about the eyes, her vision 

 being evidently impaired, and the nervona twitching of the muscles, 

 etc., as before described, continues. If yon think, from the foregoing 

 description, that you can safely prescribe, pkaae do so and I will circu- 

 late the prescription among the mulcted with tho promise to let you 

 know the resnts. The treatment given my bitch Is the only case in 

 which it hai icen tried. Her recovery was \ery speedy and marked 

 In its character, bnt whether she had passed the crisis before it was 

 given, and would have recovered anyhow, I don't know. Answer In 

 yoar columns. Jack. 



The symptoms described are very similar to those given by 

 Stonehenge as accompanying bead distemper. He recom- 

 mends calomel and jalap, and from a half to a grain of tartar 

 emetic two or three times a day. In severe cases leeches to 

 be applied to the inside of the ears, washing the part over 

 with milk and water first, or a seton on the back of the neck. 

 We have great faith in the Dovers powders, particularly in 

 the case of puppies, as*they are capital as an expectorant, in 

 promoting the discharge of mucus and thereby relieving in- 

 flammation. We believe you have followed the right treatment. 

 The twitching may result in chorea in aggravated cases. 



A Good Dog. — Parties wishing a fine field dog, will do 

 well to communicate with Mr. A L. Emerson, who adver- 

 tises Eubey for Bale in another column, which see. t-he is an 

 imported setter of the very best. 



A Sagacious Doa.—Norristown, Pa., March 10— Editor 

 torest and Stream: Quail shooting was unusually good 

 in this vicinity last fall and greatly enjoyed by ourattorts- 

 n'en, and by none more so than by our friends, Judge A. 

 and Fred K. Fred is the fortunate owner of a pair of fine 

 setters, father and son. Nep, the old dog, being regarded as 

 one o£ the most reliable dogs we nave andasplendid'ietriever. 

 As the Judge has no dogs he arranged with Fred to do most 

 of their shooting in company. This arrangement worked 

 well with the exception that Nep insisted on taking all birds 

 killed, no matter by whom, to Fred, much to the annoyance 

 of the party, nor would any amount of persuasion or teolding 

 (harsher means were of course not resorted to) induce the dog 

 to do otherwise. One day while they were shooting aloDg a 

 strip of woods a party of crows flew over them ; the Judge, 

 thinking to get the laugh on Fred, shot one of them which fell 

 beyond Fred. Nep being told to " fetch," went and gathered 

 the bird, but instead of taking it to Fred, as he had every bird 

 killed before, he deliberately carried it past him to the Judge, 

 and when he declined to receive it he laid it at hia feet. Was 

 this instinct or what ? Faxconeb. 



To CniB Fn,M on Dog's Eyk.— A correspondent writes: 

 " Tell 'E. E. P.' to powder some burnt alum and take a quill, 

 (put about as much in as he can take upon a small knife blade 

 a quarter of an iuch from the point), blow it into the eye of 

 dog and he has effected a cure of film on dog's eye. 1 speak 

 from experience. IIammkkless." 



—Mr. E. F. Stoddard's bitch Dane (Bob-Duck) has been 

 bred to Mr. Burges' Itufus. 



—Mr. W. J. G. Dean's English setter bitch Loda (Leicester- 

 Kose) has been bred to Rufus. 



— Capt. W. H. Littleton's orange and white setter bitch 

 Pat(?j has been bred to L. F. Whitman's Llewellin's Better 

 Battler, March 14. 



—Mr. Dew's Daisy Doan (pure Laverack ), dam of Pearl of 

 Maury, has been bred to Carlowitz. Champion Petrel, dam 

 of champion Gladstone, has also been bred to Carlowitz. 



— Mr. J. \V. Jackson, of OpelouBas, La., claims the name of 

 Mark for a red Irish setter puppy out of the St. Louis Kennel 

 Club's Duck by their Thorstein ; aho the name of Flyer for a 

 red Irish setter bitch puppy by E. U. Stoddard's Bob out of 

 his Friend. 



— Mr. Geo. H. Perry, of Syracuse, claims the name of 

 Diana for bis black, white and ticked bitch pup (field trial 

 setter) by Koyal Duke out of Fleet, whelped December 20. 

 1878. 



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

 of Dash-Elcho for his red Irish setter puppy, by Champion 

 Elcho out of Rose, whelped Oct. 11, 1878. 



^nswefS to <&ot[resp0ndmt$. 



No Notice Token ot Anonym 



i Communli-nllon? 



Where to go fob Gamb.— Correspondents who send ua 

 specific questions as to where to find best localities for game 

 and fish are referred to our game columns. All the news that 

 comes to us is there given. By keeping themselves informed 

 from this source our friends will save themselves and us 

 much trouble. Read the paper. 



E. E. R., Tipton, la.— Bogardus'" Field, Cover and Trap Shooting" 

 sent prepaid on receipt of *2. Charge for 10-bore, s-lbs. choke Is 4 or s 

 drachma powder. 



H. P. B., Phlla.— Haa anything appeared in yoar columns on the 

 breediDg of the mastiff, hla origin, points, etc.? Ana. We ahall aoon 

 print an article on the mastiff. 



H. L. E., Philadelphia.— What is the proper load aiid Blze shot for 

 ducking with an 8-lb. breech-loader, modified choke? Ana. Four 

 drachma powder, IX ozs. No. 4 shot. 



A. W., Ciu.— 1 . Are the trout at and near Kanawha Falls public 1 s. 

 What Nos. of hooks would be the most suitable for trout ashing In that 

 region ? Ana. 1. They are. 2. No. 5. 



B. Packervllle, Conn.— 1. Where can I gel a picture of setter Glad- 

 stone? Ana. Poaslbly from M. Von Culm, DelaworeJClty, Bel. We 

 cannot espresa opinions regarding gunmakers. 



C. K. H., PikevUle, Md.— It you will aonie day take the trouble to 

 procure a copy of Forest and Stream, and consult its advertising 

 pages you may find oat where to send for wild rice. 



W. C., Jersey City.— Where can Curtis & Harvey's powder be ob, 

 talned ? Also price ? 2. What la the beat size of ahot for woodcock ? 

 Ans. 1. Wm. Sdtt, 61 Cedar street, Nuw Tort. B. No. 12. 



