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piinlnn» they are unequalled. I have received a c'teular from Mr. 

 McKood, but it seema that tie has only liver-eolored or Uver-and-whlte 

 dot's. Sure y there are s ome black cockers In America ! Brownie's 

 dam la dead, and of course Hollo might be called a cross, though the 

 King Oharlcs are only a variety ol the cockers, There la one black 

 cocker here besides Hollo, but his owner knows nothing of hla breed- 

 ing, and he is not a very handsome specimen, though a splendid Held 

 dog. And now having trespassed long eRongh on yonr valuable space, 

 I will end tnis rambling letter. Any one who wiBhea to see Brownie 

 will have the opportunity at tbe coming bench show in New York. 



G. D.M. 

 Mr. Lemuel Willey, of 21 German street, Baltimore, ex- 

 hibited a very handsome pair of imported black cockers at 

 the last Boston dog show, arid also at the Baltimore show. 

 At the latter show Mr. W. H. Whitridge showed a black 

 cocker two years old out of this cross. 



Singular Death op a Dog.— Mr, Voskamp, Secretary of 

 the Miner Rod and Gun Club, of this city, brought to our 

 office the other day a beautiful red and white Irish setter, a 

 two-year-old dog pup, sired by Michael Englert's celebrated 

 dog Frank, now dead, but for which the owner once refused 

 $1,000. Dash, the progeny, is certainly a most beautiful 

 creature, and evidently very well-broken, inheriting the 

 traits and characteristics of his siro. He has been entered in 

 class for the coming bench show, and stands a good chance 

 for a prize. lie is the most promising of all the old dogs yet. 

 And this leads up to the lamentable incident which we wished 

 to relate. Frank died in the field, whither he had been taken 

 by some members of the club to retrieve snipe ; for he did 

 the retrieving for the whole club. The suddenness of his tak- 

 ing off led to a postmortem examination, which disclosed a 

 code jammed tight in the rectum, and very much swelled. 

 It had probably been swallowed a fortnight previously, for 

 the poor creature had no passage of the bowels for six days 

 and evidently suffered great pain, though he did not allow 

 mere bodily ailments to interfere with bis duties. He was a 

 noble beast, and the club has sustained a severe loss. We 

 call to mind an almost similar instance in which Dr. Strachan, 

 of this city, was the sufferer, one of the celebrated dogs im- 

 ported by Sir Frederick Bruce having been killed by swallow- 

 ing a greased cork, 



Another Dog Book.— The Orange Judd Company, with 

 its accustomed enterprise, has just issued a new book which 

 is most comprehensive in its scope and thorough in its com- 

 pletion. It is entitled " The Dogs of Great Britain, America 

 and Other Countries," and comprises all the essential parts of 

 the two standard works on the dog by " Stonehenge," to- 

 gether with chapters by David W. Judd, Henry Stewart, 

 "Warwick "and other American writers. Not having yet 

 perused the book, we cannot yet speak as to its merits, but 

 the price is only 82, and it can be purchased at Gilmore's 

 Garden during the dog show. 



Purchase ov Fine Dogs.— Mr. J. Fottler, Jr., of Boston, 

 President of the Massachusetts Kennel Club, has purchased 

 from the St. Louis Kennel Club the Irish setter bitcbes, Loo 

 II. and Duck, and having previously purchased Berkley will 

 establish a kennel of red Irish setters which it would be very 

 hard to excel, all the dogs mentioned being well-known prize 

 winners. Loo IT. stands unrivalled. She has been many 

 times exhibited, but, we believe, no bitch in this country has 

 ever yet beaten her. She is now five years old, being just in 

 her prime. She is in whelp to Erin II. The latter is con- 

 sidered one of the best field dogs ever owned by the St. Louis 

 Kennel Club. Loo H. has won the following prizes : 



Dublin, 1874, 1st in puppy class ; Belfast, 1875, 3d in 

 champion class ; Dublin, 1875, 2d prize ; Chicago, 1876, 1st 

 in bitch class and special for best setter bitch of any strain ; 

 St. Louis, 1876, 1st prize bitch and progeny ; Baltimore, 1877, 

 1st for best bitcb, special for best setter dog or bitch either 

 imported or native, special with Elcho for best brace, and 

 special for best Irish getter bitch ; New York, 1877, champion 

 prize; St Louis, 1878, champion prize, best pair with Berk- 

 ley, best brace with Berkley, and best kennel with Berkley and 

 others ; Boston, 1878, best pair with Berkley, best kennel with 

 Berkley, bin rlirt not compete for championship j Baltimore, 

 1878, best setter bitch imported or native ; New York, 1878, 

 champion prizi. 



Duck will be bred to Berkley— a better pair can hardly be 

 found. She was a noted bitch before coming hither, having 

 won numerous prizes before her importation. She is a grand 

 and stylish worker, having been under Mr. C. B. Whitford's 

 tuition. The following prizes stand to Duck's credit : Duck 

 (No. 6,209 Eng. K. C. Stud Book;, before importation was 

 winner of 2d prize at Brighton, 1876 ; 1st prize at Birming- 

 ham, 1875; 1st prize at Wellington, 1876 ; 1st prize at Nant- 

 wich, 1876, and champion cup for the best sporting dog ex- 

 hibited at Nantwich, 1876. Since importation she is winner 

 of 1st prize at St. Louis, 1877; 2d prize at St. Louis, 1878, when 

 in bad form; 1st prize at Boston, 1878; champion prize at 

 Baltimore, 1878 ; champion prize at St. Paul, 1878; 1st prize 

 at Detroit, 1879, special prize for best Irish setter dog or 

 bitch, at Detroit, 1879. 



Advice to Dog Buyers. — Monroe, N. T. — " Let me say 

 to sportsmen : Don't be flattered into buying a dog because 

 its "daddy" took a prize at the bench show. I am speaking 

 of pups, for they are somewhat like a family of children. 

 Their father may be great and they worth uothing. It is 

 best not to buy a pup till it has reached the age of six months, 

 as you can then tell something about its style and general 

 appearance. He must have a natural disposition to range ; 

 must be headstrong and intelligent, and it is no bad Bign to 

 see him at this age pointing the chickens and ducks about 

 the yard. With this sort of metal your trouble in training 

 will be amply repaid. If you don't know how to train a dog 

 get a copy of*" Hallock's Gazetteer" and find out. 1 believe 

 that half of the pedigree dogs have little to recommend them 

 except their pedigrees. I have had several such, and tbe best 

 dog 1 ever saw or had is a blue-ticked pointer, which was 

 picked up in a gutter, and I believe he is to-day as fine a dog 

 as ever ranged a prairie or stubble, I think jf more attention 



was paid to breeding dogs from parents who had superior 

 field qualities and less from bench show stock, that there 

 would be many dogs of genuine worth, if not so pretty to the 

 eye. Avert. 



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To Remove Film from a Dog's Eye. — Janig, Ontario, 

 March, 27. — As I have frequently obtained valuable informa- 

 tion from you it is only fair that I should give your readers 

 the benefit of an experiment I tried, and which succeeded. 

 Three years ago my cocker spaniel, Rake, injured his eye, 

 and a white film slowly grew over it. As a remedy I put into 

 the eye, three or four times a day, a small pinch of dry pul- 

 verized white sugar. After a few applications the film was 

 gradually reduced, and in about three weeks entirely disap- 

 peared and has not since returned. 0. W. Nash. 



— Mr. Edmund Orgill, of Brooklyn, has sold his young 

 lemon and white setter Repton (Ray-Bess) to Mr, C. O. Pet- 

 titt, of Galveston, Texas. 



" — Mr. E. B. Gallup, of Perrymans, Md., has sold half his 

 interest in beagle dog Spot, winner of 2d at Baltimore, 1878. 

 To J. P. Prentiss, of Wilmington, Delaware, for .$30. 



— Mr. Fred O. Downes, of Worcester, Mass., has sold to 

 Mr. W. B. Cross, of Brockton, Mass , his black, .white and 

 tan bitch pup Topsy, whelped July 13, 1878. By Champion 

 Gladstone out of Mr. Isaac Fiske's Pearl. 



See adv. Laverack pups, A. F. Huston. 



Rational ^nutim^ 



Homing Pigeons. — The Homing Pigeon Society, of Troy, 

 N. Y., will hold a contest for the championship of the 

 United States next May. The pigeons will start. May 9, from 

 St. Johnsville, and fly to Troy, a distance of fifty-four miles. 

 A week later the pigeons will be started from Utica and fly to 

 Troy, a distance of eighty-five miles. On May 24 the k>ng 

 distance fly for the State championship gold medal will take 

 place. The birds will be started from Syracuse and their des- 

 tination will be Troy, distance 130 miles. On June 14 the 

 great race for the championship of the United States will take 

 place. The distance will be from Rochester to Troy, 206J- 

 miles. As this race is open to all, it is expected about eighty 

 Antwerps will be entered. 



A Gbahd Arohery Tournament.— On March 20 a meet- 

 ing of the association was held at Chicago, and measures 

 were taken to have a grand archery tournament on White 

 Stocking Park this summer. The programme arranged at the 

 meeting will include contests for prizes to the. amount of 

 $1,000. The shooting for the championship medal will be at 

 the double York round, consisting of 144 arrows at 100 yards, 

 96 at 80 yards, and 48 at GO yards. Shooting for the woman's 

 championship medal will be at the Columbia round, consist- 

 ing of 48 arrows, each at 60, 40 and 30 yards. The club 

 shoot for teams of four will be at the American round, con- 

 sisting of 30 arrows each man at 60, 50 and 40 yards. In ad- 

 dition to a number of special prizes offered in England and 

 this country, the association will offer national medals. The 

 archery clubs of this vicinity should prepare at once to send 

 representatives to the tournament. 



Illinois — Highland Park — The following archery scores 

 were made at recent contests, the shooting taking place in the 

 evening in Central Hall. Range, 20 yards ; target, 12 inches; 

 90 arrows per man the first evening, and sixty arrows the' 

 second : 



Score First Evening. 

 Hits. Score. Hits. Score. 



HC Carver 51 219 WBDGray 36 132 



O W Kyle 55 M3 ,T McDonald, Jr 19 71 



E H Beebe 45 161 I" B Qreen 18 48 



FPHall 39 1S9 N Butler, Jr 8 u 



C Q Hammond 35 133 



Seore Second Evening; 



O W Kyle 37 159 F C Hall 26 9S 



E H Beebe 35 139 C G Hammond IS SO 



WBDGray .....32 US J McDonald, Jr 14 64 



H O Carver 23 101 



—Entries for tbe New York Athletic Club open handicap 

 games close on the 12th inst. The meeting is the 19th inst. 



— They had a ludicrous time of it in Brooklyn the other 

 night. Prof. J. W. Whitney, the athletic instructor of the 

 schoolship Minnesota, equipped some game cocks with buck- 

 skin gloves and leather muzzles. The birds went at it with 

 spirit, and one of Mr. Bergh's men who was present laughed 

 so bard at the harmless tilt that he was considerably more 

 used up than the roosters were. 



—Boston is to have another lacrosse club. 



—The Boston bicycle season was opened by a First Day 

 Meet in which the Massachusetts, Boston and Suffolk clubs 

 joined. 



Charleston Light Dbagoons. — The annual anniversary 

 parade and tilt of the Charleston Light Dragoons was held at 

 the race course of that city last Tuesday. 



—There are five lacrosse clubs on the Pacific Coast and new 

 ones are to be organized. 



&nswM to ^o^nspanitnts. 



No Notlc* Taken or Anoormoua GommunicBtloBa. 



E. L. L., Denham, Mass.— The law has not yet been passed so far as 

 we are advised. 



T. T. S., Rochester, N. Y.— For specimens of Canada spruce grouse 

 write to A!ex_Irwin, Harrlston, Out. 



J. W. .K., New York.— For tront fishing go to Sullivan County, 

 Write to J. M. Bradley, Eldred, Sullivan County, N Y. 



Huffed Gbouss, Goshen, Mass.— Your questions of recoU and pene- 

 tration have been discussed again and again In our columns. See 

 former issues for past two years. 



W. E. W., Phila— Is Mr. Ingersoll'a work on ornithology published 

 ia book form, and what Is the price of It, and where can It be got? 

 Ans. Bee cur last issue for full information. 



HAMimRLBSe, Cazenovla, N. T.— I see reports of matches where 

 screened rotary traps are uaed. Why tbe screen with the rotary trap 1 

 Ana. That is something we cannot understand ourselves. 



J. W. T., Eoston.— Can you inform me If Genlo Scott Is living, author 

 of » Planing In American Waters," and hla address J Ans. Genlo C. 

 Scott 1b living. Address " Scott's FaBhlons, " 675 Broadway, New York, 



Pencil, Dedbaro,— Can I purchase a book treating on the mounting 

 of birds and and animals ; if so, where and at. what price 7 Ans. Cones 

 " Manual of Ornithology," $8.60, or Maynard's " Naturalist's Guide," $2 



F. H. D„ Wllllamsport, Md,— From the letters sent we cannot sea 

 that the names of either the sire or dam of your dog is given. Get 

 these, and send them, with the names of the breeders, to J. W. Man- 

 son, St, Louis. 



B. F. I,., Fairfield, 111.— Please give me names of parties having 

 black setter pupa for sale, as I see none such advertised. Ans. We 

 know of no one who aiakeg a specialty of breeding black setters. Ad- 

 vertise for one. 



A. S., Shawneetown, III.— I have a setter which has a very bad habit 

 of smelling me all over whether In company or not. What Is the cause 

 of it, and what is a preventive? Ans. The fault is not with the dog. 

 0se some other kind of scent. 



S. W. B., Hunt8vllle, Conn.— Which 1b the best book on " Breaking 

 and Training the Bird Dog," and where to purchase It? Ana. Ton 

 will And inatructiona for breaking the dog in the " Sportamau'a Ga- 

 zetteer," which can bo sent from this office, price $3. 



Orion Clark, Brattleboro, vt.— J. Cypress, Jr.'s, Works are two 

 volumes of very entertaining sporting sketches, written by J. Cypresa 

 Jr., and edited by Prank Forester. The book Is entirely out of pnnt[ 

 with the exception of the few volumes which we arc able to furnish. 



"•"*, Attica, N. Y.— 1. As a dog to have around the house, and with 

 children, etc., which would yoa recommend to a person who perhaps 

 would not use him more than eight or ten times in a year, a pointer or 

 a setter 7 2. What ia the beat authority for the training, etc. of 

 dogs? Ans. 1. For the work a pointer ; as a companion for children 

 a setter. 2. Hutchinson (" Dinks, Mayhew & Hutchinson "). 



A. I. F., Xcnia, O.— My setter bitch was lined last winter, and now 

 has pups four weeks old. She ia two years old and an excellent 

 mother. Will she probably be In heat again next summer, and, If so li 

 there any objection to breeding her again so soon ? Ans. Tour bltoh 

 will probably be in Beason again In July or August, and there is no 

 reason why she should not be bred again If you wish to raise more 

 puppies. 



Maltese, N. Y.— Do striped bass ever take the fly; and, If so what 

 lly Is most Rilling at different seasons 7 Ans. Striped bass of salt water 

 are not flahed for with flies, but as they are surface feeders from Jnly 

 to October it la probable that they might take a fly at such times. 

 However, their object in approaching the Bhore and flats is to feed on 

 the small crabs, mud worms, sand lances, shrimps, etc., which there 

 abound, 



W. R. R. ( Boston.— Geo. Roahr, foot of 135th St., Harlem, N. Y„ builds 

 from a model much superior in HghtnesB and speed under paddle or 

 sail than the Baden-Powell type of canoes. He has contrived a plan 

 where a very large area of centreboard can be used, in connection 

 with a very small well, which does not Interfere with the canoeist. 

 The Baden-Powell centreboard and model, though the best In Eng- 

 land, are clumsy affairs alongside the American type. 



J. A. J. G., Oakland, Cal.— l. Can Iobtain Part I. of Hallock' "Ga- 

 zetteer?" Do not care about Part n. If for Bale, pleaBe state price T 

 2. At what age sbould*a dog be Bent to the trainer? 3. Can you re- 

 commend any book for training the deg, retrieving, etc ? Ans. l. 

 Send is, and we will split the book and bind the part you want.' 

 2. Any time from six months to a year. 3. The "Gazetteer" contains 

 the information. We cannot speak as to the merits of the gun yon 

 mention. 



C. E., New York,— Does a person require a permit to collect birds In 

 New Jersey ? If so, where can it be obtained 7 The law does not 

 speak of requiring one. Also, I hear they are going to pass a law in 

 this State so as to put a stop to the shooting of all small birds at any 

 time of the year. Ia this correct? Ans. Collectors can shoot any 

 where at any time for scientific purposes by obtaining a certificate of 

 Integrity and honorable purpose from any natural history society in 

 the State where collections are to be made. 



L. P. A, Biddeford, Me.— 1. I do not fully understand the duty of 

 cocker tpaaiels ; know all about setters and pointers, but have sel- 

 dom, if ever, heard of cockers. If you can spare a ilne or two please 

 tell me briefly their duty. 2. Have seen much about Edgar barbleas 

 hook Can yon tell me the price, or what It would probably be 7 

 Ans. Cockers are adapted by their size for penetrating the closest and 

 thickest coverts, where the larger setter or pointer would not be able 

 to penetrate. They should hunt close and flush the game, and by 

 giving tongue advise the shooter of its being on the wing. 



S. H. H., Concord, Mass.— 1. Wonld It Improve the shooting qualities 

 of my Bhotgun to have a equare shoulder about the thickness of a brass 

 shell taper«d down? Or would it be better to have shells made Just 

 the right, length to fit the chamber 7 2. Would wild rice Interfere with 

 boating on a narrow, shallow river ? Ans. 1. Have shells flt the 

 chamber. 2. You can push your boat through wild rice at a high stage 

 of water, but as for Towing or sailing through It, that would be quite 

 Impracticable. In some places it grows aa thick as w heat or barley. 



V. S. W., St. Catharines.— I have a Gordon setter dog who last June 

 was pretty well shaken by a bull dog who caught him by the ear, and 

 ever since It has been running, and a very strong stench atising from 

 same. I have tried your canker remedy— sugar of lead and rose water 

 —and seems to do no good. What would you recommend me to do for 

 it? Ans. You do not say if the sore is internal or external. In either 

 case wash thoroughly with Castile soap, and afterwards, if cxternel 

 apply carbolic salve ; If Internal, syringe It with carbolic acid diluted 

 with twenty times Its bulk of water. 



Whist, New Haven, Conn., and J. G. R., Mapelbyrne, Ontario.— Our 

 answer In issue of Feb. 27 was too general and vague. The query wbb 

 propounded ourselves orally ,and In the same manner oomniunicated to 

 editor of this department. We may, perhaps, have misapprehended 

 the question. As stated, we Inferred a hand of the following charaote 

 at a Btage of the game Indicated by number of cards : Leader has five 

 cards, four of which are stray or fair trumps and one not ; we should 

 advise that a trump be lead. Or, suppose that leader's hand consists 

 of six oardo, four of which are stray trumps— say from Queen down ; 

 we should think that the best play would be to lead the Queen trump. 



S, W. H, Huntingdon, Tenn.— One of our hounds, six years old, waa 

 some nine or ten weeks since attack3d with a swelling of the legs, and 

 ever since they have been three or four times their usual size. They 

 were at first hard and feverish, but are now softer, and when indented 

 with the finger the impression remains for some time. Had doDe no 

 hard running for months. Has pretty good appetite. It is with great 

 difficulty that he can walk. Is, or was, a valuable dog. What la the 

 matter with him? What, it anything, can be done for him 7 Ans. 

 The symptoms are those of uropBy, oaused probably from inflamma- 

 tion of the kidneys, which can be determined by noting The appear- 

 ance of the urine. If the latter is mixed with blood give two ilropa 

 tincture of cantharldes, In two ounces of water, twice a day. If It la 

 dark brown, give the following twice a day ; Iodide of potassium, 3 

 grains; nitre, 4 grains; digltaleB, y A grain; extract of gentian, 6 

 grains; mix, 



