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in tbe hunaliers. The judges appeared to favor the old- 

 fashioned working collie in "preference to the manufactured 

 animal of the present day. Of those entered some showed 

 very evidently their admixture of Gordon setter blood, and 

 although very beautiful animals, had not the rough and ready, 

 wear and tear characteristics of the genuine shepherd dog. 

 The first prize dog must have won as much by coat as any thing 

 else. 



The bull dog class was small and contained but few speci- 

 mens. Ben, last year's winner, was again first, and is prob- 

 ably hard to beat this side of the water. Mr. Grant's Vis- 

 count is a good one, well marked and with an excellent head, 

 and it entered tor competition would probably have pushed 

 the winner close, if not have beaten him. The second prize 

 winner, Pass, although very small, is one of the true type. 

 Bull terriers were a Burprtee, there being some thirty odd of 

 them, but there were very few that came up to the standard, 

 but four being noticed at all. We thought they were more 

 worthy of coinmendation, but bad markings and undershot 

 jaws were only too prevalent. Again last year's winner came 

 to the front, Mr. Coster's Spider winning, and his Lilly re- 

 ceiving the only V. H. C. Skye terriers were a very great 

 improvement on provious years, and exhibitors are evidently 

 beginning to find out that Skyes and Yorkshires are very dif- 

 ferent descriptions of dogs. The invincible Tom was again 

 first, but there were at least half a dozen really good ones in 

 the class, notably Miss Morse's Rough (3d), and Mr. Montant's 

 remarkably named Myumn-myumn. Pugs also showed con- 

 siderable improvement, nearly every animal receiving com- 

 mendation of some kind. In the bitch class lust year's win- 

 ner in the puppy class was first. Bcotcii terriers, a class that 

 should have been omitted, were as usual very much mixed, 

 Black and tans over 5 lbs. were Mr. In the Dandie Din. 

 mont class the prizes were withheld for want of merit, al- 

 though why last year's winner should have been passed over 

 we cannot imagine. Yorkshire terriers, both over and under 

 5 pounds were, as usual, very fine, several noted English 

 dogs having been imported expressly for the show. In the 

 toy class, other than Yorkshire, the prizes went to diminutive 

 black and tans, two of them being immediately sold for very 

 long prices. In King Obarles spaniels, unless black and tan 

 is the only color allowed, we cannot at all agree with the 

 judges' decisions, and consider that Mr. Harley's Prince 

 should have been first. He is a white and black dog, how- 

 ever, and Stonehenge gives no standard for color. There 

 were some very pretty Japanese spaniels shown, and Madam 

 Le Prevoat always wins with her Italian greyhounds. 



After the show had closed on Friday evening a supper was 

 given at the Hotel Brunswick by the Westminster Kennel 

 Club to Mr. John Davidson and the other judges, at which 

 some forty gentlemen were present. Mr. Davidson was also 

 entertained at " the Lambs " club, where his health was pro- 

 posed by Mr. Harry Becket. 



THE PHILADELPHIA DOG SHOW. 



THE first annual dog show of the Philadelphia Kennel 

 Club was opened at the Industrial Art Building, in that 

 city, at noon Monday. The catalogue embraces the names of 

 588 dogs, divided as follows (& catalogue mailed to us did not 

 come to hand in time for us to print the entire list) : Champion 

 pointers, 13 ; champion English setters, 9 ; champion Irish 

 setters, 7 ; champion black and tan setters, 5. In the open 

 classes there are : Pointers, 31 ; imported English setters, 

 50 i native English setters, 71; red Irish setters, 28; red 

 and white Irish setters, 22 ; black and tan setters, 23 ; cocker 

 spaniels, 19; spaniels exceeding 301bs., 6; Irish water spaniels, 

 S; Chesapeake Bay retrievers, 2 ; poodles, 1 ; deerhounds, 1; 

 greyhounds, 7 ; foxhounds, 69 ; beagles, 23 ; dachshunde, 3 ; 

 colleys, 21 ; Newfoundlands (all black), 7 ; ditto (white and 

 black), 5 ; St. Bernards, 7 ; mastiffs, 5 ; Siberians, 9 ; bull 

 dogs, 5 ; bull terriers, 8 ; fox terriers, 7 ; wire-haired terriers, 

 2; brokeo-haircd terriers, 0; Skye terriers, 15; Yorkshire 

 teniers, 5; pugs, 5; Italian greyhounds, 8; King Charles 

 and Blenheim spaniels, 1 ; black and tan terriers, 7 ; broken- 

 haired terriers not exceeding lOlbs., 1; miscellaneous, 13; 

 puppies under 8 months and suckling bitches, 16. 



The arrangements of the show are admirable, the boxes for 

 the dogs neat and of comfortable size, the building ample 

 and thoroughly ventilated. The judging is done in private, 

 neither exhibitors nor representatives of the press being per- 

 mitted to be present. The attendance so far has been fair, 

 and Indications are that the show will be in every way suc- 

 cessful. The feature of the show is the exhibit of foxhounds, 

 the clas3, with the exception of native English setters, being 

 the largest represented. There are four packs of from 12 to 

 15 dogs each comfortably placed in large, detatched, square 

 kenneh, with wire sides and raised benches. The beds for 

 the dogs are of meadow hay. The fine young pointer Van, 

 belonging to Mr. Garrett Roach, of New York, and winner 

 of second prize at the late New York show, died very sud- 

 denly this morning, and an analysis is to be made of his 

 stomach, to ascertain, if possible, the cause. The dogs from 

 the kennels of Messrs. L. H. Smith and Arnold Burges and 

 the St. Louis Kennel Club, although entered, are absent. 

 The Massachusetts Kennel Club is represented by the red 

 Irish setters Berkley and Duck, and Mr. T. T. Sawyer, Jr., 

 the treasurer of the club, is here. The Toledo Kennel Club 

 and the Nasiau Kennel Club are represented, as is also the 

 Harvard Kennel Club. The awards, up to the time of send- 

 ing the dispatch, are as follows : 



Champion Pointers— Doge— 1st, Bush, E Orgill, N Y. BitoheB— 

 1st. Jtua.-, E Orgill, M Y. 



Champion English Matters— Doga— 1st, Koyal Duke, H 8 and S 

 C ilagruw, Colora, Md. BitoheB— lat, Petrel, J Higgina, Dela- 

 ware City. 



Chnmninn Irish Battens— Dogs— lat, Berkley, Massachusetts 

 Kennel Olub. Bitches— lat, Fire Fly. H \f Uanae, Wilmington. 

 Del. 



Champion Black and Tarj Setters— Dogs— 1st, Gronae, Toledo 

 I lull. Bitches— 1st, Nell, Nassau Kennel Club, St Louia, 



OPES CLASSES. 



Pointers Over Fifty-five Pomade— Dogs— 1st. Daks, C 8 Pan- 

 coast, Philadelphia ; 2d, Bock, J T Badey, Philadelphia. | 3d, Ned ] 



J Gatley, Philadelphia. Bitohea— 1st, Lady, G K Cragin, Phila- 

 delphia. 



Pointers not Exceeding Fifty-five Ponnds— Doge— 1st, Daah, T 

 Duubar, Jr, Philadelphia ; 2d, Lord Dufierin, DiiBois Wagataff. 

 Babylon, L I ; 3d, Daah, H C Potter, Philadelphia. Bitches— lat, 

 E Orgill, N Y; 2d, Crystal, JI S Magraw, Colora, Md .- Stf. 

 Dutchess, G Van Wasrenen, N V. Puppies— 1st, Crystal, H 8 Ma- 

 graw, Colora, Md ; 2d, Chiswiok, T H Terry, N Y. 



Imported English Setters— Dogs— lat, Dash III., Harvard Ken- 

 nel Club : 2d, Thunder, J J Suollonburg, New Brighton, Pa ; 3d, 

 Pontiao. J C Higgina, Delaware City, Md. Vlie— Rovbel, W N 

 Lee, Delaware City, Del ; Boger, A Higgina, Wilmington ; War- 

 wick, BWGanse, Delaware City ; Lincoln, J C Higgina, Delaware 

 City ; Hamlet, Harvard Kennel Club. H c— Pride, J C Higgina. 

 C — Mack, Goo A Clark, Delaware City. Bitches— lat, Frost, W N 

 8ttother, Lynchburg, Va ; 2d, Countoasll.. Harvard Kennel Club ; 

 3d, Countess Petrel, J C Higgins. V h c— Cornelia, L sinister, 

 Jr, Peiladelphia ; Grace, H liohrmiu. Philadelphia ; Queen Anne! 

 Dr W W White, Baltimore ; Ollie, K W Grange, Wilmington. H e 

 —Daisy Lincoln, J C Higgins ; Yctoreea, J A Porter, Camden, N 

 J. C— June. John Mc.Mitlhn, Philadelphia— puppies. 



Greyhoanda— lat, Koyal Done, J F Keen, Jr, Philadelphia ; 2d, 

 Rose, M Horrou, Morton, Pa. II c— Flora, JI Daizeli, German- 

 town. 



Beagles— lat, BbIL, Dodge & Baker, Detroit ; 2d, Beauty, G Pow- 

 nall, Christiana, Pa. \' h c— Fly, J Whittakor, Philadelphia. 



Beaglea in Couples— 1st, Charmer and Ohaater, J A Stovell, 

 Philadelphia ; 2d, Geaa aud Fan, A Lango, Baltimore. 



Daohshuude— lat, .Unaor Fritz, L HTwaddoll, Philadelphia; 2d, 

 Zankerle, same owner. 



BOSTON DOG SHOW. 



Boston, April 19, 1879. 

 Editob Forest and Stkeam : 



The committee have decided to extend the time for taking 

 entries up to the 28th instant. This has been found necessary 

 on account of so many applications for blanks being received 

 too late to be returned in time. This will also give exhibitors 

 at the Philadelphia Show an opportunity to make their entries. 



There ia no doubt we shall have a very fine show, as most 

 of the best dogs in the country will be here. 



CSAS. Lincoln. 



A PRIZE FROM MR. LLEWELLIN. 



Massachusetts Kennel Club, Boston, April 21, 1879. 

 Editob .Forest a^d Stkeam: 



•Sir — Inclosed I send you copy of a letter received from Mr 

 G. T. Teasdale Buckell. The club have accepted the offer, 

 aud entries will be received for it up to twelve o'clock at noon, 

 the first day of the show. Entries free. 



Yours truly, Chas. Lincoln. 



[Copy.] 

 South Oumsbt Hall, Oxpobd, 7th April, 1879. 



Dear Sir— Mr. Lleweliin has at my request, made at your 

 instance, consented to give something for the best setter at 

 several of your largest shows. I propose a silver collar, to bear 

 the words, "The Lleweliin Medal," but will wait, before get- 

 ting them made here, your opinion as to the object and inscrip- 

 tion. If you like the id.a, you can offer the "Lleweliin 

 Medal " for the first time at Boston Show, 



The conditions at BostOD, and wherever the prize is offered, 

 will be as follows : 



Open to any setter of any breed or sex who has won a first 

 prize in an all-aged single stake in America, or been winner 

 of a first prize in a brace stake, or eighteen months old puppy 

 stake of more than six entries. 



And to any setter, four out of the six of whose parents and 

 grand-parents have won a first in a single stake in England or 

 America, and to any setter who has won a first or second 

 prize in any stake at Shrewsbury, or Vaynol, or in the Field 

 Trial Derby, or Horseheath Stakes, or in the Champion Stakes 

 or Brace Stakes, or eighteen months old puppy stake at Mem- 

 phis and Nashville. Yours truly, 



(Signed) G. T. Teasdale Buokbll. 



To Chables Lincoln, Esq., Massachusetts Kennel Club, P 

 O. Box 3,008, Boston, IT. S. America. 



Of all the absurdities in the way of prize-offering this beats 

 anything we have ever heard of. In the present condition of 

 field trials in this country the prize in itself is absurd enough, 

 but when it is so palpably offered for a so-called Lleweliin set- 

 ter, it becomes simply ridiculous. Besides, the last clause is 

 so worded that it might be won by the verriest breed, provid- 

 ing his ancestors were Lleweliin dogs. We question very 

 much whether Mr. Llewillin authorized the offering of such a 

 prize on such terms. 



For Forest and Stream and Hod and Chun. 

 " AFTER THE OLD RED." 



WITH the exception of Saturday morning, March 25, 

 there has not been a good red fox hunting in the 

 present year. I availed myself of this, and at early dawn 

 was off in search of the mate of the female who has a litter 

 of whelps on my island. This, by the bye, she has done for 

 several years, and has afforded me much sport in pursuit of 

 her lovers as well as her young. Of the former no less than 

 ceven have fallen victims, and of the latter, all she raises. I 

 take special precaution to prevent their disturbance when too 

 young to escape, and one spring had the mother as well as her 

 young so gentle that my presence on horseback had but little 

 effect upon them. I stipulate with tenants not to carry a dog 

 into the island, and not to disturb the foxes. At this season 

 of the year the old male never stays in the island, but lies in 

 the adjacent hills during the day, visiting the female only at 

 night. There is consequently no danger of starting the fe- 

 male. Knowing these facts, early on Saturday morning, the 

 15th of March, I traversed the Roanoke hills from the lower 

 end of rny plantation up to near Eaton's Ferry, some seven 

 miles, without a strike. Just there I came abruptly upon an 

 old red fox, who for many years had been in the habit of 

 occasionally visiting that section, and who had on several 

 occasions run there when pursued by my friend Mr. Broad- 

 nax, of Brunswick County, Ya. His run is well known to 

 the huntsmen who reside in the vicinity of St. Tammany and 

 hunt as low down as Morrison town, The wind on this 

 morning was gentle but down the Roanoke, the ground in 

 good order, and everything fair and equal for hounds and 

 fox. Unfortunately, however, only eight dogs got off to- 



gether, and the speed was such that the rest of the pack 

 never got up. I had made every preparation for a day's 

 work after my old red I had a line young colt of Lord El- 

 gin's, bridled and saddled, as a reserve, and rode the old 

 horse for the heavy work. This arrangement I made in an- 

 ticipation of starting him in my plantation ; he could not be 

 run out of his range, which was not over two miles, up and 

 down the Roanoke, taking my plantation as its centre, j_ 

 was well provisioned, and when old red broko cover was in 

 the right mood for sport. Off he dashed, right for his home 

 in Mecklenburg County, Va,, and in close pursuit followed 

 the pack. The speed was tremendous for the first five miles 

 to Robinson's Ferry. There I saw a negro at work, who 

 stated that " the. fox run right by me here and the dogs were 

 close up," and that he "reckon" dey git him before be die." 

 " Wh'.it sort of a fox was he, old fellow?" 1 asked, to test his 

 veracity, though I knew from the tracks that he was telling 

 the truth. " Wei!, sir, he was too red for a gray, and too 

 black ftr a red, and too large for either." This little delay 

 carried the sound of the pack out of my hearing. Nothing 

 daunted, however, off I dashed, not doubting but in time I 

 would be up, but the wind increased and blew too bard for 

 pursuit, even it right up. But I nevertheless pressed on, 

 and succeeded in overtaking the pack at Poplar Creek. I 

 then kept with them, still going up the Roanoke toward St. 

 Tammany, and not far distant, when the wind so favored the 

 fox that he escaped. This run, for dash and straightness, ex- 

 ceeds all, with one exception, I ever had, and brought out 

 more metal in huntsman and hounds. I shall lay on my oars 

 for a southern wind and damp morning to run my own old 

 red, whose size and color distinguishes him from his race. 

 This is his second season in this Bectiou, though, from gene- 

 ral appearance, he must be very old. In riding on my farm 

 a week or two since I passed near and happened to stop. He 

 crept np in full view and did not turn his head toward me 

 until he. was over a kundred yards. I bid him be quiet, and 

 at the proper time be should hear from me. This he shall do. 

 Gaston, if, C, April 4, 1879. T. G. T. 



OUR LONDON LETTER. 



Editor Fobest and Sxbeam: 



" Verily, verily, dog3 have their uses." These were the 

 exact words with which 1 closed my last letter to you some- 

 what over a month ago. It was with reference to an amusing 

 conversation I had listened to on the Bath Road between two 

 cracksmen. Well sir, just three weeks ago I was awakened 

 from my slumbers by an unusual noise in the kennels. This 

 was about a quarter to two o'clock. Old Brewer, a New- 

 foundland, was uttering low, vicious growls and making 

 strenuous efforts to tear down the. wooden wall of the house 

 ia which he lives. Conduct like this on his part necessitated 

 investigation. A few spare oaths delivered from the bedroom 

 window not mending matters, a journey kennelward became 

 necessary, clad only in the garments of night. But it was 

 only in the morning that I discovered that the house immedi- 

 ately adjoining mine had been jimmied and cracked, the 

 timely interference of the dog alone saving the plate. And 

 not this house alone, but nine others had been broken into in 

 the same night. Out of the nine, three or four were saved by 

 dogs. But we did not know before that Brewer made burg- 

 lars a specialty. 



Away north in Scotland the land is still locked in the icy 

 grasp of winter. Down here in Bonnie Berks, the weather is 

 simply charming ; primroses and snow-drops are blooming ; 

 crocuses spreading wide their petals to catch the sunbeams, 

 and bees are at work in the yellow jasamin, only popping in 

 at the window occasionally to see what I'm writing about. If 

 this weather continues long we shall have the annual mad dog 

 with us, and a magisterial order to chain up, muzzle and lead 

 every canine in the country-side for the space of three calendar 

 months. Entre nous, sir, this mad dog is a myth, but he 

 comes in very handy in spring time, just when the birds are 

 pairing ; and most of the magistrates are landed proprietors, 

 and thus they lord it over the canine community in this land 

 of freedom. 



The dog stealers in London continue to thrive ; our thieves 

 here, you know, have a connection on the continent, and thus 

 drive a roaring trade, although every now and then one of 

 them is bowled out by some intelligent member of our police 

 force. The advertising tricks that these scoundrels— not the 

 police, I mean the other scoundrels — are up to are quite as- 

 tonishing ; it is still more astonishing that some of our best 

 papers should receive these advertisements, knowing well 

 whence they emanate. Pedigree forgiDg is well studied, and 

 the names of well known champions made excellent use of. 



I'll tell you how a solicitor from Bristol was sold the other 

 day, and I suppose the trick is a very common one. There is 

 one thing to be said in favor of this limb of the law, he does 

 not think shame to tell the story. Mr. F. — we may call him 

 Mr. F. — has a sheep's eye for a well-bred pug, and he was in 

 town last summer taking a stroll round Leadenhill dirty mar- 

 ket. He bad no business there. Never mind. He was 

 standing in front of a shop — if such dens as you find in this 

 region can be called shops — wistfully eyeing one of his pets, 

 when he was tapped on the arm by a — gentleman, we'll say, 

 and a conversation like the following ensued: 



"You'll 'skuse me, sir, won't ye, sir?" 



' ' Certainly," said the lawyer. 



" I've got a pug for sell as handsome as print." 



•'Describe him/' said the astute Mr. F. 



The gentleman rattled off his points ; " Weight, 121bs.; age 

 3 years; nice fawn color; black, thin ear*, lying close to 

 head; beautiful mask no higher than the brow ; dark kissing 

 spot on brow ; well wriukled forehead ; dark — not too dark — 

 line down back ; ground color a swett fawn ; good loins and 

 body; baton legs, as straight an darts ; large bulgiug eyes--" 



He got no further. " Where, oh I where can I see him ?" 



"Clean in the houae ; fond of children ; swims—" 



"Enough, enough!" cried Mr. F. 



"Now," said the gentiemau, "you'll 'skuse me again, 

 won't you? But you comes from the country, don't you!" 



"I come from Somerset, but if you think I'm green — " 



"It ain't that a bit," said the gent. "It's Tike this, the 

 pug wants country air, the town don't agree with him. D'ye 

 twig?" 



The lawyer did twig. The pug was a stolen one, and if 

 lawyers had consciences the transaction would have ended 

 here, But lawyers have so many other good qualities inside 

 them that they haven't space for consciences. The pug was 

 produced in a public house and proved nearly as good as de- 

 scribed, cheap at the price asked, namely, .£10. Well, Mr. 

 F. reached Paddington, and being a v-jry iionest maD, he did 

 not attempt to swindle the company, but with the dog in his 

 arms proceeded to get a ticket. Another "gentleman" here 

 took notice of the pug and patted it on the head, the pug 



