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For beat braoe or pointers, a collection of thirty heliotype en- 

 gravings, in portfolio, of Sir Edwin LauilBB6r'8 paintings, value 

 $85— Fanet and Bow, St Louis Kennel Club. 



For beat brace of pointer dogs under 18 mo«, case of orna- 

 mental birds, value $20— Daah and Tramp, A M Tufte, Lynn, 



For beat spaniel, dog or bitch, auy breed, a Mole'a glaaa ball 

 trap — Charlie, W II Canterbury, Beaton. 



For beet fox terrier, dog or bitch, portrait head of winner, to 

 be painted and presented by F W Rogers, value $50— Battler, T 

 D Burke, New York. 



For best St Bernard, dog or bitch, a gold and silver medal, 

 value $25— Don, John P names, Marniironock, N Y. 



For beat bull terrier, dog or bitch, a cash prize of $25, con- 

 tributed by fanciers of tbia breed— Grab, Al Walls, Boaton. 



For beat Yorkshire terrier, dog or bitch, a handsome silver 

 collar, value $25— Charley, T D Burke, New Yolk. 



Mb. Von Lbngbbkk's Kennel.— Mr. Justus Von Lengerke, 

 of Hoboken, N. J., shipped on Saturday last per steamer 

 Moselthe native English setters Jersey Fly and Jersey Hawk. 

 They go consigned to Mr. W. Caron, Rauenthal, Germany, 

 and are to be exhibited at the international dog show, which 

 opens at Hanover on the 22d inst. Mr. Von Lengerke has 

 favored ns -with a very handsome series of photographic por- 

 traits of these two setters, and also Jersey Duke and Jersey 

 Dash. They are capitally done, and represent the dogs in 

 good position. Jersey Duke is a magnificent specimen of the 

 native English setter, and we regret that he was not at Bos- 

 ton to compete with some of the blue-bloods. 



This kennel claims the following names : Jersey Hope for 

 an orange and white setter bitch whelped December 9, 1878, 

 by Jersey Dash, sire of Jersey Duke out of Jersey Belle, sis- 

 ter to Jersey Fly ; Jersey Lightning for a black and white dog 

 puppy, and Jersey Maid and Jersey Idol for two bitch pup- 

 pies, all whelped February 21, 1879. and by champion Jersey 

 Duke out of Jersey Fly. Little Hope, five months old on the 

 9th inst., pointed ber first snipe (a wounded one) on the 

 Wednesday previous, her debut on the meadows. 



Railroad Charges on Dogs. — Now that the following 

 order has been issued on the New York Central and Hudson 

 River Railroad, it would be well for owners of dogs who 

 have to travel by that line to bear it in mind : 



■'Complaint is made that train baggagemen overcharge 

 passengers for laking care of dogs. This company makes no 

 charge for transport ation of a dog when accompanied by a 

 passenger with a passenger ticket, and as dogs are not per- 

 mitted in passenger coaches, baggagemen are al, liberty to re- 

 ceive a gratuity for their attention to them (at request and 

 risk of owner), but will not be permitted to demand more 

 than $1. J. Tlt/lvnghast, Gen. Supt," 



The Leonbekg Dogs.— Regarding these doge Land and 

 Water has the following : 



Generally speaking the animals are thoroughbred mongrels, 

 possessing no good qualities other than those which are to be 

 found in much greater perfection in our own breeds. Such, 

 in all probability, is the Leonberg, about which so much has 

 of late been written. I believe he is simply a big mongrel, a 

 combination of Newfoundland, mastiff and deerhouud, or 

 some other incongruous mixture. 



Mr. Sterling, the owner of the only specimens of this breed, 

 as far as we are aware, in this country, comments upon it in 

 a letter to us, as follows : 



The allusion made by the writer of the above article to the 

 Leonberg dog is so manifestly unjust that I should be pleased 

 to have you correct it. My dogs were imported direct from 

 the kennel of Baron Essig, and, I can assure you, are the ad- 

 miration of the best judges in Philadelphia. Should the 

 writer in Land and Waler~f&vor us with an article on men 

 instead of dogs, be might express himself as follows : " Such, 

 in all probability, are the Americans. I believe they are sim- 

 - ply mongrels, being a combination of Irish, Dutch and Italian, 

 or some such incongruous mixture." W. E. Steeling. 



Philadelphia; May 9, 1879. 



Foreign Substance in Dog's Stomach. — Mr. F had a 



fine setter dog. While playing in a hen-house the dog swal- 

 lowed a china nest-egg. Since then (three weeks) the dog 

 has frequently altemped to expel it by vomiting, and the for- 

 eign body still remains. Question : What shall be expected ? 

 Will it pass per via naturalis, or remain encisted, or will the 

 dog die ? A surgeon in the vicinity has proposed gastrotomy, 

 as in vivisection, supposing the egg to remain in the stomach 

 as an irritating body. Green wood, 



If the egg remains in the dog's stomach or intestines he will 

 probably die. Our correspondent should have stated whether 

 the dog continues to eat and digest his food as usual. 



The Laveraoks— Sunderland, April 18.— I am afiaid that 

 you Americans will ruin your breed of setters by the way in 

 which you are crossing. You seem to be gradually falling 

 into the same error an many of the English breeders, and ii 

 will, I have no doubt, end in disappointment, depend upon 

 it. The experience and advice given by the late E. Laverack 

 is worth following. No man here has had the same amount 

 of experience nor a tithe of the success as he. He under- 

 stood the subject better than all the writers and so-called au- 

 thorities put togetber. We bave no breed of setters here 

 worth much, outside of the Laverack blood ; in fact, it is 

 said that but for Mr. Laverack the English setter would have 

 been extinct. 1 am surprised at the high prices given in your 

 country for half and three-parts bred Laverack. The Laver- 

 ack never has yet been improved by a cross. Quite the con- 

 trary, they don't, require crossing, merely judicious selection; 

 and you can breed them large if you please, but large dogs 

 are never so good, fine or bandy as the small or medium-sized 

 ones. I have Bayley'a Victor here now to use to my Daisy 

 (dam of Fanny 11., etc). I have also a brace of young dogs, 

 seven months old, a blue and a lemon, and could spare oie, 

 as 1 have a litter of five same way bred— viz., by Emperor 

 Fred out of the late B. Laveraek'a Nellie (sister to Blue 

 Belle), by Blue Prince-Cora. Price for young dog, £21. 

 John R. Rorlnson. 



of Guymard, N, V.; J. C. Higgins, Esq., Delaware City, Del.; 

 Mr. MorriB' English setter fork, and Messrs. Lincoln & 

 Hellyar's Frank II.; Mr. Snellenburg's English setters 

 Thunder and Peeress ; Mr. A. Schnaebel's English set- 

 ter Stanley ; Mr. E, C. La Montague's setter puppy Creraorne, 

 and pointers Countess and Mac, and Mr. Van Wagenen's 

 pointer Duchess. 



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Dora Stolen.— Mr. Wm. Tallman, of Providence, EI., 

 had the misfortune about six weeks since to have his bitch 

 Mettle stolen. She is of medium size, black and white- 

 ticked, black bead with a little white at end of nose, and white 

 stripe nearly to top of head, about three years old, and in 

 whelp to Dan W- (Weccsler- Peeress;, and was due to whelp 

 about April 1. Sportsmen will please look out for her, and, 

 as the puppies will show their breeding, it should be easy to 

 find some trace of her. Any one knowing of her whereabouts 

 will confer a great favor and be generously rewarded by com- 

 municating with Wm. Tallman, corner South Main and Planet 

 streets. Providence, R. I. 



Boston Dog Show. — Among the absentees at the late Bos- 

 ton dog show were the dogs entered by A. E. Godeffroy, Esq., 



Beagles. — We are frequently in receiptor letters, asking 

 for information as to where beagle puppies can be obtained. 

 Dr. J. W. Downey, of New Market, JUL, has some for sale 

 at the low price of $15 per pair. See his adv. 



Gordon Setter "Shot", ,1b.— Mr. Richard W, Rogers has 

 purchased from uncle Tom Jerome, the well-known old 

 sporting gentleman of Locust Valley, Long Maud, the young 

 Gordon setter, Shot, Jr., who is the only pup out of August 

 Belmont, Jr.'s Gordon setter bilch Norah (imported by Mr. 

 Copeland, of BostoD, and sold at show of 1878 to Mr. Bel- 

 mont), by Copeland's (late-Jerome's) Shot, winner of 1st Cor- 

 don prize at. Minnesota show, etc. Shot was imported by 

 Mr. Carroll Livingston. Mr. Rogers is to be congratulated, 

 as the dog is highly bred, and is a fine ranger and good re- 

 triever, showing good nose, and well worth the high price 

 paid. 



Dave Habit's Mixed Breed of Doos.— Every old sporls- 

 man knows Dave Hartt— down at Nortliport, Long Island^ 

 Dave of ten takes "quality" dogs to board and educate, and 

 always gives satisfaction, we believe. When the dogs grad 

 uate, they are returned to their masters wiser and better dogs 

 —better in flesh, disposition, deportment, and all those quali- 

 ties which make hunting dogs valuable. Dave will take a five- 

 dollar pup, and in six months make him into a $75 dog. Last 

 spring he received into bis reformatory two dogs belong- 

 ing to Hon. John E. Develin, popularly known, as Molly 

 and Moyar of the Plunket strain. Molly had a fine 

 litter of pups ; about that time Dave's prize sow also 

 Uttered eight well-favored and promising pigs. Dave's mouth 

 often smacked in anticipation of roa I sboat. But, as luck 

 would have it, something like old Pharaoh's experience hap- 

 pened to him. Pharaoh dreamed that his lean kinc ate up 

 his fat and well favored kine ; but Dave's dream wus a posi- 

 tive reality, for the old sow actually devoured all the little 

 pigs save one ! In a brief time the sow began to suffer incon- 

 venience because the appetite of the surviving pig was unequal 

 to the copious supply of maternal nutriment. Whereupon, 

 for some unaccountable reason, Molly's pups forsook their 

 dam and commenced to suckle the sow. Perhaps it was 

 from pity for the old porker's forlorn condition, or because 

 their own maternal supply was inadequate. These are mys- 

 teries in nature which yet remain hidden. 



Well, the pig and the puppies grew apace, consorting to- 

 gether and occupying the same kennel, until at the end of 

 six weeks the pig had attained a weight of 50 pounds, and a 

 size out of all proportion to his companions, so that the pup- 

 pies became pigmies, as it were, in comparison. Indeed the 

 monster not only so crowded the kennel with his great bulk 

 as to make it uncomfortable, but began to assert his superi- 

 ority by abusing the pups and usurping their prerogatives. 

 He was not only hoggish, but bully. Hereupon a new fea- 

 ture began to develop. The two dogs Molly and Moyer came 

 to the rescue — Molly, in spite of the ingratitude of ber off- 

 spring who had deserted her. The blood of the whole strain 

 of Plunketts was fully aroused, and on one auspicious day, 

 watching their opportunity, they two set upon the base-born, 

 ruffianly pig, and killed him. 



Thus did they make their reprisal. The story of this tra- 

 gic sequence ends here; but who can foresee what will be 

 the result of this strange admixture of dog and hog ? Have 

 the puppies imbibed the nature of the beast they suckled ? 

 and will it not in time develop ? This is what now troubles 

 Dave. 



Measurements of Celebrated Dogs. — We some time 

 since reprinted from our English contemporary, the Country, 

 the measurements of some celebrated dogs. We now copy 

 the measurements and weights of all the celebrated pointers 

 in the kennels of Mr. R. J. Lloyd Price, of Rhoolar Bola, 

 Wales: 



Wagg— Age, 8 yrs.: weight, 70 lb.; height at shoulder, 244, 

 in.; length from nose to set on of tail, 444 in.; length of tail, 

 13 in.; girth of chest, 30 in,; girth of loin, 23 in.; girth of 

 head, 17£io.; girth of forearm, 8 in.; length of head from 

 occiput to tip of nose, 10 in.; girth of muzzle midway be- 

 tween eyes and tip of nose, 10 in. Grog — Age, 34, yrs.; 

 weight, 601b.; height at shoulder, 3?$ in,; length from nose 

 to set on of tad, 38 in.; length of tail, 14 in.; girth of chest, 

 28 in.; girth of loin, 22 in ; girth of bead, 16J in.; girth of 

 forearm, 8 in.; length of head from occiput to tip of nose, 9* 

 in.: girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 9^ 

 in. Eos — Age, 44 yrs.; weight, Go lb.; height at shoulder, 

 254, in.; length from nose to set on of tail, 37 in.; length of 

 tail, Hi in.; girth of chest, 29 in ; girth of loin, 23 in.; girth 

 of head, 174, in.; girth of forearm, 10 in.; length of head rrom 

 occiput to tip of nose, 10 in.; girth of muzzle midway be- 

 tween eyes and tip of nose, 94 in. Bandy Drake— Age* 2 

 yrs.; weight, 40 lb. ; height at shoulder, 23 in.; length from 

 nose to set uu of tali, 89 in-; lenglh of tail, 13 in.; glrthof 

 cheBt, 27 in.: glrthof loin, 17 in.; girth of bead, 13 in.; girth 

 of forearm, 9 in.; length 01 hen! from occiput to tip of apse, 

 9 in.; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 

 9 in. "Irrepressible — Age, 2 yrs.; weight, 581b.; height at 

 shoulder, 25 in.; length from'nose to set on of tail, 364 in.; 

 length of tail, 13 in.: girth of chest, 29 in.; girth of loin", 21£ 

 in.; girth of bead, 17 in.; gnth ol forearm, 9 in.; length of 

 head" from occiput to tip of nose, 94, in.; girth of muzzle mid- 

 way between eyes and tip of nose, 10 in. Belle— Age, 9 yrs.; 



weight, 581b. ; height at shoulder, 24 in.; length from nose 

 to set On of tail, 38.| in. : length of tail, 14 in.; girth of chest, 

 29 in.; girth of loin. 214in.; girth of head, 134, in.; girth of 

 forearm, 8 in.; length of bead from occiput to tip of nose. 9 

 in., girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of noBe, 8± 

 in. Bow Bells— Age, 3 yrs.; weight, 521b.: height at shoulder, 

 24 A in.; length from nose to set on of tail, 36 in.; length of 

 tail, 13 in.: girth of chest, 274 in.; girth of loin, 21 in.: girth 

 of head; 18'. in.; girth of forearm, in.; length of bead from 

 occiput to tip of nose, 10 in.: girth of muzzle midway be- 

 tween eves and tip of nose, 84 in. Sixpence— Age, 4 yrs.; 

 weight, 52 lb.; height at shoulder, 22 in.; length from nose to 

 set on of tail, 37 in.; lenglh of tail, Vi\ in.: girth of chest, 27 

 in.; girth of loin, 234, in.; girth of head, 15 in.; girth of fore- 

 arm, 8 in.; length of bead from occiput to tip of nose, 9 in. ; 

 girth of muzzle mill way between eyes and tip of nose, 8 in. 

 Ben— Age, 3 yrs.; weight, 42 lb.; height at shoulder. 30^ in.; 

 length from nose to set on of tail, 33 in. ; length of tail, 13 

 in.; girth of chest, 26 in.; girth of loin, 20 in.; girth of head, 

 15 in., girth of forearm, Sin.; length of head from occiput to 

 tip of doso, 9 in ,- girth of muzzle midway between eyes and 

 tip of nose, 84 in. Baston— Age, 24 yrs.; weight, 53 lb, ; 

 height at shoulder, 23 in.; length from nose to set on of tail, 

 804 in. ; length of tail, 13 in.; girth of chest, 23 in.; girth of 

 loin, 23 in.; girth of head, 184 in.: girth of forearm, 8 in.: 

 length of head from occiput to tip of nose, 6 in.; girth of 

 muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 9 in. Juno — 

 Age, 2 yrs.; weight, 48 lb, ; height at Shoulder, 23 in.; lenglh 

 from nose to set on of tail, 37 in ; length of tail, 13 in.; girth 

 of chest, 36 in.; girth of loin, 20 in. • girth of bead, 13 in.; 

 girth of forearm. 8 in.; length of head from occiput to tip of 

 nose, 9 in.; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of 

 nose, 8 in. Nimble Niuenence— Age, 6 yrs.; weight, 481b.; 

 height at Shoulder, 22.J in.; length from nose to set on of tail, 

 35 in.; length of tail, 13 | in.; girth of chest. 254 in.; girth 

 of loin, 214 in.; girth of head, 13 in.; girth of forearm. 8 in. ; 

 length of head from occiput to tip of nose, 9 in., girth of muz; 

 zle midway between eyes and tip of nose, in. Lean — Age, 

 6 years; weight, 51 lb.; height at shoulder, 23 in.; length 

 from nose to set on of tail. 34 in; length of tail, 134 in ; 

 girlh of chest, 27 in.; girth of loin, 20 in.; girth of head, 16 

 in.; girth of forearm, 8 in.; length of head fr.om occiput to 

 tip of nose, 10 in.; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and 

 tip of nose, 9 in. * 



The National Pointer ant> Setter Field Trials, — 

 These English Field Trials were held on the Eastou Estate,, 

 near Chester, over land owned by the Duke of Westminster 

 on Tuesday, April 22, and two succeeding days. The meet- 

 ing, says the Live Slock Journal, was one of the most un- 

 fortunate, as far as the weather on the last day was concerned 

 and the great scarcity of birds. Rover, one of the most 

 beautiful movers yet seen at a field trial, a grandson of Arm- 

 strong's Kate, the dam Dash IT., won first in the Puppy 

 Stakes. Mr. Bibby has every reason to be proud of so 

 promising a Setter. The second prize went to Mr. Brown's 

 Heiress, by Mike, a son of Mr. Macdona's Plunket, a cross 

 that the late Mr. Laverack often expressed an inclination to 

 try, provided he could meet with an Irish Setter of sufficiently 

 pure a strain to put to bis wonderfully perfect English Set- 

 ters. 



In the All Aged Setters, the first prize went to Mr. Purcell 

 Llewellin's beautiful show bench winner, Couut Wind'em, a 

 dog of fine coat and figure, and very perfect nose. He made 

 a grand point at some birds in a hedgerow, that more than 

 counterbalanced many falso points which seemed to result 

 from over-sensitiveness. He won the first prize in one of the 

 most interesting of lussels for this stake that have been seen 

 for years, Mr. Macdona's Champion Ranger, now nearly 

 eight years old, had to come in second to this young com- 

 petitor ; and yet the gallant veteran more than exceeded the 

 anticipations bis past brilliant career justified bis many 

 friends in expressing during the time he was down, running 

 with the speed of an ostrich and the regularity of a steam- 

 engine. He made what is so much to the public taste at 

 theso trials — a sensation point. When running down a large 

 grass meadow with Darkic, he rushed wilh marvellous speed 

 to the bottom, against which appeared a large embankment. 

 The dog suddenly fouud himself burled, by the impetus of 

 his going, into tbe midst of a twelve-foot river, that ran be- 

 tween the embankment and tbe grass-field in which be was 

 running. The impetus with which he went threw him to 

 the opposite side. Crawling up the bank, half dazed with 

 the shock, he scented some birds, and immediately coming to 

 life again, dropped. The birds then rising, he plunged back 

 into the river, swam across, and :-hook himself in face of tbe 

 judges and spectators. Anything more unique or sensational 

 in the matter of field trials has not been witnessed before, ex- 

 cept when he won the all-aged stake at Ibe Kennel Club 

 Field Trials, when, rushing' down the bill, be suddenly 

 wiuded birds, and stopped, and the impetus of his going 

 caused him to make a summersault in the air, when be lauded 

 on his back, and as stiff as starch. His four legs were seen 

 in the air, and his neck and head turned round in the 

 direction where the birds were soon put up, about a foot from 

 his nose. 



Tbe Duke of Westminster's brace of pointers, Rosa and 

 Minnie, won first prize in the braces slakea. and extra prize 

 as best brace of pointers or setters on the field. 



Viscount Downe's Duke and Dan won first prize for best 

 brace of setters. Mr. Barclay Field's brace of pointers, 

 Riot and Nova, won the prize as second best brace of either 

 breed. 



On the field were many well-known men who bave at- 

 tended field trials from their commencement, including Mr. 

 Statter. Mr. John King, Mr Purcell Llewclliu, Rev. S. East, 

 Rev. W. J. Sergeantson, the Rev. ,T. Cu turning Macdona, 

 Mr. Barclay Field, Mr. W. Arkwrigbt, and many others. 

 But still there seemed to be a vacant " something" about the 

 meeting. The old familiar faces of "dear old Lort," as his 

 friends are wont affectionately to stvle the generous sportsman. 

 of many friends, Mr. Whitehouse, M. Lloyd Price, etc. 



"Zh4kb" and " Zrtm" Fooled. — Newark, JV. J., April 

 14. Editor Forest and Stream : Some years since, near Dralcos- 

 villfi Station, on the Morrfe & Essex R, R,, I heard two honnd 

 dogs coining up from the NE.. and not nrnie than one minute 

 after hearing the dogs saw a fox running up a ditch baDk 

 through the meadow, just north of the station. The dogs 

 came up aud moved to be two moderate -si zed beagles belong- 

 ing to two German gentlemen who weie hunting rabbits bait" 

 a mile from where we first saw the dogs. Reynard was an 

 old general, and evidently had l . with mischief 



for such dogs as were in pursuit, since he was used to being 

 aired often by a smart dog owned in the neighborhood, called 

 Melo, with whom he would seldom attempt such simple 

 tricks. His course lay directly for the mountain one sees at 



