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be compared with the subsequent results rind publications in 

 and Field when the Philadelphia aud Boston shows 

 cams off. 



I wrote to Mr. Bruce, complaining of Mr. Pentz's use of 

 private information, and he replied that Mr. P. would write 

 and explain it. Not hearingfrom Mr. P., 1 wrote him a letter 

 personally, desiring to give him every opportunity. This is the 

 only line [ ever wrote him. If it contains a threat, or any- 

 thing like it, 1 cannot see it, and have no respect lor folks 

 who" threaten. It was written a month before the "Gos- 

 hawk " letter was written, and never was answered. 



Regretting extremely the necessity for the " Goshawk " let- 

 ter and this, and acting in this, as iu that, purely on the de- 

 fensive; regretting, alio ve all, that a friend of my friends 

 should have inaugurated the controversy, 



I am, respectfully, Jko. S. Wise. 



hand dealing or favoritism in the Second Annual Bench Show 

 of the Massachusetts Kennel Club. 



There is only one way that Mr. A. can he sure of his dogs 

 taking the position which he thinks they deserve in a bench 

 Bhow. Let him add to his eights and twenties, hire a hall, 

 give the prizes and do the judging himself, and the thing 

 will be done ; but as long as he exhibits in open competition, 

 he will be liable to find gentlemen acting as judges who will 

 have opinions of their own, and who may be even so insult 

 ing as to refuse to change them to suit his convenience. 



To any one whom it may concern, you can give the name 

 and address of your occasional correspondent, Mio Mao. 



THE LATE BOSTON DOG SHOW, 



Boston, June 14, 1879. 

 Editor Forest and Stream : 



It is a charming thing after having finished several weeks 

 of hard work as member of the Exhibition Committee of a 

 Kennel Club, and in spite of, when all is over and done for, 

 finding that the club is some hundreds of dollars out of pocket, 

 feeling that perhaps the time, money and trouble was not 

 entirely wasted, to take up one's favorite weekly after break- 

 fast aud to cjme across an article such as that signed by 

 Thomas M. Aldrich in your issue of the 12th inat. 



The charges made against, and the abuse heaped on, the 

 club in that effusion maybe condensed into two classes: first, 

 against the club and the members thereof, and second, against 

 the judges. With regard to the charges of incivility on the 

 part of members of the club, if Mr. A. is the individual I think 

 him to be— and I do not think it possible that two full-grown 

 men should have behaved in such a childish way — I would 

 most respectfully suggest to him that, if he wishes to receive 

 civil and courteous treatment from an organization of gentle- 

 men, he had much better avoid going to the office occupied 

 by them ; or, to be exact, standing in "the dour-way aud pro- 

 claiming in a loud voice that they constitute a "ring," and 

 that there is no chance of auy fairness being shown except to 

 dogs of a certain strain; and, in short, in every way making 

 himself as disagreeable and obnoxious to the Superintendent, 

 Judges, members, etc., as hz possibly can. I remember the 

 language used perfectly, as it was the first time in my life 

 that I had ever been accused of being in auy way connected 

 with underhand or dishonorable dealing, aud I had been con- 

 gratulating myself on having restrained my natural instincts 

 at the lime, thinking that when the man had recovered from 

 his bad temper he would regret the exhibition that he made 

 of himself. His cause of complaint (like Mr. A.'s) was that 

 his dog had been sent out of the judging ring, which he took 

 as a personal insult to himself. After having vented his bad 

 temper and disappointment in insulting language about the 

 club and judges, he got very angry because he was told that 

 he could not take his dogs away until the show was oyer. 

 Except that he was full grown, it was exactly like the little 

 boy who joins with others to play soldier, but when he finds 

 that he cannot be captain, gets mad and says that he " won't 

 play." The idea of every disappointed owner being allowed 

 to take his dogs home as soon as the judging is over is so ab- 

 surd that it need only be referred to. Now with regard to 

 the insult. Anybody that knows anything about bench shows 

 knows that in judging large classes the first step is to " weed 

 them out ;" that is to say, the judges look'over the class as a 

 whole, and order off those who evidently stand no chance at 

 all in competition. Unfortunately, Mr. A.'s dogs, or dogs Mr. 

 A. was interested in, came under this category. That is to 

 say, the judges thought so; Mr. A. did not, hine ilia lachry- 

 mal. It was simply a case of Mr. A.'s opinion versus the 

 judges, and I think nobody can blame the club for giving the 

 preference to the gentlemen who had done them the honor of 

 acting in that arduous and thankless capacity. 



I inn aware that, by noticing this whine of an unsuccessful 

 exhibitor I am giving it more prominence than it deserves, 

 and had Mr. A. confined his abuse to the club it would have 

 been met with the silent contempt which it merits ; but I can- 

 not allow such au attack on the gentlemen to whom we owe 

 so much to piss without protest. If Mr. A had the houor of 

 knowing Messrs. Raymond, Jarvis and Taylor, or had he had 

 the advantage of associating with men of the same stamp, he 

 would haveliesitated for a long time before signing an article 

 accuring them of toadyism and bias. I could tell him of a 

 gentleman who, not only endeavored to "breed intelligently," 

 but succeeds in so doing, whose expenditures in this way are 

 to Mr. A.'s boasted eights and twenties as dollars to mills, who 

 in some points of opinion differs with the judges of our last 

 show, and who in some respects was undoubtedly disap- 

 pointed, but who would us soon think of charging his clergy- 

 man of petty larceny as of saying that the decisions given 

 were the result of unfairness or favoritism. 



With regard to the charge that a dog, having the mange, 

 was allowed to win in class 50, in spite of protest, I can only 

 say that (to my knowledge) no such protest, ever came before 

 the committee. If a protest was made in the proper manner 

 the case must have been investigated by the able and con- 

 scientious veterinary surgeon, whose services we were fortu- 

 nate enough to secure. An appeal against his decision would 

 have come before the committee, 



There was a protest made against a bitch in class 34 (fox- 

 terriers), and the surgeon sustained it. This was appealed 

 against, and I examined the case myself, and had no doubt 

 but what she was mangey. The owner or exhibitor 

 felt so badly, and was so reasonable about the matter, 

 that in order to give him every possible chance consistent 

 with fairness, it was decided to leave the matter to Dr. Stick- 

 ney, who was kind enough, at great personal inconvenience 

 (he being engaged in court in a case of supposed hydropho- 

 bia), to go to Bee the dog ; but through the stupidity of the 

 attendants he did not see her. Meantime she had been al- 

 lowed to go to the judging ring, it being understood that had 

 she won, and Dr. S. pronounce her mangey, she should be 

 thrown out. As she was not placed, I did not trouble the 

 Doctor to make a second visit. That we made no mistakes, 

 I should be the last one to claim, as, on looking back, I can 

 see several ; and my wonder that we did not make more (con- 

 sidering that every member of the committee was at the time 

 actively engaged in professional nr commercial pursuits) is 

 only equaled by my gratitude to the exhibitors and public for 

 their forbearance and leniency. But I can assure Mr. A. that 

 whatever mistakes may have been made, there was no under- 



Tns Llewellin Mkdal — Editor Forest and Stream, : In 

 the reports of our late bench show, we find that no mention 

 has been made as to the awarding of the silver collar donated 

 by Mr. G. T. Teasdale Buckell, of South Ormsby Hall, Al- 

 ford, England, as a special prize to he competed for by cer- 

 tain field trial winners, and to be known as the " Llewellin 

 Medal." By the courtesy of Mr. Buckell this prize was of- 

 fered for the first time at the Massachusetts Kennel Clubs 

 bench show. We understand that other prizes of similar 

 character will be offered by Mr. Buckell at coming shows. 

 The honor of winning the first of the series belongs to the 

 Harvard Kennel Club, of Cambridge, Mass., Dash III. being 

 the winner. John Fottlbb, Jr., 



Boston, June. 1C, 1879. Sec'y Exhibition Com, 



What is a Champion?— It is not often that a judge is 

 called upon to decide a question of dog law, such bs the one 

 below, which occurred in a case tried in Wales, a report of 

 which we take from our contemporary, the Country : 



This was a claim for a balance of £8, due for the value of 

 a diamond ring. Plaintiff, Mr. Frederick Hy. Worsley Beni- 

 son, of Wrington Houses, Chepstow, saw in the Bazaar an 

 advertisement offering for sale two mastiff puppies, by 

 champion Nero, out of champion Princess, for .£10, applica- 

 tion to be made by letter to Saycr, 20 Duke street, Cardiff. 

 Plaintiff came to Cardiff and saw the dogs at Mr. Allen's, 

 Duke street, Saj er being a clerk to Mr. Alien. On the faith 

 that the puppies were the offspring of champion dogs, plaintiff 

 offered to give a diamond ring of the value of £10 for them, 

 and this was accepted by Mr. Allen and Mr. Sayer, and the 

 puppies, which were very thin, as was alleged from improper 

 feeding, were sent to the plaintiff's house that night. 

 Plaintiff then wrote for the pedigree of the puppies. There 

 was no doubt that champion Nero was a champion dog, but 

 champion Princess had not taken a champion prize. For 

 plaintiff Mr. Tom Llewellyn Brewer, Danygraig, Newport, 

 and magistrate for the county of Monmouth, was called, and 

 staled that the rules of the Kennel Club were that before a 

 dog could be shown in the champion class it must have won 

 three first prizes, except at Birmingham, where the winner of 

 one first prize was allowed to be shown in thechampion class. 

 Oharapion Princess had won three first prizes ; had been highly 

 commended at other shows, but had not won a champion 

 prize, and was not, therefore, a champion dog. Plaintiff, it 

 appeared, had written to defendant to know at what place 

 champion Princess had carried eff the cup, when it was ex- 

 plained that she had taken three first prizes, and that entitled 

 her to be called champion. Ultimately the plaintiff sold the 

 puppies for £2, not being of the value, not only from not be- 

 ing ''champion'' dogs, but also for not turning out so fine as 

 was expected. The action was now brought to recover the 

 balance, £3, between the price the puppies were sold, and the 

 value of the ring. It was admitted that champion Princess 

 had not taken a champion prize, but was in a position to be 

 shown in the champion class. His honor gave judgment for 

 plaintiff for A'7 and costs. 



In referring to the case our contemporary thinks the defend- 

 ant was hardly treated and comments upon the decision as 

 follows : 



What constitutes a champion is a moot point ; a largo ma- 

 jority of exhibitors.among whom we include ourselves, holding 

 that, according to present rules and established practice, a dog 

 qualified to compote in a champion class is entitled to the name 

 of champion, and this qualification, we gather from the re- 

 port, Princess was proved to possess. Mr. Tom Llewellyn's 

 evidence showed that he confounded two totally distinct things 

 —the rules of the Kennel Club, and regulations governing in- 

 dividual shows. The Kennel Club have issued no edict re- 

 specting champion dogs nor defined the term, aud their prac- 

 tice in dealing with champion classes has varied considerably. 

 We feel sure the judge must have been led astray by Mr. 

 Tom Llewellyn's worse than worthless, because misleading, 

 evidence, or the judgment would have been otherwise. Of 

 course in giving this opinion we are solely guided by the above 

 report of the case from our contemporary the South Wales 

 Daily Jfews. The real grievance of the plaintiff, however, 

 seems to have been that the pups did not turn out so fine ashe 

 expected them to do. 



— Mr. E. M. Kelium, of Vincennes, Ind. , claims the name 

 Nellie Glen for his Gordon bitch out of Border Lilly by 

 Duke of Glen. Bought of J. E. Fisher, Brooklyn, N. T., 

 and whelped February 19, 1879. 



g&chtiitg and Hjoatinfr 



COMING FIXTURES. 



Jane 19— New Jersey Y C Annual Hegatta. 



June 19— New Turk x G Annual Regatta. 



June 20— Eastern Y C Cruise. 



.Tuue 2l-F,.>ston Y Union Regatta. 



June 21— East Boston Y Animal Regatta. 



Jiiue 21— --eawaahaki Y C Ooea Uonnthtan Regatta, 



June 21— Haverhill Y O Annual Regatta. 



.lane 21— Nova Scotia Y a Spring Regatta. 



Juue 23— Brentou'a Reef Cap Match. 



June 33— Columbia Y C Anuual Regatta. 



June 24— Long tsiau'l Y O Annual Regatta. 



June24-Vixen-R gina Match. 



Juue 2d— New uetliord Y u Regatta. 



June 2-f— West Kris itnn Y O Annual Regatta. 



June 28 — Nova Ucotta Y 9 Harrier Cruise. 



Juue 28— Dorenest'-r V C Clinnipionaiilp Hegatta. 



June 29— (Quaker CUV X Harbor Cruise. 



July S-Bcverley S C Special Kegtata, Cotuit. 



July 4— Buffalo Y C Review. 



July 4— Detroit Y C Regatta. 



July 4— Salem Y C Regatta. 



July 4— Quiney Y O Union Regatta. 



July 4— Quaker City Y C Corinthian Regatta. 



July 5— Nahaaset Y C Regatta, Naliuut. 



July s— Seawanhaka Y C Oorinttutu cruise. 



July 9— Eastern Y C Aunust Regatta, Murbiehoad. 



July 12— Beverley 1 C Regatta, Swampucott. 



July 12— Chicago Y c Union Regatta. 



Juiy !2— Nova seotla Y S Regatta. 



July 12— Dorchester Y C Regatta. 



July 13— Quaker City Harbor Cruise. 



July 15— buffalo Y c Annual Regatta. 



July 16— Lake ueorgo Canoe Regatta. 



July 17— Lake Ceorge C.mje Regatta. 



July 19— Nova Scot! t Y S Harbor Cruise. 



July 19— San Francisco Model Y Regatta. 



Jaly 19— Nahasset Y c Regatta and Annual Dinner, Nahant. 



Ju y 26— Dorchester Y C Regatta. 



July 26— Atlantic Y O Cruise. 



YACHTING NEWS. 



Lake Geobge Canob Regatta. — The Jersey City Canoe 

 Club has been invited by the Lake George Regatta Associa 

 tion to arrange for a sailing and paddling regatta at Caldwell, 

 at the headwaters of the lake, on July 16 and 17. There is 

 to be no entrance fee, and canoes and their owners will be 

 transported free from New York to the lake and return. A 

 canoe camp will be established for the race days at Caldwell. 

 A number of entries have been made. Entries for the canoe 

 races may be made with Chas. E. Chase, Commodore J. O. O. 

 C, who "will furnish information upon request. Besides the 

 canoe races, there is to be a single-scull shell race, double- 

 scull shell race, pair-oared shell race and a four-oared shell 

 race, open to all amateurs. In addition, there will be an 

 iuter-cjllegiate race for eight and four-oared shells, open to 

 undergraduates only. c. 



Jersey City Canoe Club.— The Jersey City Canoe Club 

 will hold its first general regatta, Autrust 28, off the Idle 

 Hour, a pleasant summer resort on New "1 ork Bay, about 

 five minutes' walk from the Pamrepo Station, on the Central 

 K. R. of N. J. The course will be definitely fixed according 

 to the wind on the day of the race. It will be free from 

 reefs, strong tides and lumpy water, such as annoyed the 

 canoeists who participated iu the general regatta off Staten 

 Island on the 7th of June. The Jersey City Club invites all 

 other canoeists to enter their canoes and come in and enjoy 

 the fun. There will be a paddling race over a mile and a 

 half one-turn course. The Bailing course will be about five 

 miles in length ; Ihe sailing regulations substantially those 

 governing the Staten Island regatta. The same gentlemen 

 will be requested to act as judges. Entries may 'be made 



—Mr. E. H. Gillman's Orphinas whelped, May 12, 9 pup- 

 pies— (i black and white, 3 lemon and white— sired by L. 

 F. Whitman's Rattlsr (Kob Roy-Pickles). 



—Mr. W. Tallman's (of Providence) bitch Bonibel (Rink- 

 Mollie) whelped, May 15, 8 dogs and 3 bitches, by Dan (Lei- 

 cester-Peeress). Four lemon and white and two black and 

 white. 



—Mr. Ed. A. Sproner's orange- white hitch Zoe whelped on 

 May 25 a fine litter of ten puppies, by Champion Lord. 



Yachting Shoes. — From personal trial we can recommend 

 the new style of yachting shoes which Messrs. Peck & Sny- 

 der, of this city, have introduced. They are made of canvas 

 siding, leather heels and trimmings, and leather soles shod 

 with corrugated rubber, both to keep the feet dry and to pre- 

 vent slipping on wet decks. 



Literature for Yachtsmen. — Attention is called to the 

 card of Lee & Shepard in our yachting advertisements. The 

 book on boat sailing which they have published was reviewed 

 in our last issue. Yachtsmen will often find interesting mat- 

 ter among our book reviews, in the latter part of the paper. 



J., or Cas. E. Chase, 287 Broadway, New York." The' en] 

 trance fee of §2 admits one canoe "to either or both races. 

 The prizes will be : 



Sailing iiace— 1st, a gold badge and a whip ; 2d, a silver 

 badge. 



FaddliDg Race— 1st, a jointed paddle (presented by Thos. 

 M. Lyon, builder of canvas canoes): 2d, a silver badge. 



Canoes may be easily transported' to the Idle Hour, where 

 they and their captains will be provided with excellent ac 

 commodations. c. 



Eegina- Vixen.— These two sloops sail a match, June 24 



for the Bennett Challenge Cup now held by Vixen. 



Baltimore Yaoht Club. — The annual regatta of this club 

 was sailed June 2. Entries, first class. Miboy and Collier: 

 second class, JS r a.t. O. Robinson and J. E Adams ; third class 

 Adeline, Dreacbuiught, Dauntless, SAwirm, Mathalie, Parrott. 

 All yachts were of the sailing machine type, and consequent- 

 ly, upon the appearance of a mild squall, the whole of the 

 first class incontinently capsized, and Dauntless lost her stick. 

 Of the rest, the Robinson was worked home with a lead in' 

 the second class and Adeline in the third. This race, like a 

 great mauy others of the same kind, is pitiable evidence of 

 the worthlessness of our small craft for any service what- 

 ever. Sand-bag machines should be abolished. 



Babbm Yaoht Club. — The first annual regatta of this club 

 was sailed June 10. Breeze fresh from E. Three clashes. 

 Courses, 8, 8 and 5 miles respectively. .No restriction as 

 to sails; fixed ballast and Herreshoff's time-tables. Prizes 

 a pennant to winner in each class. The result is appended : ' 



K1H8T CLASS. 



Actual Corrected 

 _ 'lime. Time. 



Name, Owner. h m ft *» - - 



Mignon, cb 1 W Do>1ge i si IS 



Vista, k FA Gardner i 57 35 



Mary Wtd'ams, sch...T F French 1 54 00 



Naiad Qaeen, cb....l'eteraon 5 n 00 



second ctAss (centreboards). 



Dash Huntington 2 22 50 



Thistle Rlc.i 2 (5 jo 



Thorn Newcomb ....2 03 36 



Cherub, a Allah NoctaKea 



THIRD CLASS. 



Tulip Foster 1 u so 



Pink BVya 1 so 18 



Eruma Brooks 1 5? 60 



Anne Law on 1 nl) 2n 



Grade Muldrom 2 (16 10 



Judges: Messrs. O. W. Richardson, C. A. Benjamin and 



E. A. Millett. Regatta Committee: Messrs. Snow, Rich 

 John Newcomb, \V. T. Survey, F. A. Gardner autl J. C. Re- 

 mon. 



Seawanhaka Yacht Club— The Corinthian umtrhes 

 sailed under the auspices of this club are get down for June 

 3t. Classification and rule of measurement will be found in 

 our issue of May 15. Open to yachts of recognized yacht 

 clubs. Rules of the S. Y. C. will be in force. Five prizes 

 are offered, one in each class in which two or more yachts 



1 27 31 

 1 2!) 19 

 1 HO 42 

 1 -13 SS 



1 31 40 

 1 32 20 



1 33 21 



1 22 37 

 1 2H 40 

 1 35 12 

 1 3T 49 

 1 U 39 



