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FOREST AND STREAM. 



marked, in good specimens, that no difficulty is expe- 

 rienced by a connoisseur in placing them. But if the 

 matter be' not BpeedRy looked to, ii is verj evidenl that 



ivill be blended at no distant da 

 md thisshould be' deplored, [fa 

 i,l "hound" dog with a daehs- 

 uiii. ui the litter tbus produced, 

 rid" pups, some "terrier" pups, 

 id-half" pups, which wittfero* 

 ...ntuallv will puzzle people to 

 know how to classify theni; There are already many 

 -uili mongrel dachshunde. 



Now. i am a stickler for the •• bound " t\ |»'. because 

 dachshund hounds have exceedingly well denned charac- 

 teristics, winch their "terrier" congeners (with dnere- 

 speol to their breeders) have not. The terrier daohs- 

 hand's short feather and lighi bone l.tehind, liis appl, 



(In two distinct strj 

 into one general breed-, a 

 man mates his daohshun 

 hund "terrier"' bitoh, hi 

 gel probably some "hou 

 and some sort of a " half-ar 

 into neither type, and i 



head .mil pi 

 me from a s 

 right in wisl 



ntert i 



I ],. 



ad i 

 nt of 



e the i 



10. Hind legs— fa 

 reiy short, and qui 



11. Fore-feet mu 

 net the toes Well closed ; t 



particularly of a black col 

 feet. The' hind feel 



icklesstro 



' '" """-h 

 g£ 



ila Shorter and straighter. 

 12. Hair short, close, and gloi 

 verv sUorl and tine On the 



and inu •■■ i j in e | 

 son with the front Legs, 

 than i he him 1 feet, broad. 

 iails strong, unev< n, and 

 r, with a Strong pad to the 

 laller and rounder, the toes 



oth 



id elasii, 



legs, 



und 

 „l hi 

 Wh-gi 



if the tail. The hair on the low, r pari Of 

 user. 



clc, with tan oi, the bead., neck, breast, 



the tail : besides dart; brown, gol&en- 



-gra\. wilh darker stripes on tlie bacls . 



y and silver-grav. with darker patches 



Sudden Death of a Dog.— Memphis, New York, In!'/ 

 18, 1879,— trtltor Forest and Stream: My thorongh-brej 

 cocker spaniel Dash" came to an untimely end on Mon-' 

 day last, 1 give yofl the particulars as tenia syniptoml 

 and death, as they came under my personal eye lb- 

 full of hie usual vivacity up to within 80 minutes bt 

 iie died, tollowine ■ „„. playfully down tomyfarra, as Hi 



did , 



III to lh, 



•11 lo 



thi 



FI drink I 



,.i the n 

 o ablutio 



pre 

 longer ears, somewhat 1 

 hind as in front, plenty of propelling 

 parativoh withsize— plenty of music. 

 At the same time. I <|Uit.- understand 

 that for terrier work die heavier, 

 dachshund hound would not answer 



and I therefore .pike accept the no 

 tion of dachshund terriers being bred 

 for the work they have to do ; but 

 what 1 argue is. that the two breeds 

 should be broadly separated at shows, 

 and in this view 1 trust 1 shall not 

 be alone. And. by ihe way, before 

 going any further, it may Be as well 

 to enlighten a certain class of men 

 who criticise disparagingly dach- 

 shund terriers on the gi,. und, for- 

 sooth, thai they are" nowhere " with 

 killing foxes tor badgers, as compared 

 with some of our own terriers. This 

 view of the mat ler evinces a degree 

 of ignorance of the way in which the 

 sport is carried on which should be 

 forthwith dispelled. The dachshund 

 terrier is not asked to kill under any 

 circumstances. He may bolt his 

 quarry — and he does so now and then 

 — but "his special functions are simply 

 to mark the quarry; and follow it into 

 its stronghold, and by giving tongue 

 incessantly direct the men as to where 

 they are to dig in order to secure their 

 prey. Therefore, an ordinary terrier 

 which would go in and kill his game 

 would give no end of trouble to the 

 diggers, since they would not know 

 in which direction to carry on their 

 operations. As regards that sort of 

 thing being called sport, it is a pure 

 matter of fancy. It is exciting 

 enough, in all conscience : and if the 

 definition of sport, broadly speaking, 

 is one which is to be endowed with 

 sufficient elasticity to embrace every- 

 thing which tends" to give relaxation and fun to the sports- 

 man, then digging foxes and badgers is sport. 



As regards the history of dachshunde, the minutes of 

 the meeting stated that : 



"The German dachshund— which during the sixteenth 

 century was called by many names, such as Erdhundle. 

 Loehhimdlin, then as Schl'ifferlin and Schlieft'er (from 

 creeping.) and later as Taehssehlieffer, Dachskrieeher, 

 Dachshund (provineially Teckel) has been considered as an 

 original race by many. " In fact, in the days of the Mero- 

 vingians they are said to have existed under the name of 

 Bibarhunt. 'Of course there are no reliable records about 

 these dogs, which in those days were used for hunting 

 under the earth, and even in these times ordinary dogs. 

 such as Saubellers and Otterhunde, are often used in the 

 absence of dachshunde." 



This then goes to prove that even in olden times there 

 were dachshunde used as terriers; but, as their points are 

 not given— " there being no reliable records about these 

 dogs"— may it not be readily admitted that these dogs 

 were dachshund hounds of diminutive sizes, which, being 

 small, were unable to pursue their quarry even under 

 ground, after having hunted it through the coverts? I 

 think this ought to be the solution of the question. In 

 short, all the dachshunde. now bred must have originally 

 descended from a "hound" fountain head, because one 

 can breed terriers readily enough from hounds by crossing 

 with other breeds and by choosing puny specimens ; but 

 no one can breed hounds from anything but hounds— 

 mo, the dachshund "terrier" of the present day is de- 

 scended from the dachshund "hound" of old, and I 

 argue that the latter type should therefore be preserved 

 in its puritv. if possible. 



The following are the points agreed upon : 

 1 General appearance, low and very long structure, 

 deep and we'll developed chest, legs very short, the fore- 

 legs turned inwards at the knees with the feet consider- 

 ably bent out. The whole appearance is weasel-like ; the 

 tail' is not much crooked, and is carried either straight up 

 or a little sloping. Hair close, short and smooth; ex- 

 pression intelligent, attentive, and lively. Weight not 

 over lOkillos. , , 



3 Head long and pointed towards the nose ; forehead 

 broad and flat j noBe narrow; the lips bang over a little, 

 and form a sort of fold in the corner of the mouth. 



8 Ears of medium length, tolerably broad and rotmd 

 at the ends.' placed high tip, and at the back of the head, 

 90 that the space between eye and ear appears consider- 

 ably larger than with other hunting dugs; they are 

 smooth and close, and droop with any shaking of the 



head. , . , , 



4. Eyes not too large, round and clear, rather pro- 

 truding', and verv sharp in expression, 



r> Neck long, flexible, broad, and strong. 



6. Back verv long, and broad in the hind parts. 



7. Breast broad, ribs deep and very long, and back ot 

 body higher titan the front. 



8. Tail of medium length, strong at the root, and 

 gradually running to g, short point, almost straight, 

 occasionally with a small curve. 



9 Fore-parts much stronger than the hind ; muscular 

 shoulders, which are short, bending outwards, the knee 

 inwards and the feet again outwards. 



lit IV, 



I was racking. I 



id as I commenced pump- 

 igh and for a few moments 

 . lie followed tn. partly 



all at once gave a veil and 

 J I hough he was scared and 

 i, danger. He would 



.- lap, and acted 



lite: 



My Hrst 



was I fail he was being stung and 1 started up. he 

 ig lor a few feet and suddenly fell in a spasm and 



ess than fifteen mi BS. I am at a loss lo con- 



as to his ailment. 1 am quite sure it could not 



hav.- 1 n poison, and give you the full parti,-, dais i,,,p. 



ing you can give -...n,,. information to your pat I 



through your valuable paper which 

 may have valuable stock liable the 



same disease, 



Wabrem Si- i. i.ivan. 

 | The cause of death was un-doubt- 

 edlv drinking too much cold water 

 when heated". K.I | 



—The St, Bernard bitch Juno, im- 

 Suiie. imported in is.;;, from the 

 and the property of Mi. rhas. 11. 

 Allen, of Albany/ whelped on the 7 

 ibst, b' puppies, i dogs and 3 bitches 



-iied t.y imported Chamounix. 



- Mr.N. Klmoiv. 



.fGranbj 



. Conn., 



has pur, based from 





IWnall 



one-half interest in 





Victor, 



b> imported Rattlt 



r oul of i 



llpolt.-d 



Blue Bell. 







Importation.— Dr. J. 8, Nevin, of 



Ontario, has recently imported from 

 England the Gordon setter dog Blos- 

 som loflllO E. K. 0. Stud Book), by 

 Shot out of Mr. Macdona's Bloom. 

 Blossom, butbt 



. hav 



irkahh 

 lers. back and 

 is black with 

 on in England 

 I Hall, Bath, 

 , Alex- 



compressed or corneal head, if the nose is too short or too 

 narrow, if the lips are too long, long faltering ears, (bin 

 neck, and narrow chest, if the front legs are not regu- 

 larly bent, or if the crookedness of the legs is so strom as 

 >-i t i*3 carry the weight T the hod-, Furthsr ; the feet, 

 if they are not regularly formed ; if the hind 1 



l< 



siutt 



faulty. 

 WitI 



id likewise the t: 

 musk, -rooked. 



il whe 

 With 



1 too lot 

 egard t 



it whits as grou 

 with the except! 

 these points, as 



•-. gar Is 



• is also 



•hat is i 

 the clas 



» and he: 



md 



it is' to bt 



de 



ioned before, 

 f dachshunde 

 conclusion 1 

 irt. viz,, that 

 to "hounds" 

 ■rlain weight. 

 nd -'bitches." 



l they apply, I quite agree; but i 

 can oulv repeat what I stated in my re| 

 dachshunde at shows should be divided i 

 and " terriers " ; the latter not to exceed a 

 and to be still subdivided into "dogs" 

 The "hounds", if sufficiently numerous Lo warrant form- 

 ing into several divisions, to be classed by weight, and 

 each class to be subdivided into "dog" and "bitch" 

 classes. 



The portraits we print are those of Fritz and Diana, 

 two celebrated dogs owned by Mr. Barclay Hanbury, of 

 England, and both of which were imported from Ger- 

 many. Some few years since, much more interest was 

 taken in the dachshund in this country than appears to 

 exist now, a fact we are sorry to record, as he is a lively. 

 merry little worker, and affords much sport when rabbits 

 are abundant. Dr. Twaddell. of Philadelphia, imported 

 some very fine specimens and lias been the most success- 

 ful exhibitor at our shows. 



DEATH TO FLIES. 



golden tan. Delias w 



first prizes at Agricultu 



Ba rton-on-Trent, Man 



andre Palace. Edinburgh, Bristol, 



Swindon, and other places. He will 



lie used for stud purposes. 



—Mr. John H. Rogers of Boston, 

 Mass.. claims the name Zang for his 

 red setter dog, whelped May 27th, 

 1879, by his red setter Fox out of 

 Mr. Arthur Sharp's red and white 

 after Zoo. 



— \V. E. Leavirt. of Flushing, has sold his dog "Sir 

 janeelot ". winner of the 3d prize in the last Mew York 

 hpw to a gentlemen in New Jersey. We understand 

 that the price paid was $500. Sir Lancelot was bred by 

 Northrup, of Newton. " More ford strain"; very hand- 

 some -nd beautifully broken. 



DoG Ei ist. -Dr. J. S. Niuii of London, Ontario, has 

 hadstolen frornhim his Gordon Setter Don, The dog's 

 fore feet are white. Any nformatioii concerning liirn re- 

 ceived at this office dr by the owner. 



—The red Irish setter bitch Gipsie. owned by Mr. G. W. 

 Bassford, of White Plains, whelped on the 23d inst.. 

 eight all red puppies, sired by Rory O'Moore. 



Thk Unstable Tubf. — Nothing more : 



how precarious is the footing of even tl 

 fished institutions, than the following con 

 New York Slip, There are not only gn 

 tides in the affairs of men, but varying 



rarely indicates 

 e longest eslah- 

 ii.ieiilsliom the 

 ■at and mighty 

 and uncertain 



Buffalo, July 14, lST'.f. 

 Editor Forest and Stream : 



Two ■weeks ago a cooker bitch of mine whelped. In a 

 very short time'Hiere were t Wo hundred and fifty millions 

 (actual count) of flics gathered to the feast. As soon as 

 practicable. I removed the bedding (sawdust covered with 

 coarse, cotton cloth) and added new bedding. Kennel 

 nerfeelly clean, but still the flies came m swarms. At, 

 mv grocers I noticed some patent "Eh Plates", used for 

 exterminating flies. 1 purchased six and lacked the,,, up 

 on the walls of the kennel and watched results, hi t wen by 

 minutes the flies began to drop, and in less than two hours 

 I swept up nearly a'pint of dead flies. I found plenty of 

 dead ones, too, outside of the building, and to-day there 

 are verv few flies in my kennel. The pups sleep qua "-try 

 • - 1 - nervous nor rest less. These ' • plates 

 babes about an inch dee]) ; the pre- 

 ittom and covered over bv a pre- 

 thedish on the walls, of course 

 covet the paper with water, and 

 . ....iroughlv saturate,! if is ready for 

 use abd if a fly sticks his bill 'into the solution (which 

 they like) he is'u "dead bird", and will never get "out- 

 side of the boundaries " alive, B l :,LviaTY. 



An uuex 



» oted riv 



in the Eas 



has spr 



neighborho 





the last fw, 



(rears tin 



continent. 



Althoug 



the few pre 





and almost 



exhaust 



nearly so. i 



n fact, tl 



game racei 



s at Mon 



closed on tl 



e 1 3i h to 



Ol 3 He. 



ud hurdl, 



tracting tin 



attentio 



far Bright, 



,n Beach 



ting 



vhich 



n-ogrt 

 (fairs 

 askin 



is at- 



» how 



and the dame is not i 

 consist of little 

 paration is put 

 pared paper, "5 



out of r-.- - 



etirrents, which make and unmake fortunes, direct events. 

 establish fashions, change men's fancies, and play fast 

 and loose with best laid schemes and fixed establishments : 

 il loll,,- old establish, ,! racecourses 



mg up at Bri hi m - ach, in the 

 I, mi i. people nave gathered during 



• \ at aUJ other r.uinin.-i- resort on the 

 this course is not yet completed, 

 ices have drawn a. large attendance, 

 ,1 the supply of steeple-chasers— so 

 u there were not enough of these 

 nouth Park at the , 

 arry out the announc 

 races. This slate 

 of horse-men ; they £1 

 will affect Long Branch, Jerome 



-reaiter. If the magnates of the turf 



le to take Bit interestill the new course, the mat- 

 i become serious. However, the Saratoga Atreo- 



. with its usual pluck, means to carry out its pro- 

 le of one hundred races, no matter what obstacle 

 may arise. 



There is no doubt that the Brighton is the most merci- 

 ful summer track in the country, whatever may be said 

 in favor of other tracks. 



New Jersey Athletic Clot.— The opening games of 

 the New Jersey Athletic Club, will take place on their 

 grounds, EEsian Fields, Hoboken, New Jersey, July 29. 

 U the ueutiier should prove stormy, games will take place 

 the first clear day. Special ferryboat, Midland, will leave 

 Street Ferry 1:30 p. Mi and Christopher Street. 

 atl:4oV. M. Charles T. Battelle, Secretary. P. O. Box, 

 350, Hoboken, N. J. 



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