72 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



lAiraum' 38., 1883. 



unnecessarily mid one sin trie stroke to the punishment so un- 

 sparingh an]. lied bv Mr. Mason, Ht- has given farts and they 

 speak for themselves. I will not therefore decline to notice 

 Mr. Kirk or his letter in reply tri mine, which I well could do. 

 -in. e lie has been so laid bare bv vour correspondent's scalpel. 



I choose rather, as far a? I aVn concerned, to let him down 

 easy, and reply briefly ro certain portions of his Icier of 

 July 5. t will make Mr. Kirk an offer. 



1 will give two silver cups as prices to any two of the ex- 

 hibited pointers fotmdfMut with bv me. if Mr. Kirk can pro- 

 do . . them before our vision, and ) will likewise .agree to re. 

 trn-rm writing in thi- i..-., -. ■ -. H j .a raging words, it, when 



this off»r ;-.■•:, ,., , ...,._ ■, ,. ,., her bee 



re s 



) w 



jnder 



nil 



ere 





othin; 



le 



mfi 



H,- 



refer 





Let 



hii 



i proc 



hie 



, resenf iwner of the Mayor will lead him to me. we will get 



..I. !; 'a the judgment of anvof the other judges who offici- 

 ated at New York m Mav last., as io which is the better Speci- 

 men of the genuine Newfoundland, We can both join in the 

 expense of a silver clip, and donate it to the victor. Strange 

 a. -. .- ■■ - 11 ! .■■■ . leccantric gen Heman did once thin* the 

 Mayorthe ■. jande I i og pf his type be ever sa^v," but as soon 

 as i criticise his knowli D _■■"■ a i igs in the Judging ring, bang 

 loff ending animal Who happened at 



iie author of the Kirk and Niven 

 Bred iu the former the same pecu- 

 liip in dogs made a difference in his 

 when Benedict, wa.s the "grandest 



• saw!" Since the dog called mo 

 lOd Ohe," Well, indeed, may I BX- 



! howdillicnlt thou art to find, and 



the time to call menia 



Hpwstrat .too 

 expose siioiild have di 

 liin ify 1 did. that own 

 lodgment! 'I'lie. time 

 Sp,inie] Of Ins kind lie 

 master, he is simply " 

 chum with thatillnstr 

 nude truth! oh, truet 

 how difficult to nttei 



made as much ot tons 



-diff 



. K. 



1 ie( v, 



Norfolk and black held spaniels (which I am astounded he 

 has never kllOWh) to •'tell the public all I know of 

 sp.ini-ls, and they will sit at the feet of Gamaliel 

 and set wise.- That's funny, very funny! Indeed one 

 inieht. say it is closely allied to wit, and no doubt produced 



. i - , i ■' if u '-liter ill i he camp of the Kirk. All 1 can answer 



is, that many years ago I was the owner Of several genuine 

 little live,- and white cockers weighing Dot over eighteen 

 prfuods. and see nothing nowadays to eclipse, or even to egnal 

 them, either in appc.ir.an- . -niopacln e68, general style, or in 



than the modern black fi-ld spauiel, legs a trifle longer, coat 

 by nomeaii-, curly, audin one of them quite straight. For 

 work on land or in water thev were marvel-, especially as re- 



hrievers r obtained two of ihom from the late Mr. Francis 



! h,i 



Th, 



owned. 



Gladly wndd 1 'see lids beautiful, plucky, hardy, affectionate 

 little 'cocker more populai with us. Huee attached to his 

 master, there is no thicket so dense he will not peuetrate it; 

 no water so roirzh he will not venture out to obey that master's 

 bidding. Again, let us tell .Mr. Kirk there is almost as much 

 difference between;! black field spaniel and a Norfolk spaniel 



wncrfll contour, color and intelligence. Air. Kirk should read 

 nil on this question, after he has taken his hat ,.ff to Mr. 

 ilftSQU and When other and more important matters will 

 air..rd hon leisure. There is no use for inc to give a deserip- 

 n. ,n Let him consult £he various authorities. Besides, if 1 

 give in writhiM inv own portrait of n Norfolk spaniel, some 

 kind and con.iderul- scribe, whose politeness has left his man- 

 ner, p, ,:ik" i . fu'.e in his clothes, might, iu language more 

 graphic than ornate accuse tneol "knowing too much.' 

 i ',„, ..am,- war* now, Mr. Kirk .ays I "could not stand 

 mess for you. Why. 

 •copic investigation of 

 l their castigation. I 

 ted. 



his criticism of my dogs. ' 

 my dear boy, 1 aided von in ; 

 the merits of th'ise prize-win 



even told yon of defects vom- 

 it read niy letter; please. 1 

 ness, which .you slionld acki 

 \ on m :\\ In- piv.judi- -I a-a 



the trull, -telling and sham-In 



Stand, are Opel] 



ihe hitorest o 



iriilh and prqj 



■-" 



mow thai i- i 



let me. in the 



doc- nut -ci 

 the position 

 Spaniel Club 

 that class of 



ki 



of 



1," 



.. .. on tb par 





live, at least, the merit of frank, 



a hater of -hams. Though htfw 

 ling can hurt or affect the com- 

 •taryof the American 

 |ge of these dogs at all shows, I 

 ; pick his pocket, does it; Then 

 page of this paper, as I under- 

 ni opinions, t will give mine in 

 - club, or ring. In "the cause, of 

 feet I tread 



e lei 



still 



onehiding this part Ot uiy letter, 

 way, suggest to Mr. Kirk' that it 

 the thing for him to occupy 

 •turv Of tin- American Cocker 

 ;ept the office of judge of till 

 jarly all the. show*. A mild pro- 

 iwing number of exhibitors of these 

 .__ -fellows, it seems to inc. would be in 

 ,.rd-r ■• .ii.-i i ii - dual exercise of talent. Mr. Kirk maybe 

 at, ex-.fl-ut and gentleman. 1 certainly found him a very 

 — nial on- the iew moments I Iiad the honor of conversing 

 with him, but as a judge of dogs, and especially non-sporl mg 

 doge. 1 ihinkur have aright to ask the managers ol bench 

 shows throughout the country to appoint one of greater know- 

 ledge and more practical experience than he can possibly pos- 

 'ess is an own-1 an.le.yhihiiorol dogs, 1 for on- f-el that I 

 have arifiht to speak plainly on the. matter. All lovers and 

 l„-,,,|,.,-.,,l ■ ,,iir|.,,i, -.■:.. ..id and faithful friends, I amipiilc 

 sure will agree with me. I address mvself to those who are 

 not seeking notoriri,\ but who with all heaiim— d-sir- un 



tell shows during the last two years without 

 doubt Hut he should remember that a great name without 

 n, nit 'is like an -on a oh Oh a eollin. 



In this connection let me ask a very important question. 

 How were some of onr present judges at shows seleotajH 



Winn-,, wa-it first deiuoiistraied that tin— particular geutle- 



aucomplished' in' ki .-l-dgi <>l the canine race than others? 



Heiri-ring to setters and pointer, and spaniels a man may 

 havo been a wiccessful and brilliant Bpottamun. He may have 

 bagged more game than any of his fellows. But does this 

 - entitle I 



pi- 



aliti, 



Wl 



nilabl. ■' 

 obedient, andgi 



. 1 ha 

 grels. 



as to tuni 



m:h-»ho- 



that no inferior specimens, either in 

 tail, could possibly get even he. f 

 will raise the standard of judging, 

 just what they seek themselves, 

 judge who has never owned or 

 truest types of the breeds he is eho.-n to 

 And yet, we have seen men staud as an 





eneh show 

 ogs. They 



re 



These are 



or 



style in the 



on 



that grand 



11 



disposed of 





me to say. 



Ira 



•eons Mr 



re adopted, ac 



■re true merit 

 vorthless. Tl 

 ■easou that tti 



the standard. Ti 



isb to be personal. I 



a th-; ualess lugrer 

 nd judges more crifi- 

 is not displayed, our 

 ley will even be pro- 

 i to pei'- 



'ulf 



id t 



peifietiiated. There are 

 about the office of a. judg, 

 dermy own observation, 

 believe iu bench shoves, b 



exhibitions will be utterly 



petuate a sorry type of' animals, botl 



I have alr-ady taxed your patience too long, but interest and 

 earnestness in uiv subject, must solicit pardon forme. In my 

 next letter, if you will permit me, I will give response, to some 

 others who are waiting their turn without doubt, and will 

 have something to sav about the Held qualities of our dogs, 

 and proposed matches. Stuart Taylor. 



South Hampton, Auk. 18- 1188. 



STATUS OF THE BULLDOG. 

 Editor Forest, and Stream: 



I did not suspect that in my 

 matters in a. previous nunVbe 

 patron of bulldogs, but it happc 

 number "Hemlock" takes me. 

 dog to a rank in society as I as 

 breed of: dogs. "Hemlock" objl 

 he has personally taken to b 

 right have I to east a slur upon 

 bulldogs.' > T ow. one swallow d. 

 the fact that one or two or evoi 

 men have taken to breeding tl 

 the general character and assoi 



I have known gentlemen to di 

 and ran after strange gods a 

 should not be surprised to hear 

 dogs, which ho has of course a 

 think the fact is going to do 

 change his nature. His specia 



stincts am brutal, and in the way oi accompiisnnicius pig 

 retrieving is the sum total. I do not consider him a fit associ- 

 ate of the noble setter or pointer, and 1 am a little surprised 



to find a gentleman of ''Hemlock's" evident intellig le so 



falling from graxse as to go from setters to bulldogs, but that 

 Is his own affair. 



When he says I probably do not know a bulldog when I see 

 him, he gives me credit for a very limited degree of dog 

 knowledge. It is because I do know' them that, while I ain a 

 general lover of dogs, I do not like bulls. They have no dis- 

 crimination; thev will turn on their masters as readily as on 

 any one else. I will give "Hemlock" an instance: A friend 

 '"illdog, with which he 

 lim daily and petting 

 Uttle cuss snapped at 

 ening he went to the 

 id. 



:>ssip about dogs and other 

 1 should stir up a friend and 

 s that I did, and in your last 

 task torasaignme the bnll 



ngular things, 

 .ud suppose I 

 hiking to bull- 



ftgh 



hi; would not permit him to ei 

 less, the dog refused to recogi 

 y friend hud to go to a hotel 



i-ked 



Eiloek." struck out for a 

 ID 8 half-starved voiing 

 ed him, and made much 



I a pinto the sti 



fearing burgla 

 cultivated intimate relat 

 him, during which pcrio 

 him twice and oil him - 

 theater with his famih 

 "When he came home tb 

 the gate. Coaxing was I 

 his master's voice, and my n 

 sleep. 



Instance No. 'i: A friend. 111 

 new sensation, and one day p 

 bull, took him home, fed him, 

 of him. One day the dog wan 

 of the door. Along came the 

 came for the dog. My friend 

 impudent. Friend, being on 

 lauded the dog man in the glitter, but he -prang up a] 

 for mv friend, and a lively tussle ensued, and what d< 

 ungrateful, ugly brute do but sail in and lake a hand 

 fight, hut, as you might naturally expect from the 

 characteristics of the breed, he took side* with the d< 

 and against tho master that had fed. protected and , I 

 him, and seized him bv the calf of the leg. and tc 

 chawed, while my friend was pohaMngoffthedog-t 

 Rut when he had settled him and saw and felt whal 

 had been up to, he turned on the man 

 licked you for trying t 



nterposed, dog-catcher bee. 



He 



I'll 



ck 



ke that. 

 1 lloli'l 



out when 1 Mil 





i for ana[ 



kind. If 'Hen 



dock" thiol 





individual effo 



•t>. all righl 



, but I an 



have to go dov 



m to the do 





Mv article ^ 



vas not nib 



mded to t 



merely a gossi 



i about thii 



■_■- gsneri 



aii-lil with iii-n whose dogs 

 a. inch and active, true and 

 fill noses. These men were 

 a mi w-i-e remarkably good 



such men whose word is law The men I want to set apt ■ 

 ,,,,] ..... are those who own the best specimens ol their breed, 

 who have always owned them, who would own no others, 

 whose dogs always Btand first, and whose taste is eo critical 



isivelv about dogs. 

 IB, etc. I do 

 not profess to know it all but I have perhaps bred a- many 

 dogs of all kinds (bulls excepted) as "Hemlock." and spent as 

 much money at it. with no thought of profit, Ask lieu. 

 Crook, Col.' Hiddle, Major Jim Lord, U. S. A., and lots of 

 other old ai-mv associates what thev know about my dogs. 

 Ask Horace Smith, through whom I procured many a Gordon 

 setter. I still asserf that owners ol bulldogs generally, and 

 as a rule, are a class of gentlemen much affecting the lower 

 order of amusements. The exceptions, as there are I,, .,11 

 rules, may be "th- small band" that "Hemlock" speaks, of. 

 among wliich 1 am willing to include him. but I am sorry to 

 find him there, sorry to see such a case of demoralization, 

 such a fall from setters to bulls. It is enough to make angels 

 weep to see a gentleman in such company. PODGBF*;. 



TEXAS.— If any of your readers have hunting dogs (other 

 dogs are ot no account) which may have become infested with 

 fleas, allow me to tender my receipt. Shred a plug of com- 

 mon smoking tobacco into' an empty quart can; fill with 

 water and let stand for twelve hours: then roll up vour 

 -le-ves and sponge the dog thoroughly with the water in the 

 can, being careful to reach every part' of his visible anatomy 

 with tho Btnall sponge, tmd sat u rate Mb hair Completely. Now 

 stand clear and let him shake himself, and then tie him up 

 over Bight ; in Hie. morning a shod. Bwitn will remove all traces 

 of the odoi ous wash. If your kennel is kept clean after this, 

 your dog will be little bothered with the pests, The washing 

 with the solution is hot a pleasant job, and is no improvement 

 jo the animal's appearance, but the operation Is a very short 

 one, and the bath next day removes all traces from the dog.— 

 X. 



HORSK SHOW.— JL 

 superintendent of dog s 

 tendeiu of the Interuataj 

 son Square Garden next 

 street, New York, 



WHERE IB OLD TUG' Mr, G-. Che 



chii.gs, Mr. Choi 

 and, thinking a 

 1 early Sunday i 



n has had in his 

 ugh by bo 



team- and p.al cs- 

 i to l.h- a i-1 



tiling 

 111 Of 



one 

 nte 



across the new suspension" lirid: 

 bank, and notified i i . . ■ ■ , lei 

 bridge, who with his glass reco 

 that he had been sent over th 

 that the dog was below the I 

 Chorman went down the mclint 

 Ihe animal; but early the next 

 and soon discovered the dog, w 

 nothing had happened. All at i 



the 

 the full i 



Of hi: 



as he floated 



;v would nor, 



iger, walking 



rle 



•an end of the 



•id. knowing 

 Mr. Chorman 

 the day Mr. 

 ould not riud 

 I wi ill. i i.ovn, 

 sky as though 

 nee the dog has become the 

 .B allowed to remain and live 



.—Niagara Falls Gazette. 



id, bote 



ng his 



LONDON fiEKiJif SHOW. — 

 We have iust received circulars , 

 in Canada, aud from the local e..i 



Pittsburgh, Ft, Wayne & Chicago, a 



tl i London Bench Show if properly 1 

 companied by owners or care-takers 



'or Forest and StreaM: 

 nd Trunk R. R. 



tree of pa.-sens-cr agents 

 i, which include the fial- 

 !hi --_. t Gram Trunk, 



irk, i hicago v St, Louis, 

 reeing to carry dogs free 

 ,xed or -rated, and ac- 



-C. A. Stone. Asst. S— 



D ANBURY DOG SHOW. -The Da 



cietv of Danburv. Conn., will hold a i 

 tion with their annual fair the first v, 

 year, although but few dogs were e.s 

 quite an attractive feature of the fis 

 have wisely concluded to adopt it as a 



tbury Agricultural So- 

 ■eefc in October. Last 



hibited. the Show was 



ir, and the association 



permanence. 



KENNEL NOTES. 

 NOTICE TO CORRESPOeTDENTis. 



Kennel notes are inserted in this column free oE charge. To in. si ire 

 publication of nobs, i-nn-espimileiits MUST (ilVK the following par- 

 ticulars of we/', animal: 



(J. Name, anil resilience of owner, 



buyer or seller. 

 1, Sire, with liis sire and .lam. 

 8. Owilei of sli 



2. Breed. 



3. Sex. 

 1. Age, or 

 r,. Dale of hii-tli, of breeding 



if death. 



Uln 



,,,,-, i, 



m Ow 



ml dm 



Mass.. 



for black ami wl 



in- t'.n 



is-.') 1 



ashlll. Kniv.h. 





l-li' 



.,(,-. \U Mr. 11. 



Bode 



Kngli- 



Ii setter dog. wh- 



lied 31 



:s CLAIMED. 



I Qf thii ' ahcilit . 



V. HumpidgO, I Ion, < nu . o.r l.hie 



Mr 11 bailey Man isieis I,.. iidoii our 



a) I. ton xl"r. b.i Mr. ,1. W lb, u. 



•Hon English seller bilell.'s. whelped 

 k (Thunder I'eeressi mil of l...,„l,nis 



I, b ton, On'., f-r I" non hell. .n ffiifK- 



16, IB&t, hy Dick Lavertusk Thunder 

 (London Dawn). 



/ Hi M. t: i; IO- :,••,-. •;.•„ Bedford. 



Owl, C.-II..I- Iwl.-li..^ ,vli, In. .1 l..„n IT 



11. it- 

 toii' ba- 



BRED. 



na nl kt'.ttrl of thin raltimn. 

 Ml. i.'yriis H f...... ,|'.„..,„. 



bueliM-d.-.-i -nine- la,..- mi:, \. .- ■ , , 



ttr ii,.nsi,.,i!i-s (Boston, u;i... i i.gii.i, getter 

 ii.ll... to Mr. & U. Tuckers Dash Mi . .i.uioiM. 

 Mr. E. Brown's i.ii.is-h.u. Mn-s.i l-'.n/lisli setter 

 Peru, to Mr. A. M 'I iick-rs ie:.:. ill June -jr. 



Th- \Vestiiu'iist..|. K- 1 l.'lut.'s 



tltiu,-- li-lle. t- their champion £onsattim, 



...; Mr « !'.i....i- :■ 'land. Me.ileinouand 



Charles Lincoln, the 



well-known 



ed -unerin- 

 ld ftl .\ladi- 

 s 5J Broad 



'.■ II. Mr. ,lohu balv's (Salmon Halls. N Il.i black 

 peter spaniel bii-li iiarkie 'A.K.R. SBO) In Oh- II. lObo- •( bloc 11.1, 



Sot- Trantp. The ■Westminster Kennel C3uh\ b tt*J 



I'raiiip-H-ss. •„,.,,;,■ "S', 5 -,. 



Dam Laveruek- /'.-'.-■ Mr..Iam.-s II i. is.-ll .-- . n.--a ^.irk-ibng- 



isb setter bitch Daisy Laverack (Thucdei Peeress) fwWsPriuce 



■-. :... 



/im.m. -/'....' ///. Mr. car- ,\. Packard's BBth, Med Englsh s.i- 

 ,.,-hilrli II- una I., Mr. A M 'In. :..-i"s La. 0. II! ' 



/,•,•.../,. I;,, I, III. Mr. A. M. l-.i.-!er--0 liaii • • ■ nl h 



EWer bitch llluelie (Reck- -ll.ua. to his bash III . Ann. .'. 



/-..,,/ //. Parle, Mr, O. A Bo*er's fWinnipeg, Manii..hui lemon 

 ,i,.l white English setter bitch l\-jrt II. ,( Jla.lsp.n- - I-.. rl. In chain 



WHELPS, 

 esr- .svt- JiwintcKflrti at '••<" ■•• this column* 

 Re.tta. Mr. E I Martin :s ..Wilmington, Del j red Irish * ,n.: 



SALES. 

 al „l thiH . -»/ic..lll. 



English suiter hitch, wh.lpeu dime IK, 

 i b l-ri.i.-n in. Mr. .1. W. llumpi.lt-.Lon- 



i 111 





Kuhdid wMps EngUHh settera, Whelped April 17, 



[•; H'l'-ish-i..b' N-- l:-"-lfoi--l his a. a brown ami white 



I. llur.i .S.liavl.rvillc, X Y l and a black and wuile 

 Wall-i- M leuii... i fell h'o. r. M.i^- . 



..,/,..•■. Black and white Bii/UbIi Hfcttei do i pei 

 ,.,■ I-,-,,., i,, .',;,. I !.- il Dnlrj ii] !•■ 'Sn-ui- 

 .. Mr 'i . 1. Lav. . 



DEATHS 

 Eg^ Het iimirwtioiui nl WiJ uf thtt colltrtlu. 

 fell. Liver pointer dog, 9.vear» old .Dash, dr -Nehl.oWtlW hyMr. 

 J. J. Turoer (Baltimore Md > 



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