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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Sept. 27, 1883. 



Jmnel 



Toinswre prompt attention communications should be ad- 

 der srd to the Forest mid Stream Publishing Co., and not to 

 indiridvnlx, tti whose absence from Ihe office mutters of im- 

 portance tire liable to delay. 



FIXTURES. 

 DKNCil SHOWS 

 Oct. a. 3. i aud 5.— London Bench Show. London, Canada. Entries 

 f)os(. sepi, U) Charles Lincoln, Superintendent; John Pi nl 



- ■ i . c. A. f-t .no. Assistant Secretary. 



Oeioe V-:. ::. 1 an ! J.— The I'aiiLiirr A sn cultural Society s - ,-, ; 

 : i ' snow, emirles elo.-e Senienibsr -2?.— H. Crofnt. I h j -.-■=- f - 



- , ! ..!:'.■ C inn. 



Jon. :.'. :-;, -I. !'s4. -^I-mlcn Poultry Assr.eralioil Pencil Show, Mfri- 

 flfti, Conn. .L.siuia Smite. Sroreiarv. Mendeii. Conn, 



April — , 1S9i— The '."lev-l mil P. -rich :-:|i.,. v Sssootnt.ion's Second 

 Bench Show. Charles Lincoln, Kuprrb.toudent. ('. ah Jlunhnll. Sco- 

 rotary, Cleveland, Ohio, 



FIELD TRIALS. 



November 1!). lis;).— Eastern I ■ielii Trials Club, Fifth Annual Trials. 

 at High ?,.int. iv. f. F.nfi-i.-j for tie D.Tbv close July 1; for t lie 

 tiers? Make, Nov 17lfor the &11-Age(] SI ■ -■■ i W. A. 

 CoFter, Secretary. FWtbusn. Loir.; Island, N. V. 



November 9li. 1S,-,1, -hv.bm'.; Island Chili's Second Annual Fiell 

 Trills at Robin's Island, L. ]., for members oulr. Entries close 

 St-pr. l. A. T. I'ltunrucr, PBcretary, 



November SO, 1883,— Pacific Coast Field Trials I Iub.FirfttAnn.tial 



Trials uefe--.ieram.-ar:-.. Oil. J. M Holt/.. Secretary, Sacraim-nto, . •«!. 



Decern! • i '■! IS8S —National American Kennel Club, Fifth Annual 



Trials. .■• ■ :r..n i am,, !i... !' ■■,- ,-, -, ,:■:-, i . . : ■ ,. 



Ten it. 



Deeeml iri Qilroj Bod and.aun,0Jub'8TnIriiAimUBl Field Trials 

 at GUroy, I'al.. 1 in California, Arizona. Oregon and 



Nevada Kn'r ■ ■ ■. .;.... C.ll. 



D-avciiier in. — N'.-w Orleans Ouu Club's .'...nib rn St.il.-s I ■':• I I 

 Trials* Furies close He.;.!' J. Iv. ib-muid. Secre- 



tary, .New Orleans, La. 



NEWFOUNDLANDS. 

 BY SrilCOE. 



Men ial Characteristics. 

 \TTONDERFUL sagacity. 



» t Magnanimous and kindly temperament. 



Aptitude at learning, especially to retrieve. 



Desire to please. 



Courage. 



Faithfulness and devotion to his master. 



Passionate love of the water. 



Physical .Mtritvd' s. 



Great power aud strength. 



Grandeur of form tui'i dignity of expression. 



Dense wet-roshting coat. 



Great facility in swimming and rjiviii ; 



On!\ ■ evsrfflundland are recognized by 



modern authorities, viz.: The Great Newfoundland proper, 

 and tin Lesser Newfoundland, or, as it is sometimes called. 

 the st. John or Labra lor Newfoundland Both are described 

 as having Ion . shaggy, straight w 

 have •, crv leenueiiilv seen dogs lioth of the la 



bre 





r. Bat J 

 I smaller 

 tine teiu- 

 >rite, but 



pernraent and ■ bar;., i.-n-i ••; the modern sli 

 with crisp curly coats. InBngland the sraal 

 breed has been manufactured after patient years oi oreeuing, 

 and undoubtedly with the introduction of setter blood into 

 w.,ai is known .as the black wavytjeoated retriever, a very 

 handsome dog and valuable to the English sportsman. The. 

 black curly-coated retriever lias most likely bean developed 

 from the curly-coated Newfoundland, although his origin 

 s. .-i,i- to be a matter of a 



authorities favoring I water spaniel 



cross, wliicb the very short and smooth-coated ears of the re- 

 r would ,-eeiii to contradict, others pointing to a cross 

 of poodle, which the smooth face and comparatively bare 

 tail of tie- retriever docs no! bear out As almost the only 

 difference in the tw 



character ,,| 1 1 ■ ■ nit ion of a curly-coated breed 



ol Newfoundland , . Boul y with regard to the 



inn- -try of Lin- curl." : id being 



a Brit.-. ■ .ml Newfoundland being gar- 



risone I by British troi pa, whose oiffi :ers are notoriously ton'. 1 , 

 of held sports, I have found a marked supenirjiy in the 

 general quality ami eouip.-u alive tjuautity oi English 

 iugdo:s such as Setters, pointers, spaniels and hounds in Can- 

 ada to what obtains in the Northern states, because the Bi i'- 

 ish soldiers brought them out iu large numbers. Vliev would 

 naturally take baok with them some of the native breed that 

 they found so valuable in water retrieving, and 80 apt, iu ac- 

 quiring knowledge of such use to a sportsman. 



The larger breed docs not seem to have found his way to 

 England in such numbers, principally bc.au-- his great bulk 

 hunted his usefulness as a sportsman's companion. But in 



prized ami very fashionable, and tin- Newfoundland seemed 

 to have been extensively introduced there. They were ■ 

 used in rescusitatinjr the nearly extinct and ji,.-il_\ (anions 

 St, Bernard breed, In crossing the two bri -many of the 



The N. ■■■,-. 

 been introduced in 

 coui'se, 



is a ourious la i thai 

 from stock impoi ted 

 with the English jud 

 are handsomer dogs I 

 found] Mid iih'.jd is vi 

 iu a dilul 



aquatics ami much ( 

 the St Bernard is i 

 although I 

 The finest and most i 



and originated She 

 sen honored with his 



name, the 



known at English 



pure in blood for all 

 Hand- from German 



shows, has 

 nany. Of 



bat. i.;it it 

 v. or bred 







neh show point ot vi" 



thatthey 



. and where it is pr 



isent, even 



pi 



■eiit.lv 

 Wlil 



, ami beat them easily out of 

 will jump off any height and face the coldest water, vei the 

 English Better is nol essentiauy a water dog. Vmi wlie.n you 

 findany care or lies:ta-ie;i on the part of an apparent New- 

 loumllan 1 in taking bo rlie water Qhdar any ciixnuustances, 

 you are justified in Tiaving as to the purity of 



his breeding. Some young dogs injudiciously thrown into the 

 water against their' wish ma v be temporarily spoiled, but I 

 would regard it as extraordinary if even this treatment in a 

 truly bred dog exercised mote than a pusslng discouragement 

 which would soon bo forgotten, 'they take to the water with 

 : l "go ' that unmistakably marks it as born in them. 

 One that i reoentlj sen! to England oouldnot resist jumping 

 into the water whenever he got near the wharves, n was a 

 positive nuisance. 1 broke him oil' it to a certain ■ 

 cautions or scoldings were ol i.e. avail it be saw anything 



He must bnns it out. in rough wati r it - 

 dus to seo him rear hibaself ou end on the crest, of a wave, 

 shoulders and farepawsin air. with neck stretched, and head 

 uplitted Lo look for whatever he tt : BtrieVB. On 



the voyage home he was a great favorite, and would have 

 been aJlowod the liberty of the deck, but his inounaliou to go 



overboard was so strong that he had to be kept chained. Leo 

 was it large dog. although I have seen larger pure-bred ones-. 

 His back was just level with mv dniinr-room table— about 

 thirty inches -and i • weighed 140 pounds. He had a most 

 distinguished look, and could never bemistaken for a plebeian, 

 His ace uopiishments were many, He would go every dav to 

 lb'- po-t-.irne.. :,;-r ::> . b-rte/s. which were wrapped in a paper 

 by the clerk. If there were none to brine. Leo would not go 

 without a parcel of some kind, so they had to wrap up a 

 newspaper for him to carry. He would go to market for the 

 meat with a basket, and never failed to deliver it safely. He 



ve fondoi children, and was never betterjpleased -than 



wheuthev were riding on his strong back. When.--.--i n 

 child! en went out. he would constitute himself their guard of 

 honor, and would insist, on carrying anything theyhad in 

 hand. That one gentleman now fives, is due to Leo's pluck. 

 He accidentally fell off a wharf, and being unable to swim, 

 would undoubtedly have gone to the bottom, for no help was 

 near but Leo. The noble fellow was delighted with such a 

 chance to display himself, and he didn't need praise or encour- 

 agement, to tell him what, was his duty. That man had to 

 come ashore, for Leo was very strong and would take no 

 denial. 



The gentleman to whom he was sent in Liverpool wrote me 

 that Leo immediately established liimself in their good graces. 

 His new owner took "him out tor a walk the second day at* - 

 his arrival aud gave him a whip to carry. In the dense throng 

 that crowds the streets about six o'clock at night he lost Leo, 

 and, on turning back Lo look for him, found him at last after 

 considerable search, but minus the whip. "Where's the 

 whip, Leo;" Leo cam-lit trim by the sleeve and led him to the 

 steps of Si,. Georee's Hall, I think he said it was, from behind 

 which he produced the whip, where he had carefully hidden 



ihe well-bred Newfoundland is essentially 



sue. i have owned many Newfoundlands, but never one that 



and when properly reared arealwayswcll under control; Some- 

 time.-, they will not readily take up with a new master, and I 

 have observed thistrait m many dogs of the burlu-st older of in- 

 telligence, notably with Scotch collies. Dogs ai e splendid judges 

 of human character, and instinctively recognize their friends 

 ou tii-st coutaet. 



In size the. smaller breed runs from A5 to 100 pounds and 

 si and •.'■". to '."S inches at shoulder. The large Newtouudlaud is 

 Iroin 1 in to 1(10 pounds and from "i-S toUl inches at shoulder. 

 This latter height is the tallest 1 hay.- seen, 



The smaller breed is shorter and chubbier in the bead thau 

 i In- targe, and has not nearly so dignified an expression, The 

 best type of head for the large breed is entirely dillerent from 

 either the mastiff or St. Bernard. Great girth of skull is a 

 sine qua rum with both of those breeds, but although the 

 Newfoundland possesses probably more brain than either, the 

 head is not so massive, though it should girth from twenty- 

 three to fcwenty-Hve inches iu a Newfoundland 1 !" pounds 

 weight The shape is different, being longer proportionately. 

 Good long, strong faws, even large teeth: muzzle not so broad 

 as that of the mastiff, nor so deep, having none of the pendant 

 Hews common in the St. Bernard, although the iip- should 

 hang loosely; well-defined, and shapely brows, separated by 

 a furrow which runs distinctly up the center of the head, hav- 

 ing on cither side a considerable exiause vi brain, the ou 

 line of each loba being a gently swelling curve widening t 



she 



and deeply si 

 or hazel coioi 



small, vine-s! 



se, The ears are comparatively 

 jsc. and are. covered with short 

 of good length and Immensely 



ackward. lint wide at the top; 

 ix to forty inches, 



'■■- ' 



over the hack: loins strong, although the body is generally 

 rather long with a tendency m too much space between the 

 back ribs aud hips. Quarters and stifles very PJU 

 well bent so much the better. There is seldom any great 

 fan!: here, however. Hi- hooks have frequently atendencyto 

 approach each other, but the deformity known as cowhocks 

 is an abomination Forelegs largo in bone, and straight. 

 They aro usually lighter in bone than the St. Bernard or mas- 

 tter furnished with muscle. The thin, flat feet that 



:■ ipa'lly owing to bad rearing and confinement! 

 The same defect is common in all heavy breeds of dogs that 

 have not ample liberty to'exercise while young .and growing. 

 They should be of good size with hard horny soles. 



The coat most desired is long, three or four inches, straight 

 or slightly wavy and shaggy, smooth on face and head to back 

 of poll, and then suddenly lengthening into a hcavv mane on 

 shoulders, neck and chest. The back of the forelegs should 

 be feathered but not the toes. The feather is of a different 

 quality from that of the setter or spaniel, being very straight 

 am! thick and not so long and certainly not with a comb-liko 



The' lu'ndlegs below Ihe back should be very slightly 

 feathered if at all. A clean leg there Is beat In color a pure 

 black with a slightly rii.u stain is correct. An absolutely jet- 

 black or blue-black is. I believe, unknown among nitre-bred 

 Newfoundlands In i-Mure it should be somewhat harsh but 



if carefully gr ned itwill take on a good polish and get 



much softer.' The skin is oilv and often emits a rankish smell 

 wheiithedogisnot kcjiteban. The coat is very ihe- 

 out anv undercoat sucb as. the collie or ptirc-bred St. Bernard 

 has. No true water-dog has a woolly undercoat, because orice 

 sUch a cost gets saturated il is very hard todry. The under- 

 coat is a provision '•: nature |,,r d.,^ ui'«li exposed lo Sold at- 

 mosphere, and rain cannot penetrate it. None of the spaniel 

 family have it, aud the Newfoundland and setter are branches 

 of this family. The stem should be of good length and very 

 bushy. It should be carried rather low unless the dog is 

 excited. The eorrect shape of tail Is about half a circle with 



sameside, t' 1 "' i* should be fluent, not stiir. and often takes 



'"'hi the ci'irlv-eoa'ted variety which has been ipiiie ignored on 

 thi show ben'eh, the coat should be crisp and harsh with often 



;,.-,;. I i .-:.;•. C' hair 0:1 the back bemud the r lion Idols. XhiS 



and souarer tp the muzzle and 



A friend of mine brought a handsome pair of the smaller 

 sou. from tuo island of St. Pierre de Sli.iuelou, black and tan 

 in color, the tan being of a pale, rather faded shade. They 

 liad every appearance of pure breeding except the color and 

 were glorious water dogs. 



Toronto, Sept. IT, l&B, 



CLEVELAND DOC SHOW. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Tho Cleveland Bench Show Association desire to claim 

 A pnl. 1 --I. as the date for their second Grand International 

 Bench Show of dogs. Mr. Charles Lincoln will be superinten- 

 dent. C. M. McxiiALL, Secretary. 



C'.l \ l I.AM), u.. Scpl.W. 



DUBLIN DOG SHOW. 



THE Dublin Boyal Zoological Society held their first dog 

 show in their gardens. Fhieiix Park. Dublin, on the 4th, 

 5th and fit h of s ,„ .,, , - , - .,; ,, moat suc- 



cessful exhibition ve ever att " 



ing showery the attendance v 



much" more than were anticipated..-., that the -.-., i.-cv will 

 have a large balance to their credit, and we may naturally ess 



mostlj conmie ItoTrisl -...',., :,'!.' 



and fox-terriers, with a tew other i!a-*. and a variety class, 

 which was one of the largest we have ,. 



Largest entry of fcuatvariet; - ny show, In 



champion does, tirst went t. . Pagan II.. now the'proiiertv of 

 Mr. Krehl, of London. Opinion dfffcrs i p-,i- -.: I111.1 



and Peter Bolger, but we quite agrefi with the decision. Peter 

 Eelger is rather heller in face and size, while Pagan beats him 

 in coat, color and shoulders. In champ on bitches, Mr. Krehl 

 also won with Kit beating Sting, 'ihe former has quite too 

 much white on her feet and Bhest, »vhi e the latter is ton large, 

 light of color and soft of coat, tn open do -. rsi wei I to 

 Mogue, a decision we cannot agree with, as there vrtf ' 

 tainly three or fo.u- much hs ri-r .;,- ■_-. in ,-].,• el-s-. C. airy ford, 

 yvho won second, is a grand little dog all through, but fhowod 

 badly iu the rmg. "We undei-stand this dog has been in 

 bad health, aud consequently is qu t; delieieul, in mnscle, 

 The third prize reg is a, very good specimen, \\eth 

 the exception of being a little weak before Ihe eve. 

 The. vhc. Pickles is a grand old U pc but she is blind of an 

 eye. Phadruig was only he, altabuab he won first at the 

 Crystal Palace. He is a i-.v.lh- . o.-„i-, .i.oed one. and only for 

 hi- weak loins he would certainly have been further up in tho 

 prize list. In the open class for bitches 1 cetty Lass won first. 

 She also won the special as best in show, iimi'.with her ki utreJ 

 companion Garrylord. won special cups as besl pah'. The. 

 second uud third prize bitches were not as good as one would 

 expect to see at a Dublin show. In nncroppeil dogs 1 1.-- t hint 

 prize dog Nailer, iu the open class, woi i, His 



good specimens. In the class for uncropped 



-. ■ .a :•. Fiorin. We consider her a v, rv in-hl!"'- ■• 

 being very light in hone, light m color, with a had soft • pen 



second, in nncropped bitches, we liked much better, on! 

 rather large. Fair good puppies were third and si end in Un- 

 hitch puppies. In dog puppies, the iii-t is a naliv g I 



v, ere if not thai In- is weak in qit.ii t-r.-, bhe ..tier- v.ere m- 

 diirorent specimens. There were t wo or tin ee via ie •■ litters 

 Qf puppies Shown. Killitiev Bey was the »ulv entry for the 

 medal offered for the b - an II., 



Pretty Lass, and several others I " appeal on h.- b. half, he- 

 had no diflieulty in gaining the prize In ci.ampioii 

 Irish setters (iarrvowen once more earned <•'! the 

 Champion prize, looking as v, II as .y, r we saw 

 him. iVealwaxs pr. i. rr.'l ICa; I i I bu rvowc.i. and ibinkhis 

 Hat sides and peculiar colored nose should always place him 

 behind Kate. Iu tie- ope first went to Chief, a 



really handsome little doe of tiie trui onsidor 



him too small. Heisju.-i the : . ,.. and 



his feet might be better, Scamp ■'.,...: is rather co»TSi in 

 head. Bang, who was vhc, is a fair dog. but plain in 

 head, which has not the character of a i eaJly good red 

 bead. The bitch class was ra ; ' ad 



tirst.' is a Well-known winner. Shown:'. was 



I of boa". lallie. vhc . isalso very li :iu of bou.', 

 and old bitch Bella, yvhich was once the grandest 

 of tho grand, had to put upwjthavbc. her faceisalmost 

 white, age is telling so muoh oa her. Wuo Kate and Wee 

 Killi- are both fairly good bit lies, rather coar-.. in ear ib-a. 

 . in boiiv with plenty of bone, but snipy in f ice and 

 with. a badlv carried tail. In dog puppies, the first 

 Mr. Despard's Garry, rather line in lace, and Alcester second, 

 rather coarse in bead. The third is leggy and strong in lead. 

 In bibb p.: '.pi -. Mr. 1 1 il hard won lo -t and second, with two 

 very nice ones, they seeui at. present li :hi ol luce. I here were 

 live" litters of puppies shown. All seemed healthy 

 pies. Taking the Irish set era altogether, they woroa 



and iirst-prizo bitch, were certainly u< 

 seen at the Dublin shows on previoi 

 prize dog beat tho winner in the bitel 

 but as a rule it may always be expect 

 beat a good bitch. Fo:, 

 Nevertheless there were a ; 

 first-prize dog also won first in pop 

 one. We liked the third-prize dog. Ci 

 Shovel. We also liked a young dog, 

 in the puppv class, although he had f 

 and a A'lU challenge cup the only tin 

 Pqn | wore small classes, butt:, 

 specimens, except the seeonil-pn.-'.. • flog, 



a BOOr eolleeia,". 



imong them. The 



lb- [s B very good 



igh-ci in . 



prize. He 



light. Thel 



chain 

 Inth. 



i to 



PiMNVK PfiCEBCS. -Mu T. G. Davy's Laverack setter. 

 Prince Fhcebtis, recently p-.rchased from Mr. Dalrymple. 

 Stranraer, £ng.. lias arrived, and will be e:chibitod at tho 

 Londos skow next week. 



pecial to an inditferent bulldog 



There was nothing specially nolewoi i hv among : 



MtlSIl TKP.HIFI'.s- Ciiami'ions- £"•./.<: Isl. U R, Kr.-bb ! avaa ll I. 

 /,i7./.... 1-1 ., i: Kr-hl (Kit).— Opks /••'■•/-.• isi .-.■ .; • -in. I; H rod 



,- s i , -. .b.gne.: J.l and brae.-,, W. (Iraliaia ■ 

 eno IT W'ao-ri.onse '.N.ol...|-. /bY. .... . 1st. cup all I braces. \\ . i . 



Lass); itd, R. B. and T.S; Carey (Moinai: :■: I II. Wai.-r- 

 - li Willi C.vcia i c: a I ! a i : s '■ 



lutein-:-.: Is! and clip. K. B. 

 and ■]■ s , , -.,, ■ , rls,.a iKinerald . !'' eeb. a 



//,,,.. is; \V I C,.o,,a o inn .... '. . it. It, nlid 1'. S C.'.'vv , Pillldel'll ■: 



- i F Cosgrov- ah ellon. I;.'.'-..' 1st, R 1!. auo 



(Fiorinl: i!d, \V. (iraliam idipsey oirli: 31, W. A. f Crib:, I. • c I 



■Littehs: isi.H.c ilatmlioii": M, C. n. .May. -S-n n !'.,ns: 1st. II. 

 Waivriion-e iKilliaey Boy). 



IIIISII Sli't'Tl'KS. ■ Cii.isii-i. e.-: isc. I .1 ailtrs ba.eea ...:•.. . 



oncni.-OPKa- /■■■;-■ 1st, I. M. Hiibiu.l .ei.in-.'i. I. i I'emn 



(Scamp); 31. .1. K-i'-'-'lv ill /..,'•„■... l-i. ,1. .1 ..eir-|. i Lady 



P.ihnerston lie: vd. II. 51. Wilson XI".": :M. v 



Ill.i.-Pfrriis-/)oi,.s; 1st. W. W I'--: 



lAlecsier. late Carnoti: 3 1. .1. Ke.ui.e IV ..b-rrv of w n-u-i.-ki. h'i7/-/i. s: 



1st ami AI, T M. liilbard ' l.a.iv Kiinand l.ndy : i 



i.ev.M.ni.. Theresen-Lrrrrus": 1st. J. Carroll; :.'il. r..M. Hillianl; ad. 



Br. VV. i,.,-|,ard. 



. ■ l; SPANIELS.— Oogn; 1st. and cup, II. D«yr il'.lai"; 

 •' I \ '-.' Hootgnmery (Boatswain U. ;3J,H ' i .>•■■>' bi-tdmn: 

 ,..,C, i. ■ I, I DoylC oii.i .a and siaia.y. 

 FOX-TBKKTBBS.— Cbamkons— Smooth: 1st mid two cups. II. B.St 

 i.eor 'Q .I'iiieOen.. OPBN Doffs: 1st, Jlajor K Ireland (Qliiiiax); Sd 

 .1 a i- m iBrokenburst Jim,: 3 I. v M ■■ 

 two cups, li. B. Si. lb •'■''.■ . :. M. Ireland il-.- 



J.Piin (Dnffi Dogs: 1st null dm al,B. M. b-l.nl 



(Climax); 3d and 3d, ii B. St, t..-<i •■• or-ia..ri aud , ;p .'.no 

 Hitches: Cup, L. Carson (Lan-bua Vixen . 1st, K, I 



n;edal. .1. .1 Pl.llil'eat': :i.l, M. l.'e.a 



iiioiid.-LiTTtus: ls'tandSd, J 



I''.- CBMtvIOMI 1st. Mrs. ■<■ iml-el e-.-.'.b-..' ■■: 

 /,„,,• pa jBbs .\ Doraii (Tine i; SM, Mrs li. B, tVatson (Urip). 



.:. MJa.J. J 



LAjJ'lKS PETS.— isl andcup, Dr. ,1 ! 



Bay); 3d, P. Ulemman i Yoriifeiaro ugi'iier, .squuuj; 3d, BuSSOrd 



(York-shire terrier. Hoes)', 



