Oct. 4, 1883.'| 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



191 



oa little use for work as the smallest-footed and ujosl scristo 

 cratie Lady Min-H.-. The- Chinaman hasnoaportin hfenature, 

 and v mii look in vain in this country tor a breed or variety ol 

 indigenous sporttnfi dog. bte i- as fond of eating aa Uie 

 nv,T.rjf Knghshman is of shooting and huurin^; and whfle the 



a Hi. 



Til 



ng the bei 

 ..-v have ,-tlwav 

 ■'to be includei 



es. tli 



f:iii to find in 

 l race. Italy, 



which le SO 

 Killed ,n h 

 tiveof all tl 

 he can scan 



Britain and othe 



a luxuries, In 

 ies. Of Australia, 



uocliviiiesoftho ..'< 

 rica, and its hall W 



ib for lighting purposes. Home, in 

 uid indolent, and favors buys and 

 Bin could we write of 



ill 



th. Dogsl 

 an extent has tii 

 adopted by aiffere 



.ilh 



fch< 



ml to 



Of 



that we Qnd din 

 iuals. In many eases the char- 

 acter o1 a man can be judged brthe dog which follows him. 



i. .'..so Ion.- as. vervihiiig i- ii"i saerih.od I., fashion, as is 

 thecase in some instances. Long ago our leading artists 

 depicted the- rough and burglar with his dog in keeping like 



to deal with. VVe had the maiden lady and hor besheeted pug 

 op toy terriers, the latter petted and nursed because the 

 former could, not be Here is a case ol extremes meeting. 



: th... hunt srnati with his foxhounds 



nessrather than actual utility is in a great measure dcsir.nl. 

 he fox-terrier have become common, and botl 



nd OS 



olio 



. 01 



in common with ei4hc_. 



dog. an (i his intelligent, healthy 



lli.tliill 



of the 



all 

 sheep 



o the 

 apted 



dog the same: and the one hii 

 von will hud siiuiiariiv in Hi- i 

 dcrful an. mm of EeUoW-feeli 

 much so that, w.- lind that in 

 actually adapted to the natn: 

 Once take means to make him 



ti\ 



ntry 



CURRENT DOG STORIES. 



ADIKi belonging to Reua Davis, at the west end of the Hoo" 

 saii i.utiiK-*. attempted to rescue Thomas Griran, the little 

 fellow who was drowned in the Arnold print works reservoir 

 at, North Adams. The dog ran down liio steep bank when it 

 saw the boy fall into fcafi water, and, seizing the little i».v bv 

 the coat, pulled him out. The. dog released its hold to let the 

 water out of its mouth, and the boy fell back into the 

 Stream. Again the dog seized him and pulled him out and 

 let go of hiin as before A third time the animal pulled him 

 out, but when the hoy fell back Ihis time the dog ran rapidly 

 to the Ikh-'s house howling pitebusly.— Troy Paper. 



it. 



Among the passengers from the ('online,, i a few dags ago 

 was the railway dog Help, who had just returned from one of 

 those subscription collecting trips' which have mad" the 

 ' , well known. Heip. ' 



educated to th 



>rk of 



f bvClii 



the collie from difie' 

 a.-.i.ing for its assists 

 Britain has been exl 



Coast 

 I o . er 

 or the 



\ Ser- 

 that 



;he toui-s are made 

 be sent across the 



able the animal to 



the aggregate to s 

 of the tours now 

 Introduced by th 

 the Vice Consul 



course, by many, the tn st ■ railway -1.. (' ,.!' lame, t..r 



He,., ami others :,ave all had theft day ol honor Bui he Is 

 as far as we know, the firs! that has had bis travclm. 

 ties directed to such practical purpoBses. His predea ■ , s a..., 

 all developed an amazing intelligence r.s i., the direction and 

 destination of trains; and. taking their hiute probably from 

 seeing a particular engine-driver and guard on a particular 



ivhat such a 

 uit, became 

 3 trains and 

 id wailed for 

 to meet an 

 ud altogether 





they were accustomed 



rounds by themselves 

 credit of collecting „„ 

 they supported, oitti 

 monastery, they stun 

 their beads, while Hi 

 their necks and a bag 

 the aluisgiver at the a 

 in the good 

 roads and visited the 

 'Vili-iji-aiih. Avi/usl 7. 



' had 



ected 



ived al til- 



noor whom 

 6utside the 



se and told 

 I0XBS round 



iresentedby 

 dited to him 



I about tfce 

 es.— London 



ill. 



The Kail River correspondent of the Providence Journal re- 

 lates .the following: ".Mr. Win. II. Ua.vli.-s of ihis oil \ is the 

 owner.. I a lino spaniel dog, who is with his owner rusticating 

 for a season near Kobin's's Pond, just over the Plymouth 

 eon, u v line. A fewdavsagoa horse left tied near the. |,ond 

 broke loose, and by somo mishap fell into the pond where it 

 was very deep and appeared too bewildered to find his way 

 out. The do, happening to be strolling along the edge of the 

 pond and observing the danger the nprse was in, instantly 

 plunged in. swam to the horse, seized the bridle with his 

 • radnaily pulled the horse around and guided him 

 where he could emerge from his perilous condi- 

 tion. This statement ia made, on reliable authority." |"Thi 

 beats the story of the deer retriever in our last issue.] 



IV. 



Befoi •■ Judge T, -i •. \ ■ -. da i . i 



iiponHr. Mciiah. 



I lie motion. - .V, ..- To,-/.- /■>< 

 Ni .---i Jim is t he. faiuil.- 



black and tan, that has t 

 attached to the Thirtieth si 



notion. Mr. Mc-Mahoii said that 

 h Dlckerson to the effect tbatliis 

 anginal order to show cause, to- 

 ud therefore he could not argue 

 liny Post. 

 v. 



fo 



lOf 



the las 



uongi-cl dog, m 



' " urteeii < 



He has 



istly 



of fleeing eriiiii nah 

 out several years 



other dtjgs who i 



made him a wiv 

 when lie wags it I 

 with dazzling poss 

 everyone,,, hu Ic 

 oil. Still, be i- a, 

 will, I he roiiudsm: 

 catchers several ti 

 Ho was walking 



stat 

 shed toother things, notabl 

 -. He is now Hi years of age. I Tis teeth fell 

 ago. His own i'reiiiieiil. fallings out with 

 ealized his inability to inlliet injury have 

 ■k. His tail is broken In three places, and 

 e mis the mind of the mechanical spectator 

 " '1 of motion. He has had 



1 parts of both his 



lilt- 



A Molitarv dog walked c 

 t yellow dog. He had be 



htfall, laden 



h.-i'-'ed. hi, 

 indtolie t-u 



lisy 

 i. He has been in trouble with the "dog 

 ies. He had a narrow escape yesterday. 

 Sixth avenue with Policeman Niehoff 

 ir hen a man with a net rushed at him and scooped him up. 

 'olicemau NicholT and the dog are intimate friends. Nicholf 

 .emanded rfigger Jim's release. The dog catcher refused lo 

 ■i i he animal go. Policeman Niehoff thereupon snatched 

 Tigger Jim tr-.m the dog catcher's hands and bore him tri- 

 niphantly to the station.— New York Sun. 



VT. 

 ,t of the pound yesterday. He was 

 n captured under a clam-peddler's 

 CcMahon walked out alter him and 

 i pound. The harvest-of the dog-catchers 



sheaves and buudles of dogs from the 

 f the East Side. The crop had been 

 a threshed and sent to the mills of Barren 

 ito bone meal. The husbandmen were 

 t home in the saloons of the East Side, 

 i rope around his neck. He was led into 

 an iron cage and railroaded to tho East River. He was dipped 

 iind.-r the inflowing tide. This was the fate of the yellow 

 d..;: and : he end ..i t he story of the pound for the year 1883. 

 Eighty-seven other dogs, mostly yellow, were drowned at six 

 o'clock in the morning. Four thousand dogs have been 

 ri-eived al I he |,.„ mil this summer. The number last year was 

 ear before 7,000, the year before that 7,000, which 

 was L00B less than ii,. summer preceding. The highest num- 

 ber oi i i,.g.- ever welcomed at the pound in any' one summer 

 was 9,700. That was the harvest of I S77. This year their 

 excellencies, the dog-eatehej-s. got forty cents for every dog 

 they captured and delivered, in previous years they received 

 but Lhirtv cents. Despite this increase of ::::' ; . percent in their 

 salaries the season has been as disastrous to them as it nas 

 been to the summer hotel keepers. Half of the dog-catehers 

 retired from business early in summer aud began to drive 

 hacks, at Cone} Island The unprofitable season of the seaside 

 inn keepei's was largely due to there being fewer dog-catchers 

 ai Newport and Long Branch this year than there usn.illv are. 

 The member* of this gilt-edged guild are noted for their gen- 

 ,n SDendinar money. They bring in about $30 worth of 

 ey they receive in extravagant dissi- 

 s'uspended until all the money is gone. 



dogs and spend the mot 

 pation. Dog-catching i- 

 -A\ K Jaymal, Oat. •.'. 



Sir Edwin Landseer 

 d'cs]>rit: The sagacity ol 

 cussed in his presence. 

 to mine." said he, "and 



VD, 



• accredited with the following jeu 

 several retriever dog:, was being dis- 

 "Not one vet mentioned to come up 



I note of a well-known eoimtv town 

 ■siding. I rolled up the note, put 



. th. 



.,!-, hid i 



i the truuk of 

 og at my heels, 

 log was off like 

 le tune, but no 



addrom 



and .-hang 

 tiiatoi the 

 renown, oi 







COL. STIHiliS. -In the list of dogs and their owner- taken 



from tht An.- ,.-.-.<. . K. a, ft Register, which was published 



Sep1 iraber 18, we ina.heriei,!!, g..v.- the cocker spaniel Col. 



..«-.,.,; ... Mr. (' 'p MeKenzie. h should have 



tea I Mr M. P McKooii. 



THE LONDON DOG SHOW. 



; S|ic.-ial to Forest aicd Siui-\m | 



LoWOOir, f)ni... Oct. U. 

 r pHE show is a mi y good one. The quality" of the dogs is 

 ' tirst-class. There are a number of dogs from the States, 

 Following afS the awards: 



Mastiffs.— First and second, W. Mellis's Jumbo and Osear. 

 Bitches: First withheld; second, W. Mellis's Rowdy. 



Hough-Coaled St. Bernards.— First and second, F. W- 

 Rothera'S Dth., and i.adv abbess. Smooth-Coated.— First, 

 F. W, Rothera"s Daphne; second, J. Weighell's Homo. 



Nr-wfoundlands. l--,'i-i. A. W", l'\ ' tianelli'.- t' ( .,|ro: second, 

 Roger Dart's Bruno. Very high com.. A. \V. F. (iianelli'sNero. 



Chiimpion Gn-yliiiinids. — I. B. Dawsott's Spring. Open class: 

 First, I.. P...! liens'-- Poacher' second, M. J. ttrahatn's Hingwood. 

 Com.. J. E. Buchanan's Don. 



Champion Englisn Setter Dogs. — H. B. Harrison's Dick Lav- 

 erack. Bitches: T. G. Davev's (tlentila^--. Open class, dogs: 

 l-ii--;. \v. B. Wells's Ming,,; second. U. B. Harrison's Maek B. 



Very high com. r. -cue. 

 high com., W. V. Ilymai 

 son's Bailey and < '. N. Ol 

 Davey's ijiddersdale: sec 

 high com. reserve. D. 



Very 



and C. IC 



Cathro' 



Yo 



T. G. Davev's Prince Phcubus. 

 : s Pride. High com., H. B. 

 m-b'.VSiiip-.-. Hitches: First, T. G. 

 ind, H. B. Harrison's Orace-B. Very 

 3hea'fl N.-llie. Very high com., j, I'l 

 m., A. C. Chadwick's Guelph Coun- 

 lcy B. Puppies, dogs: First, H. B. 

 Harrison's Pericles; second, T. G. Davev's Pride of Canada. 

 Very high coin., K. \V. Boyle'- Dashing Storm and C. A. 

 Stone's Forest Blue. High com., J. H. Marshall's Patch. 

 Com. C. A. Stone's Forest Dan. Bitches: First. T. G. Davey's 

 Canadian Queen; second, H. B, Harrison's Gem. Varyhlgh 

 com, J. II k'ine's Rjpjrfe and Spray. High com.. D. Skir- 

 ving's Flora. Lava Hock. Com., A. G. Chi.-holm's l)...uiua. 



Champion cordon Setters.— First. Dr. J. S. Niven's Argus. 

 Open classes, dogs: First, G. K. Atkinson's Jim: second, F. 

 U". .1. Hall's Bran. Very high com.. E. Tinsley's Brant, 

 Bitches: First, .1. Puddieombe'- Bessie-j second, J Cozens's 

 Bess, Very high com., C. II. Wallace's Mona II. and W. 

 ose. Puppies: First V. F. Cronyn's Moses. 

 ii i'oinieis.—p. C. Draper's Don. Open classes, 

 it, J. E. Long's King Tom; second. .1. K. AlcGlogh- 

 \ erv high coin.. J. H. Phelan's Don and J. Tay- 

 gWagg. High c in., J. Hall's Ranger and C. TV. 

 Steeds's Sinpe. Bitches: t-'ir-t. Detroit Kennel Chili's Bow 

 Queen: second, W. 11. Wells's Low. Com , W. F. Hyman's 

 Nell. Puppiess First, J. R. Galpfn's Seauty ; second; C. H. 

 Smith's Jack. Very high com.. 0. K. Smith'- I Irons,- III. and 

 Tieer. High com., T. Smith's Sport. Com., G. It. Smith's 

 Snipe 11. 



Retrieving Spaniels. First, Cot. J. Macbeth'- Sailor; sec- 

 ond. .1. Baker's .Jim. High com.. F. \V. Harvey's Tim. 



Champion Field Spaniels. Marshall and l.uekwell's Bob 

 Jr. Open class: First, J. F. Kirk's Toronto Mean: second, 

 A. A. Francis's King Beau. V,-,y high com., Charles Short's 

 Dolly. High com.. H. J. MCKicc's Black Maek. and D. O'Shea's 

 Paddy. Com..F N. itarvey's Flory. 



Champion Cockers.— Fir-'. Dr. .1. S. N'iven's Frank. Open 

 class, bitches (other than black or liver): First, D. O'Shea's 

 Fl.-ra: second, J. F. Kirk'- Boony Kale. Dogs (black or 

 liver): First. J.F. Kirk's Brahmin; second, withheld. Bitches: 

 First. A. Laidlaw's Wood-lock Flirt; second, J. Watson's 

 Bobo. High com.. W T i.amson's Prince. Com., G. TV\ 

 Griffin's Jack, E. Tinsley's Eaveness, and H. T. DomviHe's 

 Ready. 



Foxhounds. — Dogs: First aud second, D. O'Shea's Hingwood 

 and Forester ti, Very high com., J. Cozens's Ranger. High 



c ..T Mar: in's Riot, Bitches: First and second, D. O'Shea's 



Roxey and Gypsy. 



Beagles.— Dogs: First and second, D. O'Shea's Rattler and 

 Rover. Bitches: First and second. D. O'Shea's Music II. and 

 Mischief. ' 



[Special to Forest ani> Stoeaw. ; 



London, ( let, S, 

 The priz.-s awarded to-day were: 



Champion Irish Setter?.— Dogs: First. Glencho Kennel's 

 Oleueho. liiichcs: l-'iisi. cieiicho Kennel's Trix. Open 

 classes, dogs: First, Glencho Kennel's Hyperion; second, J. 

 D. Durward's Comet. High com . J. Stothor.'s Rodger. 

 Bitches: First, Glencho Kennel's Fawn ; second. T. Stodd's 

 Nannie. V.-rv high coin.. Pointing and Goodeuough's Fan. 

 Puppies, dogs: First, withheld: second. Footing and Good- 



Champioii Ko.v terriers,— Bogs: H. Gibson's Fennel. Bitches: 

 R. Gibson's Ruby. Open class, dogs: First, J. J. Cable's 

 Venator; second, R. Gibson's Belvoir Jim. Very high com,, 

 D. O'Shea's Buffet. Com., 8. A. Roberts's Music. Bitches: 

 First, R. Gibson's Thistle: second, D. O'Shea's Tip. Very 

 high coin., J. J. Cable's Nelly. Com., J. J. Cable's Busy. 

 Puppies: First, F, C. Wheeler's Lyra. Very high com., B, 

 Gibson's Grab. 



LIST OP ESTRTES. 



Rowdy. 



Class 3. Rough-Co 



Priam Ln 



Cluss ! Sinooth-C 



Kolhel-.-i s Hi, pa,,-. I 

 I , Wo .!■:■ . Ii 



Class.'.. : 

 Juno, Roger Dart's 1 



bail-.-. II. 

 V I'.aglish 



- 8. DQain .- Ned. 



■ Bitches t're.l W 



i- biiches. \V. ]i. Forties's Carlo and 

 [•'. taau-bi's l'eeronni Nero. 

 Hogs ...-bii. -Ins. ii. witter Smith's 



ndiam's RlhgtvOOd, f,. Rohbins.'s 



John B. Tliayer & Bro.'s 



!;.'--.'-T. i. H.-nev'sCleu- 

 !..'s Praia, ^^'ln DaugernBlfl, Jr.'s 



s.— W. ,1. Calling's lirnee andliuv, 

 ■ -, . VV. I-', liymaii's Pride, 

 (.;. ciiisiiolia - I'l-ii.e.- !: i,i i 

 il.-c. \V. Ii W.-ll.-'s Ming.,, .1 'Kiue's 

 loyal Sultan, John Rattray's Nero, 

 stod.l's Happ. N. Ormsby's Snipe. 



