FOREST AND STREAM. 



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the under side of the bodv, and around the vent, the appli- 

 cation killing all the parasites without staining the feath- 

 ers. Two or three applications, at intervals of a few days, 

 are sufficient for a permanent cure. 



A Plant Destructive to Bees.— The large podded 

 milk weed almost invariably causes the death of every bee 

 alighting upon it. The bee either adheres to the plant or 

 eke bears awav a small scale sticking to its feet, and crip- 

 ples itself fatally in attempting to remove the annoyance.— 

 Agricultural Report. 



Wht Mmneh 



[from our special correspondent.] 



THE MANCHESTER BENCH SHOW. 



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The Bench Show of Dogs at the New England and New 

 Hampshire State Fair held last week at Manchester was 

 quite a success and attracted much attention. The build- 

 ing containing the canines was packed from morning till 

 night with wondering and admiring people. It was some- 

 thing new for the steady-going people of the State to have 

 a dog show at their fair, and though a few old fogies 

 growled because a dog should take a silver medal, yet by 

 far the greater part favored and appreciated the exhibition. 

 The arrangement for the comfort of the dogs was admira- 

 ble, they being in a long building with roomv stalls on both 

 sides, while the many windows, and the doors at either end, 

 admitted as niuch fresh air as possible, considering the 

 crowd that filled the building . The show of sporting dogs, 

 though good, was not so large as it ought to have been, 

 owing probably in part to the season, since at this time 

 most of the bird dogs are in use. I know of several 

 sportsmen who could have had their dogs on exhibition, 

 but thought the prizes not worth going for. Now this was 

 all wrong, for the prizes were good; a solid silver medal 

 for first and a bronze medal for second, and when two . 

 dogs were close for second place, a diploma was awarded 

 for third, at the discretion of the judges. In some cases 

 where there was no competition, and in one case where 

 there was, the first prize was withheld, and the second 

 awarded to the "entry," which caused a little dissatisfac- 

 tion among the exhibitors, but this was right, as a dog un- 

 worthy of first prize should not take it by favor or compli- 

 ment. As to the value, a medal, whether silver or bronze, 

 with the stamp and signature of such an agricultural so- 

 ciety as either the New England or New Hampshire State 

 is a greater treasure than twice the value in either money or 

 other prizes, for the veiy reason that these medals cannot 

 be imitated, and are only given by the societies, they alone 

 possessing the mould and stamp. Any one can have a 

 silver goblet or pitcher inscribed to his liking — I don't mean 

 that any sportsman would, but that they could do so — 

 while one of these medals must be given by the society, 

 find earned to be possessed, for they are venale nee auro. 

 For trick dogs there were three prizes of twenty-five, fifteen 

 and ten dollars. The entrance fee of each dog was one 

 dollar, which entitled the exhibitor to a two dollar season 

 ticket. Of the non-sporting dogs there was a fine show; 

 a St. Bernard and a powerful mastiff attracting particular 

 attention. The former, imported, was a red tawny in color, 

 standing 31i inches at shoulder, and weighing 160 pounds. 

 The latter of a lion tawny in color, with black muzzle and 

 points, stood 30 inches at shoulder, girted 40 inches, and 

 weighed 165 pounds. Scarcely less in size was the Sibe- 

 rian bloodhound which occupied the next stall to these 

 monsters. A magnificent pair of Scotch deer hounds, im- 

 ported only a short time since, one of them a perfect image 

 of the cut in Stonehenge, drew much attention, and were 

 really rare and remarkable specimens of the breed. The 

 managers and superintendent of the show deserve great 

 credit for their first exhibition, and if there is a dog show next 

 year on the list of either of these societies, as I trust there 

 will be, let every man who owns a well bred dog have him 

 on exhibition, and every man who owns a cur go and see 

 what a fine dog is like, whether it be sportsman or not, for 

 New England and even New Hampshire, small and bleak 

 though she may be, can send forth specimens of the ca- 

 nine "race second to none. Below I give a list of the prize 

 winners: — 



Red Irish Setters.— 1st prize, Shamrock; Wm. Jarvis, Claremont. 2d, 

 Dick; Wm. Jarvis, Claremont. 



Black and Tan, or Gordon Setters.— 1st, Don; Dr. Wheeler, Man- 

 chester. 



English Setters. — 1st, Bounce; C. A. Loud, Portsmouth. 3d, Snipe; 

 P. H. Maguire, Salmon Palls. 



Pointers.— Gronse; Trent Potter, Manchester. 2d, Sancho; J. W. 

 Drevv, Concord. 1st for bitches, Gyp*ey; CO. Clement, Manchester. 



Spaniels.— Horace Greely; N. S. Clark, Manchester. 2d, Ned; N. S. 

 Clark; Manchester. 3d, diploma, Ira Moore, Manchester. 1st for 

 bitches, Susie; Capt. Matthews, York, Me. 2d, Fanny; Asa T. Truitt, 

 Candia. 



Pox Hounds.— 1st, Lion; J. Byron Huse, Manchester. 2d, Music; H. 

 E. Sturtevant, Manchester. 1st for bitches, Liliie; H. E. Sturtevant, 

 Manchester. 



Shepherds.-lst, Vic; Campbell Grisin, Manchester. 2d, Scott; name 

 of owner not reported. 1st for bitches, Minnie, J. W. Cogswell, Man- 

 chester, 2d, Topsey; George Hook, Chester. 3d, diploma, Sport; E. 

 Hubbard, Candia. 



Black and Tan Terriers.— 1st for bitches, Fannie; J. S. Taber, Man- 

 chester. 



Scotch Terriers.— 2d, Louny; E. Matheson, Manchester. 



Newfoundlands.— 1st, Bruce; M V. B. Kinne, Manchester. 2d, Ma- 

 jor; Frank E. Boyd, Manchester. 



St. Bernards.— 1st, Jack; Dr. A. H. Nichols, Boston. 



Mastiffs.— Sampson; Peter H. Clark; New Ipswich. 2d, Andrew 

 Jackson; Arthur Clough, Canterbury. 



Spitz. — 1st, Bill; George Conner, Manchester. 2d, do. 



Large Greyhounds— 1st, Prince; J. Byron Huse, Manchester. 2d, Spring; 

 James Richardson; IN ew bury port. 1st for bitches, Flora; S. Hayes, 

 Manchester. 2d, Bessie; James Richardson, Newburyport. 



Scotch Deer Hounds. —1st, Sir Walter; H. G. Bixby, Nashua. 1st for 

 bitches, Mollie; do. 



Coach Dogs.— 1st, Tom; Edward Clark, Manchester. 2d, Spot; Cyrus 

 W. Coombs, Manchester. 2d for bitches, Spot; — Emery. Manchester. 



Trick Dogs.— 1st, $25, Turk; James Hamilton, Nashua. 2d, $15, Light 

 Foot, C. P. Shepard, Manchester. Nimrod. 



—No complaints yet from the "chicken" shooters as to 

 difficulty with baggage masters and railroad officials gener- 

 ally regarding the transportation of their dogs. It seems 

 probable that the authorities have recognized the import- 

 ance of showing some consideration to traveling sports- 

 men, and that the crop of complaints and maledictions 

 will be smaller than last year. 



— The second annual meeting of the Tennessee State 



Sportsmen's Association, which commences on the 25th of 



October, promises to be very successful. The Field Trial 



of dogs will occupy the three last days. Many of our 



local kennels will be represented, and some teams are 



already on the ground. It is quite a journey to Memphis, 



but we think that owners of fine dogs will be amply repaid 



for their trouble. 



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—The signature to Mr. Buckell's letter which appeared 



in our issue of the 16th inst. was erroneously printed G. 



T. Teasdale Hickell should read 67. T. Teasdale Buckell. 



—We are informed that Mr. J. T. Blackburn, of Mar- 

 shalltown, Iowa, has purchased the Lavarack bitch puppy 

 Diamond, by Mr. Raymond's Pride of the Border, out of 

 his Ruby, imported by Dr. Gautier. Under western cli- 

 mate and training she should develop into a fine field dog 

 and breeder. 



—"Mohawk's" imported field trial setter bitch Kirby has 



been this week mated with Mr. Raymond's Pride of the 



Border. Both dogs are in good condition, and their pro 



duce should be the possible beginning of a fine strain of 



setters. 



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—In our advertising columns will be found a list of pup- 

 pies for sale by Mr. Gardner Hammond, of New London, 

 Conn. The prices are low, and we believe the stock to be 

 all Mr. Hammond claims for it. 



A Curious Crime. — One Symonds, a recluse, living in 

 the northern part of Ulster county, on a spur of the Cats- 

 kills, with only a daughter and a large shepherd dog for 

 companions, concluded, a few days since, that they had 

 lived long enough, and after crushing his daughter's skull 

 with an axe, cut his own throat and that of the dog's. The 

 daughter is still living, bat the others are dead. The faith- 

 ful dog seemed to have dragged himself for some distance 

 after his jugular vein had been cut, in order to die at his 

 master's feet. Old Symonds was disgusted with his own 

 existence, and did not wish the others to enjoy their's. The 

 daughter was an attractive girl, but the father would per- 

 mit no attentions from gentlemen who sought her. 



BREEDING SETTERS. 



Belle Fonte, Nottnway county, Va., Sept., 1875. 

 Editor Forest and Stream :— 



The public test and appreciation is the only criterion as to whether 

 other gentlemen in England are breeding Laveracks with the success 

 that Mr. L. has done for so many years. Friend "Dry Land" thinks that 

 there are other breeders who can and do breed as fine Laveracks as the 

 originator; but, unfortunately, the sales he quotes in his communication 

 to your joarnal of the 26th alt. prove the very contrary, so far as public 

 estimation goes, for "Dry Land" says in substance: "The produce of 

 some of these dogs bred by other gentlemen brought very low prices." 

 Now, friend "Dry Land," are not you aware of the thins; called a "weed" 

 —if not, I will inform you that most large breeders of valuable and 

 fashionable dogs occasionally send drafts from their kennels to be sold 

 at public auction, which pay for keep and kennel expenses, still retain- 

 ing the best stock dogs, brood bitches and puppies for themselves. If 

 you fancy you have a grand dog for a low price, you are much mistaken; 

 fine dogs, like fine horses, command high prices anywhere. Mark: You 

 may have the pedigree, but never the choice of the litter. At nearly 

 every dog show and field trial in England during the last decade Mr. L's 

 bieed has taken the palm, ©fall the English dogs and bitches whose 

 pedigrees are recorded in the Kennel Club stud book of 1859-74, one-third 

 are either pure Laverack or partly so. This breeder's secret is apparent- 

 ly the selection of the fitted, and the knoiving how to select. Not every 

 breeder who buys of Mr. L. (the only person to purchase them from 

 —Motto: Never play second fiddle where the first is attainable) takes into 

 consideration the great time, labor and experience in continuing and 

 preserving through thick and thin, and much against the advice of 

 friends, this pure strain of animals. Most purchasers have been per- 

 fectly satisfied to improve their idea of the setter by engrafting upon it 

 the Laverack stock, and with equally good opportunities none have suc- 

 ceeded in making as perfect dogs, nor to compare with the man whose 

 name they bear. In regard to Pride's color , it is chestnut and white, not 

 liver and white, or pointer color; and his puppies— Blue Prince, Bandit, 

 and other prize Laveracks- -have already made their mark on the show 

 bench. I have referred above to the sale by public auction of some of 

 the L. strain bred by other gentlemen. "Dry Land" calls my attention 

 to the sale of Mr. Ileid's, on July 3lst, including several of the finest 

 Laveracks. His pure animals offered were six in number— the grand 

 dog Sam, seven years old, brought 37 guineas, and will soon be past ser- 

 vice for either field or kennel; Jess, his sister, six years old, 29 guineas, 

 both high prices for aged dogs; Rothay and Brathay, by Pilkington's 

 Dash out of the above Jess, tach two years old, brought 16 guineas apiece. 

 jf Sam and Jess had been two-year olds, instead of aged dogs, they not 

 only would have commanded three times the sum at public auction, 

 but Mr. Reid would never have parted with them. Clytie was in poor 

 condition and brought 12£ guineas; Sampson, three years old, unbroken, 

 by the above bam, out of Mona, brought 6^ guineas. He showed skin 

 trouble. The prices and condition of these animals were sent to me by 

 a friend, who attended the sale in person. Now, the above sums are far 

 below what Mr. Laverack gets from his whelps vide Blue Prince out of 

 Cora (Fairy's sister) £40, and all his litters are engaged in advance, 

 while for Fairy Mr, L. informed the writer that there were more parties 

 than one, both in England aud America, who were willing to give even 

 more than the price paid by Mr. Raymond, and in one instance a tele- 

 gram from this side of the Atlantic was received by Mr. L. offering a 

 higher price, but Mr. L., in his high-toned courtesy, sent her to her pres- 

 ent owner, as he had promised him the first refusal. By Mr, L's per- 

 sonal advice Fairy was bred to Pride. This is doubtless the reason that 

 their progeny has attracted the large offers of English sportsmen who, if 

 "they could do much better at home for less money," would scarcely run 

 the risk of transporting such valuable puppies across the Atlantic. So 

 far, Mr. Editor, the facts entirely sustain tne opinion advanced in 

 my last communication to you, viz. : Mr. Laverack's unequalled and un- 

 rivalled success in breeding his own strain. In case it might be thought 

 that I have any interest in Mr. L's dogs, I may state that I have never 

 sold a dog up to the present, and have never received any commission 

 for the many animals of all breeds that I have imported into the country 

 for my friends. This makes one independent, and I write simply from 

 my admiration of the unprecedented success of Mr. L. in breeding these 

 world-renowned dogs. Jno. M. Taylor, 



UlnchtinQ and Routing. 



All communications from Secretaries and friends should be mailed no 

 later than Monday in each week. 



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HIGH WATER. FOR THE WEEK. 



Date. 



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Tiie Mohawk and Madeleine. — The match between 

 these celebrated yachts which was sailed on Wednesday- 

 last, has created more interest in yachting circles than any 

 similar event since the match between the Comet and the 

 Magic, when Commodore Garner was more fortune e in 

 the result than he was on the present occasion. The match 

 was made when the Mohawk was yet on the stocks, and 

 for the large sum of $1,000 a side. The first public per- 

 formance <^f the Mohawk was at the Cape May regatta 

 when, although reaching the stakeboat first, she was forced 

 to yield the cup to the Madeleine on time allowance. The 

 subsequent performances of the Mohawk, however, have 

 no doubt justified her owner in assuming that^ with suf- 

 ficient wind there was every prospect of her winning the 

 match; but the Madeleine is a very hard customer to beat, 

 and besides is a good all-weal her yacht, requiring neither 

 a gale of wind or a calm to brim? out her best qualities. 

 The wind on Wednesday was light and baffling in the 

 morning, so that the start was delayed until noon, the Made- 

 leine crossing the line two minutes. in advance of her an- 

 tagonist. The course to be sailed over was the usual New 

 York Yacht Club course, from the club house to and round 

 the Southwest Spit buoy, around thejlightsbip and home. 

 The wind was from the southward, and there was consider- 

 ably manoeuvering in beating out of the narrows, the Mo- 

 hawk finally taking the lead and rounding the Southwest 

 Spit buoy at 1:39:30, the Madeleine being 2m. 6s. later. 

 After passing the point of the Hook, where there was 

 some sea on /the Madeleine appeared to make much better 

 weather than her larger rival, and at the lightship, which 

 she rounded at 3:23:30, she had obtained a lead of over 

 six minutes. On the run back to the Spit with the wind 

 free, both sailed very fast, the Mohawk securing some of 

 her lost ground, and still a little more on the run home, but 

 the Madeleine had plenty in hand, winning without her lime 

 allowance. She passed" the flagship at 5:28:17, the Mo- 

 hawk's time being 5:33:33. The judges of the race were 

 Mr. W. Bend, who was on board the Madeleine, on the part 

 of Mr. Garner, and Mr. Alexander Taylor, who repre- 

 sented Mr. Dickerson on the Mohawk, with Mr. E. E. 

 Chase as umpire. A large fleet of yachts, among them the 

 America, Resolute, Wanderer, Rambler, Comet, Idler, 

 Dreadnaught and Clio accompanied the racers. At the 

 conclusion of the race Mr. Garner challenged Commodore 

 Dickerson to sail another match twenty miles to windward 

 from the lightship and return for $3,000 or upwards a side, 

 but for reasons of his own Mr. Dickerson did not accept 

 the challenge. 



Atlantic Yacht Club.— This club had a race on 

 Thursday last for the cat-rigged boats belonging to the 

 fleet. Notwithstanding the rain, which fell during a 

 greater part of the day, a fine race was sailed. The course 

 was a triangular one in Gowanus Bay, to be sailed over 

 three times^ The following yachts entered* — 



Yacht. Ft. " In Owner. 



Thaver 18 



Caprice 18 



Lapwing 18 



Ada 18 



Vanita 21 



H. Hogan. 



6 R. S. Cnurch. 



6 J . B. Morgan. 



3 C.B.Moffat. 



A. H. Farrington. 



—A darkey called at Owensboro', Ky., the other day, and 

 wanted to know "Does dis postorfis keep stamped ante- 

 lopes?" 



The Vanita, notwithstanding her large allowance of time 

 to the Others, won by several minutes. 



Regatta on Staten Island Sound. — There will be a 

 regatta sailed on Monday, September 27, for the champion- 

 ship of Staten Island Sound, a cup of the value of $150, 

 and three other prizes. The course will be from Black 

 buoy in Newark Bay, rounding stakeboat in Staten Island 

 Sound and return to starting point. The particulars can 

 be obtained by addressing the Elizabeth Daily Herald 

 office, or George Morthaler, No. 16 Dey St., this city. 



NiAGAitA Regatta. — The fleet of fine yachts that has been 

 participating in all the regattas held of late in the Domin- 

 ion ports of Lake Ontario, assembled at Niagara on the 

 11th inst. to sail for the valuable prizes offered by the pro- 

 prietors of the Queens Royal Hotel and the City of Toronto 

 managers. A strong northeast wind prevailed, rendering 

 snug "canvas necessary and bringing out the weatherly 

 qualities of the yachts. The course was in the form of an 

 equilateral triangle, five miles on each side, the distance to 

 be sailed over twice. The fleet came out of the Niagara 

 River and at 10:50:15 the Oriole was the first yacht to cross 

 the line. The Lady Standley followed at 10:52:23, the Ina 

 at 10:56:20, the Cuthbert at 11.02:08 and the Brunette at 

 11:04:18. The only change in positions on the first round 

 was that the Ina passed the Lady Standley, and the Cuth- 

 bert passed both, taking second place. The winning boat 

 was passed in the same order, but computing for time al- 

 lowance and difference in start the Ina takes first prize, the 

 Brunette second and the Oriole third. The judges were 

 Wm. A. Thompson, M. P., Mr. Angus Morrison and Mr. 

 W. C. Bunting. 



From Niagara 'the fleet proceeded to Cobourg, where'they 

 participated in a regatta organized by the citizens of' that 

 place. The course was to a buoy placed six miles to the 

 east and thence to another a similar distance down the 

 lake, the second-class yachts going over but half the course. 

 The entries were, in the first-class the Lady Standley, Cuth- 

 bert and Gorilla; in the second-class the Surprise, Nioma 

 and Fury. In the latter class the Surprise won first prize 

 and the Nioma second. In the first-class the Lady Standley 

 and A^inie Cuthbert were the winners. Much regret was 

 expressed at the absence of the Oriole, she arriving in time 

 only to see the close of the race. 



A portion of the fleet now sailed for Charlotte and parti- 

 cipated in the regatta of the Genesse Yacht Club at that 

 place on Tuesda}^ and Wednesday of last week. The In- 

 ternational race on the second day had but four entries the 

 Water Witch of Genesee, the Bessie of Sacketts Harbor 

 and the Ina and Brunette of the Toronto Club. The dis- 

 tance was twice around a twelve mile course. The Ina 

 won by a long distance. On the first day, when the second- 

 class yachts contended, the Ocean Wave, another Canadian 

 yacht, took first prize, the Seth Green being second. 



