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The International Dog Show.— Mr. Landreth sends 

 us the subjoined list of entries for the great Centennial 

 Dog Show, the number now amounting to 500. The list 

 includes 17 entries by Nuttall, of Ireland; 4 entries by S. 

 C. Cooper, Limerick, Ireland; and 2 by Ed. Sandall, Jr., 

 Queen's Road, Peckham, England. Take the entries 

 throughout, they embrace the very choicest of this country 

 and Canada. The stalls for the dogs will be of first class 

 character, the benches being 30 inches high, so that 

 visitors will have a perfect view of the dogs. Though the 

 catalogue is in the hands of the printer, any one wishing 

 to compete can still enter, but will not be included in the 

 catalogue, though standing the same chance as those that 

 are entered more formally. 



Class. 

 810 

 811 

 S12 

 •813 

 814 

 815 

 816 

 •817 

 818 

 819 

 820 

 ■821 

 822 



823 

 824 

 8->5 

 S26 



S27 

 828 

 8*9 

 830 



Kind. Entries. 



Fox Hounds 8 



Harriers 4 



Beagles 7 



Dachshunds 8 



Oner Hounds 



Greyhounds 7 



Scotch Deer Hounds... 



Bloodhounds 1 



Imported Eng. Setters. 14 

 Native Engu^i 'Sitters. .110 

 Imported Irish Setters.. 18 



Native Irish metiers 54i 



Imported Gordon Set- 

 ters 1 



Native Gordon Setters.. 41 



Pointers, over 50 lbs 13 



Pointers, under £0 lbs.. 39 

 Keti Severs and Chesa- 

 peake Does 2 



Irish Water Spaniels... 1 



Retrieving Spaniels 2 



Cockers 13 



King Charles and Blen- 

 heim 



Class. 

 831 

 832 

 833 

 834 

 835 

 836 

 8*7 

 S38 

 839 

 810 

 841 

 842 

 843 

 844 

 845 

 846 

 847 

 818 

 849 

 fc50 

 851 



Entries. 



Kind. 



Springers 1 



Clumbers 3 



Mastiffs 3 



St. Bernards 4 



Newfoundlands.... 9 



Siberian or TJIm 5 



Dalmatian or Coach 1 



Sheep Dogs 14 



Bull Dogs 6 



Bull Terriers 11 



Pox Terriers 5 



Black and Tan Terriers. ? 



Skye Terriers M 



Scotch Terriers 4 



Broken haired 1 



Dandy Dinmonts 3 



Bedlington 



Toys 5 



Pomeranian or Spitz.. . 4 



Poodles 2 



Miscellaneous 23 



Cork Dog Show. — The show of dogs in Cork week 

 before last was the largest and decidedly the best ever held 

 in Ireland, the entries numbering 636, the result of the 

 very liberal prizes offered, and a just reward of the inde- 

 fatigable labors of the Hon. Sec. Mr. W. Desmond O'Con- 

 nell, and the committee of gentlemen associated with him. 

 Every inducement was held out to English exhibitors, who, 

 notwithstanding the distance, attended in strong force. 

 The exhibition was held in the Corn Exchange, which was 

 roofed over, and admirably fitted up with substantial and 

 comfortable benches for the larger dogs, and very nice 

 pens for the toys. The place has also the advantage of a 

 spacious exercise ground, which is of the greatest utility 

 where shows extend over several days. Mr. Niall, who 

 took first prize with, three red Irish puppies in that class, 

 writes us that two of them are coming to sportsmen in this 

 country. 



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— We have been requested to state that the National 

 Kennel Club, of which Dr. N. Rowe is President, and Mr. 

 Chas. H. Turner is Secretary, will hold its regular annual 

 meeting at the Audubon Club Rooms, McCormick Block, 

 Dearbon street, near Washington street, Chicago, on Tues- 

 day, August 29th, 1876, at 10 o'clock a. m. 



BISMARCK AS A SIRE— A CHALLENGE. 



New Brighton, Pa., August 15th. 

 Editor Forest and Stream.— 



In the Chicago Field of August 12th, over the signature of M. "Von 

 Culin, in an article on breeding, occurs the following:— 



"I can bring numerous cases as pruofs sufficient to convince the most 

 skeptical tbat lam correct, but will quote but two or three well known 

 cases. Mr. Bi ooks's celebrated Bismaick, although he has sired over 

 200 dogs from the best bitches in the country, has not one worthy repre- 

 sentative." 



Now, Mr. Editor, I claim so have a worthy representative of Mr. 

 Brooks's celebrated dog, namely, Sam, 16 months old, which I will 

 match against any dog (setter) of the same age in Mr. Von Culin's ken- 

 nel to hunt un ruffed grouse (pheasants) or quail, some time in October 

 next. I inclose a draft for $50 to show I mean business. If Mr. Von 

 Culin will cover the amount the match can be made at once. 



Jos. J. Snbllinburs. 



[We have received Mr. Snellinburg's $50, which we hold 

 in accordance with his desires as expressed above. We 

 were somewhat surprised ourselves at Mr. Von Culin's 

 statement, and can only account for its not being noticed 

 by others from the fact that the owners of Bismarck's get 

 have not read the Field. We could name a dozen dogs the 

 get of Bismarck which are amply capable of refuting Mr. 

 Von Culin's statement. — Ed.] 



BALLARD'S * LEA POWDER 



New York, August 20th. 

 Editor Forest and Stream:— 



For some time I have seen Ballard's flea powder very highly recom- 

 mended, but having tried so many powders, all of which were worthless, 

 I did not try this until last week, and I found it all that has ever been 

 claimed for it. In two or three minutes after dusting the dog with it 

 behind the ears, along the back and under the tail the fleas commenced 

 to drop off dead. I used it four days ago on my nogs, then sprinkled 

 their kennels, and now I doubt if a flea can be found on them. I write 

 this for the information of those who are still doubtful as to its virtue, 

 and, like myself, had lost faith in all flea killers. W. S. Webb. 



Horace Smith, our Field and Kennel Editor, having giv- 

 en Ballard's flea powder a thorough trial in his kennel, can 

 vouch for its wonderful efficacy in exterminating fleas and 

 all other insects with which our dogs are affected. No 



owner of a good dog should be without it. 

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BIRT'S CURE FOR MANGE. 



Utica, August 19th. 

 Editor Forest and Stream:— 



In your issue of August 17th, I noticed a paragraph from Mr. Geo. M. 

 Whitien, in which he stated that he had used a remedy for mange 

 furnished by the writer, but that in the place of oil of tar, "it should 

 have been written creosote." I would say in reply that it was printed as 

 written, and written as intended, oil of tar and no creosote about it, un- 

 less you wish to rid your dog of hair, and perhaps of life. For the benefit 

 of the gentleman, I will repeat: one ounce of oil of tar, one ounce lac sul- 

 phur, four ounces spurm oil, mis: and apply every third day, washing the 

 dog previously. Thomas Birt. 



"AMATEUR'S" CHALLENGE AND 

 MEMPHIS FIELD TRIALS. 



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Memphis, Tenn., August 14th. 

 Editor Forest and Stream:— 



In your issue of July 6th is a challenge from "Amateur" to run two 

 native dogs at the Memphis Field Trials, provided anyone will run im- 

 ported or the produce of imported dogs of respective ages against them, 

 for one week on quails early m November in Indiana. There are sever- 

 al reasons why this challenge cannot be accepted. First— the Memphis 

 Field Trials will not be run until the middle of November— 13th, 14th 

 and 15th. Second— in such long trials it would be almost impossible to 

 get judges who could leave their business for one week to follow a brace 

 of dot's in which they have no interest. Third— the distance from here 

 to Indiana is too great, when such a trial could be had here just as well. 

 "Amateur" says, if he understands what is required at the field trials, 

 he is "forced to conclude all that is required is good breaking; staying 

 qualities are not tested at all." He is much mistaken if he thinks he 

 can win at the next. Memphis Field Trials with a dog deficient in all 

 points or even any one point except breaking. I admit bottom will not 

 be tested, nor can it ever be in any public field trial, as it would take a 

 whole season to run them if the entries were as numerous as we expect 

 to have here next November. Everything else required of a first-class 

 field dog can be thoroughly tested; and bottom is the only thing left out 

 on which the owners of beaten dogs can fall bac«. The purses in the 

 Memphis Field Trials will be as follows (subject to the rules of the Na- 

 tional Kennel Club): Puppy Stakes $300 cash; $15 entrance; $150 to 

 first; $100 to second; $50 to third. Free for All Stakes $500 cash; $25 

 entrance; $250 to first; $150 to eecond; $100 to third. Brace Stakes (re- 

 gardless of ownership). Chicago Field Cup, value $150; $25 entrance; 

 entrance money added; cup and one quarter to first; one-half to second; 

 one-quarter to third. In addition to the above Mr. Luther Adams gives 

 $25 in ^old to the trainer of the best trained puppy, and $25 in gold to 

 the trainer of the best trained brace. Mr. P. H. Bryson gives $25 in 

 gold to the trainer of the best trained dog or bitch in the Free for All 

 Stakes. If "Amateur" thinks the above purses are any inducement to 

 bring his dogs here, and after running them in the field trial still wants 

 to test their bottom with the progeny of imported stock for one week 

 on quails, I will accept his proposition, provided he make the race near 

 here instead of Indiana, which I think will be just as convenient for 

 him (as be would already be here) and much more so for me. I now 

 know of 23 blooded dogs (and no doubt there are many that I have not 

 heard of) which are expected to run at the Memphis Field Trials this 

 Fall. Out of this number I will name one over 18 months and one un- 

 der which I will run against his two here on quails, or at De ValPs Bluff, 

 Ark., on both quails and chickens for one week, ram or shine, or longer 

 if he desires it for tither money or glory. I will accept any rules which 

 your venerable Field Editor will make. I will be glad to meet "Ama- 

 teur's" and everyone's kennel at the Memphis Field Trials, as this is the 

 only way we can determine who really has the best dog. If mine are 

 beaten I will yield gracefully. Dead Beat. 



A VISIT TO THE BOONTON KENNELS. 



Nbw York, August 19th. 

 Editor Forest and Stream: — 



Last week I paid a visit to Boonton, N. J., with the intention Of 

 spending the day shooting woodcock; but at 2 o'clock, after finding some 

 half-dozen birds, the heat was so intense and the mosquitoes so intoler- 

 able I gave up in disgust and occupied the remainder of the afternoon 

 in visiting some of the noted dogs iu town. Inquiring for Mr. T. D. 

 Gladstone, the celebrated dog breaker, I placed myse'f under his guid- 

 ance, and was first taken to his brother's, who has some ten or twelve 

 dogs on board, among which we noticed Mr. Colburn's pointer bitch 

 Belle, who has just visited Mr. Steel's Flake; a pair of fine Gordon set- 

 ters, Pomp and Dina, also the property of Mr. Colburn, both out of Mr. 

 Belmont's bitch by Colburn's Dash and Shot; a fine pointer pup belong- 

 ing to Mr. Buckland, out of Belle bv Buckland's Flash, who is a remark- 

 ably promising dog. and at present looks as if he would, when of age, 

 excel his mother in good looks. Belle, however, is a handsome bitch, 

 and her coming whelps by Flake should be very fine. I next called on 

 Mr. Fuller and I saw his pointer bitch Queen and her litter of six pups; 

 also his pointer dog Snipe, out of Queen. Snipe is, with the exception 

 of Mr. Steel's Flake, the handsomest small pointer dog I have ever 

 seen. The sire of Queen's present litter is Mr. 3urk's imported dog 

 Bingo, who must weigh 75 pounds, while Queen will bardly turn the 

 scales at 45. The pups are, however, about the same size, though the 

 chances are some will take after the sire, while the majority will ap- 

 proach the dam in size. The remaining few hours were spent at Mr. T. 

 D. Gladstone's kennel, where we saw Mr. Colburn's setter Don, Mr. 

 Gladstone's Irish setter Sam, and Mr. Geo.DeF. Grant's pointer pup Pat, 

 eight months old, out of Dr. Webb's Whisky hy Mr. Schuchardt's Jim. 

 Mr. Gladstone is loud in his praises of Pat, who, he says, works like an 

 old dog already, and is the most promising young doe he has ever hau- 

 dled. When seven months old he had had seven woodcock killed over 

 him, all of which he pointed and retrieved as well as could be wished 

 for: should he continue to improve it is Mr. Grant's intention to run him 

 in the Memphis Field Trials next year, if he is eligible, for the puppy 

 stakes. Mr. Colburn's Don was sent to Mr. Gladstone as a gun-shy dog 

 which had oeen sent home from Virginia to be shot; we had him out with 

 us in the morning, and none of us would ever have suspected him of 

 being gun-shy, as he paid no more attention to the report than to prick 

 up his ears and look for dead birds. Mr. Gladstone certainly deserves 

 great credit for his success with this dog, which has been with him but 

 three months, and from the perfect command which he held over his 

 dog*, even when all out together, it was easy to see that he was an adept 

 at his business. His kennel is a novel of cleanliness, it being situated 

 on the first floor of an old barn, the floor and sides of which are covered 

 with cement, and a running stream of water within ten feet of the build- 

 ing. He intends to enlarge his kennel and go more extensively into the 

 business of breaking dogs, taking them all west next season and work- 

 ing them on quail, snipe, and prairie chickens from September 1st to 

 November 1st. He starts in a few weeks with Pat, Sam and Don, 

 and on his return in November will take Pat to Virginia for three 

 weeks. I wish him good speed, and hope to see Pat at Memphis next 

 year. Woodcock. 



A HINT TO BREEDERS. 



Stamford, Ct., August 12th. 

 Editor Forest and Stream:— 



In this era of importing dogs and their subsequent use in improving 

 our native breeders, it seems to me it would be answering a good pur- 

 pose for owners to advertise them by adopting the following plan: Have 

 photographs of their dogs taken on cards for distribution when request- 

 ed, giving in addition a verbal description of sizes (measurements), 

 weight, and colors of the animal on the one side, and on the other a 

 summary of its disposition, style of hunting, speed and other qualities. 

 The object to be secured by this plan would be the opportun lty offered 

 to anyone requiring the services of a stud dog to selec^ the suitable 

 "pick" for his slut the progeny for use in a particular portion of this 

 vast and varied sporting country. 



This subject might be much enlarged upon, but for the present I will 

 simply hint at it and draw the observations of my fellow sportsmen to 

 the suggestion. Senex. 



Kennel Produce.— Mr. Nathan Drake's setter bitch Belle, by Mr. 

 Colburn's Dash, now in charge of Mr. S. S. Birdsall of Mott Haven, on 

 the 19th inst. gave birth to thirteen splendid pups— seven dogs and six 



gyps. 



THE KENNEL REGISTER. 



List of dogs entered in the Kennel Register since last 

 published : — 



SETTERS. 



Rolla, Thos. Camming, Esq. 

 Shamrock, A. Branshaw, Esq. 

 Bounce, C. A. Lond, E^q. 

 Shot, Chas. DeRonge, Esq. 

 Ned, Dr. F. H. Aten. 

 Clio and Ruby, R. O. Gates, Esq, 

 Bess, Lawrence Curtis, Esq. 

 Biidget.Pluuket, E. J. Rollins, Esq. 

 Duke, F. H. Jatgenhorst, Esq. 

 Rock and Maggie, Arthur Duane, 



Esq. 

 Baron, Isaac Bingham, Esq. 

 Pet, F. Wiegand, Esq. 



?riTXTER8. 



Pete and Snipe, G. A. Strong, Esq. 

 Wash Coster, Maj. Geo. McKee. 

 Jim, F. Schuchardt, Esq. 

 Raven, May, Fannie, Van, Erie and 

 Joe, Dr. W. S. Webb. 



fame |?## and %nn. 



GAME NOW IN SEASON. 



Woodcock, Philohela minor. Red-backed sandpiper, or ox-bird, 



Black-bellied plover or ox-eye,Squa- Tringa americana. 



tarola helvetica. Gr< at marbled godwit, or marlin, 



Ring plover, JSgialitis sernipal- Limosa fedoa. 



mains. Willet, Totanus semipalmatvs. 



Stilt, or long-shanks, Eimantopus Tattler, Totanus melunoleucus. 



nigricollis. Yellow-shanks, Totanus Jlavipes. 



Red-breasted snipe or dowitcher, Pinnated grouse or prairie chicken, 



Maororhampfius griseus. Cupidonia cupido. 



"Bay-birds" generally, including various species of plover, sand-piper, 

 snipe, curlew, oyster-catcher, surf-birds, phalaropes, avocets, etc., com 

 ing under the group Limicolce or Shore Birds. 



— There is no game whatever in market except woodcock 

 and snipe. Woodcock 75 cents per pair; snipe 50 cents, 

 to $3 per dozen. 



—As the duck season approaches, decoys are in request. 

 We can recommend those advertised elsewhere in our col- 

 umns by Harvey A. Stevens. 



t^~Correspondents and subscribers will oblige us and 

 serve the cause by sending four-line reports of the shoot- 

 ing in their respective localities. 



Mr. Geo. H. Johnston, of the Bridgeport White Manu- 

 facturing Company is bound for the Adirondacks soon on 

 a deer hunt, with a jack lamp in one hand and a Fenuer's 

 portable boat in the other. We wish him all success, and 

 have the promise of some account thereof. 



Massac busetts— W? rcester, August 20th. — Birds are quite 

 plenty in this vicinity, and we anticipate better sport than 

 for years past. W. L. C. 



Connecticut — Windham County, August 20th. — Good 

 reports from Windham county. My friend Mr. L. Kim< 

 ball, was sojourning near Brooklyn last week, and says 

 quail are abundant, as well as ruffed grouse, and good pros- 

 pects for woodcock. We had some fine cock shooting there 

 last October, late in the month, but did not see a quail. 



W. C. B. 



New York. — Hornellsmlle, August 20th. — Has not been 

 much woodcock shooting this season. Dan. Gardner is 

 ahead with about 30 others, from 5 to 20. W e expect some 

 good ruffed grouse shooting this tail, as unusually large 

 broods have been observed all through this section. 



Steuben. 



Pennsylvania. — Milford, Pike Co., Augusj. 19th. — The 

 prospect for shooting smail game has not been so fair in 

 this county for the last twenty years as it promises this sea- 

 son. The mild winter of '75 and 6, without a single ice 

 storm, the favorable spring, and the great quantity of birds 

 left by the sportsmen last fall, all tend to give us promise 

 of one of the best seasons ever known. Of course, at the 

 present writing, we have done nothing except with wood- 

 cock, and never have we had such shooting within my 

 recollection as during this season. 



Michigan— Silver Lake, Jackson, Aug. lUh. — We are 

 camping on the banks of a beautiful little lake six miles 

 from Jackson. There seems to be fine prospects for game 

 here. This fall there will be plenty of ducks, plover in 

 abundance, and a few prairie chickens, ruffed grouse and 

 quail. A. B. Covert. 



Indiana.— Our correspondent "South Fork," writes that 

 he has just returned from Indiana, and got fair returns 

 from the chicken grounds, although the weather was ex- 

 tremely hot. 



Minnesota — Duluth, August 15th. — This is the opening 

 day for grouse in Minnesota, and on the line of the North- 

 ern Pacific Railroad they are very abundant, it having been 

 a favorable season for them. Chick. 



Minnesota— Brainerd, Aug. 14t7i.— Start to-night for the 

 chickens. Lots of them west of here. T. P. C. 



PIGEON MATCHES. 



New York. — A match was shot on the 16th inst., be- 

 tween teams from the Leatherstockings Sportsman's Club 

 of Oswego, and the Jefferson County Club of Watertown, 

 at Richland, in which the first named was victorious. 

 The teams were composed of nine men each, and the con- 

 ditions 20 single birds at 20 yards rise. The following is 

 the score: 



LEATHERSTOCKINGS. 



Name. Total. I Name. Total. 



H. C. Tanner 16 IT. Z. Maltby. ....17 



H . W. Halleck 16 J . G . Skinner 14 



C. W. Coe 15 



E. Coe 18 



O. D. Schreeves 15 



G. W. layman 20 



H. Stevenson ...15 



Total 146 



JEFFERSONS. 



Name. Total . 



W.R Trowbridge.. 18 



W. D. Wilson 15 



Name. Total. 



J. L. Phelps. ....13 



R. L. Sherman 13 



W F Porter.... 9'E. L. Sargeant IT 



R. P. Flower 18 



E. A. Andtews 18 



F. Bojer ...12 



Total 133 



The Jefferson team were also shooting for their club 

 badge, and Messrs. Andrews, Flower and Trowbridge, 

 having killed eighteen birds each, in order to determine 

 who should be entitled to wear it home thev shot off the 



