170 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



fSEPTEMBicn 30, 1880. 



Algonquin Gcn Cr,un.— Shoot tor a gold baage at their 

 jfroands, Weehawlcen, N. J. ; SO balls, 3 Bogardug traps, 18 yards 

 rise:— 



Anld. ...,.= : ,.... llOlllinilUOOllOll 0—12 



Tjundie , ,- 1111110011111100111 1—16 



Smiei- 1110101100101011011 0-13 



Gnswnl(i 1101 11110111111011 1-16 



Hi. i,„er .. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 J 1 1 1 ] 1 1 1 -15 



Hill 10110011001111111111—13 



Louplier.v 110111011101001111 10-14 



Aloiitftoinery lOllOlllQlOOlllOOl 0-11 



Keller 101011111111111110 1 1-17 



Male . 001111111 oiiiniiioi o— 14 



Burns , .., 1011011011101111100 0-13 



MoyJan., .,.. . 1>] 1 1 1.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 110-15 



H. M. H. 



South AnprnGVOViMa^.tScfit, lath.—Tliu East End aua South 

 Arlln(i;tonffUi8BballolubS8t)Olamat.oUat. glass balls this aftnr 

 noon on the Publio Park. Cnrd'a rotary trap. IS ytirdu jisc. i.'fl iinlls 

 each, BoenrduH rules. Owinir to darkness, 17 balls per mnn only 

 were shot at .- 



East Eud Club M'liuiiias Fiah U, Geo. A. Edsou 11, W. C. Alden 

 \% J. Ed. wiii.idOTi H, W. H. Cook 10, C. F. Cook 10, A. LoBan-on 



10, C. H. Nut.- il, A. -vVin-linv S, ]'. n. Srnirh (i-l:otal lOo. 



Souib Ai.iiit;lnn riiil- i,.i., Hnrhiw ]-■., >.rii(ihpw [.inouin 14, 

 Samuel Nm! .iii l:;, II. my wir.tc w. I'. 11. H,j«-r lo. \\'.'u-inii Kdsnti 

 v.), W. Bl;ui,'li;iit| ;i, Chils. Sinilli :i, CwirKP Kojr,^ s, Win. Wilder .5 

 -total 103. C, 



CiNciKNATpSjif. T., Sept. 4th.— The second match between the 

 Cincinafttus Gun Club and Linolaen Shooting Club came oil to- 

 dii} fll Piti-hoi', N. T. Ten halls, from BoRardus traps, IS yards 

 rise. Ii..?aruiiB rules : wwither favorable :- 



I iiii-imi:;iur. Cliib-Clins. Henley 10. E.n.AVilliain.s .% F. H.Locke 



11, ';. A. Smiili r. F.L. XifholaV, .lanujsEtaiia, ,7. M. Warner 7,0. 

 K. iVjrlTil? II, Will. II. rottei-fl-tolnl S;i. 



I.inrhi: n (I ill. 11. MiiiT.s- V. I). W. Lniie !l, (ieo. Cayo I), Geo. Kd- 

 wm .ifi 5, (). JIuUiewiJOn ;.', C. Ltii.slii'j II. Con Sutton _8, jE. .ilarry 6, 

 n. Davis 7, W. Hull 0- total 71. 



Vhji iienml 



— Address all communications to ' 

 PiMishing Company, New York." 



Forest and Stream 



THE INTERNATIONAL COLLEY TRIALS. 

 'T"^ O tlie Pennsylvaaia State agiicultural society beloiiKS 



tl.in connection witl 



st hI] eep-dog: ti-ials ever 

 r.ufi werearnmgeil l.o 

 s of the State Ftiir, on 

 '.liibition building, at 

 d were witnessed on 

 .lay, Sept. 21.st and 

 ;. The arranfremcnts 

 1 lie congratuiated in 

 vLsiou in such cornpe- 

 ••addell, who not only 

 ials, but to him their 

 Early on Tuesday 



X the credit of liy 



the Intoi-national I'^xl.;. ' n ,. i ;, , 

 held in Amencii. Th,^- ■, , „ i 

 take pliico during Ih. ... A ... 



the trrunnii adjoinir.^ , . 



Faiimouiu. Fark, p]i i ■• 



both days. Tiiesdav . , :. 



y3d. hv several thouoS!,.. .|...,.:i.^.. 

 were excelleiil, .-md the wiciri.v is 

 luiviii^ been al^le to pla-'e the suiii 

 teiithan.lsaslhoseof Dr. L. H. 1 

 was ihe .Hiuiiial sutceestor of the t 

 nil. luahlie.l suc^esK" is mainly du 



niiirninx liulletins were placed around the building iL 

 i.Kinspicuoii.'t jilaces, stating that the colley trials would 

 commence promptly at 2 o'clock, on the south side of the 

 building:, and a little latter it was announced that the 

 following named centleinen had been appointed and bad 

 agreed to act .-i: v i -■ Air. .Jolin C, Morris, Susque- 

 hanna County, A Lewis Lusson, Montgomery 

 C'ounty, Pa., aii.i .i:..i.!r'i Dicky, Washington County, 

 Pa. 



A glance at the entiy -books of the fair showed that 

 there had been fourteen ' entries, of which eleven were in 

 the All- Age Stakes, and three in the Pujjpy Stakes. Sub- 

 joined is the full list : — 



ALL-AGED CLASS. 



Prizes — First premium, $100 : second premium, $50 ; 

 third premium, $25. 



John Bichney, Philadelphia, dog Jo, black and tan. 



"George Aitken, Northport, Suffolk County, N. Y., 

 Ijireh Shepherd Lass. 



•KJeorge j^itken, Northport, Suffolk County, N. Y., 

 bitch Clyde. 



George Taylor, Pliiladelphia, dog Lud, black, white 

 and tan. smooth coat. 



W. H. BlackliuiASt, Philadelphia, dog .Shep, blue. 



*Charles Pugh, Philadelphia, dog Tem, black, white 

 and tan, 



Samuel J. Sharpless, Philadelphia, bitch Gipsy, black 

 and tan. 



Dr. J. W. Downey, New Market, Frederick County, 

 Md., dog Tweed IL, black and tan, white fiill. 



T. S. Cooper, Coopersbtirg, Lehigh County, Pa., dog 

 Oscar, black, white and tan. 



*T. S. Cooper, Coopersbtirg, Lehigh County, Pa., dog 

 Walsinghiitn, black, white and Can, 



•*John McAnally, AVest .Philadelphia, dog Shep, black 

 and tan. 



PUPPY CLA.SS, 



Prizes — First premium, !*50 ; second premium, §;35 ; 

 third premiimi. .'SKI. 



»George Aitken, Northport. Suffolk County, N. Y., 

 dog Youuf; (Carlisle, black, white and tan. 



Dr. J. W. lJo\N nev. New Market, Frederick County. 

 Md., bitch Lailv Scotiand. taxvny red. 



T. S. C'uoiier. Cotipersburg, Lehigh County, Pa., bitch 

 Fannie, black, white and tan. 



Long before the hour appointed for the start the build- 

 ing side of the inclos'tre was lined by an impatient and 

 curious throng. The inclosure, which was about two 



liundrcd 

 staked nti'. 

 tlie ground, 

 tliat tliere v 

 thelTark a I 



10 lak.; li'.f 

 fiftr or m 

 iround ilie 



riis 



that" 



n'oliii 

 nv.idii 



bv fiffv 



lie. 



yards in width, had been 

 mciileral'ely broad track cncirelert 

 the feneiiig was of ?uch a uature 

 g to hinder the sheep from leaving 

 the inner or outer pkit. .\t the 

 lie ground, iu each bend of the cotirse, there 

 IS. It was the duty of each dog in his turn 

 ii'.eep. selected at random from a flock of 

 re, from one of the pens and drive them 

 lourse, which was about a quarter of a mile 

 a lengt.li, and pen them in the other. Flags were placed 

 every thirty yards On the trailc, and I he dog was ordered 

 U> keep between them. The slieeii were We.^tern stock, 

 furnished from the Philadelphia j;ard, and a fresh lot 

 were provided for each dog. In driving the dog was al- 



•Sie-oifiee dl.J noi run. 



lowed to bark or not, as might be his habit, l3ut biting 

 his sheep disqualified him at once. Each handler was 

 allowed the privilege of tfl.king his dog over the ground 

 before the alieep were brought out, and he was permitted 



to precede or follow tlie sheep, .as he saw fit, but he was 

 debarred from assistiny; bis riog save bv word or gesture. 

 Hallooiug, or noise, liov.ever, «-ere consider<^d to detract 

 from tli(> estimate of the ijerformance, and while one 

 dog was working no other dog was permitted to be pres- 

 ent to distract his attention. 



Shortly after v o'oloe]^ lots ^\■ere drawn to see tlie order 

 in!whieli (lie .l.:.gs sliould run in the All-Aged Stakes. 

 with tin; f..i]..iv iug result : l-'irst, Lad : seeond.^Tweed IL: 

 third, Osear, and fourth, Tom. l.ad, quire a. good-looking, 

 Bmooth-eoateil colley. owned by Mv. Taylor, 'started with 

 his flock well in hand, but when he had gotten about a 

 third of the way the .sheeji became uumanagetible. and 

 made a break through the crowd with Lail promptly 

 after them. One. an old ram, however, slipped tlirough 

 a side-door into the exhibition building, while Lad 

 brought the other four slieej) back. When Lad went to 

 get the ram tilings were lively iij) and down tlie aisles of 

 the building, aiHlijuite a nifding among i.lie glass^vare 

 t.l:ey made. Subsei|Ueiiliv tJiey ran the gauntlet of the 

 threshing-machiues and r.:i,,t-i)eer dejiartnients, and a,9 

 the ram was a plucky, stubborn brute, for a time it was 

 a toss-up wdiether the dog was driving the ram or the 

 ram the dog. However, the liout ended in the ram coru- 

 uig out of the building through a window, which saved 

 many women and children the inconvenience of being 

 knocked down and having to get up again, for while the 

 ram was on his indoor i.-iid Ids path was strewn with 

 overt.iinie,! spe.:A,ators, T.a.l s.ion penned the four sheep, 

 and file ram foiiowed in -Aali'Iv -raudenr. Time of trial' 

 twentv-liveiuinutes. 



The second dog tiiat put ill an ai.per.rai..;e was Tweed 

 II. , owned by Dr. Downey. This dog is a t\ [.ieal rouah- 

 haired colley, lilack and white in color, witli a wJdre fnU 

 on Ms chc-st. He is a good dog all over, and was imporled 

 byDr, Downey from the kennels of W. W. Thompson, 

 Surry, Kngl.i,nd. Tweed II. was whelped in .\])ril, \Hir,'. 

 and competed for the first lime at Alexander Palace in 

 June, 1S7G, when ii.-- -,>.u lirsf pri/.e iu puppv stakes, and 

 divided the e|iMrn|..ionship. clearing in all ,i'17 IDs, These 

 succe.sseshave been followed by three firsts, four seconds 

 and two lliirds, besides the actiu'isition of three silver cups. 

 The dog is a good specimen, and will be shown at St, 

 Louis along with his owner's Lass O'Oowrie. Tweed at 

 once showed that he was a tliorough workman ; he 

 brought, his slieep from the pen iu good shape, but after 

 working them it short distance over the eourse, they 

 broke through the crowil and made for the building, one 

 succeeduig in effecting an entrance, but Tweed worked 

 ahead of him and drove him back to the flock. At the 

 upper end of the course the sheep got into a lot of straw 

 imder a wagon, and one was almost completely hidden, 

 Here Tweed shovved wonderful intelUgem-e ; he would 

 Iwrk at it and Imtt it with his iiea.d, aud at last succeeded 

 in dislodging all the sheep and driving them into the pen. 

 Time of trial. twenty-se\-eu minutes, 



Mr. Cooper's Oscar wtis tlie third dog. He is a very 

 large black, white and tan animal, of decidedly Gordon 

 setter type. He was under excellent control, and evi- 

 dently knew his business. Starting with the sheep from 

 the pan, he feU in behind them and jogged them around 

 the track until the lower side was reached, when there 

 was a break, but Oscar worked the scattered flock* to- 

 gether and penned them in twenty-one minutes' time, 

 a.mid much applause. 



The last trial of the day wajj that of Tom, a fifty-four 

 pound dog, owned bo Mr. Pugh, weLl known as a Phila- 

 delphia sheep driver, The immense practice Tom has 

 had iu the streets of the Quaker (Jity, aud the large flocks 

 he has been obliged to guard and handle, aided by the tact 

 of his master, made the work of driving tlic li ye, slieep an 

 easy task. It has been. Tom's daily work to drive fat 

 sheep through the crowded city to the bnteliers, and, to 

 illustrate his wonderful prolicieney, he on one occa,sion 

 took 617 head from the Forty-Fourth street yai'd to Mar- 

 ket street vidiarf, on the Delaware River, a distance of 

 about five jxdles, and boated them all without the loss of 

 one sheep, his master preceding the flock. In 1879 Tom 

 turned iqi on the bench at the Philadelphia Dog Show, 

 and w (in the special prize. He ia a most valuable dog, a 

 good, steaily driver, wary of rushing, keeping wide of 

 his sheep aiid under admirable control. When the bars 

 of tiie pen were let down l)e quietly worked his sheep 

 out on the track and around to the home pen, in the 

 most unconcerned manner possible. Twice tliey tried to 

 break, but he had them together in an instant,"and con 

 eluded his task in eighteen minutes. His performance 

 was duly appreciated, and three rousing cheers greeted 

 him at the end. 



On resuming at 10 A.M. on Wednesd.ay morning, two 

 starters were found in the Puppy c;lass. First, Fannie, 

 and seconil, Lady Scotla,nd, Young GarUsle being with- 

 drawn. Fauny, who is fourteen months old, and owned 

 by Mr, Cooper, had only been in the country several 

 weeks, having been purchased by herowner with a splen- 

 did lot of Southdown and Oxfordshire sheep from Lord 

 Walsinghani, and was handled by the English shepherd 

 who came over with them. Fannie worked her ten 

 sheep cleverly around the outside of the course, as was 

 admitted in the piippv competition, and penned them in 

 good style. She, like tlie rest of Mr, Cooper's dogs, show- 

 ing more than a dash of (iordon setter blood. 



Lady Scotland, out of Dr. Downey's bench show win- 

 ner, Lassie, by Watts' Roy, a .six months' old, tawny col- 

 ored bitch, belonging to Dr. Downey then had her 

 try. She worked her ten sheep half wayover the course, 

 when they broke away, but she soon brought them back. 

 and without further trouble penned them. 



In the afternoon Mr. Hickney's Jo was drawn first, 

 aud he st.arted his five .sheep out of the pen and down 

 the track. Half way down the sheep made a bolt through 

 the ci-owd, but were driven back by the dog. but a mo- 

 ment later made a second dash, aud the dog, set on by 

 the spectators, became unmanageable, and bit one of the 

 sheep, which at once disqualified him. 



3Ir. BliickhuKit's Shep was then put down, but his flock, 

 upon being let out of the p.^n. went doxvn i.li..' ...i.urse like 

 aflash. wi'th Sheji a good serond. At the end of the 

 stretch they made a wild scattering brealc tlirough the 

 crowd, which caused more than one Pennsylvania farmer 

 to rub the dust off his coat. And as nothing could be 

 done with them, the dog vvas ordered up and ruled out, 



The following is the ofllcial placing of the dogs :— 



A1.L-AQED CLASS. 



Charles Pugh, Philadolphia, Tom, first prize. 



Dr. Downey, Maryland, Tweed IL, andT. S.Cooper, 



Pennsylvania, Oscar, equal second ; divided seoord and 



third money. (No other entries placed). 



PUPPT CLASS. 

 T. S. Cooper, PeniLsylvania, Fannie, first prize. 

 Dr. Downey, Maryland, Lady Scotland, second prize, 

 (Other entries withdrawn^. 



DOG BREAKING. 

 Prom Vebo Shaw's Illustrated Book op the Doa. 



[Reprinted from advivnced .sheets forwarded to the Foiikst 

 AND STREAM, by the author, tnr.niirli tbo courtesy of Messrs Cas- 

 aoll, Potter, Galpin & Co., Piibi i sIh rs.l 



CHAPTt.At XXX VI U. 



(Co»e^/.dtd..) 

 Breahing Sporting Dogs. 

 In the training of pointers and setters, care must be 

 taken to give the puppies ex-ery chance of starting them, 

 and by careful handling, and allowing them to see 

 evpryt.liing that will tend to m.ake (hem hardy, and not 

 gumsliy, as it is the worst thing th.at could'befall the 

 puppy. As he cannot ha\e too much jiluck, many a 

 puppy is made gun-shy by being to much kept out of 

 sight when being exercised, and not tdlowed his freedom 



1 about until five or six jiiontbs old, • 

 eiything for himself, and liy that lii 

 nay be sure 



We, But J 

 of spirit, if lie ever will have r__ 



I'.egin at first to lead him wit). 

 which he will object to most decide. I 

 him, and let him" pull till he is tire.l 

 likely will think better of it, and fn 

 let him sleep a night over it and try 

 alter a pull ..ir two he will come pleasii 

 lie kind to him at iirsl, until yon e 

 nted withliis temper, and .grf 



he can 

 ^ will be 



ire he will be full 



. ^ ■ ollaa-, 

 .111 to 

 ■ i. . i-.- very 

 .V you. If not, 

 m next day, and 

 ly. By all means 

 tlioronghly ac- 

 that his temper 

 nTiiciiis 



it the best, allhough it isonly higi _ , 



the best merit he can have for the breaker Then, pre- 

 suming you have a kennel of dogs, attach him to aii old 

 one. If your puppy is a dog, put him on with one of the 

 opposite sex, which he will follow with after a little 

 coaxing. The next and greatest in huportance is the 

 shooting over liiiu, and by all means he careful at first 

 by snapping a cap. If I have a few pupiiies I take them 

 all together, old dog and all, and when till running loose 

 fire off several caps ; but don't take any notice of yom- 

 puppies, rather run on with them as though something of 

 importance was on hand. The old dogs will run on, and 

 the young ones taking notice .soon join in following their 

 example ; as were you to stand still the old dogs %vould 

 all drop, and the puppies would very likely sland and 

 look at them, and at last think ■■matters are not aU right 

 here, I shall he off." At last, when he gets (juite cour- 

 ageous, yon must begin to learn liim to droji to hand be- 

 fore going further with theshootin.g, iiresumingyouhave 

 added a little powder after tliey stood the cap trial. 

 Take your pupil out, say after exercise, choosing a fine 

 day aud the ground dry. especially if a, pointer. With a 

 thrash cord, say thirty or forty yards, lead him tjuietly, 

 where no one is likely to lie pre-'ejit but \'Ourselves, to an 

 old grass field, and put him down by hatid, remain by him 

 and keep him there. Should he rise, put liini down again. 

 Then step back, and see if he will remain. Should he ad- 

 vance, return and put him down again, and repeat until 

 he remains at the spot. After aday ortwo,at this, should 

 he not take to it well, and after he knows wJiatis wanted 

 of him, use stronger means by giving u gocid eiit with the 

 whip. Then go to the end of the cijrd, shoidtl he he till 

 then, ca.ll him up, and if he does tliis well next time stop 

 him half w.ay. Then, when eAer-jisiiig, put your pupil 

 on with a, quiet, steady dog. wh.i will drop well, and 

 make them drop on the couples together. This he will 

 not do at first, but wfll back off' if lie can ; but -the old 

 do.g keeps him steady. Go up to hhu and drop him, and 

 he will watch the others, when he will soon become as 

 expert as the others. Also, use everi- 'I-' ..i..,. -rsrcise- 

 ing along the road, your pistol with", : :. and 



mind you drop }-our pupils every tini, .,- you 



will biive got over their shyness", if til :. .; .„, that 

 they must drop to shot now. Should h... a.f any time ob- 

 ject to drop when out, next day put the cord on to him, 

 and by a few sharp jerks tiiake him drop at once. 

 also come to yom- call when you want him, as 

 there is really nothmg will make a dog so obedient 

 as the cord, audit saves ever so much of the whip. But 

 let the breaker bear in mind he is to do all this learn- 

 ing by the gentlest means in bis power, combined with 

 firmness. Should he lia\e to apply the cord often and 

 sh;i,rp, he must Siiciik gently all the time, so that the dog 

 will come at once when toid, .and not frighten him at 

 your end of the cord. Some are very headstrong to learn 

 this, but when mastered are the most traniabie. Be sure 

 that collar and cord are strong, as once a dog finds he 

 gets breaking away he gives double the trouble, and is 

 not to be depended on for a time. As often when your 

 dog is about half way from you on the cord, he thinks 

 tliisisaohance torun away". Should your cord break, 

 then you lose the battle. Breaking y.iuV pupil perfect in 

 the drop is half the work done^ as the dog is ut;der your 

 command then, and is now ready to be taken to a large 

 grass field, or if you h.avo il a large piece ot dry, marshy 

 ground, where you expect little game. By tins limeyou 

 ought to know thoroughly the temper" of your dog, 

 whether you will have to be'gentle with or have to keep 

 a sharp eye on your pupil. Now, supposing he be of the 

 former kind, let him range away at first of his own ac- 

 cord, and should he come across any game take no notice 

 at first, but let him chase it ; it will do him gooil. as after 

 a few attempts he will see his folly, and « ill at the .same 

 time give him the zest for his work which he will require. 

 without which he wfll be nothing in the eyes of a good 

 breaker. If of the latter sort and verj' plucky, keep a 

 good eye on him, and should he be inclined to chase when 

 he comes across game, give him a taste of the whip, as 

 with him a stick in time saves nine. Now let him down, 

 as you know whish of the methods you will have to pro- 

 ceed on, and hope you bare a gond stretch of ground be- 

 fore you. Let him go off by the w.irds, iiol.l ui, with a 

 wave of the right hand. If a high-cour.ige.t one 'ne will 

 not have to be toM twice, ,as vou will have found bv this 



