Janttabt 13, 1881.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



4T5 



Back ribs short, which tend to give a true Irish setter a 

 rather " tucked up" appearance. 



Fore-legs wry straight and well feathered— longer than in 

 the English setter , 



Fore-feel, long, and not nearly 80 round as in the English 

 setter. 



Hind-legs, bent at stifles, with strong hocks. 



Stern, set on rather low and well feathered, particularly on 

 the middle portion of it. 



Oolor, a deep blood-red. White is not liked in show dogs ; 

 but though undesirable, is not a proof of impure breediag. 

 The color of the featliering is paler than that of the body. 



Coat, somewhat thinner than that of the English setter, 

 though coarser in texture. 



General appcaraiiou in an Irish setter goes for a good deal. 

 A good Bpecim^n is I he bean ideal of strength and activity. 

 He should seem a trille leggy, no doubt his tucked-up loins 

 increase this appearance, which bis extra length of leg natur- 

 ally develops ; and an Irish setter shou Id look all wire and 

 whipcord In fact he looks what he is, a thorough work- 

 man, and ready to gallop for ever. 



The dog we have selected for illustration in our colored 

 plate as being typical of this famous breed is Grouse II., who 

 is the property of the Rev. U O'Oallaghau, R. N., bef jre al- 

 luded to as one of the great breeders of his national setter. 

 This bitch is by the old champion Palmerslon out of Quail, 

 and has been successful on tbe bench. In 1879, at Dublin 

 show, she won first prize and silver medil and challenge cup. 

 Palmersion, her sire, was by old Shot out of Cochrane's 

 Kate; Shot by Grouse out of Brnno. Quail, the dam of 

 Grouse, has no pedigree in the Stud Bwk, but she is credited 

 with winning at Cork in the prize of red bitches. The se- 

 lection of Grouse, we candidly admit, coat us much anxiety, 

 as we Were desirous to select a specimen who is regarded 

 with favorable eyes by authorities who understand this dog, 

 and it was upon the advice of several excellent judges that 

 we asked permissioa of Mr. O'Callaghan to let his grand 

 bitch be Illustrated in this work. The study was e.\eouted by 

 Mr. Breach under the owner's eye, and we have to thauk 

 ■both gentlemen for the pains they look lo have the portrait 

 of Grouse made characteri.-tics of the breed. 



Following up our rule, we append a scale of points for 

 judging Irish setters, in which it will be seen that we att'\ch 

 peculiar import mce to general appearance. 



STAHDABD 0¥ POINTS TOR JUDGING IRISH SBTTEHS. 



Value. 



Skull — formation of head and muzzle 5 



Ears and eyes 5 



Neck and shoulders and chest 5 



Body, including loins ..,. 5 



Legs and feet 5 



Coat and feather 5 



Color. 10 



General appearance, including stern 10 



50 



THE SPANISH POINTER. 



[Fi-om Vero Shaw's "Book of the Dog." 



BEFORE conunciicing any remarks on the subject of the 

 J:;nglisli pointer it will be necK.ssary to draw the at: 

 tion of oiu' i-ea(lers to the dug from which our inodeni poin 

 unrpisstionably sprung. Such was the subject of this chap- 

 ter, from the crf)SHiiig of whom with the foxhound or South- 

 ern hound — opiniiius vary on this subject — the pointer as he 

 now exists was originally produced. 



In " Cynogi'aplua Britannica " Sydenham Edwards writes 

 thus of the Spanish jininter in 1805 : 



"Tue Spanish pointer is a lieavj', loose-made dog, about 

 tweuty-two inches high, bearing no small resemblance to the 

 Blow Soulhcrn hound. Head "large, indented between thi 

 eyes; lips large and pendulous,; cars thin,' loose and hanging 

 down, of a moderate length ; coat short and .smooth; color 

 dark-brown or liver color, liver color and white, red and 

 •white, black and wliite, sometimes tauned about the face and 

 eyes, often thickly speckled with small spots on a white 

 ground) the tail thin, smooth and wiry; frequently dewclaws 

 apon the hind legs; the hind feet often turning a little out- 

 ward. 



"The£panish pointer was introduced iuto this country by 

 a Portuguese merchant at a very modern period, and was'first 

 iised by an old reduced baron of the name of liichell, who 

 lived in Norfolk, and could shoot flying; indeed he seems to 

 have lived by his gun, as the game he killed was sold in the 

 London mai-ket. This valuable acquisition froui the Conti 

 nent was wholly unknown to our ancestors, together with 

 the art of shooting flying, liut so fond are we become of this 

 most elegant of field sports that we mnv excel all others in 

 the use of the gun and in I lie breeding and training of the 

 dog. 



"The Spanish pointer possesses in a high degree the sense 

 of scenting, so that he very rarely or never goes by his game 

 when in pursuit of it; requires very little training lo make 

 him staunch, most of them standing the tirst time they meet 

 with game, and it is no uucomnion occurrence for p'uppies 

 of three months old to slant! at poultry, rabbits and even 

 cats. But ap tliey grow old they are apt to gel idle, and 

 often go over their ground una trol instead of gaUo|)ing, 

 and from iheir loose make tind slowness of fool when bnnl- 

 ed a few seasons .soon tire, have recourse lo cunning, and in 

 company let the younger and fleeter dogs beat wide the 

 fields, while they do little more than back them, or else 

 make false points. They then become useless but for hunt- 

 ing singly with a sportsman who is not able or not mclined 

 to follow the faster dogs 



"There are other varieties of the pointer, as the Russian, 

 in size and form Uke the Spanish : coat not unlike a di'over's 

 dog, rough and shaggy, rough about I lie eyes and bearded; 

 color like the Spanish, but often grizzle and while; they 

 differ in some being more rough than otliors. This is proba- 

 bly a cross between the Spanish pointer and the Barbet or 

 rough water dog. He has an excellent nose, sagacious, 

 tractable and easily made staunch ; endures fatigue tolerably 

 well ; takes water readily, and is not incomnioded by the 

 most cold and we( wealher." 



In the illustration of pointers which accompanies these re- 

 marks of Sydenliam Edwards there iqipears a portrait of a 

 rough-coated dog whicli is supposed lo represenl the Ruasi,an 

 pointer. This dog resembles iu almost every point the pic- 

 tures we have seen which iiurporc to |iortray the Russian 

 setter of more recent limes. It is therefore, iu our opinion, 

 quite within the bunnds of probability that tie modern Rus- 

 sian setter is very closely identified 'with the more ancient 

 Russian pointer. The remarks of Mr. W^illiam Lort upon 

 the former dog, which appeared in a previous chapter, very 



nearly describe the dog written of by Sydenham Edwards, 

 and certainly the latter's theory on the derivation of the 

 breed appear to be possessed of reason. It is, liowevtr, more 

 with the Spanish pointer that we have to deal at present, for 

 though practically extinct, his close connection with the 

 modern dog entitles him to respect at our hands. 



Mr. Tapliii, writing of this dog in the early part of the 

 present centm-y, remarks that: "Every trait upon record 

 respecting their appearance in England is lliat they were in 

 very early ages introduceil from Spain, and that they were 

 natives of that country from wliich their nanie was derived. 

 The Spanish poinlerin shape, make, strength, seeming stu- 

 pidil\ and bodily tardiness, is a perfect specimen of the most 

 cousi'stwit uniformity; well adapted in all these qualifica- 

 tions lo the haughty, somniferous, majestic parade and dig- 

 nity of the lofty Spaniard, but very inadequate to the life, 

 spuit, agility and impatient energy of the English sportsiiian. 

 This race of dog iu his natural and unimproved stale is a 

 mass of inactivity, as is evidently pexceplible by his shape 

 and make, in every point of wdiich is displayed the very re- 

 verse of speed and action, olijecls so truly necessary in 

 almost every sjiorl of the field. The pointer of this descrip- 

 tion is shoii in the head, broad in the forehead, wide in the 

 nose, expan.sive iu the nostrils, simply soliciious in aspect, 

 heavy in the shoulders, short in the legs, almost circular in 

 the torm of the carcass, square upttn the hac'k, strong across 

 the loins and remarkably so in the hindquarters. Although 

 this breed, like the English pointer (by the many collateral 

 aids so much improved), are produced of various colors, yet 

 the bold browu liver-and-whilc are the most predominant. 

 These dogs, slow as the^' are, and accustomed to tire with 

 quick work before the intended sport of thp day is half over, 

 are yet trul.\' applicable to the pm-poses of those who, ad- 

 vanced iu years or laboring imder iutirmitics, feel themselves 

 unable lo get across a country in the way they could in for- 

 mer years. 



"The pointer we are now treating of, though exceedingly 

 slow, must be generally admitted to be sure ; indefatigable 

 and minute in his researches, he is rarely sneu ti.> miss his 

 game when game is to be found. . . . When a covey of 

 birds is separated by repeated shots, and aie afterward 

 found singly, the pointer under description has opportunity 

 to display^his best ability, in most industriously recovering 

 these scattered birds, the major part of which (if accompan- 

 ied by a good shot) are generally picked up to a certainty. 

 To the recovery of winged birds the patient perseverance of 

 this dog is peculiarly adapted : and for the sport of snipe 

 shooting alone they are entitled to the preference of every 

 other." 



No further description is necessary of a dog which, as we 

 have before remarked, is practically extinct, as specimens 

 which resemble the dog referred to by Edwards and Taplin 

 are very rarely uiet with. It may, however, be worth con- 

 sidering if a cross between agood specimen — always provided 

 that such can be procured — with a modern pointer, might not 

 improve the latter very considerably. Granted that ihe pres- 

 ent dogs excel in strength and activity, is it still not wortJi 

 experimenting with a dog concerning whose utility many 

 former writers have spoken so very liighly ? His nose is cer- 

 tainly a great feature in a Spanish pointer, and though he is 

 in the habit of knocklug-up, we think that if a little of his 

 blnod were infused into the veins of some of our field trial 

 pointers in the present day they would s'and abetter chance 

 of holding their own in competition with the setter than they 

 have hitherto succeeded in doing. 



The illustration that is herewith given of the 

 Spanish pointer is particularly fortunate in portraying 

 hi» square short head and deep flews to considerable advan- 

 tage, and his heavy bone has not been lost sight of. As in 

 the case of the Russian setter, it is unnecessary to append a 

 scale of points for judging a breed which is very rarely to be 

 met with. However, it should be borne in mind that depth 

 and squareness of head and immense bone are characteristics 

 of the Spanish pointer which should never be lost sight of. 



FIXTURES. 



Eaatem Field Trials Club— Annual Meeting for election of of- 

 ficers January 11. 



Pittsbm-gh Dcg Show— Pittsburgh. Pa., Januaiy 17, 18 and 19, 

 18S1. Entries close January 6. 0. B. Elbeu, Secretary; Charle 

 Lincoln, Siiperintendeut. 



St. Johns, N. B., Beuoh Show Jan. — . 



Bock Kiver Valley Poultry and Kcnuel Club show— Sterling, HU- 

 uois, Feb. 10, 11 and 12. E. B. Commerford, Sec. 



KENNEL NOTES. 



Names Ciaimed. 



G-ronse—ib. C. T Brownell, New Bedford, Mass., claims the 

 name of Clrouse for his Unck imd Inn Gordon setter dog pujipv, 

 whelpud November 1, 18SU, by owner's Dash out of hia Maud. 



Max rk-coloirrini^lh: .t 1!. Jlontell, of .istoria, L. I.,claiiiJB the 

 uaineof Jlax Piccolomini for his bhieU, white and tan setter puppy 

 wlifalped .Iiiiy 2a, 1880, out of Belle hy Glen. 



May — Mr.' J. Heron CrOHsuian, New York city, claims the name 

 of Ma'v for white and lemon setter tiitch puppy, whelped Septea- 

 Ijer 13. 1880, ont of Daisv Dean bv Lincoln. 



Rn.-7i— Mr. J. TTeron Crossmsn', Sew York fity, claims the name 

 of flasli for whit.j and Iciiinri setter dog puppy", wlielped Septem- 

 13. IWU. oat of Dai»v Dual, by Liuoolu. 



Paddi/^liti J. Heron CroBsmau, New York city, claims the name 

 of Paddy lor Irish terrier dog puppy, bought of Dr. Niven, of 

 London, "onf., ont of Norah by foe. 



l]ia,4 Kirkr Mr. J, H. Wmslow, Ealtmioro, Md., claims the 

 uamu of Hazel Kirke for In's liver and wliilc coolier bitch leu 

 months old. out otiujportfd Din by iinporteil Sliol. 



X((cr/-51r. Cluaies K, 8cutt, of 8chfinectady, X. Y., claims the 

 niUiic'n; L'):-.v I'lii- hidUvtr and white cocker bitch puppy out of 



ivati, of Bouton, Mass., clui 



B the u 



eof 



N.Y. 



-tcrdoi.'pup}iv. whelped July 8, 1880, out of 

 > : L ic, pnrchaBed'of Mr. W. A. Pierce, PeekskUl, 



M&lia— Jit. J. S. Niven. of London, Ont., claims tlic name of 

 Media for Gordon setter liitch puppy, whelped September 10. ISSO, 

 out of Venus by Change, pirrehaaed from Mr. .James Moore, of 

 Toledo. 



Ailcen — Dr. J. 8. Niven, of London, Out., claims the name of 

 AUeen for Irish terrier bitch puppy, whelped October 19, 1880, out 

 of Norah bv Joe. 



Ikiisii li.^Mv. ,). Wesley Younp, of Portsmouth, N. H., claims 

 the naiiie of Daisy fl. for red Irish setter bitch pup'py, whelped 

 Anpust 30, ISSO. e.iit of May by Elcho. 



Phtul-i-n n.— I'aseed ahst. surgeon M-Oiur C. Heflcnger, U. S. 

 N., PorlHmouth, N. H.. claims the name of Pluukett IL lor red Ir- 

 ish setter dog puppy, whelped August 30, 1880. out of May by 

 Elcho. 



Ihmcan and Dugaid—hhr. Thoa. Blyth, of Jlolntyre, Pa., cdamia 

 the names of Dnnoan and Dugald for daii red I ri sh setter dog 



puppies, whelped October 26, 1880, out of owner's Nellie Hattarick 

 I Dick Hattariok-Tyke) by owner's Joel (Champion York-Diffenduf- 



fer's Ebbs). 



BUKC. 



limutij-aien—Mv. E. A. Godcffrov'a champion Gordon setter 

 Baautv to Dr. Aten's f+len. 



Bern- Il-Srag—'ilr. J. Otis Fellows' black cocker dog Brag to 

 Mr. Robert Walker's Ijlack and tan liitch Belle II. 



Gipseij-Joel—Mr. Thos. Elylh's Gipsey (Rodman's Dash-Fan) to 

 owners Joel on December 31, 1880. 



WUELPS. 



Fealhtf—Tho Eivcraide Cocker Spaniel Kennel Club's (Clare- 

 mont, N. H.,) imported Feather, whelped July 5, 1880, five liver 

 arid white pui)|iieB, tliree latches and tiyo dogs bv imported Snip. 



Umid^Ur. Thos. Bljth's (Mclntyre, Pa.,i red Irish setter bitch 



Maud (champion Elcho-Imported Stella), whelped December 16, 



IsSO, eleycu puppies, seven dogs and four bitches by owner's Joel. 



Sales. 



Wildair-.Snra Benilmrd.1 Whelp— Ut. J. Otis Fellows, Hornell 

 Cocker Kennel, Hornellsville, N. Y., has sold a liver cocker puppy, 

 whelped October 17, ISSO, out of Sara Buruhardt by Wildair to 

 Mr. J. Smith, New Buffalo, Pa. 



lioliin Adair-Fannie If/ie.'j)- Mr. J. OtisFellows, of HomelMUe, 

 N. Y., has sold an all Uver cocker bitch puppy, whelped October 

 ■27, 18S0, out of Fannie by Kobin .Adair to Mr. W. M. Bowes, New 

 York citv. 



Pnris-jBi'Uu 1T7ifi/7J— Mr. H. B. Harrison, of Tilsonburg, Ont., 

 Canada, has sold to Dr. A. B. Clayton, of f.ihafham. Out., a blue 

 Bolton bitch pujipv by L. H. Smith's chainpiun Paris (Leicostor- 

 Diirt) out of BeUe (Pride of the Border Kiihy). 



liai-fii) -Mr. J. F. Kirk, of Toronto, has yiuvohasod from Mr. G. 

 Bramble the pm-e-bred Sussex s]:ianiel dog Bramble, whelped Feb- 

 ruary 8, 1880, imported bv Mr. Bramble, and bred tjy him out of 

 Buby— third prino, Alexandra Palace, London, 1879- by Bob, 

 bred hy T, Savers, 'West Tarring, Sussex. Bob by Kaiser out of 

 Lady, "itiiby by Speck out of Hex (2,163). Bex by Kock (4,402) 

 out of Sa])pho. 



7;ost'— iMr. Charles H. Beddoe, of Toronto, has purchased from 

 Mr. O. E. Lewis, of Niagara, the liver and white cocker bitch Kose 

 bv Nash's Bal;e out of his Busy. 



" Iff Jv.'icooa— Messrs. C. B. Cinnmiugs & Sou, of South Ahrtead, 

 N. H.,liayc sold cocker spaniel dog Wedgewood (Snipe-Idol) to 

 Mr. C Whitmarsh, Nashua, N. H. 



PUESENTATION. 



.Joe-Dora Whelp— Di. G. A. Took, of Worrentomi, N. C, haa 

 presented Mr. H, G. Williams, of Portsmouth, Va., with a pointer 

 puppy out of Dora by Joe. 



Ber-A'HlJiK Whelp-Mr. Charles E. Scott, of Schenectady, N. Y., 

 has been presented by Mr. Bobert Walker, of Franklin, N. Y., with 

 a beautifully marked Uver and white cocker bitch piippy out of 

 his Nellie by Bex. 



Snipe -Jiilby II. Wh(Jjj—Mi: H. B. Eichmond, of LukeviUe, 

 Mass., has presented Mr. Jidiua E. Wilson, Manchester, N. H., 

 with a lemon and white pointer dog puppy, whelped August 26, 

 1880, out of Baby II. (SnapBhot-Kuby) bv'Snipo (Sensation-Col- 

 lum Belle). 



Deaths. 



Pallas — Westminster Kennel Club's imported lemon and while 

 pointer bitch Pallas (General Prun-PoweU's Queen). 



A Late Novelty on the stage is the introduction of live 

 bloodhounds in the everlasting play of " Uncle Tom's Cabin." 

 The brutes are very fierce on the show-bills, but in the theatre 

 waiTanted perfectly harmless and inoffensive. 



— Auhurn, N. Y., boasts of many superior setter dogs, but 

 there is not a pug within the city limits. 



LrKE 'WiNB, Qkows Bettek with Age. — A correspondent 

 writes : " Forest ajtd S'iream is a most welcome weekly 

 visitor. Like wine, grows better witli age. It already wields 

 a large influence with the best ar,d most intelligent portion of 

 the sporting fraternity in this county. There is need of just 

 such a paper, and that j'ou may abtmdantly succeed is my 

 hearty and sincere wish." 



T)K. Pcbsell's Pkaip.ie CnicKKXs.— It seems that the 

 prairie chickens that Dr. Ptirnell brought to and let out In. 

 Sussex County, Delaware, have raised some young, one of 

 which, at leak, was shot and brought up to this city. It 

 being about half groyvn its identity was doubted, but it was 

 afterward settled that it was a young prairie chicken. A. 

 writer in Foeest and Stueam mentions that there -were 

 grouse some thirty years ago in the Pocono mountains, in 

 Monroe County, Pa , also in Burlington County, N. J. This 

 is true, as we conversed with sportsmen w^io had shot them 

 in both places, also several deer on the Pocono mountains. 

 yfe were tolil, some twenty years ago, that there were both 

 deers and bears in the wild parts of Long Island.— Orej-maw- 

 pjwii Tdi(irajih. 



CoNNEOTicTiT — Qranby, Jan 1. — ^Foxes are very plcnly 

 here this winter and can easily find trail any good day. Rab- 

 bits are also uncommonly abundant. N. E. 



Sour stomach, had breath, indigestion and headftche easily oored 

 by Hop Bitters. 



PUBLISHER'S DEPARTMENT. 



HoiiABiKB Shootmg Suits. Upthegrdve * MoLeUan.Valparftlao.Ind. 



Kidney and m-inary trouble is universal, and the only sofo and 

 sure cm'e is Hop Bitters— rely on it. 



OcBHoMDAYGirr.— KoUed Gold Solid 18 K. Kings, with initial 

 or motto engraved, sent on receipt of 75 ceuts iu postage stamps 

 or currency. Read advertisement of G. Pettibone St Co. In this 

 issue. 



. ANNUAL MEETING OF THE N. R. A. 



THE annual meeting of the National Eifie Association was hold 

 at the Twenty-second Regiment Armory on Tuesday eyen- 

 nif; last witli a very lifjera! atteuduneeot Life Members. Gen. Geo. 

 W. Wiugate occupied the chair iu the absence of tlie President. 

 Judge Gddersleeve made some remarks on the work of the asso- 

 ciation diuing the past year. The report of the Treasurer showed 

 a balance of ■S114,22. Seoretaiy Donaldson raad hia report as fol- 

 lows : 



To tne Jfational Mfle. Assoeialion of imenca : 



Mr. President and Gentlemen— This annual Secretary's Beport 

 embraces the year 1880, an epoch in the hiBtory of flie AhsrHjiation 

 remarkable both for its successes and reverses. In the early 

 spring, the Pi-esident appointed the usual standiut' committer for 

 the year, aa follows : 



