February 10, 1880,] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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FOX HUNTING IN JCA.-RYLA.tfft 



Pomonkey, Feb. Wth, 188ft 



BEFORK; the u-av. in Hi is section of the country the 

 hunters who participated in fox hunting rai 

 genuine old English hound. These dogs were from 

 twenty inches io two feet tall, -with long ears, legs, head 

 and tail. Nearly all of them were white, with brown 

 spots. They were good dogs for a long chase, very per- 

 severing anil plucky : they were often known to run all 

 i;ii'i, of the night" We found out that they were 

 too slow forred fox hunting, but the very thing for grays ; 

 as they were such sudden death to grays and killed but 

 ver? few reels, the consequence was we had killed nearly 

 all the grays, while the reds were increasing very rapidly. 

 We then concluded to br - , i , : , ir.d with the grey- 



hound, to give them n\. ae speed. We find, after breeding 

 them until we get them seven-eighths fox-hound and one- 

 eighth grey, that they are far" superior to the old fox 

 dogs. They are not BO large, are hardly ever over nine- 

 teen inches tall, black and tan. bark 'plenty, and while 

 they cannot trail as cold as the old dogs, they trail well 

 enough for this section. They run with their heads up. 

 Terr much like the greyhound", and make just the dog for 

 red fox hunting. 



Once a year all of the best dogs from the different ken- 

 nels in the county are brought together for a big hunt. 

 This year the 28tb of fanuary was the day appointed hy 

 our sportsmen to have a chase, By (5 o'clock on the eve- 

 ning of the 27th the men, horses and dogs had all arrived 

 at the place from which they were to start next morning. 

 And now the festivities of the occasion commence in 

 earnest. There had been a bountiful supper prepared ; 

 all the young folks about the neighborhood were present, 

 and after partaking of the repast we adjourned to the 

 parlor, and there made things lively by singing, dancing, 

 etc., until the small hours of morning. At o'clock the 

 following morning we were in the saddle, the dogs are let 

 out, and we press forward toward the hunting-ground, 

 which is about two miles distant, and right on the Po- 

 tomac River. Having arrived on the edge of the woods 

 1 he dog:- are thrown oil , and after riding about a milefur- 

 ther one of the dogs gives tongue, the others are [lacked 

 up with him immediately, but the trail is not very fresh, 

 so we have to follow it along the river for two or three 

 miles before we reach the dwelling-place of Mr. Reynard. 

 But now commences the sport of the day in reality. He 

 is up and oil' like the wind, with forty-live as good dogs 

 at his heels as ever gladdened the heart of hunter, From 

 the first two or three maneuvers ho had made we 

 knew we had jumped an artful old red. He dodged 

 about for some time to get the start of the dogs, and then 

 started down the river for a neck, and ran to the ex- 

 treme end of it. there doubling on the dogs coming up the 

 other side of the neck, back to where he started from. 

 and went up the river several miles; but being pressed 

 hard he again doubled and came back home ; after trying 

 to get away from the dogs there for some time by his 

 cunning artfulness, and not getting away, he again 

 started for a den about three miles off ; but he had to cross 

 a large open Bald, cad there old Grcely closed up on him 

 and 'soon sent him to that land from whence no traveler 

 returneth ; and thus endeth the hunt. Pomonkey. 



Dosisa a Boston Doc;.— The following story is told by 

 a young Boston physician, and is particularly pat now in 

 connection with the article "Dosing Dogs,'' published in 

 our editorial columns last week. The physician is fond 

 of repeating the yarn as an experience which confirms 

 his idiopathic principles : — 



Like some other undergraduates of Cambridge, he 

 was, now and then, late in getting home for the night, 

 a fact which was regularly and noisly proclaimed by a 

 too vigilant dog; on the premises. He endured this canine 

 ofileioiisness for a while, but finally resolved to end the 

 of the vexatious animal at the earliest practicable 

 moment. In making a canvass of his armory of destruc- 

 tives, lie fell upon a case of homoeopathic medicines, 

 which had fortuitously come into his possession along 

 with oth"r inherited lumber. There were some millions 

 of the tiny saccharine globules in little glass bottles, 

 duly labeled, and presumably covering the whole 

 ■materia medica, as well as all the regulation degrees of 

 attention, They were emptied in a large bowl, where 

 they, of course, presented an undistiuguishable mass of 

 sugar pellets. The dog, which was known to be fond of 

 candy, was treacherously invited to partake, and accep- 

 ted the otter without suspicion. lie smelt, he tasted, and 

 BWallOWed the whole mass with evident satisfaction. 

 The nascent doctor, who had been nurtured under honiceo- 

 pathio influences, was also satisfied that he had accom- 

 plished his murderous purpose, But he was mistaken. 

 So far from dropping dead, as was expected at the end 

 of ins repast of potencies, the dog actually looked up at 

 his entertainer and wagged his tail with gratitude. 

 Neither did ho slowly fade away and die, as if under the 

 combined influence of baneful drugs heterogeneously 

 mixed. No ; ho not only retained his vitality and noc- 

 turnal vigilance unimpaired, but became the fast friend 

 of the youth who had meant to exterminate luin. It is 

 not to Be wondered at, perhaps, that an ardent and slight- 

 ly illogical youth should, by tins experiment, have lost 

 his faith in' the principles of Hahnemann and finally 

 put out his si angle as an M. D. of the old school. 



far from the home of his fathers, info whom 'twas 

 bred, ho still retained their monk-y tricks. K fl. 



We have to thank the writer of the above for photo- 

 graph of the fine dog referred to in accompanying sketch. 



English Field Trial Dubby.— The. entries for the 



sixth Field Trial Derby have just been issued, The stakes 

 are for setter and pointer punpies born in 1679. The 

 stakes are £100 : £50 goes to the first, and the next best 

 pointer and setter £'35 each. The dogs will he tried on 

 partridges in Mav next, The entries have closed with 

 12S subscribers, hem" eight more than last year, and in- 

 cluding in the entries thirty-one pointers and seventy- 

 seven setters. We give the following summary of those, 

 who have entered either pointers or setters, or both :— 

 jr. Armstrong, Edwin Bishop, Elias Bishop, J. Bishop, T. 

 B. Bower, E. Bulled, T. Cunningham, Douglas Duncan, 

 Viscount Downe, Rev. S. East, Barclay Field, A. Fletcher, 

 H. Grant, Baron von Gustedt, A. Gibbs, Daintry-Hollins, 

 A. James, Sir Thomas Lennard, R. Ll.-Purcell Llowellin, 

 A. P. Hevwood Lonsdale. TV. Lort, F. J.owo, Q. Lowe, 

 G. DeLandre-Maedona, S. Noli. f. ' I m , ,: 1 [ J ;- 

 button, Major Piatt. Joe A. Piatt, James B. Piatt, E. W. 

 8, Popliam, R. Llovd Price, J. H. Salter, Rev. W. Shield, 

 S. E. Shirley, Prince Albert Solms. Sporting Dog and 

 Field Trial Club. T. Staffers, J. Todd, Messrs. Wey man 

 & Buchanan, J, H. Whitehouse. 



Kennel Club Stud Book— Vol. II.— Entries should 

 be made for Vol. II of the stud book at once. Blanks 

 and information can be had of the secretary pro Inn, 

 John Wi Munson. St. Louis. Mo. In all probability the 

 work of compilation -will begin very soon, and it is de- 

 sirable that entries should be in before that work begins. 

 There are many dogs entered in Vol. I that hare changed 

 hands since the work was published ; others have added 

 to their winnings, and others still were entered in Vol. I 

 and need to be entered correctly. All such should be 

 entered again m Vol. II. It is becoming yearly more ap- 

 parent io breeders and owners that a, dog must be regis- 

 tered in the stud book to make his pedigree of any impor- 

 tance. 



♦ 



A Lady and Her Dogs.— An old lady named Signora 

 Lafranche, better known as the "Mamma do Can" (the 

 mother of dogs), has just died at Milan, and phe had ac- 

 quired a greal notoriety in Italy through her affection 

 tor the canine race. She was so fond of dogs that she 

 had as many as two hundred or three hundred m and 

 about her house, and she was several times compelled to 

 change her residence owing to the complaints raised by 

 her neighbors. She has left the whole of her fortune to 

 to be spent upon building hospitals for dogs in various 

 parts of Italy. ^ 



Imported Newfoundlands. — Mr. Peter McGUl, of 

 Brooklyn, N. Y.. has just received a pair of Newfoundland 

 dogs from Halifax, N. S. The animals (a dog, Lion, and 

 a bitch.Pet) arrived in the steamer AIllMlbra— the former, 

 a noble animal, being presented to Mr. E. I). Bassford, of 

 this city, and the bitch, who is a beauty, being retained 

 by Mr. McGill for breeding purposes. She is to he bred 



to Lion. 



o 

 Dogs Trained.— We take pleasure in calling attention 

 to an advertisement in another i olanin. Mr. Smith's ref- 

 erences are too well known to need further comment on 

 our part as to his capab ility ._ 



Greyhounds. — We are informed that Mr. J. F. Grant, 

 of Brookville, Kansas, has a fine kennel of greyhounds. 

 Attention is called to advertisement in another column. 



Whelps.— Daisy— Mr. Gillespie's (Goshen, N. Y.) red 

 setter bitch Daisy whelped, Jan. '38th, (en puppies (five 

 dogs and live bitches), by Mr. Campbell Steward's cham- 

 pion Duke, winner of gun prize in New York show, 1870. 

 Each puppy was marked with a small white spot on fore- 

 head. Bitches all disposed of. 



Kaie-Glcn—Dr, Holmes' Gordon setter Kate, out of Dr. 

 Martin's Rose, Dr. Spcir's Gypsum, to Dr, Aten's cham- 

 pion Glen, 



♦ 



Pointer Dog Tell. — This finepointer has recently been 

 placed in the stud, and all parties wishing to secure his 

 services should address Aug. Brederncyer, keeper, Col- 

 lege Point, L. I. m __________^ 



Woman's €olmnn. 



JERUSALEM. 



" Man's work is from sun to sun, 

 But woman's work is never done." 



HOW many times has the above quotation been audi- 

 bly repeated by me since my husband became the 

 owner of a certain piece of personal property in the 

 shape of a pointer puppy. The quiet stillness of a bright 

 Sunday morning m July was broken in upon by his 

 arrival, after a two days' journey by rail. He was gaunt 

 and very hungry, and seemed rather reserved unless 

 shown to a basin of bread and milk. After many consul- 

 tations we named him Jerusalem, and never was a 

 mother more tender of her child than was I in amusing 

 and caring for that puppy for one whole week, then I 

 began to see the other side" of the picture, for I found to 

 my sorrow ho was not one of the acquaintances that 

 wear well. He would be one of the most affectionate 

 ibliging creatures before my face, but as soon as my 



An Alfine Adventure in Massachusetts.— Sterling, 

 Mass., Feb. lilli.—A few days ago I had to take a 

 long walk in the storm, and had no companion but 

 one of my friend Collins' Saint Bernards. The blinding 

 storm and deep drifts suggested Alpine dangers, and 

 I thought to see if blood would tell. The dog was in 

 advance, following a snow hidden footpath, and I sunk 

 down unobserved prone on my face. A moment and 

 he came bounding back to me and gave a low whine, 

 but receiving no response he dug the snow from be- 

 neath my face, and. inserting his nose beneath my 

 chin, pushed until he actually raised my head and 

 shoulders from the snow, and repeated the operation 

 when I, emulating weakness, bore my whole weight 

 upon (rial ; but the moment I stood erect he bounded 

 off, barking joyously, <'/■'■ route for home, ever and anon 

 returning to assure lumself of my continued safety, 

 till WB reached borne, So I made up my mind though 



Mr. A. H. Moore's Kennel.— The kennel of this Phil- 

 adelphia gentlemen, which was partly destroyed by fire 

 some weeks ago, will be re built in about a mouth. 



Bellina Kennel.— Mr. E. C. La Montagne's kennel at 

 Far Rockaway, L. I., will hereafter be known as the Bel- 

 lina Kennel. _ 



Names Claimed.— Cffj>fam— Messrs. Frank and A. J. 

 Connor, New London, Conn., claim the name of Faniain 

 for liver and white pointer puppy, out of Mr. S. ft. Van 

 Velz t's imported Fan, bv his Sensation II. 



W. L. Leavitt, of Flushing, L. i., claims the names of 

 Eomtdus and Remus for his orange and white (with black 

 points) setter dog pup-, whelped June 24th, 1879. These 

 were sired by Ids (nov, 

 Simoud's Puff ; both priz 



Mr. E. C. LaMontagnt 

 of Duke of Austerlitz (.t 

 Ballyhale (orange Belton 

 and. Lady Caprice tbhie 



seven inonths), 'out of At 



Obis') Sir Lancelot, out of 



of this city, claims the names 

 ue Belton, "seven months), and 

 se\ en months), for dog puppies, 



■: .■!. ■■... seven months). Bellina 

 ml lis). Medora (orange Belton, 

 J.v by Guy Maimering. 



back was tinned I could rely on hi 

 Ophelia on Topsy. Old boots and shoes w 

 from neighboring yards to bo piled upon tl 

 steps — bones and all manner of rubbish wor 

 much to my surprise and mortification, 

 we had considered ourselves 

 'ater to use from a ru: 



than could 



ere brought 



le front door 



e unearthed, 



Up to this time 



y fortunate in having 



stream just back of the 



SALES.— Armida— Mr. Isaac Yearsley, Jr., of Coates- 

 ville Pa,, has sold his lemon and white Llewellin setter 

 bitch Armida (Leicester-Pocahontas) to Mr. F. A. Diffen- 

 derfer. Lancaster, Pa. 



Berkley and D<n'ce—ih: A. H. Moore, of Philadelphia, 

 Pa has' just purchased from Mr. John i'Ottler, Jr., the 

 celebrated brace of Irish setters, Berkley and Duke. The 

 price is a round sum, but has not been given for pub- 



S ales.— Mr. George Wadding-ton, of Geneva, IdW&, has 

 sold" his fine setter bitch Pearl to Mr. M. A. Stearns, of 

 Dansville, N. Y. 



Bred.— Diana-Major— Mr. Pottinger Dorsoy's (New 

 Market, Md.) beagle bitch, Diana, to Mr. YVni. L. Brad- 

 bury's (Nason, Orange Co., Va.) iiajiOVted Major, Feb. 



Rosy-Finder— Mr. Win. L. Bradbury's 11 inch basket 

 beagle, Rosy, to Mr. Bradbury's 1) inch basket beagle, 

 (Chanter-Ladybird) Feb. llth. 



Crafty- Finder — Mr. Bradbury's imported beagle bitch, 

 Crafty, to Mr. Bradbury's Flutter, Feb. 13th. 



Leah-Royal Dittos— III. h\ A. Dill'enderfer's (Lancaster, 

 Pa.) Leah to champion Royal Duke. 



Let, h/ /.re ' <■-■■,•.'■•..■; ■■,'•,••.■'.:— Mr. F. A. Didendeiier's Lady 



Arwirfa-li'jxeoe — Mr. F. A. Difi'enderier's Armida to 

 his stud dog Uoseoe. 



Lady Gip—MattUr>—Mx. E C. La Montague's fox ter- 

 rier Lady Gip to Mr, Haine's Battler, Feb. 7th, 



house. Occasionally the water would be drawn down 

 through the day. and this Jerusalem soon discovered by 

 close observation, and would invariably wade into the 

 black mud as far as his body would permit. It was after 

 one of these ablutions that. I found him one afternoon, 

 very comfortably lying up in the baby's carriage where 

 her white cloak "had hpen left for a short time. You can 

 imagine my exclamations and gestures and frantic en- 

 deavors to get him out and secure the cloak, which very 

 much resembled a mop. and while viewing it at arm's 

 length wondering wdiat to do, my attention was attracted 

 toward the house, and there through the open doorway 

 I saw seated yen quietly in my best upholstered chair, 

 that animal. Rushing at him I very indignantly caught 

 him by the nape of the neck and "hurled him into the 

 middle of the floor — another moment and he was out 

 doors looking very much surprised and wondering, no 

 doubt, how one could make such a fuss over such small 

 matters. For a few days he seemed quite penitent, and 

 thus it came about that he was let into the kitchen, Hav- 

 ing company one day, I had quite forgotten the fact of 

 his being there until reminded of it by a peculiar noise 

 wdiich grew louder as I approached the door. It sud- 

 denty ceased on opening it, and a more novel sight I 

 never saw. In the middle of the floor stood Jerusalem 

 surrounded by small bits of something which upon ex- 

 amination proved to be the remains of my best sun-bon- 

 net which he had stolen from its accustomed peg and 

 torn into shreds. I was nearly convulsed with laughter, 

 and the company arriving upon the scene of disaster 

 joined heartily in as we gathered up the fragments. 

 Another lull, but not of very long duration. One Mon- 

 day a few- weeks ago, while eating dinner a neighbor's 

 boy called and informed us that the puppy was tearing 

 the clothes off the line. Wc rushed out with fearful 

 misgiving and if '• Murdoch's Goat "had again been let 

 loose in the yard the sight would not have been more 

 appalling. One sheet had been successfully used to mop 

 the entire back yard ; another hung in tattered strings 

 so that it was almost beyond recognition; shirt wrist- 

 bands hanging by a few I breads, and Jerusalem swaying 

 back and forthwith his teeth firmly planted in the end 

 of a tablecloth. He looked the picture of despair a few 

 minutes later when chained for the afternoon, and I 

 looked very much the same way, as with tub and wash- 

 hoard I whiled away the rest "of the day. He is now 

 about eight months old and people say he will get over 

 all these tricks, but the question is, shall I ever live to 

 see it. Disconsolate, 



P. S.— This Jerusalem is the "Shot" my husband wrote 

 you about same time since, and you answered us through 

 your correspondents' column that for his rheumatism 

 I should give him half-teaspoon ful of soda three times a 

 day. I have followed your instructions and the pup is 

 better of it. but is yet somewhat lame. Since writing 

 you for advice we have thought that his rheumatism 

 may have been caused by being in the water so much 

 last summer, The Genesee River runs across the back 

 end of our yard, and the little fellow- used to bo playing 

 and swimming in the water a great deal there until cold 

 weather set in. If this is the origin of it we may never 

 be able to eradicate it from his system. He willbe nine 

 months old the 20th of j the present month, and is 

 full of life. He has his growth very nearly ; now weighs 

 sixty pounds and measures twenty-eight inches around 

 the chest. 



Game Slaughter Two Hundred Years Ago.— The 

 grave of an Indian apostle, St. Acpinquid, is on a high 

 hill at York, Me. He was converted and passed fifty 

 years m preaching to the sixty-six Indian tribes of the 

 country, and died on the 1st ot May, 16.62, at the age of 

 ninety-four. His funeral was conducted with great 

 pomp, and the Indians sacrificed 33 books. 67 docs, 3 er- 

 Bunes.82 buffaloes, 110 ferrets, 333 martins, 340 wolves, 

 82 wildcats, 483 foxes, 830 beavers. 500 tishes, 99 bears, 36 

 moose, 50 weasels, 400 otters. 5E0 raccoons, 112 rattle- 

 unakes. 2 catamounts. 900 musquashes, fit) woodchucks, 

 1,500 minks and 03 porcupines. 



