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day. and shall always remember the kindness which I 

 received, particularly from the gentlemen in Philadel- 

 phia." 

 We wteli them both a Bon Voyage . 



Additional Entries to Fiisld Trial Derby,— The 

 following entries are in addition to those published in 

 list in issue of April 8th : — 



Dr. H. F. Aten's lemon and white pointer dog Dick, 

 by Rnapshot-Orgill's Rose, whelped June l?th, 1879. 



Dr. H. F. Aten's lemon and white pointer bitch Nellie, 

 by Suapsbot-Orgill's Rose, whelped June 17th, 1879. 



R. LI. Purcell Llewellin's black and white setter dog 

 "Count Nick, by Count Wind'em-Nora. whelped Amr? 

 27th, 1879. 



R. LI. Purcell Llewellin's black and white and tan 

 ticked setter dog Count Noble, by Count Wind'em-Nora, 

 whelped August 27th, 1879. 



I R. LI, Purcell Llewellin's blue Belton setter bitch 

 Dashing Romp, by Dash II.-Norna. whelped Juno Bfch, 

 1879. 



R, LI. Purcell Llewellin's black, white and tan ticked 

 Better dog Dashing Rover, by Dash It.'-lTorJia, -whelped 

 June 9th, 1879. 



R. LI. Purcell Llewellin's blue Belton setter dog Hash- 

 ing Rutuven, by Dash U.-Norna, whelped June 9th, 

 1879. 



The above closes the entries, with one hundrod and 

 eighteen in all. 



Eastern Field Trials Roles.— The Eastern Field 

 Trials Club held an important business meeting on the 

 evening of Friday, May 21st, in this city; Dr. H. F. 

 Aten, President of the club, occupied the chair. After 

 the usual routine business had been disposed of, the Com- 

 mittee on Rules reported, submitting a code of rules to 

 govern the held trials of 1880, with instructions to judges, 

 only slightly different from those of 1879. The proposed 

 rules were fully discussed and finally adopted. The prin- 

 cipal amendments to the rules of 1879 were in rules one 

 and four — in the first, giving discretionary powers to the 

 judges to accord any dog beaten in any of the heats a 

 second chance to show his behavior on birds. In the 

 fourth, determining the points of merit, as follows : 

 Pointing, STi ; pace, 15 ; backing, 8 ; style, 7 ; stanchness, 

 -6; ranging and quartering, 10: obedience and disposi- 

 tion, 7 ; retrieving, 10 ; total, 100. Negative points of 

 demerit : False pointing, 1 to 7 ; breaking in, 3 for each 

 offense : breaking shot, 5 for each offense ; chasing, or 

 breaking shot and chasing, 10 for first offense ; ruled out 

 'for second. A series of instructions to judges, and rules 

 for the brace stakes, unchanged from those of last year, 

 were also adopted, and the Secretary was directed to 

 have the rules and instructions printed for distribution 

 to the members, or to persons wishing to make entries in 

 the various stakes. Points are allowed for retrieving in 

 the puppy stakes, but not in the nursery stakes for pup- 

 pies under one year of age. Several new members were 

 admitted t» the club, and the names of many applicants 

 were read to be voted upon at the next meeting, at 

 •which, also, vacancies in the list of Vice-Presidents and 

 in the Executive Committee are to be filled. Mr. H. N. 

 Munn. of the Hcientifl-c American, was appointed by the 

 President to act as Treasurer ad interim, until the next 

 regular election of officers. A special meeting will be 

 held at No. 37 Park Row, on Friday, June 4th, at 4 P.M., 

 at which time the Executive Committee will also assem- 

 ble to choose and appoint the judges for the trials next 

 November. 



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Corrections in Dog Show Report.— Under the mis- 

 iCellaneous class heading the following paragraphs ap- 

 peared in our report of the dog show ; they should have 

 been separately inserted in their respective places, as 

 follows : — 



Pointer Dos Poppies.— Schieffelin's Pericles (Sensa- 

 sation-Juno) received a high commendation, and we think 

 a higher place should have been given him. 



Native English Setters. — Dog Class. — Tappan's 

 IBancho was a very good-looking dog, by One-eyed Sau- 

 roho out of Flora, and it was the opinion of others than 

 oursel E that he was of finer type than several of the win- 

 'ixers — he was passed unnoticed. An d also, G-odeffroy's 

 Satan, a very well-made black dog, was awarded, a V. H. 

 C. — well deserved. 



Bitch Class. — Aldrich's Smut came in for proper recom- 

 mendation; she was also winner of the special prize club 

 *medal for best black setter bitch. 



In speaking of Horace Smith's pointer Sam, the line 

 should read, the line of demarkation indicating the divi- 

 sion between the lobes of the cerebro, not eebr-um, as 

 "jninted ; and Mr. Moore's red Irish setter Champion is 

 Berkley, not Berkly. These and other typographical er- 

 rors we regret did appear. 



TRAINING FOXHOUNDS. 



J WAS very glad to see the article by " T, T. P.," in 

 your last week's paper, in regard to training foxhounds. 

 with him, hope some of our brother sportsmen, lovers 

 Of that finest and healthiest of all sports, will contribute 

 ■to your columns in that line. Before moving from 

 Maryland, some eight years ago, I took great pride in my 

 small pack of fine hounds. One day, when some dozen 

 -.Of us farmers bad had a beautiful run of about three 

 hours after an old red fox, over the grand hills and rich 

 Valleys of the western shore of Maryland, and had just 

 commenced to dig him out, having along some two dozen 

 Of the finest and fastest hounds that ever tongued behind 

 a fox, a mad hound got among them, and of course, as is 

 Rlways the case, bit the best and we were compelled 

 (to be on the safe side) to kill all of them, and sadness 

 • fiomes over me to-day when I think of the dear old dogs 

 , that we had to sacrifice that day, and never will any of 

 us forget it. As yet we have not got a full pack, as we 

 will not have any but the pure stock ; although by the 

 time we get all that we have engaged, we hope to have 

 aa fine a pack, as fast and true as any in the country. I 

 always take from six to eight weeks'every winter at this 

 glorious sport, and many are the foxes we kill. But to 

 the training of then'. I trained more than half of the old 

 pack, and nearly for ten or twelve years had the breaking 

 of from two to live, and my plan was this : First, I was 

 very particular that no dog got to my bitch but mv old 

 Virginia foxhound, which stock I knew to be pure, and 



when the puppies were large enough to run about, I let 

 them run all dayinaflve acre yard around thehouse, only 

 putting them up at night. 1 gave them plenty of sweet 

 milk witli bread soaked in, three times a day, and when 

 they were about three months old (oi'assoonas I thought 

 them large enough) gave them their first lesson in getting 

 over a fence, by getting on the opposite side of a two- 

 rail pen I had built, with a little piece of meat, letting 

 them smell it over the rails, and when they had suc- 

 ceeded in getting over these two rails well, put on an- 

 other, and so on, until I get them so as they could jump 

 a fence as well as the old dogs, I trained them thus 

 three or four times daily, or of tenor if I had the time, 

 and it would have surprised you to see how quickly 

 they learned. I never allowed them to run a fox or go 

 on a hunt until they got at least ten mouths old— a year 

 is better, and fifteen months still better— when they are 

 able to run fast and get over a fence. After they were 

 six or seven months old, and after a cool rain in summer, 

 I took them, with an old dog, after a rabbit, taking my 

 gnu along, and after they had run it five or ten minutes, 

 shot it, and let them eat it. This I did perhaps a halt- 

 dozen or more times during the summer, letting them 

 run it longer every time, until they got so that they 

 could catch it, or run it to earth, and in either case I 

 joined in the sport with them, and when over, used to 

 pet them, and make a fuss over them. 



About the 1st of December, if they were fully ten months 

 old — I tried to have them a year old by that time— I took 

 them on their first fox hunt, it of course being the first 

 time they over were allowed to follow me in the saddle ; 

 and as soon as I got in the saddle, I'd blow a few notes on 

 my horn, when my old dogs would give tongue, and 

 jump all around my horse, after which I started for a 

 wood or field where I am nearly certain of finding a fox, 

 and as soon as my old dogs gave tongue I'd hark my 

 young dogs in, and ride as close after them as possi- 

 ble, and if the fox went to earth, I would go to work 

 and dig ill to him, which, when accomplished, would 

 take each pup (the rest keeping the old dogs off), down 

 in the hole, having placed a shovel before the fox to 

 keep him in, and move the shovel just enough for the 

 pup to get his nose behind, when he can get a good sniff 

 of the fox, and if possible get him to put his nose close 

 enough to the fox to get bitten, which the fox would 

 do ninety-nine times out of a hundred. This will get 

 the hound's blood up, and he will try his best to get at 

 the fox. After letting all the pups at the fox in this way, 

 I take the fox out in my hands, and hold it up so that all 

 the dogs can see it, .after which I'd throw it among 

 them, being very careful to throw it near an old dog, so 

 that it will have no chance of getting away, as the killing 

 of the first fox will go more toward the training of 

 young dogs than anything else. If the dogs did not 

 mash the fox up too much, I'd take it home, and get the 

 pups by themselves, and pull the dead fox along on the 

 ground ahead of them, and let them take a hold of it, 

 and shake it when they will, as pups will more readily 

 do it when home than at hole, where there always are 

 so many strange dogs and persons. If the foregoing is 

 done for the first two or three foxes they get after, there 

 is no danger of them not staying to the trail as long as a 

 fox will run. I have raised and trained a great many in 

 this way, and never had one that would not stick all 

 day if necessary, but never got after a fox with these 

 dogs that could remain out over three hours. He would 

 either get caught or have to go to earth inside of that 

 tune. 



Some of your many readers may wonder how I could 

 depend on my dogs only running "a fox if I allowed them 

 to run rabbits when young. I will explain. I never al- 

 low them to run a rabbit when in the saddle, or after they 

 hear my horn. If the young dogs get after any before I 

 find a fox, I get off my horse, and go on them with a 

 switch, after which I get on my horse and give a note or 

 two on my horn. I may have" to do this a dozen times 

 before I get them thoroughly broken, but hounds are 

 much quicker to learn than most persons think,and I don't 

 often have to whip them but a few times ; and I would 

 def y any man to get those dogs to give tongue after a 

 rabbit when I got on my horse and gave a note or two on 

 my horn. Then again, I could get my gun and start 

 after rabbits with them, and kill all I wanted, provided 

 they did not run across a fox. I have killed eighteen in 

 a day with them, and the next morning get on my horse, 

 and they would give tongue after nothing but a fox. 



Many train their hounds in other ways, and I know 

 some older fox-hunters than I am that bike their pups 

 fox-hunting before they can run much faster than a man, 

 and think it strange if they leave the trail, or don't go on 

 after the old dogs. This, in my opinion, is entirely 

 wrong, and 1 don't think any puppy should be allowed to 

 run after a fox until they get at least ten months old. If 

 the blood is pure and the pups treated right, there is no 

 danger of them not turning out all right. My brother and 

 self take trouble in improving the stock, if possible. 



I hope others will give their manner of training 

 hounds. Farmer. 



KENNEL NOTES. 



Names Claimed.— Darhie— Mr- Charles York, of Bangor, Me., 

 claims the name of Darkie for his black, white aud ton dog puppy, 

 whelped Jim. 21st, by Lelaps-No. 150, N. A. K. C. Stud Book— 

 out of Starlight— No. 515 N. A. K. C. Stud Book. Count UxHnn 

 -Mr. H en vy Tape, of this city, claims the Dume of Count Lcssiug 

 for black and tan setter dog- puppy, born Nov. 24th, 1870, by Tol- 

 edo Kennel Club's Grouse, out or Mr Henry L. Kinsley's Bessie. 

 B., and awarded the second prize at New York Bench Show. Grant 

 Victor— Mr. Henry Papc, of this city, claims the name of Count 

 Victor for black and tan setter dog puppy, born Nov. 24th, 1879, 

 by Grouse, out of Bessie B„ litter brother to Count Leasing. 

 Maud Lofty— Mr. B. M. Brelsford, of Xenia. Ohio, claims the name 

 of Maud Lofty for lemon and white setter bitch puppy, dark 

 points, whelped Jan. 29th, 1879, by Kentucky Kennel Club's Lofty, 

 out of Maud Muller ; Hob Roy-Pooanontas. Bessie— Mr. James V. 

 Seaman, of this city, claims 1 ho name of Bessie for his red setter 

 puppy biloh, by Brcnnen's Leo, out of Rodney. Trumpeter— Mr. 

 J. H. Tilley, of Locust Valley, L. I. , claims the name of Trum- 

 peter for beagle dog presented by Dr. J. W. Downey, New Mar- 

 ket, MB. Ringlet and Starting— Mr. 3 . R Tilley. of Locust Valley, 

 L. I ., claims the names of Kinglet aud Starling for foxhounds of 

 the Crouch and Timberluke strain, presented by Hon. J . 8. Wise 

 aud Mr. Thos. N. Pige, of Richmond, Va. Battler and iotlfi— 

 Mr J. B.. Tilley, of Locust Valley, L. I., claims the names of 



Rattler and Lane for blaok and tan foxhounds presented by Mr. 

 J. G. Hooper, of Richmond, Va. Ron, Jr.— Mr. Wm. A. Johnson, 

 of Clinton, N. C, claims the name of Ron, Jr., for hia red Irish set- 

 ter puppy by Mr. H. P. Dorteh's imported Ron, out of imported 

 Biddy (Red Guantlet-regg}. 



Whet.ps.— Juiw St. Louis Kennel Club's June whelped on the 

 20th inst. live puppies, two dogs and three bitches by Champion 

 Bow. AT«.«*u-Mr. Arnold Surges'— Hillsdale, Mien.— Nileeon, 

 sister to Champion Queen Mab, whelped on the 18th inst. ten 

 puppies— four doga and six bitches— by Champion Druid. Whirl- 

 wiiui-Mr. J* , A. Francis' Whirlwind whelped on the 16th Inst, 

 eight puppies— Ave dogs aud three bitches— by Mr. Arnold Bul- 

 ges' Druid. ClarUsa— Mr. H Hall, Jr.'g, pointer bitch Clarissa, 

 Sensation-Daisy, whelped on the 18th Inst, six puppies— two dogs 

 and four bitcluva— by Mr. Edmund Orgill's Champion Rush. 

 Fanny Rupert— Dr, Clifton C. Wing's -Boston, Mass.— Gordon 

 seller Mtob Fanny Rupert, Champion Rupert-Champion Fan, 

 whelped on the 1st inst. eleven puppies — seven dogs and four 

 bitches— by Douno's Tom. This was bor first litter, and three of 

 the puppies were destroyed, imp— Mr. J. R. Tilley's blaok 

 and tan setter Whip whelped Feb. 13th eight puppies, two dogs 

 and mix bitches, by Sedgowick's champion Jock. Jr. Dream— Mr. 

 3 . R. Ti I ley's black and tan setter Dream, whelped Feb. 13th seven 

 puppies, six dogs and one bitch, by champion Jock, Jr. 



Brf.d— Moll ITT. -Blossom— Dr. J. S. Niven's, London, Ont., blaok 

 and tan setter Moll HI. to owner's Blossom. Laily of the Lake- 

 DniM-Dr. G. A. Stark's Lady of the Lake to Mr. Arnold Burgee* 

 Druid. Bass-Fleet— Mr. \t. F. Dorrance's, Wilkesbarre, Pa., Bess. 

 Rake- Fanny to owner's Fleet, Rock-Peg. Judy-Donald — Mr. 

 John P. Barnard, Jr.'s, bull-bitoh Judy, winner of second prize. 

 New Tork, 1880, to Sir William Verner's Donald, winner of first, 

 same show. Sbtno-Pwieh— Messrs. J. and P. Laurence's Sting to 

 Mr. J. F. Barnard, Jr.'s, imported Punch. Laudcrdale-Johnnie 

 Flue— Mr. John Davidson's bluo Belton bitch Lauderdale, by 

 Douglass out of Ailsa, to owner's Johnnie Fae, white and black 

 ticked, by Rob Roy out of Doll. Gtp.il/-Gordmir-Mr. J. R. TlUey'g 

 black and tan setter bitch Gipsy to owner's Gordon. Grace- 

 Gordon— Mr. J. R. Tilley's black and tan setter bitch Grace to 

 owner's Gordon. 



Sales.— JVoraft— Dr. ,T. S. Nlven, of London, Out., bag purchased 

 through Mr. George Jamison, Belfast, Ireland, the Irish terrier 

 bitch Norah, by Spring out of Nettle, served by Mr. George B 

 Krehl's celebrated champion Sporter. 



Death.— Punch— Mr. J. P. Barnard, Jr.'s, Punch, May 10th, on 

 way to New York, hia death being caused by the Intense heat. 



Address all communications to "Forest and Stream 

 Publishing Company, New York." 



PRIVATE PRACTICE CLUB. 



APRIL SCORES. 



THE record for the month is certainly a good one, almost every 

 member increasing his average. The best To* Round 

 scored by any member during March (91—450 by Mr. Will H. 

 Thompson), was exceeded eight times by the same archer, and 

 twice by Mr. L. L. Peddinghaus, of the Arden Archers. The 

 latter gentleman has improved during the spring with amazing 

 rapidity, his score of 108 hits, with 478 value, being an achieve- 

 ment rarely occurring upon the practice days of the Royal Tox- 

 opholites— the finest body of archers in the world. There are 

 probably not more than twenty living archers who oan boast of 

 such a record. The Tork Round of 111 hits, 555 value, obtained 

 by Mr. Will H. Thompson upon the 5th of April, is the best yet 

 obtained in America. In Class I, the best round was the one last 

 named of 111—555. In Class H, prominence was taken by Mr. Ped- 

 dinghaus' score of 108—476, while Mr. Jesse B. Devol bore off the 

 palm in Class III with a score of 72 hits, 290 value. At Individual 

 ranges some very high records were made At the 100 yards 

 range a marked improvement in the general shooting was made. 

 This is the range at which most of our archers fail, and is the one 

 where most systematic and intelligent practice is needed. At the 

 80 yards range, the line of "high scoring" was passed by Mr. 

 Peddinghaus three times, by Mr. Maurice Thompson four times, 

 by Mr. Lorenzo Devol once, and by Mr. Will H. Thompson four- 

 teen times out of fifteen scores. At 80 yards, the "point of ex- 

 cellence," placed at 120 points, was passed by Mr. Will H. Thomp- 

 son fourteen times, by Mr. Lorenzo Devol once, by Mr. Maurice 

 Thompson six times, by Mr. Tac Hussey once, by Mr. O. W. Kyle 

 once, by Mr. L. L. Peddinghaus four times, by Mr. Frank H. Wal- 

 worth once, and closely approaehedlby several other archer; the 

 record of 24—151 of Mr. Maurice Thompson being an exceed- 

 ingly lino performance. A notable increase of the number of 

 scores exceeding 100 points at this range Is one of the most satis- 

 factory evidences of the general advancement of the members. 

 Several members have failed to send in any report to the secre- 

 tary, and we are sorry to note the absence from our score lists of 

 such excellent shots as Mr. Ford P. Hal), Mr. E. T. Church, the 

 president of the club, and Mr. Farm. S. De Grnff. We can but 

 trust that their scores may reach us in time to appear in next re- 

 port. Tho widening interest in the society is marked this month 

 by the addition to membership of two good arohers and true 

 from far off Oregon. We welcome them " with true heart aud 

 courtesie," and trust they may know the joys of the good yew 

 bow for many and many a happy day. The archeiy season is now 

 fairly begun, and to every member, wherever situated, the secre- 

 tory wishes all gentle pleasure and success, "stout arm, strong 

 bow, and steady eye." Winn H. Thompson, 



Secretary and Treasurer P. P. C. 



CLASS I. 



Henry E. Jones, Portland, Oregon :— 24 arrows at 60 yards.— 

 21-109, 13-44, i ' i ,-77, 15- 77, I7-0S1. 17-50, 17-59, 11-43, 



13—18, 18-0(1, IB 70, 16—60, 11-00, 13— 41, B-o2, 4 shots, 3—10. 



Average at 60 yards, 61 1-9. 



O. W. Kyle, Highland Park, 111. :— 



April 2.- 

 April 2. 

 April 1*.. 

 April 15. 

 April 15 

 April 19. 



YORK bo nuns. 

 100 Yard*. 80 Yards. 60 Yards. 



I 80.. 



. 15-49 



12—12 



14—13 



'. 10-21 

 . 14-46 



14- 70 

 26-108 

 13- 81 

 16— 80 

 27— 07 

 29-125 

 30-128 



14-52 

 88-S8 

 14-70 

 17-91 

 21—91 

 19-81 

 22-91 



Totals. 

 43-171 

 58-248 

 41-173 

 30-187 

 69-255 

 58—230 

 " 1-270 



. „J yards.-28-98. 48 arrows at 811 yards.- 28— 102, 

 -' ;■-, -j-; — l-Jt. ^r", -1U'B. 32- -130, 34-112, 36-121, R-flO, 17-73, 22—72 

 IU-83, 19-79. 24 arrows at 60 yards.— 21-103, 17-09,23—111,23—131 

 82—102, 19-99, 18-100, 17-83. 19-79, 15 ■ 45, 16-68, 16—45, 18—72. 

 "Average York Rounds, 219 1-7. Average at 100 yards, 48. Av- 

 erage at 80 yardB, 96 3-19. Average at 60 yards, 85 2-fi. 





