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the regular classes, to enable them to compete In the special 
classes. 
Railroad Arrangements—Nearly all the railroad companies will 
carry dogs free to and from the Show when accompanied by then- 
owners, 
The express companies will on prepayment of their usual rates 
to the Show, return the dogs free. 
Editor Forest and Stream .-— 
St. Louis, August 16. 
I am glad to be able to inform you that Mr. Campbell 
has consented to exhibit his famous field trial setters, viz.: 
Joe, jr., Buck, jr.. Floss, Fannie, Tom III. and Kate. 
They" will, no doubt, cause considerable attraction to 
sportsmen, as this is the first time they have ever been 
exhibited. 
A great many applications are already being received, 
that give assurance of ub having a first-class show. The 
new building is almost completed, and is a very handsome 
one, probably one of the finest on the grounds. The 
space for the number of dogs will necessarily be limited. 
Early application should, therefore, be made. 
Arrangements have been completed to take care of all 
dogs that may be sent by express, for any length of time 
before the show opens. 
I seud you a packageof prize lists, which please hand 
to any who may wish for them. 
Chas. Lincoln, Supt. 
DOG TALK FROM VIRGINIA. 
Ashland, Va., August 4. 
Editor Forest and Stream :— 
Searching for fresh air I brought my family, dogs in¬ 
cluded, to this pleasant village to spend the summer 
months, and delighted are we at the change. Four little 
hoys roll on the green grass under the shade of the. oaks ; 
four faithful dogs participate in their merry gambols, or 
watch them with loving dignity; and to complete the 
rural appearance of our country home we have added a 
gallant black-breasted red game cock and half a dozen 
hens and a pig. Oh ! that pig 1 The boys have fed him 
on peaches and pears and scratched his back until he 
feeds with the dogs and the chickens, and it would make 
you laugh to see him pushing a dog with his nose away 
from his pan, until poor doggie in self-defence takes him 
by the ear, only to be worried anew the next moment. 1 
leave for town at 7:30 a.m. ; I return at 5 p.m. The real 
pleasure of country life lies in the early morning and 
evening. The joyous song of the lark ana the dear ring¬ 
ing note of the partridge greet my ears every morning, 
and the yard and garden are tuneful with the mocking¬ 
bird, the sparrow, the bine-bird, the cat-bird, the robin, 
and the thrush—truly “ God made the country and man 
the town.” 
I brought up four dogs—two setters, a pointer, and old 
“ Jip,” my faithful terrier, a cross between Skye and Dan¬ 
dy Dinmont, now twelve years old, but as fresh and 
sprightly as a cricket. Old Henry, my “ old reliable,” is 
not a blue blood, but although cock-eared, sharp-nosed, 
pig-eyed, and under size, he has won his way. etc., spite all 
appearance, to the tenderest spot in my heart by five 
years of faithful honest service ; service that has brought 
many a bird to hag, rendered without grudging for one, 
two, three, four, five days without a sign of flagging or 
loss of energy, and has proved him in nose and bottom 
equal to any dog of any strain anywhere. He is orange 
and white with a diamond between his eyes, in my judg¬ 
ment the best color of all—and is a Virginia native. 
Next is merry dancing little “Eva,’ r red and white, a 
cross between a noble black tan, half Irish, half Gordon, 
out of a bitch of pure English blood, traced back to an 
importation made by Jack Heth, a noted lover of fine 
dogB, as far back as 1846. I watched the development of 
“Eva” with great interest. She has the nose of the Gor¬ 
don, the speed of the Irish, and intelligence and staying 
quality of the English setter. I am breeding back to En¬ 
glish from her. Just two years old, she was due to whelp 
August I2th, by T. H. Taylor's Crack (Carlowitz-True), and 
if I have good luck I expect to raise a rattler from this 
cross. 
Next is “Tom,” my Sensation-Belle, lemon and white 
pointer, given me in April by friend Colburn, He is a 
very promising and ardent dog, with a fine nose and good 
frame. I think Henry- and Eva have taught him a pace 
that would astonish Sensation, and even now, in August, 
he has more hard muscle and eats more corn-cake than 
ever before. I may be wrong, but I think a serious defect 
in the way a majority of northern dogs are broken is in 
their lack of speed and failure to range. A close broken 
pup will never range, but a ranger can be toned down. 
We hunt a great deal on horseback, and this doubtless 
adds to speed and range, and these are most important 
considering the extent of our fields. Still, not one of a 
hundred of our dogs are half broken, and I ought not to 
criticise others so superior in this regard. 
The delicious sense of freedom after such long confine¬ 
ment in town has made my dogs rampant for the fields, 
and they go hunting by themselves every day. I will be 
compelled to chain them up, for they axe not only hunt¬ 
ing off all their flesh but will be thoroughly unruly when 
I take them in hand this fall. For several evenings we have 
had excellent flights of bull bats and I enjoyed shooting 
them. They fly very swiftly and are great darters, so that 
they are by no means easy to hit, and they are birds of fine 
flavor and greatly enjoyed on the table. 
I spent one day in the swamps of the Ohickahominy 
hunting for woodoock. Although the day was rainy, it 
was quite sultry. The dogs worked well, but in vain, and 
fin ally I returned with an empty bag and tired dogs, thor¬ 
oughly wet to the skin, and without a feather. 
We have a phenomenon in this town, I hesitate to 
write about, hut the facts are avouched by so many re¬ 
spectable men, that I will, A young man named Gross 
goes hunting without a gun ; Ids sole and only weapons 
are smooth round stones which he carries in his pockets. 
Throwing stones, he kill s not only hares, but partridges. 
Three respectable and truth telling men assured me yes¬ 
terday that they went out one day with him, they taking 
then- guns; that he killed that day, using nothing but 
stones thrown from his hand, six hares running and three 
partridges flying. Last fall he attended our State fair, 
where a showman exhibited rag babies arranged on 
steps, and charged five cents for two throws with a ball, 
at say, ten paces. If youstruck a baby he gave you a cigar 
and charged nothing. You have doubtless seen the game, 
Cross went in, threw, and struck and struck and threw, 
knocking over a baby every pop, until lie broke up the 
show, It is evident that babies are his forte, and my in¬ 
formants say it was not a good day for babies. If this 
story be true, David was nothing compared with Cross. 
I notice a great deal of talk about the place for the field 
finals of the National Association this fall. If I may be 
allowed to suggest a spot, I willnamo “ Milford Depot,"' 11 ' 
Caroline County, Virginia, It is within three hours of 
Washington, and two of Richmond ; within easy reach of 
New York, Piiiladelplua, and Baltimore, and with mag¬ 
nificent flats in every direction. There are more birds in 
more good places within five miles of that spot, than in 
any other I know, The tavern is large enough to accom¬ 
modate the judges, owners, and breakers, and small 
enough to keep off the tog rag and hob-tail, while the 
host is a gentleman and sportsman, and the neighboring 
farmers would furnish every facility. Excursion trains 
from Washington would bring down and take back specta¬ 
tors, while the village of Bowling Green, only two miles- 
distant, would accommodate more than would come. 
Numbers of northern sportsmen know this locality, and 
I am surprised that no one has suggested it, If the idea 
pleases any one interested in these trials and further 
information is desired, I will gladly give it, if applied to 
through your office. I know every one about there, and 
will lend a helping hand to perfect arrangements. 
But I have already written too long a letter, Not the 
least of my enjoyments in the country is to read Forest 
and Stream. 'Mr. Hallock’s Godbout" letters fairly made 
me groan with envy of his enjoyment. “ Goshawk.” 
* The managing editor of Forest and Stream is able 
to endorse, from personal knowledge, what our corres 
pondent claims for this locality. 
—Sir. Geo. E. Browne, of Dedham, Mass., cl aim s the 
name Sheila for his black pointer pup, out of his bitch 
Frudence (Warberton’s Dandy—Crotchett’s Moll), by E. 
C. Alden’s Pete. Jr. (St rong's Pete , Woodbridge’s Nell). 
Red Irish Setters For Sale. —Mr. E. J. Robbins, of 
Westfield, Conn., advertises in another column a pair of 
fine red Irish setter puppies, by champion Elcho, out of 
Bridget Plunket, she by Plunket out of imported Stella. 
—C. A. Benton’s Scotch deer hound Duke, out of Dr. C. 
C. Benton’s imported Kate, by Capt. Irvine’s Leo, was 
sent to Dr. Benton at Ogdensburg for the Beason. He is 
a fine specimen. 
,—Mr. Will Cravens, of Madison, Ind., has purchased 
from Ed. E. Powell, of same place, his lemon and white 
setter dog Glendale, by St. Elmo, out of Tip. 
Dogs, Hogs, and Schools.—A. Missouri farmer, who 
has been spending his spare time in “figuring,” gives the 
following statistical deductions: In thirty-two counties 
10,603 sheep have been killed by dogs. He estimates the 
number of dogs in thirty-two counties to be 363,000: that 
a hog will thrive on the food necessary to support an able 
bodied dog, and at the end of a year weigh two hundred 
pounds ; therefore, if the food for these 363,000 dogs went 
to the hogs, it would make 93,000,000 pounds of pork, 
worth at least six cents a pound, or $4,550,000—nearly twice 
the value of all the school houses in the State, and more 
than twice the amount used by the State for school pur¬ 
poses. 
Yachting and Routing. 
HIGH WATER FOR THE WEEK. 
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Charleston. 
COMING FIXTURES. 
Aug 81—Charlotte (N Y) open Regatta. 
Aug 22—Quincy Y C Regatta. 
Aug 23—Beverlv Y C Regatta, Swampscntt. 
Aug —Brooklyn Y C Cruise. 
Aug 23—Dorchester Y O Regatta. 
Aug 23—Royal Nova Scotia r S Race. 
Aug 23—East Boston Y C Championship Match. 
Aug 28—Buffalo Y C Union Regatta 
Aug 28—Jersey City Canoe Club Regatta. 
Aug 29—Newburyport Y C Cruise: 
Aug 29—Newhuryport Y C Closing Race, Ipswich. 
Aug 30—Royal Nova Scotia Y S Harbor Cruise. 
Sept 2—Salem Y C Regatta. 
Sept. 4—New York Y C Cape May Cup. 
Sept 6—Columbia Y C Challenge Cup. 
Sept 6—Quinoy Y C Regatta. 
Sept. 9—Dorchester Y CRegatta. 
Sept 8—Beverly Y C Regatta, Nahant. 
Sept 6—Boston Y C Fall Regatta. 
Sept 6—Royal Nova Scotia Y S Raoe. 
Sept 6—Royal Canadian Y C Prinoe of Wales Cup. 
Sept 13—Royal Nova Scotia Y S Closing Cruise. 
Sept — Detroit Y C Fall Regatta. 
3ept. —Providence Y C Anderson Cup. 
Sept —Haverhill Y C Fall Regatta. 
Sept —Nahasset Y 0 Fall Regatta. 
Sept —Albany Y O Fall Regatta. 
Sept 20—Dorohester Y O Union Regatta, 
Sept 22—Quaker City Y C Fall Regatta. 
Sept 23—Quaker City Y C Closing Cruise. 
Oct 15—Seawanhaka Y C Ooean Match, Center Chip. 
NEW YORK YACHT CLUB. 
ANNUAL CRUISE AUGUST 6 TO AUGUST 15. 
The fleet of the New York Yacht Club assembled in 
Glen Cove August 6, in obedience to orders issued by the 
Fleet Captain, G, L. Haight; at the request of Vice-Corn, 
Thomas, schooner Rambler. That without any special 
inducements a fleet so numerous should have answered 
the call Of the Vice-Commodore is a sign of the time 
which all persons having the best interests of yachting in 
America at heart will view with pleasure. Not many 
years ago it used to be a common thing to see the flower 
of the squadron turn out for a match, and engage in a 
drift out to the lightship and hack, while only a meagre 
muster was made for cruising. That affairs have now 
decidedly changed we regard as evidence that the crew 
of sailors among our amateur tars is rapidly growing in 
numbers, and even as a class it may be said of American 
yachtsmen that they have much advanced of late, have 
learned to appreciate seamanship, and show a laudable 
love of a sailor’s life. They have, in short, discovered 
through experience tlxat there is something else to be got 
out of the grand Bport of yachting than simply racing and 
the potting of mugs. Moreover, the ** hard times” have 
done much to squeeze out from the club lists a large frac¬ 
tion which brought them nominally a crowd, which was 
sailed about in huge craft simply for ostentation's sake, in 
rivalry of the vulgar display characteristic of the infla¬ 
tion times. Much of this dross has dropped into the ob¬ 
scurity from where it sprang, and the sailor element 
in our clubs is now more than ever dominent. Of this 
the big fleet which collected recently in Glen Cove 
stands witness. 
Aug. 7. When Fleet Captain Haight fired the prepara¬ 
tory gun at 5 A. M ,, and the signal was made from the 
flagship Rambler to get under way for New Loudon, the 
first harbor to be made, the following yachts answered 
the signal :—Schooners : Rambler, 394 tons, Vice Com¬ 
modore W. H. Thomas in command; Dauntless, 368,_ 
Rear Commodore J. R. Waller; Intrepid, 370, Lloyd 
Phoenix; Dreadnaught, 264, C. J. Osborn; Madeleine, 
151, J. S. Dickerson ; Tidal Wave, 203, Darnel Cook; Re¬ 
solute, 306, Mr. Gurney ; Wanderer, 198, James Stillman; 
Estelle, 103, J. D. Smith ; Nettie, 116. F. P. Osborn; Clio, 
08, J. R. Platt; Magic, 131, F. M. Weld, Jr-,; Peerless, 
68, J. R. Maxwell; and Frolic, 50, J. G. Cassatt. Sloops: 
Nkmtic, 65, R. H. Huntley; Vision, 64, J. J. Alexandre ; 
Vixen, 38, F. C. Lawrence; Regina, 42, W. W. W, 
Stewart; Active, 41, Herman Oeh-ichs ; North Star, 38, 
-; Psyche, 33, E. M. Brown ; Volante, 24, Mess. 
Hitchcock ; arid Alert, 19, Henry Vail. The Grade, 70, 
Mr. C. Flint, though not belonging to the club, got under¬ 
way with the rest. The movements of the fleet are best 
described by ortr special correspondent, an eye-witness to 
the whole cruise : — 
Newport, Aug. 12,1879. 
Editor Forest and Stream :— 
At daybreak Wednesday morning last (August 7th) 
there was scarcely a breath of air to ruffle the glassy sur¬ 
face of Glen Cove. Four and twenty graceful craft 
swung at anchor there, awaiting the gun from the 
Commodore's boat, which was to rouse them into electric 
life, and start them' on the long rim for New London. 
The signal came at 5:30, and in an instant jibs were run 
up, anchors broken, and the boats, gathering headway 
slowly slid through the water. The sloopB Vixen, Regina 
and Active were anchored close to one another, and the 
two latter effected a fine start. The Vixen, however, 
before she had gathered way was fouled by the schooner 
Nettie, and to prevent further damage was compelled to 
drop anchor again. A large hole was tom in her jib. 
This accident cost her much, for by it her old enemy, 
Regina gained a clear lead of a couple of miles. Intrepid, 
Dauntless, Estelle, Peerless and Clio secured an excellent 
start, and were well to the front at the end of the first 
half hour, Intrepid leading the fleet. By 9 o’clock In¬ 
trepid led the entire fleet, with the exception of Regina 
and Niantic, by a clear three miles. It was now blowing 
very fresh, and the smaller- boats brought down their 
clubtopsails. Intrepid continued to increase her lead, 
and was doing very finely indeed, with every prospect of 
leading the squadron into New London, when the breeze 
moderated very much, and the small boats came to the 
front. By this time the gallant little Vixen had made 
good much of her loss, 'had passed most of tire larger 
boats, had left Active far astern, and was close on the 
heels of Regina. Towards noon the breeze began to give 
out, and by 3 o’clock it was almost a calm. The positions 
of the boats then were somewhat as follows: On the 
north shore were Clio, Madeline, Vision and Dauntless. 
In the middle of the Sound Intrepid, Rambler, Estelle, 
Resolute. Magic, and most of the other schooners just 
holding their own against the strong head tide. On'the 
south shore a lively struggle for the lead was going on be¬ 
tween Vixen and Regina, Active being about a mile 
astern. At about 3 o’clock, just off Oldfield light, Vixen 
passed to the front, and Regina stood out into the Sound 
only to return to her old tactics which had already served 
her so well, and hug the south shore again. Here ensued 
a calm of three hours. The positions of the schooners 
remained practically unchanged. Vision, Madeline and 
Peerless put into Now Haven Harbor for the night, as the 
weather was hazy and somewhat threatening, The three 
plucky little sloops-way over on the south' shore, how¬ 
ever, held sturdily to their course. A light breeze from 
the S. E. sprang' up, and the boats ran merrily along, 
making a long leg and a short one. When darkness fell 
the Vixen was leading the fleet by about two miles. 
Then' came Regina and Active, Clio, Estelle and Magic. 
The night was cold and foggy. When daylight broke it 
began to blow very brisklyfrom the east, and down came 
the clubtopsails again. Vixen still led ; a mile astern of 
her was Regina, while a couple of m il es astern and to lee¬ 
ward was Active. In the distance appeared the schooners. 
It rained in torrents. Fresher and fresher blewthe wind, 
and the men tending the jib sheets on the sloops stood to 
their knees in water. At precisely 6:33 a. m. Vixen- 
rounded to off the Pequot House, and fired her gun. 
Regina came along only nin e mi nutes later, and the 
Motive came howling in at 7 o’clook. twenty-seven min¬ 
utes later. Inhalf au hour the schooners began toarrive. 
Estelle led them in, closely followed by Clio, Dauntless, 
Magic and In trepid. These four boats made a beautiful 
spectacle as they came up tire harbor, so close together 
that it was difficult to decide which was leading. 
The following are the names and times of the leading 
boats:— 
H. M. 
Vixen. 8 33 Rambler. 
Regina. (1 12 Niantic... . 
Active.. 7 00 Di-omlnairuht.. 
Estelle. 7 07 Tidal Wave.... 
Clin. J Resolute. 
Dauntless,V ..7 10 Wanderer. 
Magic, ) Nettie. 
Intrepid. 7 14 
