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I had burned in all about ten dogs and nine puppies : 
Gprdon bitch Charm, by Grouse, out of Dream II.; 
Bessie, English setter, and three puppies by the Laverack 
Dash; bull terriers, Deaf Burke and Rose ; sky-terrier 
Billy; Italian greyhound Shadow; red Irish puppies 
Shamrock (Berkeley Dash-Lulu), and Countess (Elcho- 
Loo II.); imported cocker bitch Cioeily and seven pup¬ 
pies ; two bull terrier puppies by Deaf Burke, out of 
Rose, 
I shall start at once rebuilding. A. H. Moore. 
Eastern Fiet.tj Trials Club.—A meeting of the East¬ 
ern Field Trials Club was held Tuesday evening at the 
office of the Ditmar Powder Company, Park Place. The 
election of officers for the yoav 1880 'resulted as follows ; 
President, Dr. IT. F. Aten ; Vice Presidents, Messrs. C. 
Du Bois Wagstaff, J. G. Heckscher, Horace Waldo. H. 
N. Munn, Shepard Knapp, I,. H. Billings ; Treasurer, G. 
C. Colburn; Secretary, Jacob Pentz; Executive Com¬ 
mittee, Messrs. G. L, Lorillard, Frank rainier, Shepard 
Knapp, J. G. Heckscher, T. Emmett, Charles Banks, W. 
Wynn, F. M. Hall, W. A. Coster, Jacob Pentz, Travis 
Van Buren, Benjamin De Forest, August Bebnont, Jr.; 
Martin Van Buren, General E. B, Grubb, Horace Waldo, 
H. N, Munn, P, H. Morris, G. C. Colburnand J, VonLen- 
gerke. The advisability of limiting the number of mem¬ 
bers to 100 was laid over for consideration at the next 
meeting, Mr, G. C, Colburn, Dr. Aten, Mr. W. A, 
Coster and Mr. Jay each proposed several well-known 
gentlemen as members, all of whom were duly elected, 
and the membership is now exactly 100 . 
On motion it was resolved to make the initiation fee 
for and after the year 1881, $10 ; the yearly dues to re¬ 
main as at present, $5, to be paid on or before Sept. 1 st 
of each year. 
The following committees were then appointed by the 
Chair, each committee to report to a meeting of the' club 
on the call of the President:— 
For the Revision of the By-laws—Messrs. G. C. Colburn, 
Jacob Pentz, and Dr, H. F.'Aten. 
For the Framing of Rules for Governing the Running 
of Dogs at all Field Trials—-Messrs, J. Von Lengerke, L. 
H. Billings, F, F, Anderson, W. A. Coster, and Edmund 
Orgill. 
Bull Do&s.— St. Leonard, Quebec, Dec.. 290*.—I was 
much amused last week by the account of Mr. Rivers- 
Wilson’s bull dogs, and quite agree with his opinion that 
this valuable breed of dogs is not justly appreciated. I 
have had considerable experience with dogs, principally 
with setters, but have owned and reared several bull dogs, 
and from what I know of their disposition, I can say that 
Mr, Wilson does not overrate their good qualities in the 
least. I am a true lover ol ! the dog, from the beautiful, 
intelligent, high caste setter, down to the “ yellow dog ” 
with the curly tail, and 1 must admit that, with the ex¬ 
ception of the pug, it is hard [to like a curly tailed dog. 
I make of my dogs, companions, and am amply repaid 
by the affection they give me in return. Many people 
look upon any dog as being ‘* only a dog,” and a fit sub¬ 
ject for a kick or a rebuke. To such persons no doubt a 
bull dog is a " thing of terror,” as it is not safe to kick 
him, and he is not to be frightened by hard words. Bull 
dogs come in for more than their share of abuse ; they 
are called ugly, vicious, treacherous, sullen, stupid brutes, 
hut I appeal to all who have had any experience with the 
breed to say whether they have not found as much intel¬ 
ligence and affection in the bull dog as in any other 
breed of dogs, without exception. Ugly they may be ; 
that is a matter of taste. When properly trained as pup¬ 
pies, they are not vicious ; they are only sullen when 
made so by ill treatment; and stupid they certainly are 
not. Easily excited, they are hard to control when they 
have once decided to ‘ ‘ go ” for anything, but all the tales 
about their turning against their owner, I quite disbe¬ 
lieve. No doubt if a man is a stranger to his dog, the dog 
will treat him as such. Most bull dogs are kept too 
much confined, too highly fed, and not treated as pets 
enough. Such treatment naturally brings out any sav¬ 
ageness in the dog’s disposition. Any other dog, treated 
in a similar way, will be quite as savage, but without the 
ferocious bravery of the bull dog. As a swimmer the 
bulldog cannot'be beaten, for be will unhesitatingly 
plunge into the coldest water again and again, or breast 
the most rapid current. I could write all day in praise 
of my favorite breed, and if you will allow, at some 
future time, will give instances of affection and intelli¬ 
gence that I have .myself noted. In conclusion T will 
only say to all who want to try keeping dogs : get a good 
buff dog puppy, and it you treat him properly you will 
find the bull dog to be clean, quiet, affectionate, kind to 
children, brave, and undaunted in defense of his friend. 
Hemlock. 
We shall hope to hear further of Hemlock's dogs, al¬ 
though#© foresee no sudden rise of favor for this breed. 
The Buie Dog, * 1 Gambler.”— La Belle Sauvage Yard. 
iAidgate Hill, 17. C'., London, Jan. 1,1880 .—Editor Forest 
and Stream —Sir : I see from an advertisement in yoti r 
paper that I am credited will; having said that the bull 
dog Gambler was the moBt typical specimen of the breed 
extant. I never did anything of the sort. I gave him 
first prize andmedal at Bath in 1877, but the remarks at¬ 
tributed to me are incorrect, My only motive for writing 
this is, that having been pretty successful with bulldogs I 
don’t want it to bethought on your side of the poud that 
Gambler was, is, or ever ■will be the most typical speci¬ 
men of our national dog, in the opinion of 
Yours truly, Vero Shaw. 
We cheerfully allow Mr. Shaw to make such a correc¬ 
tion of any misrepresentation as he may have unwittingly 
been subjected to in our columns. 
Arkansas Squirrel Doc,.—Jaclcsonport, Ark., Jan. 
3c?,— 1 The usefulness of a squirrel dog depends on where 
the squirrels are feeding. If in trees on nuts not vet 
fallen, or bndB, or young'shoots, a dog is something 
more than useless—he. is in the way, and by his noise 
and antics keeps the squirrels from moving about freelv. 
At such times the hunter has very little difficulty in Uncl¬ 
ing his game without a dog. If they arc feeding upon 
the ground upon fallen nuts or roots of plants, whether 
in cane-brake, thicket, or open woods, then the dog is 
senior partner. He either trails or jumps his squirrel 
and puts him into the first tree, not giving him^time to 
select the one with his hole or hiding place in it; then 
hunter and dog go pell-mell for that tree. The dog gets 
there first: the squirrel, of course, gets on the side of the 
tree away from his pursuers; the dog passes around and 
gives a few sharp barks, which generally sends the game 
back to the hunter’s side of the tree, who, if he have 
a quick eye and obedient hand, makes short work of it. 
If not, the squirrel passes up the tree out on the longest 
limb and off to another, and so on, until the tree con¬ 
taining his hiding place is reached. And here again the 
dog comes to the front, by faithfully informing his mas¬ 
ter, by an unmistakable sign of language, up which tree 
the game may happen to be at any given time, so that 
very good running shots are not unfrequontly secured by 
the help of the dog that might not otherwise be hack To 
the ardent and not over fastidious sportsman, there is 
worse fun in the world than shooting squirrels over a 
good dog. If game is comparatively scarce, or the day 
unfavorable, the dog will not unfrequently range far 
ahead. When he trees his game, he will usually let his 
master know by loud and frequent barking. That is a 
slow sort of sport, but better than none. 
As to the breed, that is not important—a common cur 
may turn out as well as any. The best I ever had, or saw, 
was a black and tan terrier. I had a pointer that was all 
that could he desired, except that lie would not bark. 
Unlike the practice of running rabbits, squirrel hunting 
does not seem to demoralize bird dogs in the least. 
Cockers would no doubt do splendidly. It is not however 
the breed, but the qualities that are to be desired—these 
are a good nose, a quick eye, and a love of the sport. 
Given these, and a little practice will do the rest. 
Noah Count. 
If any correspondent has an older claim (better there is 
none) to this nom de plume let him now speak, or for¬ 
ever hold his peace. We are awaiting the experience of 
others, as to the best dog for squirrel hunting. 
Ray — New York, Jan, Sd.—Editor of Forest and 
Stream :—My English setter dog, Ray, was bred by 
Charles H. Raymond, Esq., of Morris Plains, New Jersey, 
(now President of the National American Kennel Club), 
by his celebrated imported Laverack, Pride of the Border, 
out of his native bitch, Dimity, and was chosen, as pick 
of the litter, by Mr. Edmund Orgill, at the Springfield, 
Mass., bench show, in the spring of 1876, the pup being 
then just weaned, and having been offered as a special 
premium, by Mr. Raymond, for the best Gordon setter. 
Mr. Orgill won this premium, and in due time placed Ray 
in the hands of Mr. Geo. W. Winford, of Germantown, 
Tennesee, who put him through a special course of train¬ 
ing, and he has since been hunted by Mr. Orgill. Ray 
was not exhibited until the Westminster Kennel Club’s 
show here hast spring, where he took “ V. H. C.,” in a 
class of sixty-six dogs, first prize going to his half-brother, 
St. Elmo. He subsequently visited the Philadelphia and 
Boston shows, gaining a first prize in each, in classes of 
forty-nine and thirty-nine respectively. After the Boston 
show, Ray was left for some time in charge of Mr. 
Rogers, the well-known artist, who desired to paint his 
portrait, and I presume that he has now done so. 
Among the progeny of Ray, are Repton, owned by J. J. 
Pettit, Esq., Galveston, Texas ; Katie, owned by H. Mc- 
Comb, Esq., Memphis, Tennesee; the fine young dog, 
Stanley, who was so highly admired at the show here last 
spring, owned by Alfred Schnable, Esq., ShortHills, N. J., 
and King Edmund, owned by S. J. Martenet, Jr. Esq., of 
Baltimore, Md. The last mentioned dog is said by his 
breaker, Mr. C. A. Gladson, to be the best natural re¬ 
triever and thorough field dog of a dozen good ones 
handled by him during the past season. Having recently 
purchased Ray from Mr. Orgill, and advertised “ in the 
stud” in your paper, I hope to aid in supplying sports¬ 
men who are possessed of fine bitches with stock at once 
pleasing to the eye and having, in a high degree, the 
proper field instincts. Henry W. Livingston, 
New Hampshire Fox Hunting.— Dover, Jan. Gth.— 
A few days since a nice little fox hunt took place on the 
outskirts of our city, which for amount of game for the 
time taken in getting it, has not been beaten around here 
this winter, The hunt commenced at about 9 a. m. 
and finished at about 3 p. m., and resulted in taking 
two foxes. The hunt was headed by that fine old dog, 
Danger, who has no superior and few equals. He is 
owned by Capt. J. 8 . Dame, at whose instigation the 
hunt was gotten up. The trail was very hard to follow, 
as for the most part of the time it was on ice or frozen 
snow, and but little scent was left. Not once was the old 
dog at fault. One of the foxes killed has been run seve¬ 
ral times by different dogs and has always escaped, hut 
in Danger he found his match. Long live old Danger ! 
Names Claimed. —Mr. E. F. Wells, Morton, Pa., claims 
the name of Lulu for his black bitch whelped March 13th, 
1878, out of his bitch, Black Maggie (Bessie-Dick Con¬ 
nolly), by Smie’s (Pbila.) Dash. . 
II. L. Gates claims the name of Brant III. for his black 
and wliite Irish Gordon setter, sire Bob (Plunkett-Fan), 
dam Tip (Godspeed’s Brant, Worthington-Kate). 
Mr. E. S. Root, Pottstown, Pa., claims the name of 
Flake for his pointer puppy, whelped April 28tli, 1879, 
from the kennel of Van Gent, Md., by Flake, grand-dam 
Hart. 
The name claimed by Mr. C. M. Bryant, of Boston, for 
bis black dog pup, bred by G. A. Strong, West Meriden, 
Conn. , in paper of the 28th ult.. is Dark. 
Mr. R. H. Gillespie, of Stamford, Conn., claims the 
name of Joe Jr.’s Son for his Joe Jr.-Fannie pup, bred 
by Mr, Geo. W. Campbell, of Tennessee. This is the only 
joe Jr. pup north of Tennessee. Joe Jr.’s Son will be run 
in the Puppy States on Robin’s Island next fall, and if 
lie is half as successful m the field as his celebrated sire 
he will be a hard one to beat. 
Sales. — Lass O' Lowrie. — Mr. L. H. Smith, of Strath- 
roy, Out., lias disposed of his little bitch, Lass O’ Lowrie, 
winner of the Free For All Slakes at the late Pataka 
Field Trial, to Mr. A. M. Moore, of Philadelphia. 
Bob and Feather.— Mr. Theodore Meyer, of Jersey 
City, N. J., has sold to Mi’. Henry W. Livingston, of New 
York, his two cooker spaniels ; the dog Rob, by Snip out 
of Flora, and the imported hitch, Feather, winner of the 
first and special prizes, New York, 1878, first New York, 
1879, and second Philadelphia, 1879, 
Bose. —Mr. Edmund Orgill, of Brooklyn, N, Y., has 
sold his champion pointer bitch, Rose (Fiake-Lilly) to Mr. 
A. H. Moore, of Philadelphia. 
Mr. A. H. Moore, of Philadelphia, has purchased (by 
telegraphic message) the three setters, County Dan, Rod¬ 
erick, and Nora, o£ Mr. J. Cunnington, of Brentford, at 
their advertised price, which was £220 for the three. 
The Monview Kennel Club has purchased the pointer, 
Count Rocket, by Count Wind-em, out of Norma, of Mr. 
Uewellin. 
Tiie St. Louis Kennel Club has purchased the brood 
bitch, Leda, of Mr. Llewellin. _ 
Sales. —Mr. H. L. Gates, Brookfield, N.Y., lias sold hi 
E romising young foxhounds, Sport and Sancho, to H. P' 
'enison, Saginaw City, Mich. 
Whelps. — Clare.— Mr. D. B. Bosworth’s cocker bitch 
Clare (Niinrod-Gip), whelped Dec. 17th, three dogs and 
three bitches, by Mr. W. B. Goff’s imported Dandy. 
Qipsie.— Mr. G. W. Bassford's red setter bitch, Gipsie, 
whelped, Jan. 1st, seven puppies, five dogs, and two 
bitches, by Rory O’Moore. All of the puppies are very 
deep red. 
Whelps. — Detroit, Mich., Jan. 3 d, —Capt. W. IT. 
Littleton’s English setter bitch Pat (Royal George-Bell) 
whelped Jan. 1st eight puppies—five dogs and three 
bitches (four since died), by L. F. Whitman’s Rattler 
(Rob Roy-Pickles). 
Jersey City, A. J., Dec. 3(U/i.—Mr, Vermllye’s pointer 
bitch Dutchess II. whelped three puppies, sired by Mr. 
W. F. Steel’s Glenmasli. 
Presentation.— Mr. Charles E. Lewis, of Suspension 
Bridge, N. Y., has been presented with a very fine setter, 
by Mr. L. H. Smith, of Stratliroy, Ont. The puppy is by 
Gladstone, ont of Mr. S.’s bitch, Mersey. 
Visit. —The Montclair, N. J., Hunt’s stud beegle 
Rambler visited last week Gen. W. B. Shattuc’s beagle 
bitches Bessie and Lill. 
ticket. 
SCORES OF OVER 100 MADE IN AMERICA. 
The following is a list of centuries made in the Unit 
States and Canada up to the present time :— 
1844—James Turner, Camden. 
iar«-T. Stuns, New York. 
1857—W. S. Now ball, You or America.. 
1869 -Martin Molntyrc, Germantown . 
1873— W. G. Grace, Gentlemen of England. 
1874— Captain N. w. Wallace, Halifax Garrison. 
1874— A. W. Page, Colborno. 
1875— F. 11. Taylor, Dorian. 
)875—R. 8. Ncwhall, Young America. 
1876 -Joseph Hargraves, Germantown. 
JUTS—John B. Large, Germantown. 
1876— H. c. Biinonus. 
1876—D. S. Newhall, Young America. 
1876—S. Law, Merlon. . 
]875— H. .1. Campbell, Trinity College School. 
1876—C. J. Ottawav, Hamilton. 
1876— It. S. Nowliall, Young America. 
1877— K. Lelsk, Hamilton. 
i8T7—A. Marsh, St. George’s. 
1877—H. C. Simouds, Port Hopo. 
i677—John Hargraves, Germantown. 
1877— J. W. II. Wild ham. Staten Island .. 
1878— V. L. liaily. Merlon. 
i878—C. Bannerman, Australia. 
iS7S—G. M. Clark, Young America. 
jB?9—E. H. Moeran, St. George's. 
In addition to the aboveJ. W. Hector 113, and J. Brunet' 
We are, however, without the year in which these seoros w 
made. _ 
AVERAGES FOR 1869. 
GERMANTOWN CRICKET CLUB. 
The Germantown Cricket Club of Philadelphia, played 
during the season nine first eleven matches, winning 
seven and losing two. The club scored in ten innings a 
total of 1,405 runs, being an average of over 14 per 
wicket, their opponents in twelve innings securing 902 
runs, an average of nearly 8 per wicket. 
The second eleven played nine matches, winning six 
and losing three, scoring in the aggregate 996 runs—an 
average of about 9 per wicket, their adversaries scoring 
763—an average of about 7 per wicket. All things con¬ 
sidered, the season was fairly successful, although it is 
much to be regretted that the club was unable to return 
more of its match debts at points like New York, Staten 
Island and Baltimore. 
Through the courtesy of Mr. Henry- W. Brown, the 
club’s secretary, we are enabled to give the detailed .bat¬ 
ting and bowling averages, which are as follows : 
SUMMARY OF MATCHES. 
, Mivt Eleven. 
First Second 
Pate and Place. Sides. Innings, innings, 
May 10th, Nlcetown.. I Germantown ..! 177 45 
Won by one Innings and 91 runs. 
May24th,Nlcetown.. j^ 1 r “ ! J nlo ' vr ’ ; - 
Won on score of first innings by 40 runs. 
May 30tU and 31st,; Voung A mcrica... .1^ 77 
Mcetown.| Germantown. ,78 57 
Lost by 70 runs. 
June 21st, Nlcetown. j GemtnSwn.'.! 
Lost on score of fu st Innings by 64 mns. 
June26th, Nieetown.-j ” 
Won on score of first innings by 80 runs. 
July 2d, Nieetown - ..i Baltimore.118 
( Germantown , i 201 
Won on score of first inutngs by 86 runs. 
July 13th, NIoeto wn. -I Girard . 45 
J (Germantown.220 
Won on score of first innings by 175 inns. 
July 19th, Nieetown. j ggggg ®-;-"I 67 
Won in one innings by 100 runs. 
Sept. 20th, WestPhil-j Belmont... at 
adelphia.. (Germantown. 79 .. 
Won on score of first innings by 41 runs, 
