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u piss® lakes at Its source, and like all other lakes in 
com’ * c oey are swarming with tish. 
iv illy go a-miss, however, for good fishing anywhere 
4Isve® 0, Ottawa and Quebec on the north shore of the St, Law- 
c'Vnce ■ ^irill nnt excite the envy of knights of the rod by relat 
i V toy ^ventures this fall on. the Mattawin among the Esax cstor 
n U Ivchtides families; of how on one occasion while fishing 
r \n®hnoe a monster rose from the depths and disappeared 
ntu Kpooil, line, rod and reel. More anon. Jean. 
IP? Bertml 
ANN ARBOR BENCH SHOW. 
Detroit, Mich., Jan. 24 th. 
"pIIE bench show of dogs at Ann Arbor was held in 
X connection with the poultry exhibition. In point 
if numbers and excellence of stock shown it was a suc- 
:ess. The show opened on the 20th and was to continue 
or four days, but on account of bad weather was held 
>pen one day longer, The weather was fearful; rain 
ivery night and part of the time during the day, making 
Talking almost impossible, causing a great uumber to 
emain at home. A large number of the fair sex attended 
,f ter the ice had been broken by some of the most daring 
dies. 
In Classes Nos. 1 and.2, English setters, there was no 
ompetition worth mentioning, L. F. Whitman’s fine 
laiv, Rattler and Mell, having a clear- waik-away. 
Class 3, Irish setters, E. H. Gillman’s* Nelson had a 
valk-over, there being no other entries. 
Class 5 was a hot class, the first place being contested 
<y Rupert, owned by W. J. Farrar, Toledo, Ohio, and 
he recently imported Blossom, owned by J. S. Nivens, 
J.D., London, Ont., Rupert being fin ally given first, and 
Mossom, a -very fine dog, second. 
Class 6 was a cleau walk-away for Farrar’s beautiful 
.trie bitch Queen, She is as fine as silk. 
Class 7 was not closely contested, first going to Mar- 
uis of Lome, a lemon and white; and second to Grouse, 
beautiful liver colored dog. 
Class 9 was a complete walk-over for Gumbo, there 
.ein g no other entry. Gumbo is a very handsome pointer, 
,ud will hold his own in almost any company. 
First in Class 10 was hotly contested for between the 
leautiful liver and white bitch Jessie, owned by Ed.War- 
en, Ann Arbor, and the fine little lemon and white 
litch Piinccss Louise, owned by Fred. Howson, of Wind- 
or, Ontario, the choice of the judge finally falling on 
essie. 
In Class 11 there -was no competition worth mention- 
ug, the first for both dogs and hitches going to the more 
ban fine pair. Jack and Duck, owned by D, D. Young, 
Detroit. Mich. 
Class 12 was closely contested, the pride of position 
-oing to a beautiful liver and white dog, owned by Prof. 
3 . E. Franklin, of the Michigan University, at Ann 
trbor—second place gomg to Bob, property of James 
Ikuse, Windsor, Ont. 
By the way, I will say right here that Bob is a won- 
ierful little dog, he probably having had shot over him 
ts much game during the past few seasons as any setter 
ff pointer in this section of the country. 
Class 13 was large, but little competition as regards 
ihow dogs. First went to Music, owned by W. D. Hayes, 
lasting?, Mich. Music is as fine a fox-hound as I ever 
lad the pleasure of gazing upon. He is as clean cut as a 
ihoroughbred race horse. 
In the bitch class, first went to Fred. Weitbrechk’s, un- 
lamed. Second went to a much better specimen—J. J. 
iValker’s Old Top. Old Top was in fearful show condi- 
ion, being just on the eve of whelping, and Mr. Walker 
lid very wrong in placing her in the show to compete for 
position. 
Class 14 was the hottest contested in the exhibition, and 
lest-ed the abilities of Judge Long to the utmost. The 
iride of place lay between Rattler, owned by J. N. Dodge, 
if Detroit, and Lee, owned by W. D, Hayes, Hastigns, 
ilieh., first finally going to Rattler, which I considered a 
rery just decision. Rattler and Lee are litter brothers, if 
. mistake not. In the bitch class Rosy got first and Ring- 
et- second, Both are very fine. 
Class 16 had only two entries, both property of 0. H. 
Jjllman, Detroit, getting first and second. 
Class 19 was a poor class, first and special going to 
dajor, owned by Samuel Crouse, Ann Arbor. 
Class 20 was another poor lot, first going to Shep, 
owned by John Sidney, Ann Arbor. 
Class 21 was full to overflowing. I think Ann Arbor 
nusi take the lead of any place in this section for raising 
mlldogs. It seemed to me every other one among the 
nale natives owned a bulldog; some of them were the 
nost ferocious looking beasts one ever set eves on. First 
a dogs went to Spring, owned by J. J. Walker, and first 
unong bitches went to Tip, owned by David Worton, Ann 
Arbor. 
In classes for different varieties of terriers the entries 
vere not large, but some very fine specimens were 
ihown. 
LIST OF AWARDS. 
Class L—English setters—L. F.Whitman, Detroit, Rattler, first 
Jeonre Keal, Ann Arbor, Snap,second; M. Manning. Ann Arlior, 
ip, v. H.C.; J. B. Song, Detroit, cash exhibition ; J. Hofstalter, 
Inn Arbor, Bismarck, H. C.JDr. E. C. Franklin, Aim Arbor, Druid, 
Class 2 .—English setter bitches—L. F, Whitman, Detroit, Mell, 
,rst; J. G. Sapham, Nortbviile, Rosa, second; Dr. E. C. Frault- 
n, Ann Arbor, Jessie. 
Class 3.—Irish, setter dogs—E. H. Gilman, Detroit, Nelson, 
4.—Irish setter bitches—Dr. E. C. Franklin, Ann Arbor, 
"'class 5 .—Gordon setter dogs—W. J. Farrar, Toledo, 0.. Rupert, 
irst; J.S.NivanS, M.D., London, On!., Blossom, second; J. w. 
lamilton, Ann Arbor, Jack, V. H. C.; E. H. Gilman, Detroit, 
udge Festus; J. H. Moore, Aim Arbor, Bosin, wrong dass. 
Class 6.— Gordon setter bitcilies— W. J. Farrar, Toledo, O., 
lueen, first; D. R. MeElwain, Hastings, Daisy N., second. 
Class 7.— Pointer dugs over 56—D. McMillan, Ann Arbor, Ben, 
i c.; J. A. Shaw, Ann Arbor, Grouse, second; Fred Hotvson, 
■ isor, Out., Marquis of Lome, first. 
•ass s.—Pointer bitches over 55—No entries. 
Lass 0.—Pointer dogs under 55— E. H. GiUman,Detroit,Gumbo, 
,S 11.—Irish water spaniel dogs—D. D. Young, Detroit, Jack, 
vf W. Burleigh, Ann Arbor, Spat; W. A. Hatch, Atm Ar- 
-oA Indy. Irish water spadei bitches—D. D. Young-, Detroit, 
A'"V irst; Ed. Warren, Ann Arbor, Juno, seeohd. 
-A®” Cocker spuniei dogs—Dr. C. E. Franklin, Ann Arbor, 
Zip, first; James Skuse, Windsor, Ont., Bob, second ; D. B. MoTl- 
waln, Hastings, Nichels, V. H. C. Cooker spaniel bitches—Peter 
McNelly, Ann Arbor, Curly, noaward. 
Class 13.—Fox-hound dogs—H.R. Hill, Ann Arbor, Dream, H. 
C. ; Thomas Shaw, Ann Arbor, Sport, V. H. C.; ,T.H. Moore, Ann 
Arbor, Bugle, Y. H. C.; w. D. Hayes, Hastings, Mich., Music, first; 
H. C. Garrett, Ann Arbor, Jack, second; J. J. Studer, Fort 
Wayne, Ind.. Johnson ; J. Hofsteller, Ann Arbor, Jay. 
Fox-Hound Bitches.—J. J. Walker, Ann Arbor, Old Tap, sec¬ 
ond; J. J. Walker, Ann Arbor, Speed, V. H, C.; Frcd.Woitbrecht, 
Ann Arbor, first. 
Class 14.—Br agio dogs—J. N. Dodge, Detroit, Rattler, first; J. 
N. Dodge, Detroit, Rally 11., V. H. C.; U. R. Sill, Ann Arbor, 
Tom; AY D. Hayes, Hastings, Ripple; AV. D. Hayes, Hastings, 
Lee, second. 
Beagle Bitches.—J. N. Dodge, Detroit, Roxy, first; J. N. Dodge, 
Detroit, Belle, A r . H. C-: AV. D. Hayes. Hastings, Rill, V. H. C.; AV. 
D. Hayes, Hastings, Ringlet, second; Chaa. Stoll, Ann Arbor, 
Spot—Fox-hounds. 
Class 15.—Dacshunde dogs—Dr. Stewart, Detroit, Waldeman, 
fir si. 
Dasehunde Bitches. — Dr. MeElwain, Hastings, Mich., Duchess, 
first; J. N. Dodge, Detroit, Flora, 
Class 18 — Fox-terrier dogs— No entries. 
Fox-terrier Bitches.—E. H. Gillman, Detroit, Vic, first; E. H. 
Gillnmn, Detroit, Vic II., second. 
Class 17.—Greyhounds—No entries. 
Class is.—Scotch deer-hounds—N o entries. 
Class l'J.-Newfoundlnnd dogs—E. W. Coddington, Ann Arbor, 
Chino, V. H. C.; Sami. Crouse, Ann Arbor, Major, first and spe¬ 
cial; J. D. Coster, An n Arbor, Ceaser, second; Jno. A. Nichols, 
Aim Arbor, Buse, H. C. 
Newfoundland Bitches.—No entry. 
Class 20.- Shepherd dogs—Jno. Sidney, Ann Arbor, Shep, first; 
J. A. Armstrong, Owosso, Mich., Ben, second 
Bitches.—J. A. Armstrong,Owosso, Mich., Fly, second. 
Class 21.—Bull-terrier dogs—Chas. MacLean, Ann Arbor, Ben, 
V. H. t\; G.S.Pitkin, Ann Arbor, Jack; W. H. Schuyler, Ann 
Arbor, Jack: Tbos. I. Bonner, Ann Arbor, Cub, V. H. C.; J, J. 
Walker, Ann Arbor, Spring, first; J. J. Walker, Ann Arbor, Her¬ 
bert, second. 
Bitches— David Norton, Ann Arbor, Tip, first: J. J. Walker, 
Ann Arbor, Prinoeas Louise, second. 
Class 22.— Black and tan terrier dogs—Jake Hofstetter, Ann 
Arbor, Rangy, first; J. R. Johnson, Ann Arbor, Savage, second. 
Bitches—J. J. Walker, Ann Arbor, Nig. first and special. 
Class 23—Skye-terrier dogs—J. J. Walker, Ann Arbor, Dick, 
firsl. Bitches—Dan'! MacLean, Ann Arbor, Jessie; J. J. Walker, 
Ann Arbor, Sallie, first. _ 
Class 24.—Yorkshire terriers. Bitches—E. H. Gillman, Detroit, 
Dandy, first. 
CLASS 25.—Scotch terrier dogs—J. ,T. Walker, Ann Arbor. Sam, 
second ; S.Butterfield, Sandwich, Ont.,first. Bitches—J. J. Walker, 
Ann Arbor, Jennie. V. H. C.; J. J. Walker, Ann Arbor, Kate, 
second; S. Butterfield, Sundwich, Ont., first; D. MacLean, Ann 
Arbor, V. H. C. 
Class 28.—Toy terriers—no entries. , 
Class 27.—Pugs-dog or bitch—C. B. Dunster, Ann Arbor, Bus¬ 
ter, first and special. __ 
Cuss 28.—Miscellaneous—C. K. Adams, Ann Arbor, Don, V. H. 
C.; 0.S.Miller, Ann Arbor, Custer, Italian greyhound; Miss M. 
E. Cullen, Ann Arbor, Daisy, first, spaniel poodle; Samuel L. 
Jackson, Ann Arbor, Curly, first, circus poodle. 
Class 29.—Spitz dogs—W. H. Everett, Ann Arbor, Nix, second, 
B. S. Reynolds, Ann Arbor, Joe, first. 
Class 31.—Dalmatian coach dogs—E. H. Bell. Ann Arbor, Don 
Caesar, first. Druld. 
Ohio Fox Hounds,—H oward, O., Jan. 1st. — The most 
exciting .and interesting of all sporting to me is fox hunt¬ 
ing. The timely and wise enactment of our Legislature 
has caused bird hunting to come to a stand still. But 
now a word to my brother fox himters who may read 
your valuable paper. It is now only about two years 
since I have taken any interest in this sport, and while I 
have tried hard to learn all the different points in the 
business, yet I feel as though I would like to hear from 
some old experienced hunters, and thereby ascertain how 
little I have learned in the past two years. 
Our hounds are principally the descendants of Virginia 
and Kentucky stock. Our old hunters here have been 
very careful in breeding from their best runners, and now 
we flatter ourselves to think we have as good dogs as any¬ 
body. 
I have a blue bitch eighteen months old the 22 d of last 
month, that we all think will be a prodigy. I will give a 
description of her as taken by the boys a few days ago, 
She is a mattese color on the body, has white fore legs, 
breast, and belly, a white ring almost around her neck 
and white on tip of tail. She is 17 inches high, is 40 
inches from point of nose to root of tail, is 16J inches from 
point to point of ears; girth around the breast, 234 inches; 
flank, 17 inches ; length of tail, 144 inches; girth round 
root of tail, 2 f inches ; distance from top of head to point 
of nose, 84 inches, and weighs 334 pounds. Her coat was 
as soft as'any fur, and the fibers not more than one-half 
inch in length. When the weather began to get warm 
last spring she began to shed her coat, and by the middle 
of July her back and sides were as hare as my hand, and 
continued so during the entire warm season. As cold 
weather began to approach she began to get her coat 
again, and now she has as heavy a coat as she ever h?.d. 
She always seemed to be in the best of health, would eat 
anything, and always up and a coming. She is one of 
a litter of six pups, two males and four females, but there 
are none of them that look anything like her ; her grand 
dam came from Virginia, so I am told, was marked like 
her but possessed none of what we call her peculiarities. 
She has been in only two or three races, but showed won¬ 
derful speed and endurance. I would like to bear from 
some experienced breeder of this species of dog through 
the Forest and Stream whether her points are good or 
bad, J* A. C. 
In the wooded Buckeye State, where every fence is like 
unto a Jacob’s ladder, we would prefer to UBe a small 
well-put-together hound, the points of which are as fol¬ 
lows : Head small in proportion to his frame, neck thin, 
chesc deep, legs very straight; his feet should be round, 
not large ; his breast wide, back broad, shoulders back, 
elbows in, and quarters deep. The muzzle should be long, 
but we dislike what may be called a pointed nose. Ap- 
perley remarks that “the length of thigh discernible in 
first rate hounds, which, like the well-let-down hock of 
the horse, gives them much superiority of speed and is 
also a great security against laming themselves in leaping 
fences, which they are more apt to do when they become 
blown and consequently weak.” Stonehenge states that 
tire average height of the fox-hound harrier is about 18 or 
19 inches, and fox-hounds, 23 to 25 inohes for dog-hounds, 
21 to 23 for hitches. Mr. A, Belmont Purdy’s dog-hound, 
Life Guard, winner of first prize in the fox-hound class at 
the New York show of last year; stood 24 inches in height 
and had 304 inches girth. 
Extraordinary Fox Hunttng. — J. Pusey Miller, of 
Dugdale, Pa., has been very successful as champion fox 
hunter of his neighborhood the present season. With 
his kennel of eleven extra hounds he has holed and mg 
ont nine foxes and caught one in a fair chase. He caijgh t, 
one this week by running to a hole, from where he dug it 
out and carried it home under his arms on horseback be¬ 
fore 11 A. M. Foxes are very plenty in lower part of 
Chester County, and the sport is much indulged in. 
_ Shethar Bqznai. 
Squirrel Doas .— Braokrille , Ind ., Jan . 9th ,.— I have a 
squirrel dog that is worth half a dozen men for finding 
them ; he is part setter and part hound, and runs with 
his head up like a bird dog, and when he trees them he 
barks a few times and sits down and waits for aperson to 
come up. He is the best dog for coons that I ever saw ; 
he hunts them in the same manner that he does squirrels. 
W. H. F. 
Belleville, III. — “ Noah Count” came very near it in 
speaking of squirrel dogs, if lie had only said something 
about the color. When I was a boy I found that a poor, 
lean, lank, hungry, slab-sided, woe-begone-looking “ yal- 
ler " dog was the best. The squirrels didn’t seem to be 
afraid of such a looking dog, for they would generally run 
up the tree a very short distance, say about to the first or 
second limb, where they would sit and hark at the dog, 
making about a thousand shakes of the tail a minute, and 
so busily engaged trying to make out what kind of ani¬ 
mal was at the foot of the tree that it was a very easy 
matter to get near enough to shoot them. C. H. A. 
St Louis Kennel Club’s Catalogue.— We are in re¬ 
ceipt of a new, well-printed catalogue of the pointers of 
the St. Louis Kennel Club. It contains the somewhat 
extended pedigree of its fine stock. All sportsmen 
should have a copy. 
Bred.—G irl-Glenmark—Mr. R. T. Greene’s (Jersey City 
Heights, N. J.) pointer bitch Girl to Mr. Wm. F. Steele’s 
(Piermont, N. Y.) Glenmark—Mr. Orgill’s Rush and 
Romp. 
Rhue-Berkley —Mr. Thos. A. Addison’s (Chelsea, Mass.) 
red Irish setter bitch Rhue was bred to champion Berkeley 
on the 9th inst. 
Whelps. — Gipsey Girl— Mr. Alfred W. Bennett’s (Bos¬ 
ton, Mass.) St. Bernard bitch Gipsey Girl, whelped Dec. 
18th, 1879, six puppies, four dogs and two bitchos, by Mr 
Wm. Pierce’s Jack, 
Sales. — Punch —Mr. C. D. Moss, of this city, has pur¬ 
chased from.Mr. H. W. Livingston imported Willoughby 
pug dog Punch, by Nunn’s champion Baron, out of Lady 
Fanny, Fitz-Wigram's hitch. 
Names Claimed.— Nancy*Sykes— Mr. L. P. Child, of 
this city, claims the name of Nancy Sykes for his dark- 
brindled bull-terrier bitch, by Mr. Stannard Wood’s Ben, 
out of Mr. E. S. Auchincloss' imported Puss ; whelped 
Sept. 11th, 1879. ^ 
Don—Mr. Alfred W. Bennett, of Boston, Mass., claims 
the name of Don for his thoroughbred St. Bernard dog, 
out of owner’s Gipsy Girl; whelped Jan. 19th, 1879. Don 
is now one year old, 29 inches in height, 78 inches in 
length, and weighs 130 pounds. 
Rolfe —Mr. S. W. Hallock, of Detroit, claims the name 
ot holfe for his lemon and white setter dog, whelped June 
10th, 1879, out of Mr. J. N. Dodge’s imported bitch Rose, 
by champion Liecester. 
—We call attention to Mr. Fox’s notice under our 
Kennel advertisements of six splendid dogs for sale. 
—In our issue of 22d instant, in “Pointers as Field 
Dogs,” for “Rake barking Don’s pointing,” should read 
“ Rake backing Don’s pointing.” 
lUnchting and JEhw/w#. 
JW Many clubs have already joined in the movement 
looking to the establishment of a National Yachting 
Association, and others are yet to be heard from. All 
clubs which have the interests of the sport at heart should 
send in the names of their delegates, pursuant to the call 
issued, to the Secretary,Mr. John Friclc, P. O. Box 2,070, 
New York. The first general meeting will be held towards 
the latter part of February. 
Quaker City Yacht Club. —Officers elected for 1880 ■ 
Commodore, A. F. Bancroft; Vice-Commodore, Charles 
B. Magee; Rear-Commodore,Robert Biddle, Jr.; President 
Wm. Post; Treasurer, Robert Baird ; Secretary, Charles 
S. Salin *, Assistant Secretary. J. J. Baughman : Measurer, 
Capt. John (J. Yanderslice ; Regatta Committee, Robert P. 
Thompson, L. Coleman and John McCormick ; Trustees 
John C. Vanderslice, R. D. Rennick, B. F. Murphy and 
Paul Klot-z ; Membership Committee, JohnF. Loew, Robt 
Baird and A. F. Bancroft. 
Yonkers (N, Y.) Yacht Club.—O fficers for the year: 
Commodore, A. J. Prime; Vice-Commodore, Charles 
Mercer; Secretary, James H. Couzens; Treasurer, A. 
Gould; Measurer, John Nesbitt; Steward, Peter Valen¬ 
tine ; Trustees, J. Cokalete, A. Surrell and H, L, Gar¬ 
rison, 
East Boston Yacht Club.— Officers for the year 
Commodore, Thomas H. Stone : Vice-Commodore, John 
P. Mormon ; Flag Officer, F. T. Clayton ; Recording Sec¬ 
retary, James L. Meagher ; Financial Secretary, George 
B. Atwood ; Treasurer, E. B. Currant; Steward, George 
B. Atwood ; Trustees, E. B. Currant, Fred W. Kean • Di¬ 
rectors, C. C. Cooper, John P. Morrison and f' T 
Clayton. 
Hudson River Yacht Club. -At the annual meeting 
of the club the folio wmg officers were elected for 1880 •— 
Commodore, Richard V. Freeman; Vice-Commodore, 
George Wood; Treasurer, Joseph Stilger; Secretary, 
Edward R. Wilson j Measurer, Conrad Roth ; Steward, 
John R. Clark; Board of Trustees, Samuel J. Henderson; 
T. Muller, Jr., John Kelly, Charles Swank, Henry Leute; 
Delegates to National Yachting Association, Commodore 
Freeman, Vice-Commodore Wood and John R. Clark. 
Maryland Yacht Club.— Officers for the year-— 
President, Malcolm Ohrichton; Vice-President, B F 
Uhnan ; Treasurer, Captain John Rogers; Secretaries’ 
u. E. Webb, John Dobson. 
