474 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Jaw. 11, IS 



is the roost, desired, as nothing adds more to the pleasure of 

 the sport than the graceful attitudes of the dogs. And the 

 sportsman who gives more attention to his gome bag thau bis 

 rfi. -. will never make a competent judge on u hold trial. 

 ""'■■ gentleman is tit. to udge in ■■' :i, M trialwho does not 



naturally lovadogs If hi.- he-- 



,,| r 



.■ thai 



.•iilii 



- nol bo i 

 g to boa 



111. 



tea i 



villi 

 , vil 



Mier.'l- 



lould tu- 



■IT 



iii'i ; 



' id 



a held 



rn >\ Spot 









v. lop 



jvxl -« W 











1 think 









■ ■ 



ior a judge to k 

 Tuiml in be diverts i from 



he dogs thai ore under judgment. 



A sportsman >vli«j has ii'-vi- 



• wit nessed a field trial cannot os- 



poet to beoompeteal to j 



tdge correctly before he learns by 



1 to bo e'lucnt'-'l to judge, as much 



experience. Judges requii 



.-is the trainer 1 i handle do 



5. \i. 1 1 would iulvisy ail clubs 



conducting Held trials to 



Beled ..i least ene 



judgi and on no account 



'• |U 1 1 Ml. lluw 



select a judge who has never wit- 



ire exceptiona to tin. mlo; 9011m 



nasntur mm fit. 



u this class I may be permit! sd to 



mention Mr, Klliott Smith, 



one of the judges in the Eastern 



Field Mais at High Poij 



i. N". C The flubs must, educate 



judges, is they do handlers 



unddogs; unci as the Old ones eaft- 



■e always, tliev in 



ust prepal ■ ike then- 



places. 





1 think I Bhould be allow 



si towrite mm u.-u -n tins sub- 



jeet, ii~ ! saerrttoed all nrj 

 tin-... M octas hidgj fur tin 



all and winter bri rt, up to this 



; and ihe 



Now ( >i l.-.i-.is • :..!i club A 



ml while 1 UMsili-v.itin. i 



.. i|,.> -,....- 



: . dog, i.n hunting uponii ua 





•yai tin iii a camp hunt oh the 

 ■ - contributed anything to make 



■ 



Raked u nioh irt the b 

 A knotl y qui ,-i !on to . 

 hearth ins before a l>i 

 and ii i.l' wellin sett* i 



k:ud. In, t the truth iimsl 

 with a sigh, for here I h, 



Bt Of. 



■ . lie two i 



, ail beauties and pei 



-~e ami I an. 



o to give up 



th. 



lumber a nil wil 





,.,., 



r the be-l flog u. 'I" 



;d Irish, heoarrie a u 

 when he meets the (to 

 el- i In Gordon, but ■ 



their 



"-lion 



■ ■ 

 i\ It .. - 



' ..'n'.' 



i the 

 than 

 s less 

 Ke tackles 



ii he 



iii'i" ii J a mi iruiauTU un .. T uiuoii, unit wnrii >ie i ick ies a 



Lle.vellin he meets his fate, I confess ii with a uourtpung. 

 The pointer is the best dog in tin \\.>ild. exeepl thb Llewel- 

 iin setter. The question then arises, why have 1 airi-.--d.-ii 

 siiri, a conclusion^ Qtrtbthe records of the i i ■- •« 1 trials, and 

 in nearly even stake vm Und the LUtwellin first and the 

 ■ 

 Take the Eastern Pield Trialstwo years ago when Gladstone 

 and Bem^ou struggled bo hard tor Qrsl In thi 



. ..-ii r. Take the E&Utern Keld iria 

 Point in November last. Croxteth, a inugnitlccni ,• •■ -iiir . ■,- 

 ill the tread of a conqueror ma II In mot the 

 i..iilu:i, .iii.I lie. too, tound the Uewelhii in- 



Llevi 



is] Club Trials fo 



id the 



Take the Ni 



I.!, n Iii. is hav 



Summer Trials uf 'Hi an(J txJ, even in Um axh 



whew the pointer DugW to win, tin- Drst prizes have bee 



captn -ed by i ho Licw.ilun. 



tVhy is th b( After mature deliberation 1 believe 1 ba> 

 -.. :\,..,| 1 1., problem, a. quarter of a centurj ago the pointer 



■ I,;, ,.-i,i>M H„ it h-,t-7nt. ,.,-1 .,, .1 ... 1 r.. ., 



was the b - dog ii 

 southern climate th 

 in t.j r; • 



lice, which are vor; 

 crated of late years 



ThaSou ■ 



ingtbi lat< wax, -.-. 



as they did in foxn 



i ' o a coldci 



rn sportsme: 



tbo development oi 



■:d. He is better adapted to a 

 setter; lie can stand heat and thirst 

 -.1 through cockleburis and beggar- 



ying tu llic seller, lmt h<- lias '1 -.-. ••'•.- 



1 generally lost their lortimes djir- 

 e unable to keep up their kennels 

 m's, and as ihe setter was bettei 

 .i". .ii- pointer was discarded by 



onetime Virgin -. ■ ■■ - Ii 



Vis i"i|.;.l. .-il-.i 



winners, but the old Ju> 

 i Golgotha, while 

 w.ll; Louisville and l.exin 

 bred. The whole thing in 

 Horthorn States, and it i-'k 

 or do-' 



i a tl believe the pointer 

 when the Southern plantei 

 iiieiii. I'll- re are but few 

 haired po nter was a garni 

 skiuned, shivering bench si: 



will never iiiin^ hack the- dog 

 from tho Potomac to the ttuU "Old VirK«nny never tores.-" i 

 |,-v i in- eld pointer, and intend to do what J can to restore 

 I would a lost art. 



ihell is, tn ■ WBalth Is in thi 

 i: \ to develop blood tn horsi 



i bred up again, and will be 



t beauty that 



eej.i.i, 



The cod Wi 

 field trials, b 



Irish, whiohl 



i km, w of no good c 

 n, Mi- Lawn v.- I havi 

 crowning glor; i- I ba1 i' 1 " ,| 

 I have, heard ii remarked 

 in. n • I i ..-liiiiieie fur prize 

 the rjlewellins, anynqw." V 

 clubs lnusi select, ii they 

 croaker who reads this pau& 

 it. nol possible that some 

 selected to act as judgot Li 



len .-.-iii lev.'. 

 araiu of red 

 i ii y ••! nai iva 



ble lotoi |u 



or..- W'ni nol th- 



Cor one moment! Is 



■ 



Lie 



that. 



. n . but 



i, and our does rested while we were 



them • in the field, ii is not so 



cream m Mie coeoauul as some peivons 



es a little tliouuhtful obsei i l on to 



i- diifloultiee h 



:.;..,, i ply to j our tetter [i . .-. ■,; 



icdliv i.lie result, of mv exp: . 



ire I'heiu I am amply repaid for .,.. 



away at the quail, making up tor lost. time. Uml.> i am 

 having a goad time, may \,,u have, the some, is the wish oj 



flOCh Jbsms, 



. 'i,. .•lis-- . I" ■ '.''-.. I r- 



STKAYKL SETTERS FOUND.— Found, two red Eyfth 

 Better dog i/aps, about half giown. Owner can have smie by 

 calling, proving projierty, and paymg expenses. Addi'ess 

 At;ai, K 0. box SIS, Grand Haven, Mich. 



THE WASHINGTON BENCH SHOW. 



AS the dates aro now flxed (Fob. 20, 81, 122 and 23) and the 

 building secured for tin's show, the work of getting out 

 the premium lists will at once bo begun. 



The Rink, where the show will be held, from the dosoEiptaon 

 given of it, is the best adapted building in the country Tor a 

 -how of th s kind. Assurances from the owners of some of 

 the best dogs in the country have already been received to 



There i-- nodoUbi that this will be a capital place to dispose 



TheeUteoi the "Washington society. wUl no doubtattond 



the -how ii. large number.-, i.s -|.eeial invitations w ill bo sent 

 '" ehc I',, -iil.nt and memlx'rsot Congress to attend the show. 

 Washington 3 birthday oi arsdurmgtbe week i.t the show, 

 thus affording e<hil.iioi-s and visitors a grand opportunity t u 

 see the capital in all its glory. 



OTTAWA BENCH SHOW. 



THE sportsmen here are very enthusiastic over the show, 

 and all exhibitors will receive a very cordial welcome 

 to the capital oiby of Canada. Pail ameritTrill be sitting dur- 



ing the -In, i 

 grand ; 



mm 



; this will afford a good opportunity to see the 

 lent building*. The following railroads ha v, 

 , ■ .;■. -..- fret when they are accompanied by 

 a- caretakers: toawl Irimk Railroad, Can- 

 ;tica & ni,...!: River Railroad. New York Ccn- 

 ermonl Bailroad, Buffala, New Ym 

 :.d. HaiTulo, Putsburg & Western Railroad 



Tin*- A'lie.'i ieau Cooker Spaniel Club have decided to offer 

 $10 cash for t h bsSil cocker -spanjel exhibited, to be judged 

 rdiug to tlu club's standard. Entries will positively 

 close on th.' 12th oi.Maieh. Two more special prizes have 

 I u contributed, one bv tho Mont re 1 Dig Fanciers Associa- 

 tion. Of a very line silver cup for the best Yorkshire terrier 

 exhibited, another silvercupby P.J. Boswell, Esq., for the 

 best matched pah - of Gordon Betters, dogs or bitches. 



Chas. Lincoln, Superintendent. 



DrtaavA, Jan. ff, 18pa, 



KENNEL LAMENESS. 



ITH the fall of the leaf, and the cold, foggy atmosphere 

 if November, may very well come those preliminary 



the facultv up to the present time, both in determin- 

 ause, or in deddingjor it a permanent remedy. It is 



«essible to the 

 ig i.lace near a 

 ned hind, may 



w 



signs 

 bafflei 



in.s It- 



e.i influence spec 

 g. A low. damp 

 badly or totally 

 rheumatism in 

 r-ons inhabiting 6 



ally i 



[well 



uoh'c 



idowsor marshe. 





i time, but, as if 



..in ' 



longer than other- 

 dies that have a tenden y t,o creep upon oh 

 it, has been proved that kennels built in 

 tweea hills have entirely escaped visitation 

 noss, and when built upon the mo3t p 



high grond, such as one would ohi 6 



ih" mmates have suffered in a in 

 kennel lameness. The hue .Mi- Lssbi 

 Ihis .it TeiLvni-iii, as his lir.-l kennel 



the sues ot h 



rked degree 



m-Sniith distx 



e built c 



summit ol a hill, and iu accordance with Mr. Smith' 

 aoexpense wassparedto insure the con 

 W u I, in a tow months of the kennels I 

 dinary nun, b,r of the hoi 

 ; Bohappenedth 



/,.., 



Here tin u almost directly, 



palpable alter repeated (rials that the 

 kennels werebuih on the site of these cow- 

 i-ni -..fiii-iii .in-i-e was no more kennel lame- 



xactly occurred to Loi d Portsmouth's pack 

 .Id kennels, on a tine commanding .she, at 

 healihv accommodation as cottages for the 

 it the hounds inhabit kennels built in a bot- 



outbreak of thi 



In akonn 







Brtoprolnit 



• oppositt 





ring 



laid uown "V 



and ii Ins mil bei 



i until i 



e-ir i 



sual going 



thoroughly restoi 



id that 



lhe\ 



have got 



their tuii powers 



Bitchi 



< ha 



ve b.-en fa 



still be the mala 



lv. and 



,1 hi 



s been sh< 



foxhound kenne 



-. whei 



- il 



e di-eiu-e 



marked during a 





a m: 



juritv Of 







. .1 1 



. strange s 



have been rather 



: 



mar 



■ i,i late v.-.- 



hitches noi bree 



line. '1 



hr,e 



voars ago. 



and sprin 



u mi ml 



, ,- .. 



bitches in 





in the 







delicieucv was re 





idm 





iiml tin- complaj 





- Ire 



;u ni. from 



hounds and owne 



•s ol sm 



Her kennels. It 



able season for ki 





lenes. 



>, and one t 



that ii was a < 









spells of very cw 









m up tor service, then- is 

 use, orihi. exact condition of the 

 ■.■ni the resmts \\ i ha re menl toned, 

 voi to rule the constitution of the 

 [Changeable to all atmospheric in- 



i pcopla thai ordh 



f dogs 



ble to be lei run stout, or, for the mi 

 I bitches, luriiu certain - 



lock and key, and, during (line week 

 let out iu u yard perhaps ojcc a day, 

 etly exercised, it would be a great il 

 vaiits to lead them about for two 



servants of tho present day would not obey such order?, even 

 if laid down as striot kennel rules. Indeed, is it uota fact loo 

 well established that half the prizo and valuable dogs Of this 

 country are confined the greater part of their livcs°w>'tbout 

 anything approaching rersonable out-of-door work or exer- 

 cise? 



One oi the best authorities on kennel matters was a Master 

 of hounds, who lived about, forty vcars a-*o nainelv Mr 

 Hodgson, i 



bett 



pie 



I the ( 



M r. 



"lie 



lighl 



down a. vers serious doir malady 

 of idleness, and it must have be< 

 ei-sihat alter a. In;, ha- be, n -Ice 

 With his limb-, in a measure, si 



until he shakes himself, h, 



This is not 



i1 ill i. 



: 



pointer, setter 

 jumps up -h,u-| 

 jufct like a dog 



, and h 

 will th; 



-. will coil 

 t. Isalway 

 matm-ols 



complaints Bud 



noimced diseas 

 It would be us. 

 this subject, an 







i experienced observer put 

 as caused by long stretohes 

 i remarked by ill dog own- 



• in-, for -ome h.-urs he rises 

 t, and (or n second or two, 



w.tll n la , ■ 



uhn- work, as a 

 rking eondition, Invariably 

 o-.-.ml ami :• ■ 

 running about. !■ 



THE MOTHER BEAGLES. 



HAVK two little, beagle mothers. The gran i dame lei i 

 . four little beagle puppies, t e-. daughter only one. I have 

 ic two mothei 

 jom. One ol 



dame had her i 



auxious to get it iui i> her basket to make up fort he little oue that 



she lost. Her daughter thought otherwise 



young beagle mol her got out ol her basket 



would jump immediately in and tab 



grand puppv. cuddle and . 



came back, th. n relmqufeh it at once withoutthe h..-t ,i: 



pute. This little one Wasverv whining and fretfai. a It hoi i ;h 



a v.-ry line puppy. Then it. KiOS .-iek .-uiddi ,-d. I , 



the daughter would iump into her mothei-^ baskit and lay 



I am astomshod that ladies do not take mow) to Ltt'o 

 beagles. I would never have anotherlap or Held dog after 

 know tag the beagle. The beagle is a most delight I , . 

 companion, either for the field or parlor. It is such a useful 

 little animal, tor they are death on the. jack rabbit andiO 

 very affectionate, but require warmth ; and I do no think 

 <ry long lived — about eight years; not much longer. 

 i u. little black and white lin- 

 ed to m i by an English gent.e- 

 .s Utile dog and a perl e. 



self almost blind, for ho 



The father of~th3 puppi 

 ported beagle that was I'M. 1 

 man. He is a most pngna 



the field. He ha: 



rill stop nil 

 ears old and ' 



e.d lo. IS, 



gejbas 



daysDefi 

 could ha\ 

 They wej 



Old Rattler-, to 

 if 1 1 be asleep, a 

 his lore feet upo 



tit lust • 



re lost their hounds 



ear,,- in 



Lea ai all to be got 



most extraordinary; 

 lament ho i- tip> put i 

 nt Ii, and pit ones. iris 

 I thought ■ 



Bedlam. 



1'iUNer WiLi.un (.-ni-.N'rv, Virginia. 



the poor little 1" agl 



g. The other beagh 

 lence to howl mid i 



A i.'iisti.v l.liri:. -A dbg belonging to Jo- ol, s.-bv. ,.,! ■■. .,■ 



yer that ill 

 should not 

 Justice Win 



By advice 

 ly decided 

 [ami on tho 



discharged him tip n bis promising to find the do: if 

 and kill him. 



DOG I'li'Ti'iiKs.-ffli',,,' ForaaJaKri Stream: V- 

 pi i-e in I'm ni-hiiu not only t:i-- earliest and tnosl reliable 

 reports of all events in the dog world but with them =uch 

 admirable portrait; leld trial winners 



has won ior Ihe Fo 



of the country v . 

 conversed four illustratio rflilly well done. 



ing won the confld 



candid and impartial neld trial repo I 



b« a- now, -'always ahead ami never behind. ''—Cams, (Chi- 

 ..._... Ill) 



. .i.i .:;i.K DOfl i-.m.i.;;i-. tyhitestone, L. 1.. Dec, 

 -.'...- That ilie brutes of ihis world as well as the fools arc not 

 vou win ii- 1 ,(,.!. \ ai'ter re.'-.'l.iv v-.h.it follows. 

 My dog, a ,- i" prime oi lite, erf hue propoi- 



' : .,,i-.. ai. iii e -i M, Ii and true, lies here iu my dinii 

 swathed in rags and cloth 

 No. ■;-, ihe peualty of tretpasamj tn 

 wherea bitch of very doubtful pom Uti p;em- 



