* UitJ^O 1 A1N V UJTKEAM. 



flr of other bodice, in order to ascertain "whether any one of 



• rj se properties may suit our present purpose. 



In reference to the modes of operating or the several reme- 

 dies in producing the effects which serve to classify them, we 

 offer and enforce those views which seem most in accord- 

 ance with reason and experience, not omitting, however, to 

 allude to others which may have been advanced. ' At the same 

 time we desire always to be understood as considering the know- 

 ledge upon this point to be provisional in a great measure, and 

 liable to be materially modified in the progress of discovery. 



Ai.oKEiAN Greyhounds. — These greyhounds are held in 



the highest esteem, and arc considered as very valuable, large 

 sums of money being frequently paid for good specimens. 

 Their color is generally a light-brindlc mousy tint, without 

 any admixture of any other color. They are generally tall, 

 stoutish, very powerful, and fairly fast. Their heads are 

 rather peculiar, inasmuch that they show the os nctiipili.it quite 

 as much as many hounds ; and they have, withal, an un- 

 commonly long pair of jaws, which gives them a rather 

 wolfy appearance. They are generally desperate lighters, and 

 are, as a rule, very troublesome with strangers, being apt to 

 seize any individual whose looks or dress do not exactly coin- 

 cide with their own opinions on the matter. And as their 

 masters gather delight in seeing any onslaught of the sort, 

 and tacitly or openly encourage them in such little diversions, 

 •why it is not always safe for the bare-legged beggars of the 

 province of Algiers or Tunis to get into too close contact 

 with these sharp-teethed customers. I bear in mind now a 

 trtat. of the sort we had when we landed at Algiers (for the 

 first time, as far as I was concerned) about eight years ago. 

 Wc were ''doing the Mediterranean," and, of course, facile 

 pHnoeps, Gibraltar had our first visit; its opposite neighbor, 

 Algiers, came next in our attention, and we got there ashore 

 early in the rnorrung, so as to see what was to be seen before 

 the mid-day heat had rendered walking well-nigh impossible. 

 Two or three vagabonds who were loafing in the sun, and 

 scowling at us, suddenly got up and began scampering away. 

 Coming up the street was an Arab chief, on his gray horse, 

 and by his side trotted a very handsome Sloughi (greyhound j . 

 Whether the said chief had said something, or not, to the dog 

 it, would he hard to say, for hiscountenance remained through- 

 out perfectly impert urbable ; hut, anyhow, the coursing we 

 bad then and there was an infinite treat to our men, who fair- 

 ly roared with laughter. The way this BktugM went after 

 one, then the other, and then the third of these beggars, and 

 gave a wrench here and a wrench there, was, to say the least, 

 very suggestive. In a moment the place was cleared, and the 

 dog went back to his master, who looked as serious as ever, 

 but I strongly suspect that in his innermost soul he was de- 

 lighted. All Sloughis are marked by their owners with a star 

 on the forehead, why, I cannot tell, a mere custom, I pre- 

 sume. It is also said that their fore-legs are occasionally fired 

 to give strength to the articulation. Why the Arabs are so 

 fond of their greyhounds, however, is very easily explained. 

 First, of all, since their many periodical insurrections, by 

 which they have repeatedly tried to set the French authorities 

 at defiance, the French have found it expedient to forbid the 

 sale of gunpowder to the tribes, for fear they should use that 

 powder against themselves. This being the case, any Arab 

 who has sporting tendencies must either resort to some device 

 in order to procure gunpowder, or, failing in getting any, he 

 must sport without. But sport he shall, for the love of sport 

 is in him a second nature. He would decidedly prefer using 

 a gun. The noise of the explosion, the flash of the flame, the 

 smell of gunpowder, are all very dear to his soul, but if he 

 cannot get the precious compound, his dog and his hawk will 

 amply supply his needs. Not that he cares much himself for 

 game ; mutton is his favorite dish on gala days ; hut when 

 away in the wilderness he likes to pick up whatever game he 

 finds, or, if near a town, he kills birds and hares for the mar- 

 kets ; for I need not state that the European residents have 

 naturally caused a very great demand for anything of the 

 sort. 



Now, a good Sloughi experiences no difficulty whatsoever 

 in keeping his master and family in great comparative com- 

 fort. The price of a hare will keep them all for a week ; so 

 no wonder the Arab prizes the clever Sloughi, who never or 

 rarely misses his quarry. Of course, it will readily be under- 

 stood that there is no question about fair coursing in such 

 proceedings; A hare is found, let the greyhound kill it, and 

 bring it back, and he is a good greyhound; let him miss it 

 and miss killing others, and his own fate will be pretty clear. 

 In short it is merely a question of market. Most Algerian 

 greyhounds hunt for their own game, and have a very fail- 

 amount of scenting powers. They are, to tell the truth, likely 

 to own this last property all to themselves, for, although the 

 British officers garrisoned at Gibraltar, and the French officers 

 who reside in Algeria, have repeatedly imported pointers, set- 

 ters and spaniels into the Algerian territory, it has always 

 been found that eventually these dogs lost their scenting facul- 

 ties to an alarming extent, and their offspring are almost in- 

 variably noseless. Therefore the 'Sloughi is likely to be the 

 only canine assistant to be relied upon, and he thrives on the 

 terrific heat which dulls his European cousin's faculties. 



The Algerian greyhound, like ours, is very "tender." As 

 soon as winter draws nigh be is wrapped up in his clothing, 

 and the greatest care is paid him. In fact, throughout his 

 life, he is regularly made a pet of. It is not unusual by any 

 meaus to see very young puppies mused by the women, as 

 though they were babies, and sharing with the babies in ah 

 their privileges. (Should a Sloughi bitch die in giviDg birth to 

 her litter, the youDgsters are at once handed over to the care 

 of the women who rarely fail to give a very good account of 

 their charges. When a good dog has achieved a reputation, 

 the owners of bitches flock to his master from hundreds of 

 miles for the dog's services, pretty much as is done within 

 the shores of the " little tight island," but in the desert the 

 journeys have to be performed on horseback, and a great deal 

 of time and trouble have necessarily to be taken to ensure a 

 desirable crossing. Such is the horror of Arabs for any low 

 admixture of cur blood that they sometimes kill the bitches 

 that have granted their favours to'sheep dogs and other breeds, 

 or, if they spare her life, her progeny is doomed. When, 

 however, the connection is of the desirable sort, many are the 

 applications made for puppies, even before the puppies are 

 born. When three or four months old the youngsters are 

 made to race after and kill rats. When five or six months 

 old they are entered to hares ; but it is only when fully a 

 year old that they are slipped at gazelles, and then, accord- 



ing to General Daumas, only at young ones, so as not to ex- 

 haust the dogs. It, i s only when fully developed that they are 

 brought to course full-grown gazelles. The way in which the 

 latter sport is carried out is simple enough. The dog is se- 

 cured by a leash, and hunts the scent like a Lymer. When 

 the gazelles are discovered the master slips his dos;, who 

 thereupon chooses among the herd a particular animal, to 

 which he devotes his attention, generally with success, if he 

 is up to the marks but it does really take some running to 

 secure a I hree-year old gazelle, so, generally, the greyhound 

 runs cunning, until he gets near enough for a rush'; when In- 

 puts on all steam and springs on his quarry. For hares, no 

 precautions, such as putting the dogs in slips, are taken. The 

 Arab, either on horseback or on foot, accompanies the dogs, 

 who are loose, and he beats the .ground, while they hunt 

 about for scent. As soon as a hare is started, at her the 

 Sl/nighis go, and, of course, she is soon collared, 



These greyhounds are also employed for partridge hawking. 

 The sportsman carries his hawk on his turban, aud when the 

 greyhounds flush a bird or a covey, away sails the hawk after 

 them, and soon secures one. Formerly, however, only the 

 chiefs of tribes kept either hawks or greyhounds. It would 

 have been then considered perfectly ridiculous for any man 

 but one of gentle blood to own either. No matter whether 

 rich or poor, the chief was almost by his birthright entitled 

 to such companions in the chase ; but no matter how well off 

 a commoner might have been, he would have been laughed at 

 and derided by his tribe fellows if he had the impudence to 

 lake up greyhounds and hawks. Now, however, things have 

 altered. Since the conquest of Algeria by the French 

 many of the chiefs have lost their authority and 

 not, a few have been killed. Their French manners told 

 on the old notions, and now any one who can afford it may 

 keep either a Sloughi or a hawk, or both, with, however, this 

 distinction, that the well-to-do Arab keeps them for sport, 

 whereas his poorer brethren resort to thetn simply as means of 

 subsistence. No wonder then that such a value is set upon 

 the Algerian greyhound! Vthenn Sl»itghi dies. General Daumas 

 tells us that it is, for his master's family, the great est calamity I ha I, 

 could possibly affect it; since he literally earned the "daily 

 bread. In the ordinary routine of life the dog is treated as 

 well as the head of the family himself, being fed on the. best 

 that the resources of the tent can procure, and lie sleeps usu- 

 ally by the side of his master, sharing the same couch. These 

 dogs' affection for their masters is quite touching. Some die 

 of grief if their master remains away for any length of time, 

 and all pine away from the moment'they are separated from 

 him. On his return, however, the wildest joy prevails in the 

 household, and it; is not rare for the Sloughi to spring on his 

 master's saddle for his caresses. Very many of these grey- 

 hounds wear ornaments of all kinds round their necks, and 

 some of these fancy collars, when the dogs belong to rich men, 

 are very valuable ; whereas the Sloughi who belongs to a poor 

 man is adorned in a rough-and-ready fashion with common 

 shells, strung together on a bit of common twine. In short, 

 no matter who owns him, the Sloughi is prett} r sure to be very 

 well treated. This is all the more curious that all other breeds 

 of dogs are invariably looked upon with contempt by the 

 Arabs. They cannot rank a pointer or a setter, for instance, 

 with their Sloughis. They have not the sense to. They do 

 not understand the subtlety of a dog standing to his point and 

 being backed by his companion. They only admire a display 

 of speed, because it appeals to their eyes without fatiguing 

 themselves ; hence the great adoration which thaj pay to the 

 Sloughis. The dog that can catch the game is the dog, by ex- 

 cellence, for them, and no doubt they are quite right in their 

 Way ; for of what earthly use would a pointer or setter be to 

 men who cannot shoot, either flying or running. As a matter 

 of fact, most Arabs, when accompanying Europeans as guides, 

 are wonderfully struck by the work of the Pagan's dogs ; but 

 they preserve a very stolid countenance, and only among 

 themselves do they discuss the performance', and, whilst ad- 

 mitting the admirable fashion in which their French or Eng- 

 lish employers manage their sport, yet they invariably con- 

 clude their discussion by the exclamation, "It is all very 

 well, but give us a good Sloughi, and then we want no gun, 

 and no powder and no shot to secure our game!" Of course, 

 as far as that goes, it, is right enough from their point of view. 



Some Sloughis belonging to poachers are trained to half- 

 point at game, when their masters, if they own guns, pot the 

 game on the ground, and if they have no gams they knock the 

 hares on the heads in their forms with clubs, or when par- 

 tridges are flushed, they throw, in the "brown" of the covey, 

 a short, heavy stick, which rarely fails to bring down to 

 mother earth a few of the feathered tribe. That it takes a 

 good deal of practice to be successful in any undertaking of 

 the sort many sportsmen will admit readily, but that it is be- 

 ing done by many of these men as their daily avocation is 

 well known to European residents in Algeria, and a visit to 

 the markets on any day will convince the most skeptical. Al- 

 most all the birds brought there will show, as plain as could 

 he, marks of the sticks, by their smashed heads and broken 

 wings; but no gunshot, will be found in them. As for the 

 hares, they are either caught by the Sloughis or smashed with 

 clubs by the. Sloughis' owners, and not one hare in a thousand 

 will show traces of shot, that is when they come from the 

 tribes, for now and then a European finds too much of his 

 game on his hands, aud sells it, in which case, of course, every 

 head of it has been duly shot. 



Some of the European residents have, of late, imported 

 greyhounds of their own, or procured some Sloughis, and a 

 good deal of coursing now takes place in the neighborhood of 

 all large towns, wherever consulates or large stations are es- 

 tablished. Thus, many of the French officers garrisoned at 

 Algiers are to be seen with their British confreres Ham the 

 other shore, now and then, cavalcading about in the country 

 in search of a little excitement with then swift dogs; but ga- 

 zelles are only to be found now in the desert, and one must 

 ride many wearisome miles to indulge in the sport. 



Wild boars are also roused by Slouglds, but the dogs have 

 only to harass them and drive them on. They could not kill 

 the'boars. The Arabs, however, despise boars. Tothemihey 

 arc unclean animals, and when they kill one they never touch 

 it, but allow it to rot away where it fell, and oarnivora. and 

 birds of prey are welcome to make a meal of it. 



To resume, then, the Sloughi, or Algerian greyhound, is es- 

 sentially the sporting clog for Algeria. None other is acknow- 

 ledged by the native population, and he (the Sloughi), when 

 good, is looked upon there almost as a, demi-god.— Aucupio in 

 the Lke Stock Journal. 



. ■«. . 



Thk " Kenxel Register." — I take this means of answering 

 certain questions constantly asked me regarding the Register: 



1st. The labor of compiling is so great the Register will not 

 be sent before the early 



2d. The price cannot be determined till the book is in press. 



3d. It is utterly impossible to give now the numbers of dogs' 



entry m the completed volume, as the pedigrees sent in 

 be divided into classes and arranged alphabetically 

 numbers can be assigned. 



4th. The entries closed the first of this month, and ci 

 be extended for any purpose, so that no 1 1 be re- 



ceived except those for which blanks have been already for- 

 warded. It is intended to issue, a volume yearly, and 

 doys not included in Vol. I. can appear in its successors. 



Arnold Btjhgbs, Compiler Ktinnel Register. 



Hillsdale, Mich.. Bept.S. 



- ■»■ -4 



Boston Dog Snow.— The Show closed Saturday evei 

 having been a success in every way, though it, is much 

 regretted that there were not more exhibits in the first division. 

 The awards are as follows : 



Division 1.— Sporting Dogs.— Class 2.— Champion Irish set- 

 ters—Best, dog, No 1, Elcho, William Jarvjs, Claremont, N- 

 H., 1st premium, $25; no competition. No bitches entered 

 in this class. 



Class.'!.— Champion Gordon setters— 1st prize, $25, Shot, 

 belonging to A . F. Oopelaud of Boston. I\ T o bitches, no com- 

 petition. 



In 1st, 4th and 6th classes there were no entries. 



Open Classes.— Class 6— Native English Setters. 1st prize, 

 $20, to L. J, Calley, Boston ; 2d prize, $10, to J. Cleaves, 

 Mount Pleasant, ; J. A. Lakiu of West field, dog Ned, B. Nor- 

 ton of East Boston, C. A. Tozer of Boston, Frauds Harring- 

 fcOl of Salem, very highly commended. Best bitch, £20. to 

 JohnS. Sides, Portsmouth, N. H. ; 2d best, $10, E. E. Hardy's 

 Diana of Brooklyn; J. Dobson's dog of Boston, very highly 

 commended. Best dog puppy, $10, E. E. Hardy's Banger, 

 Best bitch puppy, $10, Chelsea. 



Class 7— Imported red or red and white Irish Setters. 1st 

 prize, for doe, $20, Jorn Evans.Newton; second best, dog, $10, 

 Dexter H. Follett, Boston. 



Class 8— Native, red or red and white Setters. 1st, prize, $20, 



C. M. Barrett; 2d prize, $10, A. Nelson, Portsmouth, N. H. j 

 W. B. Linsley's dog, Robert Long's dog, very highly com- 

 mended; Mr. Hollingsworth's dog, M. E. Hervcy's dog, 

 highly commended. Best, bitch, $30, to J. A. Davis, Boston 

 2d best, $10, Daniel Sharp, dr., Boston. Bull dog puppy, 

 $10, M. Heckle, Grantville ; hest bitch puppy, $10, Edwin 

 Reswell, Lynn. 



Class 0— Gordon Setters, black and tan or black, while aud 

 tan, either native or imported, 1st prize, $20, to J. H.J.Doane 

 of New Bedford; 2d best, $10, S. Bradatreet, Jr., Dorchester; 

 Fred A. Taft, Detfham, very highly commended; W. J. 

 Wright, Duxbury ; C. A. Tozer, Boston, highly commended, 

 Best, bitch, $20, to S. W. Redman, Burlington; 2d, $10, to 

 Dr. John H. Wright, Brighton. Best dog puppy, $10, to E. 



D. Mandell, Jr., New Bedford ; A. C. Mudge, Boston, very 

 highly commended. Best hitch puppy, $10, Win. Clegg, 

 East Attleboro; II. L. Kinsley, Stoughton, very highly com- 

 mended. 



Class 10— pointers, of 50 pounds weight or over. Best dog, 

 $30; Martin L. Keith, Boston; 2d, $10, G. L. B. Tyler, West 

 Newton ; L. M. Baud, Worcester, very highly commended. 

 Best latch, §20, to G. II. C. Hadley, Milford- 2d best, $10, 

 to No. 7, no name. 



Class 11— Pointers under 50 pounds weisht. Best, dog, §50, 

 L. M. Rand, Worcester: 2d best, $10, T. B. Warren. Chelsea, 

 Best bitch, $30, Dr. Ed. J. Foster, Boston; 2d best, ;sl0. Li, 

 M. Rand, Worcester. 



Class 12— Pointer puppies. Best dog, $10.to Charles Allen. 

 Best bitch, $10, James Carroll, Portsmouth, N. H.;F. Pagan, 

 Boston, very highly commended. 



Class 13 — Retrieving and Field Spaniels, other than pure 

 Irish— 1st prize, $15,' Charles F. Curtis, Boston; 3d, $10, 

 M. H. Bradley, City Point, South Boston. No. 10 in this 

 class, being the only pure Irish dog in the show, was rccomeud- 

 ed for a special prize of $10. 



Class 14— Cocker Spaniels— Best, $15, to Charles A! 

 Worcester ; 2d best, $10, to C. F. & A. 0. Josylyan, Maiden, 



Class 15 — Fox-hounds— Best couple, No. 303, 1st prize. $15, 

 Lewis P. Bartlett, Arlington ; 2d best couple, Nos. 5 and 10. 

 $10, Charles Brown. 



Class 16— Fox Terriers— Best, $15, James Lawrence, Gro- 

 ton; 2d best. $10, Al Watts, Boston. 



A special prize of $5 was awarded to Dr. N. W. Hawes of 

 Boston for Ms Irish retriever Lena, and her six pups of that 

 strain. 



Medals were awarded as follows: William Jarvis, Elcho, 

 L. M. Rand, Worcester; S. Parkman Shaw, Longwood ; Ar- 

 thur li. Nichols, Boston ; Edward Faxon, Boston ; William 

 Hooper, Dorchester ; Albert E. Proctor, Boston; H. K. Mor- 

 ton, Quincey ; O. E. Fuller, Boston, aud F. A. Ncwlan, 

 Boston. 



It is worthy of mention that three prizes in the above list 

 were given to dogs of the Rock strain — one first prize for the 

 best native setter ; the second prize for bitches, and the first 

 prize for the best dog pup. E.E.Hardy's pair of bitches of 

 the Rock strain were highly commended, 



fxchting mid Routing. 



HIGH WATER FOE THE WEEK. 



Date. 



Boston, 



New York. 



Charleston. 



Sept. 14 



a. m. 

 ,i ,n 



5 44 



6 fil 

 T 57 

 8 53 



n 3!i 

 10 IB 



H. M. 



1 15 



3 1 hi 

 l 21 



5 92 



6 18 

 6 45 



21 



Sept. 15 



Sept. 16 



Sept. IT 



1 27 



3 g;t 



4 HO 





S IS 



Sept. 20 



5 58 



Cape May Regatta.— The race from Sandy Hook to Cape 

 May and return, for the Bennett Challenge Cup, was sailed by 

 the four yachts Dreadnought, Idler, Rambler and Vesta. They 

 started at a little past 5 o'clock r. m., Sept. 4th. The race re- 

 sulted as follows : 



Start. 

 Tuesday. 

 Name. h. m. 8. 



Idler B 09 snr. m. 



Humbler 5 10 



Vesta 5 n 



Dreadnai 50 p.m. 



Finish. 



TnurBOay. time. 



H, ir, S, H. St. S. 



, :>l. 4i) 30 54 



12 14 'in a. jr. 



p. M. 44 34 00 



outtd lightship. 



Ma.- ,",ii,;i of 



this cluq fur tbe season o| 



Wednesday. There were two prizes of silver for each class 

 where more than two I The courses were ; First, 



class— From starting poiut off steamboat wharf, them 



