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FOREST AND STREAM. 



by the vicinity of P. R. in going South. It is a much better 

 point for market gardeners than Florida. I had one-eighth of 

 an acre of cucumbers last spring and commenced shipping 

 at the same time with Ford folks near Cedar Keys. I got 

 130 bushels from the one-eighth acre. Mr. Frost at Fords, g 

 700 bushels from an acre and a half. Mr. Frost did not write 

 me exactly what he got net for his crops, but I am satisfied I 

 received full fifty per cent, better prices than he did. My one- 

 eighth acre paid over $200 profit, I think $225. Moreover, the 

 partieB I sent to said they had never seen so good and fresh 

 Southern cucumbers. A. competent gardener with sufficient 

 capital could coin money on my place. The thing to do would 

 be to cover a couple of acres with glass, start up operations 

 in October and November and ship to New York in December 

 and all winter long. This in addition to early spring crops. 

 I am not an agriculturist, and do not propose to become one. 



Habdness of Woods. — It is a great convenience to know 

 the comparative value of different kinds of wood for fuel. 

 Shellbark hickory is regarded as the highest standard of our 

 forest trees, and calling that one hundred, other trees will 

 compare with it for real value as fuel for house purposes as 

 folio ws : Shellbark hickory, 100 ; pignut hickory, 95 ; white 

 oak, 84 ; white ash, 77 ; dogwood, 75 ; scrub oak, 73 ; white 

 hazel, 11 ; apple tree, 70 ; red oak, 69 ; white beech, 65 ; black 

 birch, 62 ; yellow oak, 60 ; hard maple 59 ; white elm, 58 ; red 

 cedar, 56 ; wild cherry, 55 ; yellow pine, 54 ; chestnut, 52 ; 

 yellow poplar, 51 ; butternut, 43 ; white birch, 43; white pine, 

 30. It is worth bearing in mind that in woods of the same 

 species, there is a great difference, according to the soil on 

 which they grow. A tree that grows on a wet, low, rich 

 ground will be less solid and less durable for fuel, and, there- 

 fore, of a less value than a tree of the same kind that grows 

 on a dry and poorer soil. To the ordinary purchaser, oak is 

 oak, and pine is pine, but for home use, the tree grown on 

 dry upland, and standing apart from others is worth a great 

 deal more. 



Notice to Sportsmen.— Having received so many communication 

 asking us lor information In legard to our six-section bamboo trout, 

 black bass, grilse and salmon rods, we have prepared a circular on the 

 ubject, which we shall take pleasure in forwarding to any address 

 We keep on hand all grades, the prices of which range from $15 to $150 

 We put our stamp only on the beBt, in order to protect our customers 

 and our reputation, for we are unwilling to sell a poor rod with a false 

 enamel (made by burning and staining to imitate the genuine article) 

 without letting our customers know just what they are getting. 



P. O. Box 1,294.— [Ada. Abbey & Imbbik, 38 Maiden Lane. 



To Correspondents.— Those desiring ns to prescribe for their dogs 

 will please take note of and describe the following points in each ani- 

 mal: 



1. Age. 2. Pood and medicine given. 3. Appearance of the eye ; 

 of the coat ; of the tongue and lips. 4. Any changes In the appearance 

 of the body, as bloating, drawing in of the flanks, etc. 5. Breathing, 

 the number of respirations per minute, and whether labored or not. 

 8. Condition of the bowels and secretions of the kidneys, color, eta 7. 

 Appetite ; regular, variable, etc. 8. Temperature of the body as indi- 

 cated by the bulb of the thermometer when placed between the body 

 and the foreleg. 9. Give position of kennel and surroundings, outlook, 

 contiguity to other buildings, and the uses of the latter. Also give any 

 peculiarities of temperament, movements, etc., that may be noticed j 

 signs of suffering, etc. 



THE PHILADELPHIA BENCH SHOW. 



Philadelphia., Nov. 26, 1877. 

 With Buch excellent sponsors as Messrs. Richards, Wister, 

 Grubb, Sartori, Furness, Emlen, Winsor, Bailey, Hoffman, 

 Fassitt, Janney, Davis, Sergeant, Biddle, Davis Gardiner, ^ 



Bcofield, O'Brien and De Sauque— all gentlemen known io r timeSj ^th tue likely No. 236, Unser Fritz, almost as fine a 

 their sportsmanlike qualities and social position— the Philadtl. 



day all the dogs were in their boxes, well numbered, so that 

 there was no trouble by means of the catalogue of finding any 

 animal required. 



A dog show, like a gallery of pictures, is something wheh 

 requires long study. To seize in all at a single glance is quite 

 impossible ; it takes time and study before one can do any- 

 thing like justice to a show, where over 550 animals are ex 

 hibited. 



Passing over the classes 1 and 2, fine beasts whose excel- 

 lencies has been freely extolled, we come to the No. 6, a fine 

 setter called Fame, owned by Messrs De Konge & Inman, of 

 New York. Fame shows notahly such good blood as comes 

 from Pride of the Border. Here is the No 9, called Echo, 

 the property of Mr. Colket. No. 9 is the hugest pointer m 

 the show, and among the biggest dogs of his kind we ever 

 saw. How, as we weie informed, having Laverack blood, he 

 grew so elephantine we cannot imagine. Gigantic as he is he 

 is almost perfect as to symmetry. No 23, Don. the property of 

 G. S. Boutcher, of Easton, has all those choicest traits which 

 Bismarck gave. It must be remembered that two better per- 

 petuaters of that breed than Bismarck and the Gildersleeve 

 dogs never lived. The Bismarck blood is quite visible in 

 numerous setters. Perhaps there is a shade purer blood and 

 finer lines in the white Bismarcks than in the Gildersleeves. 

 The No. 24 in the same class, called Sting, the property of 

 Mr. Emlen, of Philadelphia, has maay sterling points. The 

 strain which came from the Dickerson Lergenat's dogs was 

 almost excellent. The No. 34, Frank, a four or five-year old 

 dog, was a handsome, well put up brute. In the setter 

 bitches the No. 57, a beauty by the name of Daisey, must find 

 many admirers. We should think that there was a strong 

 dash of Laverack about her. In the same class of pup- 

 pies there were a number of good ones. The No. 84, 

 Ned, of 10 months, was perfect in form. Of the bitch 

 puppies, 92, Dolly, was a choice animal, with very 

 clean build. Of class 7, imported red, or red and white 

 Irish setters, the whole collection was good. If there 

 would be a preference, it might be on our part towards Mr E. 

 T. Fassitt's Sport. In class 8 there were numberless choice 

 animals. We commend Dash, the No. 99, as a superb dog. 

 The numbers 100, 101, .102, Jim, Bryan and Trump, are fine 

 dogs, of a roan color. They are big, lusty animals, and show 

 extraordinary points, They owe their sterling qualities to a 

 good dash of Ludlam's Dash. Mr. Furness is the owner of 

 Jim and Bryan, and Trump is the properly of Mr. Biddle. 

 Mr. Tlleston's Limerick is a flue dog, and shows his Plunkett 

 lineage. Going rapidly along, in class 10, the pointers, we 

 thought Mr. Austin's Samurai, a liver and white, a fine ani- 

 mal, though he might have lost a point over him, being a 

 trifle too flat-headed. The dog, we believe, comes from the 

 Cadwallader stock. If, on the whole, the pointer classes were 

 not as extensive as the setters, they were all good beasts, and 

 exhibited fine traits, though, as a whole, the setters excelled 

 them in purity of form. It must be remembered that, with 

 very few exceptions, all the animals are actually working 

 dogs, and just as good for the field as for shows. Water 

 spaniels, class 14, were not entered as a collection, though the 

 No. 187, Sam, the property of Mr. W. D. Winser, an Irish 

 dog, was a very choice one. It is in running dogs where 

 Philadelphia has come out wonderfully strong. In fact, we are 

 quite decided that the best foxhounds we have seen yet on 

 the show bench were examined by us to-day. Within a radius 

 of thirty miles of Philadelphia there are kept ;about five 

 packs of hounds— the famous Rose Tree pack from Medea, 

 with the no less excellent Leopard pack, and ihe Marshallton, 

 Gulf, and Westchester hounds. The Rose Tree dogs, some 

 ten of them, were the acme of dogs, and would have stood 

 well in any English show. Mr. Frank Cayton, who has the 

 Marshallton pack, exhibits fine hounds. The Messrs. Cayton 

 have been fox hunters from father to son for the last seventy- 

 five years. The No. 212, Fleet, owned by J. B. Roe, is a 

 marvellous dog for beaut y, with long head and pendant ears. 

 In Beagles the show is admirable, the No. 226, Queen, 228, 

 Fly, being nice little ones. The dachshunds never before 

 came out stronger. Here is Dr. Twaddell's Waldman, who 

 came from the Duke of Baden's kennel, who, good-natured 

 at home, despises a bench show, and shows his temper at 



Spaniels and all Water Dogs— Fiank Furness, Dr. Wnj| 

 Lowber, TJ. S. N, William "Winsor. . 



Foxhounds, Fox-terriers, Beagles, Dachshunds, Gwyl 

 hounds.— Benjamin W. Richards, President Sportsman;,! 

 Club. 



All Non-Sporting Dogs. — William Wister, James B. Engl 

 land. 



Owing to this being a holiday week, it is impossible f 

 to print the list of entries which we have procured and in., 

 ed for this issue, which we much regret. It will appear i 

 week. 



phia Dog Show, under Mr. Thatcher Goddard's able manage- 

 ment, opened to-day with the greatest eclat. 



In matters regarding dog exhibitions there has been more 

 than once manifested a certain amount of jealousy from the 

 strangest quarters, for which there were no possible reasons. 

 New York, sometimes assuming a certain prestige, is inclined 

 to belittle or pooh-pooh the efforts made by other cities tend 

 ing toward having the bench shows. It lies neither in the 

 power, fortunately, of a few individuals in either New York 

 or Philadelphia or Chicago to lay down the law in regard to 

 such matters. In the present case of the Philadelphia Bench 

 Show, efforts were made to belittle it and to cast exceedingly 

 unjust- motives in the entre pi-enneur of the exhibition. 

 Some exceedingly absurd term as of " hippodroming dogs ' 

 (whatever that might mean) was advanced. Is the rule to be 

 laid down that no town or city is to have a dog show where 

 there is no regularly organized kennel club ? Such an idea has 

 no common sense. The slurs cast on the Philadelphia Bench 

 Show were very much out of place. Really there never has 

 been a kennel club in Philadelphia until to-day. About tho 

 time of the New York Dog Show certain gentlemen did 

 meet, however, in Philadelphia,' and the chances of organiz- 

 ing a kennel club were talked over. Mr. T. C. Johnson was 

 midttamporary chairman and Mr. W. R. Knight secretary. 

 A constitution and by-laws were to have been drafted, but 

 eventually it came to nothing. However, within the last few 

 days, Mr. Thatcher Goddard having, by his straightforward 

 manner, convinced the leading gentlemen in Philadelphia that 

 such an exhibition as he intended giving would advarce the 

 interests of breeders of dogs in the State, a kennel club was 

 organized a week ago which gave its sanction to Mr. God- 

 dard's most worthy efforts. It mast be then said at least to 

 the credit of the manager of the present bench show, that it 

 was through his exertions that an association was formed in 

 Philadelphia which will, no doubt, be a credit to the second 

 city in America. . 



Your correspondent went early to Horticultural Hall just as 

 many of the animals were coming in. Perhaps there is 

 nothing in the world more confusing than the initiatory move- 



dog as Waldtnan, and even some think him better. Any 

 many must deem him so, as TJnser Fritz always takes a ] 



Anyhow, 

 r, always um.es a prize. 

 In dachshunds bitches Mr. Allen's Spot, with Cora, are very 

 fair animals. 



In greyhounds the collection is quite good, lhere is a 

 brindle (not a favorite color) called Aco, which is a beauti- 

 ful brute. .,. . , , 



We have been always differing with our critics m regard to 

 the Newfoundland pur sang. Almost all the dogs brought to 

 the show bench as pure Newfoundlands are the wrong dogs, 

 they are too big. Philadelphia is the home of the real small 

 sized Newfoundland. He is straight, fiat haired, with no curl 

 about him; there are quite a number of such on exhibition, 

 Mr Picot, we think, leading with his stock. New York we 

 fancy, must claim superiority in that noble St. Bernard, 

 called Dan, the property of John P. Haines. There are so 

 many Germans in Philadelphia, that it is not surprising that 

 the Dalmatians and Siberian dogs are so well represented. 

 For fancy dogs, we have long known from personal expe- 

 rience, that for Pugs, Black and Tans, Skye Terriers, 

 Scotch Terriers and Whiffets, Philadelphia had more ot them 

 and of choicer breed, than any other city in the Union. 

 The Pugs alone are better than we have ever seen before, ana 

 so are all the fancy terriers. 



Let us say a word about Poodles. There are Poodles here that 

 would make a Frenchman wild. This is the secret why only 

 Philadelphia, besides being a city where there are no end of 

 good things to be had, excels in Poodles. In the time of the 

 old Volunteer Fire Service, when the Moya and ttie 1 airy 

 used to exterminate one another in street fights, they always 

 kept poodles which went to fires. Though the men quarreled, 

 the dogs did not. Hence the choicest breeds oi Poodles were 

 Bought for and fostered, and as we have been informed, the 

 Philadelphia paid Fire Department of to-day keeps up the 

 same canine tastes. In a brief summary of this kind, we 

 can only in a hurried manner indicate the dogs which struck 

 our individual fancy here and there. t .. „ mM 



To conclude, then, this brief account— at least tor tne pre- 

 sent—Mr. Goddard has succeeded in bringing together a col- 

 lection of animals which are excellent, and all classes are we 1 

 represented. We sincerely trust that many of our New; \ ork 

 friends will go to Philadelphia, for the trouble ot * visit , will 

 be amply repaid by the satisfaction they will £w » want 

 how fully tue finest breed of dogs are represented in Philadeg 

 phia Tne attendance was excellent, many ot the most ele- 

 gant' ladies of Philadelphia having paid their first visit to a 



d0 Li2r op JuDOES-Pointers and Setters of all Classes. -Wil- 



mentof a dog show in the present instance there w*> hard- List of J^J^^S^orK Emlan 

 by any troubli, and order soon reigned supreme. By mid- \ ham Winsor, John B. Sartori, George Emlen. 



ST. LOUIS BENCH SHOW. 



The date for holding this great show has been fixed f< 

 19th, 20th and 21st of February, 1878. The prizes will be a 

 given in cash, and will be the largest ever offered in tins coup 

 try. Indeed, the amount offered exceeds that of auy showii 

 England. The prospect of the show is good. No doul 

 many of our Eastern cracks will go down to compete fr 

 the handsome prizes. The committee are working hard t; 

 make a great success of it. The St. Louis Show should bst 

 the. West what the New York Show was to the East. \ji 

 will do what lies in our power 10 make it so. We append tb 

 following letter from our special correspondent : 



St. Louis, Nov. 22, 18m 

 Editok Fobest and Stream : 



I enclose you the list of regular cash prizes to be given t, 

 the forthcoming bench show of the St. Louis Bench Suo' 

 and Sportsmen's Association, which will be held Februffl 

 19ih to 22d (inclusive) next in this city. The AssociatMta 

 organized and the committees at work. The o 

 President )# E. Hayden, manager American Express Co.; Vie 

 President, Jas. A. Wherry, wholesale boots and shoe? : Sect 

 tiiry, Jno. W. Munson ; Treasurer, 11. S Brown, of Browu 

 Hiicler, guns and rifles ; Directors— E. C. Sterling, Prei 

 Hydraulic Press Brick Co.; O. Jaff Clark, of Ulark & 

 nett, metal dealers; W. L. Scott, Secretary Belchers 

 Refinery. About one hundred leading business and pi 

 sional men have subscribed $ 3.000 for cash prizes, and tl 

 list of specials will foot up $2,000 more In addition tO'JI 

 beDch show there will he exhibitions of sportsmen's goods* 

 guns, rifles, fishing tackle, hunting suits, etc., etc, and lilij 

 al prizes will be given for them. As soon as the prize list 

 sportsmen's goods is completed I will semi it to you. 

 hoped eastern do^s will be here in force, for it is the in: 

 of the Board of Directors to make prizes won at our si 

 honor to the winner. At this early day a number of 

 have promised to come here. Very respectfully, 



Jno". W. Munson, Set 



DIVISION T. — SPORTING DOGS. 



ClasH 1.— Setters (English, both imported and native.) Digs ail 

 Bitches, champion class, free for all— For the beat dog, $50bIT 

 the best bitch, $50. 



Class 2.— Setters (Irish, both imported and native,) Dogs aci 

 Bitches, champion class, free for ail— For the best dog, $5t)«fi 

 the best bitch, $50. 



Class 3. — Setters (Gordon, black-and-tan or black, wbi 

 both imported and native.) Dogs or Bitches, champion class, fw 

 for all— For the best dog or bitch, $50. 



Class 4.- Pointers (large size) Dugs or Bitches— Dogs .55 potm, 

 and upward, bitches 50 pounds and upward — Champion claajiflj 

 for all— For the best dog or bitch, $50. 



Class 5.— Pointers (buihII size) Dogs or Bitches— Dogs uotK 

 ceeding 55 pounds, bitches not exceeding 50 pounds— Ctiuq^tj 

 class, free for all— For the best dog or bitch, ®S0, 



OPEN CLASSES. 



No dog or bitch is qualified to compete in classes six, 

 eight, nine, ten, eleven and twelve that haB ever won a tirat^j 

 at Chicago, Baltimore or New York. 



Claaa 6. — Setters (English, imported or thoir progeny) 

 Bitches — For the bent dog, $30 ; for the second best dog, 

 the third best dog, $10 ; for the best hitch, $30; furthe 

 best bitch, $20; lor third beat bitch, $10; for the best 

 bitch puppy over six and under twelve months of age. $ 

 the Best dog or bitch puppy under six mouths of age, $15. 



Class 7.— Setters (.English, native or crossbred) Di 

 Bitcb.68— For the best dog, 830 ; tor the second best dog, 

 the third best dog, $10 : for the best bitch, $30; for the 

 best bitch, $20 : for the third best bitch; $10 ; for the beat 

 bitch puppy over six and under twelve months of agft f 

 the best dog or bitch puppy under six months of age, >15. 



Class 8.— Setters (Irish, imported or their progeny) Di 

 Bitches — For the best dog, $30 ; for the tecomi beet flog, j 

 the third best dog, $10; for the bept bitch, $33; tot the 

 best bitch, $20 ; for the third best bitch, $10 ; for the best 

 bitch puppy over six and under twelve months of age. $15 

 best dog or bitch puppy under six months of age, $15. 



Claaa 9.— Setters (Irish, native or crossbred) Bogs and 

 For the beat dog, $30 ; for the aecoud best dog, $20 ; for 



eat dog, $10 ; for the best bitch, $30 : for the second best 

 $21) j for the third best bitch, $10 ; for the best dog or b:tcl 

 over six and under twelve months of age, $15 ; foi tiie hi 

 or bitch puppy under six months of age, $15. 



ClaBS 10. — Setters (Gordon black and tan, or black, wl 

 tan or crossbred, imported or native) Dogs and Biteues — . 

 beat dog, $30; for the second best dog, 520 ; for the tlii 

 dog, $10 ; for the best bitch, $30 ; for the aecond best bitel 

 for the third best bitch, $30 ; for th*beat dog or bitch pup- 

 six and under twelve months of age, $15; for the besl 

 bitch puppy under six months of age, $15. 



Class 11.— Pointers (large size) Dogs and Bitches, dogs 55 

 and upwards, bitches 50* pounds and upwards— For the b( 

 $30 ; for the second best dog, $20 ; for the third best d pi 

 for the best bitch, $30 ; for the second beat bitch, $20 ; lotfS 

 third beat bitch, $10. 



Class 12.— Pointers (small size) Doga and Bitches, dogB not* 

 ceeding 55 pounds, bitches not exceeding 50 pounds— For th$!H 

 dog, $30 ; for the second best dog, $20 ; for the third beatj 

 $10; for the best bitch, $30; for the aecond beat bitch, $2(f« 

 the third best bitch, S10. 



Claaa 13.— Pointer Puppies, Dogs or Bitches— For the beat 

 or bitch puppy over six and under twelve mouths of age. Slo;' 

 the best dog or bitch puppy under aix months of age, $15. 



Class 11.— Chesapeake Bay Dogs— for the best dog or bltcbj*^ 

 for the second best dog or bitch, $10. 



Clais 15.— Chesapeake Bay Dogs— For the beat dog or bltf 

 820; for the aecond best bitch, $10. 



Class 16.— Irish Water Spaniels, Digs and Bitches— For thfl 

 dog, $20 ; for the aecond beat dog, $10 ; for the beat bitch, 4f 

 for the second best bitch, $10; for the beat dog or bitch pup 

 under twelve months, of age, $15. 



Claaa 17. — Betrievitig Spaniels (other than pure Irish), Dog* 1 

 Bitches— For the beat dog or bitch, $20 ; for the aecond bsfl 

 or bitch, $10. 



Class IB. — Spaniela (Cockers), Dogs and Bitchea— For then 

 dog, $20 : for the second beat dog, $10; for the beat bitch, fH 

 for the second best bitch. $10. 



Claaa 19.— Spaniels (field, other than cockers), Dogs niBitcba 

 For the beat dog or bitch, $20 ; for the second best dog w m 

 $10. 





