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Class 20,— TjVix Hounds— for the best couplo, $20 ; for roe second 

 best couple, $10. 



'. "Mart 21. -iW^les, Dogs and Bitches — For the best dog, $20 ; 

 for the second beat dog, $10; for the bust bitob, .$20; for the 

 second beat bitch, $10. 



Olasa 22.— Dachshunds, Digs or Bitches— For the best dog or 

 bitch, ©20; for the second best dog or bitch, $10. 



Clans 23. — Euglish Greyhounds, Dogs or Bitches— For the best 

 dog or bitch, $20 ; for the second best dog or bitch, $10. 



Glass 21. — S •otch Daer Hounds, Dogs or Bitches— For the best 

 dog or bitch, $20; for the second best dog or bitch, $10. 



Class 25— Fox Terriers, Dogs and Bitches— For the best dog, 

 920; for the second best dog, $10; for the best bitch, $20; lor 

 the second best bitch, $10. 



Class 26 —English Setters— For the best dog, imported or native 

 to be shown with not less than two of his get, $25 ; for the best 

 bitch imported or native, to be shown with not less than two of her 

 progeny. $25. 



Class 37.— Irish Setters— For the best dog, imported or native, 

 to be shown with not Ibbs than two of his got, $25; for (lie best 

 bitch, imported or native, to be shown with not less than two of 

 her progeny, $25. 



Class 28.— Gordon Black-and-Tau or Black, White and Tan Set- 

 ters—For the best dog, imported or native, to be shown with not 

 less than two of hit. get, $25; for the best bitch, imported or native 

 to be shown with not less than two of her progeny, $'25. 



Class 29. — Pointers — For the best dog, imported or native, to 

 be shown with not less than two of his get, $25 ; for the best bitch, 

 imported or native, to be shown with not less than two of her oro- 

 geny, $25. 



Class 3).— English Setters— For the best kennel, imported or 

 native, to consist of not less than five, and to be owned by the ex - 

 hibitor, $100. 



Class 31 — Irish Setters — For the best kennel, imported or 

 native, to consist of not less than five, and to be owned by the ex- 

 hibitor, $100 



<■ Class 32 — Gordon, or Black and Tan, or Black White and Tan 

 Setters — For the best kennel, imported or native, to consist of not 

 less than five, and to be owned by the exhibitor, $100. 



Class 33. — Pointers— For the best kennel, imported or native, to 

 cousist of not not less than five, and to be owued by the exhibi- 

 tor, $100. 



Class 43.— Black-and-Tan Terriers (large size), Dogs or Bitches, 

 exceeding 13 lbs — For the best dog or bitch, $10 ; for the second 

 best dog or bitch, $5. 



Class 44 —Black-and-Tau Terriers (small size), Dogs or Bitches, 

 not exceeding 13 poutids— For the best dog or bitch, $10; for the 

 second beat dog or bitch, $5. 



Class 15— Skye Terriers, Dogs or Bitches— For the best dog or 

 bitch. $15; second best, dog or bitch, $10. 



Class 46. — Yorkshire Terriers, Dogs or Bitohes — For the best 

 dog or bitch, $15; for the second best dog or bitch, $10. 



Class 47. — Dandie Dinmont Terriers, Dogs or Bitches — For the 

 beBt dog or bitch, $10; for the second best dog or bitch, $5. 



Class 4S.— Scotch Terriers. Dogs or Bitches— For the best dog or 

 bitch, $15; for the second best dog or bitch, $10. 



Class 49.— Long Hair or Silk Hair Terriers, Dogs or Bitches, 

 not exceeding 5 pounds— For the best dog or bitch, $15; for the 

 second best dog cr bitch, $10. 



Class 60. —Pugs, Dogs or Bitches— For the best dog or bitch, 

 $10; for the second best dog or bitch, $5. 



Class 51.— Italian Greyhounds, Dogs or Bitches — For the best 

 dog or bitch, $10; for the second best dog or bitch, $5. 



Class 52.— For the Largest Dog exhibited, $10 



Class 53.— For the Smallest Dog exhibited, $10. 



blase 55. — Miscellaneous, Dogs or Bitches — For the best dog or 

 bitch, $1.0; for the second best dog or bitch, $5. 



DIVISION II. — DOGS NOT USED IN FIELD 3P0KT3, 



Class 34. — Mastiffs, Dogs or Bitches — For the best dog or bitch, 

 $20; for the second best dog or bitch, $10. 



Class 35. — St.. Bernards, Dogs or Bitohes — For the best dog or 

 bitch, $20: for the second best dog or bitch, $10. 



Class 36. — Newfoundlands, Dogs or Bitohes— For the best dog 

 or bitch, $20; for the second best dog or bitch, $10. 



Class 37.— Shepherd, or Colley Dogs (rough), Dogs or Bitche 

 —For the best dog or bitoh, $20; for the second best dog o 

 bitch, $20. 



Class 38 — Shepherd, or Colley Dogs, (smooth) Dogs or Bitches 

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

 bitch, $10. 



Class 39. — Dalmations, dogs or bitches— For the best dog or 

 hitch, $10; for the second best dog or bitch. $5. 



Class 40.— Bull Dogs, Dogs or bitches— For the best dog or 

 bitch, $10; for the second beat dog or bilch, $5. 



Class 41. — Bull Terrier (large size), Dogs or Bitches, dog ex- 

 ceeding 20 pounds, bitohes exceeding 16 pounds — For the best 

 dog or bitch, $10; for the second best dog or bitch. $5, 



Class 42.— Bull Terriers (small size), Dogs or Bitches, dngs no 

 exceeding 20 pounds, bitches not exceeding 16 pounds — Fur the 

 beat dog or bitch, $10 ; for the second best dog or bitch, $5. 



HINTS ON DOG BREAKING. 



TO become a good dog trainer a man must be at all times 

 and under all circumstances cool and collected. No 

 passionate man need ever lay the flattering unction to his soul 

 that he is capable of giving a puppy a polite field education. 

 A man to make a good trainer should have a firm nature, giv- 

 ing his protege at once confidence, affection and implicit obedi- 

 ence. He should also have an abiding faith in his success. 

 Should I fail to-day I will succeed to-morrow. Don't get 

 fretted; you must have a miserable cur if he can't tell when 

 you are mad. If you do not possess these qualifications and 

 your means are adequate, take my advice and send your pup- 

 py to a first-class breaker. Those who have not the means 

 and opportunity to give their puppie.s to a breaker will allow 

 me in a spirit of meekness to extend to them my experience 

 and observations : 



First, get you a well-bred puppy, for blood will tell on some 

 part of the course. Nothing, not even the finest training, can 

 ever compensate for bad blood. If possible have an old and 

 well-trained dog to break your puppies with. Never teach 

 him anything you do not think will be of value to him on the 

 field. Talk as little as possible to your dog ; teach him to do 

 your bidding by the motion of your band. Never teach your 

 ring anything byword that you' can teach him by signs. In 

 teaching your puppy to "down" never tell your puppy to 

 "charge" or "down charge." No man ever attempted a 

 greater nuisance with a decent dog. Any dog of moderate inlel 

 ligence know that in the ordinary parlance of life, "charge" 

 dues not n ean lie down. Tell bun to "down" and motion 

 him down with your hand, and make him down. In a few 

 days he will understand you ; then from that day thenceforth 

 and l'orevt.r motion him down and make him obey you. 

 When you have taught your puppy to down, your next 'and 

 very important lesson is to teach hirn to flush his game when 

 commanded. JV< y first lessons in this respect are given pup- 

 pies over their feed. Make your puppy down by a simple 

 moiiou of the hand, and when down make him remain until 

 you tell him to "Go," a short and simple word, and one easily 

 "earned by a dog, especially when food is the incentive to 

 action. The first time he makes game allow him to stand, 

 say ten or fifteen minutes, then tell him to " Go"— and you 



will have, nine times out of ten. the pleasure of seeing him 

 stand as si ill as a stone Don't abuse him. This will teach 

 him to be staunch. As he grows older, should he turn a deaf 

 ear to votir entreaty, resort to the whip. When on a point 

 command hirn to Go, and should be refuse, follow at once with 

 a crack of the whip, this will effectually break him of this 

 evil way. To teach a dog to retrieve, and to do it well, is one 

 of the most important parts of his education. Take him in 

 one of his playful moods an hour or so after a light meal and, 

 with an old leather glove, a few evenings work will teach him 

 to retrieve and to do if, well. Never whip a dog for not re- 

 trieving, and alw&ya caress him when well done, and it will 

 soon become a pleasure to him If a shot has proved ineffec- 

 tive 1 tell him " Lost," and mean just what I say. With a 

 little training any dog of moderate brains will soon' learn what 

 is wanted, aud do it. If I want my clog to be steady, I raise 

 my hand and shake it. This is one of the easiest signs learned 

 by a dog, and once learned never forgotten. If I want my 

 dog to hunt certain ground, I motion him there. This power 

 of motioning a dog when you want him is almost indespensa- 

 ble in working dogs in braces, and is one part of afield educa- 

 tion that no dog should ever be without ; and it is remarkable 

 how quick a well trained dog catches any sign from his break- 

 er when once trained to obey them. I once knew a pointer 

 who was so well trained in this respect that when his breaker 

 would get down and crawl up to game the dog would crawl 

 along oa the ground, and when his breaker would get up he 

 would do likewise. If crossing a fence a single motion of the 

 hand would stop him there. Most good breakers of the pres- 

 ent day train their hounds to drop to shot, and with the vast 

 majority of men who handle dogs this is undoubtedly the 

 best. 1 far prefer having a dog trained to stand " firm as 

 rock of castle roof," no matter "if a bird is fluttering within 

 three feet of his nose. 



This, if properly learned, is the crowning part of a dog's 

 education, and the noblest part of his field performance. I 

 once owned a dog whose education in this respect was perfect, 

 and many, mauy times have I seen him work down a covey 

 with a precision that was not excelled by any human being, 

 and at a motion from the hand he would raise his head and trot 

 straight to a point. I do not think I would advise novices to 

 try to teach a dog to stand. It is the hardest lesson of a dog's 

 life to learn to stand en all occasions, and his breaker must 

 remain as cool and impassioned as an iceberg to keep bis 

 dog from falling from grace. Backing is one of the easiest 

 portions of a dog's education, and you might justly say 

 natural. I never owned a well-bred dog from trained parents 

 that would not back intuitively. Hence, in this you have only 

 to teach your pupny to stick to first principles. Lothair, 



New Albany, Miss., Nov., 1377. 



MOUTHING BIRDS. 



.Editor Forest and Stream: Le Roy, Nov. 19, 18TT. 



Three of us were out shooting ruffed, grouse on Saturday last. Our 

 success had been poor, and we drove to a small piece of woods where 

 we hoped to and birds plenty. My dog, a setter, found several, but we 

 all missed them. Upon getting within ten feet of a large stump my dog 

 came to a tine point, and as we were coming slowly up he suddenly 

 made a spring behind the stump. Hearing a fluttering I called very 

 sharply to him, and he appeared, bringing a grouse in his mouth. The 

 bird made a great noise, arid he was obliged to put it down three times 

 before he could pur. it into my hand. The bird wa3 perfectly sound and 

 strong aud would have flown away immediately if it had been free. 1 

 never knew niy dog to do anything like it before, and he did not attempt 

 it again. Possibly he thought if none of us could shoot one he would 

 catch one. Have you ever known of a similar instance, and should I 

 have punished my dog for it ? As it was I paid no attention to him at 

 all. Yours, Oatka. 



[It is quite probable that the bird had been body shot by 

 some other party shooting in the vicinity, and had flown over 

 into your neighborhood ; in which case the dog felt justified 

 in retrieving a wounded bird. If a similar circumstance 

 should occur again, we should incline to the opinion that the 

 bird was a close-lier, and that the dog was to blame for run- 

 ning in and standing on his point. A suitable punishment 

 should then be given, especially if he is a young dog aud 

 pliant in his disposition. We have occasionally seen ruffed 

 grouse lie so close that it was necessary to kick them up out 

 of their cover. This habit is more common with the grouse 

 of the prairies ; but when snow is on the ground the ruffed 

 grouse burrow under it, so that they are completely hidden, 

 and it is often impossible to get them up at all. — Ed.] 



FIELD TRAINING. 



Newark, N. J., "Nov. 2% 18TT. 



Mr. Mitor— -In pernsing the last i?sue of the Forest and Stream and 

 Bod and Gdm my attention was attracted to your complimentary refer- 

 ence to Mr. Wanmaker, and his commendatory efforts at dog-breaking 

 and training, but more especially at the point made under the following 

 remark : " As far as we kuow Mr. Wanmaker is the only dog-breaker 

 in the country who takes his pupils in ogam e countries for practical 

 instruction and a varied course of study." Peeling assured that your 

 intentions are to encourage all such efforts, and that the same remain- 

 ing unnoticed may do Injustice to others of this class of gentry, I deem 

 it desirab e to ?ay that Mr. T. D. Gladstone, of Boonton, N J., known 

 as the successful breaker of gun-shy dogs, has for a number of years 

 past adopted this same method .of taking his dogs iuto game con utrles 

 for more thorough and complete instruction, and frequently at very 

 considerable expense. 



Early in the fall of 1ST4 he took all of the dogs under his charge (one 

 of my own among the number) to Iowa, remaining there, as is his cus- 

 tom in such places, as long as the season will permit of shooting. In 

 the fall of.'TS he took his dogs to Delaware and Maryland. Inisifihe 

 went to Virginia with fourteen dog*, remaining there until spring. At 

 the present moment this Bame gentleman is in Illinois with only fon 

 dogs, one each of Messrs. Charles and Jermain, of Albany, and the red 

 Irish setter Guy, by Rufus,the property of the Westminster Kennel Club, 

 and a dog of the wrter, intending to remain until the season closes for 

 shooting. Von will observe, therefore, that Mr. G. is another exception 

 to the general rule, and also worthy of similar commendation for the 

 efforts put forth to produce results so desirable to the sporting com- 

 munity. Tours, etc., Jersey. 



[Mr. Demare«t will please accept our thanks for theinforma- 

 tion given, which. we publish with pleasure. — Ed. F. & S,] 



PoSb in Pointing.— MUorjforept and Stream— Permit me to inquire 

 if there are any "right-handed" dogs? Does a dog ever raise his 

 right foot, when he stands on a point ? If not, why not? 



CrjRAOOA, 



HYDROPHOBIA. 



WE mention it with regret, since mental epidemics may 

 be catching, that in England the alarm in regard to 

 hydrophobia is on the increase. Even that greatest of all 

 journals, the London Times, has devoted a lengthy editorial 

 to this subject. The endeavor is made to assimilate, at least 

 in the effects, the local disorders caused by hydrophobia, with 

 tetanus. The Times has little or no faith in cautery. The 

 Times lays great stress on a method of treatment depending 

 on the use of curare, and cites a case of positive hydropho- 

 bia cured by Dr. Offenburg, at Munster, in Westphalia, by 

 tbis new agent. It is proper to notice that curare is a terrible 

 drug to handle, being one of the most violent poisons known. 

 The article in the Times concludes as follows : "It seems in- 

 cumbent upon medical men, to whom the opportunity is af- 

 forded, to make a fair trial of a plan of treatment which rests 

 upon a rational and scientific basis, and which has, so far as 

 this single case is concerned, already been justified by suc- 

 cess." As to curare, it has the property of taking away mus- 

 cular action, and the supposition is that it is this muscular 

 movement, these spasms, often repeated, under which the un- 

 fortunate succumbs. 



We think it our duty to give the account of the alleged care 

 in its fullest details — we would even like this most important 

 matter to have the fullest publicity. 



The following account of the cure of a case of genuine hy- 

 drophobia by the administration of curare or wourali (the In- 

 dian arrow-poison) wUl no doubt interest your readers, as it 

 shows that this disease may prove less fatal than has hitherto 

 been believed. The use of curare has been recommended by 

 both English and foreign physicians, but no published ac- 

 count has hitherto appeared of its successful administration. 

 The following is extracted from a treatise by Dr. Offenburg, 

 who treated the case at Munster, in Westphalia. On the 23d 

 of July, 1874, a peasant girl, aged 24, was bitten on the fopt 

 by a rabid dog. Several dogs had been previously destroyed in 

 the neighborhood, and a farmer had died of hydrophobia at the 

 adjoining farm. The wound became gradually worse, and re- 

 fused to heal, and she was therefore admitted on the 8th of 

 October to the Franciscus Hospital. Favorable progress was 

 made during the first week, but at 8 p. m. on the 16th, the usual 

 symptoms of hydrophobia suddenly appeared. Convulsive 

 spasm of the throat and chest, contractions of the muscles, rest- 

 lessness, mental terror, increased every minute, and were soon 

 followed by antipathy to light and to water, the sight of 

 which produced violent convulsions. Morphia and chloroform 

 having been given without result, a subcutaneous injection of 

 three centigrammes of curare was made at 10:45 p. m. in- 

 to the arm, and during the next four and a half hours five more 

 injections were made, the quantity varying from two to three 

 centigrammes. After the second injection the spasms began 

 to diminish, and to appear at longer intervals, and the terror 

 and mental anxiety were succeeded by loquacious cheerful- 

 ness. At 3:20 A. m. the first symptom of paralysis appeared, 

 and on two occasions a spasm was followed by complete ces- 

 sation of respiration, which was quickly restored by compres- 

 sion of the abdomen. The spasms continued to diminish, 

 while the paralysis of the muscles increased, and movement 

 and speech became extremely difficult. But after 7:30 a. m. 

 these symptoms became less intense, and the patient was able 

 to quench her thirst without pain or ill results. The improve- 

 ment continued during the day, headache and great weakness 

 being the most marked symptoms. On the 18th some slight 

 return of spasm induced the administration of three centi- 

 grammes of curare as a measure of precaution, and after this 

 the recovery was rapid and uninterrupted. On the 24th the 

 patient ate some bread and milk, and enjoyed good sleep ; on 

 the 27th the headache finally disappeared ; and on the 3d of 

 December, the wound having completely healed, she returned 

 to her home. When visited on the 19th, she merely com- 

 plained of slight, weakness and a dislike to very strong light. 

 The above case seems to prove that curare must be employed 

 in paraltzing quantities to insure a good result. It seems 

 probably that after inoculation with the poison of rabies a cer- 

 tain organic substance is, developed, which rapidly produces 

 its dreadful effects on the nervous system, and as rapidly dis- 

 appears, either by expulsion or by transformation, into inocu- 

 ous substances. Curare arrests and paralizes for a time the 

 action of the poison,, and during this period the expulsion or 

 transformation alluded to is effected. Its use cannot be too 

 strongly recommended ; there is nothing to lose and every- 

 thing to be gained, and in the above case at any rate it proved 

 completely successful." 



SUGGESTIONS AS TO CLASSIFICA- 

 TIONS AT BENCH SHOWS. 



Editor Porkst and Stream : New Tobk, Nov. 25, 18T6. 



I beg to offer you certain suggestions in regard to classifications of 

 dogs at bench shows, which may be worthy of consideration. My own 

 opinion is that where classes are formed for imported dogs, they 

 should be open only to such animals as are imported, and that all dogs 

 bred in America and whelped here Should compete In- native classes. 

 This will soon bring out the fact and dispose of the vexatiou'ly dis- 

 puted question as to whether the importation of setters Is an Improve- 

 ment or the contrary, by bringing the produce of importers into direct 

 competition with the natives. Of course a dog bred on the other side 

 and Imported in utero is an importation and should be so regarded. I 

 never kn'-w why Class 9 In the W. K. catalogue (black and tan, or 

 black, white and tan Gordon setters, either native or imported) was 

 made to differ so radically from 5 and T (Clats 6— Imported English 

 setters or tbelr progeny of the first generation. Class T- Imported 

 red, or red and white setters, or their progeny of the first generation.) 

 With a few sensible alterations the classification of that catalogue Will 

 be as good as can anywhere he found. y. a. K. 



[The suggestions made by our correspondent we tnink well 

 worthy of attention, especially as tbey proceed from a gentle- 

 man whose experience in regard to bench shows and field 

 trials is second to none in the country. There is no reason 

 why dogs bred in America, whose stock is imported, should 

 not to-day compete with native classes. If a few years ago, 

 a distinction might have been made ; at present, such differ- 

 ences no longer exist. — Ed]; 



PiUNKET, Rahgbr and Rotus.— Mr. Geo. 8. Fowler, of 

 Fort Wayne, Indiana, has a Nellie-and-Ranger bitch, dropped 



