Feb. 2, 1833,] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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oar purpose. There appears to be an indescribable, in.- 

 ii melliing that is lacking and that our pen is unable 

 to portray, 



There is a mysterious and subtle power, inherent m some 



and only gained by others with long experience, thai enables 



po sso* to exact an instant and willing obedience from 



the lower animals by a Single word or look that Others cannot 

 -V vociferous commands or even by mows, We 



have already noticed that those who possessed 11ns peculiar 

 gift appeared intuitively, as it were, to understand the nature 

 and disposition oi the animals under their care, and that, 

 ihcre was invariably an almost electrical and harmonious 

 sympathy between them. WtJuJd that we could reveal the 

 secret of this mysterious power; then could we lay aside our 

 pirn with pride in the belief that we had laid at the feet of 

 the sportsmen's shrine a worthy offering. 



THE ST. JOHN BENCH SHOW. 



[FROM A SPECIAL OOHRESPONUKNT.] 



McDox ald's Corxeii, N. B., Jan. 23. 



AT the second annual berj : i - fii 'togs, held at St. John, 



N. B.. from Jan. 17 to 30, under the auspices of the New 

 Brunswick Poultry and Pet Stock Association, there were 149 

 m ,■!.,- ( ;v;a.iust hhfcthe year previous] in the following classes: 

 Mastiffs:!. Saint Bernard- o. Newfoundlands 18, greyhounds 

 oonda 2, pointers S, setters 12, Irish water-spaniels 2, 

 yi-i ,-j,. v.-.,-s ;■>. HuLiinei's.2, cockers '.). field spaniels 10, i'ox-ter- 

 colhe «,. Dalmatian 1, bull 1, bull-terriers 18, sky-ter- 

 i i! I, Yorkshires 8, Ibaliau grey- 



| ' . -it- ■dautvlis 30. 



The judge was Mr. George "Walton, of Boston, and his 

 i,,.' , . , satisfactory to the majority, of course 



■ ■,.,. ... oi a number of individuals who each 



,,,. a. , "thebeat animal in the show." The Judge said 

 di.-u . ■u.-i-e ';•:. 1 beVJ ?, de- i:led imprc-?em.2nt both in the 

 buantity and Quality" of animate exhibited since last year, 

 Btaghouud shown by A. Bcrrymau, could 

 scape It 1 ■ : rlu " continent. A pair of clumbers 



■ •, ; bos. Eagan ofHalifax, N-, B., and a bull-terrier 

 shown by Snider Bros., of St. John, were pronounced ex- 

 . ,.;i jut specimens, and lie also commended Mr. Hazen's New- 

 foundland dug very highly. Mr. Alfred Bay, of Fredericton, 

 exhibited a mastiff which, weighed t8d pounds. The follow- 

 ing are the w tuners of the Association specials of §10 eatih 

 for r lie best auiu.al. irrespective of age or sex, iu each of the 

 seven fa 'geal tosses ta bfte snow: 

 Charles Bustin, York-'hhc terrier dog. 

 F. Li. II.., . ■■■ l-'U i '<■>.■ 



JohnK. - -• 



ield-spanielclDg, 

 John McMillan, rieoodieo he dog. 



.,;,:■ . •■ ■■■•■'< ;■■ ".'-:- 



L. ,1. -'■' - ; .'-rd 



These ■ ■ ■- j 



At n meeting held by the Association on the second day of 

 ti/esinAv the following officers were elected: Col. A. Blaine, 

 President: J. S. MeLaien, b. J, .Vbnon, Alex. Stewart, J. B. 

 Snowball, L. 1. Flower, D. M. Bliss and C. E. Grosveuor, 

 Vice-Presidents; Herbert W. Wilson, Secretary; Win. Snider, 

 Treasurer. 



The complete prize list will be found appended: 



Class 1. Mastififs.— dOfe 1st, Alfred Kay, Fredericton, N. B.; 2d, Jas. 

 Collins :-l. John. S- ri. 



Class:' St Bernard. —Log, 1st, (rough coated ) W. B. Purchase. St. 

 loiur hi'teh Ed, (ahwortuy of 1st), Jos. Pilchard, Jr., St. John; 



■'■;; ":-;■''-,:. $££&£ ^w^T-a^m, *. John; u, 



g Mas St, • ohn; bitch, 1st, Kobt. Blacknall, St. John; 2d, 



Jus Lennihan, I t. John; dog, puppy, 1st, Kobt. Bard&tey, St. John. 

 ' ciass 6. G eyhi u id —Dog, 1st, a."m. Magee, St. John; bitch, 1st, 



^ Class V ij", ■'■i.'i ■■.. "is.— Dog, 1st, (Scotch stag-hoinid), A. Berryinan, 

 St John: S - - -'- Magee/6t. John. 

 fetoS b! Poll -■:, - Dog, 1st, E, C. Woods, St. John; 2d, B. Le Roi 



;-i John; bitch. 1st, las, Duffy, Eortfaiid, N. B. 

 Class ll) Engusti letters.— Dog, 1st, L. J. Alaiou, St. John; 2d, K 

 , on, St. John; hitch. 1st, T. (j. Howling, St. John; dog, puppy, 

 ii,, |, , |j 31 John: bitch, puppy, 1st. J. Mitchell, St. John. 

 rjiog, ■ ■_ 1st, .1. is. Cliuo, St. John. 



, Ro ht. Wutcd, St. John; bitch, 1st, 

 j o i , - : John? dog, puppy, 1st, Jonas Howe, St. John; hitch, 

 puppi" lsr W A. McL--uv-a. Moiieton: ad, H. Cordon, St. John. 



I I i':J.. b\ Ii-is.li water spaniels.— Dog, 1st, O. O. Bent, St. John; 2d, 

 A Bera-ymau, St. John. 

 Class 16. Retrievers.— Dog, 1st, E. M. Estey, Moncton; dog, puppy, 



Vi,- ■ '!,._■„ est. Thos. Eagan, Halifax, N. S,; bitch, 



'.,'!., .. - ! ■ '-. . H. S. 



cil:i>s is i'ov.-!;i-i's.--L)iig. 1st. J. R. Armstrong, St. John; hitch, 1st, 

 "j:i: gt. If. Le Roi Willis, St. John; dog, puppy, 1st, 

 E D Morrissev. St. John; bach, puppy, 1st, Fred. Coster, St. Joliu. 



:•!.-■; i i-'i'cld Sjimi is— Dog, 1st, Charles TSTevins, St. John. N. B,; 

 -v Jio. JTalsh St. John: d « puppy, 1st, W. McDonald, St.' John; 

 2d. W. L. Sf.irdce. Si .l.mtj; i.iich. 1st. IVdricl; Pye, St. John, 



Class an. Fox IVrrf i-s-Uog. 1st. J. S. McLaren, St, John: bitch, 1st, 

 J s McLru-'-n. si. Jo n.; nhch puppy, i\ W UeLauchlan, St. John. 



Class 2o. Collies— Dog, 1st, John MeMfllan, St. John; 2d, A. M, 

 ,, . ,. :-i.,Tohu; bitch, isl. W". A. MiUigiui, St. John: 2d, G. If. Jt J. 

 D pfirdy St John: dog puppy. 1st, H. R. Hayward, St. John: 2d, A. 

 0, Fan-weather, Rothesay. 



Class 2(j, iCdiiiaii.ni or Coach Dog— 2d, T. B. Gass, St. Jolvn. 



dags 27, Bulls— Dogs, 1st, Snider Bros., St. John. 

 i - ■. Bull Terriers- Dog, 1st (89 ppihts), SnMcr Bros,, St. John; 

 Sd, Peter Clinch, St. John ; bitch, 1st, G. H. and J. D. Furdy. St. John: 

 2d W M. Merrick. St. John; dog puppy. 1st, E. Le Roi Willis, St. 



., st. John. 



I ,.-i: -i>...-;- 1st, L. J. Almou. St. John; hitch, 1st, 



K m in-: :,',. s John: :.m. it. McConnell, St. John; hitch puppy, 

 1st 6 Berryman. St. John Toy terriers under albs— Dogs, 1st, J. 

 MeCoMriek, St. John: bitch, 1st. J. MeGoldriek, St. John. 



. i Pugs -Dog, 1st, tl. H. and J. D. Furdy, St. John; 2d. A. M. 

 Ma [ b St. John; liiieli. 1st. Sui Je.r Bi-os. . St, John; dog puppy, G. O. 

 Bout, St, John, barb I'iisi,, , 1st. G. ri. and J. D. Furdy, St. John; 



i oai pugdogpupp. . -'b. Win. hartley, St. John, 



Ti .- ■"- - Bitah, 1st, BYanft Pu Idington, St. John. 



Classic, black anil 'fa i, Tail..." Is--. Isl. CI. \, Blaine, St John; 

 bltel Le ro I- Hath, w - 31 - ihn; ! I Do! v Dlainc, St. John. 

 Glass .orkshire Terriers— Dog, 1st, Charles Rusthi. St. John; 

 :■■..■■. 1st .la- L-.-nniiiaii.St.' John; 2d, 

 ; - pi pp . " b, Root, siaelr, _ 



Class 4l! Miscellaneous (all other varieties not enumerated on pre- 

 i rvisjai hog. 1st, Uarvill Bros.. St. John; 2d, Carvitl 



.o -,,. .hihu, ticeh, 1st, Co dl Bio:- -L. John s.l. Vcter atcCai t, 

 St. John. Scotch ten-ier-ilog, 1st, R. Blaclchah, St. John. Cnrly- 



■ si iricver, Lev. is J, Ahuon. Rothesay. Spanish poodle dog, 

 1st, F. Crookshank, St. John. L. I. Flower. 



WHAT THEY FOUND IN THE DOG. 



Indianapolis, Intl., 1882. 

 Editor Fwest imd Stream : 



1 would like to report a case of unusual interest. It may be 

 nothing new nr strange, but 1 have never heard of a case simi- 

 lar. A friend has a very valuable pointer dog. the best I have 

 ever shot over, un \\'<-duesdav cic-ninc- while eating scraps 

 obtained from the hutoher shop, he suddenly stopped eating 

 ami commenced howling as if in great pain, and refused to eat 

 mate. Mv friends supposed he had swallowed a piece of bona, 

 but could hud nothing in his throat, nor did the dog show any 

 appearance of being choked. lie walked stiffly and stretched 

 as if something hint him internally. 'On patting him 

 on the Ride be hoveled" as it very sore. Next morning would 

 cat nothing, but drank a large quantity of water: did" not ap- 



gear to be feverish; walked with body curved to left side and 

 mped in left fore leg. Howled greatly at times a3 if in ex- 

 treme pain, again would appear to be easier. 

 On Friday morning a small lump appeared on left side op- 



posite the stomach, about the size of the end of a thumb. Ap- 

 peared to be very sore. The dog was now very weak and 

 would eat nothing. Drank water or milk freely. Lump re- 

 mained about the same, size until Monday morning, the dog in 

 the meantime growing steadilv worse and weaker, 



"Not being able to walk, mv friend carried ldm to the buggj 

 and brought him to mv office, the dog showing great evidence 

 of pain on being handled. Upon examination, I could, with 

 considerable p-'es.sitiv, j'o.l o : , i i Ir'ng oitd.o- the lump and be- 

 tween the ribs. At mv friend's request I cut the, lump open, 

 he saving that the dog Would die a.nvwav if something Was 

 not done for him. Upon opening the lump a small amount of 

 matter escaped. By mWfcing the linger between the ribs I 

 coidd feel the sharp point of something. With a small pair of 

 forceps I got hold of this, and, with considerable, difficulty, 

 removed a common wooden skewer-pin, five inches long, and 

 about the size of a common slate pencil— such pins as butchers 

 use to keep a. roast of beef iu position wddle roasting. The 

 sharp end was between the ribs, whde the other, or blunt end, 

 was still in the stomach. The contractions of the stomach had 

 evidently forced the sharp point through the walls of the 

 stomach and between the ribs. This was no doubt the cause 

 of the dog howling so at times, the stomach iirit.ite.i bya 

 foreign substance, contracting, as in vomiting, forcing the pin 

 further and further througlCand giving the dog great pain. 

 The operation was performed without chloroform. The dog- 

 seemed greatly prostrated for a while— lying very cmietly— 

 but soon revived and seemed better. After allowing him to 

 rest, my friend started to the buggy, the dog following. Ar- 

 riving tit the. buggy, what, was his ' surprise to see the dog 

 bound over the wheel and curl himself up in his accustomed 

 place, under the seat. His appetite returned at once, and in 

 eight days after 1 shot, quail over him, he never working bet- 

 ter, fie is now iu prime condition, the only evidence of his 

 former trouble being a small lump where the pin was re- 

 moved. It was very fortunate thai the pin took the course it 

 did, had it taken another direction and escaped into the ab- 

 domiunl cavity, it would undoubtedly have caused death. 



I wotdd like to hear through the columns of Fohkst and 

 Stream if any of your manv readers have seen or heard of 

 similar cases. " The laughable part of the operation was my 

 friend's exclamation and look of surprise, as the pin was slowly 

 pulled out from between the dog's ribs. As a bystander said, 

 " His eyes bulged out till you conld have snared them with a 

 grape vine." " Great heavens,'" he exclaimed, drawing a long 

 breath asthe end finally appeared, '' I thought it was my three- 

 jointed fishing rod." My friend declares that upon showdng 

 the skewer pin to the. dog the next day he growled at It, and 

 insists that he knew that it was the cause of his suffering. 



S. H. ftl. 



CONDITIONING FOR BENCH SHOWS. 



Editor Forest and Stream : 



A few hints as to the moans to be taken to produce good 

 show condition may not be out of place, here and now. 



If suffering from skin diseases, a cooling and somewhat laxa- 

 tive vegetable diet must be given, with plenty of exercise, and 

 proper remedies in severe cases. In mild cases washing with 

 tar soap will probably be found effectual, always combined 

 with a proper diet and due attention to clean' and healthy 

 lodging. Your dog should be bedded on bright straw— oat 

 straw is the best if changed so often as not to be broken up in 

 the. kennel — and the kennel should be cleaned and disinfected 

 thoroughly. If the. dog house is not large enough to permit 

 every corner of the interior to be reached, you should either 

 discard it entirely and build anew, or else fumigate it thus: 

 First, stop all cracks, then take an old pan — one that will not 

 melt apart— and put therein a quantity of burning coals; 

 immediately place it in the dog house and throw on the coals 

 a handful of sulphur, and nail against the entrance a board of 

 sufficient size to cover it entirely and closely, with, perhaps, 

 an old piece of blanket between to prevent the escape of the 

 smoke. Of course all straw must be removed before this 

 operation is begun, and as much of the remaining dust as it is 

 possible to reach should be swept or shaken out. After the 

 lapse of an hour or more, remove the board covering the 

 entrance and place the kennel where it can ah- thoroughly. 

 Be sure to let it stand in a dry place, sheltered from the 

 winds, and in such a position that sunshine can reach it dur- 

 ing niuch of the day, and have it raised from the ground 

 sufficiently to avoid contact wdth the natural moisture of the 

 soil. The" bottom must be tight, without cracks, so as to 

 exclude all upward drafts of air, and the roof shovdd extend 

 so far over the door as to prevent rain and snow from beating 

 in. A house sufficiently large for man and dog both to enter 

 — about the size of an "ordinary bathing-house — with a port- 

 a.ble bunk for the dog, would be much better than this "dog 

 honse " to admit the dog alone. A desciiption of an admir- 

 able kennel was published in your issue of Dec. 29, 18S1, to 

 which I refer your readers, and from which they may take 

 hints for the erection of either a larger or smaller establish- 

 ment, and in the issue of Jan. 19, a correspondent, A. B. A., 

 gives a desciiption of a valuable improvement upon the "dog 

 house of our daddies," which renders it as easy to clean as the 

 larger kennel. In mopping out a kennel, put a tablespoon- 

 ful of crude carbolic acid in each pail of water used, and 

 allow the buildiDg to dry thoroughly before lodging your dog- 

 therein. Be careful not to allow any of this acid to get into 

 the. drinking water. In removing occasional dirt, sprinkle 

 clean pine sawdust or dry earth on the floor, as au absorbent, 

 and sweep out all together. 



As to washing your dog, there are ways in which to perform 

 this operation so as to vastly improve your animal's looks and 

 condition, without injuring his health: and there are other 

 ways by which you can make him " look like everything," dis- 

 appoint yourself, and probably throw him into pneumonia in 

 the bargain. It is rather early in the year to begin washing 

 yet, even with the shows in view, but warm, dry days may 

 come in any mouth, and you must choose the warmest part 

 of the day. Take your dog into the house — unless you have an 

 outbuilding which" is sufficiently warm and free from drafts — 

 and have ready a large tub about half full of rather warm 

 water, into winch you hare put two or three tablespoonfids 

 of pulverized borax. You may use, for ordinary washing of 

 the dog, white Castile. Crude", common soaps, 'such as the 

 ordinary laundry bar, make the coat harsh, rough, and curly, 

 and prevent it from laying welt, in the flat-coated breeds, be- 

 sides irritating the skin and inflaming the eyes if it gets into 

 them. A sponge is necessary for work on the head, but for the 

 body, legs, etc., a brush is better; an ordinary scrubbing-brush 

 is very satisfactory. Dry your dog immediately, with coarse 

 towels, of a character which will absorb the moisture readUy; 

 and rub him with them until very little or no moisture can be 

 felt, on his eoat. The large salt sacks can be each cut up into 

 four excellent towels for wet use, or rubbing cloths for dry 

 grooming. When the animal is perfectly dry, if of long-haired 

 breed, comb bis hair out with a mane-comb, such as is used for 

 horses, which is preferable to an ordinary comb, because the 

 teeth are more blunt, and there is less danger of pulling out 

 the five hah-. If there are knots of dead hair behind the ears 

 or elsewhere on the body, they can be partly untangled and 

 then be pulled off with tins comb. I do not like an ordi- 

 nary horse-brusk with which to groom a dog; a much better 

 article, is what is known as a groom's water-brush, to he used 

 dry, however, on the dog. Brush yotn do:;' s coat in the direc- 

 tion hi which the hair erows. After you hare ent ire.ly finished 

 his toilet, yuti may let him run briskly tor a time, but keep 

 him moving. Twice a nioul h is often enough to wash : bhfi last 

 t -.hue, if yon arc to show him , not immediately before the show, 

 but two or three days previous, Feed well, but with a large 

 proportion of vegetables in the food; and exercise plentifully", 

 to give good form and spirits, but do not try to "fine him 

 down," as though you intended to compete in a field-trial, 



Smooth-coated dogs need not be washed as often as their long- 

 haired brethren, but both should be groomed alike, with the 

 exception of omitting the comb from the short-haired animal's 

 outfit. First comb, then brush, then rub with your salt-sack 

 cloths and a chamois skin, if you choose, So through this 

 every day, but do not at the show rub as though you were 

 doing it for your life, as we have an impression that it esliau-fs 

 a dog and causes him to present a dull appearance before the 

 judges, if overdone. Do not use much oil at any time— not 

 more than two drops for a setter, cubbed in the palms of the 

 hands and applied between the cOmbing and the brushing. 

 Olive oil is a good kind. Beware of letting your eagerness to 

 have your dog look his best, cause you to oil him too heavily 

 at. the show, as in that ease you might be adjudged guilty of 

 "faking," and be thrown out of the ring. Better to use no oil 

 at all on that day. 



A very useful article is the wire brush with flexible back 

 and the' ends of the wires blunt; not the. stiff kind with sharp 

 wires. This serves the purpose of both comb and brush, and 

 is useful alike for long-haired or short-haired dogs. ALKALI. 



LAVERACK PEDIGREES. 



WE publish below Mr. Llewellin's protest against a grand- 

 son of Pride of the Border, together with the answer of 

 Perplexity, who is undoubtedly the pear of Mr. Llewellin at 

 least upon the dog question. We are at a loss to conceive 

 What object Mr. Llewellin could possibly have in thus tra- 

 ducing the. character and impugning the honor Of ins dead 

 friend, especially when the facts in the case so far as known 

 and nearly all of the circumstantial evidence conclusively 

 siiows, that lie is very liable to he tmstafcen. \V r e would like 

 Mr. Llewellin to explain why it is that SO robust a strain of 

 setters asthe Edmond GasDlewhen crossed with so feeble a 

 sort as he would have us believe the Laver.iek to be, do not 

 in some one of the progeeuy of this cross show their 

 colors, as it is well known that none of Pride of the Borders 

 get have shown a trace of liver, which is the characteristic 

 color of the F-dmond Uastle setters. 



The correspondence in the London Field is as follows; 

 Mr. Laverack's printed pedigrees, accepted without question 

 as faithful exponents of his method of breeding setters, have 

 created a certain precedent, which has been blindly followed 

 by various persons iu the breeding of animals. The blind 

 faith in this false precedent is leading to an amount, of "in- 

 breeding" which, if persisted in, must eventually prove fatal 

 to our fine breeds of' sporting dogs. 



I am in a position to prove that those pedigrees are open to 

 serious question, as are also his statements as to the breeding 

 of his dogs. 



Since his statements are not to be received, it follows that 

 schemes and theories of breeding based on them are without 

 foundation. I have therefore thought it right to take the 

 opportunity — which the establishment of a class for "pure 

 La ve racks" by the Kennel Club, at the late Alexandra Palace 

 Show, has afforded me— to bring the matter forward. I have, 

 with this object, sent in a, protest to the committee of line 

 Kennel Club, as promoting that shotv, a copy of whicli I 

 iuclose, and which, as being a matter of public interest, I 

 trust you will be able to make public/. 



B.. LL. PUROKLL-LLEWELLrA, 



South Ormsby Hall, Afford, Dec. 2S. 



[Copy of Protest ] 



I protest against Comet, No. 37<> at the Alexandra Palace show, as 



entered in the wrong class. The class is for pure Laveracks. The 



fraiulsire of Cornet is stated in the catalogue to have been Pikle of the 

 iorder: this dog was not a '• pare " Laverack. 



In the years 1871-18WI saw a great deal of Mr. t.averaek. and had 

 many conversations v. ith him about his breed of dogs. He affirmed 

 that liis breed was a pure race of dogs, uncrossed with any other 

 i.ioeJ. but descended entirely and exclusively from I'onlo and Old 

 Moll, obtained by him in lS:. , .y Mr. Laverack. however, nevertheless 

 Subsequently also informed me that he had crossed his dogs, but that 

 he had not kept any of the produce of such crosses. 



Mr. Laverack's book, " Tue Seller." which he dedicated to me, cor- 

 roberates his statements to me as to what he regarded as a "pure" 

 bred.setterof his breed. He also pressed me noi to eross his breed, 

 which 1 then had, giving me his own experience of crossing as his 

 reason. When Pride of tie- Border edmc out, f at once recognized him 

 as a cross-bred one. further collateral evidence gathered from Mr. 

 Lai eraelr and others tended to show that I was not mistaken. A series 

 of letters latch' published in Lund and Ilfdergive me an opportunity 

 of proving Pride of the Border was not pure. Tnis opportunity 1 take,- 

 not because f doubt Mr. Bowers' good faith in entering Comet as a 

 pore Laverack. hut h-eau-e the nliol.' -', ,-;._. i i ; f ■■ i i-i n l: ._■■ 'i e.- " uov. 

 beginning to be so much practiced, to the detriment of pointers aud 

 setters and other breeds of animals, will onee for all be proved to 

 have no favorable precedent when once the pedigree of Pride of 

 the Border has been brought to light. 1 would especially call at- 

 tention to the fact that, more than one year after Pride of the 

 Border had first been exhibited, Mr. Laverack had given his pedi- 

 gree variously to different people, sometimes by Dash II,, and at 

 other times as by Fred II, 



I maintain that he. was by neither, that he was a direct out- 

 cross, and that Mr. Laverack attempted to give him a "pure" 

 pedigree, but forgot which dog he had first said he was. 



Had" Pride been by either one or the other, Mr. Laverack 

 would have been most unlikely to have made a mistake, since 

 he always attended to the mating of his dogs himself. For 

 proof that Pride of the Border was not pure "pure," I refer 

 you — 



1. To a quotation from a letter of Mr. Laverack's, which ap- 

 peared in a Chicago paper of March 14, 1874. 



2. To a letter of Mr. Robinson's, with whom Mr, Laverack 

 was intimate, in which Mr. Robinson distinctly admits one 

 Edmond Castle cross. 



3. To a witness I am prepared to cad to whom Mr. Laverack 

 stated that Pride's color (liver and white), tiU then unknown 

 in the breed, actually was due to his crossing with the Edmond 

 Castle breed. R. Ll. Pprcell-Llevvellin. 



I cannot understand why. at this distance of time, Mr. 

 Llewellin should think it necessary to come forward and thus 

 publicly attack the character of a deceased gentle man who 

 was in his lifetime apparently a friend of his. If Mr. Llewel- 

 lin is correct in his inferences, Mr. Laverack was a dishonest 

 man. Mr. Llewellin cannot, however, be allowed to take 

 away the character of another by merely raising inferences; 

 and on perusal it will be found that his letter and inclosure 

 contain nothing higher. Mr. Llewelliu's position, had he 

 been armed wit h absolute proof, would nor, I am convinced, 

 under all the circumstances of the ease, rsaommend itself to 

 the majority of the readers of Ike Field; but, as it is. his let- 

 ter is remarkable only tor the absence nf proof. He digs a 

 pit for another (his friend — ahem! — deliver me from my 

 Mentis 1) and fulls into it himself. 



Look for a moment at what he considers sufficient to justify 

 his inferences of deliberate dishonesty on the part of Mr. 

 Laverack. 



First, he says, "When Pride of the Border came out, I at 

 once recognized him as a cross-bred one." (By the bye, this 

 surely must be taken as au unintentional expre-smii Ot My 

 Llewellin's admiration of the beauty and purity of Mj . Laver- 

 ack's dogs.) This is the sort'oi evidence weare to coep 

 all that ~ is necessary to scatter to the winds the word and 

 honor of a good old English gentleman. It may be very con- 

 vincing tp Mr. Llewellin; but, knowing how dogs are. liable 

 to strain back for generations, it is scarcely good e no ugh for 

 "ye British public." 



But now conies his grand coup d'etat, and poor Mr. Laver- 

 ack's character has genie forever. Listen! "More than utie 

 year after Pride of the Border has llrst been exhibited, Mr. 

 L. had given his pedigree variously to different people, some- 

 times by Lash n., and at other times by Fie 1 If." We have 

 no proof of this fact, but we will accept it on the writer's 

 authority-; and what then? Simply this, that an old man, 

 seventy "years of age, who has bred hundreds of dogs, makes 

 a mistake as to one dog's pedigree, when he has not his stud 



