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SAMUEL G. DIXON'S "LADY PILOT." 



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SAMUEL G. DIXON'S " PILOT.' 



PILOT AND LADY PILOT. 



"Y\7~E F ,vo - * ,lis Ave ek cut s of the Gordon setters, Pilot and 

 \ V Lady Pilot, the property of Mr. Samuel G\ Dixon, of 

 Philadelphia, They are undoubtedly as trood specimens of the 

 Gordon setters as can be found. Pilot we think exceptionally 

 good, and doubt if there is a better one in the country. He is 

 of capital form, with plenty of bone and muscle without lum- 

 ber. Both were exhibited at the late New York Show, and 

 were awarded a vhc. in the class for black and tans. In fine 

 special class for Gordons, Pilot was thrown out as having been 

 beaten in the regular class, but as this was manifestly an 

 unjust decision, his owner protested, and the clasB ■was re- 

 judged and Pilot was awarded the prize. We are informed 

 by a gentleman who ha? seen them in the field, that both of 

 them are very speedy and stylish, and are possessed of excel- 

 lent noses, and that their dispositions are of the best. Their 

 breeding is lirst-class. Their sire is the well-known champion 

 Grouse, who was imported bv Mr. Jas. Moore, of Toledo, 0., 

 out of Maud, who has a pedigree extending back over forty 

 years. The cuts were made from photographs by Sehriber 

 Bros., of Philadelphia, and are excellent likenesses." In writ- 

 ing to us of the dot's Mr. Dixon says: 



"I consider the standard of points as now given at bench 

 shows for the black and tans, or Gordons, as they are still 

 called bv some, at variance in many respects with the neces- 

 sary requirements for field purposes, and until this is recog- 

 nized by those who are. breeding this strain of dogs, the black 

 and tans will never be able to compete with other strains, 

 especially hi field trials. 



"When bench shows were first inaugurated, the 'English', 

 'Irish' and 'black and tans' all competed together. In the 

 course of time they were all classified, and now, at bench 

 shows, compete separately. This was owing, in the main, to 

 Difference of opinion as to color, form and shape, which, in 

 the opinion of leading sportsmen and breeders, gave certain 

 Strains an advantage over others. 



"With the English strain there has been a steady improve- 

 ment both at bench shows and especially at field trials, and 

 an earnest effort upon the part of all to produce an animal as 

 perfect as possible both for appearance and work. The. same 

 may be said of the Irish strain, and with what success it is not 

 necessary for me to say, as it is universally admitted that the 

 English and Irish setter of to-dav are far "superior to the dog 

 of twenty years ajro, or at least that the present breed is much 

 more serviceable for our present shooting than the dog of the 

 past." 



"How has it been with the. black and tans? 



"Until within the last two years just the reverse. Twenty 

 gears ago, when the black and tans were so popular and were 

 then called Gordons, their form and shape was to a great ex- 

 tent like that of the English and Irish setter, and their dispo- 

 sition like that of the English, except, perhaps, a little more 

 docile; they also took part in field trials. From that time out, 

 with few exceptions, thev have for the sake of color mainly, 

 been classified and bred according to a standard of points 

 which has produced the heavy, cumbersome, useless dog of 

 to-day. Tire one thing thev have retained has been the nose. 



; :.; > . hlstonc, Vcro, Shaw, and all the leading 



authorities of to-day, have admitted that the objections to the 

 black and tans is on account of their heaw form, want of 

 speed and endurance, and their disposition, which, being high 

 strung, is at one time timid and another headstrong, "which 

 makes them very difficult to break. 



"It is therefore with the view of correcting: these objection-. 

 able features that 1 have been breeding my dogs, and T think 

 I have succeeded. 



"In crossing Maud to Grouse I was desirous of getting a 

 little more body and bone, as mv strain was beginning to get 

 too light, and bv crosshair with Grouse, who is a heavy dog, I 

 obtained what I wanted." 



dog, and his head is free of smut, showing the thumb mark 

 very distinctly. Napoleon's body color is clear and light, and 

 is free of smut, or white. His mask is very well defined, and 

 he has a short muzzle, being unlike Snap or Punch. His teeth 

 are level, as a pug's should not be over or undershot. We 

 fancied Napoleon would have done better, and consider Na- 

 poleon on his merits a better specimen than the first prize dog 

 Snap, but admitting that Snap is a dog that shows up better, 

 and that is probably why Mr. Watson put Napoleon back. 



In the bitch class we find Effie II. at the front. We consider 

 Effle the proper size, and hope breeders will try to take Effie's 

 body build as a model. We consider her not good enough in 

 tail, and a trifle pinched in a. very short face. She has good 

 natural wrinkle, and carries a nice, small, black rose-shaped 

 ear. Dot, the second prize, has a nice head free of smut, and 

 a well defined thumb mark. Dot has a nice muzzle, it is more 

 snubby than Effie's, and her mask is well defined. Dot lacks 

 ti-ace and a tight tail. Vhc Puggie is rather long in body and 

 a trifle too smutty in color. In puppies wo find Don Juan 

 first. He is a fair specimen, but rather long in muzzle. 



The special award of $25 for best pug in the show was 

 awarded to George, and all things considered it was very 

 proper George should have this extra honor. Pus. 



PUGS. 



7~E publish the following criticism upon the pugs at the 



\ V New York Show from the pen of a well-known lover of 

 the breed. We wish it distinctly understood that we think 

 too much of our own hah- to indorse a single one of his ad- 

 verse criticisms, and have only words of praise for the ugliest 

 piur of them all Our correspondent sa ys: 



class finds George at the front. We. agree 



in making this award, as George is the 



in the class. He is faulty in being badly 



p-faced," also protrudes bis ton cue, and is 



George stands a trifle high, and has 



lation calls for. His ears might 



The. champi 

 with Mr. Wats, 

 most showy pu 

 under-hot and 

 wanting the. black t 

 more dew lap Thau til' 



THE BIZMARK SETTERS. 



ONE of your correspondents, "Reader," of Westchester, Pa., 

 asks: "Why is it that, while we hear the virtues of the 

 Gordon, Lavarack and Irish setters lauded so highly, no one has 

 stepped forward in defense of the Bizmark?" Without wish- 

 ing for one moment to underrate the wonderful field-qualities 

 of the setter once owned by Mr. David Brooks, of Philadelphia, 

 which he called Bizmark or Biz, "we would simply state that 

 there is no such distinct family of setters, nor can there be, 

 even if the dogs do carry more or less of the blood of the one 

 "Biz" in their veins, that are entitled to the name of "Bizmark 

 setters." Biz was an extraordinary animal, a truly wonderful 

 field dog, but his pedigree was uncertain, or I should say, was 

 a broken one. He was before his unfortunate death bred to 

 bitches, as different in type as they were multitudinous in 

 number; and them progeny again to' other bitches. But few 

 that I ever saw" equaled the sire in field qualities. Many were 

 good. None at all resembled old Biz in appearance except 

 ing those from the "Settle bitch." It would be a great error 

 to call the setters now in existence that have the blood of 

 "Bizmark" jn their veins, some to the extent of one-half, 

 others of a quarter, and many more of an eighth, "Bizmark 

 setters." A family of setters is not so readily created, and 

 with fully as much fairness the numerous sons, "grandsons and 

 great grandsons of old Biz might be named after their indi- 

 vidual dams. 



Biz was a very powerful dog of great staying qualities. His 

 coat "was short for a setter, and his feather deficient. His head 

 was squarely cut, and he did not possess the- present show 

 standard appearance. I doubt if there ever existed a more 

 killing all-round dog for every variety of game. All the re- 

 cord of "Bizmark's" pedigree that was over procured I add, 

 as obtained from, one of his owners: "He was out of a white 

 setter bitch, brought from England by a gentleman of Cedar 

 Rapids, Iowa, and she was bred to an Irish setter, also brought 

 from England by a party of British tourists. Biz was from 

 this litter?' If his pedigree is short his rocord is good. 



Homo. 



RED IRISH SETTER PUPPY AWARDS. 



LAST week we published the awards in the red Irish setter 

 dog class as they were, originally made instead of giving 

 the result after the class was rejudged, owing to the discovery 

 that the first prize had been awarded to a bitch. Of course 

 this threw her out entirely and may seem a hardship, but we 

 imagine that her owner is content with the honor achieved. 

 When this class was rejudged Mr. W. H. Pierce's Snap was 

 advanced from second to first, and Chief Jr. from vhc. to 

 second. 



In writing of the Dandie Dinmonts we said that Badger II. 

 should have a vhc. Upon looking over our notes we find that 

 we wrote No. 931, which number belonged to Kelpie instead 

 of Badger II. By a palpable error Coastguard, a foxhound. 

 was given the honor that belonged to the black cocker spaniel 

 bitch Black Bess, owned by Dr. J. S. Niven of London, Out. 



be SUM Her and carried a trifle better. Roderick, in the 

 class, is of ft more popular size, and may be called the ladies' 

 pet size. This clinking little dog is probably the best speci- 

 men ever exhibited hi America, and it is very hard to find a 

 more, perfect one, taking Stonehenge's scale of points for a 

 standard, but Roderick is sadly out of condition, and his 

 owner should retire turn from the show ring till in better 

 form. 



The open class were a very nice lot, much superior to last 

 Spar's class. Mr, Watson, liking a short-bodied pug, selected 

 Snap for first place. Snap's skull is very flat, and smutty in 

 color; he has a. Cab ly small car, tint his mask is not defined 

 :u -I. and bis pinched face is not improved by the flesh- 

 colored nose. Perhaps Mr. Watson did not notice i 

 on this dog's oreast: and his geueral showy action, with a 

 proper curled tail, although curved on the wrong side, gave 



Jnapthe bin 



The second | 

 short body ai 

 ended. Puncl 

 and so 

 did not de: 



hbon. 



■h was fortunate, in having a very 

 tal wrinkles, there his good qualities 

 poor tail, very long muzzle, undershot; 



, las breast. Punch on his merits 

 placed over Napoleon, the third r 



dog, for Napoleon has a Bplendid ear, small. 



neatly carried; also has a beautiful trace do 



His skull will girth more than either the first or second prize 



ped and 

 the back. 



AUCTION SALE OF DOGS.— The sale of dogs at the Am- 

 erican Horse Exchange was not a decided success, although 

 some of the animals brought fair prices. Mr. A. H. Moore 

 disposed of some of his surplus stock at the following prices: 

 Imported champion Gordon bitch Stella, seven years old, to 

 Mr. L. M. Tough, Leavenworth, Kas.. s.'">; imported champion 

 Gordon bitch Mona, eight years old, Mr, P. H. Morris, New 

 York, $4; imported English setter bitch Dashing Model, four 

 years old, to Mr. L. M. Tough, Leavenworth. Kas., $77; im- 

 ported Llewellin setter dog Roderick, five years old, own 

 brother to Count Wind'em, to Mr. A. Rogers, New York, 812;.': 

 imported English setter dog Count Dan, eight years old, to 

 Mr. L. M. Tough, Leavenworth. Kas., Sill. Banjo-Rose and 

 Ruby pointers and Lady Rapid, Gordon bitch, were not sold. 

 Mr. Moore also sold three terriers, two Skyes, at $88 and §11 

 respectively, and a black and tan at .ie.'l. Several other Setters 

 and pointers were sold at not very extravagant prices. There 

 were a number of other animals" of different breeds disposed 

 of at low figures. 



A FOX CHASES A DOG.— Trenton, Mo., April 27.— An 

 d residentof Caledonia, Washington county, who was in our 

 >wn on Circuit Court business yesterday, says that, while a 

 farmer in his neighborhood was out in the field plowing one 

 day last week, he heard his dog yelping loudly, and on look- 

 ing around saw it making for the barn, closely followed by a 

 large red fox, which kepi up a continual barking as it ran 

 after the dog. The latter is about one year old and of mixed 



breeds. The farmer, when he saw the fox chasing the dog,, 

 fell down and rolled on the ground and nearly split his sides', 

 with laughter, for he had never before in his life seen such a 

 sight, he says. He had seen dogs chasing foxes, but a fox run- 

 ning a dog was "just too funny for anything." As soon 

 as the dog reached the barn the man stopped his laugh 

 ing and quickly got three or four of his neighbors together 

 and they, with five hounds, immediately gave chase 

 after the fox, which had turned tail after "treeing" the dog, 

 and was trotting toward the woods. After chasing it for an 

 hour and a half — keeping it in sight all the time, and follow- 

 ing closely— the hounds succeeded in catching the fox. This is 

 a true fox story. — C. W. T. 



LAVERACK PEDIGREES.— In our issue of April 6, wepub- 

 lishedMr. Herzberg's reply to the letter of Mr. Llewellin, who 

 replies in the London Field of April 23. Mr. Llewellin says that 

 since the facts in the case have been laid before the committee 

 of the Kennel Club only, Mr. Herzberg cannot understand the 

 merits of the controversy. He claims that for the pedigree, of 

 Countess, Mr. Laverack'was responsible, not himself (Llewel- 

 lin). With respect to the charge that he had suppressed the 

 color of Carlowitz, he replies that he had laid that fact before 

 the Kennel Club, and had made it the basis of bis attack on 

 the purity of Pride of the Border. With respect to "culls," 

 Mr. Llewellin says: Since my manner of dealing with Ameri- 

 cans has been questioned, I wish to observe that I have always 

 stated plainly to intending purchasers that I kept my best dogs 

 in my own kennels. Instead of having been black-balled by 

 the Kennel Club, Mr. Llewellin says he. has been repeatedly 

 solicited to join, but has declinedbecause of the presence' in. 

 the club of certain of its members. 



CLEVELAND BENCH SHOW.— Cleveland O., April 30, 



1882.— The outlook for our having a first-class show is A No. 1 . 

 Our people are taking a great interest in it. The specials are 

 increasing every day^ and will be worth competing for. Our 

 prize list will be mailed this week. We hope the owners of 

 good dogs will come forward and assist us in making the show 

 a success, by favoring us with their entries. The Roller Rink 

 is well suited for the show, and June is a lovely month here 

 in Cleveland. We will try to make all sportsmen welcome. — 

 C. M. Munhall, Secretary. 



SETTER PUPPIES -LOST.— Editors Forest and Stream: At 

 the late bench show of Westminster Kennel Club some parties 

 took, either by mistake or intentionally, two young setter 

 bitches, one lemon and white, the other black, white and 

 ticked. They were taken from the building between the 

 hours of 11 A. M. and 2 P. M. of Saturday." If the parties 

 having them would drop a line to John Nickorson, Redding, 

 Conn., he would esteem it a favor. They are about four 

 months old. 



THE BOSTON SHOW.— The number of entries for the Bos- 

 ton show is 383, which is as many as can be conveniently 

 shown in the hall. - Mr. Lincoln writes that most* of the best 

 ones in the country are entered, and that the show will be a 

 good one. The setters come out strong with 150 entries, while 

 the pointers muster but 40. The show will be held in Music 

 Hall, commencing on Tuesday. May 9, and continue f our days. 



"BREAKING KENNEL.— Mr. Jess. M.Whaite, whose adver- 

 tisement will be found in another column, has removed to High 

 Point. N. C, and will devote his time to the field education of 

 his dogs. We have heard Mr. Whaite's abilities as a trainer 

 very highly spoken of, and we have no doubt that the dogs 

 entrusted to his care will prove satisfactory to their owners. 



WLLLARD BROS, of Jonesboro, ELL, have engaged the 

 services of Mr. W. W. Titus to take charge of their kennel. 

 He will prepare some of their dogs for the field trials next 

 fall, and run them both at the chicken trials and at Grand 

 Junction. Mr. Titus is a good handler, and we shall expect 

 to see his dogs make a good showing. — Ken. 



PEDIGREES WANTED.— Will some of our readers kindly 

 give the pedigree of the imported liver and white pointer bitch 

 Nellie, said to be of Duke Alexis stock; also that of the' im- 

 ported lemon and white pointer dog Down? We also would 

 like the pedigree of Fisher & Beeckton's Border Lilly. 



THE NEW YORK "WORLD" says of "Training vs. Break- 

 ing:" "Mr- Hammond explains from" his experience, and he i3 

 an authority on the subject." 



KENNEL NOTES. 



NAMES CLAIMED. 



JoBhirhbuni. ByJIr. W. L. Steele, Rockingham, N. C for Kng- 

 ii-li setv-r doe;, whelped Jan. 8.1882, by Dr. Battles's Tasso out of 

 Pie-keifs Kate, 



Llltlf furl. By Mr. T. ('. Leaks, Rockingham, n. C, for English 

 setter hitch, whelped Jan. 8, 1882. l.\- Dr. Battles"* Tasso out of Pick- 

 ett's Kate. 



Gnvabnt-h. By Mr. W. N. Calleiider. Albany. N. Y., for red Irish 

 lei er bitch. i< ., months old. by ,1 tampion Rory O'More (Tiufus- 

 Kricmliout of Xorali ' i"M..f. ■ ' - 1 i" :, ].-vt 



Koyal Sport, By Mr 8. B. "illey. Rosendaie, Wis., for pointer dog, 

 whelped Feb. 14, 18*2. by his Ranger oul of White Lily. 



Alto, By Mr. boring Crocker. Jr., Boston, Mass,, for fawn fox- 

 hound hitch, whelped July, 188U iBlneher— Posev). 



UegCiiniiiKiqiiiil. By Sir. boring Crocker, jr., Boston. Mass., for 

 red Irish setter hitch. wh,-l,„.,] .January, Issi u Guv— Lillian). 



Dick- Tlnriih-m: By Mr, A. M YouiiL'.' Boston, Mass., for liver pointer 

 dot?, whelped Sept. :-). 1881, by Coffin's P..tit.o out of Bessie. 



Junibp, By Mr. Frank V.\ Hawlev. Rochester, X. Y., for red Irish 

 -■-" i tog, whelped Eeb :> i ---. 



KdUi'ihet/. By Mr. John A. ('. Wright. Kor best er, N. Y, for ra ' 

 !u h 1 1- a- dog, whelped Eel, ,, . 



NAUL- . . 



Minnie to Mi'nedla. Mr. G. De Forest Grant wishes to change the 



