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FOREST AND STREAM 
•lie Mmmh 
DOGS AND THE KENNEL CLUB. 
Herewith will be found appended an exceedingly 
interesting and characteristic letter from the Rev. J. 
C. Macdona, of Cheadle Rectory, England, who, it will be 
remembered, was one of the prime movers in the Interna¬ 
tional Pointer and Setter Challenge, wherein he gives an ac¬ 
count of when the dog was first introduced to polite society 
in England, and with what intense disgust the best people 
of Great Britain looked on a man who bred dogs for plea¬ 
sure or profit. All this has been changed now, for on look¬ 
ing over the list of the Kennel Club members we find the 
best respected names in England. 
In our country there still exists a semblance of unpleas¬ 
ant notoriety for those gentlemen who own or breed dogs 
for amusement and instruction, . but we are glad to state 
this is fast dying out, and the more the subject of improve¬ 
ment in the breed of these animals is agitated and explain¬ 
ed in its proper light, the more general it will become, and 
as we have stated before, we predict that in a very few years 
Dog Field Trials will become as popular as any other out¬ 
door pastimes. Mr. Macdona states that he has shipped 
to Dr. Rowe, of Brooklyn, the brace of thoroughbred dogs 
that the Doctor ordered through us, and we trust they will 
turn out as splendid animals as they are in breed and form. 
Hilbre House, West Kirby, ) 
Birkenhead, England, j 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
I pr mised to send you occasionally some notes of our doings in the 
dog world. It is perfectly marvelous, the change that has come over 
public opinion in England with respect to dogs, within the last few 
years (in fact since the establishment of the first dog show, held in New¬ 
castle about twenty years ago). Before then to openly profess a fondness 
for dogs,.or to be called a “dog fancier,” was enough to ostracise one in 
polite society. The “fancy” then comprised the “Bill Sykes” et hoc 
germs omne type of the community. Now we find the largest supporters 
of our canine friends are among rhe wealthiest and most aristocratic 
nobles of our land, even ascending to royalty itself. At the great Scotch 
Dog Show, held last January at Aberdeen, near Balmoral Castle, the 
Highland home of our beloved Queen, we find her Majesty winning first 
and second prizes with a pair of grand stag hounds. Next month, at an¬ 
other large Dog Show held at Kings Lynn, near to Sandringham, the 
Norfolk home of our popular Prince of Wales and our dear Princess, we 
find them both large exhibitors, and vieing with each other to see which 
can evince the greatest interest in the welfare of our different breeds of 
dogs. The Princess, however, won the day, taking the two first prizes 
ahead of the Prince, having won first prize with a grand young Mount 
St. Bernard dog I had the honor of presenting to her about two years 
ago. She also won a massive gold locket I presented to the Dog Show 
to be competed for by the ladies of the county of Norfolk, and presented 
it to her at Marlborough House, after attending the levee in London last 
week. 
The Kennel Club, established by Mr. Shirley, M. P., M Murchison, 
P. JR. G. S., and myself has also tended to give a great impetus to the in¬ 
terests of the dog world. I enclose you a list of its rules and members, 
and have appointed Mr. Howe our secretary. Mr. Howe has for many 
years been known as one of ourmost enthusiastic sportsmen and advo¬ 
cate s for field trials and dog shows. His letter, under the non cle 'plume 
of our “Country Correspondent” and “Leatlierhead” in Bell's Life , I 
have no doubt, made his thoughts and ideas on sporting matters familiar 
to many on your side of the water. The Kennel Club is to be congratu¬ 
lated upon having for its secretary so accomplished a gentleman and 
thorough sportsman. It is whispered that the Prince of Wales is about 
to join the Kennel Club. 1 think it might be a good plan if we might, 
from time to time, enroll amongst our members some of your leading 
sportsmen, so as to keep up and foster the genial sympathy that exists 
between our two great countries. I am sure any American gentleman 
calling at the Kennel Club, seeking information upon shooting matters, 
coming with a recommendation from you, will be sure to meet with a 
courteous reception from Mr. Howe. I have sent to the Kennel Club 
my collection of stuffed dogs, comprising a series of departed worthies, 
including “Tell,” my great champion St. Bernard dog, winner of so 
many first prizes, the only dog that never was beaten, and one that I was 
offered £400 for: also “Gessler,” his great rival; amongst pointers, the 
champions “Marquis” and “Miranda” amongst skyes, “JRook” and 
“Pearl” fairest and loveliest of their kind—all of these dogs great in their 
day. I have this very day sent off by the Allen line of steamers from 
Liverpool, two splendid setter bitches to Dr. Rowe, of Brooklyn, N. Y., 
one red setter bitch “Banshee,” by my Mozart out of Min; Mozart by 
my field and show winner Plunkett, that I sola to Mr. Purcell Llewellin 
for £150 and offered him £200 to lot me have him back again a year 
after. The other bitch is out of Venus, own sister to Judy, the dam of 
the wonderful setter Ranger. Venus is in pup to Ranger; from this 
progeny some extraordinary dogs ought to result. 
I must ask you to allow me, through you to thank the many Ameri¬ 
can gentlemen who have inundated me with so many kind letters, offer¬ 
ing me hospitality, shooting and sport of different kinds, should I visit 
your country. The letters are too numerous to answer in detail, and I 
trust they will kindly accept this acknowledgment of my sincerest 
thanks. J. Cdmming Macdona. 
—We are in receipt by this mail of the following from 
the Rector of Cheadle, near Manchester, England: “In 
my letter to you yesterday for publication I stated I 
sent two dogs to Dr. Rowe, of Brooklyn, NT. Y., will you 
kindly alter this a little and print it?” Mr. G. Macdona, 
who recently purchased my kennel of dogs, sends this day 
per Guion steamer two setters, Banshee and Kirby, and that 
he has just received a commission to forward two St. 
Bernard pups to Brigham Young, of Salt Lake City. 
PEDIGREE op banshee. 
Banshee* 
Mozart. Brosna 
PlunketT Min. Watson Irish setter; Rollo 
,_*_ T / -«——, by a dog of Lord Besbor- 
Grouse. Beauty. Bob. Tim Lucy o'ugh’s out of Stella by 
York, owned by Messrs. 
Leveridge of Beggar’s 
Bush, near Dublin of Dy- 
cer’s red Irish setter Dan. 
*Blood-red Irish setter, 10 months old. 
PEDIGREE OP KIRBY. 
Kirby very handsome white, black and tan setter, eighteen months 
old; Don, Venus’ own sister to Judy, dam of the great Ranger; Don by 
Mr. Laverack’s Dash, out of Lord Dound’s Duchess. 
“Mohawk” writes us and states, “Banshee and Kirby ar¬ 
rived April 22d in the steamer Wisconsin. Kirby whelped 
on the voyage and all of them died. Is it not hard luck for 
me and to sportsmen in general? Macdona, I think, is 
much to blame in sending her out when he knew she would 
whelp so soon?” 
LAVERACK’S APOLOGY. 
Broughall Cottage, ) 
Shropshire, Eng., April 16th, 1874. f 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
You will please insert in your next issue that it escaped 
my memory when I said I had never sent any dog to 
America. Two years ago, in England, I did sell a puppy 
to Dr. Gautier, whom I believe is an American. She was 
a bitch, five or six months old. This puppy escaped my 
memory. With this exception, I am positive I never sent 
or sold any dog, bitch, or puppy to America. This puppy 
was sold in England, and not sent by me direct to America, 
and is the only one ever sold by me to any American. 
Yours, truly, E. Laverack. 
Mr. Laverack requests us to state that now, as we have 
sold all the dogs and bitches he is willing to dispose of to 
America, “you had better give intimation that I shall have 
no dogs at present for sale , as I only breed and sell puppies; 
of these I have only one or two pairs to dispose of, as 
Mr. Price and other gentlemen have bespoken all the re¬ 
mainder.” 
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To Steamship Companies.— It appears there is a great 
deal of unnecessary trouble, extra labor and expense in 
transporting thoroughbred dogs from England to America. 
Would it not be as well to make one distinct tariff for all 
classes of dogs which should include lodging, care and 
fooc\? The butcher of the ship would only be too glad 
to give a little attention to the animals, and we feel 
assured that gentlemen on this side cf the water who are 
importing expensive dogs would be pleased to pay a little 
extra to the man delivering the animal. We are induced 
to make this suggestion to the various steamship lines as 
we are weekly receiving letters from our correspondents 
abroad complaining of this matter. Idstone says, “I have 
dogs now in my kennel awaiting transit. Great difficulties 
are thrown in the way of passage by the various companies. 
I wish you would use your influence to get them removed. 
I can send any number of dogs to any part of the world but 
the United States without any trouble.” 
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ON KENNELLING AND FEEDING DOGS. 
NUMBER THREE. 
T HE remaining portion of this interesting letter to Bell's 
Life, by a correspondent signing himself “Old Cal¬ 
abar” we publish as follows:— 
“Spratt’s biscuits are excellent food, but as there is a 
large per centage of meat in them they must be used with 
care; they are given dry, but it is a very good plan once a 
week to boil them, chopping up greens small, with turnips 
and parsnips, &c. All dogs require a little well-boiled 
green food during the summer months to keep them in 
health; fresh tallow greaves may be used in flavoring the 
meal, but I prefer paunches or anything else if I can get it. 
In the Highlands of Scotland you cannot always procure 
fresh meat for your dogs, and you will then find greaves 
very useful. As I have said, Spratt’s biscuits are excellent 
food; they are well made, do not take up much room, and 
are always procurable. I consider them a most valuable 
invention. Setters or pointers should have a little given 
them before going out, but if you do not like this plan they 
may be fed oyerniglit. Your man can always take a bis¬ 
cuit or two in his pocket, and give them a few bits when 
you take your luncheon. Dogs, like horses, when allowed 
to get in poor condition, take a long time to get up again; 
their coats are ragged and dull, and this will not change for 
the better till they slip them. Some dogs eat much more 
greedily than others, or will not allow others to feed with 
them; they should always be watched whilst they are eat¬ 
ing; let the slow or timid eaters go to work first, and then 
let the others on. If you have a quarrelsome dog at his 
food feed him by himself. It is a mistake having a dog too 
gross or fat, it brings on fits, mange, and sometimes fatal 
diseases; this is where you must use your discretion. A 
dog should be in nice hard condition, not hide bound, with 
a good loose skin, but not too fat. You should change a 
dog’s food occasionally. In winter time mix a little barley 
meal with the oatmeal; you may then ring the change with 
Indian meal, or Spratt’s biscuits. Rice occasionally is very 
good. You must study your dogs’ appetites as you would 
your own, and the food you give them should be perfectly 
clean and of the best; occasionally you may mix a little 
flour of sulphur with it. Very judicious feeding is neces¬ 
sary if you aie going to exhibit. Many exhibitors three 
weeks before a show put flour or other things in their dogs’ 
food, the object being to send them in the finest possible 
coat and condition. You must never allow you dogs to be 
stained or dirty in their coats or skin; an occasional wash¬ 
ing is necessary; but if they are well kept, well bedded, 
well and judiciously fed, they will not require much of 
this. If a dog shows the slightest touch of heat or mange, 
attend to him at once; it is very easily checked. Dalziel’s 
mange lotipn is very good. I always use Liquor Calcii 
Persulphureti, diluted from one to four times or more parts 
of water, as the case may require. This with a little open¬ 
ing medicine soon puts them all right The medicines I 
use are few and simple, but as every one has his ideas on 
this subjeet I will say nothing about it. There is one thing 
I had almost forgotten: Your kennels should be deodor¬ 
ised with Condy’s or other disinfectants; there are many 
advertised, and, I believe, good. After all, perhaps, to 
name a few medicines may not be out of the way. For 
fresh cuts or wounds I use tincture 1 of benzoin, i. e., friars’ 
balsam,and for wounds that are disinclined to heal, carbolic 
acid and glycerine; castor oil or powdered jalap for a pur¬ 
gative; arica nut for worms, with a dose of castor oil to 
follow; white precipitate for ticks or lice; tincture of arnica 
for bruises or strains. But the better way for those who do 
not understand medicines is to get some book on the sub¬ 
ject. When I wash my dogs for the purpose of killing ver¬ 
min I use a little carbolic acid, but this you must be very 
careful of. M‘Dongal’s patent carbolic soft soap is very 
good and safe. If I merely wash my dog to give a clean 
and bright coat I use the following once a week:—‘Lime 
water and linseed oil equal parts (one quart,) loz. carbonate 
of soda.’ Leave it on the clog three days, and then wash 
off with soft soap and hot water. This is a very old recipe 
and, if I mistake not, one of Colonel Hawker’s; but I really 
quite forget—at any rate it is good. If your dog com PO 
home with his flag or feathers encrusted with clay do n t 
allow it to dry on, but remove it with hot water ’ I uLT 
very frequently had my dogs in such a mess on comb 
home after a hard day that I have given them a warm bail 
before feeding to remove the stains and dirt. Bub tlm 
well after, and let them come before your fire if you hav* 
one, and when dry feed them and shut up for the night 6 
but unless your dogs are in a very filthy mess they do nm 
require this washing. On my return from shooting I a l 
ways feed my dogs myself; in fact, I always do so when T 
am at home. Your dogs have worked all day for von ■ 
pleasure, and they should be fed before you feed yourself' 
After seeing them all comfortable you can then take vou' 
own bath and make yourself so, first cleaning your turn 
or giving it to be done by one you can trust. You have 
then no cares for the rest of the evening. I forgot to men 
tion it in its proper place—there must be no draft whatever 
in your kennel, which should be thoroughly wann drv 
and snug. If dog owners attend to the few simple instruc 
tions I have given I am certain they will see their animals 
thriving and in good order, and a credit to them. Nothing 
is so wretched to look at as a poor, miserable, tucked-up 
half-starved, mangy animal. Perhaps this is not the place 
to name it, but I always allow my setters to retrieve their 
own game in the open, but never in cover ; on partridges I 
always indulge them. They have found the game for you 
and I think it is only fair to let them have the pleasure of 
retrieving it. I had one setter who was the most remark¬ 
able retriever on snipe I ever saw. Later I may give my 
views on the breaking of pointers and setters; but this has 
already been done in such an exhaustive manner by Colonel 
Hutcheson and others that I am almost afraid to attempt 
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Cincinnati, April 25,1874. 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
I think galvanism would, as you say, be a good thing for “S.’s” dog 
Shot. Perhaps he may be troubled with incipient cancer in the ear; al¬ 
though ‘S.” examined him, the disease may be in its infancy and “S," 
deceived. If the dog is by this time in the same state it will be apparent 1 
if so, “S.” should send Shot to a student on canine pathology. W. L. 
J£5p“ Will our University correspondents kindly send us their most recent 
catalogues. 
Secretaiies and friends of Athletic , Base-Ball, Cricket and other out¬ 
door Clubs will kindly mail their contributions not later than Monday in 
each week. 
—The Young America Cricket Club, of Philadelphia, at 
a recent meeting, elected the following officers for the en¬ 
suing year;—President, E. M. Davis, Jr.; Vice President, 
Charles A. Newhall; Treasurer, Sydney L. ’Wright; Sec¬ 
retary, Charles E. Morgan. 
—The Germantown Cricket Club, who sent a member to 
visit England to make arrangements for an English eleven 
to visit Philadelphia this year, states that there is a strong 
probability that a first class eleven will arrive in September 
next under tlie captaincy of Mr. V. E. Walker. 
—The St. Louis cricket club were out for practice for the 
first time this season on April 24th, when the Benedicts 
polished off the Bachelors, with six wickets to fall. Sharp’s 
total of thirty-eight “not out,” was the hatting feature on 
the one side, Jeffries leading on the other. 
—The Philadelphia club will play their first match Satur¬ 
day, May 2d. Their adversaries will be the Germantown 
Eleven. 
—The Philadelphia professional club had an unprofitable 
trip of it on their first eastern tour, which was commenced 
April 24th, as the snow storm which prevailed over New 
England the 25th and 26th put a stop to their games in Bos¬ 
ton and Hartford, and the rain of Tuesday rendered it im¬ 
possible to play their games with the Atlantics and Mu¬ 
tuals, in Brooklyn, on the 29th and 30th, so all the expense 
of tlie trip—nearly $400—was incurred for nothing. This 
comes of not studying “Old Prob.” properly. Had they 
done so they would not have left New York on Friday 
night. 
—The Chicago club visited St. Louis on April 20th to get 
into practice in games with the St. Louis amateur clubs. 
They opened play on the 21st in a match with the Empire 
club nine, whom they defeated by a score of 24 to 2. On 
the 22d they met the amateur “Red Stocking” nine, and 
the latter apparently did credit to the color of their liose, 
for the Whites of Chicago failed to score a single run until 
the sixth inning, when they got in four runs. They di 
not get another until the ninth, when they added two more 
to their score, the “Reds” fielding very prettily. The St. 
Louis players, however, were sent to “Chicago,” as they. 
were not allowed to score a run. 
—The amateurs of New York and adjoining States met 
in convention again in this city on April 22d, an inciease 
attendance of delegates showing that a growing interes is 
being taken in tlie renewal of tlie old Amateur Nationa 
Association. The promise is that the next December con¬ 
vention will be more like the old time meetings of t ie & 
tional Association than liave been seen for ten years pas - 
No official report of the proceedings have been sen ^ 
The committee of rules mistakingly ignored the ru e 
calling wide balls on all balls pitched out of possib e i’® 
of the bat. This, and their rule of calling halls, a “ ml ? j 
the wildest delivery by amateur pitchers, with the P iac 1 
result of large scores and long and tedioils games. ^ ^ 
—The Pennsylvania amateur association will pLy un 
the new code of rules, as also the Maryland and 
associations. The Knickerbocker and Exceisioi C J^ g 
two of the oldest clubs in the amateur fraterni y 
not entered the amateur association. They shou ( 6 
resented next December. , 
—The ball grounds of Prospect Park have been 
laid out, and the Park Commissioners have made ^ 
preparation to accommodate the best class o a 
