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FIXTURES. 



BTCNCH SBOWS. 



March 4, 5, 6 and 7.— Cincinnati Bench Show, iMelodian Hall. En- 

 tries close Feb. 25. Charles LincolD, Superintendent, care of B. Kit- 

 tcedge & Co.. Cincinnati. Ohio. 



March 12, 13 and 14.— New Haven Kennel Ohio's First Annual Bench 

 Show. Second Regiment Armory. Edward S. Porter, Secretary, Box 

 667 New Haven, Coma. Entries close March 1. 



March 13 to 21.— Washington Bench Show, Masonic Hall, Wash- 

 ington. D. 0. Chas. Lincoln, Superintendent. 



March 2G, 27 and 28.— The Dominion Kennel Club's Second Annual 

 Bench Show. Horticultural Gardens. Charles Lincoln, Superlnten- 

 ' dent. O. Greville Harsrcm, Secretary. Toronto. Canada. 



April 3, 4 and 5.— The Cleveland Bench Show Association's Second 

 Bench Show. Charles Lincoln. Superintendent. C. M. Munhall, Sec- 

 retary, Cleveland, Ohio. 



May 6, 7. 8 and fl.— The Westminster Kennel Club's Eighth Annual 

 Bench Show, Madison Square Garden. Entries close April 21. Chas, 

 Lincoln, Superintendent. R. C. Cornell. Secretary, 54 William street, 

 New York. • 



A. K. R. 



rpHE AMERICAN KENNEL REGISTER, for the registration of 

 -*- pedigrees, etc. (with prize lists of all shows and trials), is pub 

 lished every month. Entries close ou the 1st. Should he in early. 

 Entry blanks sent on receipt of stamped and addressed envelope. 

 Registration fee (25 cents) must accompany each entry. No entries 

 inserted unless paid in advance. Yearly subscription $1, Address 

 "American Kenuel Register," P. O. Box 2832, New York. Nmnher 

 of entries already printed 1010. Volume I., bound in cloth, sent 

 postpaid, $1.50. 



WASHINGTON DOG SHOW. 



FOLLOWING is the premium list for the bench show to be 

 held at Washington, commencing March 18: 

 Champion mastiffs, dogs, champion medal, bitches the same, 

 open, dogs, $10 and $5, bitches the same. Rough-coated St. 

 Bernards and smooth-coated St. Bernards, same as mastiffs. 

 Newfoundlands. #10 and silver medal. Champion greyhound, 

 dogs, champion medal, bitches the same; open, dogs, $10 and 

 silver medal, bitches the same; puppies, silver medal. Cham- 

 pion deerbouhds, champion medal; open, $10 and silver medal. 

 Champion pointers, dogs and bitches over 551bs., $15; open, 

 dogs, $ 15 and $5; bitches over 501bs., the same. Champion 

 pointers, dogs and bitches under 551bs., $15; open, dogs, $15 

 and $5; bitches under 501bs., the same; puppies $7 and 83. 

 Champion English setters, dogs, $15; bitches, the same; open, 

 dogs, Slo and $5; bitches, the same; puppies, dogs, 87 and $3; 

 bitches, the same. Champion black and tan setters, dog or 

 bitch. $15; open, dogs, SI 5 and 85; bitches, the same; puppies, 

 %1 and $3. Champion Irish setters, dogs, $15; bitches, the 

 same; open, dogs, $15 and $5; bitches, the same; puppies, $7 

 and $8L Chesapeake Bay dogs, $10 and silver medal. 

 Champion Irish water spaniels, champion medal; open, 

 $10 and silver medal. Champion field spaniels, any 

 color, over 2£ibs., champion medal; open, $10 and $5. Cham- 

 pion cocker spaniels (any color) under 2Slbs., champion medal; 

 open, 810 and $5. Champion foxhounds, champion medal; 

 open, §10 and 85. Champion beagles, champion medal; open, 

 dogs 810 and §5, bitches the same. Dachshunde, $10 and silver 

 medal. Champion fox-terriers, champion medal; open, dogs 

 S10 and 85, bitches the same; puppies silver medal. Champion 

 collie dogs, champion medal, bitches the same; open, dogs 

 $10 and 85, bitches the same; puppies silver medal. Champion 

 bulldogs, champion medal, bitches the same; open, dogs $10 

 and $5, bitches the same. Champion bull-terriers, champion 

 medal ; open, $10 and $5. Rough-haired terriers 810 and silver 

 medal; black and tan terriers, over Tibs., $10 and silver 

 medal; Dandy Dinmonts, 810 and silver medal; Irish terriers, 

 SL0 and silver medal. Champion Skye terriers, champion 

 medal ; open, $10 and 85. Champion' pug dogs, champion 

 medal, bitches the same; open, dogs $10 and $5, bitches the 

 same; puppies silver medal. Champion Yorkshire terriers, 

 champion medal; open, $10 and $5, Toy terriers under 71bs., 

 $10 and silver medal. King Charles spaniels, $10 and silver 

 medal. Blenheim spaniels, $10 and silver medal. Japanese 

 spaniels, $10 and silver medal. Italian greyhounds, 810 and 

 silver medal. Miscellaneous, three prizes $5 each. 



NEW YORK DOG SHOW. 



WE have received the premium list of the eighth annual 

 bench show of the Westminster Kennel Club, to bo held 

 at Madison square Garden, May 6, 7, 8 and 9. The list is the 

 same as that of last year, except that a class is made for Basset 

 hounds, champion and open classes for bull bitches, a class for 

 Bedlington terriers, and a dog and bitch class for poodles, 

 making 120 classes in all, as against 114 last year. The 

 premiums are as follows: Champion mastiffs, dogsj champion 

 medal, bitches the same; open, dogs $10, $5 and silver medal, 

 bitches the same; puppies $5 arid silver medal. Rough-coated 

 St. Bernards the same as mastiff class, except that puppies 

 get $10 and silver medal. Smcoth-coated St. Bernards the 

 same. Berghunde dogs $10 and silver medal, bitches the 

 same. Newfoundlands, dogs or bitches $10 and silver 

 medal. Champion greyhounds, dogs champion medal, 

 bitches the same; open, dogs $10 and silver medal, 

 bitches the same; puppies, dogs or bitches, the 

 same. Champion deerhounds, dogs or bitches, champion 

 medal; open, dogs $10 and silver medal, bitches the same. 

 Champion pointers (over 551bs.) dogs $25, bitches (over SOlbs.) 

 the same; open, dogs $20, 1 10 and silver medal, bitches the 

 same, small pointer class the same ; puppies, dogs over 12 and 

 under 18 months $10 and silver medal, b tches the same; under 

 12 months, dogs or bitches the same. Champion English 

 setter dogs $25, bitches the same; open, dogs $20, $10 and silver 

 medal, bitches the same; puppies, dogs over 12 and under 18 

 months $10 and silver medal, bitches the same; under 12 

 months; dogs or bitches, the same. Champion black and tan 

 setter dogs' $25, bitches the same; open, dogs $20, $10 and 

 silver medal, bitches the same ; puppies, dogs $10 and silver 

 medal, bitches the same; Irish setters the same as the black 

 and tan setters. Chesapeake Bay dogs, dogs or bitches, $10 

 and silver medal. Champion Irish water spaniels, dogs or 

 bitches, champion medal; open, $10 and silver medal. Champion 

 field spaniels (any color) over 281 bs., dogs or bitches, champion 

 medal ; open, $10 and $5. Champion cocker spaniels (any color) 

 under 281bs,, dogs or bitches, champion medal; open (liver and 

 black) $10 and $5, any color other than liver or black the 

 same; puppies, field' or cocker, (any color) $5 and silver 

 medal. Champion foxhounds, dogs or bitches, champion 

 medal; open, $10, $5 aud silver medal. Champion beagles, 

 dogs or bitches, champion medal; open, dogs, $10, $5 and sil- 

 ver medal, bitches the same; puppies, dogs or bitches, silver 

 medal. Basset hounds, dogs or bitches, $10 and silver medal. 

 Dachshunde, dogs or bitches, $10 and silver medal. Cham- 

 pion fox-terriers, dogs, champion medal; bitches the same; 

 open, dogs, $10, $5 and silver medal, bitches the same; pup- 

 pies, dogs, silver medal, bitches the same. Wire-haired fox- 

 terriers, "dogs or bitches. 810 and $5. Champion collies, dogs, 

 champion medal, bitches the same; open, dog's, $10, 85 

 and silver medal, bitches the same; puppies, dogs, silver medal, 

 bitcl.ei the same. Champion bulls, dogs, champion madal, 

 bitches (if of sufficient merit) the same; open, dogs, 

 $5 and silver medal, bitchxs the same. Champion 

 bull-terriers over 2. r >)bs., dogs or biu-iics, champion medal; 

 open, $10. 85 and silver 'medal; class under y51bs. the same; 

 puppies, silver medal. Black and tan terriers over Tibs., dogs 

 (.) bitches, 810 and silver medal; rough-haired terriers the 



same; Dandie Dinmont terriers the same; Irish terriers the 

 same; Bedlington terriers the same. Champion Skye ter- 

 riers, dogs or bitches, champion medal; open, $10, 85 and sti- 

 ver medal. Champion pugs, dogs, champion medal, bitches 

 the same; open, dogs, $10, $5 and silver medal, bitches the 

 same; puppies, silver medal. Champion Yorkshire terriers 

 oyer 51bs., dogs or bitches, champion medal; open, $10, $5 

 and silver medal; class under 51bs, the same. Toy terriers 

 other than Yorkshire under 71bs., $10 and silver medal; King 

 Charles spaniels the same; Blenheim spaniels the same; Jap- 

 anese spaniels the same; Italian greyhounds the same. 

 Poodles, dogs, the same, bitches the same. Miscellaneous 

 class over 251bs., $10, $5 and silver medal; class under 251bs. 

 the same. In addition to the above list it is expected that a 

 large number of valuable specials will be offered. Entries 

 close April 23. 



Editor Forest and Stream.; 



The managers of the bench show have decided to give a 

 champion medal for the best bull bitch in Class 87, provided 

 there is a bitch worthy of it in the opinion of the judges. 



Chas. Lixcoln, Supt. 



New York. March 3, iSfrl, 



IMPORTATION OF BEAGLES. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



The steamship Pennsylvania, which arrived at this port Feb. 

 27, brought three beagles, consigned to Wm. H. Ashbumer of 

 this city, president of the beagle club. 



As this importation is of direct interest to the breeders of 

 beagles, giving opportunity of fresh crosses with some of the 

 most approved or the British strains, it is proper to give the 

 following description of them : 



Minstrel, a black, white and tan dog hound, from a noted 

 pack in Cornwall, a second season dog and two years old, of 

 nice style and quality, good eyes, ears well carried and of good 

 length, excellent body, legs and feet, altogether a desirable 

 hound. This dog was selected by Louis Clement ("Wild- 

 fowler"), the well-known correspondent of the London Field, 

 and formerly its kennel editor, now publisher and proprietor 

 of the Kennel Neivs, Lcndon, England. 



"Wildfowler" was at particular trouble and care in procur- 

 ing this beagle, and speaks in high terms of his blood and 

 breeding. 



Owing to delay in the mails, the extended pedigree has not 

 been yet received from abroad. 



Foreman, tan, lemon and white dog, four years old, ten 

 inches at shoulder, has a well domed skull, broad across the 

 top, excellent ears, eyes of true beagle character, good coat of 

 proper texture, body cobbj^ and compact, a grand little dog, 

 and of the accepted type. Bred by Mr. J. Crane, Surry, Eng- 

 land. 



PEDIGREE OK ENGLISH BEAGLE DOG FOREMAN. 



Honesty. 



Fashion. Butterfly. Hymen. Moorhen. 



Hymen, by Pilgrim (Bealer— Dewdrop) out of Harmony. Dewdrop, 

 by Damper out of Precious. 



Deborah, black, white and tan bitch, two years old. height 

 ten (10) inches at the shoulder. This is a remarkably fine 

 beagle; indeed, it is a question if her superior can be found in 

 this country. In many of the points that go to make up the 

 first-class hound she cannot be excelled. In head, eyes, ears, 

 muzzle, jaw and lips she is wonderfully fine, while her legs 

 and feet are of the best, and her general appearance very at- 

 tractive. 



PEDIGREE OF ENGLISH BEAGLE BITCH DEBORAH. 



Deborah. 



Miraculous. 



Rachel. 



Mushroom. 



Pleasant. Pealer. 



Dewdrop. 



Pilgrim. Harmony. Damper. Precious. Damper. Precious. 



The bitch Deborah is an inbred Damper, sire of Mr. Crane's 

 famous 10-inch dog Giant, that is claimed to be the best beagle 

 in England. Precious, to whom she is also cl«sely inbred, won 

 first and cup at Crystal Palace, London, and first and cup at 

 Portsmouth, the only times shown. 



Foreman and Deborah were bred by Mr. J. Crane, of South- 

 over House, Surrey, England. The Crane strain of beagles 

 are admitted to be the best in England. Stonehenge, in "Dogs 

 of the British Islands," makes special mention of theru, and 

 selected Giant and Ringlet, two of Mr. Crane's breeding, to 

 illustrate his article on the beagle. 



Foreman and Deborah were purchased of E. Carew-Gibson, 

 Esq., of Sussex, England. 



Mr. Ashburner's importation experienced a very rough pass- 

 age out, but arrived in good condition. Rtjsticus. 



Philadelphia, Feb. 29. 



BEAGLES AND WILDCATS. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



My friend C. and I had agreed to have a chase as soon as the 

 weather cleared. Jan, 18 opened as dark and dreary as some 

 preceding days, but toward noon the clouds disappeared and 

 the evening was calm, bright and pleasant. It was just the 

 evening almost any one, be he sportsman or other, could enjoy 

 in the open air after having been housed for a week. So, 

 early in the afternoon, my son (who, for the occasion, acted as 

 our whipper in) and I, mounted and equipped, were prepared 

 for the promised hunt. Our hounds, it seems, had anticipated 

 the event and had preceded us to *he woois and at that 

 moment were tunning quite lively not more than half a mile 

 away. We were off for them in a twinkling, but before we 

 overtook them the wildcat was up a tree. We had some 

 beagle puppies with us, and, wishing to see how they would 

 perform in a cat chase, we tried to jump the game out by 

 throwing stones and sticks at it, but it did not seem disposed 

 to come down. We drew a Colt's .44, then it tumbled. 



On to meet C, whom we soon joined. His three hounds 

 increased our pack, all told, to twelve dogs. This little dog is 

 King Charlie, first at New York in May, 1888; but he gets his 

 prizes at shows. This trim, blueticked and tan bitch is Flora, 

 the dog without a registered pedigree, but whose fame is at- 

 tested by the bleaching skeletons of her many victims in the 

 hills and vales of Southwest Texas, and this black and tan 

 dog is Cap, The others are promising young hounds on the 

 road to fame. 



We make a cast down the creek half a mile, finding noth- 

 ing, and swing around to the hilis on the right . Soon Cap 

 gives tongue, and is quickly joined by the pack. They are 

 getting settled down to their work about night, when a fine 

 old buck shows up in front. Cap. Charlie and some of the 

 others can't resist the temptation, so alter the antlers they go, 

 Flora and one other holding steadily to first game. The whip 

 goes after the truants and succeeds in bringing part of them 

 back. C. and I follow the two. They cany their game cir- 

 cling to our left. Their cry, once lost in the distance, is again 

 heard as they come around, as if coming back to the place of 

 starting. The whip having rejoined us, we hasten to meet 

 them, but before we get to them they have overtaken the cat 

 and are holding her at bay in thick live oak runners about as 

 high as our horses. She makes frequent attempts to break 

 and save herself by flight agam, but the hounds compel her to 

 turn and fight for life. Once I saw her have poor old Flora 

 down, but the young bloods closed in and compelled her to at- 

 tend to them. "At another time I saw her make directly for 

 C., and I expected she woidd attempt to mount up with him, 

 but she only passed under his horse. On account of the brush 



and the fear of killing a dog, it was some time before we 

 could get in a shot, but at last the opportunity came and a 

 shot from C.'s .45 ended the fray. 



On again we went, and when we had proceeded but a short 

 distance a fine blue doe passed just in front of us, but as we 

 were not after deer we let her pass without a shot, and suc- 

 ceeded in getting our dogs across the scent without any of 

 them getting off after her. Another half mile Flora challenges 

 to scent, and the young hounds were soon at work. A. spirited 

 little chase reminds the old gent that it is best to quit the 

 ground. But we did not have to apply our noses to the tree. 

 as the captain of the 'coon hunters did, for he was in plain 

 view. A crack of my long whip persuaded the old scamp it 

 was time to be going. Down he came and made good nis 

 escape to the brush. The dogs, however, after an exciting 

 chase, having several times been thrown over the scent hy his 

 doubling on them, brought him to bay, when again the bullet 

 did the work for cat No. 3, 



The snort blown, we prepared for home, but Daisy ! Where 

 is the little beagle Daisy ? The horns ring again and again, 

 but she don't appear. 'The whip is sent to hunt her, and soon 

 returns with her in his arm, torn or cat and bleeding, ftndre- 

 ports that where found the scent of the musk-hog was so rank 

 that he felt imeasy when he dismounted to get the puppy. 



Our time was up, and as we were going home the dogs 

 started another cat, but circumstances compelled us to leave 

 some of them in the woods. Lame and tired they came home 

 next day, J. S. 11 



Ranch, Bee County, Texas 



BEAGLES FOR FOXES. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Replying to ''Bugle," I would say that beagles are not at- 

 all suitable for fox hunting, although for fox shooting they are 

 deadly enough. 



An average pack of beagles will carry a cold trail with 

 about the same speed and precision as an average pack at fox- 

 hounds, while for beating cover late in the day beagles will be 

 at a positive advantage, chiefly from then- habits of working 

 through close briers and inspecting knolls and tu 

 swampy places, for the beagle hunts a good deal by eight un- 

 til the game is a-foot, and foxes love to lie in such places a& 

 the hare chooses for her form. But when once the fox is 

 started the beagle's usefulness ends. A red fox will canter 

 away from them, and they cannot force him to give oil a good 

 body scent; while even a gray fox will play before them all 

 day long quite cool and self-possessed. 



But if the object is to exterminate foxes with the gun, then, 

 most assuredly, the beagle should be the chosen agent, for he 

 will show up the quarry much oftener than foxhounds do. 



I may add, that in this section of country foxes are never 

 shot, and no man can think oi such a deedwifcnout a shudder. 

 True, there is no statute on the subject, but the omission is 

 doubtless on the Spartan principle, that to imagine th 

 bilitv of a crime so base would be an insult to the common- 

 wealth. 



We can imagine Marc Antony pledging his dusky queen in 

 all the pearls of the Orient, and some sympathizing eouL ob- 

 livious of the waste, shouting, ''Hurrah lor Antony !" We 

 can see the midnight incendiary, caught torch in hand, wring- 

 ing drops of pity from his captors' eyes by raising his shriv- 

 elled fingers and protesting they are Gold. We can see the 

 baffled horse thief remounted on the favorite mare and dis- 

 missed with a foaming stirrup-cup, on pleading thai bis legs 

 are tired. 



For acts like these some palliating feature may well be 

 found; but, alas! who can imagine any word of extenuation 

 falling from the pallid lips of the man who has shot a fox I 



Wat; ZEE. 



Glen Valley, va„ March 1, 1881. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



I don't want any beagles for hunting foxes in this country. 

 They cannot be heard far enough, and 1 don't believe they 

 can stand it. Now what I use and what I tbinfc is best for 

 hunting the fox is a short-legged dog, with heavy bones, large 

 feet, and very slow. With this kind of dog I can kill my fox 

 very nearly every time. I have shot nine and my partner 

 five. We have three hounds— two very slow dogs and one 

 very fast bitch. We use the slow dogs until 3 in the after- 

 noon ; if the fox is not killed before that then we take off the 

 dogs and put on the bitch. She wiJl catch or run them down 

 in a verv short time, aud we. hardly ever lose a fox. 



There'are a good many rabbits, foxes, squirrels, paitiidges, 

 ducks, etc., here. If any sportsman should pats this way let 

 him make me a visit, and I will see that he is well taken 

 care of. E. G. B. 



Scott, Wisconsin. 



DUKE. 



SECOND BARK, 



DUKE had been on his good behavior for two weeks, and 

 it was generally believed that he had reformed when, 

 early one morning, Mr. H. was startled by an exclamation 

 from 'Manuel, 



'•Fq' goodness sake Mars H., look at dat bird!" 



Coming across the lawn was a curious looking fowl, with the 

 head of a turkey gobbler and a body that resembled a Hub- 

 bard squash that had been dipped in molasses and rolled in 

 feathers. 



"What is it, 'Manuel— it must be a wounded buzzard '. ' 



" 'Spec it am; an* (Jars law 'boutkillhv dem buzaards, Some 

 o' dem Smif boys bin done it, 1 'spec. I'll jis go " 



"'Manuel! You 'Manuel!" and Aunt Phyllis beckoned ex- 

 citedly to her man, who started toward the kitchen, as Mr. H. 

 walked toward the bud for a closer view. 



"It's too light for a buzzard, and yet— 1 ' A quick, sharp yelp 

 from the neighborhood of the servants' quarters, aud Duke 

 sped across the held closely pursued by Aunt Phyllis and 

 'Manuel, armed with broom and clothes prop. 



"Oh you ineeitfiil, disrepeutent hound! I'll flam yer wuss 

 dan dat'fi ketch you!" shouted Phyllis, asshe shook the broom 

 and stopped to pant. 



"How's dat lur a prize turkey f said 'Manuel, bitterly, as 

 he waved his arm in the direction of the dilapidated fowl ou 

 the, lawn. "Bin workin' on dat gobbla six weeks, Mara H. , 

 t' git him fat an' slick fur de powitree show. 'SpeCted fast 

 prize, an' now look at him? Don t spec 1 could putdesein 

 agin," as he picked up a handful of tail feathers that Aunt 

 Philiis had found back of the smoke house and dropped again 

 in her excitement. 



"No, 'Manuel, Ids beauty is spoiled for this season, it not 

 forever. If Duke comes back before night, give him a wnip- 



"Mars H., is you gwine ter keep dat dog?" asked Aunt 

 Phyllis, impressively. - 



•'•Well, Aunt Phyllis, I don't see how L can part with the 

 mischievous rascal." 



"Den I'se gwine ter hunt a place termoirer!' and Aunt 

 Phyllis strode majestically into the kitehen, 



•■'Well, 'Man, I suppose you will go too?" 



■'Mars H. if you let dat dog pick all de i Ifi iaiini 



taint none o' my bizniz; an' i'se facial" 'J u' a do^ 



dribe me outen a good home. Phyllis kin go- 

 he almost broke into a broad grin as th< turkey 

 gobbler limped past the kitehen door in lull sight oi Aunt 

 Phyllis. 



"All right 'Manuel, 111 get you anothei 

 pose Aunt Phyllis and she will not stay a 

 H., after examining and directing the proper t n 

 wounded fowl, departed for the city. 



