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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[July 10, 1884. 





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MR, F. WINDHOLZ'S BLUE BELTON ENGLISH SETTER BITCH 



Winner of First in Puppy Class, New York, 1884. 



"PRINCESS PHCEBUS." 



Professor Spencer F. Baird, who received the grand medal 

 from the Emperor of Germany at Berlin, as the greatest of all 

 living fishculturists. All honor to Professor George Brown 

 Goode and his associates at Berlin and London, who bore 

 away the highest prizes given in Germany and England. I 

 want these honors to come while they are full of life, faith 

 and hope, and can enjoy them. They are worthy of tbe com- 

 mendation of Professor Huxley, who said that Professor 

 Baird, Professor Goode and his associates, by their energy, 

 patience, and scientific research, have made the world more 

 and more comfortable for mankind. By their exertions they 

 have advanced into high favor, the doctrine of applying 

 science to human ends, I, therefore, ask you, Mr. President, 

 to put the question of thanks to Professor Lyman for his very 

 able address. I wish I could add to it that emphatic senti- 

 ment of the people, who in their homes all through the land 

 gratefully commend the efforts of the United States Fish Com- 

 mission. 



The president of the meeting proposed a vote of thanks to 

 Hon. Theodore Lyman for his eloquent and instructive 

 address. 



Hon. James B. Groome, referring to Hon S. S. Cox's state- 

 ment that Ohio had originated and New York perfected fish- 

 culture, remarked: "I beg to say also that Ohio produced, and 

 New York perfected, the model Congressman." (Applause.) 



The chairman proposed a vote of thanks to Hon. S. S. Cox, 

 which was carried unanimously. 



The meeting then adjourned to meet next day. 



THE GREAT FALLS FISHWAY— The plans for the Mc- 

 Donald fishway at the Great Falls of the Potomac have been 

 accepted by Prof. Baird and transmitted to Maj. Lydecker, of 

 the U. S. Engineers, under whose direction the work will be 

 done. This insures more thorough work than if done by con- 

 tract, and this fishway will give opportunity for careful and 

 critical study of details. The total hight to be surmounted is 

 71.9 feet, this rise being accomplished in a horizontal distance 

 of 2,600 feet, measuring from the crest of the dam to the level 

 of low water. The greater part of the ascent to be overcome 

 is in the lower part of the section surveyed, the total elevation 

 being accomplished by a succession of abrupt declivities, rising 

 successively tohigherlevels. It is estimated that it will requii e 

 for this work 202 cubic yards of cut stone masonry ; 90 cubic 

 yards of coping stone masonry; 479 yards of concrete masoniy; 

 93,600 feet of timber, B. M.; 8,532 lbs. iron ; 17,732 short bolts, 

 2 to 6 in. : 51,064 screws, 2% to 9 in. ; 1,655 cubic yards of rock 

 excavation; 750 cubic yards" of earth excavation; and 110 cords 

 of riprap. The work will soon begin. Col. McDonald expects 

 to sail for Scotland about July 10, the Scotch Commissioners 

 having engaged him to construct a fishway on a salmon river, 

 which he expects to complete in time for the fall run of fish. 



Some Other Man is always the one you think will get hurt by acci- 

 dent, aad the "other man"' thinks it will be you! If he is right, you 

 will be sorry you didn't insure in the Travelers, of Hartford— or your 

 family will.—' Adv. 



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FIXTURES. 



BENCH SHOWS. 



Sept. 16. 17 and 18.— Collie Bench Show and Field Trials of the 

 Ontario Collie Club, Toronto, Ont. Entries close Aug. 33. Mr. H. J. 

 Hill, Secretary, Toronto. 



Sept. — .Bench Show of the Philadelphia Kennel Club. Mr. Benj. 

 C. Satterthwaite, Secretary. 



Oct. 6, 9, 10 and 11.— Third Annual Bench Show of the Danbury 

 Agricultural Society, Danbury, Conn. E. S. Davis, Superintendent, 

 Danbury, Conn. 



Oct. 21, «2, 2-6 and 84.— First Annual Fall Bench Show of the West- 

 minster Kennel Club. Madison Square Garden,»New York. Mr. Chas. 

 Lincoln, Superintendent. 



FIELD TRIALS. 



Dec. 8 —Sixth Annual Trials of the National American Kennel Club 

 at Canton, Miss. D. Bryson, Secretary. Memphis, Tenn. 



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. Eniries close on the 1st. Should be. in early. 

 Entry blanks sent on receipt of stamped and addressed envelope. 

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

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

 "American Kennel Register," P. O. Box 3882, New York, Number 

 of entries already printed 1319. Volume I,, bound in cloth, sent 

 postpaid, §1.50. 



POINTERS AT NEW YORK. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Mr. Aldrich seems to look upon the forty signers of that 

 protest somewhat as Ah Baba did upon another famous forty. 

 They are all very, very wicked men. But why should I be 

 especially chosen out of the forty, to be. the text of Mr. 

 Aldrich's sermon, when so many of them are better known, 

 both as breeders and exhibitors, than my humble self. I have 

 not said that Bang Bang was throaty. I have not said that 

 he had a black nose. I have not said he was cock-eyed. What 

 is the head and front of my offending? But to relieve Mr. 

 Aldrich's mind I will explain my position in regard to the pro- 

 test. I was told that a protest was being signed against the 

 judging of the pointers at New York, and asked if I, as a 

 breeder, wished to sign it. In my letter of June 5, from which 

 Mr. A. quotes one paragraph, I expressly gave my reasons for 

 thinking Mr. E. C. Sterling no judge of a pointer. I readily 

 then signed my name to a protest which 1 thought, and still 

 think, was intended to convey the objection of pointer 

 breeders to that gentleman as a judge, and to prevent bis 

 being employed in that capacity at future bench shows. The 



Erotest as printed was worded a little differently from what I 

 ad expected, but the substance being the same, I did not 

 cavil at the form. 



As regards Meteor, I have never undertaken to pick him to 

 pieces, but I frankly say that after hearing a full description 

 of him from Major Taylor, who is an open admirer of the dog, 

 and hearing more of him from others •who know what a 

 pointer should be, as well as or better than I do, I do not be- 

 lieve he can beat one side of Beaufort in a large pointer class 

 and under a judge who knows what a pointer is. Mr. Aldrich 

 seems to be under the impression that I am fighting Mr. 

 Mason's battles against the W. K. C. Such is not the case. I 

 consider Mr. Mason amply capable of taking care of himself, 

 and when I condemn Mr. Sterling's judgment it is with no 

 feeling aerainst the W. K. C. I am only championing Beau- 

 fort against his foes, and would do so whoever owned him 

 and whoever ran him down. If Meteor is such a grand dog- 

 why run Beaufort down? Were Meteor mine I should like 

 Beaufort to be all his friends claim him to be when my dog 

 had beaten him, Every fault that is found in him takes a 

 leaf from Meteor's laurels, and if he is as Mr. Cornell and Mr. 

 Aldrich would fain paint him there is not much glory in beat- 

 ing a cripple. And now I have explained, I want some expla- 

 nation from Mr. Aldrich. What does he mean by "men like 

 this," as applied to me? If I have not forgotten my gram- 

 mar "this" needs another word to make sense, and applied to 

 the rest of his sentence it is either ungrammatical or shows that 

 Mr. Aldrich does not understand the wording of the protest. 

 What is "hard" in my signing my humble name to that pro- 

 test, and who it is "hard" on I cannot say. Perhaps Mr. 

 Aldrich can. T. B. Dorset. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



It is vain for Mr. Mason to say that Mr. Cornell began the 

 fuss. He certainly cannot deny that his attempt on me was 

 altogether without provocation on my part, yet he deliber- 

 ately chose to make it a personal matter. 



If he opines that only the owners of good ones are entitled 

 to discuss dogs, I might call attention to the fact that I have 

 owned, and indeed do now own, dogs that have won both in 

 bench shows and field trials, first-class events at that, and not 

 tail-end prizes either. But then, as we all know, Mr. Mason 

 would say there was no competition, or if there was then the 

 judges were fools. 



This hostility to the record amounts, on Mr. Mason's part, 

 to an assumption of something like in fallibility. Whenever a 

 dog he dislikes, as Bang Bang or Thunder, wins, as such ones 

 most commonly do, why then it don't count, that's all. But 

 before he is publicly installed as pope of dogdom, he must 

 make a better case than against Thunder. No such loose 

 statement of the facts, even if what he states are facts, will 

 suffice to discredit a public record. But take it all as he gives 

 it, and it is as strongly against him as could be wished. 



There were no birds, he says. Well, then, what were the 

 points upon which the decision was reached? Evidently 

 range, pace, quartering, obedience, etc. If he was such an 

 idiot as represented, it is apparent that he would lack in all 

 those points which are dependent on intelligence, and there 

 would be little left for him to win on but range and pace, 

 which are precisely the points for which he would be disquali- 

 fied if he had such a defect as is affirmed. Mr. Mason will 

 find that before he will be able to overthrow Thunder's record 

 he will have no resource left him but a resort of personal vili- 

 fication of those who made the record. 



Now I want it understood that I never write anything in 

 favor of my own works, and will not now do so, but I will 

 give a little "fact, hard as granite," that will show beyond dis- 

 pute that either Mr. Mason is guilty of intentional unfairness, 

 or of complete ignorance of the subject he makes so free to 



discuss. In my picture of Thunder, with the dog in the posi- 

 tion indicated and the spectator at the point of view chosen, 

 and clearly established by the composition of the picture, 

 such a crook as Mr. Mason describes in his criticisms of Thun- 

 der's leg could not be detected with the naked eye, or shown 

 by a photograph, even if it were present in the degree he 

 claims. Now he either knows this or he does not, and I care 

 not which horn of the dilemma he chooses. 



It is neither necessary nor proper to bring private persons 

 or private expressions of opinions into a public discussion. 

 What cannot be shown by proofs that are public, and open to 

 the inspection and verification of all, I am quiet willing to 

 forego. So instead of giving the private conversation of any 

 party to show what " notoriety " there has been in regard to 

 Thunder's field qualities, I will allude to the fact that at 

 Vincennes, Pittsburgh gentlemen, who were well acquainted 

 with the dog and with his owner, backed him in the pools, 

 and against no less a crack than Gladstone ! 



It is not news to anybody what kind of dog Mr. Mason 

 favors, we all knew he went in for a distinctly show animal, 

 as do a great many others, all of which is their right and 

 privilege. There are, however, many who go in for field 

 quality, and care less for ornamental points. It is not yet 

 proven which of these opposing parties is in the right. The 

 question is open for discussion, and any person, however 

 humble, who can give valuable facts looking to its elucidation, 

 will be listened to with pleasure, but mere assertion, personal 

 denunciation and bounce will not impose upon anybody. 



J. M. Tbacy. 



OfiEENWiCH, July 5, 1884. 



NEW YORK FALL DOC SHOW. 



THE first annual fall bench show of the Westminster Ken- 

 nel Club will be held at Madison Square Garden, Oct. 21, 

 22, 23 and 24. With the exception of bloodhounds, deerhounds, 

 greyhounds and fox-terriers, the show will be confined to the 

 non-sporting classes. The premium list, which we give below, 

 contains ninety-two classes. The prizes offered are liberal, 

 and perhaps as well apportioned as possible, Should the fan- 

 ciers of any breed feel that they are not sufficiently noticed, 

 we can assure them that a full entry will result in a better 

 classification and larger prizes next year, and we presume 

 that the management would cheerfully sub-divide at this show 

 all of the classes where the number of entries is sufficiently 

 large to make it advisable. We are glad to notice that the 

 club have taken a new departure, and adopted a rule debar- 

 ring all dogs from the champion elass who have not won three 

 first prizes either in open, champion or extra champion classes. 

 We trust that all future shows will, now that the ice has been 

 broken, adopt the same rale. They have also added to the 

 list of recognized shows those held at Crystal Palace, Alex- 

 andra Palace and Birmingham, England. The entries close 

 Oct. 6. Following is the premium list as corrected to date: 



Mastiffs. — Champion dogs -$20, bitches the same; open, 

 dogs §15, $5 and medal, bitches the same; an extra prize of 

 .$10 for best brindle dog, best brindle bitch the same; puppies, 

 dogs $10 and medal, bitches the same. 



St. Bernards.— Champion rough-coated dogs $20, bitches 

 the same; open, dogs $15, §5 and medal, bitches the same; 

 puppies, dogs $10 and medal, bitches the same. Champion 

 smooth-coated dogs $20, bitches the same ; open, dogs $15, $5 

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

 bitches the same. 



Newfoundl and. —Black, champion dogs or bitches $20 ; open, 

 dogs $10 and medal, bitches the same; other than black, aogs 

 or bitches §10 and medal. 



Greyhounds.— Champion dogs $20, bitches the same; open, 

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

 $10 and medal. 



Deerhounds.— Champion dogs or bitches $20; open, dogs 

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

 and medal. 



English Bloodhounds.— Open, dogs or bitches, $10 and 

 medal. 



Pox-Terriers. — Champions, dogs §20, bitches the same; 

 open, dogs $15, $5 and medal, bitches the same. Wire-haired, 

 dogs or bitches, $10 and $5 ; puppies, dogs $5 and medal, bitches 

 the same. 



Sheep Dogs.— Champion dogs $20, bitches the same; open, 

 rough-coated, dogs $10, $5 and medal, bitches the same. 

 Smooth coated, dogs or bitches $10 and medal; puppies, dogs 

 $10 and medal, bitches the same. 



Bulldogs. — Champion dogs (any weight) $20, bitches the 

 same; open, dogs (45 lbs. and over) $15, $5 and rnedai, bitches 

 (35 lbs. and over) the same; dogs under 45 lbs. the same, 

 bitches under 35 lbs. the same; puppies, dogs or bitches $5 and 

 medal. 



Bull-Terriers.— Champion dogs (25 lbs. and over) $20, 

 bitches the same ; dogs under 25 lbs. $20, bitches the same; 

 open, dogs (25 lbs, and over) $15. So and medal, bitches the 



