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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Jut* 24, 1884. 



watching for snakes. Suddenly there was great commotion 

 in the water near by, which ho soon discovered was caused by 

 a large carp. The water being quite clear and shallow he 

 could see what appeared to be a large water snake hanging to 

 the anal fin. The fish moved with great rapidity in various 

 directions as if endeavoring to free itself from the snake. After 

 a while its movements became spasmodic, for a time rapid 

 and then slow. Finally the fish passed slowly near the water's 

 edge and close to the gentleman, who discovered that instead 

 of the snake having hold of the fin that it was itself clasped 

 under the fin some three inches back of its head and was ap- 

 parently nearly lifeless, though a short time before there was 

 a lively writhing action' of the tail. The gentleman now went 

 to dinner but returned as soon as practicable to further obsei-ve 

 if possible the strange aquatic episode. All was quiet, but he 

 soon found a dead snake at the water's edge, with distinctlv 

 perceptible lacerations about three inches back of its heacl 

 Who will say that the carp is not a "game fish?" The serrated 

 process or "strong ray," seems to have its uses besides that of 

 tangling a net. 



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FIXTURES. 



BFNCH SHOWS. 



Sept, 1 to 6.— Bench Show of the Lancaster County Fair, Lancaster, 

 Pa, 



Sept, 9, 10 and 11.— Third Annual Bench Show of the Montreal Ken- 

 nel Club. Clias. Lincoln, Superintendent. John F. Campbell, Secre- 

 tary. P. O. Drawer 1,955, Montreal. Canada, 



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

 Ontario Collie Club, Toronto, Ont, Entries close Aug. 23. Mr. H. J. 

 Hill, Secretary, Toronto. 



Sept. 16, 17, 18 and 19.-Bench Show of the Philadelphia Kennel 

 Club. Chas. Lincoln, Superintendent. Mr. Ben;}. C. Satterthwaite, 

 Secretary. 



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

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

 Danbury, Conn. 



Oct, 21, 22. 23 and 24.— First Animal Fall Bench Shew 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. 



mg and every stock breeder of experience admits the sound- 

 ness of that other law in breeding, viz. ; that inbred sires are 

 prepotent in transmitting their moral and physical character- 

 istics to their progeny, overwhelming, so to speak, the weaker 

 individuality of the dam. Therefore the inbred Laverack sire 

 is either a dangerous or useless factor in setter breeding. If 

 the law of heredity is carried out his produce will resemble 

 him in morale and like him be useless in the field; if on the 

 other hand they take after the dam, and notwithstanding 

 their Laverack sire they prove good field dogs, then he is 

 shown to be a complete nonentity, subject to no known law, 

 an incestuous abortion. Rustic us, 



A. K. R. 



rpHE AMERICAN KENNEL REGISTER, for the registration o f 

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

 lished every month. Entries close on the 1st. Should be 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 Kennel Register," P. O. Box 2832, New York. Number 

 of entries already printed 140 1 } 1 . Volume L, bound in cloth, sent 

 postpaid, .$1.5<\ 



POINTERS AT NEW YORK. 



Editor Forest and, Stream; 



Mr. Wanmaker's reckless letter in your last number is not 

 likely to benefit him or weaken my position. I can assure Mr. 

 Wanmaker that I excuse the tone which pervades his com- 

 munication, but in the future I would advise him to think (if 

 he ever does think) before he sends such an illogical and un 

 trustworthy production to a public paper. Thunder was not 

 introduced into this discussion by me, he was resuscitated by 

 Mr. Tracy. I even apologized for having to trespass on your 

 space to "reply. The discussion was of tne relative merits of 

 certain pointers, not of Thunder or lightning, neither of which, 

 or both combined, can affect the issue. Chas. H. Mason. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



The pointer breeders who own descendants of old Lily, wait 

 to hear from Mr. J. W. Munson. T. B. Dorset. 



Ellicott City, Md., July 21. 



COLLIE SHOW AND FIELD TRIALS. 



THE Ontario Collie Club will hold a bench show and field 

 trials of collies at Toronto, Ontario, Sept. 16, 17 and 18, 

 in connection with the industrial fair. We have no doubt 

 that the affair will be successfid. Following is the benchshow 

 premium list: Champion, rough-coated, dogs S10: bitches the- 

 same; ojien, dogs $15, $10 and $5; bitches the same; puppies j 

 $5. Champion, smooth and medium coated, dogs $10; bitches 

 the same; open, same as rough-coated. Animals to compete 

 m the champion classes must have won first at the Toronto, 

 Ottawa, London, New York, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Chi- 

 cago or Cleveland shows. The field trials will take place be- 

 tween the hours of 8 and 4 o'clock each day. The dogs will 

 be required to take their sheep between two posts and back to 

 a pen, or such trial as the judges may decide, on. The prizes 

 offered are as follows : Dogs, $25, $1 5 and $8 ; bitches the same. 

 We hope that all of our prominent breeders will send repre- 

 sentatives from their kennels to compete in both events. En- 

 tries close Aug. 23. Blanks may be obtained by addressing 

 Mr. H. J. Hill, secretary, Toronto, Ontario, or at office of 



FOBEST AND STREAM. 



THE LAVERACK SETTERS. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



I am mystified by "Homo's" article on the Laverack setter 

 in your last issue. I quote and comment on some of the more 

 emphatic passages ; 



"It would seem that Mr. Laverack, jealous of the high 

 standard he had attained in breeding his dogs and anxious 

 that his setters should still hold the position they had gained 

 under his management, overstepped the limit and continued 

 his inbreeding to such an extent that where he improved their 

 wonderful scenting power and more firmly stamped their 

 natural tendency to find and point game, he multiplied that 

 nervousness to which all inbred animals are prone, until shy- 

 ness of the gun has become such a part of the nature of the 

 breed that it is an exception to the rule when the timidity in 

 this particular does not show itself." * * * "So marked 

 has this peculiarity shown itself to me that I detect it most 

 frequently (far too often) in the field trial or Llewellin breed 

 of setters, or where there is a preponderance of Laverack 

 blood in them, and they show the typical points of the older 

 breed. While the Laverack setter is apparently courage- 

 ous when allowed his own way in pursuit of game and 

 self-willed in his method, he will bear no correction. 

 It becomes then a most difficult task even with the cord to 

 train him to obedience, or by taking advantage of his affec- 

 tions to guide him as he should go. In all the setters of this 

 breed that I have owned or ever saw there seems to be a want 

 of knowledge on their part that then- powers should be coupled 

 with those of their master in order to render themselves use- 

 ful." 



Further on in his article he says; "In the stud they are 

 priceless, in the field useless," and winds up by saying. "We 

 must use the Laverack setter to improve our native stock, and 

 for this purpose they will be most useful." 



From the foregoing, if "Homo" is correct in his premises, the 

 Laverack is the embodiment of all that is worthless in a field 

 dog, an unmitigated brute, stupid, nervous, game and gunshy, 

 earning the whip at every turn, yet too cowardly to bear 

 chastisement, a cowering, skulking wretch. And yet this dog 

 is priceless in the stud, though useless in the field. 



Like will beget Hke, thi? is a well established law in breed- 



CRYSTAL PALACE BENCH SHOW. 



[From our Regular Correspondent.) 

 TTPON the grounds of the Ci-vstal Palace the Kennel Club 

 U held their twenty-third exhibition of sporting and non- 

 sporting dogs, on July 1, 2, 3 and 4. The total number of en- 

 tries as per catalogue was 1,286. which, of course, included 

 douole entries, nearly 200 in number. The benching, as usual, 

 was done by Spratt's Patent, and the tents were also supplied 

 by the same firm. During the show the weather was warmer 

 than any we have had previously this season. The attendance 

 was only moderate, but, taken altogether, the show was a 

 very good one and the quality good throughout. 



BLOODHOUNDS. 



There was a small collection of niue entries in the three 

 bloodhound classes, the well-known Nestor winning first in 

 champion, having no competitor. In the open dog class, first 

 again went to Triumph, who was followed by Mr. Tinker's 

 Duncan, who is well on his feet and legs and a good color, but 

 lacks the grand head qualities of Triumph, the winner. Only 

 three bitches were shown, Mr. Nichols winning first and sec- 

 ond with Pattie and Phryne, both good ones. 



MASTIFFS. 



Champion Cardinal got only vhc. He was not locking as 

 well as when he was at Warwick. First and the 40-guinea 

 challenge prize went to Crown Prince, looking well. Rosa- 

 lind, belonging to the same kennel, winning first in champion 

 bitches. The open dog class was a good collection, Maximil- 

 ian, late Hampton, who made his first appearance last Novem- 

 ber at Edinburgh, made his appearance here greatly im- 

 proved on his old form, and won first and the 5-guinea prize 

 for the best mastiff in the open classes, and also secured a 5- 

 guinea cup for Mr. Woolmore as the breeder of the best mastiff 

 under two years old. Moses, second prize, is much improved 

 since Warwick. Rudolph, third, is good in body but his ears 

 are not correctly carried and his eye is against him ; in fact, 

 we preferred the vhc. Bismark, and think he ought to have 

 been further up in the prize list. Dictator, fourth, has good 

 head, feet and legs. He will never be a large one and is very 

 coarse in coat and in color, but is only ten months old at pres- 

 ent, and of course may improve, he won first in puppies. There 

 was a very strong class of bitches, the best seen for years. 

 First went to Elaine. She is small but of good type, and well 

 shown; she also won special for the best bitch in the show. 

 Vixen, vhc, is larger in ear than the winner, and is not so 

 good in color. She is also slacker behind the shoulder and not 

 so well made up or furnished. Lady Ella, second, is a good 

 bitch, larger and not exactly of the same type as the winner. 

 Lorna Doone, the same type as the winner, but not in asgood 

 condition, won third, and was claimed at the catalogue price. 

 Princess Ida, vhc, is leggy, light of bone, long of face, and 

 narrow skull. There were only six entries in the two classes 

 for brindles, and with the exception of the first prize bitch 

 Lily II., we saw nothing fit to compete against the fawns. In 

 mastiff puppies (dogs), first went to Dictator, fourth in the 

 open dog class. Second to The Doctor, only a moderate speci- 

 men. In bitch puppies, Princess Rita, first, is small but of 

 good type. Second went to Princess Ida, shown in the open 

 class. 



ST. BERNARDS. 



The champion class had five entries, but the competition 

 really lay between Bayard and Save, the former being better 

 in muzzle and having dew claws, won, but as Save is so much 

 his superior in every other point we would have had no hesi- 

 tation in giving him first. In champion bitches, first went to 

 Cloister, who was looking remarkably well and won quite 

 easily. In the open class for dogs (rough-coated) Silver King, 

 vhc. is very large, but a cripple behind. Leonard, in most 

 perfect condition, won somewhat easy; he also won the chal- 

 lenge prize, beating Bayard, and the decision seemed to give 

 general satisfaction. Gaylord, vhc, is a good type of dog, 

 with good color and markings, but out of form, and Ave don't 

 fancy his coat. Correze, fourth prize, has a good head and 

 good color, but is small and short of bone. Pfinlimmon, sec- 

 ond prize, is a remarkably large dog of his age, which was one 

 day too old for a puppy; he has greatly improved since we 

 saw him at Warwick; he'is stid too long' in face and large of 

 ear, nevertheless he is so good in size, feet, legs, coat and color 

 that we consider him a dog- likely to be hard to beat should 

 nothing happen to him. Valentine, third, was about the 

 most typical dog in the class. He was not in full coat. In 

 bitches (rough-coated) Briseis, the fourth prize, had bad ears 

 and bad coat, and stands too high on her legs. Khiva, vhc, 

 is a good stamp and well known. She shows age. Seiva, 

 second, is a good bitch all through and deserved her position. 

 Crevasse II. , first and cup, never looked better. In smooth 

 dogs Mr. Murchison won first and second with Sirius aud 

 Dignity, correctly placed. The former has improved since we 

 last saw him, while the latter has altered in no way. In smooth 

 bitches Her Majesty, weh-known, won well. Bon Bon, second, 

 is another good bitch of goo .1 color (biindle) and markings. 

 In puppies, dogs, (rough) Beau lieu, first, is a good puppy with 

 no dew claws. Leicester Lion, second, is a good young- 

 one, but is too long in face. In the corresponding class for 

 bitch puppies, Thisbe, he in open class, won, closely pressed 

 by the second prize winner. In the class for smooth-coated 

 puppies, first went to Brennus, a very nice young dog and 

 cheap of his price, £20. He was claimed by the owner of 

 Leonard, his dam won second in smooth bitches. 



NEWFO tj NDLANDS. 



Nelson I. won again in the champion elass, he is well-known. 

 Trafalgar had an easy win in the class other than black. In 

 the open dog class Bruce II. was first and no doubt deserved 

 the position, but we fancied the c , King Bruce, equally as 

 much as any of the others. 



GREAT DANES OR BOARHOUNDS 



were one of the best if not the best class in the show, it is 

 really Surprising to note the improvement that this breed has 

 undergone within this last few years. Mr. Onderwater, of 

 Holland, exhibited several very good animals, among which 

 were a pair of white ones. They were fairly good animals, but 

 quite out-classed by the quality against" them. Champion 

 Sultan II. had the champion class to himself, but was afterward 

 beaten by Cediic the Saxon for the challenge prize, and as 

 grand a dog as Sultan II. is he was correctly beaten, if the 

 unanimous voice of exhibitors goes for anything. Nero, the 

 winner at Warwick, came second in the open dog bless. Mr. 

 Onderwater's Victor, a grand biindle with the best of feet and 

 legs, lots of muscle and the best of movers, showing great 

 quality for the amount of substance he possesses, came third. 

 Bitches were equally as good as the dogs and any of the 

 noticed ones are fit to show and win. The winners will require 

 a lot of beating and we have no doubt but there will be some 

 hundreds bred before they will have their colors lowered. 



DEERHOUNDS. 



Lord of the Isles wou in the champion class. He seemed 

 scarcely as full of go as we have seen him.. Chieftain was ab- 



sont '.n tins occasion. Sum* I open dogs, lias good 



bone. He stands a trifle low on leg. Sir Max, second, does 

 not move so well. The well-known Minna won in bitches. 

 ?H e n vva ? looking well. Mr. Taunton , as u-ual, made a wonder- 

 ful display m the foreign classes, all' of which, with the excep- 

 tion or bm John Franklin in the champion class, were entered 

 not for competition. 



GREYHOUNDS. 



The dogs had only three entries, first and second going to the 

 well-known Memnon and Whiskedale II. Bonny Lass, from 

 the same kennel, looking well, won iu bitches, followed by a 

 good lemon and white bitch, which would be improved by a 

 little more condition. 



HARRIERS. 



There was only one pair entered. 



BEAGLES. 



There were eight entries, two of them being absent. Sports- 

 man II., unnoticed, is small, thick and cobby. Honesty H., 

 pedigree unknown, vhc and reserve, is a fair specimen. 

 Myrtle, first, is good. She was closely pressed by Freeland 

 Countess, the second prize. 



POINTERS. 



Graphic, looking well, won with no competition in the cham- 

 pion class. The bitch class had four entries, Beryl absent. 

 Daphne was rather heavy in flesh. Belle of Bow, in good 

 form, won. Young Dick, first iu open class over 55 pounds, is 

 a good dog, but rather coarse. Belhus Hector, equal second 

 with Grandee, is not quite good in head, while Grandee shows 

 great quality, but falls off iu his loins. Devon HI., second 

 prize, is coarse and throaty. Earl of Croxteth should have 

 been mentioned. Mr. Norrish won well in large-sized bitches 

 with Revel III. , second going to Nan, too long and line in face 

 with too light an eye. We think Peach, third, should have 

 occupied that position. In dogs under 55 pounds Naso of 

 Kipping won; he is rather light in eye;" he. was c lose Iv pressed 

 by Donald III. Third, Sir Garnet,' is rather fight of bone in 

 hocks. In bitches under 40 pounds Mr. Norrish was again to 

 the front with Beau Ideal, the York winner, Zasme, second 

 prize, is light in bone. Jetsam, third, is a fair good black 

 bitch, with fitter sister Flotsam unnoticed, but worth a card. 

 There was nothing really first-class iu puppies, 



ENGLISH SETTERS. 



Sting, reported upon at Warwick and York, had little diffi- 

 culty in disposing of Sir Alister, who is decidedly coarse in 

 head and too heavy in ears, a fault which is very noticeable 

 in his stock. In open dogs Prince Fred, first, is a liver and 

 white with fair head, but too long in body and slack behind 

 shoulder. He is a bad mover and too short of coat on body. 

 Sir Kent, second, is of better type. He is a trifle high on leg. 

 Sir Colin, third, is rather coarse in head and heavy in ears. ' 

 Lord Westmoreland, unnoticed, was shown too heavy in flesh. 

 He is plain in head, otherwise we consider him and Glencairu, 

 he, the two best in the class, In the bitch class first went to 

 Plimsey, the York winner, shown in the best of condition, 

 Rose, second, is anything but a show bitch. In puppies we 

 preferred the second prize winner to the first, and only for the 

 low condition of the vhc Blue Peter H. we think him about 

 the best in the class. 



BLACK AND TAN SETTERS 



were well represented but the quality was only moderate; we 

 can see no improvement in this variety. 



IRISH SETTERS. 



Garryowen, looking well, won in champion class, with noth- 

 ing against him, Geraidiue winning in the corresponding bitch 

 class. In open dogs, first went to Tyrone, a good, strong dog, 

 lacking the quality of the true red setter. The second and 

 third prize dogs were nothing above the average. The bitches 

 were better in quality. Frya, third, is of good type but short 

 in coat. Ruby VII., vhc, was out of form, as also was Nellie 

 HI. First went to the well-known Lady Palmerston. She 

 was in good condition. The winning puppy was a promising 

 young one but quite too young to show. 



COLLIES 



were good classes and we never remember hearing so much 

 satisfaction expressed by exhibitors ; every person seemed to 

 think the awards were correct aud satisfactory. Charlemagne 

 won quite easily in champions from Eclipse, Peggie II. win- 

 ning in bitches with nothing agaiust her. In the open 

 dog class the black and white Sly Fox won. He is a good 

 dog, but woidd be improved with more frill and a better 

 texture of coat. Kintore, the York winner, sadly out of 

 form since then, coming second, and another Of the blueish 

 gray color third ; this dog is particularly good in face, frill, 

 coat and ears, which are properly carried, but we don't 

 like his quarters or Carriage of tail. The Squire, vhc, is leggy 

 and out of coat. Charlatan, fifth, is fine of bone. General 

 Mcpherson, fourth, wants more coat and better texture. 

 Collie bitches introduced us to Lady of the Lake, 

 one of the best young ones we have ever seen. 

 She was an easy winner and won the special for the best 

 bitch in the open class and first prize in bitch puppies; 

 second, Mistress Beatrix, the winner at York, was an easy 

 second ; third, Young Meg, is short of under coat and carries her 

 tail rather high, otherwise she is a good collie. Lady Lorne, 

 fourth prize, is black, tan and white, fine in coat, but small in 

 face and a trifle coarse in shoulders; fifth prize, Plaidie, is a 

 black aud white, short of coat. The Lily. vhc. is light in 

 bone and short of coat. In champion smooth, Sattie was in 

 bad form and Lady had an easy win; Clyde won well in 

 smooth dogs. Gazelle, who won second, has ears d la fox- 

 terrier. Nullamore, second in dog puppies, is a good specimen, 

 sable tan in color. General McPherson, third, was fourth in 

 the open class. Kintore, first, was second in the open class. 

 Bitch puppies, except the winner, were moderate. The collie 

 derby was won by Lady of the Lake, second going to Kintore. 



BASSET HOUNDS. 



There were four classes with a total entry of thirteen, six of 

 which were Mi-. Ki-ehl's and three Mr. Blain's. The winners 

 were all good ones and well known. 



DALMATIANS 



had five entries; only two put in an appearance— Treasure and 

 Nelson, both well known. 



POMERANIANS. 



First went to the black dog Scoff, well known, who was 

 looking better than usual. Second went to the equally well- 

 known white Charlie. 



POODLES 



were a really good class. Lyris, who won first iu the open 

 class, is a clinking good black, as also was Boy, the second 

 prizewinner. The well-known Fairy Queen, with her long, 

 white cords, much longer than herself, won third. The class 

 was a remarkably good one. 



BULLDOGS, 



Tn the champion large class, Taurus won; in champion class 

 for dogs under 60 pounds and bitches under 50 pounds, Mon- 

 arch and Britomartis were not to be denied. In the open 

 class for large-size dogs and bitches. Big Ben won wed. 

 In dogs under 60 pounds, the York winner once more 

 came to the front. He is own brother to Britomartis, 

 and resembles her very much. In fact wo consider 

 iiim about the best in head of any bulldog we know. 

 He has immense chop and good expression. Bessie, vhc, is 

 too leggy. Castor, also vhc, is too bullet-headed. Cossack, 

 second, has drop. ears which are rather large, and we certainly 

 think the third prize, Black Prince, ought to have been second, 

 although he might be shorter in barrel, Tn bull bitches not 

 exceeding 50 pounds Acme, first, is a very good one. Ariel, 

 second, who is in whelp, is also a good one, briudlo smut in 

 color. Third, Scissors, is too light hi bone. In small-sized 

 d.Og8 first went, to Royal Heorge; he has a 



