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FOREST AND STREAM. 
_- [Ocr. 30, 1884, 
THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB. 
ee adjourned meeting of the National Bench Show Asso- 
ciation was held at Madison Square Garden, Wednesday 
evening, Oct, 22. Mr. Elliot Smith, of New York, called the 
meeting to order. Mr. EH. G, Dixon, of Philadelphia, was ap- 
pointed temporary secretary. It was voted to call the asso- 
ciation The American Kennel Club. The Committee on a 
Constitution and By-laws submitted their report, which was 
Tead, and after some changes and additions had been made, 
the constitution, by-laws, rules and regulations, which will be 
found below, were unanimously adopted. The following 
named gentlemen were chosen as officers for the ensuing year; 
For President, Major J, M. Taylor, Lexington, Ky-.; First Vice- 
President, Mr. Hiliot Smith, New York; Second Vice-Presi- 
dent, Mr. Samuel Coulson, Montreal, Canada; Secretary, Mr. 
Edward 8. Porter, New Haven, Conn.; Treasurer, Mr. G, N, 
Appold, Baltimore, Md. Following is the 
CONSTITUTION. 
This Association shall be called “The American Kennel 
Club.” ; 
ARTICLE I. 
All regularly organized Clubs or Associations of the United 
States and British American Provinces, under whose auspices 
Bench Shows or Field Trials cf dogs have been held, or which 
Have been formed wholly or in pari for the purpose of holding 
Bench Shows or Field Trials, shall be eligible to membership. 
ARTICLE IT, 
The object of the Association shall be to secure uniformity 
intules governing Bench Shows and Field Trials, the revision 
of standards, the decision of such appeals as may be taken 
from the decisions of the managers of Bench Shows and Field 
Trials held by the members of this Association, and the prep- 
aration and enforcement of such rules and regulations as shall 
be required forthe punishment of all cases of improper con- 
duct on the part of the managers, judges, or exhibitors at any 
Show or Trial held by the members of this Association; also 
the advancement of fellowship and a higher standard of action 
among Breeders, Exhibitors and Sportsmen, 
ARTIOLE ITT. 
The members of the Association shall be represented at each 
meeting by delegates whose appointment shall be certified to 
in writing by the secretaries of the several members, which 
certificate shall be delivered to the Secretary of this Associa- 
tion, 
The delegates need not necessarily be members of the club 
or clubs they represent, anc the delegate or delegates may 
represent several members. 
ARTICLE IV. 
The Association shall be governed by a President, a First 
Vice-President, a Second Vice-President, a Secretary, a Trea- 
surer and an Executive Committee. 
ARTICLE VY, 
The President, First Vice-President, Second Vice-President, 
Secretary and Treasurer shall be elected at the annual meet- 
ing, and hold office until the next annual meeting and until 
their successors are elected. 
The same jndivyidual may be elected as Secretary and Trea- 
surer. ‘ 
The Bxecutive Committee shall be composed of the Presi- 
dent, Vice-Presidents, Secretary and Treasurer, and of so 
many individuals as there shall be clubs or associations mem- 
bers of this Association. The several members of the Execu- 
tive Committee other than the President, Vice-Presidents, 
Secretary and Treasurer, shall be elected by the several mem-. 
bers of this Association, and their election certified as in the 
ease of delegates: the certificates shall be delivered to the Sec- 
retary of this Association at least two weeks in advance of 
the annual meeting. They shall hold office’as provided in the 
caje of the President and other officers. 
Each of the officers shall be at the time of his election a reg- 
ular memberin good standing of one of the ciuhs or associa- 
tions of which this Association is composed, 
ARTICLE VI. 
The President, and in his absence, the Firstand Second Vice- 
President shall preside at all meetings of this Association and 
of all committees of which he shall be a member. 
The Secretary shall take and preserve minutes of all meet- 
ings, notify members of their election, conduct the correspond- 
ence of the Association and perform such other duties as are 
usual. : 
The Treasurer shall receive the funds of the Association and 
disburse the same under the direction of the Executive Com- | 
mittee, 
The Hxecutive Committee shall conduct all the busmess of 
the Association except such matters as shall appertain ex- 
clusively to the duties of the other officers, 
‘All officers shall serve without compensation. 
ARTICLE VII, 
There shall be an annual meeting of the Association in the 
spring of each year, The time and place shall be selected by 
the Hxecutive Committee and notice sent by the Secretary to 
each member of the Association at least four weeks prior to 
the date of holding same. 
ARTICLE VIII. 
The President may at any time and must on written de- 
mand of any three members of the Association, call a special 
mecting thereof. A notice for a special meeting shall specify 
the time and also the purpose for which it may be called, and 
such a4 meeting shall not consider or take action upon any 
inatter other than that specified in said notice. He cannot, 
however, be compelled to summon the members to more than 
one special meeting in any calendar month. 
ARTICLE TX. 
The Executive Committee may conduct its business by cor- 
respondence among its members without assembling under 
such rules and provisions as may be provided by the By-Laws. 
ARTICLE X. 
At any meeting of the Association five members shall con- 
stitute a quorum. 
ARTICLE XI. 
At any meeting of the Executive Committee five shall con- 
stitute a quorum, except when voting on admission of mem 
bers. 
ARTICLE XIT. 
Clubs eligible to membership must be proposed by a member 
of the Executiye Committee and elected by that committee, 
Two negative votes shall exclude the candidate, 
ARTICLE XIIT. 
This Constitution may be amended at any regular or special 
mesting of the Association upon the vote of two-thirds of the 
members represented thereat. Written notice of the proposed 
amendment shall be given to cach member at least two weeks 
prior to the date of the meeting. All election of officers shall 
be by ballot, a plurality of votes shall be sufficient to elect. 
; BY-LAWS. 
1. The order of business at all meetings of the Association 
and of the Executive Committee shall be: 
~ 1. Hlection of officers. 
2. Secretary’s report. 
3. Treasurer’s report. 
4, Reports of committees. 
5. Election of members, 
6. Miscellaneous business. 
Il. The Executive Committee shall appoint from its mem- 
bers a Committee on Credentials, whose duty it shall be to in- 
vestigate the qualifications of any candidate for membershi 
and report the same to the Executive Committee. They ait 
also appoint from their own number a Committee on Dis- 
cipline, whose duty it shall be to inyestizate all complaints 
and protests which may be made to the Association and report 
their finding, with such recommendation as they may desire, 
to the Hxecutive Committee. They shall also appoint as many 
committees as they may deem desirable to vevise and adopt 
standards for all breeds of dogs. In appointing such commit- 
tees they shall not be confined to members of the clubs and 
associations forming this Association. The President shall be 
ex-officio a member of all special committees except Commit- 
tees on Standards, 
IIT. In all business of the Executive Committee when con- 
ducted by correspondence, the proposer or initiator of any reso- 
lution or other business shall deliver to the Secretary of the 
Association a written statement of the resolution or other 
busiiess which he desires to have considered by the commit- 
tee, together with as many copies thereof as there are members 
of the committee. The Secretary shall thereupon deliver to 
each member of the committee one copy thereof, accompanied 
by a notice that the member addressed must within one week 
return the same with a written approval, disapproval, or pro- 
posed amendment, or be deemed to have approved thereof, 
n case any member of the committee prepares an amendment, 
he shall forward to the Secretary as many written copies 
thereot as there are members of the committee. The Secre- 
tary shall deliver them to the several members with a notice 
as above provided. Upon the expiration of the period provided 
for in the said notices the Secretary shall deliver to the Presi- 
dent the entire correspondence with a report detailing all that 
has been done in the matter, whereupon the President shall 
make such ruling as may be demanded by the circumstances 
and notify the Secretary thereof. He may, if deemed desir- 
able by him, direct further correspondence or éall a meeting 
of the committee. The Secretary shall enterupon his minutes 
a full report of the proceedings, 
RULES AND REGULATIONS. 
1, The term dog where used in these rules is general in its 
application, and includes bitches unless they are otherwise 
mentioned, 
2, All dogs entered for competition or exhibition only shall 
be entered in the name of bona fide owner, Such entries must 
be identified byname of dog, its age, and,if known, the 
names of itssire and dam; if the name of a dog which has 
won afirst prize has been changed, its name at the time of 
winning any and every such prize, and the place thereof, as 
well as its present name, must be given. If the names of its 
tte and. dam are not known, it may be entered ‘Pedigree un- 
now. 
5. If a dog shall be entered without being identified, as di- 
rected in Rule 2, it shall be disqualified from competition. 
4, Puppies may compete in grown classes, except in classes 
where they are specially excluded, and will be judged as if 
matured. . 
5. A dog which has when a puppy won a first prize ina 
puppy class, isnot thereby disqualitied from competition in a 
class where first-prize winners are excluded, 
6. Dogs can be entered for the special prizes when eligible, 
but they must in all cases be previously entered in their reg- 
ular class. 
7. No dog can be entered for competition in more than one 
regular class. 
5. A dog to compete in the champion class must haye won 
three first prizes in open classes at Bench Shows given under 
the auspices of clubs, members of this Association, And a 
dog having won three first prizes at above shows cannot com- 
pete in an open class when there is a champion class for its 
kind, but must compete in such champion class. 
9, A dog to compete in the extra champion class must have 
won two first prizes in the champion classes af shows recog- 
nized in Rule 9, but it must have at least two competitors to 
advance its standing, otherwise it wins the prize alone. A 
dog having won two first prizes cannot compete in a cham- 
pion class when there is an extra champion class for its kind, 
but must compete in such extra champion class. 
10. A dog affected with mange or other contagious disease 
shall be disqualified from competition, and may, at the discre- 
tion of the Managers or Superintendent, be removed from the 
show. A competent person shall be appointed by the man- 
agers to pass judgment as to the disease of dogs. 
11. In any class where there is one or more dogs entered, the 
judge shall award the prizes only according to merit, with- 
holding such as his judgment dictates. 
12. The decision of the judges will be final in all cases, ex- 
cept where mistake, fraud, misrepresentation or collusion can 
be shown. In any such case the Managers, or such referee as 
they may appoint, must decide all cases, and the dog may be 
rejudged, 
15. All disputed questions, except those of merit, in any 
way connected with the judging, will be referred to, and be 
decided by, the Managers, 
14. No question involving the merit of adogto receive a 
prize can be brought before, or be determined by, the Man- 
agers, 
15, All protests and charges must be made in writing, and 
be delivered to the Managers or Superintendent as soon as 
possible after the awards are made. 
16. The Managers will meet daily to receive complaints, and 
must decide the same as soon as practicable thereafter during 
the show. 
17. Any person who misconducts himself or herself, or has 
misconducted himself or herself in any way in connection with 
dogs, dog shows, or field trials, may, in the discretion of the 
Managers, be disqualified from exhibition or competition at 
these shows. Such disqualification shall be recognized by all 
the members of this Association, and such person can only be 
reinstated by the club or association disqualifying him or her, 
The person disqualified may appeal to the Hxecutive Com- 
mittee. 
18. The Managers or Superintendent shall have the right to 
exchide or remove any dog from the show for any cause ap- 
pearing to them to be sufficient. 
19. The Managers or Superintendent will use due diligence 
for the care and safety of all dogs exhibited. Watchmen 
will be kept on duty day and night, but it must be distinctly 
understod by all exhibitors that the management will not be 
responsible for loss or damage to any dog exhibited, whether 
the result of accident or other cause. 
20. It is desired that with each entry the exhibitor will state 
the price for which he will sell his dog, A prohibitory price 
will be permitted. All transactions must be between the 
owuer or his representative and the purchaser. The Mana- 
gers or Superintendent, unless requested, will not interfere nor 
assume any responsibility in the matter. 
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22, All entries must be made on blanks furnished by the 
Superintendent, and can be had on application at his office. 
23, The entries close on and as soon there- 
after as practicable each exhibitor will receive a ticket of 
identification, and a numbered tag corresponding with the 
stall number of his dog. When the dog is brought to the ex- 
hibition hall the tag must be attached to the collar, and the 
epson accompanying the dog must show his ticket of identitica~ 
fon before the animal will be received, Therefore, exhibitors 
| are requested not to lose their tags, nor to put them on the 
dogs, when practicable, until just before presenting them at 
the door, In ease of dogs coming by express, the tags must be 
firmly nailed to the erates, 
4, Hach exhibitor will receive a ticket of identification for 
all dogs entered, which must be carefully preserved, as no dog 
will be permitted. to pass out of the building at night until its 
owner shall deposit, $5 and surrender this ticket to the check 
clerk, both of which will be returned on the return of the dog 
next morning before 9 o’clock, If prize winners are taken and 
not returned, the prizes awarded them will be forfeited. 
25. No dog willbe received unless supplied with a suitable 
collar and chain. 
5 26. The show will be open from9 A. M. to 10P, M. each 
ay. 
27, The judging will commence promptly each morning at 
10 o’clock, or sooner if practicable, and continue wntil 1 
o'clock, and also from 2 P. M. until 6 P. M. During these 
hours no dog shall be taken from its stall, noteyen by its owner, 
andif any dog isnot foundin its stall when called for by the 
judge, the judging will proceed withoutit. This rule will be rig- 
idly enforced that the judging may not be retarded, Owners are 
requested to be near their dogs, and when the classis called 
to bring their animals into the judging ring, In the absence 
of the owner, attendants will take the dog into the ring. 
28. Notice of the awards will be attached to the stalls of the 
eee Winners aS soon as practicable after the awards are 
made. 
29, Hxhibitors will be furnished with a season ticket free. 
30, No dog can be permanently removed from the building 
except by consent of the Managers or Superintendent. 
51. Dogs shipped by express must be prepaid and have a 
label stating from whom shipped, also name of station and 
express company that they may be properly returned. 
32. Previous prize winnings, pedigrees or other mention, 
shall not be posted in kennels of prize winning dogs until alter 
their respective classes have been judged. 
_ 33. Each member of the Association shall appoint their 
judges, arrange prize lists, form of catalogues, assume its own 
financial responsibilty and arrange such other details as may 
properly come under its individual management. 
84, Other rules and regulations not inconsistent with the 
constitution and by-laws may be adopted by the members of 
this Association. 
BENCH-LEGGED BEAGLES AT PHILADELPHIA.— 
Editor Forest and Stream: In your issue of Oct. 2, Mr. Pottin- 
ger Dorsey asks you to correct the mistake in special class HH, 
at our late bench show. You add that the mistake probably 
is Owing to a Clerical error of thesteward. As I acted as such 
for Dr, Downey, the mistake is not mine nor the club's. Dr. 
Downey took the numbers himself from all the dogs awarded 
prizes in the classes he judged, while I acted as steward. Ttook 
the number from the judge’s book while he held it, and in no 
case did I give the number of any prize winners to the Doctor. 
I received a letter from the Doctor asking me to call the at- 
tention of the club to the matter, which I did at the regular 
meeting, Oct. 7. The books were asked for, and it was found 
in the judge’s book (Dr. Downey’s) in his own handwriting, in 
special class EH., that he had awarded the prize to No. 389, 
Inthe steward’s book, it was foundin his handwriting the 
same. The clib said they could do nothing. The judge had 
awarded the prize, and that ifit was a mistake the club did 
not make it and could not alter the record of a judge. It was. 
agreed to let it remain as it is, and I was instructed to so state 
to the parties interested. I wrote Dr. Downey and Mr. Dor- 
sey about it.—W H. AsHBURNER. 
IMPORTANT SALE OF MASTIFFS.—Dr, L, 8. Forbes 
Winslow, of London, Eng., will sell by auction through Messrs. 
Cook and Smith on Thursday Noy. 20, his entire kennel of 
mastiffs, This is a rare opportunity to secure some of the best 
bred as well as the best looking specimens of this noble breed, 
and one that is not likely ta oceur again for a long time. 
Crown Prince, Maximilian and Rosalind constitute a trio that 
cannot be beaten and we have no doubt that the bidding will 
be spirited. We would much like to see all of them come to 
this country and hope that some-of our fanciers of the breed 
will have the pluck to secure at least one of them. Several 
other well bred ones will be disposed of at the same time. 
Further particulars are given in the advertisement of Messrs, 
Cook and Smith. 
THE WESTMINSTER KENNEL CLUB gave an entertain- 
ment last Saturday on the opening of its new club house at 
Babylon, Long Island, It is proposed next year to construct a 
new set of Kennels on an approved plan. 
No Mrpican ExamiNATion is required to take out an accident policy 
in the Travelers, of Hartford, Conn,, guaranteeing a sum of money 
weekly while disabled from accidental injury, and principal sum in 
case of death 1 sulting therefrom,—aAdv, 
Rifle and Gray Shooting, 
AN OFF-HAND CLUB. 
Editor Forest and Stream; i ie 
The general decadence in off-hand rifle shooting in New York and 
vicinity has been so marked as to call for editorial notice im your 
colunms, 
The growing apathy has been a source of regret to all lovers of the 
sport, and a remedy is much to be desired, The New York Rifle Club 
is probabty, numbrically, the strongest organization in this neighhor- 
hood, but even with us it has been impossible at times to fill a match 
requiring only six entries. That this lack of interestis purely local 
is evident when we consult the weekly ‘Range and Gallery” columns 
of your paper. For instance, I find in your last issue that the small 
city of Manchester, N..H., has a rifle club that can (and what is more 
important, does) turn out fourteen first rate shots, and could probaby 
{urn out more. There seems no earthly reason why we should not do 
at least as well here. Some half dozen of the most active members of 
the New York Rifle Club have put their shoulders to the wheel and 
hope to form the nucleus of a future off-hand club, The expenses of 
such a club as we propose need not be at all large, being confined to 
the actual cost of targets, markers, ete. Weknow that by cfifering a 
large prize list we can secure the attendance of a goodly number of 
mug-huniers, or that by haying a. keg of beer at the firing point, we 
can attract another class of shooters like flies around a sugar bowl, 
Bui the affiliation of neither of these classes is desired, We have 
secured a conyenient and accessible, covered Ao. shooting ground 
in Morrisania, for the winter, leaving the ques 
ue or oF an ee 
ange in abeyance till spring. And we feel sure that it only needs 
the feats: qo apacanion: of all those in this vicinity actively interested 
in off-hand shooting to make the proposed club an assured success. 
Communications and suggestions from all who love the sport for its 
own sake are earnestly solicited. JAMES DUANE. 
Morr HAvEN, Oct. 25, 1884. 
RANGE AND GALLERY. 
A CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS.—The committee appointed by 
National Rifle Association to consider the subject of a return miltary 
rifle match at Creedmoor in 1885, between the British Volunteers and 
American National Guardsmen, request that all rifiemen who feel 
disposed to compete for places upon the American team, in case the 
match should be decided upon, would address its Secretary, Mr. 
James Duane, No. 31 Chambers street, New York city. The Committ- 
tee particularly request the co-operation of all rifle associations and 
military organizations, as well as of individual riflemen throughout 
the country, so that a proper represeutation from all sections may.be 
nsured, aud would ‘be glad to receive suggestions from any quarter, 
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