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white and tan English setter dog, Dec, 
Royall). 
Lapy Ler.—W. B. Mallory, Memphis, Tenn., black, whit 
and tan Wuglish setter bitch, June 10 (Gath—J. uno II.) x 
against 
AwNE BotEyn.—Roe Beising, Meadyille, Pa, black and 
white bitch, March 23 (Dash I1I,—Isabelle). - 
Jim Brepsor.—Major J. W. Renfroe, Atlanta, Ga., black, 
white eo tan English setter dog, Dec. 8 (Baden Baden—Daisy 
oyal), 
against 
-Ropprico.—Gates & Merriam, Memphis, Tenn., black, 
eae tan Hnglish setter dog, April 11 (Count Noble—Twin 
aud), 
RicHMonD.—John E. Gill, Franklin, Pa.. lemon and white 
dog, July 27, (Vandevort’s Don—Beulah), 
7 against 
SPortTsMAn.—J. W, Murnan, Keeling, Tenn., black, white 
and tan dog, Aug, 21 (Gladstone—Sue), i 
SuURRbY,—W. B, Mallory, Memphis, Tenn., black, white and 
tan English setter dog, June 10 (Gath—Juno I1.), 
against 
Morsn,—Rogers & Dalton, N. Albany, Miss., black and 
white dog, Oct, 16 (Gladstone—Nellie), ~~ . 
Maun B.—Dr, Otto Moeber, Rowland, Ala., black, white 
and tan bitch, June 1 (Rollo—Morgo). 4 
against 
GLADSTONE’s Boy.—Dr. G, G. Ware, Stanton, Tenn., black, 
white and tan English setter dog, Jan. 10 (Gladstone—Sue. 
QnpEN Brss.—B. F. Price, Memphis, Tenn,, black, white 
and tan English setter bitch, June 28 (Gladstone—Donna J.) 
. against 
Annte Morcan,—J. M. Avent, Hickory Valley, Tenn., lemon 
and white bitch, Oct. 5 (Gladstome—Bessie A.), 
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Mupors.—Gates & Merriman, Memphis, Tenn., black, white 
aud tan English setter bitch, July 20 (Gladstone—Carrioe J.) 
against 
tIypEx.—J. M. Avent, Hickory Valley, Tenn., black, white 
and tan dog, July 10 (Gladstone—Countess Druid). 
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LExIncTon.—W. B. Mallory, Memphis, Tenn., black, white 
and tan English setter dog, June 10 (@ath—Juno IL), 
against 
Buackstone.—lL. F. Patterson, Bainbridge, Ga,, black, white 
and tan dog, June 3 (Roy—Gretchen), 
Cau Coot,—Gates & Merriman, Memphis, Tenn., black, 
white and tan English setter dog, June 30 (Gath—Lit), a bye. 
At a meeting of the club last. night it was voted to change 
the name to the National Field Trials Club. 
SGUTHERN ASSOCIATION TRIALS. 
[Special to Forest and Stream] 
Canton, Miss., Dec, 0), 
HERE are nineteen entries in the All-Aged Stake of the 
Southern Trials, and the Members’ and Derby also prom- 
ise to ba well filled. 
THE MASTIFF PUPPIES, 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
The case of these animals, predestined to renown, may 
appear a trifling one, as it probably is, of itself, but it and the 
discussion on it, strike right home to the vital interests of dog 
show law (conspiciaus by its abscence in effect). 
Mr. Elliot Smith makes a decided mistake when he says 
“the amount paid by the exhibitor is of no concern to any 
but the managers.” It is a matter of concern to every 
eompetitor that every other one has paid the same that he 
has. Where the money goes to matters not to him, bute 
will object decidedly to any ‘‘ground floor” operations, and it 
is plainly contrary to all ideas of fairness that A.’s litter of 
half a dozen, who has paid $5 for the lot, should compete with 
B.’s one, who has paid $3 (or is it $54. This is too plain for 
argument. If it is none of the exhibitor’s concern that his 
competitors pay less than he does, what business is it of the 
club that the exhibitor of a litter with their dam, makes 
money by it? ‘The amount (made) by the exhibitor is of no 
concern to any but the (exhibitor).” And Mr. Smith is way 
aif in sneering at Mr. Gregy as taking advantage of a ‘‘narrow- 
minded technical objection.” A strict interpretation of rules 
may be narrow-mindedness, but if so, plenty of us are narrow- 
minded enough to demand it, No one can for an instant 
suspect any collusion between Mr. Smith, Mr, Stevenson and 
the judge; no evidence has been produced showing it, But 
this case is only another instance of the fundamentally wrong 
policy of show managers, fully justifying the term of 
“tyranny” I have often used in connection with them. They 
seem to forget that the exhibitor has just the same right to a 
strict logical interpretation of a rule, that the club has to the 
rule itself. Instead of this, managers seem to think they are 
autocrats and may construe the rule to please themselves, 
how this way, now that, or to enactanew post fucto one 
whenever they choose. This was notoriously the case at the 
Philadelphia Kennel Club's show, it was so at New York this 
spring, and seems to have been the same there this fall. 
The “Vanity” and allied cases, this mastiff puppy case and 
the refusal of the Philadelphia Kennel Club to allow a judge 
to award equal firsts, are all illustrations of the assumption of 
diyine rights by show managers. I honestly believe that Mr. 
Elliot Smith believes he is acting for the best interests of dog 
interests, but he forgets that the exhibitor has a right to his 
view of the case. We get lots of ‘rot’ to the effect that the 
interests of breeders, exhibitors, and show clubs are so 
dependant on each other that show clubs cannot afford to be 
unjust to the exhibitor, The short aud easy answer to such 
“poppy cock” is, that if nobody did things that they could 
not afford to do, there would be precious few bankruptcies. 
Now as to Rule 17, Snooks is a manager of a show club, 
He is sure that his dog Mudlark is the best in the country, 
but he isafraid that some obstinate judge Pees eas that 
Tom Collins’s dog Buster is better; so Snooks gets his show set 
early in the season, gets Tom Collins to enter Buster, and by 
hook or crook gets Buster beaten, or in some other way, gets 
Tom mad. ‘Thomas, in the innocence of tistispicion writes to 
the papers, giving Snooks’s club Hail Columbia, or perhaps he 
tells the judge in the ring that he don’t know a Bullfoundland 
from a spointer; anyhow, Snooks gets Tom on the line, and 
with a refreshing and admirable regard for dog interests 
informs Thomas: ‘‘Mr. Collins, POR have miscondticted your- 
self in regard to our show, and we disqualify you.” Tom is 
disqualified at all the ring shows, and Snooks and Mudlark 
sweep the board, Now will any observer of dog show events 
for the last two years, say thab the foregoing is so very 
unlikely to happen? But some one says, ‘Oh, but the exhibitor 
can appeal to the executive committee.” Appeal to your 
sranny. By the time the executiye committee has acted on 
the appeal, the season will be over, and Snooks has gained all 
he wanted. Besides, what isthe use of appealing from one 
Philip (drunk or sober) to a dozen Philips, all in one boat. 
Or suppose some club has a spite against some exhibitor, how 
easy to disqualify him and so work its revenge. Iam told 
that a well known exhibitor had his entries refused at the 
non-sporting show, and the only visible grounds were personal 
feeling, and refysing entries and disqualifying are much akin. 
3 (Baden Baden—Daisy | 
suppose somebody will quote the similar rule of the Field 
Trials Association as a age I must confess that I know 
as little about field trials ag I do of Sanserit, but I notice that 
there is yery little squabbling over their results. Why,I 
know. not, but if it is because this rule makes a competitor 
afraid to “kick” then the effect is worse than any amount of 
squabbling. 
Pray, what has the new association done so far? Tt has 
promulgated the Westminster Kennel Club's premium list as 
the dog show law of America, set up this iniquitous dis- 
qualification rule, and added the silly “extra” champion 
class, that you, Mr. Hditor, ridiculed our club for trying in 
1883, Now that the English Kennel Club, after seeing the 
evil of so many ‘‘champions,” are considering how to restore 
to the title its lost significance, we make it worse by adding 
an “extra” variety to the list. Why not haye “extras,” 
‘Double X Xs,” ‘‘superfines,” and “superlatives” as a cure for 
“‘superfiuous” champions, ‘The fact is, the new association‘has 
already done more mischief to doggy interests by proving to 
the exhibitor that he has no rights that a show committee are 
bound to respect, and in all sobermess and deliberation I would 
Say to every exhibitor, that he will best subserye kennel 
interests by refusing to exhibit his dogs at any ring show, 
where the associated rules preyail. Great would be the fuss 
and vast would be the flood of wrangle in consequence, but 
the end will be well, Niagara would purity the foulest sewage. 
W. WADE, 
Huuton, Pa.,, Dee. 5, 1884. 
DOGS FOR FOREIGN SHOOTING, 
T HAS become a fashion of'late years for Englishmen to 
seek for sport as well as adventure in foreign climes, and 
even the soulinspiring pastime of fox hunting has been 
relinquished by veritable Nestors of the chase so as to get a 
season of chance shooting abroad, T should bar in this remark 
the tiger and elephant shooters of India and Ceylon, as after 
entering upon such exploits they never care about leaving 
them, and are utterly spoilt for shooting accompanied by less 
excitement, Such sportsmen are to be pitied when they 
return to England, as nothing satisfies them, Battues are 
tame, fox hunting unreal without a dangerous animal in front 
of them, and what we call rough shooting unworthy of the 
term in comparison with the jungle hunt. A little of it 
suffices yery well for a casual visitor, but a Gordon Cumming 
or a Baker would no more enjoy home sports again than 
sparrow shooting ina hedge. Tha bulk of foreign shooting, 
however, is quite comparable with our own, only it is often a 
bit wilder and rougher. South Africa, where all the bother is 
now with the Boers, has been a fine field of sport, and sports- 
men have enjoyed there a mixture of big game shooting and 
small. The Cape lion and various species of panther have 
been brought to camp, and deer and antelopes of the most 
varied kinds. I haye had it related to me of late though that 
the partridge and quail shooting in many parts of Cape land 
is splendid, and that to shoot them over dogs makes up about 
as glorious a day’s sport as can be imagined. My friend has 
made lots of experiments in the dog way, and has consulted 
me on the occasion of two expeditions within the last five 
years. He told me they wanted wide rangers, as it was all 
over plains of stunted jungle grass, the ground sometimes a 
bit rough, but for the most part tolerably level, so there was 
plenty of room to see a wide range, only they should have 
good noses and be staunch, so as not to lead their owner all 
oyer the place after false points, etc. I was impressed as 
usual, with my favorite Laveracks for the job, and he bought 
three that were nearly pure out of Champiou Flame, two got 
by one dog and one by another. Then, as as my friend made 
a point to go to all the shows, he picked up for himself at 
Birmingham for £10, her catalogue price, a five or six year old 
pointer bitch. I tried this animal for him, and she was a 
ootterer, very slow, and she found rather by her caution than 
er nese. To this one he added a good, well-bred young 
pointer, eighteen months old, nicely broken and a tine ranger. 
This made up a team of five, and they arrived at their destina- 
tion at King Williamstown just as their quail shooting was 
beginning. After a short time to recover the voyage they 
were put upon active service, bub two of the young setters 
that had been worked on grouse made avery poor hand of it 
and were of scarcely any use. The setter bitch and the 
young pointer dog went in for their new work in splendid 
form, but before many weeks both took jaundice—very 
virulent in that country—and died in afew hours. The same 
thing happened to one of the other setters, and the other was 
given away as a house dog, while the old pointer bitch, 
although of no great use in the field, was never sick nor sorry 
through the hottest summer, and an old imported pointer dog 
being in the same quarter, they were bred together, and the 
result was a fine litter of puppies, whicn had lived, and were 
being broken the last time I heard from the Cape. My friend’s 
experience in this, his first yenture of dog importing to the 
Cape, was that dogs under three years old were sure to die 
from the climate, but those over that age will stand it very 
well; and that there is a fair chance of dogs that are born in 
the colony becoming habituated to the country. He also came 
to the conclusion, from the old pointer bitch doing so well, 
that pointers are much more suitable for the Cape than 
setters, though he was quite convinced that wide rangers and 
not anything like potterers are the genuine articles for the 
affair, On coming to England after another two years he 
consulted me again about the chance of getting a pretty good 
field trial pointer over three years old and not at too expensive 
a figure, considering the risk. Seyeral were thought of, but 
the prices asked were too heayy, and most of those at 
Aldridge’s went for more money than he was ielined to give. 
Sir Thomas Lennard’s Tramp was sent up in a draft, and was 
bought by a gentleman for 54 guineas. The new owner 
appeared to be somewhat of an invalid, and hardly the sort 
to do much tramping after Tramp; so it did not surprise me 
to see the dog advertised a month afterward, as the owner 
had no further requirement for him. limmediately made a 
cutting of this notice, and sent it to my Cape friend, and no 
sooner had it reached his hotel than he whipped off to Huston, 
and took train for the address given. On arriyal the gardener 
was charmed to see him, as Tramp had Shoe two very 
pretty flower-beds that morning, and, to make a quick deal 
of it, £15 was offered, and accepted by telegram that evening. 
This is more than twelve months ago, and the latest news is 
that Tramp stands the climate splendidly, went all through a 
geason’s shooting, and is looked upon by all sportsmen of the 
uarter as a long way the best pointer ever brought to the 
ape, This proves what I have always said about field trial 
dogs. They are always the best in actual field merits, or they 
would not have had expensive entries paid on their accounts 
for field trials, As a rule, though, they are a bit expensive 
for foreign travel, though lucky is the man who can get them 
and for any one going abroad for shooting it may be a 
suggestion, that nothing could beat a well-bred, highly broken 
brace of pointers, that haye been thoroughly seasoned by 
three or four years over them, so as to be likely to stand 
climate. is ‘ 
Thave had good accounts given me of Irish setters oceasion- 
ally for foreign work. A little wiry setter bitch of this breed 
that would have been passed over at any show for want of 
size did splendidly in South Africa for several seasons; and 
another of the same type 1 had a good account of from 
Mexico. Sportsmen, however, do not always go quite as far 
for their expeditions in search of arnusement, and there are 
-some novel and still almost undiscovered districts im the 
Buropean half of the world well worth the investigation of 
voyagers. An old sportsman now dead was sent toa place 
on the Hungarian frontier of Austria, with some racing stock, 
and his account of the sort of sport to be had there was enough 
to make any one’s mouth water, “What sorb of dogs,” T 
ngyuired, “would one want to explore the region?” ‘‘Well,” 
was the reply, “I should want all sorts, I should want those 
wire-haired terriers, as there is any amount of fun for them, 
and I should want five or six couple of steady old foxhounds,. 
beagles, and spaniels, for miles of thielk cover; and a brace of 
real good setters that would both retrieve and work low cover 
as well as on the plains.” Plenty of foxes, badgers, marten 
cats, polecats, wild boar, roe deer, hares, and pheasants were 
only waiting to be routed wp by a voyaging sportsman, and 
the old man who detailed it to me started in his chair, and 
with a pretty big oath, yowed he'd live there if he were only 
twenty years younger, This wild forest shooting has wonder- 
ful charms, as I can testify to; and if one can find an un- 
preserved or only partially preserved range to explore, with 
the dogs of one’s choice, it is a happy hunting ground, indeed, 
as the stillness is charming, and to fancy that animated 
nature in all its wildness lives here, the greater to prey on the 
lesser, just as more civilized beings do, adds an enchantment 
to the idea of finding such animals in our own way hardly 
sufficiently described in the word sport,—Leatherhead, in 
Kennel Gazette, ; 
THEY MET AGAIN.—A rare instance of canine intelligence 
and memory was observed on South Orange avenue on Tues- 
day. Afarmer named Struble came to Newark from some- 
where in Sussex county with a wagon load of turkeys, and 
while his team was standing in front of a grocery store an old 
hound ran up and began to lavish most extravagant marks of 
affection upon the horses. 
chains and licked their noses and cheeks, jumped around like 
a young puppy, and finally sat on his haunches in front of the 
wagon and bayed loud and long. The horses also manifested 
affection for the dog and held their heads down to him. When 
the dog gave tongue, the farmer, who was then in the store, 
picked his ears up and started for the door. He instantly 
recognized the dog as an old foxhound which was stolen from 
him in this city two years ago. The recognition was mutual, 
and when the farmer called the dog by name he showed his 
great pleasure by wagging his tail and whinine,—Newarks Call, 
ONE OF MANY.—Lynchburg, Va., Dee. 2.—dvtor Forest 
and Stream; Please allow me to congratulate you on the full, 
interesting and able way in which the High Point trials were 
reported in your paper. Such matter cannot but make the 
FOREST AND STREAM hecessary as well as interesting, Although 
J. am not an exhibitor of dogs, I still appreciate the fact that 
the gentleman, whoever he is, that reported the trials knew 
what he was about, and appreciated difficulties and differences 
that most men would overlook.—BEDRORD. 
LARGE BHAGLE LITTHR,—My beagle bitch Katie 
whelped on Noy. 28, 1884, by A. C. Krueger’s imported Banner- 
man, eight pups, which I consider without precedent, They 
are evenly and handsomely marked, all strong and healthy, 
both bitch and whelps doing well. If any breeder can dupli- 
cate or excel this, would be pleased to hear from him,— 
BUCKEYE (Pittsburgh,{Pa.). 
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KENNEL MANAGEMENT. 
fs" No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondéuts. 
Ciinestone®, Haverhill, Mass—aA setter bitch, one year of age, 
has a dry, hot nose, runs at the eyes, roaches her back, and is con- 
tinually biting her tail. Whatis the trouble with her, and how should 
she be treated? Ans. Please pive more détails. 
eats, sleeps, and condition of bowels. 
sages. 
Macau, Philadelphia, Pa.So far as can be gathered from youp 
description, it appears that your dogs haye had distemper in mild 
form, and are now recovering. The twitchmg may puss away in 
time. Look after the dogs’ general health, give strengthening food, 
and disinfect kennel by burning sulphur in it. 
Surrey Keynes, Hilicott City, Md.-t havea pointer biteh whieh 
will not come in coat or get fat. She has good appetite, eyes good, 
health good, hunts untiringly, but keeps in poor coat and thin; also 
bites her feetand legs continually, Has no sign of mange. Have 
dosed for worms, but see no sign. Fayor me with your adyice. Ans, 
Try Fowler's solution of arsenic, beginning with five drops night and 
morning in food. Do not feed on raw meat except when working. 
M., Philadelphia.—What rules and regulations should be adopted 
in quarantine of a dog just over the distemperand taken to anew 
kennel where there are young dogs neyer haying had distemper? 
When can it be truly said there is no longer any danger of contami- 
nation or contagion from distemper, and it be safe to take a dog just 
over distemper and put with other dogs at this season of the year, 
Ans, Keep dog quarantined until one week has elapsed after the dis- 
charge from eyes and nose has entively ceased, Wash him with car- 
bolic soap, taking care in the operation he doesnot take cold: and 
thoroughly disinfect kennel. 
H. J, 0., Laconia, N. H.—1, 1 have a bound pup aged twenty-one 
months, which was all right until last July, when he had the ¢lis- 
temper, but not very hard. Idoctored him the best I could, and he 
got oyerit without losing much flesh, and to all appearances was as 
well as ever, except that he was partly blind, or rather a part of tha 
time he could see, and then again he wouldrun against a lop or tree. 
He seems to be blind by short spells. 1 5 
what can I do for his eyes? 2. I have a nice beagle pup four months 
Look for worms in the pas- 
old, that when you are néar him he seems to rattle in histhroatashe © 
breathes, what can I do for that? Ans, Your dog is suffering from 
amaurosis, or blindness which comes and goes. 
1 
He jumped up against the pole- * 
me 
Tell us how she | 
Now, what shallI give him or 
Itis caused by some * 
temporary brain trouble, Get an ounce of the tincture of nux vomica — 
and five the dog ten drops daily in his food, 2. Get two ounces of the 
balsam of tolu, and 2lve your beazle pup a teaspoonful morning, noon 
and night, until the trouble disappears, 
R, L. K., New York,—Having been training my pup, ila Hammond, 
some two months, 1] am yéery desirous of finding what he would 
recommend in this case, When stilla very small pup tvo weeks old, 
I thoughtlessly allowed the servant to feed her some meat; either 
from this or subsequent over feeding, she shows all the symptoms of 
canker in the ear. I was at first alarmed, and then procured some 
nitrate of silyer solution twenty grains to ounce water, advised by 2 
neighbor, andsyringed the ears morning and night for a week, then 
once a day for another week. Nowshs sometimes scratches at the 
bases of her ears, but without any of the symptoms of pain she 
evinced at first, and has scratched all the hair from the bases of the 
ears. What canidoto help the hair grow, and what treatinent 
should I continue (if any) in regard tothecanker? Would you advise 
the bromo chloralline and laudsnum treatment or shall I let her gor 
T feed almost wholly on bread and milk diet, that is, hominy, farina, 
corn and the like, with a little soup and such once ina while, Ans, 
See treatment recommended in answer to “W. H. 8.**_ Get some blue 
ointment (Uny. hydregyn) and rub it in over the hairless spots, hav— 
ing firsb cleansed with warm water and soap. Do this night and 
morning. 
OLEATES,— Hditor Forest and Stream; Haying killed the lice, de- 
stroyed the parasitoid diseases, and, healed the sores, we now wish 
to make the hair grow again. And again the oleates, which have so 
recently been introduced to the medical profession, and proving 
themselves to be the most effectual means for treatment of a variely 
of diseases, 1am pleased to call your attention to, im conjunction, 
however, this time with another agent, The oleate of mercury with 
‘the oil of ergot will almost make hair grow on the palm of your hand. 
Oleate of mercury i to 2 parts, oil of ergot to 8 parts, mixed thor- 
oughly and applied has proven most efficacious in my hands in pro- 
moting the growth of hair, remoying the harsh and_ dry look, giving 
brightness and lustre to the new growth. Let me add that the anove 
application will be found equally as beneficial in the loss of hair of 
the human head as of the caniné parasitic diseases.—Sans Souci Ken- 
NELS. [The oleates ure now quite extensively used in the treatment 
of the parasitic skin troubles, and also in subacute and chronic in- 
flayamations of the skin. They consist of the combination of oleic 
acid and the oxides of zinc, mercury and. lead. Probably the oim!- 
ments of these drugs, as the zine oxide, lead iodide or the familiar 
hine ointment are just as effective. The oleates of mercury should 
not be of greater strength than 6 to 10 per cent, A salve made of 
vaseline or cosmoline and carbolic acid isamost excellent remedy, 
The strength should not exceed twoor three.grains to the ounce. 
‘The parts should always be first shaved and thoroughly cleanset 
