Alio. 90, 1885.1 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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and out of spite, as would be plainljr seen if these snakes in. 

 tlie grass had the moral corn-age to sign their names to their 

 articles in the various papers. It is hard to light an unseen 

 enemy, hut compare the A. K. C. to-day with one year ago, 

 and you will see a vast improvement. And why not do as 

 much more in the next year ? G-ive me a few more men on 

 the executive committee such as Wade, Child, Smith and 

 Dormer, and I can safely suarantee the i-espect of the public 

 for the A. K. C, and make it as it should be- a power in dog 

 matters. G. Edw. Osbobn, Sexi'y A. K. C, 



A DOG SHOW CIRCUIT. 



JMitor Forest and Stream: 



It is desu-ed that the managers of bench shows arrange then- 

 dates so that a cirevut may be formed for the coming season, 

 and in order that this maybe done I would be pleased to have 

 the different clubs send 'me as soon as possible the dates on 

 which they would like to hold tiieir siaows, in order that 1 

 may pi'esent them to the October meeting of the A. K, C, at 

 which time theii* representative could help in the arrange- 

 ment, which cannot but please the exhibitors, and insm'e a 

 much lararer attendance of both dogs and audieiacps at the 

 shows. " Gr. Edw. Osboen, Sec'y A. K. C. 



BiRMiNGHASi, Coan. 



THE PITTSBURGH DOG SHOW. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



The dates for the coining dog show of cm- society nave been 

 changed to Sept. 21), 30 and Oct. 1. W. Wade, 



Sec'y pro tem. Western Pa. Poultry Society. 



Pittsburgh. Pa.. Aut,'. "Ji'. 



[Wb leai-n that Mr. Chas. H. Mason has been appointed as 

 one of the judges at the coming Pittsburgh dog show. We 

 hope to be able to annoimce the "complete list next week.] 



THE PHILADELPHIA FALL DOG SHOW. 



r pHE second fall dog show of the Philadelphia Kennel Club, 

 X to be held in con.iunction with the Pennsylvania State 

 AgTieultm'al Society, will be given sti'ictlj^ imder rules of the 

 American Kennel Club, and the .i.tteutiou of all exliibitoi-s 

 will lie asked f-o the change of form uf entry blanks when re- 

 ceived by them, especially to the space pj-ovided for the 

 breeder's' name and the clauses of A. K. C. regulations wJiich 

 refer to that matter as well as to pedigree. 



If a pack of hounds can he: procured to follow the scent of 

 reynard, who will be led tb rough the open part of the fair 



froimds near the half-mile race track, an exhibition of what a 

 imt is like will be given the spectators, and the riders which 

 will follow the dogs will take several hurdles i^laced in their 

 way. As two or three himts clubs have stated that their 

 hoiinds wiU I'eadily follow such a scent, it is expected the 

 novelty will be presented. 



Arrangements aie being perfected for collie trials in the 

 same inelo.sure. The dates of holding the show are Oct. 6, 7, 8 

 and y. HoMii. 



ANOTHER ODD POINT. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



In your last issue "Old H," relates a i-emarkable point made 

 by Dr. H.'s dog, Augusta, Ga. I have no doubt whatever of 

 its truth, and think I can beat it. 



I was retmriing home just before dusk from a walk through 

 the meadows and my two setters were quartering the ground at 

 a great pace, going down the wind for the most part, when my 

 favorite stopped as suddenly under a shade tree as though he 

 had run against the trunk. But the speed with which he had 

 run and the suddeimess with which he let up tilted him for- 

 ward on his throat and lower jaw, sending his stern straight 

 up pointing to the skies, and in this position he froze. At first 

 I feai'ed he had run a snag into him; but, as the old dog had 

 hauled up and was honoring the position by backing steadilj-, 

 I concluded to investigate more closely. On going up to biin 

 I saw, only six inches from his nose, a young fledgling hidden 

 neatly under a tuft of grass. This 1 captured with my hands. 

 Still the dog retained his position, and faibng to find anything 

 more on the gi-omid I looked up into the tree, and there I saw 

 the old bii'd dii'ectly above the dog. I scai'ed the bird away 

 with my stick and the dog wilted. The poor feUow had been 

 standing v.'ith his hind feet off the gi'oimd for ten minutes. 

 (He is not for sale. ) 



This is true— or nearly so— for I would not swear that he 

 did no touch one of his hind toenails to the ground. But I 

 won't give in to another toe. Young H. 



GaijT, Canada. 



THE NEW SETTER STANDARD. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



I think the suggestion of '"Justitia," in your last issue, is 

 timely and opportune, and trust that yom- invitation to breed- 

 ers and exhibitoi s Will meet with the frank and unprejudiced 

 response it deserves. There can be no doubt that Major Tay- 

 lor's influence is already showing itself in favor of a certain 

 type of setter, and i humbly state my opinion that the result 

 will be disastrous. I fear that were a standard for judging 

 at om- bench shows to be adopted, in conformity with the 

 ideas or desires of a clique, of whom Major Taylor is chief, 

 we would be subject to a vei y nairow and probably verj' arbi- 

 trary scale of points, for his decisions at shows seem to indi- 

 cate that no settsr, however good, can attain high honors at 

 his hands unless he approach the Gladstone type. For this 

 reason many firominent Canadian breeders (and I am told, 

 Ameiican breeders also) are reluctant to exhibit their setters 

 where he js judge. Some absolutely refuse to exhibit. I like 

 our high-headed, good-sized (not lumbering), stylish, fast, 

 courageous setters, that go with a gracef id swing, much better 

 than some of the little, delicate, pretty pets that have won 

 honors under Major Taylor. Undoubtedly many small setters 

 are not necessarily delicate, but the tendency, when once you 

 liegin to reduce the size, is to run into snipe-faced, timid, gun- 

 shy dogs. I don't think Majoi' Taylor ever gives high honors 

 to very inferior dogs, but I do know that he frequently gives 

 very inferior honora to very superior dogs, simply because 

 they do not. approach his peculiar type. Tnerefore, any stan- 

 dard that he is likely to arrange wfll not be popular. 



Prajstk a. Hughes. 



Galt, Ontario. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



As you express a wish for the views of your readers on the 

 setter standard, allow me, as one of your readers, to say that 

 I think Avhen we get perfect specimens of Stonehenge's stand- 

 ard it will be time enough to adopt a new standard. I have 

 owned several prize winners, bub they all come short of Stone- 

 henge's standard. What we do requu-e is to stick closer to our 

 IDresent standard and i3ut in judges that wiU not favor certain 

 t^TDes at one show then change at the next show to a different 

 type entirely. Then the breeders will know what is required, 

 and you will find dog shows will be better patronized and bet- 

 ter dogs will be the result, and our shows will not require to 

 take in dogs after date to till up to make a creditable show, 

 and fchey wfll not have to ofter special inducements to get the 

 ownei-s to bring out their dogs. What is requu-ed is different 

 judges that will judge to oul- present standard and let the best 

 dog win. T. G. Davey. 



London, Ont., Aug. Is. 



Editor Forest and Stream . 



In the matter of standards I think the A. K. C. will do well 

 to go slowly ; and I am glad to see the invitation extended by 

 Forest akd Stream to open a discussion ia its columns. At 

 present there is no standard so to speak. A judges in New 

 York, and gives X, Y and Z, 1st, 2d and 3d. B judges in 



Boston, gives Z Ist, Y 2d, and X Sd, and so on. With such 

 decisions breeders can only draw inferences somewhat as fol- 

 lows: In A's judgment X is best dog; in B's judgment Z is 

 the best. 



If there is a recognized standard adopted the same dog 

 should win in both places, his show condition being the same. 

 To remedy, if possible, this condition of affairs is an import- 

 ant part of the work for the A. K. C. Wm. H. Child. 



PmL.\DELPHIA, Pa. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



At a meeting of the Western Pennsylvania Poultry Society, 

 held this day, present Messrs. E. Greger, President; B. P. Wil- 

 son, Vice-President : and Messrs. W. W. Speer, Howard Hart- 

 ley and W. Wade, directors, the following was unanimously 

 adopted: "Resolved, That this society is opposed to any 

 change in the standard for settei-s from that laid down in 

 'Stonehenge.' " Edward Gregg, President. 



Wm. Wade, Secretary pro tem. 



Pittsburgh, Pa., Aug. 11,1885. 



THE ENGLISH SPANIEL CLUB. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



As I feel sure the numerous spaniel fanciers who read 

 Forest and Stream wfll be glad to know what the new 

 Spaniel Club in England is doing, 1 have pleasure in forward- 

 ing you a copy of the rules, which also contains a list of the 

 committee, members, judges approved by the club and the 

 classiflcatidns drawn up for the committee for the guidance of 

 show committees. 



The principle upon which the Spaniel Club pi-oceeds is to 

 offer a sum of money as a subscription to the fimds of the 

 show, varying according to the classification adopted by the 

 show committee and conditional upon the appointment of a 

 judge approved by the club. By this means the show com- 

 mittee receive an amount which wfll help to cover any de- 

 ficiencies in entries, and the Spaniel Club in return obtain a 

 classification satisfactory to its members. 



I trust you wiU find space in your valuable paper to publish 

 our classifications for the information of American spaniel 

 fanciers. John S. Cowell, Honorary Secretary. 



BuBToN Gabth, Clifton, York, Aug. 4. 



Following are the classifications recommended: No. 1; 

 VV ater sjianiels— Challenge class and open class, both dogs and 

 bitches. 



Clumber spaniels— Chaflenge class, dogs and bitches; open 

 class dogs, bitches the same. 



Sussex and other liver-colored spaniels over 2.5 pounds 

 weight, same as Clumber. 



Field spaniels, black, over 35 pounds, the same. 



Field sisaniels, other than black or liver, over 25 pormds, the 

 same. 



Cockers, any color, not over 3.5 pounds weight and not less 

 than nme months old, the same. 



Puppy class (any variety under twelve months) dogs and 

 bitches— At least two pilzes must be ^ven in each class, with 

 the exception of chtillenge classes. No classes may be can- 

 ceUed, or the amount subscribed will be withheld. In all 

 cases the prizes must be money prizes. 



Classiftcation No. 2: Any variety of spaniel — ChaUenge 

 class, dogs and bitches. The remaining classification is the 

 same as in No. 1, omitting the challenge and puppy classes. 



Classification No. 3 is the same as No. 2, but there is only one 

 class in each division for dogs and bitches. 



ENGLISH KENNEL NOTES. 



XXXII. 



If the Colhe Club cleared expenses over their show the com- 

 mittee have reason to congratiflate themselves on a lucky "get 

 out." The "undogly" public displayed the greatest apathj^ 

 toward the exhibition. Although it would not be fair to say 

 the undertaking was not sufficiently advertised, yet I think a 

 good deal more might have been done in that dfl-ection. The 

 attendance at the Aquarium itself is not what it used to be, 

 and I am sure I was not the only ' 'young man from the country " 

 who observed this defection with disappointment and regret. 

 Some of us went off to the Inventions Exhibition and found it 

 there. I can't recall any starthng fresh appearance in the 

 colUe ranks. Mi'. Mercier's Dublin Scot scored his first win 

 on English soil. He is a big strong dog, well on the coarse 

 side, as the reporters say. The Harleqtun class was rescued 

 from mediocrity by the cup-giver's own entries, Blue Sky and 

 that win.some bitch Blue Rum. American breeders must not 

 conclude from his position in the prize fist that Plockmaster is 

 anything out of the common— he is not. He was placed first 

 faute de mieux. Mr. Stewart, the north counties judge, 

 proved the proverbial local longheadedness in selling Young 

 Coclde. The dog has had his day — no more for him the 

 feminine plaudits of the success-worehipiug crowd as it 

 gathers roimd the victor's ornamented bench at the Crystal 

 Palace. Like other phenomenal youngsters, he might have one 

 day or "some day," as the song goes, returned to his puppy 

 form, but this delusion is not for Cockle's owner— the shape of 

 his dog's head has changed for ever and for aye. A dog I 

 thought the judges a httle severe upon was Mr. Godfree's 

 Major Trefoil, a smart, genuine colUe from the tip of his pry- 

 ing nose to the gracefully swirled up end of his flag. I am 

 sure i hope the Collie Club won't be disheartened by the shabby 

 support accorded them by the exhibitors on this occasion, but 

 give the recalcitrant ones an opportunity of proving then- 

 repentance. 



The club dined together on the evening of the first day, 

 when circumstances over which, etc., prevented my attend- 

 ance, had I been able to get an invitation. Through side- 

 channels, watered by the guests, I hear that the gossip of the 

 hour was given a home and habitation. It appears my first 

 impressions on the subject were quite erroneous. The doggy 

 newspaper that was going to, and now has changed hands, is 

 not the one I indicated in my last "Notes," it is the Stock 

 Keeper. That this course or some other even more drastic was 

 urgently reqiured has been painfully patent to its subscribers 

 for a long time past. The paper has struggled on pluckfly and 

 borne the brunt of some hard knocks in the way of competi- 

 tion. It was first started in Newcastle by a company who 

 hopefuUj' strode along in the track of jom-nahstic faflure till 

 they came in sighc of the ditch of despatr; at this point some 

 wary shareholder suggested selling it and thereby save a bit 

 from the impending disaster. There was no disputing the wis- 

 dom of this advice. All they had to do was to find the mug, I 

 mean a purchaser. By a lucky chance they were successful. 

 The proprietor of the London Sportsman, satisfied with his 

 first venture in journalism, without much inquiry into the 

 business of the paper, jaurchased for £.500 a concern of which 

 the most that could be said was that it Avas a "going" one. 

 Being a wealthy man, he surviveu the swiftly-following dis- 

 solution, and complacently pocketed his feelings and the bar- 

 gain, where they quickly wore a hole. 



With the derelict craft he also took ou the old crew, who 

 skipped for joy at the prospect of certain pay and no personal 

 risk. The original title was changed, and the Fanciers' Ghroni- 

 cle became the ambitious Stock-Keeper, and to justify a rise m 

 the rates from two to three pence, they took on stock, horses, 

 cattle, pig, sheep, etc. The former supporters, the fanciers, 

 didn't want to read stock, and objected to the extra penny. 

 On top of this Cassells found a mug, I mean a purchaser for 

 the "dead-ahve jom-nal." These people also increased the 

 price, but they also sunk some money and engaged some good 

 men, and in a very short time the Stock-Keeper was cut out in 

 stock and poultry. Their dog business w^as not affected, be- 

 cause in that department the "dead-ahve jom-nal" had en- 

 gaged a real old wrecker, whose ignorance of press navigation 



continues to run the vessel agrotmd whenever he gets an oppor- 

 tunity. And so the Stock-Keeper floundered about in shallow 

 water, subscribers forgot to renew, advertisements fell off. 

 This has been observed from the shore, and a mixed gang of 

 doggy and poultry men have boarded her, the compensation — 

 1 can't caU it price— paid to the late owner is supposed to be 

 known, but I should consider it a gross piece of impertinence: 

 to attempt to find it out or publish if I knew it. I wish the 

 new spec. luck. The ship already shows signs of returning; 

 buoyancy; there is a cleai- passage before it, and with the 

 cheers of her interested friends slie wfll carry the good wishes 

 of "Lillibulero" for a speedy passage into the jjopular port of 

 success. But back to my dogs. To be so near the sea already 

 makes me feel stowardy. 



I have been told with some degi'ee of certainty the names 

 of a few shareholders in the company, but I do not feel at 

 liberty to disclose them. This much only will I say, that the 

 well informed circle to certain and several members of which 

 I have heai-d these notes have been ascribed— is well repre- 

 sented in the new regime— of course I refer to the ' 'variety 

 class." I have always held the Stock-Keeper kennel depart- 

 ment to be the best of its kind, and the last few weeks 

 strengthened my good opinion and proved the presence of new- 

 hands. The reports are up to date, which I expected when I 

 heard they had secured the services of Mr. Langdale, and the 

 doggy news is fresh and readable. The best^ part of the paper 

 I think is the weekly letter called the "Intercepted Mafl Bag," 

 a novelty, I am told^, suggested by Mr. Geo. Krehl. Additional 

 zest is lent these epistles by addressing them to well known 

 pei-sons in the kennel world. The two that have appeared 

 were directed to Mr. Ashwin, the colhe breeder, and Hen- 

 Lang, the German authority on canine matters. 



I see from the dafly press that the outgoing liberal ministry 

 have marked their aijpreciation of art by conferring a baron- 

 etcy upon Mr. Millais, a name familiar in the doggy world 

 from the connection of the gi'eat painter's son with dachshunde 

 and bassets. I also see from the Stock-Keeper that Mr. 

 Everett Millais has returned to England with a new dog that 

 is to uxjset some calculations. 



In a breach of promise case tried last week in our law court,^ 

 the faitliless one's letters were read for the amusement of the 

 gaping idler and the briefless barrister. A mong other funny 

 passages the followdng stinick me as being decidedly original: 



"Oh! dearest! instead of being now as you are in cold, 

 foggy, unsympathetic London, I would to heaven and Cupid 

 that'you were by my side promenading the parade at East- 

 bourne — would "we "not make the very dogs envious and 

 jealous." (Loud laiighter.) 



My own knowledge of the habits of dogs inclines me to be- 

 lieve that it would take a good deal of that sort to make them 

 "envious and jealou?." 



The latest fad is rough black and tan ten-iers. Most doggy- 

 men have from time to time, when out of the beaten track of 

 the dog show, come across one of these specimens that a few 

 restless spirits now design promoting into a "breed." There 

 would be no difficulty whatever m breeding these terriers to a 

 type, but I can't see the use of it, for they look frightful mon- 

 grels. In Iieland there is a manufactory ready to hand. 

 When I was over there a few weeks ago a man who keeps a 

 few wire-hair fox-terriers for rabbituig told me on patriotic 

 grounds he tried to breed Irish terriers for his purpose, but 

 gave them up in dudgeon on finding a black and tan pup in 

 nearly every fitter. Subsequent inquiries, he told me, showed 

 that this was due to an early cross with the smooth black and 

 tan to infuse quahty and a harder coat of a richer red color. 

 The original Irish terrier he says was a big animal, as large as 

 the moilern Airedale, with a shaggy pily, soft and hard hau-s 

 mixed, coat, usually of a fight yeflow or gray color, so that he 

 argued, the very dark red ones are the most fikely to throw 

 black and tans. The experiment of crossing smooth dogs with 

 rough to make the coats of the latter harder, has, I befleve 

 been successfully tried by Mr. Harding Cox. However, the 

 fact remains tbat according to my HibeiTuan friend that a- 

 dog of the sort required, with all the merits claimed for the 

 Irish terrier, can be bred ad libitum, so there is at any rate 

 no need to scour the streets for black and tan mongrels. The 

 pioneers who are interesting themselves in this movement,i 

 have made up then- minds to assign the breed a Welsh origin,, 

 so qiuekly do we advance in kennel matters nowadays that a 

 class and entries have already turned up in a Welsh show. 

 Each portion of the kingdoni of Great Britain has now its 

 own terrier— we have the white terrier for England, the die- 

 hard for Scotland, the Irish for the Green Isle, and now the 

 rough black and tan for Taffyland. We are a doggy famfly! 



I have generally been able to praise that ephemeral httle 

 sheet, the Scottish Fancier, when I have had occasion to speak 

 about it, but lately I have noticed a bumptious tone not in 

 keeping with its modest position. In his July number 

 "Segusian" loftfly refers to the fact that "Stonehenge" had 

 refused to accept the Irish terrier as a genuine breed. Having 

 just been writing about that variety I had the inclination to 

 look up the matter; so 1 reached down from my book shelf 

 that authority and found it was even as "Segusian" had 

 stated, but I also noticed I had got the old edition, so I re- 

 ferred to the last issue of the work and there found quite a 

 different state of things. In the 1883 edition the note has dis- 

 appeared, and a paper on the breed is printed from the pen of 

 a well-known English enthusiast. I think that those who 

 seek to instruct the pubfic shoifld at least be in a position to 

 supply themselves with the latest echtions. In the same note 

 our Scotch friend saj^s: "'Stonehenge' must be a thorn in 

 the flesh of those who live in worlds of fancies, and look to 

 the money that is to be made out of their speculation." Now, 

 w^hat arrant twaddle is this. Has "Segusian" reason to thank 

 God that he is any better than his neighbors in this respect? 

 1 think not. 



The Kennel Club were again most fortunate in the glorious 

 weather that favored their summer show in the Crystal Palace 

 gi-ounds. The financial result was, I beheve, as usual, unsatis- 

 factory- The event of the week appears to have been the 

 aiTival in this coimtry of a celebrity from the American ken- 

 nel world, Dr. Perry." I learn from the Stock-Keeper — in fact, 

 I may say that since the change in this journal I depend a 

 good deal on its pages for information — that Mr. Perry is a 

 mastift" fancier and an author. I hope his works wfll be pub- 

 fished here, for although it cannot be said we are in point of 

 numbers badly off for books on the dog, yet there is always 

 room for a good one. That singular body, yclept the variety 

 class, into the constitution and object of which I intend to 

 make inqmiies, appear to have feted the "lion." 



The St. Bernard Plmlimmou ("Plain Lemon," as the facetious 

 style him) again changed hands at £700, it is said, but I must 

 admit that I am able to attach very fittle importance to these 

 pubUshed prices; there is no question about their beiuj a 

 splendid advertisement, whether they are fictitious or not. 



It was advertised before the show that Mr. Jophn's kennel 

 would come under the hammer at the Palace, but only one or 

 two were sold. Selling by auction is an unprofitable means of 

 disposal. 



The Brighton show, in entries, quahty, attendance and gen- 

 eral interest, exceeded the most sanguine expectations. The 

 sight must have been rather a sickening one for the Kennel 

 Club, which made such a complete fiasco there a year or two 

 ago. 



A little incident happened at this show which has been care- 

 fully hushed up by our kennel press, not even the enterprising 

 Stock-Keeper mentioning it. 1 suppose there is some motive 

 for this clemency, and as I have no wish to give pain to feel- 

 ings already spared by the Brighton committee, I AviU also 

 withhold names, though they are known to me. An inquisi- 

 tive southern exhibitor discovered ua a prize vvinner a physi- 

 cal defect that if pointed out would entail disqualification. 

 The exhibitor could have lodged an objection or he could have 

 left it alone on account of the personal rmpleasantness that so 



