FOREST AND STREAM. 



13a^. 1 , 1S8. 



THE GRAPHIC CHALLENGE. 



Oh wa'd some god the Riftie gie us, 

 To see airselves as ithers see us^—Bufns. 

 Editor Forest and Stream: 



In my lost letter relating to "Graphie*s Alleged Flush" I 

 stated that I had no iutention of allowing myself tb be dragged 

 into such a "tempest in a teapot" as Mr. James L. Anthony is 

 uyjng to foment, and I endeavored to show that it is the duty 

 of dog owners to profcect their reputable judges I vomi clumsy 

 abuse aud vulga.r innuendo. A man naturally (eels som'c 

 reluctance in alluding to anything that has been univei-sally 

 condemned, but there are one or two points which should be 

 carefully not-ed before this Graphic business is eiJectually dis- 

 posed of. 



By keeping a close watch on Mr. James L. Anthony we find 

 g,inple evidence that he is not the heaven-installed rectifier of 

 abuses he professes to be, and we also find some evidence tend- 

 ing to show that Gi-aphic was withdrawn for other reasons 

 than those advanced by his owner or owners. His withdraw^al 

 was a blunder; the smarter plan would have been to have in- 

 structed his handler to get lost. 1 would especially call the 

 attention of your i-eaders to the following: 



(1) "I have not yet seen it stated in print, but I am, never- 

 theless, assured most positively, that after Beaufort had been 

 a vvaixJed the heat against Lucia, Mr. Anthony did his utmost 

 to get a protest made against the decision, but without suc- 

 cess." — "Porcupine," in the Sporting Life, Dec. .30. 



(2) "As he (Graphic) had not retrieved in either heat, they 

 (the judges) decided to see how he would acquit himself in 

 this * * * and ordered them on, when Mitchell very fool- 

 ishly protested, but after a few words sent on his dog. Graphic 

 soon pointed, when a dead bird was thrown and Mitchell to 

 order fired a shot and Graphic was sent to retrieve, he went to 

 the bird and picked it up, moiithing it badly, but Mitchell was 

 close by and took it from him." — Forest and Stream, Dec. 4. 



(3) "we will match Graphic against Mainspring * * * 

 for an all day's race * * * during the second week in 

 March, 1886, Capt. McMiirdo to handle Mainspring =f * * 

 Mr. B. F. Wilson, of Pittsbui-gh, to be the sole judge, and re- 

 trieving not to be counted * * * If Graphic or his progeny 

 are fairly beaten in either or aU the contests, as they maybe," 

 etc. — Ghas. HeatU, James L. Anthony. 



(1) If "Porcupine" has stated facts— and he seldom goes 

 wrong— there is evidence that in the early part of the trials 

 Mr. James L. Anthony wished to get rid of a certain dog and 

 took cowardly advantage of the owner's absence to get a 

 protest made. (2) Proves an attempt to coerce the judges 

 into a decision in favor of Graphic before they had an oppor- 

 tunity of testing him as a retriever, and of course shows that 

 after Graphic's wretched display Mitchell's hand was exposed 

 and that the dog's chances of winning another heat were 

 hopeless. (.3) La crerne de la crhne, and finally settles the 

 whole business. The owners of Graphic clearly admit the 

 dog had no chance of winning when retrieving did count, and 

 they acknowledge that after they have fixed the date for the 

 race, named the handler of their opponent's dog, selected 

 their own judge, etc.. Graphic "may be faii'ly beaten." That 

 is Mr. Anthony's case, and in pathetic terms he appeals for 

 support fi-om "the pubUc and all fair-minded sportsmen who 

 love a good dog for the pleasure he can derive from his own- 

 ership." (Stud fee, .SIOO.) It is not quite clear to me why a dog 

 that "may be beaten" after his owners have excluded from 

 consideration his weak points, named the handlere, appointed 

 the judges, etc. , was ever entered for competition at a field ti-ial. 

 This shows lamentable ignorance on the part of somebody. 



Messrs. Anthony and Heath's statement that they '"did 

 agree to Mr. Donnei', but on the mistaken idea, so far as Mr. 

 Anthony was concerned, that he was not a member of the 

 Westminster Kennel Club," is exploded by the fact that Mr, 

 James L. Anthony entered his dogs to be judged by Mr. Elliot 

 Smith, another prominent member of the W. K. C. and 

 known to be such by Mr. Anthony. I again assert that Mr. 

 Anthony had no business to be riding with Mr. Coster, and 

 the rules of the Eastern Field Trials Club prove I am right. 

 It is to be hoped that we shall hear no more about Graphic's 

 alleged advertise— I peg pardon— flush. To show Mr. Anthony 

 how thoroughly disgusted are some of his countrymen, I will 

 quote from a letter received this morning from "a prominent 

 member of one of the most influential clubs in this country. 

 To my knowledge I have never seen the writer, certainly" I 

 have never convereed with him: "I wish you would favor 

 the public with more of yoin- entertaining" letters, like the 

 one in the last issue of the Forest and Stream. It is quite 



refreshing after reading the 'blow' of Dog Broker * * * 



This Graphic trouble is not doing much toward convincing the 

 general public that a man can take an intex'est in dogs and 

 still be a gentleman." 



Now for the new ad,, i. e., the challenges. They are with- 

 out exception the funniest things 1 have ever seen or heard. 

 I hope this statement will not result in an action for hbel. 

 The law has gi-own very elastic since the hydrophobia scare 

 spread its wings over Newark and certain parts of your city. 

 Still it is hardly probable that because a man has bought and 

 sold a dog, the laws, especially the laws of nature, will be 

 revoked. 



"To the public and all fair-minded sportsmen who love a 

 good dog for the pleasure he can derive from his ownership, 

 we will say, we decline to discuss through the Forest and 

 Stream or any other paper, any question affecting dogs, field 

 trials or bench shows with any professional dog dealer or 

 handler. We, however, value the good opinion of all honest 

 men, no matter what their vocation, and that the latter may 

 know the truth, make the following statement." By your 

 courtesy I will put the dissecting knife to work on the above, 

 and I hope it won't cut deep. A man who knows nothing 

 about dogs would be a fool to discuss them. Do fair-minded 

 sportsmen make such challenges as Mr. Anthony has presented? 

 What is the difference between an amateur dog dealer and a 

 professional dealer? One understands dogs, I suppose, and the 

 other does not. Is Mr. Anthony's challenge to Mr. Perkins 

 consistent with his ambition to be considered a lover of dogs 

 for the pleasure he can derive from their ownership? Is Mr. 

 Anthony aware that Ms insinuation that dealers and handlers 

 are dishonest will recoil on his own head? Mr. Anthony has 

 a handler of his own. I never knew before that a fashionable 

 cut coat and a long purse are the adjuncts by which honesty 

 is measured. 



•'Honor and shams from no condition rise; 

 Act well your part— there all the honor lies." 



One morning of last year an individual strangely resembling 

 Mr. James L. Anthony called upon me and asked the price of 

 Beaufort, where he could be seen, what his stud fee was, etc. , 

 etc. "Not for sale; stud fee $50," was the reply, and the in- 

 dividual disappeared. Some time before this early morning 

 call a gentleman who had seen Beaufort was asked to pur- 

 chase Graphic if in his opinion he could beat Beaufort. This 

 gentleman went to see Graphic, and after looking him over 

 very carefully told his owner that he would not do, as^there 

 was a better dog in America. Not long after this the Knick- 

 erbocker Club sent to England for Graphic's price, and they 

 could have purchased him for $600. Finally Mr. Anthony 

 purchased the dog tor about $700, and after keeping him a 

 few weeks sold him to M-. Heath for $3,000. At least 

 this is what he says. If Mr. Anthony "loves a good dog for 

 the pleasm-e he can derive from his ownership," why did he 

 sell GraphiCj and where is the evidence that he is not a dealer? 

 Vargent, Monsieur Anthony, toujours Vargent! Either Mr. 

 Anthony sold Graphic to make money out of him and is a 

 dealer, or Graphic is not a good dog and Mr. Anthony does 

 not love him. Sit on either horn of the dilemina you like 

 best, Mr. Anthony, but 1 wall pin you down to one of them. 

 My own impression is that Mr. Antliony discovered at the 

 Philadelphia show that a large majority of the pointer men 



present prefeiTed Beaufort to Graphic, and so he sold the dbg. 

 Mr. Green, of the Knickerbocker Club, told me he Was very 

 pleased Mr> Anthony and not his clnb had purchased GraphiC) 

 ahd when I asked why he rephed, "You know why; Beaufort 

 can beat him."" 



I cqUld have purchased Graphic long before Mr. AnthoUy 

 got him, and at a much lower price than he paid, but he was 

 of no use to me when I owned a better dog. Wagg, a very 

 much better specimen than Graphic, was offered to me for 

 £100, and I should have taken him at the price if I could have 

 .satisfied myself that he was of any value as a stud dog. Mi\ 

 Price paid £]()0 for him and would pay £100 again for sUch a 

 dog; but I am not aware that he ever paid £100 for a bench 

 dog that was not somewhat better looking than Graphic. 

 While the latter is undoubtedly a grand dog— much superior 

 to Bang II. , for instance— he is' not a Wa^g or a Beaufort, If 

 Mr. Anthony knew anything .about English pointers I would 

 go into particulars — "take up the running"— but my doing so 

 would he useless until he has learned something of the chai- 

 acteristics of the breed. 



Mr. Anthony says he paid $1,000 for Revel III. The bitch 

 was catalogued at Birmingham, 18Si, to be cold for £110, but 

 nobody claimed her. At the Crystal Palace show of 1884 and 

 1885 she was catalogued at the same price, and again there 

 were no buyers. She was offered to a gentleman in this 

 countiT for something less than $400 and I haVe seen the 

 letter. These are undeniable facts and I wDUld ask are they 

 consistent with Mr, Anthony's statement that he "loves a 

 good dog for the pleasiu'e he can derive from his owner- 

 ship." There is something very unsportsmanlike about 

 all this and it Is certain to be condemned. If Mr. 

 Anthony paid $250 for Revel III. what is his object in say- 

 ing he paid .51,000? The public and "all fair-minded sport-s- 

 men" will soon assign a reason for it. If on the other hand he 

 really did pay $1,000 for the bitch, what does he think of him- 

 self as a judge of dogs? It is not quite clear why Mr; An- 

 thony wishes to match Graphic agjainst "fhe best pointer 

 living" unless it is for the sake of advei'tising his or Mr. 

 Heath's dog. The "acknowledged best pointer living" will 

 never be placed behind Graphic by a judge of pointers, and 

 his owner will take chances Avhen showing him under incom- 

 lietent judges. 



I submit the following for Mr. Heath's consideration: (1) If 

 Graphic is owned by Mr. Heath I will show Beaufort against 

 him for a piece of plate, value $100, and if Graphic wins, Mr. 

 Heath may claim for his dog the title of champion of the 

 world. ('2j I will show a brace of pointers against a brace of 

 Graphic' s progeny for a piece of plate value $100. (3) I can- 

 not recognize that little "we." (4) No aiTogant "deputy" of 

 Mr . Heath's to be allowed in the ring while the dogs are under 

 judgment. {?>) Three or five honorable and qualified men to 

 judge. (6) The owner of Beaufort as well as the owner of 

 Graphic to have a "say" in the appointment of judges. (7) 

 Graphic's structural faults, his ringtail included, to count 

 against him. No points to be exempt from judgment [vide 

 condition 3 of challenge to owner of Mainspring). (8) If the 

 owner of either dog sees he is getting the worst of it he shall 

 not withdraw his dog {vide l eport of Eascern field trials 

 and subsequent correspondence thereon). (9) AU correspon- 

 dence pertaining to the match to be public. (10) The contest 

 to take place in New York city during the month of May 

 1880. (11) No such tomfoolery as a "record of poiuts" to be 

 attempted. (12) Guns, powder, shot and vicious Jiandlers not 

 to be allowed within the judges' ring. 



Messrs. Heath and Anthony con elude their one-sided chal- 

 lenge as follows: "If Graphic or his progemy are fairly 

 beaten in either or all the contests, as they may be, we shall 

 not be found wanting either in good nature or generous 

 pi-aise lor the owner^ breeder, or handler of the opposing dog 

 or dogs." 1 don't quite see how these gentlemen are to know 

 whether the dogs are "fairly beaten" or not, as neither of 

 them is a judge of pointers. Chas. H. Mason. 



Bay Ridge, L. I. Jau. 5, 1886. 



IS THE A. K. C. TO LIVE? 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



When I asked the above question in the columns of Forest 

 and Stream some months since, it seemed to me that an af- 

 firmative answer could not be given. The dead weights on 

 the club seemed too many and weighty ever to be rid of. 

 The late meeting at New York, while not conclusive that the 

 association was certain to rise to the situation and make itself 

 ail that a central, governing and respected body in kennel af- 

 fairs should be, still gave promise that the reign of blunders 

 and "you tickle me, and m tickle you" principle has run its 

 course. The so-called "Sensation" amendments were certain- 

 ly the most gigantic blunder that has marked the course of 

 the A. K. C. on the face of it, and as far as the pubUc is in- 

 formed, there was no eartuly object to be subservefel by them 

 except making Sensation eligible to the champion class; if 

 there was any other reason for their proposal, if they were 

 based on any sound piihciple, it is the duty of the proposer, 

 to himself, to the A. K. C. and to the public to state what that 

 was; until this is done there seems no other conclusion open 

 but the very disagi-eeable one that they had a private eno m 

 view. The whole question of a governing kennel club is sur- 

 rounded with difficulties, the idea of one of clubs will probab- 

 ly work as well as any other for the present, and has the ad- 

 vantage of being easily started and rim, but to be a success it 

 must of all things impress on the dog pubhc that it is above 

 all narrow, selfish exclusiveness. and unfortunately this is 

 just what the A. K. C. has not done. The immense stupidity 

 of makuig wins count only at shows held by members of the 

 A. K. C. is unique; just take a case. The Winnipeg club 

 held a show, the club was a member of the A. K, C. Mas- 

 tiffs were judged by "Lord knows who," I am sure I forget, 

 and am also sure that the opinion of the judge would be held 

 by mastifl" men as about as weighty as that of the patron of 

 "true cockers." Some dog won, and that wan counts to- 

 ward eligibility in the champion class. Now at the Breeders' 

 show, mastiffs were judged bv the breeders of such famous 

 crack'saa Victor, Bosco, Norma, etc., yet these wins do not 

 count. The dictum of "Lord knows who" is weightier than 

 that of the one eminent authority we have in this country. 

 "Ohl" says "YoUow Plush," ' that was a private speculation." 

 Who careswhatitwas? The thing that interests the mastifl man 

 is, were the classes full and did the judge know his business 

 and honestly do it? Are none but sacred members of the A. 

 K, C. to indulge in the privilege of "speculation?" Did no 

 member of the A. K. C. ever make any money by a show? 

 and did a member of the A. K. C. ever hold a show and did 

 die the Superintendent out of pai-t of his pay, or did no one ever 

 bilk the exhibitor out of special ijremiums won? WTiat is the 

 sense of elevating A. K. C, members so high? I ventm-e to 

 say, that tor one piece of dirty business done by a "private" 

 show, I can name ton done by an august member oc the A. 

 K, C, august in its membership if in nothing else. The "pri- 

 vate" shows that I can recall as of moment w^ere those at 

 W^ashington (the first) and the Breeders'; andwuththe excep- 

 tion of New York, Boston, New Haven and Philadelphia, 

 there have been no other shows in the country the equal of 

 these in quahty of exhibits and in calibre of the judges. \ et 

 wins at Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Chicago, Cincmnati, or that 

 grand fiasco at St. Louis, are entitled to more weight than at 

 the two "private" shows! Until the A. K. C. can get such 

 dunderheaded foolishness as this out of its head, it can never 

 ba a success, nay, more, it cannot live, abortive twitches of 

 the hmbs, resulting from galvanic applications, are no more 

 living in the case of the A. K. C. than they are m the case of 

 a dead frog, and flusters about twice a year productive of 

 more fun in the newspapers than of practical service to ken- 

 nel interests, are only twltohings of the legs after the body 



^*I am" yitre that the members of the A. K. C. are above such 



small business, and if New Jersey may hot be added to the 

 number, I mlsS my guess. An enormous gain to the A. K. Ci 

 was the disappearance of the western "Mrs. Harris" clubs 

 frorn the late meeting. They and their proxies have befell 

 terrible drags on the Club, as there was no interest in fight-- 

 hXg for better things, when one hadjbo fight one liviug roatl 

 and five proxies. If the A. K. G. is to succeed, let their first 

 duty be to prepare a list of shows in Che past conspicious by- 

 good management, good judging and good classes, and let 

 these count for champion honors; such a course will do more 

 to elevate the association in public esteem than any amount 

 of drivel about "private speculatiohs." 



Such a course Will do much to relieve the club from the 

 "holier than thou" idea that has been so mischievously pro^ 

 minent in the A. K> C. in the past; The idea that any club is 

 one mite more discreet, reputable or wise than the material it 

 is composed of, or of the doggy public in general, is rank 

 nonsense. The experience of the' A. K. C. in the past haS 

 denlonsti'atcd as cleai- as the .sun in noon day, that it cannot 

 make headway- against the general feeling of contempt it 

 evoked by its course in the first year or so if its existence, so 

 What in the world is the sense of longer masquerading in the 

 robes of the pharisee? The fact is, that it will reqiiire ex- 

 ceedingly nice steering to save all show interests from ship- 

 wreck this coming year. It really seems to me, that the 

 mope an ovi^ner pays for his dogs, and the higher' he values 

 them the less he cares for dog shows. One prOmuient exhibit 

 tor who about swept the board last year, has practically rfe^ 

 tired. I can name several of the old time ijillars of shoWs, 

 who are saying "Oh be hanged to your shows." Why this is so 

 would be a lengthy matter for investigations, and perhaps no 

 satisfactory solution could be given, but that it is so, is beyond 

 dispute. 



Then "the kicker" is around, and more defiant than ever; 

 he has even invaded the sacred shades of the field trial, where 

 all used to be as demure as a Quaker meeting. "Porcupine,' ' 

 with a singular lack of his usual acumen, proposes to change 

 this by a tighter gag law than that of old, but if he thinks any 

 gag will shut the month of the true kicker, when he feels he 

 has been wronged, bis wits are sadly deserting him ; of course 

 I am not expressing any opinion as to the merits of the "on- 

 pleasantness" at the late'Eastern trials. (There has been lots 

 said about "a flush", is that any relation of the flush that beats 

 four of a kind?) We will alM'ays have kickers of the sorehead 

 variety, and hke all other disagreeables, we must put up with 

 htm as best we may, but it is suicide tb elevate him to inidue 

 IJrominence by any gag games that will put him on the same 

 footing as the true "kicker," the mugwump who will renovate 

 canine affairs, if they be renovated, and if clubs think that the 

 true American is going to pay any respect to high sounding 

 professions, and "associations of all the clubs in America" 

 without some better ground for reverence than has yet been 

 afforded, they are mistaken, that is all. We are not alone in 

 this .state of affairs; the same feeling- is abroad in England. 

 Look how the O. E. M. Club got scored for their handling of 

 the Crown Prince inquiry case; look at the hot water the 

 Collie Club have gotten themselves into, and note the dispo- 

 sition to scout even the mighty Kennel Club itself, when it has 

 come short. One doughty warrior told me that he was just 

 waiting for a chance to mingle in the fray, and tumble from 

 their tinsel thrones the shams and humbugs that have so 

 enveloped themselves around canine matters. Let us de- 

 voutly hope that such glorious fun will not be lost, and mean- 

 while, treat with contempt all the self arrogations of supreme 

 wnsdom that we have been so dosed with in the past, such as 

 that precious rot, that "the interest of clubs and exhibitors 

 are so bound up, that no club can possibly afford to neglect 

 justice to the exhibitoi-s." W'hat an elegant preventive of 

 bankruptcies this would be if it could be established as part 

 of our business aud social life. W. Wadk. 



HuLTON, Pa., Dec, 30. 



The following reply has been bi'ought out from Mr. John 

 W. Munson, according to the Sjiorting Life: "St. Louis, Dec. 

 31.— Assuming that the recent challenges of Graphic's owners 

 are sincere and not made to advertise the dog, and assuming 

 that they are wUling to show him at such bench shows and 

 under such judges and rules as are satisfactory to the men 

 who o\vn pointers, and with the hope of di'awing him (Graphic) 

 into public competition where he can win something moj-e in 

 America than newspaper notoriety, I make them the follow- 

 iQg offers: I will show a pointer dog against Graphic, in the 

 same class, at the Westminster Kennel Club's spring show in 

 New" York. 1 will show a large pointer bitch against one of 

 Graphic's get, same class. I will show a brace of pointers, sired 

 by the same dog, against a brace of Grajihic's get. I will 

 show a dog or bitch, sired by the same dog, against a dog or 

 bitch of Graphic's get. I will show three pointers, sired by 

 the same dog, against Graphic and any two of his get. I will 

 show five pointei-s against Graphic and any four pointere his 

 owner can show of theu'own." Mr. Muuson would prefer 

 that these challenges should be taken up for the honor ot win- 

 ning, but if this is not acceptable to.the owners of Oj aphic, he 

 will bet $100 on each event, or will make each of them sweep- 

 stakes at $100 an enti-y. To this the following has been re- 

 turned under daf^ of Jan. 4: "Mr. J. W. Munson, St. Louis, 

 Mj. Dear Su-; We beg to inform you that our challenge as 

 to Graphic and his get on the bench was made in ijerfectgood 

 faith and solely in the interests of good fellowship and for the 

 improvement certain to result to the breed, as a breed from 

 such a contest. Both of us are gentlemen, as you can most 

 readily ascertain, and therefore we will meet you hterally 

 under the terms of our challenge and solely for the honor. 

 W^e should have preferred receiving the communication 

 from you direct instead of through the papers. We made a 

 challenge. If you wall notify us of its acceptance we will 

 meet you at some time to be mutually agreed on during the 

 month of May, 1886, provided we can also mutually agi-ee on 

 judges, but the Westminster Kennel Club can appomt no judges 

 for us, besides they might be equally unsatisfactory to you or to 

 any others accepting the challenge. Therefore we thtuk when 

 Feb. 1 comes, we had better meet and agree on time and place 

 in May, 1880, and as to the judge or judges, as we might all 

 conclude to let the Westminster Kennel Club show go aud 

 exhibit our dogs at some other place in the city of New York. 

 Very respectfully yours, Jas. L. Anthony, Chas. Heath." 



EARLY FOXOUND DEVELOPMENT. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



For a number of years I have bred and hunted foxhounds of 

 nearly every known variety, and have carefully noted their 

 average period of maturity as based upon the development 

 of useful himtmg qualities. Two vears is about the average 

 age of dogs heretofore bred in New England, when thoy ex- 

 hibit quahties worthy of bemg called usefid; but the int:-o- 

 duction of the Byron hound has materially changed this date, 

 and not unfrequently now, dogs of a year old will drive a fox 

 squarely from dayhght till dark, though of com-se they do 

 not reach perfection till they are three or torn-. A striking in- 

 stance of this early development of the Byron breed was wit- 

 nessed by me the other day. I was foxhimting with an old 

 New England bred noimd, and my Bjrron puppy Bugle, seven 

 months old. The old dog was working up a cold track some 

 distance off, when the pup, while running a thick cover, and 

 working in grand style, suddenly threw up his head, snuffed a 

 couple of times, and rushed into the cover. Immediately 

 he began having excitedly, and went off at a tearing gait 

 straightaway from me. There was just enough snow for 

 good running, and when I reached the point where the dog 

 started, 1 fovmd afresh fox track, and a place hoDowed out m 



Ithe snow unier pine tree, where brother reynard had been 

 ruthlessly aroused by the infant Bugle from, his morning's nap. 

 The pup ran rapidly and was soon, out of heai'iag, and it was 

 not till after an hour's hard trtvmp that I came upon him in a 



