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FISHCULTURE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.— A large amount 

 of work i8 being done at the State hatcheries at Livermore 

 Falls and Sunapee Lake. There are now in the hatchery at 

 Livermore Falls 500,000 eggs of the whitefish, 750,000 Penob- 

 scot salmon eggs, 90 000 lake trout eggs, 330,000 brook trout 

 eggs. Quite recently 250,000 brook trout eggs have been sent 

 to Massachusetts, and 10,000 rainbow trout eggs from Baird, 

 Cal., and 135,000 landlocked salmon eggs will be received this 

 week from Grand Lake stream. At Sunapee Lake hatchery 

 are 100,000 brook trout. . 



THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY. -We have 

 before stated that the annual meeting would take place in 

 Chicago on April 13, 14 and 15. We now learn from Mr. F. N. 

 Clark, chairman of the local committee, that the meeting will 

 be held in the club rooms of the Palmer House, which will 

 seat 400 people, and that it is proposed to make an exhibit of 

 fish in aquaria, specimens in alcohol, apparatus, etc., in the 

 Exposition builcling. The printed invitations are not yet issued. 



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FIXTURES. 



FIELD TRIALS. 



Nov. 8.- Second Annual Field Trials of the Western Field Trials 

 Association, at Abilene, Kan. R. C. Van Horn, Secretary, Kansas 

 City, Mo. 



Nov. Hi.— Figbt.h annual field trials of the Eastern Field Trials Club, 

 at IJ»t*h Point, N. C. W. A. Coster. Secretary, Flatbusb. Kings 

 county, N. Y. 



DOG SHOWS. 



March 10. 17. 18 and 19.— Western Pennsylvania Poultry Society's 

 Dog Sbow, at Pittsburgh. Pa. C. B. Elben, Secretary. 



March 23. 24 and 25.-First Annual Dog Show of the New Jersey 

 Kennel and Field Trials Club, Newark, N. J. A. P. Vredenburgn, 

 Secretary, Bergen Point. N. J. 



March 30 to April 3.— Third Annual Dog Show of the New Ifavan 

 Kennel Club. S. K HemiDgway, Secretary, New Haven. Conn. 



April 0, T, 8 and 9.— Second Annual Dog Show of the New England 

 Kennei Club. Edward A. Moseley, Secretary, Boston, Mass. 



April IS, 14. K> and 10. First Annual Dog Show of the Hartford 

 Kennel Ciub. A. C. Collins, Secretary, Hartford, Conn, 



May 4, 5, 6 and 7.— Tenth annual dog show of the Westminster 

 Kennel Club, at Madison Square Garden, New York. James Morti- 

 mer, Superintendent. P. O. Box 1812, New York 



May 18, 19, 20 and 21 —Third Annual Dog Show of the St. Louis 

 Gun Club, St Louis, Mo. Geo. Munson, Manager. 



A. K, R.-SPECIAL NOTICE. 



ripHE AMERICAN KENNEL REGISTER, for the registration of 

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

 lished every month. Entries close on the 1st. Should he in early. 

 Entry blanks sent on receipt of stamped and addressed envelope. 

 Registration fee (50 cents) must accompany each entry. No entries 

 inserted unless paid in advance. Yearlv subscription $1.50. Address 

 "American Kennel Register," P. O. Bo* 2832, New York. Number 

 of entries already printed 3481. 



THE CRYSTAL PALACE DOG SHOW. 



[From a Special Correspondent ] 



THE English Kennel Club held their twenty-sixth show at 

 the Crystal Palace on Feb. 2, 3, 4 and 5. On this occasion 

 their total entries amounted to 1701, which is the largest entry 

 on record, but we consider the amount of entries obtained by 

 the Kennel Club is greatly due to the fact of all the special 

 clubs offering a great many prizes, and together with their 

 produce stakes, which are all for private competition among 

 their own members. So we from a practical point of view 

 look upon the exhibition as a combination of shows held under 

 the Kennel Club. The result is, dogs not fit to win in the 

 regular open classes are enabled to win cups and specials 

 offered by the clubs upon conditions arranged by themselves. 

 On the first night of the show we f ound a very large gathering 

 of the fancy at the Swan Hotel, where the young bulldog- 

 Tom 'Ball was shown against the well-known Rustic King. 

 Mr. Berrie acted as judge, and took a great deal of paius to 

 arrive at a true decision. He judged by points, and the result 

 was in favor of Rustic King by 17 points to 13. We could not 

 agree with Mr. Berrie on some points; for instance, after 

 measuring with a tape line the skull of each, and finding 

 according to his measurement one skull was the same 

 as • the other, he marked both dogs equal. Now, when it 

 is considered that Tom Ball was much larger than Rustic King, 

 except his skull was larger, Rustic King should have had the 

 score in his favor. However, when it is taken into considera- 

 tion that Rustic King is the smallest dog, is as large in skull, 

 and three* inches shorter in back, with a better bulldog color, 

 we think when they meet in an ordinary judging ring the 

 betting will be about a soverign to a shilling on Rustic King. 

 Although the owner of Tom Ball lost £10 on this occasion, he 

 succeeded in 'bringing his dog very prominently before the 

 public, and we certainly prefer to se ( e dogs becoming prominent 

 in a more legitimate way; but if Tom Ball succeeds in working 

 to the front in the same way as his opponent, Rustic King, 

 has done, we will certainly be very much surprised. 

 The judging was carried on in six rings, as follows: 

 Ring No. 1.— Bloodhounds, otterhounds, deerhounds, Rev. 

 W. #. Mellor; mastiffs, Mr. J. Sidney Turner- Great Danes, 

 Mr. R. Leigh Pemberton ; grey hounds, Col. Cowen; foreign 

 dogs, Mr. W. Lort. 



Ring No. II, — Newfoundlands, Rev. R. O'Callaghan; St. 

 Bernards, Mr. A. B. Bailey. 



Ring No. III.— Pointers, Mr. E. C. Norrish; setters, other 

 than Irish, Mr. T. Webber; retrievers (wavy and curly), Mr. 

 E. G. Farquharson; bulldogs, Rev. W. J. Mellor; bull-terriers, 

 Mr. Harding de F. Cox; basset hounds, Mr. F. W. Blaine; 

 poodles, Mr. W. Lort; Airedale terriers, Dalmatians, Pomer- 

 anians, Col. Cowen. 



Ring No. IV.— Sheepdogs, Mr. A. N. Radch'ffe; Irish setters, 

 Rev. R. O'Callaghan; spaniels, Mr. J. Farrow. 



Ring No. V. — Fox-terriers (smooth), Mr. C. E. Longmore; 

 fox-terriers (rough), Mr. J. H. Colmore; Bedlington terriers, 

 hard -haired Scotch terriers, Col. Cowen; Welsh terriers, Mr. 

 W. Dew ; Irish terriers, pugs, Mr. Harding de F. Cox. 



Ring No. VI. — Smooth-haired terriers, black and tan ter- 

 riers, Italian greyhounds, smooth-haired toy terriers, Mr. A. 

 C. Jackson ; Yorkshire terriers, rough-haired toy terriers, Mal- 

 tese toy terriers, toy spaniels, Mr. W. Lort; dachshunde, Mr. 

 A. 0. Mudie; Dandie Dinmont terriers, Rev. E. S. Tidderaan; 

 Skye terriers. Rev. W. J. Mellor. 



The bloodhounds had a real good entry, but nothing par- 

 ticular turned up. The winner m the open class was a very 

 typical animal, with a grand head and ears, but too small in 

 size. We understand his dam was purchased by Mr. Nash at 

 the dog's home. 



Mastiffs had a good entry in the challenge class, King Canute 

 winning also the cup for the best in the show. He is a grand 

 dog and well known, yet he is quite lame and we always ex- 

 pect him to be so. Montgomery came second to him, beating 

 Pontiff and Maximilian, who was in form, but behind the 

 others in head. Open dogs saw the Scotch representative first. 

 He was in fair condition, but evidently suffering from skin, 

 disease. Two equal seconds went to young dogs rather plain 

 in type. We preferred Bismark, who is rather light in eye 

 but of good type, and has plenty of size, imperial Chancellor, 



although long in face and not the best behind, we think ought 

 to be further up in the company. Prussian Prince is too small 

 in head- he is good in body but lame. The winner in bitches 

 is a good one and was well placed. Vivian is not the best be- 

 hind the shouldors and her ears are on the large side. Prin- 

 cess Ida, well known, is longer in face and large in ears, and 

 not good enough for a massive body. First in dog puppies 

 is a fine puppy ; he was in good condition, but is very throaty 

 and is rather low in front. There were only two bitch pup- 

 pies ; the winner is much the best. 



in the challenge class for St. Bernard dogs Plinlimmoa won 

 well, with the small, but typical Gaybird second. There was 

 only one entry in the challenge class for bitches and she did 

 not turn up. In open dogs Mr. Smith was to the front with 

 Maogregor, a good sort of dog with plenty of bone and sub- 

 stance and shown in good form ; his ears are a trifle too large. 

 Sailor, second, is rather long in face and weak in front of eye, 

 but a good showy upstanding dog. Kastlehorn is another 

 heavy-bodied dog, too large in ear. Scotch Bonivard, a 

 strong large dog, is too long in face. Bitches as a class were 

 smaller than the dogs, but were good, all the winners showing 

 considerable quality. We thought them correctly placed. The 

 feature of the show was the young bitch, first in puppies, 

 which beat her sire Plinlimmon, and although a grand birch, 

 we certainly consider her long in face and large of ear. How- 

 ever, at the same age her sire possessed the same faults equally 

 as much as she does aud it was a great performance beating 

 her sire and we hope she will continue to show up to the same 

 form when more matured. 



Newfoundlands were, as a collection, the best we have seen 

 together. Mr. Farquharson showing up in great force with 

 the best team we have seen from one kennel. Lord Nelson 

 we think won correctly in the challenge class. In the chal- 

 lenge class for other than blacks, Trafalgar won well. In the 

 class for black dogs there was a good collection of typical 

 specimens. Hanlan we considered made a good first. Admiral 

 Keppel is of good type, but rather small. We think King 

 Bruce equally as good as the third prize winner. In bitches 

 the winner is a grand specimen; very good in ear and coat, 

 also with a good face, with a rather short tail. Some fancied 

 the second prize, Lady Teazle^ equally as much as the winner, 

 owing to her size. In puppies we considered the winner a 

 good way the best and one. likely to hold her own in the open 

 classes. 



Great Danes as a breed are evidently improving, and the 

 classes contained good specimens; yet, taking them alto- 

 gether, they did not make as good a collection as we have 

 seen on previous occasions ab the Palace. 



Deerhounds had only one entry in the challenge class — our 

 old friend Bevis. He is working into years, and was here 

 catalogued at £15, with, so far as we saw, no purchaser. 

 First in dogs went to a very good young dog by Chieftain, 

 Mr. Parkes coming second with a very [fine dog, Randulf. 

 Lord of the Isles II., third, is a good dog coarssc in type than 

 those placed over him. In bitches the well-known Lady won 

 easily. She is a fine specimen, and possesses both size and 

 substance; at the same time she has plenty of quality. She 

 might be finer in skull. . 



In the variety class one of the winners turned up in a Per- 

 sian greyhound, entered as The Shah,' 15,798; but claimed by 

 a gentleman as a dog belonging to him which he had lost 

 some months ago, and not The Shah. Further, he had a photo 

 of his dog, which when compared with the animal went far 

 to prove the gentleman had good reason for claiming the dog. 

 However', the committee could do nothing in the matter, and 

 as the dog was claimed at catalogue price he has now passed 

 into a third party's hand. We understand there will be 

 trouble over the matter. 



Greyhounds, as usual at the Palace, were not a strong cless. 



In the challenge class for pointer dogs Milton Bang II. won 

 and Belle of Bow won in bitches. We consider her about the 

 best pointer bitch in the show. Nan was absent on this occa- 

 sion, although entered. In the open class for large dogs the 

 Birmingham winner, Naso of Upton, won well, we think there 

 is still improvement in him, his light eye being about his 

 worst fault. Mr. Anthony came second with Lad of Bow, 

 who seems to carry his tail well up ; he is a good way behind 

 the winner in quarters. In fact we preferred the third prize, 

 Lewban , as the best pointer of the two, although he stands 

 full high enough on the leg. We also admired Devon Saneho, 

 who was shown in the very worst condition, and under the 

 circumstances we were not surprised at his having to take a 

 back seat. In large bitches we found Mr. Anthony first with 

 Lass of Bow, and we think him lucky to win in the class; we 

 preferred the second prize, Duchess of Huntroyde, who pos- 

 sesses more bone and substance; Kate VIII. is of a good 

 stamp but shows herself to bad advantage. Naso of .Kipping 

 won well in small sized dogs. Second, Milton Dick, is a well- 

 made dog, but not so good before the eye as the winner. 

 Third, Chandos, is rather leggy and a trifle large of ear and 

 light in eye. In small bitches the winner is a very haudsome 

 bitch. Second and third are also good ones, with not the best 

 of faces. The third prize winner, like all Mr. Bulled's dogs, 

 was sadly out of condition. Lady Jane is too light in bone. 



In the English setter challenge class were five entries, all 

 competing. Sting, looking well, won. He has often been re- 

 ported upon. Count Howard we fancied next best. He is 

 just on the smaU side, but one of the most typical of setters. 

 In open dogs, King Ned, well known and brother to chanjpion 

 Sting, won. He is a real good one ; his ears set on rather high. 

 Isle Bruce, vho, 13 a good lemon and white, rather full in eye' 

 bub a large, powerful dog, with plenty of quality. Prince 

 Rupert, the puppy that won first and special at Birmingham, 

 only managed to get he. His ears are large, he is very light 

 in body and weak in pasterns. Sn- Gilbert, third, brother to 

 Count Howard, was looking well. He is a good setter, with 

 quality, plenty of coat, and was in good condition; but we 

 think he would be improved by being an inch shoiter in back. 

 Lord Tone is a very nice dog, rather light in condition, but 

 with a good, level head and well-knit body, I and good feet and 

 legs. The bitches Were a good collection and the winner well 

 placed. Some of the vhc. 's were fit to win in any ordinary 

 company. The puppies were nothing special. 



In Irish setters, Nellie, rather out of coat, was beaten in the 

 challenge class by champion Count. Old Frisco won first in 

 open class. He is a good, well made dog, but we never ad- 

 mired his color. We certainly would have placed Hector be- 

 fore Frisco. The rest of the class were in some cases very 

 good, while more than the majority were common in head 

 and ears, Mr, Bryden's Grouse XIII. being a well-made dog of 

 good coat and color, with lots of go and style, but a trifle 

 short in head. When coming to this dog, we noticed his chain 

 had got fastened to the nail which supported his he. tablet, 

 and bis collar had come over his head, and we found him in 

 the act of doy|g his best to get it on again. W e watched him 

 for some time, and upon one of our friends going forward and , 

 holding the collar up, the dog put his head into it. Upon mak- 

 ing inquiries we found this dog never had any training, and 

 his keeper was as much surprised to hear of his conduct as 

 were those who saw him in the act of trying to put his collar 

 on instead of taking a gallop round the show as is usual in such 

 cases. The bitches saw Wee Kate once more in the front, 

 second having plenty of coat, but rather fine in face and with 

 her tail carried up. In puppies, the first is good in body, feet 

 and legs. We preferred the second; she is better in eye and 

 ears, her feather was too light in color. 



In sheep dogs, challenge class dogs, Dublin Scot, coming into 

 good form, won somewhat easy over Sly Fox. In bitches 

 Peerless, in good form, won well over Peggie II. In rough 

 dogs The Squire just managed to come to the front. We have 

 always liked him, and think him a dog full of quality and of 

 the correct type, but always scarce of coat. However, he is 

 gaining in coat, but there is room yet for improvement. We 

 find Blister, one of the best dogs in the class, unnoticed. He 



is good in coat and has good ears, with good feet and legs, 

 but seems short in face and body. The second prize, Motley, 

 is very moderate. Sky Blue is a good collie with a good coat, 

 but he requires more quality in head. Second, Filbert, red 

 in color, is coarse for a young dog, and we certainly think 

 him too thick in skull. Rob Roy McGregor is a good black 

 and white, but just on the coarse side to please some of the 

 club men. King of the Glen, c, bar his tail being gaily car- 

 ried, we liked as well as any in the class. He is a beautiful 

 rich red tawny dog, with a very handsome head and ears, 

 good in coat and frill, with the best of feet and legs, and is a 

 well-made dog all thiough. Paramont is a real good sort, too 

 weak in face and light in bone. In bitches first went to Gipsy 

 Queen, a good collie, but small and light in bone. Lady of 

 the Lake, winner of fourth, is just soft enough in expression. 

 Daty, third, is too small in face. Sunbeam, c. only, we think 

 one of the best in the show, but she was just out of coat. 

 Tippet Craig, vhc, is also a nice bitch; she was heavy in 

 whelp. In dog puppies we fancied the third prize, Sydney. 

 He is a good, slashing young dog, with plenty of coat and 

 character. Yankee Jaok, vhc.-, is of very good style, but is 

 boo fine in face. The bitches were only moderate. Taken as 

 a whole we think there was a very large percentage of mod- 

 erate animals. 



In the Trish water spaniel challenge class Young Hilda was 

 first. The open classes w r ere moderate, as has been usual 

 lately. 



In the challenge class for Clumbers, Psycho won easy. Boss 

 III. has a long face. In open dogs, the winner is coarse in 

 head and the second is looking nearly worn out. The bitches 

 were small, but good in type. , In the Sussex and liver-colored 

 challenge class we preferred Guy to the winner, Bachelor III , 

 who is coarse and bad in coat. In open class dogs, Bridford, 

 Dalhon and Maubert were correctly placed. Tinkle, about the 

 best out, won easily in bitches; one eye is partially blind. 

 Newton Abbot Blossom is another good bitch. 



In the champion class for blacks we missed our old friend 

 Solus. Consequently, as was generally expected, Mr. Farrow 

 placed Miss Obo first. In open dogs, Mi-. Jacobs won with 

 Newton Abbot Victor, a good type of spaniel, but on the high 

 side; while Newton Abbot Darkie is quite too thick in head, 

 but lower than the winner on the leg. Scamp, brother to 

 Solus, came second, and he might have been first, as there 

 was not much to choose between them. Buxton Beauty, well 

 known, won in the next class. Second to her came Floss V., 

 good in type, but leggy. 



In the challenge class for other than blacks, the black and 

 tan Easten's Bruce won. 



In cockers nothing new turned up, the handsome-colored 

 Freda winning easy, and as usual she had a lot of admirers. 



In the fox-terrier challenge class for dogs Resust, who is still 

 holding out well, won easy. In the corresponding bitch class 

 Diadem, a good terrier, rather fine in coat, won, closely 

 pressed by Bedlamite. Joyful, third, being fine in bone and 

 plain in face. In open dogs Rhymer, fifth prize, is of a good 

 stamp but wants character in face, he i3 well put together. 

 Bacchanal, the winner, is a good, well-made, compact dog, he 

 might be smaller in ear and he has a little canker in his 

 mouth. Rollicker, second, is a good dog, but is rather plain 

 and wants quality. Veni, fourth, is another good dog, but 

 was out of form here. Valet, third, is good in size with a 

 good head and front; he is lemon marked. New Forest, vhc, 

 is too cloddy. In bitches Lyndhurst Vixen, vhc, is too small. 

 Dinah Doe, second, is shelly and fine. Thebais, third, is too 

 fine before the eye. B,achel, the winner, is just after rearing 

 puppies, she is about the best we have seen and won well. Rose- 

 mary, the reserve, is also a good one but not up to Rachel's 

 form. Dusky, fifth, is of a similar stamp to Lyndhurst Vixen. 

 Sutton Viola, fourth l is another good terrier with a wall-eye 

 and fine in face. In dog puppies Kermincham Baffler, third, 

 is rather large for his age. Raby Baffler, the winner, is a little 

 leggy, but a good terrier, strong enough in face, but shows to 

 advantage, being full of go and stands well up. 



In the challenge class for wire-hairs, we thought Sam Weller 

 quite as good as Cavendish, the winner, who is showing age. 

 In open dogs the winner wes correctly placed. Second wenb 

 to Trick, a good>ort, not so well topped as he might be. Fourth 

 went to Bruiser, a very good one, which was objected to as 

 being singed and the objection held good, and consequently he 

 was disqualified. Mr. DeTrafford was well to the fi ont in 

 bitches, with real good ones and well inown. 



Dandie Dinmouts were a large collectiou. In challenge 

 classes Border King beat Roderick, and Jennie Dean had a 

 walk over. There was close competition in the open and 

 puppy classes, which also contained a lot of veiy moderate 

 animals that breeders seemed anxious to dispose of, and we 

 understand a good many changed hands from £5 to £10 each. 



Skyes were a poor collection, Mr. Grelton's exhibits about 

 the best shown. 



Scotch terriers were also very moderate, and although Irish 

 terriers had a good entry, the quality, taken altogether, was 

 not as good as at Liverpool a few weeks since. 



Pugs contained a lot of very good animals, and we under- 

 stand some of them have been purchased for the United 

 States. Diamond won in the challenge class for dogs, beating 

 Sovereign, who is rather the smallest. The judge had some 

 difficulty in selecting the winner in the next' class for bitches. 

 The winner, Darcey, is old and very fat, but had the best 

 head, while the other was too fine before the eye and too 

 light in body. In open dogs the winner showed age and is get- 

 ting gray. Second went to a good strong dog. Third to a fair 

 dog, Ibreeder and pedigree unknown. Reserve, went to King 

 of Diamonds, a nice little dog, possessing a lot of bone for his 

 size, the winner at Birmingham coming next. Mr. Sheffield 

 won in bitches, with Sweetmeat, a very nice one, small in 

 size. Lady Cloudy and Our Jenny getting equal second, Belle 

 of the Ball only getting he. The class throughout was good. 

 There was nothing special in puppies. 



There were three fair Maltese shown, but we missed Lady 

 Gilford's kennel this time. Bowsie beat Flossie in the Blen- 

 heim challenge class. We prefer Flossie. In the next class 

 the winner was much the best, but is the largest. Jumbo II. 

 won, Ben d'Or being absent in the challenge class for King 

 Charlies. In the open class, first went to old Duchess II. and 

 third to Grand Duke, a little dark m tan and large, but about 

 the best. Crown Princess, second, is also large, and that good 

 bitch Olivetta, out of coat, he. Prince Charles spaniels were 

 moderate, the winner being objected to, but the objection was 

 overruled. In ruby spaniels we considered Dandy III., he, 

 about the best, although rather large. Italian greyhounds 

 were moderate in quality. Toy terriers were a good collec- 

 tion, especially the rough toys, which contained three of the 

 best specimens in England. Maharg. 



[The awards will be found in the American Kennel Regis- 

 ter.-] 



THE BEN NEVIS SERVICES. — Editor Forest and Stream: 

 The following questions having been submitted by' the Forest 

 and Stream bo the undersigned committee for examination 

 and report: Whether Ben Nevis was competent to line a 

 bitch? What bitches, if any, did he line after July 1, 1885? 

 The committee having been attended by numerous witnesses 

 on both sides, and having heard all the testimony submitted, 

 are of the unanimous opinion that Ben Nevis served the fol- 

 lowing bitches on the following dates: Beauty in., on July 

 11, 1885; Meg Merrilies, on July 13 and 14, 1885; Jeanne If., on 

 Sept. 8, 1885; Nelly Grey, oh Sept. 10, 1885; Jeanne III., on 

 Sept. 11, 1SS5; Daisy, on Nov. 13, 1885. Respectfully sub- 

 mitted, Edward Dudley, Wm. H. Child, A. H. Moore (Phil- 

 adelphia, March 4, 1856). 



THE TOTAL number of entries in the American Kennel 

 Register are 3481. The Register is booming. 



