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THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY. 



WE have already announced that the fifteenth annual 

 meeting will be held in Chicago, April 13, 14 and 15. 

 We are in receipt of circulars saying that it will be held in 

 the club rooms of the Palmer House. Members are requested 

 to forward the titles of the papers which they will read to 

 Mr. Win. A. Butler, Jr., Detroit, Mich. 



MICHIGAN.— At a meeting of the Michigan Fish Commis- 

 sion held at Detroit, resolutions embodying the following 

 propositions were adopted : 1. That a law should be enacted 

 creating a sufficient number of fish inspectors or wardens to 

 properly inspect each portion of the fishing coast and enforce 

 such regulations and laws as may now or hereafter be in 

 force. 1. Demanding the passage of a law to punish any fish- 

 erman or fish dealer who catches or has in his possession fish 

 so small as to be unmarketable. 3. That pound-nets for the 

 catching of whitefish should not be less than 4A- inches in the 

 pot, and that pound-nets for catching herring should have a 

 2h inch mesh on the sides and a 3 inch bottom ; such herring 

 nets to be used only between the first day of September and 

 the close of the year. 4. That discretionary power should 

 be vested in the proper State fishery officers to authorize the 

 use of smaller twine than that prescribed as the legal size, 

 under what may seem to them proper conditions, times and 

 places. 5. That a law be passed to prohibit and punish foul- 

 ing the waters of the State with mill refuse, fish offal or other 

 substances injurious to fish. A committee on permanent 

 organization was appointed ; also one to draft laws embodying 

 the above declarations for presentation to the next legislature; 

 one to call the attention of our Senators and Representatives 

 to the importance of the fishing interests of the State; and 

 one to petition Congress to impose a duty on Canadian fresh 

 fish and remove the duty on gilling twine. The improper use 

 of the waters of our State for the taking of fish is a question 

 of public importance as affecting, in a marked degree, an im- 

 portant source of food supply, and legislation upon the subject 

 of inspection and regulation of the fisheries should be con- 

 sidered, not so much with regard to its present effect on any 

 individual or class, as its future influence on the ability of 

 bur waters to continue a permanent yield of cheap fish food. 

 No body of water in the world can long withstand the im- 

 mense drain upon it which the present methods entail. 



FIXTURES. 



FIELD TRIALS. 



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

 A&sociation, at Abilene, Kan. R. C. Van Horn, Secretary, Kansas 

 City, Mo. 



Nov. 2d.— Eighth annual field trials of the Eastern Field Trials Club, 

 at Hierh Point, N. 0. W. A. Coster, Secretary, Flatbusb, Kings 

 county, N. Y. 



DOG SHOWS. 



March 30 to April 2.— Third Annual Dog Show of the New Haven 

 Kennel Club. S. R. Hemingway, Secretary, New Haven. Conn. 



April 6, ?, 8 and 9.— Second Annual Dog Show of the New England 

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



April 13, 14. 15 and 16. First Annual Dog Show of the Hartford 

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



April 27, 28, 29 and 30 — Third Dog Show of the Cleveland Bench 

 Show Association. C. M. Munhall, Secretary, Cleveland. O. 



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. 

 rr\HE 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 be 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 SI. 50. Address 

 "Aineiican Kennel Register," P. O. Bo^ 2882, New York. Number 

 of entries already printed 3481. 



THE NEWARK DOG SHOW. 



rpHE first annual dog show of the New Jersey KenueJ and 

 ,J_ Field Trial Club was held at Newark last week. In 

 many respects the show was a model one, and the club is to 

 be congratulated upon the great success of their first exhibi- 

 tion. So many of the members of the club devoted their 

 time to promoting the interests of the show that it seems out 

 of place to individualize; but we are sure that the gentlemen 

 composing the club, as well as the exhibitors, will join with 

 us in according to the Secretary, Mr. Vredenburg, tne jiraise 

 justly his due for the very efficient manner in which he per- 

 formed the duties of his office. The management of the show 

 was in good hands, and everything ran smoothly. The build- 

 ing is not large enough for the number of dogs exhibited, 

 although they were benched comfortably ; but there was not 

 room enough for the throngs of visitors, and the ouilding was 

 uncomfortably crowded each afternoon and evening. There 

 were 546 dogs entered, and nearly all of them were present. 

 The average quality was above the average; many of the 

 classes were as good in this respect as we have seen at any 

 show. The St. Bernards were a grand lot. The pointers 

 were also good, the four shown by the Graphic Kennel being 

 exceptionally good. The English setters were not so good as 

 we expected to see, although some of them vere very fine. 

 The Irish setters were a nice lot. The best classes in the show 

 were the spaniels. Take them all through, it was the best 

 collection that we remember to have seen. The judging, with 

 the exception of two puppy and the miscellaneous classes, 

 was finished the first day. We are sorry that we are com- 

 pelled to disagree with any of the decisions of the judges. 

 Our reasons for so doing will be found in the comments upon 

 the dogs. The weather was good, and the attendance all 

 through the show was far beyond the expectations of the 

 management, and we are pleased to note that there is a hand- 

 some balance upon the right side of the books. The treasurer 

 commenced paying the prizes at half-past three on Thursday, 

 and on Friday all who had not called were sent the amounts 

 due them. Several protests were made, only one of which 

 was sustained. The special prize offered for the best kennel 

 of spaniels under 2S pounds was awarded to J. P, Willey. 

 The special was offered under the conditions that two or 

 more kennels should compete; but as one of Mr. Rendle's 

 dogs was sick and absent, and as his was the only compet- 

 ing kennel, his protest was sustained. The club voted to pay 

 the amount of the prize to Mr, Willey, but he declined to 

 receive it until he had fairly won it. The Sans Souci Kennel 

 was protested on the ground of misconduct at the Philadelphia 

 show last fall. The club placed the matter in the hands of 

 the A. K. C, but it was referred back, and the club will take 

 action at its next meeting. Two protests were made against 

 winners in the champion classes on the ground that the 

 winnings entitling them to compete were not published in the 



catalogue. The owners of the animals protested placed in 

 the hands of the committee a record of their winnings, and as 

 this was satisfactory the protests were not sustained. Ex- 

 hibitors should carefully study the rules, which are intended 

 for their protection as well as the Association, and comply 

 with their requirements, There was also a protest lodged 

 against the award of the special prize for the best cocker 

 stud dog with one of his get on the ground that it was judged 

 in the absence of tbe competitor, and that the puppy taken 

 before the judge was not the one he intended to show ; but 

 the matter 'was amicably arranged, and will be decided at 

 Boston where all the competing dogs are entered under the 

 same judge. Following is a list of the judges: Mastiffs, St. 

 Bernards, Newfoundlands and Great Danes, Mr. Edward 

 Dudley, Camden, N. J. ; deerhounds and greyhounds, Mr. H. 

 W. Smith, Worcester, Mass.; pointers and setters, Mr. John 

 Davidson, Monroe, Mich, ; bulldogs and bull-terriers, Mr. Ed- 

 ward Porter, New Haven, Conn. ; collies, spaniels, foxhounds, 

 basset hounds, dachshunde, Chesapeake Bay dogs, wire- 

 haired, Irish, Scotch, Skye, Bedlington, Dandie Dinmont, 

 black and tan terriers and miscellaneous, Mr. J. F. Kirk, 

 Toronto, Can. ; beagles, Mr. J. A. Stovell, Philadelphia, Pa. ; 

 fox-terriers. Yorkshire terriers, pugs and toy dogs, Mr. J ames 

 Mortimer, Babylon, L. I. ; poodles, Mr. John G. Heckseher, 

 New York ; veterinary, Mr. H. Clay Glover, New York. The 

 dogs were fed by Spratts Patent. In commenting upon the 

 dogs we have avoided repetition of description of well-known 

 animals except in case such description is needed. 



MASTIFFS— (MR, DUDLEY). 



In the champion class Nevison was absent and Prussian 

 Princess had a walk over. She was looking well. In the open 

 dog class David was selected as the best. He is much too 

 ?mall to win in good company with such a head as he has. A 

 clog of his proportions must be exceptionally strong in head 

 properties to successfully compete with fair-headed specimens 

 of good size. Second went to Dread, in elegant condition. He 

 is far removed from first-class form, being faulty before the 

 eye, short between the couplings and cow-hocked. Hector, 

 placed third, is well known, and so is Hildebert. The latter 

 is still leggy and faulty in muzzle. Boss, he, was much the 

 best dog in the class. He is a large, well-formed dog, and has 

 a good skull, fairly good ears, and stands well on his feet. His 

 fault is in muzzle which is not square enough. While he is 

 not a crack, he is a much better specimen than David, and we 

 shall expect to see the decision reversed under other judg- 

 ment. Of the three bitches shown, Queen II. , although faulty 

 in muzzle, was well placed first, and Dido II., better in head 

 and muzzle but too small, came next, with Nana, faulty in 

 head, muzzle and feet, third. This was a poor class. Hanni- 

 bal, noticed in our report of the Fanciers' show, was again to 

 the front in the dog puppy class. He will not develop into a 

 winner in good company.' Dread, Jr., has a long face and a 

 domed skull of little volume. Bab, vhc, is very faulty in 

 head, eyes and tail, and should not have been given a card. 

 Young Nevison, although much younger than his opponents 

 and faulty in ears, was our choice for second place. The bitch 

 puppies were a very ordinary lot. The winner is domed in 

 skull, has heavy ears and a long face. Beatrice, placed second, 

 is heavy in ears. Madge is not a mastiff. 



ST. BERNARDS — (MR. DUDLEY). 



These classes were well represented and made a very grand 

 display. The judge by his awards clearly demonstrated that 

 he is not at home with the breed, and we have seldom, if ever, 

 seen the classes so badly handled. Duke of Leeds and Otho 

 were the only entries in the champion rough- coated class. 

 The award was rightly in favor of the Duke. While he is not 

 quite so good in head or so strong in limbs as Otho, he has 

 more length between the couplings and is good behind the 

 last rib (tail excepted), where Otho fails. The open class for 

 dogs was wretchedly handled, the very best dogs in the class 

 being left out in th'e cold. True to his old love, Mr. Dudley 

 selected First Choice for premier honors. He is too long in 

 face and too light in bone to compete successfully in such 

 company as he met upon this occasion, and he was shown 

 light of coat. Courage II. was the next lucky one. He is a 

 big dog with plenty of bone, and stands fairly well on his 

 feet. He shows little character in head, has no stop, bad eyes, 

 a round skull, and rather heavy ears. He would be better 

 had he more length between the couplings, and his tail is not 

 carried right; vhc. was quite as much as he was entitled to. 

 Konig has not improved upon his puppy form, and was not 

 entitled to third prize. He is small, lacks substance and bone, 

 and was not in good condition. We thought him outclassed. 

 Merchant Prince was absent. Bosco II, a winner at the Crys- 

 tal Palace, was he. He was without doubt the best dog in the 

 class. He is a bit cheeky, rather right in bone and faulty in 

 tail, but was far ahead of the winners. Rudolf II., c, was 

 one of the best dogs in the class, and the small but typical 

 Rene was left out entirely; he was worth vhc. Prince Leo- 

 pold should also have received notice. In the corresponding 

 bitch class Lady Athol, a recently imported bitch, was placed 

 first. She is short of coat, too long in face, and rather light 

 in bone. She is a taking bitch of good size. St. Bride, placed 

 second, was our choice for first prize. She has a fairly good 

 head, is of good size, and has plenty of length of body. She 

 is raiher light in bone, and would be improved by more coat. 

 Sheila, placed third, lacks in head, tail and in bone. She is 

 of fair size. Old Regis was in capital condition, and we liked 

 her quite as well as Sheila. Marchioness is a strong-boned 

 bitch, but she is not up to show foim, being faulty in head, 

 ears, color, eyes and formation of limbs. 



The champion smooth-coats were represented by Leila, 

 Wanda and Verone. The placing of Verone over Leila is 

 the worst blunder we have seen committed by a St. Bernard 

 judge. Leila, the queen of smooth St. Bernards; the grandest 

 specimen ever exhibited in England; the best St. Bernard in 

 America, placed behind Verone, a dog that is not her equal in 

 any one point, if we except tail, where both are faulty. The 

 open dog class was a good one, and the recently imported 

 Apollo and Hector were selected for the blue and tbe red 

 ribbon. The former, a grand dog, is too much of the blood- 

 hound type in head, but he is a big, well-boned and well-built 

 dog. Hector has youth on his side, and we like his head better 

 than Apollo's; he is also good in body, leg's and feet, and when 

 fully developed will turn the tables on his more fortunate 

 opponent. He is the better dog. Rigi, placed third, is of cor- 

 rect type, but is too small. Czar is very faulty in head. The 

 first-prize bitch is above the average' in good looks, but we 

 would like her better had she more bone and correctly carried 

 ears. Alma II. , winner of second prize, is small, but of good 

 type. Her hindlegs are faulty. Snowball is light in bone and 

 faulty in muzzle. Tony, vhc, is a little bitch of good type. 

 Loyal, the winner in the class for rough-coated Duppies, is a 

 good one and will be heard from again. He scored a very 

 easy win over Strathmorc. Don Hugo got more than he de- 

 served. He has a loug, collie face and light eyes. Fleur de 

 Ids was well placed first in the corresponding class for bitches. 

 She is faulty in stop and muzzle, but has good bone and excel- 

 lent legs and feet, and a body above the average. There was 

 nothing good-looking in the smooth-coated puppy classes. 



NEWFOUNDLANDS— (MR. DUDLEY). 



Bruno, a fairly good dog, was the best of the lot: his worse 

 faults are in eyes and coat, the former are too light and the 

 latter is not straight. He is about as good as anything we 

 have seen since the days of Mayor of Bingley. Pascha, second 

 prize, is a big, fine dog with a moderate head; hia coat is flat 

 but it is much too short. Prince, vhc, is faulty in coat and 

 tail; he is of good size. Major was absent but Othello II. was 

 in his stall. He is almost as close in curl as a retriever and 

 should not have been highly commended. 



GREAT DANES— (MR. DUDLEY). 



Ramyr, placed first in this class, is faulty .in expression, too 



light all over, and has an abundance of dew lap, which is very 

 objectionable. Cafe-au-lait, a fairly good specimen on the small 

 side, was second, and we liked him better than the winner. 

 We did not see Major. Duchess is small and not of correct 

 type. 



GREYHOUNDS— (MR. SMITH). 



There were no entries in the champion class. In the open 

 dog class Pembroke, weak in muzzle and badly shown, was 

 the best. Cz..,r, leggy, shallow and faulty in eyes and stifles, 

 was placed second; he is not a show dog. Rex and Don are 

 heavy in head and weak in muzzle, neither was worth a card. 

 Paris was absent. This was a poor class. There were no 

 entries in the bitch class. Pembroke had an easy win in the 

 puppy class. The highly commended Theo was next best. 

 Dixey, placed second, is faulty in head, muzzle, eyes and in 

 ears. It would have been better to have withheld second 

 money for want of merit, as Pembroke alone will be heard of 

 in the future, and he not in the first class, We were sorry to 

 see the classes so poorly represented. 



DEERHOUNDS— (MR. SMITH). 



There were only six entries in the three classes and Mac, a 

 useful but not first-class specimen, was well ahead in the 

 champion class. Chieftain fairly smothered Heather in the 

 open dog class : he is a magnificent specimen and can win in 

 any company; his head is as near perfect as anything we ever 

 hope to see, and he has great size and rare quarters, good 

 shoulders, chest, legs, feet and coat ; his ears are a trifle large 

 and he would be improved by more strength of forearm. 

 Heather, just a fair specimen, was his only opponent. 

 Wanda, a grand and game looking bitch, won very easily 

 from Mercia, who was scarcely worth a vhc, card in such 

 company. 



POINTERS (MR. DAVIDSON). 



There was more interest manifested in pointers than we 

 have seen at any previous show. The contest between Beau- 

 fort and Graphic was the all-absorbing topic among the 

 pointer men, even tbe fanciers of other breeds sagely dis- 

 cussed their merits and shortcomings and glibly reeled off 

 long sentences replete with weighty argument which conclu- 

 sively proved that their favorite was a pointer and his oppon- 

 ent a duller. Indeed the erudite pointer lore that one stum- 

 bled upon in unexpected places or had thrown at him from 

 odd comers was perfectly bewildering. There were sixty-seven 

 entries with nine absentees, among which were the four en- 

 tered by the St. Louis Kennel Club. Iu the champion class 

 for large-sized dogs Beaufort was alone. He was looking 

 almost as well as at Washington, three years ago. His coat 

 was in elegant condition, although he has not shed it yet and 

 it was somewhat faded. He wa-; drawn just a bit too fine and 

 would have appeared more symmetrical had he been two or 

 three pounds heavier. There were uo t-ntries in the corres- 

 ponding bitch class. In the open dog class Graphic had an 

 easy win. He is so far ahead of the average, pointer that we 

 are accustomed to see that the mere fact of his winning does 

 not convey an adequate idea of his merit. He is a magnifi- 

 cent specimen of the pointer; very taking to the eye with 

 lots of quality and as good as he is handsome. He was in cap- 

 ital condition and showed up in the ring to great advantage. 

 His faults are few ; he is not quite square cut enough in muz- 

 zle, and although he has a good head, it would be improved 

 with a little more brow and fullness on top. This would give 

 his ears the appearance of setting lower instead of being a 

 trifle high. He has a clean, well-formed neck, but it is too 

 massive: he is just a bit short coupled, and might be better in 

 stifle and second thigh. His tail is also not straight. Second 

 went to Tammany. We have never seen him looking nearly 

 so well. He ha3 developed in quarters more than we thought 

 possible; this adds greatly to his appearance. Third went to 

 Dan by, a fairly good dog in head and chest ; he is a trifle too 

 long coupled, and is a little leggy and straight behind. Jim- 

 mie was in capital condition and deserved his vhc. Rugby, 

 he, is good in chest, body, loin, legs and feet; he lacks char- 

 acter in head and has a coarse tail. Dash, c, is plain in head 

 and light in bone with ragged hips. Harry T., unnoticed, was 

 better deserving the card. He is fairly well formed and has 

 good legs and feet. In the bitch class first went to Revel III. 

 She is the best large bitch that we ever saw and one of the 

 most taking to look at. She has capital shoulders, chest, body, 

 loin and quarters and the best of legs and feet. Her head is 

 not so good as her sire's, Graphic, and her muzzle is not so 

 good as his. Her neck is too thick, short and it is a bit 

 throaty, and she has a coarse tail. There is also a line 

 of wavy hair on top of her shoulders that we do not 

 like. Second went to Bellona. She was not looking 

 well. When in condition she is fully as good as any of her 

 kennel companions. Nell, thn-d, was looking well, except that 

 she was too fat, which makes her lack of bone too prominent. 

 Lucille, vhc, was looking fairly well. Polly Varden, he, was 

 also much too fat. In the champion class for dogs under 55 

 pounds, Robin Adair had a walk over. He was not quite at 

 his best. In the corresponding bitch class, Vanity, tne only 

 entry, was absent. In the open dog class, first went to Bracket, 

 a very nice son of Graphic's. He has a good head, although 

 his ears might hang a little better. He is a little throaty and a 

 trifle heavy in shoulders. He is exceptionally good in chest, 

 body and loin; he also has a good tail, but carries it too high. 

 We would like him a bit stronger in pasterns and second thighs. 

 Take him all round, he is a very hard dog to beat. Second 

 went to Bang Bang. He was not looking his best, but well 

 deserved the place. Third went to Nick of Naso. He is one 

 of the best bred pointers in the world, and should prove a 

 valuable acquisition to our breeders. He is not quite up to 

 show foim, although he is fairly good in chest ancf body and 

 has a fair amount of bone. He is weak in muzzle, somewhat 

 throaty, and might be better in pasterns. Duke of Bergen, 

 vhc, had an abcess on his throat and was not looking so well 

 as he did at New York last year. He went to Sensation's 

 Lad, rather a nice dog, except that his head is not 

 right. Clifford, c, is a fan- dog, but shows signs of 

 mange. There was nothing else in the class worthy of notice. 

 In the bitch class first went to Meally, a capital bitch only 

 a little behind her kennel companion in merit. She has a fair 

 head, good shoulders, chest, legs and feet. She is weak in 

 muzzle, throaty, and might be better just behind back ribs. 

 She also has a coarse tail. Modesty, looking very well, was 

 never in doubt for secondplace. Happy Medium well deserved 

 her third. She is a nice bitch with badly carried ears and 

 tail. Polly, vhc, is also good. She has a moderately good 

 head and is a bit heavy in shoulders. Montclair, he, was 

 rightly placed. Vinnie, e, was deserviug another letter. She 

 is fairly good except that she stands a little high and was 

 shown so fat that she appears to be lighter in bone than she 

 really is. We also liked Lady Bell, Jersey and Birdie, and 

 thought them worth a card. The puppies, with the exception 

 of the winner in the dog class, were a moderate lot Tory com- 

 pletely out-classed the others. With the exception of a'faulty 

 eye, his head is as good as any. His tail is not right, and 

 probably will not improve. His other faults may disappear 

 with age; he is too voung to show what he will be, but if he 

 goes a II right he will be heard from again. The rest of the 

 dog class were ordinary. We thought them well placed, ex- 

 cept that we should have given Young Rush a card for his 

 good head, notwithstanding his youth and bad condition. 

 Sandy, also unnoticed, was wortfi more than Bang Up, al- 

 though we do not intend this as a compliment. In the bitch 

 class first went to Lady Snow. She has a fan* head and good 

 chest, but is leggy and laeks substance. Second went to Queen, 

 a taking looking one, with weak head and too long legs. 

 Smilax, the only other entry, was vhc. She is only three 

 months old and was in bad condition. 



ENGLISH SETTERS— (MR. DAVIDSON). 



There were 55 entries in the English setter classes, with only 

 three absentees, The quality of the winners was very good. 



