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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[April 15, 1886. 



Address all communications to the Forest and Stream Publish- 

 ing Co. 



SHORT LOBSTERS. — It appears, says the Boston Herald, 

 from recent communications to Deputy Commissioner Shat- 

 tuok, that a great deal of interest is being taken in the enforce- 

 ment of the law protecting lobster s under a certain size. Even 

 the lobster fishermen say that they have for a long time regret- 

 ted that such small lobsters were 'being taken and not'allowed 

 to grow, and these same fishermen promise to aid in enforcing 

 the 10}.<-iuch law, provided all their number can be brought 

 to obedience. They can see the advantages to themselves un- 

 der such a law, and they are daily coming to the authorities 

 with information, much of it valuable, in enforcing the law. 

 They even propose to form societies of their own for the keep- 

 ing ot the law. This is especially true in one or two towns on 

 Cape Cod, which were formerly noted for sending short lob- 

 sters to New York by smacks. In Maine the canners are send- 

 ing congratulatory letters to the authorities upon their suc- 

 cess in enforcing the law against the "slaughtering of infant 

 lobsters." They say that they get all the lobsters there are, 

 anyway, and "we must be fools to desire the trouble of open- 

 ing small lobsters — two or three to the can, when one should 

 do it. 1 ' In an interview with a prominent Maine canner yes- 

 terday, he promised Deputy Shattuek all the aid in his power 

 toward the enforcement of the law, and hoped that he should 

 yet see lobsters of good size at his cannery. He also com 

 plained of the injustice of that form of the Maine statute 

 which makes the canner responsible for short lobsters left on 

 his wharf. He says that the lobster fishermen persist in bring- 

 ing them in, and they are dumped, with those of lawful 

 length, on the canner's wharf; that he has invariably caused 

 the short ones to be thrown overboard as soon as they come 

 to his notice, but that, under the law, he is liable for lobsters 

 he does not want. But in such cases the canner "owns the 

 fisherman," as it were. Ho furnishes him money before the 

 season begins and takes his catch in payment; yet he does not 

 desire unlawful lobsters. It might be a question for the courts 

 which was the real owner at any stage — the fisherman or the 

 canner. 



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. 22.— Eighth arnual field trials of the Eastern Field Trials Club, 

 at High Point, N. C. W. A. Coster. Secretary, Flatbush, Kings 

 county, N. Y. 



DOG SHOW8. 



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

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



April 13 to 18.— Bench Show of the Buffalo S.F.P.CA., Main 

 Strtet Rink. Buffalo E. H. Rounds, Secretary, 75 White Building. 



April a7. 28. 29 and 30 —Third Dog Show of the Cleveland Bench 

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



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

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

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



May 18, 19. £0 and 21 —Third Annual Dog Show of the St. Louis 

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



A. K. R.-SPECIAL NOTICE. 

 rpHE 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 $1.50. Address 

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

 of entries already printed 3481. 



THE BOSTON DOG SHOW. 



THE second annual dog show of the New England Kennel 

 Club, held at Boston last week, was a very successful one. 

 The show was held at Mechanic's Hall, a building very well 

 adapted for the purpose, it being somewhat larger than the 

 Armory at New Haven. It was feared tbat the location was 

 very unfavorable, as it is a long distance from the center of 

 the city, but as Music Hall could not be secured the experi- 

 ment was tried and the|Vesult proved most satisfactory, as the 

 hall was crowded every day, notwithstanding the very un- 

 comfortable weather of the first two days, during which there 

 was almost a steady down pour of rain. On Thursday the 

 weather was better and the building was uncomfortably 

 crowded from the middle of the forenoon till the closing hour. 

 There was also a large crowd on Friday and the club have 

 added to their funds some two to three thousand dollars. The 

 dogs were benched in the center of the hall, leaving consider- 

 able space at the sides which would have been better utilized 

 had there been a row of stalls next the walls, leaving more 

 space for visitors near the judging ring. Mr. John Read super- 

 intended the show, and so well were the exhibitors satisfied 

 that they presented to him a handsome and valuable silver 

 service as a token of their appreciation of his efforts to please. 



There were 622 dogs entered, and the proportion of absen- 

 tees was not so large as is usual. The quality was above the 

 average, and in some of the classes it was superior to any- 

 thing we have yet seen. AYIth the exception of the classes 

 assigned to Mr. Tracy and one or two minor classes, the judg- 

 ing was done on the first day. Many of the stalls were elab- 

 orately draped, adding very much to the attractive appear- 

 ance of the show. Mr. Alexander Pope displayed several of 

 his best pictures in a well lighted room; among them was a 

 life size painting of champion Argus that attracted much 

 attention. There was also a well-executed picture of a fox- 

 hound, and another of a pair of beagles, that were greatly 

 admired. The list of judges was as follows: Mastiffs, St. Ber- 

 nards and collies, Mr. James Mortimer, Babylon, L. I. ; point- 

 ers, Irish and Gordon setters, Mr. J. M. Tracy, Greenwich, 

 Conn.; English setters, Mr. J. Otto Donner, New York; bull- 

 dogs, bull- terriers, fox-terriers, wire-haired, Irish and York- 

 shire terriers, pugs and miscellaneous, Mr. R. H. Barlow, 

 Philadelphia, Pa. ; spaniels, Skye, Scotch, Bedlington, Dandie 

 Dinmont and black and tan terriers, Newfoundlands, fox- 

 bounds, basset hounds and dachshunde, Mr. J. P. Kirk, Tor- 

 onto, Ont. ; greyhounds, deerhounds, Italian greyhounds and 

 poodles, Mr. J. R. Piersbn, Brooklyn, N. Y. ; beagles. Mr. N. 

 Elmore, Granby, Conn. ; veterinery, Dr. G. Walton, Boston, 

 Mass. 



MASTIFFS— (MR. MORTIMER). 



There were thirty- one mastiffs entered, with four absentees. 

 In the champion dog class Homer was placed over Hero II,, a 

 decision that we cannot indorse. Hero was sick and in poor 

 condition, but he was not near so badly off as to deserve a 

 beating by Homer. Prussian Princess and Rosalind were the 

 only entries in the champion bitch class; both were in excel- 

 lent condition, but only the former was brought before the 

 judge. In the open dog class Ilford Caution was placed first 

 and Boss second. While recognizing the many good qualities 

 of Caution we cannot ignore his serious faults, and should 

 place him behind Boss. Three dogs received The, : of these 

 Dictator is much the best, although he is too small. Dread, 

 he, won second at Newark; he got all he deserved. Thor, I 



also he, is a large dog and not yet developed. His muzzle is 

 too long and pointed, and he is deficient in bone. Gripp c is 

 a promising puppy, and bids fair to turn out something good 

 Ashmont Prince, also c,, did not show at all well in the 

 ring. Had he shown up as well as when we examined him he 

 would undoubtedly have received at least another letter. The 

 remainder of the class were sadly wanting. In the bitch class 

 only four of the seven entries were shown. Hilda V., looking 

 well, won first, although she was closely pressed by Nellie, 

 winner of second, a nice broody bitch with a good head, ribs 

 well rounded, broad and deep loins, good legs and feet and 

 plenty of bone. She carries her ears badly. Tamira, vhc, is a 

 nicely made bitch on the small side. Her head is too long and 

 pointed at muzzle and she is rough in coat, Freda, also vhc, 

 is of good size and has plenty of bone. She is also too pointed 

 in muzzle and carries her ears badly. In the dog puppy class 

 Hannibal was placed first. Monarch, the winner of second, is 

 much the better dog; he is less than five months old and 

 promises to make a winner in good company when mature. 

 Dolly Varden was alone in the bitch class. She is litter sister 

 to Monarch and is a fairly good specimen. 



ST. BERNARDS— (MR. MORTIMER). 



There were 50 St. Bernards entered with only two absen- 

 tees. In the champion class for rough-coated dogs, Duke of 

 Leeds, looking well, was alone, and Gertie also had a walk- 

 over in the bitch class. Merchant Prince had an easy win in 

 the open dog class. He was looking better than we have seen 

 him, but ho was still far from being in first-class condition. 

 He also won the special over Duke of Leeds for the best rough- 

 coat, and was beaten by Lelia for the best of either breed. 

 Two years ago Duke of Leeds beat Lelia at New York under 

 the same judge. We are glad to see this decision reversed, as 

 the Duke is not quite up to Leha; we thought him, however, 

 just about good enough to win over Merchant Prince in their 

 present condition. Rudolph II. came next; he deserved the 

 place. Prince was given the reserve card. His good head 

 and correct markings entitled him to the place ; he might be 

 stronger in muzzle and better in coafc; he is also too small. Czar, 

 vhc, is light in muzzle, faulty in marking and curly in 

 coat. Loyal, also vhc. is a nice dog in front, but faulty 

 behind. Thelo, he, is fairly well made with good bone. He 

 might be better in head and coat. Everest, also he, is of good 

 size and has a good bead except that he is not deep enough in 

 muzzle. He was not in good condition. Rip Van Winkle is 

 also of good size and has" good markings. He is long in head 

 and light in bone and curly in coat. In the bitch class Miranda 

 well deserved her first. Verone, second, is rather nicely put 

 together, but is houndy in head, long in ears and lacks coat. 

 Stella, reserve, was better for the place. Lys, vhc, has im- 

 proved since we saw her last. She is a trifle long in head and 

 was not in good condition. Cadess, he, has a good head with 

 badly placed ears. She was short of coat. Empress, c, is 

 rather a nice bitch with a houndy head. In dog puppies 

 Loyal won. He was also vhc. in the aged class. Second went 

 to Bruno II., a big eight months puppy and he to two very 

 pretty little fellows only two months old. In the bitch 

 class Lys, the winner, was also vhc. in the open class. Linda, 

 second, is a fail - specimen of good size; she is too sharp in 

 muzzle. Lady Guyder, he. , may develop welL there is cer- 

 tainly room for improvement. The champion smooth coats 

 were well represented by Don II. in the dog and Leila in the 

 bitch class. In the open dog class Apollo won; he was 

 closely pressed by St. Botolph, placed second; both were 

 looking well. Leo, reserve, is a big dog, well made, but a 

 little deficient in bone. Rigi was vhc. Essex, he, was not in 

 good condition. Terror, also he, we failed to find. In the 

 bitcU class only two were shown, Beatrice being absent. 

 Belle of Sterling, awarded first, is a nice level bitch, faulty in 

 ears and muzzle. Second was properly withheld from Flora, 

 a weak-headed specimen lacking in character. All of the 

 puppies, with the exception of one very moderate specimen, 

 were of one Utter. They were too young to judge but were 

 given a diploma for their good looks. 



NEWFOUNDLANDS— (MR. KIRK). 



With the exception of Bruno, first, and Prince, second, there 

 was nothing worthy of notice in the open class. The two pup- 

 pies shown are of the same litter, they are quite pretty but 

 too young for the show bench. 



POINTERS— (MR. TRACY). 



There were fifty-nine pointers entered, with nine absentees. 

 Taken as a whole they were a better lot than we generally 

 see. There were no entries in the champion classes. Graphic 

 had an easy win in the open class for large dogs. Next to him 

 came Tempter, winner of second in the puppy class at New 

 York last year. He has grown to be a fine upstanding dog, 

 with good head, shoulders, chest, loin, legs and feet and tail ; 

 he has plenty of bone and moves well; he is somewhat 

 throaty, and might be better just behind his shoulders. Will- 

 iam Tell, greatly improved since New Haven, received the 

 vhc. card. Bang, he, well deserved his card; he begins to 

 show age. Randolph Guy, also he, is not so good as Bang; 

 his head is of good shape, but it is a trifle heavy ; he has plenty 

 of bone and is fairly well put together; he is tnroatv, a bit 

 shallow in chest, and stands too high on his legs. Captain 

 Fred, first at New Haven, was thrown out on account of his 

 dew claws. We thought him deserving at least two letters. 

 Scott, also unnoticed, is a useful sort, with a fair head and 

 capital legs and feet; he is too wide in front and a trifle out 

 at elbow, but worth a c. There were several others in the 

 class that looked like workmen, but they are not quite up to 

 show form. Tammany and Duke of Bergen were absent. In 

 the corresponding bitch class Revel III. and Nell, respectively 

 first and second, were the only ones noticed. Old Regalia, shown 

 grossly fat, was looking well for her years. She has grown 

 throaty and wide in front since we last saw her. In the small 

 dog class Bracket again scored a win. Bob. placed second, has 

 gone a bit wrong in forelegs since last year. Dick Deadeye, vhc, 

 has a fair head, but is wide in front and a trifle light in bone. 

 In the con-esponding bitch class Meally won handily. Belle 

 Randolph, placed second, is a nice bitch, with good head, 

 chest, loin, legs and feet; she might be better in shoulders and 

 tail, and cleaner in hocks, she also stands a trifle high. Vlie 

 went to Daisy B., a very [fair bitch of large type; her open 

 feet are her worst fault. Vaynol, he, should not have been 

 noticed ; she is well made, but a dwarf in size, with an awful 

 head for a pointer. Jule and Clover, both he, are much 

 better specimens; Jule, except that she is a trifle light in 

 muzzle and coarse in tail, is very good; Clover is also good 

 except that she is wide in front and coarse in tail. Modesty, 

 Happy Medium and Leda were absent. In the dog puppy 

 class tirst went to Don Quixote, a catchy-looking black and 

 white with a nice head, which he carries very handsomely; 

 he is much too flat-ribbed and straight behind, and has a coarse 

 tail ; he should have exchanged places with Mascot, a very 

 promising lemon and white, with no marked faults except 

 that his ears are a bit high ; he was the best in the class, and if 

 he goes all right he will take a lot of beating. Tennis was 

 rightly given second; he is rather a nicely made dog, a trifle 

 shallow, and out at elbows, and he might be better in feet. 

 Tom Tucker, he, has a pretty head but is shallow. There 

 was nothing else in the class worth notice. The bitches were 

 nothing remarkably good. Daisy Belle, he at New Haven, 

 was placed first, and Jeanette second; she is rather pretty but 

 too shallow and light, she may improve. Daisy Ranger, vhc, 

 we liked as well as any in the class, although there was not 

 much to choose between the three. Daisy is of bad color, but 

 has the best form of either and moves much the best; her 

 badly carried ears are against her. Favette, he, is fairly well 

 put together; she is decidedly cross-eyed. Mr. Tracy handled 

 the classes very well and his decisions were well received. 



ENGLISH SETTERS— (MR. DONNER). 



There were 57 English setters entered, of which only Rock- 

 ingham, Modesta and Lady Rock -were absent. Plantagenet 



was consequently alone In the champion dog class; he was 

 looking fairly well. In the open dog class Foreman scored 

 another first, making five in all, or two more than necessary 

 to qualify him for the champion class. Some of the exhibi- 

 tors grumbled at the working of the rule which should be 

 changed so as to count all winnings up to the date of any 

 show. Second went to Premier, rather a taking looking dog 

 with capital shoulders, good legs and feet, nice color and 

 coat. His head is a trifle heavy and plain, owing somewhat 

 to bad tan marking. He is also long in back and lacks 

 quality. We preferred Gus Bondhu, vhc., for the place. He 

 was shown a trifle too fat, but was looking as well as ever 

 we saw him. He is a rare bred one and shows it in his looks. 

 Mack B captured the reserve. There was not much to 

 choose between him and Premier. Draco, he, is rather 

 a nice dog and deserved his card. Roy, c, we did not 

 find in his stall. Old Coin showed want of grooming 

 as did Glen Rock, both unnoticed. The judge was sparing 

 of his favors and several dogs that were worthy of mention 

 received no notice. We do not believe in an indiscriminate 

 distribution of ribbons, but in a good class a judicious bestowal 

 of deserved favors is not out of place. In the bitch class there 

 were no flyers, although there were several very good speci- 

 mens. First went to the well-known Dashing Belle and second 

 to Vixen IU., winner of same position at Pittsburgh this year. 

 She is plain in head and too wavy in coat, otherwise she has 

 no bad faults. We liked Peck's Bad Girl, vhc, better for the 

 place. She is a trifle wide in front and was shown too fat, but 

 otherwise she was about as good as any in the class. She is 

 the best mover of any of them. Lulu received the reserve 

 card; she was looking well. Bessie, vhc, is a nice bitch with 

 a fair head. Her coat is almost curly and she was shown too 

 low in flesh. Katy Berwyn and Alice D., both he, are 

 good with the exception of plain heads. Katy is not 

 quite straight on her fore legs. The dog puppies, 

 with the exception of the winners, were an ordinary lot. In 

 the bitch class first went to Princess Novel, a very nice puppy 

 with a plain head, Zulu winning second. Bess, vhc. reserve, 

 was very badly shown. Had she been in proper condition she 

 might have done better as she appears to be very good, 



GORDON SETTERS — (MR. TRACY). 



The premium list called for Gordon setters instead of black 

 and tan. There were eighteen entries with four absentees. 

 Argus was alone in the champion class. In the open dog 

 class, first went to Tom II., a fairly well made dag of good 

 coat and color, and better hind legs than we generally see on 

 a Gordon. He is rather plain in head and bis ribs are not 

 well sprung. Second went to Jack. He has a good head and 

 is well formed. Had he been in good condition he would 

 have undoubtedly won ; he was shown too fat and in bad coat. 

 Gyp, vhc, we liked; he has a fairly good head, is well put 

 together, has a good coat and markings. Trim, he, is rather 

 coarse and has a weak head. Dash, e, is a cobby little dog. 

 with fair coat and markings. In the bitch class, the well- 

 known Heather Lass was placed first. Second went to Jessica; 

 she is a well-formed light-weight, with a weak head and light 

 eye. Vic, vhc, was nursing a Utter and not in form; her 

 head is of the Irish setter type. The two puppies shown were 

 weak in head and poorly marked. The prizes were properly 

 withheld. 



IRISH SETTERS— (MR. TRACY). 



There were 61 Irish setters entered with 7 absentees. In the 

 champion dog class, Elcho, Jr., was the only one to compete. 

 He was in better form than we have ever seen him. Old 

 Elcho was not for competition in this class; he carries his 

 twelve years lightly, and was looking better than when we 

 saw him three years ago. In the bitch class, Noreen, in ele- 

 gant condition, won over Lady Clare and Zella Glenduff. Ree- 

 ta was absent. The open dog class was a red hot one, and the 

 unnoticed ones would have made a very good class of them- 

 selves. The well-known Blarney was properly placed first. 

 He has got rid of some of his lumber since New Haven and 

 was looking better. Second went to Dash, winner of first at 

 New York three years ago. We did not think him so good as 

 Bruce, he ; they should have exchanged places. Bruce is a 

 typical dog, and when in as good form as he was here it takes 

 a first-class one to beat him. Echo, vhc, is a well-made dog, 

 but was not in good condition; he was about his mark in such 

 company. There was scarcely an inferior specimen in the 

 class. We noticed the owner of one of the dogs that received 

 a card looking for a poor specimen to place his dog alongside, 

 thinking that the contrast woidd help him, but after a careful 

 search he gave up the job in disgust. The bitches were not so 

 good as the -dogs, stiU there were several very fine animals in 

 the class. Lorna, the winner, is well-known ; she was in beau- 

 tiful condition; she showed up very stylish in the ring. She is 

 symmetrical and well formed, her head is clean cut but a trifle 

 too wide. Hebe, second, and Jessie, he, should have ex- 

 changed places; both are weU-known. Daphne, vhc, is a 

 sweet bitch and deserved her card. Noreen IV., he, would 

 not have disgraced the three letters, and Mona, unnoticed, de- 

 served mention. The winning dog puppy, Thaddeus, promises 

 weU. The bitch puppies were well placed. Sonsie, the win- 

 ner, will do to show again. 



SPANIELS— (MR. KIRK). 



The spaniel classes contained fifty-two entries, the same 

 number as were at New Haven. The Irish water classes did 

 not fill well, and with the exception of MolUe, did not amount 

 to much. She has a good head and topknot. Black Prince 

 was alone in the champion field class. He was looking weU. 

 In the open class for dogs, Black Beau, J r. was rightly placed 

 first. He is a good dog with few faults. A little more depth 

 to the muzzle and thickness through the pads would improve 

 him. He is also a bit high, and will lower down with age. 

 Beau, second, is good in body and coat, but has wretched 

 forelegs, as crooked as a dachshund. His muzzle should be 

 heavier. Black Dandy, he , is short in body and head, and a 

 little high on his pins, but has a very good coat. He is of the 

 cocker type. Newton Abbot Lady headed the class for 

 bitches. She was in good form. Onyx, second, is high on 

 her legs and light in eye, but otherwise good. She will show 

 better after breeding. Critic, also light in eye, and more of 

 the cocker type, received he The champion cockers were 

 divided by sex. In consequence Helen and Brahmin did not 

 meet as at New Haven. Each had a walk-over. Helen was 

 vastly improved from her Newark form, though her coat is 

 still not right. Brahmin was in good condition. The open 

 class for Uver or black dogs, though containing but five entries, 

 proved a hot one. Black Pete, feeling a httle dumpish, led the 

 string, with Young Obo, Obo, Jr., Kobo and Ned Obo follow- 

 ing in the order named. It was a close pull between the three 

 latter, but we should have placed Kobo and Ned Obo in front 

 of the Junior. He is weak at the elbows and has very short 

 ears. The bitch class was a fairly good one and very well 

 judged. Shina got the blue ribbon, with Dido W. second. 

 They are good ones. Black Pearl, vhc reserve, is poor in 

 head. Pauline Markham, vhc, is much unproved from her 

 last year's form. Alice Obo was not shown well. She is Ught 

 in muzzle and lacks substance. She does not improve as we 

 expected she would when we saw her last falL Miss Obo H. 

 was absent. The Uver or black cocker puppies were a weedy 

 lot. Blister, in getting first, got more than his allowance. 

 The any other color cockers were led in the dog class by Don, 

 a bit short-headed and high on his legs, and in the bitch class 

 by Marion. Aside from the winners, these classes did not show 

 much quality. The Clumbers numbered four all told. They 

 were only fair. Punch won. Sancho and Pedro will have a 

 chance to improve, as they are only eight months old. 



GREYHOUNDS— (MR. PIERSON). 



Eleven of the fourteen greyhounds entered were owned by 

 Mr. H. W. Smith, who won everything but second and a com- 

 mended card in the open dog class. Memnon was alone in the. 



