April 29, 1886.] 



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do nothing more than refer to it here. It consists in dragging 

 a large but fine-meshed net from the end of a swinging boom 

 along the surface, and through the water just below the sur- 

 face. It is often done on the port side while dredging is going 

 on on the starboard side. This secures all the surface life 

 found in the seaweed and just below the surf ace of the water. 

 Varieties of Tentennarins, a little, brown-mottled fish fre- 

 quenting the masses of seaweed, are caught thus in large 

 numbers, as well as small crabs, whioh also five in the sea- 

 weed; a great many marine worms, various kinds of molluscs 

 and other forms lower in the scale of life. 

 "Washington, D. C. 



PACKING EGGS FOR FOREIGN SHIPMENT.— Mr. W. 

 Oldham Chambers, secretary of the National Fishculture 

 Association of England, in his history of fishculture, Land and 

 Water, March 27, says: "We may well take a lesson from the 

 American system of packing-, which is very simple, but most 

 efficacious in attaining the desired end, which is to diminish 

 as much as possible the rate of mortality through injury. In 

 the first place, the ova are placed into trays, consisting of 

 calico [canton flannel] stretched upon wooden frames, which 

 are deposited one above the other m the center of a large box, 

 each tray being interlaid with moss. Around the pyramid of 

 trays, which are fixed firmly into position, a partition is 

 reserved, serving as a receptacle for ice and sawdust — two 

 most important factors in transmitting ova. On arrival at 

 their destination the eggs can be readily unpacked by remov- 

 ing the trays from the box, clearing away the moss between 

 each, and turning the ova en masse by means of water into the 

 hatching troughs. The originator of this capital niethodis, 1 

 believe, Mr. Fred Mather, of New York. I am able to testify 

 to the fact than not more than thirty eggs out of every thou- 

 sand sent me at various periods have perished during the 

 journey from New York to London, which is an evidence of 

 the skill displayed in packing them." 



Unmet 



FIXTURES. 



FIELD TRIALS. 



Not. 8.— Second Annual Field Trials of the Western Field Trials 

 Association, at Abilene, Kan. R. 0. Van Horn, Secretary. Kansas 

 City, Mo. 



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

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

 county, N. Y. 



DOG SHOWS. 



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. 



May_26, 26 and 27.— First Doe Show of the Ninth Regiment, Wilkes- 

 Pa. W. H Tuck, Secretary, Wilkesbarre, Pa. 



July 20, 21, 22 and 28.— Milwaukee Doe Show. John D. Olcott, Man- 

 ager, Milwaukee, Wis. 



A. K. R. -SPECIAL NOTICE. 



THE 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 3616. 



OUR HARTFORD REPORT. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



I am a staunch advocate of fair and honest criticism, but 

 criticism is one thing and a deliberate attempt to bes mirch a 

 judge's reputation is quite another, therefore I cannot allow 

 this last instance of personal animosity toward me as displayed 

 by your reporter in his account of the Hartford show to pass 

 unnoticed. His reference to the note which I made in my book 

 regarding the quality of fox-terriers in the open dog class, I 

 care nothing for, for the simple reason tnat I question whether 

 he understands or recognizes fox-terrier quality when he sees 

 it; but I still maintain there are few shows in England where 

 so much quality has been seen in one class. Splauger was a 

 very good second to his litter brother Splinter, who won at 

 Brighton, Bacchanal won first prize at the Crystal Palace show, 

 Valet first at Birmingham, Shovel was a champion in England 

 and Stablef ord Joe and Scarsdale both scored winning brackets 

 there, and Nick, although he may be as your reporter veiy 

 lucidly puts it, "light in middle and full in body," whatever 

 that may mean, is a terrier of much more than ordinary pre- 

 tensions. His ill nature culminated when he heard that I had 

 bought a collie puppy and had afterward given it first prize 

 in its class. This of itself would be an offense against good 

 taste were there not attendant circumstances which place the 

 matter in a totally different fight. It is true I bought the puppy 

 Tramp. It is also true that there were only two d ogs entered in 

 the class, and that both belonged to one and the same owner, 

 and that I could have bought either of them at the same price. 

 I chose that which I thought was the best, and paid for it 

 with the understanding that all prizes which the dog might 

 win were to revert to the original owner. Was I, then, be- 

 cause I bought "the dog, to withhold the prize which was 

 rightfully his? Your reporter further says that I bought the 

 puppy for the Hempstead Farm Co. This is a wilful mis- 

 statement. I had no commission for the Hempstead Farm 

 Co. or any one else, but seeing what I thought a fairJy good 

 puppy at a reasonable price, I bought it. Mr. Terry, who, as 

 you are aware, is the president of the Hempstead Farm Co.. 

 Limited, arrived at Hartford late in the day. 1 told him I had 

 purchased a puppy and asked him to go and look it over. This 

 he did, and coming back expressed his admiration of the dog 

 and a desire to become his owner. To this I readily agreed, 

 and that, as far as I was concerned, I supposed would be the 

 end of the matter. 



Is it not carrying spite and jealousy, or whatever may be 

 the impelling motive, too far, to allow attacks of such a per- 

 sonal nature to appear in the columns of your paper, and 

 especially in the report of a dog show? Surely this is not 

 "educating the public as to the points of merit peculiar to 

 each breed," but simply making your columns the channel for 

 an unwarranted and unjustifiable expression of ill will, which 

 you, as the editor of a paper priding itself on its impartiality 

 and truthfulness, should strive to discourage. 



Jas. Mortimee. 



New York, April 23. 



[Although Mr. Mortimer has been connected with dogs and 

 dog shows for some years he does not appear yet to have 

 learned that the judges and the animals" on exhibition are 

 legitimate subjects for criticism. We are not singular in our 

 opinion of Splauger. At the Hanley (Eng.) show last year, 

 where there were 774 entries, with nineteen in the open dog 

 fox-terrier class, Splauger did not get a mention. The well- 

 known judge, Mr. L. P. C. Astley, awarded four prizes, six 

 vhc. cards and three he, but gave nothing to Splauger, the 

 winner at Hartford. As we have stated, the open dog class 

 at Hartford was a fairly good one, but by no means deserved 

 Mr. Mortimer's extravagant praise. Our statement about the 

 collie puppy bought by Mr. Mortimer appears to have been 

 inaccurate only in alleging that the dog was bought for the 

 Hempstead Farm Company, whereas he was bought by Mr. 

 Mc»rtimer for himself and afterward sold to that company. 



Our authority for our statement was the owner of the dog, 

 Mr. Smith of Hartford. We have refrained from expressing 

 our views on this transaction, but if Mr. Mortimer desires 

 them they are quite at his service. We are quite ready to 

 leave the public to pass on the motives which prompt our re- 

 marks on dogs and dog shows. They need no defense or ex- 

 cuse.] 



NORTH CAROLINA AMATEUR FIELDTRIAL CLUB 



Editor Forest and Stream : 



A desire for better dogs, and more especially better trained 

 dogs, has induced several of the leading sportsmen in this 

 State to organize an amateur field trials club, open to all 

 non-prof essionally trained dogs; the object being to induce 

 our sportsmen to learn how to train and handle their own 

 animals. The organization of this club has not yet been per- 

 fected, but the chief matters of importance, such as securing 

 hunting grounds, posting it and stocking it with birds, have 

 been attended to and everything will be in order for the trials 

 next fall, just after the Eastern field trials close at High Point, 

 N. C. * 



The land of the North Carolina Field Trials Club is situated 

 north and northeast of Raleigh, N. C, beginning about four 

 miles from the city, and runs along and between several small 

 streams, including much of the very best shooting ground 

 within reach of the city. It contains in all from 3,500 to 4,000 

 acres of old field and stubble. 



This tract of land has always been considered the best hunt- 

 ing ground in our vicinity, and now that it has been thoroughly 

 posted, planted with small patches of peas, wheat and oats 

 along the creek banks, and nearly two hundred quail put on 

 it, we expect in a year or two to have the finest field trial 

 grounds in the South. 



Our sportsmen are beginning to appreciate a dog with a 

 pedigree, and are learning to breed dogs with an eye to speed, 

 nose, endurance and style. Formerly a dog was only required 

 to find birds and remain steady until you came to him. Now 

 we have inaugurated a different school for the dogs and we 

 are determined to have them well trained. With our small 

 beginning we intend to push on each year, adding to our 

 grounds and bettering our dogs, and before long we will ex- 

 tend an invitation to our Northern friends to «ome down and 

 try dogs with us. E. B. E. 



Raleigh, N. 0., April if. 



SPRATTS BISCUITS. 



Editor Forest and Stream.: 



The letter of Mr. Cleather in the last issue of Forest and 

 Stream opens the door for testimony in support of the state- 

 ment with which he finds fault. Mr. Cleather, like a good 

 many of my countrymen when they first arrive on this side 

 of the Atlantic, proceeds to air his superior knowledge and 

 alleges that American dog owners are ignoramuses. I rather 

 doubt the good policy of a person in his position taking this 

 step, but that is his lookout. Forest and Stream in report- 

 ing New Haven show drew attention to the effect Spratts 

 biscuits had on the dogs, and I for one was very glad to see 

 the remarks. Mr. Cleather pays Forest and Stream the 

 very high compliment of insinuating that the remarks re- 

 ferred to were dictated by rival manufacturers. Those who 

 know the independent policy of your journal are not likely to 

 be much misled by Mr. Cleather's mistaken views, while 

 those whose dogs suffered, as mine did, cannot but thank you 

 for running your editorial department entirely free from con- 

 siderations affected by the advertising department. Perhaps 

 we do not know when a dog is purged in this country, and 

 even if we do make a correct guess we are such complete 

 novices that we cannot tell the cause. That is what we are 

 to understand from Mr. Cleather's letter. 



I would like to ask that gentleman whether he was at New 

 Haven, and how long a time he spent at Newark show. We 

 can then arrive at some estimate of his opportunity for bring- 

 ing Forest and Stream up with such a round turn. 



I will tell my experience with Spratts biscuits. I tried them 

 in England and liked them very well, my dogs relishing and 

 doing well on them. I have also tried biscuits imported by 

 Mr, de Luze and found nothing wrong with them. Knowing 

 that the dogs I proposed exhibiting at Newark and New 

 Haven would be fed on these biscuits, and with the view of 

 accustoming them to that food, I purchased a bag of Spratts 

 biscuits and proceeded to mix some with their usual food, 

 changing the method of feeding as is customary when feeding 

 with these biscuits. I ought to say that my dogs were per- 

 fectly healthy and were not old toothless plugs, but strong, 

 well-de veloped ten months puppies. Looseness of the bowels 

 at once resulted, but that being usual with a change of diet, I 

 persevered giving a reduced quantity of biscuit. The dogs 

 would pick out everything else from their dishes and only take 

 the biscuit as a last necessity. The passages were never quite 

 natural during the period of probation, and in that condition 

 the dogs went to Newark. There they all started purging, 

 and I did the best I could by giving them bread and milk and 

 bread and meat. Next week came New Haven, and here 

 matters assumed a serious aspect. The purging continued 

 and the passages had the unpleasant smell so well known at 

 dog shows with biscuit fed dogs. I had to leave before the 

 show was over, so the dogs had nothing but the contract food 

 to wind up with. When they got home they were a sorry 

 sight. The dog Heather was passing pure blood, and the 

 bitches, though not so bad, were still in horrible condition 

 internally. The latter I got round by exercising the greatest 

 care, but the dog, I regret to say, succumbed. If any one 

 wants to experiment with the balance of my bag of biscuits 

 they are welcome to them, bat no more of them for me, thank 

 you. 



Now that Mr. Cleather has opened the door for a relation of 

 American dog owners' experiences with Spratts biscuits, I hope 

 that the subject may be well ventilated. James Watson. 



THE CLEVELAND DOG SHOW. 



[Special Dispatch to Forest and Stream.] 



CLEVELAND, O., April 27.— The attendance at the show 

 to-day was good. The arrangements are excellent. There 

 are several new dogs here that are good enough for almost 

 any company. Judging commenced at 2 o'clock and has pro- 

 gressed slowly. The following awards have been made: 



ENGLISH SETTERS.— Champion— Dorj: Absent. Bitch: Pittsburg 

 Kennel Club's Queen Alice.- Open— Dogs: 1st, R. B Morgan's Man- 

 dan; 2d, John Davidson's Scottish Chief; 31. Reserve Kennels' Pen- 

 dragou. Very high com., J. Denny's Brandon, F. Milhsm's Blue 

 Hope. High com., J. Ccckrell's Tasso, C. W. Fromm's Dash and 

 North, M. Martin's Count. Bitches: 1st, H. & D. Bryson's Lillian; 

 2d, Mrs. E. 0. Franklin's Vixen; 3d. J. Donoghue's Jeannette. Very 

 high com., J. Davidson's Swan; R. B. Morgan's Be=:s M. and Fannie 

 M.; F. Milbam's Jealousy. and_D. O'Shea's Rosey. High com., R B. 



A DOG- OF ROMANCE. —New York, April 19.— Editor 

 Forest and Stream: In Mr. F. Marion Crawford's recent 

 novel, "A Tale of a Lonely Parish," one of the leading char- 

 acters is the dog Stamboul. He is said to be a Russian blood- 

 hound, taller than the tallest mastiff, of a slate color, with 

 closely cropped ears and a fine, smooth coat. He is also de- 

 scribed as following with great speed a trail twelve hours old. 

 baying sonorously, and killing a man so quickly as to leave it 

 doubtful whether he "hurt him much." Now I should like to 

 know if there is any such dog in the world. I seem to recog- 

 nize the slate color, huge size and cropped ears as belonging to 

 the well-known Siberian or Ulm dog, commonly called 

 "bloodhound" But was that dog ever known to follow a 

 cold trail, or to bay after the manner of a true hound? The 

 book is, of course, interesting and well written; but novelists 

 ought to be very careful to get the details of their work tech- 

 nically correct. The late George Eliot, for example, used to 

 submit the law of her novels, before publication, to "counsel 

 learned in the law;" whereas Anthony Trollope evolved his 

 law from his inner consciousness. The method of the former 

 was that of the conscientious artist, that of the latter fell 

 short of this standard — S. H. [The advice of our correspond- 

 ent to novelists is most excellent; but wo very much fear that 

 "poetic license" in the future will still continue to override 

 both common law and common sense.]. 



PEDIGREE BLANKS.— We have prepared two series of 

 duplicate pedigree blanks, one blank providing for pedigree to 

 fifth generation, the other to third. The former fills a page 

 size of Kennel Record Book page; the latter, same size page, 

 with four on. Price of each, twenty-five cents per dozen 

 pages. The blanks will be very convenient for furnishing 

 pedigrees with sales, etc. 



second class— Dogs.- l*t, Pittsburgh Kennel Club's Blue Prince: 2d, R. 

 T. Kennedy's Prince Royal. Very high com., C. E. Whire's Earl of 

 Britton. Bitches: 1st, J. Denny's Nantahala; 2d, Pittsburgh Kennel 

 Club's Sparle. Very high com., G. Volker's Lady, P. Wolfender's 

 Blink Bonney, and T. Donoghue's Dart Gladstone. High com., F. 

 Milhim's Jealousy. 



POINTERS— Large— Champion— Dog.- Absent. Bitch: B. F. Seit- 

 ner's Lady Croxtetb.— Open— Dogs: 1st and 2d, Whealen and Sander's 

 Pap Smizer and Kingshot. Very high com., Pittsburgh Kennel Club's 

 Sweep. High com., C. T. Eugel's Young Meteor. Com., B. F. Seit- 

 ner's Planet. Bitches: 1st and 2d, Idstone Kennels' Komp and Lass. 

 Very high eon:., Whealen and Sander's Diana.— Small— Dogs: lst.W. 

 C.Nelson's Tippecanoe; 2d, Whealen ^nd Sander's Rutnpty. Very 

 high com., P. Wolfenden's Don, and Idstone Kennels' Doticaster. 

 High com., Whealen and Sander's Bullseye, and W. K. Huntingdon's 

 LeRoy Bitches: 1st, St. Louis Kennel Club's Keswick; 2d, Idstone 

 Kennels' Lillie Bang. Verv high com. and high com.. J. R. Daniel's 

 Fan and Daisy Donald.— Poppies— Doas: 1st, C. T, Engel's Young 

 Meteor- 2d, W. L. White's Shot. High com., J. Lewis's Frank Slea- 

 ford. Bitches: 1st, T. Donoghue's Leramie Croxterh. Very high 

 com., J. B. Bosworth'a Dinah. High com., G. M. Hubbard's Belle. 

 Com., W. C. Meyer's Topsy. 



DOG SHOW SECRETARIES AND SPECIALS. —Editor 

 Forest and Stream: Mr. "Wade, while commenting upon the 

 above subjects last week, re the late Pittsburgh show, asks: 

 "Does it help the honesty of the transaction to accept the 

 entry and then shamefully deny their own published rule by 

 refusing the protest that follows, as was done in the St. Ber- 

 nard puppy class?" The facts are more damaging to the club, 

 Mr. Wade, than you have stated. The owner of the St. Ber- 

 nard dog did not enter him in the puppy class. He brought 

 and showed the dog to Mr. L. F. Whitman, who purposely put 

 him into the class where he would m ost lightly win . President 

 Gregg made himself a party to this brazen fraud by telling 

 Mi". Han ford, the representative of Mr. Tucker, "This is a 

 poor place for protests ; we will have nothing to do with 

 them." "When the superintendent and president 'stand in' to 

 beat an absent exhibitor, what is he going to do about it?" 

 This pertinent question was propounded as we traveled East 

 after the show. The answer was, "Stay at home." I assure 

 you, Mr. Wade, it is not so easy to "punish" Philadelphia ex- 

 hibitors. We are like the proverbial Philadelphia lawyer- 

 sharp. We fight with facts on our side, and when the lie is 

 passed, as it was at Pittsburgh, the Philadelphian proves it on 

 the other man. A word about the mdiscriminate accepting of 

 special prizes to be given to certain dogs really without com- 



fietition. It is a growing evil and should be stopped at once, 

 c gives judges, reporters and all concerned twice the amount 

 of work, besides bringing into prominence for the moment 

 worthless dogs that as quickly sink into oblivion. — V. M. H. 



WILKESBARRE DOG SHOW. — The premium list of the 

 Ninth Regiment's inaugural bench show of dogs has been 

 issued. The show will be held at the armory, Wilkesbarre, 

 Pa., May 25, 26 and 27. The entries close May 16. The judges, 

 as indicated last week, are: For mastiffs, St. Bernards, New- 

 foundlands, greyhounds, collies, bulldogs, bull-terriers, fox- 

 terriers, pugs, foxhounds, toy terriers, miscellaneous, spaniels 

 and others, Mr. Jas. Watson; pointers and setters, Mr. R. M, 

 Lindsay, of Scranton, Pa. ; English and Irish setters, Mr. W, 

 F. Streeter, Lehigh Tannery, Pa. ; beagles, to be judged by 

 the A. E. B. Club standard, Mr. T. W. White, Wilkesbarre, 

 Pa. The premiums are §10 and $5 for the more important 

 classes, $7 and §4 for St. Bernards, spaniels (field, black and 

 any color), foxhounds, beagles (two classes) and collies, and 

 $5 and $8 for pointers, English and Irish setter puppies, and 

 for fox-terriers, bulldogs, all other terriers and pugs. The 

 Adams Express Co. will return all dogs free that are sent by 

 their company. The committee have decided to make a class 

 for Italian greyhounds. — Wilkes, 



ENTRIES FOR THE NEW YORK DOG SHOW. — Editor 

 Forest and Stream: I am sorry that the list I gave you of the 

 dogs at the coming show was hardly a correct one; this is 

 partly excusable from the fact that it was hastily and roughly 

 estimated. Following is, 1 believe, a correct list: Mastiffs, 44; 

 St. Bernards, 81; Newfoundlands, 11; Great Danes, 11; grey- 

 hounds, 24; deerhounds, 15; pointers, 97; Euglish setters, 103; 

 black and tan setters, 38; Irish setters, (37; Chesapeake Bay 

 dogs, 1; Irish water spaniels, 1; Clumber spaniels, 5; field 

 spaniels, 13; cocker spaniels, 59; foxhounds. 14; beagles, 31; 

 basset hounds, 4; dachshunde, 10; fox-terriers, smooth, 81; 

 wire-haired, 8; collies, 100; bulldogs, 22; buff-terriers, 25; 

 black and tan terriers, 6 ; hard-haired, 2; Dandie Dinmont, 2; 

 Irish terriers, 5; Skye terriers, 8; pugs, 30; Yorkshire terriers, 

 19; toy terriers, 8; King Charles spaniels, 13; Blenheim span- 

 iels, S; Japanese spaniels, 5; rubys and Pi nice Charles, 8; 

 Italian greyhounds, 6; poodles, 15; miscellaneous, 18.— Jas, 

 Mortimee, Supt. 



POOR OLD FELLOW.— Cleveland, O., April 23.— Editor 

 Forest and Stream: I have an old black and tan dog with me 

 now which has reached the remarkable age of twenty- one 

 years. The usual evidence of old age, viz., failing eyesight 

 and hearing and a general feebleness. His teeth are worn 

 away even with the gums. One peculiarity is very marked, 

 when he sits upon his haunches his back assumes that semi- 

 circular form peculiar to the cat when in the same position. 

 Old Prin, as he is called, survived a severe attack of mange 

 the past winter and really appears to be gaining strength 

 every day. Is not this a rare instance?— Watt, 



NEW POINTERS COMING. — New York, April 26, 1886.— 

 Editor Forest and Stream: The Westminster Kennel Club 

 have purchased from Prince Albert Solms the well known 

 light weight pointer Naso of Kipping. Naso has been very 

 suceessful on the bench and in the field, having won four first 

 prizes at the Crystal Palace, and several first prizes in field 

 trials. He has also proved a successful sire, his son, Naso of 

 Upton, having won first prizes at Birmingham and Crystal 

 Palace, Eng. They have also purchased the heavy weight 

 bitch Kate VIII., in whelp to Priam, and Glauca, by Fluke- 

 champion Glee. — James Mortimee, Superintendent. 



ST. LOUIS KENNEL CLUB.— Graphic will not be shown 

 at St. Louis and the club will therefore enter for competition 

 their pointer dog Robert le Diable. It was their intention to 

 have entered him "not for competition" bad Graphic put in an 

 appearance, as under Major Taylor, who judged at Pittsburgh, 

 and is to officiate at St. Louis, Robert won over the Graphic 

 Kennels' entry. Entries for St. Louis close May 8 and not 

 May 2, as incorrectly stated. Entries are said to be coming in 

 very satisfactorily. 



"HISTORY OF THE MASTIFF."— Mastiff lovers will re- 

 joice to learn that copies of Mr. Wynn's "History of the 

 Mastiff' are now accessible to book buyers on this side of the 

 water. We have received a small consignment of this ex- 

 cellent work, which is for sale at this office at $2.50 each. 

 We shall review the work at the earliest moment possible. 



