Nov. 11, 188«.J 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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FIXTURES. 



DOa SHOWS, 



Dec. 1 to 8.— First Dog Show of the Inter-Stato Poultry and Pet 

 Stock Association, Cairo, EU. A. A. Cowdery, Secretary, Cobden, 



Dec. 15 to 17.— Second Annu.al Dog Show of the Western Connec- 

 ticut Poulti-y Association. Frank D. Hallett, Supeilntendent, 

 Winsted, Gonn. Entries close Dec, 4. 



April 12, 1SS7.— Thirteenth Aanual Dog Show of the Western 

 Pennsyh-ania Poultry Society, at Pittsburgh, Pa, 0. B. Elben, 

 Secretary. 



FIELD TRIALS. 



Nov ;es.— Eighth Annual Field Trials of the Eastern Field Trials 

 Club, at High Point, N. C. W. A. Coster, Secretary, Flathush, 

 Kings cotmty, N. Y. 



Nov. 23.— Fifth Annual Field Trials of the Robins Island Club, 

 Robins Island, L. I. Open to members only. \. Watoroury, Sec- 

 retary. 



Dec. 1.— First Annual Field Trials of the Irish Setter Club, at 

 Salisbury. N. C. W. Dunphy, President, Peekskill, N. Y, 



Dec. 13. -Eighth Annual Field Trials of t)ie National Field Trials 

 Club, at Grand Junction, Tenn. 



Dec. 14.— Inaugural Field Trials of the Texas Field Trials Club. 

 For members only, John F. Sharp, Secretary, Marshall, Tex. 



A. K. R.-SPECIAL NOTICE. 



THE A3IERICAN KENNEL REGISTER, for the registratiOL. 

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

 published every month. Entries close on the 1st. Should be iii 

 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. Yearly subscription 

 $1.50. Address "American Kennel Register," P. O. Box 2833, New 

 York. Nimiber of entries already printed 4236. 



PENNSYLVANIA TRIALS. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



The following additional entries tiave been made for the 

 Philadelphia Kennel Chib'-s field trials: 

 DERBY. 



MiNNETONKA.— English setter bitch (Don Juan— Petrel 

 in.); Jos. Fi-onefield, Jr. 



Duke Wind'em.— English setter dog (Rebel Wind'em— 

 Leda); M. Richardson. 



51EMBERS' STAKE. 



Wee Clara.— English setter bitch (Count Noble— Dashing 

 Romp); E. W. Jester. 



open stake. 



Knob.— English setter dog (Grouse— Flora)- G. Schreiber. 



Reports froin New Jersey indicate plenty or quail, but the 

 fine weather has interfered vrith duck shooting at Havre de 

 Grace. Red Irish. 



WESTERN TRIALS. 



[Special to Forest and Stream.} 



ABILENE, Kan.. Nov. 9.— The All- Aged Stakes of the 

 Western Field Trials Association were begun to-day. 

 The weather fine, but cover dry. Birds found in sufficient 

 numbers. The judges are Messrs. A. Merriman, A. A. Whip- 

 ple, H. H. Briggs. The .starters were dravm as follows: 



Natalie (J. Hayward, Jr.), black, white and tan bitch 

 (Gladstone — Donna J.), 



against 



Dick Berwyn (H. P. Dillon), black, white and tan dog 

 (Dashing Berwyn — Vanity Fair). 



Keupp (Castleman Kennels), liver and white dog (Meteor 

 —Dell), 



agoAnst 



Dick B. (J. I, Case, Jr.), black and white dog (McKinney 

 —Mossy). 



Blitz BtrEGLAE D. (W. B. Smith), black, white and tan 

 dog (Burglar— Queen Dido), 



against 



Corker Stone (J. W. Blythe), liver^and white dog (Meteor 

 — 4-ccident). 



Rod (Castleman Kennel), liver and white dog (Meteor- 

 Dell), 



against 



DickT. (N. B. Nesbiti), black and white dog (Cashier- 

 Flake). 



Crow fJ, R. Daugherty), black dog (Starr' s'Broncho— Wad- 

 dell's Fan), 



against 



Countess Llewellin (G. H- Laughten), lemon and white 

 "bitch (Druid— Princess Draco). 



Bridgeport (E. E. Pray), black, white and tan dog (Dash- 

 ing Monarch — Vannette), 



against 



Patsy D. (R. C. Van Horn), red dog (Lord Dufferin— Queen 



LUFRA (N. B, Nesbitt), blue belton and tan bitch (Dog 

 Whip— Juno), 



against 



King Beltox (J. I. Case, Jr.), blue belton dog (Count Noble 

 —Rosalind), 



Nellie True (A, J. Gleason), wliite and liver bitch (Robert 

 le Diable— Dixie), 



against 



Don Burglar D. (G. H. Laughten), black, white and tan 

 dog (Burglar— Queen Dido). 



Spot Belton fJ. I. Case, Jr.), blue belton bitch (Dick B.— 

 Belle Belton) a bye. 



Winners first series: Natalie, Dick B., Cornerstone, Rod, 

 Crow, Bridgeport^ SPECIAL. 



THE AMERICAN MASTIFF CLUB. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



As the positions of the American members of the Englisli 

 Mastiff Club and the recently organized American Mastifi" 

 Club have become somewhat a matter of public comment, it 

 may be well for me to state w^hat the facts are and why there 

 should be any opposition on the part of American mastifl; 

 men to the newly organized club. The prime and \'ital one 

 is the well founded and almost universal belief that it was 

 started in the interests of a clique and as a balm to their 

 own wounded feelings, by the disappointed exhibitors at the 

 last New York show. That this belief is well founded is 

 shown by the secrecy with which the afi:air was managed, 

 no public notice whatever having been given of the intent to 

 form such a club. That it was a scheme of three disap- 

 • pointed exhibitors is shown by such prominent and represent- 

 ative mastiff men as Pei-ry, Haldeman, Winchell, Aston, 

 etc. , not being invited to iiarticipate in the formation of the 

 club, and if support of this view is needed, it is had in the 

 appointment of these three disgruntled exhibitor.^ as half of 

 the original executive committee, with a gentleman as sec- 

 retary who is only known to mastiff men as the owner of a 



little dog, bred and still exhibited by one of "the triumvir- 

 ate." Messrs. Mead and Dudley are the only men in it well 

 and favorably known to mastiff men at large, but they are 

 swamped bv'the "packing of the jury." I do not know 

 either Mr. Belknap or Mr. Bowditch and find no general 

 knowledge of them, but all that I can learn of them is to 

 their credit, and I firmly believe that neither of the four 

 would have had a hand in the organization of the club had 

 they know^n that care had been taken to prevent such repre- 

 sentative mastiff men as those I have named, from any par- 

 ticipation in its organization. In fact I can answer for Mr. 

 Mead, as he took the trouble to notify me of the proposed 

 meeting. That it may be possible for those left out to now 

 come in (only possible, mind you, two black balls exclude) 

 does not help the matter, for which of us cares to come in at 

 the tail of the hxmt after the power has been firmly lodged in 

 the hands of the "you tickle me, I'll tickle you" Council of 

 Three? I have no hesitation in saying that it was the most 

 deliberate inf>ult to the mastiff men of America to form a 

 club and not invite the most prominent mastiff men in the 

 country to join it. 



Note how differently gentlemen arrange such affairs : The 

 Collie Club was charged with purposely leaving Mr. Terry 

 without notice of their ijropo.sed organization, and although 

 it seems to have been entirely unintentional, they promptly 

 amended their by-laws^ increasing the number of the com- 

 mittee, and if my suspicions are correct, they about forced 

 Mr. Terry on to it; apparently, in their estimation, they 

 could not stand even an appearance of trickery. 



Now as to the American members of the Old English Mas- 

 tiff CIul). They are fourteen in nvimber, eight of whom 

 have been elected since the formation of the American club. 

 I can speak for six of these, that under no circum.stances 

 would they join -with the American club, or even show under 

 their judges, as long as the club remains as it is. The only 

 member of the English club who is also one of the "Ameri- 

 can" is Mr, Mead. It is a very serious blunder to suppose 

 that the decision of the English committee against the erec- 

 tion of an American branch, is a defeat of the purpose of the 

 American members, as they never asked that, and time will 

 speedily show the kind of metal they are made of. 



An obscure writer, more distinguished for broad brogue 

 than brains, and whose murder of Engli.sh rivals his boot 

 licking of the W. K. C, has recently emptied his bucket of 

 hogwaah on this subject, but as he has been the only one to 

 attempt a whitewash of the pewter medal fraud, perhaps I 

 am unwise in departing from my practice of taking no notice 

 of what he scribbles, as nobody forms or changes an opinion 

 on his blatant drivel, W. WADE. 



HcxTON, Pa., Nov.^^ . ^ 



NEWS FROM HIGH POINT. 



LEAVING New York at 4:30 P. M. on Wednesday, I ar- 

 rived here the next morning. High Point has not 

 changed much within the year, nor ha,s there been much 

 change in the population, although the pickaninnies appear 

 to be slightly on the increase. The weather here for the last 

 two or tliree months has been hot and dry, with but very 

 j little rain, and consequently shooting has been poor. Bird's 

 I are reported more plenty than for some years, l3ut most of 

 the broods were late hatched, and, as a rule, they are but 

 little more than half grown, they wi^ll soon be in good con- 

 dition, however, as there is an abundance of feed. To-day 

 the welcome rain commenced falling about noon, and 

 although at this writing the indications point to fair 

 weather, enough has fallen to insure good sport among the 

 birds. The ground has become softened, M^hich will prove a 

 great bles.sing to the dogs, as hitherto it has been impossible 

 for them to do much work without becoming crippled by 

 cutting their feet on the sharp stones which w^ere immov- 

 ably set in the hard baked surface of the ground. 



Yesterday in company with the Messrs. Brower, of New 

 York, and my old shooting companion, Mr. A. E. Smith, of 

 this place, and his Irish setter Birdo, I took a turn among 

 the birds. I had taken every precaution to insure a success- 

 ful campaign, but some of the boys, anxious to see the inside 

 of the old gun, had actually swabbed it out. This was a 

 damper and I was in a dubious state of mind as to the result. 

 Driving out of towm a few miles we strack out across the 

 fields toward a rvm near which Birdo foimd a nice bevy and 

 scored a point. There is a peculiarity about his points that 

 is rarely seen. When on single bird.s or when backing he is 

 rigid and puts on considerable style, but when a be\'y is be- 

 fore him you can generally make a close estimate of the 

 number of birds by the more or less animated and expressive 

 wag of his tail. As he was working it for all it was worth on 

 this occasion we were not surprised when we walked in front 

 of him to raise a large bevy. Some of them went in my di- 

 rection and I gave it to them right and left, and under the 

 excitement claimed the two that dropped, but as I cooled 

 down and realized the enormous handicap imposed by the 

 condition of my gun, I was tortured with the doubt that 

 perhaps stray pellets from the other guns were entitled to 

 the score. This doubt became more aggres.sive as the day 

 wore on and several birds escaped notwithstanding my well- 

 directed aim. Finally, by repeated firing I got the old gun 

 in condition, and a fair share of a fair bag was scored to its 

 credit. The weather was simply perfect and we had a most 

 enjoyable day. 



t) pon my arrival here I found Mr. Coster and Buckellew at 

 the Belleview House busily engaged in arranging the details 

 for the trials. Mr. F. R. Hitchcock, the only other member 

 near here, is at Thomasville. Several handlers with their 

 strings are located in the vicinitJ^ Luke W. and John 

 White are at Thomasville, C. Tucker is about eight miles 

 west from here, T. M. Aldrich is at Progress, Alonzo Koll .at 

 Greensboro, R. M. Morgan at Linwood, E. H. Haight is near 

 Statesville, and .1. N. Lewis and J. C. Vail ai-e near Raleigh. 

 I have seen none of them yet, and, therei' >re, cannot give the 

 names of the winners before next week. The Members' 

 Stake will probably prove to be the most interesting event of 

 the kind that has yet been seen. The entries already re- 

 ceived are: Buckellew, W. A. Coster; Brimstone, H. E. 

 Hamilton; Bang Grace, J. L. Breeze; Brandon, J. O'H. 

 Denny; Gloster, Edward Dexter, and Slocum, J. Simpkins. 

 Messrs. J. O. Donner, D. S. Gregoi-v, F. R. Hitchcock, R. C. 

 Cornell, G. DeF. Grant, J. W. Orth" and J. Henrich have sig- 

 nified their intention to enter, and it Is probable that several 

 others will also do so. Mr. Coster is confident that there will 

 be at least twenty entries. I hope to be able to give a full 

 list in season for publication next week. The Derby also 

 promises to be very interesting and to have a larger number 

 of starters than has previously been seen. Many of the en- 

 tries are repoi-ted to be going nicely and sure to start, and w^e 

 may confidently look for a closely contested race. It is yet 

 early to form an opinion as to the number of starters in the 

 All-Aged Stake, but it is safe to say that it will be much 

 greater than that of any previous year. A few heavy frosts 

 and a little more rain will put the fields in capital order and 

 insure a successful meeting. Shadow. 

 High Point, Nov. 6. 



COLLIE SWEEPSTAKES.— -EdMor Forest and Stream: 

 I have the pleasure of giving thefollowing notice: "A special 

 cash prize of not less than .*S0 has been offered in addition to 

 the sweepstakes of 1887, to be open for competition only to 

 puppies whelped after Aug. 1, 1886, provided ten or more 

 entries of this age are made. This prize will be given to the 

 best dog or bitch. Exhibitors must conform to the rules 

 that govern the sweep,stakes, and entries are to be made in 

 the same manner." I vnsh to remind collie owners that en- 

 tries close Dec. 1, 1886. Information and blanks on applica- 

 tion.— George A. S.MiTH, Secretary and Treasurer (520 Wal- 

 nut street, Philadelphia, Pa.). 



NATIONAL FIELD TRIALS. 



Editor Forest and Stream.: 



The field trials of the National Field Trials Club, an- 

 nounced for Dec. 6, wall be postponed to Dec. 13. 



There ^vill be a meeting of the members of the club Tues- 

 day, Dec. 14, at 8 P. M., at Grand Junction, Tenn., for elec- 

 tion of officers and the transaction of such other business as 

 may be brought before the club. 



I have arrahged with the Southern Passenger Committee 

 to return all who pay full fare going to attend the trials at 

 Grand -lunction, Tenn., Dec. 13, at one-third fare on the 

 certificate plan. Gentlemen intending to visit the.se trials 

 and who desire to return at one-third fare, should write to 

 B. M. Stephenson, Secretary of the National Field Trial 

 Club. La Grange, Tenn., for a certificate, which they will 

 present to the ticket agent, when they purchase their ticket- 

 to Grand Junction, and request the ticket agent to fill out 

 the necessary blanks. This certificate should be returned 

 and presented to Mr. Stephenson at the trials, who will in- 

 dorse it good for return ticket. 



W. B, Shattuc, President. 



MASTIFFS. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



May I ask you to imt the inclosed extracts in parallel 

 column. Cras. H. Mason. 



Ftvm Forest and, Stream Aug. le, /sss. FromForest and Stream Nov. 4, /sse. 



lamwillingatanytimetoen- i imyg never expressed an 

 tei- into a leugtliy discussion opinion of a dog without saying 

 (with any practical man writing then, or having said at some 

 over his own signature) of the previous time, that itwasbaced 

 merits of pointers and setters, on a photo. W. Wade. 



or the various non-sporting 

 classes wiili which I liave had 

 lengtaj' experience, but 1 cannot 

 waste my time arsuing with 

 gentlemen such as * * * who 

 have not bred good dogs or won 

 the highest honors at our sliows. 



Chas. H. Mason. 



STAFFORD AND WAVERLY.— New^ York, Nov. 5.— 

 Editor Forest and Stream: I have deferred alluding to your 

 report of the Stafford Springs show, expecting to see some 

 comment upon it in your number of Nov. 4. It seems to me 

 that as you aUvays claim to criticise sporting matters fairly, 

 impartially and fearlessly, your aquiescence in the report of 

 the .show in your number of Oct. 28, signed "Stafford," vio- 

 lates your creed. The Stafford Kennel Club deserves the 

 severest censure for a badly conducted and ill-benched show. 

 What exhibitors of other breeds have to say at the absence 

 of a catalogue and the almost open air bencliing of the 100 (?) 

 dogs, comprising the exhibits in all the classes, in a tent 

 ventilated with rents, I do not know; but I for one as an ex- 

 hibitor of fox-terriers, and at that, of my best two terriers. 

 Safety and Bacchanal, in the pink of condition, protest 

 against your claim to fairness, if you permit the awards, in 

 this class at least, to pass unchallenged, as w^ell as the 

 wretched manner in w-hich the entire show -was conducted. 

 Mr. Tallman, not Dr. Walton, judged fox-terriers, and, I 

 understand, was pressed into it again.st his wall and 

 acceded to the importunities of the management with 

 the apology that he knew nothing about fox-terriers. 

 He i.s* essentially a sporting dog admirer and owner, 

 and a reflection upon anything beyond his knowledge 

 aljout fox-terriers is far from my intention, quite the con- 

 trary. There is nothing even close in the competition be- 

 tw-een Safety and Di nor much more between Raby Tyrant 

 II. and Bacchanal, while Somerstit Mike is to a good fox-ter- 

 rier what a cart horse is to an Arabian, and no one is better 

 aware of it than your kennel reporting staff. I was deceived 

 by the representations of the secretary of the Stafford Ken- 

 nel Club, as to the intended high standard of this year's 

 show-, and consequently made my entries. For being thus 

 victimized, while I confess it was done in a most polite and 

 tempting manner, I have but myself to blame, but it is to be 

 hoped that the American Kennel Club will not in like man- 

 ner fall a prey to the blandishments of the Stafford Kennel 

 Club's very courteous and plausible secretary and admit it 

 to membership. I asked you in a recent number to do me the 

 justice to correct the statement that Diadem competed at 

 Waverley. Instead of this, you reiterated that .she had. She 

 w^as taken into the ring by Mr. Lacy, and at the instance of 

 some of my friends taken out again before the competition 

 began, as the hair had not grown out on a bare spot on her 

 back sufficiently to allow her to compete. She v/iil, if her 

 present excellent condition continues, I trust, appear at the 

 spring shows, and then she will be ' most cheerf uUv sub- 

 mitted to your criticism.— August Belmont, Jr. [If all the 

 exhibits were in normal condition the awards named were 

 wrong; we agree with our correspondent on that point. It 

 was distinctly .stated by our Stafford correspondent that Mr. 

 Tallman judged the sporting classes, among which of course 

 fox-terriers were included, though Mr. Belmont's remarks 

 appear to imply the contrary. As to the Diadem incident 

 at waverly we can only reiterate the exact statement of fact 

 already made hj us, namely, that the bitch Diadem was 

 taken into the ring and was ordered out by the judge. In 

 other words she was brought before the judge in the ring for 

 competition, and the judge, refusing to pass upon her in her 

 condiition, directed Mr. Lacy to take her out. If Mr. Bel- 

 mont wishes any further assurance of this he will get it by 

 consulting either Mr. Lacy or the judge himself.] 



SALE OF DOGS.— At Madison Square Garden on Mon- 

 day last, at the close of the horse sale, a number of deer- 

 hoimds and fox-terriers were sold. The former were from 

 the kennels of Mr. Edward Kelly, and the terriers came in 

 part from Mr. Kelly's kennel, and in part from that of Mr. 

 August Belmont, J r. Dog men did not seem to be present 

 in great numbers, and the bidding was slow. The sale 

 opened with Mr. Kelly's deerhounds. Mac, by Paddy, 4 

 years, winner of five first and seven champion prizes, started 

 at $.50, and ran up to §20.5, at which price Mr. .J as, Mortimer 

 secured him. Perth, by Gillie, 5 yrs., sold for i;50. Bras, 5, 

 by Bruce, brought $50. and Mercia, 5, by AVarwick, went for 

 SIO. Four promising bitch puppies sold for -Slo each. The 

 fox-terriers started with Mr. Kelly's champion Scarsdale, 4 

 years, by Joker. Mr. John Dunne got him for 6120 ; Clover 

 Belle, a prize bitch, brought S'i'5, and Clover Blossom, -$50. 

 Eight others belonging to Mr. Kelly were sold at lower 

 prices. Mr. Belmont's consignment consisted of six fox- 

 ten-iers. Blemton Saffron, 1883, by Belgrave Primrose, 

 brought $40 ; Blemton Rosebud, 18S3, by Warren Joe, ?;-:i2; 

 Blemton Marigold, 1884, by Terror, ii30; Blemton Tansy, 1885, 

 S15; Dancer, March, 1888, by Regent Vox, .S35, and Frisky 

 March, 1886, by Regent Vox, $2± 



WINSTED SHOW.— The premium lists and entry blanks 

 are now I'eady and may be had on application to the superin- 

 tendent, F. i). Hallett, Winsted, Conn. American Kennel 

 Club rules will govern. Fifty-five classes. Premiums for 

 most breeds; dog class. So and $3; bitch class, |5 and S3, and 

 puppy class, $3 and $2. Foi-ty specials, ranging froui |10 

 casli to a dozen cans of dog food. 



DOG LOST,— My W, A. Coster's Nellie Druid strayed 

 away last Saturday. Is small, black and white, and some- 

 what stiff' in hindquarters. Return to Mr. Coster's resi- 

 dence on Linden Boulevard, fourth h.ouse from Flatbush 

 avenue, Flatbush, L, I. , or to me.— Herm. F. Schbllhass (6 

 Brevoort Place, Brooklyn, N. Y.). 



