July 27, 1895.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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"It has been pleaded, and I would be one of the last to 

 oppose the plea, that the ears of many dogs are rounded 

 on account of the ulcers which attack and rend the conch ; 

 because animals with short ears defend themselves most 

 readily from the attacks of others; because, in their com- 

 bats with each other, they generally endeavor to lay hold 

 of the neck or the ears; and therefore when their ears are 

 shortened they have considerable advantage over their 

 adversary. There is some truth in this plea; but other- 

 wise the operation of cropping is dependent on caprice or 

 fashion. 



"If the ears of dogs must be cropped it should not be 

 done too early, otherwise they will grow again, and the 

 second cropping will not produce a good appearance. 



"The scissors are the proper instruments for accom- 

 plishing the removal of the ear: the tearing of the carti- 

 lage out by main force is an act of cruelty that none but 

 a brute in human shape would practise, and if he attempt 

 it, it is ten to one that he does not obtain a good crop. If 

 the conch is torn out there is nothing remaining to retain 

 the skin round the auricular opening; it may be torn with 

 the auditory canal, and as that is otherwise very extensi- 

 ble in the dog it is prolonged above the opening, which 

 may then probably be closed by a cicatrix. The animal 

 will in this case always remain deaf, at least in one ear. 

 In the meantime the mucous membrane which lines the 

 meatus auditorius substance, the secretion of the wax con- 

 tinues; it accumulates and acquires an irritating quality; 

 the irritation which it causes produces an augmentation 

 of the secretion, and soon the whole of the subcutaneous 

 passage becomes rilled, and seems to assume the form of a 

 cord, and it finishes by the dog continuing to worry him- 

 self, shaking his head and becoming subject to fits. 



"Mr. Blaine very naturally observes that 'It is not a 

 little surprising that this custom is so frequently or al- 

 most invariably practised on pug dogs, whose ears, if left 

 alone to nature, are particularly handsome and hang 

 very gracefully. It is hardly to be conceived how the 

 pug's head — which is not naturally beautiful except in the 

 eye of perverted taste — is improved by suffering his ears 

 to be removed.' 



"If the cropping is to be practised, the mother should 

 have been previously removed. It is quite erroneous that 

 her licking the wounded edges will be serviceable. On 

 the contrary, it only increases the pain and deprives the 

 young ones of the best balsam that can be applied — the 

 blood that flows from their wounds." 



POINTS AND FLUSHES 



English Setter Type. 



Bridgeport, Conn.— Editor Forest and Stream: "Cin- 

 na," in protesting or criticising my letter published in 

 Forest and Stream of the 29th ult. re English setter 

 type, says that he has read Stonehenge, also the English 

 Setter Club standards, but attaches very little importance 

 to either, saying that his idea of judging is by compari- 

 son. Comparison with what? I presume if he were 

 judging a class of setters resembling bulls, he would com- 



Sare them with his ideas of the bovine kind, and make 

 is awards accordingly. 



Now to "Cinna" and any others of his belief I would 

 say that comparative judging is what is wanted, but 

 there must be a type and standard to compare or judge 

 by; not to have any judge set up his own standard. 



"Cinna" speaks of comparative judging of fowls, etc. 

 Did -'Cinna" ever see a lot of prize-winning fowls that 

 were not so near alike in formation that only a judge of 

 them could tell when one was superior to the other? and 

 what produced such results?— breeding to a standard. 



Can "Cinna" say that he ever saw a class of setters that 

 showed such a resemblance among the winners? 



"Cinna" contends that the English setter is the king of 

 field dogs, and that the fancy should keep their hands off 

 him. Did he ever see them judge a dog's field qualities 

 in a soft sawdust ring? No, they are there to be judged 

 as to their form or their shape as it were, and I venture 

 to assert that "Cinna," or any other field sportsman, if he 

 sees one built on the Stonehenge plan, will have to agree 

 that he looks like doing the very business "Cinna" claims 

 he wants them to do— field work. 



Further, "Cinna" says the English setter has other work 

 to do than sit up like a pug and look pretty at a bench 

 show. I would rather see him sit up and look pretty like 

 a pug (if a pug be pretty) than I would have him resemble 

 so much the little animals we see so many of at a circus, 

 and "Cinna" will have to admit, if he looks closely, that 

 they are approaching those animals in appearance at both 

 ends, or will, if something is not done to straighten out 

 their caudal appendage. 



In conclusion, "Cinna" thinks my advise good for the 

 breeders of the Lavarack type to keep their dogs at home 

 unless judges of that type are appointed, and recommends 

 admirers of the field type to do likewise unless Major 

 Taylor or one of his lieutenants is on the card. He admits 

 then that the Major judges the field type and has lieuten- 

 ants who follow him. Now, as he has mentioned the 

 Major, I will ask him if he ever saw the Major judge at 

 the New York show? If so, what conclusions could he 

 draw as to the type of dog required when he was through? 

 I have and am free to assert that he awarded prizes to as 

 many types as there were ribbons to distribute. As to 

 its effect on entries at shows (and it's entry fees that keep 

 them going) I would call "Cinna's" attention to the late 

 Boston show; Major Taylor, judge. English setter dogs 

 had about half the usual entries. Three bitches com- 



fated against nineteen competing in '94 and twenty-one, 

 think, in '93. Take Pittsburg, fall of '94; J. Davidson, 

 judge; also spring of '95, C. Mason, and see if the entries 

 do not show which type is desired ; therefore, whose ad- 

 mirers support the exhibitions, which are given, if we 

 are to believe the committee, for the improvement of the 

 breed. ^ Albert. 



Kingston Kennel Club. 



Kingston, Ont., July 15.— Editor Forest and Stream: 

 The Kingston Kennel Club not being able to make 

 satisfactory arrangements with the Fair Association for 

 the holding of its bench show, I regret to have to an- 

 nounce that in consequence there will be no show held at 

 Kingston this year. H. C. Bates, Secretary. 



Bolting Food. 



Referring to the manner in which dogs eat, Our Dogs 

 says: "Many dogs are given — especially when hungry — 

 to bolting their food. This is a bad habit, and is sure to 

 have an ill effect sooner or later. To prevent a dog from 

 habitually doing this, it is best to give him before his 

 proper meal a hard, dry biscuit. This will take off, as it 

 were, the edge of appetite, and so, when the usual basin 

 is given, it will be consumed more moderately." 



Yes, it is quite true that dogs bolt their food, and it is 

 equally true that it is perfectly natural for them to do so. 

 The dogs' teeth are not adapted to grinding or chewing. 

 Bsing a carnivorous animal, his manner of taking food 

 into his system varies as widely from that of the rumi- 

 nants as does the food itself and his manner of securing it. 

 When fed meat, the dog bolts it greedily. His stomach is 

 by nature fitted to digest any meat that he can swal- 

 low. Even bones are digested by it. The fact that man 

 suffers ills if he bolts his food is not data from which to 

 draw a similar conclusion concerning the dog. His 

 teeth and stomach are quite distinct, as the latter is also 

 in some of its functional powers. He chews his food only 

 when it is a physical impossibility for him to bolt it. Be- 

 cause his manner of taking food is different from that of 

 man, it does not necessarily follow that such manner 

 is wrong or harmful. Cattle chew the cud, but it does not 

 follow that it is harmful to them because mankind does 

 not do so. It is quite as wise to concede that, when acts 

 are common alike to all the individuals of a species, they 

 are natural to them, and therefore useful and necessary. 



The Bulldog's Maligners. 



While incidentally reading a work on dogs entitled 

 "Homo et Canis, or the Autobiography of Old Cato and 

 Some Account of his Race," which was dressed in all the 

 richness of morocco and gilt, I was much impressed with 

 the unfairness of a writer attempting to teach on matters 

 of which his knowledge was little or imperfect. The 

 work is quite voluminous, and as I am told it was written 

 by an eminent clergyman, there can be no question con- 

 cerning the author's intention to be fair. But while fair 

 in intention he was most unfair in fact. Of the bulldog 

 he says: ''This dog, whose name comes from the former 

 custom of bull-baiting, is not so numerous now as he was 

 a quarter of a century or more ago; and it would really 

 be a matter of congratulation if the breed were to become 

 extinct. He has been persistently claimed as a production 

 of the British Isles, and I see no good reason why this 

 claim should not be acquiesced in without argument. He 

 is not a source of honor to any country, and even John 

 Bull's dog fanciers are not loud in his praise. He is not 

 a good watch dog for several reasons, namely, his silence, 

 watching and attacking in silence, his stubbornness and 

 disobedience, his lack of judgment and discretion, his 

 unwillingness to let go and his lack of disposition to dis- 

 tinguish between friend and foe. 



"He is really fit for nothing but to fight and give 

 courage to dogs that are deficient in this quality. And as 

 a prize-fighter he can only pander to the lowest elements 

 of communities, those similarly endowed to himself. He 

 is not indeed without his counterpart in the human 

 family, both in bis striking physical make-up and also in 

 the elements of his character. He is not so bad that some 

 man may not be found who not only looks like him, but 

 also acts like him. 



"By crossing him the timid greyhound and others have 

 gained some courage and perseverance, but from the 

 bloodhound and others these qualities may be acquired 

 with much better general mental traits. There is, in fact, 

 little to be said in favor of his perpetuation. 



"To speak of symmetry and elegance in reference to 

 this dog would be quite ridiculous. His head and muzzle 

 are the most striking parts, and the more outlandish these 

 are the more he is prized. Some of the choicest specimens 

 seen in the shows are entirely hideous or grotesque. In 

 the whole demeanor and aspect of the bulldog there is an 

 inseparable air of burlesque. He seems to be ever putting 

 forward the prize ring and the slophouBe ward politician. 

 Still some good deeds have been put down to his credit, if 

 not enough to save him." 



The reverend author surely was inconsiderate in ascrib- 

 ing to the dog all the evil which pertained to the prize- 

 ring and the lower form of the ward politician. It is 

 manifestly unfair to blame the dog for the faults of his 

 owner. The courage of the bulldog is undisputed, but 

 that he is ill-tempered and malevolent is far from the 

 fact. He is even-tempered and even sweet-tempered 

 when treated kindly, and his loyalty and devotion to one 

 master are something exceptional even among dogs. 

 That he was used in old times for bull baiting is in nowise 

 the fault of the dog, for he only engaged in it at the will 

 of his owner. Any breed of dogs, by training, could be 

 used for acts of cruelty, thus perverting their association 

 with man as guards and intelligent companions to agents 

 of violence and cruelty. B. Waters. 



Irish Setter Club's Trials. 



Atlantic City, N. J., July 16.— Editor Forest and 

 stream: The Irish Setter Club of America will hold their 

 annual trials at High Point, N. C, on Dec. 2 to 4, 1895. I 

 will send you further particulars later. 



Ceo. H. Thomson, Secretary, 



New England Field Trial Club. 



Taunton, Mass., July 20.— At a meeting of the field 

 trial committee it was decided to hold the open Sweep- 

 stake as proposed by the club at its annual meeting. 

 The details as decided are as follows: Sweepstake, open 

 to all setters and pointers. Entries close Oct. 1, with $5 

 forfeit to nominate and $10 additional to start. The 

 club will add $100 to the purse; 60* to first, 30£ to second 

 and 20$ to third. 



This is the fourth annual field trial of the club, and 

 will be run on the club grounds, Assonet Neck, Mass. 

 beginning Tuesday, Oct. 29. Mr. N. Wallace, of Farm- 

 ington, Conn., will judge. 



The committee have decided to make arrangements 

 with the City Hotel, Taunton, and members and visitors 

 will drive from there to the grounds. The City Hotel has 

 changed hands since the last trials and is now under first- 

 class management, having been thoroughly overhauled 

 and refurnished. Handlers, who prefer, can no doubt ob- 

 tain board nearer the grounds, but they will find the 

 hotel the most practical and comfortable way. We have 

 a great plenty of birds on the grounds at present, and if 

 the young ones do well we will have more than ever be- 

 fore. We look for a moat successful meeting and a nice 

 entry of dogs. Arthur R. Sharp, Sec'y. 



The U. S. F. T. Club's Derby Entries. 



Editor Forest and Stream : 



The nominations for the Derby of the club's fall trials 

 number 47—24 setters and 23 pointers, all whelped in 

 1894. 



ENGLISH SETTERS. 



Claude— P. Lorillard, Jr.'s, black, white and tan dog 

 (Eugene T.— Maiden Mine), February. 



Fannie L.— P. Lorillard, Jr.'s, black, white and tan 

 bitch (same fitter). 



Arapahoe— P. Lorillard, Jr.'s, black, white and tan dog 

 (same litter). 



Fred — P. Lorillard, Jr.'s, black and white dog (Eugene 

 T. — Ightfield Rosalie), May. 



Marie's Sport— H. B. Ledbetter's black, white and tan 

 dog (Gleam's Sport — Marie Avent), May. 



Gleam's Ruth— Manchester Kennel Co.'s black, white 

 and tan bitch (Count Gladstone IV.— Gleam's Maid), April. 



Gleam's Dart— Manchester Kennel Co.'s black, white 

 and tan bitch (same litter). 



Rod's Topsy— W. A. Hinesley's black, white and tan 

 bitch (Toysy's Rod— Lulu Hill). January. 



Rod's Boy— King Graphic Kennels' black, white and 

 tan dog (Roderigo— Laney Gladstone), April. 



Tory Fashion— F. R. Hitchcock's liver and white dog 

 (Count Gladstone IV.— Fleety Avent), March. 



Tory Celia— F. R. Hitchcock's black, white and tan 

 bitch (Roderigo— Nora II.), June. 



Mazeppa— T. H. Gibbs's liver and white dog (Rod's Dan 

 — Bondhue's Nellie), February. 



Verge— M. Fly's liver and white bitch (Noble— Vergie), 

 February. 



Harwich: — H. R, Edwards's black, white and tan dog 

 (Topsy's Rod— Opel), June. 



Domino— Blue Ridge Kennels' black, white and tan dog 

 (Antonio— Ruby's Girl), February. 



Touchstone— Avent & Thayer Kennel's black, white 

 and tan dog (Orlando— Dolly Wilson), July. 



Patrician— Avent & Thayer Kennel's black, white and 

 tan dog (Chevalier— Patsy). May. 



Feu Follet— Avent &' Thayer Kennel's black, white 

 and tan bitch (Count Gladstone IV.— Folly), May. 



Fleet's Pet— Avent & Thayer Kennel's liver and white 

 bitch (Count Gladstone IV.— Fleety Avent) March. 



Lodlanier— Avent & Thayer Kennel's black, white and 

 tan bitch (Topsy's Rod— Lulu Hill), January. 



Flirty Lit— Avent & Thayer Kennel's black, white 

 and tan bitch (Topsy's Rod— Gody Lit), May. 



Eugene T., Jr.— Thos. Bond's black, white and tan dog 

 (Eugene T. — Fanny Rice), August. 



Patsy's Boy— Chas. Snow's black, white and tan dog 

 (Chevalier— Patsy), May. 



Maid— J. C. Ennis's black, white and tan bitch (Topsy's 

 Rod— Novelist), June. 



Bedouin— Dr. O. Totton's lemon and white dog (Stride- 

 away— Warwick Nellie), May. 



Sappho— Dr, O. Totton's lemon and white bitch (same 

 litter). v 



Sister Sue— N. T. De Pauw's lemon and white bitch 

 (Jingo— Rooney Crexteth), June. 



Strideaway's Lad— S. W. Aldsdorf's lemon and white 

 dog (Strideaway— Ightfield Teign), April. 



Leo— G. A. Castteman's lemon and white dog (Rex- 

 Bess), January. 



Cracker Jack— Adams & Thompson's lemon and white 

 dog (Lad of Rush— Cyclops), July. 



Blithsly— J. L. Adams's lemon and white bitch (Trin- 

 ket's Coin— Ightfield Blythe), February. 



Coinage— C. G. Stoddard's lemon and white dog (Trin- 

 ket's Coin— Ightfield Blythe), February. 



Plato— C. Cooledge's lemon and white dog (Kent H.— 

 Rhody), June. 



Kentess— C. Cooledge's lemon and white bitch (Kent H. 

 —Daisy), March. 



Virginia— H. K. Devereux's lemon and white bitch 

 (Little Ned— Pearl's Dot), May. 



Ridgeview Cush— J. M. Avent's lemon and white dog 

 (Trinkett's Cash— Roulette), March. 



Ione op Elgin— W. A. Porter's lemon and white bitch 

 (Kent Elgin— Fly C), June. 



Hessie D— T. T. Ashford's lemon and white bitch 

 (David of Hessan— Fritz's Fay), March. 



Kent's Tribulation— G. Chisholm's liver and white dog 

 (Kent Elgin— Suanna), May. 



Bessie Elgin— E. C. Arnold's liver and white bitch (Kent 

 Elgin— Suanna), May. 



Boy— J. Shefley's liver and white dog (Tip— Nell), Jan- 

 uary. 



Lady Gay Kent— E. L. Odom's liver and while bitch 

 (Kent's King— Laura Will), May. 



Chimmie Fadden— Thos. Bond's liver and white dog 

 (Kent H. — Nell), July. & 



Lamplighter— Thos. Bond's liver and white dog (Jube- 

 tor — Countess Adams), April. 



Miss Adams— Thos. Bond's liver and white bitch (Jube- 

 tor — Countess Adams), April. 



Abdullah Romp— J. B. Turner's liver and white bitch 

 (Rex — Tiney Kent), June. 



H. S. Smith's liver and white bitch, May. 



W. B. Stafford. 



Toronto Bench Show. 



Toronto, Ont., July 22.— For the guidance of intend- 

 ing exhibitors from the United States who intend exhib- 

 iting at the Toronto dog show, Sept. 9 to 13 next, and 

 the other shows of the Canadian circuit, I would suggest 

 that they enter Canada via Montreal, as this would enable 

 them to show at Toronto and then back to Montreal the 

 following week. By so doing they will get the advantage 

 of the return free transportation made by me with the 

 different railway and express companies. These arrange- 

 ments not only apply to the dogs, but also to passengers 

 as w ell. c. A. Stone, Sec'y. 



The Montreal Kennel Association. 



Montreal, July 16.— The Montreal Kennel Association's 

 show will be held on the Exposition Company's grounds 

 on Sept. 17, 18, 19 and 20. The Hon. Sec'y-Treas.'s ad- 

 dress is P. O. Box 692, Montreal. 



Geo. K. Lanigan, Hon. Sec'y-Treas, 



