Aug. 24, 1895.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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POINTS AND FLUSHES. 



The chicken season opens in the near future, and there 

 will then be sportsmen from different points of the com- 

 pass hurrying with their dogs toward the sections where 

 the sport prevails. Many men take long journeys to enjoy 

 the pleasure of the change of scene, climate and shoot- 

 ing. The success of the trip, so far as shooting is con- 

 cerned, depends largely upon the capabilities of the dogs. 

 Good health and condition are more essential than good 

 training, since a dog, however well trained, is powerless 

 if he is physically incompetent. A long journey by rail 

 is very trying to the healthiest and strongest of dogs. At 

 best they have a confined place to rest in, the ventilation 

 is bad, and the temperature in a close baggage car is very 

 high. It is specially uncomfortable to the dogs if they 

 are surrounded by trunks. The sportsman who is hu- 

 mane to his dogs will see personally that they are placed 

 in the best part of the baggage car, free from draughts 

 and where a supply of fresh air is constant. A gratuity 

 paid to the baggage man does much toward dissipating 

 any objections he may have to the owner's wishes. The 

 dogs should be fed very sparingly on the journey. A few 

 mouthfuls of meat is sufficient for a day's food. Over- 

 feeding en route will surely result in worse condition than 

 all else combined if the journey is at all long. Water 

 should be given the dog in abundance. Keep a dish full 

 within his reach constantly. At the stations where stops 

 of twenty minutes or more are made the hunter can util- 

 ize the time by giving his dogs a run, so that they can 

 attend to the necessary calls of nature. Many dogs, if 

 not given an opportunity of that kind, will suppress the 

 excreta en route, with the result that their health and 

 usefulness are impaired for many days. As the outing 

 of each shooter is generally limited to a certain time, it is 

 well to know how to bring the dogs to the scratch at 

 their best, and for such this information is given. By 

 taking care of his dogs, the sportsman has a return in 

 better service, aside from the promptings from humane 

 reasons. 



Among the amusing; discussions during the legislative 

 session at Tallahassee was that on a bill of Sullivan's, of 

 Escambia, providing for the prompt slaughter of rabid 

 dogs. The reading clerk had just read the title when an 

 old gentleman, a representative from one of the interior 

 counties, arose and with great gravity and dignity said: 

 "Mr. Speaker, I am opposed to that bill. I am opposed to 

 it because I don't see why rabbit dogs should be killed any 

 quicker than any other kind of dogs. I've got a rabbit 

 dog. He ain't much on looks, but I tell you when that 

 dog gets on a hot trail in the broom sedge, and a little 

 later you hear his voice a-yelping in a high key and the 

 yelps gettin' fainter and fainter, till by and by you can 

 just hear 'em down in the holler, and you go there and 

 you see a little bench-legged yeller rascal barkin', his 

 eyes bright and his forehead wrinkled with excitement, 

 under a sartin tree, jes' you get you a long pole and meat 

 is your'n for dinner." There was breathless silence dur- 

 ing this eloquent appeal on behalf of the rabbit dog. 

 When it had been concluded others rose up and paid glow- 

 ing tributes to the qualities of rabbit dogs they owned, 

 until one would have believed that a thing necessary to a 

 man's candidacy for the legislature in the State of 

 Florida is a first-class rabbit dog. The bill, by the way, 

 was killed by a large majority.— Florida Times-Union, 



It is commonly accepted as being true that the eyesight 

 of the dog is very imperfect — so much so that he cannot 

 see distinctly beyond a few yards. Many writers have 

 confirmed and given the mistake a wider and wider dis- 

 semination by constant repetition. It is strange how the 

 opinions of a past age, careless and superficial in many 

 matters relating to the dog, are accepted as fact beyond 

 question; and the more simple and common is the matter 

 and therefore the easier it is to obtain proof, the more 

 readily and trustfully is the falsity accepted. 



In using his eyes the dog, it may be explained at the 

 outset, is at a disadvantage. When he stands erect his 

 eyes are but a short distance above the plane of the earth's 

 surface. Let a man get down on all fours, then try to 

 look about, and he will find that both his horizon is greatly 

 reduced and there is an infinity of obstructions to sight 

 which he did not notice when standing erect, because he 

 is tall enough to look over them. Even when standing 

 erect tall men have a decided advantage over short ones 

 in the matter of unobstructed vision. The shorter the 

 man is the more obstructions there are to clear vision. 



This but briefly describes the natural disadvantages 

 which the dog has to overcome in the matter of vision. 

 In pursuit of prey, or when he desires to get a better view, 

 he will rise on his hindlegs or bound into the air. It is 

 not an uncommon occurrence to see greyhounds rise on 

 their hindlegs when going at full speed, to get a better 

 sight of the swiftly fleeing jack rabbit ahead. As they 

 pursue by sight mostly, this trait can be more commonly 

 noticed with them than with dogs which pursue by the 

 sense of smell. 



But the radical error is in assuming that the eyesight of 

 dogs is a fixed quantity; that the eyesight of dogs is all 

 alike. Their powers of vision vary probably quite as much 

 as do those of the human raee. The eye of the dog is sub- 

 ject to the same infirmities and diseases as the eye of man. 

 Because one dog is near-sighted, it does not follow there- 

 fore that all are so; nor does it follow that all dogs can 

 see well because one can do so. The senses of the dog are 

 all analogous to those of man. Old age seems to affect 

 them alike. The eye grows dimmer; the hearing is less 

 acute; the functional powers of the nose lose their sharp- 

 ness, and we can infer that the taste of the dog is blunted. 

 From youth to old age he exhibits much the same process 

 of development and change as does his nobler examplar. 



Mr. A. P. Fish, Binghamton, N. Y., writes us that Mr. 

 J. Otis Fellows will judge the Binghamton Industrial 

 Exposition's fifth annual bench show, to be held at Bing- 

 hamton Sept. 10 to 13. 



To the inquiries which we have had concerning Rev. 

 Chas. Josiah Adams's book, we are not able to give full 

 particulars as to price, etc. It is entitled "Where Is My 

 Dog? or, Is Man Alone Immortal?" A review of it ap- 

 peared in Forest and Stream of May 25. 



The new champion stake, which is now under consid- 

 eration in connection with the winter trials on quail, is 

 being earnestly perfected, and the particulars will be 



published in due time. If sportsmen were to publish 

 their ideas on the matter they might thereby render 

 some material assistance. The suggestions might cover 

 the manner of arranging for and conducting the compe- 

 tition, rules for it, etc. The idea is to arrange a good up- 

 and-up competition, with as little parade as possible and 

 no buncombe. 



Mr. R. S. Nicholson, Tangipahoa, La. , a favorite trainer 

 in his section and a skillful one in any section, writes us 

 that there are a great many bevies of quail about Tangi- 

 pahoa, and that there is promise of the best season for dog 

 and gun than has been for a very long time. Of the 

 weather he remarks as follows: "The thermometer has 

 been up to 90" only on one day; twelve days, 89°; five to 

 88"; ten to 87", and on other days less, some not over 80°; 

 but then during hot times it never goes lower at daylight 

 than 72° or 74° and some mornings is as high as 77 ." 



The St. Bernard, Grand Master, was sold recently by 

 the Alta Kennels to the Rice St. Bernard Kennels. 



The American Stock-Keeper kindly calls our attention 

 to an error we made in referring to the whippet racing in 

 connection with the terrier show. The latter is in Sep- 

 tember, the former in October. 



Messrs. Frank Richards and N. B. Nesbitt, the famous 

 field trial handlers, are at Glenlea, Neb., fitting their 

 dogs for the coming debate in Manitoba next month. We 

 learn that they have some good ones, and expect to make 

 it interesting for those who think the prizes hang within 

 easy reach. 



"Exhibitors at the coming dog show of the Toronto In- 

 dustrial Exhibition Association, Sept. 9 to 13," writes Mr. 

 C. A. Stone, "will be pleased to hear that a piece of land 

 20x200 ft. has been set apart as an exercising ground for 

 the dogs. The secretary is to have a new office, and wash 

 and feed rooms will be provided. The building is to be 

 thoroughly cleaned and whitewashed and several other 

 needed improvements made." 



Mr. Henry Jarrett, of the Chestnut Hill Kennels, was 

 thrown from his bicycle on Saturday (17th) morning. 

 His right leg sustained a compound fracture below the 

 knee. He was taken to the Germantown Hospital and 

 is doing as well as can be expected under the circum- 

 stances. 



The annual meeting of the Canadian Kennel Club will 

 be held in Richmond Hall, Richmond street, West Tor- 

 onto, at 3 P. M., Sept. 10, and a meeting of the executive 

 committee will be held at 7 P. M., same day and place. 

 The following is the business to come before the meet- 

 ing: Reading of minutes, reports and communications, 

 consideration of field trial regulations, revision of consti- 

 tution, by-laws, etc., and printing same, incorporation, 

 consideration of the cropping of dogs, consideration of 

 case of Industrial Exhibition Association vs. Fred. Kirby, 

 counting of ballots, other business. 



Box 88, Mt. Morris, N. Y., offers broken pointer. W. P. 

 Boyer & Co., Coatesville, Pa., offer sporting dogs. Box 

 36, Camp Denison, O. , offers broken pointer. Kugler & 

 Fox, Kensington, O., offer setters. 



The letter of Rev. Chas. J osiah Adams, on the immor- 

 tality of the dog, published in our columns this week, will 

 be of much more than passing interest and value to our 

 readers. The forceful facts so skillfully presented make 

 one think seriously over a matter which, a few years ago, 

 was treated by the public as being too absurd for serious 

 consideration. The tone of the discussion on the dog's 

 immortality is worthy of the emulation of those who 

 consider that personality is argument. Contributions on 

 this and related subjects are specially welcome to our col- 

 umns when written so courteously. 



Hydrophobia and Babies. 



Birmingham, Ala. — Editor Forest and Stream: I no- 

 ticed in the Birmingham Daily Neios a mention of a horse 

 with a fully developed case of rabies. The symptoms 

 began on Aug. 10. On Monday the horse had paroxysms 

 and Dr. French did not believe he would live forty-eight 

 hours. 



On Jan. 20 (the same night and at about the same hour 

 that Kent Elgin passed away) a mule died at this hospital 

 with a full developed case of furious rabies, Since then 

 not less than ten dogs have been taken there sick, which 

 proved in the end to be dumb or furious rabies. Last 

 week a large Newfoundland dog, the property of Dr. 

 French and a pet of the stable, died with the former. 

 This dog was bitten two years ago by another dog sup- 

 posed to be mad. For several years, and especially dur- 

 ing the past ten months, this fatal and dreaded disease 

 has played havoc with dogs, horses, hogs, cattle and men 

 through this section. Hardly a week passes but we hear 

 of several unmistakable cases, and the dogs killed, sup- 

 posed to be mad, will pass the hundred mark each year. 

 Of the many persons bitten several have died, among 

 them a prominent physician, who, financially unable to 

 go to the Pasteur Institute, and take with him two little 

 children bitten at the same time, remained at home and 

 took his chances with them. The children are yet safe. 

 Two gentlemen and a lady bitten attended the Pasteur 

 Institute and are thus far all right. T. T. Ashford. 



Northwestern Beagle Club of America. 



Milwaukee, Aug. 15.— A meeting of the executive 

 committee of the Northwestern Beagle Club was held at 

 Milwaukee, July 23, at 2 P. M. The members present: 



F. F. Merrill, Charles Niss, Jr., Edward Bender, Rudolf 

 Engelmann, Louis Steffen. Mr. Joe Lewis, of Moodus, 

 Conn., was chosen as judge. The meeting adjourned 

 until Aug. 14, when the following members were present: 



G. A. Buckstaff, Jr., Charles Niss, Jr., Rudolf Engelmann 

 and Louis Steffen. Mr. Chas. C. Sidler, of Milwaukee, 

 was chosen as second judge, It was voted that the club 

 give three special prizes, as follows: (1) Most musical 

 voice; (2) Most accurate trailing; (3) Most effective rang- 

 ing. The headquarters will be at the Tremont Hotel, 

 Columbus, Wis. The rates for those that attend the trials 

 will be $1 per day and 50 cents for transportation to and 

 from grounds. Entry blanks and premium list will soon 

 be ready for mailing. Louis Steepen, Sec'y. 



C, F. T. C. All-Age Entries. 



The All- Age Stake entries for the chicken trials are as 

 follows: 



POINTERS. 



Selah— Charlottesville F. T. Kennels' liver and white 

 bitch (Rip Rap— Dolly D.). 



Lady Rush— H. T. Schmidt's liver and white bitch 

 (Rush of Lad— Pet S.). 



Jingo— N. T. DePauw's liver and white dog (Mainspring 

 —Queen II.). 



DeWolf Hopper— Seabury & Helfenstein's liver and 

 white dog (Rush of Lad — Vie). 



Kent of Sidney— Seabury & Helfenstein's liver and 

 white dog (King of Kent — Gip Beaufort). 



Lady Peg II. — Richard Merrill's liver and white bitch 

 (Rip Rip— Lady Peg). 



Daisy Rip Rap— Richard Merrill's black and white bitch 

 (Rip Rap — Lady Peg). 



Stridemore — Richard Merrill's liver and white dog 

 (Strideaway — Hops II.). 



Little Ned— W. N. Kerr's liver and white dog (Ridge- 

 view Dazzle — Kate Claxton). 



Don Upton— C. G. Stoddard's liver and white dog 

 (Ightfield Upton — Ridge view Dutchess). 



Blithe's Lad— C, G. Stoddard's liver and white dog 

 (Ightfield Upton— Ightfield Blithe), 



Wamduska— Jas. F. Crane's liver and white bitch (Shot- 

 master — Divernon). 



Ridgeyiew Ratler— Furlough Lodge Kennels' liver 

 and white dog (Beppo III.— Milley). 



Ridgeyiew Brackette— Furlough Lodge Kennels' liver 

 and white bitch (Ridgeview Tenny — Milley). 



Jour — Furlough Lodge Kennels' liver and white dog 

 (Lord Graphic — Devonshire Fan). 



Marguerite Kent— Furlough Lodge Kennels' liver and 

 white bitch (King of Kent — Marguerite II,). 



Faustina — T. G. Davey's liver and white bitch. 



Ightfield Musa— A. P. Haywood-Lonsdale's liver and 

 and white bitch (Ightfield Dick— Clio). 



Deemster— A. P. Haywood-Lonsdale's liver and white 

 dog (Ightfield Dick— Perdita). 



Lonsdale— J. C. Phillips's liver, white and ticked dog 

 (Coton— Psyche), 



Tick Boy— Stoddard & KidwelPs black and white dog 

 (King of Kent— Bloom). 



Tamarack, Jr.— H. K. Devereux's liver and white dog 

 (Tamarack — Maud Graphic). 



Frank — D. E. Rose's (agent) liver and white dog ( 



Tory Joe— F. R. Hitchcock's dog (Kent Elgin— Fanny 

 Heath). 



Plain Sam— Dr. John Daniels's dog (Hal Pointer— Kent's 

 Star). 



Elgin's Dash— F. W. Dunham's lemon and white dog 

 (Kent Elgin — Mack's Juno). 



ENGLISH SETTERS. 



Auld Clootie— C. W. DePauw's black, white and tan 

 dog (Dick Bondhue — Shena Van). 



Lanyby Lavarack— J. A. Helfenstein's black and white 

 bitch (Spokane — Dott Gladstone). 



Anne of Abbottsford— Edw. A. Burdett's black and 

 white bitch (Gladstone's Boy— Bohemian Girl). 



Tony's Boy— Norvin T. Harris's black, white and tan 

 dog (Antonio— Laundress). 



Cynasure— Norvin T. Harris's black, white and tan 

 bitch (Roderigo— Norah II.). 



Dixie's Flag— Norvin T. Harris's black and white dog 

 (Wun Lung ). 



Count Bondhu— L. Rausch's black, white and tan dog 

 (Gun Bondhu— Cad Noble). 



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

 bitch (Count Gladstone IV.— Tory Delia). 



Dash Antonio— Richard Baugham's black, white a,nd 

 tan dog (Antonio — Lady Lucifer). 



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

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



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

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



Gladiator II.— C. W. Graham's black, white and tan 

 dog (Gladstone's Boy — Queen Novice). 



Minnie T.— Frank Richards's (agent) black, white and 

 tan bitch ( ). 



Ortolan— Chimo Kennels' black, white and tan bitch 

 (Orlando — Atlanta). 



Roma — A. P. Haywood-Lonsdale's lemon and white 

 bitch (Fred. W.— Ightfield Rosa). 



Trilby — Thomas Johnson's white bitch (Ranger — Canis- 

 ing). 



Psyche— Thomas Johnson's black bitch (Manitoba Toss 

 — Patti Sing). 



Patti— Thomas Johnson's blue belton bitch (Duke of 

 Gloster — Flora), 



Lady Mildred— D. E. Rose's (agent) black, white and 

 tan bitch (Antonio— Ruby's Girl). 



Petree— W. T. Hunter's black, white and tan bitch 

 (Roderigo— Gladstone's Girl). 



IRISH setters. 



Chief Red Cloud— Claremont Kennels' red dog (Clare- 

 mont Patsy— Sally Gold). 



P. T. Madison, Secretary. 



Milwaukee Kennel and Pet Stock Association. 



Milwaukee, Wis., Aug. 13.— Editor Forest and Stream: 

 The Milwaukee Kennel and Pet Stock Association will 

 hold its first annual bench show, in connection with the 

 Wisconsin State Fair Association, Sept. 17 to 20, in this 

 city. The lateness at which our Association is giving 

 publicity to our intentions was caused by a severe acci- 

 dent happening to the secretary of the State Fair Associ- 

 ation pending negotiations, and it was only recently 

 that all arrangements were completed, including 

 the premium list, which will include liberal cash 

 prizes and many valuable specials. Inasmuch as the 

 total cash premiums reach the limit required by the 

 American Kennel Club, it was decided to hold the show 

 under rules of this Association instead of a local show, as 

 was first contemplated, which will undoubtedly give the 

 show a better prestige among the fancy and insure a bet- 

 ter class of entries. The veteran "Uncle" John Olcott 

 will superintend the show, which is a guarantee that the 

 dogs will be well taken care of. Mr. John Davidson, of 

 Monroe, Mich. , the well-known bench show judge, has 

 been selected to judge the entire show. All communica- 

 tions should be directed to the secretary. 



F. S. Morrison, Sec'y, 



