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FOREST AND STREAM. 



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M js&V. T FOUNDLAND.-lst, R. Marshall's Jumbo; 3d, A. Cran- 

 dall's Bill. 



ENGLISH SETTE RS.—Dags: 1st. E. A. Pears's Dash; 2d, J< 

 [.ovejoy's Uem. Very high com.. B. Strong's Bow. High com.' 

 C. Snow's Spot. Com., E. Marcy's Rover. Bitches: 1st, J. A- 

 Warner's Daisy; 2d. M. Clarisy's Madge. 



IRISH SETTERS.— Doos: 1st, P. Clarisy's Jack; 2d, Warner 

 and Hamilton's Red. Bitches: 1st, Warner and Hamilton's 

 Fluff. 



COLLIES.-Do(7s: 1st, 3. A. Hinckley's Scott; 2d, W. B. Bar- 

 ton's Gaffa. Very high com., A. Johnson's Rover. High com., 

 M. A. Goodell's Snip. Com., F. B. Hayes's Shep. Bitches: 1st, 

 M. A. Goodell's Fanny; 2d, Warner and Hamilton's Beauty. 

 Puppies: 1st and special, Warner and Hamilton's Buttercup; 2d, 

 W. H. Owen's bobbin. 



BEAGLES.— Dogs: 1st, M. J. Bcers's Jim Elmore; 2d, B. F. 

 Newell's Sport. Bitches: 1st, B. F. Newell's Dot. 



FOX-TERRIERS. —1st, F. Chaffee's Fly; 2d, George Hayes's 

 Chub. 



BULL-TERRIERS.— Bom: 1st, W. Weston's Prince; 2d, J. 

 Jandro's Jack. Very high com. and com.. INT. A. Goodell's Duke 

 and Tarn. Bitches: 1st, .1 . Jandro's Fannie; 2d, B. Tucker's Vie. 



PUGS. — Bogs: 1st and 2d, B. F. Newell's Vum Yum and Jim, 

 Very high com., Warner & Hamilton's Trust. High com., W. 

 B. Clark's Pet. Bitchrs: 1st, W. B. Clark's Fannie; 2d, B. F. 

 Newell's unnamed. 



COON DOGS.— 1st, A. M. Spencer's Dick; 2d, J. E. Brown's 

 Riug. Very high com., Thos. Baldwin's Fido. High com., R. 

 Munson's Tige. Com., Geo, Bennett's Spot. K. 



ENGLISH DOG CHAT. 



AT the late Brussels show several well-known English 

 dog men bought a breed of dogs called ''Schipperke, " 

 scarcelyknowu hitherto in England, a small black variety 

 with upright standing ears, and should be born without a 

 tail. Although not handsome in looks, the Schipperke is a 

 most int elligent "little cuss," and has already found many 

 admirers in our kennel circles, the importers having pushed 

 the breed in such a manner that they can now find a ready 

 market for their tykes. 



The Royal Aquarium is one of the best adapted and most 

 centrally located buildings in London for special club 

 shows, and was this year chosen for the fourteenth annual 

 fixture of the bulldog show, which was the best ever held, 

 both as regards quantity and quality. The management 

 from beginning to end was simply perfect, and reflects the 

 highest credit on all concerned, especially on the Hon. Sec- 

 retary. Mr. Pybus Sellon. who also compiled the catalogue, 

 in which are inserted for the benefit of novices a description 

 of the bulldog points and the pedigrees in full. Mr. Shir- 

 ley, the President of the Kennel Club, judged the 203 exhib- 

 its (the largest entry on record), and his decisions gave 

 general satisfaction. 



There have been disruptions in the St, Bernard Club, end- 

 ing in the resignation from the committee of the club of one 

 of the vice-pi - esidents, Mr. H. Ininan Betterton, a well- 

 known and successful breeder of St. Bernards, and of Mr. J. 

 F. Smith, auother shining light in St. Bernard circles. It 

 appears that the Swiss St. Bernard Club during the Zurich 

 show in June, held a congress and invited the English club 

 to send a delegate to discuss the points of the breed so as to 

 bring a.bout uniformity of standard. For some cause the 

 invitation was not even acknowledged, and Mr. Betterton, 

 who had gone over to Zurich to judge, was present at the 

 congress in a private capacity, and subscribed to the stand- 

 ard of points drawn up there. On his return home Mr. Bet- 

 terton sent in his resignation from the committee of the St. 

 Bernard Club, as he considered their treatment of the Swiss 

 Society discourteous. Mr, Betterton has done much for the 

 breed he is interested in. and to him it is principally due 

 that the smooth-coated St. Bernards in this country are 

 looking up again. In the beginning of the year Mr. Better- 

 ton wa« elected to till a vacancy on the committee of the 

 Kennel Club, caused by the resignation of Mr. R. Leigh 

 Pemberton. 



Newcastle had a show in the summer which paid the pro- 

 moters so well that there is every reason to expect an annual 

 fixture at "Coal-town "on-Tyne. The Kennel Chib's show 

 in commemoration of the Queen's jubilee was a decided suc- 

 cess, and the management reflects great credit on the K. C. 

 committee, also upon Mr. Aspinall, their energetic secre- 

 tary. Byde show was a frost this year and attracted but 

 few entries. Brighton held its annual fixture during the 

 season in November, a departure from former years, when 

 it took place in the pleasant mouth of June, when this 

 queen of watering places is seen at its best. This show has 

 become so very popular since it was resuscitated in 1885, that 

 in spite of the lateness of the season and its close proximity 

 to the Birmingham meeting, an entry close upon one thou- 

 sand was broiight together, representing the best kennels in 

 England. The financial result, however, was most disastrous. 

 A wonderful young bloodhound, Invincible, owned and bred 

 by that veteran fancier, Mr. Edwin Nicholls, came out at 

 this show, and in spite of his being only about eight months 

 old he carried everything before him. His appearance 

 caused a great sensation, and it is deeply to be regretted by 

 all lovers of the breed that this young hound caught a dis- 

 temper and died after a short illness, inflicting a severe loss 

 on his owner, whose kennels have contributed a great num- 

 ber of famous dogs to the death roll of this year. 



Birmingham had fewer entries in 1S87 than in some of the 

 preceding' years, and there is no doubt this is owing to the 

 fact that tne committee of what used to be in former years 

 the best clog show in England will not conform to the re- 

 quirements of modern times. Exhibitors do not care to 

 show their dogs unless they are judged in public. Under 

 existing circumstances the exhibits are hauled up between 

 the benches, where there, is not sufficient room to swing a 

 cat: keepers, with whom the dogs are nervous, take them 

 off the benches, the consequence is that hardly a dog, old 

 stagers excepted, perhaps, shows himself to advantage, and 

 there have been several instances where good dogs have 

 been quite overlooked, i. e., not even taken off the bench. 



The St. Bernard Club held a show confined entirely to that 

 breed, and it was certainly a success, as far as entries and 

 quality were concerned, whether the gate money was over 

 good is doubtful, as the locale chosen, although in one of the 

 most fashionable quarters of London, was too far from the 

 "Hurly Burly." One of the pleasing events in connection 

 with the show was the presentation of a £140 piano to the 

 club's honorary secretary, Mr. Herbert G. Sweet, who has 

 given much time and attention to the interests of! tha club 

 and who is deservedly popular. Anent St. Bernards, Mr. 

 Sydney W. Smith, who paid £850 for a pup. Baron Cardiff, 

 which won overything at the Jubilee show, the only time 

 exhibited, lost his new purchase from distemper. The well- 

 known champion Valentine and champion Bayard have 

 also gone the way of all dog flesh. 



The next Kennel Club show will be held in February, and 

 much to every exhibitor's satisfaction the venue will be the 

 Agricultural' Hall, a building centrally located and much 

 easier of access than the Crystal Palace. 



Preparations are now beiug made to insure the success 

 of the great terrier show at the Royal Aquarium in March, 

 and a large general show is to be held during the same 

 month at the People's Palace in the East End of London. 

 Two of the judges have already been appointed, Mr. Krehl 

 and Mr. James W, Berne, Moeio, 



THE WORCESTER FUR COMPANY. 



WORCESTER, Mass., Feb. 3.- Editor Forest and 

 Stream: While the second annual hunt of this 

 ancient organization was not equal to that of a year ago it 

 was by no means a failure, and the banquet at the Bay State 

 House in the evening was a most decided success. The 

 weather on the day previous was quite mild, and the guests 

 from a distance began to arrive with their dogs early in the 

 afternoon. In the evening the party gathered at Lisha's, 

 and soon after 7 o'clock the store was packed "like sardines 

 in a box." Everybody was happy, and the general remark 

 was "the cold snap has broken, only give us another as good 

 as to-day and we will be satisfied." It certainly promised to 

 be even bettter, and no oue expected to get up next morning 

 and find the thermometer dangling around zero, but there 

 it was and we must make the best of it, for it was too late 

 to think of postponement. The morninghad one redeeming 

 feature for a fox hunt, it was breathlessly still, and on go- 

 ing out into the frosty air one could hardly realize at first 

 the piercing cold. 



Seven o'clock was the time set for the meet at Heywood 

 Farm, and soon after six the road thither was lined with 

 sleighs filled with jolly hunters and their restless hounds. 

 The party was about one-third larger than that of a year 

 ago, and although there was no actual count I think it safe 

 to say there were fully seventy-five men and nearly, or quite, 

 fifty dogs. The arrangements were so well perfected t hat 

 very little time was taken in distributing the party, and the 

 reporters who had driven out to "write up the meet" had 

 scarcely time to get out their pencils when they found them- 

 selves standing alone by the roadside. 



After the first hour it became apparent that the hunt could 

 be little else than a wallowi ug match. The snow was about 

 18iu. deep and very cold and dry: besides it was about a 

 week old and consequently the fox tracks were very numer- 

 ous and of all ages. The rest of the story is quickly told. 

 So far as known some five or six foxes were started, two were 

 burrowed, one killed, and another wounded. There was none 

 of that intense excitement which attended last year's chase, 

 there could be none; it was simply impossible for the dogs 

 to drive a fox at a lively rate of speed, The party, however, 

 were good natured and happy. The day was bright and 

 sunny and as all were warmly clad there was very little 

 suffering from the cold weather. 



Mr. Albert L. Shelden, of East Thompson, Conn., -was the 

 lucky man who killed the only fox captured. He is an old- 

 time" fox hunter and was the guest of John R. Thayer, Esq, 

 By three in the afternoon a good many of both men and 

 dogs had had enough and began to assemble at the place of 

 meeting, where an hour whs pleasantly passed in talking 

 over the events of the day, after which they took to their 

 sleighs and drove to the city to enjoy a social evening at the 

 banquet. 



The first annual dinner of the Fur Company was regarded 

 as an experiment, and some of the members had grave fears 

 for the success of this pai't of the entertainment. The com- 

 mittee had ordered fifty covers laid, and when the party had 

 filed into the private banquet hall it was found that fifty- 

 two were present. The extra two were quickly provided 

 for and the hungry sportsmen proceeded to enjoy the most 

 excellent dinner, 'ana probably there never was a party 

 blessed with better appetites. After the cloth was removed 

 and cigars lighted, President Kinney rapped to order and 

 opened the post-prandial exercises. His remarks were in a 

 very happy vein, describing the hunt as a most successful 

 affair, "for." said he, "fifty men going out and killing one 

 fox is just equal to one mau's going bunting fifty times to 

 kill one fox, and that, I believe, is about the average luck of 

 a fox hunter." 



In presenting the first speaker. ex-Alderman Thayer, 

 President Kinney remarked that this gentleman had prob- 

 ably shot at and wounded more foxes than any man in the 

 Fur Company. Mr. Thayer was in his happiest mood, his 

 speech abounding in humorous rejoinders to Mr. Kinney's 

 remarks, and giving an exhaustive history of the Fur Com- 

 pany, which he said was a credit to the city, being com- 

 posed of as representative a body of intellectual, honest, 

 law-abiding and truthful men as could be found anywhere. 

 He was followed by E. S. Knowles, Dr. S. P. Westbrook, of 

 East Douglas; Mr. Bill, of Paxton; Uncle Nathan Harring- 

 ton, Jerome Marble and others, the speaking lasting till 11 

 o'clock. Too much cannot be said in praise of the banquet, 

 and the faultless manner in which it was served by Doug- 

 lass & Brown of the Bay State House. 



E. S pi? ague Kxowles. 



NIGHTS WITH THE COONS. 



II.— IN A CONNECTICUT SWAMP. 



HPHOSE who have never participated in a coon hunt have 

 JL missed a phase of hunting that for keen enjoyment it 

 is hard to excel. 



The requirements for a successful hunt are a good dog, a 

 jovial crowd, a lantern, an axe, a gun and plenty of coons. 

 For the benefit of those who never went I give my exper- 

 ience on a recent hunt in southern Connecticut. Our party 

 consisted of four hunters and a dog. Perhaps, as the dog 

 was the prime factor in the hunt, I should have said one dog 

 and four hunters. Our start was made at seven o'clock in 

 the evening on a warm cloudy night in the middle, of 

 November." After penetrating the woods for about half a 

 mile the dog was turned loose, and we sat down about a fire 

 to await developments. Be the season ever so warm, who 

 ever saw the time that a fire did not add to the cheerfulness 

 of a night in the woods. We had just comfortably settled 

 down for a smoke when the stillness was broken by the bay- 

 ing of the dog. In a moment all was excitement about the 

 fire, and all were listening for the dog to "bark up." After 

 a run of a few minutes, his baying changed to a continuous 

 barking, and we all knew that our coon was treed. Then 

 there w T as a grand stampede for the dog. By those who 

 have never tried to run through a swamp on a dark night by 

 the light of one feeble lantern this will not be appreciated, 

 but many of my readers have been there and know how it is 

 themselves. First you are knee deep in mud and water; 

 then you will bark your shins on a log. Next a grape vine 

 will take you under the chin and you will sit down suddenly 

 to rest. After floundering through the swamp for a quarter 

 of a mile we came to the dog barking at the base of a large 

 white oak. By building a fire at the foot of the tree we suc- 

 ceeded in getting light enough to reveal two dark objects in 

 the top. The gun was now brought into use, and after 

 firing a couple of charges at one of them, it came down, 

 struck the ground, ana proved to be a good-sized coon. 

 Although badly wounded it had life enough left to give the 

 dog quite a fight. 



After dispatching the first coon, our attention was called 

 to number two. It required three charges to dislodge the 

 game, for shooting in the dark is rather uncertain work, 

 and a coon requires more killing than a cat ever thought of. 



After bagging these our dog was again sent out, and an- 

 other fire built, we all sat down to listen for his cry. This 

 time we had a longer wait, but were finally rewarded by 

 hearing our dog on track again. This coon had no notion of 

 going up a tree to be shot, and so he took to the water. But 

 it was of no use, for old Major was too good a coon dog to 

 be fooled that way, and he socm had him out of the pond 

 and up a tree, from which we dislodged him with a charge 

 of shot. 



Our party thought that three coons were all they wanted 

 to carry, so we started for home, much to the apparent dis- 

 gust of the dog. He followed until nearly home, and then 

 disappeared, After a light lunch we went to bed for a good 



sound sleep, for we were all about tired out. After a short 

 night's rest we were called to an early breakfast. Before 

 eating I stepped out the door to get a little exercise, when I 

 heard the dog barking in the swamp about a mile from the 

 house. Saying nothing to the rest of the party, I secured 

 my gun and started for the dog. On reaching the swamp I 

 was rewarded by finding two coons on one tree, which I 

 killed with my' right and left barrel respectively. This 

 made five coons for our night's hunt— a total weight of 

 TOlbs. The largest, weighing 191 bs., was the largest killed 

 this year in this section. All who like to hunt and have 

 never been cooning, I advise to try it at the earliest oppor- 

 tunity. C. A. L. 

 Winthrop, Conn., Nov. 21, 1887. 



DEATH FROM DISTEMPER.— The Pittsburgh Kennels 

 have been unfortunate in losing by death seven puppies that 

 they intended to win with in the Derby this year. Three 

 of them were pointers and four setters. They have also lost 

 Waterford, winner of third at the Eastern Field Trials 

 Derby last year. All died from distemper. 



HIGH PRICE FOR A COLLIE.— At the recent Liverpool, 

 Eng., dog show, the collie dog Caractacus, aged 10 mont hs, 

 was entered for sale at £100. He was claimed at the price by 

 several fanciers, and to decide the question he was put up 

 at auction, and sold to Mr. A. H. Megson at the long price, 

 of £350 ($1 ,750. ) 



EASTERN FIELD TRIALS CLUB.— There will be a 

 meeting of the Board of Governors of the Eastern Field 

 Trials Club at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, Feb. 

 22, at 8:30 P. M, A full attendance is requested. 



TROY DOG SHOW— The Rensselaer Kennel Club of 

 Troy, N. Y.. intend holding a dog show in that city March 

 20,21 and 22. The address of the secretary is A. M. Ide, 

 Troy, N. Y. 



KENNEL NOTES. 



Notes must be sent on prepared blanks, which are fur- 

 nished free on receipt of stamped and addressed envelope 

 of large letter size. Sets of 300 of any one form, bound for 

 retaining duplicates, aro sent for 30 cents. 



NAMES CLAIMED. 

 Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks. 



Nip T. ami Tuck T. By Ernest C. Tarr, Lynn, Mass., for white, 

 black and lan beagle bitches, whelped Jan. 4, 1888, by Kino (A.K.K. 

 5037) out of Lady J. (Flute Kiugwood— Vine). 



Niric. Bv Ernest Bellatty, Lynn, Mass.. for black, white ami 

 tan beagle dog, whelped .bin. 4, 1888, by Kino (A.K.R. 5037) oat of 

 Lady .1. (Flute Ringwood— Vine}. 



Tririr. By David A. Williams, Lynn. Mass., for white, black 

 and tan beagle bitch, whelped Jan. 4, 1888; by Kino (A.K.K. 5037) 

 out of Ladv J. (Flute Ring wood— Vine). 



BHiikBonnv. Bv MeEwen & Gibson, Byron. Ont., for sable col- 

 lie bitch, whelped Auk. 1.0, 1886, by Red Gauntlet, E. 15,620 (chain, 

 pion Charlemagne- Hasty) out of Popsie (champion Chieftain- 

 Lassie). 



-l'/t/'Y Tl. Bv Samuel S. McCuen, New Orleans, La., for black 

 and' white English setter bitcn, whelped June 20, 1886, by cham- 

 pion Dick (A.K.R. 2051) out of Lottie (American Dan— Llna). 



Leo McC. ami May McG. By Samuel S. McCuen, New Orleans, 

 La., for lemon and white English setter dog and black and white 

 bitch, whelped Sept. SO, 1887, by Laverack champion Dick (A.K.R. 

 2051) out of Zvlpha (Count Noble— Sanborn's Nellie). 



Tcchl.il. Edward A. Bibbs, Philadelphia, Pa., for red Irish setter 

 dog, whelped July 17, 1887, by Sarsfield (Garryowen— Currer Bell 

 II.) out of Noreeu IV. (champion Eleho— champion Noreea). 



NAMES CHANGED. 

 Ki lmer's Nellie to Lady J. By Ernest C. Tavr, Lynn., Mass., for 

 white, black and tan English beagle bitch, whelped July 15, 1886, 

 by Flute Ringwood (Ringwood— Trinket) out of Vine (Dandy- 

 Freckle). 



BRED. 



py Notes must he sent on the Prepared Blanks. 



Floss— Beaufort. S. T. Hammond & Wm. M. Williams's (Spring- 

 field. Mass.) 'pointer bitch Floss (Indioott's Van— Blitzen) to C. 

 It. Mason's champion Beaufort (A.K.R. 694), Feb. 7. 



Cute -Dulr. L. Gardner's (Mount Vernon, N. Y. (pointer bitch 

 Cute (A.K.R. 2632) to B. H. Whiteley's Duke (Glendale— Spotless), 



' Jferti/— JB6nMgo. MeEwen & Gibson's (Byron, Ont., collie bitch 

 Merry (Seotson— Madge) to Hempstead Farm Co.'s Bendigo (The 

 Squire— Bertha), Dec. 6. 



Lady Pluto— Due. Geo. H. Whitehead's (Trenton, N. J.) cocker 

 spaniel bitch Ladv Pluto (champion Obo II.— Blaokie III.) to 

 American Cocker Kennels' Doc (A.K.R. 3795), Feb. 3. 



Mollic. K.—Ino. E. C. Tarr's (Lynn, Mass.) English setter bitch 

 Mollie K. to F. Kellum's Ino (Dash IH.— Zou), Dee. 35. 



III.) to Westminster Kennel Club's Naso of Kippcn, Nov. 17. 



SiS— Count. W. Bright's (Lexington, Ky.) bull-terrier bitch Sis 

 to Frank F. Dole's champion Count (Marquis— Kit), Feb. II. 



Well— Baron. D. S. Gamble's (New Haven, Conn.) bull-terrier 

 hitch Nell to Frank F. Dole's Baron (Dutch— Lucy), Feb. 9. 



Vi.mi—)Vaciru(a Nap. Wacouta Kennels' (St. Paul, Minn.) mas. 

 tiff bitch Vixen (A.K.R. 2019) to their champion Wacouta Nap 

 (A.K.R. 5435), Feb. 4. 



Lady Clare— Minting. G. & H. B. Cromwell's (New York) mas- 

 tiff bitch Lady Clare (Beau— Lady Isabel) to E. H. Moore's Mint- 

 ing (Maximilian— Cambrian Princess), Jan. 15. 



Be™— Minting- E. H. Moore's (Melrose, Mass.) mastiff bitch 

 Bess i A. K. R. 2077) to his Minting (Maxirudian— Cambrian Prin- 

 cess), Feb. 6. 



Madqc—Ilfrcd Caution. C. H. Pratt's (Norwood, Mass.) mastiff 

 hit! 1) Madge to E. H. Moore's Ilfred Caution, Feb. 7. 



Clytic—Boss. F. H. Osgood's (Springfield, Mass.) mastiff bitch 

 Clvfie Keno, A.K.R. 1766— Onyx, A.K.R. 1769) to J. L. WincholTs 

 Boss ( K.K.B: 3318), Jan. 4. 



WHELPS. 



|3?"~ Notes must h6 sent on the Prepared Blanks. 



Merry: MeEwen & Gibson's (Byron, Ont.) collie bitch Merry 

 (Seotson— Madge), Feb. 4, Ave (two dogs), by Hempstead Farm 

 Co.'s Bendigo (The Squire— Bertha). 



Bonnie Knawr. MeEwen & Gibson's (Byron, Ont.) collie bitch 

 Bonnie Knowe (Red Gauntlet— Brenda), Jan, 2, six (two dogs), by 

 Chestnut Hill Kennels' champion Scotilla (champion Dublin Scot 

 — champion Flurry H.) . . „ , 



Belle Randolph. H. L. Rice's (Quincy, Mass.) pointer bitch Belle 

 Randolph (Duke of Westminster's Sam— Juno HI,): Jan. 19, seven 

 i live dogs), by Westminster Kennel Club's Naso of Kippen. 



Lady J. ' Ernest C. Tarr's (Lvnn, Mass.) beagle bitch Lady J. 

 (Flute Ringwood— Vine), Jan. 4, live (one dog), by A. C. Krueger's 

 Kino (A.K.R. 5037). . , 



Zylplii Samuel S McCuen s ;^ev Orleans. La ) English setter 



.Orlando. E. 12,828— Idalia), Jan. 31, ten (four dogs), by R. Cook's 

 Ilford Chancellor (Ilford Caution— Brenda Secunda). 



SALES. 



jfW* Notes must he sent on the Prepared Blanks. 



Franhic. Fawn mastiff bitch, whelped July 20. 1887, by Ilford 

 Caution out of Bess, by E. H. Moore, Melrose, Mass., to Geo. W. 

 Freeman. St. Paid. Minn. 



Ladu Prince. Orange and white St. Bernard bitch, whelped 

 July 14, 1887, by Merchant Prince out of Sequa, by E. H. Moore, 

 Melrose, Mass. , to F, A . Shaw, Boston, Mass. 



Apollo— Miranda irhelp. Orange and white St. Bernard bitch, 

 whelped Sept. 5t, 1887, bv Apollo out of Miranda, by E. H. Moore, 

 Melrose, Mass.. to II. S. Pitkin, Hartford, Conn. 



Sir tichmrd. Fawn mastiff clog, whelped Aug. 23, 1887, by Ilford 

 Caution out of Countess, by E. H. Moore, Melrose , Mass., to A. N. 

 Rea, New York. 



WaccMta Warrior. Fawn mastiff dog, whelped Sept. 26. 1885 

 (A.K.R. 564%), by Wacouta Kennels, St. Paul, Minn., to J. G. 

 Pyle, same, place. 



