Feb. 2, 1888.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



31 



FIXTURES. 



DOG SHOWS. 



Feb. 13 to 17. —First show Fort Schuyler Kennel Club, L'tica, N. 

 Y. E. J. Spencer, See. „ 



Feb. 31 to 24, 1888.— Twelfth Aunutii Show of the Westminster Ken- 

 nel Club, Madison Square Garden, New York. James Mortimer, 

 Superintendent. . . „ . „ 



Feb. 38 to March 3.— Show of Philadelphia Kennel Club. W . H. 

 Child, Sec. 



March 27 to 30.— Fourth Annual Show of the New Haven Kennel 

 Club. New Haven, Conn. E. Sheffield Porter. Secretary. 



April 3 to 6.— Fourth Annual Dog Show of the New England 

 Kennel Club, at Boston, Mass. J. W. Newman, Secretary. 



A. K. R.-SPECIAL NOTICE. 



THE AMERICAN KENNEL REGISTER, for the registration 

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

 published every month. Entries close on Hie 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. Yearly subscription 

 1.50. Address "American Kennel Register," P. O. Box 2832, New 

 York. Number of entries already printed 5853. 



OBJECTIONS TO RULE 2. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



1 have been informed that the next move of the clique will 

 be to form a sort of "sugar trust" in dog matters that will 

 compel every dog, whether exhibited at a show or not. to ante 

 up fifty cents for the good cause and the improvement of the 

 different breeds. Now this seems to be a move in the right 

 direction, half-way measures are never satisfactory, and there 

 is nothing like going the entire "porker," especially in 

 matters of reform. Long live the A. K. C. SuuAK. 



BiiOOKXYN, N. Y., Jan. 28. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



In your issue of yesterday J see iu an official notice over 

 the signature of the "superintendent of the West minster Ken- 

 nel Club, the following paragraph: 



"There appears to be a growing impression among exhibi- 

 tors that dogs having no known pedigree cauuot be shown, 

 on account of the new registration rule. This is an error, as 

 dogs without a pedigree can be registered as well as those 

 with them." 



It seems to me that this is pretty strong proof of the cor- 

 rectness of my statement in the communication you pub- 

 lished last week, that although Rule 2 might not diminish 

 the number of entries very seriously, it would force a large 

 number of registrations into the "official" stud book, which 

 were simply a record of breed, name, age and color, and 

 which would stultify the object for which the stud book was 

 published. Mic MAO, 



Boston, Mass., Jan. 27. 



Editor Fores/ and Stream: 



The past history of the A. K. C. being a series of blunders, 

 we have not the slightest reason to expect that they can 

 properly manage a stud book. This club has always been 

 open to the well-founded charges of favoritism and par- 

 tiality. The single dog owners have always suspected, and 

 not without cause, that they were not fairly treated,: if t here 

 is any chance to favor the club man his dog always wins the 

 prize, particularly at shows held by the club of which he is 

 a member. Naturally this is to be' expected, as he has had 

 the naming of the judge. I heard a well known judge, say 

 that the two dogs being about equal he would always give 

 the prize to the club or the club man over the unknown out- 

 sider. I have noticed that this judge is not the only one that 

 distributes prizes in this partial manner. 



Now these outside exhibitors, upon whose entries the 

 shows depend, for their withdrawal of support means 

 failure, are to be taxed an additional 50 cents, to please his 

 pompous nibs, Mr. Peshall, who has staked his ducats upon 

 a risky speculation which the clique call the "official" stud 

 book. 



Will the much abused exhibitor consent to this levy? The 

 entries to the February shows will inform us. and will also 

 decide whether the "official" stud book proves au imme- 

 diate failure or manage to get into Vol. V. before a final 

 collapse. Victor M. Haldeman. 



Milpord, Del. 



BOSTON SHOW MASTIFF PRIZES. 



J30STON, Jan. 28.— Editor Forest and Stream: luclosed 

 D you will find copies of correspondence which has passed 

 between us and the American Mastiff Club. If you will 

 publish it you will greatly oblige.— Bench Snow COMMITTEE, 

 i. 



New Yoke, Dec. 23, 1887.— J. W. Newman, Esq.. Secretary 

 New England Kennel Club, Boston— Dear Sir: On behalf of 

 the executive committee of the American Mastiff Club. I beg 

 leave to offer at the coming New England Kennel Club show, 

 on April 3 to 6, 1888, in Boston, the following prizes for com- 

 petition: 



1. The American Mastiff Club's silver challenge cup, value 

 $150, for the best American bred mastiff, dog or bitch. 



2. The club's two challenge cups, value $100 each, one for 

 the best mastiff dog, the other for the best mastiff bitch, the 

 property of a member of the American Mastiff Club. 



3. A silver medal to the winner of each of these three cups. 

 i. The following cash prizes for competition among mem- 

 bers of the American Mastiff Club: 



0. Twenty-five dollars for the best mastiff stud dog. shown 

 with two or more of his get born in America. 

 h. Twenty-five dollars for the best mastiff dog. 

 c. Twenty-live dollars for the best mastiff bitch. 

 Very respectfully. Richard H. Derby, Secretary, 



Boston, Dec. 28, 1887.— Richard H. Derby, Esq., Secretary 

 American Mastiff Club— Dear Sir; Please accept our thanks 

 for specials offered by American Mastiff Club, which have 

 been accepted by Yours very respectfully, Bench Show 

 Committee. 



New York, Jan. 10, 1888.— To the Bench Show Committee 

 of the New England Kennel Club.— Gentlemen : At a meet- 

 ing of the executive committee of the American Mastiff 

 Club held in this city to-day, the following preambles and 

 resolutions were adopted: 



Whereas, the American Mastiff Club by its executive com- 

 mittee on Nov. 23, 1887, authorized the' offering of several 



Whereas, the New England Kennel Club has withdrawn 

 from its membership in the American Kennel Club, thus 

 putting its show outside of the rules of that club, and such 

 withdrawal was unknown by the members of this commit- 

 tee at the time of holding the meetings above referred to; 

 and 



Whereas,, in the opinion of this committee the withdrawal 

 of- the New England Kennel Club from the American Ken- 

 nel Club makes a radical chauge in the conditions under 

 which the prizes w r ere offered, and had the fact of the with- 

 drawal been known at the time of the passage of the reso- 

 lutions above referred to the offer would not have been made; 

 aud 



Whena.s. as soon as the fact of the withdrawal came to 

 the notice of the officers of this club, the New England 

 Kennel Club were advised of the withdrawal of the prizes 

 until a meeting of this committee could be held, thus giving 

 them the earliest information of the possible withdrawal of 

 the prizes. 



Resolved, that the prizes offered for competition at the 

 show of the New England Kennel Club by the American 

 Mastiff Club are hereby withdrawn. 



On behalf of the executive committee of the American 

 Mastiff Club, Richard H. DERBY, Secretary. 



TV. 



Boston, Jan. 20.— American Mastiff Club. Richard If. 

 Derby, Secretary. — DEAR SlB: We, the bench show com- 

 mittee of the New England Kennel Club, do not agree to 

 your withdrawal of the prizes offered by your club at our 

 show, which were made unconditional by you, aud we shall 

 instruct our mastiff judge to aAvard them as offered by the 

 American Mastiff Club. 



We shall also publish in the papers and premium list the 

 same, and shall do our utmost to protect our exhibitors and 

 see that they receive all prizes awarded. Yours respectfully, 

 Bkni n Snow Committee. 



. r England 



Club thereof, which he did by letter of Dec. 23 to said club; 

 and 



Whereas, these prizes were offered with the knowledge 

 that the New England Kennel Club was a member of the 

 American Kennel Club and under the implied condition 

 that the show would be held under the rules of the American 

 Kennel Club; and 



AMERICAN KENNEL REGISTER. 



1 FOLLOWING are the numbers of the dogs entered iu 

 the January number of the American Kennel 

 Register: 



BEAGLES. 



570V!. Ban nerman, Jr., James i>71r>. Lillie, Austin Vass. 



Gibson. .'i7hi. Lornax, James W. Apple- 



15710. Belle V., E. Vollmer ton. 



5711. Blo^sjin, llarrv S. Gilbert. 5717. Minnie, Jas. Gibson. 



5712. Flora V., B. Vollmer. 5718. My Melody, J. W. Apple- 



5713. Juno V., E. Yollmer. ton. 



57H. Lady II., James Arm- 5710. Venus V., E. Yollmer. 



stroner. 5720. Vickey. W. F. Rutter, Jr. 



COLLIES. 



5721. Kendall Weston, J. W. 5723. Pinto, Clarence E. Wi] sou. 



Albattsrh. 5721. Ponto II., C. E. Wilson. 



57,2. Laddie II., Matthew Baird. 5725. Rio, Francis Larkin, Jr. 



DACHSHUNDE. 

 572G. Daehs, O. Auisinek. 5727. Piesel, G. Amsiiick. 



GREAT DANES. 



5728. Alligator, A. Zimmerman. 6781. Juno II., Louis Deiouge, Jr. 



5729. Crcsar, Jr., W. F. Krehl. 5732. Plu o, Jr.. Geo. Kerr 



5730. .less,T. E. Danley. 5733. Prince, Chas. T. Zentgraf. 



MASTIFFS. 



5731. Belva Lockwood, F. C. 5742. Gypsy Queen, Geo. E. 



Smith. Locke. 

 5735. Berkshire Zulu, Berkshire 5713. Marco, A. W. Hawley. 



Kennels. 5744. Millie. F. MWhitcomb and 



5730. Brutus, C. L. Frank. William Davis. 



5737. Captain TI.. M. G. Satford. 5745. Monarch III.. S. A. Weaver. 



5738. Dixie, Geo. II. Wrightson. 574K. Surrey, Leo. H. Wright.Bon. 

 573M. Eclipse. D. L. fluids. 5717. Turk IV'.. J. P. Viek. 

 G740. Elcbo, Geo. H. Wrightson. 574S. Wacouta Outkbert, Wu- 

 5741. Gretehen's Guardian. T. G. couta Kennels. 



Avery. 574'J. Wolsey, Chas. P. Fraleigh. 



POINTERS. 



5750. Bing Bang. H. M. Sill. 5753. M Quad, W. E. Burke. 



5751. Brock, E. M. Crouch. 5754. Timferna. E. M. Crouch. 



5752. Flos, Cumberland Kennels. 5755. Rush Bang, E. W. Taylor. 



PUGS. 



5750. Christy, M. M. Murphy. 5757. Jeauuette, C A. Bahinler. 

 ST. BERNARDS— Rough-Coated. 



5758. Constance, Mr. D'Ozonne. 5770. Leah, Hospice Kennels. 



5759. Curfew, J. Keevan. 5771. Lulu III., W.J, Enrich. 



5760. Dona Morena,HospiecKen- 5772. Luna. S. F. Glass. 



nels. 57T3. Miss Bruce, W. H. Thrall. 



5701. Duke of Wellington. N. A. 5774. Montezuma. Rev. C.Wood. 



T. Jones. 5775. Phoebe D., Rockingham 



5762. Floss, Miss A. B. McKean. Kennels. 

 5762. Frances, G. Amsinck. 5776. PrincessAl ice, C.B. Barker. 



5764. General Middleton. S. F. 5777. Rex, The King. D.D.Lewis. 



Glass. 5778. Rover III., G. Amsinck. 



5765. Judy II., P. M. Krause. 5779. Rome. J. Hellen. 



5760. Kay I., Miss L. E. Coffey. 5780. St. Francis. F. H. Snell. 

 5767. Kav II., Mrs. G. Cleveland. 5781. St. Gall. W. H. Tin-all. 

 5708. King Victor. C. B. Barker. 5782. St. Remy, W. T. Gadd. 

 5769. LadyBonivard, H.S.Pitkin. 



Smooth-Coated. 

 5783. Geneva, Hospice Kennels. 5784. Orgar II.. O. W. Volger. 

 SETTERS— English Setters. 



5785. Alice Grey, Osborn <Sr Fiske 5797. Lady Paxtang, J. L. Wil- 



5786. Asphodel, Osborn & Fiske. halm. 



5787. Beauty II., Osborn & Fiske 5798. Lady Rock, S. L. Boggs. 



5788. Bessie W., Henry May. 5799. Paul Gladstone, S. L. Boggs 



5789. Bogue. Eugene Snyder. 5800. Prince Foreman, Osborn & 



5790. Boss G., Eugene Snyder. Fiske. 



5791. Constance, Osborn & Fiske 5801. Quart Cup, Henry May. 



5792. Donna II., Osborn & Fiske 5802. Ray, F. Satterthwaite. 



5793. Fanchette, Osborn & 5803. Royal Arthur, J. P. De 



Fiske. Saussure. 

 5791. GypseyH.,Mt. Washington 5804. Sparkle II., ML Washing- 

 Kennels, ton Kennels. 



5795. Juno, T. S. Morison. 5805. Vic G., John \V. Chafee. 



5796. Keystone. S. L. Boggs, 58U6. Wick, John H. Gugle. 



Gukdox Setters. 



5807. Maekinaster, Henry May. 5809. Rupert, J. B. Blossom. 



5808. Ranger, Arthur O. Noyes. 



Irish Setters. 



5810. Aldershot, Ouota Kennels. 5810. Faust. Chas. E. Merrill. 



5811. Babv in the Woods, Cum- 5817. Gallagher, T. F. Kyne. 



berlaod Kennels. 5S18. Larry IV., C. H. Evans, Jr. 



5812. Blaze, John W. Gale. 5819. Nellie L.. S. D. Langdou. 



5813. Colleen. L, S. Hentz. 5820. Onota Belle, N. Mcintosh. 



5814. Dude V. F. E. Robinson. 5881. Rocket. Francis Larkin. 



5815. Dude's Rose, F. E. Robin- 5822. Skye. Mrs. Wm. Mahanna. 



son. 5823. Tempo, J. J. Jones. 



SP ANIE LS— Cousin sr Spaniels. 

 5824. Joan IL. J. S. Wallace. 



Field and Cooker Spaniels. 

 5325. Bonanza UL, M. Greeu. 5828. Silvio, J. J. Key. 



5826. Fred Obo. A. Gordon. 58.29. Whiskey, A. E. Smith. 



5827. Silk's Judy, C. Clark. 



King Charlss Spaniels. 



5830. Flossy, C. H. MaUison. 



TERRIERS— Bull-Terriers. 



5831. Bismark, W. W Silvey. 5832. Duchess of York, G. House. 



Fox-Terriers. 



5.833. Belle, C. W. Corawell. 5812. Miss Tommy, J. E. Thayer. 



5884. Dot, J. W. Williams. 5843. Pluck, J. E. Thayer. 



5835. Freya, J. E. Thayer, 5844. Princess, J. E. Thayer. 



5833. Frolic L.I., J. Hanley. 5845. Rex, F. F. Carpenter. 



5837. Kit, W. C. Monaghan & Co. 5846. Susie W ., A. H_ Wan en. 



5838. Little Dot, J. W. Williams. 5847. Tramp, A. H. Warren. 



5839. Little Sweetheart, J. E. 5818. Venetiana, J. E. Thayer. 



Thayer. 5849. Yum Yum, D. S. Collins. 



5840. Major C, A. H, Warren. 5850. Zoo-Zoo, 11. P. Babson. 

 5811. Max, W. Evans. 



Scotch Terbieus. 



5851. Dennis, E. A. Buck. 5853, Zip. E. A. Buck; 



5852. Media, .1, Summers, 



IRISH SETTER PEDIGREES. 



PHILADELPHIA , 1st Mo.. 24th, 1888.— Editor Forest and 

 Stream: Iu your last issue Mr. I. Henry Roberts, in a 

 very offensive style, desired information concerning pedi- 

 grees of puppies by his Irish setter Bruce aud Lady Red or 

 other bitches owned by Mi'. Howard Ireland, alias Associ- 

 ated Fanciers, alias Philadelphia Kennels. Possibly the. 

 following affidavits may be of considerable aid to his inves- 

 tigations': 



City of Phihnlf JijIiia, --v.: 



Personally appeared before me, the subscriber, W illiam IL List, 

 Magistrate of- Court No. 7, of the said city, Edmund F. Craig, who 

 being duly sworn according to law, doth depose and say, That I 

 was employed hv the Associated Fanciers as manager of their 

 kennels at Berlin, New Jersey, from November, 1886, until Janu- 

 ary, 1888, and during that time I had under my care an Irish set- 

 ter dog called by me Bruce, and that said dog was never known to 

 me by any other name, and was bred to several red Irish setter 

 bitches. 



Sworn and subscribed to before 



Edmund F. Ckau:. 



me. this 24th flay of January, 

 A. D. 1888. Wm. II. List. 

 Magistrate of Court No. 7. 



Cit u of I'lukuMiih hU m 



Personally appeared before me, the subscriber, William H. List, 

 Magistrate of Court No. 7, of the said city, Minnie C. Christie, who 

 being duly sworn according to la w, doth depose and say. That I 

 am employed by the Associated Fanciers as corresponding clerk, 

 and a part of ray duties is to make copies of pedigrees sent, to pur- 

 chasers of dogs. It. was 1 who made out pedigree of a puppy as by 

 Bruce out of Ladv Red. 1 find on examination of original letter 

 that the name Bruce (Leo) ex Lady Red. whelped May 21, 1887. is 

 written in the handwriting of Mr. Howard Ireland. I was not in- 

 structed by any person to use the pedigree of Roberts's Bruce, but 

 simply took it for granted, a« that was the only red Irish setter 

 named Bruce of which there is any pedigree in our pedigree book. 

 ; now see thai, f overlooked (he name Leo, which was placed in 

 parenthesis and which I am positive was the name intended to be 

 used as the ire of the pup. 1 have carefully examined the original 

 letters pertaining to Irish setter puppies sold by the Associated 

 Fanciers during the past two years, and can find but two in which 

 the name of Bruce has been used, one out of Lady Red, the other 

 out of Lady Ireland. 

 Sworn and subscribed to before i 



me this 23d day of January, I Minxtp r Chutwxiw 



\.D. 18«8. Wm. H. List, i Minnie l. Christie. 



Magistrate of Court No. 7. J 



fit ii of PliHadtliiliUt, 8».: 



Personally appeared before me, the subscriber, William H. 

 List .^Magistrate of Court No. 7, of the said city, Elisabeth Gar- 

 rison, who being duly sworn according to law, doth depose and 

 say, That all correspondence and pedigrees sent by the Associated 

 Fanciers go through my hands for final correction and approval. 

 Mr. H. Ireland, with possibly a half-dozen exceptions, has never 

 seen pedigrees after they were copied. The names of sire and 

 dam with date of birth of puppies bred at Berlin Kennels are 

 written on the letters ordering the deg, and the pedigree compiled 

 from original ones kept in manuscript books. Sucn pedigrees as 

 bore Mr. Ireland's signature, were signed by hint in blank and were 

 filled out afterward. 

 Sworn and subscribed to before ) 



me, this 23d day of January, I ElK .„„,„ ,.,„„,,,„. 



A. D. 1888. Wm. H. List, j ulisabeth garrison. 



Magistrate of Court Mo. 7. J 



Here is the key to the above affidavits. At our keuuels 

 there was an Irish setter called by kennel man Bruce 

 (although he is registered under the p.ame of Leo) to dis- 

 tinguish linn from another dog named Leo. This dog was 

 used by 'us to serve several bitches In order to keep 

 things straight and know what dog was the sire of the pups, 

 I wrote on the original letters ordering pups, the name 

 (Bruce) Leo ex Lady Red. As there was no separate pedigree 

 of Robert's Brace, 1 did not dream that the copyist could 

 make a mistake. The dams of the two pups* in ques- 

 tion are both by Roberts's Brace, and the young lady copied 

 his pedigree as both sire and grandsire of pups (which in 

 itself shows a probable blunder). 



I would almost as lief be considered a rogue as a fool, and 

 for any oue to knowingly send out a fraudulent pedigree 

 containing so celebrated a sire as Roberts's Bruce, and then 

 have the sale published in FOREST and STREAM and other 

 papers (they were sent to the papers by us), shows a lack of 

 good sense." 



Many will think I should have personally examined the 

 pedigrees, but at that time I was engaged in getting the 

 Berlin kennels into shape, and could devote but a day or so 

 a week to the business of the city office. 



Mr. Roberts until a few days ago was employed as a book- 

 keeper at a place of business not'eight minutes' walk from 

 my office. He has known me well enough for the past five 

 years to drop my last name in conversation. In addition, he 

 has at least three times since he wrote the letter referred to 

 walked and chatted with my brother, who is associated with 

 me in business, and not a word was said by him in regard to 

 the subject, it is true he wrote, me the following letter on 

 Jan. 5: 



Associated Fancier*: 



Gentlemkn— Seine weeks since I noticed a sale by you of an 

 Irish setter pup by Bruce out of Lady Red. As no bitch of that 

 name has visited Bruce, I suppose there is some mistake. Will 

 vou please explain the matter at once and oblige respectfuliy 

 yours. I. Ht. Roberts. 



After consulting the young ladies having the pedigree 

 matters in charge and they not remembering any such sales, 

 I wrote; 



We have never sent a sale to any paper of a pup by Bruce ex 

 Lady Red. The last litter of puppies out of Lady Red were by Leo 

 (Chief ex Mothi. If you will setul us the name of the party to 

 whom Side was made we will look the matter up, and, if a mistake 

 has been made, have it rectified. The kennel name of Leo is 

 Bruce, to distinguish him from another dog of the same name, 

 but the registered name is always given in the pedigree. We have 

 also an English setter dog named Bruce, but he was never bred to 

 Lady Red. Respectfully, Associated Fanciers. 



Receiving no reply I thought no more of the matter, and 

 it was not until f saw the published letter that I had a 

 thorough investigation made. Mr. Roberts evidently sup- 

 posing he had found one of those wonderful -'mare's nests." 

 and possibly a little angered by the fact that I had refused 

 to buy a dog or two that he had offered me, sent for publica- 

 tion the letter refered to. One would suppose from his com- 

 munication that we changed our name frequently in order 

 to do business dishonestly. The name Philadelphia Ken- 

 nels was dropped because" our mail was often mixed up with 

 that of the Keunel Club, of which Mr. Roberts was then 

 president, and that was in '1883 or 1884. Since then we have 

 always done business under our present name. Respectfully, 

 H. I, Ireland, Manager Associated. Fanciers. 



DEATH OF GREGORY'S BELLE. — Mr. D. S. Gregory 

 writes us that his well known pointer bitch Belle died Jan. 

 21. We first saw Belle at the Eastern Field Trial on Robins 

 Island in 1880 where she won first in the nursery stake, and 

 fourth iu the puppy stake, and well remember the game race 

 she ran iu the latter stake on three legs, one of her feet hav- 

 ing been seriously injured. Belle (A.K.R. 203) was whelped 

 Jan. 1. 18S0. and was by Sensation (A.K.R. 217) and out of 

 White's Grace (Match-Nell). 



BULLDOG IMPORTATION. — Mr. A. Fred Nash has just 

 arrived iu this country from England with his celebrated 

 bull bitch champion Dolores, by champion Grabber and out 

 of champion Dona Sol. She has won many prizes in Eng- 

 land, and will make her first appearance in this country on 

 Feb, 1 at the bench show at Nashville, Tenu. 



MB. W, H. PIERCE is at Savannah, Ga., among the 

 ducks and quail, aad will remain there until about April L 



