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FOREST AND STREAM 



[Feb. 23, 



THE NEW YORK SHOW. 



THE bench show of the Westminster Kennel Club now in 

 progress in this city is notable lor its unprecedented 

 tentry list. There are probably a full thousand or more dogs 

 •actually present. The quality is good. The Garden hag 

 been filled with a large attendance of visitor's, Follnwingis 

 a list of awards for the first day: 



AWARDS. 



MAST1 FFS. — Champion— Dfijjs; let. Winlawn Kernels' Homer; 

 •2d, E, H. Moore's Ilford Can Hon. Bitches: 1st. Geo. & H. B. Crom- 

 well's The. La<1v Clare; 2d. Winlawn Kennels' Prussian Princess. 

 — Qpss-Doys: 1st, E. U. Moore's Minting: 2d, J. L. Winehell's 

 Moses: 3d. Otto Brandt's Regulus, Very high com., J. L. Win- 

 chell's Boss, Francis -J. Underbill's Friar, E. H. Mmne's Ilford 

 Coroner. High com.. E. S. SehiefTelin's Captain, A. Gerald Hull's 

 Debonair, Winlawn Kennels' Imperial Chancellor. Com., Lewis 

 A. Berger's Ashmont Brutus. BitcJics: 1st, Caurnsett Kennels' 

 Mayflower; 2d. Winlawn Kennels' Daphne; 8d, E. H. Moore's 

 Duchess. Very high com., E. H. Moore's Lady Beatrice. High 

 com., Winlawn Kennels' Queen II. Com., A. Gerald Hull's Ilford 

 Constance, Lewis A. Berger's Ashmont Cleopatra.— Puppies— 

 DoffK C. P. Fra'.eigh's Wolsey; 2d, E. D. Hayes's Lucifer; ild, 

 Chas. D. Bull's Greek. Bitches: E. II. Moore's Phyllis; 2d, E. D. 

 Hayes's Duchess. 



ST, BERNARDS.— RouoH-CoATEn-CHAMPiON—Doa; Hermit 

 •tag* Kennels' Duke of Leeds. Bitches: 1st, E. H. Moore's Miranda: 

 :&k J. H. Sheppard's Lady At hoi.— Open -.Pops: 1st, W. J. Rhrieh's 

 Barry II.; 2d, Mrs. A. M. McGregor's Bosco JL; 3d, Hospice Ken- 

 nels' Eiger. Reserve, J. C. Copemau's Visp II. Very high com., 

 G. J. Geer's Jupiter of Clover Patch, H. C. Miner's Pop, Ermine 

 Kennels' Lord Nelson, W. Do Haven's General Butler, S. P, 

 Slater's Marco and W. E. Connor's Fouthil! Hector. High conn, 

 F. T. Underbill's Monk, W. G. Martin's Bene, Bassini & Hevdvn's 

 Zeno, E, H. Morris's Centaur and Mrs. Li. W. Chandler's Hermit, 

 Jr, BtteHek 1st. Mrs. A. M. Hughes's Lady Alice; 2d, Mrs. J. 

 'Grant's Bed a; 3d, Dr. W. Young's Empress. Very high com., Miss 

 Louise Geer's Flora HI. of Clover Patch, Hermirage Kennels' St. 

 Bride, Ermine Kennels' Greta, Hospice Kennels' Paleface and R. 

 BensbB s Mill teen t II. High com, G. J. Geer's Juno of Clover 

 Patch, Mrs. Marion J. Foster's Lady Abbess, E. N. Morris's 

 OaJWtta and A. B. Jones's Lucy. Com., C. S. Warren's Jessie and 

 ■E*mine Kennels' Luce.— Poppies- Dogs: 1st, W. D. Wood's Lando 

 Sector: equal 2d, T. Burke's Don Pedro and Monastery Kennels' 

 Huguenot; 3d, T. Burke's Sanhus. Very high com., T. Burke's 

 Amergin. High com., H. A. Weeks's Brocken; 11. Von II. 

 Schramm's Fido and Miss Harriet Bayard's King Cole. Com., W. 

 R. Watts's Marcus Antonius. 



BLOODHOUNDS.— 1st, 2d, 3d and very high com., E. Brough's 

 Barnaby, Duchess of Ripple, Burniston and Matchley Venus, 



NEWFOUNDLANDS.— 1st, C. T. Strauss's Tasso* 2d, C, A. 

 GianeJIi's Don Pedro. Jr.: 3d, \V. Lundram's Pascha. Very high 

 •com,. 1L D. Sullivan's Gypsy. High com., E. H. Morris's New 

 York Lass. Com.. Dr. H. V, Wildman's Leo. 



GREAT DANES.— 1st, G, Von Skal's Emperor Nero; 2d, J. Shel- 

 don's Chancellor; 3d, C, Balcom's Czar. Very high eOni, C. D. 

 Cugle's Zorah. 



DEERHOUNDS.— Champion— Dng: John E. Thayer's Chieftain. 

 Sttch: J. E, Thayer's Wanda.— Opbn-Du(/s.- 1st and 2d, J. E. 

 Thaver's Robber Chieftain and Highland Ladrlie; 3d, James li. 



rbay~. . 



Sigma, Veiy high com. and high com.. Then. A. Blake's Sylvia 

 and Lorna II. Com., J. E. Thayer's Pride of the Heather. Pu(t- 

 phs: 1st and 2d, Geo. S. Page's Robin Hood and Robin Adair; 3d, 

 J. E, Thayer's Dora. 



GREYHOUNDS.— Chasipion— Dofl: H.W. Huntington's Ba'kis. 

 Bitch: C. D. Webber's Mother Demdike.— Open— Dogs: 1st, C. D. 

 Webber's Stormy Day; 2d, Abbott Kennels' Middiet.on; 3d, with- 

 held. Bitches: 1st, H.W. Huntington's Cassandra: 2d, J. M. Thorn- 

 ton's Juno; 3d, E. H. Pyatt's Queen in Black. Very nigh com., Mrs. 

 Surah L. Emory's Dora. Puppies! 1st. and 2d, Geo. Stanton's Fleet- 

 Wood and Lord Raglan; 3d, L. H. Broome's Highla nd Laddie. Very 

 high com., L. H. Broome's Highland Lassie. 



POINTERS. — Labor — Champion — Dogs: Graphic Kennels' 

 Bracket; 2d. Highland Kennels' Robert Ie Diable. Bitch: Graphic 

 Kennels' Revel HI.— Open— DOQK 1st, C. W. LittJejohn's Fritz; 

 2d, Graphic Kennels' Lad of Bow. Very high com., Chas. Bas- 

 sini's Scott- High com., A. Spring's Captain Bogardus. Com., O. 

 W. Dormer's Go Bane, H. I. Bennett's Phelan. Biteiics: 1st, 

 Graphic Kennels" Lass of Bow; 2d, Floyd Vail and Geo. L. Wilm's 

 Lady Snow; 3d, Miss Hattie Woosler's Juno. Very high com., 

 Greenfield Kennels' Bellona, F. Willrath'* Da wu, E. H. Morris's 

 Devon Nell. High com.. D. S. Gregory's Flash R., J . H. Wmslow's 

 Golden Rod. Com.. F. R. Hitchcock's Madge Wildfire, John 

 Coughlin's Reunie.— Small— Dogs: 1st, G. M. Arnold's Freedom; 

 2d, S. W. Peuf/.'s Brake; 3d, S. S. Banks's Ned B. Very high com., 

 O.W. Littlejohn's Virgiriius and Fairfax, F.Willrath's Jersey Bang 

 Ban" and Dayton Kennels' Count Croxteth. High com., Clifton 

 Kennels" Naso Boy, C. W. Littlejohn's Forest and D. G. Hartt's 



Ran. Rich com., D. G. Hartt's Game. Com., Miss Hattie Woos- 

 ter's Tain and .i. B. Wallace's Rock. Bitches: 1st. H. H. Judson's 



CLUMBER SPANIELS. — Champion — Mercer & Hill's Johnny. 

 — Open— Dug*: 1st, H. J. Hardenburg's Duffer. Bitches: 1st, M. 

 Richardson's Tync. 



FIELD SPANIELS.— 2Slbs. ano Over— Champion— Compton 

 Grove Kennels' Compton Bandit.— Open— Dogs: 1st and 2d, E. M. 

 i ddham's Newton Abbot Darkie and Newton Abbot Lord; 3d, C. 

 Du Bois Wagstaff's Dash II. Very high com,, F. H. Renin's 

 Shady, A. W. JJav's Nonesuch. High com., W. H. Moseley's Jerry, 

 J. Luckwell's Black Sam, W. Keepsley's Charley 11., Compton 

 Grove Kennels' Compton Monk, G. H. Bush's Adonis, E. H. Mor- 

 ris's Bow. Com., Miss J. Ellis's Dock, R. C. Pruyn's Pat. Bitches: 

 1st. E. M. Oldham's Newton Abbot Jubilee; 2d and 3d, E. H. Mor- 

 ris's Bridford Negress and Bridford Huby. Very high com., 

 Comptoa Grove Kennels' Compton Lotta, E. M. Oldham's Lady 

 Abbot, A. Laidlaw's Queen. 



COCKER SPANIELS.— Under 2Si.bs.— Champion— Dog: 1st, 



Grove Kennels? Compton Gladys, C. M. Nelles's Frou Frou.— 

 Under 28lbs., Othee than Liver or B lack— Dogs: 1st and 2d, 

 J. Luekweii's Silver King and Romeo; 3d, A. Laidlaw's Rory. 

 Very high com., Abbott Kennels' Daudy, A. Laidlaw's Robin. 

 High com., D. Lord's Equity, W. Yardiey's Jack. Com., R. J. 

 Seabury's Rex, BUchcs: 1st, J. Luckwell's Juliet; 2d, Dr. S. J. 

 Bradburv's Leoto.— Field or Cocker Spaniel Puppies— Liver 

 or Black— 1st. John Wilson's Von Obo; 2d, Geo. M. bhaw's Jer- 



w. 



can Cocker Kennels 1 Miss Topsy, J. Luckwell's Black Duchess, 

 Annie G. Snort's Dixie, Compton Grove. Kennels' Compton Burg- 

 lar. Compton Brenda, Compton Beaver and Compton Bandit 11., 

 A. Laidlaw's Queen. Com., F. Smith's Prince r ., Compton Grove 

 Kennels' Compton Buccaneer.— Other than Livbr or Black— 

 1st, G. H. Brush's Adonis; 2d and 3d, J. Luckwell's Romeo and 

 Juliet. Com. W. Bail's Dan, A. B. Field's Leah, H. Van Allen, 

 Jr.'s Dan and Miss Elizabeth Bradhurst's Bertie. 



COLLIES.— Champion— Dog: Chestnut Hill Kennels' Scotilla. 

 Bitches: 1st, Chestnut Hill Kennels' Flurry LL; 2d, Hempstead 

 Farm Kennels' Lady Ellis.— Open— Dogs: 1st, Hempstead Faim 

 Kennels' Bendigo; 2d, Chestnut Hill Kennels' Hoslyn Sensation; 

 3d, W. P. Harm's Doc Halm. Reservie McEwen & Gibson's Alio* 



way. Very high com, Hempstead Farm Kenhels' Gilford. High 

 com., Chestnut. Hill Kennels' David and Kilmarnock Kennels* 

 Bute. Com.. J. D, Slvptwell'S I^ynwoOd nnd J. Van Schaick's 

 Kalmia Scot, Uphcs: 1st, 2d and vese'rve, Chestn lit Hill Kennels' 

 Bertlm, Hpslyn .V.era "and PVisciila; 3d and verv high com., Kil- 

 marnock Kenhgls' Dahlia and Metehlev Princess; Very high com.. 

 8' Gi P, S. ott's Lady Neph. High com., J. S. Rogers's" Wayne 

 WautV, Mrs. Chas. D. Ingersoll's Colina and T. Cleveland's Lorna 



■ □ Gleulyon. 



high com.. J. D. Shotwells's Amherst Dad, Thos. Lindsay's 

 Thistle and J. S. Rogers's Jim Wayne. Com., J. S. Rogers's 



M. High com, J. S. Rogers's Flora Wayne and A. Phillips's Meg 

 Mernlies II. 



SMOOTH-CO ATE D AND BOB-TAILED SHEEP DOGS>-lst 

 and 2d, Chestnut Hill Kennels' Lad v Bird and Spot; 3d, Ji Van 

 Schaick s Taffy.— Second Annual CollIe Sweepstakes— 1st-. 



Boy. Bitches:' 1st, A. F. Nash's Dolores; 2d, C. D. Cugle's Soudan. 

 Puppies: Absent, 



lony. v cry nigh com., J as. Pattersons Judas. Conn, Dr, B M. 

 Emmet's Rory O'More and R. Gamete's TiirT. Bitches! 1st, Fi F. 

 Dole's Little Dorrit; 2d and high com., H. M, Holmes's Marguerite 

 and Bess. Very high com., W. B. Poet's White Rose .11;— Uubfift 

 25lhs. — Dogs: 1st, withheld; 2d, 1L Di & J. R-. Steers's the Dea- 

 con; 3d. D. P. Foster's Oxford-. Bitches: 1st, J. Corcoran 's Little 

 Flirt; 2d, C. D. Hays's Venus-. Pnppics: 1st. C. D. & .): R. Steers's 

 The Deacon, 



BASSET HOUNDS;-ist, L-. Timpson's keniours. 



FOX-TERBIERS— Champion— Dogs: 1st, Blemton Kennels' 

 Lucifer; 2d, L. & W. Rutherfurd's Splauger; reserve, Blemton 

 Kennels' Bacchanal. Bitches: 1st. and reserve. Blemton Kennels' 

 Diadem and Marguerite: 2d, J. E. Thayer's Richmond Olive; 3d, 

 L. & W. Rutherfurd's Diana.— Open— Dogs: 1st, Blemton Kennels' 

 Dusky Trap; 2d, J. E. Thayer's Rahy Mixer; 3d, L. & W. Huther- 

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bone's Beaverwyck Tippler. Bitches: 1st, 2d and reserve, Blemton 

 Kennels' Rachel, New Forest Ethel ana Tiara; 3d. Blemton Ken- 

 nels' Blemton -Brilbant. Very high com., L. & W. Rutherfurd's 

 Warren Dawn, J. E. Thayer's Fraulein Mixture. High com., L. 

 & W. Rutherfurd's Warren Testy. Com., W. Sculley's Voxation. 

 —Novice Class-IbL L. & W. Rutherfurd's Warren Discord! 2d, 

 Blemton Kennels' Blemton Brilliant; 3d, J, Mortimer's Suffolk 

 Trap. Reserve, .1. E. Thayer's Fraulein Mixture. Very high 

 com., L. * W. Rutherfurd's Warren Dawn, H. P. Frothingham's 

 Mugwump, Blemton Kennels' Rejoice. High com., J. E. Thaver's 

 Sly Mixture and Lady Reckon, L. Timpson's Maizeland Festive, 



E. Kelly's Clover Jill, C. Rathboue's Beaverwyck Tinpler, Blem- 

 ton Kennels' Sentinel. Com., E. Kelly's Clover Flame, W. Scully's 

 Vexation.— PtiPPiES-Dofls; 1st, L. & W. Rutherfurd's Warren 

 Discord; 2d and 3d, Blemton Keuuels' Blemton Volunteer and 

 Blemton Valentine. Reserve, H. Van R. Kennedy's Joker. 

 Bitches: 1st, 2d and 3d, Blemton Kennels' Blemton Consequence, 

 Blemton Brilliant and Blemton Dahabiab. Reserve, R. S. Ryan's 

 Dinah. Very high com. and high com., L. & W. Rutherfurd's 

 Warren Dawn and Warren Vanish. High com., E. Kelly's Clover 

 Flame and J. E. Thayer's Lady Reckon. Com., J. E. Thayer's 

 Venetiana, E. Kelly's Clover Jill, W. SeuRy's Vexation, R. S. 

 Ryan's Rosalind. 



WIRE-HAIRED EOX-TERIERS. — Ch ampion -Dog: 1st, G< 

 Bell's Bristles.— Open— Dogs: 1st, G. Bell's Braxton Tantrum; 2d, 

 H. D. & J. R. Steer's Prince Hal; 3d, John Maddox's Tartar. 

 Bitches: 1st, withheld; 2d, E. H. Morris's Brooklyn Venom; 3d, G. 

 Bell's Morce.au. High com., H. S. Jaffray's Irvington Nip. 



BLACK AND TAN TERRIERS.-Over 7LBS.-lst, V. Gebhard's 

 Harry O.; 2d, F. G. Cunningham's Dick. Rcserce, Mrs. Schaefer's 

 Azur. 



W HITE ENGLISH TERRIERS.— 1st and 2d, O. H. P. Belmont's 

 Diamond Spark and Lovely. 



IRISH TERRIERS. — Doys: 1st, G. D. Fowler's Greyniount; 2d, 

 Chestnut Hill Kennels' Bieda Jim; 3d, W. Scully's E victor. Re- 

 serve, T. Wise, Jr.'s Dan. High com.. P. C. Old's Bedad and T. 

 Wise, Jr.'s Badger Boy. Bitches: 1st. Chestnut Hill Kennels' Breda 

 Tiney; 2d, W. Scully's Poppy III.; 3d. T, Wise, Jr.'s Gipsy Girl. 

 High com., H. Oinning's Lucy and W. P. Booth's Shamrock. 



DAND1E DIN MONT TERRIERS.— 1st, F. R. Hitchcock's 

 Border Wang; 2d, G. Bell's Lady Wallace; 3d, G. G. Cleather's 

 Meg. 



BEDL1NGT0N TERRIERS.— 1st. W. S. Jackson's Domino; 2d, 



F. B. Lord's Sir George; 3d, W. H. Russell's Elswiek Sue. 



SKYE TERRIERS.— 1st, J. Lindsay's Towzie; 2d, Dr. M. H- 

 Cryer's Gladstone Boy: 3d, S. S. Rowland's Ben More. Reserve, 

 Dr. T. H. Beach's Lochiel. 



WELSH TERRIERS— 1st and 2d, P. Lawrence's Which and 

 T'other. 



YORKSHIRE TERRIERS.— Champion— X)o;/: P. Cassidy's Ben 

 — Open— Dogs: 1st, Mrs. Kisteniann's Teddy; 2d and 3d, P. Cas- 

 sidy's Monarch and Roger. Bitches: 1st, withheld; 2d, 3d and 

 high com., P. Cassidy's Minnie. Ladie and Spider. 



TOY TERRIERS— 1st, T. McCarthy's Nelly; 2d, J. R. Daniels's 

 Daisy: 3d, Mrs. Schaeffer's Sally. Very high com., L. Wolfgram's 

 Miss Dotzey XL 



PUGS.— Champion— Dog: Dr. M. H. Cryer'sMax. Bitch: Dr. M. 

 H. Cryer's Bessie.— Open- -Dogs: 1st, Dr. M. H. Cryer's Dude; 2d, 

 Miss Clara B. Prentiss's Peter: 2d, James Mortimer's Dante. 

 Reserve, Mrs. Chas. Wheatieigh's Mikadb. High com., Miss 

 Marion E. Bannister's Jumbo, Jr., R. Schreyer's Tony, G. W. 

 Fisher's Tom Thumb, R. B. Sawyer's Cbequasset Diamond and A. 

 Wilkins's Baby Bunting. Bitches: 1st, F. P. Kirby's Daisy; 2d, Dr. 

 M. H. Cryer's Vesta; 3d, G. W. Fisher's Tra-la-la. Reserve, Mrs. 

 Kistemann's Paquette. Very high com.. Mrs. Chas. Wheatieigh's 

 Yi 



com, 

 Surles'_ 



Fisher's Little Gem. 



MEXICAN HAIRLESS.— Mrs. H. S. Foote's Me Too: 2d, Mrs. S. 

 J. Mayer's Black Jack; 3d, H. T. Foote's White Wings. High 

 com., S. J. Mayer's Nellie. 



MISCELLANEOUS.-lst, P. Lawrence's Pin. 



The following protest yvill be laid before the A. K. C. to 

 day: 



F. B. Hitchcock, Secretary Westminster Kennel Club: 



SlE— I protest the award of the prize in Class 32 (Cham- 

 pion Pointers, 551bs, and over), at your present show, given 

 to the dog Bracket. I base this protest on the ground that 

 the award was erroneous, inasmuch as the competition in 

 the class was restricted. By an arbitrary, illegal and unjust 

 action, the Bench Show Committee of the Westminster Ken- 

 nel Club refused the entry or entries of another dog or of 

 other dogs qualified to compete in this class against the win- 

 ner. It is indeed well known to the public that one dog so 

 illegally barreed out had already at- Boston in 1887 been 

 placed over the present winner by the same judge. For this 

 reason, namely, that free competition was barred, the judge 

 was prevented from arriving at a correct decision or a decis- 

 ion just to all the pointer owners concerned. I ask therefore 

 that the decision in Class 32 be set aside and the record cor- 

 rected accordingly. 



CLUMBER SPANIEL STANDARD. 



ADOPTED BT THE AMERICAN SPANIEL CLUB. 



Value. Value 



i ie neral appearance and size. . 10 Body and quarters 20 



Head lfl Legs and feet 10 



Eyes f, Coat and feather 10 



10 Color and markings 5 



Neck and shoulders 15 



Total.... 100 



General, appearance and size.— General appearance, a 

 long, low, heavy-looking dog, of a Very thoughtful expres* 

 sion, betokening great intelligence, Should have the ap^ 

 pearance of great power. Sedate in all movements, but not 

 clumsy. Weight of dogs averaging between 55 and So] bs ; I 

 bitches from 3o to oOlbs. 



same time powerful looking. Nostrils large, open and flesh- 

 colored, sometimes cherry-colored. 



Eyes— Eyes large, soft., deep-set and showing haw. Hazel 

 in color, not too pale, with dignified and intelligent expres- 

 sion. 



Ears— Ears long and broad at the top, turned over on the 

 front edge; vine-shaped; close to the bead; set on low and 

 feathered only on the front edge, and there but slightly. 

 Hair short and silky, without slightest approach to wave or 

 curl. 



JVecfc and shnulelers.^eek long, thick atld powerful , 

 free from devviap, with a large rtiff. Shoulders i.mmehseiy 

 strong and tntlscnlai', giving a heavy nppearahce In frbni. 



Hod?/ ami tp.rartr.m—^My vei-y long and low. Well ribbed 

 up and long in the coupling: Chest, of great dejpth.ahd 

 volume. Loin . powerful and not too milch arched.. Back 

 long; broad and straight, free from dropp or bow,- Length 

 an important characteristic; the nearer the dog is in length 

 to being two and one-half times his height at shoulder the 

 better. Quarters shapely and very muscular, neither droop- 

 ing nor stilty. 



Legs and feet.— Forelegs short, straight and immensely 

 heavy in bone. Well in at elbow. Hindlegs heavy in bone 

 but not as heavy as forelegs. No feather below hocks, but 

 thick hair on back of leg just above foot. Feet large, com- 

 pact, and plentifully filled with hair between toes. 



Coat ami feather.— Coat silky and straight, not too long, 

 extremely dense; feather long and abundant, 



Color and inrtrkinrjs.— Color, lemon and white and orange 

 and white. Fewer markings on body the better. Perfection 

 of marking, solid lemon or orange ears, evenly marked 

 head and eyes, muzzle and legs ticked. 



Stern.— Stern set on level and carried iow. 



THE REJECTION OP ENTRllg, 



Editor Forest and Strmm! 



Mr. Peshall's action and remarks as to tile refusal of Mr 

 Mason *s entry of Beaufort by the W. K. C. committee are 

 much to the point. If Mr. Peshall will not deem it imperti- 

 nent, I hope he will go a step further and enlighten us on 

 the general features of the case as viewed in the light of 

 legal rights. Not that there is any probability of any im 

 jured exhibitor appealing to the Taw for redress^ but it is 

 always safe to consider questions in the light of legal prfn< 

 ciples, for jeer at the law as much as We laymen may, we all 

 know that it is but the crystallization of centuries of experi- 

 ence, moulded for the perpetuation of justice ( and that it 

 always aims at justice. To the layman it would seem that 

 as dog shows invite public patronage, they have no right tQ 

 discriminate between patrons, save on good public grounds 

 or lack of accommodations) but then A layman's law is very 

 poor goods. 



Some such rule as the one relied on by the W\ K. G, com- 

 mittee, is just and reasonable, and must necessarily be Very 

 general in its provisions, as it is easy to see how many cir- 

 cumstances may arise, justifying a committee in rejecting 

 an entry which cannot be foreseen and provided fo^ hut 

 there must be some corresponding restriction to prevent 

 such "outrages" as rejecting entries from personal spite or" 

 to insure victory for somebody's dogs. How would it do to 

 require that with the rejection of the entry the committee 

 must give a written statement of their reasons? We can 

 imagine the figure any one would cut if confessing that 

 Buster is too dangerous a competitor, or that Broomstick's 

 owner wielded too sharp a pen. 



Generally all clubs are liable to the danger of underesti- 

 mating their responsibilities. They appeal to the public for 

 support, and should remember that they owe the public a 

 just return. W. Wade. 



Huitton, Pa., Jan. 20, 1888. 



INDEX OF SHOW WINNERS. 



AN index of ten pages, four columns to the page, giving 

 reference to every dog that w r ou a prize at any show in 

 1887, is a new feature of the American Kennel Bcgister. 

 The value of such a work of ready reference can best be 

 appreciated by those persons who have occasion to look up 

 a dog's record. Writing of this dog show iudex Mr. B. A. 

 Craig says: "Let me congratulate you on the very effective 

 way you have indexed the prize winners of 1887. I would 

 willingly pay the subscription to the American Kennel 

 Begiister for that alone." 



RULE 2. 



THE compulsory registration rule will be discussed and 

 perhaps amended at the meeting of the A. K. C. this 

 afternoon. The rule in any shape which retains the com- 

 pulsory clause will be obnoxious. Breeders and exhibitors, 

 a hundred to one, are opposed to the notion of compulsory 

 registration. The Westminster Kennel Club, the first to 

 attempt to enforce the rule, has been compelled in a number 

 of instances to pay the registry fee itself , because owners re- 

 fused to contribute to the secretary's support. 



Makquette, Mich., Feb. 17.— Last evening a copper train 

 of thirty cars on the Dulttth and South Shore road got out 

 of control of the men at the Prince mine, five miles above 

 this city, and came thundering down the heavy grade at the 

 rate of over a mile a minute. The shrieks of the locomotive 

 whistle caused thousands to rush out of doors. In four 

 minutes after the engineer blew the first danger whistle, five 

 miles above, the train came thundering through the yards. 

 The big mogul engine kept up its shrieks, and the rush of 

 the cars shook the earth, while the train seemed running on 

 a sheet, of flame by the sparks caused by the friction of the 

 brakes. Nine cars of heavy timber were in the train, and at 

 the third crossing the tiinbers began to fly. They shot 

 through the air in all directions. Buildings were demol- 

 ished and cars thrown from the track on every side. Three 

 cars held to the engine and dragged a fourth with timbers 

 caught under the wheels. The engine stopped within 

 two hundred feet of a sharp curve which would surely 

 have thrown it into the lake. For three blocks, 

 timber and car trucks and cars are scattered. Two 

 streets are blockaded. The engineer and fireman stuck to 

 their posts. One brakeman jumped in the dark and was 

 saved by being thrown into an immense snowdrift. The 



1 conductor and other brakeman cut loose the caboose and 

 escaped. The only loss of life was Gov. Swineford's New- 



'foundland dog, which was killed by one of the flying 



i timbers.— Sun-. 



