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GORDON SETTERS. 



NELLIE DrrANE (R. W. Wehrle), bitch (Briar— Fannie), 

 March 13. 



POINTERS. 



BART (J. C. Sherlock 1 ), liver and white dog (Bodiue— 

 Meteor's Trinket), May 35J. 



TRIKKHT S. (A. Smithuight), liver and white dog (Bodine 

 —Meteor's Trinket), May 33. 



Richmond Boy (A. Smithnight), liver and white dog 

 (Richmond— II oosier Nell), Ang. 22. 



Noble Bang (C. Whealen), liver and white dog (Bang 

 Bans— Vanity), Aug. 14. 



VAN Bang (C. J. Stoddard), lemon and white dog (Baug 

 Bang— Vanity), Aug. 14. 



Joyce of Hall's Island (O. W. Donner), liver and white 

 hitch (Lad of Bow— Bloomo), March 24). 



Zulu (J. E, Isgrigg), black dog (McDuff— Topsy W.), 

 Jan. 12. 



BertrAldo (A. W. Whipple), liver and white dog (Corner- 

 stone—Bessie Beaufort), May 39. 

 H00SIER Harry (H. A. Conistock), liver and white dog 



(Devonshire Sam— Gipsy), Feb. 24. 



LAUNCELOT (Chas. Hea " ' 

 Meally), May 29. 



eath), liver and white dog (Graphic— 



GRACE (W. C. Mitchell), liver and whit* bitch (King Don- 

 Queen Faust), March 9. 



DUKE P. (W. P. Coleman), liver and white dog (Drake- 

 Phoebe). 



LILLY P. (W. P. Coleman), liver and white bitch (Drake— 

 Phoebe). 



Drake Kino Don (L. R. Bwift)j lemon and white dog (King 

 Don— Croxteth's Rival Queen), June 0. 



Trinket's Champion (John Bolus), liver and white dog 

 (Croxteth— Trinket), April 21. 



Devonshire Rose (Devonshire Kennels), liver bitch (Crox- 

 tetli— RoOsier Nell), Jan. 17. 



Patti of Naso (J. R. Daniels), liver and white bitch (Nick 

 Of Naso— Patti M.), Aug. S. 



Orange Girl (H. Hartley), lemon bitch (Sweep— Flotsam), 

 Feb. 28. 



NanT€RA(F. F. Harris), lemon and white bitch (Nick of 

 Naso— Portland Lilly), Aug. — . 



NuTwooD (F, F. Harris), lemon and white dog (Nick of 

 Naso— Portland Lilly), August. 



Duke of Maine (H. F. Farnham), liver and white dog 

 (Zippo III.— May F.), Junel. 



Sancho (J. A. Greenleaf), liver and white dog (Zippo HI. 

 —May F.), June 1. 



Sonny (Castleman Kennels), liver and white dog (Rod- 

 Belle), August. 



Gal (Castleman Kennels), liver and white bitch (Rod- 

 Juno), February. 



Ten nt l? (Castleman Kennels), liver and white bitch (Rod- 

 Nell), August. 



SUE (Castleman Kennels), liver and white bitch (Rod- 

 Nell), August. 



Phil Sheridan (Dr. J. E. Links), dog (Joe Pape— Nellie), 

 June 17. 



Grove r Cleveland (Dr. J. E. Links), dog (Joe Pape— 

 Nellie). June 17. 



ZELL (Dr. J. E. Links), bitch (Joe Pape— Nellie), June 17. 



Unnamed (J. B. Carnahan), color, sex and age not given 

 (King Don— ). P. T. Madison, Secretary. 



PACIFIC COAST DERBY. 



<"pHE entries for the sixth Derby of the Pacific Coast Field 

 _L Trials Club closed with 21 nominations, 16 English set- 

 ters and 5 pointers. The trials will begin at Bakersfield, 

 Cal., Jan. 14. Following is the list: 



ENGLISH SETTERS. 



Buddie K. (Chas. Kaeding, San Francisco), black, white 

 and tan dog (Regent— Fannie K ), May tj. 



Boff AND Blue (H. C. Chiprnan, Sacramento), blue belton 

 and tan bitch (Harold— Sweetheart), Feb. 10. 



Dolly (F. H. Patzman. San Francisco), lemon and white 

 bitch (Regent— Dot), March 1. 



DONNA (P. D. Linville, San Francisco), black, white and 

 tan bitch (Carl R.— Nell), July 21. 



Enid (California Kennels, Sacramento), orange and white 

 bitch (Gl earn — Doe). 



Helen (California Kennels, Sacramento (blue belton and 

 tan bitch (Harold— Janet), July 18. 



Hirondelle (California Kennels, Sacramento), blue bel- 

 ton and tan bitch (Harold— Janet), July 18. 



HUNT (Charles Kaeding, San Francisco), black, white and 

 tan dog (Regent — Fannie K.), May 6. 



Love Knot (California. Kennels, Sacramento), black and 

 white bitch (Loadstone— Janet), Feb. 6, 1888. 



PRIDE (Albert Peri, M'arysville), black, white and tan 

 bitch (Nixie— Pearl Laverack), June 6. 



Prlnce Alba (H. T. Payne, Los Angeles), white and black 

 dog (Grouse II — Princess'C'laude), March 19. 



Shot (Charles Kaeding, San Francisco), black, white and 

 tan dog (Regent— Fannie K.), May 6. 



Signet (H. T. Payne, Los Angeles), white and black dog 

 (Grouse II.— Princess Claude), March 19. 



SlNGOLD (A. Abbott, Sacramento), blue belton and tan dog 

 (Harold— Sweetheart), Feb. 10, 1888. 



Tom Paine (J. F. Holbrook, Los Angeles), white and 

 black dog (Grouse II.— Princess Claude), March 19. 



Trifler (James linger, Los Angeles), white and black 

 dog (Grouse II.— Princess Claude), March 19. 



pointers. 



James Doe (Wm. Schrieber, San Francisco), white and 

 lemon dog (Gladsome — Forest tjaeen II.), March — . 



Laddie (Wm. Schrieber, San Francisco), white and lemon 

 dog (Tom Pinch — Lassie), April 11. 



Lottie B. (G. W. Bassford, Suisun), white and liver- bitch 

 (Professor— Grade Bow), July 8. 



Old . Black Joe (Jas. E. Watson, San Francisco), black 

 dog, age and pedigree not given. 



Roberta (P. D. Linville, San Francisco), liver and white 

 bitch (Robert le Diable — Young Beulah), March 5. 



AMERICAN FIELD TRIAL CLUB. — Cincinnati , O., 

 June 14.— Editor Forest and Stream: We are very much 

 pleased with the large number of entries that have been 

 made for the American Field Trial Club's Derby this year, 

 and we believe we may safely count on more than sixty 

 entries. These entries come from many different States, 

 well distributed as to territory, and the trials will without 

 doubt be a grand success. The judges will be men who are 

 not interested in any strain of dogs or under any local 

 influence where the trials are to be held. The club believes 

 that the judges should be gentlemen who are not in anyway 

 on too intimate terms with breeders or influenced by sec- 

 tional prejudices. The results of this year's trials will 

 without doubt be as satisfactory to the club, the entries and 

 to the public as were last year's races. Entries close July 1. 

 For further information, entry blanks, etc., address the 

 undersigned.— C. W. Paris, Secretary and Treasurer, P. O. 

 Box 718. ' 



NEW JERSEY KENNEL CLUB— At the annual meet- 

 of the New Jersey Kennel Club held June 7, the following 

 list of officers was elected: President, C. J. Peshall; Vice- 

 President, K. E. Hopf ; Secretary, Geo. L. Wilms; Treasurer, 

 J. D. Shotwell; Board of Governors, the above officers with 

 A. P. Vredenburgh, A. C. Wilmerding, Max Wenzel, E. R. 

 Hearn, E. M. Oldham, Dr. Arrowsmith, P. C. Ohl, Louis 

 Livesey, Floyd Vail, J. Von Lengerke and A. Thomas. 



THE MORTALITY OF PUPPIES. | 



THERE appears to have been an unusual degree of com- 

 plaint among breeders this year regarding the mortality 

 of puppies. Numerous highly promising litters have died 

 soon after birth, and their owners are at a loss to account 

 for their untimely deaths. In England, as we judge from 

 our exchanges, the loss has been much greater than "in this 

 country, and taken altogether the .season has been a dis- 

 astrous one in the annals of dog breeding. 



By some these losses are attributed to "luck," others aver 

 that they are caused by some mysterious and occult disease, I 

 while still others lay it all to the weather. That luck— good 

 and bad — is an important factor in the rearing of dogs no 

 one can deny. A puppy unlucky enough to be the offspring 

 of diseased and enfeebled parents, or one whose luck brings 

 him under thej horse's feet, or dumps him in the cistern, 

 gives his owner opportunity to rail at fortune and to "curse 

 his luck," but how would the case have been had the owner 

 been lucky enough to have possessed ordinary common 

 sense while selecting his breeding stock, or wisdom suffi- 

 cient to teach hirn to provide against "unlucky" accidents 

 by keeping his youngsters in a safe place. With the ex- 

 ception perhaps of a rare visitation of distemper, there is no 

 disease that attacks unweaned puppies, and losses at this 

 age, from any ailment, or from the most unfavorable 

 weather conditions, are iufini tesimally small among healthy, 

 vigorous puppies that are properly cared for. The blame in 

 the matter lies almost entirely at the door of the breeder, and 

 his flagrant violation of the fundamental laws that govern 

 the reproduction of life in all its forms is very properly 

 punished by his failure to rear the ill-begotten fruits of a 

 union cursed by disease or debility. 



Take one example. X was the sire of a well-known sire 

 Z. X was a gunshy dog, a numbskull and a fool. His son 

 Z was a nice-appearing dog, and in the field was passable. . 

 lie had the mange, and it was chronic. His constitution 

 was broken down. His coat and condition always spoke 

 plainly enough and told that he was no fit creature to father 

 offspring. Yet he was very extensively bred to; he got a j 

 laKge number of pups, and as a matter of course, among so 

 many there were some that lived; but a large proportion I 

 died young, and those which survived, though they grew to i 

 mature age and were to all appearances healthy", yet gave < 

 the intelligent observer an impression that after all they 

 were not right. Now, this dog Z is either still living, or if 

 dead his death occurred not long ago, yet of his numerous 

 progeny few are known to be alive. 



It is a depressing fact that gross indifference and careless- j 

 ness are frequently shown in the choice of breeding stock. ' 

 Field trial winners and specimens which win the money on 

 the bench are in demand for breeding servioes, without ever 

 a question as to their condition at the time of breeding, or 

 as to their fitness as mates for each other; and if the puppies 

 which come of carelessness in this regard live, it is by luck, 

 and if they die it is by luck too. We venture to say that 

 there is scarcely a kennel in this country where this mistake 

 of breeding animals in an unfit condition, or unsuited to 

 each other, has not been committed. 



It was not always so. Perhaps the temptation w r as not 

 formerly so great as it is now; but there was a time when 

 breeders exercised in a greater degree common sense and 

 common conscience in this matter, and the unhealthy off- 

 spring of unhealthy paternity or maternity were not made 

 merchandise of. We recall an instance in our oAvn experi- 

 ence, where we owned a bitch which was up to the age of 

 one year feeble, and we thought that if she were bred it 

 might be to her own physical advantage. She did have a 

 litter of pups; and it did prove to be to the good of the 

 bitch, but the offspring, every mother's son of them ; were in 

 due time destroyed, and the bitch was not bred again. 



Not only are diseased and enfeebled animals used for 

 breeding purposes but it is very often the case that the evil 

 is greatly increased by the treatment of the bitch during 

 pregnancy. Chained to her kennel or confined to narrow 

 quarters, "with scant opportunity for the exercise that her 

 conditiou imperatively demands, it is no wonder that the 

 puny offspring lack the vitality to enable them to success- 

 fully wage life's battle. Even with robust health a bitch 

 cannot produce vigorous puppies under such conditions, 

 and if they do not die outright they live a monument of 

 weakness to proclaim the worse than folly that made them 

 what they are. Entire exclusion from the breeding kennel 

 of disease and debility, with proper food and care, and plenty 

 of exercise for the bitch ia whelp, together with the exercise 

 of a little common sense in the care of the litter, will bring 

 the "good luck" of health and strength sufficient to enable 

 them to successfully resist the attack of disease and to with- 

 stand the. effects of the most chan gable climate. 



DOG TALK. 



THE English Kennel Club, says the Stock-Keeper, "has 

 given the champion subject considerable attention of late, 

 which is natural, as it has engrossed the attention of the 

 public, for a long time. The club is said to have decided upon 

 the following new conditions respecting the title of cham- 

 pion: Dog shows held under Kennel Club rules will be 

 divided into first and second class according to their position 

 as shown by the number of entries. To gain the title of 

 champion, a dog must get sixteen points, eight in open 

 classes and eight in challenge classes. A first prize in an 

 open class at a first-class show will count two points, and at 

 a second class show one point; challenge classes the same. 

 Specialist Club exhibitions will take rank as first-class 

 shows." 



In an article on American dog shows in the Stock-Keeper 

 Mr. Wade says: "The practice of benching a lot of dogs to- 

 gether that belong to different classes (upsetting all conse- 

 cutiveness of numbers) has often been condemned. So has 

 the permitting exhibitors to take their dogs on a promenade 

 through the aisles at irregular hours, incommoding visitors 

 and making it troublesome to find a particular dog. Why 

 these abuses have not been restrained is hard to see. Both 

 are to some degree a relic of the old slip-and-go-easy days 

 from which we are slowly emerging. Undoubtedly the 



wag to their tails as ever. Now some man who has less 

 sense than a dog will perhaps try to imitate them. 



The English specialist clubs are very generally offering 

 prizes to be competed for at the coming Kennel Club show 

 at Barn Elms. 



The New Jersey Kennel Club will not hold a dog show at 

 Waverlytbis year. 



ALBANY DOG SHOW. 



THE first annual dog show of the Albany Kennel Club 

 was held at Albany last week. There were 390 entries 

 and among them were a number of noted dogs but some of 

 these were absent. The quality in some of the claasses was 

 excellent while in others it was hardly up to the average. 

 The attendance was first-class and the club has made a 

 handsome sum. Mr. Chas. H. Mason judged all classes. 

 Following is a list of the 



AWARDS. 



MASTIFFS.- Dogs: 1st, Wacouta Kennels' Wacouta Baldus, 

 2d, withhold. Bitches: No onirics. Puppies: 1st, V v aeouta Ken- 

 nels' Wacouta BaiSns; 3d, G. L. Thomas's Nina. 



ST. BERNARDS.— Rough-Coated — Dogs: 1st, Mrs. J. M. 

 Nicholson's Mount Sion TIT.; 3d, Pbelps Smith's Barney: 3d, J. 

 Marshall's Tantallon. BiteJirs: 1st, J. Marshall's Lady Fiories; 

 2d, withheld. Puppies: 1st, withheld; 2d and 3d, Phelps Smith's 

 Creaar and Kiriness. High com., Mrs. Albert Router's Franc Ti- 

 rbnr.--SMQ0TH-COA.TKD— B£igs; 1st, U. H. Evans's Victor Leo; 2d, 

 Miss Kate S. Pierson's Victor Hugo. Bitches: 1st, Mrs. Albert 

 Router's Leila; 2d, J. W. Dun lop's This he: 3d, F.P.Hawkins's 

 Princess. Puppies: 1st, Dr. J. V. Sheppy's Don. 



NEWFOUNDLANDS— 1st, E. H. Morris's Now York Lass; 2d, 

 T. McManas's Flush. 



COLLIES.— Dogs: 1st, 2d and 3d, Chestnut Hill Kennels' Smitilla, 

 Rosl vn and Nullamore. Very high com., C. Q. Van Per Volgen's 

 Racket. Bitches: 1st and 2d, Chestnut Hill Kennels' Luella and 

 Young Meg. Puppies: 1st, Chestnut Hill Kennels' Roslyn: 2d, 

 withheld. 



DEER HOUNDS.— let, C. Rathhone's Norval. 



GREYHOUNDS.— 1st, withheld; 2d. H. Hunter's Fanny. 



ITALIAN GREYHOUNDS— 1st, Mrs. M. A. Torrey's Lilly; 2d, 

 C. D. Torrey's Tiny. 



POINTERS.- Dogs; 1st, R. Leslie's Spot Dash; 2.1, R. P. Pain- 

 bridne'8 Pedro; 3d, withheld. High com., E. H. Morris's Sancho, 

 H. W. Ransom's Sancho and W. MeGraws Don. Bitches: 1st, E. 

 H. Morris's Devon Nell; 2d, W. M. Keenan's Muggs; 3d. M. BoJe- 

 aux's Nell. Puppicx: 1st, O. T. Warren's Clytie; 2d, W. A. Hamil- 

 ton's Hannah. 



ENGLISH 

 Gloster; 

 of Troy; 



Very high com., W. Tallman's Petrel III. Puppies: 1st. withheld; 

 2d, L. G. Williams's Chip. 



IRISH SETTERS.-Do(/s: 1st, E. Hannan's Rory; 2d, E. O. Van 

 Alstvnc's Romie; 3d, Mrs. M. E. Hudson's Res. Very high, com., 

 W. M. Keenan's Tom and R. Green's Colonel. Bitches: 1st, with- 

 hold; equal 2d, Dr. C. E. Jones's Lady Kildare and C. E. Rocken- 

 stvre's Queenie; 3d, withheld. Very high com., M. Si treat's 

 Katie and Warren and Hamilton's Fluff. High com., W. B. 

 Klbhee's Jannette. Puppies: 1st, J. ./. Guiton's Fanny; 2d, Vv . 

 McAllister's Juliet. 



BLACK AND TAN SETTERS.-Daffs; 1st, E. H. Morris's Beau- 

 mont; 2d, Dr. F. L. Classen's Kent III.: 3d, R. A. Hamilton's 

 Maida. Very high com., F. C. Ward's Duke. High com., C. 

 Launsbach's Don. Bitches: 1st, E. H. Morris's New York Belle; 

 2d, C. E. Lansing's Topsy; 3d, C. Launsbach's Belle, Puppies: 1st, 

 withheld; 2d, A. B. King, Jr.'s Duke. 



IRISH WATER SPANIELS.-Dwjs; 1st. J . F. W. Ross's Handy 

 Andy; 2d, withheld. Bitches: 1st, J. F. W. Ross's Biddy Shaug- 



la Fl£LD SPANIELS.— 1st, W. T. Paine's Bridford Ruby; 2d. E. 

 H. Morris's Beau. 

 ] COCKER i 

 lissy's Rue. 

 of Spade3. 



FOXHOUNDS.-lst, W. H. Colepaugh's Bess; 2d, C. W. Corn- 

 well's Drive; 3d, E. Wemple's Hector. 

 BEAGLES.— Absent . 



BULLDOGS.-lst, W. T. Tebbutt's Portswood Tiger; 2d, with- 



h BULL-TERRIERS.-Do3s: 1st, W. P. Shaw's Jack; 2d, with- 

 held. Bitelies: 1st, C. Donovan's Judy; 2d, H. O'Brien's Nell; 3d, 

 L. Evans's Yonie. Puppies: 1st, C. Donovan's Amaland; 2d, T. 

 Charles' Valley Boy. 



FOX-TERRIERS.— Dogs: lst.C. Rathhone's Beaverwyck Tippler; 

 2d, T. A. Stuart's Tim; 3d, C. W. Corn well's Handy Mixture. 

 Com., W. J. Bell's Prince. Bitches: 1st, 2d and 3d, C. Rathboue's 

 Daze, Momshine and Blcmton Arrow. Very high com., J. J. 

 Hooley's Nance. Puppies: Withheld. 



TRISH AND ROUGH-HAIRED TERRIERS.— 1 "t. Chestnut 

 Hill Kennels' Breda Jim: 2d, G. Bell's Braxton Tantrum; 3d and 

 high com., U. G. Cleather'e Closh and Dan. 



SKYE AND YORRSHIRE TERRIERS.— 1st, W. Gentry's Ned; 

 2d, H. C. Cushman's Rascal; 3d, Miss Mary Martin's Fritz. 



TOY TERRIERS — 1st. and 2d, W. Green's Nellie and Daudy; 

 3d, Mrs. Libhie Staley's Nellie. Very high com., Mrs. Anton 

 Gessl's Lilly. 

 SCOTCH TERRIERS. — Withheld. 



PUQS.—Dngs: 1st, Mr. Edward Moore's Rowdy, Jr.; 3d, A. 

 Sherman's Fritz. Bitches: 1st and 2d, G. Bell's Vv hat's That and 

 Rusth- Queen; 3d, F. .1. Miller's Jessie. High com., A. Sherman's 

 RaK C.Kiuuse'H Bella and Mrs. R. J. Deely's Topsy. Puppir.s: 1st, 

 G. Bell's Rustic Queen! 3d, T. Fazakerly, Jr.'s, Bess; 3d, Miss 

 Jean Guest Miller's Phonofer. 



KING CHARLES SPANIELS. -1st and 2d, W. PhiRips's Roscius 

 and Duke. 



BLENHEIM SPANIELS— 1st and 3d, W. Phillips's King Pip- 

 pin and Grand Duchess. 



POODLES.— 1st, M. W. Reid's Fritz; 2d, Miss Bertie Pruyn's 

 Fromo. 



MISCELLANEOUS.-Ist, withheld; 2d, H. B. Norris' Topsy. 



SPECIAL AWARDS. 

 Best kennel, Chestnut Hill Kennels; collies, the same; toy span- 

 iel, W. Phillips; largest entry, E. H. Morris; best mastiff, Wacouta 

 Baldus; St. Bernard (2), Leila; English setter, Judy of Troy: second 

 best, Gloster; Llewellin, the same; Irish setter, Rory; puppy, 

 Fanny; bitch with litter. J. J. Smith's Rose; bitch in Albany 

 county. Lady Kildare. and Queenie; Gordon sol tor dog, Beaumont; 



Americrajmbiic 'support' sWs, out f am sorry 'to say that {^M f \^J^ n Vlf^ 1 v^plm^Iolw VviS^Mvef- 

 many shows fail to recognize what 'protection' the Mil . 



Fanny. ' 



many 



are entitled to." 



President Renfroe of the new Southern Field Trial Club 

 reports that the club is booming; its support is coming from ' 

 all over the country, from Maine to Texas. Tidings of a 

 like cheering import come from the American Field Trials 

 Club, and it is more than likely that this country will prove, 

 to be big enough to contain both of thess clubs without any 

 clashing of interest. 



One hundred thousand dogs have been destroyed at the 

 New York pound since it went into operation ten years ago. 

 The dogs are drowned, The Paris dog law resembles that of 

 New York; dogs are not to be allowed in the streets except 

 in the leash. An offending dog will be seized, and unless 

 wearing a collar with his owner's name will be destroyed. 



The New Haven Palladium reports that two young ladies 

 who were passengers on a train that passed through that city 

 the. other day, occupied seats on a trunk in the baggage car, 

 having refused to be separated from a pet dog which the 

 rules of the road prevented them from taking into a passen- 

 ger car. They were on their way to Springfield. 



A Newfoundland dog and a small-sized cur have made the 

 passage over Niagara Falls, coming out with just as much 



MASCOTJTAH KENNEL CLUB. — Editor Forest and 

 Si re rj- in: Inasmuch as many inquiries have been made re- 

 garding a proposed bench show in Chicago during the pres- 

 ent vear, I have been requested by the board of directors to 

 inform you that the Mascoutah Kennel Cluo will be in no 

 manner connected with such an enterprise. Any bench show 

 given this fall would consequently be under some other 

 ..uspices. We hope during the spring of next year to give a 

 bench show, advertisement of which will be published in 

 due season.— John L. Lincoln, Jh,, Secretary (307 Rush 

 street, Chicago, 111., June 9). 



WASHINGTON DOG SHOW. — Editor Forest and 

 Stream: Your report of the Washington dog show stt tes 

 in open pointer bitches, first and vhc. J. C. Schuyler's Bertie 

 May and Blanchie May. Please make correction: Blanchie 

 May (A.K.R. 6063) won first and her litter sister Bertie May 

 (A.K.R. 5082) vhc— J. C. ScilUYLEB. 



UTICA DOG SHOW.— Utica, June 18.— Editor Forest and 

 Stream: Albany having claimed same dates as we did in 

 last week's issue kindly note that we now claim March 13 to 

 15, 1889.— Fort Schuyler Kennel Club, (Jas. W. Dunlop, 

 Pres.). 



