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A. K, R.-SPECIAL NOTICE. 



rpHE AMERICAN KENNEL REGISTER, for the registration 

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

 published every month. Entries close on the 1st. Should he 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 svibseription 

 $l.iiO. Address "American Kennel Register," P. 0. Box 2832, New 

 York. Number of entries already printed 5582. 



NICK OF NASO'S FRACTIONAL PRIZE. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



I see by the published report of the Eastern Field Trials 

 Club that my dog, Nick of Naso, has been awarded a prize, 

 that is, a divided third. Please permit uie to say that I can- 

 not accept the award for the following reasons: 



When I entered the dog I supposed that the club would 

 select some competent sportsmen to act as judge of the 

 trials. I am not a member of the club and I did not know 

 anything to the contrary. 



About ten days before' the pointer stake was run I wrote a 

 letter to Mr. W. A. Coster, who, I am informed, is and has 

 been for some time the employed secretary of the club, re- 

 guesting him in said letter to give me the names of the 

 judges who had been selected for the pointer stake. Up to 

 this time I bare not received a reply to said letter. How- 

 ever, I did see in the New York Herald that Messrs. D. C. 

 Bergundthal, W. A. Coster and H. B. Duryea had been se- 

 lected. The same paper informed me that thirteen pointers 

 had been entered and drawn to run and also that Nick of 

 Naso had beaten Duke of Hessen and that Tammany had 

 beaten Nick of Naso, consequently as I was at my home and 

 the trials being held at High Point, I was unable to know of 

 the selection of judges unless the secretary would answer 

 my request. Now, I said before that I entered my dog 

 supposing that sportsmen would be selected by the club; 

 Mr. Duryea is not a sportsman and my reason for saying so 

 is that he is the owner of Robert the Devil and Robert was 

 at the time entered and did afterward run in the champion 

 stake, and consequently was an interested party, for the dog 

 winning in the. all-aged stake would run against his dog 

 in the champion stake. And it is a well settled rule that no 

 sportsman will or would consent to judge where he is an in- 

 terested party. Consequently his own act in accepting the 

 place of judge and knowing his interest, is proof positive, 

 that Mr. Duryea is not a sportsman, and therefore his opin- 

 ion or judgmeut is of ne value whatever. 



Secondly — At the trial last year of the same club, Nick of 

 Naso was drawn against Mr. Duryea's dog Robert the Devil, 

 and as it was claimed by nearly all of the sportsmen who 

 witnessed the heat between these two dogs, that the heat 

 was fair! y won by Nick of Naso— in fact there was quite a 

 controversy in the several sporting papers over this race be- 

 tween these two dogs — yet we find that Mr. Duryea being a 

 member of the Eastern Field Trials Club and present at the 

 trials (while I remained at home), accepted the position of 

 judge and did act. This of itself would conclusively prove 

 that Mr. Duryea was in no sense a sportsman. If he was a 

 sportsman he would have replied, upon being informed of 

 his election, that on account of the Controversy and conten- 

 tion over last year's race, he could not consent to act. I do 

 not believe there is a sportsman in America who would have 

 acted as judge under the circumstances. His acceptance 

 proves bis disqualification. 



The other judge, Mr. W. A. Coster, as I said before, is the 

 paid secretary or clerk and manager of the club. The club 

 advertised a public trial and asks the owners of dogs to pay 

 their money and enter their dogs. The members ot the club 

 may be satisfied with the judgment and opinion of their ser- 

 vant upon sporting matters, and may have great confidence 

 in his ability and judgment, But sportsmen who are not 

 members of the club and the public will be almost certain 

 not to agree to any such a proposition, Mr. Costermay.be 

 in every way qualified to judge or decide any question aris- 

 ing between members and. this club, but when it comes to 

 decide between the dog owned by his master (the member) 

 and the dog owned by the outsider, then he is not qualified, 

 and his acceptance proves beyond a doubt that he is not a 

 sportsman. That is unless he was ordered to act, then obedi- 

 ence to his employer would or may be an excuse for his ac- 

 ceptance. 



Under those circumstances two out of the three judges 

 being clearly disqualified, I cannot accept for Nick of Naso 

 any award made to him by these judges. C. J. Peshall. 



AMERICAN FIELD TRIALS. 



[From a special reporter, by wire to Forest and Stream.! 



FLORENCE, Ala,, Nov. 12— The American Field Trials 

 Club's trials opened to-day. The morning was not very 

 promising; cold, raw west wind, but toward noon the 

 weather came out fair and the sun shone beautifully. Birds 

 were plentiful and the work was very good. There were 

 twenty-six entries in the Derby. The drawing w r as as fol- 

 lows:' 



DERBY DRAWING. 



MAT (James N. Macklin), black, white and tan bitch 

 (Gath's Mark— Dell), May 2, 



against 



Miss Thompson (Memphis & A vent Kennels), black, white 

 and tan bitch (Roderigo— Bo Peep), Jan. 2. 



Count Paris (C. W. Paris), black, white and tan dog 

 (Count Noble— champion Dido II.), May 21, 



against 



Oldie S. (W. T. Bowdre), black, white and tan bitch (Paul 

 Gladstone— Lottie), March 7. 



Queen Noble (J. I. Case and F. K. Bull), blue belton 

 bitch (King Noble— Belle Belton), April 12, 

 against 



I/ATONIA (W. B. Shattuc), black, white and tan bitch 

 (Count Noble— champion Dido II,), May 21, 



Ossian (P. T. Madison), liver and white dog (Croxteth— 

 Annie), May 8, against 



Jacobin (VV. W. Titus), white, liver and tan dog (San Roy 

 —Nettle), May 18. 



Hector against Little Gift. 



Sirius (G. Tucker), lemon and white dog (Sportsman- 

 Sweet Heart), May 22, against 



King's Mark (J. I. Case and F. K. Bull), blue belton dog 

 (King Noble— Belle Belton), April 12. 



Cinch (Memphis & A vent Kennels), black, white and tan 

 dog (Roderigo— Bo Peep), Jan. 2, 

 against 



Trinket's Cash (E. F. Stoddard), white and liver ticked 

 dog (Croxteth— Trinket), April 4. 



Jack Modoc (Edward Dexter), black and white dog 

 (Buckellew— Ida), July 25, 



against 



Samuel S. (W. T. Bowdre), black, white and tan dog 

 (Paul Gladstone— Lottie), March 7. 



Dave R. (Jas. S. Fisher), orange and white dog (Gath's 

 Hope— Daisy F.), April 13, 



against 



Lady "W". (F. J. Stone), lemon and white bitch (Heno— 

 Lady Washington), April — . 



Trinket's Count (E. F. Stoddard), white and liver ticked 

 dog (Croxteth— Trinket), April 4, 



against 



Sunshine (Latonia Kennels), black, white and tan 

 bitch (Count Noble— Lit), Jan. 8. 



Lilly B, 



against 



CfcAjUD (Memphis & A vent Kennels), black, white and tan 

 dog (Roderigo— Lillian), May 20, 



Laddy (W. T. Bowdre), black and tan dog (Roderigo— Bo 

 Peep), June 2, 



against 



Billy B. (W. B. Shattuc), orange and white dog (Count 

 Noble— champion Dido II.), May 21. 



Joey B. (Memphis & Avent Kennels), black, Avhite and 

 tan dog (Roderigo— Lillian), May 20, 



against 



Blue Chief (J. I. Case &' F. K. Bull), blue belton dog 

 (King Noble— Elsie Belton), July 12. 



Miss Thompson -beat May in a poor heat. Ollie S. beat 

 Count Paris in a good heat, Latonia beat Queen Noble in a 

 very inferior race. Jacobin beat Ossian, doing very good 

 work, Hector beat Little Gift in an interesting heat. 'King's 

 Mark beat Sirius, both dogs doing good work. 



There is a largo crowd of visiting sportsmen, there being 

 over one hundred on horseback enjoying the trials. The 

 people of Florence deserve the highest praise for their cour- 

 tesy and attentions. Invitations are out for a grand ball to 

 be given by the young men of Florence to the visiting sports- 

 men. S. 

 ISpccial to Forest and Stream.'] 



Florence, Ala., Dee. 13.— Cinch beat Trinkett's Cash in 

 rather a tame heat. Jack Modoc beat Samuel S. with a fine 

 exhibition of work on the part of Modoc. Dave R, beat 

 Lady W. in a fair heat. Sunshine beat Trinkett's Count, 

 the running tame. Lily B. beat Claude, having the best on 

 points. Laddie beat Billy B. in a long heat with little work. 

 Joey B. beat Blue Chief, a good heat on the part of Joey. 

 This ended the first series. The day was fair and a goodly 

 number of spectators were on hand. 



SECOND CHAMPION PRIZES. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



At their show last spring the W. K. C. offered prizes to 

 the second best dogs in the champion classes in which there 

 were three or more entries. This was a step in the right 

 direction, but why make the proviso of there being a certain 

 number of entries, failing which only one prize will be given? 

 In the open classes a certain number of prizes are offered, 

 and no matter what number of dogs compete, the prizes are 

 awarded just the same, and none are held back unless the 

 dogs entered are so poor in quality that the judge thinks fit 

 to withhold some of them. Why not follow the same plan 

 with the champion classes? A dog, to be eligible to the 

 champion class, must have won three firsts in the open 

 classes, and must therefore be a good representative of his 

 breed. It seems short-sighted of show committees not to 

 recognize the fact that a good number of entries in the 

 champion class, which could without doubt be got together 

 by offering more than one prize, would attract more notice 

 than any other class from the fact of every animal entered 

 in it being one of proved quality and excellence. Owners 

 do not care to enter dogs in champion classes to compete 

 with a dog that they know can beat theirs and capture the 

 one prize offered, whereas, were there a second prize and a 

 couple of v.h.c.'s hung up, they would be willing to' enter. 

 There is not much satisfaction in entering a dog in the 

 champion class and going to all the attendant expense, and 

 then to have nothing to show for it. Then again some 

 owners have two or three embryo champions, all of whom 

 they would enter were more than one prize offered. 



The extra expense attached to offering more than one 

 prize in the champion classes would be very small, while 

 the extra attraction to exhibitors and the public at large 

 would be immense. . C. 



A ST. BERNARD CLUB. 



To the Breeders and Faneiers of St. Bernards, in the 77. S. 

 and Canada: 



The undersigned beg to invite you to attend a meeting to 

 be held on the first day of the Westminster Kennel Club 

 Show, Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 8 P.M., Madison Square Garden, 

 New York, for the purpose of organizing a St. Bernard Club, 

 the election of officers, etc. 



We desire to see as many as possible present; the day se- 

 lected is especially favorable, the day following being Wash- 

 ington's birthday. This will enable those at a distance to 

 attend the meeting without too much loss of time. 



The object of the proposed club is the improvement of this 

 noble breed of dogs and the encouragement of the breeding 

 of first-class specimens. There is no reason why we should 

 not be able to compete successfully with our English cousins 

 and with the Swiss; but in order to do this, such induce- 

 ments are necessary as can only be offered by a specialty 

 club. 



Our aim is to establish a club on such a basis as will make 

 it possible to all lovers of the breed to join; it is intended to 

 represent neither a clique nor a ring, but is to be a national 

 club in the broadest sense of the word. 



We believe that there is no breed of non-sporting dogs that 

 is more worthy of the support of dog lovers, than the St. 

 Bernard, and we trust that all those interested in the breed 

 will assist us in our endeavors by becoming members of the 

 proposed club. 



Communications may be addressed to K. E. Hopf, Arling- 

 ton, N. J., who has consented to attend to the correspondence 

 until further notice. ' 



ANNA H. Whitney, Chequasset Kennels, Lan- 

 caster, Mass. 



E. R. HeAEN, Hermitage Kennels, Passaic, N. J. 



R. J. Sawyer, Menominee, Mich. 



E. H. Moore, Melrose, Mass. 



Robt. L. Stevens, Castle Point, Hoboken, N. J, 



W. J. Ehrich, New York. 



Dr. W, Young, New York. 



K. E. HOPF, Hospice Kennels, Arlington, N. J. 



SWEEPSTAKES AT PHILADELPHIA SHOW.— Phila- 

 delphia, Dec. 10.— The Philadelphia Kennel Club will offer a 

 series of sweepstake prizes at their coming bench show, open 

 to such dogs as are eligible to the regular puppy classes of 

 the show, viz., all dogs whelped on or after Feb. 28, 1887, of 

 the following breeds: Mastiffs, St. Bernards, collies, grey- 

 hounds, fox-terriers, bull-terriers, pugs, pointers, English, 

 Irish and Gordon setters and spaniels. The club will add to 

 this list any other breed provided not less than five entries 

 are made. Entrance fee for the sweepstakes $2 in addition 

 to the fee for entering in regular puppy classes. ^Vhole 

 amount of the sweepstake fees will be awarded as follows: 

 Where five entries or less are made in any class one prize 

 will be awarded; for more than five and not exc eeding ten 

 entries, two prizes, 60 per cent, to first and 40 per cent, to 

 second; if entries exceed ten. three prizes will be awarded, 

 50, 30 and 20 per cent. Entries close Jan. 10. Entry blanks 

 will be furnished on application to Wm. H. Child, Sec. P. 

 K. C, 613 Commerce street, Philadelphia, 



A. K. C. DICTATION. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



After reading the report of the American Kennel Club 

 meeting in your issue of 8th inst., I have come, to the con- 

 clusion that the A. K. C. is in about the same position as 

 the cat in the well, which climbed out one foot everyday 

 and fell back two; and the same answer which the boy gave, 

 when asked how long it would take to get the cat out, is 

 applicable to the A. K. C. Bench show managers should 

 see to it at oflce that Messrs. Cugle and Winslow are sub- 

 stantially remembered for their effort to swell the number 

 of entries at coming shows, and the A. K. C. shows its in- 

 terest in bench shows by making the following rule: "Every 

 dog * * * * must be registered in the American Kennel 

 Club Stud Book. In case a dog has not been registered 



revious to date of entry, owner must fill out registration 



lank and forward same with fee of fifty cents, together 

 with show entry, to the secretary of the show, who shall 

 mark the dog as registered and forward blank with registra- 

 tion fee to the secretary of the American Kennel Club." It 

 seems to me that the A. K. C. have gone a little too far in 

 trying to force people to register their dogs in the club's 

 stud book, and if bench show managers don't see a great 

 falling off in entries under this new rule I am very much 

 mistaken. Why didn't the American Kennel Register "lay 

 in" with the. bench shows and force exhibitors to register 

 their dogs in the A. K. R. ? Would the public have stood 

 any such nonsense? Will this scheme of the A. K. C. to 

 force exhibitors to pay their fifty cents work? I hardly 

 think it will. I would like to see the views of your readers 

 on this subject. As for my views, I deem it simply high- 

 way robbery. J. A. Nickerson. 



Boston, Mass, 



AN OBJECTION TO EDITORS. 



AT the late meeting of the American Kennel Club, when 

 the question of whether or no the Executive Commit- 

 tee should pass on the acceptability of delegates sent from 

 clubs came up, this is what was said, as reported by the 

 Forest and Stream's stenographer: 



The amendment to Article IV. of the constitution, to 

 strike out "or delegate," was read by the secretary. 

 Mr, Peshall — That certainly should not be passed. 

 Mr. Watson — It just amounts to this, whether this is an 

 association of delegates or an association of clubs. 



Mr. Peshall— We should deal with both of them, I 

 think. 



Mr. Watson— Deal with the club and not with the in- 

 dividual representative. If the club does not conform to the 

 rules of the association, turn the club out. But as long as 

 the club is in, it is entitled to do as it sees fit, within reason- 

 able bounds. 



Mr. Peshall — In all parliamentary assemblies they 

 always deal with the delegate, and there is no reason why 

 he should not remain either, if the people that send him 

 wish it. 



Mr. Watson— But we have the elective power; we elect 

 the club. What parallel is there between a delegate to an 

 association of this kind and a representative in a legislature? 



Mr. Peshall— We might have a club in good standing 

 and they might send as a delegate some one who might not 

 be acceptable. I wfill offer at this meeting a request to the 

 Horuell Kennel Club not to send you (Mr. Watson) as a 

 delegate, and I will tell you my reasons. One reason is 

 that you are editing and running a newspaper, and another 

 reason is that you are publishing an opposition stud book. 

 It is not personal, this, but it is for the good of the associ- 

 ation. It is just one of those cases that should be covered. 

 It is wrong for this association to have you as a delegate 

 here. We are publishing a stud book, it is costing us 

 money, you are running a newspaper, and you are using 

 every means in your power to fight that stud book. 



The President — That is a matter for the executive com- 

 mittee, and cannot be brought up here. 



Mr. Peshall— There is no personal feeling between us. 

 At the time of establishing the stud book I was one of those 

 who wanted to bring all the stud books in. I remember 

 distinctly a remark I made to you. 



Mr. Watson— I don't think the gentleman should bring 

 in any business dealings before this meeting. 



Mr. Peshall— We should have the power to ask the club, 

 "We would like you to send somebody else." It might not 

 be personal. 



Mr. WATSON— It might not be personal, but it is utterly 

 ridiculous. The idea of supposing that because I happen to 

 be an editor I am not entitled to be a representative on this 

 floor. Mr. Peshall is a lawyer; I don't think for that reason 

 he is not entitled to be here. With regard to publishing an 

 opposition stud book, I should like to know who is doing 

 the opposition. My book was in existence long before the 

 book of this association. 



The President— This is altogether out of order, and I 

 shall put the question. 



The amendment was then put and declared not carried— 

 seven to three. 



MONARCH'S RECORD.— Melrose, Mass., Dec. 12. — 

 Editor Forest and Stream: I beg your pardon for using 

 your valuable space so soon again to straighten out another 

 mastiff fancier. But I see the proprietor of the Wyoming 

 Kennels, Melrose, Mass., not being content with the reading 

 of his ad. in last week's paper, fearing the card would not 

 draw, has claimed prizes his dog has never won. He claims 

 for Monarch, first, third and special prizes at N. E. K. C. 

 show, 1887. Minting won first, Orion second, Monarch third 

 (so his first was in a puppy class). So much for first and 

 third prize. Now let us see what specials he won. I won 

 both kennel prizes, also the stud dog prize with champion 

 Ilford Caution with two of his get, beating Monarch's sire 

 with Monarch and another. Minting won the special for 

 best mastiff dog or bitch in the show, special for best mas- 

 tiff dog in tlie show. Duchess, a daughter of Caution, won 

 the mastiff sweepstake prize. This is all the special prizes 

 offered except for the best dog or bitch sired by Ilford Cau- 

 tion, which was won by Ilford Caution III. I fail to see 

 where there is any left for Monarch. — E. H, Moore. 



THE AMERICAN TOY DOG CLUB. — A meeting 

 of the American Toy Dog Club was held Dec. 9. A 

 resolution substituting the word pet for toy in the 

 name and title of the. club was unanimously adopted. 

 It was also voted that the club decline the offer made by the 

 secretary of the New York Poultry Exchange, that the dog 

 show, Dec. 14-21, be under the management of the club, and 

 that the club have no connection whatever with the Poultry 

 Exchange dog show. A committee, consisting of Messrs. 

 Sttrles, Holmes and Ormsby, was appointed to draft rules 

 and by-laws, and to determine what breeds of dogs shall be 

 included in the club's catalogue. 



WHO LOST FRITZ ?— Brooklyn, Dec. 12— About three 

 weeks ago a red setter dog, had on nickle-plated collar, on 

 which is engraved the name Fritz. The loser may have 

 him by giving satisfactory description. I think he is a very 

 valuable dog.— W, D. C. Schulje, 520 Third avenue, South 

 Brooklyn. 



COLUMBUS SHOW, Dec. 8.— Please announce that the 

 Ohio Poultry and Kennel Association have made a class for 

 Irishwater spaniels, first $5, second $3.— n. A. Bridge. 



