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burrow and we had hard work to call theni off, but after a 

 while they came away and it was only a few minutes before 

 they had another start, and such driving I never saw. We 

 had worked up a hill and we got on top of a high rock and 

 watched the fun, and such music as we had for twelve or 

 fifteen minutes was worth walking a dozen miles to hear. It 

 was a good open place and the rabbit must have been an Old 

 settler for he went round that hill six or seven times and 

 two of the dogs kept gaining on him so that the last time 

 he went round he made for a swamp about an eighth of a 

 mile distant, but the two dogs were a little too much for 

 him for he had not covered more than half the distance lie- 

 fore they were on him, and by the time we got to them the 

 rabbit was hardly in condition to put iu a game pocket. It 

 was now about noontime and as we wanted to get back by 

 5 o'clock, we started toward home and on our way we started 

 four more, two of them going to burrows and the other two 

 we shot. We arrived home at 3:45 pretty well tired out, but 

 with the satisfaction that we had had a glorious good hunt. 

 The way our dogs worked fully satisfied us that the beagle 

 is the dog for rabbits. You have got to have a good one 

 about here to get any rabbits for they are scarce as hen's 

 teeth. We have been* out before now all day and not got 

 more than two, and once or twice it has been one, but we 

 have never been skunked. The beagles take hold and hunt 

 well when they are six months old and there is no breaking 

 needed; all that is necessary is to buy a good one from good 

 hunting stock, and the chances are he will go in good shape 

 when he is nine or ten months old, at least that has been my 

 experience, and I have had three puppies the last eighteen 

 months and thev all would hunt well at six months of age. 



W. S. Clakk. 

 Linden, Mass, 



THE TENNESSEE FIELD TRIALS. 



I FOLLOWING is a list of entries for the Field Trials of 

 the Tennessee Sportsman's Association to be given at 

 Athens, Ala., this week. 



ENGLISH SETTERS; 

 PEED W. (B. F. Wilson), black, white and tan dog (Count 

 Noble— Spark). 



Katy D. (B. F. Wilson), black, white and tan bitch (Count 

 Noble — Dashing Novice). 



King Noble (J. I, Case, Jr.) blue belton dog (Count Noble 

 — Rosalind). 



Nobtiek (J. W. Bessover), black, white and tan dog (Paul 

 Gladstone — Bo Peep). 



F Annie Whitfield (Dr. R. Douglass), blue belton bitch 

 (Dash Brvson— Daisv Whitfield). 



Dash Bryson (A. JM. Young), black and white dog (Dave 

 Bryson— Jackson's Rose). 



POINTERS. 



RICHMOND (J. E. Gill), lemon and white dog (Don— 

 Beulah). 



Don's Dot (J. E. Gill), lemon and white bitch (Don— 

 Cremorne). 



DERBY. 

 ENGLISH SETTEES. 

 FRED. W. (B. F. Wilson), black, white and tan dog (Count 

 Noble— Spark). 



Dixie Belton (J. I. Case), black and white bitch (Dick B. 

 —Belle Benton). 



King's Dan (J. I. Case), blue belton dog (King Noble- 

 Elsie Belton). 



Flora (P. Kinnard). lemon and white bitch (Charm- 

 Hilda). 



RodirakA (Dr. J. N. Maclin), black, white and tan bitch 

 (Roderigo— Gem) . 



pointers. 



Don's Dot (J. E. Gill) lemon and white bitch (Don— 

 Cremorne). 



THE ATLANTA DOG SHOW. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



The first dog show of the National Poultry and Bench 

 Show Association was held here last week. The attendance 

 was very good, the show being patronized by our best 

 society; nearly one hundred dogs were shown, and the 

 officers of the society feel encouraged to put forth efforts for 

 a show next year that will surpass anything of the kind 

 ever seen in the South. Major J. M. Taylor, of Cleveland, 

 Ohio, judged the setters and pointers, and the superintend- 

 ent, Mr. T. F. Rackham, of Grovestend, N. S., the remaining 

 classes. 1 send a list of the 



AWARDS. 



MASTIFFS.— Doys: lst,R. W. Smith's Turk II. Bitches: let, D. 

 Morrison's Flora. Puppies: 1st, R. W. Smith's Turk, Jr; 2d, B. 

 Torbett's Vic. 



ST. BERNARDS— Dugs: No entries. Bitches: Mo entries. Pap. 

 pies: 1st and 3d, A. A. MeDuffle's two unnamed. 



NEWFOUNDLANDS. — 1st, withheld; 2d and com., D. Mor- 

 rison's Kate and unnamed. 



GREYHOUNDS— Doris: 1st, and high com., W. R. Joyner's Fly 

 and Tom; 2d, R. D. Williams's Snow/light; very high com., T. W. 

 Francis's Dan. Bitches: 1st, T. W. Francis's Kate. 



ENGLISH SETTERS. — Dogs: 1st and very high com., Major 

 J. W. Renfroe's Paul Jones and .Tim Bludsoe; 2d and very 

 high com., J. S. Clarke's Black-stone and Clipper. High com., W. 

 E. Venable's Baden Baden. Bitches: 1st, E. H. Hyde's Daisy Dot; 

 2d, F. C. Hand's Flida. Com., C. L. Lloyd's Flora. Puppies.— 

 10 to 18 Months— Dogs: No entries. Bitches: 1st and 2d, D. Mor- 

 rison's Tasso Royal and Daisy Royal.— Undeb 10 Months — Dogs: 

 1st, J. W. Renfroe's Prince; 2d and high com., D. Morrison's Glad 

 and Gleam,;Jr. BitcJies: 1st, withheld; 2d, D. Morrison's Gladys. 



IRISH SETTER S. — Dogs: 1st, E. B. Thomas's Gordon. Bitches: 

 No entries. 



GORDON SETTERS.-Dogs: No entries. Bitches: 1st, J. F. 

 Rode's Jean; 2d, D. Morrison's Queen Dido. Puppies: 1st, F. P. 

 O'Brien's Bob. 



POINTERS— Small— Dogs: 1st, withheld; 2d, F. C.Hand's Nep- 

 tune. Bitches: 1st, withheld; 2d, D. Morrison's Princess Nettle. 

 Puppies— 10 to 18 Months— Dogs: 1st, Foshell & Eliott's Rock of 

 Marco; 2d, G. Enbank's Alabama Boy. Bitches: 1st, W. E. Vena- 

 ble's Dago. High com.. D. Morrison's Lady B.— Under 10 Months 

 — Dogs: 1st and high com., J. W. Renfroe's Flash and Flake; 2d, 

 E. H. Hyde's Pendennis. Bitches: 1st, F. J. Pollard's Kate F; 2d, 

 D. Morrison's Dell. 



SPANIELS. — Black— 1st, Dr. A Green's Flo II. Other than 

 black, prizes withheld. Very high com., D. Morrison's Ruby. 



FOX TERRIERS. — 1st. W. T. McAlee's General Grant. Bitches: 

 1st, withheld ; 2d, J. N. Shepherd's Lady Winnis. 



COLLIES.— Dogs: 1st, O. P. H. Scott's Burno; 2d, withheld. 

 High com., D. Morrison's Jpck. 



BULL-TERRIERS. —lstand 2d withheld. Com., J. B. McDonald's 

 Cline and W. C. Spark's Foxey. 



SKYE TERRIERS. -1st, C. A. Shinn's Lady Kate. 



YORKSHIRE TERRIERS.— 1st, withheld; 2d, L.Evans's Dandy. 



TOY TERRIERS.— 1st and very high com., J. J. Harrison's Don 

 and Dandy. 



PUGS.— 1st and Very high com.. Miss M- Bannistor's Jumbo Jr. 

 and Jim ; 2d, D. Morrison's Gipsy Queen. 



"'.v.'.. .- •• ; ''" SPECIAL PRIZES. >B !T ,', 



Best pointer. Rock pf .Marco; best .dog, bred in, Georgia, Paul 

 Jones; cocker spaniel, Fib II.; spaniel, Ruby.; largest' collection, 



D..Morrisbn, .. ' . : _- ■ .. ,.; - , : ~ -\ ';" -■'][ 



' HARTFORD DOG SHOW.— Hartford, Conn.; Feb, 7;im. 

 —Editor Forest- and Stream: -We claim ^prii 35, 27; 

 and 29 for our bench show. We wish to hear from exhibitors 

 regarding puppy classes.— HARTFORD KENNEL CLl'B (A. C. 

 Collins, Secretary). 



SPANIEL SWEEPSTAKES. 



EcUtoi' Forest and Stream: 



The American Spaniel Club has decided upon offering the 

 following sweepstakes, to be decided at the show of the New 

 Jersey Kennel Club, to be held at Newark, N. J., next 

 month. Sweepstakes for field spaniels whelped in 1880, open 

 to members only; entry, $3, with #10 added by the club to go 

 to winner. Forty per cent, to winner, 30 per cent, to breeder 

 of winner, 20 per cent, to second and 10 per cent, to third. 

 Eutries close with the secretary March 10. Entries must 

 also be made in their regular classes at the Newark show. 



A. C, Wilmerding, Sec'y. 



17 Murray Street, New York. 



AMERICAN KENNEL REGISTER. 



FOLLOWING are the numbers of the 91 dogs entered in 

 the February issue of the American Kennel Register: 

 BEAGLES. 



4607. Dan, W. E. and II. L. Ellis. 4612. Leo. II., Frank Dow. 

 4*08. Dot IV., J. Satterthwaite. 4013. Look, J. Satterthwaite. 



4609. Gip, J. Satterthwaite. 4614. Sport, II., J. Satterthwaite. 



4610. .lick, J. Satterthwaite. 4015. Tick II., J. Satterthwaite. 



4611. June, N. R. Tatum. 



BULLDOGS. 



4016. Doctor Bush, W. M. Pond. 4617. Juno, John E. Thayer. 

 COLLIES. 



4618. Bessie Wildfire, R. I.Curry. 4687. Lucy D., IT. C. Cuming. 



4619. Bruce YII., Miss Eleanor 4628. Mac II., Henry Fink . 



W. McGhee. Mi:5i. Nora II., W. R, Rathvon. 



4620. Collie II., A. M. Webb. 4630. Ramsden's Bruce, Miss 



4621. Dailv, Isaac Oldham. Mary Ranisdeu. 



4622. Davy Crockett, J.F. Dough- 4631. Ramsden's Trusty, Miss 



erty. Mary Ramsden. 



1023. Gypsy D., J. R. Draper. 403'.'. Shanter, Clamp Jackson 

 4024. Kit, H. Rathvon. 4033. Tarn o' the Clyde, Herbert 



H'.2.">. Lt;. Mad go, Robt. I Curry. S. Barnes. 



4626. Lord Duff, Miss Lillian 4634. Zoe. Miss Jennie R. Kroch. 



Rushmore. 



DEERHOUNDS. 



4637. Lyndhnrst, E. M. Whitte- 



more. 

 4038. Sheila, J. M. Ide. 

 . MASTIFFS. 

 Ah Sin, H. L. Haldeman. 4642. Brother, T. S. Armstrong. 

 Ashmont Duke 11., F. P. 4013. Bruce II., F. S. Baston. 



Campbell. 4644. Neva, L. T. Hazen. 



Beech Grove Grover C, P. 4645. Susie Queen, S. M. Bines. 

 K. Jones. 



POINTERS. 



Blanche Sensation, F.Pitzer 4688. Lanetta II., S. A. Bennett. 

 Bowdoiu, F. F. Harris. 4034. Leah, J. C. F. Moran. 

 Button Heard, J. P. Cart- 46T>5. Lillie Lan ,'try, H. C, Miner. 



wright. 4B56. M'liss, II. K. Jones. 



Clip, G. F. Bell. 46. r >7. Puritan, A. Liddle. 



Dan II... Grasmere Kennels. 4658. Rob Roy II., S. F. Colt. 

 Doctor. W. Cra wford. 4659. Royal Prince, S. A. Bennett 



Duke Royal II., F. E. Clark. 4660. Telie Doe, D. W. Oyster. 

 PUGS. 



Douglas II., A. E. Pitts. 4662. Goldine, E. G. Riedinger. 

 ST. BERNARDS.— Rouan-CoATEn. 



. Glengarry, J. M. Ide. 

 , Lancei J. E. Thayer. 



403tV 

 4i;4fl. 



(6 10 

 404:'. 

 4048. 



4649, 

 4650. 

 4051 

 4652, 



4003. 



4005. 

 4000. 

 4007. 

 1068. 

 4009. 

 •1670. 

 46 71. 



467::. 



4070. 



4081). 

 468). 



1683. 



Hector II., W. R. Watts. 4001. Queen Dido,Grasmere Ken- 

 nels. 



SETTERS— English Setters. 

 Bob White, Jas. R. MRner. 4673. Pep Bondhu, T. C. Robert- 

 Boss, Louie S. Miller. son. 



Brookwood, W. B. Brown. 4674. Phidippides, E. M. Shepard. 

 Doctor, Geo. Graig. 4675. Sagamore Morah, Saga- 



Idvlwoof, A. S. Hoffman. more Kennels. 



LaVlv Saddler, W. E. Scott. 4076. Scott Saddler, F. Clements. 

 Lord Saddler, W. E. Scott. 4077. Victoria Laverack, Chas. 

 Peero, A. H. Rarwood. York. 



GoanoN Setters. 

 Royal Duke, E. Maher. 



Irish Setters. 

 Brand v. Win. E. Ramsay. 4684. Mack II., Geo. L. Myer. 

 Chip II., S. C. Steuben. 4685. Mike II., C. W. Badeau. 

 Elash, W. E. Ramsay. 4636. Nora V., C.W. Roedenburg. 



Glenna, H. A. Bridge. 1687. Red Flash, H. B. Spencer. 



Lady May, R. Bradley. 



SHEEPDOGS-Bob-Tailbd. 

 Dame Bruin, W. Wade, 



SPANIELS— Field and Cocker Spaniels. 

 Black Jock, E. D. Hicks. 4690. Hornell Spot, Hornell Span- 

 iel Club. 

 TERRIERS— Bull-Terriers. 

 Blanche, Jas. E. Maddratk. 4C92. Daisy, J. E. Coleman and 

 G. A. Barrett. 



Fox-Terbiehs. 

 Mt. Toby Mixture, C. I. 4694. Viper, Maitland & Bunker. 

 Bailey. 4695. Vixen, Maitland & Bunker. 



Skye Terriers. 

 Snip, Geo. A. Barrett. 4697. Topsey, R. T. Palmer. 



INTELLIGENT DOGS. 



11/1 R. BARNES, of this city, owns a lemon and white set- 

 iy_L ter named Don, who cut his foot on some glass. One 

 day he tied some cloth on his dog's foot and let him out, tell- 

 ing him that if he lost the rag he would have to come in. In 

 a little while he lost the rag, and therefore was obliged to 

 come in the house. Don seemed very uneasy and ran from 

 one room to another; finally he came'rimning to his master, 

 holding a piece of cloth in his mouth. He then placed his 

 sore foot on his master's knee. His master could not refuse: 

 he bandaged Don's foot up once more and let him out, 



The next time he came into the house, the rag was 

 all right. He never lost another rag off his foot. If that 

 was not reasoning what was it? LITTLE Rhodt. 



Pawtocket, Rhode Island. 



Mrs. B. T. Rogers, of Kenosha, is the possessor of a won- 

 derfully intelligent collie dog. Two weeks ago Miss Rogers 

 lost a valuable gold watch, and although large rewards were 

 offered for its recovery, and many Kenosha people joined in 

 the search, no trace of it could be found. The watch was 

 finally given up for lost, when on Sunday morning the dog- 

 walked in the house with the missing article in his mouth. 

 The Rogers family firmly believe he heard them talking about 

 it. and that he instituted a search on his own account.— 

 Milwaukee Wisconsin . 



Connecticut has just lost, in the death of Carlo, a dog of 

 Farmer Tucker of Oxford, one of her most intelligent resi- 

 dents. It is said that it was common for Mrs. Tucker to send 

 dinner by Carlo to men at work about a mile from the house. 

 The workmen would send him home for a pail of water and 

 he would return with it. Two of the men after cutting wood 

 on one side of the mountain -went over on the other side. 

 Carlo finding an axe, and thinking it Was left there by mis- 

 take, brought it home, a half mile or more. He would lead 

 a horse by the halter. He knew different tools by their 

 names. He knew a few families by name. Mr. Tucker one- 

 day- holding a letter in his hand and saying, "I wish Mrs. 

 OhaUiel.d could see this letter,? Carlo unbidden advanced 

 tool? at in his: mouth, . and carried it past .several houses to 

 -tire' heuse'of the person named, and presented it to her.- 



A dbg owned -by- Colonel, Newton,: of Ororn well, goes, twice 

 a day to. the railroad station for the morning and evening 

 paper, 'He. goes of his own accord, is ' always on time, and 

 waits about where the baggage car g§ to stop, in the morning 

 at one place and in the afternoon at another. There he 



waits until the bundle is thrown off and opened by the 

 station master, when he takes his paper in his mouth and 

 immediately starts for home. If the weather is rainy, he 

 has a piece of oilskin which is kept in a place where he can 

 get it himself, and of his own accord he carries this with 

 him, and the station master wraps it around the paper before 

 giving it to him in order that it may not get wet. On his 

 return home, he puts the oilskin away in its place, against 

 the next, rainy day, He knows the papers and insists on 

 having the right one. Once he was fooled. In opening the 

 bundle the station master slipped one that was two days 

 old out of his pocket and handed it to the dog. "Demo took 

 it in his mouth and started for home. Arriving there he took 

 it in his master, and was rewarded by a pat on the head and 

 a kind word. Colonel Newton adjusted his spectacles and 

 began to read. Of course he at once discovered the trick, 

 although he thought at the time it was only an error. Call- 

 ing Demo to him, he told him to take the paper back, and 

 reprimanded him for making the mistake. I don't know 

 what it was he said to him, but the dog seemed to under- 

 stand it. for he hung his head and really looked ashamed. 

 In a short time he was at the station, with the old paper in 

 his mouth, and going to the agent laid the paper at his feet 

 and, looking in his face, gave a short and very decided bark, 

 as much as to say, "Give hie the right paper and do it now." 

 He was offered one that was a day old, but after sniffling at 

 ii Cor a moment refused to take it, and not until he was 

 given a paper of that, date would he have anything to do 

 with it. Since then, although an attempt has been made 

 several times to fool him again in the same way, he cannot 

 be deceived, and so, as I said before, it seems as though the 

 dog must be able to read. — Middlesex County Record, 



OUR DUMB RELATIONS. 



IT WAS said of St. Francis of Assissi that he had attained 

 through the fervor of his love, the secret of that deep 

 amity with God and his creation, which, in the language of 

 inspiration, makes man to be in league with the stones of the 

 held, and the beasts of the field to be at peace with him, The 

 world has never been without tender souls, with whom the 

 golden rule has a broader application than its letter might 

 seem to warrant. The ancient Eastern seers recognize the 

 rights of the brute creation, and regarded the unnecessary 

 taking of the life of the humblest and meanest as a sin; and 

 in almost all the old religions of the world there are legends 

 of saints iu the depth of whose peace with God and nature 

 all life was sacredly regarded as the priceless gift of heaven, 

 and were thus enabled to dwell safely amid lions and ser- 

 pents. 



It is creditable to human nature and its unperverted in- 

 stincts that stories and anecdotes of reciprocal kindness and 

 affection between men and animals are always listened to 

 wit h interest and approval. How pleasant to think of the 

 Arab and his horse, whose, friendship has been celebrated in 

 song and romance. Of Vogelweid, the Minnesinger and his 

 bequest to the birds. Of the English Quaker visited where- 

 ever he went by flocks of birds, who, with cries of joy, 

 alighted on his broad-brimmed hat and his drab coat sleeves. 

 Of old Samuel Johnson, when half blind and infirm, groping 

 abroad of an evening for oysters for his cat. Of Walter 

 Scott and John Brown, of Edinburgh, and their dogs. Of 

 our own Thoreau, instinctively recognized by bird and beast 

 as a friend. Emerson says of him: "His intimacy with an- 

 imals suggested what Thomas Fuller records of Butler, the 

 apiologist, that either he had told the bees things or the bees 

 had told him. Snakes coiled round his legs; the fishes swam 

 into his hand; he pulled the woodchuck out of his hole by 

 his tail and took foxes under his protection from the hunt 

 ers." 



In the greatest of the ancient Hindoo poems — the sacred 

 book of the Mahabharata— there is a passage of exceptional 

 beauty and tenderness, which records the reception of King 

 Yudishtliira at the gate of Paradise. A pilgrim to the 

 heavenly city, the King had traveled over vast spaces, and 

 one by one the loved ones, the companions of his journey, 

 had all fallen and left him alone, save his faitful dog, which 

 still followed. He was met by Indra and invited to enter 

 the holy city. But the Kiug thinks of his friends who have 

 fallen on the way and declines to go without them. The 

 god tells him they are all within waiting for him. Joyful, 

 he is about to seek them, when he looks upon the poor dog, 

 who, weary and wasted, crouches at his feet, and asks that 

 he too may enter the gate. Indra refuses, and thereupon 

 the King declares that to abandon his faithful dumb friend 

 would be as great a sin as to kill a Brahmin, 



"Away with that felicity whose price is to abandon the faithful! 

 Never, come weal or woe, will I leave my faithf id dog. 

 The poor creature, in fear and distress, has trusted m my power 

 to save him; 



Not, therefore, for life itself, wUl I break my plighted word:" 



In full sight of heaven he chooses to go to hell with his dog, 

 and straightway descends, as he supposes, thither. But his 

 virtue and faithfulness change his destination to heaven, and 

 he finds himself surrounded by his old friends and in the 

 presence of the gods, who thus honor and reward his human- 

 ity and unselfish love.— Jolin G. Whittier, iu Our Dumb 

 Animals. 



THE NEWARK DOG SHOW.— The third dog show of 

 the New Jersey Kennel Club, to be held next month, promises 

 to be the best show in many respects that the club has yet 

 held. The premium list provides for thirty-two champion 

 classes. The prizes in the most important classes will be 

 $20, §10, medal and diploma. Several of the other classes 

 have 115, §10, medal and diploma. Nearly all the other 

 classes have §10, §7, medal and diploma, while a few of the 

 minor classes have $10, medal and diploma. Puppies have 

 three prizes, one of cash, a medal and diploma. There will 

 be a large number of valuable specials ottered in addition to 

 the regular prizes. The American Spaniel Club's sweep- 

 stakeslfor spaniels will be. decided at this show, as well as 

 the Collie sweepstakes and the Tomboy fox-terrier stake. 



BUFFALO DOG SHOW.— Mr. John Davidson, Monroe, 

 Mich., will judge the pointers and setters at the Buffalo dog 

 show, and Messrs. C. H. Mason, New Rochelle, N. ¥"., and 

 James Watson, Philadelphia, Pa., are announced to. judge 

 the remaining classes, but Mr. Watson writes us as follows: 

 Philadelphia," Feb. Li— Editor Forest and Stream: I see 

 that the Buffalo premium list has my name as one of the 

 judges. I wrote some time ago to Mr. Fellows saying that 

 fie M ould oblige me by withdrawing my name. I cannot go 

 to Buffalo show, and must forego the honor imposed upon 

 me. I feel assured that Mr. Mason will be fully able to 

 .judge all the classes not taken by Mr. Davidson and give 

 every satisfaction to fair-minded exhibitors.— J AS. Watson. 



HARE DOGS— .Editor Forest and Stream: I think 

 "Dalg p is exactly correct as to how to breed rabbit hounds. 

 I ain the owner of several .beagles, and I find that while they 

 positively have better noses and lots of grit, they have too 

 little, speed. One advantage a beagle has over a foxhound is 

 he barks -less* too much and too often barking is not desira- 

 ble. . . On the- other' hand a foxhound is.' to be preferred' to the 

 "besag-Ie for one reason, 1 he has.more go .in him. . Shdwmerab- 

 bit dwgsy the- get of - a first-Class' beagle -bitch, thoroughly 

 broken on rabbits only, and a smart, well-bred foxhound, the 

 latter must, be. broken to hunt rabbits, and you will find the 

 best rabbit hounds that can possibly be procured, I speak 

 from actual experience.— Jersey 



