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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Feb. 24, 1887. 



Colors— Various, such as black and tan, liver and tan, 

 liver, black, tan and white roans; liver, tan and white roans, 

 etc. 



General Appearance— Similar in all respects, except in 

 regard to color and markings; identical with the general 

 description given before for black spaniels. 



THE NORFOLK SPANIEL. 

 Positive Points.— Head, jaw, and eves, 20; ears, 10; neck, 

 10; body, 10; forelegs, 10; hindlegs, 10; feet, 5; stern, 5; coat 

 and feather, 10; general appearance. 10— total positive points, 

 100. 



Negative Points.— Carriage of stern, 5; topknot, 5— total 

 negative points, 10. 



descriptive particulars. 



Head.— Skull long and rather narrow; a stop; the muzzle 

 long and broad to the end. 



-Byes. — Rather small, bright and intelligent. 



Ears. — Long, low set and lobular. 



Neck.— Long, strong, slightly arched. 



Body (including size and symmetry).— Fairly heavy body; 

 legs rather longer 'than in other held spaniels, but not so 

 long as in Irish. Medium size. 



Nose. — Large and soft. 



Shoulders and Chest.— Shoulders long and sloping; chest 

 deep and fairly broad. 



Back and Loin.— Back fiat and 'strong; loin rather long, 

 flat and strong. 



Hindquarters.— Long; hocks well let down; stifles mod- 

 erately bent, and not twisted inward nor outward. 



Stern — Docked; low carried— i. e., not above the level of 

 the back. 



Feet and Legs.— Strong boned legs, inclining to shortness; 

 feet large and rather flat. 



Coat.— Hard, not wooly; not curly, but may be broken. 



Color.— Liver and white and black and white. 



General appearance.— An active, useful, medium sized 

 dog. 



THE BLACK COCKER SPANIEL. 

 Positive Points.— Head and jaw, 10; eyes, 5; ears, 5; neck, 

 5; body, 15; forelegs, 10; hindlegs, 10; feet. 10; stern, 10; coat 

 and feather, 10; general appearance, 10— total positive points. 

 100. 



Negative Points.— Light eyes (undesirable but not fatal), 

 10; light nose (fatal), 15; curled ears (very undesirable), 15; 

 curled coat (curly, woolly or wiry), 20; carriage of stern 

 (crooked or twisted), 20; topknot (fatal), 20— total negative 

 points, 100. 



descriptive particulars. 



Head. — Not so heavy in proportion and not so high in occi- 

 put as in the modern field spaniel, with a nicely developed 

 muzzle or jaw; lean, but not snipy, and yet not so square as 

 in the Clumber or Sussex varieties, but always exhibiting a 

 sufficiently wide aim well-developed nose. Forehead per- 

 fectly smooth, rising without a too decided stop from muzzle 

 int o a comparatively wide and rounded well-developed skull, 

 with plenty of room for brain power. 



Eyes. — Full, but not prominent, hazel or brown colored, 

 with a general expression of intelligence and gentleness, 

 though decidedly wide awake, bright and merry, never gog- 

 gled nor weak, as in the King Charles and Blenheim kinds. 



Ears.— Only moderately long, and rather broader than in 

 the large field spaniels, for when too long they are practically 

 a hindrance in dense coverts; and also set rather higher than 

 in the before-mentioned variety, nicely protected with a 

 sufficiency of wavy feather (never curled); indeed this merry 

 and most useful old-world sporting dog should carry onlv a 

 truly sporting ear, 



A t e/, — Strong and muscular, and neatly set on to fine 

 sloping shoulders. 



Body (Including size and symmetry). — Not quite, so long 

 and low as in the other breeds of spaniels, more compact and 

 firmly knit together, giving the impression of a concentration 

 of power and untiring activity; the total weight should not 

 exceed 251bs. 



Nose. — Sufficiently wide and well developed to insure the 

 exquisite scenting powers of this breed. Color black. 



Shoulders and Cliest.— The former sloping and fine, chest 

 deep and well developed, but not too wide and round to in- 

 terfere with the free action of the forelegs. 



Bad;, citd Loin— Immensely strong and compact in pro- 

 portion to the size and weight of the dog; slightly drooxiing 

 toward the tail. 



Hindquarters. — Wide, well rounded and very muscular, so 

 as to insure untiring action and propelling power under the 

 most trying circumstances of a long day, bad weather, rough 

 ground and dense covert. 



Stem, — That most characteristic stamp of blue blood in all 

 the spaniel family, may, in the lighter and more active 

 cocker, although set low down, be allowed a slightly higher 

 carriage than in the other breeds, but never cocked up over, 

 but rather iu a line with the back, though the lower its car- 

 riage and action the better, and when at work its action 

 should be incessant in this, the brightest and merriest of the 

 whole spaniel family. 



Feet and Legs. — The legs must be well boned, feathered 

 and straight, for the tremendous exertions expected from 

 this grand little sporting dog, and should be sufficiently 

 short for concentrated power ; but not too short as to interfere 

 with its full activity. Feet firm, round and cat-like, not too 

 large, spreading and loose-jointed. This distinct breed of 

 spaniel does not follow exactly on the lines of the larger field 

 spaniel, either in lengthinesSj lowness, or otherwise, but be 

 shorter in bask, and rather higher on the legs. 



Coat. — Flat or waved, and silky in texture, never wiry, 

 woolly, nor curly, with sufficient feather of the right sort — 

 viz., waved or setter-like, but not too profuse, and never 

 curly. 



Color.— Jet black; a white shirt frill should never dis- 

 qualify; but white feet should not be allowed in any speci- 

 men or self-color. 



General Appearance.— Confirmatory of all indicated above 

 — viz. , a concentration of pure blood and type, sagacity, do- 

 cility, good temper, affection and activity. 



ANY OTHER VARIETY OF COCKER SPANIEL. 



Positive Points.— Same as in the black variety. 



Aegatine Points— Subject to color. Similar to those of 

 the black variety. 



descriptive particulars. 



Head.— Similar to that of the black cocker. 



Eyes. — Dependent on color and markings. 



Ears.— Similar to those of the black cocker. 



Neck. — Similar to that of the black cocker. 



Body (including size and, symmetry).— Similar to that of 

 the black cocker. 



Nose.— The color will be dependent on color of coat and 

 markings, in all other respects similar to the black cocker. 



Shoulders and chest.— Similar to those of the black 

 cocker. 



Back and Loin.— Similar to those of the black cocker. 



Hindeiuarters.— Similar in all respects to that described 

 in the black cocker. 



Stem. — Identical with that of the black cocker. 



Feet and Legs.— Similar to those of the black cocker. 



Coal. — Similar in every way to the coat of the black 

 variety, except in color or markings. 



Color.— Black and tan, liver and tan, black, tan and white, 

 liver tan and white, lemon and white, roans, and in fact 

 nearly any combination or blending of colors, 



General Appearance.— In all respects agreeing with the 

 description given for the black variety of this breed, 



NEW ENGLAND KENNEL CLUB. 



BOSTON, Feb. 9.— The bench show committee of the club 

 for the coming show in April have already put in some 

 good work, thousands of premium lists and entry forms 

 have been sent out all over the United States, Canada and 

 Great Britain. Congratulations have poured in on the com- 

 mittee for their liberal efforts to bring out the most noted 

 and celebrated dogs in the world. 



The entries of some of the most noted dogs in the country 

 have already begun to come in, and the mail received daily 

 at the rooms of the club in Hotel Boylston contain hundreds 

 of requests for additional entry forms, besides new special 

 prizes from the friends of the club, with other matters that 

 assure its success, among which is one from Mr. John E. 

 Thayer, of Lancaster. Mass., who will exhibit for the first 

 time his lately imported fox-terrier Raby Mixer, and will af- 

 ford his numerous friends a much desired opportunity to see 

 this celebrated dog. 



The following additional sweepstakes have been received: 

 The first mastiff sweepstakes for puppies born in the United 

 States or Canada on or after March 1, 1886, for competition 

 among members of the American Mastiff Club, to be de- 

 cided as follows: 75 per cent, of stakes to first and 25 per 

 cent, to second. 



The American Spaniel Club's cocker spaniel sweepstakes, 

 open to members of the Spaniel Club, will be decided as fol- 

 lows: 40 per cent to winner, 30 per cent, to breeder of winner, 

 20 per cent, to second and 10 per cent, to third, with $10 

 added bv club. HUB 



THE WORCESTER FUR COMPANY. 



AVERY large and enthusiastic meeting of the company 

 was held Wednesday evening, Feb. 9, at the store of E. 

 S. Knowles, dealer iu sportsmen's supplies. 



It should be borne in mind that the company meets nearly 

 every evenidg during the fox-hunting season at the above- 

 named place, and this one differed from the others only in 

 being a regular meeting for the choice of officers and "the 

 transaction of any other business that, should properly come 

 before sai d meeting. ' ' It was the same audience that assem- 

 bles nightly, only larger, and the members were so accus- 

 tomed to informal talks that it was with some difficulty they 

 were made to realize that thev were really in a reKularmeet- 

 ing for the transaction of business under parliamentary 

 rules. 



"Uncle" Nathan Harrington was in the chair. The first 

 business being the choice of officers for the ensuing vear, it 

 was moved and seconded that Uncle Nathan be our presi- 

 dent another year. Owing to the extreme modesty of the 

 old gentleman one of the brethren put the motion, which was 

 unanimously carried. E. S. Kuowles was nominated for 

 secretary and was also unanimously elected. 



The meeting was then open for other business and brother 

 A. B. F. Kinney took the floor and stated that he had im- 

 portant business to present in the form of a very serious 

 charge against a brother member, that he proposed to put 

 the charge in writing and should endeavor to have the paper 

 ready at the next meeting. This announcement threw the 

 meeting into a perfect fever of excitement, about half a 

 dozen members attempting to talk at once, and it was with 

 some difficulty that the venerable president restored order. 

 To the inquiry as to how much time would be required to 

 write out the charge, Mr. Kinney stated that he thought he 

 would be able to have it ready in ten minutes. The idea of 

 waiting could not be entertained and a recess was taken 

 while the document was being drawn up, the time being oc- 

 cupied in lighting fresh cigars and discussing the last fox 

 hunt. When Mr. Kinney came forward to read the "charge" 

 there was perfect silence and a breathless anxiety to catch 

 every word. It was in effect that he was in possession of re- 

 liable information that ex- Alderman John R. Thayer had 

 loaned his dogs to a man to kill foxes out of season,?*., e., 

 between March 1 and Oct. 1; that the man did kill two 

 young whelps; and furthermore, that if there should be 

 any attempt at denial he would put in the skins as 

 evidence. After reading the charge Mr. Kinney moved that 

 the ex-Alderman be requested to make an explanation to 

 the meeting. The motion was carried and Mr. Thayer took 

 the floor and proceeded to explain that he was obliged to 

 plead both guilty and not guilty. That while he was at 

 church a man did on two successive Sundays in September 

 whistle his dogs away from their kennels and did kill the 

 foxes as charged. He thought, however, that he ought not 

 to suffer for attending church though he was willing to 

 allow that a member should have kept his dogs so secure as 

 to prevent the occurrence a second time. 



There was much discussion as to what should be the 

 penalty, and it was finally moved that the company smoke 

 at Mr, Thayer's expense as it was his first offense and not 

 likely t» occur again. Mr. Thayer thought the penalty 

 reasonable and proceeded to settle. Adjourned to meet at 

 same place Saturday evening, Feb. 12, at 8 o'clock. 



The adjourned meeting of the company was called to order 

 by the secretary in the absence of the president. There 

 being a small attendance the business of the meeting, viz.: 

 to make arrangements for a grand fox hunt to be held 

 before March 1, was postponed and the meeting adjourned 

 to Wednesday evening, Feb. 16, when it is expected there 

 will be a large attendance and the arrangements for the 

 grand hunt will be completed. 



It is proposed to have the hunt on the first good day after 

 the arrangements are completed, on which occasion we hope 

 to bring out every member and every dog owned in the com- 

 pany. E. Sprague Knowles. 

 Worcester, Mass., Feb. 14, 1887. 



HARE DOGS. 



PLNCONNING, Mich., Feb. U— Editor Forest and Stream: 

 In your issue of Feb, 10, "Dalg" asks for information 

 in regard to breeding good hare dogs. I find in northern 

 Michigan as much use for good dogs as anywhere. I have 

 ever had the luck to use them and have taken great pains 

 and trouble to get one to perfection, which I think I have 

 in a cross between a pedigreed beagle bitch of medium size 

 and a common Virginia black and tan foxhound of good 

 hunting stock, one that has been used for the last five years 

 every fall and winter. Great care must be taken in training 

 them as the beagle blood makes them a little timid, and a 

 hound is very easily spoiled for the field by being handled 

 wrong from the first. As a rule they do not mind good and 

 are apt to get many whippings when they do not need them. 

 If "Dalg" wants a good hare dog that will stick to the trail 1 

 would advise him to leam him to run hare before he knows 

 what a fox or deer track is, and after he has that to perfection 

 let him try thefox, but remember that about three-fourths of 

 the dogs you get are no good and never will be, so do not 

 waste too much time on them, as they will take to it very 

 readily when they are the right age and will enjoy the hunt 

 as much as you do. I often think that the hound is to be 

 pitied as he is kicked and cuffed and called no good when 

 he is not to blame; poor dog, if we could only follow him 

 through swamp and thicket for a day or two, perkapsfwe 

 woulcf think more of him. Some time I will try and write a 

 story or two on how we hunt in Michigan and what fun we 

 have with our pedigreed stock and mongrel hounds after the 

 buck and doe. A, E. B 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



I see in your issue of Feb. 10 a letter from "Dalg" on hare 

 hounds. He wishes to know "why we cannot get reliable 

 hare dogs." I have hunted hares and rabbits for some years 

 and my experience is, that while a pure bred beagle is very 1 



good on gray rabbits, bis small size debars him from comj 

 peting with a larger dog on hares. The most of the hunting 

 on hares, hereabouts is in thick SAvamps of cedar, maple and 

 a sprinkling of other growth mixed in. The ground is very 

 rough from the hummocks, caused by the decayed and moss- 

 grown stumps, etc. Here and there is a large deadfall cov- 

 ered with moss, which has lain for years, and a small dog is 

 soon winded by these obstacles. Some hares run very large 

 circles and the average beagle does not bark heavy enough 

 t o be heard all the way round the circle. I have seen beagle s 

 that did very good work, but for a dog to do a hard day's 

 work with no shirking toward nighi give me a cross between 

 a beagle and foxhound, both to be good blood of course. I 

 think they make the best and most persistent hound it is 

 possible to get for rabbits. Such a dog should be of medium 

 size, tough, have a good bark; should have well-proportioned 

 head, not too large; good ears, set low down on head. A 

 good square chop is a good sign; tail should be thick and 

 strong— not too short. I think if ' 'Dalg' ' could see the good old 

 dog work that I have in my mind he would agree with me 

 that it is possible to get good hare dogs, He will account 

 for every gray rabbit he starts and the hare is lucky that 

 escapes. These dogs are easily broken, are docile and 'obedi- 

 ent and possess good scent. E. W R. 

 Taunton, Mass., Feb. 12. 



NATIONAL FIELD TRIALS CLUB. 



LSpocial to Forest and Stream.] 



CINCINNATI, O., Feb. 21.— A meeting of the Executive 

 Committee of the National Field Trials Club was held 

 at the Burnet House today, being in session from 10 A. M. 

 to 4 P. M. Those present were: 



T. A. Logan. Chairman; L. A. Harris, F. I. Stone, E. F. 

 Stoddard, J. W. Renfroe. B. M. Ste p^enson tried and found 

 guilty of conspiracy to pull Ben Hill and expelled from 

 membership of the club. H. S. Bevan found guilty and 

 barred. 



Committee appointed to consider the dissolution of Na- 

 tional Field Trials Club; to report some future time. Ameri- 

 can FieldTrial Club organized upon entirelvnew and sound 

 basis; Gen. W. B. Shattuc, President; J. W. Renfroe, 1st, 

 Vice-President; T. A. Logan, 2d Vice-President; John S. 

 Wise, 3d Vice-President; C. W. Paris, Secretary and Treas- 

 urer. 



THE TENNESSEE TRIALS. 



THIS is a belated copy of a special that came to the Forest 

 AND Stream last Friday. It gives the result of the Ten- 

 nessee field trials at Athens, Ala.: 



"Fla^e fairly beat Richmond (Spottswood— Faunie). In 

 the Derby, Joy beat Ruby (Spottswood— Dot), Flake a bye: 

 only Joy awarded second. Every heat protested. Counsel 

 retained to prosecute." 



Lawrenceburg, Tenn., Feb. 19.— Richmond won first 

 in All-Aged Stake; Fanny Whitfield second. Dash Bryson 

 third. Don's Dot first in Derby, Joy of Prince William 

 second, Ruby D. third. 



THE BEN HILL— LILLIAN HEAT.— Memphis, Tenn., 

 Feb. 13.— Editor Forest and Stream: I, with many others 

 of your readers, thought when you said your columns were 

 open to me to expose the tricks of certain reporters, you 

 meant what you said and really wanted your readers to 

 know why I had made insinuations against reporters. You 

 called on me more than once to explain, and when I did 



make charges against the editor of , all of which I am 



fully able to prove, you cut it out of my article without 

 giving your readers any intimation whatever that I had 

 written it, thereby changing entirely the tone of my letter. 

 It is not only due to me, but to your readers, that you should 

 publish my article just as I wrote it or return it to me so I 

 may have it published in some other paper. — D. Bryson. 

 [We asked Mr. Bryson for something that would justify his 

 insinuation that reporters at a field trial must be paid hand- 

 somely or else they would give unfair reports. We still call 

 on him for any facts he may have to warrant his insinua- 

 tions. Mr. Bryson has as yet sent us nothing of the sort. 

 What he did send (and we refused and refuse to publish ) was 

 something altogether different and not pertinent to the 

 question at issue. Mr. Bryson alleged that a certain editor 

 having borrowed a sum of money from Mr. P. H. Bryson 

 and having been compelled to repay the loan, out of revenge 



colored the 's report of a certain field trial heat in 



which one of Mr. P. H. Bryson's dogs ran. Mr. Bryson 

 further alleged that, had this editor not been called upon 

 to pay the money he owed Mr. P. H. Bryson. the same field 

 trial report would have been of an exactly opposite charac- 

 ter. Mr. Bryson also intimated that Dr. Young having on 

 a certain occasion threatened to kick this editor or his 

 reporter down-stairs, the threatened kicking also influenced 

 the editor to publish a false report. That" the editor bor- 

 rowed the money, was made to repay it, and did out of 

 revenge, publish the report in question, may be true enough, 

 but even so it has no bearing on the case, nor can Mr. Bryson 

 by his illogical involutions make the reporters responsible 

 for the vagaries of money-borrowing editors, or or editors 

 who have been kicked down-stairs.] 



MEASUREMENTS OF ALPHA.— Bath, Me., Feb. 5.— 

 Editor Forest and Stream: Having purchased of Mr. Hal- 

 deman the bitch puppy Alpha, which is undoubtedly the 

 heaviest and most massive on record, I will, for the benefit 

 of the public, give her exact measurements, immediately 

 after her arrival, having been on the road for two days and a 

 half and being in rather poor condition: Length of nose, 

 3%in.; girth of muzzle, 13>ain.; girth of skull, 22in.; gii-th of 

 neck, 21%in,; girth of body behind forearms, 33>dn.;girth of 

 loin, 28>^in. ; girth of stifle joint, 19%in.; girth below elbow, 

 lOJ^in.; "girth of forearm, Oj^in.; around pastern, 6%in. 

 This puppy is not for sale. — Fred. A. Page, 



JUDGES AT NEWARK.— Mr. K. E. Kopf, St. Bernards; 

 Mr. Jacob Hemingway, all spaniels; Messrs. L. and W. 

 Rutherfurd, fox-terriers; Mr. Norman Elmore, beagles and 

 bassets; Mr. J. F. Kirk, Newfoundlands, Great Danes, fox- 

 hounds, pugs, dachshunde, bulldogs, bull-terriers, black and 

 tan terriers, Irish terriers Dandie Dinmonts, Bedlingtons, 

 loodles and miscellaneous class. As Mr. Mercler will not 

 je able to take the collie classes, the Collie Club will make 

 another selection. Messrs. H. Clay Glover of New York, 

 and W. H. Arrowsmithof Jersey City, veterinaries; Mr. Jas 

 Lindsay will superintend. 



THE PHILADELPHIA KENNEL CLUB will hold their 

 show in the Elite Rink, at Twenty-third and Chestnut 

 streets, and President Comfort states that it is better adapted 

 for holding a show than the Industrial Art Hall, and that 

 the exhibitors will have no cattle sheds this time. 



PREMIUM LISTS.— We are in constant receipt of requests 

 for premium lists and entry blanks of the different dog shows; 

 in many instances on the day on which entries close. If the 

 secretary of any association holding a show will send Ujs 

 copies we will cheerfully distribute them. 



