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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Mabch 17, 1887. 



THE BOSTON DOC SHOW. 



AMONG the large additional number of entries received 

 by the bench show committee of the New England 

 Kennel Club is that of Mr. John E. Thayer-, of Lancaster, 

 Mass., who may in truth be called a pillar among breeders. 

 His entries consist, of IT deerhounds, 12 fox-terriers, and 10 

 bulldogs, making a grand total of 39 dogs entered by one 

 exhibitor. This is the largest number of dogs ever entered 

 by one person in America, and when the value of the exhibit 

 is taken into consideration it is doubtful if it has ever been 

 equaled in the world. 



The winner of the H omebred puppy sweepstakes, of the 

 American Fox-Terrier Club, which is to be decided at the 

 show, will receive $110 in cash, and a valuable silver cup 

 added by John E. Thayer. 



Mr. Martin Dennis has consented to judge collies at the 

 Boston show in place of Mr. Mercier, of England, who can 

 not attend on account of sickness. 



After the entries close Saturday. March 19, the managers 

 believe, that, they will be able to 'announce a very large in- 

 crease over the number of entries received last year. 



Bench Show Com,, N. E. K. C. 



Editor Forest and Stream: I notice with much pleasure 

 the great improvement in the classification and arrange- 

 ment of prize lists in United States as exemplified by that 

 of the New England Kennel Club for their bench show in 

 April next. 



It is most gratifying to all concerned to find that the non- 

 sporting classes are opened to such an extent as to afford the 

 non-sporting breeders ample opportunity to exhibit any 

 breed he deems fit for exhibition. 



The promoters of the New England Kennel Club's Bench 

 Show are to be congratulated on the very satisfactory man- 

 ner they have prepared their prize list, and is well worthy of 

 emulation by the other clubs. 



It is to be hoped the increased attractions in the list in- 

 ferred to will meet with the reward it deserves. 



John P. Campbell. 



MONTiiKAL, March 10, 188". 



PACIFIC KENNEL CLUB. 



A SPECIAL meeting of the executive committee of the 

 Pacific Kennel Club was held at the office of Dr. C. G. 

 Toland, chairman of the committee, on Monday, Febrnrary 

 7. Messrs. Jas. E. Watson, John F. Carroll, J. Homer 

 Fritch, Ramon E. Wilson, Ely T. Hutchinson and H. H. 

 Briggs were present . Mr. Russell, the superintendent of the 

 North Pacific Coast Railroad, was present to advise with the 

 committee as to various matters of interest to the club, Dr. 

 Toland in the chair, Mr. Jas. E. Watson, secretary. On 

 invitation Mr. Russell made a statement about the" advan- 

 tages offered along the line of the North Pacific Coast Rail- 

 road for a site for such kennels, clubhouse and appurten- 

 ances as would properly meet the needs of the Pecific Kennel 

 Club. Mr. Russell remarked that, for sporting breeds of 

 dogs Marin county had advantages possessed by no other 

 locality conveniently accessible from San Francisco. Quail, 

 snipe and ducks were abundant in pretty much all portions 

 of the county, and climatic conditions were very favorable. 

 Mr. Russell expressed himself as thoroughly in sympathy 

 with the Pacific Kennel Club in all its objects, and said that 

 if the club should locate its kennels within reach of his rail- 

 road he would gladly extend all courtesies possible, and 

 would transport all lumber needed free of charge to the 

 club. The executive committee formally thanked Mr. 

 Russell fer his very generous expressions. Mr. Fritch urged 

 the wisdom of locating the club property in proximity to 

 ground on which sporting breeds of dogs could be worked. 



After considerable discussion it was ordered that a plat of 

 land in Marin county be examined with a view to its pur- 

 chase by the club. The gentleman, to whom was delegated 

 the duty of looking upland, was instructed to find a place of 

 about twenty acres of clay soil, upon which is a running 

 stream. 



The opinion of the executive committee is that the club 

 should pur (-base a proper piece of land and erect upon it 

 suitable kennels and a club house. Present prospects are 

 that such a scheme will reach consummation within a year. 

 The activity of the club and the general interest shown in its 

 affairs augur well for its future. Its membership is increasing 

 rapidly, the accessions being from among the best men of 

 t he city who are able and willing to assist in establishing a 

 strong club. When the time comes for the club to give a 

 dog show it will have such social affiliations as to make its 

 exhibitions most successful.— Breeder and Sim iris man. 



DOCS ON CHAIN. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



I have three fine blooded bird dogs, one Gordon setter and 

 two pointers. These dogs are each chained, during most of 

 the day, in an ordinary cow stall in the barn, but are released 

 for a run every afternoon for about one hour. I am told by 

 some people that so much restraint worries the dogs, and is 

 not only cruel, but harmful to them. By others I am told 

 that game dogs should always be kept in restraint, with the 

 exception of moderate exercise, otherwise their hunting 

 faculties, or at least their eagerness, will be dulled. Please 

 give me vour views, and am I doing right with my dogs? 



G. W. G. 



From "Ashmont's" excellent work, "Dogs, Their Man- 

 agement and Treatment in Disease," we take the following 

 remarks, which have our fullest indorsement: 



"Exercise develops the muscles of the body, increases their 

 functional activity, hastens the digestion of food, and renders 

 its assimilation easier. It improves nutrition by elevating 

 the temperature, opens the pores of the skin, stimulating its 

 functions, and through the lungs, by the stronger move- 

 ments excited, it favors the exhalation of impurities and 

 excesses. 



"Too much importance cannot be attached to this subject. 

 Keeping a dog confined with insufficient exercise is cruelty 

 itself. "Never chain a dog should be the rule, but unfortun- 

 ately it cannot, always bj observed. Certain methods may, 

 however, be resorted to, and a confined animal have greater 

 freedom and still be restrained, 



A post can be set up as far from the kennel as the limits of 

 the owner's premises will allow, a wire fastened to it and 

 passed through a ring, the other end attached to the kennel 

 and drawn taut. The dog can then be chained to the ring, 

 which will slide freely the entire length of the wire, per- 

 mitting greater latitude, and the animal still be held in 

 check. This means may be employed in cities, and where it 

 is imnossible to allow them to run at large. 



" When dogs are kept in yards, the plan adopted by the 

 writer can be resorted to. Fences or hurdles can be built 

 entirely across the inclosures. These must be placed low at 

 first, simply high enough to force the animal to make an 

 easy jump, 'then iu three or four weeks raised a few inches, 

 another interval allowed to pass, and raised again. The 

 results from the employment of this means are admirable, 

 especially in the case of dogs inclined to be weak in the 

 loins, and needing development behind. 



"In conditioning dogs, especially for exhibitions, no better 

 exercise can be recommended than slow walking; the dis- 

 tance being from two to four miles daily. By this means 

 they will eat more, digest it better, and 'accumulate flesh 

 more rapidly. 



"While exercise is imperative, extremes must be avoided 

 and caution used. If a dog is habituated to following a 

 team, there is less danger of over exertion; if not so accus- 



tomed, care must be observed lest the system be disordered 

 by too great effort. In winter, if a hard run is taken and he 

 returns in a heated condition, he must not be shut into a 

 cold kennel, but be allowed to cool gradually in a warm 

 room. Violent, exercise must never be allowed after a hearty 

 meal. 



"It is a wise plan to accustom dogs to climatic changes, 

 yet. they must be protected during the hotter days of sum- 

 mer, from the sun's intense heat, or the exposure will cause 

 debility and often convulsions." 



THE DENVER DOG SHOW. 



Editor Forest and. Stream : 



I see in your valuable journal a report of the above show. 

 Being here seeking health, with plenty of time on hand and 

 naturally fond ©f all kinds of dogs, I spent most of each 

 day at the hall while the bench and chicken show was going 

 on. Seeing the report of the show gave me a desire to say a 

 few truthful words about it. The hall was entirely too 

 small for the proper display of the exhibit and room for the 

 crowd constantly in attendance. The benching was very 

 poorly done, and there simply was no management about the 

 show. No one seemed to haA'e control of anything except 

 that the man at the door took the tickets. The show lasted 

 from Tuesday until Saturday night, and there never was an 

 ounce of auy disinfectant used during the entire week, and 

 if the loss of young dogs is not great from disease contracted 

 at this show it will be a wonder. The judges were all mere 

 amateurs of no experience as breeders, or extensive dog 

 owners and handlers, and the awards seemed to be made ac- 

 cording to whether the owners w r ere friends of the judge 

 or not. 



Mr. E. E, Pray is a gentleman, but he ought not to allow 

 his f riends to use him in the capacity of a judge. Mr. Page's 

 experience as a hound man must certainly have been limited 

 to a few chases after jack rabbits on the prairies of Nebraska 

 and Kansas, and Mr. Thomas was entirely at sea with the 

 various classes assigned to him, as, for instance, he gave the 

 first St. Bernard prize to a large black and white mongrel, 

 and the Skye terrier prize to a Yorkshire, and so on. I might 

 name a dozen blunders equally bad, but to the dogs them- 

 selves. 



Mastiffs, first ought to have been withheld, and second given 

 to Humboid, who is good except he is too leggy and was shown 

 too low in flesh. St. Bernards had nothing for competition 

 fit for first and second, he. would have suited either very 

 well. Mr. Trimmer had on exhibition a dog recently im- 

 ported, called Hackney Monk, by the great Plinlimmon, he 

 is of good coat and nicely marked, but is not of the great size 

 one looks for in the St. Bernard. In Newfoundlands, 

 Baker's entry was only fair. In grevhound dogs, we liked 

 Win field's Dude much better for winner of first than Ne- 

 braska Jack, the latter very poor across the loins, has bad 

 feet, and a weak head before the eyes, he has a good tail, but it 

 isso long th at it hangs to one side instead of in a straight curve 

 upward. In bitches, the winner of second is much the best 

 greyhound of the two, and a white bitch, Lady W., was far 

 better than either. In puppies. Fly and Nada were far 

 superior to the winners. Rough-haired greyhounds are a 

 sort of mongrel greyhounds, which are seen nowhere else but 

 in Colorado, a cross between a greyhound and a kangaroo 

 dog, brought from Australia. There were but three entries, 

 all from the same family. J. Moscom's Belle of Denver, 

 first; and J. Winfield's Happy Jack, second; E. N. Jenkin's 

 Ring not noticed. Ring ought to have been placed second. 

 Deerhounds had no entries. This is very strange, as I am 

 informed that the Landseer Kennels have sonie twenty of the 

 very best deerhounds ever seen in America, and yet Dr. Van 

 Humutell did not exhibit one of his grand dogs* I met the 

 great dog champion Mac on the street, he has muscled up in 

 fine shape, and looks far different and better than when I 

 saw him on the bench at New York last year. Bloodhounds 

 had no entries. In pointers, Rebel, a very fair little dog, was 

 given first, while vhc. would have been a good card for 

 such a dog, but I am told the judge sold him to his present 

 owner. English setters were a poor snipy lot. Irish setters 

 were a good class and properly placed. Gordon setters 

 should have been, Ben Hur first, Jones's Grouse second, and 

 Monk nowhere. In cocker spaniels, Todd's Jet II. is a 

 splendid specimen of the breed. Dixey Jet's son is a good 

 young dog. The bitches were a good lot and rightly placed. 

 Collies were a fair lot. Bulldogs, a good class. Scotch ter- 

 riers had not a full-bred specimen in the show, but this was 

 one of the classes on which the judge was not well posted. 

 The same may be said of Skye terriers. In Italian grey- 

 hounds, the winner of first was' a grand specimen of these 

 rare dogs. In pugs, first and second should have been re- 

 versed. In bitches, the winner of first had one eye out and 

 was suckling pups, while the winner of second was a grand 

 bitch and in good condition. 



The most remarkable part of this remarkable judging was 

 the novel way they distributed the many handsome special 

 prizes, donated by the merchants of Denver. For instance, 

 the special (a shooting coat) given for the best collection of 

 sporting dogs, was actually won by J. Winfield, who won 

 one first and two second prizes and had two breeds on the 

 bench, but it was given to C. F. Hoeckel, who was without 

 a pri ze and exhibited only greyhounds. A copy of ' 'Stonehenge 

 on the Dog" was to go to the best greyhound bitch, but the 

 judges awarded it to Lady Trump, the winner of second 

 prize. An elegant piano scarf, donated to the best pug, was 

 awarded to a dog that was not noticed among the prize win- 

 ners. 



I hear a good deal of talk about this club becoming a 

 member of the American Kennel Club next year, and hold- 

 ing their future shows under those rules. I would advise 

 them to first try and get some members into their club who 

 would know some little about dogs, and who would carry 

 out the rules. I am told that it has some excellent citizens 

 among its members, but they merely lend their names, and 

 let a f ew sharps run and control the working of the club. 

 Being a true friend of the dog and his future in America, I 

 think such facts as these ought to be made public, so that 

 they can be remedied or abandon the idea of holding shows. 

 My idea of a bench show is to bring together the best speci- 

 mens, and by proper judging educate the people to what con- 

 stitutes the best dog, and thus induce them to breed and buy 

 t he better and improved dogs. This can be done on a grand 

 scale in this grand city of Denver with an honest and able 

 management. New YORKEK. 



Denveb, Col., March 8, 1887. 



THE WATERLOO COURSING MEETING.— The annual 

 Waterloo coursing meeting at Altcar, Eng., began on Thurs- 

 day, Feb, 19, and finished on Saturday. According to the 

 London Field, public interest in this event is declining. Fol- 

 lowing is the result: Waterloo Cup: R. F. Gladstone's black 

 dog Greater Scot (MacPherson— Madge) and T. D. Hornby's 

 red dog puppy Herschel (MacPherson— Stargazing II. ) 

 divided. Waterloo Purse: G. J. Alexander's black dog puppy 

 Alec Ruby (Alec Halliday— Rubia). Waterloo Plate: M, G. 

 Hale's black bitch Happy Omen (Millington — Radiant) and 

 T. Graham's black and white bitch puppy Harpstring (Glen- 

 livet — Polly) divided. 



THE AMERICAN FIELD TRIALS CLUB.— Cincinnati, 

 O., March 12.— Editor Forest and Stream: The first aunual 

 field trials, under the auspices of the American Field Trials 

 Club, will be held at Florence, Ala, , during the month of 

 December, 1887 By order of the Board of Control— W. B. 

 SHATTUC. 



^ THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB. — Editor Forest and 

 Stream: The A. K. C. really promises to become a factor of 

 weight and use in American kennel affairs. It still fails to 

 give exhibitors and owners evidence that it intends to afford 

 them any protection from rascals, but I believe it will yet 

 work it&elf up to the point of punishing one knave, and we 

 can afford to wait in hope for this. In providing sourtd 

 ruies, directed toward the providing of justice to all, it is 

 really making some progress, and it will surely yet come 

 *f *ne point of exacting some observance of its own rules. 

 ±JUt it is threatened with a recurrence of the same malarious 

 attacks that so poisoned its blood in its infancy; but I have 

 siimcient confidence iu the sense of such men as Morgan, 

 Child, Donuer, Smith, Peshall and Vredenburg, to believe 

 that the flood of soft soap and menus of flapdoodle that is 

 being dealt out to it, are not allowed to have much weight 

 with them, but there may still be soft-headed noodles who 

 take m the stuff about the A. K, C. being representative of 

 the breeders of the country, through the various kennel 

 clubs that make it up. This rot is being dealt out as 

 solemnly as though sensible men could be made to believe 

 it; yet wdio are the breeders thus represented? What clubs 

 do the Ashmont, Orlando, Wacouta, Hinsdale, Minnehaha, 

 Saratoga, Mt. Clemens or Saginaw mastiff kennels belong 

 to? What mastiff breeders besides the Winlawn, Pine 

 Grove, Lake Waccubuc, Green Mountain, Riverside, Wey- 

 mouth and Camden kennels, are represented in any way 

 in any club? I may have missed a few kennels who 

 may belong to "the clique club," and who may thus be 

 : some day represented in the American Kennel Club, 

 but is a body "representative" of mastiff breeders when 

 such dogs as Bford Cromwell, Debonnair, Alice, Lorna 

 Doone, Bal Gal, Baby, II ford Cambria, Nap, Pose, Ash- 

 mont Nero, Lorna. Doone II. (the last two the famous 

 "Amidon" mastiffs), the dark horses you can all imagine the 

 owner of, etc., are absolutely outside of its fold? This is not 

 adversary to the A. K. G; breeders don't particularly caie 

 whether there is an A. K. C. or not, as long as they get sound 

 rules and honest dealings; but what in the world is the use 

 of aping the cuttlefish and raising a stour, to hide the truth? 

 Let the A. K. C. stand on its own merits, let it be fairly 

 judged as to what it is doing and what it will de, and if it 

 cannot stand by this test let it fall, and the sooner the better. 

 I, for one, believe it can and will stand this exposure to the 

 light of day, but the day is long passed when the canine pub- 

 lic can be tempted to emulate tin; ostrich and bury their 

 heads in a tub of hogwash, at the bidding of anybody. I 

 have quoted mastiffs and mastiff breeders, as being' familiar 

 to me, but cannot those posted as to other breeds, supple- 

 ment, in th*nr own minds, what I have said as being the 

 case with every breed? Then take the composition of the A. 

 K. C. How many of the members really represent anybody? 

 Two-thirds of the stock of the Western Pennsylvania Poul- 

 try Society is held by two men, one of whom don't own a dog 

 and don't know a mastiff from a boarhound, the other may 

 own a foxhound. What breeders do they represent? In 

 fact, taking out the New England, New Haven, Westminster, 

 Philadelphia and Cleveland clubs, how many knovra breeders 

 belong to any of the other clubs?— W. Wade (Hulton, Pa., 

 March 9). 



WHY DOES A DOG TURN ARO UND ? — Editor Forest 

 and Stream: I notice in the answers to correspondents that 

 "J. P. H." inquires the reason why a dog turns round once 

 or twice before lying down. I have noticed when watching 

 a dog do this that he keeps his head low, so do not think he 

 does it to look about him. A dog on being put into a bed of 

 fresh straw, immediately turns until he has made himself 

 a nest. Do you not think that the most probable reason of 

 this is that straw, grass, etc, being a dog's natural bed, he 

 turns before lying down to make all the straws run the 

 same way, ^thereby making a smoother and more comfort- 

 able bed than it would otherwise lie, a rid that from doing 

 this he instinctively turns when lying down, whether on a 

 carpet or on the bare ground.— Clumbek. 



THE NEWARK DOG SHOW.— There are 530 entries for 

 the Newark dog show, distributed among the classes as fol- 

 lows: 56 St. Bernards, 17 mastiffs. 2 Newfoundlands, 2 Great 

 Danes, 7 greyhounds, 13 deerhounds, 41 pointers, 28 English, 

 34 Irish and 19 black and tan setters, 56 spaniels, 70 collies, 

 38 beagles, 2 basset hounds, 4 dachshunde, 13 pugs, 9 bull- 

 dogs, 18 bull-terriers, 45 fox-terriers, 2 black and tan, 6 Irish, 

 2 Dandle Dinmont, 2 Bedlington, 3 Skye, 13 Yorkshire and 5 

 toy tenners, 6 toy spaniels, 6 poodles, 4 miscellaneous and 8 

 in the selling class. This is 14 less than the number entered 

 last spring, and 103 more than last fall. 



WIRE-HAIRED FOX-TERRIER LOST.- Mr. R. H. 

 Barlow writes that some one has stolen his wire-haired fox- 

 terrier bitch puppy, six months old. She is mostly white, 

 with one half of ner head black, a black spot at root of tail, 

 and black slash across left shoulder. A liberal reward will 

 be paid for information that will lead to her recovery. Ad- 

 dress Ronald H. Barlow, 1316 Walnut street, Philadelphia, 

 Pa. 



KENNEL NOTES. 

 Notes must be sent on prepared blanks, which are fur- 

 nished free on receipt of stamped and addressed envelope. 

 Sets of 200 of any one form, bound for retaining duplicates, 

 are sent for 30 cents. 



NAMES CLAIMED. 

 JST" Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks. 



Fltmie. By F. M. Shelley, Sheridan, N. Y., for black, white and 

 tan beagle bitch, whelped Aug. 11, 1880, by Prince (Ringwood— 

 Roxy) oat of Krucger's Maida. 



King Fred. By J. Y. Patterson, Sheridan, N. Y., for black, 

 white and ticked English setter dog-, whelped Nov. It), 1880, by Ted 

 Llewellin (A.K.R. 599) out of Marcel Iu (Prince Phoebus— Stella). 



Ron Gladstone. By F. M. Streefer, Lehigh Tannery, Pa., for 

 blue belton English set Cer due, whelped Dec'. :.'5. 1HS6, by Iron Duke 

 (A.K.R. 2058) out of Trusty Gladstone. (A.K.R. 1550). 



Ting. By .Jas. Bartholomew, Columbus, O., for Scotch terrier 

 bitch, whelped 1882, pedigree not given. 



Jlp. Bv Jas. Bartholomew. Columbus, O., for Scotch terrier dog, 

 whelped April 18, 1880, by his Billy out of Tiny, 



Donald Croxteth. By C. M. MunhaH, Clevelaud, O., for liver and 

 white pointer dog, whelped Dee. 28, 1880, by Croxteth (Young Bang 

 — Jane) out of Patti M. (Donald— Devonshire Lass). 



Biddy. By Francis Brooks, West Medford, Mass., for red Irish 

 terrier bitch, whelped August, 1880, by Garry (A.K.R. 2108) out of 

 Judy (A.K.R. 2199). 



Maud K. By Northwood Kennels, Columbus, O.. for black and 

 white English setter bitch, whelped March 27. 1886. bv Dash III. 

 (Blue Prince— Armstrong's Kate) out of Mabel Blue (Royal Blue— 

 Eudora). 



Zura. By W. F. Todd, Portland, Me., for lemon and white 

 pointer bitch, whelped April 10, 1880, by Bang Bang (A.K.K. 894) 

 out of Zanetta (A.K.R. 1261). 



Dashing Dot. By J. M. Kinney, Staunton, Va., for black, white 

 and tan English setter bitch, 7mos. old, by Dashing Rover (Daah 

 II.— Noma) out of Ranee (Gladstone— Frost), 



Roch-fnrd. By C. E. Gilchrist, Charlestown, Mass., for blue bel- 

 ton English setter dog, whelped Jau. 12. 1887, by Frank Dale 

 (Grouse Dale— Lady Thome) out of Donna (Royal Blue— Dryad). 



Northu'cxtiirn Kennels. By Ad. J. Klofanda, Eau Claire, Wis. 

 for his keimel of sporting dogs. 



Scotch Terrier Kennel. By Jas. Bartholomew, Columbus, O., for 

 his kennel of Scotch terriers. 



Northwood Kennel. By W. F. Knell, Colmn'ous, O. 



Chenapealu; Kennel. Bv Geo. E. Poyneer, Williamsburgh, la., 

 for his kennel of Chesapeake Bay dogs. 



NAMES CHANGED. 

 NarthwesUm Kennels. Eau Claire, Wis., March Q.—Edit<rr For- 

 est and Stream: Mr. A. M. Graw, of Milwaukee, wrote to me stat- 



