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THAT NEW TROUT OF SUNAPEE LAKE. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



In your last issue I said something on the embryonic 

 markings of this trout, which was intended to elicit some 

 information on the coloration of the embryo blue-backed 

 trout of Maine, and confirm or overthrow my suspicions that 

 the Maine fish did not have, in the embryo state, the white 

 line on the two outer rays of the caudal fin, a suspicion that 

 was based merely on the. lack of any remembrance of such 

 colors. Mr. E. M. Stilwell, Commissioner of Fisheries of 

 Maine, writes me that he cannot make any observations on 

 the coloration of the embryo S. oquassa, because there are 

 none in the State hatchery, and it is nearly ten years since 

 they hatched any of this species. Therefore we are no nearer 

 a conclusion on this point than we were before. 



As th e object of my former article was to get at the trnth 

 and not to confirm any theory as to whether the big Sunapee 

 fish was identical to or distinct from the little blue-backed 

 trout of Maine. I regard the matter as standing where it did 

 and do not wish to be quoted as taking sides m the discus- 

 sion further than to say this: If the bine-backed trout has 

 not, in the embryo stage, or before the absorption of its sac, 

 white lines on the upper and lower sides of its caudal fin, 

 then the two fishes referred to are distinct. My statement 

 was that, while I had hatched the blue-back I did not re- 

 member to have seen this mark. I can now say the same, of 

 the Michigan and European grayling. I have just hatched 

 some of the latter which have the white margins on the 

 caudal, referred to above, but do not remember to have seen 

 the marks in the Michigan fish which I hatched many years 

 ago. Fred Mather. 



Cold Spring Hakbok, N» Y., April 33. 



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FIXTURES. 



DOG SHOWS. 



April 26 to 29.— Second Annual Dog Show of the Hartford Kennel 

 Club. A. C. Collins, Secretary, Hartford, Conn. 



May 8 to 6. 1887- — Eleventh Annual Dog Show of the Westminster 

 Kennel Club, Madison Square Garden, New York. James Morti- 

 mer, Superintendent. Entries close April 18. 



May 24 to 27.— Inaugural Dos Show of the Michigan Kennel 

 Club, at Detroit, Mich. Chaa. Weil, Secretary, Newberry and Mc- 

 Millan Building, Detroit, Mich. Entries close May 10. 



Sept. 1 to 3— Inaugural Dog Show of the Pacific Kennel Club, at 

 San Francisco, Cat. J. E. Watson, Secretary, 516 Sacramento 

 street. San Francisco, Cal. 



Sept. 12 to 17.— First Show St. Paul and Minnesota. Kennel Club, 

 St. Paul, Minn. W. G. Whitehead, Secretary. 



Oct. 12 and 13.— Stafford Kennel Club Show, Stafford Springs, 

 Conn. R. S. Hicks, Secretary. 



FIELD TRIALS. 



Nov. 1— Third Annual Field Trials of the Western Field Trials 

 Association. R. C. Van Horn, Secretary, Kansas Citv, Mo. 



Nov, 21.— Ninth Annual Field Trials of the Eastern 'Field Trials 

 Club, at High Point, N. C. W. A. Coster, Secretary, Fiatbush, 

 Kings County, N. Y. 



December.— First Annual Field Trials of the American Field 

 Trials Club, at Florence, Ala. C. W. Paris, Secretary, Cincinnati, 

 O. ' 



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 be 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 subscription 

 $1.50. Address "American Kennel Register," P. O. Box 2832, New 

 York. Number of entries already printed 4968. 



THE PHILADELPHIA DOG SHOW. 



THE show held last week in Philadelphia was the fifth 

 given under the auspices of the Philadelphia Kennel 

 Club, and we have pleasure in being able to say was a suc- 

 cess in more ways than one. The entries were not numer- 

 ous and this may be accounted for by the club's tardiness in 

 getting out the list of judges. In regard to the quality 

 of the exhibits it was excellent in some classes, but below 

 the average in others. As to the management, it was one 

 of the best conducted shows we have seen in this country, 

 and much credit is due Mr. John Read, whose civil tongue, 

 vigilance and forethought have won him a host of friends. 



The benches were nicely arranged and of course were sup- 

 plied by Spratts Patent, whose system of benching is so 

 vastly superior to all others that no good show can afford to 

 overlook it. The same firm did the feeding and we did not 

 hear a complaint. Undoubtedly Spratts Patent has come to 

 stay. 



Several of the judges were novices at the business and we 

 have been compelled to criticise some of the awards rather 

 severely, especially those in the dachshund class, but much 

 of the work was well done and reflects credit to the. debutants. 

 The show was boomed for all it was worth in the local 

 papers and the "gate" showed a nic"e balance at the right 

 side of the books. 



It is the early bird that catches the worm, and if Philadel- 

 phia is alive to her interests she will come out in good time 

 next year with a liberal premium list, a strong lot of 

 judges and then take her place at Boston's right hand. We 

 wish her the success she deserves. 



MASTIFFS — (MR. BARLOW). 



The quality of these classes was not what we expected to 

 find, and we know the cause of the falling off. Mr. Mont- 

 gomery, whose name appeared in the catalogue as judge, did 

 not feel equal to the task of doing justice to the classes and 

 Mr, Barlow was asked to act in his stead. The judges' names 

 should be advertised before the entries close, and recent 

 events have shown that the mastiff men have fully made up 

 their minds not to exhibit their dogs unless experts arc ap- 

 pointed to handle them. Exhibitors no longer care to pay a 

 thousand dollars for a dog to have him experimented upon 

 by "jolly good fellows," and they are right. Mr. Mont- 

 gomery acted wisely and honorably in refusing to handle the 

 classes. But why in the name of common sense and justice 

 did he ever undertake the task? His name as judge must 

 have reduced the entries by at least one-half, and it was not 

 until too late and the mischief had been done that he fully 

 realized the injustice he had done himself, the club and in- 

 tending exhibitors. There were four entries in the class for 

 dogs, and the champion classes were both empty. Lion II 

 was Mr. Barlow's choice for first place. He is not a good one'. 

 Muzzle and ears too light in color, skull lacking in volume 

 muzzle too long and not of correct formation— too shallow 

 and narrow— back hollow, quarters light, tail longer than we 

 like and not well earned, forelegs hot well placed and not 

 quite straight, good feet, moves well. We would have placed 

 him third. Brother, second prize, was in his right place 

 This dog has fallen away considerably since we last saw him 

 and his head color has gone. Skull of fair shape, would do 

 with more bulk; muzzle too long and lacking in volume 

 eyes and ears fairly good chest, loin and quarters above 

 average, back hollow, hocks not quite right, tail carried too 

 high, forelegs not quite straight, good coat and fairly good 

 feet, a little dog. Wacouta Nap, third prize, was our choice 



for first; he shows more character than anything in the 

 class, but is a long way removed from first-class form. 

 He was fully described in our Buffalo report. Gilliard, he, 

 is not a show dog. In the bitch class The Lady Clare 

 fairly smothered her opponents, who were somewhat 

 better than the company she met at Pittsburgh, but the 

 class was not a good one. She is a fawn with a nice black 

 mask and ears, white on breast, and feet shaded with white; 

 good skull, muzzle not perfect, but very much above the 

 average; eyes too light, ears rather large and not carried 

 quite close to head; winkle fair; underhung; a nice head, 

 showing considerable character; wide deep chest; back very 

 slack; loin fairly good; body of good length; hocks straight; 

 forelegs not quite right and feet open and flat; good coat 

 and color; not a big bitch, but one that shows considerable 

 character and quality. We did not describe this bitch in 

 our Pittsburgh report, and of course those who copy their 

 reports from these columns had little to say about her. Now 

 i hat we have told them her good and bad points they will 

 be in a position to tell their readers something about her 

 and will have no need to excuse themselves of ignorance, 

 which is usually done as follows; "A strange fact is that we 

 cannot come up with this bitch; we looked for her, but she 

 had just been sent away." German Empress, second prize, 

 is away behind the winner in good looks; mask and ears not 

 dark enough; skull not first-class; muzzle much too long 

 and pointed; eyes, ears and expression fairlv good; good 

 chest; fair good loin; quarters rather light; goo"d feet; hocks 

 not quite right; tail coarse; coat too long; a bitch of fair 

 size, but not massive, Chinalette was third. Wacouta 

 Rose, he, was not in good shape— light of flesh— but after 

 Lady Clare she showed more character than anything else 

 in the class and we would have given her second. The pup- 

 pies were a wretched lot and none of them will be heard of 

 m the future. The winner turned up in Ajax, a son of Hero 

 III. and Nell. Head color smutty; skull not good; muzzle 

 much too long and neither deep nor wide enough: eyes rather 

 light; ears heavy and not well carried, but may improve; 

 loin and chest fair; cowhocked; tail long, coarse and badly 

 carried; good shoulders and forelegs; excellent feet: coat tob 

 long; has plenty of size, but lacks character. Alice, second 

 prize, was not entitled to notice. Adonis and Adele, un- 

 noticed, are much better than she. Color smutty; white 

 breast; forefeet and nearhindfoot white; skull small; muzzle 

 wretched, in fact not a mastiff muzzle; ears large; back and 

 loin strong, but too short; quarters very light; cowhocked; 

 coarse and badly carried tail; poor pasterns; light in bone; 

 feet fairly good; body color not clear; too light all over; 

 shows neither quality nor character; not a show dog. 



ST. BERNARDS— (MR. MONTGOMERY). 

 The judge, who has had some experience as exhibitor and 

 breeder of St, Bernards, handled his classes fairly well. 

 Otho and Swiss Beda had the champion classes for rough- 

 coats to themselves. The winners in the open class for dogs, 

 with the exception of Bryan Borru, are well known. The 

 new-comer, who took third prize, is too full in cheeks, muz- 

 zle pointed, stop not well defined, expression not correct, 

 cars fairly good, chest and back above average, loin rather 

 light, hocks' too close, good brush carried too high, forelegs 

 not quite straight but of good strength, good feet and coat; 

 a dog of fair size and a better mover than the average, Boni- 

 vard II., vhc, is very snipy. The judge blundered in theuext 

 class. Norah, second prize, is undoubtedly a better speci- 

 men than Jeanne d'Arc, who took first. The latter is too 

 full in cheek and pointed in muzzle; stop not well defined, 

 eyes fairly good, ears not cai-ried close, a very poor head: 

 chest fairly good, back slack, loin flat but strong, good 

 quarters and hocks, nice shoulders, legs and feet; fairly good 

 brush, markings not correct, coat flat, carriage good, not a 

 big bitch. Norah is well known to our readers, as is also 

 Margery, third prize, and Tromba, c. Sheba, vhc, is faulty 

 at both ends. Mona, c, has a fairly good head, but her 

 nasty, washy color is against her. General Butler, first 

 prize in the puppy class, has size to commend him, but he 

 will never win in good company. Cheeks full, stop not well 

 defined, nitiKzle pointed, eyes light, ears fairly good, good 

 chest, back too short and hollow, loin fair, stifles and hocks 

 straight, good brush carried too gaily, forelegs of good 

 strength but not quite straight, small feet, coat too curly, 

 lacks character. Silverhoru, second prize, shows more qual- 

 ity than the winner, but she will never be up to first-class 

 form. This was a poor class. Hector, Mont Rose, Wotan, 

 Queen of Sheba and Kader, winners in the classes for 

 smooth-coats, are all well-known and were correctlv placed. 

 Leo, third prize in the open class for dogs, is too full in 

 cheeks and not square in muzzle; ears fairly good, under- 

 hung—a serious defect; chest, back, loin and quarters fairly 

 good; hocks not quite right, tail carried too high, legs 

 straight but too light, good feet, coat better than average, 

 not a big dog. Rigi was absent. 



NEWFOUNDLANDS— (MR. MONTGOMERY). 



Folly, by no means a good one, was the only decent speci- 

 men in these classes, and all other prizes and c-ommendation 

 cards should have been withheld. A wretched lot. 



COLLIES— (MR. TERRY). 

 Seotilla, the Chestnut Hill Kennels' beautiful son of Dub- 

 lin Scot and Flurry II., scored his first win in the champion 

 class. This good-coated, clean-headed, and truly bred dog 

 should improve the collies of this couutry. The four entries 

 in the bitch class were owned by the judge, but none of them 

 were present. Dublin Scot proved an easy winner in the 

 open class for dogs. He has a grand frame and the best of 

 legs and feet, but his head, while not bad, is not first-class. 

 Strephon, second prize, should have given way to Clipper. 

 These dogs are well known to your readers. Master Roy in 

 his present condition was not worth vhc. He is very coarse 

 in head, has poor ears and eyes, and is soft and short in coat, 

 rather common but serious defects. The bitch class was well 

 handled, Flurry II., Luella and Clifton Maid being placed 

 in the order named, with Spoiled Miss vhc. All are well 

 known. Dr. Vernon, vhc, is soft in coat. The judge blun- 

 dered badly with the dog puppies, Roderick Dhu, a prick- 

 eared one, was given first. We need hardly say that a prick- 

 eared collie, however good in other respects, should not go 

 forth as a first prize winner. But Roderick Dhu is chock 

 full of other faults and should not have been noticed. Coat 

 soft, head too round; poor eyes; expression dull; back too 

 short; stifles and hocks straight: dew claws; legs and feet 

 fairly good; does not move well behind. Not a show dog. 

 Hector, first at Pittsburgh, Scotia, vhc, at Newark, and 

 Albe Thorpe, are decidedly better than the winner. The 

 bitch puppy class was a repetition of the judging at Newark. 

 Scot's Bairn first, Hazel Thorpe second, T 



They were properly placed. 



, Rutland Maid, he. 



DEERHOUNDS — (MR. BARLOW). 



Chieftain and Wanda again scored in the champion class, 

 the former securing the special for best deerhound in the 

 show. Highland Laddie, placed over Robber Chieftain, got 

 more than his deserts in the open dog class. Good dog that 

 Laddie undoubtedly is he cannot beat Robber Chief tain who 

 is vastly his superior in loin, legs, feet and coat, and at least 

 his equal in other respects. If all goes well with this grand 

 young dog he may prove a dangerous opponent even to the 

 great Chieftain, we like him better than any puppy we 

 have ever seen. Duncan, from the same kennel, would not 

 have disgraced the three letters. Berga, Heather Belle aud 

 Thora, also owned by Mr. Thayer, were placed in the order 

 named. Clearly the judge got the worst bitch first; in fact 

 she is the worst specimen Mr. Thayer has exhibited this 

 year. Heather Belle should have been first, Thora second, 

 and the winner third. Robber Chieftain and Lorna Secunda, 



the Boston winner, had the puppy classes to themselves. 

 The quality of these classes was excellent. 



GREYHOUNDS— (MR. BARLOW). 

 Pembroke, well known, was alone in the champion class 

 for dogs. This is a valuable dog. His record has been 

 eq ualed, but only once. Three weeks ago he blossomed forth 

 m the open class at Boston. (Memnon was entered in the 

 champion class.) He did not compete at Pittsburgh, and 

 yet by some mysterious process he becomes a champion in 

 time tor the Philadelphia show, and walks away with the 

 prize, there being no competition in the class. This is a 

 bad case. Mother Demdike, looking fairly well, was the 

 only entry in the corresponding bitch class. Balkis, second 

 to Melton in the open class for dogs, should have won. being 

 vastly superior in head, neck, loin and quarters, Lanca- 

 shire Witch had the next class to herself. This is a grand 

 bitch; her skull is a trifle round, and her neck, while long, 

 is not well arched; back and quarters excellent. She might 

 be a trifle deeper in chest and better in formation of ribs, 

 and her tail is rather coarse. She stands on the best of legs 

 and feet, and does not carry an ounce of lumber. Storm v 

 Day was entered in the puppy class and another dog substi- 

 tuted for him. The club's attention being called to the 

 matter, the dog was promptly disqualified. No excuse can 

 be advanced in palliation of such work as this. Queen in 

 Black (sire Clio, dam Double Shot — a queer pedigree) took 

 second and is not a good one. Skull fairly good; weak 

 before the eyes; ears and eyes fairly good ; neck not clean; 

 ribs not well sprung; loin light; tail badly carried; stifles 

 and hocks fair; shoulders not quite right; good legs and 

 feet. Lady May, vhc, is too weedy. A poor class. 



POINTERS— (MR. WINSLOW). 

 The quality in these classes was not up to what we ex- 

 pected to find. The judge, who made his debut as pointer 

 judge, made few mistakes, and his awards were well 

 received. Nick of Naso, Mr. Peshall's well-bred and work- 

 manlike-looking dog, had the champion heavy-weight dog 

 class to himself, and in the open class for dogs Sachem, 

 a muscular quartered son of Beaufort and Zuba, scored an 

 easy win. He has a fairly good head, excellent chest and 

 loin and a good stern, but is faulty in hocks aud not straight 

 in front. Jimmie got the place which should certainly have 

 belonged to Mascot. The latter, while not first-class in 

 head, eyes, pasterns or hindquarters, is decidedly a better 

 show dog thaa Jimmie, Arsenic, vhc, is also a better dog 

 than Jimmie, although very deficient in eyes, muzzle ana 

 neck. Clover, first in the corresponding bitch class, stands 

 on excellent forelegs and feet, but is off in eyes, neck and 

 tail. Devonshire Countess was second. Cheeks too full; 

 muzzle not clean below the eyes, and rather snipy; back and 

 chest fair; loin flat; quarters better than average; hocks not 

 well bent: tail too long and not well carried; wide in front; 

 shoulders rather heavy; stands out a trifle at elbows and 

 over at the knees; good bone and feet. Beulah, vhc, is 

 quite as good as Devonshire Countess in their present con- 

 dition. There were no entries in the champion classes for 

 light-weight dogs and bitches, and Naso of Kippen scored 

 his third win in the open class for dogs. He has a clean-cut 

 head, which is spoiled by a light eye; good ears; neck of 

 nice length, but not clean; good chest, loin and quarters; 

 tail rather coarse, but fairly well carried. His forelegs are 

 good down to the knees, but his pasterns are not quite right 

 or his feet well placed, defects which would handicap him 

 heavily in a long day's work. He is a very small dog, but 

 has plenty of bone, and should prove an excellent mate for 

 large, light-limbed bitches. Leaving Brackett out of the 

 question, he is the best light-weight pointer on the bench in 

 this country. Bowdoin, in excellent condition, made a good 

 second. Adonis, he , is faulty in eyes, head and tail. Bitches, 

 with the exception of Queen Bow, the winner, were a very- 

 seedy lot, aud we never expect to see a worse lot than the 

 puppies. Ponimery Sec may fill out and be heard from 

 again, but Grapnel, Grandee and Lady Graphic will never 

 make show dogs. 



ENGLISH SETTERS— (MR. OHL). 

 Old Foreman, looking fairly well, was alone in the cham- 

 pion dog class. He slipped bis collar early on the morning 

 of the last day of the show, and, judging by his appearance 

 in the evening, must have had a rattling time somewhere. 

 Royal Albert and Royal Prince II. was again the order of 

 things in the open class, Glen Rock, equally well known, 

 being third. Clyde, he, is very faulty before his eyes and 

 wide in front, and should not have been noticed. Moore- 

 field, vhc, is a useful looking dog, not first-rate either in 

 head or ears. Bruce, c. ; is not a show dog. Pride of Dixie, 

 reserve, was fully described in our Buffalo report. Mavis, 

 second at Newark, got a peg higher on this occasion; we 

 thought the fight lay between Lady Rock, second prize, 

 described in our Pittsburgh report, and Fairy Belle, vhc, 

 shown by the Blackstone Kennels; the latter is faulty in 

 ears and is not first-rate in head, but she is a better bitch 

 than Mavis. Blitz II. , third prize, is a catchy-looking bitch ; 

 skull fairly good; muzzle not square enough;; eyes light and 

 not well placed; ears rather short; good neck, back and chest: 

 loin rather long and flat; quarters drooping more than we 

 like; tail long and badly carried; fair good legs and feet; 

 coat and color very nice; a rather small and weedy bitch. 

 Wee Clara, c, is not good at either end. C&ssino Gladstone, 

 he, is snipy, short in ear and too full in eye. Mamie, he, 

 has a fairly good head but is lathy. Petrel IV., he, has 

 many good points, but her very bad eyes will always handi- 

 cap her on the bench. Only one puppy was entered, and he 

 is not a good one; skull fair; muzzle not cut out clean 

 below the eyes, aud stop not well defined; eyes rather light; 

 neck and ears fairly good; chest and back fairly good; loin 

 light and flat; quarters fairly good; limbs light; knees and 

 pasterns deficient; feet large* and open; coat harsh (may im- 

 prove); tail ropy and quarters curly; will not develop into 

 a good one. 



IRISH SETTERS— (MR. WENZEL). 

 These classes were very carefully handled and little faidt 

 can be found with the awards. Blarney and Bruce again 

 met in the champion class. We were the first to say that 

 Mr. Clark's dog should beat Bruce, and when he was two 

 years old he could do it, but he has not retained his good 

 form, having grown very coarse in neck and heavy in 

 shoulders, while Bruce looks almost as well as he ever did, 

 and his typical head is as clean in all directions as it was 

 when he first made his bow to the public. Moily Bawn, the 

 best bitch on the bench was, of course, first in tbe champion 

 bitch class. The open class for dogs did not bring out a 

 good one. and it is a notable fact that the old Champions are 

 away ahead of any of the youngsters that have been shown 

 t his season. Donnybrook, first prize, is a long way removed 

 from high class form. Head too wide and flat; muzzle 

 tapered some; eyes too light; ears and neck fairly good; 

 chest hardly deep enough; loin a trifle light, would be better 

 if arched- quarters fairly good; hocks would be better with 

 more bend and placed lower; shoulders not very well placed; 

 good legs and feet; feather scanty; color not quite first-rate. 

 Prince was second. Head too wide and flat; muzzle rather 

 shallow; eyes very light; ears placed rather high and 

 not well carried ; neck not quite clean ; back, chest, 

 loin and quarters fairly good ; nice flag ; hocks not 

 well bent ; legs good and strong to knees ; stands 

 over a trifle at knees; feet large but thick through the pads; 

 good coat, color and feather; not a big dog, moves gaily. 

 Bismarck made a good third. Head flat, good muzzle, stop 

 not well defined, eyes rather light, ears fairly good, neck 

 rather short and not quite clean; back, chest and loin much 

 above average; quarters light, hocks straight, tail carried 

 too high, shoulders fairly good, stands over a bit at knees 



