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hasten a hearing by that court ? I was in a fine fix in that 

 ease, a drafted steward, with the steward's responsibilities, 

 without knowing whether I had any authority or not, and I 

 was told to exclude Mr. Watson from the ring. Of course, I 

 wasn't going to make an ass of myself, as I did not know 

 that the party who so instructed me had any more right than 

 I had, so I just dodged the question by being very busy tak- 

 ing a dog's number when 1 saw Mr. Watson approaching 

 until he got safely within the sacred inclosure. Why was 

 this determined attempt to exclude Mr. Watson's dogs from 

 competition ? It could not have been the claimed irregu- 

 larity of the entry, for a devotion to regularity, would have 

 necessitated a protest against Mr. Van Schaick's dog (Scot- 

 son, I think), which was entered in the catalogue "will com- 

 pete for stud dog prize only." Remember, I am not imply- 

 ing anything against Mr. Van Schaick. I know that the 

 error was in transcribing his entry ; but if regul arity i s so im- 

 portant that tbe regular course of affairs must be upset, and 

 a class has to be ordered out of the ring for the A. K. C. dele- 

 gate to hear it, I cannot see why sauce for the goose is not 

 sauce for the gander. W. Wade. 



Hci/ton, Pa., May 1(3, 1887. 



PACIFIC COAST DERBY. 



LAST week a partial list of entries to the Derby of 1887 in 

 the Pacific Coast Field Trials Club was given. A number 

 of entries, among them many of the better ones, reached the 

 secretary on Friday and Saturday and are published to-day, 

 together with those given last week. The list is a sufficient 

 answer to all croaking malcontents. No apology need be 

 offered either for the size of the list or the character of the 

 entries, and the names of those who own the dogs include a 

 large proportion of the truest sportsmen in the State. Several 

 remarked last week upon the absence of entries from the 

 Messrs. Bassford, all of whom are recognized as leaders in 

 everything relating to sport with gun and rod, At the last 

 moment a budget of entries came to hand from them, three 

 from Mr. Henry Bassford snd five from Mr. Joe M. Bassford, 

 Jr. We did not 4 or a moment doubt that from the large num- 

 ber of good young pointers owned by the gentlemen named a 

 generous draft would be entered, but so splendid a list was 

 not expected. Mr. Joe Bassford enters Susie and Bon Ran- 

 ger, and names Esther, Jocco and Essie, all ot the dogs being 

 out of sterling old Beautiful Queen, and sired by the be3t 

 pointer of the day, Vandevort's Don. Mi-. Barney's entry is 

 sired by a great field dog, Nick of Naso. Mr. Taft's famous 

 Dorr is represented by a daughter, and a good one we are 

 informed. There are thirteen English setters, one Gordon 

 setter, one Irish setter and sixteen pointers in the stake, the 

 first time, if memory is not treacherous, that pointers have 

 outnumbered setters in a stake open to both. Most of the 

 dogs will receive the best training attainable. Mr. Allender 

 has a number of them, Mr. Allen has several, Judge Post 

 will train his own, Mr. Barney will attend to Galatea per- 

 sonally, Mr. Joe Bassford will shoot over his own entries in 

 the trials, Mr. Bennett's Sirius goes east in a few days to be 

 trained for his races in the American Field Trials Club and 

 the Eastern Field Trials Club, in both of which he is entered 

 and from which he will return to make his race here. Aside 

 from the excellence of the dogs we see a world of solid 

 pleasure in the coming trials, because of the choice sports- 

 men who will attend to see the performance of their entries. 

 There is no better spoit than to listen to General Crosby, 

 Judge Post, Mr. Barnev, Mr. Schreiber, the Bassfords, com- 

 ical Mr, Allender, Mr. Will Kittle and others of thosewhose 

 names appear in the entry list and who will attend this year. 

 The Derbv will be an event to be remembered and if, as is 

 hoped, Colonel Arthur Merriman judges it, it will be of 

 great value to all concerned. The complete list of entries 

 follows: 



SALADIN— bw&t English setter dog (Sportsman— Sweet- 

 heart), May 24, 1886. Breeder, California Kennels. Owner, 

 H. C. Chipman, Sacramento. 



Herald— blue bel&t English setter dog (Harold— Janet), 

 April 29, 1886. Breeder, California Kennels. Owner, Henry 

 Gerber, Sacramento. 



Sirocco— bw&t English setter dog (Sportsman— Sweet- 

 heart), May 24, 1886. Breeder and owner, California Ken- 

 nels, Sacramento. 



SUNLIT— or bel English setter bitch (Sportsman— Sweet- 

 heart)) May 24, 1886. Breeder and owner, California Ken- 

 nels, Sacramento. 



Stephanie— bw&t English setter bitch (Sportsman— Sweet- 

 heart), May 24, 1886. Breeder and owner, California Ken- 

 nels, Sacramento. 



Hidalgo— lem&w pointer dog (Vandevort's Don— Beauti- 

 ful Queen), April 21, 1S86. Breeder, H. H. Briggs. Owner, 

 J. G. Edwards, San Francisco. 



John &.— bw&t English setter dog (Regent— Topsy), April 

 17, 1886. Breeder, J. B. Barber. Owner, William Schreiber, 

 San Francisco. 



Rush— liv&w pointer dog (Vandevort's Don— Drab), May 

 3, 1886. Breeder, R. T. \ andevort. Owner, L. J. Rose, Jr., 

 San Buenaventura. 



Pilot— bw&t English setter dog (Regent— Topsy), April 

 17, 1886. Breeder and owner, J. B, Barber, San Francisco. 



Point— lem&w pointer dog (Vandevort's Don— Drab), 

 May 3, 1886. Breeder, R. T. Vandevort. Owner, L. J. Rose, 

 Jr., San Buenaventura. 



MAID— lem&w po nter bitch (Lemme B. — Surf), April 28, 

 1886. Breeder and owner, W. S. Kittle, San Francisco. 



SiRirs— lem&w flecked English setter dog (Sportsman- 

 Sweetheart), May 24, 1886. Breeders, California Kennels. 

 Owner, Thomas Bennet, Oakland. 



Honor Bright— bw&t ticked English setter bitch (Harold 

 —Janet), April 29, 1886. Breeders, Calif ornia Kennels. Owner, 

 Thomas Bennet, Oakland. 



Dottie Shafter— b&w ticked English setter bitch (Re- 

 gent— Fannie), May 24, 1886. Breeder and owner, Charles 

 Kaeding, San Francisco. 



Bowstring— liv&w pointer dog (Bow, Jr.— Mollie Ashe), 

 March 27, 1886. Breeder, H. C. Brown. Owner, W. W. Foote, 

 San Francisco. 



Blossom— lem&w pointer bitch (Glen R.— Josie Bow), 

 March 17. 1886. Breeder and owner, J. W. Bassford, Suisun. 



MACK— liv&w pointer dog (Bow, Jr.,— Mollie Ashe) March 

 27, 1886. Breeder, H. C. Brown. Owner, W. E. Osborne, 

 Sacramento. 



Shot— liv&w pointer dog (Bow, Jr.— Mollie Ashe) March 

 27, 1886. Breeder, H. C. Brown. Owner, W. E. Osborne, 

 Sacramento. 



Pabrina— w chestnut&t English setter bitch (Sportsman- 

 Sweetheart) May 24, 1886. Breeders, California Kennels. 

 Owner, C. L. Ecklon, Folsom. 



Dick — bw&t English setter dog (Royal Duke II.— Adam's 

 Nelly) April. 1886. Breeder, Edson Adams. Owner, W. W. 

 Foote, San Francisco. 



Claire— Irish red setter bitch (Pat O'More— Lena). 

 Breeder, J. C Scott. Owner, Edward Fay, San Francisco. 



Fanny Dorr— b&t Gordon setter bitch (Dorr— Dorris) 

 March 3, 1886. Breeder, F. A. Taft. Owner, H. A. Bassford, 

 Vacaville. 



Bessie Don — liv&w pointer bitch (Vandevort's Don — Beau- 

 tiful Queen) April 21, 1886. Breeder, H. H. Briggs. Owner, 

 H. A. Bassford, Vacaville. 



Van Don— liv&w pointer dog (Vandevort's Don— Beautiful 

 Queen), April 21, 1886. Breeder, H. H. Briggs. Owner, H. 

 A. Bassford, Vacaville. 



G A.LATE A — w&liv ticked pointer bitch (Nick of Naso— 

 Temptation), May 8, 1886. Breeder, Geo. W. McNeil, Jr. 

 Owner, J. Martin Barney, Dutch Flat. 



Hubert — blue bel English setter dog (Harold— Janet), 



April 29, 1883. Breeder, California Kennals. Owner, Wm. 

 H. Harris. Lowell Hill. 



Essie— w&lem pointer bitch (Vandevort's Don— Beautiful 

 Queen), April 21, 1886. Breeder, H. H. Briggs. Owner, 

 Beach Bassford, Suisun. 



Jocco— w&lem pointer dog (Vandevort's Don — Beautiful 

 Queen), April 21, 18S6. Breeder, H. H. Briggs. Owner, Dr. 

 R. F, Taylor, Napa. 



Esther— w&liv pointer bitch (Vandevort's Don — Beauti- 

 ful Queen). April 21 1886. Breeder, H. H. Briggs. Owner. 

 T. L. Robinson, Vallejo. 



Don Ranger— w&liv pointer dog (Vandevort's Don- 

 Beautiful Queen). April 21, 1886. Breeder, H. II. Briggs. 

 Owner, J. M. Bassford, Jr., Vacaville. 



SUSIE — w&liv pointer bitch (Vandevort's Don — Beautiful 

 Queen), April 21, 1886. Breeder, H II. Briggs. Owner, J. 

 M. Bassford, Jr., Vacaville.— Breeder and Sportsman. 



AMERICAN FIELD TRIALS CLUB. 



THE American Field Trials Club's first Derby for setter 

 and pointer puppies born on or after Jan. 1, 1886, closed 

 May 1, 1887, with 57 nominations — 41 setters, 16 pointers (3 

 entries not yet received, having been lost in mails). 



Belle Noble (W. W. Titus), liv&w bitch (Count Noble- 

 Belle Bovd). 



Jacobin (W. W. Titus), wliv&t dog (San Roy— Nettle), 

 May 18. 



Sirius (C. Tucker), lem&w dog (Sportsman— Sweet Heart). 

 May 22. 



Phetna (Manitoba Kennels) w,l&w ears bitch (Mark J,— 

 Bredria), Jan. 1. 



Link (F. I. Stone), b&w bitch (Lincoln II.— imported 

 Beauty), May. , 



Henrietta (F. J. Waddell), bw&t bitch (Baden Baden- 

 Jennie), Feb. 538. 



CLARA (James N. Macklin), bw&t bitch (Gath's Mark— 

 Maegie Gladstone), April 24. 



MAY (James N. Macklin), bw&t bitch (Gath's Mark— Dell), 



M Daisy Royal (D. Morrison), bw&t bitch (Lightning- 

 Dot), Jan. 7. ^ 

 Lulu Royal (D. Morrison), bw&t (Lightning— Daisy Dot), 



" Sim Bondhu (A. M. Tucker), bw&t dog (Gus Bondhu— Bo 

 Peep), June 11. 



DAVE R, (Jas. S. Fisher), or&w dog (Gath's Hope— Daisy 

 F.), April 13. 



Miss Dudley (Middle Tenn. Kennels), tri-colored bitch 

 (Gath's Hope— Lady M.), June 1. 

 CLARA (Seiler & Porter), bw&t bitch (Roy bel— Lucy), Jan. 



" Blue Chief (J. I. Case & F. K. Bull), blue bel dog (King 

 Noble— Elsie Belton). July 12. 



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

 Noble— Belle Belton), April 13. 



Queen Noble (J. I. Case & F. KBull), blue bel bitch (King 

 Noble— Belle Belton). April 12. 



Jack Modoc (Edward Dexter), b&w dog (Buckellew— Ida), 

 July 25. 



Roderigo's Ace (Jas. H. Trezevants), bw&t dog, (Roderigo 

 —Countess House), June 7. 



American Dan's Puck (Jas. H. Trezevants), bw&t dog 

 (American Dan— Grace Gladstone), June 7. 



LADY CARORE Keve (Jas. H. Trezevants), bw&t dog 

 (American Dan— Grace Gladstone), June 7. 



Count Paris (C. W. Paris), bw&t dog (Count Noble- 

 champion Dido II.), May 21. 



Tasso Royal (A. H. Watson), bw&t bitch (Lightning- 

 Daisy Dot), Jan. 7. 



Lillian H. (W. R. Holliday), bw&t bitch (Roderigo— Lill- 



ia GLADSTONE, Jr. (Ohio Kennels), bw&t dog (Gladstone- 

 Jessie Turner). May 3. 



Latonia (W. Shattuc), bw&t bitch (Count Noble— cham- 

 pion Dido II.), May 21. ' . .' 



Hector (W. B. Shattuc), bw&t dog (Count I\oble— cham- 

 pion Dido ID, May 21. 



Noble Dido (W. B. Shattuc), bw&t dog (Count. Noble- 

 champion Dido II.), May 21. ' 



Billy B. (W. B. Shattuc), o&w dog (Count Ixoble— cham- 

 pion Dido II.), May 21. 



Lit II. (W. B. Shattuc), bw&t bitch (Roderigo— Lit), 



Samuel S. (W. T. Bowdre), bw&t dog (Paul Gladstone- 

 Lottie), March 7. 



Ollie S. (W. T. Bowdre), bw&t bitch (Paul Gladstone- 

 Lottie), March 7. . m 



LADDY (W. T. Bowdre), bw T &t dog (Roderigo— Bo Peep), 

 June 2. 



Cinch (Memphis & Avent Kennels) bw&£ dog (Roderigo— 

 Bo Peep), Jan. 2. 



Rod's Rowdy (Memphis & Avent Kennels), bw&t dog 

 (Roderigo— Bo Peep), Jan. 2. 



Miss Thompson (Memphis & Avent Kennels), bw&t bitch 

 (Roderigo— Bo Peep). Jan. 2. 



Claud (Memphis & Avent Kennels), bw&t dog (Roderigo 

 —Lillian), May 20. 



JOEY B. (Memphis & Avent Kennels), bw&t dog (Roderigo 

 —Lillian), May 20. 



Sunshine (Latonia Kennels), bw&t bitch (Count Noble- 

 Lit), Jan. 8. 



Tempest (Latonia Kennels), bw&t bitch (Count Noble- 

 Lit), Jan. 8. 



Nora (Latonia Kennels), bw&t bith (Count Noble— Lit), 

 Jan. 8. 



Little Gift (Bert Crane), bw&t bitch (Roderigo— QueeU 

 Bess), May 12. 



Master Bracket (Jas. L. Anthony), lem&w dog (Bracket 

 — Nell of Efford), July 18. 



Peachstone (Premier Kennels), liv&w bitch (Trinket's 

 Bang— Pearlstone), April 13. 



Lady Maine (H. F. Farnham) b&w ticked bitch (champion 

 Graphic— Zitta), June 10. 



Lass of Maine (H. F. Farnham), b&w ticked bitch (cham- 

 pion Graphic— Zitta), June 10. 



Lady W. (F. J. Stone), lem&w bitch (Heno— Lady Wash- 

 ington), April — . 



pointers. 



Ossian (P. T. Madison), liv&w dog (Croxteth— Annie), 

 May 8. 



Trinket's Cash'iE. F. Stoddard), w&liv ticked dog (Crox- 

 teth— Trinket), April 4. 



Trinket's Coin (E. F. Stoddard), w&liv ticked dog (Crox- 

 teth— Trinket) , April 4. 



Trinket's Count (E. F. Stoddard), w&liv ticked dog (Crox- 

 teth— Trinket), April 4. 



Guymaed (I. N. Cochran), liv&w ticked dog (Croxteth— 

 Lady Gwendolin). June 25. 



Trinket's Countess (Paul Francke), liv&w bitch (Crox- 

 teth— Trinket), April 4. 



Graphic HI. (Jas. L. Anthony), liv&w dog (Graphic— 

 Bloomo), Feb. 18. \ 



Donald IV. (Jas. L. Anthony), liv&w dog (Donald— Revel 

 HI.), June 27. 



Fashion (Jas. L. Anthonv), liv&w dog (Donald— Revel 

 HI.), June 27. 



Frivolity (Jas. L. Anthony), liv&w bitch (Donald— Revel 

 HI.), June 27. 



Miss Glee (Jas. L. Anthony), or&w bitch (Bracket— Nell 

 of Efford), July 18. 



EASTERN FIELD TRIALS DERBY. 



additional entries. 



Rue III. (Bayard Thayer, Boston) o&w pointer bitch (Bang 

 Bang— Rue). 



Sirius (Thomas Bennet, Oakland, Cal.) o&w setter dog, 

 May 24 (Sportsman— Sweetheart). 



MASTIFFS AND JUDGES. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Mr. Mason pertinently asks, in his admirable critique of 

 the New York dog show, "Who will be the first American 

 to breed a high-class mastiff?" Remembering that he has 

 owned a stud mastiff longer than the majority of American 

 breeders, I certainly expected that he would show us, ere 

 this, a first-class specimen. 



The first and second prize winning puppies at Philadelphia 

 were bred by me, and, when age is taken into consideration, 

 they are better dogs than were ever sired by Mr. Mason's 

 Nevison. This he must admit. 



I do not agree with Mr. Mason and others, that a man 

 must have been a breeder before he can be a competent 

 judge. Some of our best horse and cattle judges have never 

 bred a colt or calf. 



Mr. Mead has been a breeder for some time, yet mastiff 

 exhibitors did not accept this as a proof that he could 

 judge the breed, or the entries of mastiffs at the New York 

 show would not have exhibited such a large falling off. 

 That he is president of the American Mastiff Club may also 

 have had much to do with holding the entries dowm to 3fi. 

 This club had been organized "on the sly," the most promi- 

 nent mastiff men not being asked to join. The following 

 gentlemen are not members: Messrs. Wade, Perry, Alsop, 

 Craig, Lynch, Aston, also others, equally as well known. 

 Mr. Moore is a member, but when admitted did not own the 

 superb animals be. does now. 



While intelligence and knowledge have much to do with 

 breeding a prizewinner, "luck" has often been an important 

 factor, and is illustrated by Dr. Sidney Turner. A late num- 

 ber of the Stoelt~Ke&per says: "Dr. Turner was the first to 

 use Crown Prince as a stud dog, notwithstanding his Dud- 

 ley nose, his light eye and rather heavy ears, and in mating 

 Lady Rowena with him he met with the greatest success. 

 Four litters by Crown Prince were bred out of Lady Rowena. 

 * * * * * They have all made their mark in the mastiff 

 world, and the place each occupies individually is not a 

 small one — we do not mean on account of their bulk." 



How could Dr. Turner know that Crown Prince would not 

 perpetuate his Dudley nose, his light eye, or other defects, 

 upon his offspring? Sires generally do this thing, and 

 Crown Prince is a great exception, and Dr. Turner is a re- 

 markably lucky man. Had he been breeding after a fixed 

 type for years, he would probably have finally accomplished 

 his ends; but to have bred all grand dogs from the first trial 

 was, I contend, "more luck than good management." 



I have occupied considerable space to say that it is my 

 opinion a man can be a competent judge without having 

 been a breeder; that a breeder of high class dogs is not neces- 

 sarily a good judge — though it is more than likely he is — 

 and, finally, exhibitors are tired of having experiments tried 

 upon their valuable animals. It's all right when the judge 

 proves a good one, but it's all wrong, and can never be made 

 right, when he proves incompetent. To illustrate this, 1 

 refer the readers to the unprecedented ignorance of the man 

 who gave The Lady Clare he. at Pittsburgh to Jessica's first. 

 The management are to blame, as they were assured good 

 classes if a reliable judge was chosen. 



Victor M. Haldeman. 



POINTERS AT NEW YORK. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



In criticising the late W. K. C. dog show, might I ask you 

 to call attention to the fact that my entry. Puck, 253, 

 Class 38, was awarded the red ribbon by Mr. Donner in the 

 ring, and entry No. 266 was awarded the yellow ribbon. 

 After wearing them around for several minutes in the ring, 

 Mr. Donner requested me to remove my ribbon and change 

 it for the yellow one, as he had since "decided that he pre- 

 ferred No. 266 for second prize. I would request in justice 

 to my dog, that whatever your own criticisms on him may 

 be, that you call attention to this fact, as it was doubtless 

 witnessed by your reporter, and I cannot see the difference 

 between removing the prize, several minutes or several days 

 after it has been once officially awarded. Whether my dog 

 deserved second or not, I would be the last to question the 

 judge's decision, but it seems highly improper to award a 

 prize and then remove it merely because the judge has 

 changed his mind about the two dogs' relative merits. 



John A. Wells, M.D. 



Englewood, N. J. 



Edito r Fo rest a nd Stream: 



The cause of my absence from New York was distemper in 

 my kennels, contracted at some of the earlier shows. 



Geo. W. Lovell. 



Mxddleboho, Mass. 



By an error of transcription Mr. S. K. Sperry's pointer 

 Capt. Fred was credited with an he, when he should have 

 been noted as absent. 



DETROIT BENCH SHOW. 



DETROIT, Mich., May 14— Editor Forest and Stream: 

 The following is an official list of the entries at the 

 Detroit show: 63 English setters, 22 Irish setters, 14 Gordon 

 setters, 32 pointers, 8 Irish water spaniels, 2 field spaniels, 39 

 cocker' spaniels, 28 beagles, 2 bassets, 4 dachshunde, 38 fox- 

 hounds. 19 collies, 26 mastiffs, 22 St. Bernards, 8 Newfound- 

 lands, 15 miners, 19 deerhounds, 11 greyhounds, 1 Chesa- 

 peake Bay. 6 bulldogs, 15 bull-terriers, 27 fox-terriers, 9 

 Scotch terriers, 11 black and tan terriers, 7 Dandie Dinmont 

 terriers, 5 Irish terriers, 7 Skye terriers, 4 Yorkshire terriers, 

 8 Bedlingtons. 2 white English terriers, 1 King Charles, 1 

 Blenheim, 19 pugs, 1 poodle, 6 miscellaneous; total, 503. A 

 very respectable number for an inaugural show. 



Chas. Weil, Secretary. 



AMERICAN FOX-TERRIER CLUB.— At the annual 

 meeting held in the Madison Square Garden on May 6, 1887, 

 there were present Messrs. Belmont. Lewis Rutherfurd, Jos. 

 Kelly, Grainger, Rathborne, Frothingham, Murphy, Hitch- 

 cock, Mortimer, Field, Inches, Terry and Hoey. The Treas- 

 urer's report showed a satisfactory balance to the club's 

 credit. The following were elected: President. August Bel- 

 mont, Jr.; Vice-President, Lewis Rutherfurd; Secretary and 

 Treasurer, Fred Hoev; Governors— W. Rutherfurd, John E. 

 Thayer. C. Rathborne, Ed Kelly. T. H. Terry and J. E. I. 

 Grainger. Mr. Belmont was appointed with power to select 

 three others to constitute the Bench Show Committee of the 

 second annual show of the American Fox-Terrier Club. Mr. 

 Thomas H. Terry was appointed delegate to the American 

 Kennel Club. Mr, Percy C. Reid was elected an honorary 

 member, and a vote of thanks was given him for his kind- 

 ness in coming to America to judge at the New r York dog 

 show. Mr. Reid kindly offered a cup to be given at the 

 Jubilee dog show in London for the best fox-terrier from 

 America. After some minor business the meeting adjourned 

 subject to the- president's calls.— Fred Hoey, Sec, and 

 Treas, 



