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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[July 21, 1887. 



submitted. That is the first straw of business-like method 

 found in the whole transaction, but when it is found that 

 the circular letters bearing date July 6 were not mailed 

 until Jidy 12, the business-like promptness of the secretary 

 receives a severe setback. What in any office would have 

 been accomplished in a week at the outside, dating from Mr. 

 Drake's letter of .Tune 13. occupied a whole month. That is 

 a case of American Kennel Club methods worthy of the con- 

 sideration of the delegates who are striving to get the thing 

 in running order and to accomplish some good results. 



The envelope, postmarked July 12, also contained a request 

 to vote on the admission of the American Field Trials Club, 

 the Pacific Kennel Club, and the National Poultry and Bench 

 Association of Atlanta, Ga. As the A. K. C. old c<5nstitu- 

 tion under which the proposition is submitted, distinctly 

 states that only clubs organized solely for the purpose of 

 holding bench shows can be admitted, it will puzzle the two 

 remaining members of the credentials committee to uphold 

 their favorable report on the application of that club. An- 

 other instance of how the committee misuses its power is in 

 the case of the Stafford Springs Club. I fear you will think 

 I am not telling the truth when I say that the reason the 

 committee declines to vote favorably on the Stafford Springs 

 Club is because there are already two clubs from the* State 

 of Connecticut in the A. K. C. That decision ought to be 

 awarded the entire bakery. Mr. Wade says "Pitch into the 

 blunders the A. K. C. makes, but recognize that about a 

 majority mean right. ' ' That is perfectly true, but how iu the 

 world are the majority to do riglit when they are befooled in 

 this manner * 



And now I am going to give Mr. Wade a little work, if ke 

 will undertake it. First of all I would call attention to what 

 is doubtless a slip of my pen, when I am made to say iu my 

 letter published last week, "Mr. Wade objects to my saying 

 a dog should not be disqualified for incorrect description." 

 The word italicised should be struck out. As an evidence of 

 my further statement that the rule governing the making of 

 entries is perfectly plain and well understood by exhibitors, 

 and which be controverts, I wish to call Mr. Wade's atten- 

 tion to the Pittsburgh catalogue. So far as the secretary's 

 work on it is concerned, it is perfect— a model catalogue in 

 every particular. I have gone through half of it without 

 finding an error outside of a very few typographical ones and 

 the misspelling of a few names, which, of course, cannot be 

 avoided owing to bad writing and other well-known causes 

 conversant to all who study pedigrees. Here we find again 

 and again, "Breeder unknown," "Pedigree, etc., unknown," 

 and no better evidence can be adduced in proof of my state- 

 ment that the rule is perfectly plain and thoroughly under- 

 stood, and that when not carried out the omissions should 

 be dealt with by disqualification, as provided for in the A. 

 K. C. rules. I even find that the club of unsavory reputa- 

 tion as to medals carried out the disqualification rule in the 

 case of the St. Bernard, Duchess of Leeds, the only entry I 

 have come across that is not catalogued properly. Let us 

 give Pittsburgh credit for having produced the only thor- 

 oughly accurate catalogue, and for being the only club to 

 disqualify for incorrect description. I said I would give Mr. 

 Wade a task, and it is to find a mistake of incorrect descrip- 

 tion in the catalogue Jas. Watson. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Mr. Wade, in his communication last week, leads your 

 readers to suppose a majority of the A. K. C. "mean right." 

 They can scarcely mean right when they do wrong. Gross 

 favoritism is certainly not. honorable. 



It was hoped that the judges and lawmakers of dogdom 

 would show some redeeming qualities, which would at least 

 command our silence, during their blundering struggle be- 

 tween self interest and equal justice to all. 



Mr. Wade says the A. K. C. "was used for personal and 

 private ends." How long ago. Mr. Wade, did they cease 

 these sordid uses? When did "the stalwart common sense 

 and love of square dealings of the American dog public set 

 the pretty schemes at naught, and the conspirators got a 

 very olack eye?" My dear Mr. Wade, the great American 

 dog public got a very black eye at the last meeting of the 

 A. K. C. The "conspirators" have never for a moment let 

 up on the rapid gait they are running the machine. 



The idea of swearing delegates to the A. K. C. was not an 

 idea of my own. A friend made the suggestion, "Why don't 

 you swear the delegates and put the secretary-treasurer 

 under bonds?" 



It is no insinuation against an officer's character to place 

 him under bonds. Treasurers of all corporations and 

 societies give bonds, and why should a great exception be 

 made with Mr. Vredenburgh ? I know he is a "good f ellow," 

 but for all that the A. K. C. to command respect and con- 

 fidence, must drop their goodfellowship and transact their 

 business on strict business lines. 



Let us proceed to business, gentlemen. 



Victor M. Haedeman. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Noticing the reply of Mr. Elliot Smith to "Wacouta," in 

 this week's Forest and Stream, permit me to say that his 

 statement as made is true. He was never called upon for 

 such a ruling, the records of the A. K. C. will prove it. 

 Meeting Mr. Hanna, "who is a member of our Association 

 in good standing," unexpectedly in New York, I proposed to 

 hith that he act for Gen. Shattuc, whose proxy I held. I did 

 ask President Smith, "before the meeting," if he thought 

 there ceuld be any objection to my transferring the Cincin- 

 nati proxy to Mr. Hanna. He replied that that was a mat- 

 ter which rested entirely with Gen. Shattuc and myself. I 

 did transfer the proxy upon my own responsibility purely 

 out of courtesy to Mr. Hanna, and am alone holden to Gen. 

 Shattuc for my actions, C. M. Mcnhall. 



Cleveland, Ohio, July 15. 



INDIANA FIELD TRIALS. 



THE first annual field trials of the Indiana Kennel Club 

 will be run at Bicknel, Knox county, Indiana, begin- 

 ning Monday, October 31, 1887, open to all pointers and 

 setters owned in Indiana. 



Two stakes will be run. The Derby, open to all pointers 

 and setters born after Jan, 1, 1880, Four purses: First prize, 

 50 per cent.; second prize, 25 per cent, and two equal thirds 

 of per cent. each. Forfeit $5, and So additional to fill. 

 Entries close Oct. 1. 



An all age stake, open to all pointers and setters that 

 have never won a first prize in an all age stake at any recog- 

 nized field trial in America. Prizes and entrance same as 

 the Derby. Entries close Oct. 1. 



These trials are not given for the purpose of making 

 money, but for the purpose of demonstrating by practical 

 tests m the field the merit of individual dogs; to make such 

 trials elevating and instructive, and to encourage legitimate 

 sport with the dog and gun, that the gentlemen who favor 

 these objects may be assured of honorable example and cord- 

 ial fraternity. The officers and board of directors individu- 

 ally and collectively will undertake to see that the objects 

 of the club are not defeated by the action of any one con- 

 nected with the trials. Competent judges will be selected 

 and the rules of the club will be impartially enforced and to 

 the letter. The expenses of printing, postage, and one fence 

 man will be deducted from the entrance money. 



The club has secured ample grounds with plenty of quail, 

 and we know of no reason why we may not predict a very 

 successful trial. We solicit the co-operation and support of 

 all who wish tor the success of the club on the basis of 

 honorable and fair dealing with all concerned. 



For entry blanks and other information, address P. T 

 Madison, Secretary, Lock Box 4. Indianapolis, Ind. 



THE ENGLISH KENNEL CLUB'S SHOW. 



[Concluded froin page 539.] 



A NOTHER fine lot proved the setters, especially the 

 li English variety, and it was not until after luncheon 

 that Mr. \Vebber commenced his task. Sting.had been sent 

 out of the show by order of the veterinary inspector ; but 

 still he came into the ring for the challenge prize. Poor old 

 chap; he was free enough from mange, but it is almost cruel 

 to show him now. Count Howard, very smart and active, 

 won, with his sire, Sir Alister, sadly out of show form, 

 but still lively and smart, the reserve, an honor which the 

 little Sir Tatton now better deserved; indeed, uo one would 

 have grumbled had he actually won outright. Four bitches 

 were present in the challenge class, Bonnie Belle and Magic- 

 Lantern being absentees. Queen Elsie, though suckling 

 puppies, won ; a smart little bitch, very gay in carriage but 

 light in bone. Pearl had the reserve ; a better bitch, espe- 

 cially in loins and bone, but she looked stained in her coat, 

 and Belle of Furness was quite out of jacket. Wild Rose, 

 too, was not in good bloom ; indeed, none of the challenge 

 bitches were. The open dog class was an unusually showy 

 one, and the awards there caused considerable surprise. 

 The winner. Prince Pommery, is a great, big, coarse, blue 

 and white, young dog, with great bone, a little out at his 

 elbows ; and, though nis head is long, it is not a good type, 

 and throughout he is a commoner, worth perhaps 'he, 

 certainly not more. Second to him came a dog of a differ- 

 ent type, Blue Dash II., showy enough, but coai^ iu head, 

 and not straight in front as he appeared in the ring on Tues- 

 day. Third prize was Sir James, another big-boned, coarse- 

 headed dog, but better in front, and with more stvle 

 throughout than either of those placed over him, aud the liver 

 and white ticked dog Dashing Leven, with the reserve, is a 

 better dogthan any already uamed. Behind them were King 

 Ned, who moved very badly, but was in nice form: he could 

 not have been higher. Monk of Fumess, a little thin in coat, 

 but in beautiful torm otherwise, and one of the four best Eng- 

 lish setters of to-day, was early sent out of the rig with he. 

 —he should have won easily; Condon, vhc, is a good- 

 looking dog, like work, a little plain in head, but far better 

 than the winner ; so is Glencairn of Dalgouer. Winsome 

 Dash is a neatpuppyin every way, and later on took aprizeiu 

 the more juvenile division. Sir Gilbert, Lord Tom and 

 Prince Rupert were absentees, and Sir Julyanis not suffi- 

 ciently straight in his jacket to win a prize when the compe- 

 tition is keen. The bitches w ere almost better than the dogs, 

 and here Mr, Webber pleased the knowing ones better. Bash- 

 ful Maiden, who appeared to fill the judge's eyes immedi- 

 ately she came into the ring, is a lovely bitch in every way, 

 simply perfect in her head and expression, has a good coat 

 for a puppy, excellent legs and feet; to be critical, one might 

 say her stern is a shade long and her ears rather large, but 

 no one could gainsay the justice of this win, aud catalogued 

 at £50, she speedily had more than one claimant at ter her, 

 and they not all confined to Great Britain. Lune Belle, sec- 

 ond to her, is a rather heavier and coarser bitch, a little mas- 

 culine in head, and her we selected as the rightful wiunerin 

 the puppy class at a show where she was not noticed. Then 

 came a mistake, for the third prize winner, Gaudy of Kip- 

 pen, is but a commoner in every way, excepting in color. 

 Madam Rachel, a bitch in grand form, and with the best of 

 legs and feet, and who hitherto bore an unbeaten certificate, 

 took but the reserve: possibly, being better furnished than 

 the winner, this last-named bitch should have won outright. 

 Countess of Dalgoner, a fair bitch, is longish in back and 

 generally a little coarse. The dog and bitch puppies were 

 particularly even, with no great star among the lot, and 

 generally the judge selected about the best for the honors. 

 Mr. Duncan, with three puppies by Romany Rye— Truth, 

 was particularly successful, and Mr. "Cartmel and" Mr. Moser 

 showed a fair youngster or two; but space will not allow us 

 to criticise these young ones seriatim. Mr. Webber was 

 more at home with the Gordons, and his selections here were 

 correct enough all through. Bang IV.. who won under Mr. 

 Cunningham at the last Palace show, still goes on well, and 

 now separated Mr. Chapman's brace. Heather Don and 

 Heather Grouse. The first-named had won at Darlington, 

 but Grouse is but a puppy, a big one without being at all 

 coarse, excellent in color and coat, and likely to become a 

 champion if he does not go off. There were but half a dozen 

 bitches, of which the best made are two puppies, both Mr. 

 Chapman's. 



Irish setters came up in better force, but they were by no 

 means well judged, and it is rather a pity that Mr. Webber, 

 who, we believe, does not claim to possess an> T particular 

 knowledge of the variety, undertook so unthankful a task as 

 to judge them, Derry II., who secured the championship, is 

 a bad color, and in no one respect, excepting in activity, 

 nearly so good a dog as Mountaineer, who, however, did not 

 appear very gay in the ring; still, he can beat Derry going on 

 two legs. Nellie was in the bitch class placed over Lallah 

 Rookh, with which decision little fault was found, though 

 the loser was the fresher and in the better bloom. The open 

 dog class was a strong one, and a youngster, Shandon IX, 

 was given the pride ot place. This is a nice dog in color, 

 form and style, with capital legs and feet, and plenty of 

 feather; he is a little coarse in skull, and does not possess so 

 much character as some of the older dogs before whom he 

 was placed. Ballingcarry, late Carlo, came second; a good 

 stamp of dog, grown grizzled in muzzle, but a fair sort all 

 round. Carrowdore was third; but that excellent dog Frisco, 

 all round as good as anything in the class, did not get a 

 card; yet he looked well, and not a word against his winning 

 outright would have been heard. Pat VII., vhc, is, on the 

 contrary, a moderate specimen in every way, and not to be 

 put on the same degree of merit as Maiigerton, Moonlighter, 

 Drogheda and Lismore. Aveline was shown too fat, and she 

 got second in bitches; a favorite she is with her owner. 

 Nellie IX,, who won, is again wrong in color and form, quite 

 a moderate one, and how exhibitors are to know what to 

 breed when she wins here, and Killaloe, who won at Bir- 

 mingham and Warwick, and then pronounced an extra good 

 bitch, now failed to obtain a card. Molleena, who has done 

 some winning for Mr. Wilson in the north, had third honors. 

 Aveline was awarded the special for dogs that had won a 

 heat at a field trial, beating Wild Rose, and the catalogue 

 was wrong when it stated this competition was confined to 

 Irish setters. The award for the best team of all varieties 

 of setters was next made, and proved a most interesting 

 competition. On paper this looked like a win for either 

 the Gordons of Mr, Chapman, which contained a first prize 

 winner and a winner of third, or for the Laveracks of Mr. 

 Potter, which included the winners in each champion class, 

 second in open dogs and an he. in the same class. However', 

 Mr. Cockerton won with a team which included the first 

 prize bitch in the open class, Bashful Maiden, Madam 

 Rachel and Born a Flirt, vhc, Belle of Furness unnoticed, 

 and the reserve dog, Dashing Leven. They were a grand 

 lot, quite deserved the honor given them, and we believe the 

 award was well received. 



Then came the beagles, an extremely pretty group, which 

 Mr. Cox judged well, though we would like to have seen 

 Mrs. Mayhew r s charming little rabbit beagle in the money, 

 perfect little animals in her class are so rare. One or two of 

 the hounds shown here are too low on the legs, and certainly 

 exhibit a suspicion of basset strain. Owing to some mis"- 

 understanding iu the Spaniel Club, there appeared a likeli- 

 hood of this division proving a comparative failure, but 

 such happily did not prove to be the case. The Irish water- 

 men were in great force for them, the challenge class having 

 three entries, and each individual in the open division reallv 

 deserved a first prize. Of the Clumbers little need be said: 

 Psycho continues fresh and well, and won the challenge class; ' 



a dog of nice color — Ralph, strong in bone and big and 

 strong, being similarly successful in open dogs; his coat, 

 too, is good, but his skull is either too big or he is too narrow 

 in front of the eyes. Royal, second prize, is no more than a 

 fair dog, but he is bigger than Cynic, hence we fancy the 

 reason of his winning. Dash XX and Noble X. have both 

 nasty, light-colored eyes, but their bodies and coats are quite 

 average, and their bone is good. The two leading bitches 

 were placed just as they were at Birmingham last year. Mr. 

 Woolland showed, as usual, a powerful team of Sussex 

 spaniels, with which he gained some of the awards. Brid- 

 ford Brida II., the winner in the open biteh class, being of 

 special excellence in color, coat and other particulars. Solus 

 won again in his division, but in the open one for dogs a 

 new face to south country shows won. This was Glencairn, 

 a great, big, strong-boned dog, long, low and powerful, with 

 extraordinary coat and feather, but coarse and heavy in his 

 head; Gipping Sam, mentioned by us previously, was"second, 

 with Newton Abbot Victor third, another djog that has done 

 considerable winning in his time. The last named has the 

 better ears and head, but his coat is finer than we like it; 

 Pluto R, is another excellent spaniel, not so long in body or 

 low as those already mentioned, but quite their equal in 

 head; and Noble of Orley is also of exceptional quality. 

 Dinah Waller, third prize, we liked best in the next class; 

 her head, ears and expression being equal to anything seen 

 among the spaniels hero, and her bone and body, too^ leave 

 little to be improved upon. Staley Belle and Beverley Rhea, 

 placed under her, have previously scored on the bench. The 

 pretty tri-colored Fanciful should have beaten poor old Fop, 

 who did not look nearly so fresh as when we saw him a fort- 

 night ago. The variety class was mostly made up of black 

 and tans, and the smaller one did not contain a single pure 

 cocker, though the winners are charming little black span- 

 iels, but little like the. two Scott so prettily engraved from 

 a drawing of Reinagle's about 1802. The puppies were fair, 

 and Mr. Woolland was now beaten in teams by Mr. Bryden, 

 who .showed a particularly even lot. We fancy it was at 

 Warwick the Beverley fancier was placed back because of 

 the inequality of his representatives, but judging such 

 classes is "a promiscuous piece of business," at least so one 

 of the keepers said. 



The summer season is a bad time at which to show collies, 

 because they are then casting their coats, and a prize sheep 

 dog without a mane and frill and "well-coated tail" is but a 

 sorry spectacle after all. Still, the present show was a little 

 ahead of previous summer ones. Vulcan is wonderfully full 

 of a coat of good quality, still he carries his stern so gaily 

 that he had no chance of beating the neat little Eclipse; and 

 Rutland did not compete for anything but a special. Later 

 on Mr. Krehl's dog won the club trophy, we believe, though 

 he is not honored with the award in the official prize list. 

 Metchley Surprise then beat Peggy II., looking as charm- 

 ingly handsome as ever, and they were followed by the dogs 

 over two years old. Here Brighton won — a dog we have 

 always had a good word for, and should ou Tuesday have 

 certainly given "the great honor which went to Eclipse to this 

 dog, who is far more like, working in every way and equally 

 handsome. Reality was out of coat; Charlatan and Para- 

 mount were second and third, but far away the second best 

 dog iu the class was K. T., a black and tan, who took but he 

 His ears, expression aud general style are capital, his coat 

 full and profuse, hence his backward position was a 

 matter of wonderment; Young Wolf excels in prof useness 

 of coat; Leal, fourth prize, exquisitely handsome, is small 

 though full of character, and her ears are perfect; Malcolm 



I. is a rare old sort. Bertha, looking fresh and fit had an 

 easy win in bitches, and took the special as the best bitch in 

 the show, an honor it was pleasing to see given there, for 

 she has been some time in coming to the front; Lunesdale 

 Lass, third prize, we likedbetter than the short-legged Sooty, 

 who took second; and over Mrs. Mac a first card was placed, 

 though she had not won it, nor ever will do; Sweet Lassie we 

 always liked better than Sooty, and the best of the others 

 are pretty well known. Metchley Wonder was absent from 

 the two-year-old and under class, where Metchley Wolf won, 

 as he had done at Warwick, and his coat has improved since 

 then. Ccetir de Lion, second prize, had an excellent body 

 and good strong back, his expression is not so good as it 

 might be, arising uo doubt from his rather too full eyes. 

 The Curate, in fuller coat than we have seen him, was 

 fourth. The winner of third at Chelmsford again third, so 

 readers will see this was by no means a good class; nor was 

 the corresponding one for bitches anv better, the judge not 

 giving a single card of honor after he "had placed the prizes. 

 The smooths were just fair, the winner, a nice black and 

 white dog with a superabundance of coat. 



Basset hounds were good classes, and showed more uni- 

 formity than is generally seen. In the challenge one, Bour- 

 bon, as might have been expected, defeated Pino VI., and 

 though the latter cannot boast of the quality Bourbon pos- 

 sesses, he seems to be improving. Chopette won over Pallas 

 HI. iu bitches, but if quality is to score, taking also into 

 consideration the condition of the winner, who appears to be 

 suckling a litter of puppies, then this decision should have 

 been reversed. Forester added fresh lustre to his fame by 

 winning in open dog, and rightly. He is a big, fine hound, 

 grand in body and true in front, and improving with age. 

 Flora, own sister to Forester, won in bitches, a rare-bodied 

 one, and good in ears, is not absolutely first-class in skull, 

 she is fair and stands low. Her dam, Medore, who errs in 

 the same direction, but more so, is still a grand bodied and 

 boned bitch, and was placed on an equality with Chopette 



II. , a low, long, and good-colored hound. Mr. Krehl carried 

 off the team special, and divided with Mr. Stokes the cup 

 given to the exhibitor showing the greatest number of bas- 

 sets, their entries being just equal, and Bourbon and Bre- 

 tonne were awarded the special for best couple of houuds 

 hunted last season. Dachshuude were equally good in qual- 

 ity and uniform in type. Maximus carried off the challenge 

 dog prize, Gil Bias being his most formidable opponent. In 

 bitches, the lovely black and tan Lady had to give way to 

 Cerise II., a true dachshund, and in a trifle the better condi- 

 tion, or matters would, no doubt, have been altered. Open 

 dogs introduced us to the aspiring young black and tan 

 Jackdaw, who literally carried all before him. A first glance 

 at him impresses one with his great quality, and a close in- 

 spection proves his merit. He is nice m size, has a beautiful 

 skull and set on of ear, is low without being crippled, and 

 long without being unwieldy. He is not furnished, and at 

 his age, if he was, it would be against him. Jupiter made a 

 good second to him, a nice and well-formed red dog, with an 

 excellent loin; and Belgian Hero, a good-shaped, sound- 

 limbed dog, a trifle coarse, came third. Duckmanton Con- 

 rad is a lengthy black and tan, and has a long head, but 

 rather square in shape. Sieger shows more quality in head,, 

 and being sound in front, with good feet and skin, might 

 have superseded Conrad. Guinevere, a well-shaped red bitch, 

 with good ears, loins and limbs, and a nice mover, beat Wag- 

 tail for the first time on record, and though the latter has 

 the most quality in head, the decision was right. Scarsdale 

 Jungfrau is a lengthy red bitch, with a long head, fair set 

 on or ears, good loin and skin and fair bone; and she might 

 have beaten Wagtail who, though pretty, is quite small 

 euough, in view of the work these dogs are expected to per- 

 form. This bitch won in novices. Zulima is a fair hound, 

 but not over good in loins, andlrrlicht, who, though not high 

 class quite iu head,is a low, long, well-f ormedliver of good size, 

 who ought to have stood higher. The puppies were good, 

 and the novices have all appeared in previous classes, and 

 the specials were thus distributed: Jackdaw won the 00- 

 guinea challenge cup, and Jupiter the one for the best dog 

 fn open classes, other than the winner of the larger trophy; 

 Guinevere took the corresponding bitch special, and Jack 



