Feb. 28, 1889.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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does not stand quite straight, in front, especially below the 

 knees; excellent in body; feet not bad, but might be better; 

 excellent hindquarters; tail not first-class; it should be 

 shorter and finer, and the tan on the underside should not 

 run to the tip, but terminate over the vent; color rich and 

 good; all other markings correct; a trifle light in bone. A 

 specimen showing great quality. She might be better in 

 coat. Meersbrook Maiden came next. Good head and eye; 

 excellent neck: shoulders not quite right: ears not well car- 

 ried: forelegs not perfect! y straight; has a white patch on 

 breast; rest of markings correct, also color. In the class 

 for white English terriers we like .Diamond Spark, reserve, 

 better than either Lovely or Snow flake. All are wrong iti 

 head, loin and tail, and all were badly shown. It takes an 

 expert to show a white English terrier in good shape. The 

 first, second and third prize winners for Yorkshire terrier 

 dogs are well known. Bradford Harry, in great form, 

 scored an easy first, First in bitches went to Jesse, a bitch 

 of far more than average merit. The others iu the class 

 were several points below her form. Toy terriers were, as 

 usual, a very weak class. 



PUGS— (MISS WHITNEY/). 



In the challenge class for dogs Dr. M. H. dryer, with sire 

 and son won the prizes, Max and Dude winning secoud and 

 first in the order named. Ditches, the Doctor was again to 

 the fore with Bessie first and Vesta second. The open class 

 for dogs was not strong, Guess taking first. He is a trifle 

 large, good iu wriukle, eves, mask and ears, body not unite 

 cobby "enough, fairly good stern. It was a close call for 

 Guess to beat the vhc. Bob Ivv; although a youngster and 

 lacking substance, he is of the right size, his face is 

 smothered in wrinkle, he has good chop, fair eyes, short face, 

 and we prefer him to Mikado, the second prize winner, and 

 to Othello, the third prize, winner, both being too large to be 

 in the money. There was nothing among the lettered vic- 

 tims worthy of mention. Tommy, vhc, has faulty ears, and, 

 like the vhc, Jim-Jam, he is too large for a fashionable pug. 

 Jim-Jam's color, eyes and movement are good. Baby Bunt- 

 ing, he, is too snuitty in markings. Bitches: The reserve, 

 Fustic Queen, is by no means faultless, but was the best in 

 the class. She. is the proper size but is lacking a trifle iu 

 substance, has pug nose and eye, and is good iu tail. Bo 

 Peep II.. second prize, has a long nose, and we would proba- 

 bly have put Myrtle, third prize, over her, although we do 

 not like Myrtle's piuched face. Daisy II., he, is good in 

 body color, nice eyes, ears not the regulation black. 

 Duchess, he, has large ears. Poppies: Bob Ivy, first prize, 

 was the only winner in this class that had not been removed 

 from the garden when we reached the puppies. 



TOT SPANIELS— (ME. FAY). 



Roscius, in the absence of Duke and Milwaukee Charlie* 

 won the challenge prize for King Charles, dogs or bitches. 

 The open class for dogs and bitches had only six entries^ 

 with one absentee. We expected to see a larger number ot 

 these little aristocrats. Mr. Fay should bear iu mind that 

 King Charles spaniels are "black and tan without white." 

 Dorothy, vhc, the proper size and shown in good feather, 

 was by 'far -, the pick of the class;" she has a grand head, 

 deep chop, splendid eye, good ears, well set on and long in 

 leather, and is a sturdy, well-built toy that moves well in 

 the show ring. Romeo, the third prize, should have been 

 second to Dorothy; he excels her only in shortness of nose. 

 Blossom, second prize, pressed Romeo very close. Both are 

 the right size, and both are faulty in movement. Romeo 

 has the best head, his ears are. set rather high and his tan 

 markings are not quite right. Blossom has splendid feather, 

 nice tan markings, short face and fair eyes. Monkey, first 

 prize, was shown iu good form; she has a handsome head, 

 and her tan is rich kTcolor. Her nose is very short, and she 

 is of nice size. Her muzzle is faulty, and movement not 

 good. Blenheims were not out in great force. King Pip- 

 pin, alone in the challenge class, won the prize. The open 

 class for dogs and bitches had only two entries, both very 

 fair specimens. Mrs. Hawxhurst's good-bodied Rex won oyer 

 Mrs. Lucy's Queenie. We prefer the latter's size, and her 

 skull is higher than Rex's. Both are faulty in ears, but are 

 good in loin and they move well in the show ring. Prince 

 Charles and ruby spaniels: Three entries. Lilly, a Prince 

 Charles, not iu her usual form, won first. We prefer Sweet 

 Violet, who has a better skull and markings, is of better 

 size and was shown in nice feather. Ruby, third prize, and 

 the. only ruby in the class, was not in show form. Japanese 

 spaniels: Four entries. First was given to Wee Wee, nice 

 in size and a very fair specimen. She must have been 

 caught by the tail in a door jam or the Jap fakir put in 

 some fine work. The result of the "accident" is that a por- 

 tion of the tail falls limp over the back, thus giving the re- 

 quired curve; the operation gave to Wee Wee's stern a fin- 

 ished look. Second prize Una is faulty in head and ears: 

 her black and white is well blended, her tail is well carried 

 over the back, she has the crescent and royal mark on the 

 skull and is fairly short in nose. Third prize Jap has a 

 plamish head, her black and white markings are not well 

 blended; she carries a good tail and was shown in good 

 feather. We preferred Mrs. Clark's Ootah, vhc, who is 

 smaller than Jap, has better head and shorter face; her tail 

 is not well carried; her color, lemon and white, is not the 

 regulation color for the breed. Toy spaniel jjuppies had 

 only one entry. A Prince Charles named Otto was awarded 

 first prize; he is just a fair specimen. 



ITALIAN GREYHOUNDS— (MR. PIERSON). 



The judge of this class has had little, if any, experience 

 with the breed, but he managed to get through his work 

 with only one serious mistake. Miss Van Buren's old 

 favorite Fannie again took the blue, closely pressed by 

 Cupid. Molly was given third and Bessie was unnoticed. 

 It was here that the blunder was made. There is little, if 

 anything to choose between these specitneus. If Molly was 

 good enough for third, Bessie should not have had a letter 

 less than vhc. reserve. Mr. Pierson does not understand 

 the breed. 



MEXICAN HAIRLESS— (MR. PIERSON). 



Me Too, that was placed equal first with Chiquita last 

 year, was given first and Chiquita was placed third. White 

 Wings, that took third in 1888 and was not considered nearly 

 so good a specimen as Chiquita was placed secoud. Mr. 

 Pierson, we believe, judged on both occasions. Nobody, of 

 course, understands the breed and we would like to see the 

 man that can understand the judgiug. 



MISCELLANEOUS— (MR. P1EESON'). 



Ivan Romanoff, a Russian wolfhound, was the best of the 

 heavy weights, and won. He is not a first-rater, and would 

 be outclassed if placed in competition with the beautiful 

 dog that was exhibited some years ago by Lady Emily Peel. 

 The best Dalmatian that we have seen in America was sec- 

 ond. He is defective in head and chest, and is not first-class 

 in body. Barring his ears, he is well marked. The third 

 prize winner was entered "breeder and pedigree unknown;" 

 but the gentleman in charge of him, taking us for a green- 

 horn, volunteered the information that he was bred by 

 Prince Bismarck. He is a mongrel, and the prize should 

 have been withheld. The light weights were a wretchedly 

 bad lot; and we will spare the owners the pain of reading 

 criticisms which, if written, would be severe. 



THE ST. BERNARD CUPS.— The premium list of the 

 Mascoutah Kennel Club for the dog show to be held at 

 Chicago is wrong. The cups offered by the St, Bernard 

 Club are for best rough-coat, smooth-coat, American-bred 

 rough-coat, American-bred smooth-coat, regardless of sex, 

 instead of dog and bitch, as in premium list, 



AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB MEETING. 



THE annual meeting of the American Kennel Club was 

 held Thursday, Feb. 21, at 44 Broadway. President Bel- 

 mont called the meeting to order at 1 1 :30 A . M. 



Mr. FEsn all — Mr. President, before anything is done at 

 this meeting, I desire simply to have the minutes show that I 

 enter a protest against any meeting being held at this time 

 under the constitution of the club. 



The following answered to the roll call: Albany K. C, W. 

 C. Hudson, Gordon Setter Club, F. M. Bennett. Fox-Terrier 

 Club, E. Kelly. Mastiff Club, Herbert Mead. Beagle Club, 

 A. D. Lewis. Cincinnati Sportsmen's Club, P. C. Obi. Cleve- 

 land Bench Show Association, 0. M. Munhall. Hartford K. C. , 

 A. C. Collins, Michigan K. C, Maj. J. M. Taylor. Massachu- 

 setts K. C. of Lynn, R. Leslie. Maryland K. C, H. Malcolm, 

 Mascoutah K. C., Jas. Mortimer. New Jersey K. C, C. J. 

 Peshall. New England K. C, F. B. Fay. Philadelphia K. O, 

 T. H. Winslow. Rhode Island K. C, N. Seabury. Augusta, 

 Ga., A. P. Vredenburgh. Rochester K. C, Dr. J. P. Gray. 

 St. Paul K. C, H. F. Schellhass. St. Bernard Club, E. H. 

 Moore. Southern Field Trials Club, J. L. Anthony. Virginia 

 Field Sports Association, J. S. Wise. Westminster K. C, J. 

 O. Donner. When the New Jersey K. C, was called, Mi-. 

 Peshall said, "I am present under protest." 



Mr. Anthony— I move, Mr. Chairman, if Mr. Peshall pro- 

 tests this meeting, that his credentia ls be not received. 



The Chairman — The motion is out of order at present dur- 

 ing the calling of the roll. The protest has been entered, and 

 it will come up for discussion afterward. 



The secretary announced that there were eighteen members 

 present. 



Mr. Peshall— Mr. Secretary, I would ask how l»&uy clubs 

 are members. 

 The Secretary— Thirty-six. 



The Chairman (to Mr. Peshall)— I beg your pardon, sir, but 

 it is customary to ask for the floor, and if you desire the floor 

 please address yourself to the chair. 



Mr. Peshall — I am simply asking a question of the secre- 

 tary at present. 



The secretary proceeded to. read the minutes of the last 

 meeting. 



Mr. Peshall— I move, sir, that we can uow do nothmg, 

 because there is not a quorum. Eighteen members do not 

 make a ma jority of thirty-six members. 



The Chairman— The. subject is open for discussion as to the 

 interpretation of the constitution. 



Mr. Peshall— I have the universal law, Cushing's Manual, 

 which provides that a majority of all the members must be 

 present. 



Mr. Anthony— I rise to a point of order, I declare that Mr. 

 Peshall has no right to be represented here. If this is a meet- 

 ing, his credentials are not in proper order, and he can't say 

 anything at all. If this is not a meeting, he has no right to 

 talk. I want that question disposed of before he has any 

 light to argue any question here. 



Mr. Peshall — I raise the point of order that we have not a 

 quorum, and 1 take it for granted that no business cau be 

 done. I believe this is the universal rule. TReading extract 

 from Cushing's Manual on Quorum. Two or three members 

 having entered in the meantime.] There being a quorum 

 present now, I will withdraw my motion. 



Mr, Anthony— 1 desire to move that Mr. Peshall's creden- 

 tials be not received, on the ground that he objects, you un- 

 derstand, to the legality of this meeting. He protests it. 

 Now if he protests the legality of the meeting, he can't take 

 advantage, you understand, of his own position. He can't 

 ride two horses at once. Either this is a meeting or it is not 

 a meeting. If it is a meeting, and his credentials are accepted, 

 he thereby debars himself, you understand, from any such 

 motion as he made originally. 



The Chairman— Mr. Peshall presents his credentials under 

 protest. I do not think it is possible to reject them. Mr. 

 Peshall presents his credentials uuder protest. I think that is 

 quite in order. 



Mr. Anthony— It is quite in order, Mr. President, for the 

 associates here to say whether they shall receive Mr. Peshall 

 as a delegata from the New Jersey Kennel Club. I move, 

 therefore, that Mr. Peshall, as he seems to come here to raise 

 a question on every question, that his credentials be not re- 

 ceived. 



Mr. PEsnALL— I simply say that, representing New Jersey, 

 I have nothing to say upou that question. I leave it to the 

 delegates. I will simply say that I was unanimously elected 

 the delegate of the New Jersey Kennel Club at the last 

 meeting. 



Mr. Anthony — Mr. President, the reason I made this mo- 

 tion is this. I may just as well explain my position. I am a 

 new member here. I attended it because I know exactly the 

 position that Mr, Peshall has assumed — a personal one. 



Mr Peshall— I don't want to argue this question now. 



Mr. Anthony— When I get through then you may talk. 

 (Continuing) —a personal one as between himself and the 

 president of this association. Now, Mr. Peshall resigned in a 

 huff as a delegate from the New Jersey Kennel Club, takiug 

 up his skirts in his hand, and going out of this office in a great 

 hurrah, declaring that he was going to disconnect himself en- 

 tirely from the American Kennel Club. His pen and brain 

 have been active in opposition to this club right straight 

 through. I might if I chose to be personal offer exactly the 

 same resolution in regard to Mr. Peshall that Mr. Peshall put 

 himself upon the booiis of this association in regard to James 

 Watson, and that is that he was continually righting wind- 

 mills, and making himself obnoxious, you understand, and 

 interfering with the business of the associates of this club. 

 That is exactly the position Mr. Peshall has occupied since he 

 withdrew from this club, and his only object in coming back 

 here to-day is simply to clog the wheels and impede the pro- 

 gress this club has made. Now that is the reason that he 

 made that motion. 



Mr. Peshall — Mr. President, I don't know that I care 

 about saying anything on the subject at all, excepting this, 

 that I desire to correct one statement made by the disting- 

 uished gentleman representing — what club?— the Southern 

 Club, and that is that I am in seeming opposition. I have 

 been a member of this American Kennel Club for several 

 years. I am now. My resignation, I believe, was not acted 

 upon— so the secretary informs me — at the last meeting. I 

 stated that I was going out, and I gave my reasons for it, and 

 I gave my reasons to the club that sent me here. The motion 

 that I made that Mr. Watson be not received was upon the 

 ground distinctly stated — and I want it now distinctly stated, 

 and I want the country to understand it, and I want the very 

 club that Mr. Anthony r represents to understand it— that he 

 was publishing a book, a registration, in opposition to the one 

 that we have established. That was the point. And, sir, Mr. 

 Anthony and his friends have gone through this country say- 

 ing that I am against this American Kennel Club. He has 

 given that out. I have been for this Americau Kennel Club 

 from the day it was started to the present day, I am opposed 

 to certain rides, and I have a right, sir, to stand here and fight 

 them; and if Mr. Anthony can gather together from this 

 country delegates enough so un-American as to say that I 

 have no right to fight these rules, I say that 1 will go out of 

 here and bow willingly, gladly, and let the New Jersey Ken- 

 nel Club say whether they will sustain me or not. I do not 

 ask the delegates here to sustain me. If the meeting is 

 packed, which I do not believe, I say act; I do not want to 

 take up your time. I don't believe it. I look around me and 

 see meu representing clubs from different parts of the country, 

 delegates that do not belong to the clubs they represent, com- 

 ing here from all over the country. We never had such a 

 meeting as is here to-day. Never has there been so many 

 clubs represented. And why? How many proxies? We did 

 away with that, bu*" n effect it is the same thing. Here is 



my friend Mortimer. Ho is a good man. Who does he repre- 

 sent? He stands here representing the proud city of Chicago. 

 Where does my friend Anthony come from and whom does 

 he represents "Where is the club that is back of him? He is 

 no member of the Southern Club. 



Mr. Anthony— I desire to correct the gentleman. That is 

 absolutely and unqualifiedly false. Iam not only a member 

 of it, but the. club represents a membership of 75 or 80. 



Mr. Peshall— I did not know that. But I might go around 

 here and pick out men who do not belong to the clubs they 

 represent. I stood here and fought that thing. And why? 

 Because this American Kennel Club has been controlled just 

 uuder such circumstances. Major Taylor hauled out of his 

 pocket seventeen proxies at one meeting — or was it fourteen? 

 I want to tell you now, gentlemen, all I have to say is, you just 

 adopt that motion, and I dare you to do it. 



Mr. Munhall— Mr. President, I move that the motion of 

 Mr. Anthony be laid upon the table. 



The Chairman— I was simply going to say a word before 

 putting that motion. The objection raised was as to the 

 validity of calling the meeting at this time, because the con 

 s titution states that the meeting shall be called by the presi- 

 dent duiing the spring, at one of the prominent spring shows. 

 That has always been at the time of the Wesminster Kennel 

 Club show. The officers deemed it advisable, and thought 

 they were carrying out the general sentiment of that pro- 

 vision, by calling the meeting during the show of the West- 

 minster Kenuel Club, which, after all, came but a week before 

 the expiration of the winter itself, That was done for the 

 purpose of getting this largely attended meeting, which Mr. 

 Peshall says is such an extraordinary one, and which we 

 could hardly have hoped for if we had called it at any other 

 time during the spring, unless perhaps at Boston, and that 

 might have been very inconvenient and rather late, going so — 



Mr. Peshall (interposing) — Mr. President, will you allow 

 me to interrupt you a moment, just to ask a question. I will 

 ask you if the constitution under which we are at present 

 acting was not adopted after the time fixed for the New York 

 show was published? 



The Chairman— After the time fixed for the New York 

 show, yes, sir. However, the only question that can arise now 

 is as to the validity of this meeting. I doubt if any delegate 

 would object to it,' or bring the law to bear upon your actions 

 here to-day so as to render them invalid, wluch 1 suppose 

 might be done if Mr. Peshall chose to. It is for you to con- 

 sider whether you want to go on with this meeting and ruu 

 that risk. If you do, continue the meeting, there is a quorum 

 present now. Personally^ under the circumstances, as I find 

 this question really arises from a matter relating more to my- 

 self than to anybody else, I would very much prefer if these 

 gentlemen would withdraw their motions, allow Mr. Peshall 

 to have his credentials acknowledged, and to take part in this 

 meeting, and do what he considers right. 



Mr. Anthony — I will withdraw the motion. 



Mr. Peshall— And I withdraw the protest. 



The Chairman— After the reading of the minutes of the last 

 meeting it will then be in order for you to elect an officer, and 

 after that, ah 1 the objections Mr. Peshall has may be consid- 

 ered. 



Mr. Vredenburg— I rise to correct Mr. Peshall in one state- 

 ment he made— a pretty broad one. 



Mr. Peshall— I have withdrawn the protest now. 



Mr. Vredenbcrg— I am not talking of the protest at all. 

 There is one delegate present who is not a, member of the 

 club which he represents, and that is myself, representing the 

 Richmond County Association. Every other delegate who has 

 answered to his name is a member of the club which he rep- 

 resents. 



Mr. Peshall— I am veiy glad to know it, Mr. Vreden- 

 burg. 



The minutes of the last meeting were then read and adopted. 

 Secretary's report read and accepted, also treasurer's re- 

 port. 



Election of officers being then in order, Mr. Winslow took 

 the chair. 



Mr. Anthony— Mr. Chairman, I nominate Mr. August Bel- 

 mont, Jr., as president of this club. In making the nomination 

 I desire to say one or two words. It is very seldom that any 

 club is so fortunate as to have as its head a" man like Mr. Bel- 

 mont, who has given his time, his thought and his money most 

 liberally to carry out the desires of the owners of good dogs 

 in the United States. It is a thankless task at best to come 

 forward and. to stand as the butt of sarcasm and personalities 

 and everything else. Leaders in all movements, however,' 

 have to submit, with what grace they can ; but I, sir, wish to 

 state here that August Belmont, when he was elected presi- 

 dent of this club, and during the time that he has held that 

 office, has done more than any ten men in the United States 

 have done to forward the doggy interests of this country. He 

 is the right man in the right place, and no change could be 

 made which would meet, I believe, the approval of a single 

 delegate here. 



Mb. Peshall— Mr. President, I desire to nomhiate a man for 

 the office of president of this club, and I shall nominate one 

 who is known to each and every one ot you; a gentleman that 

 I think will make a president of the club that when we meet 

 here at the next annual meeting we can all gladly vote for 

 again, I am sorry to say that I am compelled to place in 

 nomination another candidate, especially under the circum- 

 stances, but I have reasons to object, and my objections I 

 consider very solid ones, to the re-election of the present in- 

 cumbent. The gentleman that I name I hope each and all of 

 you will vote for. I am satisfied that no one can say aught 

 against him. He has been connected with this club not for 

 the last few months, after it had reached the pinnacle of its 

 success, but one who has been connected with it from almost 

 its very inception ; a man who has a level head ; a man who 

 will not call a meeting except when it is so provided; a man 

 who will not make contracts for publications until he is 

 authorized to do so; a man who will guard and watch in every 

 act the constitution and by-laws, and carry them out. Gen- 

 tlemen, I nominate for the position of president of this club, 

 and I ask every member to vote for him, whether he will ac- 

 cept it or not, J. Otto Donner, of the Westminster Kennel 

 Club. 



Mr. Donner— Mr. President, this is rather a surprise to me. 

 I thought I had absolutely refused to entertain such a propo- 

 sition long ago. I cannot think of it. 



Mr. Wise— With your permission, Mr. Chairman, I desire to 

 second the nomination of Mr. Belmont. There is no member 

 of this club with whom I have been more intimate or more 

 friendly than Mr. Donner, and there is no man in it who 

 would make a better president, but we have a president who 

 is most acceptable, I think, to the great majority of the club, 

 whose record, in spite of the little misunderstandings which 

 are always incident to the thankless duties of a president, is 

 most excellent, who has been called upon to defend the club, 

 has given it his time and attention, and who has done so in a 

 way, 1 think, that entitles him to its gratitude. I do not thiuk 

 that he has committed any act in the course of his adminis- 

 tration which coidd justly'be construed as a violation of the 

 constitution, or a disregard of his duties as presideut. My 

 friend Mr. Peshall, as Mr. Donner has said, has no authority 

 for the nomination he has made, and I think before a great 

 while he will find that the club has acted with wisdom and 

 cool judgment in re-electing Mr. Belmont. I am sure that our 

 president has been deferential and courteous and kind to every 

 member of the club, that he has discharged his duties faith- 

 fully, and I believe in the maxim— When you get a good ser- 

 vant, as long as you can make him serve you, do it. There- 

 fore I second the nomination. 



There were 23 votes cast, of which number Mr. Belmont 

 received 22 and Mr. Donner 1. 



Mr. Donner — I move that it be made unanimous, and ask 

 Mr, Peshall to withdraw my name, 



