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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[May 23, 1889. 



FRANK FRANCIS. 



AS we grow older, and our hunting and fishing days be- 

 come fewer and fewer, till they are not much more 

 than a memory, we are apt to recall oftenest the particular 

 days of which we have the fondest remembrance, both of 

 incident and prowess, and in dwelling on them we cannot) 

 fail to call to mind the friends and companions who con- 

 tributed to our success. One of my companions in the past, 

 and the chief figure in many a happy recollection of my 

 hunting trips in the Berkshire Hills of Massachusetts, was 

 old Frank. He is just dead, aged 12 years. In behalf of his 

 admirers I want to pay a word of tribute to his memory. 

 Dear old Frank; he was a perfect pointer of his class- 

 under rather than over the heavy weight, correct in form 

 and stvle. I've seen his chocolate-ticked sides gleaming in 

 fen and on rocky hillside, in splashiug autumn shower and 

 on the sunny edges of the alder cover, his bearing always 

 giving one the feeling, that no matter how far off he had 

 ranged, his business there was the business of hunting, and 

 that he was entitled to one's fullest confidence in the results. 

 On many a day he made success of impending failure, and 

 pointed birds where mere men said they could not be found. 

 Dear old fellow! the best house companion in the world, the 

 watchdog who never barked at a friend nor failed to be first 

 at the gate to meet a tramp, a contented foot-warmer in the 

 bottom of the buggy or wagonet, an appreciative and patient 

 listener at the day's recounting by the evening fire. The best 

 retriever any of us ever saw, he' never bit a live bird nor 

 pinched a dead one. He would bring in a duck from its icy 

 deathbed far out in the lake, or a broken- winged plover 

 from its hiding place in the cart rut, a grouse from the 

 rocky hillside, a woodcock from its falling place on the 

 massed blossoms of the golden rod, or a snipe from a lily- 

 pad— all with equal certainty, and with a dignified nonchal- 

 ance that was simply royal. 



How well I remember my last hunt with him. We were 

 out with my pointer puppy, who was taking his first lesson 

 with old Frank. The hitter's young master, my cousin Cliff, 

 had shot at a grouse far down on the edge of the cover, and 

 the bird had flown on so far that we thought it lost. After 

 beating about through a wide spread of young alders and 

 birches for nearly half an hour, old Frank came to a point. 

 His master started in to flush the. bird for me. I asked him 

 to let me flush it, and at the same time see if the puppy 

 would back up Frank. I worked along and around some- 

 what to flush the bird toward my cousin, with my slim and 

 eager little dog at heel. The bird did not rise. The puppy 

 came to a stop on a staunch point toward the side of old 

 Frank, who had stood with his nose in the air for several 

 minutes. Down by old Frank's side lay the grouse, dead, 

 and almost cold. The dog had not seen the bird, yet, great 

 old hunter that he was, nearly sightless, his hearing almost 

 gone and his step feeble, he still had his peerless power of 

 smell, and had caught the scent of the bird as it was wafted 

 across his path. I put my hand on my dog's head, with the 

 command, "To ho!" Cousin Cliff called out, "Dead bird! 

 Fetch him in, old fellow!" and old Frank turned, took up 

 the grouse and carried it to his master's hand. I traite 

 agree with the tearful and mournful words of one of Frank's 

 masters, that "we shall never hunt over another dog like 

 old Frank." J. D. P. 



TTabtford, Conn. 



NEW ENGLAND VS. SOUTHERN FOX HUNTING. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Having been a devoted fox lmnter, both in Virginia and 

 New England, for the last twenty years, I beg leave to give 

 the result of my observations upon the two methods of 

 hunting the fox, which have given rise to so much contro- 

 versy. 



Virginia was my home during boyhood and early man- 

 hood, and as soon as I could sit a horse, a passion for fox 

 hunting took possession of me, and still holds with old time 

 force. Of course, I hunted, or rather chased, foxes then as 

 my neighbors did, with a large pack of hounds, and they 

 were considered as good as any in those parts; but in point 

 of fact, two or three crack dogs did all the work and were 

 generally called lead hounds, while the remainder simply 

 packed to them. 



The foxes hunted were gray or red. which were equally 

 abundant. The grays, as a rule, wei'e killed in from four to 

 six hours, while the reds were good for an all day chase, 

 only about one in six being killed by the hounds. This 

 chasiug was done in good weather, i.e., either on heavy 

 frosts, damp ground, or light snows. 



In 1875 1 came to New Hampshire, and some time afterward 

 was invited to go fox hunting in the New England manner. 

 An educated prejudice against shooting foxes at first caused 

 me to hesitate, but I finally concluded to go and judge from 

 experience. The first day's hunt convinced me that the 

 only practicable method of hunting the fox in New England 

 was exactly as the natives did it. I have traveled much in 

 many parts of the world, and experience has shown me that 

 natives of any country or climate generally find out the 

 best method of doing things in their own locality. 



The physical aspect of the New England States is quite 

 sufficient to explain the great difficulty encountered in run- 

 ning foxes. The country is rugged ; with much barren land, 

 and broken by ledges and swamps in all parts. The native 

 foxes are all red, much larger than the Southern congener, 

 and possessed of more speed and bottom than any Southern 

 fox it has been my experience to chase. When started, they 

 run most of the time in thick alder swamps and under- 

 growth, or play on the dry ledges; and in winter stick to 

 all the ice they can find, so it is a hard task to keep them 

 going. 



The hounds of New England have been greatly improved 

 by the many bench shows, and are therefore finer bred dogs 

 than those of the South, and have far better field qualities. 

 Many are crosses between English and native hounds, or 

 English and Byrons, and are unquestionably the best all 

 round dogs I have ever seen. 



I now own hounds of both of the above strains, which are 

 as fast, true and indefatigable runners as any in the country. 

 They will wind a fox as far, start him as quickly, and drive 

 him as long as any dogs I have ever seen run, a sixteen hour 

 chase being no uncommon one, yet they can't kill one out of 

 fifty driven, without the aid of a gun. 



I state boldly, and every fox hunter in New England will 

 support me, that no pack of hounds either in England or 

 America, given the same chances, can kill any more foxes 

 than ours do. To test the question more fully, I had five 

 gray foxes shipped to me from Virginia, and turned them 

 loose in our woods. They were frequently started by my 

 dogs, and driven hard and close all day, and by all day I 

 mean from seven in the morning till past dark, and yet not 

 one gray has been killed. The climate has greatly increased 

 the endurance of the gray fox, and the hard country to run 

 over still further aids him, so that he can keep ahead of the 

 best hounds. 



If a fox were never shot here, the dogs would rarely have 

 a shake, and every fox hunter knows what a benefit it is to 

 the dogs to have an occasional taste of reynard's fur. 



"Taflyho" and others lament that the fox in New Eng- 

 land has no chance because he is waylaid from behind trees 

 and stone walls. They simply waste their sympathy, as 

 reynard is quite able to take care of himself, for the "most 

 experienced hunter, with the truest of dogs, will not average 

 one fox shot out of six driven, and will then have had to 

 tramp three score miles. The man who hunts foxes during a 

 New England winter, must be a thorough hunter, with grit 

 to tramp miles through snow and swamps, and face the 

 bitterest cold. 



In conclusion let me state that I enjoy a brisk gallop 

 across country after a fleet pack of hounds as much as any 

 man, for it is royal sport; but New England fox hunting is 

 also an exhilarating pastime, and is snort in the truest 

 sense, for it demands the best qualities of an inherent 

 sportsman,, Piscataqua. 



Portsmouth, N. H. 



.Editor Forest and Stream: 



I am learning something about fox hunting. "Bulger" 

 says' in Forest and Stream of Feb. 21, "if foxes become 

 over plentiful, by running them a few weeks they will 

 emigrate. Well, that is too thin, at least for our Vermont 

 foxes. Within a circle of three miles from my place are 

 owned ten as good hounds as ever broke up a school meet- 

 ing. They are at large the year through and I don't think 

 they ever caused many foxes to emigrate unless helped by a 

 little cold lead. One fox in particular we have run more or 

 less for the last five years, and his track is so well known by 

 our fox hunters we have named him St. John, and I will 

 warrant he has been run at least three days in a week for 

 the last five weeks and he has not emigrated yet either, and 

 "Tallyho" can't ride to the hounds over his trail, he can bet. 



We have twenty-six pelts down to our crowd's credit last 

 fall and winter, and if we have a good sale are thinking 

 about buying a broncho for the crowd— four of us— to learn 

 to ride, as it will be so much easier to ride up a mountain 

 ledge than to pull one's self up by his fingers. Ci. F. R. 



Barton, Vt. 



DOG TALK. 



WE have received a letter from Dr. Q. Van Hummel, of 

 Kansas City, Mo., in which he takes exception to the 

 statement of Mr. Allison in our issue of March 28, that he 

 told Mr. Huntington that jack rabbits could be procured at 

 fifty cents apiece. The Doctor writes that the price stated 

 was S3 apiece if taken in February, and adds as inclosed 

 coursing meetings the world over are simply money-making 

 affairs, he will agree, whenever he can see any money for 

 himself, to furnish all the jacks wanted. Open meets the 

 Doctor further says will, in the future as iu the past, receive 

 his hearty support without money consideration. 



Mr. T. C. Bate, of Ottawa, Can., has just received from 

 England the well-known Clumber spaniel champion Boss 

 III., winner of 18 first, 8 special, 4 champion prizes and the 

 challenge prize at Barn Elms last July. He was whelped 

 May 28, 1883, and is by Damper (Bob II.— Flush) and out of 

 Trinket (Trump II.— Lotus). We understand that it is the 

 intention of Mr. Bate to exhibit the dog at the principal 

 shows in Canada and the States. 



The Contooeouk Kennel, Peterborough. N. H., have re- 

 cently imported from the kennel of Mr. H. I. Betterton 

 Burton-on Trent, England, the smooth-coated St. Bernard 1 

 bitch Regina (champion Sirius— Hilda Josepha). Regina 

 we believe has not been shown, but as she is the dam of win- 

 ners she should prove a, valuable acquisition to her owner. 



We are pleased to learn from the Erminie Kennels, Mt. 

 Vernon, N. Y., that their rough-coated St. Bernard dog Ly- 

 sander has fully recovered from his recent illness, and is now 

 in good condition, weighing lS61bs. 



We leam that the celebrated English setter dog champion 

 Monk of Furness will soon leave England, his destination 

 being Forest Lake, Minn. 



There is some talk of an inclosed coursing meeting in 

 Chicago some time in September if plenty of jack rabbits 

 can be secured. 



Mr. J. Otis B'ellows will judge all classes at the Ottawa 

 dog show iu September. Mr. Alfred Geddes has been ap- 

 pointed superintendent. 



THE ENGLISH POINTER CLUB TRIALS. 



r PHE second annual field trials of the English Pointer 

 JL Club were run near Wrexham, May T and 8. There 

 were 16 starters in the Puppy and 23 in the All-Aged stakes. 

 The winning puppies were: 



First, Pax of Upton (C. H. Beck), liver and white dog 

 (Perdix — Nan cy of Upton). 



Second. Toil (T. Staffer), lemon and white bitch (Naso of 

 Upton— Titia). 



Third, Quail of Upton (C. H. Beck), liver and white bitch 

 (Earl of Croxteth— Bromfield Dolly). 



Fourth, Eclat (E. C. Norrish), liver and white bitch (Teign 

 — Daginar). 



ALL- AWED STAKE. 



First, Belle des Bordes (P. Caillard), liver and white bitch 

 (Young Bang— Polly). 



Secoud, Crab (A. P. Heywood-Lonsdale), liver and white 

 dog (Plum— Myrtle). 



Third, Quits' Baby (O. H. Beck), lemon and white bitch 

 (Prior— Quits II.) . 



Fourth, Miss Sixpence (R. J. Lloyd-Price), liver aud white 

 bitch (Lucky Sixpence— Golden Slipper). 



EASTERN FIELD TRIALS DERBY. 



TWO additional entries for the Eastern Field Trials Club 

 Derby have been received from England: 

 TRIP OF Kippen (F. C. Lowe, London, England, and F. R. 

 Hitchcock, New York), liver and white English setter dog, 

 Jan. 17, 1888 (Tutsham Trip— Dido). 



Gem of Kippen (F. R. Hitchcock, New York), lemon and 

 white pointer bitch, Feb. 20, 1888 (Kent Cob— Magpie). 



INBREEDING. — Hulton, Pa., May 17.— Editor Forest and 

 Stream: A single swallow does not make a summer, but 

 all the same it indicates it. is near. Here is a case of in- 

 breeding for you which amounts to at least one swallow. 

 The bobtail sheepdog Fred was by Maverick out of Daisy, 

 litter brother and sister by Bob out of Dame Judith. 

 Neither were, natui-al bobs, Fred is, and no matter what 

 kind of a bitch is bred to him, bobtail, collie or cur, the 

 pups are bobtailed. Now Fred was bred to his double grand- 

 dam. Dame Judith, and all the pups were bobtailed, and are 

 by all odds the strongest, largest and most active pups she 

 ever had, free from the slightest taint of weakness of any 

 kind whatever. The only evidence of inbreeding is the pre- 

 ponderance of white in them, over half of them being nearly 

 solid in that color, a very rare one in bobtails. The experi- 

 ment will be tried further, by breeding a bitch of this litter 

 to her sire.— W. Wade. 



WHY DOGS TURN AROUND. -Editor Forest and 

 Stream: In my journeyings hither and thither I am unable 

 to obtain Forest and Stream regularly, although strenuous 

 efforts are made to do so, hence I have not read all the dis- 

 cussion as to the cause of a dog's turning around before 

 lying down, referred to by "B. L. L ," in the issue of April 

 18. The deductions of "B. L. L." will uot "hold water;" at 

 least they do not agree with my conclusions, which are the 

 result of observations made from a natural standpoint. 

 Take the dog, the wolf, the hyena, or any of the species in 

 the wild state, and before lying down they will turn 'round 

 and 'round, scraping together grass, leaves, etc., for a bed. 

 Alter generations of domestication this natural habit as- 

 serts itself, and no matter how cozy and warm the room 

 maybe, nor how soft the carpet or downy the couch, pre- 

 vious to lying down the dog will invariably turn 'round and 

 ground exactly as he does in his wild state. Throw a Turk- 

 ish rug before a blazing fire, and your dog will not only 

 turn around, but will endeavor to scrape the rough surface 

 of the fabric into a heap as his wild cousin scrapes up the 

 leaves and grass before lying down.— Pacific. 



A LARGE LITTER.— Philadelphia, Pa., Mav 16.— Editor 

 Forest and Stream: The bull-terrier bitch White Violet 

 whelped on April 29 eleven, seven dogs and four bitches. 

 How is this for a litter of bull-terriefs? She is doing well 

 and raising them all comfortablv without any foster mother 

 They are by Napoleon, a full brother to the grand bitch 

 Duchess of York. Have you heard of anv such bull-terrier 

 litters before V The breeders of this city think it is great — 

 Fred P. Kirbt." 



LORD NEVERSETTLE.— Editor Forest and Stream: I 

 see it mentioned in your paper of May 9 that it was reported 

 my greyhound Lord Neversettle had broken his leg in run- 

 ning a jack rabbit. He met with an accident in runuing a 

 jack rabbit, by putting his leg into a prairie dog hole, and 

 fractured his shoulder bone, but with the skillful assistance 

 of Mr. F. Cook, veterinary surgeon, of Hutchinson, the dog 

 is nearly sound again, and doing well.— H, C. Lowe. 



KENNEL NOTES. 

 Kotea must be sent on prepared blanks, whloh are fnr- 

 nlsbed free on receipt of stamped and addressed envelope 

 of large letter size. Sets of 800 of any one form, bonnd for 

 retaining duplicates, are sent for 30 cents. 



NAMES CLAIMED. 

 Notes most be sent on the Prepared Blanks. 

 Lou Pctpe^ By Rural^ Kennels, ^M^ikefleld, Mass., for black 



Joy out of Old Dominion's Rosa. 



Lady Bon. By Anthracite Kennels, Mahanov City Pa for 

 black and white English setter bitch, whelped March 17 IKS') hv 

 Dr. Thompson's Donald out of Fredora. ' * 



Tasso B. By Brown's Cocker Kennels, Waterbury.Vt for solid 

 black cocker spaniel bitch, whelped Feb. 24. 18-9, bv Black H-.rrv 

 (Black Pete-Althea) out of Jet Obo (Obo il.-Critic) 



Rex Obo. By H. F. Pearce, Philadelphia, Pa., for black cri/iker 

 spaniel dog, whelped Dec. 19, 1888, by Dick McBride out of tin 

 ported Nellie. 



Top.fi/. By H. F. Pearce, Philadelphia, Pa., for black cocker 

 spaniel bitch, whelped June II, 1888, by Harrv Obo (Obo Ir _ 

 Phonsie) out of Blackie (Kiddlewink-Rita). ' 



BRED. 



(Eg?™ Notes must be sent on tbe Prepared Blanks. 



Baisy Queen— Seotilla. Martin Dennis's (Newark, N J ) collie 

 bitch Daisy Queen (Brack— Dora) to Chestnut Hill Kennels- 

 champion Seotilla (champion Dublin Scot— champion Flurry ir > 

 May 4. 



Etlicl—BuUin Scot. J. Van Schaick's (New York) collie bitch 

 Ethel (Trevor— Hasty) to Chestnut Hill Kennels' chamnion Dub- 

 lin Scot (The Colonel-Jessie), March 31. PMm 

 Flurry lTT.—Dulilin Scot. Chestnut Hill Kennels' (PhiladelDhia 

 Pa.) collie bitch Flurry III. (Blue Sky-Flurry If.) to their Dublin 

 Scot (The Colonel-Jessie), April 9. " • XJUUl,J1 

 Verona— Bann. Bryn Mawr Kenuels' (Philadelphia, Pa.) pointer 

 bitch Verona (Day's Prince— Vandal ia) to their Bang (chamnion 

 Bang— Salter's Luna). April 7. 



Vanity— Bukc of Vernon. Dayton Kennel Club's (Dayton O ) 

 pointer bitch Vanity (Bang— Pride) to L. Gardner's Duke of Ver- 

 non (Glendale— Spotless), April 24. 



Saddle Baas— Royal Monarch. Nahinke Kennels' (East Pateh- 

 ogue, L. I.) English setter bitch Saddle Bags (Foreman— Belie of 

 Allendale), to Capt. C. C. Gray's Royal Monarch (Dashing Mon- 

 arch—List), April 5. 



Calico— Count Howard. Nahinke Kennels' (East Patchogue L 

 I.) English setter bitch Calico (Foreman— Belle of Allendale) toF' 

 Windholz's Count Howard (Sir Alister— Mena), May 3. 



Woodstock Binah—Jumhu. Nahinke Kennels' (East Patchogue 

 L. 1.) cocker spaniel bitch Woodstock Norah (Oho 1L— Dinah) to 

 their Jumbo (Hornell I landy— Hornell Dinah), May 12. 



Phalli*— Black Pete. Brown's Cocker Kennels' (Waterbury Vt ) 

 cocker spaniel bitch Phyllis (Obo 11.— Darkie) to J P Willev's 

 Black Pete (Obo. Jr.— Phonsie), March 11. 



Lady Madye— Lad. Brown's Cocker Kennels' (Waterbury Vt ) 

 cocker spaniel bitch Lady Madge (Black Pete— Fhvllis) to J P 

 Willey's Lad, March 9. ' 



Bessie V— Black Pete. Brown's Cocker Kennels' ( Waterbury 

 Vt.) cocker spaniel bitch Bessie C. (Obo LI.— Darkie) to J P Wil- 

 ley's Black Pete (Oho, Jr.— Phonsie), March 8. 



Hillside Flash. Louisa Biddle's (Philadelpbia, Pa.) fox- 

 terrier bitch (General Grant— Freshness) to Chestnut Hill 



THE COLLIE CLUB.— Rahway, N. J., May 17.— Members 

 of the Collie Club are hereby notified thac at the meeting of 

 the executive committee, held May 16, it was decided that 

 the fall section of the Produce, Futurity and Sweepstakes 

 should be competed for at the bench show of the Long 

 Island Live Stock and Fair Association, at Huntington, 

 L. I., in September next. And in consequence of the in- 

 tended absence of the secretary of the club till Aug. 1, all 

 entries and nominations either for these stakes or for those 

 of 1890 will be accepted if made between the 1st and 10th of 

 August. Ample notice will be furnished through the sport- 

 ing papers as to the Huntington bench show,— J, D, Shot- 

 well, Secretary. 



Eileen) to their Breda Jim (Breda Ben— Graceful), April 22. 



Trixle— Bradford, Harry, ft. J. McLaughlin's (Cleveland O ) 

 Yorkshire terrier bitch Trixie (Tiny— Flossie) to P. H. Coombs's 

 Bradford tiarry (Crawshaw's Bruce— Beale's Lady), April 19. 



WHELPS. 



Notes must be sent on tbe Prepared Blanks. 



Juno. F. McKie Thayer's (Colorado Springs, Col.) beagle bitch 

 Juno (Gen. Rowett's Lee— Dorsey's Flight), May 10, five (three 

 dogs), by his foxhound Adam. 



Flurry H- Chestnut Hill Kennels' (Philadelphia, Pa.) collie 

 bitch Flurry II. (champion Eclipse— Flurry), April 19; six (three 

 ■dogs), by their Dublin Scot (The Colonel— Jessie). 



Pitch Bark. Chestnut. Hill Kennels' (Philadelphia, Pa.) coUie 

 bitch Pitch Dark (champion Eclipse— Matchless), March 30, nine 

 (three dogs), by their Strephon (champion Eclipse— Flurry). 



Spoiled Miss. Chestnut Hill Kennels' (Philadelphia, Pa!) collie 

 bitch Spoiled Miss (Charlatan— Ada), April 15, four (one dog), by 

 their Dublin Scot (The Colonel— Jessie). 



Metchley Surprise. Chestnut Hill Kennels' (Philadelphia, Pa.) 

 collie bitch Metchley Surprise (Sefton— Lady Rutland), April 9, 

 three (two dogs), by their champion Seotilla (champion Dublin 

 Scot— Flurry II.). 



Vaiuialia,. Bryn Mawr Kennels' (Philadelphia, Pa.) pointer 

 bitch Vandalia (Bang Bang— Zanetta), Aplil 15, five (one dog), by 

 their Bang (champion Bang — Salter's Luna). 



Oolden Rod. Bryn Mawr Kennels' (Philadelphia, Pa.) pointer 

 bitch Golden Rod (champion Beaufort— Zuba), April 15, eight 

 (three dogs), by Chas. Heath's champion Graphic (Bonnie Sancho 

 — Fursdon Juno); one hitch since dead. 



Royal Cute. L Gardner's (Mt. Vernon, N. Y.) pointer bitch 

 Royal Cute (Duke Royal— Gala Day), May 2, twelve (six dogs); 

 by his Duke of Vernon (Glendale— Spotless). 



Lillian. Nahmke Kennels' (East Patchogue, L. I.) St, Bernard 

 bitch Lillian (Leo— Fan), April 25, ten (five dogs), by their Barry 

 (Monarque— J uliet). 

 Chintz. Nahmke Kennels' (East Patchogue, L. I.) English set- 



seven (three dogs), by Memphis & Avent's Roderigo (Count Noble 

 —Twin Maud). 



Stray Shot. Nahmke Kennels' (East Patchogue, L. I.) English 

 setter btteh Stray Shot (Gogo— Calico), Mav 10, seven (three dogs), 

 by T. M. Aldrich's Gene (Druid— Ruby). 1 



