Atro. 80, 1888.] 



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acter. He came into the ring fl bit lame, but soon went all 

 right. We thought that the judge had selected him for 

 first plfice, and Hopkins evidently thought the same, as he 

 shook his head and moved uneasily around the ring, but he 

 was soon made happv with the ooveted blue ribbon. The 

 next best one iu the class was Blemton Pepper, and he was 

 given the three letters— one more than he received in the 

 puppv class, 1 



In champion wire-haired the well-known Bristles, all out 

 of coat, was alone, in the open class Mr. Thayer showed a 

 pair of fair specimens, off in bead and not in good coat. 

 Pinwire, the only other entry, was better iu bead, but was 

 badly shown. The puppies were much too small to show. 

 First was given to Miss Bristles, catalogued as whelped May 

 10,1885; she is rather a pretty puppy, but will have to im- 

 prove if she makes a good one. Her litter sister was trans- 

 ferred to the smooth-haired class, and her half brother, the 

 onlv other entry, was not noticed, 



Welch terriers were represented by the well-known Which 

 aud T'other. 



There were seven Irish terriers, and all were present ex- 

 cept Bedad. Thev were not a good lot. The winner. Badger 

 Boy, although not the best one, was iu the best condition. 

 He won hcT both at New York and Boston last spring. 

 Second went to Gipsey Maid, a bitch with some character 

 and with good legs and feet ; she is a tri tie overshot and is too 

 long cast. Her datu, a better bitch too big aud out of coat, 

 was third. Dan. litter brother to Gipsey Maid, received he; 

 he is heavv in head, carries one ear very badly, and was 

 shown much too thin;* he has pleuty of bone and a capital 

 set of legs and feet, The two puppies were lacking in several 

 important characteristics of the breed. The two white 

 English terriers that won first and second at New York last 

 fmring were the only entries in this class. They occupied 

 the same positions here. There were no entries in t he black 

 and tan, over ltUbs. , class, and but two in the light weight 

 cla«s: both were absent. 



Tees Rock, looking better than we remember to ha ve seen 

 him, was the only representative of the Bedlingtons. Sigh' 

 laud Laddie, thiii and not in good coat, was also alone iu 

 the class for hard-haired Scotch. 



In Dandies, Border Wang did not arrive until after the 

 judging, and Cromwell, the only other entry had it all his 

 own way. He is a wel I formed dog, l ad in forelegs and in coat, 

 No Skyes were entered. The bull-terriers were much the 

 best classes outside of the smooth fox-terriers. In the over 

 80lbs class first went to Cairo, shown a trifle too fat. He 

 has grown thick in head aud out at elbows. Bonnie Princess, 

 well known, was second. Grabber, vhe., also well known, 

 should have had the place. He beats her iu head and body 

 and shows more terrier character. Duchess of York, also 

 vhc. has seen her best days, although still a young bitch. 

 She has gen? wrong in head since we last saw her, and her 

 future winnings, if any, will be in moderate company. My 

 Queen was badly shown; in fact all of Mr. Dole's dogs were 

 far from being in the good form that they are usually shown 

 in. In the light-weight class Mr. Dole wou first with Nell 

 Bright, a smart bitch, rather light all round, and second with 

 Sensation, the winner at New Haven last spring. He was 

 in deplorable condition and should not have been shown. 



There were no entries in Yorkshires or smooth-coated toys 

 and but one, a moderate specimen, in the rough-coated toy 

 class. Following is a complete list of the 



AWARDS. 



FOX-TERR 1 ERS.— Smoot h-Coated— C h ampion— Duys: 1 st tuul 

 2d, Blemton Kennels' Lucifer and Bacchanal. Bitches: 1st. 3d and 

 very high roru., Blemton Kennels' Rachel, Diadem and Mar- 

 gaeiine.— Open— Dqjs: 1st, 2d, reserve, very high cm. and com., 

 Blemton Kennels' Blemton Kumcon. Duskv Trip, Blemton Coro- 

 net, Blemton Vol ameer aud Blemton Valentine; 3d, 4th and 

 verv high ccm.. .T. K. Thayer's Rabv Mixer, Reckoner and 

 Luke. High ton,, P. L. Drayton's Blemton Sentinel, dm., 

 H. P. Frof hint? ham's Mugwump and R. S. Ryan's Linden 

 Splint. JVtch'c«: 'st, 3d aud high com., Blemton Kennels' 

 New Forest Eihel, Blemton Consequence and Ble.mlon Duha- 

 biah; Vd, ith and very hi;;h com., J. E. Thayer's Richmond 

 Dazzle, Princess and Fraulein Mixture. Com., C. Ratlibone's 

 Bleintun Arrow. - Pitpmes — Din'*: 1st, 2d, 3d, reserve, very 

 high com. and high com., Blemton Kennels' Blemton Rubi- 

 con. Blemton Coronet. Blemton Volunteer, Blemton Grumbler, 

 Blemton Calculus aud Blemton Pepper. Very high com., 

 Fred Hoey's unnamed. Com., J. K. Thayer's Hillside Monk. 

 Bitch**: 1st and 2d, Blemton Kennels' Blemton Consequence 

 and" Blemton Rainbow; 31, H. P. Frothinghani's Fidgtt.— 

 Novice Class.— 1st, 2d, very high com. (2) aud high com., 

 Blemton Kennels' Blemton Rubicon, Blemton Coronet, Blemton 

 Calculus, Blemton Rainbow and Blevmon Dahabiah. Reserve 

 and com.. J. E. Thayer's Princess and Raby Chance. Com., H. P. 

 Frothingham's Mugwump and Blemton Lottery, R. S. Ryan's 

 Linden Splint and Fred Hoey's unnamed.— Selling Class.— 1st 

 and verv high com., Blemton Kennels' Blemton Grumbler and 

 Blemton Pepper: 2d. .). E. Thayer's Sly Mixture. High com., L. 

 Timpson'a Maizeland Festive. Com., R. S. Ryan's Alverda. 



WIRE-HAIRED.— Champion— S. Insull's Bristles.— Open-Is! 

 and 2d. .!. E. Thayer's Dare Devil and Rat Trap. Very high com.; 

 S. Iusull's Finwire. Puppies: 1st. C. W. Cormvell's Miss Bristles 

 2d, withheld. 



WFLCH TERRIERS.— 1st and 2d, P. Lawrence's Which and 

 T'other. 



IRISH TERRIERS.— 1st, 2d, 31 an I high com., T. Wise, Jr.'s, 

 Badger Boy, Gipsey Maid, Gipsey Girl and. Dan. Puppies: With- 

 held. 



WHITE ENGLISH TERRIERS.— 1st and 3d, O. If. P. Belmont's 

 Diamond Spark and Lovdy. 



BLACK AND TAN TERRIERS. -Over Iolbs.— No entries. 

 — Unoeu 16lbs.— Absent. 



BEDL1NGTON TERRIERS.— 1st, E. D. Morgan's Tees Rock. 



SCOTCH TERRIERS -IlARD-HAiaEn— 1st, E. D. Morgan's 

 Highland Laddie. 



I) AN DIE DINMONT TERRIERS.— 1st, J. H. Naylor's Crom- 

 well. 



BULL-TERRIERS.— Over 30lbs.— 1st, 2d and very high com., 

 W. F. Hob-iie's Cairo, Bonnie Princess and Grabber. Very high 

 com., G. House's Duchess of York. Com., F. F. Dole's My Queen. 

 UNDER oOlbs. — 1st a'-Ki 2d, F. F. Dole's Nell Bright and Sensatiou. 

 Very high com., M. Randolph's Peggy. High com.. Fan rue W. 

 Ogden's Gvpsey. Puppies: 1st, Fannie W. Ogden's She; 2d, with- 

 held. 



TOY TERRIERS.- Rough- Coated— 1st, withheld; 2d, F. F. 

 Dole's Napi er. 



SELLING CLASS.— 1st, F. F. Dole's Nell Bright; 2d, J. H. Nay- 

 lor's Cromwell. 



SPECIAL PRIZES. 

 FOX-TERRIERS.— Challenge cup, Rachel; Apollo stakes and 

 cup, Blemton Coronet; Uome-bred puppy stakes and cup, Blemton 

 Consequence; produce stakes and cup, Blemton Coronet; best in 

 champion classes, Rachel: open classes, Blemton Rubicon; ex- 

 hibit of four, Lucifer. Rachel, Blemton Rubicon and New Forest 

 Ethel; best pair, Lucifer and Rachel: best ia novice classes, Blem- 

 tou Rubicon; puppy, the. same: dog with two of bis get. Luciler 

 with Blemton GrambPr and Blemton Pepper; wire-haired. Dare 

 Devil; best of any other breed, Cairo: shown by a lady, She; best 

 exaibit other than fox-terriers, W. F. Hohbie; hull-terriers, the 

 game- . 



SYRACUSE DOG SHOW.— We have received the pre- 

 mium list of the first annual dog show of the Syracuse 

 Kennel Club, to be held at Alhambra Rink. Syracuse, N.Y., 

 Sept. 18 to 21. In the champion classes the prize is 810, with 

 §10 and So in the open class, and #5 in the puppy classes. In 

 addition there will be about 100 specials, ranging in value 

 from $5 to $50, The judges snuounced are Major J. M. Tay- 

 lor, setters and pointers; A. C. Wilmerding, spaniels; H. F. 

 Schellhass. foxhounds, beagles aud husset hounds, and Jas. 

 Mortimer the remaining classes. Win. Tallmau will super- 

 intend and Spratts Patent will bench and feed. Entries close 

 Sept, 10, The address of the secretary is Howard B. Rath- 

 bone, Lock Box b6, Syracuse, N. Y. 



DOC TALK. 



WE clip the following from the Stock-Keeper'. "At last 

 has the often rumored, and as often contradicted, sale 

 of Plinlinnnon become a fait accompli. Mr. J. K. Emmett, 

 the famous American actor, has purchased him from Mr. S. 

 W. Smith, for one thousand pounds, which is the highest, 

 price that has ever been paid for a dog of any kind. Mr. 

 Emmett is goi ng to make Plinlimmon his companion. The 

 dog is now with him at the St.. Pancras Hotel, where we 

 went to have another look at this famous animal before he 

 leaves the country Where he won his laurels. Plinlimmon's 

 new owner does not show his dogs, and, consequently, he 

 retires from the bench to make in future his appearance be- 

 fore the public on the hoards with his master, who will, no 

 doubt, take care that the "parts" given to the dog have 

 "some fat" in them, The tirst play in which Plinlimmon 

 will appear on the stage is "Fritz, our Cousin German." 

 There is one scene in it in which Plinlimmon will have to lie 

 down to form a pillow for a child which has been sung to 

 sleep by his master, and the dog is tired at and suppusi d to 

 be shot dead. This will, no doubt, be very trying to PHh- 

 liinmon before he has got over the. stage fever, to which, we 

 suppose, docs are subject like men and women. Plinlimmon 

 W&fl at Leeds the same as he used to be at Trowbridge, the 

 admiration of the neighborhood, aud when Mr. Emmett 

 took him away the scene is said to have been really affecting. 

 As the. news gradually spread, friends came round to have 

 a parting look at him. Children were brought in to shake 

 hands the last, time with old I'lin. Soon the whole neigh bor- 

 hood was alive as it became generally known that the 

 splendid Plinlimmon was going away, and the levee had to 

 he transferred to the street, where, the people were crowding 

 round the grand animal and his new master seated in the 

 carriage. Mr. Emmett said that the idea of taking away 

 this creature, of whom every body was so fond and proud, 

 being' one of the "Hons" of the place, made him quite uncom- 

 fortable, and when he had driven off at last he felt as guilty 

 as might have done a tourist who, on the pretence of admir- 

 ing the mountain scenery in Switzerland, goes to lnterlaken 

 and elopes with the "Jungfrau." We understand that Mr. 

 Emmett will mate Plinlimmon with a Rector bitch belong- 

 ing to him. and which he considers one of the Quest in 

 America," 



Alas! alack; and well aday!— dog day — yaller dog day! The 

 meet for the "fox hunt" at Newport, last Friday, was 

 at the South Portsmouth PostoflBce, on the east road, about 

 six miles from town. As the hour approached for the meet 

 the road was lined with carriages, and the hounds, on their 

 way to the hunt, had plenty of company. Soon all was 

 ready, the master gave the signal, the hounds took the scent 

 and "the small held of riders started in hot pursuit after the 

 imaginary fox. The hounds ran fast, and for a while kept 

 to the scent, but as the chase continued north a new and un- 

 expected feature was introduced. Resting quietly in a field 

 was a sedate farmer's dog, one of the common yellow breed, 

 and, as be was aroused from his afternoon nap by the cries 

 of the hounds and the approaching horses, he unwittingly 

 started to run. His color was nearer to that of a fox than 

 anything the hounds had seen this year, and the pack was 

 soon in a hubbub. Some of the older ones kept to the scent, 

 but others went for that yellow dog. The master was un- 

 able to keep order, and the pack broke, and the days of that 

 dog were numbered, for his carcass soon formed a meal for 

 the hounds. No one was in at this death, as the master 

 kept on the scent with what hounds he could keep together. 

 The hunt was demoralized, but a few undaunted riders kept 

 on the proper scent, and arrived at the prearranged "kill." 



The following is from the Times: "West Chester. Perm., 

 Aug. 26.— Two or three years ago Mrs. Elizabeth Shee died 

 iu this place, leaving a will bequeath i ng *1 ,500 to be invested, 

 the interest upon it to be applied to the keeping of a much- 

 loved dog belonging to her. The will also set aside the sum 

 of $100, to be applied to paying the cost of the dog's funeral 

 when that should be necessary, the dog to be laid beside his 

 mistress in the burying ground of the Great Valley (Chester 

 county) Presbyterian Church. Upon the death of the dog 

 the $1,500 was to be passed over to the uses of the church as 

 a contribution. Coder this will the dog was put to board- 

 ing at the house of a friend of the deceased lady, where he 

 lived in good dog style until last Thursday, when he died of 

 some distemper peculiar to the cauiue family. Yesterday 

 his remains were taken in charge by a regular undertaker, 

 who, after carefully and artistically shrouding them, placed 

 them in a newly-prepared box (or dog coffin) and took them 

 to the burying ground above mentioned, and neatly interred 

 them beside the animal's former friend and protector. The 

 dog was 11 years old. He was of poor, but respectable 

 parentage, aud as a dog held an enviable position among the 

 dogs of the town, with which he was on the best of terms. 

 The sj,r.00 will at once he handed over to the church, in 

 further obedience to the letter of the will." 



Without considering the merits of the case involved 

 in the correspondence between Messrs. Anthony and 

 Perry, printed in our last issue, it is well enough to note 

 that in giving us both letters for publication Dr. Perry vvas 

 acting in conformity with his rule of presenting each side 

 for the public to weigh. Indeed, the conspicuous and un- 

 usual fairness aud openness with which the president of the 

 N.D.C. has acted in this respect, are in striking contrast with 

 the course pursued by those wdio have arrayed themselves 

 against him and his club. How different, for example, was 

 the course of Mr. Anthony, who gave out his letter to Dr. 

 Perry for publication but withheld Dr. Perry's answer to it. 

 Mr. Anthony's letter charged Dr. Perry with being the dupe 

 and accomplice of blackguards and blackmailers. It cer- 

 tainly would have been no more, than fair to give Dr. Perry's 

 reply to that charge. 



The English dog papers have recently contained many 

 tales of the various expedients that have been resorted to 

 by exhibitors to put life into their dogs while before the 

 judge. Dead sparrows, hares' feet, mouse traps, and in one 

 instance a live white rat, are among the devices used. 

 American ingenuity can discount all these, as the little 

 episode noted in our report of the Saratoga show will con- 

 clusively prove. 



In addition to the purchase of the collie bitch Cora II. by 

 the Chestnut Hill Kennel they have secured from the ken- 

 nel of Mr. A. H. Megson, Manchester, England, the well- 

 known collie bitch Pitch Dark. She is two years old and is 

 by champion Eclipse and out of Matchless. Betore leaving 

 England she was bred to the noted Caractacus and some- 

 thing phenomenal is expected in the coming litter. 



At a Cottage City band concert the other evening the 

 Hunting Chorus was one of the selections, in which the men 

 give an imitation of the barking of dogs. A little cur hear- 

 ing this became greatly excited, rushed up to the stand and 

 began a violent. barkiDg. The crowd caught on, the band 

 members laughed and the dog slunk away. 



In a private letter from the veteran sportsman Ethan 

 Allin, of Pom fret Center, Conn., he says that there is a 

 great demand for dogs of his breeding from all parts of the 

 country. We have owned and shot over many of these, dogs 

 for more than forty years and know them to be capital in 

 the field, especially on ruffed grouse. 



The Westminster Kennel Club have made an important 



addition to their kennel, having purchased the well-known 

 pointers Lad of Bow and Lass of Bow. Both will probably 

 run at the coming held trials of the Eastern Field Trials 

 Club and at the Southern trials. 



A well-bred, large and handsome deerhound, that has 

 developed an ugly temper toward his kennel companions, is 

 offered for sale. ' He will undoubtedly prove excellent for 

 coursing, as he is very speedy. Address Kennel, this office. 



We hear that Mr. E. S. Porter has a wonderful litter of 

 bulldog puppies out, of Thespian by Lion. One of the dogs 

 is said to be the exact counterpart of Britomartis, and we 

 shall look to see him sweep the fleck at the shows next year. 



The Wacouta Kennel has resold the mastiff Baldur to Mr. 

 VV. Wade, of Hulton, Pa., and a. number of other of the dogs 

 will be sold, as the kennel has removed to Chicago, and there 

 are too manj r dogs for the present location. 



The South of Scotland Dandle Dinmout Club recently pro- 

 posed to change the weight limit for the breed, but a vote 

 of the members was almost unanimous in retaining the old 

 standard, which is from lllbs, to 241bs. 



Mr. Gerald Hull, of Saratoga Springs, has had the. mis- 

 fortune to lose by death the well-known mastiff dog Ilford 

 Cromwell. On duly 'M he fell over the steep bank art, Sara- 

 toga Lake and fractured his spine. 



The Columbus Faueiers' Club of Columbus, O., will hold 

 their first annual exhibition of dogs, poultry and pet stock 

 at Columbus, Feb. 4 to i. 1889. 



Mr. W. Atlee Burpee, of Philadelphia, is in England, and 

 it is reported that he has purchased sereral collies to bring 

 home. 



It has been decided in England at the Court of Queen's 

 Bench that a dog is property the same as a horse or cow. 



In addition to the A. K. C. and the N. 1). C. there is con- 

 siderable talk of a C. D. C— Canadian Dog Club. 



Newark's dog pound received 70S dogs, of which 78 had 

 been redeemed. The pound has been closed. 



The English St. Bernard Club will hold their next show 

 at Sheffield, beginning Oct. 30. 



RICHMOND DOG SHOW. 



I;>lCHMOND, Va., Aug. 28.—. Editor Forest and Stream: 

 A) Please publish the accompanying list of special prizes 

 to be competed for at the bench show of the Virginia Field 

 Sports Association. Of course our list of specials is not yet 

 complete, but I think you will find this, as far as it has gone, 

 a very attractive list. Our advices from all quarters are that 

 we will have a very large lot of entries. The entries of fox- 

 hounds will be particularly large, and we have already 

 secured enough live foxes to insure good hunting every day 

 and all day. 



The Virginia A. M. & T. Exposition offers the following 

 special prizes of 825 each for the best kennel of English set- 

 ters, pointers, collies and foxhounds (not less than six), to 

 consist of not less than four, and at least two kennels to 

 compete, each kennel to be owned by one exhibitor. 



They also offer the following: For the best setter dog or 

 bitch of any breed in the show that has run in a field trial, 

 $20; best pointer, -s20; for the best blue mottled foxhound, 

 dog or bitch, -520. 



The American Fox-Terrier Club offers for the best exhibit 

 of fox terriers, *20. 



A friend of beagles offers for the best brace of beagle 

 bitches owned by one exhibitor, 825. 



The American Gordon Setter Club offers a special prize of 

 a, solid piece of silver valued at *25 for the best Gordon set- 

 ter, dog or bitch. 



The Collie Club of America offers its club medal or $10 in 

 cash for the best collie bred and owned by a resident of any 

 Southern State, Maryland included. 



Jno. S. Wise, President. 



AMERICAN PET DOG CLUB —Worcester, Mass., Aug. 

 20. — Editor Forest and Stream: In the last and previous 

 issue of the Forest and STREAM I have noticed two com- 

 munications, one from Mr. H. F. Scbellhass, President 

 American-English Beagle Club; the other from Mr. A. C. 

 Wilmerding, Secretary American Spaniel Club. These two 

 gen tlemen torture their imagination and grasp at a shadow 

 in the absence of a single grain of substance upon which to 

 build a flimsy complaint against the American Pet Dog 

 Club, for having placed beagles and spaniels of limited 

 weight on its list of pet dogs. This is not a reply to Messrs. 

 Scbellhass and Wilmerding, as their communications contain 

 absolutely nothing calling foi; a reply. It is only for the 

 information of such of your readers as may not understand 

 what these gentlemen are whimsically trying to complain 

 of. The American Pet Dog Club, upon the organization, 

 declared through the press that it had no intention to clash 

 or interfere, but rather cooperate with all other regular 

 legitimate clubs. This the club has fully verified in its own 

 and its members' patronage of all club shows since held. 

 This i.s substance against Messrs. Schellhass and Wiltner- 

 ding's shadows. I can name one member of the American 

 Pet Dog Club who to-day owns more beagles and spaniels 

 than Messrs. Schellhass' and Wilmerding have owned all 

 their lives, aud I can safely assert that this same member 

 has done more field work in a single season with beagles 

 and spaniels included in the list of pets of the American Pet 

 Dog Club. Again there are several ladies and gentlemen, 

 members of the club, who own small beagles and spaniels, 

 that never have done and never will do an hour's field work! 

 Now, must their owners be disqualified as members of the 

 American Pet Dog Club, and the dogs be disqualified as pets 

 to gratify and satisfy the whimsical views of Messrs. Schell- 

 hass and Wilmerding-' The American Pet Dog Club will 

 try to help and not hinder the progress and growth of all 

 legitimate clubs, the Beagle and Spaniel clubs included. 

 "Protests" unnecessary apd uncalled for. No room for 

 jealousy.— H. R. Surles, M.D., Vice-Pres. A. P. D. C. 



THE TOLEDO KENNEL CLUB. -The Toledo Kennel 

 Club, of Toledo, O.. was organized Aug. 22, with the follow- 

 ing officers: President, Samuel Andrews; Vice-President, 

 Gilbert Canniff; Secretary, Mat. Shoemaker, Jr.; Treasurer, 

 P. J. Trust; Delegate, J. B. Conners. The executive com- 

 mittee consists of the officers of the club and E. A. Longden. 

 H. C. Rushmore. N. W. Coder, John Waters and W. Geroel 



KENNEL NOTES. 



Notes mast foe sent on prepared blanks, which ure fui- 

 ntshed free on receipt of stamped and addressed envelope 

 of large letter size. Sets of 300 of any one form, bound for 

 retaining- duplicates, are sent for 30 cents. 



NAMES CLAIMED. 

 JPBT Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks. 



Dukt Birwyn foul Diek Berwyn. By Detroit Kennel Club, De - 

 troit. Mich., for lemon and white English setter dogs, whelped 

 June 8, ISJB8. by Dashing Berwyn (Dash II.— Countess Bear) out of 

 Kelp (A.K.B. 110). 



