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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Oct. 25, 1888. 



THE RICHMOND DOG SHOW. 



•piCHMOND, Va., Oct. 13.— Editor Forest and Stream: 

 IV The members of the Virginia Field Sports Association 

 have distinguished themselves: their bench show has come 

 and gone, and naught but praise and expressions of satis- 

 faction can be heard on all sides from visiting sportsmen 

 and local exhibitors alike. Northern dog men were received 

 with open arms, and many an affecting scene was witnessed, 

 when grizzled heroes, who had not met since the smoke, of 

 Manassas enveloped and begrimmed them twenty-five years 

 ago, fighting side by side, or crossing swords in deadly strife 

 for opposing causes, met. Aye, these were meetings indeed, 

 and we younger men looked on at such touching episodes 

 with reverence and respect, as the old gladiators embraced 

 and often kissed one another with moistened eyes. Seven 

 Pines, Malvern Hill, Petersburg, all offered their quota of 

 subjects for discussion, and many a side skirmish or small 

 battle, the history of which has never been recorded, was 

 fought over and over again in the evening in the club's pleas- 

 ant rooms. Southern hospitality, so proverbial, was in the 

 very air; it seemed to ooze out of every pore of the quaint 

 old city; all were made welcome and no efforts nor expense 

 were spared in the endeavor to make the iour days of the 

 show pass pleasantly. 



The fox hunts proved quite a card. Three days were de- 

 voted to this, and many of the New York exhibitors and vis- 

 itors rode and were in at the death. That genial gentleman 

 and successful fox hunter Uol. W. S. Archer was master of 

 the hounds. To his efforts and to those of Mr. Barton H. 

 Grundy and one or two others may be attributed the great 

 success with which these meets were received. 



The meet the first day was held on a large meadow, just 

 without the exhibition grounds, and the sight presented 

 was enough to make glad the heart of any old time fox 

 hunter. Old times in old Virginia were vividly brought 

 back to those who had participated in this roost noble sport 

 of the chase in ante-bellum times. Prancing horses, beau- 

 tiful women, red-coated men and liveried grooms on all 

 hands; stylish equipages and rigs of every kind, and one 

 hundred and seven of Virginia and North Carolina's best 

 blue-mottled hounds helped grace a picture that will ever 

 live with those who witnessed it. Coupled with these was 

 a perfect bracing day and two hundred and fifty representa- 

 tives of Virginia's F.F.V.'s there congregated. 



The start was made after a drag, which led over a beauti- 

 ful piece of country in full view of the assembled hundreds 

 who came to witness the meet. At the end of the drag, 

 which ran for about five miles, a live, fox was released, and 

 after a short run killed. A gentleman secured the brush 

 and handed it to Miss Blacker, of Amelia county, who whs 

 the first lady in at the death. 



Among the Northern visitors who rode from start to 

 finish were Messrs. J. M. Tracey, Col. F. (i. Skinner, Harry 

 Malcolm, Lorenzo Daniels. A. Clinton Wilmerding, Mitchell 

 Harrison, Col. W. F. Cody, W. Tallman, W. S. Diffenderf- 

 fer and H. Schellhass. 



The second day's meet, owing to the inclement weather, 

 was not so large as the first. About forty persons assembled 

 and three foxes were released. After about fifteen to twenty 

 minutes run on each a kill was made, but the cold rain put 

 a damper upon the sport and a return was soon in order. 



The third day was clear and nearly a repetition of the 

 first. The sport was voted a grand success by those partici- 

 pating in it. 



The dog show contained 350 entries, of which there were 

 37 absentees and lit not for competition. The show was well 

 conducted, being clean, well-lighted and properly ventilated. 

 Thursday's storm, however, created some discomfort among 

 the dogs, as the roof of the building proved leaky and con- 

 siderable rain found its way in and down on the benches. 

 The judging was begun early and got through with, specials 

 and all, by the next morning, Catalogues were issued 

 promptly the first day. Capt. John S. "Wise was indefatiga- 

 ble in his labors. A liberal wine lunch on was served each 

 day at the club's headquarters on the grounds for the judges 

 and a few chosen guests. The benching was done by the 

 Spratts Company, and the hall was just comfortably filled 

 with the dogs benched. Mr. Geo. H. Hill superintended. 

 The judges were J. M. Tracy for setters, James Mortimer 

 for the non-sporting classes, Col. F. G. Skinner for fox- 

 hounds, A. C. Wilmerding for spaniels, H. Schellhass for 

 beagles, Harry Malcolm for Gordon setters and J. H. Win- 

 slow for pointers. Mr. Tracy -was advertised for pointers, 

 as well as setters, but it seems that Mr. Winslow was asked 

 also, and he duly officiated. 



Mastiffs contained twenty entries. One not for competi- 

 tion (a litter of pups) and two absentees. Mr. Moore took 

 the kennel prize. 



St. Bernards were a fine lot. The Hospice Kennels made 

 a good exhibit, as did also E. H. Moore and Lorenzo Daniels. 

 Lord Hector, first in the smooth-coat dog class, is the most 

 promising young dog we have seen for some time. His 

 faults are few, and his bone and substance good. He is but 

 nineteen months old. 



The Meadowthorpe Kennels won with Prince George over 

 New York Lass in the Newfoundland class. 



Deerhounds had but one entry, Bevis III. 



Cassandra won from Balkis in the champion greyhounds, 

 and Highland Chief got the blue ribbon m the open class; 

 second withheld. 



The foxhound class was well filled, there being fourteen 

 entries. Mr. Winston's Wise, a good black and white from 

 native stock, w r as the winner. The average hound here, 

 while a stayer in the field, is far removed from bench show 

 form. 



Pointers saw Graphic to the front in the champion dog 

 class for heavy weights, and Meally in the corresponding 

 bitch class, both in nice condition. In the open class Lad of 

 Bow was placed first, with Duke of Vernon seoond and 

 Sachem third. There was some dissatisfaction expressed at 

 the putting of Lad over the Duke. The former is well 

 known and needs no description, Duke of Veraon is a white 

 and liver ticked dog, clean cut and upstanding. He stands 

 on good feet, has a good body and head, ears hung a trifle 

 bad. but fine action, and stern carried well. His markings 

 about the head are a trifle against him, but taken altogether 

 he is a hard one to beat. Naso of Kippen won in the small 

 dog class, and the two entries in the bitch class were absent. 

 In the open class Ned B., Glaucus and Echo were placed in 

 the order named. In bitches the judge saw tit to resort to 

 the usual expedient for getting out of a hot place, by award- 

 ing equal firsts, and, in this instance also, seconds— the firsts 

 to Bloomo and Glauca, and the seconds to Flirt and Lady 

 Norrish. John White won in the puppy classes with Grouse 

 and Bonnie Doone. 



Rockingham and Cora of Wetheral took care of the cham- 

 pion English setter classes, while that very good-looking 

 new importation of Mr. Windholz's, Count 'Howard, made 

 an easy step toward the championship in the open class for 

 dogs. Mr. Durkee's Haphazard captured first in a very hot 

 class for bitches. 



Blarney, looking superbly, was alone in champion Irish 

 setter dogs, and Nellie in the corresponding bitch classes. 

 Larry S., Joe Gladstone and Meadowthorpe Rover were first, 

 second and third in the dog class. 



Little Boy, looking well, was alone in the champion black 

 and tan setter class. Beaumont won in the open class for 

 dogs, and A. G. Dixon's Lady Pilot in the bitches. 



In spaniels Oldham and Willey, from Salmon Falls, N, H.. 

 had Newton Abbot Darkie alone in champion class, and 

 Newton Abbot Lord the winner in the open dog class for 

 field spaniels. Mr. Morris's Bridford Negress won properly 

 xn her class for bitches. Doc was placed first in champion 



cockers. Dandy W. and Roy Obo won in the open dog class, 

 and Chloe W. and Hazel Obo in the open bitch class. 



In collies the Chestnut Hill Kennels made a pretty clean 

 sweep with Dublin Scot, Flurry II., Charleroi II., Flurry 

 III. and others. 



Bounce and Lou were alone in their respective classes for 

 champion beagles and won. That good little dog Storm 

 beat Stinger in the. open class for dogs, and Cloud did the 

 same for Belle of Woodbrook, second, and others in the 

 bitches. The Somerset Kennels' Hope and Woodbrook 

 Blossom were first and second in the puppies. 



Merry Monarch was alone, and won, in the class for bull- 

 dog champions, and Portswood Tiger under his new owner's 

 name, won, likewise alone, in the open dog class. 



Grabber, Bonnie Princess and the Sunny side Kennels' dogs 

 constituted t he quality in the bull-terrier classes. 



The Blemton Kennels had they remained away, would 

 have left sorry looking classes indeed, as the majority of 

 the fox-terriers came from these kennels. 



Dr. Cryer's pretty string of pugs was one of the features of 

 the show- 

 True Gordons numbered seven with two absentees. 



Meadowthorpe Heather Boy from class 55, and Meadow- 

 thorpe Belmont from class 5fi," were transferred to this one. 

 The former won in the dog class and Countess of Devon- 

 shire in the bitch class. 



The other classes for small dogs were only fairly filled 

 with nothing new. Richmond. 



THE SENSE OF SMELL IN DOGS. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Of late much has been written on the sense of smell 

 in dogs, and the following is to me a puzzling instance. 

 1 frequently go to a place in the country in pursuit of the 

 early grouse, and, of course, some Clumbers go with me, 

 champion Johnny invariably being of the party. When I 

 drive to the post office for my mail or elsewhere on business 

 the dogs are shut up in the house. Johnny then watches 

 for an opportunity to steal away. If he succeeds in doing so, 

 I see him running along the road that my buggy has 

 traveled, nose to the ground, taking no notice of the ap- 

 proaching vehicle, until I call to him, when he trots home 

 after me perfectly content. He has never overtaken the 

 trap, so I do not know what he would do in that case. It 

 makes not the least difference what road I travel he follows 

 every time lie tan make his escape. Now what scent does he 

 follow up ? The horses ? The buggy wheels ? What? 



CLfMBEK. 



"Bulger" writes in the October American Ken nel Reg- 

 ister on the same topic: 



'A correspondent in a recent number of a contemporary 

 presents a very ingenious and plausible theory as to now a 

 hound is enabled to determine which way a trail runs, and 

 in some, degree it supports the view I have taken, that scent 

 in a dog differs in kind from smell in man. 



' 'This writer argues with considerable force that the hound 

 is guided, not by scent, but by observation, by seeing the 

 deflection of the grass, shrubs, etc., caused by the passage 

 of the animal, and by observing the difference, between the 

 sides of foliage due to the brushing off of dew. In the case 

 of a trail in the grass the explanation would be very satis- 

 factory^ even conclusive, but it does not meet the cases where 

 the dog distinguishes which way the trail leads when there 

 is no dew, or where the trail is on solid ground, bare of 

 grass, where the deflection of grass cannot come in play. 

 Yet any hound man of experience will tell you that a hound 

 determines which way the trail runs just as quickly on a road 

 or footpath, where there is neither grass nor shrubs, as in 

 any other place. 



"Then again, when a fox has holed and it is desired to 



Eunch him out for a second run and it is desired to get the 

 ounds away, it is a common trick to get them on the back 

 trail, shouting and fooling them until they break away on 

 it. This is tolerably easy to do, but the hounds never are 

 fooled by it to any considerable distance, they speedily re- 

 turning to where the fox has holed. Now it cannot be that 

 the hounds discover the imposture by their having recently 

 passed over the ground in the opposite, direction, for when 

 the fox is forced out it is not uncommon for him to take 

 the back trail, and then the hounds will follow the trail just 

 as any other. It seems totally inadmissible to assume 

 that the hounds, in the fire of their first burst on the back 

 trail, have time to consider niceties of foliage, deflection of 

 grass, etc. 



"Another difficulty in the way of considering scenting of 

 dogs as only a highly developed sense of smell, is the impos- 

 sibility for hounds to follow a trail in the woods when the 

 leaves are down, if the wind is blowing. If the day is still, 

 hounds will run a trail over freshly fallen leaves, almost as 

 readily as over open, clear ground, but if the wind is blow- 

 ing, disturbing the leaves, they seem utterly confused, and 

 unable to make any headway in tracing the scent. If there 

 were no other factor in the case than a 'smell' (as our ex- 

 perience of a smell suggests), the leaves impregnated with 

 the smell blown around would only make the trail more 

 difficult, and one of our cold-nosed houuds. particularly a 

 'potterer' of the harrier type, would work it out somehow, 

 be it ever so slowly, but in this case, they simply give it 

 up. You have recalled Dr. Romanes' investigation of this 

 question, and I see that his experiment was with a setter, a 

 breed with which I have never bad any experience, and I 

 think it is admitted that hounds are ahead of all other dogs 

 in that respect. 



"Adversely to Dr. Romanes' experience, I may say that 

 I once tested a hound's nose in this very matter by starting 

 off with his master on opposite sides of a road and after 

 proceeding a quarter mile we exchanged boots by throwing 

 them across the road to each other, When the hound 

 came to the point where we had exchanged he blundered 

 for only a short time, when he picked up his master's trail, 

 made with my boots on, and followed it straight along, 

 although his master and I came together shortly after, 

 walked some distance behind each other and then diverged, 

 the hound following his master's trail throughout. I regret 

 to see so much nonsense in the papers about 'bloodhounds' 

 being employed to track the perpetrator of the horrible mur- 

 ders in Whitechapel, England. Even admitting that a hound 

 could keep a trail over pavements where hundreds had 

 passed after the murderer had (an incredible admission) how 

 could the hound determine which trail he was to follow? 

 This is the keynote of any trailing particular persons with 

 hounds, first get something belonging to the party making 

 the trail that the hound may identify the one wanted, or 

 separate the trail from others, point it out to the dog and 

 let him follow it. In the old days of slave tracking it is 

 said that it was the custom to get a blanket from the bed of 

 the fugitive and give it to the. hounds to smell, when they 

 would immediately take up the track among many others. 

 This may look like an admission of 'scent' being only 

 'smell,' but you will note that I do not dispute that 'smeli' 

 has something to do with trailing, but maintain that the 

 dog's powers differ from human sense of smell in kind as 

 well as in degree." 



THE BOSTON SHOW.— New England Kennel Club, 

 Boston, Oct. 19.— Editor Forest and Stream: We beg to 

 claim our usual dates for bench show to be given at Boston 

 in 1889, and name April 3, 3, 4 and 5.— BENCH Show COM- 

 MITTEE, N. E. K. C. 



THE AMERICAN PET DOG CLUB. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



A special meeting of the American Pet Dog Club (in; v- 

 porated) was held Oct. 15, at 129 East Sixteenth street, New 

 York, the president, Mrs. Wheatleigh, in the chair. The 

 secretary being absent, Dr. Cryer was elected secretary pro 

 tem. The following members were present: Mrs. Charles 

 Wheatleigh, Mrs. M. E. Randolph, Mrs. John Draper, Mrs. 

 Frank Leslie, Miss Marion Bannister, Dr. M. H. Cryer, Mr, 

 W. J. Fryer, Jr., Mrs. Henry B. Cowles, Mrs. Landreau, 

 The minutes of the preceding meeting, heldOct. 3, were read 

 and approved. Miss Kidderand Miss Bertha Stratton were 

 unanimously accepted as members. The treasurer presented 

 his report, which was the same as at last meeting. Mr. 

 Ormsbynot being present although notified, the question 

 of his expulsion, for causes stated in minutes of last meet- 

 ing, was considered. Mrs. Cowles offered the following: 

 "Resolved, That Mr. Orinsby be and is hereby expelled from 

 membership in this club, and in consequence of such expul- 

 sion the office of secretary be and is hereby declared vacant, 

 and also any other office which Mr. Orinsby claims to hold 

 or may r have been elected to." The motion was then put to 

 vote and unanimously carried. On motion, it was ordered 

 that notification be sent to members that proposed changes 

 in the by-laws are to be voted upon at the annual meeting 

 to be held Nov. 15, as follows: Article 3: The word "nine" 

 to be stricken out and the word "five" inserted in place 

 thereof, making it "five shall constitute a quorum." Article 

 8, last clause: Strike out "one" and insert "three," making 

 it read, "Three negative votes or black balls shall disqualify 

 a candidate for membership. ' ' Strike out A rticle 14. fch er 

 changes not mentioned to also be brought up for considera- 

 tion, On motiou, it was ordered entered on the minutes and 

 published that the regular place of meeting, until further 

 ordered by the club, be at 129 East Sixteenth street. New 

 York, the residence of the president, and the post office 

 address be at the same place. Meeting adjourned. 



M. H. Cryek, Secretary pro tem. A. P. D. C. 



THE AMERICAN PET DOG CLUB. 



Editor Forest etnd Stre<em: 



The annual meeting and election of officers of the Ameri- 

 can Pet Dog Club took place on the 19th inst. at the residence 

 of the second vice-president. Mrs. Eugene Clarke, 111 Bast 

 Twenty-eighth street. Dr. Surles, the first vice-president 

 and acting president, presided. Eighteen members answered 

 to their names. Nineteen letters were received from absent 

 members expressing regret at their inability to attend, and 

 six sent proxies authorizing the secretary to vote for them. 

 The minutes of the meeting held Sept. 21, were read and ap- 

 proved. Three candidates were admitted to full member- 

 ship, and five proposed. Mr. Clarke, treasurer ad in terim, 

 reported that in accordance with a resolution of the club, he 

 had requested Mr. W. J. Fryer, Jr., ex-treasurer, to transfer 

 to him the club's funds. The expelled treasurer did not 

 comply with the club's resolution and the treasurer's de- 

 mand." The public will be fully informed as to the club's 

 next step in this matter. Officers were elected without a 

 dissenting voice or vote: President, H. R. Surles, M.D., 

 Worcester, Mass.; First Vice-President. H. V. Foote. M.D.. 

 New York; Second Vice-President. Mrs. Eugene Clarke, 

 New York; Secretary and Treasurer, Mr. C. Ormsby, Cran- 

 ford, N. J. 



Dr. Foote took the chair and Dr. Surles offered a resolu- 

 tion expelling Dr. M. H. Cryer; and Mrs. Eugene Clarke of- 

 fered a resolution expelling Miss Mary E. Bannister. Both 

 resolutions unanimously adopted. The president and exe- 

 cutive committee were authorized to apply for and obtain a 

 charter for and in the uame of the American Pet Dog 

 Club; and also to make arrangements for the holding of a 

 bench show of dogs in New York next May. Mr. Eugene 

 Clarke gave notice that at the next meeting he would move 

 the appointment of a committee to wait upon the president 

 or managers of the street and other railroads with the view 

 of securing for passengers— especially for ladies— the right 

 or privilege of taking such dogs into the cars as are not too 

 large to be held in the arms or laps of passengers. The 

 meeting adjourned subject to the call of the executive com- 

 mittee. C. Okmsby. Secretary. 



New Yohk, Oct. 22. 



DOG TALK. 



SINCE the Columbus fire, where they lost their cocker 

 Spapiel stock dog Kcno, the Moorfleld Kennels have 

 concluded to give the cocker spaniels the go-by, and in the 

 future breed beagles in their stead. They write: "We have 

 purchased from Mr. A. C. Krueger, Pittsburgh, Pa., the 

 great young dog Racket II. (Cameron's Racket— Krueger's 

 imported Myrtle). HeisUin. high and his ears spread at 

 lOin. Mr. Krueger considers him the best young dog he ever 

 bred. Also the great little brood bitch Bannerqueen (cham- 

 pion Bannerman — Queen). This grand little bitch is under 

 12in., and is in whelp to Racket II, This brace was only 

 secured from Mr. Krueger at a very long price, and then he 

 was loth to part with them. They will be shown through 

 the Eastern circuit next spring with the Mt. Washington 

 Kennels' dogs." 



If all reports are true this is a great year for the heagles. 

 A Wayne, Pa., correspondent writes; "Babbits, the only 

 game we have about here, are unusually abundant this sea- 

 son, particularly in the hills which inclose the Chester val- 

 ley. I havejdie Elk Moor pack out almost daily, and never 

 fail to have plenty of sport. I have some promising young- 

 sters doing their first work well.— Elk Moor." 



What a contemptibly small and mean soul must that 

 creature have who will avenge his quarrel by tortur- 

 ing a man's dog. The Hempstead Farm Kennels, at Hemp- 

 stead, Long Island, were destroyed by an incendiary fire last 

 Sunday morning, and it was only by the exercise of much 

 presence of mind and bravery on the part of John Gaynor, a 

 trainer, that the dogs Robin Adair, Zulu Princess and others 

 were rescued from the flames. 



The dog killing crank has been at it. Last Monday a St. 

 Bernard dog owned by Col. J. A. Joel, publisher of the 

 Grand Army Gazette of this city, was shot and killed by an 

 unknown man at Mr. Joel's home in Hoboken, N. J. A 

 policeman saw the man shoot the dog, but he escaped. The 

 Hempstead Kennel burner aud the Hoboken dog shooter 

 both deserve more than the law allows. 



The Richmond dog show was a clean, well-managed little 

 exhibition, and in these respects did credit to the promoters. 

 We regret to learn that financially the enterprise was a fail- 

 ure; the loss exceeded $2,000. It is now in order for the turf 

 idiot, who jeered at Buffalo because that show had (in the 

 idiot's mind) lost money, to try his malevolent hand on Rich- 

 mond. Other folks, who want to see dog shows prosper in 

 this country, will hope that another year the Virginia Field 

 Sports Association will fare better and give a paying show in 

 the old city on the James. 



Through an open window at night an i nsect flies into the 

 room and goes whizzing and buzzing, bump into this, bang 

 against that, and drops with a thud to the floor. There is 

 dead stillness, and you forget that there is a bug in the room, 

 when all of a sudden there it goes, whizz, buzz, buuif>, thud, 



