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this, the trials can borne off in August, before birds have 

 been either driven or shot over dogs, wben they will be less 

 wild than in September, more numerous, and so afford better 

 and more satisfactory trials, with not so much of the first- 

 point wins as had to be ftdrowed ton 'the occasion of whmh 

 we write." .„ ' 



fcENTfiAL FIELD TRIALS ENTRIES. 



AEL-AC£lD POINTER STAKE. 



Bo\ T NtE *Pr>b— Sal), G. W. Amory. 



REiiJfbs (Mainspring— Dell), Castleman Kennels, 



Kofi's Gal (Rod— Junoi, Castlemau'Kennels. 



Count M. (Croxteth— Trinket) CastleinaU Kennels. 



Flirt (Mainspring— Merry Legs), 0. W. Donner. 



PONTIAC (Milton Bang II.— Climax), Edward. B.eSTOK 



Rip Rap (King of Kent— Hops), EdwaSM Dexter. 



Louo GEAPHK! (champion G^apTiic— champion Daphne), 

 John £t. Daniels. 



Deke of TsRnOs (Glendale— Spotless), L. Gardner. 



CfouNf FAOSTEK (Mainspring— Doily Fauster), Dr. J. G. F, 

 Holston. 



Duke of Hessen (Luck of Hessen— Blarney), h\ R. Hiteh- 



WOOLTON GAME (Gough— Larkspur),, F. % Hite'hCock-. 



RfiVEL IH. (GranhiG-Bervb, Chas. Heath. 



MEALLT (Pax=Udlmax>,.Cfcaljv Heath; 



SALLY BRAss It. (Graphic— Meall-yV, Chas. Heath. 



LAV N< ei en '< Graphic— Mealiy) , Chas. Heath. 



t&RT»rft '.Graphic— Mealiy), Chas. Heath. 



t^SA^QS (Tim— Peg), Lebanon Seiinels. 



Nick of Naso '(Naso Ih-^Petttgo), John N. Lewis. 



BAnnerman ( Osborn 's Ale— Keswick II.), Dr. C. E. Michel. 



BTONEWALL (Beb— Kirkland's Gip), W. B. Meares, Jr. 



Consolation (Bang Bang— Grace III.), C. H. Odell. 



Roger Williams (Bang Bang— Lalla Rookh), C. H. Odell. 



Dolgokouki (Bang Bang— Lalla Rookh), 0. H. Odell. 



LALLA Rookh (Sensation's Son— champion Grace) 1 . C. H 

 Odell. . , 



Ajax (pedigree not given)-, Walter R. Stio&is. 



Seldom ((Booth— Tuckl, Nat Simpkitts. 



Pre!) (pedigree not given), Bayard Thayer. 



TAmMANS's Boy (Tammany— Juno), Miss H. Wooster. 



Lad of BOW (Graphic— Climax), Westminster Kennel 

 Club. 



Rock II. (Graphic— Lady Belle), J. B. Wallace. 

 Fan Fan (Graphic— Lady Belief J. B. Wallace. 

 At,J>A«EO SetTeS StAke. 

 eNc.iJsh setters. 



IArK (('Dash ->, Cashrnan Meeker. 



-LSTTle Gift (RoderigO"-'Q.ueen Bess)-, Bert Crane. 

 MAUD ; (Dog Whip - Harrison's Juno). Bert Crane. 

 KIN* - * M-arh- KKxnp, Noble— Belle Bel ton"), J. L Case, JiS 

 SAM C. VKlug Noble— Cricket), J. 1. Case, Jr., , 

 iNAforNiE B. (King Noble— Queen Vashti\ J. t. IJase, Jr. 

 Roi d'Or (Rod erigo— Bo-Peeph. ©. "Vf. Conner. 

 Toledo Blade (Roderigo ^Lillian), J. B. Dager. 

 CincinnATUS (Couut Noble- Dido II.), J. E. Dager. 

 Rebel, JR. (Boderigo— Bo-Peep), Adolph Dill, 

 Kino's m>, (King Noble— Elsie Bel ton), Elm wood Ken- 



CoUNTESSRush (Count Noble— Belle of Pieduibnl;), R. V. 

 Fox. 



Roger (Count Noble— Queen of Mee), L. Gardner. 

 Miss Monarch (Ro.v Monarch— Flossi el C. 'C. 

 Jim Blackburn (^oderigo—Po-Beeph T. W. House. 

 TEMPEST (Corn it Noble— Lit>, H He >•,,', an. Jr. 

 Natalie II. (King Noble---N T alalte), J. He'yward, Jr. . 

 StLK '(champion Foreman— Harris's Isabella II.)-, t\ F. 

 Harris. 



Dash (Bits* Drake— Diana II.), Chas. Hea*h. 

 JORDAN'S Dash. (Rake— Myra), J. P. -Jordan. 

 G-UV (Gladstone's Boj'— Lad.yN Geo. T. Leach. 

 ^Foreman's Nell (Fo^cnian— Nellie II J, L. A. Lockwood, 

 Whitie (Gus BoudbU— Royal Myrtle), Herbert Merriam, 

 Rowdy Ro*> (Roderigo— Juno A.), Memphis <fe Avent 

 Kennels. 



\h : n \ »•; S. (Roderigo— Bo-Pep), Memphis & ,\ vent Kek- 

 &els» 



IjAeetes (Count Noble^-Lkzle Hopkins);, Memphis & 

 Avent Kennels. 



Cassio (Count Noble— Lizzie Hopkins), Memphis & Avent 

 Kennels. 



AN i-riNi o (Roderigo— Bcr Peep), Memphis & Avent Kennels. 

 'CHANGE (Roderigo— Bo-Peep), Memphis & Avent Kennels. 

 Blue Mark ((G&fch's Mark— Lufra), N. B. Nesbit. agent, 

 Kate (pedigree not given), J. T. Richards. 

 Suns-hinc (Count Noble— Lit), J. T. Richards, 

 PfiiwiE Imperial (Emperor Fred— Bessie), Ramapo Ken- 

 nels. 



■Orlando (Roderigo— Bo-Peep), John Simpkins. 

 Polly (pedigree not given), John Simpkins-. 

 Dick Tate (Gus Boudhu— Lady Dixie), A. M. Tucker. 

 King Leo (Count Noble— Ruby), Ernest F. Thomas. 

 Maud Foreman ( Bridgeport— Miss Elsie), E. F. Thomas. 

 Rapid Ann (Jeff Davis— Gypsey Blue). W. T. Townes. 

 LUFRA's Mark (Gath^s Mark— Cross's Lufra), W. 

 Titus, agent. 



COUNT Howard (Sir Alister— Mena), Frank Windholz. 

 CORA of WeTHEral (Sir Alister— Mena), F. Windholz. 

 Princess Beatrice II. (Royalty— Kate Westmoreland), F. 

 Windholz. 



GORDON SETTERS. 



CtoUXTESS Flo (Heather Roy— Molly), Dr. John H. Meyer 



IRISH SETTERS. 



Desmond II. (Frisco— Grouse II.), Chas. T. Thompson. 



W. 



THE ALL-ROUND DOG. 



MT. VERNON, N. Y.-Editor Forest and Stream: In 

 reply to "Novice," I intended to write more at the 

 time, but was afraid of taking too much space. The spaniel 

 should, as a rule, be the dog, and the beagle the bitch, and 

 she should whelp in the spring. Fall puppies don't, as a 

 rule, do well, being weakly and stunted. It should be a 

 medium-sized cocker spaniel and as small a beagle as can 

 be got. 



As to what this dog will do. There is a saying about 

 " wanting the earth." For instance, some sportsmen would 

 want their dog to carry their gun and overcoat too; then 

 they might expect them to load it. What I mean to say is, 

 you must not expect too much from your best friend. But 

 I think the spaniel-beagle will do everything "Novice" enu- 

 merates. For all ground work he is simply par excellence. 

 His nose is all that could be wished, but for retrieving par- 

 tridges and ducks over water he must be more carefully 

 trained. If the shooting is more over water I would advise 

 the retriever- spaniel cross, putting a spaniel to a retriever 

 (curly-coated for preference). 



Then there is the terrier-beagle cross, largely used for 

 rabbits and squirrels, a very handy little dog. Of course 

 every one knows the dropper, about which there is some dis- 

 cussion, some (principally judges) voting him a nuisance, 

 while others (Captain Bogardus, for instance) swear by 

 them, and I think that for rough work and only one dog 

 they are better, on account of their not tiring so easily. 



Cross-bred. 



THE NEW YORK SHOW. -Westminster Kennel Club, 

 Babylon, L. I., Oct. 19.— The next show of the Westminster 

 Kennel Club will be held at the American Institute Build- 

 ing, Third avenue, New York, on the 11th, 13th, 13th and 14th 

 pf February, 1890.— Jas, Mortimer, Supt, 



getter, Bvlt lift hits cdine to the front ag 

 nml njoftg letter front Oh H. M,i-ycr I 

 Its officers and fbj- ntfld; ( thals. Again 

 writ ,e| appeal's in -pi-int with a rehearsal 



THE GORDON SETTER CLUB. , 



QT, LOUTS, Mp , Oct. ik^$M r jsffi$t ou,). Stream: I 



0 a in pleased tr> p |ea< n that w,e have members iih our Gor- 

 don <Gliib thai. ,VviU look after the interest of the same, 

 'b&ll t-say tor all or only a few of its members? or perhaps 

 It is neither'; only just to be writing, to let the eouufcfy 

 know that we own Gordon setters. For several monthr. oUf 

 sporting journals nave had thte very Best oi letters printed 

 nit almost every breed of hunting dogs except the Ro&lfln 

 Setter-. Bvlt he' hits iiOine tnjhe froi\t again'. .Ou Sept, 3t! we 



"eybr On the Gordon Club, 

 Lgain on Oct. 11 the same 



ihearsal of his first letter of 



&<H$t. W (except a little more personal), 



On Oct. 3 I replied to game, defending the ft] lib ami its 

 officers. I have nO apology t& offer" th behalf Hf Mfc Mal- 

 colm; he is able to del end himself-. There is riot a (Mb 11) 

 existence to-day in this country HV altV ulner coilntry; that A 

 member eanrioi get followers-. Let hi ui write a long lettei ; 

 to the different papers tellingtlie m-mb. Is tiint ,a radical 

 change is .wanted; by saying they linVe .star chaiuber meet- 

 ings, arid it is riUed bf & clique and all is secrecy with them, 

 HY.vi 'v.ai'iy members belonging to such a club would ikjck^ 

 Whyypiost of th.e.in. Have not nations, beou ri iv,med , .racheif 

 ^gMnpt.son and the wholn civi-li'-ed ivuiid .shocked from one 

 'end to th.e patftt Why' Because some man or men have led 

 tlw; V'eot'.lc to believe that they were unjustly treated. 



With regard to not dissecting the constitution, let the 

 members see wben the club was formed and when admitted 

 into the A. K. C. in form, Now would it be wise for any 

 one member so interested in the club to make it Weaker in 

 place of stronger? 1 leave that to the ptlblle ; 



As there are, only a few .that Me breeding the pilre Gordon 

 s^bter pi, to-day as classed in. the A. K. C., my object .wori|d 

 be-, ffiake more breeders: and, potlyins can Stop tHe Gordon 

 from .corning ,tH tHe front', both on the bench and in the 

 ftel'd. ' it always appears to me when a person opens up a 

 j^tibiic correspondence, that his second letter always con- 

 strues bis opponent's letter, that is if be wants to keep before 

 the people. For instance (quoting), Dr. J. H. Meyer, he 

 says m regard to secrecy referred to in Dr. Whitaker's letter, 

 Now let US quote Dr. Wblt.rtker as he wrote it: the wofds 

 ate! "I do not see the consistency of any member makhlte 

 his troubles known to the. public.' aS in Sll matters where a 

 wrong exists the 'club should have the first right to act (and 

 n'ot ihhe M'essK V. • : • r . • 



sloVV laughable it is for Dr. Meyer to tell me and the 

 press that all is published what the A- K. C. does monthly. 

 Why it answers for itself, for I never see what the A. K. C> 

 has "done until after they have had arneetjug and not before' 



1 say again the club must .haVc" the first right to act and not 

 the press, , (Club first, and press second.) 



t shall hot go into details about officers of any organiza- 

 tion, as some are only figureheads and can only act when so 

 ordered. A president of a club has no power to do anything 

 only what the club orders he shall do. Can an officer of a, 

 club ha,ve an opinion of his own? or shall one member tell 

 the officer how he must think and act individually'' If a 

 member belonging to a cltlb should have sitch ideas of a 

 president that he mttst not write Or think on w'hat the 

 member thinks for hinij then I say do away with the ikesi 

 dent. 



don setter in America, or doPs he V?a,nt to force Little Boy 

 to run, a dog that IS gun-shy by being shot at. I am not 

 saying %Mh to injure Little Boy, far from it, I am onlyshow- 

 ittf tfle position of our friend Meyer. The voting of the so- 

 caTled fake ticket by the St. Louis members will explain for 

 itself without my reply on that point. 



Oue word to friend Meyer and then I haVe finished'. . t 

 thought when our club Was formed that all thOse, did reel 

 ings would be done away with-, that existed in forming it 

 and so fought against it. f would say to the members not 

 to lisfcen.to nten that are outside of the club, as this is no 

 OWe man's country, and we all know that one man cannot 

 nor shall not rule our Gordon Club. J. WiilTAKER, M. D. 



THE SOONER DOG. 



Editor Forest anil Strmnvi 



Mr. Charles Hallock's, investigation Of the question as to 

 the significance, alio, origin of the term "sooner dog;': the 

 result of Which is contained in your. number of Qct. 10) de- 

 serves credit for the ingenuity displayed', although the sub- 

 ject hardly merits the attention which he bestows upon it, 

 wheP the true einlaftation of the expression is known. 



I could rot repress a smile while reading his dignified 

 disquisition on the subject, and being forcibly reminded of 

 Mr. Pickwick's antiquarian find in the shape of a paving 

 stone on one of the London streets, which bore what he de- 

 termined was a very ancient Roman inscription. He had 

 the stone dug up and carefully preserved and afterward 

 presented it to the antiquarian society, of which he was 

 president, as a great treasure. The inscription was as 

 follows: 



BILL,! 

 ONE 

 S H I S M 

 ARK 



But the beautiful theory .which Mr. Pickwick had con- 

 structed as to its age and significance was effectually ex- 

 ploded by the interpretation given by an irreverent and 

 matter of fact member, who declared that it should be read 

 "Bill Jones— His Mark." 



As to Mr. Hallock's "sooner dog" theory, I am afraid it 

 is fated to a similar explosion. There is a current ribald 

 and silly catch which is worked in this way: A "knowing" 

 member of a party will "give the wink" to some of the 

 others and then remark, "Why that's a sooner dog, the first 

 one I've seen in some time." Then the "sucker" of the party 

 inquires, "What do you mean by a sooner dog ?" The reply 

 is, "He'd sooner stay in the house than go out doors." 



Coahoma. 



Clarksdale, Miss. 



A TROTTING IRISH SETTER. 



KANSAS CITY, Mo.— Editor Forest and Stream: Early 

 last week a gentleman with his son and dog arrived in 

 this city, stopping at the Hotel Woodland to visit friends. 

 It soon transpired that the dog, a fair specimen of the Irish 

 setter, was used very differently from what such dogs are 

 supposed to be kept for, viz., that of pulling his young 

 master hitched the same as a horse to a sulky. Getting on 

 some of the smooth streets of the city be was noticed dis- 

 tancing all horses that came his way, and at the same time 

 trotting horse-fashion. The president of the driving park 

 learning of the wonderful feats performed by the dog, in- 

 vited the owner to show him at the track, where he made 

 the half mile in such good time that an engagement was 

 made for a public exhioition, which was given on Saturday 

 afternoon. 



The novelty of the race brought out a good crowd, especi- 

 ally quite a number of the youths of the land, who took 

 advantage of the matinee to gaze for the first and possibly 

 the last time upon a genuine trotting dog which can lay 

 claim to speed. 



Everybody was on tip toe to see how the dog was to be 

 hitched and how big he was, and all felt relieved when he 

 was harnessed and the driver was seated and he had the 

 word go! at which he gave a jump and then settled into a 



good th)t'j wiiicli he niaintainecl all the way t.o the lin k n, 

 increasing his speed at the wire. The tickers recorded the 

 good time of 1.52. ,, 

 i When unhitched the dog did not appear worried, but 

 jumped and frisked about bis master as though delighted 

 with his! own accomplishment. . - 



.After fl sliott rest he was flgatn starred, this time msnkinf? 

 a better record^ reaching home 1on« befo' e slipper time 111 

 the Rygcllent tuna of l\fa)}4\ thus beating all previous dog 

 rc<rords. 



The Exposition Driving Park is something new, only com- 

 pleted about two months ago, but it is already, like the ball 

 nark and the exposition building, a very popular resort, and 

 it should be, as there are three cable-line roads running 

 direct to the park, making it easy of access to all parts of 

 the cityi RtjstlE B, 



THE GAMAEHAN TRf AL$. 



FMt'nf JjMr'mi aiij, stHiiihi . ». 



Have just returned from Chatham, near which place the 

 first annual field trials of the Canadian Kennel Club will 

 be held.. , The club has secured -,and •posted^i tract. pflaqq. 

 some two .m'<Ues -.soiiare and - have also secured two btb;??- 

 §TOu iids so that, should anything happen to the One or the 

 grounds they have another to fall back on. The grounds 

 are first class in every respect, being free from dense covers 

 and heavy woods. Birds are plentiful and everything looks 

 promising; Entries are coming in, but we would like to see 

 some entries from your side as we are anxious to test the 

 quality of our dogs against some of your cracks. This being 

 our first trials we can't afford to make our purses as large 

 as We woitld like, but with good support this year we. hope 

 to make then! larger Pext year: . Entries close $ov. h and 

 Should dI B&it Id tlie .secretary: C. A. Stone; London, Oh*! 



C. A. Stone, 



DOG TALK. 



MR. COSTER informs us that arrangements have been 

 made with Southern railroads whereby all who at- 

 tend the Eastern or Central field trials from points south 

 Can, by" applying to . tie-feet .agents ^ind .paying .full faj'e |d 

 Gi-eenlboJ.-o or Salisbury, obtain a certificate entitling them 

 to rettirn, at one-third the regular., fare: The railroad com- 

 pany will also transport three dogs free when accompanied 

 by Handler, upou presentation of card from the secretary of 

 either club. Negotiations are now in progress with North- 

 ern roads, and it is probable that the same arrangements 

 will be made withjthem.t The address pf the, secretary of 

 the EHRtetd Field Trials Club is W. A. Coster: Farat^a 

 Springs, N. Y. Of the Central Field Trial Club, Col. 0. 

 if Odell, 19 Broad street, New York. 



In his letter to Secretary Vreden burgh, A. K. C, pub- 

 lished in our last issue, President August Belmont, Jr., 

 asserted that Mr. L. C. Bruce had sought to have his paper 

 appointed to the paid and exclusive organship of the A. K. 

 C. We have received a letter from Mr. Bruce in which he 

 denies this. The Unimportant subject then resolves itself 

 itifd a simple question of Veracity between Mr. Bruce and 

 Mr, Belmont. 



The Noifolk . & \yestetu. Railroad Co. announce that 

 during the hunting iseasdn, i c\, from Oct. 15, 1889, to Jan. 

 15,1890, the company will take free in baggage cars, when 

 accompanied by owners, and at theirrisk, the dogs of sports- 

 men or hunting parties, not exceeding one dog to each man. 

 After Jan. 15, 1890, the regular dog tariff to apply in all 

 cases. 



The annitaL dog Show, of ,th,e : l^estfiiinstej- ; Kennej-6ill$ 

 Wilf,be held Feb. 11 to 14 instead of a week later as previously 

 announced. Arrangements have been made with the Amer- 

 ican Institute for the use of their building on Third avenue, 

 between Sixty-third and Sixty-fourth streets. 



Mr. H. P. McKean, Jr., of Philadelphia, has recently pur- 

 chased from Mr. Chas. Kemp, London, England, the brindle 

 and white bulldog Hodge. He was whelped July S, 1880, 

 and is by the welbknown British Monarch and oUt of Roaelll* 

 (Surplice— Nell Gwynne). 



At Newcastle. England;.. a man w,as recently fined Undef 

 the. Cruelty to Animals act for docking the tails of fox-ter- 

 rier piippies» 



The All-Aged Stakes of the Central Field Trial Club have 

 77 entries, 32 pointers, 43 English, 1 Irish and 1 Gordon 

 setters. 



We have it straight that a Tammany puppy will win both 

 the Eastern and Central Derbies. 



GREAT DANE IMPORTATION,— Brooklyn, N. %. Oct. 

 19.— Editor Forest and Stream i Mr, Laibacher arrived last 

 week with eight more specimens of great Danes from the 

 kennels of Messrs. Burger, Esslg, TJlrich and Watzger, in- 

 cluding champion Harres, one of the noblest of his breed; 

 and other prize winners. We have now one of the largest 

 and best kennels of this breed in America, including hade 

 quins, blue, golden and tiger brindles,— WelZ & ZerWECK, 

 Proprietors High Ground Kennels. 



INDIANA TRIALS.— Ohio & Mississippi Railway Co., 

 Cincinnati, O., Oct. 19.— Editor Forest and Stream: Dogs 

 entered in the Indiana field trials (in crates) will be trans- 

 ported free over this road, at owners' risk, on presentation 

 by owner or keeper of a ticket reading to or from Yincennes 

 or to or from Bicknell. There was a misunderstanding on 

 the part of one of our subordinates in limiting the number 

 of dogs to be transported free to two.— W. B. Shattec, Gen, 

 Pass. Agent. 



CENTRAL TRIALS.— New York, Oct. 16.— Will you 

 kindly call attention in your issue of next week to the fact 

 that the Free for All Stake, four-hour heats, of the Central 

 Club, closes Nov. i; also that the forfeit is $50, and $50 addi- 

 tional to fill, and that the first money is $1,000.— C. H. 

 Odell, Sec'y and Treas. Central Field Trial Club. 



KENNEL NOTES. 



Notes must I>e sent on prepared blanks, which are fur- 

 nished free on receipt of stamped and addressed envelope 

 of large letter size. Sets of 200 of any one form, bound for 

 retaining duplicates, are sent for 30 cents. 



NAMES CLAIMED. 

 K§F° Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks. 



Forest Roclt, Forest Thunder, Forest Monk, Forest Tatton, Forest 

 Heather and Forest Vine. By O. A. Stone, London, Ont , for blue 

 belton English setters, four dogs and two bttehea, waelped Oct. 7, 

 1889, by Sir Tatton (Sir Alister— Belle of Furness) out of Forest 

 Fern (Prince Royal— Forest Ruby). 



BRED. 



ESF~ Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks. 



Lady Bess—Thyrass. Mohican Great Dane Kennels'- (Albanv, N. 

 Y.) great Dane bitch Lady Beas to E. Johnston's Thvrass, Oct. 17. 



Nydia-Ediini. Scugart & Hamilton's (Council Bluffs, la.) mas- 

 tiff "bitcli Nydig, (Clement— Queen of Ashmont) to Dr. Georgo B. 

 Ayres'-s Edwy (champion Orlando— Countess of Woodlands).. Aug.. 



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