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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Nov. 7, 1889. 



Allison, and I'm goin' to git you. I'm goin' to settle ;with 

 you some day." 



Urrder these circumstances there seemed little to do ex- 

 cept to suggest that the settlement he made at once, CO.D. 

 This was accordingly suggested to the gentleman. With a 

 lofty forbearance which was touching in the extreme he re- 

 plied, "I won't lay hands on you." The core was therefore 

 not spilled, and the insatiable* vengeance of the terror from 

 Denver remains to be appeased at some very remote day in 

 the future. 



The whole scene was a disgraceful one, but as Forest A KD 

 Stream was publicly assailed in this way the matter is mat- 

 ter of news and not of personal interest alone, and may 

 therefore be briefly continued in mention. 



"Dr. Van Hummel." said the reporter, "you are quoted 

 as having said that T last year attempted to bribe the judges, 

 Mr. Nash and Mr. Williams, to decide a course in favor. of 

 Mr. Allison's dog Rowdy. Now, you lied if you said that." 



"The judges told me vou Aid." said Dr. Van Hummel." 



"No, they did not," said Forest and Stream's represen- 

 tative, "and if they had they would have lied." The Doctor 

 declared be would furnish proof of this. Inasmuch as Mr. 

 Roger D. Williams was one of those judges, inasmuch as he 

 has offered the hospitality of bis home to this writer, and 

 inasmuch as he is a gentleman of honor, without reproach 

 and incapable of falseness to himself or another, Dr. Van 

 Hummel will never furnish such proof from that source, nor 

 will he from an honest young man like Mr. Nash. This is 

 mentioned simply to show the methods by which this noble 

 gentleman "gets even" with one who lias offended him. 

 This writer has offended him in the most serious possible 

 way, for he has told the truth about him. This writer has 

 attended this meet annually from the first, aud knows the 

 record of Dr. Van Hummel from the moment he dawned on 

 Great Bend with an officer after him and the seventeen grey- 

 hounds, which he hastily conveyed by bill of sale. This 

 writer last winter showed that the credit for the formation 

 of this club belonged to Dr. G. Irwin Royce and not to Dr. 

 Van Hummel. Other writers for Forest and Stream may- 

 have failed to see in hisdogs at bench shows all that he him- 

 self saw. Bat in every case he has had truth and , justice— 

 the most painful treatment he could have — at the hands of 

 this journal. It is no wonder that he hates the journal 

 which can so well afford his hatred. 



Dr. Van Hummel said that Forest and Stream hurt the 

 American Coursing Club among his wealthy friends, like 

 August Belmont in the East, because it reported all the dis- 

 turbances on the grounds, etc. He was informed that 

 Forest and Stream was a newspaper, and would always 

 get and print the news. He was also informed that his 

 mere statement was not enough to prove that Mr. Hunting- 

 ton and August Belmont "wanted to Come out here, but 

 were afraid to on account of the hoodlums, as the Forest 

 and Stream reports showed the members and visitors to be." 

 He. volunteered to show proof of this also. He was then 

 complimented on being a patient, meek and forbearing old 

 bluffer, and was left to bis own devices and his great plans 

 to ruin Forest and Stream and all connected with it. 



Let the gentlemen in the East, among whom FOREST and 

 Stream has shed its baleful light on the matter of strict 

 facts concerning these meets, understand that the above is 

 a sample of the conduct of a man who has been posing in 

 the East as the parent and protector of the American Cours- 

 ing Club. There is no member like him in the American 

 Coursing Club. There is no other "hoodlum" so selfish and 

 unprincipled as he. Now let us go on record. This man 

 will kill the American Coursing Club or it will expel him. 

 An element like that cannot exist in an organization of gen- 

 tlemen, The signs of great dissatisfaction are in the air. 

 Mr. Vernon, of Larned, announces that he runs greyhounds 

 for sport, and so will not come back next year. Dr. Foncan- 

 non, Mr. Loftns and all the Emporia boys announce that 

 this is their last year, for they cannot stand the treatment 

 they have had. Mr. Allison. Mr. Burgess and many others 

 have already declared that this year ends it for them, and it 

 has even been thought doubtful whether another meet will 

 be held, although this is written before the final business 

 meeting. 



The facts above related are lamentable. So far as this 

 paper is concerned, the position described was not sought 

 but thrust upon it. For the sake of the paper this mention 

 is necessary, not otherwise. 



FOURTH DAY, MONDAY, OCT. 28. 



The day was cloudy and cool, warming up in the after- 

 noon. The crowd was not so large as on Saturday, but was 

 far more orderly. 



Jack Baird audDick'sDarlingwerethefirstpairin. They 

 were slipped at 30yds. Jack led up, wrenched five times and 

 scored lightly on the hare after her turn, into the road. 

 Dicks Darling seemed dull and unfit. At the corn Jack 

 was unsighted, and Dick's Darling gotiu a little work. Tne 

 course was made throughout by Jack, who won it easily. 

 The judge, however, applied his celebrated occult system 

 and called it an undecided course. 



Lavina and Barmaid got a rattling long hare. Barmaid 

 took the run-up, a turn and two wrenches. At the half- 

 mile Lavina took a racing go-by and held the hare to the 

 hills, scoring lightly. The dogs crowded the hare from the 

 hills back to the flat. Lavina. showed clear in the lead, 

 wrenching all the time, and killed nicely after a three-miles 

 course. Lavina won. 



Jessamine and Babazoun went in. In an 80yds. course to 

 a 35 or 40yds. slip Babazoun scored seven or eight points to 

 little or nothing, and was given the course. This course 

 should properly have been run again for more work. 



Jack Baird and Dick's Darling tried it again. At the slip 

 Jack was unsighted for an instant and ran wide. The hare 

 struck tall grass and Jack ran by 250yds., while Dick's Dar- 

 ling was working the hare back in the opposite direction 

 When they struck clear ground Jack sighted them, and 

 made a gallant effort to close. Little by little he drew up, 

 and at last amid cheers went by with a burst and began 

 scoring. After that it was all his. and he made six or seven 

 go-bys and showed better on every turn, handing the hare 

 to the bitch to kill. He haviugbeaten his mate three times, 

 and there being no wire fence to get on the other side of, the 

 judge concluded to let Jack have this course. 



GREAT BEND DERBY. 

 Second Series. 



Reno Redwood and War Cloud started a long jack and 

 lost it after two miles of hard buffalo grass. War Cloud 

 did all he knew, but the long plains puppy was too much 

 for him and made a clinking course to win. The hare took 

 to earth or hid in the tall grass. 



Spring and Lady Barton got another long hare. Lady ran 

 wide, unsighted. Spring drew across and wrenched twice. 

 Lady extended nobly, took a go-by, wrenched seven times 

 and led steadily, scoring additional points as the hare drew 

 off for the hills, and winning handsomely. Spring was a 

 grand puppy at this meet, but Mr. Burgess, his owner, gave 

 him too much to do in placing him for both stakes. 



Lady in Black and Dublin Paddy ran a hot short course 

 properly undecided, and went in again, getting a whitetaH 

 hare of truly devious ways. Lady ran up, turned and 

 wrenched. Dublin Paddy laid up a bit on the corners. There 

 was mucti exchanging, the hare being a rare dodger. Paddy 

 killed. Lady did most of the work, took five go-bys at 

 least, and won rightly. 



Melodrama and Little Thought Of got a good hare and 

 ran as beautiful a course as any yet seen, the scoring run- 

 ning over twenty points. Melodrama stuck well to the 

 hare worked it beautifully at theclose, and killed three fret 

 ahead of Libtla Though Of, winning nicely. 



ALL-AGED STAKES. 

 Third Series. 



Belle Smart and Lord Neversettle were slipped together. 

 Belle had in the morning broken loose and coursfd a hare 

 to akill with the chain about her neck, running a milebr two. 

 She also broke loose and ran a distance at the dose of the 

 last course. She showed little against the big fellow, who 

 went out of the slips elegantly, placed Belle, took the hare 

 again and led to the close, the hare taking to earth. Lord 

 Neversettle won. 



St. Patrick and White Lips got a good slip. St. Patrick 

 had slightly the advantage in the run-up, and that was all. 

 White Lips took the hare, and in her unapproachable style 

 clung to it, a merry course of a half mile, killing cleverly. 

 White Lips is the most popular dog on the grounds. She is 

 a wonderfully true and elegant bitch. 



Trales and Jack Baird ran a short course, which never 

 served to give Jack a chance at bis forte, a long finish. 

 Tiales led up elegantly, and placed Jack, who lost at once, 

 and was never in it npain. Trales made three turns, 

 wrenched handily, scored ten points, and won. 



Lavina and Babazoun bad a Ions: time Dnding a hare, and 

 then lost four hares ui' sighted. Sighted, finally, Babazoun 

 led up and placed Lavina. who turned. Babazoun book a 

 go-by aud a turn. Lavina took four wrenches and Babazoun 

 drew by; Lavina wrenched four times and killed to merit, 

 scoring eight points. Babazoun scored ten points and won. 

 Lavina is always a scorer at the end of a long course, and 

 her kill was a detriment to her chances. There was, how- 

 ever, no doubt that Babazoun won. 



FIFTH DAY, TUESDAY, OCT. 29. 



The weather was raw and the crowd small. 



GREAT BEND DERBY. 

 TMrd Series. 



Reno Redwood and Lady Barton ran a quarter-mile 

 course, and Lady beat Reno pointless. She showed a very 

 fine little bitch. 



Lady in Black and Melodrama got a good hare. In a long 

 run-up Lady was a bit the better, and wrenched eight times. 

 Melodrama drew by and wrenched repeatedly. Lady fell at 

 wire and was un.-ighted, and Melodrama went on. Before 

 Lady was again placed the hare was lost. Lady in Black 

 won. 



ALL- AGED STAKES. 

 Fourth SeriCH. 

 Lord Neversettle and Trales went into the slips amid ex- 

 citement, and betting ran high on both the imported ones. 

 They had a good slip and and a long lead-up, in which 

 Trales showed ahead by two lengths. Trales turned and 

 placed Neversettle, who -wrenched four times and 'turned. 

 The dogs raced away at. great pace, and Trales was again 

 placed and scored handsomely. At once Neversettle "was 

 placed again, and balancing finely indeed for a dog of his 

 size, wrenched again four times. Trales then took a eo-by 

 on the inner circle. At great pace there was more traoing, 

 Trales the better in it. Trales then raced ahead in a little 

 draw and killed at the bank, sliding ahead with his forelegs 

 under him as he reached. Trales ended winner of a gra nd 

 course. 



Shortly after this course there was a bad-looking accident. 

 Mr. B. Waters was riding at full speed, when his horse step- 

 ped in a grass-covei-ed bole aud fell, rolling over him. Mr. 

 Waters was seriously shocked and had a thumb very badly 

 sprained. Directly after luncb, and only about ah hour 

 after the above accident, a yet more serious one, apparently, 

 befell the judge, who was riding after White Lips aud Baba- 

 zoun, just slipped in the last course of the fourth series in 

 the All-Aged. In this case also the horse stepped in a grass- 

 covered hole, and gave Mr. Green a terrible fall, rolling over 

 him, as so often happens in these prairie falls. Dr. Royce 

 and the press men riding behind the judge at once went to 

 him, finding him motionless and insensible, with blood flow- 

 ing freely from a badly cut face. Mr. Lowe, Mr. Allison 

 and a few others who did not see the fall, with Dr. Van 

 Hummel, owner of Babazoun, rode on after the dogs, who 

 ran really the best and longest course of the meet, Baba- 

 zoun had the better in the run-up, but it was said that 

 White Lips was scoring at the finish. Those remaining 

 with the judge cared for him, and after a time he regained 

 consciousness and was later on taken into town, where be 

 rapidly recovered from what at first had all the look of a 

 very ugly accident. This was the fifth similar accident of 

 the week. 



The Executive Committee appointed Mr. C. G, Page iud°e 

 in place of Mr. Green. Mr. Lowe and Dr. Van Hummel had 

 an earnest private consultation, aud when White Lips and 

 Babazoun were ordered in again, it was announced that 

 Babazoun was drawn. 



ALL-AGED STAKES. 

 Final. 



White Lips bad had her full hour when she went into the 

 slips with Trales to settle the possession of the All-Aged 

 cup and stakes, but those who saw her last course knew 

 she could not win against, Trales at the time. Trales led up 

 and scored a turn, the bitch struggling gallantly for a place 

 and fiually getting it. Trales, however, raced by her time 

 and again, working handsomely. Near the fiuish White 

 Lips returned him a go-by, and to the astouishment of all, 

 began to score. The hare ran to earth, Trales won every 

 way, but the work of White Lips after such a course as she 

 had run, made her a most worthy runner-up. The wildest 

 excitement followed the announcement of the decision. Of 

 all present, none were happier than Arthur Massey, the 

 club's old slipper, who trained Trales. He lost his chance 

 as slipper by being trapped into a bet as to the result by a 

 dog owner, who thereupon objected to him. The wager, 

 however, was well-placed, and tne above-named party, who 

 had said he would give .$50 to see Trales beaten, found that 

 neither his wishes nor his precautious were strong enough. 

 At the last course there, was strong talk for a divide, but 

 this Mr. Heizer, owner ol Trales, rightly refused to listen to. 

 Trales is a 581b. imported greyhound, white aud brindle, 

 symmetrical and compact, a good one aud run in good form. 

 White L ; ps was ruuner-up in this stake last year, and is a 

 well-known greyhound. Tne two are a noble pair. 



The vice-president of the club had the last bare dug out 

 from her earth, and she was found unharmed. She was 

 formally presented to the National Coursing Association, of 

 Hutchinson, Kas., and will be marked and kept on the 

 grounds aud never run again while she shall live. 



THE DERBY WINNERS. 



Mr. Luse, owner of Lady Barton and Lady iu Black, con- 

 cluded not to run off for first and second, "but divide the 

 money and allowed thelittle bitches to share the full honors. 

 These puppies are two of the six Trales— Dick's Darling 

 puppies entered by Mr. Luse, and are 13 mouths old. Lad? 

 Barton is 1 brindle who would do fairly on the bench. Lady 

 in Black is weedy-looking, but was a surprise. It was not 

 thought she could beat Melodrama, who is Quite a remark- 

 able performer for a young dog. Melodrama is by Master 

 Rich out of Catch fly. Master Rich is a brindle and Catch- 

 fly a black. Melodrama is smaller and shorter than either 

 and is blue and white. 



The people were hardly home from the grounds when rain 

 began to fall heavily. The weather selected by the execu- 

 tive committee had been most fortunate. 



At the business meeting on Tuesday night a letter from 

 Mr. Doan, secretary, was read, explaining his absence. The 

 books not being brought up to date it was impossible to 

 tell just how tha club finances stood, but it was apparent 



that a considerable amount remained to be made up. The 

 usual vote of thanks to the press was passed. The follow- 

 ing officers were elected: President, Hon. D. N. Heizer. of 

 Great Bend; Vice-President, Mr. W. W. Carney, of Great 

 Bend; Secretary, Mr. Ira D. Brougher, of Gre^t Bend; Treas- 

 urer, Mr. J. V. Brinkman, of Great Bend; ExeucMve Com- 

 mittee, Mr. C. G. Pape, of Aurora, III.; Mr. H, C. Lowe, of 

 Hutchinson, Kan., and Mr. D. C. Luse, of Great Bend; 

 Grounds Committee, Mr. W. W. Carney; he to select two 

 associates. It does not appear of record that Mr. Carney 

 received any vote of thanks, yet if ever any man was en- 

 titled to this and far more it was certainly Mr. Carney. He 

 has been the strong support of the American Coursing Club 

 and has thrown open his ranch, his barn, his house and his 

 heart unreservedly and without thought of pay. As the 

 club makes history, let it not forget the men who have made 

 it. 



Not all the business necessary to be transacted was finished 

 Tuesday night, and a second meeting was called for Wed- 

 nesday night. By that time, however, the press representa- 

 tives were all forced to leave, and it is trusted that brief 

 mention of the latter meeting will be sent on by the club 

 secretary. 



In summing up the features of this year's meet, little need 

 be added to the details given. It would be wrong to attempt 

 suppression of the fact that schism and dissension have been 

 rife, and the future of the club put in jeopardy. Much de- 

 pends upon the result of the Wednesday meeting, but it is 

 earnestly and sincerely to be hoped that the purer and more 

 sportsmanlike element of the club will be able to outweigh 

 all selfishness and intrigue, and so keep up for a noble 

 future what is so fine a feature ot the Arnericau sporting 

 year. The sport of coursing needs no explanation and no 

 pushing now; but a few facts to show the possibilities of 

 next year's meet maybe of interest. There are over fifty 

 puppies in the vicinty of Great Beud, all by the imported 

 dog Trales. There are eighteen puppies out of the imported 

 bitches Lady Graham Glendyne, Lady Milly Glendyne and 

 Little Lady Glendyne, these showing the blood of London — 

 Lady Glendyne and Jester— Lady Glendyne. There are six 

 puppies out of imported Dick's Darling, and nine puppies 

 by Lord Neversettle out of Partera, and Rookwood Landseer 

 Kennels will doubtless have many good ones also. All 

 the above-mentioned young dogs can qualify for next year, 

 and out of this rapidly increased number of fine ones there 

 can be selected some astouishing ones. This is the greatest 

 comment on tbe growth of greyhound interests in this coun- 

 try since the esta bids h men t of the American Coursing Club. 

 Such is that growth and such the evident superiority of the 

 imported dogs, that next year it will doubtless be found 

 necessary to establish a separate stakes for American-bred 

 dogs. All the dogs in at the close this year were imported 

 or of imported stock. Next year, under methods rendered 

 better and better each year bv gained experience, there 

 should be a meet fit for all America to see and to be proud 



SUMMARY. 

 ALL-AGED STAKES. 



First Scries. 



Doan & Smart's blue bitch Bella Smart, 

 beat 



Mr. E L. Branch's red dog Don Fawcett. 



Rookwood-Landseer Kennels' brindle and white dog Mas- 

 ter Rich beat 



Mr. D. C. Luse's (Dr. Royce's) white and blue bitch Hand- 

 maiden. 



Mr. M. E. Allison's (Mr. Burgess's) fawn dog Spring 

 beat 



Rookwood-Landseer Kennels' brindle bitch Verdure-Clad. 



Mr. H. C. Lowe's white and brindle dog Lord Neversettle 

 beat 



Mr. D. C. Luse's (Mr. Heizer's) white and blue bitch Lady 

 Graham Glendyne. 



Mr. T. W. Bartels's white and brindle dog St. Patrick 



beat 



Mr. D. C. Luse's white and blue bitch Little Lady Glen- 

 dyne. 



Mr. E. L. Branch's red dog Arkansas Traveler 

 beat 



Doau & Smart's brindle bitch Bessie Lee. 



Mr. E. T. Vernon's blue bitch Beauty, a bye. 



Mr. H. C. Lowe's white and black bitch White Lips 

 beat 



Rookwood-Landseer Kennels, white and red bitch Minne- 

 haha. 



Mr. D. C. Luse's (Mr. Heizer's) white and brindle dog 

 Trales beat 



Rookwood-Landseer Kennels' white and blue bitch Miss 

 Rare. 



Mr. W. W. Carney's blue dog Holly 



beat 



Mr. E, T. Vernon's blue bitch Beauty. 



Mr. A. Haigh's black and white bitch Bar Maid 



beat 



Emporia Kennels' white and brindle bitch Lightning. 



Emporia Kennels' fawn dog Jack Baird 



beat 



Mr. A. Haigh's blue dog Nip. 



Mr. D. C. Luse's white and fawn bitch Jessamine a bye. 



Dr. D. C. Luse's black bitch Dick's Darling 

 beat 



Emporia Kennels' blue and white bitch Meta. 



Rookwood-Landseer Kennels' red dog Babazoun 



beat 



Emporia Kennels' fawn and white dog Axtell. 



Mr. D. C. Luse's red bitch Lavina 



beat 



Emporia Kennels' blue dog Bobolink. 



Second Series. 

 Belle Smart beat Master Rich. 

 Lord Neversettle beat Spring. 

 St. Patrick beat Beauty. 

 White Lips beat Arkansas Traveler. 

 Trales beat Holly. 

 Jack Baird beat Dick's Darling. 

 Lavina beat Bar Maid. 

 Babazoun beat Jessamine. 



TMrd Series. 

 Lord Neversettle beat Belle Smart. 

 White Lips beat St. Patrick, 

 Trales beat Jack Baird. 

 Babazoun beat Lavina. 



Fourth Series. 

 Trales beat Lord Neversettle. 

 White Lips beat Babazoun (withdrawnj. 



