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FOREST AND STREAM. 



Pec. 25, 1889* 



days; it was, perhaps, well enough when Birmingham was 

 Birmingham, but since Birmingham show is nothing more 

 than other provincial shows (and, in fact, does not come up 

 to some), the committee ought to know that the proper way 

 to treat an exhibitor is to regard him as one who has been 

 graciously pleased to bestow his patronage upon the show. 



As usual, bloodhounds came first in the catalogue, but 

 only seven had been entered, and consequently not much 

 interest was centered in them. The black coroneted bitch 

 Koodoo beat Barnaby, a decision which seemed to please 

 most people who knew anything about the breed, and a 

 friend of Brough's told me, too, that B. approved the de- 

 cision, but I doubt it, for Mr. B. is generally inclined to 

 think all his geese are swaus; and I know he thinks the 

 world of Barnaby. Personally, I prefer Brough's hound, for 

 Koodoo is not typical enough in head properties, nor is 

 Barnabv, but still his head is longer and leaner, his eyes 

 better set, and his flews deeper than the bitches; in body 

 properties both are exceptionally good. Bono, the winner 

 in the open dog class, is a new comer, and a very fair dog all 

 over for a seventeen months' old pup; if he goes well he 

 will make a hot one, but many of the best judges here seem 

 doubtful about his improving. Dignity, second, is getting 

 a bit coarse. Tantrums, the bitch winner, is another clink- 

 ing good new one, who made her first bow to the public here. 

 She was bred by F. B. Craven, and was sold by him when a 

 puppy for £12 and is now worth a hundred. Glendyne is 

 pretty and typical, but very small, while Barbara Allen, 

 got by Burgho, is a brute, but in type and color, like her sire, 

 whom she much resembles, showing a lot of the new Forest 

 blood, which if bred into will be the curse and ruination of 

 this lovely and— if properly trained for hunting purposes- 

 hunting breed of hound. 



Deerhouuds were fairly good, in the challenge class Dona- 

 vourd Ossian was beaten by Fingal II. I prefer the former, 

 as he shows a great deal more of the true old type loved by 

 Scottish noblemen and ladies of yore, but he was dead out 

 of form, which made Fingal look the stronger of the two. 

 Robin Hood, second, is much of the same type as the win- 

 ner, but with a bit more substance about him all over. 

 Oscar VI., the property of the Duchess of Wellington, is 

 one of the old type which present judges don't seem to care 

 f or — rather a mistake I think — for the old type has that 

 dignified appearance about it which seems to make a deer- 

 hound say, ''I was not made to be the companion of common 

 people." Cora II. won in bitches, she is just fair and on 

 the. small side. Six so-called Irish wolfhounds turned up, 

 and to the unobservant eye would pass for bad deerhounds. 

 It certainly seems to me to be the biggest piece of cheek 

 imaginable, to cross a Scotch deerhound with a German 

 great Dane and to then call the progeny Irish! It's posi- 

 tively funny and ridiculous to do so, and how on earth the 

 Kennel Club can countenance such a state of affairs puzzles 

 me beyond measure, but yet it is so. Smokie should certainly 

 have won in greyhound champions over Charles Davis, the 

 former is one of the best longtails on the benches, but the 

 judge couldn't see it and eventually called in another man 

 to help him decide. I agreed with th e a ward which placed 

 Conspirator first, a dog with immense propelling power 

 about him. 



The beagle judge — Parson Lovell — gave a lot of dissatis- 

 faction when'he placed the rough and commonplace Game- 

 ster over that universally admired old beagle Ringwood, 

 and everybody round the ringside positively had a fit wheu 

 he went for Dunmurry Melody in preference to the best 

 beagle in the world— Lonely. 



The smooth fox-terrier classes were fairly strong, and the 

 awards made by C. E. Longmore were well received. Vesu- 

 vienne continues on her victorious career, but in the chal- 

 lenge class she had only Dane Baffler against her, whom she 

 promptly and properly defeated. It was surely a bit pre- 

 sumptuous to lead the dog in against the bitch, for the dif- 

 ference between them is so very great that the veriest be- 

 ginner could see that it was a million to one on the bitch. 

 The open dog class had sixteen in it, and Vicary's Venio 

 was after a long time declared the winner, a nice, stylish 

 terrier all over, with plenty of dash and go about him, but 

 whose ears are badly carried, a fault which will mar his 

 progress when he gets into the challenge class. He subse- 

 quently won the cup for the best fox-terrier in the. open 

 classes. Redmond's Domino is a well known dog, but he 

 was very fairly beaten by the winner, who is much better in 

 head properties. Tinne's Eric II. (third) was preferred by 

 many for second position, while a few thought that Rational 

 (fourth) should have had that honor. I am inclined to 

 agree with the judge, for in this class he certainly stuck to 

 type, and taking Vesuvienne as his model, the dogs who 

 nearest approached her were selected for honors. The re- 

 mainder of the class, which included Ebor Spendthrift (re- 

 serve), Very Uneasy (vhc), Priory Pepper (he.) were of a very 

 common order. Tinne, the Fox-Terrier Club's justly es- 

 teemed and hard-working secretary, had it somewhat easy 

 in open bitches with Brockenhurst Lottery, a corkily built 

 terrier with a good body but a bit inclined to run off coarse 

 in skull. Ditto Charity got third, the pair being divided by 

 Surety, a first-rate type all over but getting a bit wide in 

 front. The dog puppy class did not produce a red-hot one 

 for future reference, although the winner, Vicary's Valens. 

 is f ull of promise. In front he is exceptionally good, his 

 legs and feet being about perfect, but he is defective in ter- 

 rier expression, has faulty ears and anything but a tail to 

 please a fox-terrier man. 



Busbey Broom won in the wire-haired challenge division 

 from Derleton Nettle, both looking their very best. The 

 dog is a little wonder, and unlike most of his breed, seems 

 to keep up his good nroperties as he gets on in years. Harry 

 Jones's Jack St. Leger, who is only a ten-months-old puppy, 

 won in the open class and also the cup for best wire-hair in 

 open classes. He is undoubtedly a nice terrier, with a head 

 one dreams about, but seldom sees, and in ears he is about 

 perfect. There is, however, something about him which 

 takes away that cobby appearance which is a sine qua noil 

 in a terrier of the right stamp. 



Pointers are always very strong at Birmingham, both in 

 numbers and in quality, and this year the number was up 

 to the usual standard, but there was admittedly a great 

 falling off in quality. In the challenge class Naso of Upton 

 met his son Saddleback and eventually defeated him, a de- 

 cision whieh did not please the majority of the pointer men 

 present— the oldest breeders strongly preferring Mr.Norrish's 

 dog. The old pointer is getting thick in shoulders, but he 

 still possesses that wonderful skull and body, which have 

 helped him so often to victory. Saddleback is not quite so 

 good in head as his sire, but his shoulders, legs and feet are 

 a study for any one who knows what is required from a 

 pointer in the field. lima was alone in the bitch class. 

 Heavy weight dogs, open class, found Totnes Parody to the 

 fore, a massive framed dog with a typical head and ears 

 and good about the legs and feet. Sangford Bang, second, 

 is only apuppy, buthe hasthe makings of a very fine pointer 

 about him, and with luck should develop into a very tough 

 customer in the future, even for his kennel mate Saddle- 

 back to encounter. Gladys III. was the best big bitch, and 

 a very nice one, too, Devonshire Fan, a bit out of sorts, 

 coming second. Bulled, who by the way generally does 

 well under Mr. Lort, won in small dogs with Devonshire 

 Nero, and in small bitches Madge of Upton won, although 

 the judges openly stated that had Devonshire Judv been in 

 anything like candition she would have won with ease, in- 

 stead of being behind both the actual winner and Lady. 



I must reserve the remainder of my criticisms for next 

 week, as I am anxious to catch the mail so that you may 

 have this letter in good time. I may just add that a remark- 

 able collie came out at Birmingham and succeeded in beat- 



ing the whole lot in show. This was Morton Campbell's 

 Stracathro Ralph, a lovely specimen of the breed, and ad- 

 mitted by all to be about the best collie seen for *tges. His 

 owner refused £250 for him. and since then I hear the offer 

 has been increased to £400 and refused. 



The curly-coated retriever has had a dub formed to look: 

 after its interests, aud a whole host of influential names are 

 mentioned in connection with it. including the Dukes of 

 Portland and Hamilton, Viscount Melville and Sir Robert 

 Moncrieff. The breed is slightly neglected in England at 

 present time, but with an influential club at its back 1 ex- 

 pect to see it knock the wavy-coated ones nut of favor very 

 soon, for the curly is equally as good in the field as the wavy 

 and twice as handsome. A Lively Lobd. 



THE EASTERN COURSING CLUB'S MEETING 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



In writing a reply to your singular remarks regarding 

 this meeting, I wish it to be distinctly understood that I do 

 so not from feelings of wounded pride, for any one of ynur 

 reporter's ignorance utterly destroys the force of his b'ows, 

 but. I do so in the interests of coursingaudthe Eastern Club, 

 and do not intend to be drawn into a discussion. 



Six go-byes in Harmony-Forest Queen heat is simply 

 monstrous. Six go-byes, 14 turns and 4 wrenches in a course, 

 which may be counted by seconds and by one dog only, is so 

 utterly absurd that it requires no answer, but as ''C.iruaris" 

 is not quite alone, I will just say that at no time during the 

 course, except when going from the slips and when Har- 

 mony threw up her nose at a turn, was there an opportunity 

 to score a go-bye without unfairness. All reports agree that 

 the dogs kept well together throughout, and go-byes are not 

 intended to discount good work, and calculated as ''Carnaris" 

 does, any green, speedy sapling could carry off a course 

 against an experienced courser that makes every point for 

 turns and other real work. Then Queen is credited with 

 seven trips, when she did not make one. Does "Carnaris" 

 know what a trip is ? 



Admitted that after consulting the steward, Mr. Watson, 

 the judge declined to give a special report and count of 



Eoints to every one on the course. No English judge would 

 ave done different; and as the judge still continued to show 

 his notes to gentlemen of the press, your remarks are un- 

 just, and the same applies to references to third and fourth 

 prize winners, for the judge, not being aware of ownership, 

 said, "What of third and fourth prizes?" and wh en told 

 circumstances, he merely remarked, "All right." 



The terms used with reference to the judge's inquiries for 

 the names of the dogs slipped at the conclusion without dis- 

 tinguishing colors, are unparalleled. The truth is, that the 

 judge asked aloud of the steward for names of dogs, so as to 

 announce the winner. 



As to soliciting the post of judge, those members of the 

 club who consulted at Jamaica on the way to Hicksville, 

 and there decided to ask me to oblige the club, may auswer 

 the charge if it is worthy of more than contempt. At best, 

 judging is unpleasant work, and many are aware that 1 

 have always avoided being made a target of; and since I 

 have been in America all know that I have never pushed 

 myself forward, like other ill-bred, presumptuous fellows. 



I notice "Carnaris" says there were six turns in the final 

 heart;. Now, I maintain that there was not one, and that the 

 few curves taken were scarcely wrenches. 



Then the slipper did not throw down the slips because of 

 any fault of mine, but as he has just told me, because he 

 knew the rabbit would be killed and he did not want his 

 slips taken by the officer when he was arrested, but as they 

 were demanded they were given up and the coursing con- 

 tinued without slips. 



In conclusion I must thank "Carnaris" for unwittingly 

 paying me the highest compliment he could pay a judge, in 

 saying that the judge, although alone, rather than go with 

 the outspoken feeling and decide in favor of Zoe, he said 

 undecided; he was certain that the spectators mistook green- 

 ness for speed, aud the cutting of corners and bounding all 

 over the course for turns and wrenches of merit, or real 

 work, coursing. The second trial between these dogs con- 

 firmed the judge i u his opinion, and convinced the public 

 and even "Carnaris" that he was right and knew what he 

 was doing. Edwix H. Morris. 



New Youx, Dec. 22. 



COURSING AND THE S. P. C. A. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



May I be allowed most heartily to thank you for your 

 editorial on this subject in your issue of Dec.'Wf I do this 

 as having been concerned in Societies for Prevention of 

 Cruelty to Animals for very many years. You have taken 

 exactly the right ground of condemning the perverted views 

 of the Society and its officers, and avoiding damning it in 

 heaps. Any one, who has had as much experience in such 

 societies as I have had, knows how constantly sympathy, 

 enthusiasm and over-softheartedness lead devotees into very 

 much mistaken cotu'ses, and that the agents of the societies 

 are really sometimes practicing cruelty instead of repressing 

 it, but any thoughtful man ought to know that no great 

 moral work was ever carried out without the aid of senti- 

 ment, enthusiasm, fanaticism, and all the antitheses of 

 sober judgment of what is wisest and best; and the work 

 lying before leveler heads is to restrain the exuberance of 

 enthusiasm within reasonable bounds. The articles ap- 

 pearing in a certain quarter (in which I grieve to see my 

 always friend "Porcupine" practically joining) simply lead 

 to the statement that all societies for this purpose must be 

 suppressed because they sometimes take mistaken views 

 of the rights of "sportsmen." Suppose for argument's sake 

 that the S. P. C. A. had gone to the length of arresting the 

 whole Eastern Coursing Club, including my valued friends 

 Huntington and Wixom, would even such a wrong as that 

 obliterate all the great work the Society kas douein repress- 

 ing the beating, overworking and starving of horses 1 ! trust 

 in the future often to see Forest axd Stream condemning 

 the mistakes that the S. P. C. A. will make, in the same 

 tone employed in this editorial. No better service can be 

 rendered the work of prevention of cruelty than calmly, 

 sensibly and kindly pointing out the mistakes mad-, and 

 nothing can do more to exaggerate mistaken views of riarhf 

 and duty than vulgar sneers and ridieife; these on y hurt 

 the sober, thoughtful, temperate workers in th> cause, and 

 are like water on aduck's back to the fanatical, umeasoniim 

 division. Mr. Peshall and I have exchanged letters on This 

 matter, and I have dissented in the strongest terms I cat 

 muster from the action of the S P. C. A , but that in uo w y 

 lessens my respect for the Society, its work and Mr. Pesh < 11. 

 I have not the excuse of being a sportsman iu this; I detest 

 "sport," and wouldn't walk a quarter of a mile to see all 

 the field trials, coursings, etc , that ever were hatched; hut 

 because my tastes don't lead me in that direction, is no 

 reason I should Condemn thosj who are so led. 



Do not forget that there was a distinction as wide as the 

 Atlantic between the recent coursing and the "rabbit be- 

 deviling" of the fox-terrier folks; the latter was simpiy 

 murder of the innocents, where the game hadn't a ghost of 

 a show; the coursing seems to h ve carefully provideu 

 against this, and certainly is as "legitimate" as a? y kind ol 

 game killing or hunting that I ever heard of. W. vVADE. 



Htjxton, Pa., Dec. 20. 



[The slipper of the Eastern Coursing Club, who was 

 arrested by an officer of the S. P, C, A., at the second meet 

 of the club at Hicksville, on his trial last Saturday wa« 

 acquitted of the charge of cruelty preferred against him by 

 the Society,] 



BANG BANG, the well-known pointr-r. belonging to the 

 Westminster Kennel Gub of this city, died Dec. 19 



KENNEL NOTES. 



Notes must be cent: on prepared blanks, wliicli are fur- 

 nished free on r«-e«-lpt of stamped and addi'i-i<sod envelope 

 of larte leter size. *ets of i0 ° <" »n? oue fo.in, bound for 

 retaining duplicates, are e-nt for 30 cents. 



NAMES CLAIMED. 



<%W Notes uius + be sent on the Prepared Blanks. 



Zara. By Mrs. Al O Eberhart, Cincinnati, O., for fawn and 

 write Dalim gre\ hound bitch, whelped Nov. £2, 1889, by Duke 

 (Vf In"— Blanche) our of Flossy (Rex -Pearl). 



Monte Crista and Ofho. By Col. Oeo. D. Alexander, Knox Point, 

 La., tor liver pointer doge, whelped Oct, 25, 1889, by Davis's Trump 

 oiu of Rlar-k Maud. 



Rado and Jeff Davis. By Col. Geo. D. Alexander, Knox Point, 

 La., for hlack pointer dogSfWheloed Oct. 25. 1889, by Davis's Trump 

 out of BUck Maud. 



BRED. 



J5^~ Notes must be sent on tUe Prepared Blanks. 



Woodstock Floss—Little. Red Rover. W. B. Underill's (Syracuse, 

 N. Y.) cocker spaniel bitch Woodstock Floss (Robin— Woodstock 

 Nellie) to Theo. J. Hook's champion. Little Red Rover (champion 

 Obo II— Woodstock Dinah), Dec. 19. 



SALES. 



J!3f Notes must be sent on Hie Prepared Blanks. 



Zara. Fawn and white Italian greyhound bitch, whelped Nov. 

 22, 1889, by Duke out of Flossy, by Henry Eichler, Covington, Ky., 

 to Mrs. Al. G. Eberhart, Cincinnati, O. 



Prlham. Black and tan Gordon setter dog, whelped July 11, 

 1888, by Jack out of Becky Sharp, by J. L. Campbell, Siincoe, Ont., 

 to C. fit. Johnson, Port Richmond, N. Y. 



Simcoe. Black and tan Gordon setter dog, whelpad July 11, 

 1888, by Jack out of Becky Sharp, by J. L. Campbell, Simcoe, Ont., 

 to Jos. Yorke. Toronto, Ont. 



Donovan. Red Irish setter dog, whelped Nov. 2. 1889, by O'Don- 

 ovan Rossa out of Lulu IV , by M. Fiynn, Jr., Bristol, R. [., to 

 Edward J. Watson, same, plane. 



Jet. Black cocker spaniel bitch, whelped Sept. 12, 1889, by Red 

 Rover out of Spunkev, by Theo. J. Hook, Rome, N. Y., to John 

 G. Burns, Buffalo, N. Y. 



DEATHS, 



Jack. Black and tan Gordon setter dog, whelped May 9, 1879, 

 by champion Grouse out. of Moll, owned by J. D. Campbell, Sim- 

 coe, Ont., on Nov. 2. 



KENNEL MANAGEMENT. 



EST* No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents. 



F. C. S., Vicksburg, Mich.— I have a foxhound dog 18 months 

 old, that acts well, eyes bright, nose cool, but keeps poor and has 

 no appetite, not when he hunts hard all day even. Please let me 

 know what to do to increase his appetite and take on flesh, and 

 what do you think ails him. Ans. Give a 5 grain quinine pill 

 night and morning. Look for worms. If you discover any, give 

 full purge, of castor oil. and follow this with 30 grains of areca 

 nut, made into a large pill with lard. 



RANGE AND GALLERY. 



BOSTON, Dec. 21.— The regular weekly shoot at Walnut Hill 

 was held to-day, with a good attendance of riflemen. Weather 

 conditions were unfavorable, high wind and bad light. Christ- 

 mas day will he celebrated by the riflemen with all the prize and 

 practice matches open all day. On nest Tuesday the trup-shoot- 

 ers will hold their last shoot for 1889, and the final competition 

 in the gold coin and merchandise match and for the Standaid 

 Target Company's medal, and prizes will he awarded instead of 

 on Wednesday, as before announced. Following are the scores 

 made to-day: 



Twenty-Shot Rest Match. 



JBMunroe ...104 105-2(19 P Thomas 94 93—187 



Cha.mpion Medal Match. 



CC Clarke,. r 72 T P Pullman .. ..69 S J Sydney 65 



All-Comers CiT-Hand Match, 200yds. 



W Charles 81 AS Hunt ...74 F W Chester 70 



S F Hawley 79 C F Brco'-cs.- 13 O C Bridge 69 



C H Eastman — ..77 ASharp 72 S Winn 68 



SC Sydney 77 B C Farmer 72 F D Hart 07 



KE Johnson.. ...76 W Gardner 71 A A Newman.. ,05 



Military Match. 



J A Frye 40 J J Colony 32 



T P Pullman , 39 A S Field 23 



Rest Match, 200yds. 



J RMuuxoe 106 S W Bart 100 T Adams 80 



F S HanT 103 Dr Ball 87 B C Farmer 80 



W P Thompson . . .101 P W Bowers 86 



SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 15.— The German Riflemen were out in 

 full force at Harbor View to-day, and ihe merry crack of the 

 rifles resounded across the ranere from early morning until the 

 shadows of evening put an end lo further opern.tlons. The 

 weather, though cold, was clear and bracing and on au average 

 the scores were the best ever made at the mnge. The California 

 Schuetzen Club, Grutli Shooting- Sec ti"U. San Francisco Turners' 

 Shooting Section, and the Gerrnania Rifle Club held matches, a 

 largo number of members participating. The California Schuetzi n. 

 Club shoot was a consolatiou shoot, and the hist of the year. 

 Those who were already winners of medals were barred, and the 

 ownership of t he diamond medal for the highest score of the year 

 was decided. The prize winners were as follows: Champion class, 

 A. Strecker, 452 rings, medal and $25; first class, George Helm, 424 

 rings, $25: second class, H. Kurlfinke, 399 rings, §25; third class, 

 Win. Gliudemanu, 388 rins»s, $2"i; fourth class, F. Attinger, 305 

 rings, $25. The shout which went up when it. was announced 

 that Adolph Strecker had made 452 rings could belheurd a long 

 distance, and the excited marksmen took him upon their should- 

 era and carried him about the pavilion in spite of his protests. 

 The cause of all this demonstration was the fact that his score 

 broke the coast record at the ring target, marie by Fred Kuhnle, 

 of Petaluma, by 6 rings. Thouah not definitely known, this is 

 also supposed to be the world's iccord. The following was his 

 wonderful string by shots: 19, 24, 24, ?3. 25. 24 24 24, 18.24 24,24,24, 

 24.20,21 21. 17. 24. 24— 452. U- M Laug.di came in xr with 443 

 rings. Mr. Kuhnle made Ins record of. 446 rings in May lasi, aud 

 until to-day's shoot no one ap - ran la d it. Mr. -Im k> r now he- 

 comes the permanent owii't of ihe undid, which is very hand- 

 some and valued at $75. The i hampion das- me al of the club is 

 now permanently in the possession ot A Johnson, who has won 

 it three successive tun s this yp^r. 



SAN FRANCISCO, Ui c. 15 -Pbilo Jac ♦t»y, the famous rifle shot 

 of San Francis o, in i "mpany with three or I ur members of ihe 

 California Schu tzen Club will leave in M^y n< xi f >r Germany. 

 Mr, Jacob y a-d his ti urn o" cr c i shots will prr' .c'pate in the 

 great t hooting fesi Vul wnich will bo held in B srltn ui July next, 



nd wb ch wdl < oiiunue fo- tar. e ivi cks. 1 l.e California rcpte- 

 setir-tive marksmen wdl ol-o laki pari in the biu; shooting toui- 

 □ani' nt to be held iu Swnzi rland immcuiately after the Berlin 

 iljOOt. 



NttAV YORK, Dec. 20.— The Barry Rifle Club held its annual 

 m>etii,t; to-night ana elected the following officers: Dr. F. W. 

 O'Brien, President: E. Keller, Vice-President; J. A. Boyken, Sec- 

 ■ttary and Treasurer; C. Hutch, Sergeant-at-Arms, ana Oh. Mid- 

 dght Snooting Master. The headquarters of the club has been 

 entirely n built, and two 85-foot ranges put in, where we expect to 

 have our practice shoots every Friday. A match with the Albig 

 Hfle team will be shot on Wednesday, Jan. 8.— J. A. Boyken, 

 Secretary. 



ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION PRIZE MATCHES.— Chicago, Dec. 

 10.— To the members of the Illinois State Sportsmen's Association 

 —Gentlemen: In compliance with a reauest from Messrs. W. P. 

 Lvlussey, John Watson, R. B. Organ, W. W. McFarland and Geo. 

 Farmer, you are advised that the association trophies known as 

 the Herald diamond medal and the Jenny & Graham Lefever gun, 

 now held by Mr. Eich, will be contested for under the conditions 

 stipulated, at Watson's Park, Grand Crossing, on the second 

 Thursday of January, proximo, at 11 o'clock A. M.— F. C. Dojsald, 

 President. 



LONG BRANCH, N. J— There wiU be live-bird sweepstake 

 shooting matches all day at the Central Gun Club grounds, 

 directly opposite railroad depot, on Christmas Day, 10 A. AL 



