FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Feb. 6, mOi 



BALTIMORE DOG SHOW, 



TJALTIMORE, Feb. 3.— Editor Forest and Stream: I 

 J3 am in receipt of the following, which please mention 

 in your next: 



"General Baggage Agent's Office, Baltimore & Ohio R. R. 

 — I beg to advise you that dogs intended for exhibition at 

 the bench show, to be held in Baltimore, March 18 to 21, 

 will be transported in baggage cars free of charge, both going 

 and returning, when accompanied by owner or attendant 

 holdintr passage ticket, ti one party desires tn take more 

 than two dogs they must be crated.— R. E. PEDDICORD, 

 G. P. A." 



We momentarily expect to be able to report a similar 

 service on the part of the Pennsylvania Railroad. 



Please state also that the Adams and United States Ex- 

 preps companies will return *ogs free to original shippers 

 to Baltimore show, charging only the regular rate one way 

 (prepaid). 



Please note that Class 42}4 in supplement to premium list 

 should read smooth Chesapeake Bav does. 



W. Stewart Diffenperfeer, Sec'y- 



The premium lis* of the Maryland Kennel Olub dog show, 

 to be held at Baltimore, March 18 to 21, is now readyfor dis- 

 tribution. In the classes for mastiffs, rough -coated St. 

 Bernards, smooth-coated St. Bernards, English setters, Irish 

 setters, Gordon setters, collies and fox-terriers, the prize in 

 the challenge class is $10, with $10. $5 and diplomaiu each of 

 the open classes, with 15, $3 and diploma for puppies. 

 Pointers have four challenge classes, two large and two 

 small, with the prizes the same. In cocker spaniels the 

 prize in the challenge class is $10. with $5, $3 and diploma 

 in the opeu and puppy classes. In beagles and pugs the 

 prize in the challenge class is $5, with $5, $3 and diploma 

 in the open classes. Great Danes have one class and fox- 

 hounds two, with $10. $5 and diploma. Newfoundlands, 

 deerhounds, greyhounds and Chesapeake bay do^s (two 

 classes) $8, $5 and diploma. Field spaniels. Clumber 

 spaniels, bulldogs, bull-terriers (two classes), dachshunde 

 (two classes), Sk ye terriers, Yorkshire terriers and miscella- 

 neous. $5. $3 and diploma. Irish terriors, Dandie Dinmont 

 terriers, black and tan terriers, toy terriers and Mexican 

 hairless, $5 and diploma. King Charles spaniels, Blenheim 

 spaniels. Prince Charles and ruby spaniels. Japanese span- 

 iels and Italian greyhounds. #3, $2 and diploma. Poodles, 

 wire-haired fox-terriers, Clydesdale terriers and smooth 

 Chesapeakes. diploma in each class In addition to the reg- 

 ular prizes the. club offers keunel prizes of $10 each for best 

 four of mastiffs, St. Bernards, pointers, English setters, 

 Irish setters, Gordon setters, collies, foxhounds and fox- 

 terriers, and.a special of $5 for the best of each of the more 

 important breeds. A large number of valuable specials are 

 also offered by friends of the club. The American Gordon 

 Setter Club offer $15 for the best brace of Gordon setters, and 

 $15 for the best Gordon dog or bitch owned by members of 

 the club. The Collie Club trophy and the President's Cup 

 will be competed for by members of the Collie Club. 



The judges announced are Hon. John John S. Wise, New 

 York, pointers; Mr. H. Malcolm, Baltimore, Gordon setters: 

 Mr. Chas. D. Cugle, Baltimore, bulldogs; Mr. Jas. F. Pear- 

 son. Baltimore, Chesapeake Bay dogs; Mr. James Mortimer, 

 New York, the remaining classes. A class for great Dane 

 puppies and one for smooth Chesapeake Bay dogs has been 

 added, with diplomas as prizes in each class. Spratts will 

 bench and feed. Entries close March 4. The address of the 

 secretary is W. Stewart Diffenderffer, 22 North Charles 

 street, Baltimore, Md, 



A. K. C. TREASURER'S REPORT. 



New Yoke, Jan. 10. 1890. 

 To the Members of the American Kennel Club: 



Gentlemen — The proper time having arrived to publish 

 the financial condition of the American Kennel Club, it af- 

 fords me much pleasure to present to you a statement in 

 detail showing just what has been done by the club for the 

 entire year, ending Dec. 31, 1889. It is with pride that I cap 

 congratulate you upon the splendid success the Kennel 

 Club has achieved during the past twelve months. The re- 

 ceipts and disbursements are credited and charged to but 

 three general accounts, to wit: the club, the Stud Book, and 

 the Gazette, and I beg to submit my annual statement, 

 showing a credit balance in favor of each of said accounts. 

 The club has been self-sustaining since Jan. 1, 1889, without 

 any aid other than its legitimate income, and has enough 

 cash on hand to publish its Stud Book. We have paid our 

 current expenses as they became due, and have done still 

 more: we have paid the editor's arrears of salary for 1888, 

 amounting to 287.50; purchased the American Kennel 

 Register at a cost of $500, and also all existing copies of 

 Voi. I. of the Stud Book, from the late National American 

 Kennel Club, at a cost of $107.50. These are extraordinary 

 expenses that will not have to be met during the coming 

 year. In the 'American Kennel Club Account" we com- 

 menced the year with a credit balance of $285.39, and after 

 paying all expenses, including our rent, for a better and 

 more commodious office, to Feb. 1. 1890, the ledger shows a 

 balance to its credit of $641.57. From this, however, you 

 must deduct the sum of $105 for dues from associates for 

 1890, which were included in the year's work on account of 

 being paid during December, 1889, and before actually be- 

 coming due. This leaves this account with an actuaf bal- 

 ance of $536.57, with bills receivable amounting to $180. 



The "Stud Book Account" carried over from 1888 a credit 

 balance of $942.89, but from this we had to pay for the print - 

 ing of Vol. V., Part IV. (that is, the book containing the 

 registrations received during October, November and De- 

 cember, 1888), amounting to $498.12; also the editor's arrears 

 of salary, $287.50, which left an actual balance of $157 27. 

 While we close the year with $1,077.15 to the credit of the 

 Stud Book, yet owing to the large number of registrations 

 to be published in the volume for 1889, we will be compelled 

 to draw On the club account, not exceeding, however, about 

 $200, to meet our obligation in the publication of the book. 

 We have in bills receivable due this account the sum of $83, 

 but this is uncollectible and should be charged to profit and 

 loss. 



me "Gazette Account" commenced with nothing to its 

 credit, and although the ledger shows an apparent deficit of 

 $434.12, yet such is not the case, as we have in bills receiv- 

 able the sum of $597.67, and so far as can be determined, 

 every dollar of this is good and collectible. The sum of 

 $158.13 of bills receivable is unearned, and belongs to the in- 

 come of 1890, which leaves $439.54 to be credited to the busi- 

 ness of 1889, and therefore gives the Gazette an actual credit 

 balance of $5.42. The Gazette was published in January, 

 1889, without any ringing of bells, or proper advertising, 

 and has gained steadily montfc by month, its sales reaching 

 in December 317 copies, exclusive of associate members or 

 subscribers. 



In addition to the balance of $5.42 should be counted the 

 value of the large number of periodicals the American 

 Kennel Club receives as exchanges for the Gazette, and 

 which it keeps on file at the club's office, affording to mem- 

 bers a reading-room and material for reference on all kennel 

 subjects of the day, at home and abroad. 



To subscribe to and to maintain such a list of periodicals 

 would be a matter of over a hundred dollars annually 

 against the American Kennel Club. 



i I submit the results of the past year,"and leave the com- 

 ing year and its prospects to be judged of by them. 



In conclusion, I beg to say that Mr. F. Blackwood Fay, 

 appointed as one of the auditing committee, finding it im- 

 possible to meet with the others of said committee for the 



examination of my accounts, resigned, and President Bel- 

 mont, at my request, appointed Mr. George La Rue to take 

 his place. Respectfnllv submitted, 



A. P. Vredenburgh, Sec.-Treas. A. K. C. 



A. P. VBEPKNRURGH. SECRETARY THBA = UBltR. IN ACCOUNT WITH 

 THE AMERICAN KENNEIi CPPB. 



1889. Dr. 



Jan. 11. To balance on hand $1,328.28 



Dec. 31. To receipts from all sources for the year ending 



Jan. 1, 1890 7,983.98 



1889. Cr. 



Dec. 31. By disbursements for the year endiDg January 



1890. UP $7,037.66 



Jan. 1. By balance on hand 1,284.60 



$8,31226 



The following accounts present a statement in detail, 

 showing from what source the inco ue for the year 18^9 was 

 derived, and for what purposes the disbursements have been 

 made: 



„„„• _ AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB ACCOUNT. 



1889. Dr. 



Jan. 1L. To balance on hand '$285.39 



Dec. 31. To annual dues received from active members 



u +, < clnh *) 470.00 



31. To annual dues received l'rom associate members 1,787 50 



' 31. To fees received for prefixes and affixes 66.00 



■ 31. To share of gas bill returned 3.00 



82,611.89 



Bills Receivable. 



For dues from active members, due in December, 1889 . . $180.00 

 1889. Or. 



Dt c. 31. By overpaid associate dues, returned $2.50 



31. postage stamps.. 56 34 



" 31. " paid for extra services 8.00 



■ 31. " Brooklyn l£enn*l Club, dues returned 10.00 



31. " expenses to Associates' meetimr, Boston. 21 50 



" 31. " John Polhemus, printing Constitution 62.78 



" 31. " Rogers <fc Sherwood, printing ... 54,62 



" 31. " J. F. Pruden. stenographer 95 00 



31. ' petty exp uses (furniture, stationery, expres- 



sage, typewriting, etc.) 59.57 



" 31. " office rent, paid to Feb. 1, 1890 100.01 



" 31. " Secretary's salary 1,500,00 



" 31. " balance, carried to new account ; . . 641.57 



T ! . 82.fcll.89 



Note— la. the receipts from Associate members is included the 

 dues from 31 members for 1890, but paid during December, 1889. 

 This amount of $105 rightly belongs to the year 1HW. 



AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB STOP BOOK ACCOUNT. 



1889. Or. 



Jan. 11. To balance on hand s ID42.89 



Dec. 31. " entries received for registration 1,973.50 



31. " sales of Stud Books 618.50 



31. " advertisements . 171.00 



31. " certified pedigrees 16.50 



31. " binding Stud Books 10.00 



$3,732.39 



Bills receivable (uncollectible) $83.00 



1889. Dr. 



Dec. 31. By postage stamps $75.36 



31. " exchange charged by bank 12.32 



31. " trade discount 10 73 



HI. " entries returned, not eligible 17.50 



3T. " petty expenses texpressage, stationery, gas 



bills, carpenter, etc.) ]tj,97 



31. •' Rogers & Sherwood, Vol. V., Part IV 498.13 



31. " Rogers & Sherwood, extra printing 113.56 



31. " office rent, paid to February 1, 1890 100.00 



31. " purchase of American Kennel Register 500.00 



31. " purchase of Vol. I., N. A. K. C. Stud Book 107.50 



31. -* editor's salary, balance due for 1888 387 50 



31. " editor's salary, 1889 916.68 



31. " r>alanee, carried to new account 1,077.15 



$3,732.39 



AMERICAN KENNEL GAZETTE ACCOUNT. 



1889. Dr. 



Dec. 31. To entries received for registration 



" 31. " subscriptions 



31. " cash sales 



31. " advertisements 



31. " sales of pictures. . 



31. 



.... $609 25 



166.00 



137.50 



1,046.73 



8.50 



Balance carried to new account 434.12 



Bills Receivable. 



Due for advertisements 



Less amount unearned, for contracts expiring after Jan 

 1, 1890 



Amount good, but not collected 



__.J. Cr. 



Dee. 31. By postage stamps 



31. 

 31. 



31. 

 31. 

 31. 

 31. 

 31. 



trade discount 



petty expenses (carpenter, painting, express- 

 age, stationery, etc.) 



office rent, paid to Feb. 1, 1890 



Rogers & Sberwood, printing Gazette 



Rogers & Sherwood, extra printing 



plates of dogs, published monthly 



clerk's salary 



$2,402.10 



To the President and Members of the American Kennel 

 Club: 



Gentlemen— We, the undersigned, your committee ap- 

 pointed for the purpose of auditing the accounts of the 

 American Kennel Club, do hereby beg to make the sub- ' 

 joined report, to wit: 



That we have carefully examiued said accounts in their 

 several departments, and find them correct in every parti- 

 cular, the income of each account being derived only from 

 the sources indicated in the accounts. Respectfully, 



A. Clinton Wilmeiiding. 

 J. M. Taylor. 

 George W. La Rue. 



New York, Jan. 17, 1890. 



EASTERN FIELD TRIALS CLUB MEETING.— The ad- 

 journed annual meeting of the Eastern Field Trials Club 

 will be held at the American Institute Fair building the 

 first day of the New York dog show, Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 3 

 o'clock P. M. A full attendance is requested, as in addition 

 to the election of officers, business of importance is to be 

 transacted. AH who cannot attend will please send proxy 

 to W. A. Coster, American Institute. New York, care of 

 Westminster Kennel Club.— J. Otto Donner, President: 

 W. A. Coster, Secretary. 



ST. BERNARD CLUB MEETING.— The February meet- 

 ing of the Board of Governors of the St. Bernard Club is 

 called for Monday, Feb. 10, at 7:30 P. M., at the American 

 Institute Building, New York. A full attendance is re- 

 quested. — Lorenzo Daniels, Sec'y. 



DANDIE DINMONT LOST— The well-known Dandie 

 Dimont terrier bitch Meg, owned by Mr. G. G. Cleather, of 

 Spratts, strayed or was stolen on Friday last. Any infor- 

 mation that will lead to her recovery will be thankfully re- 

 ceived by her owner. - 



POINTER CLUB MEETING.— The regular annual meet- 

 ing of the Pointer Club of America will be held at the New 

 York dog show, on Feb, 11, at 4 P. M. By order of the 

 president, Geo. W. La Rue, Sec'y and Treas. 



DOGS OP THE DAY. 



CONSIDERING the liberality of the Mascoutah Ken- 

 nel Club it is surprising that the spaniels are so 

 strangely treated. The best classes of this breed are the 

 cockers, but here are only five clasps, with three for field 

 spaniels and three for Clumbers. New York, on the other 

 hand, has three for Clumbers, six for field spaniels ana? 

 eight for cockers. It is to be regretted that Chicago has 

 not done better for these popular dogs, for with limited 

 classification limited entries follow as a matter of course, 

 and when asked next year to do better the Chicago people 

 may say, ''What is the use, spaniel men don't support us." 



Class 132 at Chicago is somewhat of a puzzler. It is for 

 "rough-haired terriers under 12lbs., not otherwise classi- 

 fied." The rough-haired terriers provided for are wire- 

 haired fox-terriers. Irish, Scotch, Dandle Dinmont, Skye, 

 Clydesdale and Yorkshire. I do not know where an under 

 12lbs. rough terrier of any recognized breed is to be got, for 

 in addition to the breeds named there are Bedlingtons and 

 Airedales, and a 121 bs. dog of either would net go down 

 with Mr. Mortimer. Perhaps Mr. Lincoln will kindly 

 enlighten us as to the reason for this class and what it is to 

 cover. 



Mr. Chas. 'T. Thompson has purchased a young Irish 

 setter by his Desmond II. out of Luray III. This would 

 indicate that the information given me that Mr. Thompson 

 intended giving up tke reds for the English was not per- 

 fectly accurate. It is intended to show the new dog at New 

 York, but he can hardly be conditioned by that time. 



Mr. Pesball says I am wrong about the constitution of 

 the A. K. C. in force on Dec. 6, 1888. As Mr, Pesball seem 

 ingly has all this information at his finger ends, will he 

 kindly say on what date the present article of the constitu- 

 tion governing amendments was adopted. With that in- 

 formation as a starter we can wriie understanding^. Mr. 

 Peshall winds up his letter with a sentence suggesting a 

 law suit with the A. K. C. as defendants. Who is going to 

 be benefited by such a course? I fail to see any good reason 

 for its being taken, or see what advantage is to be gained 

 by any one, and I say this with knowledge of what is going 

 to be done in the way of bringing suit. 



Somewhat less visionary is the idea of forming a grand 

 dog show and dogs' home club for the neighborhood of New 

 York. Though not an accomplished fact as yet, a few gen- 

 tlemen have for some time been moving in the matter. One 

 object is to do away with the present method of dog catch- 

 ing in New York, Brooklyn and Jersey City. As a starter 

 for a dogs' home, to which all strays and captured animals 

 can be taken, a gentleman is prepared to give four acres of 

 land and $2,000 to pay for the erection of the necessary mii ld- 

 ings. This certainly sounds like business and is a worthy 

 object to support either from a humanitarian or a fancier's 

 point of view. I do not see, however, what the home has to do 

 with the dog show end of the scheme. Perhaps the show is 

 expected to pay the expenses of the home, or is it that the 

 receipts from the sale of dogs at the home will go to make 

 up deficits at the shows. When a story like this gets started 

 it is like a rolling snowball, and I don't know what to ex- 

 pect to hear next. Not content with a home and shows, I 

 have been told that a monthly publication is also in con- 

 templation, with a grand pedigree registration annex, and 

 another of dogs at the home and for sale. I am fully pre- 

 pared to hear before the week is out that Forest anp 

 Stream and the stud book is to bought aud issued daily. 

 Seriously, however, there is a club in process of formation 

 which will find an ample field for work'without going into 

 any visionary projects. 



Some months ago an English correspondent of an Ameri- 

 can journal stated that the Stock- Keeper was financially 

 hampered, or words tothat effect. Of course, to anewspape'r 

 man such a statement was foolish, but it was calculated to 

 do harm— undoubtedly the object of the remark. As the 

 Stock-Keeper has many friends in America, I take the 

 liberty of quoting from a letter received to-day (Monday) 

 from Mr. George R. Krehl: "Yotj will be glad to know that 

 the Stock-Keeper is doing so well that we find It necessary 

 to make a change, and are on the point of moving into larger 

 premises on Fleet street. They will be really handsome 

 offices." 



What is the matter with the Elmira show of last fall? Jt 

 does not appear in the list of recognized shows, though the 

 Elmira club was elected to membership while the show was 

 in progress. I came across the omission whrle making my 

 New York entries, and I notice the show is not in the Ken- 

 nel Gazette list either. 



The Meadowbrook club will not have a walk over this 

 year for the foxhound kennel prize at New York. Four 

 couples of English hounds from the Radnor hunt are going 

 over, aud it will take a clinking good lot to beat them. 

 These Radnor hounds are not a lot of castoffs or bought at 

 the London swill yards, but they are all young hounds 

 personally selected in England last year from such keunels 

 as the Quorn, Belvoir and others of equal prominence. 

 There are about twenty couples of these hounds, and a well 

 matched selection has been made to send to New York. 

 When one looks at these hounds it is easy for an expert to 

 distinguish those of the different packs, and to note what 

 were the special attributes aimed at by those who did the 

 mating and selection for each pack. In one lot you will note 

 that head has had a good deal to do with their selection, 

 while in another the body has had pre-eminence. By the 

 side of the best American hounds the English seem alto- 

 gether too heavy for work and speed. So far I understand 

 the importations have given perfect satisfaction, but it must 

 be said that the season has been so thoroughly English that 

 they have not been tested fully up to the standard of re- 

 quirements of foxhounds in this country. 



The prosecution of two servants of the Radnor Hunt a 

 few weeks ago by the S. P. C. A. for alleged cruelty has had 

 the effect of making quite a jump in the membership. It is 

 an ill wind that blows nobody good, and the Radnor Hunt 

 may yet be under great obligations to the alphabetical 

 society. 



La Grippe has been particularly severe at London, Out., 

 I should think. Dr. Ni veil writes me that he has been doing 

 eighteen hours' work a day until he is quite used up, and 

 Mr. Robert McEwen, in telling me of what he is bringing 

 to New York, has to use pencil instead of pen as he sajs, 

 "the grip has me hors du combat."' 1 am thinking some of 

 his collies will put his opponents out of the fight, as he is 

 going to bring^a dog pup by Maney Trefoil out of Hollv. a 

 dog andbitchrrap by Charleroi II. out of Bonnie Doon, and 

 the two Clippers, Mermaid and Maxwell. 



The statement of treasurer Vredenburgli for the year 1889 

 appears in the Kennel Gazette just issued, and will" be 

 scanned with interest. The report is, I think, most satis- 

 factory in every way, although it shows a loss of about §1,000 

 to $1,500. The account is divided into three sections, the 

 Kennel Club, the Stud Book and the Gazette, and there is a 

 summary of cash received and paid. The latter began with 

 a balance on hand of §1,228.23 and the balance "now is 

 §1,284.60, of which §105 is associate member dues for 1.890 

 paid prior to Jan. 1. Out of this $1,284.60 is to be paid for 

 the printing and binding of the Stud Books for 1889, and I 



