Feb. 27, 1890.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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over and play with a child, in a word may be made an 



„v, being so quick 

 proach of a person before any one else. will. I have seen one 

 start up and bark when the wind blew the scent of some 

 one toward him, who was concealed from sight by bushes 

 in the night, and whose footsteps were inaudible on 

 the grass. Those with the most white are desired by sports- 

 men, being easily seen at a distance and bring a much 

 higher price than dark ones, but dark-colored ones are 

 much handsomer. , , 



The collie is a beautiful animal, very graceful, beautifully 

 shaded if brown— very valuable in many ways— and very 

 good fun for a boy to romp with. It is hard to say it of 

 any so attractive,' that he is not desirable. It is their nature 

 to drive animals, so they cannot be broken ot chasing horses 

 aud carriages, which is such a dangerous practice as to keep 

 the owner in constant dread that there will be an accident, 

 or to bring him iuto trouble with his neighbor; they also 

 are snappish, not for badness but in play, usually biting at 

 the feet or pulling the dress for a frolic, or in their gladness 

 to see you. The collie's place is at the barn where he will 

 drive the cows to aud from the pasture every day, or stay 

 around watching the men at their work, with one eye on 

 the safety of the stable, but not on the piazza while the 

 lony phaeton and the village cart are bringing young 

 ladies to call on his mistress. 



The spitz is of the past— but one can remember how ex- 

 tremely popular he once was; then came the hue and cry 

 (principally raised by certain New York papers), "Down 

 with the spitz;" "rabies;" "another victim," aud all that 

 sort of talk. I never believed so much bad of him, if he had 

 been shorn ot his long hair in summer and kept cool he 

 would have remained as sane as any other dog; certainly 

 he had a peculiar disposition and one it was uot worth 

 while to encourage with so many idiosyncrasies. 



In those days I "had a friend who brought a spitz, or rather 

 a Pomeranian, dog from the other side. The first time I 

 saw him he barked most furiously, keeping it up (enough 

 to frighten most, people) until his mistress came into the 

 parlor, greeting me very cordially. Then he sat on the floor 

 opposite to me, gazing steadily at me for some while, after 

 which he jumped oh the sofa, put his paw on my shoulder 

 and wanted to lick my cheek. Ever after we were the best 

 of friends. After awhile the mistress died. I did uot then 

 visit the house for many months, ou which occasion the dog 

 greeted me with enthusiasm, seating himself quietly by my 

 side. T remained to dinner; upon that he left his place by 

 his master to sit by me. During his mistress' life he had 

 barely tolerated his master, but after her death he was de- 

 voted" to him until he married again, when the spitz became 

 so cross to the new wife he had to be sent away. I relate 

 this to show the peculiar disposition of the spitz— jealous, 

 attaching; himself to one persou aud disliking others. 



Every "one who knows Rome recalls the pretty little 

 Romau dog. The Chihuahua dog from Mexico is equally 

 bright ami "nice. There are very few of them in New York. 

 Would there were more; for, besides being very desirable as 

 a small one, their being natives of a warm climate makes 

 both them and the Roman well suited to keep in health 

 during the su miner heat of America. Pugs and toy dogs are 

 not included in this article. Cau they even be called dogs? 

 They are not cats, certainly; but a fine cat is more to be 

 desired than one of these wheezy things, with his tongue 

 burned so that he will loll it out of his mouth and his tail 

 screwed up like a pig's, or one of those toy terriers dwarfed 

 in size and intellect by some process. These are an outrage 

 upon natural history, not to be classed with the rest of 

 canines. We associate them with a blonde-haired mistress 

 dividing her attention between one of them, a yellow -covered 

 novel and a box of candy. G-. B. 



SPAYING. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Let me thank you for your article on "Spaying m this 

 week's issue. I can indorse every word of it, Y 7 ou might 

 have added that the deaths immediately resulting from the 

 operatiou are numerous. 



Some time ago I took two youug St. Bernard bitches to be 

 spayed, first requesting that the operation be explained to 

 me in detail. It was, and I promptly drove home with my 

 puppies. This was my first lesson, and what I have since 

 learned has made me thankful that 1 declined to have any- 

 thing to do with it. No bitch of mine shall ever be spayed, 

 aud f urther, I will not sell a bitch puppy to any one who in- 

 tends to have her spayed. 



Apropos of this let me say that I believe the Connecticut 

 Legislature is unwittingly putting a premium on cruelty 

 by making the license fee $0.15 for bitches aud SI. 15 for dogs 

 aiid spayed bitches. I have heard dog owners say, "I have 

 a bitch puppy, but I shall have her spayed rather than pay 

 SS6.15 on her every year." As you say, "The practice is un- 

 natural and cruel, and the operation should not be per^ 

 formed." % & PrriUtf. 



Hartford, Conn., Feb. 14. 



ENGLISH NOTES. 



Editor Forest and, Stream: 



A recent sensation iu the doggy circles of this country has 

 been caused by the calumnious statements made by the 

 "English Commissioner" in an American paper concerning 

 the English St. Bernard Club. This is what appeared in 

 the columns of your contemporary: "I am sorry to hear 

 that the affairs of the St. Bernard Club are not as prosperous 

 as they might be. Many members are behind with their 

 subscriptions, several members of the committee never at- 

 tend its meeting, and altogether thiugs look so queer that 

 there will be no"St. Bernard show next year." It is nothing 

 less than the act of a scoundrel to write such untruths as 

 are contained in the above quoted emanations of the brain 

 of this wretched penny-a-liner, the "English Commissioner." 

 The statements were made without the slightest foundation 

 either in substance or in fact, and could only have been 

 written for the sole purpose of making "copy." Naturally 

 this lying statement has put the whole of the members of 

 the St. Bernard Club up in arms, and Marsden, the secre- 

 tary of the club, has written to the press, absolutely denying 

 every one of the statements made. The feeling here is most 

 bitter against this "English Commissioner" for having writ- 

 ten such miserable untruths concerning a club which 

 numbers among its members some of the wealthiest 

 and most influential members of the doggy world in Eng- 

 land, and strong remonstrances are to be made to the paper 

 which gives employment to this audacious calumniator. 



His name is Huscroft— aud his lying statements respect- 

 ing the St. Bernard Club are just in keeping with his 

 equally untrue representations that he is the editor of the 

 English Kennel Gazette. He has simply scattered broad- 

 cast the information that he held that post— but there is an 

 old saying and a true one. that if you allow a thief enough 

 rope he'll hang himself— and Huscroft has at last come to 

 the end of his tether, for Aspinall, the Secretary of the 

 Kennel Club, has found it necessary to write to the gtocfc- 

 Ke&ptiV and proclaim he and not this fellow Huscroft is 

 editor of the Gazette. I am in a position to state that Hus- 

 croft is merely an under clerk in the Ken nel Gazette office, 

 and that beyond being allowed to add a few shilliugs per 

 month to his income by occasionally contributing some 

 matter, which as a rule has previously appeared in other 

 papers, he is in no way connected with the Gazette. I may 

 mention that Huscroft is a man practically unknown in the 

 doggy world here, he never owned a dog and knows noth- 

 ing "about them. He got employment in the office of a doggy 

 newspaper here and I suppose through his employment 

 there, the American editor took him in hand as the "com- 

 missioner" in iguorance of what he really is. No one of 

 any note takes notice of him in this country. 



A Lively Lord. 



NEW YORK POG SHOW REPORT. — New York, Feb. 

 24.— Editor Forest and Stream: Permit me, through your 

 widely read columns, to inform my many friends and ene- 

 mies that no part of the report of the New York dog show, 

 which appeared in your last issue, was written or influenced 

 by me.— CHAS. H. MASON. 



POINTER BITCH FOUND. — Mr. A. W. Howe, Spring- 

 field, Mass., has in his possession a stray white and liver 

 pointer bitch. She appears to be in whelp. The owner can 

 obtain her by addressing Mr. Howe. 



E'litor Forest and Stream: 



I notice in the last number of Forest and Stream an 

 article on "Spaying," and I would like to give a little testi- 

 mony on that subject coutrary to the opinion expressed 

 therein. • . 



I have had in my possession a spayed setter bitch belong- 

 ing to a friend for the past seventeen months. According 

 to the representations of the man who reared and broke her 

 she is in her sixth year, and her appearance, teeth, etc., bear 

 out the representation. During the two seasons in which 1 

 have shot over her she has shown herself a dog of unusual 

 staying power, and the fastest working of any dog of good 

 field qualities that I have had -experience with. She is of 

 average intelligence, a very enthusiastic worker, and the 

 only fault that I have observed in her is a deficiency 

 scenting power, though in that respect she is fully up to I 

 average of dogs as I have observed them. This bitch is 

 good health, as she has been all the time that I have, had 

 her, and aside from a tendency to increase in flesh when idle, 

 and which I have found to be easily controlled, is a very 

 pleasant animal to have about the premises. She has never 

 to my knowledge been in season, and seems to have ah 

 aversion for dogs. F. B. Gaylord. 



Detroit, Mich., Feb. 15. 



HECTOR AS A SIRE. 



A RLINGTON, N. J., Feb. 15.— .Editor Forest and si ream: 

 ±Sl. Ascertain parties have circulated, a report at the New 

 York show that ray St. Bernard champion Hector has not 

 sired any pups during the past year, and that he is no longer 

 able to do so, allow me to hand you herewith an extract of 

 my stud register. Hector was not put at public stud until 

 he was three years old, and he has never been abused since. 

 He is as vigorous to-day as he ever has been, the sayings of 

 the jealously-minded people to the contrary notwithstand- 

 ing. By giving room to the above in your valuable paper 

 you will confer a favor. K. E. HTopf. 



ChampiOS hectoh. 

 Date. Bred to. Owner. 

 I)ec\ 8 '20.. Hazel J- Lohman Feb. 22... 



Jau*V .Juno of C. P Geo. J. Geer -March 17 



Jan. 22 . . M yrtle H. M. Joeckel . Missed. 



Feb. 2. .Ohequasset Nina.-M. P. Tattle.., Miscarried. 



Feb. 10..Cara J. Wilson March 31 rM , 



M'ch 12..Mignon Q. T. Barney... Missed. 



M'ch 20. .Bernie J. B. prapeT. . Missed. 



April 15. .Judy Dr. McAlpm. ..Missed. 



April 27. Champ. Gemma. - Own June 2. . .„ . .6. 



May 12.. Champ. Daphne.. Own.... . . . . ...Died ouly ,...<> 



Mav 29 Myrtle" \Y. H. Joeckel. Missed. 



June 9 Champ. Flora f I.. L. Daniels Miscarried. 



June 10. .Zillab B. P. Johnson.. Missed. 



Aug. 31..Belliue U Own Missed. 



the first dog named, the winners of 1st and 2d iu challenge 

 bitch class, 1st, 4th and vhc. iu open bitch class were sired 

 by the second dog mentioned, and the winners of 1st and 

 vhc. reserve in challenge dog class and vhc. in open dog 

 class by the third. That is a record to be proud of. 



Of the six entries in the challenge dog class three of them 

 are field trial winners and four were sired by field trial 

 winners. No other challenge class mentioned in the cata- 

 logue contained such a list of field trial winners; in fact the 

 field trial winning Irish setter dogs outnumber the field 

 trial winners in all the other challenge classes of setters 

 and pointers combined. 



01 the four entries in the challenge bitch class one is a 

 field trial winner, aud no other challenge bitch class in the 

 show contained one. Who says Irish setters are not good 

 for work and beauty combined? 



Of the ten entries in the challenge class for Irish setters 

 one was sired by my old Elcho, seven by his son, one by a 

 grandson, and the tenth was out of one of his daughters, 

 and all of them except one contain the Elcho-Palmerton 

 cross, which was first made by the writer. 



Again I say all this is a record to be proud of, and every 

 admirer of the Irish setter in America should join at once 

 the Irish Setter Club, support field trials, breed winners, so 

 that in the future, as at the New York show, the Irish chal- 

 lenge classes shall outnumber all the other challenge classes 

 combined iu field trial winners. Mont Clare. 



Whelped. Pxips. Dogs. 



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BUFFALO DOG SHOW. 



THE premium list of the first annual dog show of the 

 Buffalo Kennel Club is ready for distribution. There 

 are 107 classes provided for, with prizes of $10 in the chal- 

 lenge aud -frlO and #5 in the open, and $8 and $1 in the puppy 

 classes. The St. Bernard Club offers silver medals for the 

 best dog and bitch in both rough aud smooth-coated owned 

 by members of the club. The Spaniel Club classification 

 No. 1 is adopted, and the club offers *25 in specials. Mr, C. 

 H. Mason offers a copy of "Our Prize Dogs" for the pointer 

 and English setter with the best set of legs and feet, and a 

 copy of 'Typical Dogs" for the sporting spaniel— other than 

 Irish water— and mastiff, same conditions. The show will 

 be held in the Caledonian Cm-ling Club Rink, on Elliott 

 street. Spratts Patent will bench and feed, and Mr. Wm. 

 Tallmau will be the superintendent. The judges are: Mr. 

 John Davidson, pointers, setters, foxhounds and beagles; 

 Mr. C. H. Mason the remaining classes. Entries close 

 March 25. The address of the secretary is Mr. A. W. Smith, 

 263 Main street, Buffalo, N. Y. 



CHICAGO DOG SHOW ENTRIES. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



The eutries for the Mascout.ah Kennel Club's show, to be 

 held in Chicago, March 1 to 7, number 649, divided as fol- 

 lows: Mastiffs SC., St. Bernards (rough) 43, smooth 16, blood- 

 hounds 2, Newfoundland 1, Great Danes 55, deerhounds 7, 

 greyhounds 22, pointers 51, English setters 51, Irish setters 

 30, 'Gordon setters 16, foxhounds 52, Chesapeake Bays 4, Irish 

 water spaniels 10, Clumbers 5, field 7, cocker 21, collies 32, 

 poodles 4, bulldogs 13, bull-terriers 26, dachshunde 2, bea- 

 gles 13, toy terriers (smooth) 38, wire-haired 11, Irish terriers 

 6, Scotch 3, Dandie Dinmonts 4, Skye 3, black and tan 7, 

 Yorkshire 13. toy 1. pugs 16, King Charles spaniels 4, Blen- 

 heims 4, Italian greyhounds 3, schipperke 2, Clydesdale ter- 

 riers 3, Siberian wolfhounds 7, miscellaneous*5, 



Geo. H. Hill, Superintendent. 



Nov. 4. .Myrtle W. H. Joeckel. 



Miscarried when six 

 weeks gone, from a 

 kick . 



Nov. 25..LaDuchesse J. V- Hecker. ...Ian. 24 17 8 



Dee 23 Miguon C. T. Barney. .In whelp. 



. . ..la 



Jan. 17..Zillah... 



..B. P. Johnson.. In whelp. 



A REPORTER DOG. 



NEW HAVEN DOG SHOW.— There is strong probabil- 

 ity that the New Haven Kennel Club will hold a dog show 

 some time next winter in connection with poultry and pet 

 stock. 



TN April or May, 1883, an acquaintance of mine presented 

 JL me with a four-months-old puppy (no pedigree). I had 

 ample leisure time, aud when the season opened the young- 

 ster was thoroughly yard-broken. Stationed in a quail- 

 hunter's Eldorado, it was an easy matter to give my dog a 

 good field education that same fall and winter. It was 

 toward the end of the succeeding season of 1884-5 when I first 

 noticed that my dog would report. The middle of the day 

 is even in fall and winter very hot in southern Texas, and I 

 would generally select a shady spot to rest for several hours. 

 Calling my dog up I would give him his water and lunch, 

 bathe his flanks and order him to lie down. As soon as 

 rested he would rise and try to induce me to do the same; 

 upon beiug reprimanded he would sit staring at me for 

 several minutes: and if I did not show any intention to recom 

 mence our hunt, he would deliberately walk off, and some- 

 times be absent an hour'; whenever he returned he would be 

 very restless, whine, break away a short distance, return, 

 leap up and ask to be caressed; and upon beiug followed 

 would go straight up to the birds he had found and come to 

 a point. , . ' 



When traveling by wagon he would wind game a great 

 distance off. and upon being allowed to leave the convey- 

 ance would draw r on the game and come to a point. If the 

 conveyance did not stop, and nobody dismounted to shoot 

 ova* him, he would freeze to the point until the wagon 

 would get out of sight. Then he w T oulcl carefully withdraw, 

 and after catching up, in a manner not to be misunderstood, 

 beg to be followed. In those instance hp would work for 

 the gun as faithfully as for myself; under other circum- 

 stances, however, men who hunted with me continually 

 could not induce him to go with them, uor if forced to go 

 along to work for them. The dog is alive, and his present 

 owner writes that he is still unsurpassed on quail and a 

 most reliable retriever. F. J. P. 



DEATH OF CLAREMONT NOREEN. — Des Moines, la., 

 Feb. 13. — Editor Forest and, Stream: I am sorry to write 

 you of the loss of Claremont Noreen (Claremont Patsy — 

 Nino). I regarded her as the most promising bitch puppy 

 that I ever bred, and I have toed some good ones. I think 

 a large board fell ou her, for she became paralyzed before I 

 noticed anything the matter with her general health. I had 

 saved this bitch, together with a dog pup Rancho, which I 

 now have, to send to some of the prominent bench shows in 

 order that the sporting fraternity might have an opportunity 

 to judge of Patsy's merits. I shall still show Rancho, if in 

 condition, at Chicago and Boston, and possibly some other 

 shows, although not seven months old, and am satisfied that 

 he will be favorably noticed. — F. H. Perry. 



IRISH SETTERS AT NEW YORK. 



"OLACKSBURG, S. G, Feb. 15. — Editor Forest and 

 Jt> Stream: The New York dog show of 1S90 is over (the 

 second one I have failed to attend), and a marked catalogue 

 kiudly mailed me by a friend is just at hand. The list of 

 Irish setter winners is to me very interesting reading and 

 draws forth a few comments on their breeding. 



In 1881 I bred champion Elcho to champion Noreen, and 

 from that litter came champions Elcho, Jr., Glencho, Bruce 

 and Noreen II. It is safe to say that no other Irish bitch in 

 America, and I doubt if any setter bitch of any breed, or 

 pointer, ever before or since produced such a litter. One of 

 them winner of more first, special and champion prizes than 

 any other setter or pointer ever bred in America; another the 

 sire of more winners than any other setter or pointer ever 

 bred in this country, and the third a field trial winner. 



The winner of 1st open dog class and vhc. reserve in open 

 bitch class at the New York show this week were sired by 



ROCHESTER DOG SHOW.— The dog show of the Roch- 

 ester Kennel Club, to be held at Rochester March 11 to 14, 

 promises to be a great success. In addition to the regular 

 prizes there will be valuable specials offered. The St. Ber- 

 nard Club offer silver medals, one for the best of each sex in 

 both rough and smooth -coated owned by members of the 

 club. The Mastiff Club offers $25 for the best mastiff owned 

 by a member of the club, provided there are three com- 

 petitors. The Pointer Club offers $10 each for the best dog 

 and bitch owned by a member of the club. The Kennel 

 Club has made an arrangement with all express companies 

 coming into Rochester to carry all dogs exhibited, one way 

 free. 



ST. BERNARD CLUB MEDALS.— New York. Feb. 21.— 

 Editor Forest and stream: Please notice that the medals, 

 offered by the St. Bernard Club for the Rochester show, are 

 for American bred dogs. The notice sent out by the 

 Rochester Clnb announcing the said specials, does not men- 

 tion this. Kindly insert this in this week's issue and 

 oblige.— K. E, Hopf, Pres. St. Bernard Club of America. 



KENNEL NOTES. 

 Notes must be sent on prepared blanks, which are fur- 

 nished free on receipt of stamped and addressed envelope 

 of large letter size. Sets of 300 of any one form, bound for 

 retaining: dx\plicates, are sent for 30 cents. 



NAMES CLAIMED. 

 JSP" Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks. 



Don By C. D. Crawford, Mjddletown, N, Y., for black, tan and 

 ticked bea'alf flog, whelped Jan. 2,1890, by Speculation (Ringwood 

 —imported Fanny) out of Tel da W. ■Cameron's Racket— Pussie). 



Viraicand La4u Aylerford. By Eberhart Pag Kennels. Cincin- 

 nati, O., for fawn png bitches, whelped Sept. 3, 1889. by Rochester 



° U tfnotolitoJt, Onka Pea and Onota Rose. By Onota Kennels. Pitts- 

 field Mass., for red Irish setters, one dog and two bitches, whelped 

 Oct. 29, by cnampion Chief (Berkley— Duck) out of Bizreena (Nim- 



TO polUe Z p l e & rki'ns and Sallie Hamilton. By Woodland Kennels. 

 Woodstock, Out., for red and black cocker spaniel bitches. whelped 

 May 9 1889, by Black Duke (champion Obo H.— Woodland Queen) 

 out of Lady Stanley (Robin— Fretyie). ^, a r7 



Block Count and Black Duchess II. By Woodland Kennels, 

 Woodstock, Ont., for black cocker spaniel dog and bitch, whelped 

 May 8 1889 by champion Oho II. (Farrowa's Obo— Chloe II.) out of 

 Woodland Queen (Kelly's Tippo— Woodstock Queen). 



Martha Washington. By Geo. Douglas, Woodstock. Ont., for 

 black cocker spaniel bitch, wbelped May 9. 1889, by Black Duke 

 (champion Obo IT.— Woodland Queen) out of Lady Stanley (Robin 

 —Fretyie). 



BRED. 



(ESP" Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks. 



Frolic— Barkis. C. B. Tan Hoesen'e (Brooklyn, N. Y.) greyhound 

 bitch Frolic to H. W. Huntington's champion Balkis (Clyto— 

 Primrose), Feb. 6. ^ T „, . 



Camhdro-Balhls. H. W. Huntington's (Brooklyn, N. YJ grey- 

 hound bitch champion Cassandra, to bis champion Balkis, Feb. 18, 



