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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[.May 1, 1890. 



DOGS OF THE DAY. 



NOTICES hare been sent out for the May meeting of the 

 executive committee of the A. K. C, which will be 

 held, on May 22. A special meeting of the club has also been 

 called for the same date and will precede the committee 

 meeting. The club meeting will take action upon a few 

 amendments to the constitution, the only one of vital im- 

 portance being that proposed by Mr. Anthony to make nine 

 members constitute a quorum. I have not the constitution 

 by me, but I am inclined to think that the amendment will 

 only apply to the A. K. C. meeting. If so, it would be ad- 

 visable to make it extend to the committee meetings as 

 well. It may be that Mr, Anthony's amendment to Article 

 XIII., Section 5, covers this, but there is not sufficient con- 

 text to give the clue as to what it refers to, and reference to 

 the full text of the article is necessary. 



The amendments to the associate members' portion of the 

 constitution, Art. IV., won't make or break anything. 

 There is one, if my ineinorv serves me correctly (these 

 amendments were proposed last February), which left it 

 optional with some persons, who, not stated, to leave names 

 on the list of associate members of those who were in arrears 

 for dues. This was rather sat upon at the Boston meeting 

 by the unanimous passing of a request to the A. K. C. to 

 cease publishing names of members in arrears for the cur- 

 rent year. So that it is evident that there is not any great 

 desire to have the proposed amendment to the constitution 

 adopted. I fail to see why a person who has not paid his 

 dues should be placed on the same footing as one who has. 

 It is bad policy for several reasons, but they are too obvious 

 to require setting forth. The only reason for change is to 

 give a fictitious appearance of support at the beginning of 

 the year when members are not prompt in sending in their 

 renewal subscription, but such a course is not the one best 

 calculated to hurry up the cash. 



Mr. Frank B. Richards, well known as a critic and fre- 

 quenter of dog shows two or three years ago, is very nicely 

 fixed at Boston. When at the Hub a few weeks ago! called 

 at the Globe office, where I knew Mi*. Richards was em- 



Sloyed, and was as surprised as I was pleased to find that 

 e was filling the responsible position of night editor. To 

 those not of the profession I would say that the night editor 

 is the great I am in all cases where there are no special in- 

 structions. He is the man who says what goes in and what 

 remains out when there are three or four columns too much 

 set up. Any man who knows newspaper work knows what 

 a responsible position that of night editor is, and it speaks 

 well of Mr. Riohards's ability to know that within two years 

 he has climbed so high upon the journalistic ladder. 



I think it can be truthfully said that dog show judging as 

 it is conducted in this country is just as straight as it can 

 be. There is none of the English follow-ruy-leader style 

 over here. And if a dog is good enough to win under every 

 judge he faces during a season there is no disputing his 

 claims to premiership. There is an inclination now and 

 again to try men who have not had experience enough to 

 give them confidence in the ring. They are a little afraid to 

 go against a powerful kennel, and the best dog does not 

 always get his deserts. Well, it is no easy thing nowadays 

 to judge some breeds, unless the man who is so doing has 

 been through the mill and goes to work perfectly oblivious 

 of his surroundings. Once a man begins to think of who is 

 looking on it is all up with his peace of mind, and he be- 

 comes rattled beyond hope of recovery. It is a great deal 

 easier to say how a thing shonld be done than to do it. 

 "Buck" fever, the stage frightof even experienced actors, the 

 "Sheffield funk," which attacks men who are hot favorites 

 for the great Sheffield foot handicaps, are all part and parcel 

 of the same thing which at time shows itself in the judging 

 ring. 



The number of ladies who are interested in dogs is gradu- 

 ally increasing. It is a good thing to have them amid us, 

 and there are no more enthusiastic fanciers than those of 

 the fair sex. There is one lady in the Philadelphia district 

 who has not taken any very prominent part as an exhibitor 

 as yet, but I am sure she will ere long. I refer to Mrs. Frank 

 Smyth, of Germantown. This lady has chosen the name of 

 Swiss Mountain Kennels for her establishment, which is 

 situated on East Washington lane, quite close to Walnut 

 Lane Station on the Chestnut Hill branch of the Philadel- 

 phia & Reading road. The residence is one of those quaint 

 old Germantown houses which were built substantially 

 enough a century ago to be able to withstand wind and 

 weather for still another one hundred years. Not that it 

 looks old at present, for it has just been rejuvenated, aud 

 but for the telltale date stone it would be taken for a crea- 

 tion of yesterday. On a gentle rising ground immediately 

 behind the house are the neatly arranged kennels, each with 

 its adjoining wire fenced yard. Naturally St. Bernards are 

 the leading attraction at a kennel with such a name, and 

 there are some half dozen useful brood bitches on the place, 

 with three litters, two of which have just been weaned! 

 These are by General Butler and Marquis of Stafford, son of 

 champion Save. There is also a three-weeks-old litter by 

 Celtic Rector, son of the Giaut Rector, and out of a Victor 

 Joseph bitch. Everything about the place is neat, clean and 

 tidy, and the live stock are kept in excellent condition. In 

 addition to the St. Bernards, Mrs. Smyth has a nice lot of 

 spaniels, including two well-bred and typical cocker bitches 

 of the Obo strain, from one of which there is an uncommonly 

 good young dog that would make a lot of the show dog's 

 take a back seat. One want at the kennels has just been 

 supplied in the shape of a good and well-bred Sfc', Bernard 

 dog. The head of the harem is Arch Duke, by Max out of 

 Theo, who was by Ofcho out of Margery, by Bonivard. Max 

 was bred at the Chequasset Kennels and was by Hermit, lit- 

 ter brother to Otho. The result of this double infusion of 

 the Otho blood is to be seen in Arch Duke's grand head, 

 while he has not Otho's failing behind. He is a young dog, 

 not yet two years old, and was not brought to the surface 

 till the dog season of 1890 was just about over. He needs a 

 little time to fill out, and when he is in condition he should 

 weigh ISOlbs., for he is just about as tall as any of the 

 roughs of to-day. 



Checks have been sent to all winners at Rochester dog 

 show who did not collect at the show. The show encoun- 

 tered bad weather and was not a financial success, hence the 

 promptness in settling up is commendable. A week or t wo 

 ago I spoke of express delays in connection with shipping 

 from Lee, Mass., to Rochester and return. The explanation 

 is that the express company, United States, I think, only 

 controls some ten or dozen miles beyond Lee, stopping at 

 Pittsfield on the Boston and Albany road. To get the long 

 mileage therefor express matter is sent via New York. To 

 subject live stock to such treatment is most reprehensible, 

 particularly so in the case at point when positive instruc- 

 tions were given to ship via Pittsfield. 



How different is the catering by the English companies 

 when an important show is about to be held. For the ken- 

 nel club show held in London on April 15 to 18, the London 

 and Northwestern, Midland and Great Northern railways 

 each advertised special facilities for the sending of dogs to 

 the show. They certainly manage this better abroad than 

 in this country, as may be seen from advertisements in the 

 English papers. How would it do for theA.K.C. to appoint 

 a committee to get uniform concessions on all lines and bet 

 ter rates from express companies if possible? 



Mr. Mitchell Harrison was the purchaser of Mr. Wake- 



Walker's collie bitch Gypsy, bought at the late Collie Club 

 show in London at the time Mr. Harrison secured Chris- 

 topher. 



Mr. Henry Halsey, who is trying to make a new club in 

 English St. Bernard circles, was born in New York. 



The Stock-Keeper to hand last week has a likeness of the 

 collie Ormskirk Amazement, the son of Christopher, who 

 takes his sire's place in Mr. Stretch's kennels. Amazement 

 is wonderfully like Roslyn Wilkes in face and expression. 



The action of the A. K. C. at its last meeting in disquali- 

 fying the defaulting Albany show officials has had the de- 

 sired effect, and the prize money has been paid to those to 

 whom it was so long due. 



Dr. Daniel Lee, who acted as veterinary at the Boston 

 show, invites Mr. E. Sheffield Porter to attend his lecture 

 on the dog's ear at the Harvard Veterinary School, and still 

 holds to bis opinion that the gun test was a legitimate one, 

 and proved that Beryl was not totally deaf. I would have 

 greater faith in Dr. Lee's opinion if he had not disqualified 

 a St. Bernard belonging to a friend of mine, which had a 

 dried surfeit sore. I suppose he thought it was niangp, but 

 any person with a knowledge of dogs could see that it had 

 been made by the animal licking himself. If it had been a 

 wound or raw there might have been some excuse, but the 

 raw had entirely healed over and the skin was quite dry 

 before the dog was sent to Boston. I felt mucn annoyed 

 about this business, because it was at my earnest solicita- 

 tion I got the owner to enter the dog, and knowing that no 

 person who knew what surfeit was would disqualify the 

 dog, I had the dog sent on. Nothing whatever has 'been 

 done to the dog in the way of dressing since his return, and 

 the bare spot is now covered with hair. Dr. Lee's reply to 

 Mr. Porter's letter was not a very gentlemanly one, 'and 

 when it comes to a question between those two as to a dog 

 being deaf, the New Haven gentleman will snow under the 

 Harvard M. D. V. on a vote of the dog men of this country. 



Mr. W. T. Payne, President of the Southern California 

 Kennel Club of Los Angeles, writes me that there is every 

 prospect of the club's coming show being a very successful 

 exhibition. Mr. H. H. Briggs, of the San Francisco Breeder 

 and Sportsman, will judge all classes, as he did last year. 

 Mr. Briggs is as popular on the Pacific coast as he made 

 himself at the High Point field trials a few years ago. 



I learn from Mr. Weiss, of Bethlehem, that he has lost his 

 Irish setter champion Nellie. Mr. Weiss has had anything 

 but a pleasant experience in dogs so far. but to a man of his 

 determination there will be a "getthar" some day. 



Roslyn Torfrida, in whelp to Christopher, has arrived at 

 the Chestnut Hill Kennels, but I regret to hear that the 

 brood bitch Mavis strayed from there last week. She is a 

 sable with white breast, good long head, but does not carry 

 her ears up. She is too valuable to lose, and I hope will 

 soon come to the surface. 



Mr. C. H. Boddeley, of Champaign, advises me that the 

 dog poisoner is at his nefarious work out there. He has just 

 lost his collie Tramp II., and Mr. Muss has lost one of his 

 black and tan terriers. J. W. 



RUNS WITH THE FOXES. 



I.— A FOX HUNT ON CAPE COD. 



CHRISTMAS morning, '89, in a farmhouse on Cape Cod; 

 time, 3:30 A M. The alarm clock rings and Sport and 

 his young brother slowly awake to the realization of the 

 fact that the morning of the mucb-talked-of fox hunt has 

 arrived. The stars are shining brightly and the weather is 

 still and remarkably mild; but the hitter conditions are 

 favorable, and the dogs will have no difficulty in following 

 the trail over the sand. 



On descending to the dining-room a cheerful scene meets 

 th; eyes of the hunters, as a fire of huge logs is blazing in 

 the large old-fashioned fireplace and a substantial break- 

 fast already on the table, is something that at once claims 

 their attention. Taking their guns and plunder, thev seftt 

 themselves in the team and start for the rendezvous, 

 which is to be at the Globe Hotel— where they find the 

 rest of the party assembled, The pack consists of two 

 large raw-boned foxhounds, led by their owner, a gentle- 

 man whose regular calling is "keeper of the county jail"— 

 but his sporting proclivities having been aroused 'he has 

 arranged to procure a substitute for the day and has joined 

 in the sport. 



The party is made up of eight, and taking the dogs in the 

 wagon, we start on a drive of about nine miles, to the head 

 of the neck as it is called— one of those curious tongues of 

 sand, seven miles long and from a quarter to a half mile 

 widens tupped with high sandhills, with here and there a 

 swamp. 



Arrived at the starting point the skirmish line take 

 intervals and move slowly forward, the master of the 

 hounds in the lead, carefully looking for a fresh trail, which 

 is quickly found and the dogs are let go. 



Hard traveling this— as at each step we sink deeply into 

 the loose sand, and there are many sandhills in our path, 

 but we get an occasional note from the hounds and press 

 forward with enthusiasm. It has been growing lighter for 

 some time now and as the writer reaches the top of a par- 

 ticularly large hill he passes and feels amply repaid for the 

 pangs of early rising, by the scene presented to him. On 

 the right, the sun shows a large expanse of salt marsh and 

 beyond a large harbor— while on the left the surf is break- 

 ing heavily on the beach. The high land near Plymouth is 

 also in sight and one's thoughts revert naturally to Pilgrim 

 times— and something suggests the picture of John Alden, 

 walking on the beach and pondering over Priscilla's gentle 

 hint 



But the dogs are coming this way again, and every one is 

 on the alert, when to our horror we see the fox dodge num- 

 ber one, the beach guard, around a small sandhill and gain 

 the beach. At once there is a wild break for the shore, but 

 as the owner of the "applestock" reaches the bluff the fox 

 is discovered a hundred yards away and going like mad up 

 the shore. Our youngest member is on hand, however, and 

 firing his light single-harreled gun starts in pursuit, as he 

 afterward explains with the idea of getting another shot. 



It is very discouraging, but the day is still young, and 

 soon the dogs pick up a fresh trail, and hope revives as the 

 hounds drive reynard into a small swamp, which we sur- 

 round, and taking commanding positions on high sandhills 

 wait patiently for the chance of a shot. For'an hour or 

 more tbe chase circles around, while the sharp baying of 

 the hounds tells us that they are getting closer and closer 

 upon their prey, and that this sort of thing cannot continue 

 much longer. The Professor has the beach station this 

 time, and once more the fox tries the old game; but this 

 time he was well watcher), and suddenly there comes a puff 

 of smoke and the Professor leaps to his feet. Reynard stag- 

 gers, but it takes a second barrel before he drops, and with 

 a wild yell the Professor is upon him and makes sure that 

 he will not escape. After a few moments of exultation we 

 light our cigars, and shouldering the game retrace our steps 

 toward the spot where the horses are left— a couple of miles 

 distant. 



The distance is about covered, when on looking down into 

 a small valley we discover the rest of the party seated 

 around a large mince pie and refreshing themselves from a 



goodly flask, with a liquid which would bardlv pass muster 

 in this prohibition country, The homeward drive is enjoy- 

 able, and we are in condition to appreciate the Christmas 

 dinner which foUows, saddened only with the thought that 

 our vacation is over and that the morrow will find us at the 

 desk again. 



THE DALMATIAN. 



THE standard adopted by the Dalmatian Club of England 

 on March 26 is as follows: 

 The Dalmatian in many particulars much resembles the 

 pointer, more especially m size, build and outline, though 

 the markings peculiar to this breed are a very important 

 feature and very highly valued. 



1. In general appearance the Dalmatian should represent 

 a strong, muscular and active dog. symmetrical in outline 

 and free from coarseness and lumber, capable of great en- 

 durance, combined with a fair amount of speed. 



2. Thehead should be of fair length, the skull flat, rather 

 broad between the ears, and moderately well defined at the 

 temples, i. e., exhibiting a moderate amount of stop, and 

 not in one straight line from the nose to the occiput bone, 

 as required in a bull-terrier. It should be entirely free 

 from wrinkle. 



3. Tlie muzzle should be long and powerful, the lips clean, 

 filling the jaws moderately close. 



4. The eyes should be set moderately apart and of medium 

 size, round, bright and sparkling, with an intelligent ex- 

 pression, their color greatly depending on the markings of 

 the dog. In the black spotted variety the eyes should be 

 dark (black or dark brown); in the liver spotted variety they 

 should be light (yellow or light brown). 



5. The rim round the eyes in the black-spotted variety 

 should be black; in the liver-spotted variety brown, never 

 flesh-colored in either. 



5. The cars should be set on rather high, of moderate size, 

 rather wide at the base, and gradually tapering to a rounded 

 point. They should be carried close to the head, be tbin 

 and fine in texture and always spotted, the more profusely 

 the better. 



7. Tlie nose in the black spotted variety should always be 

 black; in the liver spotted varietv always brown. 



8: The nccli and shoulders.— The neck should be fairly 

 long, nicely arched, light and tapering.and entirely free from 

 throatiness. The shoulders should be moderately oblique, 

 clean and muscular, denoting speed. 



9. Body, chest, back and loins.— The chest should not be 

 too wide, but very deep and capacious; ribs moderately well 

 sprung, never rounded like barrel hoops, which would indi- 

 cate want of speed; the back powerful; loin strong, muscu- 

 lar and slightly arched. 



10. Legs and feet.— Of great importance. The forelegs 

 should be perfectly straight, strong and heavy in bone; close 

 to the body; forefeet round, compact, with well arched toes * 

 (cat-footed), and rough, tough, elastic pads. In the hindlegs 

 the muscles should be clean though well defined; the hocks 

 well let down. 



1 11. Nails.— In the black variety, black and white; in the 

 liver spotted variety brown and white. 



12. The tail shouldnot be too long; strong at the insertion, 

 and gradually tapering toward the end; free from coarse- 

 ness; it should not be inserted too low down, and carried 

 with a slight curve upward, but never curled; it should be 

 spotted, the more profusely the better. 



The coat should be short, hard, dense and fine; sleek and 

 glossy iu appearance, but neither woolly nor silky. 



14. Color and Markings— These are most important 

 points. The ground color in both varieties should be pure 

 white, very decided and not intermixed. The color of the 

 spots in the black variety should be black, the deeper and 

 richer the black the better. In the liver-spotted variety 

 they should be brown without admixture of black. The 

 spots should not intermingle, but be as round and well- 

 defined as possible, the more distinct the better; in size they 

 should be trom that of a sixpence to a florin. The spots on 

 head, face, ears, legs, tail and extremities to be smaller than 

 those on the body. 



15. Size —Dogs, 551bs.; bitches, 501bs. 



STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE. 



Head and eyes io 



Ears 5 



Neck and shoulders lo 



Body, back, chest and loins 10 



Leas and feet 15 



Coat 5 



Color and markings 30 



Tail 5 



Size, symmetry, etc 10 



Total 100 



MR. BELMONT'S FOX-TERRIERS IN ENGLAND. — 

 Following are the comments of the London Field on the 

 fox-terrier classes at the recent Kennel Club show: "The 

 fox-terriers were only fairly numerous and of no more than 

 fair quality, the wire-hairs, as usual, .suffering from the 

 withdrawal ot Mr. Carrick and Mr. Maxwell as exhibitors. 

 Mr. A. Belmont, Jr., of New York, is to complimented on 

 his spirit in sending the pick of his kennels over here to be 

 pitted against our cracks, and it was pleasing to note him 

 successful in challenge dogs with Dusky Trap; still, he 

 should not have beaten Huntou Prince, for Trap has gone 

 off since he won here before, and many admirers of the ter- 

 rier never considered him quite high class. Regent, too, was 

 beaten; but Result, owing to f-n injured jaw. was not able 

 to put in an appearance. In the corresponding bitch class 

 Vesuvienne, looking almost better than ever, easily beat 

 Rachel, who was in nice trim; her beautiful body and shape 

 still remain, but she has grown wider in front than ever, and 

 is thus hardly in the running with Mr. Vicary's favorite 

 The latter's kennel won easily in the next class with Venio 

 another improving dog; second to him was the bad-headed 

 Raby Baronet, a dog Mr. Raper once sold for £3 % a useful 

 sort of terrier as a workman, with the best of bodies and ex- 

 cellent legs and feet, but his head should always keep him 

 from a foremost position in a good class. Mr. Redmond 

 was, however, thoroughly consistent throughout his awards, 

 preferring body and legs to the head. Raby Trigger, he, 

 is a much better dog than Baronet, quite iu the first rank, 

 with his strong, powerlul jaw, a little too square and not 

 sufficiently cut away, aud excellent body and character 

 Mr. Tinne was vhc. with Monte Carlo, again inferior in head: 

 Lord Monington, a middling dog, the Cambridge winner 

 was fourth; Huuton Billy fifth, and Rational third. Billy 

 should have been fourth. Mr. Raper's dog second, and Haz- 

 ard not m the money at all. Blemton Rubicon, who came 

 with a considerable reputation from New York, is very mod- 

 erate indeed, and barely deserved his he. ; he is wide in front, 

 has a moderate body and coat, an execrable stern, and his 

 head and ears are by no means what one wishes to see on a 

 first-class fox-terrier; the fact of the matter, Blemton Racket 

 is the smarter terrier of the two." 



DEATH OF NAIAD.— We are sorry to learn that the 

 bull bitch Naiad, winner of first at Buffalo, is dead. We 

 stated last week that upon her return from the show she 

 was found in her box nearly lileless when the train reached 

 Albany, but that there were hopes of her recovery. She 

 was too far gone, however, and died on reaching New 

 Haven. 



