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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[May 8, 1890. 



DOGS OF THE DAV. 



A FEW weeks ago reference was made to the very appar- 

 ent fact that the position of the associate members was 

 not thoroughly understood by all the members, and then- 

 standing was more clearly denned. It now appears that at 

 44 Broadway there is also a misunderstanding, and the ad- 

 visory committee made a serious blunder at its meeting 

 held on April 7. In the Kennel Gazette for that month 

 (which makes its appearance on May 1, and reminds one of 

 the first October race meeting at Newmarket which is always 

 held in September), the following appears in the report of 

 that meeting: ... 



"6. The American Kennel Club vs. Associates m arrears 

 for dues, 1890. 



"Resolved, That all members whose dues are m arrears 

 be forthwith notified by the secretary that they are in ar- 

 rears, and are requested to pay same. 



"Resolved, That all names of members, who having re- 

 reived this notice, fail for sixty days thereafter to pay their 

 dues be dronped from the roll of membership. 



"Resolved, That the secretary send out these resolutions 

 attached to said notice. 



"Resolved, That as dues for the current year were payable 

 January 1st, resignations will not be considered offered 

 since that date, until after the payment of current dues." 



I wonder who the wit was that suggested that to get a 

 resignation accepted one must pay §5. If the §5 are paid it 

 is hardly likely the person who does so will give up his quid 

 pro quo— the Gazette and Stud Book. 



The fact of the matter is that the members of the advisory 

 committee forgot to refer to the constitution on the subject 

 of associate members, or they would never have made the 

 mistake they did. My friend Dr. Perry will allow me to 

 express surprise that he was so led astray, and Mr. Vreden- 

 bnrgh ought also to have detected that the resolutions were 

 all out of order. Messrs. Belmont, Anthony and Wise did 

 not have occasion to know the constitution as did Dr. Perry 

 and Mr. Vredenburgh, and whatever palliation there is in 

 being forgetful or ignorant of the law is theirs. In Mr. 

 Vredenburgh's case I am at a loss to understand how he 

 failed to see the mistake, for he it was who suggested the 

 amendment to Sec. 3 of Art. IV. of the constitution, whereby 

 its present force is proposed to be altered by substituting 

 "may" for the word "shall," which I have italicized in 

 quoting the section, which is as follows: "Art. TV. Sec. 3. 

 The annual dues of $5 shall be payable on the first of Janu- 

 ary of each year to the secretary of the American Kennel 

 Club, and any person whose dues are not paid on or before 

 January 20 shall thereby forfeit his right to be included in 

 the list of members eligible for election to office and to vote 

 for officers for the ensuing year; and if his dues shall remain 

 unpaid at the next annual meeting of the associate members 

 his name shall be stricken from the roll, provided, however, 

 that upon remitting the $5 dues with an application for 

 membership he shall be reinstated upon the indorsement of 

 his application by the two presidents as hereinbefore pro- 

 vided." 



It is easy to see now how ineffectual the action of the" ad- 

 visory committee is. We can take it for granted that not 

 one of the members present at the meeting would pass any 

 resolution so diametrically opposed to the constitution as 

 those regarding associate members. The only thing, there- 

 fore, for them to do is to correct the minutes in some way, 

 for of course when they come before the A.K.C. for accept- 

 ance they will have to be amended by striking out the un- 

 constitutional portions of the proceedings. You see not one 

 of the persons to whom application is directed to be made 

 for dues for 1890 is a member of the club, nor has he been 

 since the annual meeting of the associates held during the 

 New York show. Every one who has paid his money in since 

 that date, if he did not file au application and get it in- 

 dorsed by Mr. Belmont and Dr. Perry, is not in reality a 

 member. I do not suppose this has been done in a single 

 instance, and it is just as I said at thp associates' meeting at 

 Boston, that the most exasperating thing in connection with 

 the A.K.C. is the disregard of the plain and definite require- 

 ments of the constitution. Ninety-nine per cent, of the errors 

 made by the A.K.C. since its organization would have 

 been avoided if it had occurred to some one to see what the 

 constitution called for. 



In the case before us we have an instance which is a long 

 wav from being an exception, and it will be seen at a glance 

 that the passing of the resolutions bv the advisory commit- 

 tee was a waste of time. None will acknowledge such to be 

 the case sooner than the members of that body, mortifying 

 though it may be. 



There is another resolution the committee passed to the 

 effect that hereafter official notices of the A. K. C. would 

 only appear in the Gazette. That I understand to be that 

 the secretary will send no notices of expulsion or reinstate- 

 ments to club members of the A.K.C. or to the kennel press. 

 Presumably the object is to boom the Gazette, but will it do 

 so? I doubt it for the reason that if the kennel papers 

 choose they can quote from the Gazette within a day or two 

 of its publication. Is it a wise step? I doubt it. Let us 

 take, for instance, the Albany Kennel Club case, which ap- 

 pears in the report of this same advisory committee meet- 

 ing. The A. K. C. was advised by Mr. Gallup, of the Albany 

 Club, that checks for all unpaid premiums, for which he 

 and his brother officials had been expelled and his club sus- 

 pended, had been remitted to the winners at the show of 

 1889 The committee decided that he must file a statement 

 of premiums so paid, and thirty days thereafter, if no further 

 complaint is mad», reinstatements will follow. No such 

 statements appearing in the April Gazette it is to be. pre- 

 sumed that none had been received before going to press. 

 Supposing it has already been received it was possible for it 

 to be received by May 2, presuming that the secretary gave 

 the Albany people no more notice than he gave other mem- 

 bers. On May 31 the Gazette for the present month is sent 

 out with the statement, and the thirty days expiring on 

 June 1 the Albany Club is duly reinstated before any one 

 gets a chance to check the account in such manner as the 

 advisory committee desired. Such a case occurred to me as 

 soon as I read the report, and it would be easy to add many 

 others, such as expulsions during the show 'season, which 

 ought to be publicly announced at once. 



There is another case, notice of which appears in this 

 same committee meeting report, which will bear looking 

 into. At the Baltimore show an exhibitor was disqualified 

 for taking his dogs out contrary to a specific refusal to per- 

 mit his doing so, for which he was disqualified. The case 

 has been taken up by the advisory committee, how yet re- 

 mains to be seen. If the exhibitor appealed, the rules pro- 

 vide a definite method of procedure, which is that the case 

 goes to the president, who may grant temporary reinstate- 

 ment or allow the penalty to continue in force, but in either 

 event it goes to the executive committee at its next meeting, 

 and must be decided by that committee and that committee 

 alone There is nothing in the rules about the advisorv 

 committee deciding these appeals. Altogether I must re- 

 luctantly confess that about the only commendable thing 

 done by the committee was to order the money so long due 

 Mr. "Billy" Graham paid to him at once. I suppose the 

 case '^Watson vs. Rochester Kennel Club." will eventually 

 be determined. It was started last June, and my evidence 

 as called for respecting request for reserve numbers for the 

 special prizes has been furnished, and now Secretary Yates 

 roust put in any evidence he has or lose the case by default. 



I don't want that at all, but a decision on the merits of the 

 case as submitted. I don't know that it affects the 

 Rochester Club at all, the specials being donations. This 

 was a case in which an objection was lodged before the show 

 closed, with a request to have reserve numbers taken. The 

 club overruled the protest, which, upon appeal to the A. 

 K. C, was sustained, and we have been backing and filling 

 since last September over the reserve number business. 



Nothing funnier has turned up in the kennel world for 

 many.a long day than the report of the general meeting of 

 the Scottish Dandie Dinmont Terrier Society, held at Glas- 

 gow last month. It is to be hoped that Mr. Lauder, Hon. 

 Sec. Scottish D. D. T. Society, will not be removed from his 

 position, for he is the "Bill Nye" of dogdom as represented 

 in our English exchanges. It was only a week or two since 

 he was boiling over with indignation at Mr. D. J. Thomson 

 Gray, president of the society, for having in an off-hand 

 manner referred to it as the Dandle. Club instead of its full 

 name. D. T. and all. Lauder's latest is the official report of 

 the Glasgow meeting. What it is in toto may be judged 

 from the following "bits": 



"Thehon. sec. pointed out that the programme in his hand 

 was only partially through. However, the president began 

 reading and commenting on some document, which he 

 styled 'A memorial'. * * * The hon. sec. * * * asked 

 for and proceeded to hand the same to Mr. Cook to read 

 also, but to this Mr. D. J. Thomson Gray objected, strongly 

 supported by Mr. Houleston gracefully flourishing a loosely 

 tied umbrella, with which he threatened to knock down the 

 hon. sec. * * * The president then vacated the chair, de- 

 claring the meeting finished, at which the hon. sec. pro ' 

 tested. * * * The responsibility for this unparalleled 

 episode in the society's affairs must rest with the president 

 for the following reasons:" 



Then follow three numbered reasons, the third of which is 

 "By the insult leveled at that official [hon. sec] [and Mr. 

 Cook, when wishing to read jointly in the meeting's presence 

 this extraordinary concoction." 



The foregoing is the comedy side of the rather dry reports 

 of club meetings held in England. What strikes one accus- 

 tomed to parliamentarily conducted meetings is the peculiar 

 looseness of doing business at these English meetings. At 

 the Basset Hound Club meeting Mr. Millais was chairman, 

 and yet of the three resolutions acted upon, one was pro- 

 posed by the chairman and another seconded by him. The 

 bulldog men are a lot worse than that, however. At one 

 meeting they decided to alter the weights, making class VIII. 

 for bitches 381bs. and under 451bs. weight. At the next 

 meeting, when these minutes came up for approval, a pro- 

 position was made to alter them, substituting 351bs. for 

 381bs. Extraordinary as such a proposition was, yet nine 

 voted to alter the minutes and only ten to have them stand. 

 Of course the proper way in such a case is to move a recon- 

 sideration, but not to alter minutes except to make them a 

 true transcript of what took place. 



Mr. Prank Dole has just received the appointment to take 

 charge of the Athletic team of Columbia College, which 

 will represent the college at the international athletic meet- 

 ing. In addition to this he has also been appointed to a 

 similar position by the Berkley Athletic Club of New York. 

 It is likely he will have to abandon his proposed trip across 

 the Atlantic this summer. 



Premium lists are ready for the Cincinnati show of June 

 3 to 6. Mr. George H. Hill advises me that the committee 

 has secured the services of Major Taylor as judge of setters, 

 pointers, foxhounds and beagles, while Mr. Mortimer will 

 handle the remainder of the classes. Mr. Hill says that the 

 prospects of a successful show are most flattering. 



Official notice is given of the disqualification of the beagle 

 Belle of Woodbrook, wrongly entered in the challenge class 

 at New York. Mr. W. D. Hughes's Lou thereby moves up a 

 peg into first place. 



Can a person who is suspended for violation of rule 25 of 

 the A. K. C. code, still remain an associate member in good 

 standing? Also, can a person who has been expelled by a 

 club, of which he was a member, and who therefore cannot 

 be employed in an official capacity at any show, be accepted 

 as and remain an associate member? 



Has "Ashmont" gone in for bulldogs? I see his Atossa 

 has been bred to Harper. Mr. Sawyer has already received 

 the bitch Dolly Tester from England aud bred her to Har- 

 per. Thereon hangs another conundrum. Can any medical 

 reader explain why or give a reason for an ocean trip send 

 ing a bitch back from two or three months in her period. 

 It has occurred in every case in which I have been interested, 

 Nesta once and Mavis twice. On the other hand Dolly Tes- 

 ter comes over and is bred at once. Probably she was in 

 season when shipped, and I should like Mr. "Harper" Saw- 

 yer to let me know if such was not the case. 



The Stock-Keeper asks Mr. Fred Hinks to sr.y whether he 

 did not sell Beryl as a deaf dog. I know he told Mr. Dole 

 he had a deaf dog, "the best in England," and quoted him 

 at a temptingly low figure. Mr. Dole told me so at New 

 York, and added that he would not buy another deaf dog. 

 "Ashmont" has written one of his excellent articles on the 

 subject of deaf dogs and its hereditary tendency. It is not 

 for me to dispute such an authority, but is it not strange 

 that deafness should be so frequentin white bull-terries and 

 white cats? Text-books say that white cats with blue eyes 

 are almost invariably deaf, but I had one that was not. 



Mr. Fred. Kirby has just had the hard luck to lose all but 

 one out of a litter of fourteen St. Bernards. "A bitch, of 

 course, Fred ?" "No, I did have one little bit of luck; it is 

 a nicely marked dog." 



The Gazette for April contains a list of twenty-two 

 "Round-headed Bull-terriers." As they are under a differ- 

 ent caption from "Bull-terriers" they are a different breed. 

 Precisely. Then what recognized breed are they ? Could 

 an R. H. B. T. win in the miscellaneous class, and if it could 

 not, what will the Stud Book committee do about register- 

 ing the winners? 



Roslyn Queen, the nice collie bitch puppy shown by the 

 Chestnut Hill Kennels at Boston, has a bit of a history. 

 Months ago she went astray and was bought by a farmer 

 for $2. This farmer sold off shortly after and the collie 

 fetched $1 50. About this time Jarrett in his clever way 

 was advertising in the country papers for a "light-brown 

 shepherd slut," with a S3 reward as a bait. Some fellow 

 who was at the sale saw the "ad," went to the man who had 

 made the purchase at the auction sale, got he* for S2, and 

 sold her to the man whose name appeared as the advertiser. 

 I see Jarrett is now advertising for a "brown shepherd with 

 a leather collar and a piece out of an ear, answers to the 

 name of Mavis." I hope he will have equally good luck and 

 get her back soon, for she was bred a month ago to The 

 Squire. 



As the first litter by The Squire has made its appearance 

 it is evident that his age has not interfered with his virility. 

 Dublin S-ot and Charleroi II. are at Mr. Stretch's Ormskirk 

 Kennels by this time. It is a great pity the latter was so 

 neglected by our breeders, J. w\ 



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 200 of any one form, bound for 

 retaining duplicates, are sent for 30 cents. 



NAMES CLAIMED. 



|ag*~ Prepared Blanks sent free on application. 



Duke O. By W. Deering and A. Chapman, Silver Creek, N. Y. 

 for black, white and ton heagle dog, whelped Jan 2, 1800, by Specu- 

 lation (Kmgwood— imported Fanny.) out of Yelda W. (Cameron's 

 Racket— Pussie). 



John Bull. By Eberhart Pug Kennels, < 'ineinnati, O., for apri- 

 cot fawn pug dog, whelped November, 1888, by champion Loris 

 (champion Diamond— Queen Rose) out, of May Queen (Young 

 Comedy— Zi 11a). 



Smokie. By Eberhart Pug Kennels, Cincinnati, O.. for silver 

 fawn png bitch, whelped Feb. 16, 1888, by Leo II. out of Dimple. 



BRED. 



%W Prepared Blanks sent free on application. 



Duck's Baby—Clierry Boij. J. M. O'Brien's (Won-ester, Mass.) 

 cocker spaniel bitch Duck's Baby (Black Duck— Zozo) to C. G. 

 Browning's Cherry Boy (Ebony— Fanchou), April 28. 



Maida—Boh Obo. A. Laidlaw's (Woodstock, Out.) cocker span- 

 iel bitch Maida to P. G-. Keyes's Bob Obo (Obo-Nellie), March 12. 



Little Girl— Boh Obo. F. H. Cunningham's (Ottawa, Ont.) cocker 

 spaniel bitch Little Girl (Guy— Flora) to P. G. Keycs's Bob Obo 

 (Obo— Nellie), April 13. 



Blondie G.—Bob Obo. Dr. Wesley Mills's (Montreal, Con.) cocker 

 spaniel bitch Blondie G. (Pete Obo— Bijou) to P. G. Keyes's Bob 

 Ohn (Oho— Nellie), April 12. 



Bridford Ruby— Bob Obo. J. F. Kirk's (Toronto, Can.) Susses 

 spaniel bitch Bridford Ruby (Bridford Dallion— Brid ford Brida) to 

 P. G. Keves's Bob ON) (Obo— Nellie), April 6. 



Woodstock FHrt-Oho, Jr. W. B. Palmer's (Woodstock, Or.t.) 

 cocker spaniel bitch Woodstock Flirt to P. G. Keyes's Obo, Jr., 

 April 16. 



Flora Kay— Bob Obo. Ricleau Kennels' (Ottawa, Ont.) cocker 

 spaniel bitch Flora Kay to their Boh Obo, April 25. 



Martha Washington— Bob Oho Woodland Kennels 1 (Woodstock, 

 Ont.) cocker spaniel bitch Martha Washington to P. G. Keyes's 

 Bob Obo, April 26. 



Tiney Obo— Bob Obo. Rideau Kennels' (Ottawa, Ont.) cocker 

 spaniel bitch Tiney Obo (Obo, Jr.— Princess Tiney) to their Bob 

 Obo, April 7. 



Rideau Flossie— Bob Obo. Rideau Kennels' (Ottawa, Ont.) cocker 

 spaniel bitch Rideau Flossie (champion Obo— dipping Floss) to 

 their Bob Oho, May 1. 



Clytic—Blemton Trump. Rideau Kent els' (Ottawa, Ont.) fox- 

 terrier bitch Clytie (Grit— Fury) to A. A. Macdonald's Blemton 

 Trump. April 11. 



Cleo—Bob Obo. Corktown Kennels' (Ottawa, Ont.) cocker span- 

 iel bitch Cleo (Hector— Bleck Meg) to Ride ui Kennels' Bob Obo 

 (champion Obo— Farrow's Nellie), April 28. 



Marguerite TL— Brake. John II Day's (Red Bank, K. J.) pointer 

 bitch Marguerite II. to C. W. Chapin's Brake, April 23. 



Bessie— Bradford Harry. J. H. Slaats's (Loekport, N. Y.) York- 

 shire terrier bitch Bessie to P. H. Coombs'? Bradlord Barry 

 (Crawshaw's Bruce— Beal's Lady), April 24. 



WHELPS. 



JE^** Prepared Blanks sent free on application. 



Thespian. John H. Mat thews's (New York ) hull bitch Thespian, 

 April 29. eight (four dogs), by his Porlswood Tiger; two dogs and 

 two bitches since dead. 



Jest. W. T. McAleeo's (Philadelphia, Pa.) fox-terrier bitch Jest 

 (Splauger— Jostle), April 5, four (three dogs), by his Telford (Raby 

 Mixer— Temptation). 



Lady Thwman. Eberhart Pug Kennels' (Cincinnati, O.) pug 

 bitch Ladv Thurmnu (Silver Shoe— Dixb ), April 24, Ave (two dogs;, 

 bv A. E. Pitts's champion Kash (champion Bradford Ruby— Lady 

 Cloudy). 



Lady Tliora. Eberhart Pug Kennels' (Cincinnati. O.) pug bitch 

 Ladv Tnora (Santa Clans— Almah), April 24, five (two dogs), by A. 

 E. Pitts's champion Kash (champion Bradford Ruby— Lady 

 Cloudy). 



Pearl Woblc. N.Wallace's (Farmmgtou. Conn.) English setter 

 bitch Pearl Noble (Count Noble— Jennie II! ). April 21, nino (six 

 dogs), by Memphis & Avent Kennels' Rowdy Rod (Roderigo— 

 Juno A.). 



SALES. 



gSf" Prepared Blanks sent free on app'Ut'atioJi. 



Sam. White bull-'errier dog. v% helped Mav, 1889, by Young 

 Rn\ »] Pnnce out of Tillie, by Arrliur S. A born, Wakiield, Mass., to 

 ri. II. H-ll, North Attleboro, Mass. 



Duke C Black, while, and mn heagle dng, wbelped Jan. 2, 1890, 

 by Speculation out of Velda W., by W M. Shelley, Sheridan, N.Y., 

 to Wm. Deering and A. Chapman, Silver Creek, N. Y. 

 ' Chequassct Taffy, Silver fawn pug dog, whelped June 3. 1889, by 

 c atita Olaus out of Victoria, bv KheriiTr. Pug Kennels, Cincin- 

 nati. 0„ to D. W. Pardee, Brooklyn, N. Y. 



\hooting. 



RANGE AND GALLERY. 



THE RIFLE IN CALIFORNIA. 



LOS ANGELES, Cab, April 23.— Inclosed p'ease find srove sheets 

 of matches held at » rifle torn nam- nt under the auspices of 

 Co. A, 7lu Infantry National Guard of California, April 19 and 20. 

 The matches were open to anyki'dof rifle" and sight*, except 

 telescopic sights; Ihe military riflta and r'fies wii h open siuhta 

 having a trieger pull of 6lhs. 01 over teceu ing 2 points, on the 

 Creedmoor, -1 poinis on the) American and 10 points on the G> r- 

 mun 25-ring target. The wind was apparently troutilenome 10 the 

 snortiug lilies, as few could allow lor the same. The low scores 

 1 f most of the members of C'o. A were occasioned by the bnys hav- 

 ing to busy themselves during the day with the targets and help- 

 ing the strangers f 11 tbev couid. This was the first tint" in south- 

 ern Califnrni 1 that a rifle tr urnameut of that kind had ever been 

 held, and it was a great «uc< ess in all ways. Everybody was sat- 

 isfied and no disputes aros-e. We contemplate arranging another 

 tournament some time during the fall. 

 April 10- Match No. 1, Creedmoor target, 7 shots: 



SOrawfoid (mil),. 35 E Harris 30 Gilchrist (mil) 29 



HC Miles (mil)... 32 R H Gray (mil) 30 Wil'iams (mil).....2R 



LMunshauer ..,.31 llolbrook 30 Slotterheck 28 



Darracott (mil) .. .31 He-.sley 29 Fairhankf- 28 



Pierpoint. 31 Danicke (mil) 29 W A Frick 28 



J Singer 30 J Fnck 29 Guenther 28 



Match No. 2, standard American target, 7 shots: 



WA Frick 50 ChasLeighton <i3 M T Owen (mil) 37 



J D Gilchrist (tniJ).47 J Fnck 42 H Williams (mil).. 36 



W Ouenther 46 R H Gray (m ! l). ... 42 G B Fairbanks.. . . 31 



L Wnndhamer... 46 II C Miles (mil) 38 Pierpoint 34 



Joe Singer 45 



April 20.— Match No. 3, Creedmoor, 7 shots: 



WAb'rick 35 H Slotterheck 30 H Miles (mil ) 29 



James 31 S Crawford (mil). .30 Darracot! a (mil.). .29 



W Gunther 31 Tbeo Myers (mil). .3) Harvey (mil.) 29 



Chas Leighton.. . . 31 A J Scoff £8 McCray (mil.) 29 



Sm'th 31 Geo Lamp (mil)... .29 FSchaeter... 28 



JEFrick 31 E Harris.. 29 F Baldwin (mil.).. .28 



S Wunderhamer...31 Hensloy 29 J Singer 28 



R H Gray (mil.) ...31 



Match No. 4, Standard American target, 7 shots: S.Crawford 

 (mil.) 67, W. A. Frick 51, J. Frick 51, J. Singer 48, A.J. Srmt 46, 

 Myers (mil.) 46, R. H. Grav 40, Hanneman 46, James 44, E. ri rrfi 

 44, Quennen (mil.) 44, C. Leighton 43. H. O. Mills (mil.) 43 L. 

 Wimderhamer 43, P. E. Gray 39. J. List (mil.) 39, Sutchlflai n 39, 

 W. Gunther (mil.) 37, W. B. Ansalem 37, F. Schafer 36, F. Martin 

 (mil.) 35. 



March No. 5, (ierman ring target, 7 shots: W. A. Frick 1+9* L. 

 Wunderhamer 144, J- E. Frick 139. Myers (mil.) 133. Miles (mi ) 133, 

 F. Scbafer 128. R. W. Pridhaml23, Joe Singer 123, S. Crawford 

 (mil.) 119, Jackson 118, W. Gueuther 118, E. Harris 118, P. E. Grav 

 112, Quennen (mil ) 111, James 109, Harvey (mil.) 109, G. EL Wilsoa 

 101. ' 



NEW ORLEANS, La.— The great rifle contest for the champion- 

 ship of the State of Louisiana, between the Olympic, Arnoults, 

 Endeavor, Expectation, Southern and Claiborne rfle clubs, opened 

 Sunday, May 4, at 9 o'clock A. M., continuing tucou^hout the day 

 and on each succeeding Sunday until completed. 



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