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FOREST AND STREAM. 



(May 29, 1890. 



The question of the wins of the Southern California 

 Kennel Club, of Los Angeles, Cal., was then brought up, 

 and. Mr. Anthonv moved that as the rules and the secretary s 

 letter did not reach the club until two days after their show 

 of 1889, and as they complied as near as possible with those 

 rules, that those wins be recognized by the American 

 Kennel Club. Motion seconded and carried. 



The requests of the American English Beagle Club and 

 the Cincinnati Sportsmen's Club to have their names 

 changed unon the records to "The American Beagle Club 

 and '-The Cincinnati Kennel Club" were, on motion, granted, 

 and the secretary instructed to make the changes desired. 

 On motion, Mr. W. T. Levering, of Baltimore, was granted 

 the prefix "Dundee" for his Chesapeake Bay dogs, against 

 which a protest had been filed by Mr. H. T. Brake of St. 

 Paul, Minn. 



Concerning the special prize of $50 awarded by the West- 

 minster Kennel Club to Mr. L. Gardner's English setter dog 

 Roger, which was protested by Mr. Max Wenzel on the 

 ground that his Irish setter dog Tim was eligible to com- 

 pete, and which protest was allowed and the prize awarded 

 to Tim, from which decision Mr. Gardner appealed, Mr. 

 Watson offered the following resolution: Resolved, That it 

 is the opinion of this committee that the term L 'field trial 

 record" applies only to public trials for competition open to 

 all, and that the appeal by Mr. L. Gardner in the case of the 

 special prize for the best setter with a field trial record be 

 sustained, and the prize awarded to his English setter dog 

 Roger. Resolution seconded and carried. 



In regard to the suspension of Mr. Edwin EL Morris, under 

 Rule XXV., of which notice was received by the American 

 Keunel Club, the secretary stated that Mr. Morris had de- 

 posited with the club $14, which covered entry fees and pro- 

 test fees on protested check: that he had. wired the Buffalo 

 Kennel Club to withdraw the suspension, and had left extra 

 money to pay wire charges on return. He further stated 

 that under the rules there was one of two things to be done. 

 Kitlm- the suspension would have to be removed, or Mr. 

 Morris would have to be disqualified. On motion of Mr. 

 Watson, the suspension was removed. 



The Secretary : At our last meeting a resolution was 

 adopted giving clubs in arrears thirty days to settle their 

 accounts, otherwise they would be dropped from the roll. 

 I have sent notices to that effect to the following clubs: 

 Chattahoochee Valley Exposition Company, Connecticut 

 State Kennel Club, Elmira Poultry and Pet Stock Associa- 

 tion, Hartford Kennel Club and Syracuse Kennel Club. 

 The German Mastiff or Great Dane Club I overlooked, so I 

 do not think tint club comes under the resolution. 



On motion of Mr. Watson the clubs named Avere dropped 

 from the roll. 



On request of Mr. Leslie the secretary read the charges 

 Vrrnght by Mr. Leslie against the New England Kennel 

 Club. 



Mr. Leslie : I think this is a serious breach of the rules, 

 and. something should be done to punish them for such a 

 breach. I move that the New England Club be suspended 

 for the term of one year for non-compliance with the rules 

 in not publishing the rules of the bench show. 



The Secretary : I think that would be very unjust. This 

 is the first year wo have attempted to furnish the rules for 

 the different clubs. After the rules were amended, I got 

 them up with all the latest amendments. I had electrotype 

 plates made of them the proper size for catalogues and pre- 

 mium lists, but I did not include the list of recognized 

 shows for the. reason that they are changing all the time. 

 In sending these plates to the Boston Club, Mr. Moore very 

 naturally supposed they were included, and did not know 

 of their absence until after the premium lists were printed. 

 To penalize the Boston Club for an error of that kind I 

 think would be a great mistake. 



Mr. Leslie's motion seconded. Ma', Anthony: "I move to 

 lay it on the table." Motion seconded and carried. 



Mr. Leslie: I would like an explanation from the secre- 

 tary why one delegate should be refused to investigate the 

 report of the treasurer or the books, and another delegate in 

 a few weeks afterward be permitted to do so. I should like 

 to know if there is any distinction, whether one man is fav- 

 ored over another. 



The Secretary: If you will be kind enough to state the 

 particulars I will answer you. 



Mr. Leslie: 1 made inquiries about the treasurer's repovt, 

 etc., and I was refused permission to investigate it. Mr. 

 Watson, a few weeks afterward, came from the Fokest and 

 Stream and he investigated the treasurer's report, and J .he 

 books were thrown open to him. 



The secretary stated that considerable correspondence had 

 passed between them, in which he stated in substance he 

 had invited Mr. Leslie to call at the office at any time and 

 the books were at his disposal, and that he was ready to 

 answer any question he asked. That in reply he had re- 

 ceived an insulting letter from Mr. Leslie. He then wrote 

 to Mr. Leslie that he asked the president of the club about 

 the matter, and that he had received positive instructions 

 from him to positively decline to make any further state- 

 ment of the finances other than the published ones which 

 were duly examined and audited bv the committee appointed 

 by the American Kennel Club for that purpose. That he 

 should strictly carry out the instructions of the president 



The Secretary (continuing): Mr. Watson had written me 

 about the same kind of a letter as Mr. Leslie's first letter, 

 asking for certain amounts in my accounts. I wrote Mr' 

 Watson to the same effect as I did to Mr. Leslie, that I had 

 no time to do it. I was very busy at the time. I invited 

 Mr. Watson to come here at the office and look at the books. 

 Mr. Watson sent another letter in which he wrote three or 

 four questions, which I answered, and again invited him to 

 come here and look at the books. He sent me word he 

 would come in the first time he was in town. Mr. Watson 

 did corne*n after I had written to Mr. Leslie. Mr. Watson 

 had been in the meantime elected a member of the Stud 

 Book committee. He had a perfect right to those books 

 just as I had or any other officer. Mr. Watson will bear me 

 out in what I say, that he responded to my invitation and 

 looked at the books. 



The secretary called attention to a communication in ref- 

 erence to a special prize offered by the St. Bernard Kennel 

 Club for the best smooth-coated St. Bernard dog An entry 

 was made by Mr. T. B. Lee. It came out subsequently that 

 Mr. Lee did not own the dog entered by him, which was 

 awarded the prize, but that the dog belonged to his wife 

 Therefore the dog was disqualified. The question now is 

 what is to be done with the cups which were offered as the 

 prize. Mr. Anthony moved that there being no reserve 

 number, and that the judge not having been requested to 

 re-judge the class, the American Kennel^Club consider the 

 cups the property of the St. Bernard Club of America 

 Motion seconded and carried. 



A communication was read from the Gordon Setter Club 

 asking that the percentage of blood be raised from 62)4 to 

 S ¥i Per cent. On motion the matter was referred to "the 

 Stud Book committee. Adjourned. 



(Signed) A. P. Vredenburc4H, Sec'y. 



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 Cincinnati show next week a descriptive price list of their 

 dogs that are offered for sale. 



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DOG TALK. 



Y note re the Homestead Kennels, last week, was rather 

 _ mixed. It should have read Mr. H. S. Pitkin's kennels, 

 instead of Mr. Richard Barry's. I doubtless got mixed from 

 thinking of Mr. Pitkin's Prince Barry. 



It has been reported in several papers that Mr. Richard 

 Barry's St. Bernard bitch Diva (ch. Plinlimmon— Aello) lost 

 all her puppies on the S. S. en route. I called on Mr. Barry 

 to-day, and to my surprise found Diva with one puppy, and 

 she is decidedly the best St. Bernard puppy I have seen yet. 

 Diva is out of ;oat and was injured in one of the last joints 

 of the tail while on the steamer, but otherwise she is as 

 good as ever. Mr. Evans has written to Mr. Barry regard- 

 ing the shipment, and it seems he is not so much to blame 

 after all. The bitch was provided with a commodious keu- 

 nel, but the Inman Line refused to take the dog at all, and 

 it was solely through the influence of Mr. Green, the owner 

 of Sir Bedivere, that they finally consented to take her, but 

 even then would not take the kennel. 



Parties in Pittsburgh write me that Mr. Paul Heicke's 

 Barzois are expected daily from Russia. 



It is rumored that Mr. J. J. Scanlon is negotiating with 

 partier in England for an Irish setter puppy. We think it 

 was born in the neighborhood of Borstal House. 



There will be a bench show at New Haven this fall. Mr. 

 Geo. W. Neal has it in charge, and we may expect some- 

 thing good from his hands. We hope it will be under A. 

 K, C. rules. 



Mr. Michael Flynn, Jr., writes that it is not all smootn 

 sailing in the dog business. His Irish setters Tramore and 

 Lulu "V. contracted distemper at the Buffalo show and Lulu 

 has succumbed to the disease. 



The R. I. Poultry and Pet Stock Association will hold a 

 bench show in connection with their poultry show Dec. 2!? 

 to Jan. 1, 1891. Michael Flynn, Jr., has charge of the bench 

 department, and although a new hand at it, we can answer 

 for one thing, the boys will have a good time. 



Mr. C. K. Wesbrook, proprietor of the Cynophile Kennels, 

 Newark, N. J., has been visiting the kennels in and about 

 Lynn the past week; he expresses considerable surprise at 

 ,he number of "dog cranks" in that community. He carries 

 away with him a promising English setter puppy from the 

 kennels of Capt. A, J. Hoyt. 



Dr. Sawtelle, Melrose, Mass , has lost the entire litter of 

 his St. Bernard bitch Clytie, by Mr. Sears' champion 

 Hesper. 



Mr. W. L. Washington, Pittsburgh, Pa,, intends to enter 

 his Irish setters Winnie II. and Ruby Glenmore in the field 

 trials next fall. 



Mr. Watson is mistaken regarding the St. Bernard bitch 

 Zara. Her dam. Lady Wellington, was the property of Mr. 

 Sears when bred, consequently Zara is American-bred, ac- 

 cording to the S*. Bernard Club rules. 



The organization meeting of the English Setter Club was 

 not as well attended as was expected. Great enthusiasm 

 was expressed by those present, however, and the new club 

 is, I think, founded on the proper basis. Those interested 

 are many of them purely sportsmen that own but one dog 

 and are interested in the breed, and will work for its ad- 

 vancement. Specialty clubs are too apt to be run by cliques. 

 The following officers were elected: President, Mr. F. W. 

 Whitlock, Waterbury, Conn.; 1st Vice-President, F. A. 

 Frazier, Lynn, Mass.; 2d Vice-President, Dr. W. A. Power, 

 Boston, Mass.; Secretary-Treasurer, H. H. Brown, Melrose, 

 Mass. Executive Committee: The aforementioned officers 

 and A. Russell Crowell, Lvnn, Mass.: T. C. Crittenden, 

 Lynn, Mass.; Geo. W. Neal, Westville, Conn.; W. H. Case, 

 Lockport, N. Y.; John Jarvis, Indian Orchard, Mass. The 

 other members elected are: C. K. Westbrook, Newark. N. J.- 

 J. W. Wood, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.; C. B. Dubois, Nashua^ 

 N. H.; W. C. Paterson, Lockport, N. Y. A letter from 

 Major Taylor was read by the secretary, stating that he had 

 been writing interested parties for some time past in regard 

 to organizing an English setter club: and that it would be 

 made public about June 1, adding that he hoped the inter- 

 ested parties present would join hands with him in his 

 endeavor. 



The English Setter Club of America was the original 

 idea, of Mr. H, H. Browu, aided by Dr. W. A. Power 

 and A. Russell Crowell. The object of the club is 

 solely the advancement of the English setter. Its 

 officers are living in the Eastern States, simply because 

 would-be officers living in other States have failed to re- 

 spond to the call. The invitation to become a charter mem- 

 ber before July 1 is extended to every setter man in the 

 United States. If there is anything in the constitution 

 that you don't like come and vote for an amendment at the 

 July meeting. Application for membership has been for- 

 warded to the A. K. C. 



New England kennel owners that are about to build a 

 new building can get an excellent idea of a cheap, conveni- 



uvutu uim a nuc acuuci lu auwjimuuuaLB six isi. xjernaras at 

 all times, and accommodations for brood bitches, or bitches 

 in season, a spacious washing and drying room with stove, a 

 loft for straw and utensils, and five wire-inclosed runs 

 about 6x30ft. Mr. Wheelock's Scotch Bonivard, second at 

 Boston, is well known. His two Hesper puppies are doing 

 splendidly; the bitch Aello is a remarkably roomy bitch 

 with considerable quality. His Hesperard (champion Hesper 

 —Cologne) is very good in head, and like all the Hesper 

 pups we have ever seen, is remarkable in his development 

 of chest. He is beautifully marked, and we think will be 

 heard from next year. His latest importation, Home Ruler, 

 is a very massively built dog, with great skull and muzzle, 

 and much of the Swiss type, Mr. Wheelock's dogs are not 

 numerous, but the quality and breeding is excellent. The 

 proprietor's reputation for hospitality is unequalled. Vis- 

 itors are always welcome. 



Messrs. Teague and Tilton, at the Elmwood Kennels, 

 South Framingham, are doing quite a business. They have 

 enlarged their kennel by adding five more stalls, and pur- 

 chasing the St. Bernard bitch Stella, imported by William 

 Sandberg from Switzerland, another dark horse. She stands 

 a good thirty inches at shoulders, with grand skull, big 

 bone, straight and strong limbs and good body. Under Mr. 

 Te ague's care and management she will be in the money at 

 the coming shows. They have also purchased Lady Melrose 

 by Merchant Prince out of Bernie V., and Elouise, another 

 daughter of Merchant Prince. Beauchamp and Queen of 

 Scotland, are showing grand form; but the pride of the 

 kennel is Zenith, by champion Plinlimmon out of LaPucelle, 

 a grandly-bred bitch, with beautiful coat and excellent 

 hone, recently purchased of J. H. Ruthergien, Chiswick 

 England. She was bred to Sir Bedivere, but has failed to 

 prove in whelp. 



I do not think there is any one man in America that 

 knows the disposition of champion Hesper better than the 



writer, except Mr. Sears and Mr. Loveland. I saw him on 

 the bench, on the street and in the kennel in England, and 

 I have seen him on the bench at New York, Chicago, Roch- 

 ester, Baltimore and Boston, and many a time, at his kennel 

 in Melrose, and I have yet to see the first evidence of an un 

 certain temper, except with his kennel companion, Plin- 

 limmon, Jr., who he is jealous of. In all the cases of his 

 biting that came under my notice the parties bitten were 

 more to blame than the dog. 



Mr. Fred Bowers has purchased the cocker spaniel stud 

 dog Pompey, by Obo, Jr., out of Black Bess II., of Mr. J. J. 

 Scanlon, Fall River, Mass. 



The Bulldog Club of America will not give specials to any 

 bench show that provides a class for round-headed bull anil 

 terriers. We cannot quite see the policy in that action. 

 Only one club is affected, i. e., the New England Kennel 

 Club. And why should the bulldog men wish to boycott 

 the round-head? It is not a bulldog; it is a cross-bred non- 

 descript, and it looks to me as if the Bulldog Club were 

 going a long way out of their way to tread on a snake. 

 Boston always brings out a strong class of bulldogs. 



Namquoit. 



THE ST. LOUIS COURSING MEET. 



THE National Coursing Association held their first spring 

 meeting at St. Louis, May 11, 14, 16 and 18. The first 

 event on the card was the 



ST. LOUIS DERBY. 

 Entry, *5. First prize, silver cup, with £50 added by the 

 Association; second, $20; third and fourth to save their 

 entrance; 10 starters. Following is the summary: 



First Scries. 



F. W. Benton's Dandy beat Dr. L. G. Tandy's Lady Re- 

 becca. 



J. Russell's Barmaid beat A. M. Cheeney's Alex. Jordan. 

 E. Burgess's Spring beat T. V. Brown's Dick V. 

 Col. R. S. MacDonald's Elk beat C. Clark's Handy Andy. 

 R. J. Rothwell's Belfast beat L. Bambrick's Jake Kilrain, 



A. Haigh's Nip beat C. McConty's Go Slow. 



Dr. L. G. Tandy's Miss Beatrice beat P. Rohan's Fola. 

 E. C. Haywood's Cygnus beat J. Eagan's Ponta. 



y Second Series. 



Barmaid beat Dandy. 

 Spring beat Elk. 

 Nip beat Belfast. 

 Miss Beatrice beat Cygnus. 



Tliird Series. 

 Barmaid beat Spring. 

 Nip beat Miss Beatrice. 



Final for First. 

 Barmaid beat Nip and won first, Nip second, Miss Beatrice 

 third, Spring fourth, 



xaclede stake. 

 Entry §5. First prize, silver cup, with $35 added by the 

 Association; second, 815; third and fourth to save entrance; 

 15 starters. Following is the summary: 

 First Series. 



N.G.Wilson's Queen beat Dr. L. G. Tandy's Lady Re 

 1 «ecca. 



W. A. Burgess's Dick Kline beat B. O. Keefe's Speed. 

 C. Clark's Handy Andy beat W. A. Burgess's Gazelle. 

 N. G. Wilson's Jumbo beat T. V. Brown's Dick V. 

 T, O'Keefe's Let-Me-Go beat L, Bambrick's Topper. 

 T. O'Keefe's Surprise beat J. A. Pohlman's Eberly. 

 J. Egan's Conta a bye. 



B. O'Keefe's Jim K.'beat J. A. Pohlman's Fola, 



Second Series. 

 Dick Kline beat Queen. 

 Handy Andy beat Jumbo. 

 Let-Me-Go beat Conta. 

 Surprise beat Jim K. 



Tlvird Series. 

 Dick Kline beat Let-Me-Go. 

 Surprise beat Handy Andy. 



Final for First. 

 Dick Kline beat Surprise and won first, Surprise second, 

 Handy Andy third, Let-Me-Go fourth. 



DEATH OF DUKE OF LEEDS. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



I regret to announce the death of my rough-coated St. 

 Bernard champion Duke of Leeds, He was born May 1, 1881 

 and died very suddenly May 18, being a little over 9 years 

 old. He was imported by Mr. E. R. Hearn of Mr. Sydney 

 W. Smith as the most promising young dog in England, 

 and wa s considered the best dog of his day in America. Mer- 

 chant t J rince was the only dog placed over him and that by 

 only one judge. St. Bernard people generally did not ap- 

 prove of the decision. Mr. Smith, who formerly owned both 

 dogs, said the award was wrong, for Duke was the better 

 dog. Many others, including Rev. J. C. Macdonna and Mr. 

 Chas. H. Mason, expressed themselves to the same effect. 

 I am sorry he was not in condition in February as I should 

 have shown him at New York to determine how he com- 

 pared with the later importations. 



He was more than an ordinary show dog. He had a beau- 

 tiful disposition and as many times as he has been exhibited 

 he never showed the slightest indication of ill temper. Mr. 

 Hearn has said "Duke never had an evil thought." He was 

 the highest ideal of a St. Bernard. When I heard of the 

 intention of the Boston show committee to invite the blind 

 children aud have specimens of the different breeds brought 

 into the ring for them to feel over, I remarked that a better 

 dog than Duke could not be found, as any one could handle 

 him with perfect safety. He was dignified, and as courage- 

 ous as he was gentle, slow to show resentment and never 

 sought a quarrel, would never attack another dog, but if 

 attacked would fight like a good one. 



I was awakened by his barking one night a couple of 

 weeks ago and I found him under my window. The barn door 

 had opened and as soon as I fastened it he showed plainly 

 he was perfectly satisfied, and 1 heard nothing more of him 

 that night. 



He was a grand dog in every respect and I shall never see 

 his equal again. I loved him as Mr. Peshall loves Old Jim- 

 rnie. W. H. Joeckel, Jr. 



Bloomfieu), N. J. 



SALISBURY'S PEDIGREE. — Editor Forest and Stream: 

 In response to Mr. Watson's suggestion that I expound on 

 the last "explanation" of Mr. Huscroft on the matter of his 

 charge that Salisbury was furnished with a bogus pedigree, 

 let me say that I really think that communication should 

 be allowed to pass without comment; I really believe it was 

 as frank an explanation as Mr. H. could make, he being ap- 

 parently gifted with a most unfortunate objection to com- 

 ing right out with the whole story or making a frank con- 

 fession of having been wrong. The affair has resulted in 

 demonstring that there are two chances to one in favor of 

 the pedigree being genuine; and far more to blame than 

 Mr. Huscroft is the sneaking coward who put him up to it 

 and hides in the dark.— W. Wade (Hulton, Pa., May 23). 



