July 3, 1890.1 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



477 



The envelope covering the above letter bears on its left 

 upper corner the address of the American Kennel Cltib, the 

 N. Y. Post Office stamp, as follows, "New York, Feb. 18, 5 

 P. M., P.," and on its back is the following, "Jersey City, 

 N. J., Feb. 18, 7:30 P. M.. 1890, Rec'd," and it is addressed to 

 Mr. C. J. Peshall, Jersey City, N. J. 



After reading Mr. Yredenbtirgh's letter I thought it very 



ding), one of the auditing committee, could not give me this 

 information. The same morning I received this letter I 

 again called upon Mr. Wilmerding at his office, and after a 

 cordial greeting, I asked him if he had those items for me. 

 His reply was substantially, "No, I have not heard anything 

 more about them." I then took from my pocket Mr. Vredeu- 

 burgh's letter, handed it to him and he read it. He returned 

 the letter to me, and said substantially, "I have not got the 

 items, I can't give them to you." 1 then concluded that, as 

 I did not care to become a shuttlecock between the delegate 

 and the secretary, I would pursue the chase no longer in 

 that quarter. 



At the last meeting of the N. J. K. C, and in the presence 

 of all the members then assembled, and in reply to a ques- 

 tion by me, Mr. Wilmerding stated that "he couldn't get 

 the items." 



Before I sent in my letter, to which the card of the audit- 

 ing committee refers, I left it with Mr. Wilmerding for his 

 perusal. He objected to that portion referring to the two 

 members of the auditing commi ttee, aud 1 then said to him, 

 "Well, Mr. Wilmerding, 1 have heretofore understood from 

 you that you did not audit these accounts, and knew noth- 

 ing about these items," and his reply, substantially, was 

 that Mr. Vredenburgh had presented the annual statement 

 and the books, and that he had gone over them. 1 asked 

 him if he bad looked at the vouchers, etc., and he said no. 

 I then told him that I would leave the letter as it was, as 

 the accounts had not been audited, and that he, in answer 

 to it, could state just what he had done. 



So far as Mr. La Rue, the other member of this commit- 

 tee, is concerned, I will say that I have had several conver- 

 sations with him since he signed that report, and 1 found 

 from his conversations that he was not present with Mr. 

 Wilmerding and Major Taylor, but went to the office of the 

 A. K. C. by himself and made his examination of the books 

 that were presented to him by the treasurer. I also asked 

 him if he had gone over the vouchers, etc., and had audited 

 the accounts, and his reply was no. I asked him if he could 

 give me those items and he said no. I recollect reading a 

 letter written by Mr. La Rue in which he stated, substanti- 

 ally, "That he had looked over the books aud the statement 

 submitted to him for his examination," and I now affirm 

 that the accounts have never been audited by any commit- 

 mittee. The salad was prepared by Mr. Vredenburgh on 

 the day this so-called auditing committee was appointed, 

 for r find in the Kennel Gazelle for December, 1889, in the 

 report made by Mr. Vredenburgh, the following: 



The secretary suggested that he should make out his statement 

 for the year 18S9 lor publication, and that, the chair appoint a 

 committee who would indorse oil ttie bottom of his account that 

 they had examined his accounts aud found them correct, as stated. 



This committee evidently ate that salad, and from their 

 card I should judge that it had soured upon their stomachs. 

 That the officers of the A. K. C. imposed upon the committee 

 is evident, for the reason that the salad, which is now nau- 

 seating them, was garnished with the private books or 

 accounts which were kept by Mr. Lewis under his exhaus- 

 tive contract with the stud book committee; that is, if they 

 did not inform this committee of the facts regarding that 

 contract. 



In reply to Mr. Vredenburgh 's letter, appearing in your 

 last issue, in answer to my article, I will say that I am sur- 

 prised that he has now at this late day become so indignant 

 at my attacks upon what I have designated repeatedly in 

 the sporting papers for the last year, the reckless clique 

 management of the A. K. C. I have substantially charged 

 that the accounts were juggled and false over and over 

 again. He does not answer in one instance any of the ques- 

 tions which I have often kindly asked him, neither has he, 

 even in his last communication, denied any of the state- 

 ments that I have made regarding the management. I 

 know that you and your readers will agree with me when 

 I say that his letter is too silly to notice. He has evidently 

 just lost his temper. 



In regard to my recommending him for a position of trust 

 and confidence (it was that of private secretary), I will now 

 say that I would gladly do so again, for I consider him in 

 every way qualified for that position. Ever since his return 

 from Europe he has had great experience in that position, 

 and he now possesses one of the most necessary qualifica- 

 tions, which is simply to obey orders and do what he is 

 told. I long ago stated, in the sportina: press, that he had 

 ceased to be the secretary of the A. K. C, except in name. 



If I have made any charges which are untrue, or even dis- 

 torted, against him or the clique management, and they 

 will convince me of the fact, I will say now, as I have said 

 before, there is no apology too great for him or them to de- 

 maud, or too abject forme to make. Will Mr, Vredenburgh 

 now give us the items? Peshall. 



Jersey City, June 27 1 _ 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Were I the enemy of the A.K.C. that I am commonly held 

 to be, I would delight in the prospect of Mr. Peshall's dis- 

 qualification on the grounds proposed by the secretary of 

 that institution. Nothing could be more fatal to it than 

 such a disqualification. The dog world will accept a dis- 

 qualification of Mr. Pershall if it is shown that he has been 

 guilty of falsehood, but to base it on his having at last 

 turned on those who have been heaping insult on him for 

 months, charging him with hypocrisy, etc., when he has 

 hitherto shown a forbearance not at all incumbent on him, 

 will just sink the machine. And Messrs. "Workers" I just 

 dare you to disqualify Mr. Peshall for any such cause as 

 you have hitherto shown, audi say most unhesitatingly 

 that very many of the leading clubs of America will refuse 

 to recognize your disqualification; if you doubt it, just try 

 it on if you dare. I do not know who is the Westminster 

 Kennel Club now, but if it is still the club of Mr. Smith 

 and Mr. Dormer, they will refuse to abide by your action, 

 openly as they opposed Mr. Peshall's action in the past, but 

 they draw tSie line at honesty, right and manliness. One 

 thing is certain, the day of personal "editorials," personal 

 government, and the constituting of the governing body of 

 American dog affairs a mere social club for the edification of 

 a select party, has gone forever. Can you learn the lesson of 

 your reign? W. Wade. 



Holton, Pa,. June 37. 



Charges have been preferred against Mr. Peshall as 

 follows: 



Office of American Kennel Club, American Kennel 

 Gazette, American Kennel Club Stud Book, 44 and 4ti Broad- 

 way, New York, June 27.— Mr. Charles J. Peshall, Jersey 

 City, N. J. Dear Sir: I beg to forward you herewith a 

 copy of the charges and specifications preferred against you, 

 and to advise you that a meeting of the advisory committee 

 has been ordered for Wednesday, July 2, at 1:30 P. M., to be 

 held at the office of the club, for the purpose of considering 

 said charges, I am instructed by the committee to inform 

 you that all the books and papers belonging to the club 

 will be in the custody of said committee, and that you will 

 e afforded the privilege of pointing out such items that 

 ou may find in support of your accusations, as published 



in the sporting papers, of June 19 and 21. The committee 

 will afford you every facility you desire in conducting your 

 defense. Yours etc., A. P. Vredenburgh, Sec'y. 



Office of American Kennel Club, Amcriecm, Kennel 

 Gazette, American Kennel Club Stud Book, 44 and 46 Broad- 

 way. 



A. P. Vredenburgh, Sec'y., vs. Charles J. Peshall. 



CHARGE I. That Charles J. Peshall did circulate and con- 

 tinue to circulate false, malicious and libelous letters calcu- 

 lated to impair the authority and usefulness of the Anieri can 

 Kennel Club and its publications, and to injure my reputa- 

 tion and standing as an officer of said club. Specifications: 

 In that he caused to be published in the Forest and Stream, 

 June 19, 1890; Turf, Field and Farm, June 19, 1890; Ameri- 

 can Field, June 21, 1890, a letter signed by himself contain- 

 ing false statements regarding the management and finan- 

 cial condition of the club. 



Charge II. That Charles J. Peshall wilfully violated rule 

 32 of the rules governing bench shows as adopted May, 1887. 

 SpeeiJieaUon: In that he exhibited a dog, at a show held 

 under A. K. C. rules, in his own name as owner, at which 

 time said dog was not his property. 



Charge III. That Charles J. Peshall wilfully violated 

 rule 25 of the rules governing bench shows, as adopted 

 December 6 ; 1888. Specification: In that he misrepresented 

 the value or a dog, at the time of making a sale. Specifica- 

 tion: In that he conspired with one John H. Lewis to give 

 a fictitious value to the dog, for the purpose of enabling said 

 Lewis to offer the dog for sale, at a price beyond its real 

 value. 



The subscriber believes that he can substantiate the above 

 charges, and would ask for a sentence of permanent disqual- 

 ification against said Charles J. Peshall. 



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



To this Mr. Peshall sent the following reply: 

 A, P. Vredenbwrgli, Secretary A. K. C: 



Dear Sir— I beg to acknowledge your letter dated June 

 27, 1890, wherein you inclose charges and specifications 

 made against me and entitled: "A. P. Vredenburgh, Secre- 

 tary, vs. Charles J. Peshall," which charges are made by 

 you as secretary and so attested. You have failed to inclose 

 to me a copy of a resolution authorizing you, as secretary of 

 the A. K. C, to prefer said charges, or any charges, against 

 me. Permit me to say that without such direction I fail to 

 find either in the constitution or rules of the A. K. C. any 

 authority for you, as secretary, to prefer charges against a 

 member of the club. Therefore I am constrained to believe 

 that in this matter you have not only exceeded your author- 

 ity, but you are prostituting your office for the purpose of 

 diverting the attention of the dog men and breeders of this 

 country from the public charges that I have made against 

 the clique management of the A. K. C. I am confident that 

 there has not been a meeting of the A. K. C. held since the 

 publication of the articles by me, to which you have referred 

 in your so-called charges. 



You notify me to appear before the Advisory Committee 

 of the American Kennel Club. I do not recognize that there 

 is any such committee having a constitutional existence. I 

 find nothing whatever respecting an Advisory Committee 

 in the Constitution or Rules of the American Keunel Club 

 as in force Dec. 6, 1887. The Constitution and Rules as then 

 in force have never been altered. 



As you may learn by reference to the American Kennel 

 Gazette, January, 1S90, certain amendments were adopted 

 Feb. 23, 1888, by the Executive Committee. But as the 

 Kennel Gazette rightly states, the Executive Committee 

 had no power to amend the Constitution or Rules of the 

 American Kennel Club. That power was by the Constitu- 

 tion vested in the club alone. Consequently, as the 

 Gazette states, the amendments, which purported to have 

 been adopted by the Executive Committee, were null and 

 void. 



Again, on Dec. 6, 1888, and on Dec. 19, 1889, further amend- 

 ments of the Constitution and Rules were adopted by the 

 Executive Committee, but these likewise, as the Gazette 

 states, were unconstitutional and void. 



I find upon examination that it is Rule 25 which pro- 

 vides: 



Any person may prefer charges against any other person before 

 the American Kennel Club, provided said charges be in writing, 

 and they shall be heard at the first opportunity by the Advisory 

 Committee, from whose decision, however, an appeal may he 

 taken to the full Executive Committee. 



But this is one of these rules which are null and void, 

 never having been adopted by the club but by the Executive 

 Committee. 



As the Kennel Gazette of January. 1890, reports, a "special 

 meeting of the club" was held Jan. 18 to ratify the amend- 

 ments adopted by the Executive Committee, as" noted above. 

 This was under Article XL, adopted May, 1887: 



This constitution maybe revised or amended at any meeting of 

 the Association, by two-thirds vote, bufno such amendment snail 

 be considered unless the same shall have been submitted to the 

 members of the Association at least two weeks prior to such 

 meeting. 



If this meeting of Jan. 18, 1890, called to correct the blun- 

 ders of Feb. 23, 1888, Dec. 6, 1888, and Dec. 19, 1888, had been 

 "a meeting of the association," that is to say, a meeting of 

 a majority of the members of the association, the amend- 

 ments adopted by it would now be in force. But it was not 

 in any sense a meeting of the club. A quorum was not 

 present. There were but 8 clubs represented out of 45. 

 la the absence of any stated quorum, a majority of the 

 members is absolutely necessary to constitute a quorum. 

 Therefore, the old constitution, which was in force Dec. 6, 

 1887, still holds good; and that, constitution provides neither 

 for an advisory committee, nor for a Kennel Gazette, nor 

 for associate members; nor does it anywhere exempt the 

 treasurer of the A. K. C. from giving a detailed statement 

 of the items that go to make up that entry of $1,228.28. 



This Advisory Committee has no power whatever to act 

 and no authority whatever to try any person, and i f they did 

 so it would be at their own individual peril and subject 

 them to an action by any one feeling aggrieved. 



Again, at least, four of the members of this so-called Ad- 

 visory Committee are affected by the charges which you 

 claim I have made, and at least four of them would be used 

 by me as witnesses upon the trial involving said issues. 



I am willing to appear before the American Kennel Club 

 at any time and substantiate all the charges that I have 

 made against the management. 



The charges you make in regard to my violation of the 

 rules, are simply ridiculous and untrue in every particular. 



These being my views, I must respectfully decline to ac- 

 cept your kind invitation to appear before the so-called Ad- 

 visory Committee on Wednesday afternoon next. 



Very respectfully, C. J. Peshall. 



Jersey City, N. J., July 1. 



TORONTO DOG SHOW.— Editor Forest and Stream: 

 The premium lists of the Industrial Exhibition Asssocia- 

 tion's second grand international bench show of dogs to be 

 held at the city of Toronto, Canada, S Q pt. 15 to 19, are now 

 ready, and cau be had by applying to rhe secretary. A new 

 building, 200ft. long by 100ft. wide, and costing .$S,000, is 

 being erected special ly for the show. A large number of in- 

 quiries regarding the show are already coming in, and it 

 promises to be the largest and most important ever held in 

 the Dominion. The Toronto Exhibition is annually visited 

 by over 250,000 people, and the majority will undoubtedly 

 want to see the canines.— C. A. Stone, Secretary and Super- 

 intendent, Toronto. 



DOGS OF THE DAY. 



MR. PESHALL has made certain charges against the 

 A. K. C. management specific enough in detail to be a 

 prima-facie case. In response Mr. Vredenburgh, a paid 

 employee of the club, takes it upon himself, not to disprove 

 tbe allegations, but to incontinently denounce the whole 

 statement as false. As a retort to Mr. Peshall's statement 

 this reply falls flat for two prominent reasons. Mr. Peshall 

 is a gentleman who would not state what he knew to be 

 false for any consideration; people who do not believe in his 

 methods at least believe in his veracity. Secondly, because 

 specific statements can only be refuted by specific contradic- 

 tions. As a method of disproving Mr. Peshall's statements 

 Mr. Vredenburgh has hit upon tbe remarkable idea of 

 bringing charges against him before the A. K. C. 



The case comes under the following clauses of Rule 25 : 

 Any person may prefer charges against any other person before 

 the American keuuel Club, provided said charges be in writing, 

 and they shall bo heard at the first opportunity by the Advisory 

 Committee, from whose decision, however, an appeal may bo 

 taken to the full Executive Committee. No person shall, however, 

 be disqualified without due notice, and formal charges and speci- 

 fications, and au opportunity given of being heard in his own de- 

 rense, and the American Kennel Club will not recognize any ex- 

 part© proceedings on the part of any club. 



It is apparent that Mr. Vredenburgh has followed out the 

 form provided by the rules, though there is fair room for 

 exception on the score of specification. The meaning of the 

 word specification is, naturally, specific statement; and 

 certainly such cannot be said of Mr. Vredenburgh's specifi- 

 cations, for they give no name, date nor place. 



A pertinent question in connection with the concluding 

 specification is: Has John N. Lewis been likewise indicted 

 for tbe conspiracy so vaguely set forth. Mr. Vredenburgh 

 seems to have changed his mind since he told me a short 

 time ago that he would not constitute himself a smelling 

 committee to make charges against people. And what a 

 shaking up of old bones there will be if putting a bit on the 

 price is to be a matter for "permanent disqualification." I 

 know of one prominent case in which a leading member of 

 the A. K. C. was concerned. After Mr. Peshall has been 

 railroaded to eternal perdition I may be tempted to assist 

 Mr. \ r redenburgh in his crusade in the interest of virtue in 

 dog trades, just to see how the thing will work when a 

 similar case against a different person is presented with a 

 request for a sentence of permanent disqualification. 



The pug kennel prize affair at Cincinnati, to which refer- 

 ence was made last week, came up for decision before the 

 local bench show on Dr. Cryer's protest, based upou Mr. 

 Mortimer's statement that he never awarded any such 

 prize. The committee decided that Mr. Mortimer had 

 awarded the prize, stating that it was marked in his book. 

 I hardly think that decision will stand in the face of Mr. 

 Mortimer's letter, of which I gave a copy last week; he said 

 that he never awarded any open kennel prize. The judge 

 will undoubtedly maintain his position, and should 'it be 

 shown that it is marked in his book while he repudiates it, 

 the A. K. C. will have to decide whether a decision given 

 under a misunderstanding as to the conditions must hold 

 good. 



I understand that the case of the rejudging of the 

 cocker spaniel clas3 to accommodate late arrivals will form 

 the ground for an objection lodged by the A. K. C. through 

 Mr. Vredenburgh. 



Mr. Stretch, who got Dublin Scot andCharleroi II. in part 

 trade for Christopher, is advertising the former to be sold 

 for $2o0, 



Several important additions have been made to the well 

 known collie kennels of Messrs. McEwen & Gibson of Byron, 

 Ont. The Stodt-Keeper says: "We understand that Mr. R. 

 McEwen, of Alloway Lodge, Byron, Ontario, has purchased 

 from Mr. L, P. C. Astley, Scent, by Sef ton— Minnie, a young 

 brother of the Champion Metchley Wonders's. This is a 

 very nice young dog, with the head of the straiu, plenty of 

 bone, a good coat, and his influence for good on the Cana- 

 dian bitches should be very great. Mr." McEwen ba* also 

 bought Mr. Astley's bitch by Christopher— Sweet Phyllis, 

 by The Squire, who goes out, served by Mr. T. H. Stretch's 

 dog, Ormskirk Amazement. Mr. McEwen will thus possess 

 not only a brother to Mr. Megsou's champion, but will soon 

 have a litter of puppies by the best son of Christopher, out 

 of one of his best-bred daughters." The dog Scent has been 

 renamed Metchley Wonder IT. J. W. 



DOG TALK. 



THE Warwick Kennels, at Bridgeport, Conn., are again 

 coming to the front. We found Hair's Beiton (Yale 

 Belton— Polly Blue) showing good form. Topsy Laverack 

 (Tempest — Pebble) is not looking as well as we have seen, 

 but in Belle Laverack's litter by Ned Laverack (Old Perfec- 

 tion—Lit Laverack) Dr. Hair has a bonanza in six of the 

 finest pure Laverack puppies I ever saw in my life. The 

 kennelman threw two of them out on the dung-heap sup- 

 posedly dead, but the heat of the manure revived them, and 

 they are as strong as any of them now. The Doctor has re- 

 cently purchased Rosa Gath, by Gath's Joy (Gath— Gem) 

 out of Rosa (Dashing Monarch— Leila), not a bench winner, 

 but a good fielder. While we went to dinner the new pur- 

 chase started back to Virginia without a guide. We hope 

 the Doctor succeeded in recovering her. 



It is reported that Mr. E. B. Sears has purchased a crack 

 St. Bernard bitch of Sydney W. Smith, Leeds Eng. Mr. 

 Sears not being at his office when we passed through the 

 city en route for old England we could not learn the particu- 

 lars. He has also purchased the bitch Madam, by Merchant 

 Prince out of Nun, and two puppies by Beauchamp. 



While at Bridgeport the other day I ran across the English 

 setter bitch Daisy Foreman II. (Warwick Albert— Daisy 

 Foreman), one of the puppy class winners at New York last 

 season. She is a sight to behold from a bad attack of pneu- 

 monia. We certainly hope she will entirely recover, but 

 consider it doubtful. Namquoit. 



EASTERN FIELD TRIAL DERBY ENTRIES. 



SARATOGA SPRINGS, June 25.— Editor Forest and 

 Stream: Mr. George T. Hodgson, Athens, Ga., one of 

 the members of the E. F. T. C, wrote me just before the 

 closing of the Eastern F. T. Derby not to let him or his four 

 dogs be closed out; that he was going away and would give 

 me particulars on return. Not seeing his name or dogs in 

 published list he at once wrote, sending names of dogs as 

 below: 



Black Jack— Black and white English setter dog, June 

 1889 (Paul Gladstone— Bohemian Girl). 



Dave W.— Orange and white English setter dog, July 

 1889 (Gath's Mark— Daisy F.). J ' 

 Hal— Liver and white English setter dog, July, 1889 

 (Gath's Mark — Daisy F.). 



Thickset— Orange and white English setter bitch, July 

 1889 (Gath's Mark-Daisy F.). ' * 1 



Washington A, Coster, Sec'y. 



