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sie, 14 puppies. Mr. Stretch was, of course, very careful of 

 his dog and he restricted the hitches to one service only, 

 and the misses were very few indeed. 



A Yorkshire terrier has heen purchased in England for 

 shipment to this side. It is Royal George, owned by Mr. 

 John Taylor, of Bradford. 



A gentleman who signs "Espan" to the communications 

 which appear in a contemporary, professes inability to un- 

 derstand what I meant by saying that Mr. Anthony could 

 have carried his motion against Mr. Peshall's credentials as 

 against that gentleman himself. I'll give "Espan" a Scot- 

 tish answer. I was going to the races last week at Belmont 

 Park, and being in no great hurry walked from the statiou 

 to the track, perusing Forest and STREAM as I strolled 

 along. I suddenly came across a little group standing 

 around a small table on a tall tripod. On this were three 

 walnut shells, and there were loud offers to bet as to the 

 whereabouts of a little pea. The gentleman who was ma- 

 nipulating the. walnut shells glanced at me, and then with 

 all possible contempt exclaimed, "Say, what's you fellows 

 given me, don't yu'se know him ?" 



"Espan" thinks my propositions for changing the A. K. C. 

 constitution will never be adopted. Perhaps not, but that 

 does not say that they ought not to be adopted. I like to 

 keep a little bit ahead of the times if I can. My captious 

 friend can do more good to the cause by criticising the sug- 

 gestions, and I would like him to do so. 



Mr. Chas. D. Cugle, who figured so prominently in help- 

 ing to make things run smoothly at Baltimore dog show, 

 has given over dabbling in St. Bernards. Back to the old 

 love is the story. Ah! old loves are binding, whether of 

 humans or animals. My friend Cugle, and I particularly 

 call him friend because at one time, and before we knew 

 one another by little more than name, we bad a rough and 

 tumble pen fight. Cugle is in the bantam-weight class, but 

 he. is a fearful punisher, and I now and then got in a pretty 

 good sockdologer. The result was that after we resumed 

 the attitude and manners of gentlemen we had quite a diff- 

 erent opinion of each other and are always good friends. 

 When at Baltimore Mr. Cugle told me about his wishing to 

 get a few bulldogs together again and made a little note re- 

 garding one of his proposed deals without revealing the 

 identity of the purchaser. Well, that deal did not go 

 through, but there was quite an importation of bulldogs "at 

 Baltimore a week ago by the steamship Queeusniore con- 

 signed to Mr. Cbas. D. Cugle. 



From the Rideau Keunels (Mr. P. G. Keyes), of Ottawa, I 

 have stud card of Bob Obo and Obo. Jr. The latter is one 

 of the best sires we have had in the States, among his win- 

 ners being such good ones as champion Black Pete, Othello, 

 Capt. Obo, Ko-Ko, Freda and a lot of others. He was out 

 in the days of Obo II. and Young Obo, hard nnts to crack 

 when they graced the show bench, but he beat them all for 

 the stud dog prize at Newark four years ago. Obo, Jr., was 

 bred by Mr. Farrow, of Ipswich,' England, and was im- 

 ported by Mr. Geo. W. Leavitt, of Boston, Mass. 



Mr. Leavitt is now flying at higher game than spaniels. I 

 met him a few weeks ago and he said: "I own more horses 

 worth $5,000 now than I ever owned spaniels worth £100." 

 Amoug other good things he has iu the horse line is the fast 

 young mare Fannie Swope, four years old, with a record of 

 2.24)4. Mr. Leavitt bought Fannie Swope for less than $700 

 •at one of the Lexington auction sales last fall, and he has 

 refused 815,000 for her, having set. his mind on beating the 

 four-year-old record of 2.16 with her this year. 



Mr. Mather of the Radnor Hunt, which had its entire 

 pack destroyed on account of rabies, has already purchased 

 28 couples of young hounds in England. They will be 

 brought here and entered under the guidance of a few old 

 American hounds so as to learn our style of work. 



Premium lists for Detroit, Ottawa, Kingston and Toronto 

 shows are out, and will prove interesting reading for exhib- 

 itors after the dull months of May, June and July. From 

 Philadelphia Ben Lewis will go to Detroit, Frank Smith 

 will look after Wilmington entries, and Fred. Kirby will, if 

 the trip looks profitable ; wend his way to where the red rag 

 waves across Niagara River. 



A gentleman who has seen the new bulldogs has favored 

 me with the fol Lowing particulars: Bombardes is a 16 

 months old dog, by British Monarch out of Gentle Gertrude, 

 a prize winner each time shown. He will make up into a 

 big dog, being now in the 451bs. class. Color white, with 

 fawn-marked head. This is undoubtedly the best developed 

 dog for his age we have had in this country. His skull as 

 good, and he shows a really wonderful stop and layback. 

 He stands on his front legs at present, but he will likely 

 spring a bit there, and when he does he will be a hard dog 

 to beat. With the dog came two bitches and two bitch 

 puppies. These are Derby Nancy, 2 years, by Reeves' Crib 

 out of Derby Queen, in whelp to Bagpipes. This is a 351bs. 

 bitch, all white. Derby Hebe, 2}4 years old, is also by 

 Reeves' Crib and out of champion Hebe, a few pouuds ligh- 

 ter than Derby Queen, and her white is broken by fawn 

 head markings. She is to be bred to Bombardes this week. 

 The. puppies are Rosa de Mayo, by The Skipper out of Derby 

 Hebe, 5 months old, brindle and white, and her litter sister 

 Derby Mag, also a brindle. 



Iam very glad Mr. Cugle has rejoined the fancy, for Mr. 

 Thayer's giving up bulldogs for deerhounds caused a bad 

 break in the gradually increasing ranks. 



By the way, it would be well to note the. case of Derby 

 Queen showing in season a few days after arrival. I drew 

 attention to the case of Mr, Sawyer's Dolly Tester being 

 bred within two weeks of her arrival here as being quite out 

 of the run of my experience and knowledge of bitches cross- 

 ing the Atlantic. Here we have two bitches practically 

 coming iu heat on the voyage, while in my experience and 

 also in all cases that I know of bitches going to England, is 

 that the voyage causes a delay of three months in the return 

 of the period. The last and best known case is that of Dr. 

 Foote's black and tan terrier Meersbrook Maiden. 



Mr. Frank Dole, in a P. S. to a note received a few days 

 ago, says he has a lot of stuff coming over for self and 

 friends. He will please send particulars of "stuff" and 

 oblige J. W. 



THE KINGSTON" DOG SHOW. — Editor Forest and 

 Stream; It has been decided by the management of the King- 

 ston, Ont.. Kennel Club bench showtoaddto theliberal pre- 

 mium list already published extra cash specials of -$10 each 

 for the best kennel of four or more in the following breeds, 

 owned by one kennel or exhibitor: Mastiffs, St. Bernards, 

 English setters, Irish setters and cocker spaniels. Arrange- 

 ments have been made with the Custom House authorities to 

 admit all dogs to this show free of duty. Entries are com- 

 ing in fast and everything points to a most successful show. 

 Entries close positively on the loth August.— C. H. Cor- 

 bett, Secretary and Superintendent. 



NEW YORK DOG SHOW.— July 2S.— The Westminster 

 Kennel Club's fifteenth annual bench show will be held on 

 Feb. 24, 25, 36 and 27 — Jas. Mortimer, Supt. t 



DETROIT DOG SHOW. 



WE have received the premium list of the second dog 

 show of the Michigan Kennel Club, to be held at 

 Detroit, Mich., Sept. 2 to 5. The show will be held in con- 

 nection with the Detroit International Fair and Exposition. 

 The. judges announced are: Miss Anna 11. Whitney, New- 

 foundlands, St. Bernards and pugs; Major J. M.' Taylor, 

 pointers, setters, American foxhounds and'beagles: Mr. Jas. 

 Mortimer, mastiffs, great Danes, bulldogs, bull-terriers, fox- 

 terriers, collies, greyhounds, deerhounds, English foxhounds 

 and Chesapeake Bay dogs; Mr. C. M. Nelles, field and cocker 

 spaniels; Mr. J. F. Kirk the remaining classes. The St. 

 Bernard Club offers the club medals for Americau-bral St. 

 Bernards, rough and smooth, dogs and bitches, both over 

 and under 18 months old, and other specialty clubs are ex- 

 pected to offer specials for the different breeds. The prizes 

 offered are $15 aud $10 in the challenge, $15, 81.0 ami 15 in 

 open, and 810, 85 and medal in the puppy classes in the im- 

 portant breeds, and $10 and 85 in challenge, 810, 85 and medal 

 in open, aud 85 and medal in puppy classes in the other 

 breeds. The show will be held in a new building 40 by 400ft. , 

 connected with which are large outdoor exercising rings. 

 In addition to the premium list, a large, number of valuable 

 specials have been promised, including kennel prizes for the 

 more important breeds. Entries close Aug. 18. The address 

 of the secretary is Dr. M. Y. B. Saunders, 230 Woodward 

 avenue, Detroit, Mich. 



DETROIT, Mich., July 25. -Editor Forcm 'and Stream • The 

 premium list of the Michigan Kennel Club, as sent out, con- 

 tains an error in the light-weight pointer classes. Instead 

 of reading 810, $5 and medal in Classes 45 and 46, the list 

 should be the same as in heavy-weight pointers, 815, 810 and 

 $5. Please make these corrections through your columns 

 and oblige— M. V. B. Saunders, Sec'y. 



ENGLISH VS. AMERICAN BEAGLES. 



Editor porest and. SI ream: 



Iu your issue of July 17 I notice the article, written by 

 "Hi hernia" on the beagle, hound. In the controversy now 

 existing between beagle breeders of the country as to which 

 is the correct type of dog, 1 will (if you will allow me a 

 space in your columns) express my opinion on the subject. 

 A great deal has been said about beagles being miuiature 

 foxhounds, while others have gone so far as to say that a 

 beagle should represent the type of a Southern bloodhound. 

 Now, if your readers will look back to when the beagle was 

 first introduced into this country they will see that he did 

 not resemble either the foxhound or bloodhound; in fact 

 they did not resemble any of our beagles of to-day, without 

 it was champion Bannerman. It is my opinion that Ring- 

 wood is the true type of dog and the type that breeders 

 should breed. Compare Ringwood with our beagles of to- 

 day: where is the likeness between the two? I should say 

 Little Duke resembles what they call a harrier. 



Probably the finest importation of the true type of the 

 beagle is Bannerman. I consider him the finest beagle 

 hound in America, and our beagles of to-day who have met 

 him have stood no chance with him. Breeders will notice 

 that Ringwood and Bannerman are very much the same 

 type, and both dogs have not only shown themselves on the 

 bench, but have given to their offspring the beautiful form 

 which these old dogs possess. It is safe to say that a 

 majority of our leading beagles of to-day have the blood of 

 Ringwood and Bannerman; this alone ought to be enough 

 to convince breeders that there is something in the old type. 



Beagle breeders will notice that the coming dogs of "the 

 day resemble the old type. Why then should they come out 

 and say that the. true type of beagle should represent the 

 miniature foxhound or a Southern bloodhound? Ringwood 

 was undoubtedly the finest beagle of his day, and those who 

 are fortunate enough to own his offspring, can congratulate 

 themselves. We now have in Blue Belle II. one of the finest 

 (if not the finest bitch in America); she is the perfect like- 

 ness of the old champion himself. Beagle breeders are 

 aware that she is not only a fine bitch, but one that will be 

 seldom beaten. Now if your breeders will compare the two 

 types, and then consider them, I think they will be con- 

 vinced that Ringwood was the correct type, and the only 

 type breeders should consider. Let your readers throw 

 forth their opinion as to what is the true type of the beagle, 

 for many are in the dark and are wholly unaware of what 

 they are breeding. ' Loutre. 



FLEAS, 



AND HOW TO GET RID OF THEM. 



NOW is the season for fleas. At this time man's most 

 faithful friend is compelled to follow the example of 

 the hen and scratch to live. Of all insects fleas are the 

 cutest. They don't rear their families on the dog's back 

 where they live, but make a nice nest in some pile of sand. 

 They are not, however, over particular, and if there is no 

 sand handy they will use dirt or even the dust under a 

 carpet. There is where their shrewdness comes in. You 

 can scrub a flea-infested dog with deadly lotions, or lather 

 him with all sorts of anti-vermin soaps, and while all the 

 fleas in his hair turn up their toes and die, there are plenty 

 of their descendants left to immediately take their places. 

 So after congratulating yoursel f that your dog is entirely 

 flea-ridden, you go to bed with a clear conscience of having 

 done your duty, only to find next morning that there are 

 more fleas than ever on your canine friend. 

 What's to be done? 



1 know a plan simple and cheap that will keep a dog free 

 from these vermin, and it is not patented. 



Buy a second-hand bathtub, but be sure to get one which 

 is not copper-lined. Why, I will tell you later on. Get 

 some carbolic sheep dip. There are a dozen different kinds, 

 all, so far as I can discover, made from the same general 

 formula. Add thirty gallons of warm water to each gallon 

 of dip, and souse in your dog. Don't be afraid of its getting 

 in his eyes, as it will only smart a little and do no perma- 

 nent injury. Keep the dog in this bath for a couple of 

 minutes, and if he is too large to be entirely covered throw 

 the mixture over his back and head with your hand. After 

 he is taken out and rubbed dry there will not be a live flea 

 on him. The next day, however, he will have a few, and 

 the day after seemingly as many as ever. Put him in the 

 bath again, and by repeating three times a week in a fort- 

 night the fleas on your dogs will be as hard to find as the pro- 

 verbial needle in the haystack. 



There is nothing offensive in this bath. The water and 

 dip forms an emulsion the color of milk, and it does not in- 

 jure the hair or skin, and used in proper proportions is a 

 sure and speedy cure for mange. 



The reason I warned against a copper-lined tub is that the 

 carbolic acid in the dip unites with the metal and forms 

 carbolate of copper, one of the most deadly skin irritants 

 there is. I have seen cases of dogs thus affected which failed 

 to respond to any known remedy and were positively in- 

 curable. The skin thickened and took on a pinkish hue, 

 the hair dropped entirely out, and the victims looked like 

 Mexican hairless dogs. They never got better. 



For a kennel where a large number of dogs are kept, and 

 where a bathtub dipping would be too troublesome and 

 take too much time, I recommend the following plan, which 

 has been in successful use for the last four vears at my own 

 kennels, as a quick and satisfactory remedy for both fleas 

 and mange: 



Dig in the ground an oblong hole (the size depending on 

 the number of dogs kept) and line the sides and bottom with 

 stone or brick laid in Rosedale cement. Then coat this with j 

 Portland cement to a thickness of lin. One-quarter (in I 



bulk) of clean white sand should be added to the cement. 

 This tank should be not less than 5ft. deep. When the 

 cement has thoroughly hardened (in from three to ten davs, 

 according to the weather), fill it three-quarters full of sheep 

 dip and water in the proportion of one to thirty. 



A V-shaped pen should be built at one end of the tank 

 and a slanting water-tight raised platform, which will drain 

 into the tank, at the other. Both of these should be fenced 

 in with wire netting to keep the dogs from escaping. At 

 the end of the slanting platform, which I call the "dripping 

 pen," construct a bridge on hinges to lower and raise from 

 the tank. You also want a lid made for the tank when not 

 in use, and a wooden walk built around it to prevent dirt 

 from being kicked into the bath. It is also advisable to 

 have an open shed erected over the entire arrangement to 

 keep off the rain. 



Now, the dipping process is very simple, but it requires 

 two people to do it. The dogs are put into the V-shaped 

 pen, and one man takes a dog by the collar, and pushes him 

 into the tank. If to rid the animal from fleas is the object, 

 then allow him to remain two minutes, when the man takes 

 a forked pole, places it on the dog's neck, back of the head, 

 and pushes him under. In the meantime the other man has 

 lowered the bridge, and when the dog comes to the surface 

 he walks up on the bridge to the dripping pen, where he will 

 lie quietly enough until all the surplus fluid has'drained off 

 his coat and run back into the tank. He then can be rubbed 

 dry, but in warm weather even this is unnecessary. By this 

 means very little of the dip is lost, and a tank filled in the 

 spring will last until fall. It will never lose its strength or 

 spoil. 



If a dog is to be treated for mange, then he should be kept 

 in the tank four or five minutes, and when in the dripping 

 pen the bad places on him "spotted" with a sponge. For 

 this purpose the mixture should be of the strength or one to 

 twenty, and as hot as the hand can bear. 



So far as I know, the idea of a, dipping tank for dogs is 

 original with myself, although it was suggested to me by 

 seeing plans of the tanks for dipping sheep'used in Austra- 

 lia. HlBERNIA. 



IS THIS DUMB RABIES? 



LONDON, Canada, July 14.— Editor Forest and Stream: 

 About March last, when the "grip" had commenced to 

 loose its hold upon the human animal, a disease of as ob- 

 scure an origin began to affect the dogs of this vicinity. For 

 want of a better name it is called by the vets, here atmos- 

 pheric rabies, du mb rabies, etc It certainly appears to be 

 atmospheric, and not contagious, as one or two dogs in a 

 kennel will be attacked and the rest escape, although they 

 have freely mixed together. Also from the distribution of 

 the disease, which appears to be confined to no particular 

 part of the city, but has extended westward as far, at least, 

 as the Detroit River. Whatever the disease is it is of a very 

 fatal character; I have not heard of one instance of a dog re- 

 covering. As the malady is not likely to confine itself to 

 this locality, I think it a pity that some competent vet. mak- 

 ing a specialty of diseases of dogs has not given ft his atten- 

 tion, so that in the event of its recurrence or appearance in 

 some other quarter some rational treatment might be meted 

 out, and the lives perhaps of many dogs saved. The. general 

 symptoms of the disease, or diseases, for all are not affected 

 alike, may be described as iu one case as general languor for 

 a day or two, or even less, the dog refusing food and an indis- 

 position to move, followed by apparent paralysis of the lower 

 jaw, great thirst and difficulty in drinking, a ropy matter 

 exuding from the mouth, and at intervals, fits, in one of 

 which the animal dies. In other instances a dog in appar- 

 ently good health and spirits is suddenly seized, rushes off 

 crying as if in pain, falls down shortly in a fit, stiffens out 

 and dies; the last symptoms are like those of strychnine poi- 

 soning, but cases have occurred making it most unlikely. I 

 was present a few days ago when a vet. opened a young bitch 

 that had just died with above symptoms, and he found no 

 trace of poison in her stomach, which appeared to have been 

 in a healthy condition, also the liver, but the bowels were 

 twisted up and hardened, although showing no signs of in- 

 flammation, and relaxing a few minutes after opening the 

 bitch. She was playing with a rag ball a few minutes before 

 being seized. Among the many valuable dogs that have died 

 here, is one familiar to most breeders of dogs and sportsmen, 

 namely London, the winner of the field trials at High 

 Point, N. C, in 1882, and at many bench shows. This grand 

 old dog has left as a legacy many a flyer that for staunchness, 

 speed, hunting sense and beauty will be found hard to beat, 

 as their numerous owners, both in Canada and the United 

 States, can attest. He was owned by Mr. Walter Humpidge, 

 who bad the misfortune to lose three others besides. Any 

 sportsman or veterinarian who will throw any light upon the 

 nature of the disease, or suggest any precaution that might 

 be taken to prevent those dogs that are left from falling 

 victims to it, wull confer a great favor upon dog owners 

 here. Grip. 



PEDIGREE OF THE MASTIFF MONTGOMERY. 



Editor Fares* and Stream: 



As the blood of the above dog exists in this country (in 

 Vistala, Lady Coleus, Phaedra, Persephone, etc.) his pedi- 

 gree maybe of interest. As stated in the English stud book 

 it is "By Crown Prince out of Queen by Colonel" no dam of 

 Queen being given. The dog is owned by T. W. Allen, Esq., 

 the oldest mastiff man now in harness in England, who was 

 able to add only that the dam of Queen was a Vesta owned 

 by a Mr. Naylor, and that the late Mr. Jas. Morris, the 

 breeder of Montgomery, said that Mr. Naylor did not know 

 the bitch's pedigree. This looked very hopeless, but exper- 

 ience has taught me that a pedigree is never hopeless; at any 

 moment the clue needed may turn up. To cut a long story 

 short, Mr. Christopher J. Naylor, of Kerry, Montgomery- 

 shire, Wales, writes that there never was any doubt of 

 Vesta's pedigree, that she is recorded in Vol IV. of the Eng- 

 lish stud book at number 6408, that he. bred and sold Queen, 

 that he saw and handled her litter by Crown Prince, and 

 nearly purchased Montgomery for himself and that he now 

 owns two daughters of Montgomery, great, grand daughters 

 of his Old Vesta. I do not give Vesta's pedigree here, but 

 wiU send it to any who may need it and will write me. Let 

 me say that I do not lay claim to any merit for this dis- 

 covery, it being due to the extensive acquaintance of Mr. 

 M. B. Wynn among mastiff men of 15 to 20 years since. My 

 experience in this bunt and that after the pedigree of Idalia 

 and Brenda Secunda, again impresses me with the great 

 unreliability of all official stud books. Their plan of annual 

 issue, and their being a mere collection of entries, perpet- 

 uate errors and obscurities, there being no provision for cor- 

 rections other than one in a succeeding volume where it will 

 hardly be noticed, and there is no way of attaching a note 

 where it will be seen in consulting the original entry. The 

 America n. Kennel Register was infinitely ahead of any other 

 stud book that I ever saw, in that if a pedigree was entered 

 wrongly, and corrected within the year, the correction w T as 

 noted in the indexing of the dog, and its reading matter 

 insured that correcting notices would be seen and read. I 

 see the English correspondent in a Western paper of July 

 19, dwells on the trouble ensuing from owners taking names 

 for their dogs which are delusive, such as Young Plinlim- 

 mon for some dog in no way related to the original. A. K. 

 R. effectually barred this at its outstart by providing that 

 the name of no dog should be used as a component part of the 

 name of another not closely related to the original. In 

 English mastiff names we have Bosco, Bosco II., and Bosco 

 III. , and the relationships of the three dogs are the remotest, 

 probably requiring 15 to 20 years to reach a common ances- 

 tor, w. Wade. 

 Huxton, Pa., July 19. 



