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FIXTURES. 



DOG SHOWS. 



Oct. 6 to 11.— Ninth Annual Dog Show of the Danbury Agricul- 

 tural Society, at Danhury Conn. B. C. Lvnes, Secrctarv. 



Dec. SO to Jan. 3, 1891.— First Dog Show of the Buckeye Poultry 

 and Pet Stock Association, at Canton, O. James Sterling, Bee'y 

 39 North Market street. 



1891, 



Jan. 13 to 17.— Third Ammal Dog Show of the South Carolina 

 Poultry and Pet Stock Association, at Charleston, S. C. Benj. 

 Melnness, Jr., Secretary. 



Jan. 20 to 25.— First Annual Dog Show of the Louisiana Poultry 

 and Pot Stock Association, at New Orleans. I .a. A. E. Shaw, Sec- 

 retary, "Box IfiSS. 



bo 2?.— Fifteenth Annual Doo. Show of the Westminster 

 Kennel Club, at New > ork. Jmncs Mortimer, Superintendent. 



March 3 to 0.— Second Annual Dog Show of the Maryland Kennel 

 Club, at Baltimore. Md. W. Stewart DiffenderfFer, Secretary. 



March 24 to 27.— Second Annual Dog Show ot the Massachusetts 

 Kennel Club, Lynn, Mass. D. A. Williams, Secretary. 



FIELD TRIALS. 



November.— Second Annual Field Trials of the Brunswick Fur 

 Club, at Brunswick, Me. J. H. Balrd, Secretary, Auburndale, 

 Mass. 



Nov. 3.— Fourth Annual Field Trials of the Indiana Kennel 

 Club, at Carlisle, Ind. P, T. Madison, Indianapolis, Ind.. Sec'y. 



Nov. 3.— Second Annual Field Trials of the Canadian Kennel 

 Club, at Ohalham, Out. C. A. Stone, Toronto, Out., Secretary. 



Nov. 4 to 8.— First Beagle Field Trials of the National Beagle 

 Club, at Hyannig, Mass. F. W. Chapman. Secretary, 364 Wash- 

 ington streot, Boston. Mass. 



Nov. 7.— Ninth Annual Field Trials of the Robins island Club. 

 W. L. Wellington, Secretary, Brooklyu, N. Y. 



Nov. 17.— Twelfth Annual Field Trials of the Eastern Field 

 Trials Club, at Otterburn Springs, Va. W. A. Coster, Saratoga 

 Springs, N. Y, Secretary. 



Dec. 1.— Second Annual Field Trials of the Central Field Trials 

 Club, at Lexington, N. O. C. H. Odell, Mills Building, New York, 

 Secretary. 



1891. 



Jan. 19.— Eighth Annual Field Trials of the Pacific Kennel Club, 

 at Bakersfield, Cal. H. H. Brings, Secretary. 



Feb. 3.— Third Annual Field Trials of the Southern Field Trials 

 Club. T. M. Brnnby, Secretary, Marietta, Ga. 



COURSING. 



Oct. 21 to 25.— Fifth Annual Meet of the American Coursing 

 Club, at Great Bend, Kan. I. D. Broughor, Secretary. 



A RUN TO NORTH VALE, N. J. 



"T~\R. GLOVER in ?'' I inquire of the suave clerk in the 

 \ J pleasant outer office at 1893 Broadway. 

 "Did you wish to consult him professionally, sir ?." is the 

 reply, as he bars ingress to the Doctor's private sanctum 

 against the dreaded intrusion of the possible hook agent or 

 drummer. 



"No, personally. Take in my card," and in a moment I 

 am shaking hands with the big "American Sewell." 



"There's a friend of yours in there," says the Doctor pres- 

 ently. 



"Indeed." I reply, "and who may that he f" Another pleas- 

 ure is in store, for "Billy" Tallman comes out from the win- 

 dow recess, and greetings passed we sit down and dog, dog, 

 dog is immediately the burden of our song. 



Every one in dogdora knows of "Doc" Glover and "Billy" 

 Tallman, even if he has not the pleasure of their personal 

 acquaintance. 



To give the professional the precedence. Dr. H. Clay 

 Glover is a self-made man, and oue of those successful self- 

 made men whose success is worthy of exciting envy. His 

 practice is by far the largest of any of the kind in America, 

 dogs being bis specialty, and the esteem he is held in is 

 evidenced by the fact that I saw in his basket the cards of 

 several medical men who had consulted him professionally. 

 The sale of his remedies is even more lucrative, I fancy, 

 than the other branch of business. I think ft is the 

 duty of every one to give his brethren of the fancy any 

 "straight tips" that may possibly alleviate the sufferings of 

 some poor, sick dog, therefore I say use Glover's remedies if 

 you need them. I have tried them all and they are good 

 with a big G. The Doctor told me that when he went up 

 for his V. S. degree the faculty thought him very "unpro- 

 fessional" and mean, because he would uot disclose his 

 formulas. But. as he remarked in justification, "I don't 

 pose as a benefactor of the race. My object in life is to 

 benefit myself, and dollars fix that better than anything 

 else I know. So I didn't give every chump student a chance 

 to cut my throat." 



lTor the benefit of those who do not know him Dr. Glover 

 is a man of about forty-five, above 6ft. in height and a very 

 large man altogether." He is very bald with a heavy mous- 

 tache and a decided inclination in the direction of "dress." 

 Sitting in his pleasant and handsomely furnished office, the 

 blaukness of the walls relieved by portraits of many a 

 canine celebrity, he wears an extremely natty velvet and 

 silk lounging coat, while an immaculate top hat and frock 

 coat can be seen in a recess. Yes, "Doc" Glover is decidedly 

 a "dandy.'' 



"Billy" Tallman is the Doctor's antithesis; short, small, 

 dark and wiry, he carries the weight of thirty-five years 

 lightly. He is a native of "little Rhody," and there first 

 learnt the rudiments of dog handling and training, which 

 have since stood him in such good stead. I don't think 

 there can be much doubt but that "Billy" is the most suc- 

 cessful field trial handler in America. True, Avent has 

 won more stakes, but they were taken with dogs that he 

 had handled and trained from puppyhood, while Tallman's 

 successes were generally made with aged dogs, often ones 

 that had never been broken. As an evidence of his ability 

 he took hold of Mr. Mason's pointer, the great and only 

 champion Beaufort, when the dog was, I think, about six 

 years old and had never really been trained, but hacked 

 around from one bench show to another or penned in a city 

 yard. Yet in a few months he landed him into third place 

 at the Eastern field trials. He tells me that Beaufort had 

 more natural ability than any pointer he ever handled. 

 Tallman won the first All-aged Eastern Field Trials Club 

 stake with his old Jenny, a native bitch; and the Turf, Field 

 and Farm's cup, won on that occasion, is naturally one of 

 his most treasured relics. 



The great setter Grousedale's career is closely identified 

 With Billy Tallman's name, for he handled him in all his 

 victories and defeats. This grand old dog he considers the 

 best he ever handled. Foreman beat him in range and 

 style, but old "Grouse" was fast enough and stylish enough 

 to suit most men, while his "bird sense" and reliability 

 were phenomenal. The great $1,000 Lit-Grousedale race is 

 still a sore spot with Billy. The dog outclassed the bitch in 

 his opinion pretty well all around, but on the day of the 

 race was so weak from dysentery that he could scarcely run. 

 [jit won, but Grouse fit and well it would have been the 

 other way. 



Old Foreman was Tallman's particular pet, and well 

 worthy was he of esteem. Where can we find such another, 

 in sawdust ring and field alike? In '86 he took the field with 

 probably the most valuable string ever handled by one man. 

 There were the English setters champion Foreman and 

 champion Plantagenet, the great and only Red. champion 

 El cho, Jr., and the pointers champion Beaufort and Brad- 

 ford, his brother. 



But to leave biographies and reminiscences. 



"I have some pups I'd like you to see," quoth Billy, after 

 some hour's conversation; "they're waggle-tails, and though 



some ot the boys will laugh at them, they just fill me chock 

 lull with pleasure. They are descended from old Jenny, and, 

 though they look mighty funny, can everlastingly go, and 

 don't you make any mistake about that." 



" I'd like to see them awfully. Where do you keep them?" 



' Down at Spratts Kennels. What have you to do to- 

 morrow?" 



''Notbiug. Have got to kill time for about two months, 

 and I'd like nothing better than a run down with you." 



"Well, my setter bitch Galatea is down there with a litter 

 ot Roger puppies, and Mr. Gardner wants to have a look at 

 the in. 111 wire him now, to see if he can go to-morrow. 

 Anyway, what do you say to our meeting at the Central De- 

 pot at 9:30 in the morning and taking a run down?" 



"Agreed." 



In due course I met Mr. Tallman. He was accompanied 

 by Mr. L. Gardner, owner of the English setter celebrity, 

 Roger, anil the heavy-weight pointer Duke of Vernon, who 

 is just about the best of his breed in the country now. Mr 

 Gardner was anxious to see Galatea's Roger puppies and 

 select oue of them to keep. Taking the ferry we soon 

 arrived at Jersey City, just in time to catch a train for North- 

 vale, N. J., where are situated the Spratts Patent (America) 

 Limited Kennels. 



No dog man need be told that time did not hang heavily 

 on the train in company with two such staunch doggy men 

 as Billy Tallman and the owner of Roger. As we passed the 

 Jersey meadows a longing came upon me for a few days' 

 snipe shooting over them behind the Clumbers; but no such 

 bliss was in store. What an ideal snipe ground they make 

 though. 



Field trials, pointers and setters were the all engrossing 

 topic of conversation, spaniels being deemed beneath the 

 notice of these ranging magnets. "Billy" is about as poor 

 a hand at writing as I know of, but start him on field trials 

 and reminiscences and he'll talk for ever, and interestingly, 

 too! I think one can get more downright information on 

 his hobby from Tallman in a given time than from any man 

 I know. Every man and dog ever known in connection with 

 trials he has at his fingers' ends, and his sharp, crisp sen- 

 tences dispense the information without circumlocution, 

 while he at the same time, by pantomime, shows how 

 Grousedale collared this bird or Roderigo nailed that. 



Northvale station does not impress one with the import- 

 ance of the place, and, indeed, about all of North vale I could 

 see was the station. Turning up a pretty country road to 

 the left, Tallman points out Spratts' Kennels. He selected 

 the location, and displayed pardonable pride at his happy 

 choice. 



Tin; dwelling house is situated at the brow of a hill, well 

 sheltered from winter's winds by a flue clump of cedars. It 

 is a large, comfortable and commodious residence, just the 

 sort of a place one likes to spend the summer months in. 

 Behind, ou the slope of the hill, are the kennel buildings 

 and yards, the former good-sized, comfortable and dry, 

 though scarcely light enough for my fancy. Another thing 

 that I thought could be improved was the fence around the 

 yards. This is made of 3in. scantling only about an inch 

 apart, and seriously obstructs a view of 'the dogs. Wire 

 netting would have been cheaper, neater and altogether 

 better. The yards stand in a nice orchard, and behind it all 

 is a paddock for the cows, with theinevitable railway in the 

 rear. Altogether it is just about as nice a situation as could 

 be. wished for. 



Brett, the kennelman, comes to the gate to greet us, sur- 

 rounded by a motley and varied group of privileged dogs. 



Merlin, a very large and nice mastiff, was the giant of the 

 party. While not quite up to the present fancy in heads, 

 his great size, type and common sense head took my fancy 

 greatly. He would please Mr. Wade. I might mention 

 here that 1 took no notes of my trip or the dogs, for the 

 very good reason that I couldn't see to write, and conse- 

 quently am obliged to draw entirely upon memory for this 

 account. 



A great Dane, blue and white, came next in size. This is 

 a breed I do not fancy, consequently I did not observe the 

 dog closely, except to notice that he was about the stiffest- 

 legged customer I ever came upon. His legs moved like 

 stilts and he didn't appear to have any joints. Brett told 

 me that both he and Merlin were in a dreadful state when 

 he took charge, each being one mass of putrid, running 

 sores. Merlin has some terrible scars to show how he suf- 

 fered, poor follow. 



Dr. Glover's field trial winning Llewellyn setter, Sam C, 

 by King Noble, was in Brett's following. A fine upstand- 

 ing dog and one that can everlastingly go. Another was a 

 little lemon and white pointer dog, one year old, named 

 Grouse. This dog was the biggest sort oc a surprise. With 

 head hunched below his shoulders, nearly on the ground, 

 and tail between his legs he could put rings around the 

 crack Sam C. and Tallman's by no means slow setter bitch 

 Galatea. We could hardly believe our eyes. None of us, 

 not even Brett, knew to whom he belonged, but "Billy" at 

 once broke out that in two months he could come pleas- 

 antly near winning the Eastern Derby with the little runt, 

 and after this evidence of his speed no one felt inclined to 

 contradict him. Had his owner been present then that lit- 

 tle poiuter would have sold for more money than, judging 

 by looks, he was worth. He was an express train for speed. 



"Galatea came barking and bounding from her puppies in 

 the orchard to the yvhistle of her master. Though not a 

 show bitch, she is a mighty nice sort and well bred, too. 

 Just the sort of dog to shoot over, steady, fast and kind. 

 We at once adjourned to the orchard to inspect the puppies 

 that claim Roger for their sire. Mighty nice little beggars 

 these, and as usual, when I see nice pups I at once announce 

 my intention of having one, but changed my mind on re- 

 flecting on the score of dogs I already paid feed bills for. 

 They were quartered in a kennel in the orchard and looked 

 healthy as clams, despite a noticeable dampness in their 

 bed. 



While their two proprietors were debating ou the 

 momentous question as to which to keep, Brett and I began 

 talking Clumber. I found that his first experience with 

 dogs was in the Duke of Portland's kennels at Welbeck 

 Abbey, where he had charge of his Grace's celebrated ken- 

 nel of Clumbers. The ducal breed holds a warm spot in his 

 heart, and needless to say, such a lover of "the breed of 

 breeds" as I am. did not require much encouragement to 

 launch into the ever-interesting topic. Brett did a lot of 

 field trial handling in England, and is the only man in this 

 country who has won the English K. C. 's Derby cup. Prom 

 the photo he showed me of it, the trophy is a mighty hand- 

 some piece of plate. 



He also showed me a photo of a group of his old Clumber 

 charges, and I forthwith broke that commandment (I for- 

 get the number) which talks about one's neighbor's goods, 

 their mis-appropriation, etc. The two setter cranks now 

 turned up and we crossed the road together to see the dogs 

 move, Sam C, Galatea and Grouse, the little pointer afore- 

 mentioned. We tried them on, but Merlin, thinking Sam 

 was putting on a little too much "side," undertook to bring 

 him to a proper estimation of his physical standing in the 

 community. As the wizard's namesake would have made 

 four Sains, the blue-blooded scion of Llewellyn had to play 

 second fiddle until rescued, when he sat and grinned a com- 

 prehensive, soul-satisfying grin as the John L. Sullivan in 

 dog flesh yowled and writhed under Brett's well-plied lash. 



The dogs— Grouse I think it was— soon pinned a quail by 

 the fence; so we let them stand to cool off and commune 

 with Nature, on their points, while we proceeded to inspect 

 the kennels and their inmates, especially the "waggle- 



^Tfi'e main building' is of good size, with stalls for abotit 



thirty dogs. As boarders come in additional kenneling will 

 be built. In the main yard there were about a dozen dogs, 

 and among them I noticed champion Madge and Countess 

 Flo, Dr. Myer's Gordon bitches. This pair, though, are a 

 long way off comparing with the Doctor's other brace, cb am 

 pions Beaumont and Bellmont. Madge is hardly one's idea 

 of a champion Gordon setter, being very small and light all 

 through. Countess Plo is a much better bitch, and, though 

 light, is built on racing lines. 



It was now nearly train time, so, as the "waggle-tails" had 

 still to be inspected, I did not have an opportunity to more 

 than glance at the other inmates of the yard. Among them 

 I noticed a Scotch and a bull-terrier, a bulldog and a" couple 

 or two of pointer and setters, all living at peace with one 

 another. 



We now adjourned to the barn where the puppies were, 

 housed, and on the way Tallman learned, to his great regret, 

 that the most treasured of all the "waggles" had gone where 

 the good little dogs go. Why should it always be thusly in 

 dogs? 



Well, they were funny-looking dogs, aud if they filled 

 Billy full of pleasure, they certainly filled Mr. Gardner and 

 I chock full of laughter. "Laugh awav," quoth Billy; 

 "these aren't setters, they're just waggle-tails, and the living 

 picture of old Jenny, too." 



Such bent hindquarters you never saw. Reminded one of 

 a kangaroo; but on hearing this their owner said they were 

 just kangaroos to go, and we restrained our killing fund of 

 wit for some other more auspicious occasion when we weren't 

 quite so much at Billy's mercy. 



Outside their hindlegs they were mighty likely-looking 

 pups; nice intelligent heads, good bodies and forelegs, black, 

 tan and white in color. Just the sort of dogs that look as 

 if you could go right out and shoot birds over them without 

 any trainiug whatever. This was what Tallman said they 

 would do. Doowhip. ' 



CORDON SETTER SPECIAL STAKE. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



At the request of several Gordon setter men, the Gentral 

 Field Trial Club will run a special stake for the Gordou or 

 black and tan setter. The club gives $100. Dr. J. H. Meyer 

 and some other gentlemen are endeavoring to raise 1250 addi- 

 tional. Mr. Blossom informs us that they have about half 

 of this amount already subscribed. Entries close Nov. 1. 

 1890. All entries and communications should be addressed 

 to Dr. J. H. Meyer, 159 West Thirty-fourth street. New 

 York. Cexteal Field Trial Club, 



C. H. Odell, Sec'y and Treas. 



New York, Oct 1. 



Editor Forest and Strea m: 



The Central Field Trial Club has extended the date for 

 closing the entries for their $ 100 special stakes for Gordon 

 setters to Nov. 1; $10 to forfeit, $20 more to fill; races to take 

 place at Lexington. N. C, in December; open to any Gordon 

 in the land. Mr. H. F. Smith, of Philadelphia, theVwner of 

 the well-known Gordon setters champion Roxie, King Item 

 and Countess Roxie, has subscribed $25 toward the private 

 fund of §150, by which it is intended to raise the stakes to 

 $250, leaving only $75 to complete the sum wanted. This 

 total stake of $350' will be awarded as follows: SI 25 to win- 

 ner of first, $75 to second and $50 to third. Five entries have 

 been made already, and more will doubtless come in when 

 the terms are generally known. This should certainly stim- 

 ulate owners of Gorden setters to make the trials a success. 

 There must be in this country many Gordon setters fit to 

 run in any company, and it is hoped that Gordon owners 

 will embrace this fine opportunity to prove it. We can't do 

 everything this year; but continued efforts to bring out into 

 public notice the many good field Gordons known to exist, 

 will soon furnish a list of Gordons at field trials worthy to 

 compete with any breed. Enter a dog, if you cannot sub- 

 scribe; but do both if possible. Subscriptions and entries 

 will be acknowledged promptly, and entry blanks furnished 

 by me. John H. Meyer. 



159 West 34th Stuebt, New York, Oct. G. 



DOG TALK. 



AN enthusiastic meeting of the National Beagle Club was 

 held at the Quincy House, Boston, Saturday evening, 

 Oct. 4. The president, Mr. O. W. Brooking, opened the 

 meeting. After the regular course of formalities were gone 

 through with, and new members were elected; the coming 

 field trial was discussed pro and con. Some twenty odd 

 entries are already assured, aud between now and the 10th I 

 certainly expect to see every class filled. Every detail has 

 been attended to, and it certainly looks to the writer that 

 the trial will be a perfect success. Any one that cannot at- 

 tend personally desiring to send a dog, may secure a handler 

 by addressing Mr. A. Russell Crowell, Box 13, Lynn, Mass., 

 steward of the trial. Entries close positively on the 10th, all 

 entries mailed before 12 P. M. of that date will be accepted. 

 The question of framing a standard was laid on the table. 

 The nomination of officers for the ensuing year then followed. 

 The nomination will be mailed to every member. Mr. H. 

 H. Brown was expelled from the club by an unaminous 

 vote. 



I was very much astonished to hear that the National 

 Beagle Club were refused admission to the A. K. C. at their 

 last meeting. The only reason given by Mr. Vreden burgh in 

 his letter was that it was antagonistic to the American 

 Beagle Club. Where on earth were Messrs. Watson, Mal- 

 colm, .Leslie and others that are well aware of the standing 

 of the two clubs? The National is numerically and finan- 

 cially the stronger club of the two; they have done more to 

 advance the interests of beagle breeders in 6 months than 

 the American has in four years. They are already giving 

 cash specials at the leading shows, and have every prospect 

 of holding a successful field trial. On the same ground the 

 A. K. C. can expel the Mass. K. C. because it is in the same 

 State as the New England, or for that matter the Wescmin 

 ster K. C. is just as antagonistic to the New England K. C. 

 as the National Beagle Club is to the American. At each 

 meeting new members are elected from all over the country, 

 and I fail to see what excuse the A. K. C. have for "sitting 

 upon" them and damaging the interests of the beagle. 



NAMQUOIT. 



THE SPRING CIRCUIT. — Ottawa, Canada, Oct. 4.— 

 Editor Forest and Stream: Now that the autumn shows 

 are practically over, it is time to turn our thoughts to the 

 spring circuit. Mv object in writing is to suggest to show 

 managers the advisability of running their dates close 

 together, that is if there are eight shows, to run them into 

 two months, instead of leaving several weeks without a fix- 

 ture of any kind. The benefit to both exhibitors and clubs 

 will be obvious. The former, instead of having to keep 

 their dogs in show condition from February to June, can 

 have the whole circuit completed and the dogs at home 

 again in two months' time if the dates are conveniently set. 

 There will be no board bills to pay between shows. This is 

 quite a consideration to those of us who exhibit from a 

 distance and, mayhap, do not see our dogs from when they 

 leave home to go to New York in February until summer is 

 pretty well under way. The shows would get better entries, 

 as once "on the go," owners would think it as well to send 

 dogs the round, when shows continue week after week. 

 Only Lynn, Baltimore and New York have claimed dates so 

 far, and there is plenty of time for other committees to fit 

 in their dates,— F, H, F. Mwrr. 



