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LOOT. 30, 1890, 



made. a success. Our authority, the Texas Field, says very 

 tritely, that tbe result would, at any rate, eliminate one 

 breed of dogs, "The best field dog in the country, sah!" 



Mr. John H. Mathews, who has surrounded himself with 

 a goodly lot of bulldogs, cbief among them being Portswood 

 Tiger, seuds'us a number of excellent photos of his favorites. 

 This reminds us that we hear little nowadays of tbe new 

 Bulldog Clnb. There are some good dogs owned in different 

 parts of tbe country now, and there ought to be little diffi- 

 culty in still further increasing the interest in this breed. 



The friendly rivalry between Col. Wellesley's Barzoi Kri- 

 'iutt and Mr, Hacke'snew purchases, has given rise to agood 

 deal of comment on these dogs lately, and as we do not wish 

 to be lacking in any courtesy to the coming strangers we 

 give our readers their pedigree as set forth in the Canine 

 World this week. The dog is Zloeem, bred by Prince D. B. 

 Galitzine. Zloeem is just 2yrs. 5£mns. old, and his pedi- 

 gree is: Sire, Oaoran. by Ondar out of Roussalka II.; dam, 

 Iskra. by Tchorkai out of Poebda. The bitch is named Pro- 

 kaza:' she is just 4yrs. 4mos. old and gave birth Oct. 8 to 

 eleven puppies, by Mr. Rousseau's Alaman. Prokaza is 

 quite a noted bitch, having won the prize of $250 at the 

 wolf hunting at Tzarkoe Coels, and she also Avon tbe silver 

 medal at the great dog show at St. Petersburg, 1S89. Her 

 breeder was Mr. W. A. Tcbelrscheffs, and her pedigree is: 

 Sire, Pewlai, by Podar out of Roussalka; dam, Kracotka, by 

 Varvar out of Prokaza, In giving these jaw-breaking pedi- 

 grees we have iu mind our friend Mr. Fellowes, who simply 

 revels in them, 



Rather an unpleasant incident happened lately to an 

 English judae, Mr. Tom Ashton. It seems he awarded a 

 third prize to a dog led into tbe ring by a lady, and this did 

 not meet with her approval. In the next class, in which the 

 lady also had a dog, to which he intended giving first, the 

 judge unfortunatel> left her to the last before taking her 

 dog's number, a misleading proceeding at the best. When 

 he asked her for the number she not very politely told him 

 she could do without anything that he could give her. He 

 answered, "All right, I will see that you don't have itnow " 

 We can readily understand a judge being somewhat nettled, 

 but still, for the sake of his own judgment, we should think 

 it would have been better to award the prize to the dog and 

 pay no attention to the other end of the chain. In justice to 

 the exhibitor we may say that she afterward wrote to the 

 judge apologizing for her action. 



We note in our English exchanges that a man committed 

 suicide the other day by the aid of cyanide of potassium. 

 This in itself is nothing very extraordinary, but it seems it 

 was "all on account of" his great affection for a toy terrier, 

 as stated in a farewell letter to his wife. 



It is to be regretted that the Eastern dogs did not make a 

 better showing in the recent coursing meet at Great Bend. 

 No doubt the rarity of the air had something to do with it, 

 as evinced by the fact of Minnie Staton stopping so sud- 

 denly after doing such grand work. Then again it is not 

 enough to harden them up by running along a road, but an 

 occasional brush with a hare itself must be indulged in. It 

 is not altogether the straightaway running that winds the 

 dog, but the sharp twisting and turning necessary in work- 

 ing the hare from one to the other. It is very evident that, 

 however good a dog may be in a, what we may term, cut 

 and dried course, a dog rau^t be brought up and regularly 

 coursed on those Western plains to stand much chance with 

 the kind of game they are likely to meet there, as is very 

 evident from the fact of only three hares being killed in the 

 first series. In future we would advise our greyhound men to 

 do as the field trial men do, and send their dogs West weeks 

 —aye months— before the meet takes place. It will cost 

 very little more and the honor to be won is quite worth it, 

 as the Western dogs are foemen worthy of their steel. It 

 has been suggested that, as there are so many of the 

 National Greyhound Club men who are buying young stock 

 with a view to running in next year's meeting, a man 

 be sent out with a string of Eastern dogs early in the 

 summer, the expense to be borne pro rata by the several 

 owners. This is the best and only plan for them to do if a 

 suitable man can be found. 



We wish to remind the breeders of collies that entries for 

 the Collie Club sweepstakes close Nov. 1, with J. D. Shot- 

 well, Sec'y, S2 Hillside avenue, Orange, N. J. 



Mr. J. Burkart, of Brooklyn, N. Y., is importing three 

 King Charles spaniel pups, by champion Bend 'Or II. out of 

 J vo Myrtle, from the kennels of Mr. Charles Stony. Toey 

 have already been shipped from Liverpool by the American 

 Express Company. 



The English Bulldog Club has very properly passed a 

 resolution condemning the practice of some of its members 

 of putting up the medals that they have won, as special 

 prizes to be competed for at other shows. This is a practice 

 we have seen indulged in to some extent on this side, and 

 cannot be frowned upon too much. 



As might have been expected, with its liberal classifica- 

 tion, the coming Crystal Palace show has secured the un- 

 precedented number of 1,729 entries. There are 177 St 

 Bernards, 124 collies, 74 mastiffs and 67 Newfoundlands 

 What a grand sight that will be, either of those numbers 

 alone will represent more than we can scare up at our shows 

 Another big class is that for dachshunde, fancy 60 of these 

 quaint little hounds or terriers— which are they?— in a row 

 Altogether this is a grand showing for a committee which 

 has not the protection of the ruling body. 



Mr. Krehl brings his interesting sketches of a holiday tour 

 in Norway to a close this week, much to the regret of his 

 readers who have followed him in his rambles; but we can't 

 get over that very peculiar picture of the goat. 



We hear that the entries for the beagle trials next week, 

 though small in number, are of very superior quality and 

 this latter fact has doubtless kept several other entries bank 

 At the meeting of the club, held Oct. 2S, it was decided to 

 make some changes in the classes. As the puppy class did 

 not fill it was decided to drop that altogether, and enter the 

 dogs in that class in the other classes and only run four in- 

 stead of five as was intended originally. We are thus unable 

 to give the list of entries this week, but are promised them 

 for our next issue. Those who intend going to these trials 

 from New York had better take either tbe Sunday ni^ht 

 boat to Fall River, and then the Old Colony Railroad" to 

 Hyanuis, arriving at noon Monday, or leave Grand Central 

 at 9:15 A. M. for Boston and then take the 4:15 P. M train 

 on Old Colony road from there to Hyannis. The Boston 

 contingent intend taking the latter train. 



The judges for the South Carolina Poultry and Pet Stock 

 Association's bench show at Charleston, S. C, Jan. 13 to 17 

 1891, have been selected. Dr. H. Clay Glover will take the 

 sporting classes and Mr. H. W. Lacy the remainder The 

 snow promises to be a very successful one, as the show last 

 winter created a wide interest in dog flesh throughout that 

 section or the country. As the show is under A. K. C juris- 

 diction, no doubt a good many Northern exhibitors will 

 avail themselves of the opportunity to put their dogs a step 

 higher toward the challenge classes. The Clyde line of 

 steamers makes special rates for both exhibitors and stock 



and this is a very pleasant way to make the trip. The 

 Georgia Pet Stock Association dog show is on the week after, 

 and as Augusta is only 130 miles from there, the two shows 

 can be taken in on the same trip. 



A letter from Mr. Geo. Bell tells us that his new purchase, 

 the cocker spaniel Rildare, is down with distemper, but he 

 hopes to pull him through all right. We hope he may. 



The black and tan terriers Salisbury ond Queen III., pur- 

 chased from Mr. Lacy, of England, by Mr, Comstock, of 

 Providence, R. I., arrived safely in port on Tuesday last. 

 As we expected, there is some trouble getting them through 

 the. customs, owing to the new regulations regarding the im- 

 portation of dogs, to wmich we referred in a recent issue, 

 not having been complied with. The dogs are in good shape. 

 They were sent over through the American Express Co. and 

 consigned to Mr. Stoddard, 600 Greenwieh street, and this 

 accounts for the present delay in delivering them. 



The Radnor Hunt will meet on Saturday next at 3 P M- 

 at the kennels of Mr. Harrison's Chestnut. Hill Stock Farm. 

 The meet promises to be one of the most interesting of the 

 season, and we shall endeavor to give our readers next week 

 our full experience and the correct number of falls we ex- 

 pect to undergo during the run. 



The Canine World has a very good picture th is week of 

 the noted and gigantic St. Bernard Lord Bute. We suppose 

 the reason he is drawn reposing at full length is, that were 

 he standing, an enlargement of the page would be necessary. 

 His want of blaze rather detracts from an otherwise fine 

 head, giving him somewhat the expression of Plinlimmon, Jr. 



CHRISTOPHER. 



THE subject of our illustration this week is the Chestnut 

 Hill Kennels' collie dog, champion Christopher. Chris- 

 topher was bred by the Rev. Hans Hamilton, and was 

 whelped April 16, 1887. He is by the renowned Metchley 

 Wonder (Sef ton— Minnie) out of champion Peggy II. (Ruth- 

 ven— champion Madge). He was purchased in the spring of 

 this year by the Chestnut Hill Kennels for §5,000 from Mr. 

 T. H. Stretch, of Ormskirk, England. This is the highest 



DOGS OF THE DAY. 



WHEN two weeks ago I criticised certain actions taken 

 at the late A. K. C. it was not my desire to go bevond 

 what was perfectly legitimate in the discussion of an official 

 document meant for the information of all dog men Ip 

 response came a letter to myself from Mr. Anthony, couched 

 in terms which I could not ignore in justice to myself, and 

 I gave the letter last week with my reply thereto. Had I 

 so desired I could have responded in eoually strong lan- 

 guage, but I had no wish to bring about a wordy war on a 

 subject of no vital importance, and was perfectly willing to 

 leave the subject where it then was. I have, however, re- 

 ceived another letter from Mr. Anthony, which he evidently 

 challenges me to make public, under the impression, doubt- 

 less, that I would be unwilling to do so. If he really is of 

 that opinion he mistakes his man, for there is nothing that 

 shews the weakness of a case so much as when resort is had 

 to blackguarding the attorney on the other side. Mi 

 Anthony's letter is as follows: 



"I was to-day handed your article in the FOREST AND 

 STREAM, where, bj publishing a purely private and personal 

 letter with comments on the same (that are unworthy the 

 pen of any one), you have violated every rule of decency. 



You have now and always have had (with occasional ex- 

 ceptional lapses toward truth) a very unfortunate habit of 

 making facts, without due regard to their existence, if such 

 made facts fit at the time your special news. 



"I privately called your attention to this, forgetting at 

 the time that you were no longer a delegate to the A. K C 

 If I had desired to discuss the matter with you publicly i 

 should have done so, but you know full well that of late I 

 have not done anything ot the kind, believing that any one 

 holding an official position should not do so except in rare 

 instances. ' 



"Your allusion to my kennel and their field record is 

 simply malicious, quite on a par with some of your past 

 actions, that I had hoped association with gentlemen might 

 have improved. Your remarks as to the Beaale Club are 

 silly, as you will see if you read what the secretary said as 

 to their application for membership. Your statements as to 

 my actions re the English Setter Club are equally unrelia- 

 ble, the application of the older club having been withdrawn 

 before the application of the new one was voted on, if I am 

 not misinformed, and the use of the club room is and always 



CHAMPION CHRISTOPHER. 



price that has vet been paid for a collie, and no doubt many 

 will hardly believe the dog can be worth so much. How- 

 ever, this is not the first time these kennels have startled the 

 kennel world by a big purchase, and if Christopher lives 

 another two or three years — and no doubt he will, being now 

 only 3k; years old— he will probablv prove as profitable as 

 their several other investments have done. Dublin Scot, 

 for instance, was the first crack purchased by the kennels, 

 and in the three years be was in this country his stud fees 

 alone amounted to over §2,000. Although a most successful 

 dog on the show bench, it is as a sire that Christopher has 

 proved himself of such great value; his listof first prize 

 winners has already nearly reached three figures, and in- 

 cludes such well known dogs as Ormskirk Amazement, 

 Ormskirk Dolly, Straeathro Ralph and the latest sensation 

 Mortimer, sold when 9 months old for $500. 



THE NATIONAL~BEAGLE CLUB AND THE A. K. C. 



Editor Forest and, Stream: 



Regarding the refusal of the A. K. C. to admit the 

 National Beagle Club to membership, "J. W.'s" points are 

 mostly well taken. I am pleased to hear that he was absent 

 and also that Mr. Leslie made a motion to accept. 



True, the club has not framed any standard nor do they 

 intend to at present, but the club's object is to encourage the 

 breeding of the beagle in every possible way, hence the cash 

 prize offered at Toronto, which is only the forerunner of 

 many. 



"J. W." states that he cannot see any advantage accruing 

 from a field trial club being a member of the A. K. C. 

 "Familiarity breeds contempt," and possibly "J. W.'s" in- 

 timate knowledge of A. K. C. matters leads "him to under- 

 estimate its value in the estimation of the average dog 

 lover. The National Beagle Club still exists, and is dailv 

 adding to its strength without the fostering care of the 

 A. K. C. The club is not at all heart-broken over the re- 

 fusal of recognition, but at the same time it cannot fail to 

 see the injustice of the action, and to recognize the fact that 

 were it admitted it would add additional strength to the 

 club. Should the club confine itself wholly to field trials? 

 Every man knows that in case of any dissatisfaction arisiug 

 from mistakes of any kind he has the A. K. C. to fall back 

 upon for redress. Personally, I know that the club lost 

 several entries to the trials, when thev lost their case with 

 the A. K. C. 



"J. W." in Oct. 23 issue quotes from Mr. Anthony's letter 

 as follows: "In fact, the club had for its main object the 

 destroying of the older club." I don't own a solitary beagle. 

 I do not know Mr. Schellhass, and am not intimately ac- 

 quainted with any member of the moribund club. But this I 

 do know. I attended the organization meeting of the Na- 

 tional Beagle Club as a reporter, I recognized the fact that 

 the organizers were gentlemen as incapable of such a pur- 

 pose as that statedjby Mr. Anthony, as they were enthusias- 

 tic on their pet hobby. There was but one idea in the lot, 

 namely, the advancement of the beagle. 



The old club was mentioned bv but one party, and then 

 solely as being dead to all intents and purposes. I joined 

 them that night; and although amply able to defend 

 themselves, I take it upon my own shoulders to deny the 

 false, misleading statement of Mr. Anthony. I defy him to 

 prove that he had the slightest ground for his remark, and 

 for fear that he may be so ignorant of kennel matters that 

 he will not know my nom de plume, 1 sign my name. 



A. Russell Crowell. 



has been free to any club desiring to avail themselves of the 

 accommodation. 



"As you published my last letter, suppose you publish 

 this one." 



In the first place the previous letter was in no sense pri- 

 vate and personal, but an accusation of error. If it had been 

 marked private I should have returned it with the informa- 

 tion that I could not receive such a letter as a privilegd 

 communication, and it would either have to be. withdrawn 

 or sent iu form for use. The remarks that I make facts 

 come with particularly bad grace from Mr. Anthony, con- 

 sidering that he made a grossly libelous statement with re- 

 gard to myself, when he knew that the only person who 

 could emphatically deny what be said was dead. Readers 

 of Forest and Stream may remember that he accused me 

 of having stolen a letter he had bought, the implication 

 being that I had deceived the editor of the Sporting Life 

 and obtained a letter from him by subterfuge, which 'i had 

 through a friend sold to Mr. Anthony, and when censured 

 by the editor I bad pathetically appealed to mv friend to 

 save me by getting it back. Unfortunately Joe Mr.: Anthony, 

 though he did not apparently know it, the full facts with 

 regard to that letter were published iu the Sporting Life at 

 the time, and had he gone any further in the matter I would 

 have unmasked the battery I bad in reserve. I will now 

 add that the person he said sold him the letter he assumed 

 was stolen by me, was the late Frank Satterthwaite, forrn- 

 merly kennel editor of Forest and Stream. I need say no 

 more ou that scbre, and will leave my readers to judge 

 whether I have had much chance of being improved by as- 

 sociating with the person who evidently imagines he is one 

 of the gentlemen who have been doing the missionary act. 



There was nothing malicious in my reference to Mr. An- 

 thony's kennel. He claimed to be an upholder or supporter 

 in some way of field trials, and if I had chosen to be mali- 

 cious I might have referred to the Graphic business at the 

 Eastern Field Trials: the sand burr bugaboo out West, and 

 the Indiana Field Trials Club correspondence. 



ing the Setter Club meeting at the A. K. C. room, I have a 

 letter from an officer of the A. K. C. which takes a different 

 view of the affair from that held by Mr. Anthony, but as I 

 do not wish to drag any one else into the discussion, I will 

 simply say that if Mr. Anthony still thinks that all the offi- 

 cials are of bis opinion regarding the propriety of holding 

 that meeting at the A. K. C. rooms, I will take the liberty 

 of forwarding him the letter for his perusal. 



Mr. I. W. Kemble. of Philadelphia, has purchased the 

 English setter Dashing Kent, a full brother to the better- 

 known Sir Tatton. This is an excellent dog, and I hope he 

 will be in good, condition for the spring circuit next year. 



Mr. Mitchell Harrison I notice replies to a remark I made 

 respecting the possibility of his interest in horses detecting 

 from that he has shown in regard to collies. I am glad to 

 know he purposes remaining true to the latter. I am indebted 

 to Mr. Harrison for a notice of the Radnor Hunt meeting, 

 at Chestnut Hill Stock Farm, on Saturday next, and 1 regret 

 it will be impossible for me to witness the meet and the run. 

 It ought to be a very pretty sight reviewed from the heights 

 by the kennels, and one well worth making the journey to 

 witness. 



Dr. M. H. Cryer has sent t me the stud card of champion 



