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ROUGH-COATED ST. BERNARD LOTHARIO. 



at 3:30 and the heat given to Lone Jack. Neither dog showed 

 much range or speed. 



Second Series. 



KOSALINE WILKES AND LONE JACK. 



This hrace was taken about a half mile to a stubble field 

 where they were put down to run for the first position and 

 the cup. They were put down at 3:50; the dogs entered the 

 field at the southeast corner and worked north to the end 

 of the field, then west to the west side, then south. When 

 near the south end Rose, who had been east, wheeled into a 

 bevy point; just as she did this Jack, coming from the 

 same direction, flushed two outlying birds of another 

 bevy which were about thirty feet north of where Rose was 

 pointing. When he flushed these two birds he stopped mo- 

 mentarily, then deliberately jumped into and flushed the 

 bevy. These birds went directly over the bevy that Rose 

 was pointing, and they flushed. The birds entered a corn- 

 field, and judges ordered the handlers to follow the birds. 



A short distance in the corn Rose pointed. Kerr failed to 

 flush a bird to the point and ordered his dog on. Your re- 

 porter and one spectator who were directly behind Rose 

 when she pointed, came up and flushed the"bird. Just at 

 this time Robinson called point for his dog, and the judge 

 told him to kill the bird as he desired it for his breakfast. 

 Robinson shot and killed. He was then ordered to retrieve 

 his bird. Kerr in the meantime had been instructed to hold 

 his dog in check, which he did. Jack, instead of retrieving 

 the bird, pointed another single, and when his handler in- 

 formed the judge that his dog had another point, he was 

 instructed to shoot and kill that bird also. This being doDe, 

 the judges instructed Robinson to bring his dog out and 

 work east. Mr. Robinson replied that he would have to find 

 his dog first, as the corn and weeds were very heavy. While 

 looking for his dog a spectator discovered the dog on a point, 

 and called Robinson's attention to the fact. When Robin- 

 son informed the judges that his dog was pointing, they 

 ordered the dogs up and gave the heat and first place to Lone 

 Jack. 



I think that this was the most unjust decision that I ever 

 heard of or saw in any field trial. The judges claimed that 

 they did not see the work done by the dogs when they found 

 the bevies, therefore did not reward or penalize either dog. 

 They ordered Kerr to hold his bitch in check while Robin- 

 son was trying to retrieve his bird and then gave Robinson's 

 dog credit for two points that he got after the bitch had 

 been taken up by her handler. When they ordered Kerr to 

 hold his bitch, of course, she was not in competition and the 

 judges erred in giving Jack credit for three points when he 

 was only entitled to one. In style, speed and range Rose 

 was far superior. This decision was so unjust that Mr. 

 Robinson himself acknowledged that the bitch should have 

 had the heat. A protest has been filed with the secretary 

 by Mr. Kerr, and the matter will come before the board for 

 action at its next meeting. 



The judges then placed the remaining dogs in the follow- 

 ing order: Rosaline Wilkes, second; Jubilee, third; Hoosier 

 Harry, fourth. Dr. J. B. Alexander and Mr. G. D. Jay were 

 the judges. P. T. Madison. 



A DUMMY JACK DEVICE. — St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 31.— 

 Mr. E. Burgess, of this city, who has just returned from 

 California, will shortly introduce a contrivance which he 

 saw there. The device will no doubt be hailed with delight 

 by the Kansas jack-rabbit. It is a dummy rabbit that works 

 on a wire, and travels at lightning speed. The wire can be 

 stretched for a half-mile or more, and, by the aid of a crank, 

 the dummy covers the ground at a pace that surprises the 

 liveliest greyhound. The movement is a close imitation of 

 the genuine hare, and the sight of the dummy and its move- 

 ments creates the greatest excitement among the dogs. The 

 device promises to allow coursing all the season round, and 

 there is no danger of the stock of hares giving out. All of 

 the owners of greyhounds in this city are anxious to witness 

 its workings, and have promised to be on hand with their 

 dogs when the trial takes place.— Unseb Feitz. 



CLEVELAND SHOW. —Cleveland, O., Nov. l^Editor 

 Forest and Stream: The Cleveland Kennel Club claim as 

 dates for their fourth dog gh.ow April X, 2, 3 and, 4, 185ft.— C. 

 M, M*^a£l, Sectary, ' 



THE ST. BERNARD LOTHARIO. 



THE subject of this week's illustration is Mr. E. B. Sears's 

 recent importation Lothario, who in many respects is 

 the equal of any of his breed in America. Mr. Sears pur- 

 chased him from Mr. George Booth, of Hull, Eng., after he 

 landed in America, he being brought out by Mr. Booth's 

 younger brother Edward. Lothario is by champion Valen- 

 tine out of Saffron; she by champion Pliolimmon out of 

 Belladonna. Champion Valentine hy champion Bayard out 

 out of Vesta. He has one of the grandest nf heads with one 

 of the smallest ears ever seen on a St. Bernard. He has 

 grand bone, excellent quality, and if he stood a little highpr 

 would be a hard nut to crack. He is a rich orange color, 

 with white nose band and blaze, white chest, forelegs, hind- 

 feet and tip of tail, with dense black shadings; stands 31J^in. 

 high and weighed when last shown 1781bs.; his skull meas- 

 ures 27in., muzzle 17in., chest 40in., loin 33in., length of 

 body 36in., tip to tip 84in. His winnings in England are 

 second prize, Liveroool, 1889 (Sir Bedivere first); second 

 prize, Manchester, 1889; third prize, Crystal Palace, 3889 

 (beaten only by Alton and Lord Bute, and winning over 

 Mayor of Leeds, Plinius. Othello, Refuge II. and Scout, to- 

 gether with over fifty others): third, open class, and second, 

 novice class, Manchester, 1H90, in a class of fifty five St. 

 Bernards. The English Stock-Keeper of Feb. 1, i.889, says 

 of him: "Lothario is also a grand one, great bone, immense 

 size, good body, style and coat; he is a good specimen, as he 

 should be to beat Lord Warwick, always a favorite of ours, 

 his breeding and quality should make him valuable for 

 breeders." 



DOGS OF THE DAY. 



ANTICIPATING the receipt of the Kennel Gazette for 

 October on Saturday, I purposed discussing this week 

 the amendments to the A. K. C. constitution which were 

 to be offered by Mr, Vredenburgb and were ordered pub- 

 lished in the current issue of the Gazette. Owing, I suppose, 

 to the postal clerks at Philadelphia having to participate in 

 some election work, the Gazette was not distributed until 

 Monday, and when it did arrive it did not contain the 

 amendments in any shape which would lead to their being 

 easily detected. The proposed new constitution is published 

 without any clue as to what is omitted or wnat is new, and 

 until such is obtained criticism is without much value. 



From a cursory glance through the various articles which 

 go to make up the whole there does not seem to be any very 

 radical change contemplated. I would suggest to Mr. Vre- 

 denburgh that in order to let us know what the changes are 

 that he publish them in the customary form in the sporting 

 papers. Even that will hardly meet the requirements of 

 the case, for it precludes the possibility of any amendments 

 thereto, and notice of these cannot be given in time to have 

 them acted upon on Dec. 11. It is doubtless distinctly un- 

 derstood by all that at that meeting the only question that 

 can be put to the delegates is the notified amendment. No 

 person can then offer an amendment or substitution for 

 anything proposed by Mr. Vredenburgh, and a desirable 

 change may, through faulty wording or some slight conflict 

 with another article, fail to be accepted. As a matter of 

 fact it is a debatable question whether the amendments are 

 put in proper form to be acted upon at all unless the view is 

 taken that the proposed constitution is an amendment in its 

 entirety, and that, to me, is strained. 



Take, for instance, the first change which I notice. It may 

 not be a change after all, but the wording seems new to me. 

 In Article II. we read, "The object of this Association. * * * 

 It shall adopt and enforce such rules as shall tend to the 

 uniformity, and to the proper conduct of individuals inter- 

 ested in the breeding or sale of dogs, also to the proper-regu- 

 lations of bench shows and field trials." I should suppose 

 that this was meant to be "such rules as shall tend to uni- 

 formity in regulations of bench shows and field trials, and 

 to the proper conduct of individuals interested in the breed- 

 ing or sale of dogs." There is somewhat of a difference 

 between these, and I doubt very much whether Mr. Vreden- 

 burgh proposed that the club should adopt "such rules as 

 shall tend to the uniformity * * * of individuals inter- 

 ested in the breeding or sale of dogs." Yet that is the 

 proposition which is to be voted upon. The delegates can. 

 not propose at the meeting to transpose a word or alter a 

 pfarftle m any way. butf woffl yotk jy® pt nay m tmk aytiele 



as it is read in its entirety. The reason for this is found in 

 the fact that thirty days' notice of each amendment is re- 

 quired. This was the ruling as laid down by Mr. W. H. 

 Child when he was president, and it is sound and parliamen- 

 tary. 



I am certainly of the opinion that President Belmont will 

 so hold if he has to decide upon the question of a substitu- 

 tion, and I commend to his particular attention the advisa- 

 bility of opportunity being afforded for a thorough under- 

 standing of what the amendments really are, and the offering 

 of substitutions thereto, which in the opinion of any delegate 

 may be deemed advisable. Not being a delegate at present, 

 I cannot officially give notice of any amendment I might 

 favor, though there would be no difficulty about that, for as 

 an associate I have the right to make suggestions to the as- 

 sociate members' president, leaving it to his judgment to 

 present them if he deemed them suitable. 



There are other changes which might be suggested if op- 

 portunity was afforded. For instance, it is proposed that 

 the treasurer give a bond to the president, but the A. K. C. 

 has no voice in the matter, for the bond need only be satis- 

 factory to the president. Would it not be more suitable to 

 have it made satisfactory to the executive committee or the 

 advisory committee? 



My object at present is to draw attention to the lack of 

 opportunity afforded for perfecting the constitution, and I 

 only instance the foregoing to show where substitutions 

 might be desirable, but cannot be made. Take, for example, 

 this matter of the treasurer's bond. It is certainly desirable 

 to have such a bond, but it might not be possible to get a 

 two-thirds vote in favor of the whole section on account of 

 placing the acceptance of the bond entirely in the hands of 

 the president and allowing the club through its executive 

 committee no voice in the matter. If the vote thus failed 

 the entire section goes under. 



I remember when Mr. Child and myself were charged with 

 the duty of preparing amendments to the constitution several 

 years ago, we offered what we deemed advisable, but in 

 order to give elasticity to the propositions I personally 

 offered one or two substitutions so as to give a choice in 

 cases where we thought our views might not find favor in 

 their entirety. 



We had rather a funny experience, by the way, over these 

 amendments. In some manner Mr. Peshall was supposed 

 to be on the committee through Mr. Elliott Smith resigning. 

 We met in Philadelphia, and Mr. Peshall would not take 

 no to his ideas of a mail vote for officers. Mr. Child did not 

 favor the idea very much and neither did I, but we gave in 

 to Mr. Peshall. When they came before the club Mr. Child 

 was president, and naturally the support of this particular 

 amendment should have fallen upon Mr. Peshall. Judge, 

 however, to Mr. Child's and my amazement when upon its 

 being read Mr. Peshall peremptorily declared that he was 

 opposed to any such idea, whereupon it devolved upon my- 

 self, who favored it least of all, to take up the cudgels on 

 behalf of the committee and support the proposition. Need- 

 less to say it did not pass. 



Mr. Jean Grosvenor, who, by the way, is getting together 

 a kennel of fox-terriers, advises me that "doggy matters are 

 beginning to breathe again" down East, and as an evidence 

 of this renewed life the New England Kennel Club has de- 

 termined to do business at the old stand during the first 

 week of April. The show committee consists of Messrs. 

 Fay, Moore, Thayer, Grosvenor and Curtis. 



Mr. J. P. Willeyhas lost two promising black and tan span- 

 iels. It was his intention to show a kennel of black and tan 

 cockers at New York next February, but the color combina- 

 tion is now broken up. I have to thank Mr. Willey for an 

 excellent photograph of Black Pete, and also for a photo- 

 graph copy of the engraving of the late A. W. Langdaie and 

 his spaniels. It reminded me of the time I met "the Cap- 

 tain" at Hull show in 1884, just six years ago next week. 

 The weather was anything but inspiriting, but no one could 

 feel out of sorts when the effervescent LaDgdale was one of 

 the company. 



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