Nov. 90, 1890,] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



357 



On Jan. 21 of each year the secretary of the American 

 Kennel Club shall forward to each and every associate 

 member in good standing a printed list, of all members eligi- 

 ble to hold office, together with an addressed envelope for 

 return, on which the word ''vote" is legibly printed or 

 written. The members receiving [such] said printed list 

 shall mark thereon, in such manner as may be requested, 

 [his] their choice for president, vice-president and secretary, 

 and the delegates to which the [club is] associate members 

 arc entitled [in such manner as may be indicated] and re- 

 turn the same in the envelopes provided. 



Fifteen full days after the mailing of such [slips] printed 

 list to the associate members, the secretary of the American 

 Kennel Club shall, in the presence of [the] presidents of the 

 American Kennel Club and associate members, or such 

 persons as [either of them] they may deputize to represent 

 [him] tlicm, open all such mail vote's; and the result of the 

 [election] counts shall be certified to by the three officials 

 present. 



Immediately upon the signing of such certificate the sec- 

 retary of the American Kennel Club shall notify [each and 

 every person of his election] all who have been elected; and 

 shall also send [notice thereof] the results of the ballot to 

 the president of the associate members. 



In the case of a tie vote for any office, the tie shall be de- 

 cided by a majority vote of the members present at the 

 annual meeting; and in [the] event [of] an officer [elected 

 declining] declines to serve, the member receiving the next 

 highest number of votes shall at the annual meeting be de- 

 clared elected. 



[Votes for] The election of additional delegates/" wli/ich 

 the associate members shall be entitled, as hereinbefore 

 provided, Shalt be taken as soon as each additional quota 

 [of one hundred additional members] is filed; and it shall 

 be conducted [on the same principleas the annual mail vote 

 for officers and delegates, the vote being taken as soon as 

 the one hundred additional members have qualified] by 

 mail rote, the same formalities being observed as when the 

 annual election of officers <t nd delcg<d.is takes place. Iden- 

 tically this same method shall be employee} in eleciin.g dele- 

 gates to fill vacancies which occur among the officials or 

 delegates: [The same rule shall also bold good iu event of 

 a vacancy in the ranks of officers or delegates.] 



There are a great many alterations in this long article, 

 but the vast majority are simply changes in construction or 

 the sentences, some of which are improvements, while others 

 of doubtful expediency. These may be well left to the judg- 

 ment of the delegates who will pass upon them. There are 

 others, however, which demand careful consideration, and 

 these I will now treat. 



The first occurs in Section 1, which at present provides for 

 the indorsement of an application for associate membership 

 by both presidents. Mr. Vredenburgh's proposition is that 

 the indorsement of either one is sufficient. Let us see how 

 this will work. An application in proper form comes to 

 Mr. Vredenburgh, and what will he do with it? Naturally 

 he will refer it to Mr, Belmont. Should that gentleman 

 know of no reason for doing otherwise he will indorse the 

 application, and thereby the applicant becomes a member. 

 If "Mr. Belmont declines to indorse it, for some reason to 

 him sufficient, it then goes to Dr. Perry, and he is placed in 

 a somewhat peculiar position. He is really asked to check 

 the action of the A. K. C. president; and suppose he sees no 

 reason for following Mr. Belmont's lead, the applicant be- 

 comes a member. Kow, it is possible that Dr. Perry may 

 know of something detrimental to an applicant's character 

 that Mr. Belmont does not, but be can have no say in the 

 matter, because by Mr. Belmont's indorsement he has no 

 opportunity to take action. Practically it makes Mr. Bel- 

 mont the autocrat of the situation. Not that I consider he 

 would abuse his power, but he might err from lack of 

 knowledge: and 1 am decidedly of the opinion that the rule 

 as it now is is by far the, best and safest. 



Section 2 is improved by making it clear that the privil- 

 eges of associate members for each year are for that year 

 only, and that free registrations are not accumulative and 

 can be used in any subsequent year. 



Section 3 contains two imnortant changes. The first is the 

 substitution of "may" for "shall" in regard to striking de- 

 linquent members' names from the roll. I feel certain in 

 my own mind that this is not advisable. The only reason in 

 its favor, and it is a poor one, is that the present rule would 

 show a shrinkage in the list of members at the beginning of 

 each year. I don't think the associate membership needs 

 any such fictitious bolstering as that. A member now gets 

 $7 for his annual dues of $5, and no one will care about 

 missing that. It is suficient of itself to attract prompt 

 payment, particularly as the early numbers of the Gazette 

 are the most valuable of the year, on account of the show 

 reports. The present wording is much more likely to bring 

 about prompt settlement of the anmtal dues than any 

 leniency on the part of the club. Then again the fact of 

 being an associate member in good standing is of itself 

 something in the way of indorsement, and the A. K. C. 

 should not so indorse tardy subscribers. 



The old Section 6 is stricken out entirely. I do!not know 

 that I am so specially pledged to this as I formerly was, but 

 I do object to one thing, and Mr. Vredenburgh will believe 

 me that I am not aiming at him individually, when I say it 

 is in my opinion decidedly out of place for a salaried official 

 of the club to be a delegate, such as he is for the associate 

 members. It is not necessary to expatiate on this point, for 

 the objections must be too obvious to all. 



In the fifth paragraph of Section 6 there is surely some- 

 thing omitted from Mr. Vredenburgh's proposed reading 

 when it says, "and in event an officer declines," etc. 



ARTICLE XII. 



Sec. 1. An advisory committee of five [of which the 

 executive officers shall be ex-officio members, shall be ap- 

 pointed at each annual meeting, which shall have power to 

 act upon cases of protest and appeal pending the final action 

 of the executive committee], eonsistiuo of the president and 

 'Vice-president, of the association, the president of the asso- 

 ciate members and two other delegates of the association 

 shall be members, shall be elected at each annual ■meeting. 



Sec. 2. It shall have the power to act upon all cases of 

 protest and appeal; to investigate and act upon all 

 charges preferred against active or associate members, or 

 individuals; and shall be vested with the powers of the 

 executive committee during the interval between the regu- 

 lar qnarterly meetings of the association, subject, hoivcver, 

 to the final action of the executive committee. 



Some, time ago 1 wrote a screed about my having been 

 asked to go through the constitution with a view to making 

 it more perfect, and I then stated that I had concluded not 

 to touch it, because I believed in a change I felt was too 

 radical for adoption. It was to transfer the entire manage- 

 ment of the club to a committee of say nine, of which three 

 the senior should retire at each meeting. One reason for 

 this suggestion was the time wasted at executive meetings, 

 owing to the number of delegates present. 



A caustic correspondent in a contemporary said something 

 about my having been aptly described as a brake that always 

 slipped. I don'tTseem to have slipped so very much in this 

 ease, for here we have the principle if not the entirety. It 

 is proposed to have the advisory committee of five do the 

 duty for which I suggested the committee of nine. Cer- 

 tainly I will not now object to the principle of the change, 

 but I am not in favor of the abridged committee. Five is 

 too small a number to act in such an important capacity, 

 for we must remember that of that number three is a 

 quorum, so that twoaaien may thus legislate for the whole 



c lub. And there Is one other very faulty part of this article, 

 where in Section 2 it is provided that the advisory com- 

 mittee shall be clothed with all the power of the executive 

 committee ad interim, but nevertheless their rulings are 

 subject to the indorsement of the executive committee. 



If we are giving power to a committee, let us give the 

 power freely and without reserve. This we can safely do if 

 we make the committee sufficiently large to be truly repre- 

 sentative. Let me offer this suggestion, make the advisory 

 committee the same number as the quorum of our associa- 

 tion meeting, strike from it as an officer cx-offi-cio the vice- 

 president and make the associate members' president the 

 vice- president of the committee, and elect all the other 

 members. 



With such a committee to conduct the association, the 

 executive committee could be dispensed with. The club 

 might hold semi-annual meetings as a legislative body and 

 elect members for the committee. My idea, that I previously 

 dilated upon, was to have rotation in office without election. 

 That is, starting with the clubs by age, let the first six pro- 

 vide members in addition to three ex-officio, and of these let 

 three retire at stated periods, the vacancies to be filled by 

 the next three clubs who desire representation on the com- 

 mittee. 



The present proposition is not adequate enough. For in- 

 stance, take the case of Dr. Cryer's appeal against the Cin- 

 cinnati Club ruling. The advisory committee decided in 

 favor of Dr. Cryer, and Mr. Vredenburgh so advised him 

 and returned his $10 sent wi th the appeal. Now, under the 

 present rule, and also under the proposed one, Mi*. Vreden- 

 burgh was wrong, for there had been no final action of the 

 executive committee. The power the advisory committee 

 now has and will have is really an absurdity, and I think 

 all who read over Article XII. carefully will agree with me. 

 Both have the same faulty terminal sentence. 



ARTICLE XIII. 

 The business management of the [A. K. C.J Stud Book 

 shall be subject to the direction of a committee of three, 

 elected by a majority of the delegates present at the annual 

 meeting of the club, and shall render account to the associa- 

 tion annually at such meeting. 



As a member of the Stud Book committee I say that this 

 gives us quite too much power. "We have to decide questions 

 affecting persons' standing, and ought to report more fre- 

 quently and subject to approval by some power. At present 

 we can disqualify a person and he must remain under the 

 ban for a whole year perhaps, and until the committee makes 

 its annual report. Our powers and duties on that point 

 ought to be clearly specified. 



ARTICLE XIV. 

 This constitution and the by-laws and rules maybe revised 

 or amended [after] provided thirty days' notice has been 

 given to all members of such proposed revision or amend- 

 ment, by a two- thirds vote at any meeting of this association 

 where at least two-thirds of the members are represented, or 

 by obtaining [a ratification] within thirty days, through the 

 secretary of the club, of at least two-thirds of the members 

 of this 'association, a ratification of any enactment of any 

 revision or amendment of the constitution, by-laws or rules, 

 duly proposed and carried by a two-thirds vote of any meet- 

 ing of the association. 



In this article "this association" is used in place of "the 

 association," the changed phraseology everywhere else. 



BY-LAWS. 



Sec. 1. The following order of business shall be observed 

 at the meetings of this association: 



1. Roll call. 



2. Reading minutes of previous meeting. 



3. Secretary's report. 



4. Treasurer's report . 



[5. Report of executive committee.] 



5. Election- of officers and committees. 



6. General business. 



7. Adjournment. 



Sec. 3. The following order of business shall be observed 

 at the meetings of the executive committee of this associa- 

 tion. 



1. Roll call. 



2. Reading of minutes of previous meeting. 



3. Secretary's report. 



4. Treasurer's report. 



5. Report of standing committees. 



6. Report of special committees. 



7. Unfinished business. 



8. Election of [officers] secretary-treasurer. 



9. New business. 



10. Adjournment. 



Sec. 3. In the event of an appeal from an order of suspen- 

 sion imposed by a show committee, or by the president, err 

 by the- advisory committee, it must be 'heard at the next 

 regular or special meeting of the executive committee, and 

 any person who is proved to the satisfaction of the com- 

 mittee to have been guilty of any fraudulent or discredit- 

 able conduct [in connection with dogs, dog shows or field 

 trials] of any kind maybe declared [incapable of competing 

 for or winning] ineligible to compete, or win a prize at any 

 show held under the rules of this association for such period 

 as the executive committee may decide. 



All complaints or disputes among members of this asso- 

 ciation shall be decided by those members of the executive 

 committee [as] who are in no way connected with the clubs 

 interested. 



Sec. 4. The president shall appoint from the executive 

 committee [a committee on credentials, whose duties shall 

 be to investigate the qualifications of all candidates for 

 membership, and report the same to the executive com- 

 mittee; he shall also appoint] such [other] specied com- 

 mittees as shall be found necessary. 



Sec. 5. These by-laws may be altered, amended or sus- 

 pended without notice at any regular meeting of the ex- 

 ecutive committee by two-thirds vote of the members pres- 

 ent [without notice], or at any special meeting on notice. 



Iu Section 3 of the by-laws it will be seen that it is pro- 

 posed to go beyond auy connection with dogs in investiga- 

 tion regarding power to compete. It is a pretty wide field 

 that, to throw open to be followed simply by the possibility 

 that a man "may be declared ineligible." Better stick to 

 the old limit, and add Shall be declared ineligible. 



All of Avhich is respectfully submitted for the careful con- 

 sideration of anv one who has the welfare of the A. K. C. at 

 heart. J. W. 



CENTRAL FIELD TRIAL ENTRIES. 



FREE FOR ALL, FOUR HOUR HEAT STAKE. 



Chance (J. M. Avent), Roderigo— Bo Peep. 

 Rip RAP (Charlottesville Field Trial Kennels), King ut 

 Kent— Hops. 

 Noble Count (S. A. Elliott), Mac D, — Lady Mac. 

 Kowdy Rod (Elmwood KenneJs), Roderigo— Juno A. 

 Harry C. (Elmwood Kennels), Roderigo— Countess House. 

 Oath's Mark (H. Hulman, Jr.), Gath— Gem. 

 Pitti Sing (Thos. Johnson), Baron Doveridge— Norah. 

 NANNIE B. (J. A. McLeod), King Noble— Queen Vashti. 

 Reverdy (P. Henry O'Bannon), Oath's Mark— Rosa, 

 Lilly Burges (Frank Richards), Gatlr's Mark— Esther. 

 KING'S Mark (B. Ridewav), King Noble— Belle Belton. 

 Daisy's Hope (W. W. Titus), Oath's Hope — Daisy F. 

 Twelve entries; eleven English setters and one pointer. 



C, H. Opell, Sec. and Ireas. 



BRUNSWICK FUR CLUB. 



THE second annual field trials of the Brunswick Fur Club 

 began at Brunswick. Maine, on Nov. 10, and continued 

 till the afternoon of the 15th. There were about one hun- 

 dred members and guests present, and 18 foxhounds, 4 pup- 

 pies and 4 fox beagles were entered for competition in the 

 various classes. The weather proved fine throughout the 

 entire week, and the large attendance and fine hounds en- 

 tered made the. trials the most brilliant meet the club has 

 held. Besides the money prizes awarded in the general 

 classes, several special prizes were contested for and some of 

 them won. 



The judges were Mt. H. E. Burkman, chairman; Mr. E. 

 L. Tooth aker, Mr. Evan H. Bragg, Mr. Cohan Jordan and 

 Mr. Edward Thomas. The judging was a most difficult 

 task, owing to the quickness with which the foxes sought 

 their holes and the dense cover in many parts, but the chair- 

 man managed the computing of averages to the satisfaction 

 of all. 



The puppy class was run off on Tuesday, and all of them 

 worked well. One of them made a strike and drove for a 

 short while, but lost before the others could pack in. The 

 rabbits were plentiful and tempting to the youngsters, but 

 they behaved very well notwithstanding. 



On Wednesday the trial of the general classes began, but 

 though likely covers were drawn one after another till nearly 

 dark, no fox was found. Thursday another section of coun- 

 try was drawn and four starts were obtained, all the hounds 

 getting a chance at reynard, so that judges and members 

 were fiying in all directions taking notes. Two of the foxes 

 were run to earth before ten o'clock, one was lost, and the 

 fourth was driven until nearly four in the afternoon. 



Friday two starts were obtained on the same grounds 

 drawn Thursday. A few of the hounds went inland after 

 one fox, but the. great majority of the pack were put on 

 together after a traveling fox, and the greatest race of the 

 trials was had. This fox ran eight miles in a straight line 

 through fields where the race could be seen from the high- 

 way, and some who had buggies and wagons ran their horses 

 the entire distauce to witness the chase. The fox finally 

 went to earth to save his brush. In this race New England, 

 Avent and Wild Goose hounds were about equal in numbers 

 and three fox beagles filled out the pack. They were all in 

 it, beagles as well as foxhounds, and packed so well that 

 they might have been covered with the traditional blanket, 



Saturday morning the trials closed at 10 o'clock, and a 

 short run was obtaiued before that time. The short time 

 reynard could be induced to stay out of his den made it im- 

 possible to award prizes in the endurance class, the special 

 medal for endurance or the American Field cup. The prizes 

 awarded were as follows, viz.: 



GENERAL CLASSES. 



Hunting. 



1. Dr. A. C. Heffenger's black, white and tan dog Joe 

 Forester. 



2. Mr. R. D. Perry's tan and ticked dog Major O'Rourke. 



3. Mi 1 .. A, McDonald's black, tan and ticked bitch Nelly 

 Ripley. 



Trading. 



| 1. Mr. M. Thomas's black and tan dog Bugle. 



2. Dr. A. C. Heffenger's black, white and tan dog Joe 

 Forester. 



3. Mr. A. McDonald's black, tan and ticked bitch Nelly 

 Ripley. 



Speed. 



1. Mr. R, D. Perry's black and tan dog Clinker. 



2. Mr. A. McDonald's black, tan and ticked bitch Nelly 

 Ripley. 



3. Mr. M. Thomas's black and tan dog Bugle. 



BeirMiuj. 



1. Mr. A. McDonald's black, white and ticked dog Dia- 

 mond. 



2. Dr. A. C. Heffenger's black, white and tan dog Joe 

 Forester. 



3. Mr. A. McDonald's black, tan and ticked bitch Nelly 

 Ripley, 



Style. 



1. Dr. A. C. Heffenger's black, white and tan dog Jue 

 Forester. 



2. Mr. R. D. Perry's black and tan dog Clinker. 



3. Dr. A. C. Heffenger's black, white and tan dog Drive III. 

 Foxhound having highest, general average winning silver 



medal of club: Dr. A. C. Heffenger's black, white and tan 

 dog Joe Forester. 



Special prize, steel engraving, "A Promising Litter," 

 awarded to Southern bred foxhound having most speed and 

 endurance; to be held till next trials: Mr. R, D. Perry's 

 black and tan dog Clinker. 



PUPPY CLASS. 



1. Mr. W. Russell's black and tan dog Fleet. 

 Second and third withheld. 



FOX BEAGLE CLASS. 



1. Mr. W. N. Walling's black, white and tan bitch Belle 

 DimoDd. 



2. Mr. W. N. Walling's black, white and tan dog Little 

 Drive. 



3. Mr. W. N. AValling's black, white and tan bitch Lucille. 



PlSCATAQUA. 



CANADIAN TRIALS. 



rpHE International Field Trials at Chatham, Ont., passed 

 J. off pleasantly, the order of running and awards being as 

 follows: 



THE DERBY. 



Jos. Kime's Lady.Spot (setter) against A . P. H. Lonsdale's 

 Tyke (pointer). 



T. G. Davey's Westminster Drake (pointer) against A. P. 

 H. Lonsdale's Phceness (setter). 



Sheriff Mercer's Mingo II. (setter) against A. P. H. Lons- 

 dale's Ian (setter). 



A. P. H. Lonsdale's Beacon (pointer) against Thos. John- 

 son's Upton (pointer). 



Jos. Kime's Lady Patch (setter) against Dodds & Mather's 

 Dart (setter). 



J. H. Hilsenden's Dan O'Conuell (Irish setter) against 

 Forest Kennels' Sport (setter). 



The awards were made in the following order: 



First, Ightfield Tyke; second, Mingo II.; third, Ightfield 

 Phceness: fourth, Ightfield Upton, 



ALL-AGED STAKE. 



W. B. Wells' Matane (setter) against Thomas Gutridge's 

 Belle of Kent (.setter). 



A. P. H. Lonsdale's Ranger (setter) against Thos. John- 

 son's Blithe (pointer). 



Dr. Totten's Carry J. (setter) against T. H. Nelson's 

 Clinker (setter). 



Dr. Totten's Speculator (setter) against W. B. AVells' 

 Dinah C. (setter). 



A. P. H. Lonsdale's Dick (pointer) against J. L. Camp- 

 bell's Gordo (Gordon setter). 



F. W. Eddy's Maggy Bee (setter) against W. B. Wells' 

 Cambriana (setter). 



R. G. Harvey's Breezo (pointer) against T. G. Davy's 

 Canadian Jester (setter). 



A. P. H. Lonsdale's Deuce (pointer) against John Mer- 

 cer's Mingo IL (setter). 



A. P. H. Lonsdale's Rosa (setter) a bye. 



The awards were made in the following order; Ightfield 

 Dick first, Ightfield Rosa, second, Ightfield Blithe third, 

 Ightfield Deuce fourth-, 



