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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Jan, 1, 1891. 



A RETROSPECT. 



THE shade of the old year will be upon us when these lines 

 are read by the fancier, and when he turns over in his 

 ruiud the events of the past year, the lover of dogs and be 

 who counts himself a member of our kennel world, will 

 doubtless reflect upon the vast strides the fancy has made, 

 not only in the last ten years, but in the year of 1890, just 

 departed. And as he speeds the parting- year he turns in- 

 constant to welcome the new one, and reflections give place 

 to antici pation as he wonders what new lights in the kennel 

 world will have reached these shores when 1891 in turn gives 

 place to another. In mastiffs there has been little progress 

 made. The breed seems rather at a standstill as far as im- 

 porting new stock is concerned. At the same time our 

 breeders have not been idle and one bears of wonderful 

 youngsters which will make their debut at Madison Square 

 Garden next February. There is little doubt but that Beau- 

 fort will leave his mark, tor from personal knowledge we 

 are aware that several are coming on, short-faced enough to 

 please the most ultra mastiff man living, and besides having 

 typical heads they are also well foumfin body, and this of 

 itself must be counted an advance to be proud of. The sires, 

 Minting and Ilford Caution, have, left progeny that will 

 serve to perpetuate their names and especially the latter. 

 So taking everything into consideration, though importa- 

 tions have been few, the home industry bids fair to keep 

 pace with the age. 



It is to St. Bernards that the breeders of America must 

 look for that great advance toward perfection. "When we 

 add, and we think it is not stretching a point to say so, 

 that we only need two more, Sir Bedivere and Princess Flor- 

 ence, to be able to claim the best specimens in the world, 

 and judging from the past it would not surprise us in the 

 least to have the opportunity of welcoming even these two 

 high-priced jewels of the breed, such is the enterprise and 

 pluck possessed by some of our breeders. With such ani- 

 mals as Watch, Hesper. Alton, Plevna, Lady Livingstone, 

 Altona, La Pucelle, Prudence, Lady Sneer well, Jael, Donna 

 Sih T a and other lesser lights making their appearance dur- 

 ing the past year, there is little, prospect of the breed losing 

 its popularity. That we can also breed them is proved by 

 one kennel's success in breeding two such fine animals as 

 Lord and Ladj r Melrose, undoubtedly the two best native- 

 bred ones we have yet seen. The future for St. Bernard 

 breeders is bright — very bright. The only question is, will 

 our breeders make the best'of the great opportunities they 

 now have to produce something that may hold its own with 

 those of England:'' 



Another breed that, thanks to the specialty club and the 

 coursing of the past year, has sprung rapidly into popular 

 favor, is the greyhound. New men are coming mto the 

 ranks, and though breeders are depending more, upon the 

 blood already here, the year has not passed without some 

 new foreigners putting in an appearance. Drytime, which 

 ran so well out West recently, is one of them. Champions 

 Charley Davis and Maud Torrington, Conspirator and others 

 Avhose names escape us at this moment, will all no doubt do 

 good in the cause. The new specialty club started this year 

 is full of life and evidently, as witnessed by the elegant 

 trophy presented at Great Bend, and the coming specialty 

 show this month, intends to do all in its power to encourage 

 the breed. 



Deerhounds and Newfoundlands have made little prog- 

 ress, nothing of any note has been imported, and the interest 

 takeu in these breeds by the general public is unfortunately 

 almost nil. 



Great Danes are fast coming to the front in popularity, 

 and the splendid show of these animals at New York and 

 Chicago in 1890 must have done a good deal for the breed. 

 In Melac, imported last spring, we have a great Dane that 

 any country might be proud to claim. 



In setters we have nothing new to speak of, these breeds 

 having in a great measure arrived at a point where we are 

 almost independent of the mother country, when we can 

 count such dogs as Rockingham, Cou'nt Howard, Monk of 

 Furness, Sir Tatton, Princess Beatrice and others, among 

 our cracks. Dish setters have not made much improve- 

 ment. Several dogs have been imported, notably Inchiquin, 

 Stella IV. and one or two others of less merit. In Gordons 

 nothing new has been brought forward. Beaumont, Little 

 Boy, Belmont, Countess Roxie, etc., still reign supreme, 

 though now that Beaumont and Belmont have changed 

 hands their late owner contemplates getting somethingover 

 that will astonish us and dwarf all former efforts in this 

 direction, so perhaps we may yet see a "Heather Grouse" 

 over here. 



Pointers have had little or no help from across the pond, 

 breeders being content to use the material they have at 

 hand, though we hear of several parties on the lookout for 

 cracks to take the place of past and passe celebrities. The 

 good showing made by the pointers in the late field trials 

 will no doubt cause an increased demand, and what was still 

 more a matter for congratulation, the pointers competing 

 had, with very few exceptions, special claims to bench show 

 form, showing conclusively that the two styles are com- 

 patible. 



In spaniels, the only importations of moment were the 

 held spaniels Baron and Beverley Negus, both handsome 

 specimens and calculated to improve a style of spaniel in 

 which w T e are at present acknowledged to be rather weak. 

 Not so with cockers, for never have such a fine lot, taking 

 them all round, been shown as we have seen at some of the 

 shows during the year. This is abreed that, once loose from 

 the long and low craze, we have little need of outside help; a 

 little judicious care in mating and concerted type to breed 

 for, is' all that we require, and we trust that the discussion 

 now taking place in our columns will be the means of 

 accomplishing this. 



Beagles have, owing to the advent of the National Beagle 

 Club, been brought more prominently forward than in late 

 years. The field trials served to stimulate this interest, and 

 though, with the exception of Blue Belle II., no new cracks 

 have appeared, several 'promising youngsters have been bred. 

 Our breeders fancy they have, and with some reason, little 

 to gain by the importation of new stock. 



ColJies are still advancing, the most noteworthy importa- 

 tion being that of The Squire, who comes with a big reputa- 

 tion in the stud, which, from all accounts, he is sustaining 

 since his arrival. Several good ones have been imported by 

 the noted Canadian breeders. The Collie Club is in a 

 flourishing condition and is intent on advancing the best 

 interests of the breed, So the cry may go forth that all is 

 well along the collie lines. 



Bulldogs have spurted finely this year, that is if such 

 stolid fellows can be said to have a spurt in them. Though 

 these may be content nowadays to take life as they find it, 

 their owners are not, for what with the new Bulldog Club 

 and the several importations, they have shown themselves 

 very much alive. Among those imported this year we find 

 the names of Harper, Duchess of Palma, African King, 

 Princess Crib, Dolly Tester, Dimple (since dead), Mr. Cugle's 

 lot, and several others whose names we cannot remember 

 just now. nearly all good ones and well calculated to help 

 the breed along. The bulldog men will make a strong 

 muster at New York this spring. 



Bull-terriers have added to their already well-filled list 

 such dogs as Prince Bendigo, White Prince, White Wondei", 

 Diamond King and several others. We hear of others to 

 come in time for the spring shows, and though we seem 

 hardly able to breed anything very startling, our breeders 

 are ever ready to purchase a good thing when they hear of 

 it. Irish terriers are coming fast to the front, and the im- 

 portation of Breda Bill, Mr. Comstock's Mars, Ballymoney, 

 and others will strengthen the. breed, and although only in 



the hands as yet of a few breeders we think that as they be- 

 come better known this game terrier will soon occupy the 

 position he does in England, in quality if not in numbers. 

 "Fox-terrier breeders have not done anything during the past 

 year to excite any comment. Very few new dogs have come 

 over, the notable exceptions be'iug Raffle, Brockenhurst 

 Quick, Rifleman, Dudley Slave, Ebor Nettle, etc. The year 

 is notable in one sense, in fox-terrier circles, owing to the 

 showing of a team of these terriers in England, and the. 

 placing of two of them, home bred ones, showed that the 

 nick for champions has not yet been struck. The young dog 

 Suffolk Risk being far the best home bred one. Several new 

 breeders have taken hold of these terriers, and we fancy that 

 even in this breed the small breeders stand just as much 

 chance of pulling out a plum from the breeding lottery as 

 the larger kennels, judging from past results. Wire-haired 

 terriers are coming more and more into favor, especially in 

 Canada, that country being able to make quite a respectable 

 showing. 



Black'and tan terriers are booming, too, though nothing 

 has been bred at home that will take the place of the" im- 

 ported ones: still Avith the new dogs that have come to us 

 this last year there are several noted winners. The Senator: 

 Madge, Beauty, Salisbury, Queen IH. and two or three dark 

 horses, and with these and those we already have, it is safe 

 to say that New York show of 1891 will see such a collection 

 of black and tans as has never been seen here before. 



Among the small breeds several good Yorkshires have 

 been imported, and this year's shows of this handsome little 

 terrier have far surpassed any yet seen in this country. Dogs 

 have been shown that are correct iu type, and the miscel- 

 laneous assortment of wooly dogs w r e have been forced to put 

 up with, have been relegated to the place they belong to — 

 oblivion. King Charles spaniels are also looking up, and 

 the importation of Royal Duke and several Blenheims 

 and King Charles for a Brooklyn kennel will surely con- 

 tribute to their advancement. 



A new breed to us has in the year 1890 received consider- 

 able attention. We refer to the Russian wolfhound. Hand- 

 some in the extreme, they are bound to make themselves 

 felt when seen in greater numbers. Though no really first- 

 class specimens have as yet been imported, though this has 

 not been through any fault of the Americans, still those 

 which are already here give us a very good idea of what we 

 may expect when the real good ones come. This breed being 

 under the care of the National Greyhound Club will also re- 

 ceive due encouragement. There is little else to add about 

 the dogs of 1890. The A. K. C. is in a flourishing and pros- 

 perous condition. New members are joining our kennel 

 world almost daily, and the amount of money now invested 

 iu dogflesh would have astounded the fancier of 1880. At 

 this rate what shall we have to say in the year 2000? Shall 

 we? dare we? hazard the supposition that we may be ship- 

 ping dogs to England, or will our climate, as it is claimed, 

 forever keep homebred dogs, as a whole, in the background? 



"We trust that when another year has past a better feeling 

 may prevail among some of our controversially inclined 

 breeders and fanciers. Such contentions serve no good pur- 

 pose, but rather the contrary, giving the outside public a 

 false idea of the real workers in the hive. Field trial men 

 must look back with pleasurable feelings,' that their trials 

 so far this year have passed off quietly and successfully, 

 besides being memorable for the visit paid us by the English 

 dogs, who, on our own ground, succeeded in wresting some 

 of the laurels from our dogs. We don't begrudge them, but 

 rather shout, come again! We must now draw this some- 

 what more lengthy review than intended, to a close, wishing 

 our kennel readers, and friends of dogdom in general, a pros- 

 perous and a Happy New Year. 



ST. LOUIS WILL HAVE A DOG SHOW.— St Louis, 

 Mo., Dec. 26. — Editor Forest and Stream: It has been 

 several years since a bench show has been held in this city, 

 but if surface indications go for anything the prospects are 

 exceedingly bright that one will be held here in the near 

 future. Mr. George Munson, who managed the last show of 

 the kind held here, is what might properly be termed a 

 "hustler." He has succeeded in enlisting a number of 

 prominent sportsmen in the euterprisej and being perfectly 

 familiar with the duties expected of him will surely make 

 the thing a success. The show will be held in one of the 

 naves of the Exposition building, which will afford ample 

 room for 1,000 dogs. A. liberal prize list will be made up, 

 and none but thoroughly competent persons will be engaged 

 to judge the canines. There are plenty of dogs owned here 

 to make the affair a big show, and with the number that 

 would be entered from a distance the number of entries 

 should be large.— Unsee Fbitz, 



"TRAINING VS. BREAKING."— Kirwin, Kan., Nov. 

 17. — I have this evening returned from the field with a fine 

 bag of quail and grouse (prairie chicken), shot over a setter 

 less than 17 months old, trained by Hammond's system, and 

 each bird was brought carefully in and delivered without 

 hesitation. Not dropped on the ground after the old style, 

 but with the dog sitting on his haunches and head reached 

 up tomeet my hand. I think the method described in "Train- 

 ing vs. Breaking" is perfect, and have no desire to try an- 

 other again.— H. A, Rotce. 



DOG CHAT, 



V^TE were unable last week to more than briefly allude to 

 V t the recent St. Bernard show at Islington, London, 

 Considering the number of dogs imported to this country we 

 think it would be a good plan to keep our readers posted as 

 to the dogs that make their debut at such shows. Sir Bedi- 

 vere is still the king, and is spnken of as the best St. Bernard 

 they have ever had. Of course, he won the 100 guinea chal- 

 lenge cup and the Halsey trophy, which is worth a little for- 

 tune in itself. In the open classes, Mr. J. F. Smith showed 

 a new one called Salvator Rosa, by Lord Bute, which is 

 described as a rich orange, beautifully marked, skull, ears 

 and stop very correct, might be a little deeper in foreface, 

 stands high, Avith plenty of bone, but is not furnished up 

 yet. He just beat the Birmingham winner, another new one, 

 Lord Dunlo, by Sir Bedivere, who is described as having 

 more depth below the eye, better feet, but does not move so 

 Avell behind. In roughs between six and twelve months. 

 Mr. Ray bold brought out Sir Hereward, who is another sou 

 of Lord Bute, described as a capital young dog, very sturdy 

 in body and Avith best of legs and feet, walking capitally 

 behind with splendid quarters, his worst feature being a 

 short, curly tail. He beat Lord Dunlo, however. In rough 

 bitch challenge class, Plevna, Mr. Sears's new bitch, beat 

 Pegotty. In smooths, Mr. J. F. Smith had a good innings, 

 taking ten first prizes, two seconds, two thirds, one reserve, 

 six cups, the 100 guinea cup for best bitch in the show, and 

 reserve for the 100 guinea cup for best dog. A good young- 

 ster by Watch won in the six to twelve months class; he is 

 said to resemble his sire in many points. In bitches Sans 

 Peur won the challenge prize and the. 100 guinea cup for best 

 bitch in the show. In the six to twelve months class Houri, 

 a promising young bitch by Watch out of Sils Maria, took 

 the honors. In the novice class, dogs, Sir Hereward beat 

 both Salvator Rosa and Lord Dunlo after a hard tussle. 

 Keeper Avon the stud dog prize, Angelo coming second, 

 judged by their progeny. A prize given for the keeper of 

 the best conditioned team was Avon by Mr. Gosling's keeper. 

 This is a prize that might be given with beneficiarresults at 

 some of our principal shows. Altogether the show was a 

 pronounced success, and especially so among the younger 

 classes. The number of dogs benched was 230, an increase 

 over last year, so there is evidently no diminution in the 

 interest still taken in this fashionable breed. 



"We fancy that the J?g/)iet(tPs' Journal has hardly seen the 

 end of the Krehl-Brittle controversy, and we are not tJone in 

 thinking that their duty is not ended with their editorial 

 saying that, as both had had their say the subject would be 

 of 'no further interest. When such serious charges were ad- 

 vanced by a correspondent, in common courtesy to a 

 fellow editor and especially one who occupies such a promi- 

 nent position as Mr. Krehl, some proof should be demanded 

 for the epithets made use of. That this is the feeling on 

 the other side of the pond is eAudence by the scoring they 

 get from the Fanciers' Gazette, a journal which all know 

 has not too much love for the paper of which Mr. Krehl is 

 the editor. They devote several paragraphs to the subject 

 and the last one'is: "We would point out to our American 

 contemporary that its obligations do not cease here. It has 

 allowed a charge to be made without 'any rhyme or reason,' 

 and the mere denial of the fact on the part of the person 

 charged does not end the controversy, because it has no in- 

 terest to 'our readers.' Mr. Krehl occupies a somewhat 

 prominent position in this country, and whether a man is 

 friend or foe, we, for the protection of the public, intimate 

 it as our opinion that to the English public such charges as 

 have been made in our -contemporary are of interest 'to our 

 readers,' and that an editor has no right whatever to admit 

 them in his journal until he is beforehand satisfied that 

 they are absolutely correct. We consider that the Fanciers 1 

 Journal must substantiate the charges it has allowed to ap- 

 pear in its columns, or offer an ample apology to Mr. Krehl. 

 We may also call attention to the fact that it is not an 

 American who does this 'dirty trick t ' but an Englishman." 

 Mr. Krehl has asked for proofs, so let them be forthcoming. 



Our illustration this week is the noted Rowdy Rod, owned 

 by Mr. Geo. Ewing, of Cincinnati, O. He is by Roderigo out 

 of Juno A., and was bred by the Memphis & AA'ent Kennels, 

 but afterward sold to Mr. Ewing, it is said, for $3,000. His 

 winnings are: First, Eastern Field Trials Derby, and first, 

 Central Field Trials Derby, in 1889. and it is still fresh in 

 our minds that he succeeded in winning the great Free-for- 

 All Stake at the Central Trials this year, That his good 

 looks also entitle, him to consideration is evidenced by his 

 winning one of the Lorillard medals at the Central Trials 

 this year. 



The show to be held at Jackson, Mich., by the Central 

 City Kennel Club, promises to be a good one, as exhibitors 

 from all parts have signified their intention to send their 

 stock, especially as the show will be held under A. K. C. 

 rules. Dr. E. L. Kimball, Jackson, Mich., is the secretary, 

 and of him all information can be obtained. Major J. M. 

 Taylor judges all classes. 



The National Beagle Club will hold their next quarterly 

 meeting, at which officers for the ensuing year will be 



