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FOREST AND STREAM. 



LFeb-S , 1891. 



THE ELMIRA SHOW. 



ISpecial Report, for Pored and Stream.} 



THE second dog aud poultry show given under the 

 auspices of the Elraira Poultry and Pet Stock Associa- 

 tion was held at Elmira, N. Y., Jan. 23-26. On account of 

 some red tape they were not admitted to the A. K.C., but the 

 show proved such a grand success that a kennel club will be 

 organized to look after the interesfs of the dogs in the city 

 and vicinity. I have attended all the shows iu America for 

 the last 12 years and I never saw so much quality at a small 

 show before; out of the 135 dogs benched there were only two 

 poor ones, and as they were wrongly entererl, the pri?;es were 

 withheld; one was a Boston bull-terrier, entered as a bulldog, 

 and one was a soft-haired Scotch terrier; this new breed 

 originated in Bolinbrooke, Ga. 



When Elraira people like anything, their ecstacy knows no 

 bounds and their joys no limit. This was the case with the 

 fancy chicken and dog show. The exhibition was highly 

 meritorious and was liberally patronijied by the best citizens. 

 The wealthy and poor touched elbows in their ecstatic ad- 

 miration, and everybody seemed happy and well pleased. 

 The Elmira Poultry and Pet Stock Association is to be com- 

 mended for providing so fine an exhibition. 



The benching was the old-stjde open benches, the food was 

 Challenge food, and the dogs did not have to be starved 

 before they would eat it. Sanitas was the disinfectant used, 

 and the place was at all times free from bad odors. C. S. 

 "Wixon, of Covert, N. Y., was superintendent, and of course 

 the comfort of the dogs was well attended to. The committee 

 aud citizens generally did all they could to make it pleasant 

 for visitors and exhibitors. Your correspondent is under 

 many obligations to C. C. Thacher, of Inter-State Fair fame, 

 Ray Tompkins, C. A. Bowman, Dr. Ross, H. Gaylord and 

 others. 



J. Otis Fellows judged all classes; he must have given 

 satisfaction as there was no kicking. As usual, he made 

 many friends, and the Tcle<jram, one of Elmira's great in- 

 stitutions with a circulation of 170,000 copies a week, pub- 

 lished his portrait and a short sketch of his life. 



Mastiifs were a good class of ten, with the well-known and 

 often described Ilford Chancellor and Lady Coleus in the 

 challenge classes; only one dog in open class, J. Ott's Ken- 

 wood; be is a large dog but light in bone and fiddle-headed: 

 has good action. In bitches, the Flour City Kennels' Cau- 

 tious Girl and Miss Caution were first, with Ott's Embla 

 reserve. Mr. Whitney's dotis were shown in fine condition, 

 and he is laying the foundation for what will soon be the 

 best kennel of mastiffs in the United States. Abe Geis is a 

 good handler, but I rather think his dogs have too much 

 to eat and not enough exercise. 



The Swiss Mountain Kennels' Arch Duke was alone in the 

 open St. Bernard dog class and won; he is a fine large dog 

 of good type and expression, a real good-fronted dog, but 

 like the lamented Otho, not right behind. Mr. J. H, Clark 

 exhibited quite a fine bitch by Alton. The puppies as a 

 Tvbole were not first-class. 



Great Danes had only one entry, Don, a harlequin dog of 

 the mastiff type. 



Newfoundlands one entry, a second-class dog which was 

 awarded second prize. 



Russian wolfhounds bad two entries, Valdimer and Prin- 

 cess Irma, of the now celebrated Krilutt-Elsie litter. Val- 

 dimer is an extra fine dog, whose head is just 12in. long, he 

 stands 29in. at shoulder, and it will take a good pup to heat 

 him. Irma is a trifle smaller. 



The Horn ell-Harmony Kennels exhibited four good grey- 

 hounds. Harmony, Hazlehurst and Fannie M. have been 

 shown and have won so often that they are well known to 

 your readers. I consider the handsome black and white 

 bitch pup Marguerite the best pup that has ever been shown 

 from the celebrated champions Balkis and Cassandra, She 

 is just about as near perfection as I ever saw, and if she does 

 not go off, has a great future before her. 



Pointers had only one dog in the open class, Wage; he is 

 thick in skull and does hot move right. The bitch class 

 brought out as fine a light weight bitch as I have seen in a 

 long time, Beppo Lass (Beppo— Christmas Vic). She is liver 

 and white, perfect in head, outline, legs and feet. If Mr. 

 Anthony wants Beppo blood he should try to secure her. 

 Abe Geis, of Rochester, won second with Cora, quite a fine 

 bitch, but her feet are too open. Harry Flood's handsome 

 liver and white pup was alone and won first in the puppy 

 class; she is as near perfect as we can hope to see them. 



There was only one English setter, a fine dog, King's 

 Rocket, fit to show anywhere. Irish setters brought otit a 

 good class. Mr. Ray Tompkin's Friar Tuck, first, is a dog 

 of many fine points, just a bit off in head and shown a 

 little too fat; perfect in legs and feet, color and coat. He 

 was south all last season, but was shown in perfect condi- 

 tion; he only lost the special by a very small margin: he will 

 be shown at New York. Nimrod and Gip are both good, but 

 lack the color, coat and form of Tuck. In bitches C. A. Bow- 

 man's Qua.il is a beauty, a little on the small .size, perfect 

 in legs, feet, head, type, color and character. The Glendyne 

 Kennels', Bristol, R. I., Sedan H. is the opposite type to 

 Quail, quite a large bitch of good style, short of coat and 

 feather. The same kennels' Lucelle is a bitch of good 

 quality but shows age; she got the reserve card. J. H. 

 Arnot's Eileen, third prize, is litter sister to Quail, but does 

 not stand on as good legs and feet. Dr. Ross's fine puppy 

 Juno has a queerly sliaped skull, but it will improve with 

 age. 



Gordon setters— only one skowh, Trite, not a crack but a 

 good business dog. 



In Clumber spaniels. Dash, a dog by Boss III., who has 

 Boss's field spaniel head, was given second; first withheld. 

 The bitch Floss, who is a more typical Clumber, was first 

 in bitches. 



Beagles were a good Glass iu challenge dogs; the well-known 

 Royal Krueger added another to his long list of wins, beat- 

 ing Racer, Jr. As s"on as Royal Krueger had won Mr. H. 

 L. Kreuder offered $500 for the dog, which offer was refused, 

 as the H. H. Kennels want the Boston special and could not 

 win without Royal Krueger. In challenge bitches, the H. 

 H. Kennels' Una won over the Rockland Kennels' Myrtle. 

 In open dogs, Tomboj', alone, was first. I believe this is 

 Dan O'Shea's old dog, and should be in the challenge class. 

 Rockland Kennels also won first in bitches with Belle of 

 Rockland; she was not on her bench when I was taking 

 notes, nor Emeline, who won first in bitch puppies. Little 

 Wonder, first in dog puppies, and Zillah, second in bitches, 

 are both a good type of beagles. The unbeaten Ava W. was 

 first in the under 13in. class; both kennels had good dogs in 

 fine condition; the H. H. Kennels had the most sorty lot. 



In cocker spaniels the Swiss Mt. Kennels' Hornell Lady 

 was absent, and J. Ott's Topsy P. won first, a fair type but 

 undeveloped. 



Elmira was always famous for her foxhounds, and the 

 name of her greatest breedei-, Terry McCann, is known 

 throughout the land. He won first with Sing, a fine large 

 black and tan, second with Loud, third with Jack, and vhc. 

 and reserve with King; also first in bitches with Belle. All 

 are good type with the best of legs and feet. Your kennel 

 editor knows that they can run, and should be proud of the 

 fact that in the fox chase at the luter-State Fair. Ejimira, in 

 1889, they finished all the races just as he placed them. And 

 yet some judges (?) do not look at the legs and feet. W. A. 

 Goodrich also won vhc. in dogs, second in bitches, but his 

 dogs are too much of the harrier type. 



Collies.— The Rev Father Kel by, ofTowanda, Pa., is now 

 the owner of Prince Charlie, a large dog of great character, 

 who has often been written up. Second prize was given to 

 a black dog who did not deserve it; but his owner is a fine 

 old man who belongs to the club, attends all the meetings, 



is prompt in paying his dues, and so he was entitled to the > 

 prize, even if his dog was a little off. In bitches Sable, 

 owned by G. E. Stevenson, of Clarks Green, Pa., won first; 

 quite a good typeof collie, but coat not correct; and the same 

 may be said of Drive, first in puppies. 



In bulldogs the prizes were withheld. 



In bull-terriers quite a fair dog was shown— Velder's 

 Patsy— but he is getting awfully thick in skull. 



Bacchanal, alone in the fox-terrier challenge class, is still 

 keeping in good condition; his excellent coat and feet 

 are still as good as ever; his only failure is his teeth, which 

 IS to be expected at his age. Le Logus is a fine and greatly 

 improved dog; he has a splendid head, good coat and legs; 

 feet a little large, but he will do a bit of winning yet in the 

 best of classes; he was placed fii-st. Second went to Valens, 

 a good dog in head, body and legs, but one of his ears is 

 stiff and upright; he has improved since I saw him at Bing- 

 ham ton a few weeks ago. Hillside Gaudy is an excellent 

 young bitch, just the type I like; good cobby body, good legs 

 and feet; it will take a good one in her class to beat her; she 

 w;as placed first. Second went to Oriole Verona, a nice young 

 bitch, rather shy yet in the ring, has good head and body; 

 does not carry her ears in good shape. Third went to Blem- 

 ton Rupture, a fair bitch, but too long cast and does not 

 carry her ears right. Yorktown Fussy, vhc, was shown 

 much too fat. In dog puppies J. Ott's Clinker, a rather 

 coarse dog, was alone and won first. 



Every one knows Harry Smith, .superintendent of the Buf- 

 falo Driving Park, but not as an exhibitor of Yorkshire ter- 

 riers; but he has them— four of the best I ever saw owned by 

 one kennel; and the dog that beats Merry Prince, Jr., or the 

 pair that gets away with Prince and Rose, will have to 

 attend to their toilets early, late and often. Sandy and Dolly 

 are also good, but not in as fine coat. Mr. Smith won every- 

 thing in Y'orkshires. He also had two very fair Irish temers, 

 Youne Peddler and Sybil; both won firsts. 



In Welsh terriers, Mephi.sto Dick and Rowton Vixen each 

 won first. I don't know much about this breed, but as Vixen 

 won second at Liverpool she must be "a good 'un." They are 

 quite unlike T'other and Which, shown some years ago as 

 Welsh terriers. As I remember them, they looked like mon- 

 grel Airedales, and they were certainly much too large 

 according to the W. C. T. Club standard. 



TheHoward Kennels' Penricelthink is the best and proud- 

 est little pug dog I ever saw. He is perfect in head, ears, 

 body and tail; and will no doubt make it hot for some of the 

 cracks at New York. Mrs. C. S. Wixom's Viva, first in 

 bitches, is of good size, but her head is too small and lacks 

 wrinkle. B. U. Covert's Lady Vick is too large; she was 

 given second. 



An extra fine Italian greyhound bitch, Dolly, was shown 

 by the Howard Kennels; splendid head, body, etc.; good all 

 round, except that her ears are a trifle large. Jo. 



AWARDS. 



MASTIFFS, — Chai,lenue - Bogs: 1st, Ilford Chancellor 

 Bitches: 1st, Lady Coleus.— Upen—JDo^s; l<Jt, J. Ott'a Kt-nnwood. 

 Bitches: 1st., W. J. Whitney's Caution; 2<\, Lady Dorothy; ."^d, 

 Miss C aution. Very high com. an^ reserve. Ott's Embla.— Pup- 

 pi ES—Doj;.?: 1st, Beaufort, .Ir. Bitches: 1st, Queen City Kennels' 

 Agnes Wakefield. 



ST. BERNAKDS.— X)0(/s: Ist, Swiss Monntain Kennels' Arch 

 Duke. Bitches: 1st and ad. J.H.Clark's Nanc'e Bell and Belle 

 Girl.— Puppies— UoGf.s," 1st, E. W. Andrews's Anthony; 3d, Swi«s 

 Mountaiu Kennels' Duke. Bitches: 1st and 3d, Swis- Mountain 

 Kennels' Lovely and Princess.- Smooth-Coated— Bitc?iC8; 1st, 

 Queen Oity Kennels' Lady Wakefield. 



GREAT DANES.-lBt. Ed H. Van Atta's Don. 



NEWF0UNDLANDS.-2d, Justus Hide'.s . 



RUSSIAN WOLFHOUNDS.- jDofys; 1st, Homell-flarmony Ken- 

 npls' Yaldemir. Bitches: 1st, Hornell-Harmony Kennels' Princess 

 lima. 



GREYHOUNDS.— CHALLRNGK—Brte^gs; 1st, Hornell-Harmony 

 Kennels' Harm.oriy.— open— Dofir.?.- Isi, Hornell-Harmony Kenneh' 

 Hazelbursf. Bitches: lat, HorntU-Harmony Kennels' Fannie M. 

 —Puppies— Uoffs: 1st, F. M. Douce's Blue. Bitches: 1st, Hornell- 

 Harmony Kennels' Marguerite. 



POINTERS.— Dof/s; 1st, McCaffrey Athen's Wagg. Bitches: 1st, 

 .lohn Longwortiiy's Beppo Lisp; 'M, J. W. Whitney's Cora; 3.1, L. 

 Wells's Princess Bang. Puppies: Ist, Harry Flood's Lillie. 



ENGLISH SETTERS.-lst, J. S. Haymaker's King's Rocket. 



IRISH SETTERS.-Dogs: 1st, Ray Tompkins's Friar Tuck; 2d, 

 L. Kenner's Nimrod, .Ir.; 3d, E, W. Davis's Gip. Bitches: 1st, C. 

 A. Bowman's Quail; 2d and very high com. reserve, Glendyne 

 Kennels' Sedan and Lucelle: 3d, J. H. Arnot's Eileen. Puppies: 

 1st, Dr. G. W. RoFs's Juno. 



GORDON SETTERS.— 1st, Dr. Davis's Trite. 



CLUMBER SPANIELS.- Do(7s; 2d, J. W. Roberts's Dash. 

 Bitches: I't, J. W. Roberts's Floss. 



BEAGLES.— Chauuenge — Dogs: Ist, Hornftll-Harmony Ken- 

 nels' Royal Krueger; 2(1, Rockland Kennels' Racer, Jr. Bitches: 



1st, Hornpll-Harmony Kennels' Una; 2d. Rockland Kennels' . 



— Open— jDof/s: Ist. Rockland Kennels' Tom Boy, Bitches: 1st, 

 Rockland Kennels' Belle of Roi kland.— Puppies— Dogs; 1st, Hor- 

 nell-Harmony Kennel.'^' Little Wonder. Bitchca: Isi, Rockland 

 Kennels' Emiline; 2d, Hornell-Harmony Kennels' Zillah.— Under 

 ]2iN.— 1st, Horuell-Harmony Kennels' Ava W. 



COOKER SPANIELS.— 1st. J. Ott's Topsy P. 



FOXHOUNDS. -i)0(;s; 1st. 3d, 3d. very high com. and reserve, 

 T. Ml Cann's Sing, Loud, Jack, and King. Very high com., W. A, 

 Goodrich's Dash. BiMies: 1st, T, McOann's Belle; 2d, W. A. 

 Goodrich's Floss. 



COLLIES.-Doffs: Ist, C. F. Kelly's Prince Charlie; 2d. John 



Terwilliger's . Bitches: 1st, G. E. Steverson's Sable. Puppies: 



1st, John LoDgworthy's Drive: 2d, Geo. E. Steverson's . 



BULLDOGS.— Prize, withheld. 



BULL-TEBRIERS.-Doas; 1st, J. C. Yelder's Patsy. 



FOX-TE R R ! ERS.— C H A lt-enq e— 1 st,nrLol e Kennels'Bacchans 1 . 

 — Open— Dojjs; 1st and 2rl, Onoie Kennels' Le Logas and Valens. 

 Bitches: Ist, 2d and 3d, Oriole Kei nets' Hillside Gaudy, Orinle 

 Verona. Very high com., Yorktown Kennels' Fussy. Puppies: 

 1st, J. Ott's Clinker. 



SCOTCH TERRIERS.— Prizes withheld. 



IRISH TERRIERS.-Doys; 1st. H. Smith's Young Peddler. 

 Bitches: lat, H. Smith's Sybil. 



YORKSHIRE TERRIERS.- J^ofif.s; 1st and 2d. H. Smith's Merry 

 Prince, Jr. and Sandy. Bitches: Ist and 2d, H. Smith's Dolly and 

 Rose. 



PUGS.— Dogs: 1st, Howard Kennels' Penrice; .2d, Frank C. 



Haroer's . Bitches: Howard Kennels' entry absent; 1st, 



Mrs.'O. N. Wixom's Viva; 2d, B. V. Covert's Lady Vic. 



ITALIAN GREYHOUNDS.-lst, Howard Bros. Kennels' Dolly. 



WELSH TERRIER8.-Do0s: 1st, A. Russell Crowell's Mephisto 

 Dick; Bitches: 1st, A. Russell Crowell's Rowton Vixen. 



SPECIALS. 



Handler with most dogs. Hod King; best kennel, H. H. K.; best 

 mastifC, Ilford Ctiancellor; St. Bernard, Arch Duke: greyhound. 

 Harmony; pointer. Beppo Lass; English setter. King's Rocket; 

 Irish selter. Quail; Gordon setter. Trite; field spaniel, Floss; 

 cocker sDanifl, Topsy P.; beagle. Royal Krueger; foxhound. Sing; 

 collie. Prince Charlie; huD-terrier, Patsj ; fox-terrier, Bacchanal; 

 Yorkshire terrier. Merry Prince, Jr.; pug, Penrice; selter. Quail. 



LYNN DOG SHOW.— Editor Forest and St/ream: The 

 Bulldog Club of America offers the following to be com- 

 peted for by members at the second bench show of the Massa- 

 chusetts Kennel Club, Lynn, Mass.: The club's .silver medal 

 for the best bulldog or bitch in the show, and the club's sil- 

 ver medal for best American-bred bulldog or bitch. The 

 Pointer Club of America offers SIO to the best pointer dog in 

 open class, $10 to the best pointer bitch in open class, to be 

 cotopeted for by members of the Pointer Club. Wyoming 

 Kennels, Melrose, Mass., offers a silver cup for the best beagle 

 in the show. The general special prize list provides gener- 

 ously for all breeds. Entries will positively close March 12. 

 The club has secured John F. Williams to superintend the 

 show.— D. A. Williams, Secretary. 



WHY DO MANY MODERN NOTED DOGS DIE 

 COMPARATIVELY YOUNG? 



Editor Forest and Stream ; 



In your issue of Dec. 18, 1890, under heading "Dog Chat," 

 you reply to a letter in the English Stoeh-Keepcr with refer- 

 ence to nearly all the best dogs dying comparatively young. 

 As a breeder of some experience perhaps you will be willing 

 to make space for a few remarks from my pen on tlais sub- 

 ject, seeing (as you say) it is one of moment to breeders of 

 large dogs. I may premise my remarks by saving the rea- 

 sons adduced in your issue of Dec. 18 are in my opinion all 

 wide of the mark, and as you point out, in the instance of 

 the mastiff Minting, evidently not the true cause. Next 

 allow me to comment on these remarks .'<erl<itirn: 



1. "Most have died at from five to eight yeais. at ages 

 when they should be just about their pr'lvic." The italics 

 are mine; and I may say experience shows large dogs, like 

 St. Bernards, mastiffs or great Danes, are in their prime 

 from three to seven years; at seven to nineare on tbedecline, 

 after eight may be considered old. Few mastiffs I have 

 known under any conditions have lived much over twelve 

 years. 



2. "The artificial manner in which they are prepared for 

 the bench" may have to a certain extent in some cases 

 something to do with the brief life of someof the more noted 

 modem cracks, especially those coming from the London 

 kennels; but by comparing the length of their lives with 

 those of outsiders, the so-called artificial system would seem 

 not to make very much difference. 



3. "Excessive stud work as a factor." This I cannot help 

 thinking is a mere idea, for few of the short-lived modern 

 cracks have done the amount of stud work of such dogs as 

 Old Jack, Buffer, Rattler and other noted fox-terriers who 

 lived to a great age; and in mastiffs, Lukey's Brnce H., Old 

 King, Rajah. Old Turk, my Young King and Exley's Vic- 

 tor. Apain the show specimens Ameer, King 1 1., Taurus I., 

 Taurus II., Montgomery and others lived to a good age in 

 spite of exhibiting and stud work. 



4. Forcing— I believe to be partly one of the true causes 

 of short life, also excessive fat is not only calculated to 

 render dogs sterile, hut moreover to induce disease. 



5. The arsenical doses probably do as much good as harm, 

 for they tend to keep the blood pure and are a corrective of 

 the radically bad treatment many dogs (e.speciHlly those of 

 the London breeders) are subjected to, and it is only too 

 true. "they soon go to pieces," unless in experienced hands. 



Having thus criticised the evils mentioned, iu order to 

 show that while they are evils and probable acceleratives, 

 they are not probably the real cause, there is something 

 more potent underlying all these. 



High feeding and arsenic, no doubt, deteriorate stamnla, 

 but the four chief active causes I believe to be; 



1. Want of sufficient regular exercise. 



2. Breeding from sires while they are too young. 



3. The selection of the largest sized specimens for stud 

 purposes. 



4. Breeding from short-lived families, which show early 

 symptoms ot prematui-e decay. 



The following remarks I deem are worthy the considera- 

 tion of breeders: Giants, or those above the average size in 

 any variety of animal, as in man, are seldom long lived. 



The deduction, therefore, is, the largest are not likely to 

 be the longest livers, or beget the longe,st-lived progeny. In 

 human beings longevity inxns in some families. 



And in thoroughbred horses we see sires used for stud pur- 

 poses up to 30 years of age and then often besetting their 

 best and stoutest stock. These things suggest the advis- 

 ability of selecting dogs for stud purposes of not less than 4 

 to 7 years of age. It may be laid down that early maturity 

 suggests early decay. Therefore, if people want dogs to last 

 they should select for breeding purposes both parents of 

 from 4 to 7 years old and for healthy progenv a middle-aged, 

 medium-sized sire, in regular exercise and bard condition, 

 and well fed. I do not think it matters a dog having been 

 used for stud purposes extensively, providing he is strong, 

 active and healthy. 



These remarks I have gathered from experience, but they 

 are thoroughly borne out by what Tbacker wrote, as long 

 since as 1834, in his "Breeders' Guide," Vol. II., a work per- 

 haps less known to many of your readers than "Newton on 

 the Prophecies," nevertheless full of practical common 

 sense. 



Under the "Proper Age for Breeding," he says: "Many of 

 the most celebrated greyhouuds of their day have been pro- 

 duc d from aged parents, some of which were very old, both 

 .sires and dams. You cannot always rely on the constitu- 

 tions of very old ones being unimpaired; but you may rely 

 with great confidence on those of middle age aiid .something 

 more, having their stamina remaining, when you find that 

 they continue good runners at that age." 



As an instance of the advantage of breeding from matured 

 sires. Dread oaught (9.32B), whelped Sept. 5, 1875, was the 

 son of an old dog, of rather below the average size. Dread- 

 naught's only fault was want of size, but for mastiff char- 

 acter, symmetry, muscular points and fighting properties, 

 there are few mastiffs of the present day equal to him. He 

 took the first prize at Biidegnorth in 1881 (mid.summer), and 

 was just turned six years old when I sola him for £21, 

 strong, active and iu perfect health, on breaking up my ken- 

 nel, to be used as a keeper's night dog. I do not know how 

 long he lived or what became of him subsequently. 



The noted Wolf 12,353), by Bill George's Tiger, a'notedsire, 

 born in 1859, took first prize at Northampton for me, in 1871, 

 being eleven years of age, and beating Nero (2,317). Wolf 

 lived to be about thirteen years old, becoming very rheu- 

 matic the last years of his life 



Finally, peo^jle often breed from- their females as soon as 

 ever they can, mating them with some youug dog who has 

 created a sensation, and thus breed an ottspring of forced 

 giant babies of short-lived family. Breeders thus go the 

 very way to select a short-lived artificial race, a race that 

 has not had due exercise for several generations. When I 

 look back to the muscular, active mastiffs 1 had in Leices- 

 tershire, and how when even puppies they would and used 

 boldly to plunge into the stream (which I could only just 

 jump across) after me, I sometimes think it is a pity men 

 attempt to breed mastiffs in the heart of large towns, where 

 it is almost impossible to exercise them properly; and this 

 continued reproduction of and from unexercised'mastiffs or 

 St. Bernards is sure to result in deterioration in points not 

 carefully cultivated by .selection. 



With regard to longevity among mymastift's, I had cham- 

 pion Empress poisoned to get rid of her when past breeding, 

 but still active and in sound health; and whea I broke my 

 kennel up in January. 1.883, several old favorites I destroyed, 

 two I gave away and they have since been shot, owing to old 

 age and becoming blind, and some I sold, then not very 

 young dogs, are still alive. 



At the present lime I have a small Maltese, thirteen year!? 

 old, audit still can run about and take pleasure in hunting 

 after a rabbit. I merely mention this to show dogs duly 

 exercised may live to a good age. M. B. Wtkne, 



Author of the "History of the Mastiff,' 



CIRCUMSTANCES ALTER C AS ES.—Hulton, Pa,.— Edi- 

 tor Forest and Stream: "On the record," Mr. Murphy's dog 

 was shot by a party on whose grounds he had trespassed, 

 done damage, defiled, etc.; Helen Keller's dog was shot sim- 

 ply and solely because it was at large, but doing no harm 

 whatever. The difference seems miles wide. Perhaps 1 owe 

 an apology to the policeman. He may have acted entirely 

 from an elevated sense of public duty to discharge all obli- 

 gations laid on him, but my obseiwatiou of policemen leads 

 me to doubt this.— W. Wade. 



