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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Feb. 5, 1891. 



We hear that Mr. Ereeman Lloyd ("Thames Tattler") Las 

 resigned his position as English correspondent to the Turf, 

 Field and Farm . 



Our thanks are due to Mr. Francis G. Taylor, of Philadel- 



f)hia, for the handsome picture of his no less handsome Eng- 

 ish setter, Breeze Gladstone, a dog which is— and this is of 

 more importance in his owner's eyes— a thorough field dog. 

 Tt will in due course appear in our gallery of celebrities. 



In view of the many deaths of noted field dogs this year 

 and the serious illness of others, it would seem as if the time 

 was ripe for the diffei'ent field trial clubs to take some action 

 in the mattei-. Bench show committees make it compulsory 

 for dogs to undergo a veterinary examination before enter- 

 ing the building, then why should not the field trial clubs 

 appoint a competent person to keep an eye on the dogs at 

 their trials? These trials are held in country places where 

 vets who understand dog doctoring are very scarce and the 

 baudler miist depend on such simple remedies as he may pro- 

 cure from the \'ill age drug store. A competent vet. should 

 be appointed by every trial committee, whose duty it should 

 be to make the round of the several kennels, where the field 

 dogs are located, every day, and have power to isolate any 

 case at once which to his experienced eye may seem sus- 

 picious. The amount of time, money and experience re- 

 quired to bring these dogs to the state of perfection in their 

 work necessary for the trials, certainly demands some action 

 being taken to this end, and we trust that this suggestion 

 may receive the attention ifc deserves. 



We hear that Mr. Geo. Raper, of England, enters the fox- 

 terrier Raby Trigger at jSTew York. By the way, the entries 

 at this show, notwithstanding the increased entry fee, are 

 twice as large as at the corresponding date last year. 



Dr. Meyer has pui-chased through Mr. Brett the crack 

 Gordon setter Heather Bee from Mr. Chapman, of Glenboig. 

 She is counted one of the best of the breed on the other side. 



The National Greyhound Club must be congratulated on 

 their first show. Everything was well arranged, a neat and 

 well printed catalogue was issued, and in fact everything 

 ran very smoothly. A more pleasing feature of the show is. 

 that despite abominable weather and consequent poor at- 

 tendance the club will clear something like §60. The only 

 thing that marred the complete success was the rumor that 

 the wins will not count. It is difficult to understand the 

 wherefore of this, for as a member of the A. K. C. in good 

 standing the N. G. C. is entitled to all its rights. Later— In- 

 terviewing Mr. Vredenburgh on the subject, he said that the 

 wins would most certainly count. 



We hear that the advisoi-y committee have notified the 

 National Greyhound Club that their proposed stud book 

 meets with their disapproval, and must therefore go bv the 

 board. Will it ? 



The little black and tan community over here is greatly 

 agitated just now. The great dog Beaconsfield is on his 

 way over, and judging from the number of "cables" which 

 are passing between the owner of Meersbrook Maiden and 

 the owner of Broom field' Sultan it is more than likely we 

 shall see that dog at New York too. If these dogs are shown 

 the competition will indeed be keen, and black and tans 

 will make themselves felt in spl te of everything. 



Dandie Dinmoncs have not been a popular breed in this 

 country, and there is lots of room for improvement. It is 

 therefore with pleasure we note the fact that Mi'. Edward 

 Brooks, of Boston, Ma.9S , has purchased from Mr. Arm- 

 strong, of Bellingham,rEngland. the Dandie, Gypp, said to be 

 the pick of his well known strain of terrier.s. 



Messrs. Vicary have sold a pup of the Result—Vesuvienue 

 litter to Mr. T. C. Chalmers, of Washington, D. C. This is 

 Villanelle and is well spoken of. 



The Canine World publishes this week an excellent 

 colored picture of the noted great Dane, Vendette, who is 

 regarded as the best specimen of its breed ever seen in 

 England. 



We learn that Mr. K. E. Hopf has at last parted with the 

 smooth-coated St. Bernard which brought his kennel into 

 such prominence a year or two back. We refer to champion 

 Hector. This dog, until the coming of Watch, was certainly 

 the best smooth dog ever seen in America. The purchaser 

 is Mr. Reick, of the New York Herald, and he may be con- 

 gratulated on his good judgment. The price was ^=750. 



Oui- report of the Pacific Kennel Club's field trials has not 

 yet arrived, but we learn that the trials were most success- 

 ful. The grounds were well adapted to the purpose, and 

 though game was not very plentiful, there were enough bev- 

 ies found to give every dog a chance. The following oflicers 

 were elected; President, J. G. Edwards; Vice-President, R. 

 Porter Ashe; Secretary, J. M. Kilgarif ; Directors, W. Schrei- 

 ber, J. M. Bassford. Jr., W. E. Houghton, Andrew Jackson 

 and C. N. Post. 



Sir Bedivere has arrived. After a tempestuous voyage the 

 S. S. Umbria came to her dock on Sunday last. Mr. Sears 

 came down fi'om Boston on Saturday to welcome him. On 

 Monday morning Sir Bedivere held a reception on the upper 

 deck and those few St. Bernard men present expressed them- 

 selves delighted with his appearance. His grand head, legs 

 and feet, depth of chest, and general look of quality and 

 type, filled every one with enthusiasm. Mr. Edward Booth, 

 who brought him over, had an anxious time of it, as the 

 crack was affected by mal^de-iner to some extent. At Bos- 

 ton. Sir Bedivere held another reception at Mr. Sears's fur 

 store, where by actual count forty-four hundred people paid 

 their respects to the crack. Just as we go to press we receive 

 the following: "Bedivere received eight thousand people in 

 two hours and thirty minutes." 



There was to be a grand dog race with whippets last Tues- 

 day at Newark, N. J., for the Derby sweepstake. 



We learn from the Boston Herald thai the members of 

 the Worcester Pur Company, to the number of 40, accom- 

 panied by about 30 dogs, had their annual snow hunt after 

 foxes Jan. 25. The hunt ended with a supper at a roadhouse 

 in Millbury. The net result was the death of two foxes and 

 temporary loss of about a dozen dogs. 



The Mechanic's building has again been engaged by the 

 New England Kennel Club for their show in March. 



Mr. Comstock writes us that having found that Mr. W. 

 Medbury claimed the name of Narragansett Kennels two 

 years aao, he has changed the name of his kennels to "The 

 Park Kennels," for his Irish and black and tan terriers, 

 Japanese spaniels and schipperkes. 



Mr. Geo, Bell is not the breeder of Idea, the cocker spaniel, 

 but Mr. G. N. Levens, Belleville, Ont, 



Our illustration this week is Mr. Pope's champion grey- 

 hound Cassandra. This bitch is so well known and has been 

 before the public so long that it is needless tp repviblish her 

 wins. Sheiaby Debret out ®£ Depid Sepeefe: 



WARM QUARTERS FOR PET DOGS.-New York, Jan. 

 2S.— Editor Forest and Stream: No building have I seen 

 that is better adapted for a grand bench show than is our 

 new Madison Square Garden, if all of its conveniences are 

 taken advantage of. It has always been a problem to pro- 

 perly heat a bench show. Many breeds are most comfort- 

 able in a cool atmosphere, while others require warmth; but 

 freedom from draiights is necessary to all. At the Garden 

 the long-coated dogs can be benched on the ground fioor, 

 and they will not take up so much room but that we can 

 have a larger exercising and judging space than ever before. 

 This space will be valuable in parading the winners after- 

 noon and evening, permitting Ansitors to see them to the 

 best advantage. Prof. Parker too will appreciate it. The 

 ground floor should not be heated to a higher temperature 

 than from ,50 to 60 degrees, comfortable both to the long- 

 coated dogs, to all dogs exercisingin the ring, and to visitors, 

 who find it inconvenient to remove tbeir wraps. In the 

 basement where the furnaces are, the temperature would be 

 at least ten degrees higher— such' was the case at the recent 

 horse show— and here the short-haired, hairless and pet dogs 

 could snooze in comfort, without wearing blankets or being 

 bxrndled up in a way that prevents their classification and 

 quality being determined. It can be kept clean and light in 

 the basement, iind as an exhibitor of a short-haired breed, I 

 ask that my suggestions receive the attention of the super- 

 intendent and the bench show committee having charge of 

 the coming W. K. C. show, which will beyond doubt eclipse 

 all previous efforts in the dog show line.-^A?r Exhibitor. 



SOI.Il) .SILVEK OLtTB MEDAL OF THE BtTI.LDOa OLtTB OF 

 AMEETCA. 



GORDON SETTER CLUB.— New York, Feb. 3 —The 

 executive committee of the Gordon Setter Club will hold 

 their next meeting at 1393 Broadway, on Friday evening, 

 Feb. 13, at 7:30 o'clock, for the election of new members and 

 the transaction of such other business as may come up. 

 Several nevf members will then be proposed, and it is re- 

 quested that any further names be sent soon as possible to the 

 secretary and treasurer, L. A. Van Zandt, Yonkers. before 

 the date named. The exhibit of Gordon setters at the N. Y. 

 show promises to be a good one, and it is hoped that every 

 member of the club and lover of Gordons will exert himself 

 to make the occasion a notable one and the best yet. At the 

 annual meeting of members at Madison Square Gardon on 

 the evening of the second day of the N. Y. show, Feb. S5, it 

 is believed that a plan will be adopted for the next autumn 

 field trials (in connection with the Irish Setter Club or other- 

 wise) that will bear good fruit. Let there be a good .attend- 

 ance at the meeting and a full interchange of views. Then, 

 if owners of Gordons will send their dogs in good time 

 to good trainers, we can hope for a creditable showing at the 

 field trials of 1891. By this course, pursued annually, we 

 can in a few years place our favorite in the front rank of 

 field dogs.— Member of the Gordon Settee Ci.rB. 



A NEW IRISH SBTTER.-Greenville, S. C.~Editor 

 Forest and Stream: I mail you to-day a marked catalogue 

 of our recent bench show. We had a ifine show for a begin 

 ning, and everything passed off pleasantly, the awards by 

 Mr. Davidson giving universal satisfaction. The weather 

 was bad and the attendance, except for one day, light. We 

 hope to have a larger and better show next time and feel 

 much encouraged by the result of our first eft'ort. 1 have 

 purchased the Irish setter dog Pickens, winner of first and 

 special in open class, and will enter him in the shows of the 

 eastern circuit. He is a dog of great field merit and has 

 been hunted every season since his puppyhood. Pickens is 

 by Tim out of Florid and was bred by Max Weuzel. It 

 took a pile of money to pay ;for him, but he is a grand dog, 

 just in nis prime, and is bound to come to the front. I have 

 had a fine picture made of him from life by Mr. Franklone 

 Sewell, the artist.— F. P. Capers, Sec'y-Treas. 



EARLY MASTIFF DATES.— Hulton, Pa., Jan. 31.- 

 Editor Forest and Stream: I have just discovered a most 

 provoking blunder in the pedigree prints I have sent out. 

 The dates of births of Holdsvvorth'sLion, Gibson's Nero and 

 Mrs. Scott's Tiny are all given as 1830. As Lion was sire of 

 Nero, the error is evident. Any one who has the pedigree of 

 Edwy, Egbert, Eurmer, Emma, Eoppa, Ethel and Elgiva, 

 will oblige me by noting thereon the correct dates thus: 

 Holdswoi-th's Lion. 1816; Gibson's Nero, 1820: aod Mrs. 

 Scott's Tiny, 1823, The blunder was that of the copyist who 

 made the tracing of the original pedigree.— W. WADE. 



KENNEL NOTES. 



Notes mnat be Bent on prepared blanks, whlcb are fnr- 

 nlshed free on receipt of stamped and addressed envelope 

 of large letter size. Sets of 300 of any one form, bound for 

 retaining duplicates, are sent for 30 cents. 



NAMES CLAIMED. 

 Prepared Blanks sent free on application. 



Alan Brcdi. By Geo. McDougall, Butte, Mont., for deerhound 

 doe, whelped March 5, 1890, by Fergus out of Brenda. 



Wemel, By Geo. McDougall, Butte, Mout., for deerhouud bitch, 

 whelped 1SS9, pedigree at present unknown. 



Ra''s Lassie. By Geo. McDougall, Buite, Mont , for deerhouud 

 bitch, whelped Decembnr, 1889, by Hobin Adair out of Oluthau. 



Wlv'de^oot anclMK» Blue. By H. G. Arnold, Louisville, Ky., for 

 hlack.wliite markings, eocker spaniel dog and black bitcb, whelped 

 July 5. 1890. by Black Dash (Oberon— Susie; out of Renah W. (Black 

 Pete. Jr.- Gilt). 



Buffldn. By G. H. Bush, Buffalo. !N,Y., for black and white 

 cocker spaniel dog, whelped Oct. 16, 1R90, by Adonis (Hornell Mi- 

 kady-^Y^aus) ©ut of Fashion (cliauipion BraHt~^Bonica)= 



BRED. 



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lAna K.—nundesvort Zaenlcer. W. Loeflaer's (Milwaukee, Wis.) 

 dachshund bitch Lin a K. (Feldman K.— Lina L.) to his Hundes- 

 port Zaenker. Dec. 24. 



Bessie K.—iSundeiport ZaenTter. Ohas. Klacke's (Pittsburgh, 

 Pa.) darhshund bitch Bt ssie K. (Feldman K.— Lina L.) to W. 

 Loeffler's flundesport Zaenker, Jan. 10. 



Weasel— Alan Brack. Geo. MoDougflU's (Butte, Mont.) deer- 

 hound bitch Weasel to his Alan Breck (Fergu=— Brendn;, Jan. 29, 



Fashion— Oho II. Gen. H. Bush's (Buffalo, N. Y.) cocker spaniel 

 bitch Fashion (champion Brant— Bonita) to J. P. Willey's cham- 

 pion Obo II. (champion Obo- Chloe li.), Jan. 23. 



Benah W.-Brush ff. H. G, Arnold's (Louisville, Kv.) cocker 

 spaniel bitcb Renah W. (Black Pete, Jr.— Gdt) to Lake Shore Ken- 

 nels' Brush W. (Pompadorp— champion Bene), Nov. 27. 



Marguerite— Jubilee. H. A. Harris's (North Wilmiugton. Mass.) 

 bull-terrier hitch Marguerite (champion Count— Young Venom) 

 to bis champion Jubilee (Bf-ndigo- Queen), Jan. 37. 



Miss Noran—GrenMll General. W. L. Harris's (North Wilming- 

 ton, Mass.) bull-terrier bitch Miss Norah (Dutch— Norah) to H. A, 

 Harris's Grenhill General (Prince— Kit), Jan, 20. 



WHELPS. 



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bitch Katie Connor (Benedict— Breda Florence), Jan. 24, two 

 bitches, by his Mars (Benedict— lerne). 



Renah W. H. G. Arnold's (Louisville. Kv.) cocker spaniel bitch 

 Renah W. (Black Pete, Jr.— GUt), Jan. 31, seven (one dog), hy Lake 

 Shore Kennels' Brush W. (Pompadore- champion Bene), 



SALES. 



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Ben nm— Daisy Hunter whelp. Orange and white English setter 

 dog, whelped May 33, 1890, by Messrs. J. H. & J. A. Hunter, San- 

 born, lud., to W. J, McElligot, Waterbury, Conn. 



j^etlic Hunter. Orange and -^vbite English setter bitch, whelped 

 May 32, 18flO, by Ben Hill out of Daisy Hunter, bv Messrs. J. H. & 

 J. A. Hunter, Sanborn, Ind., to V. L.Bassa, New Haven, Conn. 



Zetta Hunter. Orange and white English setter bitch, wbelned 

 May 32, 1890, by Ben Hill ont of Daisy Hunter, by Messrs. J. H. & 

 J. A. Hunter, Sanborn. Ind.. to D. M. Oyster, Washington, D, C; 

 since died and replaced by Babe Hunter, same breeding and mark- 

 ing. 



Ben Hunter and Dot Hunter. Orange and white Enslish setter 

 dog and bitch, whelped Mav 32, 1890, by Ben Hill out of Daisy Hun- 

 ter, by Messrs. J. H. & J. A. Hunter, Sanborn. Ind., to W. J. Fisher, 

 Milwatikee, Wis. 



McOinty. Liver, white and tan English setter dog, whelped 

 June 9. 1889, by Ben Hill out of Daisy Hunter, by Messrs. J. H. & 

 J. A. Hunter, Sanborn. Ind., to .1. O. Cole, Washington, D. C. 



BnlMa. Black and whitp. greyhotmd dog, by H. W. Huntington, 

 Broo'slyn, N. Y.. to N. Q. Pope, same place. 



Cassandra. Brindle and white greyhound bitch, by H. W. Hunt- 

 ington, Brooklyn, N. Y., to N. Q. Pope, same place. 



HvMand CMef. White and blue greyhound dog, by H. W, 

 Huntington, Brooklyn, N. Y., to N. Q. Pope, same place. 



KENNEL MANAGEMENT. 



There is no charge for answering questions under 

 this head; we are always glad to give advice on the 

 care and management of dogs; and we shall make 

 this a special feature. 



J. L. W., Phila., Pa.— I have a fox-terrier, about i vears old, 

 who appears to have lost her appetite, as for the last -t or 6 days 

 she has scarcely paten anything, that is from about the time she 

 was taken where she is at present. Do you think that it is merely 

 being in a stiange place and that she will come all right? I have 

 tried her with different kinds of food but she eats so very little. 

 Ars. V(=ry likely the change may have affected her. Y^iu might 

 give her a two grain quinine pill every night for a week. 



C. J. C, Ridgewood, N. Y.— Inclosed find two or three lice which 

 I found on my setter dog. Will you please tell me through your 

 valuable paper what they are and how I can rid him of them. 

 Have tried Little's Plienyle without effect. The dog ia healthy in 

 other respects aud in good spirits, .^.ns. The best remedy you 

 can use is whale oil, rubbfid thoroughly all over the dog. At the 

 same time be careful to keep him warm, and after a few hours 

 wash ofiE with warm water and soap. If the lice are not very 

 numerous a good washing with whale oil soap will be found bene- 

 ficial. Repeat several times, at intervals. Yon had better bixrn 

 his bedding, and if be is in a kennel have msect powder blown 

 freely into every nook and crevice. 



W. S. R., Bidgeway, Va.— My favorite foxhound Belle has en- 

 tirely lost her voire, without any apparent cause. She is in as 

 good condition otherwise as I ever saw her, and runs as well as 

 she ever did. She became so suddenly. Can you tell the cause of 

 the trouble aud give a remedy? Ans. Rub the throat well morn- 

 ing and night -with camphorated oil, and keep free from draught 

 after treatment. 



N. H. F., Columbia, Pa.— Kindly answer the following questions: 

 1. At what age should a tox-terrier puppy's tail be docked? 3. The 

 proper length to dock ii ? 8. How is the operation generally done? 

 Ans. 1. About a fortnight. 2. At that age, about an inch and a 

 half. o. Either with the teeth, the thumb and finger nails or a 

 sharp pair of scissors. 



RANGE AND GALLERY. 



REVOLVER WORK. 



The above target is of 25 consecutive shots at I3yds., off-hand 



with a Colt's .44 revolver, without cleaning. It was done bv Wm 

 1, at Conlin's gallery, this city, Dec- 17, 1999' 



E. earUn, 



