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FOREST Al^D STREAM. 



[Feb. 12, 1891. 



DOG CHAT. 



THE DuquesneKennpl Clulj of Pittsburgh lias arranged a 

 premiiixa list for their inaugiu-al show tha,t will com- 

 pare favorably with any to be heici this season. In most of 

 the principal breeds the list of prizes is on a par with our 

 leading shows, in fact, the premiums offered throughout are 

 very good. Mastiffs, St. Bernards, setters and pointers have 

 120 for each sex in the challenge, and $20, $10 and -$5 in the 

 open classes. Collies have also $20 in each challenge class. 

 Other breeds have the usual -$10 and $o. Basset hounds, 

 Scotch, Dandie Dinmont and Bediington terriers, the toy span- 

 iels and Russian wolf hounds are the only breeds that have 

 th e sexes together. It i s rather surprising th at th e Russian s 

 arelnot better treated, when this town may, in a sense, be 

 called a principal center for these wolfhounds at present. 

 Besides the regular prizes there is a great collection of spe- 

 cials, both money and merchandise, and the following, in 

 addition to those already printed in the premium list, will 

 show that every breed has been well taken care of, and addi- 

 tional donations are still coming in: Chas. C. Montooth 

 offers $b for the best St. Bernard owned in Allegheny county. 

 John C. Shoemaker offers $5 for the best dog or bitch owned 

 in Allegheny county. Ludwig & Richter offer a basket of 

 flowers for the best dog owned between Allegheny City and 

 New Brighton. Chas, L. Powers offers §5 for the best pointer, 

 three years old, owned in Allegheny county. The Monoa- 

 gahela House offers "^5 for the best English setter dog by 

 Gladstone out of Lady N. Jas. Brown & Son offer a cordu- 

 roy shooting coat for the best English setter in the open 

 classes, also a fine Smith & Wesson revolver for the best 

 bitch in the open classes. Mrs. J. M. Gusky offers a fine 

 hunting suit for the best brace in the open classes. Chas. 

 C. Montooth offers -So for the best cocker spaniel in the show. 

 Elmer E. Shaner offers SIO for the best beagle that has started 

 in any field trial. Webster Gray offers !<5 for tlie best bull- 

 dog in the open class. J. J. Gillespie offers a fine picture of 

 dogs for the best bitch in the open class. G. A, Stucky offers 

 a flue gold-headed cane, value $18.50, for the best St. Bernard 

 in the show bred by the Keystone kennel. E. M. Byers offers 

 .S.5 for the best Blenheim bitch. Geo. W. Backofek offers a 

 fine gold penholder and pen for the best Prince Chax'les and 

 Ruby spaniel in the show. J. E. Hornecutt & Co. offer a 

 fine silk umbrella for the best kennel of four poodles. J . H. 

 Lyle oft'ers $5 for the best deerhound. H, S. A. Stewart 

 offers $5 for the best Chesapeake Bay dog. Wm. J. Pat- 

 ton offers S5 for the best Dandie Dinmont. Geo. W. Schmidt 

 offers a box of fine cigars for the best Scotch terrier dog, also 

 a box of fine cigars for the best bitch. .J. H. Lyle offers So 

 for the be.st Basset hound. Champion Paul Gladstone will 

 be at the show for exhibition only. The judges have already 

 been announced. Mr. W. Tallman will superintend the 

 show. This is a good selection, as the genial "Billy" is 

 popular, and what is better still, thoroughly eflScient as a 

 manager. Entries will close Feb. 2i, and the fee is $-3. 



At a meeting of the executive committee of the English 

 Setter Club, held at the office of the treasurer, 7 P. M., Feb. 

 3. there were present Messrs. Wilson Fisk, J. Treadwell 

 Richards, J. E, Long, H. C. Glover and Percy C. Ohl. Mr. 

 Richards pre.sided. Owing to the unavoidable absence of 

 members of the committee it has not been possible to get an 

 earlier meeting, and in consequence it is now too late to 

 have the medals to be awarded by the club finished in time 

 for the earlier shows. An obligation of the club, however, 

 will in each case be given to the winner. The medal will 

 be unique in design^ a little over 3in. in diameter, and will 

 contain about 4ok. of .silver. The committee on medals also 

 reported having selected a design for the American Field 

 SI 00 silver cup. It was decided that these medals should be 

 only awarded at shows judged by one of the official judges 

 recommended by this club. Dr. Henry C. Glover was added 

 to the list of judges. A special meeting of the club will be 

 held at New York, Friday, Feb. 27, at 4 P. M , which is the 

 last day of the New York dog show, for the purpose of 

 selecting additional judges and other business. The meet- 

 ing adjourned to Feb. 18, to meet at the office of Percy C. 

 Ohl, 50 Broadway, at 2 o'clock. An opportunity is here 

 offered to those wishing to join before next club meeting 



A new kennel of St. Bernards has just been started out in 

 Indiana under the name of the South Bend Kennel Club. 

 That they are starting on the right line is evidenced by the 

 fact that they have a dog by Sir" Bedivere out of Princess, 

 and the bitch Nymph by champion Victor Joseph out of 

 Sybil, winner of second in puppy class at Chicago last year. 



"We understand that Mr. C. L. Wilton, of this city.Jhas 

 sold that good American-bred fox-terrier Siiffolk Risk, win- 

 ner in the dog puppy and novice classes and Grand Produce 

 Stakes of 1S90, at New York last year, to Mr. John E. 

 Thayer, at a good figure. Mr. Thayer has also imported 

 Russley Joker. 



The noted bulldog, Portswood Tiger, is dead. The poison 

 fiend has been at work again, and one of the best bulldogs 

 we had in this country pays the penalty. This dog was im- 

 ported by Mr. W. T. Tebbitt in 1888, and by him sold to Mr. 

 Sawyer, of Birmingham, Conn., who in turn sold him, with 

 the rest of his kennel, to Mr. John H. Matthews, who owned 

 him at the time of his death. Though a little faulty in 

 muzzle, his skull and front were extremely good. He was 

 by Paul Clifford out of Hussey. and was whelped October, 

 1885. He had several firsts to his crediii both in England 

 and in this countrj^ The loss is, therefore, a severe one to 

 Mr. Matthews, but we trust that' he has left something good 

 behind, that will in a measure take his place. 



We have seen several allusions lately in one of the Buffalo 

 dailies to the defunct Buffalo Kennel Club and suggestions 

 as to the fonnation of another one and the holding of a 

 show this s{)ring_. We thought it best under the circum- 

 stances to inquire at headquarters whether such reports 

 contained any truth. President Bu.sh and Secretary Smith 

 both wrote us that though, owing to the lack of a suitable 

 building they would not hold a show this spring, they in- 

 tended holding one at the fair this fall, that the Buffalo 

 Kennel Club was not defunct by any means, their dues had 

 been paid to the A. K. C. and as Mr. Bush remarked, they 

 would continue to be as long as he was interested in dogs. 

 Buffalo is evidently affl^icted with a class of fellows who 

 like to talk, but when it comes to shouldering the responsi- 

 bility of a loss they find a vacation very convenient, and as 

 in the case of the last show left five members to make good 

 the $700 loss on the show. This same paper alleges that 

 the Niagara Palls and Tonawanda fanciers, whoever they 

 are, are anxious to have a .sliow in Buffalo this spring and 

 are in favor of calling a meeting to reorganize the B. K. C. 

 to this end. Mr. Smith writes us that there is no public 

 building to be had for the purpose, and a show held in the 

 old building is certain to result in loss; so these eager fan- 

 ciers had better "bide a wee." 



There is a greyhound in Toronto, Canada, noted for its 

 speed. Langtry is its name. Continual puffing of this dog's 

 merits as a flyer has raised the ire of a Detroit sportsman 

 and he is anxious to match one ot Campbell & Blake's whip- 

 pets, which ran at London last fall, against this wonder, for 

 three races at 100, 150 and 300yds. respectively, for $100 a 

 race. A greyhound will need to be phenomenally fast to get 

 ahead of those Detroit dogs at the distances named. 



The Canadians have a good English setter sire in Mingo, 

 sire of Mingo II., that won second in the Derby at Chatham 

 ast fall. He is also responsible for the noted Jean Val Jean, 



who in turn is sire of Tory Lieutenant, winner of the East- 

 ern Derby, Canadians have, therefore, a fine opportunity 

 to improve their field stock. 



We hear that the National Beagle Club will have a meet 

 shortly, when twenty-five or thu-fy dogs will take part. It 

 looks very much as if there will be a conference at the New 

 York show between the oflicers of the N. B. C. and those of 

 the A. B. C. for the purpose of amalgan^atiou, as we under- 

 stand President Schellha.ss, of the latter club, has written to 

 the other club suggesting that committees be formed to con- 

 fer with a view to that end. Much as such an amalgama- 

 tion would tend to strengthen the good feeling which ought 

 to exist between men who are anxious to improve any breed 

 of dogs, the time is past and the N. B. C. occupies too firm a 

 position in the minds of the active beagle men, to accept 

 peace with anything but full honor. They are in a position 

 to dictate terms now, not receive them. Their success has 

 been earned by hard work and through generous means, and 

 nothing of this honor should be lost. Still, if amalgamation 

 is in sight, let it be welcomed. 



The splendid show of poultry held in this city during the 

 past week was marked by a revolution in judging that has 

 met with the greatest success. This is the first time that 

 the score card has been put in the background. Judging by 

 comparison, as at dog shows, has opened the eyes of these 

 chicken fanciers, and they are now pretty well convinced 

 that the score card must go. Instead of the judging drag- 

 ging on till the last day, as was the case last year, judging 

 was nearly all completed the first day, prize ribbons tacked 

 up and eVerythtng ready for the big crowd, which was 

 a natural consequence. By the way, the fir.st and second 

 prize rosettes were very pretty indeed, and well worth 

 imitating at oiu- W. K. C. dog show. A large handsome 

 blue or red rosette was surmounted by the club's monogram 

 in nickel silver, making it at once a trophy well worth pre 

 serving. We noticed that Mr. Tom Terry has a penchant 

 for Langshans as well as collie and judging by the big price 

 he gave for a pen. 



Mr. Frank Pilling, of Boston, owns a white bull-terrier, of 

 good form and type, weighing only four pounds. His sire is 

 Jack, imported by Pierre Lorillard, who presented him to 

 Estelle Mortimer, the actress. The signs of the times point 

 to quite a craze in certain quarters for these small bull- 

 terriers, judging from the numerous inquiries we have had 

 about them lately. Provided they are not of the apple- 

 headed kind, they make very handsome and extremely smart 

 house dogs. 



The following wail comes from Canada, the hotbed of 

 spanieldom: "Quite a number of spaniel men haveexpressed 

 the opinion to the Olohc that the Westminster Kennel Club 

 ought to have done better. 'If it wasn't that I want to get 

 a win at New Y"ork,' said one of them, 'I wouldn't make an 

 entry at all. Look at the Gordon setters that come just 

 before the cockers in the premium list. They have four S30 

 prizes and we haven't one. They have two clas.ses for puppies 

 and one for novices, but I'll wager that the cocker entry will 

 beat them in numbers in spite of the more attractive list 

 offered for the Gordons. There is only one variety of the 

 black and tan setter, but they have 8315 offered, while for 

 the cockers the prizes amount to only $117, including the 

 W. K. C, kennel prize in each case. There ought to be two 

 novice classes by sex added for cockers, for not only do I 

 think our entry will outnumber that of the Gordons,'but I 

 am sure the interest in our class will far exceed the mild 

 interest in the Gordon section of the show.'" Voiis avez 

 raison, monsieur. 



One of the most noted greyhounds in England, Jim o' the 

 Hill, has finished his running career owing to having broken 

 down in a trial a fortnight since. He is a Waterloo plate 

 winner. He will now be used in the stud. 



There was some little hitch in the choice of a spaniel 

 judge at Baltimore, but it has been settled satisfactorily by 

 Mr. Mortimer consenting to take them. 



The North field Yorkshire Kennels seem anxious to take 

 the terrier classes by storm, judging from the number of 

 important importations they have made lately. We unfor- 

 tunately received a letter from Mr. Symonds, a few hours 

 too late to publish the information it contained about the 

 black and tan terrier Beaconsfield last week, though we 

 were first to see him when the S.S. Lake Huron came to her 

 dock on Sunday last. It would be unfair to criticise him 

 till we see him on the bench, but with the shortest of bodies 

 he combines a splendid head and capital front. He has won 

 over 50 firsts and specials, and was considered the best in 

 England both on the bench and as a sire. Meersbrook 

 Empress, the dam of Meersbook Maiden, was also a 

 passenger. These two, with Prince Regent and Match- 

 Ie.ss, will constitute the North field Kennels' black and tan 

 team. Mr. Purbeck's greyhound Gem of the Season 

 was also on board, but as our gi-eyhound men will see him 

 in a fortnight we shall say nothing about him now, unless 

 to warn them that they must put their best dogs up if they 

 want to win. Mr. Symonds also had a new purchase in the 

 fox-terrier Endcliffe Spice, well fronted and a terrier all 

 over; he has, we understand, won several prizes under 

 another name. He is by Rustic Result out of Ambrose 

 Diamond. These dogs have all been purchased by Mr. R. 

 Toon, of Sheffield, Eng., under the guidance of old George 

 Helliwell, and were brought over' by Chris Thomas, a 

 brother of George. Like his brother he is up to all the moves 

 in the Y'orkshire terrier game. We had almost forgotten a 

 Scotch terrier that came along too, Kilston by name and 

 owner of a capital head. He won at Derby, a few weeks 

 .since, beating Merland II, and Dudley Geyser. This dog 

 will do the circuit and if there is any call for his services he 

 will stay over here, otherwisehe will return to England and 

 be shown at the summer shows, as he is too good to hide his 

 light under a bushel. 



Speaking of Yorkshire terriers we are glad that the 

 coming season promises a lively show of these dogs, Mr. 

 Symonds has still Toons Royal George and Minnie York up 

 his sleeve, never having shown them yet. As Royal George, 

 the former ran second to champion Ted at Darlington last 

 summer. This kennel will have some competition in Mr. 

 Smith's team. This gentleman is superintendent of the 

 Buffalo Driving Park, and it will he remembered we com- 

 mented very favorably on some of his dogs at London last 

 fall, especially Dolly. Mr. Smith returned from England a 

 .short time ago, bringing with him the Yofkahires Merry 

 Prince, .Jr., by Merry Prince out of Tiny, and: Mona, by 

 champion Ted out of Gypsey. Minnie by Tindale's Mar- 

 wood out of LongstafT's Floss. Space forbids us giving 

 further particulars, but it will be seen the comb, and brush 

 brigade will be pretty strong this. spring. . 



In writing us a chatty letter about cockers, Mr. P. J. 

 Keyes, of Ottawa, says: "Before closing I must congratu- 

 late you on the increasing value of the kennel department 

 of the FoEEST AJ!D Stream. A few months ago I gave up 

 that paper, as it seemed cynologically dead, but last Satur- 

 day I again forwarded my subscription." 



Mr. R. 11. Burr writes us that he has just purchased the 

 red Irish setter dog Red River Glencho from Mr.- Geo. H. 

 Covert. This dog is by Glencho out of Lyda Belle, and has 

 won three firsts at different shows. He is also spoken of as 



a good field dog. As will be seen in our advertisement, this 

 dog has now been placed in the stud. 



A Yirginia correspondent asks: "Can any of your readers 

 give me any information as to Bridget Plunkett? She must 

 have been of .some note fifteen or eigliteen years ago." 



A correspondent writes us: "Will you ask some of your 

 readers to give some of their experience and what they know 

 about watchdogs?" This is a pretty large contract, for there 

 are several watchdogs in this country, and we never yet met* 

 a man who had not the very best watchdog, or who had a 

 friend who owned one. Still we think that this would open 

 up a wide field for discussion, and if we can by a vote of the 

 majority determine which breed of dog makes thebest watch- 

 dog and that constitutes a true guardian, some valuable in- 

 formation can be obtained and a knotty question be in a fair 

 way of settlement. In this connection perhaps the follow- 

 ing would not be out of place: "Comehere, McKinley bill," 

 called a K street woman to a huae mastiff which came 

 bounding through the hall. "McKinley Bill?" queried her 

 visitor, "what do you call him that for?" "Because he's 

 such a protection."— iras/w?i.(7to?t Star. 



We shall soon have quite a display of cockers in our sanc- 

 tum. Mr. Douglas, of the Woodland Kennels, sends us a 

 nice picture of their dog Black Duke, a cocker well known to 

 all spaniel men. The dog has just returned from a successful 

 tour round the Southern shows. When we have collected a 

 goodly number of these pictures we are seriously thinking 

 of calling a meeting of spaniel men in our office, range the 

 pictures before them, close the door, and let them have a 

 "typical fight" and settle the question forever. 



The noted bull-terrier Chessett's Flyer, winner of many 

 prizes on both sides of the water, was choked to death on 

 .Jan. 36. Mr. Hayes has also lost Razzle Dazzle, the bulldog. 

 This young fancier has the sympathies of his fellow breeders. 



Additional specials for the W. K. C. show are $10 for the 

 best Irish setter that ran in field trials 1890-91; ¥10 for the 

 best Irish setter in the open, novice and puppy cla.sses. These 

 are offered by frieuds of the breed. Mr. W. L. Germaine 

 offers SIO for the best kennel of four or more Irish water. 

 Clumber, Sussex and field spaniels in the show. A friend 

 of the breed offers S.5 for the best American bred rough- 

 coated St. Bernard dog bred by exhibitor. Also §5 for the 

 best rough-coated American bred bitch, same condition. §10 

 for the best pair of American bred rough-coated St. Ber- 

 nards bred by exhibitor, and SsS for the best rough or .smooth 

 St. Bernard dog in the show. Mr. James Stroud offers a 

 silver coffee uro, value S30, for the best Gordon setter owned 

 by a member of the Gordon Setter Club, Mr. E. Wadsworth 

 offers ■^■;25 for the best Gordon setter with a public field trial 

 record. Mr. K. C. Gibson offers 830 for the best Gordon. 



At the last moment, just before going to press, we were 

 enabled through the kindness of Mr. Mortimer to ascertain 

 the number of entries in the principal classes: Mastiffs 56, 

 St. Bernards 195, bloodhounds 3, great Danes .30, Newfound- 

 lands 10, wolfhounds 7, deerhounds 30, greyhounds B9, En- 

 glish foxhounds 6, American 4, fox-terrier's KJO, Iri.sh ter- 

 riers 35, Welsh terrier-s 6, Dandie Dinmonts 7, Bedlin.£<tons 

 6, Skyes 5, Scotch 3, Clydesdales 3, black and tans 30, white 

 English 1, Y'orkshire 35, toys 7, pugs 35, toy spaniels n5, 

 Italian grej'hounds 7, miscellaneous 5, pointers 79, English 

 setters 70, Irish setters 90, Gordon 40, Ohesapeaiies 5, .spaniels 

 88, collies 97, poodles 33, bulldogs .51, bull-terrier.s 44, bas- 

 sets 3, dachshuode 18, beagles 30; total 1,336. ,\s there are 

 the long-distance entries still to come in and about 100 en- 

 tries not classified up to the time of our going to press, 

 the total is expected to reach 1,450, so the additional entry 

 fee has not done any harm aftei- all. 



For "Cocker Spaniels of 1890" .see next issue. 



MEETING OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 



I'^HIS meeting was called to order at 8:15 P. M., at Clark's 

 restaurant, 33 West Twenty-third street, on Wednes- 

 day, Jan. 28, President Belmont in the chair. 



Present— August Belmont, Thos. H. Terry, J. L. Anthony, 

 John S. Wise. 



The following matters were submitted to this committee 

 by the secretary and acted upon, as hereinafter set forth: 



Wm. Samuel Johnson, Attorney for M. Jacobs, I'.s. E. M. 

 Oldham, rc unsatisfied claim for purchase of dogs. — In this 

 matter, counsel for Jacobs having expressed a willingness 

 to abide by the decision of this committee, and Mr. Oldham 

 appearing personally before this committee and expressing 

 a willingness to pay said claim, as heretofore agreed upon 

 between the parties, further action seems unneccs.sary. 



Mrs. J. Grant vs. Frederic Emken re loss of bitch while 

 in po.sse.ssion of the defendant.— We find that in this case 

 there was no fraud; the question of negligence is one of law. 

 Mrs. Grant brought a suit, but dismissed it voluntarily. By 

 pressing that she might have tested the question of "negli- 

 gence, which, in our judgment, it is not our province to 

 decide. Matter dismissed. 



Edwin II. Morris vh. Dr. John H. Meyer, re unfilled con- 

 tract.— This case wa.^ dismissed upon the original written 

 agreement between Morris and Meyer, being produced by 

 Morris. 



Dr. S. H. Blodgett vs. R. B. Sawyer, re recovery of stud fee 

 and expenses.— Ordered, That Sawyer be given thirty days 

 in which to pay back to Blodgett the stud fee of twenty-five 

 dollars and expenses fifteen dollars, in default of which said 

 Sawyer shall stand suspended until said amount shall have 

 been paid, 



Mascoutah Kennel Club vs. P. W. Sheldon, re protested 

 draft. — Ordered, That Sheldon be given thirty day.s within 

 which to pay to the Mascoutah Kennel Club the .amount of 

 draft, adding thereto one dollar, the amount of protest fee, 

 in default of which said Sheldon .shall stand suspended 

 until said claim shfill h.a\'e Ix-en paid. 



Mrs. F. Smyth v^. Cincinnati Kennel Club, rc violation 

 of additional Rules I., IX., X. — Ordered, That unless the 

 Cincinnati Kennel Club shows, on. or before Feb. 34, 1891, 

 that the complaint of Mrs. Smyth is not well founded, in 

 that said club violated its own rules by reopening awards, 

 and admitting dogs to competitinn which had ai'rivcd after 

 the time specified for arrival at its snow, that this com- 

 mittee will recommend the suspension of the said Cincinnati 

 Kennel Club. 



W. E. Sandars, Tamworth, Eng., William A. Bruette, 

 rc recovery of purchase money for a brace of Welsh terriers. 

 —Ordered^ That Bruette be given thirty days within which 

 to pay said Sandar.s the price agreed upon (£10) for the pur- 

 chase of tlie dog.s, in default of which .said Bruette shall 

 stand suspended until said amount shall have been jjaid. 



Dr. M. H. Cryer, W. L. Washington, German Hopkins vs. 

 Michigan Kennel Club, rc payment of specials. — Ordered, 

 That the Michigan Kennel Club be given thirty days vrithin 

 which to pay to all the exhibitors winning specials at ita 

 late show in September last, either in cash or plate, at its 

 own option, in default of which this committee will recom- 

 mend the suspension of said Michigan Kennel Club. 



Stud Book Committee vs. J. G. Burns, F. Stettenbenz, re 

 fraudulent pedigrees.— The stiul book committee having in- 

 vestigated an attempt to register live St. l^ernard puppies, 

 having fraudulent pedigree.s- the same, it is believed, known 

 to be fraudurent by the ^parties in this complaint, and said 

 committee having recommended the suspension of t-he par- 

 ties named, it is, therefore, ordered that the recommendation 

 of tlie stud book committee is hereby granted, and said J. 



