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Vero Shaw, in liis interesting "Fragments of Fancy" in 

 Stock-Keeper, writing about an old-time collie says further 

 on: "At this point, without wishing to be personal, I may 

 be permitted— as a Scotsman— to express the fervent wish 

 that there were a few dogs of Old Collie's type, about to 

 counteract the Barzoi-headed, settery- coated, narrow-chested 

 specimens whichi are so strongly in evidence nowadays. For 

 my own part, having some knowledge of the climate of the 

 Northern hills. I honestly believe that many a modern show 

 dog would pei'ish from tlie cold within a week if he were to 

 be relegated to his proper station in life. There ia no heart 

 or hing room within the breasts of many of the modern 

 winners, which are just as far ram.oved from the old Cockie, 

 Hero,Vero, and Lassie type, as is light from darkness." By 

 the way, this well-known writer on dog subjects is now en- 

 gaged on a book about bulldogs, past and present, which will 

 shortly be published. 



The Bulldog Club intend to publish in their souvenir 

 catalogue of the W. K. C. show, an appendix containing the 

 judge's report and the reports from the different kennel 

 papers. This will make it very useful to the bulldog 

 breeders for future reference, though in the case of the 

 neophyte it raay lead to confusion worse confounded, unle.ss 

 the judge will kindly state which is the most reliable report. 



Mr. A. H. Moore, of Philadelphia, intends starting a roueh- 

 coated St. Bernard kennel during the next month. This 

 gentlemen, it will be remembered by old show goers in the 

 early '80s, had one of the' leading kennels of English and 

 Irish setters, such well known animals as Thiiuder and 

 Berkley hailing from his kennels. It is also iatere.sting to 

 relate that it was in ha'V'ing charge of these dogs that the 

 handler, Ben Lewis, became so intimately connected with 

 American shows. Mr. Moore spent considerable time dur- 

 ing the show among the St. Bernards, and we may have 

 some purchases to chronicle next week. 



1)1 view of the fact that several Welsh terriers are now 

 bciDfi' shown in this country, we think it advisable to repro- 

 duce; from Stneli-Kceper, TVir. Moore's excellent sketch of a 

 terrier ot this breed, Bryuhir Pardon, which is con.sidered 

 one of the most typical Welsh teiTiers now on the bench. 

 His only fault is a very slight weakness in muzzle, his ureat 

 Pjoints being his smartne.ss, terrier character, coat -aud out- 

 line, lie has won miDjetous firsts, including wins at Crystal 

 Palace aud Birmingham twice, winning also a special there 

 as the best in several classes. 



The ppt dogs of the show as the editor of the Times see's 

 them: "These animals are often the property of infatuated 

 and idolatrous owners who insist upon worshiping their 

 idols during the exhibition, and incumber the alleys still 

 further by bringing in chairs for the more convenient per- 

 formance of their religious duties." 



Secretary C. M. Munhall advises us that the following 

 judges have been selected for the Cleveland show in April: 

 Miss Anna Whitney, St. Bernards, Newfoundlands a.nd pugs; 

 Maj. J. M. Taylor, setters and foxhounds; Mr. J. H. Wins- 

 low, pointers; Mr. Chas. M. Nelles, field, cocker. Clumber 

 and Irish water spaniels. The judge for remaining classes 

 will be announced later. The premium list will be ready 

 March 1. 



It is hard lines when one sets out to capture a kennel prize 

 by getting together a good team, as Mr. Symonds .succeeded 

 in doing in Irish terriers, to have the best dog worried 

 almost in sight of the show. His Bellman, of which we 

 spoke last week, arrived here Saturday last on the City of 

 Berlin, but owing to the holiday on Monday conld not be 

 passed through the Customs xuitW Tuesday. (Jn Monday 

 night, it is said, Mr. Dole's bull-terrier, another good dog 

 which had come over on the same vessel, by some unaccount- 

 able means joined issue with Bellman, with the result that 

 Mr. Symonds's do^r was so injured that he died Tuesday 

 morning, and the bull-terrier is so cut up that he was unfit 

 to show at Madison Square Garden. They intend, we hear, 

 to try make the .steamship company responsible for the loss. 

 The loss is oveKlSOO. 



The Bulldog Club of America met at Madison Square 

 Garden at 8 P. M., Tuesday, Feb. 34 There were present 

 Messrs. E. Sheffield Porter, j. H. Matthews, Chas. D. Cugle, 

 C. P. Lawshe, E. A. Woodward, Stuyvesant Wainwright, F. 

 W. Sacket. F. F. Dole, A. Law.she, A. J. Hatch and E. K. 

 Austin. Both the president and vice-president being absent, 

 Mr. J. H. Matthews was elected chairman. Report of secre- 

 tary and treasurer submitted, approved a,nd accepted. Com- 

 munication read from Mr. Thayer, resigning the office of 

 president, accepted with regret. Resolved that 30 days ex- 

 tension be given to the three members who have not paid 

 tbeir dues. Resolved that secretary take a postal card vote 

 on the question of reducing the initiation fee to 8.5. Resolved 

 that the sincere thanks of the club be ext.euded to Mr. .1. IT. 

 Matthews and Mr. Chas. D. Cugle for the very active and 

 earnest interest they have taken in making the club and 

 show a complete succe,ss. Also that the club thank Messrs. 

 Park, Porter, Matthews and Sawyer for their kind donations 

 of silver cups. A new executive committee was elected to 

 serve for the ensuing vear, consisting of Messrs. E. Sheffield 

 Porter, John H- Matthews, Chas. D. Cugle, H. D. Kendall, 

 E. A. Woodward, F. W. Sacket and C. P. Lawshe. They 

 went into executive session, and elected Mr. John H. Mat- 

 thews president, Mr. E. Sheffield Porter vice-president, and 

 Mr. Chas. D. Cugle secretary and treasurer. On motion, 

 adjotu-ned.— Chas. D. Ctjgle, Secretary. 



At the meeting of the Pet Dog Club on Tuesday evening 

 at the show. Miss Bannister, the secretary, was presented 

 with a silver salver in appreciation for her untiriog efforts 

 in behalf of the club, and the services she has kindly ren- 

 dered as secretary. A vote of thanks was also given to the 

 W. K. C. for their kindness in changing the location of the 

 pet dogs to warmer quarters. 



Los Angeles, California, is to have a kennel club of its 

 own. Several men propose forming one, having secured 

 ample grounds. A trainer will be employed to train mem- 

 bers' dogs. The club will secure two good stud dogs, to be 

 owned by the club as a body, the bitches being owned indi- 

 vidually by the members, who will see to their care them- 

 selves. 



The California Kennel Club has secured the new Republi- 

 can Wigwam, on the northeast corner of Eddy and Jones 

 streets, for its coming bench show, which will be held on 

 April 28 to May 2. This is looked upon as an admirable situ- 

 ation for a show. As stated before, Mr. John Davidson will 

 judge all classes- 



Tn the new Penn Brook Hunt at Chestnut Hill, Pa., 

 the following officers have been elected to serve for the ensu- 

 ing year: Mitchell Harrison, Master of Foxhounds, assisted 

 by A. St. John Boycott; G. Helde Norris, Esq., Secretary, 

 and Theodore Justice, Treasurer. 



Charles J. Peshall, president of the New Jersey Kennel 

 Club, who is under indictment on a charge of libelling A. P. 

 Vredeuburgh, secretary -treasurer of the American Kennel 

 Club, appelired before Judge Cowing in General Sessions 

 yesierdaV and argued a demurrer to hi.? own indictment. He 

 claimed that the complainants bad virtually '"sneaked" iuto 

 tb§ Pi§teiOt' 4ttQraey*s office tU^Qug^^ th©i)a0kway, H§ 



asserted that the indictment failed to make out a crime and 

 therefore could not stand. What he had done was to sim- 

 ply criticise the management of the American Kennel Club, 

 and in this connection had asserted that the fisures of the 

 annual report were false and misleading. As Mr Vreden- 

 burgh was simply a clerk for an executive committee, who 

 managed the finances of the club, he did not see how Mr. 

 Vredenbnreh could maintain the claim that he had been 

 libelled. Assistant District-Attorney Macdona said that in 

 his opinion it was clearly a libel to print in a newspaper the 

 statement that an officer of a corporation has falsified his 

 accounts. .Judge Cowing took the papers and reserved his 

 decision.— Tl"o?'lt?., Fcl). 35 



It was rather ridiculous that a special of five dollars 

 should be the only inducement to bring the noted kings of 

 St. Bernarddom, Sir Bedivere and Watch, together, and Miss 

 Whitney did not feel very kindly toward the well-me;i.ntng 

 hut scarcely liberal gentleman who risked so little to see so 

 much. After a few minutes' consideration Sir Bedivere re- 

 ceived the blue ribbon amid slight applause. Watch did 

 not show well in front, but at the same time seemed to move 

 freer than the other dog. 



That remarkable greyhound FuUerbou has again won the 

 Coursing Derby—the Waterloo Cup— at Altcar, near Liver- 

 pool. The Waterloo Cup is a .stake for 61 subscribers at £35 

 each, a total of over £1,600, of which £500 goes to the flr.st 

 dog and £300 to the second. Fullerton was a red hot favor- 

 ite this year, aud two weeks ago the betting was 20 to 1 

 against any oliher dog. The meeting opened on Thursday last. 

 Telegraphic advices say that the four left in in the second 

 round were T. Baxter's Button Pai-k, by Jester— Brampton; 

 Col. J. T. North's Fullerton, by Greentick — Bit of Fashion; 

 G. F. Pawcett's Faster and Paster (late Pride of Oakfield), 

 by Northern Express — Pride of Belmont, and Bovi'il. On 

 Saturday the final cour.ses took place, and Col. North's Ful- 

 lerton repeated his victory of last year. In 1889 he divided 

 with Troughend, also owned by Col. North, and but for this 

 divide, Fullerton would have eclipsed the record of any other 

 dog by winning three years in succession. As it is, he is only 

 excelled by Lord Lurgan's Master McGrath. who won in 

 1868, 1869 and 1871. 13\rllerton's sire, Greentick, can, how- 

 ever, claim a record, having been also the sire of Troughend. 

 In the first course of the finals Col. J. T. North's dog Fuller- 

 ton defeated T. Baxter's Button Park. In the second course, 

 G. F. Fawcett's Faster and Faster (late Pride of Oakfield) 

 beat Bovril. This left Fullerton and Fa.ster and Faster to 

 run the deciding com'se. Fullerton was the favorite in the 

 betting at 5 to"2 on him. He proved the Avinner, defeating 

 Faster and Faster with something to spare. 



Col. North's luck does not desert him yet. The Grand 

 Duke Nicholas of Russia has presented" him with two 

 Barzois of great merit. Not to be outdone, although his 

 crack Troughend was catalogued at an auction sale of 

 greyhounds recently and several men were prepared to bid 

 high for him. he was %\ithdrawn and sent as a present to 

 the Grand Duke. In addition to all this we hear that Col. 

 North's dog Simonian won the Waterloo Purse, which is a 

 stake for beaten dogs in the cup match. 



At this year's show the fox-terriers, St, Bernards and 

 several terrier breeds, toy spaniels, greyhounds, Barzois, 

 Irish setters, Gordons and bulldogs show the most improve- 

 ment as a whole, collies and English setters, deerhounds, 

 pointers, etc., seem just about the same — at a standstill. 



The Northfield Kennels sold their Irish terrier Breda Biil 

 during the first day of the show to Mr. Mitchell Harrison. 



A meeting of the executive committee of the two beaele 

 clubs, held at the W. K. C. bench show, New York, Feb. ■"24, 

 1891, resulted in the harmonious almalgamation of the clubs 

 under the name of the N. B. C. The following members 

 parti cinated in the above: O. W. Brooking. Hermann F. 

 Schellhass, W. H. Child, N. F. Rutter, F. W. Chapman, 

 Geo. Laicke, W. A. Powers. It is understood that the mem- 

 bers of the old club shall come into the N. B. C. individually 

 as privileged members, but should they wish to compete for 

 club specials they must pay the annual dues now, otherwise 

 they do not pay anything till July. 



The latest news in spanieldom is the forming of a partner- 

 ship between the spaniel kennels of Messrs. J. P. Willey 

 and Geo. H. Bush. They will exhibit at Pittsburgh as one 

 kennel, and arrangements has been made with Ben Lewis 

 to take them round the circuit. This kennel of cocker talent 

 will be almost as formidable as the Oldham & Willey com- 

 bination a year or two back, for Mr. Bush brings three 

 good bitches into the firm and Mr. Willey's stock is well 

 known. 



The bulldog men are full of hope. They speak of such 

 eracke as Bedgebury Lion, Selina and other celebrities as 

 veiry possible visitors to this oouiitry ia the urns fittm'e, 



Several moneyed men are coming into the club and will buy 

 the best. 



One or two of the directors of the Danburv (Conn.) Fair 

 were of the opinion thatthey could do without the dog show 

 another 3'ear on account of the expense, but when they came 

 to discuss the subject among their fellow officers they found 

 that there was a very strong opinion in favor of the canine 

 division, maintaining, and rightly so, that it was one of the 

 principal attractions of the Fair, .so there will be a dog show 

 this fall at Danbury after all. 



We would recommend to those who love a dog as a com- 

 panion, and especially those who are ready to ,4dmit a high 

 order of perception and intelligence in the dog, to read 

 Yates Carrington's "Teufel the Terrier." It is full of 

 quaint stories of the doings of this celebrated artist's fox- 

 terrier during its life of nine years. The pages are inter- 

 spersed with pictures and photographs of the author's cele- 

 brated paintings, in which Teufel served iu most cases as a 

 model, and which tend to show what an intelliuent animal 

 he was. To read the closing chapters of hi.s life one feels so 

 much in sympathy with the child Dorothy aud the dog's 

 owner that you can almost feel you had known the dog in 

 life. The price being only 75 cents puts it in reach, of all. 



Oui' prize list represents the awards made up to 2 P.M. 

 Wednesday afternoon, the time of our going to press. The 

 judging has dr.jgs:ed considerably owing to the limited 

 number of rings this year and the somewhat late hour the 

 judges began their work Wednesday morning. 



WHAT DID IT. 



I EXPECT TWO UTTERS OF FINE BRED 

 Lleweiliu setfer uuppie.s (luring t' e months of 

 March and April. For peditrrpe and low price, 

 inclose stamp to OHAS. YORK, 9 & 11 GranUe 

 BLnct'. BaagoT, 'iiLe.—^dvaiincment in Forest amid- 

 st ream. 



WHAT IT DID. 



Bangoh, Me., Feb. Forest and Stream Pub. Co.: Gentle- 

 j\rEis— Will you kindly stop my ad. I Imve sold everything I had 

 to pell and still l!if> iiujuirit'.s iicep comiDg, so you must stop ad, 

 or furnish typewriter to answer correspondence. Must say your 

 paper is the best advertising medium 1 ever patronized.— Chas. 

 Yomc. 



GORDON SETTER CLUB.— BcZ/for Forc-tnuil Stream,: 

 At a special meeting of the executive committee of the Gor- 

 don Setter Club of America, Feb. 17, the following members 

 Avere present: Wm. H. Clay Glover, president; Wm. J. M. 

 Lordly, Dr. J. F. Clarke, James B. "Blo.ssom, Wm. Meyer 

 and L. A. Van Zandt. The resignations of Mr. F. M. Ben- 

 nett and Mr, -J. W. Oscar were accepted with regret. Com- 

 munications from Mascoutah. Duquesne, Cleveland and 

 American Pet Dog clubs were held for further considera- 

 tions. On motion of Dr, Clarke, it was resolved to donate 

 the following specials at the coming Maryland Kennel Club 

 Show: i^S to second, open dog class; go to second open bitch 

 class; ■'!^5 to fourth, open dog class; 85 to fourth, open bitch 

 class: In to third in novice cla.ss. On motion of Mr. Van 

 Zandt the appointment of Mr. Meyer as a stud book commit- 

 tee %vas rescinded, as such committee already existed at the 

 time of Dr. Meyer's nomination. Communications from 

 Mr. Harry Malcolm were read and placed in the custody of 

 he secretary. The report of the bench .show and field trials 

 committee was received and approved. Mr. John E. How- 

 land was elected a member.— L. A. VAif ZANDT, Spc'y. [Mr. 

 Malcolm's connection with the club has ceased.] 



PRIZE MONEY AT THE ALBANY' SHOW.— Editor 

 Forest and Street m: I note in youi' issue of Feb. 19, reference 

 to the prize money that my black and tan terrier champion 

 Buffalo General won at Albany two years ago, in which you 

 say the Albany club claims they have paid all their prizes. 

 They have not paid me. They have several times claimed 

 this, and have asked the A. K. C. to reinstate them. Now, 

 if they have paid me, it should be an easy matter to prove, 

 as they would have my receipt or returned check or dra.ft. 

 If they have paid every one else aod wish to be reinstated, I 

 thiuk'they can afford to pay me S8 l am as fairly entitled 

 to my money as any one else.— A. W. SMITH. 



MASTIFF JHDGIN^G AT NEW YORK, im.—ErUtor 

 Fryrest and Stream: New York, 1890, mastifi' dogs— Beaufort, 

 in middling condition, first; Ilford Chancellor, in blooming 

 i-ondition, second. 1891, Ilford Chancellor, thin, stiff as a 

 ramrod, skin as scratchy as sandpaper, first; Beaufort in 

 splendid condition, third. Sam.e judge on both occasions. 

 Are mastilt hrcencrs cxpectec'. to ffieet such kalexdoscopio 

 QOiiditi0iis?=^W. Wabb, 



