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andHatizsc.be, were, elected. A vote of tLanks, on motion 

 of Mr. Lamb, was tendered to the bench show committee 

 for the snccessful show now being held. The following 

 officers were then elected: W. Gilmor HofEman, President; 

 Geo- W. Maasamore, Vice-President; W. Stewart Diffen- 

 derffer. Secretary: W. C. Farber, Treasurer: Board of Gov- 

 ernors, W. T. Spring, Phas. D. Cugle, Henry M. Walker, Jas. 

 Thompson, B. Hollv Smith, M.D., Chas. Pv. Diffenderffer, 

 Edw. J. Farber, Tlios. J. Sheubrooks. Col. II. I). Loney, 

 delegate to American Kennel Club; Jas, Thompson, alter- 

 nate. 



The use and abuse of specials is beautifully shown in the 

 Pittsburgh premiixm list, by the Monongabela House oil'er- 

 ing a special for the bull-terrier "with the best fighting 

 record," and the impression that has obtained among the 

 boys that this hotel must be a very tongh one, devoted to 

 to\igh sports generally. The fact is, that this hotel is pecu- 

 liarly the respectable house ot the city, one that has in- 

 herited fifty years of reputation as the leading house, and no 

 where in the country is there a house with a longer record of 

 character. The presumption is that the hotel merely con- 

 tributed the money for the special, and the show committee 

 blundered in the placing of it. Ju fact, what business has 

 a "fighting record" in a premium list, anyhow? 



In changing his adverti.sement of stud fox-terriers, Mr, 

 John E. Thayer writes: "I have put the stud fees of these 

 dogs very low, not because I could not get more, but because 

 it will allow everyone the use of a grand dog very cheap. 

 Mixer, by his victory in New York, is the best terrier in 

 America. No one can say my dogs are not but the best." 

 Quite right too. 



"We have the hottest class in challentre heavy-weight 

 pointers that ever faced a judge in America," writes Mr. w . 

 E. Littell, secretary of the'Duquesne Kennel Club. "The fol- 

 lowing are in it: Graphic, Robert Ic Diable, Trinket's Chief, 

 Duke of Vernon, and Lord Graphic. They thiuk this is the 

 greatest show ever held in this city." Pittsburgh always 

 was a good dog show town, and we hope that this year their 

 venture will prove no exception. 



A meeting of the Eastern Coursing and National Grey- 

 hound Club will be held at the office of Mr. G. S. Page, 69 

 Wall street, New York, at 6:30 P. M. sharp, Friday, aiarch 13. 



The bench show committee of the New England Kennel 

 Club writes; "It looks as though we should have a rattling 

 good show, if anything comes from the number of inquiries 

 we have had, especially from the Canadians, for premium 

 lists and entry blanks. Our bench show committee, Messrs. 

 Fay and Moore, on their return from New York, brought back 

 very favorable reports: everyone seemed anxious to show. 

 Perhaps it was accounted for by a totally dift'erent slate 

 of judges from those who are to officiate at preceding shows. 

 The Brunswick Fur Club, Brunswick, Me., offer the follow- 

 ing specials for Amencin foxhounds: §16 for the best dog, 

 SIO for the best bitch, S5 for the best dog or bitch under 

 ISmos. This certainly ought to bring together some good 

 dogs of this breed. Now that the beagle clubs have settled 

 all disputes and joined hands, we ought to have a good 

 entry. The Chesapeake Bay dogs will be judged by Mi-. 

 John Davidson, of Monroe, Michigan. 



Mr. Geo. H. Covert calls our attention to a mistake in the 

 awards printed in our issue of Feb. 36, when Chief was 



g laced first in the challenge Irish setter doss. This is wrong: 

 is Dick Swiveller held that proud po.sitioa. The incorrectly 

 marked steward's slip was the cause of the error; the official 

 marked catalogue had the same mistake. Another mistake 

 in the award list was the printing oC Douglass II. and Sprake, 

 the pugs, as equal firsts iq the open doz class. This was a 

 ca,rele.«s slip ot the pencil in marking the catalogue in the 

 hurry of going to press. It can't hurt Snrake, reither will 

 it do harm to Douglass II. 



The Mascoutah Kennel Club annotmce that Mr. Chas. M- 

 Nelles, of Brantford, Canada, has been appointed judge of 

 the spaniel classes, excepting toy spaniels. Also that the 

 club ofiers an additional .special prize of SIO for the best ex- 

 hibit of not less than four bulldogs entered and owned by 

 one exhibitor. The club's special pris-e of $25 for the largest 

 kennel of sporting dogs and the same for non-sporting dogs, 

 .should read in both cases, "for the largest and best kennel," 

 etc. All entries must be mailed pre%'ious to Mai'ch 23. 



Mr. C. P. Hubbard writes us that he has established the 

 Loup Kennels at Tuckerville, Nebraska, upon the South 

 Loup River. He has 160 acres of land upon the banks 

 of the river with timber and springs of living water. He 

 controls a shooting right upon upward of 10.000 acres of fine 

 quail and chicken country. The dogs have an unlimited run 

 and every opportunity to develop their natural hunting 

 qualities. 



The New England Kennel Club aunounce the following 

 additional classes, changes and donation of soecial prizes 

 for their coming show. There will be a class, 9.3a. for Dan- 

 die Dinmont terriers, does and bitches, with prizes .$10 and 

 $5. A friend of the club has offered a special prize of $25 

 for the best dog or bitch and if there are 5 of each entered 

 they will divide the classes by sex. offering the same money 

 prizes, and the donor of the above special will then give S50, 

 making it $.35 for the best doe and ^S25 for the best bitch. 

 They also make a class, OiA, for Irish terrier challenge dogs 

 and bitches, offering one prize of SIO. The following are the 

 conditions of the competition for the American Field pointer 

 cup to be awarded at this show: The cup will be competed 

 for once each year and at a show to be designated by the 

 Pointer Club of America. It is open to competition to mem- 

 bers of the Pointer Club of America only and must be won 

 three times, not nece.ssarily in succession, to become the 

 property of any one member. A member must have owned 

 a dog with which he comperes for it six months prior to the 

 closing of the entries of the show at which it is competed 

 for. The person winning it will be required to file a bond 

 with the Pointer Club of Amprica, signed by himself and 

 two responsible guarantees for producing the cup or its 

 value in money whenever required to do so. Entries for 

 this show close March 18. 



[The following paragraphs were crowded ont last week.] 

 We never saw so many new faces at a New York show as 

 this last one, and this fact reminded us of the question 

 we were asked some time since— Is the kennel interest 

 of this country really increa.sing ? This is easily answered. 

 Take up a prominent New York paper, or in fact of any 

 other city, and there is hardly a Sunday issue which does 

 not contain either a syndicate article on dogs of oce breed or 

 another, with more or less accurate illustrations, or kennel 

 paragraphs of news. The success of the New York show is 

 in a great measure due to the enterprise of the dailies, 

 which have lately devoted columns of valuable space to 

 kennel matters, and the way they wrote up the show 

 must have been very gratifying to the W. K. C. people. 

 Would that papers in other cities in which shows are held 

 would do the same, and we should hear of less financial loss 

 which many plucky dogfmciers have had to make good, 

 The kennel world do move and there is no mistake about it. 



Many of the dogs at the show were benched in the old 

 style more with a Tiew to the sonveoieace of the owners 



than to that of the public, and there was much complaint 

 about the getting up of prize cards over the stalls after judg- 

 ing, but in the case of the specials this was not the faiilt of 

 the club, as there were no cards supplied them; and when 

 we say that the catalogue was hardly so accurate as in years 

 past, several mistakes occumug in the printing, we have 

 about e.xhausted all criticism and must vote the show a big 

 success. 



The boys appreciated the caf6 at the entrance of the build- 

 ing, and we are pleased to write that for the honor of dog 

 men in no instance did we see this privilege abu.sed. So 

 many club meetings were held at once that the cafii came in 

 very useful for the purpose. 



A man who, if he has not had experience at English shows, 

 has at least had a good deal to do with American ones, got 

 ahead of the vet. at the New Y^ork show. Taking a grey- 

 hound in at the door. Dr. Glover I'efused to pass it on account 

 ofskindisea.se. Not to be outdone he stepped to the side 

 door leading to the basement, and telling the m.an in charge 

 that he had been pa.ssed by Mr. Tallman, was allowed 

 through and benched the dog. Now this was knowingly a 

 direct violation of the rules, and a menace to the health of 

 the other animals in the show. The dog was, we believe, 

 taken into the ring, but was eventually ordered out of the 

 building. Such work must not be countenanced for an 

 instant. 



The Pointer Club deserves great credit for the resolution 

 adopted to abandon the list of specialty judges, and allow 

 bench show committees to choose their own. This .shows 

 they have the true interest of the breed at heart, and their 

 move should be followed by other clubs. 



Drs. Glover and Meyer had no sooner entered the show 

 building at Baltimore, than they personally, and the rest of 

 the Gordon Club officers by proxy, were served with a sum- 

 mons on account of Hai'ry Malcolm in a suit for $10,000 

 damages which he brings against them fortheir recent reso- 

 lution expelling him from the Gordon Setter Club. The 

 action met with much adverse comment, these gentlemen 

 being guests of the Maryland Club at the time. It has 

 served to put a damper on everything, and where .all this 

 petty spite will end one can hardly tell, but that it will work 

 much harm to kennel interests is very certain, as no one 

 feels safe for an instant. 



Col. Ruppert, one of Gov. Hill's staff, purchased at the 

 New York show two good Sr. Bernard bitches, Ellen Terry 

 and Empress of Coutoocock. The former has already pro- 

 duced some very good stock in England, and Empress is one 

 of our best smooth bitches. This gentleman intends starting 

 a small breeding kennel. 



The Spaniel Club had a very pleasant reunion at the Mur- 

 ray Hill Hotel on the Wednesday night of the New York 

 show. Those who partook of the good things provided were 

 President Wilmerding, Arthitr E. Rendle, G^^o. Bell, A. W 

 Smith, W. T. Payne, E. M. Oldham, J. P. Willey, Andrew 

 Laidlaw, F. H. F. Mercer, several other gentlemen whose 

 names we do not recall, and your representative. After the 

 cloth was removed and cigar .smoke permeated the room, 

 toasts were in order and several happy speeches were well 

 received. Mr. Mercer explained matters to the satisfaction 

 of all, and the conversation driftingnaturally to theque.stion 

 of the hour, the "long and low," each one had his theory as 

 to their working capabilities. The utmost good feeling pre- 

 vailed and all were pleased to see friend Oldham and once 

 more hear his cheery voice ia the songs he only knows how 

 to render. The party broke up in the "wee sma'*' hours with 

 the grand old song of "Auld Lang Syne." In the words of 

 "Peto," it is to be hoped that "hardy annual," the cocker 

 question, may always seek its settlement in a similar man- 

 ner. It was unanimously voted that the discussion be re- 

 sumed at the W. K. C. show of '92. 



Mr. Carnochan purchased from Mr. F. R. Hitchcock the 

 noted Dandie Dinmonts Border Wang and Meg of the Mill. 

 This will make his kennel a strong one indeed. 



Mr. Renshaw Mason Jones bought the bulldogs Darby 

 Nancy, Darby May and Bombardos from. Mr. Chas. D. Cugle 

 during the show. 



The Bulldog Club, it may be remarked, held their show 

 ill connection with the W. K. C. At any rate, the "get tip 

 and get" of this club secured a splendid entry. The differ- 

 ent bulldog cups were displayed under glass "in the middle 

 of the benching, and they were admitted to be the hand- 

 somest collection yet seen in this respect. The Parke cup 

 was a very handsome trophy, with an excellent engraving of 

 the late Dimple (formerly Mischief) on the cup and two bull- 

 dogs on the chain at the base, very "rampant" indeed. Over 

 every stall was a large, round, illuminated card, with the 

 number of the dog's entry in the middle and the name of 

 the club round the edge. Souvenir catalogues of tasteful 

 design were distributed for the asking; in fact, everything 

 was done in good style. 



We learn that Mi-. Stewart, of England, has sold the noted 

 collie brood bitch Barby Rose, dam of Caractacus, Petrania, 

 Clifton Chief, Clifton Crack and Clifton Charm, all winners, 

 in one litter, to a gentleman in St. Louis. She comes out in 

 whelp to Metchley Wonder. 



THE OMAHA KENNEL CLUB. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



For years the dog-loving people of this city have been try- 

 ing to organize a kennel club, but it would seem from one 

 cause or another the right time had nol^ come. Things took 

 a turn in November. 1890, however, when the Nebraska 

 Poultry and Bench Show people held an exhibt herein the 

 Grand Opera House Annex. While the show was not finan- 

 cially a success, it gave the fanciers of this vicinity a good 

 chance to meet daiiv— particularly the doggy portion, which 

 developed into the Omaha Kennel Club. It may not be out 

 of place to mention the principal names of tho.se gentlemen 

 who worked hard to organize it. They were Me.ssrs. J, H. 

 Short, Cadogan, Waterman, Wm. Meldrum and R. F. 

 Maher. On the Inst day of the show twelve or thirteen of us 

 organized with the following officers: John T. Evans, Presi- 

 dent; John C. Morrison, Vice-President; R. F. Maher, Secre- 

 tary; Max J. Baer, Treasurer. 



The club held since then tive regular meetings, has amem- 

 bership of fifty and of the best material to be obtained. 

 The club tenders a cordial invitation to all tru.e lovers of the 

 dog re.siding in Nebraska, Dakota, Iowa, Kansas and Wyo- 

 ming. Steps are being taken to come into the A. K. C, and 

 we purpose givine yearly bench shows under the A. K. C. 

 rules. The secretary will be pleased to forward a copy of 

 the rnles and by-laws at any time called upon. At some 

 future time I will give you a list of the does now being pur- 

 chased by the members. A Member of the O. K. C. 



Omaha, Neb., March B. 



GORDON SETTFR CLUR MEETING.— _Bf7iior Forest 

 and :stream: At the annual uieetitig of the Gordon Setter 

 Club of Americ.4, held Wednesday, Feb. 25, at iVladison 

 Square Garden, New York, the following busine.=s was trans- 



was resolved to donate sglO to the Mascoutah Kennel Club 

 as a special prize for best Gordon setter in the show. The 

 following resignations were accepted; X. T. Norris, Balti- 



Mo.; Richard Cromwell, Jr., Baltimore, Md. Election of 

 officers for the ensuing year was then procped-d with, and 

 the following were elected: President, Dr. H. Clay Glover; 

 Vice-President. Dr. J. M. Lordly; Sec'v and Treas., L. a' 

 Van Zandt. Executive Committee, G. W. Collins, Dr. John 

 H. Meyfr, James B. Blossom. George Bleistem. C. H. Pepper, 

 and A. Quackenbush. The treasurer's report was submitted 

 and approved. The meeting then adjourned. --L. A. Vak 

 Zandt, Sec'y. 



"THE AMERICAN BOOK OF THE BOG."— Editor 

 Forest a}id, Stream: Ev»^n at the risk of sueeesting remem- 

 brances of recent comica'ities in England, I must put in my 

 protest against sundry matters appearine as of niy author- 

 ship in Mr. Shields's recent work. I certHinlv am not re- 

 sponsible for .Mr. Sperber being stated as the owner of the 

 Russian wolfhound Cz.^r, and 1 distinctly remember having 

 noted the name of Mr. P. H Hacke as owner on the proof of 

 the picture sent me. Nor did I state that Mes.srs. Milliken 

 Kelly and Rowditch imported ma.stiffs early in the 

 eighteenth century, and distinctly remember correcting this 

 in the proofs sent me. In the list of mastiff' breeders given 

 on page .577, the upper section only were supplied by me, 

 most of those in the .second section are totally unknown to 

 me. The only proofs received by me were tho,se on the mas- 

 tiff section, and singularly it is in these that the mistakes 

 occur.— W. Wade. 



BULL AND TERRIERS — Efl«or Forest and Stream: 

 May I take up a little of your valuable space to say a word 

 for the round head bul' and terriers, as they are called in 

 Boston, or the "Boston" terriers, as they have been namfd 

 elsewhere. These dogs are rapidly gaining favor in this 

 ueiahborhood, and it seems likely that they will take the 

 place of the tox terrier as a gentleman's dog. With all the 

 courage of the latter and with perfect ability to take cai-e of 

 themselves in a "scrap," they are of a most gentle disposi- 

 tion and never try to pick a quarrel. Their vivacity and 

 intelligence, which is perhaps nor. even exceeded by that of 

 the poodle, make them very quick to learn tricks and most 

 amusing companions. In appearance they are the most styl- 

 ish ot dofis, and a club to establish a greater uniformity of 

 type is all that is needed to bring to their due prominence 

 the best of small dogs.— R. B. P. 



Stock-Keeper publishes excellent pictures of D'Orsay and 

 Dominie, the noted fox-terriers, in the issue to hand. 



PROTECTIVE UNION.— The following is a call for a 

 meeting of honest dog breeders, to perfect an organization 

 for protection against dishonest ones: All breeders of fine 

 dogs in the United States and Canada are requested to meet 

 the undersigned on April 9, 1891. at 2 P. M.. at the office of 

 the secretary of the Mascoutah Kennel Club, Chicago, 111., 

 for the purpose above stated. All breeders in sympathy with 

 this movement who cannot attend in person, but desire to 

 become charter members may send their applications by 

 letter with $5, membership fee, to H. Thompson, supt. of 

 Money Order Dept., Chicago, Ilk Dated Feb. 16, 1891 

 (Signed) Dr. J. B. Lewis, Fernwond Kennels, Bellville, Ohio; 

 Dr. H. J. Thomas. Greenwood, Wis.; Dr. G. H. Grimmell, 

 Onaga, Kas.; Dr. W. W. Bradley, Richland Kennels, Milnor, 

 N. Dak.; W. F. Edelbrock, St. Cloud, Minn.; C. H. Babcock, 

 Cordova, Neb.; Orton Giffurd, Kickapoo Kennels, Wahpeton. 

 N. Dak.; W. H. Case. Lockport, N. Y.; F. H. Perry, Des 

 Moines, Iowa; J. F. Pinches, Shakopee, Minn ; L. B. Ash, 

 Mankato, Minn.: C. B. Jorgenson. Milnor Kennels, Milnor, 

 N, Dak.; Paul Koeppen, Hector, Minn. 



CHESAPEAKE BAY DOG CLUB MEETINGS. -^iSalti- 

 nDore. MA.— Editor Forest and Stream: Our annual meet- 

 ing of the Chesapeake Bay Dog Club took place yesterdaj\ 

 March 4, and officers for the vear were elected as follows: 

 President, Edward L. Bartlett; Vice-President, .J. Olney 

 Non-is; Secretary, James F. Pearson; Treasurer. Thomas J. 

 Hayward. Board of Governors— Edward L. Bartlett, J. 

 Olney Morris, James F. Pear.son, James Swan Friek, J D, 

 Mallory, H. Malcolm, Isaac T. Norris and Wm. T. Leverine 



NEW YORK SHOW REPORT. -New York, March 10, 

 'iSdl.— Editor Forest and Stream.: Kmdly make thefollow- 

 ine corrections in my report of the New York show. Mas- 

 tiffs: "Macduff, c, lacks in depth and width of muzzle, 

 length of legs (they are too long for his body), ribs (they are 

 round)," should be, ("they are not ruund enough"). 

 Pointers: "Lass of Kent, flrsi in bitches, was the best pro- 

 vided, and Concave, second prize, could not beat her." Make 

 it read, "provided that Concave, second prize," etc Fox- 

 terriers: The criticism following the reference to Raffle and 

 First Flight belongs to the latter. Instead of "He has a 

 very neat and good head" read "First Flight has a very neat," 

 etc.— Charles H. Mason. 



HARTFORD DOG STEALERS,— Hartford, Conn., March 

 7.— There seems to be an epidemic of dog stealing in this 

 city. I have lost a valuable trained pointer and an imported 

 Yorkshire terrier within a year. A week ago two Gordon 

 setters were stolen. One of them was lame in his right 

 fore leg, the leg having been broken and he is "out at 

 the elbow" in consequence. The other had a scar on his left 

 hind leg. Both good "lookers." Will the sportsmen have 

 an eye "out" for these dogs and notify me?— A. C, Collins. 



CALIFORNIA NOTES.— P. D. Nol=in's greyhound Scout 

 is recovering rapidly. Col. S. O. Gregory's well-known 

 greyhound Davy Crockett broke his neck while coursing last 

 week. He was undoubtedly one of the fa.stest hounds ever 

 in this country. Mr. A. B. Truman's purchase of Molton 

 Baron has fallen throuah. The affair is very much mixed 

 and does not reflect very favorably on Mr. Miner. Specials 

 are pouring in for the California "Kennel Club's show, and 

 the prospects of a good show continue. 



DANDIE DINMONTS LOOKING VP.-EdUor Forest 

 and Stream: Where are the Dandle Dinmonts'' If the New 

 England Kennel Club have enough to divide theclas.ses by 

 sex, we have been offered by a Jriend S50, hut there is §25 

 offered anyhow. This ought to stir up those people who 

 have .some at home resting on their laurels. Where is Baillie? 

 and don't they own some in Chicago? Where is J. H. Nay- 

 lor? It ought to bring some of them out.— Bench Show 

 Committee. 



Advertising That Pays. 



Lynn, Mass., March 3.— Forest and Stream PuUtshing 

 Com^jany: 1 find that your puper is a much better one for 

 kennel advertising than anyother one, and Ihnve tried them 

 all. I rect ived more answers to-day from the adv, in Forest 



Delegate to A. K. C.--rsa.ac T. T\nms. -Jami5.^ F. Norrts, and Stkkam than I have ever received from anv in anv 



