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DOG CHAT. 



rpHE roundheads are conspirinec to form a club. On Tues- 

 J clay even ircc of the Bnstou show they held an enthu- 

 siastic meeting and jndsins from the eamestuess with which 

 the admirers of the breed are entering into the subject, there 

 is little doubt that this smart little dog A^'ill soon aspire to a 

 recognized standard of its own. Dr. J. B. Saunders was 

 elected president and H. J. Earris secretary. Messrs. C. F. 

 Leland, C. C. Kammerer, Rudolph Weimer and S. D. Par- 

 ker were electpd a committee to form the coustitutiou and 

 by-laws and Messrs. Leland, Hook, Newman and Hughes 

 had the sfrioiis tusk assiened them of wrestling with a stan- 

 dard. The next meeting of the club will be held at 366 

 "Washington street, Boston, April 7 at 8 P. M. 



The Beaffle Club dinner to which we briefly referred to 

 last week was a great success and served to tighten the bonds 

 of good feeling now existing in the club. President Brook- 

 ing sat at one end of the long table and secretary Chapman 

 faced him at the other. Among the lovers of the merry 

 little hound whom we noticpd were Messrs. W. Stewart 

 Dififenderffer, Robert Leslie, W. F. Rutter Jr , W. A. Powrr, 

 W. H. Childs. C. H. Innes, H. L. Krueder, A. E. Ledyard, 

 F. P. Williams, Joe Lewis, J. A. Peabody, H. H. Brown. H. 

 V. Jaraicson, John Jarvis and several press representatives. 

 The dinner was served in Young's best style but in kindness 

 to our readfrs we refrain from tantalizing them by publish- 

 ing the menu. Pretty nearly every one gave voice to their 

 sentiments when cigaVs came along, and the club received 

 congi-atulatious enough to turn its head. Mr. Childs as a 

 member of the old club .'•aid that a successful club must 

 have the sinews of war, and that ••pl.oO cups and dog dollars 

 would not accomplish the object for which the club was 

 formed. He also wished the trials could be held nearer the 

 Mason and Dixon line and so do we, as the country down in 

 Maryland and AHrginia is so much better adapted for a clear 

 view of the running, The company broke up amid hearty 

 cheers and mutual good wishes. 



Genial Bob Leslie, president of the Massachusetts Kennel 

 Club of Lynn, writes us of his ill luck since their show. His 

 pointer bitch Cora Lynn, which was so harshly treated by 

 the judge at that show, died last Thursday morning from 

 internal injuries received in a collision with the St. Bernard 

 John Bonivard while out exercising. This pup was the 

 apple of his eye and he intended running her in the trials. 

 He had picked her out of a litter of seven when only seven 

 weeks old and she turned out to be the only good one in the 

 lot. Never mind, better luck another time. In speaking of 

 their show he tells us they are just aliout 830 out, owing to 

 keeping the show opeii on Saturday. They will not have 

 another show until a more suitable ball is available. 



We understand that the Ottawa show coaimittee, after a 

 protracted meeting on March :^1, decided to invite Mr. Kii-k, 

 of Toronto, to judge the spaniels, greyhounds, deerhoimds 

 and foxhounds,' and Mr. Lacy the balance of the classes, at 

 their show in the fall. While fully appreciating the honor, 

 it is more than likely that tbis arrangement may be upset, 

 owing to the inability of tbe latter to accept. They expect 

 a good show, especially as they have abolished all puppy 

 classes, and for this they deserve the thanks of the members 

 of dogdom. It is tbe thin end of the wedge of common 

 sense. 



Mr. Mercer's Clumber bitch Lady Holmes has just died 

 in England. Her sister. Lady Lancaster, will be bred to 

 Hotpot before crossing. With four dogs io the challenge 

 class it was rather iiard lines that this kennel could not 

 have a class provided at Boston. The best interests of the 

 breed would have been better served had such a class been 

 provided, considering the specimens that were shown. 



The premium list of the California Kennel Club show 

 (San Francisco, April 29-May 2) is received. There is pro- 

 vision for 105 classes, with diploma for first, second and third, 

 and a long list of specials. 



Miss Anna H. Whitney was the recipient of a very pleas- 

 ing nresent from tbe Mascoutab Kennel Club. Fastened to 

 two strips of satin something after the stvle of the ordinary 

 judge's ioadge, was a cross bar of four swallows on the wing. 

 Hanging from this by two chains was the club's silver 

 medal with this inscription: 



PRESENTED TO 



MISS ANJ«JA H. W'HlTXIiY, 



JlUl(lf- 



St. "Rernahos, 



ItREaT DAJES and Ft' OS, 



CHICAGO, 

 1«91 



The table in the ring was covered with a fancy table cloth 

 and a large bowl of'tulips .stood in one corner" of it. Cer- 

 tainly a most pleasing attention and showed that the club, 

 while admitting that Miss Whitney can judge as well as 

 any man, remembered that she is still a woman. 



It was a great disapijointment to Mr. Covert to have Dick 

 Swiveller down with pneumonia just as the Chicago show 

 came on, but in Elcho, Jr. he bad something still safer to 

 pin his faith to. At last accounts Dick was progressing 

 favorably. 



This gentleman's new Irish setter Blue Rock an-ived in 

 fine shape on Saturday evening at the show, having come 

 over on the City of New York, arriving on Thursday last. 

 He is rather a coarse dog, but is well built, with a strong 

 intelligent looking bead, and seemingly a dog full of life 

 and vigor: be has excellent bone and color. He is a work- 

 man, too, having at the Irish Setter Field Trials last year 

 won the St. Leger Stakes tor all comers, pointers and setters; 

 second in tbe Puppy Stakes, and fourth in tbe All-Aged. 

 After this he was sent to the Birmingham show in Novem- 

 ber, and won first and the Irish Setter Club's cup for best 

 Irish setter in the shovv. Mr. George E. Gray will take 

 charge of him iu the trials this fall, together with several 

 other dogs from the Eallarney Kennels. 



Mr. John H. Naylor — "Diehard" — ^ill take on a team of 

 about 27 dogs to Denver, Colorado, for the Continental Ken- 

 nel Club's show. Good luck! 



Spratts Co. bad a nice display at the Chicago show, but 

 Mr. Babbitt was feeling very wroth vvhen we came across 

 him, as, after having secured the exclusive right to put up 

 posters, etc., in the building, and afterthey had plastered the 

 walls in the usual style, some pei-son during the fir.st night 

 tore them all down. Next day he had to have canvas ones 

 printed and put up. Rather a small piece of business on 

 somebody's part. 



A. G. Spalding & Co. had also a good display, and we no- 

 ticed the old champion English setter Gladstone set up on 

 their counter, though the mounting hardly does the old dog 

 justice. 



Elmwood Kennels have, we understand, sold their chal- 

 lenge smooth-coat dog Beauchamp to Dr. L.N.Ward, of 

 Newark, N. J., and this kennel will now try for roughs as 

 far as possible. 



The Norfchfield Keaaels sold daring the Chicago show th e 



well-known Yorkshire terrier Fishpool Gem to Mr. John L. 

 Lincoln, the secretary of the show, for $200. They also sold 

 Minnie York to Dr. Ellis Oliver, of Chicago. 



The Chestnut Hill Kennels sold Wellesbotirne, first in 

 novice class for collies, 1 o Mr. George S. Sheldon, of Chicago. 

 AlsoRoslyn Tory to Mr, Howard of the same city, at good 

 prices. 



Mr. Gibson, of the firm of McEwen and Gibson, the well 

 known collie breeders of Byron, Canada, had several of their 

 dogs at the show and succeeded in disposing of Carmen, 

 Elora, Clover and Mora to different parties at excellent 

 prices. 



On Friday afternoon last tbe following gentlemen inter- 

 ested in the new United States Field Trials, met in the show 

 buildioEr at Chicaao: Chas. G. Stoddard, Gustav Pabst, 

 Tavlor Williams, B. F. Seitner, P. T. Madison, Andy Glea- 

 son, Wm. Keer. James Freeman. John W. Munsou, Chas. 

 Proctor, J. W. Patterson, Paul H. Gotzian, H. Hulman, Jr., 

 Wm. Titteriogton, Geo M. Lier. J. H. Perry. Bert Crane, S. 

 B. Dilley, R. B. Morgan, John Bolus, W. H. Childs, Mf-jor 

 Taylor and Dr. N. Rowe. The club was organized and a 

 committee appointed to ilraft constitution and by-laws, and 

 with power to lease land at Bicknell, Ind., for from one to 

 live years. A committee was then formed after discussion 

 to confer with other field trial clubs with a view to a uni- 

 formity of field trial rules. It was decided to have the trials 

 Nov. 2. There will be a pointer Derby and one for setters. 

 Also an All-Aged pointer and All -Aged .setter stake. $500 

 will be given in each stake with $200 for each absolute win- 

 ner. 



A good many dogs were disposed of at the show, B'red 

 Kirby placing three Skyes to advantage, and also his bull- 

 terrier White Pete. 



It was estimated that something like 20,000 people at- 

 tended the Chicago show, and judging from the immense 

 crowds the estimate cannot be far wrong, as the manage- 

 ment of course had tbe sold tickets to go by. It is said the 

 club has iu view the idea of starting a kennel and going in 

 for several breeds. 



The Maryland Kennels (Messrs, Diffenderffer) purchased 

 the fourth prize winner iu the open rough St. Bernard dog 

 class, Comte, from the Dacotah Kennels, of Jamestown, 

 N. D. This dog is rich iu Bonivard blood and will no doubt 

 prove a useful purchase. 



Tbe boys pretty well owned the train which left Sunday 

 evening for Cleveland on the Chicago & Atlantic R. R. A 

 certain number of tickets having been guaranteed the man- 

 agement provided a special car which landed the dogs in 

 good shape at Cleveland about 1 P.M.Monday. All of the 

 exhibitors and handlers had been treated well at Chicago in 

 the way of prize money and they were consequently very 

 happv. Those who traveled on the sleeper ( :-■) were: Chas. 

 P. Diffenderffer, J. F. Cody, S. L. Boggs, Harry Twyford, 

 German Hopkins, J. H. IPritchard. George Bell, H. B. 

 Meyers, A. Hart, J. G Williams. B. F. Lewis, Joe Lewis, 

 Joe Hill, Fred Kirby, George Thomas, C. S. Wixom, E. H, 

 Morris, C. O. Ferry, Prof. Parker and the writer. A pretty 

 "dogly" crowd. At Leavittsburgh a change of cars was 

 made and a wait of over an hour en.sued which was taken 

 advantage of by two amateur '"photogs" to group memen- 

 tofs of the occasion. Forest and Stream had its "Hawk- 

 eye" on them, but whether the machine will be permanently 

 damaged or not time only will tell. Geo. Bell, giving "our 

 only German" practical points on cocker spaniel winning, 

 was also caught ia the telltale box, and will be used for 

 future reference. 



Mr. J. H , Winslow has sold his noted pointer bitch Golden 

 Rod, by Beaufort out of Zuba, and winner of six prizes, to 

 Mr. Chas. Clippinger, Lansing, Mich., who reports himself 

 as highly pleased with her. 



The Clumber Kennels, of Ottawa, Canada, have sold their 

 Clumber bitch Lady Joan, who has been winniog on. the cir- 

 cuit, to Mr. W. S. Cobb, of Chicago. 



The show at Cleveland promises to be a good one. A good 

 many dogs arrived to-day (Monday) and though arrange- 

 ments at the ball are not altogether in order yet no doubt 

 everything will be ship-shape by morning. This is the last 

 show of the circuit and there is hardly any one. who has 

 been connected with it, who is not heartily glad it is over. 

 Some different arrangement of dates will have to be made 

 next year or some of the chibs will surely suffer a loss, as it 

 is too great a .strain on both men and dogs. 



IRISH SETTERS AT LYNN .-Cambridge, Mslub.— Editor 

 Forest and Stream: The result of the judging of the Irish 

 setter puppies at Lynn is very discouraging to the exhibitor 

 of young dogs. There was a strong class in the open dogs, 

 and my puppy Duke succeeded in getting a vhc. in that 

 class, winning over a dog who received .second at New 

 York. Duke was also entered in the puppy class and only 

 received vhc, the first prize being withheld. It seems bttt 

 reasonable to suppose that if he had sufficient merit to de- 

 serve a vhc. in the open class, that the dog beating him in 

 the puppy class deserved first and that he should have re- 

 ceived second. As there was no money prize offered in the 

 puppy class the withholding of first cannot be attributed to 

 any economic scheme on the part of the club, and the blame 

 can only be placed upon the judge. I should like to see, 

 through the intervention of your paper, a censure on such 

 judging.— J. A. Gaklasd, Jr. [We spoke of the matter in 

 our report of that show. [ 



KENNEL ||IOTES. 

 Notes must be sent on prepared blanks, which are far- 

 aighed free on receipt of stamped and addressed envelope 

 of large letter size. Sets of SOO of auj one form, bound for 

 retaining duplicates, are sent for ^0 C'^uts. 



NAMES OLAIMEI). 

 Prepared Blanks sent free on application. 

 Prince Trefoil. By Barnes Bros.. Wellsville, N. Y.. for black and 

 tan collie dog, whelped Dec. IT, 1889, by BnhLne (Bobbif— NeUie) 

 out of Trefoil's Beauiy (Young Trefoil— importerl Mi. Beauij). 



Canadian Kennels. By A. M. Trebllcoek. Toronto, Oat., for his 

 kennels of toy spaniels. 



BRED. 



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Bninnette—Crip. Mrs. R. Braive's (New York) Newfoundland 

 biich Brunette (Bruno II,— Mirza) to M. Rurtte's Crip (Nap— 

 Dai«.\). Mareb 2 



Jennie— Beaitiiwnt, Prof. L. P. Braive's (New York) Gordon 

 setter tuicti imported Jennie (Dash— FannH) fo Dr. .f. H. Meyer's 

 champion Beaomrmt (Rouald III — Floss E ), Feb. 7. 



Luiui T-—nuke of Vrrnuii. G. T. Corm^n'ri (Ojchituate, Mas?) 

 poiiUt-r lutci! Luna T. (Wm. Tell-llosa Oro.'cteth) to L. Gardne-r.^; 

 Dukp of \". riion (Ob-nclale— Spotle.-s). Fen. ;?7. 



QMintd LomoiLd—Metsixr II. John V^an Vesnn, Jr.\s (Buffalo, 

 Y.) Sr. Bernard hitcii Quinta Lomond (B.-n Lomond— Daohe?.fa of 

 Htatberfield) to his Hesper II. (Hesper— 0 loffne), April 8. 



B((«';; Renali-Little Lad. J. E. Weston's (Utica, N. Y.) cocker 

 spaniel bUch Black Reaah (Black Dasti- Renah VV ) to his Little 

 Lad (Newton Abnot Beau— Dinah Bennett), March 29. 



Gimsey Qirl—LW.e Lad. S. E. Morgan's (Johnstown, N. Y.) 



cocker spaniel bitfh (ivpsey Girl to J- E. We«ton's Little Lad 

 (Newton Abbot Bcan-Dinah B^innptf), Maroh 200. 



Black Me.Q TIL— Little Lad. J. E. Weston's (Utica, N. Y.) cocker 

 spaniel bitch Black Mesr III. (champion B'ack Pete— Black Meg 

 IT.) to his Little Lad (Newton Abbot Beau— Dinah Bennett), 

 FeK 8. 



Nell \r.— Little Lad. J. E. Weston's (Utica, N. Y.) cocker span- 

 iel bitch N.ll W. (Kf.ko W.— Phyllis D.) to his Little Lad (Newton 

 Abbot Bean— DiDfih Benneit). F<-b. 4. 



Buhy—Rorneo. R. P. Forshaw's (Toronto, Ont.) King Charles 

 spaniel bitch Ruby to his Romeo. March 23. 



WHELPS. 



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Black Meg II. H. Reynolds's C^ouarhkePD'ie, N. Y.) cooker 

 spanipJ bucn Black Meg H . March 27, six (three doge), by J. P, 

 Willey's rhamni'^n Black Pete; all black. 



Gladys B. R. H. Burr's (Middletown, Conn.) Irish setter bitch 

 Gladys B (champion Tim- L dv Edith), April 18 nine (five dogs), 

 by J. W. Galo'^ Blaze (champion Cblef— Bizref-na). 



Countess of Devonshire 11. Harrr Mdlco'm'si (B'lPimore, Md.) 

 Gordon s. tter inicu nountess of Devonsiiire II. {Stubble— f 'ouui ess 

 of Devonshire L), Apri' 8, nine (fhiee doKS), by his R^p (Meadow 

 Thorp"— Meadow Thorpe Blo=<som). 



Maggie B. F. W. Bddv'a (Detroit Mich ) English seUerMtch 

 Maggie Bee (King— Lucy Bee), March 30, ten (seven dogs), by To- 

 ledo Blade; two doga since dead. 



SALES. 



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Marquis of Staifrird. White rough-coated f^t Bernard dog 

 wheli^ed .May 10 1887, hy champion Save our of Miss Piinlimmon, 

 by Jis. F. Hall, Philadelohia, Pa., to Geo. Moore, pame place. 



Little Red Rover— Nell W. ichelp. Liver cocker spaniel dog, 

 wiieiped March 26. 1890, by J. E. Weston, Utica, N.Y„ to Geo. Mu- 

 ler, .Jr., Toledo, O. 



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. 



W. B., Philadelphia.— T have a spaniel puppy 8 weeks old, that 

 has a dry scale all over his bodv, and when he is combed the ViHir 

 comes nut very tliickly He is lively, eats well, and has good 

 evacuations. What if^ he>-t to do? Ans Rub in a little sulphur 

 omitnent daily and give 3 drops of JTowler'a solution of arsenic in 

 the milk once daily. 



W. H. G.— I have a [)ointer pup six months old which is growing 

 very rapidly. Of late she limps on one hind leg, and when she gets 

 up sometimes cries out as tiiough it hurt her. Her eyes are blood- 

 shot and her appetite vari.sble, stie will moan when sJeeping. She 

 was awkwar*' in p'aying, which sbe did a great deal of, ana some- 

 time ago I tbougai she got hurt in playing with a hound dog; it is 

 in the small of i he back or kidneys, 1 ti'iuk. What is good? Ans. 

 It is impo.«sible to tell witbout a more panicular diagnosis. 



J. L. P., E=8ex. Conn.— It is canker. Get the following: 



Bromo-chloral 3 i 



Tr opii , , - i 



Aq : vi Mix. 



Sig. A few drops in the ears night and morning. Was'i out ears 

 with warm wat' r and castile soap and dry thoroughly ijefore drop- 

 ping tbe mix'ure in the ears. 



-F. M. K., Beading, Pa.— I have an English setter puppy, four 

 months old, which I desire to raise succe? sfuUy. I will be obliged 

 to you if yon will recommend sometbing which it would he wellio 

 give a puppy of this age, from time to time, to prevent worms. 

 Will you kindly stale tbe iirst symptoms? Ans. Sj mptoms: 

 Hunching up the hack, groanins and twitching iu the sL ep, diar- 

 rhcep, general gastric tind intestinal disturbance, presence of 

 worms in the stools. Ke.ep bowels easy with half teaspoonful 

 doses of syrup of buck' borne if necessary. Do not feed meat. 

 Exercise in open air daily. 



T. E. C, New York.— My English setter Is in poor condition, 

 continually fcratcbing, which caust^s red hlotche^ all over his 

 bodv, more espe' ially on his legs. The nose is very dry, rougb and 

 apnears chappi; tbe hair is ifist faHin.i; off, and whenever eser- 

 oised coughs and sneezes, ^ut bd.s nn escellenr appetite. The eyes 

 run alitlie every twent\ -four hours. I am inclini d to think the 

 dog has worms. Ans. Tbe riog is nu' of condiiTn and has one of 

 tbe forms of mange. Open tbe bowuls hy giving 2 or 3 compound 

 cathartic piJls concealed in a morsel of meat. Wash once weekly 

 with carbolic soap and give 5 drop= of Fowler'.s solution of arsenic 

 in the food once or twice daily for three wpeks. Exercise regu- 

 larly and do not feed meat, or very little, if any. 



E. W. O., ISTewport — Mv setter dog has had a bad diarrbosa for 

 about two wteVs, whicli 1 iiave vet been unable to stop. His ap- 

 petite Is very poor and he h.= s lost fle.'h terribly. He has no fever 

 but yesterday he heaan to slobher; and tr-day, when I gave him a 

 piece of meat, be dr< pped it and shook his bead for about a min- 

 ute, tbrow-ing tbe slobher in all directiens. I thought from his 

 actions that be bad got a hone siuf k iu Lis throat, but on oxamin- 

 ii g him found nothing. This is bis ti'st sickness; he is 9 months 

 old. Ans. Stop the diarrfcu^a with Dover's tat^lets, givitg one 

 every three hours in a bit of meat until diarrbosa stops. Give 5 

 grains of quinine three times daily in pill or capsule. If he ha8 

 fever give aconite tincture 3 drops every hour, or anli-febrin, 5 

 grains every 3 hours. It looks like distemper. 



"BiHDu," of Port Roysl, Tenii., offers some of his celebrated 

 Llewellin setter puppies for iraje. See his adv. in another column. 

 —Adv. 



*ifl^ mul ^tftfi ^haating. 



RANGE AND GALLERY. 



THE REVOLVER CHAMPIONSHIP. 



'T^HE number of inquiries for the trial targets prepared by us for 

 those who would improve their skill with the revolver in. an- 

 ticipalion cf participation in the revolver championship match 

 convinces us that the affair will be a complete success, and that 

 when won the trophy will go to a very excellent holder. 



Curiously enough there has been some adverse criticiBm 

 launched against tbe conditions as they were first proposed by us 

 and approved by Mr. Walter Winans, Ihe donor of the emblem. 

 Some of tbe talk, where it is not so obviously the result of disap- 

 pointed interest, is so utterly ridiculous as to be scarce worth 

 attention, and were it but criticism pure and simple would receive 

 none by us. But it goes a step further and makes positive mis- 

 statements with the evident intention of confusing those who may 

 be unlucky enough to read these publications. Harpe/'s Weekly 

 critic speaks of the shots "limited to six." This is simply not true. 

 There is no such limit and this writer ought to have known it, and 

 probably did. The conditions call for five scores of six rounds 

 each, the record to stand on the aggregate of three of these scores 

 or eighteen shots in all. So this clever all-round critic, but not 

 quite a square critio, just got one-third of the truth. It is not de- 

 manded or required that tt e shooting shall be indoors or even that 

 the contestant stand at twenty yards. The shooter may, if he 

 chooses to be guided by our critiral friend, pick out the gustiest 

 day he can strike, take possession of a lot where there is no end 

 of weather, and back away from the target as far as he pleases. 

 He may do all this and get gloriously left by those who prefer to 

 shoot when trying for a record under more favoring conditions. 



These conditions are quite difficult enough to shoot under 

 though so very easy fo talk about with glibness. A shooter who 

 can .-ivfrasti inside of an inch .-^i shot for his IS counting rounds is 

 niakiug a very good exhiiiition of liis shooting abiiiiy und the 

 merits cf his arm, and is gnod enougii to he clas.sed as an expert 

 tind possibly as a champion. It distance is to court and cndur- 

 ance, of which bo much is prated, then let us get a ihousand-yard 

 range, with a big duffer target, of courfe, and make it a "drop 

 a,nd ont" match, each to bang away until his pistol arm falls ex- 



