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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[May 14, 1891. 



if our specialty clubs would combine, a good show could 

 be held with the venue in Brooklyn, which city ought to be 

 able to support a high-class exhibition. Since writing the 

 above we hear that a movement is on foot to have a show at 

 Madison Square Grarden, Thanksgiving week. 



The New Jersey Kennel Club held their adjourned annual 

 meeting at Taylor's Hotel, Jersey City, at 7:30 P. M., March 

 12. The meeting was a full one, only two members of the 

 club being absent, and the occasion an exciting one, as the 

 officers for the ensuing year bad to be elected. The result 

 of the voting is as follows: President, C. J. Peshall; Vice- 

 President, T)r. W. Arrowsmith; Secretary, Geo. L. Wilms: 

 Treastirer. J. A. Thonias; Board of Governors: Max Wenzel, 

 Rowland P. Keasby, John Hetherington, Wm. Hepstey, E. 

 M. Oldham, Geo. McNiel, J. D. Sbo1:we.ll. A. Clinton Wil- 

 merding, Louis Livesey, John Lewis, Dr. G. J. Horuung, 

 and the officers of the club Delegate to the A. K. C— Cbas. 

 J. Pesball, who secured a large majority of the votes. This 

 is a vei-y significant election, and the result will be watched 

 with great interest by those who are interested in kennel 

 Blatters. After the meeting all the above members, together 

 with K. E. Hopf and your representative, made a move for 

 the dining room, and the social part of the evening began. 

 This was a dinner in honor of Mr. Hopf, the retiring vice- 

 president, who leaves for California this week. The affair 

 was a very pleasant one, and what with speeches, songs and 

 the excellent repast served by host Revere, the parting came 

 all too soon. President Pe.shall made a happy speech in 

 proposing the guest's health and future suf'cess, remarking 

 that whether he went to the wilds of California or even the 

 Fiji Islands, they wonld still count him a member of the 

 New Jei'sey Kennel Clal>. Parting time came, and the 

 company rose and forming a riug round the retiring guest, 

 they joined hands, and with "Auld Lang Syne" made the 

 rafters ring again, to show Mr. Hopf the estimation in 

 which he was held. 



We find it impossible to find space for .the Los Angeles 

 show report, but as it is so long since the show was held, 

 and as the same report appeared in Breeder and Sportsman, 

 there is no use in reprinting it. 



Mr. Leslie Bruce has also brought suit against Mr. A. P. 

 Vredenburgh for libel in writing to the papers that he 

 "aided and abetted" Mr. Peshall in something he was after- 

 wards found not guUty of. 



One of the most important sales in colliedom has'just 

 been completpd. The Seminole Kennels, of Chestnut Hill, 

 Pa., have purchased from Mr. Harrison about the cream of 

 his grand kennel of this breed. Among them are the noted 

 dogs champion The Squire, champion Roslyu Wilkes, who 

 has a monopoly on the "best American-bred" specials, and 

 the promising young dog Roslyn Conway, together with the 

 bitches Metchley Surprise, with three of her puppies by The 

 Squire; the well-known Cora LI., in whelp to Wellesbburne 

 Charlie; Jaisyr Deane, who has also done a lot of winning, 

 and also Trnsty, in whelp to the late champion Scotilla, 

 These, together with their Roslyn Dandy, Sir Kelpie, and 

 some g-ood brood bitches put them just about at the 

 top of the tree, and we trust that their enterprise may go 

 hand in hand with good judgment in mating, so that ibhey 

 may themselves breed a Dolly or a Roslyn Wilkes. Referr- 

 ing to our advertising columns we find t'hat the above dogs, 

 together vdth the pug champion Treasure and the Irish set- 

 ters Seminole and Eleo, are placed in the stud, making a 

 choice of stud dogs that few kennels can boast of. 



Mr. C. A. Stone writes us that at the coming bench show 

 of the Industi'ial Exhibition Association, to be held at To- 

 ronto Sept. l-i-18, the judges that have so far accepted are 

 Miss A. H. Whitney, of Lancaster; Mi'. C. H. Mason, of New 

 York; Mr. John Davidson, of Monroe. Mich., who will judge 

 the sporting classes, and Mr. A. Clinton Wilmerding, of New 

 York, who has very kindly consented to judge the spaniel 

 classes, We know that it Avasonly after earnest communion 

 with himself tbat the latter accepted the position and then 

 only on a guarantee that he would be fully protected dur- 

 ing his stay. 



We have not had the space to spare to publish all of Mr. 

 Peshall's summing up speech, but this strikes us as being 

 a masterly effort: "There is not one line in all my writings 

 that will show a word said against the American Kennel Club, 

 not one line. I have insisted again and again that it is a 

 necessity in this country if you want to encourage and im- 

 prove the breeding of dogs, and that is what the club was 

 organized for, and not for the purpose to which it has de- 

 scended at this day. It was organized by those who loved 

 the dog, not for the dollar they could get out of the dog, btxt 

 for the dog himself. It was organized by men who recog- 

 nized the dog, the animal, gentlemen, above others; and if 

 a man will study him he will find this state of affairs to ex- 

 ist: That when a man has descended from the highest pedes- 

 tal that he could occupy, when he has gone down, down, 

 until he is found lying in the gutter in filth and in .slime, 

 when every action, wfien every good motive has left the 

 body, and he is lying ther'; the old father comes and looks 

 upon him from the sidewailc down into the gutter, the old 

 father with his hair silvered over with years; he sees his son 

 there; he looks upon him, and while the breast beats and 

 the eyes are filled with tears, he turns his back and walks 

 away. Again, another may come, the sister, who played 

 with him in their childhood days, when they weaved garlands 

 together; she comes and from that sidewalk looks in the gut- 

 ter and sees her brother. She weeps, her heart weeps; but she 

 will turn her back and walk away. And then again, another 

 comes, the brother that has played with him, that has roamed 

 the hills and the mountains and the country, and fished the 

 stream, and will look over a.nd see this party there iu his 

 filth, descended almost as low in my estimation as the Rodo- 

 manti of this club; he will turn his back and leave him. And 

 then another comes, perhaps the sweetheart, the one that 

 he had plighted his troth to, the one whose breath smelt 

 sweeter than any other, the one who gave him joy; she 

 comes and looks at him, and she will turn her back and 

 leave him. And then another comes: it is one who comes, 

 tottering with her age, and broken down, thinking of her 

 troubles, and throwing herself upon this prostrate form, 

 will come perchance to smooth his locks; it is the mother. 

 Again, and then another loving being will come, the canine 

 one, the one who has chosen his master for his god, no mat- 

 ter how low he may be, he will come, scenting the air for 

 fragrance of something that is sweeter to him than the Rose 

 of Sharon, and the moment he gets it he will throw himself 

 upon that body without for one moment seeing that his mas- 

 ter, the one that he has chosen for his god, is degraded. 

 When every man has left the man, when all are gone, there 

 will be found two beings sticking to man, the mother that 

 bore Mm and the dog that chose him for his god." 



We are not at present at liberty to give particulars, but an 

 Irish setter will shortly be imported by a well-known 

 breeder from the kennel of another well-known breeder that 

 is as good, if not better, than any "red" yet imported to ttiis 

 country. 



On the evening of May 4 the Mascoutab Kennel Club held 

 its annual meeting. Messrs. S. C. Paj'son, N. G. Gunu, N. 



¥ox, H. G. Nichols, R. Foot; W. Borden, R. Fay, and 

 Drs. Lewis and Chamberlin were elected as directors in 

 place of those whose term of office had expired on the old 

 board. For the ensuing year the following officer.? were 



elected by the directors: President, G. H. Goodrich; 1st 

 Vice-President, N. J. Bryson; 2d Vice-President, N, F. Pox; 

 Treasurer, William Borden; Secretary, John L, Lincoln. .Jr. 

 Mr. G. H. Goodrich was appointed thedelegate to the A.K.C., 

 and will attend the meeting on th^ 3lst." Their next show 

 will be held Feb. 9 to 12, and this wiil make it come the week 

 before New York. During the meeting a resolution was 

 passed in favor of a srand dog show to be held during the 

 World's Fair in 1893, and a committee was appointed to 

 confer with the other clubs in this country and Canada with 

 a view to co-operation. The club will this summer put up 

 a clubhouse on its grounds. Messrs. John Munson, J. A. 

 Ijong and Charles M. Nelles were tendered a vote of thanks 

 for their gratuitous services as judges ;it the late show. The 

 club is in an excellent financial condition, and a satisfactory 

 profit was realized from the last show. 



Mr. Chas. J, Peshall has commenced his rhreitened civil 

 suits against different members of the A. K. C: lor libel in 

 the publishing of his disqualification, etc, in the Kcmiel 

 Oazette. A Supreme Court summons, dat! (^i M iv 11, has 

 been served on Messrs. August Belmont, A. P. Vredenburgh, 

 J. L. Anthony, T. H. Terry, A. Clinton Wilmerding, J. D. 

 Shotwell and WiUiam C. Rogers. Answer to be given in 

 twenty days. The trial is dfsired ia the countv of New 

 York. Messrs. J. D. Shotwell and James L. Anthony will 

 have a separate little affair with Mr. Peshall in New .J'ei-sey, 

 he suing them for -SilO.OOO each for some unguarded utter- 

 ances they have made iu relation to the latter. Other mem- 

 bers of the A. K. C. are in process of be[Dg .•^iied for sundry 

 amounts in different cities where the Rciincl GazcUc has 

 been distributed. We are not quit<i clear as to tlio sepai-nte 

 amounts, but, anyhow, the sum total which Mr. prr.hnll is 

 suing for is $920,000. Witl) the interest attached to the 

 several^ suits and the intorr.sf no the money there will be lit- 

 tle difficulty in making up a cool million,' depeaditig on the 

 verdict of the jiuies. The dng days are evidently coming 

 with a rush. An advisory committee meeting of the A. K. 

 C. was held on Monday, but we were unaijle to len-u the 

 particulars from Mr. Vredenburgh, as they are to b-i- reserved 

 for the consideration of the executive meeting which is to 

 be held May 21. 



"Do you know why a logical inference is like a dog's tail?" 

 "No, unless it may be a natiu-al conclusion."— P7tilat7cl- 

 pliUi Times. 



Mr. Sears called on Mr. Angell, of the M. S, P. C. A., the 

 other day, and told him tbat he would in the near future 

 put Sir Bedivere on exhibition at a small fee, the proceeds 

 to be given to the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention 

 of Cruelty to Animals. From this it would seem that the 

 crack is gettiug into his normal condition again, and we are 

 glad to hear it. 



Mr. James Mortimer has sold his fox-terrier Suffolk 

 Coronet to Mr. J. W. Morden. of Hamilton, Oat. This dog 

 is by champion Re.sult and out cf Diadem, and ought 

 to be a valuable acquksition to Canadian breeders on account 

 of his excellent breeding. 



The Toronto Kennel Club will hold theii- initial members' 

 show this evening. The judges are Messrs. T. G. Davey and 

 J. F. Kirk. There will be abrmt, twenty classes provided, 

 including the principal breeds. Ladies are specially in- 

 vited, and the affair is sure to be an interesting event and 

 likely to help the good cause along. 



We have heard very favorable accounts of the disinfectant 

 "Cynolina," both as a kennel purifrer and as a wash for 

 mange and other cutaneous diseases. We therefore have 

 confideuce in calling the atteutiou of our readers, especially 

 those who have large kennels, to the offer in our advertising 

 columns this week. Kennel men may rest assured there is 

 no buncombe where the manufacturers are willing to take 

 such risks. 



It is said in Co/i/ni: World that Mr. "Leeds" Smith has 

 given $5,000 for Young Bute to Mr. Sbillcock, owner of his 

 sire Lord Bute. The latter gentleman straightaway pur- 

 chased Young Bute's brother, Sir Hej'eward, who haH been 

 spoken of before in these columns, having won five firsts 

 and cups, only times shown If the aljove price is not a mis- 

 print—and we hope it is, for the sake of some poor future 

 American buyer, for the price will, of course, be doubled by 

 the time he is ready to point his head "Yaukeeward"— it 

 would seem as if Sir Bedivere's .*(j,500 has set a pace that 

 even the Englishmen find they must keep up with. 



Mr. Megson, the English collie breeder, purchased recently 

 the promising young collie Lagan Oscar. Mr. W. E. Masou 

 then purchased him from Mr. .Vlegson as soon as he arrived 

 at the latter's kennels at a vHry hmg figure. Speaking of 

 collies it would seem as if Mr. Stretclrs troubles do nntcome 

 singly, for news comes now of the death of his not^d brood 

 bitch Sweet Model. Coming so soon after the death of his 

 Black Diamond, this is enough to try the stoutest fancier's 

 nerve. He gave .¥500 for her in lo87 and she has, no doubt, 

 paid for herself many times over. 



If Ireland cannot secure Home Rnle she can certainly take 

 some consolation from the fact that b -r '.loss h awe beaten 

 the English ones on their own gr. iu.rH,:! in the lace field trials 

 held in England. The poiufer lUenbeigh is owned by an 

 Irishman, Mr. D. Moriarty, and trained by him iu Irtdaiul, 

 and is a younger brother of Cbftwvud. who won ,at the Iiish 

 Field Trials in 1890. Coler.iine, the bitch that has upheld 

 the honor of her race so well and consistently, ia Irish all 

 through, an Irish red, and owned by the Eev. 'O'Gallaghan. 

 To be able to run a heat in four minutes and decide nu the 

 merits of the dog.s under judgment, :^^•^ln> like rushing 

 matters a little too quickly, unless game w^.s, extremely 

 abundant, and many of the heats were of less than ten min- 

 utes' duration at these trials. 



Three hundred and twenty collies benched at once is a 

 sight worth seeing for those who are fond of this handsome 

 and useful breed. This is the entry secured by the Northern 

 ahd Midland Sheepdog Club show, held May 5, at Manches- 

 ter, England. 



Speaking of the sale of Scottish. Priuce, the St. Bernard, 

 Canine World says, "His skull is phenomenal iu its mas- 

 siveness, and he has remarkable depth and Kfjuaveuess of 

 muzzle. His color, markings aud shadings are of the best, 

 and altogether he is a dog that English breeders can ill 

 spare, although they fortunately have his .sire." 



Mr. Hedly Chapman, who sold Hepsey to Mr. Difl'enderf- 

 fer, is to follow her shortly, having arranged for a long va- 

 cation, part of which will be spen^t in this country, so we 

 may see Princess Florence in New ^ork after all. 



The noted pug, Lord Sali.sburj% was found dead in his box 

 on arrival at the Ayr show. Too many dogs in one box 

 w^as the cause, and this led to a fracas during the journey, 

 when of course the pick of the basket paid ^the penalty of 

 the owner's economy and want of foresight. 



We gave exclusively, some time since, the news of Mr, F. 

 E. Lamb, of Baltimore purcha.sing the St. Bernard bitch 

 iVLarguerite. She has been bred to the Scotch dog Polyphe- 

 mus, the one-eyed dog, and sailed for this country on the 

 Queensmore, April 39. She must be a good brood bitch, as 



she Is the dam of Marquis and Marchioness of Bute; the 



latter has already won two firsts and medal at Kilmarnock 

 and recently four firsts and two gold medals at the Ayr 

 show. Marquis winning first and special in his class. 



Sir Richard Sutton, who was an enthusiastic field sports- 

 man as well as a noted yachtsman, died recently, and now 

 j his setters are on the market, Mr. Pureell Llewellin has 



I purchased several of them. 



The Canadian Pointer Kennels have purchased from Mr. 

 John Bulled the pointer dog Devonshire Nero. Tbis dog ia 

 quite a good one, having earned vsdnning bracketa at the 

 field trials and also on the bench, winning at Birmingham 

 and at Craft's great show a month or two^since. 



Five hundred dollars was recently paid to Mr. Fred Lowe 

 by a lady in London, for the Barzoi Roussalka, winner in 

 the bitch class at the Kennel Club show. 



All the bulldog men on the other side are now enjoying 

 themselves at the club show held this week. Extraordinary 

 efforts have been made to make it the specialty show of the 

 year. A grand dinner will be given during the show to 

 which our friends Frank Dole and Walfpr J. Comstock 

 have been specially invited. By tbe way, these two gentle- 

 men seem to have jumped right into popular favor, as they 

 seem to be made much of and are having a fine time gener- 

 ally. They will take in the Brussels show on the Itith, so 

 we mav expect to see some choice Schipperkes soon at the 

 Park Kennels. Frank has purchased the bulldog H. M. 

 S'anley, from Mr. H. Layton. He is by German Monarch 

 out of Princess Brindle, and is said to be a capital bodied 

 dog. but faulty in hpad properties. He will be shown for 

 the Ellis- Woodiwiss £1.0 cup at the Bulldog .show. 



Another and more important bulldog importation is that 

 of Cardinal Wolseley, which has by this time reached New 

 York, and is the property of Mr. E D. Morgan who it will 

 be remembered owned aud showed some of the best bull-ter- 

 riers a year or two since. His advent into the bulldog ranks 

 will be a welcome one. Cardinal Wolseley was purchased 

 from Mr. Alfred George. 



"They Say," in Canine World has it this week "That dear 

 little Willie Wade, of Hulton, is laid up with the grippe." 



"That he will have hatched a fine old egg for some one by 

 the time he gets out." 



Mr^ L. Upcott Gill has publi.shed the "Collie Stud Book 

 and Show Record," containing the full pedigrees and bencb 

 show winnings of dogs exhibited in 1889 and 1890 up to 

 February. This will be a reference book of great value to 

 collie breeders. 



The English Collie Club will bold their show at Birming- 

 ham, May 23. Mr. Wheeler will judge. A veteran class is 

 made for dogs over five years old, that have not been ex- 

 hibited since Dec. 31, 1888, and this is sure to prove an inter- 

 esting exhibit and an opportunity to view some of the old 

 cracks not often vouchsafed We understand that Roslyn 

 Dolly, the crack youug bitch that the Chestnut Hill Kennels 

 has shown this spring, saded for .Kngland last Saturday and, 

 no doubt, she will appear at the above .show, when it will 

 be interesting to know what our English cousins think of 

 her. 



Mrs. Smythe's St. Bernard bitch Castlereagh, mention of 

 whose purchase by Mr. Watson was made some time since 

 iti these columns, ha.s sailed on the Mississippi for Philadel- 

 phia. She is by Puritan out of Ravine and has been bred 

 to Lord Bute. She comes from Mr. Shillcock's kennels. 



Irish terriers are bringing big prices in England, two of 

 them having been sold to the Earl of Shannon for S600. 

 They were winners both at Birmingham and Graft's show. 



A special meeting of the St. Bernard Club was held at the 

 Hoffman House, New York city last Monday evening. Those 

 present were W. H. Joeckel, Jr., President, in the chair; J, 

 O. Thurston, B. P. Johnson, Col. Ruppert, W. A. Wells, 

 Daniel Mann and K. E. Hapf. During the meeting the 

 secretary in behalf of the board of governors and for the 

 club, presented the retiring president, Mr. Hopf, with a 

 magnificent gold watch and chain as a testimonial of their 

 appreciation of his untiring efforts in behalf of the club. 

 The watch is a very handsome hunter. On the inside is en- 

 graved: "Presented to K E. Hopf by the St. Beriiard Club 

 of America, May 11th, 1801." Ou the back is handsomely 

 chased the monogram K. E. H. Mr. Hopf appropriately 

 thanked his friends and the meeting adjourned. 



We draw the attention of our readers to the list of our new 

 kennel advertisements this week. They include Dr. H. T. 

 Foote's black and tan terriers for sale, Irish setters by Max 

 Wenzel and George Talcott; Illinois St. Bernard Kennels; 

 the Anglo- Americ.iu Terrier Kennels; Irish ten'iers by Mr. 

 P. Sterline; St. Bernards by P. J. Langler; Pointers by Geo. 

 IT. Giblin and G. W. Amory; aud cockers by the Brunswick 

 Kennels, In the stud, Senii note Kennels' collies, Irish set- 

 ters and pugs, and A. M. Murray's St, Bernard. 



It would seem as if the St. Bernards themselves were deter- 

 mined to keep up the prices at all risks. Now it is, we 

 regret to say, Mr. E. B. Sears's turn to taste some of the bit- 

 ters of a breeder's experience. We hear tbat his grand St. 

 .Bernard dog, champion Hesper, died Tuesday morning last. 

 This is a loss both to St. 1 Jem a rd breeders and to Mr, Sears, 

 that w^ill be hard to replace, as fCesper's services were in great 

 demand and he proved himself au excellent stock getter. 

 Hesper was whelped May;!, 1885 and was by Sailor out of 

 Bollona. A dog of large .sii-e and e.vcellent coloring, he was 

 a!waj*s a great attraction at the sliows, at which he has won 

 over thirtj^ prizes and specials. He was imported by Mr. 

 Sears in December, 1889, and can claim an unbeaten record 

 in this country. Mr. Sears has our sincere sympathy in his 

 loss. 



Mr. Alfred Sewell, in an article shortly to be published in 

 "The Fanciers' Year Book," entitled "How Distemper is 

 Contracted," Says: "No doubt the greatest source of all for 

 spreading the disease are dog shows, and I am sure that so 

 long as there are shows, so will distemper rage to a more or 

 less extent. This, in most cases, is put down to the bench- 

 ing, feeding utensils, etc, used at shows, as being the 

 medium of spreading the infection; but it is my opinion, as 

 well as experience, that they play but a small partm spread- 

 ing the disorder compared \vith the dogs themselves, some of 

 which may have come (mm kennels where distemper is 

 present; others may, and often are, suffering from the 

 disease in its early stages, when it is impossible for anyone 

 to detect it, and which often during a show develops, when, 

 of course, it is the duty of the acting veterinary surgeon to 

 order the animal's removal. With respect to the benching, 

 feeding utensils, etc., it is my opinion, and this I have come 

 to after many experiments, that the germs of distemper will 

 live but a very short time on painted wood, iron work, and 

 enameled troughs that are used at shows for feeding pur- 

 poses, and for supplying dogs svith water; and I believe that 

 the germs of distemper may be removed from these articles 

 by carefully and thoroLighly washing them. Another point 

 to show that the benches have not so much to do with Hie 

 spreading of the rlisuase, is the fact that a lar^e number of 

 puppies nave suffered from distemper after being exhibitetl 

 at shows where the benching, etc., has been entirely new, as 

 at Ayr and Southport." ' 



