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meeting at whicti he was elected. The A.inerlcan Ketmel Club 

 was Dot TTiemioBed. 



The Secretary— I will also state that I presented this oommuni- 

 OHtion to the counsel of the clnh, and they have advised that we 

 pay no atteut.ion whatever to it. 



The Chairman— The chair will state that long prior to this let- 

 ter the secretary of the chib was instructed thar, the names of 

 those persona who wi»re disqualified should be dropped from the 

 A.mcrKan Kennel Gazette, tfie only object of publishing those 

 names during the show season bping, that commit tees of shows 

 would have due notice of ihnse who were and were not disquali- 

 fied, and consequeuHy the dropping of thi'pe names was entirely 

 voluntary on the part of the advisory conjoiittee. and long before 

 anv action or request wa« made on the part of Mr. PeshaLl. 



In the matter of the appeal of Mr. Amhonv against the pointer 

 award of the Washington City Kennel Club, Mr. Child moved 

 that the appeal be sustained and that the ac'ion of the Washing- 

 ton City Kennel Club be reversed. 



Motion lost on the ground, as stated by those voting in the 

 negative, that the entry was made ia the name of the Charlotte- 

 ville Field Trial Kennel, which is located at Charlottesville, Vir- 

 ginia, under the rule deflnine the dpflnition of one exiiihitor or 

 person, as parsed at the annual meeting in February, 1891. 



Major Taylor moved that the chair appoint a committee of 

 three to report at the nest meeting on a rule to govern specials 

 given under the American Kennel Club. Motion lost. 



Mr. Richards offered the following resolution: 



Resolved. That this club has learned with profound regret of the 

 death of Mr. E. Sheffield Porter, one of its earliest members and 

 officers, and dosii-es to express its sense of the loss which has been 

 sustained. 



Resolved. That Mr. Porter's memory is endeared to the members 

 of this club as a gentleman, zealous and intelligent in kennel 

 matters, and warm-hearted, generous and considerate in personal 

 relations. 



Resolved, That this resolution be placed on the minutes, and a 

 copy sent to the family of the deceased. 

 Adjourned. A. P. VREDENBiraGu, Secretary. 



DOG CHAT. 



IN view of the increased interest Irish setters are now 

 commanding, and the fact that several importations 

 are expected, we do not thiuk it out of place to quote part 

 of a letter from the foremost breeder of reds in this country. 

 He writes us in answer to our comments, in a letter to him, 

 on the prevalence of short, thick heads, more on the English 

 type, of many of the Irish setters bred nowadays, and of 

 many of those imported. An idea is abroad that English 

 breeders have not and do not desire the long, clean, dome- 

 shaped head with which we associate true Irish type as seen 

 in the heads of Elcho, Jr., the late Glencho, Molly Bawn, 

 and a few others. Otir correspondent says that from cor- 

 respondence with the Rev. O'Callaghan and Mr. Cecil 

 Moore, he is convinced they want the long, lean head as 

 much as we do. Old Rose, which Cecil Moore bred, and who 

 exported her to this country, had it, and so had Noreen and 

 Old Elcho; and from the breeding of Elcho to those bitches 

 we got the heads. Mack N. was sired by Norwood, bred by 

 Dr. Jarvis, by Elcho, Jr., out of Rose. Molly Bawn was 

 sired by Glencho. by Elcho out of Noreen, and PJlcho, .Jr., 

 was by Elcho out of Noreen, too. Dr. Jarvis's Duke Elcho 

 has the long head to perfection, and is by Elcho, Jr.. and his 

 dam also has a strain of Elcho blood. His Edna H. also has 

 the typical head, and she is by Elcho, Jr., out of Romaiue, she 

 by Elcho out of Rose. Old Palmerston and Elcho had it, 

 and their blood when crossed intelligeutly are pretty sure to 

 have it. Of course not every one, but in this line of blood is 

 where you find the typical heads. To breed dogs with 

 typical heads, good coats, color, form, legs and feet, and 

 body combined with field merit, is very difficult. Many of 

 them have all but the heads, still, by a persistent following 

 of the above lines of blood success must of necessity follow 

 in the majority of cases. This breeder goes on to say: ''Ira- 

 porting dogs is not sure to improve the breed. I have im- 

 ported a nozen since 1873; some of them had better have been 

 left over the water, and I wish they had; some I would not 

 breed to myself and sold for a song, in comparison with 

 what I paid for them, and their new owners lauded them to 

 the skies, from ignorance I hope, and one was so poor I 

 killed her on arrival. I expect now the best I ever imported, 

 yet I may be disappointed , if so, shall frankly say so, and 

 not say he is the Pest I ever saw." So it would seem that 

 we have just as good blood over here in this breed, and 

 whether we can improve matters by taking what England 

 chooses to give as is highly problematical. 



This is a copy of the notice Mr. Peshall served on Mr. 

 Vredenburgh during the executive meeting of the A. K. C. 

 last Thursday: "Sir— You will please take notice that on 

 the 12th day of May. 1891, I was elected and duly appointed 

 the delegate of the New Jersey Kennel Club to the American 

 Kennel Club, and as such delegate I hereby protest against 

 the further publication in the American Kennel Odzctte, 

 published by the American Kennel Club and edited by you, 

 of what has been known as the 'Disqualified' list. And I as 

 such delegate and on the part of said New Jersey Kennel 

 Club, and for each and every member of the New Jersey 

 Kennel Club, forbid the sale or circulation by you or by any 

 person or persons, as employees of the American Kennel 

 Club, in any manner whatever, of any copy or copies of said 

 American Kennel Oazette for and from the month of De- 

 cember, 1889 to the month of March, 1891 inclusive, for the 

 reason that each and every number of said American Ken- 

 nel Gazette containeth matter and things which are libelous, 

 unlawful and in violation of the penal code of the State of 

 New York. Respectiully, C. J. Peshall, Delegate New Jer- 

 sey Kennel Club." 



American journals must not rely too implicitly on "Cheer- 

 ful Horn's" irreverent jokes when the latter remarks that 

 at the English Kennel Club's field trials there were present 

 four bishops, three parsons «nd one deacon. On this one 

 contemporary comments: "This not only speaks well for 

 them but for the management that draws them out for 

 recreation needed and consequent enjoyment for such liberal- 

 minded men, for there is nothing in field trials that should 

 not be encouraged bvthem." The parsons were there all 

 right, the Reverends Serjeantson, O'Callaghan and Shield, 

 but the bishops and deacon were there in name only. The 

 Bishop family is well known among field trial men on the 

 other side, and Mr. Sam Deacon has not yet qualified for 

 ecclesiastical honors, though his form, we are told, is "sylph- 

 like." 



the races will be required to be entered in their regula 

 classes at the bench show. 



Mr. Logan's kennel of fox-terriers, to the number of 

 thirty, are now with Mr. Harry Twyford at his kennel in 

 Bay Rid^e, L. I. Mr. Twyford will ic fixture have full 

 charge of the kennel. It seems Mr. Thayer paid a pretty 

 long advance, $500, for Pitcher, on the price Mr. Logan paid 

 for him. Dona, we are told, cost him also $500. Oue can 

 put $1,500 in a very small quantity of dog flesh nowadays. 



Mr. Shotwell, secretary of the Collie Club, desires us to 

 announce that the Seniinole Kennels having purchased 

 The Squire, Roslyn Wilkes and other stud dogs from the 

 Chestnut Hill Kennels, will carry out the arrangement 

 made by the latter of allowing a discount of 30 per cent, 

 from their regular stud fees to members of the Collie Club. 



A Mr. Day advertises for his lost dog. We trust he will 

 succeed in finding him, for it is only fair that as every dog 

 has his day, Mr. Day should also have his dog.— J'ttrZgc, 



The International Field Trials Club, of Canada, will hold 

 their trials at Chatham, commencing Nov. 10. 



Friend Dole has been dipping into his purse pretty deeply, 

 for we hear that a stinl bull-terrier shortly sails for this 

 country that cost over .?500. It is also said that the great 

 fox-terrier D'Orsay will very likely soon be among us. As 

 he is held at ^.3,000 it ought not to be very difficult to guess 

 who is after him. 



The late English owner of Harper, Mr. A. M. Hodgson, 

 purchased at the Bulldog show the bitch Nina Fidget, sait: 

 to be the best in the show. 



Messrs. Dole and Comstock, after doing several English 

 shows, are now striking out for the Continent before return- 

 ing home. 



The English Bulldog show was a great success as an ex- 

 hibition of bulldog quality, but the attendance was poor. 

 The club dinner seems to have been especially enjoyable. 

 The only damper thrown on the affair was the fact that, 

 owing to the hot weather, of s-even arrivals the night 

 before the show, three were found smothered in their crates, 

 among them a very good one. Force, owned by Dr. Berison 



The King Charles spaniel Toodles has been sold by Mr. ,T. 

 Dean to Mr. Buggs, who sends him to this counti-y. Toodles 

 won second at the late Cruft's show, so he ought to be a 

 valuable addition to the toy spaniel ranks. 



At the coming Leeds show 85,000 will be offered in nrizes 

 and specials. The Queen and Prince of Wales are expected 

 to exhibit some dogs there. 



We have received from Dr. Cryer his book on the pug, for 

 which we thank him, but as we "had not time to look it over 

 we will defer further mention l^ill next week. 



A meeting of the Irish Setter Club is called for May 30 

 (Decoration Day) at 2 P. M. at W. Tall man's store, 109 We.st 

 Thirty-fourth street. New York city. All members are in- 

 vited to be present and to submit their views on the club's 

 affairs generally and the matter of field trials in particular. 



Mr. Pritchard writes us that preparations are being made 

 to receive some new arrivals at the Flour City Kennels, at 

 Rochester, N. Y. A new kennel has been built some 50ft. 

 long and 1-tft. wide, with eight stalls and concrete floors, in 

 fact everything up to the modern standard. That good bitch 

 Lady Colens has been bred to Ilford Chancellor, and a litter 

 out of Lady Dorothy by the same dog was expected on the 

 34th. If like breeds like then we may look for some good 

 Rochester bred mastiffs another season. Another letter 

 states that they have just heard from Dr. E. L. Kimball, of 

 Jackson, Mich., saying that his bitch Lulu Minting whelped 

 May 14, eight pups, three dog.s. This effectually disposes of 

 the rumor that Ilford Chancellor was not as good as he 

 should be in the stud, for on the contrary they have had ex- 

 cellent reports of his get. 



"Billy" Tallman, who is known to every dog man in the 



country, hws opened a store just west of Broadway on 

 Thirty-fourth street, New York city. Mr. Tallman intends 

 to supply anything that may be needed for a dog's welfnre, 

 from a collar to a ton of biscuit. A rendezvous up-town 

 was very much needed, and as "Billy" has several inviting 

 looking chairs .set round his place, no doubt there will be 

 lots of dog tales swapped from time to time. We are nego 

 tiating for a phonograph so as to catch the choicest for our 

 "Dog Chat." In any case we trust our friend will have the 

 sticcess in his new venture that he deserves. 



The case told about in the Evening Sun the other day of 

 an unfortunate man who died with the symptoms of h^'dro- 

 phobia, is an in.structive one. The dog that bit the man was 

 not mad, yet the belief that be was mad killed the man. 

 There may be many as weak-minded men as this, who on 

 learning that a dog which had bitten them had gone mad 

 would die of bogus hydrophobia. We know of only one case 

 where a man bitten, afterward found that the dog died with 

 every symptom of hydrophobia, still he is alive yet, and very 

 much so, as he contributes to these columns. 



The dog poisoner has been abroad in Flatbush, L. I., and 

 several valuable dogs have succumbed. This reminds us 

 that Mr. Van Zandt's Irish setter Darragh Pat, who ran in 

 the Eastern Field Trials last fall, was seemingly all weU 

 and in halt an hour was found dead. Poison is supposed to 

 have been the cause. 



The coming show at Toronto will be quit-e lively for those 

 who Uke to see .speedy dogs. The Indus trial exhibition in- 

 tends to donate prizes for greyhound and whippet races, 

 which >vill take place in the ring before the grand stand 

 each afternoon of the second -weBb; the dogs competing in 



We had intended to give this week a brief review of 

 the facts in the Peshall case from the beginning, but the 

 report of the A. K. C. meeting is of such length as to pre 

 elude devoting further space to the subject. In a later issue, 

 however, we shall give such a review, lor without the facts 

 in mind the character of the proceedings of the club last 

 Thursday cannot be justly estimated. 



Extract from a letter: "For goodness sake take my ex- 

 change ad. out, as the countless letters I am receiving irom 

 it have long since ceased to be a virtue, and as I make a 

 point of answering all communications, they are making my 

 stamps disappear altogether too fast." 



Among the new kennel advertisements this week we find 

 that St. Bernards are for sale by A. H. Moore, F. B. Bacon 

 and J. Hellen. G. W. Lovell has pointers and setters, E. 

 W. A^'me pointers and H. B. D. Bruce Clumber spaniels. In 

 the stud is H. F. Church's bull-terrier. 



A meeting of the Gordon Setter Club will be held at Dr. 

 Meyer's oflace, 159 W. Thirty-fourth street, May 2S. This is 

 the adjourned meeting which should have been held at Dr. 

 Glover's oflice May 14, to consider the application of Mr. 

 Malcolm regarding the action of the club in his case. 



Mr. E. C. Buckle, of the Charlottesville Kennels, Virginia, 

 was an interested spectator at the English Kennel Club 

 Field Trials held recently. He was a guest of Mr. Brails- 

 ford. 



"THE AMERICAN BOOK OF THE DOG." 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



I have just returned from a long trip to the Southwest, 

 and in reading the back numbers of Forest And Stream 

 was surprised to see Mr. Wade's communication under the 

 above caption, I seriously regret that anything should have 

 found its way into type, under Mr. Wade's signature, that 

 is not true, or that is not satisfactory to him; and I most 

 emi)hatically disclaim any intention to misrepresent either 

 him or the facts. 



When the proof of the mastiff article came from him, the 

 corrections he bad marked were made, and in this shape it 

 was printed— not a word having been added by me. When 

 the MSS. originally came to me from Mi-. Wade it contained 

 the statement that Messrs. Milliken, Kelly and Bowditch 

 imported mastift's early in the eighteenth century, I cer- 

 tainly should not have taken the liberty of interpolating 

 such an important statement as this in anotjier man'^ mat- 



ter, even if I were confident of the truth of it, which I cotild 

 not have been in this case, for I have never seen this state- 

 ment made elsewhere. 



Of course there is a record of it somewhere, else Mr. Wade 

 would not have said it. He does not guess at anything. 

 It is a fact that I supplied some of the names that are given 

 on p.ige 577 as "breeders, owners or importers," but I wrote 

 Mr. Wade that I had done so ''subject to his approval," and 

 that if any of them were not .satisfactory to him he should cut 

 them out. He erased but one. and his letter of Oct. 11, 1890, 

 which is before me, says: "Proofs received, and I return 

 them corrected as far as I think they need it, or I feel like 

 taking the liberty of cutting your improvemeiits." 



I sent Mr. Wade proofs of several cuts that were used in 

 illustrating his articles. That of Czar bad printed under it 

 the words, "Ru8.sian Wolfhound— Czar. Owned by Mr, 

 Paul H. Hacke, Pittsburgh, Pa." It came back to me with 

 Mr. Hacke's name canceled, and that of .7. Sperher written 

 under it, apparently in Mr. Wade's hand, I could have no 

 possible motive in making such a change myself, as Mr. 

 Wade implies, for I never heard of Mr. Sperber before or 

 since, and have no knowledge, other than this simple cor- 

 rection on the proof, that there is such a person; while I 

 know Mr. Hacke to be a prominent fancier of this breed. 



Mr. Wade has been a good friend to me, aud I repeat that 

 I would not willingly misrepresent him in anyway. Neither 

 would he, I believe, willingly misrepresent me. He has 

 accused me wrongfully in these matters, but I believe it is 

 owing solely to a lapse of memory. He has forgotten just 

 what he did write, in certain instances. I hope the forego- 

 ing may serve to refre.sh his memory, and that he will 

 accept these statements in the friendly spirit in which they 

 are made. &. o. Shields. 



BEAU BRXJMMELL.— Pittsburgh, Editor Forest 



and Stream: I have sold that grand voung Irish setter 

 Beau Brummell to Mr E. B. Bishop, of Cincinnati, O., 

 who will take him to California and place him in the pub- 

 lic stud. Beau Brum mell is well known as the winner of 

 first prizes at New York, Baltimore, Pittsburgh and Wash- 

 ington (open cla.sf3), thus entering the challenge class within 

 twenty-two days after the first time he was ever shown at 

 four of the largest shows held in America this year, and 

 being passed upon by a different judge each time. As well 

 as being so tine a bench dog. Beau Brummell is a magnifi- 

 cent, level-headed fielder, and Mr. Bishop will run him m 

 the field trials that are to be held in California next fall, 

 where 1 expect he will give an excellent account of himself. 

 Beau Brummell was sired by champion Elcho. Jr. out of 

 Red Ro.se; she by the famous champion Biz out of champion 

 Lady Clare, and is a litter brother to my challenge dog Kil- 

 dare. Mr. Bishop has also purchased my Irish setter bitch 

 Belle Aurea (A.K.C.S.B. 208:^1), who is now in whelp to 

 Beau Brummell. I am not at liberty to state the exact price 

 that was paid for this pair, but will say that the amount is 

 represented by no less than fcur figures. Judging from the 

 prices that are now being given for Irish setters I think it 

 is a fair criterion of their fast increasing popularity. I 

 shall replace Beau Brummell with the best red dog that I 

 can find in England or Ireland, and Joe Lewis is now on 

 the other side looking for a dog for me that can win over 

 anything in America. If be can find such a one you may 

 look for him at the head of the Kildare Kennels next fall, 

 both at the field trials and the bench shows.— W. 

 WASHINaTON. ' 



KENNEL NOTES. 

 Notes maat toe sent on prepared blanks, which, are fur- 

 aished free on receipt of stamped and addressed envelope 

 □f large letter size. Seta of 300 of any one form, bonnd for 

 retaining daplioatea, are sent for 30 cents. 



NAMES CLAIMED. 

 Prepared Blanks sent free on application. 

 Ealderman. Ry W. Wode, Hultnn, Pa., for fawn mastifT dog. 

 wbejped April 28, 1891, by Beaufort ou' of Emma. 



Hope. By H. K. Devertux, Clpv^l^nrl, O., for liver, wlite and 

 tir Ked pointer dog, whelped F^b. 1, 1891 by imported [Jncis (Nim- 

 rod LsfUoutof imported Uora of Arm&tadi (Marquis- Hilda of 

 Z'^borij). 



Gale Gladstone. By H. K. Devereux. Clevtlarid, O., for black 

 white and taa Enplisb getter bitch, whelped Eebruarv. 1891. by 

 Breeze Gladstone (Gladstone— Sue) out of Katie Noble (Count 

 Koble— Queen Meg). 



RwjBlas. By F. G. Taylor. Philadelphia, Pa., for English set- 

 ter dug. whelped March 11, 1891, by Breeze Gladstone (Gladstone- 

 Sue) out of Katie Noblp. 



Gale GlarMonc and Ball o' Yarn. By F, G. Taylor. Philadelphia, 

 Pa., tor tihick, white aud tan English setter bitches, whelped 

 March 11, 1891, by Breeze Gladstone (Gladstone-Sue) out of Katie 

 Noble. 



Fhil Darnell. By F. G. Tavlor, Philadelphia, Pa., for Erglish 

 setter dot', whelped Feb. 11, 1891, by Breeze Gladstone (Gladstone 

 — :SU( ) out of List >fnDle. 



Marjolaine. By F. G. Taylor, Philadelphia, Pa., for orange and 

 white Enelish setter bitch, whelped Feb. 14, 1891. by Breeze Glad- 

 S'oae ( -rladstore— Sue) out of List. Noblp. 



Joe Forester 11. and Ducliess of Brumwiclf. Bv Dr. A. C. Heffen- 

 ger. Portsmouih, N. H., for hiack. v\ bite and tan foxhound doe 

 and bitch, whe ped March 6, 1S91, by Joe Forester (Bruno— Cliol 

 out of Gypsy Blanco (Peter— Top-.\). 



BRED. 



Prepared Blanks sent free on application. 



Betsy Sxtlaniicr— Bacchanal. John Monrhead. Jr.'g (Pittsburgh, 

 Ph.) fox-terrier Micq Betsy Spin nger (Warren Sampler— Warren 

 Dangle) to Oriole Kennels' chHmplon Bacchanal (clian.piou The 

 Belgravian— champir'n Bedlami e), Ma^ 21. 



Mary Anderson— Bo^ swain Dr. D. M.icle.m'H (Detroit, Mich.) 

 bull bitch Maiy AnuersoD (SuriJice— Bull^ ) to E. A. Woodward's 

 Bo'swain (Grabbei-— '^usan), Mav 8. 



Fleet— Kino of Kent. B. K Devereux's (Cleveland, O.) pointer 

 birch Fleet (Ubsu— Sport) to Wts' minster tvenne) Club'.- King of 

 Kent. (Priam— Ken' liah\), April 7. 



Rodreka— Breeze Gladstone. R. M'-nn'g (Philadelphia, Pa.) Eng- 

 ish settt-r bucu Kodrtk- (Roderigo— Gem) toF. G. Taylor's Bretze 

 Gladsto e (Glad.ctone- Sue), April iO. 



Golden Rod- Inspiration. Chas. Ohippenger's (Lansing, Mich.) 

 pointer bitch Golcieu Uoa— BpHiifnrt— Zuba) to F. G. Taylor's In- 

 spiration (Riiug B^iig— Tellie Doe), May 1. 



Bernie—lnspiralion. J. B. Ellison's (Pniladi-lphia, Pa.) pointer 

 biich Bernie (Victor the Bjiie Stocking— Cbnrlotte Cordaj) to F 

 G. Taylor's Inspiration (Bang Bang— Telie Doe), May 7. 



Maryuerite IL^Brali-6 C. J. H. Dey's (Rtd Bank,"K. .J.) pointer 

 bitch Marguerite It. (Mainspriog— Marguerite) to Mr. Lovell's 

 Brake C. (Glen txraphic— Jennie), May 3. 



Hovs-King of Kent. Charloriesville Field Trial Kennels' (Char- 

 'ottesvillp, \ a ) pointer bitch Hops to Westminster Kennel Club's 

 King of Kent, April 20. 



Betsy Bracket— Kino of Kent. F. Larkin, Jr.'s (Sing Sing, N. Y ) 

 pointer Ditch Betsy Bracket lo Westminster Kennel Club's King 

 of Kent, April 2L ^ 

 RalylVs Queen— Kino of Kent. W. E. Field's (St. Louis, Mo.) 

 poiiuer bitch Ralph's Queen to Wefctmmster Kennel Club's King 

 of Kent, AprilU. ^ 

 Clip-King of Kent. J. N. Pike's (Maiden, Mass.) pointer bitch 

 Cbp to Webttmnster Kennel Clnb'tiKinK oi K"nt. April 9. 



Lass of Bow— King of Kent. Westminster Kt-nnel Oluo's (Baby- 

 lon, L. 1.) pointer bitch Lass of Bow (Graphic— Cbmas) to their 

 King or Kent. April 4. 



Westminster Nan-King of Kent. Westminster Kennel Club's 

 (Babylon, L. I.) poimer buch Westminster Nan (Westminster 

 Ca^o— Nancy) to their King of Kent, March 29. 



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King of Kent, March 27. 



Kole rill.—Kino of Kent. Westminster Kennel Clnb's (Baby- 

 on, L. I.) pointer bitch Kate Vlll. (Donald II.— Belle) to their 

 '^.ing of Kent, March 27. 

 mincy-Klng of Kent. Westminster Kennel Club's (Babylon, 

 I ) pointer Pitch Nancy (Bang Bang— PolL)to their King of 

 enr, March 2t). ^ 

 Lass of Kant-Kino of Kent. G*'o. Jaryis's (New York) pointer 

 b|tch^La8s of Kent to Westminster Kennel Club's King of Kent, 



Oriole Lilly- Lord Baltimore. Wambach & Hermann's (Balti- 

 more. Md.) pug bitch Oriole Lilly (Roland— Dollie) to their Lord 

 Baltunore, Jan.29. 



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