June 18, 1891.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



4S9 



DOG CHAT. 



AS stated last week in Dosr Chat, we received letters from 

 Messrs. Comstock and Dole just as we were going to 

 press. As a good deal of interest attaches to their luove- 

 ments and the do^s they have bouErht, we cannot do bptter 

 than publish a pnrt of Friend Dole's letter. Althou£;h we 

 have filready yivcu the names of .several of his purchases, 

 still there are niany particulnr-s connected with them that 

 will he news. He writes; "The next thing is to tell you 

 that both Mr. Comstock and I have been well everv minute 

 since we lef^ New York, and we were nicely treated by all 

 the doggy men in England; nothing was too good for us," and 

 we were nearly done up when we left England, with their 

 many kindnesses. You have no doubt seen in the English 

 papprs that I hav^ bought quite a number of dos.s. I have— 

 and most of them of the highest order. The prices of sev- 

 eral were very high, but then they are the right ones, and 

 can win in England as easily as they can in America. The 

 following are all of them and the people I have bought them 

 for: H. M. Stanley (bulldog) for Mr. R. D. Winthrop. This 

 is a grand young dog who will improve a lot. He is only 16 

 months old, and by the time of the New York show he will 

 make it warm for the Y'ale ascot. I also sold Mr. Winthrop 

 a bull bitch, Pretty Crimer. She is not a show bitch, butis 

 in whelp to Hotsup, a litter brother to Stanley. I am quite 

 sure she will throw a good pup. The Dandie Dinmouts i 

 bought for Mr. E, Brooks are fine. King o' the Heather is a 

 mustard, whelped June 13, 18S9. He has Tiever In-en beaten, 

 which you know is quite remarkable. The bitch, Heather 

 Madffe, whelped March 17, 18S8, has also done quite a lot of 

 winning. Not only that, hnt she is the dam of Darkie Dullv, 

 who is the best Daudie Diumonc puppv seen for a long time! 

 As she is now coming in season Mr. Brooks will be sure to 

 breed some good ones. I may say that the judge, Mr. 

 Weaver, who judged at Gloucester, told me bethought King 

 o' the Heather the be.st Uaudie in England; hut then, you 

 know, the American judges have a way of knocking .siich 

 good ones. I have also purchased for the Woodall Kennels 

 the fox-terrier Dobbia. He is a grand young dog, has only 

 been shown once, but was not then in form. This dog was 

 bred by Mr. Tinne, who is winning all before him just now, 

 and is a litter brother to Mr. Tinne's Newcome, which Mr. 

 Rawdon Lee thinks the best fox-terrier in England, and as 

 another fox-terrier judge thinks Dobbin as good as New- 

 come, I think I am safe in saying that the Woodall bovs 

 have another warm one. Dobbin was whelped in .Ttxne, 1890, 

 and is by the noted Venio. I received a commission from 

 Mr. Edward Maurice, of Yale College, for a good pair of 

 dachshunde. 1 have bought Janet, the best bitch living, 

 and good judges say the best ever seen. I purchased 

 her from Mr. Harry Jon^s, who is at the top of 

 the tree in this breed. The dog I have rot got yet. 

 but will have him ou tny returc to Eagland. Yon can de- 

 pend upon seeing the best red dog here. I may add that 

 Janet is also a red one. Whe u vou buy the best th^y have 

 in any breed you have got to pty for it. No w the last one 

 I have bought for others than myself is the ball bitch Mag- 

 pie. She is for Mr. Andrew J. Hatch, of New Haven, Conn., 

 and I am keeping her in ICngland till she is bred to Mr. 

 Ellis's Guido. For myself I have bought a verv nice small 

 bull-terrier bitch, White Matchless, by Gully the Great. She 

 is in whelp to a son of Bendigo; also a large bull-terrier 

 bitch, named Lively Lou. She is by a son of Bendigo, and 

 is in whelp to Gully the Great. I expect some winners out 

 of this litter; both of the.se bitches are now safe in my ken- 

 nels in New Haven. I have also bought the bull-terrier 

 bitch. The Shrew, by Gully the Great; she has done a lot of 

 winning and is a very taking bull-terrier. The last but most 

 important purchase is the bull-terrier Gully the Great, who 

 is the sire of more winners than any bull-terrier in the world. 

 I have been after this dog for a long time, and after seeing 

 the stock that he has got 1 made up my mind to have him. 

 Gully has a brown mark on the side of his head. He is a big 

 dog, weighing 531 bs., and taking him all round he is the best 

 bull-terrier 1 haveseen in England, as a show dog. This dog 

 cost more than twice as much as any bull-terrier I ever 

 bought. 1 shall put him at stud, and I hope the bull-terrier 

 men will use him as he is a wonder as a stud dog. He is the 

 sire of White Queen, who holds the challenge cup. White 

 Wonder, Diamond King, etc. I may say that $750 have been 

 oilered for White Queen. Gully is only 4yrs. old, just in his 

 prime, and I hope he will be able, with" the bitches we have, 

 to breed one gO'id enough to send to England and win. I 

 have owned some good bull-terriers, but I think Gully will 

 do more for the breed than any bull-terrier ever imported. 

 I have a lot to tell you about our trip and will let you know 

 when we sail. We shall be back in Eagland July 15, when 

 we shall have another week to look round and" will have 

 time to fill a few mora commissions. I may add that some 

 of the best bull-terrier bitciies are booked for America. 

 With kind regards to all from yours truly, Frank Dole." 



Mr. Pitts, of the Mohawk Tndianola Kennels, in sending 

 us his Kash— Bonsor stud advertisements, informs us that 

 Bonsor arrived iti good condition, and that he is well pleased 

 with him. He thinks he will make a good cross on Kash 

 bitches. 



Mr. Bradford S. Turpin, who is a most enthusiastic beagle 

 owner, and who spends a good deal of his time in pur.suit of 

 the elusive bunny with his pack, writes us that his Belle 

 Ross and Clyde, both well-known beagles, are now in fine 

 shape, though the latter contracted distemper after the 

 Boston show, and will run again in the N. B. C. field trials. 

 Belle Ross should give a good account of herself, as for a 

 young bitch .she showed excellent hunting sense in the last 

 meeting, winning, among other prizes, the special for the 

 best trailing throughout the trials. 



Mr. A. W. Paneoast, of Auburndale, O., writes us that the 

 spaniel mentioned in our issue of Jane 4, as arriving on 

 the S. S. Europe, destioatioa unknown, is the black and tan 

 cocker spaniel Little Prince, out of Lady Nell, and whelped 

 Aug. 17, 1887. Little Prince has proved valu i ble in the stud, 

 being the sire of Crown Prince and other good winners in 

 England. He is the winner of the following prizes: Second 

 Alexandra Palace, second Brighton, first Sourhampton and 

 first Birmingham, all in 1889. As Spratts Patent had charge 

 of the little fellow during his journey, it is needless to say 

 that he arrived in the best of condition. 



We have received a letter from Mr. Edward Brookes, of 

 Boston, Mass., stating that hisDandie Dinmontterriers King 

 o' the Heather and Heather Madge have arrived at his 

 kennel. They are at present out of condition, but he is well 

 satisfied with his new purchases, and especially with the dour. 

 He expects to show such a team of Dandies at New York 

 that has never yet been seen in this country. 



Mr. Frank Hope, of Philadelphia, writes us that he has 

 lemovert to new and more commodious quarters in order to 

 keep pace with his increasing business. 



It is rumored, says "Cheerful Horn," "that S500 was offered 

 and refused for the pug Royal Duke of Rozelle at the Glas- 



f;ow show, and America is hinted as the source of the offer, 

 t would seem a if pugs were coming again in popular 

 fancy in this country. 



We note that Messrs. Comstock and Dole have been elected 

 associate members of the English Kennel Club. 



We are informed that Messrs. Oldham and Wilmerdiog 

 •were not present at the meeting ol the J. K. C, wMcli is 



said to have unanimously voted for Mr. Peshall'S reelection 

 as delegate to the A, K. C. 



The subject of our illustration this week is t.he Irish setter 

 Red River Gleucho (A. K.C.S B. 14,472), owned by Mr. R. H. 

 Burr, Middletown, Conn. He is by Glencho out of Lyda 

 Belle, and has won three first prize.s. Mr. Burr tells us that 

 he is also a thorough workman in the field. He was pur- 

 chased from Mr. George Covert, of the Killarney Kennels. 



Mr. Charles, who shipped the thirty-nine harriers to Phil- 

 adelphia on the S.S. Michigan for the Chestnut Hill Ken- 

 nels, must have had a pretty hard time of it, as he did not 

 know till Tuesday thit the ship sailed at daybreak the next 

 day. At 3:30 in the afternoon he called ou Spratts Co. for a 

 too of biscuit to be delivered that evening for feeding on 

 the way out. Spratts were equal to the emergency and 

 dog, food .and everything were on hand by 10:30 P. M. that 

 night. Fanciers Qazette telln us that Mr. Charles, who is 

 Mr. Harrison's manager on the other side, sent a special at- 

 tendant out in charge of the hounds, and they will ere this 

 no doubt kave been received at the Chestnut Hill Kennels. 



The founder of the Newton Abbott strain of spaniels, Mr. 

 T. Jacobs, has certainly beaten the r%ord for long prices in 

 ttiis breed, for he has just sold a black spaniel bitch that 

 has not been shown yet, to a Mr. V7allard lor $:i,000, 



"Namquoit" writes us that the first number of anew 

 paper will bs issued in S ta Francisco, Cal., June 15, called 

 the Pacific ISportsmaii. It will be is.sued monthly. 



From the Imperial Kennels, Chicago, III., we have re- 

 ceived a very neat leaflet, sattiog forth the many A'irtues of 

 their great Dane, Imperator. We can now boast at least two 

 most excellent specimens of this breed in this country, and 

 the struggle for supremacy between this dog and Melac will 

 always be interesting. 



We learn from our Kennel regi.stry that the Oriole Ken- 

 nels had sold the fox-terrier bitch Blemton Marjoram, that 

 have done some winning, to Mr. James W. Kerr, Philadel- 

 phia, Pa. She has been bred to Pitcher. 



We are pleased to see that the discussion now going on in 

 our columns on "Beagle Training" is being conducted in 

 such an amicable manner. It also shows how numerotts are 

 the friends of the little hound. We should be pleased to 

 have the opinions of such old breeders as Messrs. Pottinger, 

 Dorsey, Phoebus, Krueger and others yvho iunt the hare in 

 covert and open. 



The bulldog Bed gebury Lion, again beat his old antagonist 

 British Monarch at the Southampton show held a fortnight 

 since. 



Mr. Symonds has received letters from Mr. Toon and Geo. 

 Thomas explaining Geo. Hell well's seeming inconsistency in 

 reversing his decisions in the black and tan terriers at South- 

 port. It seems Prince Regent, Mr. Symonds' dog, showed 

 himself very badly in the open class and may have been suf- 

 fering at the time from his bad cough. Rhodes Oban beats 

 him in head, but is beaten in legs and leg markings and 

 general .symmetry by Prince Regent. 



The Forest Beagle Kennels have lost the young bitch that 

 was to run a match with the Glenrose Kennels'' bitch IJlla 

 in the coming field trials. 



If Mr. Lamb is lucky he should be able to make money out 

 of his new purchase Margharita, whose importation we 

 noted recently. It seems that Marchioness of Bute, a daugh- 

 ter of hers by Lord Bute, at two shows scored seven firsts 

 and three gold medals, and now has just been sold for the 

 largest price ever paid for any dog in Scotland. 



Rochester, N. Y., is taking measures to mitigate what is 

 called the dog nui.sance in that city. Mr. Canahan, of the 

 Humane Society, has the matter in "hand, and will prepare 

 the necessary penal ordinances for remedying the evil com- 

 plained of. So no doubt before long 'Rochester will be 

 blessed with the ubiquitous dog catcher, who for so many 

 cents per head will give the inhabitants a chance to redeem 

 their pets from the pound at a much advanced rate. In 

 New York the Mayor has placed the pay this summer of dog 

 catchers at 40 cents per dog, and in view of the decided stand 

 taken by some outrHged citizens last year, it is to be hoped 

 these grasping gentry have been taught the lesson, that a 

 full licensed dog in proper care has rights which must be 

 respected. 



Our thanks are due to Mr. C. G. Browning for a very 

 pleasing photograph of his noted red and white cocker dog 

 Cherry Boy, by Ebony out of Fanchon. He has an unbeaten 

 record this year, taking first at New York, Boston and Lynn. 



A new product of dog shows has in the natural order of 

 events been evolved in England— the traveling assistant sec- 

 retary — as Canine World puts it. This is Mr. Beauclerk, 

 who has proved himself so apt in this particular branch 

 that he now makes a business of attending to the clerical 

 work of different shows. 



Mr. Chas. Trevena, Redruth, England, is selling off his 

 kennel of noted greyhounds. Among them are the noted 

 dogs Comet and Maid of Cefu, Rushing River, Telephone 

 and Blue King. 



We see that Mr. Geo. R Krehl, editor of the English 

 Stocli- Keeper, was proposed for membf-rship in the English 

 Kennel Club by Mr. Shirley and seconded by Mr. Ark- 

 wright. He was elected. 



We are notoriously short of good mastiff judges, or at 

 least those who are available, so it is welcome news to hear 

 that a well-known mastiff man is coming from Eagland to 

 ' take up his residence io America. Who is he? 



The meraber.s of the Pet Dog Club who are interested in 

 the projected .specialty show in November, are hard at work 

 arrnnging preliminaries. It is .stated that the greyhound 

 and fox-terrier clubs will join in the movement, and the 

 Spaniel Club will hold a special meeting next week to di.s- 

 cuss the ad^sasability of their lending a hand. It certainly is 

 the only way in which specialty clubs can hope to hold a 

 .show, that is by amalgamating, and come out of it with any 

 prospect of success, as evidenced by the shows held by the 

 Fox-Terrier Club, which have proved dire failures in the 

 past, although the greyhound show certainly proved an un- 

 expected exception to the rule. We hear that the Garden 

 can be secured for $3,300 for three days, or on the share prin- 

 ciple, they to be paid before any one else. 



Several Russian wolfhounds have arrived in London from 

 Moscow, and are said to be very good specimens. 



The fox-terrier bitch Donna Dominie, that lowered the 

 colors of Hunton Baron at Southampton show, is described 

 in Stock-Keeper as a heavy-marked bitch with hisigish ears 

 and a trifle full in eye, though her expression is good, and 

 her body and limbs capital; a really nice bitch. She won tlie 

 special for best smooth (challenge dogs barred). 



At a meeting of the Old English Mastiff Club, held May 

 29, in London, the committee appointed to arrange another 

 specialty show, repijrted that, in view of the large numlier of 

 ."hows to be held on the only available date on which the 

 Crystal Palace could be had. it was considered advisable to 

 abandon the idea for this year. 



At the Toronto bench show, Sept. 14 to 18, there 

 will be several greyhound and whippet races which 

 will add materially to the "fun of the fair." The 

 stakes announced are: Grand greyhound sweepstakes. 

 $5 entrance, divided into 50 per cent, to first and 40 

 per cent, to second. To this the Association will add 

 a silver medal valued at .f20, to he knowu as the champion 

 and running medal, open to all. Greyhound race, 300yds., $15 

 to tirst, $7 to second and .$.3 to third. Whippet race,"200yds , 

 $15 to first, $7 to second and $3 to third. There will be 

 no extra entrance charged in these races, but all the com- 

 peting dogs must be entered in the regitlar classes in the 

 dog show. This a very good move, and will no doubt afford 

 an acceptable change from the usual monotony of the dog 

 show. 



We understand that Kingston, Out., is to have a bench 

 show after all, the dates, Sept. 1 to 4, having been chosen. 

 Tbere is some doubt as to whether the Midland Central 

 Fair will be held this year; if it is, the show will he held in 

 connection with it If not, the dog show will be held inde- 

 pendently in the Kingston Skating Rink. The Canadian 

 circuit this fall will certainly allow ample opportunities for 

 all kennels to take in some of the shows at least. A trip to 

 one of the fair shows is often more amusing than those in the 

 spring. There is more to see and the prizes are every bit as 

 good. The dates chosen by Kingston will, unfortunately, 

 conflict with those of Young.stown, O. This is to be re- 

 gretted, although we do notthink it will make any material 

 difference in the entries. The circuit so far announced will 

 be Kingston, Youngstown, Hamilton, Toronto, Montreal 

 and Ottowa. 



For the benefit of those of our readers who are interested 

 in Great Danes we give an extract from the London Field 

 report on the dogs at the Frankfort (Germany) show just 

 held: "Great Danes headed the non-sporting groups. In 

 brindled-colored dogs, Harry GHi.sburg, the winner, is a well- 

 made hound, possessing grand limbs and typical head. Mr. 

 Ulrich's Hidalgo Doos is rather shorter in head, and not 

 quite so massive, otherwise a very nice hound. Moro is 

 coarse, and Orion (M Lutz) thin in condition. The winning 

 bitch, M. Cohen's FllaHansa, a nice brindle, shown in grand 

 condition, had not a very easy win, for, although Menka von 

 Stuggart (Knodler's) is a little smaller, she is equally good 

 in bead and bone, and moves better behind. Elvira was 

 much better than Dido, placed fourth, for the latter is thin 

 in tnighs, and not very eood in action. In reds, M. Ulrich's 

 Halfdan Doos was certainly the best, and be won with some- 

 thing in hand from Kratz Teras, who beat Herman Ctesar for 

 third money. Falkna-Plavia, a fine upstanding dog, with 

 typical head and sound limbs, won easily in the division for 

 blues; and in harlequins there was nothing better than Ger- 

 man, who won in dogs; he is rather plain iu head, otherwise 

 a fair specimen. Fritz is too straight behind; but Diana 

 Dordrect, who won in bitches, has a beautiful head, rare 

 limbs, and good quarters, though in size she was beaten by 

 Felicita. who falls away behind." There was aLso a class 

 made for Hanoverian bloodhounds, which we are told are very 

 much appreciated in Germany from a show point of view, 

 though not vary typical or characteristic, varying as they do 

 in type, somewhat resembling a cross between a pointer and 

 an Airedale terrier. 



We took another trip up to the Ruppert brewery, Wednes- 

 day, to see how the noted St Bernard emigrants were com- 

 ing along. Scottish Prince is mtich better, though his loin 

 seems to trouble him a bit and, of course, the intense heat 

 retards his complete recovery. Aristocrat is acting as if he 

 liked his new country and is looking well. Altonette hMs 

 seemingly almost fully recovered from the distemper and 

 only needs the change of air to the country, which they will 

 all get early next week. Col Ruppert. "Jr.'s kennels, at 

 Poughkeepsie, will be ready for the dogs next Saturday. 

 Several applications have been made for Priuce's services 

 buf he will not be used for several weeks yet. We also 

 learned that Empress of Contoocock will whelp in about 

 two weeks and this will be, we believe, the last litter sired 

 by poor old Hesper. They ought to be something very good. 



On June 3 Messrs. Hudspeth & Collier, counsel for Mr. 

 C. J. Peshall, obtained from Judge Andrews, of the Supreme 

 Court, an order on the American Kennel Club to show cause 

 why a peremptory mandamus stould not issue against the 

 elub, requiring it "to remove the disqualifications imposed 



