JVhY 9, 1891.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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DOG CHAT. 



MR. P. H. PERR Y writes in glowing terms of a youug 

 Irish setter bitch, Rose of Ciaremont, a candidate for 

 Derby honors, which we notice he is advertising in our busi- 

 ness columns. Mr. Perry's increasing business cares make 

 it impossible for Mm to give due attention to his dogs, so 

 be thinks it the wisest plan to sell. Rancho, who is also in 

 the market, will run in theU. S. and Irish setter field, trials. 

 By the way, Rose of Ciaremont was wrongly jn-inted as 

 having been whelped July 20, ISiH, when Jan. ;3d,lS90, is the 

 coiTect date. 



We hear that Mi-. Toon, of Sheffield, P^ngland, has pur- 

 chased two crack greyhounds, a dog and bitch that have 

 done some good running as well as having taken premier 

 honors on the bench. We presume they are either for the 

 Ac elo- American Kennel or Ml". Purbeck, but have no defi- 

 nite news concerning them. 



"We look forward to the arrival of the American mail as 

 a weekly treat," says Stocli-Kcepcr, "for there is more news 

 pleasantly and lightly conveyed in oue transatlantic journal 

 than all our own press together can muster. We are conse- 

 quently disappointed in proportion when, as is too often the 

 case, some of our contemporaries are missing nn mail day." 

 We are pleased to note, however, that Forest and Stream 

 stands first ou the list of the most punctual ones. 



The noted St. Beraard Scout died very suddenly June 38 

 under suspicious circumstances. Mr. Gosling, his owner, 

 was just starting for Bristol show when the kenuelman ran 

 in to say the dog was very^ick. Mr. Seweli was sent for 

 but the dog died before he could reach him. Poison is sus- 

 pected and Mr. Seweli will make an examination. The dog 

 has been more or less celebrated, owing to his immense 

 bone, size and particularly fine head. Before he was twelve 

 months old he had reached the astonishing weight of 1901bs., 

 and it was owing to the enormous weight of his body, being 

 too much for bis legs, that he was not straight in front. Mr. 

 Gosling bad a carriage made for him which su.stained his 

 weight of body without impeding his movements 

 when walking. He was by Pliolimmon out of Lapitha 

 and was whelped February, 1888. He was much sought 

 after in the stud and is sire of Mr. Gosling's enormous 

 bitch Tamora. 



Through the kindness of Mr, John Brett we are en- 

 abled to publish this week a picture which cannot fail 

 to interest those of our readers who delight in field dogs 

 and field trials. Those who attemled the field trials 

 last fall will not need any introduction to these well- 

 known handlers, but to those who unfortunately bad 

 to stay at home we must .give their "pedigrees." The 

 imposing figure on the left, standing with quiet and 

 conscious dignity and withal bearing the honors of 

 victory modestly, is Mr, Frank Richards, who guided 

 the now well-known pointer Spotted Boy to ■\uctory 

 both in the Pointer Derby and the final heat for abso- 

 lute winner at the Central trials. At his feet lies 

 Spotted Boy. The man with the smile, on the right, is 

 one of England's cleverest trainers, Mr. Angus Came- 

 ron, and a man who has made himself popular ia both 

 countries. His genial countenance shows that he can 

 accept victory or defeat with equal grace. The English 

 setter lying at his feet is Ian, winner of the Setter Derby. 



The Cali^fornia Kennel Club has claimed May 4 to 7, 

 1893, for it's next bench show. Those desiring any in- 

 formation on the subject should write Mr. H. L. Miller, 

 secretary, Bos. 2,317. San Francisco, Cal. The above 

 dates have been, recognized by the A. K. C. 



Mr. Cook wrote Mr, Whitney that his Queen Alice 

 whelped Juue 15 six puppies, five of which were dogs, 

 by the latter's Ilford Chancellor. Mr. Cook adds: 

 "They bid to make great ones. I hope to show some 

 winners from this lot next winter; I never had a better 

 litter." 



Mr. Clutterbuck, of Ogdensburg, N. Y., has sent us 

 an illustration in a newspaper of his promising pup 

 Prince Barry II,, bred by Mr. H. S. Pitkin, of Hartford, 

 Conn. At ten months old this youngster stands 32in. 

 and weighs ITOlbs. 



In writing to continue hi.s lienuel advertisement, the 

 owner of the Illinois St. Bernard Kennel says: "My 

 kennel supply is grovring .short, but I hope' soon to 

 have occ:a3ion for a larger advertisement. Tlirough 

 your piper I have sold puppies all the way from Penn 

 sylvauia to New Orleans, and it has given better sati.s- 

 faction thaa any other medium." Mr. Fornof is the 

 editor of the Free Press, Streator, HI., and judging 

 from the kennel catalogue he sends us he certainly has 

 some fine St. Bernard blood in his kennel, as we notice 

 a number of we]l-kuo\vn champions in the pedigrees of his 

 dogs. 



The Hamilton Kennel Club has decided to hold a four 

 days show instead of three, as at first intended. The dates 

 ■will now be September 8 to 11. 



We hear that the whole of Chestnut Hill Kennels' English 

 kennel of collies will be brought over this month and offered 

 for sale. Among them will be included the great Chris- 

 topher, a gold mine in himself for stud purposes, as he sur- 

 passes all others in this particular, and on the bench he can 

 beat anything yet imported to this country, with perhaps 

 the exception of the same kennels' Wellesbou-ne Charlie. 

 Up to the present time, Mr. Jarrett informs us, Christopher 

 has sired nearly two hundred winners, so that his acquisi- 

 tion \vould be an important one for the collie interests of 

 America. Mr. Jarrett is more than pleased with their new 

 purchases from Mr. Huidekoper, exclusive mention of which 

 was given in these columns recently, though when he says 

 "they are way above my expectation," we are not particu- 

 larly flattered with friend Jarrett's estimate of our judg- 

 ment. They are eligible for the Collie Sweepstakes next 

 year, and some one will have to breed some pretty good ones 

 to put them in the background. 



Now there is some trouble over the three pups that Mr. 

 Chapman sold for SS.50. This week Mr. Soaith writes to 

 iStock-Kecper that he alone purchased the pups, two only of 

 whicn were out oc Princess Florence and the other out of 

 Bessie 111. by Marvel, As iVlr. Shillcock wrote that paper 

 that he and Mr. Smith had bought them, there is some con- 

 fusion somewhere, and the editor strikes the right note 

 when he .says "that unless some means can be found to put 

 a stop to this sort of thing, we are afraid the St. Bernard 

 fancy will suflfer in the opinion of the kennel world." 



We hear that Salvator Rosa, the crack voung St. Bernard, 

 has again changed hands, Mr. Shillock, who did not keep 

 the dog very long in his kennel, having sold him to Mr. 

 Sidmy W, Smith. 



A regular meeting of the National Beagle Club will be 

 held at 3(56 Washington street, Boston, Ma.s8,, July 10, at 

 6.oD P. M. All members are earnestly requested to attend, 

 as the arrangemeats lor the coming field trials will be fully 

 discussed. ' 



Why should Bobtails be called Richard-tails? ask S*oc7c- 

 Keeper. 



The Earl of Lon.sdale is as fond of dogs as he is of 

 his hunters, and we see he has just given $350 for a white 

 English setter, Fennvhurst Shot, and also purchased a "busi- 

 ness" wire-haired fox-terrier. 



A^'ow that dog shows are becoming so numerous in this 

 country the striving for honors in the ring will naturally 

 lead to every endenvor to put the dogs in the best possible 

 condition for the competitions. Although, from our experi- 

 ence of dog shows, we think there is very little "artiecial" 

 conditioning in this country, still in the natural order of 

 things such conditions are at anytime apt to arise. Owners 

 of dogs who have perhaps laid out large sums of money in 

 their kennels would therefore do well to ascertaiu whether 

 the beautiful sheen on their doa's coat is procured by honest 

 labor or the use of drug.s. It is well known that rnany un- 

 scrupulous grooms have ruined the health of their horses by 

 the use of so-called tonics and condition powders, which, 

 though they may, through the use of antimony and other 

 drug.?., for a certain time give the horse an appearance of 

 blooming health, yet it is only a matter of time when these 

 deleterious mixtures will make themselves felt by stomachic 

 derangements and other ills. The same reasoning may be 

 applied to dogs. Arsenic is a drug which is freely used in 

 some kennels, and though the animal may appear bright 

 and animated, with coat "all asheen," after the necessity for 

 such an appearance — the show season — is passed, the drug is 

 stopped and the dog visibly suffers in consequence. These 

 drugs are often given to save a little work. Owners of dogs 

 generally place too much reliance on the outward appear- 

 ance of a doa's coat as an evidence of health. This is not a 

 reliable token, as under the pile the skin mav be clogged 

 with dandruff and dirt. A soft cloth or flesh glove will pro- 

 duce the outside gloss, but nothing but the brush will reach 

 the skin and open the jjores so that the system may be 

 cleansed. A daily grooming with brushes suitable to" the 

 texture of the dog's coat is more beneficial than the occa- 

 sional washing that is, by some owners, d&emed the only 



MliSSXiS. Jj'kANK RIOBARO^ 



.VKSOIS SYVVH SPO'l'lKli 



BOr AND lAiS. 



thing necessary. Keep a dog as naturally as may be possible, 

 aided by those simple concessions to cleanliness and comfort 

 which civilization has taught us are necessary both for man 

 and beast. 



The American dogs Beaconsfleld and Prince Regent, black 

 and tan terriers, appeared at the Bristol, England show and 

 were at the top of the tree. In the challenge class Beacons- 

 field won. and also special for best in the show. In the open 

 class of 17, Prince Regent scored his first win. Mr. Geo. 

 Raper was the judge. His judging was also memorable from 

 the fact that two dogs were disqualified for having a little 

 more color than nature intended they should have. Beacons- 

 field's picture, we are informed, will shortly appear on the 

 frontispiece of Canine World. Mr. Toon "writes that he 

 has purchased for the Anglo-American Kennels a young 

 dog by Beacon.sfield and a capital brood bitch. An Irish 

 terrier dog, an own brother to the unfortunate Bellman, 

 who it will be remembered was killed bv Frnnk Dole's bull- 

 terrier on board ship, has also been secured, and they will 

 be sent over at once to the Salem kennels, where they will 

 be needed next month for breeding purposes. At the above 

 .show George Thomas handled for Joe Lewis a tine English 

 setter bitch called Nia, which the latter has purchased, and 

 took premier honors in the bitch class. Stock-Keeper de- 

 scribes her as "in good form, and a really good class of 

 bitch, nice body, legs and feet, very tine head and plenty of 

 q^uality, with bone and substance added to it." In connec- 

 tion with this show, which is considered an important fix- 

 ture, no catalogues were on sale till the afternoon of the 

 second day, and then they were full of mistakes. This is 

 something unusual for English shows, and only emphasizes 

 the fact that owing to the acceptance of late entries the 

 English Kennel Club must take a leaf out of the American 

 book and institute some such remedy as Rule XXVIEI.. and 

 vve are told that proposed action in the matter is now under 

 discussion. Some of the dogs in a show held that week were 

 not classified at all and not even in the catalogue. After all, 

 Americans may congratalafce themselves that they are not 

 so far behind anyhow. 



Another of our best St. Bernards has joined the silent 

 majority. The rough-coated bitch champion Plevna, of the 

 Wyoming Keunels, died on the morning of July 4 of peri- 

 toaitis, c-!used by a rupture of oae of the ovaries. She was 

 left at 9:30 o'clock the night before apparently in her usual 

 health, and the only warning they had of her' sickness was 



when Mr. Green opened the kennels at 7 o'clock and found 

 her dead. Plevna was too well known to at this time need 

 any special comment. Mr. Sears purchased her from Dr. 

 George F. Inman, of Eugland, last IJecember. in whose 

 hands she had won many encomiums of praisefor her supe- 

 rior quality and merit. Great things were expected of her 

 union with Sir Bedivere, to whom she was bred on June 1. 

 To say that she will be missed at the kennels is only too 

 true, for she was always playful and affectionate and filways 

 wanted petting. Next to Sir Bedivere and Lady Welling- 

 ton she was the pet of the kennels. English critics say of 

 her: "She was the best bitch that ever crossed the Atlan- 

 tic." It is only necessary for some of those people who 

 think that the dog fancy is all profit to meet with some such 

 losses as this to be satisfied to the contrary. From Plevna's 

 great size and bone it was expected that she would do a 

 great deal for the St. Bernard breed in this country, and 

 though she was not appreciated at her full value, princi- 

 pally on account of a tendency to curl in her coat, this by 

 treatment was seen to have almost disappearpd when shown 

 at Lynn, her last appearance in public. Plevna was by 

 Plinlimmon out of LaMascotte, and her list of prizes en- 

 titled her to the title of champion in England, Her breeder 

 was Mr. Norris Elye, and she was whelped May 17, 1885. In 

 the stud book she is rnentioned as having five toes and dew 

 claw on each hind leg. Her death, coming so soon after 

 that of Hesper, entitles Mr. Sears to the sincere sympathy of 

 all who take an interest in the "holy breed." 



The Philadelphia Kennel Club's Derby entry will close 

 Aug. 1, and the All-Aged and Members' stakes Oct. 15. 

 Entry fee $5 and $10 additional to fill. A Champion Stake 

 will also be made. 



Mr. Lamb, of the Woodhrook Kennels, writes us that he 

 has determined to run the risk of sending his St. Bernard 

 bitch Margharite back to Eugland to visit Lord Bute, 

 owing to the remarkable success of the litter she had by 

 this dog when owned in Scotland. She sails July 15 per 

 S. S. Rossmore for Glasgow, and will there be in 

 charge of her former owner, Mr. W. S. Clark, who 

 will have her bred and immediately re-shipped home 

 so that she may not run any risk of repeating 

 the contretemps which happened when .she first 

 came over in whelping on board ship and the consequent 

 loss of the litter. Mr. Lamb is also importing another 

 bitch, Clydesdale Nell, which is coming over on the 

 S. S. Rossmore to Baltimore. She is a litter .sister to 

 the dam of Lady Livingston, and has done some win- 

 ning on the other side. She was bred to Lord Bute the 

 first week in June. Mr. Lamb has therefore good rea- 

 son to expect that his stock will be found well up in 

 the prize lists of future shows. 



In vsriting of the proposed sale of Mr. Hey wood Lons- 

 dale's dogs at Aldridge's which was to take place July 

 3, we spoke of several commissions having been sent 

 over to secure some of them for this country. Mr. T. G. 

 Davey now writes us that he has just received a cable- 

 .gram from Mr. Brailsford that he secured the follow- 

 ing dogs for him at that sale; The liver and white 

 ticised pointer bitch Madge, two years old, own sister 

 to Tyke, winner of a first prize in the Canadian field 

 trials last year; Dominie, a liver and white pointer dog, 

 by Danger out of Damask; Rhiwlas, a black and white 

 ticked English setter dog, by Downe out of Lloyd 

 Price's Seonaidh, by Baron Doveridgc; Downe, by- 

 Armstrong's Young "Dash III. out of Empress Minnie, 

 a pure Laverack bitch This dog ran in the National 

 field trials puppy stake this spring. 



We should really like to have some cheerful news 

 from Ottawa, but this seems altogether too much to 

 expect. Our latest letter from Mr. Mercer reads: "More 

 ill luck to chronicle. Snow killed all her pups but one 

 and that died two days afterward. 1 did not think 

 she would whelp that night, or should have stayed 

 with her. On returning home at midnight I went out 

 to the kennels, and on entering her yard she ran out to 

 greet me and then back to her bed where she sat chew- 

 ing what I took to be a bone, but going in to take it 

 from her, I found to my horror that it was a half-eaten 

 pup. I then saw it would be an all-night business for 

 me as the man had gone to bed tired, so I carried a 

 chair and table to her kennel and began one of the 

 wor.st nights I ever put in. Each time it was a race 

 between us. whether .'ihe would take a bite first or I 

 .should save the pup. She won by nine to one." lln • 

 fortunately this one went too, a.s the lo.^rcr mother Mr. 

 (iedde.-i had kindly pb^ccd at hi.s dispcsal was not 

 obtainable .Ht. that time of night. .-VU the pups were 

 sold with tho exception ut two. This ken'nel'.s Ladv 

 Belle, which is now in England, wou reserve in a mixed 

 class at Southport, England, show, and as several good 

 black sp miels were against her, Mr. Mercer is well 

 satisfied with her perforinance. 



We hear that Col. Ruppert is experiencing some bad luck 

 already. Empress of Contoocock, that bitch of superlative 

 St. Bernard quality, whelped last Thursday nine puppies by 

 the late champion Hesper, Unfortunately she laid on and 

 smothered all but one. This they hope to raise. Mr. Love- 

 land now has charge of the kennel. 



An enthusiastic meeting of the Gordon Setter Club was 

 held Tuesday eveninyr last at Mr. Tallmaa's store on Thirtv- 

 fourth street, New York city. By a unanimous vote of 39 

 out of 37 members, the appeal of Mr. Malcolm against the 

 action of the committee regarding his expulsion from the 

 club was overruled and the action of said committee upheld. 

 Four new members were elected', and this makes a total of 

 31 new members elected since last October, certainly a most 

 healthy sign of a vigorous growth. The question of field 

 trials was discussed at length and the idea seemed to be to 

 have them during the week between the Eastern and Cen- 

 tral trials. A new constitution and by-laws were adopted. 



Mr. Tallman did not keep Beemont, the Gordon setter, 

 very long, for we hear he sold her to Mr. Jas. B. Blossom 

 and received from this gentleman the bitch Perth of Beau- 

 mont, by Beaumont out of Ladv Venus. This Beemont is 

 the celebrated Scottish bitch, He'ather Bee, which Dr. Meyer 

 imported recently. 



Talking of Gordons, we hear that Mr. Hunt, of Palmyra, 

 has sold the noted bitch Belmont to Mr. Blossom, who will 

 now have a pretty strong hand in this handsome breed of 

 setter. 



The celebrated St. Bernard Prince Resent, arrived on the 

 Arizona last Monday morning. He is very much out of con- 

 dition as far as coat and skin goes, although in good flesh. 

 We might here rmiark that it hardlv seems fair for a man 

 to pay nearly S3,000 and have the dog delivered in the shape 

 that Prince was, and the same may be said of Scottish Prince. 

 Want of coat is admissable, but sores are not. Prince had 

 one nearly six inches long on his tail and another on his fore 

 leg; that he bad them when delivered on the ship is proven 

 by the butcher, who was told to keep a bandage on the tail 

 till the day before he landed. One would not receive a horse 

 in the shape some of these hiah-priced dogs have lately come 

 over in, and why should owners be imposed on where dogs are 

 concerned. Prince Regent seems otherwise in good health. 

 His records on bench and io .stud are well known, and that the 



