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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[J ax. J 4, 1892. 



DOG CHAT. 



ONE of the dogs in whose interest testamentary provision 

 was made in this country is dead. It is often remarked 

 that pensioners are noted for longevity, and in looking over 

 some old cases in the Registrar's office the other day at 

 Pittsburgh, Pa,, a Mr, Newton Petrie found that dogs were 

 no exception. A Mrs. Simpson made her will on March 13, 

 1868, and took her departure soon after. Mrs. Simpson's 

 likes and dislikes were evidently very strong, as she remem- 

 bered every person and brute with which she had been on 

 good terms. She ordered one horse to be shot , as its services 

 to her might not find proper recognition; and the other, a 

 blooded horse, was confided to the care of the executors.who 

 were to see it had a good home. A Mrs. Gransinger was 

 given the testatrix's cow Doggie on condition that she 

 would be good to the dogs. It was charged that instruc- 

 tions on this point to Mrs. Gransinger be very pointed. The 

 executors were directed to see that fifty cents a week were 

 expended for meat for the dogs, and to give Mrs. Grausinger 

 a reasonable compensation for their care. Mrs. Simpson 

 appointed her brother and another gentleman executors, 

 and the former never got through with his fcmsb until July 

 87, 1883, when Squire Glenn officially reported the death of 

 the last dog, and the fact that it died $7.50 in debt to Mrs. 

 Gransinger. In addition to grooming, medical services, etc. 

 Mrs. Simpson's pet poodles cost her estate after her death 

 $392.50. The age of the last canine survivor is not given, 

 but as he was an adult when the testament was made, and 

 lived fifteen y r ears, two months and fourteen days afterward 

 he must have been gathered to his fathers full of years and 

 surfeited with honor. 



A touching dog story is told in connection with a late 

 Paris railway accident. A gentleman went to the school 

 house where the dead bodies were laid to identify the 

 remains of his wife and daughter. The bodies were so dis- 

 figured that he could not recognize his dear ones. He re- 

 turned home to fetch a little dog, who was a great pet of the 

 two victims. The animal was let loose in the dead house, 

 and, after smelling about for some time stopped by two 

 charred bodies, which he began licking, while whining 

 plaintively. 



There are still too inanj r people who enjoy seeing a tin pan 

 tied to the tail of some other man's dog.— Ram's Horn. 



There's an exhibition of canine equestrianism to be seen 

 on the streets of Chicago almost any day, which has fully as 

 much, or even more, real merit about it. than one will see in 

 similar displays that are uiadp in any of the "greatest shows 

 on earth," says the Chicago Daily Tribune The performer 

 is an exceptionally intelligent water spaniel, and he is a 

 rider of skill. His act consists, in a word, of riding a deli v- 

 erv wagon horse whose driver usually enforces a pell-mell 

 gait. The spaniel sits his mount with his hind feet on 

 the horse's collar, or where the collar would come, and his 

 front feet, one ahead of the other, on the narrow ridge 

 of the horse's neck, his claws clutched iu the mane. 

 The faster the horse goes the better the dog seems to 

 like it, judging from his many barks and the lively way io 

 which he wags his tail. The sudden rounding of a corner 

 never catches the plucky little animal off his guard, but at 

 such times he will "curve in" with apparently the intelli- 

 gence of the most accomplished circus rider, and so never 

 loses his balance, He has fallen but once in the two years 

 that he has been riding, and that was when the horse came 

 uear being killed by a cable car. The horse never goes so 

 well as when carrying the dog. and that, of course, nieaus 

 that horse and dog are warm friends. Woe to the person or 

 animal who bothers either of them wheu the other is around, 

 for between the kicking of the horse and the biting of the 

 dog the two old chums make it exceedingly unpleasant for 

 intruders. 



We are gratified to hear that Mr. H. W. HuutingfcoD's 

 Psovoi (late Barzoi) bitch Modjeska (Krilufct— Elsie), winner 

 of second prize at Toronto, 1891, was bred on the 28tb ult. to 

 Mr. A. W. Purbeck's Sailor. 'Modjeska was stmt to the 

 Hornell-Harmony Kennels to be bred to their prize winner 

 Vladimir, but the dog dying from congestion ot the lungs. 

 Mr, Huntington wisely decided to breed to Sailor. Mr. 

 Huntington accordingly shipped ber to Salem, Mass., tele- 

 graphing Mr. Purbeck of the fact. As Sailor was at his 

 farm, eight miles from Salem, Mr. Pur>>eck, to expedite 

 matters, telegraphed for the dog to be expressed to town at 

 once. On arrival of the express Mr Purbeck's boy (who well 

 knew Sailor) was sent to the train to get Sailor, as Modjeska 

 was not due i ill some hours later. He brought bis charge to 

 the office, where both Mr. Purbeck and Mr. Symonds, of the 

 Anglo-American Kennels, were awaiting his arrival. As the 

 messenger entered with the hound, they simultaneously re 

 marked, "Isn't Sailor in fine condition, but hasn't he grown 

 very much smaller?" They examined "him" carefully, when 

 all at once they discovered it was a bitch and not a dog. 

 This is a good joke on our two worthies, When Sailor 

 finally arrived the two were placed side by side. Of course 

 the dog was very much larger, but in color, markings, 

 carriage, coat and expression they are alike as two peas, and 

 even when playiDg together it was difficult to tell t'other 

 from which. Let us hope the issue will be successful, and 

 demonstrate that we can breed good puppies on this side of 

 the water. 



Mr. Thos. Statter, whom we recently spoke of as writing 

 a book on pointers and setters during his illness, died at his 

 residence, Stand Hall, Bury, England, on Christmas Day. 

 He was 76 years old, and during his life was an ardent 

 sportsman, and he always had some good sporting dogs 

 round him. Stock-Keeper says he was one of the originators 

 of the English field trials. Personally we remember him 

 more from the beautiful hackneys and high-stepping horses 

 he used to exhibit. 



Mrs. Forder has withdrawn the well-known King Charles 

 spaniel ch. Ben D'Or from the show bench. This dog has 

 won more prizes than any other King Charles, and is the 

 only champion dog in England. 



Owing to our absence from the office last week Mi-. Francis 

 G. Taylor's name was inadvertently omitted from the letter 

 he wrote of the death of Mr. N. B. Thomas, that appeared 

 in our last issue. 



At the last regular meeting of the California Kennel 

 Club, Mr. Frank J. Silvey was elected secretary, vice H, L. 

 Miller resigned. 



We are pleased to see that Col. J. Buppert, Jr., does not 

 show any apparent intention of going out of St. Bernards. 

 His recent purchase is the well-known St. Bernard Baroness 

 Cardiff. This bitch is a daughter of the celebrated Baron 

 Cardiff out of the no less noted bitch Plevna that died a few 

 months since in Mr. Sears's kennels. She is white, with 

 orange brindle markings, and was whelped Aug. 23, 1887. 

 She was purchased from~Mr. Tom Shillcock of Birmingham. 

 Though not a crack show bitch, she has already made her 

 mark as a breeder, for she is the dam of what are counted 

 nearly the best dogs in England now, Sir Hereward and 

 Young Bute. She will be bred to Marvel before coming 

 over, and will be here in time for New York show. 



Mr. Mercer, of Ottawa, has had a hard time of it since the 

 fall shows. On Oct. 7 he was thrown from a buggy, sprained 

 km back and dislocated his knee, and to improve matters an 



abscess formed on the spine. As the treatment was burn- 

 ing with white hot platinum every week, Mr. Mercer has 

 had a gentle hint of what we are told the lower regions 

 will afford us if we do not behave ourselves. His dogs did 

 not farewell through this, owing to his kennelman's neelect, 

 so he shipped them to young Spracklin, of Brantford, Ont., 

 who keeps Mr. Nelles's spaniels, and as he is a first-rate man 

 this will relieve him of one anxiety. We have seen a copy 

 of Mr. Mercer's letter to the Spaniel Club re the Clumber 

 Newcastle entry at Ottawa, and though we cannot make it 

 public, will say that Mr. Mercer did not commit such a very 

 big wrong when all things are explained. 



The Elmira premium list has been received. The clas- 

 sification is very liberal, all the important breeds having 

 challenge classes and many of them divided by sex, with 

 premiums of $5 and $3. In open classes the prizes are $5 

 and S3 and puppies have the sameamount. Spaniels have 

 very liberal classification and prizes. Mr. Otis Fellows, 

 who will judge, should draw a good entry of this breed. 

 There are numerous cash specials offered in addition to 

 the regular money, and as the entry fee is only $2 the 

 mouey to be won is almost equal to a .$10 and $5 list. 

 .Judging coDimoDcos Jan 21 at 1 P. M. Entries close Jan 

 16 with the superintendent, Mr. W. J. McCaffrey. As the 

 Binghamton show comes directly after there is a good 

 chance for exhibitors to kill two birds with one stone. 

 Elmira is not under A. K. C. rules, but this should make 

 no difference iu the entry. 



A number of queries must remain unanswered owing to 

 want of space this week, 



Mr. Henry Jarrett is the sole owner in the Chestnut Hill 

 Kennels, Mr. Harrison having severed his connection with 

 the business altogether. The kennel comprises among others 

 Christopher, Wellesbourne Charley, Flurry II. and III., 

 Bosiyn Dolly, etc., surely a formidable team. Mr. Jarrett 

 rents the kennel buildings, without doubt about the finest 

 in the country, together with the land attached from Mr. 

 Harrison, and the business, friend Jarrett tells us, will be 

 continued in the same old style, and he always intends to 

 have the "best kennel of collies in the world." As his ac- 

 commodations are so extensive it is his intention to allow 

 Western breeders who own good stud dogs of any breed to 

 have their dogs stand at his kennel at stud, and this in itself 

 will be a great advantage that should be eagerly sought 

 a i ter. Roslyn Torfreda, dam of Roslvn Dolly, and Roslyn 

 Gaylass, sister to Roslyn Dolly, and data of Roslyn Regent, 

 are in season and will both be bred to Christopher, and from 

 these he expects to supply the Produce winners at New York 

 in '93. Out of Roslyn Dolly's litter by the English dog Glad- 

 die. Mr. Jarrett has sold the Seminole Kennels a good dog 

 pup, Roslyn Clarence. A grand young dog by Christopher 

 he has sold to Mr. Louis Bregg, of Philadelphia, and he ex- 

 pects this to do lots of winning. 



Stock-Keeper now publishes the name of the crack Psovoi, 

 Argos, that Mr. Huntington is getting over and which 

 should new be nearly here. This journal says: "English 

 exhibitors have reason to congratulate themselves on this 

 sale, for since it has heen emphatically denied from Russia 

 that black is objectionable, the position held by dogs that 

 have hitherto been put over Argos on account of bis color 

 became somewhat uncertain. Argos is a fine big dog, he 

 has a beautiful head, full of grace and. power, and we be- 

 lieve him to be the soundest hound of this breed that has 

 ever come under our notice. He is better than anything 

 that has yet lauded iu America, and there will be no further 

 need for breeders on that side to send their bitches to Eng- 

 land now they have such a graud stock dog in their midst " 

 It will be remembered that recently we spoke of two bitches 

 having been sent over to be bred to" this dog. 



We are pleased to be able to print the above, as we quite 

 unintentionally, in giving the notice of Mr. Huntington's 

 importation and describing its color, in the same issu6 

 printed a letter from the Duchess of Newcastle condemning 

 the black. This letter, we may remark, should have ap- 

 peared some time since when it first came out in Stock- 

 Keeper, but lack of space precluded it. 



Mr. A. E. H*gaus, president of the Mascoutah Kennel 

 Club, writes us that the following specials will be competed 

 for at their dog show, to be held Feb. 9 to 12: Tne pug 

 breeders' challenge cup, offered by Dr. M. H, Cryer, open to 

 alJ American (including Canadian) bred pugs, to be com- 

 peted tor semi-annually and must be won three separate 

 times by separate dogs, the property ot the same exhibitor, 

 who must also be the breed'er. As Dr. Cryer is the judge, 

 competition for this handsome trophy will be more open 

 than in the past. A member of the Mascoutah Kennel Club 

 ollVrs a special prize ot $10 for best pair fox-terriers (litter 

 brother and sister) between three and six months of age. 

 The Boston Terrier Club offers the following specials to be 

 competed for by members: Best dog and bitch, 10 to 201bs , 

 $10 each; best dog and bitch, 20 to 351bs., ft 10 each; best ken- 

 nel, 110. 



In giving the first report of the Gloversville show we 

 stated there were 100 entries. Mr. Dole's 13 entries were not 

 meutioned in the catalogue sent to us, but were afterward 

 inserted in another edition. This accounts for the discrep- 

 ancy. 



Now that Mr. Bell has written a letter that from its tone 

 shows that the question as to whether a field spaniel's head 

 is the same type as a cocker's is not, after all, the matter of 

 certainty he astonished us with by claiming, we will do all 

 in our power to have the question discussed in an amicable 

 manner. Here there is no accusation involving the person- 

 ality or the opinion of any one man and as such we welcome 

 any discussion that may take place, and if the subject, can 

 be aided by photographic illustrations showing the differ- 

 ent types, so much the better. We should like to have the 

 opinion of such well-known breeders and judges as J. P. 

 Willey, A. C. Wilmerding, C. II. Mason, Otis Fellows, E. 

 M. Oldham, Andrew Laidlaw, James Watson and others, 

 of course including Mr. Bell. Personally we have always 

 Supposed that there is a difference but we did not care to 

 take up the gauntlet thrown down in the manner Mr. Bell 

 thought fit to do it. Now it is different, and we trust that 

 this important question, which merits the attention of all 

 interested in sjianiels, will be finally and thoroughly 

 threshed out. 



Before every New York show the cables are kept going by 

 our breeders to secure something that will add reputation 

 to their kennels. One of our most prominent breeders, hail- 

 ing not a thousand miles from Boston, will very likely have 

 a surprise in store for the New York judge. That is if any- 

 thing in fox-terriers can surprise Mr. Raper. 



The Anglo-American Terrier Kennels have been very quiet 

 lately, but, none the less, they have had their lines set and 

 have hooked a fox-terrier that will take some beating. This 

 is the smooth terrier Ebor Spendthrift, whelped on our 

 national holiday, Feb. 22, 1888. His winnings number over 

 100 firsts in England, including the Fox-terrier Club Derby, 

 and the Produce Stakes. He is by the great Result, and is ac 

 knowledgedto be his best son. The dam is Ebor Enrich- 

 ment. In color, he is white with a little black on ear. Ebor 

 Enrichment has been recently purchased bv Her Majesty, 

 the Queen, at a high figure Th? dam is by Pitcher. Who h 



now in Mr. Thayer's kennels. We shall very likely have 

 some more surprises of this sort from the same quarter by 

 the time another issue comes round. We must, however, 

 congratulate this kennel on their efforts to improve the 

 terrier breeds of this country, and trust they will continue 

 the good work. 



During Albany show Mr. Geo. Jarvis looked as proud as 

 Lucifer whenever he thought of bis grand pointer Lad of 

 Kent and the offer of $1,500 he had from a prominent beasle 

 man did not tenant bim. He is holding the dog at ft3,000, 

 and considering Lad's breeding and his own excellence. Mr. 

 Jarvis evidently appreciates his good fortune at its proper 

 worth. A good pointer will soon'pay for himself nowadays. 

 King of Kent was a cheap dog at $1,200, for since April last 

 he has already nearly earned his price. 



That friend Dole did not get the "stiff" he was said tn 

 have purchased in buying Gully the Great is evidenced by 

 the dog's success in the stud since he came over. He has 

 sired 31 pups in three litters and now Attraction and cham- 

 pion Starlight are. in whelp to him. By the way, after two 

 years hard trying Mr. Dole has at last rescued Maggie from 

 the clutches of the man in Toronto who stole ber as a pup 

 at Toronto show in 18S9, and she will be called Edgewood 

 Maggie in future. She is the dam of Duke of Wellington, 

 that smart youngster that was shown at the Canadian 

 shows this last fall. 



As a slight indorsement by the exhibitors present at the 

 Albany show, Mr. Farley was presented with a numer- 

 ously-signed testimonial, thauking him for his kind en- 

 deavors to remedy the mis management of others in their 

 behalf. 



Scotch terriers seem to be the favorite terrier down Ma- 

 con, Ga., way. Mr. Loring Brown, owner of the Sunset 

 Kennels, who got his stock from Mr. John N.iylor, tells us 

 he can sell all he can raise at fair prices, of from |15 to §30. 

 Their gameness and companionable qualities have taken a 

 firm bold on the Southern fancy, and deservedly so. Speak- 

 ing of these "braw little Scots" reminds us of the merry 

 five minutes that the "boys" had in a quiet corner of the 

 show building at Albany with two of the breed not un- 

 known to fame on the bench. It was very amusing and 

 seemingly made no impjession on the dogs.' ' 



A meeting of the National Beagle Club will be held at 266 

 Washington street, Boston, Msss., Jan. 23, 1£92, at 7 P. M. 



One of the old-time pointers and one who was shown ex- 

 tensively at New England shows with good success. Mr. C. 

 A. Parker's William Tell, has gone the way of all flesh. He 

 was whelped Jan. 2, 1884 and died of paralysis. 



Mr. C. C. M. Hunt, of Palmyra, N. Y., well known to field 

 trial men, is having a good time down at Homosassa, Fla., 

 with Grouse and Bendigo. In changing the address for his 

 Forest And Stream he writes: "Please be sure to send 

 me j our paper as requested. I am out of the world and 

 can't get any news here, so for goodness sake send it to me 

 at once." 



The cry at Albany on Friday afternoon was "What price 

 fish, German?" nob to mention the sauerkraut, 



Messrs. E.W.Wood ward, of Chicago, and William Mariner, 

 of Milwaukee, are importing the brindle and white bull 

 bitch Peckbam Lass (Sir Garnet Wolseley — Kit). This bitch 

 made her de >ut at the last show of the Bull-Dog Club of 

 England, held at Royal Agricultural Hall, London, May 13, 

 1891, winning first prize in medium-weight bitches and first 

 prize m novice bitches, also special for second best, bitch in all 

 open classes. Since then she won equal first at Bray (Dublin) 

 with Rubagas, a dog well knowu as a prize-winner in this 

 country, who has since returned to England Peckham Lass 

 is said to be extremely short and deep in face. And as she 

 has had such a successful career, her advent, here is looked 

 forward to by the bull-dog men. 



The Gordon Setter Club has been trying to have their 

 breed known only as Gordon setters, and now we are in- 

 formed from the foil owing letter that the A. K. C. has ac- 

 ceded to their request, and hereafter bench show committees 

 should head this breed of dogs as "Gordon setters" only in 

 their catalogues and premium lists. This relieves the Gor- 

 don setter of the special legislation of the 62J^ jjer cent, 

 resolution and puts it on a par with other setters, . 



[COPY ] 



New York, Dec. 14.— Mr. A. P. Vredenbui-gh, Secretary 

 American Kennel Club: Iu accordance with the request o'f 

 tbeGordon Setter Club of America the stud book committee 

 of the American Kennel Club decides that all black and tan 

 setters which are entitled to be registered as such in the 

 Americau Kennel Club stud book under A. K. C. rules, as 

 well as all black and tan setters heretofore registered in the 

 stud book as American Gordon setters or Gordon and black 

 and tan setters, be known as Gordon setters: and that the 

 class or term "black and tan setters" be hereafter dropped 

 from the stud book.— Jas, Watson, Sec'y A.K.C. StudBook 

 Commitbee. 



We hear that Mr. Henry Brooks is importing the noted 

 Scotch terrier bitch Z^nberry (?), giving $385 for her. She was 

 third at last Crystal Palace show. 



Champion Harper, the bulldog, will have a hard time to 

 remember who is really his master, he has changed hands 

 so often lately. Milwaukee will now be his home, together 

 with Countess of Norfolk, and Attraction, one of the best 

 bull-terrier bitches in the country, comes to Mr. Dole's ken- 

 nels as a result of the deal. 



Speaking of bull-terriers the cables are waxing warm with 

 negotiations for a bitch, that according to Stock-Keeper's 

 "retrospect," has created a great sensation onthe othcr^side. 

 Mr. Dole has sold champion Monty, a winner of fifty firsts 

 in England, to Mr. Geo. W. Clayton, Btmington, la. ' 



A capital poodle was brought into the show at Albany for 

 sale. A son of champion Styx, he has a great lookof his sire, 

 and is on the way to ha ving some good cords and is good 

 .enough to hustle the great Dexter. 



We always associate the commencement of the spring cir- 

 cuit of shows with the receipt of the Westminster Kennel 

 Club's premium list. On glancing through t ins programme 

 for the sixteenth annual show we find that it surpasses 

 all previous efforts. A great deal more money is given and 

 the different specialty clubs have liberally shown their ap- 

 preciation of the standing this dog show has in the minds 

 of all exhibitors. Mastiffs, St. Bernards, greyhound's, point- 

 ers, all setters, collies and smooth fox-terriers have divided 

 challenge classes with prizes of §20 and §10 and open with 

 $20, $15, $10 and 85, and puppy and uovice classes $15, §10 and 

 15. No one need grumble at that, sureiy. Great Danes 

 have the same but the challenge class is not divided. Deer- 

 hounds and spaniels have challenge classes with prizes of 

 $15 and $10. The other classes witn $20 $10 and $5 are frnr 

 deerhounds, foxhounds and spaniels. Other breeds have 

 §15, $10 and $5 except schipperkes, which are given sSlu m.il 

 $5. Most of the important breads have puppy and novice 

 classes with the same liberal inducements offered. Wr 



