Feb. 25, 1893. j 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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ASSOCIATE MEMBERS OF THE A. K. C. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



In your issue of Jan. 28 appears a letter under the above 

 caption, signed James Watson. Now, I beg leave to use a 

 small portion of your space to reply to the same, as my name 

 is mentioned. I agree with Mr. Watson when he says "the 

 great thing in our vote is the question of delegates!" No, 

 we do want delegates that will attend the regular meetings. 

 Mr. Watson states in his communication. "Now, neither Dr. 

 Perry nor Mr. Whitman attended one meeting of the execu- 

 tive committee during the entire year." In reply to this 

 assertion of Mr. Wafsoti, I will reply for myself, and say 

 that if he takes his authority from the reports as published 

 in the official organ, the Kennel Gazette, and also the reports 

 of the meetings published in the sporting papers, I will have 

 to plead guilty: but the fact is I attended the meeting of the 

 A. K, C. at the Madison Square Garden, in February, 1891, 

 at which meeting I failed to see Mr. Watson, although he 

 was a delegate and was at the show reporting the same. 



When the club resolved itself into an executive committee 

 I remained, supposing I was a member thereof. When the 

 official proceedings were, published in the club's official 

 organ, the Kennel Gazette, and the sporting papers, the 

 report of the regular meeting gave as present, to represent 

 the associate members, Mr. James L. Anthony and myself. 

 In that portion of the report referring to the meeting of the 

 executive committee, both Mr. Anthony and myself were 

 ignored, from which I concluded thatthe delegates from the 

 associate members were not considered members of the 

 executive committee. 



I was never undeceived in that matter until recently. -I 

 received from the secretary of the A. K. C. a communication 

 asking my vote in ratification or otherwise of the proceed- 

 ings at a former meeting, and in my reply thereto I so stated. 

 Dr. N. Rowe will bear me out in this statement, as I told 

 him it more than once. 



I.coulduot see the sense of my going to the expense of so 

 long a trip and spending so much time in going to New 

 York to attend the meeting of the club, and after it re- 

 solved itself into an executive committee not to be a mem- 

 ber thereof. 



Now, in reference to the tickets being sent out for 

 votes. The Western ticket is exactly the same as the pres- 

 ent officers, aud as there were no nominations made, surely 

 there wa3 no great harm done in sending out a ticket naming 

 the present incumbents for re-election; and if I remember 

 arigbt Mr. Watson himself placed some of the above in 

 nomination for a previous election. Another thing: At 

 the last meeting of the associate members a resolutioli was 

 passed appointing a committee of three to devise a plan 

 for nominating candidates for office, and the secretary send 

 a copy of such plan to the associate members for their 

 approval. Now, I have never heard anything from the 

 secretary or from that committee, and I suppose no other 

 associate member lias; therefore what are we to do? 



As the associate members have their annual meeting 

 during the New York show I think it would be well for the 

 said meeting to instruct its secretary to each year, on or 

 before Dec. 31, notify the members either by mail or through 

 the sporting press, that nominations are in order, and if 

 done publicly we will all know who are nominated, and 

 those so desiring can have time to decline. I see Dr. Perry 

 declined a re-election Dec. 15, 1891, and we only heard of it 

 through the sporting press iu the issues of the'week ending 

 Jau. 30, nearly forty-five days after. 



How in the world are we to know who to vote for in such 

 cases? 



T have taken up much more of your valuable space than I 

 intended, but I desire, to set myself right with my friends in 

 this matter. L. F. Whitman. 



Chicago, III. 



POINTS AND FLUSHES. 



C CHICAGO, Feb. 19.-One of the daily papers of this city 

 I mentions that steps were taken by the Silver Spray 

 Kennels, of Clay City, 111., to form a field trial association 

 of the sportsmen of southern Illinois, and to establish a 

 coursing track at Saylor Springs, 111. The report further 

 said that the aforementioned kennel had contracted for a 

 large tract of land and had already erected costly kennel 

 buildings. 



An abuse, which is rapidly attaining to the importance of 

 an evil, is the artificial and often silly posing practiced by 

 some handlers at bench shows on the dogs in their charge, 

 while under judgment. The handler himself not infre- 

 queutly indulges in fantastic attitudes while manipulating 

 his dog, all of which tend to mislead beginners, in that they 

 are led to infer that a dog to win m ust go through some 

 mysterious concatenation known only to the handler. 



The posing and manipulation have grown to such propor- 

 tions year by year that they have become both harmlul and 

 farcical, harmful to the advancement of beginners and 

 farcical to those who know the true value at which these 

 acts should be placed. A handler will boldly attempt to cor- 

 rect or conceal the worst faults or blemishes in a dog before 

 the eyes of the judge and public, without the least attempt 

 even of secrecy,, the practice almost being a recognized 

 custom. Assuming the dog to be a pointer, if his elbows 

 project outward, contrary to correct form, the handler will 

 push them in as they should be; then he straightens the cow 

 hocks. He next drops on his knees by the dog's side, gathers 

 a fold of dewlap in one hand, holding the dog's head well up 

 iu a majestic attitude, then catches the tail at the tip and 

 extends it to full length, thus taking out any twist or bad 

 carriage. As the dog is trained by many lessons to stand in 

 any attitude in which he is placed, he is immovable for the 

 time being. The handler meanwhile gazes intently at the 

 judge with an expression which says: "This is the dog as 

 he is, judge him quick." The judge is supposed to see the 

 dog only as he is when everything is in readiness, as indi- 

 cated by the final pose and look of the handler. 



This fixiug, adjusting and manipulating always has in 

 view the concealment of some defects or the presenting of 

 an appearance of beauty and worth which the dog does not 

 really possess; and indeed it sometimes appears to be effec- 

 tive, as some dogs of inferior quality appear to succeed 

 better when so manipulated. 



It has a most pernicious and misleading effect on specta- 

 tors, since they naturally conclude that a good jockey is as 

 important a factor as a good dog. 



In all fairness to everybody, and to the end that the dogs 

 should be judged as they really are, this silly and harmful 

 practice should be discontinued. To judge a dog set in ar- 

 tificial position, and so held by both hands of a handler, is 

 to judge the dog not as he is naturally. It may be that these 

 efforts at deception do not often deceive the judges, but 

 there is a strong undercurrent of belief that they do. Con- 

 sidering the real purposes of a show, these extra capers are 

 ridiculous. 



As the ideas of all practical men are of value in pointing 

 out the drift of public sentiment, or in furnishing valuable 

 information for improvement, I quote the following par- 

 agraphs from a letter received from a well-known writer. 

 "AScrub,"of Alma, Kan., who has distinguished himself by 

 his communications on field trials and field work. He says: 



"I take the liberty of calling your attention to one pecu- 

 liar feature of field trial club management. Instead of 

 holdiug the annual club meeting at the time and place of 

 holding the trials, where those directly interested are 

 necessarily present, the United States Field Trial Club and 

 others hold such meetings at a time and place where very 

 few cau atttend without sacrifice of time and money de- 

 voted to that express purpose. 



"Business of importance is transacted at annual meetings 

 where only those attend who are more interested in bench 

 shows than field trials. The patrons of such shows, as a 

 rule, are an entirely different class from the major portion 

 of field trial patrons; but their voices count on questions of 

 vital importance where they have only a selfish interest. 

 Club meetings should be held at the time and place of hold- 

 ing the trials. If not, why not?" 



Perhaps some of the readers of Forest and Stream cau 

 give some good reasons for the postponement of the meeting 

 until after the trial, such as the impossibility of knowing 

 the financial resources of the club till the stakes and ex- 

 penses are all paid, the presence of but a few club members 

 at the trials, etc. 



In the catalogue of the Mascoutah Kennel Club I notice 

 that in the open class for bulldogs King Lud aud African 

 Monarch were entered as follows: "Will compete for ken- 

 nel prizes only," yet they won first and second prize in that 

 class. It also seemed as if the owners had not fully agreed 

 on a firm or kennel title, as "William Mariner and E. A. 

 Woodward" and "E. A. Woodward and William Mariner" 

 were the titles used to denote the same firm as owners of 

 different dogs. Undoubtedly it was a mistake in the entry 

 or au oversight on the part of the club in allowing two of 

 Messrs. William Mariner and E. A. Woodward's (or vice 

 versa) dogs to compete, when entered to compete for kennel 

 prizes only. They, however, made a strong kennel and won 

 the kennel prize. "B. Waters. 



NOTES AND NOTIONS. 



A REFORM in dog show book-keeping would be in or- 

 der. It is quite common for an owner to make entries 

 at shows and the handler assume entire charge of the dog, 

 the owner not attending the shows or seeing the dog during 

 the circuit. It is evident that in such cases all entry papers 

 should be iu possession of the handler, as he constantly 

 needs them, yet in nine cases out of ten the show officers 

 send these papers to the owner, who is obliged to send them 

 to the handler, and time is always necessarily short in which 

 to do this. As far as the show is concerned the handler is 

 the more important party when the owner does not attend, 

 and the name of the owner is only important to clearly 

 identify the dog. To avoid this trouble, entry blanks should 

 embody the owner's name in the body of the entry, with the 

 name, age and other identifying data, and leave the signa- 

 ture to be made in the name "of the handler. 



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Kennel interests show a solid advance of late, not in the 

 large entries at important shows, or the high prices of dogs, 

 but in the multiplication and success of small shows such 

 as Charleston, Gloversville, etc. Large shows and high 

 prices may be ephemeral, fashion may stimulate them and 

 fads foster them, but multiplicity and success of small 

 shows indicates local and wide spread interests in dogs, the 

 only sure foundation for prosperity. In this point of view, 

 commending this or that show for the quality of the exhib- 

 its, is a great mistake, unless it is shown that the quality is 

 local. If it proceeds from entries from a distance, it only 

 shows that professional exhibitors took an interest in this 

 show, and the "quality" is simply the usual every-day one 

 we see at large shows. A good entry of fair dogs, owned in 

 the immediate vicinity of the show is the feature promising 

 well for kennel interests. The Onlooker. 



ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



TJiereis no charm for answering questions under this head. A LI 

 questions relating to ailments of dogs will be answered by Dr. T. Q. 

 Sherwood, a member of the B'oyat College of Veterinaru Surgeons. 

 Communications referring to other matters connected, with Kennel 

 Management and dogs will receive careful attention. 



M. S. V., Philadelphia, Pa.— I have two fox-terrier puppies 

 whose eyes are very bloodshot, in fact, have been so ever since 

 they were bom. Now, while their eye sight does not appear to 

 beat all affected, I should like very much to know what can be 

 done for them. Ans. Apply the following lotion to the eyes four 

 times a day with a piece of sponge: Boracic acid 1 drachm, burnt 

 almonds % drachm, water 6 ounces. 



J. S. R., New York City.— I have an English setter hitch that 

 scratches the hair off herself. She has no sores or fleas. Please 

 let me know what remedy to apply? Ans. Treat for worms, and. 

 then give the following powders: Precipitated sulphur 1 drachm, 

 sulphate of magnesia 2 drachms, bitartrate of potash 1 drachm, 

 mix and make twelve powders; give one twice a day mixed with 

 the food. Wash the dog once or twice a week for two or three 

 weeks, adding to the water 3 drachms of creolin. 



D., Boston. — I have a hound pup seven months old. His eyes 

 are mattery in the morning and at times he appears about blind.' 

 He draws his hindlegs under him and keeps his tail between his 

 legs as if he couldn't draw it tight enough and can't seem to move 

 it away. His hindparts seem stiff and at times hardly able to 

 sustain his weight. When trying to ruh his eyes he will at 

 times pitch forward in a heap. When lying still he will whine 

 and at times yelp as if he had griping pains. He does not seem 

 thirsty and anything he likes he will eat with a relish. He digs 

 his lips and tbroat. He does not seem sensitive to the touch and 

 passes his water all right. No matter how much he eats he does 

 not. gain in flesh. I think the trouble is worms and have been 

 doctoring him for them. I have bunted over my files of Forest 

 and Stream and have treated him as suggested in one case, 

 except that I gave him Spratts' worm powder after using oil 

 instead of areca nut. He passed some small worms in the morn- 

 ing and in the afternoon knots of worms between 3 and tin. long. 

 The oil stays down when given him, but the powder he throws up 

 no matter how I give it to him. Ans. Treat for worms, again 

 using some of the advertised pills instead of powders, and then 

 give the following misiure: Dialysed iron, l^drs.; tincture of 

 nux vomica, ldr ; liquor arsenicalis, id r.; water, 6cz. Give one 

 tablespnonfnl a day. Also give some cod liver oil at midday, or 

 cod liver oil cakes. Feed well, allowing plenty of meat. To tbe 

 eyes apply this lotion: Sulphate of zinc, lscr.; tincture of opium, 

 3drs.; water, 6oz. Apply frequently with a piece of sponge. 



Words of Appreciation. 



Allow me to congratulate Forest and Stream on its improved 

 form. For years I have considered it the best sportsmen's jour- 

 nal published. Now it is better than the best.— Thos. Clapham. 



I am] delighted with the appearance of the new volume of 

 Forest and Stream. The paper is forging ahead continually. 

 Mr. Townsend's drawings seem to me among the most accurate 

 duck studies I have ever seen; there is something truly Japan- 

 esque and also Kodakesque in the truth-at-any-price attitudes and 

 groupings of his ducks iu air and afloat.— E. E. Thompson. 



The remarkable growth of public sentimeut in favor of legiti- 

 mate, intelligent, sporting, demanded of its representative journal 

 more than had heretofore been given. This the Forest and 

 Stream will be able to comply wilh in its enlarged and improved 

 form. It will also be able io establish itself more firmly in the 

 West than heretofore. The education of the sporting classes in 

 the West is being allied more closely than heretofore with that of 

 the East, and the cosmopolitan features of Forest and Stream 

 recommend it to every true sportsman who takes the least interest 

 in rod, dog or gun.— Geneseo (111 ) Republic. 



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Canvas Canoes and how to Build Them. By Parker B. Field. 

 Price SO cents. Canoe and Boat Building. By W. P. Stephens. 

 Price &.00. Canoe Handling. By C. B. Vaux. Price $1. Canoe 

 and Camera. By T. S. Steele. Price 1.50. Four Months in a Sneak- 

 box. By N. B~, Bishop. Price $1.50. Canoe and Camp Cookery. 

 By "Seneca." Price $1. 



Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to send to Forest and 

 Stream their addresses, with name, membership, signal, etc., of 

 their clubs, and also notices in advance of meetings and races, and 

 report of the same. Canoeists and all interested in canoeing are 

 requested to forward to Forest and Stream their addresses, with 

 logs of cruises, maps, and information concerning their local 

 waters, drawings or descriptions of toats and fittings, and all 

 items relatin m to tbe sport. 



A coRRESPONnENT this week alludes to the deficit in the A. C. A. 

 treasury due to the Jast meet, and suggests as tbe possible cause the 

 small sums contributed by the divisions to the general treasury. 

 That this is not the true cause of tbe trouble maybe seen in a 

 moment by taking the figures for any recent year and dividing the 

 net expenses of the meet by the number of members present. It 

 will be seen that the cost per head to the A. C. A. is entirely too 

 great, ranging from $5 to $10. In addition to this sum the individ- 

 uals pay all their living expenses, for all lumber and labor on docks 

 and tent floors, and usually a considerable sum for transportation 

 between the railroad station and the camp, and for cartage of goods 

 about the camp. This sum represents only the cost of preparation 

 of the ground, water supply, headquarters tents and flags, and the 

 very inadequate camp launch or steamer, and there can be no ques- 

 tion that the results are entirely disproportionate to the expenditure. 



While we appreciate fully the work done and the private sums ex- 

 pended by the officers in arranging for the meets, we cannot over- 

 look the very obvious facts that the faulty arrangements, mainly in 

 the matter of mess and transportation, are at the bottom of the 

 trouble. 



Witb a well arranged camp site that may be reached without the 

 loss of time and more or less heavy expense that has attended the 

 meets at Bow-Arrow, Stave Island, Jessup's Neck and Willsboro 

 Point; and with a fairly good camp mess, the gross outlay should be 

 no greater than at present, while the attendance should run up to 400 

 in place of 150 to 200. This would mean an added income from camp 

 dues, a larger and more regular patronage of the mess tent and A. C. 

 A. steamer, and a very decided lessening of the cost per capita. 

 Such an experience with the mess, or ingefctiDg a load of duffle from 

 Sag Harbor or Point Kent to its final destination on the camp ground 

 as many have gone through with of late years, will have a perceptible 

 effect on the attendance at the meets for several seasons, and will at 

 once decrease the receipts while having no similar effect on the ex- 

 penses. 



The question of amateur standing in canoeing, alluded to else- 

 where, is a very difficult one, and as yet no definition that has been 

 suggested has been at all satisfactory. Canoe racing is closely allied 

 to both rowing and yachting:, but the definitions of an amateur in 

 these two sports differ so diametrically that any attempt to apply 

 both to eanoe racing, can only result in the conclusion that every 

 canoeist who races is a professional. Racing for money, in large and 

 small amounts, is recognized by all yacht clubs, and under a reason- 

 ably strict inquiry it will be found that many good canoeists have 

 sailed yachts and taken money prizes. By the rules of boat racing 

 any man competing for a money prize becomes a professional, as 

 does every man who may in the future compete in a race with him. 

 Of course such an absurdity would not hold in practice, and what 

 will best suit the case is a specific definition of an amteur in canoeing, 

 regardless of the usages in rowing and athletics. To frame such a 

 definition would be no easy task, and it would be far easier to pass a 

 decision on each ease, which comes up according to the circum- 

 stances. If it appears that a man has raced for any material gain or 

 remuneration, whatever form it may take, he certainly should be 

 classed as a professional ; but fortunately there are few of this class 

 in canoeing. Perhaps some of our readers may feel inclined to make 

 suggestions as to a proper definition, in which case we shall ba glad 

 to publish them. 



A FEW RANDOMS FROM THE EAST. 



ANENT the change of the name canoeist to canoeman. I do not 

 believe in it. Mrs. Newberry of Detroit is having a large steam 

 yacht built. She will, I think, find ic difficult to be called a yachts- 

 woman. This is only for an analogy, and the terms canoemen aud 

 canoewomen are bulky and far from euphonious. The word canoeist 

 so neatly expresses the fact of the branch of sport to which one be- 

 longs, that I for one enter a plea for its retention. Although com- 

 paratively small in numbers to day, the feminine branch of our sport 

 is bound to grow, and hence the necessity of keeping a term equally 

 applicable to both sexes. 



Your illustrations of a 36in. canoe make me think of several of our 

 Eastern canoe yawls. They are 16t£fC.X36iu., and are unexcelled in 

 their class. The Field's correspondent speaks of shifting the posi- 

 tion of his tiller when one man sails the canoe alone. This we had 

 unnecessary in our yawls, as they are designed to carry their weights 

 well aft under any conditions. 



The Puritan U. C. have elected officers for lbdZ as follows: Com., 

 Edw. S. Gilmore: Vice-Corn., Josiah 8. Dean; Rear-Cora., J. E. Hill; 

 Sec'y. Jas. W. Cartwright, Jr., P. O. Box 1239, Boston; Treas.. Lath- 

 rop Hedge. The first race will be sailed on Fast Day, April 7. At 

 the last meeting the Puritan U. U. elected six new members, making 

 the total membership forty-one. 



Unpleasant as the words may sound, the fact remains that the A. 

 C. A. is in debt nearly $500 At the same time its several divisions 

 are in good financial standing. To be a financially strong division 

 of a financially weak association is truly not a pleasing position. 

 The present situation indicates one of two things, mismanagement in 

 the past, or that the proportion of income of the divisions paid to the 

 general fund is not large enough. I am inclined lo believe the latter 

 to be the trouble. If this is not the rock upon which the A. C. A. has 

 bumped, how otherwise can one explain the phenomenon of a rich 

 division of a poor association. I should propose that at the end of 

 the present year the divisions each contribute a share, not lend it, 

 but give it outright, for the purpose of paying off this debt of the 

 A. C. A. 



Tbe. Newton Boat and Canoe Club held a very pleasant slereopti- 

 con show on Feb. 20 at their house on the Charles Klver at Riverside. 

 Vice Com. Cartwright held the wand and described the views, which 

 covered the Lake George, Stave Island, Jessup's Neck and Willsboro' 

 Point, meets. Thw club, one of the best and largest canoe clubs in 

 the E. D , is a regular paradise for A O A. missionary work. There 

 is much good paddling material iu the club and it is to be hoped that 

 some of it will be heard from in tne near future. Ilex. 



NEWS NOTES, 



Commodore Winne, on his recent visit to Toronto, was entertained 

 by the Corinthian C. C. at an informal dinner at the Albany Club, 

 and a very enjoyable evening was spent. Judge Dartnell, commodore 

 of the Whitby C. C.,was also a guest of the Corinthians. TheA. C. A., 

 the Northern Division, and the meets past and future, were the .chief 

 topics of conversation. 



The U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey has just issued Chart No. 565, 

 covering tbe Passaic River from Newark Bay to Helleville Bridge, 

 above Newark, the price being 25 cents. 



A. 0. A. MEMBERSHIP.— Eastern Division: Henry Sanderson, 

 Edward N. Richards, Springfield, Mass. 



