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puppy's first, season, the following are the most important 

 and sufficient reasons against it. The puppy should learn 

 first to find and point his birds steadily. If he is allowed to 

 retrieve or capture his birds, he is much more intent on the 

 killing than pointing. From this, breaking shot and run- 

 ning riot follow, and this general unsteadiness may require 

 punishment to correct it. In any event, it delays and im- 

 pairs the general training. At this stage of training, that 

 is, the first season, a dog's manner of hunting is not a fixed 

 quantity. It requires careful management to so develop his 

 powers that he will carry a high nose and work on his birds 

 quickly, accurately and intelligently. In retrieving, there 

 is always a tendency to carry a low nose and follow the foot 

 scent, which in many dogs' methods result in annoying 

 pottering. After the first season, the dog's manner of hunt- 

 ing has become in a manner habitual, he has learned steadi- 

 ness and the purposes of hunting, and may then be taught 

 retrieving as a supplementary brand of field work , alth ough 

 even then the same objections often hold good. Punishment 

 for unsteadiness sometimes results in blinking and always 

 in impairing the dog's ardor, and confidence in his traiuer. 



In regard to retrieving in an all-aged stake, the average 

 field trial can not afford opportunities for retrievers. This 

 probably appears to be a most unreasonable statement, but 

 it is so nevertheless. To give a dog a real test as a retriever 

 he must have five or sis birds killed over him as in actual 

 shooting, this being the only competitive feature of a field 

 trial which can be conducted precisely as in an ordinary 

 day's shooting, since when a dog is retrieving his competitor 

 is ordered up and there is no competition in the sense of 

 both working at the same time. To kill six birds over each 

 dog in a heat would be impossible, yet a test cannot be done 

 on less. 



The manner commonly practiced at field trials is both 

 misleading and harmful. The handler always misses till 

 an opportunity is offered to kill a bird in an open, easy 

 place, as close to his dog as possible. Even then the dog 

 rarely retrieves promptly or well, yet this is usually con- 

 sidered satisfactory. Instead of insisting that a handler 

 shall kill and attempt to get a retrieve whenever his dog 

 can get a point, the most shiftless, imperfect and slovenly 

 retrieve is accepted as good and satisfactory. Instead of 

 setting up a high educational standard in respect to what 

 constitutes retrieving, field trials have-been valueless. 



Aside from this, retrieving is no part of a field trial com- 

 petition of setters and pointers. This should not be under- 

 stood as implying that a dog should not retrieve in the field. 

 On the contrary, a retriever in the field is absolutely neces- 

 sary. But almost any dog can be taught to retrieve. It is 

 not a quality peculiar to setters and pointers, and it is an 

 acquired quality with all, the result of education. 



B. WATERS. 



MEETING OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY DOG CLUB 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



The annual meeting of the Chesapeake Bay Dog Club 

 was held in Baltimore, Md., March 2, at the office of the 

 president, Mr. Edward L. Bartlett, in the Kevser Building. 



The meeting was called to order by President Bartlett, 

 and in the absence of the secretary, Mr. Jas. P. Pearson, ou 

 account of indisposition, Mr. P. E. Lamb was appointed sec- 

 retary pro tern. Minutes of the previous meeting were read 

 and approved. The report of the treasurer, Mr. T. J. Hay- 

 ward, showed the chib to be in a most flourishing condi- 

 tion, with a balance on hand of $270. The report was ac- 

 cepted. 



Under unfinished business the proposed change in consti- 

 tution, regarding the time of holding the annual meeting, 

 was discussed, and it was adopted that the annual meeting 

 and the election of officers take place hereafter "on the 

 second day of the annual bench show of the Chesapeake Bay 

 Dog Club." 



Balloting for officers for the ensuing year was next in 

 order, and resulted in the following gentlemen being chosen 

 for the year 1892: President, Edward L. Bartlett; Vice-Pres- 

 ident, J.Olney Norrs; Secretary, Jas. F. Pearson; Treasurer, 

 T. J, Hay ward; Board of Governors, Edward L. Bartlett, 

 J. Olney Norris, Jas. F. Pearson, T. J. Hay ward, .las. Swan 

 Frick, J. D. 'Mallory, II. Malcolm, Isaac T. Norris and F. 

 E. Lamb: Delegate to the American Kennel Club. F. E. 

 Lamb. 



Much enthusiasm was manifested by the members present 

 at the excellent prospects for the coming bench show, to be 

 held under dates assigned the club by the American Kennel 

 Club, foi the week following the Westminster Kennel Club 

 show in 1893. E. E. Lamb, Sec'y pro tern. 



NEW YORK DOG SHOW. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Referring to Messrs. Cryer and B. Waters's remarks with 

 relation to the special prize, awarded to Milwaukee Char- 

 lie, I am glad of the opportunity to explain what on paper 

 appears a reversal of decisions. Neither Nank-i-Poo nor any 

 other represenative of the Japanese variety competed for 

 this special. 



Continuing I will oblige Mr. Cryer with my views re 

 KashJr.; Waddles and Saxon, Kash Jr., I placed second, 

 for he exhibited himself to the best advantage, no doubt he 

 is slightly plainer in face and not so good in color as 

 Waddles, who could not be induced to show himself, 

 hence his defeat. tWith .regard to Saxon, surely Mr. Cryer 

 cannot be serious, He is not only larger, plainer both in 

 facial and skull properties, but also ?onger in body. 



I took advantage of my visit to Philadelphia show to ex- 

 amine the pugs exhibited there, and was disappointed in not 

 seeing a more representative group, and sorry to find Mr. 

 Cryer in his generosity awarded cards to such sorry speci- 

 mens as Bradford Ruby II. and Diamond Dot. The former, 

 with the exception of his color, had hardly one redeeming 

 property. As for the decision which placed Prentice Boy 

 first in puppies over Tip Top, to me it appeared incompre- 

 hensible, provided shortness of face, depth of stop, massive- 

 ness of skull and looseness of skin are re quisite properties in 

 a pug. Furthermore, I considered Tip Top had a decided 

 advantage in body and should have won easily. 



George Rapee, 



THE PHILADELPHIA SHOW. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



In your report of St. Bernards at the reeeut Philadelphia 

 bench show Mr. Lacy writes "Empress of Contoocock was 

 the pick in smooths, and the only challenge entry. Mr. 

 Raper says she ran Princess Florence close for the special, 

 but I fail to see it." 



In justice to myself I ask you to permit me space to most 

 emphatically deny any such remark. Ever since her first 

 appearance I have considered Princess Florence a most ex- 

 traordinary specimen. In fact her super-exceUence enabled 

 Mr. Reick's team to secure the kennel prize. 



Mr. Lacy commits a further error in accrediting me with 

 having judged Yorkshire terriers and King Charles spaniels. 

 These were handled by Dr. M. H. Cryer. 



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DOG CHAT. 



IT seems that when Mr. Harry W. Smith, of Worcester, 

 Mass., who is to judge greyhounds, deerhounds and 

 Russian wolfhounds at the coming Boston show, closed 

 out his kennel of greyhouuds, which, by the way, were then 

 the best lot ever shown in America, he sold a litter of pups 

 sired by champion Friday Night out of his celebrated bitch 

 Mother Demdike, who was said to be the most typical grey- 

 hound in England before she was imported by Mr. Smith. 

 The litter was sold to a syndicate of greyhound men in Cal- 

 ifornia, and although Mr. Smith thought them very promis- 

 ing, he had never been informed how they came oiit when 

 put iii the slips until a few months ago, when he learned 

 that one of the pups was purchased by W. E. Wadans, of 

 Santa Clara, and named Midnight. Midnight has been 

 most successful in the West, and in 1889 won the Stake and 

 Cup at Ocean View, beating Fenelon II. in the final, the 

 previous winner of the Occidental Club Stakes. The follow- 

 ing year be repeated his performance of 1889 at Ocean View. 

 Mr. Wadans then retired Midnight to the stuu, and the 

 litter resulting from his union with Peasant Girl made him 

 more than famous as a stud greyhound. There were four 

 pups, and when they matured carried all before them in the 

 West. Headlight won the stake at the Occidental Coursing 

 Club, and later Twilight carried off first money at Merced, 

 Cal., in the best company in California. At Ocean View, 

 Moonlight, running over the same ground as his illustrious 

 sire did years before, proved himself the best sapling in a 

 large stake by easily defeating all who were drawn against, 

 him. Again at Ocean View, Short-Stop won the All-Age 

 Stake, showing himself to be as good as any of his brothers. 

 Mr. Smith must be very much pleased with the success of 

 his stock in the West; for although he was invincible with 

 his kennel on the bench, as coursing dogs only Memnon had 

 been tried (he was runner up for the Waterloo purse, the 

 second largest stake in England), we well remember that he 

 always had a desire to test their capabilities in the field, for 

 in Friday Night and Mother Demdike's pedigrees he found 

 that almost one-sixth of the names were Waterloo Cup win- 

 ners, therefore they could not have been bred on truer or 

 more fashionable lines. It is gratifying to know now that 

 the blood of Eastern dogs has been so well sustained in the 

 coursing fields of the West. 



Everything comes to him who waits, and now Mr. Harry 

 Northwood, a sportsman and fancier, congratulates himself 

 in the following words: "I take this means (the very best) 

 of calling the attention of my friends and others interested 

 in the gamy fox-terrier to the reverses of judgment at the 

 late Westminster Kennel Club show. I imported Painter, at 

 a long price, advertised him freely, showed him, to get him 

 turned down, with sometimes a few comments that were 

 unjust and misleading. Painter met and vanquished his 

 Freeport, Rockford and Chicago antagonists at New York, 

 under Mr. Raper, whose authority on fox-terriers is perhaps 

 unquestioned. I am no kicker, neither am I seeking free 

 advertising, as Painter's stud card appears in this paper 

 regularly, but I paid a long price for my dog and knew his 

 sterling worth, and my hop°s that it would be recognized 

 are now consummated. If this catches the eye of some of 

 the gentlemen who have passed judgment on Painter they 

 can feel assured of my kindest regard, but I owe it to my 

 dog to notice the change of postion after so many contests." 



Major J. M. Taylor has moved his office to 14 Vesey street, 

 New York, where he has established a first-class purchasing 

 agency and sportsmen's exchange. He will buy and sell 

 dogs ou commission, also examine and make public or private 

 reports of dogs at'bench shows or field trials. The Major 

 has a large acquaintance among dog men, and such an 

 agency should meet with every encouragement. The new 

 book he is publishing, which* will contain pretty nearly 

 every bit of statistical information about shows and field 

 trials, etc., promises to be a very interesting work, as it will 

 be profusely illustrated with pictures of dog fanciers and 

 their kennels. Major Taylor expects to have it out about 

 May. 



Lady— "Why did you have your dog's tail cut off?" Boy 

 — "To make him more affectionate." Lady— "Heml Did 

 that do it?" Boy— "Yes'm. He can wag all the time now 

 without gettin' tired."— Street £ Smith'* Good New*. 



Dr. Foote is having his annual "think" that he will dis- 

 pose of all his black and tan terriers without reserve. At 

 the same time we fancy the Doctor will find it more and 

 more difficult, as the days roll by, to get away from the 

 breed. 



By some unaccountable mistake we gave Adonis II. credit 

 for first place in smooth-coated St. Bernard dogs at Phila- 

 delphia. In this we did both the judge, Scottish Leader, 

 who really won first, and his fair owner an injustice. How- 

 ever, in the report of the show our remarks plainly showed 

 that Scottish Leader was the best dog. We presume that 

 now our proposed visit to the Quaker City maybe made 

 in perfect safety. 



We are exceedingly pleased to be able to say that the 

 Washington show was a success in spite of the weafter. A 

 soaking wet day to start with and then on Thursday a reg- 

 ular blizzard. Still, when the weather gave them half a 

 chance, the crowd just rushed in and soon filled the limited 

 space between the benches. 



The judging was all completed by evening of the first day. 

 That is, the regular awards and many of the specials. The 

 rings were well served and the only fault found in the 

 judging ring was occasioned by several of the numbers on 

 the tags not agreeing with the numbers in the judge's book 

 or catalogue. This, however, was all remedied in due time. 

 Several dogs were left out of the judging owing to their ab- 

 sence from their stalls when they should have been ready to 

 go into the ring. A few more lessons like this and exhibit- 

 ors will learn to keep their dogs on the bench till their 

 merits have been passed upon. 



It was a noteworthy fact that those dogs not accompanied 

 by their owners or handlers were religiously taken off their 

 benches twice a day and exercised; and there, was always 

 any amount of clean bedding in the stalls. The show was 

 kept sweet and clean, and the interior rings not being used 

 for exercising the dogs, there being one outside the building, 

 the hall did not require so much disinfectant and was very 

 much more sightly. 



The Blue Ridge Kennels made a handsome display of their 

 kenned and the various names over the dogs, and some of the 

 familiar faces conjured up visions of the hills of North Caro- 

 lina till one almost fancied one could smell the pine and fir- 

 ladened atmosphere of High Point or Lexington, it was 

 only fancy, however. Col. Ruppert's St. Bernards also made 

 an interesting group. We suppose that it is impossible to 

 ever hope for a bench show -where the dogs will be numbered 

 consecutively and not in kennels. Oue does not object so 

 much to dogs of one breed being benched together, but when 

 it comes to putting dogs together of different breeds to form 

 a kennel display it is annoying to all, both the public and 

 press men. 



First Exhibitor (at Washington.).— "I don't think it's fair 

 that so many of these specials should be given to residents 

 of the District of Columbia!" 



Second, ditto. — "Oh, well! let them have some fun, they 

 can't vote, you know." 



We had to leave Washington before the close of the show, 

 but a personal letter from Mr. Webster, the secretary, is so 

 interesting, and will give a better idea than we can of the 

 occurrences of the last day, that we do not hesitate to pub- 

 lish it: 



"Our show is over aud we have the satisfaction of know- 

 ing that we came out a little ahead. Considering the very 

 great odds of an expensive hall and the most dastardly 

 weather I ever saw in Washington, I think we did remark- 

 ably well. 



"On Friday afternoon the President, accompanied by 

 Lieut Parker and Mrs. Dimmick, attended the show. The 

 party had the post of honor in the gallery and enjoyed the 

 performance of Professor Hampton's dog circus, and when 

 it was over came down to the main floor and were shown 

 every dog of character and note. Most of them were taken 

 off their benches and displayed to the best advantage. Of 

 all the dogs he admired Dr. Dixon's kennel of Gordon set- 

 ters. There was also a parade of all the prize winners, 

 which was enjoyed by all. The President was greatly 

 pleased with the show, expressing his admiration of the 

 character of dogs on exhibition and complimented the club 

 on the admirable manner that everything was conducted, 

 and expressed the wish that the club would make a barrel 

 of money. After another look at the sporting dogs, pointers 

 and setters, he left tbe building, followed by many persons 

 of note. 



"Among the distinguished persons who have attended the 

 show several times were Justice Harlan and family, Justice 

 Brown. Judge and Miss Cox, General and Mrs. Greely and 

 little son, Mr. aud Mrs, Gallaudet and Miss Gallaudet, Mrs. 

 Tullock, Prof, and Mrs. Eastman, Senator Kenna. Mrs.Wil- 

 merding, Miss Wilmerding, Mrs. Senator Blackburn. Mrs. 

 Logan, the Misses Mendouca, of the Brazilian Legation, 

 Mrs. and Miss Foster, Mrs. Enos, Mrs. L. Z. Leiter, Mrs. 

 Hutchinson, etc. The Corean minister and wife were also 

 present — their first experience of this class of entertainment. 

 They sat for nearly an hour in the gallery, from which they 

 looked down at the performing dogs. Mrs. Ye wore a most 

 becoming new gown, fashioned in the prevailing style, and 

 with her shoulder cape of seal skin and stylish little bonnet 

 looked, in garments at least, a typical American. Both 

 Minister and Mrs. Ye expressed themselves as delighted with 

 this novel experience. 



"We have had a great time. One thing is very satisfactory 

 and it is the prevailing good nature of all in attendance. 

 All the boys say they had a big time and that they would 

 rather come to Washington than any show in the country— 

 excepting, of course, New York. We have heard no grum- 

 bling and very little dissatisfaction as to the judging. Mr. 

 Heath's awards were especially well received, and we com- 

 mend him to other shows. He knows why he gives a dog a 

 blue ribbon over another, and can give* his reasons. We 

 look forward tohisreport of his classes with much pleasure," 



The competition between the sporting dogs for the special 

 for best in the show was a keen one, and no division could 

 be made between Lady Gay Spanker and the fox terrier 

 Blemton Victor II. Instead of talking the matter over be- 

 tween themselves when there are a number of judges to 

 make this award— counted by all practical men "as a very 

 foolish one, by the way— it would be better to ballot for it. 

 Each man name his choice on a slip of paper and have them 

 opened by the secretary in the ring. If the first ballot 

 results in a tie, look the dogs over again, and vote an other 

 time. When they get talking together the stronger minds 

 influence the weaker as a rule, and a judge will often give 

 in for the sake of harmony, when he morally believes the 

 dog he has chosen out is the best. It is a foolish prize any- 

 how, and should be done away with, 



The dachshund Venus II., owned by Mr. E. A. Manice and 

 quarteredin Mr. Frank Dole's kennels at New Haven, Conn., 

 ran away from the kennelman the other day and has not yet 

 been heard of. This is a valuable bitch* and as she i's a 

 noticeable one, there should be no trouble in finally getting 

 on her track. 



We should be sorry to think that any dogman wotild be 

 guilty of writing such a scurrilous article on some of our 

 best known dogmen as that which appeared in the Sunday 

 Mercury the week before the New York dog show. There 

 was no one who read it, and it was read extensively by visit- 

 ing dogmen, but condemned it and wondered at the man 

 who could fall so low as to pen such stuff and drag into 

 publicity the private lives of his fellow dogmen, for that it 

 was either written or inspired by a dogman is very evident 

 from his knowledge of the men he writes of. All right 

 thinking men will deprecate this airing of private grudges 

 in the public press, as it only furthers the nonsensical ideas 

 some people have of dogs and dogmen. 



The Forest and Stream was the only journal to call the 

 attention of the A. K. C. to the obnoxious law of the cus- 

 toms department whereby after April 1 all animals im- 

 ported to this country shall show a certified register of five 

 generations on the sire's side and four on the dam's to en- 

 title them to a free entry. As this will practically prohibit 

 the importation of dogs, the A. K. C. has appointed a com- 

 mittee of three, Messrs. J. M. Taylor, James Watson, and 

 Frederic S. Webster, to endeavor to have the order rescinded 

 as far as it concerns the dog. With this end in view Messrs. 

 Taylor and Webster called on the Treasury authorities last 

 Thursday but found that the order was issued from the De- 

 partment of Agriculture and applied more particularly to 

 horses and cattle, though it includes all animals. These 

 gentlemen were instructed to draw up a formal application 

 to have the law remain as it is for the present in the case of 

 dogs, and this will be done as soon as they can meet Mr. 

 Watson and consult with him. There is no time for delay , 

 as the order once in effect will probably be more difficult to 

 change. 



The A. K. C. showed wisdom at its meeting when it de- 

 clined to either recognize the hydrophobia scare in the 

 Gibier Institute or advocate the exhibiting and breeding of 

 dogs in the zoological gardens. Let the dog shows educate 

 the public with the best type of the different breeds kept in 

 a proper manner and not in the degenerate way they would 

 be seen in a menagerie. The A. K. C. can far better pro- 

 mote the interests of dogs and breeders by instituting those 

 talked of A. K. C. medals to be donated at different shows. 

 Let the A. K. C. devote its surplus to the advancement of 

 the dog, and, depend upon it, it will draw good interest. 



Mr. A. D. Stewart, of Hamilton, Ont., is getting out of 

 his fox-terriers and intends returning to his earlier love, the 

 bulldog. The whole of his kennel will be disposed of March 

 ■31. The dogs are good ones and of the best breeding. 



Our suggestion, a few weeks since, that some one should 

 take a selling team out to the California shows seems to 

 have met with appreciation. Fred Kirby tells us he is think- 

 ing of doing the Denver and the above shows, if he can get 

 a number of dogs to take out. Ben Lewis also has the sub- 

 ject under serious consideration, and has already about 15 

 dogs promised, he wants to take about 40 on a special car, if 

 possible, and dispose of most of them before he returns. 



Mr. Henry Northward has sold the uoted Euglish setter 

 Benzine to Mr. Francis G, Taylor, and henceforth the dog 



