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NOTES AND NOTIONS. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



The couise of certain critics as to Mr. Lacy, merits em- 

 phatic condemnation. The testimony of an unknown, such 

 as "The Onlooker," being of no weight as an opinion, he 

 rests his protest on such facts as will meet with general con- 

 currence. That Mr. Lacy is the best kennel editor in the 

 country will surely be admitted. He has the rarest knack 

 of collecting and presenting news in an interesting form. 

 His honesty every way is unquestioned. It is not denied 

 that he has a good knowlenge of dogs; for my own part, I do 

 not bold him such a born .judge of dogs as Mr. Mason, Mr. 

 Davidson or Mr, Fellows, liienwho seem gifted with an in- 

 stinct for measuring animal form in anybreed, but excepting 

 these three, I do not know of a superior he has. Like any 

 and every man of any mental robustness, he has his own 

 opinions, and 1 am frank to say that in his expressions as to 

 the breed "The Onlooker" personally devotes himself to, I 

 have sometimes disagreed most diametrically with him, but 

 is he, as editor, to constitute himself a mere mouth-piece for 

 Tom. Dick and Harry!'' His recent utterance as to grey- 

 hounds is a case in point. The writer, knowing rather less 

 than nothing as to the breed, being guided only by impres- 

 sions, certainly thought Mr. Lacy was wrong in denying the 

 greyhound a deep chest, and had he felt authorised to 

 comment on Mr. Lacy's statement, would have done so in 

 an inquiring tone, most certainly not a derisive one, and 

 would thereby have escaped the snub of having "Stone- 

 henge" thrown in his teeth. 



What possible good is accomplished by the nagging, 

 derisive tone adopted by certain critics of Mr. Lacy? With 

 all respect in the world for the accomplished editor of the 

 London Stock-Keeper, I would inquire of him whether an 

 inquiry as to the reason for using such a remarkable phrase 

 as "noble" fox-terrier, would not have been in better taste 

 than summary ridicule of it? Finally, would it not be 

 better to save excoriations for some of the many knaves and 

 curs of low degree that infest kennel circles? If critics dis- 

 agree with his statements, by all means let them express 

 their differences, but may not a friendly, respecting tone be 

 used? The Onlooker. 



[As the above is of a personal nature, it may be explained 

 that it has not been seen by Mr. Lacy, and is printed here 

 wholly without his knowledge. ] 



POINTS AND FLUSHES. 



CHICAGO, April 30.— Mr. F. H. Perry, the well known 

 Irish setter breeder of Des Moines, la., aud owner of 

 Claremont Patsy and other good ones, writes me that a 

 kennel club has been formed at Des Moines and that a show 

 will be held in the second week of January next. Applica- 

 tion will soon be made for membership in the A. K. C. Mr. 

 Perry expressed an earnest wish that a bench snow circuit, 

 cum prising St. Louis, Omaha, Kansas City, St. Paul, Des 

 MVn'nes and St. Joe, could be arranged for next winter. 

 Mil waukee would also make a very desirable and important 

 factor in the arrangement. With the bench show club re- 

 cently formed in St. Louis, the members of which are dis- 

 posed to take vigorous action toward holding a successful 

 show, and the Kansas City Kennel Club, which recently 

 held a meeting in Kansas City to discuss the holding of a 

 bench show next fall, a most excellent beginning toward 

 establishing the circuit could be made with very little 

 trouble and effort if the officers of the Des Moines, Kansas 

 City and St. Louis clubs would agree upon dates. The 

 arrangement would be mutually advantageous, since it 

 would add greatly to the success of each individual show. 

 More dogs would be prepared to compete in a whole circuit 

 than would be for a single show, and for the same reason, 

 more dogs would be sent from a long distance. The circuit 

 would have the further advantage of coming at a time of 

 year when no shows were held in other sections, and hence 

 would not conflict with or be injured by competition with 

 other shows. Of course their claims of dates would be sub- 

 ject to the approval of or rearrangement by the A. K. C. 

 when they become members. Such a circuit, if once estab- 

 lished, would probably become permanent and would greatly 

 increase the dog interest in the West, which would be a 

 direct benefit to breeders at large, 



Mr. H. S. Bevan, of Lamar, Miss., writes Uje that he has 

 added to his kennel the English setter dog Whyte B. (Rod- 

 erigo— Florence Gladstone), and will use him largely as a 

 stud dog. He purchased him from the famous breeder, Mr. 

 P. H. Bryson, Memphis, Tenn. Whyte B. distinguished 

 himself most favorably in the late Southern trials. Mr. 

 Bevan expects most successful results from breeding this 

 dog to his bitches, which are of rare good breeding and 

 superior merit afield, representing several thousand dollars 

 in value. He contemplates running Whyte B. in the Held 

 trials this fall and winter. His enterprise and honest efforts 

 deserve success. 



The fox hunters of Chicago appear to be a most unfortu- 

 nate body of enthusiasts, their fox-hunting aspirations in 

 practice taking the form of much newspaper talk, a vigorous 

 start on horseback, an instant thinning of riders and a pull- 

 up at the first obstruction. Somehow, the sporting schemes 

 of these "sportsmen" take such forms as excite the earnest 

 attention aud intervention of the Humane Society, and un- 

 limited newspaper criticism. The last effort, which oc- 

 curred at Eairland, Douglas county, 111., on Wednesday, 

 April S7, was replete with the incidents which only these 

 weird riders can bestow. A very good idea of the "fox- 

 hunters' " conception of sport and its practical application 

 can be gathered from the following reprint: 



"The 'sportsmen' who went a-hunting tame foxes at Fair- 

 land, 111., had little 'sport' for their money. Mr. Little, one 

 of the officers detailed by the Humane Society to attend the 

 hunt, told the story of the proceedings to an Mmniny S'c ws 

 reporter this morning. 'If it had not been so brutal it would 

 have been ridiculous,' he said. 'After trying for a day to 

 find a wild fox, one of the men brought out two tame ani- 

 mals that he had brought up by hand and made pets of. He 

 led them by the collar to the field where the hunt was to 

 commence and let one of them go. At first the animal 

 played about the field, but presently it found a hole in the 

 fence and escaped. When the time allowed under the "rules 

 of the sport" had elapsed the hounds were loosed and dogs 

 and men went over the fence into the next field. There they 

 found the pet fox playing contentedly in the stubble. When 

 he saw the hounds he ran with them at first, but afterward 

 attempted to bite one and was torn to pieces. The second 

 fox fled into a drain pipe and a man who tried to drag nim 

 out was bitten in the wrist. That was the only blood shed 

 in the second hunt. Finally a man tied the body of the first 

 fox to his horse's tail and dragged it over the country and 

 the hounds followed until they causrht him. When' they 

 came back we served our warrants. We can prove without 

 difficulty that the men on whom we served warrants have 

 committed an offense punishable by the law of the State. 

 The society is entitled to a conviction and will prosecute the 

 case a 9 it would any other. If the laughter of the people 

 does not put an end to this imitation of English hunting 

 it must be stamped out bv law.' " 



Such wanton butchery of a defenseless animal merits the 

 most earnest attention of the Humane Society, and all true 

 sportsmeu should wish the society success in prosecuting 

 the violators of sport and humanity. This mockery of the 

 royal sport should be repudiated and condemned by all true 

 sportsmen. Such a public exhibition of brutality, if allowed 

 'npass as sport, would justly bring disgrace on the genuine 



fox hunters. Gentlemen, well-dressed and mounted, im- 

 pelled solely by a craving bloodthirstiness, are not sports- 

 men. The Chicago fox hunter appears to be sm generis. 

 Every hunt ends in a novel or brilliant fiasco. The prelimi- 

 nary education of these daring riders usually consists of 

 gentle rides on the boulevards aud taking fierce trainingin 

 the parks over water jumps fully 3ft. wide and hurdles 

 about 2ft. high. With such thorough training and the 

 knowledge of fox hunting which it engenders, it is not won- 

 derful that fame is achieved at one effort by such "sports- 

 meu." In hunting the wild fox his great speed, knowledge, 

 cunning, fertility of resources in baffling and escaping the 

 hounds pitted against the speed, intelligence and knowledge 

 possessed by the hounds afford the element of the sport. 

 The voices of the hounds, dashing riding and an element 

 of danger all contribute to the interest and excitement. The 

 fox has every opportunity to escape and often does so. This 

 is vastly different from taking a tame fox out in a lot aud 

 killing him. No one would consider it sport to take a setter 

 among a flock of tame geese and shoot them right and left, 

 yet it would be a similar circumstance. These sportsmen 

 have thoroughly demonstrated that the Humane Society is 

 necessary, and it is to be hoped that the Society will prove 

 that it is eminently useful by convicting the offenders. 



I was much gratified this week to receive a package of 

 photographs, portraying interesting scenes of the recent 

 Southern field trials, several containing excellent portraits 

 of judges, handlers and visitors, from Mr. W. S. Bell, of 

 Pittsburgh, Pa. The portraits do not testify alone to Mr. 

 Bell's skill, which, by the way, is most excellent. The num- 

 ber of photographs taken at. field trials, show the general 

 and growing interest in them by the people at large, the 

 constant improvements in photography and the large num- 

 ber of amateurs who practice the art. * B. Waters. 



THE INFLUENCE OF A PREVIOUS SIRE. 



Editor Forest and Stream : 



As many of your readers are aware, much attention has 

 been paid during the last six months to the above subject. 

 The principal consideration in my mind has always been 

 how often does this influence show itself ? Many writers in 

 American and English journals have contributed their ex- 

 perience and the result of their observations, and although 

 the results of these have not yet been tabulated, it is quite 

 evident that an overwhelming majority are against the idea 

 of this influence existing except in a very insignificant 

 minority of cases, and it is worth while remarking that 

 very, very few of those who incline to giving weight to this 

 influence as a practical matter, do not bring up that oft- 

 cited case of Lord Morton's mare, the quagga sire, the sub- 

 sequent black Arabian, etc., etc., ad nauseum, indicating 

 that many of them go on superstition. 



I have pushed inquiries in every direction attainable, and 

 the result of them has been that I got three cases where 

 progeny plainly showed traces of a preceding sire, against 

 fifty cases of mesalliances that were never followed by any 

 traces of the misfortune in subsequent litters. The reports 

 of observers in England give fully as high a proportion of 

 negatives, if not higher. I have not found one breeder of 

 experience in this country who gives the theory of influence 

 any real weight, two attaching an indefinite, misty import- 

 ance to it, the majority scouting it as "bloody rot." Some 

 cases of non-influence are very striking; the pointer bitch 

 Fan Fan, dam of many noted winners, having had her first 

 litter to a setter, and the noted bitch Beulah, dam of the 

 renowned Beaufort, having had the litter preceding Beau- 

 fort, Bradford, etc., to the Irish setter Berkeley. 



The result of these inquiries seems to me to firmly estab- 

 lish that the danger of future ill effects of an accident are 

 about equal to the chance of English setters or pointers be- 

 ing satisfactorily judged at New York show, or as Dr. Perry 

 puts it,to the chance of a monstrosity occurring in the human 

 family. Unquestionably this influence does occur, but for 

 all practical purposes, it does not exist as far as the breeder 

 is concerned. Further, when it does occur, it seems confined 

 to coat and color; conrormation and mentality being unaf- 

 fected; it is shown in but a few of a litter, the others being 

 true to the breeding, and it gradually disappears. So even 

 at its worst it is a trifle after all. 



Now I have one earnestly desired objec t, I want a puppy 

 whose paternity is unquestioned, who shows plain evidences 

 of the influence of a previous sire, such an instance as the 

 one cited by Dr. J. P. Gray of a thoroughbred pointer pup 

 that had the coat and color of the Newfoundland who was 

 the sire of the preceding litter. I want a bitch pup, anel when 

 I get it (if I ever do) I will have it trained to the work of its 

 breed and see how it performs; I will breed it straight and 

 see how far the "influence" is transmitted; in a word, I will 

 trv to learn something positive. 



Will not readers of Forest and Stream help me, and the 

 interests of breeders, along, by bearing this request of mine 

 in mind? W. Wade. 



Hin.TON, Pa., March 80. 



FLAPS FROM THE BEAVER'S TAIL. 



rpORONTO, Can.— Mr. P. J. Keating's, Toronto, black 

 X. field spaniel Bob (Bob Obo— NelJie), first in puppy 

 class here last fall and which had frequently been placed 

 since, has succumbed to a severe attack of inflammation of 

 the lungs. 



The dog show committee of the Industrial Exhibition 

 consists this year of Messrs. C. N. Postlethwait (chairman), 

 John Vaughan, J. F. Kirk, John Massey, C. H. Nelson, J. 

 Henderson, J. Wilson, Capt. Greville Harston, R. Junor. J. 

 S. Mitchener, H. P. Donovan, J. S. Williams and J. Dit- 

 worth, with Mr. C. A. Stone as secretary and superin- 

 tendent. 



The only new name on the list is that of Mr. J. S. Wil- 

 liams, the well-known St. Bernard breeder, who takes the 

 place of Mr. W. S. Jackson, who will be unable to give the 

 necessary time and attention to the show this year. 



At a meeting of the committee held April 26 in compliance 

 with a request from the National Beagle Club, the class 

 measurements were changed to under 12in. and from 12 to 

 loin. It formerly read 13in., etc. 



Mr. George Bell has bought a fox-terrier pup by Pitcher, 

 recently deceased, which in honor of his sire he has re- 

 named Pitcher II. H. B. Donovan. 



TRAINING AT FIELD TRIALS. 



Editor Forest and. Stream: 



Now that it is clearly proven by the great preponderance 

 of evidence that there is nothing in common or sympathy 

 between the "high class field trial dog" and the "edu- 

 cated, practical, field dog," it must be acknowledged 

 that there has beea much gained by long discussion, for there 

 are thousands that want a dog that can be educated into a 

 practical field dog where there is one that wants a field trial 

 dog and it will save much thought and money. Until this 

 much discussed matter came up I thought if I wanted the 

 best I must breed to, or buy, the get of "Baron von High- 

 classer," but being a believer in "like begets like " I now 

 see that I must return to my first love and breed to good old 

 "Reliable" for the practical and useful that will stand edu- 

 cating. Long live W. W. Titus; and may his ideas prevail. 



NkwH^ven, Oonu. s, 



"WOLF COURSING." 



Editor Forest and. Stream: 



I have read with great interest the accounts, as given in 

 your paper, of the match between the deerhounds and 

 Psovois, and the comments on same contained in your issue 

 of April 14.. As a breeder of deerhounds for actual work, 

 not for show purposes, and at the same time keeping the 

 breed pure and true, will you allow me to say a few words? 



First and foremost, let me put in one word of indignation 

 at the act of Mr. Macdougall (just a little short of murder) 

 in shooting his dog because forsooth he would not tackle an 

 animal for which probably he had never been entered. 

 He was bought on trust, was supposed and guaranteed to be 

 a wol f ki Her, and if he was not, was i t the dog's fault or 

 that of the man who trained him? But to proceed to my 

 own experiences. 



In 1883 my ranch in Nevada was so overrun with coyotes 

 that I found it absolutely necessary to do something to get 

 rid of them. I have a horror of putting out poison for any- 

 thing, knowing the awful agony i ts use entai Is. I therefore 

 purchased from Capt. A. J. Hutchinson, then residing near 

 Los Angeles, Cal., two puppies by Hector, bred by Miss De 

 la Poer, out of Gruagach, bred by Cameron, of Locheil. 

 I had great trouble with them at first, and feared 

 they would prove useless; however, with patience 

 and' kindness, and above all by educating them with a dog, 

 half mastiff and half greyhound, who would tackle any- 

 thing, I eventually turned out a couple of animals which 

 proved to be exactly what I desired. The training amounted 

 to little; never allow them to run anything except the 

 game for which you may desire them to be entered; no chas- 

 ing of jack rabbits especially, and above all no self hunting. 

 If possible let one man and the same always accompany 

 them, and if they are not too badly punished and cut up as 

 puppies I feel confident any deerhound can be taught to 

 attack any animal, but he must be trained for that particu- 

 lar animal. At one time I had fifteen dogs running at once, 

 but this was too many, as it provoked constant fights 

 among themselves, and I have always had better success 

 with three than any other number, and if possible one of 

 these ought to be an old dog. 



My dogs have never had an opportunity at a gray wolf, 

 but one of them, single-handed, in one day, killed nine 

 coyotes, or I should say disabled them so that they were 

 powerless, and the same dog killed in fair fight a large 

 mountain lynx. This may prove that the dogs, as a breed, 

 are not deficient in pluck; it is merely a question of early 

 education, and above all patience with what at first may be 

 a timid puppy and afterward turn out a dog that will 

 turn from nothing. HuOH W. Vail. 



Los AnubTjTss, Cal. 



LOS ANGELES DOG SHOW. 



PRIZE LIST-Concluded. 



ENGLISH SETTERS.— No challenge entries.— Open— Dog*: 1st, 

 &. A. Van Berk's Kasb; 34, J. P. Holbrook's Stamboul; 3d, H. M. 

 Tonner's Rov T. Very high com., Godfrey Fritz's Prince Charlie, 

 Wm. Garms's Sporr. High. com.. J. B. Banning'^ Colonel. Bitches: 

 1st, H. T. Payne's Lilly C; 3d, Joseph Singer. 



IRISH SETTERS.— No challenge entries.— Opbn— Doffs; 1st, C. 

 J. Ablborn's Brace. Bitches: 1st, -J. W. England's Nora Mavour- 

 neen; 3d, Mrs. L. L. Campbell's Lady Josie C. 



GORDON SETTERS -Bogs: 1st, C. H. Brown's Donald. Bitches: 

 1st. John W. Edward's Lady Clara Jane. Puppies: Prizes with- 

 held. 



IRISH WATER SPANIELS.-Prizes withheld. 



SPANIELS.— Alt. Breeus Over 28lbs.— Prizes withheld. Com., 

 T. B. Glover's Gip. Bitches: Prizes withheld. Com., H. Findlay's 

 Betty, G. Hoffman's Reno. Puppies: Prizes withheld. Com., H. 

 C- Pott's Bess. 



COCKER SPANIELS.— Dogs: 1st, withheld; 2d, E. S. Slater's 

 Dan Slatei: 3d, Fred S. Cox's Duke. Bitches: 1st, Fred S. Cox's 

 Flirt. 



RETRIEVERS.— 1st, withheld; 3d, Llewellyn Bros.' Nigger: 3d, 

 C. Milligan's Roy. 



CHESAPEAKE BAY DOGS— 1st, R. L. McKnight's Laddie. 



COLLIES.— Dogs: 1st, J. B. Banning's Fordhook Bravo; 2d, C. 

 R. Johnson's Perris; 31, Mrs. A. B. Anderson's Laddie. Very high 

 com., A. P. Baird's Snep. Bitches: No entries. Puppies: 1st, C. R. 

 Johnson's Perris. 



B P LL-TERRIERS.— Dot/s; Prizes withheld. Bitches: 1st, W. H. 

 Coll ma's Twilight. Com., Will T. Ward's Tip. Puppies: lst,W. H. 

 Collins's Twilight. 



FOX-TERRIERS. -Challenge— 1st, Sumner's Blemton Volun- 

 teer.— Open— Doy.*; lit, Messrs., Kobiekie and Martin's Blemton 

 Reefer; 2d, C. A. Sumner's Blemton Ve&Uviaxi; 3d, Warren Camp- 

 bell's Jack C. Very high com., Fred Smith's Winks. High com., 

 Geo. W. Debenham's Frisco Joker. Com., Geo. W. Ford's Jack 

 F. and Miss Sallie Utt»y's Bobby Burns. Bitches: l«t, John W. 

 Mitchell's Winifred a; 23, C. A. Sumner's Bonnie Buzz; 31, J. B. 

 Martin's Golden Clip. Beserve, C. A. Sumner's Bonnie Bess. 

 Very high com., John H. Bullcck's Blemton Lillian and Capt. A. 

 B. Anderson's Golden Patch. Hicb com.. Dr. W. W. Hitchcock's 

 Fashion. Com., Titos. S. OaseVs Frisky Viola, W. B. Morehead's 

 Nettle II., Capt. A. B. Anderson's Flirt and Mrs. A. R. D. Patter- 

 son's Vi. Puppies: lsi.S. W. Ferguson's Randy; 2d. F. Stokes's 

 Hampden Tip. Reserve. Geo. W. Debenham's Frisco Joker. Very 

 high com., E. Lyndon Bowenig's Glendale. Frolic. High com., 

 Capt. A. B. Anderson's Sw^ep. Bitches: 1st, S. W. Ferguson's 

 Rosy; 3d, C. A. Sumner's Bonnie Buzz. Very high com., J. B. 

 Martin's Golden Clip. High com., Geo. W. Ford's Rags. 



SKYE TERRIERS— 1st, Jennie sndT. H. Helmes's Jerry. 



AIREDALE TERRIERS.— 1st and 3d, A. W. Sketehley's Red 

 Venus and Badger II. 



DACHSHUND.-lst, Henry Plirrmaun's Waldena. 



TOY TERRIERS. -1st, J. C. Blackington's Lady. 



PUGS.— Open— Bogs: 1st withheld; 2d, W. E. Christie's iNeal. 

 Bitches: 1st, S. G. Spters's Pug; 2d, J. W. P. Dukes's Belle. 



POMER ANrANS.— 1st, Mrs. E. R. Cleveland's Doady. 



MISCELLANEOUS.— 1st, Gun Helen's Mustache. 



SPECIALS. 



Best mastiff, J. Tyler's Draco a. Best St. Bernard. J. B. Mar- 

 tin's Republican. Best deerhound, Mrs. H. W. Vails's Trojan. 

 Best, greyhound, S. Tyler's Pronto. Best pointer dog, E. K. 

 Bencbley's Kan-Koo. Best bitch and best pointer in show, H. M. 

 Tenner's Amaryllis. Best get of Kan-Koo, H. M. Tonner's Ah 

 Sing. Bestfget of Idstone Bang, J. W. Eugland's Spot. Best 

 English setter (3), H. T. Payne's Lily C Best Irish setter, J. W. 

 England's Nora Mavourneen. Best Gordon setter, J. W. Edward's 

 Lady Clara Jane. Best cocker spaniel, Fred S. Cox's Flirt. Best 

 retriever, Lewellyn Bros.'s Nigger. Best Chesapeake Bay. R. L. 

 McKnight's Laddie. Best collie, J. B. Banning's Fordhrook 

 Bravo. Best bull-terrier, W. H. Collins's Twilight. Best fox- 

 terrier, Messrs. Kobicke and Martin's Blemton Reefer. Best get 

 of Blemton Vesuvian; F. Stokes's Hampden Tip. Best Skye ter- 

 rier. J. & T. H. Holmes's Jerry. Best Airedale, A. W. Sketehley's 

 Red Venus. Best pug, S. G. Spiers' Pug. Best Pomeranian, Mrs. 

 E. R. Cleveland's Doady. Best dog entered by a German, Henry 

 Pfirrmann's dachshund Waldena. Beet toy, J. C. Blackinton's 

 Lady. Best dog entered by a lady. Mrs. H. W. Vail's Trojan. Best 

 kennel of fox-terriers, C. A. Summer's. Best sporting doer, H. M. 

 Tonner's Amaryllis. Best bitch bred in California, S. W. Fer- 

 guson's Roxy. Best brace of greyhounds, Geo. W. Gordon's Leo 

 and Deno. Best brace of pointers, H.M. Tonner's Ah Sing and 

 Amaryllis. Exhibitor with the biggest entry, S. Tyler. 



These are the awards where there was any competition, the 

 other specials covering about five pages of the catalogue, follow 

 the awards in the regular classes 



BENCHING AT DENVER SHOW.— New York City.— 

 Editor Forest and Stream: With reference to your account 

 of the Denver dog show in your issue of April 21, in which 

 you state "the benching was good, the partitions being of 

 wire," will you allow us to inform your readers through 

 your valuable columns that the Continental Kennel Club 

 have obtained the right to use this benching from us by 

 paying us a royalty, they having acknowledged the infrinK 

 ment of our patent.— Speatt.s Patent (America) L'd.. 



