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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[May 26, 1893. 



DOG CHAT. 



The little show held by the Androscoggin Kennel Club 

 proves conclusively that the interest in dogs in Maine is 

 very much on the increase, and though such gatherings are 

 a novelty the people of Lewi ston seemed to takekindlvto 

 the one held last week. To the secretary, Mr. Catland*, is 

 due most of the credit of both getting up the kennel club 

 and the successful working of the show, as he is both a 

 courteous and hard-working man. Mr. Lawrence and the 

 treasurer were also active workers, both as stewards of the 

 ring and during the show. 



After the disastrous fire the first day of the show held by 

 the Androscoggin Poultry Association in 1889, matters 

 looked pretty blue for any future attempts in this direction, 

 but Mr. Catland, not being able to interest the pouitry 

 contingent to organize another club or hold a dog show, de- 

 termined to form a kennel club, which he did last January. 

 As the former show was in the old City Hall, which, as we 

 have remarked, was burnt down in 1889, it was an appropri- 

 ate idea to hold the first show of the new club during the 

 week that the handsome new City Hall was opened. The 

 show was held just opposite this new building, in the skat- 

 ing rink, which is also dignified by the name of Grand 

 Opera House. The building is excellently adapted for such 

 a display; it is light, airy, and large enough for a show of 

 three or four hundred dogs. The benching was excellently 

 well made, and contrary to the general run of such struc- 

 tures, bad quite a comfortable and pleasing effect. The 

 judging was on the stage at one end. The building through- 

 out the show was kept very clean and free from offensive 

 odors. The expense of the show being comparatively small 

 the club should not be losers, as the attendance at night and 

 on the last day, when the new Town Hall was opened, was 

 quite gratifying, so that no doubt next year the club will 

 make a more ambitious effort, and as Lewiston is easily 

 reached a good entry should be forthcoming. Before leav- 

 ing the subject we cannot pass on without speaking of the 

 kindness and courtesy shown to the visitors by Mr. Cat- 

 land and the townsmen with whom we were brought into 

 contact, and to Dr. Brackett, the veterinarian, especially 

 we were indebted for many favors such busy men find little 

 time to indulge in. We may also remark that outside of 

 the pointer kennels of Messrs. Roberts and Ledyard there 

 are very few good show dogs owned in the State, and the 

 show just held must have been quite a public educator, as 

 the quality of dogs in some of the classes could compare 

 most favorably with some of our spring shows. 



Geo. Jarvis took his team up by boat from New York, and 

 remarking his pallid look we were informed that the return 

 journey would be made by rail as the ship's roll was not 

 the kind of one he was partial to, both "George," Lad of 

 Kent and Warren Tripper having suffered from nml de 

 mer. 



Mr. L. C. Whiton's greyhound Spinaway is after all not 

 in whelp, and;the long journey and the tremendous fee de- 

 manded for Fullerton's services, to say nothing of Mr. 

 Whiton's enterprise in sending his bitch so far, have re- 

 sulted in bitter disappointment. Mr. Whiton has cur sym- 

 pathy and we trust there will be no difficulty about a return 

 service. It is a risky undertaking anyhow, and in view of 

 the many failures in the past, not at all a profitable invest- 

 ment when one considers the risk. We have some pretty 

 good dogs over here now, and McKinley principles should 

 dominate. 



We have received some pretty pictures of the Lansdown 

 Kennels' fox-terriers for which Dr. Darby will accept our 

 thanks. The front view of Desperado is exceedingly life- 

 like. 



Mr. "Square Deal" Eberhart informs us, in a letter which 

 lay unopened last week on account of our absence at Lewis- 

 ton show, that he has purchased the pug Patsy Bolivar, by 

 his Cashier out of Flossy II.. that is by champion Bradford 

 Ruby. This dog will be brought out at Lexington show. 

 The Humane Society of Cincinnati will take charge of the 

 stray dogs in that city June 1, and the city has appropriated 

 32,000 per year for this purpose. A new pound will be built 

 and all dogs that the Society cannot sell or find homes for 

 will be put out of the way in a humane manner. The ex- 

 ample of this society should be followed by other cities, and 

 the duty of protecting our streets from the homeless curs 

 that give the whole breed a bad name taken out of the 

 hands of the politicians, as in New York, for instance. 



"How is yoh gettin' 'long?" "Fine. I'se dribiu' a dog 

 kyartnow." "Go way!" "Yaas, I is. I'se wuh'kin fur de 

 pound. "—Washington Star. 



The Brunswick Fur Club will hold its fourth annual field 

 trials at Princeton, Mass., commencing Nov. 14. 



We regret to hear of the death of Mr. Frank Windholz's 

 favorite English setter bitch Princess Phoebus. She was 

 missed from the kennels for about twenty minutes, wheu 

 found she was lying cut in two by the railroad cars. Mi\ 

 Windholz tells us she was probably on the way home along 

 the track and, as her hearing was imperfect, was run into by 

 the train. Her owner feels his loss keenly, as she was the 

 first of the many good English setters he has imported, and 

 besides being a grand field dog was a winner on the bench 

 and very valuable on account of her breeding. She was 

 whelped in June, 1883, and was by Prince Phoebus out of 

 Patch, by champion Rock; Prince Phoebus being a son of 

 the noted Tarn O'Shanter out of Prue. Mr. Geo. Hellewell 

 was her breeder. It is a peculiar circumstance that when 

 South a few years ago, while out_ hunting, she ran along a 

 railroad track and, intent on pointing some birds on the bank, 

 she was lifted by the cow-catcher of the express train and 

 thrown up the bank some distance ahead. Mr. Windholz 

 was a quarter of a mile away and of course expected to find 

 her cut to pieces, instead of this, when he reached the place, 

 she was limping back to where she had first caught the 

 scent of the birds. Needless to say this bitch found a place 

 very near her owner's heart the rest of her life. 



The New Jersey Kennel Club having seemingly dropped 

 into innocuous desuetude, there is a feeling among many 

 dog lovers round Newark that some action should be taken 

 toward forming a new club, with the intention of holding 

 shows and otherwise improving the status of the dog. 

 With that end in view the following circular has been 

 issued, which we trust will bear fruit in due course: "There 

 is a general desire among sportsmen and owners of dogs in 

 and around Newark, and throughout the State, that an 

 organization be formed, which shall give exhibitions and in 

 other ways increase an interest in the dog and their general 

 improvement. After preliminary gatherings I have been 

 asked to call a meeting at the Continental Hotel, on Friday 

 evening, May 27. We shall be pleased to see you and all 

 interested at 5 P, M. sharp. — E. H, Johnson." A3 there is 

 now no kennel club in New Jersey, a member of the A.K.C., 

 the new organization should have little difficulty in obtain- 

 ing recognition. 



At a meeting of the bench show committee of the Indus- 

 trial Exhibition Association, held May 20, several judges 

 were selected, and upon their acceptance their names will 

 be published. The Canadian Kennel Club will offer diplo- 

 mas for best kennel, best brace, best dog, best bitch and 

 best dog and bitch (pointer and Eaglisn setter) with a field 



trial record owned by members of the C. K. C. A new 

 feature at bench shows will be sweepstakes in a large num- 

 ber of breeds for the best dog or bitch whelped on and after 

 Jan. 1, 1891, Canadian or United States bred, who have 

 never won a money prize, S2 entrance, divided into 40, 30, 

 20 and 10 per cent. All the money in the sweepstakes will 

 be divided, but all competitors must be entered in their 

 regular classes at the show. 



Mr. A. D. Stewart is agitating the formation of a fox- 

 terrier club for Canada, and with the number of fanciers of 

 the breed over the border the idea should meet with sup- 



Eort. This will be the first Canadian specialty club, we 

 elieve. 



The noted pointer Duke of Dexter, owned by Mr. Charles 

 D. Roberts, will, on June 1, be put in the hands of C. F. 

 Waterhouse, Oakham, Mass., to be prepared for the New 

 England field trials next fall. 



As Miss Marion E. Bannister is continually receiving let- 

 ters sent to her old address at Cranford. N. J., in future all 

 letters to the secretary of the American Pet Dog Club should 

 be addressed to Blenheim Cottage, Springfield^ N. J. 



The following agreement, sent to us by Mr, H. L. Kreu- 

 der, has the true sportsmanlike ring in it and should be 

 numerously signed, or the prospects of enough game for the 

 N. B. C. trials next fall will be very small: 



"Agreement.— It having transpired and come to our 

 notice that by a recent bill introduced in Assembly by 

 Member McLaughlin, of Kings county, and signed by out- 

 Governor, it is lawful to hunt and kill rabbits at any' time 

 in New York State, excepting on Long Island. By this it 

 can readily be seen that unless some local arrangements be 

 made, the rabbit will soon become extinct and our custom- 

 ary amusement in the fall would soon become a thing of the 

 past. Therefore, we the undersigned, being true-spirited 

 and sport loving citizens of Nanuet and vicinity, do hereby 

 agree to ignore the privileges given by said enactment and 

 will hunt and kill the rabbit only between Nov. 1 and Jan. 

 1, as heretofore. In order that non-residents may not do 

 what we ourselves would not, we further agree to consider 

 all strangers who come to hunt rabbits as trespassers and 

 order them off our grounds. Signed." 



In losing by death the St. Bernard Lord Bute Mr. Kros- 

 key has sustained a severe loss, both in a pecuniary sense 

 and as a breeder. The dog, since his importation to this 

 country, had been more of less under a cloud, having skin 

 disease and other ailments, and though he has served a 

 number of bitches he has not proved so successful as a sire 

 on this side as he did wheu owned in England. The idea 

 seems to prevail that he was not properly acclimated before 

 being put to stud. An autopsy proved that embolism of 

 the pulmonary veins of the heart catising congestion of the 

 lungs was the cause of death. It is hinted that this was an 

 old trouble, though Mr. Kroskey received a veterinary cer- 

 tificate when he purchased him stating the dog was in per- 

 fect health, Lord Bute has sired some of the best dogs in 

 the breed, notably Sir Hereward, Siegfried, Young Bute, 

 Lady Gladys, etc. He was whelped June, 1887, and wa3 by 

 champion Save out of Sabrina, so he came honestly by his 

 good producing qualities. Mr. Kroskey 's Madame Bedivere 

 is in whelp to Lord Bute, so we will hope that this gentle- 

 man may still get somethiug that will in part make up for 

 his great loss. The year of 1892 will long be remembered 

 among our St. Bernard breeders as one of the most disas- 

 trous to the fancy, Plinlimmon, Prince Regent, Scottish 

 Prince and now Lord Bute having passed away. It is a 

 fact that America has paid the largest prices for dogs of 

 this breed, only to lose them sooner or later by disease of 

 some sort or another. How is it? 



The adjourned meeting of the National Greyhound Club 

 took place at Mr. L. C. Whiton's office, US Broadway, New 

 York, at 4:30 P. M. Monday last. It was decided that three 

 bronze medals should be given at the Toronto show. The 

 action of the "Psovoi" committee was indorsed and the 

 name stands "Psovoi" for the breed known as Russian 

 wolfhounds. Messrs. A. L. Fitzgerald, A. L. Page and W. 

 R. Caminoni resigned. The treasurer's report was read and 

 accepted showing a balance of $52 61. A resolution of con- 

 dolence was passed on the death of Mr. Geo. Shepard Page. 

 The old committee on judges was disbanded and a new one 

 appointed composed of Messrs. Osborn, Whiton and Drake. 

 Mr. L F. Bartels was elected to fill the vacancy on the 

 board of directors owing to Mr. Fitzgerald's resignation, 

 and Mr. Van Hosen will fill the vacancy caused by Mr. A. 

 L. Page's resignation. Additional members on committees 

 were elected as follows: Prize committee, C. F. R. Drake; 

 Committee on Membership, Messrs. H. Osborn and James 

 Mortimer; Committee on Publication, C. F. R. Drake. Tne 

 following new members were elected: Messrs. A. C. Usher, 

 Horatio Nelson, W. D. Blenes, T. W. Bartels, L. F. Bartels, 

 Geo. McDougall, Chas. Barrow, James Mortimer, C. B. 

 Crouse and H. W. Smith. Col. North and Mr. Geo. Raper 

 and the president of the National Coursing Club of England 

 were elected honorary members. Mr. James Mortimer was 

 put on the board of governors in the place of Mr. Geo. S. 

 Page, deceased. 



The Northwestern Field Trials Club have decided to hold 

 their inaugural trials at Morris, commencing the first Mon- 

 day in September. Entries for the Derby close July 1 aud 

 the All- Age Stake Aug. 1. All the entry and starters' fees, 

 besides some special donations, will be given in prizes, 

 which will amount from promised entrances to nearly 

 $1,000. Mr. P. H. Gotzian, of St. Paul, promises six entries, 

 W. T. Hunter, of Wheatland, Dak., four, Rev. W. H. 

 Spence, Grand Forks, two, besides a number with one and 

 two. These with the Can idian entries should make quite 

 an interesting International trial. Forms of entry, con- 

 taining full particulars, can be had from any of the'under- 

 mentioned, to whom all entries can be made, viz : Paul H. 

 Gotzian, St. Paul, Minn.; W. T. Hunter, Wheatland, North 

 Dakota; Tbos. Stone, Calgary Alta., or Thomas Johnson, 

 Winnipeg, Manitoba. 



Mr. E. H. Moore does seem to be about the unluckiest of 

 our breeders in some ways. Now we hear he lost by fire, 

 last week, his new house and stable. The loss is said to be 

 ■520,000, on which there was $9,000 insurance. The loss of 

 Minting and Ilford Caution, Hen Lomond, Alton and Plin- 

 limmon was hard to bear, but this last catastrophe would 

 put a damper on any man's spirits, and Mr. Moore has our 

 sincere sympathy. 



It seems to be our task this week to chronicle disasters or 

 losses of some sort, and the mail has just brought us news 

 of other deaths. This time it is the greyhound poor old 

 champion Memnon, wi thout doubt the finest greyhound that 

 ever came to this couutry. Old "Dick" has held on well, 

 for when he succumbed to old age last Saturday he was 

 fourteen years old. This grand greyhound could hold bis 

 own when in his prime with auy of them, as his 65 prizes on 

 bench and in the field fully prove. Peace to his ashes 1 It 

 will be long, we fancy, before we see another such a perfect 

 greyhound,' Mr, Wixom, of the Hornell Harmony Kennels, 

 owned him at the time of bis death. He was imported by 

 Mr. H. W. Smith, sold by him to Mr. King, of Toronto, who, 

 we believe, sold him to Mr. Huntington, and he in turn 

 passed him over to Mr. Wixom, some three years since. This 

 same kennel also lost April 30 the beagle bitch champion 



Una, she dying in parturition. This bitch was one of the 

 best in America, and had won 35 prizes. Mr. Wixom says 

 he still has some good ones left and intends to keep up the 

 reputation of the Hornell-Harmony Kennels with some 

 good youngsters which he has ready for the fall shows. 



Dr. O. S. Bamber, secretary of the Rochester Kennel Club, 

 writes us: "At a meeting of the Rochester Kennel Club on 

 May 20. the following officers were elected: President, War- 

 ham Whitney; First Vice-President, J. R, Fanning; Second 

 Vice-President, G E. Peer: Secretary, Dr. O. Stewart Bam- 

 ber; Treasurer, Harry Yates; Veterinary, Dr. Albert Drink- 

 water. The clash in dates for show with Hamilton, Canada, 

 was discussed and the secretary was instructed to correspond 

 with the Hamilton Club, with the idea of effecting a com- 

 promise agreeable to both. The Rochester Kennel Club 

 claimed the dates, Sept. 6 to 9, in the March number of the 

 American Kennel Gazette before Hamilton had claimed 

 them in any kennel paper published in the 'States,' and 

 were totally unaware that Hamiliton had claimed the same 

 dates with the C. K. C." 



AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB MEETING. 



The quarterly meeting of the executive committee was 

 held May 19 at the rooms of the club at 44 Broadway, New 

 York city. Delegates of the following clubs were present, 

 The associate members (three officers), American Pet Dog 

 Club, Continental K. O, Great Dane Club, Gordon Setter 

 Club, Kansas City Club, Keystone K. G, Maryland K. C, 

 Pointer Club and Westminster K. C. 



The credentials of the following delegates were aceepted; 

 Elmira K. C, F. A. Cheney; Tri-City K. C, E. S. Arnold: 

 Am. Pet Dog Club, F. Farrar Rackham: Beaver Field 

 Trial Club, Geo. A. Chabot: Hermitage K. C, Hon. J. II. 

 Acklen; Maryland K. C.,W. Stewart Diffenderffer; Western 

 Michigan K. C, Geo. B. Thomas: Pointer Club, G. Muss- 

 Arnolt: Keystone K. C, Dr. M. H. Cryer; Mascoutah K. C, 

 G. H. Goodrich. 



Dr. Cryer presided. The treasurer's report was as fol- 

 lows and was accepted: 



Receipts from all sources from Jan. 1, 1892 $8 473.61 



Expenses 3,793.90 



Balance $4,679.71 



The Louisiana Poultry and Pet Stock Association and the 

 Kansas City K. C. were dropped from the club for non-pay- 

 ment of dues. 



The committee on the World's Fair and field trials and 

 coursing were discharged, also the dog ordinance commit- 

 tee. 



The appeal of Mr. Francis G. Taylor was then taken up. 

 Mr, Taylor having res.gned as an associate member de- 

 manded a stud book for 1891 from the club, though for part 

 of the year he had not been a member. His request whs re- 

 fused by the secretary, and he appealed to the club. The 

 action of the secretary was sustaiued. At the same time 

 the secretary was instructed to furnish a book to Mr. Tay- 

 lor as a matter of courtesy only. 



The question as to whether au exhibitor could purchase 

 simply the show rights in a dog was then discussed. It was 

 the sense of the meeting that this might lead to fraud in 

 order to make up teams, etc., and it was decided that the 

 rule must be upheld and the dog must be the bona fide 

 property of the exhibitor. 



The St. Bernard Roland, Jr. 's cancelled stud book num- 

 ber being given in the New York show catalogue the 

 owner was called upon to explain; he maintained that the 

 number had been inserted by the show committee unknown 

 to him. The matter was eVentually referred to the stud 

 book committee for investigation. The appeal of Mr. C. 

 M. Nelles for reinstatement was laid on the table. The 

 action of the Canadian Kennel Club in the Mercer e<jse was 

 sustained. 



The subject of licensed veterinary surgeons was next 

 taken up, and it was decided that candidates for licenses 

 be compelled to show their diplomas and must have had 

 five years practice in veterinary surgery before they could 

 receive a license from the club to act, and only licensed 

 veterinarians shall be allowed to act at shows held under 

 A. K. C. rules. The further consideration of the matter 

 was referred to the committee on rules. 



Be the claim of L. F. Whitman for $30 railroad expenses 

 from Chicago to the February meeting of 1891, Mr. Vreden- 

 burgh stated that as this claim was not presented till April, 

 1892, he refused to pay it, as his accounts were all closed 

 for 1891, also stating that it was peculiar that the claim 

 should be made at this late date, and especially so after 

 Forest and Stream bal stated in February last that Mr. 

 Whitman had made a claim for $36, which' statement was 

 corrected the following week by the secretary, who stated 

 that this amount was paid to Dr. Perry for his expenses as 

 an associate officer out of the fund set aside for that pur- 

 pose. After some discussion the secretary was instructed 

 to ask Mr. Whitman to furnish an itemized account of his 

 expenses that made up the S36 he claimed. The rule that 

 allowed $100 as a fund for associate delegates' expenses to 

 meetings was then rescinded. All agencies of the A. K. C. 

 were also abolished. 



The Importation committee reported progress, stating that 

 owing to their appeal to the Department, the importation 

 law now required for dogs imported to this country to enter 

 free as breeding stock, one registered sire on the sire's side 

 and four sires on the dam's side, together with a certificate 

 from the secretary of the stud book in which they were 

 registered. 



The Removal committee reported progress and stated that 

 they will now issue a call for membership in the new club, 

 the limit at present being 100 life members at $100 fee, 200 

 non-resident members at $12, ond 100 resident members at 

 $20. The money received from this source to be held in trust, 

 and as soon as a suitable building has been secured and 

 everything is ready the members would be notified and their 

 membership commence from that date. 



The committee on transportation to secure better express 

 rates, reported progress and stated they had appealed to the 

 monthly Express Conference, in Chicago, to have the dog 

 rate reduced to that for merchandise and also for a limited 

 liability for accidents; they expect a favorable result. No 

 other business of importance was transacted and the com- 

 mittee adjourned. 



"WOLF COURSING." 



Minneapolis, Minn., May 5.— Editor Forest and Stream: 

 In "wolf coursing" I was amused; but do not blame 

 the dogs so much. There is an affinity between wolves 

 and dogs, especially at certain seasons. That old sbe 

 wolf was quite safe anyhow, as her sex will usually pro- 

 tect her, and her condition also usually would. The man 

 who shot a good hound should know that the dog had dog 

 sense, if he had not enough of the human kind. Having 

 owned and imported Scotch deerbounds "before the war," 

 when game was plentiful. I know something relating to 

 dogs and game, be they wolves, buffalo or any of the prairie 

 game or that of the Rockies. The cactus plant is dead 

 against the dogs in coursing on the plains, when found in 

 quantities. R. S. W. 



The four full-page picture?, Yoiwg Mountain Sheep, American 

 K1U, Group of ElK, aud Kobest and Stheam's Grizzly, from the 

 "Forest and Stream Animal Series,' 1 '' handsomely printed on heavy 

 paper suitable for framing. The. set of four (in tube) will be sent 

 for ten cents (stamps will do).— Adv. 



