JULY 33, 1891,1 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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The Tornnto Keunel Club bas decided to hold a club show 

 of the following breeds, spaniels, poodles and setters, and 

 their points will be explained by the Judge or judges 

 selected. 



From a letter we have received from Rochester we gather 

 that it is the intention of the Rochester Kennel Club to hold 

 a show the same week as Montreal, beginning- Sept. 22, 

 This will be unfortunate for both, but rnni-e especially for 

 Montreal, as a show in New York State is sure to command 

 a good entry. 



Irish setter men will welcome to their ranks Mr. E. B. 

 Bishop, and judging from Mr. Washington's letter in an- 

 other coliimn he will be no luke warm partisan, but will do 

 all he can to further the interests of the breed. Mr. Bishop 

 met with a painful accident the nther day while ridiiag in 

 Eden Park, in CinciuuRti. His horse bolted and banged him 

 against a post, breaking his leg, but luckily throwing him 

 on to a soft grass plot. The fall was a bad one, but he is, we 

 are glad to say, now out of danger and on the road to recov- 

 ery. 



Mr. R. B. Morgan, of Akron, Ohio, sends us a fine picUire 

 of a good-lonking pointpr bitch, Naso Belle, by Tory White 

 out of Nan of Naso. She looks as if she bad had a good home 

 since Cleveland show, where she was nothing but skin and 

 bone. 



In accordance with a recent decision of the English Ken- 

 nel Club affecting the St. Bernard Club's wins to count for 

 championship. Sir Bedivere is entitled to the title of cham- 

 pion in England. 



We are indebted to Mr. W. L. Washington for a very fine 

 picture of a group of his Irish setters with himself in the 

 background. The grouping is excellent and the camei'a 

 shoAvs these good dogs just as they are. 



Mr. F. S. Webster, who will be remembered for his many 

 acts of kindness to those who exhibited at the Washington 

 show last spring, is now located in New York city, at 738 

 Broadway, where, he wi'ites us, he will be pleased to meet 

 any of his friends who are doggily incliupd. He still, how- 

 ever, retains the secretaryshij) of the Washington Kennel 

 Club and also repi-esents their interests as a delegate to the 

 A. K. C. He tells us the club has claimed dates for their 

 next .show, and they expect to have a good one, as it is well 

 known that this club made a big profit on their fii-st ven- 

 ture. 



Mr. A. R. Crowell ("Namquoit") sends us a copy of the 

 first issue of the new monthly, Forest, FicM and Farm, the 

 kennel department of which is under his especial charge. 

 The number before us is replete with articles on yachting, 

 fishing, sbootins and all kindred .sports, including of course 

 our friend the dog. The increasing interest now taken in 

 canine matters on the Pacific coast is excuse enough for the 

 excellent kennel department which this well-known writer 

 has arranged, and we sincerely trust he will have the suc- 

 cess his many friends think he deserves. 



We hear that now that Mr. Paul Hacke has purchased one 

 of the best kennels of Barzois in Russia, that belonging to 

 the Grand Duke George of Micbaelovitch, in which are in- 

 cluded five stud dogs alone, he contemplates building one of 

 the Quest kennels in America to house them in appro- 

 priately. They are not to be kept in idleness, we are told, 

 for it is the intent ion of those interested in the breed to in- 

 augurate some meeting where the cowardly wolf will have 

 a chance to show how fast he can run. The capabilities for 

 sport that this vast country of ours affords seems unlimited, 

 and the elenieut of danger to lie found in wolf coiir-siug will 

 constitute an added charui to many who may think the 

 coursing of the wily jack a comparatively tame "sport. 



We hear that Mr. Edward Booth, who brought Sir Bedi- 

 vere over from England in such good shape for Mr. Sears, 

 has taken the position as manager of the Cloverdell Stock 

 Farm Kennel of St. Bernards, at Col mar, Pa. 



Mr, F. W. Chapman, the energetic secretary of the National 

 Beagle Club, paid us a pleasant visit on Friday last. He 

 came down from Boston to inspect the country round Nan- 

 uet, Rockland county, N. Y., with a view to its adaptability 

 for the coming beagle trials. Mr. H. L. Kreuder, who owns 

 the Rockland Ivennel of beagles at that jilace, felt convinced 

 that the club would do well to tliink seriously of Ids sug- 

 gestion, and now that Mr. Cbapuiau has seen -the coautry 

 he is enchanted with it, and thinks it the best ne has ever 

 seen for the purpose. The country is open and the cover 

 not so dense as round Salem, N. H., and hares are plentiful. 

 To have a proper display of speed and scent-lifting powers, 

 a more open country is necessary than that of last year, for 

 we doubt if judges can be found who would be willing to 

 undergo the quite unnecessary amount of hard work that 

 the two who officiated last year had to undergo. Running 

 in comparatively open ground with the beagles well in sight 

 i.s a pleasure to all, but making ten yards in two mi outes 

 through heavy brush, and scarred and bleeding from sundry 

 affectionate briers, is hard work of the most dispensable 

 kind. At Nanuet there are ample accommodations for 

 visitors, and free quarters for the dogs are promised at Mr, 

 Kreuder's place. It is intended, we believe, to hold the 

 trials toward the end of November, and the entries promised 

 will make them an assured success. A meeting of the club 

 will be held this week to take final action in the matter. 



The lucky winners of the English Kennel Club medals 

 have received them at last. The medal, weai-e told, is silver 

 and of good size, and the design an ingenious one. It would 

 of course have been invidious on the part of the club to en- 

 grave certain breeds of dogs on them, as the design would 

 have to be a permanent one. The design adopted, however, 

 is a very happy one. The three shields of Eugland, Scotland 

 and Ireland are surmounted by the royal crown, with an 

 ornamental panel below on which are embossed whips and 

 leashes, making a handsome trophy well worth winning. 

 When shall we be iible to describe our A. K. C. medals. If 

 these libel suits don't drain the cup, breeders should soon 

 hear of them, with the stud book in such a prosperous con- 

 dition; 



Among the new advertisements we notice this week that 

 G. Acenowr offers two foxhound pups for sale: C. A. Houck, 

 St. Bernard dog Kinglimmoo: M. T. Mason, pointer pups; 

 A. H. Cashen, Irish setter pups: Moorefleld Kennels, choice 

 English setter pups: P. O Box PAO, Easton, Md,, Chesapeake 

 Bay puppies; J, H. Ten Eyck Burr, St. Bernard pups, and 

 Connelly, Newfoundland pups. 



Mr. A. B. Truman, of San Francisco. Cal,, has purchased 

 a couple of good poiuter puppies; one from Mr, W. T. Hun- 

 ter, of Wheatland, N. Dak,, by King of Kent out of Lass of 

 Bloomo, and thus a half brother to'^the noted field dog Rip 

 Rap. The other is from Mr. Tuomas Johnson, of Winnipeg, 

 Manitoba, and is named Upton Blithe. He is by Igbt field 

 Upton out of Ightfield Blithe, both field trial winners. These 

 ■will be run at future trials at Bakersfield, Cal. 



Mr. C. C. M. Huol complained to 1,he Gordon Setter niub 

 that he liad not, rccniveri the prize donated by the Philadel- 

 phia Jti'm and won liy lii-- dog Bendigo at the late trials. 

 The gnu editor of tliat paper explains the reason. He says; 



"Mr. Hunt's reference to the prize donated by The Hem is I and bis faculty for getting good and well marked stock, 

 not sufficiently explanatory. This prize was donated through thoueh he himself has little marking. He is, however, a 

 Dr. Meyer, with the understanding that it was to be held by handsome dog a^nd '^t the same time a giant even in this 

 the Gordon S-^tter Club, in a manner similar to the prize lartre breed. Lord Bute is bv Champion Save, one of the 

 donated by 77)C If em to the Philadelphia Kennel Club. This ! pillars of the St. Bernard stud book, out of Sabrina He 

 was agreeable to Mr. Meyer, but he failed to see that j;bc I was bred by Mrs. A. G Stacey and whelped .Tune 10. 1«87. A 



Gordon Setter Club took proper action in the matter. The 

 gun editor of 77(C item wrote to Mr. Hant to this effect, and 

 also stated that The Itciii was still willing to donate the 

 prize, provided that it was recognized by the Gordon Setter 

 Club. Mr. Hunt claimed that the prize" was his property on 

 a single win;if Mr. FTunt will write to Mr. Connetl, spcretary 

 of the Philadelphia Kennel Club, he will discover that the 

 prize donated to that oraauization by Tlic Hew is club 

 property, until won three times by a raeinbcr of the club (but 

 not uecfssarily in sitccession), and is to be competed for an- 

 nually in the Mcni bors' Stake at the field ti-ials of the club." 



Two small ru.stics were overheaTd discussing a dog which 

 had lately come into their possession, says "the Fanciers ' 

 Gazette, and whioir they held in joint propnctorship. "Non, 

 Wullie," said Tam, "ye ken ae hauf'.s yours, the itlier's 

 mine. Ye ken hae ony end ye like. Ye can hae the front 

 end (persuasively), wi' the een, the lugs, the mou', the col- 

 lar and the teeth, or ye can hae the ither end with naething 

 butthetail." "I'll ha'ethefrout end," said Wullie promptly. 

 "Aweel, mind ye'll hae to feed him then," rejoined the 

 other triumphantly. 



The mother of Mr. Parnell was bitten the other day while 

 fondling a strange dog at her i-esidence at Bordentown, N. J. 

 The dog was killed, though we are not informed that it 

 showed any symptoms of madness, and Mrs. Paraell had 

 the wound cauterized. 



The former owner of the greyhound Gem of the Season 

 has been disconsolate since he sold the dog and has at last, 

 says Canine II^07'?d, secured that beautiful bitch Annie Lau- 

 y\p. As she was bought from a man who did not want to 

 sell, a very stiff price had to be paid for her. 



"Peto" handles the English Kennel Club and its govern- 

 ing body without gloves this week in Canine World, It 

 must indeed feel queer to these self-satisfied and elected 

 gentlemen to hear some stralght-from-the-shoulder truths 

 and to find a paper that has the grit to say what it thinks 

 unon their competence or incompetence to manage canine 

 affairs in Pkigland. The question of late entries is now a 

 burning one on the other side, and several suggestions have 

 been thrown out to overcome the difficulty. In such acoun- 

 try as England, where shows arc so nnmerou.?, we .should 

 think the suggestion made by "Peto" a good one, that show 

 committees employ a paid secretary, who would be compelled 

 to adhere to rules, and be under the control of the Kennel 

 Club in so far that from that club he should receive a license 

 to act as secretary. Only men who were known to be capa- 

 ble and fit for such positions would be licen.sed, and there- 

 fore the clubs and exhibition would all gain by some such 

 arrangement. If it was found that late entries had been 

 accepted, then the secretary would either be fined or his 

 license be jeopardized. 



We hear that the Seminole Kennels, of Philadelphia, 

 have sold the pug dog Hayseed (11807) to Mr. James Bow- 

 den, New York city, where he will be placed at the stud. 



We hear that Mr. Whitney is very well pleased with the 

 mastiff Cardinal Beaufort that Mr. Moore bought for him 

 in Eugland and thinks with age— he is only about ISmos.— 

 that Beaufort's firm position will be a.ssailed, as they count 

 him better than champion Ilford Chancellor in the same 

 kennel. They are also importing a mastiff bitch, Exeter 

 pircc, from Mr. James Hutchings, Exeter. Knglaud. She 

 is b3' Beaumaris out of Ovie.-i, by Titiis, he by Gwalior, a 

 litter brother to champion Poutiir; .so she is g"raudly bred, 

 and Mr. Hutchings expects her to give a good account of 

 herself in the ring. All lovers of "mastiffs will be pleased 

 to hear that Mr. Whitney is doing his best to make the 

 Flour City Kennels stronger even than last spring. Such 

 action will do much to revive the public interest in this 

 noble breed. 



The Gordon setter field trials this year will be held by the 

 (Gordon Setter Club of America, at High Point, N. C., com- 

 mencing Monday, Nov. a:-!. Entries will close Oct. 1.5. and 

 entry blanks can be had on application to James B. Blo.s.som. 

 0;38 Pro.spt L-t avenue, N. V., or Ur, .1. 11, Meyer, 15!) V\'est ;!4th 

 street. N. Y. These trials are open to all Gordon setters, 

 whether owned by lIuI) members oi' ot.hers, and winnings 

 will he recogui/.ed hy the American Kennel Club. The entry 

 fee is mo, and §20 additional to start. It is hoped that 

 owners of Gordons will respond liberally with entries and 

 donations; and it is requested that names be sent in as early 

 as possible, so that early announcement can be made of the 

 prizes, which are expected to be liberal in money and cups. 

 For the honor of the Gordon and in view of the anything but 

 meritorious performances they made last year, i"t is to be 

 hoped that owners will, especially in the case of dogs that 

 have not been accustomed to field work, put them early in 

 the hands of trainers so that they may have a proper chance 

 to show that they are really good field dog.s. 



Messrs. Hudspeth and Collier have brought suit in the 

 Supreme Court of the State of New York, and served com- 

 plaints last Monday on behalf of Mr. C. J. Pe-shall for libel 

 against the following members of the A. K. C: Washing- 

 ton E. Connor, Sidney Dillon Ripley, Lewis De.Jonge, Jr., 

 Francis R. Hitchcock, John E Condon, F. Frank Chevalier. 

 August Belmont, Eugene W. Durkee,'W. C. Rogers, A. R. 

 Vreden burgh, James L. Anthony, Lamberson Sherwood, 

 Howard VVillets and John S. Hoey, on the grounds that they 

 published in theJie?Micf Oazcttesm account of the resolutioii 

 of the Committee of the Whole, when Mr. Winslow 



"that the committee recommends the disqualificatic 



C. J. Peshall by the American Kennel Club, and Mr. Cook's 

 motion that the action of the Committee of the Whole in 

 reference to Mr. Peshall be accepted and approved 

 by the meeting and that Mr. C. J. Peshall be per- 

 manently dLsqualified. Motion seconded and carried." 

 The other count in the complaint is that the Ken- 

 nel Ciazette published a list of disqualified members 

 in which Mr. Pe.shall's name appears. This he claims 

 injured him to the ex ' 

 amount of damages asked 

 in another suit agai 

 Vreden burgh, James 

 Clinton Wilmerding, 

 Rogers in which Mr. P 



for false arrest and the trouble, exijense and annoya 

 body and mind that he was put to in the 1; ■ - ■ 



he was acquitted by the jury. Complai _ 



suits will be served by the same firm against other associate 

 members next Monday. In these there will be about 31 de- 

 fendants. Albany suits numbering five will be brought as 

 soon as Gen. Parker returns to Albany, which wilfbe in 

 the course of a couple of weeks. 



yerv good picture nf Lord Bute appeared in the Canine 

 World of Oct. IT, 1890, and the coloring .shows him to have 

 a rich orange tawny body, white collar and fore legs, and 

 some white on muzzle. It is as a sire that Lord Bute has 

 been so successful, although he has won twenty eight first 

 Urizes and cups He is the sire of Sir Hereward, about 

 whom so much has been said lately. Marquis and Marchion- 

 ess of Bute, Ivord Dunlo and many other winners. The 

 owner of the Menthon Kennels must be congratulated on 

 his purchase, and we trust that the St. Berua.rd breeders 

 will appreciate his pluck and enterprise, for we know at 

 what price this dog was held, and this erentleman must have 

 dipped into his pocket to the tune of about $4,000 to get him. 

 The dog will sail Ausust 8 and it go^s without saying 

 that St, Bprnard brpoder.s will be anxious to see one of the 

 best advertised dogs in the world, for his late ovyner, Mr. 

 Sbillcock, knows when he has a erood thing aud does not 

 believe in biding his lights under a bushel. 



The dogs now in England owned by Americans are keep- 

 ing well to the front. The black and tan Prince Regent was 

 in the money at Boston, Lincolnshire, aErainst such dos-s as 

 Streatbam Monarch, the buU-fcrripr, .and Bonnet, the noted 

 Irish terrier bit^h. At the same show the Anglo- American 

 Kennel had a Clumber doa:, Endclift'e Don, that took fir.st. 

 Joe Lewis's Nia was out of coat. Mr. Purbeck's greyhound, 

 Lily of Ganisba, was in season and out of coat and only 

 took second. The Friday following George Thomas took the 

 dogs to Ripon and won fir.st with the e-reyhound, first with 

 Beaconsfield and second with EndcliffeDon. Mr Toon trav- 

 eling the same day to Winterton with the greyhound Ona- 

 tus, took firsts with him and the setter Nia, second in fox- 

 terriers, and with Prince Regent second in a variety class. 

 At Bradford, Onatus, the erreyhound, won first in a class of 

 fourteen, thus out of fourteen entrits during the week, 

 twelve prizes were won. .Joe Lewis and George Thomas 

 went to Soaith and from there will show at Wakefield. At 

 Belper, Beaconsfield took challenge, Prince Regent second 

 in open cla.ss, though all papers asrree he should have been 

 fir.st, Endcliff'p Don third in spaniels, Onatus first in grey- 

 hounds and Nix .second in a mixed class of setters. The 

 Y'"ankee element is, therefore, quite holding its own in the 

 north country shows. Messrs. Boggs and Lewis are staying 

 with Mr. Toon in Sheftield. and from all accounts enjoying 

 themselves immensely, aud wondering meanwhile when 

 America will arrive at such a state of doggy enthusiasm 

 that dog shows will be held in every town. The new impor- 

 tations which we spoke of a week or two since started last 

 Monday for the Salem Kennels. 



Mr. Edward Dexter writes a chatty letter, in which he 

 tells us he has imported two pointers, aud we presume they 

 will come on with Mr. Buckle, who was expected at Char- 

 lotteville last Monday. Mr. Dexter remarks, "I meant to 

 get out. but my love for the thing I believe is getting 

 deeper," and we hope it will never touch bottom. 



We have long been itching to chronicle the purchase of 

 the St. Bernard Iiord Bute by an American kennel, and now 

 our wish is fulfilled, when we hear that the Menthon Ken- 

 nels, of Phcenixsville. Pa., ha\ c ,-iccnred a dog that has a 

 world wide reputation. This dog is a favoiite with breeders ^^..y 

 on both .sides of the water on accuuut of his imnii'a.se size - and SruiiAm.' 



IRISH SETTER FIELD TRIALS. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Irish setter affairs have been progressing of late and the 

 time has now come for every one to act. That such action 

 may be taken intelligently I have, as secretary, the pleasure 

 of submitting the following facts: The inaugural trials of 

 the Irish Setter Club, open to the world, will be held at 

 High Point, .N. C, beginning on Monday. Nov. SB, with the 

 Derby Stake. There are two stakes, the Derby, for puppies 

 Avhelped on or after Jan. 1, 1890, and the All-Aged. Entries' 

 for the Derby close Aug. 15, and for the All-Aged Oct. 1. 

 Those who desire entry blanks should apply at once to the 

 secretary, whose address is appended. They should be 

 properly filled in and returned to him with the forfeit money 

 inclosed. The entrance fees for each stake are .|10 forfeit, 

 which mu.st accompany each entry, aud SIO additional to fill, 

 to be paid before 9 o'clock of the evening before starting. 

 The purses offered will be liberal, but it is impo.ssible at 

 present to state their exact amount, as it will depend on the 

 amount of jiumey received. The trials will bo run under 

 the rules of the Eastern Piehl Trials Club, which are the . 

 .Mamp as those of the United States l<'ield Trials Club and 

 almost the same as tho.se of the Philadelphia Kennel Club. 

 There will be three judges. Mr. J, Otto Donner and Mr. 

 Luke White have kindly consented to act, but the acceptance 

 of the third has not yet been received. 



There still remain two things to do; first, to get all the 

 entries possible, and secondly, to get all the money possible. 

 To accomplish both these things in a creditable manner yyill 

 require the cooperation of every one. Now is the time to do 

 something, let us all help. If one has no dogs of his own to 

 enter, he may be able to induce one of his friends to enter 

 one. I shall be pleased to have the names aud addresses of 

 any one at all interested forwarded to me and I will commu- 

 nicate with them and solicit their aid aud send them blanks. 

 The club wants money more particularly, that suitable 

 purses may be given, and as this is a stibject that handlers 

 are interested in as well as owners, the field trial committee 

 will assure them that they intend to have the stakes as large 

 as possible. For the sake of "doubting Thomases," if there 

 be such, we would say that money enough has been promised 

 to insure the ruaning of the trials, and the money we want 

 now is mostly for the stakes. We want to make our first 

 trials a succsss in every way, and to do this we want to see 

 six or eight hundred dollars at least raised, aud it can be 

 done. I can get two hundred or more right here at home, 

 and surely New York will not be content to play second fid- 

 is going to be 

 p the World's 



going to strain at a field trial. Her own self- 

 respect demands that she head the list of contributors. 

 There are lots of other places that can all furnish some con- 

 tributors, and we want to hear from them, too. and the 

 sooner the better. 



Last year a one dollar subscription list was started. I did 

 not contribute because I felt that it was time wasted; the 

 amount was too small. No, if you want to help send from 



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must 

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 ptions. 

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■e is the pace, now start 

 warded to me as treastirer 

 payable to G. G. Davis, treas- 

 urer. Any one who desires information, or can give me anj' 

 as to likely contributors, should communicate with your 

 humble servant, G. G. DAvis, 



Sec'y and Treas. Ii-ish Setter Club. 

 laSS VVAt.xut Street, Philadelphia. Pa. 



late tria irwhich I '^^'^'^ bas promised fifty. Ther, 

 a ints in two of fh^ Subscriptions should be forw£ 



insfotherassociate i ^.^^ 5-^-1- 



Names and Porthaits of Btrbs, hy r+urdon Trumbull. A 

 book particuliirly interf stiiiK to ^'iionern, fm' hy its use they can 

 ideiiTii'y wilboiit lUiColiori Llm .\ m.'i-icm Kfinio Viirds wbich 

 they may kill. (.Uotb, •;'.'0 paijo.s, prk-o $2Jm. i\H' sale by Fokest 



