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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Aug, 6, 1891. 



be tlie only satisfaction that can be obtained. It is pleasing 

 to note, in the Evening Telegram., that Mayor Grant had 

 suspended one of the New York dog-catchers for one month 

 for acts similar to the above. Again we saw that some in- 

 dignant residents of a certain district had taken vengpance 

 into their own hands and when the dog-catchers attempted 

 to take a dog out of a hallway set upon them tooth and nail 

 till they were glad to flee with their lives. While we do 

 not uphold any breach of the peace, .still it seems that, as 

 "Gray John" suggests in another column, some test case 

 should be made, as to whether these men have the right to 

 seize dogs without due process of law. 



The members of the Ranelagh Club, one of the swell sport- 

 ing clubs outside London, held a dog show the other day, but 

 only a few breeds were entered; namely, Barzois and great 

 Danes, some collies and terriers. At the show was seen a 

 diminutive Pomeranian, generally known here as the Spitz, 

 the bugbear of all timid people with hydrophobial tenden- 

 cies. This particular dog weighed only 31bs., and is said to 

 be the best of its kind. 



Mr. H. Malcolm, of Baltimore, Md., has, we understand, 

 brought two suits for libel in theUnited States Circuit Court 

 against various associate members of the A. K. C. In addi- 

 tion to the usual heads of departments, such names as Pabst, 

 Diffenderffer, Livesey, McNeill. Mitchell Harrison, Hoey, 

 Hobble, Rutherfurd and others are mentioned in tiie sum- 

 monses. The damages are placed at the usual rate. 



The eleventh English St. Bernard Club show passed off 

 successfully, being held at Birmingham July 31 to 23. There 

 vrere 182 entries, a slight falling off from the last show, and 

 the quality was not quite up to the average. This was 

 accounted for by the recent exportations to American ken- 

 nels. The trophies were won by what may be termed 

 second-rate dogs when Sir Bedivere, Plinlimtnon, Scottish 

 Prince, Prince Regent, etc., are yet alive. Alta Bella won 

 the 100 guinea challenge cup for bitches, and also the Halsey 

 trophy, which Sir Bedivere has won twice, as the best St. 

 Bernard in the show, beating Keeper, the smooth, who won 

 the 100 guinea challenge cup for the be.st dog in the show. 

 Sidney W. Smith's Yonug Bute won the cup for the best 

 dog of oppo.'site coat to the winner of the challenge cup, and 

 Mr. Gosling's Lola IV., smooth-coat, the cup in the corre- 

 sponding special for bitches. Keeper and Lord Bute were 

 equal for the stud dog prize, their progeny being of opposite 

 types: Sans Peur taking the brood bitch prize. Miss But- 

 ton won the rough team prize and Mr. J. F. Smith that for 

 smooths. However, the prize list hardly reads like those of 

 the past, due, as Stnck-Kceper puts it, "to the export of the 

 best dogs to be hrrrled in the States." 



The owner of Harper and Graven Image, Mr. Sackett, of 

 Cape Vincent, N. Y., is in England. He has purchased 

 some bull bitches which have already .sailed for this coun- 

 try, and he is now working toward St. Pttersburg on the 

 lookout for Barzois. Are we going to have a Barzoi craze? 

 It looks like it. 



Canine World says that Parker, and this must be our 

 Prof. Parker, whose troupe of trick dogs conduce so much 

 to vary the monotony ot our dog shows, is playing to full 

 houses at the Tivoli, London. 



Mr. Panmure Gordon, president of the Scottish Kennel 

 Club, has presented the collies Omskirk Dolly and Wood- 

 land Ralph to the German Emperor, and will conduct them 

 to their new home himself. 



We hear that Mr. Sidney Smith hastaken Ms fldvf! A chates, 

 Mr. Baker, into partnership with him in his kennel of Sc. 

 Bernards. The partnership will date from Aug. 1. Mr. 

 Baker is also manager of Mr. Smith's business interests. 



Miss Button has lost by death the St. Bernard champion 

 Grace. She was a handsome animal and a great favorite as 

 well as a big prize winner. She was aLso noted as a collector 

 of funds for the National Lifeboat Institution, having for 

 nearly two years supported a lifeboat station on the coast of 

 Cornwall from collections at dilferent shows. She was 

 the dam of such noted dogs as Plinius, Plautius, the Cana- 

 dian bitch PhylliS) and Claudius and Dorothy II. 



Mr. Vredenburgh tells us that the number of registrations 

 in the Stud Book this year, up to Aug. 1, is 2,100, as 

 against 1,200 during the corre.sponding period of 1890. 



At a meeting of the Kingston Kennel Club, held July .'39, 

 the following gentlemen were elected members of the ad- 

 visory board for their bench show: Messrs. J. Lorne Camp- 

 bell, Simcoe. President of the Canadian Kennel Club; Dr. 

 Wesley Mills, Montreal; A. D. Stewart, Hamilton; Alfred 

 Geddes, Ottawa; and C. A. Stone, Toronto. 



The Irish setter trotting dog Doc trotted a mile to harness 

 in .3:36>3 over the Cleveland track last Tuesday week. 



We are indebted to Dr. Foote for two excellent photo- 

 graphs of his black and tan terrier Broomfleld Sultan, 

 "pressed" by himself. 



We have received a catalogue, descriptive of some excel- 

 lent stock owned by Mr. H. F. Littlefield, owner of the Lake 

 View Kennels, Worcester, Mass. 



Mr, L. F. Rutter, Jr. brought over with him from England 

 the basset hound Rowton Wag, a bull bitch in whelp to 

 King Lud, and another young bulldog ,by Rustic King. 



Mr. John H. Naylor intends to do the fall circuit if he can 

 get up a good team. We all know that "Die hard" is an 

 excellent man at the business, and this is a good chance for 

 Western exhibitors. 



Since Christopher, the noted collie owned by Chestnut 

 Hill Kennels, left England, his son Stacathro Ralph's stud 

 fee has been raised to 7 guineas, 



A friendly letter from Mr. Wixom tells us that champion 

 Harmony has a litter of ten handsome black and white pups. 

 He has been lucky in raising puppies lately, having only lost 

 four out of thirty-seven pups from eight bitches. " Both the 

 wolfhounds have nice litters and are doing first-rate, and 

 old Memnon still hangs on to his old age, looks well, and 

 although he has only two teeth left, does his full share when 

 feeding time comes round. The Hornell-Harmony Kennels 

 wil Iprobably show at Kingston and Toronto. 



Mr. Frank Dole writes us that Mr. Comstock and he arrived 

 on the City of New York last Wednesdaj"-, after a pleasant 

 voyage. He found the stock all right at Jiome and ch. Star- 

 ligbt'with a litter of six all white pups. He is still in love 

 ■with Gully the Great, his new bull-terrier. Just before leav- 

 ing England he bought two bull bitches for breeding pur- 

 poses, and meeting Mr. Sickett, who is doing Euroxje, re- 

 sold them to him. He bought for Mr. Maurice the mate 

 to the dachshund Janet, which we have spoken of 

 before, this is Midrush Rioter (or something like that 

 Frank was in a hurry, evidently), he is said to be a good one, 

 having won firsts at such shows as Birmingham, Liverpool, 

 Gloucester, etc., thes^ will therefore make a crack pair and do 

 well for the breed over here. These are all the new • ones 



he bought, but be speaks of several coming over for the fall 

 shows, and concludes with, "Well, old man! I've seen quite 

 a few places, but just think New Haven the best place in the 

 world." 



Although Rip Rap, the well-known pointer, has been 

 withdrawn from public stud, his services are in great de- 

 maud. In a letter Mr. Dexter tells us that Mr. F. C Lowe, 

 the noted breeder of field trial winners in England, is send- 

 ing a bitch over to him. 



We regret to hear of the death of another good pointer- 

 Brake. This dog was owned by Mr. Stanton W. Pentz, of 

 Fan wood, N. J. Brake was whelped April 7, 1886, and 

 was by Bang Bang out of Jane, champion Sensation out of 

 Heath's Lill, by Grigg's Mack IL out of his Nell. In color 

 he was lemon and white. His excellent formation gained 

 him notice in the show ring, having won numerous prizes 

 during his career. He qualified for the challenge class and 

 won the challenge prize at Wilmington, 1890. He was bred 

 by Mr. F. T. Underbill, of Newark, N. J. 



One of the new advertisements in out business columns, to 

 which we wish to draw attention this week, is that of the 

 Hamilton Kennel Club. Those for sale are: Handsome 

 cocker spaniel, by Merchant; Chesapeake Bay puppies, by E. 



A. Palmer; beagles, by Box 7; perfectly broken setter, by 

 M. T. Mason; a brace of Elcho, Jr., puppies, by Elcho Ken- 

 nels; St. Bernard puppies, by Fred G. Street; Irish setter 

 bitch, by C. F. Kent: St. Bernard puppies, by C. Wagner: 

 trained pointer, by J. R. Fanning; collie brood bitches, by H. 

 F. Littlefield; English setters, by Wm. B. Case; English 

 setters, by Moorefleld Kennels; St, Bernards at stud, John 

 Keevan's. An opportunity is also offered to secure several 

 well-known prize winners from Fred Kir by 's kennel. 



THE POWER OF SPECIALTY CLUBS FOR EVIL> 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Every organization should be so established that its power 

 for evil would be minimal and for good maximal. 



The purpose of the present writing is to show that this is 

 not true of several of the existing clubs. Many of them pub- 

 lish a list of approved .judges, and further legislate that 

 prizes offered by them can be awarded only by the club 

 judges. Will any one pretend to affirm eithex- that all those 

 nominated as judges are competent and otherwise suitable 

 persons for the position? Or, that the names of all who are 

 eligible for the judging ring are on the lists of specialty club 

 judges? We know very well that such is not tUe ease, and, 

 if so, any attempt to force club judges on show committees 

 is entirely wrong; yet this is exactly what is being done at 

 present. At all events a prize, on condition that one of the 

 club judges be selected, is too strong a temptation for some 

 committees. Perhaps a little bit of history quite within the 

 memory of living men may illustrate how the matter works: 

 At a certain large show for a couple of vears two all-round 

 judges ofllciated. The name of one of these does not happen 

 to be on the list of any of the specialty clubs. The name of 

 the other is in several. The former we will call A, the latter 



B. B caused such dissatisfaction in judging a certain class 

 of dogs that the management, after considerable discussion, 

 decided to try A for this position. He is appointed and his 

 name published in all the papers. After a time it is an- 

 nounced that not A, hut B will judge the class, because A is 



not on the list of judge=i of the club, that now offers 



prizes to this show provided one of its club jud.ges is elected 

 to judge. Forthwith the committee meet, and the majority, 

 despite the protests of the minority, humiliate Judge A by 

 appointing B in his place. What a .spectacle! A is one of 

 the most competent and respected judges in America; yet all 

 this has happened under color of club judges. Further com- 

 ment is unnecessary, Some of the clubs have had the wis- 

 dom to abolish their list of judges. All should do so at 

 once. We are not ready for this sort of thing yet in Amer- 

 ica. Such unfortunate proceedings as have been detailed 

 above should be rendered impossible. They are sure to give 

 rise to no end of heartburnings, and will hurt the very club 

 that seemed for the moment to be advancing its "cause 

 according to its own unwise constitution. The exhibitors of 

 dogs cannot afford to he without the services of certain men 

 that will not favor the specialty clubs; and show commit- 

 tees may be safely intrusted to choose their judges without 

 suggestions from the clubs. 



If a club wishes to encourage the breed it fosters by giving 

 prizes at shows, let it do so on condition that the judge 

 appointed be acceptable to them; i. c, if they must have 

 such a provision, which I believe quite uncalled for, how- 

 ever. Usually the judges' names are announced early, and 

 any club can offer or withhold its prizes as it sees fit as soon 

 as the main facts about the proposed show are known. Oue 

 thing is certain, that the present system will do a great deal 

 of harm, and I trust the clubs, which mean well no doubt, 

 will take the matter into serious consideration. At present 

 it is scarcely possible for a show committee that is intelli- 

 gent and independent to treat with the clubs on such terms 

 as they propose; and I trust that mo.st committees will prove 

 that they cannot be bribed, for such the present system en- 

 courages. If the clubs wish to offer prizes, let them give 

 them out and out in a manly way. Independent. 



"FRAUDULENT" STUD SERVICES. 



Editor Forest amd Stream: 



Something over a year since I was told by a friend that he 

 had been informed, as a fact, that the owner of a certain 

 noted dog was in the habit of putting bitches sent to this 

 dog, to another and inferior one. This ridiculous idea rather 

 amused me, but upon recently receiving the same story as 

 to another noted stud dog, my amusement was changed into 

 deep seated difsgust at the inborn cussedness of some dog 

 men. If people who circulate such stories would only reflect 

 a little they would see how utterlypreposterous sucfi stories 

 are. Both the dogs referred to are of world wide reputation 

 as getters of good stock. What constitutes a stud dog's 

 value? Whj' the high-class stock he gets Now is any owner 

 of such a dog going to be born ass enough to risk injury to 

 the reputation of his .stud dog by using another in his stead 

 and letting the progeny go out as the get of the dog whose 

 reputation rests solely on the character of his get? Lay 

 aside all considerations of the honesty of the owner, admit 

 him to be as big a rascal as possible, would not common ;on- 

 siderations of self-interest insure his avoidance of any such 

 course? In fact, if a rascally owner had two .stud dogs, a 

 great one and an indifferent one, his rascality would reap 

 the greater reward in putting bitches sent to the inferior 

 dog to the good one and thereby giving a fictitious reputation 

 to the inferior dog. In the most noted case of doubted pedi- 

 gree, that of Crown Prince, is was claimed by some, that 

 this was actually the case, that the owner of a wastrel had 

 used a great stud dog, .simply to give his bad one a false 

 reputation. These reports are most criminal, even if re- 

 ceived from another, no man has a right to spread them 

 abroad until he has personal knowledge of their truthful- 

 ness, and I am glad to say that both the gentlemen who 

 communicated these reports to me, did so merely inquiring 

 of me, with their expressions of disbelief in the truth of the 

 slanders. As we have a wondrous plenty of libel suits in dog 

 matters now, and as communicating the names of those who 

 told these stories, would add a most lively suit to the lot now 

 on hand, I will not communicate any names to anybody, but I 

 ask all who hear such yams to reflect on the possibility of 

 their truth. W, Wade. 



Hdlxon, Pa„ July 30. 



MR. MACKELCON CORRECTED. — Toronto, Can.— 

 Editor Forest and Stream: Mr. J. Mackelcon could not be 

 in possession of facts when he wrote the letter which ap- 

 peared in your last i.ssue, as he has shown himself ignorant 

 in regard to kennel news. Mr. Bell took charge of Jolly 

 Ranger at New York, Chicago and Cleveland shows, and 

 when I offered to pay him he refused to take anything; and 

 as I have not time to give the attention that is required to 

 properly look after the greyhounds, I made arrangements 

 with Mr. Geo. Bell whereby the Seaton Kennels would be 

 amalgamated with the Ancient and Modern Spaniel Ken- 

 nels. White Wings met with a cruel end without having 

 an opportunity of proving her worth on the bench, as she 

 was only shown once, and that was at the T. K. C. dog 

 show, open to members' dogs only, and the entries were not 

 as large as Mr. Mackelcon asserted. Jolly Ranger was 

 shown last fall at the Toronto dog show in a large class (at 

 one year old), where he got second; at New York, vhc. re- 

 serve; at Chicago, second; at Cleveland, first, and atT. K. C. 

 show for members' dogs, first. These are the only times he 

 has been exhibited on the bench.— C. E. Ireson. 



THE DOG CATCHERS.-BcZiior Forest and Stream: 

 You have seen about the dog-catcher in Brookljm. Now, 

 I've always had an idea that while it may possibly be con- 

 stitutional to levy a tax or license upon dogs, and that is not 

 absolutely certain, it is clearly unconstitutional for a dog 

 catcher to take the property of a citizen without due process 

 of law, and worse yet when the taking is done, not by the 

 dog-catcher himself, who may have some color of office, but 

 some irresponsible fellow purporting to act as his assi.stant. 

 What about getting up a fund for a test case ?— Gray John. 



SHEEP DOG TRIALS m2.--Editor Forest and Stream: 

 The Collie Club, having made a preliminary announcement 

 of its intention to inaugurate sheep dog trials in this eoun- 

 ti-y, respectfully requests the owners of trained collies, who 

 desire to compete, to correspond with the secretary of the 

 club, in order to ascertain if any interest is felt in regard to 

 the proposition.— J. D. Shotwbll, Sec'y (Orange, N. J.). 



KENNEL NOTES. 

 Kennel Notes are Inserted without charge; and blanks 

 (famished free) will be sent to any address. 



NAMES CLAIMED. 

 Prepared Blanks sent free on application. 



Lnmdoivne BimUy. By Lansdowne Kennels, Lau.«downR. Pa., 

 for while, ears licked, fox-terrier bitch, v/helped July 4, 1890, by 

 Raffle (Broc ken hurst Rally— Harmonj) out of Wairen Vivid 

 (Splauaer— Venptlana). 



Lan&downc Tenny. By Lansdowne Kennel", Lanpdowne, Pa-, 

 for wniie, black and tan fox-terrier bitcli, whelped Jan. 22, 189], 

 by Suffolk Toby (Carlisle Prince— Nellie Farren) out of Tempta- 

 tiou (Mixrurp— Warren Lady). 



Lansdoime Lorna. By Lansdowne Kennels, Lan.«r!owne, Pa., 

 for white, nlack and tan fox-terrier hitch, whelped Mav26. 1890, 

 by Telford (Rahy Mixer— Temptation) out of Doone ^Raffle— War- 

 ren Vaughaij). 



Dan Burgess. By C. B. Thornton, Nunda, N. Y . for black, white 

 and tan English setter dog, whelped May 14, 1891, by Dan Glad- 

 stone (chamoion Gladstone— champion Sue) out of Lilly Burgess 

 (chimoion Gath's Mark— Esther). 



Bright Eyes. By Eberhart Pag Kennels, Cincinnati, O,. for pug 

 bitch, whelped April 3.5, 1891, by imported John Bull out of 

 Ruby F. 



Miss Phyllis and LittU Goldie. By Eb=rhai-t P"g Kennels, Cin- 

 cinnati, O.,for pug hitches, whelped March £9, 1891, by imported 

 John Bull out of Phyllis IL 



A.lpha. By C. A. Siearns, Paw tucket, R. I., for pugdog.wbelped 

 March, 18S9, by Rackeb (Echo— Racket!) out of Mayflower (Brad- 

 ford Ruby— Pihkej). 



BRED. 



Prepared Blanks sent free on application. 



Parui/i'.s Queen— Snoicball, Tbop. Parvin'a (Philadelphia, Pa.) 

 cocker spaniel bif h ParviuV Queen (Kxns Coal— Jersey Beauty) 

 to Swiss Mountain Kennels' Snowhall (Dandy W.— ChipK.), April 



Florette—Kiny Regent, Swiss Mountain Kennels' (Germanrown, 

 Pa.) rough Sr. Bernard bitch Florette (Alton— Plorlan) to their 

 Kms Begent (Prince Roval— Duchess of Kent), July 11. 



Hilda— KiiHi Beoent. Walter Pierson's (Philadelphia, Pa.) rough 

 St. Btrnard hitch Hilda (Plinliminon, Jr.— Clytie) to Swiss Moun- 

 tain Kennel' King Begent (Princess Regent— Duchess of Kent), 

 Jul V 19. 



Bud— Bradford Harry. M. Gongerty's (New Haven, Conn.) 

 Yorkshire terrier hitch Bud (Snyder— Mollie) to P. H. Goombs'a 

 champion Bradford Harry (Urawshaw's Bruce— Beat's Lady), 

 June hi. 



Lass itf Graphic— Roherl Ic Diable. F- C. Rochester's (Logan, O.) 

 pointer hitch Lass o£ Gi-aphic (champion Graphic- White Rose) to 

 Hempstead Fai-m Kennels' champion Robert le Diable (Croxteth 

 — Spiuawav), July 9. 



Puss in Boots— Treasure: B. W. Barnes's (Wellsville, N. Y.) pug 

 bitch Puss in Boois (Laddy— Topsey) to Seminole Kennels' cham- 

 pion Treasure tFritz— Banjo), July 38. 



Lady Verne— Duufilas II. O. P. Kinnie's (Lima, 0.)png hitch 

 Lady Terne to Eborhart Pug Kennels' Douglas II., July 80. 

 WHELPS. 



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Hecla. Swiss Mountain Kennels' (Germantown, Pa.) rough St. 

 Bernard bitch Hecla (Hector— Nell). July 7, four bitches, by their 

 Arehfiuke (Chcquassett Mas— Then). 



Blusli. Swiss Mountain Kennels' (Germantown, Pa.) rough St. 

 Bernard bitch Blush (Leo— Nell), July S, fifteen (six dogs), by their 

 ATO^Jduke (Ohequasset Max— Theo). 



Parvin's Queen. Thos. Parvin's ( Philadelphia, Pa.) cocker span- 

 bitch Parkin's Queen (KingCoal— Jersey Beauty), June 20, six (one 

 dog), by Swiss Mountain Kennels' Snowball (Dandy W.— Chip 



Rose. W. H. Case's (Lackport, N. Y.) English setter bitch Rose, 

 June 21, eight (five dogs), by Niagara Kennels' BeJton Star 

 (George- Maggie Bee). 



Bonnie. D. E. Peters's (tSTorth Bfiltimore, O.) foxhound bitch 

 Bonnie (Dick II —Lady Sport), J uly 29, six (four dogs), by McMur- 

 ray's Bumper ichampion Brave— Fly). 



SALES. 



Prepared Blanks sent free on application. 



DulfelV. Orange and white rough St. Bernard dog, whelped 

 Sept. 9, 1891, by Archduke out of Bet-ey Bobhetr., by Striss Moun- 

 tain Kennels, Germantown, Pa., to Mr, Eberhardt, Philadelphia, 

 Pa. 



Ar-ko. Black spaniel dog, whelped July 14. 1890, by Nig W. out 

 of Darkle HI., by Swiss Mountain Kennels. (Germantown, Pa., to 

 Mrs. A. P. Smith, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Bare Oo—Lucil H. ivhelp. Liver ticked pointer dog, whelped 

 April 5, 1891, by C. A. Parker, Worcester, Mass., to Jos. L. Hop- 

 kins, Norwich, Conn. 



Grand Buke. Orange tawny, whi te markings, rough St. Bernard 

 dog, whelped July 9, 1890, by Archdiike out of Madam Barry, by 

 Swiss Mountain Kennels, Germantowo, Pa., to Wilheim Eber- 

 hardt, Philadelph'a, Pa. 



Arch Duchess. Orange, perfect markings, rough St. Bernard 

 biLoh, whelped Julv 9, 1890, tiy Archduke out of Madam Barry, by 

 Swiss Mountain Kennels, Germantown, Pa., to F. Backmeyer, 

 LaFayecte, Ind. 



Maple Grove Luath. Black and tan collie bitch, whelped May 

 21, 1889, by Ciition Hero out of Sparkle, by J. A. Long, St. Louis, 

 Mo., to Maple Grove Kennels, Logan, O. 



Metchley Woiuler II. Sable and white collie dog, whelped March 

 13, 1891, by champion Metchley Wonder out of Barliy Rose, by J. 

 A. Lone, St. Louis. Mo., to Maple Grove KeDiiels, Logan. O. 



Lincoln— Nellie Krueger whelp. White, black and tan beagle 

 bitch, whelped Sept. 8, 1889, by J. H. Danford, Trimble, O., to F. 

 C. Rochester, Logan. O. 



Scotch Bonivard— Hecla whelp. White and orange St. Bernard 

 bitch, whelped May 12, 1891, by H. F. Littlefield, Worcester, Mass., 

 to B. W. KiiDdell, same place. 



. White and orange St. Bernard dog, by H. F. Littlefield, 



Worcester, Mass.. to W. Robbins, Jr., Grand Haven, Mich. 



Wliite Wcmder— Fannie whelp. White bull-terrier dng, by K. F. 

 Littlefield, Worcester, Mass., to A. T. Bringhurst, Logansport, 

 Ind. 



Corvette. Black, tnn and white collie bitch, whelperi June 83, 

 1890, by Rutla^nd Jock out of Spot, by H. F. Littlefield, Worcester, 

 Mass., to L. W. Finley, York, Pa. 



