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right on his pins and very well off for bone, he is a very 

 taking dog. His head is massive aud mnch shorter than 

 his lamented sire's. He measnres OTer 43in. round the chest, 

 ISiD. in muKzle and 27iD. round the skull. He was sold at 

 12 months old to Mr. Smith by Mr. Geo. Booth, of Hull, 

 Ent?., who bred, we believe, this dog, Marquis of Ripon, 

 Lord Dante and Lady GlaViwin, all in the same litter. 

 He has never been used at stud, and is therefore a very vig- 



we do not think that with ordinary luck he will regret his 

 purchase. He will be placed at stud at once, as he is fully 

 acclimated. 



We spent a pleasant afternoon at Mr. Beick's place, at 

 One Hundred and Thirty-eighth street and North River, last 

 Sunday. It is an excellent situation for a kennel, ample 

 grounds, with plenty of shade, and easy of access, being in 

 the city. This gentleman is getting together a goori kennel , 

 and when he has got things as he wants them, we will have 

 to describe the New York Kennels in our articles on "Ameri- 

 can Kennels." Old champion Hector evidently appreciates 

 his new quarters, for he was still as lively and vigorous as 

 ever. 



It is rumored that Mr. W. S. Clark will be one of the 

 judges at the forthcoming beagle trials. This ought to be 

 a wise choice and one that will help to fill the entry list. 



An excellent picture of a pug appears on the front page of 

 Garmic TTorlfl this week, it is one of the daintiest pieces 

 of work we have seen for some time. 



Premium lists of the Blue Grass Kennel Club's bench 

 show, to be given Sept. 33 to 2.5, at Lexington, Ky., can be 

 had by addressing Roger Williams, secretary. In all the 

 mo.<5t prominent breeds -SIO is offered for first and $3 for sec- 

 ond. In the others $5 for first and $3 for second. The en- 

 trance fee has been placed at $2 and 25 cents extra for un- 

 listed dogs. The specials are seventy-flve in number and all 

 in silver. Application for admission into the American 

 Kennel Club is now pending, and as all the necessary con- 

 ditions have been complied with they will without doubt 

 be admitted at the next meeting, Sept. 17. 



We are glad that Mayor Grant has undertaken the job of 

 teaching New York dog catchers manners. He has sus- 

 pended one, Michael Crowley by name, for one month for 

 being saucy to a Mrs. Wallace. JSTow, will some one under- 

 take to teach this class of public servitors the rudiments of 

 morality and honesty. 



Every one who visited the doe show in New York will pro- 

 bably remember the beautiful Parisian dog that took vhc. 

 resei-ve in the miscellaneous class, the property of Mrs. 

 Horace Stokes. There were a number of people who tried 

 to buy the dog at the time of the show, but to every one Mrs. 

 Stokes replied that she wouldn't part with the dog for 

 several thousand dollars. One day last week as it was cross- 

 ing the street at Saratoga Springs it was run over and in- 

 stantly killed, a heavy wheel of the carriage pa.ssing over 

 and mashing its skull. 



There is a talk in Toronto of having a banquet to be given 

 by ihe Toronto Kennel Club and the Canadian Kennel Club 

 jointly, during the Toronto show, to dog fanciers of Canada 

 and visiting exhibitors. 



Friend Dole writes us thatthetwo dachshunde, Windrush 

 Rioter and Janet, arrived Irom England last week for Mr. 

 Maurice. Janet is due to whelp to Pterodactyl some time 

 next month. The bull bitch Countess of Norfolk also ar- 

 rived for Mr. Sackett. She is in whelp to Fair Prince. 

 Mr. Hatch's bull bitch Magpie was also among the lot. This 

 bitch is said to be always near the front in good company. 

 All the dogs arrived in good condition, although they were 

 twenty days on the road. Mr. Dole has .sold his bull-terrier 

 bitch The Star to Mr. H. Fred Church, who owns Prince 

 Bendigo. 



We are told that Mr. P. G. Keyes, of Ottawa, one of the 

 committeemen of the Ottawa show, measured the greyhound 

 Sir Launcelot's mouth and found him .5-16 of an inch over- 

 shot. Next! 



Mr. .Tames W. Whitney is very well pleased with his new 

 mastiff bitch Exeter Dirce, which arrived Aug. 14 by the 

 National Line, and he is delighted with the care that they 

 took of her. While not, of course, the equal of C. O. D., 

 she is an excellent mastiff. This kennel has also 

 purchased Linkwood Queen from Mr. James Thompson, 

 Washington, D. C. She is by champion Beaufort out of 

 Gerda. As this bitch has a good head and is grandly bred, 

 she should do well for the Flour City Kennels. Mr.'Whit- 

 uey tells us his kennel is about full. This kennel will ex- 

 hi6it at the fall shows. 



Col. North is wi.se in retiring the undefeated greyhound 

 FuUerton; a record such as his should run no danger of 

 being tarnished with a defeat. He is now at stud. From 

 what we gather there are several of our greyhound breeders 

 who would send bitches to him did they know how to go 

 about it, amount of fee, and so on. 



We have received the English Kennel Club Stud Book for 

 1S90. and take this opportunity to give praise where praise 

 is due, Our A. K. C. Stud Book for 1890, with a larger 

 nuujoer of registrations, made its appearance in February 

 last, and the English one is delayed till July. America 

 ahead again. 



Enfield Grabber, the noted bulldog, has joined the evei^ 

 increasing majority. He was a most promising dog and the 

 loss is a severe one. The dog was sent to be set up, and 

 when taking the skin off, the taxidermist found a plaice 

 sticking in its throat, the evident cause of death. 



Somebody whispered to us that a crack bull-terrier would 

 soon make its way over here if it could be bought right. 

 Now we see by C'/ii/ne IFo/'icZ that Mr. Harry Thompson 

 has concluded the .sale of the champion Streatham Mon- 

 ai'ch, but price aud name of purchaser have not transpired. 



As a rule our exhibitors are humane enough to ship their 

 dogs in crates that are amply large enough, but sometimes 

 we meet with exceptions. In England, it would seem, they 

 ( iimot do just as thev please in this respect without incur- 

 ring the consequences. The owner of thedachshund Indiana 

 sent her to a show in a box too small to stand up in, and 

 then crowded eight pups in with her. Arriving at the show 

 the bitch was found dead as well as some of the puppies, 

 only four recovering. It is refreshing to hear, however, that 

 the inhuman owner was fined $25 and costs for the cruelty 

 to the bitch and $1.25 and costs for the cruelty to the pups. 

 This ought to have a wholesome ett'ect. 



We draw the attention of St. Bernard breeders to the ad- 

 vertisement of the New York St. Bernard Kennels, placing 

 thei'" Kingston Regent at stud. A large list of dogs are on 

 sale this week. Among the new ones we find that Otto 

 IBeverung has x .spaniel for treeing partridge, Glenrose 

 Beagle Kennels offer beagle pups; Killarney Kennels some 

 choice Irish setter pups by Elcho, Jr., and others; F. H. 



Hayes, trained foxhounds: F. B. Echlin, St. Bernard. pups; 

 John Hargreaves, fox-terriers; H. C. Graff pointer pups and 

 trained setter; J. H. Ten-Eyck Burr, St. Bernard pups; E. H. 

 Csthans. several well-bred pointer puns; Box 10, pointer 

 pups; Robert Leslie, the noted pointer Spot Dash; Geo. H. 

 Holtham, Nick of Na.so pups; J. H. Schwack, rabbit hounds; 

 and Frank F. Dole, choice bull- terrier pups. Fred. P. Kirby 

 advertises that he will handle dogs at Lexington show. 



In a letter just received from Dr. Inman, the owner of 

 Siegfried (late Salvator Rosa), he says he had three Ameri- 

 can inquiries l.a.st week about .selling the dog. He adds, 

 and this will put an end to further unnecessary trouble, "I 

 do not intend (at least at present) to sell the dog." 



A bombshell will fall on several prominent taembers of 

 the kennel world and two kennel clubs, if certain A. K, C. 

 rules are not complied with in the course of a couple of 

 weeks. Non-pavment of the prize money due at two shows 

 last spring is the cause of the trouble. Suspen.sion is the 

 penalty. 



The St. Bernard Jim Blaine, lately owned by Mr. H. Hal- 

 sey, arrived in this country three weeks since and is now 

 owned by Mr. F. C, Hatch, of Arizona. 



The Westchester Fair Association will hold a dog .show in 

 connection with the fair at White Plains, N. Y., Sept. 29 to 

 Oct. 3. Nearly all the breeds are provided for, and prizes 

 are S3 and $1. A large building, 100 't. long, has been erected 

 for their accommodation. 



The death of Mr. J. II. Murchison removes one of the old- 

 est exhibitors in England. Though nrincipally interested 

 in fox-terriers at a time when Old Jock, Grove Nettle, Bel- 



frave Joe and champion Olive were the cracks of the day, 

 e also dabbled in black and tans. We well remember Mr. 

 Lacy's old champion Queen being sold to him somewhere 

 about 1871 for the then remarkable price of %i\!a, little Pam 

 being thrown in to make the bargain good. 



Mr. Rawdon Lee, whose connection with the London Ficif? 

 is well known, is, we hear, to be an exhibitor again. 



According to Canine World Lord Bute was sold to Men- 

 thon Kennels for .?3,7.50, and Mr. Shillcock offered afterward 

 $125 to call the deal off. 



BEAGLE TRAINING. 



A MAN let loose his beagle 

 To make the bunnies hump, 

 The beagle hunted where he pleased 

 And the man sat on a stump. 



The dog ranged far and wide, 

 He would not be controlled; 



And when he'd sat six hours 

 He got exceeding cold. 



A neighbor riding through the woods 

 Saw where he'd taken root, 



"Your dos," said he. "is hunting 

 Two miles beyond Mt. Foote." 



Mt. Foote was fifteen miles away, 

 So with the man he'd met, 



Our friend rode sadly homeward, 

 But that beagle's hunting yet. 



Bkadlet. 



DRUGGING DOGS FOR SHOWS. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



In "Dog Chat," a few weeks since, I noticed a strong and 

 well-founded protest against the practice of drugging dogs 

 with arsenic, etc., to get them into show form. Only ex- 

 cessive occupation at the time prevented me from enforcing 

 these remarks then. Some months since in the English 

 journals this subject was treated week after week. Many 

 veterinary surgeons and others testified to the evil effects 

 and the prevalence of this abuse of arsenic. As shows are 

 much more numerous in England than here, and many dogs 

 attend a large proportion of those held, the difficulty of 

 keeping the animals in form and the consequent temptation 

 to use drugs is very great. I have reason to believe that the 

 condition of some of the dogs shipped to America is owing 

 in part to the fact that during the voyage the accustomed 

 drug is withheld, naturally, 



A little chapter from my own experience may be more 

 useful than abstract discussions. Last winter a dog was 

 brought to the canine clinic of the Faculty of Comparative 

 Medicine and Veterinary Science of McGill LTniversity, of 

 this city, of which I had charge, for skin trouble. Though 

 a mass of disease I at once was greatly struck with the high 

 quality of the dog. He was greatness in ruins, as I had 

 never seen it before in a dog. Inquiry brought out the fact 

 that he had been a great English Crystal Palace winner. 



After trying various kinds of treatment to little purpose 

 I liked the dog so much that I took him to my own kennel 

 to be treated. Many remedies were tried, but he could only 

 be kept in moderate condition by pouring into him con- 

 stantly enormous doses of arsenic. Evidently this dog had 

 become so used to this drug that he could not do without it. 

 I fear that the drugging of dogs for shows is a growing evil 

 in the United States and Canada. I wish to warn all 

 against this abuse of a useful remedy. It should be given 

 to dogs with specific troubles only, and never as a general 

 tonic or to improve "condition." 



Reliance should be placed on dieting, exercise, grooming, 

 massage and an occasional Avash to keep a dog in condition. 

 The neglect of some handlers and owners of dogs at shows 

 after the judging is over is deplorable, and indicates how 

 little real regard they have for this noble animal. A dog 

 should be talien off the benches at least twice, and better 

 three times, dailj'. He should receive more rather than 

 less attention than at home, for the trials are severe. At a 

 future time I will indicate when arsenic really .should be 

 used. Provision is made at Montreal and Ottawa shows for 

 removal from the benches thrice daily. 



Wesley Mills, M.D., D.V.S. 



THE DOOM OF TROEVEETIE. 



AN obliging correspoudent informs u'^: "I have in my 

 possession a copy of an old judgment, dating 1595, which 

 perhaps may interest you: 'The Sheriffs of the city of Ley- 

 den. — Whereas the demand and conclusion done and taken 

 by Lot. E. Huygengael, Mayor of this city, against and on 

 account of the dog of Jan Janz van den Poel, named Troe- 

 veetie, or by any other name it might be called, whether by 

 name or surname, at present being in prison. Whereas the 

 information given by M. Byssler for this purpose, as well as 

 the prisoner's own confes.siou, given without torture or rack. 

 Giving sentence and justice, we have of high authority and 

 on behalf of the county of Holland and West Friesland, 

 condemned it (the dog), by these presents, to be brought into 

 the yard of Graefstyn, in this city, where criminals are 

 usually punished, and that it may there, by the executioner, 

 be hung by means of a string on the gallows, between heaven 

 and earth, so that death may ensue; further that its dead 

 body be dragged on a .stretcher into the gallows-field, and that 

 there it be suspended to the gallows in hon-ification for all 

 other dogs, and as an example to everybody. We further 

 declare all his assets, if it owns any, to be forfeited and 



confiscated in favor of the county of Holland and West- 

 Frlesland. Actum in the public court of justice— the Doom- 

 stool"— in the presence of all the aldermen, May 3o, lo96.' 

 This dog had bitten J. J. van den Poel's baby when playing 

 at his uncle's house, where the child was holding m his hand 

 a piece of meat, which the dog had seized and so bitten the 

 child, and thus inflicted a wound on the two fingers of the 

 right hand, 'through the skin to the flesh, making the blood 

 pour out of the wound, and causing the child to die from 

 this Avorld by the terror thus produced within a few days 

 afterwards. ' '' '—Hartshorne's ' 'Hanginu in Chains. ' ' 



TORONTO KENNEL CLUB'S SHOW. 



A SHOW of members' dogs was held at Toronto, in Rich- 

 mond Hall, the evening of Aug. 13. It created a great 

 deal of interest among fanciers, and some dogs known to 

 outside fame were the recipients of honors. It was a bad 

 time for a .show owing to the absence of many members, and 

 the near approach of the show next month. Mr. James 

 Luckwell, the well-known spaniel man of Woodstock, Ont., 

 donned the ermine, and made his work all the more inter- 

 esting and instructive by instructive discu.ssiona of the dog's 

 good points. A vote of thanks was tendered him at a meet- 

 ing of the club, which was called by President Boyle after 

 the judging. The awards were as follows: 



IRISH SETTERS.- 1st, 0. Campion's Belle; 2d, T. J. Mitch- 

 ener's Shaun Rhue. 



COCKER SPANIELS.— Champion— Ist, Geo. Bell's King of 

 Obos.— Open— Doos: 1st. Geo. Bell's Obadiah; 2d, T. J. Mitchener'a 

 Done. Bitches: Ist, G. Bell's I Sav: 3d, J. Elder's Muse; 3d, P. J. 

 Keating's Jennie.— Othbe than Black— 1st, T. D. Fitzsimmon's 

 MoUie. Puppies; 1st, J. Bell's I Say. 

 FIELD SPANIELS.— Vhc, P. J. Keating's Raven. 

 KING CHARLES SPANIELS.— 1st, 3d and 3d, Yorke & For- 

 sbaw'c Ruby, Duke and Topsy. 



PRINCE CHARLES SPANIELS. — 1st, Yorke & Forshaw's 

 Romeo. 



BLACK POODLES.-lat, R. Wright's Friday. 



" CHURN-DOG " STORIES are always in order. A city 

 man who used to live on a farm, as so many city men did 

 when they Avere boys, sends us this: "At home on the farm 

 we had a number of cows, so many that churning was too 

 heavy a task for even the men folks, so Mr. L. rigged up a 

 dog churn, an inclined wheel, a sort of canine treadmill. 

 It became the duty of Ponto, a large white mastiff, to tread 

 that monotonous cycle, and notwithstanding the toothsome 

 bit of meat that was fastened on a lath within four inches 

 of his nose, he was not at all proud of his position and re- 

 sponsibility. He made several attempts to shirk his task, 

 and twice succeeded. He got to know when churning day 

 came around as well as any one in the house. On the morn- 

 ing of that day he would loiter about the kitchen door until 

 he was fed, and as soon as he heard the note of preparation 

 —the bringing of the cream jugs, preparing the churn, etc.— 

 he would put for the woods and would not be seen again 

 until night. The day of churning was changed, and next 

 morning a more crestfallen atid astonished dog was never 

 seen when he was collared and harnessed to the beam which 

 set the da.sh in motion; he looked positively foolish. He 

 did his work, but with lowered head, and in cogitation 

 evidently. On another occasion he tried another dodge. 

 When they were about to put him on the wheel he ran up 

 to his mistress holding up one paw, affecting to be lame. 

 She thought much of the dog, and was inclined to let him 

 off that day. The next instant he was seen charging over a 

 high fence after a neighbor's cat. 'Well,' said the old lady, 

 'if he can go after a cat like that, he is able to churn.' And 

 he did, and never tried to shirk his work again.— J. D. J." 



THE MONTREAL DOG SHOW.— Editor Forest and 

 Stream: The new building for the bench .show is now com- 

 pleted. It is 170x36ft., and it is estimated that 600 to 700 dogs 

 can be comfortably benched. Two neat offices, one for ex- 

 hibitors and the press, the other for the judges and officers 

 of the show, have been erected. In order to economize space 

 for the exhibits, these offices have been elevated. The 

 building is pronounced first-class in every way by all who 

 have seen it. It is admirably ventilated and lighted. A 

 large number of premium lists have been mailed. Tho.se 

 who have not received them should apply to the secretary, 

 J. S. Robertson, 56 St. Peter street, Montreal. We expect a 

 very large entry, but shall not crowd even if we have to 

 decline entries.— Wesley Mills, M.D., Superintendent. 



KENNEL NOTES. 



Kennel Motes are inserted without charge; and blanks 

 (furnished free) will be sent to any address. 



NAMES CLAIMED. 

 Prepared Blanks sent free on application. 



Onmva. By Chas. D. Roberts, Dexter. Me., for liver and white 

 ticked pointT dog, whelped May 5, 1891, by Trinket's Bang (Crox- 

 teth— Trinket) mit of Juno King D^n (Kmg Don— Meteor's Dell). 



Ccirktoivn Bebc. By Corktown Cocker Kennels, Oftawe, Ont., 

 for black cocker spaniel bitch, whelped Feb. 5. 1891, by Boimce 

 (Bob Obo— Tough) out of CEnone (Obo, Jr.— Tongb). 



CorMoiim Crime, CorMown Comet, Corktomi Cupid and Corktoivn 

 Cora. By Corktown Cocker KenneJs, Ottawa, Ont., for black 

 cocker spaniels, three dogs and one bitch, whelped May 23, 1891, 

 bv Obo, Jr. (champion Obo— Farrow's Nellie) out of Dot Smirle 

 (Bob Obo— Tongb). 



Royal Rosey and Leah Lee. By F. B. Zimmer, GloversvUIe. N. 

 Y., for white, black and tan beagle bitches, whelped Aug. 6, 1891, 

 by champion Royal Krueger (champion Bannerman— Cora) ont of 

 champion Twinkle (champion Lee— Juliette). 



BRED. 



Prepared Blanks sent free on applloatlon. 



Kilmarmck Winnie— Renaimi. Kilmarnoek Collie KennelSc 

 (Boston, Mass.) collie bitch Kilmarnock Winnie (Kilmarnock 

 Chief— champion Winnie) to their Renown (Metchley Wonder- 

 Daisy Miller), Aug. 7. 



Floi-a-Dad Monarch. Mr. Dunn's (Providence. R. I.) English 

 setter bitch Flora to S. B. Allen's Dad Monarch (Roy Monarch- 

 Blue Jennie), Aug. -5. 



Tough— Bot) Oho. Corktown Cooker K<^nnels' (Ottawa, Ont.) 

 cocker spaniel bitch Tough (Wildair-Belle) to Rideau Kennels' 

 Bob Obo (champion Obo— Farrow's Nellie). July 23. 



Wanda— Oho, Jr. Corktown Cocker Kennels' (Ottawa, Ont.) 

 cocker spaniel bitch Wanda (Bob Obo— Cleo) to Rideau Kennels' 

 Obo, Jr. (champion Obo— Farrow's Nellie), Aug. 5- 



Rattler 111. J. C. Crawford's (Chicago, III.) beagle bitch 



to W. S. Gates's champion Rattler III., May 5. 



Queen of Le^— Rattler 111. P. Donaldson's (New Richmond, O.) 

 beagle bitch Queen of Lee to W. S. Gates's champion Rattler 



m. 



Damper, Jr.— Rattler IIL C. H. Jintz's (Philadelphia, Pa.) 

 beagle bitch Damper, Jr. to W. S. Gates's champion Rattler 



m. 



WHELPS. 



Prepared Blanks sent tree on application. 



Tioinkle. F. B, Zimmer's (Gloversville, N. T.) beagle bitch 

 champion Twinkle (champion Lee— Juliette), Aug. 6, three (one 

 dog), by Hornell-Harmony Kennels' champion Royal Krueger 

 (champion Bannerman— Cora); dog dead. 



Mystic n. E H. Br^gg's (North Sidney, Me.) beagle bitch Mys- 

 tic 11. (Roas-Spot), Aug. IG, six (tour dogs), by his Chubb (imported 

 Blue Boy— Mystic). 



SALES. 



Prepared Blanks sent free on application. 



Jacli Bannerman. White and tan bpagle dog, whelped Septem- 

 ber, 18h8, by champion Bannerman out of Kate, by Ray Hille- 

 brant, Johnstown. N. Y.. to F. B. Zimmer, Gloversville, N. Y. 



Major fVRourkc. Foxhound dog, by R. P. Perry, Braintree, 

 Mass., to F. H. Hayes, Dexter, Me. 



