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FOREST AND STREAM, 



[Aug. 27, 1891. 



Mr. Reick, now that he has lost the progenitor of the 

 Regent line of St. Bernard blood, is doing- the hest thing he 

 can to replace biui by getting dogs of the same blood and as 

 near to him as possible. Besides purchasine; Kingston Re- 

 gent, he has now cabled for Marquis of Ripon, another good 

 dog of the same litter, and a prize winner. Marquis of 

 Ripon was owned by Mr. Booth, of Hull, and will arrive in 

 this country shortly. 



Whether Mr. Ohapman, who is now in this countrv, is 

 going out of St. Bernards or not is not known, but he'has 

 placed Sir Hereward, Princess Florence and Bessie HI. on 

 the market. We hear that the three are held at |10,000. 



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We draw the attention of our readers, especially those in- 

 terested in collies, to the advertisement of the Seminole 

 Kennels. Judging from a pleasant half-hour's chat with 

 Dr. Sauveur we were con\'inced he has the best interests of 

 the breed at heart and will do whatever lies in his power to 

 help the breed along. He proposes to allow members of the 

 Collie Club the privilege of sending their bitches to his 

 stud dogs at a reduction of thirty per cent, on the adver- 

 tised rates. ■" ' " - . 



amateur, and because he does not accept pay for his work, 

 if his decisions do not meet with approval all we can do is 

 to shrug our shoulders and say he did his best; but a pro- 

 fessional all-round judge, as he is paid, should be held to a 

 strict account and not accept work for which he is not 

 capable. We fancy, however, that Stock-KeeiJcr goes a bit 

 too far when it says: "If the amateur undertakes to judge 

 breeds of which he has an imperfect knowledge, he is not 

 conscientious: if the professional does the same, he is not 

 honest. Voild tout!^' That is all very well in a general 

 way, but in this country, and we expect that it is the same 

 in England to some extent, th^re ara few shows which 

 could affoi-d to have judges for different breeds, and conse- 

 quently the all-round judges, who are also very few in num- 

 ber, must perforce be complaisant and take on several breeds 

 which they may not entirely feel at home in. It may be 

 wrong to do so. but what are they going to do about it? 

 Aeain it says: "The victims of tne irregular professional 

 judge system are the show promoters, and they ask us how 

 can they know when a man touts for their judging orders 

 whether he is efQcient or not? Ah, there is the difficulty! 

 When talking this question over with a prominent member 



tes. With such dogs as The Squire, Roslyn Wilkes, i of the kennel world, he smilinglv ob.served that it was a 

 Roslyn Conway, etc., the influence of his kennel on future pity the Kennel Club could not institute competitive exam- 

 , ,jn_ _ _ , ., . , , inations and give certificates to ap pi icants for the breeds 



litters should be very perceptible, and it is onlv by patron- 

 izing such dogs, which have shown themselves" good .sires, 

 that the collie breeders can hope to breed dogs that will be 

 a credit to the country. 



From a letter that Mr. Eberh art sends us we gather that a 

 bench show mil be held in Cincinnati this fall. He will 

 take quite a string of dogs after Toronto, down to the Lex- 

 ington show, which promises to be quite an interesting one, 

 judging by the accounts received about it. They have 

 marked out a new line, and if more of o\u agricultural 

 shows will follow suit and have fox hunts, collie trials, etc., 

 in which dogs take a part, they would draw belter, and 

 afford the Idase circuit shower a little excitement which is 



they passed in. These certificates would be a perfect secur- 

 ity to show promoters, and if the competitions could take 

 place in public they would be a perfect treat to doggy men." 

 The question at once arises: Who is competent to examine 

 the would-be judges then? 



©ur readers should carefully note Dr. Mven'a letter on the 

 effect of climate on dogs in this issue. We have spoken 

 of this matter before, and feel sure if breeders will exercise 

 a little patience and more judgment, the result will mate- 

 rially increase our list of good dogs. 



— Mr. F. E, Lamb tells us he is importing another good 



sadly wanting, as a rule, after the first day and the judging rough St, Bernard bitch next month, and this one has been 

 is over. The Eberhart Pug 

 Kennels feed the Lexing- 



ton shoiv with Austin & 

 Graves biscuits. 



We mentioned the fact 

 some time .since that Mr. 

 Hedley Chapman, who is 

 knowu to St. Bernard 

 breeders as the owner of 

 Princess Florence and Sir 

 Hereward, and who sold 

 Hepsey to the Maryland 

 Kennels for the largest 

 price ever paid for a dog of 

 her sex, was coming to this 

 country on a visit, and now 

 we hear that he has sailed 

 and is en route to Victoria, 

 B, C. 



A letter from Mrs. E. S. 

 Avis tells us that her hus- 

 band, Lieut. Avis, has 

 parted with his promising 

 young pointer bitch Duch- 

 ess of Kent, by King of 

 Kent out of Louise Byron, 

 selling her to Mr. C. M. 

 Rounds, of San Antonio, 

 Texas, on account of his 

 being ordered to Fort 

 Clark, Texas. Mrs. Avis 

 adds: "A little far out of 

 dogdom, but not too far lo 

 lessen my interest in dogs, 

 and three beautiful pugs 

 and our fine pointer. Chief, 

 Jr., you spoke so kindly of 

 last spring, will accompany 

 us." Duchess of Kent has 

 been well trained by Henry 

 Christ, of Belmont, O.. and 

 as Mr. Rounds is an ardent 

 sportsman and consequent- 

 ly fond of good dogs, he 

 will do justice to her fine 

 field qualities. 



The Beagles Champion Loxelt and Peincess Countess. 



Mr. Geo. Smith's new 

 English setter purchase, 

 Sir Frederick, left Eaglana 

 on the Helvetia and is 



already in this country. His list of winnings is very large 

 and his appearance in the ring over here is sure to be of in- 

 tere.st to setter men. 



Pedro— "I heah that the Anglo Club fellahs talk of ex- 

 pelling Gawge Yan Leah fob cawwying a pawkage on the 

 avenoo," 



Cadley— "Aw, but that's off, y' know. The pawkage 

 turned out to be a sick fawx-terrier rolled up in a blawn- 

 ket." — Exchange. 



We acknowledge the receipt of some excellent examples 

 of Ml'. Clarence Rathbone's characteristic work with the 

 camera among his fox-terriers. ''Beverwycks At Work" and 

 "Touch Me iE You Dare" will be recognized at once as typical 

 scenes in the experience of every fox-terrier man, and shnw 

 that Mr. Rath bone has a happy knack of pressing the but- 

 ton at the right moment. Such pictures are far more inter- 

 esting than the stereotyped way in which most of our dogs 

 are taken. 



Mr. Bewell, the noted English vet., who has examined a 

 dog that bit a man who afterward died of supposed hydro- 

 phobia, sends to Stock-Keeper a. copy of the certificate he 

 gave to the lady who owns the dog, which is still alive and 

 which she has been urged to destroy. As it is very sensible 

 and to the point it will bear repetition: "This is to certify 

 that i have this day examined a short-coated collie dog with 

 a white left forefoot, white chest and front of neck, and a 

 white mark in right eye. the property of Madame Bour- 

 gingnon, and I find that the said dog is quite healthful. I 

 may point out that it hns been proved beyond douljt by very 

 eminent men, such as Pasteur and others', that hydrophobia 

 cannot result from the bite of a healthy dog. I may aiso 

 point out that a dog once affected with rabies or hydropho- 

 bia, as it is commonly called, never lives more than eight 

 days, and during the incubative stage, that is, from the time 

 the dog was inoculated until the development of the disease, 

 he cannot induce hydrophobia by biting or otherwise; in 

 fact, the bite of such a doa: is perfectly harmless. Some peo- 

 ple even suppose that if a dog bites a'person, and though he 

 may be perfectly healthy at the time he inflicts the bite, hut 

 should subsequently go mad, the person that was bitten is 

 sure to have hydrophobia. This is absui-d and impossible. 

 (Signed) A. J. Sewell, M.R.C.V.S., V.S. to the Kennel 

 Club, Dogs' Home, etc." 



There has been considerable talk lately in the English 

 kennel papers about all-round judges and specialty judges, 

 in which Mr. Krehl, of the Stock-Keeper, has come in for 

 some knocks. This week he coaies out very explicitly and 

 explains his ideas of the two positions, with which most of 



Owned by Mr. E. B. Joachim, England. 



mated to champion Keeper, he of the wonderful head. His 

 Clydesdale Nell— Lord Bute litter is doing well, and of 

 course are the handsomest "babies" in the world. 



Mr. John H. Mathews has a very sensible and temperate 

 letter in Stock-Keeper defending the Bulldog Club and Mr. 

 Cugle against the attacks made by "Nutcracker" in that 

 paper. He says in one part, in answer to the accusation that 

 this club had "spluttered" at New York and then gone out, 

 that they intend to confine their efforts pi-incipally to the 

 aununl meeting to be held each year at New York, the rally- 

 ing point for all American dogdom, and for the next few 

 years to come this meeting will very likely by held in con- 

 nection with the regular dog show' of the Westminster 

 Kennel Club. Next in the order of dog show work they 

 select for special favor a point in the East (Lynn last year), 

 one South (usually Baltimore), and one West, Chicago. 



Mr. J. B. Dale has sold the fox-terrier Deputy, that has 

 done so well lately in England, to Mr. C. H. Jolliffe, Strat- 

 ford on Avon; and Newcome, Mr. Tinne's crack, goes to Mr. 

 Astley's kennel. 



Mr. L. P. C. Astley, who is well known to fanciers on both 

 sides as an expert in the judging ring and as a dog show re- 

 porter, has been very ill lately. It seems he had to have an 

 intricate operation performed in having an abscess taken 

 out of his side, and, under chloroform. Dr. Bedell Benison, 

 who owns the bulldog Forceps, removedthe cause of trouble. 

 Mr. Astley has lost ;^9lbs. in weight, but is now, we are 

 pleased to note, well on the way to recovery. 



The Barzois that we spoke of last week as coming over for 

 Mr. Hacke have arrived, and will be on exhibition to-day at 

 the Spratts Kennels. Accepting Mr. Cle-ither's kind invita- 

 tion to visit their kennel, we shall have more to say about 

 them next week. Speaking of Spratts Co., they have brought 

 out something that is well spoken of in the English papers 

 as a "preventor." One of the annoyances of ke~eping a dog 

 in the house will henceforth be overcome and my lady's 

 favorite curtains and other corners which seem to have an 

 attraction for some dogs, will now be safe from destruction. 

 This preparation is a powder which is scattered over the 

 favorite spots and effectually forces the dog to move on. 



The secretary of the International Bench Show of Dogs, 

 to be held at the city of Toronto from the 14fch to the 18th of 

 September, has received a letter from Mr. Wm. Fleming, 

 secretary of the Trunk Line Association, stating that the 

 following railways will carry three dogs free in baggage 

 cars (at owner's risk, when accompanied by owners or 

 caretakers who present for Inspection the necessary Iden^ 



Bswill agree in the main. The epeoialist is generally aa tificatl on papers) to Toioatoduyio^ 6^ holding of the sliOTrj 



The Grand Trunk Ry., N. Y. C. & H. Ry., West Shore Ry., 

 New York, Ontario and Western Ry., New York, Lake Erie 

 and Western Ry., Delaware, Lackawana and Western Ry., 

 Lehigh Valley Ry., Central Ry. of New Jersey, Philadelphia 

 & Reading Ry., Pennsylvania Ry., Baltimore & Ohio Ry. 

 and Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. 



We hear that Mr. Washington has sold the Irish setter 

 Kildare for S575. 



We received a very pleasant visit from Dr. Sauveur, Tues- 

 day last. This gentleman is the owner of the well-known 

 Seminole Kennels, and impresses one as an enthusiastic 

 fancier and one willing to help the best interests of the 

 kennel world. 



Mr. Boggs did not keep his Irish setter Finglas, of apology 

 fame, very long, as we hear that Mr. E. G. Bishop has pur- 

 chased him. From all accounts this dog will do well for the 

 Glenrose Kennel. This gentleman has also purchased an- 

 other noted Irish setter field trial winner, but further than 

 this we are not at liberty to stajie anything, if we have not 

 already said too much. 



Among the dogs offered for sale this week Dr. C. E. 

 Stanley offers an English setter; C. C. Gaines, choice Irish 

 setter pups: Isaac Collignon, beagle pups; John E. Weston, 

 cocker spaniels: G. Douglas, black cockers; C. E. Lewis, 

 black cocker dog; R. H. Burr, Irish setter Red River 

 Glencho; J. H. Parrott, English setter dog: M, A. Hanchett, 

 pointer pups; Seminole Kennels, Irish setter. Spminole 

 Kennels nlace the collies, The Squire, Roslyn Conway, 

 Roslyn Wilkes, Roslyn Dandy, and Sir Kelpie; the pugs 

 Treasure andKash, -Jr., and the Irish setters Seminole and 

 Eleo at stud. 



Our esteemed contemporary Sports Aftel<J- is rather mis- 

 leading in its statement that Sir Bedivere, by a recent decis- 

 ion of the English Kennel Club, is champion of England. 



There is no such title. 

 Willie Sir Bedivere is easily 

 the first of his breed, he is 

 only ft champion among 

 others. 



The Blue Grass Kennel 

 Club have secured Brass- 

 field's Pavilion for their 

 exhibition hall. The build- 

 ing, we are informed, is 

 particularly well adapted 

 to the purpose, being all 

 on the ground floor, cir- 

 cular in form, and one- 

 eighth of a mile in circum- 

 ference, with large court- 

 yard in the center for judg- 

 ing and exercising. It ad- 

 joins the elegant grounds 

 'of the Kentucky Trotting 

 Horse Breeders' Associa- 

 tion, containing several 

 hundred acres, and which 

 have been secured for the 

 purpose of giving a series 

 of fox hunts and deer 

 chases in connection with 

 the bench show. Arrange- 

 ments have been made to 

 have all the celebrated 

 packs of foxhounds in tbe 

 South present, including 

 Gov. Wadp Hampton's, of 

 South Cat-olma: Messrs, 

 Young & Taylor, of Missis- 

 sippi;'Cninn,''Redd, Walker 

 and W'hitlock, of Ken- 

 tucky, have signified their 

 intention of being present 

 with their packs, and as a 

 large number of red foxes 

 and deer have been secured 

 some excellent sport is as- 

 sured. Mr. F. C. Wheeler 

 will judge the non-sporting 

 clas.ses, and Messrs. Austen 

 and Graves will do the 

 benching. 



Mr. Fred Kimball, of 

 Brockton, Massachusetts, 

 has claimed the name of 

 Ringwood Beagle Kennels for his kennel of beagles. 



A dog which no doubt was better known to New Yorkers 

 than any other in the city has .succumbed to iJneumonia. It 

 was a familiar sight to those who passed the southeast cor- 

 ner of Broadway and Thirtieth street to see Bull-terrier 

 .lack's intelligent face looking appealingly to passers bv as 

 if urging them to buy matches from his blind master. Reg- 

 ularly every afternoon at 3 o'clock in winter and 0 o'clock in 

 summerthis faithful dog brought his master to theoldstand. 

 Although the faithful beast preferred his old friends and 

 constant customers, yet the most utter strancer could ap- 

 proach him and say, "How goes it, old fellow?" and .Jack 

 with a whole heartedness would give his paw and then turn 

 his big brown eyes suggestively to the tray of matches which 

 his blind master held. Woe betide the stranger who was so 

 obtuse or so mean as not to accept the suggestion. Jack 

 would bark and growl and create no end of excitement. The 

 great intelligence of the animal made him an object of exxyy. 

 to many, but his blind master refused many most liberal 

 offers, and is now inconsolable. The Hcrold has started a 

 subscription to replace the dog with another or to help the 

 now friendless man in some other way. We are sure there 

 are some among our lueeders w- ho out of their plentiful lit- 

 ters can cheerfully spare the old m-aa a pup. whicli may 

 eventually become another friend and guide to him. Jack 

 was given to him by same kind stranger when a pup, eight 

 years ago. 



Mr. J. Otis Fellows (Uncle Dick), of Hornellsville, N. Y., 

 is to judge the dogs at the Fulton County Agricultural So- 

 ciety's fair, to be hpld at Johnstown, N. Y,, Sept. 7 to 10. 

 Mr.'F. B. Zimmer, GloversviUe, N. Y., is the superintend- 

 ent. 



We hear that Mr. Jarrett, of the Chestnut Hill Kennels, 

 will judge some of the classes at the Wilmington, Del., 

 show next month. 



Mr. W. H. Hyland writes us that he has purchased from 

 Mr. T. G. Davey, London, Ont., the black and white poiuter 

 bitch Fan N.. A.K.C.S.B. 15,.598. He says: "I consider her 

 about the best light-weight pointer bitch in Ami rica to-day, 

 and I believe her record will justify my claim." She has 

 won the following prizes, without a single defeat, viz.: First 

 Boston, first Chicago, first Buffalo, first Detroit, fir*t 

 Toronto, first London, 1890; first challenge Chicago, 1891, 

 defeating champion Queen Fan. 



Mr. Shillcock writes to Stock-Keeper that in justice to 

 himself he must fiiake known the fact that it was Mr. Chap- 

 man's desire that h& gtate the price at which hrsold Sip 

 Hereward- as 96,00(y, 



