Sept. 3, 1891.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



129 



Mollie 

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DOG CHAT. 



THE kennel interests of this country are increasing all the 

 time. Agricultural shows are devoting space and 

 premiums to the different breeds of dogs where a few years 

 since they would never have dreamed of such a thing. New 

 papers are coming out which are tli ought not to be complete 

 without some sort of a kennel department, and this all 

 serves to Iceep alive an interest in dogs among the general 

 public. Mr. Eugene Glass, of Battle Creek, Mich., has the 

 latest venture in view. This is to be The Dog Fancier, a 

 monthly .lournal devoted to dogs alone, and will be issued in 

 the course of the next month. 



We are indebted to Mr. Eberhart for a very lifelike picture 

 of Mr Hawkes' young collie Sir Walter Scott n., which he 

 Imported recently. This dog is a grandson of champion 

 Metchley Wonder, and will be shown along with Mr. Eber- 

 hart's team at Hamilton and Toronto. 



We have received a very acceptable addition to our gallery 

 of canine celebrities from the Glenmore Kennels, in four ex- 

 cellent photographs of the Irish setters champion Mi 

 Bawn, champion Winnie II., champion Ruby (Tlenmore, 

 the challenge prize winner Beau Brummel. 



All the arrangements are completed for the Industrial Ex- 

 hibition Association's dog show, to be held at Toronto fi-om 

 Sept. 14 to 18. There will be four judging rings, two down 

 and two up-stairs. The dogs will be fed witli Spratts' bis- 

 cuits. Prom present indications the show will be the larg- 

 est ever held in Canada, and the largest fall show ever held 

 in America. In fact, with a couple of exceptions, the 

 Toronto show of 1S91 will be as large, in regard to the num- 

 ber of entries, as any of the shows in the spring drcuit. The 

 following specials have been donated: *5 for the best pro- 

 geny of Eberhart's Cashier; $5 for the pug with the best tail. 



Indications, we are told, seem very promising for an ex- 

 cellent show at Montreal Sept. 23 to 25. It has been decided 

 to oiier the following specials in addition to those published 

 in the premium list: For the be.st bulldog a prize value 110, 

 and the same for the best bitch; for the best kennel of four 

 or more bull-terriers a prize value .?10: for the best kennel of 

 three or more Rus.sian wolfhounds a prize value $15 will be 

 given. For the special encouragement of Canadian breeding 

 of biffh-class dogs the following special prizes are olfered: 

 For the best St. Bernard dog owned in Canada a prize value 

 •SIO: for the best pointer or setter dog owned in Canada a 

 prize value -?10, and the same for the best bitch; for the be.st 

 kennel of four or more collies owned in Canada a prize value 

 $10; for the best Irish setter dog owned in Canada a prize 

 value §20, and for the best bitch a prize value $lo. Entries 

 close Sept. 8. Exhibitors are requested to be careful to 

 state on entry blank where tags, etc., are to be sent. 



All admirers of the Irish setter, among whom we wish to 

 he counted, will be gratified to read Mr. .Davies's letter in 

 another cohimn, as to the satisfactory state of the prize 

 fund for the coming trials owing to the liberal donations of 

 several enthusiasts. There is therefore no reason that the 

 rank and file of Irish setter breeders should not enter one or 

 more dogs in the several stakes, as well as donate their mites 

 toward the general fund. There will be money amply suffi- 

 cient to clear expenses for the winners. Of course they can- 

 not all win, still the man who enters and runs his dog will 

 feel happy in that he has at least contributed something to- 

 ward the future improvement of the Irish setter in the field, 

 so that next year owners may become so interested in field 

 trials that separate trials will not be necessary aud the red 

 .setter will take its proper place among the other breeds, ask- 

 ing no favors of any one, man or beast. Attention is par- 

 ticularly drawn to the fact that the Derby entries close 

 Sept. 15. 



" We regret to hear that Mr. Rowland P. Keasbey, secretary 

 of the Spaniel Club, has sustained a severe loss in the death 

 of his field spaniel Saybrook Lass. She was by Beverly 

 Comet out of Gyp.sy Maiden, and was imported bvMr. Keas- 

 bey last winter. She won at several shows last spring, and 

 her owner thought she had a bright future before her as a 

 show and brood bitch. It is supposed she was poisoned, as 

 she was perfectly well the day before she died. 



We know that our beagle-owning friends have been nib- 

 bling at some new blood from the other side, but as it was 

 to be kept secret, we dared not let it be known. From 

 Canine World we gather that they have been in communi- 

 cation with Mr. Johnson, of Whitechurch, about a hound or 

 two, but nothing has come of it yet. Bids were made on 

 Monarch and Marvel, but without result, though Matchless, 

 a litter sister to Monarch, was offered but not accepted. 

 Speaking of beagles reminds us that Friend ChapmaD. the 

 energetic secretary of the N. B. C, is now up in Vermont 

 picking out some youngsters that he has had up there to be 

 broken in for the trials; the best will be brought home to 

 undergo the finishing touches in their education. The Glen- 

 rose Kennel evidently intends to make a strong bid for trial 

 honors at Nannet. 



"Uncle Dick," despite all his troubles— and, by the way, 

 we echo our, Philadelphia contemporary's kind remark 

 about that litter of cocker spaniels, for if any one needs a 

 cocker spaniel with all-round work bred in the' bone, he will 

 find it in Mr. Fellows's kennels— well, as we were sajing, 

 "Uncle Dick" is still after Mr. Farrow's scalp, and will not 

 be pooh-poohed out of his desire to know how it is the Obo 

 stock continually throws a buff or red spaniel. He says 



row, because if he dug at the graves of the pillars of the 

 kennel he would be sure to find something he would not 

 like, probably the bones of a Ba.ssett, or the bones or skin of 

 a red dachshund, just as they found a collie's bones when 

 digging for Gordon setter pedigrees. Mr. Laverack ex- 

 plained how Pride of the Border got his lion color, but Mr 

 Farrow cannot, or will not, explain the red color." 



We see by the English papers that Mr. Panmure Gordon, 

 the president of the Scottish Kennel Club, intends visiting 

 this country in the course of a few weeks. Mr. Gordon's 

 many acts of kindness and generosity in furthering the in- 

 terests of dogdom in the Land o' Cakes will, we are sure, 

 entitle him to such a hearty welcome from the fanciers that 

 he will return with nothing but pleasant memories of his 

 visit. 



We have received several handbills from Professor Parker, 

 whose troupe of performing dogs is the salvation of many 

 of our shows over here, and who is personally a favorite 

 with the boys. These bills show that he has been perform- 

 ing at the Trocadero, Crystal Palace and the Canterbury, 

 and from what "Cheerful Horn" says he is doing good busi- 

 ness and especially compliments his high-jumping grey- 

 hoimds. Prof. Parker will go to Paris shortly. 



Friend Mercer does really seem to be one of the unluckiest 

 of mortals, for now we hear that he fell, the other day, a 

 distance of 20ft., and strilciug on his head was terribly 

 bruised, lying unconscious for seven hours. He is confined 

 to his bed, but expects to be round again in time for thebis 

 show at Toronto. Our sympathyis extended to "Clumber." 



The Blue Grass Kennel Club have secured the service.? of 



Major J. M .Taylor for sporting and Mr. Frank C. Wheeler, 

 of Canada, for non-sporting classes. They have added the 

 following classes and specials since issuing their premium 

 lists: Separate classes for dog and bitch puppies in the fol- 

 lowing breeds: Mastiffs, St. Bernards, greyhounds, pointers, 

 English, Irish and Gordon setters, foxhounds and pugs. 

 There are also separate classe-s for English foxhounds and 

 §25 in cash for best pack of ten foxhounds. For best kennel 

 of four owned by one exhibitor in the following breeds: 

 Mastiffs, St. Bernards, greyhounds. Great Danes, pointers, 

 ISnglish and Irish setters and pugs, STO is promised. To the 

 handler having the largest numljer of entries, -$10. D. D, 

 Bell, Lexington, offers §5 for the best dog or bitch irrespec- 

 tive of breed. A. F. German, of Louisville, Ky., offers §5 for 

 best dog or bitch the set of Eberhart's Cashier. Mrs. Her- 

 bert Hammond, of Cincinnati, offers $5 for pug with the 

 best curled tail. Mr. Geo. Hetnbuck, of Cincinnati, offers §5 

 for the best pug bitch puppy. Eberhart Pug Kennels, Cin- 

 cinnati, offers a silver cup for the be.st collie uudei- 18mos. 

 old. J. E. Pepper & Co. offer a case of their oldest whisky, 

 value .125, for the best pointer in the .show; also the same for 

 the best setter. The secretary is Mr. Roger WiUiams, to 

 whom all communications .should be addressed. 



The following list of the entries in the different breeds at 

 the coming Hamilton, Out., show has been forwarded to us, 

 and demonstrates a very satisfactory .state of things: Mas- 

 tiffs 11, St. Bernards 17, great Danes 7, Newfoundlands 1, 

 Irish wolfhounds 1, greyhounds 12, foxhounds 3, beagles 13, 

 pointers S, English setters 24, Irish setters 10, Gordon setters 

 9, water spaniels 1, Clumber .spaniels 5, cocker spaniels 35, 

 collies 23. bulldogs 3, fox-terriers (smooth) 25, fox-terriers 

 (wire) 11, Irish terriers 3, black and tan terriers 8, Scotch, 

 Skye and Dandle Dinmont terriers 10, Bedlington terriers 3, 

 Yorkshire terriers 7, pugs 22, toys and pets 3, dachshunde 5, 

 miscellaneous 14; total 309. 



It is becoming monotonous to read all the bosh written 

 about these big prices for St. Bernards. One would think 

 American breeders had no other aim in life but to send 

 barrels of dollars over to the other side in exchange for 

 Albion's best dogs. "Cheerful Horn" says that it was 

 rumored in Fleet street that Prince Regent and Scottish 

 Prince cost "close on to four thousand pounds," or $30,000. 

 His informant offered to back what he said with money. It 

 would have been a safe bet for "Cheerful Horn," as we know 



lositively the dogs did not cost half that sum, $8,000 was the 

 igure, and we do not believe, from what we can gather, that 

 any such sums will be paid again for dogs. There is no 

 need of it, we have now the dogs that can beat anything on 

 the other side, rough or smooth, and what is the use of pay- 

 ing such prices to play second fiddle and run the risk of 

 their dying before becoming properly acclimated. 



Owing, we presume, to the fast-increasing duties of the 

 office which takes up too much of his time, Mr. S. F. Glass, 

 secretary of the Canadian Kennel Club, will resign at the 

 coming annual meeting and the office of secretary may be 

 made a salaried one, as the kennel interests of Canada have 

 increased so rapidlj lately that it will soon require a man to 

 devote his entire time to it. 



Our contemporaries have got things mixed up a bit about 

 the crack bull-terrier ch. Streatham Monarch. He will not 

 go to Mr. Dole's kennel, as asserted, though as we stated 

 last week, Cherub has been purcha.sed by that gentleman. 

 To Mr. Boggs, of Pittsburgh, belongs the credit of importing 

 this grand terrier, and as we stated last week, he was piar- 

 chased through Mr. Toon, of Sheffield, and will come over 

 with Geo. Thomas, along with the rest of his team. Mr. 

 Boggs has;now sold Streatham Monarch to Mr. John Moor- 

 head, Jr., a prominent member of the Duquesne Kennel 

 Club and an enthusiastic biill-terrier fancier, owning Queen 

 Bendigo and others. At Cleveland show Mr. Moorhead in- 

 formed us it was his intention to .secure something that 

 would place him well in the front, and he has kept his word. 

 Mr. Boggs writes us that dog matters are booming in that 

 neck of the woods— Pittsburgh. He will .show quite a team 

 at the Canadian shows, among them some of his new pur- 

 chases in England. 



Among the contemplated additions and alterations in the 

 English Kennel Club rules are several important ones. One 

 relating to names says that when a dog's name has once 

 appeared in the K.C.S.B. it .shall not be permi.s.sible to 

 change it. Another rule says a dog which has in any way 

 been improperly tampered with sftall be incapable of win- 

 ning a prize. Rule 10 provides that "a duly-qualified veteri- 

 nary .surgeon shall be appointed as veterinary inspector at 

 all shows held under Kennel Club rules. In another new 

 rule the Kennel Club constitutes itself a court of final appeal 

 or umpire in all dispiites or questions arising from the com- 

 peting of any dog at any shows or field trials held under 

 Kennel Club rules. 



Last week we printed Mr. Sewell's affidavit as to the per- 

 fect health of a dog that bit a Mr. Russell, who is said to 

 have died of hydrophobia afterward. His widow is suing 

 Mrs. Bourgignon, the owner of the dog, for 82,500 as com- 

 pensation for her loss. The owner sees no reason why her 

 dog, to which she is much attached, should be destroyed 

 and is being almost harassed to death herself by different 

 authorities, one of which forbids her to let the dog out of 

 the house under a penalty of §100. The lately-formed 

 National Canine Defense League has the matter in hand 

 and is looking after the fair owner's interests. Mr. Rus- 

 sell was bitten by the dog in endeavoring to take a stick 

 away from it which it had just retrieved out of a pond. 

 This case seems about on a par with that of Mr. Bartow, 

 who some time since died with every symptom of hydropho- 

 bia, through studjing the complaint in books after being 

 nipped by a cat. 



The Ohio Humane Society of Cincinnati, which had laws 

 passed lately turning over to them the dog-catching business, 

 which now will be conducted in a proper manner, will give 

 a grand fair in this city in October, at Chester Park. The 

 proceeds will go toward pxitting up a fine building on their 

 property, lately purchased. The fair will consist of a horse 

 and pet animal show, bicycle tournament and bench show 

 of dogs. The dog show has been infciTisted to Mi-. Herbert, 

 of pug dog fame, to manage. Exact dates will soon be pub- 

 lished and premium lists issued. Mr. Frank C. Wheeler 

 dately of Canada, aud well known as a fa^icier and popular 

 judge) -mil judge all classes. The show will be fed with 



Austin's dog bread, furnished by the Eberhart Pug Ken- 

 nels. Mr. Eberhart writes: "I hope my fellow breeders and 

 doggy friends will -send in their dogs, as the cause is a most 

 -worthy one, and also help to stimulate the dog interests in 

 Cincinnati, so that we can give a show each year under 

 A. K, C. rules." 



We referred recently to a spaniel sale whereby a Mr. 

 Woolland, of London, England, became the owner of Brid- 

 ford Perfection, giving an unprecedented price for her. He 

 nowsa.ys over his own signature that he paid $1,900 for her. 

 Mr, Cowell, the judge at Darlington show, says in his Ken- 

 nel Oazeite report, that "in Bridford Perfection I found a 

 bitch which I can safely say is the best in the world to-day. 

 Since the days of Zulu and Squaw we have not seen such a 

 spaniel." He admits he could not find a fault. Burekal 

 Here's a field spaniel standard ready made. 



One of the leading Boston papers gravely tells us that 

 Pop, Mrs. Miner's St. Bernard dog that wa.s killed after 

 running amiick at Red Bank, JST. J., the other day, stood 

 36in. high and weighed 3501bs. Such a dog as that needs no 

 "stuflRng." 



Mr. A. C. Wilmerding, feeling that a change of air would 

 do him good, took a trip a couple of weeks since to Boston, 

 "did" the kennels there and then journeyed on to Salmon 

 Falls CO drop in on the noted.cocker spaniel breeder, Mr. J. 

 P. VVilley. Mr. Wilmerding tells us that he never saw so 

 many cockers in a one day's drive as the father of spaniel- 

 dom in this country can show. He must have over 100 

 puppies out at walk at different farm houses. Mr. Wilmer- 

 ding saw 48 of them during the day. A little attraction 

 that they found on their return in Mr. Willey's front yard 

 has given rise to many false rumors and no end of a smell. 

 A crowd of villagers was seen round the front gate looking 

 admiringly at a skunk, which, in acknowledgment of the 

 rocks that were being thrown at him, very unkindly re- 

 sented .such treatment in his usual effective manner. We 

 are sorry to hear the aroma of the incident has gone forth 

 among all "ye .spanielle men," and they fancy they have now 

 accounted for Mr. WiUey's very "strong" kennel. 



Mr. D. E. Loveland has resigned his position as kennel 

 manager of the Dutchess Kennels, Poughkeepsie, and will 

 return to Melrose, Mass. 



The N. Y. Herald of Saturday last has the following 

 about the Weschester Fair dog show: "The bench show of 

 dogs will be intrusted to Messrs. Tom Terry and A. D. 

 Lewis, proprietors of the famous Hempstead Farm Kennels; 

 Messrs. Frank Hitchcock and Winthrop Rutherfurd. The 

 principal money will be given for St. Bernards, fox-terriers, 

 collies, pointers and setters, and the judge will probably be 

 Mr. James Mortimer, the well known superintendent of the 

 Westminster Kennel Club." 



Visitors and handlers at the field trials last fall were 

 much intere.sted inthe "Surprise" whi.stle which the popular 

 handler "Billy" Tallman carried with him. Its far-reaching 

 tones were calculated to strike terror into the most heedless 

 long-distance ranger, aud at the same time, under friend 

 Tallman's skillful manipulation, the dulcet callof the quail 

 was accurately imitated. It was rumored at the trials that 

 some handlers carried several different .sized whistles so as 

 to imitate the tone of an opponeuts's whistle. No one need 

 do this now, for on the "Surprise" whistle one can run the 

 whole gamut of ear-piercing sounds. On turning to our 

 business columns the sportsman can learn all about it. 



Mr. J, M, Avent, one of our best known field sportsmen 

 and one who has done so much to bring the English setter 

 to the very front rank in field trials, is suing the Illinois 

 Central Railroad for what seems an unpardonable piece of 

 cruelty on the part of one of the engineers in running at a 

 prohiljited rate of speed in the city limits and without any 

 warning running down one of Mr. Avent's dogs which hap- 

 pened to be on the track. The dog was crushed to pieces, 

 and Mr. Avent intends to make the company pay for it. He 

 asks his fellow sportsmen to help him with any information 

 that may be of service to him in his case. His address is 

 Hickory Valley, Tennessee. 



Dr. Perry writes us he is traveling a different route during 

 his trip to Europe this time, and this accounts for no mention 

 of his \nsit to Loudon in the kennel papers. He hurried- 

 over to Paris and from there is taking in the principal cities 

 of Italy. He will then proceed through Switzerland and up 

 the Rhine, and will come home in September. 



Mr. A. P. Heyvvood Lonsdale has contributed §23 toward 

 a .special to be competed for at the International Field 

 Trials, to be held at Chatham, Out. We remind .sportsmen 

 who intena to enter their dogs that entries for the Derby 

 close Oct. 1, and for the All- Aged Stake Oct. 15. Birds are 

 reported as plentiful, and there is every prospect of keen 

 competition, incited by the recent importations which Mr. 

 Davey has made. 



The annual meeting of the Canadian Kennel Club takes 

 place this year at the Ros.siu House, Sept. 16. at 7:30 P.M. 

 Under the amended constitution, members wno are unable 

 to attend the annual meeting are entitled to vote by proxy. 

 As some very important matters are to be introdiiced for 

 discussion, it is very desirable that the representation of 

 members .should be as large as po.s.sible. Among other 

 notices of motion given are the following: 1. That in future 

 no puppy classes shall be given at any show held imder the 

 rules of the C.K.C. 2. That no show held under the rules 

 of the C.K.C. shall last more than four days, inclusive of 

 the opening and closing days of the show. 3. That the 

 offices of secretary and treasurer of the C.K.C. shall be 

 separate and distinct and not held by one and the same per- 

 .son. 4. That at no show held under the C.K.C. rules shall 

 dogs and bitches be shown against each other in the same 

 classes. 5. That dogs aud bitches shall not be shown again.st 

 each other in challenge classes. 6. That at shows held 

 under the rales of the C.K.C, entries shall close positively 

 not less than fourteen days before the opening day of the 

 show. 7. That in future no addition or alteration shall be 

 made to any prize list issued by any bench show committee 

 after it is once printed and distributed. 



From Philadelphia we learn that nearly all the foxhounds v 

 of the packs of former years of the Radnor Hunt Club have 

 been disposed of, and been replaced by forty-three young 

 and nineteen old hounds of imported stock.' These latter 

 were secured from the kennels of the Duke of Rutland, B§1- 

 voir Castle, Leistershire, England. In their journey to this 

 country the hounds were accompanied bv the huntsman, 

 Frank Gillard, and his two assistants. These men will re- 

 side on the grounds, a house being about to be erected for 

 the accommodation of the former. Workmen are now en- 

 gaged in the work of erecting a two-story builtling to answer 

 all the requirements of the increased family— human and 

 animal. One of the new features is a 12-foot bath for the 

 use of the dogs. When all the intended improvements are 

 completed the Radnor Hunt will have quarters second to 

 none in that section. 



A letter from Mr. H. C. Corbett, .secretary of the King.ston 

 show, tell us that they are delighted with their entry this 

 year. They have secured 320 as against 139 in the inaugural 

 show last year. Judging does not commence till Wednes- 



