Sept. 10, 1891.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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Gordon Sottprs.— ChalletiBre, Dixon's Ivanhne, Leo B, and 

 Duchess of Wavprlev. Onpn, dogs. Plett's Victor. Evans's 

 Grrdon: fir.st wif-hheld. Bitches. Dixon's Lady Waverley; 

 others withheld. 



Irish Water Spfiniels. -—Second, Knox's Jack. 



niumhers— Chall'^nL'e, Mercpr's Lady Brownie aud Boss 

 TIL Onen, dogs, Mercer's Johnny, Jr. Bitches, Mercer's 

 Lady Joan. 



Field SpauiPls.— Challenge. Laidlaw'.s Bridford Gladys. 

 Onen, docs, fir.st. Laidlaw's Sampson; second, Nelles's 

 Brentford Mohawk; third, To^y. 



Cor ker.').— dial Ipnse dogs, Luckwell's Black Duke, ISTpUcs' 

 Br.intfnrd Hed Jacket. BpH's Kins, of Ohos. Vbc, Laid- 

 law's B.»bbi. Bi+ches, Tyaidlaw's Miss Obo ir. and Bessie, 

 D. Tmckwell's Pharoub's Sister. Oppn, black dogs. Luck- 

 well's Blark Dnfferin, Laidlaw's Oban, Bell's Obadiah. 

 Tho., O'NeiH's Snort. He. Laidlaw's Brock. Bitches, 

 Bell's TS^.qy, Nellys' Flirt. Luckwell's Jealousy. Reserve, 

 Neiles' Tnp*v, Vhc, Laidlaw's Clio. S'^arle's Topsy. T^ick- 

 ■well'« Woodland Susie. Other color docjs, Laidlaw's Bam- 

 ho. Nelles' Bratitfnr<l Bed Man. Bitches, Nelle.s' Bed Rid- 

 ins-hood. MncDooald's Gvp=:v Qnppu, Lnidlaw's Lady of 

 Lp^-rning. YWc, Brantt'ord Dolly Varden. 



Pua-».— Oballena-e, Ci-rer's Bob Ivv and B'^ssie. Seminole's 

 Cassino. Oopn doas, Eberb.'->rf ^■^ C-i^hipv, Ballentine's Cur- 

 tis. Lpp's Fri^z, R°sprvp. Luxlon's liamey. Vhc, Semi- 

 nole's Kash, Jr. Bitches, Howard Bros.' Satan, E herb art's 

 Mable E. and Fanny K. Reserve. Kberhart's Pegory Pride. 

 Vhc. Cryer's Crlbb'age and Lady Victoria. Avtrard's are in 

 order named. 



DOG CHAT. 



SINCE the prize list was issued the committee of the Ot- 

 ,^ tawa bench show have received a number of special 

 nri'zps rallying- from sSto^SlOfor the best in the principal 

 brepds. Thp Association offers a CTip, value $2Q, for the be.st 

 collection of soortinec dogs. Several valuable pictures are 

 akso ofppred. A class has also been made for harriprs. and 

 more specials are expected. Entries close Sept. 32. We have 

 not space to enumerate all the particulars of the specials, 

 but they will be found in the catalogues at the proper time. 



A letter from Mr, Ross A. Smith informs us that Mr. H. 

 W. L^cy has been cho.sen to judge all classes at Charleston, 

 S- C, in January next. Mr. Geo, O. Brown will judge the 

 poultry for the seventh yeir in succession. We mlgrht as 

 well take this opportunity to state that this will he Mr. 

 Lacy's last appearance in a" judicial capacity for the present 

 ,at any American shows, as he finds that judging interferes 

 moi-e'or less with his position as kennel editor of the FOR- 

 EST AND Stream, handicapping him in his reports to an 

 extent that for the best interests of the paper is not 

 deemed advisable. The position of judtre is not one that has 

 any charms for us. though wethaiik all exhibitors for the 

 uniform kindness and courtesy we have received even though 

 we did make mistakes now and thpn. 



Mr. Geo. Thomas arrived in Boston at last, on the Bostou- 

 ian, Sept. 1, after a rough passage of ten days, but under 

 this exnerieneed doaraan~s care his team of dogs landed in 

 fairly good shape, althouidh they have been rattled around 

 too manv of the English shows this summer. We have keot 

 our readers posted as to the names of Mr. Purbeck's and 

 Mr. Syraonds's new purchases, their winnings, and those of 

 the dogs Mr, Thomas took over with him, so it is useless to 

 recapitulate. The bull -terrier Streathara Monaj'ch was 

 among the new arrivals. 



Que of our best collie bitches, Roslvn Dolly, owned by the 

 Chestnut Hill Kennels, and which did so well at New York 

 .show, has returned from her visit to England and Gladdie. 



Mr. Krehl's report in the English Stock-Keeper of the Bel- 

 gium show, is .admirable as a piece of descriptive writing, 

 and must prove vpiy interesting to English readers. The 

 way the Germa,u judge Flerr Brandt went about his duties 

 would please even our exacting friend Dr. Mills. Herr 

 Brandt had a table in the ring on which he deposited his 

 writing materials, etc. He judged sitting, and by his side 

 sat his ring steward, whom he for the occasion transformed 

 into a secretary or reporter. E.ich dos in his class had to 

 enter singly, and to walk up and down in front of the judge, 

 who .spoke his mind aloiid (a la Wise), which tlip rang 

 steward had to write down. To an Englishman's quick 

 methods, L. P. C, Astley for instance, this must have .seemed 

 very amusing. 



Stock- Keeper says: "We thought we had learned most of 

 the 'fakemputs' of the show ring, but we learned a new 

 wrioKle at Jersey. The rules declared for plain collars. A 

 big dog, with an engraved plate on his collar, appeared in 

 the ring with the plate entirely covered with a strip of 

 postage stamp margin. Live and learn." 



Napoleon Jack, one of the most noted "business" dogs in 

 this country, and a dog with an internatiooal reputation, 

 died in San Francisco, Aug. 27. He was whelped in 1878, 

 His having won numerous prizes at bench snows is our 

 excuse for mentioning the death of a dog which gained his 

 honors outside the pale of the law. He won at the big show 

 at New Orleans in 1883, at Pittsburgh in 1887, and five spe- 

 cials at San Fraucisco in 1891. He is to be stuffed, and $500 

 has been paid by a New York museum for his ".set up." 



Dr. Gray, of Rochester, N. Y., who has virtually retired 

 from exhibiting collies, says he has a collie called Hake 

 which is entirely white, with the exception of the tip of one 

 ear. He will show it at the next New York show. 



Dr. tiuinn, of ITtica, N. Y., who has owned one or two 

 good winning collies, is doing good work in the interest of 

 the pure bred collies among the farmers about Utica by dis- 

 tributing pups, giving away five to ten every year. This 

 is a good idea and is bouad to improve the farcaer's dog. 



It was the first time little Bessie had ever seen a snake, 

 and as it writhed along she ran into the house bi-eathless 

 with her discovery. "Oh, mamma, come quick!'' she cried. 

 "Here's a tail out here waggiog without any dog." — Bnlti- 

 m ore American. 



From all accounts the Hamilton show will be a busy one, 

 as many well known dogmen will be there, and its' close 

 proximity to Toronto will interest the fanciers of the Queen 

 City as well. The classes have filled splendidly coosideriug 

 the comparatively limited amount of prize money offered, 

 for the latter tells in a dog show, say what one will about 

 judges, and brings the good dogs in the care of those who 

 are intent on the nimble dollar. Mr Stewart has worked 

 hard in the interest of the club and show and deserves suc- 

 cess. 



Mr. Frank Dole's "South African poodle," according to 

 Canadian papers, was an object of interest to the Kingston- 

 ians. All the same, it struck us as being remarkably like 

 the usual .sort of black poodle. 



If, in picking out, a dog, .vou select one that barks, under 

 the impression that "Barking dogs do not bite," you are 

 liable to bo deceived. Of course, a bn-king dog does not 

 bite, because he cinnot bite while he barks; but he may bite 

 after or before he barks. Remembey this i n picking oi.it a 

 dog. 



It is a peculiar coincidence that the two breeders of Irish 

 setters who have the last year or so been most active in ex- 

 tolling the merits of their dogs, and have been, as it were, 

 at daggers drawn in consequence, should fall out of the 

 Irish setter ranks about the same time The news comes to 

 us that Mr. Covert, who had succeeded in getting together 

 a good kennel of this breed, notably in his purchases of 

 Elcbo, Jr., Blue Bock, Tearaway, etc., has made an assign- 

 ment. Mr. Naylor, our infovmaot, should have taken the 

 Ki Harney Kennel dogs to Kingston, and all arrangements 

 were made, and he, understanding they were entered, made 

 his arrangements with others accordingly, but found to his 

 cost that the dogs were securely tied up by the biw when he 

 wanted them for Kingston. This left Mr. Naylor with 

 rather a weak string. It is to be hoped that Mr. Covert's 

 emhaiTassment is only temporary, but it is an ill wind that 

 blows no one any good, and the dispersal of this kennel will 

 afford fanciers an opportunity to secure some good breeding 

 and field stock. 



The editor of our Philadelohia contemporary should read 

 the rules in the premium list of the Kingston show before 

 calling us over the coals for aiTiving on Wednesday at the 

 hhow. It says distinctly "Judging will commence promptly 

 Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock." There was no need for 

 friend Haldeman to take that anxious journey across the 

 troubled waters in such a hurry. 



The dog show at Toronto bids fair to excel every effort so 

 far made by the Queen City in this direction. Through the 

 energy and ability of Mr. Stone as an organizer, aided by 

 the liberal prizes oft'ered, a splendid entry has been secured. 

 The entries closed on the 39th with r)71, an increase of 100 

 over that of last year. The number in each class is as follows; 

 MastiiTs 18, rough -coated St. Bernards 5i. smooth-coated 

 St. Bernards S, bloodhounds 3, Newfoundlands 3, great 

 Danes 17, Russian wolfhounds (or Barzois) 3, deerhounds 4, 

 greyhounds 32, English foxhounds 4, American foxhounds 7, 

 "barriers 5, pointers .23, English setters 39, Irish setters 29, 

 black and tan or Gordon setters 39, collies 41, bulldogs 3, 

 bull-terriers 21, poodles 2, Clumbers 6, field spaniels 13, 

 cockers 70, dachshunde 7, beagles 15, fox-terriers 47, Irish 

 terriers 5, Dandie Dinmonts 7, Bedlingtous 7, Skye terriers 



1, black and tan terriers 16. Yorkshires 6, toy terriers 2, pugs 

 20, King Charles spaniels 6, Blenheim and Prince Charles 



2, toy .spaniels 5, miscellaneous class 4, 



Secretary F. R. Carsvvell writes of the Wilmington Pair 

 Dog Show: Our entries closed with a list of 127, a very 

 large number considering the small amount of the pt-piniums, 

 the small number of classes and the fact that our premium 

 lists were out only eight days before closing the entrie.s. Mr. 

 E. Bardoe Elliott will judge all classes. I think our entries 

 are equal to, if not above, the average in quality. 



After a brief rest another circuit of bench shows is upon 

 us. Only he who is compelled to follow up each one knows 

 how wearisome they become towards the end. Canada, 

 however, affords in the fall a pleasant change, for there we 

 meet a different class of dogs and another set of men, the 

 latter ou the whole more doggily inbred, if we may use such 

 a term, than their American cousins. Nearly every young 

 business man has a dog and this is generally allowed to fol- 

 low wherever he may go, into his place of l)usiness be it bank 

 or ofiice, and the dog seems as joyful as his master when lunch 

 or clcsing hour comes. 



The journey to Kingston show, which was the first on the 

 roll of "Canadian shows, was a most enjoyable one. A night's 

 run from New York to Cape Vincent, with plenty of time for 

 breakfast, found us landed at the station wharf where we 

 bid adieu to American soil and taking the steamer Maud, a 

 delightful sail from Lake Outario across the mouth of the 

 grt-at St, I/Swrcnce afforded ample opportunities to get a few 

 snap shots with the "Hawkeye." Skirting along past 

 Wolfe Island and the "lone fishermen'' intent on making a 

 record with the giant mascalonge that sekhnu hooks him- 

 self, the Bay of Quinte is reached, ou the further side of 

 which the beautituUy situated city of Kingston is seen flash- 

 ing in the morning sun. At first sight it seems like some 

 foreign city with its old-fashioned homes, red roofs, domes 

 and towers. Old Poi't Henry, long outlived its usefulness, is 

 an object of interest as we move slowly up to the dock, and 

 the waiting cabbies with their "Washiogtoniau" looking old 

 carriages somehow give an old world flavor to the morning 

 air. We. have not time to moralize, however, and are soori 

 shaking hands with Mr. Corbett, the secretary of the King- 

 ston show, and the rest of the boys, among whom we find 

 spveral well-known faces, Messrs, Wixom, Naylor, Halde- 

 man, Lewis, Connor, Mann, etc , of the Americans; Prescott. 

 Oldrieve, Bell, Geddes, Dr. Mills, of the Canadians. This 

 means that there will be some dogs known to fame at any 

 rite. .Judging had commenced in the setter and pointer 

 classes as we wired in last week's issue. At 2 P. Al, Mr, 

 Lacy took hold of his classes and finished that evening, ex- 

 cepting a few specials which were left till next morning. 

 The number of dogs benched was 192, but as there were 

 several novice classes with numbers carried on, the total was 

 220. We are very sorry the show was not better attended by 

 the townspeople, but those we did see represented some of 

 the best people in the town, and, had the building been 

 nearer the city the show would no doubt have been better 

 patronized, as the admis.sion was only a quarter. 



Dr. Mills had his first turn at judging, and if he did not 

 always get the best dog first it was from no lack of con.scien- 

 tious and painstaking endeavor, as the way he made the dogs 

 move and the length of time he kept it up was a revelation 

 to some of the old rounders who think a toddle once up and 

 down the ring quite enough to show whether the dog can 

 move or not This delays the judging considerably, and 

 does not serve any practical purpose that we can perceive, 

 still every man is entitled to his own way of arriving at his 

 conclusions. There is little more to say about the show ex- 

 cepting that the Forest AND Stream made many pleasant ac- 

 quaintances and we must thank Messrs. Corbett, Kent and 

 friend Shaw for their kind courtesies during our visit. 



The special prize given by Dr. Mills for the dog "showing 

 the best musciilar development and in the best condition" is 

 not one that is calculated to become popular among judges. 

 It is a troublesome thing to judge, for there is muscle and 

 muscle, and what may be condition in one dog may not be 

 suflicient in another, and to define the status makes the dif- 

 ficulty, A terrier all nerves and excitement may show a 

 degree of hardness and condition that to the inexperienced 

 will surpass that of a greyhound in comparison, a dog 

 naturally, unless aroused, of a placid and, if we may use the 

 term, a relaxed condition. This we took into consideration 

 in judging between the Skye Sir Stafford and the grey- 

 hound Ranger, whose muscular development was admirable. 



Mr. A. E. Elmei', of Kingston, purchased the black and 

 tan terrier Rochelle Scot, by Dick out of Meersbrook Maiden, 

 that took .second prize at the Kingston show, from his owner, 

 Miss Wright, of Toronto- 

 Toronto papers say that the Toronto Kennel Club has 

 abandoned the idea of giving a banquet at the coming show. 



If it were not a serious matter for Mr. Mercer, bia con- ' 

 tinned ill luck almost makes one smile. Now we hear that 

 just as he Avas get ting batter of Ins bad fall, it was thought I 

 a drive would do him good. He started, with a friend, when j 



some of the harness came loose and startled the horse. It 

 ran away. First the fore wheels, then thehind ones left the 

 body of the wagon; still they held on and eventually came 

 to a" standstill. Naturally the excitement and the walk the 

 accident entailed, ha^ laid" "Clumber" up again, but Toronto 

 .show looms up in the distance as an incentive to a hasty 

 recovery. 



Lord Bute, the Menthon Kennels' new St. Bernard, ar- 

 rived in this port last Tue.sday. With him carae Geraldine. 



Mr, Reick .has sold the St. Pernard champion Hector to 

 Mr, Peters, of Shelby, Ohio. 



To Mr. Hubert G. Nichols we are indebted for a picture of 

 his noted Great Dane Melac, one of the best Great Danes 

 yet seen in America. The picture, however, hardly does 

 this grand dog justice, giving no Intimation of his grand 

 size and excellent symmetry. 



We draw the attention of those interested in the field 

 trials to the advertisement of the Eastern Field Trials Club 

 in this issue. Good money is offered and we trust the entry 

 list will fill accordingly All signs point to very succe.ssful 

 field trials this year, judging from what we hear and the 

 increased interest taken by sportsmen in the different events, 



*"Di.«cipulus" writes interestingly on collies in the Illm- 

 tratecl Sporting and DrmnatiG NC'im. In speaking of the 

 uncertainty of some collies' tempers, he says, "Perhaps the 

 blood of the Highland freebooter mingles with that of the 

 Highland collie, and springs out at intervals in sudden gusts 

 of wild paroxysms." On .Scottish drovers, who are said to 

 be so devoted to their sheepdogs, he says: "If these men 

 will not part for untold .-uras with their favorite .sheepdogs 

 (which I misdoubt in these days of perpetual trafficking), 

 they nevertheless are exceeding hard on any animal that 

 comes to harm, I have in my niind a splendid dog, and one 

 which survived for years afterward, found in a quarry where 

 it had been thrown by its relentless master. It had met with 

 an accident and broken its leg, being at that time far from 

 home; so its owner threw it down the pit, hoping to kill it in 

 its fall. But the collie was not killed, and was found and 

 rescued by its discoverti-s, and survivfd, lame, but still 

 beautiful, for many a year," In another part, "As a com- 

 rade human in sympathy, marvelous in beauty and mental 

 intelligence, commend me, in the recesses of a wild country 

 home, to the companionship of the collie." 



A touching story is related in Fanciers' Gazette of a boat- 

 ixian living at Gateshead who wa.s brought into the New- 

 castle Infirmary suffering from injuries caused by being run 

 over by a wagon. The unfortunate man died an hour and 

 a half after admission to the institution. He was followed 

 to the infirmary by a St. Bernard dog, presumal>ly his own. 

 The animal followed the man into the room where patients 

 are received, and looked on anxiously whi le the doctors were 

 attending to the poor fellow's injuries. On the removal of 

 the man to one of the wards the animal persisted in follow- 

 ing. Hb waited by his master till his death, and then fol- 

 lowed the body as it was being removed to the deadhouse, 

 where the men had some difficulty in keeping the animal 

 out till the door was closed . 



MR. HACKE'S BARZOIS,— It is the custom to speak of 

 "the good ship" Helvetia, but I can hardly do it, since after 

 a long voyage she lay out in the harbor for over a week un- 

 able to get to the wharf, thereby causing Mr, Hacke's dogs 

 to be delivered to Messrs. Spratts in a most undp.sirable con- 

 dition, Three of them died en route from St. Petersburg, 

 and one or two more look as if they would soon leave for the 

 land where little bunting is done as a rule It would be 

 hardly worth while to go into a detailed description of them 

 now, as they will soon be before the public, I hope, and then 

 the papers will have full reports of them. In this kennel, 

 which was bought from the titled chap c died by those who 

 not long since were serfs "Mis Imperial Highness the Grand 

 Duke George Michaelovitch of Michalofka," I saw one or 

 two specimens that struck me as being very fair, and when 

 they get well conditioned they should do some winning on 

 the bench, I greatly regretted to see quite a xjrevalence of 

 "out at the elbow" sort, but hope they will straighten their 

 "pins" as they grow stronger, and so improve their "stand- 

 ing." Mr. Hacke has some fourteen other Barzois soon 

 coming over, and I cannot but admire the man who has the 

 pluck to send 6,000 miles for his dogs, which fact has earned 

 for him the widespread name of tlie greatest enthusiast of 

 the breed in America, I wa.s more than pleased at the clean- 

 liness that was everywhere to be noticed at the kennels and 

 the health of the 70 dogs now being boarded there; and being 

 fed on Spratts biscuits speaks volumes for the value of Mr, 

 John Brett's services and the biscuits as feed. "The proof 

 of the pudding is in chewing the strina-," which fully con- 

 vinces me that a better place to send one's dogs dues not ex- 

 ist than down at Messrs. Spratts' at Northvale, N. J.^ and 

 in the care of John Brett.— H. 



MR. KEASBEY'S SPANIELS.— Nevy York, Sept. 5.— 

 Editor Forest and Stream: Only a week ago I wrote you 

 of the death of Saybi-ook I/ass. I now have word of the 

 death of two more of my field spaniel bitches, champion 

 Lady (winner of silver cup in Boston, '91) and Saybrook 

 Dolly (seven firsts last spring). These were my be.st, in fact 

 about all I had, as I did not succeed in getting any jmpples. 

 I now have Beverley Nigits, I only hope he will "not be at- 

 tacked in the same way. I have no idea what the trouble 

 was, as the dogs had the best of care and were only sick a 

 short time. It is needless to say that Beverley will b"e taken 

 away from my place at New London at once. — Rowland 

 P. Keaslet. 



CINCINNATI SHOW.— The dates .selected for the dog 

 show given by the Ohio Humane .Saciety, of Cincinnati, are 

 Oct. 14 to 17. It will be a success as prospects are flattering. 

 Entries close Oct 3. Entry fee is $1 for first and 50 cents for 

 each additional dog. Our list of special prizes is very large, 

 and many of them valuable prizes. For premium lists, etc, 

 address. Ah. G. Eberhaet, superintendent, 3 East 4th street, 

 Cincinnati, Ohio^ 



KENNEL NOTES- 

 Kennel Notes are laaerted witbout charge; and blaubg 

 ({aralahed free) will be sent to any address. 



NAMES CLAIMED. 

 Prepared Blanks sent fr^e on application. 



BerTreJey Imu. By M. A, Viti, Philadflpbia, Pa., for white, 

 black ear, fox-terrier dog, whelpsd July 14, 1H91, by Tack oat of 

 Ladv Berkeley. 



Taclder and Victoria. By M. A. Viti, Philadelpbia. Pa., for 

 white, black and tan head, sm-ill black spot on stern and rail, fox- 

 terrier dog and bitch, whelped July 14, 1891, by TacK out of Lady 

 Berkeley. 



BRED. 



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Baldina II -VisruHiU. J. B. Duffv'.s ( Wasbir.gtoTi, D. C.) Eng. 

 lisii siitrer bnnh Rildina II. (Dan Bangor— Baldina) to Mt. Wash- 

 inein.i Kennels' Vpcoiini. Aug. 15 



Liiiii Li.- Vi.st'oinil. Jf5s- McMighf.s (Pittsburgh, Pa.) English 

 setter bitch Lilly R. l(^ lMli^JtoIle's Goy— Flame) to Mt. Washington 

 K^nripls' Yi<coun' . Autr. -It 



Elsie H.—Iuehiquin. J .T. Scaulau's Irish sct(pr bitch Elsie H. 

 (Elcho, Jr.— Magiiie H.) to iiis Inctuquin. Aug. 24. 



