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FOREST AND STREAM. 



|.*CT, 15, 1891. 



Frank F. Dole, of New Haven, Conn., lias ptirchased all 

 Mr. Sacbett's kennel of bulldogs. When we say that thi.s 

 lot includes champion Harper and The Graven 'image, Mr. 

 Dole will.be found to be equally strong in this breed as in 

 bull-terriers. 



Coursing in California seems to take firm hold in popular 

 favor, for we see that over 2,000 people attended a meeting 

 at Ocean View, near San Francisco, two Sundays ago. The 

 attraction was a sixty-four dog stake. The stake was only 

 half run through, and was to be completed last Sunday. 

 Several dogs that ran at Merced last year are competing. 



The Birmingham, Eng., dog show will have 228 classes 

 this year. The prizes have not increased in value. The 

 sporting division, always a feature at this show, has classes 

 provided for pointers and setters that have competed in field 

 trials. Judging will be pxiblic and commence Nov. S8. 

 Twenty-one judges will pass on the merits of the different 

 breeds, and the list comprises some of the best known names 

 in English dogdom. 



Another successful run of the Pennbrook harriers took 

 place from the Wissahickon Inn, at Germantown, Pa., last 

 Saturday. The drag led them over a coiu-ae of five miles in 

 full view of numerous society people present. The master, 

 Mr. Mitchell Harrison, took part in the run. 



It is strange that in a city so large as New York there 

 is no infirmary for the free treatment of horses and dogs. 

 The nearest approach to a public infirmary is thedi.spensary 

 of the American Veterinary College in West Pifty-fourfch 

 street. Clinics are held there twice a week, Wednesday and 

 Saturday afternoons, when horses, dogs and other domestic 

 animals are examined, treated and operated on free of 

 charge. For the year ending February, 1891, 363 dogs were 

 treated. The expenses are borne entirely by the medical 

 stafl:, Dr. Liautard being the chief surgeon. The house sur- 

 geons are chosen from graduates by yearly competitive ex- 

 aminations. These budding "vets" serve without pay. 

 Aided by subscriptions this department of the college might 

 he made of great benefit to our four-footed friends whose 

 owners are too poor to pay for regular surgical treatment. 

 In the hospital proper the rate of charges for dogs is 50 

 cents to $1 per day. 



Coursing has come with a rush these October days, the 

 sport being in full swing in England now, and with the 

 opening of the Gi-eat Bend meeting next week coursing men 

 in this country will have a good deal to occupy themselves 

 with till snow flies, the great meeting at Merced taking 

 place Nov. 10. It is unfortunate that Mr. Watson's call for 

 the party to go out to Great Bend repeived such little en- 

 couragement, and the project has been given up. Our grey- 

 hound men should show a little more interest in the sport; 

 and if Great Bend is too far, cannot we have a meeting 

 nearer home? The dogs should certainly be given a chance 

 this fall. 



Mr. Lawrence, of Cambridge. England, has suilered a 

 severe loss in the death of his noted bloodhound bitch Ches- 

 terton Duchess II. after whelping ten puppies. She died 

 from blood poisoning. 



From Fanciers' Gazette we learn that Lord Hawke, the 

 captain of the English cricketing team that is now measur- 

 ing bats with American players, has entered into a partner- 

 ship with a Mr. Tom Cadell in establishing a kennel of fox- 

 terriers. The kennel will be known as "Montrose." 



The New York Evening Sun, in an article on St. Bernards 

 says of Lord Bute: "As a prize dog his record is exception- 

 ally good. He was beaten at SheflSeld by Sir Bedivere. The 

 judges at the time declared that in lines and formation 

 Lord Bute was the equal, and in some respects outpointed 

 Sir Bedivere, but lacked color. * * * He was the best 

 dog of his kind in England last year." Why do people 

 write such stuff ? Lord Bute's most enthusiastic admirers 

 do not claim he is a good show dog. His ability to beget 

 winners mil bring him more lasting renown than any num- 

 ber of prize cards. The same paper gravely states that he 

 stands 36in. high and weighs 2471bs! 



It is rumored that Rochester intends giving a show next 

 spring. We heard something about it when up in Roches- 

 ter the other day, but were also told that it was hardly fair 

 to expect one or two moneyed men in the club to shoulder 

 all the debt incurred by the last show, and until this was 

 paid off another show would not be held. 



We see a statement in one of the daily papers to the effect 

 that the Philadelphia Club, at their meeting on the 13th, 

 would discuss the advisability of withdrawing from the A. 

 K. C. We are afraid to say more on this subject, as when 

 speaking joeulaj'ly on the subject of the Philadelphia Ken- 

 nel Club some months since, friend "Hunky Dory" dis- 

 played a lamentable lack of knowledge in current kennel 

 affairs and a disposition to look erroneously on the dreary 

 side of life. 



Barzois! Barzois! it is all Barzois nowadaj;s. News comes 

 now that the Duchess of Newcastle has just received at 

 Clumber from Russia a consignment of six of this handsome 

 breed. 



The well-known bulldog Holy Friar has been sold by Mr. 

 Jack Ellis and finds his new home in Belgium. 



Mr. Kennard Milling, of Chicago, 111., has purchased from 

 Mr. Creep, Lee, Kent, Eng., the great Dane bitch Hecla. 

 She was shipped by Spratts Co. per S. S. Spain, Sept. 27. 



When Mr. Reick sailed for Europe he told us not to be 

 surprised if he purchased the crack St. Bernard of England. 

 This he has done. Just as we go to press we received his 

 cablegram, which reads; "Bought Princess Florence, 

 Young Keeper." Mr. Reick must be congratulated for his 

 pluck and enterprise, for we know that the former's price 

 was held at something liKe $3,000. Both dogs are so well 

 known they need no further introduction this week. 



A.t Merced Coursing Meetine- the stakes will have prizes of 

 $500 to first, .$200 to second, and glOO to third. Dogs winning 

 two courses save their stakes, and those winning three 

 receive $25. Surely a very liberal programme. 



We hear that a new kennel is to be established within 

 twenty miles of New York city; and the proprietors are now 

 looking for a reliable and experienced kennelman to take 

 charge of it. 



A gentleman who advertised some beagle pups recently in 

 FOEEST AND STREAM, dropped into the office to say that he 

 nad over twentj^-flve answers and sold the whole litter in 

 short order. Among the new kennel advertisements we find 

 this week are the following for sale: Ancient and Modern 

 Spaniel Kennels, several fine cocker spaniels; J. W. Doug- 

 las, trained Irish setter bitch; Poston & Burdell, pair Glad- 

 stone's Boy pups; A. Haskell, English greyhounds; C. T. 

 Brown^ll, Gordon setters; G. Hult, pointer pups: Silas 

 Decker, Irish setter dog pups; G. W. Patterson, several St. 

 Bernards; John J. Biggs, fox-terrier pups; J. R. Purcell, 

 pointers; Bryn Mawr Kennels, trained pointers and setters, 

 and C. E. Bnnn, several fine litters of mastiffs. la the stud; 



IT. V. Jamieson's beagle Valentine. Wants: % T. mde- 

 way, a trained English setter, also R. D. Gould. 



coursing rules drawn np by 

 the ISational Greyhound Club. It is handsomely gotten up 

 and should be in the hands of every lover of theleash. 



Last Thursday morning the president of the A. K. C, Mr. 

 August Belmont, suffered considerable loss in the burning 

 to the ground of the mansion on Fifth avenue, which he had 

 leased for the season from the Cutting estate. Numerous 



i of vertu and valuable paintings were destroyed, 

 and Mrs. Belmont had a very narrow escape of encounter- 

 ing a horrible death, her clothing and hair catching fire as 

 she made her escape, Mr. Belmont was traveling in the 

 South at the time. 



The Chestnut Hill Kennels' sensational collie bitch Roslyn 

 IJolly, since her return from England, has whelped a fine 

 litter to Gladdie, the lEuf lish dog, noted especially as the 

 sire of the crack Sefton Hero and Kinton Diamond. 



CENTRAL FIELD TmALS.-EcUtnr Forest and Stream - 

 Weave requested by the Pointer Club of America to give 

 notice through your columns to the owners of pointer dogs 

 * *^nn ? Pomter Club of America offers a special cash prize 

 or i$10q to the best pointer, either sex, competing in the Cen- 

 tral Field Trial Club's trials at Lexington, N. C., said trials 

 commencing Nov. 30, 1891, this special prize to be awarded 

 by our regular judges in any way they think best, either 

 trom work done m the regular heats or by a special heat. 

 I he competition for this prize is to be confined to does be- 

 longing to members of the Pointer Club.— Central Field 

 Trial Club, C. H. Odell, Secretary. 



MOHAWK SHOW.-Gloversville, N. Y.-The Mohawk 

 Valley Poultry and Kennel Club have voted to change their 

 dates and begin and end one day earlier, .so the awards can 

 all be made and credited in 1891. The present dates are 

 Dec. 29, 30, 31, 1891, and Jan. 1, 1892. "Uncle Dick" is to 

 superintend the bench show, consequently exhibitors may 

 rest assured they will be well used, and that their dogs will 

 receive good care.— F. B. Zimmer, Sec'y. 



KENNEL NOTES. 

 Kennel Notes are laaerted without charge; and blanks 

 (furnished free) will be sent to any address. 



NAMES CLAIMED. 

 Prepared Blanks sent free on application, 



Joste M. By J. B. Murphy, New York city, for white, black and 

 ticked setter bitch, whelpsd Julv 33 1S91. by Mack III. (Bine 

 Dick— Buckeye Belle) out of NeU IV. (Blue Druid— Molly Rake). 



BRED. 



Prepared Blanks sent free on application. 



msebud—Soyaartn. J. Keevan's (Brooklyn, N. Y.) St. Bernard 

 bitoh Rosebud to his Soggarth, Sept. 20. 



Verona Nell—Soauarth. E. Cahill's (Brooklyn, N. Y.) St. Ber- 

 nard bilch Verona Nell to J. Keevan's Soggarth. Sept. 25 



Flora Roland -Patrol V. Welker's (Brooklyn. N.Y.) St. Bernard 

 bitch Flora Roland to J. Keevan's Patrol, Oct. S. 



Hillside Spinster— Pitcher. Hillside Kennels' (Lancaster, Mass,) 

 fox-terner bitch Hillside Spinster to their Pitcher, July 18. 



Richmond Olive^Pitcher. Hillside Kennels' fox-terrier bitch 

 Richmond Olive to their Pitcher, July 19. 



; -Russley Joker. Mr. Rath bone's fox-terrier bitch ■ to 



Hillside Kennels' Russley Joker. July 21. 



Heatltcrbelle—Bran. Hillside Kennels' deerhound hitch Heath- 

 orbelle to their champion Bran, July 23. 



Warren Lilly— Pitcher W. Rutherfurd's fox-terrier bitch War- 

 ren Lilly to Hillside Kennels' Pitcher, Julv 23. 



Rafjy Mixer. Cloverdell Stock Farm's fox-terrier bitch 



to Hillside Kennels' champion Raby Mixer. July 24 



Berga— Clansman. Hillside Kennels' deerhound bitch Berga to 

 their champion Clansman, Aug. 1. 



Nora— Romer Chieftain. B. S. Deriiig's deerhound bitch Nora 

 to Fllllside Kennels' champion Robber Chieftain, Aug 7 



Bebecca^Pitchcr. W. Cushman's fox-terrier bitch Rebecca to 

 Hillside Kennels' Pitcher. Aug. 8. 



Suffolk Slipahod— Pitcher. W. Rntherfurd's fox-terrier bitch 

 Suffolk Sliphhod to Hillside Kennels' Pitcher, Aug. 14 



Hilhidc Jaunty-Russley Joker. E. Conant's fox-terrier bitch 

 Hillside Jaunty to Hillside Kennels' Russley Joker, Aug. 14. 



Warren Sequel— Pitcher. W. Rutherfurd's fox-terrier bitch 

 Warren Sequel to Hillside Kennels' Pitcher, Aug. 20 



Dona— Russley .Joker. Hillside Kennels' fox-terrier bitch Dona 

 to their Russley Joker, Aug. 27. 



Warren Selfish— Pitcher. W. Rutherfurd's fox-terrier bitch War- 

 ren Selfish to Fiilkside Kennels' Pitcher, Sept. 5. 



Jlillside Leda— Pitcher. Hillside Kennels' fox-terrier bitch Hill- 

 side Leda to their Pitcher, Sept. 7. 



rerdict-Pitclier. J. A. Logan's fox-terrier bitch Verdict to 

 Hillside Kennels' Pitcher, Sept. 16. 



HiUside SattpMre— Russley Joker. Hillside Kennels' fox-terrier 

 bitch HillHide Sapphire to their Russley Joker. Sept. 18. 



HilMde Boimty—Rahy Mixer. Hillside Kennels' fox-terrier bitch 

 Hillside Bounty to their champion Raby Mixer, Sept. 20. 



Hillside Ruth— Pitcher. Hillside Kennels' fox-terrier hitch Hill- 

 side Ruth to their Pitcher, Sept. 20. 



Freya— Pulley Joker. Hillside Kennels' fox-terrier bitch Freya 

 to their Russlev Joker, Sept. 31. 



Warren Comely-Rahy Mixer. W. Rutherfurd's fox-terrier bitch 

 Warren Comely to HiUside Kennels' champion Raby Mixer, Sept. 



Pluck— Pitcher. Hillside Kennels'* fox- terrier bitch Pluck to 

 their Pitcher. Sept. 23' 



Hillside Syren— Russley Joker. Hillside Kennels' fox-terrier hitch 

 Hillside Syren to their Russley Joker, Sept. 23. 



Rosa Cantna^Pitcher. HiUside Kennels' fox-terrier bitch Rosa 

 Oanina to their Pitcher. Sept 28. 



Suffolk Riot— Raby Mtve7\ A. D. Stewart's fox-terrier bitch 

 Suffolk Riot to Hillside Kennel-' Raby Miser, Sept. 28. 



Brockenhurst Belle— Raby Mixer. J. J. Patterson's fox-terrier 

 bitch Brockenhurst Belle to Hillside Kennels' Raby Mixer, Oct. 1. 



WHELPS. 



1^" Prepared Blanks sent free on application. 



Darkness. Park Kennels' (Providence, R. I.) schipperke bitch 

 Darkness, Sept. 9, five (three dogs), by their Midnight. 



BaUyrush. Park Kennels' (Providence, R. I.) Irish terrier bitch 

 Ballyrusn, Sept. 17, seven (four dogs), by their Killaloe (Benedict 

 —Breda Florence). 



Sunol. L. Gardner's (Mount Vernon, N. Y.) English setter bitch 

 Sunol (Gladstone's Boy— Flame M.), Sept. 15, twelve (nine dogs), 

 by his Roger (Count Noble— Queen Meg). 



Phyllis. Hillside Kennels' (Lancaster, Mass.) deerhound bitoh 

 Phyllis, Aug. 29, ten (hve dogs), by their champion Robber Chief- 

 tain. 



Brazen. Hillside Kennels' deerhound bitch Brazen, Sept. 6, two 

 (one dog), by their Clansman. 



Princess. Hillside Kennels' fox-terrier hitch Princess, Sept. 7, 

 six (four dngs), by their Pitcher. 



HiVside Heather. H'llside Kennels' deerhound bitch Hillside 

 Heather, Sept. 12. three (two dogs), by their Chieftain. 



HiUside Svinster. Hillside Kennels' fox-terrier bitch Hillside 

 Spinster, Sept. 13, five (three dogs), by their Pitcher. 



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 Leavenworth, Kansay City, or any point in the Northwest, the 

 Puget Sound region or the balmy South or Southwest? The 

 Chicago, St. Paul and Kansas City Railway will furnish you 

 transportation enabling you to safely, quickly and comfortably 

 reach your destination. Its splendid equipment and excellent 

 management have made it a popular favorite. F. H. Lohd, Gen- 

 eral Passenger and Ticket Agent, Chicago, 111.— ^di'. 



Names and Portbaits op Birds, by Gnrdon Trumbull. A 

 book particularly interesting to gunners, for by its use they can 

 identify without question aU the American same birds which 

 they may kill. Cloth, 220 pages, price 83.50, For sale by Fobbst 

 AND Stream. 



ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



Time is no charge for answering questions uyider this head. AU 

 questions relating to ailments of dogs wiU be ansivered by Dr. T. O. 

 bherwood. a pwinbe^- of the Royal College of Veterinary Suraems. 

 Lommumcatwns referring to other matters connected %vUh Kennel 

 Management and dogs will receive careful attention. 



H. M., New York City.— The terra blue belton is given to a set- 

 ter with the blue or black tickings you mention. The blue belton 

 was the strain ot dogs that Mr. Laverack prized so highly. Old 

 Moll and Ponto, tne origina'-ora of his noted strain, were of that 

 color. Ihere is also a strain called the lemon belton, with lemon 

 ticks instead of black. 



L. L., Grand Rapids, Mich.— I want information about a certain 

 kind of hound that I want to get. It is a cross between an otter 

 and a foxhound. They are used here for coon hunting. I have a 

 bitch that la half Kentucky fox and shaggy hound, knd she has 

 pups now. I wish you would tell me if you know of any of that 

 ?>°\^ru^-^?^, °t shaggy foxhounds bred and 

 owned by Mr. A. B. Whitlock, Sekitan, O. He may Iknow some- 

 thing of a cross similar to that you describe. Write to him. 



O. T. N., Klttaning, Pa.-l. Please give the pedigree of the 

 white^and liver ticked pointer bitch Bridget II- out of the im- 

 B^^^'^^r^^SS Jioi and Bridget, owned by a Dr. Paddock, of Pitts- 

 tield, Mass. 3. Please write me the best points of a pointer, such 

 as head, body, legs, tail, etc,, also field work. Ans. 1. We can 

 nnd no trace of Bridget II. in the stud book. 3. We have not 

 space to nrint the pointer standard, hut if you write to Mr. Geo. 

 ^ . La Rue, secretary of the Pointer Club, 239 Broadway, New 

 lork city, he will send you a copy. 



F. L., Sharon, Conn.— My hound dog had a swelling under the 

 let t eye twice last summer. It discharged each time and the 

 swelling went down. Last Sunday it began to swell again, and 

 last night It started to break. He looks fine and feels well. The 

 place IS very sore but is doing well. I don't know of his being 

 hurt or anything to cause it. Please tell me what to do for it. 

 Ans. Without an examination one cannot toll what causes the 

 abscess. It may be due to a small piece of diseased bone or dis- 

 ease of the lachrymal duct. Foment two or three times a day and 

 apply a little boracic ointment. If necessary make opening in 

 abscess larger. Why not consult a veterinary surgeon. 



J. L. A. H.. Monument B-^ach, Mass.— Will you teU me what I 

 can do for one of my hounds whose eyes roll in. that is the under 

 lid rolls mto the eye so far that the eyelashes and some of the 

 hair below the ej e be in the eye, and when I take my thumb and 

 draw it out it looks white aud has a soaked-out appearance. The 

 eyes also discharge a lot of matter. The dog is entirelv well other- 

 wise, and does his work in the woods as well as any o'ther hound. 

 Ans. It 18 due to an inverted eye lid, and can only be cured by an 

 operation, iiou can i-elieve the irritation greatly by pulling out 

 the eyelashes and apply frequently with a small piece of sponge 

 the following lotion: Sulphate of zinc, 1 scruple; tincture of 

 opium, 1 drachm; distilled water, 6 ounces. 



G. , Boston, Mass.— 1 liave a pug dog 4i^yrs. old, who as soon as 

 nea season opens, begins to bite and scratch himself. His skin 

 becomes inflamed and thick scabs form, which, when they loosen, 

 take the hair with it, lea ving the akin beneath almost black. The 

 hair grows coarse and "brash" on these spots, which begin at the 

 root of the tail and spread to its neck, also down the tail. He 

 Itches and I have tried the different soaps and Spratts mange cure 

 to no good effect. Is it mange or distemper, or some other disease? 

 aud what would you recommend that could be used on a house 

 dog/ ihe same dog has a habit when excited of turning a,nd bit- 

 ing his tail and spinnintr around like a top, growling and hanging 

 on until he brings blood and is almost exhausted. About a year 



,® ^J-^, ^^'^^ spells in a week, and in the last one he 



pulled off the end of his tail with .^in. of the vertebrsB. No one 

 that I have asked could give a satisfactory reason for such spells. 

 He will start out of a sound sleep and "whirl." A sudden noise, 

 or the fear that he will be hurt or anything that over-excites him, 

 will set him going. Some said "worms," but that was not the 

 case. How can you explain it? Remedy? He has good qualities 

 and IS very intelligent, otherwise he would have "passed on" long 

 ago. Is the first a blood or skin trouble? Ans. Eczema, brought 

 on by the irritation set up by the fleas. Have the following dress- 

 ing well rubbed all over every other day for a fortnight, then 

 wash off and repeat if necessary. Cocoanut oil, castor oil, cotton 

 seed oil and kerosene, of each equal parts. Also give one of the 

 following powders twice a day mixed with food: Precipitated 

 sulphur, sulphate of magnesia one dram, bi-carhonate of potash, 

 half a dram; mix and make twelve powders. The irritation you 

 mention is due to thread worms which are lodged in the rectum, 

 for which inject into the bowel twice daily one ounce of the fol- 

 lowing extract: KramerioB, one dram: tr. of kramerite, one dram; 

 water, add six ounces. Also treat for worms again. 



RANGE AND GALLERY. 



THE REVOLVER CHAMPIONSHIP. 



'T^HE time is now approaching when it will he necessary to fix 

 times and places for the final contests in the revolver cham- 

 pionship for the possession of the Walter Winans trophy indica- 

 tive of the amiteur revolver championship oif America. No 

 match of equal importance has ever been drawn under more 

 liberal conditions. The utmost freedom from anything approach- 

 ing a handicap on the best work has been avoided, and in every 

 point the shooter is left free to follow his own fancy and adopt 

 anything which he may imagine or which he knows from experi- 

 ence will assist his scoring. The limitations are few and easy. 

 The distance has been a standard one on the great English range, 

 while in this country shooting with the small arm runs all the 

 way from 13 to 5(fyds, indoor and outdoor practice. 



The plan of carrying out the finals is a very simple one and par- 

 ticularly convenient for the shooters. Those who may wish to 

 shoot will now send in their names to the Fokest and Stream, 

 indicating, if they have any, their preference of gall'iry for shoot- 

 ing. There are several good shooting ranges in this city, Boston, 

 Philadelphia £ind Chicago are likely to be other points of contest 

 and in each of those places good gallery accommodation is avail- 

 able. Dates can then be fixed for the several record shoots, of 

 which due notice will be given in Forest and Stream. It is the 

 intention to close np the whole series in all the cities, where dates 

 and places may be fixed upon before the holidays; but to do this a 

 prompt start should be made, and to facilitate this contestants 

 should indicate at the earliest date their intention of taking part. 

 The following are the 



CONDITIONS. 



Open to any citizen or permanent resident of the United States. 

 Any revolver, maximum length of bore, including cylinder, 

 ten inches. 

 Any trigger pull. 



Any sight, both sights to he on the barrel or forward of the grip 

 of the pistol hand. 

 Any fixed ammunition. 



Cleaning allowed only between scores of sis shots. 

 Distance, 20yds. 



Position standing, free from any artificial support, the revolver 

 held in one hand only with the arm free from (he body and un- 

 supported in any way. The rear sight shall not be nearer to the 

 eye than twelve inches. 



Target— Ready measurement disks, one shot on each disk and 

 the measurement to be taken by mechanical Vernier scale from 

 center of disk to the center of the shot hole. 



Scores- Aggregate of best three in five scores, each score to con- 

 sist of six consecutive rounds. The five scores to be fired consecu- 

 tively. 



Amateur Standing— The standing of a contestant as amateur 

 and professional to be determined in each individual case by 

 Forest and Stream rules. 



