Nov. 5, 1891.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



318 



KOANOKE (Arthur Burt's), black and white dog, 3yrs. 

 (Bosh— Lottie B.). 



Keno (Isaac Yearslev, Jr.'s), lemou and white dog, 4jvs. 

 (Boybel III.— Fraud). ' 



Bejs- Httr Fbaxklin^ (W. B. Smith's), lemon and white 

 doK, lyrs. (Ike— Leda). 



GrROVER (Edward V". Dougherty's), lemon and white^dog 

 (liigttuing— Eosy Morn). 



F0ISTE1?S. 



David of Delphos (J. W. M. Cardeza's), liver and white 

 dog (Dick of Delphos— Westmoreland Bessie), 



KOCK 11. (C. E. Coiineirs), liver and white dog, 4yrs. 

 (Graphic— Lady Belle). 



Bloomo UI. f J. H. Winslow's), liver and white bitch, 3yrs. 

 (Lad ot Bow — Bloomo). 



PONTiAc (Chas. Heath's), liver and white dog, 5yrs. (Mil- 

 ton BanK IL— Climax). 



Arthur (Chas. Heath's), liver and white dog, 5yrs. 

 {GvH phic— Meally). 



Sport TI. (S. Murray Mitcbelli's)^ l^mon and white dog, 

 tiyi's. (Sport— Daisle). 



CORDON SETTEES. 



Flash (B. Frank Hall's), black and tan dog, tiyrs. 



PRINCESS FLORENCE ARRIVES. 



AFTER many truitlesa efforts to purchase her, the great 

 Pn'ucess Floreoce has at last fallen into the hands of 

 a.n American, not however until her previou.s owner, Mr. 

 Hedley Chapman, once owner of her paternal and maternal 

 grand sire, Plinliuimon, had repeatedly refused munificent 

 offers from Mr. Diffemlerfler and several other well-known 

 St. Bei-nard enthusiasts on this side Her purchaser, as has 

 already been announced, was Mr. W. C. Beick, proprietor 

 of the New York St. Bernard Kennels. 



She arrived on the Aurania last 

 Sunday under the special care of 

 her owner's sister, Mrs. Buckby, 

 who curtailed her trip in Scot- 

 land, in order to have Princess 

 Florence's companionship. Nor 

 did the latter appear to have suf- 

 fered under the charge of so fair 

 a custodian, for judging from her 

 robust appearance she had evi- 

 dently received that tender atten- 

 tioji which only woman is capable 

 of adniiriisterinir. She lor.keiltbe 

 picture of health, and but for 

 having lost most, of her coat 

 would have been fit to show in 

 the keenest competition, if ever 

 such a marvelous bitch can ex- 

 perience competition from one of 

 her own 'sex. Her head, which 

 has all the sweetness of expres- 

 siou so characteristic with de- 

 scendants of Plinlimraon, might 

 to the hypercritical be shorter, 

 but Avhen the vastness of her 

 body, the immensity of her bone 

 and the unprecedented extent of 

 her height is considered, it will 

 be seen that her head is only in 

 proportion to her other wonder- 

 ful properties. Her neck is beau- 

 tifully placed into shoulders of 

 great power; her bone is enor- 

 mous and would make that pos- 

 sessed by the majority of the 

 sterner sex appear trivial: but it 

 is not until one comes to her ribs 

 and loin that her wonderful size 

 reveals itself. In thpse iiroper- 

 ties she is phenomenal, and never 

 has there been a dog to approach 

 her in these respects. Her hind- 

 quarters and carriage of stern 

 are in keeping with her bea utiful 

 proportions, and being bred in as 

 she is to Plinlimmon, her rich 

 orange color, ^vith correct white 

 markings, are easily accounted 



for. The following measuremeents, when only a year old. 

 speak for themselves: 



^ ^ Inchfp. Inches. 



Nose to stop i\4 Loi n . , 33 



htop to occiput 7 Elbow 13 



Occiput to tail .13 Pastern 9 



SliulL --; aVVi Height 31^ 



Depth below eyes 11% Weight, lbs 189 



Chest 89 



To further emphasize this bitch's great size, it maybe not 

 out of place to refer to Mr. Reick's impression when he went 

 to Mr. Chapman's kennels to look at her. She was running 

 about with Sir Hereward and Bessie HI. . and directly Mr. 

 Reick saw her he said to the keeper, "What an enormous 

 dog Sir Hereward is!" ''That's not Sir Hereward. it's 

 Princess Florence," was the response. The answer deter- 

 mined her destiny, and from that moment the owner of her 

 sire resolved to have her. The conditions of her sale were to 

 be kept strictly private by Mr. Chapman's request, but that 

 they were in the neighborhood of $5,000 I am in a position to 

 state. 



• Princess Florence is a daughter of Prince Regent, by Plin- 

 limmon, and Lady Ida by Plinlimmon; Ladv Ida being out 

 of Lady Eva, by Barry. She was born Sept. '37, 1888, and 

 bred by C. Smith. Her winnings are (for the only times she 

 was exhibited) five first and specials, including 100 guinea 

 cup for best bitch in show, St. Bernard Club show, Windsor, 

 1888, Rev. A. Carter, judge. Four first and specials. Kennel 

 • Club show, Olympia, S. C. Norris-Elve, judge. Four first 

 and specials, Birkenhead, 1889, S. W. Smith, judge. Six 

 first and specials, including gold medal for best bitch in 

 show, Scottish Kennel Club, Edinburgh, 1889, S. W. Smith, 

 ]udge. 



Besides purchasing Princess Florence, Mr. Reick could 

 not resist the temptation of buying a young smooth dog 

 named Keeper, Jr., by Keeper from Sm-prise, by Guide 

 who IS due to arrive to-day. He has also bought Refuge II., 

 who IS a son of Plinlimmon, and Recluse (dam of Lord and 

 Lady Melrose). The latter sails next week from England. 



Brittle. 



THE GERMAN DOG (GREAT DANE). 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



At thek- last meeting, in Frankfort on the Main, May 30, 

 1891, toe Zwingerverband der Zilchter von Luijushunden 

 uud Fox-terners, commissioned by the Court of Delegates 

 of the German Kennel Club, revised and laid down as new 

 principles, the rules and regulations how to judge by points 

 the dogs in the German bench shows. 



As au importer and breeder of the "German dog" (and 

 being a member of the above named club and aLso of the 

 Deutsche Dogge Club), I accepted the order to distribute in 

 this country the book of new rules, and submit hereby to 

 all who are interested in the German dog (great Dane) the 

 tollowiug description of the same: 



1. General Appearance — The German dog (great Dane) 

 combines in his whole appearance, height, strength and 

 elegance, more than any other species of dogs. "He has 

 nothing of the plumpness and heavy form of the English 

 mastiflc, nor of the .slender and frail figure of the grevhound. 



but stands between these two extremes. The main feature 

 about him is his great size and weight and yet so genteel 

 and elegant, his far-reaching (wide) step, proud carriage, 

 head and neck high, the tail, in its natural position, hanging 

 downward; when excited, level with his back with a slight 

 upward curve at the end. 



2. -Hcfld.— His head is of medium length, and rather high 

 and compressed on the sides, but not broad and flat appear- 

 ing. The forehead, seen fi-om the side, shows a prominent 

 curve leading to the muzzie and running almost parallel 

 with the nose backward, or showing a very slight elevation. 

 Looking at the head from the front, the forehead should not 

 be much broader than the well-developed muzzle itself. The 

 muscles of the jaws should not be too much developed. The 

 general appearance of the head should be striking and sharp 

 cut at all points. Nose large. The back of the muzzle 

 straight or very slightly curved. Lips (or flews) vertical and 

 blunt in front, overlapping only a trifie, but with a decided 

 fold at the end. The lower jaw neither projecting nor re- 

 clining. Eyes of medium size, round, with a sharp expres- 

 sion, the ej^ebrows well developed. Ears well set and not too 

 wide apart. When clipped, pointed and standing upright. 



3. Nccli. and. Shoulders.— The neck long, powerful and 

 slightly curved and vpell developed, and tapering from the 

 breast to head, showing no loose flesh or wrinkles. Should- 

 ers long and slanting. 



4. Brea.sf.— Well developed, but not too broad. Ribs well 

 bent and deep in front, almost touching the elbows. 



.5. J3oc7;/.— The back of medium length, the flanks .slightly 

 curved, tlie back part (stern) short and slightly tapering, and 

 forming a beautiful line with the tail. Looking down on 

 the dog, the broad back must form one line with the well- 

 bent ribs. The loins should be well developed and the 

 muscles on the upper part of the leg very prominent. The 

 muscles of the abdomen well drawn up toward the hiud- 



Mb. W. C. Reiqk's St, Bee^taed Pkincess Floeekce. 



legs and forming a beautiful curved line with the bottom of 

 the breast. 



6 Tail.— Of medium length and only reaching a trifle be- 

 low the hocks, broad at the start and tapering to a ratlike 

 tail; but never, even when excited, cariied high above the 

 back, nor should it curl. 



7. The Forelegs.— The elbows well set; that is, forming a 

 right angle if possible with the shoulder blades, and neither 

 inward or outward bent. The upper arms muscular, limbs 

 strong: seen from the front, thev appear slightly bent, on 

 account of the strong developed muscles; seen 'from the 

 sides, they are perfectlv straight down to the foot. 



8. pi-G Hindlegs.— The bixttocks muscular, the lower 

 shanks long and strong, standing oblique to the short feet. 



9. Feef.— Almost round, neither inward nor outward turned. 

 Toes well curved and closed, nails verv strong and well 

 curved. Dew claws are not a blemish, biit are not desired. 



10. Coat.— The texture very short aud thick, smooth, and 

 on the bottom part of the tail not very much longer. 



11. Co7or.— ^. Brindle colored dogs. Prime color from 

 a very light to a deep red yellow, always showing black or 

 dark stripes. B. Dogs of a plain color, as fawn, gray in dif- 

 ferent tints, either of one color or with a darker shade on 

 the muzzle, eyes and back: also either black or white. The 

 nose of the briudle-colored or plain-colored dogs (with the 

 exceptmn of the white-colored ones) is alwavs black, eyes 

 and nails dark. White spots not desirable. The gray- 

 colored dogs show sometimes light but never glassv-looking 

 eyes. C. Spotted dogs. The ground color white with 

 irregular spots, but these well divided over the body. Black 

 or gray spots preferred. Other colors than above mentioned 

 are not so desirable. On white dogs glassy or light-colored 

 eyes, as well as flesh colored and spotted muzzles, also light- 

 colored nails, are not to be considered a blemish. 



-Hei£/7t.t.— At the shoulder the dog should not be below 

 80m. (o cm,), possibly 83in. (80 cm,), That of a bitch not 

 below 28in, (70 cm.), possibly 30in. (75 cm.). 



POINTS. 



Head 20 



Neck iQ 



Tail. 



Breast and chest 15 



Back and loiu,s 10 



Hindquarter IQ 



Legs and feet lO 



Height '. 5 



Coat and color . . . . . . . r> 



Carriage and movement . . k 



Dexhoit, Mich. 



100 



Dk. Nicolai. 



Going to California.-A person can rake a seat in a palace 

 Tm.f'i.-o ^^^c'" f''''i''P^i> ^^P' afternoon and go over the Atchison. 

 Topeka and hanta F6 Raili'oad to San Francisco, Los Angeles or 

 San Dxego without changmg cars. The fast express on this line 

 makes at least twenty-four hours quicker time to Los Angeles 



n?,thw°J^ l^^e.and m fact the Santa Fe is the only thor- , -r-, - v"-^""-' ucau man xur ils master, ana 



Stf oS5o?-^d.i;!° ' ^^^"^ ' shouldSi°died b".lde b^^^^ '''''^^'^ itself uifder 



DOG CHAT. 



NO one will be found to gainsay the fact that Messrs N. 

 Q. Pope and Jas. Herbert Watson show much enthus- 

 iasm and pluck in sending their dogs almost across the 

 continent to cour.se the festive jack on his native heath. At 

 the same time their enterprise should be tempered with 

 wisdom. No one familiar with greyhounds could expect to 

 gain a decisive victory over seasoned dogs, and dogs accus- 

 tomed to the air and country of Great Bend with greyhounds 

 that only ai-rived there a day or two before the meeting, and 

 besides, as was rumored, never having seen a jack rabbit. 

 If our coursing men wish to win honors in the West they 

 must send the dogs out in August, and so allow them to be- 

 come thoroughly acclimated and have a chance to harden 

 up and have an occasional brush with the game. All this 

 we pointed out last year, but the suggestion! seems to fall 

 on rocky soil. Royal Crest, Mr. Watson's new purchase 

 from England, seems to be a real clinker to make the judge, 

 Mr. Grace, soenthusiasticover him, andMr. Watson must be 

 congratulated upon the acquisition, for this dog ran under 

 very adverse circumstances, both as to condition and the 

 severe accident to bis head that befel him in encountering 

 the wire fencing. If Mr. Watson will have this dog prop- 

 erly trained he may yet hope to bring some of the Great 

 Bend trophies far enough east to be exhibited to his fellow 

 members in E. C. C. and N. G. C, 



To show the increasing interest our dailies are taking in 

 kennel matters the New York Herald intends to donate 

 several cups a^s specials at the next W. K. C. show. It has 

 not been decided yet how they will be placed, but it is cer- 

 tain that St. Bernards will get one of them. 



We are sorry that the report of the Cincinnati show at 

 Carthage arrived too late for publication last week, and as 

 other papers had already men- 

 tioned the show more or less ex- 

 tensively, the time had passed for 

 its publication. That the show 

 was a success is due in great 

 measure to the exertions of Mr. 

 Al. G. Eberhart, the well known 

 pug breeder, for interesting his 

 personal friends in the matter. 

 Heworkpd up a good show, and 

 that the Humane Society of Ohio 

 appreciate his endeavors the fol- 

 lowing letter will prove: [Copy,] 

 "Mr. AI. G. Eberhart. Dear Sir: 

 At a meeting of the fair commis- 

 .sioners, held on the 21st inst., a 

 resolution of thanks to you for 

 valuable services before and dur- 

 ing the fair was unanimously 

 adoptfd, and the undersigned 

 directed to forward same to you 

 with the best wishes of your 

 fellow commissioners. Respect- 

 fully, L. Barney, Sec'y Ohio 

 Humane Society." 



To kill time in India the army 

 officer.s and civilians have "in- 

 vented" or revived many peculiar 

 sports. The Gymkbawa at Se- 

 cunderabad is a novelty and 

 shows the dogs ahead again. We 

 are told in the Asian that the 

 chief event of the evening was the 

 Noah's Ark Stakes, a di.stance 

 handicap for all animals. About 

 forty went to the po.st nnd two 

 dogs ran a dead heat. The field 

 comprised ten eleohants, a pan- 

 ther, a bear, a bandicoot, a lizard, 

 a hen, a parrot and several .sheep, 

 pigs, goats, bullocks and mules. 



Among the new announce- 

 ments in our ad, columns are 

 those of greyhounds bv Dr. Van 

 Hummell, pointers by Chas. Gar- 

 r ^, . „ rett and W, H. Hyland, setters by 



J. W. McCrea, A, H. Brown, D. H. Halladay aud Wm H 

 Hyland, St. Bernards by F. B. Echlin and the Wyoming 

 Kennels, mastiffs by Wm. Thorn, and beagles by A C 

 Krueger. 



Is it not a remarkable thing that a man should sue another 

 for $.5,000 for a dog bite on his left hand? says the New York 

 Sun. This shows the advance of civilization, but does it not 

 also show how civilization, as it advances its enchantments 

 also enhances the dangers of li\dng? What was a dog's bite " 

 a few years ago? Nothing that one sporting man would 

 speak of to another, nothing that any man would ask dam- 

 ages for, unless his right arm were horribly injured or bis 

 face painfully deformed. Not long ago amau was bitten by 

 a dog on his left hand. He has learned from newspapers the 

 horrors and infinite possibilities of hydrophobia; his life has 

 become in consequence a nightmare; he never looks at water 

 without a shudder; he lives in a purgatory that leads to hell 

 Why should he not be recompensed for his mental sufferings'^ 

 Civilization brings comfort, but it also brings dread to those 

 \vho know too much. Why shotild the susceptible imagina- 

 tion of the man who was bitten receive so great a prize, when 

 the man who ignorantly owned the dog was, perhaps, so in- 

 nocent and such a simple-minded lover of dogs? A question 

 is asked of serious import. Why should a peaceable ma.n 

 now be punished more for the ownership of a dog than he 

 would have been fifty years ago? It is a question as difllcult 

 to answer as it is to evade. 



Arriving at Vincennes, Ind., midday last Sunday from 

 JSew \ ork, on our way to the United States field trials we 

 toimd there was no train for Bicknell till the next morning- 

 so as the day was typical of Indian summer weather we 

 secureo a team and drove the 16 miles to Bicknell through 

 a very fine farming country. Midway we passed a thrifty 

 looking farmhouse where over the front gate was a lar^e 

 board on which in large letters was painted: "Bull pup 

 for sale." On investigating, with visions of a possible • 



dark horse," we found it a fair sample of the dog ycleot 

 /Boston Terrier," and we thought as we drove on that even 

 m this out-of-the-way district they evidently had a better 

 luea of its true nomenclature than the citizen of the "citv of 

 culture," 



Everybody says that the Forkst and Stream had the onlv 

 report of the Great Bend meet. No other paper was "in it,'"' 



A touching incident is described by the Times (England) 

 correspondent in his story of the decisive battle of the re- 

 cent Chilian war: "On entering one of the houses, under 

 one ot the two miserable beds in this place lay a large black 

 Newtoundland dog. I wondered that it lay so quiet amid 

 , Then I. saw it was dead. It had been shot on 

 ttie field, and crept into the ranch and curling itself in a 

 corner beneath the bed had thus died. In another corner 

 lay another small terrier, dead from a bullet wound- and 

 past outside the hut, beside a soldier who had been shot 

 through the forehead, lay another dog. In its delirium it 

 had evidently mistaken the dead man for its master, and 



