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FOREST AND STREAM, 



dining to vote. The vote stood 11 in favor of expulsion and 

 3 blank. 



The following clubs were elected to membership: The 

 Freeport Poultry and Pet Stock Association, of Freeport, 

 111.; the New England Field Trial Club, of Boston, and the 

 Bexar Field Trial Club, of San Antonio, Texas. Resigna- 

 tions were received from the following clubs: The Phila- 

 delphia Kennel Club, St. Paul and Minnesota Kennel Citib, 

 and the Toledo Keuuel Club. 



ROCKFORD DOG SHOW. 



rpHE dog show held by the Northern Illinois Poultry and 

 X Pet Stock Association at Rockford, 111., must be set 

 down a success. The quality of dogs present was decidedly 

 better than former years, though the number of dogs did 

 not show much increase. The only hitch was in the matter 

 of delay in jxidging, the judge unfortunately being also the 

 superintendent, a state of things by which the best interests 

 of dog shows are not subserved. The delay in getting out a 

 catalogue was also detrimental to the interests of the club. 

 It is a praiseworthy matter when a club gets out a marked 

 catalogue, but exhibitors would rather have just the plain 

 catalogue if they have to wait till near the close of the show 

 for the marked one, as was the ease in this instance. 



Mr. Tim Donoghue made his dfilmt in the ring as a judge, 

 though he is well known to all as an oldtime exhibitor, and 

 his cheerful temperament has put life into many a show 

 gathering. He judged pointers, setters, foxhounds and 

 beagles, while Mr. Harry L. Goodman, the superintendent, 

 took all the other classes. The judging gave good satisfac- 

 tion. Ben Lewis has got together another good string of 

 dogs, and I hope he can keep up his winulng gait right 

 through till the flowers bloom again, and the same applies 

 to Mr. Naylor. 



The dogs were fed on Spratts biscuits, and the disinfect- 

 ant used was Sanitas powder. The old style wooden benches 

 were used. Most of the winners are well known, so a de- 

 tailed criticism need not be given. ;The following is the 

 prize list: 



MASTIFFS,— Opbn— Does.* Ist, Chas. E. Buun'a Ornionde: 2d 

 and very high com., Colm O. McLain's Gyrus and Sraosha. 

 Bitches: lit and 2d, Ohas. E. Bunrx'a Mattela ami Sianloa. T.-ry 

 higb. com. reserve, Colin O. McLatii's Armati. Voi-y high com., 

 Chas. E. Bnnn's Larty Oobrey. Puppkit: '1st and 2d, Colin 0. Mc- 

 Laiu'.s Sraoslia and Armati. 



GB.EAT DANES — OeBN-i>o(;.3: 1st. Imperial Kennels' Impera- 

 tor: 2(1, Jos. Zilligan's (rrover Cleveland. Bitches: 1st, Geo. W. 

 Clayton's Minea; lid, F. S. Anderson's Colnmbian Daphne. Very 

 high com., P. S. Anilerson's Columbian Flora and .las. A. Law- 

 rence's Trene II, 



ST. BERNARDS.— RoUGH-coA'rED—Opjf.K—jDof/«: 1st, W. C. 

 Hickox's Fernwood Bruce; 2d. Dr. John W. Dunlop's Othello. 

 Tery high com. reserve. Whitewater Kennels' B,ovalty. Very 

 high GOTO., Wbitpwater Kennels' G^n. Bedivere and P. A. Ander- 

 son's Knight. BUrlics: Ist and 2d, Pernwood Keimels' I. O. and 

 BJodwin. Veryhl^h cum., Whitewater Kennels Clara. PvpiAes: 

 lat, ,1. E. Wright's Tot. 



ST. BERNARD^^.—SMOOTH-CoA'rBn— Challenge— 1st, Fern- 

 woorl Kennels' Loj'd Hector.— Open— Dogis: 1st, South Bend Ken- 

 nels' Sir Eldred. Bitches: 1st. Capital City Kennels' Nell 11. 



BLOODHOUNDS.-lst, R. G. H. Huntingtoji'a Jack Shepherd. 



GREYHOUNDS.- l8t, P. S. Anderson's Kentucky Blue. 



B'OXHOUNDS — Doas.- 2d. Derwent Bros.'s Radical. Bitches: 2d, 

 Derwent Bros.'s Passion. 



POINTERS.-i)off.sv 1st, ,f. H. Winslow's Inspiration; 2d, J. G. 

 E.n,rle's Chief Amo. Bitches: 3c1, G. F. Rohr's Bird. 



ENGLISH SETTERS.— CHALLENnB— 1st, P. H. Gotzian'a Mnnk 

 of Fin-neBs.~OPEN— I5O0S: Ist, H. Northwood's Benzine. Bitches: 

 let. Dr. J. A. Hartman's Albert's 'Nelliu: Sd, A. J. Klofanda'^i 

 PaxieMaid. Tevy Ingh com., P. H. Got/Jan's Minnesota. Funnies: 

 1st, T. E. Taylor'i Buster Billings. 



IRISH SETTEES.— Challenge— I'lt a,nd 2d, Oak Grove Ken- 



Giencho 11. 



GORDON SETTERS.— Challenge -1st, Dr. Samuel G. Dixon's 

 Duchess Waverly.— Open— Do.r/s: 1st, B P. Lewis's Asp, Bitches: 

 l8t, Dr. Samuel G. Dixon's Countess Richmond. 



FIELD SPANIELS.— CHAi;LBK(,'E-lat, B. P. Lewis's Black 

 Diamond.— Open- r»(/.s.- Ist, T. E. Taylor's Newton Abbot Torso; 

 31, Mrs. A. P. ,STiiir)r.q Arto. -h'/VWics-; J st, Ancient and Modern 

 Spaniel Kennels' What Not. 



COCKER SPA-NIELS.— OHALLEsnB-iJUc/tes; lit. Ancient and 

 Modern Spaniel Kennels' I Say.— Open —Dof/s.- let, .T.P.Wiley's 

 Jersey Oho; 2d, Ancient and Modern Spaniel Kennels' Gothamite. 

 Bitches: 1st, Ancient nad Modern Spaniel Kennels' Lady Oho; 2d, 

 J. P, Willey's Black Dnehess, Puppies: Isi, Ancient and Modern 

 Spaniels' Woodland Pete. 



GOLLTES.— Rough -Chali/k.n'oe;- Duys; lat, Sfminole Kpont'ls' 

 champion Roslyn Dandy- BUclits: l ^t, Seminole Kennels' Metch- 

 ley Surprise.— Open -Roug h — Xioixs; 1 it, Seminole Kennels'Rowdy; 

 2d, John Hawkes'a Waller Scott 111, Very bigh com. and reserve, 

 S. J. Black's Wooley. Very high com., H. R. Smith's Griefen- 

 stein. High com., E. A. Rogers's Banker. Biiehes: Ist, John 

 Hawkes's Grange Nellie; 23, Seminole Kennuels' Dot. Very bigh 

 com., H. R. Smith's Pine Grove Queen and Pine Grove Maid. 

 High com., E. A. Rogers's Nellie. S. J. Black's Perty and Lill. 

 Com.. H. R. Sraith'a Willis. Puppies: 1st, Seminole Kennels' Sco- 

 t ilia IV 



BULLDOGS.- Challenge— 1st, E. A. Woodward's Bo^swain.— 

 Open— Bitcfte^; 1st, E. A. Wood ward 'n- DuoUess o£ Parma. 



BULL-TERRIERS.-CHALLHNGE-lst, Wm. J. Bryson's Duff- 

 erin — Open— Dogs; iwt, W. Clayton's Chautauiiua Sam. Bitches. 

 lat, Geo. W.Clayton's White Gipsey, Puppies: 1st and 2d, Geo. 

 W. Clayton's ChautauQaaTam and Chautauqua Bird. 



DACHSHUNDE.— Challenge— 1st, B. F. Lewis's Gill.— Open— 

 let and 2d, Wm. Loeffl^r's Lina K. and Hundesport Bergman. 



POODLES.— jBftc7(6s; 1st, Mrs. W. P. Woodard's Pera. 



BEAGLES.— Open— Dogs; 1st. Wm. H. Child's Tony Weller. 

 Bitches: IsU Middleton Kennels' June Rose; 2d, Wm, H. Child's 

 Oak View Juliet. Very high com.. Rudolph Engleman's Sadie 

 and R. 0. Rinearson's Dottie R. and Battle R. 



SMOOTH FOX-TERRIERS.-Open— Doffs; Ist, R. E. Fishburn's 

 Glendon Spark; 21, Harry Northwooo's Painter. Bitches: 1st, 

 Anglo-American Terrier Kennels' Venus; 2d, G. R. Halden's 

 Auburn Baauty. 



WIRE-HAIRED FOX-TERRIERS. -1st, Anglo-American Ter- 

 rier Kennels' Barton Stmg. 



IRISH TERRIERS.— 1st, H. O'Connor's Galteea; 2d, Anglo- 

 American Terrier Kennels' Ballymony. 



SCOTCH TERRIERS.-lst. W. P. Frazer's Grey. 



DANDIE DINMONT TERRIERS.-lst, H. J. Linzen's Border 

 Clinker II. 



SKYE TERRIERS —1st, Clifford A. Shinn's Sir Stafford. 



BLACK AND TAN TERRIERS.-lst, Anglo-American Terrier 

 Kennels' Prince iiaglan. 



PUGS -Challenge— Doi;.'?; let, M. H. Cryer's Bob Ivv. Bitches- 

 1st, Howai-d Kennels Sateen.— Open— i3oas; 1st, Howard Evnui-ls' 

 Penrice; 2d, Mrs. M. M. Ballantlne's Curtis. Very high com. 

 reserve, Seminole Kennels' Kash, .Tr. Very high com., Geo H 

 McLain'a Bobble Mac and Eborhart Pug Kennels' Seven Dollars! 

 Bitcfm: 1st, Eberhart Pug Kennels' Mable E.; 2d, Howard K°nnels' 

 Lady Glover, Very high com. reserve, Gpo. H. McLain'a Peggie 

 Gillivan. Very high com., M. H. Cryer's Cribbage. Higb com., 

 Seminole Kennels' Little Duchess. Puppies- Dogs; Ist, Howard 

 Kennels' Penrice Boy. Bitclies: 1st, Eberhart Pug Kennels' Peggy 

 Pryde; 2d, Seminole Kennels' LittleiDnchess. 



SPECIALS. 



Best kennel Irish setters. Oak Grove Kennels; best kennel col- 

 lies, Seminole Kennels; best kennel Gordon setters. Dr. S. G. 

 Dixon; best kenuel mastiffs, C. E. Bunn; best kennel spaniels 

 Ancient and Modern Spaniel Kennels; best kennel St. Bernards! 

 Fernwood Kennels: best kennel pugs, Howard Kennels; best ken- 

 nel of any other breed, C. C. McLain's mastiffs; bf.st dog in the 

 show. Inspiration; best litter of puppies, II. R. Smith's collies- 

 best poodle, Pera; best pug bitch in open class, Mable E.; largest 

 exhibit of dogs. Seminole Kennels; best English setter. Monk of 

 Purness; bestpointer, Inspiration; best Irish setter bitch, Elfreda* 

 best setter dog, Kildare: best St. Barnard, Fenwood Bruce; best 

 l)ug in open classes, Peunqe; hesc fOX^ tower, QJendon Spark; 

 oest collie, Roslyn Dandy. N. T. 



DOG CHAT. 



WE are very much interested in the call that Mr. Millais 

 makes, on behalf of Dr. Romanes, for instances to 

 either refute or prove the popularly accepted idea that a 

 mesalliance will more or leas mark the subsequent litters 

 the bitch may have. There have been desultory proofs 

 advanced on both sides the question, but we do not believe 

 there has as yet been any decided movement to bring such a 

 number of cases to light as will prove the theory one way or 

 the other. From the questions on this subject that we 

 receive from time to time we know that, .should some 

 definite conclusion be arrived at, it will ease the minds of 

 many dog owners who, when such a co7M'r(:/e)??ps occurs, 

 are in a dilemma as to the right course to pursue, especially 

 ill the case of a valuable breeding bitch, Our own experi- 

 ence has been, happily, a very limited one in this respect, 

 not enough to form a decided opinion one way or the other, 

 and we shall foUowthe instancesthat may be published with 

 much interest. We .shall be pleased to publish the experi- 

 ences of any of our readers who may be able to throw light 

 on this dark subject, for it is one of vital importance to 

 present and future breeders of dogs. 



Among the new kennel advertisements this week we notice 

 that Fairmead Kennels and A. M. Jaggard have great Dane 

 pups for sale; Huddersfield Kennels, prick-eared Skye ter- 

 riers; F. H. Perry, Irish setters; "Tilton Place," pointers and 

 setters; Geo. Collingwood, broken English setter; M. A. 

 Ilanchett, Irish setters; 107 Bergen avenue, collie dog; Frank 

 F, Dole, noted bulldogs; H. Blaisdell, beagle pups: W. II. 

 Hyland, pointer bitch ; C W. Patterson, St. Bernards; P. H. 

 Coombs, Yorkshire terrier pups. At stud: Gleurcse Ken- 

 nels' beagles and Frank F. Dole's bulldogs. We also draw 

 attention to the coming sale of St. Bernards at the Ameri- 

 can Horse Exchange. 



Ouj progressive contemporary the Fanciers' Journal has 

 issued a Christmas number that is replete with good articles 

 on dog and poultry subjects by well-known writers, which 

 wi 11 afford a pleasant hour's reading to any one. 



We were sorry to miss Mr. Frank Dole when he called the 

 other day but we are glad to say he was not allowed to de- 

 part without leaving his little budget of news. He has im- 

 ported for Mr. John E. Thayer the well-known fox terriers 

 Miss Dollar and Brockenhurst Tyke. Both have won uu- 

 merous prizes on the other side and will be welcome addi- 

 tions to the fox terrier company here. Mr. Thayer, we hear, 

 is well pleased with them. Mr. Thayer has exported a deer- 

 hound bitch; note the ex carefullyas we believe it about the 

 first dog exported in a bona fide sale, at any rate of this 

 breed. The bitch goes to Mr. W. X. Sellar of the Union 

 Club, London. Mr. Dole himself has imported the bull ter- 

 rier champion Sir Monty II,, winner of about fifty pris^ea. 

 There is likely to be keen competitiou in the bull terrier 

 classes this coming year, and evidently friend Frank is not 

 going to lose any of his well-earned laurels. For Mr. Manice, 

 who already owns "Windrush Rioter and Janet, he has im- 

 ported the dachshund bitch Venus II,, a big winner on the 

 other side, among others having won a challenge cup and 

 special for best in .show and for best brood biich. Weave 

 very pleased to see the attention that is being given to this 

 hitherto neglected breed, for despite his rather awkward 

 appearance there is no more merry or companionable dog 

 than the dachshund. 



If the death list of our principal dogs increases at the rate 

 it is doing, kennel papers will have to publish an obituary 

 column. It is really distressing to hear of the death of so 

 many fine dogs as have taken place this year, by far the 

 most unfortunate in this respect that this country has yet 

 experienced. There have been rumors in the air for some 

 time that the great Plinlimmon had gone the way of all 

 flesh. But for some reason his owner deferred making the 

 matter public. Owing to a direct inquiry to Mr. Moore we 

 have obtained authentic information of his death. Mr. 

 Moore writes; 



In reply to your in(juii-y asking if Plinlimmon was dead or not I 

 would say that be is. Ynnr space has heen occupied so much 

 lately, making mention of different dogs that have died, I thought 

 I would make no mention of this one.— F. H. Moore. 



That we and all St. Bernard lovers condole with Mr. 

 Moore in his loss goes without saying. No information i 

 given as to the time or cause of his death, but no doubt the 

 drain on his constitution from the several tumors he was 

 relieved of by Dr. Clover, may have been the cause of his 

 demise, and add to this the fact of his peculiar conditions of 

 life while on the stage with his former master, "Fritz" 

 Emmett, and his increasing years, the cause of his death is 

 not far to seek. 



We remember the last time we saw him, not long before 

 his sale to Mr. Moore, he seemed, although apparently in 

 full bloom as to condition, to have some difficulty in lying 

 down on the stage, acting something like old champion 

 Otho used to do. Plinlimmon was whelped June 29, 1883, 

 and was by Mr. W. M. Pothecary's Pilgrim out of his 

 breeder's, Mr. T. Hall, Be.ssie 11., so it will be seen that the 

 dog was getting well on in years. After Mr. Hall the Rev. 

 Arthur Carter owned him, and he in turn, we believe, sold 

 him to Mr. J. F. Smith, and he sold him to Mr. H. R. Chap- 

 man, who then sold him to Mr. Sydney W. Smith, and from 

 the latter well-known St. Bernard man, "Fritz" Emmett, on 

 the lookout for a canine sensation, purchased him for the 

 then large price of $5,000, and his departure from Eugland 

 with an almost practically unbeaten record, Prince Batten- 

 berg, we believe, being the only dog that levered his colors, 

 was a matter of regret to all English St. Bernard breeders, 

 who, however, quickly forgot their loss in the charms of 

 the now gi'eat Sir Bed'iverer Plinlimmon had won the St. 

 Bernard challenge cup five times, a record uuattained by 

 any other dog. His winnings— well, it is needless to repeat 

 them here, for does not the above record tell the story, suf- 

 fice it to say his list comprises first and specials at the'cream 

 of the English shows. It has always been a m.atter of regret 

 that he was not shown on the bench in this country, but his 

 actor owner was obdurate on the point, not to say mer- 

 cenary, and also carried his objection so far as to allow no 

 stud service to any one, at least there is no public record of 

 his doing so. Mr." Emmett imported him in 1888 and his 

 record on the stage is kuowu to every one who delighted in 

 the performances of his noted master. Of course, such an 

 animal as he was was necessarily extensively used in the 

 stud on the other side, and he numbers many well-known 

 prize winners among his progeny. Prince Regent, we 

 believe, was the best of his get and Pliny, Scout, Young 

 Plinlimmon, Refuge II.. etc, are names that occur to us at 

 the moment as celebrated sons of his. Again we say, Mr. 

 Moore has our sincere sympathy. 



In the loss of champion llford Chancellor Mr. James W. 

 Whitney, proprietor of the Flour City Kennels, has lost a 

 mastiff that he will find difficult to rexjlace, though we are 

 pleased to know that his young dog Cardinal Beaufort will 

 be a worthy surcessor when he attains his "majority." Mr, 

 Whitney is now tasting some of the bitter side of valuable 

 dog keeping, aud it is needless to say that we as well as the 

 mastiff breeders will condole with him in his loss. When 

 we visited his kennel recently we remarked that he never 

 looked better aud seemed as active as a kitten. Apoplexy, 

 we are told, -wa.*; the cau.se of his death. He died Dec. '9. 

 llford Chancellor was whelped May !.->, IS-s.d, so must be said 

 to have been far from an old dog. He was by the well-known 

 champion llford Caution out of Breuda Secunda, by Turk 

 out of Brenda. Turk, by Colonel out of Motive, and as his 



name would imply, was bred by Mr, R. Cook, of England. 

 His winnings in England number some twenty-five first 

 prizes, and since he was imported by Mr E. H. Moore in 

 18^9, he has won about the same n umber here. He was pur- 

 chased by Mr. Whitney in 1890 from Mr. Moore. llford 

 Chancellor has been a success in the .stud, his principal get 

 being Ingleside Maximilian, that takes after his grandsire, 

 and Crown Prince Maximilian. Mr. Whitney, in view of 

 the death of this dog. was doubly fortunate in seeunng 

 such a good young dog as the now head of the kennels. 

 Cardinal Beaufort. 



Mr. Mortimer writes us that Mr. Geo. Rapev, the noted 

 judge in England, will be one of the judges at the forth- 

 coming New York .show. This is a gooH selection and will 

 be a benefit to many breeds, notably the terriers, greyhounds, 

 etc. 



About the Duke of Maplecroft, a dark horse in St. Ber- 

 nardom, the StocJi-Kee2^er has a good deal to say and goes 

 to the trouble of exploding very effectually the idea 1 hat he 

 was to beat Sir Bedivere hands down, as was the reoort put 

 about here wheu some of our moneved St, Bernard breedev,s 

 were advised to buy him. Mr. Ruppert cabled for his price 

 and was told S7,500 was the rock bottom figure, so he was 

 left severely alone, and fortunately, as it turned out, for in- 

 stead of setting the St. Bernard world ou fire, he only won, 

 under Mr. Betterton, second prize at the late Birmingham 

 show. This is what Mr. Betterton says in his notes for the 

 Kennel Gazette, which he gives Stock-Kcepcy tbe privilege 

 of publishing: "Beautiful head, bitchy head, well marked, 

 well shown, but thin. Legs, good bone, but alua, forelegs 

 weak (and here follows a drawing of crooked legs'), lacks 

 squarenes.? in muzzle, weak in hind legs. Beautiful tail, 

 well carried." Mr. Betterton say-t he' is a nice do-r, of 

 medium height only (his height is iilin.). and nothing behind 

 this to make any fuss about. And this is tbe dogtb:at would 

 have been bought by Xew York parties had the price been 

 anywhere near the |5 000 mark. Verily the old proverb, 

 "Look before you leap" is very applicable to St. Bernard 

 buying jast at present. 



For lack of space this week English notes and many 

 queries must go over till next week. 



Mr. C. E. Buckle, of the Charlottesville Kennels, has gone 

 down to Mississippi to locate a winter training ground for 

 their young pointers. 



Messrs. Geo. B. Gray and Frank Richards will locate this 

 winter together somewhere in the Mis,sissippi State to train 

 their Derby dogs. 



Mr. D. A. Upson did not keep the now celebrated pointer 

 Promotion, winner of the Pointer Derby and ab.^olute Derby 

 winner at Of ntral Field Trials and second Pointer Derby at 

 U. S. Field Trials, very long. Col. B. Ridgway, of Philadel- 

 phia, Pa., purchased him last week. This well-known mem 

 ber of the P. K. C. must be congratulafctd on his purchase of 

 a good dog. 



The ?500 trophy that will be given at the New Tork show 

 by Messrs. Relck, Ruppert and the W. K. C, for the best 

 American-bred St, Bernard whelped after '^890, is now being 

 made aud will be a very fine work of art. Figures of Prince 

 Regent, Scottish Prince and Princess FloreQce,thetwo latter 

 his finest get, will be modeled iu relief. The New York 

 Rerald is also donating go bronze medals for the best in 

 dift'erent breeds at the New York show. The medals, we 

 are told, will be very fine and well worth winuing. 



Dr. Foote has had a touch of distemper iu his kennel, 

 which now we are pleased to say is clear of it. But not be^ 

 fore his Rochelle Otero had succumbed and one very prom- 

 ising dog pup. Otero was sold and only awaiting her visit 

 to Broomfield Sultan. 



The South Bend Kennels, of South Bend, Ird., are mak- 

 ing strenuous eft'orts to come to the front in St. Bernard 

 breeding, and have just bred their l>itch Nymph to Sir Bedi- 

 vere. Their Sir Eldred, we see, won out at Roclcford, Jll., 

 show the other day. They have two good pups by this dog 

 Sir Eldred, one weighing 491 bs. at three months old. 



I IThose who are wont to look upon the size of a dog as its 

 most valuable requisite, will be delighted to hear that the 

 proportions some dogs attain are not limited to those of the 

 dogs we are familiar with at our shows— St. Pjernards, for 

 instance. When the editor of the Stoek-Kceoer, Eugland, 

 tells us that he has, through Mr. J. h. Wilson, the well 

 known fancier, had the opportunity of seeing a dog that 

 would make the largest St Bernard look small, we should 

 think the limit of appreciable size has been reached. This 

 dog is a Thibet shepherd's dog, and resembles iiu enormous 

 sheepdog, with frill, tail and rough coat of a yellow fawn 

 colqj". He is said to be as gentle as he is big; and this would 

 seeih to be just the breed for some of those who ure ever on 

 the lookout for sensation, even iu dogs. 



If there is not much money in collie breeding in this 

 country quite the opposite seems to be the case on the other 

 side providing one has the proper .stock in thi-- kenuel. We 

 have .several times lately made mention of large prices for 

 puppies of this breed, and now a Mr. T. Powers has sold 

 three Edgbaston Marvel— Barwell Pearl pups to the well- 

 known collie man, Mr. A. H. Megson, for SI ,000. Tlie latter 

 gentleman has also paid S-3,000 for the collie Soutbport Pilot, 

 that beat the crack Sefton Hero. Mr. Megson also alio ^viug 

 the late owner five stud services of the dog. At tbe late 

 King's Lynn (Eng.) show, held a fortnight since, the Prince 

 and Princess of Wales exhibited thirteen dogs, winning 

 several prizes. If this piece of information could only be 

 disseminated among the "Doncherknowa" of this city who 

 pattern their ties by that of his Highness, the next W'. K . C, 

 show would be a crowded one. 



NOTES AND NOTIONS, 



THE broil about the pedigree of the pug dog Lord Clover 

 is in a very unsatisfactory condition. Whether readers 

 are "concerned" or not as to the facts about this, yery many 

 are certainly "interested," as the display of keen thrusting 

 on Mr. Ballentine's part was certainly of a very interesting 

 character. But be we ever so little concerned as to the sub- 

 ject matter of such a brilliant fight as this has been, we can- 

 not avoid an interest growing up iu our minds as to what 

 the real truth is concerning a matter which has evolved such 

 pyrotechnics, and there has been no real proof sutamitred on 

 either side of the question. I am very far from advising 

 that smouldering embers be rekindled, but it is not wise to 

 drop any subject in such a half-chewed state (if jou will 

 pardon the inelegance of the simile), and Mr. Ballentine 

 should produce the evidence of the English authorities he 

 cites as indorsing the pedigree and Dr, Cryer show what 

 foundation he has for his doubts. 



I have just happened on a little OhrLstmas book called 

 "Fop and Mop," issued by Home Wnrda, Loudon, Eng., the 

 canine illustrations of which strike me as superior to any 

 thing I have seen. The artist is one W. W. Lloyd, of v^'hoin 

 I have never heard before, and he displays in a most marked 

 degree the faculty of seizing the most chardcterinti^ features 

 of dogs, a point most artists fail in. THE Onlookbk. 



