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FOREST AND STREAM. 



.JlTLT 21, 1893. 



FLAPS FROM THE BEAVER'S TAIL. 



Toronto, Can,— The beagles impoTted by the Albion 

 Beagle Kennels of Toronto arrived from England two weeks 

 ago. They are: Rally, a -t-year-old, MJ^in. bitch, by old 

 champion EiB.s:wood out of champion Abagail. R'ngwood 

 in his day was the best beagle on the bench and champion 

 Abagail was first three years io succession at Birminghara, 

 besides winning other prizes Rallywood, a 14)iiD. dog.by old 

 Rally wood o\it of Rally, is ;i years old; Comely, a bitch, by 

 Daster out of Crafty; Baffler, a 3-year old dog by Bowler out 

 of Ringlet, and Dimpler, a 14-mnnths bitch by Duster out 

 of Ringilet. Rally canie out in wbeln to Bowler. Comely 

 whelped seven puppies (two dogs) to Chancellor at Corawall 

 on the way up from Montreal, one bitch has since died. 



You have cut oft a line of copy in senond paragraph of 

 miiie last week. In addition to the names of tho=e gentle- 

 men given as being present at the C. K. C. executive meet- 

 ing there were Dr. J. S Niven, London (in the chair), and C. 

 A. Stone anrl J. G. Mitchener. Toronto. 



Mr. A. D. Stewart has been appointed superintendent of 

 the exhibit ot dogs from Canada at the World's Pair. 



A special order has been issued by the Dominion Customs 

 authorities to permit dogs entered for the Canadian circuit 

 to enter in bond at one point, take in the circuit and leave 

 at any poiut most coavenient to owner's place of residence. 



I cannot think that Mr. Geddea would brine Mr. Middle- 

 ton's name up in connection with Mr. Mercer's case unless 

 he had authority to do so. I have written Mr. Geddes, and 

 if his reply reaches me in time will send it with this. If 

 not, later. 



An old spaniel breeder and judge writes me as follows: 

 "Coat is a matter that .judges must take a stand on in the 

 Uear future. Last year we saw dogs winning that had no 

 more coat than a .smooth fox-terrier should have, and placed 

 over better dogs becau.se of a .sfrf / * coat. This seems to 

 me wrong— not what the standard calls for nor what a 

 spaniel should have." 



Mr. H. Falconer, Shelburne, Oat., has boi^ght the mastiff 

 bitch Attraction from Mr. Geo. P. Dustan, Peterboro, N. H. 

 She is 16 months old, and is by champion Beaufort out of 

 June (AK-CSB. 18,548) (champion Ilford Caution — 

 Winchell's Bess). 



Mr. S. fl. Thompson. Toronto, has purchased the lough- 

 Goa,ted St. Bernard bitch Survivor, by Monarch out of Judy 

 III., from Mr. A. M. Dodge, New York. 



Mr. A. D. Stewart, Hamilton, has imported from Mr. Geo. 

 Kaper, Sheffield, the smoo+h fox-terrier dog Raby Dotnino, 

 by champion Domino (Pitcher— Vene) out of Dawniug 

 (Brittle— Day Dream). In color she is white, with black and 

 tan spot over left eye and ears ticked with blacic. Whelped 

 April 7, 1890 Winnings, second puppy, second novice, 

 second open, Haslingden. H. B. Donovan. 



PACIFIC KENNEL CLUB MEETING. 



The xeeular monthly meeting of the Pacific Kennel CJliib, 

 held at 21 Kearney street, on July (3, was well attended, the 

 following members being present: E. P. Schell, Horace 

 Oscar, Clarence Haight. H. L. Miller, L, L. Campbell, Thos. 

 Higgs, Geo, H. Croley,S. E. Fischer, T. J. Watson, William 

 Henry Huber, Frank Markey, E. H. Wakeman, Dr. Bohill, 

 P. D. Linville, Jas. E. Watson, A. Russell Crowell, T. W. 

 Skaife, D, C. Golcher, W. J. Golcher, John Hefferman and 

 Hypolite Biers. 



The meeting was called to order by Vice-Pres. E. P. Schell 

 in the absence of Pi,amon E. Wilsoa. 



Committee on poixltry and pigeon prizes reported $147.75 

 paid, other charges are on the books, but the parties cannot 

 be found and con.sf quently the bills cannot be liquidated. 



The following names were submitted and the gentlemen 

 elected to membership: Geo. P. Sperry, Stockton: Fred 

 Howard, Howard Vernon and Henry Spencer, of San Fran- 

 cisco. 



In the absence of the president, the appointing of the 

 finance, membership and other committees was laid over 

 itntil the next meeting, in August. 



On motion of Mr. Watson the secretary was instructed to 

 present the stricken family of the late Wm. S. Bowen, of 

 Sapta Clara, one of the oldest members of the club, with a 

 copy of the resolution of regrets passed by the club. 



The secretary was then instructed to purchase books and 

 engage a collector for delinquent dups. 



Oq motion of Secretary Haight the monthly dues will 

 become due on the first of the month following their 

 election. Afterward the treasurer reported SL75.80 in the 

 treasury. 



On motion of Mr. Schreiberthe secretary was requested to 

 correspond with Mr. Jas. Mortimer, requesting him to act 

 as delegate to the A. K. 0, Aa,journed at 9-A5 P. M. until 

 Aug. 3. 



IRISH SETTER CLUB MEETING. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



At a meeting of the executive committee of the Irish 

 Setter Club, held July 11, 1892, there were presf'nt Messrs. 

 Child, Thompson and Davis, and by proxy Dr Rowe. E. B. 

 Bishop. F. L. Cheney and F. H. Perry. 



The following gentlemen were elected members of the 

 club: Geo. T. Leach, High Point, N. C; H. B. Anderson, 

 Glen View, N. J.; F. C. Fowler, Moodus, Conn., and Dr. L. 

 C. Sauveur, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia. 



The question of holding field trials was taken up and 

 many communications from members, trainers, and others 

 were read and discussed. It was not thought advisable to 

 hold our trials independently, but that it was essential to 

 run them at or near the other trials so as to form one of the 

 circuit, and thereby obviate the necessitv of the trainers 

 making a separate trip to run their Irish Setter entries. 



This left two localities to chose from. New Albany, Miss;, 

 and Lexington, N. 0. Should they be run in connection 

 with the Southern trials it would necessitate holding them 

 during the second week in February. As many of those 

 who run their dogs also desire to exhibit them on the bench, 

 it was thought that this would be too close to the bench 

 shows and interfere with tfie preparation of the dogs for 

 that event, besides putting the trials off too late in the sea- 

 son. In considering the question of holding the trials at 

 Lexington, we could begin them immediately after the con- 

 clusion of the Central Trials, and as most of the handlers 

 would be in attendance at either the Eastern, Philadelphia 

 or Central Tibials, which are to be held immediately before 

 ours, it would not require them to 7nake a separate journey 

 to run their Irish dogs. Under these circumstance's it was 

 thought best to again hold the trials in North Carolina, and 

 the following was decided on: To run the Irish Setter Trials 

 at Lexington, N. C, beginning Dec. 19, immediately after 

 the conclusion of the Central Trials; to have two stakes, 

 a D rby, the entries to which are to close on Sept^ 15, and an 

 All-Age, the entries to close Nov. 1. The fees for each stake 

 are SIO to enter and $10 to fill. The pri'',es for the Derby 

 are .¥300 to the winner of first, SlOO to second and !;50 to third". 

 The prizes for All-Age stake will be announced later. 

 There will also be some special prizes. The rules of running 



and any further information desired can be obtained by ad • 

 dressing the secretary, G, G. Davis, Secretary, 



13r 8 Walnut street, Philadelphia, Pa. 



NEW ENGLAND FIELD TRIAL CLUB. 



A MEETING of the board of governors of the New England 

 Field Trial Club was held at 266 Washington street, Boston 

 Mass., Tuesday, .July 13, at 3 P. M., President Power in the 

 chair. 



Mr. A. M. Tucker for the committee on grounds and game 

 read communications from several parties relative to an in- 

 creased supply of game. The report was very satisfactory 

 and was accepted. 



The matter of posting the grounds and making a penalty 

 tor hunting on the.preserve wasrefeiTed to the next meeting. 



The committee on incorporation reported that their duties 

 were finished, the chartf-r having been granted June 39, 1893 



The committee on publication submitted copies of circu- 

 lars, entry blanks, etc., issued according to instructions from 

 the board. 



The following gentlemen were elected to membership; 



DOG CHAT. 



THE POINT EE RIP RAP. 

 Roading in the Four Hour Rice at Csntral Field Trials, 1891. 



Geo. H. Lyman and Dudley B. Fay, of Bo.ston, and Geo. E. 

 Thompson, of Bath, Me. 



A very interesting discussion was indulged in by all 

 present, and all felt greatly encouraged at the excellent 

 prospects for the coming trials. 



A pleasant feature of the occasion consisted of a large 

 punch bowl filled with delicious lemonade from Young's 

 Hotel, accompanied by cigars, donated by Mr. E. Knight 

 Sperry, secretary of the club. 



MR. MIDDLETON'S RESIGNATION. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



I inclose a copy of Mr. Middleton's resignation which 

 speaks for itself. I might just add that in handing it to 

 .Mr. McMabon he said that he would prefer to remain on the 

 committee, but thought it was the only thing left for him 

 to do. He also spoke in the same way to other members of 

 the committee as well a.« mvself, and asked me to write the 

 secretary of the Canadian Kennel Club and ascertain if he, 

 as a partner, was affectpd by the disqualification of Mr. 

 Mercer. This, I think, is quite snIHclent to prove that it 

 was not the Ottawa committee that drew Mr. Middleton 

 into the unpleasantness, a^i Mr. Mercer states. 



ALT' RED Geddes, Sec. Bench Show. 

 O'Xi'AWA, Can.. Jnly 17. 

 Copy of Mr. Middleton's letter: 



"B. McMahon, Esq , Secretary Central Canada Pair, 

 Ottawa: Dear Sir.— In consequence of the verdict of the 

 Canadian Kennel Club with regard to the Little-Mercer 

 affair, I have no alternative but to place my resignation as 

 a member of your committee in the hands of the conimit- 

 te?. I should like it, however, to beclearly understood that 

 Mr. Mercer's action with regard to the entry of the Clumber 

 Newcastle was done entirely without my knowledge or con- 

 sent. Yours faithfully, W. H, MiddletoI'T. " 



CANADIAN FIELD TRIALS. 



The Interoation 'I Field Trials, which begin with the Ama- 

 teur Stake Nov. 7, promise well. Birds are very plentiful; 

 the young coming out after the rains had ceased were not 

 destroyed by the wet weather. 



Mr. William Brailsford, who is coming out on a visit this 

 fall, will be one of our judges. The other two have not been 

 selected yet. The Amateur Stake, which will begin a day 

 before the regular trials, will be for all-aged dogs broken 

 and tUQ by amateurs. It is to be hoped that those who de- 

 light in breaking their own dogs, as well as shooting over 

 them, will turn out and make the only amateur stake in the 

 country a success. 



The entries for the Derby close Oct. 1, All- Aged Stake Oct. 

 15. The judges will be instructed to be as lenient as possi- 

 ble as to breaking, in the Amateur Stake. 



W. B. Wells, Sec'y. 



The handsome steam yacht owned by Dr. Derby, one of the 

 otfieers of the American Mastiff' Club, was burned to the 

 water's edge at Nyack, N. Y., July 13. The origin of the fire 

 is a mystery, as no fire or light was left on the yacht over- 

 night. 



Admirers of the I'ed setter will be pleased to read Dr. 

 Davis's letter in another column. The Irish setter men 

 had almost come to think that the first attempt was to be 

 the last, but we know what an enthusiastic worker Dr. 

 Davis is and we scarcely expected him drop his oars until 

 he had taken another pull. We sincerely hope that the 

 success attained last year will be doubled this. 



Mr. Grace, in a letter to one of the Forest and Stream 

 staff, says that he wilt be unable to attend the Great Bend 

 meeting this year, and probably tbe Merced meet. too. He 

 remarks further that the weather in San Francisco is beau- 



are the.same as used last year, bemg those of the United tiful for com-sing and owners can jmn their dog.s everv dav 

 States and Eastern trials for 1891. Copies of these rules of the year at Cauaavaji's Park. " " 



National Beagle Club Aflfairs. 



The next meeting of the National Beagle Club, July 28 

 promises to be a lively one. The friction among the officers 

 seems to be on account of the selectioa of judges— whether 

 this shall be done by executive committee or by the club 

 We do not know how such things are usually worked but 

 one would think that the club as a whole should be heard in 

 the matter. The secretary to secure the names of those who 

 would be willing to act in a judicial capacity and then send 

 out a voting list of those men and let the members choose, 

 and the two men secttring the most votes be elected judges. 

 The executive committee is the servant of the club, and if 

 a majority of the club calls for a certain line of conduct that 

 line must be followed. By the w&v, the American Stoclt- 

 Keeper, in a paragraph that is difficult to understand, 

 wishes to know our authority for stating exclusively that 

 Mr. A. C. Krueger would probably bs one of the judges. 

 We had onr information from two sources, one was the sec- 

 retary, and this is what be said after asking our terms to 

 judge: "Mr. Kruegeraeemstobe very favorably looked upon 

 as one of our best judges; would he be acceptable to you as a 

 coadjutor? I ask this that we m^y choose men friendly to 

 each other, that the most possible good mav come to the 

 National Beagle Club." This seems to us suffi lient ground 

 to give the news that Mr. Krueger would prnlxihhii be one 

 of the judges. The club has sent out a list of amendments 

 to he voted on by the members of the club. 



The attention of members is drawn to the Rule III. Sec. 3, 

 of the Running Rules. "Entries shall be mailed to the sec- 

 retary in sealed, printed envelopes [to be mailed with entry 

 blanks] endorsed 'field trial entries.' All entries so received 

 to be open and acted upon at an executive committee meet- 

 ing." This rule is contrary to all procedure and an insult 

 to the secretary. If a secretary is elected he is supposed to 

 command the respect of everyone and his honesty be un- 

 doubted, then why may he not receive tbe entries as they 

 come in, post them in bis book in the regular manner in 

 which this is done by other show and field trial .secretaries, 

 pnd has hitherto been the method pursued by the previous 

 Sfcrrtary of the club? This is not the open-hearted policy 

 hitherto pursued by this club. 



Foster Mothers. 



The prudent breeder makes provision for emergency. It 

 is a well-known fact that many of our best breeding stock 

 on the female side are sent around to shows to get a record, 

 and they are often unfortunately in a condition when tbe 

 quietude of home is better adapte'd to their state than the 

 htrrly burly of a dog show. The average breeder is not at 

 all far sighted, and of course he should not expect a healthy 

 litter or a healthy free-milking mother when the dam is 

 subjected to such treatment. This leads up to the advice we 

 wish to give— more attention should be paid to the subject 

 of foster mothers. A man who owns a valuable bitch owes 

 it both to his reputation as a breeder and the breed of which 

 the bitch maybeashininglight, to, if at all pos.sible, arrange 

 for a foster mother, so that even if everything goes right, 

 and the bitch has say a litter of eight, several puppies can 

 be transferred to the fosster and the whole litter probably 

 saved. Many breeders, when a bitch has a litter of eieht or 

 ten, or more, will drown three or four so that the remaining 

 ones may do well, picking out those that seem least likely 

 to grow into good ones. This is sometimes a dangerous 

 policy and w'll often defeat its own ends, for it is a well- 

 known fact that the ugly duckling of a litter may turn out 

 to be a crack -a-jack when matured. In England more at- 

 tention is paid to "fosters" than here, and only this week, 

 as we turn to the Stock-Keeper, we find that there are nine 

 advertisements for foster mothprs or of them. The charge 

 for the bitches averages about S.5. That sum will secure a 

 fostpr in this country, either through the dailies or the 

 kennel press. This is very little outlay and trouble for a 

 great deal of good. It is not necessary to order your foster 

 according to the size of the breed of your puppies. We have 

 known a small bull-terrier suckle three St. Bernard puppies 

 and bring them up in fine shape. The case in point was 

 champion Daphne's when she had a litter by champion Plin- 

 limmon. By such a procedure the wear and tear of maternity 

 does not fall with such a weight on the valuable bitch, and 

 another important fact is that for every foster mother used 

 there will probably be half a dozen mongrels less to run 

 about our .streets, and that means so many less "mad dog" 

 scares. 



Peterborough Hound Show. 



This is an annual event among hunting men in England 

 that excites them to the highest degree of rivalrj^ The sight 

 of so many beautifully modeled hounds with waving sterns 

 and the background of pink-coated horsemen and whips, to 

 say nothing of the musical chorus that must come from so 

 many throats, would stir the blood of everyone, even though 

 completely ignorant of the top bar of a five-barred gate or 

 the mysteries of a bullfinch. No le.ss than twenty-four packs 

 were entered, and "Brooksby,'' that entertaining writer for 

 the Field (Eng.) tells us that there was hardly a discredit- 

 able hound among them and few without a fashionable 

 pedigree. No one kennel swept the board, but as usual the 

 Warwick.shire, which showed the champiou dog and the best 

 bitch, was well to the front, while the Oakley, Mr. Fernie's, 

 the Worcestershire and the Vale of White Horse packs also 

 carried oft' their share of fionors. It will hardly interest our 

 readers to give the names of the winners, but we may say 

 that Hermit, as stated above, belonging to the Warwickshire 

 hounds, won the stallion hound cup, and Royalty, who was 

 the best: bitch in her class and would have won the champion 

 cup had she been on the grounds at the time of judging, also 

 came from the same pack. It is Interesting to note that with 

 regard to the bitches the judges seemed determined to en- 

 force the wholesome principle that excellence of a pack of 

 foxhounds is dependent mainly upon its brood bitches, and 

 that if these do not promise sufficient power and size, a pack 

 must of necessity deteriorate to weediness; and this doctrine 

 holds good in other breeds as well. 



The harriers and beagle packs also had their annual meet- 

 ing and were surrounded by their special admirers. The 

 beagle Bronwyd Nigle won the champion cup and was so 

 much fancied that he was sold after the show for $130. 

 Compared to a Frank Forest this is not a large price, but as 

 working beagles go in England is considered so over there. 



Death of Noted Enj^lish Collie. 



One of the most celebrated collie brood bitches has gone 

 the way of all flesh. We allude to Mr. T. H. Stretch's Sweet 

 Lassie. She was known as the dam of such cracks as cham- 

 pion Ormskirk Amazement, Excelsior, Dolly and others. 

 Her value both as a show and brood bitch was extraordi- 

 nary; in fact one of her litters produced six cup winners. It 

 will be remembered that two years since meutioo was made 

 of her having been sold to Capt. Heaton for .*1,350, but Mr. 

 Stretch was never content till he got her back again. Un- 

 fortunately for her owner, Swefet Lassie was due to whelp 

 the day she died of inflammation, to Ormskirk Chri.ss, the 

 sire of Ormskirk Ormonde. 



Toronto Show. 



The premium lists of the dog show to be held at the 

 city of Toronto, Canada, Sept. 13, 13, 14 and \fy, are now 

 ready for distribution. Considering the entry being only 

 S2, the list is a very liberal one, some .$.3,000 being offered in 

 cash prizes, besides medals, diplomas, etc, The majority of 

 t-he specialty clubs have donated specials. The list contains 



