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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[July 28, 1892. 



DOG CHAT. 



A Dog Show at Nashville, 



The executive committee ■whicli has in hand the pigeon, 

 chicTien and dog show to be held in Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 

 22 to 25, held a meetinc; last Saturday. The show is given in 

 aid of the Day Home for Children of Working Women, to be 

 established by the Flower Mission of the Relief Society. 

 Mr. A. R, Gray, of Nashville, was elected superintendent of 

 the dog department, and Mr. O. T. Ambrose secretary. The 

 chicken iiart of the show is attracting a good deal of atten- 

 tion, but the time of year is unfortunate for the dog show, 

 as many of the dogs and people that make Tennessee famous 

 in dogdom will be busy at the trials. It is expected that a 

 great many special prizes will be donated by the towns 

 people. 



Psovois. 



We publish this week an interesting series of pictures of 

 two of the leading dogs of this breed in ATnerica, Mr. H. W, 

 Huntington's Argoss and Mr. C. Stedman Hank's Leekhoi. 

 There are many of our 

 readers, too many, we 

 fear, who not having 

 attended a dog show, 

 have been in the dark 

 regarding the correct 

 form of these animals. 

 We are all familiar 

 with the desultory dis- 

 cussion which has been 

 carried on over the rival 

 merits of the two dogs 

 Argoss and Leekhoi. 

 The former is known 

 and has won over the 

 other from the fact 

 that he more nearly 

 approaches the grey- 

 hound in build and 

 general conformation 

 than the latter, and in 

 the present undefined 

 state of the standard 

 our judges have per- 

 haps pursued the safest 

 course, at any rate a 

 tangible one. 'The fact 

 remains, however, that 

 according to a stand- 

 ard that has been more 

 or less circulated in 

 the kennel press, Leek- 

 hoi, with his " fish 

 side." fills this stand- 

 ard better than Ai-goss. 

 The standard also calls 

 for a sickle-back in the 

 dog, and Leekhoi shows 

 this to a much greater 

 extent than the other 

 dog. The purpose of 

 these pictui'es is to 

 show these diflrerent 



Soints, also the wide 

 ilierence between the 

 two in formation of 

 loin and spread of 

 quarters. In the smaller 

 pictures the apparent 

 difference in size is not 

 so in reality, as in tak- 

 ing the pictures we 

 " focussed " Argoss 

 somewhat nearer than 

 the other dog. The 

 question now resolves 

 itself into this: Which 

 type must our breeders 

 follow? There isalmost 

 as much to be said on 

 one side as the other. 

 Let it be said. 



A Dog Hospital. 



The dog hospital now 

 in process of erection 

 in connection with the 

 University of Pennsyl- 

 • vania, promises to be 

 the most elaborate in 

 the world. We have 

 already given a descrip- 

 tion of the proposed 

 building, which will 

 be the first of the kind 

 in America. The finish 

 of the principal wards 

 and bath-rooms will be 

 elegant and tasty, and 

 all the latest appliances 

 for the amelioration of 

 canine suffering will 

 be found therein. The 



idea is to afford the students an opportunity to gain an 

 insight into canine pathology, or in other words serve as a 

 nursery for the qualified "vets" of the A. K. G. of the 

 future. 



California Kennel Club Meeting. 



The following account of the California Kennel Club 

 meeting, which was held July 13, in San Francisco, Cal., 

 with J. B. Lewis in the chair, was received too late for pub- 

 lication last week: The club passed a vote of thanks to A. 

 B. Truman for his management of the last bench show. E. 

 P. Shell's resignation was laid on the table, as his office had 

 been declared vacant at the meeting previous to the receipt 

 of his letter. The names of members who had joined the 

 Pacific Club were not stricken from the roll as reported, but 

 all officers of the club who joined a rival organization were 

 expelled from office. The club decided to give $10 as first 

 prize and |5 as second prize to the winners at its next bench 

 show, and the secretary was instructed to notify the Ameri- 

 can Kennel Club accordingly. The reports of Mr. Truman, 

 as manager of the recent bench show, were approved by the 

 finance and executive committees and the club. The books 

 handled by him are open for inspection by any member of 

 the club who desires to review them. The treasurer has 

 been notified to give a bond of $3,000. The meeting was very 

 enthusiastic, and the members appear well pleased with the 

 club's management up to the present time. 



A Valuable Collie. 

 Mr. Megson, the well known English collie breeder, has 

 been giving another long price for a collie. This time it is 

 Scotland's Prince, a noted winner of valuable 'prizes, in- 

 cluding the challenge Collie Club trophv. Fifteen hundred 

 dollars was the value given for Prince, Westwood Wonder 

 being part of the deal. During eighteen months as a stud 

 dog. Prince has served 111 bitches, which only shows what a 

 little gold mine a man has in England when he possesses a 

 good and well bred collie. 



Mad Dog Scares. 



Scarcely a day passes in New York and vicinity or in fact 

 any of our large towns, but that some dramatic incident is 

 chronicled in the daily press with a "mad" dog as the heavy 

 vilain in the cast. Though in many of these cases, we might 

 say in nearly all of them, the riog is no more mad than its 

 persecutors, still as so many injuries arise from these scares 

 the matter should seriously command the attention of our 

 city authorities. It has been shown that the existing regu- 

 lations and mode of doing away with the curs of the street 

 are well nigh useless. The situation calls for larger safe- 

 guards to protect the public. We would remind those who 

 should know better, that human beings treated as many 

 dogs are treated would generally lose their mental balance 

 and be liable to become dangerous. Torturing muzzles, 

 constant chaining, neglect in feeding, thirst and many 

 other acts of carelessness on the part of owners, all con- 

 tribute to put the dog in an unnatural condition. If the 

 dog is a denizen of the street its peculiar actions attract an 

 excited crowd and the dog di-iven to extremities loses all 

 control of its passions and finding every man's hand against 

 it, uses the only weapon nature has given it to defend itself 

 with. The carelessness and ignorance of how much there 



MK. C. S. IIANK^S LEEKHOI. 



MK. n. W. HUNTING-TON'S ARGOSS. 



DIFFERENT TYPES OP THE LEADING PSOVOIS IN AMERICA. 



is in common between the nature of man and brute is 

 largely responsible for the increase of these seemingly 

 rabid dogs. It is the neglected, half starved and persecuted 

 dog who is in special danger of becoming wild. In all this 

 great city it is a matter of comment that there are so few 

 drinking troughs for horses, and it is a most exceptional 

 case when a troutrh is low enough to allow any but the 

 largest dog to drink from. There is a wide scope for phil- 

 anthropy in this respect. 



Bribing a Judge. 



It does seem absurd that a man with sufficient intelligence 

 to form the idea of bribing a judge at a dog show, should be 

 capable of carrying it out. Mr. J. F. Smith, the St. Bernard 

 breeder, was to judge at Leeds show, and a man called 

 Booth wrote to Mr. Smith, and after telling him that his 

 dog was a rough-coated St. Bernard, class 9, bench No. 55, 

 remarks: "Kindly accept this small present (S3.50J from me 

 for good judgment. Will see you at the show, etc." The 

 case was brought to the Kennel Club's notice, and though 

 Booth was repeatedly written to for an explanation he did 

 not reply, and a registered letter came back marked 

 "refused." Sentence of the K. C. Court that Mr. Booth 

 be deprived of the privilege of showing at K. C. shows dur- 

 ing the term of bis natural life. 



Central Field Trials Derby. 



Col. C. H. Odell, the secretary of the Central Feld Trial 

 Club, asks us to draw attention to the fact that the second 

 forfeit of .|10 for entries in the Derby is due and payable 

 Aug. 15. 



American Field Trial Club Stakes. 



The entries in the American Field Trial Clab's Derby 

 close Sept. 1, the A:l-Age Oct. 1, and the Puppy Stake Nov. 

 1. The membership fee of §5 must accompany the nomina- 

 tion, Mr. W. J. Beck, Columbus, Ind., is the secretary. 



A Peculiar Case. 



Mr. A. C. Wilmerding's spaniel bitch High Rock Jet 

 whelped July 25, three pups. This in itself would scarcely 

 be matter for special comment, but it seems that she is 

 peculiar in her nature and somewhat decided in her opinions. 

 On April 27 and May 1 she was served by Mr. J. P. Willey's 

 champion Jersey, and in less than a month afterward she 

 came in season again, and not showing in whelp by the pre- 

 vious services was bred to Mr. Wilmerding's own dog Rollo 

 on May 27, with the result as stated above. Rollo is a black, 

 white and tan dog, and the pups are also parti-colored. The 

 bitch is black and so is champion Jersey. 



A Dog's Long Fast- 

 A mastiff dog, weighing lOOlbs. was inadvertently locked 

 in a vacant store in Toronto, on June 18, and was not dis- 

 covered until July 20. The dog was still alive after lis 

 twenty-nine days' fast, but weighed only 24lbs. A veterin- 

 ary surgeon thinks he can save the animal's life. 



Valuable Terrier Stolen. 

 Some weeks since we drew attention to the fact that oue 

 of Mr. Brooks's importation of Dandle Dinmonts had been 

 stolen from the ship when she reached her dock. It seems 



Mr. Frank Dole, who 

 purchased for Mr. Ed- 

 ward Brooks, of Bos- 

 ton, Mass., the noted 

 Dandies, King of the 

 Heather and Heather 

 Madge, last summer 

 while in England, was 

 also commissioned to 

 buy another pair and 

 bought a pup called 

 Laird o' the Heather 

 and its mother. They 

 arrived all right, but 

 on Mr. Dole inquiring 

 for them he found the 

 pup was missing. He, 

 however, shipped the 

 mother to Mr. Brooks, 

 and then put a detec- 

 tive on the trail of the 

 missing pup, which 

 was a valuable one, 

 $250 having been given 

 for him. The detective 

 found a clue and 

 thought it better to 

 keep quiet till the 

 vessel returned from 

 England. On Monday, 

 July 15, the vessel ar- 

 rived in New York and 

 the steward of the ves- 

 sel was immediately 

 arrested. He turned 

 State's evidence and 

 said that a saloon 

 keeper close by the 

 pier was the person in 

 possession of the ani- 

 mal. This was found 

 to be true and the 

 officers took charge of 

 both the pup and the 

 saloon keeper. The 

 pup was shipped at 

 once to Mr. Dole, who 

 in turn forwarded it to 

 Mr. Brooks, who writes 

 the former that the 

 dog arrived safe and 

 sound July 20. The 

 saloon keeper has been 

 placed under -$1,000 

 bonds, and the trial 

 will be in the United 

 States court. Perhaps 

 it would be to Mr. C. 

 S. Hank's interest to 

 apply such corrective 

 measures, for we are 

 told that several of his 

 wolfhound pups were 

 stolen on their arriva:! 

 the other day. 



Sale of Noted 

 Pointers. 



Mr. W. B. McCloud, 

 manager of the Liberty 

 Training Kennels, Hy- 

 attville, O., writes that 

 as the result of a recent 

 purchase the well- 

 known pointers Spot 

 Dash and Nadjy of 

 Naso, lately owned by 

 Mr. " Bob " Leslie, 

 Lynn, Mass., have be- 

 come their property. 

 Spot Dash, who has 

 been before the public 

 very acceptably for some time, having won five firsts, four 

 seconds, etc., will be used as their stud dog. Nadjj% who is 

 also a winner, counting two firsts to her ci'edit, will join 

 the matrons.' Mr. McCloud expresses himself as well 

 pleased with the bargain, and infers that friend Leslie's 

 modesty has not led him to say too much. 



Cuffing Elcho at Kingston. 



We should very much like to see this discussion brought 

 to a close. Mr. Wade simplifies matters by the following: 

 "My informants as to the above were Mr. Geo. Bell (who 

 has repeated the same in Turf, Field and Farmj, Mr. C. S. 

 Wixom and a third that 1 decline to name. I dare 

 Dr. Mills to deny my assertion. So sure as Dr. Mills 

 ever figures as plaintiff in any suit over this matter so sure 

 will he figure as defendant in another suit. I propose to 

 'take notice' of everything Dr. Mills writes and do not pro- 

 pose to keep silence about it either. I never propose to 

 'annoy,' I 'expose.' " 



Spratts Patent and World's Fair Show. 



Spratts Patent on this side received by the steamshif 

 England , Saturday last, a pug consigned to a Mr. Gamble, 

 of Louisville, Ky., and a Psovoi from D. Sewell consigned 

 to a gentleman in this city. Spratts Co. will, it is expected, 

 have charge of the German exhioits at the World's Fair, 

 taking them out to their kennels when they land, fixing 

 them up f'->r the show and see that they reach Chicago and 

 are properly shown. This is a good plan, and, by the way, 

 is it not time to see about arrangements for the reception of 

 English exhibitors and dogs? All this sort of thing must 

 not be left to the last moment. It would be well to appoint 

 Spratts Co. in England as secretary to receive English en- 

 tries for the World's Fair show. 



English Shows. 

 English Kennel papers must have a hard task before them 

 to keep abreast with the numeroxx.g dog shows that are held 



