July 7, 1893.J 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



IS 



DOG CHAT. 



From a private letter from a well-known member of dog- 

 dom in England we learn that the Psovois are quite the 

 breed in England, but the strength, of one kennel, the 

 Duchess oC ISfewcastle's, will, itis;thought, ultimately choke 

 ofl: competition. This hardly seems possible in such a 

 coiintry of sportsmen and wealthy fanciers as England; but 

 we have bad a similar lesson in America, when the con- 

 tinued success of Mr. Han-ison's ; Chestnut Hill Kennel 

 of collies did much to dishearten other breeders, or rather 

 prevent them from exhibiting, and so metiting almost cer- 

 tain defeat. This the proprietor of the Chestnut Hill Ken- 

 nels was wise enough to find out in time and sensibly profit- 

 ing by the discovery withdrew his kennel from the ring till 

 the fall of this year. Almost at once the effect was appar- 

 ent, and our coilie classes were filled by repi-esentativea from 

 other kennels, while a number of smaller kennels sprang 

 into existence, so that this handsome and intelligent breed 

 will in all probability become even more popular. 



We have received a pleasing picture of Messrs. Bartels' 

 now very noted greyhound bitch, Pearl of Pekin. She 

 seems to be a well formed animal, especially from the shoul- 

 der to quarters. 



Mr. James "W. Whitney is in London, aafl feeling himself 



among the heads of the fancy. He lunched with the editor 

 of the Stocli'Kcepcr at the Kennel Club soon after his ar- 

 rival, so evidently he has fallen into good hands, and when 

 under proper guidance he has had a look round the mastiff 

 kennels, may return with a mastiff or two that will help to 

 boom the breed along a bit, for it needs it bad enough. 



A meeting of the executive committee of the Irish Setter 

 Club is called to meet at 634 Race street, Philadelphia, 

 Monday July 11, at 5 P. M. 



Mr. T. G. Davey is getting quite English in the make up 

 of his kennel which now numbers no less than sixty dogs. 

 He has just imported an English retriever bitch from Mr. 

 S, E. Shirley and a dog from Mr. John Morrison. He has 

 now on the ocean a pair of pointers, a dog and bitch, that 

 are said to be clinkers. A bitch out of his Ightfield Madge 

 by Lad of Kent will still further strengthen the Brighton 

 Kennels. By the way. Lad of Kent seems to be doing his 

 full share of good to the breed in this country, he is evidently 

 that vara avis— a. good dog himself and equally good as a 

 stock getter. Mr. Davey tells us that his purchase from the 

 Westminster Kennel Club sojne time back, Westminster 

 Drake, is showing up well in the stud. Tom Hallam will 

 have his hands full as Mr. Davey has entered his dogs in all 

 the trials, and thinks he can pull something oft and mutters 

 something about "The people." Time will show. 



Dr. Wesley Mills writes another letter for publication this 

 week, but in accordance with our resolve that the contro- 

 versy between Mr. Wade and the Doctor should end as far 

 as Forest A"ND Stream was concerned, we only publish Dr. 

 Mills' answer to that part of Mr. Wade's letter in which the 

 latter accuses him of cuf&ag his greyhound's ears in the 

 ring. Dr. Mills writes: "I therefore challenge Mr. Wade to 



Erove that I ever unmercifully cuffed the poor beast's ears, 

 f Mr. Wade will prove this I will donate the sum rf S25 to 

 any public charity in the United States, provided Mr. Wade 

 will agree to donate a like amount to any charity I may 

 name in this country should he fail. The evidence to bo re- 

 ceived and adjudicated upon by such person or persons as 

 shall be mutually agreed upon. I did believe till recently 

 that Mr. Wade was above this sort of writing, but as he has 

 resorted to it I must now ask him to keep to this charge, and 

 this alone, and to prove his case." 



It is our sad task to chronicle the death of one of the most 

 energetic workers at the late Denver dog show. This was 

 Mr. Robert W. Isenthal, the show secretary of the Continen- 

 tal Kennel Club. He was a native of Pittsburgh, Pa., and 

 went West, we believe, in search of health, being afflicted 

 with consumption. He died July 1 at St. Ijuke's Hospital, 

 Denver, Col. It will be remembered that Forest and 

 Stream at the time of the show published a capital portrait 

 of the deceased secretary. 



A meeting of the National Greyhound Club will be held 

 at Mr. L. C. Whiton's office, July 11, at 4:30 P. M. The 

 matter of the Pearl of Pekin protest will be fully di.scussed, 

 as the letters from which we published extracts last week 

 are now in the club's possession, and we trust that those 

 who can in any way throw any light on this now celebrated 

 case will aid the club in every way. 



Mr. Calvin S, McOhesney has sent txs a capital picture of 

 a litter of pointer pups by Pedro out or Jill II. If the pup- 

 pies only develop as well in after life as they have done on 

 the plate their owner will be a fortunate man. 



The quarrel in the California Kennel Club grows warmer. 

 In denying the charges against him which Mr. Schell pub- 

 lished recently, Mr. Truman produces the following state- 

 ment from the officers and members of the executive and 

 managing committees of the club: 



"We, the undersigned officers and members of thefexecu- 

 tive and managing committees of the California Kennel 

 Club, desire to state that at no time during the existence of 

 the California Kennel Club has a protest been entered by E. 

 P. Schell or any other person against A. B. Truman assum- 

 ing control of the financial aifairs of the bench shows. We 

 also deny that A. B. Truman disbursed or received money 

 for this club without the full knowledge, authority and con- 

 sent of the secretary and treasurer, also of the executive and 

 managing committees. In fact, a motion to that effect was 

 passed by the managing committee and approved by the 

 executive committee authorizing Mr. Truman to act as 

 chairman of the managing committee and business manager 

 of the show. As such he secured a great number of valuable 

 special prizes and gave his entire time to the success of the 

 show. At a meeting held upon May 23, 1893, Mr. Truman 

 presented a report of his management, including a report of 

 moneys received and expended. This was accepted and re- 

 ferred to the financial committee. Mr. Schell officiated as 

 presiding officer at this meeting and made no objection to 

 the report. We have never heard Mr. Truman's honesty 

 questioned in these matters, and have felt secure when plac- 

 ing this trust upon him, Mr. Schell's statements to the con- 

 trary notwithstanding. J. B. Lewis, President; E. T. Hervey, 

 Treasurer; F. J. Silvie, Secretary; Robert Liddle, Joseph 

 King, John de V.aull, J. J. Jamison, R. Ringrose, Dr. James 

 Stanton, James W. Orndoffi and Dr. John Gallwey." 



Relative to the charge of Mr. Schell, that Mr. Truman 

 without authority took charge of funds, Mr. Truman pre- 

 sents a check on the Hibernia Bank for $300, signed by Mr. 

 Schell on May 6. This, Mr. Truman holds, should be proof 

 of the fact that Mr. Schell did not, as he stated, protest 

 against the handling of money by Mr. Truman. 



Those who have followed reports of dog shows and field 

 trials on the Pacific slope will remember Mr, Thos. Higg's 

 English setter Lady Tripne (Mingo— Lady Thunder). She 

 died June 27 at the kennels at West Berkeley. She was an 

 excellent field dog, having won the All-Age Stake of the P 

 C. E. T. January 1892, and was also a winner on the bench 

 her last win being at the late San Erancisco show . He 

 death is a severe loss to her ovmer, especially as she was dti 



to whelp July 5, to Lee R. (B,odtiey— Phyllis), winner of the 

 P. C. E. T. Derby, 1891. 



Dropping into the "RendeKvous" where every one knows 

 that current dog cases are continually being heard in cam,- 

 era, we found old champion Black Prince snoring on the 

 oHice chair. Calling him down we saw that the old dog, 

 who will be 11 years old on the 15tb, was looking as well as 

 many a one with only half his years. Tiiere are few field 

 spaniels on the bench to-day tha.t have better legs or a more 

 typical head than he has, and that he i.s none too old to 

 rouse a woodcock from his seclusion i.s vouched for by Mr, 

 Wilmerding, his owner, who, with friends, shot several of 

 the longblUs over him last Monday near Morristown. 



A correspondent writes us asking whether, in the event of 

 the social club being formed, the A. K. CJ. will still con- 

 tinue to provide a reading-room with all the papers as at 

 present. This is a very fair question and shouhl I'eceive 

 attention. While there are, no doubt, many dog men and 

 others who will not be inconvenienced by the dues de- 

 manded for the social club and who will of course be en- 

 titled to its varied privileges, there are also many poorer dog 

 men who will visit New York, perhaps ouce or twice a year, 

 to whom the club, as a club, will be useless. These men, 

 however, belong to local clubs and no doiUjt do their shard 

 of sending in $1 i-egistration fees, and who, therefore, in a 

 sense, make the A. K. C. possible. These should certainly 

 not, in the event of the A. K. C. taking up its quarters in a 

 club house, be deprived of the privilege of reading all the 

 kennel pa]jera, as at present, and the chance of meeting 

 fellow-fanciers for an exchange of dog chat. The social 

 (iepartmeut idea is all right as long as it does not interfere 

 with the present rights of the dog men, but do not let us 

 run the danger of having the A. K. C. called a rich man's 

 club. 



Paris, France, is experiencing the terrors of the dog 

 catchers. The "machine" is run on the same principle as 

 in New York, with the difference that, until brought to 

 government notice, the dogs were at ouce hustled into the 

 death chaiuber. Now. however, the dogs will be kept 

 twenty-foui- hours after being caught. Tlie Paris dog taxes 

 amount to $100,000 during the year. 



We once thought that the celebrated bulldog Forceps 

 would find a home in America, but the latest is that Dr. 

 Bennison has sold him to the owner of British Monarch, S. 

 Woodiwiss. 



There is a rumor in English show circles of a new St. 

 Bemai'd star but it is kept very dark and nothing is known 

 as to his breeding. The same thing happens over here con- 

 tinually, with this difference, that we are told every partic- 

 ular even to how long it will take for it to get into the 

 challenge class. 



Mr. Reick has not been able to devote much time to his 

 St. Bernards last month, as the Minneapolis and Chicago 

 conventions have demanded his undivided attention, fie 

 has returned to find his dogs well and puppies almcst all 

 sold out, shipping one to Maine yesterday; of course Mr. 

 Reick advertises in the Forest and Strea?»i, iKTh .s'«p. 

 Princess Florence is well, but short of coat just now. She 

 will probably be bred again to Refuge II. 



Both Stoch-Kcepe-r and BriUsh Fancier publish interest- 

 ing accounts of the Duchess of Newca.stle's kennel this 

 week, with pictures of the kennels, the principal Psovois and 

 the Duchess herself. The former journal's pictures of the 

 three most noted Psovois and the group of Clumbers are 

 especially good, and the same may be said of the colored 

 frontispiece of the Duchess and Ivan III. in the British 

 Fancier. When Mr. Huntington was building his kennels 

 at Lawrence, L. I., he would scarcely believe us when we 

 remarked that one of Mr. Hanks' Psovois had leaped a 10ft. 

 fence round its kennel; nevertheless, Mr. Huntington made 

 preparations to keep bis own dogs within bounds. Accord- 

 ing to Stnck-Kcepcr the Duchess of Newcastle has one of 

 these dogs called Peter that often jumps the 10ft. boundary 

 fence of the kennel. Speaking of the Clumber kennels, it is 

 unfortunate for the breed of spaniels of that name tha.t the 

 dogs seen at the kennels are not by any means representative 

 specimens. No attention has been paid to the propermating 

 and consequently the breed has deteriorated con.siderably. 

 Running round with the wolfhounds is a tame wolf that 

 seems to be quite at home except when he, like the Psovois, 

 takes it into his head to clear the 10ft. fence. 



Joe Lewis, manager of the Oak Grove Kennels of Irish 

 setters, called on us on his way to his old home iat Canons- 

 burgh, Pa., last Friday. He reports the Oak Grove dogs as 

 in full bloom and quite ready for the fall shows, where they 

 expect to take a leading part. "Joe" will sell nearly all his 

 dogs at Canonsburgb, but brings back with him his well- 

 known setters Tony Gladstone, Fanny and a promising 

 Roderigo piip which he will retain for himself. 



The National Greyhound Club will after all hold its show 

 for all breeds of dogs on the dates originally intended— Nov. 

 22 to 25— at the Claremont Rink, Brooklyn, N. Y. It is ex- 

 pected that the prizes will be on a basis of .$15 and $10: and 

 there is no reason why the club should not hold a rattling 

 good show. 



There are several new advertisements of dogs this week. 

 Among them H. North wood offers his imported fox-terrier 

 Painter and another for sale; James L. Little, Scotch ter- 

 rier pups; Matern Pointer and Setter Kennels, pointer pups; 

 Edward Brooks, Dandle Dinmont and Chesapeake Bay dog 

 puppies; J. R. Pawling, Irish setter; M. A. Dorwart, English 

 setter pups; Dr. Leo, great Danes; Rochelle Kennels, three 

 Newfoundland pups. Wants: Dr. Treat, several dogs to 

 break; The Gables, great Dane pup. In the stud: E.Brooks 

 offers his weil-known prize winner King o' the Heather. 

 We also draw notice to Dr. Glover's "Book on Dog Dis- 

 eases." 



We draw the attention of our readers to the letter by "Ob- 

 server" in another column. Thereis much food for tliougbt 

 in its perusal and we are not breaking any confidences when 

 we say "Observer" is a very "fair" writer. 



Mr. A. C. Bradbury, who has for some time managed the 

 College Dairy and Poultry Farm, Findley, England, sailed 

 on the Missotiri last week for New York. He brings with 

 him, according to Stock-Keeper, a St. Bernard, of which 

 breed he is said to be a good judge, by champion Pouf out 

 of Lady Curzon, who is by Lord Bute. 



A Foreign Opinion. 



Prizes for the best sporting photographs are being offered 

 by Forest and Stream, 318 Broadway, New York, and 

 should attract a gi'eat many amateur competitors. The only 

 conditions are: That the work must not have been exhib- 

 ited or published; and that it must relate to game or fish, 

 alive or dead; to shooting and fishing; to campers, camps 

 and camp life; or to sporting travel by land or water. 

 There are ten prizes, ranging from a first, of £5, to six of 

 353. each. To a photographer who is interested in sport, 

 the pleasui-e of having his work reproduced in a leading 

 sporting paper is in itself a sufficient reward, even if he 

 fails of the prizes.— Praciical Piwtographer (migland). 



WOLF COURSING IN RUSSIA. 



(Translated from Ndvoye Vremya.) 



The 17th (29th) May at Kolomyagui (near St. Petersburg) 

 were the last greyhound coiirsings. After the adjudica- 

 tion of prizes for fl'eetness(?f'.,?t)OHt, literally fr iskiness, play- 

 fulness), begm the competition of Borzois in fighting (zloba, 

 — literally wrath). The wolves replaced the hares. Truth 

 requires it to be said that the wolves were stalwart enough 

 this year, fresh and powerful, not starving and enervated 

 wretches as in former years. 



The prize was 250 roubles (about £26) for a couple of Bor- 

 zois of any a,ge and breed. The coursing commenced by the 

 start of Mr. Dili's couple Hvatai and Molodeta. 



Dexterously set on a robu.st two-year-old wolf, the dogs 

 collared him in the most brilliant fashion. One of the dogs 

 was slightly bitten, and during the muzzling of the wolf 

 the hunter was bitten in the hand. This fir.st successful 

 course proved to be also the last one, the following were 

 quite unsuccessful. The dogs could not master the wolf. 

 One of the wolves safely scampered away to the nearest for- 

 est, to the great terror of the Inhabitants of Kolomyagui. 

 The last of the wolves was attacked by four dogs, and not- 

 withstanding this the brute was not mastered. They were 

 obliged to let another couple loose on him, and only then 

 the six dogs mastered the wolf with great difficulty. The 

 prize was adjudicated to the couple of Mr. Ditz, Hvatai and 

 Molodetz. 



A. W. POLTOiiATzAY, Chronicler of Prizoda % Okhdta. 



—Stock-Keeper (Eng.). 



KENNEL NOTES. 



NAMES CLAIMED. 

 ||^~ Prepared Blanks gent free on application. 



Golfleti SiMr and (TiMm Bone. By J. B. Martin, San Francisco, 

 Oal., for black, while and tan fox-terrier hi tohep, whelped May 11, 

 11^93, by Woodale Rustic (Warren Jim— Warren Torment) out of 

 Blemton Rapiiire (champion flegent— champion Rachel). 



BRED. 



(0^ Prepared Blanks sent free on application. 



FairMU Qiieen—Kinti Ee.gmt. F- Hall's (Philadelphia, Pa.) St. 

 Bornard bitch Fairhdl Queen to Swiss Mountain Kennels' King 

 Reerent, April '.t. 



nielma—King Hcgmt. Edward Dudley's (Camden, N. J.) St. 

 Bernard biih Thelma to Swiss Mountain Kennels' King Regent, 

 Feb. 20. 



Harmony— Kind Ucmnt. Swiss Mountain Kennels' (German- 

 town, Pa.) St. Bernard bitch Harmony to their King Regent 

 March '!. 



Benita—Kiiig Rema. O. W. Voleer'a (Buffalo, N. Y.) St. Ber- 

 nard bitch Benita (Tristan G.— Mountain Queen) to Swiss Moun- 

 tain Kennels' King Regent, March 21. 



Nancichel—Kinfj ItagcnL Swi.sa Mountain Kennels' (German- 

 town, Pa.) St.. Bernaid bitch Nanoiebel to their King Regent, 

 Feb. 4r. 



OladyH—Spolianc. Eberhart & Kinnie's (Cincinnati, O.) png 

 hitch Gladys (Sir Lorls— Phyllis II.) to their Spokane (champion 

 Kiah— Lady Thora), June 3B. 



Fairy— EherJiarVs Ca,?7iier. Miss H. B=>lt'8 (Milford. 0.) pug bitch 

 Fairy (Sir Victor— Topsy, Jr.) to Eberhart Pug Kennels' Eber- 

 hart's Ca.shier (champion Kash— Lady Thora), July 1. 



Maud NohU- Antonio. N. Wallace's (Farmington, Conn.) Eng- 

 lish setter bitch Maud Noble ( Kowdy' Rod— Pnarl Noble) to Blue 

 Ridge Kennels' champion Antonio (Roderigo— Bo Peep), May 16. 



Countm W.— Uod''8 Tfliim. N. Wallace's f Farmington, Conn.) 

 Enellsh setter bitch Countess W. (Count Noble— Jennie III.) to E. 



A. Damen's Rod's Whim (Roderigo— Florence Gladstone), May 26. 

 Lorai'ie—Ktng Br.gent. Swiss Mountain Kennols' (Germantown, 



Pa.) St. Bernard bitch Loraine to their King Regent, May 16. 



Lady Gay— Cop, Swiss Motmtain Kennels' (Germantown, Pa.) 

 cocljer spaniel hitch Lady Gay to .John Evan's Cop, May 13. 



Dixie Bess— Ben Ormonde.. A. W. Albright's (Chattanooga, 

 Tenn.) St. Bernard bitch Dixie Bess to Swiss Mountain Kennels' 

 Ben Ormnnde, May 4. 



Lady Blanca—Ben Ormonde. F. B. Hege's (Salem. N. C.) St. 

 Bernard bith Lady Blanci to Swiss Mountain Kennels' Ben Or- 

 monde, May 14. 



WHELPS. 



Prepared Blanks sent free on application. 



Flora Ji. F.A.Anderson's (Chicago, Til.) great Dane Flora A 

 fSchultz's Cicsar-Schult's Daisy), May 7, eleven (five dogs), by J. 

 O. Lineman's Fritz. 



Bonnie Bondhu. L. Rauacb's (St. Louis, Mo,) Engli.sh setter 

 bitch Bonnie Bond hu (Count Walsefleld— Pearl Bondhu), June 6, 

 ten (seven dog&), by Blue Ridge Kennels' CJath's Hope; two bitches 

 since d^ad. 



Princess Hepsey. Swiss Mountain Kennels' (Germantown, Pa.) 

 rough St. Bernard bitch Princess Hepsey, June 9, eight (three 

 does), by their King Regent. 



Broconie S, Swiss Mountain Kennels' (Germantown, Pa.) 

 cocker spaniel bitch Broconie, May 30, seven (one dog), by their 

 Snnwball. 



Hornell Lady. Rev. L, Bradley's (Philadelphia, Pa.) cocker 

 spaniel bitch Hornell Lady, March 84, flye (four'dogs), by vSwiss 

 Mountain Kennels' Snowball. 



Florette-. Swiss Mountain Kennels' (Germantown, Pa.) St. Ber- 

 nard bitch Florette, May 12, nine (three dogs), by their Scottish 

 Leader. 



Benita. O. W. Volger'.« (Buffalo, N. Y.I St. Bernard bitch Benita 

 (Tristan G. — Mountain Qup.eu), May 32, eight bitches, by Swiss 

 Mountain Kennels' Kine Regent. 



Barmony. Swiss Mountain Kennels' (Germantown, Pa.) St. Ber- 

 nard bitch Harmony, May 6, thirteen (nine dogs), by their King 

 Resrent. 



Nanciehel. Swiss Mountain Kennel*' (Germantown, Pa.) St. 

 Bernard bitch Nanciebel, April 11, tour (two dogs), by their King 

 Reeent. 



Ida P. V. Petrola's (Washington, D. C.) St. Bernard bitch Ida 

 P., April 15, fifteen (eight dogs), by Swiss Mountain Kennels' King 

 Regent. 



SALES. 



Prepared Blanks sent free on application. 



Bifsy Be&. Black cocker spaniel bitch, whelped Sept. 31, 1890, by 

 champion Jersey out of Cliip K., by Swiss Mountain Kennels, Grer- 

 mantown. Pa., to .1. P. Willey, Salmon Falls, N. H. 



Jen'y Jarvis— Lady Bess whelps. Dark red Irish setter bitches, 

 whelped May 17. 1892. by F. L. Abbey. Detroit. Mich., one each to 



B. W. Parker and S. F. Puller, both of same place. 

 Oolumbian Cordova. Mnltese and white great Dane dog, by 



Hock's Cnesar out of Seller's Bella S., by F. S. Anderson, Chicago, 

 111., to Mr. Mosherpaugb, same place. 



Claremont Heather. Red Irish setter bitch, whelped July 23, 

 1889, by Claremont Patsy out of Nino, by H. G. -J. HaTlowell, Oon- 

 sbnboeken. Pa., to Seminole Kennels, Chestnut Hill, Pa. 



Oolden Star. White, black and tan fox-terrier bitch, whelped 

 May 11, 1892, by Woodale Rustic out of Blemton Rapture, by J. B. 

 Martin. San Francisco, Cal.. to G. W. Debenham, same place. 



Golden Rose. White, black and tan fox-terrier bitch, whelped 

 May 11, 1S93, by Woodale Rustic out of Blemton Rapture, by J. B. 

 Martin. San Prsncisco. Cal., to W. R. Jost, same place. 



King Regent-Flora whelp. Orange and white St. Bernard bitch, 

 whelped Nov. 9. 1891, by Swiss Mountain Kennels, Germantown, 

 Pa., to Tbo8. Dela'iey, Providence, R, I. 



Cherry Boy— Lady Gay ivhelp. Buff cocker spaniel bitch, whelped 

 Dec. 24, 1891, bv Swiss Mountain Kennels, Germantown, Pa., to 

 Henry Jarrett, Chestnut Hill. Pa. 



King Regent— Dart whelp. Orange and white St. Bernard bitch, 

 whelped Dec. 9. 1891, by Swiss Mountain Kennels, Germantown, 

 Pa., to W. B. Vandergrift. Pittsburgh, Pa. 



ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



W. T. I., Philadelphia. Pa. — tTlive winnings of champion 

 Plunkert (A, K. C. S. B. 61^9). champion Stella (imported), cham- 

 pion Bob (E. K. C. S. B. 1.700), Hutchinson's, both bench and field 

 trials. Ans. Champion Plunkett.— Field trials: Second Siirews- 

 bury, first Vayno], 1870; first in Borough Staken and first in braces 

 with Countess Vaynol, 1871; divided second in Hampshire Stakes, 

 Snuthampton, 1871; second Bodfel Stakes withMarvel. Vaynol, .1873. 

 Bench shows: Second Crystal Palac?, first Boston, 1870; champion 

 Bala 1879; champion North Wales 1873; first and special Louisville, 

 Kv., 1877. Dhampion Bob, Birmingham champion 1864; second 

 Islington 1863, first 1864; first Cremorne 1864. Champion Stella: 

 First Birmingham 1869; second Crystal Palace 1870. The two latter 

 ^ot registered in the A. K- O. S. B. 



