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tltne ui'Kint; hiin forward. The horae soon becomes afraid 

 or irritatpd, and refuses to cross. Tn the meantime, dogs, 

 handlers and other judges are far in the lead. The timid 

 judae takes a long detour to avoid the ditch and comes 

 stxagrgling in later on. At every obstruction he repeats his 

 timid act. 



One of the first reyuisites in a judge is that he should see 

 the work. Tf he is too timid or such a nonr hoi'seman that 

 he cannot ride over an ordinary ditch whicii everybody else 

 rides over, or if he is too indolent to exert liimself afoot to 

 see the work in the thickets, or if hifi clothes and footgear 

 are too pretty and new to go into briers and mud, be is not 

 a pood judge, however great his knowledge of field trials 

 maybe. He must have energy and intuition to be in the 

 right place at the right time. 



Then tliere is the judge who is ordering the handlers 

 what to do at every turn till both handlers and dogs, by 

 constant balking become confiT«pd and disgusted, losing all 

 idea of what they .should do. The momenta judge assumes 

 to control the handling of the dogs he begins to injure and 

 delay the running. Hp will soon get dogs wnd handlers into 

 pockets and corners, will r<^peatedly be forced to make new 

 starts, and wi'l end in a broken, irregular and unsatisfac- 

 tory heat. Aside from instructing the handlers in the be- 

 ginning of the heat and at such other times during it as are 

 necessary, old judges assume no .supervision of a handler 

 excepting when there is some matter necessary under the 

 rules r>eeding attention, such as to bring his dog in to back, 

 etc. Under a judge who leaves the handling to the handlers 

 everything generally goes smoothly and satisfactorily. I 

 have always doubted the right of a judge to dictate to a 

 handler where he should work his dog at every turn, 

 although I never doubted its impropriety. The judge then 

 not only judges the dog, but as.siimes his handling also. 

 The traiiier pays his entry fee to exhibit bis doer, or the 

 owner does so, and he should be permitted to handle in his 

 own way, as is his right Of course the judge should point 

 out the course to be followed, but the manner of working 

 the dog is the handler's preroerative. 



Ranging is an important matter, and has not been given 

 proper consideration. It requires experience and thought 

 to discriminate between a dog which will go over large 

 tracts of country, working for his own pleasure and one 

 working for the advantage of the gun. Some dogs will 

 work steadily for the gun for a while, then self-bunt a while. 

 Some will range wide and work to the gun,, but have no in- 

 telligent plans. And there are other variations too nxxmer- 

 ous to mention. 



In fact, field trial judging is susceptible of many improve- 

 ments in its practice, not in the way of ne;^ rules, but in the 

 judg attainments. It should not be inferred that there 

 are no judges free from these faults. Some are very expert. 

 The faults are confined to the minority, and it is only neces- 

 sary I believe to point them out, to se'cure their correction. 



B. WATERS. 



NOTES AND NOTIONS. 



SoMK TIME since The Onlooker pointed out the Solidity to 

 which breeding dogs for sale had attained, as shown by the 

 names of some of our leading kennels appearing in sucb a 

 class business publication as the Seeger & Guernsey En- 

 cyclopedia, a work whereby a buyer may learn where any 

 known article can be bought, from ''cowboy boots" to "crab 

 apple cider." This was reaffirmed in The Onlooker's mind 

 quite recently by coming across the advertisement of one of 

 our leading kennels in some hierh-class family journal, one 

 of our monthlies, or Harper'' s WeeMy or Bazar. 



That a seller of dogs finds it remunerative to advertise 

 ia such a periodical, and that such careful compilers as the 

 Seeger & Guernsey Company include sellers of dogs in their 

 encyclopedia demonstrates better than dozens of dog shows, 

 the widespread, practical iaterest our people take in dogs. 



In connection with this matter of breeding and selling 

 dogs as a business, a most misleading remark recently ap- 

 peared in the correspondence of a contemporary, that the 

 man who ran a kennel as he would a business was no fan- 

 cier. This is absurdly incorrect, both in practice and in 

 the abstract. Mastitis and pug.«, for instance, have been 

 made what they are in this country by two breeders of the 

 former and one of the latter, who always conducted their 

 business strictly as business, just as they would have run 

 a grocery store, and this truth ayjplies to breeders of many 

 other breeds. As a philosophical abstraction, it would seem 

 evident that the man who breeds dogs with the view of 

 making money thereby, will accomplish greater success as 

 a fancier than the man who breeds for amusement, the in- 

 centive to success being greater. That this rule is not 

 constantly evident is due to the fact that the vast majority 

 of such breeders devote themselves to the popular fancy 

 of the day, devoting themselves at different times to dif- 

 ferent breeds and thus do not make as shining marks as 

 . fanciers, but their general averages will show the gi-eat 

 practical work they accomplish. The Yorkshire owes his 

 existence and the wonderful development of his coat to the 

 wives and daughters of English workingmen, who have 

 devoted many fold the care and attention to the dogs that 

 their children received. 



Another evidence of how widespread the interest in dogs 

 has become is in the excellence of canine illustrations iu 

 our periodicals not specially given up to kennel matters. 

 The August number of ,S't Nicholas has an admirable pic- 

 ture of a mastiff on page 744, and on page 745 a very good 

 one of a dachshund, neither accompanying an article on 

 dogs, apparently merely put in "to look pretty," and neither 

 artist is known in connection with ca,nine portraiture. 



The "Onlooker" notes a regrettable dissension in our 

 Beadle Club, and while most distinctively disavowing any 

 partisanship in the dispute, dissents most strongly from the 

 statement piit forth in the dispute that there are acts as to the 

 affairs of a club that the club itself may not lawfully do, but 

 must be done by the board of management. This is utterly 

 untenable. A board of managers, executive committee or 

 whatever the working arm of the club may be called, is en- 

 tirely the creature of the club at large; it is appointed by 

 the club to do the executive work of the club, which by 

 reason of the impracticability of convening the club mem- 

 bers frequently, mu<;t be done by a smaller, more compact 

 body, but it is utterly unreasonable to say that the creature 

 is greater than the creator, and no inference as to powers 

 being delegated to a board of managers to do what the club 

 as a whole may not do, can be admitted. To support such a 

 contention there must be an absolut--, unmistakable state- 

 ment of this intent, from the club itself, properly passed and 

 recorded. It is important that this be' carefully thought 

 over and always borne in mind, as this very mischievous 

 view has arisen in clubs in previous instances. 



The ONLOOKER. 



A STRANGE GAIT. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



I have often noticed that some dogs that are perfectly well 

 formed, always when they go at a walk or jog trot or canter, 

 move sidewjj vs or diagonally. Can you account for it? When 

 they gallop fast they go straight enough. Probably some 

 of ou y a aato ai i^ts ean explain this. TAR Heel . 



Lbjonqton, 



NORTHWESTERN FIELD TRIAL CLUB'S DERBY 



The entries for the Northwestern Field Trial Club's Derby 

 closed July 21 with the following entry, consisting of 22 

 English setters, 16 pointers and -J Irish setters. The All- 

 Age Stake entries closed Aug. 1. The trials will be at 

 Morris, Manitoba, Sept, .5. 



ENGLISH SETTERS. 

 CLE0PATR4 (W. B. Wells), bitch (Mungo-Cambviana). 

 SwAJB (H. A. Greeley), dog (Manitoba Tos.s— Pitti Sing). 

 Bes.sie June (Franlc Kichards), bitch (Chance— Bessie 

 Avent). 



Queen Noble K. (A. J. Kolflanda), bitch (R,omeo— Queen 

 Noble. 



R-ONAiK (Avent & Thayer's Kennels), black and white 

 dog (Roderigo— Juno A.), Jan a. 



LocuiNvAE (Avent Thayer's Kennels), black, white and 

 tan dog (Chance— Be.s.sie Avent), Mav .30. 



KiNGJSTON (Avent &; Thayer's Kennels), black, white and 

 tan dog (Chance— Be.s.sie Avent), May 30. 



Shadow (Avent & Thayer's Kennels), black, white and 

 tan bitch (Jean Val Jean— Lucv Avdnt), Jan. 7 



Rill (Tbos Shelton), (Manitoba Toss— Pitti Sing). 



Jem Gladstone (J. M. Saeed) dog (PaulGladstone— Kato- 

 nia). 



Duff (W. T. Hunter), dog (Manitoba To.ss— Pitti Sing). 

 FAN Chatham (C. W. Smith), bitch (Chatham— Baball). 

 Winnipeg- (Thos. Johnson), dog (Manitoba Tos.s--Pitti 

 Sing) 



P,syCHE (Thos. Johnson), bitch (Manitoba Toss— Pitti 

 Sine). 



S&T (Thos. .lohuson). dog (Manitoba Toss— Pitti Sing). 

 Cash Noble (B. K, Devereux), bitch (Breeze Gladstone- 

 Katie Noble). 



Spot Cash (H. K. Devereux), dog (Vanguard— Georgia 

 Belle). 



^^Vaeo (Thos. A. Montgomery), bitch (Bruce M.— Frost 



Borneo Rare (Geo. E. Grey), dog (Couut Roderigo— Bon- 

 nie). 



Nttn of Furkess (fi. ff. C^otiaian), bitch (Monk of Tarness 



—Merry Girl) 



Eagle Monk (S. J. Gottschammer), dog (Monk of Furness 

 — Qaail). 



GATh C. (Jos. Crugon), dog (Gath's Hope— Paxie Maid). 



POENTERS. 



David C. (Jas. Cugron), dog (Duke of Hessen— Marguer- 

 ite). 



Princess Dolly (Jas. Cugron), bitch (Duke of Hessen— 

 Princess Marguerite). 



C0N,SCRIPT (Charlottesville Field Trial Kennels), black 

 and white dog-(King of Kentr— Hops) June W. 



Jingo 'Charlottesville Field Trial Kennels), liver and 

 white dog (Mainspring— Queeny TI ). 



Biz (W. H. Smith), dog (King of Kent— Lass of Bloomo). 



Manitoba Shot (Thos. Stone), dog (Coton— Psyche). 



Manitoba Sal (Tho.s. Stone), bitch fCoton— Psyche). 



Diamond (Thos. Shelton), dog lUpton— Blythe). 



Victor (J. B. Kelly), dog (Coton— Psyche) 



King of Manitoba (Thos. Johnsonj, dog (Upton— Blythe). 



Gem of the We«t iThos. Jounson), bitch (Upton— Blythe). 



TOPSY Pape (George E. Giey), bitch (Joe Pape— Topsy M.) 



Lonsdale (Joe Philips), dog (Coton— Psyche). 



Alberta Joe (John Sharpies), dog (Upton— Blythe). 



ALBERTA Ruby (John Sharpies), bitch (Upton- Blythe). 



Sam (Thos. Stone), dog (Coton— Psyche). 



IRISH SETTERS, 



Claremont Clare (Messrs. Perry & Boweu), bitch (Olare- 

 mont Patsy— Nellie Glencho). 



HAWKEYE Queen (Mtssrs. Perry & Swetzer), bitch (Clare- 

 mont Patsy— Nora of Claremont). 



DEFORMITIES IN ST. BERNARDS. 



Several letters have appeared lately in Stock-Keeper on 

 this subject. Mr. Hughes-Hughes maintained that the 

 large size, etc., that St. Bernards have been brought to is 

 responsible for the crooked forelegs and cowhocks .so often 

 met with, and seeks to prove this by a.sserting that the 

 monks of the Hospice St. Bernard never had dogs over 3lin. 

 in height at shoulder. This may be so, but we have met 

 with about as many crooked-legged small ones as the large 

 ones. A correspondent answering Mr. Hughes-Hughes con- 

 tends that inbreeding is responsible for the deformities, but 

 admits that nearly all their largest St. Bernards, and wf eds 

 too, are sadly crippled. He makes a startling suggestion to 

 counteract this Inbreeding, and start afresh, as it were. He 

 proposes that a class .shall be set apart at large shows for tiie 

 best St. Bernard bitch the product of a mastiff' and St Ber- 

 nard. He remarks whether we like it or not that sooner or 

 later this problem will have to be faced. We heard a whis- 

 per some time since that something of this sort had already 

 been done with some celebrated mastiff as the sire. 



Mr. Hughes-Hughes in a later letter says that he does not 

 wish to make aoy dogmatic assertions, but his idea resulted 

 from observation at shows and the results of his own breed- 

 ing. Regarding cowhocks, he thinks they are caused to a 

 great extent by dewclaws, and that he has for a long time 

 past had these "hideous appendages" removed from all his 

 puppies as soon as they could walk. Another writer this 

 week thinks that the cause of crookedness is worms dur- 

 ing puppyhood, a fat, heavy puppy being quite as likely to 

 have them as a lean one, and that the requisites sought in 

 a St. Bernard, big head, heavy, deep bodies, are the very 

 things bearing the wormy puppy down, while the light 

 collie-looking St. Bernard skips round with small leg bones 

 that never go wrong He thinks that if a puppy's legs go on 

 right till it is f-Smos. old, only distemper or some disease will 

 affect them, and therefore he does not see why the puppy 

 should be blamed for what occurred to it long before it was 

 Blin. high. He also makes a plea for the cripples, asking 

 that some definite number of points be deducted from a dog 

 afflicted with cowhocks or crooked legs, but if he is good 

 otherwise not to be thrown out at one show for that cause 

 and win at another. We .should think the standard provides 

 for that. 



NEW KENNELS AT NASHVILLE. TENN. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



It is now a little over twelve years ago that I established 

 the Mohawk Kennels at Auburn Park, a beautiful suburb 

 of Chicago. During this time I have devoted almost my 

 entire time and attention to the breeding and keeping of 

 dogs, and there has never been a time when the kennels 

 have not been filled to their full capacity, from the big 

 mastiffs, St. Bernards and Great Danes down to the tiny toy 

 terrier. During all these years I have maniged the kennel 

 with a profit to myself and satisfaction to my patrons. In 

 many cases the same dogs have found a pleasant retreat 

 here durmg the season for many years, but the time has at 

 last come when such a thing as successfully conducting a 

 kennel at Auburn Park must cease to exist. The reason for 

 this is that Auburn Park is now nothing mor-e than part and 

 parcel of the great city, and a city is a poor place tor a large 

 kennel. Were it not for the fact that I was here first and 

 that I own a good deal of ground I shouhl have bsen com- 

 pelled to move long ago. But the time has at last come, and 

 after Sept. 1 the welcome bark of my many canine friends 

 will be a thing of the past. But I am not going out of the 

 bAsine<=s. I sb.-dl be in it bigger than ever after the above 

 date. I have just completed arrangements with what here- 



after will be known as the Cumberland Kennel Club. The 

 club will be located at Nashville. Tenn., and is organized by 

 a few of its best citizens and bu=iiuess men, every one a great 

 lover of dogs. As to the terms of my arrangement the 

 public is not interested, and it is therefore not necessary to 

 give details. Suffice it to say that I .stand on equal terms 

 with the members in the profits of the business, and hold 

 the position as manager- The club will breed great Danes, 

 pugs, and Italian greyhounds, and hereafter the celebrated 

 pugs of the Mohawk Kennels will be the property of the 

 Cumberland Kennel Club. 



To carry on the business successfully, the club have se- 

 cured a most beautiful and lovely place of 140 acres, three 

 miles from Nashville, eighty acres of this is timber. Here 

 the kennels and yards will ba located, there will be a com- 

 modious club house with office and reception room for vis- 

 itors and the residence of the manager. The club will also 

 have a city office which will be connected by telephone with 

 the club house^ but what strikes me mast of all is the great 

 beauty of the {dace, the land lies on the top of a gentle slop- 

 ing hill, it is well drained in every direction, has several de- 

 lightful springs, the water of which will be utilized in the 

 way of a constant supply through the kennel yards. Com- 

 modious kennels will be fitted up, and with an unrestricted 

 range for exercising, plenty of shade, abundance of pure 

 water, a climate that cannot be excelled, this should be a 

 perfect heaven for dogs. The country around and about 

 Nashville is famous for its beauty and this place of all 

 others is one of the most beautiful. It is on the same road 

 that leads a vi.sitor to the famous Belle Mead Stock Farm, 

 three miles beyond, where 3, .500 acres are inclosed by twenty- 

 two miles of stone fencing and the sires of some of the most 

 noted thoroughbred horses have their home. In conclusion 

 I beg to extend a cordial welcome to all my friends and 

 lovers of fine dogs, and let me assure you that the twenty 

 minutes drive from the city ever a perfect road will pay you 

 for your trouble. The club besides keeping their own dogs 

 will also keep those of others; dogs sent for the season will 

 be returned free. The city office for the present "will be at 

 428 Church street, Nashville, Tenn. HArry L. GoodmAjs. 



AuBURsr Park, 111. 



PROF. WESLEY MILLS AND HIS TRADUCERS. 



"Editor Fored and SVrcarn: 



Canadians as a class feel very bitterly in rearard to the psi-seeu- 

 ti"n that is being carried on against the eminent scientist, Dr. 

 Wesley Mills. If this crusade were warrantPd in the sbghtest 

 degree uothlng- could be said, and even now I should not feel it 

 necessary to write in dpfense of my friend, if it, were not for the 

 fact that some men who are not personally acciuainted with the 

 Doctor are hecoming pre.judiced as a result ol reading so much 

 that is malicious and untrue. It i.s the old story of those wbo 

 wish to do wrong fighting against the Tnao who fearlessly upholds 

 right. Few of thn^e who have been fathering this persecution 

 have dared to put their names to their productiotis, and the f-nly 

 thing that has been npenlv said against Dr. Mills is a foolish 

 charge of cruelty to Elcho during thf^ judging at Kingston. To 

 those who know thf> man and his etforta on behalf of the do? and 

 other domestic animals, and to those who have seen the affection 

 he has for his pets, such a charge is absurd. The incident that 

 gave rise to the charge was too trivial even to refer to, and as no 

 less Than three of the bench show committee— viz., Mr. Corbett, 

 Mr. OldriPve and myself— were presenf. during the judging of 

 greyhounds, there can be no mistake about the matter. If there 

 is anv one who practices what he p'-eaehes Dr. Mills is that man, 



I am sorry that Mr. Wade should have listened to those who 

 have said unkind things of Dr. Mills, for I feel satisfied thatif Mr. 

 Wade knew Dr. Mills as well as I do he would at once spe how 

 earnef tly and deeply the man is devoted to the solving of problems 

 that are of the most intense interest to dog breeders. We must 

 have practical men of course, and it is wonderful how much they 

 can add to Fcientifio lore, but at the same time we cannot expect 

 the most difficult scientifio problem.9 to be solved without the 

 highest kind of scientiflc trainins. Mr. Wade and Dr. Mills are 

 just the men who should be fripnds rather than at enmity, and it 

 is unfortunate that such discussions as that over the Mercer difB- 

 culty have arisen. If Mr. Mercer should not have been diFqualfipd 

 there is something wrong in tie constitution of the C.K.C. and 

 the A.lv.C Most of us think the rule that disqualified Mr. Mercer 

 had a reason for existence, and although we are sorrv to see any 

 mar get into trouble, feel satisfied that Mr. Mercer received a fair 

 and impartial trial and just punishment. 



I fancy that Mr. Wade oid not "pour oil on the troubled waters" 

 when he attempted to .=chool Dr. M ils on the previous sire qups- 

 tion and said that Dr. Mills's views had been "swept away" by Mr. 

 Millais, an enthusiast in dog show higiene (Cor which he deserves 

 all praise), but a mere novice in biology. Dr. Mills is an investi- 

 gator of the highest order and, like Darwin and men of that type, 

 gives nothing to the world thai- is not founded on facts arrived at 

 only after the most pitient aud careful investigation. 



Possibly Dr. Mills may not thank me for writing of his stand- 

 ing in the soientitic world, but an antidote for the venom that is 

 defiling the columns of a contemporary must be provided if the 

 best interests of cynoiogy are to be protected. 



Here are a few facts worthy of consideration; Dr. Mills is over 

 forty years of age, and is neitiier a youth nor a novice as rpgards 

 dogs. He is a graduate in arts of Toronto University, a member 

 of the Oollpge of Physicians and Surffeons, Ontario; a grad uate of 

 Humqn and Comparative Medicine of McGill University; and a 

 member of the Royal Society of Canada, etc. He practiced 

 human medicine for years, but does not practice either human 

 or veterinary medicine for a livelihood, but devotes his time to 

 tiie duties of his chairs as Professor of Physiologv in the Faculty 

 of Human Me Ucine, McGill Univeraity. and of Comparative 

 Medicine and Veterinary Science in the Veterinary Dapartment 

 of the same university. He has for yp*>rs conducted a public 

 clin'c for dogs in connection with the Faculty of Comparative 

 Medicine. His students are very enthusiastic admirers of their 

 professor, and there is a strong feeling of indignation among 

 them at the abuse heaped upon him by anonymous literary 

 assasins who are bound to triumph in the cause of wrong. 



Dr. Mills is the author of many works of high order, and his 

 books on physiology are standards. He has written two excellent 

 works on the dog, is an origmal investigator and an accomplished 

 lecturer. He has been a breeder of dogs and other animals nearly 

 all his life, and is about tho oldest breeder of some varieties In 

 America. His knowledgp, which is derived from observation, has 

 been gained in Europe and Britain as well as in America. Proba- 

 bly no one aasoc'ated with dogs in America or Britain is prepared 

 to discu's them more profoundly. 



As a judge at Kingston last year he showed his characteristic 

 independence and proeressiveuess and put into practice his belief 

 that dogs should he so handled that onlookers can see the reasons 

 for the awards. No one could be more careful than he was, and 

 the ju gmg was made most interesting to the general public. 



Such a msn as Dr. Mills should be welcomed by the kennel 

 world, as he h.sa no intprest to serv« beyond that of putting things 

 on a higher level. The anonymous scribblings of a cliciue 

 should not be allowed to prejadica good men who a'-e interested 

 in dog breeding. I feel satisfied that in the end this view must 

 prevail; however, if it turns out that the kennel world is not 

 read v for such a man, so much the worse for the kennel world. 



KiNGSTOB, July 28. C. K. CiAEKE, M,D. 



MR. MIDDLETON'S RESIGNATION. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



After reading the copy of Mr. Middleton's letter of resigna- 

 tion as a committeeman of the Ottawa dog show, which 

 appears in Forest and Streaji for Jtily 31. the only course 

 left me is to retract my charges against Mr.' H. B. Donovan 

 and the Ottawa Committee. I also wish to express my regrefc 

 for having made them. There has been quite a bit of mis- 

 understanding over this matter; but the only inference to be 

 drawn from this published letter was that taken by your 

 Canadian correspondent and the Ottawa Committee. 



F. H. P. Mercee. 



Ottawa, Canada, July 35. 



Business. 



Lynn, Mass.. Jnlv 26.— Editor I'^ore-st an't Stream: T takenteae- 

 nrem sTHtiDg t rtn.'hti e.-ma l"aa"mFoRvsiANDSTHEAM have 

 made five 'ah to otc- fnoi all ether seurcen oombineri, aUd th'nk 

 the Forest a^v Stkijam ♦ha best adver^siitg medium for kennel 

 Duameas In the United States.—O, W. Bsookiho^ 



