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FOREST AND STREAM. 



Aug. 4, 1893.] 



DOG CHAT. 



Dog Law in Pennsylvania. 



In the case of "Commonwealtli vs. Deputy," the Supreme 

 Court of Pennsylvania has decided that dogs may be stolen. 

 Not. however, vrith impunity. Oa the contrary, a majority 

 of the bench has ruled that there is such a thing as property 

 in four-footed beasts of the canine kind, and that the law 

 passed to bring about this condition in 1889 does not offend 

 against the constitution of Pennsylvania. It seems that one, 

 Deputy, made off with a spaniel dog of the value of $20, and 

 when branded as a thief claimed that there was no law in 

 the State making dogs personal property. The decision of 

 the Supreme Court is here given: "We need not discuss the 

 rule of the common law upon this subject, nor its wisdom. 

 This case turns upon the act of May 15, 1889, P. L. 232, en- 

 titled 'An act for the taxation of dogs and the protection of 

 sheep,' the sixth section of which provides, 'That all dogs in 

 this Commonwealth shall hereafter be personal property, 

 and subject of larceny.' etc. It is urged that this act was 

 unconstitutional, for the reason that the said provision of 

 Section 6 is not fully expressed in the title of the act. We 

 cannot assent to this proposition. One of the objects of the 

 act, as expressed in the title, is the taxation of dogs. Hence 

 when the Legislature seeks to lay a tax upon what was not 

 property at the common law, we think it entirely germane 

 to the object of the act to declare that the prouerty taxed 

 shall hereafter be personal property, and. subject of lar- 

 ceny." 



The Same Dogs, in Different Classes. 



A writer iu Stock-Keeper raises a poiut in connection 

 with shows that is of interest. He wants to know if his 

 brother exhibitors think it right for the judge, when a dog 

 is entered in sevei-al classes, to ask the exhibitor if the dog 

 has been in before and what his previous number was so 

 that he could refer back and give the dog the "same again." 

 The writer in question thinks, and properly so, that the dog 

 should be judged on his merits each time he appears. This 

 is right, though the judge's reputation may suffer after- 

 ward. As a dog may not show himself in the open class, but 

 get him among a lot of puppies and more used to the noise, 

 or have his own handler and he will be altogether a different 

 dog and might easily, in the case of a fox-terrier, Irish ter- 

 rier or collie, mislead the judge, who, not knowing the dog 

 would probably place it higher comparatively than before, 

 and the dog receive its due, whereas if the judge knows its 

 number and refers back in his book and finds he. against it 

 in the other class, thatdo^'s fate is sealed and he won't rise, 

 but the judge has saved his reputation. Some of our judges 

 are very careful in this respect, and we know one well- 

 known judge who scanned his novice class awards very care- 

 fully when the open class was on, the novice class having 

 come on first, and we can hardly blame him. 



Areca Nut Sometimes Fatal. 



We are told from time to time that areca nut is a danger- 

 ous medicine to give dogs as a vermifuge. Probably it is. 

 and like many another medicine if given in excess will 

 cause death . We have used it extensively for worms in dogs 

 and never bad reason to regret it. Our plan is always to 

 give it in two half-dram doses, with an interval of an hour 

 between each dose, for ordinary sized dogs. Mr. Treman, a 

 well known coursing man in California, has just lost one of 

 his fine young greyhounds by giving it an overdose of areca 

 nut. The powder one buys at the drug stores is rarely of 

 much good. It should be freshly grated from the nut as 

 required, and given in that way a small quantity will be 

 found quite violent enough in its action and will generally 

 move the toughest tteuia. As the action of this medicine is 

 rather rugged, if we may use the term, it is always well to 

 feed "soothingly" for a day or two afterward, giving soups, 

 milk and soft food till the digestive apparatus gets into good 

 working order again. 



More Mew Dogs. 



Mr. Mortimer's visit to England is bearing fruit, for 

 Spratts Patent Co. in this city advise us that on the steam- 

 ship^ Canada their Loudon house shipped three fox-terrier 

 bitches, Refuge, Eggersford Safety and Eggersford Sapphire, 

 and a black retriever, consigned to Mr. J. C. Hull, Jr., .51 

 Liberty street, New York city. Also by the same vessel 

 come three fox-terrier bitches for Mr. J. C. Grainger, .54 

 Broad street, New York city. On the steamship Prance two 

 more retrievers are coming for Mr. Hull. We are pleased to 

 see the interest which is being taken in the useful retriever; 

 provided they are good ones they are handsome and intelli- 

 gent enough to become a favorite breed with sportsmen, 

 especially along the shores, for though they probably are uo 

 better than the Chesapeake Bay dog for duck work, still 

 they have this advantage, they do" not come in all manner of 

 shapes, sizes and shades. They are a distinct breed. 



Formation of Dogs' Feet. 



Mr. D. F. Zambaco, the noted Psovoi breeder, says that iu 

 his short experience the barefoot is the best in the .straight 

 line, and the cat foot in turning. He says also that "Bor- 

 zois" are wolfhounds, not rabbiters, and must therefore 

 have hare feet. "Any Russian will tell you that." Further 

 he remarks in Stock-Keeijer, "That the ground dogs have 

 to run upon has much to do with the conformation of their 

 feet, and climate with texture of the coat. So no rule can 

 be given in these matters," and he is about right. In re- 

 gard to the theory that a light, fiat-boned dog has always a 

 hare foot, we can produce a fox-terrier with that sort of 

 bone but standing on a very good sample of cat foot. Is not 

 the fiat, light-boned leg generally accompanied by a splay 

 foot, long-toed and open? which is a very different thing to 

 the tight, springy hare foot. 



Pointer Importation. 



It may interest Eastern pointer men to know that Mr. 

 Huber's. of San Francisco, Cal., pointer Sally Brass 11. 

 whelped July 13 nine puppies, all nicely marked, by his no 

 less well-known Duke of Vernon. Four have since died, but 

 Mr. Huber has still two dogs and three bitches. Mr. Huber 

 seems determined to put his kennel in the front. When 

 Mr. Mortimer went to Europe he had a commission from the 

 Californian sportsman to buy the best pointer he could find, 

 both for field and bench. Mr. Mortimer has just secured for 

 him the noted field pointer dog Glenbeigh, by Grouse V. out 

 of Rita, whelped February, 1890. This pointer won several 

 stakes during the English spring trials and has also won on 

 the bench, a third at Birmingham last year is one of his 

 prizes. 



Gordon Setters and the N. E. F. T. C. 



The action of the Gordon Setter Club in donating a hand- 

 some special to the New England Field Trials for the best 

 Gordon running at their meeting this fall should provoke 

 competition in this rather neglected breed from a field trial 

 view. The owners of Gordons will not be able to complain 

 of the pace being too fast for them, and the nature of the 

 country should just suit them. Take time by the forelock 

 and have them properly prepared this time, in the same 

 way that the pointer and setter men treat their candi- 

 dates. 



Duchess Kennels. 



The Empress of Contoocock's one pup ia coming along 

 nicely and is now five weeks old— a most old-fashioned lit- 



tle piece of dog flesh. It was taken from its mother when 

 ten days old and has been fed by hand since. At the age 

 when most pups are being weaned this youngster can tackle 

 a crust or a biscuit with the greatest vigor and relish. Col. 

 Ruppert's Baroness Cardiff whelped July 27 to Aristocrat; 

 and a peculiar fact is that three pups came first, live and 

 strong and marked like the dam, with a good deal of white, 

 then came five dead ones, all beautifully marked with solid 

 orange bodies like the sire. Mr. Booth'blames the inbreed- 

 !PM% remiuds us that a good St. Bernard stud dog 

 with blood a long way removed from Plinlimmon is badly 

 needed in this country just now. There is too much Plin 

 limmon blood about on both .sides. 



Champion Plinlimmon, Jr. 



The St. Bernard fancy is constantly receiving fresh re- 

 cruits so that there is hardly any cause for the fear that in- 

 terest in the breed will deteriorate, at least not at present. 

 Mr. Geo. Fox, of Cincinati, O., is the latest aspirant for 

 .show honors, and in purchasing champion Plinlimmon, Jr., 

 he has started with a good dog, Mr. Sears bought this well 

 known dog in England as a puppy in arms as it were, and 

 it was the nucleus of a kennel that has become widely 

 known. There is no dog on the bench to-day that can sur- 

 pass Plinlimmon in body, legs, feet and action. Mr. Fox is 

 the proprietor of the Eden Park Kennels, and intends going 

 in for St. Bernards. Mr. Al Eberhart will handle Plinlim- 



mon, Jr., at Toronto and Grand Rapids, Mich., shows this 

 imraon. Jr., arrived at Cincinnati July 2i in 



fall. Phnlimn ^ 



charge of one of Mr. Sears's men. 



Pointer Devonshire Nera. 



It is reported by Stock-Keeper that this well known poin- 

 ter is booked for America. As the manager of the Hemp- 

 stead Farm Kennels has been spending some time in Devon- 

 shire, and Devonshire Nero is or was owned by Messrs. Lee, 

 Bulled & Turner, of Witheridge, Devon, we may be allowed 

 to draw our own conclusions in l?eu of definite information 

 This dog is by Molton Baron out of The Village Star, and 

 was whelped January, 1888. He is a noted field dog, and 

 can count several wins at important shows to his credit. He 

 won a second in the Irish Setter Club's pointer ijuppy Derby 

 Stake, and was fourth in the Kennel Club's All-Age Stake. 



Greyhounds and Coursing. 



The greyhound Miss Kitten, one of the bitches presented 

 by Col. North to Col. Cody (Buffalo Bill), whelped June 32 

 eleven puppies, five dogs and six bitches. They are sired by 

 Dingwall, runner up for the Waterloo Plate in 1889. These 



Euppies will be just the right age to run in the Great Bend 

 lerby of 1893, and ought to give a good account of them- 

 selves if raised well. Col. Cody has quite a kennel of grey- 

 hounds at tiis ranch in Nebraska. H. S. Boal has the entire 

 charge during the absence of Col. Cody. 



Beagle Trials Judges. 



The meeting of the N. B. C. last Thur.sday night was a 

 protracted one. We have not received full particulars of 

 the meeting, but understand that, commencing about 9 

 P. M. on Thursday evening, it did not break up till about .5 

 A. M. Friday morning. The judges selected for the trials 

 are Messrs. W. S. Clarke and '-Joe" Lewis, an excellent pair 

 to draw to and one that will command confidence. The 

 bench show judge is H. W. Lacy. The meeting though pro 

 tracted, ended harmoniously, and we trust matters will move 

 smoothly henefcorth. 



There are a lot of new dogs advertised for sale this week. 

 Among them we notice that Wyoming Kennels have brood 

 bitches and puppies for sale; George W. Lovell, four well- 

 bred pointer pups; W. H. Hyland, pointer pups; Fred. 

 Schmitt, St. Bernard pups; Clay Gaitskill, foxhound pup- 



gies; C. J. Gayler, well-bred English setter pups; R. G. 

 iverton, St. Bernard Kentucky Rex; A. E, Brown, English 

 and Gordon setters and pointers; O. F. Conelly, some well- 

 bred St. Bernard pups and Newfoundlands; F. R. Page, 

 pointer pups. In the stud: W. H. Hyland's champion 

 Pomraery Sec and champion Ossining. George Thomas will 

 handle dogs at Canadian shows, and those who know him 

 are satisfied of his ability in this direction. 



Mr. H. W. Huntington is in ecstasies over a fine litter of 

 Psovois whish his noted Princess Irma whelped, July 27, to 

 his well-known Argoss. This blending of color should make 

 some very handsome looking animals. 



We were in error in saying that Mr. Black imported his 

 new dog Flash, as this dog was shown at the last New York 

 show by Mr. Cushman, 



The Rochester Democrat a nd Chronicle says that there is 

 a probability of the Rochester Kennel Club holding their 

 show with the Western New York Fair at Rochester, com- 

 mencing Sept. 26. 



The well known beagle man, W. F. Rutter, Jr., of Law- 

 rence, Mass., called upon us last Tuesday. He had been 

 spending a couple of days with IVIr. Phoebus, at Bernards- 

 ville, N. J., and the two beagle enthusiasts had a glorious 

 time among such a crowd of the little hounds— there are 

 about sixty at the kennel and Mr. Phoebus has about thirty 

 more at Tuxedo Park. We are pleased to hear that friend 

 Phoebus is enjoying better health, but is still not strong 

 enough to take part in the coming beagle trials. 



Harry Jennings, Mr. Reick's kennelmau has been "asked 

 to resign" for sufficient reasons, and Mr. Reick next week 

 will offer most of his dogs for sale. This does not mean, 

 however, that Mr. Reick is going out of the breed by any 

 means. 



Mr. Megson, the well-known collie man, has just bought 

 Hadfield Monarch, by Metchley Wonder, for $2,000. 



The bull-terrier Autocrat Victor will find a home in Bos- 

 ton, having been purchased from Mr. J. J. Sturgess, and 

 .'■ailed from England July 16 per steamship Durham City. 



A writer in the Chicago I>itcr-Ocea?i, who "does" a kennel 

 column, gravely tells us that Mr. Belmont cabled an offer of 

 §10,000 for the fox-terrier champion Result, but the offer was 

 promptly refused, the dog being more valuable as a prize 

 winner and stock getter. The only comment that need be 

 made on this is. if the above sum was divided by five Mr 

 Belmont would still be guilty of reckless extravagance. 



Last week we made mention of the Drovers' show in Lon- 

 don, but omitted to allude to the rather novel way of judg- 

 ing collies as to their ability to work. It seems every drover 

 making an entry for the best working collie prizes,' was 

 requested to name the dog, of course not his own, which, in 

 his estimation was the best worker. In this way the com- 

 mittee was able to find out which dog in the popular 

 estimation was a good performer among the sheep and 

 bullocks, and as these men are generally pretty practical in 

 their ideas there is little fear but that the best dog got his 

 deserts. 



The Swiss Mountain Kennels have sold the rough-coated 

 St. Bernard, Duke of Loraine (19,118) (Marquis of Stafford— 

 Loraine) to Mr. F. E. Hege, Wachovia Kennels, Salem. N. C, 



IS well marked and nicely grown, and his blood 

 should make him a valuable acquisition to the Southern 

 n kS^ w-, Snyth some time since purchased from Mr. 

 A??i^'„y'^T"?*°°.' ^^^h' Bernard bitch Duchess of 



Arlington, by Lord Bute-Margharita. This is the bitch 

 that struck Miss Whitney's fancy at Washington. The 

 Duchess won m the novice class. Her infusion of Lord Bute 

 kennef ™ ™ ^ ^^""^ ^^^^^ ^^s. Smyth's 



There is a movement on foot to organize another coursing 

 club, to hold annual coursing meets. The meetings are to 

 be held m October, near Kearney, Nebraska, where the 

 jacks are nearly all "white tails," and plenty of them. It is 

 to be hoped that such a club will be organized and the dates 

 of their meets so arranged as not to conflict with the Great 

 Bend meeting. 



We hear that Edgewood Fancy, the noted bull-terrier, has 

 whelped a sp endid litter at Mr. Huntington's kennels, by 

 Mr. Dole's Gully the Great. 



The Psovoi we mentioned as coming over recently was Mr. 

 Huntington's Zerry, who has been in England under Dr. 

 bewells care for some months past. The English papers 

 criticised her in a show report as a bitch of intense quality 

 but small. She is really only a shade less than Argoss and 

 Argoss is a pretty big sort of a dog. 



While the trouble caused by the peculiar actions of the 

 Rochester Kennel Club is much to be deplored, we see no 

 pa-milton cannot step back to its original dates 

 ^^.,.^'^1° The sympathy of the exhibiting public is 



with the Hamilton Ciub in this busine.ss, and they would 

 probably get a good entry. A little hustling may do it yet. 



Mr. Robert Leslie has shipped his two pointers, King and 

 Cora of Lynn to Mr, McCloud's Liberty Kennels, Hyatts- 

 ville^ 0., to be prepared for the field trials. His King of 

 K.ent— Belle Randolph litter is doing well. There were two 

 died bitches, but one of the dogs has unfortunately 



/T>'^5;-^" ^* ^^'^"^^'^^ '^^^ sold his noted beagle Tom Boy 

 (Rattler— Actress IL), but the purchaser's name is not 

 given. 



Mr. De Fashion— "I see an Englishwoman has been fined 

 tor having her two dogs pull the b djy carriage." Mrs. De 

 Fashion— "She ought to be, the cruel thing. Why didn't 

 she make the baby pull the dogs?"— jB.^. 



St.Bernarddom has evidently lost a wonder in the death of 

 Messrs Smith & Baker's Premier. When such a paper as 

 Stock-Keeper says that he is "the best and biggest dog we 

 have ever seen * - * and could beat and beat well any 

 St. Bernard before the public," there must be fire with this 

 smoke. The dog's only fault was hardly a deep enough stop. 

 He stood .36in. high, and weighed 1981bs. at 18 months old. 

 This is certified by the above journal, and besides hi« limbs 

 were sound and straight. Inflammation of the lungs after 

 an attack of distemper carried him oft'. He had not yet been 

 shown, and was by Scottish Prince, whose death is still more 

 to be regretted, out of Lady Melrose, and was bred by Mr. 

 Uocksey. It is a long time to wait for the next one now. 



Mr. James Mortimer, who has had quite a busy time of it 

 m England, was to sail last Saturday, but in case he could 

 not arrange his affairs to do so will sail for America Auo- .5 



DOGMATICS OF DOGDOM. 



Nature always maintains an equilibrium of forces. Men 

 wear shirts without collars and dogs wear collars without 

 shirts. 



Sometimes a dog's happiest moments are when he is Inst, 

 for then his master is absent. 



— §— 



The man who wrote that any stick was good enough to 

 beat a dog with, had a depraved heart. 



The most sheepish dogs are the collies. The Cynic;. 



HAMILTON AND ROCHESTER SHOW DATES. 



Rochester, July 33.-A. D. Stewart, Esq., Hamilton: Dear Sir 

 —As 1 nave been out of town, have been unable to keep posted 

 about the aliairs of our kennel club. HaviuK just met our secre- 

 tary, Dr. Bamber, he informs me that you returned his last letter 

 unopened. I desire to say personally and as treasurer of the 

 Rochester Kennel Club, that we have decided to withdraw our 

 dates for the tall show and. not conflict with Hamilton. If this 

 notification is not all that is necessary, our secretary will be 

 pleased ro forward you official notice of our withdrawal unoii 

 apphcation from you. Very truly vours, , Hakhy Yates. 



Hamilton, Canada, July 35.— darry Yates, Esq.. Treasurer 

 Rochester Kennel Club; Dear Sir— I have to acknowledge receipt 

 ot your note of July 32, in which lyou tell me that the Bochester 

 Kennel Cinb has decided to withdraw its dates for the fall show 

 "in order that it should not conflict with Hamilton." The mem- 

 bars of ycur committee evidently dearly love a joke and must be 

 themselves a most jovial and hilariously inclined body of gentle- 

 men. Permit me, tiowever, to say that your club has already 

 coutlioted with Hamilton, and that so seriously and deliberately 

 as to knock our club completely out of the Canadian circuit. Our 

 fall show is now an impossibility, and whether your club goes on 

 with its show or gives it up, is a matter of no monient to my com- 

 mittee. You will bear In mind that our club has never desired 

 that you should give up your show, on the contrary we offered to 

 withdraw voluntarily ourselves from the field, if no amicable ar- 

 rangement could be arrived at, and an impartial board of arbitra- 

 tors should decide against us. With your club on tbe contrary 

 the cry was "no surrender" on any terms, no courtesy, no fair 

 play, no give or take, nothing that was generous or sportsman- 

 ike or manly, and as that style of doing things is not in vogue 

 here we let your club have its own way, and it can go on lost as 

 't pleases without further reference to us. I am dear sir, 



A. D. Stewart, Hon. Sec'y H. K. C. 



KENNEL NOTES. 

 Kennel Motes are Inserted wltboat charge; eaiA blanks 

 (furnished free) will be sent to any address. 



NAMES CLAIMED. 

 Prepared Blanks sent free on applloatlon. 



, Yankee Oladstone. By Dr. C. E Stanley, Middlotown, Conn., 

 tor black, white and tan English setter dog, whelped .fune .5, 1891 

 by Breeze Gladstone (champion Gladstone— champion Sue) out of 

 Fanny Flake (Chief Justice— Nancy Lee). 



BRED. 



Prepared Blanlcs sent tree on application. 



Edna H.—Duke ElcIw. Oak Grove Kennels' (Moodus.Conn.) Irish 

 setter bitr-h Edna H. (champion Elcho, .rr.- Romaine) to their 

 Duke Elcho (f-hampion Eloho, Jr.— Maid), ,Iuly 8. 



Klldare Jessie— Duke Elchn, Oak Grove Kennels' (Vfoodus Conn ) 

 Irish setter bitch KUdare essie to their Duke Elcho (Elcho Jr — 

 Maid), July 17. ' ' 



Bonny Bell-Duke Elcho. Oak Grove Kennels' (Mnndns, Conn ) 

 Irish setr-r bitch Bonny Bell to their Duke Elcho (Elcho. Jr.— 

 Maid), July lo. 



AmnaaU—Duke Elcho. Oak Grove Kennels' (Moodua. Conn ) 

 Irish setter hiich A^ondale (Jncbiquln-Jesf) to th«?ir Onke Elcho 

 (Elcho, Jr.— Maid), July 12, 



