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FOREST AND STREAM. 



I Sept. 1, 1893, 



SHOULD JUDGES BE THEIR OWN CRITICS? 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



I think there is a great deal of humbug about this fuss for 

 judges making reports over their own names. Everybody 

 knows some of our very best judges cannot clearly express 

 their ideas of their own judging; they know they are right, 

 and I know it too, but they havea't the faculty of putting it 

 in words. All the use there is in judges reporting their 

 classes is that sometimes we get mighty good reading, and 

 more times the judge shows us what kind of an ignoramus 

 he is. If the judge is a good critic in the way of writing a 

 good criticism, we want his own criticism, if he is not, we 

 don't want to be bothered with any more rot; that is the size 

 of it as I look at it. 



But I can tell you what we do not want; we don't want a 

 lot of men, that don't know a dog from the doxology, that 

 can no more judge dogs than they can jump over the moon, 

 who don't know any more about dog men, dog shows, doggy 

 ways, or doggy rights and wrongs than a dog does of preach- 

 ing, breaking out like lava from Vesuvius and laying down 

 the law as though Solomon could not hold a candle to them. 

 This kind of pest has become very numerous lately. There 

 is nothing whatever abrut dogs, from the color of a St. 

 Bernard to the twist of a pug's tail, that these fellows 

 haven't learned more about in two years than you or I have 

 learned in all our years with dogs, and they suppose it is 

 tun for us to swallow it. They dou't hurt any of the old 

 hands, we all know how much value to put on upstarts, but 

 they swell round with such airs ol universal doggy knowl- 

 edge that modest fellows, new at the fancy, think these im- 

 posters really "know it all" and have to lyileai-n a lot before 

 they know where they are. 



I have bred more dogs than some of these prattlers ever 

 saw. I am sure I would not undertake to say that I could 

 always breed them of any particular temper, yet novices are 

 getting such rot put down their throats all the time. I know 

 scores of men that are able writers thatneverthink of sitting 

 down to write an article to any paper, yet these same men 

 could write more common sense in five minutes than some 

 we are afflicted with could write in a life time. G-. Bell, 



ToBONTO, Canada, Aug. 37. 



Editor Forest and, Stream: 



As to whether or not 1 think a judge should write a criti- 

 cism of his own awards, 1 most emphatically say "yes" — 

 provided that a comoetent critic reports in tfie same paper 

 bis opinions of the decisions, and both are placed side by 

 side, but not otherwise. This will then let us know at once 

 how much the judge knows, and if it is wise to show under 

 him again. Tnanks to whoever it was who taught us, we 

 all now are able to tell the faults and strong points of our 

 dogs, and if we discover the judge criticises ours wrongly, 

 we then know what to expect of his other decisions. Such 

 egregious errors have been made in the ring and are con- 

 stantly being made, that I consider it absolutely necessai-y 

 for the good of all breeds, that experts should go over the 

 judge's work and point out the defects, else the judge, who 

 alone makes the report, will OA^erlook his errors (if they have 

 been pointed out to him), and so will be led to believe bad 

 ones are phenomena. It is not human nature to expose and 

 parade one's errors, and I know not many judges who, dis- 

 covering them, would boldly come out in their reports and 

 acknowledge them. They will try to cover them up and 

 mislead the public. But if the expert critic is after errors, 

 he'll find plenty, and so correct what would become a griev- 

 ous wrong if repeated. Where the judge writes his own 

 reports, he becomes both judge and jury, which is not my 

 idea, except he be one whose continued work is so meritor- 

 ious that even his enemies consider him eminently capable 

 to act in the dual capacity. H. W. H untington. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



1 see no good reason why a judge at dog shows should 

 not write his own report, or, in othei' words, be his own 

 critic. If he is considered honest and capable enough to 

 judge his classes, he .should certainly be able to seudina 

 report of the dogs he judged, conforming with his judg- 

 ment of same. 



.Judges make mistakes, and often enough too, but if 

 honestly made all we can do is to consider that no one is 

 infallible. There has been to my certain knowledge a lot 

 of funny judging done, some of it at our last New York 

 show, and one of these days I intend putting some strong 

 facts iu shape and sending it for publication. There has 

 been entirely too much fuss made over some of our judges. 

 This will spoil a good man oftener than benefit him. " 



Al. G. Ebeehart. 



Cincinnati, O., Aug, 34. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



If the judges explain in their reports why they awarded 

 prizes to certain dogs I think it ail right, because it is in- 

 structive to the owners, but i disapprove judges writing 

 and not signing their names and praise in glowing terms 

 the work of the judge. The reports in the a lmcrican Ken- 

 )hel Gazette I approve of. John E. Thavkk. 



LahCastek, Mase., Aug. 27. 



Editor Forest and. Stream: 



In regard to whether judges should be their own critics or 

 not, I should most decidedly say no. Judges should no more 

 criticise their own work than exhibitors judge there own 

 dogs. Gko. W. Lovell. 



MinuMBOKO, Masp., Aug. 27. 



HANDSOME. 



It is not often that a well bred dog is honored with a 

 biography, although lengthy pedigrees are compiled and 

 photographs taken of many that are unworthy of the time 

 and trouble. It is rarer still for the exploits of a cur to ap- 

 pear in print, although many curs are valuable and of great 

 service to their masters. Ail of us have met with animals 

 of this race which were, so to speak, ill begotten in every 

 sense of the word, yet possessed of traits stamping them as 

 much above the average, in canine sagacity, and recom- 

 mending them to our consideration as factors in the move- 

 ments and undertakings of sportsmen and hunters. 



Handsome was the property of my friend Ben S., and in 

 the position he filled as follower and often forerunner of his 

 master, frequently came under my notice iu the many trips 

 taken by Ben and I. These trips, the memory of which 

 transports me twelve to sixteen years into the past, were 

 made by us in our search for game and were among the 

 jdeasantest of my youthful days of hunting. This un- 

 pedigreed cur of doleful aspect and sneaking manners was 

 oy ail odds the most uncouth and misshapen creature it has 

 ever been my experience to gaze upon. Erom this lack of 

 redeeming qualities in his personnel, his master in a moment 

 of grim humor had dubbed him Handsome, a name which 

 clung to bim during life and which even now, after the 

 faithful animal has lain nnder the sod for some years, causes 

 one to smile, at the memory of his gaunt figure and gener- 

 ally ridiculous appearance. 



The mother of this peciiliar cross was a foxhound of some 

 pretensions as a hunter, but the sire's pedigree was shrouded 

 in obscurity of such density that its elucidation was finally 

 given over. As this evidence of mesalliance grew up from 

 puopyhood, the conjectures as to his suspected lineage were 

 all proven fallacious by the appearance of a decidedly shaggy I 

 though scanty coat of a dRrk gri«»ly and tan co1o;l', wliicii 

 hung from his skin in isolated tag.s. • j 



Ben always maintained that his strongest evidence of a 

 good strain lay in his voice and ears, "for you see," he would 

 continue, "his eai'S are just like his mother's, and you ought 

 to hear him bellow when he gets after rabbits," In features 

 it would be as impossible to describe Handsome hy a pen pic- 

 ture as to attempt an anatomical relation and sketch of the 

 joining of the wing of an angel with the shoulder; an abso- 

 lute impossibility from want of precedent. No other dog 

 ever had quite so elongated a jaw; no canine before or since 

 possessed an eye of equal depths of melancholy; no speci- 

 men of the race owned so woebegone an expre.=!sion of coun- 

 tenance as did Handsome. In general appearance, aside 

 from his pathetic expres.sion, he failed to inspire the be- 

 holder with confidence. He might be wise from experience, 

 judging from his facial interpretation, but his entire make- 

 up failed to heighten one's opinion. He was angular, ragged, 

 thin, slab-sided and crooked-legged. 



Handsome's chief peculiarities lay in his singularly 

 drooping ears and tail. They were long, with a decided 

 droop, suggestive of many whippings, a,nd as they were 

 stuck full of burrs and brambles over half the year, usually 

 had the appearance of a collection of door mats hung about 

 him. 



This remarkable animal had a gait that was the crowning 

 Splendor of magnificence, and at first sight one wondered 

 how he maintained his perpendicular. He always moved 

 sideways and on a slow trot, and dragged his feet, which 

 were so big they hardly passed each other. If he increased 

 his pace he much resembled the movements of the carriage 

 horse which the grand marshal of the day borrows to ride 

 on the Fourth of July in the procession, and which forges 

 sideways before admiring crowds. However, you must not 

 think tJaat this 301b. cur, without a redeeming trait in per- 

 sonal appearance, was good for nothing. On the contrary, 

 he was a good hunter and faithful friend, in addition to 

 which Ben said he was an excellent "skyoudle" to keep 

 bread from molding. Moreis Gibes. 



THE PSOVIE-BORZIE IN AMERICA. 



The following is another translation from the Journal of 

 the H iinit, of interest to those who own this breed of dogs: ' 



The Americans, as the Forest axd Stream communi- 

 cates to us, have been entirely disenchanted as to the Psovoi 

 dog without any cause whatever, let us add, on our part. 

 The matter is this: Mr. Paul Hacke and Dr. Grimes 

 imagined from some cause or another that the Psovie-Borzie 

 in Russia serve especially for the extermination of the 

 wolves, which they strangle without the least assistance of 

 man. In addition they have convinced credulous people 

 that the jaws of the dogs have a capacity of shutting spas- 

 modically on the wolf till he is strangled. 



To show people how the Psovois exterminate wi>lves, two 

 dogs were slipped on a wolf, one a cro-ss breed of a deer- 

 hound, the other a Psovoi, Pospeck (of what Russian kennel 

 is not said). The first to attack was the deerhound: he 

 stA-uck the wolf with the chest and passed by. After this 

 Pospeck reached the lying down wolf, but' when the wolf 

 showed his teeth he gracefully skipped by; deerhound re- 

 turned to the wolf, looked at him and ran away, but Pos- 

 peck pushed (pulled) the wolf several times. Seeinethis a 

 certain Mr. Rae put a bullet into the wolf. Dr. Grimes ex- 

 jilained the action of Pospeck by saying that he was used to 

 take a wolf by twos and the deerhound did not help him. 

 Mr. MacDougall did not say anything but shot his dog then 

 and there, only remarking. "I bought him for wolf -baiting 

 (hunting), and was cheated." The other hunt also ended in 

 a fiasco. The wolf used for the hunt was a tame one, as the 

 original said, but as it happened this tame one had been for 

 all that a wild wolf for eight months and was about a year 

 and a half old. A boy led the wolf by a rope into the field, 

 took the i-ope off and ran away, the v^olf remaining on the 

 spot and following him with his eyes. But when he saw two 

 dogs speeding toward him he hardly moved from the spot. 

 The onslaught of the dogs astonished him, and when he 

 turned toward them one of them desisted right away and 

 turned back, the second threw himself on him and pushed 

 him, which he returned, and this light pushing forth and 

 back continued on both sides until they took the wolf away. 

 After this Dr. Grimes undertook to show how Psovois 

 strangled a wolf, at the same time accepting two bets of fslOO 

 each that his dogs would strangle the wolf. The following 

 day the hunt took place in the same locality and with the 

 same already experienced wolf. As the "stranglers" ap- 

 peared, two male Psovois, Zloeem, a dark brown from the 

 Duke Galitzin, and Asmodei, whose pedigree we do not 

 know. The flrst to reach the wolf was /doeem, who caught 

 him near the "shoulder" (probably the neck), and threw 

 him, but tore again loose; the wolf righted himself and 

 threw himself on the coming Asmodei. Then the dogs be- 

 gan to push from both sides, but the wolf tore himself away 

 and ran, followed by the dogs. But when Zloeem caught 

 him from behind he turned and catching the dog threw him 

 (iff. in the air. After recovering from the onslaught Zloeem 

 again started to attack the wolf, together with Asmodei, 

 but neither one nor the other dog took him up, and after 

 five minutes both of them stopped and wagging their tails 

 followed the judge's horse. On all questions Dr. Grimes 

 only answered that the dogs did notfuUhl their mission and 

 that he could find no excuse for their behavior. 



As to the wolf, he was bought there and they gave for 

 him in.stead of :lt!l5, which sum he had cost his owner, $200. 

 Dr. von Hummel and H. C. Lowe, who bought bim, ex- 

 plained that the object of this purchase wa.s a .speculation: 

 they would exhibit the hero wolf, his mate, a fox-terrier, 

 and the boy who looked after the wolf, at the American dog 

 shows. The result of this hunt was a complete di,?illusion, 

 says the American journal, as it was supposed that the 

 Psovois were bloodthirsty dogs who devour the wolf. 



Stoclx-Ki'('i]er remarks on this head very rightly that only 

 in America they imagine that the Psovoi-Borzoi is an "ex- 

 terminator of wolves," whereupon all Russian hunters 

 only shrugged their shoulders, and that such amateurs like 

 Mr. Hacke and Dr. Gri mes should not endanger the propa- 

 gation of such a splendid breed as the Psovoi-Borzoi and can 

 only provoke ridicule. 



Itistobe regretted that no good coursing dogs with a 

 good handler haijpens to be in America, and more to be re- 

 gretted that the Americans do not trouble to occupy them- 

 selves with Psovoi dog.s. Still this trouble can be remedied 

 and a very opportune time for it will be the coming exhibi- 

 tion in Chicago. Probably there will be fonnd Russian 

 hunters who will bring to this fair good and sportive dogs, 

 providing themselves with an experienced huntsman. 



BEAGLE HANDLERS. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Prom experience derived as secretary of the National 

 Beagle Club during the last two years as well as from cor- 

 respondence which has recently come to hand, I am led to 

 believe that many are deterred from entering and running 

 their dogs in our trials because of the difficultyin procuring 

 efficient and reliable handlers. To all such I would say that 

 if they will write either to the secretary, Mr. H. V. -Jamie- 

 son, Melrose, Mass., or to myself it will be a pleasure to us 

 to put them in communication with parties who are thor- 

 oughly conversant with the training and handling of beagles 

 both for the field trial and bench show, and who will do so 

 at moderate prices. Intending exhibitors can thus send 

 tbeir dogs to the trainers, who are located not far from 

 where the trials will be held, and rest assured that their 

 dogs will have the best of care that experience can sugsest. 

 P. W. ChAPMAX, President National Beagle Chrb. 



Melrose, Mass. 



SOUTHERN FIELD TRIALS DERBY ENTRIES. 



Editor Forest a/nd Stream: 



Inclosed find list of entries to the fifth annual Derby of 

 the Southei-n Field Trials Club. There are 10 pointers, 1 

 Irish setter and 52 English setters, all whelped in 1891. 

 ExaLisH setter.^. 



RoxiE (F. T. Myles). black, white and tan bitch (Jean 

 Val Jean— Queen Ella Noble), March 37. 



FAT (F. T. Myles), black, white and tan bitch (Dan— 

 Prince.ss Belton), April 10. 



Modoc (F. T. Myles), black, white and tan dog (Dan 

 Gladstone— Princess Joy), Mav 31. 



Bev. S. (P. T. Myles). blue belton dog (Tennessee Dicta- 

 tor — Tennessee Divy), July lo. 



MAT Gath (F. T. Myles), blue ticked bitch (Jolly Gath— 

 IjuIu), Mays. 



Pai'L Dombet (H. S. Bevan), white>, black and tan dog 

 (Chance— Nettie Bevan), June 4. 



Pet Gladstone (W. T. Hunter), bitch (Gladstone's Boy 

 —Gladstone's Girl), March — . 



Jean Meda (Will Wilson), white, black and tan bitch 

 (Jean Val .Jean — Andromeda), April ^B. 



Esmeralda (Blue Ridge Kennels), black, white and tan 

 bitoh (Cincinnatus— Canadian Queen), IVIay — . 



Liath Adams (.J. A. McCorgo), black and white bitch 

 (Dave B.— Kate), March — . 



Onward (D. C. Jones), black, white and tan dog (Toledo 

 Blade— Sees II.), Oct. — . 



Proctor Knott (Blue Ridge Kennels), black, white and 

 tan dog {Gath's Hope— Dashing Lady), Jan. 6. 



Hope's Mint (Blue Ridge Kennels), orange and white 

 dog (Gath's Hope— Dashing Lady), Jan. G. 



LANOIERS (Blue Ridge Kennels), orange, white and tan 

 dog (Gath's Hope— Dasbing Lady), Jan. (1 



Dick Pox (Blue Ridge Kennels), black, white and tan dog 

 (Chance— Countess Rush), April 8. 



Ladt Brooks (Blue Ridge Kennels), black, white and 

 tan bitch (Chance— Counte.ss Rush). April 8. 



Miss Wrat (Blue Ridge Kennels), blue belton bitch 

 (Gath's Mark— Mollie Belton), July. 



Dot Rogers (P. Lorillard, .Jr.), black, white and tan 

 bitch (Roderigo- Gladstone's Girl), March 3. 



Rod's Sue (P. Lorillard, Jr.), black, white and tan bitch 

 (Roderigo— Gladstone's Girl), March 3. 



Addie T. (P. Lorillard, Jr.), white, lemon and tan bitch 

 (Roderigo — Maggie Gladstone), March 3. 



Maiden Mine (P, Lorillard, Jr.), white and lemon bitch 

 (Vanguard— Georgia Belle), .Jan. 8, 



GlAdeola (P. Lorillard, Jr.)j white, black and tan bitch 

 (Blade— Kstelle), Jan. 15. 



Spike's Girl (P. Lorillard, Jr:), wMte, black and tan 

 dog (Chance— Spike), May 2.5. 



ScHLET (P. Lorillard, Jr.), black, wbite and tan dog 

 (Chance— Lufra), May. 



Gaiett (Royal Robinson), black, white and tan bitch 

 (Lone Jack— Gay Rha-be), Feb. 1.3. 



Dessie Hope (P. T. Madison), lemon and white bitch 

 (Gath's Hope— Stocking), May 9, 



Andrew White (M. F. Rogers), black, white and tan dof? 

 (.Jean Val -Jean — Marv Anderson). 



Rap Eye Dan (Miss Helen McCreary), white and black 

 dog (Ben Hill— Dolly S.), May !». 



Apollo Hill (J, Shelly Hudson), blHCk, white and tan 

 dog (Hen Hill— Dolly S.), Mav 9. 



Tim Tkkzevan r (Pat. flenr.y), dog (Roderigo— Gladstone's 

 Girl) Mireh. 



Direct (J. W. Shriver), black, white and tan dog (Gnu- 

 Victoria Laverack). Aug. 



Cleo (J. W. Shriver), black, white and tan bitch Gwi— 

 Victoria Laverack), Aug. 



Ai LD Clootis (N. B. Nesbitt), white, black and tan dog 

 (Dick Boudliu— Shena Van), July 9. 



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

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



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

 dog (Chance— Bessie Avent), May 30. 



LocHiNVAR (Avent & Thayer's Kenueh), black, white and 

 tan dog (Chance— Bessie AA-ent), May 30. 



Sam KS (Avent (S: Thayer's Kennels), black, white and tan 

 dog (Chance— Be.ssie Avent), May .:'0. 



Chevalier fAA^ent & Thayer's Kennel;-), block, white and 

 tan dog (Jean Val Jeanj— Lucy Avent), June 7 



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

 tan bitch (Jean Val ,Jean— Lucy Avent), .June 7. 



Miss Juno (Avent & Thayer's Kennel.s), black, white and 

 tan bitch (Roderigo— -Juno A,), Aug. 11. 



Hope's Pride (Manchester- Watrace Kennels), liver and 

 I white dog (CTath's Hope— Georgia Belle), Aug. 31. 



Rasger B. (Zvlanchestei -Watrace Kennels), liver and white 

 dos (Vanguard — (jleorgia Belle), -Ian. 8, 



Sport (Manche.ster-Watrace Kennels), liver and white dog 

 (Vanguard— Georeia Belle), Jno. 8. 



Pink (Manchester- Watrace Kennels), black, white and tan 

 dog (Vanguard— (jeorgia Belie) Jan. S. 



Toledo Sue (Man Chester- Watrare Kennels), black, white 

 and tan bitch (Toledo Blade— Bess S.) April 16. 



(W. P. Conner), black, white and tan dog (1)8 Sobo 



— Zuda M.). Feb. 33. 



(C. L. Stewart), black, white and tan bitch (De Hoto 



— Zuda M.), Feb. 33. 



(Whyte Bedford), black, white and tan dog (De Soto 



—Ruth), July 37. 



Napoleon (J. W. Barker), black, white and i,sn dOf^ 

 (Roderigo — Hazel Heny), December. 



Ren the KiNt+ (Jackson Denmark Kennels), black, white 

 and tan dog (Lad B —Phyllis), .Jan. 3. 



Lillian Russell (Jackson Denmark Kennels), black, 

 white and tan bitch (Philip Gladstone— LarJs). May 15. 



Gale Noble (H. K. Devereux), black, white and tan 

 bitch (Breeze (jladstone— Katie Noble), March 31. 



Spot Cash (H. K. Devereuxi, black, white and tan dog 

 (Vanguard— Georgia Belle), Jan. 8. 



RuBT Blade (R. B. Morgan), black, white and taa bitch 

 (Toledo Blade— Zula C). 



IRISH SETTEES. 



Elphin XL (Glendyne Kennels), red bitch (Tyrcuune— 

 Kinovara), May.3], 



POISTEES. 



Don P.\squal (W. N. Kent (liver and white dog (King of 

 Kent— Vie kerey's Daisy), Auij. 35. 



Lady Mignonette iJ. R. Purcell), black and white taitcJi 

 (Dick Swivel ler-Countess Bang), Feb. 3. 



LADT PECr (W. T. Hunter), bitch (King of Kent— Lass of 

 Bloomo), March 20, 



Georgia Sund (M. F. Rogers), black and white bitch 

 (Adam's Ale— Bessie Pope). 



Kent Elgin (T. T. Asbford), black and white dog (King 

 of Kent— Vera Bang), March 3, 



RiDGEViEW Beppo (Graphic Kennels), liver and white dog 

 (Beppo III.— Revelation), February. 



Bermt lass (Kd Gordon), liver and white bitch (Earl of 

 Kent— Charlotte), June 31 



Conscript (Charlottesville Field Trial Kennels) black and 

 white dog (King of Kent — Hops), .June. 



Jingo (Charlottesville Field Trial Kennels), liver and white 

 dog (Mainspring— Queen II.), May. 



T. M. BP.UJIBT, Seo'y. 



The Irish Setter Clttb trials will be held Sept. 13 and fol- 

 lowing days on the moors of Cookstown, County Cork, Ire- 

 land. -Judges, I. Small and Capt.W. Axbtithnot Gresson. 



