Sept. 1, 1892.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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DOG CHAT. 



Rochester Dogr Show. 



Tbe preminni list of the fall show to be given by the 

 Rochester Kennel Club in contiection with the Wjestera 

 New York Agricultural Society, Sept. 2T to 30, has been re- 

 ctiyfcl. It is a model of simplicity, and the only numbers 

 the exhibitor has to keep before his mind are 5 and 3, which 

 r< present the number of dollars put up by the club as prize 

 money in every class provided— challenge as well. Although 

 io common with other 7u embers of dogdom, we cannot in- 

 florae the action of the Rochester people in their late "dog 

 in the manger act," still they deserve the thanks of exhib- 

 itors for not providing a pupjjy class in any breed. Whether 

 Ibis arires from motives of economy or humanity it matters 

 no'", the fact remains that the pupp"ies won't be in it. Span- 

 iels have classification No. 1. Several cash prizes are given, 

 among which Mr. Bellin, the judge, gives S5 for best in each 

 open class and the third prize in open dog, bitch and novice 

 classes in wire-haired fox-terriers. The Irish setter winner 

 in 1 he open dog class, wall get .fa extra, through the kind- 

 nefsof Messrs/ Selhaar and Warren. Mr. T. S. Bellin will 

 take all non-sporting breeds, and tbe sporting classes will 

 devolve on Mr. J. Otis Fellows, who also fills the role of 

 .superintendent. This is not a wise arrangement nor one 

 th.1t will allow Mr. Fellows to do iustice to himself. It is 

 lipyond the physical possibility of any man to be in two 

 places at once. ' We are expressing our views .simply in tbe 

 interests of justice to exhibitors, for if there is any uian 

 whom we would like to see benefit by such an arrangement 

 it is ' Uocle Dick." There is, however, a saving clause in 

 Ibis affair, we notice that Mr. Harry Yates will be assistant 

 superintendent. Entries close Sept. 15 with Dr. O. S. Bam- 

 btr, 7'o Rowe street, Rochester, Y. Judging will com- 

 mence Wednesday, Sept. 38, at 10 o'clock, and as all dogs 

 must be in the building on Tuesday A, M. this gives Mr. 

 Fellows time to arrange matters. Dr. O. S. Bamber, secre- 

 tary of the Rochester dog show, announces later that a spe- 

 cial of |3 will be given by fancier.? as a third prize in the 

 smooth fox-terrier open dog, open bitch, novice dog and 

 bitch classes. He also calls attention to the fact that those 

 holding bench show tickets are entitled to all the "fun of 

 the fair,"' which includes races^ competitions for hunters 

 and four-in-hands. 



The Beasle Trials. 



The bsa^le trials ai-e assuming more inportance every 

 year, and since tae initiative was taken in 1890, sentiment 

 has largely given place to business methods, and few dogs 

 will be'entered "just to fill up," as was the case at the first 

 trials. It will not be long before professional handlers and 

 trainers will crop up whose business it will be to see that 

 their charges come well -trained and in i^roper condition for 

 the work to be done. This all shows a progressive spirit 

 and is to be encouraged. At the same time we should like 

 to see a little more sportsmanship displayed. If men who 

 keep beagles simply for show purposes and therefore look 

 upon their stock more or less from a business point of view, 

 have their opinion as to whom they will show under, all 

 well and good. In the field, however, an etiquette obtains 

 that should inspire every beagle owner with a different 

 feeling. In the field there are so many untoward happen- 

 ings and, contrary to a bench show, the animal itself is so 

 much more the master of the situation, that this very un- 

 certainty should appeal to the sporting temperament of the 

 owner and lead him to enter his dogs for the pui-e love of 

 the sport and not with the idea as to whether such and such 

 a judge will be inimical to his chances of winning. If a 

 man has a good field beagle he should not be afraid to run 

 his dog under any two judges, provided of course, tho.se 

 chosen are capable of recognizing good work when they see 

 it, and the beagle club committee is not a body which 

 would choose certain judges unless they were fully satisfied 

 as to their ability. Let there be no cry of cliqueism or fav- 

 oritism and especially in an underhanded way. If a beagle 

 owner thinks he will not receive justice or has not received 

 justice, let him state bis case and there are any amount of 

 men on the grounds who will be able either to refute or indorse 

 his criticisms. Run your dogs like sportsmen and don't be 

 deterred by the idea that one or the other of the judges favors 

 certain strains of beagle to the disparagement of others. 

 We do not believe it. 



Railroad Jack. 



Those dogmen who attended the Albany and Toledo shows 

 some time since where he was exhibited were all intei-ested 

 in Railroad .Jack, the apology for an Irish terrier that is so 

 well known to every express messenger and baggage 

 "smasher" on the roads from New York to Chicago. A 

 couple of months since he took a trip to Cuba in company 

 with some member of the fraternity. He was sent to -Tack- 

 sonville last month and since then he has been traveling in 

 the South and Southwest, passed on by one road to another, 

 finally reaching New York last Wednesday, where he held a 

 reception at the American Express ofKce, and some 500 

 people "shook him by the hand." Jack had his trunk along; 

 and this was almost as much of a curiosity as Jack himself. 

 Originally a strawberry basket bos, it now contains an as- 

 sortment of material that would puzzle others than Jack to 

 Know what to do with. Every trainman and admirer on the 

 roads seems to have contributed something, for among the 

 articles were umbrellas, a box of cigars, pipes, tobacco, a 

 knife over 2ft. long, two pistols, a pair of handcuffs used for 

 slaves at Harper's Ferry during the War, a silver medal 

 marked with a lone star and inscribed "Texas Jack," and a 

 lot of other things more ornamental than useful. He left 

 Wew York for Albany, his "native" city, on Wednesday 

 afternoon. He was dressed in a tag which read, "In bond 

 from New York," When he arrived at Albany he greeted 

 his old friends in the depot and then started off into the 

 city, pi'obably to see old friends of his own kind. His trunk 

 is covered with tags which tell an eloquent tale of his wan- 

 derings. For instance, on July 2T he was at Andad Suarez, 

 Mex., and C. H. Schaffer, a customs broker, took him across 

 the Rio (jcande into old Mexico.. 



Toronto Dog^ Show^. 



Mr. Stone informs ua that entries have commenced to 

 pour in for the Toronto dog show, Sept. 13 to 15, and the in- 

 dications are that it will be the most successful ever held. 

 The show now ranks among the first in America, and ex- 

 bibitors both in the United States and Canada are very 

 desirous to secure a win at Toronto. The fair itself 

 being an unusually good one the fixture is always popular. 

 The diplomas donated by the Canadian Kennel Club 

 for competition among the members will be very handsome 

 and well worth winning. Exhibitors are reminded that 

 there are special passenger rates to Toronto. Entries close 

 Sept. 1. 



Heavy Bonds for a Dog. 



An interesting dog case of mistaken identity has just been 

 decided, at least for the time being, in the Second District 

 court of Newark. A Mr. Hammesfahr was positive a certain 

 Irish setter belonged to him and another, Murtha, was 

 equally positive that, he had a just right to the dog. Hence 

 the suit. Hammersfahr lost his dog on .]une 21and adver- 

 tised for it on June 28. Murtha owned a dog which had been 

 lost a year, but a. day before the advertisement appeared his 

 dog returned home. Hammesfanr fou.ud out abovit Murtha's 

 dog and then claimed it as his own. Murtha refused to give 

 it up and the other brought a charge of grand larceny 



against him, besides takine out a writ of replevin and 

 furnishing a bond of $11,000, which was demanded by 

 Murtha's counsel. Then Mtirtha replevined the dog on his 

 own account and the other man's counsel insisted that a 

 large bond be given. Murtha's counsel said they could go 

 to any extfut; Hammesfahr then said he would be satisfied 

 with ,|;50,000, and Murtha qualified in .!!tjl,000, s.oO.OOO for the 

 dog and .111,000 to cover Hamme.sfahr's bond. While the 

 dog was in the jurisdiction of tbe court the constable had a 

 sleepless time of it, thinking of tbe heavy responsibility he 

 had assumed, and built a structure especially for the dog. 

 The trial resulted in testimony which favored Murtha as the 

 owner and judgment was given in his favor. The end is not 

 yet, for Hammesfahr intends to appeal, and the case may 

 resolve itSelf into a repetition of the famous Western "calf 

 case." 



A Musical Dog-. 



A very unique and amusing trial develo]>ed out of a suit 

 of replevin for a dog brought by Dr. E. T. Brady against 

 John A. Levi, in Justice Shannon's court in Kansas City, 

 Mo., the other day. 



Both parties claimed the ownership of the dog, and after 

 several witnesses had been examined on either side the 

 judge was at as great a loss to r.lecide th*" question of owner- 

 ship as at fir.st. Dr. Brady's attorneys, however, staff d that 

 they could prove the claimantship beyond doubt by the 

 recognition of the dog for Mrs. Dr. Brady, and she was ac- 

 cordingly summoned. The dog immediately jumped from 

 his i)lace in the prisoner's dock and showed with every 

 demonstration of canine joy his recognition of his mi.stress. 

 In consideration of the adverse testimony this was still not 

 convincing to the judge, so Mrs. Brady agreed to give a last 

 indis putable proof of the dog's owuership. 



She stated that if she would sing a certain song the dog, 

 in response to bis training, would join in with her in his 

 dog fashion and voice and sing the song through. This she 

 did, and at tbe first words of the song the dog leaped for joy 

 and fulfilled his part of the duet, to the astonishment of the 

 .spectators and the court. 



No further evidence was taken, and the dog returned home 

 with Mrs. Brady by order of the court. 



Grand Rapids Deg Show. 



The prfemium list of the above show, to be held Sept. 19 to 

 23, i.ssued by the Western Michigan Kennel Club, is before 

 lis. For an inaugural effort we must say the prize list is 

 quite a good one, but we can scarcely compliment the man- 

 agement on the division of money. Mastiffs, great Danes, 

 deerhounds, greyhounds, foxhounds, Irish and Gordon set- 

 tei'S, collies and bloodhounds are given the Blodgett and 

 bronze medals in the challenge and $8 and M in the open 

 classes. St. Bernards are put ofi with the same challenge 

 prizes, but only $6 and •■63 in open classes. Other breeds have 

 various moneys ranging from $r> and $3 to $3 and $2, but 

 scarcely according to importance. Pointers and English 

 setters have $10, So and .if.3 in the open classes with the same 

 medals as above in challenge classes. The .sporting cla.sses 

 are well cared for with specials. The National Greyhound 

 Club gives several medals, as well as the Collie Cluij. The 

 show is held under A. K. C. rules and entries, fee $2, close 

 Sept. 10, and should be addressed to H. Dale Adams, Gales- 

 burg, Mich, Roeer D. Williams will judge greyhounds, 

 deerhounds, bloodhounds, Rsovois, foxhounds, whippets, 

 etc. Frank C. Wheeler will take all non-sportmg classes, 

 and on John Davidson devolves the task of sorting out the 

 winners in the sporting classes which include great Danes. 



An Interesting Trio. 



"For several years I resided at Bromley, Kent, in rooms, 

 as a bachelor, "says a Vfritev in IlltiKtrdtccl SlMntiug aiicl 

 DramaMc News," and when I first went there the landlady 

 had a rabbit and a kitten, which lived in the house. I took 

 my collie with me and he soon was used to the rest of the 

 family. I objected to the rabbit coming into my room as it 

 used to eat the newspajiers, and therefore whenever I went 

 in and heard the rabbit there, I used to say to Scot tbe 

 collie, 'turn him out,' whereupon he would look under the 

 sofa, and when he found the rdbbit i;sed to go after him and 

 chase him out. If the rabbit got away from the chairs and 

 tables, but would not go through the open door, Scot would 

 guide or force him out with his nose. I never saw Scot offer 

 to bite it. I have often seen collie, cat and rabbit all lying 

 in front of the fire on the rug in the win*er— rather a funny 

 trio. Many friends of Scot's will remember the performance 

 with the rabbit, as Scot used to have to perform the difficult 

 feat of driving the rabbit out of the cover provided by 

 chairs, table, sofa, etc., for their amusement." 



Brooklyn Dog Show. 



The Brooklyn show people are out with their list of judges 

 for the November show. It looks almost like a new draw to 

 the average exhibitor, and as they say new brooms sweep 

 well we hope the result will be satisfactory to all: 



T. S. Belliiv— Bedlineton, black and tan, bull. Dandle 

 Dinmont, Irish, Scotch, Skye and Yorkshire terriers, blood- 

 hounds, bulldogs, dachshunds and miscellaneous. 



E. M. Oldham— Chesapeake Ray dogs, Clumber, cocker 

 and field spaniels. 



MAETtN Dennis— Collies. 



H. W, Smitu— Deerhounds, greyhounds and psovois or 

 Russian wolfhounds. 



W. Tallm vn— English, Irish and Gordon setters, pointers. 



August Belmont— All fox-terriers. 



A. H. Heppner— Great Danes. 



W. Wade— Mastiff's and Newfoundlands. 



M. H. Cbter— Poodles, pugs, schipperkes, Italian grey- 

 hounds, toy spaniels .ind toy terriers. 



A. M. Hughes— St. Bernards. 



H. W. Lac V— Foxhounds and beagles. 



Unsound St. Bernards. 



That a change will come over the methods of judging St. 

 Bernards in tbe near future we are firmly impressed. Mr. 

 W. O. Hughes-Hughes is striking in the wedge of common 

 sense that we hope will make itself felt. At the last meet- 

 ing of the English St. Bernard Club be gave notice of the 

 following motion to be broxigbt forward at the next meeting: 

 "1. That in the opinion ot this committee a St. Bernard 

 which shows unsoundness in any respect ought to be dis- 

 qualified by the judge at adog show from receiving anyprize 

 or commendation whatever. 2 That in the opinion of this 

 committee a Sc. Bernard is unsound which has in the slight- 

 est degree bowed forelegs or cowhocks." This, if carried 

 into effect at once, would put a stop to the pretensions of a 

 good half of the winning dogs of to-day, and this we cannot 

 hope for at present. Still, if judges would pay a little more 

 attention to the symmetry of tbe whole and leave size alone, 

 in a year or two we should see a vast improvement, and 

 owners would not be so liable to have that sinking feeling 

 of shame when they walk out with a dog whose legs describe 

 pothooks in. the earth as he strolls along. 



Kingston Show. 



The judges for Kingston are W. Tallmau, who, as stated 

 before, will have most of the classes; Andrew Laidlaw is 

 down for spaniels and Dr. Mills for mastiffs, St. iiernards, 

 great Danes, Newfoundlands, etc. An excess baggage cer- 

 tificate will be issued with every identification ticket and 

 the express companies will do as well as usual. 



A Dog Without a Brain. 



AGeoriJing to the Weider Medical Fressc, at the last meet- 

 ^ ing of German neurologists, held in Baden Baden, Prof. 

 I Goltz, of Strasbarg, reported a most remarkable experiment. 



He cut ont, in two operations, almost the entire cerebrum of 

 adog, leaving the cerebellum and a small portion of the 

 base of the cerebrum. The animal lived for fifty-one days 

 after the last operation, and then died of pneumonia. The 

 remarkable part of the experiment was the infiuence it had 

 on the dog, who, a few hours after the operation, raised 

 himself on his hindlees, put his paws over the side of the 

 box, and looked inquiringly around. He could walk, eat 

 and drink, and would chew any food that was placed in his 

 mouth. Waking and sleeping alternated naturally. He 

 was restless before feeding, but afterward became qiaet and 

 slept. A alight touch would awaken him from sleep. Hear- 

 ing, taste and smell were, of course, absent. 



Smuggling Dogs. 

 That many good dogs are smuggled into this country 

 very few will deny. We need not revert to the genteel 

 evasion that goes on under the "for breeding purposes" 

 plea. Last Saturday, however, the customs officers dropped 

 on a man named James Doyle, an oiler on the s.s. Nevada, 

 who tried to smuggle a Skye terrier and two Prince Charles 

 spaniels. The dogs are valued at $7.5 each. Besides the 

 animals, five dozen dog collars, two dozen dog brushes and 

 other similar articles were found in Doyle's quarters. With 

 the almost prohibitive rules now in force regai-ding im- 

 portation of dotr breeding stock there are likely to be agood 

 many canine mih rom importations. 



Sympathy in a Dog. 



A butcher residing at Brodick, in the Isle of Arron, told 

 me that he had two collie dogs at tbe same time, one old 

 and the other young, relates a writer in the Spectator. The 

 old dog became useless through old age and was drowmed 

 in the sea at Brodick. A few days afterward its body was 

 washed ashore, and it was discovered by the young dog, 

 who was seen immediately to go to the butcher's shop and 

 take away a piece ot meat and lay it at the dog's mouth. 

 The young dog evidently thought that the meat would re- 

 vive bis old comrade, and thereby showed remarkable sym- 

 pathy in aid of, to him, the apparent "weak." 



That Mr. Mortimer has "landed with both feet" in the 

 dog world is amply proven by the interesting article Stoch- 

 Keeper publishes in the issue Aug. 19. A capital pen and 

 ink sketch is furnished showing our "impressario," as some 

 one had it, with one foot in England and the other in 

 America, just "landing." It is clever and a good likeness. 

 Mr. Mortimer's visit to England should be of inestimable 

 value to him in the judging ring, for we agree with the 

 above journal when it infers that he is thoroughly "up to 

 date" in dog show matters, has seen the latest styles of win- 

 ners and talked with the men who are making the history 

 of dogdom on the other side, a condition enjoyed by no other 

 man in this country. Fashions change in dogs as well as in 

 other less important matters. 



When a child dies in Greenland the natives bury a live 

 dog with it, the dog to be used by the child as a euide to 

 the other world. When questioned in regard to this pecu- 

 liar superstition they will only answer; "A dog can find 

 his way anywhere;" and we should think would do his 

 level best to get out again. 



Canadian fanciers will be pleased to hear that there is a 

 movement on foot to start a kennel club in Montreal, Can- 

 ada. The dog .'^bow la.st fall seems to have furthered the 

 idea, and the then secretary and others are now anxious to 

 start a club on the proper lines. There is no reason why a 

 good kennel club should not be started in Montreal. There 

 are many fanciers there, and it should be a good show town. 

 A local paper says: "There is plenty of rootn for improving 

 our kennel interests in Montreal, and the principal draw- 

 back seems that we are too bashful to make ourselves known 

 to the doggy world." 



The Toronto Kennel Club ia an active body. They will 

 move next month into their new quarters in the new Odd 

 Fellnws Hall. The Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario has 

 promised to become a member, and the club has been in- 

 corporated under tbe laws of Ontario. 



Tbe president of the Beagle Club writes us that he was 

 more than pleased with his trip to Maine, where he secured 

 a place, as we mentioned in last issue, for the raising and 

 training of his beagles superior to any he has yet seen. 

 Deer, wildcats, foxes, coons, rabbits, etc.. abound, and it is 

 needless to say the range is unlimited. When he gets things 

 fixed, as he has engaged an experienced man to break and 

 train his dogs, he will have quarters for a few others whose 

 owners may not be able to give their dogs such advantages 

 at home. 



The only "German" does not come out of his shell of 

 silence very often— unless it be show time. He tells us in a 

 recent letter that he intends doing the Canadian shows, and 

 as he will have time to run a dog or two there for some 

 other exhibitor, any one wishing to avail himself of this 

 chance should do so. We all know the care Mr. Hopkins 

 takes of his dogs when on the circuit and that he is reliable, 



Messrs. Charles Ditt'enderft'er and T. J. Sheubrookes, two 

 leading members of the M. K. C , called on us Monday 

 morning on their way to Atlantic City. They tell us that 

 the M K. C. will surely hold a show in Baltimore next year, 

 and whisper very mysteriously of a spaniel that the former 

 has invested in. tinder what classification of the Spaniel 

 Club it comes could not be ascertained, but that it is a No. 1 

 dog we were fully assured. 



"If you have any regard for suffering humanity, refrain 

 from mentioning in columns of Forest and Strea_m that 

 I have any pups for sale, or else I will be compelled to secure 

 tbe services of a type writer. Annouiice to the public that 

 all my pointer pups are sold, and that Forest And Stream 

 was an important factor in disposing of them." So writes 

 Mr. R. Leslie of Lynn, Mass. 



The Southern Field Trials Club must be congratulated on 

 the excellent entry secured for their fifth annual Derby. As 

 will be noticed, tbe English setter is still strongly in- 

 trenched, but we trust that tbe few pointers entered, which 

 by their breeding show that they come from the right sort, 

 will, in spite of all odds, give a good account of themselves. 

 Mr. Bishop's solitary Irish setter has a heavy burden to 

 bear, but for the honor of the country she has recently come 

 from and her previous reputation, we hope that her owner'.s 

 pluck will be rewarded. The English setters can take care 

 of themselves or others for them. 



The freedom of the Adirondacks would be considered 

 ample exercising ground for any dog. If the report in the 

 Auburn paper is true, that Kemp, "the dog fancier of the 

 Adirondacks," has sold Dr. Conant-Sawyer a St. Bernard 

 pup three and a half months old and weighing SOlbs., it 

 would seem as if the question as /to the best climate and 

 country for breeding St. Bernards was solved. 



New advertisements continue to fill our business columns 

 we notice this week that C. T. Brownell has Gordon setter 

 pups for sale; E. S. Everett, broken sttter; E. Leach, Eng- 

 lish setter bitch; John N. Lewis, choicely-bred English set- 

 ter pups; W. H. Chapin, pointer puppies; Matern Pointer 

 and Setter Kennels, six well-bred pups; H. B. Vondersmith, 

 Gardon setter pups. Training dogs, J, M. Whaite and C. 

 W. Ellis.- Wants— E. K. C. and A. K. C. stu.d books. 



