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FOREST AND STREAM. 



i.SEPT. 8, 1892. 



The judge in tlie evening announced that six dogs would 

 remain in, namely, Atlanta, Novelist, Bettye S., Duke of 

 Manitoba, Rupert and Cora. 



Friday. 



Second Series, 



The morning was cloudy and there was a cool northwest 

 wind. A thundfrstorm the night before had cooled the air 

 and there was more moisture. The morning was a fine one 

 for work on chickens, and some very good work was done. 

 The heats were most satisfactorily and skillfully conducted. 



Atlakta— Novelist.— They began work at T -.23. Novelist 

 ranged wide, beat out her ground with excellent judgment, 

 and worked to the guu nicely and quietly. She was first to 

 point, and Atlanta, .50yds. away, backed handsomely. 

 Novelist drew on. pointing and roading till she established 

 a point on the bevy. Both were steady to shot. Sent on, 

 Novelist pointed a' remaining bird. Next, she was roading 

 when Atlanta, casting across ahead pointed the bird, which 

 flushed wild. Searching for another bevy, Atlanta pointed 

 and Novelist backed. The birds flushed as handler walked 

 up. They were then cast off on stubble. Novelist road ed 

 and flush pd a bird across wind and dropped to wing. Her 

 handler flushed a bevy ahead of her. Novelist flushed a 

 bird across wind and Atlanta pointed one nicely. The 

 latter showed indecision in work on birds and pottered at 

 times. Novelist was faulty in her work on birds, although 

 not bad. Her work otherwise was excellent. 



Bkttte S.— Duke of Manitoba.— They were started at 

 S;06. Duke made game and both stopped to a point at about 

 the same time close to each other. Duke drew on accurately 

 to a point on the bevy while Bettye held her point on foot 

 scent. The birds flushed wild far ahead. Both were .steady 

 to shot. Next, Bettye and Duke both pointed a single. The 

 birds were followed. Duke pointed the bevy, and it was 

 flushed one or two at a time. Bettye pointed a single, after 

 which the dogs were watered and again sent on. Bettye 

 pointed a bird and Duke backed prettily. Duiie pointed 

 next where a single flushed wild a while before. Next, both 

 at the same time roaded to a point on foot scent where birds 

 had flushed wild. Sent on. Duke pointed a lark. He next 

 roaded to a point where the bird had fliished wild. Near 

 bushes Duke flushed a single and Bettye dropped to a point 

 on one. Sent on, she soon pointed; nothing found. At 8:45 

 they were again watered. Sent on, Duke found and pointed 

 a bevy stylishly. Sent on, he again drew nicely to a point 

 on a bevy. Bettye flushed two remaining birds excusably 

 and pointed one. At the same time Duke, 100 yards away, 

 pointed a single. He showed a higher class of work in every 

 way, handling his birds with skill and accuracy, and exhitv 

 itine excellent ranging. All his work was governed by good 

 judgment. He looked to his handler for orders at intervals, 

 'bot his general work was independent. 



Rupert — Coea. — They began at 9-16. Cora showed good 

 judgment and roaded and pointed well. She also showed 

 good judgment in her range, which was of medium width, 

 and located and pointed her birds well. Her speed was 

 fairly good. Rupert showed good speed, beat out his groimd 

 fairly well and made many errors on birds, apparently being 

 ofl: his nose. He required constant directing and prompting 

 in r,anging. Each backed well. The heat ended at 9:4S. 



Bettye S.— Dtie:e of Manitoba.— They were cast off 

 again at 10:30. Bettye took a long cast down wind. Duke 

 took a cast across wind and pointed. Both roaded up wind, 

 Duke doing the better, Bettye requiring a lot of whistling 

 and assisting to keep her on the trail. It was thought that 

 the dogs were roading up wind on the back trail, so they 

 were cast back down wind. Going up wind again, Bettye 

 flushed the birds on the stiibble some yards away from where 

 the trail had been abandoned. She dropped, and as her 

 handler walked up others flushed wild. Sent on, Bettye 

 next flushed a bird and dropped to wing. She pottered 

 about and pointed a bird and was steady to shot. Duke, 

 going across stubble, wheeled to a point as a bevy flushed 

 and was steady. Duke made two points on singles and 

 three flushes, one up wind, the others across wind. Duke 

 pointed a bird, and was steady to shot. The heat then ended; 

 time 11:06. He again beat Bettye most thoroughly in every 

 respect, and displayed very uniform work and good judg- 

 ment. 



The judge soon announced: First, Duke of Manitoba; sec- 

 ond. Bettye A.; third, Novelist. 



First prize, rSloO; second, 190; third, §tiO. Entry fee same as 

 in the Derby. Entries closed Aug. 16. 



This concluded the fifth annual trial of the club, a most 

 pleasant and successful meeting; and for thegood fellowship, 

 true gentlemanly sportsmanship, fair play and skillful man- 

 aging it is worthy the emulation of all. B. WAteks. 



POINTS AND PLUSHES FROM MANITOBA, 



A brief review and a few words in respect to field trial 

 matters in Manitoba maybe pertinent. The patron of the 

 club is Sir Donald A. Smith, governor of the Hud.son's Bay 

 Co., vice-president of the Canadian Pacific R. R., and presi- 

 dent of the Bank of Montreal. He gave $100 to the club this 

 year, to further field trial interests. The president, Mr. W. 

 F. Ellis, a barrister by profession, is one of the most famous 

 hunters of the Province, famous specially as a mighty hunter 

 of bear, elk and other biggame. It was a source of keen regret 

 that illness prevented the popular secretary. Mr. A. Hoilo- 

 way, from attending the trials. The duties of the oflice 

 have been most efficiently attended to by Mr. E. D. 

 Adams, of the Hudson's Bay Co., whose afliability and 

 energy were unvarying. During the running of the All-Aged 

 Stake there were more in attendance. There were Messrs. 

 L. W. Smith, W F. ElUs, J. Wootton, J. M. Avent, John 

 Sharpi.es, D. M. Telford, E. D. Adams, Wm. Pickering, W. 

 A. Bruette, Samuel Beckett, J. A. Telford and Mr. Fergu- 

 son. Mr. Beckett was the owner of the pointer Drake, 

 famous in the history of the pointer and field trials in 

 England. 



The club sufliered some this year in the way of insufficient 

 support, due to the malicious opposition of parties who were 

 inimical to its interests, the unworthy and unsportsmanlike 

 opposition having its source with a person who was supposed 

 to be an ardent supporter of all true sportsmanship, instead 

 of a peevish obstructionist. 



The trouble originated in the acts of the former secretary 

 and treasurer, Mr. Thos. Johnson, of Winnipeg. In the 

 early part of last year, he was instrumental in calling an 

 illegal meeting, at which, in addition, no quorum was pres- 

 ent. Some most high-handed acts in the way of cutting 

 ofl: members, electing officers, etc., were done. As the club 

 has about one hundred members, it was virtually an at- 

 tempt of one man to run the whole club and its business. 

 This was the bolder as the dues of the self-constituted mana- 

 gers were in arrears. It was only when legal proceedings were 

 imminent that Mr. -Johnson retreated from his position and 

 gave up the books, which were mo.st carelessly kept and 

 worthless as a history of the club's accounts. He resigned, 

 but owing to some most important reasons his resignation 

 was not accepted and he was expelled. As a result, in a 

 great measure, of his resentment, the Northwestern Field 

 Trial Club owes its existence. So far as forming a chab is 

 concerned it is most commendable. It is quite the contrary 

 when persistent and malicious opposition is carried so far as 

 personally to solicit gentlemen to withdraw from member- 

 ship, to solicit others to refi-ain from making entries, to per- 

 suade handlers not to attend, and to revile it at every op- 

 portunity, the more so when it all originated in an injustice 

 to the club. The latter claimed Sept. 6 for the commence- 

 ment of its trials, and it was so announced througb the 

 sporting press. Immediately thereafter the secretary of the 



new club notifled the older club that it claimed the date 

 Sept. 5 for the commencent of its trials, thus coming in con- 

 flict with studied malice. The Manitoba Field Trial Club 

 thereupon changed its dates rather than have any unpleas- 

 antness. The new club hasmanj'^ members, I am told, some 

 of whom live in the States, and this item may be new and 

 interesting to them, and profitable to the cause of better 

 sportsmanship. B. Waters. 



GORDONS AT THE NEW ENGLAND TRIALS. 



Editor Forest and Streani: 



The Gordon Setter Club has been endeavoring to arrange 

 \vith the New England Field Trial Club for separate Gordon 

 field trials and prizes at Assonet, Ma.S3., commencing Nov, 

 8, but has not succeeded. 



President Power, of the N. E. P. T. Club, in a letter to me 

 dated Sept. 1, deemed such a course unwise for his club, at 

 present, for several reasons, among others, "because it 

 would give an unec^ual advantage to the Gordon setter over 

 the English and Irish setter and pointer which must meet 

 all comers on an equal footing."' Also, because of the "neces- 

 sarily increased time not being at om' disposal, for which 

 reason we have abandoned the Amateur Stake, which was 

 strongly advocated by many of otir most influential mem- 

 bers." He adds, "Personally I am very fond of the Gordon, 

 and hope to see a large number of them ac our trials. They 

 ought to do much better work on our New England cover 

 and open than they could do South or West; and I hope you 

 will join us in an efliort to have the breed well represented." 



So, the Gordon sett' r must run in the general "All-Age 

 Stake for setters and pointers; prizes, first, SS300; second, 

 §100; third, 8.50. Entries close Nov. 1, 1893; -SIO to nominate 

 (which must accompany the entry) and $10 additional to 

 start. For entry blanks, running rules, etc., address E. 

 Knight Sperry, Secretary N. E. P. Trial Club, New Haven, 

 Conn," 



As already anuounced,-the Gordon Setter Club has also 

 ofiiered a special prize of $50 cash for the Gordon setter show- 

 ing the best field work at these Assonet field trials, pro- 

 vided that there are at least three Gordon startei-s. I Avill 

 give a special prize of -SoO cash for the Gordon setter belong- 

 ing to a member of our Gordon Setter Club at the time of 

 closing the entries, Nov. 1, which shows the be.st field work 

 Hi, the same trials. And these special prizes are likely to be 

 increased soon. 



I expect to enter two or three Gordons myself, and already 

 hear of three others. Doubtless the list will swell as the 

 matter becomes known to owners of Gordon setters, and 

 there will be a good representation of our favorite at these 

 trials. 



As has been said before, "there are many Gordons in the 

 field, in use for private shooting in the Middle and Eastern 

 States; and, as these can be shown at Assonet without the 

 long and expensive journey to the North Carolina trials, it 

 is thought that many can be di'awn out, especially as the 

 kind of country calls for the manner of field work that our 

 Northern sportsmen have been accustomed to." 



I am informed that the trials will be mostly upon quail, 

 with an occasional woodcock and partridge, and that the 

 country around Assonet is rather more open and less hilly 

 than is usual "up North." The running rules of the New 

 England Field Trial Club more nearly resemble the cnn- 

 ditions of an ordinary day's sport than those of the other 

 clubs. 



I do not know whether we Gordon owners will ever get a 

 more favorable chance to try our dogs afield with other 

 kinds, and it is earnestly hoped that this opportunity will 

 be embraced by many. With the same efl'ort that ha'; put 

 linglish and Irish setters and pointers up in public estima- 

 tion we can, in a few years, put our Gordons alongside any 

 breed. Can we not try it; drop our old animosities and 

 work together for the good of the breed. 



In that spirit and with that view the Gordon Setter Club 

 would like to see its old members again on its rolls regard- 

 less of past differences. 



Let the best Gordon win, no matter of what strain. 



James B. Blossom, 

 President Gordon Setter Club of America. 



New Yokk. , 



FLAPS FROM THE BEAVER'S TAIL. 



Toronto, Car.— Mr. C. H. Smith, St. Stephen, N. B.. who 

 recently had over two or three Skye terriers, has, I hear, 

 another team on the way. He is disappointed in not having 

 received particulars in time to enter them for Toronto. 



Mr. William Brodie, of the Dunbar Kennels, Dunbar, 

 Scotland, arrived here on Tuesday last with a team of 8 

 dogs. Mr. Brodie is well-known as the owner of the Irish 

 terrier Irish Ambassador. Mr. Brodie judged Glasgow 

 show last year and is well in the run vnth canine affairs in 

 England, having been a constant visitor and exhibitor at the 

 best shows. He has also frequently reported for the Stuf^k- 

 Kecpcr and has consented to act in that capacity for all 

 classes other than spaniels and terriers at Toronto, for the 

 Canadian Kennel Gazette. 



On the same boat, S. S. Ontario, also arrived the wire 

 hair fox-terrier Adswood Jim, now in his sixth year, for Mr. 

 S. Munro, London. He will be seen at Toronto. 



The secretary of the C. K. C's annual report, which will be 

 read at the annual meeting, has been mailed to each mem- 

 ber of the Canadian Kennel Club, and the following extract 

 is sufficient to give the general reader an idea of the state of 

 kennel affairs in Canada at present: 



"I am happy to state that the club is flourishing, growing 

 in importance and activity and daily increasing its 

 membership. At this date (Sept. 2) there are 145 mem- 

 bers in good standing, and doubtless many more will make 

 good their membership before the close of 1892. Of these no 

 less than eighty-nine have joined since last annual meeting. 

 Membership is distributed over a vast territory, Ontario 

 naturally having the greatest number, followed by Quebec, 

 Manitoba, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick 

 and a few in the United States. 



"The finances have been satisfactory, the club having kept 

 expenses within its income. The treasurer will submit his 

 report for your approval. As the financial year begins Jan. 

 1 and ends Dec. 31, I would .siiggest that a treasurer's re- 

 port (audited) from last audit to end of present year be 

 mailed each member as early in .January, 1893, as possible, 

 and after that an annual report be mailed early in January 

 in each year. The report of finances tendered at the annual 

 meeting (if held in September) might be received as an in- 

 terim report. 



"The number of registrations, owing to the raising of the 

 standard of ciualification, has slightly decreased, but I 

 think the deficit will be fully made up by the large number 

 of dogs now being 'listed' to enable their owners to enter 

 them at the fall shows. 



"I xegret being unable to report favorably on the removal 

 of the duty imposed on thoroughbred dogs coming into Can- 

 ada, but if each individual member would make it a point 

 to press the matter with his legislative representative I feel 

 sure the matter would at next adjustment of the t.qrifl be 

 made right. The Canadian Kennel Club is too representa- 

 tive a body to have its claims ignored. 



"Prof. Wm. Saunders, Dominion Commissioner tu the 

 World's Columbian Exposition, has expressed a desire to be 

 with the members of the club at the annual meeting and 

 will there tender his views as to the terms on which Cana- 

 dian exhibits will be received." H. B. Donovan. 



NEW ENGLAND F. T. C, MEETING. 



A MEETING of the board of governors of the New England 

 Field Trial Club was held at 366 Washington street, Boston, 

 Mass., Sept. 1, at 3 o'clock P. M., President Power in the 

 chair. In the absence of the secretary, Mr. Georee W. 

 Lovell was appointed secretary pro tem. Messrs. Power, 

 Hayward, Tucker, Wells, Clark and Lovell responded to 

 roll call. 



Minutes of previous meeting were read and apxjroved. 

 The report of treasurer Wells on the financial condition of 

 the club was very satisfactory and accordingly approved. 

 Messrs. Hayward and Tucker for the committeemen grounds 

 and game reported satisfactory progress; report accepted. 

 Voted that Mr. Arthur R. Sharp be added to the committee 

 on grounds and game. It was then voted inexpedient in the 

 matter of petition for additional stakes for the coming trials 

 this year. Messrs. L. Casteret Fenno and P. V. R, Ely, 

 both of Bo.ston, wei-e admitted to membership. The sum of 

 $200 was appropriated and placed at the disposal of the com- 

 mittee on game and grounds to be used at their discretion 

 for the protection of game to Jan. 1, 1893, and 300 printed 

 posters, "Warning to Trespas.sers" are to be ordered for 

 use on the preserve. At the next regular quarterly 

 meeting, Tuesday, Oct. 4, a club dinner at the Hotel Thorn- 

 dike will be one of the features. Meeting adjourned at 4:30 

 P. M. 



The qitestion of adding an additional stake, in the above 

 report, refers to the petition of the Gordon Setter Club. Our 

 Gordon setter men would, we think, do well to read a para- 

 graph in last week's "Dog Chat" headed "The Beagle 

 Trials." If the Gordon settter is the dog that he is claimed 

 to be, and what we know to be in some sections on tiie other 

 .side, let their owners ask no odds of anv one, but run their 

 dogs, properly trained, for the love of the sport and the good 

 of the breed. There will be little advance made as long as 

 there is this continual cry of separate classes or stakes. The 

 New England Field Trial Club have advertised their stakes 

 open to all without regard to any bre d. If the Gordon 

 Setter Club want separate f;takes let them have separate 

 trials in the same way that the Iri.sh Setter Clvib is demon- 

 sti-ating the merits of the red setter. 



MASTIFF NEWS FROM PEORIA, 



Editor Forest and Streain: 



Everj'thing very quiet in this part of the country at 

 present; but after having sent my bitch Sinaloa to Beau- 

 fort's Black Prince last spring without result, I feel grati- 

 fied to report a litter of four, three dogs, sired by Prince, 

 from the same bitch last week. I suppose I might tell you 

 how good they are, but for the life of me I am too much of 

 a novice to teil what a four-day mastiff pup will be. In a 

 year from now can tell you more about them. Ilford Cameo 

 is due to whelp to Ormonde this week, and as she missed 

 when bred in England to Ilford County Member, and also 

 last spring to Ormonde, I think my luck is with me. Also 

 have a half sister to Lady Coleus in whelp to Ormonde and 

 Matilla was bred to Edric. 



Have lately added Ed ric to my stud and think he will be 

 a splendid cross on Ormonde bitches. By the way, I want 

 to tell about the two bitches Cameo and Sinaloa. I wanted 

 to show them at Rockford last December and, of course, 

 fed them pretty high to get up flesh. After Rockford 1 de- 

 cided to show at Chicago in February and consequently 

 kept up the feed, landing them in Chicago rather fat. 

 Immediately after the show both came in season and were 

 bred and each bitch missed. I then cut down their- feed, 

 reduced them in flesh until both were very thin and at ttieir 

 next season I had no trouble, both bitches proAang in 

 whelp. I think Mi-, Whitney with his bad luck might 

 make a note of this. 



My dogs have always been troubled in summer with 

 flies biting the ears and making them sore. Acting on 

 Ashmont's suggestion that tar soap was good I tried it and 

 found that after the "suds" had been di-j' an hour or so the 

 flies came as bad as ever; but following out the suggestion 

 of tar I procured some common axle grease and rub it on 

 the ears every three or four days. It woi-ks well. To be 

 sure, it makes a gum on the ears, but that is preferable to 

 a raw bleeding sore. OiiA.s. E. BuNN. 



PnomA, HL, Aug. 29. 



TO KILL WOODCHUCKS. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



If "O. W. D.," of Boston, wants to get his woodchucks out 

 of their holes and kill them he had better let smoke alone. 

 Smoke will not go where there is not a draught, and while 

 I have now and then driven them out -with smoke, it is an 

 unsatisfactory practice. Naphtha and benzine poured into 

 the holes are better, but they are far from sure, and are ex- 

 pensive. 



If the object is to kill the ground hog, a small stick of 

 rendrock attached to a limber birch withe and thrust into 

 the hole as far as possible and there exploded will do the 

 job. But water is the best of all. If no brooks or springs 

 are handy, put two barrels filled with water on a dray and 

 haul it near the hole. Then with a slim, limber withe or 

 sapling get the location of the underground apartments. A 

 woodchuck usually digs straight into a bank, then goes up 

 for a foot or two, and then down at an angle of 43deg. En- 

 deavor to find the place where the hole turns to go down, 

 and dig through the eai-th to that spot. Pour in the water, 

 and if there is a woodchuck inside he will come up as soon 

 as the hole is full. I have tried it hundreds of times, and 

 never failed, when the woodchuck was at "home." 



After he is killed don't throw him away. Skin him and 

 eat him. There is no animal in the world better than a good 

 roa.sted woodchuck, when rightly cooked. Now, when ttiey 

 are fat, is the time to kill and eat them. II. A. E. 



Edyittjr Forest a,ncl Stream: 



Mr. "O. W. D." inquired in the Forest .\.nl» Stream, of 

 Aug. 35, for a way to drive woodchucks out of their holes 

 that they might be killed by terriers. 



A favorite way is to dig a ditch from a nearby pond or brook 

 to the woodchuck's buiTow and let the water run into the 

 burrow. When the burrow is too far from water to dig a 

 ditch, three or four barrels of water may be turned into the 

 hole. Ratjiond S. Speaks. 



NORTHWOOD, N. Y. 



GRAND RAPIDS DOG SHOW. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



I note your comments in last i8.sue regarding the appor- 

 tionment of prize money discriminating in favor of some 

 classes and would state this was brought about by some of 

 our friends who wished to have their contributions placed 

 in the regular premiums on some classes in order to draw a 

 large entry in those respective classes, rather than to enter 

 them as specials. 



Chas. K. Farmer, Vice-Pres. W. M, K. C, 



All entries for the Western TVIichiean Kennel Club's dog 

 show at Grand Rapids, Mich., Sept. 20, that are postmarked 

 Sept. 10, will be rpceived, although it is hoped that all who 

 can send entries before vrill do so. H, Dale Adams, Supt,, 

 Galesbui'g, Mich., is the secretary. 



