Oct. 20, 1892.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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fall has occurred to place the cover in good coDdition for 

 the dogs to work in successfully. There can be but little 

 doubt but that tbe great quantity of birds found in certain 

 sections of the country interferes with the work of the dogs. 

 This may seem a strange and wholly irreconcilable state- 

 ment to those who are unacquainted wifh the conditions in 

 some parts of tbis country presented. Imagine a section or 

 naore of land covered with sage brush standing about tbree 

 feet, with the ground underneath practically witbout cover. 

 Then think of thousands upon thousands of birds running 

 all over this ground until it presents features found else- 

 where only in a well stocked hennery, and you may form 

 some idea of the difficulties under which the dogs are called 

 upon to work. No wonder that the poor dogs are bewildered 

 and lost in the cloud of scent which constantly permeates 

 the ground and air as well." 



A good way to bind the interests of a club together and 

 stimulate competition is in great part a social one. The 

 example of the new St Bernard Club in San Francisco is 

 a good one. At the next meeting of the club, Oct. 25, it 

 is expected that most of the members will attend accom- 

 panied by their dogs, and the impromptu exhibition is ex- 

 pected to be tbe best yet seen on tbe coast. This gives 

 opportunity for friendly comparison and rivaly that is 

 bound to have a good effect on the principle that '"if I can't 

 lick jon now I will some day." 



Mr. W. C. Reick is now in Europe, having sailed at a day's 

 notice very recently. James Gordon Bennett will accom- 

 pany him on his return for a three week's visit, arriving in 

 New York on La Touraine next Sunday. Princess Florence 

 is again in whelp, and due the last of the month. Refuge 

 II. is again tbe sire of what we hope will be a litter that will 

 make up for former disappointments. 



We have had so many inquiries lately for Dan P. Foster's 

 address, we give it here: 83 Washington street, Hoboken, 



Mr. Booth, manager of the Duchess Kennels, bred Lady 

 Gladwyn to Mr. Foster's Leicester last week and Ellen Terry 

 t.o Otis, the Mount Holly winner and a son of old Ben Lomond 

 and clear of Plinlimmon blood. Bellegarde was bred to 

 Aristocrat and Miss Anna to Mr. Moore's young dog Alton, 

 Jr, The Duchess Kennels should surely have something 

 from this nice array of bitches. We also hear that champion 

 Manon, lately owned by Mr. Sears, h^s recently changed 

 owners, but we do not know who the purchaser is. 



At the Trumansburg Fair, N. Y , Mr. C. S. Wixom, of the 

 Hornell-Harmouy Kennels, Covert, N. Y., made quite an 

 interesting exhibit with his greyhounds, "beadles" as a 

 local paper has it, and other dogs. The Havana (N. Y.) 

 Journal in commenting on this says: "It seems strange 

 f.hat no one has ever yet placed any dogs on exhibition at the 

 Havana Fair. Yet there is no animal so companionable and 

 faithful a friend to man as the dog. Why shouldn't people 

 exhibit their dogs as well assheep, cattle, swine and horses?" 

 We sboirld like to shake tbe hand of that writer, such small 

 .seeds judiciously sown in country districts create compara- 

 tively as good effects as our- largest dog shows. 



Mr. W. H. Ashburner, who is .so well known as a beaale 

 owner and breeder, has written a timely volume on "The 

 Beagle H<:>und; Its Selection and Training for the Field, 

 with Kennel Notes." Judging from the numerous inquiries 

 we receive for such a book, Mr. Ashburner's effort is pecu- 

 liarly welcome, especially so when field trials and special 

 bench shows are bringing the beagle so prominently before 

 the public. 



The owner of the Manatang Kennels, Marblehead, Mass., 

 has sold the collie bitch Roslyn Mischief, by Maney Trefoil 

 —Young Meg, to Mr. Alfred Bertling, Athens, Ga.' Roslyn 

 Mischief was due to whelp to champion Roslyn WilKes, 

 Oct. 3. 



Mr. Louis Contoit has removed his St. Cloud Kennels to 

 Banks^ille, N. Y. He tells u.s that his well known Irish 

 setter bitch Eudora is in great shape, having improved 

 greatly, and will make it interesting for the others next 

 .spring. 



.Just a little .story for those who like to read of the intelli- 

 gence of the canine race rather than so much about whether 

 such a dog has a light eye or a Roman nose, or whether he 

 carries his tail in a line with his back or at right angles. 

 Down at Shark River, N. J., there is a curiosity in the form 

 of a dog which has a mania for catching crabs. Crabs are 

 very plentiful there, and tbe dog has lots of sport. The dog 

 is a sort of half-bred Newfoundland. As soon as it is light 

 enough to see in the morning he enters the water in front of 

 his master's house and begins to search for crabs. At times 

 he stands motionless in the water, waiting for the crabs, 

 which dart sideways here and there looking for food, that is 

 all too scarce where scores of thousands are similarly occu- 

 pied. Like a statue the dog stands, with his nose held close 

 to the surface of the water, until a crab, curious to learn if 

 the nose is meat and good to eat, swims rapidly toward it. 

 Should the crab come within reach of the dog's forepaws its 

 fate is sealed, for like a flash a blow crushes in its back, shell. 

 It is then seized in the dog's teeth, and that is the end of Mr. 

 Crab. When tired of this he searches among the patches of 

 seaweed, but never seems to tire of the crabs. History is 

 .silent on the state of his temper, but we trust his "crustacean" 

 amusement has not affected it. 



A writer in a Rochester paper gives some interesting 

 anecdotes of musical dogs, we do not see why he should 

 be accused of drawing the long bow when he say- : I have 

 seen a dog that was a very respectable dancer to tunes 

 whistled by bis master or played on the piano. He would 

 balance himself on his hind legs and pick out the steps with 

 nice precision, and seemed to be capable of being taught 

 much more in the same line. A young lady residing in New 

 York has a Scotch terrier which she claims is a musician. 

 He, at least, has an ear to discriminate notes and is a good 

 critic. It was when he was but a pup of three months that, 

 hearing a hand-organ play the Boulanger march^ he began 

 to caper in a pleased manner and kept time with playful 

 yelps. When the tune changed to "The Heart Bowed Down" 

 Bernardo fell to the floor and moaned as if in pain. This 

 led to tests of the dog's ability. The young lady played the 

 "Swan Song" from Lohengrin, on the piano, which had the 

 effect of making Bernardo walk slowly around, plaintively 

 barking all the while. She then played half a dozen other 

 selections, feueh as "The Soldier's Song" from Faust, the 

 "Star Spangled Banner," the "Marseillaise Hymn," "Yan- 

 kee Doodle." Lively music made the dog run in a frolic- 

 some way, emitting .short barks. "Yankee Doodle" .set him 

 into pi'olonged barks, and the "Marseillaise" drove him into 

 a corner bowling with fear. The dog is now much older, 

 and has developed an extraordinary fondness for the piano, 

 insisting on always Leing beside his mistress when she 

 plays. 



A peculiar cfise is now attracting the attention of the doc- 

 tors at the Bellevue Hospital in New York city. A woman 

 whose scalp was torn from her head by machinerv at which 

 she was working, had the sixth skin-grafting operation per- 

 formed upon her last week. In the other five graftings skin 

 from her husband's legs was used, but this was only parti- 

 ally successful. As a last resort a patch of skin was taken 



from a healthy black and tan terrier, and it is expected the 

 graft will "catch on." Canine cuticle has been used before 

 in sxich operations, but never has so large a piece — six by 

 nine inches— been grafted before. Tbe wiman and the dog 

 were both put tmder ether, and tbe dog was killed as soon as 

 the skin had been shaved and removed. If the graft is a 

 living one the woman will, of course, shed her dog coat, but 

 probably she will miss the tan spots, though, beingawoman, 

 the "kissing" spots will be there as usual. We always 

 thought that the black and tan terrrier was a good sort of a 

 dog to have round, but as a self-sacrificing benefit to scalp- 

 less mankind he has opened up a new sphere. 



Forest a>jx) Stream "Kennel Specials" evidently bit the 

 fancy and they recognize a good thing. Among the dogs 

 offered for sale this week we find that Matern Pointer and 

 Setter Kennels offer Toledo Blade puppies: Wm. A. Spiegel, 

 trained Gordon setter doe-; Musconetcong Kennels, choicely 

 bred pointer pups; I. E Williams, tbree fox-terrier pups: C. 

 D. Roberts, well-bred pointer pitps; W. H. Pierce, an Irish 

 Setter Trials entry; I. V. Doane, broken English setter; C. 

 F. Kent, English setter pup; Lock Drawer 14, pointer pup; 

 Poston & Burdell, English .setter pups; Merry Mount Ken- 

 nels, r. c. St. Bernard pup; Seymour D. Boyd, an IJImer 

 dog; R W. Paddock, foxhounds; Silas Decker, Irish setter 

 and collie pups; A. S. Weeks, pointer and setter; C. A. 

 Paetzel, broken pointer and pointer pups; Maumee Kennels, 

 high class pointer bitch, and also some choicely bred young 

 pointers; this kennel also offers two very finely bred English 

 setter bitches. We draw attention to Austin & Graves dog 

 biscuits, and W. W. Titus's call for dogs to train. Wants— 

 J. T. S., a thoroughly trained pointer or setter; Canton, a 

 cocker or water .spaniel. In the Stud~F. H. Perry's Clare- 

 mont Patsey. 



George Thomas, the guiding spirit and managing editor of 

 the Anglo-American Terrier bureau, sailed for England la.^t 

 Wednesday. He will take in the Crystal Palace and other 

 shows, and is ready to buy anything and everything for 

 anybody on tbis side. His address will V>e care of Mr. iR,ich- 

 ard Toon, Fitzwilliam street, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. 



The Pennbrook Hunt Club, of Che.stnut Hill, Pa., held 

 their opening meet last Saturday afternoon at the country 

 residence of Mr. Mitchell HarrisoOj formerly owner of the 

 noted collie kennel at Chestnut Hill. There was a grand 

 luncheon to visitors and neighbori ng far mei'S,and then the run 

 over a course of nine miles took place. Mr. Harrison came 

 in third after a rattling finish. Bill Nye, though offered a 

 mount, preferred to get his experience from "the top of a 

 drag, which though somewhat slower, was considerably 

 safer. 



It is stated that the Tri-City Kennel Club will have a dog 

 show in Davenport, 111., .some time this coming winter. 



DOG NOTES FROM RUSSIA. 



Dk. GKures, of Pittsburgh, has kindly forwarded us the 

 following translation from the Russian journal Ohota, the 

 official organ of the "Society for the Encouragement of 

 Coursing Qualities of Hunting Dogs and all kinds of Hunt- 

 ing," at St. Petersburg, J ussia; 



"The coursing part of the Imperial Hunt consists of four- 

 teen borzictniks (handlers of borzois) and twelve men with 

 the goutchies (trailing hounds), of whom the first have one 

 horse each, the latter two. 



"At present there are in it sixty-two grown 'borzois' and 

 forty-five pups, and eighty-two goutchies with thirty-nine 

 pups. The pups are all distributed among the men at their 

 homes, and are brought to the kennel when they are one 

 year old. 



"The gunning department of tbe Imperial Hunt consists 

 of twenty-one men, five setters, two pointers and three re- 

 trievers. There are also six howlers (men to howl like 

 wolves) and eight bear dogs (medelaukas), one bloodhound, 

 six dachshunds and sixteen other dogs. 



"Twelve foresters guard the hunting park or reservation 

 near Gatchina against poachers, and take care of and feed 

 the game and periodically report the number on hand. 

 Any .stray and roving dogs found on the preserve are killed, 

 as they destroy the young hares and partridges. 



"In the fall the Hunt goes away to neighboring Provinces 

 for coursing; the balance of tbe year it is stationed at 

 Gatchina, near the palace. 



"La.st fall the Hunt returned very soon and had caught 

 only the very small number of sis wolves, four foxes and 173 

 hares." 



GORDON SETTERS AT THE FIELD TRIALS. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



I have received -$10 from Mr. C. E. Mather as a subscrip- 

 tion toward the Gordon setter prizes at the New England 

 Field Trial Club trials at Assonet, Miss., next month. And 

 Mr. J. Lorne Campbell, mayor of Simcoe, Ont., has sent me 

 ilO to be added to the .f.50 offered by me to the best Gordon 

 setter, at same trials, belonging to any one who is a member 

 of tbe Gordon Setter Club on Nov 1, 1892. Other subscrip- 

 tions will be welcomed. If Gordon owners expect their 

 favorite to take a high place among other setters, they must 

 do as the Irish setter men did last year, viz.: contribute to 

 make their purse at field trials so attractive as to draw out 

 such a large number of Gordons that some fine ones will 

 show up among the .starters. 



So far, §50 are offered to the best field Gordon belonging to 

 anj? one at Assonet; and $60, .$80 and $30 to first, second and 

 third best Gordon belonging to any one who i=i a member of 

 the Gordon Setter Club on Nov. 1, 180.3. Our initiation fee 

 and annual dues are *5. Among applications, we are glad 

 to receive the name of Mr. Noyes Billings, an old member 

 come back again; and we hope to welcome others. 



Besides the .$160 cash prizesnamed above, at what amounts 

 virtually to separate Gordon trials, Gordons have a chance 

 of winning tbe $350 cash prizes in the open All-Aged Stake 

 at the same meeting, which commences Nov. 8. Entries 

 close Nov. 1, and should be sent to E. K. Sperry, Sec'y New 

 England Field Trial Club, New Haven. Conn. 



James B. Blcssom, President Gordon Setter Club. 



New Yobk, Oct. 16. 



NEW ENGLAND KENNEL CLUB. 



It has been matter for comment for a year or two past, 

 and especially last year, that the Boston show management 

 needed a little shaking up and an infusion of new blood, 

 and it was hinted that at the next election of officers some- 

 thing would come to pass— and it has. The following letter 

 from Mr. Newman, the secretary; explains the situation; 

 "Will you kindly notice the following changes in officers of 

 the New England Kennel Club which took place at the 

 annual meeting and election held Oct. 13: President, Ed- 

 ward Brooks; Vice-President, J. E. Thayer; Treasurer, G, 

 A. Fletcher; Secretary, J. W. Newman; delegate to the A. 

 K. C, Edward Brooks; Board of Governors, with above 

 officers ex officio, H. A. Harris, G. H. Eddy, Henry Brooks, 

 D. E. Loveland and John P. Barnard. Bench Show Com- 

 mittee, Edward Brooks, H. A. Harris, G. A. Fletcher, D. E. 

 Loveland and .J. W. Newman." 



Boston is well known as one of the best show towns in 

 the country, and one or two of the early shows held by the 

 late management were very successful. One in 1887, we be- 

 lieve, was mere than ordinarily so. Mr. Fay told us that 

 the club laid out more money, and consequently assumed 



more risk at that time than in any other year, and their 

 success was proportionate. A wet year or two came and 

 the club seemed to be a trifle afraid to "let out," and a 

 policy of economy has ruled lately to the detriment of 

 Boston's prestige among the fraternity. The younger blood 

 felt that they would like a chance to .see "how it feels," and . 

 they now have the chance. On their retiring from active 

 management it is only fair to give credit to Messrs. F. 

 Blackwood Fay, Jean Grosvenor and E. H. Moore for the 

 good work they have done in the past, for on these three 

 and Mr. Newman has fallen the brunt of the hard work 

 which inevitably falls to the lot of those who run a show of 

 tbe rating that Boston has. Maj'we hope that the new 

 brooms will sweep the Boston fixture into the same class 

 with New York and Chicago? It ought to do so. 



LANCASTER DOG SHOW. 



[SpectoJ Report.] 



The show held here in connection with the Agricirltural 

 Society was remarkable rather for quality than numbers. 

 Donald McVicar, who was Messrs. Rutherford's kennel 

 raanagpr, handled all classes. The superintendent was 

 Frank Smith, whose well known ability in this direction is 

 fast asserting itself. English setters, pointers and fox-ter- 

 riers made the best showing. 



LIST OF AWARDS, 

 MASTIFFS.— l=>t, Ohas. Porter's Bertba. 

 ST. BERNARDS. -1st, J. Rodgera's Suowflake, 

 GREAT DA NES.-Dogs.- Is^, Weissbrod and Hess's BisTnarok. 

 Bitches: Isr, Weissbrod and Heas's Flora II. 



ENGLISH SETTERS.-CHAt,LTDNGE-l8t.F. G.Taylor's Breeze 

 Gladstpne.-QPEN-Doffs; 1st, F. G. Taylor's Benzine. Bitches: Ist, 

 F. G. Taylor's Katie Jsuble. 



POINTERS.— OHAiLENGK—lat, J. W. Winslow's Impersonation 

 -OPBN-Bjtcft€.s; 1st, J. VV. Winslow's Olancarty. 



FIELD SPANIELS.— CHAtLEKGE— Ist, Brantford Mohawk. 



COCK.F.RS.-lat, Fred Goob's Peggy Bowley. 



BE AGLES.— Doys: 1st, W. H. Child's Mr. Winkle. Bitche4<: 1st, 

 W. H. Child's OakviewSallie. 



DACHSHUNDS.— Ist, Weissbrod & Hess'-s Peterman von 

 Sehjaclitensee. 



KING CHARLES SPANIELS.- Do(7s: le, J. Brombach's Duke 

 of W(jUingLon. Bitches: 1st, Miss Sinnott'S Ruth Cleveland. 



BULLDOGS.-lst, H. Sinnott's Grover Cleveland. 



FOX-TERRIER8.-Do(/s.- 1st, J. B. Nelson's Regent Risk; 3fl. 

 Lansdowwe Kennels' Lansdowne Desperado; 3d, J. Fendrlck's 

 Hillside Rsjscal. Bitches: 1st, Lansdowne Kennels' Dimity. 



IRISH TERRIERS.— l8t, Ed Lever's Kathleen. 



BLACK AND TAN TERRIERS.-lst, A. Rowe's Plavboy. 



ITALIAN GREYHOUNDS.-Uof/s.- Ist, J. Brombach's Golden 

 Rod. Bitehcs: let, J. Brombach's Pansy. 



PUGS.— CHALnENOE— 1st, .J. Brombach's Bradtord RoAvdy,— 

 Open- Does; Ist and 3d, J. Brombach's Bismark and Mfliqiiiae. 

 Bitelxea: 1st and .1. Brombach's Frisk and Daisy. Funnies: 

 Ist, J- Brombach's Marquise. o. 



DOGMATICS OF DOGDOM. 



It is said that the good old monks tied a small keg of 

 good brandy to the collar of a St. Bernard dog before send- 

 ing him out to look for lost travelers. If such a dog were 

 turned loose in Kansas (with the brandy) half the neighbor- 

 hood would soon be lost searching for the dog. 



— §— 



A marvelous thing in dogdom!;is how excellent and valu- 

 able the most ordinary mongrel becomes when the owner 

 wishes to sell him. 



1 would like to hear from each dog doctor in America as 

 to which one each one knows is the be.st dog doctor. 



Some dogs get near their kennels before barking, on the 

 same scale that some men are bravest in their own homes. 



The bloodhound has a marvelous smell, but he has an un- 

 compromising rival in the billy goat. 



A dog with a corkscrew tail should draw well. 



The St. Bernard dog is used chiefly to "adorn a tale.'' 



A post mortem on a dog often turns his stomach. 



Few things are shorter than'a good dog's funeral. 



The Cynic. 



KENNEL NOTES. 

 Keunel Notes are luierted without charge; and blanfei 

 (fnrnlBhed free) will be sent to any address. 



NAMES CLAIMED. 

 Prepared Ttlsnbs sent free on application. 



Fores* Girt and Dcla. By Forest Beagle Kennels, West Duxburv, 

 M«sp., fiir bb ck, white and tan beaele bitches, whelped Nov, 1, 

 1891, by Frank Forest (Riot— Skip), out of Sue Forest (Comeroe— 

 S'i!=ie). 



FovcM Bex. Forest Beagle Kennels, West Dnxbury, Mass., for 

 white and tan beagle dog, whelped April 23, 1892, bv Valentine 

 (champion Bannerman—Twintwc) out of Jeaunette (i5annerman 

 II.— (^oustancf-). 



Clio and Eelio. By Forest Beagle Kennels. West Duxbury, Massi, 

 for black, wbite and tan beagle bitches, whelped March 35, 1893, 

 by champion Bannerman (champion Marchboy— Dewdropi out of 

 Twiutwo (Kenueally's Lfe — Tone). 



Duhe. By R. Dunn, Tidioue. Pa., forwhite and orange St. Ber- 

 nard dog, whelped Aug. 27, 1893, by Hero fMingo— Psyche) ont ot 

 Kennra (Fritz— Lione.ss). 



North Rod. By W. North, Haverfnrd. Pa., fnr orange and white 

 English setter dog, whelped April 28, 1893, bv TricVster (Buckel- 

 lew— Minne'orika) our. of Bn ffodil (Boderign—Maud Yal .Jean), 



Victor Pacttard. By C. E. Packard, Westtielrl. N. Y., for orange 

 and wnite St. Bernard dos, whelped Aua:. 27, 1893, by Hero (Mingo 

 — Psyciie) out o£ Konora (Fri^z— Liuness). 



Ben Harrison. By W. H. Dixon. Jamestown, N. Y., for orange 

 aud white St. B-^rnard dig. whelped Aug. 37. 1893, by Hero (Mingo 

 — Psyehp) out of Kenova (Frir.z— Lioness). 



King of Lynn and Cora of Lunn. By R. Leslie. Lynn. Mass., for 

 liver aud white pointer dng and bitch, whelped March 18, 1893, by 

 Tempest out ot Njidjv of Naso. 



Kent-wood and Kathleen Kent. Bv R. L?gpe, Lynn, Mpsr , for 

 liver aud white pointer dog and bitch, whelped June 21, 1893, by 

 King of Kent out of Belle Randolph. 



BRED. 



Prepfjred Blanks sent free on application. 



Hillside Freedom— Ranter. R. G. Stewart's (Washington. D. C.) 

 fnx-terrier bilcb Hillside Freedom (Rncsley Joker— Freya) to H. 

 Owen's Ranter fPitclior—Veoe), Sept. 15. 



Ndly S.—rrailer. Dr. A. L. SpauogU's beagle bitch Nelly S. to 

 H. F. eichellrias^'s champion Trailer, Mav 3. 



Betty &.— Trailer. Dr. A. L. Spanogle's beagle bitch Betty S. 

 |01d Prince— Nelly) to H. F. Schellhass's champion Trailer, April 



Sedan— Glen Jarvis. Gleu'iyne Kenufls' (Bristol. R. L) Irish 

 setter bitch Sedan (Cheater D. Herald— Nancy) to their Glen Jar- 

 vis (Eloho, Jr.— Maid). Aug. 20. 



Georgiana—Glen Jarvis. Glendyne Kennels' (Bristol, R. I.) Irish 

 setter bitch Georgiana (Bixby'ri Ruby— Victoria) to their Glen 

 Jarvis (Elctm, Jr.— Maid), July 22, 



Meda— Royal Forest. P. M. Carman's (Wrightsville, Pa.) beagle 

 bitch Meda to his Royal Forest (champion Frank Forest— Nellie 

 Kineg-r). Sept. 17. 



WiHtern Belle— Spot Da i<h. C. Elliott's (McAlester, I. T.) pointer 

 biich V>. esiern Brile (Sport Na^o-Ross G-raphicj ti Liberty Ken- 

 nels' Spot Dash (Sir Phillip Syduey— Topsey), Aug. 19. 



