OCT. 2i, 1892. J 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



863 



FIXTURES. 



DOG SHOWS. 



Nov. 22 to 25.— Brooklyn. H. W. Huntiiigton, Sec'y. 148 South 

 Eighth gtrpet. 



Dec. 6 to 9 —First Animal Dog Show Hprmilage Ketine] Club, 

 Nashville, Teun. Robert C. Stockton, Sec'y- 



1893. 



.Tan. 3 to 6.— Mohawk Valley Poultry and Kennel Club. F. B. 

 Zimmer, Sec'v, Glovereville, N- Y. 



Feb. 21 to, 23.— Westminster Kennel Club, New York city. Jas. 

 Mortimer, Snpt. 



April 4 to i'.— N«w England Kennel Club, at Boston, Mass. J. 

 W. Newman, Sec'y. 



Mav 3 t o 0 — Pacilic Kennel Club, at San Francisco, Cal. Horace 

 W. Orear, Sen'y. 



June 13 to 17.— World's Fpir, Chicago. 



Sept. 7 to 10.— Hamilton, Ontario. A. D. Stewart, Sec'y. 



FIELD TRIALS. 



Nov. 7.— International Field Trials Olub. tlxird annual trisils, at 

 Otiatham, Ont. Amateur Stake, Nov. 7. Open Stakes, Nov. 8. 

 W. B. Wells, Sec'y. 



Nnv. 7.— United States Field Trial", at Elizabethtown, Ky. P. 

 T. Madison, Indianapolis, Ind., Sec'y. 



Nov. 8.— New Englaud F'fld Trials, at Assonet, Mass. E. 

 Knight Fperry. New Hnven, Conn., Sec'y- 



Nov. 14.— Fourth Annual Trials of the Brunswick Fur Olub, at 

 Princeton. Mass. J. H. Baird. Sec'y. 



Nov. In.— American Field Trials, at Columbus, Iiid., W. U\ Beck 

 Sec'v. 



Nov. 21. -Eastprn Field Trial Club Trials, at High Point, N. C. 

 VV. A. Coster, Sec'v. 



Mov. 2o.-?bilarieliihia Kennel Clnb Trials, at High Point, N. C, 

 F. (>. Tavlor, Sec'v. 



Dec. 5.— Central Field Trials, at Lexington, N. C. Col. Ode 11. 

 .Sec' 5'. 



Dec. 19.-tri8h Setter Field Trial?, at Lexington, N. O. l>r. G 

 ti. Davis, Philadelphia, Pa., Sec'y. 



1«!»3. 



.Tan uavy.— Pacific Const Field Trials, at Baker.s\nllc, Cal. .T. M. 

 Ki'earif. Sec'y. 



Feb. S.— Southern Field Trials, at New Albany, Miss. T. M 

 Brumby, Sec'v 



RUSSIAN WOLFHOUNDS* 



BREEDS OF BOEZOV.S KNOW IN KU.S.SIA. 



TiiEEii are eight well defined breetls kuowu in Ku.SLsia. 

 The Tchistnpsovoy-borzoy, Priovoy-bor^oy, CourIa.nd borzoy, 

 Brudasty (rongh-coated) boi'i!,oy, Euglish borzny, Hortov bar- 

 ley, Caucasian borzoy and Crimean boraoy. (No. fcbe 

 Courland, is now extinct,) The oldest and most sttitable to 

 the country is tlie Tcfaistoi)sovoy-boizoy; thi.«j name lueaus 

 [lure psovoy, i. e., pure in blood, it also implies tbe 

 vurity and elegance of its form. Omne to their pnritv 

 1 hey do not produce offspring with irreerular points. This 

 dog must look very elegant aod well proportioned^ 



The small of the back is quite long; in both sexes. The 

 back of the male is arohed/of the female nearly straight, 

 with but a very slight arch. 



The head must be srnall and regularly tapering down, nar 

 row and ^^ery lean; muazle loDg and tapering evenly : eyes 

 protrude (stand nut) and are black or very dark in color, 

 look bright ami cheerful always, ears ;?raall, narrow and set 

 regularly, in repose they must lie on the back of the neck, 

 with their tips touching; when excited they are raised 

 somewhat. The ears are the main di-stitiyuishiug point of 

 tihe Russian Tchistopsovoy-borzoy. 



Liegs bony and lean; paws long, as in a hare: hindlegs in 

 repose stretched back as if ready to start (this is an import- 

 ant point in judging of the dog's qualities), so that the four 

 legs do not stand parallel to each other when seen from the 

 side. The hindlegs In .standing must not be much bent in 

 the hocks. The claws are down hard ou the ground, tbe 

 lower part of the legs is of medium length. I'he forelegs 

 mdst be straight and stand vci fioallv in repose. The dog 

 .seems to stand on tiptoe or on its (-lavv-s. 



The chest full and arched, hut withorU deep hollows on 

 each side of the breast hoiie. Tiio widt h of the chest must 

 be nearly the same as the width of the hips when seen from 

 above, so that the dug seems lonj^ aud broad. 



The neck is an importaut sign of the purity of blood, .as 

 the diJlerent l>reeds all nhuw the same kind of neck in their 

 thorooghbreds. It, must be long and arched, as in a good 

 horse, aud thi.s a))plies to both sexes. 



Kibs barrel-shaped, neither too short uor too loug; iu auy 

 case the.y must reach to the elbows, if not below them. 

 Belly ri.sing from the ribs toward the hip.s, as in all grey- 

 hounds. 



Tail bent into sickle-shape and. raised in coursing; the 

 length must be such that when it is drawn through between 

 the hindlegs and laid on the back the last vertebra will 

 touch the point of the hip bone on that side. A 1 mger or 

 shorter tail is a defect and a sign of mixed blood. 



Shoulders full aod muscular, elbows freely movable, 

 breast bone standing out beyond the line of the shoulders. 

 Hip muscles large aud full. Coat short, though a little 

 longer than the coat of the Crimean borzoy. Hair about lin. 

 long, very soft and glossy, with thick aud soft under hair in 

 the fall and winter. The ornamental hair is thin and dis- 

 tributed unevenly, namely, on the edge of the hips it is loug 

 (over Sin.) and wavy, hanging down in handsome tresses, 

 and has heavy under hair; on the belly and underside of the 

 chest it does not exceed 2in. in length, and has no under 

 hair, but is thick, straight and silky, and somewhat shorter 

 in front. On the neck the hair is a trifle longer than on the 

 body, but it lies in smooth waves. Arottnd the head, next 

 to the cheeks, the hair is somewhat longer, like small side 

 wiskers, on the underside of the tail it is nearly Sin. long, 

 .silky and straight aud not very thick; the upper side of the 

 tail is covered with ordinary short hair. On the back edge 

 of the forelegs below the elbows the hair is not over 2Ln. 

 long, and thin and silky. The head from the ears forward 

 and the fore edges of the legs have short, mouse-like hair, 

 glossy and silky. 



The normal color is white or yellow of all shades, also 

 these two mixed with black feet and muzzle. 



Size 28 to 30in. Temper gentle, quiet and cheerful, but 

 eager and persistent in hunting. While searching for game 

 with the hunter on horseback the dog keeps in advance of 

 him and runs at a high .speed. 



Speed incredible for short, or long distances, though ex- 

 celled by the Crimean or Caucasian in the latter case. But 

 owing to their long and supple necks the Tchistopsovoy 

 borzoy a.re better catchers, often without letting the hare 

 make any turns at all. They are sharp-sighted and eager 

 hunters, but not good to fight a wolf singly, though they 

 have been used for that pttrpose. 



The other Russian breed younger than the Tchistopsovoy 

 borzoy is the Psovoy borzoi produced by crossing with the 

 Courland borzoys. As late as 1800 this breed, the Courland 

 borzoy, seemed to be rare, because P. E. Mossolov sold some 

 at that time to a Polish nobleman for T.OOO and 10,000 roubles 

 a piece. The proof of its being a cross is in the fact that 

 sometimes a pair o£ blooded Psovoy borzoys with the regu- 

 lar long wavy hair prodticed pnps which are perfectly short- 

 haired, like a mouse; and reversely, a pair of such mouse- 

 haired Psovoy borzoys will produce back the regular lon.g- 

 haired breed. For this reason a breeder need not reject a 

 pup if It is regular in every point but the coat. 



"From <he "Comuie(6 3>IjA,nual at ihe Co'irsiug Huut," by Ps M 

 Glabin, Mqeoow, 1S91."~ 



The Psovoy borzoy must be large, strong and fierce-look- 

 ing. The male must have a steep arched back, broad and 

 short, the bitch also broad, but longer and straight back 

 withoitt any downward curves. 



Head large, bony and lean, muzzle tapering down evenly. 

 The head is larger than that of the Tchistopsovoy borzoi. 

 Forehead neither top broad nor too narrow, eyes very large 

 and fierce and with a haw. 



Ears laid back in repose and the nearer they are in shape 

 to the Tchistopsovoy borxoys tbe better; it is a sign of the 

 purity of their blood; a slight deviation from this standard 

 is allowed, bttt ears hanging down too mtich or not folded 

 in so as to hide the inside of the shell and coyer the auricular 

 aperture is a sign of impure stock. Legs strong in the bone 

 and muscular, and lean enough to show the teudona. The 

 lower legs proportional to the .size of the dog, though thi 

 hindlegs are a little longer from the hock down; the feet 

 .•are large and paws elongated, with the toes held close 

 together. The forefeet seem to stand inwards owing to the 

 great breadth of the chest, but they really must stand per- 

 fectly vertical. Hindlegs a little bent in the hocks but 

 neither the elbows nor bocks must be tirrned iu nor must the 

 dog stand with the feet braced forward as if it were pitUing 

 back against something. This latter defect is produced by 

 fpediug the pups on frozen meat or giving them a whole 

 carca.ss to gnaw, which obliges them to brace themselves 

 back in pitlling off pieces, and they are liable to retain that 

 po.sitiou habitually; the same defect may be owing to their 

 sitting too much without running about. The Psovoy-bor- 

 zoymust .stand on its claws or on tiptoe like a good grey- 

 hound. 



Chest broad, but not arched, and the breast bone barely 

 protruding beyond the line of the shoulders, with moderately 

 deep hollows on each side of it. 



Neck long and arched, as in the Tchistopsovoy borzoy. 



Kibs arched or barrel shaped and long — reaching about 

 ^'in. below the elbows. Between the shottlders is a hollow 

 large enough to pttt the palm of the hand in; bet ,v eon the 

 hips a larger hollow yet. In general the hips must be 

 broader than the shoulders. Belly well drawn up, as a dog 

 with an arched back cu .'ht to b^. 



Tail long, heavy at the root aiid ihiu at I he point, hai).!,'ing 



PSOVOVA BOHZOYA LeBED. 



down in repo.se and raised in form of a sickle when excited. 

 It must be a little longer thau the Tchistopsovoy borzoy, 

 i. >'., the last vertebra must reach the spine if drawn 

 through between the leersand laid on tlie back. A longer oi- 

 shorter tail is a sign of the presence of outside blood. 



Shoulders full and muscular. Klbows freely movable; 

 breastbone slightly protruding. 



Quarters very large, with extremely full and hard muscle.s. 

 Coat long. al)out :i^jin.; rather thin, but soft, silky aud 

 glo.ssy, and of the same length on the neck, back and ribs. 

 But the ornamental hair is much longer— -for instance, on 

 the edges of the hips it is often Tin. long, hanging dowii in 

 silky, wavy tresses, and has heavy nnder hair. Ou tbe under 

 side' of the ribs and on the belly it is thin and is without 

 tmder hair, aud does not seem so long, only toward the rear 

 it reaches about -IKin. The males have large side whiskers 

 up to 7in. in length; the females lack these. Ou the tail the 

 hair 6 to Tin. long aud hangs down straight; the tipper side 

 of the tail is covered with short, smooth hair; around the 

 root this is wavy. 



On the hind edges of the forelegs the hair is of the ordin- 

 ary length of the hair of the body, the fore edges as also the 

 head have a very short mouse-like coat ot hair, hnt it is also 

 silky and glossy. In general the hair on the Psovoy bor- 

 zoys is sti'aight, wavy or curly, according to which type of 

 its original progenitors the dog is nearer to, and any of these 

 is allowed as long as the hair is not coarse and woolly, which 

 would indicate a crossing with common or sheep dogs. 



Tbe proper colors are white, yellow and brown, and their 

 mixtures, with black feet and muzzles. 



In shedding hair this breed is peculiar, as they begin in 

 April and keep up ttntil the middle of September, and is 

 hardly noticeable without a close inspection. In this way 

 all the coat is not shed in a short time but hair by hair, so 

 that it does not seem to change at all on sight. The mix- 

 tures of this breed with others do not act this way. 



Size large, not less than 31in. 



Temper energetic, but fi(-ree and irritable. Gait proud, 

 somewhat like an amble; courses ahead of or alongside the 

 hunter. 



In the way of speed the special excellence of this breed is 

 in spurting abilities, which ought to be terrible, like a 

 shot; therefoi-e itis wrong to expect of them great staying 

 powers; and in fact a great stayer would undoubtedly be a 

 cross-bred, not a Psovoy borzoy. Their fierceness in the 

 hunt must be of the dead game kind, and for this reason 

 this breed excels as wolf-killers. Owing to their savage- 

 ness, great strength of body and jaws four sirch dogs must 

 hold down fast the very largest 'wolf once they have caught 

 him. 



Sotne writers and breeders have held that the ancient race 

 was flatter and lighter in build and that this is the one to 

 be propagated. Owing to its heavier coat they have called 

 it Gustopsovoy borzoy. But such dogs are really only faulty 

 irregular Psovoy borzoys aud are always very easy to pro- 

 duce by degeneration of the race through' too near a relation- 

 ship of the parents, which always is to be avoided. The 

 regular Psovoy-borzoy is built much in the shape of a wolf, 

 only handsomer aud stronger in the hindlegs. If wolves 

 had the hindquarters of the Psovoy borzoys they would be 

 hunting the dogs instead of the reversa. 



[TO BE CONTINUED.] 



Mr. Booth this week offers breeders of St. Bernards a 

 chance to secure some good stock from his brother's ken- 

 nels in Yorkshire, England. The kennel is assuming too 

 large dimensions aud that is the reasoa of the clearing. He 

 has now two youilK ones by Yotiug Poute out of Mies Auua, 

 that ate good* 



NATIONAL BEAGLE CLUB BENCH SHOW. 



Whether a dog show held before the regular field trials 

 is tbe proper thing or not is a matter fortbe National Beagle 

 Club to decide, but the fact remains that among the mem- 

 bers present at the second show held by the club the utmost 

 interest was evinced in the proceedings. Every dog shown 

 was discussed from all points, and the fact that pretty 

 nearly every one present was conversant with the qualities 

 that go to make up a good beagle lent an additional charm 

 to the gathering and made the judge's position not at all an 

 enviable one. It was business from the start, with no gal- 

 lery to play to. 



Iu keeping with the spirit of the field trials, the "ring" — 

 a postlt ss oue, by the way — was in the open, and while the 

 vigorous air was pure aud exhilarating to us "city folk," it 

 was at the same time nipping to a degree and overcoats were 

 welcomed. The dogs, having no personal interest in the 

 affair, there being no hare attachments, curled up with the 

 cold and did not show themselves with that degree of aban- 

 don aud gaiety that has secured to them tbe name of "ye 

 merrie" little beagle. It was an ideal place for a show of 

 beagles, for here they could be put down naturally, at any 

 rate. A good standing board had been provided, but a grav- 

 eled path running alongside the lawn was preferred by the 

 judge as affording a better chance for the dogs to show them- 

 selves naturally. 



There was quite a representative gathering of "beaglers." 

 First aud foremost we must mention Mr. Kreuder, at whose 

 "Homestead" the show was held, and through whose generos- 

 ity and forethought both man and beast are comfortably 

 housed and fed. But T must leave a little on this score for 

 next week's report. Then F. W. Chapman, the president, 

 and H. V. .Jamieson, the secretary, were busy with the 

 official arrangements, and the catalogue I must say was very 

 oiccl y gotten up, for there were very few mistakes in it. Mr. 

 H. W. Lacy judged. Among the others grouped around 

 were W. H Ashburner, of Yeadon, Pa.; Pottinger Dorsey, 

 of Newmarket, Md.; W. S. Clarke, of Linden, Mass.; Joe 

 Lewis, of Moodus, Conn., the two latter feeling anxious for 

 the morrow and— their wind, for on these two men lies the 

 heavaest work of the meeting. It is no joke to be a field 

 trial judge, and they have my sympathy. Then there was 

 A. C. Knoblauch, Jersey City; John B-iteman, Gravesend 

 Beach, L I.; Geo. Laick, Tarrytown, N. Y., who will now 

 t.ssume the secretarial mantle aecorditrg to the Nauuet bal- 

 lot to nisht; H. E, Parry, Linden, Mass ; Dr, H. H. Brown, 

 the "vet" of Melrose, Mass.; Gate by Daub, and C. Peabody, 

 ■^alem, Ma.ss. It was about 1:'S0 P. M. when the .judging 

 commenced, some of the dogs not being on hand in time 

 fir tbe advertised start, and the .judge himself was late as 

 well. 



The prizes are on the percenta.ge basis, 50 aud 40 per cent, 

 of entrance fees in challenge, and 40, 30 aud 30 per cent, in 

 rpen classes. The entries altogether numbered 2-5, and 

 (iuality was very conspicuous, tbough I was sorry to see the 

 competition confined principally to three of our leading 

 kennels. In a gathering of this sort all members should 

 ^tri'.re to the utmost to be represented by their choicest dogs, 

 for in this way only can the best ioterests of the breed be 

 served. A little more of sportsmanship and a little less 

 'percentage" should be the prevailing spirit. The catalogue 

 commenced with challenge dogs, 13 to lain., ana two well- 

 known 'benchers'' were brought out, both hailing from the 

 Rockland Kennels. At first glance the decision did not 

 strike the judge as -an easy one, but after a running over it 

 was soon very evident that the young°r dog, Eoy K , would 

 pass the old champion. Racer, Jr. He is better and stronger 

 in loin, qtiarters and second thighs, his pads are thicker and 

 closer, but it cannot be denied that Racer, .Ir., excels the 

 other in general type, formation of head and forelegs, car- 

 riage of stern and ribs; his weak hindquarters, however, 

 knocked him otit when one takes into consideration the 

 work they should be built for. The bitch class was drawn 

 blank, Twintwo being absent. 



It was then thought better to turn to the end of the cata- 

 logue and go tlu'ough backward so that the dogs entered in 

 the i;^ia. and under classes could be measured and any big 

 ones that might creep in be transferred to the taller divis- 

 ion. This arrangemeut brought out the only puppy, Nora, 

 born and bred on the "Homestead" sod. She was gi'ven first, 

 a little long in head altogether, body well ribbed and coat 

 of .good texture, nice bone, forele.gs and feet could be a bit 

 better. A promising pup all the same. Then the bitches 

 under Klin, were called in and three responded. Neither of 

 them are particularly strong, but I thought Butterfly, in 

 their present eouditiou the best. Daisy S,, second, 'was 

 li.ght in flesh; she is beaten in general type by the winner, 

 though better and cleaner in .shoulders aud iteck. Butterfly 

 having a little more than her share of rte.sh. Daisy S. is 

 long in body, heads are too long and narrow for good type. 

 Butterfly beats in style and action. Fanny Reed loses to 

 Daisy in body and legs, and so in fact does Butterfly in the 

 latter respect, for she stands a little— very little— "back on 

 her pasterns, but she had the best coat and brush, Wenau- 

 nau and Romp C. were marked absent. 



The dogs of the same measurement came next. Tt was 

 thought at first that the Rochester winner would take the 

 ribbon., but Rockland Kennels showed a young one, Rock- 

 land Boy, hj ch. Little Duke, that could not be denied. He 

 has a sweet expression though his head could be shortened a 

 bit, but then the second winner, Duce Jr., is too short and 

 rather coarse besides, with eyes bulging out " far too far," 

 aud the mouth needs repairing. Rockland Boy beats the 

 others in quarters and second thighs, finer in ears and better 

 bung; Clyde did not show himself well at all, he lost to the 

 others in q uarters, all down and weak in hocks, turning them 

 in, and no second thighs. Neither of these dogs is np to 

 form, but 1 put the stronger dog first, and after type the 

 likeliest fielder for stayin.g and work. 



The challenge class for this size had been judged in the 

 house, as champion Lou, the only entry, had been severely 

 bitten in the morning and was confined to the sofa in Mr. 

 Kreuder's study. She was the same sweet old Lou, though. 

 In challenge dogs, same measurement, we saw something 

 choice as well, for here Frank Forest and Rambler, both 

 belonging to the Rockland Kennels' aggregation, were to do 

 battle. Not much of a battle, though, for victory soon 

 rested with the sensational Frank Forest. Rambler is the 

 younger and smarter dog, that's all. Cleaner in shoulders 

 and truer in front, but in all else, barring ears, Prank over- 

 tops him, and especially in his "propelling power," which 

 I may as well remark is behind in this case. 



The next class was a puzzling one. It's all very well when 

 you get two or three in a class, much of a mnehness, but 

 still with some gradation of points, but here we bad four 

 or five where each had some excellent points that would not 

 be lost sight of, though glaring faults spoilt a very good 

 whole. There were seven in the class and the judge soon 

 relegated Snow to the rear, roach-backed or showed her- 

 self so here, and light in body, good bone but head plain 

 and long. Then Phantom, a better stamp, though not 

 straight in front, very snipy muzzle, short-coated, good skull 

 and expression, she is a better one than the other, and the 

 jttdge should have given Snow c. to grade them properly. 

 After this the five larger ones were of more general type and 

 the struggle began. Parthenia, the winner, caught the eye 

 at once and it did not need a very keen one to see that Joe 

 Lewis who handled her thought he held the trump card; I 

 thought so too at first, but her head needed some considera- 

 tion; it is a plain one, rather not enough stop, deep and 

 square enough in muzzle, but still wanting in refinement 

 and quality, ears fairly good and back of this you cannot 

 find much fault; her shoulders and neck are wonderfully 

 cleB.Q and well placed, legs to the pasterns good, but fegt 



