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DOG CHAT. 



Brooklyn Dog Show. 



The following are the entries received by the National 

 Greyhound Clnb for their show to be held at Palace Rink 

 Clermont avenue, Broolilyn, N. Y., Nov. 23 to 25: 



Masi i ffs 11 Bull-Terriers i'Z 



8l. Bern ard a 51 Dachshunds 13 



Great Da,nes. , 27 Beagles 29 



Newfoinidlands i 



Bloodhounds d 



DeerhouTids 7 



Greyhounds 28 



PsovoiB 19 



Ohesapeake Bay.., 3 



Fox-Tei-rlers 51 



Dandit; Dinm out Terriers 4 



Scotch Terriers 8 



Irish Terriers 16 



Rlaok and Tnn Terriers . . . 



Bedlington Terriers R 



Foxhounds 9 Sbye Terriers 



Pointers 34 Yorkshire Terriers 5 



English Setters 28 Toy Terriers 5 



Irish Setters 38 Pugs 19 



Gordon Setters 19 Toy Spaniels , 10 



Spaniels 30 Italian Greyhounds 4 



Collies ...19 j'liscellaneous 



Poodles 8 



Bulldogs.. gl 587 



For the time of the year this is quite as good an entry as 

 could reasonably be expected. 



Importation of Marvel, 



Another .sensation for the St. Bernard world over here. 

 Mr. W". C. Reick, owner of the New York St. Bernard Ken- 

 nels, has ptirchaaed from JVIr. Shillcock, Birmingham, Eng- 

 land, the crack dog Marvel. This is the dog of all dogs that 

 is needed just now for .stud purposes in America, as in this 

 respect he stands in the foremost rank. Of Plinlimmon 

 blood he has not a drop. By champion Pouf out of Mossy, 

 he is brimming over with the valuable Bayard blood. 

 Whelped Feb. 10, 18S9, he is quite a young dog, and in all 

 probability a successful career is before him. He was bred 

 by Mr. W. A. Harper. Marvel's head is said to be a study 

 and has earned him the cognomen ''of the Marvelous Head." 

 He is a deep orange, with fine markings, correct coat, great 

 bone, a symmetrical body, and particularly good in loins. 

 He has sired more winners than any rough-coated dog in 

 England. Among them are Duke of Maplecroft, Clifford 

 Marvel, Marvelous, Lord Norton, Young Marvel, Vicar of 

 Bray, Lord Hawke, Greater Bute, Thomond, Lady Gerty, 

 Lady Marvel and Lady Helen Stuart. The price must have 

 been high, but whatever it was he must prove a good invest- 

 ment if judiciously handled, and his advent as a consort to 

 Princess Florence strengthens the New York St. Bernard 

 Kennel in every way. Mr. Reick is to be congratulated on 

 his persistent pluck, and we trust he may have a happier 

 experience than he had with Prince Regent. Dr. French is 

 bringing Marvel over on the Teutonic, which sailed yester- 

 day, so it is doubtful if he will arrive in time for judging at 

 Brooklyn. Marvel's winnings on the bench include firsts at 

 such shows as Crystal Palace, Manchester, Liverpool, Agri- 

 cultural Hall (,2), in all 26 firsts and cups; recently he de- 

 feated Young Bute and won first at late Crystal Palace 

 show. 



Death of Chieftain. 



Another old landmark in dogdom has gone the way of all 

 flesh. We allude to the death of champion Chieftain, Mr. 

 John E. Thayer's world renowned deerhound. The son of 

 champion Be'vis and Heathen died at the ripe age of eleven 

 years, having been whelped Nov. 1, 18SL. Mr. Thayer tells 

 us that Chieftain won more prizes than any dog he ever 

 owned. In his prime, undoubtedly this dog was one of the 

 best specimens ever whelped. His winnings over here are 

 known to the veriest tyro in kennel records, and among his 

 triumphs may he counted specials for the best dog of all 

 breeds in certain shows. He was a grand dog. Great as he 

 was on the bench, he was far greater as a sire of winners and 

 to him Mr. Thayer owes all his success as a deerhound ex- 

 hibitor, Mr. Thayer remarks, "He would sire grand pups 

 and to most any bitch." He is the sire of such noted 

 animals as champion Robber Chieftain, champion R^omola, 

 that Mr. Raper considered the best bitch in the world; 

 champion Theodore, Pride of the Heather, King of the For- 

 est, champion Hillside Warrior, Hillside Harold, Ruth, 

 Sylvia and a great many more. Mr. Thayer has our sincere 

 sympathy, though with such a kennel as those named above 

 the old dog's loss on the bench will not be felt— .still there 

 was only one Chieftain. 



New England Kennel Club. 



Several Boston fanciers remarked last week that the FoE- 

 EST AND Stream had struck the right nail in its remarks 

 anent the change in the manag'ment of this club, and the 

 following letter shows that the club seems to have entered 

 on a new era of activity: "New England Kennel Club meet- 

 ing of Nov. 10 was a radical departure from the former 

 formal ones. The new management have .started in to make 

 all their future gatherings social ones. The first was well 

 carried out. The entertainment committee of the club pro- 

 vided an ample collation, both liquid and solid, which were 

 appreciated so well that they will be continued. Much im- 

 portant business was transacted, chief of which was the 

 election of eight new members and several changes in by- 

 laws of the club. The coming bench show in April, 1893, 

 was discussed and the hearty support of the club is promised 

 to make it the largest and finest ever held in Bcston.— - J. W. 

 NEWMAN, Sec'y." 



Death of Bonsor. 



Many of our best dogs are leaving us just now. We regret 

 to hear the news from the Seminole Kennels to the effect 

 that their grand little pug ch. Bonsor is dead. He died Nov. 

 2, from dysentery, His loss to the breed in this country can 

 scarcely be estimated. Never having encountered defeat in 

 America, his career in England was also an honorable 

 one. The Seminole Kennels had only recently purchased 

 Bon.sor from Mr. A. E, Pitts, of Columous, O., who imported 

 him, and their disappointment must be keen and Dr. Sau- 

 veui- has our sincere sympathy. Fortunately a litter out of 

 their Midget by the deceased ilog is expected next month, 

 and we hope their owner may derive some comfort therefrom. 



Beagles at the World's Fair Show. 



Mr. H. L. Kreuder, president-elect of the N. B. C, has 

 written to Mr. Buchanan, superintendent of the World's 

 Pair LiA^e Stock Department, that the same classes be made 

 at their show as at Brooklyn show for beagles. Also inti- 

 mating that the club would probably offer suitable specials, 

 such as a solid piece of plate for best pack of four or more 

 over l,3in. a.nd same for those under that height; also chib 

 medal for best beagle at show. 



Irish Setter Club Entries. 



Mr. G. &, Davis writes: Ifind that I have niade two mis- 

 takes in the list of All-Aged entries of the Jr-ish .setter trials. 

 The first is that Dr. -Tarvis's bitch Rnmayae is by Duke 

 Blcho— Romaine instead of hj Elcho Jr. The second is that 

 Nelson Mcintosh and TN'illiiim Warner are the owners of 

 Maid of Borstal, instead of only the former as given. 



Competition in wire-haired fox-terriers is likely to be keen 

 next spring. Mr. Symonds has just been looking one over 

 that came in from walk the other day. It is by Barton 



Sting out of "Venus, that was placed among the top company 

 whenever shown, and which Mr. Symonds lately sold to Mr. 

 Fishburne, Hlicthwait (this is the best we can do on this 

 word), British Columbia. At the same time a brace of the 

 Naso of Strasburg— Ruby VII. pups came in, also a pair of 

 greyhounds by Gem of the Season, the latter Mr. Purbeck's. 

 The pointers and wire-hair had distemper in early puppy- 

 hood, and were fed with a spoon for weeks, but their growth 

 has not been retarded, thanks to George Thomas's assiduous 

 care. Mr. Symonds also writes: "Mr. Eraser of Toronto is 

 right. It is high time that show people recognize in their 

 premium lists that the small breeds should be treated equal 

 with the larger lireeds. They pay the same premium or 

 entrance fees. It costs the same to bench, and exhibitors 

 are tired of begging for classes." Latest English market 

 quotations: "Prices of English doecs have taken a gr«at 

 boom which must soon be reflected here, and quality is not 

 commensurate with cost." 



A Cortland, N. Y., reader tells of a recent outrage: "Dog 

 killers are not all dead. Mr, A. D. Wallace's Irish setter 

 and pointer puppies Patsey and Donald W. strayed out 

 into the eonotry on Nov. 1 and were shot by a farmer as 

 being mad dogs; he killed the setter but the pointer escaped 

 with slight injuries." 



Apropos of paovoi color, Mr. H. W. Huntington sends us 

 this note from a letter written to him by the well-known 

 breeder Mr. Blees, of Moscow: "Englishmen place far too 

 much stress on .size, and this opinion is shared with me by 

 Count Shojcicoff, who also attended the kennel club shovv. 

 The Count has the largest pack of psovoi in Russia, having 

 about 1.50. Fifty are black, with white and tan markings, 

 so you see what nonsense it is to say that black is not an 

 orthodox color-. Those who say such a thing have some 

 selfish purpose to advance and wish to get rid of some such 

 formidable opponent as your Argoss. The Count values 

 his 'blacks' above all the others." 



Theo. Meyer, .549 Newark avenue, Jersey City, N. J. , has 

 found an English setter in Rockland county, N. Y., would 

 like to find owner. 



Mr. E. O. Damon, the owner of Rod's Chaff, The Corsair, 

 etc., played in rather hard luck last week. The brightest 

 anticipations are sometimes rudely shattered. He was'about 

 a month since preparing his dogs for the N. E. field trials 

 and while out in the woods some distance from home slipped 

 and broke his ankle. He had to crawl two miles as best he 

 could before aid was procured. Then he put his dogs in 

 charge of a handler, who worked them up to the commence- 

 ment of the trials, when circixmstances compelled the hand- 

 ler to return home. Mr. Damon was present at the trials 

 supported by crutches, the foot being in a plaster east. Of 

 course he was unable to take charge of his dogs, and they 

 had to be relegated to the care of a strange handler. Natur- 

 ally this handicapped them considerably. Rod's Chaff, 

 however, gave a good account of himself both in the field 

 and as a bench show dog, The Corsai r was withdrawn rather 

 than undertake the handicap. 



It would, perhaps, be as well if the New England Field 

 Trial Club would pay a little more attention to the com- 

 missariat department during their trials. The only bright 

 featitre in this regard was the luncheon served in the field. 

 Hot coffee is very acceptable on a bleak, cold day, and after 

 tramping through swampy land all morning. But to come 

 back tired and hungry to a dinner of canned corn .beef and 

 cold beans is discouraging, and the " Fif tv cents, please !" 

 does not add to the hilarity of the occasion." Toere are ample 

 facilities there for cooking, and some substantial roast or 

 boiled meats properly prepared would not be any dearer and 

 be far more conducive to a contented digestion. The club 

 should take as a. motto : " Mens sanain corpore sano." The 

 flesh of the American hog in its various disguises is all right 

 enough in its way, but is disastrous to the " wind " that is 

 so requisite when one travels after the dogs over the hills 

 and dales that lie between the Assonet and the Taunton 

 rivers. Mr. T. R. Cook and Son of Boston were the caterers 

 on this occasion. 



Our correspondent. Dr. J. S. Niven, of London, Out., tells 

 us that we may expect the news of the importation of a good 

 Irish terrier bitch or two before long, as negotiations are 

 now in progress. 



A Forest Asd Stream kennel note from far off San An- 

 tonio, Texas, brings back memories of sevei-al shining lights 

 in the St. Bernard firmament when we note the names of 

 such dogs as Eiger, champion Gemma and champion Sir 

 Charles as the immediate ancestors of Mr. F. Paul Barber's 

 St. Bernard pup The Prior. Eiger, the sire, was a demon in 

 temper, but a good St. Bernard nevertheles. 



It is not ustxal to see such a fine array of Dachshund and 

 Basset hound stud dogs advertised, on this side of the water, 

 as we notice this week in our business columns. Mr. E. A 

 Manice, Stockbridge, Mass., evidently feels that the time 

 has come when his fine array of stud dogs of these breeds 

 should be brought more prominently before the public, 

 and naturally choses the best medium. 



Mr. T. S. Bellin has sold the wire-hair Jack Trick, a litter 

 brother to Sister Trick, tliat did some winning in this fall's 

 .shows, to Mr. C. L. A. Whitney, of Albany, N. Y. Jack is 

 said to be a good one and is entered at Brooklyn. 



From Stock-Keeper we learn that Col. Cody (Buffalo Bill) 

 mrchased a couple of wire-haired fox-terriers before leaving 

 Sngland. They are by Valuer and were bred by Mr. George 

 Bozes. 



The Duchess of Newcastle, so well known to fanciers in 

 both hemispheres through her kennel of Russian wolfhounds, 

 has purchased from Messrs, Toons & Symonds, owners of 

 the Anglo-American Kennels, the fox-terrier Bbor Spend- 

 thrift, that was exhibited here in the spri ng. 



A glance at our business columns this week will .show 

 that H. N. Howell offers trained black setter for sale: Wal- 

 lace and Son, beagles and ferrets ; Henry Franklin, trained 

 blue belton setter: Ridgefleld Kennels, foxterrier brood 

 bitches ; .Dr. Jno. A. Hartman, setters and pointers ; J. 

 Feutner, choice; English setters : H. C. Happerselt, r. c. St. 

 Bernard bitch ; W. H. Shawhan, Monk ot Furness pups : 

 Geo, Douglass, choice cocker pups ; Chas. Codington, r. c. 

 St. Bernard prize winning dog. 



A Stray Shinplaster 



Comes to us once in a while for a copy 

 of "Game Laws in ..Brief;" but shin= 

 plasters nowadays are scarcer tlian Moose 

 in New York; and 25 cents in postage 

 stamps will do just as well. 



POINTS AND FLUSHES. 



Columbus, Ind., Nov. 12.— The trials of the American Field 

 Trial Club will begin on Tuesday, the 15th inst. Starting 

 them on Monday was seriously considered since the United 

 States Field Trial Club postponed its trials till February 

 next, but there were so many circumstances to arrange that 

 the club finally decided to hold to the date advertised. Next 

 year the American contempLates running on the best 

 grounds obtainalDle. and broadening its scope largely. 



The act of the United States Field Trial Club has occa- 

 .sioned a great deal of comment. This was to be expected 

 under the circumstances, whether the club acted wisely or 

 not. It was a most unfortunate matter to the trials, and a 

 hardship to many handlers who had fitted their dogs care- 

 fully and incurred the expense of a long journey to the trials. 

 One matter was agreed upon by all, namely, that the trials 

 cotild not be run at Elizabethtown on account of the scarcity 

 of birds. 



The following questions have .since arisen and are discitssed 

 from a legal standpoint in connection with the matter; that 

 is, from the constitution and by-laws of the club: 



(1) In any instance, did the Board of Governors of the club 

 have the power to delegate powers conferred on them by the 

 club.? 



(2) Were not the entry blanks, with all the conditions of 

 the stakes and requirements in respect to entries printed 

 thereon, a contract between the clutj and each individual 

 handler? 



(3) If the club abandoned the grounds, it did not abandon 

 the date advertised; for that question was not acted upon. 

 Could the club abandon its date without any action what- 

 ever? 



In respect to the fir.st question, there is little doubt but 

 what the Board went outside its powers in delegatiiig future 

 action to a vote of the handlers. The Board could have 

 formally adopted the action of the handlers as its own, but 

 it did not so do, therefore the act was that of the handlers. ' 



In regard to the second que.stion, if the entries were con- 

 tracts, a majority vote of tUe handlers cottld not annul the 

 contracts of the minority, or of a .single owner. 



In regard to the third qaestion, the advertised dates hold 

 good yet, inasmuch as they have not yet been abandoned, 

 unless when it was voted to run next February, such act 

 annulled the old dates. 



This is simply stating the status of the case as it is at 

 the present time discussed among sportsmen. There is 

 neither the intention nor inclination to make out a case 

 against the United States Field Trial Club. On the contrary, 

 the writer is a member of it, and is earnestly interested in 

 its sttccessand prosperitJ^ The matter herewith presented 

 is outside one's personal inclination. If the Board of Gov- 

 ernors acted outside its powers, its intentions were of the 

 best. It meant to do the wisest and best acts for the benefit 

 of all in an emergency. B. Waters. 



THE GREAT BEND IVIEETING. 



Denver, Col., Nov. 8— Editor Forest and Stream: In 

 justice to a worthy officer of the American Coursing Club— 

 Vice-President Dr. S. J. Shaw— will you kindly allow me to 

 correct a statement in yoitr report of the Great Bend meet- 

 ing. Your correspondent states that the "estimable vice- 

 president drove off in the morning, and left the judge to 

 shift for himself in the matter of getting out to the grounds" 

 (Thursday, Third day, Oct. 27). This is incorrect. The facts 

 are these: Dr. Shaw agreed to call at the Morrison House 

 for Mr. Mulcaster at a certain hour on Thursday morning, 

 and take him out to the cour.sing grounds. The hour hav- 

 ing elapsed, and the judge fea.ring the doctor might be de- 

 tained, Mr. Ballard and myself (and not the "representatives 

 of the press") invited the judge to a seat in our wagon. Dr. 

 Shaw called for the judge, and found he had gone with us: 

 and afterwards explained to me on the coursing ground, ■ 

 which he reached twenty minutes after us, that he had been 

 unavoidably detained by a patient. When it is remembered 

 that Dr. Shaw is a busy practitioner in Great Bend, his., 

 tardiness can be readily excused. . A. J. Cattanach. 



FLAPS FROM THE BEAVER'S TAIL. 



Toronto, Can.— Mr. A. J. Groves has just got over from 

 Mr. W, H. Gammon, of Dorchester, Mas.?., a young St. Ber- 

 nard bitch, by Scotch Bonivard /ch. Bonivard— Maize) out 

 of Bonny (Merchant Prince— Rita). His Premier, vhc. 

 Toronto, has gone to a breeder in Quebec City, ' 



Mr. Jno. Saunders, Harriston, Ont., a new convert to col- 

 lies, is getting over, in fact the dog is probably here now, 

 Pinsbury Dude, by Edgbaston Excelsior out of Highland 

 Annie. He is a rich sable with white markings, and is a 

 winner of numerous prizes in England. 



Messrs McEwen & Gibson have been selling out several 



Smith, Chicago, a black white and tan dog by Scotsman out 

 of .Jess. 



A meeting of the C. K. C. executive was held last night, 

 the members present being Messrs. C, A. Stone and J. J 

 Mitchener, Toronto; A. D. Stewart, Hamilton, and H. B 

 Donovan, secretary. Mr. Stone was voted to the chair. A 

 lengthy report of the business to come before the meeting 

 was read by the secretary, as were also letters from the pres- 

 ident and Mr. P. G. Keyes, 



Action was taken in the Troublesome protest case, by 

 which the contention in the following letter of Mr. Wilkie's 

 was sustained. This means that the judge's award of first 

 prize to Troublesome is allowed to stand: 



Ottawa. Sept. ST.— Dr. Wesley Mills, President C. K, 0.— On 

 behalf of Mr. Geo. Bel], of Toroato, and acting as his agent, I beg 

 to pi-otest against the decision of the show committee in the mat- 

 ter of the disqualifieation of the cocker bitch Troixblepome, in the 

 open hitch class. Against the decision of the show committee I 

 now appeal to the C. K. C. and inclose herewith $.5 as required 

 by the rules of the C. K. 0. Iq such casep. If you will kindly 

 notify Mr. Bell or myself of the time anf5 place of the meeting of 

 tlie executive committee of the the C. K. C. at which the appeal 

 will he heard, one or the other of us will be present to show con- 

 clusively, as we think, that the judgment of the show committee 

 is unjust and should not stand. B. G. Wilkie. 



The St. Bernard Sir John case was again deferred await- 

 ing a certificate of pedigree from Mr. James Watson. Mr. 

 Fred Stettenbenz, Buffalo, whose dogs were placed .second 

 to Sir John, now claims the two firsts awarded the latter. 



The protest entered against the bull-terrier bitch cham- 

 pion Starlight by Mr. H. M. Howes, of Boston, could not be 

 entertained, as the time specified in Rule 22 for the making 

 of such protests had expired. 

 The following letter from Mr. Purbeck was read: 

 SALEM, Mass., Oct. 13,— Gentlemen— The dog Pious Pembroke 

 was entered as Echo, that being his Ijennel name, and themtstake 

 was made by myself in making out the entries, and not discovered 

 up to the day Mr. Thomas left with the dogs. I then asked him 

 to point out the error when he reached Toronto, which I think he 

 did. He is always called Echo, and the name is more natural than 

 Pious Pembroke. I regret the error, and whatever action you see 

 at to take will meet my approval. AuTHtrB W. PimBSCK. 



This left the committee no option bat to .su.stain Mr. Wur- 

 tele's protest, which was done, and the dogs placed under 

 Pious Pembroke at Toronto get a move up. The committee 

 regretted being obliged to take this action. 



A committer consisting of Messrs, Donovan, Stone and 



