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in the ground and bored for worms, etc., were mentioned, 

 there would be reports like commons. 



Mr. Frank . Richards, whose illness was mentioned last 

 week, is still confined to his room, but, it is a pleasure to 

 write it, he is now free of the typhoid symptoms with which 

 he was threatened. 



A high price for a reading notice is $26.66 per word for 89 

 words, which the contract stated would be paid by Turf, 

 Field and Farm. The Lord loves a cheerful giver. 



The winnings of several of the field trial handlers amount 

 to quite a laree sum. The following is a list of their win- 

 nings at the United States, Eastern, Philadelphia and Cen- 

 tral trials, the four-hour race of the latter not included: 



O. Tucker $3,850 



L. W. BiaBkenbaker l,O0f) 



J. M. A vent 775 



8. C. Brarilev 550 



Oapt. C. E.McMurdo 500 



J White 350 



G. R. Bowse. $200 



C. E. Buckle 175 



F. Richards 150 



Luke White 1.50 



J. N. Lewis 75 



A.Cameron 125 



A total of $4,800 up to date, not a small sum, and only a 

 part of what will be won before March next. 



B. Waters. 



DOG CHAT. 



Nashville Show. 



The management reali/.ed the importance of gaining the 

 aid of the daily press, and the Daily American, Nashville's 

 paper, devoted columns of space to descriptions of the show 

 and dogs present. On Thursday evening Gov. Buchanan 

 paid a visit to the Amusement Hall, and with Mr. Lasseter, 

 who, with Mr. Geo. G. Schenck, owns the Shoquoquon 

 Kennels, acting as cicerone, he became quite interested in 

 the dogs, and expressed his gratification that Nashville could 

 boast of having so good a show. When we left the building 

 the prize winners in each breed were being paraded on the 

 stage, while Mr. E. B. Elliot acted as master of ceremonies, 

 announcing the names and standing of each dog in proper 

 order before an interested audience. We did not envy the 

 "Professor's" task, for the dogs entered fully into the fun 

 of the thing and echoed in their own fashion all the nice 

 things Mr. Elliott had to say about them. 



This is the first show the Nashville people have had under 

 A. K. C. rules, and in talking over the matter with Mr. 

 Stockton he informed us that the club's affiliation with the 

 A.K.C. and the conspquentnecessity of "listing" or register- 

 ing the dogs, bad affected the entry very decidedly. The 

 local people coiild not be brought to consider in an A, K. C. 

 light the benefits that would accrue to them by paying a 

 quarter extra for the additional privilege of paying' a two 

 dollar entry fee, which latter they also looked upon as an 

 imposition, the entries last year having been free. Thus it 

 came about that the Nashville dog held aloof and left the 

 spoils to the visitors. Ben Lewis had a string of about fifty, 

 nearly a 'third of the show, and thus secured the handler's 

 prize of 125. John H. Naylor had a collection of Chicago 

 dogs, but their quality iia some breeds was second rate. 

 "Justice of the Peace" Naylor consoled himself, however, 

 in reflecting that this might be his last show, as the duties 

 of his justice's office would be materially increased before 

 long, A canal is to be cut through his bailiwick, and as 

 some thousands of navvies are to be employed, "Die-hard" 

 Naylor with his knowledge of their nature fully expects 

 the emoluments of the office will be so materially increased 

 that he need have no care for the morrow. For his sake, 

 not the navvies', we trust his anticipations will be realized. 



Mr. Rei'ck Buys Sir Bedivere. 



"I've bought Sir Bedivere to add to my string. I'm sorry 

 I can't see you, but I'm off to Europe on Wednesday. Sin- 

 cerely, W. C. Reick." In these few words are we given to 

 understand that the finest St. Bernard yet seen on the bench 

 is now an inmate of the New York St. Bernard Kennels and 

 a companion of Princess Florence, his only rival; Marvel, 

 Kingston Regent and Refuge II. In St. Bernards there is 

 no denying that Mr. Reick now has a "full house." It is 

 hot necessary to go into any details about Sir Bedivere, the 

 king of St. Bernards needs no padding. 



His record and the sensational price Mr. Sears gave for 

 him is in the knowledge of every one. Mr. Sears, by this 

 sale, seems in earnest in his wish to leave the fancy, and we 

 can only regret that he should see fit to take such a step. 

 We draw attention to Mr. Reick's intention to dispose of 

 his brood bitches with the exception, of Princess Florence, 

 and it is his intention to confine his kennel to stud dogs 

 only. To a busy man like Mr. Reick this is perhaps a wise 

 decision, as a breeding kennel in keeping vrtth his array of 

 stud dogs would entail much worry, trouble and disappoint- 

 ment. Princess Florence was bred again to Marvel, Dec. 12, 

 and let us hope another Dxike of Maplecroft may be the re- 

 sult, Mr. Harry L. Friend has been engaged to look after 

 the kennel, and his experience with dogs should enable him 

 to put this crack kennel down in good shape at next W.K.C. 

 show. 



The Gallup vs. Belmont Case. 



In the Kennel Q-azette for November we find the decision 

 in fxiW of the Court of Appeals iu the Gallup vs. Belmont 

 et al case. Quoting the opinion of the judges as to the effect 

 of disqualification on the plaintiff's character he says: 

 "What those officers (Albany K. C.) are disqualified fi-6m 

 doing is not told to the public in t'ae alleged libel, The 

 question here is not as to the actual vote of the committee 

 but relates to the effect on the pitblic of the puhlication as 

 to the charaeter of the plaintiff. There is nothing dis- 

 graceful in being disqualified. Judges of the Court of 

 Appeals and justices of the Supreme Court are di,squalified 

 from acting at the end of the year in which they become 

 seventy years old. It would not be libelous to publish the 

 fact that one of these officers had become disqualified to 

 serve. * * If it were a matter of public knowledge to 

 exhibit or take prizes at such a show required the posses- 

 sion of high intellectual moral or social qualities than the 

 pixblication of a statement that he was disqualified might 

 be considered a statement that he did not possess the.se qual- 

 ities, and therefore 'one calculated to injure his characer ' 

 ete., and the interlocutory judgment overruling the de- 

 murrer was reversed and judgment entered for the defend- 

 ants on the demm-rer with costs as stated in Forest and 

 Stream at the time. 



A Doer Show at Seattle. 



The exhibit of dogs and poultry given in Seattle last 

 January was so successful that it is to be repeated The 

 Western Washington Poultry Association and the Seattle 

 Kennel Club will join in their second annual exhibit during 

 the week beginning Jan. U, 1893. The members of the two 

 organizations are bent on making the event the beat show of 

 the kind ever held on the coast, and are working hard with 

 that end in view. 



A New Cocker. 



Jil- ?; Hamilton, Canada, has purchased 



of Mr. r. McK. Robertson the black cocker dog Obo HI 

 Obo HI. is by champion Obo (Farrow's) out of Glpping 

 Floss. Obo III was imported by Mr. Robertson direct from 

 the kennels of James Farrow, England, and will no doubt 

 prwe a valuable acqmsitiou to the pooker world on this 



Sale of Philos IX. 



During the Nashville show Mr. Frank S. Anderson, 

 through Mr. Naylor, sold the Russian wolfhound Philos IX., 

 to a local gentleman, Mr. Drouillard, for $175, and when we 

 left, this gentleman was also considering favorably the 

 proposition to purchase Kaluga at flOO, from Mr. Roger 

 WilliaD.s. Mr, Drouillard wished to be original and get 

 out of the beaten path. It only shows that these dogs only 

 require extensive showing to become generally known and 

 admired. 



A. Kennel Club for Hoboken, 



There is a movement on foot in the above town to organize 

 a kennel club, and a meeting for the purpose was to be held 

 last week at Mr. George C. Rniiton's residenc '. Messrs. W. 

 W. Pollock, George Brandt and D. P. Foster are interested 

 in the movement. It is expected that if a club is formed a 

 show will be given in the CuiHing Rink at some future date. 



Elmira Dos Show. 



The Elmira Kennel Club have decided on the following 

 dates for their first annual bench show: March 15, 16, 17 

 and 18, 1893. We are members of the American Kennel Club 

 and intend holding a first-class bench show.— C. A. Bow- 

 man, Secretary. 



Roug-h on All of Them. 



Bill Lovick's bull-terrier got his head 'stuck in a pitcher, 

 and Bill cut off the head to save the pitcher, and then broke 

 the pitcher to get the head out! But could he have done any 

 different.' C. H. 



After Mr. E. B, Bishop's plucky spirit in sending his dogs 

 so far from home to run at the field trials, it is discourag- 

 ing that several of his dogs are unable, thi-ough sickness, 

 to keep their engagements. Elphin, the smart Irish setter 

 bitch which is said to be pretty as a picture when in health, 

 is down with distemper at Lexington, N. C, and ch. Ruby 

 Glenmore is in season. Elphin probably caught distemper 

 at Columbus, O., trials, as we hear of others who have been 

 similarly affected, Mr. Staiinrd, of Trenton, Tenn., had 

 word from home, while attending the Nashville show, that 

 two of the youngsters he had at Elizabethtown and Colum 

 bus are coming down with the dread disease. 



A live stock insurance company, limited, has been formed 

 in England, among the officers of which are several well- 

 known fanciers. Dogs are insured against loss through in- 

 jury by fire or accident and through death bynatural causes, 

 from the ages of one to seven years, at the rate of 7)4 per 

 cent, of two-thirds of their market value. In such a country 

 as Great Britain, where the number of valuable dogs is so 

 extensive, we should think that such a company would meet 

 with support. There has been something of the sort sug- 

 gested for this country, but there are scareiy sufficient dogs 

 to make such a venture remunerative, 



Mr. Fred Duckworth, who was over here in 1881, and is a 

 well-known bull-terrier man, is giving a show at Fleetwood, 

 Lancashire, England. Mr. Duckworth owned Victoria, the 

 noted bull-teri'ier bitch, and from him the late Mr. Ed. Por- 

 ter purchased her in 1884, afterward doing a lot of winning 

 with her in this country. 



Mr. Jos. S. Diggle shows his interest in collies not only as 

 secretary of the Northern and Midland Sheep Dog Club, of 

 England, but in a more practicable manner by repurchasing 

 what is considered about the best collie bitch living— i^ady 

 Christopher— for §2,200, with two puppies thrown in. He 

 followed this up by paying S300 for the new dog Anfield 

 Glen. 



This is Mr. Pierre LoriUard, Jr.'s year in field trialdom, 

 and in the same sense'.is it Mr. C. M. Tucker's, his manager 

 and handler. Winning nearly S3.000 is not a bad season's 

 work and exceeds even;Mr. D. E. Rose's phenomenal run of 

 last year. Mr. Lorillard has met defeat year after year with 

 sportsmanlike stoicism, so that his run of good fortune this 

 year by the aid of Lora and Rod's Sue is particularly grati- 

 fying. Mr. Tucker seems to take his .success as a matter of 

 course, and whether chewing the "cud" of bitterness in 

 defeat or " Solace " in triumph, his features ci 



old look of immobility. 



1 cari-y the same 



On Saturday evening, aCter the All- Age Setter Stake was 

 decided at Lexington, N. C, Mr. Avent cast off' his fox- 

 hounds, about eight couple, on a drag that had been laid to 

 the village about four miles distant. The crowd was left at 

 the start, and Messrs. Bayard Thayer, H, B. Duryea, J. M. 

 Avent, B. Waters and "Dog Chat" followed through a 

 nasty piece of woodland, when the two first-named missed 

 the line. After a capital run, in which the Forest And 

 Steeaji men had the hounds to themselves for a mile or 

 two, they were joined again by Mr. Avent and the hounds 

 carried us straight to the village at a clipping pace. The 

 music was glorious and the speed of the hounds .such that 

 we can quite enter into Mr. Avent's enthusiasm for his 

 well-known strain. This is a pleasant diversion in the 

 monotony of the field trials, and Mr. Avent is to be congratu- 

 lated on the happy thought. 



We trust it is not a freak of fancy, though we hear from a 

 reliable source, that Mr. Huber, of Huber's Museum, New 

 York city, intends to give a series of special dog shows in 

 his museum. Our informant tells us that Great Danes will 

 have the first call, Mr. Huber being himself a German, and 

 an admirer of the breed. About tour or five hundred dollars 

 will be given in prizes, and Spratts Co., welbelieve, will 

 bench and feed. A show of St. Bernards will follow in due 

 season. Thus are the kennel interests of this country ad- 

 vanced and brought to public notice in strange and divers 

 places. 



Many a man will fight if you kick his dog who lets his 

 wife carry in all the wood.— Jndtanapol l8 jRam^s Horn,, 



A mistake or two crept into the report of Brooklyn show. 

 Mr. Codington informs me that it was his St. "Bernard 

 dog Roland and not Roland, Jr., that won at Danbury 

 show. In speaking of the bulldog not being broken up 

 enough it should have been in "face" not "foreface." 



When the Cumberland Kennel Co. were advised that Mr. 

 Nichols was willing to sell Melac and his dogs, they sent 

 Mr. Goodwin at once to Chicago. The latter saw Mr. 

 Nichols, wired price, which was sent by wire, and Harry 

 Goodman came back richer in the possession of Melac and 

 seven young dogs. 



An important meeting of the executive committee of the 

 Canadian Kennel Club will be held at the Queens Hotel, 

 Toronto, Dee. 20, at 3 P. M. The business done at the last 

 meeting, which the president declared illegal, will be recon- 

 sidered. 



The appreciation of our kennel special columns is increas- 

 ing every week. We find that in this issue J. L, Luhn has 

 trained pointer for sale ; J. Dinkel. pointer bitch ; Box 735 

 bull pups ; Corktown kennels, cocker spaniels ; P. M. Car- 

 man, pointer pups ; H. M. Altiek, English setter pups"; Dr. 

 W-". Jarvis' noted Irish setter bitch. Maid ; Men-y Mount 

 kennels, Great Dane pup ; Ed. Carrier, well bred English 

 setter pups ; H. V. J amie.son, trained beagles and bitches in 

 whelp : Chas. E. Buna, mastiff pupa ; E, H. Moore, three 



litters St. Bernards ; W. H. Pierce, a Paul Gladstone dog ; 

 C. Perrin Lawshe, bull bitch pup; J. F, Stoddard, broken 

 beagles ; Maumee Kennels, Rip Ran puppies, also Duke of 

 Hessen pups out of well bred bitcties ; I'ockland Kennels' 

 Sale catalogue No. 1, New York St. Bernard Kennels, all 

 their brood bitcbes. In'the stud, attention is drawn to the 

 New York St. Bernard Kennels' advt. of grand stud dogs, 

 including Sir Bedivere. 



Another year, profiting by experience, it would be well for 

 the Hermitage Club to eliminate their puppy and novice 

 classes, and this would enable them to give a better pre- 

 mium list to the smaller breeds. It is the intention of the 

 club to materially increase its prize list. After the show 

 was over Mr. Stockton intended to set to work and organize 

 a circuit for next fall, in which Louisville will take the 

 initiative, followed by Nashville, then Memphis, with St. 

 Louis to close the run. This would certainly afford an ex- 

 cellent opportunity to get a good class of dogs, and as the 

 shows would be held in December the fall list of shows 

 would equal, if not exceed, that of the spring. 



The Hepbern Kennels sold their young great Dane Leader 

 to a gentleman in Central America at a long figure after the 

 Brooklyn show, and the dog arrived at its destination in 

 good shape. The Hepbern Kennels are importing a num- 

 ber of new ones, which will arrive in time for the W. K. C. 

 show. 



The English papers are full of the Birmingham show, 

 which was a pronounced success in everything but the judg- 

 ing, which seems to have given anything but satisfaction in 

 some of the breeds. Strange to say, in many of these cases 

 the judges were known as "breeders, exhibitors and owners" 

 for years back, of the breeds they adjudicated upon. The 

 entries numbered 1,300. Further discus.sion of the show 

 must be left for another week. 



Dockleaf, the new star in the bulldog firmament, cost Mr. 

 Woodiwiss $1,250, and at his first appearance beat all the 

 cracks, winning two firsts and seven specials. 



Absence at the Nashville show and the field trials has re- 

 sulted in several news notes and business communications, 

 sent pri vately to us, being neglected. We would urge upon 

 our friends the fact that all business communications should 

 be sent to the business manager to insure timely attention. 



Mr, Bowden, the hero, or otherwise, of the photograph, 

 intends to bring out ten shepherds with their dogs from 

 different parts of England and Wales, and hold sheepdog 

 trials at the World's Pair show. None but the best will be 

 brought over in men and dogs, so Stock-Keeper says. All 

 expenses to the shepherds with their dogs will be guaranteed 

 and railroad passes have been furnished in this country. 

 This enterprise should give a great impetus to the sheepdog 

 trials in this country. 



The New England Field Trial Club will hold their annual 

 meeting at the Hotel Thorndike, Boston, on Tuesday, Jan, 3, 

 1893, at 7 P. M. A change in the constitution is contem- 

 plated. 



We have received a copy of the second edition of the Am. 

 Spaniel Club's Book, but have not yet had time .to look 

 through it. 



The noted greyhounds Henmore King and Chips, i mported 

 by the Manatang Kennels,arrived early this month and were 

 sent to Mr. Huntington's k ennels. With them also came 

 the fox-terrier Huic Holloa (Daviden— Dusky Grace). 



FATEFUL PORTENT OF THE DOG'S HOWL. 



New Berne, N. C, Nov. 29.— Much valuable information 

 is constantly elicited through the columns of Forest AKD 

 STREAii by the intelligent discussion of abstruse psycholo- 

 gical and biological questions. I have been much inter- 

 ested in past years with investigations of a varied character, 

 and more recently with the " panther's scream." Now, let 

 us have your readers' views upon the " dog's howl." Does 

 it portend death? Last April a strange dog came up on the 

 stoop of a very dear friend's house in Jersey City and howled 

 until it was driven away, and that night his married daugh- 

 ter living in the same city died. Last night, again, the 

 brother of the Mayor of New Berne died. That same morn- 

 ing the Mayor's dog, an Irish setter, sat up and howled. I 

 heard him myself, for I live directly opposite. Both these 

 instances are authentic, and have come under my personal 

 notice. H. 



UNITED STATES FIELD TRIALS. 



Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 11.— Editor Forest and Stream: 

 The U. S. F. T. Club's second annual field trials will be con 

 tinued on the grounds of the Southern Field Trial Club, at 

 New Albany, Miss., beginning with the Setter Derby. Mon- 

 day, Feb. 13, 1803, which will be followed with the Point^-r 

 All-Age Stake and the Setter All- Age Stake in the order 

 named. All dogs on which the second payment has been 

 made in the Setter Derby and first payment in the all-age 

 stakes will be eligible to start on payment of the starting 

 fee. P. T. Madison, Sec.-Treas. 



KENNEL NOTES. 

 Kennel Motes are Inserted without charge; »nd blanks 

 (furnished free) will he sent to any address. 



BRED. 



Prepared Blanlu sent free on application. 



Molly Olendyne II.— Glen Jarvis. Glendyae Kennels' (Bristol, R. 

 I.) Irish setter bitch Molly Glendyne II. (&len Jarvi-s— Molly Glen- 

 dyne) to their Glen Jarvis (Elf-ho, Jr.— Maid), Oct. 3. 



&ern of Kippm—Dvke, of Hessen. Hempstead Faim's (Hemp- 

 stead, L, I.) pointei' bitch Gem of Kippsa to their champion Duke 

 of H' ssen, Nov. 15 



Lady— Conrad TI, W. W. Tucker's collie bitch Lady to Hemp- 

 stead Farm's Conra'l 11.. Nov. 15. 



Robert le DlahU. .1, Van Pflt's pointer bitch to 



Hempstead Farm's champion Robert le Diable. Nov. 8. 



Hempstead Meg—Wnodma.mterne Trefoil. Hempstead Farm's 

 (Hempstead, h. i.) coUie bitch Hempstead Meg to their Woodmau- 

 sterne Trefoil, Oct. 14. 



Hempstead Countess— Gmiraxl II. Hempstead Farm's (Hemp- 

 stead, L. I.) collie bitch Hempatead Countess to their Conrad U., 

 Oct. 14. 



Rohcrl le Diahle. H. E. Rice's pointer bitch to 



Hempstead Farm's rhampion Robert le Diahle, Oct. 14. 



Marguerite II.— Duke of Hessen. J. H. Dey 's pointer bitch Mar- 

 Eruerite II. to Hempstead Farm's champ; m Duke of Hessen, Oct. 



Hempstead Lorna—Woodmansterne Trefoil. Hempstead Farm's 

 (Hempstead, L. I.) collie bitch Hempstead Lorna to their ^Vood- 

 mansterne Trefoil, Oct. 6. 



jLass of Bow—Sandford Dukl. J. H. Smith's pointer bitch cham- 

 pion L%ss ot Bow t" rteropsj^ad Farm's Sandford Druid, Oct. 1. 



Meadovj Brook Me{i—CoiWad II. Hempstead Farm's (Remp- 

 stead, L. I ) collie bitch Mea low Brook Meg to their Conrad II., 

 Oct. 1. 



Lady ElUs—Woodmansterne Trefoil. Hempstead Farm's (Hemp- 

 stead. L I.) collie bitch Lidy Ellis to their Woodmansterne Tre- 

 foil, Oct. 1. 



Boski—Duke of Hessen. C. B. Pineo's pointer hitch Boski to 

 HemDSteari Farm's ctiamofon Duke of Hessen, OcL 1. 



Woo'lmamterne Trefoil. Col. L. (J. CannoTi's colUe bitch 



to Hemostead Farm's VVoodmansterae Trefoil, Sept. 21. 



LucitU Kirke—Duke of Hessen. A. Borie's (Louisville, Ky.) 

 pomter bitch Lufille Kirke to Hempstead Farm's champion Duke 

 o£ Hessen, Aug, 30. 



