Jan. 19, 1893.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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FIXTURES. 



DOG SHOWS. 



Jan. 25 to 38, — Northern Ohio Poultry and Pet Stock and Kennel 

 jissooiation, at Akron, O. W. A. Caldwell, See'y. 



Feb. '(' to 10.— Chicago Kennel Club, Chicago, 'c H. Goodrich, Sec'y. 



Feb. 2: to 24.— Westmin.ster Kennel Club. New iork city. James 

 Jlortlmer, Supt. 



Feb. 28 to Jtarch Keysto7ie Kennel Club, at Philadelphia. Pa. 

 .James Watson. Sec" V. 



March 7 to JO.— Maryland Keunel Club, at Baltimore, Md. W. S. 

 DifEenderffer, See'y. 



March 14 to ]<■.- Washington, D. D, F., S. Webster. See'y. 



March 31 to 24.— City of the Straits Kennel Club, afc Detroit, Mich 

 Guy D. Welton, See'y. 



March 2!J to 2.5.— Elmira. N. Y. C. A. Bowman. See'y. 



April 4 to 7.— New England Kennel Club, at Boston, Mass. J. W. 

 Newman, See'y. 



May 5 to 6.— Pacific Keunel Club, at San Francisco. Cal. Horace W. 

 Orear. See'y. 



June 13 to 17.— World's Fan-, Chicago. W. I. Buchanan, Chief Dept. 

 of Agriculture. 

 Sept. r to 10,— Ha,milton, Ont. A. D. Stewart, See'y. 



FIELD TRIALS, 



January,— Pacific Coast Field Trials, at Bakersville, Cal. J. M, Kil- 

 garif, Sec\r. 



Feb. 6,— Soivthei'tj.Fi^IviaIs,atNe\y Albansl,Mis8. T. M-< Bi'Ojnby, 

 See'y. 



.Feb". 13.— United States F. T. Club Trials, New Albany, lud. P. T. 

 Madison, Sfee'y-Treas., Indianapolis, Ind. 



Remember, Chicag-o entries close Jan. S7, with G. 

 H. Goodrich, Unity Building, Chicago. 



THOSE RUSSIAN HOUNDS. 



[From -'Hiinter'n Cnlendai- and Reference Book for 1893," by \j. V. 

 Snbaneyef, Moscow.] 



Borzoys, 



The taorzcr;; can be 'livided into fotu groups. Fii'st, Rus- 

 sian or Psoi-ov bor.zovf-, ^yith more or less long hair. Second 

 Asiatic, ^^ith pendant ears. Tiiird, Hortoy, with smooth hair 

 of eyen length, and fourth, the Brudastoy, with stili tufted 

 hair. Of the better known breeds there are nineteen, but 

 there are many more in northern Africa and sotithwest Asia 

 of widely varying characterists, but little Imown and so far 

 not fully described 



RUSSIAN BQEZOYS. 



1, Old psoToy or GustopsoToy borzoy. 



2. Courland borzoy. 



5. Modern psovoy borzoy. 

 4, Chistopso^'oy borzoy, ' 



ASIATIC BORZOYS. 

 .5 Caucasian or mountain borzoy. 



6. Tazyor Turkomenian borzoy.' 



7. Crimean borzoy. 



8. Per.sian borzoy. 

 il Kbiya borzoy.' 



10. Khirghiz borzoy. 



11. Moldayian borzoy. 



12. Arabian borzoy. 

 lo. Soudan borzoy. 



HORTOY BORZOV.S. 



I4r. Enj^'lish borzoy. 

 1-5. Polish borzoy. 



BKUDASTOY BORZOYS (tUFTED). 



16. Courland tufted borzoy. 



17. Rttssian brudastoy borzoy. 



18. Scotch deerhound's. 



19. Irish wolfhounds. 



RUSSiAxS BORZOVS. 



Old Russia/1 p.sovoy, or gustopsopy borzoy, had many vari- 

 eties, but they all conformed to the following general charac- 

 teristics: 



Ears short and pointed; when quiet lying back on the neck 

 and touching or crossing each other by the tips. 

 IWjs come doA-^m below the elbows. 



Back of the males rising in a hump from the shoulders 

 and falling again to the hips; the bitches had a straight back, 

 though sometimes they also showed a slight hump. 



Feet long, never rotmd like the English hound. 



Hair dense, soft and silky, longer than with any other 

 breed. On the neck the hair longer and heavier, sometimes 

 forming a mnlf . 



Color of the type was gray and yellow, also these mixed. 

 But the coloi- must not be too deep, nor the same all over the 

 dog. For iiistance, a yellow dog (of which the straw or 

 maize color were preferred) must have the muzzle, throat, 

 chest, hip edges and lower side of tail considerably lighter in 

 color, even passin.g into white on the tips; the same of the 

 gray dog. Neither must the color be too dark or deep, and it 

 must pass Into the lighter one gradually, not in sharp spots. 

 An even dark red or ash gray color, even with lighter shad- 

 ings on the edges is objected to. But the same dog can have 

 yellow and gray mixed in its coat. In respect to .sjjecial 

 features of all the different varieties of the Russian psovoy 

 borzoy the authorities do not differ very nuich, and if occa- 

 sionally some one defends some particular deA-iation, it is 

 mainly owin.g to private reasons, and though his dogs may be 

 of pure blood and breeds, still their deviation from the estab- 

 lished type cannot be approA-ed. For instance, the ribs of the 

 Russian psovoy borzoy are not barrel-shaped, as of the Cau- 

 casian and Crimean dogs, bat they are longer and reach dowm 

 lower; the hips are never so large as of tlie Caucasian and 

 Englisli dogs. 



It Seems sui'e that all Ijreeds of Russian Ijorzoys cauiefrom 

 one common root, namely, from the crossing of the Asiatic 

 or eastern borzoy, which penetrated into Russia some hun- 

 dreds of years ago, with the northern wolflike dogs, or even 



Eerhaps with the wolf itself. This is proved by the ears and 

 y the long hair on the neck or muff. But the Courland 

 borzoy seems also to have added its blood to the breed and 

 given to it the long, curly hair. 



Owing to many different conditions of place, food, method 

 of hunting, adding of new blood, etc., the breeds of the Rus- 

 sian borzoys are very numerous and varied, though their 

 characteristics never pass beyond the limits of those of the 

 parent types. That means that when the influence of the 

 Asiatic dog is greater the Russian borzoy of the particular 

 breed would show rounder ribs, prominent forehead, large 

 hips, tail slightly shorter, and possessing great power. When 

 the blood of the northern wolflike dogs predominates, the 

 borzoy is usually gray; coat long and thick, especially so 

 around the neck, and the temper and manners approach those 

 of the wolf. For instance, the dog, sometimes lying down, 

 waits for the game to approach and tries to catcli it with one 

 short, tremendous effort. This last cxuality has been especi- 

 ally developed in breeds for many generations into astounding 

 leaps, as if they were fired from a gun. But owing to the 

 usual tendency to excess in man, some breeds have been re- 

 fined into nothing; too great a leanness and sharp back, lack 

 of power and morbidity. 



MODEKS rSOVOY BORZOY. 

 The ancient breeds of Russian borzoys ha^-e been obliged to 

 change and lose some of iheir former 'characteristics, owing 

 to changes taking place in the country; as, for instance, 

 decrease in size of woods. The short dogj unable to .run long 



distances, is gradually losing importance, and signs of greater 

 endurance are being cultivated, like the barrel-shaped ribs 

 and strong muscles. But some signs and qualities of the 

 ancient type are still being carefully preserved. The well- 

 kuoAvn breeders, P. M. Matchevanauoff and N. P. Yermolof 

 have crossed their dogs Avith the Caucasian race and have 

 obLauuKl dogs of roujided nbs and strong muscles, at tlie 

 same time retammg the lengtli of the ribs beloAv the elbows, 

 the touching of the ears behind, and possessing high speed m 

 general AAath the abihty to increase this to a last lightning- 

 like effort or .spurt; poAA ers ami qualities that had been con- 

 sidered incompatible. Of course, many foreign lireeds of 

 AAundhounds have been cms.^ied the witii R,nssi,in Itorzoysm the 

 cour.se of time, but ot all these the Crimean and Caucasians 

 bave luul llie mosi nilhiciice and IcJt then' luipnut on (lie 

 race either casnallA' or by design. 



In thc! breeds i<\ the niodiM'n jisovov borzovs the niftuenfte 

 of these crossiuiis is strong cnougli a variety distiiuit from the 

 old lioi'zoys, hut si ill the general psovov borzoy characteris- 

 tics must not he lost. 



HcaO lean and narroAV, AAUth a long and narrovA' forehead, 

 feet .slightly broadenmsj; to the top. a. sharp ridge on top. pro- 

 file ne.arly straight, a little raised at th(! brows and broken at 

 the eyes. A ]yn:oninciit lorchcad ts a rlcUct. Muzzle thin 

 and lone, but kept m proportion to the skull. /. c tapenng 

 doAvu pyenly, not in broken hues. A ]ioo}:cd /(O.sc. or tirnicrl 

 ■up. or S'liuJi. til at, tltc liruUjf ore ilefects. rrs 7.s a. short or 

 hrudd ni'iizzic. The clieelz muscles are noticeable, but mu.st 

 not lie prominent tuougU to prevent the head being lean. 

 Ihe h)wev laAV nuisl not he much sluo-ter than the upper 

 one. 



hyvs .somewhat promiiuMit. large, dark, hazel in color or 

 black Mtm iblickiiu- Ihni jiii<i hnai lid^ and a h<i\i 



0,m(iti: ncrriiirss and ore inidrsn-idilc. 



l/Or.y t hm. larger than thcjse <>L the (Tiistopsovoy borzoy. 

 set up high on the skull, not Ivmg on the back of the neck, 

 but pressed tightly to the sidiis or at least lying clo.se to- 

 gether. A pendant ear proycs the predominance ol .Eastern 

 (Asiatic) blood. A ery desirable is it that the ears should be 

 mobile and partly crcctix-e, tlic nps haumnw down to the tore. 



Aech is longer and natter sidewavs witAi the Intch. ihe 

 male haA-ing a shorter and broader one. But borzoys AAUth a 

 markedly short snd hroarl neck an\ usually not good catchers. 



Chest lu-oad (broader than any of the GustopsoAw. but nar- 

 roAver than the EnGlisiii, but not arched so that the crest of 

 the breastbone barely nasses the Ime ot the shoulders, 

 tohoulders muscular and freely moA-mg about the elboAvs. i.e., 

 the elhowr- aTP. filiqhtly turned ovt. bhoulder a little slant- 

 ing, so tuat the legs do noc look stumpy, 



Ihe rorelens are^^quite straight, large boned, but lean, so 

 that tue tendons can oe seen through the skin. 



The ^cf.f are lean, and toes Avell compressed and narroAv, 

 ana tne aog must stana AA^eii on its ciaws, tne neei oareiy 

 touching the ground. 



Back broad, raised to a hump in the male, more level in 

 the female, The croup long and broad and furroAved so that 

 a hand can go betAveen the hip bones; level in the bitch and 

 curA^ed doAvn in the male, but so as not to form a break in 

 the line of the back, but an even curve. The backbone ought 

 to be slightly sunken in, like a furroAA^ A sharp haekhone 

 with the veriehra standviui out defccilvc. 



Ribs not as flat as a fish, nor too much bent, but some- 

 what bent in and reaching to the elboAvs or beloAv; and not 

 shortening sharply toAvard the belly. Barrel ribs are a sign 

 of too much English or Courland hound blood in the breed. 



Uindlegs not too .straight nor too much bent, hocks aa^bU 

 defined, but not sharp; both hindlegs standing parallel to 

 each other,^but Avider apart, than the forelegs. Hip bones 

 nearing each other are objectionable. Quarters not too large, 

 but strong and sineAvy, and not at all flat. Tendons thick 

 and elastic. Feet long and toes well gathered. 



Tail lean, a little thicker than a finger, tapering to the tip, 

 and Avith long, pendant hair, Avhich sometimes reaches Tin. 

 in length and is straight and silky , shortening toAvard the 

 tip. In repose the tail must be someAvhat bent into the shape 

 of a sickle, Ayithout any tendency sideways, and come a little 

 below the knees. The' length of taikis measured by pulling 

 it forward and betAveen the hindlegs of the dog and touching 

 the back aa ith it; the last vertebra of the tail must come on 

 the spine of the dog. 



Size, normal, for the bitch is about 36in., and 30iii. for the 

 male. Less than 24 and SOin. respectively are a defect, and 

 OA'er 32in. is no advantage. 



Coat soft, silky and glossy; wavy in placas or in large curls 

 all over. The decoratiA'e hair, i. e., on the neck, hips and 

 tail, is con.siderably longer than on the back and ribs; on the 

 head, from the ears forward, and on the fore edges of the 

 legs, the hair mu.st be very short, like to a mouse, smooth 

 and glossy. 



The color of the coat at present varies widely, but the best 

 establislied type has a gray or yellow color, vsdth lighter 

 shadings. Pure gray or yellow are scarce — scarcer yet is 

 pure white — ^the most prized. 



Admissible also are a, dark muzzle and fawn back, gradu- 

 ally shading to the under side of the body to Avhite or light 

 gray. Other colors, especially black, or black spots, are luit 

 allowable, as they surely and unmistakably show English 

 or Asiatic blood. But in general the color of psovoy borzoys 

 must be ca' en, not too strong. 



General shape of the modern borzoy is the same nearly as 

 of the old one. Both are about as AveU-coated, AAdth a kind 

 of muff around neck; profile and outlines of both are the same, 

 except for the head and ears. In the old borzoy the ears are 

 set higher on the skull and lying back on the neck made the 

 profile of the head appear longer and more graceful; while 

 in the modem one, though the head is as long, it is 

 broader and the ears are not outlined; but even in this case 

 the dog has a grace of its oaa-u by showing a proportional 

 relation to its greater strength. This same quality is indi- 

 cated by the greater width of chest, Avhen seen from before, 

 and tihiis the dog gains by a combination of breadth and 

 strength. 



THE LORA-HEINEKEN HEAT. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



I desire to call your attention to your report of Lora- 

 Heineken heat in Philadelphia trials in the Foeest and 

 Stream of Dec. 8, AA-hich gives the setter Lora the credit ot 

 finding and pointing both coveys in that heat. The heat as 

 run was this: The bird Mr. Tucker fltished just before the 

 dogs Avere cast off took a direction obtusely to that given by 

 the judges for the handlers to hunt the brace. Lora followed 

 the direction this bird had floAvn, Avhich led her to a coA'ey. 

 Heineken hunted out in his proper course until signaled 

 back over the hill to back Lora.'s point; she had dropped and 

 he either pointed or backed Avithout a.Avord; both AA-ere steady 

 to wing and shot. Lora followed rapidly the direction the 

 covey took in flight. It had settled in good cover about 

 Y;)yds. from woods; the birds Avere seen to fly from this cover 

 and Lora remained. There Avas no reason fftr the.se birds to 

 have flushed Avild; they had taken a long flight and found 

 t\ccllent cover before reacliin.g the Avoods. The judge (Mr. 

 Coster) ordered Heineken to remain until Lora was brought 

 back, after which we went back and Avere directed to hunt 

 out the original course. Lora. cast in the direction of wagons. 

 Heineken skirted the pines and sage and found hot scent of 

 birds at the edge of bullrushes, and he followed this a few 

 teet. Lora was Avhistled back and pas-sed Avithin a few feet 

 ot Heineken, Avho whirled to the right and rear and pointed, 

 and the point was called. Lora came back to the left anri 

 was workin.g on the footscent of the birds in bushes in front 

 oJ Heineken, who Avas then si.gnaled to go on and locate. He 

 passed to the ri.ght of Lora and made a .u'ood and firm point. 

 Lora Avas still movin.g in the hushes unseen by him. When 

 the birds were flushed the greater nninlier raised just in front 

 o[ the dog; one flew to the rear, ivhicli Heiueken's handler 

 killed. He would not have .shot had it been Lora's find or 

 her point. It Avas the dog's find and his point. 



Ordered on, Heineken, when folloAAun.g .sAviftly the direc- 

 tum of the fiushed birds, AA^heeled to a first-class point. The 

 .pidge ordered the bird flushed. Heineken was steady and 

 the judge said "All right," Noav AA-lieri yf)u make such an 

 liujioi't.Miit mistake against the do.g as not to .give him credit 

 lor makin.g ends to a staunch and positive point Avhen run- 

 mug fa.st folloAying the direction all of the flying birds went 

 (except the one I killed), Avere you not most likely to make 

 one Avhen there Avas a possibility of doubt? 



I feel that Heineken should have his d.ue., especially when 

 he ran a good race, industriously Avorking with fair range 

 and improA^ed pace to the last, obediently and intelligently, 

 without an error. While I make no objection to the decision 

 of the judges, because they Avare acting under a system with- 

 out rules Avdiich I agreed to, I do object to reports which 

 argue most favorably to liis opponent Avheu her position in- 

 dica.ted that she had flushed the covey from good cover where 

 it had settled and stopped to Aving. You failed altogether to 

 report the fact, positive that she A'.-ent in and rooted up two 

 scattered birds in the narroAv strip or turning row with 

 AA^heat field on either side. Mr, rucker saAA' the bird_s fly and 

 I saAv the bitch go in and flush them, so that Avhatever posi- 

 tion .she may have then occupied, she had flushed the birds. 



I do not desire to detract from Lora but I think I am enti- 

 tled to a fair report for my dogs, and I think you will cheer- 

 fully accord it now that your attention has been called to 

 what I hope and believe AA-as an inadvertency. 



-I. B, PUECELL. 



GUN-SHY DOCS. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



In your issue of Dec. 29 Mr. Elting has an article on treat- 

 ing gunshyness in a dog. His article is all right, except in 

 the first act, and that is wrong, Never tie a dog, for the 

 moment yoii put a cord on him and confine him he thinks 

 there is something Avrong and _a ou at once abuse any con- 

 fidence the dog has in you. G unshyness is merely this one 

 thing and nothing else— fear— and' Avhenever you' convince 

 your dog that the report of a gun Avill not liiirt him he is 

 cured of gunshyness. I have broken .several that vA^ere so 

 bad that at first report of gun they would run home. I then 

 pay no more attention to them that day, don't try to .get 

 them out from under the house nor pet them, bi.it feed at 

 uight as usual, and if they don't come out for it just leave it 

 there. Then tlie next day take your gun and dog, go hunt- 

 ing, and the first covey you get into don't shoot. Keep an. 

 eye on youi' dog and see Avhat he is doing. If he shoAVs no 

 disposition to get away from you go to Avhere the birds 

 flcAv from and sit down. Don't say a AA^ord to your dog, 

 he AA-ill soon commence pottering round; let him nose round 

 all he wants to. Go to your singles and do the same way, 

 Try this and keep at it till your dog gets interested in tlie 

 birds. Keep at it if it takes a Aveek; let him chase all the 

 birds and hares he Avants to. Xow, AA^hen your dog gets in- 

 terested in the birds then you can shoot some; but don't fire 

 your gun close to the dog. Let him be off one, two or three 

 hundred yards, and a good time is Avhen he is chasing. Then 

 if you kill a bird, take it. sit rioAvn and play Avith bird, puppy 

 or dog a half hour, get him to thiulc your bird is a wonderful 

 thing, and then your dog is all O.'K. Old dogs that have 

 been badly spoiled Avonkr probably reciuire different treat- 

 ment; but lay article is for puppies and young dogs on prob- 

 ably their first time in the field. If your puppy .should not 

 run home at first report, but comes in to you and stays at 

 heel, act as if you Avere out witli him the second day. 



HOR>^ET. 



Charlotte, N. 0., .Jan. 6. 



NEW ENGLAND BREEDING RIGHT. 



.Editor Forest and Stream: 



I have secured from Dr. Jas. E. Hair the English setter 

 dog Albert's Roderigo, by Roderigo out of Bonny Glad- 

 stone's Girl, and shall soon send him South to be prepared 

 for the NcAv England Field Trial Club All- Aged Stake, and 

 if breeding and natural qualification go toward making a 

 winner, he will be in the first flight sure. He is one of the 

 best of Roderigo's get I haA'e seen and I have seen most of 

 those shoAvn North, and for field work he has that dashing 

 merry way of going that makes it a pleasure for one to see 

 him afield. I expect soon to have him serve my dashing 

 little bitch Nellie Hunter, which aauII giA-e this .get the same 

 blood lines as the get of Antonio and the peerless Daisy 

 Hunter, so much talked of last winter when Daisy Avas bred 

 to Antonio, Avith the addition of the Druid — Ruby cross 

 through Ben Hill. I will then have some Derbys to be proud 

 of. I shall also breed him to Rose Gladstone, and by that 

 means get a combination of Roderigo and Gladstone — Sue, 

 which ought to prove as good now as it has in the past. I AA-ish 

 to say a word before closing, of the Avork of J. M. Taylor, 

 of AA'hich I haA'e just secured a copy. For the benefit of the 

 amateur breeder of English setters it is of incalculable value, 

 as it shoAvs plainly what breeding has secured the best re- 

 sults in the past, and if one will study it carefully cannot 

 go Avrong in breeding now; and I think that the breeders of 

 setters and pointers owe Mr. Taylor a debt. Vrith best 

 AAdshes for the continued prosperity of Forest and Stream. 



Edgewood, 



DIVISION IN WEIGHT OF POINTERS. 



Editor Forest and St/ream: 



In your issue of Jan. IS, in "Points and Plushes," your 

 eminent staff" correspondent of Chicago champions the 

 abolishment of weight classes in pointers. The new club at 

 Chicago, Avhich has proposed such innovation, has certainly 

 no pointer man among the framers of the laAV and, it seems 

 to me, is only trying to have something ncAv, at all hazards. 

 While certainly not averse to any progress pos.sible, I will 

 rest content to await the opinion of pointer breeders and 

 exhibitors in this matter, even though it has the weighty 

 indorsement of Mr. Waters, and it AviTl be plainlyno! 



, G-. Muss-Abnolt. 



TecKAHoE. ^^ Y., .Tan. i:3. 



Newport, R. I., Jan. Did you ever see anything like 

 this? On Sept. 23 my English setter bitch Lillian Russell 

 whelped nine pups. I Avas away from home at the time, and 

 AA'hen P arrived home Nov. 1, I found Kittie (4,, a maiden 

 bitch, suckling six pups; and noAv she plays and thinks more 

 of the pups than the mother does. When I feed her she will 

 take the food to the pups first and then eat Avhat is left. 



J. M. Broavn, 



Works on Sunday— 



Talks business seven days in the 

 week — a "Forest and Stream" Kennel 

 Special advertisement. 



