S8 FOREST AND STREAM. [Jan. isi. i898. 



DOG CHAT. 



Sale of Base. 



The beaglf nu'ii who were preseiil a/l the late tri/ils w ill 

 Tern cinbei' the .tcood work done by Mr. Aslibui-iuir's R;ise, 

 when i1 w;i>^ a to-^s iij) })el ween Fah' II. ;in(1 llu- I'oi-nier \\iin 

 •should win in tlie 15in. class. Base goes West aud is practi- 

 <^ally lost to Easter] 1 breeders, though he is a gain for the West. 

 His' laie owner wi-iri-: .Mr. 1-; 11. h'nniniele. ,1 r.. ofrthebo>- 

 >;an. Wis . 1 lie purcha^-er ;\\ a large figure. There were 

 .several men after tliisdog: (he price waslarne, but the lernix 

 five private. Mr. Ashburner besiieaks the good will of the 

 beagle men for tlie dog, which will be put a,t stud at once. 



National Beagle Club Meeting. 

 The quarter Iv meeting of the N. H. V. was ludd at the 

 Astor House, New York, Jan. 1(1, at 4:45 P. M. The okl 

 ofiicers present were: l*res. (Jliapnuiu, Vice- 

 Pres. H. li. ICreuderand Sec'y JI. V. .la.inic'- 

 .sou. The minutes of t he last metaling were;, 

 i-ead and ajiproved aud communications by 

 letter accepted as received. Alter letters 

 from the Keystone .K. C. and New England 

 K. C. asking" for specials had been read, it 

 was voted tJaat their requests be referred to 

 the new oflicers for a,ciion. Messrs. W. A. 

 .Power and N. L. Jiutter, Jr., having re- 

 signed from the club, Mr. .H. L. Krrieder 

 was appointetl to conimunicale with these 

 gentlemen requesting thera to state their 

 reasons for resigning. It was then voted 

 that a committee, con.sisting of Mes.srs. J. 

 W. Appleton and George W. Rogers, be a]j- 

 pointed to draw up a set. m r(;solut ions ac- 

 knowledging the good work of tlje retiring- 

 officers. "Ou retiring from the chair Mr. F. 

 W. Chapman iiiade a few remarks on the 

 welfare of the club, and then introduced the 

 new president. Mr. H. L. Kreuder. This 

 gentleman tlien took the chaii-, and in a few 

 well chosen words outliued the policy of the 

 cltib and its intentions, Tiie roll call ol 

 new officers w-as then called, and the mem- 

 b(^j's im'sent were Messrs. H. Ij. Kreuder, 11. 

 E. i^elu'llhas. ]>\ W. Cliapmau. A. (J. Knob- 

 lauch, H. V. .Janrieson, Geo. W. Rogers, G. 

 W. kaick. .r. AV. Appleton. H, E. Twyford 

 and H. W. Lacy. Discussion en.sued as to 

 the special for the Keystone show, and it 

 was decided to give one for the best lieagle 

 in open classes. After several suggestions it 

 was fiiuilly decided that the special at the 

 N. E. K. C. show should lie for the best pack 

 of four. Voted that cojumittee on incorpor- 

 ation be dischai-ged. as the cluti having re- 

 moved its lieadiiuarters it.i iNevv York, it was no longer neres- 

 sary to incorporate iu Massachusetts. Messrs. Norman . S. 

 Pease and W. 'I'allman were accepted as juembers. It was 

 then voted that the X. R. C. hold field trials in 1S9H. After 

 some discussion Mr. Chapnuin una ed that at the next held 

 trials classes should be as follows: 13 to loiu. for dogs and 

 bitches; IHin. and under roi- dogs and bitches; a. Derby for 

 beagles whelped on or alter Jan. 1. ISiCJ, also champion class 

 for first ])rize winners at previous trials only. This motion 

 Avas lost, but the field trial comnuttee will consider it in due 

 course. Messrs. Kreuder. Appleton, Laick and Schellhass 

 were nominated for delegates to the A. K. C, and Mr. H. E. 

 Schellhass was chosen. A committee on pedigrees, consist- 

 ing of jMessrs. H. Ij. Kreuder. J. W . Appleton ;uid H. E. 

 Scliellhass was then appointed liy the chair. The meeting 

 adjourned at (5:45 P. M, and the exeeuti\-e 

 committee went into session. The members 

 of this committee were Messrs. Ki-euder. 

 Appleton, Ijaick. Rogers and Lacy. The 

 question as to ^\■hat the i.)ro]>osed specials 

 should consist ot tor the Keystone Kennel 

 Club ajid N. E. K. ( '. shows was fir.st taken 

 up. Instead of cups it was decided that a 

 piece of pl;ite should lie given not to cost 

 more than ■*'35, at the Philadelphia show. 

 The coniniittee feeling that the N. E. K. C. 

 showlietug in the center of beagledoin, as it 

 were, sliould h.-iA e a little extra attention, so 

 it was decided to offer a piece of jilate not 

 exceeding W) iri value. Messrs. Kreuder 

 and Appletoji were appoiiited a coinmittee 

 to choose any suitalde articles iu silver as 

 the specials for the abo^■e .shows. . TIk^ secre- 

 tary was insti'ucted to notify the secretaries 

 of those clubs of the intentions of the N. B. 

 C. Meeting adjourned about 7 :30 P. M. 



The World's Fair Show. 



It has long been a ninch discussed ques- 

 tion as to whii would be chtisen tor the re- 

 sponsdile position ot sui^erintendent ot che 

 greatest dog sIioav this countrvAvill probablv 

 s;ee f or sonie time to come. Mr, Mortiinei' 

 has been the general choice, and exhibitors 

 -should feel relieved when they find then- 

 wish come true. In Mr. .John Read he will 

 have an al)le assistant, tor these two men 

 .stand fii'Cilc irn>icep>< ni^ managers of shows 

 m this counti-v, ancl can probably teach the 

 "promotors on the other side a thinsi or 

 two m this line. Ncav that this jjomt is 

 satisfactorily settled we trust that Mr. 

 Buchanan will so airrange inattei-s that the 

 "red tape, so plentitul a source ot annoy- 

 ance in these expositions, will not interfere 

 to frustrate the eftorts ot these men to give us a great show. 



W. K. C. Premium List. 



The years seem to come upon us wit h ahirmmg treiiueiicy, 

 and tlie receipt ot a VV. K. |)reniiuin list marks a nolher 

 milestom,Uu t\\ elfth in (nii i \p i u u( ( of \m( i u in -.low - 



The Westminster Kennel Club is progressive, and while it 

 does not go m for a pyrotechnical ]irennuni list ti.i .startle the 

 world and then subside mto darkness, the steady grow-th in 

 theA^alue of prizes shows that this, our parent club, iullv 

 appreciates the advance that has been achieved m kennel af- 

 fairs In America by continually increasing the A-alne ot its 

 prizes, until wjtli their seveiuecuth issue even the most 

 greedy e\hibit(n ^nould Itt 1 tonleiuKl \. glanct ihiough 

 the premium list of the show, that will take place i eb, 21 to 

 24, is almost bewildering in the arrav ot regular prizes and 

 specials, and at no other show can one nndge ot the interest 

 taken by the different specialty clubs m the breeds they 

 foster than at New Yoi-K. lor nearly ever y club has done its 

 "proudest tins year. 



Eor the impoi I Hit bieed- k h is ma^tifls St Beinaid->, 

 both types, grcvhounds. sreat Danes, pointers, all setters, 

 collies and smooth tox-terriers, the divided challenge classes 

 have the sanu a-- last e u s'i» md -sbl In open classes 

 however. :)^5 has been added to the tirst. prize, making the 

 prizi b ^M) and -s.-i. Puppy classes m taese breeds 



have Ssio. #10 ami h?; and rn tins is the oidv fault which we 

 can find with the list. These prizes alone are equal to those 

 given In laf c shows to the grown dogs, and in viewMil the 



restricted area of the Madison Square Garden one can hardly 

 consider it a wise or beneficial provision, especially when the 

 novice classes, which effect almost the same purpose as 

 puppy classes without so much danger, give the same 

 amount of money. In bloodhounds, deerhouiids, field 

 spaniels, cocker spaniels, bulldogs, bull-terriers, dachs- 

 hounds. licagles, Irish setters, black and tans, and pugs, 

 we find •'t?l5 and s*lu given for divided challenge classes; while 

 Russian vvolTlimiTidK. poodles, wire-haired fox-terriers, Bi^-d- 

 lington, Scot : ' oid \"orkshire terriers, King Charles. 

 Blenheim. i ~ e spaniels and Italian erevhounds 



have the sa.rni- i.vrn.", . lint the sexes compete togetlier. In 

 open classes all the lireeds, ^vith the exception of spaniels, 

 which have s>5 more tor first, get sio. .-siu and $r>. and the 

 more important have in addition puppy and novico classes 

 with .t;10 and i?;5 prizes. Xe^vfoundlands, foxhoticds and 

 terriers. Dandies and Prince Charles spaniels ha^ e no chal- 

 lenge classes, but the ojien money, *15, .-pIO and -^5 in ivided 

 classes, is liberal enough tor the su|3port given. Those 

 breeds «'herc sexes compete together are English re ti levers, 

 ('hesapeake Bays, Ii-ish water spaniels, (numbers, mooth 



hope now that good weather will serve and the best dogs we 

 haA^e be put down in proper shape. 



The New Beagle Field Trials Club. 



According to Mr-. P. W. Chapman, who ^vas in New York 

 last Monday to atitend. the Beagle Club meeting. 1 he iiros- 

 pects for the proposed New England Beagle Trials (Jlnb are 

 Ciuite rosy. Several'other breeders of beagles have signified 

 their intention of lending support to the movement. A 

 meeting will be held at Young's Hotel. Boston . .Jan. 'iO, at 

 s P. >r.. to take definite acli<ni in the matter and organize 

 the club. The idea at i^resent is to have the trials about a. 

 fortnight before the regular trials of the N. B. C. next fall . 

 wiiich i)lan is a better one than the one first proposed, as time 

 and expense wLl I be saved the owru^rs in conditioning ilieir 

 do.gs when the trials arc? luild about the same l ime. 



A Field Trial Club for Chicago. 



ft is reported in (JhicHgo that a new field trial cluli will be 

 formed in Chicago. Indica.tions are that even the wonderful 

 boom in field trials in IWi Avill recei%'e added 

 strength during 1893. Eiekl trial interest is 

 fast becoming not merely an adjunct to the 

 kennel world in generak but a little world 

 of its own. affording erajiloyment tor many 

 as trainers and kennel keepers. It is very 

 evident that several trainers now handle too 

 many dogs to do justice to all, and new men 

 are bound tit take up what will prove a 

 lucrative means of earning a living. Every 

 field trial club increases the list of pointer 

 and setter owners and the consequent de- 

 mand fnr stock. J'rospects are very rosy 

 for kenneldom in tlie year of .18!i3, 



T^J^; GLEXMOi;!-: i;kxni<:!.s. 

 Finglas, Bean Brnmmell, Winnie If. and (,'oleraiiie. 



American Spaniel Club Meeting. 



,\ vei-y pUiasant litllo dinner of v\-lnch 



siianiel men and a visitor partook, was held 

 at the Bartholdi Hotel, New York, on Friday 

 evening 1,-ist. Spaniel matters were dis- 

 cussed, ml liitiiiittLni, and with the aclxeuf. 

 of coffee aud segarstlie affair resol ved itself 

 into an executive committee ineetinLf of the 

 tliib, in which Messrs. A. C. TS'ilmerding. 

 H. P. Keasby, E. I-J. Oldliam, Jas. ^A'ritson 

 and (j. IJ. -Mason took |i;i]-c. Atter readiiiLT 

 the minutes and the treasurer had an- 

 nounced the finances of the club to be iu a 

 liealthy condition, the ■'annual dinner'' com- 

 mittee announced that they had received 

 favorable terms Irom the Bartholdi Hotel, 

 which they had under consideration. The 

 e( nipon'ttee on_ diplomas, ^vhicli the club in- 

 r. I ;:,-tribute at principal shows, re- 

 |!i I . ' t;ress, showing several samples 

 ^villl:i!. runitjined and aided by the artisiic 

 taste ot the coinmittee — the jii-esident— is 



and old English sheepdogs. Easstits-, white English terriers, , sure to result in a, diiiloma. well woi th winning. Tln' ques- 

 Clvdesdales, Welsh and toy terriers, schipperkes a,ii(l the i tion of ,s))ecials for 1 lie X. K. ^\. ( '. sliow \\ ,-is i-eiei-i-ed to ihe 

 miscellaneous, and thev all get .S15, .«1(l and .^5, a considerable secretary foi- further action. Ylr. '^Vilnierding reported an 



advance on last . 



This about summarizes the Nx-hole. which compares more 

 than favm-ably with the best shoA\^ in England. J'heu the 

 cash kennel pi'izes .given by the '^Y. K. C. amonuc to a very 

 considerable sum in the aggregate, when mastiffs. St. J-ier- 

 nards (both types), great Danes, wolfhounds, pointers and all 

 .setters, collies and bulldogs have a prize of -si.V); spaniels for 

 spoi-t, t(n's|ianiels;ind pnus ■'*^2(). ami bloodhounds, foxhounds, 

 poodles, bnll-terriei-s. daelishunds. Ijeaules. wire-liaired fox- 

 terriers. Irish ;iliil ^ (irl-;shiretei-i-iei-s.sl5. and New foundlauds. 

 bla<-k and tans, -white English, Dandie, Bedlington. Scotch, 

 Skye. Cl\iies(lale and Welsh, terriers and Italiitn greyhounds 



!i;Ai. KiKi.i) -na.M.s. KSl):-'. 

 . M. Tracy, N. Walliiee. 



u(t-s1(i It ^^oul(l b( impos>,dil( iswtll is nmii ( ( s^.n \ lo 



enumerate the great number ot specials given by the spe- 

 cialty clu))s. litit ^ve mav note tlie lilierahty of the Mastilt, 

 St Bernard. (Ti-eav. Dane. (;ollie and bulldog clubs m 

 this resiiect. ^^Jlose prizes m cash and cups range all the way 

 from to -soOO. The New York Meruld again shows 



Its interest m kennel affairs bv donating medals tor the best 

 m most ot the breeds. 



11k iu Ui wi h ( liii id\ anuoinned, and Ike Foklst 

 WMi !srj;i- :\M s list l;ist week was the only correct one pid)- 

 hshed before the premium list Avas issued.. 



'Vhi\ railro;i(ls which will carry dogs free when accom- 

 panied by owners are Grand Trunk Railway, N. Y. O. &; H. 



i{ ^^(M-ll ,( ^ ^ o ^\ \ ■^ l r ^^ d l 



& W- Lehigh A'allev. Central R. R. of N. J,, Philadelphia 

 & Reading. Pennsvb ania. Baltimore & Ohio, Ches, & Ohio, 

 :N[i(.1u. 11) ( c nil d N ^ N H H thin (haigisont 

 half cent per mile between local stations); Providence and 

 Stonmgton Steamship Co. 



All the express companies take the dogs on the usual 

 rates Spratts C-o. \y^\] bench and teed, as usual, and the 

 Walker Co. will dismtect. their sawdust Ijemg used. Entries 

 close Feb. fj and the tee lor each dog is .-.x and we nrnpt 

 impress upon mteudiniz- oxlnlmor.'^ the tart iliat, the\- jtiiisr 

 eiiter early or .stand a cliajiee ut hems thrown out when tlie 

 space IS taken u,]i. A II eutnes must be s.-ui to Mr. ..lames 

 Mortimer, the .-npeiintendMiit. 44 Broadwav. New York. Dr. 

 H- Clav Glover is the veterinarian, so e um\ be sure all 

 sick dogs will get the go-by. In conclusion, yve can only 



1 tier of ^1(1 cash from Mr. Win, West, to lie allotted by the 

 club, and a vote of thanks to Mr. West w:is passed. The 

 most impiu'tant business of the meeting, the question of life 

 membership, was then taken up and the t-oinmittee ap- 

 pointed. Messrs. Oldliam |and Keasby, gave an idea ot what 

 they thona-lit yv(nihl be right. After discussion it was 

 ado]ited with few alterations and A'oted upon as follows: 

 Tliat any charter member of the American Npaniel Club 

 nia>' become .-i lite member provided he is in good standing, 

 on [i.-iyiiieiit ot .Sli), That any member may become a life 

 UH^mber, pr(.ividi;'ig he is in good standing, on ]ia.yinent of s'!5((. 

 That those chart er members w-ho are al present in arrears 

 for dues may. on pavinent of the dues to 

 date, tjecome life members on payment of 

 s^Iil additiorifil. pnn'i(li>d such payment is 

 made on or before May 1,1898. The meet- 

 ing then adjnurned. 



Death of Suffolk Riot. 



Mr, A. D. Stewart, good ftim^ier and true 

 tluit he is. seems to lie having mosi un- 

 merited luck just miw. His fox-terrier 

 bitch Suffolk Riot, that he bought from .Mr. 

 Mortimer, had to lie be killed a few days 

 ago by her owner, owing to the injuries she 

 received in an encounter with .Hillside 

 Baroness. The lat ter bitch Mr. Stewai't-has 

 .sold to a New York gentleman. 



!VJr. James Watson is hustling in his usual 

 way f(n" the Kej-stone Kennel Club .show 

 next month, and intends that it should be 

 in ever)- way sti perior lo the tii-st lield last 

 >-ear. The Pointer ( Ji.ili luis promised $111 

 for best heavy-weigiit dog and bit(-h and the 

 same foi- ligiit weights. The Coilie (.'lub 

 gives the stud dog [ilale and two silver and 

 bronze medals for specials. 



Thelaie Altoirs get evidently partake of 

 the exciJleiit (pialities of their sire, for Mr. 

 Patterson w i-ires us, "How does this com 

 pare with t he re(-ord for litters:' H>- Alton. 

 .Ir., ex Lady komond. It, T dog.s; by ,Ylto- 

 neer ex Clara Barton, If), 7 dogs, all born 

 Jan. 14; nicely niai-ked and doing finely," 



It's pretty cold, in this country just now 

 but a warm w,-ive is predictetl for Eebrnary, 

 starting from Canada. This is hov\' -\ve 

 know: Keep \ ouT-e\"e on ,-i tox-terriev pnp 

 that will be at New- "i ork. tie is by .star- 

 den s King ex Incogiuta (lately lAvned ])y Mr. Mortimer). 

 A good uianv ot the best pidges here, mcluduiii- Hell, ot 

 Toronto, tmnk he has a emch on Mr, I hayer s .sliiO -wad. - 

 His bone IS simply wonderiuk not a bit timid and a good 

 .shoyver, 



Russian Wolfhounds. 



An interestinu: (.:onlrjl.)Uf ion to the (>xisLiiig literat ure on 

 this much discirssed breed as given m the -Hunter s Calen- 

 dar and Reference Book foi- 1893. by L. P. Sabanayet. Mos- 

 cow, will be found in another column. Ihe .standard he 

 gives will explain and tit. some ot the tvpes ot the dogs that 

 are owned at present m this couiitrv. Anvtliing that mav 

 .sued light on the proper tormanon ot tl.iese .-logs .should be 

 welcomed as a guide t(.i the men w ho lia\>j to indue these 

 dogs at our shows. Ihe question simply resol-^ es itself mto 

 this: Are the dogs now ownet-L here to be classiiied as Psovoy 

 Borzov. that is, the dogs known as strictk; Rns,sian borzoys? 

 ( -olor seems ti.i ha\-e an iu.tlnence in determming the purity 

 ot the breeds, and yyJiile no one -\y-ishes m anv way to de- 

 tract from Argoss s merits, a nrl his general lormation iwe 

 name this dog because he is the onlv lilack and tan dog in 

 tne country), we think that evei-y evidence should lie jiro- 

 duced to show a\ hetber his tvjje or dogs that hail troin 

 Messrs. Hanks .k" tlacke s kennels .■ire the correei tlnng 

 --Vuother show season is eorning on and in all fairness and 

 lusrtce some iinderstandiiig should be come to as to what 

 tvpe we are going t(.i stand by. Is Argoss's type to lead or is 

 Leekhoi s:" Tnere is much money invested already in these 



