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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[JAN. 5, 1893. 



iennel 



F IXTU RES. 



Jan. 10. — Indiaiia|>oUsi. hid. 



Jan. 30 to IS.— Sinitli ( 'aroliii;!, I'oiiltrv ami Pel isdoclc Association, iit 

 Charle.'iton. S. C. .rohn B. (iarisden. Hpc v. 



Jan. 2.5 to 3K.— >Jorthei-ii ( )liiri Ponltrv and Per, Stock and Kerniel 

 Association, at Akron (». W. A, Caldwell. See v. 



31 to 24.- West iniiistor IveniK^I (_'lul). New \ ork city. James 

 >tortnne.r. bupt. 



Feb. as to March 3.— JCeystone Kennel Club, at PJuladeliihia, Pa. 

 Jtiim-H AVatson. fcice''T. 



March 7 to lO.— Maryland Kwiuel OIul). at Baltimore, Md. W. S. 

 I.)i (lender ITer. Sec v. 



March 14 to 17.— Wasiliingtou. D. D. F. S. A\ ebstei'. BeC'v. 



Mar(!h *<.' to 3.5.— Elinira,. N. Y. C. A. Bowman. Sec y. 



April '1 tti7.— New Kneland Kennel Club, at liostou, Mass. J. \\ . 

 Newman, bee y. 



May .5 to li - I'acific Kennel Club, at isan Francisco. Cal. Horace "\\ . 

 Orear. bee v. 



Suiid 13 to 17 .— AA orld s Fail'. Chicago. "W. I. Bnclianan. (ihiet Doiit. 

 of Af<rH'uUin;e. 



Sept. 7 to 10.— lliuniltoii. Ont. A. I). Stewart, bee y. 



March 81 to 24.— City of the Straits Kennel Cluli. at Detroit. Mich. 

 Guy D. Welton. bee y. 



FIEIiD TRIAIiS. 



.Ianu.u'y-— Pacific Coast Field Trials, at BakersviHe. C:al. .1. M. Kil- 



^rarif, Sec-y. 



.Ian. ti.-Bexar ^^■leld I rials. (i. A. Cihaiiot, bee y. 

 f',,b (i.—Soiitheni Tield Trials, at ^'ew jUbany. Miss. T. M. Bl'Uilibv. 

 bee y. 



Kev, Kl— United Stales I'. !'. Chili Trials. Isew Albajjy. Ind. P. T. 

 Madison, Sec y-lreas.. Indianapolis, liid. 



PAWTUCKET DOG SHOW. 



This interesting little dote sho^y was brouglit to a success- 

 ful clo.sc Friday cveniim. Dec. .iU. Iv was /leld under tlui 

 a.uspices of the Tlhode Island i^oultrv Associtttion in tlie 

 skalinu iiuk ()'..lcii'-il)h > oinuK in m_ mi Die lln do^s 

 aiTiyed lu aidesnUorv la.slnon on that day. Inn n, w as nm un- 

 til about 10 \ M WedncMl.n Dec i'^ ilui rlu bun hiiu w i-- 

 iVL order and the bult ot the doa,-.s on their benches. Eilber 

 tiwiim' to the rtilatoriiicss ot: tlu' express compaiucs or the cn- 

 hibitors themselves scN'enil doi;s made their appearance iiiir 

 intc the day, but iii nianx' cjases too late torthenidyiiiLi. w liicli 

 did not comnienct' till alter 1 P. M. 



Mr. J.Otis Fellows was the ludLTc. and once .stari ed . i le. 

 ludgirm continued until attct- 7 P. M.. and \ya^ . lii;. 



throuffh m Mr. Fellows s usually caretul and consi i •• 



Mtyle. This IS the fir.st year that the society has he > n 



doji show under A. K, L. rules, and while Rl'-'ry was t lie <ii),\ 

 roAvard. and tor which an uii\ ry leei.if w a- eli.it Lied, lu.nr, 

 ^yell kuoAyu exhibitors ayailed tbeinselves ot the n|i])!irtii!iii \- 

 ot easily puttiiia; a win to ttic credit ot their iinu- -.'1., iJuis 

 placiny: them either into l iie < lia.Henfce class ■ • a rei- 



to the desired ii,-oal. It the; propo.sed ne\y rue . n umii 

 tiext year. thLs task may not be so easT, It is rnluailoiis on 

 the tace that small sIkiw s hke t Ins >liould count a.sinucli ui a. 

 way as at New York, t hicatio or Boston, 



T^he buildiiie was well adapted tor a show, halit and w 

 yentilated. The society, ot course, is esseiiti;illy an a.s.-ocia 

 tion ot chicken men. and th<;HiL'.ii Tliedous are all V(-r\ a. '-11 in 

 their way. to the cocks and hens belouM tljc sptnls. ( lie [loiil- 

 fcry e.xhilnt. was a creditable one a.ud iticcU' afr.iiiL':eu: ,ii rlie, 

 far end ot the hall tliedous liad their days. Ausmi cV (- ra\ cs s 

 food was well relislied bv llie dogs, find to Lvnoimc tell the 

 duty ot keeping tiie atmosphere of the show in a healthy 

 .state, 



Althoimh lite classics vy(>re as n rule represented by two or 

 three entries, still the fpi.-ility ol the sliow on the ^yll^)le was 

 fairly good, and many ot tlie dons on liand can hold their 

 own in much better comiiany. The presence ot scA eral \yell 

 known exhibitiirs made one teel quite at home, and the New 

 England contingent w as unt in loi-ce. Among the tainiliar 

 faces I saw were Messrs, llol.erl .Leslie. T\' alter F. Conistock, 

 D- E. Dayis. E. Eames. H. IJ. Freeman, F. . Chapman, 

 H- "\ .Jamleson. A\ . fs. ( lark. CTerman Hopkins. E. H. Hob- 

 erts, James L. ■\\ ells. (tco. \\ . Lovell. Fred bchnntt, Arthur 

 Tnckett, .1 ( 1 m. \ W Hiidi i) E l.imh II I Elliott, 

 Mr- FIvnn. Jr.. li. .Alton Smith. Drs. H. T, Tiiurbcf and W. 

 F- Kennev- The artendanc'c was not yery good on \\ edues- 

 day, but unproved during the ivst ot the week. bnpt. C;ha,s, 

 H Kenyoii. tlie oid\' ihiijinan ainonu' the othcers ot tlieshow, 

 a. breeder of ( rordons. etc. w as attentive to the wants ot the 

 exhilntors. and had ninch to contend ^^nth m gettinu things 

 properE' hxed up. Pres. llaiinon f^. Babcock workeil very 

 hard as ring steward and. stuck to his work till the last. 



T lie clul) had sold the catalogue rights to .sonndiody else, 

 and It \\<is mone\ out ol tliat soniebod\ ^pocket that the 

 catalogues were not on hand till the day atter .ludging. This 

 made double work tor the steward and everyone else who 

 liad anything to do with aettiuK- the names ot owners and 

 dogs. Mr. Michael Flyini. -Jr.. busied hirnselt dtiriujj- the 

 day in gettinu' Jii the I'ing aim rendering elhcieiit help. 

 Thei-e were 124 entries and the awards were as follows: 



M astiffs. — Tlie lirst dog to a,|)pear ;is a, mastift lirought a 

 smile to the tace ot everyone. His style was niikno\\ni to 

 any one present, btit he partook ot the Ecoiiberg as mnch as 

 anything- Prize vyas wilJiheld. bi.it it was atterwai-d h.iarned 

 lie was entered in tlic wrong class: Iml as lie did not a.ppcai- 

 again ] don't know wliat became ot him. I hc real tiia.si-ills 

 were eventuallv totmd and pidged after the St. E)Crtiafds, 

 but we will put tliem in their proper place. II, lyavyrcnce 

 rriiUd's Ee.o was t he %vinner in dog.s, reiieaiing his victory ot 

 U^t Aeai h]^ he id i^ not slunt t nongh .md t\pie-sion latliei 

 sour- light m bone, but likely enotiii-h cithersvise. 



St Been'AP.D.s (iiort^ii ).— (.^)uite a good dog class (4) headed 

 by the Brooklyn wintier !• feu stvlimitt s(.)t()sand Eoland, Jr., 

 they both looked exceedingly well, at the same time I liked 

 .lohn li- (ri-aham's Kamelianieha I. (late Wyoming .Pnnccj, 

 though his name IS certainly uniqiic, but he has the best 

 head in the chn.-s lois ,,t (pnliU uood legs mce t oioi and 

 coat, body a lilt sii(H-t aitd ta-i I curls over; he took third. J. 



Clancy's Barw yhc. or I t h. rtitlier .sharp m muzzle, good 



taod\ , bone and tonh-- bn|.,tMight behind and leet tnin 

 out a little In but In-, i 'i lud Vhmitt- in w pttuliasi, 

 Ladv Bountiful won, siie is good sized, \yould do with more 

 depth of body, head not. badlv shaped it there was more ol it, 

 hea\\ black shadings a good iiselul sort T CI vu \ - I) ir-\ 

 s:^cond. lacks quality, is small and muzzle too sharp, coat 

 ciirlv- Tn dog imps IJarrv was alone and m Intches Daisy 

 also scored without competition. 



Smooths.— E. H. Moore's Melio.se. won hands down iii opeu 

 dotrs. (iarrvins more flesh tJiaii when shown at Kocliester. 

 Kdtcar Kedmond's Abe. second, w lnle better m coat than the 

 winiiei losL-tohiu in > m i \ oi h< i essential i!io\esyell but 

 hone light and muzzle as well, and not correctly shaped in 

 quarters. In bitches (1), E. H. Moore s well known Miss Al- 

 ton was alone, she shows a, better coat than her brother. This 

 completed St. Bernards, no challenge entries. 



Grkat D anks.— Two present but only one with much pre- 

 tension to type. New N ork 1 'ng Kennels' His Duke was alone 

 in dogs: He won second at Brooklyn. Light in bone, snipey 

 muzzle, skull too broad, in tact not a winner; m bitches 

 Nora showing a good deal ot quality and a nice head, second 

 in whelp, is a nice stamp, grand quarters and thighs, head 

 would do with more length, perhaps. 



Grethounds,— Quite a iieat little display, though nothing 

 out of the ayerage. In open dogs (2) D. M, Lemley's Impera- 

 tor, very short in back, not quite good in head and^loin and 

 quarters fall away too quick, was placed flrst; John Sharkey's 

 A^eno, a son of the winner, light in loin, out at elbow and bad 



feet, was liberally dealt with in getting c, D. B. Lemley's 

 Idlewild and Catchfiy won first and second in the bitch class 

 (.2). Idlewild is from Roger AVilliams' Kennels and was at 

 Lexington last year, as a puppy; she has a good head, nice 

 quarters and loins, is well ribbed but feet are not compact 

 enough and she is light ol bone. Catchfiy is too long in loin, 

 throws her elliow^s out, ha,s a screw tail and too much .stop. 



PoiN'i'Kiis.- riicse came nc.xt a,nd made a verv creditable 

 display. In challenge heavy dogs, an old tinitid, (nsorgt^ W. 

 Lovell s Poutu'ic, won a bloodless N'lctory, Hisshortconnngs 

 arewell known to all interested in the breed, EoIkmI Ijcslie s 

 Belle Fiandolph also took anotlier step toward t he i n ii^ i>i 

 champion: she was looking well, too, and her owner w a.-i pist 

 as proud as ever. In open dogs, Harry Dntton s held trial 

 dog Duke ot Kent -wa- dIoiK mdwon l)i-h\ ind\i(k( 

 were also shown m this class, but afterward the weights were 

 divided. In bitches, (n/orge \\ . l/nell and Ijcslie K, 

 Morse s .Lilly and Tempest Q.iie.en were given equal first, 

 though I think thaii l mi balant'c ot merit ^yas Nvitli the last 

 named; she is a litter sister ol Dnlce ol Kent: tier head has too 

 nju(!li stop, but; muzzle is (h'cp and square, is well ribbed: m 

 tact, is much better ih.ni lallvliehind tlie head, where the 

 latter IS light thronghnnt. Tally has a better head and ex- 

 pi(ss)on, but rauz/h n li'(i| n -qiini i n m^li \ ii( 

 w.i^ absent Tn liglu ^ uhi h ') ihm ^\ loMllsDi^h 

 A, had little difluMiliA' in seormu nv er W , W . 1 >ai nbridge s 

 Nick C,, who could get no nearer tri the roetnev than vhc; he 

 IS a bit dish-taced and light m ooiie, weedv. In the contu- 

 sion ^ye do not know wiietlicr Mr. LjOvell s Lass ol Kijiiien 

 was pidgcd or not, I could not nnd her at terward, 



ENt.Lisn , Si riLi;s —Competition w i-kMiilnH lud I ik h 

 Dick, ' in the coiilined space, had to move carelnlly. In 

 thalleiige tlaw^ tlieie 5\eie no d(^gs but f \\ L n\ son s 

 Blue Nell, well known, had a, walkover: .she looked well, too. 

 In open dogs (8) the struggle between .J. L. A\ ells s Reverdy 

 and A. J. Lewis s Pi inee E. was hartl. witli the deci.sion 

 finally m f a.A'or ot tlie lug rlrii^- Keverdy. A\iio is rather coarse 

 but built on Avorkma,ulilve lines: he is well known, ami so is 

 Prince L., who excels Inm in (|Uahtv, chest, coat and head. 

 Reserve went to Fred II. ( larke s C laude, winner ol All-Age 

 at .\ssonettlie hist month: he is a. tut straighti l.iehind, good 

 bone, a short-bodied dog, rather cluddv, with a plain, blunt 

 liead: still be can go ill the field. Chas. H. Goodell's Rock 



•■ i^xxi iMf i{i:sn scouES .«>ain. 

 A scene in the Central Field Trials. IISK, 



Noble, vhc. is light m body and iiei 

 Kennels CTladst(.miaii deser\ ed hih 

 muzzle. g(.)od trtJiit, niee Imku, I hoi 

 Di Tmie.~F Hun I i 

 teet. head rather ena i ■ ' . .. 



FredH. Clarke 



'ds more rib. Nantucket 

 vlic: faulty in head— 

 ■jli ;i, little faulty in loin, 



ui; , latlUA' forelegs and 

 action. In Intehes (3) 

 a well known win 



eeition. \A'ell-known. Ihey 

 s Inchiquin. looking (|nite 

 lie Kennels Cleii .l;irvis. in 

 ( iillc II s Eh In W s ( ond, 

 A'er\ dl'0(.iliuig stern and 

 ud feet 

 ;ei]t. Glen 



ner, rather plain and short m head, elbows too tucked in and 

 would do with inin-e rib, .1, VV. Lawsoirs Princess Novel, 

 second, has won honorable mention belore: she has good 

 body, legs and teet. ] i! ; ■ n : 1 1 i . i lot enough stop. In pnippy, 

 dogsd). A. J. Eewt- , nad a wjilkovcr: a promi.siug 



son ot Prince .L. 1. ^ ; i ivimaiis .lean, traiisl erred trom 

 open dog class, won m bitciies: she has short legs, ;i rather 

 coarse head, and coati IS not cofiecr— not flat I'liough. A. ,J. 

 Le^VlS■s Nellie, second, has a better head, better ribbed body, 

 but ts a little Avide in tremt. >-till 1 tuonght she won w el 



iKtsH Setters,— With oni- n 

 were headed by ,Iohn J. .-^e.uili 

 liimselt. In open dogs (..lene 

 good shape, won easily. 1 hos 

 \-erv rich color, but lus short ii 

 leather plain head Averc too niueti tor his good 1. 

 to eounteraet. llie other two entries v^ere 

 dyne Kennels scored again m bitches ^vith tlie well-known 

 Sedan, in anything but show shape, not having recovered 

 trom recent maternal duties. •]. H. Blossom'.s Duchess was 

 absent. 



GoBDOM bfTTKKS. — I he entries in these classes were quite 

 nmnerotts and the finality- a guiHl avei'ai;e. .Muith Hrotlicrs' 

 Rftxmont had a ^\ alko\ er in challenge dogs antl . lames B, 

 Blossom s Heather Eee. a.bsent at the time id. indgmg. \yas 

 allowed her challenge wm atlerward. In > >pen tlogs, through 

 absence ot tlie other three entries, .Mis^ A. Nickersons 

 C^ltiiit Noble took fiarren honors: lie was tlie Toronto winner 

 and was in beautitul .sliow shape. Heiirv (J Iteill y Fan )mt 

 tor Michael Ryan. dr. s BeaulA R. would have had a walk- 

 over m bitches: the torrrier leads in ribs and straightness of 

 forelegs, is rather lighi in muzzle, neither have pencilhngs. 

 For the special, the only one given in the show. Smith Bros,' 

 Rexniont won, being better in head ann txuarters than Count 

 ]S oble. 



CoiTvKR SPAMECs.— A rather mixed lot. The winner m 

 dogs (8) Dr. J, E. Hair s Donovan, has been repeated Iv criti- 

 cised: he beats a nice little, red ilog, C, h. Browning s ( herrv 

 launch, bv the well known ( herrv liov. m head and coat. 

 The other entry Avas too leggy even tor our HornellsviUe 

 friend. There was only one bitch. H. D. Brown s Flush, 

 first, mce head, rather long, though, as well as bod^^ but 

 stands on good legs: short ot coat, Buli-terners were .judged 

 next, but taking ttie catalogue w c come to 



Foxhounds.— Here Dr. riiurber had his usual iniungs. 

 In dogs {H) the pidge got the long-backed Elite first. Deacon 

 second antl Parson thu-d, I liked them j ust the other \vay 

 about. Elite is a nice fronted dog, but too long-Avaisted for 

 abound. Deacon is much better, but inclined to cloddiness, 

 while little fault can be found with Parson behind the head, 

 smalL perhaps, but he is on the little and good principle. Dr. 

 Thui'ber's well known Femur was alone in bitches. 



Beagles,— It Avas a pity Mr, Jamieson's dogs did not ar- 

 rive in time, as then the competition would have been more 

 interestiiig;^as it was, the Gleni'ose Kennels did most of the 



winning. In 15in, open dogs Twintwo was absent'in challenge 

 class, but given herprize when she an-ived, as there was no 

 other entry, F. W. Cielfeld's Deacon Tidd wa,s judged 

 alone at first, but F. "W, AVilbur's Music was transferred and 

 class rejudged. Deacon Tidd, flrst, is better in head and 

 hmdparts, lauH^ m ioidegs Musk second fat and hea\y 

 111 tront. head snipy and plain. In bitches Glenrose Kennels 

 Parthenia was ready for any competition, but in A^ic li. s ab- 

 sence had to do it atone. Under 13in,, Glenrose Kennels 

 sliowed and won with Paderewski, reserve at Toronto, For- 

 est Hunter, the other ontrv. absent. That switt little morsel 

 Butterfly, trom the Glenrose Kennels, and which LTncle 

 Dick" allowed was the best he had seen that day, also had 

 this class to heiseU as usu.il sh(>was i little hu, but ^elv 

 pretty. Tlie other entry. Queen Racer, was absent. In pup- 

 pies F, W. Cielfehl showed Deacon Tidd. 



COLLIE.S.— We were cpiiie suriirtsed to see such a good turn- 

 out, there being m all thirteen entries. No challenge entries. 

 In open dogs (■!) AU.iert \ . AATiite s Fordhook C limax won. 

 He has a ring tail, nice head and front, coat sort, .Feihii C. 

 Phillips Maior .VI(d)iill. second, but for his large, and droop- 

 ing ears I liked li lui best: better head and expression: short 

 of coat. Lambert Stansfleld s Scot II., v. h. c carries his 

 tail even, has a coa.rse head, but good coat. legs and body. 

 I'he liitch class niiuibered tour, the winner tiiirnmg up in 

 .1. L- Lmcoiii s M;i,ritana,. She is coars(\ lat and cloddy. 

 Lrimbeit stansia Id s lliglilind Floss lias ,i much bettei 

 head- longer and cle.aiitM'. lar more quality, but is out of coat 

 dtincsint i; Mton ^nnt h s Al De Bui Dais> itsei\e lis 

 a nice clean, long head and good ears: would do with ,soine 

 rib: fair coat. Lambert Stansfiehi s iordhook Liahlia, 

 y h c IS small and a bit stunqiv in body and hea,d in keep- 

 ing. In flog pups \\ . M. Peckham s Leo was not good 

 enough tor first and onh' given second: ears long and carrietl 

 close: coat uudined to curl. Hitches brought out, a little 

 crowd ot five, the winner being Al De Ber Daisy, becond, 

 \l Th Bci I Inin b^ (Tuistoplni good head and carnage 

 of ears. l<''rajik E, Horiibv s Meteor, reserve, small, L. 

 Stansfield'-s Rose, v, h, c, very promising; head and ears 

 carried like a, veteran, Ghent Holdswori h s Aurora, h. c, is 

 also young, and, in the wooly state, a bit coarse. 



Fox-TTPiiiERS.— N''o challenge entries: open dogs (3) saw 

 the fight. )t hght it maybe called, between C, Rathbone's 

 Beverwyck Pmester and The GroA^e Kennels A\ ilton Trip- 

 per, the former well known, and was in good leitle, while 

 Tripper IS only a jinp vet but coming on nieely; h.- w ;is .sec- 

 ond in puiipv class at Brooklyn, a little on the by .\et; F, 

 Noble's -Tai^k was given more than he deseiA cd with three 

 litters, poor head, worse tront, big ears, ete, ( jpeii Intehes {S). 

 Hue then u as a tight inn tin hrstplm b. i \ . ui I .m ne &. 

 Bowman's Blackrock .Belle and Grove Kennels t.rove laly 

 with the verdict m tavor ot the latter: neither are in the 

 front rank Imt the •■only CTerman s masterly handling pulled 

 it off'; Blackrock Belle has a fair front, teetshonld be clo.ser, 

 bit long m tody, ears tjiirly carried: (xiove. Lily is cobby ot 

 the cobby, bit heaA-y in tront and ears might be carried bet- 

 ter and her muzzle is weak, but she ci ti liold herself well 

 when she likes and she did it lUst m time a t Pa.wtucket, W. 

 H. Jserr s N ettie -n-, Inc.. weedy, smpey head. Lag-eared bitch, 

 small size. W ilton Tripper won m dog pniis. 



BnLT-'L'Kr;ii]Ki;s.— Here was a motlev crowd, a little bit of 

 (wervthing: two white dogs among them, and these were 

 nidged first, with the verdict in tavor ot H, M, Howe s well- 

 )wn Comet II.. loUowed bv P. C. Pcttit s Aristocrat. 

 Neither are verv good m tront. but I thought Aristocrat had 

 It 111 body: heads are about on. a par. Then E. ( . Spink's 

 ston terrier was given a hrst: a neat little eha,|.i. In 

 Mtebes. H. M. Howe s (trove Duchess, in the a-bsence ot Lady 

 ■ l-'lle and Eowrnont Kit and E. H, (..'liadwick-s Fanny 

 i had a ^valkover. In pups W. El. iNerr s tiger, .i, tawn- 

 i . r . il dog ot the, bnlbterrier order, wa,s wiongLull y given 

 he. -Tor a Hghting dog.' Mr. Fellows s gootl heart got the 

 lietterot his pidginent here, especially as In^ had withheld 

 all mention frtmi a, .similat one m the open dog class; Boston 

 I i-iTiers are bad enough, but this animal was worse, 



Irish Teerikks.— A capital lot. some ot our best, as might 

 be expect sd AVith Mr. ( omstock s kennel m the district, w. 

 .1 (!om.stock's lioxer IV, walked idl with the cliallenge blue 

 ribbon tor dogs, while his Dunmurrv Nvas absent. Jii open 

 dogs (4) coinvietition was keen, W, J. Comstock s Hanover 

 Boy eventually lieating by his better front the bow-legged 

 Brooklyn winner. ( rib, now owned by Dr. Kenney. W._J. 

 Comstoek s Killaloe. vhc. good coat, body and legs, nice 

 head and tvfie. but small-sized, Dr. Kenney s Mickey K. 



In bitches (1) hrst to A\ , J. Coni- 

 eiiters tlie challenge class; short ot 

 Hint; pups, but slie looked well. Dr. 

 le, piqis — Jerry and Kathleen, Thev 



;h()ws too mnch liht 

 stock s (n-ate, wTio nov 

 co.at now. pist atter we 

 Kenney also showe.d si; 

 \yere firsts in their chi:- 



BcLLDOos.— Only our old triend Carisbrooke, owned by C. 

 A T- Smith: this dog looked tit and well. 



Ches.-vt'E.\ke Havs.— Twai fair specimens shown by Nan- 

 tucket Kennels: the dog Jtid.ge has a good <:oat but seemed 

 leggy and long in head to the general run ot t hese dogs. The 

 bitcli Dawn IS small: botli won tirst ai (Una ha, as they did 

 here. A number ol Italian greyhounds were entered but had 

 not turned up when 1 left, and m the miscelhineotis class 

 air. < 'hapmaii expected a, liasset to complete with a Dalma- 

 tion I'hi' siiottcd one was judged but his spots ran in too 

 mueli to be a good oue; he got first prize, and this completed 

 the nudging. H. W, L. 



RUSSIAN WOLFHOUNDS, 



FjOiUir Fiiretit and Siironi: 



I have ]ust- receive.fl a, letter dated Moscow, Dec, 10, from 

 an acquaintance, who is an authontv on the Barzoi, which 

 partly reads as bdlows: 



"One ot our rich noblemen, young and la\nsh m the expen- 

 diture of money, intends to send his entire kennel ot Barzois 

 with the hunting on mt to Chicago tor corniietition m the 

 AWirld's Fair. I'he gentlennan is particnkirlv tond ot Amer- 

 cans and their customs, antl the only thing tiiat could at this 

 time prevent his coming is the tear that it would not be 

 ()ro[)erlv apiireciaied liv the biisv Amerieans, He has the 

 largest kennel ol Barzois m Rus.sia. The iiuitorms of his 

 natrive huntsmen are richly decorated in true Russian-Cau- 

 casi.aii style, with pure solid silver ornaments, partly inlaid 

 with precious stones, the horses are the .small durable 

 Ptizste horses, trained tor the wolt hunt, AV ith the native 

 huntsmen and t he highly characteristic det;ails it will be a 

 mo.st pi<.-tiires(pie outht, 



Thesniiiqis t(jr iiist.iiu e aie of solid pui e sih er, weigh 

 ing 51bs. Remendjer you \yill have an opportunity to consult 

 the old nati\-e handlers ot the pack on the true points ot the 

 Barzoi: yt)U can arrange a wolt hunt on America s prairie 

 and have lots ot sport out ot this. All I want von to do is 

 to ask your friends ot the doggv world, who are mterested m 

 the Barzoi to write you, as secretary ot the Great Da,ne (Jlub, 

 expressing thcu' opinion as to Avhethe.r or not the idea seems 

 laudable to theiii, whetlicr the sacrifice His Highness is going 

 to make will serve, some iiui pose, t. c, vvliether American 

 sportsmen care anvthing tor the proposition made by turn, 



"He does not care what it costs, but seems to be alter the 

 honor of the thing. (Jan any of the dogs— it prices are rea/- 

 sonable and if the dogs are superior to what you Americans 

 have seen— be sold there!-' We would not care to take them 

 aU back." 



So far the letter. AVill the Barzoi fanciers address me at 

 426 Produce Exchange, Kevy York city. The secretary of the 

 National Greyhound Club wiU also please let me hear from 

 him. I only wish the great Dane people would ever get such 

 an opportunity. A. H, HBPPifEE. 



New York City, Jan. 1, 189,S 



