Jan. 36, 1893.J 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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lowinsi fanciers were present: L. A. Van Zandt, secretary 

 Gordon better ijlnlj: \V. ,J. Young, James Blair and R. 

 Lamb. Tlie c] al> was organized with the object of improv- 

 ing the different, breeds of fancy stock, especially dogs and 

 poultry, The oflicers fleeted are: President, E,' A Lyude; 

 Vice-President. Charles Piggott; Secretary. Eiml (-farnjo-st, 

 and TieasLirer, George Langran. who is well known among 

 the setter and pointer fraternity. A committee was ajipomted 

 to draw up constitution and by-laws, and the next meetmg 

 will be field at the Hanie place on Thursday, Feb. 2, at «P. 



W. K. C. Specials. 



Among the additional specials offered at the W. K. C. 

 sliow are the following: A. lady offers a .Japanese bronze jar 

 for the best Japanese spaniel dog in the show. The National 

 Greyhound Club offei-s the following cups: The Westminster 

 Kennel Club challenge cup for the best deerhound, to be 

 won three times by one exhibitor before becoming his 

 absolute property, at shows designated by the National 

 Greyhound Club. The Westminster Kennel Club challenge 

 cup for the best Russi.au wolfhortnd, same conditions as the 

 deerhound cup. The Munroe challenge cup for the best 

 greyhound owned by exhibitor. This cup to become the 

 property of the individual winning it three times, at shows 

 designated by the Natiottal Greyhound Club. 



Elmira Kennel Club. 



The annual meeting of the Elmira Kennel Club was held 

 Saturday evening, Jan. 14. The following officers were 

 elected for the ensuing year: President, Ray Tompkins; 

 First Vice-Pre.sident, Dr. H. DeV. Pratt: Second Vice-Presi- 

 dent, W. D. Dunham; Third Vice-President, C. AV. Jones; 

 .Secretary and Tresurer, Charles A. Bowman; Executive 

 Comnnttee, P. C. Pettit, Manfred H. Da\'is, Prof. .1. W. 

 Roberts. Frederick A. Cheney and I.. D. Little; Standing 

 Committee, Bench Show, Ray Tompkins. ,Joe Christen, Cler- 

 mont S. W'ixom, Frederick A. Cheney and Charles A. Bow-- 

 man. Their first annual show will be held in the old 

 armory, under A, K. C. rules. March 22 to 25. The premium 

 list will contain about 13U classes and the prize money will 

 be .$10 and .f.5 in all classes, excepting puppies. Premium 

 lists will be ready for distribution Feb. 20. 



United States Field Trials Club Meeting. 



The anmial meeting of thelTnited States Field Trials C\nh. 

 for the purpose of electing a board of fifteen governors and 

 transacting such other business as may come before the 

 meeting, will be beld in New Albany," Miss., AA'ednesda\ 

 evening, Feb. 15, at 8 o'clock. ' " 



Two St. Bernards were seized by the Customs people on 

 board the steamship Coya, which stopped here on the way to 

 Chili. The owner, an officer on the ship, intended to take 

 them as a present to a fiiend in Chili, but the rough voyage 

 had made them sick, and thinking they would' riot ' li ve 

 through a f nrther voyage advertised them for sale, telling 

 the Customs officer on the dock of the circum.staiices, witli 

 the full understanding that he would pav the dutyof2tK, 

 when the dogs were sold. He ad-s-ertised them and niade an 

 arrangement with a prospective purchaser, each agreeing to 

 pay half the custom dues. Then a meddlesome customs officei' 

 swooped down on the dogs and made the officer lead tliem (o 

 the Customs House, where they were held. On representim^ 

 the facts of the case to Deputy" Collector Phelps, he stigma- 

 tized the seizure as entirely unwarranted and oi'dered tlu' 

 dogs returned to the ship. 



.Messrs. S.- Davis & Son, of Montreal, have donated another 

 eijp to the Canadian Pox-terrier Club, to be competed for by 

 ikeimels of four or more. 



During the Des Moines show a. little excitement was caused 

 by some one stealing a collie pup. A detective was put on 

 the track of suspected parties, and there being a woman in 

 the case a search was made of her rooms, where puppy was 

 found under her bed, though she strongly denied that she 

 even knew there was a dog show in town. The law attended 

 to the woman and the man who had stolen the pup for her, 

 and the collie was restored to its rightful owner. 



The Charlottesville Field Trial Kennels have sold a brother 

 to Rip Rap to a Mr. Little, of North Carolina, for $250. 



The Englisli Kennel Club Field Trials will be held April 

 14, on. Capt. Prettyman's estate, Orwell Park, Ipswich. Essex. 

 Col Le Gendre yiarkie and Dr. J. H. Salter are the judges. 

 The Gordon setter trials will be held on Lord Cranborne's 

 Hatfield estate, April 5. There will be two stakes, an aJl-age 

 and one for Gordons not exceeding 20 months of age. The 

 judges are D. ,J. H. Salter and Mr. G. I^owe. 



The medals won at the N. G. C. show, at Brooklyn, have 

 been ordered from the .silver.smiths in England, and as soon 

 as ready will be forwarded to the mnners of them. As these 

 medals are three inches in diameter, great care has to be used 

 in striking them off', so considerable time is con.sumed in 

 getting them into presentable form. Another delay was 

 caused by the action of the customs authorities in demanding 

 50 per cent, duty on the medals already sent over here. The 

 law was appealed to and decision given in favor of the N. G. 

 C. Theii- money was retui-ned and medals will now come in 

 free of duty. 



We are pleased to find that the BrilnswicTt I^ur Club has 

 made such a good choice for secretary as Mr. Bradford S. 

 Turpin. A thorough sportsman, in fact he spends most of 

 his time, lucky man, in pursuit of one sport and another, 

 shooting principally, he is also not afraid of using his pen, as 

 the many interesting reports of the trials of the Bruns's\'ick 

 Fur Club, beagle hunting, etc., which have appeared in the 

 FOHKST AND STREAM will attest, and for this reason his elec- 

 tion, is peculiarly happy. 



Mr. H. F. Peck, who was for some time manager of Mr. 

 Logan's kennel of fox-terriers, has now gone into the broiler 

 Taising business, but still keeps an eve on the dogs. He 

 will manage the Akron, O., show that takes place this week. 



Ml'. E. M. Oldham donates two |5 specials at the Keystone 

 Kemiel Club show. 



Mr. Geo. Douglas is earnest in his resolution to give up 

 spaniel breeding for a time, as his business must be attended 

 to. He offers some good do^s, such as champion King 

 Pharoah's Sister, Sallie Hamilton, etc., in our business 

 columns this week. 



Mr. Geo. Raper has sustained another severe loss, his 

 father having died Jan. 9 at the age of 75. Mr. Tom Raper 

 was at one time a mo.st noted greyhound slipper, and for 

 fourteen years slipped at the Waterloo meeting, from 1.857. 

 when it was made a sixty-foiir dog stake, to 1870, when he 

 sent Sea Cove to victory. This \^'as the vear when the cele- 

 brated Master McG rath was pnt out in 'the first i-ound by 

 Lady Lyons. Mr, Raper w as known in his dav as the prince 

 of slippers and was as well thought of for his integrity as for 

 his ability in that direction. 



Mr. A. D. Stewart has closed out his kennel of fox-terriers 

 and will now devote himself to bulldog breeding. The ken- 

 neil was disposed of as follows: Raby Domino to Mr. E. K. 

 Hart, Albion, N. Y.; Silver Domino to Mr. S. H. Thompson 

 Tdronto; Silver Loyer to Mr. B.H. Ross, Lindsay; Silver Belle 



to Mr. Samuel Simms, Ouawa. Hillside Baroness to Mi'. 

 Albert M. Young, New York city; Mv Queen to Mr. J. R. F. 

 l5o\d, Hamilion: Dear lle;in io Mr. Alfred Baker, Hiitlalo, 

 N. : Tom ]5o\ to Mv. 11 T, (rage, Detroit, Midi.; Dynamite 

 .\],■^ DewMi-, Cliitago, 1)1 : Silver Rose to Miss Carrie 

 Bowman, Hamilton; Silver Dolly .and Silver Bee to Mr. S. S. 

 Keller, Richlield, N. .Y. Only the good voimg dog Mv Fel- 

 low remains unsold, and he will be shown .at New York if 

 not sold before that show comes on. 



The St. Bernard bitch Judith is already famous asthedam 

 of the grea,t smooth litter by Alton, most of which are owned 

 by Morse. Last fall she was mated with Sir Bedi\-ere and 

 the result is very gratifying, a.nd their owner, Mr. G. P. Wig- 

 gin, by advertishig them in our business columns, affords St. 

 Bernard lovers an opportunity to secure .specimens of this 

 excellent cross. 



The manager of (;he Oak Grove Kennels, Joe Lewis, always 

 had a penchant for Engii.sh setters, and, not content with 

 the fine lot of red dogs the kennel owtis, they are buying ex- 

 tensively in the English setter market. We note that re- 

 cently they have purchased from the Blue Ridge Kennels 

 Ouida F, and Hinda Mark II., by Gath's Mark out of 

 Barby's Girl; Piedmont, Belle F. and" Blue Belle, by Antonio 

 out of Belle of Piedmont, .Jr.; King Antonio and Dixie F., 

 by Antonio out of Princess Jov; Nellie P., by Gath's Mark 

 oat of MoUie Belton; Fo-fNder's'Mark II. and Gypsy Mark, by 

 Gath's Mark out of Ollie T.; Count Antonio and Huntres.s, 

 by Antonio out of Miss Nellie G. From Mr, Paul Gotzian 

 they haA'e purchased Monk's Nun and Furness Maid, by 

 Monk of Furness out of Bloom Nun; Daisy Furness and 

 Beulah Furness, by Monk of Furness out of Suspense. This 

 fine array of young bitches of both good Ijench and field 

 blood should prove very tiseful to the kennel. 



We have received a letter from Mi-. Twyford on the Elliott- 

 Twyford matter. Owing to the contradictory statements 

 given out we prefer not to have anything further to do with 

 the case until the official report is published in the A. K. C. 

 Gazette. 



Mrs. Engene Clarke, so \vl^]^ known as the principal exhib- 

 itor of .Japajiose spaniels, .■lilowed her spaniel Ootah to give a 

 liirthd.av recer<fio!i Iflf' Tn efiav to her numerous friends in 

 the cnltiri ed do.a Tvorld. Among the visitors was Mr. Mer- 



BOSTON TEaaiER "DASDV," 



Owned by Mr. Charles F. Leland. 



rill's newly imported black and tan terrier Princess Dagmar, 

 Avho arrived late and created a sensation, as a Birmingham 

 winner should. The alfair was daintily arranged and quite 

 ■'Jappy" in every particular. 



Mr. Geo. Raper sails from England on the Aurania on 

 Feb. 11. 



The following special was omitted from the premium list 

 of the W. K. C. show: The ^Vestmiuster challeiige cup 

 value .$500, contributed by Col. .Jacob Ruppert, W. C. Reick 

 and the Westminster Kennel Club, for the best American 

 bred St. Bernard, sired in America, and born on or after 

 March 1, 1890, the cup to remain the property of the West- 

 minster Kennel Club until won three times by the same dog, 

 competition open to all exhibitors. 



Ml'. Smythe, ow^ner of the Swiss Mountain Kennels, has 

 purchased a litter sister to Scottish Leader from Mr. Sydney 

 W. Smith. The new purchase is expected to be in whelp to 

 Young Btvte, and has already had a lirttir by Monte Miranda. 

 She wiU come out by the steamship British Prince. 



It is reported that the noted trotting dog Doc was burned 

 to a crisp in the accident on the Pennsylvania Railroad at 

 New Brunswick on Thui-sday night. 



The Newfoundland, or big black dog, has again proved 

 itself a hero. In the accident on the Long Island road last 

 Tliuisday in wliich the fireman w^as pinned under the debris, 

 this dog, o\Txied by one of the Long Island Express Co.'s em- 

 ployes, was the first to get to the .spot, and before the shovel- 

 ers could get to the body the dog had dug the snow 

 from the fireman's face. When removed to the express office 

 the dog stood guard over the body and at fir.st would not 

 allow even the doctor to approach. It would be interesting 

 to know what the dog thought of the occurrence. 



We ai-e sorry to say that the gate receipts of the Glovers- 

 viUe show fell short of expectations, the club taking in only 

 itrSOO, as against S500 last year. 



The Western Michigan Kennel Club has elected the fol- 

 lowing officers for the coming year: President, Eugene 

 Glass; Battle Creek; Secretary, 'William O'Byrne, Kala- 

 mazoo; Treasurer, A. T. Lakey, Kalamazoo. The election 

 of vice-presidents and board of"^ directors was deferred untU 

 the adjourned meeting Feb. 7, at which time it is proposed 

 to make some changes in the constitution and by-laws. 



The annual Spaniel Club meeting will be held at Madison 

 Square Garden, Feb. 22. at 5 P. M. The dinner -will be held at 

 Hotel Bai-tholdi the same day at S P. M. Tickets S3 each. 



We did not have the oppertunity to ask Mr. Reick w^hat he 

 paid for Sir Bedivere. but he told the editor of Stock-Keeper 

 (Eng.) that s:3,400 w as the figure. This is the sum that was 

 mentioned in several papers on this side, and is a little over 

 a third of what the dog originally cost. 



The Irish water spaniel Eileen. Shanghran that, it will be 



remembered, Mr. Mortimer purchased while in England and 

 resold to Mr. George Davis, her former owner, has just 

 whelped a splendid litter of puppies to Mike McCarthy. 



A whole galley full of new advertisements this week; • that 

 shows how the Foi?ES'i' and Sti!EAM is appreciated as an ad- 

 vertising medium. Among the new offers for sale are: 

 U. R. Fishel, some well-known field trial and bench winning 

 English setters: Woodbury Kennels, dogs of all sorts; 

 Hermitage Kennels, mas.tift' jjuppies, sale or exchange; Dr. 

 Foote, black and tan terriers; Geo. W. LoA ell, trained 

 pointers and setters; Geo. Douglas, noted cocker spaniels; 

 G. P. Wiggin, St. Bernard pups; .J. Hope, dogs of all sorts; 

 G. G. Brownell, Gordon .setters; C. S. McChesney, pointer 

 bitch pups; H. H. McVeigh, broken Irish setter; J. Jeffers, 

 foxhoimd pups; Swiss St. Bernard Kennels, kennel of St. 

 Bernards; W. H. Hyland, prize winning pointer; Lyon, 

 setter dog; Handsome Brook Kennels, trained cocker clog; 

 S. Ramsay, Irish setter pups; J. F. Stoddard, lieagles; 

 24 East Twelfth street, English setters. In the stud; AYe 

 draw particular attention to tl^e fine array of Great Dane 

 stud dogs that the Cumberland Kennel Club advertises; 

 also their pug and Italian greyhound. This is the first time 

 Ch. Melac has been placed at public stud. We also draw 

 attention to the Wankie Kennels' array of Scotch terrier 

 stud dogs. Owner, offers the service of the noted Irish setter 

 Bedford. Wants— FlcJi-ida, foxhound pups; Trainer, a man 

 to take charge of a St. Bernard; Fred P. Kirby, dogs to 

 handle at shows. 



Our reports of the Des Moines, Indianapolis and Detroit 

 shows arrived too late for press last week. To insure inser- 

 tion in the current issue w'e mu.st beg our correspondents to 

 forward all communications intended for the kennel depart- 

 ment so that they may reach us on Tuesday at the late.st. 

 We wish to give the news with the dew on ft, not when it 

 has Ijecome dry by repetition elsewhere. 



The New England Field Trial Club seems now to be firmly 

 establLshed, and with its new- list of officers may be depended 

 upon to enlarge the sphere of usefulness in .New England 

 field sports that the club was organized for. It \vas a great 

 com])liment to Mr. E. K. Sperry, the retiring secretary, that 

 t he new regime insisted that he should remain secretary, but 

 Mr. S [terry, with that disinterestedness he is noted for de- 

 clined the honor on the score of inability to attend the meet- 

 ings, feeling that a seeretaiy nearer the base of operations 

 wf)nld be more acceptable. The peculiar methods which 

 ctl^tained under the old rejjime precluded that publicity of 

 tlie club's doings which would insure its greater prosperity, 

 init this was not Mr, Sperry's fault, for he personally a.tt'orded 

 lis all the information that he could. Mr. Lovering has 

 stnrted with the same intentions and we trust now that the 

 club will afford the sporting press every opportunity to help 

 t he good cause along by giving timely notice of m'atters of 

 interest both to the club and the field' trial public. 



Dr. H. T. Foote seems in earnest this time in his intention 

 in giving up the breeding and exhilsiting of dogs for a time, 

 at least. In this issue he advertises his whole kennel for sale, 

 and as it contains a number of dogs, black and tan terriers 

 especially, which won the principal prizes at the shows for 

 I. wo, or three years past and contains such noted dogs as 

 r liampions Broomfield Sultan and Meersbrook Maiden, this 

 should afford a good opportunity to some one anxious to get 

 a winning kennel ready made as it were. The bitches in the 

 kennel are all well mated and several of them noW in whelp, 

 and the stock is of high quality. 



Mr. Charles K. Farmer writes: "The prospects for the im- 

 mediate organization of a kennel club in Indianapolis are 

 very bright with such gentlemen as named below at the head 

 of it. Mr. Harry New, proprietor of the Indianapolis JrAir- 

 nal; Peter Travers, of the Indianapolis News; Mr. Heni-y - 

 Schwinge, a leading grocer; Mr. A. A. Anderson, secretary 

 and treasurer Citizens' Street Railway Co.; Mr. Joseph 

 l ieeker and many others, and it is hoped a show will be hSd 

 to follow Detroit." 



BOSTON TERRIERS. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



I am surprised to read in your usually impartial paper 

 rather severe criticisms on the Boston terrier— especially as 

 yon were most complimentary to the dog when the idea of 

 starting a club originated. I only desire to see impartiality, 

 and as there is no reason scientifically ^vhy the dog may not 

 be bred to a certain type, this hostility of seendngiy inter- 

 ested persons is little .short of absurd. There is something 

 in the fact that very few people know what the dog shoultl 

 be and are misled into thinking that any lumbering brindle 

 dog, with cAddent bulldog blood, must be a Boston terrier. 

 In order to enlighten the public as to vrhat this terrier reall\ 

 is like I inclose a photograph of one of mine— one that I eon' 

 sider very typical. W ould any one with even slight knowledge 

 of dogs mistake the dog for a bulldog? Are not terrier char- 

 acteristics prominent ? I think you will have little hesitation ' 

 in pronouncing the dog decidedly terrier iii type. I am in-, 

 terested only as a fa.ncier, and have no Bo.ston terriers to 

 sell, but I do wish to see fair play coward the breed and to:= - 

 see this sensele.ss babble of the do.g being a "mongrel" stop-' ■ 

 ped. That it is a well-directed eff'or-t to form a new type ' 

 between the white English teri-ier and the bulldog is true, 

 but why not? Is there a .single ,sonnd reason against it? I 

 should like to know it if there is. I have been familiar with 

 these dogs for over ten years, and my experience has shown 

 me that to-day these dogs, intelligently mated, will produce 

 offspring like themselves with as mtxch certainty as the 

 average recognized breed. 



The opposition to these dogs is purely selfish and I cannot 

 understand Forest ATsd Steeam allowing itself to be in- 

 fluenced by such motives. What right had the Bulldog Club 

 to refuse to exhibit where Boston tenders were showm? Mav 

 I ask how it could po.ssibly affect them? I can only say "l 

 never knew a more nnsportsmanlike thing done by a club. 

 There seems so much opposition to the do,g from certain 

 quai-ters that an open discussion on his merits and demerits 

 might prove whether he is entitled to recognition or not. 

 Any one caring to argue the matter with me I should be 

 most delighted to try and convince him. I hope that yon 

 will see fit to print the photograph I inclose, merely in fair- 

 ness to the dog. Charle s F. Lel.\^>ij. 



RUSSIAN WOLFHOUNDS. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



After reading the letters in your paper of Jan. 5 about the 

 Russian wolfhounds it strikes me as remarkable that these 

 ■S7.50 and even ijS imported hounds were expected (last spring) : 

 to kill a Colorado wolf .singlehanded, while in Russia it takes " 

 three a,.500 hounds to kill a yoimg wolf. Now, let me ask 

 your readers who is to blame for last spring's fiasco, the poor 

 hounds or their owners? As I hope you will keep your read- 

 ers posted on the result of the Russian gentleman'"^s off er to 

 bring his hunting pack to this countrv you will oblige me by 

 sending your paper to my address. Y. 



MONTCLAIR, Colo. 



LETTERS MISLAID AGAIN. 



Editor Forest and. Stream: 



I have mislaid a number of unanswered letters in reply to 

 my advertisement in Foeest as d Stream. I wish that any 

 who have written me and not received a reply would write- 

 again, as I do not intend to leave any inquiry unan.swered. 

 ^ H." V. Jamiesok. 



West Duxbubt, Mass. 



