Feb. 3, 1893.] 



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is bad, and other things unfavorable, and the difference be- 

 tween them may not be very apparent, but put the same 

 brace do^TO again when the scent is good, and things gener- 

 ally satisfactory, and the former will be sure to beat the lat- 

 ter handsomely. The fact is, the best performers cannot do 

 brilliant work\inder unf ayorable circumstances. 



"I am satisfied that the plan of leaving the judges to man- 

 age the running entirely, without hampering them with 

 rules, is the sure'st way of having the best dogs brought to 

 the fi-ont; but it is unfair to blame them for making mis- 

 takes so long as they ha.ve not the means of thoroughly test- 

 ing each dog. So far as I have had the opportunity of form- 

 ing an opinion, I am sure that the judging is better than it 

 was a few years ago; but still some good qualities in dogs are 

 not suificiently valued, and some faults are too leniently 

 dealt with— false pointing in particular is a most aggra^'ating 

 fault; and a dog that is in the habit of making false points 

 must be wanting in courage or else has been badly broken. 

 Mushing, unless it proceeds from carelessness, bad style of 

 hunting or want of nose, is comparatively a very small fault. 

 As I have heard Mr. John Davidson say, 'He" might get a. 

 shot over a flush, but he certainly could not do so over a false 

 point.' The dog that never false-points, but occasionally 

 flushes is far ahead of the one that never flushes, but very 

 frequently false-points." B. Wateks. 



BOSTON TERRIERS. 



Editor Forest mid Stream: 



The admirers of the Boston terrier seem to be imbued with 

 the idea that they; must treat the asper.sions cast upon the 

 breed as the dog "itself does the impudence of the ordinary 

 street cur. Owners of the Boston terrier claim it is no fight- 

 ing dog, but a "gentleman's." That is all very nice and 

 commendable, but the dog cannot defend itself, and this is 

 all the more reason why some of the more enthusiastic own- 

 ers should compare notes and strive to utterly annihilate the 

 absurd prejudice that seems to exist against this dog. The 

 unkind cut that the breed is a "local fad" should stir up all 

 the cultured energies of the owners and breeders of these 

 smart Little dogs. Mr. Leland came gallantly to the rescue 

 last week, but instead of waiting to be asked the why and 

 wherefore he should, if he is able, tell us some facts as to the 

 origin of the breed, where it came from, what strains tJiere 

 are, and whether the terrier has been produced from con- 

 stant inbreeding from the original importations or not, and 

 whether the type would stand, without being materially 

 altered one way or the other, a crossing with other strains. 

 I have seen it stated that the origin of this terrier dates back 

 some twentjr-five years, when Mr. E.. C. Hooper, a member 

 of the Somerset Club, imported a dog called .Jud^e from 

 England. The dog weighed about 831 bs., and frofn him, it is 

 claimed, all the other strains have originated. He was the 

 sire of "V\''el]s's Eph, who in turn begot Tom, the first screw- 

 tail then known. 



It is said the best specimens nowadays trace their pedigree 

 back to this dog or a litter brother of his, Toby, owned' by 

 Mr. Atkinson, but a straight-tailed dog. This constant in- 

 breeding produced a small dog 12 to 201 bs. in weight. 

 Then an outcross was sought in the "Perry" dog, which had 

 been brought over from Scotland and sold to a druggist of 

 Boston called Perry. Then there was another dog used called 

 the "little Reed dog," about 141bs. in weight, and he was the 

 sire of Follis's Kate that weighed about 151bs. Of course the 

 constant inbreeding with the other dogs and this new blood 

 did much to fix the type and weight of the dogs of to-day. 

 Now the question to me is this; can the dog of to-day staiid 

 any breeding to a pure bulldog or a pure bull-terrier and 

 keep its tyiDe identity intact, in any of the litter resulting 

 from such a "cros.s"? I do not claim to know the methods 

 of the breeders of the present day, but I am sure it would 

 be interesting at this point to find out what sort of 

 dogs Judge and Tom and the Perry dog were. The sus- 

 picion is, of course, that they were bull and terriers, for 

 if they had been bulldogs or bull-terriers they Avould have 

 been designated as such one way or the other. Were they 

 mongrels or what were they? The Boston Terrier Club has 

 its Stud Book, and if this is any good it should solve some of 

 the questions in regard to the 'methods that have been used 

 to evolve the tight little Tjully terrier of to-day. Are there 

 any pictures of those earlier dogs? If the typical specimens 

 of to-day can be produced by a cross of judiciously selected 

 bulldogs and bull-terriers or white English tei iiei s at, the 

 first or the second or the third time of asking, tiien I think 

 the breed is by no means a distinct one, but, on the other 

 hand, if it cannot be so evolved, then I think the claim of the 

 Boston terrier for recognition should be at least treated with 

 deference if not allowed. 



I have studied the picture you published in FOEISST AND 

 Stream of Jan. 26, and I must say that there is a preponder- 

 ance, to my mind, of "bull" attributes over the terrier. 

 'I'here is the bull tail. The skull, stop, short square muzzle, 

 and ear are of the bull, and the legs and shoulders partake of 

 "refined" bull attributes. The first glance at the picture by 

 a, bulldog man would intimate to him that it was a mixed 

 bulldog. Mr. Leland says: "My experience has shown me 

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

 spring like themselv es with as much certaiiity as the average 

 recognized breed." Is this so, and do they never .shoAv an un- 

 due preponderance of bull or terrier in some of the litter 

 which are destroyed by the careful breeder? Like begets likes, 

 I know, but have the breeders so set the "like" that it repro- 

 duces itself approximately every time? The answer to this 

 question, with its different ramifications, should form inter- 

 esting reading. Let the Boston terrier man come to the 

 rescue. Where is Mr. Hughes, the secretary of the club? And 

 where are the fifty other members who will find that an ex- 

 pos6 of the breed is the only way to down prejudice and have 

 the door of the A, K. C. either opened or effectually closed to 

 their aspirations. This hanging on the fence will do no good. 



J. T. P. 



PiioviDiKCE, E. T., Jan. 28. 



GUN-SHY DOGS. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



In your issue of 19th inst., "Hornet" expresses the opinion 

 that "a dog "should never be tied, for the moment you put a 

 Gord on him and confine him he thinks there is something 

 wrong, and you at once abuse any confidence the dog has in 

 you." This 'has not been rny exp*erience. Of course the dog- 

 would rather be free at all times; but why should he lose 

 confidence in his master more from being temporarily chained 

 than for being sent from the warm parlor to his cold kennel? 

 He cannot discriminate as regards his master's motives in 

 either case, Of coiu-se it is not necessary to tie the dog in 

 cui'ing him of gun-.shyness, and I would not advise it, per- 

 haps, unless the dog was accustomed to the cord, in -which 

 case it could do no harm and might do good, for if the dog, 

 at firing of the gun, should run away, the habit of flight 

 might become more established, whereas if heAvas kept in 

 his place by the cord and saw no harm resulting from the re- 

 ports he would doubtless sooner become quiet and fearless. I 

 think every dog should be more or less accustomed to the 

 chain, as its use is sometimes required. N. D. Blting. 



English Lady Sold. 



Br. H. T. Eoote has sold champion English Lady, the black 

 and tan, to Mr. J. C. Mahler, Pittsburgh, Pa. Parties are 

 negotiating fot- some of the others, including Sultan and 

 Maiden, also Monarch, and these may be sho-wn at New York 

 under another name. The advertisement of these dogs ap- 

 peared^in Forest and Stream a week since. Verb, sap. 



DOG CHAT. 



Stag Hunting- at Hollywood. 



Some time since we spoke of the organization of the new 

 Monmouth County Hunt Club and the sending of Jimmie 

 Blute to Eugk^nd in search of foxhounds. Last Thursday 

 the nevv club pmrhased a farm of 100 acres near Hollywood, 

 in Monmouth county, and a contract was given out for ken- 

 nels and necessary staliliiig. Mr. Blute, who will be the 

 huntsman of the new club, returned with fifteen couple of 

 foxhoimds and three trained deer — two stags and one doe — 

 so that stag hunting will be one of the principal sports to 

 amuse the Hollywood "resorters." The deer have been reg- 

 ularly hunted by the Ward Union, of Dublin, Ireland. The 

 way -the thing w ill be managed at first is this. The deer mil 

 be walked slowly across country for a few miles, stopping 

 every now and then so that it can acquaint itself with the 

 topography of the country. When brought to the place of 

 meeting, the members of the hunt and the pack will be 

 ready to start; the deer will lie uncarted and given so many 

 minutes' law, when the hounds will be laid on and follow 

 by scent. The deer with its homing instinct is expected to 

 flee to its kennel and so aftbrd a SAAdft. a,nd exciting run. It 

 may or it may, not, but will probably aft'ord more fun than 

 the inanimate'aniseed bag. The country to lie himted over, 

 we are|;told, is'pretty stiff abounding in stone walls and high 

 rail fences, many of which are five-barred, with a drain on 

 each side. The deer is not expected to be touched by the 

 dogs and£will be protected by watchers at the keimels; but 

 it will bejsafer to lead the deer several times before trusting 

 him to the free run home, and make the surrounding farmers 

 fully acquainted with his deership's purpose or a load of 

 buckshot may end his career. Hollywood may be English, 



"birds here, .sure!" 

 Mr. J. L. Adams- Zula M., AU-Age Setter Stake, Central Field Trials, 1892. 



you know, but it is lacking in English traditions, which call 

 it heresy to shoot a fox for instance. This sport is on all 

 fours with that indulged in by the Royal Staghounds, about 

 which a good deal of outcry has been made in England lately. 

 The houuds are from the P'ytchley Hunt, and will be used on 

 fox as well, three times a week. The three Fs — Foxhall Keene, 

 Fred Gebhard and Fred Hoey, who owned the fox-terrier 

 Valet, are at the head of the club. The first hunt Avill be about 

 next March. 



Wash. A. Coster. 



In speaking of the good time he had down South this fall, 

 that popular sportsman, "Wash" Coster -writes to a friend 

 that though he had only two days' shooting "being so busy 

 judging at the trials" he "had a great time. Saw many fam- 

 iliar faces, met a great number of old acquaintances and 

 added many new ones thereto. I also sa-w a number of good 

 dogs and more than a few— poor ones, though the ovniers 

 couldn't see it. I judged in three field trial events, namely: 

 the New England, the Eastern, and the Philadelphia field 

 trials. I was in the saddle for OA'er two weeks, steadily cA'ery 

 day from eight o'clock in the morning until evening. I 

 enjoyed two drag hunts, after the celebrated AA^ent pack of 

 hounds. The country is too poor to raise foxes, hence the 

 great plentitude of quail, rabbits, etc. Once more in my old 

 home, lean look back upon my southern experiences Avith 

 delight, especially as I feel ten years younger, and am strong 

 in the faith that I have gained an unlimited supply of the 

 best of health.— Buck." We are glad our friend feels so well 

 and Ave can hardly imagine how Mr. Waters could make the 

 unkind remarks he did, about Mr. Coster's energy as a field 

 trial judge. 



Sale of Pug Sprake. 



Mr. Harry L. Goodman hinted some time since that the 

 sale of Sprake was not improbable, and at the time promised 

 to Avrite more f idly should the sale be effected. This has now 

 been accomplished, and Sprake returns to his former OAvner, 

 Mrs. Sarah E. Davis, of Waukegan, 111. Mrs. Davis has 

 neA'er been quite content since she first parted A^ith him, for 

 aside from his being a great shoAv and stud dog, he Avas al- 

 Avaysher faA'orite and inseparable companion. "So long," 

 writes Mr. Goodman, "as he remained at Auburn Park, 

 where she could pay him frequent A'isits and often take him 

 home with her for a short stay, she did not miss him so 

 much. After his remoA'al to Nashville, howeA^er, things Avere 

 quite dift"erent, so much so that she at last induced me to sell 

 him back to her, which I have done, but in parting with him 

 I still retain his services at any and all times; further, we 

 have a half-brother as Avell as a son of his in our kennels, so 

 that Ave are not Axithout the same blood. I consider Sprake 

 the greatest living shoAA- dog of the day, and in my humble 

 opinion he was never justifiably beaten by any dog", 1 wish 

 his fair owner the success her pluck and money deserve.'' 



Mrs. Davis was an exhibitor at the late Nashville show, 

 where her Toadie and Sprake Pattie took prizes. 



Southern Field Trials. 



Mr. H. D. Ellis, ticket agent of the Birmingham R.R. (that 

 runs to NeAV Albany, Miss,), has informed Mr. P. H. Bryson 

 that this road and the Kansas City & Memphis R.R., OAvners 

 of the first named, will sell round trip tickets from any sta- 

 tion on either road to NeAv Albany at one fare. Tickets can 

 be purchased from Feb. S and are good to Feb. 31. Mr. Ellis 

 has made apijlication to other lines for reduced rates but has 

 not heard from them on the subject. He adds: "These roads 

 are the most liberal of any I IcnoAv of in their treatment of 

 .sportsmen. Those having dogs will have no trouble about 

 rates oA^er their lines." This will be Avelcome news to sports- 

 men visiting the trials, which are sure to be well attended,. 



Crack Field Dogs Sick. 



We hear that Mr. Chas. Tucker's long run of good luck 

 this year has received a check, temporary only, we trust. 

 Dot Rogers, Rod's Sue, Maiden Mine and Lora, too, are all 

 sick at Mr. Tucker's kennels at Middleton, Teim., where he 

 was preparing Mr. Lorillard's dogs for the Southern and 

 tJ. S. trials this next week. It would be too bad to end such 

 a brilliant season with sickness, and we hope that Mr. Tucker 

 may still be able to put doAAm these good dogs in good work- 

 nig order. Since Avriting the above we hear that Maiden 

 Mine is dead. 



A Kennel Club for Saratoga. 



The list of kennel clubs is increasing every day almcst. 

 Fanciers in Saratoga have organized the Saratoga Poultry 

 and Kennel Club. A meeting was held Jan. 25 and Col. Al- 

 bert B. Hilton elected president. Meetings are to be held the 

 first Tuesday in every month. Their first show Avill be held 

 Jan. 10 to 13, 1894. One of the prime mOA^ers in this affair 

 was Mr. P. W. Gaylor, manager of the WoodlaAAm Stock and 

 Poultry YardSj and Mr. "Ripon Stormer" Clarke probably 

 had> hand in it, too. 



Mainspring's Death. 



Capt. C. E. McMurdo in speaking of the death of Main- 

 spring, wrote Jan. It, some interesting facts concerning the 

 noted dog: "Poor old Mainspring died this morning. I be- 

 lieve he hastened his end by OA^er-exerting himself in attempt- 

 ing to go out for his usual run with the other dogs, but as it 

 was very cold, I thought it best to keep him in and he died 

 shortly after— game to the last! He was the property of Mr. 

 ■J. T. Perkins, of Brooklyn, and was bred in England by Dr. 

 .1. H. Salter (the celebrated bench and field trial judge").' His 

 litter .sister Hops also passed away a few weeks ago. I have 

 no hesitation in saying that this brace by Mike — Romp hawe 

 done more to impro\'e the pointer breed as field trialers than 

 any other that have been imported. They possessed the rare 

 quality that makes dogs "go out and stay out" as one of our 

 mo.st popular judges describes it. They were active, wiry, 

 high-couraged dogs, Avith perfect tempers and lots of bird 

 sense. Mainspring was specially remarkable for his .speed 

 and the gracefulness of his movements. As Mr. C. B. Wliit- 

 ford remarked: 'It is no trouble to hiin to move,' and a 

 field trial judge said to me once, 'He Avas the poetry of 

 motion.' I am glad to say that between the tAvo of them, 

 they have left behind among their descendants a good supply 

 of their excellent qualities, so that Ave may hope to repro- 

 duce other specimens equal, if not better than themselves. 



"We are haAdng a regular hard VAdnter here, I found snoAv 

 on the ground on my return from Lexington, and we have 

 had nothing but cold since." 



Ohip Dogs. 



Should a bill, now pending passage in the Ohio Legislature, 

 become a law, candidates for the office of assessor will be 

 hard to find. 'rhe_ bill proposes that the assessor, shall be 

 furnished with a list of dog owners AA^ho did not pay their 

 tax on the canines the year before, and wheneA^er a man re- 

 fuses to pay the amount due on his dog to the assessor that 

 oflScial is not only empowered, but will be required by law to 

 send the canine to the happy hunting grounds at once. A 

 most iniquitous enactment — why not try the remedy on 

 the OAvners? Such a highwaymahlike order of things should 

 certainly not exist. If the as'sessors can shoot no better than 

 the aA^erage policeman, Ave fancy thenext census Avill not show 

 any marked increase in Ohio's "population. 



A New Book on Dogs. 



IVfr. BaAvdon Lee, the well-knoAvn kennel editor of the 

 London MeZf7, Avrites us that Part I., the sporting diAdsion 

 of his new book, "Modern Dogs of Great Britain and Ire- 

 land," will be issued eary this month. It wilFcontain nearly 

 600 pages and be illu.strated by Arthur Wardle in good style. 

 The letter press will be fuller and more concise than any 

 other book of the kennel, and, of course, the Avhole will be 

 fully up to date. In British Fancier , Jan. 13, an interesting 

 article appeared on Mr. RaAvdon B. Lee, accompaniedlby a 

 very inferior picture of this well-knoAvn sportsman. This 

 week we are pleased to find that the aboA-e jonrnal'makes 

 amends by issuing his portrait as a supplement, which_is"as 

 excellent as the other Avas bad. 



Doc. 



The trotting dog Doe that was killed in the vrreck at NeAv 

 Brtinsvrick, J., last week, brief mention of which we made 

 in our last issue, was probably as well known to the public 

 as any dog liAnng. The dog was a veritable gold mine to his 

 owner, Willie Ketchnm, of Brighton, Ont., who developed 

 the dog's natural trotting gait until his speed was something 

 phenomenal in its Avay, and he generally more than held his 

 OAvn Avith the trotters and ponies pitted agai7ist him at the 

 different tracks throughout the country. He was harnessed 

 to a pneumatic-tired sulky, and always driven by his oAATjer, 

 AA^ho, though nearly 20 years old, was but a boy in size. 

 Doe won in stakes, at last accounts, something like $17,000. 

 He had no lack of imitators, and the pointer Joe is said to be 

 a no mean rival. 



The Philadelphia Show. 



Premium lists are coming in upon us fast, the Keystone 

 and Maryland clubs now being in the mail. There is a dis- 

 position this year, and a commendable one too, to split up the 

 judging and not depend so much on one judge. It has its 

 good and bad features, but it is the only plan to increase our 

 list of judges, which in the Avay our shows are arranged at 

 present, makes the selection of judges, so as not to have too 

 much sameness, a difficult one. The Philadelphia li.st of 

 judges is as follows: Pointers, Jas. L. Anthony, New York: 

 English setters, Maj. J. M. Taylor, New York; Gordon setters, 

 H.F. Smith.Philadelphia: Irish setters, Max Wenzel, Hoboken 

 N. .J.; spaniels, A. C. Wilmerding, New York; mastills, great 

 Danes, fox-terriers, Jas. Mortimer, Hempstead. L. I.; collies, 

 E, B. Elliott, Chicago; beagles, H. W. Lacy, New York; St. 

 Beraards, Newfoundlands, bloodhounds, deerhounds, wolf- 

 hounds, greyhounds, foxhounds, harriers, bulldogs, all ter- 

 riers (except fox-terriers), dachshunds, toy dogs and miscel- 

 laneous, C, H. Mason, New York. Veterinarv surgeon, S. j. 

 J. Harger, Professor of Anatomy and Zootechnics, Veteiio,- 

 ary Department, UniA-ersity of Pennsylvania. 



■This seems to be a good working list. Those who Avill 

 make their debut in the ring as judges are Messrs. Anthony 

 and Smith, both well known in theii- breeds. Mr.^Elliott 

 judged at the Wilmington, Del.,"'show'in^ 1891.'«fOnl Mr 

 Mason avUI fall the brunt of the battle. The^premium'list 



