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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Feb. 9, 1893. 



THE FANCY IN ENGLAND. 



The English Kcninel Gazette, as customary, and in pursu- 

 ance of a policy tiiat miglit be. followed by oirr own Gazette, 

 publishes its annual reiroppect of breeds, \A riTten by differ- 

 ent specialists. Oommei icing with bloodbounds, all the prin- 

 cipal breeds are treated. Dr. Turner say.s tliat, contrary to 

 1891, there have been few dearlis amojig the young blood- 

 liound stock and that many of the new stars, such as E. 

 Brough's Burgundy and Bainier are still .shiidiig. The breed 

 is gaining in points wliich go to malcc a good, sound, work- 

 manlike "hound, though dogs with a little more wriiikle, 

 depth and squareness of lips might be more sought for. These 



five character- to the head, but he deprecates any loss of 

 ound jiroperties to get them. 



Deerhounds are, .^cording to "Stag," contrary to this 

 country, increasing in poptrlarity, and breeders and exhibit- 

 ors are on the increase. Pointers, says K. C. Nomsb, though 

 there is nothing sensational to write of, yet the breed has 

 fully maintained its po[)nlarity. The Rev. O'Callaghau takes 

 ratber a pessimistic view of the Irish setter and attributes 

 detrimental results to the incompetent and all-round judges 

 who are ready to judge anything, from a shctet anclior to a 

 needle, and advise,- ijieeilers to steei- clear of all shows judged 

 ijy all-round judges. Tt.ere bn,s been a falling olf in type dur- 

 ing the past ye.-ir. Perhn]:is the day itiay not be far distant 

 when America may be atile to put the breed in England on 

 its legs agai]i with' sorne new Idood. Gordon setters, accord- 

 ing to Mr. P. A. Manning, Imve lieen fairly represented at 

 shows, though we find that at the Crystal Palace show no 

 more than se^'enteen were shown andi:)roba.ljly many of those 

 came from Mr. Chapma/n's Iwnnels. 



"Thornbush'' takes all the ditfererit breeds of .sporting 

 spaniels. He remarks that the entries at most of the shows 

 have been shoi-t and that nothing of any moment has been 

 brought to the fi'ont. The "Sussex" is spoken of as being 

 stronger to-day than e\'er, and the cocker is also looking up 

 a bit, while the toy codger has gone to the wall once more, as 

 it should do. Good and typical Clumbers are fewer in num- 

 bers than ever, and the English water s]ianiel is almost ex- 

 tinct; while Irish water spaniels do not improve in type, bnt are 

 getting more like ret.ril:!^'ers: some short of topknot, ot hers 

 short, in feather, and many Aviuners longer in legs than they 

 used to be. Speaking of lield spaniels, he says: "'The breed- 

 ers' and exhibitors' weakness— if not some of the judges'— for 

 length, Avhich point has nuw idmost l:)ecome .an absurdity, is 

 now doing much in the direction of destroying the beautiful 

 working symmetry of this \'at iety of spaniel and I'equires 

 checking before it is too late," juid then refers to the prob.al)!e 

 spectacle of a field spaniel haA ing to be lifted oxit of a ditch 

 because of his extreme length. 



Abotit Bassets, Mr. Millais fills over three columns, in 

 Avhich he deplores the scarcity of young stock to come on for 

 the present year. He thinks the dog Pcjuis la Beau is by far 

 the best hoiiud dog brought out since tlie days of Paris. 



"Isestor'' agrees mth "Trefoil," the writer of last year's 

 ai-ticle, in feelbig that the collie lias not advanced. There is 

 stiU a craze after long, ,senseles.s-lookiug liefids, though it 

 seems that the d.ays of the Borzoi head, as it is now called, 

 are mrmliered. The liitches are said to Ije more responsible 

 for the Aveak hea.ds than the dogs. An ear craze has now set 

 in and the idea is to get as small an ear as possible, set right 

 on top of the occiput, with the .smallest pos.sihle loend-over, 

 and this "Nestor" expects will lead to prick ears becoming 

 the rule and not the exception. The ear free of feather and 

 only slightly drooping over is agauist nature, and is poor pro- 

 tection tor the ear. Farther on "Xestor'' remarks: "There 

 has been, in 1892, more than in any previous year, a .strong 

 predilection on the iiart of tlje more modern judges to award 

 prizes to dogs possessing the longest heads, narrowest skulls, 

 smallest ears and longest coats; legs, feet, .shrjuklers, chest, 

 and in fact make and shape j^enerally being eir iier ignored, 

 or looked upon as merely of secondary imi>ortance." And 

 very truly, he- adds, "It may be remarlced hei-e, cn pn^sn iit, 

 that density of coat, and not length, should be aimed at, for 

 to a working dog in snow and slush a long coat is a terrible 

 nuisance, as any practical collie breeder well ivnows. True, 

 to a show dog "who is (ieficient in body properties, shelly in 

 make, bad in shoulders, and with no (juarters, a long coat is 

 invaluable, lilse charity, covering a multitude of sins." 



The popularity of the collie is not on the wane, and prices 

 rule high for good specimens. Ormonde is hailed the crack 

 of the year. 



About btrlldogs Mr. Fred Crowther, now secretary of the 

 Bulldog Club, waites very entertainingly, and at the same 

 time instructively, so that we think it a.dvisal:)le to give the 

 bulldog men of 'America an opportunity to put themselves 

 au fait with the clianges anti doings in this breed of old 

 England. 



Mr. Crowther says; "Taken , as a whole, I am inclined to 

 think that the bulldogs of the year show considerable im- 



Erovement in most of the essential charaetcristies of the 

 reed. Narrowness of underjaw is, however, rniich too 

 prevalent to be pleasant, and I am, sorry to sa>- 1 cannot 

 think of auy blood likely to transmit the broad 'navvy's 

 shovel' underj;iw. It belaoo\"es us to bear in mind that a 

 bulldog's underjaw should be In-oad as Avell as turned up, for 

 I am afraid that we are Ijeginning to sacrifice breadth of 

 underjaw in fa\'or of remarkably turned up, but woefully 

 narrow ^mderj;r\A^ or to be unduly carried awa-y with a 

 broad, but straiglit underjaw. There are several stud dogs 

 who possess ijroad turued-up underja.ws, liut, alas! they do 

 not seem to possess the [property of i,ra,nsmitting it to their 

 progeny. Again, gooil thick arched necks are none too con- 

 spicuous, although tlie arch is present in profusion in the 

 narrow-necked brigade. There is a serious tendency for 

 noses to run small, .and consequently the nostrils present a 

 very pinched a.ppearance. The etiect of Avide nostrils on ii 

 bulldog's face is very grand, and is. moreo^'er, a very ancient 

 property. I think we ought to encourage the breeding of 

 bulldogs v\dth nostrils of a size which would readily admit 

 the insertion of the finger. At the in-esent time the nostrils 

 of most specimens are so small and pinched that it would be 

 a hard job to pass a toothpick. It will, of course, be readily 

 understood that I use tlie finger and tooth pick illustrations 

 as indicative of what nostrils now are and what they ought 

 to be from an appearance point of view. I mention this in 

 case any one should stippose that there is some need to push 

 a finger up a bulldog's nostrils. Too much attention cannot 

 be paid to the set of the eyes. Unfortunately in many of our 

 best specimens they an- set oldiquely to the stop instejid of at 

 right angles to it, as they should be. 



'"We have made gi-aiul impro vement in ears. Not very 

 long ago button ears were very eomjuon, but the pretty rose 

 ear now comes o -at very strongly. Shortness of back is al- 

 ways a source of troub'le to produce, and although there are 

 Xilenty of long backs visible at the present time, yet I think 

 we have shortened them a l)it generally, and gi-eater uni- 

 formity exists in that respect. In order to perpetuate short 

 backs, 1 advise breeders to infuse ilecve's Crib blood into 

 their strains. Along-backed bulldog is au jibouiiuaiiou, so 

 i hope special attention will be paid to endeavoring to 

 eradicate the pre-dispo.sitioii which nndoulitedly exists for 

 backs to become long. Shortness of legs, aucl elbows stand- 

 ins well away from body are properties which seldom are to 

 be'found approachintj,- perfection, but when they do, never 

 fail to impress the Intlldog i.-.incicr. There can be no doubt 

 that we have sutiered from the "D.-nldy Long Legs" type of 

 bulldog for years past, but I am pleased to see that, we are 

 making rapid strides tward improvement in that re.spect. I 

 believe thac owing to the judicioas combination.*, of strains 

 which have been made f^y iliougiiif ul breeders dui ing the 

 past few years, the wortl "stilty" will ere long be eliminated 

 from the "bulldog report ers' vocabulary. At the same time I 

 would urge upon breeders the advisability of breeding in 



rather closely for a few generations to low-legged, out-at- 

 shoulder bretl bulldogs. By this means the reliability of pro- 

 duciug that which one seeks to perpetuate will probably be 

 attained, 



"Opinions seem to differ very considerable as to what 

 degree of 'out at elbows' is the correct thing. Some fanciers 

 are to be found who aver that dogs with elbows like British 

 Monai'ch, Kitty Cole, etc. , etc., are cripples or deformities, 

 while others regard Father O'Flyn, Bhurtty Dublin, Orphan 

 Lad, etc. , etc. , as perfection in elbows. To my way of think- 

 ing a bulldog cannot be too much out at elboAvs, provided 

 his activity is not interfered with and he walks on his feet 

 and not on his pasterns, J udging from old prints, I dare say 

 there is some amount of truth in the assertion that our dogs 

 of to-day are not quite so active as the A'ery old-fashioned 

 dogs. The answer is (1) that we do not need them to be, as 

 the bulldog now is a 'fancy' dog, and not a bull-baiting ani- 

 mal; and so long as he is active enough to be a man's com- 

 panion that is all that is needed. (2) The old dogs Avere 

 trained for feats of endurance, whereas uoAvadays we haA^e 

 no occasion to train them for any .such puriiose. If Ave had 

 to test their powers of endurance I haA'e not the slightest 

 doirbt that we could bring some of the fir.st prize dogs up to 

 a condition fit to fight for a kingdom, because we know the 

 'heart' is in them. '"^ The Bidldog Club's ,scale of points is 

 true to the traditional style and make of the old English dog 

 and Mr. Crowther tldnks tliat breeders need not fear about 

 getting a AA^rong sort of dog if they can eA'oh^e such a dog as 

 the standard calls for. Furtirer c'on.sideration of the breeds 

 must be left for another time. 



THE BALTIMORE SHOW, 



BALTIMORE. Feb. G.— Editor Forest and Stream: The 

 Maryland Kennel Club have completed all their arrange- 

 ments for their coming show of March 7 to 10. The follOAv- 

 ing .specials have been received uj) to the time of writing, 

 viz.: 



The Collie Club, for members only: Silver club medal, 

 A-alue 820, for the best collie, dog or bitch, in open class. 

 Bronze club medal for the second best dog or bitch in open 



class. 



The Bulldog Club offers for club members only: Club's 

 silver medal, for best bulldog or bitch in the show. Club's 

 silver medal for the best Ajnerican-bred bulldog or bitch in 

 the sliOAv. 



The American Spaniel Cluli oft'ers, for members only, the 

 George H. Whitehead trophy, value '^2-5, for best cocker stud 

 dog shown Avith tAvo of his get, to be Avon foiu' times before 

 beconung the property of any one member; -55. for best field 

 spaniel: §5 for best cocker spaniel. 



The American Mastiff Club offers their .silver challenge 

 cnp for the best American-bred mastift\ dog or bitch, xinder 

 two years of age, open to all. An entry fee of -i^ will be re- 

 quu-ed, one-half of the aggregate of the entry fees to go to 

 the Avinner, the other half to the Mastiff' Club to meet the 

 expenses of the cup. Provided there are at least three in 

 comperition for this prize the name of the winner Avill be 

 engraved on the cup and the owner v^dll receive the club's 

 "ploma. 



The St. Bernard Club of America offers four of their club 

 silA'er medals (particul irs not yet received). 



The following express companies Avill return dogs free 

 when full rates have been paid one way: National, Wells, 

 Fargo & Co., American, United States, Baltimore & Ohio, 

 Long Island, Ncav York & Boston Despatch Co, and Adams. 



We are in receipt of the following letter from Mr. William 

 Fleming, Secretary of the Trunk lane Association, Avhich 

 covers the following railroads: Grand Trunk, N. Y. C. & 

 H K., West Shore, N. Y, O. & W,. N. Y., L. E. & W., D., 

 L. & \Y., Lehigh Valley, Central Road of N. J., P. & E.., 

 Pennsylvania, B. & O. and C. & O.: 



"No." 14.3 Liberty Street, New York, Feb. 1.— W. SteAvart 

 Dift'enderffer, Esq., Secretary, Baltimore, Md. Dear Sir: 

 Your appbcatiou of the 27th ultimo Avas duly received and 

 the following authorized: For each ticket not more than 

 three dogs to be carried free; care takers must present for 

 in.spection the necessary identification papers. Yours res- 

 pectfully, William Fleming, Sec'y." 



W. Stewart Diffendeeffeij, Sec'y. 



FLAPS FROM THE BEAVER'S TAIL. 



TOEONTO, Canada. — Mr. A. B. Elmer, Kingston, has lost 

 by death the black and tan terrier La,dy Don (Kaiser— Desde- 

 uiona), AA-ho AA'on first in the puppy class at Toronto last year, 

 being placed over the Brodies' importation, The Black Earl 

 and Mrs. Potterson's Broomfleld Florence. She was also vhc. 

 in the open class, dogs and bitches, at Kingston. 



A change has occurred in the Forest Kennels by which Mr. 

 E. .1. Walsh, Oakville, becomes a memljer of th"e firm. Mr. 

 Walsh brings in with bim the English setter dog The Sultan, 

 which Mr. Davidson aAvarded Jirst to at Toronto. ' The Sultan, 

 a ncAv pointer bitch and proiiably one or tAA^o more will be 

 shown at New York. The otlier partners in the kennel are 

 Mr. C. A. Stone, of Toronto, and iMr. McGregor, of Chatham, 

 the kennels being located at. the latter toAAm. 



PHILADELPHIA KENNEL CLUB. 



Secretaky P. G. Taylor, of the Philadelphia Kennel Club, 

 tells us that "In order to insure a larger attendance at our 

 monthly meetings and strengthen the social featui'es of our 

 organiz'ation, it has been decided to use a portion of the club's 

 funds in giving, each meeting niglrt, a nice little supper to 

 those in attendance. 



"On Tuesday, Feb. 14, at 7 o'clock P. M,, the first supper of 

 the series Avill be given, to be immediately foUoAved by the 

 business meeting of the club, 



"A gtm committee has been appointed audit is proposed to 

 hold semi-monthly shoots at live birds and bluerocks. 



"A bench committee will con.sider the advisability of hold- 

 ing a show in the near future. 



"The open field trials recently held, notwithstanding their 

 being the first attempted, and necessitating a large outlay of 

 labor and expense were, ne\-ertheless, broughtto a successful 

 issue and the guarantors thereby released from all liability of 

 beinu called ripon to make good auy deficit. 



"The report of the treasurer showed the finances of thecltib 

 to be in a satisfactory condition, all debts having been paid 

 and a healthy surplus steadily accumulating. 



"The ability of the club to furnish its members with the en- 

 tertainment proposed, is principally due to the generosity of 

 Mr. S. Murray Mitchell, of the Aldine Hotel, in providing it 

 with a place of meeting free of expense." 



WASHINGTON DOG SHOW. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



We hope your many readers Avill be interested to know that 

 the Washington City Kennel Club vdll have a bench .show 

 commencing March li that Avill be to the taste of the most 

 fastidious and all for loA'e. 



Last year Ave were handicapped in haAung a shoAV in an out 

 of the Vay place, Avhich, coupled Avith enormous outlay, 

 made it unprofitable, but not discouraging. This year we 

 will have to rent at heavy expense a lai-ger hall than we 

 really need. It don't suit oui- pockets, but our loss aauU be 

 profit to the exhibitor, for such a gorgeous, magnificent 

 place for a dog show is, probably, not to be found in America 

 — 3:3.5ft. lon.g by 125ft. wide; in short, it covers an acre of 

 ground-. Think of it! This new edifice is conveniently 

 located, brilliantly illuminated (800 electric lights), and 

 thoroughly ventilated and heated. Indeed, in a sanitary 

 sense, it Avill be well nigh perfect. And when the curtain 

 goes up the prologue Avill be, "Let Hercules himself do Avhat 

 he may, the cat Avill mew and dog Avill haA^e his day." 



Bench Show Committee. 



WASHreGTON, D. C, Feb. 1. 



Mr. J. H. WinsloAV, of Philadelphia, writing of the point- 

 ers he has been advertising in Forest AifD Stream, says: 

 "I have sold to Mr. J. Guild Cook, of Baltimore the pointer 

 bitch Clancarty, liver and white, about I81bs. Aveight, and to 

 my mind the b"e.st one lever bred. She is by Beppo out of 

 V/hite Pawn, she bv Grafton (af-all brother to Beau of Port- 

 land, Avinner of the Southern Derby, 1891) out of Ethel, a 

 daughter of champion Beaufort, out of Zanetta. She has 

 been in the hands of W. W. Glessing for some time and said 

 to be a good performer in the field, and it is my opinion that 

 she is destined to be a Aviuner on the bench." 



The bull bitch Luna, OAvned by Mr. Cecil French, Montreal, 

 wdnner of first, Nottingham; third, Burton-on-Trent, etc., 

 will make her appearance at New York show. 



Mr. Fred S. Wetherall, of the Compton Kennels, Compton, 

 England, has just returned f I'om England and brought a 

 long string AAUth him. He has a good one in the wire-haired 

 bitch Eoath Reimie, by Darlington .le.ster, out of Wasp. 

 Rennie is n big Avinner in England, having seventeen Xjfi^es 

 to her ci-edit, among them first Hishojj Auckland, third open 

 Fox-Terrier Club shoAv, third open K. C. show, first Llani- 

 does, etc. She came out in AA'help to Mr. Hopgood's A^aluer 

 (champion Brittle — Vida), Aviuner of sixty purses up to 

 i^foA^ember last, specials and fi\e cujis. including the ten 

 guineas at Oxford in 1890. The bitch Avas bred by Mrs, 

 Berry and is now a little oyer 3 years old, Avhite, Avith tan- 

 ticked ears. 



Mr. WetheraH's other pitrchases are t-Avo Scottish terrier 

 bitches bred by Mr. James Blair, Woodside, Aberdeen, and 

 thi-ee Irish terrier bitches. Particulars 1 have not yet been 

 able to ascertain. Mr. .lames Lindsay, of Montreal, has an 

 interest in the Irish terriers autl Avill join Avith Mr. Wether- 

 all in the establishing of a strong kennel of this breed. 



During Mr. WetheraH's absence in England Compton 

 Merit (C. 3,119), the bitch he imported last year, Avas killed 

 by her kennel mates, and, ;is "misfortunes never come 

 singly," two of his own breeding, Compton Hazel (C. 3,036), 

 and Compton Beauty (C. 2,035), were poisoned by some rascal. 



H. B. Donovan. 



MR. MULCASTER'S RIDE. 



Editor FmrM and Stream: 



Allow me to send tardy comment on the late discussion on 

 the question of Aviiether ornot the judge. Mr. iMulca.ster, rode . 

 out to the grounds in the conveyance of the pre.ss rei)resen- 

 tatives at the An-ierican Coiii-,siug C'lulj mi-et, held at (ireat 

 Bend, Kan., last October. The eoniment is late, l>ecause 1 

 have already been at the pains to telegraph a, correction of 

 Dr. Cattanach's criticism of my statement, because I do not 

 doubt the editor of FoKKsr Axb Sti;kaai has entire cordidence 

 in the accuracy of the Fouks'p amd Stream report in all such 

 detail. It is too much trouble to say a, iliiiig twice Avhen 

 you know you ha,\ e been ruini, in i he iir:-i, s,-i viim- ol it, Ihis 

 now is my third assertion tliat Mr. j,lulc;isier rude out with 

 the press "men, as Avas originally stated in luy reiM irfc. I can 

 not see vvliy Dr. Ciittanach or anv one elsi' shonio ',\ ish to 

 "correct" a" simple fact, especially since the e()ri-,.'eti(>n brtugs 

 into all the worse light those Avho should ha,ve attended to 

 providing a proper conveyance for the jnd.ge. If it Avere in 

 the least necessary. I could refer to Mr. Basil Haym.an, the 

 representative of tb.e A-incyi<;in ri,-hl, or to Mr. Ilaynie, of 

 Lawrence, who was' also doing press work. Mr. H'aymaii, 

 Mr. Mulcaster and myself «u on the back seat of the surrey 

 Avagon, or rather, I sat upon Mr. Haymau and Mr. Mitl- 

 ca.ster, Avho sat upon the seat. Mr. Mulcaster sat upon the 

 left hand .side of the seat as Ave Avent uoridi. His knees 

 being rather hard, and both he and Mr. Hayman rather 

 uneasy after I had sat upon them for a few miles, 1 stood up 

 for a part of the time. When I stood up I stoofl on the 

 floor of the surrey, or surrey wagon, ami field on to the col- 

 lar of Mr, Haynie's coat, grasping it about au ii K:h and a 

 half to the right of the middle seam and not directly in the 

 middle. Mr, Haynie sat on the front sea.t, to the le',ft of the 

 driA'er, as we Aveiit north. That is liovv' I etitild hold on to 

 his collar. If necessary, I can furnish a diagram of this, 

 describe the scenery and tell hoAv often the dri\'er greased 

 the wagon. It never seems to have occurred to Dr, Cat- 

 tanach and all otlier gent leuien \vlm mav h.-:e/e talvcn Mr. 

 Mulcaster out to the grounds that all the ai)o\-e might be 

 true and they might still believe their own eyes. 1 will be 

 courteous enough to express entire fielief in their state- 

 ments and will even go so far as to say that very po.ssibly 

 Mr. Mulcaster may have ridden out not only one or two 

 mornings, bnt every morning, \vitli sume one w ho took com- 

 j)assion on him, insrea.rl of in a proper vfhiclc, properly pro- 

 vided for him by the pruper ollieers. As to t hat I can not 

 speak of my own knowledge, and so do not [irosuuie to con- 

 tradict a gentlem;m; but as to my original and subsequent 

 Statements to the effect that Mr, Mulcaster rode out with us 

 on the morning when I said he did so ride out, 1 speak of my 

 personal knoAvledge, know Avhat I am talking about, and 

 know it ahnigbty well. - !<,. HoLon. 



THE BEXAR FIELD TRIALS. 



Manchester, Tenn., Jan. 20.— Edrtnr Forest and Stream: 

 1 notice in Forest and Streaai, .Tan. 2'\ in report of Bexar 

 field trials your correspondem says; "Messrs. A. M. Young, of 

 Manchester, Tenn., and W. G. Pilkiiigtrm, of I'illvington, Va., 

 are the two gentlemen who agreed vo coine and act as judges, 

 and though they had stmt word not to malu.: .any other ar- 

 rangements, did not materialize after all, nor yet seemed to 

 have thought it of stitficient importance to wire their in- 

 ability to come. They Avere tendered the thanks of the club 

 f(a- non-appearance." 



I desire to say m reply to the aboA^e that som e two or three 

 weeks before the trials were to take place I vrrole to Mr, 

 Ferlett, editor of Ti uih 1 u li! ind aKo ui i t iber.of 

 the club," and told him on account ot sickness 1 coidd not 

 attend, and asked him to inform the secretary, Mr. Chabot 

 and also Mr, Hounds. 



While I know 1 should have written to the secretary, J 

 thought this would be sufhcient notice. 1 ver\ much regret 

 Mr. Ferlett did not deliver mv in.^i.-age, and I .assure the 

 gentleuien the disappointment was a 'i erv great one to me as 

 I had looked forward to mooting Texas sporisineii with much 

 pleasure. |V. M. YorNG. 



GORDON SETTER CLUB. 



Y0NKEE3, N. Y— The annual meeting of the Gordon Setter 

 Club of America will lie held at I\ladison Stiuare Garden, 

 New York, on Thursday, Feb. :.'3, at 7:30 P.M. (the third 

 night of the dog sho>v.), for the electiici of oHicers and mem- 

 bers, and the transaction of such other business as may then 

 come up. Members are req nested to send iu -LliLdr annual 

 dues, §5, and the names of those to be proposed fur member- 

 ship to the secretary-treasurer. 



The attendance of all officers of dog show.s Is dra-wn_to the 

 resolution of the stud book committee of the A. K. C. iu 

 December, 1891, Avhereby the term "black and tan setters" 

 Avas abolished, and only the name "Gordon setters" to be 

 hereafter used for such "black and tan setters, .as are eligible 

 -or registration in the stud book. L. A. Van Z an u'l'. 



