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"FOREST AND STREAM" PHOTOGRAPHS. 



Amateur Competition of 1 892. 



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FIXTURES. 



THE AWARDS. 



The first annual Forest and Stream Amateur Photog- 

 raphy Competition has been a brilliant success, far ex- 

 ceeding the most sanguine anticipations of its j)romoters, 

 both as to nimiber of pictures entered for competition and 

 in the very high character of the work submitted. As a 

 whole tlie collection constitutes a remarkable series of 

 pictures of outdoor, forest and stream life, representing 

 many phases of sport with rod and gun. 



Because of the niunber of specimens of work of high 

 grade and possessing decided merit the committee on 

 awards were confronted hy a task of no slight magnitude 

 aud attended with no little delicacy. They haTe given 

 most careful consideration to the selection and we im- 

 prove this opportunity to acknowledge their conscien- 

 tiously rendered services. We renew as well our ex- 

 pression of apjireciation of the interest shown in the com- 

 petition by our friends and of the co-operation of all who 

 have, contributed to the successful issue. 



There were so many photographs worthy of prizes — 

 had the prize list been larger — that the final awards have 

 been made only after the passing by of numerous works 

 which the committee deemed haxdly less meritorious than 

 those finally selected. Some of these we shall rej)roduce, 

 following the publication of the prize pictures. The first 

 prize subject is reprinted to-day fi-om a previous issue. 

 The second prize work will be given next week, and the 

 others will follow in succession. There are ten prizes: 

 First $25, second $20, thii-d $15, fourth $10, and six of $5 

 each for fifth. The commitee's report follows: 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Your Committee on Amateur Photographs beg to sub- 

 mit herewith their decisions in the matter of prize awards. 



After an examination of the large number of photos, 

 very many of which were of a high order of excellence, 

 the committee has selected the jjrize winners as by tlie 

 accompanying list: 



FIRST PRIZE. 

 Out for Sport. 



Mr. A. G. Mcrarland, San Fraucisco, Cal. 



SECOND PRIZE. 

 Group of Deer. 



Mr. A. S. Bennett, Axial, Col! 



THIRD PRIZE. 

 "Dar's He!" 



Mr. Clarence B. Moore, Philadelpliia, Pa. 



FOURTH PRIZE. 

 After the Speckled Beauties. 



Dr, J. Max Mueller, West Chester, Pa. 



FIFTH PRIZES-Six cf Equal Merit. 

 Nesting Woodcock. 



Mr. G. E. .Taqiiius, Hudson, N. Y. 



Grouse Shooting in Michigan. 



Mr. J. C. Thompson, Bay City, Mi eh. 



A Parry Sovnd Moose. 



"Buck Lake." 



Tfow for Trout. 



Dr. J. J. Mills, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. 



Listen ! 



Col. pecil aay, Waslitagton, D. Q. 



June in the Adirondacks. 



Mr, John E. Otta-way, Charlotte, N. Y. 



Your committee found so much to commend and so 

 little to condemn, that it was only after the most careful 

 weighing of individual points of merit, that it was enabled 

 to reach a final determination. 



In making the awards the committee has endeavored to 

 confine itself closely to the limits of the competition, as 

 regards the selection of the subject, the difficulties to be 

 overcome by the photographer in securing the picture, the 

 general excellencj'- of his work, and its artistic merit. 

 Among the leading competitors each excelled in some 

 special feature ox features, while in others he fell behind 

 his foremost rivals. The task of the committee was there- 

 fore one of great difiiculty; and each one of the members 

 was obliged to yield his judgment on certain j)oints; but 

 the committee can confidently assert that on the whole 

 substantial justice has been done. 



The Forest and Stream is to be congratulated upon the 

 interest felt by amateurs in this competition, as shown by 

 the unusually fine collection of photographs submittted, 

 both by Americans and by foreigners. 



E. BlERSTADT, 



Theodore Roosevelt, 

 Wtlmot Townsekd. 



dog shows. 



Mai-ch 7 to 10.— Maryland Kennel Club, at Baltimore, Md. W. S. 

 Diffenderfler, Sec'y. Entries close Feb. 25. 



March 14 to 17.— Washington, D. C. F. S. Webster, Sec'y- 



March 21 to 24.— City of the Straits Kennel Club, at Detroit, Mich. 

 Guy D. Welton, Sec'y. 



March 22 to 25.— Elmu-a, N. Y. C. A. Bowman, Sec'y- 



March28to31. — Ulindio Kennel Club, fu'st show, at Indianapolis, 

 Ind. Chas. K. Farmer, Sec'y. 



April 4 to 7.— New England Kennel Club, at Boston, Mass. J. W. 

 Newman, Sec'y. 



April 11 to 14.— Continental Kennel Club, at Denver, Col. 



April 19 to 22.— Fifth Annual Dog Show, at Los Angeles, Cal. C. A. 

 Smnner, Sec'y. 



May 5 to 6.— Paciflc Kennel Club, at San Francisco, Cal. Horace W. 

 Orear, Sec'y. 



June 13 to 17.— World's Fair, Chicago. W. I. Buchanan, Chief Dept. 

 of Agricultui-e. 

 Sept. 7 to 10.— Hamilton, Ont. A. D. Stewart, Sec'y. 

 Sept. 11 to 15.— Toronto, Canada. C. A. Stone. Secy. 



FIELD TRIALS. 



Nov. 20.— Eastern Field Trial Club's Trials, at High Point, N. C. 

 Members' Stake Nov. 16. W. A. Coster, Sec'y. 



Don't forget that Washington entries close March 

 6, with F. S. Webster, 1237 Pennsylvania avenue, 

 Washington, D. 



CLUB MEETINGS. 



American Spaniel Club. 



The aioiual meeting of the American Spaniel Club was 

 held at the Madison Square Garden, 5 P. M. Feb. 22. There 

 were present Messrs. A. C. Wllmerding, James Watson, 

 E. M. Oldham, William Payne, Dr. Kitchel, George Bell, C. 

 M. Nelles, E. H. JNIorris, W. S. Brooks, J. Otis Fellows and 

 Rowland P. Keashey. The president, Mr. A. C. Wilmerding, 

 presided. 



The minutes of the last meeting having been read and ap- 

 proved, the president made a report of the work done by the 

 executive committee during the past year. The treasurer 

 also presented a report showing a balance in the treasury of 

 $114 It was resolved to instruct the executive committee to 

 investigate the subject of club medals. It was further re- 

 solved that the letter of P. J. Keyes, of Ottawa, Canada, in 

 which he makes the statement that certain dogs woidd win 

 at Few York if owned by Mr. George Bell, thereby applying 

 dishonest collusion between that gentleman and Mr. Old- 

 ham, the judge of spaniels, be referred to the American 

 Kennel Club with the request that that club impose such 

 punishment as it may deem fit on the same P. J. Keyes, he 

 not being a member of the Spaniel Club, and therefore not 

 subject to their jurisdiction. The club also took a vote of 

 confidence in IsLr. E. M. Oldham. 



Nominations were then received for members of the execu- 

 tive committee. A vote being taken, the following gentle- 

 men were duly elected: Messrs. A. C. Wilmerding, E. M. 

 Oldham, A. E. Poster, F. W. Kitchel and Rowland P. Keas- 

 hey. The following gentlemen were elected vice-presidents 

 of the club for the ensuing year: Messrs. James Watson, 

 J. P. Willey and J. F. Kirk. 



At the meeting of the executive committee the following 

 officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Mr. A. 

 C. Wilmerding; treasurer Mr. E. M. OldhaTb; secretary, Mr, 

 Rowland P. Keasbey. 



St. Bernard Club Meeting. 



The St. Bernard Club of America held its annual meeting 

 at Madison Square Garden, N. Y. City, Tuesday, Feb. 21st, at 

 9 P. M. There were present: W. H. Joeckel, Jr., President; 

 E. B. Sears, Treasurer; Mrs. Smyth, Mrs. Nicholson, O. W. 

 Volger, Daniel Mann, G. P. Wigiu, R. M. Cushman, B. P. 

 Johnson, Edward Booth and H. S. Chambers. Mr. Volger 

 was requested to act as Secretaiy pro tern. Reading of 

 minutes of previous meeting were, on motion, dispensed 

 with. Treasurer Sears read his report and showed a balance 

 of 1340 in the bank and about $200 owing the club: Mr. Cush- 

 man moved that a vote of thanks be tenderedMr. Sears for his 

 indefatigable efforts in furthering the interest of the club, and 

 more particularly iu so ably filling the position of treasurer. 

 Same was seconded aud carried. The resignations of J. R. 

 Teague, J. J. Key and A. Stucky were tendered and accepted. 

 The names of five applicants for membership were read and 

 referred to the Board of Governors to be acted upon at their 

 first meeting. The following officers were elected for the 

 coming year: President, W. H. J oeckel, Jr. ; Vice-Presidents. 

 Miss Whitney, R. J. Sawyer and Jacob Ruppert. .Jr.; Treas- 

 urer, W. A. Wells. Governors, W. C. Reick, E. B. Sears, B. 

 P. Johnson, K. E. Hopf, W. H. Walbridge, E. H. Moore, O. 

 W. Volger,- Edward Booth, R. M. Cushman. Meeting ad- 

 journed. O. W. Volgee, Sec'y pro tern. 



National Greyhound Club. 



The National Greyhound meeting was held Feb. 23. There 

 were present, Messrs. Whiton, Rowe, Wade, Drake, Nelson, 

 Watson, Schumacker, Usher, Stewart, Levris, Huntington. 

 Treasurer's report accepted as read and ordered placed on 

 file. Regarding siispension of D. C. Luce, for alleged wrong- 

 entry, at the American Coursing Club meeting, 1892, it was 

 referred with full power to Messrs. Bartels, McDougal and 

 Wilhams to take evidence and report to the club at large. 

 The election resulted: Directors, Williams, Wade and Bel- 

 mont. Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Vice-Presidents, 

 Page, Whiton, Watson and Rowe. 



It was moved that the fall meeting of the club be held at 

 the place where and time of the American Coursing Club's 

 running meeting, the secretary to give ten days' notice of 

 such meeting. Members of the N. G. C. who may be at the 

 Washington show Avere requested to see the Government 

 officials and secure, if possible, recognition of the National 

 Greyhound Stud Book of England as the recognized author- 

 ity of pedigrees of greyhounds. 



Medals were donated as follows: Boston, Baltimore, De- 

 troit, Washington, Toronto. Three medals for each show% 

 that is, one for the best American bred greyhound, one for 

 best deerhound and one for best wolfhound; Elmira, three 

 medals, one for the best of each breed without regard to 

 place of birth; twelve medals to the World's Fair, .six for any 

 breed and six for American bred. One medal for each sex of 

 greyhormd, deerhound and wolfhound. Decision of the A. 

 C. C. in the matter of the Pearl of Pekin-Chicopee Lass was 

 reversed and the award given to Pearl of Pekin. 



National Beagle Club. 



Taeeytown, N. Y., Feb. 25.— A special meeting of the 

 National Beagle Club of America was held in Madison 

 Square Garden, Feb. 22. Present: President, H. L. Kreuder; 

 First Vice-President, H. P. Schellhass; Second Vice-Presi- 

 dent, J. W. Appleton ; Third Vice-President, John Bateman; 

 Secretary and Treasurer, George Laick; Executive Commit- 

 tee, George W. Rogers, F. C. Phoebus, F. W. Chapman, H. 

 V. Jamieson, Dr. Edwin Field, Bradford S. Turpin, Aiig. A. 

 Knoblauch and E. Gerry Roberts. Voted that the N. B. C. 

 decline giving a special prize to the City of the Straits K. C. 

 show, inasmuch as they ai"e not members of the A. K. C. 

 The delegate to the A. K. C. was instructed to see that the 



winnings at the first bench show held by the N. B. C. be re- 

 cognized by the A. K. C. Voted that the secretary circulate 

 a subscription list among the members of the club, the money 

 to be used for the purcJjase of bench show and field trial 

 prizes for 189:3. Voted that a special prize of silver plate be 

 given to the Maryhmd K. G. show for the best beagle iu the 

 show, owned by a member of the N. B. C. ; that a special 

 prize of silver plate l)e giveu to the Washington show for the 

 best beagle in the .show, exclusive of the first prize winners in 

 the challenge classes, open to members of the N. B. C. only. 

 Voted that a special prize of silver plate be given to the 

 Elmira show, to the best beagle having won a second prize at 

 the Elmira show in the regular classes, open to members of 

 the N. B. C. A communication was received from the 

 Toronto Industrial Exhibition Association asking a special 

 prize to this show to be held in September next. ()n motion, 

 laid on the table until some future time. Voted that the 

 official classilieatiou of the club be jji-inted and sent to the 

 different bench show committees with the request that such 

 classification be made. A communication was received from 

 Mr. O. W. Brooking. Moved by Mr. Brooking and seconded 

 by Mr Chapman that a new committee be appointed to have 

 the N. B. C. of America incorporated. Motion lost. Messrs. 

 E, Gerry Roberts of Red Bank, and J. B. Lozier of Oradell, 

 N. J., w^ere admitted to membership. The Committee on 

 Resolutions made their report, which was received, aud the 

 secretary was instructed to forward a copy thereof to the 

 officers of the N. B, C. of Am. of 1892. Moved by Mr. Laick, 

 and seconded by Mr. Bateman, that Mr. Kreuder be ap- 

 pointed a committee to use his best efforts to have the game 

 laws of the State of New York revised so as to have rabbits 

 protected at certain seasons of the year the same as other 

 game. Motion carried. The Auditing Committee was re- 

 quested to make their report to the club. Messrs. W. A. 

 Power and W. F. Rutter, Jr., were reinstated to membership. 

 The secretary was instructed to publish a card in the press 

 asking beagle breeders aud the public in general for sugges- 

 tions of suitable places to hold theN. B. C. field trials in 1893. 



GeoPvGE Laick, Sec'y-Treas. N. B. C. of Am. 



Irish Setter Club. 



The executive committee of the Irish Setter Club met at 

 the Westminster Kennel Club's show, on Feb. 22, and elected 

 Mr. George Langran, of Yonkers, N. Y., a member. It then 

 adjourned and the anniial meeting of the club was held. 

 The Vice-President, Dr. Rowe, occupied the chair. The 

 following members v\ ere present or represented bv proxies : 

 C. T. Thompson, W. L. Washington, B. L. Clements, J. B. 

 Blossom, F. C. Fowler, B. B. Bishop, W. H. Cliild, H. B. 

 Anderson, L. C. Saiiveur, Geo. Langran, Dr. liowe and G. 

 G. Davis. The secretary read a communication from Mr. 

 Stone, secretary of the show of the Industrial Exhibition of 

 Toronto, Can., reqtiesting a donation of special prizes for 

 Irish setters. On motion, it was decided that the Irish Setter 

 Club, not having decided to give any special prizes for bench 

 shows, regrets that it cannot comply with their request at 

 present. The treasurer then submitted his report for the 

 past year and his accounts were approved and the report 

 accepted. The club owes nothing. The annual election for 

 officers then took place and resulted as follows : President, 

 W. L. Washington ; Vice President, Dr. N. Rowe; Secretary 

 and Treasurer, G. G. Davis. Executive Committee, C. T. 

 Thompson, F. H. Periy, E. B. Bishop, L. C. Sauveiu- aud P. 

 L. Cheney. The question of field trials was referred to the 

 field trial committee and a committee authorized to be ap- 

 pointed by the president to revise the constitution. After a 

 vote of thanks to the secretary for his services, the club ad- 

 journed. 



Pointer Club. 



The Pointer Club of America, met on Thursday afternoon 

 and elected the following list of officers: President, Jas. L. 

 Anthony; Vice-President, .John S. Wise; Secretary and 

 Treasurer, B. E. Edwards; Board of Governors, George Jarvis, 

 T. G. Davey. Special i^rizes to the amount of $40 were 

 donated to the Toronto show, 820 of which is to be divided 

 between the best dog aud bitch respectively owned by mem- 

 ber iu open classes, and $20 more to best dog aud bitch iu 

 open classes. Mr. Calvin S. McChesney, Troy, N. Y., was 

 elected a member. 



English Setter Club. 



The English Setter Chxb held no meeting. There were but 

 37 members present on Thursdav and 47 were necessary to 

 make a quorum. The executive committee attended to some 

 business of a routine character. There was no election of 

 officers, therefore the present incumbents hold over till next 

 year. 'There is a movement to cal I a special meeting to amend 

 the by-laws in respect to a smaller number constituting a 

 quorum. 



Eastern Field Trial Club. 



The Eastern Field Trial Club met on Thursday; and trans- 

 acted business of a private character. 



Indianapolis Dog Show. 



Editor Forest and Streayn: 



After making application for membership in A. K. C. we 

 were informed that the Columbus Fanciers' Club had claimed 

 dates we wanted for our show, which A\ ere tlie only available 

 ones to be had, but as we had heard nothing of their proposed 

 show it occurred to us that if we presented the matter to 

 them, showing how far we had gone and Avhat a disappoint- 

 ment it w^ould be to us to be left out this year, they might 

 waive dates iu our favor, and on receipt of our letter they 

 most courteously called a special meeting and decided agree- 

 ably to onr request and immediately Avired us their decision, 

 stating they would als(j adA ise A. K. C. 1 take tliis oppor- 

 tunity of expressing the appreciation of our club to the Col- 

 umbus gentlemen, for I do not believe there is another place 

 or club in the United States that would go to all the trouble 

 they did to defeat their own purpose to allow us to execute 

 ours, and I can further say that beyond what apparant 

 appreciation we can show them in this way, we trust they 

 will all come over to our show- and allow us an opportunity 

 to practically demonstrate it. We have called a meeting for 

 Feb. 22, when suitable vote of thanks will be properly trans- 

 mitted to them, and we will at the same time appoiiib our 

 various committees to prepare for the coming show. I have 

 also to state the express comi^any will run a special car for 

 dogs from Elmira, N. Y,, and from Detroit, Mich., immedi- 

 ately after those shows, without change through to India- 

 napolis, full pai'Liculars of which I ^\'ill report later, so that 

 parties desiring to attiiud either of ahove shows and our show 

 also will experience no trouble or fear of delay or exposure 

 caused by transfer of dogs. 



Arrangements will be made to return all dogs free that 

 have paid full rate one way, and it is expected that the rail- 

 road companies will make reduced rates for fare during our 

 show. 



The Board of Trade kindly donate to us the use of theip 

 rooms for our meeting and we feel that the Commercial Club 

 is at our back. A postal card will insure a premium list, and 

 we hope to show our friends who may visit the Hoosier 

 capital that we can have as fine a show as any other city, 

 and we also feel that our show should help the entries for 

 Detroit and Elmu-a shows, for we hope to hear from them. 



Chas. K. Farmer, Sec'y. 



IxDiAiTAPOUS, Ind., Feb. 



