April 13, 1893.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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place, will be his home hereafter. Mr. Nowotny is an pnthu- 

 siastic sportsman and a supporter of field Irials, besides 

 being a most companionable gentleman. May prosperity at- 

 tend him! 



There are a great many exhibitors of dogs in this country, 

 judging from the list which is alExed to the protest — the one 

 of present memory. 



Whoever constructed tlie fake list of World's Fair judges 

 learned one thing— he lea,rned how little he knew about what 

 methods and jadges are acceptable to the exhibitors. As an 

 adviser hereafter he would do well to first seek advice. 



In an uncanny eagerness to score a "scoop," it is well here- 

 after to start with a fact. A factless scoop is "grandj gloomy 

 and peculiar." 



Mr. W. I. Buchanan impresses me as a very clear-headed, 

 just man. I do not believe that he will pei-mit any of his de- 

 partments to be used as a tin kettle to make a dog" run. Give 

 him a chance, boys. 



Now that the list of judges is not official, the protest of 

 course ceases to have force. It was a real hearty, vigorous 

 creation, and had all the speed, size and momentum which 

 denote that it is well for all meddlers to get out of the way. 



That reminds me how much a real successful independent 

 show looks like a real successful A. K. C. show to a man who 

 loves the welfare of the dog. 



By the way, how disheartening (P) it is to the average dog 

 man to have a win which is not recognized, and S40 or $50 

 thereto which is recognized. He can't negotiate the win, but 

 the money will buy stud books and pay things. The day of 

 the "recognized win" waneth. 



I have been observing some of the recent judicial or official 

 decisions of the A. K. C. on cases before its astute arbitra- 

 tors. I really believe that Blackstone, Kent, et al., with a 

 nimble weathercock thrown in, are not "in it." 



How would it be, in the-Avay of punishment, to suspend 

 every man who signed, read or win-ked at the protest. 



There is a strong movement afoot to form a field trial club 

 in Kentucky. There is every probabilitv that such an or- 

 ganization will be effected."^ The National Fox Huntei's' 

 Association is taking steps to perfect its organization, the 

 more active advocates of it being in Louisville, Ky. 



There appear to be some questions of right of way in the 

 A. K. C. schedule. B. Wateks. 



DOG CHAT. 



A Dog- Show for Saratoga. 



The Saratoga Poultry and Kennel Club met at the Com- 

 mercial Hotel April 5. The meeting was presided over by 

 the vice-president of the society, Allison E. Curtis. L. W. 

 Clute, secretary of the knnel department, reported that he, 

 on behalf of the club, had made application for membership 

 to the American Kennel Club, which had referred the com- 

 munication to the executive committee, and it would be 

 acted upon at the May meeting. It was decided that the 

 first annual exhibition of the club would be held as near as 

 possible to the dates Jan. 16 to 19, 1894, providing the dates 

 are agreeable to the America,n Kennel Club. John J. Wan- 

 dell, George L. Corliss, John E. Hodgman and Daniel Eddy 

 were appointed a committee to solicit subscriptions for the 

 $1,000 guarantee fund. The committee was given power to 

 call for assistance if necessary. The secretary. Will D. Eddy, 

 was instructed to notify out of town members that such a 

 fund was being raised and to solicit contributions from them. 

 The following were elected members: Wharton Meehan, W. 

 H. Waterbury, C. B. Thomas, W. H, Gibbs, G. R. P. Shack- 

 elford, G. S. Mott, W. M. Martin, D. S. Cooper, H. Brezee, 

 Frank Anabel, W. H. Ernst, E. S. Spencer and W. Searing 

 of Saratoga Springs; Dr. G. M. Roberts of Castleton, Vt.; 

 W. Curii.^ of Scbuylerville, and A. Ed.son Hall of Greenfield. 

 It was decided that all judging should be done by compari- 

 son; that the selection of judges be left with the board of di- 

 rectors, and that the kennel secretary correspond with judges 

 of dogs and report at the next meeting. 



Death of Revel HI. 



One of the best pointers that ever came to this country 

 joined the large majority March 14. This was champion 

 Revel III., Avhose name has become a household word 

 among pointer men. She was whelped Feb. 3, 1883, and was 

 imported to this country by Mr. Jas. L. Anthony, who after- 

 ward sold her to Mr. Chas. Heath, in whose kennels she died. 

 She was imported in 1886. Mr. Heath has kindly furnished 

 US with the following particulars of her record: Champion 

 Revel III. (8062), whelped Feb. 3, 1883; died March 14, 1893 

 Winnings in England; 2d, York, 1884; 1st and cup for best 

 in pointer or setter classes, Barnstaple; 1st, Crystal Palace, 

 July, 1884; 2d, Hull, November, 1884: 3d, Birmingham, De- 

 cember, 1884; 1st, Crystal Palace, 188.5; 1st and special for best 

 pointer in show, Brighton, June. 1885, and 1st, Sheffield. 

 Winnings in America: 1886, 1st, Pittsburgh; 1st, Newark, 

 and five specials; 1st, Boston, and four specials; 1st, Hartford, 

 and champion, New York. 1887, not exhibited. 1888, cham- 

 pion, New York, 1889, champion, New York. 1890, cham- 

 pion. New York, Chicago, Boston and Bufitalo, 1891, cham- 

 pion. New York, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Boston. aTid Ameri- 

 can Field cup. 1892, champion. New York, Philadelphia and 

 Boston. Her last appearance was at New Y^ork in February 

 last. She then looked in good health, though not her old 

 self by any means, which we remarked at the time. Of course 

 in the natural order of things her owner must have expected 

 that she would soon pay the debt of nature; still, when a 

 favorite dog passes away the loss is none the less severely 

 felt, and Mr. Heath has our sympathy. 



The New Beagle Trial Club. 



The New England Beagle Club held a meeting in the press 

 room of the Mechanics' Building on Thursday afternoon last. 

 Officers were elected as follows: President, P. W. Chapma.n: 

 Vice-President, H. S. Joslin; Secretary and Treasurer, W. S 

 Clark; Executive Committee, F. W. Cielfeld, Henry Hanson. 

 Field trials will be held next fall, but the time and place 

 were not definitely decided. The following classes will be 

 iuade: Dogs and bitches, 13 to 15in.; dogs and bitches, 13in. 

 and under; Derby for dogs and bitches pupped on or after 

 Jan 1, 1892; champion class for dogs and bitches, 13 to 15in.- 

 champion class, dogs and bitches ISin, and under. Dogs 

 eligible to compete in the champion classes must have won a 

 first prize in some recognized field trials. The challenge 

 classes ^vill be run after the others. Messrs. F. W. CieKeld 

 E. O. Cornforth, A. D. Piske, Howard Almy and John A. 

 Peabody were admitted to membership. 



Measuring Beagles. 



The uncertainty of iDeagle measuring was fully demon- 

 strated at the Boston show. The beagle bitch Oracle was 

 sent out of the ring as over-sized, bat was returned to the 

 ring and measured again among the others and found to be 

 under the number, was judged and took first. There should 

 be taome hard and fast rulb as to how the beagle's head is to 



be held while measuring. If held naturally a beagle will 

 measure anywhere from a half inch to an inch higher than 

 if the head is pulled out and held nearly level with the back. 

 To our mind the dog should stand naturally, for any dog 

 that requires manipulating to go under the wire is certainly 

 over the prescribed loin. 



The Ashmont Trophy. 



One of the most interesting competitions of the .show was 

 that for the Ashmont trophy. The Scottish terrier Tiree 

 has won it twice, but a wise precaution prevailed, and Mr. 

 Mason did not judge Scottish terrier.s at this show. The 

 competition took place at 4 P. M. on Friday, and was very 

 intere.sting. Great Danes, deerhoujids, g/eyhounds, wolf- 

 hounds, dachshunds, collies, bujldogs, poodles and sporting 

 spaniels were the breeds represented. Among the later ones 

 left in were the bulldogs Saleni and His Lordship, dachs- 

 hund Janet, collie Wellesbourne Charlie and deerliound 

 Robber Chieftain. The collie, the deerhound and Ilis Lord- 

 ship made the final effort, and excitement ran high, Mr. 

 Mason making the mo.st of -the occasion. The dogs were 

 cleverly handled, Frank Dole had His Lordship, Henry Jar- 

 ret Wellesbourne Charlie and Alfred Heald looked after the 

 chances of Robber Chieftain. Back and forth they went — 

 the judge withan air of the whole universe on hisshoulders — 

 till suddenly drawing the riijbon he broke the tension by 

 placing it on AYellesbourne Charlie's back. Mr, .Tarret re- 

 ceived the congratulations with becoming 7nodesty and took 

 a look at the diamond locket, which he must win three times 

 before he can call it his very own. 



The World's Fair Judges. 



The Forest and Stream is enabled to state to day that the 

 list of judges for the World's Fair show has been presented 

 to the Directoi--General and to the Committee of Avvaids by 

 Chief W. T. Buchanan, in keeping with the suggestions 

 made to him through the American Kennel Chrb, and Mr. 

 Buchanan has no doubt whatever that the list submitted by 

 him will be confirmed. As Mr. Buchanan has already made 

 public through the Forest and Stkea^m (see last issue) that 

 the list as piiblished in a Chicago pHper was in no sense offi- 

 cial, it is presumable that it was not the one sent to him by 

 the American Kennel Club. The following are the names 

 added to the li.st of those who condemn the "fake" judges' 

 slate as published: F. W. Chapman, Seminole Keenels, A. 

 C. Bradbury, H. A. Harris, C. A. Parker, Jas. E. Hair, R. K. 

 Armstrong, Wm. S. Hastings, Fred'k M. Lyon, A. A. Sav- 

 age, Edward Brooks, H. B. Tallman, Nelson Mcintosh, E. 

 Knight Sperry, Arthur R. Sharp, Howard Davidson, G. E, 

 Osborn, F, W, Whitlock. John Brett, J. W. Lawson, W, P. 

 Medberry, L. A. Pearle, F. E, Lewis. Edwin H, Morris, An- 

 drew J. Lewis; Robert Leslie, Frank F. Dole. Chas. D. Rob- 

 erts, Herbert M. Howes, A. W. Purbeck. These are names 

 of prominent exhibitors at Boston show and fully show the 

 feeling that is rampant in regard to this "cut and dried" 

 affair. 



A Bull-Terrier Club. 



A number of gentlemen interested in the formation of a 

 bull-terrier clnb met at the N. E. Kennel Club show at Bos- 

 ton, Friday afternoon. An organization was effected with 

 the following list of officers: President, Frank F. Dole; 

 Secretary, Herbert M. Howes; Treasurer, Herbert A. Harris; 

 Executive Committee, the above officers, cx-nfflcio, Dr. J. 

 Frank Perry, H. Fred Church; Delegate to American Kennel 

 Club, Herbert A. Harris. The sense of the meeting was that 

 the name of the club should be the Bull-Terrier Club of 

 America. A committee con.sisting of the president, secre- 

 tary and treasurer was appointed to draw up a constitution 

 and by-laws and submit the same to gentlemen desiring 

 membership. This Avill be mailed to all bull-terrier breeders 

 in the country and they are earnestly requested to join and 

 make this specialty club a success. The membership fee has 

 been placed at $10 per year. Copies of the constitution may 

 be had of the secretary, Herbert M. Howes, box 1751, Bo.ston, 

 Mass. 



Rawdon B. Lee's New Book. 

 We have received Mr. Rawdon B, Lee's new book, "A His- 

 tory and Description of the Modern Dogs (Sporting Division) 

 of Great Britain and Ireland." The work is excellently 

 turned out, and is adorned with numerous studies of ideal 

 dogs in wash drawings by the noted artist, Arthur Wardle. 

 An extensive review of the work is out of the question this 

 week; but in glancing through the book we were particularly 

 interested in the chapter on pointers, which will be appreci- 

 ated by all pointer men. Every sporting breed of dog, from 

 the bloodhound to the dachshund, is exhaustively treated 

 and much valuable information aft'orded as to origin and 

 the changes in type up to the present date, giving the names 

 of principal past and present breeders and exhibitors of the 

 different breeds. The book will be for sale at this office. 



New England Field Trial Club Dinner. 



A very enjoyable dinner was given by the N. E. P. T. C. at 

 the Thorndike Wednesday evening. About forty lovers of 

 the setter and the pointer allowed their tlioughts to stray 

 Assonetward for an instant and then returned to their plates 

 with renewed relish for the i^ood things provided. Dr. J. W. 

 Hayward, president of the club, presided, with the seci-etary, 

 Mr, Lovering, opposite. After dinner the annual meeting 

 was held and the constitution and by-laws were gone over. 

 The next field trials will be held Nov. 14 at Assonet, Mass ' 

 and Messrs. N. Wallace and . Tallman will act as judges' 

 and the club could not have made better choice. The Derby 

 Stakes will be -8200, -SlOO, .§50 and $25. Nominations, $5, to 

 close June 1, and second forfeit, $10, to close Oct. 1, and $10 

 additional to start. 



The Late J. M. Tracy.! 



We understand that this year Mr. J. M. Tracy, had he 

 lived, would have been elected to the National Academy. 

 Additional particulars have been received relating to this 

 artist's life. It seems that he was forty-eight years old when 

 he died and was born in Huron county, O., and eventually 

 entered college at Evanston, 111., staying until the outbreak 

 of the war. During the war he was seriously injured by the 

 concussion from an exploding shell. It is not gener-allv 

 known that Mr. Tracy, while in Paris, studied under Ivon 

 and afterwards with the master, Carolus Duran, from associ- 

 ation with whom he gained his style in portrait painting. It 

 was at his brother-in-law's place in Ocean Springs, where he 

 had a studio erected on the lawn, that his sudden death took 

 place. It is not generally known, but none the less a fact, 

 that when the disa-ster of the ill-fated Lady Elgin occurred 

 many years ago in the Lakes, Mr. Tracy, though a young lad 

 at the time, was instrumental in saving'several lives from the 

 wreck at the peril of his own. 



A Hanger On. 



Prof. Bachelor, who seems to have taken Mr. Parker's 

 place at the dog shows, diverges from the usual evening dress 

 fashion affected by Messrs. Parker and Hampton, appearing 

 in the ring as a clown. This unconventional costume admits 

 of his taking a violent part in the act when his "business" 

 dog shows his strength of jaw and tenacity of purpose by 

 holdmg on to a thick rope. Bachelor makes the most violent 

 exertion to force the dog to loosen his hold, but all to no pur- 

 pose. He swings him round his neck, bangs him on the floor, 

 and then as a climax gives him a yard of hemp and swings 

 him round and round some three feet from the ground till ' 



dizzy. The dog once held on to a rope suspended from a 

 beam, tugging all the while, for one hour and ten minutes, 

 when he was taken down. This was the result of a wager 

 that he could not hold on fifteen minutes. Another act in 

 which this tenacious animal takes a grip is done at country 

 fairs, where Bachelor, by the aid of blocks and ropes, is 

 hauled up in the air 40 or 50ft., with the dog tugging at the 

 seat of his trousers. 



Devotion of a Dog. 



The Newfoundland is again the hero. An oil w^ell worker 

 at Oakdale, Pa., was left sleeping in a house by his four com^ 

 panioiis. In some way the bedclothes caught fire, and the 

 man inhaling the flames was rendered helpless and was soon 

 a charred remnant of humanity, Meai^while, as soon as the 

 fire broke out, the favorite dog of these men, knowing that 

 one of his masters was still in the house, went to the bedside 

 and tried to srouse him, not knowing the man was already 

 dead. The poor brute in his A^ain attempts to arouse the 

 man was overcome by the flames and dropped dead. When 

 the man's body was tound that of the poor dog was also dis 

 covered stretched at the foot of what was once the bed. 



Sale of Fan N. 



In the hurry of the shows we neglected to chronicle the sale 

 of champion Fan N., the well known pointer bitch, by Mr. 

 W. H. Hyland, of North Tarrytown, to Mr. R. A. De Ruse, 

 of New York. The price given w^as a long one, but at the 

 same time Mr. Ruse has secured a good bitch. 



Canadian Fox-Terrier Club. 



Mr. H. P. Thompson, the secretary informs, us that Messrs 

 T. S. Bellin and Clarence Rathbone, of Albany, N. Y., have 

 been added to the official list of judges to the Canadian Fox- 

 Terrier Club. 



The American Field Trial Club's Trials. 



The second annual trials of the American Field Trial Club 

 will be run at Carlisle, Ind., beginning on Wednesday, Nov 

 15, with the Pointer Derby. One thousand two hundred dol- 

 lars m prizes will be given. The grounds at Carlisle are sec- 

 ond to none m the United States, with birds in abundance 

 They are but two hours' diive from Bicknell, and are conse- 

 quently very accessible to parties running at the United 

 States Club's trials. Printed matter will be ready for mail- 

 ing shortly. 



The other morning, while coming up Thomas street, pass- 

 ing through the most crowded portions of the dry goods dis- 

 trict in this city, plowing through the deep snow which lay 

 m the streets, and dodging the plunging horses, the wheels 

 of the trucks and the dry goods boxes being -thrown about 

 by the porters, we saw an unexpected sight— a dog carrying 

 a pack. Trotting down the street, toward us were a white 

 setter and a small yellow Great Dane coupled together. The 

 Dane carried on his back two good-sized bundles done up in 

 newspaper, which hung down on either side, and about bal- 

 anced each other. They were slung across the back just back 

 of the shoulders by strings -which were fastened to a small 

 leather strap girt about his chest. The strings admitted of 

 considerable swinging by the packs, and the dog could not 

 have carried the load all day without becoming very tired 

 and perhaps chafed, but he seemed to feel no inconvenience 

 when we saw him, and trotted merrily along with head up 

 in the air. It is a good many years .since we have seen a dog 

 carrying a pack, though in the old days on the upper Mis- 

 souri it was common enough to run across camps of Assina- 

 boines, where all but the smallest dogs carry a load. Often 

 the transportation was by means of travois, but the lar"-er 

 dogs were frequently packed, and very good pack animals 

 they were, too. 



It has been wondered what became of the balance of the 

 14 dogs Lieut. Peary started with on his long trudge over the 

 ice caps of the Arctic Circle. It has just leaked out that 

 while Lieut. Peary and his party escaped the charge of can- 

 nibalism, which has been brought against other explorers, 

 the big dogs which he shows in his lectnres are openly 

 charged with the gruesome practice. When the party began 

 the return journey the load was lightened, but food was 

 pretty scarce, and as it was absolutely necessary that the dogs 

 should be well fed, the pack was lightened, and one by one 

 the dogs were prepared as food for their fellows. It was the 

 old story of "one little, two little, three little Indians" over 

 again. At last the number of dogs became so reduced that 

 the big sledge was too much for them. That is when the old 

 sled that had done duty from the start was abandoned and 

 the small sled which is also exhibited by the lieutenant was 

 constructed. That was so small that the remaining five dogs 

 found it very easy work for the remainder of the journey. 



It would be interesting to know what a dog thinks of his 

 master.and in what light he regards him. Dr. Louis Robin- 

 son, in the Popular Science Monthly, advances a peculiar 

 opinion on the subject. Remarking upon the fact that certain 

 men, to propitiate their unknown gods, thought that roasted 

 meats and fruits, because they themselves liked them, would 

 also be acceptable to their gods, thus reasoned by analogy 

 from the knowm to the unknown. "This," said Dr. Rob- 

 inson, "would teach us tobear in mind that there is, affecting 

 the dog's point of view, almost undoubtedly such a thing as 

 cyno-morpMsm, and that he has his peculiar and limited 

 ideas of life and range of mental vision, and therefore per- 

 force makes his ai-tificial surroundings square vnth him. It 

 has been said that a man stands to his dog in the position of 

 a god, but when we consider that our own ccmceptions of deity 

 lead us to the geiflsral idea of an enormously powerful and 

 omniscient man, who loves, hates, desires, rewards and pun- 

 ishes in human-like fashion, it involves no strain of imagina- 

 tion to conceive that from the dog's point of view his master 

 is an elongated and abnormally cunning dog; of diff'erent 

 shape and manners certainly to the common run of dogs, yet 

 canine in his essential nature. ' ' 



Mr. J. Herbert Watson has bred his well known bitch Dry 

 time to his equally well known coursing doj? Royal Crest 

 Such a union should really stir up the Eastern Coursint^ 

 Club to action in regard to a meeting. We understand that 

 Mr. John Brett has been approached with a view to his slip- 

 ping at a meeting in the near future. Coursing men, from 

 what we can gather, are just ripe for another struggle with 

 the "jacks." 



The Philadelphia Kennel Club was to hold a meetino- at 

 the Aldine Club, April 11, preceded, as usual, by a supper 

 While returning thanks for an invitation, we hope these 

 meetings will result in some action toward holding a show- 

 m the near future. Why not join forces with the State Fair 

 people again and have a show in the faU? The P. K. C peo- 

 ple are hampered by no restrictions in regard to dates and 

 rules. 



Meets of the Meadow Brook Hounds as announced by Mr 

 Frank Gray Griswold, M. F. H., are for the following after- 

 noons durmg April: Thursday 13th, at Meadow Brook- 

 Saturday 15th, at Roalyn; Tuesday 18th, at Westbury Thurs- 

 day 20th, at Mineola, and Saturday 22d, at Meadow Brook 

 on which date a grand subscription dinner is to be given. ' 



An interesting communication from Mr. Manice informs 

 us thatthe noted dachshund champion Janet is again in sea- 

 son. This m itself would not be so very wonderful, but we 



