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FOREST AND STREAM. 



POINTS AND FLUSHES. 



[By a Staff Correspondent.] 

 Field Trials and Entry Fees. 



Chicago, April 22.— I received the following from a gentle- 

 man prominently identified with field trials: 



"win yon kindly mention, at the proper time, to the 

 officials of the American Field Trial Club that their proposed 

 entry fee to their Derby— $5, $10 and $10, making the total 

 $25, when their proposed prizes are $150 to first, $100 to second 

 and $50 to third — is out of all proportion to the amount of 

 the prizes." 



I In several other instances I have heard a similar opinion 

 advanced on this subject. On the other hand, the club may 

 have some special reasons for so arranging the entry fees. It 

 iis a fact that a deficit in last year's trials fell on the mem- 

 bers to be made good. If there should be a balance on the 

 ;good side this year after the trials are run, it would then be 

 but about an even balance. Still, Mr. Beck, the secretary, 

 •can give a more definite explanation, if there is such called 

 tor. 



, 4^::!:^ The Disposition of Dogs. 



Both as showing the growing interest in dogs and to bring 

 out a more extensive knowledge on so interesting a subject, 

 I quote the following questions from a letter written to me 

 by J. E. Le Rossignol, professor of psychology, Ohio Univer- 

 sity. The questions are: 

 t^ls bad temper hereditary? 



Is training or emdronment of greater importance than 

 heredity in determining the good or bad temper of a dog? 

 i;r;^Are good temper and bad temper, respectively, character- 

 istic of any particular breeds of dogs?- 



What is the proper method to employ in overcoming hered- 

 itary bad temper in a puppy? 



V;;What kind of treatment is calculated to spoil the temper 

 ' of a puppy? 



What would be the effect of castration upon the temper of 

 a puppy? 



Do the answers to the above qtiestions apply to the case of 

 horses? 



Could you recommend me any professional dog or horse 

 trainers who are able to answer these and similar questions? 



A much better knowledge of canine nature would be ac- 

 quired if these and related questions were of tener considered. 

 There are many experienced sportsmen whose opinions and 

 knowledge derived from personal observation and experience 

 could be communicated, and such writings would be interest- 

 ing and instructive. The subject would be novel and would 

 rrequire careful thought to treat it properly. It would tend 

 to place the dog on a higher plane than what are considered 

 instinctive animal organisms. No writer, in making a fair 

 iaualysis of the phenomena of doggy life, can make the 

 slightest advance in establishing a theory that all acts are 

 instinctive. In fact, no vsriter can tell what instinct is. 



Mr. Ben O. Bush, of Kalamazoo, Mich,, made us a .sociable 

 call yesterday. He said that there were prospects of a per- 

 manent bench show organization in western Michigan. 



Mr. John Davidson was in Chicago on Wednesday. He left 

 for his home on the night of that day. He remained in Den- 

 ver two or three days after the bench show for the purpose of 

 coursing and wolf hunting. 



Mr. D. F. Pride, of Santa Ana, Cal., made this office sev- 

 eral pleasant calls last week. Up to last September this city 

 was his home. His visit to Chicago has demonstrated a fact 

 which was well known — that his friends here are legion. 

 Among the trap-shooters no one was more popular than the 

 ever kind and genial "Fred," and at the traps few were more 

 expert. Field sports with dog and gun were also his favorite 

 recreation. Mr. Pride was formerly business manager of a 

 paper here, but the change in business has been much to his 

 gain and happiness and the paper's loss. 



"Trials A." 



I desire to call the attention of ovraers and handlers to the 

 ttrials of the United States Field Trials Club, which are to 

 ibe run at Bicknell, Indiana. The Derby entries close on 

 JMay 1. The value of this stake is $1,300. It is unnecessary 

 to enlarge, at this juncture, upon the benefits and profits 

 which accrue to the doggy interests through the medium of 

 field trials. No club is more earnest in the good work than 

 is the U. S. F. T. C. It has hung up a total of nearly $5,000 

 in its fall and winter trials. It is wide-awake, enterprising, 

 thoroughly informed In all the details of field trial rules and 

 management, and it deserves the most liberal support and 

 encouragement. No sectional lines have any consideration 

 in its competitions. It is all that its name implies. Dog 

 owners and handlers. East, West, North and South, should 

 see to it that this Derby starts with a liberal entry. It is 

 the lirst time in the history of field trials that any one club 

 has assumed so much responsibility. American sportsmen, 

 to their credit be it said, always recognize enterprise and 

 merit most generously. Of course, other clubs may be 

 watching the success of this new movement in field trial 

 management. Any lack of proper aijpreciation may not 

 only deter the U. S. Club from giving two trials in one 

 season again, but it may deter all other clubs from ever 

 attempting a similar venture at all. The sportsmen of the 

 Noi'th have always been most generous in their support of 

 the trials in the South and the sportsmen of the South have 

 been liberally appreciative of the Northern trials. This year 

 ought to be a record breaker. Make your entries, gentle- 

 men. Give the Gordon setter, the Irish setter, the pointer 

 and the English setter a full chance. 



I already have been informed, for my own personal infor- 

 onation, of a sure winner in the field trials in which she runs. 

 Mr. J. E. Isgrigg, one of Mongomery Ward & Co.'s expert 

 :and genial lieutenants, has the bitch, and he is my inform- 

 ;ant. She is not for sale. Her name is Hope's Queen, by 

 Oath's Hope — Queen Noble. I am sure this is the earliest 

 winner of the season. This faith in a dog's powers is a good 

 sign. It is peculiar to all sportsmen. I like to see it. It is 

 not alone a mild return for the faith, loyalty and affection 

 which the dog bears his master, but it means good, well- 

 contested field trials. B. WATEES. 



Flaps ft'om the Beaver's TaU. 



Toronto, Can. — Dr. Armstrong, a well knovm medical 

 man of this city, is starting a kennel of spaniels, and has 

 bought from Mr. W. Barclay, the breeder of champions 

 Fascination, I Say and I Guess, who has been successfully 

 shown both here and in England, etc., three puppies, one dog 

 and two bitches, by champion Fascination out of My Joe. 

 Dr. Armstrong being a sportsman the dogs will be given a 

 chance to try Wieir abilities afield as well as their prowess on 

 the bench. 



One of thebnll-terrier Principio's get, Duke of Wentworth, 



Dr. H. S. Griffin tells me, has been sent to Dr. McNulty, of 

 Duluth. Both Bdgewood Robin and Kathleen Mavoumeen 

 have recently been bred to Principio. 



Mr. R. P. Ross, of Whitewater, Miss., duiing a visit to the 

 East purchased several dogs as the nucleus of a keimel, in- 

 cluding St. Bernards ana collies, from Mr. P, Hart, and 

 cocker spaniels from Mr, H, Parker Thomas, both of Belle- 

 ville, Ontario. 



It is always pleasant to record the popularity of dog own- 



ers, especially of one so well liked as Mr. J. Lome Campbell. 

 Mr. Campbell has left Simcoe to reside in Toronto, and was 

 tendered a banquet on the eve of his departure by his towns- 

 folk. Mr. Campbell was permanent president of the Norfolk 

 Agricultural Society, has been reeve of the town and for two 

 years served as mayor. He has been connected Avith the 

 Canadian Kennel Club since its inception, having been for 

 years on the executive, and is a past president of the club. 

 He for many years has been interested in Gordon setters, and 

 showed extensively and successfully; the well known Becky 

 Sharp being up to a recent date an inmate of his kennels. 



Mr. Frank Stanton, well known to guests at the Queen's 

 Hotel here, and who owns a St. Bernard or t'wo, has been 

 obliged to resign on account of ill health, and leaves for the 

 Pacific coast to recuperate. 



Quite an interest was created at a dog case tried in the 

 Division Court here on Friday last, before Judge Morgan. 

 Some years ago Mr. Thompson, of Woodstock, presented Rev. 

 Father Murphy, of IngersoU, with a St. Bernard puppy, 

 which the latter named Barrv and transferred to His Grace 

 Archbishop Walsh. Barry, Father Murphy told me, was 

 shown in BuS'alo some four years ago and won in the puppy 

 class. Presumably the same dog was exhibited here last fall 

 and was given an he. card by Mr. Mortimer in the open class, 

 but then under the name of Big Bob, and shown under the 

 ownership of H. E, Jenkins. Not being present in court 

 until near the conclusion of the case (which occupied nearly 

 an entire day), I did not hear the first part of the evidence, 

 but from a local paper I find that about two years ago the 

 dog was lost and nothing seen of him until recently, when 

 he was found in the possession of H. E. Jenkins, a commer- 

 cial traveler, of 16 Bulwer street. The latter called the dog 

 Bob, but it was identified as the missing Barry, By an order 



MB. H. S. SEVAN, S01tEEVIIJ,B, TEKN., AXB ENGUSH SETTER 'WHYTE B. 



Winner All-Aged Stake, Southern Field Trials, 1893. 



of the court the dog was replevined by the Archbishop, and 

 the action yesterday was to determine his ownership. A 

 large number of witnesses were examined, who swore that 

 Bob was Barry, and a photograph of Barry was also used as 

 evidence. On the other hand, Mr, .Jenkins swore that he 

 bought Big Bob, the name by which he calls the St. Bernard, 

 in May, 1892, from one Jonas Foster, who is now in the 

 States. He produced a receipt for $5 and a watch, the con- 

 sideration alleged to have been paid. He also produced Bob's 

 pedigree, which showed him to be orange and white in color 

 and entered in the Canadian Kennel Club's stud book. He 

 was whelped March 4, 1889, at Coatesville,_ Pa. His sire was 

 Celtic Relman, and his dam Maggie of Pinegrove, the gene- 

 alogical line of grandsires and granddams on both sides. The 

 judge decided that Barry was Bob and Bob was Barry, and 

 ordered that he be returned to the Archbishop. 



Big Bob, however, though shown in Toronto with the let- 

 ters C. K. C. attached to his name in the catalogue, is not 

 registered, or even listed, and the secretary has written Mr. 

 Jenkins to substantiate his claim to registration and pro- 

 duce the pedigree. 



The premium lists of the Toronto Kennel Club are now 

 ready and will be mailed to any one applying to the secre- 

 tary, Mr. Eraser, 82 King street. East, Toronto. Ninety-two 

 classes are provided, exclusive of puppy classes, which will 

 be made where asked for and covering all breeds. Specials 

 of $5 each are offered for best dog in the sporting and non- 

 sporting divisions, and a good list of cups, etc., is no%r 

 under way and will be issued later. 



Mr. C. E, Ireson, Toronto, has sold the imported grey- 

 hound bitch Lady Barnard II., by Jack MacPherson (Mac- 

 Pherson — Stargazing II.) out of Lizzie Agnes (Pathfinder — 

 Echo). She is a fawn, whelped in 1888 and was bred by Mr. 

 P. Lay^ Barnard Castle, Durham, England. Dr. W. Schall, 

 of Molme, Micli., is the buyer, H. B. DONOVAN. 



Crisp— Attraction. 



Editor Forest and St/ream: 



In your most excellent report of the late Indianapolis 

 show you say, "Special for the best bull-terrier in show, 

 Crisp." Upon reference to the printed catalogue I find the 

 same thing. 



I wish to state that I did not award a special to the best 

 bull-terrier in the show, but to the best dog of that variety. 

 Therefore I did not put Crisp over Attraction. Just how 

 this special was originally worded I do not know. After I 

 was through judging the classes as they were in my book I 

 asked for the special list, but was told that it was in the 

 hands of the printer. Late in the afternoon I was told they 

 had the list in the office. An officer of the club called on 

 the specials while I wrote them on a slip. Right here I sup- 

 pose is where the mistake occurred. My slip read for the 

 "best bull-terrier dog." 



Without saying anything as to the relative merits of Crisp 

 and Attraction, I deeply regret that the mistake occurred. 



F. C, Wheemcr. 



OiKOiMNi.Ti, O., April 15, 



Coursing at Huron, 



especial Beport^. 



S. D. 



The dates set for the initial meeting of the Huron Coursing 

 Club were April 11 to 12, but a combination of the elements 

 prevented running off the entire programme on those days, 

 and the meeting continued from the 11th to the 15th. Tues- 

 day, April 11, opened up cloudy and stormy, but notwith- 

 standing the inclemency of the weather, two courses were 

 run off, but before the third pair were slipped it commenced 

 to storm so badly that further coursing for that day was out 

 of the question. The next day it snowed all day and every- 

 body stayed indoors, impatient to get out and view .the ex- 

 citing sport that was sure to follow. Thursday the 

 weather moderated a little and six courses were run, although 

 the weather was still severe. On Friday good fair weather 

 came up to the scratch and the first round was finished and 

 the second run off. On Saturday the entire programme was 

 completed. 



It IS to be regretted that the management made the dates 

 so early, for if it had been placed a week or so later just as 

 good sport would have been had and good weather would 

 have been guaranteed. It is but seldom that South Dakota 

 has really bad weather, but wintry winds will blow and snow 

 is liable to faU up to the 15th of April in an exceptional 

 season. 



Everything seemed to conspire against the successful and 

 smooth running of this meeting from the weather down to 

 the management. 



The work of Axthur Massey, who acted as judge, was not 

 well done. He rode altogether too slow, many times letting 

 the dogs get out of sight when he could have easily ridden 

 up in full view of them. In three or four cases the judging 

 was exceptionally bad, it being in flagrant opposition to the 

 true condition of the courses. 



The slipper, C. A. Huntley, seemed to be too much inter- 

 ested in some of the dogs to give all a fair show and his work 

 was anything but satisfactory. In some instances the dogs 

 were slipped right on top of the jacks, thus giving no show 

 for a "run up," the prettiest part of a course. His shouting 

 out in favor, of one of the dogs during a course was in bad 

 taste. 



There was one good feature of the meeting, a feature which 

 is true of all coursing meetings in this State, and that Is 

 there was a superabundance of good jacks. They literally 

 swarmed on every hand and it was no trouble at all to raise 

 them. During the first afternoon fifteen jacks were sighted 

 in the initial run. The ground was in the finest possible 

 condition. Coursing sportsmen from all over the State were 

 on hand and the Huron populace seemed to take great in> 

 terest in the meeting, from three to four hundred of them 

 going out to view the sport. 



There were twenty-eight entries made. Mr. H. G. Nichols, 

 of Mitchell, made four entries, Denver Duke, that ran at 

 Mitchell last fall; Mullie's Babe, a 13mos. old puppy, very 

 speedy and showing very clever work; Tyro, an llmos. puppy, 

 which .surely this fall will be a grand dog: also Roetzel's 

 Fanny, another dog showing clever work, out not fully in 

 condition for the meet. 



Messrs. McNickle and Emerson nominated Fanny B. This 

 dog is not very speedy, although she worked very close to a 

 slow jack. 



Mr. Coyne, of Huron, made four entries, Romona, Flying 

 Fancy, Loomassie and Reno. Flying Fancy showed herself 

 to be a very clever little hound, speedy and a close worker. 

 Romona, although winner, was not speedy, and it is some- 

 thing remarkable how she went through the stake. 



Melrose <& Durbin, from Alcester, S. D., were on hand with 

 Yellow Carter and Sweep. The first mentioned dog went 

 into the slips in bad shape, as he had an injured foot; the 

 last was in moderately good form. 



Mr. Payne of flecla, S. D., entered Guess and Roy's 

 Canary. Canary is, to do some punnnlng, literally a 

 "canary," as the bitch did .some very clever work and was 

 put out in the third round in a very peculiar manner. She 

 is speedy while the other dog. Guess, is only fair. 



Mr. J. H. Rew, of Mitchell, entered Fleet, De'sarte and Sir 

 Hugo; a trio of splendid dogs. Delsarte showed herself to be 

 one of the speediest in the stake, beating her opponent nearly 

 pointl&ss. but the decision was against her; another one of 

 those peculiar decisions. Sir Hugo ran in good form. He 



fot a gruelling in the second round and was well put out by- 

 lying Fancy in the third. Fleet was a little off fead and 

 wos in poor condition when placed in the slips. 



Mr. Ward, of Huron, entered his Mike, a big staghound; 

 he was, in fact, too large to be of any use whatever as a 

 courser. 



Mr. C. H. Vinton, of Redfiel, entered Cyclone; Cyclone is a 

 good dog, large and powerf nl, and did soma good chasing. 

 Mr. J. M. Curtin, of Redfield, entered Skip, a good young 

 dog, but not fitted for the stake. Mr. McHvaine entered 

 Carter C. and Biindle Duke, both dogs being in the pink of 

 condition. Mr. McNickle entered Laplander; he was speedy 

 for a turn or two, but could not last. Mr. Richter, of Woon- 

 socket, entered Silver and Mr. McWhorter. of the same 

 place^entered Kitto. These two dogs were in good condi- 

 tion, Kitto winning third. Mr. Parke, of Alcester, entered 

 Silver and Lead; Lead was in good form and ran a game 

 dog, winning fourth money. Considerable betting was done 

 the first round between Lead and Brindle Duke, champion 

 of the State. 



Huron Coursing Club, champion stake for 32 grevhounda owned in 

 South Dakota. Entrance S5, $13.5 added by the club. 



First Round. 



beat 

 beat 



Nicholses Denver Duke (jpedi- 1 ^ . 



gree unknown). f 

 Coyne's Romona (Xord Never- 



settle— Parter a) . 

 Rew's Fleet (Master Sich — 



Black Bess). 

 Cook's Little Nell (Carter H.— 



Nell). 



Rew's Sir Hugo (Lord Never- 



settle— White Lips). 

 Vinton's Cyclone (B r in die 



Duke— Queen). 



McNickle & Emerson's Fanny 



B. (General Jack— Gyp). 

 Nichols's MuHle's Babe (Den- 

 ver Duke— Lady Bly). 

 Payne's Guess (Robert— Bet- 



f,.„ f i Mekose & Durbin's Yellow 

 "^"'^ '( Carter (Carter H.— Nell). 

 beat \ Ward's Mike (Unknown). 



■ beat 



Parke's Sliver (Unknown). 



Nichols's Tyro (imp. Prince— 

 , Sjjort). 



j Rew's Delsarte (Lord Never- 

 oear ^ settle— Prima Donna). 

 Coyne's Flying Fancy (Norwe- ) ' 



gian— Buenritiro). J 

 McWhorter's Kitto ( U n - ( 

 known). ) 



Richter's saver (Unknown). ^^gj^own).^^^*^'^ ^"^^^ 



Payne's Roy's Canary (Maj. ( j^^^^ j McNickle's Laplander (Tralea 



Glendine— Humming^ Bu-d). !" ^ / —Dick's Darling). 

 Nichols's Roetzel's T'annyi ! McIlTaine's Garter 0. (Carter 



(Keuo- Jennie). f '^^^ | H.— NeU). 



Coyne's Reno (Prince Gen.— | . „„ . j Curtin's Skip (Brindle Duk&— 



Reno BeUe). j- £»eat -j Queen). 



Parke's Head (Unknown). beat Brindle Duke (Unknown). 



Second Bound. 



■ beat -j Famil ton's Flip (Unknown). 



h^r,f J Coyne's Loomassie (Tralei 



- beat -j ^^jjick's Darling).^ _ 



■ beat 



Eomona beat Denver Duke. 

 Little NeU beat Fleet. 

 Sir Hugo beat Cyclone. 

 Flying Fancy beat Sliver. 



Kitto beat Silver. 



Roy's Canary beat Roetzel's 



Fanny. 

 Lead beat Reno. 



Third Bound. 



Romona beat Little Nell. Kitto beat Boy's Qanaryi. 



Flying Fancy beat Sir Hugo. Lead a bye. 



Fourth Bound. 

 Bomona beat Kitto. Flying Fancy beat Lead- 



Final, 



Romona beat Flying Fancy. 



SOITTH DAKOTA. 



