MAT 4, 1893.] 



FOREST AND STRBiAM. 



389 



Coursing Near Denver. 



The following interesting and spirited description of rabbit 

 coursing and wolf cbasing was received from the veteran 

 sportsman by our Western office. It is specially interesting 

 as showing what the greyhound will do as a destroyer of 

 TVolves, and the desperate ganieness and destructive fighting 

 powers they possess. He writes: 



According to promise, I let you know how our day's cours- 

 ing turned out. I regret you could not have staved a day or 

 two over at Denver. Of course, a suitable horse was the first 

 thing to be obtained. And after a long and varied search 

 among the stables, and seeing all sizes and classes of 

 fuiimals, from the diminutive bxxrro to the coach horse, I 

 found nothing suitable, from lack of condition or other 

 causes. I had nearly concluded to go in a buggy, when Mr 

 Chas. Barron helped me out of the difficulty by offering me 

 what proved to be an excellent mount, whose mettle had 

 been tried on the race track, and whose performance in this 

 instance left nothing to be desired. 



Our arrangements all being completed the previous even- 

 ing, by seven o'clock the following morning we were about 

 fifteen miles from Denver in an open country without any 

 habitations in sight. Boomerang, of the St. Patrick Kennels, 

 and C. W. Philip's Modjeska, a nice looking brindle bitch, 

 were at once put into the slips. After a long, tedious walk, 

 and nothing being started, they were ta,ken out of the slips 

 and secured. A number of others were then turned loose. 



Things were getting dull when the eagle eye of Mr. L. Bar- 

 jtels discovered a coyote sneaking over an adjoining hill. As 

 Bais was sixrely a real, not an imaginary coyote, of which we 

 seen so many, excitement rah high— much too high, in 

 jjBiCt, for instead of cpiietly getting as close to the creature as 

 possible and allowing the dogs a fair start, those nearest to it 

 felled like Indians and raced after it in a body, frightening 

 it terribly, and giving it a start of at least 400yds. before the 

 Bi Patrick dogs became sighted, and 

 ■"iving Mr. Philip's dogs, which were 

 hme yards closer, a commanding lead. 

 , Level as a floor for the first half mile, 

 ■it was a beautiful rHce, the three white 

 ghosts of the St. Patrick's passing one 

 after another the dark contingent, and 

 rushing on to the terribly frightened 

 coyote like fate. Adonis was slightly in 

 the lead, with Miss McGinty close up, 

 and Irish Lass fast ga.ining, she being 

 away off to one side and behind at the 

 start. Into a large bunch of cattle he 

 was heading, and just as he reached the 

 outside of the bunch Adonis caught him 

 and threw him around, but he got in 

 among some cattle and the dogs became 

 unsighted and did not become sighted 

 again until he was soine hundred yards 

 aAvay over a hill. He finally reached a 

 -nlly in .safety. He saved his brush by 

 lad management on the part of the men 

 at the start. He could not have made 

 his escape had he been approached 

 cautiously. May he live to afford 

 another good race. 



Boomerang and Modjeska were again 

 put into the slips, and after another 

 long tramp a regular old white-tail jack 

 rabbit— a hummer— got up within 4dyds. 

 on beautiful grounds for a race. Mod- 

 jeska acted mean in the slips, and to 

 prevent their becoming entangled. Porter 

 gave them a short slip. Modje.ska hung 

 in the slips and lost twenty lengths 

 in an instant. Boomerang went with a 

 lire and determination that I never saw 

 excelled, and terrific speed, turned, 

 wrenched twice, placed Modje.ska only 

 for a second, as he rushed past her, turn- 

 ing again, and again placing the bitch, 

 only to be given another go by, where 

 upon other actors joined in the scrim- 

 mage, as two blue dogs had dragged the 

 man holding them OA^-er the back of the 

 buggy, and Irish Lass and Miss Mc- 

 Ginty, the latter with a chain drag- 

 ging, had broken the side out of Mr. 

 Jartels's buggy in their efforts to get 



loose. Poor puss had taken the advantage of the knock- 

 ing against each other and was making a break for 

 ' liberty, when Irish Lass made a rush like a demon and 

 tarried him again into their jaws, she on the outside being 

 tiui iii-st to get her mouth on him. I was sorry to see such a 

 I termination of the course; bttt he could never have escaped 

 from Boomerang, who is not only very fast, but exceedingly 

 sharp at getting round and stay.s" right on his hare. 



Boomerang was then taken up and we were rather cheer- 

 le.ssly headed toward town, scarcely expecting to see any- 

 thing more, with all the greyhotmds following (nine In all), 

 when the searching eyes of Mr. L. Bartels again descried 

 another real coyote. Our previous failure made us more 

 careful this time, and T. P. Bartels assumed command a.nd 

 ordered a circuitous route so as to head him off, he having 

 disappeared over some rising ground into a hollow beyond. 

 After a careful sttrvey he could not be seen, and we despair- 

 uiL'ly spread out some distance apart, I being on the extreme 

 1 ^'de. A yell from L. Bartels caused me to turn in the 

 ilu, and half a mile away, going directly from me, was 

 : oyote, and Adonis and Miss McGinty within a hundred 

 Iri of him and rapidly gaining. Irish Lass had been 

 1^(1 out of another buggy, and was rapidly closing in, as 

 I 1j Torraer two had given him a sharp ttirn and headed him 

 tvom his original course. The time lost in nipping and de- 

 laying him had also let the dark ones up. As it was beauti- 

 ful galloping ground and my horse needed no urging, I was 

 clpverly in at the death. When he was knocked over Miss 

 McGinty had him by the left ear close to his head, Irish 

 Lass had liim by the neck. ISTeither of them ever broke their 

 hold until aft,er the coyote was dead. 



No bull-terriers ever shoAved more gameness. Adonis and 

 three of the others had hold of his body, all worrying and 

 '*! i - ging at him at once. He was an immense big fellow. 



J am having his hide preserved and a watch charm made 

 ' I I of one of his tusks. 



tio you see, aside from bench show dogs, the St. Patrick 

 Kennels possess greyhounds that with beauty of conforma- 

 tion have all the qualities for coursing hares and the courage 

 to kill coyotes. It may be a long time^jefore they have again 

 a Monk's Bishop, Pearl of Pekin, Irish Lass, I'lying Dutch- 

 man and Adonis in one litter. I believe that was" the .six- 

 tyf nth coyote killed by the St. Patrick Kennels this season. 



John Davidson. 



>HOE, Mich., April 31. 



LOS ANGELES DOG SHOW. 



CSpecial Report.^ 



The fifth annual show of the Southern California Kennel 

 Club opened at Los Angeles at 10 o'clock last Wednesday 

 morning. In point of numbers it was nearly the equal of 

 any of its predecessors, but in quality of most of the breeds 



it VVfl,s; f J^.V csn rip.rinr' TIia l-^nilrl inrc i r> TTrV*irili ^J- trrr,^ u^l^l 



rather round in skull, with good back and loin, fair ribs, 

 well-set shoulders, but a little too thick. Commodore, sec- 

 ond, has a good head of the right type, but bad expression; 

 good bone, but short in quarters. Third went to Ben, a 

 young dog that will show better in time. He is fairly good 

 all over, but a little snipy in muzzle. The reserve was given 

 to Ko-Ko, a very coarse dog all over, with bad head. The 

 others were quite indifferent. In heavy-weight bitches, 

 Amaryllis is a good bitch of the right type, beating Bess, 

 second, in head and shoulders. In light-weight dogs, Ben 

 Hur won easily. He is a grand dog, with good head, front 

 g,"-- y uau.-,u ^uiutfiuus vver,^ tiie ^ud shoulders, but faulty in body and thighs. Commodore, 



fox-terriers and pointers, both of which contained some very > second, is a very showy dog, but thick iu shoulders and 

 good specimens. The greyhounds were fairly good in mini- straight in hocks. Honest John, third, is plain in head and 

 ber and quality. The St. Bernards were fully up to average I ^'a'^her throaty. He has good shoulders and loin, and nice 

 in quality, but few in number. The English setter classes ^^^^^ ^'^"^ light-weight bitches, Kioto took first 



it was far superior The building in which it was held was 

 spacious and well ventilated, the benches well arranged 

 and the management all that could be desired. Most of the 

 classes were fairly well represented, some of them with 

 animals of real good quality. The most numerous were the 



over Tippetta, second, who would undoubtedly have beaten 

 her if she had behaved well in the ring. Kioto is too short, 

 and straight in shoulders. Third went to Pepper, a black 

 and white, with good body, but very light in head and muz. 

 zle, and badly cow-hocked. In dog puppies. Bob took first, 



cjjii vj^uicnuj. kju. xjciLidiiis vycie Luxij up uu average 



m quality, but few in number. The English setter classes 

 contained only t«n all told, and each one represented almost 

 a different type. The other classes only contained a half 

 dozen or so each, 



Mr. Geo. Pi,aper, of England, judged all classes and gave , . , , , , ^ - - 



quite general satisfaction, except among the fox-terrier men '^"^ badly cow-hocked. In dog puppies. Bob took first, 



who each seemed to think that every dbg he showed should I ^ ^^^'^ ^'^^^ PupPYj hut straight in stifles. Grover, second, 

 haA^e had a blue ribbon. is rather backward, but shows good form, and should make 



Mastiffs.— In the class for dogs, first went to Bishop, a ^ ^ood dog in time. In bitches. Chic M. won easily. She 



dog of right type, but lacking in size and massiveness He — ^' 



was good in head, .shoulders and feet, but a bit cow-hocked. 

 Wooglin, second, fair in type but small, light in bone and 

 lacked much in substance. MaroA., third, has a weak face 

 and bad ears, and cannot be considered more than a moder- 

 ate specimen. In bitches, Phyllis won easily over Lomita 

 Hilda, beating her in body, head and substance. In dog 

 puppies first went to Lomita Cautiou, a very good puppy, 

 seven months old, beating his brothers in bone and skull. 

 Lomita Prince, second, not so good in size as the winner, is 

 still a very good specimen of his age. Lomita Wotan, vhc. 



Fljing Dutchman. Monls: Bishop. 



"ROUGH ON COYOTES." 



Irish Lass. L. F. Bartels. 



while good m type is very bad iu legs, the result of bad rais- 

 ing in all probability. In bitches there was but one to face 

 the judge. Lomita Minting, a rare good young bitch of 

 the same litter as the dogs, she has splendid eyes and barring 

 the fact that she is a little light in muzzle, iti might be said 

 that she is good all over. 



St. Bernakds.— California Bernardo, a good sound all- 

 round dog only sixteen months old, won first. He is as yet a 

 little small for the open class, has a head of the right type, 

 good legs and feet, good loin, proper markings and splendid 

 action. Second went to California Alton, who at first sight 

 looked an easy winner; he is rather too massive in head, seems 

 weak iu loin and hindquarters; while he has an abundance 



r\f Itic ^i^i^^'i ^ , 1 — J .3 Tl 



u. good u'jg iu uiLuc. uiiuLies, v^Liiu. ivi. vvuu easily, one 

 was better all round tha,n Fanny H., second, who showed 

 badly. 



English Setter.^.— In the dog class each dog represented 

 a different type, neither of which was proper. Cash, the 

 winner, is an upstanding orange belton, light in limb and 

 ragged iu hips. He has a fairly good skull, light in muzzle 

 and bad in expression, has good shoulders, well formed but 

 light in bone, good feet. Mercury, .second, is small and 

 rather too heavy. His head approaches tho right type, but 

 too coarse. He would have looked better if shown in less 

 fiesh. Starlight W., third, is too cobby and too short in 

 head, ears set on too high and neck tob 

 short; shoulders upright and body short, 

 feet and legs good. Stamboul, the re- 

 serve, has a better head, but is quite flat 

 iu ribs and very long in loin. Sam K. 

 Gladstone, who got the three letters, has 

 a nice head, rather coarse otherwise and 

 bad in action; would have done better if 

 shown in better condition. In bitches, 

 Countess Noble, who got the blue ribbon, 

 was an easy winner, of a grand type that 

 fills the eye at once; head good, but might 

 be a little cleaner below the eyes and 

 squarer in muzzle; good neck, fine out- 

 line and body; good legs and feet, stifles 

 and hocks strong and well let down. 

 Bstrella and Bet.sy Mack, second and 

 third, are of the true English setter type, 

 but too light all over, and lacking in 

 substance. 



Irish Setters —In dogs Glenmore 

 Hoodlum won easily. He is a good type, 

 good in coat and coioi-, but rather loosely 

 put together, being young he will likely 

 improve with age. Mac B., second, la 

 too large and was shown too fat. In. 

 bitches Maid of Glenmore was the only- 

 entry; she is a fairly good bitch, but not 

 so good as the winner in the dog class. 

 In puppies, Glenmore Hoodlum, described 

 above, was the only entry. 



Gordon Settees'— These were a poor 

 lot, Lady Clara Jane being the nearest to 

 the proper type of this breed, the others 

 were simply black and tan dogs. 



Irish Water Spaniels.— There was 

 one dog and one bitch, the dog fleing a 

 fair one, but short in head. 



Spaniels.— In the over 281bs. lot there 

 was a fair Sussex and moderate Clum- 

 ber, given first and second. In cockers, 

 open dogs, two faced the judge, Bronte, 

 a good all round dog, but a little coarse, 

 beat Dan Slater, who is not the right 

 type. In bitches Gypsie Jane won. She 

 has a nice body, but weak in face and 

 lacks bone. Denver Dell, second, is too 

 long in body and also weak in face. 

 Retrievers.— There was but one, a 

 curly coat of indift'erent type; he was given a first. 



Collies.— First went to Fordham Bravo, a fairly good do^- 

 of good coat. In bitches Strathmore Hazel Dell, carrying 

 her tail in the air, was given vhc., fully as much as she 

 deserved. 



Fox-Teeriers.— The challenge class brought out but one, 

 Blemton Volunteer, shown entirely too fat, too heavy in 

 shoulders, but otherwise a very good tvpe. In open dogs Le 

 Logos, first, is an evenly-balanced dog of good type, long- 

 headed, good in neck and front, a little long in body, hocks 

 well let down and a good mover. Blemton Reefer" second,, 

 IS also a high quality dog, stylish in appearance, beautiful 



neck fir\(\ ontlinp fino onaf. Vint Tinnlro o KfJ-l,^ „. 



v>^au^ iu iuiu aiiLi uiuuquaruers; wniie ne nas an aDunaauce neck and outline, fine coat, but hocks a little straight ears. 



^?.nnt?nf^T """^ properly formed; , ^^'l^OT' ^ ^yell placed, but 'carried badly. This defect, comb SedNS 

 well grown puppy ot eleven months, took third. He has I light thighs, lost him the blue ribbon. Hampton Tip third 

 good bone, well formed legs and is strong m loin, and if not is a long-headed puppy, short of coat and has a listless car^ 

 tJp Ij^r TnHt^°^'f ^^ T'" P^^oyeahard one to riage. In bitches'^ Bonnie Bess, first, is better in size and 

 ^.5.1. reserve, Judge Jr , lacks substance and needs \ nearer the proper type in .shape and finish, short back, well- 

 more bone and size, but otherwise IS a very well made doa-. ! nlaced shmilrl^rs nnH fpi-ri^ o-n,.^ inr,c ^^A * -?^„t'j7.„i_ 



J .ast Sunday was a red letter day for Mr. James B. Blos- 

 som, His Irish setter bitch Lady Alice whelped twelve pups, 

 nine dogs, to his Bedford. This might not, to the casual ob- 

 server, be worthy of a special mark, but when it is remem- 

 bered that Bedford won first in the Irish setter field trials at 

 Lexington, N. C, December, 1892, in All-Age Stake (twenty 

 |tarters, the largest ever run, beating Finglass, Coleraine, 

 Llcho's Maid and se\-eral other winners at previous trials 

 here and in England), and Lady Alice divided equal third 

 prize at same trials, this litter is especially valuable in these 

 (iarly days of L'ish setter field trials, if thei-e be any virtue in 

 selection of parents, both of which are handsome and 

 Very dark red. 



.jwcKu J.UO .J uLiyc, o I , iacK.s suusiaucB auu neeas 



more bone and size, but otherwise is a very well made dog. 

 In bitches, Tomah was much the best, being a good all-round 

 bitch, but light in skull and long in face. Lady Delight, 

 second, was better in head, but lo.st to the -winner in body 

 and action. Lady Gladys, third, is rather hollow backed and 

 lacks expression. It was a close race between these last two 

 for second place. Riglov, the only one shown in the dog 

 puppy class, is a fine young dog, winning third in the open 

 class. Zaidee, the only bitch, is good in size and coat but 

 rather heavy in ears, she was given the blue ribbon, 



Newfoundlands,— Strap, the winner of first, was the only 

 fair specimen. He is a big, upstanding dog, a little oft' in 

 head, with good coat. The others all showed outcrosses and 

 were poor representatives of the breed. 



Great Danes.— In this class the dogs and bitches were 

 classed together. Titan, winner of first, was lately imported 

 from Paris. He is of the right type, with fine head, body, 

 and feet. Second went to Marjel, much the same type as 

 first but not so good in head. Third to Ritaud, a bitch of 

 lighter type all round, Nora, c, is thick in head, indicating 

 a mastift' cross. In p uppies Victor was given a second— fully 

 as much as he deserved. 



Grethounds.— There was one dog in the challenge class. 

 He is a good specimen of the right type but is begin- 

 ning to go heavy with age. In open dogs the blue 

 ribbon went to Donard, a light red, wanting a little 

 m substance and not just right in head, excellent legs 

 and shoulders, but not so good in hips. Falcon, second, 

 is fairly good in form, better in ribs than the winner, but a 

 little bad in his action behind. Leo, Jr., third, is very styl- 

 ish and rather good in quality, but his feet are badly out- 

 turned. In bitches Lady H. Glendvne, first, is a fine speci- 

 men and full of style, but a trifle straight in hocks. Prouts, 

 second, was too thin to show to advantage. The balance of 

 the greyhounds were a very indift'erent lot. 



Pointers.— There was but one in the challenge class Kan 

 Koo, given fh-st; has very much of the right pointer type, but 

 is too thick in shoulders and neck and rather straight be- 

 hind. In profile he has a good type of head, but short and 

 thick in skull and rather coarse. In open dogs, over 551 bs.. 



flaced shoulders and fairly good legs and feet. Dauntless 

 Juzette, second, is a trifle full in skull and inclined to be 

 chunky, coat short and soft, but quite gay in carriage. 

 Lomita Winfreda is a size too large and none too good hi 

 action, skull too thick at base and broad chest. Lomita 

 Patch and Lomita Beau Brummel, both belonging to the 

 same owner, took first and second, Patch having a little bet- 

 ter type and better forelegs. Captain, third, and Tough 

 reserve, were fairly good and rightly placed. The bitch pup- 

 pies were all ordinary. Pomona was given second and the 

 others not mentioned. 



The wire-haired division contained but two, both fair 

 specimens, Todge taking first and Jack second. 



Skye terriers were very ordinary, Sally getting the blue 

 ribbon and the other no mention. Toy .spaniels had one 

 good J apanese and pugs one very fair dog, Punch, which 

 was given first. 



In Spitz, Jack and Bob White took first and second; they 

 were only fair. H. T. P. 



Los Angeles, Cat, April 33. 



LIST OF AWARDS. 

 MASTIFFa-Doffs.' 1st, M. S. Severance's Bishop; 2d, Miss 

 BfakeweU's Wooglin; 3d, E. Templar Alien's 3Iaro A. BitchA:' Isi. 

 M. E. Bragdon's Phyllis; iid, J. W. Mitchell's Lomita Hilda.— Puppies 

 -JJogs: 1st and M, ,J. W, Mitchell's Looiita Caution and Lomita 

 1 l™¥'*wy,^^7,^^,?^ MuUer's Lomita Wotan. Bitches; 



fst, J. \V. Mitchell's Lomita Minting. 



ST. BERNARDS -000.5; 1st, J. a. Barker's California Ber- 

 nardo; 2d, F. H. Allen's Uahfornia .Alton; 3d, Dr. A. T. Regensberaer'a 

 Reglov. Very high com., E. P. SchelPs Judge, Jr. High com., Capt ' 

 Wm Poole's GiUott. Com., A. S. AuchinclSss's Monk of Sn6wdin 

 Bitches: l&t, Frank H. Allen's Tomah; 2d and 3d, E. P. Schell's 

 Lady Delight and Lady Gladys.-PcppiES-Xfogs; 1st. Dr. A. Reeens 

 berger s Reglov. Bitches: lat, Geo. Fugard's Zaidee. 



NEWrOU^-DLANDS.-l8t, J. B. Banning's Strap; 2d, M. J. DooUn^s. 

 Prince; .3d, Jack Marietich's Turk. i-' > uuixu ». 



Pd^Wr.^'^T^p «-T^^*' Jol^Gf- Borghum's Titan and Kitaud; 



Nora ' Marjel. Very high com,, John F. Wohler's 



GREYHOUNDS.-CHALLExaE-lst, G. Gordon's Leo.-OPEN-Doos- 



Japgo^thebTurHeisalem;^^^^^ ,.^^11^1^^,^^^^^^^-^^^^^ 

 much inaproved smce last year, and well shown.%e Is I Hcikg^f ie^J^uSo^!" v^^^^^^ 



