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Valuable Papers Burned. 



Columbus, O., April 22.— Editor Forest mid Stream: 

 About 2 o'clock A. M. of the 21st ult., a nearly new building 

 at the rear of this number was destroyed by an incendiary 

 fire. It was, at the time, used for storage, and all the con- 

 tents were consumed. I had stored therein several boxes of 

 letters, I'unning into the thousands, the larger portion of 

 which related to fishcultural matters, some dating back to 

 1851. They were from all the leading civilized countries of 

 the earth, and next to the accumulated correspondence of 

 tne U. S. Fish Commission were undoubtedly the most valu- 

 able collection in this country. With the rest, I had a trunk 

 full of specially prized correspondence from various parts of 

 the world, all related to fishculture. 1 had in this trunk 

 some rare and valuable documents, pamphlets and transla- 

 tions. I also had ia boxes complete files of Foee.st And 

 Stream from the second year of its publication, with marked 

 covers of numbers containing my own articles. None but 

 the loug time readers of Forest and Stream can fully un- 

 derstand how highly I prized this accumidation. I also had 

 there remnants of stocks of books and pamphlets of my own 

 authorship, all of which are a total loss. 1 supposed these 

 boxes were in the safest possible place. 



Milton P. Peirce. 



Postscript. — Since writing accompanying communication 

 concerning fire, I have read in Forest and Stream of this 

 week a disrespectful anonymous attack upon my reputation, 

 which will at least amuse the early readers of Forest and 

 STEEAisr. Of coui'se I am too old a newspaper man to notice 

 anonymous attacks to the extent of a reply. I always give 

 prompt attention, especially to those pleadiug ignorance, 

 over their own signature. M. P. P. 



imml 



Cornmimication s for publication relating to husiiiess 

 slwnld be (uldrcmyl to the Forest and Stream PuJx Co. If 

 addressed to an individual they will he subject to delay in 

 that individual's absence. 



FIXTURES. 



DOG SHOWS. 

 May 17 to 20.— Seattle Kennel Club, F. R. Atkins, Sec'y- 

 May 30 to June 2.— American Pet Dog Club, Lexox Lyceum, New- 

 York. Marion E. Bannister, Sec'y. 



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

 of Agriculture. 



Aug. 30 to Sept. 2.— Blue Grass Kennel Club, at Lexington, Ky. Mr. 

 Roger Williams, Sec'y. 

 Sept. 11 to 15.— Toronto, Canada. C. A. Stone. Sec'y. 



FIELD TRLALS. 



Nov. 7.— International Field Trials. W. B. Wells, Sec'y, Chatham, 

 Ont. 



Nov. 15.— American Field Trial Club trials, at Carlisle, Ind. W. J. 

 Beck, Sec'y, Columbus, Ind. 



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

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



POINTS AND FLUSHES. 



[By a Staff Correspo7ident.] 

 Owners and Passes. i 



Chicago, May G.— There is a great deal of interest at pres- 

 ent in the matter of passes, by the exhibitors who contem- 

 plate entering their dogs in the dog show of the World's 

 Columbian Exposition. In this connection the following 

 will be instructive. 



In an interview a few days since, Mr. Buchanan told me 

 that it was contrary to the rules of the Exposition to issue a 

 pass to an exhibitor on the mere fact of ownership in a dog 

 or dogs entered. To conform to the rules, the owner who 

 applies for a pass must do so on the ground of being the 

 caretaker of his dogs, or that his presence is necessary in 

 some such, capacity. 



It is useless to ask for a pass on the fact alone of owner- 

 sjhip. In such way a pass can not be secured. As an attend- 

 ant, the o\\Tie.,ii he makes application will have no difliculty 

 in obtaining a pass which will be good durmg the five days 

 of the dog show. 



The Judges. 



The powers in authority were, up to yesterday, stUl wrestl- 

 ing with the problem of a list of judges. The list at that 

 juncture might be made at any moment or might not. It 

 was then under consideration by the National Commission. 

 The birth of an official list of judges is not the elf ort of an 

 idle moment. It must comport itself with the dignity and 

 importance of the occasion. The forthcoming list was first 

 selected by the Committee on^ Awards in connection with 

 the Director-General, and is to be approved, before it has 

 official life, by the National Commission, before which 

 august body it was last Friday. The re\'ised programme 

 has been some time ready, but the publication of it has been 

 in abeyance awaiting the official appointment of the judges. 

 It will be issued soon whether the judges are appointed or 

 not. It is possible that the date of closing the entx-ies will 

 be extended from May 20 to June 1. There is hardly a doubt 

 but what the judges will be appointed before the dog show 

 is past. 



Notes from Tennessee. 



In a chatty letter from that well-known owner and hand- 

 ler, Mr. H. S. Bevan, of Somerville, Tenn., I take the follow- 

 ing interesting news items: 



"Mr. J. M. Avent, in the matter of his suit against the Illi- 

 nois Central R. R., for killing one of his dogs, has not yet 

 reached a final settlement. At the meeting of the Supreme 

 Court at Jackson, Tenn., the decision in his favor was 

 reversed and the case remanded. This on account of a wit- 

 ness stating that Mr. Llewellin had said that the great-grand- 

 sire, Count Wind'em, of the dog (which was Idlled) was the 

 best setter he had ever owned or bred. The case is to be tried 

 again at Bolivar, Tenn. 



"Mr. B. M. Stephenson has purchased Laftonia (Paul 

 Gladstone— Latonia) and Ruby (Diamond— Topsy Noble), 

 from Mr. Baughn, Ridgeville, Ind. Mr. Tucker has pur- 

 chased an Antonio— Daisv Hunter and a Rod's Ace— Fan- 

 chette Noble dog from Messrs. Hunter and C. M. Rounds. 

 These are said to be woidd-beaters. 



"Mr. A. P. Gilliam will handle dogs for the Manchester 

 Kennel Company only this next year. 



"Gloster died In New York about three months ago He 

 fell dead in the field." 



Mr. Bevan also mentions that he has purchased a half in- 

 terest in a setter bitch by Eugene J.— Dell Rivers. He says: 

 "Mr. Tucker was anxious to secure her for a Derby entry for 

 Ml-. Lorillard, after seeing her in the field, but I preferred 

 keeping her in my own kennel." 



The legal ease to which he refers is one decided some 

 months ago in favor of Mr. Avent, the suit being for dam- 

 .ages for the killing of one of his dogs by a train on the I. C. 

 E,. R. The jui-y oefore which it was" tried awarded §500 

 damages. 



Mr, J. B. Stoddard, the celebrated field trial handler, made 



this office a call to-day. He showed all the healthfulness and 

 good spirits which come from an active outdoor life in pleas- 

 ant pursuits. He has sold off many of his dogs and left 

 North Carolina permanently as a place of residence. Chicago 

 will be his home for a few weeks. 



The winter in North Carolina, he told me, was very severe, 

 and destructive to the birds. ^\Tiole bevies were destroyed 

 by the cold, combined with the scarcity of a food supply, the 

 latter caused by the heavy snow. Bevies which survived 

 these severities were poor and weak. In such a state they 

 would be an easy prey to hawks and other enemies. Field 

 trial clubs whose preserves are in that section would do well 

 to investigate this matter. 



The Northwestern Field Trial Club. 



The followdng reprint explains the recent doings of the 

 Northwestern Field Trial Club: 



The annual meeting of the Northwestern Field Trial Club 

 was held recently, when the officers for the ensuing year 

 were elected as follows: Patron, A. P. Heywood-Lonsdale, 

 President of the National Field Trial Club; Pres., Thomas 

 Stone, Calgary, Alta; Vice-Presidents, W. T. Hunter, Wheat- 

 land, Dak., and W. B. Wells, Chatham, Ont.; Sec'y-Treas., 

 Thomas Johnson, Winnipeg, Man. 



The board of management of the trials elected for the year 

 were the above officers and Rev. W. H. Spence, Thos. A. 

 Montgomery and James C. Phillips. As previously an- 

 nounced, the trials will take place at Morris, Man., com- 

 mencing Sept. 1. There will be two stakes, a Derby and 

 All-Age, S5 to enter and -SIO to start in each stake. This 

 will apply both to members and non-members. The whole 

 of the entry and starter fees shall be given in prizes, less 

 judge's expenses. Assuming the entries and starters num- 

 ber 'the same as last year tliis will give near .§1,000 in prizes. 

 Entries for the Derby close June 15 and the All- Age Stake 

 July 15. Entry forms and all particulars can be had from 

 the secretary-treasurer. 



I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. .1. B. Goodwin a number 

 of times recently in this city, before I learned his identity as 

 a .sportsman. He has a large exhibit m the Manufacturers' 

 Building at the World's Columbian Exposition. j\Ir. Good- 

 win's home is in Rhode Island. He will be remembered by 

 the readers of Forest and Stream as one of the prominent 

 field trial pioneers. At one time he owned the great setter 

 Grousedale, and others of equal celebrity which competed in 

 the field trials of a decade or more ago. 



The signs of the times in the dog world seem to indicate 

 that it is a bad year for oracles. B. WATERS. 



909 Security Building, Chicago. 



Flaps from the Beaver's Tail. 



T0R0>*T0, Canada.— When the following case was reported 

 to me I was uncertain whether to use it here or to send it to 

 your "Fishy" column. However, you can j udge. On April 

 29, my correspondent states, and his story is vouched for by 

 eye witnesses, a pug bitch owned by Mr. P. Curtis, a hotel 

 keeper at Dixie, near Cooks ville, on the C. P. R., whelped 

 the multitudinous litter of (don't faint) thirty puppies, of 

 which, a few days since, twenty-eight were living. Ask 

 your Chicago correspondent to bring on his next. 



A lengthy meeting of the Canadian Kennel Club was held 

 on Wednesday, 3d inst., at the Queen's Hotel here, beginning 

 at 3 P. M., and lasting, with an hour's intermission, till 

 after midnight. Dr. Wesley Mills occupied the chaii% others 

 present being: Dr. J. S. Niven, and T. G. Davey, London; 

 H. Gorman, Sarnia; A. D. Stewart, Hamilton; T. G. Mitch- 

 ener, C. A. Stone and H. B. Donovan (Secretary), Toronto. 

 All the afternoon session and part of the evening was taken 

 up with the selection of dogs to represent Canada at the 

 World's Fair show. About 150 have been finally decided on, 

 and these, with several still in abeyance and the dogs from 

 distant Provinces, will make up to nearly the" desired quota 

 of 200. Spaniels, of course, predominate, closely followed by 

 setters and pointers, with other breeds bringing up the rear. 

 On motion of Dr. Niven, seconded by Mr. Davey, it was 

 decided to offer C. K. C. diplomas to first, second and third 

 dogs in all stakes at all field trials run in Canada. The letter 

 following from Mr. Mercer was read: 



Ottawa, April 18, 1893.— H. B. Donovan, Esq., Sec'y Canadian K. 

 C— Dear Sir: Replying to your letter of yesterday would say that I 

 woiild be obUged by your sending rae a certified copy of the rules of 

 the C. K. C. at the time when I was disqualified, also of those in force 

 in October. 1891, and a copy of 5Ir. J. L. Little's (certified) as read be- 

 fore the meeting of 6th inst. Yours faithfully, F. H. Mercer. 



The secretary stated he had declined to send Mr. Mercer 

 the papers asked for without the sanction of the executive. 

 Moved by Mr. Gorman, seconded by Mr. Davey, that in the 

 opinion of this executive it is not the duty of the secretary to 

 furnish the certified documents asked for. Carried. 



Moved by Dr. Niven, seconded by Mr. Mitchener, that a 

 list of members in good standing be supplied to any one re- 

 quiring same at a fee of S2 to jjay for the clerical work. 

 Carried. 



Moved by Mr Gorman, seconded by Mr. Davey, that a list 

 of members in good standing be published in official organ 

 the month previous to date of nominations. Carried. 



Several changes were made in the constitution and by-laws 

 and ordered to be published in Gazette for discussion and 

 final adoption. 



Mrs. C. M. Nelles, Brantford, and Dr. Armstrong, Toronto, 



were received as members. 



During the C. K. C. meeting Mr. A. D. Stewart was taken 

 seriously ill and was unable to proceed home that night. 

 From a letter received from him to-day (Saturday) 1 am glad 

 to know that he is much better, though not entirely recov- 

 ered. Mr, Stewart complains of being greatly overworked 

 lately, but hopes his proposed trip to Europe ^vill set him up 

 again. 



Owing to Mr. Stewart's intended tour, and no one else 

 caring to tackle the preliminary hard work, and no suitable 

 building being ready, no show will be held iu Hamilton this 

 fall. 



every prize separately, and give the classes in which they 

 were won, and also the place and the year. You will see 

 at once that it is no use to sa,y "First at Kingston, New 

 York, Toronto and Detroit," because it does not say whether 

 the prizes won were in the puppy, novice, open, or challenge 

 classes, nor does It say in what years the prizes were won. 

 Another point on which I desire to be accurately informed 

 is whether your dog is registered in the A. K. C. or C. K. C. 

 stud book. ' The number alone is of no use to me unless I 

 know to which stud book it refers." 



The form to be returned contains blanks for answers to 

 the following questions: 



From; address; name of dog; stud book and number (say 

 whether A. K. C. or C. K. C); date of birth (give exact datej; 

 if date of birth is not known, say so; name of breeder; if 

 breeder is unknown, say so; if dog has never been shown, 

 say so; list of winnings, either bench show or field trial." 



H . B, Donovan. 



National Beagle Club Meeting. 



An executive meeting of this club was held May 8, in the 

 office of the A. K. C. , 14 Broadway, New York, commencing 

 at 3 P. M. Present: H. L. Kreuder in the chair, Johu Bate- 

 man, H. F. Schellhass, H. W. Lacy and Geo. Laick, secre- 

 tary. The report of the auditing committee on the last sec- 

 retary's accounts, etc., was accepted and committee dis- 

 charged. The votes for club judges were then opened, Mr. 

 H. F. Schellhass acting as teller. Six judges were to be 

 chosen as a guide for bench show committees. About a 

 dozen members of the club received votes, Messrs. Dorsey, 

 Lewis and Lacy recei^dng the highest number, 12 votes each, 

 and the executive committee being empowered in case of a 

 tie to decide in which order they should be placed on the list, 

 a ballot resulted in their being named in the following' 

 order: Pottinger Dorsev, H. W. Lacy, Joe Lewis, Johu 

 Davidson 11, W. S. Clark 9, H. L. Kreuder 8. A letter from 

 the secretary of the Pet Dog Club was read asking for spe- 

 cials at the coming show. It was decided, in view of the 

 expense of the coming field trials, not to give a special. New 

 members were then elected, F. B. Zimmer, GloversvilLe, N. 

 Y., proposed by H. L. Kreuder, seconded by H. W. Lacy; A, 

 C. Krueger, Wrightsville, Pa., proposed by F. W. Chapman, 

 seconded by C. S. Wixom; Frank F. Dole, proposed by H. L. 

 Kreuder, seconded by H. F. Schellhass. 



The date and place for the field trials were then considered 

 and after some discussion it was decided that the trials be 

 held at Nanuet, N, Y., Monday, Oct. 30, and the claim for 

 that date be filed with the A. K. C. This will not interfere 

 with the Brunswick Fur Club as the original date suggested 

 would have done. A communication had been received 

 from Ellicott City, Md. , desiring to have the trials there, but 

 as no definite information was given and there being few 

 members in that direction it was thought best to stick to 

 Nanuet, as Mr. Kreuder promised every aid in his power, and 

 the beagle men know what that means. 



The question arose whether the executive committee should 

 settle the classes for the field trials or leave this to a field 

 trial committee. An informal discussion took place on the 

 classes and it is likely that the prospectus sent out by the 

 president will be altered in some minor respects, and the ab- 

 solute winner classes be omitted. The following composes 

 the field trial committee for 1893: J. W. Abbott, W. Tall- 

 man, E. Gerry Roberts, John Bateman, H. L. Kreuder, H.W. 

 Lacy, Geo. Laick, H. F. Schellhass, F. W. Chapman, B. S. 

 Turpin and Pottinger Dorsey, and theyAvill be invited to 

 meet in a month or so to decide all business connected with 

 the trials. Messrs. Ki-euder, Bateman and Schellhass then 

 audited all bills up to date and they were ordered to be paid. 

 The club specials ottered last spring were won as follows: 

 Keystone Kennel Club's piece of plate won by Mr. Kreuder's 

 Lonely, Baltimore special won by Lonely, El n lira special, 

 best bitch winning second, won by F. W. Chapman's Gypsy 

 A., Boston special for best kennel, Rockland Kennels, have 

 all been forwarded to the winners. Meeting then adjourned. 



A meeting of the Canadian Fox-Terrier Club will be held 

 in Toronto on Friday next, during the holding of the local 

 show. 



The executive of the C. K. C. trusts that every exhibitor at 

 Chicago from Canada will see that his dogs are in the best 

 possible condition at the time; clean and in as good coat as 

 may be. Breeders who send their dogs in a dirty state and 

 in close, small, foul-smelling boxes will please note. As the 

 weather at this time \^'ill doubtless be exceedingly hot, and 

 dogs from many parts of Canada will be confined to their 

 crates for a long period during transportation, it should be 

 seen to that ample ventilation is provided and crates con- 

 structed so that sufficient air may be supplied to their in- 

 mates, 



Mr. Stewart has sent intending exhibitors a circular and 

 form to be filled out which contains many good points ap- 

 plicable to all making entries. He says; 



"I intend to get out a special catalogue of the Canadian 

 dogs exhibited at the World's Fair bench show, and in or- 

 der to make it as full and attractive as possible I wish to 

 get a complete list of the wimiings of each dog exhibited. 

 I am unable to compile such a record " at present, on ac- 

 count of the careless way in which most of the entries have 

 been filled out, so I send you now a form which I will be 

 glad if you will fill out very carefully. Please put down 



Those "Fake Pictures." 



Editor Forest and, Stream: 



Be chat concerning "Fake Pictures" in your issue of March " 

 23. The facts of the case are about as follows: A Skye ter- 

 rier named Bruce w-as exhibited at the Keystone Kennel 

 Club show in Philadelphia, and did not secure a first, second 

 or third prize, and was represented in the Philadelphia In- 

 quirer by a cut which was a reproduction of a cut of cham- 

 pion Iron Duke, a noted prize winner, owned by Mr. Thomas 

 Young, of Bii-mingham. England, a prominent Skye judge 

 and breeder. I noticed a statement of the case in English 

 Stock-Keeper; and having, as I think, the best brace of Skyes 

 in America, the injustice of the matter struck me quite 

 forcibly at the time, and I want to show you how it has 

 afi'ected me since. I was presented with a photo of Iron Duke 

 by Mr. Young a year or two since, and now he writes me that 

 I am the only person iu America who has a copy, and wishes 

 to know if I am connected iu any way with this reproduc- 

 tion. I have written the editor of Inquirer asking him to 

 clear me in the matter, and no doubt he will do so. But 

 should he treat the matter in the easy, ofthand manner that 

 your article does, you can readily see in what position 1 will 

 be. I think it is all right for newspapers, sporting or other- 

 wise, to give cuts of representative specimens ot a uy breed 

 as such, but to repre.sent them as any other dog, c'^pecially an 

 inferior one, is not square. C. 11. Smith. 



St. Stephen, N. B. 



[We can clear Mr. Smith of any suspicion of blame in 

 this matter. The cut of Iron Dnke, said to be Bruce, that 

 appeared in the Inquirer, is an exact copy of the pen and 

 ink sketch by R. H. Moore that appeared in the English 

 Stock-Keeper Dec. 5, 1890, and the rest is easy to surmise,] 



Beagle Type. 



Editor Forest ttud Strea m: 



Mr. Geo. F. Reed's letter in Foi:est and Stream of April 

 27, on beagle type, is to the point. He speaks words of cau- 

 tion to beagle breeders and advises tliera to breed to the right 

 dogs. We. nave too m.any weedy, long-backed, suipy beagles, 

 showing no beagle character; and great care should" be taken 

 in the selection of stud dogs. None but the very best should 

 be used, dogs that are well formed, strong in lo'in, with good 

 bone, good legs and feet, and sliowing beagle character. 

 When well formed bitches are bred to .such dogs the result 

 will usually be gratifying. I trust that the union between 

 Frank Forest and Lonely will fulfill the expectations of their 

 owner. 



1 have selected several good beagle bitches and intend to 

 breed them to my imported Laick's Rattler. Pearl has 

 already been bred to him, and I am looking forward to some 

 extra good one from her. In the selection of these bitches 

 their disposition and general formation were taken into con- 

 sideration. They are strong in loin, have good legs and feet, 

 lots of bone, and are of the truest breeding. 



With this line of breeding laid out, 1 confidently expect 

 some great results, and while I have bred some of the best 

 known beagles in the past, I am not conrent, but will try and 

 produce some still better in the future. George Laick. 



Tarrttowk, N. T., May S. 



Business. 



Catsktll, N. Y., May4.— J5;(it*or Forest arid Stream; I received a 

 great many letters from my small advex'tisement in your paper and 

 had good sales and realized extra prices from it. You will have my 

 advertisement soon again. F. M. Thosus, 



