May 18, 1893.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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DOG CHAT. 



American Pet Dog Club Show. 



Unfortunately we wore unable to review the premium list 

 of the American Pet Dog Club's coming show in our last 

 issue owing to its late arrival. There is, however, plenty of 

 lime to enter yet, The list, we feel sure, will be a surprise to 

 many exhibitors, for it is certainly a surprisingly good one. 

 Its classification seems to cover every de.sire in the breeds the 

 club will have on exhibition; in all 183 classes are provided. 

 Ooclcer spaniels are given two challenge classes and so 

 are bulldogs, beagles, fox-terriers and pugs; in other breeds 

 the sexes compete together. The prizes in every class are $10 

 and •'<5, which one can imagine mounts up to a tidy sum, 

 something like $3,730, and quite a heaN-y respon.sibility for a 

 specialty club to assume. Open, uo\'i"ce and puppy classes 

 are provided in every breed. To enhance the appearance of 

 the show the club v.nll give $10, $5 and .S3 for the best decor- 

 ated cages or benches, and this should prove a very gay com- 

 petition and give rise to lots of unhappy quatres, cVh-eure to 

 the unlucky judge nf the milltuery outflts, whoever he or she 

 may be. ^^e should deem It the wisest course to allow one 

 of the fair «ex to adjudicate on this difficult matter. The 

 show will be put up in the finest manner and so of course 

 Spratts Co. have been lu trusted with this part of the busi- 

 ness; th ey will also feed. Lawford's Thymo-Cresol is an- 

 nounced as the disinfectant to be used. The judges will be 

 Dr. M. H. Cryer, Philadelphia, Pa. , for Skye terriers, Schip- 

 perkes, Mexican hairless, Yorkshire terriers," Chihuahua, Mal- 

 tese terriers. German Hopkins, Hempstead, L. I., for fox- 

 .terriers (smooth and wire), Irish terriers. Plarry Lacy, New 

 York, N. Y., for beagles. Charles H. Mason, New York, N. 

 Y., for cocker spaniels, dachshunds, Scotch, bull and black 

 and tan terriers, Blenheim and Pvuby spaniels, Italian grey- 

 hounds. E. H. Morris, Hackensack, N. J., for poodles, white 

 English terriers, whippets. James Mortimer, Hempstead, 

 L. I., for bulldogs. Basset hounds. Dandle Dinmout, Bed- 

 lington, Boston, Welsh and Clydesdale terriers, Pomerani- 

 ans, pugs. King Charles, Prince Charles, and Japanese 

 spaniels, miscellaneous. The club reserves the right to 

 appoint other judges. Dr. James S. Cattanach -will be the 

 veterinarian. Entries close May 32 with Miss Marion E, 

 Bannister, Lenox Lyceum, Fifty-ninth street and Madison 

 avenue, New York. The fee is $3. We have already pub- 

 lished a list of the breeds provided for and there is little 

 doubt that a good entry will be forthcoming. The club 

 deserves it and we feel sure that the efforts of the club in 

 giving such prominence to their pets will surely be followed 

 by an increased interest in pet dogs at future bench shows. 

 Thie show will open May 30 and continue till June 3. 



World's Fair Show. 



Mr. Buchanan's letter in another column explains the sit- 

 uation regarding the World's Fair show pretty accurately. 

 The revised premium list is not to be issued yet, and the 

 old one of July, 1893, has again been forwarded to exhibitors, 

 but with this note pasted on the front: "Entries close June 

 1 instead of May 30. Classes for dogs other than those men- 

 tioned in premium list will be provided, if a sufficient 

 number of entries (10) are received to justify it. Judges 

 will not be announced by the committee on awards 

 until entries are iu. They will be selected with the 

 greatest care, and will be skilled experts of unques- 

 tioned integrity." This in itself is a complete refutation 

 of the "fake list" of cheerful memory. The entries, as exclu- 

 sively announced in Forest ato SxREAii would likely be 

 the case, will be received to June 1. . Of course, it is no' use 

 for FOEEST AND STREAM to go into hysterics over the an- 

 nouncement that judges' names Vi'ill not be made public un- 

 til entries are in and to rake the Committee of Awards over 

 the coals, as we have been desired to do. The men who have 

 this affair in hand do not know our dog show customs, and 

 it is evidently usele.ss to try to make them understand. The 

 same procedure prevails in all the other departments. For- 

 eigu exhibitors of materials are expected to enter and send 

 their goods before they know who the Jury of Awards will 

 consist of. The dog men are in the same boat. In view of 

 Mr. Buchanan's circular letter, why not urge him to post- 

 pone the World's Fair till September or October. The 

 weather will be cooler, the rush of entering af t,er revised list 

 comes out will be avoided and there will be plenty of time 

 to settle on those judges, without creating precedents. There 

 may be exhibitors enough, willing to risk theii- dogs on such a 

 journey and for so long a time (five days), and then have 

 their merits adjudicated upon by an unknown quantity, to 

 result in a respectable .show, but that the World's Pair show 

 will be the gathering of canines, such as it should have been, 

 is very doubtful, and what is more, it does not deserve to be. 

 The whole arrangements throughout have been blunderingly 

 managed, but at who.se door the fatilt lies we are not pre- 

 pared to say, the result alone is apparent. 



Great Danes. 



We have received another letter taking Mr, Maenner to 

 task about Mr. Arnolt and great Dane judging. It is scarcely 

 necessary to pirblish it, as we do not \vish this wrangling to 



fo any further, especially a.", we fail to see in the letters 

 itherto written, anything that may be construed into a 

 benefit to the great Dane breed. In view, however, of the 

 unsettled idea of the standard for great Danes and the some- 

 what factional spirit that is just now rampant^ we think it 

 would be well, if our breeders, putting self-interests to one 

 side for a while, would try, by friendly discussion, to bring 

 about a better conception of this standard. Forest a:st) 

 Stream is willing to de\ ote space to this end and has called 

 on one well known great Dane "expounder" to give his views, 

 his reasons and examples, by illustrations, of what sort of a 

 head and body a na()derji j! /i-f7N-.s/PcZe great Dane should be 

 like, about legs and feei. ibere seems to be but one sensible 

 opuiion. ^V(; will take care, should a controversy arise, 

 that it will not contain personalities nor reflections as to the 

 capability of this or that judge. Abuse is not argument. 

 We believe that only by general discussion can something 

 tangible be evolved. Showing the dogs does not do it. For 

 one dog may win to-day and a dog altogether different in 

 ty7Je may win under another judge to-morrow, and so it 

 would go on indefinitely and the breed will naturally suffer. 

 Although our, say, mastiff judges may differ as to the relative 

 standing of certain lights of this breed, they have a settled 

 idea of what is required by the standard, and their only dif- 

 ference of opinion lies iu the value they attach to certain 

 points in one dog over anotiier, that in judging the whole 

 accounts for the placing of the dogs. So we want it in the 

 great Danes. Agree on some type of dog, then breed and 

 judge up to it. Because the English fanciers have theii- 

 ideas as to what a GJerman dog sliould be, it is not necessary 

 that we should follow their "evolved" type, if such it is. If 

 the majority want a dog of that type let us have that type, 

 if it is found that this CTerman idea of the dog is the best let 

 us stick to that — and only by discussion and gentle reason'^ 

 ing, aided by illustration, can this be done. 



Scottish Terriers- 



"Red Lichtie," a correspoudent to the ScotUsU Fanciei', in 

 a letter ou the size of Scottisli terriers, says that the terriers 

 of his yomigur days were loggy, after the style of the present 

 day Irish terrier, but not so stoutly built, had a somewhat 

 softer coat, and had ears mostly of the drooping tendency. 

 Modern Scottish terriers are as far from the ancient animal 



as "a Yankee is from a red Indian." He says this from past 

 experience personally gained from Ms acquaintance with the 

 older breeders, and from fanciers who yet live and who have 

 noticed the great change which has come over the national 

 breed within the last few years. He does not say this by way 

 of faultfinding, for he considers the modern terrier a nice 

 animal .in uaany wavsi 



Spring Lftters. 



Our breeders are building wisely these days, and news of 

 spring litters come from every part. Mr. Manice has several 

 litters of dachshunds, one out of Sister (Pterodactyl— Janet), 

 by Jay; another of five, four weeks old out of Jessie Victoria 

 by Superbus II. Janet is in whelp to Jay and Princess is in 

 whelp to Windrush Rioter, and Jargonelle will be bred shortly 

 to Don Quixote II. He also has a litter of Bassets out of Bet. 

 So it will be seen that for a man who has nothing to do Mr. 

 Manice has his hands full. Mr. Manice has sold the winning 

 Boston youngster Plethyosamus— should not that be Plethy- 

 osaurus — to a Western party. 



h-iternational Coursing- Meeting. 



The Mitchell, S. D., Kennel Club forwarded May 1 a certi- 

 fied check of S800 to Dr. Rowe, Chicago, to be cashed on con- 

 dition that the international coursing meet will be held at 

 iNIitchell next October. 



Lexington Dog Show. 



The Blue Grass Kennel Club have arranged with Mr. Geo. 

 Hill, the well known superintendent, to conduct their show 

 in Augttst next. As they wish to get out their premium list 

 early they would like exhibitors who have any requests or 

 suggestions to offer as to classes, etc., to do so at once. 



Lonely. 



Mr. Ki-euder is in ecstasies now, for Lonely has presented 

 the kennel with a litter, four of which are dogs. Of course 

 they are the grandest beagles that ever were, and champion 

 Frank Forest is the sire. 



hnternational Field Trials. 



The entries for the International Field Trial Derby close 

 June 1. The purse is40;^ of entrance money, second 20^, third 

 15%, fourth 10^. First forfeit $3.50, second payable Sept. 1, 

 S3.50, and $5 to .start. The trials will be held, as usual, at 

 Chatham, Out., Nov. 7. Mr. W. B. Wells, Chatham, Ont., 

 is the secretary. 



A Show at Germantown. 



Just as we go to press the following dispatch was received : 

 Wissahickon Heights Kennel Club will give an open-air dog 

 show June 6 to 9. Two thousand dollars given in prize 

 money. Messrs. Mason and Davidson are the judges. Noth- 

 ing will be spared to make a grand success. Premium lists 

 now ready. — L. C. Sauveur, Sec'y, pro tem (Wissahickon 

 Heights, Pa.). 



Field trial men should read the American Field Trial 

 Club's advertisement this week for information in regard to 

 stakes. Derby entries close June 1 with W. J. Beck, Colum- 

 bus, O. 



Mr. Dager, of Toledo, O., has, it is stated, purchased the 

 English setter Monk of Furness from Mr. Paul Gotzian. 



Among the new special advertisements this week we find 

 that W. H. Pierce oft'erslwell bred pointer dog, also a choicely 

 bred English setter; D. Sullivan, Irish setter Goldsmith Boy; 

 C. A. Paetzel, pointer field trial winner Nutwood; Chas. 

 Dean, English setter bitch; A. D. Fiske, well bred beagle 

 pups; GOS, two puppies and badger; Avondale Kennels, blue 

 blood pointers; J. Hope, pair of pointers. We also draw at- 

 tention to Rinada Pointer Kennels' advertisement of good 

 pointers for sale. In the stud a new list of dogs owned by 

 Mr. E. A. Manice. Breeders should note the New York St. 

 Bernard Kennels' change of address. Wants— Riverside 

 Kennels, few more dogs to train, and W., England, a position 

 as kennelman. Our readers' attention is also drawn to the 

 new book, "Lee's Modern Dogs," which will well repay 

 perusal. 



The Toons & Symonds combination, which indulges in a 

 little of every thing' canine, and is under George Thomas' far- 

 seeing optic, moved to their new quarters at Northcrof t last 

 Saturday. No doubt the dogs will enjoy the change from 

 confined quarters as much as the owners. Messrs. Toons & 

 Symonds were instrumental in getting St. Augustine over 

 for the Western fancier, and this dog will arrive at Bo.ston 

 on the steamship Bostoniau about next Wednesday. We 

 shall then probably be allowed to divulge the name of the 

 new owner. 



Our Philadelphia contemporary, Fanciers^ Journal, is 

 looking ciuite sprightly in its new spring costume, and for 

 the sake of those who are providing the material we wish it 

 every success. Of course we must not be too hard on it at 

 first, and such a little faiir pcis as quoting a newspaper dis- 

 patch that stated that the American Kennel Club would 

 make no entries at the World's Fair show, if the judges were 

 not announced at once, etc., etc., as an original news item 

 must be attributed to the nervousness of the editor's novitiate. 

 Fore,st and Stream last week reached Philadelphia in 

 ample time on Thursday morning for this to have been rem- 

 edied and Mr. Vredenburgh's denial quoted. 



Mr. J. C. Weekes of Baltimore, although a new exhibitor, 

 has had an unlucky time of it. He showed a nice young fox- 

 terrier bitch at Baltimore show named House, which took 

 distemper and died soon after. He also showed another 

 fairly good dog, in Spring Hill Pirate, at Elmira, which 

 took second and vhc, but this died too after arriving home 

 Mr. Weekes, however, is not disheartened and has now pur- 

 chased Seacroft Otillia, from Seacrof t Kennels, in whelp to 

 their Bourbon, and expects by crossing the Dominie and 

 D'Orsay blood to get something that will console him for his 

 losses. 



An instance of the intelligence a well-bred huntiug dog 

 will acquire through constant association Avith human beings 

 comes to us from Iowa in a letter, from which the following 

 is an extract: "I must tell you what a wonderful dog Rex is 

 making. The other night we were all in the sitting room 

 and he wanted a di-iuk. As no one paid attention to hijn he 

 went into the kitchen and got the tin cup off" the table by 

 the water pail, aud brought it iu his mouth and made Nell 

 go with him, and he took the cup back to the pail and got 

 his drink all right. He will not drink out of the water pail, 

 but we dip the water with a tin cup and let him drink out 

 ofapau. Pie worked out that problem of getting a drink 

 without any previous teaching. So if a dog does not think 

 and even invent ways what do you call this act of his:-' He 

 is a real treasiae to the family." 



The Scottish Fancier is offering a bound volume of "Dogs 

 of Scotland" for the best description of a collie's head. 



Land and Wat-er gives a notice in a recent issue that a 

 fir.st rate field trial breaker is wanted to take charge of an 

 American kennel. Is the tide turning toward the English 

 style of handling and breaking? 



H. M. Wormtngton, recently a prominent cotu-ser of Cali^ 



forni.a, has removed to Denver, Col. He took with him Ms 

 dog Chief, sired by Al Farrow, the Merced winner. As soon 

 as he gets properly located he will send on for some more of 

 his Calif omia dogs. 



The Bell-Watson Incident. 



Baltimore, May 12.— Editor Forest and Stream: I should 

 feel obliged if you would give publicity to the following 

 apology and retraction which I have accepted fx'om Mr. Geo. 

 Bell of Toronto, on behalf of Mr. .James Watson, who judged 

 spaniels at the late Maryland Kennel Club show. 



W. Stewart Diefenderfeer, Sec. Maryland K. C. 



[copy.] 



Boston, Mass., April 4.— IF". Stewart Dijfenderffer, Esq., 

 Sec. Ma.ryla,ndj K. C: Mr. Watson having agreed to accept 

 my public apology I now tender him, through you, such 

 apology. I regret" that in the heat of temper I so far forgot 

 what was due a judge as to demand a change of awards un- 

 der threats of exposure of his past misdeeds. I state unre- 

 servedly that I know nothing against Mr. Watson which 

 warranted me in saying that I would expose him. In regard 

 to statements I made to others as to what passed between 

 Mr. Watson and myself as to what I said I called him, I state 

 unreservedly that no words passed between Mr. Watson and 

 myself other than the matter of changing the awards as 

 stated above. You are are at liberty to publish this apology 

 in the sporting press. Yours truly, G. BELL. 



KENNEL NOTES. 



Kennel Notes are m.serted witlioufc cTiarge ; and blanks 

 (fnmished free) win be sent to any address. 



NAMES CLAIMED. 

 Prepared Blanks sent fi-ee on application. 



Lady Cleveland. By D. 0. Luse, Great Bend, K&n., for greyhoiiBd 

 bitch, whelped Dec. 25, by Norwegian (Jester— Bit of Fashion) out of 

 Olaria (Greentick— Bnone). 



BRED. 



Prepared Blanks sent free on application. 



Rideau Reine— Black Duke. Andrew Laidlaw's (Gait) cocker bitch 

 Rideau Reine (Obo Jr.— Rideau Flossie) to Luckwell & Douglas's Black 

 Duke (Obo II.— yyoodland Queen), May 3. 



Frisk— Holster. P. P. Plant's (Washington, D. 0.) fox-terrier biteli 

 Frisk (Belvou- Trap— Vexation) to R. G. Stewart's Holster (Kermlu- 

 chain Lancer— Qui Vive), May 3. 



Hillside Freedono— Holster. R. G. Stewart's (Washington, D. C.) 

 fox-terrier bitch Hillside Freedono (Russley -Joker— Freya) to his Hol- 

 ster (Kermincham Lancer— Qui Vive), March -31. 



Polly Harmoiv-Black Duke. Phil Harmon's (Woodstock) cocker 

 bitch Polly Hai-mon (Clierry Boy— Lady Stanly) to Luckwell & Doug- 

 las's Black Duke (Obo II.— AVoodland Queen), Feb. 17. 



Bessey Warner— Black Duke. Ed. Wai-ner's (Woodstock) cocker 

 bitch Bessey Warner (Cherry Boy— Lady Stanly) to Luckwell & Doug- 

 las's Black Duke (Obo H. —Woodland Queen), Feb. 18. 



Romp— Black Duke. J. F. Kirk's (Toronto) cocker bitch Romn 

 (Bob Obo— Jet) to Luckwell & Douglas's Black Duke (Obo H.— Wood- 

 land Queen), Feb. 19. 



Woodlands— Polly—Black Duke. Geo. Douglas's (Woodstock) cocker 

 bitch Woodland Polly (Cherry Bov— Lady Stanly) to Luckwell & 

 Douglas's Black Duke (Obo H.- AVoodland Queen), March 14. 



WHELPS. 



Prepared Blanks sent free ou application. 



Fenmont. Smith Bros. 's (Deep River, Conn.) Gordon setter bitch 

 Fenmont (Beaumont— Belle Stephens), April 29, nine (seven dogs), 

 by Inwood Kennels' Count Noble (Ben— Belle). 



Midget Nellie. Eberhart Pug Kennels' (Cincinnati, O.) pug biteli 

 Midget NeUie, May .5, four (two dogs), by their Happy Toby (8pokan« 

 — NeUie T.). 



Nettlefield. D. C. Luse's (Great Bend, Kan.) white and black grey- 

 hound Nettlefleld (Dick Day— Bamborne), May, 1, sis (one dog), by E. 

 H. Mulcaster's Miller's Rab (Waterford— Nancy McPherson). 



Leddersdale III. T. C. Baldwin's (Detroit, Mich.) English setter 

 bitch Leddersdale IH. (Canadian Jester— Canadian LilUan), May, six 

 (three dogs), by his Toledo Bee (Toledo Blade— Maggie Bee). 



Fan C. T. W. CleUand's (McAlester, I. T.) pointer bitch Fan 0. 

 April 18, nine (five dogs), by G. W. Stephenson's Count Vernon. 



Dolly Tester. J. H. Matthews's (New York), bulldog bitch Dolly 

 Tester, April 18, three (one dog), by his Bathos. 



CromoA-'s Vic. Dr. Blodgett's bidldog bitch Cro mat's Vic, April 1.5, 

 five, by J. H. Matthews's Bathos. 



Terry. T. J. River's (Bridgeport, Conn.) pointer bitch Terry 

 (champion Tammany— Erie), April 20, eleven (seven dogs) by Westr 

 minster Kennel Club's King of Kent. 



Victoria. J. H. LeMoj^ne's (Denver, Col.) greyhound bitch Victoria 

 (Brabazoun— Verdure Clad), April 15, nine dogs, by his Pepper fLord 

 Neversettle— Pai-tera). 



SALES. 



Prepared Blanks sent free on application. 



Goldie. Silver fawn pug bitch, by John Bull out of Lady Verne, by 

 Eberhart Pug Kennels, Cincinnati, O., to Bellone Kennels, New- 

 port, Ky. 



Staley B. Silver fawn pug bitch, by John Bu'l out of Lady Thelma, 

 by Eberhai't Pug Kennels, Cincinnati, O., to Bellone Kennels, New- 

 port, Ky. 



Sir Douglass. Siver fawn pug dog, whelped October, 1891, by Doug- 

 lass II. out of Lady Verne, by Eberhart Pug Kennels, Cincinnati, O., to 

 Bellone Kennels, Newport, Ky. 



Tuxedo. Fawn pug dog, wh( Iped Feb. 15, 1893, by Eberhart's Cash- 

 ier out of Pansy Judy, by Eberhart Pug Kennels, Cincinnati, O., lo 

 Paul P. Ireland, Cleveland, O. 



Crripsack. Silver fawn pug, whelped Oct. 21, 1892, by Patsy Bolivar 

 out of fliidget Nellie, by Eberhart Pug ICennels, Cincinnati, O., to Paul 

 P. Ireland, Cleveland, O. 



In connection with the modern fin keel, it is interesting to note that 

 as long ago as 18T2, at a time when there was some interest in model 

 yachting at New Brunswick, N. J., the late Dr. ClifCord Morrough, ail 

 eminent physician and owner of the schooner yacht Siren, fitted out 

 a eomnion wooden bread tray, of oval shape, with a metal loaded with 

 lead on the lower edge, and a suit of sails, the result being a very fast 

 saihng model. 



The rather unfortunate experience with Navahoe serves as a prac- 

 tical illustration of the working of the late lamented "dimension 

 clause;" a point that we have frequently commented on, but which 

 has been persistently avoided by all those whp were once so ardent in 

 defense of the new deed. 



Suppose that the America's Cup was now held abroad, and that 

 Mr. Carroll had chaUeuged for it under the new deed of gift, giving 

 last November those dimensions wliich it is now claimed mean nothing, 

 and were only demanded out of regard for the challenger. 



Now that his yacht is afloat, it proves on trial that she is not only 

 two or thi-ee inches below hei- Imes, but that she is so deficient in 

 stabUity that a very troublesome and expensive alteration of her 

 ballast plan is imijerative. 



The extra immersion at once increased three of her dimensions be- 

 yond the figm-es specified in the challenge; she is longer on the waters 

 line by a material amount, she is a httle wider on the waterhne, and 

 also deeper. As she stands then, she is not the yacht nominated in 

 the chaUenge, but a different and larger vessel, just as Thistle was 

 claimed to be; and at the same time it is clear that she is lacking in 

 that stabihty which alone can give her speed. 



In such a case, under a hteral construction of the new deed, Navahoe's 

 owner would have two alternatives, he could withdi-aw his chaUenge 

 or he could make his yacht conform to the registered dimensions, 



