May 25, 1898.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



487 



DOG CHAT. 



Canada and the World's Fair Show. 



The Canadians are very mncli exercised over tlie postpone- 

 ment of the World's Fair show; and well they ma.y be. 

 Under the skillful management and energy of Mr. A. D. 

 Stewart, a creditable lot of dogs, nearly two hundred, have 

 been secured and all preparations made to put down at Chi- 

 cago an exhibit that Canadians could well be proud of. The 

 followintj telegrams explain the present state of affairs. 



World's Fair Grouxds, Chicago.— To A. D. Stewart. TIauiilton.— 

 DeJay in coDstructiou makes very probable ■will postpoDe keDnel ex- 

 Mbit until September. Will decide to-nigbt after conference and wire 

 you to-morrow. W. I. Buchakan. 



To W. I. Buchanan, Chief of the Department of Agi-iculture, "World's 

 Fail', Chicago: Postponement will be intensely unpopular here and 

 will probably result in no Canadian exhibit being made at all. We 

 have spent hundreds of dollars preparing exhibit; all our dogs are 

 now in trainers' hands and loss will be heavy. Canadian fall circuit 

 of dog shows occupies whole month of September and postponement 

 will interfere with this, besides bringing management into ridicule. 

 Let there be no postponement. Wire to-morrow sure. 



A. D. Stewart. 



World's Fair GaouiJDS, Chicago.— To A. D. Stewart, Hamilton.— 

 Impossible to complete buildings for kennel exhibit. Will be post- 

 poned until Sept. 20, 21, S3 ane 3.5. Official notice will go out to-mor- 

 row.. Regret can make no other decision. Will notify Canadian Com- 

 missioner this evening. W. I. Buchanan. 



This exLibitioii meant mnch to Canadians, as the interest 

 displayed by tne Domiuiou Government in the kennel exhi- 

 bition made them feel a certaiu esprit, to put their best dogs 

 forward and uphold the houor of the Dominion against all 

 comers. This they were prepared to do, but now their 

 efforts, for the preseut, are of no avail. When we suggested 

 a postponement we had more iu mind the convenience of ex- 

 hibitors ia this coaritry and England. A postponement to 

 September wtmld probably be inconvenient to Canadians, as, 

 of course, they must uphold their own shows, which take 

 place during that month. The dates now claimed by Mr. 

 Buchaiian, Sept. 19 to 22, however, do not conflict with any 

 claimed, as yet, by Canadian kennel clubs, so there is still a 

 hope that our friends across the border will be able to show 

 at Toronto and then journey to the Windy City. Of conr.se, 

 the whole affair has been badly bungled. Canadians have 

 been put to no little expense, in a bad time of the year, to 

 prepare their dogs for the proposed -June event; many dogs 

 are in the hands of professional trainers and certificates of 

 registry, etc. , have been paid for and all arrangements made 

 for transportation. All this bother and annoyance has 

 been sa,ved the Americans through the uncertainty regard- 

 ing the premium list and judges, and we imagine the exhibi- 

 tors in the States will give a 'sigh of relief to know that the 

 agony is over, for a while at any rate. W^e sympathize, 

 however, none the less with Mr. Stewart and his fellow 

 countrymen. In view of the postponement, new entry 

 blanks' will have to be made out so that the Canadian Gov- 

 ernment will not pay entry fees to the Chicago management 

 for dogs which may now be entered but which will not go 

 to Chicago. 



Wissahickon K. C. Show. 



It will be a pleasant surprise to a good m.any exhibitors to 

 hear that an open air bench show will beheld at Wissahickon 

 Hi^hts, near Philadelphia, Pa., June 6 to 9, mention of 

 which was briefly made in our last issue. There is no reason, 

 except the possible one of traveling in hot weather, why 

 such fixtures should not become popular in this country. 

 They have been so fur many years in Eugland, where weather 

 conditions are not so good. "The Wissahickon fixture should 

 he particulai'ly so as it is held in a charming locality in one 

 of i^hilaifelp bin's aristocratic suburbs. Comiug as it does 

 the week hc:fore the time set for the po.stponed Chicago 

 "fiasco," it should prove a solace to the disappointed ones. 

 The show is given under A. K. C. rules, and the Wissahickon 

 Kennet Club will probably become a member of the A. K. C, 

 I hotxgh the premium list conveys no information as to who 

 the officers of the club are excepting that Dr. L. C. Sauveur 

 is the secretary 2^ro tern., and to this gentleman thanks no 

 doubt are due for getting up the whole affair. The premium 

 list is well arranged and the prizes for the open classes are 

 $10 and $5 and challenge classes -$10. Mastiffs, St. Bernards, 

 both kinds, great Danes, Russian wolfhounds, deerhounds, 

 greyhounds, pointers, all setters, cocker spaniels (black and 

 any other color), collies, beagles, fox-terrier-, and pugs have 

 sexes divided in chaUeuge classes. A kennel prize of -$15 is 

 given in most of the important breeds, and a field trial class 

 is made for pointers and one for .setters, of each bi eed, placed 

 at any trials in Canada or United States; prizes .§10 and $5. 

 The entry fee is 83 and entries close Thur.sday, June 1, with 

 Secretary L. C. Sauveur, Seminole Kennels, Chestnut Hill, 

 Pa. Mr. .John Davidson takes pointers, all setters, fox- 

 hounds and Chesapeakes, beagles and miscellaneous, and 

 Mr. C. H. Mason the re.st of the breeds. "Will" Conners, so 

 well known as manager of the Seminole Kennels, is the 

 superintendent, and should know just how to cater to the 

 wants of the "boys." The grounds of the club, St. Martin's 

 Green, are located within 100yds. of the Wissahickon station, 

 which is on the Chestnirt Hill branch of the Pennsylvania 

 road. 



A Brutal Act. 



It is not often our duty to chronicle extreme cruelty to 

 man's best friend, but Rochester shelters one of those speci- 

 mens of humanity for whose existence among civilized beings 

 is matter for apology. Mr. W. J. Higginson, of Rochester, is 

 known to many show-goers as an enthtisiastic bttU-terrier 

 breeder, and he has won .several prizes with Lady Dinah, 

 Billy Bulger and others. Two weeks .since his bitch Lady 

 Dinah strayed from the kennels, and while going along Mt. 

 Hope avenue .she was accosted by a mongrel dog which stood 

 guard over the home where the human cur lived. Lady 

 Dinah expected soon to become a mother, and not being iu 

 the hiimor to be snapped at by the pariah she returned the 

 snapping compliment, and the two became involved in an 

 active dispute, Avliich wimld have resulted unfortunately for 

 the mongrel had not the owner of the latter appeared. This 

 brute kicked Dinah so that he broke two of her ribs; not satis- 

 fled mth this he picked up a big stone and threw it at her. I he 

 poor bitch was scarcely able to move, but this did not deter 

 this cowardly brute from picking her up by the hindlegs and 

 beating her head sevei-ul times on the pavement. SeA'eral 

 men standing by exerted themselves sufficiently to stop any 

 further exhibition of inhumanity, and .some one took Dinah 

 home. The bitch's life was despaired of, but tmder skillful 

 treatment it is expected she will pull through, although she 

 lost five puppies. It makes one's blood boil to think of it, and 

 no wonder Mr. Higginson went rotmd with blood in his eye 

 -and eventttally found out who the brute was; his name is 

 John Pauckner, living at corner of Cypress and Alt. Hope 

 avenues. The S. P. C."A. have taken the matter ttp and are 

 ymsJiing it. The ntau has been arrested and a liearing was 

 ,sL't tor -Monday, 23d, fjady Dinah is one of our best light- 

 -weight btill-terriers, and Mr. Higginson is entitled to sym- 

 pathy. 



A saloon-keeper in Chicago has a brother, Eyan by name, 

 who i.iwns two great Danes. Last Saturday night the dogs 

 wei-e stolen. Unfortunately for the thief he passed the saloon- 

 kee|ier's place, and he, recognizing the do^s, went across the 

 street and asked the man where he was going with the dogs. 

 For answer the man struck him In the face. "I'll fight for a 



dog any day," .said Ryan, a,nd pulling off his coat, bttckled 

 into the stranger. Dogs and men rolled over togetl^er, bitt 

 Ryan's bartender coming out with a revolver the thief at the 

 sight of it made his escape. The "fight for a dog any day" is 

 the excuse for this little tale. 



Mr. Mortimer Resigns. 



It only needed Mr. Mortimer's resignation as superintend 

 ent to bring down the house of cards that the World's Fair 

 management had erected by their shilly-shallying methods. 

 As matters have turned out the postponement of the show 

 is the best thing that could have happened, and what we 

 suggested in these columns. With nearly four months to 

 reflect upon their conduct of the show so far, it is probable 

 that the management can bring themselves to consult the 

 proper people next time, and so arrange a premium list and 

 jtidges' list that will beget confidence. A despatch from 

 our Western office reads: "Dog show postponed till Tues- 

 day, Sept. 19, lasting four days. Entries close Sept. 12. The 

 premium list of dog show will be isstied under separate 

 cover." This looks more like bu.siness, and now we can pos- 

 sess oitr souls in peace and reflect upon what might have 

 been; and we welcome, as will our readers no doul^t, a 

 cessation of World's Fair talk for a time, as far as dogs are 

 concerned. Now we can better devote our energies to mak- 

 ing the Pet Dog and the WissaJiickon shows the sitccess they 

 deserve to be. in connection with Mr. Mortimer's resignation 

 it may be said that in nothing has he been consulted regard- 

 ing the show, and feeling his position an anomalous one he 

 resigned tlie latter part of the week before last. 



Spaniel Club Meeting. 



A meeting of this club was held atMr.Wilmerding's oflice, 

 103 Broadway, New York, May 18, at 11 A. M. Those pres- 

 ent were A. C. Wilmerding in the chair, E. M. Oldham, R. 

 P. Keasby and A. E. Foster. The subject of field trials for 

 spaniels was brought up and a general and informal discus- 

 sion took place, with the result that a committee was formed 

 consisting of Messrs. Wilmerding and OWham to inquire 

 into and institute if possible fleld trials for-this breed. Ideas 

 and suggestions will be received with pleasure from spaniel 

 men, members of the club and others, on the subject. The 

 World's Fair trophy was left in committee's hands for proper 

 selection in the event of a dog show being held at Chicago. 

 A sum of -$40 has already been subscribed by members for 

 this trophy. Ite Keyes — Oldham matter: Mr. P. Keyes hav- 

 ing written a satisfaceory letter of explanation to Mr. Old- 

 ham, the latter requested the executive committee to let the 

 matter drop. This is the result outlined by us some time 

 since. The meeting then adjourned. 



Maine Dog Law. 



In reference to the new dog law in Maine, which we have 

 spoken of several times lately, Hon. A. M. Spear of Gardiner 

 has been investigating the validity of the law, which has 

 been questioned in some quarters, and has rtm across several 

 court decisions in Massachusetts, where they have a law very 

 similar to that in Maine. According to these the law is per- 

 fectly constitutional and a constable can enter any inclosirre 

 or even a dwelling to kill an unlicensed dog providing he 

 does not break the peace or break open doors. These decis- 

 ions also declare that it makes no difference regarding the 

 f oroe of the law whether notices are posted or not. It also 

 appeared that the Massachusetts court holds that the dog is 

 not a domestic animal, over which point there has been so 

 much discussion in Maine. 



Canada is Ready. 



Under the able management of A. D, Stewart, Canada is 

 now ready to send her dogs to the World's Fair. Entries 

 are all made and I am not like our Ottawa friend in thinlc- 

 ing our Canadion dogs will not hold their own. Methinks 

 we are not behind our American cousius in many breeds; in 

 setters, pointers and cockers we can more than hold ottr own 

 in quality, if not in numbers. Give us time, the Canadian 

 Kennel Club is doing a lot of good. All we want is to work 

 in harmony and work for the interest of one of man's best 

 friends — the dog. Our kennel papers of America show 

 favorably in comparison with any:,country in the world, and 

 with more enterprise in many ways. Let our password be 

 harmony and the rest will take care of Itself. T. G, Davkt. 



Death of Champion Bradford Harry. 



One of the old landmarks, if we may use such a term, in 

 Yorkshire terrier circles has paid the debt of nattire. Mr. P. 

 H. Coombs's (one of the pioneers of the Yorkshire fancy in this 

 country) champion Bradford Harry dropped dead Ajiril 26, 

 probably, as Mr. Coombs tells us, from heai-t failure. This 

 good little Yorkshire was whelped May 16, 1885, and was hj 

 Bruce out of Lady. His first win was at Newcastle, England, 

 in 1887, and since his importation in that year has won prizes 

 at several important shows and has also done his share 

 toward impro\dng the stock in this country. Mr. Coombs 

 has our sympathy in his loss. 



Death of Galatea. 



The English setter bitch Galatea, a celebrated field per- 

 former, well known to field trial men, died at the kennels of 

 her owner, Mr. C. C. M. Hunt, at Palmyra, ^s'. Y., on May 19. 

 Galatea was whelped in 1S84, and was by Mack B. out of 

 Chica. She was Ijred by Mr. W. Tallman, who afterward 

 broke her and ran her in the Eastern field trials; as a field 

 performer of high merit and as a companion in the field she 

 had few equals. 



A Breeders' Kennel Club. 



A new keimel club, to be named the Breeders' Kennel 

 Clttb of Chicago, is in process of formation. All reputable 

 breeders are invited to join — so says a daily despatch. 



Life in the Old Dog Yet. 



A petition is being signed by members of the New Jersey 

 Kennel Club reqtiesting the secretary to call a meeting at an 

 early day. 



Manitoba Field Trials. 



It has been decided to extend the date of closing entries 

 for the Derby iu the Manitoba field trials to June 15. 



The new St. Bernard St. Augtistine will probably reach 

 Boston before this appears in print. He will remain at 

 Messrs. Toon & Symond's kennels for a short time before 

 goine to his new owner, Mr. C. J. Bousfield, Bay City, Mich., 

 who owns the Bay City Kennels, of which the well-known 

 St. Bernards Lady Taylor and Lord Dante are inmates. Mr. 

 Bonsfleld is the secretary and treasttrer of the Bonsfield Co., 

 largo mauLLfacturers of woodeuware in Bay City. If in good 

 health when he lands St. Augustine will shortly be placed at 

 public stud along with Lord Dante. 



We should not have neglected to mention Elf in speaking 

 of Emeline's death recently. We had more particularly in 

 mind this year's competition. Elf was not in anything like 

 her Brooklyn form when seen at the Elmira show this spring. 

 She now has a litter of five (four dogs) by champion Royal 

 Krueger. Winnie K. has four, two dogs: Queechy also four, 

 two dogs; Nell Royer four, three dogs; and sweet little Ava 

 W. has three, two of which are dogs. Another, Pearl, has 

 three bitches. Several more are due soon, so that the beagle 



industry may be said to be flourishing in the Covert hamlet 

 which name, by the way, is very appropriate as the site for a 

 kennel of beagles. "Wix" will show a team at the pet dog 

 show. Mr. Wixom has now some sixty dogs in his kennels 

 and he makes the covert allusion that they are "not all 

 weeds." 



The Seacroft Kennels' noted fox-terrier bitch Grouse II. 

 has whelped a litter by Blemton Rasper that are doing well. 

 The well known wolfhound Svodka has been bred to Serva- 

 nets. 



A litter that shonld result in good fleld stock is that by 

 Lad of Rttsh out of Lady Margaret, that Col, Purcell tells 

 us about. There are six pups, sexes evenly divided and two 

 dogs are black and white. 



Mrs. J. F. Smyth, the owner of Swiss Mountain Kennels, 

 is determined to maintain the prominent position she has 

 taken as a cocker spaniel exhibitor. She recently purchased 

 a number of Mr. W. B. Palmer's (Woodstock, Ont.) stock. 

 Among them is Obo III., by champion Obo ex Gipping Floss 

 (E. 20,653). He is said to be a grand-bodied dog, with heavy 

 bone and feathering, so little seen nowadays, but a slight 

 chorea prevents his being exhibited. This, however, does 

 not prevent his usefulness as_astnd dog, and with his breed- 

 ing Mrs. Smyth thought she was doing well to buy him. 



A Spaniel Club was organized during the San Francisco 

 show. The Pacific coast is becoming strong in specialty 

 clubs; they already have a St. Bernard and fox-terrier clubs. 



Mr. W. J. Beck, secretary of American Field Trials Club, 

 wishes us to particularly state that he is a Hoosier, and bis 

 address is Columbus, Indiana, not Ohio. 



Mr. Edwin Pugh, who, it will be remembered, owned the 

 celebrated pug champion George, that died some months 

 since, now mourns the loss of Ned, George's first son, who 

 died of old age. He was in his fifteenth year, and has been 

 blind for the last two years. He was a prize vrinner in Ms 

 time. 



Now that the reciprocity treaty between the A. K. C. and 

 C. K. C. has been annulled, the disqualified on this side may 

 show on the Canadian side and vice versa, for of course the 

 C. K. C. may now be expected to take similar action. To 

 have much effect, disqualification by either club should be 

 recognized by the other. American exhibitors at Canadian 

 shows will now ha^'c to register or list their dogs with the 

 C. K. C, and the A. K. C. will gain a quarter for each 

 Canadian dog exhibited at our shows. It's good for the 

 clubs anyhow. 



Dr. F. H. Hoyt, who owns some nice Italian greyhounds 

 which he showed during the last circuit, tells us that his 

 entire kennel building and fences sitrrounding the yards have 

 all been swept away by a recent flood. There is at this writ- 

 ing 10ft. of water where the main building once stood. Dr. 

 Hoyt fortunately saved his dogs, but as he is now cramped 

 for room he is compelled to sell oli a number of his pets. 



Exhibitors of live stock at the World's Fair are now only 

 required to prove ownershii5 of animals for sixty days pre- 

 vious to closing of entries and not six months, as before. The 

 dog show will come just after the horse and cattle show and 

 before that for sheep and swine. 



There will probably soon be a new set of officers of the 

 Maryland Keimel Club, which now has a largely increased 

 membership. A show will be held next year. 



An inquiry at the A. K. C. oflice elicited the fact that only 

 about fifty or sixty certificates of registry had been issued to 

 intending exhibitors at the World's Fair show. The book 

 is supplied with about 1,600 blanks. 



In the Watson-Bell affair, according to our report of the 

 A. K. C. meeting and Mr. Belmont's speech, it will be seen 

 that the president took the same view of the position of the 

 M. K. C. in the case as Forest atsd Stream did at the time. 



We hear that the pointer Duke of Kent II. will not appear 

 in the New England field trials but will be sent to do battle 

 on Southern fields— Eastern and Sotithern trials. Mr. Bob 

 Leslie thinks he owns that N. E. P. T. Derby Stake already, 

 his King of Lynn is doing such good work. Kathleen Kent 

 (King of Kent — Belle Randolph) is reserved for the All-Age. 



W^e regret to hear that Messrs. Heppner & Bernheimer's 

 new importation, the great Dane Helios, is down with dis- 

 temper and not expected to pull through. 



New Jersey Kennel League. 



The first annual meeting of this organization, held Tues- 

 day evening, May 23, at the Clinton Caf6, Newark, was the 

 occasion for an enthusiastic gathering of admirers of man's 

 best friend. An executive meeting was held at BP. M., and 

 then followed a dinner, during which the annual meeting 

 was held. The menu cards were very tastefully gotten up, 

 almost as much so as the good things provided by the host. 

 If the good fellowship and enthusiasm in the good cause dis- 

 played for upward of six hours may be taken as an earnest of 

 what is to follow, then the future for the fancy in New Jersey 

 once more looks bright. From the time the Little Necks 

 went to their final destination until the last cigar was out, 

 dog chat was in order and speeches followed fast, and men 

 who probably never considered the dog question before were 

 drawn into inaking known their ideas and particular fancies. 

 Mr. E. H. Radel, of Newark, N. J., presided, and did his part 

 well. The question of a bench show was discussed, and it 

 was decided to leave all arrangements in the hands 

 of the executive committee, who will at once set 

 about their plans. The show will probably be held 

 in October or January. A committee on legislature 

 was also formed to try and secure strch legislation as 

 would improve the breeds of dogs in the State and 

 curtail the large number of mongrels with which New Jer- 

 sey, and Newark in particular, is infested. The meeting 

 finally dwindled down to a discttssion of the special merits of 

 .St. Bernards, great Danes and poodles, in which Messrs. 

 Radel, Christopher, Morris, Kuebler and Dr. Sattler were 

 -verv active. The following officers were elected: President, 

 Ed.'H. Radel; Vice-Presidents, Charles Heath, Dr. Edwin 

 Field, W. 0. Kuebler; Secretary, Dr. W. F. Seidler; Treas- 

 urer, R. R. Moore; Executive Committee, E. R. Christopher, 

 A. Haines, E. H. Morris, Dr. Sattler, Frank Link, M. H. Han- 

 chett, W. J. Whelan,W. J. Browe; Auditing Committee, W. 

 O. Kuebler and E. R. Christopher; Legislative Committee. 

 Dr. Seidler, E. H. Morris, E. R. Christopher, Dr. Sattler, 

 Frank Link, W. J. 'W^helan, Arthur Mussey. Members pres- 

 ent in addition to those already named were J. C. Eisele, 

 Geo. Browe, Carl C. Brandt, A. A. Eisele, Chas. A. Young, 

 H. McDowell, A. A. Hahn, Jas. B. Conover, W. T. Stick- 

 ney, Jas. Johnston, Dr. H. C. Blythe, D. Philip Roth, W. Y. 

 Riicklehaus. Jas. B. Conover, Geo. Browe and Harry Mc- 

 Dowell were elected and included with the charter mernbers. 

 H. W. Lacy, honorary member. Our thanks are due to the 

 club, and especially Mr. Radel, for courtesies extended. 



There are lots of good things in our kennel special column 

 this week. F. S. Anderson offers some good St. Bernards 



