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FOREST AND STREAM. 



fJrNE 1, 1898. 



EngUsh Setter Beverly. 



Editor Forest and SPream: ^ . . 



While looking over the Answers to Correspondents m your 

 issue of March 30, I was very much siirprisecl to find a para- 

 graph referring to a certain Beverly owned by H. U v\ ., 

 Adrian, Mich. 'The foundation of ray surprise is the fact that 

 I also am the owner of a Beverly, by Qui Vive and out of Bet- 

 tina Bondhn. Like "H. L. W.," I at first received the name 

 of my dog's dam as BeJIma Bondhu. With a view to regis- 

 tering Beverly I wrote to the American Kennel Clulj, ask- 

 ing to be informed as to whether Qui Vive and BelUna 

 Bondhu were registered. In answer I received the following 

 under date of April 13, 1893: 



In reply to yom- favor of AprU 9, would advise you that there is a.a 

 EnglislS setter owned by Mr. W. E. Hobby. Holly N. T., registered un- 

 d'^r the name of Qui Vive, No. 5,050, There is also au Enghsh settei 

 registered under the name of Betfcina Bondhu, registered under No. 

 16,482. This bitch i.s also owned by Mr. Hobby There is no English 

 setter registered under the name of BelKna Bondhu; Bettina Bondhu 

 is undoubtedly the dam of your dog. A. D. Lewis, Actmg &ec y. 



I then wrote Mr. W. E. Hobby, of Holly, N. Y., and re- 

 ceived this answer to my communication: 



Holly, N. Y., April 18, 1893.— Dear Sir: Yom-s received. I am not 



call hi m, is a favorite shootmg dog „ . — — . 1 - , . , , , 



three seasons, and he was very heavily shot over to cincken and also 

 quail. I also took him to Alabama with me one winter (1889) and spent 

 .several weeks quail shooting. He is an exceptionally good all round 

 field dog. I thought so much of him as a field dog that I bought Bet- 

 tina Bondhu to breed her to him to get some of his progeny. There- 

 suit was a litter of seven, of which I saved four. I kept the choice, or 

 what I thought was the choice, of the litter. I have tliis dog now, and 

 he is a good one every way. I sold one, Beverly, to Blr. Barry, and 

 the other two I gave to friends of mine, and they have proved to be 

 fine field dogs. The dam I sold to go to Ohio. W. E. Hobby. 



T purchased Beverly from Mr. Barry, through W. C. Cran- 

 dall, of Springville, N. Y. This proves my claim of title. "H. 

 L. W." may have one from the same litter as my dog, but he 

 has not the Beverly. H, 0. De Put. 



MiNTO, N. D., May 13. 



Coui*sing at Newark, Cal. 



The meeting held at Newark, Cal., on the 14th, by the 

 Occidental Coursing Club was one of the most enjoyable 

 meetings ever held by that club. The ground was in good 

 condition, the hsjes perfect demons, and the owners and 

 spectators went away perfectly satisfied, as they always do 

 when John Grace is in the saddle and Jas. Wren the slipper. 

 Skyrocket, the winner, is thought on this coast to be the 

 equal of any long-tail that evei- chased a hare. This is his 

 eighth first "that he has won in open competition. He is cer- 

 tainly the fastest hound fi-om the slips, and the best stayer 

 that this coast has ever seen. The dog that gave him the 

 hardest run was, strange to say, a sapling, barely 13 months 

 old— Mooudyne, said to be one of the Verdure Clad litter. 



In the third round Salvator and Short Stop, a brother of 

 Skyrocket, ran a pumping course which ended with honors 

 even. The .second course had a similar ending, and the third 

 Salvator won, but was so thoroughly pumped that he is not 

 expected to live, and it is almost certain that Short Stop will 

 uot survive. 



SUMMARY. 



Thirst Round— J. O'.Shea's Salvator beat T. Cooney's Jim 

 Dandy, M. Tieraan's Long John beat C. Desmond's Lady 

 Rui li, P. Gurtis's Shortstop beat J. Buckley's Tom Moore, 

 M. Tiernaii's Glenfarron beat H. J. Gerdes's" Lookout, J. M. 

 Perrigo's Longtellow beat T. Cooney's Skyball, H. J. Gerdes's 

 Judgl- Morrow beat D. Lynch's Rely on Me, P. Curtis's Ex 

 Erauck beat J. Dugan's Pick Up, P. Curtis's Skyrocket beat 

 D. J. J leal ay's Mooudyne. 



Second Round— Salvator beat Long John, Shortstop beat 

 Gleufi rron, Longfellow beat Ex Franck, Skyrocket beat 

 Judge Morrow. 



Third Round — Salvator beat Shortstop, Skyrocket heat 

 Longfellow. 



Fina l — Skyrocket was declared the winner, Salvator being 

 drawn. 



Mr. Curtis made a present of the first purse to the club. 



On the same day the well and favorably known bitch 

 Valley Queen won at a meeting at Ocean View, in a sixteen 

 dog slake. 



Flaps from the Beaver's Tail. 



TniioxTO, Can.— Kingston, undeterred by the lack of in- 

 terest displayed by the townspeople in last "year's show, will 

 have auother try this year, and has filed a' claim for dates 

 v\dth the C. K. C. for the week following Ottawa, or rather, 

 Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of that week. 



The Montreal Exposition Company have finally decided to 

 hold a provincial exhibition fi-om Monday, Sept.'-l, to Satur- 

 day, Sept. 9. Whether a dog show will be held in connection 

 is not yet settled, but I think it likely that such will be the 

 case. 



Dr. WiUiam Mole, V. S,, is down to read a paper on 

 "Cruelty" before the members of the Toronto Humane 

 Society on the evening of Tuesday, May 30. I was glad to 

 learn from Dr. Mole that since his removal to Toronto his 

 veterinary practice has very greatly extended, especially in 

 canine cases. 



Mr. R, P. Forshaw, who recently removed from Toronto to 

 Pittsburgh, Pa., is, I hear, going to reside for a time in 

 St. Johns, Newfoundland. 



Query: Now that the reciprocal arrangements between the 

 A. K. C. and the C. K. C. have been severed by the former 

 august body, can dogs which have qualified for challenge 

 classes in the United States be shown in the open classes 

 here and vice versa? If they can, won't our show managers 

 have a most elegant time checking entries? 



There is a very robust feeling here that the dissolution will 

 prove a good thing for the C. K. C. A much larger number 

 of American dogs are shown in Canada than Canadian doc^s 

 m the United States, and of convse each entry means so 

 much revenue to the C. K. C. H the A. K. C. desired to 

 augment their income indirectly at the expense of their own 

 members they have accomplished the end in \i.ew. 



H. B. DONOTAN. 



The A. K. C. and Outside Shows. 



We confess to more than surprise at seeing an editorial m 

 a monthly ]ournal the Sportsman's Review, which tacitly 

 simgests that all dogs exhibited at shows not held under 

 Am. C. rules, shall he disqualitied. This suggestion is made 

 because as they assert, ot the harm that the A. K. C. cliibin 

 a city will sutler because another club sees fit to give an in- 

 dependent show. This would be an arbitrary condition of 

 atfairs mdeed, and an act that the A. K. C. would he far too 

 wise to ever even suggest There .are very, x'erv few cities 

 which could sirppnr t.^vo show> in one yeai^ Chicago couW 

 and no doubt that Xew York might also do so, but^for any 

 other city to attempt such a thing would he sheer madues4 

 The more shows we have, whether imder A.K.C. rules or not 

 the more people will know what a good dog should" be like 

 and the more will they become fmbued with a desire to 

 EfvfW ..PV'^"^ argument advanced by our contem" 

 porary that "the longer a dog can win in the open class the 



more profitable he is to his owner" is the very argument 

 that calls for some of the .shows to be held outside of A.K.C. 

 influence. The A. K. C. does not want for clubs or funds; it 

 is no longer an infant to be coddled, it is a robust and vigor- 

 ous child, all it needs now is proper training. That dogmen 

 will show at any show where the inducements held out are 

 tangible and not consisting altogether of "counting wins" 

 has been fully proven. 



When a lot of men give a dog show they do not as a rule 

 undertake the aftair in a philanthropic .spirit. They expect 

 to make both ends meet and in very few instances do they 

 look upon it as a money-making venture. _ This in itself 

 would act as a deterrent for a double event in the majority 

 of cities or towns. The only fear is that speculators may 

 crop up who, having no affiliation with dogmen proper, 

 would be in it for keeps only, and there might eventually 

 come along a show where the prize money would not be paid 

 and some man or men pocket the cash. Exhibitors, how- 

 ever, would soon regulate this by demanding a guarantee, 

 and just as likely any A. K. C. club may find itself in the same 

 boat, and the only punishment it would incur would be the 

 disqualification of the officers of the delinquent club; so it is 

 as broad as long. But for the A. K. C. to disqualify all dogs 

 exhibited at shows not held under their rules would be non- 

 sense, and as in the case of the board of control and winter 

 horse racing such a rule would of necessity soon be res- 

 cinded. 



Understand, that we are not in favor of the formation of 

 any club in a city that will conflict with a club already or- 

 ganized and that is doing its duty, but should that A, K. C. 

 club not see fit to hold a show during any year, there is no 

 reason why another club should not step in and hold one. 

 The case of two clubs in San FrancLsco and Chicago is an 

 example. 



DOG CHAT. 



spaniel Field Trials. 



'The idea of holding field trials with spaniels seems to be 

 gaining ground, and plans are being formed now which will 

 no doubt result in the desired end. Of course a large num- 

 ber of starters cannot be depended upon, but that there are 

 four or five already promised is sufficient to show that trials 

 will be held. The committee that has the affair in hand is 

 determined to put the thing through, and as valuable prizes 

 in cash will be offered it is hoped that other entries will be 

 drawn into the competition and that this meeting will not 

 only be an interesting one, but the forerunner of a yearly 

 fixture. The committee have cudgeled their brains to ar- 

 range some plan for the trials that will, to a great extent, 

 avoid the almost certain delay and annoyance in finding suit- 

 able game if the trials are he'ld in the rough, open country. 

 The idea at present is to select a large field of 20 acres or 

 more with about a quarter of it broom grass or low brush. 

 At intervals of 20 or 30yds. in this cover pigeons will be 

 placed under small, light baskets. From each basket a cord 

 will lie upon the ground, and running toward the handlers' 

 starting point for about 15 or 20yds., with pieces of white rag 

 attached at intervals, so as to be readily seen by the 

 handlers. This being ready, the handlers and dogs (two 

 competing together) will be started toward the birds, 

 which will be out of view, about 200 or 300yds. away, 

 up wind. In crossing the intervening open ground 

 each handler will show under what control he has his 

 spaniel, how he quarters his ground, and whether the 

 dog knows what it is there for. Getting near the 

 birds, the handlers will be ordered to pull the traps and kill 

 when deemed advisable by the judges. Each dog then in 

 proper turn will be ordered to seek and retrieve. Oi course 

 this plan is a mere makeshift that is almost necessary on 

 account of the scarcity of partridge and woodcock and the 

 thick swamps and rough country where these would be 

 likely to be found, and through which the judges would find 

 it next to impossible to follow the dogs or do the competing 

 dogs justice in their awards. With the above arrangement 

 it is thought that the main points — ti-actability, working 

 qualities and retrieving— will be brought out. "This plan 

 would enable the committee to carry the trials through 

 without discouraging delay. While no doubt many field 

 sportsmen accustomed to using spaniels in the natural way 

 will be inclined to smile at the above arrangement, it may be 

 said that no less an authority than Mr. W. A. Coster, secre- 

 tary of the Eastern Field Trials Club, thinks well of the plan, 

 besides many other sportsmen to vyhom the subject has been 

 broached. At any rate, the er.orts of the spaniel men should 

 be encouraged, and if any better or more feasible plan can be 

 suggested we are sure the committee will be only too glad to 

 adopt it. The gathering of spaniel men is expected to be 

 an enjoyable one. At present we understand that good 

 quarters can be had at the Bache Homestead at Morristown, 

 N. J., where there are suitable grounds for the trials, and 

 where, moreover, there is every likelihood of getting a shot 

 at a real woodcock. A few pigeon matches may also be 

 arranged and the time otherwise be enjoyably spent. 



The Irish Setter Club Meeting-. 



The deferred meeting of the executive committee of the 

 Irish Setter Club was held on May 26. The members present 

 were C. T. Thompson, Dr. L. C. Sauveur and G. G. Davis, 

 with E. B. Bishop, W. L. Washington, F. H. Perry and F. 

 L. Cheney represented by proxies. There were thirteen new 

 members elected, as follows: Geo. H. Thompson, Eaton, 

 Pa.; A. M. Escobar, New York; Fred P. Heinz, Pittsburgh 

 Pa,; W. S. Boody, Camden, N. J,; M. N. Fowler, Fonburg, 

 Pa.; E. F. Badmington, Rockville, Ct.; E. W. Walker, Pitts- 

 burgh, Pa.; E. J. Nestler, Darlington, S. C ; C. B. Rutan, 

 West Orange, N. J,; F. T. Dodge, W. S. Lolan, W. J. Mon- 

 teith and J. Myrick, Jr., all of Portland, Oregon. It is but 

 just to say that ten of these were brought into the club by 

 Mr. Washington. It was decided to have the entries for 

 the Derby Stake close July 15. The fees are to be $10 to 

 enter and •'SIO to fill. The purses are §125 to first, .$75 to 

 second and S50 to third. These are to be increased if the 

 entries warrant it. It was resolved to hold the trials in the 

 South, the exact place and time to be announced later. Any 

 further information can be secured from the secretary Dr 

 G. G. Davis, 1338 Walnut street, Philadelphia, Pa. ' 



A Dog Show in Minneapolis. 



The fanciers of Minneapolis held a meeting May 17 to form 

 a kennel club. A committee was formed to draft constitu- 

 tion and by-laws, and ajjplication for membership will be 

 made to the A, K. C. It is intended to have a show in con- 

 nection with the Exposition, and the following are named as 

 bench show coinrnittee: W. M. Brackett, Fred Eastman H 

 E. McCullougli, C. D. Barnum, Fred Pride and Mr. Carpen- 

 penter. They will arrange the premium list at once The 

 officers are as follows: President, S. J. Carpenter; Vice- 

 President, F. E. Eastman; Secretary, H. T. Van Dusen- 

 Treasurer, W. jM. Brackett; Surperintendent, H. E. McCul- 

 lough; Veterinary, H E. Rowell; Directors, M. P. Whitino- 

 Fred Pride and O. B. Clark. °' 



World's Fair Show. 



Mr Buchanan has sent the foUowing letter out. "It has 

 been found advisable, owing to theimprobabiUty of contract- 

 ors completing the buUdings in which the kennel exhibit is 

 to be held, to postpone the e.xhihit, which was to begin June 

 12, to September 19, 20, 31 and 22. A full, complete and 

 separate premium list, with added classes will be issued early 



n June, and I have every assurance that I will be able at 

 that time to announce the judges for the exhibit. I regret 

 that the postponement was made necessary, but it will be 

 for the best interest of the exhibit as a whole, and that is 

 what we are all working for. We have a number of letters 

 from exhibitors who would prefer sending their dogs here in 

 September rather than in June. W. I. BUCHANAN. 



Mr. Raper Sails. 



Mr. Geo. Raper sailed for England on the Etruria last Sat- 

 urday. A number of friends saw him off and wLshed him 

 hon voyage. He was delighted with his long trip, and when 

 we asked him how he was treated out West, answered "Never 

 better; it's a grand country and they are a grand lot of fel- 

 lows." He thinks they have a good lot of dogs in California, 

 but the Seattle show did not compare so well, Mr. Raper 

 will get home in time to judge at Munich. 



Yonlcers Show. 



The Youkers show scored a success. The attendance, we 

 are told, on the last day was exceedingly good. Mr. Hugh 

 Thompson, who worked hard for the show, was presented 

 with an umbrella. The Heralds prize for handsomest dog 

 was awarded to Fred Schmidt's Otos and the smallest dog 

 was adjudged to be Mount Morgan Kennels' Nugget, weigh- 

 ing 12oz. During the show Professor Hampton amused the 

 folks with his troupe of trained dogs and cats. 



The Luse Case. 



The National Grreyhound Club held a meeting yesterday, at 

 noon, in the Astor House, New Y^ork. The committee, con- 

 sisting of Messrs. McDougall, Williams and L. F. Bartels, 

 appointed by the club to investigate the Luse case, reported 

 that there was no fraud shown and the charges against Mr. 

 Luse were not proven. 



Another Crack. 



Mr. Reick, the proprietor of the New York St. Bernard 

 Kennels, is about to sail from England, where he has been 

 looking for a crack or two to replace Refuge II. He has 

 cabled as follows: "May 27.— Bought best dog pup in Eng- 

 land." May 39: "Bought Young Bute." 



American Field Trial Club Derby. 



Entries for this stake are open till June 5; Mr. John David- 

 son judges all stakes; W. J. Beck, Columbus, Ind., is the 

 secretary. 



It is probable that before long we shall hear of a field trial 

 club with headquarters at Los Angeles, Cal. The Pacifi,G 

 Field Sports intimates that the dogmen of that vicinity are 

 hard at work getting up such an organization. Held about 

 the time that the Pacific Coast Club holds its annual event 

 such trials should take well, as it is stated there are plenty 

 of birds and the best of grounds in the Los Angeles section 

 of the State. 



W^e have an inquiry from a correspondent for a Newfoimd- 

 land trained to retrieve humanity from the water. Such a 

 dog can win fame on the boards, as our correspondent wishes 

 to use him in anew spectacular show entitled "On the Trail." 



Mr. Mortimer has gone into black and tans. He imported 

 recently the youngster Glenwood, a likely looking sort, that 

 will do some winning. Another importation is the Basset 

 hound Royal Hector that will hold its own with anything we 

 have over here. We predict that these dogs will yet become 

 more popular. 



Arthm- Trickett, so long knovra as Mr. Moore's kennel 

 manager, started last Friday for Little Rock, Ark,, to take 

 charge of Mr. Pratt's kennels. This gentleman owns Alton 

 11. and several good bitches, among them Wyoming Belle, 

 lately puichased from Mr. Sears. We wish" Mr. Trickett 

 every success, and Mr. Pratt is to be congratulated on the 

 move. 



Mr. G, V. L. Mellinger, secretary of the Ohio Field TrifJls 

 Club, has sent out notice that the club's trials will be post- 

 poned to Nov. 22, in order to accommodate many of its 

 patrons, who are anxious to run in its trials and those held 

 in Indiana. Their former dates conflicted with the American 

 Field Trials Club. 



Mr. Waters writes us that Mr. W. J. Beck, secretary of 

 the American. Field Trials Club, was injured by a fall re- 

 cently, which will lay him up for a few days. It is hard to 

 down a good man, however, so he expects to be on deck very 

 soon. 



The Concord Kennels, of Detroit, have sold the black and 

 tan bitch Rosa Mack to John Bean, of Canton, O., and the 

 cocker bitch Chloe II. to a Chicago party. The same kennels 

 have recently purchased the cocker bitch Stella G from Al- 

 fi'ed Geddes. 



We regret to say that Messrs. Heppner & Bernheimer's 



§reat Dane Helios, that was reported sick last week, died last 

 unday. This dog is a loss to the breed; he was considei-ed 

 very typical, and at 14 months old weighed 1651b3. Mr. Hepp- 

 ner will probably sail for Europe shortly and will return wiQi 

 a number of great Dane purchases. 



This is an off week on account of the holiday, but there are 

 several new advertisements in the kennel columns. L. H. 

 Miller offers a number of trained sporting dogs; Geo. E. Gray, 

 the noted trainer, offers trained Irish setters; E. Booth, prize 

 St. Bernards; A. Knoblauch, toy spaniels and Tutti Frutti in 

 the stud; Saloon, mastilf dog; W. J. Fieles, black and tan 

 terrier; Seacroft Kennels, Russian wolfhounds; Hepbern Ken- 

 nels, great Dane dog. 



Our special report of the Seattle (Washington Territory) 

 show arrived too late for press this week. There were 133 

 entries; St. Bernards, English setters and Irish setters were 

 the best breeds represented. JMr. Raper judged and the show 

 is said to have been a success. 



The Manchester Kennel Company was constituted by arti- 

 cles filed in the County Clerk's office at Louisville, Ky., May 

 17. The incorporators are P. L. Atherton, Louisville; F. R. 

 King, Leighton, Ala., and A. M. Young, jNIanchester, Tenn. 

 The capital stock is placed at .S6,000. They will breed "bird" 

 dogs principally. 



If the International coursing meeting is held it will be at 

 Huron, S, D. It is hardly probable, however, that the meet 

 ing will come off, on the original lines at any rate, as the 

 subscriptions have not come up to expectations. 



He Loves Dogs. 



This is what the editor of the King.ston (N. Y.) Freeman 

 has to say: "We regard it as a cheering indication of the 

 advance of civilization, that the dog poisoner is extending 

 his operations year by year. The rights of meu ought to be 

 paramount to those of mere animals, and no man should be 

 subjected against his will to the bites, or even the muddy 

 and slimy caresses of dogs. The idea of minding its own 

 business is entirely foreign to the canine mind, and for 

 that reason no dog has any business on a public highway 

 unless accompanied by a keeper." 



