496 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



IJlTNE 8, 189b. 



Pedro, second, is fat. Jewell, winner in bitclies, is a ligM 

 flesh color and looks on the Chow Chow order without the 

 sprigs of hair and spots. Beauty was second, seems too short 

 in head aud eyes too prominent.' Jev\ e]l won in novices. In 

 the ab.sence of Sheffield Lad the only "Pom" was Bob, good 

 coat and tail, but too prominent in .skull, and short-faced. 

 A fair Maltese terrier was shown in Tont-Tu, nice uoafc, well 

 attended to; Doc is not so good in the latter respect. Flos.sie, 

 in novice class, should have been throAvn out, black ears, 

 first withheld, and got second. 



Mr. H. W. Smith's special for the best dog-in the show 

 owned by a lady went to Mrs. R. L. Crawford's Tootsie, the 

 Jap. The smallest dog in the show was adjudged to be Miss 

 M. E. Ptandolph's Yorkshire, Tiny. 



In the bull-tej-rier bitch awards given last week we placed 

 Ca.stle Point Kennels' Nervy first and F. F. Dole's Lorna 

 Doone second. The positions should be reversed. We marked 

 our list from the award board, and hence the mistake. 



H. W. Lact. 



Homing- Instinct in Hogs. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Having read the article on "Tlie Homing Instinct in Dogs, " 

 by M. C. H., allow me to give you one. R. D. Thompson, 

 constable, 618 So. Eleventh street, Philadelphia, Avas the 

 owner of an intelligent Irish setter named Don, Avho found 

 his home after a journey of 68 miles and under very trying 

 and peculiar circumstances. It happened in this way: Mi*. 

 T. had taken his dog to his boat house on Salem Creek, 8 

 miles from that ancient city. It was his intention to spend a 

 week or two there, but a message called him suddenly to 

 Philadelphia on business. So rather than bother with the 

 dog, and intending to return in a few days, he left his dog 

 with the farmer residing on the ground with instructions to 

 tie the dog up until he returned. Judge of his surprise the 

 next evening to find his do.g scratching at his door at fourth 

 and Spruce, where he was boarding. The story seems almost 

 improbable but it happened this way. After Mr. T. had left, 

 the farmer unchained Don, when he instantly made a bee 

 line 8 miles to Salem, hung around the station until a train 

 was ready, when he boarded one bound tor Camden. The 

 conductor, knoAving the dog Avell through his master, Avas on 

 the train with him. When he arrived at. Camden, after a 60- 

 mile trip, he made a streak for a ferry boat, crossed to the 

 ■ Philadelphia side, when he had no trouble to make the eight 

 squares home. This can be vouched for by farmer, conduc- 

 tor, ferry slip master, the boarding house mi.stress and others. 



A. C. J. 



DOG CHAT. 



Pacific Kennel Notes. 



The Pacific Kennel Club is in high feather just now, as 

 they realized about $800 from the dog show they held last 

 month. This is particularly gratifying, as, for so small a 

 show, the club is under considerable expenses in getting a 

 judge. Mr. Eaper Avas paid nearly §800 for his trip. 



Mr. Campbell, the well-known California breeder of Irish 

 setters, has lost by distemper his Glenmore Hoodlum, that 

 won first at Los Angeles and San Francisco. 



Mrs. E. B. Grace intends to bring a .suit for damages 

 against the Pacific Kennel Club for the loss of her York- 

 snii-e terrier Sis, it having been run over by the cable cars 

 opposite the Pavilion doors. The club claun the dog was 

 killed OAving to Mjs. Grace's neglect and that they cannot 

 be held responsible. There is a rule in the premium list 

 tSiat covers this, we believe. 



In regard to the Brooklyn medals, the National Greyhound 

 Club Avas advised by Messrs. Elkington & Co.. England that 

 they had shipped them on May 6, but did not advise the club 

 on which vessel they Avould come. Mr. C. F. R. Drake tells 

 us that he does not know whether they have come or not 

 as they have heard nothing further about them and do not 

 know where to look for them. They will be sent to the win- 

 ners as soon as they arrive. 



Dates Clash. 



It seemed to be the general feeling at the Pet Dog show, 

 that the Rhode Island fixture which AAdll be on the same 

 week as the World's Fair shoAV, Sept. 19 to 23, will be sup- 

 porteclin place of the latter one. Considering all interests 

 Canadian and American both, would it not be well to post- 

 pone the Chicago fixture till the early part of October'^ If 

 the shoAv IS to amount to anything, this had better be done 

 list out by July^ premium list and judges 



We are afmid the Pet Dog show will have a serious effect 

 on some of the "boys." It will scarcely be credited, but it is 

 none the less true that Ave saw four of the "regulars" sittinc' 

 mildly at a table eating ice cream, with eA'ideut aud un" 

 wanted re ish This points a moral, and we earnestly draw 

 Mr. Wade's attention to the fact, for certainly this vice should 

 not be paraded— not for very long anyhow. 



St. Bernard Importations. 



This .journal does not keep its i.ssue back a dav or two to 

 enable its editor to get some news. Our "exclnsiA^es" come 

 out on time and quite early enough for some of our coutem- 

 S2i^Jl?Tvr^''b^-*'i']'"''^™?^^^^^J'la'=«^d in possession of the 

 news of Mr. Reick's purchase of Young Bute a as eek ahead 

 of any other kennel fournal. This is an important purchlse 

 as Young Bute Aras considered in the very front rank of the 

 holy breed. In three months he Avon sixteen firsts arT,^ 

 thirteen specials He is by Lord Bute out of BarJnels Car 

 diff and was bred by Mr. T. Shillcock. AA'helped March 29 

 A^^?^^^'if-^l'*i^^^^"^^' said to be Avell marked 



Among his b^t wins Avas first and cup at the St. Bernard 

 Club shoAY This dog is to take the place of Refuge II thlt 

 Mr. Reick lost lately. The owner of the Naw YoTk St Ber- 



aWc^^hl':' '■''^^ young stock, four 



altogether, three are mere puppies, but tlip othei' is iiPMrlv 



Sdi^ffre^^f^- "^'^ ^^^'^^ Florence! 



^^fi- tiT 'i® ^^'^ breeding as the Duke of Maple- 



croft, though from a yotmger litter. This youngster is said 



wtit; f ' ^^-^ ^^"^s* ^ England,1md is per 



^!fW.°^^arked, hke his sire. His Same is lluke of Fairmont 

 t>i'eediug alone should enhance his value as a stmi 

 w""^'^^ Tf' ^^i^^^-s '^ome over here he his 



Spaniel Deaths. 



Mr. Geo. Bell, Ayho.se advertisement m our keunel rolunms 



little black cocke;-\;^.s'.:rThr^srgr^^ s^}} 



blow to Mr. Bell as it breaks up his team, and he has the 

 sympathies of his fellow exhibitors. 



Performingr Dogs. 

 Prof. Stedman gave a very interesting performance Avith 

 his trick dogs af the P D" show. Some of the acts were 

 quite novel. The one representing the circus horse with a 

 fox-terrier as the bareback rider, was capital and very natural. 

 The Irish setter walking the tight rope Avith the terrier on 

 his back Avas another difficult feat Avell performed. Jim Cas- 

 sidy, de.scribed as a Cheshire bull-terrier (we have heard of 

 Cheshire cats, but never of bull-terriers), Avas a most intelli- 

 gent and cleA^er animal, that looked like a cross between a 

 black and tan and a bull-terrier Avith something else. One 

 thing we noticed about these dogs, they Avere all clean, 

 healthy aud slick in appearance, and this is more than can 

 be said of many other performing troupes. 



It Avas rumored that Infanta Eulalie would come to the 

 shoAv on Friday afternoon in response to the invitation of the 

 president of the club, and in expectation thereof the boxes of 

 the Lyceum AA'ere well filled by an elegantly dressed crowd 

 of ladies all more or less interested in the show. Eulalie did 

 not come, however, but slipped out of ihn Hotel Savoy with 

 her husband aud vA'alked over to Sixth avenue to look at the 

 elevated t rains instead. The rumor, hoAvever, served its pur- 

 pose at the show. 



The SeAvell Prize. 



The competition for the most popular dog owned by a lady, 

 the prize a painting, value $200, of the Avinner, afforded no 

 little excitement during the Pet Dog show. After the start 

 the only two really in it were Mrs. H. G. Trevor's Milo and 

 Miss M. E. Bannister's Sallie. On Friday Sallie obtained a 

 commanding lead and held it till late in the evening, with 

 904 votes to Milo's 800. Mr. Trevor, hoAvever, settled all 

 doubts of the result by Avalking up and handing Mr. Burt, 

 Avho had the board in charge, §50, which gave Milo a total of 

 1,800 votes, and the admirers of Sallie heaA^ed a sigh and 

 Avished they could do the same for her. To clinch the good 

 effect, Mr. Trevor at the same time handed the club another 

 $50, and hoped the show Avould be a success afer all. This 

 kind action was as fully appreciated as it was unexpected. 

 The votes and names at the close of the poll Avere as folloAvs, 

 each A'ote representing 5 cents; 



Miss Bannister's Sallie 904 



Mrs. Blakely Hall's Snooks 80 



Mi-s. Crawford's Tootsie 300 



Miss Tessie Coman's Lady Spot 101 



Mi's. Barnum's Glen /)a 



Mrs. Manning's Tippu 10 



Mrs. Senn's Romeo 20 



Mrs. F. F. Dole's EdgeAvood Wonder S6 



Miss Chapman's Pinta 22 



Mrs. Senn's Lill , . . . 3 



Mrs. Haverstick's Waddles, Jr ." 35 



Mrs. Trevor's Milo j,800 



Mrs. Freemont's Frou Frou 94 



Total 4,467 



Amount received §223 35 



It is peculiar that Stock-Keeper should be led into the mis- 

 take of saying that the American Kennel Club would not 

 make entries at the World's Fair .shoAV unless the judges 

 Avere announced at once, when Forest and Stream dis- 

 tinctly quoted Mr. Vredenburgh as stating that no such com- 

 munication had taken place. 



The Curs Must Go. 



At a meeting of the City Council of Newark, N. J., a new 

 ordinance relating to dogs was introduced by the chairman 

 of the license committee. It provides that a tax of §3 shall 

 be imposed on male and §5 on female dogs. A dog Avarden 

 is to be appointed with a salary of sl,;3rH3 per year; also assist 

 ant Avardens. Each licensed dog is to bear a collar marked 

 "Licensed Dog, Newark, N. J.," and dogs not licensed and 

 found running at large Avill be impounded by the warden or 

 his assistants and be kept tAvo days for redemption. A 

 penalty of §3 Avill be imposed on a dog owner who fails to 

 comply with this ordinance. 



We really did not think that any one Avould be foolish 

 enough to consider seriously our litMe squib regarding the 

 ferocity of the Russian wolfhounrls at Denver. For ourseh'es, 

 we thought the sarcasm Avas beautiful, but CA'idently some 

 people take everything but sermons a u nerieux. If the dogs 

 had really been judged on their benches, our staff reporter, 

 Mr. Waters, would have told us about it. Mr. Davidson, tlie 

 judge at Denver, is made of sterner stuff' than that. 



Arthur Trickett has arrived at Little Rock, Ark., to take 

 charge of Mr. Pratt's kennel of St. Bernards. Mr. Pratt has 

 built ncAv kennels and intends to go it strong. Another 

 bitch he has in his kennels is Adelaide II. He is noAv on the 

 lookout for a (irst-class rough-coated dog. 



In declining to act as delegate to the A. K. C. for the 

 Soui hern California Kennel Club, Ave none the less appreci- 

 ate the honor the invitation convey.s. Our duty is first to the 

 FORE.ST AKD Seream, and we belieA-e that no man connected 

 Avith a keuuel journal should accept .such a position, or be- 

 come an officer of the A. K. C. This leaves him free from 

 any official restraint he may feel when called upon to criti- 

 cise or comment on the club's actions. The Southern Cali- 

 fornia Keunel Club requires a delegate, not only in name 

 but one who will look after the Pacific Coast interests We 

 should be pleased to receive the name of any independent 

 man who feels that he could be a delegate, not only in name 

 but actually so. 



During the Pet Dog show sales Avere light and many breed- 



V, 1 • . Loie cjuo to exniDit some 



bt. Bernards with puppies, and he had little difficulty in dis- 

 posing of several at good prices. They were by Roland Jr 

 out of Norma. 



big prices. Mr. Lee-Bulled pulled off some of t.he prizes 

 AA'ith his team of -pointers. According tothe«bove jouruHl 

 the shoAV is not conducted very sat'istactory, the length of 

 time the dogs are on the benches aud the fact that siiveral 

 purely English breeds are judged by Frenchmen does not 

 ajjpeal to the suffrages of English exhibitors. Mr. W, C. 

 Re'c k Avas present at the sboAv aud made a big offer for the 

 first prize bantam bulldog, but failed to get him. We ought 

 to have one or tAvo of these over here. 



George Thomas sold the greyhound Wild Rose, winner of 

 first and special at Indianapolis show and other prizes, to 

 Joe LeAA is. Since Mr. Lewis got her she has whelped ten 

 pups to champion Gem of the Season. 



Paris Dogr Show. 



A successful dog show was held May 19 to ."^S on the terrace 

 of the Tuilencs Gardens, Paris, Prauce. Society people Avere 

 present m numbers and a band ot huntsmen in dark o-reen 

 cloth en! iveued the scene with inspiring airs. The show was 

 divided, one show being reserved for hounds, Avatchdo^s 

 pointers and setters ot foreign breeds, aud this took place 

 lir.st The other, tor French breeds and pet dogs, will come 

 on after the sports' have gone home. The exhibit of Danish 

 and G C'rman hounds i s said to have been very good. Several 

 English ex bibitors were present, and Messrs. John Proctor 

 Geo. R. Krehl and S. E. Shurley were the English judges Avho 

 officiated m conjunction with several Frenchmen. Stocfc- 

 Rceper (Eng ) says that one "tiger" dog would make a sensa- 

 tion at any show. A feature of the stow was the banfam 

 bidldogs, exciting much interest, several changing- hands at 



Mr. W. L. Washington has been making .some purchases. 

 From Mr. Bishop, of Coffey Aille, Kan., he bought Ruby 

 (Tlenmore II., said to be a very promising one; she is by Fin- 

 glas out of champion Ruby Glenmore. He has also bought 

 Bushrod, a dog sired by champion Duke Elcho out of Red 

 Rose, the dam of so many champions. The latter dog is one 

 year old. 



If "Lover of the Breed" will send us his name and address, 

 not for publication, we shall be pleased to publish his letter. 



Pacific Coast Field Trials. 



The entiy blanks for the Pacific Coast Field Trial Club's 

 eleventh annual Derby are being mailed by the .secretary, 

 Mr. J. M. Kilgarif. Entries close June 15, entrance being 

 $20, forfeit $5. First prize will be TjO^e of the stake, second 

 30% and third 20^. The grounds have not yet been decided 

 upon. 



A Dog Poisoning Case. 



An interesting dog poisoning case has just been tried in 

 court. The plaintiff, Mr. Hardy, te.stified that he owned 

 four setters v.'hich he valued at §500. He kept them chained 

 all the time excepting a .short time in the morning and at 

 bight, when he gaA-e them a run. The dogs never hoAvled, 

 nor were they a nuisance in any way to the defendant, Prof. 

 E. H. Wilson. The plaintiff 's wife caught the Wilson boys 

 in her hen roost, Avhere they had disturbed the nests and 

 killed some small chickens. This led to bad feeling between 

 the mothers, and Mrs. Wilson sent Mr. Hardy a note threat- 

 ening to poison his dogs. The dogs Avere let out one day, 

 and Mrs. Hardy finding a plate at her back door suspected 

 the dogs had been poisoned. The dogs Avere taken very sick 

 the same day, but Mr. Hardy by giving them antidotes, with 

 much difficulty, however, saved their lives. Mr. Hardy was 

 at the same time informed by the Wilson's servant that her 

 mistress had poisoned the dogs. Mr. Hardy brought suit for 

 $100 damages, aud counsel Avas engaged on both sides. The 

 defendant procured no evidence to show whereby he Avas 

 justified in administering poison to the dogs, as he could not 

 .show they were nuisances, and Judge Barrett rendered a 

 verdict awarding plaintiff $15 damages and costs. We cite 

 this case as an evidence of the progrefesive feeling in regard 

 to dogs as property. 



A Texas Kennel. 



We received a pleasant call last Aveek from Mr. C. M. 

 Rounds, of San Antonio, Texas. Mr. Rounds was on his 

 way to Syracuse, near which city he has a farm where he 

 will reside until about September, Avhen he returns to the 

 Lone Star State. Mr. Rounds is Avell known to southern 

 field trial men. At San Antonio he has a capital kennel of 

 English setters which he calls the West End Kennels. 

 Among the best knoAvn dogs in his kennel are Manitoba 

 Frisk, by Dick Bondhu— Western Belle. Among his field 

 wins is the all-age stake at Bexar field trials last Avinter. 

 Rod's Deuce is another, this dog won first in the puppy stake 

 at Bexar trials, 1893. Among his brood bitches are Darling 

 Flora, a full sister to Daisy, that won first in open class at 

 NcAv Y^ork, lSSt3; she herself took very high com. at the St. 

 Paul show in 1887. Another, Sophie Hill, by The Corsair out 

 of Effie Hill, is a half sister of Our Pet, a New England field 

 trial Avinner. Rod's Clip, a sister of Rod's Deuce aud second 

 winner of the puppy etake, Bexar trials, 1893, is another 

 Avell bred one, being a granddaughter of Roderigo. Mr. 

 Rounds also has some pointers. Duchess of Kent, by King 

 of Kent, being one of them. She Avon the all-age stake at 

 Bexar trials, 1893, and a spirited picture of this bitch on a 

 bevy is given in a handsomely arranged kennel catalogue; 

 another capital half tone represents Rod's Deuce and Rod's 

 Clip both claiming point. Mr. Rounds says there is a good 

 demand for well-bred stock down his Avay. He has now over 

 forty dogs in his kennel. 



Coursing. 



The noted greyhound Short-Stop, a brother to that most 

 excellent hound Skyrocket, died soon after the last Newark 

 coursing meeting. The Occidental Coursing Club Ayill hold 

 another meeting somewhere about June 3. 



Coursing Judges. 



A correspondent writes us, that in con.sideriug the advis- 

 ability of getting Mr. Hedley o^'er to judge the International 

 Coursiug Meeting that may take place, that the question of 

 a judge does not altogether consist of ability to render correct 

 decisions. "The riding necessary in England does not com- 

 pare with that of America." Could Mr. Hedley keep the 

 dogs in sight? Mr. John Grace is the only man in California 

 that can ride to the hounds. The numewjus prairie dog and 

 squirrel holes make the riding both dangerous and difficult, 

 and the faster American hare calls for harder riding. Prac- 

 tice makes perfect. Mr. Grace attends a coursing meeting 

 every week for at least six months of the year, sometimes 

 often er, and his judgment is rarely questioned. As a slipper, 

 Jas. Wren stands without a peer. A born athlete, with one 

 eye on the hare and the other on the dogs, and with ample 

 muscular poAver to control the biggest pair of greyhounds 

 CA'er slipped, he combines unerring judgment and unques- 

 tioned integrity. No two better men can be secured for these 

 important positions. 



ThQ Rinada Pointer Kennels, although they have sold a 

 good deal of stock lately, are preparing for more to come. 

 The following Avell-knoAvn bitches are in whelp: West- 

 minster Ina to RidgevieAv Panic, Bloomo II. to Duke of 

 Hessen, Belle of Winchester to Lad i^f Beppo, and Dauntless 

 to Chancellor, the latter a dog Mr. Pickhardt purchased 

 from Mr. Anthony recently. The former he purchased from 

 Mr. S. S. Banks, Bridgeport, Conn. He has lost by death 

 We.stminster Nan. 



Dr. L. C. Sauveur tells us that the well-known English set- 

 ter Sir Frederick died yesterday afternoon from general de- 

 cline. His death was accelerated no doubt by the extreme 

 heat. He has been gradually breaking up for some Aveeks 

 past. Dr. Sauveur has our sympathy in his many recent 

 losses. Sir Frederick was imported in 1891 by Mr. Smith, of 

 Wheeling, W. Va., from whom Dr. Sauveur purchased him. 



English Setter Beverly. 



Adrian, Mich., June 3.— I noticed an article in your last 

 paper in regard to an English setter named Beverly owned 

 by me. This is a mistake for I do not own any such dog. In 

 answering my question of March 30 you also added some in- 

 formation in regard to this dog. and I intended to write you 

 in regard to it, butiit in some way slipped my mind audi had 

 forgotten all about it until I just read this in your paper 

 agam. l. W 



