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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[July 39, 1893, 



POINTS AND FLUSHES. 



{By a Staff Correspondent.] 

 The Northwestern Field Trials. 



Chicago, July 22.— In a letter to me dated July 15 Mr. 

 Thos. Johuscm, Winnipeg, Avrites as follows: 



"Mr. BrailsEord cables me to enter in our All-Age and 

 Championship Cup, Mxisa, winner of the All-Age Pointer 

 Stake at the late Pointer Club trials. I expect that Hallam 

 has started with Mr. Lonsdale's dogs for Manitoba ere this." 



Everything auspiciously points toward a successful trial 

 for the Northwestern Field Trial Club. 



The Northwestern Beagle Club] of America. 



In a letter from Mr. Louis Stelfen, secretar3^-treasurer of 

 the club, he writes, under date of July 17, that the prospects 

 for a successful trial are excellent. The date selected, No- 

 vember 1, is at a time of year when the rabbit crop and 

 grounds are at their best. l4r, Steffen, in behalf of the club, 

 invites all beagle fanciers to become members. The initia- 

 tion fee is but $5 and the annual dues $3. The secretary's 

 address is No. 781 Thirty-eighth st., Milwaukee, Wis. 



McLin. 



The young man who so recently distinguished himself by 

 coarse brutality to dogs in his charge, which he had nnder 

 pretense of training them, is in a fair way to meet the legal 

 punishment he so earnestly merits. It is most gratifying 

 that the people of Bicknell did not let the matter rest after a 

 farcical justice trial in which McLin was acquitted. I do 

 not know the attainments of the jiistice in question, but I 

 feel certain that he is possessed of an intellect of incandescent 

 brightness aad a sense of justice and humanity such as ap- 

 pertain to the demagogue. 



The following excerpts from a letter dated Jiily 16, written 

 to me by Mr. J. T. Mayfield, explain themselves: 



"I have made another attempt to secure punishment for 

 the wretch, and he is now in the county jail. His bond is 

 $500, and I think he will be unable to secure a bondsman. 

 The warrant for his arrest was based on the charge of per- 

 jury. The trial is set for July 31, before the Mayor of Viu- 

 cinnes. He will be bound over for trial. We (Joe F. Balmer 

 and I) thought best to hire an assistant prosecutor. We en- 

 gaged a good one. 



"It will cost us not less than $300 to carry this case through 

 court, and may be more. What we want, if it is po.ssible'to 

 obtain, is a small contribution from each sportsman who feels 

 disposed to assist. We also urgently request the owners of 

 the dogs to be at the trial July 31. We want them to testify 

 to the number of dogs they had in McLin's charge, and hope 

 that they will be present. 



"I promised the constable a fee if he would catch McLin. 

 He ran McLin fifteen miles across the river and brought him 

 back from where he was hidden in White River bottom. 

 It is a State case, and there are no fees for the officers." 



Mr. J. M. Freeman, of Bicknell, who is also active in the 

 case, nnder date of July 18 writes as follows: "McLin is 

 now in jail where he will remain imtil the 31st inst., when 

 he will have his trial before Mayor Miller, of Vincennes, 

 The charge on which he is now held is pei'jury and cruelty 

 to animals. We have secured the best criminal lawyer in 

 southern Indiana to help the prosecutor. It will cost some 

 money to give the case xjroper attention, but I feel that the 

 dog owners will be willing to help us out. We have agreed 

 topa^rthe attorney $50 for the preliminary trial and |50 

 more'if it goes to the circuit court, and there will be other 

 expenses which will have to be met. Mr. Mayfield has just 

 received a letter from ]\Ir. F. H. Perry, in which he says he 

 will attend the trial." 



That the people are aroused to earnest action, the follow- 

 ing letter from Mr. P. T. Madison, secretary of the U. S. F. 

 T. C, still further attests, He says; 



"In his trial at Bicknell, Geo. McLin was acquitted of 

 cruelty to :inimals, the charge on which he was tried. He 

 swore that he only had four dogs in his hands this year. It 

 is positively known that eleven dogs were sent to him, and 

 only one has been takeu away. McLin is now in jail, having 

 been re-arrested last Saturday. The charges are cruelty to 

 animals, perjury and arson. There is no question about the 

 perjury, the penalty of which, in this State, is three to four- 

 teen years. 



"McLin hired Lawyer Pritchett, of Vincennes, to defend 

 him in his Bicknell trial, promising to pay |20 for his ser- 

 vices. When McLin was acquitted he walked out and failed 

 to pay his lawyer. 



"Pritchett is now employed to prosecute this case, and the 

 dogmen must pay it. Contributions are in order and should 

 be sent to J. M. Freeman, Bicknell, Ind. 



"Mr. D. C. Bergundthal gave §10, I gave $5, J. M. Freeman 

 $5, John T. Mayfield $5, John Gude $5, Dr. J, McDowell |5, 

 J. A. Balmer $5. 



"On my visit to the ruins of McLin's kennel I saw the 

 charred remains of eight dogs. It is sickening to think of." 



The spoi"tsmen of this country .should not ignore the op- 

 portunity to contribute to the prosecution fund of such a 

 cause. Any sum, however small, will be a helj), and, if the 

 sportsmen respond numerously, small sums will make a 

 sufficient total. Those who are interested in dog training, 

 and more particularly trainers and handlers, should particu- 

 larly avail themselves of the opportunity to contribute to 

 the prosecution fund. 



In view of recent developments I owe the people of Bick- 

 nell an apology for my remarks last week, and for the same 

 I tender an apology to them. When iu the justice trial Mc- 

 Lin was acquitted, there was nothing in the reports to indi- 

 cate that further action against him would be taken. It 

 seemed to me that sucli apathy and inaction as the reports 

 implied, by a town which had received so many material 

 benefits, and was to receive more next fall by the presence of 

 the U. S. F. T. CAuh, was in itself an olfense. I am heartily 

 glad that such is not the case. Had tiie matter rested with 

 the decision of the learned local cadi, there would have been 

 cause for complaint against the townspeople of Bicknell. As 

 it is, there is none, and I beg leave to withdraw my strictures 

 of last week on them. 



Mr, C, 0. M. Hunt, of Palmyra, N. Y., has been in Chi- 

 cago some days recently doing the World's Fair. He sat in 

 the Vienna village, Midway Plaisance, one afternoon eating 

 Frankfurter sausage with a friend. The sausage was sup- 

 posed to be imported, hence cool and refreshing. After eat- 

 mg a f ew moiithfuls Mr. Hunt gravely said: "This tastes 

 too much like native. I do not believe it is registered in the 

 A.K. C." B. WATERS. 



909 SeGubity Building, Chicago. 



Flaps from the Beaver's Tail. 



TOKONTO, Canada.— Mr. T. McKay Robertson writes me 

 that his recent cocker importation. Green Craft Nellie, is in 

 whelp to Red Obo. Something good should result from this 

 union, Nellie's breeding being of the best. Her winnings in 

 elude seconds at Pembroke, Carmarthen and Aberdeen, firsts 

 at Pontardulis, Naubeth, Cardigan, where she also won the 

 special against 67 competitors. 



Mr. Hugh Falconer has added another of Mr. Wincbell's 

 mastiffs to his kennel, in H. R, H., a young bitch, by Beau- 

 fort's Black Prince out of Winchell's Bess, 



A correspondent writes me asking if wins at Canadian 

 shows this year will count in the A. K. C. records, to which 

 I may say distinctly that they will not, the A, K. C. having 



decided that in future that club will not recognize wins at 

 shows under C. K. C. rules. This of course does not refer to 

 any winnings iu the past, but dates from the date of dissolu- 

 tion of the then existing agreement. On the other hand, 

 winnings under A. K. C. rules will not count as records at 

 Canadian shows. 



Dr, Wesley Mills has received letters from several of the 

 most prominent dogmen in Canada congratulating him on 

 his nomination to judge pointers at the World's Fair and 

 urging him to accept. 



Some weeks ago I noticed the purchase of a new St. Bernard 

 dog, Refuge V., by the Bowman ville St. Bernard Kennels. 

 It appears the dog, an orange and white, with dark shadings, 

 was put on board an Allan liner in charge of the steward, a 

 deck cabin passage having been taken for the dog's accom- 

 modation. On the arrival of the steamer at Montreal the 

 dog was so sick that he had to be sent on a stretcher to the 

 Veterinary College. When he left England he was a typical 

 orange and white, but the sea voyage so metamorphosed him 

 that he arrived a mongrel with no white at all. Here is where 

 the extraordinary part of the tale comes in. It seems evident 

 that a worthless dog was exchanged for the original dog, 

 vvhen or by whom is unknown., and the former probably 

 given a soothing dose a short time previous to the arrival of 

 the boat in Montreal, as he died but a few hours after his re- 

 moval. I understand . the case is now in the hands of the 

 proper authoritias for investigation. H. B. Donovan. 



CoTirsing at the Ck>lden Gate. 



A MORE than ordinarily interesting cour.sing event took 

 place July 2 and 4, at the Ocean View Park, San Francisco, 

 Cal. The occasion was the meet of the Golden W est Cours- 

 ing Club, and many well-known Californian greyhounds and 

 lovers of the leash took part in the sport. The interest taken 

 by the public out there in coursing is shown in the fact that 

 about 4,000 people were present on Sunday, the first day. 

 The well-known and able judge, Mr. John Grace, held the 

 fiags, and his no less able coadjutor, Mr. James Wren, han- 

 dled the slips and as usual gave satisfaction. 



The first to the .slips was the crack Valley Queen and 

 Cleverness, the former owned by J. J. Edmond, and the latter 

 by J. M. Kelsly. The ground was ra good order and the hare 

 a strong one, and after a capital course the red flag went up, 

 showing Valley Queen the winner. The next brace were 

 P. Tiernan's Glen Farron, a past master ta the ga,me, and 

 W. Dalton's Blue Boy, Glen Farron proved himself easily 

 the best stalling oif some great spurts on Blue Boy's 

 part. T. ,1. Cronin's ^Hiite Rustic proved altogether too fast 

 for Mr. Lenahan's Meulo Lass in the next course, though the 

 latter ran a splendid course. J. O'Shea's Salvator had no 

 chance with T. J. Cronin's crack Depend On Me, who prac- 

 tically did all the work. After a short course between D. D. 

 Roche's Dolly A'^arden and H, J. Gerdes' Judge Morrow, 

 Dolly gained the verdict, and P. Tiernan's Long John and 

 T. J. McHugh's Maggie M. had a long course before the flag 

 went up for Long John. The rest of the first round resulted 

 as follows: 



W. Ford's Pennyroyal beat Al Stead's Nattie. 



D. D. Roche's Dan C. beat J. .J. Edmond's Vida Shaw. 



T. J. Cronia's Dottle Dimple beat J, Perigo's Wee Lassie. 

 P. J. Canavan's Examiner beat D. D, Roche's John 

 Mitchell. 



T. J. McHugh's Sculptor beat J. O, Shea's NeUie Get 

 There. 



E. P. Kennel's Eureka beat J. Perigo's Longfellow. 



T, D, Nolan's Dark Rustic beat James McCormack's Dash- 

 ing Wave, 



James McCormack's Little Rose beat T. J, Cronin's Jack 

 Dempsey. 



D. D. Rooche's Mountain Hare beat George Dougherty's 

 Peter Jackson. 



T. J. Cronin's Fairy beat A. Stead's Stonewall Jackson. 



E. P. Kennel's John W. beat W. E. Wadham's Twilight. 



J. M. Kihsby's Billy the Masher beat P. I). ]N(j]an's Sting. 



J. M, Kilsby's Plumas beat E. P. Kennel's Extra Pale. 



The day was nearly spent when the first round was com- 

 pleted and it was found impossible to rim off more than a 

 few of the ties, which resulted as follows: 



Valley Queen beat Glen Farron. 

 White Rustic beat Depend On Me. 

 Long John beat Dolly Varden. 

 Pennyroyal beat Dan S. 



The rest of the ties were postponed till July 4, on which 

 day a Consolation Stake was also arranged for. 



On Tuesday, Independence Day, the crowd was equally 

 large and there was considerable betting. Eventually in 

 the 



Third Bound 

 Valley Queen beat White Rustic. 

 Long John beat Pennyroyal, 

 Wee Lassie beat Sir John, 



Fairy a bye (with Valley Queen, and outpointing her). 



Fourth Round. 

 Long John beat Paii-y. 

 Wee Lassie a bye. 



Final. 



Long John beat Wee Lassie. 



The stake amounts were $100 and cup to first, $75 to 

 second, fourth and fifth §20 each, and the next five S5 each. 



In the Consolation Stake Longfellow, after beating Glen 

 Farron, ran through the stake and gained the verdict over 

 Dottle Dimple in the final after a very exciting course, on 

 which a great amount of money changed hands on the 

 result. 



The Toronto Show. 



The premium lists for the Industiial Exhibition Associa- 

 tion's fifth annual international bench show of dogs, to be 

 held at the city of Toronto, Sept. 11 to 15 next, are now 

 ready for distribution and can be had by applying to the 

 secretary, G. A. Stone, 82 King street, East, Toronto. The 

 list contains 192 classes, over .JSjOOO are oft'ered in cash, be- 

 sides specials. Sweepstakes are provided for greyhoimds, 

 pointers, English, Irish and Gordon settei-s, collies, bull and 

 fox-terriers, field and cocker spaniels aud beagles, and are for 

 American-bred dogs, any age, which have not won public 

 money. Challenge classes are provided for mastiffs, rough 

 and smooth-coated St Bernards, great Danes, deerhounds, 

 greyhounds, foxhounds, pointers, all the setter classes, col- 

 lies, bulldogs, buU-teiTiers, Irish, Dandie Dinmont, Scotch, 

 Skye, black and tan, smooth, wire-haired, fox and York- 

 shire terriers, poodles, Clumber, field and cocker spaniels, 

 dachshunds, beagles (two classes) pugs aud Kiug Charles 

 spaniels. Thirty-three kennel prizes are oft'ered, ranging 

 from §20 to $10. A selling class is also provided for and a 

 rule which reads that in any class made for dogs and bitches, 

 should thei-e be any more than six entries the classes will be 

 divided and extra money given: C. A. Stone, Sec'y. 



No Field Trials for New England. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



At a meeting of the New England Field Trial Club, held 

 in Boston, it was voted not to run the field trials as adver- 

 tised next fall. This action was takeu because of the poor 

 conciition of the game and grounds of the club. 



Wm, M, Lovering, Sec'y, 



Taunton, Mass, July 17, 



DOG CHAT. 



Are Foxhounds Courageous When Alone? 



The opinion is advanced by the London Spectator that the 

 courage of the foxhound in isolation is not shown to the 

 same extent as when in company, and that no hound will 

 attack a fox with the determination of a terrier. Yet the 

 passive coirrage of the f oxhoimd is immense. To see, speak- 

 ing of English hunting, lagging hounds come up through a 

 field of horsemen, to watch the pace with which they charge 

 the thickest hedges and the endurance they show during a 

 long run, will convince most of this. An instance is related, 

 as shoMang that combination supplies courage, of a pack of 

 English foxhounds that were taken to Prance for wolf hunt- 

 ing. When a wolf was put up each hound cis he caught the 

 scent dropped his tail between his legs and refused to follow. 

 When, however, some French hounds, used to the game, had 

 been added to the pack, the foxhound hunted eagerly. But 

 now they ran with their bristles up — to kill, not to eat. The 

 fox they regard as a dinner; not so the wolf. The same may 

 be said of many dogs who have not been regularly entered to 

 the game they are expected to bring down. Old champion 

 Mac, the deerhonnd, made a sorry exhibition when he saw 

 his first wolf, but soon afterward became one of their fiercest 

 foes. 



The English foxhound is the highest development of speed, 

 strength and endm-ance. Ten miles to the meet, an ordi- 

 nary experience, five hours' hunting at an average of ten 

 miles an hour, during which two foxes are run down, .ind 

 ten miles before supper, is but an ordinary day's work. It 

 is not an exaggeration to say that many a hound could 

 cover 100 miles in a day without being greatly distressed. 

 But for this he would need companionsuip. Alone he would 

 tire sooner than a slim-legged pointer or setter, whose 

 steady gallop over grass or heather is another marvel of 

 animal endurance. In this relatiou it would be interesting 

 to prove what the English hound, with his long train- 

 ing of association, would do if he had to go it alone, as so 

 many of the foxhounds of this country habitually hunt. 

 Marvelous tales have been told of the endurance, courage 

 and tenacity of purpose of the American hound when hunt- 

 ing alone, and if one could depend upon their authenticity 

 they would go some way to prove the greater ability of 

 the two breeds in this direction. Of course it is impossible 

 to compare the carefully bred, well nurtured, "packing" 

 hoiind of the old country with the hounds which pick up 

 a living in our mouutainous fox-huntiug districts. It coulcf, 

 however, we believe, be easily shown that the American 

 f oxliound does not require company to show his best traits. 

 Some of our old fox-hunting readers could probably throw 

 further light on this interesting subject. 



As Another Man Sees It. 



Not every one is imbued with a love for dogs, and it is 

 sometimes good to turn from the fulsome praise that dog 

 lovers in general pour over their favorites in generous doses, 

 and hear the opinions of other, no less intelligent, people 

 who don't see things just as we do. A WTiter in the Dallas 

 (Tex.) News says that the dog if sufficiently civilized would 

 no doubt prove a transccndant blessing, but he is not pre- 

 pared to say that even in his unpolished state he is an un- 

 mitigated evil. In a great majority of in.stances — and this 

 is a country in which the majority rules — the dog could be 

 dispensed with and the world still move— with less noise, 

 hydrophobia and tamales, no doubt, but move nevertheless. 

 "Wherever a mau is or has been and blown six fingers ofl: 

 with giant powder, there has been the dog also to hearken unto 

 the seeming danger of the situation and flee unto a haven of 

 safety and there fulfil his mission us man's protector and 

 bark until the welkin rang. History would be incomplete 

 with the dog not in it — as incomplete as the household of the 

 poor man deeply involved in debt. But the dog is in histoi-y. 

 and that sharply, and to expunge him thereft'om would be 

 no le.ss difficult than to remove him from the living present 

 with the limited number of hoe han<IIes at our command. 

 There are many Iciuds of dogs, from the majestic St. Bernard 

 down to the plebeian brindle pup, all varying in minor de- 

 tail, but possessing certain indestructible and corresponding 

 attributes that teud to constitute them one homogeneous 

 family, among which are the acute sense of smell, the 

 capacity for sustaining eft'ort in a nocturnal barking match 

 and the propensity for smelling unlike crab-apple blossoms 

 when he gets wet. Man no doubt owes much to the dog for 

 his faithfulness and fidelity, but the fact should not cause 

 us to lose sleep, for he will ultimately collect the debt if his 

 appetite holds out and the doors .are not securely bolted. 

 But for the dog the flea would have been lost in the shuffle 

 and the bird hunter would have been an unknown quantity. 

 He has preserved the one through the vicissitudes of the 

 past, and promises to lead the other to loftier heights in the 

 future." 



A Martial Dog. 



One of the most interesting bits in the representation of 

 the defense of Rorke's Drift at Tattersalls, Chicago, is the 

 fox-terrier Paddy, belonging to Lieut. Rawson Turner. 

 Paddy marches in with the column and does not fail to pay 

 a visit to the commissariat tent as soon as it is pitched. 

 VVhen the bugle sounds the alarm, however, Paddy is on the 

 alert, and after one dismal howl at the bugler for disturbing 

 him, he joins the company and trots about inspecting every- 

 thing as if he knew all aboiit it. When the Zulus advance 

 and the firing Ijegins Paddy is in his element. He rushes on t 

 at the dusky warriors, barks at them and snaps viciously at 

 their heels, keeping this up until the "cease firing" is sound- 

 ed, and the Zulus retire in dismay. Paddy is quite to the 

 manor born. When the soldiers under Gen. Stewart were 

 marching across the desert in the land of the Nile to rescue* 

 Gen. Gordon, Paddy was born, .Ian. 15, 1885. His mother 

 was carried in a bucket, and though his eyes were closed his 

 ears soon became accustomed to the noise of conflict. The 

 fight at Abu Klea, in which poor Cant. Burnaby was killed, 

 took place the day after Paddy's birth. His next appearance 

 in action was at the battle of Gamazeh at Suakim. His 

 third engagement was at Torki, on the Nile, and he once 

 more came out of the fray unscaLhed. When he left the 

 regiment he was presented with a medal and three clasps for 

 the three actions, and the_ Khedive's star. He is a regular 

 attendant at parade, and in his owu way ius[iects the men. 

 He shares the antipathy which most soldiers feel for the 

 bugle at reveille, and whenever it sounds he answers with a 

 dismal howl. 



Toronto Dog Show. 



Although some time since Fokest and Steeam published 

 some particulars of the premium list of the above show, the 

 receipt of the regular premium list reminds us that it would 

 be well to draw attention again to the good things provided. 

 While the amount of prizes iu some breeds has been cur- 

 tailed, other classes have been added so that the list is about 

 on a par iu value with that of last year. Mastiffs and St, 

 Bernards get $15 and diploma in challenge classes and $15, 

 SIO, $5 and §3 in the open division, puppies 17 and $3, and 

 novice class SIO, $5 and diploma in mastiffs; St. Bernards $7, 

 ■IfS and diploma. Great Danes get a challenge prize of $15, 

 open classes $10, iS5, S3 and diploma, puppies $7, $3 and 

 diploma. Those breeds having challenge prizes of $10 and 

 diplomas are "Scotch staghounds" and greyhoimds, bull- 

 dogs, bull-teiriers, black and tan terriers, beagles, fox-ter- 

 riers, wire and smooth. Open classes in these breeds get $10,. 



