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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Aug. 36, 1893. 



DOG CHAT. 



Lexington CKy.) Dog Show. 



The Blue Grass Kennel Chib ask us to announce the fol- 

 lowing additional classes for their coming show; although 

 the information arrives too late for our issue before entries 

 close. Shaggy foxhounds, pack of not less than 10, $25. Open 

 dogs, $10 first, medal second; open bitches, $10 first, medal 

 second; novice class, dogs, medal; novice class, bitches, medal; 

 puppies, dogs, medal; puppies, bitches, medal. Black and 

 tans, kennel not less than 4, 110; open dogs, $5 first, medal 

 second; open bitches, $5 first, medal second; puppies, dogs, 

 medal; puppies, bitches, medal. Maple Grove Kennel offer 

 service of Metchley Wonder, Jr., to best collie bitch in open 

 class. . „ 



The indications are that there will be over 500 entries. All 

 espress companies will return dogs free. All railroads will 

 sell round trip tickets for single fare from any point in the 

 State of Kentucky, and the Chesapeake & Ohio and Louis- 

 ville and Xashville railroads will sell round trip tickets at 

 one and one- third fare from all points on their road. The ex- 

 hibition hall has perfect ventilation, with fresh earth floors, 

 the benches and cages are new, never having been used, and 

 there will be less danger of dogs suffering from heat or sick- 

 ness. The exercising ground is an inclosed two acre plot of 

 blue grass, where dogs can run at will. They also inform us 

 that dogs arriving either during the day or night will be 

 taken direct from the trains to the exhibition hall and not 

 delayed as is usual in depots and express offices. It would 

 not be a Kentucky show if the comfort of visitors were not 

 made a special feature, smoking, writing, lunch and storage 

 rooms being provided. 



"A private room for reporters furnished with desks, chairs, 

 writing material and a stu-ecure for rabies will also be anew 

 feature." We are doubtful as to the efficacy of the "sure 

 cure," and although the information is "straight" it must 

 be taken with a certain amount of "pepper." 



The World's "Fake" Show. 



Exhibitors and every one else remotely connected with this 

 show in anticipation must heave a sigh of relief that the 

 agony is over. At the same time, it is lamentable that an 

 undertaking so fraught with pleasurable and important pos- 

 sibilities should have fallen to the ground through lack of 

 proper and even ordinary common sense methods of manage- 

 ment. There has been altogether too much vrire-pulling, and 

 it is better that things have turned out as they have. The 

 show, if held on the dates advertised, would not have been a 

 representative one in the least sense, and what should have 

 been an international gathering would have been little more 

 than a good local show. Through the fearless expression of 

 opinion in FoEEST AND Stream the causes of failure have 

 been made plain. The "fake" list of judges started the lack 

 of confidence; listening to the advice of self-interested people 

 and ignoring that of practical dogmen familiar with the 

 working of these events did the rest. In its conduct toward 

 the affair FoKEST and Stream finds nothing to regret; it has 

 consistently upheld the rights of the dogman. Again we 

 advance the opinion that the certificate of registration 

 which, in the interest of dogs and dogmen, should have been 



fiven free by the A. K. C, instead of mulcting their friends 

 alf a dollar for something already paid for, is responsible for 

 a fair share of the lack of interest and the paucity of entries. 

 It was a mistake— and the A. K. C. retains the only memento 

 of this gigantic farce in the shape of a book containing 

 about 1550 blank certificates. This volume should be framed 

 and set among the archives of the club and labeled— "What 

 might have been. ' ' 



The Rhode Island Show. 



The Rhode Island State Fair Association has an energetic 

 secretary in Mr. Collins, and if the coming dog show and 

 fair is not a success it will not be the fault of the man who 

 pulls the ropes. The f au" promises to be attractive in other 

 ways than the mere collection of good dogs that is sure to be 

 there, as Charles Kinzer, of Wocster, O. , is coming with his 

 four trotting dogs, and in addition a number of whippets 

 mil provide some exciting racing. We are pleased to find 

 that this branch of sport is becoming recognized by fair man- 

 agers. In the few instances where they were held the races 

 have been looked forward to by_ the visitors with, in many 

 cases, more interest than the ordinary trotting events. It is 

 something new, and the average American dearly loves a 

 change, be it in sport or diet. All is plain sailing now for 

 the Cranston event, and though it will be a "scurry" to get 

 down from Toronto we trust that the weather conditions 

 vsdll be favorable and that exhibitors will use a little com- 

 mon sense in crating their dogs. It is easy enough to have 

 shipping crates made which even the most inveterate dog- 

 hating baggage smasher cannot possibly render dangerous. 



Rustic Beauty. 



Mr. Reick, the owner of the New York St. Bernard Ken- 

 nels, returns from his visit to Europe with another good St. 

 Bernard. As usual, he has made a wise purchase, and it 

 would seem as if he had thought better of his intention to 

 restrict his kennel to stud dogs. The present importation, 

 Rustic Beauty, is well calculated to help the breed along. We 

 have good dogs enough, but are sadly in want of good breed- 

 ing winners. This bitch is by Scottish Prince out of Hepsey, 

 both of which it will be remembered found their way to this 

 country, and indeed we believe there are some bitches of 

 their breeding owned here already, Mr. Diffenderft'er having 

 imported Hepsey in whelp to Scottish Prince before Col. 

 Ruppert bought the latter; Mrs. Smyth, if we mistake not, 

 having bought one Princess Hepsey. Rustic Beauty was 

 whelped Sept. 24, 1890, Mr. Sidney W. Smith is the breeder 

 and she was purchased from Messrs. Smith & Baker, of 

 Leeds, England. Mr. Reick's new purchase has won numer- 

 ous prizes including first and special at Edinburgh in 1892, 

 and will make a pleasing and valuable addition to his show 

 team. 



Dogs for the Trials. 



Mr. John Lewis, of Ramseys, N. J., well known as a popu- 

 lar man in field trial circles and a good handler, has a nice 

 string for the Eastern Field Trials this year. He will run 

 three English setters in the Eastern All-Age Stake. For Mr. 

 Gardner, of Mt. Vernon, N. Y., he vpill run Roger's Spark, 

 as its name denotes, one of the celebrated Roger's progeny. 

 Mecca will run in the interests of Mr. E. Shrieve, of Wash- 

 ington, D. C, and for Mr. Fuller of New York city, the 

 pointer Pasco. For the Philadelphia Kennel Club Trials he 

 takes down two jDointers for Mr. Baker, the architect, of New 

 York; Zoe by King of Kent out of Westminster Ina, and 

 another, a recent purchase, by Lad of Kent out of Juno, we 

 believe. With this lot we trust our Ramseys friend will 

 bring back some of the plums. 



Bedgebury Lion. 



The air around Morristown seems to have agreed vrith the 

 bulldog Bedgebury Lion. He is now, we understand, in 

 excellent condition, and can negotiate a 3ft. fence with ease. 

 Mr. Mortimer will probably have the pleasure of running 

 his hands over him at Cranston, R. I. 



The St. Bernard Marengo. 

 This is what the Meld (London) has to say of the new St. 



Bernard, Mr. J. F. Smith's Marengo, whose sensational 

 debut we mentioned last week: "And then came Mr. J. F. 

 Smith's new puppy Marengo, competing in the division for 

 non-winners of a first prize. He is a fine, well grown young 

 dog with rice markings and an immense head; at present the 

 latter seems a little long and hound-like in muzzle, but this 

 appearance will no doubt disapj^ear vsdth age; at any rate, 

 St. Bernard breeders say such will be the case. He moves 

 well, is of full size, has nice bone, and his debut could not 

 have been more favorable." This may be taken as a rather 

 more conservative view. Stock-Keeper (Eng.) in its report 

 says: ' 'In the open class the good-bodied Marengo won from 

 the heavily marked white Don Giovanni." Certainly a 

 rather curt and ordinary criticism on a dog that the Rev. 

 Mr. Carter spoke so enthusiastically about. In "Whispers," 

 however, we find a little more warmth. 



Kennel "Specials." 



It will be hard if a man on the lookout for a canine bar- 

 gain cannot find it in our "specials" this week. H. North- 

 wood offers some very good English setter stock; C. G. 

 Stoddard some cracking bred pointers; H. L. Kreuder over 

 fifty grown beagles, not a cull in the lot; E. E. Truitt, 

 English setters and beagles; .James McAleer, pointers at 

 panic prices; T. L. Tinsley, thi-ee pointers-jDr. E. L. Spen- 

 cer, pointer broken on chicken; W. H. Hubbard, Toledo 

 Blade pups; T. Willis, beagle pups; W. Kirby, Irish setters; 

 C. F. Kent, trained fox and rabbit hounds; J. Feulner, 

 Breeze Gladstone pups; .James Wx-inkle, The Corsair pups; 

 W. B. Palmer, cocker pups. H. W. Smith wants a clever 

 coon dog; H. Anderson will train dogs for field. 



An Otter Wanted. 



Now that Mr. Brooks has his otter hounds, the question is, 

 Where's an otter? Mr. Brooks would like to know so that 

 he can put the hounds on, you know. If any of our readers 

 in the New England States have come across an otter this 

 summer and will inform us of the exact locality, Mr. Brooks 

 will soon be in the \ucinity. His hounds have been entered 

 and know their business. 



Cribbage. 



We give this week a picture of Mr. Smith's new wire. His 

 late owner. Mr. Clare, was down to judge this breed at Dar- 

 lington, but finding Cribbage in the competition he declined 



MR. smith's NBV WIBE-HATR CRIBBAGE. 



to make the awards and Mr. Maxwell was called upon to do 

 it, and put champion Prompter over Cribbage, the latter 

 being drawn too fine. Until he comes over Cribbage will 

 stand at stud in London. 



Spaniel Club IVIeetlng. 



An executive committee meeting was held at 874 Broad- 

 w&j, New York, Aug. 16, President A. C. Wilmerding in the 

 chair. Others present were E. M. Oldham, P. W. KitcheU, 

 A. E. Poster and R. P. Keasbey, secretary. In regard to 

 offering specials at Newark show, it was decided that if the 

 N. J. K. L. adopted an oflicial judge and one of their classi- 

 fications the club would offer the usual money prizes 

 accompanying such classification. The field trial committee 

 reported progress. The World's Fair show being abandoned 

 the W. F. trophy is laid on the shelf. 



"Mr. J. F. Smith is in luck with, his favorite breed. His 

 Darlington pup is calculated to turn the head of the fancy. 

 This pup is bv Keeper, and actually beat his sire for the 

 special. In the opinion of many good judges who saw the 

 dog in the North, he is the best St. Bernard that ever his 

 owner accorded kennel room." — StoclirKcepcr. Though the 

 daj for sensational prices for St. Bernards from buyers in 

 this country is past, and no doubt just now it would be a 

 long figure that would tempt the owner of this smooth; we 

 know our St. Bernard men are anxious for every particular re- 

 garding the new star. Now that this new dog has come out, 

 Mr. Reick, who has always had a longing to own champion 

 Keeper, may find it easier to get him if he still feels that 

 way. 



Dr. Mulcahey is earnest in his fight against the new 

 dog ordinance in Newark, N. J. The other day he obtained 

 a writ of certiorari. Through his counsel the Doctor con- 

 tended that discrimination in the tax between male and 

 female dogs is unjust; that the ordinance does not conform 

 to a law passed by the last Legislature; that the creation of 

 the office of dog warden is unwarranted, and that in other 

 respects the ordinance is bad. The judge in allowing the 

 writ stated that it did not operate as a stay, as he did not 

 want to interfere with the city government in their efforts to 

 decrease the worthless curs that infested the streets. The 

 fight has begun and will be watched with interest by many 

 anxious owners. We understand that Mr. Peshall is also 

 interesting himself in the protection of dogs in Jersey City, 

 where they can be shot at sight if unmuzzled. 



Those who attended the Brooklyn show last November 

 will remember the performing dogs owned hj Professor 

 Fred Weissman. We are sorry to say that the "Professor" 

 has been playing a role that has landed him behind the 

 bars. He is supposed to have been one of a gang of burglars 

 that had been doing a thriving business in Brooklyn and 

 vicinity, using Weissman's store as a shelter and blind. 

 The gang is now in jail and attention was again drawn to 

 the fact by a daring attempt of their friends the other night 

 to rescue them from durance vile. 



Mr. McEowen, of the Retnor Kennels, placed a poodle 

 vnth Weissman to be trained, and when he heard of the 

 trouble felt anxious about his dog. He went to Weissman's 

 former home and luckily found the dog there, but the whole 

 concern being in charge of the authorities he had consider- 

 able difficulty in recovering his poodle. He eventually suc- 



ceeded in this, only to find his dog was as ignorant as the 

 day he sent him away. 



The bull-terrier Cordona, mention of whose purchase wag , 

 made last week, will enter the Royal Bull-Terrier Kennels, 

 over whose destiny Mr. Frank F, Dole presides. 



John Stokes, so long with Mr. Hearne when his invincible 

 St. Bernard kennel was at its zenith, has cast in his fortune 

 with Mr. Huntington, owner of the Marlborough Kennels, 

 Lawrence, L. I. "Andy" McGregor has been" tempted to: 

 return to Mr. N. Q. Pope's big kennel at Poland Springs, 

 Me., by a five years' conti-act and greatly increased emolu- 

 ments. Both kennels are fortunate. All who knew John 

 Stokes in the old days know that his dogs were generally 

 in the pink of condition and he was not afraid of work, 

 while "Andy," though he doesn't say much, keeps up a lot 

 of thinking, and it's about the dogs most of the time, too. 



Mr. William Philips, well known in toy spaniel circles and 

 who has a store on Broadway, has had a notable increase to 

 his charges. Lieut. Petich, Italian Minister to Peru, Bolivia 

 and Ecuador, did not know what to do with his ten Chihua- 

 huas while paying a visit to the World's Fair. The hotels 

 would not have them, but they are in good hands now. It is 

 very unusual to find such a mimber of these delicate canines 

 owned by one person, and Mr. Philips will doubtless have his 

 hands full during the next three months. 



Mr. PhU Daly, Jr., it is said, wiU now seU his kennel of 

 setters at auction. The only reply he received from his ad- 

 vertisements was au ofl'er from a man to sell him a New- 

 foundland. Mr. Daly .should "bank" on the Forest and 

 Stream another time. 



The "eminent St. Bernard king, Col. Reick," is the way 

 British Fancier refers to the modest owner of the New York 

 St. Bernard Kennels. By the way, his Young Bate and the 

 new purchase. Rustic Beauty, are the ijarents of a notable 

 litter, which includes La Prince and La Prtncesse, and the no 

 less celebrated Goldflnder, just sold for a large price. 



Mr. H. W. Smith, owner of Cribbage, advertises this week 

 for a "coon" dog and says he will give $100 for the right one. 

 We do not envy our Worcester friend for the next week or 

 two. While coon dogs at $100 a piece will be like flies in 

 summer, $100 "coon seekers" will be scarce, we fancy. 



It is stated in Tan interesting article on Mr. Stretch and 

 his coUiekennels iiiBritish Fancier, thatlast year 236 bitches 

 visited his kennels. 



The only black and tan that could beat Rhodes's Oban, 

 Prince Eric, from the same kennels, Lieut.-Col. Dean's, of 

 Birkenhead, England, is dead. Good specimens of this breed 

 are scarce, and now that the crack has passed away perhaps 

 Oban will receive a little more attention, as, according to re- 

 port, he is not at all in the shape he used to be shown. 



Mr. Rawdon B. Lee, of the Field (London), and the well- 

 known author of several books on dogs, has a versatile pen. 

 He is now contributing some very interesting articles on the 

 "gentle" art in the Sporfi'/ig MiTTor, but we fancy our Mr. 

 Cneney will question the statement that Americans call 

 their rods "poles," and their flies "bugs." This isn't Dog 

 Chat, we know, but one likes to cast a line in other waters 

 sometimes. 



The National Greyhotmd Club would hold a show in 

 Brooklyn this fall if some one would come forward to attend 

 to the preliminary work and guarantors were more plentiful. 



KENNEL NOTES. 



Kennel Notes are inserted without charge ; and blanks 

 (furnished free) will he sent to any address. 



BRED. 



Prepared Blanks sent free on application. 



Lama — Tt-iton. Lausdowne Keunels' (Lfinsdowne, Pa.) fox-tei'rier 

 bitch Lorna to their Triton, ilarch 5. 



Venom. — Triton. Lausdowne Kennels' (Lansdowne, Pa.) fox-terrier 

 bitch Venom (Dusky Trap— Belgrave Viola) to their Triton, March 21. 



Tenny — Triton. Lausdowne Kennels' (Lansdowue, Pa.) fox-terrier 

 bitch Tenny to their Triton (Raffle— Wai-ren Dainty), March 9. 



Florence— Gem. M. J. flaherty's (Providence, R. I.) English setter 

 bitch FJorence (Roi d'Or— Nellie Bly) to T. M. Aldrich's Gem (Druid- 

 Ruby), July 31. 



Lady Lomond— Alto^i, Jr. G. W. Patterson's (Lake View, Mass.) 

 St. Bernard bitch Lady Lomond (Alexander— Bessie) Lo E. H. Moore's 

 Alton, Jr. (Alton^udith), July 9. 



Clara Barton — Altoneer. &. W. Patterson's (Lake View, Mass.) St. i 

 Bernard bitch Clara Barton (Sir Bedivere— Judith) to E. H. Moore's 

 Altoneer (Alton— Hera), July 3. 



WHELPS. 



Prepared Blanks sent free on application. 



Dimity. Lansdowne Kennels' (Lausdowne, Pa.) fox-terrier bitch 

 Dimity, July 21, six (four dogs) by theii- Triton. 



Tenvny. Lansdowne Kennels' (Lansdowne, Pa.) fox-terrier bitch 

 Tenny, May 5, five (three dogs), by their Triton (Raffle— Warren 

 Dainty). 



Loi-TUi. Lansdowne Kennels' (Lansdowne, Pa.) fox-terrier bitch 

 Lorna, May 7, six (three dogs), by their Triton (Raffle— Warren 

 Dainty). 



Venom. Lansdowne Kennels' (Lansdowne, Pa.) fox-terrier bitch 

 Venom (Dusky Trap- Belgrave Viola), May 18, four dogs, by their 

 Triton (R&ffle— Warren Dainty). 



Philadelphia Belle. A. E. Cook's (Germantown, Pa.) fox-terrier 

 bitch Philadelphia Belle (Dobbin— Blemton Bedlam), May 28, three 

 bitches, by Lansdowne Kennels' Despei'ado (Eosador— Desperate). 



SALES. 



Prepared Blanks sent free on application. 



Boscoe—Lady Velma luhelp. White bull-terrier bitch, whelped July 

 16, 1892, by Lansdowne Kennels, Lansdowne, Pa., to W. E. Shallington. 

 Columbia, N. C. 



TritoTV— Lorna whelp. Eox-terrier bitch, whelped May 7, 1892, by 

 Lansdowne Kennels, Lansdowne, Pa., to T. W. McGill, Philadelphia, 

 Pa. 



Lansdovme Pepper. Tan ear, body white, fox-terrier dog, whelped' 

 Jxme 30, 1892, by Triton out of Dimity, by Lansdowne Kennels, Lans- 

 downe, Pa., to T. 0. Steehnan, Germantown, Pa. 



Desperado. Black and tan head, body white, fox-terrier dog, whelped 

 March 15, 1891, by Eosador out of Desperate, by Lansdowne Kennels, 

 Lansdowne, Pa., to H. H. Carlton, San Francisco, Cal. 



Miss Miggs. Fox-terrier bitch, whelped June SO, 1892, by Triton out 

 of Dimity, by Lansdowne Kennels, Lansdowne, Pa., to Dr. W. G. A. 

 Bonwill, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Lick and Siisie. White bull-terrier dog and bitch, whelped July 16, 

 1892, by Roscoe out of Lady Velma, by Lansdowne Kennels, Lans- 

 downe, Pa., to D. W. Kolbe, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa. , 



ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



There is no charge for answerinq questions under this head. Al\ 

 questions relating to ailments of dogs will be ansnoered by Dr. T. Q-i 

 Sherwood, a member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surqeon» 

 Communications referring to other matters connected with Kennet 

 Management and dogs will also receive careful attention. 



DixiB.— Lady Dixie's number is 5748 (Vol. IV., Part L), whelper 

 April 4, 1886, by Pride of Dixie (3497, Vol. Dl) out of Fairy Bellf 

 (3854, VoL Uf.). 



W. L. H., Flatbush, L. L— You have the pedigree twisted. Youj 

 cocker bitch Beauty Bell is by Nigger out of Nell, and they are b; 

 Hollis Wildair out of Nellie. Nigger took vhc. and Nell c. at th' 

 Brooklyn show of 1892. We cannot help you to trace the pedigree at 

 neither are registered. Ask Mr. Rodger. 



