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[SEtT. 3, 1898, 



Avondale Kennels, McAlester, I. T., a lemon and white dog to A. 

 B. Snodgrass and a liver and white bitch to Geo. Stephenson, both of 

 Krebs, I. T., and a lemon and white bitch to Bichard Gutterman, 

 Louisville. Ky. 



Count Vernon— Fan C. whelps. Liver. wMte and ticked pomter 

 dogs, whelped April 18, 1898, by Avondale Kennels, McAlester, I. T., 

 one each to J. B. Riley, J. J. Clelland and Campbell Dutchburn, all of 

 Krebs, I. T., and one to Richard Gutterman, Louisvaie, Ky. 



Farr's Rex. Liver and white ticked pointer dog, whelped Apm 18, 

 1893, by Count Vernon out of Fan C, by Avondale Kennels, McAl- 

 ester, I. T., to D. S. Lytle, Krebs, I. T. , „ 



Lady Peyton. Lemon and white pointer bitch, whelped May 2, 1891, 

 by Brown Stout out of Bessie Beyton, by A. F. Hockwalt, Dayton, O., 

 to Avondale Kennels, McAlester, I. T. 



ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



There is no charge for answering questions under this head. All 

 questions relating to ailments of dogs will be answered by Dr. T. &. 

 ■ Sherwood, a member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. 

 Communications referring to other matters connected with Kennel 

 Management and dogs wiU also receive careful attention. 



J K., Providence, R, I.— Spiona is not registered, so we cannot help 

 you. Better write to Mr. S. C. Bradley, Greenfield Hill, Conn. There 

 is a Sprionia registered, by Sir Roger out of Dashing Daisy. 



BiRsiiNOHAM, Ala.— Kindly give me pedigree of the pugs Prince and 

 Doddles. They are said to be registered in E. K. 0. S. B. They are 

 the sire and dam of Patience. Patience is dam of Drummer (B. K. C. 

 S. B. 38,593). Ans. Neither dogs mentioned is registered in Enghsh 

 stud book. 



H. G. W., Bethlehem, Pa.— Sir Bedivere's pedigree is as follows: By 

 Nero m. out of Bena, by Bayard out of Freda, by St. Nicholas out of 

 Juno IL; Bayard by Bosco out of .Juno; Nero III. by Boniface out of 

 Bessie II.. by Bayard out of Hebi; Boniface by Bayard out of Luna. 

 Kingston Regent is by Prince Regent out of Lady St. Gothard, by 

 St. Gothard III. out of Saffron; Prince Regent by Plinhmmon out of 

 Miss Meg, by Duke of Leeds out of Lady Nell; Plinhmmon by Pilgrim 

 out of Bessie II. 



J. O. T., New York.— I have a fox-terrier dog three years old and 

 apparently in the best of health; skin does not itch nor seem un- 

 healthy, but his hair comes out very badly. He is washed every week. 

 What can I do to keep him from shedding his hair? Ans. Treat for 

 worms. Wash in a solution of creoUne (1 to 60) once or twice a week 

 and give the following mixture: 



Maj. sulph 3iii. 



Ferri. sulph grs. xv. 



Acid sulph. dil , 3SS. 



Aq. ad 5iii. 



Mix. Give one teaspoonf ul twice a day. 



S. L. W.,. Windsor, Vt.— I think my brown water spaniel dog may 

 have canker of the ear. He is always scratching his right ear, and at 

 night he is very feverish, especially about the head. There is also a 

 bad odor about him. He eats well, is well exercised and is playful. I 

 ought to be able to treat him for canker, but unfortunately have not 

 your paper to refer to, as I am not here for the summer, and my 

 copies of Forest and Stream are In Chicago. Ans. Give a purgative 

 and use the following drops for the eBr: 



^ Liq. plumbi sub. acet 3 iv. 



Acid carbolic inx. 



Glycerine 3 i- 



AcL. ad , 5i^- 



Mix. Lotio. A little to be poured into the ears twice a day. You 

 might also wash the dog in a solution of creoline (\ to 60). Repeat 

 purgative in a week. 



W. C. G., Bath Beach, L. I.— A gordon setter puppy after sleeping or 

 while asleep suddenly breaks out howling as though being severely 

 whipped. This lasts only a mimite or two. WhUe in this condition 

 his urine flows freely. After bis howls cease he hangs his head and 

 gives short yelps if he turns his head or moves about. Takes some- 

 times an hour to get him completely over it. He then comes out as 

 bright as a dollar. Rushes round and apparently is as good as new. 

 Pup 3mos. old. I might add that about six weeks ago he fell off a 

 step, but showed no signs of injiu-y at the time. Ans. Treat for worms 

 and give the following mixture: 



IJ Pot. bromid 3i8S. 



Chloral hydras 



Liq. arsenicalis aa 3 i. 



Aq. ad 5 vi. 



Mix. Give two teaspoonfuls twice a day. 



FIXTURES. 



Oct. 3.— International Coursing Meeting at Huron, S. D. J. Herbert 

 Watson, S6 Court street, Brooklyn, N. Y. (chairman). 



Oct. 17.— Kenmore Club meeting at Goodland, Kan. Frank L. Web- 

 ster, Sec'y. Entries close Oct. 16. 



Oct. 24.— American Coursing Club. Ira D. Brougher, Sec'y- 



Nov. 7.— The Cowley County Cour.sing Association, Winfleld, Kan. 

 J. R. Ballard, Secretary. 



The Festive Fox. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Having been a reader of your paper for a long time and 

 having perused the sporting notes from different parts, I 

 thought perliaps some ardent hunter would like a fox hunt 

 at home as well as I do a bird or deer hunt from your paper, 

 for when I cannot leave my work I have to fall back on the 

 Forest akd Stream to help me out. 



I have hunted the fox in many parts, but I think that old 

 New England takes the "brush" of them all for fun and 

 sport. Now, the hunt I am about to relate took place in 

 Winchendon, on the northern line of Massachusetts, near 

 Gardner, and any one that loves sport will find no better 

 place in the State, for there are many more foxes this year 

 than have been for a long time. 



So to Winchester we went on Dec, 27. The party consisted 

 of my friends and my old hound Ned, who has put m several 

 years for me. Well, we made plans to be up and off by sun- 

 rise. My friends I shall call Sam and Will. Sam is in his 

 infancy and a fox looks as large to him as a deer, but many 

 are the "brushes" Will has taken. 



Now it was not the best sort of a day, but it was then or 

 never more. What is more exciting than to start out on a 

 hunt at sunrise, with everything covered with frost, which 

 spai-kles like diamonds, and your noble dogs waiting to be 

 released. Well, we are oft", and late too, as it is every time, 

 and we have not yet arrived on the ground and it is almost 

 sunrise. Where shall we go to? We must get a fresh track 

 and so we try the old stands, the Nineteen Hill, and start 

 him in the swamp, for they mu.st be there by this time, as it 

 is getting late. We are on the hill and a very good trail is 

 there, and old Ned is off like a shot. 



Now, the track is fresh, and judging by his baying he will 

 not be long in starting the fox. Will tells Sam to stand by 

 the knolls and ledge, and he will take the lone pine, while 1 

 take the road to the north of the hill. Presently Will said 

 the dog had started reynard and is off for his stand, and I 

 place Sam. Sam asks: "How near will the dog be to the 

 tox'i "VSTiere will he go? How long will he run, and how 

 lon§ will I have to stand up here alone?" And as I went out 

 of sight he lit his pipe and the expression on his face denoted 

 what he thought— that a fox never could come there. 



Well, in a very short time Ned was a mile to the north, but 

 he soon tui-ned the fox back, but he went south and it made 

 me feel blue, for he had as good a chance to run my way as 

 any other. In a very short time, however, he was on the 

 hill, and I held my breath, for he would soon pass by Sam, 

 but nothing happened. In a very short time I had all my 

 nerves strained, as I saw him emerge from the spruce trees 

 in my road on his way north once more. Shortly afterward 

 i heard bang! bang! 1 have heard a man shout fire! but if 

 you can imagine how Sam called that dog any one would 

 have thought he had a dozen or more. 



I had not heard the dog for a long time so I went to see 

 after him, and as I came in sight of him I saw Sam with 

 his gun up, and he had Will down by a small i)ine, and I 

 thought he wanted Will to take a run and see if he could 



hit him. "Well, Sam, did you see him?" "Guess I did, 

 the first time my gun was on that rock and he was right 

 in my face. He was larger than any sheep you ever saw, 

 and I wish you could have seen his tail; it was a yard long 

 or nothing. Then I got my Parker and I talked to it like 

 a father to his son. If Ned would only bring him back — 

 andbackhe came, and he had lost more than 7.51bs. of flesh." 

 "Did you hit him?" I asked Sam. "Can a man hit a delu- 

 sion? If so, I hit him." It was almost noon now and the 

 fox was playing on top of Line Hill, so over we went, and 

 we had not arrived on the hill when Will said he would 

 cross by Cooks, and down he went, and we waited only a 

 short time before— bang I Then we waited for the dog to 

 come up. He came and in a short time he was still. I 

 told Sam we would soon see his fox, and he told me we 

 might, but he would never make a fox hunter. He thought 

 rabbit or bird hunting was good enough far him. We 

 walked down the road and found Will, and the fox near 

 by. "Well, Sam, is that the one you saw?" "No, that is 

 the third, and the first would weigh 751bs., the next one 

 21bs., and this one 201bs." It was 2 P. M. now, and home 

 we went to think of the pleasant time we had, and Sam 

 said he would have given §10 if his gun had got the brush. 

 Then back to our work we must go, but many a time shall 

 we think of " Sam's first fox hunt on old Nineteen Hill, 

 Winchendon. C. E. Bailet. 



• • • • 



National Fox Hunters' Association. 



The proposed organization of the National Foxhunters' 

 Association at Lexington, Ky., this week, marks an import- 

 ant era in field sport and one fraught with great opportu- 

 nities to the foxhound breeder and f oxhunter. The scope of 

 the organization, it is said, will know no State limit, and is 

 to be representative and national in every respect. The ben- 

 efits that should accrue to foxhounds from such an organiza- 

 tion are manifold. The spirit of rivalry that exists among 

 the owners of different strains of hounds will, under the 

 guidance of this association, find a more practical way of ex- 

 ploiting itself than by "paper" cases. Trials are to be held 

 in which it is certain that hounds from the most noted packs 

 will take part, and thus the rank and file of foxhound breed- 

 ers may be able to judge for themselves and profit by the in- 

 formation thus gained, as to which are the most suitable for 

 work, and the fittest will survive. 



In another way we trust that the association will be able 

 to wield powerful influence in arri^nng at a greater uni- 

 formity of type than exists at present. It cannot be denied 

 that as far as type goes the foxhounds of America are of all 

 shapes and sizes. This is probably owing to the limited 

 facilities which the average foxhound breeder has for secur- 

 ing desirable outcrosses and the devoting every energy to 

 breeding an animal that would do the work required in time 

 honored fashion. Type and uniformity, as exemplified in 

 English packs, is in too many cases paid little attention to. 

 If the new association can succeed in bringing owners of 

 foxhounds together from time to time, thus afiiording oppor- 

 tunities for personal intercourse and exchange of ideas 

 regarding their dogs, much will be accomplished in reality 

 that a few have tried to do by newspaper wrangling. 



A standard of points should be drawn up so that those 

 who judge at bench shows would be able to give decisions 

 that would in time bring forward a better and more uniform 

 class of hounds than has been seen heretofore. American 

 breeders say thej^ do not want so much lumber as the Eng- 

 lish hound carries, at the same time in the fi-aming of a 

 standard no better one can be used than that for the English 

 foxhound altered only to admit of a lighter build. The 

 points Lived up to in this standard have by careful work on 

 the part of foxhound breeders in England evolved an animal 

 that is considered the epitome of breeding for type and the 

 purpose for which it is required, 



Forest and STiiEAM has always had a tender spot for the 

 foxhound and its owner, and devoted space to reports of all 

 the trials for years past. It is our purpose in future to give 

 the greater attention to this branch of sport which circum- 

 stances demand, and in this we trust we shall gain the con- 

 fidence and friendship of every foxhunter in the country. 

 This journal will be represented at the Lexington meeting 

 by one of its staff editors, and a full report will appear in 

 next week's issue. 



• • • • 



National Beagle Club Meeting. 



An excellent committee meeting was held Aug. 28 at the 

 A. K. C. rooms, 44 Broadway, New York. Meeting called to 

 order at 3:30 P.M. Present, H. L. Kreuder, in the chair; H. 

 F. Schellhass, J. W. Appleton, John Bateman, Geo. W. 

 Rogers and secretary Geo. W. Laick. Mr. Schellhass re- 

 ported that Mr. W. H. Child would not continue as a mem- 

 ber. The committee on special for Mr. Dorsey's Lee II., as 

 absolute winner of trials of 1893, presented a very nice piece 

 of plate which the president was requested to forward to Mr. 

 Pottinger Dorsey. The executive committee then divided 

 into two parties to choose officers for election, and the slates 

 chosen will be forwarded to members for vote. Meeting ad- 

 journed at 5:10. A meeting of the field trial committee was 

 then called to order. Voted to have premium list and entry 

 forms printed and sent out to beagle owners. Mi-. Wm. Tall- 

 man thought it to be to the best interest of the club to de- 

 cline to act as judge at the field trials, and he strongly advo- 

 cated Mr. B. S. Turpin. Moved by Mr. Tallman and sec- 

 onded by ]\Ir. Laick that Mr. B S. Turpin be invited to judge 

 at our trials. Voted that Mr. Joe Lewis be accepted as judge. 

 Mr. H. L. Kreuder was appointed a committee to see Mr. 

 Turpin in relation to acting as judge. Adjourned at 6:20 

 P.M. Geo. Laick, Sec'y. 



• • • • 



Foxes Shot and Foxes Bun Into. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



I see that "F. J. H." in a a late issue of your paper accuses 

 those who shoot the fox of assassination. I think "F. J. H." 

 must belong to that class of sportsmen who think their sport 

 the right one and their way of carrying it out the only one 

 to be recognized. It is one of the privileges of li\dng in this 

 grand country that there is always room for those who are 

 not satisfied with their environment to move on. Because, 

 through traditional as.sociations, the manner of hunting the 

 fox in many parts of the South when country is open and 

 the hounds can be followed in the good old way, is by run- 

 ning into it. It is no reason why we sportsmen of the North 

 may not shoot the fox when it is impossible to get him other- 

 wise. I would like to know how "F. J. H." would circum- 

 vent sly reynard in the hill country of New England_ States — 

 the country where the last Brunswick Fur Club trials were 

 held, for instance? A lot of fun he would have in following 

 his hounds with a horse or in letting the hotmds kill alone. 

 The man who follows the hounds on horseback is often in- 

 spired to deeds of derring do by the excitement of compan- 

 ionship and the close proximity to the hounds. It does not 

 prove that he is a genuine sportsman at heart. There 

 is no mistaking the spirit of sport when a man will get up 

 some morning when the snow lies on the ground and the wind 

 whistles coldlmd raw through the bleak hills. As soon as 

 there is daylight and breakfast has been disposed of the 

 tramp commences and several miles over very rough country 

 may be traversed before a start is made. Then taking our 

 stand, the chilliest and most trying part of the hunt com- 

 mences. Alone on the stand, sheltered as best you may be 

 by a friendly boulder or tree stump, you await your chance 

 for a shot at the "dog" that stole your wife's chickens. You 

 may stand there for hours with nothing to cheer you or in- 

 spire your flagging energies but an occasional bar or two of 

 hound music conveyed on the blast chat chills you to the 



marrow, or the echoing report of a gun in the hands of a 

 luckier aim a mile away to your right. 



It reminds me of the man in the trench under fire and the 

 charge of the cavalryman, and there is just as much differ- 

 ence in the bravery of the two styles of fighting as in the 

 true sportsmanship of the other. 



Under these circumstances why should we not shoot the 

 game we himt on sight? If foxes were scarce there might be 

 some argument against their extermination by shooting. If 

 we New Englanders chose to shoot our foxes in the fair chase 

 we have every right to do so, and there is no more right to 

 call this assassination than it would be had we shot a quaU. 

 It is the custom of the country where we hunt and its pur- 

 suance will produce as hardy a class of genuine sportsmen as 

 if they had followed the hounds on horseback, jumping only 

 those places we were forced to and skipping the rest. 



F. W. H. 



Worcester, Mass. 



• • • • 



The abandonment of the Merced meet in California this 

 fall in favor of the International Coursing meeting at Huron, 

 S. D., is bringing the Californiaus to a better feeling toward 

 the latter, and it is now probable that a number of the best 

 ones will be nominated. Nominations close Sept. 1. 



The correspondent of The Yachtsman, whose letter we publish in 

 another column, is one of the closest observers as well as the cleverest 

 of yachting writers on this side of the water; and now that he has 

 been fortunate enough to witness some of the races on the other side, 

 his comments are of special interest to Americans. From his close 

 familiarity with American yachts, he is far better qualified to judge 

 than those writers who, though of long experience at home, are really 

 at sea as regards American yachts. 



One of the many groundless stories which are .just now passing for 

 news is to the effect that one of the Cup defenders had been ofiQcially 

 measured and found to be so far over length that the measurement 

 had been suppressed and the other boats induced to refrain from 

 being measured, so that the question of excess might not be raised. 

 We understand on reliable authority that no official measurement has 

 been made of any of the four, and that the story is entirely without 

 foundation, 



American Model Yacht Club. 



Brooklyn, N. Y. 

 Clapham Prize, August ae. 

 The races for the Clapham prize, under the management of the 

 A. M. Y. C, was sailed in a light southwest wind, the result being that 

 the final race was postponed until Labor Day, September 4, when the 

 three winners in their respective classes of to-day will come together 

 to dispute the ownership of a handsome and appropriate prize in the 

 shape of a model yacht 59in. over all and about 40in. 1. w. 1., 32in. 

 beam, a representation of the Bouncer boat biiilt by Mr. T. Clapham, 

 of Roslyn, L. I., Mr. G. C5. Clapham, his son, being the donor. This 

 model is now at the well house. Prospect Park,. Two Connecticut 

 model yachtsmen showed their stamina by entering their yachts and 

 bringing them from their respective .o\vnships, namely, Bridgeport 

 and Greenwich. Mr. Pullman, representing the Connecticut M. . C. 

 and Mr. Charles Mallory, of steamship tame, representing Green- 

 which, the last named gentleman's yacht, the Maria, giving the 

 Brooklyn boats a very close shave, she being very ably sailed by Mr. 

 Thomas Clapham, pushing Mr. Townley's Star very close in the third 

 class. 



The boats were sailed to windward, the winner in each of their 

 classes to meet iu the final as aforesaid. Remarkably good time was 

 made considering tho light airs, as the summary will show, the Neola 

 showing that she is invincible in any kind of wind iu her class. Mr. 

 De Wolf has offered a handsome prize to be sailed for on September 4. 

 Fm.sT Class— FiiiST Heat. 

 Yacht and Owner. Length S. A. Elapsed Cor. 



Neola, J. E. PfeiHer 53.9 3,63:3.3 9 41 9 2334 



Ohyesia, C. Van Ness 53.8 3,263.1 10 37 10 39 



Marguerite, Herbert Fisher.... 52 4,670.9 10 10 10 40 



Second Heat. 



Neola 8 09 8 40M 



Ohyesia Withdrew. 



Marguerite 8 39 8 50 



Second Class— First Heat. 



8 42 8.57 



9 45 9 54M 



Girofle^ H. H, Michalles 47.3 1,892.1 10 05 10 29J4 



Second Heat, 



Shoolly 10 07 10 22 



Florence » 43 11 23?i 



Girotle " 47 9 43i4 



Thied Heat. 



Shoolly : 114? ^12 09 



Florence... ..»,.... i Did not finish. 



Girofle 11 44 11 33M 



THIRD CLASS— FIRST HEAT. 



Dolphm, -L Smith 40.7 2.385 13 17 13 47 



Star, George W. Townley 40.7 1,991.3 12 02 12 31^^ 



Star Dr. PuUman 3,165 13 15 13 45 



Maria. Charles MaUory 1,700 Outside flag. 



SECOND HEAT. 



Dolphin 13 39 18 59 



Star. 1107 1131-% 



Star 14 09 14 34 



Maria " 25 11 25^ 



THIRD HEAT. 



Dolphin- 11 26 11 41 



Staf 9 14 9 33M 



Star.; 10 08 10 09>g 



Maria Withdrew. 



Winners of Prizes: First class, Neola; second class, Girofle; third 

 class, Star. Regatta committee: Fi-ank Nichols, Truman V . Brown. 

 Judge: Commodore W. V. Hanson. 



Shoofly. George W. Lyon 44 3,809.7 



Florence, B. W . Rogers 47 . 5 2,286 .7 



Owasco Y. C. 



The third race was sailed on Aug. 16, on Owasco Lake, from Dolphin 

 club house to Edgewater, to Long Point, finish at Dolphin club house; 

 distance, 934 miles. Weather fair. Wind N.E., Ught. 



Length. Start. Finish. Elapsed. 



La Fiance, .L M. Brainard 16.09 1 53 15 5 59 04 3 56 49 



Bee, N. B. Burr 17.0<1 1 53 18 5 32 14 3 29 56 



Asp, D. Beardsley Sl.lOJ^ 1 52 26 5 16 05 3 83 .39 



Iddeways, F. L Allen 31.02 1 54 10 5 48 28 3 54 10 



Mystery, H. B. Lewis 22.00 1 52 55 5 33 57 3 41 08 



Tamapsa, I. E. Thorne 21.10 1 51 45 Did not finish. 



Spar Hawk, P. Letchworth 31.06)^ 1 53 23 5 21 35 3 29 13 



Bird, W. R. Hopkins 1 53 30 Did not finish. 



Undine, W. R. Hopkins 1 51 50 Did not finish. 



Winners: First, Asp; second, Bee; third. Spar Hawk. The Asp was 

 awarded first prize by the committee for the reason that the Long 

 Point Buoy was set so near to shore that she grounded and lost %\im. 

 in getting off. Regatta committee— C. E. Thome, F. I. Allen, NV B. 

 Burr, W. R. Hopkins, 0. U. ChedelL Judge, W. P. Allen. Timekeeper, 

 H. Jay Case. 



MobUe Y. C. 



The cup race was saUed on Aug. 20 in Mobile Bay. Com-ses; W, 

 N. (mag.), \% miles; S.S E. % E. (mag.), 1% miles; xV.N.E. % E. (mag.), 

 \% miles; total distance, 15 miles. Weather cloudy to clear, with occa- 

 sional rain squalls. Wind N. to N.W., force 3-5. Tide ebb. 



Length. Start. Finish. Elapsed. 



Mineola, A. E. White 30.06 2 04 55 4 85 56 2 31 01 



Zephine, W. Bluwan 87.10 2 05 46 4 05 12 1 58 26 



Siren, H. L. Pettus 31 .00 Did not start. 



Commodore, W. E. Vincent..., 2 09 31 Did not finish. 



During the first lap, when between the last turn and the judges 

 boat, the Zephine became becalmed, and at the end of second lap gave 

 up the race. The Commodore, for some unknown reason, gave up the 

 race before making the first lap. 



Judges— H. D. Smith, G. M. Daniels, John R. DaUy. 



