Sept. 30, 1893.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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POINTS AND FLUSHES. 



IBy a Staff Correspondent.] 



Forest and Stream's corner in the Anglers' Pavilion, as 

 may readily be Imagined, is a center to whicti sportsmen 

 natxirally gravitate, Nor are the visits prompted by curio- 

 .•-ity alone. There are friendship and good will as motives. 

 The sportsmen vralk in as if on a visit to a friend. It is 

 needless to say that they are heartily welcome. 



Forest and Stream is the only journal devoted to field 

 sports which had the enterprise to make an exhibit at the 

 greatest exposition ever held, and, too, one of the very few 

 of any class which made an exhibit. That the enterprise of 

 Forest and Stream is appreciated can be readily observed 

 by seeing the crowds which visit the exhibit each day. It 

 is astonishing, too, what a large percentage of the thousands 

 who pass know Forest and Stream already. 



"While at the exhibit a few days since I had the pleasure of 

 meeting Mr. W. S. Bell, of Pittsburgh, well known to his 

 friends as a quiet, unassuming gentleman, and a crack shot 

 afield, and to the public as a most competent field trial 

 judge. While we were chatting away Mr. A. C. Wilmer- 

 ding, of New York, eminent in spaniel and bench show his- 

 tory, walked in and favored us with a handshake. It was 

 quite a coincidence that Messrs. Bell and Wilmerding are 

 both dog fanciers and expert photographers. Mr. W. L. 

 \Vashington made the olHce a call a few days since and I 

 missed a pleasure by being absent in Manitoba at the time. 

 I met Mr. A. E. Pitts on the grounds some days ago. 

 Indeed, if one desii-es to see the world in procession one has 

 but to come to Chicago, take a seat anywhere and just 

 look on. B. Waters. 



The A. K. C. Meeting. 



The quarterly meeting of the American Kennel Club, 

 which was to have been held in the Chicago Athletic Club 

 building, Michigan avenue near Madison street, Chicago, at 

 8 o'clock P. M., Sept. 23, was quite lacking in one essential 

 circumstance, namely, there wasn't a quorum, therefore 

 there was no meeting. The president, Mr. Belmont, was in 

 the chair. The secretary, Mr. A. P. Vredenburgh, was there 

 with a formidable bundle of papers with which to entertain 

 the meeting. On calling the roll there were but four regu- 

 lar delegates present and three others with credentials. As 

 the four regular delegates were not a quorum the credentials 

 of the others could not be acted upon. 



Following is a list of the members present: Westminster 

 Kennel Club, W. .1. Bryson; Associated Members, A. C. 

 Wilmerding; Blue Grass Kennel Club, Roger Williams; 

 City of the Straits Kennel Club, W. Howie Muir; lUindio 

 Kennel Club, Dr. Harry Van Hummell; Mascoutah Kennel 

 Club, J. L. Lincoln; iNew England Kennel Club, Edward 

 Brooks. Mr. Belmont discussed earnestly with those present 

 tbe possibilities of securing the attendance of available 

 delegates from other cities and expressed a desire to hold a 

 meeting in Chicago if it was possible for the club to do so. 

 I'o further this intention by communicating with delegates, 

 the meeting adjourned to 9 o'clock A. M. on Monday, 

 Sept. 25. 



"The apathy or inattention in respect to this meeting has 

 demon.strated beyond question thac an A. K. C. meeting can 

 be held only in New York. It is true that many Western 

 clubs have Eastern delegates and would have had to pay the 

 expenses for such delegates from the East. But there are 

 no excuses to make, since there is nothing in evidence to 

 show that any effort was made to hold the meeting, outside 

 of the facts above stated. It has made a precedent, how- 

 ever, one most far-reaching and potent. B. Waters. 



No A. K. C. Meeting in Chicago. 



A SPECIAL despatch, dated Sept. 25, to Forest and Stream 

 from Mr. Waters, reads: "The adjourned meeting of the 

 A. K. C. to-day had no quorum, only three present, Belmont, 

 Bristen and Muir." This about conclusively sounds the 

 death knell of the cry for adequate representation in the 

 \Yest. President Belmont, on behalf of the A. K. C, has 

 iifforded the Western contingent, and pi-esumably those whom 

 %\ e were told had so much to say about the A. K. C. being run 

 iuNewY'ork, every opportunity to present their case and 

 have tlie .say they wished in A. K. C. att'airs. The meetings 

 were held at a most propitious time for outside Western 

 men to attend, the World's Fair affording an ample excuse. 

 If they would not attend then how can we expect theui to 

 attend "between whiles," as in New York. A. K. C. busi- 

 ness would never get on without quorums, therefore meet- 

 ings must be held in New \''ork for the present, at least. So 

 ends the first lesson. 



"The American Field Cup." 



.Editor Fora-t a ad Stream: 



The following item is taken from the issue of the A.meri- 

 C(vn Field of Kith inst . : 



A New York contemporary that has for the last seven years re- 

 ferred to the principal stake at the Americaa Coursing Club's meet- 

 ings as the ••AU-Age Stake" has suddenly become aware of the fact 

 that its name is the American Field Cup. Curious, very. 



It certainly does not seem strange to one conversant with 

 the facts why the said New York contemporary has changed 

 the so-called "All Age Stake" to the "Ainer Lean FieUl Cup." 

 If I mistake not, the proprietor of the Chicago periodical of- 

 fered a "cup" or its equivalent, $100 in cash, to be hung up as 

 a prize in this stake. As the "cup" or its equivalent has not 

 been paid by the proprietor of the Chicago periodical for the 

 past two years (1891 and 1892), and the cup is presumably in 

 the possession of the Field during this time, it was but natural 

 to suppose that it belonged to the Field, and therefore the 

 New York contemporary was justified incallinz it the Amer- 

 ican Field Cup. "Possession is nine points in law," and evi- 

 dently the proprietor of the Chicago periodical intends to 

 stand by the saying, HAT MAN. 



Flaps ftom the Beaver's Tail. 



Tohonto, Can.— Mr. A. A. MacDonald has sold that good 

 little wirehaired bitch Bonnet, imported by Mr. Brodie and 

 winner of first at the late Toronto show, to Mr. F. S. Wether- 

 all, of Compion, Que. Mr. MacDonald has a nice litter from 

 her, her first, to his Dark Eye. 



I am pleased to note the arrival of another "ood collie in 

 Ightenfleld Chief, a sable and white of Mr, Walter Curl's, 

 Burnby, England, breeding. His breeding is really good, 

 being bv Burnley Enterprise, who is by Edgbaston Excelsior 

 out of Walton Lassie, out of Prairie Flavor by Denver, out 

 of Lady Flora; Denver by champion Squire out of champion 

 Princess Shela. His wins include: first, puppy class, Rocbelle; 

 first, puppy, first, novice, second, open and special, Halifax; 

 first, novice and third open, Middletou; second puppy, third 

 novice, at Preston and othersLSo for a year and a half old 

 dog he has not done so badly. His new owners, Messrs. A. J. 

 and H. L. Jeffrey, of Stratford, Out., proposed showing him 

 at Toronto, but he arrived too late. 



At the annual meeting of the C. K. C. , radical ohanges 

 were made in the rules governing the fees for reigistration, 

 and in the manner of voting for the election of otneers. Lp 

 to the present, members paid an anuual fee of and were 

 privileged to register all the dogs they wished free. The new 

 rule is that the fee remains the same'and but five free regis- 

 trations are allowed, subsequent entries may be made at 50 

 eents each. The fee to non- members has been raised to $1 



for each dog, and listing .50 cents. Listing to members 25 

 cents, so you can have the advantage of joining the club. 



Election of officers is to be done by a mail ballot, so that 

 each member no matter how distant, may be given an op- 

 portunity of casting his vote. Nominations to the various 

 offices are to take place one month previous to the date of 

 annual meeting. H. B. Donovan. 



DOG CHAT. 



Eastern Field Trials Subscription Stake. 



Field trial men should remember that the "New Subscrip- 

 tion" stake of the Eastern Field Trial Club, which has been 

 substituted for the champion, closes Oct. 1, 189.3, and 

 the SoO subscription must be paid on or before this date. 

 This entitles the subscriber to nominate, run or sell his 

 privilege up to the night of drawing and running in said 

 stake. It may be of interest to many field trial to give 

 the conditions under which this new subscription stake 

 will be run. The heats will be two hours and repeat; S.50 

 subscription, transferable; dogs to be named at 9 P. M., night 

 before running. Winner of "first to receive 50 per cent, of 

 subscription and .*2oO added money by the club. Winner of 

 second to receive 30 per cent, and winner of third 20 per cent, 

 of subscription. The first brace of dogs down in the morning 

 shall run two hours, then be ordered up, and the second 

 brace of dogs put down and run two hours and then ordered 

 up, when the first brace of dogs shall be recalled and put 

 down to run their final two hours. Upon being taken up. 

 the second brace of dogs shall be recalled to run their final 

 two hours. And this order of runningshall continue through- 

 out the first series of the stake. After the first series have 

 been run through the balance of the running shall be at the 

 direction of the judges, until the winning of first, second and 

 third is determined. 



All entries must be filled at 9 P. M., on night previous to 

 running of stake. Mr. W^ashington A. Coster. Saratoga 

 Springs, N. Y., will give further information that may be 

 required. , 



Officials Exhibitinff. 



Had Mr. Com.stock's entries competed in the Irish terrier 

 classes at Cranston, there would have been a stronger lot 

 than at New Y^ork in quality, but this good and true ex- 

 hibitor followed a proceriure that should obtain in all shows. 

 While really there is nothing in it as our judges are square 

 and beyond influence, still if the superintendent shows dogs 

 and wins, there are always some people so constructed that 

 they think they can see clean through a solid brick wall. 

 Those are the people that talk, too, and this talk, while it 

 does not affect those who are in the business one way or the 

 other, will and does undoubtedly influence those who are not 

 versed in kennel affairs to an opinion that some judges are 

 venal. Once for all it may again be said that most judges 

 are straight and the press light nowadays burns too fiercely 

 to admit of much "hanky-panky" work escaping detection. 

 Still, it is always better that those who are directly inter- 

 ested in a show should allow their own fixture to pass and 

 simply exhibit their dogs N. F. C. There are plenty of other 

 opportunities to exhibit during the year. 



We recently spoke of "Prof." Fred Weissman, the dog 

 circus performer at Brooklyn show, getting into trouble for 

 burglary, etc. We notice that last Saturday he was sen- 

 tenced to eighteen years imprisonment with hard labor. He 

 was mainlj^ convicted on the evidence of his common law 

 wife, who, it is said, was coerced into this. He afterward 

 married her in prison as soon as sentence was passed. 



Mr. Bousfield, owner of the Bay City Kennels, in renewing 

 his advertisement, remarks: "Kennel btisiness is picking up 

 somewhat, and expect to do very well in the near future." 

 We are glad to hear it. 



Gordon Field Trials. 



We were told at Cranston of a scheme on foot to arrange 

 for some Gordon setter field trials the latter part of Novem- 

 ber. A number of New England sportsmen and lovers of the 

 handsome setter have the matter in hand. Some relations of 

 Mr. C. T. Brownell, of New Bedford, Mass., have a farm ad- 

 joining the N. E. F. T. Club's grounds at Assonet, Mass., 

 and report birds plentiful around them, enough for a trial. 

 This farm is cultivated and this fact has probably enticed 

 the N. E. F. T. Club's birds over the fence. Verb sap— 

 N. E. F. T. C, and take the advice that was given last year 

 about more cultivation. The trials will be restricted to Gor- 

 dons, and a pleasant reunion i.s looked forward to, and it is 

 not to be a bit slow, either. 



The Irish Setter Club Trials. 



Mr. Hildebrand Fitzgerald, of the Philadelphia Item, 

 intends giving a special prize for the winner of first in the 

 All-Aged Stake of the coming Irish setter trials. The 

 Irish setter men are under great obligations to Mr. Fitzger- 

 ald for the aid he has extended toward making their trials 

 successful. It will be remembered that it was he who gave 

 the beautiful large silver punch bowl won by Harry Ander- 

 son with his good little bitch Nugget in the Derby of 1891. 

 Mr. Fitzgerald writes to Mr. Davis as follows: "My sym- 

 pathies go one to the much-abused Irish setter, anil aa I 

 have shot over a good one (Clifford, a son of Bruce, owned 

 by my brother-in-law, Mr. A. Hallam Hubbard) I feel like 

 extending some encouragement. I will donate a prize of 

 not less than .s25 value for the All -Aged Stake." 



Changes in Bulldogs 



Frank Dole is not one to let his right hand know what 

 his left digits doeth, but he does "plenty business," as Mr. 

 Hough would say, just the same. Some people think our 

 New Haven friend is a bull-terrier man jocr se, but he makes 

 a "bully" deal now and then on the quiet. Casting that 

 other eye around he picked up the bulldogs Charmion, Lady 

 Nan, Crinoline and Pessara out of the lllwiss Kennel, of 

 Chicago, and then while at Providence spends half a day 

 with Mr. Congdon, who fancies bulls too. Mr. Congdon had 

 a colt that seemed good to "Frank,'" that colt now belongs 

 to the New Haven man; then he spied a set of harness that 

 fits the colt; the harness goes with the colt, and Mr. Congdon 

 has the four before mentioned bulls. 



Mr. H. A. Harris is thinking of going otit West, ranching 



or horse-breeding or something. This was Mr. Dole's oppor- 

 tunity, and the celebrated deaf dog, White Wonder, one of 

 the best bull-terriers in the country, Count's Nell, My Beauty 

 and Chatham Kit were recently transferred to the Royal 

 Bull-Terrier Kennels. Since then he has sold White Wonder 

 to Mr. W. J. Pegg, and this good dog now returns to his 

 native country — England. Count's Nell had three pups by 

 Gully the Great, and My Beauty five by White Wonder. 

 After recounting this transaction :\Ir. Dole winked that other 

 eye: in fact, a series of winks came in telling us of a four- 

 months' pup by Gully that has a head as long as — at any rate 

 it's very long, and Frank illustrated it by drawing three fin- 

 gers and a thumb right out from his nose like pulling chew- 

 ing gum, and then there was an extra wink for luck— we 

 hope it stays. 



On Tuesday of the Cranston show the visatiag dogmeu, 



judges, press, etc., were invited to lunch by the bench show 

 committee, and in the evening under the careful supervision 

 of "Cottsin" Comstock a most enjoyable reunion occurred in 

 the London club house. Our host was elected chairman and 

 several members of the company rendered songs and recita- 

 tions, among them James Mortimer, who gave us one of 

 those p;ood old ballads. B. B. Elliott, whose classical render- 

 ing of a song which alluded to somebody's colored optics, 

 was indeeda "surprise;" German Hopkins, as usual felicitous 

 and to the point; John Brett, who "slipped" his tongue to a 

 good song or two, and a gentleman whose name starts with 

 a Mac, proved that he had a tenor of high quality and 

 good framing. It was late when the party broke up to see 

 Mr. Comstock off by the night train after "Auld Lang Syne" 

 had been rendered in the good old way. 



Newark Show. 



The Newark show is gradually materializing into an as- 

 sured and tangible fact. The premium list has not been 

 issued yet but we learn that the prizes will be quite liberal. 

 In challenge classes for the principal breeds 810 and diploma 

 will be given, and in corresponding open classes $15 and §7 

 and diploma is the rate. Other classes have $10 and -So and 

 pet dogs .S7 and -83. The classification is quite liberal, in fact 

 the same as at New Y'ork. Most of the breeds have two chal- 

 lenge classes. A good lot of specials are already promised. 

 The premium list will be issued about Oct. 15. There will be 

 a number of judges, as our informant told us, a new lot, and 

 the most practical men in their specialties. Variety is pleas- 

 ing, but we can tell better about the practical part after the 

 show. We thought we knew most of the "practical" men, 

 but our informant tells us we don't and he should know. 



Secretary Collins, of the Rhode Island State Fair Associa- 

 tion, paid Mr. John Read a high compliment as a manager. 

 He said that he was the first superintendent of a department 

 they had ever had that knew his business and required no 

 assistance. As a rule they have to teach the different super- 

 intendents their duty before the fair opens, but the boot was 

 on the other leg in the dog department. 



The prize cards were pitt up in good time at Cranston and 

 this is a part of dog show management too often neglected. 

 But one thing we must grumble at, Mr. Read is a little too 

 lenient in allowing kennels to bench their dogs together. 

 This relic of bygone management should not obtain in these 

 days of Spratts benching and systematic arrangement. In 

 the sporting classes especially there was much confusion on 

 this account. The feeding was all that could be desired at 

 this show and there was little need for disinfectant, as 

 straw was plentiful and the building well ventilated by the 

 large open doorways and windows; still there must have 

 been a chance for El-a-tol somewhere and it did its work 

 efficiently and unobtrusively. We were pleased and stirprised 

 to meet Mr. W. E. Codman on the bench show committe at 

 Cran,ston. He is an Englishman and an old "black and tan" 

 man familiar with shows m the old days of General 

 Belcher, Saff, Queen II., etc. He has been out about two 

 years. 



Dr. T. G. Sherwood had little to do in a veterinary way at 

 Cranston, so he Avore his badge more conspicuously this 

 time. He is fast becoming Americanized and his prescrip- 

 tions in the FoEEST AND STREAM seem to have a telling 

 effect from all accounts. 



Explain This. 



We are accused by our Qitaker contemporary of making 

 two willful mistatements in our arraignment of the manner 

 in which the "Ashmont" trophy was awarded at Toronto 

 Let us see. Mr. Stone distinctly stated in the presence of 

 several witnesses, to whom w'e now refer for proof, that he 

 knew nothing in regard to the conditions under which the 

 trophy was given, etc. In regard to the second accusation, 

 we wi"ll ask Mr. Mason if he did or did not refuse to judge 

 the special for best collie at the Wisaahickon show on Wed- 

 nesday, June 7, and that, too, after the winners in the differ- 

 enct collie classes had been brought iuto the ring by order of 

 the management? We have ample proof that our statements 

 are true. 



Mr. F. S. Wetherall has bought the wire-haired terrier 

 Bonnet from Mr. A. A. Macdonald, of Toronto, Can. 



We draw attention this week to several changes in stud 

 advertisements, and that of the Excelsior meat dog cakt- s 

 Among the dogs for sale we find the Connemara Kennels 

 offer Irish setters; J. S. Logan, English setters; Box 386, 

 Japanese spaniel; A. L. I'age, greyhounds; A. C. Anderson, 

 Irish setter pups; C. P. Clough, cocker spaniel; W. H. Spear, 

 rabbit hound; Standard Kennels, beagles. Special attention 

 is called to the good things set forth by Oak GJ-rove Kennels; 

 the stock is of the very best and the prices are extremely low. 



Owing to the crowded state of our columns this week a 

 number of kennel notes and other matter must lie over. 



Mr. T. G. Davey has now decided to add 20 broken dogs to 

 his sale list, and a catalogue will be ready to mail in a few 

 days. The lot includes well-known show and field stock. 



During the fair at Cranston there was some whippet racing, 

 always an interesting adjunct to the fun of any fair. A. E. 

 Hoey, of Natick, Mass., supplied the dogs, and they .seemed 

 to be quite fast when racing on the track, but we could not 

 ascertain their time. 



Some good bulldogs are likely to change hands soon, and 

 Mr. John H. Congdon, of Providence, will probably have a 

 strong kennel shortly. 



Mr. H. A. Waldron, of ProWdence, who has dabbled in 

 pointers and setters for some time, is now going to give them 

 up and turn his attention to cockers, and he means to have 

 the best. This is easier said than done just now; the best are 

 not going a-begging these daya. 



Bedgebury Lion Dead. 



Bedgebury Lion, the celebrated bulldog, is dead. He died 

 in a fit at 'the Retnor Kennels, Morristown, N. J., about 

 three weeks since. This is a great loss to owners and the 

 fancy. 



Tom Aldrich showing bulldogs is rather like a hackney 

 man going in for mules. Tom is out of dogs now— so he 

 says-y-quite out of them. He says they're getting too fast 

 for him in the field and he's paying attention to business 

 from now on. Still we noticed that as long as there was a 

 dog show at Cranston he wasn't far off. 



ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



T. J. A., Corning, N. Y. — I have a setter 4yrs. old whom I treated 

 successfully through distemper, but afterward allowed him to go into 

 the water, so that now his nerves are badly affected, especially so la 

 the left foreleg, which twitches and drags. When he walks he fre- 

 quently falls over on his head. Can you gire me a remedy or will he 

 recover? He is a well-broken dog, and I should hate to kill him if he 

 can t be cured. Ans. The twitching will never go away, but he will 

 probably regain use of the Hmb. Give the following mixture and con- 

 tinue for some weeks; 



^ Syr. hypophosph. CO Jiii 



Liq. arsenicalis 31 



Aij. ad Jvi 



Mix. Give one tablespoonful twice a day. 



