Nov. 4, 1893,j 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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it had to be ahot. The footman escaped vnth a few bruises. 

 Mr. John E. Thayer was driving. We don't want to lose 

 such good and true fanciers and sportsmen as John E. and 

 Bayard Thayer, and though thev say a miss is as good as a 

 mile, in a case like this we would rather take the mile. 



English Kennel Club Show. 



The entries for the show of the year in England, the Ken- 

 nel Club show at the Crystal Palace, London, which took 

 place last week, numbered 2,297, which marks the record so 

 far in kennel annals. As this is such an unusual entry we 

 may be pardoned for giving the list by breeds. In point of 

 quality it is expected to outstrip any previous elforb of the 

 K. C. Barn Elms show in 1887 is said to be the next largest 

 show held by them. The large entry of fox-terriers is ac- 

 counted for from the fact that it is also the show of the Lon- 

 don Fox-Terrier Club, their classes being confined to mem- 

 bers. That only four Italian greyhounds should be entered 

 is most peculiar, and mastiffs do not seem to be well repre- 

 sented. The list is as follows: Bloodhounds 53, mastiffs 29, 

 St. Bernards 145, Newfoundlands 50, great Danes 46, Irish 

 wolfhounds 11, deerhounds 56, borzois 2i, Cbou Chous 11, for- 

 eign dog.s 23, greyhounds 20. pointers 49, setters 83, retrievers 

 80, spaniels 125, collies 134, old Eoglish sheep dogs 26, beagles 

 27, basset hounds 35, Dalmatians 10, poodles 23, bulldogs 65, 

 bull-ten-iers -35, w-hippets 18, Airedales 35, fox-terriers 

 (smooth) 226, fox-terriers (wire) 125, Welsh terriers 52, old 

 English terriers 12, dachshunds 90, Bedlington terriers 13, 

 Irish terriers 121, black and tan terriers 26, white Englisli 

 terriers 13, Skye terriers 46, Scottish terriers 61, Dandie Din- 

 mont terriers .56, Pomeranians 31, schipperVes 35, rugs .55, toy 

 spaniels 66, Japanese spaniels 15, Italian greyhounds 4, toy 

 terriers (smooth) 19, toy terriers (rough) 28. Total, 2,297. 



Sale of Fox-Terriers, 



Some good bargains in fox-terriers have been picked up at 

 the Rutherfrud sales, which are generally held during the 

 New York dog show. To make room for young stock there 

 will be another sale at auction held Nov. 17 at the American 

 Horse Exchange, Broadway, New York. We need scarcely 

 say that the fox-terrier blood in this old established kennel 

 represents the very best strains. 



The Duchess Kennels have sold the well-known St. Ber- 

 nard Ellen Terry to Messrs. Woodin & Hoyt, Berwick, Pa. 



Ohio Field Trials Off. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



A meeting of the Ohio Field Trial committee was held at 

 the office of the secretary in Canton, O.. on Saturday last, to 

 discuss the prospects of their trials, entries, etc. In referring 

 to the entries, it was found that the amount received for the 

 Derby entry was far short of the advertised stake— $500. A 

 vote was taken as to whether the members should make good 

 the difference. 



The present hard times and stringency in money matters 

 compelled a majority to vote against the proposition. This 

 left no alternative but to declare the trials off until next year. 

 A vote of thanks was tendered to aU patrons of the club, 

 whose fees will be returned at once. John BOLtrs. 



Grade Entry Fees. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Have just received the premium list of Newark show, and 

 I think It about time that shows which charge the same en- 

 try for small dogs as large dogs should give an equal pre- 

 mium. One dog costs as much as another to bench, and no 

 more, usually $1.25 to $1.50 per dog for benching and feeding. 

 Why they should discriminate is beyond us. I can give a 

 good entry but shall not, only picking out two or three^ 



I am not taking challenge dogs for 15 and put up a §3 fee, 

 as S2, provided the dog wins, will not pay traveling expenses; 

 and $7 as against $12 in various other breeds that have no 

 more and not so many entries in other classes, is absurd. 



Chas. N. Stmonds. 



Salem, Mass., Oct. 23. 



ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



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

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

 Shenuood, a member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. 

 Communications referring to other matters connected with Kennel 

 Management and dogs will also receive careful attention. 



J. K., Tuxedo Park, N. Y.— Has a greyhound ever been known to 

 follow a hare after losing sight of it? Ans. Greyhounds have been 

 known, when put on the fresh scent of a hare to put nose to ground 

 and hunt out the trail in all its turnings after the manner of the 

 beagle. The greyhound has the power of scent only m a modified 

 form, owing to the contracted formation of head and jaws and owing 

 to the sense having been kept in abeyance by disuse. Once unsighted 

 the average greyhound stops or makes short jumps to one side or the 

 other in his endeavor to sight the game again. A greyhound that 

 would use its nose is not desirable— ne would be too wise and soon 

 run cunning. 



0. H. D.— Will you kindly tell me what to do for my Scotch terrier's 

 eye? My coachman rubbed some diluted earbohc acid on the dog's head 

 (to cure maoge), and the acid has probably got into his eye. The 

 glassy portion has a blue scum, or perhaps dimness would better 

 express it, on it, and the eye is weak. Ans. Use the following drops: 



B Cocaine hydchlor gr. vi 



Atroph. sulph er. i<; 



AO. distil I sP 



Mix. Gutt. 



One drop to be placed in the eye four or five times a day. 



J. M., Marlboro, Mass.— The beagle bitch Beauty was entered at 

 Toronto and Providence under the ownership of John Mullane. Pe^- 

 body, Mass., and as the rules of the shows state that all dogs must be 

 the bona fide propertj^ of the exhibitor we suppose the bitch is owned 

 by said John MuUane. It was claimed, however, at the Providence 

 show that Beauty was really Baby Deane, who was lost by Mr. W. S. 

 Clarke in 1890. Whether this is the case or not we of course do not 

 know, and the burden of proof lies with Mr. Clarke. Mr. Clarke's 

 address is Linden, Mass. We do not see the drift of your query. 



Subscriber, Lansinghurgh, N. T.— I have a setter, eleven weeks old 

 who fell one day, and now his right paw turns directly to the right, 

 he does not limp, and his leg is not out of joiut; is a finely bred dog, 

 and I would not like to have him grow up deformed. Is there any. 

 thing I can do for him? Ans. It is diificult to advise in a case of this 

 sort. Why not consult a vetermarianf There may be a fracture or 

 dislocation. 



H. W.. Monticello, N. Y.— I have a pointer pup. llmos. old, appar- 

 ejitly in the best of health ; skin does not itch or seem unheaith v, but 

 his hair comes out very badly. Ans. Treat for worms. Wash' twice 

 a week in a solution of creoline (loz. to a pail of warm water). 



C. H. R., Tuscola, Mich.— No. 31,001 will be published in the A. K. C. 

 Stud Book for 1893, and of course is not issued vet. If vou write to 

 the secretary of the American Kennel Club, 44 Broadway, New York, 

 he will be able to give you the particulars. 



W. C, Barnegat, N. J.— Our kennel advertising columns contain 

 notices of foxhounds for sale that will run both foxes and hares. 



A NEW-SUBSCRIBER OFFER. 



A bona fide new subscriber sending us ^ will receive for that sum 

 the FoKEST AND STREAM one year (price f4) and a set of Zimmerman's 

 famous "Ducking Scenes" (advertised on another page, price $5)— a 

 ^ value for 



This offer is to new subscribers only. It does not apply to renewals. 



For f3 a bona Jide new subscriber for six months will receive the 

 FoaBSTAND Strkam during that time and a copy of Dr. Van Fleet's 

 handsome work, "Bird Portraits for the Young;" (the price of which 



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FIXTURES. 



Oct. .31.— The Cowley County CJoiu-aing Association, Winfleld, Kan. 

 J. R. Ballard, Sec'y. 



Nov. 1.— Western Kansas Coursing Club's meeting, at Leoti, Kan. 

 W. D. AUphin, Sec'y. 



Nov. 7.— New England Beagle Club's Trials. W. S. Clark, Luiden, 

 Mass., Sec'y. 



National Beagle Club Trials. 



Nanttet, N. Y., Oct. 30.— The fourth annual beagle trials 

 of this club commenced to-day. The headquarters of the 

 club are at the house of Mr. H. L. Kreuder. the president. 

 All the dogs were on hand this morning with the exception 

 of four out of the thirty-eight entries. The morning was 

 devoted to measuring the dogs and drawing for class A. A 

 number of sportsmen were present, among them being J.W. 

 Appleton, H. F. Schellhas, John Batemen, H. L. Kreuder, 

 Geo. Laick, Geo. W. Rogers, F. W. Chapman, H. V. Jamie- 

 son, Pottinger Dorsey, C. Staley Doub, A. D. Fiske, Geo. F. 

 Reed, Mark Lewis, C. W. Quymi, H. W. Lacy and judges 

 Bradford S. Turpin and Jos. Lewis. 



The draw for class A resulted in: 



H. L. Kreuder's Fanny Racer with Glenrose Beagle Ken- 

 nels' Gypsey A. 



Pottinger Dorsey's Rambler with E. J. & J. W. Becker's 

 Halryon. 



George Laick's Trifle II. with Middleton Kennels' Model. 

 Pottinger Dorsey's Venus II. with^orest Beagle Kennels' 

 Vick R. 



Waldingfleld Kennels' Oracle with H. L. Kreuder's Jack 

 Bannerman. 



Guy D. Welton's Joe with Pottinger Dorsey's Wanderer. 

 Middleton Kennels' Snow with H. L. Kreuder's Graybum 

 Daisy. 



Pottinger Dorsey's Buck with Waldingfleld Kennels' 

 Lufra. 



Thus 16 out of 19 filled, the absentees being Glenrose 

 Kennels' Marguerite and Mr. T. Terry's Millard and Glory. 

 In the Champion Stake Lee II. is absent. 



After lunch a start was made near the house, and first 

 brace, 



Fannt Racer— Gypsey A. were cast off at 1:50 in a thick 

 swamp, Fanny handled by Mark Lewis and Gypsey by her 

 owner. Both worked merrily in search of a trail, but were 

 taken up after 20m. hunting without a find. Cast off again 

 in small swamp, where Fanny jumped a hare, but they did 

 not run long before they were at fault. Some back trailing 

 was then indulged in, in which neither had much advantage. 

 Judge Lewis put up a hare which, however, was soon lost in 

 a wall. Dogs called off, and going through thick swamp 

 Fanny started another hare, but dogs could not follow. L'p 

 at 3:10; Fanny having the best of the heat. 



Ramblep.— Halcryon.— Cast off at 3:18 in swamp. Ram- 

 bler handled by owner, Halcryon by Wm. H. H viand. 

 Working to higher land a hare was staged by Mr. Hyland. 

 Halcryon saw it and was quickly on, but soon yielded the 

 lead to Rambler, who likes a hot trail, which he followed at 

 a great speed. Working bare to cornfield, the dogs were 

 tried for gunshyness and both hesitating a little; game was 

 soon after lose. Another rabbit was started, and Rambler 

 carried it across a fielri at good pace, but lost in stone wall. 

 Nothing more found and dogs up at 4:40 P. M. Rambler 

 had the advantage in pace and range. 



Trifle II.— Model.— Ca.et off 4:47, and after hunting forty- 

 five minutes \vithout a find they were called up and will be 

 the first brace down in the morning. 



The hares seem scarce where they were rather plentiful 

 last year, and it is to be hoped that game will be more fre- 

 quently started, or the trials will not be very satisfactory, as 

 the short runs of a hundred yards at long intervals scarcely 

 give the judges time to form an idea of the dog's capabilities. 

 The weather was typical of a late October day, dull, gray, 

 cold and without a breath of air. H. W. Lacy. 



• • • • 



The Winners at Goodland, Kan. 



The competition at the meeting of the new Kenmore 

 Coursing Club at Goodland, Kan., was stronger than at 

 Huron, S. D.,for the reason that the dogs had been given 

 more tirue for preparation, the grounds were more even and 

 the hares stronger. Some of the dogs, perhaps, were a bit 

 out of condition from neglect on the part of their trainers to 

 give them the work they actually needed. It is not wisdom 

 to require one man to handle too many dogs at a meeting or 

 in preparation. It is very hard work to thoroughly fit up a 

 greyhound for a coming meeting and keep him in the pink 

 of condition through two or three meetings. Three, or at 

 the outside four dogs is all one man can handle. 



It was quite noticeable that the Landseer Kennels' dogs, 

 practically handled by J. R. Cochran under Dr. Van Hum- 

 mell's watchful eye, were in fine fettle, also kept so through 

 the meet. The Doctor has very practical notions about 

 training, and this has undoubtedly carried him through to 

 victory in so many instances. 



Mr. "H. C. Lowe has shown an improvement in his methods 

 of training, and this season has brought his dogs to the slips 

 harder and with less flesh than formerly, and as a conse- 

 quence has gone to the front. In his White Lips stock he 

 has some of the be.st greyhounds in America, and if they can 

 be bred on good killing and staying stock they can beat the 

 world. They have the speed, close working qualities and 

 the right kind of a spirit. 



The Maybrook Kennels have the blood of the best, but 

 they need a longer sojourn in the Western country and more 

 work on the long hares. They need more killings. Miss Dol- 

 lar ran a grand course, but lost her head, as the result of too 

 little experience. Conditions are everything for a grey- 

 hound. He cannot be pampered for ten months of the year 

 and then be made fit to win in a bare two months in a new 

 climate. They must in a measure be acclimated and innured 

 to a measure of hardships. A dog lying around a kennel 

 covered with a blanket constantly, in a climate like our 

 Western country in the autumn, cannot be kept fit. Take 

 some of this fast stock, let them lie about the farmers' hay 

 stacks, go about with the farmer and be given their liberty, 

 and they can kill off and defeat honestly nine out of ten of 

 their pampered brothers. 



The St. Patrick Kennels, of Denver, Col., are what you 

 can call hard trainers, but their dogs stand grief all the 

 same. They are judiciously mixing in new blood and if 

 kept on the same line will be hard nuts to crack the next 

 few years. 



We were pleased to see a new acquisition to the ranks in 

 the Scout's Rest Kennels from Nebraska. The practical men 

 that brought the dogs to the front are Mr. E. H. Shaw, the 

 Melton Bros, and Messrs. Sweet, Drummond and Cochran, 

 all of Wallace, Neb. They have the blood of Diogwall, Miss 

 Kitten, Babazoun, Lady llift'e, Glendyne and Daisv Dublin, 

 in their kennel, and no better mingling of speed," stay and 

 beauty can be found in this cotmtry, and alrhougli they did 

 not get a piece of glory this year, look out for them in '94. 

 They promise a rousing meet in Nebraska another season, 

 probably will have a spring meet. Good blood is getting 

 plentiful and if all prejudice and jealousy could be laid aside 

 and proper selection and mating be practical we can jump 

 to a level of the Waterloo winners in a very short time. 



Sending across the water is proper enough, but it takes a 

 couple of years to breed up and adapt the imported dogs to 

 our climate and methods. 



Coursing is going on gloriously and we hope to see many 

 valuable additions the coming year. Eastern men can 

 scarcely measure the value of a few weeks' outing in the West 

 in attendance on these coursing meetings, and as they find 

 out its merits, coursing will absorb other less interesting and 

 much less honest recreation. 



The Goodland people take a practical interest in the sport; 

 and before the night of the drawing organized a kennel club, 

 purchased four greyhounds of the Waterloo Kennel and will 

 be "strictly in it" another year. _ They show the right kind 

 of metal and their little town will get honors for her pains. 

 It is a very suitable place to hold a meet. Rhea, by Major 

 Glendyne — Daisy Dublin, one of their purchases, won third 

 money, notwithstanding she broke her leg in April of this 

 year. 



The vrinners of the two stakes at Goodland, Kan. , went to 

 their places on merit, although we disliked much to see a 

 dog like Light Foot take the place he did. 



Nancy, the winner in the Goodland Stake, is a very plain 

 bitch, dark brindle in color, and will weigh about 501bs. She 

 has a rather neat head, but a sheep neck, straight in back, 

 with a coar.se tail, badly carried. She is, however, put tip 

 strong, good bone and good legs and feet. She goes away 

 with a sprint, keeps close on her hare and shows more stay 

 than the average of Mr. Lowe's stock. She is by Lord Never- 

 settle out of Partera and is a bit over two years old. She 

 showed condition which reflects credit on Dr. 'Van Hummell 

 and Mr. Cochran, who did the hard work on her. 



Light Foot, the runner-up, is a plain, light red dog, weigh- 

 ing 601bs., strong made and resolute. He goes otit of the 

 slips slow, but "gets agoing" after a time, and if on a long 

 hare works down his opponents. He was bred from a brother 

 and sister, son and daughter of Trales, out of Arthur Mas- 

 sey's Gipsy, a native-bred bitch. His hardness, strength and 

 staying powers wholly disftroves the theory that inbreeding 

 is injurious. It is a necessity, and a little more of it would 

 give something sure and not so many experiments. 



St. Lawrence and Mellitta, the dividers in the Kenmore 

 Derby, are brother and sister, same litter, by Lord Neverset- 

 tle and that queen of greyhounds. White Lips. St. Lawrence 

 is a black and white, nicely and showily splashed, strong, 

 neat and symmetrical. He goes away in the same style as 

 all of the White Lips stock, a sort of gallant rush that takes 

 him to his hare in beautiful style. He holds close to his hare, 

 and promises to make a killer if Mr. Lowe will give him a 

 few more hares. With dogs of his spirit there is very little 

 danger of giving them too many hares. They must have the 

 kills to give them experience. 



Mellitta is a black bitch with white toes and small splash 

 on her breast. She is good size, probably o51bs. in weight, 

 rather more rangy than most of the White Lips stock, but 

 this seems to give her a longer stride. She has the same 

 whirlwind go to the hare, steadies herself for the Mil and 

 comes again quickly, scarcely letting her opponent in. She 

 is probably the best bitch from the cross of Lord Neversettle- 

 White Lips yet bred by Mr. Lowe. She and St. Lawrence 

 only lacked a few days of being 18 months old, which prob- 

 ably gave them a decided advantage, as three months on a 

 young dog tells when heavy work is before him. 



The Dingwall pups were only 1.5 months old, bttt they are 

 clippers and no mistake. Another year look ' well to their 

 work. Who can predict what position coursing will take in 

 the world of sports in the next five years.' 



George Irwin Royce. 



• • • • 



National Beagle Club Meeting. 



The annual meeting of this club was held at the "Kreuder 

 Homestead." Nanuet, N. Y., Oct. 30, at 8:1.5 P. M. Present, 

 President Kreuder, H. F. Schellhass, J. W. Appleton, Geo. 

 Laick, H. W. Lacy, G. W. Rogers, F. W. Chapman, H. V. 

 Jamieson. Treasurer's report showed a balance on hand of 

 S131.29. Mr. Schellhass was asked to communicate with Mr. 

 W. H. Child regarding his resignation. Mr. Kreuder re- 

 ported he had forwarded the Lee II. special to Mr. Dorsey, 

 who was well pleased with it. Mr. Henry Hanson's resigna- 

 tion was accepted. Application by the New Jersey Kennel 

 League for special at Newark show was not granted owing 

 to expenses incurred by field trials now being held. Mr. A. 

 Wright Post was proposed for membership by Mr. Laick 

 and accepted. Election of officers then took place and re- 

 sulted as follows: President. H. L. Kreuder; First Vice- 

 President, J. W. Appleton; Second Vice-President, H. F. 

 Schellhass; Third Vice-President, Geo. W. Rogers; Secre- 

 tary-Treasurer, Geo, Laick; Executive Committee to serve 

 with abo\"e ofla.cers: John Bateman, George D. Post, Jr., 

 and Edwin M. Field, M.D. H. F. Schellhass delegate to the 

 A. K. C. for 1894. 



A motion was made that the secretary should not be 

 allowed to furnish reports of meetings to the press This 

 was lost, and Mr. Kreuder moved that^the secretary use his 

 own discretion in this matter, but that he be instructed to 

 ignore the first and second requests for reports from papers 

 that can otherwise secure reports. Carried. Meeting ad- 

 journed 10:20 P. M. 



Field committee then held a meeting. It was voted that 

 a dog or bitch must have won a first in the open class before 

 it can run in the champion class. 



Voted that judges should be instructed to award "Re- 

 serve" to the next best dog to the money winners in each 

 class. Adjourned 10:50 P. M. 



• • • • 



Western Massachusetts Fox CJub Hunt. 



The sixth aimual hunt of the Western Massachusetts Fox 

 Club will take place at Westfield, Mass., Wednesday and 

 Thursday, Nov. 15 and 16. The huntsman's horn will sound 

 at 5 o'clock Wednesday morning for breakfast. At 6 o'clock 

 carriages vsdll be ready.at Park Square Hotel, to carry the 

 hunters to the grounds. Supper will probably be ser%^ed in 

 the Town Hall at (3:30 P. M. or after the hunt. It is expected 

 that a much larger number of the members of the club with 

 friends will be present than last season. Some twenty-five 

 or more members of the Brunswick Fur Club have informed 

 President Roraback of their intention of being present and 

 participating in the hunt. It is to be hoped that the clerk 

 of the weather will provide the club with unclouded skies, 

 which was not the case last season, and proved quite a 

 serious drawback to the success of that hunt. There need 

 be no question as to the result of this season's hunt, as the 

 woods are full of foxes awaiting the invasion of the hounds 

 and hunters. WOROKOCO. 



Westfield, Mass., Oct. 27. 



• • a • 



Fox Hunting at Worcester. 



The Worcester Fur Company will hunt the North Grounds 

 on Thursdey, Nov. 2. The club headquarters wiU be estab- 

 lished at the Lincoln House on Wednesday evening. The 

 horn will sound the assembly of huntsmen at 5 A. M, on 

 Thursday and breakfast will be served at headquarters 

 Guests and members will be transported to the hunting 

 grounds in barges, lea-snng the hotel at 6 A. M. sharp. The 

 meet will be at the historic Hey wood Farm, on Burncoat 

 and the bounds %vill be cast off at 7 A. M. on Bond's Hill' 

 Sewell's Hill and East Ridge. The annual club dinner will 

 be served at the Lincoln House, at 7:15, Thursday evening. 

 "V isitors are asked to inform the secretary, Mr. Guy C. Whia- 

 den, Worcester, Mass., if they intend joining in the sports. 

 The M. F. H. is Mr. Addison C White. 



• • • • 



Mr. T. J. Webster, secretary of the Kenmore Coursing 

 Club, we regret to say, was taken ill the first day of the 

 Goodland meeting, and compelled to return home He is 

 now better, but will not be able to do the Winfield meetina 

 asmteaded. 



