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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Nov. 11, 1898. 



the bitch was not called by the K. C. to give evidence, and 

 deduces from this that there is something rotten in the way 

 the Kennel Club conducts these inquiries, and it would seem 

 so. While on the subject of black and tans, we might ven- 

 ture to ask who owns Rhodes Oban and Rhodes Una? 



Dog Language. 



Little Johnny— Dogs don't need to talk, 'cause anyone can 

 understand their bark. 

 Visitor— Can you? 



Little Johnny— Easy as rollin' oil a log. When my dog is 

 at the door and barks, that means he wants to get in; if he's 

 inside the door and barks, that means he wants to get out. 



Yisitor— Humph! Suppose he is half inside and half out- 

 side and barks, what does that mean? 



Little Johnny— That means, that there's a bigger dog than 

 him in our ja,vd.— Good News. 



Irish and Gordon Setter Field Trials.! 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Your comments upon the "absurdly few" entries in the 

 Derby of the Irish Setter field trials, to come off at Thomas- 

 ville, N. C, next month, are not just. 



This has been a very hard year in all business and conse- 

 quently sport has suffered. Vide the small entries for the 

 Eastern field trials and one or two others, while the Central, 

 New England and ' jhio Field Trial clubs have dropped out 

 entirely. If these clubs, with the large numbers of pointers 

 and English setters to depend upon, are compelled to 

 "declare off" it is greatly to the credit of the Irish setter, 

 which does not number one-fifth as many, that it can con- 

 tinue its field trials at all. 



And so with the Gordon setter, which don't number one- 

 half the Irish. Yet Mr. Taylor has had the courage to 

 announce Gordon setter field trials at Freetown, Mass., for 

 Nov. 20. It will not be a test at all of the Gordon setter's 

 ability. The time is too short and it will be impossible to 

 find trainers at such short notice. No prizes are annouuced 

 and I don't see how Gordon setter men generally can get 

 ready. Some who run their own dogs and live near the 

 place of trial can do so, but if the number of entries is few 

 it will not follow that, with fair notice given early, the trials 

 of next year may not be very creditable. I almost regret 

 that Mr. Taylor has made the attempt at so late a date, but 

 perhaps it will be a prelude to proper trials in coming years. 

 There is many a good Gordon used in private shooting, and 

 until frequent field trials have brought him up to the stan- 

 dard which fifteen or twenty years of public competition 

 have attained in the pointer and English setter, it will not 

 be fair to the Gordon, the most beautiful of all setters, to 

 disparage him as a field trial dog. 



A Member of Goedon and Irish Settee Clubs. 



Nkw York City, Oct. 30. 



Irish Setter Trials. 



Philadelphia, Fa,.— Editor Forest and Stream: The fol- 

 lowing are the entries in the All-Aged Stake of the coming 

 Irish Setter Trials: 



Patricius— J. J. Mannion's dog (Duke Elcho— Red Rose), 

 May 33, 1893. 



Claremont Patst— Perry & Hamilton's dog (Frisco— Nel- 

 lie IX.), August, 1885. 



Teddy O'Boukke— Perry & Hamilton's dog (Claremont 

 Patsy— Nora of Claremont), April, 1891. 



Hawkete Queen— Perry & Hamilton's bitch (Claremont 

 Patsy— Nora of Claremont), April, 1891. 



Currer Bell IV.— G. G. Davis's bitch (Claremont Patsy- 

 Nora of Claremont), July, 1890. 



RoJiAYNE- Dr. Wm. Jarvis's dog (DukeElcho— Romaine), 

 October, 1891. 



Hattie— C. B. Rutan's bitch (Erin's Lad— Lady Alice), 

 May, 1893. 



Belle of Kildaee— W. L. Washington's bitch (Kildare— 

 Red Rose), November, 1889. 



Lady Alice— J. B. Blossom's bitch (Redstone— Lady No- 

 reen), September, 1890. 



Nugget II.— J. B. Blossom's bitch (Finglas— Betsy Crafts), 

 March, 1892. 



Rock— C. T. Thompson's dog (Blue Rock— Elcho's Maid), 

 January, 1892. 



Mr. Abner T. Hetfield, of North Judson, Ind., the owner of 

 the well-known Irish setter Tearaway, offers a free service as 

 a special prize to the owner of the winner of the Derby. 



G. G. Davis, Secretary. 



Dogs Tas Draught Animals. 



Me. N. Smith, U. S. Consul to Liege, Belgium, who 

 recently sent a report to the Secretary of State concerning 

 the use of the dog as a draught animal by the Belgian 

 people, and which Mr. Gresham published in a Government 

 document, says that this utilization of canine power is com- 

 paratively recent, though it has become as much an institu- 

 tion in Liege as the mule in Louisville or Memphis. He 

 thinks thirty years ago a dog in harness would have excited 

 remark in Liege. We should think that they have been used 

 a good deal longer than this in Brussels and parts of Ger- 

 many. We remember seeing these dogs in harness when at 

 school near Coblentz, on the Rhine, in 1871. They were used 

 principally for conveying garden truck from the villages 

 and farms along the Rhine to Coblentz. 



One of these turnouts used to interest us greatly. A very 

 tall fine looking German in a blue blouse made periodical 

 journeys through the Rhine villages with a comparatively 

 small black, rough-coated dog, weighing about 601bs., which 

 decked out in neat harness drew a small cart or rather pair 

 of wheels between which swung a brightly polished oaken 

 barrel containing cognac. This the owner "peddled along his 

 route, and the whole turnout was surrounded by consider- 

 able romance in our minds, for rumor had it that the brandy 

 was smuggled. But that is neither here nor there, the fact 

 remains that the custom of using dogs as draught animals 

 seemed to have been in vogue for years. The dogs we saw 

 were generally coarse dogs of great Dane, or low-legged mas- 

 tiff type, and therefore generally smooth-coated. In passing 

 through Brussels on our way to Coblentz we noted num- 

 bers of these dogs in harness. Mr. Smith estimates the 

 canine power of "unregistered" dogs in this cotmti-y at 

 7,000,000, and the strength of each dog at oOOlbs., so 'that 

 there is 3,500,000,0001b8. of dog power idle in this nation 

 alone, "which is running to waste at the very heels of the 

 people." 



How is This? 



EdMor Forest and Stream: 



My attention has been called to Mr. Callihan's letter in 

 jour issue of Oct. 38, and if he is a resident of Danbury and 

 his dog took the second prize then he is clearly entitled to 

 the special which was given for best of the breed (Newfound- 

 lands) owned in Danbury. This must be so whether Mr. 

 Bead's dog is eligible or not. As to Ben Lems's collection 

 of prize money, it would appear that unless he held the 

 identification or an order from the owner the A. K. C. rules 

 were violated. Reporter. 



New Yohk, Nov. 2. 



Business. 



Htjmboujt, lenn.—Edilor Forest and Siream: 1 shall send you an 

 ad. next week. I wish to say this, I had excellent results from my 

 ast one in your paper. R. B. MoaoAK. 



KENNEL NOTES. , 



Keimel Notes are inserted witliout clxarge ; and blanks 

 (fomislied free) will be sent to any address. 



BRED. 



tW" Prepared Blanks sent free on application. 



Belle of Surrey— Chatlmm Prince. J. G. Lipsett's (Roxbury, Mass.) 

 bull-terrier bitch Belle of Surrey (Comet n.— Rose) to Chatham Ken- 

 nels' Chatham Prince (Hinks— The Shrew), Oct. 17. 



Rose—Chatham Prince. J. a. Lipsett's (Roxbury, Mass.) bull-ter- 

 rier bitch Rose (Patch— CJountess) to Chatham Kennels' Chatham 

 Prince (Hinlis— The Shrew), Oct. »2. 



Grouse U.—Blemton Stickler. C. S. Hanks's fox-terrier bitch Grouse 

 n. to Blemton Kennels' Blemton Sticliler, Oct. 7. 



Brokenhurst Queenie—Baby Pallisy. C. S. Hanks's fox-terrier bitch 

 Brokenhurst Queenie to bis Raby Pallisy. Sept. 27. 



Raskeda—Leekhoi. C. S. Hanks's Russian wolfhound bitch Raskeda 

 (Kreelat— Khratka) to his Leekhoi (Riezvee— Labedka), Sept. 25 



Svodka—Leeklioi. C. S. Hanks's Russian wolfhound bitch Svodka 

 to his Leekhoi, Oct. 2 and 8. 



Ohrouga—Sorvanets. C. S. Hanks's Russian wolf hound bitch Obrouga 

 to his Sorvanets, Oct. 5. 



Damson— Raby Pallisy. C. S. Hanks's fox-terrier bitch Damson to 

 his P^aby Pallisy (Raby Patter— Maise). Sept, 25. 



Seacroft Myrtle— Warren Duke. 0. S. Hanks's fox-terrier bitch Sea- 

 croft Myrtle (Raby Pallisy— Damson) to L. W. Rutherfurd's Warren 

 Duke (First Flight— Warren Dawn, Sept. SO. 



Seacroft Agatha-Raby Pallisy. C. S. Hanks's fox-terrier bitch Sea- 

 croft Agatha rD'Orsey— Damson) to his Raby Pallisy (Raby Patter— 

 Maise). Oct. 1. 



Seacroft Fiiss— Star den's King. C. S. Hanks's fox-terrier bitch Sea- 

 croft Fuss (Venio— Grouse II.) to J. E. Thayer's Starden's King), 

 Oct. 1. 



Trixie H.—Woodale Driver. F. H. Hoyt's (Sharon, Pa.) fox-terrier 

 bitch Trixie H. to W. F. Porter's Woodale Driver, June 19. 



Belle of Sharon— Wood-ale Driver. W. F. Porter's (Sharon, Pa.) 

 fox-terrier bitch Belle of Sharon to his Woodale Driver, Oct. 3. 



WHELPS. 



Prepared Blanks sent free on application. 



Chatham Queen. Chatham Kennels's (Boston, Mass.) bull-terrier 

 bitch Chatham Queen (champion Jubilee— My Queen), Oct. 5, four 

 (two dogs), by Toon & Symond's Prince Gully (True Blue— Polly). 

 ' Maud Noble. N. Wallace's (Farmington, Conn.) English setter bitch 

 Maud Noble (Rowdy Rod— Pearl Noble), Oct. 11, nine (four dogs), by 

 Blue Ridge Kennels' champion Antonia (Roderigo— Bo Peep). 



SALES. 



Prepared Blanks sent free on application. 



Jasper. Fox-terrier dog, whelped Jan. 20, 1893, by Blemton Rasper 

 out of Grouse 11., by C. S, Hanks, Manchester, Mass., to Mr. Mason, 

 Newton Centre, Mass. 



Seacroft Assert. Fox-terrier bitch, whelped August, 1891, by D'Or- 

 sey out of Damson, by C. S. Hanks, Manchester, Mass., to E. A. Cook, 

 Germantown, Pa. 



Seacroft Boaster. Fox-terrier bitch, whelped August, 1891, by Do- 

 minie out of Brokenhurst Queenie, by C. S. Hanks, Manchester, Mass., 

 to W. H. Fendrich, Columbia, Pa. 



Sorvanets— Flodeyka whelp. Russian wolfhound dog, whelped June 

 19, 1893, by C. S. Hanks, Manchester, Mass., to R. DeW. Sampson, 

 Pittsfield, Mass. 



Leekhoi— Kinjal whelp. Russian wolfhound dog, whelped Dec. 31, 



1892, by C. S. Hanks, Manchester, Mass., to C. Hale, Elsworth, Me. 

 Oroubia^i^Flodeyka whelp. Russian wolfhound dog, whelped Nov. 



16, 1893, by C. S. Hanks, Manchester, Mass., to T. D. Dolen, Philadel- 

 phia, Pa. 



Leekhoi— Vinga whelps. Two Russian wolfhound dogs, whelped 

 Aug. 3, 1893, by C. S. Hanks, Manchester, Mass., to T. H. Kellogg, Wil- 

 lard, Seneca Lake, N. Y. 



Leekhoi— Obroiiga whelj^s. Russian wolfhoimds, whelped Dec. 29, 



1893, by C. S. Hanks, Manchester, Mass., one to H. Wiuderle, Edge Hill 

 Vaiage, Pa., and two to W. Price, Chestnut Hill, Pa. 



Leekhoi— Raskeda lohelps. Russian wolfhounds, whelped Oct. 16, 

 1892, by C. S. Hanks, Manchester, Mass., a white, lemon spots, dog to 

 N. M. Wanner, York, Pa.; a white, red spots, dog to Eugene Hall, Bur- 

 lington, Wiss.; a dog to Dr. Streeter, Chicago, III., and a bitch each to 

 T. D. Dolen, Philadelphia, Pa., and A. E. Pitts, Columbus, O. 



Emblem. Pointer bitch, by Fred F. Harris, Woodfords, Me., to Ed. 

 E. KeUey, same place. 



Ellen Terry. St. Bernard bitch, whelped May 10, 1887, by Jacob Rup- 

 pert, Jr., New York city, to Wooding & Hoyt, The Heights, Ber- 

 wick, Pa. 



ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



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

 questions relating to ailments of dogs mil be answered by Dr. T. 0. 

 Sherwood, a member of tlie Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. 

 Communication.s referring to other mailers connected toith Kennel 

 Management and dogs will also receive careful attention. 



R. F. M., Omaha, Neb.— The judge was Mr. C. H. Mason, and cocker, 

 we believe, Mr. Dole's Othello. 



B., Norwich, Ct.— Cherry Lad is by Cherry Boy (16,838), out of 

 Flossy T., by Col. Stubbs (4,676) out of Pis, by Grip out of Flirt. 



J. E. S.— Write to Mr. H, AV. Huntington. 148 So. Eighth street, 

 Brooklyn, N. Y., for a copy of the National Greyhound Club Rules. 



N. C. S., Newtown, Conn. — I have just lost two valuable pointer 

 puppies, five months old. and as I have noticed my English setter bitch 

 by champion Paul Bo nas begun to show symptoms of the same 

 trouble, I hasten to describe it that you can tell me what to do for her. 

 It comes on by a twitching in the hind legs, and I should think was a 

 nervous trouble. It gradually gets worse, and their systems run down 

 and the twitching increases until they suffer terribly from it, and 

 sometimes go into spasms. Ans. Probably the result of distemper. 

 Write again describing all symptoms more fully. In the meantime 

 give the following mixture: 



Pot. brom , 3 ii. 



Chloral hydros 3 i. 



Tr. bellad |iss. 



Aq. ad 3vi. 



Mix. Give one teaspoonful two or three times a day. 



FIXTURES. 



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

 Mass., Sec'y. 



Field Trial Committee Meeting of N. B. C. 



A MEETING of the field trial committee was called at 8:20 

 P. M. Nov. 2. Present, H. L. Kreuder, Geo. Laick, F. W. 

 Chapman, B. S. T orpin, H. W. Lacy. 



The judges were asked to report on the classes they had 

 judged so far, and then the objection by Mr. H. V. Jamieson 

 to Mr. Dorsey's Pade was read, he protesting it on the 

 gi'ound that it was not a beagle according to the entry form 

 of the N. B. C. Mr. Dorsey's evidence was taken informally. 

 We would like to have given a picture of this dog, but Mr. 

 Dorsey refused to have it taken, and would not state his rea- 

 sons therefor, though asked by the club's president. On the 

 entry form Mr, Dorsey states Pade's color to be yeUow, 

 brown and white, age not given; sire Ned, dam Flora, Ned 

 is by Stonewall Jackson, by imported Chimer. Flora's pedi- 

 gree is enveloped in shadow. In Mr. Dorsey's examina- 

 tion before the field trial committee he stated that he pur- 

 chased Pade from a Mr. Jones, of Ellicot City, Md. 

 Flora is understood to have been stolen and to give her 

 pedigree might be prejudicial to Pade's former owner. 

 Ned's dam is unknown, but Stonewall Jackson is owned by 

 a man near Ellicot City. Mr. Jones bought Pade as a jiup 

 and he was hunted by his son. Mr. Dorsey paid $1.5 for him. 

 Acknowledged he would not enter Pade at a bench show 

 and stated that he did not think Pade a typical English 

 beagle for show purposes. Said Pade did not look like a 

 thoroughbred beagle. Would not breed to him for show 

 'form, but would for field qualities. Had no idea where he 

 gets his peculiar form. The committee then decided to 

 pay the premiums won by Mr. Dorsey with the exception 

 of Pade's, which was held over until the next meeting of the 

 field trial committee, which will probably be held during 

 Newaxk show or sooner. Meeting adjourned. 



NATIONAL BEAGLE CLUB TRIALS. 



Once more have the members of the National Beagle Club, 

 one of the most energetic and progressive specialty clubs in 

 the country, demonstrated that the merits of two beagles 

 can be determined by a field trial just as well as those of a 

 pointer or setter. It is hard work, but then the men who in- 

 dulge in this sort of sport do not consider that. They may 

 yawn and wonder what in the world they are there for when 

 the minutes become hours and bunny is non est, but with 

 the first whimper that proclaims a find all is eagerness and 

 excitement, and when the whimper becomes a cry and is 

 answered by the other dog, who quickly harks to his mate, 

 and sure of the line out pours the glorious duet and away 

 they go. Then does the beagle hunter think that life is 

 worth living, and scratches, wet feet, tired limbs, everything 

 is forgotten in the eager race to see the run, while the music 

 encourages tired limbs to put their beat foot first. 



There was the usual grumble about the lack of rabbits, 

 poor scent and rough grounds. But then what can be done? 

 In the open ground and plain cover there seem to be few if 

 any hares, so that in the end we have to go to the brier 

 swamps to get through the trials before the week ends. For 

 spectators it is one of the best places, for they can stand on 

 the hillside, and in one part, where the sumacs grow, they 

 can view all the twists and turns of bunny and amuse them- 

 selves with the frantic efforts of the judges to pick briers out 

 of their eyes and keep track of how the dogs are working at 

 the same time. Those who undertake to judge beagle trials 

 must be stout of limb, have capacious lungs and plenty of 

 patience and perseverance. These qualities the judges this 

 year most certainly possessed in generous degree; both are 

 well versed in field sports and were seemingly m good condi- 

 tion. Mr. B. S. Turpin was fresh from the Brunswick Fur 

 Club trials of the previous week, where he acted as one of the 

 judges, and a week after the foxhounds on the hills round 

 North Acton, Mass., puts a man into prime condition. Joe 

 Lewis, the other judge, is about as tough as they are made, 

 and no run is too long or brier too thick but that he is some- 

 where about when the check comes and allows a minute's 

 breathing time. 



The quality of the work done in the Derby and large dog 

 class was scarcely up to last year, but the judges think that 

 the hunting by the winners in the 13in. class showed consid- 

 erable improvement, and in this we coincide. Pade and 

 Spot R. furnished the liveliest heat of the meeting, and kept 

 us on the jump all the time. Snow and Wanderer did good 

 work, too, but when they ran together it was in a poor place 

 for scent— too dry. The Derby work was poor on the wnole, 

 though MoUie Dean gives promise of making a very useful 

 bitch. The judges, as stated above, did their work well and 

 conscientiously, and there was no kicking. The only un- 

 pleasant feature of the trials was the objection against Pade, 

 and Mr. Jamieson would seem to be quite justified in the 

 course he took. This aiJair, however, will be treated of else- 

 where. 



Although the New York paperSj at least the principal ones 

 published accounts of the running every day, there were 

 fewer spectators than last year, and the last two days' hunt- 

 ing was left almost entirely to membex's of the club. We 

 have already, in last week's issue, given the names of those 

 present. The utmost good feeling prevailed and as usual 

 the quip and joke passed around freely when the day's work 

 was over. 



Mr. H. L. Kreuder was field marshal, and it seemed that 

 both he and his family and, in fact, everything that was his 

 were at the service of the intruders. There are few men who 

 would turn their homes into a semi-hotel, and subject them- 

 selves to the inconveniences that the Kreuder family must 

 experience. A hunter's appetite is a simile commonly used, 

 and nothing but solid viands will satisfy it. These we had 

 in abundance, and whoever does the cooking at the "Kreuder 

 Homestead" is a chef in her line. When all the hunting was 

 over it was only appropriate that we sat down to a rabbit 

 dinner, most excellently prepared. 



There was little delay in getting the dogs up for each heat, 

 and as far as trials go all was well arranged. The members 

 of the Field Trials Committee are: J. W. Appleton, Wm. 

 Tallman, Geo. Laick, E. Gerry Roberts, John Bateman, H. 

 L. Kreuder, H. W. Lacy, H. F. Schellhass, Pottinger Dorsey, 

 A. D. Levris, F. W. Chapman, B. S. Turpin. We have al- 

 ready given the first day's work, and the continuation of the 

 heats in the 15in. class is given below. 



TUESDAY, OCT. 31. 



Class A— 13 to 1 5 in.— CoNTrtTOKD. 



When we pulled up our blinds this morning it was to find 

 the whole country covered with a white pall, and we knew 

 that the heaviest frost of the season had .been busy while we 

 slejjt. Ice had formed in the ponds and ditches, but Old Sol 

 was soon ready for business, and quickly melted the fi'ost 

 "crust" and then dried up the grass, so that scent lay badly 

 all day, and as the day grew older it became quite warm. 

 The grounds selected are about a mile from the village, and 

 most of it is very rough, swampy and covered with briers and 

 sumacs. Hares were plentiful, however, but naturally diffi- 

 cult to follow, and the scent was so poor at times, even a few 

 yards from where a rabbit had been started, that the hounds 

 were continually at fault. An early start was made and the 

 first brace, 



Teefle 11.— Model— Cast off at 8:15. This was the unfin- 

 ished heat of the previous evening. The dogs were bothered 

 a good deal at the start; first a cat track led them astray, 

 and then some dogs getting loose did not improve matters. 

 At last the serious business of the day began when a hare 

 was jumped by the crowd. The beagles drove poorly, being 

 frequently at fault and harking back on the trails. Taken 

 in aU the work was indifferent, but Trifle had the best of it. 

 This dog is over two years old but had never been hunted 

 till three weeks since. Ordered up at 9:17. 



Venus II.— Vick R.— These were put down at 9:23, and 

 both handled by their owners, P. Dorsey and H.V. Jamieson. 

 Both started well, the ranging being in favor of Vick R. A 

 long hunt in cover ensued before bunny was found by the 

 spectators. Dogs were put on the hot "trail and Venus hit 

 off but Vick soon took the lead, set a good pace and showed 

 herself much superior in driving and hunting and was at all 

 times amenable to control. They ran for an hour and twenty 

 minutes, being taken up at 10:43. Vick was clearly the best, 



Oracle— Jack Bannekman were cast off at 10:35. J. W. 

 Appleton handled Oracle and Mark Lewis the other dog. 

 By this time all signs of frost had disappeared and scent was 

 very elusive. During the heat five rabbits were started iu 

 various places, and though the hounds were laid on hot 

 trails they could not carry them. Oracle was slow and did too 

 much pottering. This made Jack Bannerman's vigorous 

 style of hunting more conspicuous, and he always had the 

 speed of the other. Neither, however, came up to winning 

 form. Up at 11:85, 



Joe— W ANDEREE.— Cast off at 11:28. Joe had the services 

 of Mark Lewis and Wanderer was in charge of the veteran 

 Pottinger Dorsey. The dogs hunted till lunch time without 

 making a good strike, and in this work Joe seemed to have 

 the best of it in ranging, making wide casts, but always well 

 under control; but Wanderer's turn came after we had been 

 regaled with most appetizing chowder and etceteras. That 

 Miss Kreuder looks well after our material comforts was the 

 general sentiment. 



After lunch a grand race took place, the hare being a 

 corker and up to every move known to his kind to throw Ma 

 pursuers off th& trail, and in folio wing him Wanderer showed 

 his worth, for he excelled in the way he made his casts and 

 in picking up the trail at a "loss" and then generally leading 

 when it came to a hard drive. Joe, in the earlier part, when 



