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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Dec. 2, 1893. 



$5 additional to fill. There were four entries drawn to run 

 as follows: .., 



H. O'Keilly's Tlasli Noble, handled by W. TomUnson.witli 

 C. T. Brownell's Trim, handled by owner. , ^, 



J. J. Arnold's Don, handled by owner, with Mr. Jewett's 

 Punch, handled by W. Tomlinson. i,r 



Flash Noble axd Tkim.— They were sent off at 11:37 A.M. 

 The heat was a poor one. Flash was nnder little control, 

 would not range, but keepinfi most of the time to the crowd 

 and finally quit business altogether. Trim covered his 

 ground fsdrly w^ell, in fact did all the huntmg, but had no 

 opportunity to .show work on bird.s. Up 11:46. 



IJONAKD Punch,— Down at 11:47. Don pomted on toot- 

 scent or rabbit trail. Punch gave aa exhibition of speed 

 quite unusual in this breed, and did he gallop with his 

 head instead of his legs, figuratively speaking ot course, he 

 would be a good dog. He seemed, however, to be ;)ust gallop 

 and nothing more. The way he cleared fences, ditches, etc., 

 was quite amusing. In a cedar swamp a point was claimed 

 for him. but nothing came of it. Finally Punch was lost 

 for twenty minutes in a swamp. Up 13:55. Punch showed 

 no intelligence in his range, and though Don did not get out 

 far he worked out hia ground with some idea of what he 

 was there for. The party then adjourned to the farmhouse 

 for lunch, as the luuch wagon which had been ordered to 

 follow did not turn np. 



Second Series. 

 The second series in the Derby was then commenced with 

 Don and Te [M. Down at 3:39 The going was more suitable 

 here, being more in the open, than the ground hunted over 

 this morning. A lot of varied country was covered, but 

 neither dog found, and called up at 4:05. Don showed better 

 work here, but both dogs pottered a good deal. It was then 

 decided to run a heat in the 



All-Age Stake, 

 First Series. 



for which the dogs had been already drawn as follows : 



C. T. Brownell's Gordon Grouse (Ben Butler— Gordon 

 Rose), handler, owner, with Noyes Billings' Minnie T. 

 (Ranger B— Diana). 



E. K. Rperry's Jolly G (Juke— Redfield's bitch), handler, L. 

 A. Pearle, with C. T. Brownell's Doctor (Ben Butler— Belle). 



J. J. Scanlan's Dan (pedigree unknown), handler, owner, 

 with Miss S. A. Nickerson's Count Noble (Ben Butler — 

 Belle), W. Medbury, handler. 



J. C. Lavin's Smut (Tom— Maud), with T. H. Hughes' 

 Prince H. (Nat— Jessie). 



As there was only one brace out, SirtiT— Prince H.— they 

 were put down at 4:06 in stubble. They pottered on foot 

 scent at edge of woods, but failed to make out anything ; 

 were taken up at 4:24 and put down in different ground, 

 but neither found birds. They had only very ordinary range 

 and did aot display any symptoms ot bird sense or of much 

 training. 



The party then gave up for the day_ and the lunch wagon 

 having turned up, supper was eaten in the bam, and tho.se 

 of the visitors that remained were soon at rest. 



TUESDAY. 



The start for Assonet was made about 7:45. The ground 

 was hard from the iiost overnight and ice had formed in the 

 ditches and shallow ponds. There was little wind, but the 

 eight-mile drive was a chilly one and the sportsmen were 

 glad to get to work at 9:50 with the continuation of the 

 All-Age Stake in its proper order. 



Grouse and Minnie T. — They were cast off in the open 

 country near the old Meeting House, and working down 

 toward "Coster" Swamp, so named after "Wa.'^h" Coster last 

 year, as it was here most of the birds were found in the last 

 trial, when he judged. Several birds rose wild ahead of the 

 dogs and were marked to cover. Here Minnie pointed one of 

 the scattered birds nicely, but Grouse refused to back, tak- 

 ing no notice of the point. Mr. Billings flushed the bird, but 

 did not kill; Minnie steady to shot and wing. Grouse cau- 

 tioned. Getting into the open Minnie pointed again and bird 

 flushed wild ahead of her. Beating out more ground without 

 further result, dogs were up at 10:12. Neither dog ranged 

 wide, but Miunie showed best control and was far more in- 

 telligent in hunting out her groand. 



Dan and Count Noble.— Cast off at 10:29. Both got out 

 to their work fairly well, Dan ha\dng the wider range, but 

 did not show much hunting sense, in fact, scarcely any, and 

 amused himself by chasing crows. The heat was all in favor 

 of Count; although there were no birds found, still he exhib- 

 ited some speed, intelligent range and evidence .of training. 



Smut and Ppjnce H.— These two ran again for six minutes, 

 starting at 10:.57. They hunted out some likely cover but 

 failed to find. Both pottered and did nqt get out far from 

 their handlers. 



Jolly G. and Doctoe.— These two were then ready to run, 

 and starting at 11:08 ran for 17 minutes, covering a lot of 

 mixed ground, but without showing trace of a feather. The 

 heat was all in favor of Jolly, for she hunted out her ground 

 more intelligently and was seemingly better trained. 



This completed the first series in A"ll-Age, and the final in 

 the Derby was then called for 



Tlie Derby— Final Scries. 



Don and Trim were put down at 11:41. Their range was 

 very ordinary, and instead of casting and making some use 

 of wind and likely places, they preferred tonose round a good 

 deal. Don seemed like an aged dog, and was too fat. Trim 

 showed a propen.sity to chase small birds. Getting on to hill 

 out of swamj,), Don loaded to a bevy which he pointed, but 

 Trim came in ahead ,iud walked the birds up. Arnold shot 

 and killed and Don retrieved. Up at 13:18, and judges de- 

 cided that Don wins first, Trim second, and Punch third. 



We then went on with the 



All-A(je Stake — Second Series. 



Jolly G. and Dan.— Put down at 12:37 in the same place 

 to work toward scattered birds of previous bevy. They both 

 soon made game in grass and briers, but pottered, nosing out 

 their ground like beagles on a cold trail. At edge of corn 

 Jolly roaded to a flush down wind. Neither dog showed 

 much intelligence iu casting for scent and very little method 

 in working out the ground. Coming to cover again at the 

 corner, Dan flushed and chased. Entering Avoods, Jolly 

 pointed three birds nicely. Pearle shot and killed, Jolly re- 

 trieving well. Jolly redeemed her rather ordinary hunting 

 by this piece of work, and showed good training. Up al: 

 13:47. 



Count Noble and Minnie T.— Down 13:53. Working in 

 a»ether direction and into very wet swampy ground both 

 pointed a bevy, but Count Noble had the preference. Med- 

 bury shot and killed, dogs steady. Count retrieved nicely. 

 The bird was thrown in again and Minnie sent to fetch She 

 was scarcely given sufficient time on such a bird and place, 

 when Mr. Biliings picked bird up and threw it in another 

 place; Minnie then pointed where bird had lain, and after- 

 ward retrieved the bird. Getting out of woods onhill, atedge 

 of another cover. Count flushed a single in going very 

 slowly np wind, but redeemed himself by pointing another 

 just beyond in nice style, Miunie honoriug his point, bird 

 flushed wild. Up 1:20. We were then feeling pretty hungry 

 and making for the barn where the barges were found one 

 of those All Night lunch wagons so familiar to residents in 

 the manufacturing towns in this part of the country. It was 

 the most elaborate lunch we have yet encountered at a field 

 trial: "red hots" were steaming in a cauldron, the cofj'ee was 

 hot, and besides sandwiches, etc., an array of 106 pies served 

 to chase away one's appetite even before eating, Ueaving 90 

 pies still on the counter, we started the next brace. 



Doctor and Dan.— Down at 3:10, in a cabbage patch. Get- 

 ting into pines a single rose in front of Dan, cross wind. Dan 

 started to chase, but stopped to order. Doctor ranged out 

 much the best, Dan not showing much inclination to leave 

 his handler, pottered around and seldom galloped out. 

 Doctor .showed better in this beat by comparison. Up 2:58. 

 Doubtless by this time the judges had picked their winner.s, 

 for " 



Count Noble and Jollt G. were called out at 3:0*. _ The 

 weather had been getting a little warmer and conditions 

 were good for work if game had been more plentiful. In 

 brush, at start, both pottered a bit on old trails, but working 

 out into open and up the hill they moved over to the bare, 

 open country near the Meeting House. Here they astonished 

 us by the width and speed of their range. They really ran 

 up to good form, the little one. Jolly G., showing the most 

 intelligent ranging and speed, although the bareness of the 

 ground for the^most part precluded any idea of finding game. 

 The ground here is improved to what it was last year, a good 

 piece of it having been sown with grain, No birds were 

 found and dogs were called up at 3:40. 



The judges after a little con)?ultation decided that Jolly G. 

 wins first, Count Noble second and Minnie T. third. 



There is little to choose between the two first, although 

 Jolly G. has the advantage slightly in speed and his work on 

 birds was the cleaner. Thus ended the first outing of the 

 Gordon Setter Field Trial Club. The silver epergne for the 

 winner of the Derby goes of course to J. J, Arnold's Don, 

 and to L. A, Pearle's Jolly G. falls the cup for best in All- 

 Age Stake. The lunch wagon was visited again and then 

 we severally made tracks for home. H. W. L. 



Newark Show. 



This show opened Tuesday morning with a very high class 

 of dogs, numbering 526. There are several good mastiffs 

 such as Emperors William and Maximilian. St, Bernards 

 are very strong, such dogs as Marvel, Princess Florence, 

 Miss Anna Roland, Lothario, etc. being on hand, and a 

 number of new exhibitors make the competition interesting. 

 Smooths are also as good as anything outside of New York. 

 The display of Russian wolfhounds is grand, Messrs. Hunt- 

 tington and Steadman Hanks showing strong kennels. The 

 greyhound exhibit is al most up to New York form. Pointers 

 contain capital eniries from the Hemp.stead Farm, C. Heath's, 

 Springside. Victoria and Netherwood kennels. English and 

 Irish "setters have many old faces, and so have the Gordon 

 classes. Beagles are fair, and some well-known dogs are on 

 the bench. Spaniels show up pretty strong with entries from 

 Swiss Mountain Kennels, Dr. Bradbury, R. P. Keasbey and 

 E, W. Fiske. Collies are rather poor, and w^e are dlsapoiuted 

 not to see a better entry. Chestnut Hill Kennels seem to have 

 a walk over. Fox-terriers have some of the best in the 

 country as entries come from Blemton and Rutherfurd Ken- 

 nels, and Messrs. Smith andHuimewell send some good Avires. 

 The other terrier classes are just average. Geo. Thomas is 

 down with a team. Poodles are especially strong, and go 

 ahead of New York entries, the Meadowmere Kennels mak- 

 iug tlie principal entries. Prof. D. Burke will provide the 

 trick dogs. The building is scarcely so well adapted for a 

 show^ as it might, as many of the terriers etc. have to go 

 upstairs. The show promises to be a success, as there is a 

 good deal of local interest evinced. As we go to press as 

 judging commences we cannot give the awards this week 

 but will have a full report in next week's issue. 



Akron Poultry and Kennel Club Show. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



I beg leave to call your attention to the fact that we have 

 changed our name "by consent of American Kennel Club 

 from Northern Ohio Poultry, Pet Stock and Kennel Associa- 

 tion to the Akron Poultry and Kennel Club. Our first show, 

 under A. K. C. rules, will be held in Akron, O., Dec. 30 to 23, 

 and bids fair to be a grand success. We are working hard 

 on our specials and are meeting with good success, So far 

 specials are chiefly cash. We have secured a fine hall which 

 will be Avell heate'd and lighted, and is situated in the busi- 

 ness part of the city. Our specials and premiums Avill be 

 paid on the last day of the show. We have secured the 

 services of "Uncle" John Davidson to judge all classes. We 

 hope to have some of the Eastern dogs stop off ou their way 

 East from Chicago. We will prepare a good place and take 

 care of them until our show opens. Our premium list is 

 now ready to mail to any one on application. 



H, P. Peck, Sec'y. 



Akron, O. 



Irish Setter Club Field Trials. 



TiioMAsviLLE, N. C, Nov. 27.— Special to Forest and 

 Strea m: Heavy rain stopped the Irish Setter Club's Derby 

 about the middle of the afternoon. There were five starters, 

 Irish Boy, Gem, Nugget, Patricus and Hattie. The work 

 w^as poor. It is certain that Gem will win first. Nugget sec- 

 ond and Patricus third. The All-Age had six starters, 

 Romayne, Claremont Patsey, Teddy O'Rourke, Lady Alice, 

 Nugget II. and Currer Belle. 



Claremont Patsey was lost soon after starting and he has 

 not yet been found. The stake will probably be finished by 

 noon to-morrow. The Philadelphia trials will then begin, 

 W. S. Bell, Pittsburgh, was to judge both trials. 



In the evening Mr. Bell departed for home, having received 

 a telegram informing him that his wife was dangerously ill 

 with pneumonia;^ B. Waters. 



DOG CHAT. 



The Hamilton K. C. Show. 



There are not many kennel clubs, hampered with debt 

 through the financial failure of their first dog show, that 

 would indulge in further shows or hold together in the 

 way the Hamilton boys seem to have done. There is the 

 difference between fanciers and fanciers, and all those in- 

 terested in kennel aft'airs should be pleased to hear that 

 their latest venture has been successful. Although they 

 gave simply prize cards and ribbons, still there was a heavy 

 hall rent and ot her incidentals to be met, but no entry fees 

 were charged, and the club feels proud that it can put even 

 -$35 to its empty treasury. The attendance, Ave are told, in the 

 evening was quite large, and a pleasant feature of the gath- 

 ering was the large number of ladies present. Several 

 of them exhibited, among them Miss McGivern, whose fancy 

 runs still, we notice, to Avire-haired fox-terriers. She won 

 several prizes, in the open shoAv of 1S90 she was also success- 

 ful. Miss Annie Heudrie shows poodles and her brother 

 fox-terriers. Mis. Cook, who seems to be a strong Avire-hair 

 advocate, entered three fox-terriers. It is always a hopeful 

 sign when the fair sex turn cheir attention to dogs; they 

 make better fanciers of their brothers and husbands. The 

 latter are too often' inclined to giA'e np if everything does 

 not turn out as expected, Avhereas the woman generally 

 tries again. There is a "better-luck-next-time" expression 

 about herthat is Avautiug to a great extent among the sterner 

 sex. When such shows as these can be held in Hamilton 

 we may still liA:e in hopes of a more ambitious one being held 

 in the near future. We only wish the club members' purses 

 were as big as their hearts, A pleasing feature of the show 

 Avas the fact that the officers and managers of the show had 

 their dogs "on exhibition only." 



The cleaj-est explanation of the new classiflcation at Eng- 

 lish Kennel Club shows we fijid in the notice of the Birming- 



ham show, and as there will surely come a change in otir 

 claseification sooner or later, especially with regard to chal- 

 lenge dogs, we pubUsh the new list: The old "challenge 

 classes," in which winners of ten points in open classes at 

 shoAvs held under Kennel Club rules had to compete, are now 

 abolished and "winners' classes" substituted, and in these 

 classes competition is restricted to Avinners of four or more 

 flr.st prizes, but wins in puppy, local and selling classes do 

 not count. The "open classes," which AA-ere formerly re- 

 stricted to dogs that had not won ten points in open classes 

 at shows held nnder Kennel Club rules, are now thrown open 

 to all, no prize Avinner being debarred from competing. Win- 

 ners in these classes AAdll be recorded in the Kennel Club Cal- 

 endar and Stud Book. As this classification permits the old 

 champions and noted prize AAinners competing in both classes, 

 "limit classes" are added for dogs which have not Avon more 

 than three first prizes at .shows held nnder Kennel Club 

 rules, wins in puppy, local and selling classes not being 

 counted, and a dog that has never won a prize is eligible for 

 this class. ' One dog may be entered in any number of classes 

 for which it is eligible. " NoAdce classes require no definition. 

 This AAdll also serve as a handy guide for intending pur- 

 chasers of English dogs when looking through the prize lists 

 of shows held under E. K. C. rules. 



We understand that some, in fact all, the entries of the 

 Rinada Pointer Kennels are absent from the Newark 

 show owing to distemper. This is a grievous disappointment 

 to Mr. Pickhardt, as he had hopes to win a considerable 

 number of blue ribbons there, and also hoped to dispose of 

 some of the dogs. Good ones always find a market, and the 

 dogs that were entered certainly ar& good ones, and had he 

 desired to sell them they Avould have brought long prices. 



Sefton Hero is in America. 



A week or two since Mr. Freeman Lloyd reported that it 

 was generally supposed that the collie Sefton Hero and the 

 bitches purchased by Mr. Panmure Gordon Avere still in the 

 latter gentleman's "kennel, and rebuked him gently for not 

 letting the public have the services of Sefton Hero. These 

 dogs have long been in Mr. Pierpont Morgan's kennels, at 

 Highland Falls, N. Y., and we have no doubt that Mr. Arm- 

 strong Avould be only too pleased to Avelcome any English 

 bitches that may be sent to Hero. A friend of ours tells us 

 of a capital puppy he owns by Sefton Hero out of Ormskirk 

 Dolly, bred since the dog came over. 



Mr. John Finlayson has sold his bulldog Governoi-, that 

 has been mentioned at Brooklyn and New York shows, to 

 the owner of Rinada Pointer Kennels for $150. He will be 

 shown at Newark. 



If any one wishes to strengthen his pointer team Mr. Davey 

 affords an opportunity when he tells us that he wants to sell 

 Lady Gay Spanker, Miss Rumor and Josie Bracket. All 

 these are Avell knoAvn on the bench, as they are in the chal- 

 lenge class and are broken to field Avork. Jone, the setter 

 he ran at the Chatham trials, is also for sale. 



Death of Hepsey. 



One of the most unfortunate St. Bernards that ever came 

 to this country was Hepsey. We write in the past tense, for 

 Hepsey died last Wednesday night at Col. Ruppert's ken- 

 nels. She had been brought doAvn that day from the country, 

 but on arrival was seen to be very ill. Before her death she 

 had eleven fits, dying in the last one. Dr. Sheiwood AA'as 

 summoned, but too late. The post mortem revealed that 

 death Avas due to enlargement of the heart and congestion of 

 the lungs. Hepsey was Avell known on the bench and Avas 

 the highest-priced St. Bernard bitch imported to this country 

 np to the advent of Princess Florence. She cost Mr. Diffien- 

 derffer 83,500. 



A Buffalo Kennel. 



Perhaps our little rub had something to do with it; any- 

 how, we are pleased to see that Mr. A. W. Smith, of Buffalo, 

 is not going to desert us after all; for he has gone into part- 

 ner.9hip Avith Mr. W. S. Patterson, and the kennels wi 11 be 

 known as the Buft'alo-Mayville Kennels. Of course black 

 and tan terriers Avill be the breed, and they have one good 

 one, known to fame — Louie — already in the kennel, besides 

 several of Dr. Foote's strain. 



Mr. C. H. Mason has resigned his position on the Fanciers' 

 Journal. Disagreements m the management of the paper, 

 it is rumored, is the cause of this step. It is not stated who 

 will take his place. 



Rather late in the day the president of the Maacoutah 

 Kennel Club Avrites ns that the club will hold its fifth annual 

 dog show March 13 to 16, 1894. This show will of course be 

 under the rules, and it Avill go far to solve two interesting 

 questions. First, Avhether Chicago can stand two .shows in 

 four months, and second, what advantage a club having the 

 indorsement of the A. K. C. has over a show that is held 

 without the fold of its protection. 



Old Trap or Old Jock. 



We have it upon very good authority that the picture 

 which is said to represent "Old Trap" in "Kennel Secrets," is 

 not really of that dog, but of Old Jock. Trap had an 

 evenly marked black and tan head Avith black spot oa 

 stern. His picture was published in the Fox-Terrier Chron- 

 icle, in the fourth number of Vol. I. 



Ml-. W. Tall man has taken charge of Messrs. F. E. & P. T. 

 Lewis's kennel of pointers and setters. The kennel is strong 

 in show dogs and Avill make a bid noAV for field trial honors. 

 Messrs. Lewis are to be congratulated on the change. 



We omitted to state last week in our remarks about the 

 horse show in New York that Hemi)3tead Farm Kennels' 

 Macbeth won fli-st in class for stallions calculated to get 

 hunters. 



Cocker Weight. 



We note that in the National Dog Show to be held at Bir- 

 mingham this Aveek the folloAving alteration has been made 

 in weight of cocker spaniels: They must not exceed 251bs. 

 when full groAvn. 



We are sorry to hear that Mr. Sam Rogers's Ebor Larch- 

 mont, a promising young wire haired fox-terrier, that won 

 first prize at Mount Holly, was poisoned last Saturday Aveek 

 and had a close call. Hot lard, raAv eggs and mustard 

 proved an antidote, as we should imagine it would, and 

 now the dog is himself again, but thin, and it he probably 

 prevented from showing himself at Newark. 



There being no quorum present, the Eastern Field Trial 

 Club held no club meeting during their trials this year. 



The libel suit brought by Sir. Vero ShaAV against the 

 British Fancier has been settled amicably, but we see that 

 as a result of the arrangement the manager of that journal 

 has resigned. 



The Eastern Field Trials Club have under consideration the 

 establishing of a new stake, limited exclusively to shooting 

 dogs, with such other restrictions as will keep the competi- 



