Deo. 9, 1893.] 



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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



T}iere is no charge for answering questions under this head. All 

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

 Shenoood, 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. 



Julian.— We cannot find any mention of the Irish setter Forest 

 Corinne in any of the stud books. 



If "Young Sport" will send his name and address we shall he 

 pleased to answer his questions about a dog license. 



Young Sport.— My rabbit hound dog vomits nearly every day; 

 otherwise in good health. What treatment would you advise? Ans. 

 Give a dose of castor oil and afterward the following powders: 



5. Bismuth sub nit 3 i. 



Div. in pulv xii. 



Give one three times a day. 



H. L. B.. New York City.— I have a small spaniel hitch about 1-3 

 months old, which until recently has been perfectly healthy. Now, 

 however, she whines when touched roughly, and, though usually play- 

 ful, she now lies still all day. Ans. Give an aperient and then the 

 following mixture: 



E. Sodii salicylas 3 i. 



Aq. ad 



Mix. Give one dessertspoonful three times a day. 

 W. A. B., Wautoma, Wis.— I have a valuable three-year-old English 

 setter dog that has had fits at irregular intervals of about sis weeks 

 ever since I owned him (two years). Acts exactljr as though he had 

 been poisoned with strychnia, but stands the heat well and does not 

 show it in any other way. Don't think he has been poisoned but don"t 

 know. Fits last from ten to forty minutes. Ans. Give two compound 

 colocynth pills and follow with this mixture: 



Pot. brom 3 il. 



Chloral, hydr grs. xxxvi. 



Liq arsenicahs 3 i. 



Aq. ad 5vi. 



Mix. Give one tablespoon ful twice a day. 



J. H., Hohoken, N. J.— I have an Irish terrier eight months old; it 

 had mange recently and lost all its coat. Skin is quite dry and rough, 

 also she passes blood and white slimy stuff, and I cannot get her into 

 condition. I would like to know what to do for her. Ans. Treat for 

 worms. Apply the following, castor oil 1 part, sperm oil 3 parts, kero- 

 sene 1 part, all over the dog every other day for two weeks, then wash 

 off and repeat if necessary. Also give this mixture: 



Bismuth sub nit , . . 3 ii. 



T r. cinchon co . . , , 3 iii. 



Tr. spir 3ii- 



Aq. ad , 5vi. . 



Mix. Give one dessertspoonful three times a day. 

 J. W. E., Baltimore, Md,— I have a setter bitch, three years old, 

 Which has been in the country since last spring and hunted all year on 

 woodcock. She was returned to me in September in very poor condi- 

 tion, being very thin and mangy. I have tried everything I know, with 

 good treatment, food and exercise to get her back in condition, but 

 while she appears to be perfectly well and her stools appear to be 

 healthy, she is thin and mangy as when she came home. Ans. Treat 

 for worms. Apply the following: Sublimed sulphur 21bs., oil of tar 

 lOoz., cottonseed oil 1 gal. Mix together. To be well rubbed all over 

 the dog every other day for two or three weeks, then wash off and re- 

 peat if necessary. Also give two grains of citrate of iron and strych- 

 nme twice a day. 



A. J. B., Ballston Spa, N. Y.— What is the trouble with my Gordon 

 setter bitch and what can I do for herf .She has got over her heat and 

 appe»red to be sick. She was all di'awn up with back humped up, and 

 I doctored her for inflammation of the bowels. I cured her of that 

 but she cannot hold her water and there are little spots like brick dust 

 mixed with it, but she seems to have a cold nose about all the while 

 and is getting as thin as a rail. Ans. Try the following mixture: 



Pot. citrat 3ii. 



Tr. bellad 



Tr. nux. vom aa 3 i. 



Aq. ad Jvi. 



Mix. Give one tablespoonful three times a day. 



F. C, New York City.— You need not feed a St. Bernard eight 

 months old more than twice a day. In the morning two or three dog 

 biscuits— Spratts or Excelsior meat dog cakes are both good. For 

 supper, the principal meal, if you have not sufficient table scraps for 

 him, boil beef trimmings or some mutton and some vegetables, and 

 then pour the broth over stale bread or cooked rice, cornmeal or oat- 

 meal. Then chop up the meat fine and mix thoroughly with the soup 

 and bread or rice, etc. On the ingredients mentioned you can change 

 the dog's diet every day and so keep his bowels in good condition. A 

 handy way of feeding is to pour hot soup or hot water on crushed dog 

 biscuits, of course feeding cold. 



punting Htfd ^ani[smg. 



FIXTURES. 



Jan. 15.— Brunswick Fur Club's winter trials. Bradford S. Turpin, 

 Sec'y. 



Buenarita vs. Buster. 



Denvee, Col., Nov. 26.— The match between the above two 

 named dogs, for .%50 a side, best two courses out of three, on 

 Nov, 36, Lad the effect of stirring up the coursing blood of 

 about 200 enthusiasts. Had the weather been at all desir- 

 able, undoubtedly a much larger number would have been 

 present. The evening previous a rain set in and continued 

 about two hours; turning cold it froze, leaving the ground 

 very smooth and slippery. Then an inch or two of snow fell. 



At 8:30 Sunday morning, the Cherry Creek road was lined 

 with buggies, carriages and vehicles of all descriptions, all 

 wending their way to Gulley's Farm, twelve miles east of 

 Denver, which had' been designated as the tryst. 



The business preliminaries having been adjusted the even- 

 ing before, there was no occasion for delay and everything 

 went with promptness and dispatch. j\lr. Lighthall failed 

 to bring his dog Buster, as he claimed he was not in condi- 

 tion and asked the privilege of substituting Lady Golddust, 

 which privilege was accorded him by the Bartels Bros., 

 who were backing Buenarita. 



At 10 o'clock the dogs were put in the slips, when a black 

 tail was found in its "form." Lady not having been in slips 

 before, refused to leave them, but struggling and pulling 

 back she succeeded in getting both dogs and slipper tangled 

 np, while the jack made for other parts. The dogs and 

 slipper having got untangled, another start was made 

 and in a few minutes a second jack was put up, only 

 to have Lady repeat her performance. The dogs were then 

 put in single slips. To a long slip both dogs apparently 

 sighted, but Bueua losing .^ight, Lady quickly shot to the 

 front for a short time. Bueua re-sighting quickly, closed np 

 the gap between her and Lady rmd soon passed her, taking 

 the lirst turn. She served herself twice, then placed Lady 

 several times, each time racing past her easily. As the jack 

 went under the wire fence, Buena fell behind. Lady, how- 

 ever, was unable to take ad%'autage of it, as the jack was 

 out-footing both dogs and soon made his escape by taking to 

 earth. Bueua won hands down. 



After a half hour's rest, the dogs were again put ia the 

 slips. A good sized white tail was put up, who simply 

 romped away from both. Buena sighted and made the run 

 up, but was "not allowed to score, as Lady had not sighted. 

 Beyond taking a few wrenches by Bueua, before Lady got 

 in, no work was done. The judge yery properly called it a 

 no-course. 



The third and final course was the best of the day. To a 

 long slip, Buena at once shot to the front and led as she 

 pleased, turned and placed Lady, raced past and then worked 

 her jack nicely, simply smothering Lady in the earlier part 

 of tlie race. Lady, however, was not to be denied and warm- 

 ing up, closed up'on Buena, passed her and wrenched a fevp 

 times, when a third dog from a house near-by joined in the 

 course. The rabbit escaped in the next field, Buena won 

 course and match. 



The match over, the Messrs. Bartels then treated the 

 visiting coursers, who had arrived too late to see the match, 

 to several courses between their Dingwall— Miss Kitten 



puppies. The rabbits treated these dogs precisely as they 

 had Buena and Lady. After allowing the dogs to make a 

 turn or two and a few wrenches, they seemed to let out 

 another link and bid good-bye to the "dogs. This finished 

 the cottrsing and every one wheeled about for home. -Just 

 as we started, that genial fellow Chas. Barrow, commonly 

 known among the boys as "L'ncle Charlie," invited judge, 

 slipper, tbe visiting coursers from Goodland and Colo. 

 Springs, and a few of the local boys to dine with him. 

 Arriving at his house we found everything in readiness for 

 us and a right good dinner it was that we sat dovm to. 

 Toasts were drank to the hostess and host, to the judge and 

 slipper, to Buenarita and her owner, to the St. Patrick 

 kennels and their proprietors, and last but not least to Mr. 

 A. C. Lighthall and his lady. The evening was spent in re- 

 hashing the courses and recounting experiences, etc. 

 Messrs. Vidler, Taylor, Barley and L. F. Bartels entertained 

 the boys with songs, which were greatly enjoyed. A real 

 treat was the song specially written for the occassion by Mr. 

 Bartley and sung'by him, with guitar accompaniment. 



Another match between Buena and Buster has already 

 been made on same conditions as the above. Dr. Norman, 

 who gave complete satisfaction in the former match as 

 judge, will officiate in the same capacity between Buster and 

 Buena, and John -Jones, who handled the slips, will again 

 try his hand at it. The date of the matct has not yet been 

 agreed upon. 



A number of other matches are being talked of, but 

 whether anything will come of them remains to be s6en. 



Secretary Vidler and President Bartels, of the Altcar 

 Coursing Club, who were both present, did not lose an op- 

 portunity to talk up Altcar and the spring meeting, and sitc- 

 ceeded in getting a number of the boys interested. In talk- 

 ing up Altcar Club, they were ably assisted by Messrs. M. T. 

 drier and Frank Robinson of Goodland, who came tip to see 

 tbe match. CoLO. 



• • • • 



Coursing at St. Louis. 



The inclosed coursing meeting held at Brentwood Park, 

 St. Louis, Mo., Nov. .30, under the auspices of the St. Louis 

 Coursing Association, drew a large audience. Four courses 

 were carded to be run as finals for the -SlOO stakes offered at 

 the tournament held Nov. 11. 



First Round. 



John Bambrick's fawn dog Topper, by Jim K.— Folio, and 

 -John Egan's white bitch Ponto II., by Spring— Ponto I. The 

 fleet-footed Jack beat both bounds, the score showing Ponto 

 11 points. Topper 7. 



T. O'Keefe's fawn bitch Nellie K.. by Jim K.— Folio, and 

 Charles A. liobinson's fawn bitch Flirt, by Spring— Speed. 

 Both ran neck and neck, turning the rabbit midway of the 

 course, Flirt making a beautiful kill. Nellie K. w^as given 

 the verdict on points, however, much to the dislike of the 

 crowd. Score, 8 to 6. 



Edward Burgess's blue dog Sarslield, by Spring— Antrim, 

 and Geo. W. Wilson's fawn bitch Nettie, by Spring— Speed. 

 Sarsfield won by score of 12 to 7. 



Thomas Young's fawn bitch Tessa, by Spring— Speed, and 

 R. S. McDonald's blue bitcb Cora, by Essex— Maid of Enuis- 

 After undecideds Tessa won by a score of 7 to 2. 



Second Round. 

 Nellie K. and Ponto IT.— Won by Nellie K.; score, 6 to 2)4. 

 Sarsfield and Tessa— Won by Sarsfield; score, 6 to 5. 



Deciding Course. 

 Nellie K. and Sarsfield— Won easily by Nellie K. making a 

 good kill in a short distance from the slip; score, 3 to 0. 



• • • • 



Brunswick: Fur Club. 



DoKCHESTEH, Mass., Dec. 3.— The sixth annual winter 

 meet of the Brunswick Fur Club will be held at some point 

 in Maine during the week of Jan. 15, '94. The exact location 

 will be announced later. Beadfoed S. Turpin, Sec'y. 

 ■ • • • 



HUNTING AND COURSING NOTES. 



A warm little incident, .says the San Francisco Call, 

 occurred early in the week past between the two well-known 

 coursing men .John Efigan and Jerry Shea as to the u.se of 

 the promising hound Moondyne, and were it not for the 

 timely arrival of D. J. Henley on the scene the probability 

 is that one or two widows would be in the city by this tbue. 

 Healy was generally suppo.sed to be the real owner of the 

 dog Moondyne, and as the latter is a near relative of tbe 

 great English W;iterloo winner he is much prized by the 

 lovers of the leash for breeding purposes, hence the anxiety 

 of Mr. Eagan to obtain tlie services of the do.K and the equal 

 determination of Sliea that the dog sliould be jealously 

 reserved for his own and Healy's kennels. The real owner- 

 ship of the dog then came into the dispute, but by the per- 

 suasive eloquence of Healy the question was finally .settled 

 without arbitration. Hc.aly has announced to all California 

 that the dog is the joint property of himself and Shea. 



• • • • 



The Portsmoutli (K. H.) Hunt Club pack, composed of 

 July's and Walker's, ran a fox to a fair kill last week. The 

 run lasted five and one-half hours and the death took place 

 in an open field several miles from the jump. 



• • • a 



Mr. H. A. P. Smith, Digby, Nova Scotia, has challerged 

 Mr. F. W. Chapman to run Gypsy A. against Louie Fitz Lee 

 for §200 a side. This challenge grows out of the dissatisfac- 

 tion over the awards in the 1.5in. All- Age class at the N. E. 

 B. C. trials. 



• • • • 



Major, one of the best hounds of the well-known Kinney & 

 White pack of Worcester, Mass., was drowned last week. He 

 broke through, the ice while driving a fox. 



Travel and Adventure in Africa. 



* Travel and Aventure in Southeast Africa. Being the narrative of 

 the last eleven years spent by the author on the Zambesi and its 

 tributaries, with an account of the colonization of Mashunaland and 

 the progress of the gold industry in that country. By Frederick 

 Courtney Selous, C.M.Z.S., Gold Medalist of the Royal Geographical 

 Society, Author of "A Hunter's Wanderings in Africa." With 

 numerous iUustrations and map. Loudon: Rowland Ward & Co, 

 Limited. New York: Chas. Scribner's .Sons. 



By a curious coincidence which can hardly be other than accident, 

 Messrs. Rowland Ward & Co., of London, have chosen a most 

 opportune time to publish Mr. F. C Selous's book on, "Travel and Ad- 

 venture in Southeast Africa " Since ic made appearance, the papei-s 

 have been full of accounts of fishting ia 31ata ( ili I 'in-i :Arir] in this 

 fighting Mr. Selous Iriiuiself has taken a promii^ :a.gonlya 

 short time a^ro been wounded in a battle wir: ;u of Lo 



Bengula. Mashunaland, Matabihland and the r,,^ ,.. , i.es, Ross. 

 Jameson and Rhodes and of the chiefs Khama ana J.u Brugula have 

 lately become words familiar to all our eyes, and this' Jends a special 

 interest to ihe hook in question, wliich tells us, and very fuUy, about the 

 places and the people of that little known country and about hunting 

 and explorations in it, at a time when but few white men had pene- 

 trated its borders and the products of the white men were almost 

 unknown 



Africa has always been a cotmtry of great game. Its beasts are 



great in size, great in their numbers and many of them great in their 

 ferocity. Through the southeast portion of this continent and the 

 practically unknown country which lies between the Limpopo River and 

 the territory north of the Zambesi, Mr. Selous has traveled for many 

 years, and this volume gives the story of what he has done during the 

 last eleven. His occupation was that of hunter, natural history collector 

 and trader, and these occupations naturally led him into parts of the 

 country where game was plentiful and so the book abounds in simply 

 told and interesting tales of the hunting of lions, elephants, rhinocer- 

 oses, and in fact of all forms of South African game. The flrst nine 

 chapters of the book deal with his experiences from the beginning of 

 1882 to the end of ISSr. during which years natural history collecting 

 occupied most of his time, but mingled with the hunting stories will ha 

 found a great deal that is interesting touching the character of the 

 country, his personal experiences among the South African boers, 

 accounts of natives and their modes of war, as well as some ethno^ 

 logical material which is most interesting. Later chapters treat of 

 journeys to the north of the Zambesi, where the author very nearly 

 lost his life among the fierce tribes which inhabit that country. 



Although the title of this volume is "Travel and Adventure in South 

 Africa," the book is much more than this. It is in large part — 

 that is to say, from Chapter XIV. to Chapter XXIV. inclusive— history, 

 and a history of absorbing interest, which gives the story of the past 

 and the present of that Mashunaland which the British are now 

 occupying. The author relates with a great deal of detail the se- 

 quence of events which led up to the occupation of this territory by 

 the British South Africa Company's pioneer expedition, and tells about 

 the early history of the colonization of that country, his narrative 

 carrying us into the present year, and he tells us that '"Before this 

 work is through the press, the first section of the railway from the 

 east coast of Mashunaland will be completed through the district in- 

 vested by the deadly 'tse-tse' fly, and will, it is hoped, be carried on 

 from there into the heart of the country without delay. Mining 

 machinery will then be poured into the gold producing districts, and it 

 is not too much to hope that before the end of this century large 

 mining towns will have sprung up in each of the gold-bearing dis- 

 tricts. Each of these mining centers wOl support a large farming 

 population, so that as the mining towns grow so will the land be oc- 

 cupied and cultivated imtil at no distant date the homesteads of British 

 and South African settlers will have been scattered throughout the 

 length and iweadth of the breezy downs of Mashunaland." How import- 

 ant a part has been played by the author in the occupation of this new 

 country is shown in the present volume, and the story is told in a most 

 simple, modest and attractive style. 



It is impossible in the space of a review to give any just idea of the 

 contents of this large volume of over .500 pages, but the book is full of 

 interest to the general reader, as well as to the ethnologist and the 

 sportsman. One point of great interest to the big-game hunter is 

 treated by the author. It has been supposed that for African hunting, 

 tremendous rifles carrying large balls and enormous charges of 

 powder must be used, but Mr. Selous's experiences show that a .45 

 caliber rifle is extremely effective even on the largest game. He has 

 used such a rifle on giraffes, buffalo, rhinoceroses, hippopotami and 

 even on elephants, and the first day he tried it on these last, he killed 

 six of these animals, using a long, solid, hardened 540grs. ball and a 

 powder charge of 75grs. He believes that under many circumstances, 

 especially in thick bush, a large heavy bore rifle will be more effective 

 than a small bore for shooting elephants, but that when one is going 

 on long journeys where the weight of Ms outfit is an important con- 

 sideration, it is not necessary to carry anything larger than a .4.5-caUber 

 rifle of the right kind. The ball will penetrate the elepl^ant's heart or 

 lungs, or even his brain, and where It penetrates a vital part, it will 

 kill. Many instances are given where men have hunted elephants 

 with great success, using rifles no larger than .40 or .45. This advice, 

 of course, does not apply to the professional elephant hunter. He 

 concludes by saying, '-Should any of my readers acting on my advice 

 determine to try a .450 bore rifle, let them be very careful about the 

 kind of bullet they use. For large game, as I have already said, you 

 want a long heavy solid bullet, and for large antelopes and lions the 

 best kind of bullets is one weighing about 360grs. with a small hollow 

 at the point and thick walls around the hollow part and a heavy solid 

 end. Such a bullet will mushroom on striking an animal, but wUl 

 also have great penetrating power. The small hght express bullets 

 with scarcely any base, a "large hollow in points and thin walls are 

 useless for anything but very small animals; being driven at an im- 

 mense velocity by a heavy charge of powder, they break all to pieces 

 on impact, and merely inflict surface wounds on such animals as the 

 larger African antelope." 



It is an open secret that Mr. Selous is the original of the Allen 

 Quartermain, whose name has been made famUiar to many thousands 

 of people by the stories of H. Ryder Haggard. The adventures given 

 in this book are some of them strange enough to deserve a place in 

 fiction, yet the whole story is so simply and honestly told that it bears 

 the unmistakable impress of truth. Not since the publication of 

 Gordon Cumming's book, we think, has there appeared a volume on 

 African hunting which is at all comparable for interest to this one. 



The volume is handsomely illustrated by more than twenty full page 

 engravings and there are more than thirty large and handsome cuts in 

 the text. Many of the head and tail pieces and the cuts in iUus- 

 trations are devoted to wild animals and shooting scenes, but many 

 others are of great interest because they give forms of houses, 

 utensils, modes of dressing hair and other things, whieh have a bear- 

 ing on the habits of the strange people who occupy the region through 

 which the author passed. 



All that pertains to the mechanical part of the book has been wel 

 done. The volume is issued on this side the Atlantic by Messrs. Chas. 

 Sci-ibner's Sons. ^ 



Is commenting on the changes of the A. 0. A. rules the Field points 

 out that a man is now at liberty to select one of several sailing canoes 

 for the trophy race, according to the weather. WhUe such a literal 

 interpretation of the rule may be possible, no such construction has 

 been contemplated, the idea being to allow a man to use one canoe , 

 in each of the various classes. We doubt very much whether any re. 

 gatta committee would recognize a construction of the rule by which 

 a man might bring two or more canoes for the unlimited, club and 

 trophy races, sailing either at will, and no fear of such treatment need 

 deter British canoeists from challenging for 4-tQerican cups. 



American and British Rules. 



The American Canoe Association executive meeting was held in New 

 York on Nov 4. and the rules for racing and the date of the annual 

 meet were settled for 1891. Several minor points of administration, 

 such as fines for unsuccessful protests, were discussed at considerable 

 length, and more or less decided upon; but strange to say, the grow- 

 ing unsatisfactory state of saiUng racing in canoes, which was clearly 

 demonstrated at the divisional as well as the principal meets of the 

 year, was not touched upon by any motion or alteration of existing 

 legislation. A pleasant sensation of balmy drift, hopeful of brightness 

 for the coming season, and not burdened with unpleasant twisting of 

 the neck in looking back upon the past, is the only frame in which the 

 uicture can be set and exhibited. 



In this state of legislation, the American canoe racing will go for- 

 ward for anothar year of tight-laced racing; and with the experi_fince 

 of English racing as well as of past American racing, we should say 

 with a high probability of a further considerable decrease in the sport 

 of canoe sailing, and comparative exodus into canoe yawl sailing. 



One very peculiar point appears to have been passed as a law in 

 American'racing, namely, that a man can enter as many canoes aa he 

 likes for any race; therefore, unless there is some further wording 

 left out of the report, it would seem such a man could before the 

 starting time pick such canoe of his plural entry as he considers best 

 suited to the circumstances then supervening. This, of course, would 

 be a choker to international racing, as the visitor would probably have 

 but his one canoe and rig, and therefore no choice of weapons to 

 meet his antagonist with. 



The American annual meet is fixed for July 13 to 37, and will pro- 

 bably be on the Hudson river near Sing Sing. 



With the Eoyal Canoe Club's general meeting coming off as late as 

 Thursday night, we are, of course, at the time of going to press, una- 

 ble to say whether English canoeing in the senior club will remain for 

 next season : ' . - > M -j i jove as the Americans have determined 

 to glide in; iLit. if not all, at least a sufficient 



amount of; will be passed at the general meeting, 



and new lift ; 7_i n lIhj <i'orL.— Field. 



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