Jan. 13, "1894.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



3B 



Look upon the past year as twelve months which are 

 gone. 



In 1894, do unto others as you would have others do unto 

 you. 



Field Trial Grounds and Came. 



I quote the following paragraph from a letter received re- 

 cently from Mr. J. M. Freeman. Bicknell, Ind.: 



"Mr. J. Mayfield has gone to Poufcotoc, Miss,, for the 

 winter- 



"The amount of shooters the field trials have developed 

 here is astonishing. Not only have the local shooters in- 

 creased, hut so many, who have heen here at the trials, come 

 again to shoot, and others, who have read of them, come, it 

 is only a question of a short time till there Will not be birds 

 enough here to hold trials." 



There is a problem confronting field trial clubs, with a seri- 

 ousness never b fore existing, in respect to the preservation 

 of game on field trial grounds. Several clubs did not hold 

 trials last year, for the sole reason that there were not birds 

 enough on their grounds to afford the necessary opportuni 

 ties to test the dogs' performances. A simple lease of the 

 grounds has often^brought no more returns than the privi- 

 lege of going on thegrouudswithout trespassing. Often the 

 birds are shot by local shooters before the trials are held, 

 with a strong probability that the land owners were perfectly 

 aware of the injustice. 



Clubs should be careful to exact something more in their 

 leases than the mere privilege of holding a field trial on the 

 ground leased. Nor should indiscriminate shooting be per 

 mitted on the club's grounds after the trials. That privi- 

 lege should be'con fined strictly to club members, and even 

 to them there should be a limit to the number of birds killed 

 each day and the number of days. Tbe conditions are 

 changing fast as the years pass, but the forces of destruction 

 on the one hand far exceed the forces of protection or repro- 

 duction on the other. Between the hard winters, the hawks, 

 foxes, skunks, cur dogs, etc., the wet seasons, the nets, traps 

 and shooters, the stock of quail is rapidly diminishing, 

 while the gunners multiply beyond computation. It would 

 be a source of rejoicing were they multiplying as sportsmen, 

 but a large ratio look upon the gun as an instrument for 

 producing meat. 



A gentleman calls my attention to the matter of publish- 

 ing the names of applicants for membership by the Pointer 

 Club, whether the applicants were accepted or rejected, as 

 was done recently. It does seem as if it is unnecessarily 

 frank on the part of the club to publish the names of rejected 

 applicants. Those who contemplated joining might think 

 seriously before, applying for membership, if being rejected 

 their names are to be published. B. Waters. 



900 Security Building, Chicago. 



The Russian Wolfhound. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Last July Lieut. Henry T. Allen, of St. Petersburg, 

 Russia, whom I believe knows more about the Russian 

 wolfhound, so called, than any one outside of Russia, wrote 

 a very instructive article for the Fanciers' Journal about 

 this breed of dogs; an article which all who are interested in 

 the dog would find instructive reading. I would especially 

 commend it to those, who feel.competent to judge the dog at 

 our Jbench shows, for the conclusions arrived at by several 

 judges during the past year were far from the type which 

 is stated very clearly iu that article, were far from the 

 type as established by the English Barzoi or Russian Wolf- 

 hound Club, and were far from what I had been taught was 

 the true type of this dog while spending a winter in Russia 

 two years ago. That tbe decisions of many of the judges 

 should be a "little off" is not surprising as this dog is new 

 to America, and there have been very few opportunities to 

 study the breed as it should be studied. The difficulty has 

 been in confounding this type with the greyhound type, 

 and if continued we shall have neither the true Russian dog 

 or be able to compete with dogs bredinEugland. The whole 

 subject is so well discussed by Lieut. Allen and was so well 

 written up in the English Stock-Keeper two years ago, that 

 it is a very easy matter to get started right. The spring 

 circuit is now near at hand and we are apt to be in the same 

 position a year from now as we are now unless those to be 

 invited to judge this year will take the trouble "to book up 

 a little." The National Greyhound Club, of this country, 

 conld do no better than to adopt the standard now adopted 

 iu Russia and England. Such action would give an incen- 

 tive to all breeders of these dogs and there would be no such 

 discouragements as now exist when one finds he has been 

 getting his dogs into condition only to learn that this and 

 that judge has another type in mind. My understanding of 

 bench shows is to encourage breeding, and until a type is 

 fixed the breeders of this clog can never expect to improve 

 the breed. To the Greyhound Club I would also make this 

 suggestion, that the dog be known as the "Russiau grey- 

 hound." I noticed that Lieut. Allen in his article gave them 

 this name. While the name in Russia is "Barzoi," the 

 translation of the word is "a fast running dog" and may as 

 properly be called Russian greyhound as Russian wolf- 

 hound. The word wolfhound does the dog injustice. We 

 must bear iu mind that very few people yet know the dog 

 and from the name one gets the impression that he is savage 

 and treacherous. Mauy.a letter has my kennel man answered 

 in reply to this inquiry. At the bench shows it is noticeable 

 how cautious people are in going near them when they are 

 told that they are wolfhounds. As a matter of fact they 

 are very affectionate, are never surly and can be trusted any- 

 where. As a companion for a walk or for carriage they 

 cannot be excelled, and for a house dog they stand without a 

 rival. For three years I have been breeding these dogs and 

 have sold puppies iu all parts of the country, and never but 

 once have I bad a complaint about their disposition or a 

 criticism as to their value as a house dog or a companion. 

 That the dog is extremely popular iu this country goes with- 

 out saying and is daily growing more popular as he becomes 

 better known. Indeed my prediction is, that within a few 

 years he will be the most popular breed we have. Why 

 won't the .breeders and owners of this dog start the ball 

 rolling by giving to the public their views. Where is Mr 

 Wade who has done so much for other breeders? Where is 

 Mr. Roger Williams who has made a study of this breed of 

 dogs and is now breeding himself ? Where are Mr. Hunting- 

 ton and Mr. Hacke, who also have kennels of this breed of 

 dogs? Chas. Stedman Hanks. 



Boston, Mass., Jan. 1. • 



A Deer Drive in Virginia. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



We had a deer drive the day after Christmas with the Hon. 

 E. A. Watson's pack of hounds. There were eight of us sta- 

 tioned in a circle on top of the mountain iu front of the 

 hotel, and when the hounds started the deer (a large buck 

 and doe), they made right for the center of our liue and 

 passed within shooting distance of Slocum Howlaud (Yale 

 '95 S.), who succeeded in killing the buck, which proved to be 

 a fine onewith ten prongs. It weighed 13tilbs. after being 

 disemboweled. To-morrow we expect to have another drive 

 in the same place. CLARENCE ROWLAND. 



Nimrod Hall, Va., Dec. 28, 1893. 



The Canadian* Kennel Club and the A. K. C. 



Editor Forest and. Stream: 



As to the Canadian and the American Kennel Clubs join- 

 ing, I would say than I am a Canadian. T have many friends 

 in the United States that I thoroughly trust and admire, but 

 when it comes to such organizations as kennel clubs, I am 

 Canadian, arid as far as my vote goes will never consent that 

 all Canada in doggy matters shall sink itself to the level of 

 one of the many make-believe clubs in the United States. 

 There is the Keystone Kennel Club, of Philadelphia: does ifc 

 nob consist of .James Watson alone, as far as doggy men go? 

 And are there not plenty of others like it? 



We have our own club, now a most respectable one, with a 

 wise and prudent, well-known "doggist" at its head. Cana- 

 dian dogmen comprise: 



W. H. Auld. Stratkroy; C. H. Akerley, Tonawanda, N. Y.; J. Ayre, 

 Toronto; Dr. T. Armstrong. Toronto; W. H. Apted, Toronto; John At- 

 kin. Montreal. 



Geo. Bell, Toronto; John Brjggsl, London; H. Bedlington, Hamilton; 

 T. D Burns, London; W. H. Beattie, Wilton Grove; J. O. Bennett, To- 

 ronto; F. C. Boles, Ingersoll; R. W. Boyle, Toronto; W. Barclay, 

 Georgetown; P. Brown, Toronto; W. Brodie, Scotland; H C. Bates, 

 Kingston; Geo. Bowman. London; W. Barber, Toronto; Frank Burton, 

 Montreal; J- W. Brown, Toronto. 



J. L. Campbell, Toronto; F. E. Curtis. Simcoe: C. H. Corbett, King- 

 ston; E. A. Cleghorn, Loudon; Thos. Carson, Kingston; Rev. J. M. 

 Crombie, Montreal: F. H. Cunningham. Ottawa; Hiram Card. Elora; 

 C. B. Christie, W. G. Gumming, Montreal; R. A. Cunningham, W. S. 

 Chambers, J. B. Carmichael, Victoria, B, C. 



T. G. Davey, London; John Davidson, Monroe, Mich.; H. B. Dono- 

 van. Toronto; J. Douglas, Toronto; W. H. Drummond, M.P., Mon- 

 treal; George Douglas, Woodstock; A. Dorland, Wellington; Ben 

 Davis, Toronto. 



A. E. Elmer, Kingston; H. A. Ekers, Montreal; E. B. Elliott,'[May- 

 wood, 111. 



H. Falconer, Shelburne; L. Farewell, Toronto: M. M. Fenwick, Bow- 

 man ville; R. H. Faitborne, Perche; H. A. Eraser, Westmeath; Fred 

 Flynn. Hamilton; A. J. Ferguson, Montreal. 



S- F. Glass, London; Richard Gibson, Delaware; J. C. Guillott, 

 Windsor; A Geddes, Ottawa; H. Gorman, Sarnia; G. M. Gibbs, Park- 

 hill; A. F. Grant, Ottawa; Dr. H. S. Griffin, Hamilton; H. Marshall 

 Graydon, London; A. J. Groves, Toronto; Bruit Garrett, Toronto; T. 

 Gilbert. Bramford; G. M. Gibbs, Sarnia. 



Geo. C. Hare, Hamilton; F. Hobart, Toronto; Samuel Holmes, Chat- 

 ham; W. Hutchius, Montreal: Philip Hart, Belleville; Robert Hall, 



Mr. Fred Church has imported, through Mr. Whelan, a 

 bull-terrier dog that is said to be a "scorcher," to beat Car- 

 Bey and Monarch. 



. IRISH SETTER FIELD TRIALS, 1893. 



Romayne, Currer Belle IV. and John Cassidy. 



Peterborough; Fred Hatch, Whitby; Oscar Hendry, Simcol; J. W. 

 Humpedge, Londoh; Geo. R. Hooper, Montreal; John Hood, Hamil- 

 ton. 



Inspector Jas. Johnston, Toronto; H. L. Jeffery, Stratford; Geo. 

 Jay. Victoria, B. C. 



K. E. Kent, Kingston; J. F. Kirk, Toronto; P. J. Keating, Toronto; 

 Dr. J. Kime, Chatham; J. Kennedy, Hamilton. 



A. G. H. Luxtou, Mount Forest; A. Laidlaw, Gait; Jas. Lindsay, 

 Montreal; London Hunt*Club, Loudon: J. M. Lottridge, Hamilton. 



J. G. iVIitehieuer, Toronto; Dr. A. E. Mallock, Hamilton; Dr. G. L. 

 Milne, Victoria, B. C.; J. C. Morgan, Toronto; Andrew Murdock, Ham- 

 ilton; W. R. Mumford, Toronto; Geo. L. Maxham, Quebec City; A. E. 

 Mussen, Montreal ; Thos. L. Moore, Montreal; Alfred Magnesen, Vic- 

 toria, B. (J.; Robt. MoEwen, Byron; J. K McDonald, Toronto; Thos. 

 McGaw, Toronto; C. A. McHaffle, Cornwall; Jas. G. McDonald, M one- 

 ton, N. B.; Wm. McDonald, Hamilton; A. A, McDonald, Toronto; J. 

 H. McNally, Montreal; Alec McKinnon, Toronto; R. S. McDonald, 

 Fort Saskatchewan, N. W. T. 



J. C. Niehol, Montreal; J. S. Niven, London; Mrs. C. M. Nelles, 

 Brentford; J. W. Magee, V. S., Delaware; J. A Noble, Narval; R. 

 Northcote, Toronto. 



G. S. Olcirieve, Kingston; Daniel O'Shea, London. 



W. B. Palmer, Hamilton; G. W. Prescott, Toronto; J. A. Pitt, Mon- 

 treal; Dr. W. J. Preudergast, Montreal; P. J. Packard, Victoria, B. C. 



F. W. Shaw, Forest; J. A. SpracKiin, Woodstock; C. A. S f one, 

 Toronto; VV. S. Smith, London; P. J, Smy the, Toronto; C. H. Smith, 

 St. Stephen, N. B. ; A. D. Stewart, Hamilton; C. Searle, Hamilton; 

 John Samite, Toronto; F. N. Sianton, Toronto: Geo. B. Sweetunm, 

 Toronto; Shirley Stewart, Toronto; H. Stabletord, Watford; John 

 Saunders, Harriston; Jobn Smith, Toronto; Jas. H. Smitn, Montreal; 

 H. S. S.epheoson, London. 



AUan Trebilcock, Toronto; S. H. Thompson, Toronto; H. P. Thomas, 

 Belleville; W. H. Thorne, St. Johns, N. a.; W. H. Thomas, Montreal; 

 H. P.Thompson, Toronto; Jarvis Thompson, Jr., Woodstock; R. \V. 

 .uck, Shelburne; W. Torciier, Hamilton. 



W. X. Vi'tue, Montreal. 



E. J. Walsh, Woodbridge; J. S. Williams, Toronto; F. S. Wetherall, 

 Compton; Robt. WanlesS, Sarnia; Hess Milkins, Leamington; R. T, 

 Williamson, Guelph; Hugti M. Wihiams, Carleton Place; W. B. Wells, 

 Chatham 



And is it proposed that all these representative men shall 

 be balanced by Mr. Watson's club and others like it. .Not with 

 my vote. G. Bell. 



Toronto, Ont., Jan. 6. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



In reply to your letter of the 29th inst, I may state that I 

 have heard as yet nothing from any of the members since 

 the pnblication of the A, K. C. meetings. But I know what 

 the feeliug was a short time since. The universal feeling 

 was that the A. K. C. treated us in a very unjust manner, 

 and "no surrender'' of any of our privileges would be ac- 

 ceptable. Nor do I think that the C. K. C. will give up any 

 of its power to legislate for Canadian dogs or owners. The 

 C. K. C. is anxious that no injustice should be done to any 

 one, and I think, will be prepared to negotiate another com- 

 pact ou different lines, and as Mr. Vredenburgh puts it, the 

 old compact was too much of a "jug handle" kind, the next 

 one, if it is negotiated, will be part ot the "jug" as well as 

 the "handle" for the C. K. C. 1 think this is' only just as the 

 A. K, C. treated the C. K. C, a^ if it was of no account, and 

 allowed personal interest to juggle the compact out of ex- 

 istence without giving the C. K. C. any notice that such a 

 motion was to be brought up, and if I mistake not, m a most 

 illegal way. These were the sentiments of the members last 

 September, 



Since then I have been using my influence among them to 

 get something definite into shape which may be mutually 

 agreeable and of use to owners and exhibitors, and I have 

 formulated a plan which I am going to bring np at the next 

 executive meeting on Jan. 26, which I hope will be carried 

 out, at least in part. 



I am sure all tbe members of the C. K. C. are pleased to 

 have Mr. Watson and Major Taylor on the new compact 

 committee, as they are both well known to most of us in 

 Canada. J. S. Niven, 



President Canadian Kennel Club. 



London, Ont,, Dec. 30, 1893. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



I think that a strong effort should be made to re-unite the 

 A, K. C. and the C. K. C. We on this side of the line, I am 

 sure, wish to be one with you and work in harmony with 

 you in every possible way, and it is too bad that a separation 

 should have occurred as the result of the malicious blunder- 

 ing of a single individual. We have a good pres-ident this 

 year, and a faithful, careful and popular man,' and I am sure 

 he will bend all his energies in the direction of a renewal of 

 peace and good feeling between the two clubs. 



A. D. Stewart. 



_ Hamilton, Ont. , Jan. 4. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



In regard to the Canadian Kennel Club coming in with the 

 A. K. C. I would be perfectly willing if the registrations 

 were less. One dollar for each registration is too high. I 

 don't think the C. K. C. will agree to the A. K. C. proposal 

 that I read in your Forest and Stream. My own opinion 

 is that we would be better if we were all under one club. 



k *f T . \ Geo - Douglas. 



Woodstock, Ont., Jan. 5. 



DOG CHAT. 



Pomona Kennels Burned Down. 



The owner of the Pomona Kennels, Mr. Charles E. Idell. 

 of Germantown, Pa , sustained a seveie loss on Wednesday' 

 Jan. 3. He tells us that his entire kennel of dogs, with the 

 exception of the silver terrier Jacko (2d at Wissahickon and 

 Mt. Holly shows last year) were destroyed by fire. The ken- 

 nel building was 24 x 12ft., 8ft. high in front and b'ffc. high at 

 the back. The building was separated into seven compart- 

 ments. Among the dogs destroyed were the 5>£lb King 

 Charles spaniel bitch Minnie, winner of 2d, at Wissahickon 

 and Mt. Holly shows; black cocker bitch Tottie, by Ober 

 ex Belva; a promising young red bitch Nina, by Cherry 

 Punch ex Lady Gay; the imported Yorkshire stud do°- 

 Nipsey, a very pretty silver terrier bitch called Ruby, a 

 terrier bitch Lady; five promisirfg Yorkshire puppies- the 

 Yorkshire bitch Wilson; a Yorkshire terrier dog called 

 Marco, and an old family dog, a brown toy spaniel named 

 Sue. Mr. Idell estimates his loss at .$1,500 on which there 

 was no insurance. The fire was discovered by some neigh- 

 bors at 1 A. M. on Wednesday, and although a bucket 

 brigade was quickly formed the flames spread so quickly 

 the building being of wood and covered with tar paper, that 

 it was impossible to save any of the stock. Mr, Idell is not 

 disheartened, however, and will commence building another 

 kennel at once and purchase a new stock of cockers, toy 

 spaniels and Yorkshires. He has already purchased three 

 King Charles spaniel puppies. A collie bitch Maud, due to 

 whelp last Saturday to Seminole Kennels' Curzon, was for- 

 tunately away from home at the time. 



Russian Wolfhounds. 



_ Mr. C. S. Hanks, owner of the Seacroft Kennels of Rus- 

 sian wolfhounds, makes a suggestion in another column re- 

 garding the, to some extent, misnomer, at least as far as 

 this country is concerned, under which the Russian wolf- 

 hound is said to labor. The breed is too handsome to be 

 allowed to suffer from any mistaken idea that may arise in 

 the public mind owing to the name of "wolfhound." Mr. 

 Hanks'* suggestion, therefore, that the National Greyhound 

 Club adopt the name "Russian greyhound" for this breed 

 does seem to merit consideration, but before action is taken 

 we should like the breeders of this baudsonie animal to 

 express their views so that the pros and cons can be care- 

 fully weighed and adjusted, Iu this connection it might be 

 well to revert to the old generic name of Barzoi. Mr. Hanks 

 tells us that after his return from the South in the spring 

 he will commence building new kennels aud move his 

 present one to higher ground which he has purchased. The 

 Seacroft Kennels have also issued a handsome little card 

 giving the breeding of their well-known tox-terrier Damson, 

 own sister to Dominica. 



The C. K. C. and the A. K. C. 



• In another column will be found several letters from prom- 

 inent Canadian dog breeders in regard to the proposal ad- 

 vanced by Mr. Vredenburgh at the receut A. K. C. meeting. 

 We had no idea of and we do not think Mr. Vredenburgh 

 realized the strength of the Canadian fancy at the present 

 moment. That the C. K. C. if it joins the A. K. C. should 

 be only represented by one delegate does not seem fair, They 

 should have three or at least two delegates to represent them. 

 The more one considers the question the more impracticable 

 appears Mr. Vredenburgh's proposition. Unless provision 

 was made by the C. K. C. covering the expenses of their dele- 

 gates we are afraid that their representation would simply 

 resolve itself into the method adopted by most of the West- 

 ern clubs— a representation by men selected from the ranks 

 of New York fanciers. As the matter stands at present the 

 Canadian dogmen are asked to convey their registrations to 

 the A. K. C, and pay $10 for the privilege of paying a dele- 

 gate's expenses to the A. K. C. meetings. 



Mr. James B. Blossom, in sending us a Kennel Note of his 

 Irish setter bitch Duchess whelping eleven pups by Dr. Jar- 

 vis's recentlyimported Signal, remarks that this Jitter de- 

 serves mention from the fact that it is the first of this dog's 

 get in this country, and that if there be anything in mating 

 field broken dogs, and there is a good deal, the result should 

 be good. Signal won on the other side: First Irish setter 

 Puppy Stake, fourth Irish setter All-Age Stake, second St. 

 Leger Stake (all setters), first Irish Setter Club's Cup and 

 Puppy Stake in 1891; second Irish setter All- Age Stake, Irish 

 Setter Club's cup in All- Age Stake, third (divided) Grand All- 

 Age Stake and Irish Setter Club's cup for best setter in 

 Grand All-Age Stake in 1S92. Mr. Blossom further remarks 

 that he intends to breed all his Irish bitches to dogs of proved 

 field trial abilities, and thinks that a similar plan, if followed 

 and persisteed in by all Irish setter breeders, cauuot fail to 

 greatly aid iu placing the coming Irish setter upon au equal- 

 ity with pointers and English setters in the field, and that 

 quickly. 



Death of Prof. Batchelder. 

 Some time since we published a rumor to the effect that 

 Prof. Batchelder was dead, and asked for confirmation of the 

 report. We now hear that it is only too true. He died from 

 suffocation by gas in Boston. Prof. Batchelder's troupe of 

 performing dogs was a good one, and no doubt many of 

 those who followed the shows will regret, as we do, to hear 

 of his untimely death, 



