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[Feb. 17, 1894. 



pointed a bevy. She pottered occasionally. Neither ranged 

 regularly, though they went at a good pace and Dame had a 

 fair range. , 



SaDiE Ross AND IGHTFIELD Rosalie began at 9:47 and ran 

 till 10:13. Sadie was unfortunate at the start, in going down 

 wind on a bevy and flushing it, though it was excusable under 

 the circumstances. Sadie pointed one bird and flushed one 

 across wind. Rosalie made a point on some scattered birds. 

 JBoth showed good speed and range, yet the point work was 

 not first-rate. 



Leona And Lad's Rush were started at 10:15. Leona got 

 three points on scattered birds and Lad one. Leona was 

 superior in every respect. Up at 10:40. 



Topsy's Rod And Callie White began at 10:43. Rod 

 flushed a bevy. Next he made a false point. Next he roaded 

 up wind to a flush on an outlying single and dropped to a 

 point on the remaining birds. Avent flushed the bevy. 

 Callie in open sedge made a good point on a single. Rod 

 flushed a bird and lost a number of opportunities to point on 

 birds in sedge. He pointed a single. He located awkwardly 

 and was disposed to point on footscent or false scent. Callie 

 made a good point on a single. Rod had taken a long cast- 

 away, aoid not returning, a short search resulted in finding 

 him "on a false point. Both ranged well, Rod the wider. The 

 point work was ragged. 



Allene And Thalid began at 11:29. Thalidhad run poorly 

 in the first series, and had but little claim to run again. 

 Both dogs appeared to be out of pointing form. Each made 

 three false points. Next Allene made a good point on a bevy 

 and a point on a single bird. Thalid made a point and a 

 flush on singles. Allene. was far the better ranger and had 

 greater speed. Up at 12:23. 



Blue Ridge Mark and Beryl began at 1:51, after lunch, 

 and made a good display of speed and range, Mark the bet- 

 ter. They took a cast out of sight on a side hill. Both were 

 found on "a point, or Beryl was pointing and Mark backing. 

 On a marked bevy both at the same time pointed the scat- 

 tered birds. Mark was superior in range and speed, Beryl 

 tagging him frequently, which marred her performance. Up 

 at 2:31. 



The judges then announced that they would want next 

 Bessie Shoupe, Ightfield Bosalie, Dame Durden and Callie 

 White. 



IijBessie Shoupe and Ightfield Rolalie started at 2:42. 

 Bessie soon drew very accurately and prettily with a high 

 nose several yards to a point on a bevy. Rosalie following 

 behind went by as Bessie was drawing and came to a point 

 ahead of her. Several thought that the point was Rosalie's, 

 but Bessie was first to make both the find and point. Bessie 

 made two points, to which nothing was found, and Rosalie 

 one, possibly on footscnt, as horsemen flushed birds not far 

 from them.' Up at 3:20. Bessie showed greater judgment 

 and independence in her work. 



Dame Durden and Callie White started at 3:23. The 

 handler of the former being absent Mr. F. S. Bevan took her 

 handling interests in charge. Both pointed at the same 

 time, Callie on the bevy and Dame on an outlying single. 

 Dame got three more points on singles and Callie two. 

 Both were steady to shot and wing, and ran a good heat. 

 They showed good range and speed, and good point work. 

 Up at 3:45. 



Topsy's Rod and Allene were called next, starting at 

 3:47. Rod pointed a bevy in heavy sedge. Allene made a 

 point. Rose failed to flush. Allene sent on roaded the 

 bird to a flush. She made two false points, and Rod made 

 two of the same kind and one good one on a single. Allene 

 took a long cast and found and pointed a bevy staunchly. 

 On the way after the scattered another bevy was found and 

 pointed by both dogs. Some said one dog pointed it first, 

 others said the other dog did, and so it rests. Rod pointed 

 a bird and both flushed one. Rod next made a flush on 

 a single while the judges were consulting. He ran a few 

 yards, turned back and pointed where the bird flushed. 

 Avent claimed a point. It was a promising place for more 

 birds. They were not there, but a few yards further on 

 across the creek each got a point on the scattered birds. 

 Allene was a bit the faster and both ranged wide. Rod was 

 faulty in pointing on footscent too much and he did not 

 handle easily. Up at 4:32. 



The judges consulted and announced that the competi- 

 tion had ceased for the day. On the morrow they would 

 want Toysy's Rod and Bessie Shoupe to run a heat, after 

 which they would announce their decision. 



WEDNESDAY. 



An almost steady downpour of rain in the forenoon pre- 

 vented any attempt at field trial work. A start was made 

 in the afternoon when the rain ceased and there were signs 

 of the clouds breaking away— delusive signs, for soon after 

 the dogs were started the rain again began to fall, showery 

 at first, but soon settling into a steady downfall. Notwith- 

 standing the unpleasant weather, birds were easily found 

 and the scent apparently was excellent. The dogs could 

 easily and accurately point either bevies or single birds, 

 conditions which did not prevail at any previous time of the 

 stake. 



ToPSi r 's Rod and Bessie Shoupe started at 2:54. The dogs 

 had not got well started when Rod, who had started off to 

 the left, after going about twenty yards, came up on a point. 

 Bessie backed. ' Avent failed to flush and the dogs were 

 ordered on. Both at once commenced roading and pointing. 

 The judges ordered Rose to hold Bessie up till Rod located. 

 Mr. Rose obeyed promptly. Rod located and pointed the 

 bevy. There was lit tie merit to the accidental find. Holding 

 Bessie in was according to the club's rule, a sound rule it is, 

 too, but the rule was made to apply alike to all the dogs. It 

 had not been observed before in the stake, nor was it observed 

 afterward. Sent on, Rod pointed a single bird. Next, after 

 a short search, Rod pointed a bevy and Bessie backed 

 promptly. On the scattered birds there was some good work, 

 Bessie making three good points and Rod two, and each 

 backed well. Sent on to search for another bevy, Bessie was 

 first to find a bevy and pointed it. Rod coming in from the 

 right, also pointed the bevy. Rod next pointed and nothing 

 was found. Bessie pointed a single in open sedge. Sent on, 

 and Bessie soon struck the trail of a bevy and was roading 

 when Rose gave a word of caution and she pointed. Avent 

 coming in, made no attempt to get his dog in behind to back. 

 Bessie started to road, and Avent, about thirty yards 

 ahead, then claimed a point for Rod on the bevy which 

 soon flushed. Here was a grand opportunity lost to enforce 

 the rules by ordering Rod held in as was Bessie. Neither 

 Mr. Avent nor his dog had any right moving about where 

 Bessie was roading. It cut her out of an opportunity to 

 work out her find, violating a mandatory rule of the club, 

 and it was not giving her tlae same just protection accorded 

 to Rod shortly before when he was locating. Sent on, and 

 there was an exhibition of the most inconsiderate scrambling 

 on the part of Rod's handler to get every advantage. The 

 rules were constantly violated in the work on birds. Though 

 Rose asked the judges to hold his competitor back on even 

 terms, a just request, it was not done. To the credit of Rose 

 be it said, he handled his dog fairly to the end of the race. 

 Sent on, Rod flushed a bird in open sedge. Hurried ahead, 

 Rod got a point on a single in woods, at the same time Rose 

 protested against the rushing. Bess pointed a single and Rod 

 at the same time about lOOy da. ahead pointed and Avent rushed 

 to him. He roaded into the woods and pointed a single. Next 

 he pointed; nothing found. Next in woods he pointed a single 

 bird and caught it. Up at 3:47. Reviewing his work previous 

 to this heat, he had found very little, although given ample 

 opportunity. His point work,' too, was limited considering 

 his many opportunities. Bessie excelled him in that respect 

 both in quantity and quality. She was better broken, 



handled with less noise and beat out her ground with better 

 judgment, all of which are governed by the clu b's rules. A 

 toot of the whistle was often given Rod to test him when on 

 point, and he by it was moved on from a number of false 

 points during the stake and nursed up to the birds 

 better by it when on true points. Bessie, on the other hand, 

 was perfectly reliable on point. She made fewer errors. 

 Rod's only claim to superiority was a wider range. In every 

 other respect he was beaten. Rules and judicial firmness 

 were lost in this heat The winners were: 



Topsy's Rod first, Bessie Shoupe second; third divided 

 equally between Ightfield Rosalie, Callie White and Allene. 



B. Waters. 



The report of the All- Age Stake had not arrived at the 

 time of our going to press, the mails having been delayed by 

 the severe storms on Monday night. The result of the All- 

 Aged Stake, however, was: First, Avent and Hitchcock's 

 Count Gladstone; second, Manchester Kennel Co. 's Gleam's 

 Pink; third, divided between Denmark Kennels' Lillian 

 Russell and Pierre Lorillard, Jr.'s Miss Ruby. 



DOG CHAT, 



Bulldogs. 



It is a matter for congratulation that this breed seems to 

 be so well looked after on both sides of the Atlantic by its 

 specialty clubs. The large number and great value of the 

 prizes given by the English and American clubs are evidence 

 of the standing and enthusiasm of the admirers of this much 

 maligned breed. This journal has persistently upheld the 

 many virtues of the bulldog, and we are glad to see that the 

 unjust suspicion under which the breed has labored in this 

 country is to a great extent disappearing, and several new 

 men are coming into the fancy. Our breeders have little 

 means of gaining a knowledge of the best dogs on the other 

 side, and such an interesting resume as Mr. Farman gives of 

 the breed's doings during the past year, in the English Ken- 

 nel Gazette, is therefore particularly important and valu- 

 able. In the open, winners and limit classes at English 

 shows sixty-five different dogs and bitches have won first 

 prizes, of this number thirty-two have won one each, the 

 majority of the first prizes at the many shows therefore 

 going to thirty-three animals. Mr. Farman does not remem- 

 ber a year in which the mortality among the best specimens 

 has been so great as in 1893. No less than five champions 

 have died— Grabber, Bedgebury Lion (owned at the time by 

 Retnor Kennels, New York), Forceps, Harper (owned by Mr. 

 Mariner, Milwaukee, Wis.), and Dryad. Including champion 

 Dryad, eight grand bitches have joined the majority, their 

 names were, Tonish, Margaret, Semolina, Enfield Tartlet, 

 Catchpool, and Aston Bit of Fashion, and others could be 

 mentioned equally as valuable from a breeder's point of 

 view. It is a lamentable fact that all these bitches died in 

 giving birth to puppies, and not a single pup was saved. 

 This decimation among the cracks, with the exportation of 

 champion His Lordship, now owned by Mr. W Travers, of 

 Newport, R. I., leaves England with but two champions, 

 Datholite and Ruling Passion. 



Turning from this rather gloomy .side of the picture we 

 find that several strikingly new dogs have been brought out 

 during the year. These are Monkey Brand, Facey Romford, 

 Master John Bull and Aston Bit of Fashion, and Mr. Farman 

 finds satisfaction in saying that these are distinctly of the 

 right type, that is, pear-shaped, short-backed and low to the 

 ground. He thinks such dogs are more in keeping with the 

 standard than the flat-sided, straight-bodied and beefy speci- 

 mens which have sometimes been placed in the front rank. 

 This writer gives to Monkey Brand the palm as being the 

 best of the new ones. He is a formidable competitor in the 

 very best company, and several of the best have had to take 

 a back seat to him. This dog has a curious mixture of strik- 

 ing and grand qualities intermingled with two bad faults, 

 which lie at both ends— his head is too short and his tail is 

 too long, but he excels in true bulldog character, with plenty 

 of heart and quality. Facey Romford, we are told, is a coarse 

 reproduction of Monkey Brand, and there is no denying that 

 he is a fine specimen, though not so striking as the other dog, 

 in the first place, because he is too beefy, and secondly, he 

 falls away in front of his eye, and is coarse in ear. He is said 

 to be good in bone, large in skull, low to the ground, in fact, 

 a good all-round dog without any one point being too 



Master John Bull seems an unfortunate, for his "froggi- 

 ness" — we presume our bulldog readers will understand^the 

 term which alludes to the frog-shaped formation of muz- 

 zle — has stopped his chances of winning prizes, but forgive 

 him this defect and he is one of the best bulldogs alive. 

 He has a remarkable body, skull and face and "is a living 

 illustration of an animal that must generally be first or 

 nowhere. I fear he will generally find himself nowhere, as 

 a froggy-faced bulldog is almost as bad as a Dudley." The 

 other good new one was Aston Bit of Fashion and she died 

 in whelping to Cyclops, another new dog of exceptional 

 promise. 



Mr. Farman, while acknowledging the advance made in 

 the rank and file of the exhibits, draws attention to the 

 woful lack of character among the large majority of bull- 

 dogs now on the bench. By this he means the listless way 

 in which they walk into a ring, their softheartedness and 

 the lack of that "all there" quality— active and ready for 

 anything. He quotes Old Grabber as having been a fair 

 exponent of this quality, and also Dom Pedro, who is still 

 alive. "Those are the sort of dogs we want instead of the 

 milk and water auimals which one constantly sees nowa- 

 days." He attributes a good deal of this to inbreeding, 

 and warns breeders that while this may be necessary in 

 obtaining certain points, care must be taken not to sacri- 

 fice the dog for its external appearance. Because the dog's 

 vocation is gone this is no reason for uot perpetuating his 

 spirit. 



Mr. Farman thinks that there is a tendency to exaggerate 

 elbows, breeders forgetting that the formation of the 

 shoulders should play an important part in the peculiar out 

 at elbow appearance of a bulldog. As this is generally con- 

 sidered of so much importance we may as well conclude by 

 quoting Mr. Farman on this point. He says: "It is true 

 that the elbows of a dog should stand away from the ribs, 

 but at the same time this could be overdone, which is cer- 

 tainly the case in some of the specimens which one sees. I 

 have no hesitation in stating that a flat-sided dog with an 

 elbow standing out at right angles from its body and swing- 

 ing about like a door on its hinges is practically a cripple, 

 or, at any rate, a deformity. A dog formed in such a way 

 can have no real strength and certainly could never perform 

 the functions for which it originally existed. I decline to 

 admit the contention that, because the breed's vocation is 

 gone, it should be transformed into a fancy article, 'Not to 

 be touched — for exhibition purposes only.' " 



Another society man, Mr. William Waldorf Astor, pro- 

 prietor of the Pall Mall Gazette, is going in strongly ""for 

 bulldogs. This is good news, indeed, as Mr. Astor has 

 always been extolled as the epitome of refinement in his 

 ideas and surroundings. 



Mr. John Armstrong, brother of the manager of the Crag- 

 stone Kennels, is importing two good English setters— Rock 

 of Undercliffe and Prince Rupert. They are said to have 

 won prizes at English shows. They are to sail Feb. 16 and 

 may be shown at Chicago. 



As showing the popularity of collies in England, and the 



number of fanciers interested in the breed, it is only neces- 

 sary to say that the Liverpool Collie Club alone has seventy 

 members within a four mile radius. 



A fashionable stud dog in England is a veritable gold 

 mine. For instance the fortunate owner of the St. Bernard 

 Duke of Maplecroft, we are told received seventy stud fees 

 at seven guineas, during the past year. The collies Christo- 

 pher and Ormskirk Amazement * brought to Mr. Stretch 

 thousands of dollars. Some of the fashionable fox-terrier 

 sires may also be quoted as proof of the above statement, 

 especially when we note that Mr. Stephens' celebrated terrier 

 Vice Regal, by Rational out of Vasuvienne, has already had 

 ten nominations booked for this year, at ten guineas (152.50) 

 each. 



Very few people in America have an idea of the magnitude 

 of the "cat" fancy in England. At most of the all-round 

 shows classes are provided for these domestic pets, and from 

 time to time special shows are held in London. Notice of 

 one of these we find in the British Fancier. It will be or- 

 ganized by Mr.[Crnft, and is to take place after his great dog 

 show at the Agricultural Hall, London, which was on last 

 week. At this show twenty-five cups and upward of 100 

 special prizes will be offered. This will be sad news to many 

 on this side the water, who only think of a cat when they are 

 about to shy a boot-jack at it. Such ladies as the Duchess 

 of Wellington, Duchess of Newcastle, Countess of Warwick, 

 Countess of Sef ton and a number of other members of the 

 aristocracy are among the patronesses of this show. 



A correspondent of the Fox-terrier Chronicle sends some 

 interesting items about fox-terriers in South Africa. They 

 are the favorite breed there and it must be a perfect elysium 

 for a terrier that knows his business and likes it. One 

 gentleman owns half a dozen terriers, and their record of 

 kills for the past 4>^ years is: 110 silver jackals, 45 manhaar 

 jackals, 79 porcupines, 137 monkeys, 2 baboons, 32 musk cats, 

 23 bush cats, 7 rattels (something like a badger) and a lynx. 

 There should be little fear that terriers from this man's 

 strain will lack in terrier character or pluck. 



Taxing Dogs in Massachusetts. 



The dog has many true friends in Massachusetts, and some 

 of our very best fanciers are to be found within a radius of 

 30 miles of Boston. But if the following bill becomes a law 

 "Cynoculture" will decline considerably in the Bay State. 

 Mr. B. Alton Smith sends us word that E. Paige and F. B. 

 Sanborn have introduced a bill in the Bay State Legislature, 

 asking for more protection against dogs by raising the licen- 

 ses to $10 for males and $20 for females; by having all dam- 

 ages by dogs paid from the dog license fund; licenses to be 

 refused or annulled for all dogs that bark or disturb their 

 neighborhood ; by severe fines with loss of license to be im- 

 posed on all female dogs found at large when in fever; and 

 all police to be required to capture such dogs at such time, 

 for which they shall be paid $5 for extra hazardous work; the 

 police to be required to capture all dogs at large without a 

 collar, suitably inscribed, and for which they shall receive -$2 

 for extra service. Should such a restrictive law be passed 

 and enforced, the kennel interests of the State will suffer 

 iinmensely. 



We publish in another column a picture of a very promis- 

 ing rough St. Bernard, 16 months old, by Kingston Regent 

 out of Cleopatra, If all goes well with him he should make 

 a name for himself. He has a good-shaped head, good bone 

 and excellent body, coat and action. He stands 32in. at 

 shoulder and weighs 17Slbs. He will be shown at New York. 

 He washred and is owned by Mr. Samuel D. Mann, of New 

 York city. 



We Shall Be Glad to Meet Him. 



Allegheny City, Pa., Jan. 30.— To the Honorable Kennel 

 Editor Forest and Stream: Dear Sir— Please let me know 

 through your paper the names and address of several promi- 

 nent breeders of bulldogs. I wish to purchase a bull bitch. 

 I write to you because I know you to be thoroughly reliable, 

 and hope to make your acquaintance at the W. K. C. show at 

 New York this month. Believe me to be, A CONSTANT 

 Reader. [As there are several "Constant Readers" it is im- 

 possible for us to identify the writer of this note, or to give 

 him the information; but we hope to meet him at the show.] 



We understand that Mr. Geo. S. Thomas is giving up his 

 kennels at Salem, Mass., finding his expenses therewith too 



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



From wmat we can gather the committee appointed by the 

 C. K. C. to confer with the A. K. C. at its annual meeting 

 will carry instructions that should result in an amicable 

 arrangement being made by which the entente eordiale 

 bet ween the two clubs will in a degree be resumed and the 

 outcome redound to the credit of each club. The organiza- 

 tion of the two clubs is not at all the same, the Canadian 

 club being composed of individual members and not of 

 clubs, as is the case with the A. K. C, and it depends not on 

 any one place for its inspirations, the whole Dominion has a 

 say in its affairs, as every member has an equal right to 

 think and to influence the executive committee. The com- 

 mittee selected by the C. K. C. represents regions 600 miles 

 apart. The whole situation should be discussed in all its 

 bearings by the delegates assembled at the. annual meeting 

 during the New York show and some final decision arrived 

 at then and there, and not be referred to the advisory com- 

 mittee, as so many important motions, etc., have been 

 hitherto. 



The annual meeting of the Collie Club of America will be 

 held at Madison Square Garden on Thursday morning, Feb. 

 22, at 11 o'clock. A full attendance of members is urgently 

 requested. 



Dr. F. W. Kitchell, a well-known member of the Spaniel 

 Club and at one time partner with Mr, Wilmerding in the 

 cocker raising industry, has purchased the black and tan 

 cocker Bambo from Mr. E. W. Fiske, of Mount Vernon, N. 

 Y. Bambo will be placed at public stud. 



Woodale Kennels' Sale. 



The sale of fox-terriers from the' Woodale Kennels last Fri- 

 day, at the American Institute, cannot be said to have been 

 a success. The prices realized were miserable, considering 

 the good breeding that some of the dogs could boast. There 

 were 12 terriers put up, and prices ranged from .1312 for Wood- 

 ale Deacon, by champion Raffle ex Ebor Nettle, to $2 each for 

 Rustle, by Starden's Jack ex Semolina, and Danse, by Wood- 

 ale Rumpus ex Blemton Radish. The average price for the 

 12 was less than do. The sale was not properly advertised, 

 and this, with the wretched weather, must be taken as the 

 principal reasons for such poor results. 



Everything is progressing smoothly in the preparations for 

 the Boston show, though the N. E. K. C. people are rather 

 disturbed over the possibility of Fast Day being abolished in 

 Massachusetts. If this happens the show exchequer will 

 probably feel the change, as the Bostou people depend upon 

 this day's receipts to make both ends meet. 



We are sorry to hear that the Saratoga Poultry and Ken- 

 nel Club lost §600 as a result of their first show held last 

 month. Accounts are being paid off just the same, and the 



