164 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Feb. 24, 1894. 



Work of a character to be worthy of consideration in further 

 competition. There were five bevies found, of which Bombe; 

 had one to his credit, and two single bird points. Each hat_ 

 a false point, and Tremont made some flushes in the begin- 

 ning of the heat. Up at 8:58. 



Dick Fox and Gleam's Spokt were started at 9i0'l. 

 Sport ranged wide aud fast for the first third of the heat, 

 after which he fell off eomewhat, and Dick, was rangin 

 quite as wide or wider. Dick pointed and was backed. Bot . 

 roaded and pointed alternately. They seemed to lose the 

 trail, but about 100yds. from where the first point was made 

 Dick made a point on a bevy, held it a short time, then aban- 

 doned it. Sport coming up, pointed the bevy from the same 

 place that Dick had pointed. On the scattered birds both 

 did some sharp, clean point work, Dick getting two and Sport 

 four, all on singles. The heat ended at 10. Sport had a 

 decided advantage over his competitor. 



Hope's Mint and Eugene T. started at 10:05. Eugene was 

 soon lost, and after quite a long search he was found dropped 

 in sedge grass pointing a bevy. At the same time Mint, 

 150yds. away, in woods pointed a single. Sent on, they were 

 soon both lost. They were found dropped in sedge near 

 where the spectators flushed a bevy. From the irregularity 

 of the heat, pace and range were difficult to estimate 



Miss RaBr and Zulu M. began a onesided heat at 10:58. 

 Zulu found and pointed a bevy and followed up with two 

 false points. Miss pointed two bevies nicely, which she 

 found. Miss made a couple of points on scattered birds and 

 Zulu made a false point. Up at 11:42. Miss Ruby was far 

 more skillful in point work and was superior in bird sense. 



Count Gladstone and Dot Rogers started at 12:49, after 

 lunch. Count ran what was the best heat he ever ran in a 

 field trial. He ranged wide and took notice of the gun in 

 his estimates, though he was rather hard to handle. He 

 first dropped to a point on a bevy in sedge. Next he false 

 pointed. Dot made a good point on a single bird. Count 

 about ten feet away was dropped and pointed in the opposite 

 direction. Nothing found to his point. Count next pointed 

 a bevy and scored a retrieve. It was said that Dot flushed a 

 bevy, but your reporter did not see it. Up at 1:83 with the 

 heat entirely in Count's favor. 



Gleam's Pink and Cecil H. began 1:37. Pink pointed a 

 bevy well. Cecil at the same time about 60yds. away pointed 

 and nothing was found to it. Cecil pointed a bird and Pink 

 next made a point which proved empty. Both roaded on a 

 bevy, which was flushed by the horses. Cecil pointed two 

 bevies and a single, Pink two singles and a false point. Up 

 at 2:21. Both were industrious but moderate workers. 



Hope's Direct and Blue Ridge commenced at 2:23. The 

 heat was rather commonplace, Neither took advantage of 

 the opportunities offered. Up at 3:07. Direct found and 

 pointed two bevies and pointed two singles. Mark made 

 two points on singles, a flush, and a find and point on a 

 bevy. 



The judges took twelve into the second series, four more 

 than were reasonably worthy of consideration under a liberal 

 estimate. 



Lillian Russell and Antevolo were cast off at 3:28. 

 Lillian found a bevy and pointed it well. It flushed wild. 

 On the scattered birds, she made three good points on single 

 birds. In the meantime Antevolo bolted, and after some 

 delay was caught about a half mile away and brought back, 

 but her chances were destroyed by the act. Lill made two 

 more points, Antevolo one good one and two which proved 

 barren. Up at 4. Lillian was superior in every respect. 



Chevalikr and Tremont were cast off at 4:05. Tremont 

 pointed two bevies and some scattered birds, Chevalier one 

 bevy. Chevalier was the wider and faster ranger, but he 

 lacked judgment and was faulty in his bird work. 



Bombey AND Miss Rubt started at 4:40. Miss located a 

 bevy nicely after Bombey had run close by or through it. 

 Miss pointed two singles and another bevy and retrieved. Up 

 at 5:01. Miss was the better in all particulars. 



Count Gladstone and Dick Fox were cast off at 5:07 and 

 ran about 25 minutes. Dick roaded to a point on a bevy. 

 Count made a false point. The brace was ordered up to be 

 put down again in the morning, and the day's work then 

 ended. 



SATURDAY 



The weather was mild, clear and pleasant. A gentle breeze 

 favored the work. There was some good work done and the 

 competition was conducted quite skillfully, although too 

 many dogs were kept in from one series to the next. This 

 stake throughout was much better contested than the Derby. 

 The start was made near Mr. Bias's place. Birds were in 

 sufficient numbers. 



Count Gladstone and Dick Fox started at 7:19. The 

 former still held his good form. He took a long cast and 

 pointed a bevy in sedge. Dick caught scent and drew to a 

 point on the same bevy. Dick got two single bird points and 

 each got a point on scattered birds in woods. Count made a 

 good point on a single and retrieved. It was said that he 

 flushed once or twice in woods. Up at 9:50. Count was the 

 wider and faster ranger. 



Gleam's Sport and Eugene T, began at 9:58. Sport was 

 first to make game. He dropped to a point and was backed 

 He moved on, roading, and the bevy flushed wild. Sport next 

 got a point on two birds and retrieved. Another bevy about 

 100yds. away flushed wild. Eugene pointed a bevy and Sport 

 backed. Sport pointed a single all right but his handler 

 failed to flush it. It was flushed after the dog was ordered 

 on. Up at 10:53. Sport was the better ranger and remained 

 out at his work the better. Eugene came in betimes for 

 orders. 



Gleam's Pink and Blue Ridge Mark started at 10-59 

 Pink pointed a bevy aud Mark pointed or backed. Next he 

 pointed a single. Mark pointed, nothing found. Pink next 

 got a point on a bevy and a retrieve. He next got a good 

 point on two birds. Up at 11:37. 



The next lot after spotting contained eight, about four 

 more than were necessary. Closer pruniug would have 

 helped along the competition without nurturing: any false 

 hopes. • 



The running was suspended while the party partook of 

 lunch at the regular place, Mr. Bias's, and as it was the last 

 day there were extra efforts made to regale the sportsmen 



Count Gladstone and Lillian Russell were started at 

 12:45. Lillian soon made game, but not having the wind 

 right she was puzzled a, bit to locate, she finally located 

 and pointed the bevy. Count coming in got the wind better 

 and pointed the same bevy independently. Sent on, he 

 found and pointed another bevy well. Next Count pointed 

 the scattered birds On scattered birds neither took advan- 

 tage of the opportunities. Lillian did some awkward work 

 and flushed two or three times. She did not range so well 

 as at first. Up at 1:26 with tne heat in Count's favor 



Gleam's Pink and Miss Rubt started at 1:30. There 

 were signs which indicated that Miss in woods flushed a 

 bevy. Each made a flush. Each made a point on a single 

 . Up at 1:56. Gleam's Pink had the advantage in speed and 

 range. 



Eugene T. and Dick Fox started at 2:02. The heat was 

 very ordinary. Eugene dropped to a point where a single 

 had been seen and was backed. Neither showed merit 

 enough to have a chance to win a place. Up at 2;39.- 



Tremont and Gleam's Sport were started at 2:34. Sport 

 had met with au accident on Friday, injuring his foreleg It 

 cut down his range very much. Neither had any show in 

 the competition, and Tremont in particular was out of the 

 race. They succeeded in finding a fair number of birds. J 



Final 



Count Gladstone and Gleam's Pink began the final heat 

 at 3:56 aud ended it at 3:20. Count pointed a bevy and each 



got a good point on a single. Both had run a strong compe- 

 tition from start to finish. 



First, Count Gladstone: second, Gleam's Pink; third, Miss 

 Ruby and Lillian Russell. 



The heavy rains had swollen the streams a great deal about 

 New Albany, Miss. On Monday, on the return trip to town 

 from the trials, Mr, A. P. Gilliam took a road which crosses 

 a creek near town. The water was high and threatening, 

 but he drove on to cross it. The water reached high enough 

 to float the dog crate and the dogs in it out of the wagon and 

 some yards down stream before Mr. Gilliam succeeded in 

 rescuing the dogs from their perilous situation. 



Mr. C. W. Tway has suffered from a severe illness at 

 Lamar, Miss., where he is located with a large string of dogs. 

 He was in attendance at the trials, though looking thin and 

 still somewhat weak. Had his health been good, he would 

 have run some dogs. B. Waters. 



Type of Russian Wolfhounds. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



I have read the letter which appeared in the Forest and 

 Stream two weeks ago on the subject of the "Type of Rus- 

 sian Wolfhound," and though Mr. Hanks did me the honor 

 of writing two personal letters asking me to express my 

 views on the subject in question I felt compelled to decline 

 complying with his request. I have three reasons for 

 doing so. 



Some months ago an article by Mr. Innis appeared in one 

 of the papers regarding Mr. Hanks's dogs wherein it was 

 stated that he was afraid to turn his back on his own dogs 

 when in their kennels. I called his attention to this article 

 and stated that I considered, if the statement was false, he 

 should deny it. He gave his reasons for not doing so. Irre- 

 parable damage has been done the. breed through this state- 

 ment, which, while it may apply and be true so far as his 

 dogs are concerned, certainly is not true of any of the dogs 

 iu the Marlboro Kennels or of any of the full bred pedigreed 

 dogs that have been exhibited in England. While the false 

 impression exists that these are ferocious animals, the ques- 

 tion of "type" is of no earthly importance, for no one with a 

 grain of common sense wishes to own or perpetuate a breed 

 of dogs which is not only ferocious but unreliable, and this 

 is the impression which Mr. Hanks has allowed the public 

 to have of his dogs. Until this statement is either confirmed 

 or refuted by Mr. Hanks I am unwilling to discuss the "type" 

 or merits of this breed. 



My second reason is that I do not consider the very eve of a 

 great show like the Westminster Kennel Club's the proper 

 time to discuss any weighty subject of "type," but as soon 

 as the shows are over I shall be pleased to discuss with Mr. 

 Hanks or anybody else, breed, rt type" or anything tending 

 to the improvement of the Russian wolfhound, provided he 

 refutes the unjust aspersions on the temper of the breed that 

 he has been made sponsor for. 



My third reason is that I consider the question of "type" 

 settled in this country. We have here the progeny of 

 champion Krilutt, who is without question the greatest 

 wolfhound living, having won everything in England, and 

 against Russia's best dogs. We also have in this country a 

 stud dog who has won the grand medal at Moscow, and who 

 transmits to his progeny his characteristics, which show his 

 perfect breeding. The fact that the above stock is in this 

 country no doubt accounts for Mr. Hanks having given away 

 the stud services of his dogs for nothing, whereas other ken- 

 nels ask §50 and get it, too. When we have stock in this 

 country that has won everything in England, I see but little 

 use discussing the question of "type," especially when other 

 specimens exist here which have no record either in Russia 

 or England. 



To gentlemen who breed dogs and not pedigrees, the state- 

 ment that "Prince This" or "Duke That" breeds such and 

 such type (my type) means absolutely nothing. 



The fact that a man has a handle to his name does not 

 make him a successful breeder. Let us import and have 

 fewer dogs bred by the nobility and more bred by intelligent 

 fanciers, and the question of "type," amiability and temper 

 will not have to be discussed in our papers. 



. , . . H. W. Huntington. 



Brooklyn, N. Y., Feb. 10. 



English Foxhounds at New York Show. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



I have received your favor asking for a report on the exhibit 

 of English foxhounds at the New York show, and appreci- 

 ating the importance, to you, of getting in all such "copy" as 

 early as possible, I send in my report as judge of English' fox- 

 hounds at the coming show, and trust it may be of use to 

 you. 



Although I expected that the collection of animals I was 

 called upon to either immortalize or doom to everlasting ob- 

 livion would be select and of the rarest recognized type, I 

 was astonished both at the rarity and absol ute f aultlessness 

 of the. exhibit. 



Never in my long and uneventful judicial career have I 

 been so hopelessly at fault in the selection of the proper re- 

 cipient of the bine ribbon, so that my awards would meet 

 with the universal approbation they have never failed in 

 creating heretofore. 



You know, I hold, with "Stonehenge," that? to judge by 

 "rule of thumb" is injudicious and misleading, being calcu- 

 lated to deceive even the most unbiased minds by the natural 

 tendency to overvalue condition, style and peculiarities of 

 type, and to overlook the more really essential characteristics 

 of shape. 



This is especially the case after luncheon, and sometimes 

 even before that (in these hard times) uncertain meal. 

 I prefer, therefore, to judge by "points." 

 There are cases, however, when it becomes necessary, in 

 order to arrive at any conclusion at all, to reverse the order 

 of things and score on the absence of "points," and then I rise 

 to the emergency, as in this instance. 



With regard to the photograph you ask for. I regret that 

 my contract with the firm of photographers that has copy- 

 righted my pictures prevents my giving them away. 

 In all other respects I am, dear sir, yours very truly, 



T , A. Belmont Purdt. 



Garden Citv, L. I., Feb. 13. 



[No English foxhounds were "entered" at New York 

 show.] 



Brampton Beauty. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Allow me to thank Mr. Bunn through your paper for 

 referring to the two very remarkable wins made by Mr. 

 Higgs's mastiff bitch Brampton Beauty when 7 and 10 

 months old, which 1 did not know of before. The first was 

 at Crystal Palace, at that time the largest show of England 

 where she won equal third with Mr. Higgs's grand bitch 

 Lady Cameron in a class of dogs and bitches when only 

 seven mouths old. The other win he refers to was at Liver- 

 pool in the strongest class of bitches of the year, being only 

 beaten by two of the best in England, Coomb Baroness and 

 Lady Florida, when less than 10 months old. I cannot agree 

 with him when he says these wins do not in the least add or 

 detract from the bitch. I think it adds, if possible, to her 

 record. Of course the 20 firsts and specials she won at such 

 shows as Cruft's, Crystal Palace, Birmingham, etc being 

 unbeaten in her classes, give her a fail record without the 

 two which I did not know of. J. L. Winchell. 



Fair Haven, Vt. 



As Others See Us. 



Mr. Samuel Jagger, the owner of the St. Bernard bitch 

 Lady Mignon and dog Councillor Joe, having returned to 

 England safe, and sound, takes occasion, in the Britisli Fan- 

 cier, to give his impressions of some of the St. Bernards and 

 kennels over here. Mr. Jagger did not take back with him 

 a very exalted opinion of our stock, and gives a thrust or two 

 that, while unpalatable, should prove beneficial. While here 

 he saw Messrs. Reick's and Moore's, Col. Ruppert's and Mrs. 

 Smyth's kennels. Princess Florence he thinks the largest 

 bitch he has seen, and while color, etc., are correct, she lacks 

 quality and her type is wrong, aud further doubts if she 

 could walk a mile. Of Marvel he has all manner of nice 

 things to say, though at the same time deplores his wretched 

 (to him) condition. 



He writes very nicely of Mrs. Smyth's dogs, and while ad- 

 mitting Scottish Leader to be a good dog, says he is not a 

 Pilot or a Keeper. (He may not be as far as head goes, but 

 how about body, legs and action?) Col. Ruppert's stock is 

 termed second-rate, although big prices have been paid for 

 the stock he has, averring that "a pen would not have a look 

 in at our leading shows." From his remarks one would sur- 

 mise that Mr. Moore now keeps his dogs in the fine kennels 

 which Mr. Sears built and formerly owned. Mr. Moore "has 

 some very good smooth-coated St. Bernards, but nothing to 

 come up to our best smooths in England." 



He then goes on to express surprise, at the large prices that 

 Americans have paid for this imported stock, and thinks that 

 they have purchased not wisely but too well. We are 

 pleased to see a perfectly independent opinion given, which 

 bears out what we have continually contended for, when he 

 says: 



A deplorable circumstance also to note is the craze for size. Type, 

 beauty, character are last, and size is the one cardinal virtue with 

 Americans. One would think that this was analogous with the high 

 buildings of America, if one did not know that this fashion had been 

 set in England. A dog of the most intense St. Bernard character, and 

 of the standard height, has very often to take a back seat at our lead- 

 ing shows in favor of an elongated giraffe of any color or markings, 

 providing it is big enough. No wonder, then, that our American 

 cousins should follow suit. Such a fashion cannot continue much 

 longer, unless the original type has to be lost altogether. I think it 

 speaks well for the fancy of America, when they have given such 

 enormous sums for what they thought the best of our animals where- 

 with to stock their kennels. Still, if they mean to develop their par- 

 ticular breed, it will have to be from love and not money The 

 "almighty dollar" may obtain the best specimens but it does not 

 breed them. They must study the producing power as well as the 

 purchasing power. 



He closes his interesting letter by finding some excuse for 

 our breeders on account of the long distances between ken- 

 nels, the few shows and the lack of a number of competent 

 judges. 



DOG CHAT. 



New York Poultry Show. 



At the New York Poultry show, held Feb. 8 to 13, we 

 noticed a number of New York "cynoculturists" who seemed 

 to be greatly interested in the feathered fancy. A number 

 of our dog breeders are also devoted to fowl culture, and dif- 

 ficult as breeding to feather seems to be, they succeded in 

 carrying off a number of the best prizes and specials Mr 

 Thos. Terry we saw several times, and Mr. Mortimer spared 

 a few minutes from counting dog show entries and banking 

 checks to see how it was their Langshans, both black and 

 white, won so many prizes. The Hempstead Farm seems to 

 hold things safe in this breed. Another field dogman we saw 

 was Mr. A. R. Sharpe, of Taunton, Mass., who, with his 

 brother, John Sharpe, controls the destinies of the Oakland 

 Farm, Taunton, Mass. Their buff Cochins and Brahmas 

 won any number of prizes, one buff Cochin winning outright 

 the cup for best male or female; another fine bird, winner at 

 the principal English shows, arrived too late for competition. 

 To show the value of some of these birds we may say that 

 Mr. Sharpe refused S350 for one of their cockerels on Satur- 

 day last. Mr. Van Zandt, the Irish and Gordon setter 

 breeder, meandered through the game fowl alleys and 

 pointed out here and there a winner that hails from his 

 yards. Mr. Blunck was another proud man, for his recently 

 imported black and red game cock carried all before it, 

 winning several valuable specials, and a hen he owns too, 

 followed suit. Mr. F. B. Zimmer, owner of the Debonair 

 Beagle Kennels, was a busy man, for on him fell the duty of 

 picking the winners in the game bantam classes, acknowl- 

 edged to be the hottest competition ever seen in America. 

 Mr. R. P. Kea&bey, the spaniel man, took a prize in these 

 breeds too. Among others we saw were Mr. AI bion L. Page, 

 who intends to spare a moment or two from his trotters aud 

 deerhounds to devote to bronze turkeys, several of which he 

 purchased. A. C. Bradbury, manager of the Maywood Ken- 

 nels, also had an opportunity to crow over some of his less 

 fortunate competitors, though he says the types are different 

 over here. Mr. C. F. R. Drake also amused himself among 

 the stalls, principally in making remarks derogatory to the 

 cassowaries. Messrs. A. D. Lewis and H. B. Cromwell left 

 the A. K. C. to take care of itself on Saturday afternoon, 

 and "did the chickens" to their hearts' content. Two other ■ 

 Boston "cynos" were Messrs. Ed. Brooks and W. C. Bay lis 

 who carried off a number of prizes. John Read was nearly 

 as busy as at a dog show, for Spratts benched over a.OOO i 

 birds and fed over 3,000. 



While this department is devoted to the advancement of ' 

 the dog both in the field and on the bench in a professional 

 sense, the editor bears in mind the fact that there are a num- 

 ber of readers who are dog lovers without being identified 

 with dog shows or field trials. These, although they may 

 not appreciate so keenly the outward and visible' form by 

 which "fancy" breeders and exhibitors gauge a dog, look 

 more for the innate qualities which make the dog what he is 

 —man's closest friend in the brute creation. We do not wish 

 this department to be merely a medium to chronicle the pro- 

 fessional's side of dogdom, and bearing this in mind we in- 

 vite amateurs to seek information, and by friendly discus- 

 sions among themselves on matters of interest to the breed 

 they fancy, be the means of both instructing and interesting 

 the large body of our readers who do not pretend to be all 

 dog-wise. It has been said by amateurs in the fancy that 

 they would often like to write about their dogB but refrain 

 from doing so from fear of being ridiculed or made to "look 

 small" by those would-be know-alls who have in recent years 

 amused themselves and disgusted others by questioning or 

 ridiculing in an offensive way nearly every assertion when 

 made by others than those in their own select circle. That 

 this sort of thing is not allowed in Forest and Stream 

 should be evidence that we invite amateurs as well as the- 

 professional element to discuss such subjects as will tend to- 

 jring dog lovers closer and increase the knowledge of the 

 ways and habits of their pets. The heading under fixtures, 

 will explain concisely our meaning. 



Philadelphia Show. 

 Now that St. Louis has dropped out of the circuit, from 

 what we hear, we believe it would be good policy on the part 

 of the Philadelphia Kennel Club to claim the dates left 

 vacant. The dogs could then come on from Chicago and 

 finish the circuit, leaving the week now claimed by the Phil- 

 adelphians for rest and recuperation needed to tackle Boston 

 April 3 to 6. The whole matter will resolve itself into this- 

 question: Is Philadelphia a more important show than. 

 Boston? If there is a week to wait over between Chicago- 



