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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[March 3, 1894. 



secretary of the American Kennel Club, on "or ".before "Jan. 15 of each 

 year. All sales of stud books made by the Canadian Kennel Club shall 

 be furnished to said Canadian Kennel Club at a discount of CO per 

 cent." 



Mr. Vrbdekburgh— This article means that the Canadian Club will 

 abolish its stud book. We know that there is not enough room in this 

 country for more than one stud book, but owing to their organization 

 we had to make a concession to them. They have two hundred mem- 

 bers, and each member is entitled to five free registrations during the 

 year. That would be one thousand dollars. All the free registrations 

 that they kept, together with the registrations for which they receive 

 a fee of one dollar, thev pav to us a round sum of fifty cents each, and 

 we felt that we could afford to do that, as in these articles they agree 

 to do all the clerical work except compiling the registrations ready for 

 the printer and send them to us, the only work we are called upon to 

 do being the indexing of them for our system and paying for the 

 printing^ We found it impossible to think of any scheme by which we 

 could incorporate the registrations received from the Canadian Kennel 

 Club into our own book, retaining our own number, and for that rea- 

 son we agreed that in one portion of the book we would open a 

 department for Canadian registrations and continue on their numbers. 



"8. The awards made at Toronto and Ottawa in the year 1893 are to 

 be recognized by the American Kennel Club. 



"9. The Secretary of the Canadian Kennel Club must forward to the 

 Secretary of the American Kennel Club within seven days after the 

 •closing of each Canadian show, two marked copies of the catalogues 

 of such show, giving the awards made at such show, and duly certified 

 to by its Secretary." 



Mr. Vrkdenburoh— That is just and proper. That is an article I 

 believe the Canadian Kennel Club could force us to do. The compact 

 entered into between the two clubs in 1889 was consummated at an 

 annual meeting of the club. The cancellation of that compact was 

 made by the executive committee meetings of the club, and I think 

 you will all agree with me that it was not a legal cancellation; that 

 there was no committee of the club, unless there was special power 

 vested in it which could undo what had been done by the parent body 

 of the club itself. 



"10. This agreement, if ratified by the American Kennel Club and 

 the Canadian'Kennel Club, is to be only attested by the secretary of 

 each club and copies filed wit h both. 



"11. This agreement may be cancelled upon six months notice in 

 writing given by either club to the other. 



"Representing the Canadian Kennel Club, T. C. Davey, J. S. Niven. 

 Representing the American Kennel Club, A. P. Vredenburgh, J. M. 

 Taylor." 



The agreement was ratified as read. 

 The old list of officers was elected. 



The Pet Dog Club. 



The annual meeting of the American Pet Dog Club was 

 held at Madison Square Garden, New York, on Wednesday, 

 Feb. 21, 1894, at 3 o'clock, P. M. 



Members present were: Mrs. McKee, Mrs. Cunningham, 

 Mrs. Ferrero, Mrs. Hall, Miss Baumeister, Mr. RacRham, 

 Mr. Foyer, Mr. Barnum, Mr. Morris. 



The president and vice-presidents being absent, Mr. Bar- 

 num was elected chairman. 



Changes in the Constitution and By-Laws were made as 

 follows : 



Article III. Sec. 3 —Change the clause, " The name of any 

 member failing to pay dues for two years may be stricken 

 from the roll," to read, ''The name of any member falling 

 to pay dues for one year shall be stricken from the roll." 



Article IV. Sec. 1.'— Strike out the last clause and change 

 the second clause to read, " No officer, except the secretary, 

 shall be eligible for election to more than two consecutive 

 terms." 



Sec. 3.— After the word " Committee," insert the clause, 

 " and also the delegate to the American Kennel Club, from 

 the members elected on the Executive Committee." 



Article V. Sec. 2.— Change to read, "The regular meet- 

 ings of the club, other than in the month of February, shall 

 be held on the second Wednesday of April, June, Septem- 

 ber and December of each year, at such places and hours as 

 may be determined on by the Executive Committee." 



By-Laws. Article I. Sec. 3.— Add, "The Secretary shall, 

 at the annual meeting, submit a general report of the con- 

 dition of the club." 



Sec. 4. — Strike out the word "savings" before "bank," 

 and insert the words " or banks " after it. 



Mr. A. A Cobb, Wilmington, Del., was elected a mem- 

 ber. Officers were elected as follows : President, Mrs. Hor- 

 ace Stokes ; Vice-Presidents, Mrs. Dudley Kavanagb, New 

 York; Mr. A. F. German, Louisville, Ky. ; Mrs. Gecrge A. 

 Freeman, Sands Point, Long Island, N. Y.; Secretary, Miss 

 Marion E Bannister. Springfield, N. J.; Treasurer, Mr. 

 Charles D. Bernheimer, New York City ; Delegate to Amer- 

 can Kennel Club, Mr. T. Farrar Rackham ; Executive Com- 

 mittee, Mr. T. Farrar Rackham, Mr. Edwin H. Morris, Mr. 

 S. C. Barnum, Mrs. William R. McKee, and the president, 

 secretary and treasurer ; Trustees, Mrs. Edward Fe.rrerb, 

 Mrs. A. Cunningham, Mrs. M. E. Randolph, Mrs. Emily 

 Stout, Mr. Charles Wheatleigh. 



Marion E. Bannister, Secretary. 



A Kennel Club for Louisville, Ky. 



The following circular was sent to a number of residents 

 of Louisville, Ky., Feb. 23 : " You are earnestly requested 

 to meet with quite a number of our prominent citizens, 

 ■who are lovers of that noble animal, the " Dog," and who 

 believe that Louisville, like her sister cities, could, and 

 should, give a successful " Dog Show," which would prove 

 of interest and a benefit to the city at large. With this end 

 in view, be good enough to meet us at the "Armory" on 

 Seventh street, between Chestnut and Walnut, on Monday, 

 Feb. 26, at 8 P. M., there and then to talk this matter over. 

 Mr. Rogers D. Williams, of Lexington, Ky., will be with 

 us and give us the benefit of his knowledge and experience. 

 Respectfully. Dr. D. W. Yandell, Gen. J. B. Castleman, 

 Lieut Col. M. B. Belknap." Louisville has held gor d shows 

 in the past, and we trust the present movement will result 

 in a strong kennel club being formed and a show arranged 

 for in the Fall. 



DOG CHAT. 



Boston Dog Show. 



Tbe premium list of the New England Kennel Club can 

 now be obtained by addressing the Bench Show Committee, 

 125 Tremont street, Boston. All the important breeds are 

 most liberally provided with special prizes both of specialty 

 clubs and regular specials. The prizes run from §15 in chal- 

 lenge classes, and £15, 810 and 15 in the open classes of the 

 more important breeds t o $10, $5 and 13 in others and 810 in 

 challenge. Puppies have 85 and 13, first and second re- 

 spectively. Some open classes have $10 and 85 and others $5 

 and $3. The usual arrangements have been made with ex- 

 press companies to return' dogs free. Entry fee is $3. Entries 

 close March 17. Following is the list of judges: James Mor- 

 timer, mastiffs, St. Bernards, great Danes, bloodhounds, 

 pointers, poodles, pugs and toy spaniels; John Davidson, 

 Newfoundlands, Chesapeake Bays, English and Irish setters, 

 foxhounds, dachshunds, Bassetts and miscellaneous; J. Otis 

 Fellows, deerhounds, greyhounds, Russian wolfhounds, Gor- 

 don setters and spaniels except toy; Thos. H. Terry, collies; 

 John E. Thayer, bulldogs; John P. Barnard, Boston terriers; 

 W. S. Clark, beagles. John Read, superintendent. H, Clay- 

 Glover, veterinarian, The management is endeavoring to 

 secure the services of a well-known English judge for ter- 

 riers (except Boston) and schipperkes, and will announce 

 same through the press. 



Russian Wolfhounds. 



Will the gentleman who was so much interested at the W. 

 K. C. show in the above breed, who lived many years in Rus- 

 sia, attended their shows, and later on visited the Columbian 



Exposition and there saw bronzes of the breed in question, 

 kindly send his address to H. W. Huntington, 148 South 

 Eighth street, Brooklyn. 



Andrew Ludlow the cocker man, from Canada, never had 

 such a good time, for he sold about 19 dogs. Zip goes to B. 

 A. Sands, of New York; a red bitch to Ed. Young, of Jersey 

 City; Vic to C. E. Idell, of Germantown, Pa; Jasper to Dr. 

 Kitchell, of Perth Amboy, N. J.; Mollie to N. E. Martin, of 

 New York; a red bitch to Mr. Keasbey, Secretary of Spaniel 

 Club; Commodore to H. Graves Jr., Orange, N. J. The 

 others were pups from his kennels. Among the St, Bernards 

 sales were not so brisk. Mr. Thitnan bought Maud from 

 Jas. Quigley. Daniel Mann sold Miss Thelma, the winning 

 smooth puppy to a New York purchaser. Mrs. Nickerson 

 bought Royal Duchess, second prize in open rough bitches, 

 from Ed, Booth and Sir Marmaduke from Paul Goldsmith. 

 Mr. Booth also sold the noted rough Lothario to Mr. S. S. 

 Keller, Richfield Springs, N. Y. Lothario will be put at stud. 



Mr. S. J. Rogers exchanged his wire hair Ebor Larchmont 

 for Seacroft Kennels' smooth fox terrier bitch Tortilla with 

 privilege of Seacroft Bourbon's service. 



Among the poodles we found that Mr. Trevor had been 

 busy having solrl to Mrs. Tuckerman some of his puppies 

 and Mr. James Brown Potter was also a purchaser. Mrs. 

 William Todd Helmars bought Jeanne, second prize winner, 

 and Mrs. R. L. Crawford, of New York, bought Jumbo also 

 a winner. 



In Boston terriers C. C. Kammerer was cleaned out of all 

 available selling stock, Mr. Sherman Martin and H. La 

 Grand Cannon buying some of them. 



The noted beagles Whalebone and champion Storm are 

 dead. The former was killed last summer by an Italian. 



The New England Kennel Club have been trying to get an 

 English judge to take the terrier classes at their coming 

 show. They called upon Messrs. Redmond, Maxwell, Vicary 

 and Pirn, but neither can come, a cable to that effect being 

 received during the show. Mr. S. Smith will not judge at 

 Boston, as he is not coming over. Mr. Ed Brooks, as presi- 

 dent of the N. E. K. C, will not show his dogs for competi- 

 tion at their coming show. A commendable practice. 



Gerda II. Comes to New York. 



Dr. Lougest, we understand, parted with Gerda II, the 

 the bitch that has been such a faithful producer, to a New 

 York shipping broker. 



Mr. Preston, owner of the Owahgena Kennels, is import- 

 ing a field spaniel dog, brother to his New T ark winner. The 

 dog should have been entered at New York, but could not 

 arrive in time. 



The Irish terrier Shargar wmile being uncrated on Monday 

 morning under the direction of Dr. Niven, slipped his collar 

 and escaped to the street. He has not been seen since. He 

 answers to the name of Monkey. Information can be sent to 

 this office if found. Mr. Mortimer also lost on Sunday morn- 

 ing at the kennels at Hempstead, L. I., a collie that was sent 

 over last week from England. It is a sable and white, and 

 answers to the name of Rover. 



Texture won the great Waterloo cup, run last week at the 

 plains of Altcar, near Liverpool, England. 



Transportation Petition. 



A petition was posted up on the wall of the Superin- 

 tendent's office in Madison Square Garden which was gen- 

 erally signed by the exhibitors present. It is intended to 

 bring to the notice of the Trunk Lines Association the risks 

 that exhibitors and owners of dogs incur when they consign 

 their dogs to the tender mercies of the express companies. 

 Many exhibitors object to sending valuable dogs by rail 

 unless in charge of their own men and if the present agree- 

 ment between the association and the express companies is 

 earned out dog shows and in fact the whole dog breeding 

 interests of the country will suffer. The petition has merit 

 and it is to be hoped that tbe railroad companies will con- 

 sider their own interests as well as these of a numerous class 

 who use their roads in traveling to the different shows, by 

 taking some proper action in the matter. The A. K. C. hav- 

 ing appointed a committee to take the matter up, and backed 

 by this signed petition, their efforts should secure some 

 amelioration of the present state of affairs, even if we 

 cannot hope for the favorable manner in which the English 

 and Continental roads treat their canine travelers. 



Dr. Foote sold five terriers and gave away three. Mr. Car- 

 nochan, who is going in largely for wires, bought Mrs. R. F. 

 Mayhew's Britannic, which was shown N. F- C. 



F. Von Bernuth, Jr., sold his two great Danes Yarrum 

 and Yenoh for 8250 each. 



Dr. L. C. Sauveur offers a silver cup for best challenge 

 collie, and another for best novice at the Chicago show. E. 

 B. Elliott offers 810 for best black and tan in the show. 



Luke White sold Grace II. to Messrs. Sturgess and Phelps, 

 and Dr. Nash bought his Strider. He had a good offer for' 

 Lady Grace, but refused to sell as she is turning out so good 

 in the field. 



Report of spaniel dinner in type. Crowded over. Next 

 week. 



Mr. Washington, besides winning with his new Irish setter 

 Finglas, booked seventeen services to this good field dog. 

 Seminole Kennels sold Tim's Best, their Irish setter, to C. 

 W. Guyster, of New York, 



A. Fischer sold his great Dane Bismarck to George A. 

 Weiss, of Chicago, at a good price, Mr. Kammerer, who 

 had the Boston Terrier Kennel, did well, too; he sold a pup 

 to Mr. W. A. Pell, and another to Mr. H. LeGrand Cannon. 

 Miss Hermie he sold to Mr. Duraud Cheever for §100, and 

 Miss Daisey to Mr. Herbert Harriman for 8100, all of New 

 York. He also refused 8500 from Thomas Martin for the 

 winning bitch Nankin. It is expected that a Boston terrier 

 club will be started in New York. 



JohnWhelan imported and sold the bull-terrier Admiral 

 Mello to Mr. W. Faversham and^Vigilant to Mr. F. Church. 

 He also sold Billy Plimmer to James Patterson, who in turii 

 disposed of it to Mr. F. Church. He also sold Queen Mab to 

 Mr. Higgiuson and Daisy Belle to a gentleman in New York 

 Another bitch he has imported is Lady Woodrose, that 

 whelped ten puppies (six dogs) the day after landing. She 

 was sold to Mr. A. Taylor, of New York 



Mr. C. A. Shiun did not sell hisSkyes, but took orders for 

 nine Clydesdale terriers to be imported. 



The South Bend Kennels sold the no ed great Dane Major 

 McKinley to Mayor Gilroy, of New York, for, as stated 

 $1,500. 



Mr. Paine, an old-time field spaniel man, got the fever 

 again, and purchased the winning cocker Donovan from Dr. 



J. E. Hair, taking him home during the show to Stanton 

 Pa., where he now resides. 



Geo. W. Lovell, the pointer man, sold Pontiac Spot to 

 Percy R. King, of New York, and a native setter to Mr. 

 Geo. Warren, also of this city. 



Hempstead Farm Kennels sold Herdman II, the bobtail, 

 to Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan and had 8500 offered for the sen- 

 sational young bitch Hempstead Dorothy. 



Mr. Huntington sold the Russian wolfhound Nagrajdad 

 to Mr. Havemeyer. 



Mr. Patterson has sold the black and tan terriers Louie 

 and Buffalo King to'Mr.l Robert McLean, of Janesville, Wis., 

 who will show them at Chicago. 



Seminole Kennels are the happy possessors of a diminutive 

 pug, Banker, Jr., by name, He is now eight months old and 

 weighs but 3>olbs. He is a son of old champion Cash out of 

 Flossie C, by Silvershoe out of Zadie, a daughter of Old 

 Treasure. Dr. Sauveur tells us he is cobby and excels in pug 

 qualities. His debut will be made shortly, and is sure to 

 create interest. 



We never remember so many sales at a New York show, 

 and it is pertinent to remark that the crowds and the money 

 seemed to drift toward the terrier and smaller dog sections 

 throughout the week, the big dogs not commanding the 

 attention they usually receive. Passing along the dachs- 

 hund benches, we found that Mr. Manice had scud Hermit to 

 Mr. Francke, of New York; Ichthyosaurus to Mr. H. L. 

 Brevoort, New York, and Jessie Victoria to C. Mottschen- 

 bacher, M.D., of New York; a Janet pup to Mr. Cogswell, 

 of Brooklyn. Chas. Klocke, of Pittsburgh, did not go back 

 penniless, for he sold his noted dachshunds, Bessie K. and 

 Roy K., to Mr. H. O. Havemeyer, of New York, at a good 

 figure. 



Among the beagle men we found F. W. Chapman looking 

 happy, having disposed of six puppies at good prices to New 

 York parties. Mr. C. S. Wixom also disposed of nine beagle 

 puppies and one greyhound. 



Mrs. Senn had better sales than ever this year, having sold 

 to Columbus B. Rogers, of New York, the second prize Jap 

 Kobie for 1300. Tokio, first prize winner, was purchased by 

 Mr. A. B. Hilton for $500. The dog was purchased quite 

 recently on a- steamer at a comparatively low figure. Mr. 

 Stern bought two pug puppies at 850 each and a black and 

 tan terrier went to another New York man for §50. 



Spratts Co, fed and benched in a most acceptable manner, 

 but we would draw their attention to the wires in front of 

 the partitions that catch the clothing, and in one instance 

 tore a dog's lip. 



The Woodlawn Park Kennel sold the noted fox-terrier, 

 Ripon Stormer, to F. G. Browning, Mere Kennels, of Tarry- 

 town, N. Y., at a stiff figure. He will be placed at stud. 



T. G. Davey made some sales too. His setter winner, 

 Esmeralda, goes to H. B. Rollins, of New Ybrk, also Monk 

 of Furness LilL for §600. George B. Hopkins bought his 

 English setter dog, Brighton Ranger. 



Joe Lewis sold his winning greyhound pup, Chester, to 

 Mr. Wolff, of Philadelphia, and Spring of tha Valley to 

 Mr. Siedel, of the N. J. K. League. 



Frank Dole was busy. too. He bought the fox-terrier 

 Leoota from Mr. Higgiuson and sold it Mr. H. O. Havemey- 

 er, of New York. Modesty was also purchased by Mr. 

 Havemeyer. Woodcote Scamp went to Mr, W. S. Pattern, 

 Long Branch, N. J. The cocker Adam to Mr. Benningham; 

 of New Y"ork. 



The Boston Terrier Clnb offers 810 each for the best dog 

 and bitch at the Mascoutah Kenuel Club's show, March 

 13 to 16, 



The Gordon Setter Field Trial Club will hold their trials 

 next year near Taunton or Fall River, Mass., on Nov, 20. 

 Several good dogs are expected, and arrangements will be 

 much better this year. Mr. Oughton has promised entries, 

 and some are expected from England. The club will offer 

 prizes of 815 and -?10 at the Boston show for field dogs. Miss 

 S. A. Nickerson offers 820, to be placed as they think fit, 



^mating. 



Anything to Growl. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Having chafed for some days since reading Mr. John Trusty Hol- 

 den's views on reforming the A. C. A , I am at last, like the "now 

 thoroughly infuriated man of God" in the fable, moved to a high 

 sense of repartee. I admit that it would he courteous toward Mr. H. 

 for me to contribute these few stiekfuls over my own name. But 

 then a man of Mr. Holden's perspicacity and thorough knowledge of 

 A. C. A. meets and matters must know Ilex. If he does not I would 

 most respectfully suggest that he for once "come out of his hole" (on 

 the Passaic River) and visit just one meet. There is nothing like actual 

 experience to open one's eyes after all, and it is my opinion that our 

 friend is on far from trusty holding ground. 



Now, my dear Mr. Holden, did it ever occur to you that it is not 

 reform thatthe A. C. A. needs, but advancement? If instead of rush- 

 ing into print with ideas of A. C. A, reform you were to reform your- 

 self, and rather than cry down and belittle the almost incalculable 

 good work that the A. O..A, has done, were to work hard for its ad- 

 vancement, things might change. It is not, I repeat, reform that is 

 needed, but that power to act that comes from the force of numbers. 

 So get to work, friend. 



You hold that the clubs and not the A. C. A. are responsible for the 

 advance made hi canoes and their fittings. I deny that statement; 

 even if Mr. Burns does not. That the development of such ideas was 

 fostered by the clubs, no one cau doubt; but that the clubs instigated 

 such matters is au entirely wrong impression. Men go to the A. C. A. 

 meets with the best rigs and boats tbey have been able to produce 

 unaided. What happens? Their eyes are opened. They go homeand 

 tell their clubrnates all about it, the result is that the meet has ben- 

 efitted all the men in the club. One of my clubrnates had a canoe that 

 was considered "some pumpkins'' in local waters. Acting on my 

 advice he joined the A. C. A. and attended the Jessup's Neck meet. 

 When we returned he told me what he knew about canoes, rigs, and 

 camps, before he went to camp. It was "about one small page of very 

 large type." 



Your next statement, that "the Zerega sail competition was the 

 most practical action m the way of improvement of rigs, etc., we ever 

 had," is easily picked lo pieces in few words. Mr. Dunnell won the 

 event with a very small suit of sails. Mr. Douglass was close to him 

 with regard to points, carrying a much larger rig. Now if this com- 

 petition was of such practical use, showing puch great improvement, 

 etc., show us otter rigs like Bunnell's, in every-day use. 



Now we come to the "good old cruisers;" right here is where I live. 

 Vm one of them, aud I'm proud of it. You want to know why more 

 is not dono for the cruising member. Now any A. C. A man, who has 

 cruised the waters of this great country does not need to ask such 

 questions. The cruiser does not desiie to race; he wants to cruise, 

 and visit the camp for cruising and social purposes. He then becomes 

 acquainted with as fine a body of men as ever indulged in an athletic 

 sport. When he cruises he meets them agaiu, and a hearty welcome 

 and numerous courtesies are tendered. Even if he dees not know 

 them but meets theoi while cruising in their waters, the fact that both 

 are fellow-members of the A C. A. smoothes the way and the welcome 

 is just as sincere and heartv. Is not this standing, this good fellow- 

 ship worth one paltry dollar per year? Emphatically, yes. I hold 

 among my A. C. A. meet acquaintances some of my pleasantest 

 friends. U not a friend worth a dollar? If there be those to whom, 

 the foregoing are not sufficient returns for their dollar they are not 



