April 21, 1894.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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event in the particular field trial is held. The reason of this 

 being, without doubt, that many dogs win prizes at dog 

 shows that are worse than useless, having nothing to recom- 

 mend them but their appearance, in fact are full of bad vices 

 contracted from never having been trained or kept under 

 proper coutrol. It is a fact almost entirely ignored that these 

 very vices, sheep-killing, poultry-killing, hunting on their 

 own account, egg-sucking, and the fault (hardly a vice) of 

 being gun shy, are passed on from one generation to another. 

 Field trials are therefore beneficial in more ways than one as 

 they are conducive to the better preservation of game and 

 the proficiency in work of dogs in the field, though if dog 

 shows worked more in unison with field trials in regard to 

 our sporting dogs, there would be no need of the saying 

 "Handsome is that handsome does," for both would be as 

 near perfection as possible. VIATOR. 



Flaps from the Beaver's Tail. 



Toronto, Can. — A curious law is in force here which per- 

 mits a man to steal a dog and practically go unpunished. 

 If he, however, takes the collar he can be "sent down." The 

 fact is that the dog is not recognized as personal or chattel 

 property and is not recoverable except on a replevin suit, 

 which most times is an utterly useless expense. To have 

 this law changed and rectified a deputation of local breeders 

 lately waited on the Attorney General for Ontario and laid 

 their grievances before him." The deputation consisted of 

 Dr. McCully and Messrs. J. Morgan ,W. P. Fraser and David 

 Kennedy, who were introduced by Mr. Joseph Tait, M. P. P. 

 They asked that dogs be declared as chattel property. They 

 are chattels when imported and have to pay customs duty, 

 and are also subject to a municipal tax of from one to five 

 dollars per annum. Sir Oliver Mowat, the Attorney-General* 

 declared this phase of the case was new to him, and there 

 appeared to be sound logic in the arguments adduced; he 

 could, however, give no final decision, but it should receive 

 the best consideration. 



It will be in place here to print an extract from a letter 

 from Mr. Frank A. Stanton, manager of the Chateau Fron- 

 tenac, Quebec. He says: "In my own case my Irish terrier 

 bitch Miss Stout, C. 1638, has twice been stolen and is 'out of 

 sight now,' and although I have a fair idea of where she is, 

 I shall have to steal her before I can recover her." 



H B. Donovan. 



Mr. J. B. Martin's (San Francisco) new purchase, the fox- 

 terrier Blemton Spinaway, from the Blemton Kennels, arrived 

 safely on the Pacific coast. She will be bred to Blemton 

 Reefer. 



tinting m\i <H/om[8ing. 



The Oaks Coursing Meet. 



The Oaks Coursing Club's inaugural meeting was held 

 April 3 to 5. The first two days of the meeting were marred 

 by bad weather and a start was not made till the afternoon 

 of the 4th. The moisture resulting from the recent snows 

 left the going very heavy. "We have seen better coursing 

 grounds than the club had at their disposal, but never have 

 we seen the hares so resolute and as speedy as we found 

 them at Oaks. Only two weak hares were raised and on 

 these a short slip probably aided a quick kill. With but 

 few exceptions the slips were exceedingly long, due to the 

 wildness of the hares. In nearly every instance puss sought 

 safety on plowed ground, thus upsetting all calculations. 



The stake was for thirty-two all-aged dogs at $5 each, 

 first dog to receive $135, second $65, third and fourth $32.50 

 each, and four more S5 each, if the stake filled, with a pro- 

 portionate decrease if the stake did not fill. Only sixteen 

 paid entrance money— a fair stake for the first attempt. 



The officers of the club are: H. C. McCartny, president; 

 A. P. Slocum, secretary; H. B. Goodrich, treasurer. Execu- 

 tive Committee— H. C. McCartny, H. B. Goodrich and C. M. 

 Good. Field stewards, W. J. Wilson, B. F. Raddle and J. 

 M. Reynolds; judge, E. H. Mulcaster; slipper, Joe Keating. 

 And they did all in their power to make it pleasant for 

 coursers and visitors. Mr. Mulcaster's decisions gave 

 thorough satisfaction. Being an experienced horseman he 

 was always well up with the dogs, but never placeing him- 

 self in position to be dangerous to their work. It is pleas- 

 ing to course under a judge who gives his decision on the 

 merits shown and is capable of splitting a pair of close 

 working greyhounds. 



At 10 P. M. Monday night the last string of dogs arrived 

 and the club officers immediately proceeded with the draw, 

 which resulted as follows: 



H. C. Waterhouse's Slater— W. W. Good's Bess. 



Columbia Kennels' Laplander— D. C. Luse's Nettlefield. 



A. P. Slocum's Rachel— Eastern Coursing Kennels' Judge 

 Barnaby. 



A. P. Slocum's Roy's Canary— Eastern Coursing Kennels' 

 Royal Crest. 



R. Miles's Ansel— Eastern Coursing Kennels' Will-'o-the- 

 Wisp. 



M. Williams's Guess— Columbus Kennels' No Mercy. 



A, P. Slocum's Outcast — Columbus Kennels' Ramona. 



A. P. Slocum's Rendezvous— M. Williams's King. 



Nothing could be done Tuesday on account of the weather. 

 Wednesday broke unfavorably but the boys decided to make 

 a start after dinner. 



At 1:30 P. M. a long string of carriages and dog wagons 

 started southwest through mud and an occasional flurry of 

 rain. At 2:30 P. M. the first brace was called to slips. A 

 small patch of stubble was crossed before reaching the prairie 

 and after a long tramp of two hours without sighting a hare 

 the crowd was momentarily interested by the gesticulations 

 of an approaching horseman. "He has a hare located," came 

 from different individuals in the crowd. But on his arrival 

 we found it was only a red fox. "We would have liked the 

 chase but it was not on the programme, so we proceeded on 

 our weary tramp. The grass being damp, it was evident 

 that the hares were not on the prairie. This fact was demon- 

 strated when we reached a small strip of stubble. A hare 

 was raised at 100yds. to the left and 50yds. back of the slip- 

 per. 



SLATER— Bess.— Getting the dogs fairly well into line, they 

 were delivered in a long run up. Bess secured the first turn 

 by four lengths. Going on she did some good work, brought 

 the hare back within 100yds. of where it was raised, wrenched 

 twice when Slater dashed in for the kill. Bess won a one- 

 sided course. 



Laplander and Nettlefield went next to slips. A 

 short walk to a piece of stubble up one side of which Keating 

 took the dogs. A hare was raised and the pair delivered to a 

 long slip. Before Nettlefield was sighted, Laplander dashed 

 up directly behind his game, while Nettlefield ran to the 

 right some distance before she sighted, thus giving Laplan- 

 der a tremendous lead. Laplander turned toward Nettlefield 

 and it looked as if she would get in for an exchange, but 

 Laplander went on, driving a stiff hare through a long course 

 alone, Nettlefield never getting up. The hare got away on a 

 piece of plowed ground. No course. 



Rachel— Judge Barnaby. — A short walk and a good 

 hare was raised out of the same stubble. A long slip, some- 

 what in Rachel's favor and Judge Barnaby dashed up on the 

 outside for the first turn. Going right to work he ran up 

 several points, driving his game into a piece of plowed 

 ground which was unsuitable to his style of going. Rachel 

 on the contrary proved to be a wonderful mud lark; going by 



Judge she got in and showed some wonderful working 

 qualities, soon wiping out the score and won a hard course. 

 The hare ran away. 



Rot's Canary— Royal Crest.— The crowd shifted around 

 and again worked the stubble. A hare was soon up and 

 Keating (to a very long slip) delivered them fairly well. 

 Crest immediately showed in front. In a long run up (all on 

 stubble), Crest got first turn by any number of lengths. 

 Canary finally got in for a few weak wrenches, but Crest 

 went on after an awfully stiff hare, never allowing the bitch 

 a chance. The hare got away. 



Laplander— Nettlefield were then called for the unde- 

 cided. After a long tramp, working alternately the stubble 

 and prairie, a horseman rode up and directed us to where he 

 had one located. The hare raised as if bewildered with the 

 crowd, refused to run, and after squatting a couple of times 

 to the discomfiture of the slipper, he finally let them go, 

 Laplander immediately showing in front, got the first turn 

 by two lengths; going on he worked his game merrily, never 

 letting Nettlefield to the hare. Puss evidently was in form, 

 for pulling away the pair quitted. 



This finished the work for the day, leaving the remainder 

 of the card to be run through on the morrow. 



THURSDAY. 

 Second Bound. 



Morning dawned clear and bright and the start was made 

 at 10 A. M. for grounds some six miles southeast of town. 



Will-o'-the-Wisp— Ansel were first in slips. A nice 

 piece of prairie was worked, and on nearing some stubble a 

 hare raised in direct line of the slipper, but a long way out. 

 They were delivered, Will-o'-the-Wisp going out unsighted, 

 The hare disappeared over the little hillock. Ansel pulling 

 to the left, the hare came his way, and going in he did some 

 sharp work, driving puss on to stubble. Will o' the Wisp, 

 sighting, after a long run, got in, worked Ansel away from 

 his game, never allowing him a look in. Will-o'-the-Wisp 

 won. 



No Mercy— Guess were then called. A hare was soon up. 

 To a good slip No Mercy went up a good length for the turn. 

 Going on for the next, Guess came in for a turn. No Mercy 

 raced by, drove puss through a wire fence, getting a nasty 

 cut on his thigh, but she went on and won a long course 

 alone. The hare got away. 



Ramona— Outcast.— The crowd coming around to the 

 left soon raised puss. Ramona, immediately showing up in 

 front, raced two lengths for the turn, going on for the next 

 placed Outcast. Puss doubled right back, jumped clean 

 over Outcast, who was coming fast. She righted around 

 behind her game, but Ramona raced by and worked puss 

 until it went into a hole. 



Rendezvous— King.— A hare was located and the crowd 

 drew up on a high place in plain sight. Rendezvous drew 

 out four lengths for first turn; keeping well behind his hare, 

 he did good work. King went by and wrenched to Rendez- 

 vous, who killed it and won. 



Third Bound. 



Laplander— Bess.— To a stiff hare Laplander went up 

 five lengths for the time, going on working his game placed 

 Bess; she was only able to wrench twice; Laplander went 

 by, drove the hare into some stubble. Bess scored a go by, 

 but never got up to the hare, which ran away. 



Royal Crest— Rachel.— Working through a piece of 

 stubble, a hare was soon raised. To a good slip Crest led up 

 two lengths for the turn, held his place for the second, made 

 some strong 'wrenches, drove his hare into a pasture, where 

 he turned to Rachel, who got quite busy and did some telling 

 work, turned to Crest, went by and was on even terms when 

 the hare stretched away on some heavy going. Crest, not to 

 be denied, raced past, wrenched and drove the hare into a 

 hole, winning a long, well worked course. This finished 

 the day's work. 



FRIDAY 



Morning clear and bright. By 10 A. M. we were on the 

 way to the grounds in the same locality where we coursed 

 yesterday. It was 11 P. M. when 



No Mercy— Will-o'-the-Wisp were placed in slips. A 

 half-mile walk brought us to a strip of stubble. A hare was 

 put up, and clearing the stubble they were delivered to a 

 very short slip, just as the hare tripped and turned a double 

 somersault, alighting with face toward the crowd. He 

 shifted about just as Will-o'-the-Wisp dashed up and 

 wrenched to No Mercy, who wrenched back, Will-o'-the- 

 Wisp killing and winning a very unsatisfactory trial. 



Ramona — Rendezvous. — A hare was soon up a long way 

 out and ran across the path of the dogs, and the slipper being 

 unable to get them behind the game, let them go to a side 

 slip. Ramona immediately forged away from Rendezvous, 

 but the hare was lost in some weeds before she could effect a 

 turn. They were ordered back into slips. In the next 

 attempt Keating got the dogs in line with the game and 

 delivered them to a long slip. Ramona immediately drew 

 away, but before she could get up the hare had reached 

 plowed ground. She dashed in, however, turned puss off the 

 plowing, and Rendezvous coming up, immediately necked 

 in and drove the hare along the prairie, leaving Ramona 

 laboring on the plowing, and ere she reached good footing 

 Rendezvous had evened matters. The bitch came again, but 

 Rendezvous seemed always to nick in and keep her at a dis- 

 advantage. Ramona finally got in for a few wrenches, but 

 could never rub out the dog's score. Rendezvous went on, 

 but could never get up to his game, the hare escaping to 

 some stubble. 



Royal Crest— Laplander.— A hare was soon up to the 

 right of the slipper. To a good slip they were away neck 

 and neck for 40yds , when Laplander drew away for the 

 turn, being slightly favored; Crest came in, turned to Lap- 

 lander, who did some good work, placed Crest, went by and 

 wrenched to Crest, who got in a few wrenches, when the 

 hare broke away up a nice piece of road; Laplander came 

 with a rush, got alongside of Crest and it looked all over for 

 the mighty son of Greentick, when the hare from his own 

 accord shifted into a piece of fall plowing; Crest seeming to 

 realize his opportunity got in and did some good work and 

 had evened matters up when the hare broke away to a piece 

 of spring plowing. Crest went on but could never get up, 

 winning the grandest course of the meeting by an awful near 

 thing. Lunch was then indulged in. 



Fourth Bound. 



Rendezvous— Will-o'-the- Wisp were placed in slips at 

 I P. M. and quite a distance was traveled before we raised 

 puss. To a very short slip Will dashed in for the first turn, 

 wrenched twice and made an unsuccessful attempt to kill; 

 Rendezvous then went in for some very rapid work, killing 

 off .his own turn and getting the flag , a near thing. 

 After the customary thirty minutes 



Deciding Course. 



Royal Crest — Rendezvous were placed in slips. A long 

 weary uninteresting tramp followed over prairie, stubble and 

 plowed field without any signs of game. A council was held 

 and it was decided to make a move to the grounds we 

 coursed on the previous day. The dogs were ordered out of 

 slips, and after a half hour's drive a nice piece of prairie was 

 reached. The dogs were again put in slips, and after an un- 

 successful attempt to find game on the prairie, a piece of 

 stubble was worked. It being full of Russian thistles and 

 tumbling weeds, Rendezvous refused to go through it; so the 

 dogs were carried to the opposite side and again taken in 

 charge by the-slipper. Ahare was raised, butit was impossible 

 to deliver them on account of bad going. While crossing a 

 road, Mr. Slocum made a proposition to divide, but Mr. 

 Wilson (who was handling Royal Crest) wisely ordered the 



slipper to proceed. Entering another piece of stubble a hare 

 was soon up, and the pair let go to a very long slip. Crest 

 drew away and got first turn by a number of lengths, going 

 on he drove his hare out on a piece of prairie; this suited 

 Rendezvous and he got in some telling work, a fine exchange 

 followed, Rendezvous came again and made it look like bad 

 for Crest. In attempting to kill he was only rewarded with 

 fur, then Crest jumped in for a few quick wrenches and a 

 kill— winning the stake outright. C. R. H. 



• • • • 



Huron Coursing Meet. 



The grounds for the spring meeting of the Huron Coursing 

 Club were in the finest condition, and, with the exception of 

 a high wind, the weather was at its best. The hares were 

 very plentiful and the stakes were finished sooner than ex- 

 pected. 



Mr. E. H. Mulcaster's grand horsemanship and his ability 

 to split a brace of close-working greyhounds to the satisfac- 

 tion of the most experienced coursers, once more leaves con- 

 vincing evidence of his ability as a judge I do not give the 

 credit due him when I merely say he gave perfect satisfac- 

 tion. The confidence in his judgment proves itself when the 

 owners of such greyhounds as Judge Burnaby, Sir Hugo, 

 Nettlefield and the strong puppy Glenkirk, as well as others, 

 send them to be run in the hands of men strange to them. 



The officers of the club did their work well. The slipping 

 of Mr. E. B. Dinneen was very good, with the exception of 

 one or two cases, and I presume those were due to the condi- 

 tion of the slips. As we know, this is the most trying posi- 

 tion a man can be in, and the slips were not in order after 

 the first or second brace of dogs went from them. Mr. Din- 

 neen's judgment is good and his delivery is better than the 

 average. 



A word for the president of the club is not out of place. 

 Mr. Huntley did his work most commendably, and that he 

 will continue faithful to his fellow lovers of the leash seems 

 pretty certain. The other officers of the club did compara- 

 tively as well. 



April 9 at 9 P. M. the entries closed. In all there were 

 twenty- six entries, ten for the Sapling Stake and sixteen for 

 the All- Age. The favorites in the Sapling Stake were, after 

 the first round, Master Glenkirk, Miss King and Gilkirk. In 

 the All-Age, No Mercy, Sir Hugo and Judge Burnaby were 

 the favorites, but there was very little money at stake on any 

 of them. 



TUESDAY. 

 Sapling Stake— First Bound. 

 Tuesday morning was beautiful and a large crowd started 

 out about 10:30 to witness the sport. The first brace was 

 slipped about 10:30 A. M., and at 3 P. M. we stopped for 

 lunch, after which the first round of the All-Age was run 

 through. 



No better bred saplings ever met on American soil than at 

 this meet. The first pair to the slips was 



Coon— Master Glenkirk.— This was a short course and 

 given to Coon, but I really think Master Glenkirk won this 

 course. He led to the hare, and with a few exchanges the 

 kill was made, both heads together. 



Lady Dedlock— Jessie Green.— To a good slip, in the 

 first 300yds. Lady Dedlock led Jessie Green by five lengths. 

 Jessie then drew past, and in a long lead to cover, got the 

 verdict. 



Robert le Diable— Miss King.— Robert led by a length 

 for first turn; Mis King then getting an opening, and in a 

 long course had it all her own way, the jack going to ground. 



Thomas B. Reed— Gilkirk. — Gilkird led Thomas B. a 

 couple of lengths to the game; went on for a nice sequence. 

 Thomas B. then got in, and in a long trial worked the jack 

 for a long chase. 



Wir, McKinley— Glenn Wood.— The jack slightly fooled 

 McKinley, who got up for first turn, and after some nice ex- 

 changes Glenn Wood went on and finished the course with 

 credit, showing good speed and excellent staying qualities. 



This completed the Sapling Stake and a stop was made for 

 lunch, after which the All-Aged Stake was commenced. 

 All Age Stake— First Bound. 



The first pair to the slips was 



Lady— Jack.— Lady led to the jack by five lengths, and in 

 a long course never let Jack have a chance, Lady making the 

 kill. 



Guess— No Mercy.— To a poor slip No Mercy led to the 

 jack by two lengths for first turn, placing Guess for next. 

 No Mercy then got in and did some clever work, and never 

 left any room for doubt in the course. She made a kill and 

 had it all her own way. 



Willis H.— Grover.— The dogs ran wide, Grover shifting 

 the jack to Willis H, who got first turn. Grover came io. 

 for second turn and made a wrench and a kill. This gave the 

 course to Grover. 



Rachel— Sir Hugo.— Sir Hugo ran out for first turn by 

 three lengths, and kept in for some good wrenches, never let- 

 ting Rachel in until toward the end, when Rachel scored a 

 go-by and got in for a turn. Sir Hugo won easily, the jack 

 getting away. 



Ramona— Rendezvous. — To a poor slip Ramona led to the 

 jack for first turn, keeping her place for next, and in a long 

 and pumping trial had things her own way, puss going in a 

 hole. 



LailAnder— Will-o'-the-Wisp.— Laplander led for the 

 first turn by two lengths, coming around nicely for the 

 second. Will-o'-the-Wisp then got in and made a few 

 wrenches. Laplander tripped and fell. Coming to his feet 

 again he raced past and kept his place during the remainder 

 of the course. 



Carter O— Nettlefield.— Nettlefield led Carter to the 

 jack by three lengths for first turn, Carter coming in for the 

 next. After a few changes Carter C. finished the course 

 alone, making a kill. 



Flash— Judge Burnaby.— Judge led Flash full five 

 lengths and kept his place to the end, never letting Flash 

 in. Judge made a strong race and a nice kill. 



Thus ended the first round and the day's sport. 



WEDNESDAY. 

 Sapling Staltc— Second Bound. 



Another beautiful day and a larger crowd went out to see 

 the stakes ended. On account of a natural bye and guard- 

 ing it made one brace and three byes for the second round 

 of the Sapling. 



Coon— Thos. B. Reed.— The former was a little the 

 speedier from the slips, but in a long chase Tom Reed was 

 too strong for her. 



Jessie Green (a bye). 



Miss King (a bye). 



Glenwood (a bye). 



All-Age Stake— Second Bound. 



Lady— No Mercy.— No Mercy showed the most speed and 

 killed. 



Grover— Sir Hugo.— Hugo led some five or six lengths 

 and did not let Grover in until after a long, hard pull, possi- 

 bly the longest race of all. No kill. 



Ramona — Carter C. — The former beat him pointless. 



Laplander— Judge Burnaby.— The judge led a few 

 lengths to the turn and with a bit of luck won. 



Sapling Stake— Third Bound. 



Thomas B. Reed— Jessie Green.— This was a beautiful 

 course, the former leading a length or two, then they ex- 

 changed very evenly until the kill gave the course by a small 

 advantage to Thomas B. 



Miss King— Glenn Wood.— Miss K. showed the effects of 

 her hard bye-course and was handled quite easily by Glenn 

 Wood, whose work had been light before. 



