April 28, 1894.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



867 



DOG CHAT, 



A large number of prominent exhibitors were present at 

 Boston show on the first day, many of whose names will be 

 found in the list of those present at the club dinner on the 

 second evening of the show. Others who were to be seen were 

 R. C. Cornell, whose presence at the ringside reminded one 

 of the old days, and, of course, John E. Thayer was there to 

 see Starden's" King score again, and Bayard Thayer, whom 

 we are glad to see once more able to be about, was an in- 

 terested spectator of the judging. H. G-. Trevor, ran up 

 from New York to see how his poodles fared; E. B. Sears ran 

 in for a few minutes to view the scene of former triumphs, 

 and Thos. H. Terry snatched a few minutes from his busy 

 life to judge the collies. Dr. Perry wasn't telling any kennel 

 secrets, but whispered that his book on "Disease of Dogs" 

 would probably be out about August next, if his health re- 

 mained good and he could get up early enough to devote a 

 few hours a day at it. E. H. Moore, though he has just been 

 burned out of house and home, spent the first morning in a 

 happy manner with his winning dogs, and P. Blackwood Fay 

 watched the judging for some time. Another old timer and 

 one of the organizers of the club, Mr. J. A, Nickerson, 

 dropped in on "Lexington Day" to see if he could recognize 

 any of those present and we were pleased to see him looking 

 so well; his last show was about 1887. G, P. Wiggin was also 

 there to enjoy some of the reflected glory that his Judith 

 brings to him. W. J. Comstock, ran up from Providence 

 two or three times and invited everyone to the Providence 

 show next September, which is goiDg to be a record one by 

 all accounts. 



Around the foxhound benches were O. F. Joslin, M, T. 

 Mason, J. L. White, R. D. Perry, Dr. Tburber, A.McDonald, 

 Dr. Heffenger and others. Dr. Bigelow looked in to see 

 what his Chesapeakes had retrieved. Pointer men were much 

 in evidence. Robert Leslie, looking younger than ever, kept 

 his eye on King of Lynn, and W. Ledyard was the proudest 

 man in the building when Tempest won, while genial Harry 

 Dutton was correspondingly sad. A. A. Savage thought he 

 could have done better than he. with a. second prize winner 

 last year, but Miss Nickerson was delighted with her Gor- 

 don victories, while Mrs. Meaeham was too astonished when 

 when, the spaniel returns came in to say auything. Geo. F. 

 Reed didn't bring a "purple" pup, but some dogs that 

 could win on the bench and drive rabbits to home. Dr. 

 Faxon, another old-timer, sauntered through the collie aisles 

 looking no different than he did ten years ago. H.W. Smith 

 andH. H. Hunnewell, Jr., talked knowingly of wire coats 

 and bone, besides tacking up some blue ribbons. John Moor- 

 head, Jr., came all the way from Pittsburgh toseeStreatham 

 Monarch deposed and indulge in a rough-and-tumble fight 

 with his only rival, Cordona. H. Fred Church was also there 

 With his bull-terriers, and H. S. Hoyt came in to see Lucy 

 Glittors thrown out by her unfortunate Dudley nose. R. J. 

 Clarke, the Police Commissioner, saw Nankin repeat her 

 New York victories amond the Boston terriers, while Henry 

 Brooks and Oliver S. Ames, 2d, walked on "banks and bon- 

 nie braes" to victory with their smart little terriers. Dr. 

 Foote brought Mr. Ritchie with him to see how their wire 

 pups fared; the latter is fast becoming imbued with the 

 true spirit and takes defeat with as happy face as he did at 

 Philadelphia, when the ribbons were going his way on Mis- 

 ter Great Soap. Although Crib was defeated, jolly Dr. 

 Kenny wouldn't think of his patients till the end of the 

 show. F. W. Connollv was there to look after his "Ship- 

 wrecks." and F. C. Nims, from Painesville, O., wanted to see 

 Haughty Madge win her first challenge prize, and Dr. Cook 

 was getting points for a dog show among the Eskimos this 

 summer. The list could be extended indefinitely, but the 

 editor calls a halt. 



Under John Reed's able management the dogs were most 

 comfortably fed and housed, aisles and benches were kept 

 very clean and there was no lack of clean straw and good 

 feed, the Spratt's benching being a decided improvement 

 over the wooden benching used last year. Spratts Co. had 

 their stand tastefully arranged in charge of W. C. Ehrmann 

 and T. S Banks. Thymoline proved a most agreeable and 

 effective deodorizer, the little atomisers on the pillars being a 

 decided innovation. ". 



The officers of the club, President Ed. Brooks, who is a 

 second Bryson for hard work, Geo. A. Fletcher, who looks 

 after the cash, and David L. Loveland, the secretary, worked 

 early and late, while Sam Hammond, Jr., A. B. Cobb, Mr. 

 Clark, Walter C. Baylies and F. M. Curris were good and 

 faithful stewards. The rings were well served as they must 

 have been to get all the regular classes judged the first day, as 

 were most of the specials, which was a record in the history 

 of the club. One little grumble and we nave done. It is an 

 annual one about benching in rotation. This year it seemed 

 to be worse than ever and especially amongst the sporting 

 classes where the entries by kennels was large, here there was 

 scarcely a consecutive number. Dr. Glover attended to his 

 veterinary duties well. 



The rumor that Messrs. Brooks & Ames are to be in part- 

 nership for one year only we are requested to deny. The 

 plans these gentlemen have formed for the improvement of 

 Scotch terriers in America and which will be carried out 

 with James E. Green's practical aid, will consume a much 

 longer time than that. It is wonderful how popular these 

 terriers are becoming; they bid fair in time to become more 

 than rivals of the much admired Boston terrier. Nearly all 

 the young bloods talk about the fun they are having with 

 them and the woodchucks out on the farm, you know. 



The St. Bernard Bennington established an unenviable 

 record during the show. Donald Munroe, who was keeping 

 an eye on him during the show will carry the marks of his 

 violent affection and temper for some time to come, having 

 been badly bitten on the hand; another person also felt his 

 teeth and a young lady on the last night of the show ventured 

 to pat him and was severely bitten on the left hand. He 

 should have been wired up. 



The weather, which this season has been phenomenally 

 pleasant, was all that could be desired. Philadelphia alone 

 experienced during its week the only wet day during the 

 whole circuit so far. The attendance was very good through- 

 out the show and the club must have come out at the right 

 end They took in $400 more the first day than toe corres- 

 ponding day last year. As usual, the club gave its mid-day 

 lunch to all comers on the first day. 



There was only one untoward event to mar the general 

 good feeling during the show. In challenge Gordon dogs 

 Duke of Wellington was entered, but Leo B., the old cham- 

 pion was shown in his stead. This gave rise to a protest 

 which we understand was thrown out when the circum- 

 stances were explained. It seems Ben Lewis entered Duke 

 and after Philadelphia sent him into the country to Di. 

 Dixon's place for a rest. In the meanwhile Dr. Dixon had 

 presented the dog to Mr. Allen, of Bangor, Me. W hen ready 

 for Boston Ben Lewis seat for the dogs and the man brought 

 Leo B instead of Duke, explaining the reason. Ben thought 

 he could perhaps have the entry changed on arrival at Bos- 

 ton and brought the dog along. He claims he asked Mr. 

 Read if the entry could be changed when he arrived the day 

 before the show; Mr. Loveland was consulted and fie said 

 no, and Lewis benching the dog rather than keep him m his 

 crate made his first mistake. The dog was taken into the 

 ring by an attendant and was beaten by Count Noble, fc irst 



one, then another saw the dog and were unanimous that 

 the dog was Leo B. Then Mr. Lewis made mistake number 

 two by sticking to it to those who knew better, ourself 

 among the rest, that the. dog was Duke of Wellington. 

 Here he was distinctly in error and gave cause for every one 

 to think that he had been guilty of sharp practice. Finally 

 he owned that the dog was Leo B. and a telegram was 

 received by the management from Dr. Dixon to that effect. 

 There was some talk of the case being taken before the 

 A. K. C, but according to Mr. Lewis's side of the case we 

 fail to see what good can be done by this. If the manage- 

 ment knew it was Leo B. that settles it, though both Ben 

 Lewis and the superintendent are to blame for allowing the 

 dog to be benched, at least, until after the judging. On the 

 other hand we have it on good authority that Mr. Bead 

 stated that Ben Lewis never came to him at all about it. 



The children of the Perkins Institute for the blind visited 

 the show nn Thursday by the special invitation of President 

 Edward Brooks. It is wonderful how the blind children feel 

 for the points of a dog, but it is rather dangerous to allow 

 them to ramble round the aisles handling dogs indiscrimin- 

 ately, and bending over the benches in their blind confidence. 



It is not likely that Mr. Fred Hoey will judge fox-terriers 

 at Louisville, Ky., and the classes will be given to Mr. Mor- 

 timer. 



Two prominent exhibitors are to be investigated by the 

 Advisory committee this week, and at the meeting of the 



A. K. C. next Thursday. One is on a fox-terrier transaction 

 by a Canadian exhibitor, and the other the outcome of a 

 spaniel disagreement where the club may have to settle the 

 difference between meum and tuum. 



The New England Kennel Club with their usual hospi- 

 tality bestowed the following invitation freely among the 

 exhibitors and visitors to the Boston show; 



"DEAR SIR: The Bench Show Committee would be pleased 

 to have your presence at a dinner to be given to the press and 

 visiting exhibitors at the Copley Square Hotel, Huntington 

 avenue, Wednesday, April 18, at 6 o'clock P. M. Yours very 

 respectfully, D. E. Loveland, Sec'y." 



The occasion was an excuse for quiet sociability, and a 

 pleasant reunion ensued . Time was valuable, so no speeches 

 were indulged in. The following gentlemen sat down at the 

 five long tables in the order named, Mr. Brooks and others of 

 the officers sitting at the cross table facing the company: 

 Hoi lis White, Sid. L. Brockett, James E. Green, "Uncle 

 Dick," Francis M. Curtis, D. E. Loveland, Edward Brooks, 

 G A. Fletcher, O. W. Donner, James L. Little, Louis Con- 

 toit, Chas. N. Symonds, H. Clay Glover, Y. S., J. C. White, 



B. Alton Smith, Lester A.Pearle, B. F. Lewis, Fred P. Kirby, 

 John N. Lewis, Harry B. Tallman, F. W. Whitlock, G. E. 

 Bobbins, G. E. Cornwall, Gardner H. Williams, William 

 Burke, Bradford S. Turpin, Jos. Lewis, H. A. de Russy, E. 

 M. Oldham, D. Jarrett, Frank F. Dole, H. W. Lacy, W. B. 

 Atherton, E. K. Sperry, W. C. Ehrmann, C. W. Lougest, J. 

 M. Taylor, N. Q. Pope, C. F. Lewis, Jas. Mortimer, W. Tall- 

 man, W. S. Clark, F. W. Chapman, John Davidson, Jas. E. 

 Hair, V. S., H. Y. Jamieson, F. H. Roberts. 



It was understood that the close of this show would seethe 

 retirement of Mr John Read, for the present at any rate, 

 from dog show management. A few of the boys got together 

 and it was decided to offer him a substantial testimonial. 

 A neat sum was soon collected and two large cases of solid 

 silver spoons and forks and silver knives were selected. The 

 presentation was made on Friday evening at 8:30 o'clock in 

 the exhibitors' room. Mr. Bead was literally dragged from 

 his work and made to listen to the following paper, which 

 Mr. Oldham intoned in his melodious voice: 



"Mk, Read— Your friends in the dog fancy, while pleased 

 to hear that vou are called to an important position in New 

 York, regret'that it may in future interfere with the friendly 

 relations which have continued so long between us. You 

 have always been a good friend to the dogs and their owners, 

 and you have the heartiest good wishes of us all for the 

 future. More than that, we wish to show in a more substan- 

 tial manner the estimation in which you are held, and, 

 therefore, it is my pleasant duty to present you, in the 

 name of those present, with these two cases. May you and 

 your good lady live long to enjoy the good things of this 

 world , and when there are no more dogs to catch in New 

 York, you will always find a welcome among your friends 

 the exhibitors, for there is not a man here who is not under 

 an obligation to you." 



Mr. Read then accepted the handsome present m a few 

 appropriate words, and telling a man to give them to Mrs. 

 Read, hurried down stairs again to ship dogs from the show. 

 Mr. Bead will assume his new duties with the S. P. C. A. on 

 May 1. 



Beaufort's Prince, the well-known mastiff, was the victim 

 of mistaken identity on Friday, at the Boston show. The 

 affair created considerable excitement in mastiff circles. It 

 seems a Mr. Farron, of Bridgewater, Mass., claimed that 

 Prince was his dog, having lost it about five months ago. 

 He created some trouble in the show and was requested to 

 leave He then got the sheriff to seize the dog m Dr. Lougest s 

 absence some time during the day The dog was taken to 

 Al Watts's place and he appraised it at $500, and Mr. Farron 

 had to put up a bond for that amount. Dr. Lougest ot 

 course treats the affair as a serious matter in one sense, for if 

 a man can do this with impunity no one's dog is safe at a 

 Massachusetts show. The dog is well known as Beaufort's 

 Black Prince's brother, and has been shown two years in New 

 York, having been whelped in 1890. He was bred by Mr. 

 Winchell, who sold him to Mr. Freleigh, secretary of the 

 United States Life Insurance Company in New York, who m 

 turn disposed of him to Mr. H. Mead, secretary ot the Mastiff 

 Club, and from him Dr. Lougest purchased the dog. Dr. 

 Lougest will employ able counsel in the matter and bring 

 suit for the dog's recovery, as well as for damages in the case 

 if Mr. Farron does not come to his senses before long. 



N. E. F. T. C. Meeting. 

 The New England Field Trial Club held a meting on 

 Tuesday evening of the Boston show at the Hotel Thorndike. 

 Dr. Haywood presided. A good deal of discussion arose on 

 the retrieving question and also as to whether trials should 

 be held this year. A sweepstake trial is most favored, but a 

 committee c5mposed of A. R. Sharp, W. C. Baylies and Ed- 

 ward Brooks, will decide the matter, so that in all probabil- 

 ity field trials will take place, and the Gordon Setter Club 

 will probably hold theirs at the same time. A pleasant din- 

 ner was given afterward, at which the members and visitors 

 sat down in the following order: Dr. Haywood and Mr. E. 



D. Brooks, "end men," Hobart Ames, A. L Finney, H. W. 

 Lacy, I., Hammond, Jr., W. B. Atherton Hollis White, p. 



E. Loveland, G. A. Fletcher, Lester Pearle D. Tallman, A. 

 R. Sharp, Major J. M. Taylor, E Knight bperry J. A. 

 Sharp, Jr., T. S. Bellin, G. W. Lovell, F. H. Roberts, F. W. 

 Whitlock and Walter C, Baylies; the talk afterward was 

 kept up till a late hour. 



The St. Bernard Club of America will hold a meeting at 

 Madison Square Garden Tuesday, May 1, at 8 P. M , the first 

 day of the specialty show. It is understood that Mr. hidney 

 W Smith will after all judge at this show, as he is now on 

 the way to this country. 



Mr George F. Reed, of Barton, Vt., never sold so much 

 stock at ajshow in his life. Fourteen beagles will change 



hands as a result of his visit to Boston. Among them he 

 sold Drive to Mr. Plunkett, of Lowell, Mass. 



New England Beagle Club Meeting. 

 The quarterly meeting of the New England Beagle Club 

 was held on Thursday afternoon last in the press room at 

 the Boston show. The second annual field trials were dis- 

 cussed and the date fixed upon is the. week commencing Oct. 

 23. Entries, except for Champion Stake, will close Oct. 1. 

 It is probable that the trials will beheld at Oxford, Mass., as 

 before. The classification will be about the same as last 

 year, but this the field trial committee will finally settle. 

 Classes will be made for dogs and bitches, 13 to 15in. and 13iu. 

 and under. There will also be a Derby. The selection of 

 judges is left with the executive committee. The secretary 

 wili correspond with the following: H. B. Tallman, A. C. 

 Krueger, Jos. Lewis, G. B. Appleby, Geo. Laick, E. J. Ken- 

 neally, Mark Lewis, Jr., and A. Parry, and from these two 

 iudgeswill be chosen. Delinquents must settle their dues 

 by June 1 or bid adieu to the club. Mr. E. Manice. was 

 elected to membership. The field trial committee was elected 

 as follows: Messrs. Chapman, Joslin, Hanson, Fiske, Reed, 

 Shelleross, Manice and Clark, The club made a special dis- 

 play at the show, their dogs being benched together. 



The Fox-Terrier Club followed the example of the Bulldog 

 Club, and had special cards over the members' dogs exhibited. 

 In a large glass case were displayed the handsome cups and 

 trophies given by the club. They have a hustling and sys- 

 tematic secretary in Mr. H. W. Smith. 



Seacroft Kennels sold Seacrof t Avenger to Mr. Sullivan, 

 McGregor, Iowa, during Boston show. Ben Lewis bought a 

 cheap pointer in Emblem that will probably do some win- 

 ning for him. 



Mr. R. Leslie has placed King of Lynn in John N. Lewis's 

 hands to prepare for the fall trials. 



The greyhound men had a laugh on Geo. Thomas, Joe 

 Lewis and A. C. Bradbury. Each thought the other would 

 be there in full strength and the consequence was one chal- 

 lenge class was empty, and the kennel prize went a begging, 

 with their good dogs"at home. 



We have received a copy of Mr. Rawdon Lee's second 

 volume of "Modern Dogs," devoted to the non-sporting 

 division. We shall have more to say about this handsome 

 work next week. 



Louisville Show. 



"A Friend of the Irish Setter" offers at the Louisville show 

 a silver-plated cup for the best Irish setter which has been 

 placed at any public field trial in America or Europe. The 

 same for the best dog, same conditions. A silver-plated cup 

 for the best Irish setter stud dog that has sired both field trial 

 and bench show winners, and a silver-plated cup for the best 

 Irish setter dog or bitch that is the sire or dam of any Irish 

 setter ever placed at any public field trial in Europe or 

 America. A number of specials have been added to the list 

 for the Louisville show. Canadian exhibitors will have their 

 dogs admitted under the same bonded conditions that ob- 

 tained at the Chicago show. Special rates will be given by 

 the railroads entering Louisville for both dogs and exhibi- 

 tars. The local interest in the show has been fully aroused, 

 and as many of the breeds will be new to the "folks," it 

 should be a good place for sales. Exhibitors should remem- 

 ber that the show commences on Wednesday, May 9. Late 

 advices state that a challenge class is made for Chesapeakes, 

 prize $10. Black and tans, under 71bs , challenge dogs and 

 bitches, $7 each. Entries have come in well; the local entry 

 is surprisingly large, and signs point to an entry of over 500. 

 A Russian wolf spitz (?), imported fromRussia two years ago 

 and owned in New Albany, Ind., is entered. Another nov- 

 elty is said to be a French toy terrier, 18mos. old, weighing 

 lib. 4oz. . 



Brunswick Fur Club. 



A SPECIAL meeting of the Brunswick Fur Club was held 

 at Mechanic's Hall, Boston, Mass., on April 17, President 

 Pope in the chair and a large number of members present. 



Dr. A. C. Heffenger, of the committee on the revision of 

 the standard for judging American foxhounds, reported the 

 standard as finally formulated. It was unanimously 

 adopted as the. official standard of the club. 



Messrs John M. White, L. O. Dennison and H. J. Given 

 were appointed a committee to select grounds for the field 

 trials of '94. ' . _ „ _ m 



Messrs. N. Q. Pope, A. C. Heffenger and Bradford S. Tur- 

 pin were appointed to select judges for the field trials of '94 



Mr. N. Q. Pope was elected delegate, to the American 

 Kennel Club, and Mr. L. O. Dennisou was chosen M. F. H. 

 to serve during Mr. Whipple's absence in California. 



Rule 10 of the running rules was amended to read as 

 follows: The hounds in the Ail-Age class shall be divided 

 into two packs, and these packs shall be run separately dur- 

 ing the first and second days of the trials. On the evening 

 of the first day the judges shall post in a conspicuous place 

 the names of the hounds in each pack, that they wish to see 

 run on the second day. On the evening of the second day, 

 the judges shall post the names of the hounds they wish to 

 see run on the third day. On the third day the hounds 

 remaining in the class shall be run as one pack, and in the 

 evening of that day the judges shall make the awards. Pro- 

 vided, however, that no hound shall receive a prize for 

 tonguing or style, unless he has been placed in one of the fol- 

 lowing classes— hunting, speed or endurance. 



Mr D. D. Roundy, Surrey, N H., was elected to mem- 

 bership. Adjourned. Bbadford S. Ttjrpin, Sec'y. 



The Specialty Show. 



THE entry polled for this interesting show, while not quite 

 so large as was expected, is made up of the crime de la crime 

 in the different breeds represented; in fact, all the principal 

 kennels are represented. Canada sends some of her best, and 

 Mr Piatt will have Sir Bedivere, Rustic Beauty and others 

 from Little Rock, Ark. Mr. Sidney W. Smith, of Leeds, 

 England, came over on the Arizona, which arrived last Mon- 



Mortimer will s^il for England soon after the Louisville 

 show, and a much mooted question in great Danes will 

 receive attention. More we cannot say at present. 



United States Field Trials Club Grounds. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



I have located the spring trials of the U. S. F. T. Club, at 

 West Point. Miss. 1 was there last week and looked over 

 the grounds', and am pleased to say that I consider them the 

 best grounds I have ever seen for field trial purposes. The 

 preserve is ten miles square, without fences, ditches Or 

 gullies. The dogs can be seen in any part of the grounds, 

 and wagons can follow the horsemen wherever they go. 

 Birds are plentiful. I found over 100 birds in less tnan one 

 hour. The hotel and livery accommodations are entirely 

 satisfactory, and first class fare will be served at second class 

 prices. The citizens of West Point are pleased to know 

 that the trials are held there. They promise us the keys to 

 the town on our arrival, and the best they have is subject 

 to our order, •^'P- T. Madison, Sec'y-Treas, 



