June 2, 18W.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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beauty of forin that an English setter should have, and still 

 without an ounce of shpei-fluous lumber ot the heaviness of 

 a Count Howard, for instance. 



I think it is time for those breeders who love an English 

 setter for its beauty of form as well as field qualities to give 

 the subject careful thought. There is no earthly reason why 

 dtjgs of. .acknowledged good form cannot go in the field and 

 win. They.sbould be pushed to the front with this end in 

 View. If field trial.work is to be ief t entir ely in the hands of 

 those kennels whiCh are winning how the truly formed Eng- 

 lish settjei- will.sodh be but a rhemdry, and as ydU remarked 

 |n, thfe Liouisville tepoUj there will be a$ mstny tjrpes ahd 

 weedy specimens as one how finds in the American fox- 

 hound. The same cause in both cases will lead to the sam'e 

 feffects, breeding entirely for speed and nose to the neglect 

 j$ standard requirements in regard to build and head. One 

 mah'S . voice cannot work a cure, but if several make their 

 opinions known perhaps the" note of warning will be heard in 

 time. , . . , i j.. ,.. j , 



What hope is there for the English setter when the ijew- 

 comers and breeders are told to follow the awards at New 

 York and some of those at Philadelphia this year; the ihan 

 who breeds for type may as well throw up his hands and 

 keep his dogs at home for any chance he may have with 

 those mixed awards. However racily built a setter may be, 

 it should Stand no chance on the show bench when its ears 

 hang like .an elephant's, with eyes like yellow marbles, and 

 pujzjste; likfe ah, ant eater, in fact, for the exception of coat 

 and <polor bear little resemblance id the good old standard. I 

 consider the vague terms. o r t the English Setter, glob's, stands 

 ard is responsibjeufor much of the present trohble*. B. J. 



New York, May 22. 



POINTS AND FLUSHES 



\By a Staff Correspondent.} 

 Bog Dealings. 



E.ew dog fanciers have any idea of the number of com- 

 plaints, coining from purchasers, which are made to the 

 editors of sportsmen's journals in the cottrsfe of each year, in 

 respect to unfair or dishonest treatment received from the 

 seller ih connection with some canine transaction. It would 

 seem that ail equal standard of business honor, or even a 

 higher dne, should obtain than that which governs the 

 evfery-day transactions of common business. I think that, 

 bh the whole, there is a higher sense of honor, and that un- 

 fair dealings are confined tb a vert few individuals, ones 

 hrho i h'rob'ably wduld not dbserve the strict rules of fair deal- 

 hg let their vacations be vvhat they might. I an! disposed, 

 ipwever, to thirik that so'nle .sellers tin wittingly offend by 

 following a false standard of tallies, b'stse'd, primarily on a 

 good pedigree, or one which will pass, as su,ch, ds- the unit of 

 chief value. Generally, a fashionable pedigree is set fojrth 

 and claimed as a most valuable consideration. A high price 

 is set on each individual of a whole litter, because each one 

 has the same fashionable pedigree. The strong and the 

 weak, the well or ill-shaped, the healthy or unhealthy, etc., 

 are too apt to be rated at a high market value on the score 

 of good or fashionable pedigree. 



It seettLB a reasonable proposition that a purchaser, who 

 bays a first-class price, is entitled to a first-class article. In 

 the purchase of a dog, good physical condition and good 

 health should be insisted ubon as Well as pUrity of blood. A 

 blijjpy, bte hfe evet SO well bred, if worthless from physical in- 

 firmities, is hdt a merchantable article at. a high price on the 

 score of good breeding. The physical perfection and capabili- 

 ties of the individuals of a strain should be the real test of 

 the excellence of the blood. If the breeder from any cause 

 raises; inferior specimens from good stock, he cannot justly 

 fexpebt the best prices tor theih. Insufficient or poor food, 

 qsul sleeping quarters, hr bad Condition df the parents,, or 

 yveedy parents, or good, blbbd, are conditions in breeding Which 

 cannot have good results. , , , 



Where a puppy, or grown dog, for that matter, is sold at a 

 high price and proves to be other than represented, it is a 

 matter to be settled in court and not in a newspaper. There 

 seems to be quite a general opinion to the contrary, however. 

 But if people who hold such opinions will but consider that 

 there are always two sides to an agreement and that each 

 side must have a full hearing before any just conclusion on 

 the issue can be reached, it will readily be seen that a private 

 matter, perhaps of interest only to the principals, could eas- 

 ily grow into a public affliction in a newspaper. Moreover, 

 in a court the parties are held to the issue. In a newspaper 

 it is too often mere bold assertion, largely devoted to crim- 

 ination and recrimination. 



I received in a letter from a gentleman in Canada a descrip- 

 tion of a puppy which he recently purchased in the States — 

 not in the way of any complaint, but as an expression of dis- 

 appointment. The puppy is of good breeding. My corre- 

 spondent writes; 



"I have a setter bitch pup, whelped May 8, 1893, purchased 



from — — , which I have named . She reached 



me the most dilapidated dog I have seen for some time past. 

 I soon discovered the cause, and gave her some worm pow- 

 ders. Iwas rewarded by her expelling one tapeworm 37in. 

 long, nine red flesh-colored worms from 1% to Tin. long, and 

 a large number of small white worms. She is still very weak 

 and dead on her feet. I cannot help feeling disgusted that a 

 pup in her condition was shipped. As it is I can not expect 

 much from her this year, she being still too weak to yard 

 break." _ B. Waters. 



DOG CHAT. 



We have received Bawdon B. Lee's third and concluding 

 Volume of "Modern Dogs." This is devoted to terriers, and 

 we shall have more to say about it next week. The price of 

 the book is $6 at this office. 



The death of Mr. Hughes-Hughes is announced in the 

 issue of Stock-Keeper just received. This gentleman has 

 long been identified with St. Bernards in England, and only 

 recently compiled a specialist stud book of the holy breed in 

 conjunction with Mr. Gosling. Mr. Hughes-Hughes im- 

 ported from Switzerland such well-known St. Bernards as 

 the brindle dog Angelo, the smooth Daro, the rough Grandee, 

 and the noted hitches Salome and Maretta. Another well- 

 known St. Bernard breeder has also joined the majority. 

 This is Mr. W. A. Kirkham, of Knutsford, Cheshire, who 

 bred Lady Mignon, Lord Douglas and other cracks. 



British Fancier gives an interesting account of Mr. C. H. 

 Wheeler and his noted kennel of collies in the latest issue. 



Mr. C. A. Stone, of Toronto, has purchased what he terms 

 a cracking fine English setter bitch. This is May that he gave 

 first to at the late Toronto Kennel Club show. She is by 

 Burgess' Doncaster out of Nellie Lee. He has since bred her 

 to Sir Tatton (Sir Allister— Belle of Purness). Mr. Stone 

 has just purchased a place in Toronto, and will now be able 

 to keep his dogs at home, as he intends building a kennel for 

 about ten or twelve dogs. 



The dog which came over on the Nomadic for Mr. Bradbury, 

 turns out to be the wire-haired fox-terrier Halifax Revival, 

 which, in conjunction with Mr. Nelson, he has purchased 

 from Mr. James Dennis, of Redruth, Cornwall, England. 

 This dog is by General, by champion Jack Frost and out of 

 Nettle, by champion Carlisle Tack, so he does not lack good 

 blood. His winnings on the other side are Skipton, three 

 firsts; Halifax, two firsts and specials; Darwen, first; More- 

 pambe, three firsts and two specials; Wyan, first; Blackpool, 



first; Burnley, two firsts; all north country shows and under 

 four of the best judges. As he is a dog with stiff wire coat, 

 great bone and lots of terrier about him, he should be an 

 acquisition to the fancy. He will be placed at stud shortly. 

 He arrived in excellent condition. 



A regular meeting of the National Beagle Club of America 

 will be held at the A. K. C. rooms, 44 Broadway, on Monday, 

 June 4, at 4 P. M. 



The English Kennel Club is being brought to task by sev 

 firal exhibitors, who claim that the English setter classes 

 were, unjustly canceled at the late show. The secretary of 

 the English Setter Club claims to hare known of 14 entries 

 having been made, and as Other breeds which had less entries 

 were allowed to remain in there is no little anxiety to know 

 the reason for their elimination from the E. C. show. There 

 is already a feeling among pointer and setter men on. the 

 other side that the Kennel Club does not sufficiently consider 

 the interests of these sporting: breeds, especially where field 

 trials ate concerned, and their recent action will not 

 se;rve to improve nlatters. It only shows what a hold pure 

 "fancy" has on showing in England at present. Fourteen 

 entries only of English setters a? the principal show! 



Some superstitious people claim that if a dog howls, death 

 is sure to follow. It depends, oUe would say, a gCtod deal on 

 the kind of a rap one gets at the dog.— Harlem Life. 



Mi's. Smyth, owner of the Swiss Mountain Ifennels, teilB 

 us that the Weil known red cocker bitch Ruth S. recently, 

 tfeeaihe the. mother df eleven puppies by Red Doc. Nine or 

 tb,erh are. flogs, all red and varying little in the shade and 

 "not a rqnt ftmong them." jKuth suckled the whole brood 

 for a week and hone ever did better. A foster mother was 

 then secured. Their fair 6'whe£ fiaively remarks that she 

 hopes in this litter to raise en ough diff ef efi£ styles of cockers to 

 suit all the nom-de-plumes judges, whether" they. Wish "long 

 and low" or "tall and short. " Another interesting, litter of 

 eight came from the union of Lady Fidget and Middy. 

 Mrs. Hall had a ( litter of ten by Middy out of Hamilton 

 Dinah, and is raising nine of them; and Tonita, that Mr. 

 'Donovan" Paine bought at the Philadelphia showin whelp to 

 Middy, has also increased the cocker population by ten, so 

 this little "lap" dog as some cruel critics term him, must 

 be considered a very practical one at any rate. 



Death of Col. F. G. Skinner. 



We regret Very much to hear of the death of Col. E. G. 

 Skinnef. He died at Charlottesville, Va., May 21. He was 

 a, grand old sportsman, a charming writer and a type of the 

 old school yirginian, of Whom few are left. He was an en- 

 thusiastic fox hunter and was one of the first, if not the first, 

 to own and tun, a, pack of houudsin the vicinity of New 

 York, and even 1 a't the advanced age of seventy-five he held 

 his own with the younger ones in the, memorable fox chases 

 held during the Richmond showin iS8S. Cot. Skinner was 

 born March 17, 1814, and was educated in France. With the 

 grandchildren of Lafayette. He was a brave soldier, a gen- 

 tleman in every sense and his contributions to sporting liter- 

 ature were among the most graceful writings of this end of 

 the century. 



The Prince of Monaco is experimenting with a new kind 

 of fish net. The name of Monaco is strongly suggestive of 

 nets and gudgeons. — Philadelphia Ledger. 



We draw attention to the hew offerings in our business 

 columns this week. Seminole Kennels place well bred col- 

 lies at reasonable prices; J. Dennis, of England, offers grey- 

 hounds and Irish terriers: Richwood Kennels, two pointer 

 bitches; A. D. Fiske, well bred oeagle pups; Richwood Ken- 

 heis, English setter pups; H. W. L., a well bred fox-terrier. 

 At stud: Maybrook Kennels offer services of prize-winning 

 wire-haired fox-terrier Halifax Revival. 



In renewing his advertisement in our business columns Dr. 

 Sauveur, owner of the Seminoie Kennels, tells us that they 

 have at last moved into their new kennels, which are situ- 

 ated on a farm, about two miles from his residence at Chest- 

 nut Hill. They have about twice as much kennel room as 

 before, with very large exercising yards, well shaded with 

 fine old trees. ' Seminole Kennels have always been cramped 

 for room, although the doctor built one of the prettiest little 

 stone kennels in the country, on his grounds, and this will 

 now be used more as a show place for some of the best stock. 

 Dr. Sauveur closes his letter by saying: "We are now so 

 fixed as to be able to raise some good puppies, and thereby 

 show dogdom what the Seminole Kennels can do." Will. 

 Connors will live at the new place. 



The crack mastiff bitch Brampton Beauty whelped on the 

 16th inst seven puppies to Beaufort's Black Prince; five of 

 them are dogs. Mr. Winchell says they are very large and 

 so alike it is difficult to tell one from the other. They are 

 all future champions. The litter is interesting not merely 

 on account of its illustrious parentage but from the fact that 

 it was supposed Brantford Beauty, like many other large 

 bitches that have been extensively exhibited, was barren. 

 She will be bred once more to Beaufort's Black Prince and 

 then return to England if no one here secures her before 

 then. Mr. Winchell thinks that the only reason mastiffs are 

 not as popular as formerly is because of the poor specimens 

 offered for sale. It is the same with good mastiffs as with 

 good horses— there is always a demand for the best and the 

 supply is rarely equal to the demand. 



As we go to press this week on Monday instead of Tues- 

 day, a number of late communications and letters must lie 

 over. 



The Rhode Island Fair Association, which holds its second 

 dog show at Cranston, R. I., Sept. 18 to 21, is preparing for 

 an entry of 800, which, from the inducements they will offer, 

 they confidently expect to poll. Their premium list of 83,500 

 is a large one, especially when the entry fee is only $1 50. 

 Kennel prizes of $15 will be offered for the more important 

 breeds.with $12 for the challenge and $12 and $6 in open classes 

 in the principal breeds, and $10 and $5 in the other classes. 

 A more liberal classification will be set forth than last year, 

 and possibly a third prize will be given in several breeds, as 

 puppy classes will not be much thought of, and this will 

 make room for more important exhibits. Mr. Fred. Otto 

 will assist as superintendent. Messrs. Davidson and Mor- 

 timer are down to judge, but other judges are yet to be 

 chosen. The committee on the kennel department is com- 

 posed of good and tried men. They are: Walter J. Com-' 

 stock, who heads the list, and we know how wellhe filled his 

 office last year; Charles C. Gray, a well-known setter man; C. 

 Fred. Crawford, of Foreman & Plantagenet fame; John H. 

 Congdon, the owner of King Lud and other well-known bull- 

 dogs; R. L. Keack, who loves all doga, and especially bull 

 ana Irish terriers; and Sam H. Roberts, who loves a setter 

 and shows it in his capital articles on field sport in the 

 Providence Journal, for which he sometimes does not re- 

 ceive full credit. Such a committee begets confidence, and 

 as the dogmen are always in favor of shows in connection 

 with fairs, there is little doubt a bumper entry will be forth- 

 coming. Last year there were 110,000 visitors at Cranston, 

 and the trotting there is always exciting. Judging of the 

 dogs will be done under the canopy of heaven, as a year ago, 

 and, as our informant writes, "and with competent judges 

 selected, we expect even the angels to look down and smile 

 their approval." 



ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



There is no charge fot answering questions under this head. All 

 questions relating "to ailments of dogs will be answered by Dr. T. Q. 

 Sherwood, a member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. 

 Communications referring to other matters connected with Keime. 

 Management and dogs will also receive careful attention. 



J. N. A., Toledo, O.— Watch our advertising columns. We do not 

 advise where to buy. 



B. M. W,, 'Brie, Pa —We do not know who owns the English setter 

 Benjamin Harrison, in New York. If Mr. R. O. Pennell owns ai 

 Valuable dog We are not aware of the fact. 



A. R. £■ j Worcester. Mass.— We have no idea what tbe W. K. C. ca- 

 talogues from 1877 to tbe present date would cost. Mr. Thos. H. Terry, 

 59 Liberty street, New York, may be able to inform you. 



T. S., Providence, R. 1— Beagle, Diamond Krueger. is by Royal' 

 Krueger (9,813, Vol. V.) out of Betty, by Rock II. out of Bett, by Racer- 

 out of Sara; Rock II. by Rustler out of Vic; Royal Krueger by Ban- 

 nerman (4,609. Vol. m) out of Cora (4,333, Vol. ITL), by Dodge's 

 Battler out of Scioto ; Bannerman by champion Marchboy out of Dew- 

 drop. 



M N~.,Wickford, R. I.— 1. English setter Mack III. was owned by Cbas\. 

 E. Glass, Newcastle, Pa, whelped Dec. 24, 1884, and by Blue Dick (3,324;. 

 Vol. III.) out of Btiekeye Belle (3,597, Vol. III.) Nell IV. is owned by 

 the same person. Whelped March 1, 1889. by Blue Druid (4,994, Vol.. 

 III.) out of Mollie Rake, by Rake (212, Vol. I.) out of Melissa (5,113^ 

 Vol. Ill ). 2. Registration in the A. K. C. S B. confers no further pri- 

 vilege than the insertion of the name and pedigree of your dog in the 

 &azette and stud book for current month and year. Vou must pay 

 50 cents for an extended pedigree. We can give you whatever infor- 

 mation you require, however, without charge. 



>V. P^. McK., Amsterdam, N. Y.— I have an Irish setter biteb, 2}£yrs, 

 old, which whelped a litter of puppies April 8. She was in the best of 

 health till about two weeks ago. when she began refusing to eat. only 

 eating a little at a time and seldom. About the same time she began 1 

 wea'nfng the puppies, and for the last four or five days has not been? 

 near them". In the meantime the bitch was reduced to a mere skele- 

 ton. The symptoms are looseness of bowels, eyes at times matterated 

 and dull-looking, nose fit times normal and then very feverish, with 

 no inclination to eat or driak* or move around. Have given her oil a 

 couple of times as physic, and feed 1 her beef extract and cod liver oil. 

 Can you determine what the troubfe fe : by my description? Ans. Ex- 

 amine the teats to see that they are not- inflamed and that there are 

 no abscesses forming. Give five grainR of" "tjfctgallate of bismuth- every 

 four hours. Feed on raw meat principally. 



FIXTURES. 



Oct. 23.— New England Beagle Club, at Oxford, Mass. W. S. Clark,. 

 Linden, Mass., Sec'y. Nominations close Oct. 1. 



Oct. 29— National Beagle Club. Geo. Laick, Tarryto'W** N.Y.. Sec'y. 



Nov. 7. —Northwestern Beagle Club. Louis Steffen, Milwaukee,, 

 Wis., Sec'y. 



HUNTING AND COURSING NOTES, 



Mr. Bradbury, of the Maybrook Kennels, expects to get si 

 capital brace of greyhounds over shortly. One is a noted! 

 winning bitch whose name we are not at liberty to mention,, 

 and the dog is a two-year-old by Page Boy, who, we believe,, 

 is by Peasant Boy, and is said to be a clinker. This kennel 

 evidently means to take a commanding position! ha grey- 

 hounds On the bench. They already have such good ones as 

 Southern Belle, who is coming into good form; Miss Dollar' 

 III. , Dakota and others. Mr. Bradbury, however, will aofr 

 neglect the coursing interests of the Eastern Coursing Kett~ 

 nel, and will train his dogs out West this fall, probably in 

 Colorado, as he likes the country better there. He will take' 

 out Royal Crest, Drytime, who is in great shape just now; 

 Southern Belle, Dakota, and the new ones, if he gets them. 

 • • • • 



The first coursing meeting ever held at Butte, Montana, 

 took place April 29, at the Atthletic grounds, under the aus- 

 pices of the Butte Coursing Club. The sport jumped into 

 popular favor at once and prospects for future meetings are 

 very bright. The coursing was inclosed and the haTes used 

 were from California. Thomas Bowie officiated as judge and 

 "California Jim" Kyle handled the slips and, considering the 

 greenness of many of the dogs did his work well. The stake 

 was not decided on the above date. Mr. Geo. H. Macdougall, 

 who was an earnest spaniel man when he resided in the East, 

 is the secretary of the club, and to him in no small degree is 

 due the success which attended the meeting. Mr. Macdou- 

 gall has worked hard for the past two years to bring about a 

 coursing meeting. 



All ties divided unless otherwise reported. 



If you want your shoot to be announced here 

 send in notice like the following:: 



FIXTURES. 



May 29.— Massachusetts State Shooting Association's tournament, 

 under auspices of Hingham Gun Club, at Hingham. 



May 29-30. — Big Four Gun Club tournament, at Sheldon, Iowa. 



May 29-30.— Janesville (Wis.) Shooting Club, third annual tournar 

 ment; targets and live birds. 



May 29-30.— Muncie (Ind.) Gun Club tournament. 



May 30,— Harrisburg (Pa.) Shooting Association tournament. 



May 30.— Eastern New York League tournament, at Canajoharie, 

 N. Y., under the direction of the Canajoharie Gun Club. Charles 

 ^W&gIcs S©c 1 y» 



May 30.— Central New York Trap-Shooters' League, third tourna- 

 ment, at Utica. 



May 30.— Nitro Gun Club's second annual tournament, at West 

 Pittston, Pa. 



May 30-31— Central New York Trap-Shooters' League tournament, 

 at Rochester. 



May 30-31.— Mountain Gun Club tournament, at Mahanoy City, Pa. 



May 30-June 1.— Interstate Manufacturers' and Dealers' Association 

 fifth tournament, and second annual tournament of the Michigan 

 Trap-Shooter's League, under the auspices of the Valley City Gun 

 Club, Mason. $200 added money. 



June 4-9.— Illinois State Sportsmen's Association tournament, at 

 Chicago. W. L. Shepard, Sec'y. 



June 5-7.— Iowa State Sportsmen's Association's tournament, at 

 Independence. Iowa. 



June 5-7.— Wilmington (Del.) Rod and Gun Club tournament. 



June 7-9. — Oregon State Sportsmen's Association's tournament, 

 under auspices of Willimette Gun Club, at Portland, Oregon. 



June 11-16. — New York State Sportsmen's Association for the Pro- 

 tection of Fish and Game, thirty -sixth annual tournament, at Utica, 

 N. Y., under auspices of Oneida County Sportsmen's Association. 



June 12-14. — Kansas State Sportsmen's Association's fifth annual 

 tournament, Topeka, Kansas. J. C. Clark, Sec'y. 



June 12-14.— Atlantic City Rod and Gun Club, three days' tourna- 

 ment. Address R. C. Griscom, Sec'y, Atlantic City. N. J. 



June 14-16.— Sportsmen's Association of the Northwest's tenth 

 annual tournament, under auspices of Tacoma Rifle, Rod and Gun 

 Cl"b, at Tacoma, Wash.; $1,500 added money; open to the world. E. 

 E. Ellis, Sec'y. 



June 16.— Boiling Springs Gun Club, Rutherford, N. J. Mixed race 

 at 100 bluerocks, $5 entry, 15 entries or over, 5 moneys, open to ama- 

 teurs only. 



June 19-21.— Chamberlm Cartridge and Target Company's first 

 annual tournament, at Cleveland, Ohio. $1,000 added money. 



June 20 21.— Belfast (Me.) tournament, under the management of 

 Belfast Gun Club. Chas. R. Coombs. Sec'y. 



June 26.— Union Gun Club tournament in conjunction with monthly 

 team shoot of New Jersey Trap-Shooters' League, at Springfield, N. J. 



June 27-28.— Interstate Manufacturers' and Dealers' Association's 

 sixth tournament, under the auspices of the Elwood Gun Club, at 

 Elwood, Ind. Elwood Gun Club will add $200. 



June 28.— New England Shooting Association charrpionship tourna- 

 ment, under the auspices of the Colt Hainmerless Cuu Club, at Hart- 

 lord, Uonn. 



June 28-29 —Binghamton (N. Y.; Gun Club's first annual tourna- 

 ment, H. W, Brown, Sec'y 



