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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Junk 23, 1884. 



features of the case and space forbids its publication .in full 

 One amusing feature seems to have been that the witnesses 

 for the plaintiff swore they knew the dog because it licked 

 the baby's face. Advocates of the mastiff as a »m«7J?£V* 

 tector and home dog will aver that that is nothing but what 

 every well-bred and well-behaved mastiff would do. 



Rufford Ormonde won the grand challenge trophy at the 

 Collie show, at the Aquarium, London and thus becomes 

 entitled to be called champion. Stofc-J|^»|r j£S 

 him flat in the following terms: "Undoubtedly the best and 

 most typical sheepdog living." 



Seminole Kennels, with a view to encouraging the s mem- 

 bers of the Collie and Irish Better clubs to breed to good 

 stock and thereby increase the. interest m club competrtions 

 at shows, announce, in our business columns, a considerable 

 reduction in stud fees of their •different dogs to members of 

 these clubs. Times are hard and fees must be reduced all 

 round, even in pugs, and this kennel puts their well-known 

 stud dog Attraction at a fee certainly within the reach of any 

 breeder It will be remembered this little dog beat champion 

 Bob Ivy at the last New York show. 



The Mount Holly Fair show will be held this year Oct. 1 to 

 5, instead of as announced, Sept. 17 to 21. 



The English Bulldog Club Show. 



In an excellent report of this show by Vero Shaw in 

 the SioekrKcever we find much that will prove of interest 

 to American breeders of the bulldog It shows also the pop • 

 ularity of the breed, when, though clashing with the import- 

 ant Preston show, an entry of 217 was secured by the ener- 

 getic secretary. Mr. Frank Crowther. This is within three 

 of the record, and the entry of 36 m one class is something 

 never approached before. The show was a sensational one 

 in many respects. The president of the club, Mr. Berne, 

 was the judge, and he seems to have upset the popular ver- 

 dicts in more than one instance, notably m placing truido 

 over Dockleaf and then giving to Ruling Passion the pride 

 of place as being the best in the show. 



Another surprising act was his recognition of the Dudley- 

 nosed Our Dick, of which we shall speak m proper order. 

 The winner's class opened the ball and four faced the judge 

 — Guido. King Orry, Aston Lion and Facey Romford, and as 

 these dogs are so well known it may prove interesting to 

 read Mr. Shaw's, remarks on the judging: "To commence 

 with it may be at once said of Mr. Ellis's dog (Guido) that 

 he has his faults just as every bulldog has had since the 

 world began or the breed originated, assuming that the two 

 events were not contemporary, as is darkly hinted at m cer- 

 tain quarters. Guido, moreover, labors under the misfortune 

 of possessing two or three imperfections which are perceptible 

 to the meanest comprehensions even at a distance, for he is a 

 bit high on the leg, not big enough in his body and quite long 

 enough in the back, though the latter fault would be ma- 

 terially neutralized if his middle piece were bigger These 

 undesirable properties have been made a good deal of — m fact 

 the very most of— by detractors of the dog, who point them 

 out with singular unanimity, but at the same time completely 

 ignore his magnificent— I use the expression advisedly— head, 

 grand neck and shoulders, excellent quarters, general bull- 

 dog character and activity." '.,..„.„., 



King Orry, second, is described as a grand-skulled dog 

 but too high on the leg, and also shows his lower tusks in an 

 unsightly manner, and the critic does not like the black 

 patches on his back. Aston Lion is a red dog, wanting in 

 lay-back, "and here lies his greatest fault, though at the 

 same time I think he was fortunate in getting placed over 

 Facey Romford, a very short-faced, big-skulled, heavily- 

 boned animal, but, unfortunately, decidedly narrow in the 

 muzzle and too tapering in his skull, which, instead of pre- 

 senting a square appearance, is much smaller in circumfer- 

 ence behind the eyes than further back." Mr. Berrie judged 

 these dogs by a point system of his own in which Guido 

 scored one each for skull, eyes, ears, chest and neck, shoul- 

 ders, forelegs, size, coat, tail and general appearance; total, 

 10. King Orry's superlative marks were in month, chop, 

 face, stop, chest and neck, shoulders and coat; total, 7. 

 Aston Lion excelled in three points— hind legs, coat and tail, 

 while Facey Romford only secured one point, and that for 

 body. 



About the 351bs. winners' class the critic says: "Cham- 

 pion Ruling Passion was all alone in her glory and, of 

 course, won, but she has quite had her day and has become 

 very gray about the muzzle. I always considered her short 

 in skull* from eye to ear; her ears are not a pair, one being 

 almost a button; her forelegs are crooked, and she wants a 

 deeper chest and proper wheel back. Consequently her 

 defeat of Guido can only be regarded by me as an extraordi- 

 nary mistake on the part of Mr. Berrie, for which I can see 

 not the vestige of an excuse." 



In the under 451bs. class Dockleaf beat his only competi- 

 tor, Don Selano, with the utmost ease. Mr. Shaw describes 

 Dockleaf as simply grand in skull for his weight, and also 

 in cushion and stop, but thinks he could be improved in lay- 

 back. In body he is extremely good, except that he might 

 be more tucked up about the loins; his bone is very heavy, 

 Ibis chest wide, while he is as sturdy, cloddy-built a speci- 

 men of the breed as could be desired— in fact, the best little 

 one that has been seen for many and many a day. 



Open dog classes were in many instances a repetition of the 

 winners, in the under 451bs. class Dockleaf scored again, 

 beating Monkey Brand this time. This well known dog is 

 described as big in skull, very heavy in chop, phenomenally 

 wide in chest and extremely short in back, but his ears are 

 coarse, his feet not good, while his stem and its setting on 

 are not at all the thing. Champion Cigarette, winner in 

 Avinners' and open classes under 351bs., is described as a 

 good one, not quite filled up as much under the eyes as might 

 ue desired, skull excellent, bone very heavy and a capital 

 stamp all over. 



The limit classes were well filled, but there does not seem 

 to have been anything above the average. Novice dogs had 

 an entry of 30, and anew one came out that from all accounts 

 ' seems to have a winning future. This is Domboola, a first- 

 rate youngster of the Dockleaf type, with a grand skull and 

 muzzle, a good body aud plenty of timber, who, as Mr. 

 Shaw remarks, should develop into a champion by and by. 

 The second prize dog, Lord Harry, is also a real clinker, hav- 

 ing a capital skull and excellent chop and under jaw. 



About the Dudley in this class the critic says: "Our Dick 

 is a Dudley-fronted one, but in head properties, chest and 

 bone a real topper; the color of .his nose, however, should 

 have disqualified him under a club judge; and while upon 

 the subject of the bilious-looking race, I must say that I was 

 horrified by seeing a Dudley entered by Mr. Ross, a good 

 made one of course— but then a Dudley!" This dog was 

 given vhc. There was nothing out of the common in pup- 

 pies. 



Then after settling a few other unimportant classes, Dock- 

 leaf and Guido came together for the fifty-guinea challenge 

 cup for dogs. There was a good deal of excitement round 

 the ringside, for, though Dockleaf had beaten the bigger dog 

 many a time before, there seemed to be a something in the 

 air which proclaimed a coming sensation. The dogs were 

 put on a table and scored again on Mr. Berrie's quaint score 

 card. Neither dog behaved well, squatting and drooping 

 their heads in silent protest to point judging even in this 

 Jin de siccle manner. The dogs were not required to move, a 

 dereliction that seems to have surprised the cognoscenti 

 almost more than the eventual verdict, which was in favor 



of Guido by 11 .points to 10, and in what particulars the fol- 

 lowing table will show: Gu . do nockleaf . 



Mouth.. 2. 1 



Chop _ 



Face • ■ • • ., 1 



Stop 1 _ 



Skull 1 , 



Eyes i 



Ears ., _ 



Chest and neck j 



Shoulders 1 1 



Body , i 



Roach back * i 



Forelegs 1 i 



Hindlegs ~T i 



Size • } 1 



Coat } 



Tail } 



General appearance J_ 



Total "I? 10 



Then came the competition for best bitch in the^how, and 

 through an oversight champion Cigarette was left out ot 

 this by the judge, through some misunderstanding regarding 

 her eligibility, and it was only left for Ruling Passion to 

 beat Queen of Sheba, which she did by 12 points to 6. The 

 latter's points only being for face, ears, chest and neck, 

 body, roach back and forelegs. 



When Guido and Ruling Passion came out for the special 

 for best in show there was little excitement, for every one of 

 course thought that Dockleaf 's vanquisher would win. lne 

 unexpected, however, happpened this time and the bitch 

 pulled off the verdict, and "Vero Shaw's" concluding re- 

 mark, "Mr. Berrie's decision is, to my mind, as unaccount- 

 able as it is incorrect," according to other reports, describes 

 exactly the opinion of most of the bulldog men on many of 

 the decisions Mr. Berrie gave during the club's show, which 

 will go down as one of the most sensational on record. 



Death of Bob. 



Those lovers of dogs who know the foxterrier Bob through 

 Mr. Sumner's charming book, will sympathize with his 

 owner on hearing of the death of this intelligent terrier by 

 poison , May 24. There is little doubt that the act was one ot 

 pure malice. In official life Bob was known as Blemton 

 Vesuvian, and it is needless to say after reading his auto- 

 biography tbat Bob was his owner's favorite. He had won a 

 number of prizes and was by Champion Lucifer (as m 

 PrsBsenti) out of Blemton Vesta. 



The Stockton, Cal., show will take place Sept. 20. It is 

 rumored on the coast that Mr. Mortimer will judge, but 

 this would be impossible as he is down to judge at the 

 Rhode Island show that week. 



Mr. Mortimer has sailed for England several times this 

 summer, according to our contemporaries. He really sailed 

 on the Majestic June 13, and has probably by this time 

 "landed with both feet" once more. 



trial committee was called, and as it was clearly evident from 

 the falling off in entries that there would be a heavy deficit 

 for the club to make good it was decided to abandon the 

 trials and the treasurer was directed to return the entrance 

 money to the respective owners of the dogs entered. 



The falling off in entrieB is no doubt dne to the present 

 depression in business, and it was the opinion of the field 

 trial committee that with the present hard times it would be 

 an imposition to ask the members of the club to go down 

 into their pockets and make good a deficit. 



FRANCIS G. Taylor, Chairman F. T. Committee. 



ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



There is no charge for 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 Kenne. 

 Management and dogs will also receive careful attention. 



In the prescription given in last week's issue "capsi sulph." should 

 read "cupri sulph." 



Pointer, Chicago. 111.— Wash the dog two or three times a week in a 

 solution of creolin, loz. to pail of warm water, soak the dog in well, 

 say for ten minutes. Also give the following mixture: 



R Mag. sulph 5» 



Ferri. sulph 3i 



Acid sulph. dil 3i 



Aq. ad 5viii 



Mix. Give one tablespoonful twice a day. 



Ihving, Montreal, Can.— 1. I have a foxhound bitch whose tail was 

 broken when she was a pup; it is crooked and spoils her looks. Could 

 it it be straightened? 2. Another one, one year old, has a very thin 

 coat and the skin is red in spots. It has been this way since having 

 the distemper last summer. Would flour of sulphur rubbed into her 

 coat dry be of any benefit to skin and coat? I am trying Spratts 

 mange cure at present. Ans. 1. Tes. 2. If the mange cure does not 

 do good, treat for worms, and use the following: Kerosene, cocoanut 

 oil, castor oil and sperm oil, equal parts of each. 



§acffting. 



FIXTURES. 



JUNK. 



20. Cor. Phila.,Jeanes Prize, Hand- 23-24. San Francisco Cor., Cruise, 



icap, Delaware River. Sacramento River Return. 



21. Rochester, Club Sail,Charlotte, 25. Eastern, An., Marhlehead. 



Lake Ontario. 25. Seawanhaka Cor., 21ft. Class. 



22. Rhode Island, Spring Regatta, Oyster Bay. 



Narragansett Bay. 26-27. Seawanhaka Cor. Race, 



23. Cape Cod, Club, East Dennis. Oyster Bay to New London. 

 23. St. Lawrence, 18ft. Class, third 27. Atlantic City Cor., Trophy 



Race, Atlantic City. 



23. Sea. Cor., Ann., L. I. Sound 

 23. Yonkers Cor Ann. Hudson 

 River. 



23. American, "Seaver Cup New 



buryport. 

 23. Douglaston. An. Open. L. I. Sd. 

 23. Fox Lake, Club, Fox Lake, 111. 

 23. Winthrop, Open, Boston Har. 

 23. Lynn, Expert Cup, Lynn,Mass 



Philadelphia Kennel Club Derby Entries. 



The entries for the Derby Stake of the Philadelphia Ken- 

 nel Club closed on June 15 with 38 entries, of which 31 are 

 English setters and 7 pointers. 



ENGLISH SETTEES. 

 Tory Diomed— F. R. Hitchcock's black, white and tan dog 

 (Count Gladstone— Tory Delia), March. 



Toey Dell— F. R. Hitchcock's black, white and tan bitch 

 (Count Gladstone— Tory Delia), March. 



Tory Dotlet— F. R. Hitchcock's black.white and tan bitch 

 (Count Gladstone— Tory Delia), March. 



Tory Belle— F. R. Hitchcock's black, white and tan bitch 

 (Count Gladstone— Tory Antoinette), May. 



Tory Luna— F. R. Hitchcock's black, white and tan bitch 

 (Roi d'Or— Tory Diamond), May. 



Tory Laura— F. R. Hitchcock's black, whiteandtan bitch 

 (Roi d'Or— Tory Diamond), May. 



Blendon Dot — Tway & Levering's black, white aud tan 

 bitch (Chula Light— Dot Noble), May. 



Anne of Abbotseord— E. A, Burdett's black and white 

 bitch (Gladstone's Boy— Bohemian Girl), October. 



Lady Mildred— Blue Ridge Kennels' black, white and 

 tan bitch (Antonio — Ruby's Girl), March. 



TOM BAGGS— Blue Ridge Kennels' black.white and tan dog 

 Antonio— Ruby's Girl), March. 



Nellie Fox— Blue Ridge Kennels' blue belton bitch (An- 

 tonio—Can Can), February. 



Genivieve S.— Blue Ridge Kennels' blue belton and tan 

 bitch (Antonio— Countess Rush), May. 



Tony Boy — Blue Ridge Kennels' blue belton and tan dog 

 (Antonio— Laundress), January. 



Popillon— S. Murray Mitchell's orange and white dog 

 (Antonio— Lilly Burgess), May. 



Lorraine— P. Lorillard, Jr.'s, black, white and tan bitch 

 (Eugene T.— Lora), July 



Eugenie— P. Lorillard, Jr.'s, black, white and tan bitch 

 (Eugene T.— Dell), April. 



Adversity— P. Lorillard, Jr.'s, black, white and tan bitch 

 (Eugene T.— Dell), April. 



Palama— P. Lorillard, Jr.'s, black, white and tan bitch 

 (Eugene T. — Lou), February. 



ZerAlda— P. Lorillard, Jr.'s, black, white and tan bitch 

 (Eugene T. — Lou), February. 



Shad— P. Lorillard, Jr.'s, black, white and tan dog (Eugene 

 T. — Lou), February. 



Cynosure— Avent & Thayer's black, white and tan bitch 

 (Roderigo— Norah II ), May. 



Clementina— Avent & Thayer's black, white and tan bitch 

 (Roderigo — Norah II.) May. 



Columbine— Avent & Thayer's black, white and tan bitch 

 (Roderigo— Norah II.), May. 



Romance— Avent & Thayer's black, white and tan bitch 

 (Roderigo— Novelist), May. 



Dixie's Flag— N. T. Harris's black, white and tan dog 

 (Wun Lung— White Wing), February. 



Mark Belton— H. G. Sinnott's black, white and tan dog 

 (Edge Mark — Nellie Belton), May. 



Princess Eulalie— J. H. Winslow's black, white and tan 

 bitch (Rowdy Rod — Belle of Kentucky), February. 



Arminell— J. H. Winslow's black and white bitch (Duke 

 of Buckingham— Belle), May. 



Free Lance— S. M. Mitchell's black, white and tan dog 

 (Breeze Gladstone — Edge Mark's Nellie), June. 



Dashing Novice II.— Manchester Kennel Co.'s black and 

 white bitch (Gladstone's Boy — Queen Novice), March. 



Ruby's Pearl — Manchester Kennel Co.'s black, white 

 and tan bitch (Antonio— Ruby's Girl II.), August. 



pointers. 



Hempstkad Don— Hempstead Farm's white and liver dog 

 (Sauford Druid— Merry Legs), June, 



Jilt's Lad — D. G. Rowland's liver and white dog (Lad of 

 Rush — Devonshire Jilt), March, 189:3. 



TlPPOO— Charlottesville Field Trial Kennels' 

 white ^dog (Rip Rap— Monterey), March. 



Deltri— Charlottesville F. T. Kennels' liver and white dog 

 (Rip Rap— Queen II.), April. 



Shah— Charlottesville F. T. Kennels' liver and white ticked 

 dog (Rip Rap— Dolly), May. 



Sepoy— Charlottesville F. T. Kennels' liver and white dog 

 (Hob Nob— Diana), May. 



Lucknow— Charlottesville F. T. Kennels' black and white 

 ticked dog (Rip Rap— Chin Chin), January. 



After all the Derby entries were in a meeting of the field 



liver and 



28. Rochester, Club, Charlotte, 

 . Lake Ontario. 



29- July 8. Phila.,An. Cruise, Ches 

 apeake Bay. 



30. St, Lawrence, A, 30, 25,21ft. 

 Classes, third Beries. 



30- July 1. San Francisco Cor., 

 Cruise, McNear's. 



*o. jnyiiii, jiii-ijoi u v,uy, i-.juu,«ia.=>=>. 30. Jersey City, An., N. Y. Harbor 

 23. Columbia, Lake Race, to Michi- 30. Hull, Club, Boston Harbor. 



gan City, Lake Michigan. 30. Douglaston, An., L, I. Sound. 

 23. Phila., Pen., Mos. boats, Dela- 30, Seawanhaka Cor. Race, New 

 ware River. London to Oyster Bay. 



"There are no less than five different measurement rules now in use 

 by the clubs in our harbor. Such a well-known racer as the sloop 

 Beatrice, for instance, measures all the way from 24ft. 4in. to 30ft. 

 llin," 



There is a fruitful text for a sermon on a most interesting phase of 

 the measurement question in the above remark of the Boston Herald- 

 The conflict of rules which exists among the clubs of Boston Harbor, 

 or to put it properly, of Massachusetts Bay, is no worse than about 

 New York or in other localities; but the case is the more to be de- 

 plored hecause of the unlimited possibilities which exist about Boston 

 for building up a strong system of local racing, and which at present, 

 as in the past, are in no way realized. Adverse local conditions, the 

 difficulty of passing quickly and safely from the Hudson to the Lower 

 Bay, or from the Upper Bay to the Sound, must always stand in the 

 way of interclub racing in New York waters, however much the rules 

 may be perfected in the future; but about Boston the case is different, 

 it i» the custom to run from Hull to Marblehead, or even from Glou- 

 cester to Boston, for a race; and the open waters of Massachusetts 

 Bay, wide as they are, offer no such obstacle to interclub racing as' 

 do the East River, Hell ^ate, and the Hudson abreast of New York 

 city. 



The real obstacles to such an extensive system of local racing as is 

 known nowhere else in the country lie in the lack of unity among the 

 many interested clubs, and also in the various forms of the length rule 

 still adhered to by many of the clubs, fostering a type that is unsuit- 

 able for the open waters which separate the club courses, however 

 fast they may be over the home courses of their own club. It is a 

 fact that these sam* boats, small open racing craft, do knock about 

 the bay, attending the different races, and usually come out all right; 

 but the type is none the less an undesirable one for the purpose and 

 locality. 



The entire racing fleet of Massachusetts Bay, from Cohasset on the 

 south to Cape Ann on the north, is a largo one in point of numbers, 

 but fortuna ely for purposes of a racing classification it is limited to 

 single-stick craft, there being no schooners to speak of, and the sizes 

 range from 35ft, l.w.l. down to 15 or even 12ft. There are of course 

 the large schooners and singlestickers of the Eastern Y. O, but they 

 are not to be considered, having nothing in common with the many 

 small craft. 



The first step toward the improvement of the existing conditions 

 alluded to by the Herald is the uniting of all the clubs interested, some 

 30 at least, in an association on a more or less permanent and elabo- 

 rate scale, but at the very least uniting in the adoption of one com- 

 mon code of measurement, classification, allowance table and racing 

 rules, including methods of starting, signaling, etc. The mere adop- 

 tion of any one measurement rule and uniform conditions of sailing 

 and racing would of itself be a great step toward the encouragement 

 of racing, but to obtain the greatest possible benefit a thoroughly 

 good and modern system of measurement and classification is abso- 

 lutely essential. 



The problem of the most desirable type of boat for Boston waters 

 is a most interesting one, and has engaged our attention for a long 

 time as one generation after another of racers has passed away. To 

 meet the requirements of the majority of owners in the local clubs, 

 the yacht, whatever her size, must be of moderate cost, strongly and 

 staunchly built for something more than a short racing life, capable 

 of making a safe passage across the Bay in almost any weather, with 

 good accommodation if over 18ft. l.w.l., and speedy enough for racing 

 with others of her kind. Though the racing machine has always ex 

 isted, down to the 21-footers of 1892, the majority of the craft which 

 race are at the same time in constant use, one season after another, 

 by the same owner for sailing and cruising. 



Under all the rules used for years length has been heavily taxed 

 and sail has gone free, or nearly so, the heaviest tax on sail being 

 that of the Seawanhaka rule, with a waterline length classification.! 

 Under such rules and other favoring conditions the boats are al! 

 short, broad and over-rigged, the best of a great many different types 

 tried during the past thirty years being in our opinion the Cape Cod 

 catboat of the Harbinger type. While fast, safe and seaworthy, these: 

 boats all suffer from the stunting effects of a length measurement 

 not only lacking the overhangs which are absolutely demanded by 



