Jan. 4, 1896 
FOREST AND STREAM 
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aeneficial result. The sport; as it now stands is too expen- 
sive for the general public. The club which is wise in 
arranging for the new conditions, regardless of what 
some rival club may do, is likely to live healthily and 
much longer than the club, which is living beyond its 
means. 
The greatest addition to field trial interests during the 
past year was the organizing of the Continental Field 
Trial Club, the most powerful field trial club ever formed, 
considering it from the point of its personnel and the 
wide distribution of its membership. It was unfortunate, 
however, in declaring its first quail tria,ls off in a most 
irbitrary manner, and thus it lost confidence and pres- 
tige. 
The Southern Field Trial Club recently disbanded, and 
thus field trial interests incur a serious loss. The 'club 
a;ave trials in a dignified, perfunctory sort of a way, leav- 
ing it to the owners and handlers to supply their own in- 
formation, enthusiasm and interest. The club accepted 
such support as blew in and ran its trials in an estimable 
manner. But the club in itself was lacking in activity 
and the progressiveness which comes from being alert and 
in touch with its supporters, and in keeping itself befoie 
the public. Instead of sending its matter to the sporting 
preBs at large it confined all its matter to one journal, 
with the natural result that its sphere grew narrower and 
at last it yielded to the inevitable. 
There are lessons in the past which field trial manage- 
ments should read and ponder over and heed. Field 
trials for their healthy existence must rest on a sound 
financial basis, They being public affairs their scope must 
be public in the widest sense. There is no lessening of in- 
terest in field sports with dog and gun, and there will be 
no lessening in the competitive interests if tho3e who 
have them in charge only shape them up to conform to 
existing conditions. 
The bench show interests have a better prospect than 
ever before. The recent changes made by the A. K. C. 
in respect to the requirements concerning bench shows 
will encourage a much wider competition, and will admit 
of the holding of shows in places where the old condi- 
tions were practically prohibitory. There is no doubt 
but what the old restrictions of the A. K. C. cramped the 
bench show world to a serious extent, but now that it has 
shown its intention to develop the kennel world to its 
utmost, it should receive every support and encourage- 
ment. These changes and the cropping question are still 
of such lively interest that lengthy consideration at this 
time is unnecessary. 
The matter of ranging, and indeed field trial work in 
general, is engaging the earnest attention of sportsmen, 
and there is no doubt but what exacting that work in the 
competition shall be on lines more in accord with prac- 
tical work afield would add to the general approval and 
support of field trials. 
Owney, the Globe Trotter. 
Owney, the much traveled dog, has returned to his 
native land, to bask under the shadows of the American 
Hag. The great dailies of New York shew much glad- 
someness over the safe return of this globe trotter and the 
Herald relateB his journeyings with much detail: 
Owney, who is going around the world on a dog trot, 
arrived here yesterday as a first kennel passenger on the 
steamer Port Phillip, from Yokohama. He declined to be 
interviewed. To the question, "Can't you talk?" he shook 
his tail and made a dive for the forepeak. He comes 
back covered with foreign decorations, in the form of 
tags attached to his collar on which are written the names 
of the places he has visited since Aug. 19, when he left 
Tacoma, Wash. , on his grand tour around the world. 
Owney will be taken to his old friends, the railway mail 
clerks, who will see he reaches Tacoma some way. There 
was a time when this sleek Skye terrier was a shivering 
little pup. That was eleven years ago, when he crawled 
into the Albany Post Office so hungry that he knew not 
where to sleep, and crept under the mail bags. He formed 
the habit of traveling since that, and every large city in 
the country knows him. He has traveled from Maine to 
California and back many times. He started to extend 
the scope of his adventures, and, at the suggestion of his. 
Tacoma friends, he began his tour. 
The Tacomans bought him a collar, which he still 
wears. A plate is attached to it which bears the inscrip- 
tion, "Owney. Boom Tacoma while you live, and when 
you die be buried in a Tacoma made coffin." The pious 
postmaster of Tacoma also affixed a note to the collar. 
His letter of introduction reads: "To all who may meet 
this dog: Owney is his name. He is the pet of 100,000 
postal employees of the United States of America. He 
starts to-day (A.ug. 19) on a trip around the world. Treat 
him kindly and speed him on his journey across ncean 
and land to Yokohama, Hong Kong and New York. 
From New York send him overland to Tacoma, and who 
knows but he may compass the earth and beat the record 
of George Francis Train." 
Owney has compassed well. His letters of introduction 
were a passport everywhere. He got to San Francisco 
and Yokohama by a Pacific Mail steamer. He was re- 
ceived in Yokohama with every mark of distinction. He 
inspected the post office methods of the empire. He 
found the mail bags soft to lie upon. He frisked in the 
streets and defied dogs of all degrees. He got a tag there 
with inscriptions thereon in Japanese attesting the fact 
that his credentials W6re satisfactory. He lived on rice 
and chicken and paid no hotel bills. 
He waB escorted to Port Phillip on Oct. 8 by Americans 
and Japanese of high degree and consigned to the care of 
Captain Grey. He captained the steamer and all that 
was in it. lie had a seat at the captain's table, or rather 
under it, and access to the galley. He ingratiated himself 
witii the cook by killing all the rats, which he faithfully 
brought on deck, He stood on the bridge with the cap- 
taiD, whether it was his watch or not. At Hong Kong 
h ' went ashore with the mate. 
He was challenged by a native dog. He explained as 
best he could that he wa? not a follower of the code, and 
turned away. He held high carnival at Shanghai, Woo- 
smg and Foochow. He was charmed with the sunlit 
shores of Singapore and the white quays of Perim. He 
was on deck during the passage of the Suez Canal, and 
at Algiers he saluted the Bey. He stood at the bow when 
the Azores were reached, and he was among the first to 
sight land as the Port Phillip neared these shores. 
The steamer was detained at Quarantine all day yes- 
terday to be fumigated, and to-day she will reach her 
pier, when Owney will again reach his native soil and 
go in pursuit of mail bags and men in the gray uni- 
form of postal clerks. If Owney has good luck he will 
complete his tour in four months and a half. 
C. S. K. C.'s Local Show. 
The local show of the City of the Straits Kennel Club 
held at Detroit was a success. 
The weather was unfavorable, yet the show closed on 
Dec. 21 with receipts sufficient to pay expenses and prob- 
ably a small balance over. Mr. John Davidson judged 
all classes. 
MASTIFFS. — Challenge — Dogs: 1st, L. Younghusband's Prince 
Cola. Bitches: 1st, L Younghusband's Minnie Beaufort.— Open— 
Dogs: 1st. J. T. Stirling's Dm; 2d, F. J. Lawrence's Dooi Pedro. 
Bitches: 1st, W. Wolfsky's Fanny.— Novice -1st, F. J. Lawrence's 
Doni Pedro. 
ST. BERNARDS. — Rough-Coated— Dogs: 1st, Major Guillott's Scion 
Lomond; ad, D. B. Duffleld's Bslle Isle Napoleon I.; Sd, A. Robinson's 
Lord Clive. Bitches: 1st, Belle Isle Kennels' Artilla.— Novioe— 1st, 
Major Guillott's Scion Lomond; 2d. A. Robinson's Lord Olive; 3d, H. 
E. Richmond's Friend.— Puppies— Dogs; 1st, O. J. Hirt's Simpson; 2d, 
O. Leonard's Gladstone; 3d, G. G- Fenwick'a Tom Carlisle. Vhc., F. 
J. Peddie's Prince. He , C. Conlv's Sir Gerold. C, J. F. Farrand's 
Prince Gslait. Bitches: 1st. G. G Fen wick's Blossom; 2d, E Horen- 
burg's Lulu.— Smooth-Coated— Dogs: 1st, Belle Isle Kennels' Ctovis; 
2.1. J. G. Hawley's Sir Donovan. Bitches: 1st and 2d, Belle Isle Ken- 
nels' Sunol and Sunbeam; 3d, H. Froehlin's Fernwood Princess.— 
Novice— Dogs: 1st, Sir Donovan. Bitches: 1st, Augusta. Puppies: 1st, 
H. Froehlin's Sultan; 2d, G. G. Fenwick's Augusta. 
GREAT DANES. — Dogs: 1st, C H. Brown's Prince; 2d, G. A. Sheley's 
Peter the Great Bitches: 1st, Henrietta Glvnn's Wolverton Haidee. 
—Novice— 1st, Peter the Great —Puppies— Dogs: 1st, H. K. Cowan's 
Neustreiner. Bitches: 1st, H. K. Cowan's Jack. 
POINTERS —Dogs: 1st, W. Rovellf's Judge Landsdowne; 2d, W. 
Predhomme's Royal Flush. Bitches: 1st, Fred. Moe's L-vuise Banner. 
Puppies— Bitches: 1st withheld; 2d, C. A. Converse's Bird; 3d, J. B. 
McKay's Cora. — Novice— Bitches: 3d, Cora. 
ENGLISH SETTERS.— Dogs; 1st, R. Bangham's London; 2d, C. A, 
Rathbone's Chester; 3d, Frank Dolan's Blue Coat. Res., J. G. 
Hawley's Cincinnatus Max. Bitches: 1st, Victor Ohauvin's Belle O.: 
3d, Edward Glasco's Maggie G. ; 3d, R Bangham's Liadia S.— Novice 
—Dogs: 1st, R. Bangham's Ontario; 2d, Oineinnatus Max. Bitches: 
1st, Maggie G. ; 2d, Dr. D. S. Campbell's Queen Lil.— Puppies— Dogs: 
1st, Stephen Lusted's Jim Purser; 2d, J. (J. Armstrong's Max; 3d, S. 
Lusted's Sirius. Bitches: 1st and 2d, S. Lusted's Regal and Atair; 
3d, J. M. Whitney's Fisber's Given Res., Qaeen Lil. 
IRISH SETTERS — Dogs: 1st, Mrs. E. B. Welton's Fingaln. Bitches: 
1st, A. Drouillard'8 Fawn; 2d, Concord Kennels' Nina Concord; 31, E . 
B. Gregory's Roxie —Novice— Dogs: 1st, A. Drouillard's ifrank; 2d, J, 
B. McKay's Drenagh. Bitches: 1st, Roxie; 2d, W. A. Morton's Weno- 
nah.— Puppies— Dogs: 1st, Drenagh. 
GORDON 8ET FER3. — Dogs: 1st, F. Drouillard's Duke of Essex. 
Bitclies: 1st, C. A. Converse's Fly.— Puppies— Dogs; 1st, F. Drouillard's 
Lady D. 
COLLIE i.—Dogs: 1st, Doone Kennels' Sir Sefton' Doone; 2J, Dr. B. 
P. Manton's Sir Rupert Doooe, 3d, J. J. Dodd's Sir Maxwell Doone. 
Res., Doone Kennels' Sir Eusor Doone. Vhc. and he, Miss E. M. 
Lynch's Regent Roslyn and Heather Joslyn C, R. MoPadyn's Gram- 
pion Chief. Bitches: 1st, Doone Kennels' Lady Doone; 2d, W. B. 
Drew's Lassie; 3d, A. H. Stevens's Grampion Josie. Res., R. Mc- 
Fadyn's Lissle. Puppies: 1st, F. Stevens's Heather Belle —Novice— 
Dogs: 1st, Sir Sefton Doone; 2d, Sir Rupert Doone; 3d, Sir Maxwell 
Doone. Res., T. Robinson's Rex. Vhc, Heather Roslyn. Bitches: 
1st, Lady Doone; 2d, Lassie; 3d, Lissie. 
IRISH WATER SPANIELS- — Dogs: 1st. Foxhall Kennels' Roger 
O'Donaghue. Bitches: 1st, 2d ami 3d, Foxhall Kennels' Nnllie, Fan H. 
and Fan III.— Puppies— Dogs: 1st and 2d, Wolfgang Felders's 
and . 
BLACK POODLES.— Dogs: 1st, J. Wright's Peter Jackson; 2d, 
Miss Margery Hendrie's Bonaparte. Bitches: 1st, G. Hendrie's La- 
zette. — Puppies— Bitchen: 1st, James Moynahan's Trixey. — Other 
than Black— A. W. Imrie's Laurette.— Novice— Black— 1st, Mi3S Hen- 
drie's Josephine. 
"WHIPPETS. — 1st and 2d, J. J. Spracklin's pair. 
BULL-TERRIERS.— Challenge —Bitches: 1st, J. H. McMillan's 
Edgewood Matchless.— Open —Dogs: 1st, F. G. Austin's Bassett. 
Bitches (light weight): 1st, J. H Alexander's Monon.— Puppies— Dogs: 
1st, J. H. McMillan's Boxer; 2d, D. Goldberg's Starplex; 3d, H. M, 
Field's Little Billee.— Novice— Dogs: 1st, Bassett. 
BEDLINGTON TERRIERS. — Bitches: 1st, L. R. Baldwin's Zulu II. 
BOSTON TERRIERS.— Dogs: 1st, S. M. Copeland's Bunker; 2d, 
Miss D. McLean's Nick. 
OTTER HOUNDS. — Dogs: 1st. G. M. Hendrie's Cripple. 
BLACK COCKERS.— Challenge— Dogs: 1st, Concord Cocker Ken- 
nels' champion Pickpania. Res., C. F. Backus's champion Bendigo.— 
Open— Dogs: 1st, A. T. Koowlson's Wiilie Si' 1 ? ; 2d, N. Ravage's Sandy; 
3d, B. Daniel's Tucker Res., Belle Isle Ksonels' King Raven, Jr. 
Bitchm: 1st. J R. FT. Wagner's Miss Ginger; 2d, Concord Kennels' 
Miss Mae; 3d, W. Iron's Topsy. Res.. W. B. Gregory's Nellie.— Puppies 
— Dogs: 1st, Sandy; Sd, Concord Kennels' Black Justice; 3d, W. A. 
Pung's Bobby Silk. Bitches: 1st, Miss Ginger; 2d C F. Backus's 
Lady Cherry.— Novice— Dogs: 1st, Bobby Silk, Bitches: 1st, Miss 
Ginger; 2d. Lady Cherry. 
RED COCKERS. — Dogs: 1st, C. F. Backus's Cherry Boy; 2d, Concord 
Kennels' Red Justice; 3d, H. 0. Van Husan's Brantford Redstone. 
Res , B Wiles's Hipper. Bitches: 1st, Belie Isle Kennels' Gaiety Girl; 
2d, C. F. Backus's Lady Laforce. — Novice— Dogs: 1st, Cherry Boy. 
FOX-TERRIERS.— Smooth —Dogs: 1st and 2d, Foxhall Kennels' Dux 
and My Fellow. Bitches: 1st, Foxhall Kennels' Venus; 2d, My Lady 
Starden; 3d, Foxhall Topsy. Res., W. J. Kernon's Spot.— Puppies— 
Dogs: 1st, J. W. Hartford's Wentworth Doe. Bitches: 1st, Miss Hen- 
drie's Flora; 2d, C. E. Aoram's Lady Clair.— Novice— Bitches: 1st, 
Venus; 2d, Flora. — Wire-haired— Dogs: 1st, R. Davis's Yondatega. 
Bitches: 1st, G. Hendrie's Thistle.— Puppies— Dogs: 1st and 2d, G. 
Hendrie's Jack and Whisk Broom.— Novice— Dogs: 1st and 2d, G. 
Hendrie's Jack and Whisk Broom. Bitches: 1st and 2d, G. M. Hendrie's 
Thistle and Flurry. 
BEAGLES.— Challenge— Dogs: 1st, G. D. Welton's Joe.— Open— 
Dogs: 1st, W. Goudie's Snowball.— Bitches: 1st, G. D. Welton's 
Jane; 2d, Henrietta; 3d, Daisy. Rss, Bessie. Vhc, J.T. Younghusband's 
Rose of Lansing.— Bitches (under 13in.): G. D. Welton's Superba, 
Puppies— Dogs: 1st, G. i>. Welton's Deacon. 
BLACK AND TAN TERRIERS. — Dogs: 1st, C. W. Stewart's 
Dandy.— Bitches: 1st, C. W. Stewart's Bulagh. 
PUGS.— Dogs: 1st, G. R. Andrews's Tony. 
TOY TERRIERS.— Bitches: 1st, J. W. Wright's Trixy. 
YORKSHIRE TERRIERS. -Dogs: 1st, James Wright's Toody, 
2d, W. Sewell's lao.— Bitches: 1st, Jamas Wright's Toots.— Pup- 
pies — Dogs: Prizes withheld. 
MISCELLANEOUS D03S.— 1st, William Rickerman's Nellie (Mex- 
ican) . 
SCOTCH TERRIERS — Challenge— Bitches: 1st, R. McDonald's 
Merry Cole.— Open— Bitches: 1st, R. McDonald's Ooloo. 
POINTS AND FLUSHES. 
Mr. William Brailsford arrived safely at his home in 
England, and in a personal letter, under date of Dec. 14, 
writes on field trials in his clear and forceful manner as 
follows: "The work of the dogs which were to the fore 
at Morris I see have varied a good deal in their more 
recent work at Newton, the leading dogs having changed 
places from time to time, and bearing out the old-time 
saying that dogs have their own days, a well-worn truth. 
The holding of successive field trial meetings on the same 
ground would almost carry the impression that yours is a 
very ma,ll country, and wanting in resources. It is in 
many respects objectionable and it looks odd to outsiders 
that each club cannot provide its own grounds in a coun- 
try without limit. 
"I am thankful to have found all going on satisfactorily 
on my return home. I am just getting in a fine entry of 
young dogs of this year's breeding for next spring's break- 
ing Fox hunting and pheasant shooting are the sport- 
ing occupations going on just now. One day last week 
Mr. Hey wood-Lonsdale's party of eight guns killed 1,104 
pheasants, a very pretty day's shooting — this tejides 
other game." 
The attempt made by the Sportsman to arouse sufficient 
interest and union among dog owners to secure the hold- 
ing of a bench show in Portland has proved abortive. 
The rivalry existing in this city between men interested 
in dogs is not of the generous character found in other 
localities which leads to concerted action in getting dogs 
together, and strong individual efforts to secure the prizes 
after this is done. 
Such jealousy and rancor has been engendered here by 
past happenings in the kennel line that barrels of the oil 
of peace would be wasted apparently in effortBtocalm the 
troubled waters. The only dog likely to be exhibited in 
Portland is the "dog in the manger." Instead of trying 
to become reconciled and work together, the two factions 
representing canine enthusiasts simply glower at each 
other over the fence, and are united only in a determin- 
ation not to allow anything to be accomplished by either 
side. 
This is a regretable state of affairs, but it is the exist- 
ing one, and of course a successful exhibit is out of the 
question until it is overthrown and better counsels pre- 
vail. Just now a change of heart seems as remote as the 
millenium and a Portland bench show is indefintely 
postpnned. — Northwest Sportsman. 
[What! what! and this is the town where lives Old 
Mike, Judge Greene's philantrophical and cynophilistic old 
setter!] 
In the case of F. T. Miller vs. the Canadian Express 
Company, the Canadian Kennel Gazette states that the 
jury awarded the plaintiff $100 and costs of the suit. The 
suit was for $200 for loss of bull-terriers smothered while 
in charge of the express company on the return trip from 
the Montreal show. In this connection the Gazette ad- 
vances a rjoint of material interest to all fanciers, as fol- 
lows: "Express companies may disclaim liability for 
damage to stock in transit, but this does not in any way 
relieve them of their responsibility as common carriers." 
The editor of a German contemporary, who had the 
audacity to speak of the incident of the Emperor of Ger- 
many's Barzoi which were accidentally shot and wounded 
in Potsdam as an "attempt on the life of the Emperor's 
bow-bow," is now undergoing three months' imprison- 
ment for his pains. The editor in question was prosecuted 
on the plea that it amounted to what is termed "lese 
majeste," which means "insult to majesty." We are told 
that the Vorivaerts, which committed the alleged jour- 
nalistic sacrilege, has already lost two of its editors for 
similar offenses, which makes one feel grateful that we 
do not live in a land where the press is thus fettered. In 
America the laws err in the opposite direction, being too 
lax, in that they give the press a license to say anything 
almost, however indecent or untruthful. — Our Dogs. 
By the courtesy of Mr. E. von Otto-Keckwitz, editor of 
our German contemporary, Hundesport, we are enabled 
to give the views of the Germany Great Dane Club on the 
incident of the abolition of cropping in England, and its 
special bearing on this breed. The president expresses 
himself as follows: "If it is the determination in England 
to uphold the decision to exclude all cropped dogs, then 
this breed is prohibited. A dog with hanging ears is like 
a butler in a nightcap; a dog that is cropped, like a smart 
grenadier with helmet. Continental fanciers will, no 
doubt, remember what the uncropped 1-year-old brindle 
dog I exhibited in Vienna in 1885 was like. The fine ears 
were always beaten raw, although my dog was always in 
good health. The second year I tried to heal his ears, and 
he had to wear leather earcaps continually. At 2£ years 
old I had to crop him so as to free him from further pain, 
which his ears caused him, and myself from further 
trouble. If you gentlemen in England do not want to 
crop these dogs that is your affair, but you should leave 
foreign dogs as produced in their native land. You do 
not leave our dogs anything, not even their honorable 
name. Is that gentlemanly? I mean when you buy our 
dogs in Germany and call them 'German dogs,' you only 
uphold a duty of politeness, which you English sports- 
men never forget; but it does not sound melodious to call 
a German dog a 'Chou Chou.'" — Our Dogs. 
Mr. J. H. Johnson, Carlisle, Ind., in a pleasant letter 
writes as follows: "By the way, what made you give 
Tony's Gale credit for a flush on a single in his first heat 
when he pointed it at least 300yds. away and held it until 
judge and crowd came up, when I flushed and shot over 
him. This was his only point in his two heats. We are 
having fine weather here — a little rainy, but good for my 
business. I am finding lots of birds — three to five coveys 
per brace. My posters have been the means of keepmg 
the shooters off my preserve in my absence. I will go 
South on the 27th or 28th of December, and don't know 
just where I will locate." 
In our advertising columns Geo. E. Jantzer, New 
York, offers beagle for sale or exchange. C. F. T. , New 
York, offers reward for lost or stolen setter bitch. C. 
F. Robbins, Oxford, Mass., has training and boarding 
kennel. J. H. Miller, Christiana, Pa., offers foxhounds 
and rabbit dogs. 21 W. 17th st. offers fox-terriers. 
The calendar of Spratts Patent for 1896 abounds with 
matters of interest for all lovers of the dog. It is a work 
of art. It contains portraits of typical dogs, drawn by 
the well-known artist R. H. Moore, with descriptive text 
of the different breeds. There are also types of some of 
the favorite breeds of poultry. There also is a list of 
technical terms used by dog and poultry fanciers, besides 
other information of value. It is worth your while to 
send a postal requesting a copy of Spratts Patent calendar 
for 1896. 
Under date of Dec. 22, Dr. Wesley Miles writes us as 
follows: "I wish to congratulate you on the independent, 
sensible, humane and rational stand you have taken in 
Forest and Stream on the cropping question. May the 
right prevail soon, as it must in the end." 
The coursing meeting which was arranged for New 
Year's Day at Minnehaha Driving Park, near Minne- 
apolis, has been declared off, owing to possible complica- 
tions with the Humane Society. 
