Feb. 20, 1898. 
The appeal of Mr. Bell was denied. He desired the date 
of bis reinstatement to be changed from March 1 to 
Feb. 15. 
The Pacific Fox Terrier Club and the Irish Setter Club 
were admitted to membership. 
The following applications for kennel names were 
granted: J. L. Anthony, the Graphic Kennels; C. S. 
Stuart, the Chicago Black and Tan Terrier Kennels; 
George Greer, the Brookside Kennels; F. A. Borst and 
T. R. Diles, Algonquin Kennels; F. E. Miller and W. L. 
Prather, Jr., Algonquin Kennels, 
Resolved. That as the date of closing of entries of any 
show is an official part of that show, a person eligible to 
make entries at that show must be in good standing at 
the time of closing of the entries. 
The disqualification of E. P. Schell was removed. 
The application of the Live Stock Society of America 
and Seattle Kennel Club was accepted. The resignation 
of the English Setter Club was accepted. Mr. F. S. Mor- 
rison, expelled by the Milwaukee Kennel Pet Stock Asso- 
ciation, was suspended. The matter of charges preferred 
by H. Rieman against B. Alton Smith was referred to the 
Advisory Committee. Clubs in arrears were given thirty 
days to settle or be expelled. 
The resolution on the matter of mutilation was consid- 
ered inoperative if passed. A motion to refer the matter 
to the Committee on Rules, to frame a rule to abolish 
cropping, was lost by a vote of 12 to 6, as follows: Ayes — 
Dr. Foote, Collie Club of America, Gordon Setter Club, 
National Beagle Club, Northwestern Beagle Club, Pointer 
Club. Nays — American Fox Terrier Club, American Scot- 
tish Terrier Club, Mr. Wilmerding, Binghamton Indus- 
trial Exposition, Bloodhound Club, Boston Terrier Club, 
Great Dane Club, N. E. K. C, N. E. F. T. C, R. I. S. F. 
Association, Milwaukee K. C. and Pacific Fox Terrier 
Club. 
The Bull Terrier Club's resolution of censure on Messrs. 
Foote and Schellhass was referred to the Advisory Com- 
mittee. 
National Beagle Club of America. 
The quarterly meeting of the National Beagle Club of 
America was held in the committee rooms of the Madison 
Square Garden, Feb. 19. The meeting was called to order 
by the president, Hermann F. Schellhass, with the follow- 
ing members present: Messrs. J. W. Appleton, George B. 
Post. Jr., A. Wright Post, J. B. Lozier, George Laick, H. 
L. Kreuder, N. A. Baldwin, William Saxby, George F. 
Reed, W. S. Clark, Horace Porter, Joe Lewis, W. C. Duff, 
C. F. Lewis, A. C. Pickhardt and George W. Rogers. 
Minutes of last meeting and report of treasurer were read 
and accepted. The committee on the Futurity Stake, 
Messrs. J. W. Appleton, G. W. Rogers and H. L, Kreuder, 
submitted the following, which was approved by the 
club: 
Futurity Stake, 1897.— This stake is open to all beagles, 
dogs and bitches 15in. or under in height, whelped on or 
after Jan. 1, 1896. 
An entire litter (born alive) must be entered before 8 
weeks old, and both sire and dam must be registered or 
eligible for registration. 
Names and markings as detailed as possible on puppies 
to be continued in stake shall be given at time of second 
payment. 
Entrance fee is 25 cents for each puppy and must 
accompany the entry. 
Additional payments shall be made as follows on in- 
dividual puppies; it is not required to continue payments 
on the whole litter: 50 cents at the age of 5 months, 75 
cents at the age of 8 months, $1 at the age of 12 months, 
$2.50 at the age of 16 months. 
The balance of the total entry of $10 to be paid on clos- 
ing the stakes the night before the class is run. 
The prize money shall be divided as follows: 40 per cent, 
of the entire entry fee to winner of the first, 25 per cent, 
to second, 15 per cent, to third; 10 per cent, to breeder of 
first prize winner, and the remaining 10 per cent, to the 
club. 
A transfer of ownership does not affect the nomination, 
and the new owner upon furnishing a certificate from the 
former owner certifying the change of ownership may 
continue the payments and start the entry. Blanks may 
be obtained from the secretary. 
Futueity Stake, 1896.— Open to all beagles, dogs or 
bitches, l5in. and under in height, whelped on or after 
Jan. 1, 1895. Conditions the same as the Futurity Stake 
of 1897, with the following exceptions: It is not required 
to enter every puppy in the litter. Payments equal to 
the amount which would be due had the conditions of the 
stake been in force since Jan. 1, 1895, must be made on or 
before March 15, 1896— that is, on dogs under 5 months 
of age a payment of 25 cents must be made: on those 5 
months old and under 8 months 75 cents must be paid; on 
those 8 months old and under 12 months $1.50; on those 
13 months and under 16 months $2.50; on those over 16 
months $5. Additional payments shall be made as speci- 
fied in the conditions of the Futurity Stake, 1897, 
Mr. Kreuder submitted a scoring system for reducing 
each dog's field and bench qualities to an average; for 
establishing and recording each dog's actual merit in 
both forms. This in more detail has been published in 
the kennel press. 
After considerable discussion by different members Mr. 
Kreuder withdrew his motion. 
George W. Rogers, Sec'y. 
250 West Twenty-second street. 
Irish Setter Club of America. 
The annual meeting of the Irish Setter Club of America 
was held at the Madison Square Garden on Thursday, Feb. 
20. at 1 P. M., Dr. G. G. Davis in the chair. Present: 
Dr. G. G. Davis, James B. Blossom, B. L. Clements, Dr. 
William Jarvis, W. Sutton, Jr., and George H. Thom- 
son, and by proxy F. L. Cheney. The reading of the 
minutes of the previous meeting was dispensed with. The 
treasurer's report was read and approved. Mr. L. A. Van 
Zandt was elected a member. 
It was decided to hold field trials in 1896, the manage- 
ment of the same to be intrusted to the Field Trial Com- 
mittee. 
The following gentlemen were then elected to hold office 
during the ensuing year: President, Dr. G. G. Davis; 
Vice-President, James B. Blossom; Secretary and Treas- 
urer, George H. Thomson; Executive Committee, F. L. 
Cheney, Pittsfield, Mass.; W. Sutton, Jr., New York; B. L. 
Clements, New York; W. L. Washington, New Castle, Pa.; 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
Dr. William Jarvis, Claremont, N. H.; Ray Tompkins, 
Elmira, N. Y. There being no further business the meet- 
ing adjourned. George H. Thomson, Secretary. 
[The treasurer's report showed a balance of $84.66. 
George H. Thomson, delegate to A. K. C] 
Eastern Field Trials Club Meeting. 
The meeting of the Eastern Field Trials Club was held 
at Madison Square Garden, Feb. 20, at 8 P. M. The meet- 
ing was called to order by the president, Pierre Lorillard, 
Jr. Members present: Pierre Lorillard, C. H. Phelps, Jr., 
James E. Orr, Dr. S. P. Brown, G. W. Ewing, G. M. Ar- 
nolt, Joseph H. Hunter, Theodore Sturges, Joseph Meares, 
Washington A. Coster and S. C. Bradley. Minutes of 
last meeting read and approved. W. Gould Brokaw, New 
York, and F. H. Fleer, Philadelphia, were elected to 
membership. 
The club will give in 1896 the same stakes and under the 
same conditions as in 1895, to be run at Newton, N. C, 
beginning with the Members' Stake, Nov. 14, following 
with the Derby, All- Age and subscription stakes. 
Moved that the secretary communicate with the gentle- 
men proposed by the club to act as the judges of the club's 
trials of 1896, and on receipt of acceptance their names be 
made public. 
Treasurer's report was read and accepted. 
S. C. Bradley, Sec'y. 
The Great Dane Club of America. 
At the anuual meeting of the Great Dane Club of 
America, held at Madison Square Garden Feb. 22, at 
8:30 P. M., the following officers were elected: President, 
Robert Dudley Winthrop; Vice-President, A. B. Strange; 
Secretary and Treasurer, Clifford Wood; Delegate to the 
A. K. C., Clifford Wood; Executive Committee: the 
officers ex officio and Messrs. J. Blackburn Miller, Charles 
D. Bernheimer, Charles G. Peters and James A. Law- 
rence. 
The following new members were elected: Messrs. 
Clarence E. Ward, Riverton, Conn. ; J. Blackburn Miller, 
Newburgh, N. Y. ; J. M. Studebaker, South Bend, Ind. ; 
Gen. Joseph Torrence, Chicago, III. ; Robert D. Winthrop, 
Charles G. Peters, William P. Smith and Ira Rosenbaum, 
New York city; Lorenzo Blackstone, Norwich, Conn.; H. 
L. Robertson, Topeka, Kan. ; Charles G. Porter, Water- 
town, N. Y. ; G. Muss-Arnolt, Tuckahoe, N. Y. 
Adjourned to meet March 3. 
Clifford Wood, Sec'y G. D. C. of A. 
Canadian Kennel Club. 
The executive committee of the Canadian Kennel Club 
met on Feb. 14,beginningat8 P. M. and continued till mid- 
night. In the case of Boyle vs. Trebilcock, it was carried 
that the charge was not proven. In the matter of field trial 
rules , it was the sense of the meeting that the club could 
not readily control field trials, and the matter was laid on 
the table. It was resolved that no dog having its ears 
cropped and born on or after July 1, 1896, shall be eligible 
for competition at any bench show held in Canada under 
Canadian Kennel Club rules. New members: J. W. 
Jacobi, T. J. Tilley and W. H. Blaiklock. The annual 
meeting will be held on the Tuesday of the Toronto show 
week. The matter of reciprocity with the A. K. C. was 
considered, and Dr. Wesley Mills was appointed a special 
delegate to the A. K. C, with power to make the best 
terms possible without involving the C. K. C. in any finan- 
cial responsibility. 
St. Bernard Club of America. 
The annual meeting of the St. Bernard Club of America 
was held at Madison Square Garden, Wednesday, Feb. 19. 
There were present Mrs. Churchill, Miss Whitney, Mrs. 
Lee, Miss Chandler, Miss Goodenow, T. M. Burke, W. H. 
Joeckel, J. F. Lutz, D. Mann. Col. Jacob Ruppert, Jr., H. 
B. Turner, I. W. Comey, R. H. Burrows and D. E. 
Waters. 
The treasurer's report showed a balance in the treasury 
of $200. The following were elected officers: President, 
W. H. Joeckel; Vice-Presidents, Miss Whitney, Col. Jacob 
Ruppert, Jr., and R. J. Sawyer; Secretary, Robert H. 
Burrows; Board of Governors, H. B. Turner, A. C. Shal- 
lenberger, W. C. Reick, D. E. Waters, C. A. Pratt, E. H. 
Moore, E, Sauerhering, K. E. Hopf and H. S. Pitkin. 
The National Greyhound Club. 
This club was organized on Feb. 21. Officers: Presi- 
dent, G. M. Keasbey; A r ice- Presidents, August Belmont 
and Albion Page; Secretary, R. L, Little; Treasurer, L. C. 
Whiton; Delegate, Horatio Nelson; Executive Committee, 
G. M. Keasbey, A. Belmont, Dr. J. H. Lyke, E R. Ladew, 
J. L. Kernochan. A number of new members were added, 
amongst whom were Foxhall Keene, W. Wade, Ben. 
Lewis, M. B. McGregor and N. Q. Pope. The new club 
has purchased the medal die of the old club. 
Bull Terrier Club of America. 
The officers elected are: President, F. F. Dole; Vice- 
Presidents, John Moorehead and J. O, Home; Secretary, 
W. D. Brereton; Executive Committee, John H. Church, 
J. Otis Fellows, C. Albert Stevens, William Mariner, M. J. 
Higginson, P. Tiffany, T. H. Gibbon; Delegate to A. K. C, 
Arthur Thompson. 
American Bedlington Terrier Club. 
President, William H. Russell; Secretary and Treas- 
urer, John Hopkinson; Delegate, T. Pearsall; Executive 
Committee, W. H. Russell, M. A. H. Thelberg, J. Hop- 
kinson, T. Pearsall, C. W. Lougest. 
Spaniel Club. 
Officers elected: Pres., E. M. Oldham; Sec'y, R. P. 
Keasbey ; Treas. , Dr. S. J. Bradbury. 
The officers are ex officio members of the executive com- 
mittee. The other members are Marcel A. Viti and H. 
K. Bloodgood. 
Collie Club Meeting. 
The Collie Club meeting was held on Friday. Officers 
elected are: President, Jenkins Van Schaick; Vice-Presi- 
dents, Thos. H. Terry and J. P. Morgan; Treasurer, J. D. 
Shotwell; Secretary, James Watson, 
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The Pointer Club. 
Officers: President, Geo. J. Gould; Vice-President, 
James L. Anthony; Secretary, F. S. Webster; Treasurer, 
C. F. Lewis. 
POINTS AND FLUSHES. 
Mr. James L. Kernochan and party were assaulted 
while on the Long Island train en route to Hemp3tead on 
Saturday night after the dog show had closed. A party 
of firemen, some of them partially intoxicated, returning 
from the parades in New York, were the aggressors. 
One first insulted Mr. Kernochan, then struck him. Mr. 
Kernochan punished his antagonist severely, when others 
of the party knocked him down and kicked him. The 
grooms of the Meadowbrook Club who were present came 
to his assistance and a general melee followed. Fortu- 
nately Mr. Kernochan and others of the party were not 
seriously injured, though badly bruised. Mr. Kernochan 
will probably prosecute all the parties concerned in the 
assault. 
Mr. S. T. Hammond, Springfield, Mass. , was in attend- 
ance at the New York dog show on Friday. The hearty 
welcome bestowed on him showed that the warm places 
which he held in the hearts of all sportsmen had not 
cooled by the passage of time. 
Mr, Fred Kirby, of Philadelphia, will take a string of 
dogs through the Western circuit. He would take charge 
of more dogs for that purpose. 
In the matter of the special baggage car for the trans- 
portation of dogs through the bench show circuit, at the 
last moment only one crate had been offered. 
On Monday- of this week the A. K. C. received fifty 
registrations, none of which came from bench shows. 
There are many indications that the depression in canine 
matters caused by the hard times is passing away. 
According to the Evening Post, the queer wedding gifts 
are in vogue in Dakota . Following is a list of presents 
received at a recent wedding: A bull pup, a yellow dog, 
a water spaniel, a meerschaum pipe and tobacco-pouch, a 
good shotgun, a bowie knife, a rifle, three dogs, a game 
rooster, one fiddle, one banjo, one spotted pup, one Eng- 
lish mastiff, and a pair of silver-mounted pistols. 
We notice with surprise in an American exchange that 
the Bull Terrier Club of America were severely down upon 
Dr. H. F. Foote and Mr. H. F. Schellhass for what the 
members of the club are pleased to style their "persistent 
and unreasoning assaults upon the practice of cropping." 
The club also decided that "the said Dr. H. F. Foote and 
his proposal to disqualify all dogs not 'in a natural condi- 
tion' is assuming a hostile position toward the exhibition 
of spaniels, fox terriers, poodles, Great Danes, bull ter- 
riers, Boston terriers and Black and Tan terriers, and is 
thereby hostile to the American Kennel Club, which is 
maintained for the advancement of all canine interests 
regardless of breeds." Of course these resolutions are a 
little rough upon the doctor and his fellow offender, 
though it is questionable whether the receipt of the intel- 
ligence of the displeasure of the American Bull Terrier 
Club will disconcert them much. We certainly hope it 
will do nothing of the sort, and that the American Ken- 
nel Club, which is "maintained for the advancement of 
all canine interests," will not forget the sufferings of dogs 
in their solicitude to gratify the conservatism of their 
owners. At all events, we fail to see how anybody pro- 
fessing to encourage the improvement of dogs should 
make things easy for people who want to exhibit muti- 
lated animals. Anyhow, we trust that the doctor and his 
accomplice will stick to their guns, and by persisting in 
the path of iniquity upon which they have so unblush- 
ingly entered, do all they can to put an end to barbarous 
practices of every sort. — Stock-Keeper (England). 
Three dogs died at the W. K. C. show. Dr. C. A. 
Lougest's Berry Bradshaw, a bloodhound of note, was one 
of the unfortunates. 
The coursing for the Waterloo Cup was concluded on 
Feb. 21. Fabulous Fortune beat Utopia; Wolf Hill beat 
Thoughtless Beauty. Fabulous Fortune won the final and 
the cup. 
The prices at the auction sale of dogs at the American 
Horse Exchange on Feb. 21 ruled low. The specimens 
sold did not warrant high prices. Fox terriers, twenty- 
three in number, averaged about $13 each. Pointers 
averaged abo ut $36 each. 
In its leading editorial, which we reprint this west, the Field practi- 
cally accepts the finding of the special committee; admitting the im- 
partiality of the committee and the conclusive nature of the evidence 
as to the lead and the water tanks. At the same time this acceptance 
is rather grudgingly given, and with the opinion that the verdict 
should have been "not proven"; while Lord Dun raven's evidence is 
characterized as "positive" and that of the defense as mostly "nega- 
tive. " Even admitting this technical distinction, we believe that every 
one who reads carefully the extracts from the testimony which we are 
now publishing will admit that the so-called "positive" evidence of 
Lord Dunraven and Mr. Gleunie, in fact of all of the Valkyrie party, is 
of the weakest possible nature, resting; solely on eyesight, unsup- 
ported by a single authenticated measurement. Those who examined 
Defender from rowboats, and whose observation constitutes the main 
point of Lord Dunraven's case, seem to have contented themselves 
with rowing along one side only, and to have made no observations 
from ahead or astern as to any possible heeling, or from the other 
side as to any increased emersion there. Such "positive" evidence 
as this naturally carries very little weight In the face of the evidence 
as to the effect of a list of one or two degrees, such as would be imper 
ceptible from a broadside view. 
Tho negative evidence, on the other hand, is based on the testimony 
of the designer, owner, captain, sallormen, riggers and carpenters 
who worked on the yacht, friends of the owner, the club measurer, 
and outside experts, reinforced by measurements, surveys and elab- 
orate experiments by heeling the yacht. The nature and great 
