June 6, 1896.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
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Hog and Car. 
Of all the enemies which harass the dog, there is none 
more merciless and destructive than the street car, 
whether its motive power be cable, electricity or horses. 
Forming a most intricate network of transportation 
through all the thoroughfares and byways where men 
travel in large numbers in cities and towns, the street car 
lines are a constant menace to the life and limb of the dog, 
much more than to man. 
That many hundreds of dogs are killed by being run 
over there is every reason to believe, though from the 
lack of statistics on the subject the number must remain 
in the realm of speculation. 
Unlike his master, the dog cannot profit by the experi- 
ence of his fellows. There are no hearsay experiences for 
him. His knowledge comes from his own direct personal 
observations. Considering the manner in which the dog 
learns what is harmful and dangerous and what is not, it 
is remarkable that so few succumb to the perils which be- 
set them at every turn. 
For man the street car has a semblance of considera- 
tion 5 for the dog, none at all. In New York and other 
large cities, the successful street car traveler must be 
something of an acrobat. The successful dog must keep 
entirely out of the way. For the man who is so unfor- 
tunate as to be ground under the wheels, the car will 
stop in a perfunctory way; the policeman will in an equal- 
ly perfunctory manner arrest the motorman and con- 
ductor, the ambulance will follow in due order, and soon 
all vanish from public gaze into the surrounding swirl; 
then traffic is resumed as before. 
For the dog the car has no heed. If he gets in the way, 
be he cur or blue blood, his fate is the same. Even if he 
is so unfortunate as to be caught under the wheels, his 
misfortune then does not attain the dignity cf an incident. 
The car hurries on its way, a few of the morbidly curious 
observing how a dog looks when cut up into pieces of dif- 
ferent sizes. 
The counterpart of "beware of vidders," "put not your 
trust in princes," etc., so solacing to man afterward, 
would be to the dog, beware of the cars. They are harm- 
ful and deceptive. Of the latter point a gentleman, who 
loves dogs and constantly observes their wise ways when- 
ever opportunity offers, relates an amusing story of an in- 
cident which he observed in Washington recently. The 
principal actors in the story were a street car and a dog. 
The car had stopped for a few moments. A wandering 
dog, lolling and flanks heaving from distress, saw its re- 
freshing shade and quickly composed himself therein with 
much parade of satisfaction. In a moment the car moved 
on, taking its shade with it, the sudden transition from 
shadow to sunshine leaving the dog in momentary be- 
wilderment. Neither the shadow nor the car. from the 
dog's standpoint, were worthy of his trust. He started 
off briskly on his way searching for more shadows, a fit 
subject for the timorous man who cries "mad dog" when- 
ever he sees a dog in distress of any kind novel to his 
sight. 
The Central Beagle Club. 
Pittsburg, Pa. , May 23.— The Central Beagle Club met 
on the 15th instant and all the officers were present. The 
by-laws were received from the committee and accepted, 
and ordered to be printed at once. 
A committee was appointed to select the most suitable 
ground to hold the trials on. Several good grounds were 
offered the club on which to hold their trials. They will 
settle on the ground at the next meeting, which will be 
held on July 17, at 8 P. M., at O. D. Levis's office, Pitts- 
burg. 
The judges will be selected at the next meeting and 
also all other matters in regard to the trials. They will 
be run on Nov. 10, 11, 12. 
There were twenty-two applications for membership 
and the secretary has received several more since the 
meeting. This is very encouraging to the club. There 
are more beagle fanciers in and around Pittsburg than 
any person ever dreamed of. The trials are bound to be a 
success, as they have the support of the right kind of peo- 
ple. The club will have a class for the dachshund and 
Basset hound, and it is hoped that the lovers of these 
hounds will show the people that they can run the cotton 
tails as well as the beagle. 
The secretary was instructed to make application to the 
-A. K. C. for membership. After several short talks from 
the members, the meeting adjourned at 10:30 P. M. 
L. O. Seidel, Sec'y. 
Coons. 
Connecticut. — Editor Forest and Stream: My dog Rover 
has upset many theories advanced to me about coon 
hunting, and although I am a coon hunter myself but a 
short time, I have come to stay, and I am taking every 
opportunity to gain knowledge. 
Each coon-hunting section has its dog that it swears by, 
but in all my talks with hunters I have yet to hear of so 
good a dog as Rover. Now, good coon dogs are not 
plenty, like this one, who has located coons in a hollow tree 
by taking a track I know was at least fourteen hours old 
(how I know will be explained if you care for such a let- 
ter for publication). He has treed coons for me ten min- 
utes after killing a skunk, and also made them go up 
within 20ft. of a hole in a ledge. He trails so fast they 
did not have time to get to the ledge. 
So great an authority as J. B Clarke, of Manchester, 
says that coons do not give any scent in summer; that it 
is a very good dog that can tree coons in September and 
a remarkably good one that can do so in August; yet 
Rover treed an old coon for me July 4 in the afternoon, 
and since then has treed six more, three being young 
ones little larger than squirrels. It was 3 P. M. They 
were asleep in a squirrel's nest and of course had not been 
on the ground since the night before, thus proving that 
he has a nose strong enough even to scent young coons 
in July. I took them alive, and so can tell you that 
young coons about July 7 weigh less than 2lbs. each. 
In answer to letters written by me to Mr. Clarke, I have 
matter that no doubt would be of interest to you; some of 
it is printed. One article in particular about scent is very 
interesting, although he is, I am sure, "off" on some of 
his assertions. 
I had the pleasure of meeting Norman at the Boston 
dog show, and have an appointment with him to try our 
dogs in the autumn. 
Such articles as he and Tenderfoot write on coon hunt- 
ing are most enjoyable reading, and Mr. Thompson's dia- 
gram is very funny and can be appreciated by all lovers 
of coon hunting. I doubt if there is any sport where so 
much fun comes in. James G. Lathrop. 
BLOODHOUNDS AS AIDS TO THE 
POLICE. 
From time to time a great deal has been written with 
regard to the utilisation of the modern bloodhound in 
tracing poachers and criminals. Some few years ago, 
sundry hounds were brought to the Metropolis with a 
view of using them as aids to the police in attempting to 
trace the perpetrators of a diabolical crime who are yet at 
large, but, as we pointed out at the time would be the 
case, hounds were quite useless in making out the scent 
of a man whose footsteps had been repeatedly trodden 
over, and all odor therefrom either obliterated or so 
mixed with other scent as to be untrackable. Shortly, 
bloodhounds, or hounds of any other kind, would be 
simply of no avail as detectives in thoroughfares and 
other places where passers-by are frequent; but in country 
districts it is a different matter altogether. No doubt, 
tod, a bloodhound trained for the purpose might be of con- 
siderable use to the rural constabulary in the detection of 
poachers and criminals, who otherwise might escape 
justice. Still, the employment of dogs for such a purpose 
will probably meet with strong opposition until it is sat- 
isfactorily understood that when the hound has brought 
his human Quarry "to bay," he will not worry and eat 
him. As a fact, the bloodhound is not such a cruel and 
savage beast as his name implies; and when he has found 
the man whose footsteps he has carefully scented out, he is 
content to bay or bark at him until assistance comes. 
The modern HoUnd never attempts to make a meal of his 
game. So th^' alleged cruelty of the process of hunting 
criminals with hounds is quite fallacious. We have been 
hunted by bloodhounds ourselves, have seen youths act as 
their quarry, and in no case was there the slightest dan- 
ger of being bitten or attacked. We imagine those hounds 
which were used in the Southern States of America in 
connection with the slave plantations to have been dif- 
ferent creatures altogether from our modern animals— 
unless the stories of the ferocity of the so-Called Spanish 
dogs of Virginia, the Cardlirias, and other States, were 
greatly exaggerated. Evefl if a hound has a tendency to 
be savage, he could be trained to run in a leash, as is the 
case with the elk hounds of Norway. 
We have been led to return to the subject by the copy 
of some correspondence which has recently been forward- 
ed to us, where a constable in a country district was 
enabled, with the aid of a young bloodhound bitch, to 
apprehend certain poachers who otherwise would have 
escaped. For obvious reasons there is a desire to omit 
the name of the locality where this took place; but the 
truth of the narrative is vouched for by the superintend- 
ent of the police of the district, by his constable who used 
the hound, and by the breeder of the hound. 
The story is as follows: Some time this year a con- 
stable was out in the early morning, when about 6:30 A. 
M. he come across a couple of notorious poachers who 
were walking along a footpath through some fields. 
They, seeing the constable, called out in alarm as a signal 
to their companions, who were no doubt coming be- 
hind. Owing to the darkness, the latter escaped; but 
the constable took some rabbits and nets from the men 
he had met, for being in the possession of which under 
such circumstances they were later on duly punished. 
At daybreak the constable, accompanied by a young 
bloodhound bitch, returned to the place, and was able to 
distinguish the footsteps of a number of men who had 
come out of the turnip field. They had separated, some 
going in one direction, others in another. The hound 
was put upon the tracks, and with her nose to the 
ground she hunted them across two fields, going straight 
to the sundry bags of game which had been hidden in a 
hedgerow. Sd far so good ; but the constable was not yet 
satisfied, and he took his hound back to where she had 
originally been laid on the line. This time she went off 
in another direction, and soon left the policeman far be- 
hind. He following up, however, ultimately found her 
standing at another hedgerow, where more bags of game 
were found concealed. These were secretly watched all 
day, but the poachers must have "smelled a rat," for 
none of themselves or their families came near. This is 
rather to be wondered at, for the bags were numerous 
and their contents valuable. At night the constable and 
the lessee of the shooting concealed themselves near the 
place where the first lot of game was discovered. Now 
they had not long to wait, for in about half an hour there 
came a sound of approaching footsteps, and two men ap- 
peared, who immediately appropriated the bags and their 
contents, which included nets and the usual poachers' 
paraphernalia. They were at once recognized, and, the 
spoil taken from them, were allowed to go. Summonses 
followed in due course, and when the case was heard a 
plea was set up that they had not taken the game them- 
selves, but had been sent for it by their mates. Fines of 
40s. and costs were imposed, or, failing the payment, a 
month's imprisonment. 
Now, in the above case a comparatively untrained 
puppy was found to be of great use; and had it not been 
for her the two men would never have been caught. 
There is no doubt they were members of the original 
gang, and had taken part in the capture of the game for 
which they were convicted. 
The hound in question is one of our ordinary blood- 
hounds, such as win prizes on the show bench. 
A rather funny episode comes to us from the recent 
New York dog show, and it bears on the same subject. 
A Yorkshire terrier was stolen, a man was suspected, 
traced to the railway, where it was found he had taken a 
ticket for Baltimore. A telegram beat the train, and the 
fellow was arrested with the dog in his possession. How- 
ever, in the meantime, a happy idea struck the lady 
superintendent of the show (this is an innovation which 
has not reached us yet), who put a bloodhound, called 
Queen of the West, on what were supposed to be the 
tracks of the thief. The hound made the line out right 
gallantly, and ultimately "ran her man to bay." Fortu- 
nately he was able to prove his innocence, but we are not 
quite sure whether the matter is yet satisfactorily ended; 
for it is a serious thing to put a bloodhound on the track 
of a wrong man. — The Field (England), 
POINTS AND FLUSHES. 
We understand that the entire kennel of greyhounds — 
with the exception of Fullerton — belonging to the late 
Colonel North will be sold by auction in July, without re- 
serve. There are about sixty-eight saplings, puppies, all- 
age dogs and breeding stock, including the stud dogs 
Young Fullerton, Simonian and Neston, in addition to 
which fifty whelps and three Barzois will be offered for 
disposal. — The Stock-Keeper (England). 
Mr. John Wootton, secretary of the Manitoba Field 
Trials Club, informs us that the famous breeder and field 
trial expert, Mr. P. H. Bryson, will judge the club's trials, 
beginning on Tuesday, September 1. 
The value of the cup to be given by the Continental Club 
for competition in the Northwestern stake will be $60 or 
more instead of $50, as erroneously mentioned. 
drifting. 
FIXTURES. 
S Indicates races sailed by the Yacht Racing Union of L. I. Sound. 
M indicates races sailed by the Yacht Racing Ass'n of Massachusetts. 
JUNE. 
6. Roy. St. Lawrence, 15ft. class, Montreal, St. Lawrence River. 
S 6. Knickerbocker, An., College Point, L. I. Sound. 
S 6. Yale Cor., An., New Haven, L. I Sound. 
6. Atlantic, special, Bay Ridge, New York Bay. 
9 Fox Lake, club, Fox Lake, 111. 
10. Hempstead, opening, Hempstead. 
10. Roy. St. Lawrence, 15ft. class, Montreal, St. Lawrence River. 
11. New York, An., New York Bay. 
18. Atlantic, special, Bay Ridge. New York Bay. 
S 13. Douglaston, An., Douglaston, L. I. Sound. 
18. Winthrop, club, Great Head, Boston Harbor. 
13. Hull, club, Hull, Boston Harbor. 
13. Roy. St. Lawrence, 15ft. class, Montreal, St. Lawrence River. 
16. Atlantic, An., Bay Ridge, New York Bay. 
17. Beverly, open sweeps, Buzzard's Bay. 
M 17. Massachusetts, An., Boston, Nahant. 
M 17. Old Colony, An., Boston, Boston Harbor. 
17. Roy. St. Lawrence, 15ft. class, Montreal, St. Lawrence River. 
17. Squantum, 1st cham., Squantum, Mass. 
Annual Cruise, Browr University— 
18. Rendezvous at Newport. 
19. 1st run, Newport to New Bedford. 
20. 2fd run, race at New Bedford, run to Quamqulssett Harbor. 
31. 3d run, to Vineyard Haven. 
23. 4th run, to Cuttyhunk. 
23. 5th run, to Stonington. 
24. 6th run, to Shelter Island. 
26. 7th run, to New London. 
27. Disband at New London. 
19. Winthrop, evening race. 
20. Larchmont, spring, Larchmont, L. I. Sound. 
20. Columbia, Chicago to Michigan City, Lake Michigan. 
20. Cor. Atlantic City, mosquito boats, Atlantic City. 
20. Waterside, open.' 
20. Roy. St. Lawrence, 20 and 15ft, Montreal, St. Lawrence River. 
M 20. Dorchester, open, Dorchester, Boston Harbor. 
22-23-24. SeawanhaKa, trial races, Oyster Bay, L, I. Sound. 
24. Fox Lake, club, Fox Lake, 111. • 
24. Roy. St. Lawrence, 15ft v Montreal, St. Lawrence River. 
27. Chicago, special, Chicago, Lake Michigan. 
27. Roy. St. Lawrence, four classes, Montreal, St. Lawrence River. 
27. Atlantic, special, Bay Ridge. New York Bay. 
27. Winthrop, open, Great Head, Boston Harbor. 
27. Beverly, 1st cham.. Buzzard's Bay. 
M 27. Duxoury. An., Plymouth, Plymouth Harbor. 
S 27. Seawanhaka, An., Oyster Bay. L. I. Sound. • 
S 29. Stamford, special, Stamford, L I. Sound. 
29. Pavonia, An., Oommunipaw, New York Bay. 
S 30. Indian Harbor, special, Greenwich, L. I. Sound. 
JULY. 
S 1. Corinthian fleet, special, New Roche'le, L. I. Sound. 
1. Roy. St. Lawrence, Smith cup, 4 classes, Montreal, St. Lawrence 
River. 
S 2. Horse Shoe Harbor, special, Larchmont, L I. Sound. 
S 3. New Rochelle, An., N«w Rochelle, L. I. Sound. 
3 Hull, club, Hull, Boston Harbor. 
3. Winthrop, evening race, Great Head, Boston Harbor. 
Atlantic Y. C cruise— 
3. Rendezvous, Larchmont. 
5. Sail to Black Rock. 
6. 1st run, to Morris Cove. 
7. 2d run, to New Lotdon. 
8. 3d run, race to Shelter Island. 
9. Shelter Island, rowing races, etc. 
10. 4th run, to Morris Jove. 
11. 5th run, to Oyster Bay. 
12. Disband at 10 A. M. 
4. Larchmont, An., Larchmont, L. I. Sound. 
4. Cor. San Francisco, San Francisco Bay. 
4. Roy. St. Lawrence, 25 and 30ft., Montreal, St. Lawrence River. 
4. Plymouth, outside race, Plymouth Harbor. ' 
4 Pavonia, special, Atlantic Highlands, New York Bay. 
M 4. Boston City, open, Boston, Boston Harbor. 
4. Fox Lake, club, Fox Lake, 111. 
4. Beverly, 2d open sweeps, Buzzard's Bay. 
4. Toledo, open. Toledo, Lake Erie. 
4, Milwaukee, club, Milwaukee, Lake Michigan. 
M 4. Plymouth, Duxbury and Kingston, union race, Plymouth Harbor. 
6. Winthrop, evening race, Great Head, Boston Harbor. 
6, Cor. Atlantic City, ocean race, Atlantic City. 
S 6. American, An., Milton Point, L. I. Sound. 
11. Beverly, 2d cham., Buzzard's Bay. 
S 11. Riverside, An,, Riverside, L. I. Sound. 
11. Hempstead, ladies' day. 
11. Hull, club, Hull, Boston Harbor. 
11, Winthrop, club, Great Head, Boston Harbor. 
12. Winthrop, sail, Great Head, Boston Harbor. 
13-17. Seawanhaka-Cor. international races, Oyster Bay, L. I. Sound. 
18, 20, 22-25. Larchmont race week, Larchmont, L. I. Sound. 
M 18. Quincy, opsn, Quincy, Boston Harbor. 
18. Cor. San Francisco, 1st cham., San Francisco Bay. 
18. Squantum, ladies' day, Squantum, Mass. 
18. Cuicago, dinghy race, Chicago, Lake Michigan, 
20. Cor. Atlantic City, mosquito class, Atlantic City. 
20. Winthrop, evening race, Great Head, Boston Harbor. 
21. Fox Lake, club, Fox Lake, 111. 
23. Beverly, 3d open sleeps. West Falmouth. 
S 25. Sea Cliff, An., Sea .Jiff, L. I Sound. 
M 25. Hull, open, Hull, Boston Harbor. 
25. Plymouth, inside race, Plymouth Harbor. 
25. Winthrop, ladies' day, Great Head, Boston Harbor. 
25. Squantum, moonlight sail, Squantum, Mass. 
2o. Cnicago, club regatta, Chicago, Lake Michigan. 
28. Ogdensburgh, 15ft. cup, Ogdensburgh, St. Lawrence River. 
M 29-31 Quincy, summer cruise, Quincy, Hull Bay. 
AUGUST. 
1. Beverly, 3d cham., Buzzard's Bay. 
S 1. Indian Harbor, An., Greenwich, L. I. Sound. 
1. Roy. St. Lawrence, cruise, Montreal, St. Lawrence River. 
1. Waterside, special. 
1. Squantum, cnam , Squantum, Mass. 
M 1. aavin Hill, open, Savin Hill, Boston Harbor. 
1. Chicago, dinghy race, Chicago, Lake Michigan. 
New York Y. C. cruise— 
3. Rendezvous, Glen Cove. 
3-6. Interlake Y. R. A. regattas, Put-in-Bay, Lake Erie. 
4. Fox Lake, club, Fox Lake, III. 
4. Wintnrop, evening race, Great Head, Boston Harbor, 
S 5, Huntington, An., Huntington, L. I. Sound. 
5. Plymouth, ladies' day, Plymouth Harbor. 
6. Winthrop, evening race, Great Head, Boston Harbor. 
8. Fox Lake, club, Fox Lake, 111. 
8 8. Hempsiead Harbor, An , Glen Cove, L. I, Sound. 
8. Beverly, open, Marblehead. 
8 8. New Rochelle, special, New Rochelle, L. I. Sound, 
8. Winthrop, race to Marblehead, cruise, Massachusetts Bay. 
8. Roy. St. Lawrence, cruise, Montreal, St. Lawrence River. 
8-9. Interlake Y. R. A, cruise, Put-in Bay to Cleveland, Lake Erie, 
M 10-11. Manchester, open, Manchester, Mass. 
