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[July 14, 1894. 
short, that excessively contemptible being, an habitual dog 
poisoner. He has been remarkably successful so far, and 
more than one valuable dog has been killed by him, to his 
intense gratification. Of course, in cities, dogs are apt to 
be more or less of a nuisance to property holders who take a 
pride in the appearance of their door yards. They will dog- 
gishly cavort over freshly planted flower beds, dig holes in 
lawns and otherwise make their visits objectionable. Every- 
body appreciates this, but it is a small matter, and furnishes 
no excuse for the dog poisoner. A man who deliberately 
leaves poisoned meat about his premises isn't fit to live in a 
civilized community. He is a reckless lawbreaker, mean, 
cruel, regardless of the rights of others, and a constant 
menace to the safety of every one so unfortunate as to live 
in the same neighborhood with him. We sincerely hope that 
the efforts now being made to discover the identity of this 
latest dog poisoner may be successful, and that the owners of 
the dogs he has killed will see to it that he and his like are 
taught a needed lesson." 
Distemper Germs. 
A rather interesting controversy was carried on in 
British Fancier after the Birmingham (England) show, 
which brought to light certain important possibilities in 
regard to distemper infection that have scarcely been suffi- 
ciently considered hitherto. Dr. Grindrod, who owns one of 
the principal toy spaniel kennels in England, purchased 
during that show a Japanese spaniel from Miss Hamilton's 
kennelman. The dog was taken to its new quarters at the 
close of the show and a day or so after developed distemper. 
The scourge was communicated to others in the kennel and 
several valuable spaniels succumbed before the disease could 
be stamped out. Dr. G-rindrod accused the kennelman of sell- 
ing him a dog with distemper, and the result has been much 
public correspondence and no little bitterness. Mr. Everett 
Millais, in a letter to, the above journal, sums up the situa- 
tion in a very plausible manner, and incidentally absolves 
Miss Hamilton's kennelman from any intentional blame in 
the matter. He maintains that, as asserted by Miss Hamil- 
ton, the bitch may have been quite well at the" time of leav- 
ing home for the show and still have been the medium 
through which distemper was carried to Dr. Grindrod's ken- 
nels. He draws his conclusions from the fact that the nor- 
mal period of distemper iucubation is six to seven days. The 
bitch came to Birmingham on Nov. 24 and was taken ill on 
Nov. 30 and on Dec. 8 the first of Dr. Grindrod's dogs was 
taken ill and the epidemic followed during that month. 
The bitch was not benched in the show, but on its arrival 
at Birmingham was taken by Miss Hamilton's kennelman 
to an inn where probably other kennelmen resorted. Now 
comes the important deduction which Mr. Millais's large ex- 
perience prompts him to draw. He says: "If the bitch did 
not contract the disease in the train, she got it from another 
dog where Baxter (the kennelman) was staying, or from 
being handled by one of the guests at his place of abode, for, 
from experimental work, I know that uistemper can be car- 
ried on the person of the human being, and this being so, 
who would, if they came from infected quarters, give it to 
the bitch, except such men as were in the society of Baxter." 
Dog shows have been blamed, and doubtless with some 
justice, for most of the distemper that often follows these 
events, but here is a possibility of further danger that it is 
almost impossible to guard against if kennelmen and others 
coming from infected kennels are criminally careless enough 
not to take measures to disinfect themselves before mingling 
with dogs and dogmen at a show. A doctor after attending 
a smallpox patient would not think of mingling with his 
feilowmen until he had disinfected every part of his person 
which had come in contact with his patient. We are con- 
vinced that carelessness and thoughtlessness in this respect 
has often led to a spread of this dire disease distemper. 
How often we are told by a kennelman when he is asked 
why he did not show such and such dogs, that tney were 
down with distemper, or just recovering from it; and possi- 
bly he came straight from his kennels to the show without 
a thought of being the medium of spreading the disease 
among the dogs he would be sure to handle sooner or later 
during the show. Of course, the only remedy for this lies 
in the conscienciousness of the kennelmen, and we merely 
allude to the above instance in order to draw greater 
attention to this possible danger. 
"Mad" Dogs. 
This is the season of the year when our guardians of the 
peace do a little revolver practice with "mad" dogs as their 
targets. The other day the daily papers chronicled the shoot- 
ing in the public streets of four of the "scare" dogs — we can 
think of no better term than that. As dog catching in this 
city is now under the control of the S. P. C. A., this society 
is brought into closer relations than formerly with our friend, 
the dog. It is just and proper that the stray dogs and curs 
of low degree should be subject to some restraining influence. 
It is impossible to catch all these dogs, and from motives of 
public safety some provision should be made whereby 
"tramp" dogs can appease their thirst these torrid days. Put 
yourselves in the dog's place. With the thermometer at 95 
in the shade five feet from the pavement, what must be the 
temperature a foot or two feet from the surface of the heated 
stones ? In this increasing and torrid temperature the street 
cur must breathe, therefore his condition is much worse than 
the average citizen's. Is it any wonder then that, routed out 
of the cooler corners by the ubiquitous small boy, his condi- 
tion becomes insufferable by reason of the want of water? 
The human being, with perspiration oozing from every pore, 
forgets or perhaps does not know that the dog is denied this 
quiet and almost unobserved process of relieving exudation; 
the dog's open mouth and lolling tongue afford him the only 
means of relief from the heat and irritation he must experi- 
ence. A good drink of water would solace and stop the 
irritable feelings that result in the strange and unwonted 
antics that lead to the cry of "Mad dogl" When water is 
constantly within reach there are no mad dogs, and there is 
no need of torturing sane dogs by muzzling them. In Con 
stantinople, where dogs are as numerous as children on Eirst 
avenue, cauine madness is unheard of simply because there is 
always water within reach. Summer heat is no more con- 
ducive to rabies than winter's cold, but thirst is more condu- 
cive than both. In this large city a fountain or water trough 
is an exception, where really there should be one or the other 
every few blocks, and especially at park corners. Even if 
one does come across a water trough, it is so high that only 
horses can use it; but if the escaping water was caught in a 
lower receptacle which dogs could reach, many a poor dog 
would be able to slake his thrist and our people would, in 
a great measure be saved from the fear of "mad" dogs. 
The S. P. 0. A., now that it has the charge of stray dogs in 
this city, should look a little more deeply into this subject 
and provide or institute some remedy. 
An Important Decision. 
A decision has been recently rendered in the Civil District 
Court of New Orleans that has an important bearing on the 
property question of dogs. The owner of a St. Bernard that 
had been killed by an electric car sued the railway company 
for its value. The dog had not been listed for taxation 
according to. the State law, and wore no license tag at the 
time it was killed. Therefore the counsel for the company 
argued that the dog was not property (as was held under the 
common law), and that damages for its loss could not be 
assessed or collected. The judge, however, took .a different 
view in charging the jury and said "that it is a fundamental 
principle of law that no property can be deprived of the pro- 
tection of the law except by legal process, and that any act 
in violation of that principle is illegal, unconstitutional and 
a nullity. The effect of the failure to haA^e a dog listed and 
tagged is to render the owner liable to the legal penalty for 
such omission, but not to deprive him of the protection that 
the law of the land, as provided in the Constitution of the 
United States, accords to all property." The jury found for 
the plaintiff in the sum of $250. 
Mr. T. M. Brumby, secretary of the Southern Field Trials 
Club, informs us that they will hold their next meeting at 
New; Albany, Miss., commencing Monday, Dec. 17. The 
entries for the Derby will close Aug. 1 and the second forfeit 
is due Oct. 1. The purse will be worth $600. The nomina- 
tion fee is $10, second forfeit $10 and $5 additional to start 
The judges will be Messrs. Jas. H. Williams of St. Louis 
Mo., John D. King of Jackson, Tenn., and Will. J. Wilson 
of Atlanta, Ga. The club will also run a Selling Stake, the 
entries to which will close Oct. 1. The value of the purse 
and the popularity of this club's fixture should result in 
very interesting trials. The change of date leaves field men 
with quite a long interval for rest between these trials and 
trials B of the United States Field Trials Club, 
A meeting of the stockholders of the Western Kennel Club 
was held in Denver, June 27, and the following directors 
were elected: J. M. Norman, Luke Wilcox, Fred C. Kil- 
ham, Jas. A, Curran and E. T. Weiant. The officers of the 
club are: President, J. M. Norman; Vice-President, Luke 
Wilcox; Secretary, E. T. Weiant; Treasurer, F. C. Kilham 
Mr. T. G. Davey, now that he has an English trainer, and 
not content with winning honors in the field at home, has 
made three entries in the Derby of the National Field Trial 
Club of England. He also intends entering some all-aged 
dogs over there. His dogs will start for Manitoba this 
month to prepare for the Manitoba field trials. 
If the municipal authorities of our large cities could see 
the humane provision made for stray dogs at the S. P. C. A's 
shelter in New York, we are convinced that it would not be 
long before these cities would adopt the same plan. In this 
shelter, business principles and sentiment work hand in 
hand, and New York's stray- dogs are no longer subjected to 
the whims and courtesies of ward heelers whose only incen- 
tive was the number of half dollars each haul was worth. 
Mr. Mortimer is evidently enjoying himself among the 
English fanciers. He attended the Hampstead and Bicester 
shows. Commencing with Mr. Sam Woodiwiss's kennel, 
of which the bulldog Dockleaf and dachshund Pterodactyl 
are noted inmates, he will visit most of the principal kennels. 
He has several commissions in his pocket and The fall shows 
will probably see some more good ones on our benches as a 
result of his "observant eye," as "Scotch" Bailey used to 
say. By the way, the latter's many friends in this country 
will be pleased to hear that he is still very much in the swim, 
for at the International dog show at Haarlem, Holland, he 
won everything before him with the Glenboig Kennels, of 
which he is manager. 
Another American, Mr. Rathbone, at one time a prominent 
official of the now defunct Syracuse Kennel Club, is also in 
England , having sailed May 30. Mr. Rathbone's inclinations 
run to field work and English setters, and as he intended 
visiting the principal setter kennels we shall look for an in- 
teresting account of his pilgrimage, especially as he has 
taken his camera along with the intention of "snapping" 
some of the best and most noted dogs that he comes across. 
It has been customary for some of our kennel lights to 
measure their experience in kenneldom by years, but we 
believe even the most ambitious one will not hesitate to give 
George Raper, the well-known judge and exhibitor, the 
palm in this respect. We are told in Scottish Fancier that 
no less that thirty-one years ago he exhibited and won prizes 
with Dandie Dinmonts. After this no one will gainsay the 
fact that our Sheffield friend is a stayer. 
Mr. Armstrong called at this office with the collie Ruff ord 
Ormonde last Tuesday, the latter having just arrived on the 
White Star Line s.s. Bovic in charge of a kennelman who 
sailed back to England the next day. Rufford Ormonde is 
fully as tall as Sefton Hero, stands on good legs and feet, 
with lots of bone; has enormous mane and frill and head and 
ears leave little to desire, while his expression is very keen. 
In color he is a rich golden sable with white on chest and 
feet; his body is well formed; in fact, he is a beau ideal col- 
lie. He arrived in good shape and will make his first ap- 
pearance at Toronto in September. 
Unless Mrs. Hicks-Lord, the well known leader in society, 
permits herself to be served with a summons in a suit for the 
recovery of $2,000 for a dog bite brought against her in the 
City Court by a four-year-old girl, the summons is to be 
nailed to her front door. Why not try it on the dog? 
There is no law now for muzzling dogs in New York city, 
the S. P. C A. rightly arguing that a muzzle to be any good 
must close a dog's mouth, and this the society holds is more 
dangerous than allowing a dog a free breathing apparatus. 
Of course the nervous people who see in every dog the specter 
of hydrophobia will feel anxious on this account, but really 
there is less reason to be alarmed than before. 
Mr. Wilmerding, president of the American Spaniel Club, 
is having a round of gayety. After arriving in London he 
visited, in company with Mr. Cowell, Major Claude Cane at 
the Army and Navy Club, with whom they lunched, being 
joined by Mr: Farrow, the noted cocker breeder, and later 
they dined with Mr. Woolland. The next day they visited 
Col. the Hon. Le Poer Trench's famous kennel of Irish water 
spaniels, at Gerrard's Cross. On Friday Mr. Wilmerding ran 
across Mr. J, F. Kirk, the well known Canadian spaniel man 
and judge, and with him he paid a visit to Mr. Woollaud's 
kennel of Sussex spaniels, after which Mr. Farrow's noted 
cocker kennel was inspected. After visiting Paris he will 
look over the Duke of Portland's Clumber kennels at Wel- 
beck, and then take in Mr. McKenna's kennels at Manchester 
on his way to Scotland, from whence he journeys to Ireland, 
and, according to the British Fancier, will join the Britannic 
at Queenstown about the middle of July. 
The Preston — Morris case has, we are informed, been 
satisfactorily compromised, and therefor© will not go to 
court. The field spaniel bitch Sola is to be appraised by 
Mr. Mortimer, as of May 1, 1894, when she appeared at the 
Specialty show, and Mr. Preston pays the valuation less the 
amount already paid by him for the dog that did not come 
over. Mr. Preston also pays Mr. Morris's legal fees. 
This does not affect the charges now pending before the 
A. K. C, and they will now be compelled to render a verdict 
which should have been arrived at when the case was con- 
sidered in May last. On May 28 the bitch in question, which 
is now in Mr. Preston's kennels, whelped eight pups, four 
of which died and the others are alive; three are sable and 
white with collie attributes, the other a black spaniel. The 
bitch was shipped March 15 and it is supposed contracted a 
mesalliance during the trip with a collie, which was the 
only dog on board and was also consigned to Mr. Morris. 
Several circumstances have arisen lately which in all 
probability will result in the N. J. K. L. deferring their pro- 
posed November show till next year. The matter will be 
definitely settled at a meeting to be held very shortly, Mr. 
E. H. Morris is now secretary in place of Mr. Winter, who 
resigned the office. 
Mr. Jos. Kennedy received the verdict of $200 against the 
Canadian Express Company for failing to deliver his cockers 
at New York in time for the show of 1892, and not, as we 
were wrongly informed, for their loss. 
The well known great Dane Ajax came over on the 
Champagne on Monday last. Mr. T. B. Burnham, Tuxedo, 
N. Y. , who already owns several winners, is the purchaser. 
This dog, we are told, won at the Paris show recently held, 
and in fact has not experienced defeat since 1892. His ad- 
vent should stir things up a bit in great Dane circles. He 
with the others in this kennel are at the Hempstead Farm. 
Those who study our advertising coiumns will notice that 
Mr. Hodgman is offering a number of well-bred dogs, among 
them the noted pointer Arthur; lock box 76 offers beagle 
Little Duke; W. L. Manderson, bull-terriers, etc.; C. D. 
Roberts, pointer pups; Dr. G. F. Richardson, English setter 
pups; N. A. Baldwin, beagle Laddie; Woronoco Kennels, 
foxhound. 
Illusion or Shadow. 
Editor Forest and St/ream: 
I notice "Illusion or Shadow" by W. W. Titus in yours 
of June 30. No illusion at all; dog had moved out of 
position for part of exposure, leaving the fence open for 
exposure without the dog, on the same principle as "ghost 
photos." John W. Rtjsk. 
Haines Falls, N. Y., July 9. 
KENNEL NOTES. 
Kennel Notes are inserted without charge ; and blanks 
(furnished free) will he sent to any address. 
BRED. 
tW Prepared Blanks sent free on application. 
Minnie Sefton— Woodmansterne Trefoil. Hempstead Farm Ken- 
nels' (Hempstead, L I.) collie bitch Minnie Sefton to their Woodman- 
sterne Trefoil, Jan. 31. 
Millard. Hempstead Farm Kennels 1 b( agle bitch to 
their Millard, May 27. 
Hempstead Daughter — Hempstead Duke. Hempstead Farm Ken- 
nels 1 pointer bitch Hempstead Daughter to their Hempstead Duke 
April 8. 
Bobert le Diable. Hempstead Farm Kennels 1 pointer bitch 
to their Robert le Diable, April 2. 
Hempstead Game— Sandford Druid. Hempstead Farm Kennels'" 
pointer bitch Hempstead Game to their Sandford Druid, April 2. 
Duke of Hessen. Hempstead Farm Kennels 1 pointer bitch 
(King of Kent— Woolton Game) to their Duke of Hessen 
March 21. ' 
Woolton Game—Sandford Druid. Hempstead Farm Kennels^ointer 
bitch Woolton Game to their Sandford Druid, March 21. 
Hempstead Meg II.— Conrad II. Hempstead Farm Kennels 1 collie 
bitch Hempstead Meg II. to their Conrad II., March 9. 
Brittany— White Topper. Hempstead Farm Kennels 1 wire-haired 
fox-terrier bitch Brittany to Geo. Rape^s White Topper, March 7. 
Hempstead Lady— Woodmansterne Trefoil. Hempstead Farm Ken- 
nels 1 collie bitch Hempstead Lady to their Woodmansterne Trefoil 
March 1. 
Westminster Blanche— Duke of Hessen. Hempstead Farm Ken- 
nels 1 pointer bitch Westminster Blanche to their Duke of Hessen 
Feb. 22. ' 
Conrad II. E. P. Kirby's collie bitch to Hempstead 
Farm Kennels 1 Conrad II., Jan. 28. 
Mary Jane— Fenian Boy. W. Faversham's Irish terrier bitch Mary 
Jane to Hempstead Farm Kennels 1 Fenian Boy, Feb. 1. 
Duchess of Fife— Woodmansterne Trefoil. Woodlawn Park Ken- 
nels 1 collie bitch Duchess of Fife to Hempstead Farm Kennels 1 Wood- 
mansterne Trefoil, Feb. 7. 
Ormskirk Dollie— Woodmansterne Trefoil J. P. Morgans (High- 
land Falls, N. Y.) collie bitch Ormskirk Dollie to Hempstead Farm 
Kennels 1 Woodmansterne Trefoil, Feb. 13 
Bobette— Suffolk Trimmer. A M. Young's wire-haired fox-terrier 
bitch Bobette to Hempstead Farm Kennels' Suffolk Trimmer, Feb. 18. 
' Kathleen— Romulus. W. C. Dulles's Irish terrier bitch Kathleen to 
Hempstead Farm Kennels 1 Romulus, March 6. 
Diane— Tack. S. D. Ripley's (Westbury, L. I.) dachshund bitch 
Diane to Hempstead Farm Kennels' Tack, March 17. 
Duchess of Highlands— Sandford Druid. E. Smiths (New York) 
pointer bitch Duchess of Highlands to Hempstead Farm Kennels 1 
Sandford Druid, March 25. 
Westminster Gladys— Duke af Hessen. P. Daley^ (Long Branch, N. 
J.) pointer bitch Westminster Gladys to Hempstead Farm Kennels 1 
Duke of Hessen, March 26. 
Ethel II. — Woodmansterne Trefoil. - J. Van Schaick's collie bitch 
Ethel II. to Hempstead Farm Kennels 1 Woodmansterne Trefoil 
April 3. 
Ethel III. — Woodmansterne Trefoil. J. Van Schaick's collie bitch 
Ethel HI. to Hempstead Farm Kennels 1 Woodmansterne Trefoil 
Ap<il34. ' 
Duke of Hessen. J. N. Lewis's (Ramseys, JN. J.) pointer 
bitch to Hempstead Farm Kennels 1 Duke of Hessen, April 28. 
Bloomo II.— Sandford Druid. A. C. Pickhardt's (Massapequa, L. I.) 
pointer bitch Bloomo II. to Hempstead P'arm Kennels 1 Sandtord Druid 
April 22. 
Lassie— Duke of Hessen. A. C. Pickhardt's (Massapequa, L. I.) 
pointer bitch Lassie to Hempstead Farm Kennels' Duke of Hessen, 
May 4. ' 
Deeidale Madge— Woodmansterne Trefoil. F. Bourne's collie bitch 
Deepdale Madge to Hempstead Farm Kennels 1 Woodmansterne Tre- 
foil, May 14 
Woodmansterne Trefoil. C. F. Judson's collie bitch 
Hempstead Farm Kennels' Wood'nansterne Trefoil, May 16 
Jess Frost— White Topper. Woodlawn Park Kennels 1 (Saratoga, N. 
Y.) wire-haired fox-terrier bitch Jess Frost to G. Raper's White Top- 
per, May 17. 
Jim, A. H. Larkin's fox-terrier bitch to Hempstead 
Farm Kennels' Jim, May 18, 
Duchess of Fife— Woodmansterne Trefoil. Woodlawn Park Ken- 
nels' (Saratoga, N. Y.) collie bitch Duchess of Fife to Hempstead Farm 
Kennels 1 Woodmansterne Trefoil, May 26 
Shotover—Duke of Hessen. G. Hopkins's (Hempstead, L. I.) pointer 
bitch Shotover to Hempstead Farm Kennels' Duke of Hessen, May 28. 
Flora - Manuscript. G. Hopkins's (Hempstead, L. I.) spaniel bitch 
Flora to T. Marpies's Manuscript, May 28. 
Bellmont—Doc. J. R. Blossom's (New York) Gordon setter bitch 
champion Bellmont to W. S. Lee's Doc (champion Beaumont— Bessie 
III.), May 30. 
Lady Alice— Bedford. J B. Blossom's (New York) Irish setter 
bitch Lady Alice (Redstone— Lady Noreen) to his Bedford (Minstrel- 
Aurora), April 1. 
Ruby— Heather York. C R. Griffin's Gordon setter bitch Ruby 
(Phil champion Madge) to J. B. Blossom's Heather York (Heather 
Harold— champion Bellmont), May 11, 
Hilda— Regnald H. Lawn Gordon Setter KennelB' (Chicago Lawn, 
111 J Gordon setter bitch champion Hilda (Jack— champion Becky 
Sharp) to their Regnald H. (Leatherstockiags— Smith's Rhoda), 
June 13. 
WHELPS. 
I3F" Prepared Blanks sent free on application. 
Woodmansterne Deborah. Hempstead Farm Kennels (Hempstead, 
LI) collie Litca Woodmansterne Deborah, Feb. 12, six (three dogs), 
by their Woodmansterne Trefoil. 
Thomdale. Hempstead Farm Kennels 1 English setter bitch Thorn - 
dale, Jan 4, eleven (six dogs), by their Rab. 
Hempstead Duchess. Hempstead Farm Kennels 1 pointer bitch 
Hempstead Duchess, Feb 15, one bitch, by their Duke of Hessen 
Westminster Blanche. Hempstead Farm Kennels 1 pointer bitch 
Westminster Blanche, April 26, five (three dogs), by their Duke of 
Hessen, 
Hempstead Meg II. Hempstead Farm Kennels' collie bitch Hemp- 
Stead Meg II , May 5, one dog, by their Conrad IL 
Hempstead Lady. Hempstead Farm Kennels' collie bitch Hemp- 
stead L,ady, May 6, three (two dogs), by their Woodmansterne Tre- 
foil. 
Woolton Game. Hempstead Farm Kennels 1 pointer bitch Woolton 
Gime, May 24, seven (five dogs), by thpir Sandford Druid. 
Green Mountain Lass. Hempstead Farm Kennels' collie bitch 
Green Mountain Lass, June 1, seven (four dogs), by their Conrad II. 
Hempstead Game. Hempstead Farm Kennels' pointer bitch Hemp- 
stead Game. June 3, nine dogs, by their Sandford Druid, 
